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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Aug19.8ProfessedBasil Myron Schott, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
1 Aug BornKarl BorschAuxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
49.0AppointedAlberto Frederico EtgesBishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
73.9Ordained Bishop[Joseph Yao Guang-yu (Yao Kwang Yu)], C.M. †Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China
2 Aug57.7InstalledAdolf BolteBishop of Fulda, Germany
22.6ProfessedEdward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
70.3InstalledFrancesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ndola, ZambiaBishop Emeritus
3 Aug50.8AppointedAníbal Muñoz DuqueArchbishop of Nueva Pamplona, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
BornÁngel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D.Bishop of Chimbote, Peru
4 Aug BornGerardo Alimane AlminazaBishop of San Carlos, Philippines
79.4DiedBl. Ioan BalanBishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
5 Aug BornReynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P.Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
6 Aug BornDarwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S.Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
7 Aug BornStephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J.Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
8 Aug49.7AppointedJosé de Jesús Clemens Alba PalaciosBishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
45.8AppointedCharles Albert BuswellBishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USABishop Emeritus
42.2AppointedAugusto CarvalhoBishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus
51.3AppointedBernard Joseph FlanaganBishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
62.7AppointedJohn Baptist FranzBishop of Peoria, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
70.7DiedFermín Emilio LafitteArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
45.0AppointedGastone Mojaisky-PerrelliApostolic Delegate to Belgian CongoBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
45.0AppointedGastone Mojaisky-PerrelliTitular Archbishop of AmidaBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
45.0AppointedGastone Mojaisky-PerrelliApostolic Delegate to RwandaBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
48.5AppointedJolando NuzziAuxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
48.5AppointedJolando NuzziTitular Bishop of EmmaüsBishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
9 Aug33.0Ordained PriestJames Chan Soon CheongPriestBishop Emeritus of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia
52.8Ordained BishopVivian Anthony DyerCoadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop
23.9Ordained PriestJesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha SusoPriestBishop Emeritus of Babahoyo, Ecuador
26.3Ordained PriestJosé Aurelio Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryPrefect Emeritus of Vichada, Colombia
26.7Ordained PriestFernando Sáenz LacallePriest of Opus DeiArchbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador
26.2Ordained PriestTharcisse Tshibangu TshishikuPriest of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornPaul Wang HuiyaoBishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
11 Aug BornRoland VunuvungBishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
13 Aug37.3SelectedGeorges LayekArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
15 Aug21.2Perpetual VowsAquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F.Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryCardinal, Superior General Emeritus
21.3ProfessedDaniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
70.5AppointedAntonio CaggianoArchbishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
70.5AppointedAntonio CaggianoBishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
70.5AppointedAntonio CaggianoBishop of Argentina, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
BornYaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil ChamiArchbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
27.6Ordained PriestJames Henry GarlandPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
48.9Ordained BishopIgnace Antoine II HayekArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), SyriaPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
24.4Ordained PriestAlbino Mamede CletoPriestBishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
32.3Ordained PriestCastor SekwaPriest of Shinyanga, TanzaniaBishop
BornFrancis Serrao, S.J.Bishop of Shimoga, India
30.8Ordained PriestThéophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. †Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesBishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India
25.1Ordained PriestFrancesco TommasielloPriest of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, ItalyBishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy
41.8Ordained Bishop[Paul Francis Zhang Ming-qian], O.F.M. †Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
16 Aug62.0Ordained BishopHenryk GrzondzielTitular Bishop of AthribisAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
21.0Temporary VowsTomás Andrés Mauro (Maurus) Muldoon, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Juticalpa, Honduras
18 Aug19.9Perpetual VowsRicardo José Weberberger, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil
20 Aug82.4DiedAlexandre EvreinoffTitular Archbishop of Parium
21 Aug57.8DiedRubén Odio HerreraArchbishop of San José de Costa Rica
23 Aug28.4Ordained PriestLéonard DhejjuPriest of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
25.4Ordained PriestFranz DietlPriest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
69.7AppointedJules Georges KandelaTitular Archbishop of Seleucia PieriaArchbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
69.7ResignedJules Georges KandelaArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
BornJulio Esteban Larrondo YáñezPrelate of Illapel, Chile
28.9Ordained PriestMagnus MwalunyunguPriestBishop Emeritus of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania
24 Aug88.6DiedNicola GiannattasioBishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy
25 Aug18.7ProfessedAlbert Vanbuel, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
26 Aug37.3ConfirmedGeorges LayekArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
BornChristian Rodembourg, M.S.A.Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
27 Aug59.4DiedJoseph John AnnabringBishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
29 Aug45.6SelectedJoseph Elias TawilPatriarchal VicarEparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
30 Aug46.3AppointedRupert (Gilbert Paul) Hillerich, O.F.M. Conv. †Prefect of Solwezi, Zambia
28.5Ordained PriestPiergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. †Priest of Congregation of the PassionSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
31 Aug49.4AppointedPier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
49.4AppointedPier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CibyraAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
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