The Year of Our Lord 1979

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 64.6 Appointed Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

27.7 Ordained Priest Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. Priest of Society of African Missions Archbishop of Niamey, Niger

64.6 Appointed Agostino Casaroli † Secretary of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

2 Jul 54.6 Appointed Román Arrieta Villalobos † Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica Archbishop Emeritus

3 Jul 56.0 Appointed Carlos Esteban Cremata † Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina

49.1 Ordained Bishop Anthony Hitchen † Titular Bishop of Othona Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain

62.9 Died Olimpo Santiago Maresma † Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina

50.1 Ordained Bishop Kevin O’Connor † Titular Bishop of Glastonia Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain

42.3 Appointed Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C. Prelate of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil Bishop of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil

4 Jul 46.1 Appointed Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D. Bishop of Rourkela, India

35.3 Appointed Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S. M. Auxiliary Bishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop

35.3 Appointed Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S. M. Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)

52.3 Appointed Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

67.6 Appointed Joseph Vû Duy Nhât † Coadjutor Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam Bishop

6 Jul 61.9 Appointed Luigi Accogli † Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Syria

86.7 Died Antonio María Alfredo Barbieri, O.F.M. Cap. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

80.0 Died Edward Ellis † Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain

7 Jul 24.1 Ordained Priest Arturo Aiello Priest of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy

45.4 Appointed Joseph Duffy Bishop of Clogher, Ireland

26.3 Ordained Priest Robert William Finn Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

67.1 Resigned Patrick Mulligan † Bishop of Clogher, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

8 Jul 26.8 Ordained Priest Marie-Daniel Dadiet Priest Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire

10 Jul 85.3 Died Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia

11 Jul 75.0 Retired Alden John Bell † Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA Bishop Emeritus

50.4 Ordained Bishop Noel Desmond Daly † Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia Bishop Emeritus

39.8 Ordained Bishop Ricardo José Weberberger, O.S.B. Bishop of Barreiras, Baia, Brazil

12 Jul 55.1 Appointed Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond Auxiliary Bishop of Meaux, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.8 Resigned Wladyslaw Rubin † Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

55.3 Appointed Jozef Tomko Titular Archbishop of Doclea Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

55.3 Appointed Jozef Tomko Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

80.1 Died Karl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay

13 Jul 50.1 Appointed Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela

50.1 Appointed Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Scebatiana Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela

14 Jul 24.2 Ordained Priest Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez Priest of Barquisimeto, Venezuela Bishop of Carúpano, Venezuela

16 Jul 93.1 Died James Francis Louis McIntyre † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

18 Jul 57.7 Appointed Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. † Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

68.0 Resigned Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

21 Jul 25.4 Ordained Priest Clet Feliho Priest of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea Bishop of Kandi, Benin

62.3 Died Ioseph (Songolo) Mulolwa † Bishop Emeritus of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

22 Jul 44.6 Ordained Bishop Paul Dacoury-Tabley Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire

24 Jul 80.2 Died Giuseppe D'Avack † Archbishop Emeritus of Camerino, Italy

48.4 Appointed William Henry Keeler Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

48.4 Appointed William Henry Keeler Titular Bishop of Ulcinium Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

25 Jul 74.0 Retired Antonio Oña de Echave † Bishop of Lugo, Spain Bishop Emeritus

27 Jul 59.3 Appointed Luis Mena Arroyo Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of México, Federal District Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

28 Jul 92.8 Died Lafayette Libânio † Bishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

29 Jul 58.5 Ordained Bishop Pedro Luís António Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola Bishop Emeritus

31 Jul 75.0 Retired John Joseph Carberry † Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

42.8 Ordained Bishop Roger Ébacher Bishop of Hauterive, Québec, Canada Archbishop of Gatineau, Québec, Canada

1 Aug 45.1 Ordained Bishop James Anthony Griffin Titular Bishop of Hólar Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA

40.5 Ordained Bishop James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

46.7 Ordained Bishop Anthony Michael Pilla Titular Bishop of Scardona Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA

2 Aug 62.8 Appointed Romeu Brigenti † Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.8 Appointed Romeu Brigenti † Titular Bishop of Illici Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

28.2 Ordained Priest Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic of San José de Amazonas, Peru

92.7 Died Francis Arthur Carvalho † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

49.5 Appointed Affonso Felippe Gregory Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Imperatriz, Maranho, Brazil

49.5 Appointed Affonso Felippe Gregory Titular Bishop of Drusiliana Bishop Emeritus of Imperatriz, Maranho, Brazil

39.6 Appointed Martinho Lammers, O.F.M. Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil

29.0 Ordained Priest Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F. Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil

3 Aug 60.3 Appointed Benedict Jacob Acharuparambil, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Trivandrum, India Bishop Emeritus

88.8 Died Alfredo Ottaviani † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

4 Aug 29.2 Ordained Priest Sleiman Hajjar, B.S. † Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite), Canada

50.7 Ordained Bishop Bede Vincent Heather Titular Bishop of Obbi Bishop Emeritus of Parramatta, Australia

32.5 Ordained Priest Juan María Leonardi Villasmil Priest Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela

5 Aug 33.6 Ordained Priest Antoine Audo, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Alep (Chaldean), Syria

7 Aug 53.7 Appointed Luís Herbst, C.S.Sp. Coadjutor Prelate of Juruá, Acre, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil

8 Aug 57.8 Installed Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. † Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

67.7 Ordained Bishop Joseph Vû Duy Nhât † Coadjutor Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam Bishop

10 Aug 70.1 Died John Joseph Wright † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy

13 Aug 46.7 Appointed Philippe Kourouma Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Resigned Eugène Maillat, M. Afr. † Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea Bishop Emeritus

34.2 Appointed Robert Sarah Archbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

59.0 Resigned Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo, C.S.Sp. Archbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

14 Aug 53.9 Appointed Angelo Acerbi Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands

15 Aug 61.3 Ordained Bishop Francisco Maria Aguilera González Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

35.5 Ordained Priest Uriah Ashley Priest Bishop of Penonomé, Panama

83.1 Died Paul Bouque, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon

46.6 Ordained Bishop Javier Lozano Barragán Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

17 Aug 49.8 Succeeded François-Marie-Christian Favreau Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France Bishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France

41.0 Ordained Bishop Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera Titular Bishop of Vamalla Bishop Emeritus of Caguas, Puerto Rico

46.3 Ordained Bishop Héctor Manuel Rivera Pérez Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico

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

20 Aug 76.7 Died Alfredo Ignacio Llaguno Canals † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

44.3 Appointed Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela

67.9 Resigned Angel Pérez Cisneros † Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. † Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus

21 Aug 74.8 Died Alexander Edezath † Bishop Emeritus of Cochin, India

22 Aug 54.7 Ordained Bishop Salvador Q. Quizon Titular Bishop of Feradi Minus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

49.7 Appointed Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. Bishop of León, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain

23 Aug 50.1 Appointed Patrick Fernández Flores Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA Archbishop Emeritus

24 Aug 45.8 Appointed Joseph Cassidy Coadjutor Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland

25 Aug 67.2 Resigned Francis Carroll, S.M.A. † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Liberia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia

54.2 Resigned Luigi Dossena † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia

49.9 Appointed Johannes Dyba † Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari Bishop of Fulda, Germany

49.9 Appointed Johannes Dyba † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gambia Bishop of Fulda, Germany

49.9 Appointed Johannes Dyba † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Liberia Bishop of Fulda, Germany

49.9 Appointed Johannes Dyba † Apostolic Delegate to Guinea Bishop of Fulda, Germany

49.9 Appointed Johannes Dyba † Apostolic Delegate to Sierra Leone Bishop of Fulda, Germany

58.1 Appointed Vincenzo Maria Farano † Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy

49.7 Appointed Giuseppe Ferraioli † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

49.7 Appointed Giuseppe Ferraioli † Apostolic Delegate to Togo Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

26.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Salvador Marino Priest of Birmingham, Alabama, USA Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh

49.2 Appointed Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq Archbishop

49.2 Appointed Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka Titular Bishop of Dara dei Siri Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq

47.3 Appointed Justo Mullor García Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

26 Aug 29.0 Ordained Priest Julien Andavo Mbia Priest of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop

27 Aug 60.1 Appointed Angelo Felici † Apostolic Nuncio to France Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

41.4 Appointed Ruben T. Profugo Auxiliary Bishop of Lucena, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

41.4 Appointed Ruben T. Profugo Titular Bishop of Budua Bishop Emeritus of Lucena, Philippines

55.9 Appointed Antonio Troyo Calderón Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Costa Rica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.9 Appointed Antonio Troyo Calderón Titular Bishop of Burca Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica

28 Aug 64.0 Resigned Lawrence Michael De Falco † Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

48.2 Installed Joseph Leopold Imesch Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 47.9 Appointed William Benedict Friend Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

47.9 Appointed William Benedict Friend Titular Bishop of Pomaria Bishop Emeritus of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

51.4 Appointed Paul-Werner Scheele Bishop of Würzburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	64.6	Appointed	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
27.7	Ordained Priest	Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A.	Priest of Society of African Missions	Archbishop of Niamey, Niger
64.6	Appointed	Agostino Casaroli †	Secretary of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
2 Jul	54.6	Appointed	Román Arrieta Villalobos †	Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica	Archbishop Emeritus
3 Jul	56.0	Appointed	Carlos Esteban Cremata †	Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina
49.1	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Hitchen †	Titular Bishop of Othona	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
62.9	Died	Olimpo Santiago Maresma †	Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Kevin O’Connor †	Titular Bishop of Glastonia	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
42.3	Appointed	Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C.	Prelate of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil
4 Jul	46.1	Appointed	Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D.	Bishop of Rourkela, India
35.3	Appointed	Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S. M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop
35.3	Appointed	Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S. M.	Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores	Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
52.3	Appointed	Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
67.6	Appointed	Joseph Vû Duy Nhât †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam	Bishop
6 Jul	61.9	Appointed	Luigi Accogli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Syria
86.7	Died	Antonio María Alfredo Barbieri, O.F.M. Cap. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
80.0	Died	Edward Ellis †	Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
7 Jul	24.1	Ordained Priest	Arturo Aiello	Priest of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy
45.4	Appointed	Joseph Duffy	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
26.3	Ordained Priest	Robert William Finn	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
67.1	Resigned	Patrick Mulligan †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
8 Jul	26.8	Ordained Priest	Marie-Daniel Dadiet	Priest	Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
10 Jul	85.3	Died	Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
11 Jul	75.0	Retired	Alden John Bell †	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Noel Desmond Daly †	Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
39.8	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo José Weberberger, O.S.B.	Bishop of Barreiras, Baia, Brazil
12 Jul	55.1	Appointed	Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond	Auxiliary Bishop of Meaux, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.8	Resigned	Wladyslaw Rubin †	Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops	Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
55.3	Appointed	Jozef Tomko	Titular Archbishop of Doclea	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
55.3	Appointed	Jozef Tomko	Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
80.1	Died	Karl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
13 Jul	50.1	Appointed	Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela
50.1	Appointed	Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Scebatiana	Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela
14 Jul	24.2	Ordained Priest	Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez	Priest of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Bishop of Carúpano, Venezuela
16 Jul	93.1	Died	James Francis Louis McIntyre †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
18 Jul	57.7	Appointed	Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
68.0	Resigned	Albert Sanschagrin, O.M.I.	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
21 Jul	25.4	Ordained Priest	Clet Feliho	Priest of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea	Bishop of Kandi, Benin
62.3	Died	Ioseph (Songolo) Mulolwa †	Bishop Emeritus of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22 Jul	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Paul Dacoury-Tabley	Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana	Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
24 Jul	80.2	Died	Giuseppe D'Avack †	Archbishop Emeritus of Camerino, Italy
48.4	Appointed	William Henry Keeler	Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
48.4	Appointed	William Henry Keeler	Titular Bishop of Ulcinium	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
25 Jul	74.0	Retired	Antonio Oña de Echave †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jul	59.3	Appointed	Luis Mena Arroyo	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of México, Federal District	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
28 Jul	92.8	Died	Lafayette Libânio †	Bishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29 Jul	58.5	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Luís António	Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola	Bishop Emeritus
31 Jul	75.0	Retired	John Joseph Carberry †	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Roger Ébacher	Bishop of Hauterive, Québec, Canada	Archbishop of Gatineau, Québec, Canada
1 Aug	45.1	Ordained Bishop	James Anthony Griffin	Titular Bishop of Hólar	Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
40.5	Ordained Bishop	James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
46.7	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Michael Pilla	Titular Bishop of Scardona	Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2 Aug	62.8	Appointed	Romeu Brigenti †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.8	Appointed	Romeu Brigenti †	Titular Bishop of Illici	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
28.2	Ordained Priest	Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of San José de Amazonas, Peru
92.7	Died	Francis Arthur Carvalho †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
49.5	Appointed	Affonso Felippe Gregory	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Imperatriz, Maranho, Brazil
49.5	Appointed	Affonso Felippe Gregory	Titular Bishop of Drusiliana	Bishop Emeritus of Imperatriz, Maranho, Brazil
39.6	Appointed	Martinho Lammers, O.F.M.	Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
29.0	Ordained Priest	Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F.	Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil
3 Aug	60.3	Appointed	Benedict Jacob Acharuparambil, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Trivandrum, India	Bishop Emeritus
88.8	Died	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
4 Aug	29.2	Ordained Priest	Sleiman Hajjar, B.S. †	Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat	Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite), Canada
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Bede Vincent Heather	Titular Bishop of Obbi	Bishop Emeritus of Parramatta, Australia
32.5	Ordained Priest	Juan María Leonardi Villasmil	Priest	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
5 Aug	33.6	Ordained Priest	Antoine Audo, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Alep (Chaldean), Syria
7 Aug	53.7	Appointed	Luís Herbst, C.S.Sp.	Coadjutor Prelate of Juruá, Acre, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
8 Aug	57.8	Installed	Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
67.7	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Vû Duy Nhât †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam	Bishop
10 Aug	70.1	Died	John Joseph Wright †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
13 Aug	46.7	Appointed	Philippe Kourouma	Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Resigned	Eugène Maillat, M. Afr. †	Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
34.2	Appointed	Robert Sarah	Archbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
59.0	Resigned	Raymond-Maria Tchidimbo, C.S.Sp.	Archbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Aug	53.9	Appointed	Angelo Acerbi	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
15 Aug	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Maria Aguilera González	Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
35.5	Ordained Priest	Uriah Ashley	Priest	Bishop of Penonomé, Panama
83.1	Died	Paul Bouque, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Javier Lozano Barragán	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
17 Aug	49.8	Succeeded	François-Marie-Christian Favreau	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France	Bishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France
41.0	Ordained Bishop	Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera	Titular Bishop of Vamalla	Bishop Emeritus of Caguas, Puerto Rico
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Manuel Rivera Pérez	Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
75.0	Retired	Félix-Marie-Honoré Verdet †	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France	Bishop Emeritus
20 Aug	76.7	Died	Alfredo Ignacio Llaguno Canals †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
44.3	Appointed	Medardo Luis Luzardo Romero	Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela	Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
67.9	Resigned	Angel Pérez Cisneros †	Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. †	Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Aug	74.8	Died	Alexander Edezath †	Bishop Emeritus of Cochin, India
22 Aug	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Salvador Q. Quizon	Titular Bishop of Feradi Minus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
49.7	Appointed	Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F.	Bishop of León, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
23 Aug	50.1	Appointed	Patrick Fernández Flores	Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Aug	45.8	Appointed	Joseph Cassidy	Coadjutor Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland
25 Aug	67.2	Resigned	Francis Carroll, S.M.A. †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Liberia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia
54.2	Resigned	Luigi Dossena †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
49.9	Appointed	Johannes Dyba †	Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
49.9	Appointed	Johannes Dyba †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gambia	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
49.9	Appointed	Johannes Dyba †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Liberia	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
49.9	Appointed	Johannes Dyba †	Apostolic Delegate to Guinea	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
49.9	Appointed	Johannes Dyba †	Apostolic Delegate to Sierra Leone	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
58.1	Appointed	Vincenzo Maria Farano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
49.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
49.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Apostolic Delegate to Togo	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
26.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Salvador Marino	Priest of Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
49.2	Appointed	Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka	Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop
49.2	Appointed	Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka	Titular Bishop of Dara dei Siri	Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
47.3	Appointed	Justo Mullor García	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
26 Aug	29.0	Ordained Priest	Julien Andavo Mbia	Priest of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
27 Aug	60.1	Appointed	Angelo Felici †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
41.4	Appointed	Ruben T. Profugo	Auxiliary Bishop of Lucena, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
41.4	Appointed	Ruben T. Profugo	Titular Bishop of Budua	Bishop Emeritus of Lucena, Philippines
55.9	Appointed	Antonio Troyo Calderón	Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Costa Rica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.9	Appointed	Antonio Troyo Calderón	Titular Bishop of Burca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica
28 Aug	64.0	Resigned	Lawrence Michael De Falco †	Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
48.2	Installed	Joseph Leopold Imesch	Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	47.9	Appointed	William Benedict Friend	Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
47.9	Appointed	William Benedict Friend	Titular Bishop of Pomaria	Bishop Emeritus of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
51.4	Appointed	Paul-Werner Scheele	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus

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