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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
May	77.7	Retired	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus
	77.7	Retired	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
3 May	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Franz Grave	Titular Bishop of Tingaria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
4 May	78.7	Died	Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix †	Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
5 May	42.8	Appointed	Joseph Coutts	Coadjutor Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan	Bishop of Faisalabad, Pakistan
	41.3	Appointed	Isidore Fernandes	Bishop of Allahabad, India
	55.4	Appointed	Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm.	Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	53.9	Installed	Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J. †	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	76.7	Retired	Baptist Mudartha †	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
	58.8	Appointed	Peter Thuruthikonam	Bishop of Vijayapuram, India	Bishop Emeritus
	71.0	Retired	Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
6 May	47.5	Ordained Bishop	José María Arancedo	Titular Bishop of Selemselae	Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
	51.6	Installed	Roger Ébacher	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada	Archbishop of Gatineau, Québec, Canada
	32.8	Ordained Priest	Paul Alois Lakra	Priest of Ranchi, India	Bishop of Gumla, India
7 May	64.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Casale	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	51.3	Appointed	Pier Luigi Celata	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Erumachadath, M.C.B.S.	Priest of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop of Bhadravathi (Syro-Malabarese), India
	36.2	Ordained Priest	Jacinto Inácio Flach	Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop
	63.4	Appointed	Martino Gomiero	Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 May	26.8	Ordained Priest	Arturo Eduardo Fajardo Bustamante	Priest	Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay
9 May	64.9	Died	Georg Moser †	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
11 May	54.1	Succeeded	Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
	75.3	Retired	Jaime Antônio Schuck, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
14 May	39.4	Ordained Bishop	Camillus Archibong Etokudoh	Titular Bishop of Capra	Bishop of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria
	38.3	Appointed	Kazimierz Nycz	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	38.3	Appointed	Kazimierz Nycz	Titular Bishop of Villa Regis	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	41.4	Appointed	Jan Szkodon	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
	41.4	Appointed	Jan Szkodon	Titular Bishop of Turrisblanda	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
15 May	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Macram Max Gassis, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan
	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Guire Poulard	Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti
19 May	75.1	Appointed	Jan Lebeda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	75.1	Appointed	Jan Lebeda †	Titular Bishop of Novi	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	63.7	Appointed	Antonín Liška, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
	63.7	Appointed	Antonín Liška, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Bishop Emeritus of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
	54.6	Appointed	Ján Sokol	Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava, Slovakia	Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia
	54.6	Appointed	Ján Sokol	Titular Bishop of Luni	Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia
20 May	26.8	Ordained Priest	Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna	Priest of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt	Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
21 May	62.7	Appointed	Jorge Ardila Serrano	Bishop of Girardot, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	46.5	Appointed	Sofio Guinto Balce †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines	Bishop
	41.6	Appointed	Luis Madrid Merlano	Prelate of Tibú, Colombia	Bishop of Cartago, Colombia
22 May	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Wolfgang Haas	Coadjutor Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Archbishop of Vaduz, Liechtenstein
	36.4	Ordained Priest	Norman King'oo Wambua	Priest	Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya
23 May	44.4	Appointed	Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne	Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	44.4	Appointed	Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne	Titular Bishop of Turuzi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	60.5	Appointed	Angelo Sodano	Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	91.1	Died	Afonso Maria Ungarelli, M.S.C. †	Prelate Emeritus of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil
24 May	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Vicente García Bernal	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México	Bishop Emeritus
	30.9	Ordained Priest	Paul Toppo	Priest of Raigarh, India	Bishop
25 May	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Mmole	Bishop of Mtwara, Tanzania
26 May	56.4	Appointed	José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F.	Titular Archbishop of Thuburnica	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	56.4	Appointed	José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F.	Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
27 May	50.0	Appointed	Anthony Joseph O’Connell	Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
	59.8	Appointed	Bernard William Schmitt	Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	59.8	Appointed	Bernard William Schmitt	Titular Bishop of Walla Walla	Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
	44.7	Ordained Priest	Paul Joseph Swain	Priest of Madison, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
28 May	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Antonio José López Castillo	Titular Bishop of Theuzi	Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
29 May	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Blázquez Pérez	Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia	Bishop of Bilbao, Spain
	25.9	Ordained Priest	Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	25.1	Ordained Priest	Aleksandr Kan, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Superior Emeritus of Kyrgyzstan
30 May	52.1	Appointed	Vicente Salgado y Garrucho †	Bishop of Romblon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
31 May	76.2	Died	Mario Di Lieto †	Bishop Emeritus of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy
	48.1	Appointed	Santiago García Aracil	Bishop of Jaén, Spain	Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
	76.7	Retired	Miguel Peinado Peinado †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
1 Jun	75.7	Retired	José Alves de Sà Trindade †	Bishop of Montes Claros, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	62.0	Appointed	Luigi Bommarito	Archbishop of Catania, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	67.9	Appointed	Charles Amarin Brand	Archbishop of Strasbourg, France	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.9	Succeeded	Geraldo Majela de Castro, O. Praem.	Bishop of Montes Claros, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	75.4	Retired	Domenico Picchinenna †	Archbishop of Catania, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	41.5	Appointed	Carlos Suárez Cázares	Bishop of Campeche, Campeche, México	Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Michoacán, México
4 Jun	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Zama Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Kazimierz Nycz	Titular Bishop of Villa Regis	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	57.7	Appointed	Angelo Paravisi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop of Crema, Italy
	57.7	Appointed	Angelo Paravisi †	Titular Bishop of Turris in Proconsulari	Bishop of Crema, Italy
	72.4	Resigned	Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux	Bishop of Versailles, France	Bishop Emeritus
	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Jan Szkodon	Titular Bishop of Turrisblanda	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
	58.5	Succeeded	Jean-Charles Thomas	Bishop of Versailles, France	Bishop Emeritus
5 Jun	64.6	Died	Brian Patrick Ashby †	Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand
	68.0	Died	Augustine Kim Jae Deok †	Bishop Emeritus of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)
	31.1	Professed	Beatus Kinyaiya, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania
8 Jun	67.2	Died	Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên †	Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam
9 Jun	88.8	Died	Hugo Bressane de Araújo †	Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 Jun	76.6	Retired	Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	53.2	Appointed	Joseph Mohsen Béchara	Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon
	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Luis del Castillo Estrada, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Numidia	Bishop of Melo, Uruguay
	59.9	Appointed	Antonio Forte, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
	56.0	Appointed	Boutros Gemayel	Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite), Cyprus
	75.1	Ordained Bishop	Jan Lebeda †	Titular Bishop of Novi	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	63.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonín Liška, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Bishop Emeritus of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
12 Jun	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Ján Sokol	Titular Bishop of Luni	Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia
13 Jun	48.1	Appointed	Jan Bernard Szlaga	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland	Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
	48.1	Appointed	Jan Bernard Szlaga	Titular Bishop of Mascula	Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
15 Jun	53.7	Appointed	João Maria Messi, O.S.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	53.7	Appointed	João Maria Messi, O.S.M.	Titular Bishop of Zucchabar	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	50.4	Appointed	Mário Zanetta †	Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Baia, Brazil
17 Jun	70.8	Appointed	Luigi Accogli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Syria	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	51.8	Appointed	François Robert Bacqué	Titular Archbishop of Gradisca	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
	51.8	Appointed	François Robert Bacqué	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
18 Jun	72.2	Appointed	Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M.	Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
	49.8	Appointed	Oscar Angel Bernal †	Bishop of Girardota, Colombia
	49.3	Appointed	Isaías Duarte Cancino †	Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
	51.8	Appointed	Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. †	Bishop of Caldas, Colombia	Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia
	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari	Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia
	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Nino Marzoli, C. R. †	Titular Bishop of Nara	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
19 Jun	161.3	Canonized	St. Valentín Faustino Berrio Ochoa, O.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Thierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perrière	Priest of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
	186.4	Canonized	St. Etienne-Théodore Cuénot, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viêt Nam
	226.6	Canonized	St. Ignacio Clemente Delgado Cebrián, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viêt Nam
	169.6	Canonized	St. José María Díaz Sanjurjo, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
	167.1	Canonized	St. Melchor García Sanpedro, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
	222.5	Canonized	St. Domingo Henares, O.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viêt Nam
	187.7	Canonized	St. Jerónimo Hermosilla, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viêt Nam
	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Madureira Dias	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	47.3	Died	Carlos Alberto Nicolini †	Coadjutor Bishop of Salto, Uruguay
	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Lorium	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
20 Jun	40.0	Appointed	Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
	40.0	Appointed	Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Belesasa	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
21 Jun	76.0	Retired	Pietro Luigi Carretto, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Surat Thani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
	49.0	Appointed	Albert Ayinde Fasina	Coadjutor Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria	Bishop
	52.8	Appointed	Gabriel Kembo Mamputu	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	45.1	Appointed	Nicholas Mang Thang	Auxiliary Bishop of Mandalay, Myanmar	Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar
	45.1	Appointed	Nicholas Mang Thang	Titular Bishop of Flenucleta	Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar
	49.5	Appointed	Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
	57.7	Appointed	Joseph Mukwaya	Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
	58.1	Appointed	Michael Praphon Chaicharoen, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Surat Thani, Thailand
	61.5	Appointed	Emmanuel Wamala	Coadjutor Archbishop of Kampala, Uganda	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	44.5	Appointed	Jean Zerbo	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamako, Mali	Archbishop
	44.5	Appointed	Jean Zerbo	Titular Bishop of Accia	Archbishop of Bamako, Mali
23 Jun	70.7	Died	José Joaquim Gonçalves †	Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
25 Jun	30.3	Ordained Priest	Renauld de Dinechin	Priest of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop
	29.2	Ordained Priest	Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Paravisi †	Titular Bishop of Turris in Proconsulari	Bishop of Crema, Italy
	26.9	Ordained Priest	Clemens Pickel	Priest of Dresden-Meissen, Germany	Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
	54.6	Appointed	Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Bishop of Nantes, France
	54.6	Appointed	Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Acholla	Bishop of Nantes, France
	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Jan Bernard Szlaga	Titular Bishop of Mascula	Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
	45.6	Appointed	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Cardinal, Archbishop
	45.6	Appointed	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Titular Bishop of Thibilis	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
26 Jun	33.5	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Luc Jean-Marie Delmas	Priest of Cahors, France	Bishop of Angers, France
	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Jacques Joatton, Ist. del Prado	Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France	Bishop Emeritus
	75.5	Died	Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. †	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Zacarías Ortiz Rolón, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Minora	Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
	29.4	Ordained Priest	Thierry Marie Scherrer	Priest of Aix (-Arles), France	Bishop of Laval, France
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco João Silota, M. Afr.	Titular Bishop of Musti	Bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique
	82.9	Died	Hans Urs von Balthasar †	Priest of Chur, Switzerland
27 Jun	66.6	Appointed	Luca Collino, O.S.B.	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
28 Jun	69.7	Appointed	Giovanni Canestri	Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
	69.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Canestri	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
	64.5	Appointed	Edward Bede Clancy	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	64.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Edward Bede Clancy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	75.2	Retired	Walter William Curtis †	Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	68.9	Appointed	Angelo Felici †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
	68.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Angelo Felici †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
	62.7	Appointed	José Freire Falcão	Cardinal-Priest of S. Luca a Via Prenestina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
	62.7	Elevated to Cardinal	José Freire Falcão	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
	57.8	Appointed	Michele Giordano	Cardinal-Priest of S. Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	57.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Michele Giordano	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	76.7	Appointed	Paul Grégoire †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del SS. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	76.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Grégoire †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	68.7	Appointed	Hans Hermann Groër, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	68.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Hans Hermann Groër, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	77.8	Appointed	Franz Hengsbach †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
	77.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Franz Hengsbach †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
	67.7	Appointed	James Aloysius Hickey †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
	67.7	Elevated to Cardinal	James Aloysius Hickey †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
	67.4	Appointed	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
	67.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
	72.4	Appointed	Jean Margéot	Cardinal-Priest of S. Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
	72.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean Margéot	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
	61.2	Appointed	Eduardo Martínez Somalo	Cardinal-Deacon of SS. Nome di Gesù	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	61.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Eduardo Martínez Somalo	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	79.8	Appointed	Jacques-Paul Martin †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	79.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Jacques-Paul Martin †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	80.8	Died	Owen McCoy, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Oyo, Nigeria
	62.8	Appointed	Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	62.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Lucas Moreira Neves, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	67.4	Appointed	Antony Padiyara †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria “Regina Pacis” a Monte Verde	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India
	67.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Antony Padiyara †	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India
	61.1	Appointed	László Paskai, O.F.M.	Cardinal-Priest of S. Teresa al Corso d’Italia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
	61.1	Elevated to Cardinal	László Paskai, O.F.M.	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
	68.3	Appointed	Simon Ignatius Pimenta	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria “Regina Mundi” a Torre Spaccata	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
	68.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Simon Ignatius Pimenta	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
	69.0	Appointed	Mario Revollo Bravo †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
	69.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Mario Revollo Bravo †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
	64.3	Appointed	Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, O.F.M.	Cardinal-Priest of S. Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique
	64.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, O.F.M.	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique
	64.7	Appointed	Achille Silvestrini	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Benedetto fuori Porta S. Paolo	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	64.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Achille Silvestrini	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	67.9	Appointed	Vincentas Sladkevicius, M.I.C. †	Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
	67.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Vincentas Sladkevicius, M.I.C. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
	60.8	Appointed	Edmund Casimir Szoka	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
	60.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Edmund Casimir Szoka	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
	57.7	Appointed	Christian Wiyghan Tumi	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Martiri dell’Uganda a Poggio Ameno	Cardinal, Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon
	57.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Christian Wiyghan Tumi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon
	82.9	Appointed	Hans Urs von Balthasar †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere	Priest of Chur, Switzerland
	82.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Hans Urs von Balthasar †	Priest of Chur, Switzerland
	26.3	Ordained Priest	Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
	63.3	Appointed	John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung †	Cardinal-Priest of Beata Vergine Maria del Monte Carmelo a Mostacciano	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
	63.3	Elevated to Cardinal	John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung †	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
29 Jun	31.3	Ordained Priest	William Pascal Kikoti	Priest	Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania
30 Jun	55.9	Appointed	Szilárd Keresztes	Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Byzantine), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	55.9	Appointed	Szilárd Keresztes	Vicar Apostolic of Miskolc (Byzantine), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus of Hajdúdorog (Byzantine), Hungary

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