The Year of Our Lord 1996

Bishop Events

June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jun 58.2 Appointed Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien † Apostolic Administrator of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

1 Jun 39.6 Ordained Priest Albert Matta Bahhuth Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop

27.0 Ordained Priest José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo Priest of San Antonio, Texas, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

75.0 Retired Norbert Felix Gaughan † Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

55.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco Gil Hellín Titular Bishop of Citium Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain

57.5 Succeeded Dale Joseph Melczek † Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest Gerald Mamman Musa Priest of Sokoto, Nigeria Bishop of Katsina, Nigeria

23.9 Ordained Priest Petar Palić Priest of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 Jun 51.0 Installed Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S. Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia Archbishop Emeritus of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

26.9 Ordained Priest Gherardo Gambelli Priest of Firenze {Florence}, Italy Archbishop

53.1 Ordained Bishop Servilien Nzakamwita Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

3 Jun 76.2 Died Ivo Gugić † Bishop Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

4 Jun 69.1 Died Castor Sekwa † Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania

5 Jun 47.2 Appointed Josip Bozanić Apostolic Administrator of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia

7 Jun 75.7 Retired José Cerviño Cerviño † Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed José Diéguez Reboredo † Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain Bishop Emeritus

90.9 Died Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles

33.8 Ordained Priest Stephen Marmion Lowe Priest of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand

61.3 Resigned Dermot Patrick O’Mahony † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

59.2 Ordained Bishop Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. † Prelate of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines

8 Jun 31.1 Ordained Priest Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J. Priest of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus Bishop of Daet, Philippines

74.5 Retired Khalil Abi-Nader † Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

28.2 Ordained Priest Łukasz Mirosław Buzun, O.S.P.P.E. Priest of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit Auxiliary Bishop of Kalisz, Poland

64.3 Appointed Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy

33.1 Ordained Priest Anthony James Corcoran, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan

27.4 Ordained Priest Antonio Crameri, S.S.C. Priest of Priestly Society of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

76.4 Retired Giovanni D’Ascenzi † Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

66.0 Appointed Tanios El Khoury † Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Paul Youssef Matar Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

28.7 Ordained Priest Samuele Sangalli Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

56.4 Appointed Paul Nabil El-Sayah Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

56.4 Appointed Paul Nabil El-Sayah Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine {Gerusalemme e Palestina} (Maronite) Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

56.4 Appointed Paul Nabil El-Sayah Patriarchal Exarch of Jordan {Giordania} (Maronite) Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

26.4 Ordained Priest Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz Priest of Łódź, Poland Auxiliary Bishop

31.7 Ordained Priest Chad William Zielinski Priest of Gaylord, Michigan, USA Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA

9 Jun 61.5 Installed Benito Cocchi † Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

55.3 Installed Luigi Ferrando Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

65.7 Died Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Chittagong, Bangladesh

11 Jun 64.4 Ordained Bishop Eugene Jerome Cooney Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

66.4 Died Peter Kurongku † Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

12 Jun 62.2 Appointed Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

62.2 Appointed Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. † Titular Bishop of Rufiniana Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

49.2 Appointed John Clayton Nienstedt Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

49.2 Appointed John Clayton Nienstedt Titular Bishop of Alton Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

43.6 Appointed José Edson Santana de Oliveira Bishop of Eunápolis, Bahia, Brazil

47.6 Appointed Allen Henry Vigneron Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Archbishop Emeritus

47.6 Appointed Allen Henry Vigneron Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

13 Jun 64.4 Installed Eugene Jerome Cooney Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

57.7 Appointed Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. Bishop of Melo, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

53.2 Appointed Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. Coadjutor Prelate of Ipil, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

80.6 Died Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

44.5 Ordained Bishop Stefan Soroka Titular Bishop of Acarassus Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA

14 Jun 57.0 Appointed Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Verapoly, India

35.8 Ordained Priest Charles Edward Drennan Priest of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North, New Zealand

77.7 Retired Cornelius Elanjikal † Archbishop of Verapoly, India Archbishop Emeritus

77.4 Died Hanna Kaldany † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

56.5 Appointed Thomas Kozhimala † Bishop of Bhagalpur, India

64.4 Appointed Raphael Simon Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki † Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya Archbishop Emeritus

39.8 Incardinated Selvister Ponnumuthan Priest of Neyyattinkara, India Bishop of Punalur, India

45.8 Appointed Vincent Samuel Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India

15 Jun 53.8 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar Apostolic Nuncio

53.8 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius Apostolic Nuncio

53.8 Appointed Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles Apostolic Nuncio

66.9 Appointed Darío Castrillón Hoyos † Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

66.9 Resigned Darío Castrillón Hoyos † Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

47.2 Appointed José Francisco Robles Ortega Bishop of Toluca, México, México Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

76.2 Retired José Tomás Sánchez † Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

26.1 Ordained Priest Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski Priest of Ełk, Poland Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State

75.7 Appointed John James Ward † Titular Bishop of California Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

16 Jun 85.7 Died Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands

90.2 Died Baldwin (Wilfred) Dworschak, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

41.3 Ordained Priest Zbigņev Stankevičs Priest of Riga, Latvia Archbishop

32.3 Ordained Deacon Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo Deacon of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon

20 Jun 28.0 Ordained Priest Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador

32.0 Ordained Priest Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

21 Jun 60.3 Appointed Gervasio Gestori † Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

69.4 Appointed Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez † Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

69.4 Resigned Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez † Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

22 Jun 79.6 Died José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia

41.0 Ordained Priest Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan

24.5 Ordained Priest Stanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia

35.5 Ordained Priest Bernard Edward ("Ned") Shlesinger III Priest of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

23 Jun 75.4 Retired Cyrille Emmanuel Benni † Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

27.8 Ordained Deacon François André Joseph Marie Gourdon Deacon of Angers, France Bishop of Saint-Dié, France

59.0 Ordained Bishop Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Quaestoriana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galápagos, Ecuador

24 Jun 45.4 Appointed Carlos Garfias Merlos Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

25 Jun 89.3 Died François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau † Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

26 Jun 28.3 Ordained Priest Antonius Franciskus Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C. Priest of Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia

51.6 Appointed Francisco Cases Andreu Bishop of Albacete, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

61.9 Appointed Waldemar Chaves de Araújo Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. † Bishop of Roraima, Brazil

75.7 Retired José Guerra Campos † Bishop of Cuenca, Spain Bishop Emeritus

55.8 Appointed Ramón del Hoyo López Bishop of Cuenca, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Jaén, Spain

72.7 Resigned Antônio Carlos Mesquita † Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

76.6 Retired Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. † Bishop of Roraima, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Installed Armando Xavier Ochoa Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA

27 Jun 55.7 Appointed Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Titular Archbishop of Cercina Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

55.7 Appointed Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

55.7 Appointed Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

49.3 Ordained Bishop Emil Paul Tscherrig Titular Archbishop of Voli Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

28 Jun 35.6 Ordained Deacon José Luis Canto Sosa Deacon of Campeche, México Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México

55.0 Appointed Luigi Conti † Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy

59.0 Appointed Félix del Blanco Prieto † Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities

59.6 Appointed Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile Archbishop Emeritus

59.6 Appointed Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. Titular Bishop of Elo Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

54.4 Appointed Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. Bishop of Valdivia, Chile Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

79.8 Retired Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri † Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

31.4 Ordained Priest Simon Kim Jong-Gang Priest of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South) Bishop

29 Jun 66.0 Appointed Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad † Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

31.7 Perpetual Vows Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A. Member of Society of African Missions Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic

24.6 Ordained Priest José Miguel Barata Pereira Priest of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Bishop of Guarda, Portugal

25.8 Ordained Deacon Alexandre Marie Joseph de Bucy Deacon of Versailles, France Bishop of Agen, France

40.5 Ordained Priest Enrique Esteban Delgado Priest of Miami, Florida, USA Auxiliary Bishop

28.1 Ordained Priest Emigdio Duarte Figueroa Priest of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.5 Ordained Bishop César Augusto Franco Martínez Titular Bishop of Ursona Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

26.6 Ordained Deacon Jean-Luc Gérard Garin Deacon of Lille, France Bishop of Saint-Claude, France

51.9 Ordained Bishop Fidel Herráez Vegas Titular Bishop of Cediae Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain

54.8 Appointed Jacques Behnan Hindo † Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

34.1 Ordained Priest Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet Priest of Paris, France Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France

24.7 Ordained Deacon Alexandre François Marie Joly Deacon of Rouen, France Bishop of Troyes, France

47.9 Ordained Bishop Filippo Santoro Titular Bishop of Tuscamia Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy

24.3 Ordained Priest Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi Priest of Quito, Ecuador Bishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador

30 Jun 28.3 Ordained Deacon Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard Deacon of Le Puy-en-Velay, France Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France

55.2 Ordained Bishop António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. † Bishop of Angra, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jun	58.2	Appointed	Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien †	Apostolic Administrator of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
1 Jun	39.6	Ordained Priest	Albert Matta Bahhuth	Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
27.0	Ordained Priest	José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo	Priest of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
75.0	Retired	Norbert Felix Gaughan †	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Gil Hellín	Titular Bishop of Citium	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
57.5	Succeeded	Dale Joseph Melczek †	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	Gerald Mamman Musa	Priest of Sokoto, Nigeria	Bishop of Katsina, Nigeria
23.9	Ordained Priest	Petar Palić	Priest of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Jun	51.0	Installed	Issam John Darwish (Darwich), B.S.	Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
26.9	Ordained Priest	Gherardo Gambelli	Priest of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Archbishop
53.1	Ordained Bishop	Servilien Nzakamwita	Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jun	76.2	Died	Ivo Gugić †	Bishop Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
4 Jun	69.1	Died	Castor Sekwa †	Bishop of Shinyanga, Tanzania
5 Jun	47.2	Appointed	Josip Bozanić	Apostolic Administrator of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia
7 Jun	75.7	Retired	José Cerviño Cerviño †	Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	José Diéguez Reboredo †	Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
90.9	Died	Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
33.8	Ordained Priest	Stephen Marmion Lowe	Priest of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
61.3	Resigned	Dermot Patrick O’Mahony †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
59.2	Ordained Bishop	Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. †	Prelate of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines
8 Jun	31.1	Ordained Priest	Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J.	Priest of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Daet, Philippines
74.5	Retired	Khalil Abi-Nader †	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
28.2	Ordained Priest	Łukasz Mirosław Buzun, O.S.P.P.E.	Priest of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit	Auxiliary Bishop of Kalisz, Poland
64.3	Appointed	Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
33.1	Ordained Priest	Anthony James Corcoran, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
27.4	Ordained Priest	Antonio Crameri, S.S.C.	Priest of Priestly Society of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo	Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
76.4	Retired	Giovanni D’Ascenzi †	Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
66.0	Appointed	Tanios El Khoury †	Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Paul Youssef Matar	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
28.7	Ordained Priest	Samuele Sangalli	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
56.4	Appointed	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
56.4	Appointed	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem and Palestine {Gerusalemme e Palestina} (Maronite)	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
56.4	Appointed	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Patriarchal Exarch of Jordan {Giordania} (Maronite)	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
26.4	Ordained Priest	Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz	Priest of Łódź, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
31.7	Ordained Priest	Chad William Zielinski	Priest of Gaylord, Michigan, USA	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA
9 Jun	61.5	Installed	Benito Cocchi †	Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
55.3	Installed	Luigi Ferrando	Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
65.7	Died	Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chittagong, Bangladesh
11 Jun	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Eugene Jerome Cooney	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
66.4	Died	Peter Kurongku †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
12 Jun	62.2	Appointed	Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
62.2	Appointed	Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. †	Titular Bishop of Rufiniana	Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
49.2	Appointed	John Clayton Nienstedt	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
49.2	Appointed	John Clayton Nienstedt	Titular Bishop of Alton	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
43.6	Appointed	José Edson Santana de Oliveira	Bishop of Eunápolis, Bahia, Brazil
47.6	Appointed	Allen Henry Vigneron	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
47.6	Appointed	Allen Henry Vigneron	Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan	Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
13 Jun	64.4	Installed	Eugene Jerome Cooney	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
57.7	Appointed	Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B.	Bishop of Melo, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
53.2	Appointed	Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J.	Coadjutor Prelate of Ipil, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
80.6	Died	Federico Guba Limon, S.V.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Stefan Soroka	Titular Bishop of Acarassus	Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
14 Jun	57.0	Appointed	Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
35.8	Ordained Priest	Charles Edward Drennan	Priest of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North, New Zealand
77.7	Retired	Cornelius Elanjikal †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India	Archbishop Emeritus
77.4	Died	Hanna Kaldany †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
56.5	Appointed	Thomas Kozhimala †	Bishop of Bhagalpur, India
64.4	Appointed	Raphael Simon Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus
39.8	Incardinated	Selvister Ponnumuthan	Priest of Neyyattinkara, India	Bishop of Punalur, India
45.8	Appointed	Vincent Samuel	Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India
15 Jun	53.8	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar	Apostolic Nuncio
53.8	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius	Apostolic Nuncio
53.8	Appointed	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles	Apostolic Nuncio
66.9	Appointed	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
66.9	Resigned	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
47.2	Appointed	José Francisco Robles Ortega	Bishop of Toluca, México, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
76.2	Retired	José Tomás Sánchez †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
26.1	Ordained Priest	Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski	Priest of Ełk, Poland	Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State
75.7	Appointed	John James Ward †	Titular Bishop of California	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
16 Jun	85.7	Died	Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
90.2	Died	Baldwin (Wilfred) Dworschak, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
41.3	Ordained Priest	Zbigņev Stankevičs	Priest of Riga, Latvia	Archbishop
32.3	Ordained Deacon	Barthélemy Yaouda Hourgo	Deacon of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon	Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon
20 Jun	28.0	Ordained Priest	Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador
32.0	Ordained Priest	Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
21 Jun	60.3	Appointed	Gervasio Gestori †	Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
69.4	Appointed	Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
69.4	Resigned	Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez †	Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
22 Jun	79.6	Died	José Joaquín Flórez Hernández †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
41.0	Ordained Priest	Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan
24.5	Ordained Priest	Stanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
35.5	Ordained Priest	Bernard Edward ("Ned") Shlesinger III	Priest of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
23 Jun	75.4	Retired	Cyrille Emmanuel Benni †	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
27.8	Ordained Deacon	François André Joseph Marie Gourdon	Deacon of Angers, France	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Quaestoriana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galápagos, Ecuador
24 Jun	45.4	Appointed	Carlos Garfias Merlos	Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
25 Jun	89.3	Died	François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau †	Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
26 Jun	28.3	Ordained Priest	Antonius Franciskus Subianto Bunyamin, O.S.C.	Priest of Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross	Bishop of Bandung, Indonesia
51.6	Appointed	Francisco Cases Andreu	Bishop of Albacete, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
61.9	Appointed	Waldemar Chaves de Araújo	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Apparecido José Dias, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Roraima, Brazil
75.7	Retired	José Guerra Campos †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
55.8	Appointed	Ramón del Hoyo López	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Jaén, Spain
72.7	Resigned	Antônio Carlos Mesquita †	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
76.6	Retired	Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. †	Bishop of Roraima, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Installed	Armando Xavier Ochoa	Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
27 Jun	55.7	Appointed	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Titular Archbishop of Cercina	Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
55.7	Appointed	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia	Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
55.7	Appointed	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Apostolic Nuncio to Eritrea	Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Titular Archbishop of Voli	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
28 Jun	35.6	Ordained Deacon	José Luis Canto Sosa	Deacon of Campeche, México	Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México
55.0	Appointed	Luigi Conti †	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
59.0	Appointed	Félix del Blanco Prieto †	Apostolic Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea	Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
59.6	Appointed	Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC.	Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus
59.6	Appointed	Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Elo	Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
54.4	Appointed	Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B.	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
79.8	Retired	Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri †	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
31.4	Ordained Priest	Simon Kim Jong-Gang	Priest of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)	Bishop
29 Jun	66.0	Appointed	Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad †	Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
31.7	Perpetual Vows	Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A.	Member of Society of African Missions	Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic
24.6	Ordained Priest	José Miguel Barata Pereira	Priest of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
25.8	Ordained Deacon	Alexandre Marie Joseph de Bucy	Deacon of Versailles, France	Bishop of Agen, France
40.5	Ordained Priest	Enrique Esteban Delgado	Priest of Miami, Florida, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
28.1	Ordained Priest	Emigdio Duarte Figueroa	Priest of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.5	Ordained Bishop	César Augusto Franco Martínez	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
26.6	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Luc Gérard Garin	Deacon of Lille, France	Bishop of Saint-Claude, France
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Fidel Herráez Vegas	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
54.8	Appointed	Jacques Behnan Hindo †	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
34.1	Ordained Priest	Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet	Priest of Paris, France	Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
24.7	Ordained Deacon	Alexandre François Marie Joly	Deacon of Rouen, France	Bishop of Troyes, France
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Santoro	Titular Bishop of Tuscamia	Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
24.3	Ordained Priest	Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi	Priest of Quito, Ecuador	Bishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador
30 Jun	28.3	Ordained Deacon	Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard	Deacon of Le Puy-en-Velay, France	Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
55.2	Ordained Bishop	António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus

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