The Year of Our Lord 1992

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Jul 95.7 Died John Baptist Franz † Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA

87.9 Died Félix-Marie-Honoré Verdet † Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

4 Jul 32.8 Ordained Priest Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia

61.0 Died Piotr Hemperek † Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland

5 Jul 45.7 Ordained Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. Prelate of Calama, Chile Bishop of San Felipe, Chile

61.5 Ordained Bishop Frédéric Rubwejanga Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

6 Jul 37.5 Incardinated Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum Priest of Koforidua, Ghana Bishop

63.2 Appointed Dominic Kodwo Andoh † Archbishop of Accra, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus

65.5 Appointed Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

53.4 Appointed Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M. Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines Bishop of Baguio, Philippines

53.4 Appointed Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M. Titular Bishop of Scebatiana Bishop of Baguio, Philippines

75.2 Retired Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai † Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed Brigido A. Galasgas † Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines

51.8 Appointed Brigido A. Galasgas † Titular Bishop of Leptiminus Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines

52.2 Appointed Rayappu Joseph Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka

46.9 Appointed Norbert Wendelin Mtega Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus

42.1 Appointed Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle Bishop of Koforidua, Ghana Archbishop of Accra, Ghana

64.4 Appointed Yves-Georges-René Ramousse, M.E.P. Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

54.0 Appointed Thomas Savundaranayagam Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

8 Jul 45.7 Appointed Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia Bishop of Palmira, Colombia

45.7 Appointed Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani Bishop of Palmira, Colombia

48.6 Appointed Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

48.6 Appointed Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

65.9 Appointed Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. Bishop of Concepción, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

9 Jul 65.9 Appointed Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B. Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

65.9 Appointed Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Raphanea Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria

71.6 Appointed Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. † Titular Archbishop of Sebaste degli Armeni Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia

52.2 Appointed Louis Pelâtre, A.A. Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey

52.2 Appointed Louis Pelâtre, A.A. Titular Bishop of Sasima Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey

76.9 Retired Guerino Dominique Picchi, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

11 Jul 62.5 Appointed Alejandro Antonio Buccolini, S.D.B. Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed José Andrés Corral Arredondo † Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México

44.5 Ordained Bishop Andrej Imrich Titular Bishop of Castellum Titulianum Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia

27.2 Ordained Priest René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón Priest of Granada, Nicaragua Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua

59.3 Succeeded Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

75.1 Retired Manuel Talamás Camandari † Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México Bishop Emeritus

35.6 Ordained Priest William John Waltersheid Priest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

12 Jul 29.5 Ordained Priest Gaspard Béby Gnéba Priest of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire

29.2 Ordained Priest Jonas Dembélé Priest of San, Mali Bishop of Kayes, Mali

41.9 Ordained Bishop Damião António Franklin Titular Bishop of Falerone Archbishop of Luanda, Angola

32.1 Ordained Priest John Namanzah Niyiring, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine Bishop of Kano, Nigeria

26.1 Ordained Priest Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza Priest of Machala, Ecuador Auxiliary Bishop

13 Jul 65.0 Appointed Juan Antonio Flores Santana Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

14 Jul 54.2 Appointed Daniel Mark Buechlein, O.S.B. Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Archbishop Emeritus

86.4 Died Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. † Prelate Emeritus of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil

50.8 Appointed George Patrick Ziemann † Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA Bishop Emeritus

16 Jul 44.0 Appointed James Foley Bishop of Cairns, Australia

46.1 Appointed Salvatore Gristina Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy Archbishop of Catania, Italy

46.1 Appointed Salvatore Gristina Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia Archbishop of Catania, Italy

17 Jul 57.7 Appointed Lucien Fruchaud Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Clemente José Carlos Isnard, O.S.B. † Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Jul 65.6 Ordained Bishop Maroun Khoury Sader Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

85.4 Died Giuseppe Paupini † Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

21 Jul 70.1 Resigned John Joseph Mulcahy † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

83.6 Died Tomás Francisco Reilly, C.SS.R. † Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic

22 Jul 84.5 Died Thomas Joseph Drury † Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

48.0 Succeeded Polycarp Pengo Cardinal, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

80.0 Retired Laurean Rugambwa † Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

51.7 Ordained Bishop Fouad Boutros Twal Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

24 Jul 83.6 Died Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. † Bishop Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone

61.4 Appointed Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente † Archbishop of Valencia, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

25 Jul 50.2 Appointed Friedhelm Hofmann Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Bishop of Würzburg, Germany

50.2 Appointed Friedhelm Hofmann Titular Bishop of Taddua Bishop of Würzburg, Germany

49.9 Appointed Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo Bishop of Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela

26 Jul 27.6 Ordained Priest Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp. Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

27 Jul 82.4 Died Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Chikwawa, Malawi

30 Jul 54.1 Succeeded Salvatore Boccaccio † Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

63.7 Resigned Nicola Rotunno † Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy Bishop Emeritus

1 Aug 76.0 Retired Rafael Angel González Ramírez † Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

47.1 Appointed Antonio José López Castillo Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

77.4 Died Jérôme Razafindrazaka † Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar

2 Aug 78.4 Died Tomás Vaquero † Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

4 Aug 93.1 Died František Tomášek † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

9 Aug 86.9 Died Francis William Markall, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe

10 Aug 51.4 Appointed Béla Balás Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary Bishop of Kaposvár, Hungary

51.4 Appointed Béla Balás Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Bishop of Kaposvár, Hungary

11 Aug 33.6 Ordained Priest Messias dos Reis Silveira Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil

48.1 Installed Sean Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

14 Aug 25.9 Ordained Priest Habib Chamieh, O.M.M. Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite) Apostolic Administrator of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina

15 Aug 30.7 Ordained Priest Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier Priest of Tamale, Ghana Bishop of Damongo, Ghana

28.4 Ordained Priest Walter Jehowá Heras Segarra, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador

36.0 Ordained Priest Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar

29.3 Ordained Priest Henrique Soares da Costa Priest of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil

19 Aug 53.8 Appointed Dale Joseph Melczek Apostolic Administrator of Gary, Indiana, USA Bishop

90.7 Died Alfredo Rubio Diaz † Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

20 Aug 50.0 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Titular Archbishop of Falerii Apostolic Nuncio to Italy

50.0 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh Apostolic Nuncio to Italy

65.1 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

65.1 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

65.1 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

65.1 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

65.1 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

21 Aug 44.1 Ordained Bishop James Foley Bishop of Cairns, Australia

22 Aug 29.5 Ordained Priest Peter Ebere Okpaleke Priest of Awka, Nigeria Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria

48.8 Ordained Bishop Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

23 Aug 25.8 Professed Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC. Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

28.8 Ordained Priest Luzizila Kiala Priest of Uije, Angola Bishop of Sumbe, Angola

24 Aug 57.4 Appointed Hans-Georg Koitz Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Hans-Georg Koitz Titular Bishop of Cantanus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany

76.4 Retired Heinrich Pachowiak † Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

78.2 Retired Saba Youakim, B.S. † Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan Archbishop Emeritus

25 Aug 42.1 Appointed Isidore Battikha, B.A. Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

42.1 Appointed Isidore Battikha, B.A. Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

26 Aug 53.8 Ordained Bishop Reginald Michael Cawcutt Titular Bishop of Egabro Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa

61.9 Appointed Georges El-Murr, B.C. Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan Archbishop Emeritus

28 Aug 53.7 Appointed Nino Marzoli, C. R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

29 Aug 94.5 Died Juan de Dios López de Victoria † Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico

30 Aug 29.4 Ordained Priest Marcellin Randriamamonjy Priest of Ambositra, Madagascar Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar

66.1 Installed Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. Bishop of Concepción, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 75.0 Died Cletus Francis O’Donnell † Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Jul	95.7	Died	John Baptist Franz †	Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
87.9	Died	Félix-Marie-Honoré Verdet †	Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
4 Jul	32.8	Ordained Priest	Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia
61.0	Died	Piotr Hemperek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
5 Jul	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M.	Prelate of Calama, Chile	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile
61.5	Ordained Bishop	Frédéric Rubwejanga	Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jul	37.5	Incardinated	Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum	Priest of Koforidua, Ghana	Bishop
63.2	Appointed	Dominic Kodwo Andoh †	Archbishop of Accra, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus
65.5	Appointed	Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên	Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M.	Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines	Bishop of Baguio, Philippines
53.4	Appointed	Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M.	Titular Bishop of Scebatiana	Bishop of Baguio, Philippines
75.2	Retired	Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai †	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Brigido A. Galasgas †	Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
51.8	Appointed	Brigido A. Galasgas †	Titular Bishop of Leptiminus	Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
52.2	Appointed	Rayappu Joseph	Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka
46.9	Appointed	Norbert Wendelin Mtega	Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus
42.1	Appointed	Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle	Bishop of Koforidua, Ghana	Archbishop of Accra, Ghana
64.4	Appointed	Yves-Georges-René Ramousse, M.E.P.	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.0	Appointed	Thomas Savundaranayagam	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
8 Jul	45.7	Appointed	Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia
45.7	Appointed	Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil	Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia
48.6	Appointed	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
48.6	Appointed	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
65.9	Appointed	Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I.	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jul	65.9	Appointed	Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B.	Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.9	Appointed	Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Raphanea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
71.6	Appointed	Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Sebaste degli Armeni	Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia
52.2	Appointed	Louis Pelâtre, A.A.	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
52.2	Appointed	Louis Pelâtre, A.A.	Titular Bishop of Sasima	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
76.9	Retired	Guerino Dominique Picchi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
11 Jul	62.5	Appointed	Alejandro Antonio Buccolini, S.D.B.	Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	José Andrés Corral Arredondo †	Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Andrej Imrich	Titular Bishop of Castellum Titulianum	Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
27.2	Ordained Priest	René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón	Priest of Granada, Nicaragua	Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua
59.3	Succeeded	Juan Sandoval Íñiguez	Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
75.1	Retired	Manuel Talamás Camandari †	Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México	Bishop Emeritus
35.6	Ordained Priest	William John Waltersheid	Priest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
12 Jul	29.5	Ordained Priest	Gaspard Béby Gnéba	Priest of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire
29.2	Ordained Priest	Jonas Dembélé	Priest of San, Mali	Bishop of Kayes, Mali
41.9	Ordained Bishop	Damião António Franklin	Titular Bishop of Falerone	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola
32.1	Ordained Priest	John Namanzah Niyiring, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Kano, Nigeria
26.1	Ordained Priest	Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza	Priest of Machala, Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop
13 Jul	65.0	Appointed	Juan Antonio Flores Santana	Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
14 Jul	54.2	Appointed	Daniel Mark Buechlein, O.S.B.	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
86.4	Died	Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. †	Prelate Emeritus of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil
50.8	Appointed	George Patrick Ziemann †	Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jul	44.0	Appointed	James Foley	Bishop of Cairns, Australia
46.1	Appointed	Salvatore Gristina	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy	Archbishop of Catania, Italy
46.1	Appointed	Salvatore Gristina	Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia	Archbishop of Catania, Italy
17 Jul	57.7	Appointed	Lucien Fruchaud	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Clemente José Carlos Isnard, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jul	65.6	Ordained Bishop	Maroun Khoury Sader	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
85.4	Died	Giuseppe Paupini †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
21 Jul	70.1	Resigned	John Joseph Mulcahy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
83.6	Died	Tomás Francisco Reilly, C.SS.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
22 Jul	84.5	Died	Thomas Joseph Drury †	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
48.0	Succeeded	Polycarp Pengo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
80.0	Retired	Laurean Rugambwa †	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Fouad Boutros Twal	Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia	Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
24 Jul	83.6	Died	Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. †	Bishop Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone
61.4	Appointed	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25 Jul	50.2	Appointed	Friedhelm Hofmann	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
50.2	Appointed	Friedhelm Hofmann	Titular Bishop of Taddua	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
49.9	Appointed	Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo	Bishop of Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela	Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela
26 Jul	27.6	Ordained Priest	Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp.	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Jul	82.4	Died	Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chikwawa, Malawi
30 Jul	54.1	Succeeded	Salvatore Boccaccio †	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
63.7	Resigned	Nicola Rotunno †	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
1 Aug	76.0	Retired	Rafael Angel González Ramírez †	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
47.1	Appointed	Antonio José López Castillo	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela	Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
77.4	Died	Jérôme Razafindrazaka †	Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar
2 Aug	78.4	Died	Tomás Vaquero †	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 Aug	93.1	Died	František Tomášek †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
9 Aug	86.9	Died	Francis William Markall, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
10 Aug	51.4	Appointed	Béla Balás	Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Bishop of Kaposvár, Hungary
51.4	Appointed	Béla Balás	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Bishop of Kaposvár, Hungary
11 Aug	33.6	Ordained Priest	Messias dos Reis Silveira	Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil
48.1	Installed	Sean Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
14 Aug	25.9	Ordained Priest	Habib Chamieh, O.M.M.	Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)	Apostolic Administrator of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina
15 Aug	30.7	Ordained Priest	Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier	Priest of Tamale, Ghana	Bishop of Damongo, Ghana
28.4	Ordained Priest	Walter Jehowá Heras Segarra, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador
36.0	Ordained Priest	Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar
29.3	Ordained Priest	Henrique Soares da Costa	Priest of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
19 Aug	53.8	Appointed	Dale Joseph Melczek	Apostolic Administrator of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop
90.7	Died	Alfredo Rubio Diaz †	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
20 Aug	50.0	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Titular Archbishop of Falerii	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy
50.0	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy
65.1	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
65.1	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
65.1	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
65.1	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
65.1	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
21 Aug	44.1	Ordained Bishop	James Foley	Bishop of Cairns, Australia
22 Aug	29.5	Ordained Priest	Peter Ebere Okpaleke	Priest of Awka, Nigeria	Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
23 Aug	25.8	Professed	Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
28.8	Ordained Priest	Luzizila Kiala	Priest of Uije, Angola	Bishop of Sumbe, Angola
24 Aug	57.4	Appointed	Hans-Georg Koitz	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Hans-Georg Koitz	Titular Bishop of Cantanus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
76.4	Retired	Heinrich Pachowiak †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
78.2	Retired	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Aug	42.1	Appointed	Isidore Battikha, B.A.	Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
42.1	Appointed	Isidore Battikha, B.A.	Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
26 Aug	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Reginald Michael Cawcutt	Titular Bishop of Egabro	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
61.9	Appointed	Georges El-Murr, B.C.	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Aug	53.7	Appointed	Nino Marzoli, C. R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
29 Aug	94.5	Died	Juan de Dios López de Victoria †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
30 Aug	29.4	Ordained Priest	Marcellin Randriamamonjy	Priest of Ambositra, Madagascar	Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar
66.1	Installed	Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I.	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	75.0	Died	Cletus Francis O’Donnell †	Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA