The Year of Our Lord 1988

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 85.9 Died Maurice Baudoux † Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada

90.3 Died Francesco Fasola † Archbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy

68.9 Appointed Angelo Felici † Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

67.3 Appointed Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

67.3 Appointed Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Librarian of the Vatican Library Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

61.2 Appointed Eduardo Martínez Somalo † Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

77.1 Resigned Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. † Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

76.1 Retired Pietro Palazzini † Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

75.7 Retired Aurelio Sabattani † Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

64.6 Appointed Achille Silvestrini † Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

77.8 Retired Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus

77.8 Retired Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † Librarian of the Vatican Library Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

84.5 Died Hermann Volk † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany

2 Jul 25.6 Ordained Priest Michael Wallace Banach Priest of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

27.6 Ordained Priest Wolfgang Bischof Priest of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany Auxiliary Bishop

26.8 Ordained Priest Paul M. Cummins Priest of Plymouth, England, Great Britain

77.1 Appointed Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. † President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” Cardinal, President Emeritus

56.4 Ordained Bishop José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. Titular Archbishop of Thuburnica Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

26.2 Ordained Priest Léon Wagener Priest of Luxembourg Auxiliary Bishop

3 Jul 44.5 Ordained Bishop Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne Titular Bishop of Turuzi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

24.8 Ordained Priest Niall Coll Priest of Raphoe, Ireland Bishop

51.8 Ordained Bishop Fernando Guimarães Kevanu † Bishop of Ondjiva, Angola Bishop Emeritus

36.1 Ordained Deacon Jean Clément Marie Gérard Joseph Françoise Georges Laffitte, Comm. l'Emm. Deacon of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

41.6 Ordained Bishop Luis Madrid Merlano Prelate of Tibú, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

5 Jul 68.9 Died Eugène Maillat, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of N’Zérékoré, Guinea

29.7 Ordained Deacon Jan Vokál Deacon of Hradec Králové, Czechia Bishop

6 Jul 58.6 Appointed José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. † Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

61.6 Appointed Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. † Coadjutor Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Appointed Capistrano Francisco (William Charles) Heim, O.F.M. † Prelate of Itaituba, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

38.1 Appointed Georgi Ivanov Yovchev Apostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bishop Emeritus

38.1 Appointed Georgi Ivanov Yovchev Titular Bishop of Lamphua Bishop Emeritus of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria

67.9 Appointed Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal † Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile Bishop Emeritus

75.8 Retired Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. † Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

7 Jul 71.4 Died Antonio Zama † Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

8 Jul 24.0 Ordained Priest Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes Priest of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine Bishop of Djibouti

43.3 Appointed Manuel Ureña Pastor Bishop of Ibiza, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain

9 Jul 23.4 Ordained Deacon Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. Deacon of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

59.7 Ordained Bishop Michele Scandiffio † Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

11 Jul 55.3 Appointed Helmut Bauer † Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Helmut Bauer † Titular Bishop of Velefi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

58.6 Appointed Georges Lagrange † Bishop of Gap, France Bishop Emeritus

12 Jul 66.4 Died Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm. † Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

13 Jul 75.1 Retired Henri Marie Charles Gufflet † Bishop of Limoges, France Bishop Emeritus

70.4 Died Sebastian U Shwe Yauk † Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar

64.5 Succeeded Léon-Raymond Soulier † Bishop of Limoges, France Bishop Emeritus

15 Jul 65.9 Died Abdallah Bared † Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

16 Jul 38.3 Ordained Priest Frank Joseph Dewane Priest of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus of Venice, Florida, USA

63.2 Resigned Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

47.6 Appointed Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia

28.5 Ordained Priest Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

27.5 Ordained Priest Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

28.1 Ordained Priest Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye Priest of Kumasi, Ghana Archbishop

17 Jul 55.0 Ordained Bishop Marcel Germain Perrier † Titular Bishop of Diana Bishop Emeritus of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France

19 Jul 49.1 Appointed Renato Ascencio León † Prelate of Madera, Chihuahua, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México

38.1 Appointed Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico

38.1 Appointed Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Ursona Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico

50.4 Appointed Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. † Bishop of Nevers, France Archbishop of Tours, France

22 Jul 27.0 Ordained Priest Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop of Peru, Military

23 Jul 26.4 Ordained Priest David Joseph Bonnar Priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA

30.2 Ordained Priest John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Archbishop of Accra, Ghana

63.8 Appointed Rosario Mazzola † Bishop of Cefalù, Italy Bishop Emeritus

24 Jul 61.0 Installed François Gayot, S.M.M. † Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti Archbishop Emeritus

25 Jul 52.2 Ordained Bishop Vicente Salgado y Garrucho † Bishop of Romblon, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

41.6 Ordained Bishop Carlos Suárez Cázares Bishop of Campeche, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México

26 Jul 43.8 Ordained Bishop Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

29 Jul 29.5 Ordained Priest Hubertus Leteng † Priest of Ruteng, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

72.3 Resigned José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile Archbishop Emeritus

27.0 Ordained Priest Silvester Tung Kiem San Priest of Ende, Indonesia Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia

30 Jul 26.8 Ordained Priest François Achille Eyabi Priest of Douala, Cameroon Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon

31 Jul 48.3 Appointed Alejandro Goić Karmelić † Apostolic Administrator of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile

38.2 Ordained Bishop Georgi Ivanov Yovchev Titular Bishop of Lamphua Bishop Emeritus of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria

41.7 Installed Luis Madrid Merlano Prelate of Tibú, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

30.9 Ordained Priest Martin Anwel Mtumbuka Priest of Mzuzu, Malawi Bishop of Karonga, Malawi

25.2 Ordained Priest Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng Priest of Kuching, Malaysia Archbishop

40.2 Ceased Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. † Apostolic Administrator of Tibú, Colombia Priest of Order of Friars Preachers

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	85.9	Died	Maurice Baudoux †	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
90.3	Died	Francesco Fasola †	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy
68.9	Appointed	Angelo Felici †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
67.3	Appointed	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
67.3	Appointed	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
61.2	Appointed	Eduardo Martínez Somalo †	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
77.1	Resigned	Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
76.1	Retired	Pietro Palazzini †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Aurelio Sabattani †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
64.6	Appointed	Achille Silvestrini †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
77.8	Retired	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus
77.8	Retired	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
84.5	Died	Hermann Volk †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
2 Jul	25.6	Ordained Priest	Michael Wallace Banach	Priest of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
27.6	Ordained Priest	Wolfgang Bischof	Priest of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
26.8	Ordained Priest	Paul M. Cummins	Priest of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
77.1	Appointed	Paul Augustin Mayer, O.S.B. †	President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
56.4	Ordained Bishop	José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F.	Titular Archbishop of Thuburnica	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
26.2	Ordained Priest	Léon Wagener	Priest of Luxembourg	Auxiliary Bishop
3 Jul	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne	Titular Bishop of Turuzi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
24.8	Ordained Priest	Niall Coll	Priest of Raphoe, Ireland	Bishop
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Guimarães Kevanu †	Bishop of Ondjiva, Angola	Bishop Emeritus
36.1	Ordained Deacon	Jean Clément Marie Gérard Joseph Françoise Georges Laffitte, Comm. l'Emm.	Deacon of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Luis Madrid Merlano	Prelate of Tibú, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
5 Jul	68.9	Died	Eugène Maillat, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of N’Zérékoré, Guinea
29.7	Ordained Deacon	Jan Vokál	Deacon of Hradec Králové, Czechia	Bishop
6 Jul	58.6	Appointed	José Afonso Ribeiro, T.O.R. †	Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
61.6	Appointed	Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	Capistrano Francisco (William Charles) Heim, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Itaituba, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
38.1	Appointed	Georgi Ivanov Yovchev	Apostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Bishop Emeritus
38.1	Appointed	Georgi Ivanov Yovchev	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Bishop Emeritus of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
67.9	Appointed	Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal †	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
75.8	Retired	Adriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. †	Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
7 Jul	71.4	Died	Antonio Zama †	Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
8 Jul	24.0	Ordained Priest	Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes	Priest of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Bishop of Djibouti
43.3	Appointed	Manuel Ureña Pastor	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
9 Jul	23.4	Ordained Deacon	Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.	Deacon of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza	Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil
59.7	Ordained Bishop	Michele Scandiffio †	Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
11 Jul	55.3	Appointed	Helmut Bauer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Helmut Bauer †	Titular Bishop of Velefi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
58.6	Appointed	Georges Lagrange †	Bishop of Gap, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jul	66.4	Died	Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 Jul	75.1	Retired	Henri Marie Charles Gufflet †	Bishop of Limoges, France	Bishop Emeritus
70.4	Died	Sebastian U Shwe Yauk †	Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar
64.5	Succeeded	Léon-Raymond Soulier †	Bishop of Limoges, France	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jul	65.9	Died	Abdallah Bared †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
16 Jul	38.3	Ordained Priest	Frank Joseph Dewane	Priest of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Venice, Florida, USA
63.2	Resigned	Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.6	Appointed	Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
28.5	Ordained Priest	Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27.5	Ordained Priest	Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
28.1	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye	Priest of Kumasi, Ghana	Archbishop
17 Jul	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Marcel Germain Perrier †	Titular Bishop of Diana	Bishop Emeritus of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France
19 Jul	49.1	Appointed	Renato Ascencio León †	Prelate of Madera, Chihuahua, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
38.1	Appointed	Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico
38.1	Appointed	Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico
50.4	Appointed	Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Nevers, France	Archbishop of Tours, France
22 Jul	27.0	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Peru, Military
23 Jul	26.4	Ordained Priest	David Joseph Bonnar	Priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
30.2	Ordained Priest	John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp.	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Archbishop of Accra, Ghana
63.8	Appointed	Rosario Mazzola †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jul	61.0	Installed	François Gayot, S.M.M. †	Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Jul	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Salgado y Garrucho †	Bishop of Romblon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Suárez Cázares	Bishop of Campeche, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
26 Jul	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Charles Joseph Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
29 Jul	29.5	Ordained Priest	Hubertus Leteng †	Priest of Ruteng, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
72.3	Resigned	José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Archbishop Emeritus
27.0	Ordained Priest	Silvester Tung Kiem San	Priest of Ende, Indonesia	Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
30 Jul	26.8	Ordained Priest	François Achille Eyabi	Priest of Douala, Cameroon	Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon
31 Jul	48.3	Appointed	Alejandro Goić Karmelić †	Apostolic Administrator of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
38.2	Ordained Bishop	Georgi Ivanov Yovchev	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Bishop Emeritus of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
41.7	Installed	Luis Madrid Merlano	Prelate of Tibú, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
30.9	Ordained Priest	Martin Anwel Mtumbuka	Priest of Mzuzu, Malawi	Bishop of Karonga, Malawi
25.2	Ordained Priest	Simon Peter Poh Hoon Seng	Priest of Kuching, Malaysia	Archbishop
40.2	Ceased	Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Tibú, Colombia	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers

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