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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 May54.0AppointedRaymond PoissonAuxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, CanadaBishop of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
54.0AppointedRaymond PoissonTitular Bishop of GegiBishop of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
51.3Ordained BishopEdward Joseph WeisenburgerBishop of Salina, Kansas, USABishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA
2 May75.1RetiredLorenzo Cárdenas AregullínBishop of Papantla, Puebla, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
66.7AppointedRaymond Francis ChappettoAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
66.7AppointedRaymond Francis ChappettoTitular Bishop of CitiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
50.0Ordained BishopJuan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
54.3SucceededJorge Carlos Patrón WongBishop of Papantla, Puebla, MéxicoArchbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
65.4AppointedPaul Robert SanchezAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.4AppointedPaul Robert SanchezTitular Bishop of CoelianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
66.0Ordained BishopGeorge Arthur SheltzTitular Bishop of HirinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
3 May41.3Ordained BishopBulus Dauwa YohannaTitular Bishop of ScebatianaBishop of Kontagora, Nigeria
52.3AppointedAntoni DziemiankoBishop of Pinsk, Belarus
75.9DiedFrantišek TondraBishop Emeritus of Spiš, Slovakia
4 May57.0AppointedJames Romen BoiragiBishop of Khulna, Bangladesh
73.9DiedAnthony Joseph O’ConnellBishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
5 May52.0Ordained BishopChristopher John Glancy, C.S.V.Titular Bishop of Absa SallaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
6 May73.3DiedFélix KouadjoBishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
7 May75.1RetiredOnésimo Cepeda SilvaBishop of Ecatepec, México, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
8 May89.5DiedWilliam Aquin CarewApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Japan
61.1AppointedStephen RobsonAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
61.1AppointedStephen RobsonTitular Bishop of TunnunaBishop Emeritus of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
9 May45.7AppointedRoque Costa SouzaAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
45.7AppointedRoque Costa SouzaTitular Bishop of Castellum MedianumAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
31.0Ordained DeaconAndriy KhimyakDeacon of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), UkraineAuxiliary Bishop
10 May80.4RetiredNicholas Cheong Jin-SukArchbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
80.4RetiredNicholas Cheong Jin-SukApostolic Administrator of P’yŏng-yang, Korea (North)Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
75.5RetiredHernán Giraldo JaramilloBishop of Buga, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
65.1AppointedJosé Roberto Ospina LeongómezBishop of Buga, Colombia
68.4AppointedAndrew Yeom Soo-jungArchbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
68.4AppointedAndrew Yeom Soo-jungApostolic Administrator of P’yŏng-yang, Korea (North)Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
11 May63.6InstalledMark Benedict ColeridgeArchbishop of Brisbane, Australia
12 May44.9Ordained BishopLuiz Henrique da Silva BritoTitular Bishop of ZallataBishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
49.0AppointedAndrzej JeżBishop of Tarnów, Poland
57.6Ordained BishopPierre Claver MalgoBishop of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
72.9CeasedSalvatore NunnariApostolic Administrator of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
56.1AppointedDonato OliverioBishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
53.8AppointedOrlando Roa BarbosaAuxiliary Bishop of Ibagué, ColombiaArchbishop
53.8AppointedOrlando Roa BarbosaTitular Bishop of NasbincaArchbishop of Ibagué, Colombia
13 May62.8InstalledAdriano Ciocca VasinoPrelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
53.6Ordained BishopGiovanni Crippa, I.M.C.Titular Bishop of AcciaBishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
63.8Ordained BishopFrancesco MilitoBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
106.1DiedAntoine Nguyễn Văn ThiệnBishop Emeritus of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam
14 May47.5AppointedDennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A.Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic
79.5RetiredRodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata, C.M. †Bishop of Huehuetenango, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus
56.2Ordained BishopDavid John MalloyBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
68.2AppointedRobert Michael McGuckinBishop of Toowoomba, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
42.1AppointedNestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia, S.M.A.Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
45.1AppointedDieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
64.8AppointedAlvaro Leonel Ramazzini ImeriCardinal, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
72.9AppointedDimitrios SalachasTitular Bishop of GratianopolisApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek)
42.2AppointedCyr-Nestor YapaupaCoadjutor Bishop of Alindao, Central African RepublicBishop
15 May59.2AppointedVarghese ChakkalakalBishop of Calicut, India
59.2AppointedVarghese ChakkalakalApostolic Administrator of Kannur, IndiaBishop of Calicut, India
54.1AppointedRoberto Calara MallariBishop of San Jose, Philippines
77.2RetiredThomas Kwaku MensahArchbishop of Kumasi, GhanaArchbishop Emeritus
51.9AppointedGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeArchbishop of Kumasi, Ghana
16 May66.0InstalledJesús Carlos Cabrero RomeroArchbishop of San Luis Potosí, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
61.0InstalledWilliam Edward LoriArchbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
73.1CeasedEdwin Frederick O’BrienApostolic Administrator of Baltimore, Maryland, USACardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
48.1SelectedJoseph Yue FushengBishop of Harbin [Harbin], China
17 May47.7AppointedVincent DollmannAuxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, FranceArchbishop of Cambrai, France
47.7AppointedVincent DollmannTitular Bishop of CursolaArchbishop of Cambrai, France
58.9InstalledWillem Jacobus EijkCardinal-Priest of San CallistoCardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
18 May64.7Ordained BishopLiam Stephen CaryBishop of Baker, Oregon, USA
54.9AppointedWayne Joseph KirkpatrickAuxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
54.9AppointedWayne Joseph KirkpatrickTitular Bishop of AradiBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
19 May80.6DiedIsak DoeraBishop Emeritus of Sintang, Indonesia
68.9RemovedFrancesco MiccichéBishop of Trapani, ItalyBishop Emeritus
79.1RetiredLuis María Pérez de Onraita AguirreArchbishop of Malanje, AngolaArchbishop Emeritus
79.7AppointedAlessandro PlottiApostolic Administrator of Trapani, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
65.5AppointedBenedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop of Malanje, Angola
46.1AppointedZeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, AngolaArchbishop of Huambo, Angola
46.1AppointedZeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D.Titular Bishop of TanaramusaArchbishop of Huambo, Angola
20 May76.6InstalledSantos Abril y CastellóCardinal-Deacon of San PonzianoCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
65.0InstalledJoão Bráz de AvizCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Elena fuori Porta PrenestinaCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
41.5Ordained BishopFikremariam Hagos TsalimBishop of Segheneity (Eritrean), Eritrea
21 May61.5AppointedAlessandro D’ErricoApostolic Nuncio to CroatiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
24 May88.5DiedErmenegildus (Paul) Li Yi, O.F.M. †Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China
25 May52.9AppointedAlfred Adewale MartinsArchbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
75.9RetiredAnthony Olubunmi OkogieArchbishop of Lagos, NigeriaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
26 May54.1AppointedDieudonné Espoir AtanganaBishop of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
53.3Ordained BishopKuriakose BharanikulangaraBishop of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar), India
65.2AppointedJurij BizjakBishop of Koper, Slovenia
42.8AppointedAbraham Boualo KomeBishop of Bafang, Cameroon
76.0RetiredMetod PirihBishop of Koper, SloveniaBishop Emeritus
27 May53.3InstalledKuriakose BharanikulangaraBishop of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar), India
69.3InstalledDomenico CalcagnoCardinal-Deacon of Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via ArdeatinaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
41.5InstalledFikremariam Hagos TsalimBishop of Segheneity (Eritrean), Eritrea
28 May43.5AppointedElkin Fernando Álvarez BoteroAuxiliary Bishop of Medellín, ColombiaBishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
43.5AppointedElkin Fernando Álvarez BoteroTitular Bishop of Gemellae in NumidiaBishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
58.9AppointedMédard Léopold OuédraogoAuxiliary Bishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoBishop of Manga, Burkina Faso
58.9AppointedMédard Léopold OuédraogoTitular Bishop of SutunurcaBishop of Manga, Burkina Faso
64.0AppointedPhilippe RukambaApostolic Administrator of Gikongoro, RwandaBishop of Butare, Rwanda
29 May61.6AppointedSamuel Joseph AquilaArchbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
75.9RetiredEdward Urban KmiecBishop of Buffalo, New York, USABishop Emeritus
66.1AppointedRichard Joseph MaloneBishop of Buffalo, New York, USABishop Emeritus
30 May46.0AppointedJeremias Antônio de JesusBishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
44.4SelectedThaddeus Ma DaquinAuxiliary Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
31 May77.5RetiredJesús María de Jesús MoyaBishop of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
70.4AppointedFausto Ramón Mejía VallejoBishop of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
67.4AppointedBenedetto TuziaBishop of Orvieto-Todi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
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