The Year of Our Lord 1965

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

May 32.2 Ordained Deacon Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. † Deacon of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Malaybalay, Philippines

1 May 25.7 Ordained Priest Michael Patrick Driscoll † Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA

24.2 Ordained Priest Luigi Ferrando Priest of Piacenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Brazil

56.7 Appointed Arrigo Pintonello † Apostolic Administrator of Velletri, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy

27.5 Professed Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. † Member of Society of the Divine Word Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

25.5 Ordained Priest Gerald Eugene Wilkerson Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

2 May Born Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

45.7 Ordained Bishop Silvio Maria Dário † Titular Bishop of Oppidum Novum Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

28.5 Ordained Priest Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati, India

3 May 60.9 Appointed Vincent Billington, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Fallaba Bishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

60.9 Resigned Vincent Billington, M.H.M. † Bishop of Kampala, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

5 May 43.2 Appointed Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm. † Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

55.7 Ordained Bishop Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang † Bishop of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam

6 May 45.8 Appointed Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. † Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil

83.6 Died Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia

41.3 Appointed Nestor Bihonda † Auxiliary Bishop of Gitega, Burundi Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi

41.3 Appointed Nestor Bihonda † Titular Bishop of Siminina Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi

55.3 Died Henryk Strakowski † Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland

8 May 28.2 Ordained Deacon Alexandru Mesian † Deacon of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania

28.2 Ordained Priest Alexandru Mesian † Priest of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania

47.1 Appointed Nivaldo Monte † Apostolic Administrator of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

25.7 Ordained Priest François Thibodeau, C.I.M. † Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary Bishop Emeritus of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada

9 May 58.8 Succeeded René-Noël-Joseph Kérautret † Bishop of Angoulême, France Bishop Emeritus

82.3 Died Jean-Baptiste Mégnin † Bishop of Angoulême, France

47.4 Ordained Bishop Luigi Poggi † Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

Born Edilson Soares Nobre Bishop of Oeiras, Piaui, Brazil

10 May 54.4 Ordained Bishop Urban Eugen McGarry, T.O.R. † Bishop of Bhagalpur, India Bishop Emeritus

11 May 38.9 Ordained Bishop Basil Salvadore D’Souza † Bishop of Mangalore, India

Born Juan Espinoza Jiménez Bishop of Aguascalientes, México

13 May 25.4 Solemn Vows Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. † Member of Société des Missions-Étrangères Bishop Emeritus of Yoro, Honduras

Born François Marie Pierre Touvet Coadjutor Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France

14 May 56.2 Appointed Anthony Columba McFeely † Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

15 May 60.8 Appointed Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny † Coadjutor Archbishop of Cambrai, France Archbishop Emeritus

60.8 Appointed Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny † Titular Archbishop of Saldae Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France

16 May 37.7 Ordained Bishop Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. † Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Died Seraphin Uluhogian, C.M.V. † Abbot Primate of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia

17 May 49.9 Appointed Giuseppe Carata † Auxiliary Bishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

49.9 Appointed Giuseppe Carata † Titular Bishop of Praesidium Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

Born Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa

56.8 Appointed Alfred Michael Watson † Auxiliary Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Alfred Michael Watson † Titular Bishop of Nationa Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

18 May 61.7 Appointed Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas † Titular Archbishop of Gibba Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil

61.7 Resigned Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas † Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

49.8 Appointed Alessandro Piazza † Bishop of Albenga, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Albenga-Imperia, Italy

19 May 55.7 Appointed Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix † Auxiliary Bishop of Le Mans, France Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Appointed Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix † Titular Bishop of Mediana Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France

51.6 Appointed Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge † Auxiliary Bishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France Archbishop Emeritus

51.6 Appointed Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge † Titular Bishop of Thiava Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France

Born Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti

20 May Born Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S. Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil

44.1 Appointed José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco † Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

21 May 72.9 Died Costantino Maria Attilio Barneschi, O.S.M. † Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini

22 May 57.5 Appointed Pedro de Arrupe y Gondra, S.J. † Superior General of Society of Jesus Superior General Emeritus

51.0 Ordained Bishop Angelo Pedroni † Titular Archbishop of Novica Apostolic Nuncio

24.8 Ordained Priest Giancarlo Vecerrica Priest of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy

24 May 51.4 Appointed Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. † Titular Archbishop of Ausuccura Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

51.4 Resigned Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

25 May Born Joseph Bùi Công Trác Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

47.2 Ordained Bishop Manuel Ferreira Cabral † Titular Bishop of Obbi Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal

46.3 Appointed Antulio Parrilla-Bonilla, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

46.3 Appointed Antulio Parrilla-Bonilla, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Ucres Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caguas, Puerto Rico

31.2 Ordained Priest Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Priest of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

26 May 57.4 Ordained Bishop Frank Henry Greteman † Titular Bishop of Vissalsa Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

81.4 Died Bartolomeo Mangino † Bishop of Caserta, Italy

Born Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. Schönstatt Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay

43.7 Ordained Bishop Luis Clemente de la Vega Rodriguez † Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador

27 May 52.2 Ordained Bishop Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † Titular Bishop of Vagal Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France

26.7 Ordained Priest Robert Zollitsch Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Archbishop Emeritus

28 May 35.0 Incardinated Michael George Bowen † Priest of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain

35.9 Incardinated Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville † Priest of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

60.0 Appointed Cyril Conrad Cowderoy † Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain

29 May 26.0 Ordained Priest William Joseph Dendinger Priest of Omaha, Nebraska, USA Bishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

24.6 Ordained Priest Gaetano Aldo (Thomas) Donato † Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop

25.7 Ordained Priest David Eugene Fellhauer Priest of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Victoria in Texas, USA

26.1 Ordained Priest Edwin Frederick O’Brien Priest of New York, New York, USA Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

63.6 Died John Joseph U Win † Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar

30 May Born Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela

31 May 68.8 Died Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. † Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso

Born André Vital Félix da Silva, S.C.I. Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil

41.8 Ordained Bishop Peter Hoang Min Syeng † Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

24.6 Ordained Priest Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
May	32.2	Ordained Deacon	Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. †	Deacon of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Malaybalay, Philippines
1 May	25.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Patrick Driscoll †	Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA
24.2	Ordained Priest	Luigi Ferrando	Priest of Piacenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Brazil
56.7	Appointed	Arrigo Pintonello †	Apostolic Administrator of Velletri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
27.5	Professed	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25.5	Ordained Priest	Gerald Eugene Wilkerson	Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 May		Born	Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi		Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Silvio Maria Dário †	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Novum	Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28.5	Ordained Priest	Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati, India
3 May	60.9	Appointed	Vincent Billington, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Bishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
60.9	Resigned	Vincent Billington, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Kampala, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
5 May	43.2	Appointed	Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
55.7	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Nguyễn Ngọc Quang †	Bishop of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam
6 May	45.8	Appointed	Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil
83.6	Died	Giulio Bevilacqua, C.O. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia
41.3	Appointed	Nestor Bihonda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gitega, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
41.3	Appointed	Nestor Bihonda †	Titular Bishop of Siminina	Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
55.3	Died	Henryk Strakowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
8 May	28.2	Ordained Deacon	Alexandru Mesian †	Deacon of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
28.2	Ordained Priest	Alexandru Mesian †	Priest of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
47.1	Appointed	Nivaldo Monte †	Apostolic Administrator of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
25.7	Ordained Priest	François Thibodeau, C.I.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
9 May	58.8	Succeeded	René-Noël-Joseph Kérautret †	Bishop of Angoulême, France	Bishop Emeritus
82.3	Died	Jean-Baptiste Mégnin †	Bishop of Angoulême, France
47.4	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Poggi †	Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
	Born	Edilson Soares Nobre		Bishop of Oeiras, Piaui, Brazil
10 May	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Urban Eugen McGarry, T.O.R. †	Bishop of Bhagalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
11 May	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Basil Salvadore D’Souza †	Bishop of Mangalore, India
	Born	Juan Espinoza Jiménez		Bishop of Aguascalientes, México
13 May	25.4	Solemn Vows	Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. †	Member of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop Emeritus of Yoro, Honduras
	Born	François Marie Pierre Touvet		Coadjutor Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France
14 May	56.2	Appointed	Anthony Columba McFeely †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
15 May	60.8	Appointed	Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cambrai, France	Archbishop Emeritus
60.8	Appointed	Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny †	Titular Archbishop of Saldae	Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
16 May	37.7	Ordained Bishop	Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. †	Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Died	Seraphin Uluhogian, C.M.V. †	Abbot Primate of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
17 May	49.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Carata †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
49.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Carata †	Titular Bishop of Praesidium	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
	Born	Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I.		Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
56.8	Appointed	Alfred Michael Watson †	Auxiliary Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Alfred Michael Watson †	Titular Bishop of Nationa	Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
18 May	61.7	Appointed	Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas †	Titular Archbishop of Gibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
61.7	Resigned	Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas †	Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	Alessandro Piazza †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Albenga-Imperia, Italy
19 May	55.7	Appointed	Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix †	Auxiliary Bishop of Le Mans, France	Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Appointed	Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix †	Titular Bishop of Mediana	Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
51.6	Appointed	Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge †	Auxiliary Bishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Archbishop Emeritus
51.6	Appointed	Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge †	Titular Bishop of Thiava	Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
	Born	Glandas Marie Erick Toussaint		Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti
20 May		Born	Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S.		Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
44.1	Appointed	José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco †	Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
21 May	72.9	Died	Costantino Maria Attilio Barneschi, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
22 May	57.5	Appointed	Pedro de Arrupe y Gondra, S.J. †	Superior General of Society of Jesus	Superior General Emeritus
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Pedroni †	Titular Archbishop of Novica	Apostolic Nuncio
24.8	Ordained Priest	Giancarlo Vecerrica	Priest of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy
24 May	51.4	Appointed	Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Ausuccura	Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.4	Resigned	Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
25 May		Born	Joseph Bùi Công Trác		Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Ferreira Cabral †	Titular Bishop of Obbi	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
46.3	Appointed	Antulio Parrilla-Bonilla, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
46.3	Appointed	Antulio Parrilla-Bonilla, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Ucres	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caguas, Puerto Rico
31.2	Ordained Priest	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn	Priest of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
26 May	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Frank Henry Greteman †	Titular Bishop of Vissalsa	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
81.4	Died	Bartolomeo Mangino †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
	Born	Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. Schönstatt		Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Luis Clemente de la Vega Rodriguez †	Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador
27 May	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. †	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
26.7	Ordained Priest	Robert Zollitsch	Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
28 May	35.0	Incardinated	Michael George Bowen †	Priest of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
35.9	Incardinated	Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville †	Priest of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
60.0	Appointed	Cyril Conrad Cowderoy †	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
29 May	26.0	Ordained Priest	William Joseph Dendinger	Priest of Omaha, Nebraska, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
24.6	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Aldo (Thomas) Donato †	Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
25.7	Ordained Priest	David Eugene Fellhauer	Priest of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Victoria in Texas, USA
26.1	Ordained Priest	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
63.6	Died	John Joseph U Win †	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
30 May		Born	Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín		Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela
31 May	68.8	Died	Louis-Marie-Joseph Durrieu, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
	Born	André Vital Félix da Silva, S.C.I.		Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil
41.8	Ordained Bishop	Peter Hoang Min Syeng †	Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
24.6	Ordained Priest	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

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