The Year of Our Lord 2003

Bishop Events

June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jun 60.3 Appointed Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

1 Jun 61.7 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Guerrini Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

55.4 Installed Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández Archbishop of Granada, Spain

3 Jun 51.3 Ordained Bishop Martin Kivuva Musonde Bishop of Machakos, Kenya

4 Jun 61.8 Appointed José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. Bishop of Juazeiro, Baia, Brazil

56.7 Appointed Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Archbishop

53.5 Appointed Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica

77.2 Retired José Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R. Bishop of Juazeiro, Baia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

61.3 Ordained Bishop Richard Stephen Seminack Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA

5 Jun 74.3 Retired Luigi Conti Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

74.3 Retired Luigi Conti Apostolic Nuncio to Libya Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta

66.0 Appointed Félix del Blanco Prieto Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities

64.4 Resigned James Edward Fitzgerald † Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

6 Jun 94.7 Died Adalbert Boros † Titular Archbishop of Ressiana

7 Jun 54.6 Installed Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar

53.5 Appointed Juan Alberto Puiggari Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina

75.1 Retired Agustín Alejo Román Rodríguez Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

39.4 Ordained Bishop Vitaliy Skomarovskyi Titular Bishop of Bencenna Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine

8 Jun 53.3 Ordained Bishop Callistus Rubaramira Bishop of Kabale, Uganda

9 Jun 49.8 Installed Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. Bishop of Ełk, Poland

73.8 Died Barthélémy Nguyên Son Lâm, P.S.S. † Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam

88.5 Died Angelo Palmas † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada

10 Jun 62.7 Appointed Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Apostolic Nuncio to Other

76.1 Retired José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia

11 Jun 64.8 Appointed Nestor Celestial Cariño Auxiliary Bishop of Daet, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

64.8 Appointed Nestor Celestial Cariño Titular Bishop of Acholla Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

55.9 Ordained Bishop Claude Champagne, O.M.I. Titular Bishop of Sufasar Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

46.9 Appointed Buenaventura Malayo Famadico Bishop of Gumaca, Philippines

55.6 Appointed Zacharias Cenita Jimenez Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan, Philippines

55.6 Appointed Zacharias Cenita Jimenez Titular Bishop of Arba Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan, Philippines

51.9 Appointed Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

51.9 Appointed Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

47.2 Appointed Dimas Lara Barbosa Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

47.2 Appointed Dimas Lara Barbosa Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

67.3 Succeeded Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P. Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico

62.5 Ordained Bishop Dominic Mai Luong Titular Bishop of Cebarades Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA

66.2 Appointed Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines

75.2 Retired Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras † Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc Bishop of Romblon, Philippines

12 Jun 63.0 Installed Raymond John Lahey Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

13 Jun 46.8 Appointed Román Casanova Casanova Bishop of Vic, Spain

75.5 Retired José María Guix Ferreres Bishop of Vic, Spain Bishop Emeritus

14 Jun 52.1 Ordained Bishop Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia

15 Jun 45.0 Ordained Bishop Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique

44.6 Ordained Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Bishop of Fort Portal, Uganda

16 Jun 64.9 Appointed Robert Zollitsch Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

18 Jun 41.2 Appointed Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite), Canada

67.6 Resigned Thomas Joseph O’Brien Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed Michael Jarboe Sheehan Apostolic Administrator of Phoenix, Arizona, USA Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

20 Jun 75.5 Retired Ottorino Pietro Alberti Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

60.4 Appointed Angelo Bagnasco Archbishop of Italy, Military Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy

67.0 Appointed Giuseppe Mani Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy

21 Jun 74.8 Retired Peter Chung Hoan Ting Archbishop of Kuching, Malaysia Archbishop Emeritus

44.2 Ordained Bishop Cristián Contreras Villarroel Titular Bishop of Illiberi Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

47.4 Appointed Eduardo Horacio García Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

47.4 Appointed Eduardo Horacio García Titular Bishop of Ipagro Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

56.3 Appointed John Ha Tiong Hock Archbishop of Kuching, Malaysia

44.0 Ordained Bishop Jeno Schönberger Bishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania

62.0 Appointed Antonio Realubin Tobias Apostolic Administrator of Novaliches, Philippines Bishop

23 Jun 85.2 Died Simeon O. Valerio, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines

24 Jun 66.0 Appointed Félix del Blanco Prieto Apostolic Nuncio to Libya Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities

59.2 Appointed Renzo Fratini Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

25 Jun 56.6 Succeeded Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil

75.1 Retired Luíz Eugênio Pérez Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

84.1 Died Raymond Roy † Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada

27 Jun 51.4 Ordained Bishop Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón Bishop of Vélez, Colombia

45.8 Appointed Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

45.8 Appointed Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. Titular Bishop of Ucres Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

49.7 Appointed Patrick Christopher Pinder Auxiliary Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles Archbishop

49.7 Appointed Patrick Christopher Pinder Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae Archbishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles

53.1 Appointed Ismael Rueda Sierra Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia

28 Jun 48.0 Appointed Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández Auxiliary Bishop of Salto, Uruguay

48.0 Appointed Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández Titular Bishop of Ampora Auxiliary Bishop of Salto, Uruguay

45.9 Ordained Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana

62.5 Appointed Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines

76.9 Retired Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D. Prelate of Infanta, Philippines Prelate Emeritus

51.2 Ordained Bishop Peter Martin Musikuwa Bishop of Chikwawa, Malawi

54.7 Appointed Honesto F. Ongtioco Bishop of Cubao, Philippines

67.7 Appointed Francisco C. San Diego Bishop of Pasig, Philippines

56.9 Appointed Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. Prelate of Infanta, Philippines

29 Jun 45.0 Installed Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M. Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique

57.3 Ordained Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreux Bishop of Pontoise, France

55.5 Ordained Bishop Ernest Sambou Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

55.5 Installed Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa

30 Jun 70.5 Resigned Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

57.5 Succeeded José Lai Hung-seng Bishop of Macau, China

75.2 Retired Domingos Lam Ka Tseung Bishop of Macau, China Bishop Emeritus

46.7 Appointed Datus Hilarion Lega Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jun	60.3	Appointed	Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
1 Jun	61.7	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Guerrini	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
55.4	Installed	Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
3 Jun	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Martin Kivuva Musonde	Bishop of Machakos, Kenya
4 Jun	61.8	Appointed	José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A.	Bishop of Juazeiro, Baia, Brazil
56.7	Appointed	Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Archbishop
53.5	Appointed	Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén	Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
77.2	Retired	José Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Juazeiro, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
61.3	Ordained Bishop	Richard Stephen Seminack	Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
5 Jun	74.3	Retired	Luigi Conti	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
74.3	Retired	Luigi Conti	Apostolic Nuncio to Libya	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
66.0	Appointed	Félix del Blanco Prieto	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities
64.4	Resigned	James Edward Fitzgerald †	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
6 Jun	94.7	Died	Adalbert Boros †	Titular Archbishop of Ressiana
7 Jun	54.6	Installed	Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
53.5	Appointed	Juan Alberto Puiggari	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
75.1	Retired	Agustín Alejo Román Rodríguez	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
39.4	Ordained Bishop	Vitaliy Skomarovskyi	Titular Bishop of Bencenna	Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
8 Jun	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Callistus Rubaramira	Bishop of Kabale, Uganda
9 Jun	49.8	Installed	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
73.8	Died	Barthélémy Nguyên Son Lâm, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam
88.5	Died	Angelo Palmas †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
10 Jun	62.7	Appointed	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Apostolic Nuncio to Other
76.1	Retired	José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui	Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F.	Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia
11 Jun	64.8	Appointed	Nestor Celestial Cariño	Auxiliary Bishop of Daet, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
64.8	Appointed	Nestor Celestial Cariño	Titular Bishop of Acholla	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Claude Champagne, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Sufasar	Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
46.9	Appointed	Buenaventura Malayo Famadico	Bishop of Gumaca, Philippines
55.6	Appointed	Zacharias Cenita Jimenez	Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
55.6	Appointed	Zacharias Cenita Jimenez	Titular Bishop of Arba	Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
51.9	Appointed	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
51.9	Appointed	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
47.2	Appointed	Dimas Lara Barbosa	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
47.2	Appointed	Dimas Lara Barbosa	Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
67.3	Succeeded	Félix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P.	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Mai Luong	Titular Bishop of Cebarades	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA
66.2	Appointed	Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines
75.2	Retired	Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras †	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc	Bishop of Romblon, Philippines
12 Jun	63.0	Installed	Raymond John Lahey	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
13 Jun	46.8	Appointed	Román Casanova Casanova	Bishop of Vic, Spain
75.5	Retired	José María Guix Ferreres	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jun	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo	Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia
15 Jun	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.	Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique	Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
44.6	Ordained Bishop	Robert Muhiirwa	Bishop of Fort Portal, Uganda
16 Jun	64.9	Appointed	Robert Zollitsch	Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
18 Jun	41.2	Appointed	Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S.	Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite), Canada
67.6	Resigned	Thomas Joseph O’Brien	Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	Michael Jarboe Sheehan	Apostolic Administrator of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
20 Jun	75.5	Retired	Ottorino Pietro Alberti	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	Angelo Bagnasco	Archbishop of Italy, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
67.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Mani	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
21 Jun	74.8	Retired	Peter Chung Hoan Ting	Archbishop of Kuching, Malaysia	Archbishop Emeritus
44.2	Ordained Bishop	Cristián Contreras Villarroel	Titular Bishop of Illiberi	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
47.4	Appointed	Eduardo Horacio García	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
47.4	Appointed	Eduardo Horacio García	Titular Bishop of Ipagro	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
56.3	Appointed	John Ha Tiong Hock	Archbishop of Kuching, Malaysia
44.0	Ordained Bishop	Jeno Schönberger	Bishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
62.0	Appointed	Antonio Realubin Tobias	Apostolic Administrator of Novaliches, Philippines	Bishop
23 Jun	85.2	Died	Simeon O. Valerio, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
24 Jun	66.0	Appointed	Félix del Blanco Prieto	Apostolic Nuncio to Libya	Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities
59.2	Appointed	Renzo Fratini	Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste	Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria
25 Jun	56.6	Succeeded	Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S.	Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
75.1	Retired	Luíz Eugênio Pérez	Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
84.1	Died	Raymond Roy †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada
27 Jun	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Luis Albeiro Cortés Rendón	Bishop of Vélez, Colombia
45.8	Appointed	Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
45.8	Appointed	Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.	Titular Bishop of Ucres	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
49.7	Appointed	Patrick Christopher Pinder	Auxiliary Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Archbishop
49.7	Appointed	Patrick Christopher Pinder	Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae	Archbishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles
53.1	Appointed	Ismael Rueda Sierra	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
28 Jun	48.0	Appointed	Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández	Auxiliary Bishop of Salto, Uruguay
48.0	Appointed	Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández	Titular Bishop of Ampora	Auxiliary Bishop of Salto, Uruguay
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi	Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana
62.5	Appointed	Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.	Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines
76.9	Retired	Julio Xavier Labayen, O.C.D.	Prelate of Infanta, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Peter Martin Musikuwa	Bishop of Chikwawa, Malawi
54.7	Appointed	Honesto F. Ongtioco	Bishop of Cubao, Philippines
67.7	Appointed	Francisco C. San Diego	Bishop of Pasig, Philippines
56.9	Appointed	Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.	Prelate of Infanta, Philippines
29 Jun	45.0	Installed	Hilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.	Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique	Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
57.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Yves Riocreux	Bishop of Pontoise, France
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Ernest Sambou	Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
55.5	Installed	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.	Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa	Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Jun	70.5	Resigned	Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm.	Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
57.5	Succeeded	José Lai Hung-seng	Bishop of Macau, China
75.2	Retired	Domingos Lam Ka Tseung	Bishop of Macau, China	Bishop Emeritus
46.7	Appointed	Datus Hilarion Lega	Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia

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