The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 May 44.9 Appointed Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus

44.9 Appointed Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. † Titular Archbishop of Clypia Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador

46.2 Ordained Bishop Angelo Frosi (Frozi), S.X. † Titular Bishop of Magnetum Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil

47.7 Ordained Bishop Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari Prelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México

2 May 48.1 Appointed Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.Ss.R. † Apostolic Administrator of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil

5 May 40.7 Ordained Bishop Patrick Fernández Flores † Titular Bishop of Italica Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA

Born Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka

Born Sviatoslav Shevchuk Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

7 May 26.3 Ordained Priest William Francis Malooly Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA

42.9 Ordained Bishop Mario Tagliaferri † Titular Archbishop of Formiae Apostolic Nuncio to France

51.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph S. Thumma † Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India

8 May 50.5 Appointed Anselm Donald Mary Dennehy, O.S.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Ingwavuma, South Africa Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

72.0 Resigned Jerônimo Mazzarotto † Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Born Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State

9 May 51.7 Resigned Edwin Roy Kinch, O.S.M. † Prefect of Ingwavuma, South Africa Prefect Emeritus

10 May 53.1 Ordained Bishop Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. † Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

38.8 Ordained Bishop Antonio Dorado Soto † Bishop of Guadix, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

Born Leszek Leszkiewicz Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland

25.7 Ordained Priest Nicholas James Samra Priest of United States of America (Melkite Greek) Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

Born Matthew Zhen Xuebin Coadjutor Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China

13 May 25.8 Ordained Priest Edward Kenneth Braxton Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA

Born Frank Yohana Kalabat Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA

14 May 42.7 Appointed Anthony Gerard Bosco † Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

42.7 Appointed Anthony Gerard Bosco † Titular Bishop of Labicum Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

50.6 Appointed José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. † Titular Bishop of Sullectum Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil

50.6 Resigned José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. † Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

32.4 Ordained Priest Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett Priest of Hobart, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia

15 May 52.8 Ordained Bishop Manuel Casares Hervás † Bishop of Almería, Spain Bishop Emeritus

16 May 25.7 Ordained Priest Edward Joseph Adams Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Apostolic Nuncio

24.3 Ordained Priest Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras

26.1 Ordained Priest Paul Lortie Priest of Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

27.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Anthony Pepe Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

59.4 Resigned José Manuel Piña Torres † Auxiliary Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

81.1 Died Bernard James Sullivan, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Patna, India

17 May 26.4 Ordained Priest Roberto Octavio Balmori Cinta, M.J. Priest of Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel Messico Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México

43.3 Ordained Bishop Émile Biayenda † Titular Archbishop of Garba Cardinal, Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo

44.8 Ordained Bishop Marco Cé † Titular Bishop of Vulturia Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

27.5 Ordained Priest Louis Chamniern Santisukniram Priest of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand Archbishop Emeritus

53.9 Ordained Bishop Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo † Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

25.9 Ordained Priest Raymond W. Field Priest of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Ordained Bishop Felixberto Camacho Flores † Titular Bishop of Stagnum Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

23.9 Ordained Priest Salvatore Gristina Priest of Palermo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

27.1 Ordained Priest Braulio Rafael León Villegas Priest of León, Guanajuato, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México

27.0 Ordained Priest Erkolano Lodu Tombe Priest Bishop Emeritus of Yei, South Sudan

25.2 Ordained Priest Marcelo Raúl Martorell † Priest of Córdoba, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

30.5 Ordained Priest Mario Melanio Medina Salinas Priest of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus

23.3 Ordained Priest Salvatore Muratore Priest of Agrigento, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy

24.2 Ordained Priest Pietro Santoro Priest of Chieti, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Avezzano, Italy

29.1 Ordained Priest António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. † Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop Emeritus of Angra, Portugal

28.5 Ordained Priest César Bosco Vivas Robelo † Priest of Managua, Nicaragua Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua

18 May 40.0 Appointed Michael George Bowen † Coadjutor Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain

40.0 Appointed Michael George Bowen † Titular Bishop of Lamsorti Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain

86.2 Appointed William Theodore Heard † Cardinal-Priest of San Teodoro Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

58.2 Appointed José Melgoza Osorio † Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México

62.5 Appointed Alberto Rencoret Donoso † Titular Archbishop of Sila Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

62.5 Resigned Alberto Rencoret Donoso † Archbishop of Puerto Montt, Chile Archbishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed José Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. † Bishop of Zacatecas, México Bishop Emeritus

21 May 35.7 Appointed Eugène Biletsi Onim † Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

76.1 Appointed Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Volsinium Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia

76.1 Retired Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. † Archbishop of Djakarta, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus

37.5 Appointed Robert Kerketta, S.D.B. † Bishop of Dibrugarh, India Bishop Emeritus of Tezpur, India

45.3 Appointed Matthew Kia Yen-wen † Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

78.6 Died León (Miguel) Angel Olano y Urteaga, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

56.4 Ordained Bishop Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I. † Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada

56.5 Appointed Martin Elmar Schmid, C.M.M. † Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa

49.5 Appointed Leo Soekoto, S.J. † Archbishop of Djakarta, Indonesia Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

76.4 Appointed Alphonse Streit, C.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Maturba Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa

76.4 Retired Alphonse Streit, C.M.M. † Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

50.2 Appointed René Toussaint, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

50.2 Resigned René Toussaint, O.M.I. † Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

23 May 25.8 Ordained Priest Robert James Carlson Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

31.7 Ordained Priest Brian Vincent Finnigan Priest of Ballarat, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia

50.1 Ordained Bishop Victor Guazzelli † Titular Bishop of Lindisfarna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain

48.0 Ordained Bishop Gerald Thomas Mahon, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

24.4 Ordained Priest Anthony Mancini Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

55.8 Ordained Bishop James Monaghan † Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

27.1 Ordained Priest Armando Xavier Ochoa Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA

27.0 Ordained Priest Guillermo Rodríguez-Melgarejo † Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina

Born Wojciech Skibicki Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland

27.0 Ordained Priest Paul Terrio Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada

Born Basel Salim Yaldo Curial Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq

24 May 28.0 Ordained Priest Germano Grachane, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop Emeritus of Nacala, Mozambique

20.9 Professed Soundaraj Periyanayagam, S.D.B. † Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Vellore, India

25 May 55.9 Appointed Valentino Vailati † Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy

26 May 53.0 Installed Norman Joseph Gallagher † Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Born Louis Tylka Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA

28 May 85.3 Died Bl. Iuliu Hossu † Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania

29 May 25.5 Ordained Priest Donald Joseph Kettler Priest of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

30 May 25.9 Ordained Priest Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA

24.3 Ordained Priest Felipe de Jesús Estévez Priest of Matanzas, Cuba Bishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA

37.2 Appointed Ricardo Guízar Díaz † Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México Archbishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México

37.2 Appointed Ricardo Guízar Díaz † Titular Bishop of Nona Archbishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México

38.2 Appointed Rosendo Huesca Pacheco † Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México Archbishop Emeritus

38.2 Appointed Rosendo Huesca Pacheco † Titular Bishop of Themisonium Archbishop Emeritus of Puebla de los Ángeles, México

26.2 Ordained Priest John Joseph Jenik Priest of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

31 May 24.9 Ordained Priest Denis Brennan Priest of Ferns, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Ordained Bishop Eduardo André Muaca † Titular Bishop of Isola Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola

23.8 Ordained Priest Henryk Józef Nowacki Priest of Tarnów, Poland Apostolic Nuncio

40.5 Ordained Bishop Paul Schruers † Titular Bishop of Slebte Bishop Emeritus of Hasselt, Belgium

44.2 Resigned Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. † Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz, Peru Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	44.9	Appointed	Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus
44.9	Appointed	Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Clypia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Frosi (Frozi), S.X. †	Titular Bishop of Magnetum	Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari	Prelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
2 May	48.1	Appointed	Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.Ss.R. †	Apostolic Administrator of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
5 May	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Fernández Flores †	Titular Bishop of Italica	Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
	Born	Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva		Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka
	Born	Sviatoslav Shevchuk		Major Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
7 May	26.3	Ordained Priest	William Francis Malooly	Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
42.9	Ordained Bishop	Mario Tagliaferri †	Titular Archbishop of Formiae	Apostolic Nuncio to France
51.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph S. Thumma †	Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin	Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India
8 May	50.5	Appointed	Anselm Donald Mary Dennehy, O.S.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Ingwavuma, South Africa	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
72.0	Resigned	Jerônimo Mazzarotto †	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski		Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State
9 May	51.7	Resigned	Edwin Roy Kinch, O.S.M. †	Prefect of Ingwavuma, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
10 May	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
38.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Dorado Soto †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
	Born	Leszek Leszkiewicz		Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
25.7	Ordained Priest	Nicholas James Samra	Priest of United States of America (Melkite Greek)	Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
	Born	Matthew Zhen Xuebin		Coadjutor Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China
13 May	25.8	Ordained Priest	Edward Kenneth Braxton	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
	Born	Frank Yohana Kalabat		Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
14 May	42.7	Appointed	Anthony Gerard Bosco †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
42.7	Appointed	Anthony Gerard Bosco †	Titular Bishop of Labicum	Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
50.6	Appointed	José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. †	Titular Bishop of Sullectum	Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
50.6	Resigned	José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. †	Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
32.4	Ordained Priest	Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett	Priest of Hobart, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia
15 May	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Casares Hervás †	Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
16 May	25.7	Ordained Priest	Edward Joseph Adams	Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Apostolic Nuncio
24.3	Ordained Priest	Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E.	Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras
26.1	Ordained Priest	Paul Lortie	Priest of Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
27.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Anthony Pepe	Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
59.4	Resigned	José Manuel Piña Torres †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
81.1	Died	Bernard James Sullivan, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Patna, India
17 May	26.4	Ordained Priest	Roberto Octavio Balmori Cinta, M.J.	Priest of Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel Messico	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México
43.3	Ordained Bishop	Émile Biayenda †	Titular Archbishop of Garba	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo
44.8	Ordained Bishop	Marco Cé †	Titular Bishop of Vulturia	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
27.5	Ordained Priest	Louis Chamniern Santisukniram	Priest of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand	Archbishop Emeritus
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo †	Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
25.9	Ordained Priest	Raymond W. Field	Priest of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Felixberto Camacho Flores †	Titular Bishop of Stagnum	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
23.9	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Gristina	Priest of Palermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
27.1	Ordained Priest	Braulio Rafael León Villegas	Priest of León, Guanajuato, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
27.0	Ordained Priest	Erkolano Lodu Tombe	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Yei, South Sudan
25.2	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Raúl Martorell †	Priest of Córdoba, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
30.5	Ordained Priest	Mario Melanio Medina Salinas	Priest of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus
23.3	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Muratore	Priest of Agrigento, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
24.2	Ordained Priest	Pietro Santoro	Priest of Chieti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Avezzano, Italy
29.1	Ordained Priest	António de Sousa Braga, S.C.I. †	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop Emeritus of Angra, Portugal
28.5	Ordained Priest	César Bosco Vivas Robelo †	Priest of Managua, Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
18 May	40.0	Appointed	Michael George Bowen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
40.0	Appointed	Michael George Bowen †	Titular Bishop of Lamsorti	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
86.2	Appointed	William Theodore Heard †	Cardinal-Priest of San Teodoro	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
58.2	Appointed	José Melgoza Osorio †	Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México	Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México
62.5	Appointed	Alberto Rencoret Donoso †	Titular Archbishop of Sila	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
62.5	Resigned	Alberto Rencoret Donoso †	Archbishop of Puerto Montt, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	José Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. †	Bishop of Zacatecas, México	Bishop Emeritus
21 May	35.7	Appointed	Eugène Biletsi Onim †	Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
76.1	Appointed	Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium	Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
76.1	Retired	Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †	Archbishop of Djakarta, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
37.5	Appointed	Robert Kerketta, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Dibrugarh, India	Bishop Emeritus of Tezpur, India
45.3	Appointed	Matthew Kia Yen-wen †	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
78.6	Died	León (Miguel) Angel Olano y Urteaga, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
56.4	Ordained Bishop	Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
56.5	Appointed	Martin Elmar Schmid, C.M.M. †	Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
49.5	Appointed	Leo Soekoto, S.J. †	Archbishop of Djakarta, Indonesia	Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
76.4	Appointed	Alphonse Streit, C.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Maturba	Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
76.4	Retired	Alphonse Streit, C.M.M. †	Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	René Toussaint, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
50.2	Resigned	René Toussaint, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
23 May	25.8	Ordained Priest	Robert James Carlson	Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
31.7	Ordained Priest	Brian Vincent Finnigan	Priest of Ballarat, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Victor Guazzelli †	Titular Bishop of Lindisfarna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Thomas Mahon, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
24.4	Ordained Priest	Anthony Mancini	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
55.8	Ordained Bishop	James Monaghan †	Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
27.1	Ordained Priest	Armando Xavier Ochoa	Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
27.0	Ordained Priest	Guillermo Rodríguez-Melgarejo †	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina
	Born	Wojciech Skibicki		Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland
27.0	Ordained Priest	Paul Terrio	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada
	Born	Basel Salim Yaldo		Curial Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
24 May	28.0	Ordained Priest	Germano Grachane, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of Nacala, Mozambique
20.9	Professed	Soundaraj Periyanayagam, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Vellore, India
25 May	55.9	Appointed	Valentino Vailati †	Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy
26 May	53.0	Installed	Norman Joseph Gallagher †	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
	Born	Louis Tylka		Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA
28 May	85.3	Died	Bl. Iuliu Hossu †	Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania
29 May	25.5	Ordained Priest	Donald Joseph Kettler	Priest of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
30 May	25.9	Ordained Priest	Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio	Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
24.3	Ordained Priest	Felipe de Jesús Estévez	Priest of Matanzas, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
37.2	Appointed	Ricardo Guízar Díaz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México
37.2	Appointed	Ricardo Guízar Díaz †	Titular Bishop of Nona	Archbishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México
38.2	Appointed	Rosendo Huesca Pacheco †	Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México	Archbishop Emeritus
38.2	Appointed	Rosendo Huesca Pacheco †	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Archbishop Emeritus of Puebla de los Ángeles, México
26.2	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Jenik	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 May	24.9	Ordained Priest	Denis Brennan	Priest of Ferns, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo André Muaca †	Titular Bishop of Isola	Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
23.8	Ordained Priest	Henryk Józef Nowacki	Priest of Tarnów, Poland	Apostolic Nuncio
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul Schruers †	Titular Bishop of Slebte	Bishop Emeritus of Hasselt, Belgium
44.2	Resigned	Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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