The Year of Our Lord 2026

Bishop Events

May to June

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 May 72.9 Died Antonio Arcari † Apostolic Nuncio

45.6 Appointed Robert Paul Boxie, III Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

45.6 Appointed Robert Paul Boxie, III Titular Bishop of Cataquas Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

79.2 Retired Mark Edward Brennan Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA Bishop Emeritus

78.4 Retired Roy Edward Campbell, Jr. Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Appointed Dagoberto Campos Salas Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador

50.3 Appointed John Jairo Gomez Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA

102.8 Died René Henry Gracida † Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

61.5 Appointed Roch Martin Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada Bishop-Elect

55.7 Appointed Evelio Menjivar-Ayala Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

60.2 Ordained Bishop Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B. Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA

76.9 Retired Serge Patrick Poitras Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

55.0 Appointed Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín Apostolic Administrator of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, México

55.3 Ordained Bishop José Silvio de Brito Titular Bishop of Menefessi Auxiliary Bishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

68.7 Appointed Gary Richard Studniewski Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

68.7 Appointed Gary Richard Studniewski Titular Bishop of Jamestown Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

76.5 Retired James Anthony Tamayo Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

2 May 55.0 Ordained Bishop Andrea Carlevale Titular Bishop of Atella Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

59.5 Installed Mário Antônio da Silva Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

52.9 Appointed Nicolai Gennadevich Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv. Apostolic Administrator of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation Auxiliary Bishop

65.7 Resigned Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B. Archbishop of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation Archbishop Emeritus

69.7 Ordained Bishop Stefano Sparapani Titular Bishop of Bisenzio Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

65.1 Ordained Bishop Marco Valenti Titular Bishop of Arpi Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

56.4 Ordained Bishop Alessandro Zenobbi Titular Bishop of Biccari Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

3 May 75.5 Retired Jacinto Agcaoili Jose Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

81.8 Died Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust † Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela

85.0 Died Józef Michalik † Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland

56.0 Appointed Nick Argel Vaquilar Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines Bishop-Elect

4 May 60.0 Appointed Rubén de la Cruz Martínez Auxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

60.0 Appointed Rubén de la Cruz Martínez Titular Bishop of Theudalis Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of León, Guanajuato, México

52.8 Appointed Ramón Orozco Muñoz Auxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

52.8 Appointed Ramón Orozco Muñoz Titular Bishop of Tiguala Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of León, Guanajuato, México

5 May 60.5 Resigned Gerardo Fortich Saco, Jr. Bishop-Elect of Tagbilaran, Philippines Administrator

6 May 65.5 Appointed Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, S.J. Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Bishop-Elect

46.8 Ordained Bishop Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Thimida Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya

76.7 Retired Clarence Richard Silva Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Bishop Emeritus

7 May 91.3 Died Eugenio Binini † Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

82.6 Died Michael Joseph Bransfield † Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

64.5 Appointed Peter Suphot Roeksujarit Bishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand Bishop-Elect

8 May 60.4 Ordained Bishop Trinidad Antonio Márquez Guerrero Titular Bishop of Melzi Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

50.4 Appointed Cristino Ramos González Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay

9 May 83.1 Died Jean-Clément Jeanbart † Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria

61.3 Appointed Vijaya Paul Reddy Duggimpudi Bishop of Warangal, India

11 May 51.0 Appointed Steven Joseph Lopes Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA

56.7 Appointed Linus Ngenomesho, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia

59.5 Ceased Anthony Randazzo Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts

12 May 64.0 Appointed John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D. Bishop of Donkorkrom, Ghana

96.2 Died Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Nice, France

66.4 Appointed Homero Marín Arboleda, C.M. Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia

79.2 Died Emil Paul Tscherrig † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

13 May 59.3 Appointed Michele Autuoro Archbishop of Benevento, Italy

61.4 Appointed Emilio Elpidio Biosca Agüero, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Venice, Florida, USA Bishop-Elect

76.1 Appointed Frank Joseph Dewane Apostolic Administrator of Venice, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

76.1 Retired Frank Joseph Dewane Bishop of Venice, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

63.4 Appointed Simon Peter Kamomoe Bishop of Wote, Kenya

49.1 Appointed Aguia Jean Martial Arnaud Kouamé Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

49.1 Appointed Aguia Jean Martial Arnaud Kouamé Titular Bishop of Sutunurca Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

98.0 Died Boutros Habib Mouallem, S.M.S.P. † Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel

61.0 Appointed Edilson Soares Nobre Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil

66.3 Appointed José Guadalupe Torres Campos Bishop of Ecatepec, México, México

14 May 76.1 Retired Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

63.4 Appointed Michael Wallace Banach Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

63.5 Appointed Giampaolo Dianin Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy

59.4 Appointed Louie Patalinghug Galbines Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines

55.5 Appointed Tomasz Grysa Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda

95.7 Died Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

56.8 Appointed Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B. Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea

15 May 66.3 Appointed Patricio Larrosa Martos Bishop of Danlí, Honduras Bishop-Elect

78.9 Died Telesphore George Mpundu † Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia

86.9 Died Dominic Su Haw Chiu † Bishop Emeritus of Sibu, Malaysia

16 May 48.1 Ordained Bishop Amos Mabuti Masemola Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa

Ceased Molahlehi Michael Rasello Administrator of Kroonstad, South Africa Priest

20 May 48.2 Appointed Fabricio do Prado Nunes Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

48.2 Appointed Fabricio do Prado Nunes Titular Bishop of Tadamata Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Brazil, Military

86.2 Died John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA

22 May 75.2 Retired Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23 May 62.1 Appointed Cesare Di Pietro Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy

75.3 Retired Francesco Oliva Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy Bishop Emeritus

24 May 90.0 Died Mario Milano † Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy

25 May 52.7 Appointed Francisco Castro Lalupú Prelate of Caravelí, Peru

63.0 Appointed Anthony James Corcoran, S.J. Titular Bishop of Aëtus Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan

61.7 Appointed Santiago Ignacio De Wit Guzmán Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands

47.1 Appointed Arnulfo Moreno Quiñonez Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

47.1 Appointed Arnulfo Moreno Quiñonez Titular Bishop of Castra Nova Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Cali, Colombia

67.5 Appointed Eugene Martin Nugent Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

58.6 Appointed Luis Fernando de Jesús Pérez Agudelo Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

58.6 Appointed Luis Fernando de Jesús Pérez Agudelo Titular Bishop of Leges Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Cali, Colombia

26 May 61.3 Appointed Simon Kim Jong-Gang Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

56.0 Appointed Bernardino Ne Ne Coadjutor Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar Coadjutor Bishop-Elect

98.7 Died Edoardo Rovida † Apostolic Nuncio

27 May 55.6 Appointed John Mbua Mwandi Bishop of Kitui, Kenya Bishop-Elect

28 May 64.5 Installed Daniel Joseph Meagher Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia

59.6 Appointed Kenneth Reid Thorson, O.M.I. Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Bishop-Elect

29 May 91.7 Died Zacarias Kamwenho † Archbishop Emeritus of Lubango, Angola

30 May 51.7 Ordained Bishop Jean-Marie Vianney Musul Masas Titular Bishop of Satafis Auxiliary Bishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

49.8 Ordained Bishop Jefferson Santos Pinheiro Titular Bishop of Tagaria Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil

31 May 57.8 Ordained Bishop Alfonso María Bauer Ormazábal, S.D.B. Bishop of Florida, Uruguay

1 Jun 72.2 Appointed Pedro Brito Guimarães Apostolic Administrator of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil Archbishop of Palmas, Tocatins, Brazil

48.6 Succeeded François Halyday Mbouangui Bishop of Nkayi, Congo

72.6 Resigned Daniel Mizonzo Bishop of Nkayi, Congo Bishop Emeritus

72.9 Resigned José Moreira da Silva Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

2 Jun 39.5 Appointed María Montserrat (Montse) Alvarado Prefect Designate of the Dicastery for Communication

54.2 Ordained Bishop Sean Buslig Mejía Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines

3 Jun 50.3 Appointed Jeannot Martial Andrianandrainy Auxiliary Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

50.3 Appointed Jeannot Martial Andrianandrainy Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Morondava, Madagascar

87.1 Died Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker † Bishop Emeritus of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles

4 Jun 75.1 Retired Jean-Bosco Ntep Bishop of Edéa, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

67.4 Appointed Paul Nyaga Nwaha Apostolic Administrator of Edéa, Cameroon

5 Jun 96.5 Died Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal † Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

63.7 Ordained Bishop Paul Gomes Bishop of Joypurhat, Bangladesh

6 Jun 58.4 Appointed Elias Lumayog Ayuban Jr., C.M.F. Apostolic Administrator of Parañaque, Philippines Bishop of Cubao, Philippines

69.6 Ceased Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot Apostolic Administrator of Verdun, France Bishop of Metz, France

54.0 Died Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C. † Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique

75.0 Retired Jesse Eugenio Mercado Bishop of Parañaque, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

67.3 Installed Joseph-Marie-Edouard de Metz-Noblat Bishop of Verdun, France

7 Jun 77.3 Died Prakash Mallavarapu † Archbishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India

9 Jun 77.5 Retired Clyde Martin Harvey Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

68.6 Appointed Gabriel Malzaire Apostolic Administrator of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles

10 Jun 75.0 Retired Frank Richard Spencer Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

11 Jun 48.0 Appointed Przemysław Tomasz Szulc Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland

48.0 Appointed Przemysław Tomasz Szulc Titular Bishop of Cufruta Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland

12 Jun 56.5 Appointed António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.I. Apostolic Administrator of Beira, Mozambique Bishop of Caia, Mozambique

51.9 Appointed Estêvão Ângelo Fernando Apostolic Administrator of Quelimane, Mozambique Bishop of Alto Molócuè, Mozambique

56.7 Appointed Abune Tesfaye (Tesfasilasie) Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I. Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

61.4 Appointed Wacław Grądalski Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

61.4 Appointed Wacław Grądalski Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

58.8 Appointed Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic

77.9 Retired Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

13 Jun 73.1 Died Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo † Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba

14 Jun 53.0 Ordained Bishop Benoît Maria Jean Aubert Bishop of Limoges, France

54.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Samedi, S.J. Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

52.7 Ordained Bishop Hailemariam Medhin Tesfay, S.D.B. Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia

16 Jun 57.4 Ordained Bishop John Baptist Nguyễn Quốc Hùng Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam

95.3 Died Camillo Ruini † Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

19 Jun 63.0 Installed Guy Boulanger Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

65.2 Appointed Marcos Pirán Gómez Apostolic Administrator of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba

20 Jun 50.1 Appointed Elímar Gerardo Carvajal Durán Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica Bishop-Elect

76.4 Retired Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

21 Jun 56.6 Ceased Antonius Hamers Administrator of Münster, Germany Priest

62.2 Ordained Bishop Augusto Mascagna Bishop of Pistoia, Italy Bishop of Pescia, Italy

67.0 Ordained Bishop Renzo Pegoraro Titular Archbishop of Gabii President of the Pontifical Academy for Life

65.1 Installed Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I. Bishop of Münster, Germany

23 Jun 57.0 Ordained Bishop John Baptist Nguyễn Quang Tuyến Titular Bishop of Perdices Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

24 Jun 72.0 Retired Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

85.7 Died Emilio Layon Bataclan † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines

62.9 Appointed Krzysztof Chudzio Coadjutor Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland

64.0 Succeeded Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D. Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic

77.3 Retired Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F. Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

92.6 Died Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia † Bishop Emeritus of Machala, Ecuador

58.6 Appointed Geraldo Ramírez Torres Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico Bishop-Elect

50.5 Appointed Anand David Xalxo Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi, India Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

50.5 Appointed Anand David Xalxo Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Ranchi, India

62.6 Appointed Johannes Zehe Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

62.6 Appointed Johannes Zehe Titular Bishop of Aquae Sirenses Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Hamburg, Germany

26 Jun 77.3 Retired Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo Bishop Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Edmond Yawo Amekuse Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo Bishop-Elect

27 Jun 50.2 Ordained Bishop Lawrence Ofentse Pheto Bishop of Francistown, Botswana

48.0 Ordained Bishop Przemysław Tomasz Szulc Titular Bishop of Cufruta Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland

28 Jun 59.5 Installed Michele Autuoro Archbishop of Benevento, Italy

29 Jun 75.2 Retired Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts Secretary Emeritus

78.1 Retired Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

65.8 Installed Daniel Joseph Miehm Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada

59.7 Appointed Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

56.1 Appointed Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias Bishop of Yopal, Colombia

30 Jun 61.4 Selected Fabio Baggio, C.S. Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Cardinal, Under Secretary

75.0 Retired Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Australia Apostolic Nuncio

41.1 Selected Jozef Barlaš Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Under Secretary

63.0 Installed Krzysztof Chudzio Coadjutor Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland

77.7 Died Joaquín Gimeno Lahoz † Bishop Emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

50.5 Ordained Bishop John Jairo Gomez Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA

59.9 Appointed Marco Mellino Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts

67.9 Appointed Charles Phillip Richard Moth Apostolic Administrator of Northampton, England, Great Britain Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

44.4 Selected Massimo Ralli Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity

61.3 Selected Lucio Adrian Ruiz Secretary of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity Secretary of the Dicastery for Communication

51.6 Selected Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Secretary

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	72.9	Died	Antonio Arcari †	Apostolic Nuncio
45.6	Appointed	Robert Paul Boxie, III	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
45.6	Appointed	Robert Paul Boxie, III	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
79.2	Retired	Mark Edward Brennan	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
78.4	Retired	Roy Edward Campbell, Jr.	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Appointed	Dagoberto Campos Salas	Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador
50.3	Appointed	John Jairo Gomez	Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
102.8	Died	René Henry Gracida †	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
61.5	Appointed	Roch Martin	Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Bishop-Elect
55.7	Appointed	Evelio Menjivar-Ayala	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
60.2	Ordained Bishop	Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B.	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
76.9	Retired	Serge Patrick Poitras	Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
55.0	Appointed	Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín	Apostolic Administrator of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México	Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, México
55.3	Ordained Bishop	José Silvio de Brito	Titular Bishop of Menefessi	Auxiliary Bishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
68.7	Appointed	Gary Richard Studniewski	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
68.7	Appointed	Gary Richard Studniewski	Titular Bishop of Jamestown	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
76.5	Retired	James Anthony Tamayo	Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
2 May	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Andrea Carlevale	Titular Bishop of Atella	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
59.5	Installed	Mário Antônio da Silva	Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.9	Appointed	Nicolai Gennadevich Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv.	Apostolic Administrator of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation	Auxiliary Bishop
65.7	Resigned	Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B.	Archbishop of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation	Archbishop Emeritus
69.7	Ordained Bishop	Stefano Sparapani	Titular Bishop of Bisenzio	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
65.1	Ordained Bishop	Marco Valenti	Titular Bishop of Arpi	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
56.4	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Zenobbi	Titular Bishop of Biccari	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
3 May	75.5	Retired	Jacinto Agcaoili Jose	Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
81.8	Died	Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust †	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela
85.0	Died	Józef Michalik †	Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
56.0	Appointed	Nick Argel Vaquilar	Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines	Bishop-Elect
4 May	60.0	Appointed	Rubén de la Cruz Martínez	Auxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
60.0	Appointed	Rubén de la Cruz Martínez	Titular Bishop of Theudalis	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of León, Guanajuato, México
52.8	Appointed	Ramón Orozco Muñoz	Auxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
52.8	Appointed	Ramón Orozco Muñoz	Titular Bishop of Tiguala	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of León, Guanajuato, México
5 May	60.5	Resigned	Gerardo Fortich Saco, Jr.	Bishop-Elect of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Administrator
6 May	65.5	Appointed	Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, S.J.	Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Bishop-Elect
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Obed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Thimida	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
76.7	Retired	Clarence Richard Silva	Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Bishop Emeritus
7 May	91.3	Died	Eugenio Binini †	Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
82.6	Died	Michael Joseph Bransfield †	Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
64.5	Appointed	Peter Suphot Roeksujarit	Bishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand	Bishop-Elect
8 May	60.4	Ordained Bishop	Trinidad Antonio Márquez Guerrero	Titular Bishop of Melzi	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
50.4	Appointed	Cristino Ramos González	Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
9 May	83.1	Died	Jean-Clément Jeanbart †	Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
61.3	Appointed	Vijaya Paul Reddy Duggimpudi	Bishop of Warangal, India
11 May	51.0	Appointed	Steven Joseph Lopes	Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia	Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA
56.7	Appointed	Linus Ngenomesho, O.M.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia
59.5	Ceased	Anthony Randazzo	Apostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia	Prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
12 May	64.0	Appointed	John Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D.	Bishop of Donkorkrom, Ghana
96.2	Died	Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nice, France
66.4	Appointed	Homero Marín Arboleda, C.M.	Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia
79.2	Died	Emil Paul Tscherrig †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
13 May	59.3	Appointed	Michele Autuoro	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
61.4	Appointed	Emilio Elpidio Biosca Agüero, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Venice, Florida, USA	Bishop-Elect
76.1	Appointed	Frank Joseph Dewane	Apostolic Administrator of Venice, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
76.1	Retired	Frank Joseph Dewane	Bishop of Venice, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
63.4	Appointed	Simon Peter Kamomoe	Bishop of Wote, Kenya
49.1	Appointed	Aguia Jean Martial Arnaud Kouamé	Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
49.1	Appointed	Aguia Jean Martial Arnaud Kouamé	Titular Bishop of Sutunurca	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
98.0	Died	Boutros Habib Mouallem, S.M.S.P. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel
61.0	Appointed	Edilson Soares Nobre	Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil
66.3	Appointed	José Guadalupe Torres Campos	Bishop of Ecatepec, México, México
14 May	76.1	Retired	Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B.	Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
63.4	Appointed	Michael Wallace Banach	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
63.5	Appointed	Giampaolo Dianin	Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy
59.4	Appointed	Louie Patalinghug Galbines	Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines
55.5	Appointed	Tomasz Grysa	Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda
95.7	Died	Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
56.8	Appointed	Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B.	Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea
15 May	66.3	Appointed	Patricio Larrosa Martos	Bishop of Danlí, Honduras	Bishop-Elect
78.9	Died	Telesphore George Mpundu †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
86.9	Died	Dominic Su Haw Chiu †	Bishop Emeritus of Sibu, Malaysia
16 May	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Amos Mabuti Masemola	Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa
	Ceased	Molahlehi Michael Rasello	Administrator of Kroonstad, South Africa	Priest
20 May	48.2	Appointed	Fabricio do Prado Nunes	Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
48.2	Appointed	Fabricio do Prado Nunes	Titular Bishop of Tadamata	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Brazil, Military
86.2	Died	John Huston Ricard, S.S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA
22 May	75.2	Retired	Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 May	62.1	Appointed	Cesare Di Pietro	Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy
75.3	Retired	Francesco Oliva	Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 May	90.0	Died	Mario Milano †	Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
25 May	52.7	Appointed	Francisco Castro Lalupú	Prelate of Caravelí, Peru
63.0	Appointed	Anthony James Corcoran, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Aëtus	Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
61.7	Appointed	Santiago Ignacio De Wit Guzmán	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
47.1	Appointed	Arnulfo Moreno Quiñonez	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
47.1	Appointed	Arnulfo Moreno Quiñonez	Titular Bishop of Castra Nova	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Cali, Colombia
67.5	Appointed	Eugene Martin Nugent	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
58.6	Appointed	Luis Fernando de Jesús Pérez Agudelo	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
58.6	Appointed	Luis Fernando de Jesús Pérez Agudelo	Titular Bishop of Leges	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Cali, Colombia
26 May	61.3	Appointed	Simon Kim Jong-Gang	Coadjutor Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
56.0	Appointed	Bernardino Ne Ne	Coadjutor Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect
98.7	Died	Edoardo Rovida †	Apostolic Nuncio
27 May	55.6	Appointed	John Mbua Mwandi	Bishop of Kitui, Kenya	Bishop-Elect
28 May	64.5	Installed	Daniel Joseph Meagher	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
59.6	Appointed	Kenneth Reid Thorson, O.M.I.	Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop-Elect
29 May	91.7	Died	Zacarias Kamwenho †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lubango, Angola
30 May	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Vianney Musul Masas	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Auxiliary Bishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Jefferson Santos Pinheiro	Titular Bishop of Tagaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
31 May	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso María Bauer Ormazábal, S.D.B.	Bishop of Florida, Uruguay
1 Jun	72.2	Appointed	Pedro Brito Guimarães	Apostolic Administrator of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Archbishop of Palmas, Tocatins, Brazil
48.6	Succeeded	François Halyday Mbouangui	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo
72.6	Resigned	Daniel Mizonzo	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
72.9	Resigned	José Moreira da Silva	Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jun	39.5	Appointed	María Montserrat (Montse) Alvarado	Prefect Designate of the Dicastery for Communication
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Sean Buslig Mejía	Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines
3 Jun	50.3	Appointed	Jeannot Martial Andrianandrainy	Auxiliary Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
50.3	Appointed	Jeannot Martial Andrianandrainy	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Morondava, Madagascar
87.1	Died	Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker †	Bishop Emeritus of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
4 Jun	75.1	Retired	Jean-Bosco Ntep	Bishop of Edéa, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
67.4	Appointed	Paul Nyaga Nwaha	Apostolic Administrator of Edéa, Cameroon
5 Jun	96.5	Died	Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal †	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
63.7	Ordained Bishop	Paul Gomes	Bishop of Joypurhat, Bangladesh
6 Jun	58.4	Appointed	Elias Lumayog Ayuban Jr., C.M.F.	Apostolic Administrator of Parañaque, Philippines	Bishop of Cubao, Philippines
69.6	Ceased	Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot	Apostolic Administrator of Verdun, France	Bishop of Metz, France
54.0	Died	Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C. †	Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
75.0	Retired	Jesse Eugenio Mercado	Bishop of Parañaque, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
67.3	Installed	Joseph-Marie-Edouard de Metz-Noblat	Bishop of Verdun, France
7 Jun	77.3	Died	Prakash Mallavarapu †	Archbishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
9 Jun	77.5	Retired	Clyde Martin Harvey	Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
68.6	Appointed	Gabriel Malzaire	Apostolic Administrator of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
10 Jun	75.0	Retired	Frank Richard Spencer	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Jun	48.0	Appointed	Przemysław Tomasz Szulc	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
48.0	Appointed	Przemysław Tomasz Szulc	Titular Bishop of Cufruta	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
12 Jun	56.5	Appointed	António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Beira, Mozambique	Bishop of Caia, Mozambique
51.9	Appointed	Estêvão Ângelo Fernando	Apostolic Administrator of Quelimane, Mozambique	Bishop of Alto Molócuè, Mozambique
56.7	Appointed	Abune Tesfaye (Tesfasilasie) Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I.	Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
61.4	Appointed	Wacław Grądalski	Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
61.4	Appointed	Wacław Grądalski	Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum	Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
58.8	Appointed	Andrés Napoleón Romero Cárdenas	Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic
77.9	Retired	Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.	Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
13 Jun	73.1	Died	Silvano Herminio Pedroso Montalvo †	Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba
14 Jun	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Benoît Maria Jean Aubert	Bishop of Limoges, France
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Samedi, S.J.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Hailemariam Medhin Tesfay, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia
16 Jun	57.4	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Nguyễn Quốc Hùng	Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
95.3	Died	Camillo Ruini †	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
19 Jun	63.0	Installed	Guy Boulanger	Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
65.2	Appointed	Marcos Pirán Gómez	Apostolic Administrator of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba
20 Jun	50.1	Appointed	Elímar Gerardo Carvajal Durán	Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica	Bishop-Elect
76.4	Retired	Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén	Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
21 Jun	56.6	Ceased	Antonius Hamers	Administrator of Münster, Germany	Priest
62.2	Ordained Bishop	Augusto Mascagna	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
67.0	Ordained Bishop	Renzo Pegoraro	Titular Archbishop of Gabii	President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
65.1	Installed	Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I.	Bishop of Münster, Germany
23 Jun	57.0	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Nguyễn Quang Tuyến	Titular Bishop of Perdices	Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
24 Jun	72.0	Retired	Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
85.7	Died	Emilio Layon Bataclan †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
62.9	Appointed	Krzysztof Chudzio	Coadjutor Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland
64.0	Succeeded	Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D.	Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic
77.3	Retired	Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F.	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
92.6	Died	Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia †	Bishop Emeritus of Machala, Ecuador
58.6	Appointed	Geraldo Ramírez Torres	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Bishop-Elect
50.5	Appointed	Anand David Xalxo	Auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi, India	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
50.5	Appointed	Anand David Xalxo	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Ranchi, India
62.6	Appointed	Johannes Zehe	Auxiliary Bishop of Hamburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
62.6	Appointed	Johannes Zehe	Titular Bishop of Aquae Sirenses	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Hamburg, Germany
26 Jun	77.3	Retired	Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou	Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo	Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Edmond Yawo Amekuse	Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo	Bishop-Elect
27 Jun	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Ofentse Pheto	Bishop of Francistown, Botswana
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Przemysław Tomasz Szulc	Titular Bishop of Cufruta	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
28 Jun	59.5	Installed	Michele Autuoro	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
29 Jun	75.2	Retired	Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru	Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts	Secretary Emeritus
78.1	Retired	Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
65.8	Installed	Daniel Joseph Miehm	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
59.7	Appointed	Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
56.1	Appointed	Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias	Bishop of Yopal, Colombia
30 Jun	61.4	Selected	Fabio Baggio, C.S.	Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development	Cardinal, Under Secretary
75.0	Retired	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia	Apostolic Nuncio
41.1	Selected	Jozef Barlaš	Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development	Under Secretary
63.0	Installed	Krzysztof Chudzio	Coadjutor Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland
77.7	Died	Joaquín Gimeno Lahoz †	Bishop Emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
50.5	Ordained Bishop	John Jairo Gomez	Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
59.9	Appointed	Marco Mellino	Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
67.9	Appointed	Charles Phillip Richard Moth	Apostolic Administrator of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
44.4	Selected	Massimo Ralli	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity
61.3	Selected	Lucio Adrian Ruiz	Secretary of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity	Secretary of the Dicastery for Communication
51.6	Selected	Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A.	Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development	Secretary

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