The Year of Our Lord 2019

Bishop Events

June

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jun	62.4	Selected	Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe	Bishop of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
50.0	Selected	Daniel Lotfy Khella	Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
1 Jun	51.7	Appointed	Waldo Rubén Barrionuevo Ramírez, C.Ss.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia
58.9	Installed	Adair José Guimarães	Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
46.4	Appointed	Vasyl Hovera	Apostolic Administrator of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)
58.2	Ordained Bishop	Luis Dario Martín	Titular Bishop of Bisenzio	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Youssef Abedallah Matta	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel
68.2	Ceased	Paulo Mendes Peixoto	Apostolic Administrator of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2 Jun	119.9	Beatified	Bl. Vasile Aftenie †	Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
139.3	Beatified	Bl. Ioan Balan †	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
114.4	Beatified	Bl. Tit Liviu Chinezu †	Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
144.1	Beatified	Bl. Valeriu Traian Frentiu †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
134.3	Beatified	Bl. Iuliu Hossu †	Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania
134.5	Beatified	Bl. Alexandru Rusu †	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
111.4	Beatified	Bl. Ioan Suciu †	Apostolic Administrator of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
3 Jun	77.2	Appointed	Ignazio Sanna	President of the Pontifical Academy of Theology	President Emeritus
4 Jun	91.3	Died	Geevarghese Timotheos Chundevalel †	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
75.9	Retired	Robert Joseph Cunningham	Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
88.2	Died	Léonard Dhejju †	Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
58.5	Installed	Borys Andrij Gudziak	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
56.2	Appointed	Douglas John Lucia	Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA
43.6	Ceased	Andriy Rabiy	Apostolic Administrator of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
63.5	Installed	Joseph Son Sam-seok	Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
72.2	Appointed	Fortunato Pablo Urcey, O.A.R.	Apostolic Administrator of Cajamarca, Peru	Prelate Emeritus of Chota, Peru
5 Jun	70.5	Appointed	Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J.	Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba
75.0	Retired	Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
77.2	Retired	Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez	Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus
90.9	Died	Elio Sgreccia †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life
75.8	Retired	Rémy Victor Vancottem	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
70.9	Appointed	Pierre Warin	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
6 Jun	65.8	Appointed	Sylvester Anthony John David, O.M.I.	Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
65.8	Appointed	Sylvester Anthony John David, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Gunugus	Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
56.6	Appointed	Roberto Orendain Gaa	Bishop of Novaliches, Philippines
69.9	Appointed	Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D.	Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana
97.7	Died	Boleslaw Pylak †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland
77.9	Retired	Antonio Realubin Tobias	Bishop of Novaliches, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jun	62.4	Appointed	Andrew Eugene Bellisario, C.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau, Alaska, USA
59.9	Installed	Paul Dennis Etienne	Coadjutor Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop
75.0	Retired	Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor	Bishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop Emeritus
67.0	Succeeded	Samuel Irenios Kattukallil	Bishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), India
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop of Adiabene (Syrian), Iraq
8 Jun	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Darley José Kummer	Titular Bishop of Elvas	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
92.6	Died	(Joseph) Stephen Li Side †	Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
63.5	Ordained Bishop	Joan Planellas i Barnosell	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
90.4	Succeeded	Melchior Shi Hongzhen	Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
9 Jun	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Szymon Stułkowski	Titular Bishop of Tabalta	Bishop of Płock, Poland
10 Jun	86.2	Died	José Aurelio Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Vichada, Colombia
75.6	Retired	Peter David Gregory Smith †	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	John Wilson	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
11 Jun	57.5	Succeeded	Paul Adegboyega Olawoore †	Bishop of Ilorin, Nigeria
74.5	Resigned	Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P.	Bishop of Ilorin, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Abraham Youlios Kackanatt	Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Succeeded	Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil	Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India
12 Jun	74.1	Resigned	Guerrino Riccardo Brusati †	Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Roberto José da Silva	Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
62.9	Died	Léon Kalenga Badikebele †	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
13 Jun	87.8	Died	Roland Pierre DuMaine †	Bishop Emeritus of San Jose in California, USA
77.1	Appointed	Germano Grachane, C.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Gurué, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of Nacala, Mozambique
46.9	Appointed	Jose Ramirez Rapadas III	Bishop of Iligan, Philippines
14 Jun	75.7	Retired	Youssef Aboul El Kher	Bishop of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Confirmed	Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe	Bishop of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
53.1	Resigned	Carlos Eugenio Irarrázaval Errázuriz	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Santiago de Chile	Priest
53.1	Resigned	Carlos Eugenio Irarrázaval Errázuriz	Titular Bishop-Elect of Tanudaia	Priest of Santiago de Chile
45.1	Appointed	Hani Nassif Wasef Bakhoum Kiroulos	Titular Bishop of Cabasa	Curial Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
45.1	Confirmed	Hani Nassif Wasef Bakhoum Kiroulos	Curial Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
74.0	Resigned	Makarios Tewfik	Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jun	56.7	Confirmed	Paul Abdel Sater	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
54.4	Appointed	Antoine Aoukar, O.A.M.	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
54.4	Appointed	Antoine Aoukar, O.A.M.	Titular Bishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia dei Maroniti	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
59.7	Appointed	Peter Karam	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
59.7	Appointed	Peter Karam	Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
78.3	Retired	Paul Youssef Matar	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Petar Antun Rajič	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy
47.6	Resigned	Youhanna Rafic Warcha	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Curial Bishop Emeritus
16 Jun	87.9	Died	Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
54.9	Installed	Augusto Paolo Lojudice	Cardinal, Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
17 Jun	83.4	Died	Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
49.3	Appointed	George Toufik Khoury	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil
69.7	Resigned	Tadeusz Pikus	Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	Piotr Henryk Sawczuk	Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland
18 Jun	77.4	Died	Stephen Edward Blaire †	Bishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA
19 Jun	58.5	Appointed	Otacilio Francisco Ferreira de Lacerda	Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil
65.0	Appointed	Derek Fernandes	Apostolic Administrator of Karwar, India	Bishop of Belgaum, India
20 Jun	58.1	Appointed	Telesphore Bilung, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Jamshedpur, India	Bishop
22 Jun	62.9	Appointed	Youhanna Jihad Mtanos Battah	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P.	Prelate of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru
72.8	Appointed	Denys Antoine Chahda	Patriarchal Administrator of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
77.8	Retired	Jacques Behnan Hindo †	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
65.8	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Ricardo Lorenzelli Rossi, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Sesta	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
59.7	Installed	Dabula Anthony Mpako	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa
78.2	Retired	Gregorios Elias Tabé †	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
23 Jun	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Marco Tin Win	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
24 Jun	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Shyamal Bose	Coadjutor Bishop of Baruipur, India	Bishop
77.1	Appointed	Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Lyon, France	Bishop Emeritus of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France
25 Jun	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Cosme Damian Racines Almedilla	Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
92.5	Died	Giuseppe Fabiani †	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
55.8	Installed	Donald Joseph Hying	Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
76.2	Ceased	Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Butuan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
71.3	Appointed	Gilles Lemay	Apostolic Administrator of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
71.9	Resigned	Dorylas Moreau †	Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jun	58.9	Appointed	Erio Castellucci	Apostolic Administrator of Carpi, Italy	Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
64.3	Resigned	Francesco Cavina	Bishop of Carpi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
80.4	Died	Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
62.3	Appointed	José Gislon, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
56.1	Ordained Bishop	Pascual Limachi Ortiz	Titular Bishop of Belesasa	Prelate of Corocoro, Bolivia
75.8	Retired	Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S.	Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jun	75.0	Retired	Raymond W. Field	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
72.3	Ceased	Jacob Manathodath	Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India
28 Jun	55.2	Installed	Louis Corriveau	Bishop of Joliette, Québec, Canada
65.6	Appointed	Werner Freistetter	Apostolic Administrator of Gurk, Austria	Bishop of Austria, Military
54.4	Appointed	Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan	Archbishop of Adiabene (Syrian), Iraq
56.3	Appointed	Bruno Essoh Yedoh	Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
29 Jun	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre Yikyi Bazié	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Vita	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
50.1	Confirmed	Daniel Lotfy Khella	Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
52.9	Appointed	Joseph Indrias Rehmat	Bishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan
54.1	Appointed	René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
77.6	Retired	César Bosco Vivas Robelo †	Bishop of León en Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus
30 Jun	51.9	Installed	Giovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P.	Prelate of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Fintan Gavin	Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland
65.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Nerbini	Bishop of Prato, Italy
57.0	Installed	António Augusto de Oliveira Azevedo	Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal
71.0	Installed	Pierre Warin	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Christian Würtz	Titular Bishop of Germania in Dacia	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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