The Year of Our Lord 1988

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

May 77.6 Retired Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus

77.6 Retired Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † Librarian of the Vatican Library Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

3 May 55.4 Ordained Bishop Franz Grave Titular Bishop of Tingaria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany

4 May 78.6 Died Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix † Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France

5 May 42.7 Appointed Joseph Coutts Coadjutor Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan

41.3 Appointed Isidore Fernandes Bishop of Allahabad, India Bishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Installed Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J. † Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA Archbishop Emeritus

76.6 Retired Baptist Mudartha † Bishop of Allahabad, India Bishop Emeritus

58.7 Appointed Peter Thuruthikonam † Bishop of Vijayapuram, India Bishop Emeritus

71.0 Retired Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. † Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

6 May 47.5 Ordained Bishop José María Arancedo Titular Bishop of Selemselae Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

51.5 Installed Roger Ébacher Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Gatineau, Québec, Canada

32.8 Ordained Priest Paul Alois Lakra † Priest of Ranchi, India Bishop of Gumla, India

7 May 64.6 Appointed Giuseppe Casale Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

51.2 Appointed Pier Luigi Celata Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

28.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Arumachadath, M.C.B.S. Priest of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Bishop of Bhadravathi (Syro-Malabar), India

36.1 Ordained Priest Jacinto Inácio Flach Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil

63.4 Appointed Martino Gomiero † Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

27.9 Ordained Priest Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

24.0 Ordained Deacon Janusz Edward Mastalski Deacon of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop

8 May 26.8 Ordained Priest Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante Priest of Minas, Uruguay Bishop of Salto, Uruguay

28.3 Ordained Priest Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun Priest of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia Bishop of Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

24.1 Ordained Priest Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio Priest of Montevideo, Uruguay Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas, Uruguay

9 May 64.9 Died Georg Moser † Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

11 May 24.4 Ordained Priest Andrzej Konrad Czaja Priest of Opole, Poland Bishop

54.0 Succeeded Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. † Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil

75.3 Retired Jaime Antônio Schuck, O.F.M. † Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil Prelate Emeritus of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil

14 May 38.7 Ordained Bishop Camillus Archibong Etokudoh Titular Bishop of Capra Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

26.1 Ordained Priest Gary Wayne Janak Priest of Victoria in Texas, USA Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA

38.2 Appointed Kazimierz Nycz Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

38.2 Appointed Kazimierz Nycz Titular Bishop of Villa Regis Cardinal, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

27.1 Ordained Priest Victor Hlolo Phalana Priest of Pretoria, South Africa Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa

36.9 Ordained Priest Frank Richard Spencer Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

41.4 Appointed Jan Szkodoń Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

41.4 Appointed Jan Szkodoń Titular Bishop of Turrisblanda Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

15 May 49.6 Ordained Bishop Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I. Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan Bishop Emeritus

46.3 Ordained Bishop Guire Poulard † Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti Archbishop Emeritus of Port-au-Prince, Haïti

19 May 75.0 Appointed Jan Lebeda † Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

75.0 Appointed Jan Lebeda † Titular Bishop of Novi Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

63.6 Appointed Antonín Liška, C.SS.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia

63.6 Appointed Antonín Liška, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Vergi Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia

54.6 Appointed Ján Sokol Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava, Slovakia Archbishop Emeritus of Trnava, Slovakia

54.6 Appointed Ján Sokol Titular Bishop of Luni Archbishop Emeritus of Trnava, Slovakia

20 May 26.8 Ordained Priest Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna Priest of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt Bishop Emeritus

21 May 62.6 Appointed Jorge Ardila Serrano † Bishop of Girardot, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

46.4 Appointed Sofio Guinto Balce † Coadjutor Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines Bishop

41.5 Appointed Luis Madrid Merlano Prelate of Tibú, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

26.8 Ordained Priest Valdir Mamede Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

36.3 Solemn Vows Jean César Scarcella, C.R.A. Member of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

22 May 23.8 Ordained Deacon Sylvain Jean-Luc Bataille, S.J.M.V. Deacon of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France

39.7 Ordained Bishop Wolfgang Haas Coadjutor Bishop of Chur, Switzerland Archbishop of Vaduz, Liechtenstein

32.9 Ordained Priest Philippe Mousset Priest of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

25.4 Ordained Priest Marco Prastaro Priest of Torino {Turin}, Italy Bishop of Asti, Italy

24.8 Ordained Priest Mauro Rivella Priest of Torino {Turin}, Italy Secretary Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

24.2 Ordained Priest Grzegorz Ryś Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland Archbishop of Łódź, Poland

29.7 Ordained Priest Selim Jean Sfeir Priest of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite)

36.3 Ordained Priest Norman King’oo Wambua Priest Bishop of Machakos, Kenya

23 May 44.4 Appointed Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

44.4 Appointed Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne Titular Bishop of Turuzi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

60.5 Appointed Angelo Sodano Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

91.0 Died Alfonso Maria Ungarelli, M.S.C. † Prelate Emeritus of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil

24 May 59.1 Ordained Bishop Vicente García Bernal † Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México Bishop Emeritus

30.9 Ordained Priest Paul Toppo Priest of Raigarh, India Bishop

25 May 49.3 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Mmole † Bishop of Mtwara, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

26 May 56.3 Appointed José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. Titular Archbishop of Thuburnica Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

56.3 Appointed José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

27 May 50.0 Appointed Anthony Joseph O’Connell † Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA

59.7 Appointed Bernard William Schmitt † Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Appointed Bernard William Schmitt † Titular Bishop of Walla Walla Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

44.7 Ordained Priest Paul Joseph Swain Priest of Madison, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

28 May 27.7 Ordained Priest Daniel Elias Garcia Priest of Austin, Texas, USA Bishop of Monterey in California, USA

31.2 Ordained Priest José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

42.8 Ordained Bishop Antonio José López Castillo † Titular Bishop of Theuzi Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

23.6 Ordained Priest Piotr Wojciech Turzyński Priest of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland

29 May 46.1 Ordained Bishop Ricardo Blázquez Pérez Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia Cardinal, Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain

25.9 Ordained Priest Vicente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto Priest of Quito, Ecuador Auxiliary Bishop

25.0 Ordained Priest Aleksandr Kan, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Superior Emeritus of Kyrgyzstan

58.5 Installed Vincenzo Zarri Bishop of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

30 May 52.1 Appointed Vicente Salgado y Garrucho † Bishop of Romblon, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

31 May 76.2 Died Mario Di Lieto † Bishop Emeritus of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy

48.0 Appointed Santiago García Aracil † Bishop of Jaén, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain

76.6 Retired Miguel Peinado Peinado † Bishop of Jaén, Spain Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
May	77.6	Retired	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus
77.6	Retired	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
3 May	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Franz Grave	Titular Bishop of Tingaria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
4 May	78.6	Died	Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix †	Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
5 May	42.7	Appointed	Joseph Coutts	Coadjutor Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan
41.3	Appointed	Isidore Fernandes	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm.	Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Installed	Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J. †	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
76.6	Retired	Baptist Mudartha †	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
58.7	Appointed	Peter Thuruthikonam †	Bishop of Vijayapuram, India	Bishop Emeritus
71.0	Retired	Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
6 May	47.5	Ordained Bishop	José María Arancedo	Titular Bishop of Selemselae	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
51.5	Installed	Roger Ébacher	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Gatineau, Québec, Canada
32.8	Ordained Priest	Paul Alois Lakra †	Priest of Ranchi, India	Bishop of Gumla, India
7 May	64.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Casale	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	Pier Luigi Celata	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino	Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
28.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Arumachadath, M.C.B.S.	Priest of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop of Bhadravathi (Syro-Malabar), India
36.1	Ordained Priest	Jacinto Inácio Flach	Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
63.4	Appointed	Martino Gomiero †	Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27.9	Ordained Priest	Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
24.0	Ordained Deacon	Janusz Edward Mastalski	Deacon of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
8 May	26.8	Ordained Priest	Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante	Priest of Minas, Uruguay	Bishop of Salto, Uruguay
28.3	Ordained Priest	Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun	Priest of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Bishop of Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
24.1	Ordained Priest	Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio	Priest of Montevideo, Uruguay	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas, Uruguay
9 May	64.9	Died	Georg Moser †	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
11 May	24.4	Ordained Priest	Andrzej Konrad Czaja	Priest of Opole, Poland	Bishop
54.0	Succeeded	Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
75.3	Retired	Jaime Antônio Schuck, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
14 May	38.7	Ordained Bishop	Camillus Archibong Etokudoh	Titular Bishop of Capra	Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
26.1	Ordained Priest	Gary Wayne Janak	Priest of Victoria in Texas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
38.2	Appointed	Kazimierz Nycz	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
38.2	Appointed	Kazimierz Nycz	Titular Bishop of Villa Regis	Cardinal, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
27.1	Ordained Priest	Victor Hlolo Phalana	Priest of Pretoria, South Africa	Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa
36.9	Ordained Priest	Frank Richard Spencer	Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
41.4	Appointed	Jan Szkodoń	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
41.4	Appointed	Jan Szkodoń	Titular Bishop of Turrisblanda	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
15 May	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan	Bishop Emeritus
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Guire Poulard †	Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti	Archbishop Emeritus of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
19 May	75.0	Appointed	Jan Lebeda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
75.0	Appointed	Jan Lebeda †	Titular Bishop of Novi	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
63.6	Appointed	Antonín Liška, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
63.6	Appointed	Antonín Liška, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
54.6	Appointed	Ján Sokol	Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava, Slovakia	Archbishop Emeritus of Trnava, Slovakia
54.6	Appointed	Ján Sokol	Titular Bishop of Luni	Archbishop Emeritus of Trnava, Slovakia
20 May	26.8	Ordained Priest	Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna	Priest of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus
21 May	62.6	Appointed	Jorge Ardila Serrano †	Bishop of Girardot, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
46.4	Appointed	Sofio Guinto Balce †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines	Bishop
41.5	Appointed	Luis Madrid Merlano	Prelate of Tibú, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
26.8	Ordained Priest	Valdir Mamede	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
36.3	Solemn Vows	Jean César Scarcella, C.R.A.	Member of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
22 May	23.8	Ordained Deacon	Sylvain Jean-Luc Bataille, S.J.M.V.	Deacon of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France	Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France
39.7	Ordained Bishop	Wolfgang Haas	Coadjutor Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Archbishop of Vaduz, Liechtenstein
32.9	Ordained Priest	Philippe Mousset	Priest of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France	Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
25.4	Ordained Priest	Marco Prastaro	Priest of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Bishop of Asti, Italy
24.8	Ordained Priest	Mauro Rivella	Priest of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Secretary Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
24.2	Ordained Priest	Grzegorz Ryś	Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Archbishop of Łódź, Poland
29.7	Ordained Priest	Selim Jean Sfeir	Priest of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite)
36.3	Ordained Priest	Norman King’oo Wambua	Priest	Bishop of Machakos, Kenya
23 May	44.4	Appointed	Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne	Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
44.4	Appointed	Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne	Titular Bishop of Turuzi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
60.5	Appointed	Angelo Sodano	Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
91.0	Died	Alfonso Maria Ungarelli, M.S.C. †	Prelate Emeritus of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil
24 May	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Vicente García Bernal †	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México	Bishop Emeritus
30.9	Ordained Priest	Paul Toppo	Priest of Raigarh, India	Bishop
25 May	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Mmole †	Bishop of Mtwara, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
26 May	56.3	Appointed	José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F.	Titular Archbishop of Thuburnica	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
56.3	Appointed	José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F.	Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
27 May	50.0	Appointed	Anthony Joseph O’Connell †	Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
59.7	Appointed	Bernard William Schmitt †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Appointed	Bernard William Schmitt †	Titular Bishop of Walla Walla	Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
44.7	Ordained Priest	Paul Joseph Swain	Priest of Madison, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
28 May	27.7	Ordained Priest	Daniel Elias Garcia	Priest of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA
31.2	Ordained Priest	José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio José López Castillo †	Titular Bishop of Theuzi	Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
23.6	Ordained Priest	Piotr Wojciech Turzyński	Priest of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland
29 May	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Blázquez Pérez	Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain
25.9	Ordained Priest	Vicente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto	Priest of Quito, Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop
25.0	Ordained Priest	Aleksandr Kan, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Superior Emeritus of Kyrgyzstan
58.5	Installed	Vincenzo Zarri	Bishop of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
30 May	52.1	Appointed	Vicente Salgado y Garrucho †	Bishop of Romblon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
31 May	76.2	Died	Mario Di Lieto †	Bishop Emeritus of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy
48.0	Appointed	Santiago García Aracil †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
76.6	Retired	Miguel Peinado Peinado †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain	Bishop Emeritus

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