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The Year of Our Lord 2008

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May57.0Ordained BishopJuan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de ChinchetruTitular Bishop of CivitateSecretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
67.0Ordained BishopFrans Daneels, O. Praem.Titular Bishop of BitaSecretary Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
76.6RetiredJosé Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.Prelate of Bocas del Toro, PanamaPrelate Emeritus
42.8Ordained BishopJoseph Hii Teck KwongTitular Bishop of Castellum MedianumBishop of Sibu, Malaysia
51.7Ordained BishopLéon Kalenga BadikebeleTitular Archbishop of MagnetumApostolic Nuncio to Argentina
59.6AppointedGerardo Melgar ViciosaBishop of Osma-Soria, SpainBishop of Ciudad Real, Spain
50.2AppointedAnibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R.Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama
2 May46.6AppointedBryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R.Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
75.0RetiredHarry Joseph FlynnArchbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAArchbishop Emeritus
45.3AppointedPéter Fülöp KocsisBishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), HungaryArchbishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary
45.3AppointedPéter Fülöp KocsisApostolic Administrator of Miskolc (Hungarian), HungaryArchbishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary
61.1SucceededJohn Clayton NienstedtArchbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USAArchbishop Emeritus
75.9RetiredMichael Wiwchar, C.SS.R.Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop Emeritus
3 May84.0DiedJorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
42.8Ordained BishopPetru Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of MediaBishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
48.0Ordained BishopSithembele Anton SipukaBishop of Umtata, South Africa
7 May84.9DiedDonald William MontroseBishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA
52.2AppointedJoão Evangelista Pimentel LavradorAuxiliary Bishop of Porto, PortugalBishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
52.2AppointedJoão Evangelista Pimentel LavradorTitular Bishop of LupercianaBishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
8 May48.9AppointedBernardito Cleopas AuzaTitular Archbishop of SuaciaApostolic Nuncio to Spain
48.9AppointedBernardito Cleopas AuzaApostolic Nuncio to HaitiApostolic Nuncio to Spain
47.0Ordained BishopAdam BałabuchTitular Bishop of AurusulianaAuxiliary Bishop of Świdnica, Poland
87.3ConfirmedPaul Liu Jing-heBishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
52.5AppointedAmbrose MadthaApostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire
52.5AppointedAmbrose MadthaTitular Archbishop of NaissusApostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire
33.1Ordained PriestBasilio Mamani QuispePriest of La Paz, BoliviaAuxiliary Bishop
9 May62.4Ordained BishopGiuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M.Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
85.1DiedIgnacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Hwange, Zimbabwe
10 May73.4AppointedTarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B.Cardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
45.3SucceededMurray ChatlainBishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, CanadaArchbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada
75.5RetiredDenis Croteau, O.M.I.Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, CanadaBishop Emeritus
63.3InstalledOswald GraciasCardinal-Priest of San Paolo della Croce a “Corviale”Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
11 May73.6InstalledPaul Josef CordesCardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in PiscibusCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
26.5Ordained PriestCristian Dumitru CrişanPriest of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), RomaniaAuxiliary Bishop
54.1ConvertedBawai (Ashur) SoroBishop Emeritus of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada
12 May43.8Ordained BishopStephan TurnovszkyTitular Bishop of AncusaAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
13 May86.0DiedBernardin GantinCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
59.0AppointedPierre Nguyễn Văn TốtApostolic Nuncio to Costa RicaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sri Lanka
47.9Ordained BishopJohn Namaza Niyiring, O.S.A.Bishop of Kano, Nigeria
14 May60.8AppointedRomulo Tolentino de la CruzBishop of Kidapawan, PhilippinesArchbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
67.6Ordained BishopFelipe Salazar VillagranaBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
52.0Ordained BishopEdward Tamba CharlesArchbishop of Freetown and Bo, Sierra LeoneArchbishop of Freetown, Sierra Leone
15 May57.4AppointedAdolfo Eduardo José Bittschi MayerAuxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia
57.4AppointedAdolfo Eduardo José Bittschi MayerTitular Bishop of NigizubiAuxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia
75.4RetiredErnest Mesmin Lucien CaboBishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, AntillesBishop Emeritus
66.0AppointedAlceste CatellaBishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyBishop Emeritus
17 May47.9Ordained BishopAdair José GuimarãesBishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, BrazilBishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
61.9InstalledFrancesco MontenegroArchbishop of Agrigento, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.3AppointedJohannes Maria Trilaksyanta PujasumartaBishop of Bandung, IndonesiaArchbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
46.8Ordained BishopJuarez Sousa Da SilvaBishop of Oeiras, Piaui, BrazilArchbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
54.1Ordained BishopGuido ZendronBishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil
18 May74.8InstalledAugusto Alves da RochaBishop of Floriano, Piaui, BrazilBishop Emeritus
96.8Died[James Zhao Zi-ping (Chao Ziping)]Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
19 May71.3ResignedProspero Nale ArellanoPrelate of Libmanan, PhilippinesPrelate Emeritus
55.9Ordained BishopMichael Gerard DucaBishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, USABishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
52.5AppointedMiguel Maury BuendíaTitular Archbishop of ItalicaApostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
52.5AppointedMiguel Maury BuendíaApostolic Nuncio to KazakhstanApostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
51.7AppointedJosé Rojas Rojas, Jr.Prelate of Libmanan, PhilippinesBishop of Libmanan, Philippines
43.3AppointedJoseph Zhang XianwangArchbishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
20 May60.4AppointedChristophe DufourCoadjutor Archbishop of Aix (-Arles), FranceArchbishop Emeritus
60.2AppointedNeil Edward Tiedemann, C.P.Bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica, AntillesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
21 May53.0AppointedJorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
45.3AppointedPhilip E. R. DickmansBishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil
50.1AppointedRenauld Marie François Dupont de DinechinAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceBishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France
50.1AppointedRenauld Marie François Dupont de DinechinTitular Bishop of Macriana MinorBishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France
98.6DiedJohn Aloysius MorganBishop Emeritus of Australia, Military
46.3AppointedÉric Marie de Moulins d’Amieu de BeaufortAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
46.3AppointedÉric Marie de Moulins d’Amieu de BeaufortTitular Bishop of CresimaArchbishop of Reims, France
49.3AppointedThierry Marie ScherrerBishop of Laval, FranceBishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
22 May33.5Solemn VowsJonáš (Jozef) Maxim, M.S.U.Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
84.0DiedLuca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea
47.8AppointedTaras Senkiv, O.M.Titular Bishop of SiccennaBishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine
47.8ConfirmedTaras Senkiv, O.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), UkraineBishop
23 May74.6AppointedJohn Lee Hiong Fun-Yit YawArchbishop of Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaArchbishop Emeritus
24 May56.8AppointedGhaleb Moussa Abdalla BaderArchbishop of Alger, AlgeriaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Dominican Republic
69.4AppointedJanuariusz Mikołaj BolonekApostolic Nuncio to BulgariaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
65.8Ordained BishopOswaldo Brenes ÁlvarezBishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa RicaBishop Emeritus
64.6InstalledAngelo ComastriCardinal-Deacon of San Salvatore in LauroCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
65.4AppointedHenryk Franciszek Hoser, S.A.C. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Warszawa-Praga, PolandBishop Emeritus
71.3AppointedPaolo De NicolòTitular Bishop of Mariana in CorsicaOfficial Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
62.0AppointedAnselmo Guido PecorariApostolic Nuncio to UruguayApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bulgaria
55.6Ordained BishopJoseph PonniahTitular Bishop of Mons in MauretaniaBishop of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
75.8DiedPierre Sagna, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
68.9Ordained BishopDimitrios SalachasTitular Bishop of CarcabiaApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek)
78.8RetiredHenri Antoine Marie TeissierArchbishop of Alger, AlgeriaArchbishop Emeritus
67.1InstalledFausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.Bishop of Babahoyo, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
71.3AppointedPiergiuseppe VacchelliOfficial of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesOfficial Emeritus
71.3AppointedPiergiuseppe VacchelliTitular Archbishop of MinturnaeOfficial Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
25 May75.8InstalledJames Francis StaffordCardinal-Priest of San Pietro in MontorioCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
54.2InstalledGuido ZendronBishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil
26 May75.7RetiredBlaise-Ernest MorandBishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, CanadaBishop Emeritus
62.5AppointedAlbert Privet Thévenot, M. Afr.Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, CanadaBishop Emeritus
27 May84.4DiedAngelo Cella, M.S.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
28 May44.6AppointedFrancisco de Assis Dantas de LucenaBishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, BrazilBishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
65.5AppointedIrineu Gassen, O.F.M.Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
66.0Ordained BishopWilliam Joseph JusticeTitular Bishop of Mathara in ProconsulariAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
53.6InstalledFrancisco Moreno BarrónBishop of Tlaxcala, MéxicoArchbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
29 May48.8AppointedGerardo Alimane AlminazaAuxiliary Bishop of Jaro, PhilippinesBishop of San Carlos, Philippines
48.8AppointedGerardo Alimane AlminazaTitular Bishop of Maximiana in ByzacenaBishop of San Carlos, Philippines
65.2InstalledRichard Edmund PatesBishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USABishop Emeritus
30 May53.1Ordained BishopJames Douglas ConleyTitular Bishop of CissaBishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
62.9InstalledStanisław RyłkoCardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo ReCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
31 May62.1AppointedAntonisamy FrancisBishop of Kumbakonam, IndiaBishop Emeritus
43.5Ordained PriestBrian Alan NunesPriest of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop
55.4Ordained BishopEusebio Ramos MoralesBishop of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto RicoBishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico
44.3AppointedBarthélemy Yaouda HourgoBishop of Yagoua, Cameroon
1 Jun71.5DiedMaurizio GalliBishop Emeritus of Fidenza, Italy
61.8InstalledFernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R.Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Brazil, Military
2 Jun41.4Ordained BishopOscar CantúTitular Bishop of DardanusBishop of San Jose in California, USA
3 Jun96.4DiedJohn A. Choi Jae-seonBishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
4 Jun74.9RetiredPedro Aranda Díaz-MuñozArchbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
62.1AppointedGeorges Michel Bakar, Ist. del PradoProtosyncellus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
59.8AppointedDomingo Díaz MartínezArchbishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
51.9AppointedPaul SsemogerereBishop of Kasana-Luweero, UgandaArchbishop of Kampala, Uganda
66.9AppointedJoseph Jules ZereyProtosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), PalestineProtosyncellus Emeritus
5 Jun62.1Ordained BishopJulio Parrilla DíazBishop of Loja, EcuadorBishop Emeritus of Riobamba, Ecuador
54.1Ordained BishopAnthony Basil TaylorBishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
6 Jun75.9RetiredBoutros Edmond GemayelArchbishop of Cipro (Maronite)Archbishop Emeritus
59.1InstalledThomas John RodiArchbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA
7 Jun71.5AppointedEnnio AntonelliPresident of the Pontifical Council for the FamilyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
53.7AppointedAldo GiordanoPermanent Observer to Council of EuropeApostolic Nuncio to European Union
53.9Ordained BishopXolelo Thaddaeus KumaloBishop of Eshowe, South AfricaBishop of Witbank, South Africa
8 Jun78.7ConfirmedMatthew Cao XiangdeBishopBishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
45.5SucceededPeter Fang JianpingBishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
87.4RetiredPaul Liu Jing-heBishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
49.1Ordained BishopEtienne Ung’eyowun BediwegiBishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 Jun54.5AppointedManuel Aurelio CruzAuxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
54.5AppointedManuel Aurelio CruzTitular Bishop of GaguariAuxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
10 Jun86.2DiedElmar Maria KredelArchbishop Emeritus of Bamberg, Germany
63.4AppointedJoseph Benedict (Simplicius de Lepanto) Amangi Nacua, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Ilagan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
11 Jun55.3AppointedAntônio Carlos Rossi KellerBishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
51.3AppointedLuis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
12 Jun58.7Ordained BishopHenry D’SouzaBishop of Bellary, India
61.0DiedVictor KindoBishop of Jashpur, India
52.5Ordained BishopMiguel Maury BuendíaTitular Archbishop of ItalicaApostolic Nuncio to Great Britain
71.3Ordained BishopPaolo De NicolòTitular Bishop of Mariana in CorsicaOfficial Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
13 Jun56.4AppointedThomas Graham RoseBishop of Dundee, South Africa
14 Jun94.6DiedCharles Albert BuswellBishop Emeritus of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
34.4Ordained PriestJuan Rafael Esposito-GarciaPriest of Washington, District of Columbia, USAAuxiliary Bishop
67.0InstalledPeter Joseph KairoArchbishop of Nyeri, KenyaArchbishop Emeritus
64.0AppointedYves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Ouesso, CongoBishop Emeritus
76.6RetiredFransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. †Bishop of Banjarmasin, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
76.1RetiredAlexander James QuinnAuxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.9AppointedPetrus Boddeng TimangBishop of Banjarmasin, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
15 Jun58.0Ordained BishopHubert BerenbrinkerTitular Bishop of PanatoriaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
17 Jun53.4AppointedEmmanuel Luc Jean-Marie DelmasBishop of Angers, France
56.8AppointedSalvatore Rino FisichellaPresident of the Pontifical Academy for LifePro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
56.8AppointedSalvatore Rino FisichellaTitular Archbishop of VicohabentiaPro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
80.0RetiredElio SgrecciaPresident of the Pontifical Academy for LifeCardinal, President Emeritus
18 Jun53.0AppointedGerard Johannes Nicolaus de KorteBishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden, NetherlandsBishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
56.9AppointedĐuro GašparovićBishop of Srijem, SerbiaBishop Emeritus
70.9AppointedMarin SrakićArchbishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, CroatiaArchbishop Emeritus
19 Jun46.1AppointedJoseph Befe AtebaBishop of Kribi, Cameroon
60.9InstalledRomulo Tolentino de la CruzBishop of Kidapawan, PhilippinesArchbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
52.2AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorTitular Archbishop of IlliciApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
52.2AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to SénégalApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
52.2AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Nuncio to Cape VerdeApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
52.2AppointedLuis Mariano MontemayorApostolic Delegate to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
21 Jun92.0DiedAdalberto Almeida y MerinoArchbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México
51.1Ordained BishopNéstor Montesdeoca Becerra, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of Cellae in MauretaniaVicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador
75.2RetiredMichel SabbahPatriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestinePatriarch Emeritus
50.4Ordained BishopAnibal Saldaña Santamaría, O.A.R.Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama
67.6SucceededFouad Boutros TwalPatriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestinePatriarch Emeritus
54.8Ordained BishopAugustine Tochukwu UkwuomaBishop of Orlu, Nigeria
24 Jun75.7RetiredRinaldo Fidel BrédiceBishop of Santa Rosa, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
75.5RetiredOmar Félix ColoméBishop of Cruz del Eje, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
49.4AppointedSantiago OliveraBishop of Cruz del Eje, ArgentinaBishop of Argentina, Military
74.9RetiredMarcel Germain PerrierBishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), FranceBishop Emeritus
60.5AppointedMario Aurelio PoliBishop of Santa Rosa, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
25 Jun86.2DiedLouis KuehnBishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
27 Jun46.8Ordained BishopBryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R.Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
59.9AppointedRaymond Leo BurkePrefect of the Apostolic SignaturaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
68.0ResignedRogelio Esquivel MedinaAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal DistrictAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.5RetiredFranz GraveAuxiliary Bishop of Essen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
77.3RetiredCamillo RuiniVicar General of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus
77.3RetiredCamillo RuiniArchpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
55.1AppointedLudger SchepersAuxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany
55.1AppointedLudger SchepersTitular Bishop of Neapolis in ProconsulariAuxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany
68.1AppointedAgostino ValliniVicar General of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Vicar General Emeritus
68.1AppointedAgostino ValliniArchpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
28 Jun51.9AppointedBasilio AthaiAuxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi, MyanmarArchbishop
51.9AppointedBasilio AthaiTitular Bishop of TasaccoraArchbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
65.5InstalledHenryk Franciszek Hoser, S.A.C. †Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, PolandBishop Emeritus
45.0AppointedAnthony MuheriaBishop of Kitui, KenyaArchbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
45.0AppointedAnthony MuheriaApostolic Administrator of Embu, KenyaArchbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
55.6AppointedJózef Wróbel, S.C.I.Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
55.6AppointedJózef Wróbel, S.C.I.Titular Bishop of SuasAuxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
83.1DiedGregory Yong Sooi NgeanArchbishop Emeritus of Singapore
29 Jun45.8Ordained BishopNicolas Jean René BrouwetTitular Bishop of SimidiccaBishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
58.1Ordained BishopAlain CastetBishop of Luçon, FranceBishop Emeritus
66.1Ordained BishopAlceste CatellaBishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyBishop Emeritus
73.5Temporary VowsNoël DelaquisMember of Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservanceBishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
84.2Resigned[Pius Jin Peixian]Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], ChinaBishop Emeritus
44.2Ordained BishopEdward Hiiboro KussalaBishop of Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan
39.4SucceededPaul Pei JunminBishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
52.3Ordained BishopJoão Evangelista Pimentel LavradorTitular Bishop of LupercianaBishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
57.5Ordained BishopNoël TreanorBishop of Down and Connor, IrelandApostolic Nuncio to European Union
97.0DiedEladio Vicuña AránguizArchbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
30 Jun45.4Ordained BishopPéter Fülöp KocsisBishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), HungaryArchbishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary
57.0LaicizedFernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D.
53.0SucceededArnold OrowaeBishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
74.1RetiredHermann Raich, S.V.D. †Bishop of Wabag, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
60.7AppointedJuan del Río MartínArchbishop of Spain, Military
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