The Year of Our Lord 2016

Bishop Events

June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jun 76.1 Retired José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R. Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

85.5 Died Leonard Anthony Boyle † Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin, New Zealand

75.1 Retired David John James Monroe Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

59.1 Appointed Joseph Phuong Nguyen Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

55.8 Installed Edward Matthew Rice Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

57.1 Appointed Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M. Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil Bishop of Roraima, Brazil

3 Jun 63.0 Ordained Bishop Luis Javier Argüello García Titular Bishop of Ipagro Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain

50.5 Appointed Gianmarco Busca Bishop of Mantova, Italy

75.5 Retired Roberto Busti Bishop of Mantova, Italy Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Installed Ricardo Hoepers Bishop of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

76.4 Retired Ante Ivas Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

51.9 Appointed Mark William O’Connell Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

51.9 Appointed Mark William O’Connell Titular Bishop of Gigthi Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

56.9 Appointed Robert Philip Reed Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

56.9 Appointed Robert Philip Reed Titular Bishop of Sufar Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

50.5 Appointed Tomislav Rogić Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia

57.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell Titular Archbishop of Novi Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

4 Jun 43.8 Ordained Bishop Jaime Cristóbal Abril González Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena Bishop of Arauca, Colombia

50.3 Appointed Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela

53.1 Appointed Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti

53.1 Appointed Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Novae Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti

5 Jun 58.8 Ordained Bishop Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R. Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil

6 Jun 65.6 Appointed Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B. Apostolic Administrator of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

8 Jun 48.1 Appointed Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm. Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

63.3 Ordained Bishop Constantine Bae Ki Hyen Bishop of Masan, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

9 Jun 74.0 Died Carillo Gritti, I.M.C. † Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil

48.5 Appointed Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F. Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

71.0 Appointed Carlos Osoro Sierra Ordinary of Spain, Faithful of Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain

62.6 Installed Ruy Rendón Leal Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, México

76.8 Retired Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

10 Jun 44.4 Ordained Bishop Emmanuel (Khaled Ayad) Bishay Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt

11 Jun 42.3 Appointed Marek Forgáč Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia

42.3 Appointed Marek Forgáč Titular Bishop of Seleuciana Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia

54.7 Installed Stefano Russo Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy

53.3 Ordained Bishop Gianrico Ruzza Titular Bishop of Subaugusta Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy

63.7 Ordained Bishop Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Tubernuca Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey

55.2 Ordained Bishop Krzysztof Stefan Włodarczyk Titular Bishop of Surista Bishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland

12 Jun 56.5 Installed Felice Accrocca Archbishop of Benevento, Italy

48.5 Ordained Bishop Flavian Matindi Kassala Bishop of Geita, Tanzania

49.8 Appointed Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Secretary of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

49.6 Ordained Bishop Bertrand Didier Marie Joseph Lacombe Titular Bishop of Saint-Papoul Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

13 Jun 53.0 Appointed Peter Bryan Wells Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

14 Jun 52.9 Appointed Luciano Russo Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State

52.9 Appointed Luciano Russo Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State

15 Jun 54.0 Appointed Didier Norman Raymond Berthet † Bishop of Saint-Dié, France

51.1 Ordained Bishop Alain Faubert Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

51.6 Laicized Janusz Wiesław Kaleta

75.8 Retired Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu Bishop of Saint-Dié, France Bishop Emeritus

16 Jun 51.7 Installed Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia

58.2 Ceased Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R. Apostolic Administrator of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia

48.3 Appointed Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France

48.3 Appointed Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard Titular Bishop of Carpentras Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France

54.5 Installed Vincent Long Văn Nguyễn, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of Parramatta, Australia

61.7 Appointed Francisco Moreno Barrón Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México

75.5 Retired Rafael Romo Muñoz Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México Archbishop Emeritus

17 Jun 78.1 Died Angel Gelmi Bertocchi † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

64.4 Appointed Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

64.4 Appointed Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B. Titular Bishop of Lavellum Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

47.2 Appointed Joseph Naffah (Nafaa) Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

47.2 Appointed Joseph Naffah (Nafaa) Titular Bishop of Aradus Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

76.4 Retired Paul Nabil El-Sayah Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Curial Bishop Emeritus

18 Jun 47.4 Ordained Bishop Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia Bishop of Pereira, Colombia

69.4 Ordained Bishop Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A. Bishop of Palencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Appointed Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I. Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia

77.1 Retired Raymond Mpezele Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

48.8 Ordained Bishop Polito Rodríguez Méndez Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

19 Jun 48.0 Ordained Bishop José Albuquerque de Araújo Titular Bishop of Altava Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil

20 Jun 90.8 Appointed Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli) Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

80.0 Appointed William Joseph Levada † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Domnica Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

58.3 Appointed Robert Anthony Llanos Apostolic Administrator of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles Bishop

48.9 Appointed Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador

81.7 Appointed Franc Rodé, C.M. Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

92.9 Appointed Albert Vanhoye, S.J. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani

21 Jun 59.3 Ordained Bishop Luigi Vari Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy

22 Jun 58.5 Appointed Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P. Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands

48.9 Appointed Paulo Cezar Costa Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

49.6 Appointed Mário Antônio da Silva Bishop of Roraima, Brazil Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

84.5 Died Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. † Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

76.1 Retired Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M. Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands Archbishop Emeritus

24 Jun 59.9 Appointed Basilio Athai Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar

53.4 Appointed Domenico Battaglia Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

63.2 Appointed Francis Assisi Chullikatt Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina

75.6 Retired Michele De Rosa Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy Bishop Emeritus

44.5 Appointed Ryan Pagente Jimenez Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

51.1 Appointed Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine Cardinal, Patriarch

51.1 Appointed Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. Titular Archbishop of Verbe Cardinal, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

49.7 Appointed Anthony Randazzo Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia

49.7 Appointed Anthony Randazzo Titular Bishop of Quiza Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia

75.6 Retired Fouad Boutros Twal Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine Patriarch Emeritus

45.2 Appointed Richard James Umbers Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

45.2 Appointed Richard James Umbers Titular Bishop of Thala Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

66.5 Appointed Carmel Zammit Bishop of Gibraltar

25 Jun 59.7 Appointed Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini Bishop of Guntur, India

58.7 Appointed Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam

58.7 Appointed Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng Titular Bishop of Liberalia Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam

77.1 Retired Bali Gali Bishop of Guntur, India Bishop Emeritus

77.9 Retired Antoine Ganyé Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

53.1 Appointed Roger Houngbédji, O.P. Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin

54.1 Appointed Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France

54.1 Appointed Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France

59.3 Ordained Bishop Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M. Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari Archbishop of Durban, South Africa

62.9 Installed Vincenzo Carmine Orofino Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy

64.3 Ceased Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † Apostolic Administrator of San Carlos de Venezuela Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela

48.8 Installed Polito Rodríguez Méndez Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

46.1 Installed Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia

49.8 Appointed Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador

50.6 Appointed Thibault Verny Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France

50.6 Appointed Thibault Verny Titular Bishop of Lamzella Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France

27 Jun 90.4 Died Henry Sebastian D’Souza † Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India

52.0 Appointed Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain Bishop of Santander, Spain

52.0 Appointed Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas Titular Bishop of Ursona Bishop of Santander, Spain

28 Jun 60.9 Appointed Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm. Bishop of Malang, Indonesia

80.1 Died Joseph Atsumi Misue † Bishop Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan

77.1 Retired Herman Joseph Sahadat Pandoyoputro, O. Carm. † Bishop of Malang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

54.1 Appointed Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S. Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan

29 Jun 61.5 Appointed Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B. Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia

61.5 Appointed Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Ambia Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia

76.5 Retired Daniel Caro Borda Bishop of Soacha, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

86.1 Died Giuseppe Antonio De Andrea † Apostolic Nuncio

59.7 Appointed José Daniel Falla Robles † Bishop of Soacha, Colombia

48.7 Appointed José Libardo Garcés Monsalve Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia

89.4 Died Robert-Marie Gay, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Kabale, Uganda

56.0 Ordained Bishop David Austin Konderla Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

50.6 Ordained Bishop Pavel Konzbul Titular Bishop of Litomyšl Bishop of Brno, Czechia

30 Jun 66.7 Ceased Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin Apostolic Administrator of Osogbo, Nigeria Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria

53.1 Ordained Bishop John Akinkunmi Oyejola Bishop of Osogbo, Nigeria

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jun	76.1	Retired	José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R.	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
85.5	Died	Leonard Anthony Boyle †	Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin, New Zealand
75.1	Retired	David John James Monroe	Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
59.1	Appointed	Joseph Phuong Nguyen	Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
55.8	Installed	Edward Matthew Rice	Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
57.1	Appointed	Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M.	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Roraima, Brazil
3 Jun	63.0	Ordained Bishop	Luis Javier Argüello García	Titular Bishop of Ipagro	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain
50.5	Appointed	Gianmarco Busca	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
75.5	Retired	Roberto Busti	Bishop of Mantova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Installed	Ricardo Hoepers	Bishop of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
76.4	Retired	Ante Ivas	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
51.9	Appointed	Mark William O’Connell	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
51.9	Appointed	Mark William O’Connell	Titular Bishop of Gigthi	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
56.9	Appointed	Robert Philip Reed	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
56.9	Appointed	Robert Philip Reed	Titular Bishop of Sufar	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
50.5	Appointed	Tomislav Rogić	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Fitzpatrick Russell	Titular Archbishop of Novi	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
4 Jun	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Cristóbal Abril González	Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena	Bishop of Arauca, Colombia
50.3	Appointed	Carlos Alfredo Cabezas Mendoza	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela	Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
53.1	Appointed	Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
53.1	Appointed	Ducange Sylvain, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Novae	Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
5 Jun	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R.	Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
6 Jun	65.6	Appointed	Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
8 Jun	48.1	Appointed	Francisco de Sales Alencar Batista, O. Carm.	Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
63.3	Ordained Bishop	Constantine Bae Ki Hyen	Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jun	74.0	Died	Carillo Gritti, I.M.C. †	Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
48.5	Appointed	Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F.	Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
71.0	Appointed	Carlos Osoro Sierra	Ordinary of Spain, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
62.6	Installed	Ruy Rendón Leal	Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
76.8	Retired	Francesco Sarego, S.V.D.	Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jun	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel (Khaled Ayad) Bishay	Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
11 Jun	42.3	Appointed	Marek Forgáč	Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
42.3	Appointed	Marek Forgáč	Titular Bishop of Seleuciana	Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
54.7	Installed	Stefano Russo	Bishop of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy	Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Gianrico Ruzza	Titular Bishop of Subaugusta	Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
63.7	Ordained Bishop	Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tubernuca	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Krzysztof Stefan Włodarczyk	Titular Bishop of Surista	Bishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland
12 Jun	56.5	Installed	Felice Accrocca	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
48.5	Ordained Bishop	Flavian Matindi Kassala	Bishop of Geita, Tanzania
49.8	Appointed	Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage	Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue	Secretary of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Bertrand Didier Marie Joseph Lacombe	Titular Bishop of Saint-Papoul	Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
13 Jun	53.0	Appointed	Peter Bryan Wells	Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
14 Jun	52.9	Appointed	Luciano Russo	Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria	Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State
52.9	Appointed	Luciano Russo	Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia	Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State
15 Jun	54.0	Appointed	Didier Norman Raymond Berthet †	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Alain Faubert	Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
51.6	Laicized	Janusz Wiesław Kaleta
75.8	Retired	Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jun	51.7	Installed	Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
58.2	Ceased	Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.SS.R.	Apostolic Administrator of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia
48.3	Appointed	Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France	Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
48.3	Appointed	Emmanuel Marie Anne Alain Gobilliard	Titular Bishop of Carpentras	Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
54.5	Installed	Vincent Long Văn Nguyễn, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Parramatta, Australia
61.7	Appointed	Francisco Moreno Barrón	Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
75.5	Retired	Rafael Romo Muñoz	Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México	Archbishop Emeritus
17 Jun	78.1	Died	Angel Gelmi Bertocchi †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
64.4	Appointed	Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
64.4	Appointed	Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Lavellum	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
47.2	Appointed	Joseph Naffah (Nafaa)	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
47.2	Appointed	Joseph Naffah (Nafaa)	Titular Bishop of Aradus	Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
76.4	Retired	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Curial Bishop Emeritus
18 Jun	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez	Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia
69.4	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A.	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Appointed	Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I.	Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia
77.1	Retired	Raymond Mpezele	Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Polito Rodríguez Méndez	Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela	Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
19 Jun	48.0	Ordained Bishop	José Albuquerque de Araújo	Titular Bishop of Altava	Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
20 Jun	90.8	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
80.0	Appointed	William Joseph Levada †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
58.3	Appointed	Robert Anthony Llanos	Apostolic Administrator of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Bishop
48.9	Appointed	Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo	Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
81.7	Appointed	Franc Rodé, C.M.	Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
92.9	Appointed	Albert Vanhoye, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani
21 Jun	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Vari	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
22 Jun	58.5	Appointed	Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P.	Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
48.9	Appointed	Paulo Cezar Costa	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
49.6	Appointed	Mário Antônio da Silva	Bishop of Roraima, Brazil	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
84.5	Died	Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. †	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
76.1	Retired	Adrian Thomas Smith, S.M.	Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Jun	59.9	Appointed	Basilio Athai	Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
53.4	Appointed	Domenico Battaglia	Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
63.2	Appointed	Francis Assisi Chullikatt	Apostolic Nuncio to Kyrgyzstan	Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina
75.6	Retired	Michele De Rosa	Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
44.5	Appointed	Ryan Pagente Jimenez	Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
51.1	Appointed	Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Cardinal, Patriarch
51.1	Appointed	Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.	Titular Archbishop of Verbe	Cardinal, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
49.7	Appointed	Anthony Randazzo	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia
49.7	Appointed	Anthony Randazzo	Titular Bishop of Quiza	Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia
75.6	Retired	Fouad Boutros Twal	Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Patriarch Emeritus
45.2	Appointed	Richard James Umbers	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
45.2	Appointed	Richard James Umbers	Titular Bishop of Thala	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
66.5	Appointed	Carmel Zammit	Bishop of Gibraltar
25 Jun	59.7	Appointed	Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini	Bishop of Guntur, India
58.7	Appointed	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng	Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
58.7	Appointed	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng	Titular Bishop of Liberalia	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
77.1	Retired	Bali Gali	Bishop of Guntur, India	Bishop Emeritus
77.9	Retired	Antoine Ganyé	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	Roger Houngbédji, O.P.	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin
54.1	Appointed	Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
54.1	Appointed	Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet	Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia	Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
59.3	Ordained Bishop	Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M.	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari	Archbishop of Durban, South Africa
62.9	Installed	Vincenzo Carmine Orofino	Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy
64.3	Ceased	Reinaldo del Prette Lissot †	Apostolic Administrator of San Carlos de Venezuela	Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
48.8	Installed	Polito Rodríguez Méndez	Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela	Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
46.1	Installed	Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias	Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
49.8	Appointed	Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera	Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador
50.6	Appointed	Thibault Verny	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
50.6	Appointed	Thibault Verny	Titular Bishop of Lamzella	Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
27 Jun	90.4	Died	Henry Sebastian D’Souza †	Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
52.0	Appointed	Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Bishop of Santander, Spain
52.0	Appointed	Arturo Pablo Ros Murgadas	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Bishop of Santander, Spain
28 Jun	60.9	Appointed	Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan, O. Carm.	Bishop of Malang, Indonesia
80.1	Died	Joseph Atsumi Misue †	Bishop Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan
77.1	Retired	Herman Joseph Sahadat Pandoyoputro, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Malang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
54.1	Appointed	Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S.	Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan
29 Jun	61.5	Appointed	Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B.	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia
61.5	Appointed	Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Ambia	Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia
76.5	Retired	Daniel Caro Borda	Bishop of Soacha, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
86.1	Died	Giuseppe Antonio De Andrea †	Apostolic Nuncio
59.7	Appointed	José Daniel Falla Robles †	Bishop of Soacha, Colombia
48.7	Appointed	José Libardo Garcés Monsalve	Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
89.4	Died	Robert-Marie Gay, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kabale, Uganda
56.0	Ordained Bishop	David Austin Konderla	Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Pavel Konzbul	Titular Bishop of Litomyšl	Bishop of Brno, Czechia
30 Jun	66.7	Ceased	Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin	Apostolic Administrator of Osogbo, Nigeria	Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria
53.1	Ordained Bishop	John Akinkunmi Oyejola	Bishop of Osogbo, Nigeria

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