The Year of Our Lord 1985

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul 74.3 Resigned Bruno Bernard Heim † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

1 Jul 50.5 Appointed Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India Archbishop Emeritus

43.5 Appointed Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

40.3 Appointed Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. † Bishop of Manzini, Swaziland

60.6 Appointed Hernando Rojas Ramirez † Bishop of Neiva, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

3 Jul 60.0 Appointed Ennio Appignanesi Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

60.0 Appointed Ennio Appignanesi Titular Archbishop of Lorium Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

44.6 Appointed Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. Auxiliary Bishop of Malolos, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines

44.6 Appointed Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. Titular Bishop of Claternae Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines

53.3 Ordained Bishop Matthew Francis Ustrzycki Titular Bishop of Nationa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

4 Jul 61.7 Resigned Brian Patrick Ashby † Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

51.7 Succeeded Denis William Hanrahan † Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand

5 Jul 71.7 Died Rafael Ayala y Ayala † Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México

6 Jul 55.6 Ordained Bishop Hans-Reinhard Koch Titular Bishop of Mediana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany

29.6 Ordained Priest Augustin Traoré Priest of Ségou, Mali Bishop

7 Jul 33.6 Ordained Priest Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles

24.3 Ordained Priest José Bonello, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras

46.2 Ordained Bishop Raymond Mpezele Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia

8 Jul 53.1 Appointed Jan Bagiński Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

53.1 Appointed Jan Bagiński Titular Bishop of Tagarata Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland

40.4 Ordained Priest Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez Priest of Santiago de Cuba Archbishop

45.7 Appointed Gerard Alfons Kusz Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland

45.7 Appointed Gerard Alfons Kusz Titular Bishop of Tagarbala Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland

9 Jul 42.7 Ordained Bishop Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. Prelate of Tibú, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Magangué, Colombia

10 Jul 54.6 Succeeded Leonard Anthony Boyle Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

72.2 Died John Patrick Kavanagh † Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand

11 Jul 44.8 Appointed Antonio Angel Algora Hernando Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain

49.8 Appointed Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

12 Jul 61.8 Installed José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus

55.1 Appointed David Every Konstant Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Appointed Roger Michael Mahony Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Timothy Manning † Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired William Gordon Wheeler † Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

13 Jul 75.2 Died Hanna Paulus Marcus † Bishop Emeritus of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq

14 Jul 55.2 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Di Falco Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy

29.3 Ordained Priest Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana

20 Jul 58.1 Appointed Mario Tagliaferri † Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Apostolic Nuncio to France

27.2 Ordained Priest Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis Priest of Chilaw, Sri Lanka Bishop

22 Jul 82.0 Died Sebastiano Fraghí † Archbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy

23 Jul 74.7 Died Giovanni Fallani † Official of the Roman Curia - Other

26 Jul 48.2 Ordained Bishop Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I. Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA

27 Jul 51.0 Appointed Patrick Coveney Titular Archbishop of Satrianum Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

51.0 Appointed Patrick Coveney Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

28.0 Ordained Priest Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi Priest of Sunyani, Ghana Bishop

29.0 Ordained Priest Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira Priest of Santarém, Para, Brazil Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranho, Brazil

47.5 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

47.5 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

47.5 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Solomon Islands Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

28 Jul 50.3 Installed Michael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J. † Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

27.8 Ordained Priest Gabriel Malzaire Priest of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles

29 Jul 87.4 Died Petar Čule † Bishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 Aug 83.1 Resigned Emilio Pizzoni † Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy

2 Aug 81.5 Died João Pereira Venâncio † Bishop Emeritus of Leiria, Portugal

3 Aug 24.7 Ordained Deacon José Salmorin Bantolo Deacon of San Jose de Antique, Philippines Bishop of Masbate, Philippines

45.7 Succeeded Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M. Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil

27.4 Ordained Priest Jan Geerits, S.D.S. Priest of Society of the Divine Savior Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Comores

47.8 Appointed Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA

25.7 Ordained Priest Ivan Tilak Jayasundera Priest of Kandy, Sri Lanka Former Bishop-Elect of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

66.7 Resigned Quirino Adolfo Schmitz, O.F.M. † Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

4 Aug 43.2 Ordained Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J. Titular Bishop of Rusticiana Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

80.6 Died Hernán Frías Hurtado † Bishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile

25.2 Ordained Priest Atanáz Orosz Priest Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary

57.4 Installed Atilano Vidal Núñez † Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

5 Aug 73.8 Retired Geraldo Ferreira Reis † Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

47.4 Ordained Bishop Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

55.8 Appointed Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

79.4 Died Francis Xavier Thomas † Bishop Emeritus of Geraldton, Australia

75.0 Retired John Ahern Torpie † Bishop of Cairns, Australia Bishop Emeritus

7 Aug 75.4 Retired Pius Kerketta, S.J. † Archbishop of Ranchi, India Archbishop Emeritus

69.8 Appointed John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M. † Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

45.8 Succeeded Telesphore Placidus Toppo Cardinal, Archbishop of Ranchi, India

9 Aug 26.8 Ordained Priest Isaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo Gaglo Priest of Lomé, Togo Bishop of Aného, Togo

10 Aug 30.3 Ordained Priest Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil

57.7 Appointed Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz † Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

57.7 Appointed Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz † Titular Bishop of Tamallula Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

82.4 Died Edward Ernest Swanstrom † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

11 Aug 26.8 Ordained Priest Robert Muhiirwa Priest of Fort Portal, Uganda Bishop

15 Aug 53.2 Ordained Bishop Jan Bagiński Titular Bishop of Tagarata Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland

47.2 Ordained Bishop Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC. Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop

37.8 Ordained Priest Frumencio Escudero Arenas Priest of Puyo, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

49.2 Ordained Bishop André Gaumond Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

45.8 Ordained Bishop Gerard Alfons Kusz Titular Bishop of Tagarbala Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland

16 Aug 58.0 Installed Andrew Pataki † Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA

17 Aug 47.4 Appointed Florentino Ferrer Cinense Coadjutor Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines Bishop

31.4 Ordained Priest Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca Priest of Santiago de Chile Bishop of Talca, Chile

46.4 Appointed Ramon B. Villena Coadjutor Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines Bishop

18 Aug 77.9 Died Mario Longo Dorni † Bishop of Pistoia, Italy

58.5 Died José Lamartine Soares † Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

19 Aug 54.8 Installed Leonard Anthony Boyle Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

49.6 Appointed Ryszard Karpiński Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland

49.6 Appointed Ryszard Karpiński Titular Bishop of Minervium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland

22 Aug 44.7 Ordained Bishop Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. Titular Bishop of Claternae Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines

23 Aug 25.5 Ordained Priest Edgar Peña Parra Priest of Maracaibo, Venezuela Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan

62.8 Resigned Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

24 Aug 34.1 Ordained Priest Adalberto Martínez Flores Priest of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA Bishop of Paraguay, Military

58.1 Appointed Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. Coadjutor Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France Bishop Emeritus

27 Aug 80.9 Resigned Sighard Kleiner, O. Cist. † Abbot General of Order of Cistercians Abbot General Emeritus

29 Aug 25.6 Ordained Priest George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu Priest of Chipata, Zambia Bishop

30 Aug 55.6 Appointed Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru

31 Aug 55.3 Installed Giuseppe Di Falco Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy

29.6 Ordained Priest Vincent de Paul Kwanga Njubu Priest of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Manono, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

45.0 Appointed Agostino Marchetto Titular Archbishop of Astigi Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

45.0 Appointed Agostino Marchetto Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

45.0 Appointed Agostino Marchetto Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

60.9 Resigned Eduardo André Muaca † Archbishop of Luanda, Angola Archbishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Martin Wiesend † Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	74.3	Resigned	Bruno Bernard Heim †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Great Britain	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
1 Jul	50.5	Appointed	Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D.	Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India	Archbishop Emeritus
43.5	Appointed	Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo	Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
40.3	Appointed	Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Manzini, Swaziland
60.6	Appointed	Hernando Rojas Ramirez †	Bishop of Neiva, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jul	60.0	Appointed	Ennio Appignanesi	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
60.0	Appointed	Ennio Appignanesi	Titular Archbishop of Lorium	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
44.6	Appointed	Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.	Auxiliary Bishop of Malolos, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines
44.6	Appointed	Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.	Titular Bishop of Claternae	Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Francis Ustrzycki	Titular Bishop of Nationa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
4 Jul	61.7	Resigned	Brian Patrick Ashby †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
51.7	Succeeded	Denis William Hanrahan †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
5 Jul	71.7	Died	Rafael Ayala y Ayala †	Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México
6 Jul	55.6	Ordained Bishop	Hans-Reinhard Koch	Titular Bishop of Mediana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany
29.6	Ordained Priest	Augustin Traoré	Priest of Ségou, Mali	Bishop
7 Jul	33.6	Ordained Priest	Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
24.3	Ordained Priest	José Bonello, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Mpezele	Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia
8 Jul	53.1	Appointed	Jan Bagiński	Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	Jan Bagiński	Titular Bishop of Tagarata	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland
40.4	Ordained Priest	Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez	Priest of Santiago de Cuba	Archbishop
45.7	Appointed	Gerard Alfons Kusz	Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland
45.7	Appointed	Gerard Alfons Kusz	Titular Bishop of Tagarbala	Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland
9 Jul	42.7	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P.	Prelate of Tibú, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Magangué, Colombia
10 Jul	54.6	Succeeded	Leonard Anthony Boyle	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
72.2	Died	John Patrick Kavanagh †	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
11 Jul	44.8	Appointed	Antonio Angel Algora Hernando	Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain	Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain
49.8	Appointed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
12 Jul	61.8	Installed	José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus
55.1	Appointed	David Every Konstant	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Appointed	Roger Michael Mahony	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Timothy Manning †	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	William Gordon Wheeler †	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jul	75.2	Died	Hanna Paulus Marcus †	Bishop Emeritus of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
14 Jul	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Di Falco	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy
29.3	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana
20 Jul	58.1	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Apostolic Nuncio to France
27.2	Ordained Priest	Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis	Priest of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop
22 Jul	82.0	Died	Sebastiano Fraghí †	Archbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy
23 Jul	74.7	Died	Giovanni Fallani †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
26 Jul	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I.	Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA
27 Jul	51.0	Appointed	Patrick Coveney	Titular Archbishop of Satrianum	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
51.0	Appointed	Patrick Coveney	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
28.0	Ordained Priest	Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi	Priest of Sunyani, Ghana	Bishop
29.0	Ordained Priest	Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira	Priest of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranho, Brazil
47.5	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
47.5	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
47.5	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Solomon Islands	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
28 Jul	50.3	Installed	Michael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J. †	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
27.8	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Malzaire	Priest of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
29 Jul	87.4	Died	Petar Čule †	Bishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Aug	83.1	Resigned	Emilio Pizzoni †	Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum	Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
2 Aug	81.5	Died	João Pereira Venâncio †	Bishop Emeritus of Leiria, Portugal
3 Aug	24.7	Ordained Deacon	José Salmorin Bantolo	Deacon of San Jose de Antique, Philippines	Bishop of Masbate, Philippines
45.7	Succeeded	Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27.4	Ordained Priest	Jan Geerits, S.D.S.	Priest of Society of the Divine Savior	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Comores
47.8	Appointed	Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim	Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
25.7	Ordained Priest	Ivan Tilak Jayasundera	Priest of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Former Bishop-Elect of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
66.7	Resigned	Quirino Adolfo Schmitz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Aug	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Rusticiana	Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
80.6	Died	Hernán Frías Hurtado †	Bishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
25.2	Ordained Priest	Atanáz Orosz	Priest	Apostolic Exarch of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary
57.4	Installed	Atilano Vidal Núñez †	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
5 Aug	73.8	Retired	Geraldo Ferreira Reis †	Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
47.4	Ordained Bishop	Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien	Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
55.8	Appointed	Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes	Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
79.4	Died	Francis Xavier Thomas †	Bishop Emeritus of Geraldton, Australia
75.0	Retired	John Ahern Torpie †	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
7 Aug	75.4	Retired	Pius Kerketta, S.J. †	Archbishop of Ranchi, India	Archbishop Emeritus
69.8	Appointed	John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M. †	Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
45.8	Succeeded	Telesphore Placidus Toppo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ranchi, India
9 Aug	26.8	Ordained Priest	Isaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo Gaglo	Priest of Lomé, Togo	Bishop of Aného, Togo
10 Aug	30.3	Ordained Priest	Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
57.7	Appointed	Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
57.7	Appointed	Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz †	Titular Bishop of Tamallula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
82.4	Died	Edward Ernest Swanstrom †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
11 Aug	26.8	Ordained Priest	Robert Muhiirwa	Priest of Fort Portal, Uganda	Bishop
15 Aug	53.2	Ordained Bishop	Jan Bagiński	Titular Bishop of Tagarata	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC.	Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop
37.8	Ordained Priest	Frumencio Escudero Arenas	Priest of Puyo, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
49.2	Ordained Bishop	André Gaumond	Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Gerard Alfons Kusz	Titular Bishop of Tagarbala	Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland
16 Aug	58.0	Installed	Andrew Pataki †	Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA
17 Aug	47.4	Appointed	Florentino Ferrer Cinense	Coadjutor Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines	Bishop
31.4	Ordained Priest	Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Bishop of Talca, Chile
46.4	Appointed	Ramon B. Villena	Coadjutor Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines	Bishop
18 Aug	77.9	Died	Mario Longo Dorni †	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
58.5	Died	José Lamartine Soares †	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
19 Aug	54.8	Installed	Leonard Anthony Boyle	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
49.6	Appointed	Ryszard Karpiński	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland
49.6	Appointed	Ryszard Karpiński	Titular Bishop of Minervium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland
22 Aug	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.	Titular Bishop of Claternae	Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines
23 Aug	25.5	Ordained Priest	Edgar Peña Parra	Priest of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan
62.8	Resigned	Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
24 Aug	34.1	Ordained Priest	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Priest of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
58.1	Appointed	Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S.	Coadjutor Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France	Bishop Emeritus
27 Aug	80.9	Resigned	Sighard Kleiner, O. Cist. †	Abbot General of Order of Cistercians	Abbot General Emeritus
29 Aug	25.6	Ordained Priest	George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu	Priest of Chipata, Zambia	Bishop
30 Aug	55.6	Appointed	Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
31 Aug	55.3	Installed	Giuseppe Di Falco	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy
29.6	Ordained Priest	Vincent de Paul Kwanga Njubu	Priest of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Manono, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
45.0	Appointed	Agostino Marchetto	Titular Archbishop of Astigi	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
45.0	Appointed	Agostino Marchetto	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
45.0	Appointed	Agostino Marchetto	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
60.9	Resigned	Eduardo André Muaca †	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Martin Wiesend †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus