The Year of Our Lord 2016

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 55.2 Appointed Georg Bätzing Bishop of Limburg, Germany

2 Jul 75.1 Retired Jean Gagnon † Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

48.7 Ordained Bishop Désinord Jean Bishop of Hinche, Haïti

69.0 Appointed Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M. Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

65.5 Died Irineu Roque Scherer † Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

3 Jul 51.9 Ordained Bishop Sylvain Jean-Luc Bataille, S.J.M.V. Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France

4 Jul 51.9 Installed Sylvain Jean-Luc Bataille, S.J.M.V. Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France

78.2 Retired Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

79.6 Retired Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

64.7 Appointed Francisco Ozoria Acosta Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

6 Jul 66.8 Resigned Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. † Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

88.8 Died Michel Louis Coloni † Archbishop Emeritus of Dijon, France

57.8 Installed Kenneth David Oswin Richards Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

78.2 Appointed Genival Saraiva de França Apostolic Administrator of Paraíba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

7 Jul 57.1 Appointed Anand Jojo Apostolic Administrator of Daltonganj, India Bishop of Hazaribag, India

71.0 Resigned Gabriel Kujur, S.J. Bishop of Daltonganj, India Bishop Emeritus

9 Jul 53.6 Appointed Michael Wallace Banach Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

47.4 Installed Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia Bishop of Pereira, Colombia

59.2 Appointed Franco Coppola Apostolic Nuncio to México Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

70.2 Ceased José Figueroa Gómez Apostolic Administrator of San José del Guaviare, Colombia Bishop of Granada en Colombia

60.6 Ordained Bishop Enrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Isola Bishop of Maracay, Venezuela

92.3 Died Silvano Piovanelli † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy

59.3 Installed Luigi Vari Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy

10 Jul 57.8 Ordained Bishop Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi Bishop of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

81.9 Died James Pazhayattil † Bishop Emeritus of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabar), India

11 Jul 55.4 Appointed Donald Joseph Bolen Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

89.4 Died Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

12 Jul 50.1 Ordained Bishop John Bosco Chang Shin-Ho Titular Bishop of Vescera Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

81.6 Died Frederick D’Souza † Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India

67.2 Died Zygmunt Zimowski † President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

13 Jul 52.7 Appointed Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil

68.0 Appointed Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M. Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

14 Jul 48.1 Appointed Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. Bishop of Chalatenango, El Salvador

77.0 Retired Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. Bishop of Chalatenango, El Salvador Bishop Emeritus

74.1 Died Athanasius Atule Usuh † Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria

15 Jul 83.4 Died Jérôme Owono-Mimboe † Bishop Emeritus of Obala, Cameroon

75.7 Retired Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas † Bishop of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

52.3 Ordained Bishop Gábor Pintér Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand

51.2 Installed Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine Cardinal, Patriarch

66.3 Appointed Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón Bishop of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela

16 Jul 75.2 Retired Frans Daneels, O. Praem. Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura Secretary Emeritus

56.6 Installed András Veres Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary

17 Jul 49.2 Ordained Bishop Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto Coadjutor Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

56.1 Ordained Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. Bishop of Huánuco, Peru Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru

59.9 Installed Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira Coadjutor Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

18 Jul 61.5 Died Nikolaus Messmer, S.J. † Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan

20 Jul 53.9 Appointed Moacir Aparecido de Freitas Bishop of Votuporanga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

69.9 Installed John Stephen Pažak, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA Bishop Emeritus

21 Jul 44.0 Installed Jaime Cristóbal Abril González Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia Bishop of Arauca, Colombia

59.3 Ceased Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J. Superior General of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

22 Jul 48.6 Ordained Bishop Hélio Pereira dos Santos Titular Bishop of Thiava Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil

23 Jul 49.8 Ordained Bishop Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil

24 Jul 49.8 Installed Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil

25 Jul 62.4 Appointed José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines

51.9 Appointed Ernesto Maguengue Apostolic Administrator of Nampula, Mozambique Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique

71.5 Resigned Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique Archbishop Emeritus

50.7 Ordained Bishop Tomislav Rogić Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia

49.9 Ordained Bishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

27 Jul 90.1 Died Dominik Hrušovský † Apostolic Nuncio

28 Jul 54.5 Appointed Stephen Chirappanath Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

54.5 Appointed Stephen Chirappanath Titular Bishop of Slebte Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

49.1 Appointed Joseph (Benny Mathew) Srampickal Bishop of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar)

29 Jul 72.5 Resigned Martin Drennan † Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

72.4 Resigned Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. † Bishop of Ossory, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Appointed Fintan Monahan Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland

30 Jul 58.5 Succeeded Vincent Guo Xijin Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China Auxiliary Bishop

41.6 Ordained Priest Clément Hérizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S. Priest of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette Bishop of Maintirano, Madagascar

93.0 Died Vincent Huang Shoucheng † Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China

62.8 Appointed Francisco Montecillo Padilla Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	55.2	Appointed	Georg Bätzing	Bishop of Limburg, Germany
2 Jul	75.1	Retired	Jean Gagnon †	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Désinord Jean	Bishop of Hinche, Haïti
69.0	Appointed	Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M.	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
65.5	Died	Irineu Roque Scherer †	Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
3 Jul	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Sylvain Jean-Luc Bataille, S.J.M.V.	Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France
4 Jul	51.9	Installed	Sylvain Jean-Luc Bataille, S.J.M.V.	Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France
78.2	Retired	Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
79.6	Retired	Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
64.7	Appointed	Francisco Ozoria Acosta	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
6 Jul	66.8	Resigned	Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. †	Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
88.8	Died	Michel Louis Coloni †	Archbishop Emeritus of Dijon, France
57.8	Installed	Kenneth David Oswin Richards	Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
78.2	Appointed	Genival Saraiva de França	Apostolic Administrator of Paraíba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
7 Jul	57.1	Appointed	Anand Jojo	Apostolic Administrator of Daltonganj, India	Bishop of Hazaribag, India
71.0	Resigned	Gabriel Kujur, S.J.	Bishop of Daltonganj, India	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jul	53.6	Appointed	Michael Wallace Banach	Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde	Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary
47.4	Installed	Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez	Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia
59.2	Appointed	Franco Coppola	Apostolic Nuncio to México	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
70.2	Ceased	José Figueroa Gómez	Apostolic Administrator of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Bishop of Granada en Colombia
60.6	Ordained Bishop	Enrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Isola	Bishop of Maracay, Venezuela
92.3	Died	Silvano Piovanelli †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
59.3	Installed	Luigi Vari	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
10 Jul	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi	Bishop of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
81.9	Died	James Pazhayattil †	Bishop Emeritus of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabar), India
11 Jul	55.4	Appointed	Donald Joseph Bolen	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
89.4	Died	Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
12 Jul	50.1	Ordained Bishop	John Bosco Chang Shin-Ho	Titular Bishop of Vescera	Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
81.6	Died	Frederick D’Souza †	Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India
67.2	Died	Zygmunt Zimowski †	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
13 Jul	52.7	Appointed	Francisco de Assis Dantas de Lucena	Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
68.0	Appointed	Aloísio Alberto Dilli, O.F.M.	Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jul	48.1	Appointed	Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D.	Bishop of Chalatenango, El Salvador
77.0	Retired	Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M.	Bishop of Chalatenango, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
74.1	Died	Athanasius Atule Usuh †	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
15 Jul	83.4	Died	Jérôme Owono-Mimboe †	Bishop Emeritus of Obala, Cameroon
75.7	Retired	Víctor Manuel Pérez Rojas †	Bishop of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Gábor Pintér	Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus	Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
51.2	Installed	Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Cardinal, Patriarch
66.3	Appointed	Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón	Bishop of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela
16 Jul	75.2	Retired	Frans Daneels, O. Praem.	Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura	Secretary Emeritus
56.6	Installed	András Veres	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
17 Jul	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto	Coadjutor Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.1	Ordained Bishop	Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M.	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru	Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru
59.9	Installed	Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira	Coadjutor Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
18 Jul	61.5	Died	Nikolaus Messmer, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
20 Jul	53.9	Appointed	Moacir Aparecido de Freitas	Bishop of Votuporanga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
69.9	Installed	John Stephen Pažak, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
21 Jul	44.0	Installed	Jaime Cristóbal Abril González	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia	Bishop of Arauca, Colombia
59.3	Ceased	Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J.	Superior General of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
22 Jul	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Hélio Pereira dos Santos	Titular Bishop of Thiava	Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
23 Jul	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C.	Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil
24 Jul	49.8	Installed	Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C.	Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil
25 Jul	62.4	Appointed	José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo	Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines
51.9	Appointed	Ernesto Maguengue	Apostolic Administrator of Nampula, Mozambique	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
71.5	Resigned	Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I.	Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique	Archbishop Emeritus
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Tomislav Rogić	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
49.9	Ordained Bishop	Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal	Titular Archbishop of Ratiaria	Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria
27 Jul	90.1	Died	Dominik Hrušovský †	Apostolic Nuncio
28 Jul	54.5	Appointed	Stephen Chirappanath	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
54.5	Appointed	Stephen Chirappanath	Titular Bishop of Slebte	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
49.1	Appointed	Joseph (Benny Mathew) Srampickal	Bishop of Great Britain (Syro-Malabar)
29 Jul	72.5	Resigned	Martin Drennan †	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
72.4	Resigned	Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Appointed	Fintan Monahan	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
30 Jul	58.5	Succeeded	Vincent Guo Xijin	Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China	Auxiliary Bishop
41.6	Ordained Priest	Clément Hérizo Rakotoasimbola, M.S.	Priest of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette	Bishop of Maintirano, Madagascar
93.0	Died	Vincent Huang Shoucheng †	Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
62.8	Appointed	Francisco Montecillo Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

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