The Year of Our Lord 1978

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 29.7 Ordained Priest Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata Archbishop Emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy

23.6 Ordained Priest Camillo Cibotti Priest of Chieti, Italy Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy

26.8 Ordained Priest Lucas Kalfa Sanou Priest of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Bishop of Banfora, Burkina Faso

2 Jul 27.1 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Bausardo, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

28.9 Ordained Priest Camillus Archibong Etokudoh Priest of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Born Roko Glasnović Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia

52.9 Ordained Bishop Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra † Bishop of Majunga, Madagascar Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar

51.2 Ordained Bishop Luigi Scuppa † Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy

27.1 Ordained Priest Ryszard Szmydki, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization

3 Jul 71.5 Resigned Joseph Maria Reuß (Reuss) † Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

5 Jul 45.7 Appointed Thomas Joseph Murphy † Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

75.0 Retired Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. † Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Succeeded Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. † Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

6 Jul 24.8 Ordained Priest Gabriel Marchesi Priest of Fiesole, Italy Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil

68.5 Died Pierre Marie Nguyễn Văn Năng † Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam

7 Jul 89.4 Died Cândido Julio Bampi, O.F.M. Cap. † Auxiliary Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

52.6 Ordained Bishop Vittorio Bernardetto † Bishop of Susa, Italy Bishop Emeritus

60.4 Appointed Thomas Benjamin Fulton † Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

72.7 Resigned Thomas Joseph McCarthy † Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

52.4 Appointed John Michael Sherlock † Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

8 Jul 65.8 Died József Vajda † Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary

9 Jul 27.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Yapo Aké Priest of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

42.2 Ordained Bishop Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Avioccala Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands

50.0 Ordained Bishop Jean-Samuel Raobelina, M.S. † Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar

10 Jul 66.9 Resigned Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga † Bishop of Vitoria, Spain Bishop Emeritus

11 Jul 51.0 Appointed Horacio Alberto Bózzoli † Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina

47.0 Appointed Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durango, México

64.8 Died Etienne-Marie-Félix Courtois, M. Afr. † Bishop of Kayes, Mali

13 Jul 46.4 Appointed Raymond Rodly Caesar, S.V.D. † Coadjutor Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Bishop

72.7 Appointed Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp † Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva Permanent Observer Emeritus

14 Jul 69.5 Appointed Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. † Official to Morocco

72.0 Resigned Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral † Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

45.2 Appointed Phillip Francis Straling Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Reno, Nevada, USA

57.7 Appointed Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira † Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

15 Jul 75.3 Retired Giuseppe Martinoli † Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

48.1 Appointed Lawrence Primo Sabatini, C.S. Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

48.1 Appointed Lawrence Primo Sabatini, C.S. Titular Bishop of Nasai Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

26.1 Ordained Priest James Peter Sartain Priest of Memphis, Tennessee, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA

27.2 Ordained Priest Angelo Spinillo Priest of Diano-Teggiano, Italy Bishop of Aversa, Italy

51.7 Appointed Ernesto Togni † Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

26.5 Ordained Priest Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Temuco, Chile

16 Jul 51.9 Ordained Bishop Heitor de Araújo Sales Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

49.8 Died Francis Lenny † Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, Ireland

25.8 Ordained Priest Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R. Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

28.5 Professed Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina

17 Jul 83.6 Died John Joseph Boardman † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA

18 Jul 67.2 Died Guy-Marie-Joseph Riobé † Bishop of Orléans, France

20 Jul 57.3 Ordained Bishop Spiridon Mattar † Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil Bishop Emeritus

21 Jul 47.4 Ordained Bishop Rodolfo Bufano † Titular Bishop of Aquae in Mauretania Bishop of San Justo, Argentina

22 Jul 40.7 Ordained Bishop Alberto Aurelio Brazzini Diaz-Ufano † Titular Bishop of Assava Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru

28.9 Ordained Priest Diómedes Espinal de León Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Bishop of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic

27.9 Ordained Priest John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye Priest of Enugu, Nigeria Bishop of Awgu, Nigeria

28.0 Ordained Priest Mario Toso, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

23 Jul 37.9 Ordained Bishop Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.Ss.R. Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

56.1 Ordained Bishop Djuro Kokša † Titular Bishop of Grumentum Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

25 Jul 70.7 Died Alberto Rencoret Donoso † Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

53.9 Appointed Carlos Milcíades Villalba Aquino † Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus

27 Jul 43.4 Appointed Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco, O.S.A. Bishop of Palencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

54.8 Appointed Michel Joseph Kuehn † Bishop of Chartres, France Bishop Emeritus

28 Jul 64.7 Died Ferenc Rosta † Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

29 Jul 24.7 Ordained Priest David Ernest Charles Evans Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop

39.5 Ordained Bishop Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder † Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil

24.2 Ordained Priest Patrick Joseph McKinney Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain

30 Jul Born Filippo Ciampanelli Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

42.7 Ordained Bishop Jorge Eduardo Marskell, S.F.M. † Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil

25.6 Ordained Priest Rosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Goré, Chad

46.9 Ordained Bishop Thomas Anthony White † Titular Archbishop of Sebana Apostolic Nuncio

31 Jul 75.2 Retired Francesco Ricceri † Bishop of Trapani, Italy Bishop Emeritus

66.5 Succeeded Emanuele Romano † Bishop of Trapani, Italy Bishop Emeritus

5 Aug 67.5 Resigned Stanislaus Lokuang † Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus

6 Aug 44.7 Ordained Bishop Geraldo Majella Agnelo † Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

80.8 Died St. Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

30.5 Ordained Priest Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.Ss.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

69.9 Died Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy

8 Aug 64.4 Resigned David Arthur (Joseph) Melançon, O.S.B. † Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus

10 Aug 51.6 Died Eugène Abissa Kwaku † Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire

11 Aug Born Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

12 Aug 53.1 Ordained Bishop Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. † Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

84.8 Died Carlo Re, I.M.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy

13 Aug 46.7 Ordained Bishop Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. † Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

15 Aug 23.6 Ordained Priest Fernando María Bargalló Priest of San Isidro, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina

30.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Maria Bonnemain, Opus Dei Priest of Opus Dei Bishop of Chur, Switzerland

29.7 Ordained Priest Antônio Augusto Dias Duarte Priest of Opus Dei Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

26.6 Ordained Priest José Horacio Gómez Velasco Priest of Opus Dei Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

42.0 Ordained Bishop Karl Bernhard Hesse, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Naratcata Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

32.9 Ordained Priest Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano † Priest of Opus Dei Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay

58.3 Ordained Bishop José María Montes † Titular Bishop of Lamdia Bishop Emeritus of Chascomús, Argentina

28.1 Perpetual Vows Jozef Daniel Pravda, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Superior Emeritus of Baku, Azerbaijan

54.0 Ordained Bishop Héctor Gabino Romero † Titular Bishop of Tagarata Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina

53.0 Ordained Bishop George To Bata † Titular Bishop of Saia Maior Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

55.7 Ordained Bishop Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Cissi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

16 Aug 25.3 Solemn Vows Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M. Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Archbishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil

77.3 Died Paul Yü Pin (Yu Bin) † Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China

19 Aug 28.7 Ordained Priest Michael Dixon Bhasera Priest Bishop Emeritus of Masvingo, Zimbabwe

27.9 Ordained Priest Michael Fabian McCarthy Priest of Brisbane, Australia Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia

40.9 Ordained Bishop Oscar Páez Garcete † Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus of Alto Paraná, Paraguay

20 Aug 29.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku Priest of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

21 Aug 24.6 Solemn Vows Isaac Circuncisión Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A. Member of Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru

45.8 Ordained Bishop Thomas Joseph Murphy † Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

52.5 Installed John Michael Sherlock † Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

26.5 Ordained Priest Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku Priest of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop

22 Aug 64.5 Died Pierre Wijnants, M.S.C. † Archbishop Emeritus of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

24 Aug 23.7 Ordained Priest Francesco Savino Priest of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy

57.1 Ordained Bishop Ivan Semedi † Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

26 Aug 65.8 Elected Bl. Albino Luciani † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

24.0 Professed José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects Bishop Emeritus of Cajamarca, Peru

27 Aug 47.6 Ordained Bishop André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo † Coadjutor Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Died John Gerard McClean † Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

28 Aug 65.2 Confirmed Sebastiano Baggio † Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

29 Aug 60.6 Installed Thomas Benjamin Fulton † Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 51.7 Appointed James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. † Official of Wilmington, Delaware, USA Prelate Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru

51.3 Appointed Donato Squicciarini † Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia Apostolic Nuncio

51.3 Appointed Donato Squicciarini † Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi Apostolic Nuncio

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	29.7	Ordained Priest	Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Archbishop Emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy
23.6	Ordained Priest	Camillo Cibotti	Priest of Chieti, Italy	Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy
26.8	Ordained Priest	Lucas Kalfa Sanou	Priest of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Bishop of Banfora, Burkina Faso
2 Jul	27.1	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Bausardo, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
28.9	Ordained Priest	Camillus Archibong Etokudoh	Priest of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria	Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
	Born	Roko Glasnović		Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra †	Bishop of Majunga, Madagascar	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Scuppa †	Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy	Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy
27.1	Ordained Priest	Ryszard Szmydki, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization
3 Jul	71.5	Resigned	Joseph Maria Reuß (Reuss) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 Jul	45.7	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Murphy †	Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
75.0	Retired	Ladislau Paz, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Succeeded	Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
6 Jul	24.8	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Marchesi	Priest of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil
68.5	Died	Pierre Marie Nguyễn Văn Năng †	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
7 Jul	89.4	Died	Cândido Julio Bampi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Vittorio Bernardetto †	Bishop of Susa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	Thomas Benjamin Fulton †	Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
72.7	Resigned	Thomas Joseph McCarthy †	Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
52.4	Appointed	John Michael Sherlock †	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jul	65.8	Died	József Vajda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
9 Jul	27.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Yapo Aké	Priest of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
42.2	Ordained Bishop	Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Avioccala	Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Samuel Raobelina, M.S. †	Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
10 Jul	66.9	Resigned	Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga †	Bishop of Vitoria, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jul	51.0	Appointed	Horacio Alberto Bózzoli †	Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
47.0	Appointed	Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes	Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durango, México
64.8	Died	Etienne-Marie-Félix Courtois, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Kayes, Mali
13 Jul	46.4	Appointed	Raymond Rodly Caesar, S.V.D. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Bishop
72.7	Appointed	Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp †	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva	Permanent Observer Emeritus
14 Jul	69.5	Appointed	Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. †	Official to Morocco
72.0	Resigned	Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral †	Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
45.2	Appointed	Phillip Francis Straling	Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Reno, Nevada, USA
57.7	Appointed	Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira †	Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Jul	75.3	Retired	Giuseppe Martinoli †	Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
48.1	Appointed	Lawrence Primo Sabatini, C.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
48.1	Appointed	Lawrence Primo Sabatini, C.S.	Titular Bishop of Nasai	Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
26.1	Ordained Priest	James Peter Sartain	Priest of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
27.2	Ordained Priest	Angelo Spinillo	Priest of Diano-Teggiano, Italy	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
51.7	Appointed	Ernesto Togni †	Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
26.5	Ordained Priest	Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Temuco, Chile
16 Jul	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Heitor de Araújo Sales	Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
49.8	Died	Francis Lenny †	Auxiliary Bishop of Armagh, Ireland
25.8	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R.	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
28.5	Professed	Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina
17 Jul	83.6	Died	John Joseph Boardman †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
18 Jul	67.2	Died	Guy-Marie-Joseph Riobé †	Bishop of Orléans, France
20 Jul	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Spiridon Mattar †	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
21 Jul	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Rodolfo Bufano †	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Mauretania	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
22 Jul	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Aurelio Brazzini Diaz-Ufano †	Titular Bishop of Assava	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
28.9	Ordained Priest	Diómedes Espinal de León	Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Bishop of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
27.9	Ordained Priest	John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye	Priest of Enugu, Nigeria	Bishop of Awgu, Nigeria
28.0	Ordained Priest	Mario Toso, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
23 Jul	37.9	Ordained Bishop	Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.Ss.R.	Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
56.1	Ordained Bishop	Djuro Kokša †	Titular Bishop of Grumentum	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
25 Jul	70.7	Died	Alberto Rencoret Donoso †	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
53.9	Appointed	Carlos Milcíades Villalba Aquino †	Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jul	43.4	Appointed	Nicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco, O.S.A.	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
54.8	Appointed	Michel Joseph Kuehn †	Bishop of Chartres, France	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jul	64.7	Died	Ferenc Rosta †	Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
29 Jul	24.7	Ordained Priest	David Ernest Charles Evans	Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop
39.5	Ordained Bishop	Reinaldo Ernst Enrich (Heribert) Pünder †	Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil
24.2	Ordained Priest	Patrick Joseph McKinney	Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
30 Jul		Born	Filippo Ciampanelli		Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
42.7	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Eduardo Marskell, S.F.M. †	Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
25.6	Ordained Priest	Rosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Goré, Chad
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Anthony White †	Titular Archbishop of Sebana	Apostolic Nuncio
31 Jul	75.2	Retired	Francesco Ricceri †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
66.5	Succeeded	Emanuele Romano †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
5 Aug	67.5	Resigned	Stanislaus Lokuang †	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Aug	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Geraldo Majella Agnelo †	Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
80.8	Died	St. Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
30.5	Ordained Priest	Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
69.9	Died	Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
8 Aug	64.4	Resigned	David Arthur (Joseph) Melançon, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus
10 Aug	51.6	Died	Eugène Abissa Kwaku †	Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
11 Aug		Born	Alexandre Coutinho Lopes de Brito Palma		Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
12 Aug	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
84.8	Died	Carlo Re, I.M.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
13 Aug	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15 Aug	23.6	Ordained Priest	Fernando María Bargalló	Priest of San Isidro, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
30.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Maria Bonnemain, Opus Dei	Priest of Opus Dei	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
29.7	Ordained Priest	Antônio Augusto Dias Duarte	Priest of Opus Dei	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26.6	Ordained Priest	José Horacio Gómez Velasco	Priest of Opus Dei	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
42.0	Ordained Bishop	Karl Bernhard Hesse, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Naratcata	Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
32.9	Ordained Priest	Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano †	Priest of Opus Dei	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
58.3	Ordained Bishop	José María Montes †	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Bishop Emeritus of Chascomús, Argentina
28.1	Perpetual Vows	Jozef Daniel Pravda, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Superior Emeritus of Baku, Azerbaijan
54.0	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Gabino Romero †	Titular Bishop of Tagarata	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
53.0	Ordained Bishop	George To Bata †	Titular Bishop of Saia Maior	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
55.7	Ordained Bishop	Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cissi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
16 Aug	25.3	Solemn Vows	Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archbishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
77.3	Died	Paul Yü Pin (Yu Bin) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
19 Aug	28.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Dixon Bhasera	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
27.9	Ordained Priest	Michael Fabian McCarthy	Priest of Brisbane, Australia	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
40.9	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Páez Garcete †	Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
20 Aug	29.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku	Priest of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
21 Aug	24.6	Solemn Vows	Isaac Circuncisión Martínez Chuquizana, M.S.A.	Member of Clerical Society of the Missionaries of the Holy Apostles	Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Murphy †	Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
52.5	Installed	John Michael Sherlock †	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
26.5	Ordained Priest	Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku	Priest of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
22 Aug	64.5	Died	Pierre Wijnants, M.S.C. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 Aug	23.7	Ordained Priest	Francesco Savino	Priest of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
57.1	Ordained Bishop	Ivan Semedi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
26 Aug	65.8	Elected	Bl. Albino Luciani †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
24.0	Professed	José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop Emeritus of Cajamarca, Peru
27 Aug	47.6	Ordained Bishop	André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo †	Coadjutor Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Died	John Gerard McClean †	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
28 Aug	65.2	Confirmed	Sebastiano Baggio †	Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
29 Aug	60.6	Installed	Thomas Benjamin Fulton †	Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	51.7	Appointed	James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. †	Official of Wilmington, Delaware, USA	Prelate Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
51.3	Appointed	Donato Squicciarini †	Titular Archbishop of Tiburnia	Apostolic Nuncio
51.3	Appointed	Donato Squicciarini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi	Apostolic Nuncio

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