The Year of Our Lord 1976

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 75.0 Retired Baltasar Álvarez Restrepo † Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

46.9 Succeeded Darío Castrillón Hoyos † Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

74.8 Retired Giuseppe Dell’Omo † Bishop of Acqui, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Died Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M. † Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

44.7 Appointed Joseph Hubert Hart † Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Bishop Emeritus

44.7 Appointed Joseph Hubert Hart † Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

61.4 Succeeded Giuseppe Moizo † Bishop of Acqui, Italy

2 Jul 66.0 Died Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia

3 Jul 26.5 Ordained Priest Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez Priest of Valencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

70.7 Elected Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus

70.7 Elected Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

41.3 Appointed Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo † Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines

79.4 Retired Manuel Mascariñas y Morgia † Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Died James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Ponce, Puerto Rico Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

59.1 Appointed Juvenal Porcayo Uribe † Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México

4 Jul 49.1 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. † Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

46.1 Ordained Bishop William Dermott Molloy McDermott † Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Huancavélica, Peru

27.9 Ordained Priest Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

5 Jul 28.7 Ordained Priest Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane Priest of Mariannhill, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

70.7 Confirmed Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus

70.7 Confirmed Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

58.2 Appointed Edward Anthony McCarthy † Coadjutor Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA Archbishop Emeritus

7 Jul 44.7 Appointed Victor Herman Balke Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Louis Abel Caillouet † Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.6 Resigned Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Menefessi Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

26.7 Ordained Priest Antony Pappusamy Priest of Tiruchirapalli, India Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

57.6 Ceased Atanasij Hryhor Velykyj (Welykyj), O.S.B.M. † Superior General of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Superior General Emeritus

8 Jul 36.0 Appointed Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

43.8 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Maria Cissé † Bishop of Sikasso, Mali

45.5 Appointed Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

45.5 Appointed Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † Titular Archbishop of Menefessi Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

76.4 Resigned Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya † Bishop of Kyōto, Japan Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Installed Francis Thomas Hurley † Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA Archbishop Emeritus

72.3 Died Gaston-Marie Jacquier † Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria

47.1 Appointed Johannes Kapp † Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.1 Appointed Johannes Kapp † Titular Bishop of Melzi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany

95.0 Died James Michael Liston † Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand

66.2 Resigned Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. † Bishop of Sikasso, Mali Bishop Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka † Bishop of Kyōto, Japan Bishop Emeritus

10 Jul 82.3 Resigned Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Volsinium Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia

23.3 Ordained Priest Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain

59.7 Resigned Winnibald Joseph Menezes † Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

11 Jul 82.8 Died François Charrière † Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland

26.3 Ordained Priest Felix Genn Priest of Trier, Germany Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

24.2 Ordained Priest Edgardo Sarabia Juanich Priest of Palawan, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taytay, Philippines

27.0 Ordained Priest Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij Priest of Bangkok, Thailand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

71.8 Died Francis (Frank) Ryder Wood † Priest of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

12 Jul 49.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Banchong Aribarg † Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

69.4 Died Edmondo Quaglia Martínez † Bishop of Minas, Uruguay

13 Jul 32.6 Ordained Priest Tsegaye Keneni Derara Priest of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia

47.1 Appointed Georges Edmond Robert Gilson † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

47.1 Appointed Georges Edmond Robert Gilson † Titular Bishop of Benda Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

46.2 Appointed Jean Romary † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

46.2 Appointed Jean Romary † Titular Bishop of Acelum Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Paris, France

14 Jul 47.0 Installed James Leonard Doyle † Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

40.7 Appointed Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Coadjutor Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

49.8 Appointed Luciano Storero † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

15 Jul 52.1 Appointed Filippo Franceschi † Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

52.1 Appointed Filippo Franceschi † Bishop of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

16 Jul 26.9 Ordained Priest Bernardo Álvarez Afonso † Priest of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain Bishop Emeritus

23.4 Solemn Vows Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia

72.2 Ordained Bishop Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait

17 Jul 25.2 Ordained Priest Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J. Priest of Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel Messico Bishop of Tlaxcala, México

Born Jefferson Santos Pinheiro Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil

18 Jul 54.4 Ordained Bishop George Avis Fulcher † Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA

26.6 Ordained Priest Arlindo Gomes Furtado Priest of Santiago de Cabo Verde Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

19 Jul 48.8 Appointed Amaury Castanho † Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.8 Appointed Amaury Castanho † Titular Bishop of Balecium Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.7 Appointed José Gonçalves Heleno † Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

50.4 Appointed Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert † Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

36.5 Appointed Martinho Lammers, O.F.M. Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

26.1 Solemn Vows Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea

25.6 Ordained Priest Antal Spányi Priest of Esztergom, Hungary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

20 Jul 60.7 Ordained Bishop Ronald Gerard Connors, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Equizetum Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic

27.3 Ordained Priest José Francisco Robles Ortega Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

21 Jul 80.5 Retired Michael John Browne † Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

49.2 Appointed Eamon Casey † Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

55.6 Ordained Bishop Edward Thomas Hughes † Titular Bishop of Segia Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

23 Jul 72.2 Died Bl. Vasil Hopko † Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia

80.0 Died Henry Joseph O’Brien † Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

56.3 Resigned René Toussaint, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

24 Jul 62.9 Died Julius August Döpfner † Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

25 Jul 47.4 Ordained Bishop Nestor Assogba † Bishop of Parakou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin

31.1 Ordained Priest John Martin Darko † Priest of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Ordained Bishop Eugeen Laridon † Titular Bishop of Thiges Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium

86.5 Resigned Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Izirzada Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

51.1 Ceased Patient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. † Apostolic Administrator of Parakou, Benin Bishop Emeritus of Natitingou, Benin

26.3 Ordained Priest Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón Priest of Mérida, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela

26 Jul 48.9 Appointed James Clifford Timlin † Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

48.9 Appointed James Clifford Timlin † Titular Bishop of Gunugus Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

27 Jul 73.6 Resigned Frederick Hall, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Castra Nova Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

28 Jul 71.9 Resigned Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

30 Jul 70.4 Resigned Josef Schneider † Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany Archbishop Emeritus

31 Jul 54.0 Ordained Bishop Federico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii Prelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	75.0	Retired	Baltasar Álvarez Restrepo †	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
46.9	Succeeded	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
74.8	Retired	Giuseppe Dell’Omo †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Died	Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
44.7	Appointed	Joseph Hubert Hart †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA	Bishop Emeritus
44.7	Appointed	Joseph Hubert Hart †	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
61.4	Succeeded	Giuseppe Moizo †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
2 Jul	66.0	Died	Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
3 Jul	26.5	Ordained Priest	Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez	Priest of Valencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
70.7	Elected	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus
70.7	Elected	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
41.3	Appointed	Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo †	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines
79.4	Retired	Manuel Mascariñas y Morgia †	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Died	James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
59.1	Appointed	Juvenal Porcayo Uribe †	Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México
4 Jul	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
46.1	Ordained Bishop	William Dermott Molloy McDermott †	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Huancavélica, Peru
27.9	Ordained Priest	Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
5 Jul	28.7	Ordained Priest	Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane	Priest of Mariannhill, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
70.7	Confirmed	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus
70.7	Confirmed	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
58.2	Appointed	Edward Anthony McCarthy †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Jul	44.7	Appointed	Victor Herman Balke	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Louis Abel Caillouet †	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.6	Resigned	Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Menefessi	Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
26.7	Ordained Priest	Antony Pappusamy	Priest of Tiruchirapalli, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
57.6	Ceased	Atanasij Hryhor Velykyj (Welykyj), O.S.B.M. †	Superior General of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Superior General Emeritus
8 Jul	36.0	Appointed	Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
43.8	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Maria Cissé †	Bishop of Sikasso, Mali
45.5	Appointed	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
45.5	Appointed	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Menefessi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
76.4	Resigned	Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya †	Bishop of Kyōto, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Installed	Francis Thomas Hurley †	Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
72.3	Died	Gaston-Marie Jacquier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria
47.1	Appointed	Johannes Kapp †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.1	Appointed	Johannes Kapp †	Titular Bishop of Melzi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
95.0	Died	James Michael Liston †	Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
66.2	Resigned	Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Sikasso, Mali	Bishop Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka †	Bishop of Kyōto, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jul	82.3	Resigned	Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium	Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
23.3	Ordained Priest	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
59.7	Resigned	Winnibald Joseph Menezes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Jul	82.8	Died	François Charrière †	Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
26.3	Ordained Priest	Felix Genn	Priest of Trier, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
24.2	Ordained Priest	Edgardo Sarabia Juanich	Priest of Palawan, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taytay, Philippines
27.0	Ordained Priest	Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij	Priest of Bangkok, Thailand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
71.8	Died	Francis (Frank) Ryder Wood †	Priest of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
12 Jul	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Banchong Aribarg †	Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
69.4	Died	Edmondo Quaglia Martínez †	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
13 Jul	32.6	Ordained Priest	Tsegaye Keneni Derara	Priest of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia
47.1	Appointed	Georges Edmond Robert Gilson †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
47.1	Appointed	Georges Edmond Robert Gilson †	Titular Bishop of Benda	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
46.2	Appointed	Jean Romary †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
46.2	Appointed	Jean Romary †	Titular Bishop of Acelum	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Paris, France
14 Jul	47.0	Installed	James Leonard Doyle †	Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
40.7	Appointed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Coadjutor Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
49.8	Appointed	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
15 Jul	52.1	Appointed	Filippo Franceschi †	Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
52.1	Appointed	Filippo Franceschi †	Bishop of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
16 Jul	26.9	Ordained Priest	Bernardo Álvarez Afonso †	Priest of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
23.4	Solemn Vows	Zdenko Križić, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
72.2	Ordained Bishop	Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
17 Jul	25.2	Ordained Priest	Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J.	Priest of Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel Messico	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
	Born	Jefferson Santos Pinheiro		Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
18 Jul	54.4	Ordained Bishop	George Avis Fulcher †	Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
26.6	Ordained Priest	Arlindo Gomes Furtado	Priest of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
19 Jul	48.8	Appointed	Amaury Castanho †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.8	Appointed	Amaury Castanho †	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.7	Appointed	José Gonçalves Heleno †	Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
50.4	Appointed	Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert †	Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
36.5	Appointed	Martinho Lammers, O.F.M.	Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
26.1	Solemn Vows	Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea
25.6	Ordained Priest	Antal Spányi	Priest of Esztergom, Hungary	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
20 Jul	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Ronald Gerard Connors, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Equizetum	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
27.3	Ordained Priest	José Francisco Robles Ortega	Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
21 Jul	80.5	Retired	Michael John Browne †	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
49.2	Appointed	Eamon Casey †	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Thomas Hughes †	Titular Bishop of Segia	Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
23 Jul	72.2	Died	Bl. Vasil Hopko †	Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia	Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
80.0	Died	Henry Joseph O’Brien †	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
56.3	Resigned	René Toussaint, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 Jul	62.9	Died	Julius August Döpfner †	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
25 Jul	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Nestor Assogba †	Bishop of Parakou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
31.1	Ordained Priest	John Martin Darko †	Priest of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Eugeen Laridon †	Titular Bishop of Thiges	Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
86.5	Resigned	Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Izirzada	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
51.1	Ceased	Patient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. †	Apostolic Administrator of Parakou, Benin	Bishop Emeritus of Natitingou, Benin
26.3	Ordained Priest	Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón	Priest of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela
26 Jul	48.9	Appointed	James Clifford Timlin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
48.9	Appointed	James Clifford Timlin †	Titular Bishop of Gunugus	Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
27 Jul	73.6	Resigned	Frederick Hall, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Castra Nova	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
28 Jul	71.9	Resigned	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
30 Jul	70.4	Resigned	Josef Schneider †	Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
31 Jul	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Federico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii	Prelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines

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