The Year of Our Lord 1939

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 69.6 Died Nikolaos Charichiopoulos (Harikoupoulos) † Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece

54.6 Appointed José de Jesús Manríquez y Zárate † Titular Bishop of Verbe Bishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México

54.6 Resigned José de Jesús Manríquez y Zárate † Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México Bishop Emeritus

2 Jul 31.9 Professed William Richard Field, S.M.A. † Priest of Society of African Missions Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria

26.5 Ordained Deacon Maurice Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. † Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Prefect Emeritus of Kankan, Guinea

27.0 Ordained Deacon Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. † Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea

25.3 Ordained Priest Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya

35.3 Ordained Priest Stephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Mission Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

3 Jul 23.5 Ordained Priest Carlo Minchiatti † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy

4 Jul Born Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J. † Bishop of Raiganj, India

5 Jul 24.1 Ordained Priest Josef Hinterhölzl † Priest of Brno, Czechia Bishop

6 Jul 73.4 Died Joseph Oswald Timothée Waller, S.M.A. † Prefect Emeritus of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}

7 Jul Born François-Xavier Jacques Marie Loizeau Bishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France

8 Jul Born Albert Ayinde Fasina † Bishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria

9 Jul 25.7 Ordained Priest Charles Albert Buswell † Priest of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Bishop Emeritus of Pueblo, Colorado, USA

27.2 Ordained Priest Fidel Cortés Pérez † Priest Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México

23.8 Ordained Priest Antonio Cunial † Priest of Treviso, Italy Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy

64.0 Died Pjetër Gjura † Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania

23.6 Ordained Priest Denis Eugene Hurley, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa

25.0 Ordained Priest Antonio Mauro † Priest Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

23.2 Ordained Priest György Póka † Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

Born Michael Jarboe Sheehan † Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

22.9 Ordained Priest Gyula Szakos † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

11 Jul 53.4 Appointed Jules Halbert, S.M. † Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

53.4 Appointed Jules Halbert, S.M. † Titular Bishop of Archelaïs Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)

60.2 Appointed Félix Hedde, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Echinus Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam

60.2 Appointed Félix Hedde, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam

45.4 Appointed Blasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Terenuthis Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China

45.4 Appointed Blasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kokstad, South Africa Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China

39.4 Appointed Charles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kirin [Jilin], China Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

39.4 Appointed Charles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Otrus Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kirin [Jilin], China

43.3 Appointed Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Athyra Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

43.3 Appointed Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Palembang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

45.4 Appointed Urbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

45.4 Appointed Urbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

54.5 Appointed William Francis O’Shea, M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Heijo, Korea (North) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

54.5 Appointed William Francis O’Shea, M.M. † Titular Bishop of Naissus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Heijo, Korea (North)

Born Serafino Faustino Spreafico, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil

48.7 Appointed Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Ruspae Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China

48.7 Appointed Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Yangku [Yanggu], China Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China

12 Jul Born Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S. Prelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil

14 Jul 20.4 Temporary Vows Carlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

15 Jul 57.9 Appointed Alberto Mendoza y Bedolla † Bishop of Campeche, México

16 Jul 24.0 Ordained Priest Domenico Caloyera, O.P. † Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

25.4 Ordained Priest David Arthur (Joseph) Melançon, O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus

24.7 Ordained Priest Agapito Simeoni † Priest Bishop of Ariano, Italy

17 Jul 59.3 Died Henri-Jean Houbaut † Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France

Born Adalbert Ndzana † Bishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon

18 Jul 17.2 Entered Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Prelate Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil

19 Jul 62.1 Appointed Michal Bubnić † Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia

51.6 Appointed Gyula Czapik † Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary Archbishop of Eger, Hungary

51.6 Appointed József Grősz † Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary

55.0 Appointed István Madarász † Bishop of Košice, Slovakia

68.3 Died Domenico Spolverini † Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia

20 Jul 38.0 Appointed Francesco Benedetto Cialeo, O.P. † Bishop of Multan, Pakistan Bishop Emeritus of Lyallpur, Pakistan

81.0 Died Timothy J. Corbett † Bishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA

36.5 Appointed Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China Bishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China

36.5 Appointed Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. † Titular Bishop of Setea Bishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China

76.8 Died Augustin Henninghaus, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yenchowfu, China Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Shantung {Scian-Ton Meridionale}, China

48.0 Resigned Bernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. † Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China Prefect Emeritus

21 Jul 40.8 Appointed Francesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Rhasus Bishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru

40.8 Resigned Francesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. † Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru Bishop Emeritus

22 Jul 66.9 Appointed Petras Pranciskus Bučys, M.I.C. † Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Superior General Emeritus

23 Jul 24.4 Ordained Priest Prosper Paul Dodds, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

26.8 Ordained Priest Franz Janssen, C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Mission Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gimma, Ethiopia

31.4 Appointed Zoltan Lengyel † Apostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)

26.0 Ordained Priest Luigi Liverzani † Priest of Faenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Frascati, Italy

23.3 Ordained Priest Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia

44.4 Ceased Laurent Sahag Koguian (Kogy), C.M.Vd. † Apostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian) Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon

24 Jul 59.5 Ordained Bishop Thomas Edward Flynn † Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain

67.0 Died Eduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. † Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil

Born Francisco Ramírez Navarro Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México

25 Jul Born Robert Joseph Kurtz, C. R. Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles

87.6 Died Eduard Baron von der Ropp † Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus

26 Jul 33.9 Ordained Priest Hans Urs von Balthasar † Priest of Society of Jesus Priest of Chur, Switzerland

27 Jul 22.8 Ordained Priest Enrico Bartoletti † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy

40.1 Appointed Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. † Bishop of Avellino, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

Born François Thibodeau, C.I.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada

28 Jul 81.5 Died José Santiago Irala, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru

29 Jul 66.7 Appointed José Horacio Campillo Infante † Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

66.7 Resigned José Horacio Campillo Infante † Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

38.5 Appointed José Gaspar d’Afonseca e Silva † Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil

30 Jul 27.3 Ordained Priest Ramón Daumal Serra † Priest of Barcelona, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

Born Agnelo Rufino Gracias Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

25.9 Ordained Priest Narciso Jubany Arnau † Priest of Barcelona, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

79.1 Died Orazio Mazzella † Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy

51.5 Ordained Bishop Oreste Rauzi † Titular Bishop of Argos Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy

31 Jul Born John Tong Hon Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

Aug Born Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda

48.6 Died Peter Wang † Prefect of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China

1 Aug Born Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. Bishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

3 Aug 60.9 Appointed Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. † Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China

4 Aug 40.1 Died Edmond Édouard Wolff, S.M.A. † Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire

5 Aug 44.3 Appointed William Joseph Condon † Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA

46.3 Appointed Neil Farren † Bishop of Derry, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

33.1 Appointed Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral † Bishop of Uberaba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

55.0 Appointed Henry Vincent Marshall † Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain

63.1 Appointed János Mikes † Titular Archbishop of Selymbria Bishop Emeritus of Szombathely, Hungary

51.8 Appointed Ranulfo da Silva Farias † Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

6 Aug 36.6 Ordained Bishop Smiljan Franjo Čekada † Titular Bishop of Pharbaethus Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

24.3 Ordained Priest José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. † Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

25.3 Ordained Priest Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

25.4 Ordained Priest Marcel Evariste Van Rengen, C.J. † Priest of Institute of the Josephites of Belgium Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

25.4 Ordained Priest Pierre Wijnants, M.S.C. † Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

7 Aug Born Mile Bogović † Bishop Emeritus of Gospić-Senj, Croatia

8 Aug 51.9 Appointed Raffaele Campelli † Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Born Michael Patrick Driscoll † Bishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA

79.8 Died Isaac-Jesu-Yab Khoudabache (Koudabache) † Archbishop of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran

56.3 Appointed Gioacchino Pedicini † Bishop of Ariano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy

10 Aug 35.5 Ordained Bishop Antoine Everard Jean Avertanus Albers, O. Carm. † Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Malang, Indonesia

11 Aug Born Pavel Hájek † Bishop

12 Aug 57.2 Appointed Andrej Skrábik † Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

57.2 Appointed Andrej Skrábik † Titular Bishop of Scyrus Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

13 Aug 27.4 Ordained Priest George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

22.8 Ordained Priest Alberto Cosme do Amaral, Opus Dei † Priest of Lamego, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal

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

22.8 Ordained Priest Giovanni Melis Fois † Priest of Oristano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy

63.3 Appointed Giovanni Battista Federico Vallega † Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

15 Aug 47.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Charbonneau † Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

31.7 Ordained Priest Alberto Rencoret Donoso † Priest of Santiago de Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

35.4 Final Vows Augustine Francis Wildermuth, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Patna, India

16 Aug Born Seán Baptist Brady Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland

18.8 First Vows Paul-Maurice Choquet, C.S.C. † Member of Congregation of Holy Cross Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti

27.4 Solemn Vows Michael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. † Member of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Nigeria

19 Aug Born David Eugene Fellhauer † Bishop Emeritus of Victoria in Texas, USA

22 Aug Born Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala

24 Aug 40.2 Ordained Bishop Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. † Bishop of Avellino, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

40.5 Ordained Bishop William Otterwell Brady † Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

39.8 Ordained Bishop Thomas Arthur Connolly † Titular Bishop of Sila Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA

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

20.6 Professed [James Li Shu-ren], O.S.A. † Member of Order of St. Augustine Bishop of Yueyang [Yochow], China

55.1 Ordained Bishop István Madarász † Bishop of Košice, Slovakia

27.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Parecattil † Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

25.7 Ordained Priest Appasinghe Paul Perera † Priest of Kandy, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

26.3 Ordained Priest Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Superior General Emeritus

26 Aug 26.6 Ordained Priest Maurice Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Prefect Emeritus of Kankan, Guinea

27.2 Ordained Priest Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea

27 Aug 51.7 Ordained Bishop Gyula Czapik † Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary Archbishop of Eger, Hungary

28 Aug 73.1 Appointed José María Caro Rodríguez † Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

29 Aug 25.3 Ordained Priest Marcel Pierre Marie Chauvin, C.Ss.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso

39.9 Appointed Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. † Bishop of Temuco, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile

70.2 Died Alvaro Valladares, O.P. † Prefect Emeritus of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador

30 Aug Born François Paul Marie Maupu Bishop Emeritus of Verdun, France

39.1 Appointed Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia † Auxiliary Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela

39.1 Appointed Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia † Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phoenicia Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela

31 Aug 26.2 Final Vows Joseph Trương Cao Ðại, O.P. † Member of Order of Friars Preachers Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	69.6	Died	Nikolaos Charichiopoulos (Harikoupoulos) †	Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
54.6	Appointed	José de Jesús Manríquez y Zárate †	Titular Bishop of Verbe	Bishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
54.6	Resigned	José de Jesús Manríquez y Zárate †	Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jul	31.9	Professed	William Richard Field, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
26.5	Ordained Deacon	Maurice Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. †	Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Prefect Emeritus of Kankan, Guinea
27.0	Ordained Deacon	Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †	Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
25.3	Ordained Priest	Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
35.3	Ordained Priest	Stephanos I Sidarouss, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
3 Jul	23.5	Ordained Priest	Carlo Minchiatti †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
4 Jul		Born	Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J. †		Bishop of Raiganj, India
5 Jul	24.1	Ordained Priest	Josef Hinterhölzl †	Priest of Brno, Czechia	Bishop
6 Jul	73.4	Died	Joseph Oswald Timothée Waller, S.M.A. †	Prefect Emeritus of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}
7 Jul		Born	François-Xavier Jacques Marie Loizeau		Bishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
8 Jul		Born	Albert Ayinde Fasina †		Bishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria
9 Jul	25.7	Ordained Priest	Charles Albert Buswell †	Priest of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
27.2	Ordained Priest	Fidel Cortés Pérez †	Priest	Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
23.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Cunial †	Priest of Treviso, Italy	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
64.0	Died	Pjetër Gjura †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
23.6	Ordained Priest	Denis Eugene Hurley, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
25.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Mauro †	Priest	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
23.2	Ordained Priest	György Póka †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
	Born	Michael Jarboe Sheehan †		Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
22.9	Ordained Priest	Gyula Szakos †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
11 Jul	53.4	Appointed	Jules Halbert, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	Jules Halbert, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Archelaïs	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
60.2	Appointed	Félix Hedde, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Echinus	Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam
60.2	Appointed	Félix Hedde, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam
45.4	Appointed	Blasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Terenuthis	Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
45.4	Appointed	Blasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kokstad, South Africa	Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
39.4	Appointed	Charles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kirin [Jilin], China	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
39.4	Appointed	Charles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Otrus	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kirin [Jilin], China
43.3	Appointed	Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Athyra	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
43.3	Appointed	Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Palembang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
45.4	Appointed	Urbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
45.4	Appointed	Urbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.5	Appointed	William Francis O’Shea, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Heijo, Korea (North)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.5	Appointed	William Francis O’Shea, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Naissus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Heijo, Korea (North)
	Born	Serafino Faustino Spreafico, O.F.M. Cap.		Bishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
48.7	Appointed	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Ruspae	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
48.7	Appointed	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yangku [Yanggu], China	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
12 Jul		Born	Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.		Prelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil
14 Jul	20.4	Temporary Vows	Carlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
15 Jul	57.9	Appointed	Alberto Mendoza y Bedolla †	Bishop of Campeche, México
16 Jul	24.0	Ordained Priest	Domenico Caloyera, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
25.4	Ordained Priest	David Arthur (Joseph) Melançon, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus
24.7	Ordained Priest	Agapito Simeoni †	Priest	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
17 Jul	59.3	Died	Henri-Jean Houbaut †	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
	Born	Adalbert Ndzana †		Bishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon
18 Jul	17.2	Entered	Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Prelate Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil
19 Jul	62.1	Appointed	Michal Bubnić †	Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia
51.6	Appointed	Gyula Czapik †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
51.6	Appointed	József Grősz †	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
55.0	Appointed	István Madarász †	Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
68.3	Died	Domenico Spolverini †	Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia
20 Jul	38.0	Appointed	Francesco Benedetto Cialeo, O.P. †	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus of Lyallpur, Pakistan
81.0	Died	Timothy J. Corbett †	Bishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
36.5	Appointed	Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China	Bishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
36.5	Appointed	Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Setea	Bishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
76.8	Died	Augustin Henninghaus, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yenchowfu, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Shantung {Scian-Ton Meridionale}, China
48.0	Resigned	Bernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. †	Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China	Prefect Emeritus
21 Jul	40.8	Appointed	Francesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rhasus	Bishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
40.8	Resigned	Francesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jul	66.9	Appointed	Petras Pranciskus Bučys, M.I.C. †	Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary	Superior General Emeritus
23 Jul	24.4	Ordained Priest	Prosper Paul Dodds, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
26.8	Ordained Priest	Franz Janssen, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gimma, Ethiopia
31.4	Appointed	Zoltan Lengyel †	Apostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)
26.0	Ordained Priest	Luigi Liverzani †	Priest of Faenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Frascati, Italy
23.3	Ordained Priest	Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia
44.4	Ceased	Laurent Sahag Koguian (Kogy), C.M.Vd. †	Apostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)	Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
24 Jul	59.5	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Edward Flynn †	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
67.0	Died	Eduardo José Herberhold, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
	Born	Francisco Ramírez Navarro		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México
25 Jul		Born	Robert Joseph Kurtz, C. R.		Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
87.6	Died	Eduard Baron von der Ropp †	Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
26 Jul	33.9	Ordained Priest	Hans Urs von Balthasar †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Priest of Chur, Switzerland
27 Jul	22.8	Ordained Priest	Enrico Bartoletti †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
40.1	Appointed	Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Avellino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
	Born	François Thibodeau, C.I.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
28 Jul	81.5	Died	José Santiago Irala, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
29 Jul	66.7	Appointed	José Horacio Campillo Infante †	Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia	Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
66.7	Resigned	José Horacio Campillo Infante †	Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
38.5	Appointed	José Gaspar d’Afonseca e Silva †	Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil
30 Jul	27.3	Ordained Priest	Ramón Daumal Serra †	Priest of Barcelona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	Born	Agnelo Rufino Gracias		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
25.9	Ordained Priest	Narciso Jubany Arnau †	Priest of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
79.1	Died	Orazio Mazzella †	Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Oreste Rauzi †	Titular Bishop of Argos	Auxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
31 Jul		Born	John Tong Hon		Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
Aug		Born	Alexis Habiyambere, S.J.		Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
48.6	Died	Peter Wang †	Prefect of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China
1 Aug		Born	Francesco Sarego, S.V.D.		Bishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
3 Aug	60.9	Appointed	Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China
4 Aug	40.1	Died	Edmond Édouard Wolff, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
5 Aug	44.3	Appointed	William Joseph Condon †	Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA
46.3	Appointed	Neil Farren †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
33.1	Appointed	Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral †	Bishop of Uberaba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
55.0	Appointed	Henry Vincent Marshall †	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
63.1	Appointed	János Mikes †	Titular Archbishop of Selymbria	Bishop Emeritus of Szombathely, Hungary
51.8	Appointed	Ranulfo da Silva Farias †	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
6 Aug	36.6	Ordained Bishop	Smiljan Franjo Čekada †	Titular Bishop of Pharbaethus	Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
24.3	Ordained Priest	José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †	Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
25.3	Ordained Priest	Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.4	Ordained Priest	Marcel Evariste Van Rengen, C.J. †	Priest of Institute of the Josephites of Belgium	Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.4	Ordained Priest	Pierre Wijnants, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
7 Aug		Born	Mile Bogović †		Bishop Emeritus of Gospić-Senj, Croatia
8 Aug	51.9	Appointed	Raffaele Campelli †	Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Michael Patrick Driscoll †		Bishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA
79.8	Died	Isaac-Jesu-Yab Khoudabache (Koudabache) †	Archbishop of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
56.3	Appointed	Gioacchino Pedicini †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
10 Aug	35.5	Ordained Bishop	Antoine Everard Jean Avertanus Albers, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Malang, Indonesia
11 Aug		Born	Pavel Hájek †		Bishop
12 Aug	57.2	Appointed	Andrej Skrábik †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia	Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
57.2	Appointed	Andrej Skrábik †	Titular Bishop of Scyrus	Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
13 Aug	27.4	Ordained Priest	George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
22.8	Ordained Priest	Alberto Cosme do Amaral, Opus Dei †	Priest of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Michaël Kozal †	Titular Bishop of Lappa	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
22.8	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Melis Fois †	Priest of Oristano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy
63.3	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Federico Vallega †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
15 Aug	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Charbonneau †	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
31.7	Ordained Priest	Alberto Rencoret Donoso †	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
35.4	Final Vows	Augustine Francis Wildermuth, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Patna, India
16 Aug		Born	Seán Baptist Brady		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
18.8	First Vows	Paul-Maurice Choquet, C.S.C. †	Member of Congregation of Holy Cross	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
27.4	Solemn Vows	Michael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Nigeria
19 Aug		Born	David Eugene Fellhauer †		Bishop Emeritus of Victoria in Texas, USA
22 Aug		Born	Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle		Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
24 Aug	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Avellino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
40.5	Ordained Bishop	William Otterwell Brady †	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
39.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Arthur Connolly †	Titular Bishop of Sila	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Guy-Léandre Le Floch, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ajmer, India
20.6	Professed	[James Li Shu-ren], O.S.A. †	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Yueyang [Yochow], China
55.1	Ordained Bishop	István Madarász †	Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
27.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Parecattil †	Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25.7	Ordained Priest	Appasinghe Paul Perera †	Priest of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
26.3	Ordained Priest	Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Superior General Emeritus
26 Aug	26.6	Ordained Priest	Maurice Le Mailloux, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Prefect Emeritus of Kankan, Guinea
27.2	Ordained Priest	Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
27 Aug	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Gyula Czapik †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
28 Aug	73.1	Appointed	José María Caro Rodríguez †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
29 Aug	25.3	Ordained Priest	Marcel Pierre Marie Chauvin, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
39.9	Appointed	Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Temuco, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile
70.2	Died	Alvaro Valladares, O.P. †	Prefect Emeritus of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador
30 Aug		Born	François Paul Marie Maupu		Bishop Emeritus of Verdun, France
39.1	Appointed	Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
39.1	Appointed	Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia †	Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phoenicia	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
31 Aug	26.2	Final Vows	Joseph Trương Cao Ðại, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam

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