The Year of Our Lord 1973

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 26.1 Ordained Deacon Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré Deacon of Agen, France Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

26.8 Ordained Priest Denys Antoine Chahda Priest of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria Archbishop

46.2 Ordained Bishop Louis Charpenet, O.M.I. † Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon

45.9 Ordained Bishop Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. † Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon

25.8 Ordained Priest José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona † Priest of Huaraz, Peru Bishop Emeritus

2 Jul 25.8 Ordained Priest Robert Charles Evans Priest of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

71.6 Resigned Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

49.2 Appointed Joseph Neil MacNeil † Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

26.4 Ordained Priest Thomas James Olmsted Priest of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

25.0 Ordained Priest Edward Bernard Scharfenberger Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA

3 Jul 30.5 Ordained Priest Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes Priest Bishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil

63.0 Appointed Gino Paro † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia Apostolic Nuncio

63.0 Appointed Gino Paro † Apostolic Delegate to Papua New Guinea Apostolic Nuncio

4 Jul 38.6 Appointed Georg Weinhold † Auxiliary Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany

38.6 Appointed Georg Weinhold † Titular Bishop of Idicra Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany

5 Jul 27.5 Ordained Priest Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda Priest Bishop Emeritus of Dapaong, Togo

41.6 Succeeded Patrick Ebosele Ekpu † Bishop of Benin City, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria

41.6 Appointed Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji Bishop of Issele-Uku, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Enugu, Nigeria

78.8 Retired Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. † Bishop of Benin City, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

72.1 Resigned Jean-Marie Lesourd, M. Afr. † Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso Bishop Emeritus

59.2 Appointed Edward Rapallo † Bishop of Gibraltar

55.2 Appointed Tomás Angel Romero Gross, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador

55.2 Appointed Tomás Angel Romero Gross, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Molicunza Vicar Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador

44.5 Appointed Zéphyrin Toé † Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso Bishop Emeritus of Dédougou, Burkina Faso

45.6 Appointed Armando Trindade † Auxiliary Bishop of Lahore, Pakistan Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan

45.6 Appointed Armando Trindade † Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan

42.9 Appointed André Vallée, P.M.E. † Superior General of Société des Missions-Étrangères Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

6 Jul 27.2 Ordained Priest Georges Michel Bakar, Ist. del Prado Priest of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek) Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)

42.9 Appointed Romualdas Krikšciunas † Apostolic Administrator of Panevėžys, Lithuania Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

7 Jul 52.2 Appointed Cleto Bellucci † Coadjutor Archbishop of Fermo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

25.2 Ordained Priest Guy Harpigny Priest of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

29.7 Ordained Priest Mosè Marcia Priest of Cagliari, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy

51.3 Appointed Gaetano Michetti † Coadjutor Bishop of Pesaro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

62.8 Appointed Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. † Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

62.8 Appointed Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. † Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania

26.1 Ordained Priest Michel Léon Émile Santier Priest of Coutances (-Avranches), France Bishop Emeritus of Créteil, France

8 Jul 24.5 Ordained Priest Sérgio Arthur Braschi Priest of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil

32.2 Ordained Priest Ernest Kombo, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Owando, Congo

9 Jul 45.1 Appointed Urbanus Joseph Kioko † Bishop of Machakos, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

22.7 Ordained Deacon Gil Antônio Moreira Deacon of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Born Liavoncij (Aliaksandr) Tumouski, M.S.U. Apostolic Administrator of Belarus, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)

10 Jul 27.9 Ordained Priest Longinus Da Cunha † Priest of Ende, Indonesia Archbishop

79.7 Died José García y Goldaraz † Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain

50.2 Appointed Joseph Mees † Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay Apostolic Nuncio

11 Jul 70.2 Appointed Vincenzo De Chiara † Bishop of Nicotera e Tropea, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Mileto, Italy

81.2 Died Cesare Zerba † Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

12 Jul 51.3 Appointed Giovanni Gravelli † Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic

51.3 Appointed Giovanni Gravelli † Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic

Born Petro Holinej (Holiney) Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine

13 Jul 60.9 Appointed Jacques-Eugène-Louis Ménager † Archbishop of Reims, France Archbishop Emeritus

86.7 Died William Patrick O’Connor † Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

59.6 Installed Appasinghe Paul Perera † Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

14 Jul 27.0 Ordained Priest Robert Peter Deeley Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA

23.6 Ordained Priest Mario Espinosa Contreras Priest of Tepic, Nayarit, México Bishop Emeritus of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México

27.1 Ordained Priest Juventino Kestering † Priest of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

35.7 Ordained Priest Virgilio López Irias, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras

27.5 Ordained Priest Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo Priest of Kaya, Burkina Faso Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

50.0 Appointed Marco René Revelo Contreras † Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador Bishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Marco René Revelo Contreras † Titular Bishop of Germaniciana Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador

28.3 Ordained Priest Manuel Ureña Pastor Priest of Valencia, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain

15 Jul 41.3 Ordained Bishop Augusto Beuzeville Ferro † Titular Bishop of Cures Sabinorum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru

49.4 Ordained Bishop José de Lima † Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Born Ramón Orozco Muñoz Auxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México

26.3 Ordained Priest Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot Priest of Douala, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Born Iyad Akram Twal Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

16 Jul 64.2 Appointed Domenico Enrici † Official of the Secretariat of State Official Emeritus

40.5 Ordained Bishop Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. † Bishop of Malang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia

62.3 Appointed Bruno Bernard Heim † Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain Apostolic Nuncio

20 Jul 56.7 Appointed Karl Christian Ebert † Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany

56.7 Appointed Karl Christian Ebert † Titular Bishop of Druas Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany

37.5 Appointed Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. † Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil

21 Jul 52.3 Died Robert Chopard-Lallier, S.M.A. † Prefect Emeritus of Parakou, Benin

26.5 Ordained Priest Francisco Pérez González Priest of Burgos, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain

25.3 Ordained Priest Thomas Joseph Tobin Priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

22 Jul 85.1 Died Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua

61.4 Ordained Bishop Emanuele Romano † Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy

42.5 Ordained Bishop Concordio Maria Sarte † Titular Bishop of Thunusuda Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines

23 Jul 64.3 Appointed Hugo Aufderbeck † Apostolic Administrator of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany

53.7 Appointed Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun † Apostolic Administrator of Magdeburg, Germany Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

55.6 Appointed Heinrich Theissing † Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

33.1 Incardinated Norbert Werbs † Priest of Schwerin, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany

24 Jul 64.1 Died Aurelian (Josef) Bilgeri, O.S.B. † Bishop of Eshowe, South Africa

25 Jul 39.7 Ordained Bishop Joachim Ruhuna † Bishop of Ruyigi, Burundi Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi

75.7 Retired André-Jean Vérineux, M.E.P. † Apostolic Administrator of Hwalien, Taiwan Bishop of Yingkou [Yingkow], China

87.2 Died Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA

27 Jul Born Paul Sundu Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea

29 Jul 26.7 Ordained Priest Anthony Mathias Banzi † Priest Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania

29.2 Ordained Priest Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

28.2 Ordained Priest Carlos Osoro Sierra Priest of Santander, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain

35.5 Ordained Bishop Vital Komenan Yao † Bishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

31 Jul Born David Abadías Aurín Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	26.1	Ordained Deacon	Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré	Deacon of Agen, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
26.8	Ordained Priest	Denys Antoine Chahda	Priest of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Louis Charpenet, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon
25.8	Ordained Priest	José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona †	Priest of Huaraz, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jul	25.8	Ordained Priest	Robert Charles Evans	Priest of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
71.6	Resigned	Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
49.2	Appointed	Joseph Neil MacNeil †	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
26.4	Ordained Priest	Thomas James Olmsted	Priest of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
25.0	Ordained Priest	Edward Bernard Scharfenberger	Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA
3 Jul	30.5	Ordained Priest	Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
63.0	Appointed	Gino Paro †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia	Apostolic Nuncio
63.0	Appointed	Gino Paro †	Apostolic Delegate to Papua New Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio
4 Jul	38.6	Appointed	Georg Weinhold †	Auxiliary Bishop of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
38.6	Appointed	Georg Weinhold †	Titular Bishop of Idicra	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
5 Jul	27.5	Ordained Priest	Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Dapaong, Togo
41.6	Succeeded	Patrick Ebosele Ekpu †	Bishop of Benin City, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria
41.6	Appointed	Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji	Bishop of Issele-Uku, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Enugu, Nigeria
78.8	Retired	Patrick Joseph Kelly, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Benin City, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
72.1	Resigned	Jean-Marie Lesourd, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus
59.2	Appointed	Edward Rapallo †	Bishop of Gibraltar
55.2	Appointed	Tomás Angel Romero Gross, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Canelos, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador
55.2	Appointed	Tomás Angel Romero Gross, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Molicunza	Vicar Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador
44.5	Appointed	Zéphyrin Toé †	Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
45.6	Appointed	Armando Trindade †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lahore, Pakistan	Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan
45.6	Appointed	Armando Trindade †	Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu	Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan
42.9	Appointed	André Vallée, P.M.E. †	Superior General of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
6 Jul	27.2	Ordained Priest	Georges Michel Bakar, Ist. del Prado	Priest of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)	Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
42.9	Appointed	Romualdas Krikšciunas †	Apostolic Administrator of Panevėžys, Lithuania	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
7 Jul	52.2	Appointed	Cleto Bellucci †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Fermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
25.2	Ordained Priest	Guy Harpigny	Priest of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
29.7	Ordained Priest	Mosè Marcia	Priest of Cagliari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy
51.3	Appointed	Gaetano Michetti †	Coadjutor Bishop of Pesaro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
62.8	Appointed	Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. †	Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
62.8	Appointed	Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. †	Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
26.1	Ordained Priest	Michel Léon Émile Santier	Priest of Coutances (-Avranches), France	Bishop Emeritus of Créteil, France
8 Jul	24.5	Ordained Priest	Sérgio Arthur Braschi	Priest of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
32.2	Ordained Priest	Ernest Kombo, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Owando, Congo
9 Jul	45.1	Appointed	Urbanus Joseph Kioko †	Bishop of Machakos, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
22.7	Ordained Deacon	Gil Antônio Moreira	Deacon of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	Born	Liavoncij (Aliaksandr) Tumouski, M.S.U.		Apostolic Administrator of Belarus, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)
10 Jul	27.9	Ordained Priest	Longinus Da Cunha †	Priest of Ende, Indonesia	Archbishop
79.7	Died	José García y Goldaraz †	Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
50.2	Appointed	Joseph Mees †	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay	Apostolic Nuncio
11 Jul	70.2	Appointed	Vincenzo De Chiara †	Bishop of Nicotera e Tropea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Mileto, Italy
81.2	Died	Cesare Zerba †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
12 Jul	51.3	Appointed	Giovanni Gravelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
51.3	Appointed	Giovanni Gravelli †	Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
	Born	Petro Holinej (Holiney)		Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine
13 Jul	60.9	Appointed	Jacques-Eugène-Louis Ménager †	Archbishop of Reims, France	Archbishop Emeritus
86.7	Died	William Patrick O’Connor †	Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
59.6	Installed	Appasinghe Paul Perera †	Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jul	27.0	Ordained Priest	Robert Peter Deeley	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
23.6	Ordained Priest	Mario Espinosa Contreras	Priest of Tepic, Nayarit, México	Bishop Emeritus of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
27.1	Ordained Priest	Juventino Kestering †	Priest of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
35.7	Ordained Priest	Virgilio López Irias, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras
27.5	Ordained Priest	Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo	Priest of Kaya, Burkina Faso	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
50.0	Appointed	Marco René Revelo Contreras †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Marco René Revelo Contreras †	Titular Bishop of Germaniciana	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador
28.3	Ordained Priest	Manuel Ureña Pastor	Priest of Valencia, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
15 Jul	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Augusto Beuzeville Ferro †	Titular Bishop of Cures Sabinorum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
49.4	Ordained Bishop	José de Lima †	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	Born	Ramón Orozco Muñoz		Auxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México
26.3	Ordained Priest	Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot	Priest of Douala, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
	Born	Iyad Akram Twal		Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
16 Jul	64.2	Appointed	Domenico Enrici †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Official Emeritus
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Malang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
62.3	Appointed	Bruno Bernard Heim †	Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain	Apostolic Nuncio
20 Jul	56.7	Appointed	Karl Christian Ebert †	Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany
56.7	Appointed	Karl Christian Ebert †	Titular Bishop of Druas	Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany
37.5	Appointed	Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
21 Jul	52.3	Died	Robert Chopard-Lallier, S.M.A. †	Prefect Emeritus of Parakou, Benin
26.5	Ordained Priest	Francisco Pérez González	Priest of Burgos, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
25.3	Ordained Priest	Thomas Joseph Tobin	Priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
22 Jul	85.1	Died	Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua
61.4	Ordained Bishop	Emanuele Romano †	Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores	Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
42.5	Ordained Bishop	Concordio Maria Sarte †	Titular Bishop of Thunusuda	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines
23 Jul	64.3	Appointed	Hugo Aufderbeck †	Apostolic Administrator of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany
53.7	Appointed	Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun †	Apostolic Administrator of Magdeburg, Germany	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
55.6	Appointed	Heinrich Theissing †	Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
33.1	Incardinated	Norbert Werbs †	Priest of Schwerin, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
24 Jul	64.1	Died	Aurelian (Josef) Bilgeri, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Eshowe, South Africa
25 Jul	39.7	Ordained Bishop	Joachim Ruhuna †	Bishop of Ruyigi, Burundi	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi
75.7	Retired	André-Jean Vérineux, M.E.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Hwalien, Taiwan	Bishop of Yingkou [Yingkow], China
87.2	Died	Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
27 Jul		Born	Paul Sundu		Bishop of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea
29 Jul	26.7	Ordained Priest	Anthony Mathias Banzi †	Priest	Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania
29.2	Ordained Priest	Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
28.2	Ordained Priest	Carlos Osoro Sierra	Priest of Santander, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
35.5	Ordained Bishop	Vital Komenan Yao †	Bishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
31 Jul		Born	David Abadías Aurín		Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

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