The Year of Our Lord 1984

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 27.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Gontrand Décoste, S.J. Priest of Les Cayes, Haïti Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti

59.0 Ordained Bishop Justin Ştefan Paven † Bishop

29.5 Ordained Priest Samuel Oton Sidin, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Sintang, Indonesia

47.1 Ordained Bishop Luiz Soares Vieira Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

2 Jul 51.5 Appointed Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo † Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Alan Basil de Lastic † Bishop of Lucknow, India Archbishop of Delhi, India

53.3 Appointed Léonard Dhejju † Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

52.5 Appointed Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja † Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia

56.5 Appointed Paulino Fernandes Madeca † Bishop of Cabinda, Angola Bishop Emeritus

70.4 Resigned Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. † Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Bali Gali Bishop of Guntur, India Bishop Emeritus

54.3 Appointed Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong † Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

64.2 Appointed Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador

64.2 Appointed Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Pomaria Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador

50.7 Appointed Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Seleuciana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador

50.7 Appointed Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D. † Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

55.7 Appointed Michael Meier, S.V.D. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

55.8 Ordained Bishop William Clifford Newman † Titular Bishop of Numluli Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

53.4 Appointed Reginald Joseph Orsmond † Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa

56.3 Resigned Siméon Oualli † Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

44.3 Ordained Bishop John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. Titular Bishop of Rucuma Bishop Emeritus of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA

41.5 Appointed Basile Tapsoba Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso Bishop Emeritus

24.4 Ordained Priest José Guadalupe Torres Campos Priest of León, Guanajuato, México Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México

70.5 Resigned Gabriel Ukec † Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

4 Jul 63.9 Appointed Joseph Basmadjan, I.C.P.B. † Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria

6 Jul 29.7 Solemn Vows Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. † Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau

7 Jul 24.7 Ordained Priest Lodewijk Aerts Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium

29.8 Ordained Priest Pierre Claver Malgo Priest of Koupéla, Burkina Faso Bishop of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso

28.8 Ordained Priest José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. † Priest of Congregation of the Passion Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

27.9 Ordained Priest Camillus Raymond Umoh Priest of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria Bishop

29.7 Ordained Deacon Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. † Deacon of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau

8 Jul 34.8 Ordained Priest Stephan Meniok, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archiepiscopal Exarch Emeritus of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine

71.2 Died Teotimo Cruel Pacis, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

81.7 Died José Humberto Quintero Parra † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

9 Jul 75.6 Retired Andrew Gregory Grutka † Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. † Bishop of Iquique, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile

75.5 Retired José del Carmen Valle Gallardo † Bishop of Iquique, Chile Bishop Emeritus

73.0 Resigned Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China

10 Jul 60.6 Appointed Giovanni Moretti † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of Apostolic Nuncio

11 Jul 86.7 Reconciled Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục † Archbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam

14 Jul 27.8 Ordained Priest Robert Brahm Priest of Trier, Germany Auxiliary Bishop

46.3 Ordained Bishop Florentino Ferrer Cinense Bishop of San Jose, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Tarlac, Philippines

26.1 Ordained Priest Peter Gwilym Collins Priest of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain

26.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt Priest of Omaha, Nebraska, USA Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

46.9 Ordained Bishop John Thomas Steinbock † Titular Bishop of Midila Bishop of Fresno, California, USA

18.5 Entered Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

15 Jul 34.3 Ordained Priest Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio Priest of Lima, Peru Cardinal, Archbishop

66.4 Resigned Vincenzo Fagiolo † Archbishop of Chieti, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

33.7 Ordained Priest Domingo Oropesa Lorente Priest of Toledo, Spain Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba

27.9 Ordained Priest Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses Priest of Toledo, Spain Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

16 Jul 64.0 Appointed Charles Amarin Brand † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Strasbourg, France Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

76.0 Retired Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger † Bishop of Strasbourg, France Bishop Emeritus

17 Jul 66.2 Resigned François Abraha † Bishop of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Thomas Vose Daily † Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA

52.4 Appointed John Joseph Nevins † Bishop of Venice, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

53.1 Appointed Laurence Ryan † Coadjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

59.1 Appointed Zekarias Yohannes † Bishop of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea Bishop Emeritus

19 Jul 68.4 Appointed Bl. Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. † Bishop of Arauca, Colombia

55.1 Appointed Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez † Prelate of Jinotega, Nicaragua Bishop Emeritus of Jinotega, Nicaragua

21 Jul 69.5 Appointed Salvatore Asta † Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal Apostolic Nuncio

82.4 Died Evelio Díaz y Cía † Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

22 Jul 51.4 Ordained Bishop Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. † Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

23 Jul 75.6 Retired James Patrick Carroll † Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24 Jul 63.1 Appointed Norbert Felix Gaughan † Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed Tomás Andrés Mauro (Maurus) Muldoon, O.F.M. † Prelate of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras Bishop Emeritus of Juticalpa, Honduras

25 Jul 52.6 Ordained Bishop James Henry Garland Titular Bishop of Garriana Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA

43.6 Appointed Jan Śrutwa Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland Bishop Emeritus of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland

43.6 Appointed Jan Śrutwa Titular Bishop of Liberalia Bishop Emeritus of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland

27 Jul 68.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Li Congzhe † Bishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China

28 Jul 35.3 Ordained Priest Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou Priest Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo

25.4 Ordained Priest Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho Priest of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil

27.9 Ordained Priest Godfrey Igwebuike Onah Priest of Enugu, Nigeria Bishop of Nsukka, Nigeria

29 Jul 66.1 Died Alberto Devoto † Bishop of Goya, Argentina

28.3 Ordained Priest Paul Joseph Hendricks Priest of Southwark, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop

43.7 Ordained Bishop José Ulises Macías Salcedo Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México Archbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México

31 Jul 74.8 Died Lech Kaczmarek † Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland

75.6 Retired Ernst Tewes, C.O. † Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

1 Aug 71.7 Appointed Théophile Jean Dahi † Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

2 Aug 40.0 Ordained Bishop Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

3 Aug 73.5 Retired Guido Del Mestri † Apostolic Nuncio to Germany Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

60.0 Appointed Giuseppe (Josip) Uhac † Apostolic Nuncio to Germany Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

4 Aug 28.7 Ordained Priest Philip Anthony Egan Priest of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain

34.2 Professed François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. Priest of Missionaries of the Plain Bishop of Luçon, France

70.3 Died Julián Mendoza Guerrero † Bishop of Buga, Colombia

5 Aug 26.4 Perpetual Vows Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia

25.3 Ordained Priest Georges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P. Priest of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria

24.4 Ordained Priest Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla Priest of Valencia en Venezuela Bishop of Guarenas, Venezuela

6 Aug 67.9 Appointed Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana † Bishop of Río Cuarto, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

68.9 Died Aloysius Joseph Dettmer, S.C.I. † Prefect Emeritus of De Aar, South Africa

47.7 Ordained Bishop Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo Titular Bishop of Alexanum Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia

7 Aug 28.2 Temporary Vows Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

54.8 Appointed Patricio Infante Alfonso Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile

54.8 Appointed Patricio Infante Alfonso Titular Bishop of Gergis Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile

9 Aug 60.8 Resigned Alfonso Nava Carreón † Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

11 Aug 67.2 Appointed José María Cirarda Lachiondo † Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

68.8 Appointed Manuel José Bernardino Piñera Carvallo † Apostolic Administrator of Illapel, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

75.4 Retired Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. † Prelate of Illapel, Chile Prelate Emeritus

12 Aug 27.0 Ordained Priest Ignatius Chama Priest of Mansa, Zambia Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia

14 Aug 61.6 Appointed Juan José Gerardi Conedera † Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala

61.6 Appointed Juan José Gerardi Conedera † Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala

61.6 Resigned Juan José Gerardi Conedera † Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

68.5 Appointed Damián Iguacén Borau † Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Pier Giacomo De Nicolò † Titular Archbishop of Martanae Tudertinorum Apostolic Nuncio

55.4 Appointed Pier Giacomo De Nicolò † Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica Apostolic Nuncio

87.6 Died Giovanni Picco † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

15 Aug 31.2 Ordained Priest Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas, I.N.D.V. Priest of Paris, France Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

20.0 Perpetual Vows Markus Graulich, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Priest

53.9 Ordained Bishop Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos † Bishop of Chiquinquirá, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military

55.8 Ordained Bishop Michael Meier, S.V.D. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

26.4 Professed Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

29.3 Ordained Priest Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar

23.1 Professed Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C. Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop of Peru, Military

16 Aug 26.3 Solemn Vows Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador

17 Aug 48.3 Appointed Felice Cece † Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

75.8 Died Luis Franco Cascón, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain

75.8 Retired Matteo Guido Sperandeo † Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

18 Aug 24.5 Ordained Priest Emidio Cipollone Priest of Marsi, Italy Archbishop of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy

30.0 Ordained Priest Eusebio de la Luz Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S. Priest of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

28.3 Ordained Priest Michael Odogwu Elue Priest of Issele-Uku, Nigeria Bishop

19 Aug 27.9 Ordained Priest François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo Priest of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop

20 Aug 69.0 Resigned Karl Borromäus Flügel † Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

21 Aug 87.6 Died Edward Joseph Maginn † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA

75.0 Retired John Louis Morkovsky † Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed Luis Oswaldo Pérez Calderón † Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador

25 Aug 25.9 Ordained Priest René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas Priest of Araucanía, Chile Archbishop of La Serena, Chile

24.7 Ordained Priest Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez Priest of Medellín, Colombia Archbishop of Cali, Colombia

26 Aug 67.9 Installed Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana † Bishop of Río Cuarto, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

49.8 Appointed Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. † Superior General of Clerics of Saint Viator Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

86.4 Died Lawrence Joseph Shehan † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

28 Aug 53.6 Appointed Domingo Salvador Castagna Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina

48.3 Appointed Edgardo Gabriel Storni † Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

31 Aug 88.2 Died Ignacy Krause, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Xingtai [Shunteh], China

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	27.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Gontrand Décoste, S.J.	Priest of Les Cayes, Haïti	Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Justin Ştefan Paven †	Bishop
29.5	Ordained Priest	Samuel Oton Sidin, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Sintang, Indonesia
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Luiz Soares Vieira	Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
2 Jul	51.5	Appointed	Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo †	Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Alan Basil de Lastic †	Bishop of Lucknow, India	Archbishop of Delhi, India
53.3	Appointed	Léonard Dhejju †	Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	Alexander Soetandio Djajasiswaja †	Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia
56.5	Appointed	Paulino Fernandes Madeca †	Bishop of Cabinda, Angola	Bishop Emeritus
70.4	Resigned	Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Bali Gali	Bishop of Guntur, India	Bishop Emeritus
54.3	Appointed	Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong †	Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
64.2	Appointed	Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador
64.2	Appointed	Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Pomaria	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador
50.7	Appointed	Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Seleuciana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
50.7	Appointed	Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
55.7	Appointed	Michael Meier, S.V.D. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
55.8	Ordained Bishop	William Clifford Newman †	Titular Bishop of Numluli	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
53.4	Appointed	Reginald Joseph Orsmond †	Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
56.3	Resigned	Siméon Oualli †	Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
44.3	Ordained Bishop	John Huston Ricard, S.S.J.	Titular Bishop of Rucuma	Bishop Emeritus of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA
41.5	Appointed	Basile Tapsoba	Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus
24.4	Ordained Priest	José Guadalupe Torres Campos	Priest of León, Guanajuato, México	Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
70.5	Resigned	Gabriel Ukec †	Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
4 Jul	63.9	Appointed	Joseph Basmadjan, I.C.P.B. †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
6 Jul	29.7	Solemn Vows	Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. †	Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau
7 Jul	24.7	Ordained Priest	Lodewijk Aerts	Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
29.8	Ordained Priest	Pierre Claver Malgo	Priest of Koupéla, Burkina Faso	Bishop of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
28.8	Ordained Priest	José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. †	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27.9	Ordained Priest	Camillus Raymond Umoh	Priest of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria	Bishop
29.7	Ordained Deacon	Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. †	Deacon of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau
8 Jul	34.8	Ordained Priest	Stephan Meniok, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archiepiscopal Exarch Emeritus of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine
71.2	Died	Teotimo Cruel Pacis, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
81.7	Died	José Humberto Quintero Parra †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
9 Jul	75.6	Retired	Andrew Gregory Grutka †	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Iquique, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
75.5	Retired	José del Carmen Valle Gallardo †	Bishop of Iquique, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
73.0	Resigned	Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
10 Jul	60.6	Appointed	Giovanni Moretti †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio
11 Jul	86.7	Reconciled	Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục †	Archbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam
14 Jul	27.8	Ordained Priest	Robert Brahm	Priest of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Florentino Ferrer Cinense	Bishop of San Jose, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Tarlac, Philippines
26.1	Ordained Priest	Peter Gwilym Collins	Priest of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
26.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Gerard Hanefeldt	Priest of Omaha, Nebraska, USA	Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
46.9	Ordained Bishop	John Thomas Steinbock †	Titular Bishop of Midila	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA
18.5	Entered	Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
15 Jul	34.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio	Priest of Lima, Peru	Cardinal, Archbishop
66.4	Resigned	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
33.7	Ordained Priest	Domingo Oropesa Lorente	Priest of Toledo, Spain	Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba
27.9	Ordained Priest	Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses	Priest of Toledo, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
16 Jul	64.0	Appointed	Charles Amarin Brand †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Strasbourg, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
76.0	Retired	Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Bishop Emeritus
17 Jul	66.2	Resigned	François Abraha †	Bishop of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Thomas Vose Daily †	Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
52.4	Appointed	John Joseph Nevins †	Bishop of Venice, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	Laurence Ryan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
59.1	Appointed	Zekarias Yohannes †	Bishop of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jul	68.4	Appointed	Bl. Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. †	Bishop of Arauca, Colombia
55.1	Appointed	Pedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez Vílchez †	Prelate of Jinotega, Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus of Jinotega, Nicaragua
21 Jul	69.5	Appointed	Salvatore Asta †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Apostolic Nuncio
82.4	Died	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
22 Jul	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. †	Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23 Jul	75.6	Retired	James Patrick Carroll †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24 Jul	63.1	Appointed	Norbert Felix Gaughan †	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	Tomás Andrés Mauro (Maurus) Muldoon, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus of Juticalpa, Honduras
25 Jul	52.6	Ordained Bishop	James Henry Garland	Titular Bishop of Garriana	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
43.6	Appointed	Jan Śrutwa	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland
43.6	Appointed	Jan Śrutwa	Titular Bishop of Liberalia	Bishop Emeritus of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland
27 Jul	68.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Li Congzhe †	Bishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
28 Jul	35.3	Ordained Priest	Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou	Priest	Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo
25.4	Ordained Priest	Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho	Priest of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil
27.9	Ordained Priest	Godfrey Igwebuike Onah	Priest of Enugu, Nigeria	Bishop of Nsukka, Nigeria
29 Jul	66.1	Died	Alberto Devoto †	Bishop of Goya, Argentina
28.3	Ordained Priest	Paul Joseph Hendricks	Priest of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop
43.7	Ordained Bishop	José Ulises Macías Salcedo	Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
31 Jul	74.8	Died	Lech Kaczmarek †	Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
75.6	Retired	Ernst Tewes, C.O. †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Aug	71.7	Appointed	Théophile Jean Dahi †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Aug	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3 Aug	73.5	Retired	Guido Del Mestri †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
60.0	Appointed	Giuseppe (Josip) Uhac †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
4 Aug	28.7	Ordained Priest	Philip Anthony Egan	Priest of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
34.2	Professed	François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P.	Priest of Missionaries of the Plain	Bishop of Luçon, France
70.3	Died	Julián Mendoza Guerrero †	Bishop of Buga, Colombia
5 Aug	26.4	Perpetual Vows	Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia
25.3	Ordained Priest	Georges Salim Khawam, S.M.S.P.	Priest of Società dei Missionari di San Paolo (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
24.4	Ordained Priest	Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla	Priest of Valencia en Venezuela	Bishop of Guarenas, Venezuela
6 Aug	67.9	Appointed	Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana †	Bishop of Río Cuarto, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
68.9	Died	Aloysius Joseph Dettmer, S.C.I. †	Prefect Emeritus of De Aar, South Africa
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo	Titular Bishop of Alexanum	Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
7 Aug	28.2	Temporary Vows	Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
54.8	Appointed	Patricio Infante Alfonso	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
54.8	Appointed	Patricio Infante Alfonso	Titular Bishop of Gergis	Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
9 Aug	60.8	Resigned	Alfonso Nava Carreón †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Aug	67.2	Appointed	José María Cirarda Lachiondo †	Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
68.8	Appointed	Manuel José Bernardino Piñera Carvallo †	Apostolic Administrator of Illapel, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
75.4	Retired	Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Illapel, Chile	Prelate Emeritus
12 Aug	27.0	Ordained Priest	Ignatius Chama	Priest of Mansa, Zambia	Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia
14 Aug	61.6	Appointed	Juan José Gerardi Conedera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
61.6	Appointed	Juan José Gerardi Conedera †	Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
61.6	Resigned	Juan José Gerardi Conedera †	Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
68.5	Appointed	Damián Iguacén Borau †	Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Pier Giacomo De Nicolò †	Titular Archbishop of Martanae Tudertinorum	Apostolic Nuncio
55.4	Appointed	Pier Giacomo De Nicolò †	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica	Apostolic Nuncio
87.6	Died	Giovanni Picco †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
15 Aug	31.2	Ordained Priest	Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas, I.N.D.V.	Priest of Paris, France	Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
20.0	Perpetual Vows	Markus Graulich, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Priest
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos †	Bishop of Chiquinquirá, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Michael Meier, S.V.D. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
26.4	Professed	Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
29.3	Ordained Priest	Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar
23.1	Professed	Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C.	Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Peru, Military
16 Aug	26.3	Solemn Vows	Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
17 Aug	48.3	Appointed	Felice Cece †	Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
75.8	Died	Luis Franco Cascón, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
75.8	Retired	Matteo Guido Sperandeo †	Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
18 Aug	24.5	Ordained Priest	Emidio Cipollone	Priest of Marsi, Italy	Archbishop of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy
30.0	Ordained Priest	Eusebio de la Luz Elizondo Almaguer, M.Sp.S.	Priest of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
28.3	Ordained Priest	Michael Odogwu Elue	Priest of Issele-Uku, Nigeria	Bishop
19 Aug	27.9	Ordained Priest	François-Xavier Maroy Rusengo	Priest of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop
20 Aug	69.0	Resigned	Karl Borromäus Flügel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
21 Aug	87.6	Died	Edward Joseph Maginn †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA
75.0	Retired	John Louis Morkovsky †	Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	Luis Oswaldo Pérez Calderón †	Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador
25 Aug	25.9	Ordained Priest	René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas	Priest of Araucanía, Chile	Archbishop of La Serena, Chile
24.7	Ordained Priest	Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez	Priest of Medellín, Colombia	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
26 Aug	67.9	Installed	Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana †	Bishop of Río Cuarto, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. †	Superior General of Clerics of Saint Viator	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
86.4	Died	Lawrence Joseph Shehan †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
28 Aug	53.6	Appointed	Domingo Salvador Castagna	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
48.3	Appointed	Edgardo Gabriel Storni †	Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
31 Aug	88.2	Died	Ignacy Krause, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Xingtai [Shunteh], China

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