The Year of Our Lord 2025

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 May 60.0 Ordained Bishop Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J. Bishop of Daet, Philippines

52.8 Ordained Bishop Johannes Freitag Titular Bishop of Guzabeta Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria

59.4 Ordained Bishop John Edward Keehner, Jr. Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

80.4 Appointed Donald Joseph Kettler Administrator of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

51.6 Ordained Bishop Eloy Alberto Santiago Santiago Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain

53.7 Ceased Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner Administrator of Daet, Philippines Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines

64.3 Ordained Bishop Fabian Toppo Bishop of Jalpaiguri, India

60.2 Installed Zbigniew Jan Zieliński Archbishop of Poznań, Poland

2 May 89.4 Died Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia

79.2 Died Esteban Escudero Torres † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

62.0 Ordained Bishop Anthony Gerard Percy Titular Bishop of Appiaria Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

3 May 59.9 Installed Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela

58.3 Installed André Guèye Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal

48.8 Installed Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi

78.0 Ceased Mariano José Parra Sandoval Apostolic Administrator of Cumaná, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Coro, Venezuela

56.8 Ordained Bishop Ángel Román Idígoras Bishop of Albacete, Spain

56.6 Ordained Bishop Guy Mukasa Sanon Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso

4 May 55.6 Installed Stephano Lameck Musomba, O.S.A. Bishop of Bagamoyo, Tanzania

83.0 Died Gerald Thomas Walsh † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

7 May 60.8 Installed Michael George McGovern Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

8 May 63.8 Ordained Bishop Peter Mel Murphy Bishop of Armidale, Australia

69.6 Appointed Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

69.6 Elected Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

9 May 62.9 Confirmed Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C. Dean of the Roman Rota

60.1 Confirmed Simona Brambilla, M. C. Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

65.3 Confirmed Maximino Caballero Ledo Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy

56.7 Ordained Bishop Gregg Michael Caggianelli Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

78.8 Confirmed Michael Felix Czerny, S.J. Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

77.6 Confirmed Kevin Joseph Farrell Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

64.7 Confirmed Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

62.8 Confirmed Victor Manuel Fernández Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

73.7 Confirmed Salvatore Rino Fisichella Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization

69.5 Confirmed Claudio Gugerotti Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

67.4 Confirmed Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops

91.5 Died John Peter Mark Jabalé, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain

75.1 Confirmed Kurt Koch Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

51.7 Confirmed George Jacob Koovakad Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

73.1 Confirmed Dominique François Joseph Mamberti Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

59.4 Confirmed José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

59.2 Appointed Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B. Administrator of Belleville, Illinois, USA

70.3 Confirmed Pietro Parolin Cardinal, Secretary of State

50.2 Confirmed Giordano Piccinotti, S.D.B. President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

75.1 Confirmed Arthur Roche Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

68.5 Confirmed Paolo Ruffini Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication

77.3 Confirmed Marcello Semeraro Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

67.8 Confirmed Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization

73.4 Confirmed Lazzaro You Heung-sik Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy

10 May 68.6 Ordained Bishop Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M. Bishop of Caazapá, Paraguay

50.8 Ordained Bishop Estêvão Ângelo Fernando Bishop of Alto Molócuè, Mozambique

70.4 Ordained Bishop Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole, O.M.I. Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho

11 May 66.6 Ordained Bishop Saverio Antonio Gennaro Cannistrà, O.C.D. Archbishop of Pisa, Italy

56.0 Ordained Bishop John Carvalho Bishop of Ajmer, India

80.7 Ceased Oswald Joseph Lewis Apostolic Administrator of Ajmer, India Bishop Emeritus of Jaipur, India

56.6 Installed Guy Mukasa Sanon Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso

13 May 75.9 Ceased Ignatius Loyola Ivan Mascarenhas Apostolic Administrator of Simla and Chandigarh, India Bishop Emeritus

53.5 Ordained Bishop Sahaya Thatheus Thomas Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India

14 May 55.7 Ordained Bishop Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, O.S.A. Bishop of Timika, Indonesia

61.0 Ordained Bishop Charles Duval, C.Ss.R. Coadjutor Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada Archbishop

15 May 45.8 Appointed Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Callao, Peru

45.8 Appointed Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M. Titular Bishop of Babra Auxiliary Bishop of Callao, Peru

79.4 Died Andrej Bazil Mária Fogaš † Bishop

16 May 59.6 Appointed Dave Dean Capucao Prelate of Infanta, Philippines

75.8 Retired Bernardino Cruz Cortez Prelate of Infanta, Philippines Prelate Emeritus

76.4 Ceased John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr. Apostolic Administrator of Laghouat, Algeria Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Installed Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr. Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria

17 May 63.1 Installed Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

51.7 Ordained Bishop Antônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

50.4 Ordained Bishop Wilder Alberto Vásquez Saldaña, O.S.A. Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru

18 May 69.6 Installed Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

52.8 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Luigi Spiga Bishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil

63.1 Installed Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P. Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia Cardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria

19 May 72.6 Died Joseph Ponniah † Bishop Emeritus of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

20 May 65.2 Appointed Luigi Bianco Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

65.2 Appointed Luigi Bianco Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

58.3 Ceased Albert A. Kenney Administrator of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Priest

57.9 Installed Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

62.1 Appointed Jean Bernard Claude Pelletier Bishop of Mende, France

60.2 Resigned Edmar Perón Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

65.9 Appointed Bruno Elizeu Versari Apostolic Administrator of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil

21 May 59.2 Appointed Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del Prado Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France Bishop of Créteil, France

68.2 Resigned Hervé Jean Robert Giraud Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France Bishop of Viviers, France

76.9 Retired Salvador Giménez Valls Bishop of Lleida, Spain Bishop Emeritus

52.4 Appointed Daniel Palau Valero Bishop of Lleida, Spain

22 May 75.4 Retired Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

72.9 Installed Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Maddalena in Campo Marzio Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

75.7 Retired Markus Büchel Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

50.0 Ordained Bishop Ignazio Ceffalia Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus

67.5 Appointed Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. Archbishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

54.6 Appointed Beat Grögli Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

52.2 Appointed Valter Magno de Carvalho Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

65.6 Appointed Tiziana Merletti, S.F.P. Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

58.3 Appointed Michael (Micae) Phạm Minh Cường Bishop of San Diego, California, USA

23 May Appointed Paul Kavanagh Administrator of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

61.9 Installed Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Giovanna Antida Thouret Cardinal, Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran

71.8 Retired Ivo Scapolo Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal Apostolic Nuncio

66.0 Installed Richard William Smith Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

88.2 Died John George Vlazny † Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

24 May 86.7 Died Nestor Celestial Cariño † Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

67.9 Succeeded Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam

69.6 Installed Jesús Fernández González Bishop of Córdoba, Spain

52.8 Ordained Bishop David Koudougou Bishop of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso

68.7 Installed Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Stella Maris Cardinal, Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia

75.5 Retired Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam Archbishop Emeritus

67.9 Appointed Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization

50.4 Installed Wilder Alberto Vásquez Saldaña, O.S.A. Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru

25 May 62.7 Ordained Bishop Riccardo Battocchio Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy

48.1 Ordained Bishop Josaphat Jackson Bududu Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora, Tanzania

72.2 Installed Varghese Chakkalakal Archbishop of Calicut, India

26 May 93.1 Died Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military

27 May 56.9 Installed William Shawn McKnight Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

75.9 Ceased Joseph Fred Naumann Apostolic Administrator of Kansas City in Kansas, USA Archbishop Emeritus

52.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Nguyễn Quang Ðĩnh Titular Bishop of Voncaria Auxiliary Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam

65.9 Appointed Renzo Pegoraro President of the Pontifical Academy for Life

76.2 Retired František Rábek Bishop of Slovakia, Military Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Appointed Alexander Rivera Vielma Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela

60.5 Appointed Pavol Šajgalík, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Slovakia, Military

67.3 Installed John Francis Sherrington Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain

28 May 49.9 Appointed Francisco Agamenilton Damascena Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil

65.5 Appointed Alejandro Pablo Benna Bishop of Morón, Argentina

62.4 Ordained Bishop Pierre Charland, O.F.M. Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada

54.1 Appointed Clésio Facco, S.A.C. Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

51.5 Appointed Brice Armand Ibombo Bishop of Ouesso, Congo

67.6 Appointed Raúl Martín Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina

75.5 Retired Juan Alberto Puiggari Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Jorge Vázquez Bishop of Morón, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

80.1 Died Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Korea, Military

29 May 56.9 Appointed Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro Apostolic Administrator of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

89.4 Died Roberto Gomes Guimarães † Bishop Emeritus of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

67.3 Installed Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia

30 May 66.7 Died Michael Jude Byrnes † Archbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

57.9 Appointed Pedro Bismarck Chau Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

57.9 Appointed Pedro Bismarck Chau Titular Bishop of Catrum Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

75.0 Retired Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India Bishop Emeritus

100.0 Died James Hector MacDonald, C.S.C. † Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

69.5 Appointed Mathew Polycarpos Manakkarakavil Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India

78.1 Appointed José Roberto Ospina Leongómez Apostolic Administrator of Colombia, Military Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia

77.1 Retired Gregory James Studerus Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

31 May 62.5 Installed Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C. Coadjutor Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil Archbishop

65.5 Ordained Bishop Ignatius Kanmurum Anipu, M. Afr. Bishop of Maradi, Niger

79.1 Retired José Figueroa Gómez Bishop of Granada en Colombia Bishop Emeritus

57.8 Appointed Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano Bishop of Granada en Colombia

48.1 Succeeded Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat Bishop of Urgell, Spain

75.8 Retired Joan Enric Vives Sicilia Bishop of Urgell, Spain Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	60.0	Ordained Bishop	Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J.	Bishop of Daet, Philippines
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Freitag	Titular Bishop of Guzabeta	Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria
59.4	Ordained Bishop	John Edward Keehner, Jr.	Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
80.4	Appointed	Donald Joseph Kettler	Administrator of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Eloy Alberto Santiago Santiago	Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
53.7	Ceased	Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner	Administrator of Daet, Philippines	Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines
64.3	Ordained Bishop	Fabian Toppo	Bishop of Jalpaiguri, India
60.2	Installed	Zbigniew Jan Zieliński	Archbishop of Poznań, Poland
2 May	89.4	Died	Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
79.2	Died	Esteban Escudero Torres †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
62.0	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Gerard Percy	Titular Bishop of Appiaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
3 May	59.9	Installed	Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín	Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela
58.3	Installed	André Guèye	Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal
48.8	Installed	Yohane Suzgo Nyirenda	Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi
78.0	Ceased	Mariano José Parra Sandoval	Apostolic Administrator of Cumaná, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Coro, Venezuela
56.8	Ordained Bishop	Ángel Román Idígoras	Bishop of Albacete, Spain
56.6	Ordained Bishop	Guy Mukasa Sanon	Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso
4 May	55.6	Installed	Stephano Lameck Musomba, O.S.A.	Bishop of Bagamoyo, Tanzania
83.0	Died	Gerald Thomas Walsh †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
7 May	60.8	Installed	Michael George McGovern	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
8 May	63.8	Ordained Bishop	Peter Mel Murphy	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
69.6	Appointed	Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.	Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
69.6	Elected	Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
9 May	62.9	Confirmed	Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C.	Dean of the Roman Rota
60.1	Confirmed	Simona Brambilla, M. C.	Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
65.3	Confirmed	Maximino Caballero Ledo	Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy
56.7	Ordained Bishop	Gregg Michael Caggianelli	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
78.8	Confirmed	Michael Felix Czerny, S.J.	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
77.6	Confirmed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
64.7	Confirmed	Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B.	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
62.8	Confirmed	Victor Manuel Fernández	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
73.7	Confirmed	Salvatore Rino Fisichella	Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
69.5	Confirmed	Claudio Gugerotti	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
67.4	Confirmed	Filippo Iannone, O. Carm.	Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts	Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
91.5	Died	John Peter Mark Jabalé, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
75.1	Confirmed	Kurt Koch	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
51.7	Confirmed	George Jacob Koovakad	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
73.1	Confirmed	Dominique François Joseph Mamberti	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
59.4	Confirmed	José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
59.2	Appointed	Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B.	Administrator of Belleville, Illinois, USA
70.3	Confirmed	Pietro Parolin	Cardinal, Secretary of State
50.2	Confirmed	Giordano Piccinotti, S.D.B.	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
75.1	Confirmed	Arthur Roche	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
68.5	Confirmed	Paolo Ruffini	Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication
77.3	Confirmed	Marcello Semeraro	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
67.8	Confirmed	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
73.4	Confirmed	Lazzaro You Heung-sik	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy
10 May	68.6	Ordained Bishop	Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M.	Bishop of Caazapá, Paraguay
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Estêvão Ângelo Fernando	Bishop of Alto Molócuè, Mozambique
70.4	Ordained Bishop	Vitalis Sekhonyana Marole, O.M.I.	Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho
11 May	66.6	Ordained Bishop	Saverio Antonio Gennaro Cannistrà, O.C.D.	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
56.0	Ordained Bishop	John Carvalho	Bishop of Ajmer, India
80.7	Ceased	Oswald Joseph Lewis	Apostolic Administrator of Ajmer, India	Bishop Emeritus of Jaipur, India
56.6	Installed	Guy Mukasa Sanon	Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso
13 May	75.9	Ceased	Ignatius Loyola Ivan Mascarenhas	Apostolic Administrator of Simla and Chandigarh, India	Bishop Emeritus
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Sahaya Thatheus Thomas	Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India
14 May	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, O.S.A.	Bishop of Timika, Indonesia
61.0	Ordained Bishop	Charles Duval, C.Ss.R.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop
15 May	45.8	Appointed	Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Callao, Peru
45.8	Appointed	Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M.	Titular Bishop of Babra	Auxiliary Bishop of Callao, Peru
79.4	Died	Andrej Bazil Mária Fogaš †	Bishop
16 May	59.6	Appointed	Dave Dean Capucao	Prelate of Infanta, Philippines
75.8	Retired	Bernardino Cruz Cortez	Prelate of Infanta, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
76.4	Ceased	John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.	Apostolic Administrator of Laghouat, Algeria	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Installed	Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr.	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
17 May	63.1	Installed	Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi	Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Wilder Alberto Vásquez Saldaña, O.S.A.	Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru
18 May	69.6	Installed	Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Luigi Spiga	Bishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
63.1	Installed	Jean-Paul Vesco, O.P.	Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
19 May	72.6	Died	Joseph Ponniah †	Bishop Emeritus of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
20 May	65.2	Appointed	Luigi Bianco	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
65.2	Appointed	Luigi Bianco	Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
58.3	Ceased	Albert A. Kenney	Administrator of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Priest
57.9	Installed	Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
62.1	Appointed	Jean Bernard Claude Pelletier	Bishop of Mende, France
60.2	Resigned	Edmar Perón	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
65.9	Appointed	Bruno Elizeu Versari	Apostolic Administrator of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
21 May	59.2	Appointed	Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del Prado	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Bishop of Créteil, France
68.2	Resigned	Hervé Jean Robert Giraud	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Bishop of Viviers, France
76.9	Retired	Salvador Giménez Valls	Bishop of Lleida, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
52.4	Appointed	Daniel Palau Valero	Bishop of Lleida, Spain
22 May	75.4	Retired	Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M.	Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
72.9	Installed	Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Maddalena in Campo Marzio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
75.7	Retired	Markus Büchel	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Ignazio Ceffalia	Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino	Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus
67.5	Appointed	Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B.	Archbishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
54.6	Appointed	Beat Grögli	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
52.2	Appointed	Valter Magno de Carvalho	Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
65.6	Appointed	Tiziana Merletti, S.F.P.	Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
58.3	Appointed	Michael (Micae) Phạm Minh Cường	Bishop of San Diego, California, USA
23 May		Appointed	Paul Kavanagh	Administrator of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
61.9	Installed	Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Giovanna Antida Thouret	Cardinal, Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran
71.8	Retired	Ivo Scapolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Apostolic Nuncio
66.0	Installed	Richard William Smith	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
88.2	Died	John George Vlazny †	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
24 May	86.7	Died	Nestor Celestial Cariño †	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
67.9	Succeeded	Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân	Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam
69.6	Installed	Jesús Fernández González	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
52.8	Ordained Bishop	David Koudougou	Bishop of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
68.7	Installed	Ladislav Nemet, S.V.D.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Stella Maris	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
75.5	Retired	Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh	Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
67.9	Appointed	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
50.4	Installed	Wilder Alberto Vásquez Saldaña, O.S.A.	Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru
25 May	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Riccardo Battocchio	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
48.1	Ordained Bishop	Josaphat Jackson Bududu	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora, Tanzania
72.2	Installed	Varghese Chakkalakal	Archbishop of Calicut, India
26 May	93.1	Died	Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
27 May	56.9	Installed	William Shawn McKnight	Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
75.9	Ceased	Joseph Fred Naumann	Apostolic Administrator of Kansas City in Kansas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Nguyễn Quang Ðĩnh	Titular Bishop of Voncaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
65.9	Appointed	Renzo Pegoraro	President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
76.2	Retired	František Rábek	Bishop of Slovakia, Military	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	Alexander Rivera Vielma	Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela
60.5	Appointed	Pavol Šajgalík, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Slovakia, Military
67.3	Installed	John Francis Sherrington	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
28 May	49.9	Appointed	Francisco Agamenilton Damascena	Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
65.5	Appointed	Alejandro Pablo Benna	Bishop of Morón, Argentina
62.4	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Charland, O.F.M.	Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
54.1	Appointed	Clésio Facco, S.A.C.	Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
51.5	Appointed	Brice Armand Ibombo	Bishop of Ouesso, Congo
67.6	Appointed	Raúl Martín	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
75.5	Retired	Juan Alberto Puiggari	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Jorge Vázquez	Bishop of Morón, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
80.1	Died	Francis Xavier Yu Soo-il, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Korea, Military
29 May	56.9	Appointed	Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro	Apostolic Administrator of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
89.4	Died	Roberto Gomes Guimarães †	Bishop Emeritus of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
67.3	Installed	Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
30 May	66.7	Died	Michael Jude Byrnes †	Archbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
57.9	Appointed	Pedro Bismarck Chau	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
57.9	Appointed	Pedro Bismarck Chau	Titular Bishop of Catrum	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
75.0	Retired	Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil	Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop Emeritus
100.0	Died	James Hector MacDonald, C.S.C. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
69.5	Appointed	Mathew Polycarpos Manakkarakavil	Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankara), India
78.1	Appointed	José Roberto Ospina Leongómez	Apostolic Administrator of Colombia, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
77.1	Retired	Gregory James Studerus	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 May	62.5	Installed	Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Archbishop
65.5	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius Kanmurum Anipu, M. Afr.	Bishop of Maradi, Niger
79.1	Retired	José Figueroa Gómez	Bishop of Granada en Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
57.8	Appointed	Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano	Bishop of Granada en Colombia
48.1	Succeeded	Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
75.8	Retired	Joan Enric Vives Sicilia	Bishop of Urgell, Spain	Bishop Emeritus

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