The Year of Our Lord 1997

Bishop Events

June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jun 84.0 Died Marcelo Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras

31.2 Ordained Priest Engelberto Polino Sánchez Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México

2 Jun 94.9 Died Carlo Manziana, C.O. † Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy

3 Jun 60.4 Appointed Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

83.9 Died Michele Mincuzzi † Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy

4 Jun 49.3 Succeeded Paul Choi Deok-ki Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Angelo Kim Nam-su † Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

60.5 Appointed John Anthony Rawsthorne Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

6 Jun 59.0 Ordained Bishop Iván Antonio Marín López Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

7 Jun 57.4 Appointed Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado † Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

47.5 Appointed Antoine Nabil Andari Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

47.5 Appointed Antoine Nabil Andari Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

58.2 Appointed Youhanna Fouad El-Hage † Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)

48.9 Ordained Bishop Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

34.6 Ordained Priest Paul Horan, O. Carm. Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe

29.5 Ordained Priest John Curtis Iffert Priest of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA

27.7 Ordained Priest Ralph Bernard O’Donnell Priest of Omaha, Nebraska, USA Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

8 Jun 39.4 Succeeded Virgil Bercea Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania

78.0 Died Vasile Hossu † Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania

52.1 Installed Sebastiano Sanguinetti Bishop of Ozieri, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy

9 Jun 25.1 Ordained Priest Anthony Cerdan Celino Priest of El Paso, Texas, USA Auxiliary Bishop

10 Jun 66.8 Died Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

51.9 Ordained Bishop Christie Albert Macaluso Titular Bishop of Grass Valley Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

11 Jun 69.1 Resigned Louis Edward Gelineau † Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Bishop Emeritus

67.3 Succeeded Robert Edward Mulvee † Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Bishop Emeritus

70.2 Appointed Jozef Zlatňanský † Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other Secretary Emeritus

70.2 Appointed Jozef Zlatňanský † Titular Bishop of Mons Faliscus Secretary Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

13 Jun 66.3 Appointed Armindo Lopes Coelho † Bishop of Porto, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Júlio Tavares Rebimbas † Bishop of Porto, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

14 Jun 64.2 Appointed Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

25.2 Ordained Priest Prokop Brož Priest of Hradec Králové, Czechia Auxiliary Bishop

46.8 Appointed Thomas D’Souza Bishop of Bagdogra, India Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India

64.8 Appointed Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. † Bishop of Mongu, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

52.4 Ordained Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

50.1 Ordained Bishop Janvier Kataka Luvete Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

29.3 Ordained Priest Julius Yakubu Kundi Priest of Kaduna, Nigeria Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria

44.4 Appointed Stephen Lepcha Bishop of Darjeeling, India

43.0 Appointed Julius Marandi Bishop of Dumka, India

26.3 Ordained Priest Mirosław Milewski Priest of Płock, Poland Auxiliary Bishop

75.8 Retired Boleslaw Pylak † Archbishop of Lublin, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

83.6 Died Siro Silvestri † Bishop Emeritus of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy

49.7 Incardinated Clement Tirkey Priest of Bagdogra, India Bishop Emeritus of Jalpaiguri, India

49.5 Appointed Felix Toppo, S.J. Bishop of Jamshedpur, India Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India

26.2 Ordained Priest David Leon Toups Priest of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA

48.7 Appointed Józef Mirosław Życiński † Archbishop of Lublin, Poland

15 Jun 53.9 Ordained Bishop Benvenuto Italo Castellani Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy

42.6 Ordained Bishop Paul Yoshinao Otsuka Bishop of Kyōto, Japan

17 Jun 59.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Tích Ðức † Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

18 Jun 76.1 Retired Cleto Bellucci † Archbishop of Fermo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

62.0 Appointed Benito Gennaro Franceschetti † Archbishop of Fermo, Italy

55.8 Ordained Bishop Jacques Behnan Hindo † Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

60.3 Ordained Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nho † Coadjutor Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam

19 Jun 57.9 Appointed Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of El Salvador, Military Bishop Emeritus of Chalatenango, El Salvador

64.5 Ceased Fernando Sáenz Lacalle † Apostolic Administrator of El Salvador, Military Archbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador

20 Jun 82.9 Died Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru

46.0 Appointed Georg Müller, SS.CC. † Prelate of Trondheim, Norway Prelate Emeritus

46.0 Appointed Michele Seccia Bishop of San Severo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy

21 Jun 66.9 Ordained Bishop Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad † Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

26.4 Ordained Priest Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University

52.6 Ordained Bishop Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Vulturaria Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania

68.0 Resigned Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. † Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Geovane Luís da Silva Priest of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

58.9 Appointed César Ramón Ortega Herrera † Apostolic Administrator of Barcelona, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

24.2 Ordained Priest František Trstenský Priest of Spiš, Slovakia Bishop

22 Jun 40.5 Ordained Priest Salvatore Angerami † Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop

60.2 Installed Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J. Archbishop of Osaka, Japan Archbishop Emeritus

39.5 Ordained Bishop Thomas Maria Renz Titular Bishop of Rucuma Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

23 Jun 62.3 Appointed Gilberto Fernández del Villar † Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.3 Appointed Gilberto Fernández del Villar † Titular Bishop of Hirina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA

55.3 Appointed Fortunato Frezza Under Secretary of the Synod of Bishops Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata

24 Jun 53.1 Ordained Bishop Joji Govindu Bishop of Nalgonda, India Bishop Emeritus

78.8 Died Ambrose Valerian Hayden † Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

66.7 Appointed Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos † Bishop of Colombia, Military Bishop Emeritus

66.7 Appointed Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos † Titular Bishop of Thasbalta Bishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military

45.9 Appointed Romulo Geolina Valles Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines Archbishop of Davao, Philippines

71.0 Ordained Bishop John Baptiste Wang Xi Xian † Bishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China

46.6 Appointed Thomas Gerard Wenski Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA Archbishop

46.6 Appointed Thomas Gerard Wenski Titular Bishop of Kearney Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA

25 Jun 53.8 Appointed John Raymond Gaydos † Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus

76.5 Retired Michael Francis McAuliffe † Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus

26 Jun 56.6 Ordained Bishop Anthony Giroux Meagher † Titular Bishop of Dura Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

64.7 Died Thomas Joseph Murphy † Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

27 Jun 84.3 Died Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France

73.7 Succeeded Joseph Ma Xue-sheng † Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China

80.1 Died [Joseph Zhong Huai-de] † Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China

28 Jun 33.2 Ordained Priest Paulo Alves Romão Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil

76.3 Retired Packiam Arokiaswamy † Bishop of Tanjore, India Bishop Emeritus

42.5 Installed Fernando María Bargalló Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Federico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. † Prelate of Ipil, Philippines Prelate Emeritus

52.5 Appointed Oswald Gracias Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

52.5 Appointed Oswald Gracias Titular Bishop of Bladia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

67.3 Ordained Bishop Oswald Georg Hirmer † Bishop of Umtata, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

25.7 Ordained Priest Alexandre François Marie Joly Priest of Rouen, France Bishop of Troyes, France

54.2 Succeeded Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. Prelate of Ipil, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

49.7 Appointed Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss † Bishop of Tanjore, India Bishop Emeritus

24.8 Ordained Priest Emilio Nappa Priest of Aversa, Italy Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

38.2 Appointed Pascal N’Koué Bishop of Natitingou, Benin Archbishop of Parakou, Benin

24.9 Ordained Deacon Giuseppe Luigi Spiga Deacon of Cagliari, Italy Bishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil

27.4 Ordained Priest Kevin James Sweeney Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA

40.9 Appointed François-Xavier Yombandje Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic

29 Jun 47.4 Ordained Bishop Carlos Aguiar Retes Bishop of Texcoco, México, México Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District

47.5 Ordained Bishop Eugenijus Bartulis Bishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

25.9 Ordained Deacon François Elias Beyrouti Deacon of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

26.8 Ordained Priest Alexandre Marie Joseph de Bucy Priest of Versailles, France Bishop of Agen, France

53.9 Installed Benvenuto Italo Castellani Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy

26.2 Ordained Deacon Clésio Facco, S.A.C. Deacon of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

27.6 Ordained Priest Jean-Luc Gérard Garin Priest of Lille, France Bishop of Saint-Claude, France

29.3 Ordained Priest Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard Priest of Le Puy-en-Velay, France Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France

28.8 Ordained Priest François André Joseph Marie Gourdon Priest of Angers, France Bishop of Saint-Dié, France

47.9 Ordained Bishop Marek Jędraszewski Titular Bishop of Forum Popilii Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

57.1 Ordained Bishop Damian Kyaruzi Bishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

70.3 Installed Alfredo Magarotto † Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy Bishop Emeritus

39.5 Ordained Bishop Rimantas Norvila Titular Bishop of Castrum Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania

25.6 Ordained Priest Fabijan Svalina Priest of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia Bishop of Srijem, Serbia

48.8 Installed Józef Mirosław Życiński † Archbishop of Lublin, Poland

30 Jun 65.8 Appointed Robert Anthony Brucato † Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.8 Appointed Robert Anthony Brucato † Titular Bishop of Temuniana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

62.2 Appointed Lorenzo Chiarinelli † Bishop of Viterbo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

50.4 Succeeded Thomas Christopher Collins Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

75.2 Retired Renato Dardozzi † Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Priest

75.2 Retired Renato Dardozzi † Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences Priest

75.1 Retired John Charles Reiss † Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

78.1 Retired Raymond Roy † Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada Bishop Emeritus

62.0 Succeeded John Mortimer Fourette Smith † Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Fiorino Tagliaferri † Bishop of Viterbo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jun	84.0	Died	Marcelo Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras
31.2	Ordained Priest	Engelberto Polino Sánchez	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México
2 Jun	94.9	Died	Carlo Manziana, C.O. †	Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy
3 Jun	60.4	Appointed	Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
83.9	Died	Michele Mincuzzi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
4 Jun	49.3	Succeeded	Paul Choi Deok-ki	Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Angelo Kim Nam-su †	Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
60.5	Appointed	John Anthony Rawsthorne	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
6 Jun	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Iván Antonio Marín López	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Jun	57.4	Appointed	Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
47.5	Appointed	Antoine Nabil Andari	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
47.5	Appointed	Antoine Nabil Andari	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
58.2	Appointed	Youhanna Fouad El-Hage †	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
34.6	Ordained Priest	Paul Horan, O. Carm.	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe
29.5	Ordained Priest	John Curtis Iffert	Priest of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA
27.7	Ordained Priest	Ralph Bernard O’Donnell	Priest of Omaha, Nebraska, USA	Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
8 Jun	39.4	Succeeded	Virgil Bercea	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
78.0	Died	Vasile Hossu †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
52.1	Installed	Sebastiano Sanguinetti	Bishop of Ozieri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy
9 Jun	25.1	Ordained Priest	Anthony Cerdan Celino	Priest of El Paso, Texas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
10 Jun	66.8	Died	Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Christie Albert Macaluso	Titular Bishop of Grass Valley	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
11 Jun	69.1	Resigned	Louis Edward Gelineau †	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Bishop Emeritus
67.3	Succeeded	Robert Edward Mulvee †	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Bishop Emeritus
70.2	Appointed	Jozef Zlatňanský †	Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other	Secretary Emeritus
70.2	Appointed	Jozef Zlatňanský †	Titular Bishop of Mons Faliscus	Secretary Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
13 Jun	66.3	Appointed	Armindo Lopes Coelho †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Júlio Tavares Rebimbas †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jun	64.2	Appointed	Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
25.2	Ordained Priest	Prokop Brož	Priest of Hradec Králové, Czechia	Auxiliary Bishop
46.8	Appointed	Thomas D’Souza	Bishop of Bagdogra, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
64.8	Appointed	Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Mongu, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S.	Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Janvier Kataka Luvete	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
29.3	Ordained Priest	Julius Yakubu Kundi	Priest of Kaduna, Nigeria	Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria
44.4	Appointed	Stephen Lepcha	Bishop of Darjeeling, India
43.0	Appointed	Julius Marandi	Bishop of Dumka, India
26.3	Ordained Priest	Mirosław Milewski	Priest of Płock, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
75.8	Retired	Boleslaw Pylak †	Archbishop of Lublin, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
83.6	Died	Siro Silvestri †	Bishop Emeritus of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy
49.7	Incardinated	Clement Tirkey	Priest of Bagdogra, India	Bishop Emeritus of Jalpaiguri, India
49.5	Appointed	Felix Toppo, S.J.	Bishop of Jamshedpur, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India
26.2	Ordained Priest	David Leon Toups	Priest of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA	Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA
48.7	Appointed	Józef Mirosław Życiński †	Archbishop of Lublin, Poland
15 Jun	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Benvenuto Italo Castellani	Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
42.6	Ordained Bishop	Paul Yoshinao Otsuka	Bishop of Kyōto, Japan
17 Jun	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Nguyễn Tích Ðức †	Coadjutor Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jun	76.1	Retired	Cleto Bellucci †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	Benito Gennaro Franceschetti †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Behnan Hindo †	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
60.3	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nho †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
19 Jun	57.9	Appointed	Luis Morao Andreazza, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of El Salvador, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Chalatenango, El Salvador
64.5	Ceased	Fernando Sáenz Lacalle †	Apostolic Administrator of El Salvador, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador
20 Jun	82.9	Died	Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
46.0	Appointed	Georg Müller, SS.CC. †	Prelate of Trondheim, Norway	Prelate Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	Michele Seccia	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
21 Jun	66.9	Ordained Bishop	Ignace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-Ahad †	Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
26.4	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Vulturaria	Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
68.0	Resigned	Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Geovane Luís da Silva	Priest of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
58.9	Appointed	César Ramón Ortega Herrera †	Apostolic Administrator of Barcelona, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
24.2	Ordained Priest	František Trstenský	Priest of Spiš, Slovakia	Bishop
22 Jun	40.5	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Angerami †	Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
60.2	Installed	Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J.	Archbishop of Osaka, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus
39.5	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Maria Renz	Titular Bishop of Rucuma	Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
23 Jun	62.3	Appointed	Gilberto Fernández del Villar †	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.3	Appointed	Gilberto Fernández del Villar †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
55.3	Appointed	Fortunato Frezza	Under Secretary of the Synod of Bishops	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
24 Jun	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Joji Govindu	Bishop of Nalgonda, India	Bishop Emeritus
78.8	Died	Ambrose Valerian Hayden †	Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
66.7	Appointed	Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos †	Bishop of Colombia, Military	Bishop Emeritus
66.7	Appointed	Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos †	Titular Bishop of Thasbalta	Bishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military
45.9	Appointed	Romulo Geolina Valles	Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines	Archbishop of Davao, Philippines
71.0	Ordained Bishop	John Baptiste Wang Xi Xian †	Bishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
46.6	Appointed	Thomas Gerard Wenski	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Archbishop
46.6	Appointed	Thomas Gerard Wenski	Titular Bishop of Kearney	Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
25 Jun	53.8	Appointed	John Raymond Gaydos †	Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus
76.5	Retired	Michael Francis McAuliffe †	Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jun	56.6	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Giroux Meagher †	Titular Bishop of Dura	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
64.7	Died	Thomas Joseph Murphy †	Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
27 Jun	84.3	Died	Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
73.7	Succeeded	Joseph Ma Xue-sheng †	Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China
80.1	Died	[Joseph Zhong Huai-de] †	Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
28 Jun	33.2	Ordained Priest	Paulo Alves Romão	Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
76.3	Retired	Packiam Arokiaswamy †	Bishop of Tanjore, India	Bishop Emeritus
42.5	Installed	Fernando María Bargalló	Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Federico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. †	Prelate of Ipil, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	Oswald Gracias	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	Oswald Gracias	Titular Bishop of Bladia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
67.3	Ordained Bishop	Oswald Georg Hirmer †	Bishop of Umtata, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
25.7	Ordained Priest	Alexandre François Marie Joly	Priest of Rouen, France	Bishop of Troyes, France
54.2	Succeeded	Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J.	Prelate of Ipil, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
49.7	Appointed	Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss †	Bishop of Tanjore, India	Bishop Emeritus
24.8	Ordained Priest	Emilio Nappa	Priest of Aversa, Italy	Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
38.2	Appointed	Pascal N’Koué	Bishop of Natitingou, Benin	Archbishop of Parakou, Benin
24.9	Ordained Deacon	Giuseppe Luigi Spiga	Deacon of Cagliari, Italy	Bishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
27.4	Ordained Priest	Kevin James Sweeney	Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
40.9	Appointed	François-Xavier Yombandje	Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
29 Jun	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Aguiar Retes	Bishop of Texcoco, México, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Eugenijus Bartulis	Bishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
25.9	Ordained Deacon	François Elias Beyrouti	Deacon of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
26.8	Ordained Priest	Alexandre Marie Joseph de Bucy	Priest of Versailles, France	Bishop of Agen, France
53.9	Installed	Benvenuto Italo Castellani	Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
26.2	Ordained Deacon	Clésio Facco, S.A.C.	Deacon of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
27.6	Ordained Priest	Jean-Luc Gérard Garin	Priest of Lille, France	Bishop of Saint-Claude, France
29.3	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard	Priest of Le Puy-en-Velay, France	Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
28.8	Ordained Priest	François André Joseph Marie Gourdon	Priest of Angers, France	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Marek Jędraszewski	Titular Bishop of Forum Popilii	Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
57.1	Ordained Bishop	Damian Kyaruzi	Bishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
70.3	Installed	Alfredo Magarotto †	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
39.5	Ordained Bishop	Rimantas Norvila	Titular Bishop of Castrum	Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
25.6	Ordained Priest	Fabijan Svalina	Priest of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia	Bishop of Srijem, Serbia
48.8	Installed	Józef Mirosław Życiński †	Archbishop of Lublin, Poland
30 Jun	65.8	Appointed	Robert Anthony Brucato †	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.8	Appointed	Robert Anthony Brucato †	Titular Bishop of Temuniana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
62.2	Appointed	Lorenzo Chiarinelli †	Bishop of Viterbo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
50.4	Succeeded	Thomas Christopher Collins	Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
75.2	Retired	Renato Dardozzi †	Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences	Priest
75.2	Retired	Renato Dardozzi †	Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences	Priest
75.1	Retired	John Charles Reiss †	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
78.1	Retired	Raymond Roy †	Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
62.0	Succeeded	John Mortimer Fourette Smith †	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Fiorino Tagliaferri †	Bishop of Viterbo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus

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