The Year of Our Lord 2023

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul 68.6 Appointed Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam Administrator of Chanthaburi, Thailand Bishop

1 Jul 59.1 Ordained Bishop Owaldo Enrique Araque Valero (Valerio) Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela

61.1 Installed Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala

71.0 Installed Péter Erdő Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

60.9 Appointed Victor Manuel Fernández Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

60.9 Appointed Victor Manuel Fernández President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

60.9 Appointed Victor Manuel Fernández President of the International Theological Commission Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

70.9 Appointed Hanna Jallouf, O.F.M. Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria

79.2 Retired Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

79.2 Retired Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. President of the International Theological Commission Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

79.2 Retired Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

60.7 Appointed Martín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B. Bishop of Lwena, Angola

63.5 Ordained Bishop Luis Alberto Migone Repetto Titular Bishop of Amaura Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

65.4 Installed José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil

56.7 Appointed Anthony Randazzo Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia

72.5 Resigned Carl Leonard Reid Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia Ordinary Emeritus

2 Jul 58.1 Installed Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S. Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil

94.8 Died Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA

61.6 Installed Anthony Poola Cardinal-Priest of Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica Cardinal, Archbishop of Hyderabad, India

50.4 Ordained Bishop Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona Titular Bishop of Dragonara Coadjutor Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

3 Jul 60.8 Appointed Elias Frank Bishop of Asansol, India Archbishop of Calcutta, India

4 Jul 44.6 Resigned Fabián Alberto Belay Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Rosario, Argentina Priest

44.6 Resigned Fabián Alberto Belay Titular Bishop-Elect of Aguntum Priest of Rosario, Argentina

52.8 Appointed Martin David Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia

5 Jul 61.5 Appointed João Santos Cardoso Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

76.2 Retired Jaime Vieira Rocha Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

8 Jul 54.6 Died Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero † Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia

60.6 Ceased José Maria Chaves dos Reis Apostolic Administrator of Cametá, Para, Brazil Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil

57.8 Installed José Cobo Cano Cardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain

67.1 Appointed Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

61.3 Appointed Ferdinand Dkhar Bishop of Jowai, India

54.5 Appointed Victorius Dwiardy, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia

62.2 Ordained Bishop José Hamilton de Castro Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil

51.2 Installed Ivanildo Oliveira Almeida Bishop of Cametá, Para, Brazil

75.1 Retired Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Portal, Uganda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

76.0 Retired Petrus Boddeng Timang Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Valéry Vienneau Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

9 Jul 54.8 Installed Andrea Andreozzi Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy

50.0 Ordained Bishop Philippe Médard Guiougou Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles

53.7 Ceased David Thomas Daniel Macaire, O.P. Apostolic Administrator of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles Archbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles

10 Jul 54.2 Appointed Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar

80.0 Ceased Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P. Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Secretary Emeritus

11 Jul 94.3 Died Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. † Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

59.5 Appointed Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B. Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy

65.3 Installed Kenneth Michael Howell Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia

81.7 Died Hans-Jochen Jaschke † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany

55.6 Appointed Steven John Maekawa, O.P. Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

75.0 Retired Bruno Musarò Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica Apostolic Nuncio

78.2 Retired Sebastiano Sanguinetti Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy Bishop Emeritus

12 Jul 47.1 Appointed Volodymyr Firman Titular Bishop of Limisa Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

47.1 Confirmed Volodymyr Firman Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

50.0 Appointed Petro Holinej (Holiney) Titular Bishop of Abrittum Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine

50.0 Confirmed Petro Holinej (Holiney) Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine

54.8 Appointed Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela

13 Jul 76.6 Retired Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. † Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Installed Gerardo Díaz Vázquez Bishop of Colima, México

62.9 Appointed José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

56.3 Appointed Sergi Gordo Rodríguez Bishop of Tortosa, Spain

74.3 Ceased José Francisco Robles Ortega Apostolic Administrator of Colima, México Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

14 Jul 77.6 Died John Raymond Manz † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA

15 Jul 53.9 Ordained Bishop Honoré Beugré Dakpa Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire

81.1 Ceased Jesús García Burillo Administrator of Ávila, Spain Bishop Emeritus

55.2 Installed Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

99.2 Died Peter Takaaki Hirayama † Bishop Emeritus of Oita, Japan

50.2 Appointed Edouard Isango Nkoyo Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

50.2 Appointed Edouard Isango Nkoyo Titular Bishop of Utimmira Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

51.1 Appointed George George Panamthundil Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan

51.1 Appointed George George Panamthundil Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan

58.8 Ordained Bishop Gian Luca Perici Titular Archbishop of Volsinium Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia

48.6 Ordained Bishop Aurélio Pinto de Sousa Bishop of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil

68.7 Ordained Bishop Jesús Rico García, H.S.O.D. Bishop of Ávila, Spain

53.3 Appointed Joseph Shen Bin Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China

66.2 Appointed Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

66.2 Appointed Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M. Titular Bishop of Igilgili Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

16 Jul 57.5 Ordained Bishop Sabri Anar Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey

99.6 Died Luigi Bettazzi † Bishop Emeritus of Ivrea, Italy

75.3 Retired Isaac Danu Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus

54.8 Ordained Bishop Joaquim Proença Dionísio Titular Bishop of Parthenia Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal

62.2 Installed José Hamilton de Castro Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil

58.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Kallarackal Bishop of Jaipur, India

64.4 Appointed Sandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M. Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya

67.7 Succeeded John Saw Gawdy Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar

18 Jul 66.7 Appointed Albert Matta Bahhuth Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

66.7 Appointed Albert Matta Bahhuth Titular Bishop of Vadesi Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

79.0 Died Paul Kamuza Bakyenga † Archbishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda

67.8 Appointed Matthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

67.8 Appointed Matthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Lamzella Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

58.7 Appointed Brian Alan Nunes Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

58.7 Appointed Brian Alan Nunes Titular Bishop of Kearney Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

49.1 Appointed Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

49.1 Appointed Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

19 Jul 55.0 Appointed Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes Apostolic Administrator of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

81.1 Appointed Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion Bishop Emeritus

81.1 Retired Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Pascal David Youri Chane-Teng Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

65.0 Resigned João José da Costa, O. Carm. Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

74.0 Ceased Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. Apostolic Administrator of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain

53.0 Appointed Paolo Rudelli Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

56.3 Appointed Ronilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I. Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

52.7 Installed Stephen James Lawrence Wright Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain

76.4 Retired Eduardo Zielski Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

20 Jul 52.9 Installed Călin Ioan Bot Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania

87.4 Died Beda (Umberto) Paluzzi, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Montevergine, Italy

21 Jul 49.1 Ordained Bishop Leandro Maria Alves Bishop of Baucau, Timor-Leste

59.5 Installed Juan Carlos Ares Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

22 Jul 62.8 Appointed Gustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T. Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar

65.7 Installed Ruperto Cruz Santos Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines

76.4 Died Ferenc (Franz) Cserháti † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

61.0 Ceased Vicente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto Apostolic Administrator of Tulcán, Ecuador Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador

60.3 Appointed Paul Kariuki Njiru Bishop of Wote, Kenya

66.3 Appointed Florentino Galang Lavarias Apostolic Administrator of Balanga, Philippines Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines

65.4 Succeeded Ciro Miniero Archbishop of Taranto, Italy

53.2 Ordained Bishop Christopher Naseri-Mutiti Naseri Titular Bishop of Gurza Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar, Nigeria

77.6 Appointed Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Toliara, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus

77.6 Retired Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Filippo Santoro Archbishop of Taranto, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

50.7 Ordained Bishop Carlos Washington Yépez Naranjo Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador

23 Jul 61.2 Ordained Bishop Firmino David Bishop of Sumbe, Angola

49.5 Ordained Bishop Roberto Rosmaninho Mariz Titular Bishop of Vita Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal

25 Jul 82.7 Died Paul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya

61.6 Ordained Bishop Edward Mark Lohse Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

26 Jul 75.7 Appointed Peter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R. Apostolic Administrator of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

75.7 Appointed Peter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R. Apostolic Administrator of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

81.3 Died Geraldo Lyrio Rocha † Archbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

46.8 Ordained Bishop Carlos Alberto Santos García Titular Bishop of Tamada Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

66.2 Appointed Thomas Robert Zinkula Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA

28 Jul 54.8 Appointed Gabriel Antonio Mestre Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

29 Jul 66.9 Ordained Bishop Juraci Gomes de Oliveira Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil

30 Jul 59.9 Installed Jean de Dieu Raoelison Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar

77.1 Ceased Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona Apostolic Administrator of Antananarivo, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	68.6	Appointed	Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam	Administrator of Chanthaburi, Thailand	Bishop
1 Jul	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Owaldo Enrique Araque Valero (Valerio)	Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela
61.1	Installed	Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum	Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala
71.0	Installed	Péter Erdő	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
60.9	Appointed	Victor Manuel Fernández	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
60.9	Appointed	Victor Manuel Fernández	President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
60.9	Appointed	Victor Manuel Fernández	President of the International Theological Commission	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
70.9	Appointed	Hanna Jallouf, O.F.M.	Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
79.2	Retired	Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.	Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
79.2	Retired	Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.	President of the International Theological Commission	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
79.2	Retired	Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.	President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
60.7	Appointed	Martín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B.	Bishop of Lwena, Angola
63.5	Ordained Bishop	Luis Alberto Migone Repetto	Titular Bishop of Amaura	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
65.4	Installed	José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva	Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil
56.7	Appointed	Anthony Randazzo	Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia	Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia
72.5	Resigned	Carl Leonard Reid	Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia	Ordinary Emeritus
2 Jul	58.1	Installed	Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S.	Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
94.8	Died	Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
61.6	Installed	Anthony Poola	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica	Cardinal, Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean Nicolas Rakotojaona	Titular Bishop of Dragonara	Coadjutor Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
3 Jul	60.8	Appointed	Elias Frank	Bishop of Asansol, India	Archbishop of Calcutta, India
4 Jul	44.6	Resigned	Fabián Alberto Belay	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Rosario, Argentina	Priest
44.6	Resigned	Fabián Alberto Belay	Titular Bishop-Elect of Aguntum	Priest of Rosario, Argentina
52.8	Appointed	Martin David	Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia
5 Jul	61.5	Appointed	João Santos Cardoso	Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
76.2	Retired	Jaime Vieira Rocha	Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Jul	54.6	Died	Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero †	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
60.6	Ceased	José Maria Chaves dos Reis	Apostolic Administrator of Cametá, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
57.8	Installed	José Cobo Cano	Cardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain
67.1	Appointed	Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R.	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
61.3	Appointed	Ferdinand Dkhar	Bishop of Jowai, India
54.5	Appointed	Victorius Dwiardy, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
62.2	Ordained Bishop	José Hamilton de Castro	Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
51.2	Installed	Ivanildo Oliveira Almeida	Bishop of Cametá, Para, Brazil
75.1	Retired	Joseph Mugenyi Sabiiti	Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Portal, Uganda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
76.0	Retired	Petrus Boddeng Timang	Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Valéry Vienneau	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Jul	54.8	Installed	Andrea Andreozzi	Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Médard Guiougou	Bishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
53.7	Ceased	David Thomas Daniel Macaire, O.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles	Archbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
10 Jul	54.2	Appointed	Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
80.0	Ceased	Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P.	Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith	Secretary Emeritus
11 Jul	94.3	Died	Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. †	Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
59.5	Appointed	Roberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.	Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy
65.3	Installed	Kenneth Michael Howell	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia
81.7	Died	Hans-Jochen Jaschke †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
55.6	Appointed	Steven John Maekawa, O.P.	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
75.0	Retired	Bruno Musarò	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica	Apostolic Nuncio
78.2	Retired	Sebastiano Sanguinetti	Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jul	47.1	Appointed	Volodymyr Firman	Titular Bishop of Limisa	Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
47.1	Confirmed	Volodymyr Firman	Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
50.0	Appointed	Petro Holinej (Holiney)	Titular Bishop of Abrittum	Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine
50.0	Confirmed	Petro Holinej (Holiney)	Auxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine
54.8	Appointed	Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
13 Jul	76.6	Retired	Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. †	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Installed	Gerardo Díaz Vázquez	Bishop of Colima, México
62.9	Appointed	José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
56.3	Appointed	Sergi Gordo Rodríguez	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
74.3	Ceased	José Francisco Robles Ortega	Apostolic Administrator of Colima, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
14 Jul	77.6	Died	John Raymond Manz †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
15 Jul	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Honoré Beugré Dakpa	Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire
81.1	Ceased	Jesús García Burillo	Administrator of Ávila, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
55.2	Installed	Jorge Ignacio García Cuerva	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
99.2	Died	Peter Takaaki Hirayama †	Bishop Emeritus of Oita, Japan
50.2	Appointed	Edouard Isango Nkoyo	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
50.2	Appointed	Edouard Isango Nkoyo	Titular Bishop of Utimmira	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.1	Appointed	George George Panamthundil	Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan	Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan
51.1	Appointed	George George Panamthundil	Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan	Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Gian Luca Perici	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium	Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia
48.6	Ordained Bishop	Aurélio Pinto de Sousa	Bishop of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil
68.7	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Rico García, H.S.O.D.	Bishop of Ávila, Spain
53.3	Appointed	Joseph Shen Bin	Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
66.2	Appointed	Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
66.2	Appointed	Edouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M.	Titular Bishop of Igilgili	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
16 Jul	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Sabri Anar	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
99.6	Died	Luigi Bettazzi †	Bishop Emeritus of Ivrea, Italy
75.3	Retired	Isaac Danu	Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
54.8	Ordained Bishop	Joaquim Proença Dionísio	Titular Bishop of Parthenia	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
62.2	Installed	José Hamilton de Castro	Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
58.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Kallarackal	Bishop of Jaipur, India
64.4	Appointed	Sandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M.	Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya
67.7	Succeeded	John Saw Gawdy	Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar
18 Jul	66.7	Appointed	Albert Matta Bahhuth	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
66.7	Appointed	Albert Matta Bahhuth	Titular Bishop of Vadesi	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
79.0	Died	Paul Kamuza Bakyenga †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
67.8	Appointed	Matthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
67.8	Appointed	Matthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Lamzella	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
58.7	Appointed	Brian Alan Nunes	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
58.7	Appointed	Brian Alan Nunes	Titular Bishop of Kearney	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
49.1	Appointed	Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
49.1	Appointed	Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka	Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
19 Jul	55.0	Appointed	Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes	Apostolic Administrator of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
81.1	Appointed	Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry	Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Bishop Emeritus
81.1	Retired	Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Pascal David Youri Chane-Teng	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
65.0	Resigned	João José da Costa, O. Carm.	Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
74.0	Ceased	Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
53.0	Appointed	Paolo Rudelli	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia
56.3	Appointed	Ronilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I.	Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
52.7	Installed	Stephen James Lawrence Wright	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
76.4	Retired	Eduardo Zielski	Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
20 Jul	52.9	Installed	Călin Ioan Bot	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
87.4	Died	Beda (Umberto) Paluzzi, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Montevergine, Italy
21 Jul	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Leandro Maria Alves	Bishop of Baucau, Timor-Leste
59.5	Installed	Juan Carlos Ares	Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
22 Jul	62.8	Appointed	Gustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T.	Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar
65.7	Installed	Ruperto Cruz Santos	Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines
76.4	Died	Ferenc (Franz) Cserháti †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
61.0	Ceased	Vicente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto	Apostolic Administrator of Tulcán, Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
60.3	Appointed	Paul Kariuki Njiru	Bishop of Wote, Kenya
66.3	Appointed	Florentino Galang Lavarias	Apostolic Administrator of Balanga, Philippines	Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines
65.4	Succeeded	Ciro Miniero	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Christopher Naseri-Mutiti Naseri	Titular Bishop of Gurza	Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar, Nigeria
77.6	Appointed	Fulgence Rabeony, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Toliara, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus
77.6	Retired	Fulgence Rabeony, S.J.	Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Filippo Santoro	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Washington Yépez Naranjo	Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador
23 Jul	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Firmino David	Bishop of Sumbe, Angola
49.5	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Rosmaninho Mariz	Titular Bishop of Vita	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
25 Jul	82.7	Died	Paul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya
61.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Mark Lohse	Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
26 Jul	75.7	Appointed	Peter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R.	Apostolic Administrator of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
75.7	Appointed	Peter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R.	Apostolic Administrator of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
81.3	Died	Geraldo Lyrio Rocha †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Alberto Santos García	Titular Bishop of Tamada	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
66.2	Appointed	Thomas Robert Zinkula	Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
28 Jul	54.8	Appointed	Gabriel Antonio Mestre	Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Jul	66.9	Ordained Bishop	Juraci Gomes de Oliveira	Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil
30 Jul	59.9	Installed	Jean de Dieu Raoelison	Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
77.1	Ceased	Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona	Apostolic Administrator of Antananarivo, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus

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