The Year of Our Lord 1999

Bishop Events

May to June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 May 76.1 Retired Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R. Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

65.5 Ordained Bishop Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul Titular Bishop of Lamzella Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

55.5 Succeeded Karl Bürgler, C.SS.R. Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia

71.9 Died Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

59.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Kaithathara Bishop of Gwalior, India

66.2 Appointed Zygmunt Kaminski Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

54.3 Ordained Bishop Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

75.3 Retired Marian Przykucki Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

56.2 Ordained Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

40.1 Ordained Bishop Kiro Stojanov Titular Bishop of Centuriones Bishop of Skopje, Macedonia

2 May 49.8 Ordained Bishop Adriano Ciocca Vasino Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil

4 May 61.2 Resigned Jacques Ishaq Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq

5 May 93.0 Died Antanas Louis Deksnys † Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

69.6 Died Tarcisius Resto Phanrang, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Shillong, India

6 May 53.5 Appointed Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

53.5 Appointed Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Titular Bishop of Arsacal Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

54.0 Appointed Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus

54.0 Appointed Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus

7 May 79.5 Died Joseph Gray † Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

8 May 60.5 Appointed Basile Georges Casmoussa Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq

48.9 Installed Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico

53.9 Appointed Théophile Georges Kassab Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria

49.7 Ordained Bishop Tadeusz Pikus Titular Bishop of Lysinia Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

58.1 Appointed Gregorios Elias Tabé Coadjutor Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria Archbishop

9 May 43.4 Ordained Bishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe

10 May 53.3 Appointed Christophe Pierre Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda Apostolic Nuncio to México

11 May 58.7 Appointed Erminio De Scalzi Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

58.7 Appointed Erminio De Scalzi Titular Bishop of Arbanum Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

56.8 Appointed James Francis McCarthy Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed James Francis McCarthy Titular Bishop of Verrona Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

88.1 Died Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala

12 May 79.4 Died Jerzy Stroba † Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland

59.2 Appointed Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador

13 May 45.3 Ordained Bishop Grzegorz Balcerek Titular Bishop of Selendeta Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland

50.0 Ordained Bishop Philippe Ranaivomanana Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar

14 May 55.8 Ordained Bishop Frederick Francis Campbell Titular Bishop of Afufenia Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA

64.0 Ordained Bishop Luc Julian Matthys Bishop of Armidale, Australia

59.4 Confirmed Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

15 May 68.6 Appointed Lino Bortolo Belotti Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy

68.6 Appointed Lino Bortolo Belotti Titular Bishop of Tabla Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy

70.2 Appointed Luigi Conti Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta

70.2 Appointed Luigi Conti Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta

75.0 Retired Ernesto Gallina † Official of the Secretariat of State Official Emeritus

46.9 Ordained Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura Bishop of Yokohama, Japan

16 May 45.3 Ordained Bishop Juda Thadaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania

18 May 47.6 Appointed Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger Archbishop of Niamey, Niger

47.6 Appointed Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. Titular Bishop of Aulon Archbishop of Niamey, Niger

45.9 Appointed James Liu Tan-kuei Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan

45.9 Appointed James Liu Tan-kuei Titular Bishop of Accia Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan

45.8 Appointed Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. Apostolic Administrator of Eastern Siberia {Siberia Orientale}, Russian Federation Bishop of Ełk, Poland

41.4 Appointed Akio Johnson Mutek Auxiliary Bishop of Torit, Sudan Bishop

41.4 Appointed Akio Johnson Mutek Titular Bishop of Suava Bishop of Torit, Sudan

50.4 Appointed Ambroise Ouédraogo Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger Bishop of Maradi, Niger

50.4 Appointed Ambroise Ouédraogo Titular Bishop of Severiana Bishop of Maradi, Niger

46.6 Appointed Joseph Werth, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Western Siberia {Siberia Occidentale}, Russian Federation Bishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

19 May 75.2 Retired Urbano José Allgayer Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

70.4 Died Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru

70.1 Resigned Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila † Apostolic Administrator of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil Archbishop of Brazil, Military

48.6 Ordained Bishop Leopoldo González González Titular Bishop of Voncaria Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México

61.8 Died Miguel Pedro Mundo † Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil

57.7 Succeeded Pedro Ercílio Simon Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

48.8 Appointed Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F. Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil

20 May 54.5 Ordained Bishop Paul Bùi Van Ðoc Bishop of My Tho, Viêt Nam

21 May 40.0 Ordained Bishop Sergio Alfredo Fenoy Titular Bishop of Satafis Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina

55.0 Ordained Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. Coadjutor Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil

72.0 Died Mario Tagliaferri † Apostolic Nuncio to France

22 May 70.3 Appointed Edmundo M. Abaya Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

48.3 Appointed Nikola Eterovic Titular Archbishop of Siscia Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops

48.3 Appointed Nikola Eterovic Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops

53.1 Appointed Luigi Pezzuto Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

23 May 70.1 Died Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. † Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia

51.7 Ordained Bishop Francesco Lambiasi Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy Bishop of Rimini, Italy

101.1 Died Jerônimo Mazzarotto † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

74.8 Died Héctor Gabino Romero † Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina

24 May 57.3 Ordained Bishop Bernard Genoud Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland

71.5 Died François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. † Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

60.5 Ordained Bishop Werner Thissen Titular Bishop of Scampa Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany

60.1 Appointed Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus Bishop of Płock, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

26 May 89.2 Died Carlos Parteli Keller † Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

66.9 Appointed Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

27 May 75.7 Retired Giuseppe Casale Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

57.7 Appointed Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

29 May 41.5 Ordained Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala Titular Bishop of Italica Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela

57.1 Ordained Bishop António José Cavaco Carrilho Titular Bishop of Tamalluma Bishop of Funchal, Portugal

58.6 Installed Juan Carlos Maccarone Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

71.4 Resigned Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, C.M. Prelate of Juli, Peru Prelate Emeritus

30 May 59.3 Installed Luigi Bressan Archbishop of Trento, Italy

49.2 Ordained Bishop Felix Genn Titular Bishop of Uzalis Bishop of Essen, Germany

41.5 Ordained Bishop Jacob Venance Koda Bishop of Same, Tanzania

46.7 Ordained Bishop Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R. Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

31 May 66.2 Resigned Walter Kasper Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

1 Jun 63.9 Resigned Dieudonné M'Sanda Tsinda-Hata † Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Succeeded Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D. Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

2 Jun 75.7 Retired Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. † Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

62.9 Appointed Dino De Antoni Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy

46.8 Appointed Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. Bishop of Orán, Argentina

69.0 Appointed José Carlos Melo, C.M. Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

69.0 Appointed José Carlos Melo, C.M. Titular Archbishop of Ceramus Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

60.9 Appointed Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E. Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

60.9 Appointed Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E. Titular Bishop of Vicus Caesaris Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

3 Jun 52.4 Appointed Gabriel Chang Bong-hun Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)

54.2 Appointed Leo Cornelio, S.V.D. Bishop of Khandwa, India Archbishop of Bhopal, India

76.1 Retired Paul Huynh Dông Các † Bishop of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam Bishop Emeritus

45.3 Appointed Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. Bishop of Muranga, Kenya Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya

46.7 Appointed Joseph Ngô Quang Kiêt Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam

62.5 Appointed Pierre Nguyên Soan Bishop of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam

64.8 Appointed Roger Pirenne Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon

48.0 Appointed Fulgence Rabemahafaly Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

51.8 Appointed Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar

48.9 Appointed Jean-Paul Randriamanana Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar

48.9 Appointed Jean-Paul Randriamanana Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar

53.8 Appointed Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viêt Nam Bishop

78.5 Retired Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus

4 Jun 59.8 Appointed Mile Bogovic Auxiliary Bishop of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia

59.8 Appointed Mile Bogovic Titular Bishop of Tamata Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia

75.4 Retired Francis Gerard Brooks Bishop of Dromore, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

68.6 Succeeded Hubert Coppenrath Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

43.4 Appointed Marcelo Arturo González Amador Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba

50.3 Appointed John McAreavey Bishop of Dromore, Ireland

5 Jun 76.2 Retired Eurico Dias Nogueira Archbishop of Braga, Portugal Archbishop Emeritus

68.8 Appointed Raymond Eid Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga Archbishop of Braga, Portugal

76.1 Retired Chucrallah Harb Bishop of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop Emeritus

66.9 Appointed Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales Archbishop (Personal Title) of Los Teques, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

65.9 Appointed Paul-Emile Saadé Bishop of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon

56.7 Appointed Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia

7 Jun 52.4 Succeeded Thomas Christopher Collins Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

55.0 Appointed Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA

75.1 Resigned Joseph Neil MacNeil Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

9 Jun 70.1 Died Michael Bosco Duraisamy † Bishop of Salem, India

57.7 Appointed Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. Bishop of Avezzano, Italy Bishop of San Severo, Italy

12 Jun 70.0 Resigned Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville † Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus

50.9 Ordained Bishop Salvador Emilio Riverón Cortina † Titular Bishop of Vergi Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

13 Jun 141.3 Beatified Bl. Antonio Giuliano Nowowiejski † Bishop of Płock, Poland

16 Jun 67.6 Appointed José María Libório Camino Saracho Auxiliary Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

67.6 Appointed José María Libório Camino Saracho Titular Bishop of Urusi Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

17 Jun 63.3 Appointed Claude Feidt Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France Archbishop of Aix (-Arles), France

76.3 Died George Basil Hume, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

19 Jun 63.9 Appointed Fortunato Baldelli Apostolic Nuncio to France

58.7 Appointed Lorenzo Baldisseri Apostolic Nuncio to India Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

51.0 Appointed Luigi Bonazzi Titular Archbishop of Atella Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

51.0 Appointed Luigi Bonazzi Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

48.3 Installed William Enrique Delgado Silva Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela

58.8 Ordained Bishop Erminio De Scalzi Titular Bishop of Arbanum Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

79.5 Died Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi † Bishop Emeritus of Butare, Rwanda

41.9 Ordained Bishop Wlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M. Bishop of Wrocław-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland

66.3 Appointed Severino Poletto Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

52.0 Ordained Bishop Luis Quinteiro Fiuza Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura Bishop of Orense, Spain

74.5 Retired Giovanni Saldarini Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

22 Jun 46.9 Appointed Joseph Atanga, S.J. Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon

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

61.9 Appointed Emilio Patriarca Bishop of Monze, Zambia

67.1 Appointed Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A. Bishop of Kano, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

43.1 Appointed Patrick Taval, M.S.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea

43.1 Appointed Patrick Taval, M.S.C. Titular Bishop of Thimida Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea

23 Jun 58.7 Appointed Lorenzo Baldisseri Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

59.8 Appointed Joseph Kunnath, C.M.I. Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabarese), India

61.7 Appointed Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil

24 Jun 76.5 Retired Sebastian Kräuter † Bishop of Timişoara, Romania Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Martin Roos Bishop of Timişoara, Romania

54.1 Ordained Bishop Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus

25 Jun 48.7 Succeeded Balázs Bábel Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary

60.2 Died László Dankó † Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary

28 Jun 50.9 Appointed Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A. † Bishop of Radom, Poland

76.5 Retired Edward Henryk Materski Bishop of Radom, Poland Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Installed Raymond Roussin, S.M. Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

29 Jun 68.7 Ordained Bishop Lino Bortolo Belotti Titular Bishop of Tabla Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy

59.9 Ordained Bishop Mile Bogovic Titular Bishop of Tamata Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia

57.0 Ordained Bishop James Francis McCarthy Titular Bishop of Verrona Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

50.5 Succeeded George Vance Murry, S.J. Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA

46.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Ngô Quang Kiêt Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam

73.0 Resigned Elliot Griffin Thomas Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viêt Nam Bishop

30 Jun 77.2 Died Hans Leo Drewes † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	76.1	Retired	Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R.	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.5	Ordained Bishop	Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul	Titular Bishop of Lamzella	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
55.5	Succeeded	Karl Bürgler, C.SS.R.	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia
71.9	Died	Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
59.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Kaithathara	Bishop of Gwalior, India
66.2	Appointed	Zygmunt Kaminski	Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
75.3	Retired	Marian Przykucki	Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
56.2	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Kiro Stojanov	Titular Bishop of Centuriones	Bishop of Skopje, Macedonia
2 May	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Adriano Ciocca Vasino	Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil
4 May	61.2	Resigned	Jacques Ishaq	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq	Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
5 May	93.0	Died	Antanas Louis Deksnys †	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
69.6	Died	Tarcisius Resto Phanrang, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Shillong, India
6 May	53.5	Appointed	Sergio Alfredo Gualberti	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
53.5	Appointed	Sergio Alfredo Gualberti	Titular Bishop of Arsacal	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
54.0	Appointed	Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus
54.0	Appointed	Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia	Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus
7 May	79.5	Died	Joseph Gray †	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
8 May	60.5	Appointed	Basile Georges Casmoussa	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
48.9	Installed	Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M.	Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
53.9	Appointed	Théophile Georges Kassab	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
49.7	Ordained Bishop	Tadeusz Pikus	Titular Bishop of Lysinia	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
58.1	Appointed	Gregorios Elias Tabé	Coadjutor Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop
9 May	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Robert Christopher Ndlovu	Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe	Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
10 May	53.3	Appointed	Christophe Pierre	Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda	Apostolic Nuncio to México
11 May	58.7	Appointed	Erminio De Scalzi	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
58.7	Appointed	Erminio De Scalzi	Titular Bishop of Arbanum	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
56.8	Appointed	James Francis McCarthy	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	James Francis McCarthy	Titular Bishop of Verrona	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
88.1	Died	Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala
12 May	79.4	Died	Jerzy Stroba †	Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
59.2	Appointed	Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M.	Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador
13 May	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Grzegorz Balcerek	Titular Bishop of Selendeta	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Ranaivomanana	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
14 May	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Frederick Francis Campbell	Titular Bishop of Afufenia	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
64.0	Ordained Bishop	Luc Julian Matthys	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
59.4	Confirmed	Joseph Roduit, C.R.A.	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
15 May	68.6	Appointed	Lino Bortolo Belotti	Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
68.6	Appointed	Lino Bortolo Belotti	Titular Bishop of Tabla	Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
70.2	Appointed	Luigi Conti	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
70.2	Appointed	Luigi Conti	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
75.0	Retired	Ernesto Gallina †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Official Emeritus
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Masahiro Umemura	Bishop of Yokohama, Japan
16 May	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Juda Thadaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania	Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania
18 May	47.6	Appointed	Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A.	Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger	Archbishop of Niamey, Niger
47.6	Appointed	Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A.	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Archbishop of Niamey, Niger
45.9	Appointed	James Liu Tan-kuei	Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
45.9	Appointed	James Liu Tan-kuei	Titular Bishop of Accia	Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
45.8	Appointed	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Eastern Siberia {Siberia Orientale}, Russian Federation	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
41.4	Appointed	Akio Johnson Mutek	Auxiliary Bishop of Torit, Sudan	Bishop
41.4	Appointed	Akio Johnson Mutek	Titular Bishop of Suava	Bishop of Torit, Sudan
50.4	Appointed	Ambroise Ouédraogo	Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger	Bishop of Maradi, Niger
50.4	Appointed	Ambroise Ouédraogo	Titular Bishop of Severiana	Bishop of Maradi, Niger
46.6	Appointed	Joseph Werth, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Western Siberia {Siberia Occidentale}, Russian Federation	Bishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
19 May	75.2	Retired	Urbano José Allgayer	Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
70.4	Died	Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
70.1	Resigned	Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila †	Apostolic Administrator of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
48.6	Ordained Bishop	Leopoldo González González	Titular Bishop of Voncaria	Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México
61.8	Died	Miguel Pedro Mundo †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
57.7	Succeeded	Pedro Ercílio Simon	Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
48.8	Appointed	Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F.	Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil
20 May	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul Bùi Van Ðoc	Bishop of My Tho, Viêt Nam
21 May	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Sergio Alfredo Fenoy	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina
55.0	Ordained Bishop	Bruno Pedron, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
72.0	Died	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Nuncio to France
22 May	70.3	Appointed	Edmundo M. Abaya	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
48.3	Appointed	Nikola Eterovic	Titular Archbishop of Siscia	Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
48.3	Appointed	Nikola Eterovic	Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine	Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
53.1	Appointed	Luigi Pezzuto	Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
23 May	70.1	Died	Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Lambiasi	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
101.1	Died	Jerônimo Mazzarotto †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
74.8	Died	Héctor Gabino Romero †	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
24 May	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Genoud	Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
71.5	Died	François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. †	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
60.5	Ordained Bishop	Werner Thissen	Titular Bishop of Scampa	Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany
60.1	Appointed	Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
26 May	89.2	Died	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
66.9	Appointed	Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27 May	75.7	Retired	Giuseppe Casale	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
57.7	Appointed	Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy	Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
29 May	41.5	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Azuaje Ayala	Titular Bishop of Italica	Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela
57.1	Ordained Bishop	António José Cavaco Carrilho	Titular Bishop of Tamalluma	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
58.6	Installed	Juan Carlos Maccarone	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
71.4	Resigned	Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, C.M.	Prelate of Juli, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
30 May	59.3	Installed	Luigi Bressan	Archbishop of Trento, Italy
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Felix Genn	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Bishop of Essen, Germany
41.5	Ordained Bishop	Jacob Venance Koda	Bishop of Same, Tanzania
46.7	Ordained Bishop	Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R.	Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
31 May	66.2	Resigned	Walter Kasper	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
1 Jun	63.9	Resigned	Dieudonné M'Sanda Tsinda-Hata †	Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Succeeded	Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D.	Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
2 Jun	75.7	Retired	Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
62.9	Appointed	Dino De Antoni	Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy
46.8	Appointed	Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J.	Bishop of Orán, Argentina
69.0	Appointed	José Carlos Melo, C.M.	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
69.0	Appointed	José Carlos Melo, C.M.	Titular Archbishop of Ceramus	Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
60.9	Appointed	Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E.	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
60.9	Appointed	Mário Pasqualotto, P.I.M.E.	Titular Bishop of Vicus Caesaris	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
3 Jun	52.4	Appointed	Gabriel Chang Bong-hun	Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)
54.2	Appointed	Leo Cornelio, S.V.D.	Bishop of Khandwa, India	Archbishop of Bhopal, India
76.1	Retired	Paul Huynh Dông Các †	Bishop of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam	Bishop Emeritus
45.3	Appointed	Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C.	Bishop of Muranga, Kenya	Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya
46.7	Appointed	Joseph Ngô Quang Kiêt	Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam	Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
62.5	Appointed	Pierre Nguyên Soan	Bishop of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam
64.8	Appointed	Roger Pirenne	Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon
48.0	Appointed	Fulgence Rabemahafaly	Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar	Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
51.8	Appointed	Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo	Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar
48.9	Appointed	Jean-Paul Randriamanana	Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
48.9	Appointed	Jean-Paul Randriamanana	Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare	Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
53.8	Appointed	Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu	Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viêt Nam	Bishop
78.5	Retired	Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Jun	59.8	Appointed	Mile Bogovic	Auxiliary Bishop of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia
59.8	Appointed	Mile Bogovic	Titular Bishop of Tamata	Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia
75.4	Retired	Francis Gerard Brooks	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath	Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
68.6	Succeeded	Hubert Coppenrath	Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
43.4	Appointed	Marcelo Arturo González Amador	Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
50.3	Appointed	John McAreavey	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland
5 Jun	76.2	Retired	Eurico Dias Nogueira	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus
68.8	Appointed	Raymond Eid	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Jorge Ferreira da Costa Ortiga	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
76.1	Retired	Chucrallah Harb	Bishop of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus
66.9	Appointed	Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Los Teques, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
65.9	Appointed	Paul-Emile Saadé	Bishop of Batrun (Maronite), Lebanon
56.7	Appointed	Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez	Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia
7 Jun	52.4	Succeeded	Thomas Christopher Collins	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
55.0	Appointed	Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA	Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
75.1	Resigned	Joseph Neil MacNeil	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Jun	70.1	Died	Michael Bosco Duraisamy †	Bishop of Salem, India
57.7	Appointed	Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm.	Bishop of Avezzano, Italy	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
12 Jun	70.0	Resigned	Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville †	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Salvador Emilio Riverón Cortina †	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
13 Jun	141.3	Beatified	Bl. Antonio Giuliano Nowowiejski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
16 Jun	67.6	Appointed	José María Libório Camino Saracho	Auxiliary Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
67.6	Appointed	José María Libório Camino Saracho	Titular Bishop of Urusi	Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
17 Jun	63.3	Appointed	Claude Feidt	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles), France
76.3	Died	George Basil Hume, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
19 Jun	63.9	Appointed	Fortunato Baldelli	Apostolic Nuncio to France
58.7	Appointed	Lorenzo Baldisseri	Apostolic Nuncio to India	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
51.0	Appointed	Luigi Bonazzi	Titular Archbishop of Atella	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
51.0	Appointed	Luigi Bonazzi	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
48.3	Installed	William Enrique Delgado Silva	Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Erminio De Scalzi	Titular Bishop of Arbanum	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
79.5	Died	Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi †	Bishop Emeritus of Butare, Rwanda
41.9	Ordained Bishop	Wlodzimierz Roman Juszczak, O.S.B.M.	Bishop of Wrocław-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland
66.3	Appointed	Severino Poletto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Luis Quinteiro Fiuza	Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura	Bishop of Orense, Spain
74.5	Retired	Giovanni Saldarini	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
22 Jun	46.9	Appointed	Joseph Atanga, S.J.	Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
66.7	Appointed	Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J.	Archbishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
61.9	Appointed	Emilio Patriarca	Bishop of Monze, Zambia
67.1	Appointed	Patrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.	Bishop of Kano, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
43.1	Appointed	Patrick Taval, M.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
43.1	Appointed	Patrick Taval, M.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Thimida	Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
23 Jun	58.7	Appointed	Lorenzo Baldisseri	Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
59.8	Appointed	Joseph Kunnath, C.M.I.	Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabarese), India
61.7	Appointed	Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M.	Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
24 Jun	76.5	Retired	Sebastian Kräuter †	Bishop of Timişoara, Romania	Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Martin Roos	Bishop of Timişoara, Romania
54.1	Ordained Bishop	Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia	Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus
25 Jun	48.7	Succeeded	Balázs Bábel	Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary
60.2	Died	László Dankó †	Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary
28 Jun	50.9	Appointed	Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A. †	Bishop of Radom, Poland
76.5	Retired	Edward Henryk Materski	Bishop of Radom, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Installed	Raymond Roussin, S.M.	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
29 Jun	68.7	Ordained Bishop	Lino Bortolo Belotti	Titular Bishop of Tabla	Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
59.9	Ordained Bishop	Mile Bogovic	Titular Bishop of Tamata	Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia
57.0	Ordained Bishop	James Francis McCarthy	Titular Bishop of Verrona	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
50.5	Succeeded	George Vance Murry, S.J.	Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA	Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Ngô Quang Kiêt	Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam	Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
73.0	Resigned	Elliot Griffin Thomas	Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Trân Xuân Tiéu	Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viêt Nam	Bishop
30 Jun	77.2	Died	Hans Leo Drewes †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany

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