The Year of Our Lord 1976

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 May 81.4 Retired Carlo Bandini † Bishop of Sarsina, Italy Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Sennen Corrà † Bishop of Chioggia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy

74.6 Appointed Bolesław Filipiak † Titular Archbishop of Plestia Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana

53.6 Appointed Pietro Giachetti † Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

74.0 Appointed Augusto Gianfranceschi † Bishop of Sarsina, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy

45.7 Ordained Bishop André Ilunga Kaseba † Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

63.3 Ordained Bishop Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia

76.7 Retired Giovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. † Bishop of Chioggia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

40.5 Ordained Bishop Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth. Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

24.6 Ordained Deacon Peter John Uglietto Deacon of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop

2 May 33.9 Ordained Bishop Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion Bishop Emeritus

42.6 Installed Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas † Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

46.0 Ordained Bishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro † Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo

51.4 Installed Robert Lebel † Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Ordained Bishop Otmar Mäder † Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

45.5 Ordained Bishop Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Turris in Proconsulari Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

3 May 29.3 Ordained Priest Gabriel Chang Bong-hun Priest of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

41.4 Ordained Bishop Oscar Valero Cruz † Titular Bishop of Martirano Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

30.1 Ordained Priest William D’Souza, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India

52.5 Appointed Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

52.5 Appointed Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Valliposita Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

56.0 Appointed Robert Francis Garner † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Robert Francis Garner † Titular Bishop of Blera Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

74.9 Retired Walter Philip Kellenberg † Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed Edward Kisiel † Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland

58.1 Appointed Edward Kisiel † Titular Bishop of Limata Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland

88.6 Died Frédéric Edouard Camille Lamy † Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

49.1 Appointed Dominic Anthony Marconi Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed Dominic Anthony Marconi Titular Bishop of Bure Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

51.4 Appointed John Raymond McGann † Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

4 May 39.8 Ordained Bishop Luis Morales Reyes † Titular Bishop of Burca Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México

5 May 77.5 Retired Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral † Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

48.5 Succeeded José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. † Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

26.6 Ordained Priest Henry D’Souza Priest of Mangalore, India Bishop of Bellary, India

76.5 Retired Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. † Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

27.9 Ordained Priest Miguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Pointe-Noire, Congo

48.1 Succeeded Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. † Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

6 May Born Elímar Gerardo Carvajal Durán Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica

22.8 Ordained Deacon Kevin Peter Doran Deacon of Dublin, Ireland Bishop of Elphin, Ireland

7 May 37.5 Died Antonio Isauro Alzate Buenafe † Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

8 May Born Volodymyr Firman Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

84.8 Died Bernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China

9 May 28.0 Ordained Priest John Atcherley Dew Priest of Wellington, New Zealand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

26.4 Ordained Deacon Arlindo Gomes Furtado Deacon of Santiago de Cabo Verde Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Georgi Ivanov Yovchev Priest of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bishop Emeritus of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria

11 May 76.1 Died Heinrich Baaken † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

64.5 Appointed Mario Cagna † Apostolic Nuncio to Austria Apostolic Nuncio

13 May 56.7 Appointed Angelo Felici † Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

Born Antony Prince Panengaden Archbishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India

68.9 Resigned Giuseppe Maria Sensi † Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

14 May 74.7 Ordained Bishop Bolesław Filipiak † Titular Archbishop of Plestia Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana

45.0 Appointed Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. † Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil

45.9 Appointed José da Silva Chaves Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

15 May 24.0 Solemn Vows Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia Member of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Cuzco, Peru

54.6 Succeeded Louis Antoine Marie Boffet † Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France Bishop Emeritus

29.2 Ordained Priest Mark Edward Brennan Priest of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

25.9 Ordained Priest James Patrick Green Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Apostolic Nuncio

62.7 Resigned Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. † Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana Archbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia

65.3 Resigned Cyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément Tourel † Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France Bishop Emeritus

25.5 Ordained Priest Thomas Gerard Wenski Priest of Miami, Florida, USA Archbishop

25.5 Ordained Priest John Charles Wester Priest of San Francisco, California, USA Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

16 May 75.7 Died Jean Marie Étrillard, S.M.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

Born Marco Ganci Priest of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

25.6 Ordained Priest Denis Theurillat Priest of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

44.0 Ordained Bishop Aloysius Isaac Mandlenkhosi Zwane † Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini

17 May 69.0 Died François Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

18 May 53.7 Appointed Athanasios Louis Sidhom Abadir † Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt

53.7 Appointed Athanasios Louis Sidhom Abadir † Titular Bishop of Appia Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt

Born Ramiro Ernesto Landaverde Orellana Bishop of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador

19 May 46.0 Appointed William Dermott Molloy McDermott † Auxiliary Bishop of Huancavélica, Peru Bishop Emeritus

46.0 Appointed William Dermott Molloy McDermott † Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Huancavélica, Peru

20 May 55.2 Appointed Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

55.2 Appointed Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Meta Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

21 May 47.1 Appointed Michael Bunluen Mansap † Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

64.1 Resigned Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. † Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus

66.2 Appointed Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)

74.6 Died Imre Szabó † Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary Apostolic Administrator

22 May 26.4 Ordained Priest John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen † Priest of Ratchaburi, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest George Leo Thomas Priest of Seattle, Washington, USA Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

25.0 Ordained Priest Robert Francis Vasa Priest of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA

23 May 52.2 Ordained Bishop Michael Murphy † Titular Bishop of Sila Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland

24 May 64.2 Appointed Juan Carlos Aramburu † Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

64.2 Elevated to Cardinal Juan Carlos Aramburu † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

72.8 Appointed Corrado Bafile † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli) Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

72.8 Elevated to Cardinal Corrado Bafile † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

48.9 Appointed Joseph Banchong Aribarg † Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Appointed William Wakefield Baum † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in via Flaminia Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

49.5 Elevated to Cardinal William Wakefield Baum † Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

69.5 Appointed Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas † Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

69.5 Elevated to Cardinal Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

53.1 Resigned Germain-Louis-Émile Berthold, M.E.P. † Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Appointed Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kerema, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

42.2 Appointed Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus

61.4 Appointed Reginald John Delargey † Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand

61.4 Elevated to Cardinal Reginald John Delargey † Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand

46.9 Appointed James Leonard Doyle † Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

59.3 Appointed Dominic Ignatius Ekandem † Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria

59.3 Elevated to Cardinal Dominic Ignatius Ekandem † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria

74.7 Appointed Bolesław Filipiak † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana

74.7 Elevated to Cardinal Bolesław Filipiak † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana

54.3 Appointed George Avis Fulcher † Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA

54.3 Appointed George Avis Fulcher † Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA

53.2 Appointed George Basil Hume, O.S.B. † Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

53.2 Elevated to Cardinal George Basil Hume, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

55.4 Resigned Michel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P. † Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

66.1 Appointed László Lékai † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Teresa al Corso d’Italia Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

66.1 Elevated to Cardinal László Lékai † Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

51.6 Appointed Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. † Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

51.6 Elevated to Cardinal Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

61.5 Appointed Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

61.5 Elevated to Cardinal Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

51.5 Appointed John Aloysius O’Mara † Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada

48.9 Appointed Stanley Joseph Ott † Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

48.9 Appointed Stanley Joseph Ott † Titular Bishop of Nicives Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

59.7 Appointed Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. † Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India

59.7 Elevated to Cardinal Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India

55.4 Appointed Bl. Eduardo Francisco Pironio † Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

55.4 Elevated to Cardinal Bl. Eduardo Francisco Pironio † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

54.7 Appointed Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J. † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme Cardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar

54.7 Elevated to Cardinal Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar

69.9 Appointed Alexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard † Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France

66.0 Appointed Opilio Rossi † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

66.0 Elevated to Cardinal Opilio Rossi † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

73.2 Appointed Joseph Schröffer † Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities

73.2 Elevated to Cardinal Joseph Schröffer † Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities

73.2 Resigned Joseph Schröffer † Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

68.9 Appointed Giuseppe Maria Sensi † Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

68.9 Elevated to Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Sensi † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

47.7 Appointed Jaime Lachica Sin † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria ai Monti Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines

47.7 Elevated to Cardinal Jaime Lachica Sin † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines

69.7 Appointed Dino Staffa † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

55.3 Appointed Hyacinthe Thiandoum † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal

55.3 Elevated to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal

76.9 Elevated to Cardinal František Tomášek † In Pectore Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

77.4 Appointed Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê † Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

77.4 Elevated to Cardinal Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê † Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

69.1 Resigned Antoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus

46.5 Appointed Vincenzo Zarri † Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy

46.5 Appointed Vincenzo Zarri † Titular Bishop of Luni Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy

25 May 72.8 Appointed Corrado Bafile † Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

27 May 46.3 Ordained Bishop Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic † Titular Bishop of Valabria Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

38.8 Ordained Bishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Capra Archbishop Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia

28 May 72.6 Died Arturo Mery Beckdorf † Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

68.9 Died Michael Foylan † Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain

29 May 55.4 Appointed Bl. Eduardo Francisco Pironio † Prefect of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

24.9 Ordained Priest Stefan Regmunt Priest of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

30 May 26.4 Ordained Priest Eugenijus Bartulis Priest of Kaunas, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus of Šiauliai, Lithuania

26.6 Ordained Priest Aleksander Kaszkiewicz Priest of Panevėžys, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus of Grodno, Belarus

31 May 41.2 Appointed Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

44.2 Resigned Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M. Bishop of Tete, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal

49.2 Appointed Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp. † Coadjutor Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

49.2 Appointed Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Gegi Bishop Emeritus of Bafia, Cameroon

43.9 Appointed Patrick Fani Chakaipa † Archbishop of Salisbury, Zimbabwe Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe

45.6 Appointed Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Nalgonda, India Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India

47.7 Appointed Peter Chung Hoan Ting Archbishop of Kuching, Malaysia Archbishop Emeritus

71.8 Died Alfonso Espino y Silva † Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

46.4 Appointed Giuseppe Ferraioli † Titular Archbishop of Volturnum Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

68.9 Resigned William Richard Field, S.M.A. † Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

44.9 Appointed Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong † Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

57.3 Appointed Anthony Denis Galvin, M.H.M. † Bishop of Miri, Malaysia

37.3 Appointed Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

48.5 Appointed Júlio Duarte Langa † Bishop of Xai-Xai, Mozambique Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

42.3 Appointed Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. † Bishop of Tete, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

70.6 Resigned Francis William Markall, S.J. † Archbishop of Salisbury, Zimbabwe Archbishop Emeritus

59.6 Resigned Félix Niza Ribeiro † Bishop of João Belo, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

72.1 Appointed Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait

72.1 Appointed Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	81.4	Retired	Carlo Bandini †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Sennen Corrà †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
74.6	Appointed	Bolesław Filipiak †	Titular Archbishop of Plestia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
53.6	Appointed	Pietro Giachetti †	Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
74.0	Appointed	Augusto Gianfranceschi †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
45.7	Ordained Bishop	André Ilunga Kaseba †	Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
63.3	Ordained Bishop	Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
76.7	Retired	Giovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.	Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
24.6	Ordained Deacon	Peter John Uglietto	Deacon of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
2 May	33.9	Ordained Bishop	Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Bishop Emeritus
42.6	Installed	Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas †	Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro †	Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo	Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
51.4	Installed	Robert Lebel †	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Otmar Mäder †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
45.5	Ordained Bishop	Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Turris in Proconsulari	Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 May	29.3	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Chang Bong-hun	Priest of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
41.4	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Valero Cruz †	Titular Bishop of Martirano	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
30.1	Ordained Priest	William D’Souza, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India
52.5	Appointed	Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Valliposita	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
56.0	Appointed	Robert Francis Garner †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Robert Francis Garner †	Titular Bishop of Blera	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
74.9	Retired	Walter Philip Kellenberg †	Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	Edward Kisiel †	Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania	Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
58.1	Appointed	Edward Kisiel †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
88.6	Died	Frédéric Edouard Camille Lamy †	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
49.1	Appointed	Dominic Anthony Marconi	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	Dominic Anthony Marconi	Titular Bishop of Bure	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
51.4	Appointed	John Raymond McGann †	Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
4 May	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Luis Morales Reyes †	Titular Bishop of Burca	Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
5 May	77.5	Retired	Francisco do Borja Pereira do Amaral †	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
48.5	Succeeded	José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
26.6	Ordained Priest	Henry D’Souza	Priest of Mangalore, India	Bishop of Bellary, India
76.5	Retired	Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. †	Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27.9	Ordained Priest	Miguel Ángel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Pointe-Noire, Congo
48.1	Succeeded	Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. †	Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
6 May		Born	Elímar Gerardo Carvajal Durán		Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
22.8	Ordained Deacon	Kevin Peter Doran	Deacon of Dublin, Ireland	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
7 May	37.5	Died	Antonio Isauro Alzate Buenafe †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
8 May		Born	Volodymyr Firman		Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
84.8	Died	Bernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China
9 May	28.0	Ordained Priest	John Atcherley Dew	Priest of Wellington, New Zealand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
26.4	Ordained Deacon	Arlindo Gomes Furtado	Deacon of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Georgi Ivanov Yovchev	Priest of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Bishop Emeritus of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
11 May	76.1	Died	Heinrich Baaken †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
64.5	Appointed	Mario Cagna †	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria	Apostolic Nuncio
13 May	56.7	Appointed	Angelo Felici †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
	Born	Antony Prince Panengaden		Archbishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India
68.9	Resigned	Giuseppe Maria Sensi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
14 May	74.7	Ordained Bishop	Bolesław Filipiak †	Titular Archbishop of Plestia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
45.0	Appointed	Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil
45.9	Appointed	José da Silva Chaves	Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
15 May	24.0	Solemn Vows	Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Cuzco, Peru
54.6	Succeeded	Louis Antoine Marie Boffet †	Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France	Bishop Emeritus
29.2	Ordained Priest	Mark Edward Brennan	Priest of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
25.9	Ordained Priest	James Patrick Green	Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Apostolic Nuncio
62.7	Resigned	Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia
65.3	Resigned	Cyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément Tourel †	Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France	Bishop Emeritus
25.5	Ordained Priest	Thomas Gerard Wenski	Priest of Miami, Florida, USA	Archbishop
25.5	Ordained Priest	John Charles Wester	Priest of San Francisco, California, USA	Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
16 May	75.7	Died	Jean Marie Étrillard, S.M.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
	Born	Marco Ganci		Priest of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
25.6	Ordained Priest	Denis Theurillat	Priest of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.0	Ordained Bishop	Aloysius Isaac Mandlenkhosi Zwane †	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
17 May	69.0	Died	François Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
18 May	53.7	Appointed	Athanasios Louis Sidhom Abadir †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt
53.7	Appointed	Athanasios Louis Sidhom Abadir †	Titular Bishop of Appia	Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt
	Born	Ramiro Ernesto Landaverde Orellana		Bishop of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador
19 May	46.0	Appointed	William Dermott Molloy McDermott †	Auxiliary Bishop of Huancavélica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	William Dermott Molloy McDermott †	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Huancavélica, Peru
20 May	55.2	Appointed	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
55.2	Appointed	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Meta	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
21 May	47.1	Appointed	Michael Bunluen Mansap †	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
64.1	Resigned	Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. †	Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
66.2	Appointed	Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
74.6	Died	Imre Szabó †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Apostolic Administrator
22 May	26.4	Ordained Priest	John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen †	Priest of Ratchaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	George Leo Thomas	Priest of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
25.0	Ordained Priest	Robert Francis Vasa	Priest of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
23 May	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael Murphy †	Titular Bishop of Sila	Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland
24 May	64.2	Appointed	Juan Carlos Aramburu †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
64.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan Carlos Aramburu †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
72.8	Appointed	Corrado Bafile †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
72.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Corrado Bafile †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
48.9	Appointed	Joseph Banchong Aribarg †	Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Appointed	William Wakefield Baum †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in via Flaminia	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
49.5	Elevated to Cardinal	William Wakefield Baum †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
69.5	Appointed	Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
69.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
53.1	Resigned	Germain-Louis-Émile Berthold, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Appointed	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kerema, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
42.2	Appointed	Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
61.4	Appointed	Reginald John Delargey †	Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
61.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Reginald John Delargey †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
46.9	Appointed	James Leonard Doyle †	Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
59.3	Appointed	Dominic Ignatius Ekandem †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
59.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Dominic Ignatius Ekandem †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
74.7	Appointed	Bolesław Filipiak †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
74.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Bolesław Filipiak †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana
54.3	Appointed	George Avis Fulcher †	Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
54.3	Appointed	George Avis Fulcher †	Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
53.2	Appointed	George Basil Hume, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
53.2	Elevated to Cardinal	George Basil Hume, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
55.4	Resigned	Michel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
66.1	Appointed	László Lékai †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Teresa al Corso d’Italia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
66.1	Elevated to Cardinal	László Lékai †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
51.6	Appointed	Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
51.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
61.5	Appointed	Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
61.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Emmanuel Kiwanuka Nsubuga †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
51.5	Appointed	John Aloysius O’Mara †	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
48.9	Appointed	Stanley Joseph Ott †	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
48.9	Appointed	Stanley Joseph Ott †	Titular Bishop of Nicives	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
59.7	Appointed	Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †	Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
59.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
55.4	Appointed	Bl. Eduardo Francisco Pironio †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
55.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Bl. Eduardo Francisco Pironio †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
54.7	Appointed	Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme	Cardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
54.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
69.9	Appointed	Alexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard †	Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte Pincio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
66.0	Appointed	Opilio Rossi †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
66.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Opilio Rossi †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
73.2	Appointed	Joseph Schröffer †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
73.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph Schröffer †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
73.2	Resigned	Joseph Schröffer †	Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
68.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Sensi †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
68.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Maria Sensi †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
47.7	Appointed	Jaime Lachica Sin †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
47.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Jaime Lachica Sin †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
69.7	Appointed	Dino Staffa †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
55.3	Appointed	Hyacinthe Thiandoum †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal
55.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Hyacinthe Thiandoum †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal
76.9	Elevated to Cardinal	František Tomášek †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
77.4	Appointed	Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê †	Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco di Paola ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
77.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph Marie Trịnh Như Khuê †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
69.1	Resigned	Antoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
46.5	Appointed	Vincenzo Zarri †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
46.5	Appointed	Vincenzo Zarri †	Titular Bishop of Luni	Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
25 May	72.8	Appointed	Corrado Bafile †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
27 May	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic †	Titular Bishop of Valabria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
38.8	Ordained Bishop	Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Capra	Archbishop Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
28 May	72.6	Died	Arturo Mery Beckdorf †	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
68.9	Died	Michael Foylan †	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
29 May	55.4	Appointed	Bl. Eduardo Francisco Pironio †	Prefect of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
24.9	Ordained Priest	Stefan Regmunt	Priest of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
30 May	26.4	Ordained Priest	Eugenijus Bartulis	Priest of Kaunas, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus of Šiauliai, Lithuania
26.6	Ordained Priest	Aleksander Kaszkiewicz	Priest of Panevėžys, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus of Grodno, Belarus
31 May	41.2	Appointed	Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge	Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
44.2	Resigned	Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M.	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal
49.2	Appointed	Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
49.2	Appointed	Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Gegi	Bishop Emeritus of Bafia, Cameroon
43.9	Appointed	Patrick Fani Chakaipa †	Archbishop of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
45.6	Appointed	Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Nalgonda, India	Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India
47.7	Appointed	Peter Chung Hoan Ting	Archbishop of Kuching, Malaysia	Archbishop Emeritus
71.8	Died	Alfonso Espino y Silva †	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
46.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Titular Archbishop of Volturnum	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
68.9	Resigned	William Richard Field, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
44.9	Appointed	Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong †	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
57.3	Appointed	Anthony Denis Galvin, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Miri, Malaysia
37.3	Appointed	Bernardo Filipe Governo, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
48.5	Appointed	Júlio Duarte Langa †	Bishop of Xai-Xai, Mozambique	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
42.3	Appointed	Paulo Mandlate, S.S.S. †	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
70.6	Resigned	Francis William Markall, S.J. †	Archbishop of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Archbishop Emeritus
59.6	Resigned	Félix Niza Ribeiro †	Bishop of João Belo, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
72.1	Appointed	Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
72.1	Appointed	Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

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