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The Year of Our Lord 1985

Bishop Events

May to June

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
May16.0EnteredRene A. Ramirez, R.C.J.Member of Rogationists of the Heart of JesusAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Melbourne, Australia
1 May52.7InstalledJohn Michael D’Arcy †Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
27.8Ordained PriestWilliam Goh Seng ChyePriest of SingaporeCardinal, Archbishop
27.8Ordained DeaconRichard Frank StikaDeacon of Saint Louis, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
2 May53.0AppointedHugolino Felix Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. †Bishop of Loja, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
64.9ResignedAlberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P. †Bishop of Loja, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
3 May76.0ResignedAlexander Carter †Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
53.6AppointedMarcel André Joseph Gervais †Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
78.4DiedJérôme-Théodore Lingenheim, S.M.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Sokodé, Togo
43.2AppointedGiovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, LibyaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
43.2AppointedGiovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of TabudaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
50.1AppointedPaul John Marx, M.S.C. †Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
45.9AppointedRaymond MpezeleBishop of Livingstone, ZambiaBishop Emeritus
52.9AppointedJusto Mullor García †Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in GenevaPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
71.1CeasedGuido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Misurata, LibyaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
71.1ResignedGuido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, LibyaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.6Ordained BishopFabriciano Sigampa †Bishop of Reconquista, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
56.9AppointedJoseph Ti-kang †Coadjutor Archbishop of Taipei, TaiwanArchbishop Emeritus
55.2AppointedGiorgio Zur †Apostolic Nuncio to ParaguayApostolic Nuncio
4 May30.1Ordained PriestCristóbal Ascencio GarcíaPriest of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México
49.7AppointedFortunato Baldelli †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to São Tomé and PríncipeCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
5 May56.7Ordained BishopBenedito Francisco de AlbuquerqueBishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
89.1DiedLucien-Sidroine Lebrun †Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
28.1Ordained PriestJosé Ronaldo RibeiroPriest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
6 May28.9Ordained PriestMichel KassarjiPriestBishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
27.0Ordained PriestJoseph Kollamparampil, C.M.I.Priest of Carmelites of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar), India
7 May84.3DiedNoël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin
8 May30.4Ordained PriestJosé Chittooparambil, C.M.I.Priest of Carmelites of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Rajkot (Syro-Malabar), India
28.0Ordained PriestAlangaram Arockia Sebastian Durairaj, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop of Bhopal, India
56.5AppointedAntonio Santucci †Bishop of Trivento, ItalyBishop Emeritus
9 May67.5DiedMathias Sebastião Francisco Fernandes †Bishop of Mysore, India
72.2ResignedJean-François Étienne Marie Joseph Ghislaine Gérard Motte, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Cambrai, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
10 May53.1AppointedMatthew Francis UstrzyckiAuxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.1AppointedMatthew Francis UstrzyckiTitular Bishop of NationaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
11 May26.2Ordained PriestMark Anthony EckmanPriest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop
64.1Ordained BishopStephen Nweke Ezeanya †Archbishop of Onitsha, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus
54.2Ordained BishopAgustín García-Gasco y Vicente †Titular Bishop of NonaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
37.3Ordained BishopFrancisco Javier Martínez FernándezTitular Bishop of VoliArchbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain
54.2Ordained BishopFrancisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin †Titular Bishop of TigillavaBishop of Getafe, Spain
12 May55.2Ordained BishopGabriel (Régis) Balet, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Moundou, Chad
64.8Ordained BishopAdolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy †Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), FranceBishop Emeritus
40.5Ordained BishopAdam Odzimek †Titular Bishop of TadamataAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
13 May76.6RetiredAntonio María Aguirre †Bishop of San Isidro, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
48.3SucceededAlcides Jorge Pedro CasarettoBishop of San Isidro, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
14 May75.0RetiredAndré-Georges Bontems †Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), FranceArchbishop Emeritus
49.1SucceededClaude Feidt †Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Aix (-Arles), France
15 May24.4Final VowsJacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. †Member of Order of Imitation of ChristBishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India
55.4AppointedHans-Reinhard Koch †Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt-Meiningen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany
55.4AppointedHans-Reinhard Koch †Titular Bishop of MedianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany
61.4AppointedJean Yves Marie Sahuquet †Coadjutor Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, FranceBishop Emeritus
16 May72.4AppointedJean Hengen †Archbishop (Personal Title) of LuxembourgArchbishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
17 May26.6Ordained PriestJeffrey Robert HainesPriest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAAuxiliary Bishop
18 May30.1Ordained PriestJames Douglas ConleyPriest of Wichita, Kansas, USABishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
29.7Ordained PriestPaulo Romeu Dantas BastosPriest of Barreiras, Bahia, BrazilBishop of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
25.1Ordained PriestTimothy Christian SeniorPriest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
25.9Ordained PriestDaniel Edward ThomasPriest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA
58.8ResignedHernando Velásquez Lotero †Bishop of Facatativá, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
19 May48.6InstalledFabriciano Sigampa †Bishop of Reconquista, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
26.8Ordained DeaconNicolas Jean-Marie SouchuDeacon of Orléans, FranceBishop of Aire et Dax, France
20 May65.3ResignedMiguel Angel Araújo Iglesias †Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, SpainBishop Emeritus
88.3DiedMichel Damien Julien Sudres, C.S.V. †Superior General Emeritus of Clerics of Saint Viator
22 May55.4SucceededJohn (Jack) Brewer †Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
53.1Ordained BishopEdward Michael Egan †Titular Bishop of AlleghenyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
74.9RetiredBrian Charles Foley †Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
24 May57.1AppointedAtilano Vidal Núñez †Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
25 May52.5AppointedFrancis ArinzeCardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni della PignaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
52.5Elevated to CardinalFrancis ArinzeCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
46.0Ordained PriestWilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de BekkerPriest of Paramaribo, Suriname, AntillesBishop Emeritus
61.3AppointedVasco Giuseppe Bertelli †Bishop of Volterra, ItalyBishop Emeritus
56.9AppointedGiacomo Biffi †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e PetronioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
56.9Elevated to CardinalGiacomo Biffi †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
70.5AppointedAgostino Casaroli †Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
62.7AppointedRosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora di Coromoto in San Giovanni di DioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
62.7Elevated to CardinalRosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
32.4Ordained PriestPeter Forsyth ChristensenPriest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USABishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
70.6AppointedLuigi Dadaglio †Cardinal-Deacon of San Pio V a Villa CarpegnaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
70.6Elevated to CardinalLuigi Dadaglio †Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
62.1AppointedAlbert Florent Augustin Decourtray †Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte PincioCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
62.1Elevated to CardinalAlbert Florent Augustin Decourtray †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
70.3ResignedSalvatore Delogu †Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
61.2AppointedAndrzej Maria Deskur †Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
61.2Elevated to CardinalAndrzej Maria Deskur †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
55.0AppointedGiuseppe Di FalcoBishop of Valva e Sulmona, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy
70.8AppointedJuan Francisco Fresno Larraín †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a BocceaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
70.8Elevated to CardinalJuan Francisco Fresno Larraín †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
67.3AppointedÉdouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Elena fuori Porta PrenestinaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
67.3Elevated to CardinalÉdouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
61.6AppointedHenryk Roman Gulbinowicz †Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a GrottarossaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
61.6Elevated to CardinalHenryk Roman Gulbinowicz †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
25.8ProfessedDamiano Giulio Guzzetti, M.C.C.I.Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusBishop of Moroto, Uganda
68.9AppointedJean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †Cardinal-Deacon of San SabaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
68.9Elevated to CardinalJean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
69.7AppointedAntonio Innocenti †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in AquiroCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
69.7Elevated to CardinalAntonio Innocenti †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
28.2Ordained PriestAndrzej KaletaPriest of Kielce, PolandAuxiliary Bishop
25.5Ordained PriestMatthias KönigPriest of Paderborn, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
53.5AppointedBernard Francis Law †Cardinal-Priest of Santa SusannaCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
53.5Elevated to CardinalBernard Francis Law †Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
61.3AppointedDuraisamy Simon Lourdusamy †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta CavalleggeriCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
61.3Elevated to CardinalDuraisamy Simon Lourdusamy †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
70.9AppointedMyroslav Ivan Lubachivsky †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sofia a Via BocceaCardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
70.9Elevated to CardinalMyroslav Ivan Lubachivsky †Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
74.0AppointedPaul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Anselmo all’AventinoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
74.0Elevated to CardinalPaul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
59.3AppointedMiguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. †Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a SpinacetoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
59.3Elevated to CardinalMiguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
65.3AppointedJohn Joseph O’Connor †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e PaoloCardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
65.3Elevated to CardinalJohn Joseph O’Connor †Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
81.7AppointedPietro Pavan †Cardinal-Deacon of San Francesco di Paola ai MontiCardinal, Priest of Treviso, Italy
81.7Elevated to CardinalPietro Pavan †Cardinal, Priest of Treviso, Italy
61.2AppointedSilvano Piovanelli †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via TrionfaleCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
61.2Elevated to CardinalSilvano Piovanelli †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
54.7AppointedPaul Joseph Jean PoupardCardinal-Deacon of Sant’EugenioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
54.7Elevated to CardinalPaul Joseph Jean PoupardCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
26.3First VowsJesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.C.I.Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusBishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic
53.4AppointedAdrianus Johannes Simonis †Cardinal-Priest of San ClementeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
53.4Elevated to CardinalAdrianus Johannes Simonis †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
74.7AppointedAlfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in VelabroCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
74.7Elevated to CardinalAlfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
68.6AppointedÁngel Suquía Goicoechea †Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di DioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
68.6Elevated to CardinalÁngel Suquía Goicoechea †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
61.2AppointedJozef Tomko †Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla MontagnolaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
61.2Elevated to CardinalJozef Tomko †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
63.7AppointedPaulos Tzadua †Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via LatinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
63.7Elevated to CardinalPaulos Tzadua †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
73.3AppointedLouis-Albert Vachon †Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo della Croce a “Corviale”Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
73.3Elevated to CardinalLouis-Albert Vachon †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
54.3AppointedRicardo Jamin Vidal †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via OstienseCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
54.3Elevated to CardinalRicardo Jamin Vidal †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
57.2AppointedFriedrich WetterCardinal-Priest of Santo Stefano al Monte CelioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
57.2Elevated to CardinalFriedrich WetterCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
26 May56.8CeasedAlfonso Maria Guerrero Camacho, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Guapi, ColombiaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
57.9InstalledAlberto Lee López, O.F.M. †Prefect of Guapi, Colombia
60.4Ordained BishopDiarmaid (Dermot) O’Súilleabháin (O’Sullivan) †Bishop of Kerry, Ireland
26.3Ordained PriestMiguel Romano GómezPriest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25.5Ordained PriestFranz-Peter Tebartz-van ElstPriest of Münster, GermanyOfficial of the Dicastery for Evangelization
27 May52.5AppointedFrancis ArinzePresident of the Secretariat for Non-ChristiansCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
62.7AppointedRosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †President of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon LawCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
70.6AppointedLuigi Dadaglio †Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
67.3AppointedÉdouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †President of the Pontifical Council for the FamilyCardinal, President Emeritus
68.9AppointedJean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic LifeCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
74.0AppointedPaul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †Prefect of the Congregation of the SacramentsCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
49.0Ordained BishopMetod Pirih †Coadjutor Bishop of Koper, SloveniaBishop Emeritus
54.7AppointedPaul Joseph Jean PoupardPresident of the Secretariat for Non-BelieversCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
74.7AppointedAlfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †Archivist of the Vatican Secret ArchiveCardinal, Archivist Emeritus
74.7AppointedAlfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †Librarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
61.2AppointedJozef Tomko †Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
29 May55.9Ordained BishopFernando Iório Rodrigues †Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, BrazilBishop Emeritus
30 May74.8RetiredGordon Joseph Gray †Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
47.2AppointedKeith Michael Patrick O’Brien †Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
55.8InstalledJames Stephen Sullivan †Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus
31 May43.0AppointedÁlvaro Corrada del Río, S.J.Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USABishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
43.0AppointedÁlvaro Corrada del Río, S.J.Titular Bishop of RusticianaBishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
48.9AppointedAndré Gaumond †Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
48.0AppointedMichael David Pfeifer, O.M.I.Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USABishop Emeritus
82.9ResignedEmilio Pizzoni †Auxiliary Bishop of Udine, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
62.5AppointedJoseph-Marie Sardou, S.C.J. †Archbishop of MonacoArchbishop Emeritus
Jun57.3AppointedJosé Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
1 Jun65.2DiedJosé Germán Benavides Morriberón †Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
75.3RetiredJosé Bezerra Coutinho †Bishop of Estância, Sergipe, BrazilBishop Emeritus
31.9Ordained PriestWillem Jacobus EijkPriest of Roermond, NetherlandsCardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
75.1DiedFernando Gomes dos Santos †Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
60.2SucceededAntonio José González Zumárraga †Archbishop of Quito, EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
50.1SucceededMichael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J. †Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
26.3Ordained PriestKrzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv.Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualSuperior Emeritus of Uzbekistan
82.0RetiredPablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. †Archbishop of Quito, EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
24.5Ordained PriestJan Romeo PawłowskiPriest of Gniezno, PolandApostolic Nuncio to Greece
27.8Ordained PriestAndrzej SiemieniewskiPriest of Wrocław {Breslavia}, PolandBishop of Legnica, Poland
26.8Ordained PriestJanusz Bogusław StepnowskiPriest of Łomża, PolandBishop
26.5Ordained PriestJoseph Edward StricklandPriest of Dallas, Texas, USABishop Emeritus of Tyler, Texas, USA
73.1RetiredRobert Louis Whelan, S.J. †Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USABishop Emeritus
25.1Ordained PriestWojciech ZałuskiPriest of Łomża, PolandApostolic Nuncio to Malaysia
2 Jun26.8Ordained PriestJulio Hernando García PeláezPriest of Pereira, ColombiaBishop of Garagoa, Colombia
26.2Ordained PriestJózef GórzyńskiPriest of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandArchbishop of Warmia, Poland
27.9Ordained PriestVicente Carlos Kiaziku, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Mbanza Congo, Angola
28.9Ordained PriestCarlos Lema GarciaPriest of Opus DeiAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
48.6Ordained BishopMatthias SsekamaanyaTitular Bishop of IzirianaBishop Emeritus of Lugazi, Uganda
33.6Ordained PriestJerome Dhas Varuvel, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Kuzhithurai, India
3 Jun76.6RetiredHerbert Bednorz †Bishop of Katowice, PolandBishop Emeritus
50.6AppointedDamian ZimońBishop of Katowice, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland
4 Jun61.7DiedGerald Augustine John Ryan †Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
58.4AppointedFrancis Bible Schulte †Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USAArchbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
5 Jun61.7AppointedJosé Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Montevideo, UruguayArchbishop Emeritus
75.2RetiredCarlos Parteli Keller †Archbishop of Montevideo, UruguayArchbishop Emeritus
65.9ResignedMario Revollo Bravo †Bishop of Colombia, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
78.4DiedJoseph Maria Reuß (Reuss) †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
6 Jun66.9AppointedErnesto Maria Fiore †Dean of the Roman RotaDean Emeritus
7 Jun54.1AppointedVíctor Manuel López Forero †Bishop of Colombia, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia
54.1AppointedVíctor Manuel López Forero †Titular Bishop of CilibiaArchbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia
8 Jun30.9Ordained PriestMichael Charles Barber, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Oakland, California, USA
27.9Ordained PriestDonald Francis Lippert, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
33.8Ordained PriestPaul McAleenanPriest of Westminster, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop
50.1AppointedJustin Francis RigaliTitular Archbishop of VolsiniumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
50.1AppointedJustin Francis RigaliPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
70.5ResignedCesare Zacchi †President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyPresident Emeritus
9 Jun67.1Ordained BishopJean-François Mathieu Arrighi †Titular Bishop of Vico EquenseVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
57.1Ordained BishopFrancis Keiichi Sato, O.F.M. †Bishop of Niigata, JapanBishop Emeritus
10 Jun27.2Ordained PriestHency Martínez VargasPriest of Bucaramanga, ColombiaBishop of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia
11 Jun82.1DiedJames Moynagh, S.P.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria
12 Jun29.2Solemn VowsBasil Bhuriya, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Jhabua, India
13 Jun25.2Ordained PriestManuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F.Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe
14 Jun52.0Ordained BishopAbelardo Alvarado Alcántara †Titular Bishop of ThysdrusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
69.3Ordained BishopJohn Chen Shi-zhong †Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China
48.9AppointedJesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus
48.9AppointedJesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of LilybaeumArchbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
35.4Ordained PriestMartín Pablo Pérez ScreminiPriest of Montevideo, UruguayBishop of Florida, Uruguay
28.8Ordained PriestRainer Maria WoelkiPriest of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop
15 Jun26.9Ordained PriestKrzysztof Białasik, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Oruro, Bolivia
28.8Ordained PriestValter Dario MaggiPriest of Foggia-Bovino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Ibarra, Ecuador
80.9DiedFrancisco Planas Muntaner †Bishop Emeritus of Ibiza, Spain
75.3DiedMartin Legarra Tellechea, O.A.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
25.0Ordained PriestGyörgy UdvardyPriest of Esztergom, HungaryArchbishop of Veszprém, Hungary
83.4DiedJakob Weinbacher †Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
16 Jun49.7Ordained BishopSantos Abril y CastellóTitular Archbishop of TamadaCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
88.8DiedElias Coueter †Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil
60.1Ordained BishopCasimir Gnanadickam, S.J. †Archbishop of Madurai, IndiaArchbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
27.6Ordained PriestViliam JudákPriest of Nitra, SlovakiaBishop
49.1Ordained BishopJoseph Atsumi Misue †Bishop of Hiroshima, JapanBishop Emeritus
17 Jun46.3Ordained BishopIsaías Duarte Cancino †Titular Bishop of Germania in NumidiaArchbishop of Cali, Colombia
53.7InstalledMarcel André Joseph Gervais †Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
73.0ResignedRichard Thomas McGrath †Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, CanadaBishop Emeritus
19 Jun58.5SucceededLeonard Anthony Faulkner †Archbishop of Adelaide, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
64.4ResignedJames William Gleeson †Archbishop of Adelaide, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestKrzysztof NitkiewiczPriest of Vilnius, LithuaniaBishop of Sandomierz, Poland
20 Jun57.3AppointedRoger Marie Albert Froment †Bishop of Tulle, FranceBishop Emeritus
25.5Ordained DeaconWiesław SzlachetkaDeacon of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
21 Jun91.0DiedDominic Senyemon Fukahori †Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan
58.7ResignedErnesto Togni †Bishop of Lugano, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
60.4AppointedGabriel Marie Étienne Vanel †Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), FranceArchbishop Emeritus
22 Jun28.9Ordained PriestFrancesco Beneduce, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
25.6Ordained PriestRudolf PierskałaPriest of Opole, PolandAuxiliary Bishop
56.6Ordained BishopAntonio Santucci †Bishop of Trivento, ItalyBishop Emeritus
23 Jun26.0Ordained PriestJenő SchönbergerPriest of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, RomaniaBishop
24 Jun24.1Ordained DeaconAdam BałabuchDeacon of Wrocław {Breslavia}, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Świdnica, Poland
42.2Ordained BishopJuan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos †Titular Bishop of ZabaBishop of Butuan, Philippines
26 Jun57.3AppointedRobert Joseph BanksAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
57.3AppointedRobert Joseph BanksTitular Bishop of TaraquaBishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
57.8Ordained BishopRoger Louis Kaffer †Titular Bishop of DusaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
27 Jun54.6SucceededRaphael Michael Fliss †Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus
73.7ResignedGeorge Albert Hammes †Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus
28 Jun44.5InstalledJesus Aputen CabreraBishop of Alaminos, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
65.9DiedYouhanna Kabes †Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
29 Jun26.0Ordained PriestBernardito Cleopas AuzaPriest of Talibon, PhilippinesApostolic Nuncio to Spain
28.7Ordained PriestPhilippe Gabriel Marie Augustin BallotPriest of Besançon, FranceBishop of Metz, France
33.0Ordained PriestJacques Raymond Germain Benoit-Gonnin, Comm. l'Emm.Priest of Paris, FranceBishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
61.4Ordained BishopVasco Giuseppe Bertelli †Bishop of Volterra, ItalyBishop Emeritus
28.8Ordained PriestBenyamin Yosef Bria †PriestBishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
27.3Ordained PriestFrancisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.Ss.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Riohacha, Colombia
33.1Ordained PriestAntónio Luciano dos Santos CostaPriest of Guarda, PortugalBishop of Viseu, Portugal
47.1Ordained BishopAngel Gelmi Bertocchi †Titular Bishop of Forum ClodiiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
28.8Ordained PriestAntoine Henry Pierre Marie HérouardPriest of Paris, FranceArchbishop of Dijon, France
45.5Ordained BishopRoberto Lückert León †Bishop of Cabimas, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Coro, Venezuela
27.2Ordained DeaconMauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B.Deacon of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
26.9Ordained PriestReinhard PappenbergerPriest of Regensburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
24.7Ordained PriestPiero PioppoPriest of Acqui, ItalyApostolic Nuncio to Indonesia
60.0Ordained BishopManuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of Casae in NumidiaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
26.1Ordained PriestFranc ŠuštarPriest of Ljubljana, SloveniaAuxiliary Bishop
50.6Ordained BishopDamian ZimońBishop of Katowice, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland
26.8Ordained PriestStanislav (Stane) Zore, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
30 Jun31.8Ordained DeaconGuy André Marie de Kerimel de KervenoDeacon of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), FranceArchbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
26.6Ordained DeaconFrançois Michel Pierre KalistDeacon of Bourges, FranceArchbishop of Clermont, France
26.0Ordained PriestVlado KošićPriest of Zagreb, CroatiaBishop of Sisak, Croatia
31.4Ordained PriestJosé Augusto Traquina MariaPriest of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalBishop of Santarém, Portugal
27.4Ordained PriestKindane YebioPriest of Asmara (Ethiopian), EritreaBishop of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea
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