The Year of Our Lord 1981

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 57.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Eric D’Arcy † Bishop of Sale, Australia Archbishop Emeritus of Hobart, Australia

2 Jul 28.9 Perpetual Vows Ihor Voznyak (Vozniak), C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

3 Jul 41.3 Appointed Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B. Apostolic Exarch of Latin America and Mexico {America Latina e Messico} (Armenian) Bishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina

41.3 Appointed Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Mardin degli Armeni Bishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina

66.6 Retired Justinus Darmojuwono † Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

56.4 Appointed Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron, O.F.M. Cap. † Apostolic Administrator of Harar, Ethiopia Bishop Emeritus of Djibouti

62.6 Appointed Mikail Nersès Sétian † Apostolic Exarch of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York Apostolic Exarch Emeritus

62.6 Appointed Mikail Nersès Sétian † Titular Bishop of Ancyra degli Armeni Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York

4 Jul 24.2 Ordained Deacon Marc Marie Max Aillet Deacon of Genova, Italy Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France

28.8 Ordained Priest Gervais Banshimiyubusa Priest Archbishop of Bujumbura, Burundi

23.8 Ordained Priest Giovanni Checchinato Priest of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

24.6 Ordained Deacon Jean-Marc Eychenne Deacon of Genova, Italy Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne, France

25.1 Ordained Priest António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos Priest of Guarda, Portugal Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal

47.6 Appointed Celso José Pinto da Silva † Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

5 Jul 25.0 Ordained Priest Antonio De Luca, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy

41.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Friedrich Wehrle Titular Bishop of Nova Germania Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

6 Jul 46.9 Installed Luciano Giovannetti † Bishop of Fiesole, Italy Bishop Emeritus

7 Jul 51.5 Appointed Józef Glemp † Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

51.5 Appointed Józef Glemp † Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

9 Jul 52.0 Appointed Lajos Bálint † Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

52.0 Appointed Lajos Bálint † Titular Bishop of Nova Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

25.0 Professed José Antonio Eguren Anselmi Member of Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru

54.8 Appointed Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

69.5 Died Wilhelm Möhler, S.A.C. † Rector General Emeritus of Society of the Catholic Apostolate

10 Jul 46.8 Appointed Joseph Patrick Delaney † Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA

11 Jul 77.0 Died Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

27.7 Ordained Priest Valerian Maduka Okeke Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria Archbishop

12 Jul 23.7 Ordained Priest Francisco Cerro Chaves Priest of Toledo, Spain Archbishop

31.2 Ordained Deacon François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. Deacon of Bourges, France Bishop of Luçon, France

50.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Jiang Ming Yuan, C.D.D. † Priest of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China

27.7 Ordained Priest Daniel Mizonzo Priest Bishop of Nkayi, Congo

13 Jul 50.0 Appointed William Joseph Foley † Bishop of Geraldton, Australia Archbishop of Perth, Australia

75.2 Retired Francis Xavier Thomas † Bishop of Geraldton, Australia Bishop Emeritus

16 Jul 20.3 Entered Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Iquique, Chile

84.6 Died Ioan Maria Duma, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis

17 Jul 42.8 Appointed Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane † Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho

71.3 Retired Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. † Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles Bishop Emeritus

48.7 Appointed Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. † Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

47.2 Appointed Isidore de Souza † Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop

75.4 Resigned Joseph-Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. † Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho Bishop Emeritus

48.4 Appointed Kelvin Edward Felix † Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

72.3 Resigned Paul Leonard Hagarty, O.S.B. † Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

47.2 Appointed Donald James Reece Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

54.5 Appointed Emmanuel Wamala Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

18 Jul 26.8 Ordained Priest Hanna G. Alwan, M.L. Priest of Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries (Maronite) Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

26.3 Ordained Priest Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R. Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil

27.4 Ordained Priest Eduardo Alanis Nevares Priest of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

19 Jul 28.5 Ordained Priest Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

50.3 Ordained Bishop Léonard Dhejju † Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

20 Jul 91.7 Died Diego Venini † Secret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities

21 Jul 51.5 Appointed Giuseppe Ferraioli † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

51.5 Appointed Giuseppe Ferraioli † Apostolic Delegate to Seychelles Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

48.6 Appointed Alfred Clifton Hughes Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

48.6 Appointed Alfred Clifton Hughes Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

22 Jul 52.6 Appointed Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. † Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama

52.6 Appointed Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama

79.1 Retired Jesús Serrano Pastor, C.M.F. † Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

23 Jul 77.1 Died Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. † Bishop Emeritus of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar

26.0 Ordained Priest Dominique Marie Jean Denis You Priest of Tulle, France Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil

24 Jul 49.3 Ordained Bishop Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. † Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

64.5 Ordained Bishop [Matthias Ma Long-lin] † Bishop of Suzhou [Soochow], China

70.3 Ordained Bishop [Joseph Qian (Quin) Hui-min] † Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China

66.1 Ordained Bishop [Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin] † Bishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China Bishop Emeritus

72.0 Ordained Bishop Augustin Zhao Jingnong † Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China

Ordained Bishop [Paul Zu Zhenjiang (Xu Zhenjiang)] † Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China

25 Jul 70.2 Died Ferdinando Lambruschini † Archbishop of Perugia, Italy

27.2 Ordained Priest Kevin C. McCoy Priest of Sioux City, Iowa, USA Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical North American College

26.1 Ordained Deacon Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino Deacon of Santa Ana, El Salvador Bishop

27.1 Ordained Priest Blaise Nzeyimana Priest of Gitega, Burundi Bishop of Ruyigi, Burundi

27.8 Ordained Priest Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva Priest of Colombo, Sri Lanka Auxiliary Bishop

26 Jul 54.7 Ordained Bishop Marko Perić † Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

27 Jul 50.5 Appointed Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David † Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France

50.5 Appointed Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David † Titular Bishop of Girba Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France

28 Jul 75.0 Retired Francis Joseph Green † Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA Bishop Emeritus

29 Jul 41.6 Appointed Filomeno Gonzales Bactol Auxiliary Bishop of Palo, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Naval, Philippines

41.6 Appointed Filomeno Gonzales Bactol Titular Bishop of Germaniciana Bishop Emeritus of Naval, Philippines

41.9 Appointed Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. † Bishop of Ozamis, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Ozamiz, Philippines

90.2 Died James Edward Walsh, M.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China

30 Jul 61.0 Appointed Charles Amarin Brand † Archbishop of Monaco Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

63.5 Appointed Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. † Bishop of Duitama, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia

43.0 Ordained Bishop Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

2 Aug 69.0 Died Ignatius Gopu, M.S.F.S. † Bishop of Visakhapatnam, India

46.2 Ordained Bishop Gerardo Pierro Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

26.2 Professed Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia

3 Aug 45.2 Appointed Joaquim Gonçalves † Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal

45.2 Appointed Joaquim Gonçalves † Titular Bishop of Ursona Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal

57.2 Appointed Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. † Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia

43.7 Appointed Robert Mikhail Moskal † Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA

43.7 Appointed Robert Mikhail Moskal † Titular Bishop of Agathopolis Bishop Emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA

4 Aug 47.6 Appointed Francisco José Cox Huneeus, P. Schönstatt † Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family

67.4 Appointed James Robert Knox † Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

5 Aug 24.5 Ordained Priest Luciano Suriani Priest of Chieti-Vasto, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

6 Aug 61.3 Appointed Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. † Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

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

22.4 Professed Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary

26.6 Ordained Priest Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga Priest of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop

47.7 Ordained Bishop Ercole Lupinacci † Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy Bishop Emeritus of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy

9 Aug 86.6 Died Joseph Maximilian Mueller † Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

27.5 Ordained Priest José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal

10 Aug 75.0 Retired Wilhelm Kempf † Bishop of Limburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

12 Aug 66.7 Died Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. † Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil

59.4 Ordained Bishop Louis Anthony DeSimone † Titular Bishop of Cillium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

54.6 Ordained Bishop Francis Bible Schulte † Titular Bishop of Afufenia Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

13 Aug 71.9 Resigned Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix † Bishop of Le Mans, France Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Succeeded François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S. † Bishop of Créteil, France

52.2 Appointed Georges Edmond Robert Gilson Bishop of Le Mans, France Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

61.0 Appointed Jean Marcel Honoré † Archbishop of Tours, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

74.4 Retired Robert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères † Bishop of Créteil, France Bishop Emeritus

14 Aug 27.7 Ordained Priest Pablo León Hakimian † Priest of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina Bishop

50.8 Appointed Daniel Leo Ryan † Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA

50.8 Appointed Daniel Leo Ryan † Titular Bishop of Surista Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA

15 Aug 23.6 Professed Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P. Member of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands

81.4 Died Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

52.2 Succeeded Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

55.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực † Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

47.0 Ordained Bishop Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil

16 Aug 46.5 Ordained Bishop Jan Walenty Wieczorek † Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland

18 Aug 88.5 Retired Paul Achkar † Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

49.6 Appointed Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

60.7 Appointed Michel Yatim † Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

19 Aug 83.4 Died Joachim (Alois) Ammann, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania

20 Aug 50.0 Ordained Bishop Charles Victor Grahmann † Titular Bishop of Equilium Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA

21 Aug Born Teodor (Andriy) Matsapula (Mazapula), I.V.E. Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

85.2 Died Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. † Prelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil

22 Aug 31.2 Ordained Priest Ismael Rueda Sierra Priest of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia

24.3 Ordained Priest Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique

24 Aug 72.8 Appointed Giuseppe Casoria † Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

27.4 Ordained Priest Giambattista Diquattro Priest of Ragusa, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

50.5 Appointed Ven. Alphonse Paul Gallegos, O.A.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

50.5 Appointed Ven. Alphonse Paul Gallegos, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Sasabe Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

29 Aug 77.1 Resigned Antônio de Castro Mayer † Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

68.1 Appointed João Cláudio Colling † Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

49.8 Appointed Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro † Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

25.9 Solemn Vows Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops

78.5 Retired Alfredo Vicente Scherer † Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

30 Aug 30.6 Ordained Priest Maroun Nasser Gemayel Priest of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

26.2 Ordained Priest Marcel Madila Basanguka Priest of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Eric D’Arcy †	Bishop of Sale, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Hobart, Australia
2 Jul	28.9	Perpetual Vows	Ihor Voznyak (Vozniak), C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
3 Jul	41.3	Appointed	Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.	Apostolic Exarch of Latin America and Mexico {America Latina e Messico} (Armenian)	Bishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
41.3	Appointed	Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Mardin degli Armeni	Bishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
66.6	Retired	Justinus Darmojuwono †	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.4	Appointed	Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Harar, Ethiopia	Bishop Emeritus of Djibouti
62.6	Appointed	Mikail Nersès Sétian †	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	Mikail Nersès Sétian †	Titular Bishop of Ancyra degli Armeni	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York
4 Jul	24.2	Ordained Deacon	Marc Marie Max Aillet	Deacon of Genova, Italy	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
28.8	Ordained Priest	Gervais Banshimiyubusa	Priest	Archbishop of Bujumbura, Burundi
23.8	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Checchinato	Priest of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
24.6	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Marc Eychenne	Deacon of Genova, Italy	Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne, France
25.1	Ordained Priest	António Manuel Moiteiro Ramos	Priest of Guarda, Portugal	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal
47.6	Appointed	Celso José Pinto da Silva †	Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
5 Jul	25.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio De Luca, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy
41.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Friedrich Wehrle	Titular Bishop of Nova Germania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
6 Jul	46.9	Installed	Luciano Giovannetti †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
7 Jul	51.5	Appointed	Józef Glemp †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
51.5	Appointed	Józef Glemp †	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
9 Jul	52.0	Appointed	Lajos Bálint †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
52.0	Appointed	Lajos Bálint †	Titular Bishop of Nova	Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
25.0	Professed	José Antonio Eguren Anselmi	Member of Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
54.8	Appointed	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
69.5	Died	Wilhelm Möhler, S.A.C. †	Rector General Emeritus of Society of the Catholic Apostolate
10 Jul	46.8	Appointed	Joseph Patrick Delaney †	Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA
11 Jul	77.0	Died	Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
27.7	Ordained Priest	Valerian Maduka Okeke	Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria	Archbishop
12 Jul	23.7	Ordained Priest	Francisco Cerro Chaves	Priest of Toledo, Spain	Archbishop
31.2	Ordained Deacon	François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P.	Deacon of Bourges, France	Bishop of Luçon, France
50.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Jiang Ming Yuan, C.D.D. †	Priest of Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord	Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China
27.7	Ordained Priest	Daniel Mizonzo	Priest	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo
13 Jul	50.0	Appointed	William Joseph Foley †	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
75.2	Retired	Francis Xavier Thomas †	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jul	20.3	Entered	Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Iquique, Chile
84.6	Died	Ioan Maria Duma, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis
17 Jul	42.8	Appointed	Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane †	Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
71.3	Retired	Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
48.7	Appointed	Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. †	Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
47.2	Appointed	Isidore de Souza †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop
75.4	Resigned	Joseph-Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho	Bishop Emeritus
48.4	Appointed	Kelvin Edward Felix †	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
72.3	Resigned	Paul Leonard Hagarty, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
47.2	Appointed	Donald James Reece	Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
54.5	Appointed	Emmanuel Wamala	Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
18 Jul	26.8	Ordained Priest	Hanna G. Alwan, M.L.	Priest of Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries (Maronite)	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
26.3	Ordained Priest	Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R.	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil
27.4	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Alanis Nevares	Priest of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette	Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
19 Jul	28.5	Ordained Priest	Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Léonard Dhejju †	Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
20 Jul	91.7	Died	Diego Venini †	Secret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
21 Jul	51.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
51.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Apostolic Delegate to Seychelles	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
48.6	Appointed	Alfred Clifton Hughes	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
48.6	Appointed	Alfred Clifton Hughes	Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena	Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
22 Jul	52.6	Appointed	Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. †	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama	Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
52.6	Appointed	Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores	Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
79.1	Retired	Jesús Serrano Pastor, C.M.F. †	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
23 Jul	77.1	Died	Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
26.0	Ordained Priest	Dominique Marie Jean Denis You	Priest of Tulle, France	Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil
24 Jul	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. †	Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Ordained Bishop	[Matthias Ma Long-lin] †	Bishop of Suzhou [Soochow], China
70.3	Ordained Bishop	[Joseph Qian (Quin) Hui-min] †	Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
66.1	Ordained Bishop	[Lawrence Zhang Wen-bin] †	Bishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
72.0	Ordained Bishop	Augustin Zhao Jingnong †	Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
	Ordained Bishop	[Paul Zu Zhenjiang (Xu Zhenjiang)] †	Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
25 Jul	70.2	Died	Ferdinando Lambruschini †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
27.2	Ordained Priest	Kevin C. McCoy	Priest of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical North American College
26.1	Ordained Deacon	Miguel Ángel Morán Aquino	Deacon of Santa Ana, El Salvador	Bishop
27.1	Ordained Priest	Blaise Nzeyimana	Priest of Gitega, Burundi	Bishop of Ruyigi, Burundi
27.8	Ordained Priest	Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva	Priest of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Auxiliary Bishop
26 Jul	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Marko Perić †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
27 Jul	50.5	Appointed	Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France
50.5	Appointed	Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David †	Titular Bishop of Girba	Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France
28 Jul	75.0	Retired	Francis Joseph Green †	Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jul	41.6	Appointed	Filomeno Gonzales Bactol	Auxiliary Bishop of Palo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Naval, Philippines
41.6	Appointed	Filomeno Gonzales Bactol	Titular Bishop of Germaniciana	Bishop Emeritus of Naval, Philippines
41.9	Appointed	Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. †	Bishop of Ozamis, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Ozamiz, Philippines
90.2	Died	James Edward Walsh, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China
30 Jul	61.0	Appointed	Charles Amarin Brand †	Archbishop of Monaco	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
63.5	Appointed	Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Duitama, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
43.0	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam	Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
2 Aug	69.0	Died	Ignatius Gopu, M.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Visakhapatnam, India
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Gerardo Pierro	Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
26.2	Professed	Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia
3 Aug	45.2	Appointed	Joaquim Gonçalves †	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
45.2	Appointed	Joaquim Gonçalves †	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
57.2	Appointed	Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia
43.7	Appointed	Robert Mikhail Moskal †	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
43.7	Appointed	Robert Mikhail Moskal †	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
4 Aug	47.6	Appointed	Francisco José Cox Huneeus, P. Schönstatt †	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family
67.4	Appointed	James Robert Knox †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
5 Aug	24.5	Ordained Priest	Luciano Suriani	Priest of Chieti-Vasto, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
6 Aug	61.3	Appointed	Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. †	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Resigned	José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
22.4	Professed	Cirill Tamás Hortobágyi, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
26.6	Ordained Priest	Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga	Priest of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Ercole Lupinacci †	Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
9 Aug	86.6	Died	Joseph Maximilian Mueller †	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
27.5	Ordained Priest	José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
10 Aug	75.0	Retired	Wilhelm Kempf †	Bishop of Limburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
12 Aug	66.7	Died	Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. †	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
59.4	Ordained Bishop	Louis Anthony DeSimone †	Titular Bishop of Cillium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Francis Bible Schulte †	Titular Bishop of Afufenia	Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
13 Aug	71.9	Resigned	Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Succeeded	François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Créteil, France
52.2	Appointed	Georges Edmond Robert Gilson	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
61.0	Appointed	Jean Marcel Honoré †	Archbishop of Tours, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
74.4	Retired	Robert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères †	Bishop of Créteil, France	Bishop Emeritus
14 Aug	27.7	Ordained Priest	Pablo León Hakimian †	Priest of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina	Bishop
50.8	Appointed	Daniel Leo Ryan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA
50.8	Appointed	Daniel Leo Ryan †	Titular Bishop of Surista	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA
15 Aug	23.6	Professed	Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
81.4	Died	Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
52.2	Succeeded	Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực †	Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
47.0	Ordained Bishop	Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil
16 Aug	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Jan Walenty Wieczorek †	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland
18 Aug	88.5	Retired	Paul Achkar †	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
49.6	Appointed	Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
60.7	Appointed	Michel Yatim †	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Aug	83.4	Died	Joachim (Alois) Ammann, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
20 Aug	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Charles Victor Grahmann †	Titular Bishop of Equilium	Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
21 Aug		Born	Teodor (Andriy) Matsapula (Mazapula), I.V.E.		Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
85.2	Died	Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †	Prelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
22 Aug	31.2	Ordained Priest	Ismael Rueda Sierra	Priest of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia	Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia
24.3	Ordained Priest	Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M.	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique
24 Aug	72.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Casoria †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
27.4	Ordained Priest	Giambattista Diquattro	Priest of Ragusa, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
50.5	Appointed	Ven. Alphonse Paul Gallegos, O.A.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
50.5	Appointed	Ven. Alphonse Paul Gallegos, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Sasabe	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
29 Aug	77.1	Resigned	Antônio de Castro Mayer †	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
68.1	Appointed	João Cláudio Colling †	Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro †	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25.9	Solemn Vows	Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
78.5	Retired	Alfredo Vicente Scherer †	Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30 Aug	30.6	Ordained Priest	Maroun Nasser Gemayel	Priest of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
26.2	Ordained Priest	Marcel Madila Basanguka	Priest of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus

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