The Year of Our Lord 1981

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 57.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph Eric D'Arcy † Bishop of Sale, Australia Archbishop Emeritus of Hobart, Australia

3 Jul 41.4 Appointed Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B. Vicar Apostolic of America Latina e Messico, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian) Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina

41.4 Appointed Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Mardin degli Armeni Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina

66.7 Retired Justinus Darmojuwono † Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

62.6 Appointed Mikail Nersès Sétian † Vicar Apostolic of United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian), New York Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

62.6 Appointed Mikail Nersès Sétian † Titular Bishop of Ancyra degli Armeni Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian), New York

4 Jul 28.8 Ordained Priest Gervais Banshimiyubusa Priest Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi

47.7 Appointed Celso José Pinto da Silva Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Baia, Brazil Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

5 Jul 41.1 Ordained Bishop Paul Friedrich Wehrle Titular Bishop of Nova Germania Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

6 Jul 46.9 Installed Luciano Giovannetti Bishop of Fiesole, Italy

7 Jul 51.6 Appointed Józef Glemp Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

51.6 Appointed Józef Glemp Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

8 Jul 31.9 Ordained Priest Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Exarch of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

9 Jul 52.0 Appointed Lajos Bálint Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

52.0 Appointed Lajos Bálint Titular Bishop of Nova Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

25.1 Professed José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, S.C.V. Member of Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana Archbishop of Piura, Peru

54.9 Appointed Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

10 Jul 46.9 Appointed Joseph Patrick Delaney † Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA

11 Jul 77.1 Died Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

27.7 Ordained Priest Valerian Okeke Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria Archbishop

12 Jul 23.7 Ordained Priest Francisco Cerro Chaves Priest of Toledo, Spain Bishop of Coria-Cáceres, Spain

27.8 Ordained Priest Daniel Mizonzo Priest Bishop of Nkayi, Congo

13 Jul 50.1 Appointed William Joseph Foley † Bishop of Geraldton, Australia Archbishop of Perth, Australia

16 Jul 84.7 Died Ioan Duma, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis

17 Jul 42.8 Appointed Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho

71.3 Retired Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D. Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles Bishop Emeritus

48.7 Appointed Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

47.3 Appointed Isidore de Souza † Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop

75.4 Resigned Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. † Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho Bishop Emeritus

48.4 Appointed Kelvin Edward Felix Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

47.3 Appointed Donald James Reece Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

54.6 Appointed Emmanuel Wamala Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

19 Jul 28.6 Ordained Priest Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

50.3 Ordained Bishop Léonard Dhejju Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

20 Jul 91.8 Died Diego Venini † Secret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities

21 Jul 51.6 Appointed Giuseppe Ferraioli † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

51.6 Appointed Giuseppe Ferraioli † Apostolic Delegate to Seychelles Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

48.6 Appointed Alfred Clifton Hughes Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

48.6 Appointed Alfred Clifton Hughes Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

22 Jul 52.6 Appointed Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama

52.6 Appointed Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama

79.2 Retired Jesús Serrano Pastor, C.M.F. † Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

23 Jul 77.2 Died Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. † Bishop Emeritus of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar

26.1 Ordained Priest Dominique Marie Jean Denis You Priest Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil

24 Jul 49.3 Ordained Bishop Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

25 Jul 70.3 Died Ferdinando Lambruschini † Archbishop of Perugia, Italy

26 Jul 54.8 Ordained Bishop Marko Peric † Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

27 Jul 50.6 Appointed Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France Bishop Emeritus of Evreux, France

50.6 Appointed Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David Titular Bishop of Girba Bishop Emeritus of Evreux, France

28 Jul 75.1 Retired Francis Joseph Green † Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA Bishop Emeritus

29 Jul 41.7 Appointed Filomeno Gonzales Bactol Auxiliary Bishop of Palo, Philippines Bishop of Naval, Philippines

41.7 Appointed Filomeno Gonzales Bactol Titular Bishop of Germaniciana Bishop of Naval, Philippines

41.9 Appointed Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M. Bishop of Ozamis, Philippines Archbishop of Ozamis, Philippines

90.2 Died James Edward Walsh, M.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China

30 Jul 61.1 Appointed Charles Amarin Brand Archbishop of Monaco, Monaco Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

63.5 Appointed Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B. Bishop of Duitama, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia

43.0 Ordained Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

43.8 Appointed Daniel Francis Walsh Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA

43.8 Appointed Daniel Francis Walsh Titular Bishop of Tigias Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA

31 Jul 75.3 Retired Francis Xavier Thomas † Bishop of Geraldton, Australia Bishop Emeritus

2 Aug 69.1 Died Ignatius Gopu, M.S.F.S. † Bishop of Visakhapatnam, India

46.3 Ordained Bishop Gerardo Pierro Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

26.3 Professed Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia

3 Aug 45.2 Appointed Joaquim Gonçalves Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal

45.2 Appointed Joaquim Gonçalves Titular Bishop of Ursona Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal

57.3 Appointed Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. † Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia

43.8 Appointed Robert Mikhail Moskal Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA

43.8 Appointed Robert Mikhail Moskal Titular Bishop of Agathopolis Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA

4 Aug 47.6 Appointed Francisco José Cox Huneeus Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

67.4 Appointed James Robert Knox † Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

5 Aug 24.6 Ordained Priest Luciano Suriani Priest of Chieti-Vasto, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia

6 Aug 61.3 Appointed Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Resigned José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. † Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

26.6 Ordained Priest Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

47.7 Ordained Bishop Ercole Lupinacci Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi, Italy Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi, Italy

9 Aug 86.7 Died Joseph Maximilian Mueller † Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

10 Aug 75.0 Retired Wilhelm Kempf † Bishop of Limburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

12 Aug 66.8 Died Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. † Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil

59.5 Ordained Bishop Louis Anthony DeSimone Titular Bishop of Cillium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

54.6 Ordained Bishop Francis Bible Schulte Titular Bishop of Afufenia Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

13 Aug 72.0 Resigned Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix † Bishop of Le Mans, France Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Succeeded François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S. † Bishop of Créteil, France

52.2 Appointed Georges Edmond Robert Gilson Bishop of Le Mans, France Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

61.0 Appointed Jean Marcel Honoré Archbishop of Tours, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

74.4 Retired Robert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères † Bishop of Créteil, France Bishop Emeritus

14 Aug 50.9 Appointed Daniel Leo Ryan Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA

50.9 Appointed Daniel Leo Ryan Titular Bishop of Surista Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA

15 Aug 23.7 Professed Christopher Cardone, O.P. Member of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands

81.5 Died Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

52.3 Succeeded Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

55.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Trinh Chinh Truc Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt, Viêt Nam Bishop Emeritus

47.1 Ordained Bishop Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil

16 Aug 46.5 Ordained Bishop Jan Walenty Wieczorek Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop of Gliwice, Poland

18 Aug 88.5 Retired Paul Achkar † Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

49.6 Appointed Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. Coadjutor Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

60.7 Appointed Michel Yatim † Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

19 Aug 83.5 Died Joachim (Alois) Ammann, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania

20 Aug 50.1 Ordained Bishop Charles Victor Grahmann Titular Bishop of Equilium Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA

21 Aug 85.3 Died Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. † Prelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil

22 Aug 31.3 Ordained Priest Ismael Rueda Sierra Priest of Girardot, Colombia Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia

24 Aug 72.9 Appointed Giuseppe Casoria † Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

27.4 Ordained Priest Giambattista Diquattro Priest of Ragusa, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Panama

50.5 Appointed Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

50.5 Appointed Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Sasabe Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

29 Aug 77.2 Resigned Antônio de Castro Mayer † Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

68.2 Appointed João Cláudio Colling † Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

49.8 Appointed Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro † Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

78.6 Retired Alfredo Vicente Scherer † Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

30 Aug 26.3 Ordained Priest Marcel Madila Basanguka Priest of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Eric D'Arcy †	Bishop of Sale, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Hobart, Australia
3 Jul	41.4	Appointed	Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.	Vicar Apostolic of America Latina e Messico, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian)	Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
41.4	Appointed	Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Mardin degli Armeni	Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
66.7	Retired	Justinus Darmojuwono †	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	Mikail Nersès Sétian †	Vicar Apostolic of United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian), New York	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	Mikail Nersès Sétian †	Titular Bishop of Ancyra degli Armeni	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian), New York
4 Jul	28.8	Ordained Priest	Gervais Banshimiyubusa	Priest	Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi
47.7	Appointed	Celso José Pinto da Silva	Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Baia, Brazil	Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
5 Jul	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Paul Friedrich Wehrle	Titular Bishop of Nova Germania	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
6 Jul	46.9	Installed	Luciano Giovannetti	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
7 Jul	51.6	Appointed	Józef Glemp	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
51.6	Appointed	Józef Glemp	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
8 Jul	31.9	Ordained Priest	Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Exarch of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
9 Jul	52.0	Appointed	Lajos Bálint	Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
52.0	Appointed	Lajos Bálint	Titular Bishop of Nova	Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
25.1	Professed	José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, S.C.V.	Member of Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana	Archbishop of Piura, Peru
54.9	Appointed	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jul	46.9	Appointed	Joseph Patrick Delaney †	Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA
11 Jul	77.1	Died	Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
27.7	Ordained Priest	Valerian Okeke	Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria	Archbishop
12 Jul	23.7	Ordained Priest	Francisco Cerro Chaves	Priest of Toledo, Spain	Bishop of Coria-Cáceres, Spain
27.8	Ordained Priest	Daniel Mizonzo	Priest	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo
13 Jul	50.1	Appointed	William Joseph Foley †	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
16 Jul	84.7	Died	Ioan Duma, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis
17 Jul	42.8	Appointed	Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane	Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
71.3	Retired	Joseph Oliver Bowers, S.V.D.	Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
48.7	Appointed	Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J.	Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
47.3	Appointed	Isidore de Souza †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop
75.4	Resigned	Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho	Bishop Emeritus
48.4	Appointed	Kelvin Edward Felix	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
47.3	Appointed	Donald James Reece	Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
54.6	Appointed	Emmanuel Wamala	Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
19 Jul	28.6	Ordained Priest	Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Léonard Dhejju	Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
20 Jul	91.8	Died	Diego Venini †	Secret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
21 Jul	51.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
51.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Apostolic Delegate to Seychelles	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
48.6	Appointed	Alfred Clifton Hughes	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
48.6	Appointed	Alfred Clifton Hughes	Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
22 Jul	52.6	Appointed	Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F.	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama	Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
52.6	Appointed	Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores	Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
79.2	Retired	Jesús Serrano Pastor, C.M.F. †	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
23 Jul	77.2	Died	Angel Martínez Vivas, O.SS.T. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
26.1	Ordained Priest	Dominique Marie Jean Denis You	Priest	Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil
24 Jul	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Izidoro Kosinski, C.M.	Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
25 Jul	70.3	Died	Ferdinando Lambruschini †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
26 Jul	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Marko Peric †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
27 Jul	50.6	Appointed	Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Bishop Emeritus of Evreux, France
50.6	Appointed	Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David	Titular Bishop of Girba	Bishop Emeritus of Evreux, France
28 Jul	75.1	Retired	Francis Joseph Green †	Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
29 Jul	41.7	Appointed	Filomeno Gonzales Bactol	Auxiliary Bishop of Palo, Philippines	Bishop of Naval, Philippines
41.7	Appointed	Filomeno Gonzales Bactol	Titular Bishop of Germaniciana	Bishop of Naval, Philippines
41.9	Appointed	Jesus Armamento Dosado, C.M.	Bishop of Ozamis, Philippines	Archbishop of Ozamis, Philippines
90.2	Died	James Edward Walsh, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China
30 Jul	61.1	Appointed	Charles Amarin Brand	Archbishop of Monaco, Monaco	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
63.5	Appointed	Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B.	Bishop of Duitama, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
43.0	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Savundaranayagam	Bishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
43.8	Appointed	Daniel Francis Walsh	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA
43.8	Appointed	Daniel Francis Walsh	Titular Bishop of Tigias	Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA
31 Jul	75.3	Retired	Francis Xavier Thomas †	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
2 Aug	69.1	Died	Ignatius Gopu, M.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Visakhapatnam, India
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Gerardo Pierro	Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy	Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
26.3	Professed	Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia
3 Aug	45.2	Appointed	Joaquim Gonçalves	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal	Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal
45.2	Appointed	Joaquim Gonçalves	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal
57.3	Appointed	Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia
43.8	Appointed	Robert Mikhail Moskal	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
43.8	Appointed	Robert Mikhail Moskal	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis	Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
4 Aug	47.6	Appointed	Francisco José Cox Huneeus	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
67.4	Appointed	James Robert Knox †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
5 Aug	24.6	Ordained Priest	Luciano Suriani	Priest of Chieti-Vasto, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
6 Aug	61.3	Appointed	Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N.	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Resigned	José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
26.6	Ordained Priest	Bernard Emmanuel Kasanda Mulenga	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Ercole Lupinacci	Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi, Italy	Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi, Italy
9 Aug	86.7	Died	Joseph Maximilian Mueller †	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
10 Aug	75.0	Retired	Wilhelm Kempf †	Bishop of Limburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
12 Aug	66.8	Died	Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. †	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Louis Anthony DeSimone	Titular Bishop of Cillium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Francis Bible Schulte	Titular Bishop of Afufenia	Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
13 Aug	72.0	Resigned	Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix †	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Succeeded	François-Victor-Marie Frétellière, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Créteil, France
52.2	Appointed	Georges Edmond Robert Gilson	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
61.0	Appointed	Jean Marcel Honoré	Archbishop of Tours, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
74.4	Retired	Robert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères †	Bishop of Créteil, France	Bishop Emeritus
14 Aug	50.9	Appointed	Daniel Leo Ryan	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA
50.9	Appointed	Daniel Leo Ryan	Titular Bishop of Surista	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA
15 Aug	23.7	Professed	Christopher Cardone, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands
81.5	Died	Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
52.3	Succeeded	Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Trinh Chinh Truc	Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt, Viêt Nam	Bishop Emeritus
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil
16 Aug	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Jan Walenty Wieczorek	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop of Gliwice, Poland
18 Aug	88.5	Retired	Paul Achkar †	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
49.6	Appointed	Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
60.7	Appointed	Michel Yatim †	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Aug	83.5	Died	Joachim (Alois) Ammann, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
20 Aug	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Charles Victor Grahmann	Titular Bishop of Equilium	Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
21 Aug	85.3	Died	Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †	Prelate Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
22 Aug	31.3	Ordained Priest	Ismael Rueda Sierra	Priest of Girardot, Colombia	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
24 Aug	72.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Casoria †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
27.4	Ordained Priest	Giambattista Diquattro	Priest of Ragusa, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama
50.5	Appointed	Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
50.5	Appointed	Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Sasabe	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
29 Aug	77.2	Resigned	Antônio de Castro Mayer †	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
68.2	Appointed	João Cláudio Colling †	Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro †	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
78.6	Retired	Alfredo Vicente Scherer †	Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30 Aug	26.3	Ordained Priest	Marcel Madila Basanguka	Priest of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop

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