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

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

24.0 Ordained Priest William Raymond McFadden Priest of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain

40.2 Appointed Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. † Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini

60.5 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

71.7 Ceased Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. † President of the Italian Episcopal Conference Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy

44.5 Appointed Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr. Auxiliary Bishop of Malolos, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines

44.5 Appointed Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr. Titular Bishop of Claternae Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines

71.2 Appointed Ugo Poletti † President of the Italian Episcopal Conference Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

26.8 Ordained Priest Yousaf Sohan Priest of Multan, Pakistan Bishop

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

4 Jul 61.6 Resigned Brian Patrick Ashby † Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

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

5 Jul 71.6 Died Rafael Ayala y Ayala † Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México

6 Jul 25.3 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Favale Priest of Castellaneta, Italy Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy

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

26.0 Ordained Priest Robert Philip Reed Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop

29.6 Ordained Priest Augustin Traoré Priest of Ségou, Mali Bishop

7 Jul 33.5 Ordained Priest Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles

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

24.0 Ordained Priest Leo William Cushley Priest of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

46.1 Ordained Bishop Raymond Mpezele Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

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 Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland

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

9 Jul 42.6 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

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

11 Jul 44.7 Appointed Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando † Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

49.7 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

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

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

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

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

13 Jul 75.1 Died Hanna Paulus Marcus † Bishop Emeritus of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq

14 Jul 55.1 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Di Falco Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy

28.0 Ordained Priest Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Ho, Ghana

29.3 Ordained Priest Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana

28.8 Ordained Priest John Derek Persaud Priest of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles

24.7 Ordained Priest Vitorino José Pereira Soares Priest of Porto, Portugal Auxiliary Bishop

15 Jul 19.5 First Vows Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

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

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

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

23 Jul 74.6 Died Giovanni Fallani † President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Art

26 Jul 48.1 Ordained Bishop Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I. Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

27 Jul 50.9 Appointed Patrick Coveney † Titular Archbishop of Satrianum Apostolic Nuncio

50.9 Appointed Patrick Coveney † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe Apostolic Nuncio

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

26.8 Ordained Priest Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody Priest of Colombo, Sri Lanka Auxiliary Bishop

28.9 Ordained Priest Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira Priest of Santarém, Para, Brazil Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

47.4 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

47.4 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

47.4 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Solomon Islands Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

28 Jul 50.2 Installed Michael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J. † Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

27.8 Ordained Priest Gabriel Malzaire Priest of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles Archbishop

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

1 Aug 83.0 Resigned Emilio Pizzoni † Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy

2 Aug 23.6 Solemn Vows Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

81.4 Died João Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C. † 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

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

27.3 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 Bishop Emeritus

25.6 Ordained Priest Ivan Tilak Jayasundera Priest of Kandy, Sri Lanka

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

4 Aug 43.2 Ordained Bishop Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J. Titular Bishop of Rusticiana Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

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

25.2 Ordained Priest Atanáz Orosz Priest of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary Bishop of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary

57.3 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

47.3 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

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

74.9 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)

61.6 Resigned Pio Taofinu’u, S.M. † Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania) Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania)

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

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

10 Aug 30.2 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

82.3 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

14 Aug 22.3 Entered Anthony James Corcoran, S.J. Member of Society of Jesus Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan

26.4 Solemn Vows Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary

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 Emeritus

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

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

26.4 Ordained Priest Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary

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

16 Aug 57.9 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 Emeritus

47.4 Appointed Florentino Ferrer Cinense Apostolic Administrator of San Jose, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Tarlac, Philippines

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

46.4 Appointed Ramon Barrera Villena Coadjutor Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

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

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

19 Aug 54.7 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

20 Aug 22.4 Entered Patrick Michael Neary, C.S.C. Member of Congregation of Holy Cross Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

22 Aug 44.6 Ordained Bishop Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr. Titular Bishop of Claternae Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines

23 Aug 25.4 Ordained Priest Edgar Robinson Peña Parra Priest of Maracaibo, Venezuela Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State

62.7 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 Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay

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

25 Aug 27.0 Ordained Priest Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi Priest of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop

27 Aug 80.8 Resigned Sighard Karl Kleiner, O. Cist. † Abbot General of Order of Cistercians Abbot General Emeritus

29 Aug 25.5 Ordained Priest George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu Priest of Chipata, Zambia Bishop

30 Aug 55.5 Appointed Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru

31 Aug 55.2 Installed Giuseppe Di Falco Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy

29.1 Ordained Deacon Airton José dos Santos Deacon of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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 Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

45.0 Appointed Agostino Marchetto Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

45.0 Appointed Agostino Marchetto Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

60.8 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
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
24.0	Ordained Priest	William Raymond McFadden	Priest of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
40.2	Appointed	Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
60.5	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
71.7	Ceased	Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. †	President of the Italian Episcopal Conference	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
44.5	Appointed	Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr.	Auxiliary Bishop of Malolos, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines
44.5	Appointed	Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr.	Titular Bishop of Claternae	Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines
71.2	Appointed	Ugo Poletti †	President of the Italian Episcopal Conference	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
26.8	Ordained Priest	Yousaf Sohan	Priest of Multan, Pakistan	Bishop
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Francis Ustrzycki	Titular Bishop of Nationa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
4 Jul	61.6	Resigned	Brian Patrick Ashby †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
51.6	Succeeded	Denis William Hanrahan †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
5 Jul	71.6	Died	Rafael Ayala y Ayala †	Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México
6 Jul	25.3	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Favale	Priest of Castellaneta, Italy	Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Hans-Reinhard Koch †	Titular Bishop of Mediana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany
26.0	Ordained Priest	Robert Philip Reed	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
29.6	Ordained Priest	Augustin Traoré	Priest of Ségou, Mali	Bishop
7 Jul	33.5	Ordained Priest	Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
24.2	Ordained Priest	José Bonello, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras
24.0	Ordained Priest	Leo William Cushley	Priest of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Mpezele	Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
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 Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland
45.7	Appointed	Gerard Alfons Kusz †	Titular Bishop of Tagarbala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland
9 Jul	42.6	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
72.1	Died	John Patrick Kavanagh †	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
11 Jul	44.7	Appointed	Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando †	Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
49.7	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
55.0	Appointed	David Every Konstant †	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Appointed	Roger Michael Mahony	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Timothy Finbar Manning †	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
75.1	Retired	William Gordon Wheeler †	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jul	75.1	Died	Hanna Paulus Marcus †	Bishop Emeritus of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
14 Jul	55.1	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Di Falco	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy
28.0	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Ho, Ghana
29.3	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana
28.8	Ordained Priest	John Derek Persaud	Priest of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles	Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
24.7	Ordained Priest	Vitorino José Pereira Soares	Priest of Porto, Portugal	Auxiliary Bishop
15 Jul	19.5	First Vows	Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
20 Jul	58.1	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Apostolic Nuncio to France
27.1	Ordained Priest	Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis	Priest of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka
22 Jul	82.0	Died	Sebastiano Fraghí †	Archbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy
23 Jul	74.6	Died	Giovanni Fallani †	President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Art
26 Jul	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I.	Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jul	50.9	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Titular Archbishop of Satrianum	Apostolic Nuncio
50.9	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe	Apostolic Nuncio
27.9	Ordained Priest	Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi	Priest of Sunyani, Ghana	Bishop
26.8	Ordained Priest	Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody	Priest of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Auxiliary Bishop
28.9	Ordained Priest	Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira	Priest of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
47.4	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
47.4	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
47.4	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Solomon Islands	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
28 Jul	50.2	Installed	Michael Joseph Kaniecki, S.J. †	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
27.8	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Malzaire	Priest of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles	Archbishop
29 Jul	87.4	Died	Petar Čule †	Bishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Aug	83.0	Resigned	Emilio Pizzoni †	Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum	Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
2 Aug	23.6	Solemn Vows	Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
81.4	Died	João Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C. †	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
45.6	Succeeded	Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27.3	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	Bishop Emeritus
25.6	Ordained Priest	Ivan Tilak Jayasundera	Priest of Kandy, Sri Lanka
66.6	Resigned	Quirino Adolfo Schmitz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Aug	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Rusticiana	Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
80.6	Died	Hernán Frías Hurtado †	Bishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
25.2	Ordained Priest	Atanáz Orosz	Priest of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary	Bishop of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary
57.3	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
47.3	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
79.3	Died	Francis Xavier Thomas †	Bishop Emeritus of Geraldton, Australia
74.9	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)
61.6	Resigned	Pio Taofinu’u, S.M. †	Superior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania)
45.8	Succeeded	Telesphore Placidus Toppo †	Archbishop of Ranchi, India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
9 Aug	26.8	Ordained Priest	Isaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo Gaglo	Priest of Lomé, Togo	Bishop of Aného, Togo
10 Aug	30.2	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
82.3	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
14 Aug	22.3	Entered	Anthony James Corcoran, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
26.4	Solemn Vows	Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
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 Emeritus
37.8	Ordained Priest	Frumencio Escudero Arenas	Priest of Puyo, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
49.1	Ordained Bishop	André Gaumond †	Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
26.4	Ordained Priest	Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Gerard Alfons Kusz †	Titular Bishop of Tagarbala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland
16 Aug	57.9	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 Emeritus
47.4	Appointed	Florentino Ferrer Cinense	Apostolic Administrator of San Jose, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Tarlac, Philippines
31.3	Ordained Priest	Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
46.4	Appointed	Ramon Barrera Villena	Coadjutor Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
18 Aug	77.9	Died	Mario Longo Dorni †	Bishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy
58.4	Died	José Lamartine Soares †	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
19 Aug	54.7	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
20 Aug	22.4	Entered	Patrick Michael Neary, C.S.C.	Member of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
22 Aug	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Deogracias Soriano Iñiguez Jr.	Titular Bishop of Claternae	Bishop Emeritus of Kalookan, Philippines
23 Aug	25.4	Ordained Priest	Edgar Robinson Peña Parra	Priest of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
62.7	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	Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
58.0	Appointed	Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France	Bishop Emeritus
25 Aug	27.0	Ordained Priest	Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi	Priest of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
27 Aug	80.8	Resigned	Sighard Karl Kleiner, O. Cist. †	Abbot General of Order of Cistercians	Abbot General Emeritus
29 Aug	25.5	Ordained Priest	George Cosmas Zumaire Lungu	Priest of Chipata, Zambia	Bishop
30 Aug	55.5	Appointed	Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
31 Aug	55.2	Installed	Giuseppe Di Falco	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sulmona-Valva, Italy
29.1	Ordained Deacon	Airton José dos Santos	Deacon of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
45.0	Appointed	Agostino Marchetto	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
45.0	Appointed	Agostino Marchetto	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
60.8	Resigned	Eduardo André Muaca †	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Martin Wiesend †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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