The Year of Our Lord 2011

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

May 79.1 Retired Patrick Edward O’Connor † Superior of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania) Superior Emeritus

1 May 80.2 Died Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

90.9 Beatified St. Karol Józef Wojtyła † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

2 May 72.6 Appointed Brian Vincent Finnigan Apostolic Administrator of Toowoomba, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia

67.5 Removed William Martin Morris Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia Bishop Emeritus

3 May 59.2 Appointed Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García † Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador

4 May 48.4 Appointed Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.4 Appointed Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. Titular Bishop of Thagamuta Archbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

53.0 Appointed Wilson Luís Angotti Filho Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

53.0 Appointed Wilson Luís Angotti Filho Titular Bishop of Tabae Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

45.4 Appointed Edgar Aristizábal Quintero Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia

45.4 Appointed Edgar Aristizábal Quintero Titular Bishop of Castra Galbae Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia

72.4 Appointed Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek † Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia Apostolic Nuncio

94.7 Died Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri † Archbishop Emeritus of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria

53.8 Appointed José Aparecido Hergesse, C.R. Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular

53.8 Appointed José Aparecido Hergesse, C.R. Titular Bishop of Assava Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular

55.0 Appointed Dimas Lara Barbosa Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

75.2 Retired Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed Hugo Alberto Torres Marín Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

50.7 Appointed Hugo Alberto Torres Marín Titular Bishop of Bossa Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

88.9 Died Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. † Prefect Emeritus of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}

5 May 67.0 Installed Thumma Bala † Archbishop of Hyderabad, India Archbishop Emeritus

52.7 Ordained Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes Titular Bishop of Eguga Archbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

41.9 Ordained Bishop José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo Titular Bishop of Tagase Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

63.5 Ordained Bishop Donald Francis Hanchon Titular Bishop of Horreomargum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

6 May 49.5 Appointed Oliver Pugoy Aro, M.S.P. Superior of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania) Superior Emeritus

46.8 Installed Franz-Josef Overbeck Bishop of Germany, Military Bishop of Essen, Germany

7 May 50.2 Ordained Bishop Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell Bishop of Bo, Sierra Leone

75.8 Retired Giuseppe Rocco Favale † Bishop of Vallo della Lucania, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Appointed Ciro Miniero Bishop of Vallo della Lucania, Italy Archbishop of Taranto, Italy

53.4 Ordained Bishop Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

52.6 Ordained Bishop Jan Vokál Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia

8 May 87.1 Died Gheorghe Guţiu † Bishop Emeritus of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania

47.3 Ordained Bishop Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp. Titular Bishop of Verbe Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil

41.9 Ordained Bishop José Luís Mumbiela Sierra Bishop of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan

70.4 Installed Donald William Wuerl Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

10 May 62.9 Appointed Giovanni Angelo Becciu Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

75.0 Retired Ivan Cornelius Dias † Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

65.0 Appointed Fernando Filoni Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

47.6 Selected [Simon Li Zhigang] † Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China Bishop-Elect

58.9 Appointed Giuseppe Pinto Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines Apostolic Nuncio

47.3 Appointed Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands

11 May 44.3 Selected Joseph Huang Bingzhang Coadjutor Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China Bishop

81.2 Died Albert Kanene Obiefuna † Archbishop Emeritus of Onitsha, Nigeria

12 May 88.8 Died Luigi del Gallo Roccagiovine † Apostolic Delegate Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

43.1 Appointed Simon Ok Hyun-jjn Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju, Korea (South) Archbishop

43.1 Appointed Simon Ok Hyun-jjn Titular Bishop of Pederodiana Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)

13 May 46.6 Appointed Graham Bell Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

54.6 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Giudice Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy

47.3 Appointed José Lampra Cà Auxiliary Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Bishop

47.3 Appointed José Lampra Cà Titular Bishop of Leptiminus Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

66.3 Appointed José Octavio Ruiz Arenas Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization

14 May 52.6 Installed Jan Vokál Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia

49.9 Ordained Deacon David Arthur Waller Deacon of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain Ordinary

65.1 Installed Dieudonné Watio Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

15 May 49.1 Ordained Bishop Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa Bishop of Kondoa, Tanzania

75.6 Installed Velasio De Paolis, C.S. † Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

16 May 50.6 Elected Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S. Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

17 May 62.4 Appointed Robert Daniel Conlon Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Joaquim Gonçalves † Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

68.0 Succeeded Amândio José Tomás Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

18 May 45.6 Selected Peter Li Huiyuan Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China Bishop

63.1 Succeeded Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía Archbishop of Cali, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

97.3 Retired Thomas Qian Yurong (Quan Yirong) † Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China

72.8 Resigned Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. † Archbishop of Cali, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

40.9 Succeeded John Wang Renlei Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China

19 May 45.8 Ordained Bishop Malachy John Goltok † Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria

20 May 54.9 Ordained Bishop Youhanna Jihad Mtanos Battah Titular Bishop of Phaena Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria

48.8 Appointed Victor Manuel Fernández Rector Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

49.4 Appointed Vincent Long Văn Nguyễn, O.F.M. Conv. Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia Bishop of Parramatta, Australia

49.4 Appointed Vincent Long Văn Nguyễn, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Thala Bishop of Parramatta, Australia

44.7 Ordained Bishop John Lu Peisan Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China

63.0 Installed Emanuel Messias de Oliveira Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

21 May 81.5 Retired Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. † Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA Eparch Emeritus

60.7 Appointed Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine Apostolic Nuncio

49.8 Appointed Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B. Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (Armenian), California, USA

51.0 Ordained Bishop Atanáz Orosz Titular Bishop of Panium Bishop of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary

68.4 Resigned Basile Tapsoba Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso Bishop Emeritus

22 May 65.5 Ordained Bishop Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni Titular Bishop of Sabrata Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Syrian)

52.1 Installed Miguel Ángel D’Annibale † Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina Bishop of San Martín, Argentina

48.5 Installed Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru

51.2 Ordained Bishop Inácio Saúre, I.M.C. Bishop of Tete, Mozambique Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique

23 May 51.7 Appointed Dabula Anthony Mpako Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa

73.2 Died Joseph Nguyễn Tích Ðức † Bishop Emeritus of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam

91.1 Died Karel Otčenášek † Bishop Emeritus of Hradec Králové, Czechia

24 May 66.0 Selected George Alencherry Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus

76.7 Installed Paolo Sardi † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Auxiliatrice in via Tuscolana Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

25 May 66.0 Appointed George Alencherry Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India

66.0 Confirmed George Alencherry Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus

51.0 Ordained Bishop Thomas Anthony Daly Titular Bishop of Tabalta Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA

90.2 Died Luigi Diligenza † Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy

43.2 Appointed João Carlos Hatoa Nunes Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique Archbishop

43.2 Appointed João Carlos Hatoa Nunes Titular Bishop of Amudarsa Archbishop of Maputo, Mozambique

60.9 Appointed Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc Bishop of Kalibo, Philippines

26 May 55.9 Appointed Robert Dwayne Gruss Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA

47.7 Appointed Donald Joseph Hying Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

47.7 Appointed Donald Joseph Hying Titular Bishop of Regiae Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

27 May 60.5 Installed Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. † Bishop of Chittagong, Bangladesh Archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh

48.7 Appointed Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka

28 May 71.3 Appointed Diego Causero Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland Apostolic Nuncio

71.3 Appointed Diego Causero Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein Apostolic Nuncio

54.2 Installed Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

43.8 Ordained Bishop Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I. Bishop of Mongu, Zambia

29 May 64.5 Installed Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

78.9 Died Cosmo Francesco Ruppi † Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy

31 May 66.9 Appointed Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain

69.1 Appointed Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

47.3 Ordained Bishop Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon Titular Bishop of Unizibira Bishop of Kumba, Cameroon

53.6 Installed Joseph Jude Tyson Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
May	79.1	Retired	Patrick Edward O’Connor †	Superior of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)	Superior Emeritus
1 May	80.2	Died	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
90.9	Beatified	St. Karol Józef Wojtyła †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
2 May	72.6	Appointed	Brian Vincent Finnigan	Apostolic Administrator of Toowoomba, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
67.5	Removed	William Martin Morris	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
3 May	59.2	Appointed	Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García †	Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador
4 May	48.4	Appointed	Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.4	Appointed	Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.	Titular Bishop of Thagamuta	Archbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
53.0	Appointed	Wilson Luís Angotti Filho	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
53.0	Appointed	Wilson Luís Angotti Filho	Titular Bishop of Tabae	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45.4	Appointed	Edgar Aristizábal Quintero	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
45.4	Appointed	Edgar Aristizábal Quintero	Titular Bishop of Castra Galbae	Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
72.4	Appointed	Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †	Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia	Apostolic Nuncio
94.7	Died	Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri †	Archbishop Emeritus of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
53.8	Appointed	José Aparecido Hergesse, C.R.	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular
53.8	Appointed	José Aparecido Hergesse, C.R.	Titular Bishop of Assava	Priest of Congregation of Clerics Regular
55.0	Appointed	Dimas Lara Barbosa	Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
75.2	Retired	Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	Hugo Alberto Torres Marín	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
50.7	Appointed	Hugo Alberto Torres Marín	Titular Bishop of Bossa	Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
88.9	Died	Acacio Valbuena Rodríguez, O.M.I. †	Prefect Emeritus of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}
5 May	67.0	Installed	Thumma Bala †	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India	Archbishop Emeritus
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Michael Jude Byrnes	Titular Bishop of Eguga	Archbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
41.9	Ordained Bishop	José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo	Titular Bishop of Tagase	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
63.5	Ordained Bishop	Donald Francis Hanchon	Titular Bishop of Horreomargum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
6 May	49.5	Appointed	Oliver Pugoy Aro, M.S.P.	Superior of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)	Superior Emeritus
46.8	Installed	Franz-Josef Overbeck	Bishop of Germany, Military	Bishop of Essen, Germany
7 May	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell	Bishop of Bo, Sierra Leone
75.8	Retired	Giuseppe Rocco Favale †	Bishop of Vallo della Lucania, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Appointed	Ciro Miniero	Bishop of Vallo della Lucania, Italy	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé	Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea	Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Jan Vokál	Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia
8 May	87.1	Died	Gheorghe Guţiu †	Bishop Emeritus of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.	Titular Bishop of Verbe	Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil
41.9	Ordained Bishop	José Luís Mumbiela Sierra	Bishop of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan
70.4	Installed	Donald William Wuerl	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
10 May	62.9	Appointed	Giovanni Angelo Becciu	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
75.0	Retired	Ivan Cornelius Dias †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
65.0	Appointed	Fernando Filoni	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
47.6	Selected	[Simon Li Zhigang] †	Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China	Bishop-Elect
58.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines	Apostolic Nuncio
47.3	Appointed	Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende	Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands
11 May	44.3	Selected	Joseph Huang Bingzhang	Coadjutor Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China	Bishop
81.2	Died	Albert Kanene Obiefuna †	Archbishop Emeritus of Onitsha, Nigeria
12 May	88.8	Died	Luigi del Gallo Roccagiovine †	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
43.1	Appointed	Simon Ok Hyun-jjn	Auxiliary Bishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)	Archbishop
43.1	Appointed	Simon Ok Hyun-jjn	Titular Bishop of Pederodiana	Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)
13 May	46.6	Appointed	Graham Bell	Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Giudice	Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
47.3	Appointed	José Lampra Cà	Auxiliary Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	Bishop
47.3	Appointed	José Lampra Cà	Titular Bishop of Leptiminus	Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
66.3	Appointed	José Octavio Ruiz Arenas	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization
14 May	52.6	Installed	Jan Vokál	Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia
49.9	Ordained Deacon	David Arthur Waller	Deacon of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain	Ordinary
65.1	Installed	Dieudonné Watio	Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
15 May	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa	Bishop of Kondoa, Tanzania
75.6	Installed	Velasio De Paolis, C.S. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
16 May	50.6	Elected	Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S.	Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
17 May	62.4	Appointed	Robert Daniel Conlon	Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Joaquim Gonçalves †	Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
68.0	Succeeded	Amândio José Tomás	Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
18 May	45.6	Selected	Peter Li Huiyuan	Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China	Bishop
63.1	Succeeded	Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
97.3	Retired	Thomas Qian Yurong (Quan Yirong) †	Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
72.8	Resigned	Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. †	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
40.9	Succeeded	John Wang Renlei	Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
19 May	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Malachy John Goltok †	Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
20 May	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Youhanna Jihad Mtanos Battah	Titular Bishop of Phaena	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
48.8	Appointed	Victor Manuel Fernández	Rector	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
49.4	Appointed	Vincent Long Văn Nguyễn, O.F.M. Conv.	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Bishop of Parramatta, Australia
49.4	Appointed	Vincent Long Văn Nguyễn, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Thala	Bishop of Parramatta, Australia
44.7	Ordained Bishop	John Lu Peisan	Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
63.0	Installed	Emanuel Messias de Oliveira	Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
21 May	81.5	Retired	Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. †	Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA	Eparch Emeritus
60.7	Appointed	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine	Apostolic Nuncio
49.8	Appointed	Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B.	Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA	Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (Armenian), California, USA
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Atanáz Orosz	Titular Bishop of Panium	Bishop of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary
68.4	Resigned	Basile Tapsoba	Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus
22 May	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Timoteo Hikmat Beylouni	Titular Bishop of Sabrata	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Syrian)
52.1	Installed	Miguel Ángel D’Annibale †	Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
48.5	Installed	Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Inácio Saúre, I.M.C.	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique	Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique
23 May	51.7	Appointed	Dabula Anthony Mpako	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa
73.2	Died	Joseph Nguyễn Tích Ðức †	Bishop Emeritus of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam
91.1	Died	Karel Otčenášek †	Bishop Emeritus of Hradec Králové, Czechia
24 May	66.0	Selected	George Alencherry	Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus
76.7	Installed	Paolo Sardi †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Auxiliatrice in via Tuscolana	Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
25 May	66.0	Appointed	George Alencherry	Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
66.0	Confirmed	George Alencherry	Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Anthony Daly	Titular Bishop of Tabalta	Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA
90.2	Died	Luigi Diligenza †	Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
43.2	Appointed	João Carlos Hatoa Nunes	Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique	Archbishop
43.2	Appointed	João Carlos Hatoa Nunes	Titular Bishop of Amudarsa	Archbishop of Maputo, Mozambique
60.9	Appointed	Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc	Bishop of Kalibo, Philippines
26 May	55.9	Appointed	Robert Dwayne Gruss	Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
47.7	Appointed	Donald Joseph Hying	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
47.7	Appointed	Donald Joseph Hying	Titular Bishop of Regiae	Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
27 May	60.5	Installed	Moses Montu Costa, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Chittagong, Bangladesh	Archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh
48.7	Appointed	Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
28 May	71.3	Appointed	Diego Causero	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Apostolic Nuncio
71.3	Appointed	Diego Causero	Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein	Apostolic Nuncio
54.2	Installed	Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib	Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
43.8	Ordained Bishop	Evans Chinyama Chinyemba, O.M.I.	Bishop of Mongu, Zambia
29 May	64.5	Installed	Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P.	Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
78.9	Died	Cosmo Francesco Ruppi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
31 May	66.9	Appointed	Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain
69.1	Appointed	Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Agapitus Enuyehnyoh Nfon	Titular Bishop of Unizibira	Bishop of Kumba, Cameroon
53.6	Installed	Joseph Jude Tyson	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA

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