The Year of Our Lord 1939

Bishop Events

May to June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

May 44.8 Resigned Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. † Prefect of Ogoja, Nigeria Prefect Emeritus

1 May 41.5 Ordained Bishop Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Paraetonium Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia

51.7 Ordained Bishop Domenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Bezwada, India Bishop of Vijayawada, India

24.5 First Vows Bernhard Schilling, S.V.D. † Member of Society of the Divine Word Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

4 May 45.7 Appointed Leopold Brellinger, S.J. † Prefect of Kinghsien [Jingxian], China Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China

67.4 Appointed Adam Hefter † Titular Bishop of Marciana Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria

67.4 Resigned Adam Hefter † Bishop of Gurk, Austria Bishop Emeritus

5 May 56.0 Appointed Paolo Rostagno † Bishop of Ivrea, Italy

6 May 50.3 Died Tihamér Tóth † Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary

7 May 50.3 Ordained Bishop Felice Beccaro † Bishop of Nuoro, Italy Bishop of San Miniato, Italy

62.6 Ordained Bishop Jean-Germain Mousset, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Isauria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taiku, Korea (South)

Born Raymond Mpezele Bishop Emeritus of Livingstone, Zambia

8 May Born José Joaquín Troconis Montiel

9 May 66.2 Died Henryk Ignacy Przeździecki † Bishop of Siedlce, Poland

10 May 21.0 Solemn Vows Constantin Koser, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Minister General Emeritus

11 May Born Renato Ascencio León † Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México

57.1 Appointed Egidio Lari † Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia Apostolic Nuncio

12 May Born Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Verapoly, India

82.1 Died Isidore-Marie-Victor Douceré, S.M. † Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)

14 May 70.3 Died Bernardin Castanié, SS.CC. † Prefect of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

36.5 Ordained Bishop Miklós Mihály Dudás, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary

16 May Born Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola

55.3 Succeeded Charles-Albert Gounot, C.M. † Archbishop of Carthage, Tunisia

48.1 Died Luis Calixto Leiva Charry † Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia

75.1 Died Alexis Lemaître, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Carthage, Tunisia

Born Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I. Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

17 May 77.9 Died Antoni Laubitz † Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland

Born Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela

18 May Born José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

56.3 Died Emile Barthès † Auxiliary Bishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

25.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Albertus Martin † Priest of Nicolet, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

20 May 72.9 Appointed José María Caro Rodríguez † Archbishop of La Serena, Chile Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

Born William Joseph Dendinger Bishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA

Born Peter Remigius Bishop Emeritus of Kottar, India

44.6 Appointed Alfredo Silva Santiago † Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile Archbishop Emeritus

21 May 37.3 Ordained Bishop Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Dagnum Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia

47.5 Ordained Bishop Job Chen Qiming (Chen Chi-ming, Chen Ki-meng), C.M. † Titular Bishop of Perta Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China

27.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Li Bingyao, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China

22 May Born Francisco González Valer, S.F. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

24 May Born Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M. Bishop Emeritus of Rrëshen, Albania

25 May 39.9 Appointed Joseph Nakabaale Kiwánuka, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Masaka, Uganda Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda

39.9 Appointed Joseph Nakabaale Kiwánuka, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Thibica Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda

50.5 Appointed Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Hypselis Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar

50.5 Appointed Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Tamatave, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar

46.4 Appointed Louis La Ravoire Morrow, S.D.B. † Bishop of Krishnagar, India Bishop Emeritus

58.8 Appointed Francesco Petronelli † Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy

45.5 Appointed Ignace Ramarosandratana † Vicar Apostolic of Miarinarivo, Madagascar Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar

45.5 Appointed Ignace Ramarosandratana † Titular Bishop of Thiava Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar

56.4 Appointed Francesco Pietro Tesauri † Archbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona), Italy

28 May 48.5 Ordained Bishop Ignacio de Alba y Hernández † Titular Bishop of Algiza Bishop Emeritus of Colima, México

Born Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. † Bishop of Diphu, India

29 May Born Dominic Su Haw Chiu Bishop Emeritus of Sibu, Malaysia

30 May 41.2 Ordained Bishop Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. † Titular Bishop of Onuphis Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

25.7 Ordained Priest Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines

31 May 34.0 Appointed Joseph Faye, C.S.Sp. † Prefect of Ziguinchor, Senegal Prefect Emeritus

1 Jun 76.5 Appointed Giuseppe Lojacono † Titular Archbishop of Aprus Bishop Emeritus of Ariano, Italy

76.5 Resigned Giuseppe Lojacono † Bishop of Ariano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

21.2 Solemn Vows Marián Ján Potáš, O.S.B.M. † Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Bishop

2 Jun 61.5 Appointed Cesaire Stern, O.F.M. † Prefect of Weihai [Weihaiwei], China Prefect Emeritus

3 Jun Born Antonio Arregui Yarza Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

25.5 Ordained Priest Patrick Joseph Casey † Priest of Westminster, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain

25.3 Ordained Priest Thomas Andrew Donnellan † Priest of New York, New York, USA Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

24.2 Ordained Priest Philip James Benedict Harvey † Priest of Westminster, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24.5 Ordained Priest Jan Michalski † Priest of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

22.9 Ordained Priest Giulio Oggioni † Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy

25.4 Ordained Priest Cornelius Michael Power † Priest of Seattle, Washington, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

24.2 Ordained Priest Felicissimus Alphonse Raeymaeckers, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan

25.5 Ordained Priest John Joseph Thomas Ryan † Priest of Albany, New York, USA Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

26.1 Ordained Priest Joost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. † Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

22.5 Ordained Priest Guilford Clyde Young † Priest of Rockhampton, Australia Archbishop of Hobart, Australia

4 Jun 62.6 Died Franciszek Lisowski † Bishop of Tarnów, Poland

5 Jun 50.6 Died Firmin Lamy † Bishop of Langres, France

6 Jun 36.5 Appointed Smiljan Franjo Čekada † Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina Archbishop

36.5 Appointed Smiljan Franjo Čekada † Titular Bishop of Pharbaethus Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

55.4 Died Dominic Francis Langenbacher, C.P. † Prefect Emeritus of Shenchow, China

7 Jun Born Dimitrios Salachas † Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek)

8 Jun 27.4 Ordained Priest Joseph Kung Szu-jung † Priest Former Bishop-Elect of Shanghai [Shanghai], China

9 Jun Born Claudio Stagni Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

10 Jun 40.3 Appointed William Otterwell Brady † Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

39.6 Appointed Thomas Arthur Connolly † Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA

39.6 Appointed Thomas Arthur Connolly † Titular Bishop of Sila Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA

26.2 Ordained Priest Firmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. † Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia

43.7 Appointed Richard James Cushing † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

43.7 Appointed Richard James Cushing † Titular Bishop of Mela Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

56.5 Appointed Maurice-Auguste-Eugène Foin † Auxiliary Bishop of Le Mans, France

56.5 Appointed Maurice-Auguste-Eugène Foin † Titular Bishop of Ionopolis Auxiliary Bishop of Le Mans, France

58.6 Appointed Maximilian Josef Johannes Kaller † Apostolic Administrator of Klaipeda, Lithuania Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland

45.7 Appointed Bl. Michaël Kozal † Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

45.7 Appointed Bl. Michaël Kozal † Titular Bishop of Lappa Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

Appointed Salvatore Pane, C.M. † Prefect of Tigrai, Ethiopia

11 Jun Born Joseph Sunday Ajomo † Bishop of Lokoja, Nigeria

Born Salvatore Nunnari Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

24.7 Ordained Priest Walenty Wójcik † Priest of Sandomierz, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland

12 Jun 59.4 Appointed Thomas Edward Flynn † Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain

13 Jun 41.1 Appointed James Colbert † Vicar Apostolic of Port Elizabeth, South Africa Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

41.1 Appointed James Colbert † Titular Bishop of Olbia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

56.6 Appointed Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Cape Town, South Africa Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

51.4 Appointed Jean Larregain, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Yünnanfu, China

51.4 Appointed Jean Larregain, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Arycanda Vicar Apostolic of Yünnanfu, China

52.4 Appointed Guy-Léandre Le Floch, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Ajmer, India

43.1 Appointed Leo Isidore Scharmach, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

43.1 Appointed Leo Isidore Scharmach, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Mostene Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

49.7 Appointed Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Nigeria

15 Jun Born Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. Bishop Emeritus of Huánuco, Peru

17 Jun 51.4 Appointed Oreste Rauzi † Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy

51.4 Appointed Oreste Rauzi † Titular Bishop of Argos Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy

Born Raymond Olir Roussin, S. M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

18 Jun 25.5 Ordained Priest Antoni Adamiuk † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland

25.7 Ordained Priest Joseph Cunnane † Priest of Tuam, Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

28.9 Ordained Priest Edward John Harper, C.Ss.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA

25.0 Ordained Priest James Kavanagh † Priest of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24.6 Ordained Priest Thomas Morris † Priest of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

26.7 Ordained Priest Bernardo José Nolker, C.Ss.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil

52.8 Ordained Bishop Peter Rogan, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Acmonia Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon

25.0 Ordained Priest Jan Wosinski † Priest of Płock, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

20 Jun 46.8 Appointed Joseph Charbonneau † Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

47.6 Appointed Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais † Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

Born Jan Martyniak Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland

Born Jan Zając Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

21 Jun Born Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa † Bishop Emeritus of Mutare, Zimbabwe

22 Jun Born Joseph Kaithathara Bishop Emeritus of Gwalior, India

24 Jun 26.3 Ordained Priest Peter Han Kong-ryel † Priest Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)

25 Jun 138.7 Beatified St. Giustino Sebastiano Pasquale de Jacobis, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia

26 Jun Born Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. Bishop Emeritus of Chalatenango, El Salvador

27 Jun Born Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. Archbishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran

41.6 Succeeded Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia

78.8 Retired Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

28 Jun 66.6 Died Andrew Killian † Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia

29 Jun 52.2 Ordained Bishop Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

26.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Francis Cleary † Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop

43.8 Ordained Bishop Richard James Cushing † Titular Bishop of Mela Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

24.3 Ordained Priest Bruno Roberto D’Amore, O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Montevergine, Italy

24.0 Ordained Priest Aldo Del Monte † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

26.8 Ordained Deacon Aldo Forzoni † Deacon of Fiesole, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy

26.9 Ordained Priest Peter Leo Gerety † Priest of Hartford, Connecticut, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

24.9 Ordained Priest Tommaso Agostino Gubitosa, O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus of Montevergine, Italy

25.9 Ordained Priest Peter Saburo Hirata, P.S.S. † Priest of Fukuoka, Japan Bishop Emeritus

27.1 Ordained Priest Rafal Wladyslaw Kiernicki, O.F.M. Conv. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine

23.4 Ordained Priest Albino Mensa † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

25.5 Ordained Priest Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada

40.6 Installed Anunciado Serafini † Bishop of Mercedes, Argentina

30 Jun 52.4 Appointed John David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. † Prefect of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

37.5 Appointed Johannes Riegler, M.F.S.C. † Prefect of Lydenburg, South Africa Bishop of Lydenburg, South Africa

41.3 Appointed Joseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping) † Prefect of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
May	44.8	Resigned	Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. †	Prefect of Ogoja, Nigeria	Prefect Emeritus
1 May	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Paraetonium	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Bezwada, India	Bishop of Vijayawada, India
24.5	First Vows	Bernhard Schilling, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
4 May	45.7	Appointed	Leopold Brellinger, S.J. †	Prefect of Kinghsien [Jingxian], China	Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China
67.4	Appointed	Adam Hefter †	Titular Bishop of Marciana	Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
67.4	Resigned	Adam Hefter †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
5 May	56.0	Appointed	Paolo Rostagno †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
6 May	50.3	Died	Tihamér Tóth †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
7 May	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Felice Beccaro †	Bishop of Nuoro, Italy	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
62.6	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Germain Mousset, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Isauria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taiku, Korea (South)
	Born	Raymond Mpezele		Bishop Emeritus of Livingstone, Zambia
8 May		Born	José Joaquín Troconis Montiel
9 May	66.2	Died	Henryk Ignacy Przeździecki †	Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
10 May	21.0	Solemn Vows	Constantin Koser, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Minister General Emeritus
11 May		Born	Renato Ascencio León †		Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
57.1	Appointed	Egidio Lari †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio
12 May		Born	Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. †		Archbishop of Verapoly, India
82.1	Died	Isidore-Marie-Victor Douceré, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
14 May	70.3	Died	Bernardin Castanié, SS.CC. †	Prefect of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
36.5	Ordained Bishop	Miklós Mihály Dudás, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary
16 May		Born	Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. †		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola
55.3	Succeeded	Charles-Albert Gounot, C.M. †	Archbishop of Carthage, Tunisia
48.1	Died	Luis Calixto Leiva Charry †	Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia
75.1	Died	Alexis Lemaître, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Carthage, Tunisia
	Born	Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I.		Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
17 May	77.9	Died	Antoni Laubitz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
	Born	Diego Rafael Padrón Sánchez		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela
18 May		Born	José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. †		Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
56.3	Died	Emile Barthès †	Auxiliary Bishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
25.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Albertus Martin †	Priest of Nicolet, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
20 May	72.9	Appointed	José María Caro Rodríguez †	Archbishop of La Serena, Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
	Born	William Joseph Dendinger		Bishop Emeritus of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA
	Born	Peter Remigius		Bishop Emeritus of Kottar, India
44.6	Appointed	Alfredo Silva Santiago †	Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Archbishop Emeritus
21 May	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Dagnum	Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Job Chen Qiming (Chen Chi-ming, Chen Ki-meng), C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Perta	Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
27.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Li Bingyao, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
22 May		Born	Francisco González Valer, S.F. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
24 May		Born	Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M.		Bishop Emeritus of Rrëshen, Albania
25 May	39.9	Appointed	Joseph Nakabaale Kiwánuka, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Masaka, Uganda	Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda
39.9	Appointed	Joseph Nakabaale Kiwánuka, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Thibica	Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda
50.5	Appointed	Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hypselis	Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar
50.5	Appointed	Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tamatave, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Tamatave, Madagascar
46.4	Appointed	Louis La Ravoire Morrow, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Krishnagar, India	Bishop Emeritus
58.8	Appointed	Francesco Petronelli †	Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
45.5	Appointed	Ignace Ramarosandratana †	Vicar Apostolic of Miarinarivo, Madagascar	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
45.5	Appointed	Ignace Ramarosandratana †	Titular Bishop of Thiava	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
56.4	Appointed	Francesco Pietro Tesauri †	Archbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona), Italy
28 May	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Ignacio de Alba y Hernández †	Titular Bishop of Algiza	Bishop Emeritus of Colima, México
	Born	Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †		Bishop of Diphu, India
29 May		Born	Dominic Su Haw Chiu		Bishop Emeritus of Sibu, Malaysia
30 May	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Onuphis	Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
25.7	Ordained Priest	Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
31 May	34.0	Appointed	Joseph Faye, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Prefect Emeritus
1 Jun	76.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Lojacono †	Titular Archbishop of Aprus	Bishop Emeritus of Ariano, Italy
76.5	Resigned	Giuseppe Lojacono †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
21.2	Solemn Vows	Marián Ján Potáš, O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop
2 Jun	61.5	Appointed	Cesaire Stern, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Weihai [Weihaiwei], China	Prefect Emeritus
3 Jun		Born	Antonio Arregui Yarza		Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
25.5	Ordained Priest	Patrick Joseph Casey †	Priest of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
25.3	Ordained Priest	Thomas Andrew Donnellan †	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
24.2	Ordained Priest	Philip James Benedict Harvey †	Priest of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.5	Ordained Priest	Jan Michalski †	Priest of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
22.9	Ordained Priest	Giulio Oggioni †	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
25.4	Ordained Priest	Cornelius Michael Power †	Priest of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
24.2	Ordained Priest	Felicissimus Alphonse Raeymaeckers, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan
25.5	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Priest of Albany, New York, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
26.1	Ordained Priest	Joost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
22.5	Ordained Priest	Guilford Clyde Young †	Priest of Rockhampton, Australia	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia
4 Jun	62.6	Died	Franciszek Lisowski †	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
5 Jun	50.6	Died	Firmin Lamy †	Bishop of Langres, France
6 Jun	36.5	Appointed	Smiljan Franjo Čekada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Archbishop
36.5	Appointed	Smiljan Franjo Čekada †	Titular Bishop of Pharbaethus	Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
55.4	Died	Dominic Francis Langenbacher, C.P. †	Prefect Emeritus of Shenchow, China
7 Jun		Born	Dimitrios Salachas †		Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek)
8 Jun	27.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kung Szu-jung †	Priest	Former Bishop-Elect of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
9 Jun		Born	Claudio Stagni		Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
10 Jun	40.3	Appointed	William Otterwell Brady †	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
39.6	Appointed	Thomas Arthur Connolly †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
39.6	Appointed	Thomas Arthur Connolly †	Titular Bishop of Sila	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
26.2	Ordained Priest	Firmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia
43.7	Appointed	Richard James Cushing †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
43.7	Appointed	Richard James Cushing †	Titular Bishop of Mela	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
56.5	Appointed	Maurice-Auguste-Eugène Foin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Le Mans, France
56.5	Appointed	Maurice-Auguste-Eugène Foin †	Titular Bishop of Ionopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Le Mans, France
58.6	Appointed	Maximilian Josef Johannes Kaller †	Apostolic Administrator of Klaipeda, Lithuania	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
45.7	Appointed	Bl. Michaël Kozal †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
45.7	Appointed	Bl. Michaël Kozal †	Titular Bishop of Lappa	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	Appointed	Salvatore Pane, C.M. †	Prefect of Tigrai, Ethiopia
11 Jun		Born	Joseph Sunday Ajomo †		Bishop of Lokoja, Nigeria
	Born	Salvatore Nunnari		Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
24.7	Ordained Priest	Walenty Wójcik †	Priest of Sandomierz, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland
12 Jun	59.4	Appointed	Thomas Edward Flynn †	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
13 Jun	41.1	Appointed	James Colbert †	Vicar Apostolic of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
41.1	Appointed	James Colbert †	Titular Bishop of Olbia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
56.6	Appointed	Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Cape Town, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
51.4	Appointed	Jean Larregain, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yünnanfu, China
51.4	Appointed	Jean Larregain, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Arycanda	Vicar Apostolic of Yünnanfu, China
52.4	Appointed	Guy-Léandre Le Floch, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ajmer, India
43.1	Appointed	Leo Isidore Scharmach, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
43.1	Appointed	Leo Isidore Scharmach, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Mostene	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
49.7	Appointed	Leo Hale Taylor, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Nigeria
15 Jun		Born	Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I.		Bishop Emeritus of Huánuco, Peru
17 Jun	51.4	Appointed	Oreste Rauzi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
51.4	Appointed	Oreste Rauzi †	Titular Bishop of Argos	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
	Born	Raymond Olir Roussin, S. M. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
18 Jun	25.5	Ordained Priest	Antoni Adamiuk †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland
25.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Cunnane †	Priest of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
28.9	Ordained Priest	Edward John Harper, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA
25.0	Ordained Priest	James Kavanagh †	Priest of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.6	Ordained Priest	Thomas Morris †	Priest of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
26.7	Ordained Priest	Bernardo José Nolker, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Peter Rogan, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Acmonia	Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon
25.0	Ordained Priest	Jan Wosinski †	Priest of Płock, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
20 Jun	46.8	Appointed	Joseph Charbonneau †	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
47.6	Appointed	Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais †	Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Jan Martyniak		Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland
	Born	Jan Zając		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
21 Jun		Born	Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa †		Bishop Emeritus of Mutare, Zimbabwe
22 Jun		Born	Joseph Kaithathara		Bishop Emeritus of Gwalior, India
24 Jun	26.3	Ordained Priest	Peter Han Kong-ryel †	Priest	Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)
25 Jun	138.7	Beatified	St. Giustino Sebastiano Pasquale de Jacobis, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia
26 Jun		Born	Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M.		Bishop Emeritus of Chalatenango, El Salvador
27 Jun		Born	Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B.		Archbishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran
41.6	Succeeded	Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
78.8	Retired	Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
28 Jun	66.6	Died	Andrew Killian †	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
29 Jun	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
26.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Francis Cleary †	Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop
43.8	Ordained Bishop	Richard James Cushing †	Titular Bishop of Mela	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
24.3	Ordained Priest	Bruno Roberto D’Amore, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Montevergine, Italy
24.0	Ordained Priest	Aldo Del Monte †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
26.8	Ordained Deacon	Aldo Forzoni †	Deacon of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy
26.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Leo Gerety †	Priest of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
24.9	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Agostino Gubitosa, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Montevergine, Italy
25.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Saburo Hirata, P.S.S. †	Priest of Fukuoka, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
27.1	Ordained Priest	Rafal Wladyslaw Kiernicki, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
23.4	Ordained Priest	Albino Mensa †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
25.5	Ordained Priest	Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
40.6	Installed	Anunciado Serafini †	Bishop of Mercedes, Argentina
30 Jun	52.4	Appointed	John David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. †	Prefect of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
37.5	Appointed	Johannes Riegler, M.F.S.C. †	Prefect of Lydenburg, South Africa	Bishop of Lydenburg, South Africa
41.3	Appointed	Joseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping) †	Prefect of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China	Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China

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