The Year of Our Lord 1968

Bishop Events

May to June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 May 42.3 Ordained Bishop Johannes Joachim Degenhardt † Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany

38.3 Ordained Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton Titular Bishop of Ululi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

58.4 Ordained Bishop Jean Jadot Titular Archbishop of Zuri Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians

48.2 Ordained Bishop Walter Joseph Schoenherr † Titular Bishop of Timidana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

2 May 54.6 Appointed William Donald Borders Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

49.6 Appointed Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey † Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

49.6 Appointed Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey † Titular Bishop of Truentum Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

48.2 Appointed James William Malone † Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

54.6 Appointed Charles Borromeo McLaughlin † Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

25.9 Ordained Priest George James Rassas Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA Auxiliary Bishop

3 May 49.7 Appointed Karl Heinz Jacoby † Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.7 Appointed Karl Heinz Jacoby † Titular Bishop of Sulci Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany

40.1 Appointed Alfred Kleinermeilert Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

40.1 Appointed Alfred Kleinermeilert Titular Bishop of Pausulae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany

4 May 30.4 Ordained Priest Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Vicar Apostolic of Nepal

5 May 51.5 Ordained Bishop Servílio Conti, I.M.C. Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil

Born Emigdio Duarte Figueroa Guamuchil Auxiliary Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

76.2 Appointed Eduard Nécsey † Apostolic Administrator of Nitra, Slovakia

6 May 48.0 Appointed José de Aquino Pereira Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

76.7 Retired Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin † Archbishop of Rouen, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

55.5 Succeeded André Pailler † Archbishop of Rouen, France Archbishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Luis Rojas Mena Auxiliary Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Luis Rojas Mena Titular Bishop of Accia Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

7 May 85.2 Appointed Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

8 May 49.3 Appointed Alfred Leo Abramowicz † Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Appointed Alfred Leo Abramowicz † Titular Bishop of Pesto Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA

9 May 31.2 Ordained Priest Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. † Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines

11 May 57.7 Appointed Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. † Prelate of Encarnación, Paraguay Prelate Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

57.7 Appointed Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Oppidum Novum Prelate Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

56.6 Appointed Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. † Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay

56.6 Appointed Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Buxentum Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay

12 May 45.8 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Antonetti Titular Archbishop of Rusellae Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

54.0 Ordained Bishop Francis Jules Joseph Marie Barbu † Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France Bishop Emeritus

24.4 Ordained Priest Martin William Currie Priest of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

48.2 Ordained Bishop José Tomás Sánchez Titular Bishop of Lesvi Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

13 May 82.1 Died Cutbert Martin O'Gara, C.P. † Bishop of Yüanling [Yuanling], China

14 May 46.3 Ordained Bishop Austin-Emile Burke Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

17 May 26.0 Ordained Priest William J. Justice Priest of San Francisco, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop

18 May 26.1 Ordained Priest Francis Xavier DiLorenzo Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA

52.5 Ordained Bishop Godofredo Pedernal Pisig † Bishop of Borongan, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

44.0 Appointed Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus of Mercedes, Uruguay

44.0 Appointed Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani Bishop Emeritus of Mercedes, Uruguay

19 May 43.0 Ordained Bishop Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida Titular Bishop of Burca Bishop Emeritus of San Bernardo, Chile

23.8 Ordained Priest Fidel Herráez Vegas Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

55.3 Ordained Bishop Jean-François Étienne Marie Joseph Ghislaine Gérard Motte, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Sufes Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France

43.9 Ordained Bishop Jean-Marie Michel Arthur Alix Zacharie Raimbaud, M. Afr. † Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria

50.6 Resigned Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos † Administrator of Calama, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile

20 May 41.1 Appointed Roger-Alfred Despatie † Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

41.1 Appointed Roger-Alfred Despatie † Titular Bishop of Usinaza Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

50.0 Appointed Jorge Manuel López † Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Jorge Manuel López † Titular Bishop of Ausafa Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina

80.6 Died Adam Sawicki † Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania

23 May 85.3 Died Gaudenzio Binaschi † Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy

27.6 Ordained Priest Plácido Rodriguez, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Lubbock, Texas, USA

48.0 Ordained Bishop Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Sfasferia Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia

24 May 58.1 Appointed Bruno Desrochers † Titular Bishop of Zaba Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada

58.1 Resigned Bruno Desrochers † Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

54.3 Appointed Thomas Andrew Donnellan † Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

70.8 Died Henryk Grzondziel † Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland

25 May 26.5 Ordained Priest Martin John Amos Priest of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA

25.1 Ordained Priest Frederick Bernard Henry Priest of London, Ontario, Canada Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

24.0 Ordained Priest Marc Ouellet, P.S.S. Priest of Society of Priests of St. Sulpice Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Québec, Canada

28.2 Ordained Priest John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. Priest of St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA

26 May 45.1 Installed Blas Victorio Conrero † Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina

85.7 Died Mate Garkovic † Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia

28 May 62.1 Appointed Alois Brems † Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany Bishop Emeritus

40.3 Appointed Friedrich Wetter Bishop of Speyer, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

29 May 64.3 Appointed Clarence Edward Elwell † Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA

44.5 Ordained Bishop Pio Taofinu'u, S. M. † Bishop of Apia, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

45.7 Ordained Bishop Sefafín Vásquez Elizalde Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México

31 May 47.4 Appointed Henri Lugagne-Delpon † Bishop of Pamiers, France

1 Jun 26.1 Ordained Priest Ronald Paul Herzog Priest of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA

64.6 Appointed Renato Luisi † Titular Bishop of Catula Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy

64.6 Resigned Renato Luisi † Bishop of Nicastro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

25.9 Ordained Priest James Francis McCarthy Priest of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24.7 Ordained Priest Brendan Michael O’Brien Priest of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

2 Jun 49.1 Ordained Bishop Ignatius P. Lobo Bishop of Belgaum, India Bishop Emeritus

73.4 Ordained Bishop Jan Nowicki † Titular Bishop of Pupiana Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine

3 Jun 44.0 Ordained Bishop Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath Titular Archbishop of Tigisi in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

4 Jun 47.8 Appointed José Cerviño Cerviño Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain

47.8 Appointed José Cerviño Cerviño Titular Bishop of Benepota Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain

5 Jun 59.6 Ordained Bishop John Joseph Cassata † Titular Bishop of Bida Bishop Emeritus of Fort Worth, Texas, USA

8 Jun 42.3 Appointed Bernard Agré Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

24.1 Ordained Priest Peter John Haworth Doyle Priest of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain

28.4 Ordained Priest Abraham Escudero Montoya Priest of Medellín, Colombia Bishop of Palmira, Colombia

36.6 Appointed Frank Marcus Fernando Coadjutor Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. † Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

29.8 Ordained Priest Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera Priest of Arecibo, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus of Caguas, Puerto Rico

23.5 Ordained Priest Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette Priest of Québec, Québec, Canada Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada

29.9 Ordained Priest Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. Priest of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México

9 Jun 24.4 Ordained Priest Franco Agostinelli Priest of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy Bishop of Grosseto, Italy

30.0 Ordained Priest Marian Dus Priest of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop

26.5 Ordained Priest Mansour Hobeika Priest Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon

59.3 Ordained Bishop Félix Ley, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla Apostolic Administrator of Naha, Japan

59.3 Died Antonio María Michelato Danese, O.S.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aysén, Chile

56.5 Ordained Bishop Benjamin de Souza Gomes † Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

10 Jun 40.6 Appointed Daniel Anthony Cronin Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

40.6 Appointed Daniel Anthony Cronin Titular Bishop of Egnatia Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

55.0 Appointed Francis Anthony Marrocco † Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

11 Jun 81.7 Died John Alexander Floersh † Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

49.8 Ordained Bishop Karl Heinz Jacoby † Titular Bishop of Sulci Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany

40.2 Ordained Bishop Alfred Kleinermeilert Titular Bishop of Pausulae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany

70.1 Died Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. † Bishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)

12 Jun 51.5 Appointed William Michael Cosgrove † Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA

51.5 Appointed William Michael Cosgrove † Titular Bishop of Trisipa Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA

43.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph Mahn Erie Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus

13 Jun 49.4 Ordained Bishop Alfred Leo Abramowicz † Titular Bishop of Pesto Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA

49.8 Ordained Bishop Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey † Titular Bishop of Truentum Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

14 Jun 54.7 Ordained Bishop William Donald Borders Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

48.4 Ordained Bishop John Edgar McCafferty † Titular Bishop of Tanudaia Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA

Appointed Jacob Vadakevetil, C.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Balasore, India Prefect

16 Jun 51.0 Ordained Bishop Luis Rojas Mena Titular Bishop of Accia Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

27.4 Ordained Priest Alfredo Schäffler Priest of Picos, Piaui, Brazil Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil

17 Jun 38.6 Appointed Vicente Ataviado y Tumalad † Bishop of Maasin, Philippines

80.1 Retired Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo † Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

84.2 Died Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto † Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua

45.8 Appointed Porfirio R. Iligan † Bishop of Masbate, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

18 Jun 39.1 Appointed Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. † Apostolic Administrator of Leribe, Lesotho Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho

25.5 Ordained Priest Robert William Muench Priest of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

40.9 Appointed Ignatius Phakoe, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Bettonium Bishop Emeritus of Leribe, Lesotho

40.9 Resigned Ignatius Phakoe, O.M.I. † Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho Bishop Emeritus

19 Jun 54.4 Ordained Bishop Maurice John Dingman † Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

76.4 Died Eduard Nécsey † Apostolic Administrator of Nitra, Slovakia

67.3 Appointed Robert Dermot O'Flanagan † Titular Bishop of Trecalae Bishop Emeritus of Juneau, Alaska, USA

67.3 Resigned Robert Dermot O'Flanagan † Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA Bishop Emeritus

70.0 Died James Joseph Sweeney † Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

20 Jun 48.3 Installed James William Malone † Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

45.5 Appointed Paul John O’Byrne † Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed Enrique Pélach y Feliú † Bishop of Abancay, Peru Bishop Emeritus

21 Jun 26.9 Ordained Priest Juan Frausto Pallares Priest of León, Guanajuato, México Auxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México

22 Jun 26.3 Ordained Priest Bernard Genoud Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland Bishop

26.3 Ordained Priest Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic

23 Jun 57.8 Ordained Bishop Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Oppidum Novum Prelate Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

56.7 Ordained Bishop Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Buxentum Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay

33.2 Ordained Bishop Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

25.6 Ordained Priest Giovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. † Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

36.1 Ordained Priest Miloslav Vlk Priest of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

24 Jun 49.7 Appointed John Joseph Fitzpatrick † Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA

49.7 Appointed John Joseph Fitzpatrick † Titular Bishop of Cenae Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA

74.6 Died Angelo Giuseppe Jelmini † Apostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland

25 Jun 61.1 Appointed Émile André Jean-Marie Maury † Archbishop of Reims, France Archbishop Emeritus

28.3 Ordained Priest Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador

26 Jun 43.0 Appointed José Gabriel Diaz Cueva Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

28 Jun 41.2 Ordained Bishop Roger-Alfred Despatie † Titular Bishop of Usinaza Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

30.2 Ordained Priest Angel Gelmi Bertocchi Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia

32.8 Ordained Priest Pietro Meloni Priest Bishop of Nuoro, Italy

67.6 Died Redmond Garrett Prendiville † Archbishop of Perth, Australia

29 Jun 45.7 Ordained Bishop Miguel Angel Alemán Eslava, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Puppi Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina

23.7 Ordained Priest Orlando Antonini Priest of L’Aquila, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

29.1 Ordained Priest José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

25.7 Ordained Priest Francis Joseph Christian Priest of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA Auxiliary Bishop

26.6 Ordained Priest Jean-Michel di Falco Priest of Marseille, France Bishop of Gap (-Embrun), France

24.4 Ordained Priest Vicente Jiménez Zamora Priest of Osma-Soria, Spain Bishop of Santander, Spain

26.7 Ordained Priest Francis Kallarakal Priest of Kottapuram, India Bishop

33.9 Ordained Priest Paul Karatas † Priest of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey Archbishop

27.9 Ordained Priest James Kim Ji-seok Priest of Wonju, Korea (South) Bishop

28.2 Ordained Priest Damian Kyaruzi Priest Bishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania

24.8 Ordained Priest Bernardino Marchió Priest Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

27.7 Ordained Priest Heinrich Mussinghoff Priest of Münster, Germany Bishop of Aachen, Germany

23.7 Ordained Priest Cesare Nosiglia Priest of Acqui, Italy Bishop of Vicenza, Italy

31.7 Ordained Priest Ephraim Silas Obot Priest of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria Bishop of Idah, Nigeria

24.4 Ordained Priest Mario Oliveri Priest Bishop of Albenga-Imperia, Italy

24.3 Ordained Priest Rino Passigato Priest of Verona, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Peru

24.9 Ordained Priest János Pénzes Priest of Subotica, Serbia Bishop

27.6 Ordained Priest Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr. Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria

44.1 Ordained Bishop Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani Bishop Emeritus of Mercedes, Uruguay

26.8 Ordained Priest Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. Priest of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill Bishop of Ngong, Kenya

30.3 Ordained Priest Marko Sopi † Priest of Prizren, Serbia Apostolic Administrator

25.2 Ordained Priest Shlemon Warduni Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

40.4 Ordained Bishop Friedrich Wetter Bishop of Speyer, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

30 Jun 26.9 Ordained Priest Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Girardot, Colombia

23.2 Ordained Priest Julián López Martín Priest of Zamora, Spain Bishop of León, Spain

23.3 Ordained Priest Salvatore Pappalardo Priest Bishop of Nicosia, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Joachim Degenhardt †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
38.3	Ordained Bishop	Thomas John Gumbleton	Titular Bishop of Ululi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
58.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean Jadot	Titular Archbishop of Zuri	Pro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Walter Joseph Schoenherr †	Titular Bishop of Timidana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
2 May	54.6	Appointed	William Donald Borders	Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
49.6	Appointed	Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
49.6	Appointed	Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey †	Titular Bishop of Truentum	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
48.2	Appointed	James William Malone †	Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
54.6	Appointed	Charles Borromeo McLaughlin †	Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
25.9	Ordained Priest	George James Rassas	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
3 May	49.7	Appointed	Karl Heinz Jacoby †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.7	Appointed	Karl Heinz Jacoby †	Titular Bishop of Sulci	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
40.1	Appointed	Alfred Kleinermeilert	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
40.1	Appointed	Alfred Kleinermeilert	Titular Bishop of Pausulae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
4 May	30.4	Ordained Priest	Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of Nepal
5 May	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Servílio Conti, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius	Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil
	Born	Emigdio Duarte Figueroa	Guamuchil	Auxiliary Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
76.2	Appointed	Eduard Nécsey †	Apostolic Administrator of Nitra, Slovakia
6 May	48.0	Appointed	José de Aquino Pereira	Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
76.7	Retired	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin †	Archbishop of Rouen, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
55.5	Succeeded	André Pailler †	Archbishop of Rouen, France	Archbishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Luis Rojas Mena	Auxiliary Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Luis Rojas Mena	Titular Bishop of Accia	Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
7 May	85.2	Appointed	Amleto Giovanni Cicognani †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
8 May	49.3	Appointed	Alfred Leo Abramowicz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Appointed	Alfred Leo Abramowicz †	Titular Bishop of Pesto	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 May	31.2	Ordained Priest	Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines
11 May	57.7	Appointed	Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. †	Prelate of Encarnación, Paraguay	Prelate Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
57.7	Appointed	Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Novum	Prelate Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
56.6	Appointed	Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. †	Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
56.6	Appointed	Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
12 May	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Antonetti	Titular Archbishop of Rusellae	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
54.0	Ordained Bishop	Francis Jules Joseph Marie Barbu †	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France	Bishop Emeritus
24.4	Ordained Priest	Martin William Currie	Priest of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
48.2	Ordained Bishop	José Tomás Sánchez	Titular Bishop of Lesvi	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
13 May	82.1	Died	Cutbert Martin O'Gara, C.P. †	Bishop of Yüanling [Yuanling], China
14 May	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Austin-Emile Burke	Bishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
17 May	26.0	Ordained Priest	William J. Justice	Priest of San Francisco, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
18 May	26.1	Ordained Priest	Francis Xavier DiLorenzo	Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
52.5	Ordained Bishop	Godofredo Pedernal Pisig †	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
44.0	Appointed	Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus of Mercedes, Uruguay
44.0	Appointed	Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani	Bishop Emeritus of Mercedes, Uruguay
19 May	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida	Titular Bishop of Burca	Bishop Emeritus of San Bernardo, Chile
23.8	Ordained Priest	Fidel Herráez Vegas	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
55.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean-François Étienne Marie Joseph Ghislaine Gérard Motte, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sufes	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
43.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Michel Arthur Alix Zacharie Raimbaud, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
50.6	Resigned	Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos †	Administrator of Calama, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
20 May	41.1	Appointed	Roger-Alfred Despatie †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
41.1	Appointed	Roger-Alfred Despatie †	Titular Bishop of Usinaza	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
50.0	Appointed	Jorge Manuel López †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Jorge Manuel López †	Titular Bishop of Ausafa	Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
80.6	Died	Adam Sawicki †	Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania
23 May	85.3	Died	Gaudenzio Binaschi †	Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy
27.6	Ordained Priest	Plácido Rodriguez, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Lubbock, Texas, USA
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sfasferia	Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia
24 May	58.1	Appointed	Bruno Desrochers †	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada
58.1	Resigned	Bruno Desrochers †	Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
54.3	Appointed	Thomas Andrew Donnellan †	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
70.8	Died	Henryk Grzondziel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
25 May	26.5	Ordained Priest	Martin John Amos	Priest of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA
25.1	Ordained Priest	Frederick Bernard Henry	Priest of London, Ontario, Canada	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
24.0	Ordained Priest	Marc Ouellet, P.S.S.	Priest of Society of Priests of St. Sulpice	Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
28.2	Ordained Priest	John Huston Ricard, S.S.J.	Priest of St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA
26 May	45.1	Installed	Blas Victorio Conrero †	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
85.7	Died	Mate Garkovic †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
28 May	62.1	Appointed	Alois Brems †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
40.3	Appointed	Friedrich Wetter	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
29 May	64.3	Appointed	Clarence Edward Elwell †	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Pio Taofinu'u, S. M. †	Bishop of Apia, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Sefafín Vásquez Elizalde	Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
31 May	47.4	Appointed	Henri Lugagne-Delpon †	Bishop of Pamiers, France
1 Jun	26.1	Ordained Priest	Ronald Paul Herzog	Priest of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA	Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA
64.6	Appointed	Renato Luisi †	Titular Bishop of Catula	Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
64.6	Resigned	Renato Luisi †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
25.9	Ordained Priest	James Francis McCarthy	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.7	Ordained Priest	Brendan Michael O’Brien	Priest of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
2 Jun	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius P. Lobo	Bishop of Belgaum, India	Bishop Emeritus
73.4	Ordained Bishop	Jan Nowicki †	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine
3 Jun	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath	Titular Archbishop of Tigisi in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
4 Jun	47.8	Appointed	José Cerviño Cerviño	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
47.8	Appointed	José Cerviño Cerviño	Titular Bishop of Benepota	Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
5 Jun	59.6	Ordained Bishop	John Joseph Cassata †	Titular Bishop of Bida	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Worth, Texas, USA
8 Jun	42.3	Appointed	Bernard Agré	Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
24.1	Ordained Priest	Peter John Haworth Doyle	Priest of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain
28.4	Ordained Priest	Abraham Escudero Montoya	Priest of Medellín, Colombia	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia
36.6	Appointed	Frank Marcus Fernando	Coadjutor Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. †	Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
29.8	Ordained Priest	Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera	Priest of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus of Caguas, Puerto Rico
23.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Paul Pierre Morissette	Priest of Québec, Québec, Canada	Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
29.9	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S.	Priest of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México
9 Jun	24.4	Ordained Priest	Franco Agostinelli	Priest of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
30.0	Ordained Priest	Marian Dus	Priest of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
26.5	Ordained Priest	Mansour Hobeika	Priest	Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon
59.3	Ordained Bishop	Félix Ley, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla	Apostolic Administrator of Naha, Japan
59.3	Died	Antonio María Michelato Danese, O.S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aysén, Chile
56.5	Ordained Bishop	Benjamin de Souza Gomes †	Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jun	40.6	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Cronin	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
40.6	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Cronin	Titular Bishop of Egnatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
55.0	Appointed	Francis Anthony Marrocco †	Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
11 Jun	81.7	Died	John Alexander Floersh †	Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Karl Heinz Jacoby †	Titular Bishop of Sulci	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
40.2	Ordained Bishop	Alfred Kleinermeilert	Titular Bishop of Pausulae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
70.1	Died	Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. †	Bishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
12 Jun	51.5	Appointed	William Michael Cosgrove †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
51.5	Appointed	William Michael Cosgrove †	Titular Bishop of Trisipa	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
43.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Mahn Erie	Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
13 Jun	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Alfred Leo Abramowicz †	Titular Bishop of Pesto	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Michael Ryan Patrick Dempsey †	Titular Bishop of Truentum	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
14 Jun	54.7	Ordained Bishop	William Donald Borders	Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
48.4	Ordained Bishop	John Edgar McCafferty †	Titular Bishop of Tanudaia	Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
	Appointed	Jacob Vadakevetil, C.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Balasore, India	Prefect
16 Jun	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Luis Rojas Mena	Titular Bishop of Accia	Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
27.4	Ordained Priest	Alfredo Schäffler	Priest of Picos, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
17 Jun	38.6	Appointed	Vicente Ataviado y Tumalad †	Bishop of Maasin, Philippines
80.1	Retired	Carlos de la Trinidad Borge y Castrillo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
84.2	Died	Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto †	Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
45.8	Appointed	Porfirio R. Iligan †	Bishop of Masbate, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jun	39.1	Appointed	Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. †	Apostolic Administrator of Leribe, Lesotho	Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
25.5	Ordained Priest	Robert William Muench	Priest of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
40.9	Appointed	Ignatius Phakoe, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Bettonium	Bishop Emeritus of Leribe, Lesotho
40.9	Resigned	Ignatius Phakoe, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jun	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Maurice John Dingman †	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
76.4	Died	Eduard Nécsey †	Apostolic Administrator of Nitra, Slovakia
67.3	Appointed	Robert Dermot O'Flanagan †	Titular Bishop of Trecalae	Bishop Emeritus of Juneau, Alaska, USA
67.3	Resigned	Robert Dermot O'Flanagan †	Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
70.0	Died	James Joseph Sweeney †	Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
20 Jun	48.3	Installed	James William Malone †	Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
45.5	Appointed	Paul John O’Byrne †	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	Enrique Pélach y Feliú †	Bishop of Abancay, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
21 Jun	26.9	Ordained Priest	Juan Frausto Pallares	Priest of León, Guanajuato, México	Auxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México
22 Jun	26.3	Ordained Priest	Bernard Genoud	Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland	Bishop
26.3	Ordained Priest	Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez	Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
23 Jun	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Novum	Prelate Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
56.7	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
33.2	Ordained Bishop	Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P.	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
25.6	Ordained Priest	Giovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. †	Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
36.1	Ordained Priest	Miloslav Vlk	Priest of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
24 Jun	49.7	Appointed	John Joseph Fitzpatrick †	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA
49.7	Appointed	John Joseph Fitzpatrick †	Titular Bishop of Cenae	Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA
74.6	Died	Angelo Giuseppe Jelmini †	Apostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland
25 Jun	61.1	Appointed	Émile André Jean-Marie Maury †	Archbishop of Reims, France	Archbishop Emeritus
28.3	Ordained Priest	Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador
26 Jun	43.0	Appointed	José Gabriel Diaz Cueva	Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
28 Jun	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Roger-Alfred Despatie †	Titular Bishop of Usinaza	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
30.2	Ordained Priest	Angel Gelmi Bertocchi	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
32.8	Ordained Priest	Pietro Meloni	Priest	Bishop of Nuoro, Italy
67.6	Died	Redmond Garrett Prendiville †	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
29 Jun	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Angel Alemán Eslava, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Puppi	Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
23.7	Ordained Priest	Orlando Antonini	Priest of L’Aquila, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
29.1	Ordained Priest	José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
25.7	Ordained Priest	Francis Joseph Christian	Priest of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
26.6	Ordained Priest	Jean-Michel di Falco	Priest of Marseille, France	Bishop of Gap (-Embrun), France
24.4	Ordained Priest	Vicente Jiménez Zamora	Priest of Osma-Soria, Spain	Bishop of Santander, Spain
26.7	Ordained Priest	Francis Kallarakal	Priest of Kottapuram, India	Bishop
33.9	Ordained Priest	Paul Karatas †	Priest of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey	Archbishop
27.9	Ordained Priest	James Kim Ji-seok	Priest of Wonju, Korea (South)	Bishop
28.2	Ordained Priest	Damian Kyaruzi	Priest	Bishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania
24.8	Ordained Priest	Bernardino Marchió	Priest	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
27.7	Ordained Priest	Heinrich Mussinghoff	Priest of Münster, Germany	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
23.7	Ordained Priest	Cesare Nosiglia	Priest of Acqui, Italy	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
31.7	Ordained Priest	Ephraim Silas Obot	Priest of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria	Bishop of Idah, Nigeria
24.4	Ordained Priest	Mario Oliveri	Priest	Bishop of Albenga-Imperia, Italy
24.3	Ordained Priest	Rino Passigato	Priest of Verona, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
24.9	Ordained Priest	János Pénzes	Priest of Subotica, Serbia	Bishop
27.6	Ordained Priest	Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr.	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
44.1	Ordained Bishop	Andrés María Rubio Garcia, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani	Bishop Emeritus of Mercedes, Uruguay
26.8	Ordained Priest	Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M.	Priest of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill	Bishop of Ngong, Kenya
30.3	Ordained Priest	Marko Sopi †	Priest of Prizren, Serbia	Apostolic Administrator
25.2	Ordained Priest	Shlemon Warduni	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
40.4	Ordained Bishop	Friedrich Wetter	Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
30 Jun	26.9	Ordained Priest	Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Girardot, Colombia
23.2	Ordained Priest	Julián López Martín	Priest of Zamora, Spain	Bishop of León, Spain
23.3	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Pappalardo	Priest	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy

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