The Year of Our Lord 1992

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Jul 95.6 Died John Baptist Franz † Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA

87.9 Died Félix-Marie-Honoré Verdet † Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

4 Jul 32.7 Ordained Priest Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia

61.0 Died Piotr Hemperek † Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland

43.6 Ordained Priest John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr. Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria

26.7 Ordained Deacon Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M. Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

5 Jul 45.6 Ordained Bishop Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. Prelate of Calama, Chile Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

28.1 Ordained Priest Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R. Priest of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru

61.5 Ordained Bishop Frédéric Rubwejanga, O.C.S.O. Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

6 Jul 37.5 Incardinated Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum Priest of Koforidua, Ghana Bishop

63.1 Appointed Dominic Kodwo Andoh † Archbishop of Accra, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus

65.4 Appointed Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên † Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

53.4 Appointed Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines

53.4 Appointed Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Scebatiana Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines

75.2 Retired Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai † Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed Brigido Agalpas Galasgas † Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines

51.8 Appointed Brigido Agalpas Galasgas † Titular Bishop of Leptiminus Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines

52.2 Appointed Rayappu Joseph † Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

46.8 Appointed Norbert Wendelin Mtega Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus

42.0 Appointed Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle Bishop of Koforidua, Ghana Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana

64.3 Appointed Yves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

8 Jul 45.7 Appointed Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia

45.7 Appointed Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia

48.6 Appointed Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia

48.6 Appointed Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia

65.9 Appointed Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. † Bishop of Concepción, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

9 Jul 65.8 Appointed Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

65.8 Appointed Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Raphanea Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria

71.6 Appointed Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. † Titular Archbishop of Sebaste degli Armeni Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)

25.3 Ordained Priest Ángel José Macín Priest of Reconquista, Argentina Bishop

52.1 Appointed Louis Pelâtre, A.A. Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

52.1 Appointed Louis Pelâtre, A.A. Titular Bishop of Sasima Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Istanbul, Turkey

76.8 Retired Guerino Dominique Picchi, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

10 Jul 55.5 Appointed Nikólaos Foskolos Apostolic Administrator of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece Archbishop Emeritus of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece

68.5 Appointed Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. † Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki, Greece Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece

11 Jul 27.4 Ordained Priest Fabio Baggio, C.S. Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

62.4 Appointed Alejandro Antonio Buccolini, S.D.B. † Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed José Andrés Corral Arredondo † Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México

44.5 Ordained Bishop Andrej Imrich Titular Bishop of Castellum Titulianum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Spiš, Slovakia

27.2 Ordained Priest René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón Priest of Granada, Nicaragua Bishop of León en Nicaragua

59.2 Succeeded Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

75.0 Retired Manuel Talamás Camandari † Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México Bishop Emeritus

35.6 Ordained Priest William John Waltersheid Priest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

37.4 Ordained Priest John Yaw Afoakwah Priest of Kumasi, Ghana Bishop of Obuasi, Ghana

12 Jul 29.5 Ordained Priest Gaspard Béby Gnéba Priest of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire

29.1 Ordained Priest Jonas Dembélé Priest of San, Mali Bishop of Kayes, Mali

41.9 Ordained Bishop Damião António Franklin † Titular Bishop of Falerone Archbishop of Luanda, Angola

26.1 Ordained Deacon Adimir Antônio Mazali Deacon of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

32.1 Ordained Priest John Namaza Niyiring, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine Bishop of Kano, Nigeria

26.1 Ordained Priest Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza Priest of Machala, Ecuador Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador

26.0 Ordained Priest Kesete Ghebreyohannes Weldegebriel Priest of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

13 Jul 65.0 Appointed Juan Antonio Flores Santana † Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

14 Jul 54.2 Appointed Daniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. † Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Archbishop Emeritus

86.3 Died Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. † Prelate Emeritus of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil

50.8 Appointed George Patrick Ziemann † Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA Bishop Emeritus

16 Jul 30.9 Ordained Priest Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

43.9 Appointed James Foley Bishop of Cairns, Australia Bishop Emeritus

46.0 Appointed Salvatore Gristina Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

46.0 Appointed Salvatore Gristina Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

17 Jul 57.7 Appointed Lucien Fruchaud Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Clemente José Carlos Isnard, O.S.B. † Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Jul 65.5 Ordained Bishop Maroun Khoury Sader † Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

27.6 Ordained Priest John Kobina Louis Priest of Accra, Ghana Auxiliary Bishop

85.3 Died Giuseppe Paupini † Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

28.0 Ordained Priest Hernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S. Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil

19 Jul 45.6 Installed Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. Prelate of Calama, Chile Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

21 Jul 70.0 Resigned John Joseph Mulcahy † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

83.5 Died Tomás Francisco Reilly, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic

22 Jul 84.5 Died Thomas Joseph Drury † Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

47.9 Succeeded Polycarp Pengo Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

80.0 Retired Laurean Rugambwa † Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

51.7 Ordained Bishop Fouad Boutros Twal Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

24 Jul 83.5 Died Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. † Bishop Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone

61.4 Appointed Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente † Archbishop of Valencia, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

25 Jul 27.6 Ordained Priest Damase Zinga Atangana Priest of Obala, Cameroon Bishop of Kribi, Cameroon

50.2 Appointed Friedhelm Hofmann Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

50.2 Appointed Friedhelm Hofmann Titular Bishop of Taddua Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

49.9 Appointed Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo † Bishop of Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela

26.2 Ordained Priest Kevin Stuart Patrick Randall Priest of Norwich, Connecticut, USA Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh

26 Jul 23.4 Ordained Priest Paul Antoine Nassif Priest Apostolic Exarch of Canada (Syrian)

27.6 Ordained Priest Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp. Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

26.5 Ordained Priest Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

27 Jul 82.3 Died Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Chikwawa, Malawi

30 Jul 54.1 Succeeded Salvatore Boccaccio † Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

63.6 Resigned Nicola Rotunno † Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Aug 75.1 Appointed [John Liu Ding-han], S.J. † Administrator of [Langfang (Patriotic), China] Bishop Emeritus of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China

71.5 Appointed Paul Liu Jing-he † Apostolic Administrator of Chengde, China Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China

1 Aug 75.9 Retired Rafael Angel González Ramírez † Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

78.7 Selected John Baptist Liu Jingshan † Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China

47.0 Appointed Antonio José López Castillo † Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

77.3 Died Jérôme Razafindrazaka † Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar

29.6 Ordained Priest Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

26.2 Solemn Vows John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA

2 Aug 78.3 Died Tomás Vaquero † Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

4 Aug 93.0 Died František Tomášek † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

8 Aug 29.3 Ordained Priest Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.I. Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic

29.2 Ordained Priest Roger Houngbédji, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin

9 Aug 86.8 Died Francis William Markall, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe

10 Aug 51.3 Appointed Béla Balás Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary

51.3 Appointed Béla Balás Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary

11 Aug 33.6 Ordained Priest Messias dos Reis Silveira Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil

48.1 Installed Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

12 Aug 28.8 Ordained Priest Robertus Rubiyatmoko Priest of Semarang, Indonesia Archbishop

14 Aug 25.8 Ordained Priest Juan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M. Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite) Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina

18.6 Entered Milad Jawish, B.S. Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada

15 Aug 30.7 Ordained Priest Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier Priest of Tamale, Ghana Bishop of Damongo, Ghana

25.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Cai Bingrui Priest Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China

25.3 Ordained Priest Jorge Cuapio Bautista Priest of Texcoco, México, México Bishop of Iztapalapa, México, México

32.2 Ordained Priest Fernando Francisco Priest of Novo Redondo, Angola Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola

28.3 Ordained Priest Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Loja, Ecuador

26.7 Solemn Vows Paulus Budi Kleden, S.V.D. Member of Society of the Divine Word Archbishop of Ende, Indonesia

35.9 Ordained Priest Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar

29.3 Ordained Priest Henrique Soares da Costa † Priest of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

27.6 Ordained Priest Peter Wu Yishun Priest of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China Bishop of Shaowu [Shaowu], China

19 Aug 21.9 Professed Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine

53.7 Appointed Dale Joseph Melczek † Apostolic Administrator of Gary, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

90.6 Died Alfredo Rubio Diaz † Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

20 Aug 50.0 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Titular Archbishop of Falerii Apostolic Nuncio

50.0 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio

65.0 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio

21 Aug 44.0 Ordained Bishop James Foley Bishop of Cairns, Australia Bishop Emeritus

22 Aug 29.3 Ordained Priest Gregory Charles Bennet Priest of Melbourne, Australia Bishop of Sale, Australia

28.6 Ordained Priest John Baptist Li Suguang Priest Bishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China

29.4 Ordained Priest Peter Ebere Okpaleke Priest of Awka, Nigeria Cardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria

25.0 Ordained Priest Juan de Dios Peña Rojas Priest of Mérida, Venezuela Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela

48.7 Ordained Bishop Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia

25.8 Ordained Priest Gerardo Ernesto Salas Arjona Priest of Mérida, Venezuela Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela

59.0 Selected Francis Tong Hui † Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China Bishop

18.0 Professed Aliaksandr Yasheuski, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus

23 Aug 25.8 Professed Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC. Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

28.7 Ordained Priest Luzizila Kiala Priest of Uije, Angola Archbishop of Malanje, Angola

24 Aug 57.3 Appointed Hans-Georg Koitz Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.3 Appointed Hans-Georg Koitz Titular Bishop of Cantanus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany

76.4 Retired Heinrich Pachowiak † Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

78.2 Retired Saba Youakim, B.S. † Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan Archbishop Emeritus

25 Aug 42.0 Appointed Isidore Battikha, B.A. Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

42.0 Appointed Isidore Battikha, B.A. Titular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

26 Aug 53.8 Ordained Bishop Reginald Michael Cawcutt † Titular Bishop of Egabro Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa

61.8 Appointed Georges El-Murr, B.C. † Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan Archbishop Emeritus

27 Aug 24.7 Ordained Priest Bartolome Gaspar Santos Priest of Malolos, Philippines Bishop of Iba, Philippines

80.6 Died Maura Verzich, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

28 Aug 53.6 Appointed Nino Marzoli, C. R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

25.8 Solemn Vows Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Bishop of Uromi, Nigeria

29.1 Ordained Priest Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F. Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia

29 Aug 94.4 Died Juan de Dios López de Victoria † Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico

29.5 Ordained Priest Jonas Benson Okoye Priest of Awka, Nigeria Bishop of Nnewi, Nigeria

30.8 Ordained Priest Geraldo de Paula Souza, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

30 Aug 29.3 Ordained Priest Marcellin Randriamamonjy Priest of Ambositra, Madagascar Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar

66.0 Installed Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. † Bishop of Concepción, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 75.0 Died Cletus Francis O’Donnell † Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Jul	95.6	Died	John Baptist Franz †	Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
87.9	Died	Félix-Marie-Honoré Verdet †	Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
4 Jul	32.7	Ordained Priest	Enrique Figaredo Alvargonzález, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia
61.0	Died	Piotr Hemperek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
43.6	Ordained Priest	John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
26.7	Ordained Deacon	Vittorio Francesco Viola, O.F.M.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor	Secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
5 Jul	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M.	Prelate of Calama, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
28.1	Ordained Priest	Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R.	Priest of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance	Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru
61.5	Ordained Bishop	Frédéric Rubwejanga, O.C.S.O.	Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jul	37.5	Incardinated	Joseph Kwaku Afrifah-Agyekum	Priest of Koforidua, Ghana	Bishop
63.1	Appointed	Dominic Kodwo Andoh †	Archbishop of Accra, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus
65.4	Appointed	Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
53.4	Appointed	Carlito Joaquin Cenzon, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Scebatiana	Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
75.2	Retired	Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai †	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Brigido Agalpas Galasgas †	Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
51.8	Appointed	Brigido Agalpas Galasgas †	Titular Bishop of Leptiminus	Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
52.2	Appointed	Rayappu Joseph †	Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
46.8	Appointed	Norbert Wendelin Mtega	Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus
42.0	Appointed	Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle	Bishop of Koforidua, Ghana	Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
64.3	Appointed	Yves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jul	45.7	Appointed	Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia
45.7	Appointed	Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil	Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani	Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia
48.6	Appointed	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
48.6	Appointed	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
65.9	Appointed	Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jul	65.8	Appointed	Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.8	Appointed	Armando Bortolaso, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Raphanea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
71.6	Appointed	Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Sebaste degli Armeni	Ordinary Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
25.3	Ordained Priest	Ángel José Macín	Priest of Reconquista, Argentina	Bishop
52.1	Appointed	Louis Pelâtre, A.A.	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.1	Appointed	Louis Pelâtre, A.A.	Titular Bishop of Sasima	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Istanbul, Turkey
76.8	Retired	Guerino Dominique Picchi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
10 Jul	55.5	Appointed	Nikólaos Foskolos	Apostolic Administrator of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece	Archbishop Emeritus of Athēnai {Athens}, Greece
68.5	Appointed	Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. †	Apostolic Administrator of Thessaloniki, Greece	Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
11 Jul	27.4	Ordained Priest	Fabio Baggio, C.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
62.4	Appointed	Alejandro Antonio Buccolini, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	José Andrés Corral Arredondo †	Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Andrej Imrich	Titular Bishop of Castellum Titulianum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Spiš, Slovakia
27.2	Ordained Priest	René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón	Priest of Granada, Nicaragua	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
59.2	Succeeded	Juan Sandoval Íñiguez	Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
75.0	Retired	Manuel Talamás Camandari †	Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México	Bishop Emeritus
35.6	Ordained Priest	William John Waltersheid	Priest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
37.4	Ordained Priest	John Yaw Afoakwah	Priest of Kumasi, Ghana	Bishop of Obuasi, Ghana
12 Jul	29.5	Ordained Priest	Gaspard Béby Gnéba	Priest of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire
29.1	Ordained Priest	Jonas Dembélé	Priest of San, Mali	Bishop of Kayes, Mali
41.9	Ordained Bishop	Damião António Franklin †	Titular Bishop of Falerone	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola
26.1	Ordained Deacon	Adimir Antônio Mazali	Deacon of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
32.1	Ordained Priest	John Namaza Niyiring, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Kano, Nigeria
26.1	Ordained Priest	Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza	Priest of Machala, Ecuador	Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador
26.0	Ordained Priest	Kesete Ghebreyohannes Weldegebriel	Priest of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
13 Jul	65.0	Appointed	Juan Antonio Flores Santana †	Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
14 Jul	54.2	Appointed	Daniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
86.3	Died	Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. †	Prelate Emeritus of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil
50.8	Appointed	George Patrick Ziemann †	Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jul	30.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
43.9	Appointed	James Foley	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	Salvatore Gristina	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
46.0	Appointed	Salvatore Gristina	Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
17 Jul	57.7	Appointed	Lucien Fruchaud	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Clemente José Carlos Isnard, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jul	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Maroun Khoury Sader †	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
27.6	Ordained Priest	John Kobina Louis	Priest of Accra, Ghana	Auxiliary Bishop
85.3	Died	Giuseppe Paupini †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
28.0	Ordained Priest	Hernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
19 Jul	45.6	Installed	Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M.	Prelate of Calama, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
21 Jul	70.0	Resigned	John Joseph Mulcahy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
83.5	Died	Tomás Francisco Reilly, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
22 Jul	84.5	Died	Thomas Joseph Drury †	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
47.9	Succeeded	Polycarp Pengo	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
80.0	Retired	Laurean Rugambwa †	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Fouad Boutros Twal	Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia	Patriarch Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
24 Jul	83.5	Died	Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. †	Bishop Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone
61.4	Appointed	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25 Jul	27.6	Ordained Priest	Damase Zinga Atangana	Priest of Obala, Cameroon	Bishop of Kribi, Cameroon
50.2	Appointed	Friedhelm Hofmann	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
50.2	Appointed	Friedhelm Hofmann	Titular Bishop of Taddua	Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
49.9	Appointed	Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo †	Bishop of Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela	Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela
26.2	Ordained Priest	Kevin Stuart Patrick Randall	Priest of Norwich, Connecticut, USA	Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
26 Jul	23.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Antoine Nassif	Priest	Apostolic Exarch of Canada (Syrian)
27.6	Ordained Priest	Oscar Ngoy wa Mpanga, C.S.Sp.	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26.5	Ordained Priest	Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
27 Jul	82.3	Died	Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chikwawa, Malawi
30 Jul	54.1	Succeeded	Salvatore Boccaccio †	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
63.6	Resigned	Nicola Rotunno †	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Aug	75.1	Appointed	[John Liu Ding-han], S.J. †	Administrator of [Langfang (Patriotic), China]	Bishop Emeritus of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
71.5	Appointed	Paul Liu Jing-he †	Apostolic Administrator of Chengde, China	Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
1 Aug	75.9	Retired	Rafael Angel González Ramírez †	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
78.7	Selected	John Baptist Liu Jingshan †	Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
47.0	Appointed	Antonio José López Castillo †	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
77.3	Died	Jérôme Razafindrazaka †	Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar
29.6	Ordained Priest	Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
26.2	Solemn Vows	John Eric Stowe, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Lexington, Kentucky, USA
2 Aug	78.3	Died	Tomás Vaquero †	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 Aug	93.0	Died	František Tomášek †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
8 Aug	29.3	Ordained Priest	Victor Hugo Castillo Matarrita, M.C.C.I.	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
29.2	Ordained Priest	Roger Houngbédji, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin
9 Aug	86.8	Died	Francis William Markall, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
10 Aug	51.3	Appointed	Béla Balás	Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary
51.3	Appointed	Béla Balás	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Bishop Emeritus of Kaposvár, Hungary
11 Aug	33.6	Ordained Priest	Messias dos Reis Silveira	Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.1	Installed	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
12 Aug	28.8	Ordained Priest	Robertus Rubiyatmoko	Priest of Semarang, Indonesia	Archbishop
14 Aug	25.8	Ordained Priest	Juan Habib Chamieh, O.M.M.	Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)	Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina
18.6	Entered	Milad Jawish, B.S.	Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
15 Aug	30.7	Ordained Priest	Peter Paul Yelezuome Angkyier	Priest of Tamale, Ghana	Bishop of Damongo, Ghana
25.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Cai Bingrui	Priest	Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
25.3	Ordained Priest	Jorge Cuapio Bautista	Priest of Texcoco, México, México	Bishop of Iztapalapa, México, México
32.2	Ordained Priest	Fernando Francisco	Priest of Novo Redondo, Angola	Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola
28.3	Ordained Priest	Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
26.7	Solemn Vows	Paulus Budi Kleden, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Archbishop of Ende, Indonesia
35.9	Ordained Priest	Fidelis Rakotonarivo, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar
29.3	Ordained Priest	Henrique Soares da Costa †	Priest of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
27.6	Ordained Priest	Peter Wu Yishun	Priest of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China	Bishop of Shaowu [Shaowu], China
19 Aug	21.9	Professed	Mykhaylo Bubniy, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Odessa (Ukrainian), Ukraine
53.7	Appointed	Dale Joseph Melczek †	Apostolic Administrator of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
90.6	Died	Alfredo Rubio Diaz †	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
20 Aug	50.0	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Titular Archbishop of Falerii	Apostolic Nuncio
50.0	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio
65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden	Apostolic Nuncio
21 Aug	44.0	Ordained Bishop	James Foley	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
22 Aug	29.3	Ordained Priest	Gregory Charles Bennet	Priest of Melbourne, Australia	Bishop of Sale, Australia
28.6	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Li Suguang	Priest	Bishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
29.4	Ordained Priest	Peter Ebere Okpaleke	Priest of Awka, Nigeria	Cardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria
25.0	Ordained Priest	Juan de Dios Peña Rojas	Priest of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
25.8	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Ernesto Salas Arjona	Priest of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela
59.0	Selected	Francis Tong Hui †	Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China	Bishop
18.0	Professed	Aliaksandr Yasheuski, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
23 Aug	25.8	Professed	Pascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
28.7	Ordained Priest	Luzizila Kiala	Priest of Uije, Angola	Archbishop of Malanje, Angola
24 Aug	57.3	Appointed	Hans-Georg Koitz	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	Hans-Georg Koitz	Titular Bishop of Cantanus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
76.4	Retired	Heinrich Pachowiak †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
78.2	Retired	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Aug	42.0	Appointed	Isidore Battikha, B.A.	Auxiliary Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
42.0	Appointed	Isidore Battikha, B.A.	Titular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
26 Aug	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Reginald Michael Cawcutt †	Titular Bishop of Egabro	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
61.8	Appointed	Georges El-Murr, B.C. †	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Aug	24.7	Ordained Priest	Bartolome Gaspar Santos	Priest of Malolos, Philippines	Bishop of Iba, Philippines
80.6	Died	Maura Verzich, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
28 Aug	53.6	Appointed	Nino Marzoli, C. R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
25.8	Solemn Vows	Donatus Aihmiosion Ogun, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Uromi, Nigeria
29.1	Ordained Priest	Paulinus Yan Olla, M.S.F.	Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Bishop of Tanjung Selor, Indonesia
29 Aug	94.4	Died	Juan de Dios López de Victoria †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
29.5	Ordained Priest	Jonas Benson Okoye	Priest of Awka, Nigeria	Bishop of Nnewi, Nigeria
30.8	Ordained Priest	Geraldo de Paula Souza, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
30 Aug	29.3	Ordained Priest	Marcellin Randriamamonjy	Priest of Ambositra, Madagascar	Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
66.0	Installed	Bernardo Enrique Witte, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	75.0	Died	Cletus Francis O’Donnell †	Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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