The Year of Our Lord 1996

Bishop Events

May to June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 May 83.6 Died Teopisto Valderrama Alberto † Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

56.3 Appointed Gianni Danzi † Titular Bishop of Castello Prelate of Loreto, Italy

56.3 Appointed Gianni Danzi † Secretary of the Governatorate of Vatican City State Prelate of Loreto, Italy

3 May 74.7 Died Maurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy

84.5 Died Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. † Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

58.0 Ordained Bishop James Vernon Weisgerber Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

4 May 58.9 Appointed Félix del Blanco Prieto Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities

57.0 Ordained Bishop José Angel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Bamaccora Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela

52.2 Ordained Bishop Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon Bishop of Clermont, France Archbishop of Clermont, France

75.7 Retired Vincentas Sladkevicius, M.I.C. † Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

57.5 Appointed Sigitas Tamkevicius, S.J. Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania

49.3 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Titular Archbishop of Voli Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

49.3 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

5 May 55.3 Ordained Bishop Luigi Ferrando Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Para, Brazil

57.8 Ordained Bishop Djibrail Kassab Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia

6 May 91.8 Died Leo Jozef Suenens † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

7 May 65.9 Appointed Emile Marcus, P.S.S. Coadjutor Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

75.6 Retired John James Ward † Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

9 May 78.4 Died Luciano Angeloni † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal

10 May 63.1 Appointed Clément Fecteau Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

11 May 46.4 Ordained Bishop Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez Titular Bishop of Urusi Bishop of Málaga, Spain

51.0 Ordained Bishop Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S. Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

46.5 Ordained Bishop Mario Espinosa Contreras Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México

50.1 Ordained Bishop Jesús Murgui Soriano Titular Bishop of Lete Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain

12 May 72.5 Ordained Bishop Sofron Stefan Mudry, O.S.B.M. Coadjutor Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

116.3 Beatified Bl. Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

14 May 53.6 Ordained Bishop Francis Joseph Christian Titular Bishop of Quincy Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

47.4 Appointed César Augusto Franco Martínez Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

47.4 Appointed César Augusto Franco Martínez Titular Bishop of Ursona Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

51.8 Appointed Fidel Herráez Vegas Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

51.8 Appointed Fidel Herráez Vegas Titular Bishop of Cediae Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

15 May 54.9 Ordained Bishop Aloysius Paul D’Souza Titular Bishop of Dura Bishop of Mangalore, India

70.4 Succeeded Lélis Lara, C.SS.R. Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

74.6 Retired Mário Teixeira Gurgel, S.D.S. † Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

45.7 Appointed Carlos Verzeletti Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil Bishop of Castanhal, Para, Brazil

45.7 Appointed Carlos Verzeletti Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop of Castanhal, Para, Brazil

16 May 68.0 Died Francesco Tarcisio Bertozzi † Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

17 May 56.0 Appointed Bernard Housset Bishop of Montauban, France Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

18 May 57.5 Ordained Bishop Pedro D. Arigo Titular Bishop of Mactaris Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa, Philippines

69.2 Resigned Raffaele Castielli Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

29.6 Ordained Priest Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

21 May 57.5 Appointed Patrick Altham Kelly Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus

22 May 76.1 Retired Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I. Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

24 May 60.8 Appointed Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa Bishop of Tarazona, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

56.3 Ordained Bishop Gianni Danzi † Titular Bishop of Castello Prelate of Loreto, Italy

63.6 Appointed Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen † Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland Bishop Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Teodor Majkowicz † Bishop of Wrocław-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland

56.9 Appointed Ivan Martyniak Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland

25 May 37.8 Ordained Priest Michael Jude Byrnes Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA Auxiliary Bishop

64.6 Appointed Flavien Joseph Melki Titular Archbishop of Dara dei Siri Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

55.2 Appointed Gregorios Elias Tabé Titular Bishop of Mardin dei Siri Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria

53.3 Appointed Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. Coadjutor Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru Bishop

26 May 44.3 Ordained Bishop Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C. Bishop of Agartala, India

43.4 Ordained Bishop Anastase Mutabazi Bishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

48.9 Ordained Bishop John Baptist Odama Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda Archbishop of Gulu, Uganda

27 May 59.4 Installed Francis Eugene George, O.M.I. Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

29 May 57.2 Ordained Bishop Peter Fernando Coadjutor Bishop of Tuticorin, India Archbishop of Madurai, India

61.8 Appointed Cláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M. Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

30 May 45.3 Ordained Bishop Rogelio Cabrera López Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

92.6 Died Léon-Etienne Duval † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria

48.4 Appointed František V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem. Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czech Republic

31 May 60.3 Appointed Pablo Cedano Cedano Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

60.3 Appointed Pablo Cedano Cedano Titular Bishop of Vita Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

58.2 Appointed Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

58.2 Appointed Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. Titular Bishop of Cenae Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

65.0 Died Jesús Arturo Roldán † Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina

Jun 58.2 Appointed Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien Apostolic Administrator of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

1 Jun 27.0 Ordained Priest José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo Priest of San Antonio, Texas, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

75.0 Retired Norbert Felix Gaughan † Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

55.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco Gil Hellín Titular Bishop of Citium Archbishop of Burgos, Spain

57.6 Succeeded Dale Joseph Melczek Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA

2 Jun 51.1 Installed Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S. Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

53.1 Ordained Bishop Servilien Nzakamwita Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda

3 Jun 76.3 Died Ivo Gugic † Bishop Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

4 Jun 69.2 Died Castor Sekwa † Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania

5 Jun 47.2 Appointed Josip Bozanić Apostolic Administrator of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia

7 Jun 75.8 Retired José Cerviño Cerviño † Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed José Diéguez Reboredo Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain Bishop Emeritus

90.9 Died Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles

61.3 Resigned Dermot Patrick O’Mahony Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

59.2 Ordained Bishop Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. † Prelate of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines

8 Jun 74.5 Retired Khalil Abi-Nader † Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

64.3 Appointed Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy

76.4 Retired Giovanni D’Ascenzi † Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

66.1 Appointed Tanios El Khoury Bishop of Saïda (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Paul Youssef Matar Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon

56.5 Appointed Paul Nabil El-Sayah Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

56.5 Appointed Paul Nabil El-Sayah Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine {Gerusalemme e Palestina} (Maronite), Palestine Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

56.5 Appointed Paul Nabil El-Sayah Patriarchal Exarch of Jordan {Giordania} (Maronite) Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

9 Jun 61.6 Installed Benito Cocchi Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

65.8 Died Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Chittagong, Bangladesh

11 Jun 64.5 Ordained Bishop Eugene Jerome Cooney Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

66.4 Died Peter Kurongku † Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

12 Jun 62.2 Appointed Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

62.2 Appointed Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. Titular Bishop of Rufiniana Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

49.2 Appointed John Clayton Nienstedt Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

49.2 Appointed John Clayton Nienstedt Titular Bishop of Alton Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

43.6 Appointed José Edson Santana de Oliveira Bishop of Eunápolis, Baia, Brazil

47.6 Appointed Allen Henry Vigneron Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Archbishop

47.6 Appointed Allen Henry Vigneron Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

13 Jun 64.5 Installed Eugene Jerome Cooney Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

57.7 Appointed Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. Bishop of Melo, Uruguay Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay

53.2 Appointed Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. Coadjutor Prelate of Ipil, Philippines Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

80.7 Died Federico G. Limon, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

44.6 Ordained Bishop Stephen Soroka Titular Bishop of Acarassus Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA

14 Jun 57.1 Appointed Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Verapoly, India

35.8 Ordained Priest Charles Edward Drennan Priest of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand

77.8 Retired Cornelius Elanjikal † Archbishop of Verapoly, India Archbishop Emeritus

77.5 Died Hanna Kaldany † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

56.5 Appointed Thomas Kozhimala † Bishop of Bhagalpur, India

64.5 Appointed Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya Archbishop Emeritus

39.8 Incardinated Selvister Ponnumuthan Priest of Neyyattinkara, India Bishop of Punalur, India

45.8 Appointed Vincent Samuel Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India

15 Jun 53.8 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar Apostolic Nuncio to Italy

53.8 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius Apostolic Nuncio to Italy

53.8 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles Apostolic Nuncio to Italy

66.9 Appointed Darío Castrillón Hoyos Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

66.9 Resigned Darío Castrillón Hoyos Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

47.3 Appointed José Francisco Robles Ortega Bishop of Toluca, México, México Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

76.2 Retired José Tomás Sánchez † Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

75.7 Appointed John James Ward † Titular Bishop of California Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

16 Jun 85.7 Died Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands

90.3 Died Baldwin Wilfred Dworschak, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

41.3 Ordained Priest Zbigņev Stankevičs Priest of Riga, Latvia Archbishop

32.4 Ordained Deacon Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo Deacon of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon

20 Jun 28.1 Ordained Priest Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador

21 Jun 60.4 Appointed Gervasio Gestori Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

69.5 Appointed Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

69.5 Resigned Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

22 Jun 79.6 Died José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia

41.1 Ordained Priest Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan

23 Jun 75.5 Retired Cyrille Emmanuel Benni † Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

59.0 Ordained Bishop Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Quaestoriana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galápagos, Ecuador

24 Jun 45.5 Appointed Carlos Garfias Merlos Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México

25 Jun 89.4 Died François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau † Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

26 Jun 51.7 Appointed Francisco Cases Andreu Bishop of Albacete, Spain Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

61.9 Appointed Waldemar Chaves de Araújo Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

64.5 Appointed Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. † Bishop of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil

75.8 Retired José Guerra Campos † Bishop of Cuenca, Spain Bishop Emeritus

55.8 Appointed Ramón del Hoyo López Bishop of Cuenca, Spain Bishop of Jaén, Spain

72.7 Resigned Antônio Carlos Mesquita † Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

76.7 Retired Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. Bishop of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Installed Armando Xavier Ochoa Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA Bishop of Fresno, California, USA

27 Jun 55.7 Appointed Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Titular Archbishop of Cercina Apostolic Nuncio to Other

55.7 Appointed Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia Apostolic Nuncio to Other

55.7 Appointed Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea Apostolic Nuncio to Other

49.4 Ordained Bishop Emil Paul Tscherrig Titular Archbishop of Voli Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

28 Jun 55.1 Appointed Luigi Conti Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy Archbishop of Fermo, Italy

59.0 Appointed Félix del Blanco Prieto Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities

59.7 Appointed Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile Archbishop

59.7 Appointed Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. Titular Bishop of Elo Archbishop of La Serena, Chile

54.5 Appointed Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. Bishop of Valdivia, Chile Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

79.9 Retired Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri † Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

29 Jun 66.0 Appointed Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

31.7 Professed (Perpetual Vows) Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A. Member of Society of African Missions Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic

28.1 Ordained Priest Emigdio Duarte Figueroa Priest of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.5 Ordained Bishop César Augusto Franco Martínez Titular Bishop of Ursona Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

51.9 Ordained Bishop Fidel Herráez Vegas Titular Bishop of Cediae Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

54.9 Appointed Jacques Behnan Hindo Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria

48.0 Ordained Bishop Filippo Santoro Titular Bishop of Tuscamia Archbishop of Taranto, Italy

30 Jun 55.3 Ordained Bishop António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. Bishop of Angra, Portugal

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 May	83.6	Died	Teopisto Valderrama Alberto †	Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
56.3	Appointed	Gianni Danzi †	Titular Bishop of Castello	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
56.3	Appointed	Gianni Danzi †	Secretary of the Governatorate of Vatican City State	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
3 May	74.7	Died	Maurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
84.5	Died	Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
58.0	Ordained Bishop	James Vernon Weisgerber	Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
4 May	58.9	Appointed	Félix del Blanco Prieto	Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun	Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
57.0	Ordained Bishop	José Angel Divassón Cilveti, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Bamaccora	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon	Bishop of Clermont, France	Archbishop of Clermont, France
75.7	Retired	Vincentas Sladkevicius, M.I.C. †	Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
57.5	Appointed	Sigitas Tamkevicius, S.J.	Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
49.3	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Titular Archbishop of Voli	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
49.3	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
5 May	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Ferrando	Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Para, Brazil
57.8	Ordained Bishop	Djibrail Kassab	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia
6 May	91.8	Died	Leo Jozef Suenens †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
7 May	65.9	Appointed	Emile Marcus, P.S.S.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
75.6	Retired	John James Ward †	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
9 May	78.4	Died	Luciano Angeloni †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
10 May	63.1	Appointed	Clément Fecteau	Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
11 May	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez	Titular Bishop of Urusi	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S.	Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
46.5	Ordained Bishop	Mario Espinosa Contreras	Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México	Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Murgui Soriano	Titular Bishop of Lete	Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
12 May	72.5	Ordained Bishop	Sofron Stefan Mudry, O.S.B.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
116.3	Beatified	Bl. Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
14 May	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Francis Joseph Christian	Titular Bishop of Quincy	Auxiliary Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
47.4	Appointed	César Augusto Franco Martínez	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
47.4	Appointed	César Augusto Franco Martínez	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
51.8	Appointed	Fidel Herráez Vegas	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
51.8	Appointed	Fidel Herráez Vegas	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
15 May	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Aloysius Paul D’Souza	Titular Bishop of Dura	Bishop of Mangalore, India
70.4	Succeeded	Lélis Lara, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
74.6	Retired	Mário Teixeira Gurgel, S.D.S. †	Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
45.7	Appointed	Carlos Verzeletti	Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Castanhal, Para, Brazil
45.7	Appointed	Carlos Verzeletti	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop of Castanhal, Para, Brazil
16 May	68.0	Died	Francesco Tarcisio Bertozzi †	Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
17 May	56.0	Appointed	Bernard Housset	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
18 May	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Pedro D. Arigo	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa, Philippines
69.2	Resigned	Raffaele Castielli	Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
29.6	Ordained Priest	Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
21 May	57.5	Appointed	Patrick Altham Kelly	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
22 May	76.1	Retired	Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N.	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I.	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24 May	60.8	Appointed	Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
56.3	Ordained Bishop	Gianni Danzi †	Titular Bishop of Castello	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
63.6	Appointed	Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen †	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland	Bishop Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Teodor Majkowicz †	Bishop of Wrocław-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland
56.9	Appointed	Ivan Martyniak	Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland
25 May	37.8	Ordained Priest	Michael Jude Byrnes	Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
64.6	Appointed	Flavien Joseph Melki	Titular Archbishop of Dara dei Siri	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
55.2	Appointed	Gregorios Elias Tabé	Titular Bishop of Mardin dei Siri	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
53.3	Appointed	Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A.	Coadjutor Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru	Bishop
26 May	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C.	Bishop of Agartala, India
43.4	Ordained Bishop	Anastase Mutabazi	Bishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
48.9	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Odama	Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda	Archbishop of Gulu, Uganda
27 May	59.4	Installed	Francis Eugene George, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
29 May	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Peter Fernando	Coadjutor Bishop of Tuticorin, India	Archbishop of Madurai, India
61.8	Appointed	Cláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
30 May	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Rogelio Cabrera López	Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
92.6	Died	Léon-Etienne Duval †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
48.4	Appointed	František V. Lobkowicz, O. Praem.	Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czech Republic
31 May	60.3	Appointed	Pablo Cedano Cedano	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.3	Appointed	Pablo Cedano Cedano	Titular Bishop of Vita	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
58.2	Appointed	Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
58.2	Appointed	Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D.	Titular Bishop of Cenae	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
65.0	Died	Jesús Arturo Roldán †	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
Jun	58.2	Appointed	Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien	Apostolic Administrator of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
1 Jun	27.0	Ordained Priest	José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo	Priest of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
75.0	Retired	Norbert Felix Gaughan †	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Gil Hellín	Titular Bishop of Citium	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
57.6	Succeeded	Dale Joseph Melczek	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA
2 Jun	51.1	Installed	Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S.	Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
53.1	Ordained Bishop	Servilien Nzakamwita	Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda
3 Jun	76.3	Died	Ivo Gugic †	Bishop Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
4 Jun	69.2	Died	Castor Sekwa †	Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania
5 Jun	47.2	Appointed	Josip Bozanić	Apostolic Administrator of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
7 Jun	75.8	Retired	José Cerviño Cerviño †	Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	José Diéguez Reboredo	Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
90.9	Died	Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
61.3	Resigned	Dermot Patrick O’Mahony	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
59.2	Ordained Bishop	Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. †	Prelate of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines
8 Jun	74.5	Retired	Khalil Abi-Nader †	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
64.3	Appointed	Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
76.4	Retired	Giovanni D’Ascenzi †	Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
66.1	Appointed	Tanios El Khoury	Bishop of Saïda (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Paul Youssef Matar	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
56.5	Appointed	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
56.5	Appointed	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine {Gerusalemme e Palestina} (Maronite), Palestine	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
56.5	Appointed	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Patriarchal Exarch of Jordan {Giordania} (Maronite)	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
9 Jun	61.6	Installed	Benito Cocchi	Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
65.8	Died	Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chittagong, Bangladesh
11 Jun	64.5	Ordained Bishop	Eugene Jerome Cooney	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
66.4	Died	Peter Kurongku †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
12 Jun	62.2	Appointed	Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
62.2	Appointed	Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D.	Titular Bishop of Rufiniana	Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
49.2	Appointed	John Clayton Nienstedt	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
49.2	Appointed	John Clayton Nienstedt	Titular Bishop of Alton	Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
43.6	Appointed	José Edson Santana de Oliveira	Bishop of Eunápolis, Baia, Brazil
47.6	Appointed	Allen Henry Vigneron	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Archbishop
47.6	Appointed	Allen Henry Vigneron	Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan	Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
13 Jun	64.5	Installed	Eugene Jerome Cooney	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
57.7	Appointed	Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B.	Bishop of Melo, Uruguay	Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
53.2	Appointed	Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J.	Coadjutor Prelate of Ipil, Philippines	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
80.7	Died	Federico G. Limon, S.V.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
44.6	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Soroka	Titular Bishop of Acarassus	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
14 Jun	57.1	Appointed	Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
35.8	Ordained Priest	Charles Edward Drennan	Priest of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand
77.8	Retired	Cornelius Elanjikal †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India	Archbishop Emeritus
77.5	Died	Hanna Kaldany †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
56.5	Appointed	Thomas Kozhimala †	Bishop of Bhagalpur, India
64.5	Appointed	Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki	Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus
39.8	Incardinated	Selvister Ponnumuthan	Priest of Neyyattinkara, India	Bishop of Punalur, India
45.8	Appointed	Vincent Samuel	Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India
15 Jun	53.8	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy
53.8	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy
53.8	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy
66.9	Appointed	Darío Castrillón Hoyos	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
66.9	Resigned	Darío Castrillón Hoyos	Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
47.3	Appointed	José Francisco Robles Ortega	Bishop of Toluca, México, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
76.2	Retired	José Tomás Sánchez †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
75.7	Appointed	John James Ward †	Titular Bishop of California	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
16 Jun	85.7	Died	Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
90.3	Died	Baldwin Wilfred Dworschak, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
41.3	Ordained Priest	Zbigņev Stankevičs	Priest of Riga, Latvia	Archbishop
32.4	Ordained Deacon	Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo	Deacon of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon	Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon
20 Jun	28.1	Ordained Priest	Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador
21 Jun	60.4	Appointed	Gervasio Gestori	Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
69.5	Appointed	Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
69.5	Resigned	Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez	Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
22 Jun	79.6	Died	José Joaquín Flórez Hernández †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
41.1	Ordained Priest	Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan
23 Jun	75.5	Retired	Cyrille Emmanuel Benni †	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Quaestoriana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galápagos, Ecuador
24 Jun	45.5	Appointed	Carlos Garfias Merlos	Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México	Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
25 Jun	89.4	Died	François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau †	Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
26 Jun	51.7	Appointed	Francisco Cases Andreu	Bishop of Albacete, Spain	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
61.9	Appointed	Waldemar Chaves de Araújo	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Appointed	Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil
75.8	Retired	José Guerra Campos †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
55.8	Appointed	Ramón del Hoyo López	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
72.7	Resigned	Antônio Carlos Mesquita †	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
76.7	Retired	Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C.	Bishop of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Installed	Armando Xavier Ochoa	Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA
27 Jun	55.7	Appointed	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Titular Archbishop of Cercina	Apostolic Nuncio to Other
55.7	Appointed	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia	Apostolic Nuncio to Other
55.7	Appointed	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea	Apostolic Nuncio to Other
49.4	Ordained Bishop	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Titular Archbishop of Voli	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
28 Jun	55.1	Appointed	Luigi Conti	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
59.0	Appointed	Félix del Blanco Prieto	Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea	Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
59.7	Appointed	Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC.	Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile	Archbishop
59.7	Appointed	Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Elo	Archbishop of La Serena, Chile
54.5	Appointed	Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B.	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile	Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
79.9	Retired	Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri †	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Jun	66.0	Appointed	Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad	Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
31.7	Professed (Perpetual Vows)	Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A.	Member of Society of African Missions	Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic
28.1	Ordained Priest	Emigdio Duarte Figueroa	Priest of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.5	Ordained Bishop	César Augusto Franco Martínez	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Fidel Herráez Vegas	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
54.9	Appointed	Jacques Behnan Hindo	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Santoro	Titular Bishop of Tuscamia	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
30 Jun	55.3	Ordained Bishop	António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I.	Bishop of Angra, Portugal