The Year of Our Lord 1997

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul 85.9 Appointed [James Zhao Zi-ping (Chao Ziping)] † Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China

2 Jul 81.1 Died Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

3 Jul 53.2 Appointed Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. Bishop of Romblon, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines

88.8 Died André Jacques, C.I.C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

4 Jul 55.6 Appointed Jean-Michel Alain di Falco Léandri Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Bishop Emeritus of Gap-Embrun, France

55.6 Appointed Jean-Michel Alain di Falco Léandri Titular Bishop of Vallis Bishop Emeritus of Gap-Embrun, France

44.1 Appointed Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

44.1 Appointed Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas Titular Bishop of Naraggara Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

32.8 Ordained Priest Prosper Balthazar Lyimo Priest of Arusha, Tanzania Auxiliary Bishop

5 Jul 48.2 Appointed Josip Bozanić Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

55.1 Appointed Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Caguas, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

59.4 Appointed Marko Culej † Bishop of Varaždin, Croatia

50.6 Ordained Bishop Adolfo González Montes Bishop of Ávila, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Almería, Spain

37.3 Incardinated Vjekoslav Huzjak Priest of Varaždin, Croatia Bishop of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia

78.2 Retired Franjo Kuharić † Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

27.2 Ordained Priest Christopher Naseri-Mutiti Naseri Priest of Calabar, Nigeria Auxiliary Bishop

28.0 Perpetual Vows Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C. Member of Consolata Missionaries Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia

29.4 Ordained Priest Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar

50.1 Appointed Antun Škvorčević Bishop of Požega, Croatia Bishop Emeritus

6 Jul 50.7 Ordained Bishop Luís Flávio Cappio, O.F.M. Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

26.2 Ordained Priest Paul Dempsey Priest of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland

28.0 Ordained Priest Denilson Geraldo, S.A.C. Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

74.5 Retired Louis Nganga a Ndzando † Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Succeeded Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

28.2 Ordained Priest Xavier Novell Gomà Priest of Solsona, Spain

85.2 Died László Tóth † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary

7 Jul 57.0 Appointed Paul Gregory Bootkoski Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

57.0 Appointed Paul Gregory Bootkoski Titular Bishop of Zarna Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

86.5 Died José Manuel Piña Torres † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México

28.6 Ordained Priest Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. Priest of Xaverian Missionary Fathers Bishop of Padang, Indonesia

8 Jul 60.5 Appointed Vincent DePaul Breen † Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Patrick Hoogmartens Coadjutor Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium Bishop

76.6 Resigned Edward Thomas Hughes † Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

57.7 Appointed Mario Melanio Medina Salinas Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus

67.6 Appointed Oriano Quilici † Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

67.6 Appointed Oriano Quilici † Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

54.7 Appointed William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez Prefect of Leticia, Colombia Prefect Emeritus

9 Jul 59.8 Appointed Erwin Josef Ender † Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany

59.8 Appointed Erwin Josef Ender † Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany

59.8 Appointed Erwin Josef Ender † Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany

25.0 Professed Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P. Member of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia

48.0 Appointed Joseph Fred Naumann Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

48.0 Appointed Joseph Fred Naumann Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

51.8 Appointed Hans Schwemmer † Titular Archbishop of Rebellum Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

51.8 Appointed Hans Schwemmer † Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

51.8 Appointed Hans Schwemmer † Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

52.3 Appointed Michael John Sheridan † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

52.3 Appointed Michael John Sheridan † Titular Bishop of Thibiuca Bishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

10 Jul 78.8 Died José Costa Campos † Bishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

68.5 Resigned Bede Vincent Heather † Bishop of Parramatta, Australia Bishop Emeritus

31.1 Ordained Priest Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci Priest of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

63.6 Appointed Kevin Michael Manning Bishop of Parramatta, Australia Bishop Emeritus

26.8 Ordained Priest Vincenzo Viva Priest of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy Bishop of Albano, Italy

11 Jul 53.8 Installed Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

84.3 Died Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F. † Prelate Emeritus of Alto Sinú, Colombia

12 Jul 32.7 Ordained Priest Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A. Priest of Society of African Missions Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic

36.5 Ordained Priest Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Óbidos, Para, Brazil

17.4 Entered Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia

50.4 Appointed Juan María Leonardi Villasmil † Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela

31.5 Ordained Priest Joseph Roman Mlola, ALCP/OSS Priest of Opus Spiritus Sancti Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania

29.7 Ordained Priest Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M. Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

31.9 Ordained Priest Beatus Christian Urassa, ALCP/OSS Priest of Opus Spiritus Sancti Bishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania

39.8 Incardinated Tomás Jesús Zárraga Colmenares Priest of Punto Fijo, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela

13 Jul 62.8 Ordained Bishop Peter Lin Jiashan † Coadjutor Bishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China Archbishop

14 Jul 95.1 Died Jesús Serrano Pastor, C.M.F. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Darién, Panama

15 Jul 43.1 Appointed Francisco Carlos Bach Administrator of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

76.8 Died José Guerra Campos † Bishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Spain

16 Jul 75.1 Retired Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile

32.3 Ordained Priest Thomas John Kiangio Priest of Tanga, Tanzania Bishop

45.5 Appointed Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P. Apostolic Administrator of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia Prefect Emeritus

17 Jul 38.7 Ordained Bishop Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India

19 Jul 35.1 Ordained Priest John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana

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

20 Jul 55.9 Died Eduardo Ernesto Fuentes Duarte † Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala

30.6 Ordained Priest Jovitus Francis Mwijage Priest of Bukoba, Tanzania Bishop

70.3 Ordained Bishop Jozef Zlatňanský † Titular Bishop of Mons Faliscus Secretary Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

22 Jul 76.9 Retired Jean Marcel Honoré † Archbishop of Tours, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

59.4 Appointed Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. † Archbishop of Tours, France

53.6 Appointed Leonardo Sandri Titular Archbishop of Aemona Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

53.6 Appointed Leonardo Sandri Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

23 Jul 60.3 Installed Peter Joseph Connors Bishop of Ballarat, Australia Bishop Emeritus

76.6 Retired Maximos Salloum † Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel Archbishop Emeritus

25 Jul 67.1 Appointed Paolo (Pietro) Lunardon, O.S.B. † Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy Abbot Emeritus

26 Jul 80.4 Died Langton Douglas Fox † Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain

35.6 Ordained Priest François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A. Priest of Society of African Missions Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé, Benin

33.0 Ordained Priest Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Archbishop of Garoua, Cameroon

27 Jul 44.1 Ordained Bishop John (Roman) Fang Xing Yao Bishop of Linyi [Ichow], China

50.4 Ordained Bishop Peter Turang Coadjutor Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus

28 Jul 46.1 Ordained Bishop Georg Müller, SS.CC. † Prelate of Trondheim, Norway Prelate Emeritus

29 Jul 62.9 Appointed Jacques Maurice Faivre † Bishop of Le Mans, France Bishop Emeritus

50.6 Appointed Joseph Serge Miot † Coadjutor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti Archbishop

30 Jul 52.5 Appointed Valério Breda, S.D.B. † Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

69.7 Died José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

76.0 Retired Peter Dubovský, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

31 Jul 45.4 Ordained Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México

75.2 Retired Luigi Barbarito † Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

66.1 Appointed Pablo Puente Buces † Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

5 Aug 36.0 Ordained Deacon Michele Petruzzelli, O.S.B. Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy

6 Aug 59.7 Appointed Mario Paciello Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Resigned Agostino Superbo Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

46.0 Ordained Bishop Romulo Geolina Valles Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines Archbishop of Davao, Philippines

8 Aug 52.1 Appointed Aloysius Balina † Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania

80.2 Died Augusto Carvalho † Bishop Emeritus of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

9 Aug 59.9 Appointed Erwin Josef Ender † Apostolic Administrator of Estonia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany

28.5 Ordained Priest Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya Priest of Chilaw, Sri Lanka Bishop

12 Aug 74.5 Resigned Joseph Thomas Dimino † Archbishop of United States of America, Military Archbishop Emeritus

58.3 Succeeded Edwin Frederick O’Brien Archbishop of United States of America, Military Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

14 Aug 53.6 Appointed Gyula Márfi Archbishop of Veszprém, Hungary Archbishop Emeritus

46.0 Appointed Adalberto Martínez Flores Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay Cardinal, Archbishop

46.0 Appointed Adalberto Martínez Flores Titular Bishop of Tatilti Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay

31.1 Ordained Deacon Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola Deacon of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop

75.7 Retired József Szendi † Archbishop of Veszprém, Hungary Archbishop Emeritus

15 Aug 30.8 Ordained Priest Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán Priest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop

26.8 Ordained Priest Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes Priest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop

16 Aug 87.6 Died Gebhard (Ferdinand) Koberger, C.R.S.A. † Abbot Primate Emeritus of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine

24.3 Solemn Vows Marián Andrej Pacák, C.SS.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada

18 Aug 69.8 Died Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. † Bishop of Trapani, Italy

78.6 Died Joseph S. Thumma † Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India

19 Aug 26.9 Ordained Priest Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine

48.2 Appointed Daniel Nicholas DiNardo Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

20 Aug 50.4 Appointed Juan Vargas Aruquipa Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

21 Aug 53.3 Ordained Bishop Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. Bishop of Romblon, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines

54.1 Appointed Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † Coadjutor Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela

63.8 Installed Kevin Michael Manning Bishop of Parramatta, Australia Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Died Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru † Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

22 Aug 36.4 Perpetual Vows Marek Andrzej Inglot, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

53.5 Ordained Bishop Paul Maipan Bishop of Khammam, India Bishop Emeritus

47.1 Ordained Bishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

23 Aug 78.4 Died Joseph Irimpen † Bishop Emeritus of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India

24.5 Ordained Priest Valter Magno de Carvalho Priest of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

24 Aug 28.1 Professed Bashar Matti Warda, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq

25 Aug 66.0 Ordained Bishop Robert Anthony Brucato † Titular Bishop of Temuniana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

72.4 Died Jean-Georges Deledicque † Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France

27.8 Solemn Vows Rayarala Vijay Kumar, P.I.M.E. Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop of Srikakulam, India

26 Aug 63.1 Appointed Eugenio Sbarbaro Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Antilles Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Serbia

27 Aug 54.0 Ordained Bishop John Raymond Gaydos Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Czesław Stanula, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

28 Aug 70.2 Died António Francisco Marques, O.F.M. † Bishop of Santarém, Portugal

23.5 Solemn Vows Teodor (Taras) Martynyuk, M.S.U. Member of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian) Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

29 Aug 75.5 Retired Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. † Bishop of Baroda, India Bishop Emeritus

40.0 Appointed Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich Bishop of Kenya, Military Bishop of Kericho, Kenya

53.8 Appointed Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. † Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

74.5 Retired Maurice Michael Otunga † Bishop of Kenya, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

50.9 Appointed Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. Bishop of Baroda, India Bishop Emeritus

30 Aug 50.5 Installed Juan María Leonardi Villasmil † Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela

59.4 Appointed Silvano Montevecchi † Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

25.9 Ordained Priest Bruno Varriano, O.F.M. Priest of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

31 Aug 27.8 Ordained Priest Vasile Bizău Priest of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania Bishop

65.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. † Bishop of Mongu, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

62.2 Ordained Bishop Benito Gennaro Franceschetti † Archbishop of Fermo, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	85.9	Appointed	[James Zhao Zi-ping (Chao Ziping)] †	Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
2 Jul	81.1	Died	Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
3 Jul	53.2	Appointed	Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D.	Bishop of Romblon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines
88.8	Died	André Jacques, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
4 Jul	55.6	Appointed	Jean-Michel Alain di Falco Léandri	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Bishop Emeritus of Gap-Embrun, France
55.6	Appointed	Jean-Michel Alain di Falco Léandri	Titular Bishop of Vallis	Bishop Emeritus of Gap-Embrun, France
44.1	Appointed	Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
44.1	Appointed	Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas	Titular Bishop of Naraggara	Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
32.8	Ordained Priest	Prosper Balthazar Lyimo	Priest of Arusha, Tanzania	Auxiliary Bishop
5 Jul	48.2	Appointed	Josip Bozanić	Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
55.1	Appointed	Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Caguas, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
59.4	Appointed	Marko Culej †	Bishop of Varaždin, Croatia
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Adolfo González Montes	Bishop of Ávila, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Almería, Spain
37.3	Incardinated	Vjekoslav Huzjak	Priest of Varaždin, Croatia	Bishop of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia
78.2	Retired	Franjo Kuharić †	Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
27.2	Ordained Priest	Christopher Naseri-Mutiti Naseri	Priest of Calabar, Nigeria	Auxiliary Bishop
28.0	Perpetual Vows	Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia
29.4	Ordained Priest	Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar
50.1	Appointed	Antun Škvorčević	Bishop of Požega, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jul	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Luís Flávio Cappio, O.F.M.	Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
26.2	Ordained Priest	Paul Dempsey	Priest of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
28.0	Ordained Priest	Denilson Geraldo, S.A.C.	Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
74.5	Retired	Louis Nganga a Ndzando †	Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Succeeded	Louis Nkinga Bondala, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
28.2	Ordained Priest	Xavier Novell Gomà	Priest of Solsona, Spain
85.2	Died	László Tóth †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
7 Jul	57.0	Appointed	Paul Gregory Bootkoski	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
57.0	Appointed	Paul Gregory Bootkoski	Titular Bishop of Zarna	Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
86.5	Died	José Manuel Piña Torres †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México
28.6	Ordained Priest	Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X.	Priest of Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Bishop of Padang, Indonesia
8 Jul	60.5	Appointed	Vincent DePaul Breen †	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Patrick Hoogmartens	Coadjutor Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium	Bishop
76.6	Resigned	Edward Thomas Hughes †	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
57.7	Appointed	Mario Melanio Medina Salinas	Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus
67.6	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
67.6	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
54.7	Appointed	William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez	Prefect of Leticia, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
9 Jul	59.8	Appointed	Erwin Josef Ender †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
59.8	Appointed	Erwin Josef Ender †	Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
59.8	Appointed	Erwin Josef Ender †	Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
25.0	Professed	Juan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia
48.0	Appointed	Joseph Fred Naumann	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
48.0	Appointed	Joseph Fred Naumann	Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla	Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
51.8	Appointed	Hans Schwemmer †	Titular Archbishop of Rebellum	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
51.8	Appointed	Hans Schwemmer †	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
51.8	Appointed	Hans Schwemmer †	Apostolic Nuncio to Solomon Islands	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
52.3	Appointed	Michael John Sheridan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
52.3	Appointed	Michael John Sheridan †	Titular Bishop of Thibiuca	Bishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
10 Jul	78.8	Died	José Costa Campos †	Bishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
68.5	Resigned	Bede Vincent Heather †	Bishop of Parramatta, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
31.1	Ordained Priest	Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci	Priest of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
63.6	Appointed	Kevin Michael Manning	Bishop of Parramatta, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
26.8	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Viva	Priest of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy	Bishop of Albano, Italy
11 Jul	53.8	Installed	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I.	Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
84.3	Died	Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F. †	Prelate Emeritus of Alto Sinú, Colombia
12 Jul	32.7	Ordained Priest	Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A.	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic
36.5	Ordained Priest	Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
17.4	Entered	Mykola Bychok, C.SS.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
50.4	Appointed	Juan María Leonardi Villasmil †	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
31.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Roman Mlola, ALCP/OSS	Priest of Opus Spiritus Sancti	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania
29.7	Ordained Priest	Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M.	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
31.9	Ordained Priest	Beatus Christian Urassa, ALCP/OSS	Priest of Opus Spiritus Sancti	Bishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania
39.8	Incardinated	Tomás Jesús Zárraga Colmenares	Priest of Punto Fijo, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela
13 Jul	62.8	Ordained Bishop	Peter Lin Jiashan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China	Archbishop
14 Jul	95.1	Died	Jesús Serrano Pastor, C.M.F. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Darién, Panama
15 Jul	43.1	Appointed	Francisco Carlos Bach	Administrator of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
76.8	Died	José Guerra Campos †	Bishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Spain
16 Jul	75.1	Retired	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile
32.3	Ordained Priest	Thomas John Kiangio	Priest of Tanga, Tanzania	Bishop
45.5	Appointed	Antonysamy Susairaj, M.E.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia	Prefect Emeritus
17 Jul	38.7	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal	Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania	Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
19 Jul	35.1	Ordained Priest	John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic of Donkorkrom, Ghana
81.8	Died	Guerino Dominique Picchi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
20 Jul	55.9	Died	Eduardo Ernesto Fuentes Duarte †	Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala
30.6	Ordained Priest	Jovitus Francis Mwijage	Priest of Bukoba, Tanzania	Bishop
70.3	Ordained Bishop	Jozef Zlatňanský †	Titular Bishop of Mons Faliscus	Secretary Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
22 Jul	76.9	Retired	Jean Marcel Honoré †	Archbishop of Tours, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
59.4	Appointed	Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. †	Archbishop of Tours, France
53.6	Appointed	Leonardo Sandri	Titular Archbishop of Aemona	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
53.6	Appointed	Leonardo Sandri	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
23 Jul	60.3	Installed	Peter Joseph Connors	Bishop of Ballarat, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
76.6	Retired	Maximos Salloum †	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Jul	67.1	Appointed	Paolo (Pietro) Lunardon, O.S.B. †	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
26 Jul	80.4	Died	Langton Douglas Fox †	Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
35.6	Ordained Priest	François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A.	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé, Benin
33.0	Ordained Priest	Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Archbishop of Garoua, Cameroon
27 Jul	44.1	Ordained Bishop	John (Roman) Fang Xing Yao	Bishop of Linyi [Ichow], China
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Peter Turang	Coadjutor Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Jul	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Georg Müller, SS.CC. †	Prelate of Trondheim, Norway	Prelate Emeritus
29 Jul	62.9	Appointed	Jacques Maurice Faivre †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Bishop Emeritus
50.6	Appointed	Joseph Serge Miot †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti	Archbishop
30 Jul	52.5	Appointed	Valério Breda, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
69.7	Died	José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
76.0	Retired	Peter Dubovský, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 Jul	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez	Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
75.2	Retired	Luigi Barbarito †	Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
66.1	Appointed	Pablo Puente Buces †	Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
5 Aug	36.0	Ordained Deacon	Michele Petruzzelli, O.S.B.	Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
6 Aug	59.7	Appointed	Mario Paciello	Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Resigned	Agostino Superbo	Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Romulo Geolina Valles	Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines	Archbishop of Davao, Philippines
8 Aug	52.1	Appointed	Aloysius Balina †	Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania
80.2	Died	Augusto Carvalho †	Bishop Emeritus of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
9 Aug	59.9	Appointed	Erwin Josef Ender †	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
28.5	Ordained Priest	Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya	Priest of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop
12 Aug	74.5	Resigned	Joseph Thomas Dimino †	Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
58.3	Succeeded	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
14 Aug	53.6	Appointed	Gyula Márfi	Archbishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay	Cardinal, Archbishop
46.0	Appointed	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Titular Bishop of Tatilti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
31.1	Ordained Deacon	Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola	Deacon of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop
75.7	Retired	József Szendi †	Archbishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Aug	30.8	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán	Priest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop
26.8	Ordained Priest	Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes	Priest of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop
16 Aug	87.6	Died	Gebhard (Ferdinand) Koberger, C.R.S.A. †	Abbot Primate Emeritus of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. Augustine
24.3	Solemn Vows	Marián Andrej Pacák, C.SS.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada
18 Aug	69.8	Died	Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
78.6	Died	Joseph S. Thumma †	Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India
19 Aug	26.9	Ordained Priest	Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine
48.2	Appointed	Daniel Nicholas DiNardo	Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
20 Aug	50.4	Appointed	Juan Vargas Aruquipa	Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
21 Aug	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D.	Bishop of Romblon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines
54.1	Appointed	Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo †	Coadjutor Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
63.8	Installed	Kevin Michael Manning	Bishop of Parramatta, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Died	Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru †	Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22 Aug	36.4	Perpetual Vows	Marek Andrzej Inglot, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul Maipan	Bishop of Khammam, India	Bishop Emeritus
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
23 Aug	78.4	Died	Joseph Irimpen †	Bishop Emeritus of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India
24.5	Ordained Priest	Valter Magno de Carvalho	Priest of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
24 Aug	28.1	Professed	Bashar Matti Warda, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
25 Aug	66.0	Ordained Bishop	Robert Anthony Brucato †	Titular Bishop of Temuniana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
72.4	Died	Jean-Georges Deledicque †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France
27.8	Solemn Vows	Rayarala Vijay Kumar, P.I.M.E.	Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop of Srikakulam, India
26 Aug	63.1	Appointed	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Serbia
27 Aug	54.0	Ordained Bishop	John Raymond Gaydos	Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Czesław Stanula, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
28 Aug	70.2	Died	António Francisco Marques, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Santarém, Portugal
23.5	Solemn Vows	Teodor (Taras) Martynyuk, M.S.U.	Member of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)	Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
29 Aug	75.5	Retired	Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. †	Bishop of Baroda, India	Bishop Emeritus
40.0	Appointed	Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich	Bishop of Kenya, Military	Bishop of Kericho, Kenya
53.8	Appointed	Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M.	Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Herman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
74.5	Retired	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Bishop of Kenya, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
50.9	Appointed	Godfrey de Rozario, S.J.	Bishop of Baroda, India	Bishop Emeritus
30 Aug	50.5	Installed	Juan María Leonardi Villasmil †	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
59.4	Appointed	Silvano Montevecchi †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
25.9	Ordained Priest	Bruno Varriano, O.F.M.	Priest of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
31 Aug	27.8	Ordained Priest	Vasile Bizău	Priest of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania	Bishop
65.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Mongu, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
62.2	Ordained Bishop	Benito Gennaro Franceschetti †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy

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