The Year of Our Lord 2007

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 May 59.6 Installed Kevin Joseph Farrell Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

48.0 Installed Richard William Smith Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

2 May 48.5 Installed Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India

56.1 Appointed Piotr Libera Bishop of Płock, Poland Bishop Emeritus

29.6 Ordained Priest Arokiaraj Satis Kumar Priest of Bangalore, India Auxiliary Bishop

3 May 60.4 Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

65.8 Resigned John Patrick Crowley Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

57.5 Appointed Javier Navarro Rodríguez Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México

4 May 74.9 Retired John Jerome Cunneen † Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

65.5 Succeeded Barry Philip Jones † Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand

56.7 Ordained Bishop Fabio Martínez Castilla † Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

59.6 Appointed Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Bishop of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

5 May 65.5 Ordained Bishop Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. † Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

72.6 Appointed Michele Di Ruberto Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Secretary Emeritus

72.6 Appointed Michele Di Ruberto Titular Archbishop of Biccari Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

33.6 Ordained Priest Andrés Luis García Jasso Priest of México, Federal District Auxiliary Bishop

67.2 Resigned Edward Nowak Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Secretary Emeritus

69.3 Ordained Bishop Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Gigthi Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nepal

7 May 62.6 Appointed Mauro Piacenza Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

62.6 Appointed Mauro Piacenza Titular Archbishop of Victoriana Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

8 May 75.2 Retired Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Verona, Italy Bishop Emeritus

63.4 Ceased Martin William Currie Apostolic Administrator of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

62.6 Appointed Robert Harris Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

47.3 Ordained Bishop José Luis Mendoza Corzo Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga Auxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México

60.6 Appointed Alberto Silvani Bishop of Volterra, Italy Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Appointed Giuseppe Zenti Bishop of Verona, Italy Bishop Emeritus

9 May 83.4 Died Lorenzo Rodolfo (Laurent-Rodolphe) Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José del Amazonas, Peru

10 May 90.7 Died Rafael Angel González Ramírez † Bishop Emeritus of Barinas, Venezuela

11 May 59.5 Appointed Bernard Joseph Germain Marie Ginoux Bishop of Montauban, France Bishop Emeritus

80.6 Ceased Robert Pierre Sarrabère † Apostolic Administrator of Montauban, France Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France

12 May 38.0 Ordained Priest Ivan Philip Camilleri Priest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Auxiliary Bishop

90.1 Died [Bernardin Dong Guang-qing], O.F.M. † Archbishop of Hankow [Hankou], China

45.0 Ordained Bishop Paulin Kouabénan N`Gnamé † Bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire

13 May 60.4 Installed Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P. Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

72.7 Ceased Domenico Crusco † Apostolic Administrator of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy Bishop Emeritus of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy

84.4 Died Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. † Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

65.9 Installed Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. Archbishop of Strasbourg, France Archbishop Emeritus

59.6 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Paolo Zedda Bishop of Iglesias, Italy Bishop Emeritus

14 May 75.6 Retired Marcel André Joseph Gervais † Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

63.2 Appointed Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

15 May 75.1 Retired Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Argentina, Military Bishop Emeritus

17 May 44.9 Ordained Priest Mykola Matwijiwskij (Matwijiwskyj) Priest of Great Britain (Ukrainian) Priest of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

19 May 35.8 Ordained Priest Keith James Chylinski Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop

52.5 Died Michel Visi † Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)

47.4 Ordained Bishop Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer Titular Bishop of Rusadus Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France

20 May 92.1 Died Marcello Morgante † Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

45.4 Ordained Bishop Jean Claude Randrianarisoa Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Ordained Bishop Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia

23 May 75.1 Retired Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. † Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

24 May 40.8 Solemn Vows Antonino Spadaro, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

26 May 59.5 Ordained Priest Roy Edward Campbell, Jr. Priest of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Auxiliary Bishop

70.3 Ordained Bishop Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M. Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi Bishop Emeritus

49.9 Appointed Marco Tasca, O.F.M. Conv. Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy

63.8 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Versaldi Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

27 May 140.9 Beatified Bl. Carlo Liviero † Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy

53.2 Incardinated Eduardo Alanis Nevares Priest of Tyler, Texas, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

28 May 45.1 Appointed Carmelo Cuttitta Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Ragusa, Italy

45.1 Appointed Carmelo Cuttitta Titular Bishop of Novi Bishop Emeritus of Ragusa, Italy

30 May 43.5 Appointed Alick Banda Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia

91.2 Died Michael Joseph Dudick † Bishop Emeritus of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA

76.2 Retired Paulo Lopes de Faria † Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

95.7 Died Baptist Mudartha † Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India

67.5 Appointed João Bosco Oliver de Faria Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

56.4 Appointed Irineu Roque Scherer † Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

86.4 Died Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon

31 May 57.9 Appointed David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

56.1 Installed Piotr Libera Bishop of Płock, Poland Bishop Emeritus

67.3 Appointed Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I. Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Appointed José Octavio Ruiz Arenas Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	59.6	Installed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
48.0	Installed	Richard William Smith	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2 May	48.5	Installed	Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal	Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
56.1	Appointed	Piotr Libera	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
29.6	Ordained Priest	Arokiaraj Satis Kumar	Priest of Bangalore, India	Auxiliary Bishop
3 May	60.4	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P.	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
65.8	Resigned	John Patrick Crowley	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
57.5	Appointed	Javier Navarro Rodríguez	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
4 May	74.9	Retired	John Jerome Cunneen †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
65.5	Succeeded	Barry Philip Jones †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
56.7	Ordained Bishop	Fabio Martínez Castilla †	Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
59.6	Appointed	Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.	Bishop of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
5 May	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. †	Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
72.6	Appointed	Michele Di Ruberto	Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Secretary Emeritus
72.6	Appointed	Michele Di Ruberto	Titular Archbishop of Biccari	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
33.6	Ordained Priest	Andrés Luis García Jasso	Priest of México, Federal District	Auxiliary Bishop
67.2	Resigned	Edward Nowak	Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Secretary Emeritus
69.3	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Gigthi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nepal
7 May	62.6	Appointed	Mauro Piacenza	Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
62.6	Appointed	Mauro Piacenza	Titular Archbishop of Victoriana	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
8 May	75.2	Retired	Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Verona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
63.4	Ceased	Martin William Currie	Apostolic Administrator of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
62.6	Appointed	Robert Harris	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
47.3	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Mendoza Corzo	Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga	Auxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
60.6	Appointed	Alberto Silvani	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Zenti	Bishop of Verona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 May	83.4	Died	Lorenzo Rodolfo (Laurent-Rodolphe) Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José del Amazonas, Peru
10 May	90.7	Died	Rafael Angel González Ramírez †	Bishop Emeritus of Barinas, Venezuela
11 May	59.5	Appointed	Bernard Joseph Germain Marie Ginoux	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus
80.6	Ceased	Robert Pierre Sarrabère †	Apostolic Administrator of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
12 May	38.0	Ordained Priest	Ivan Philip Camilleri	Priest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop
90.1	Died	[Bernardin Dong Guang-qing], O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Paulin Kouabénan N`Gnamé †	Bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire
13 May	60.4	Installed	Vincenzo Bertolone, S.d.P.	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
72.7	Ceased	Domenico Crusco †	Apostolic Administrator of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy
84.4	Died	Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. †	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
65.9	Installed	Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Strasbourg, France	Archbishop Emeritus
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Paolo Zedda	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
14 May	75.6	Retired	Marcel André Joseph Gervais †	Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
63.2	Appointed	Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J.	Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
15 May	75.1	Retired	Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Argentina, Military	Bishop Emeritus
17 May	44.9	Ordained Priest	Mykola Matwijiwskij (Matwijiwskyj)	Priest of Great Britain (Ukrainian)	Priest of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
19 May	35.8	Ordained Priest	Keith James Chylinski	Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
52.5	Died	Michel Visi †	Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
47.4	Ordained Bishop	Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer	Titular Bishop of Rusadus	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
20 May	92.1	Died	Marcello Morgante †	Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean Claude Randrianarisoa	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia
23 May	75.1	Retired	Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
24 May	40.8	Solemn Vows	Antonino Spadaro, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
26 May	59.5	Ordained Priest	Roy Edward Campbell, Jr.	Priest of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
70.3	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M.	Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
49.9	Appointed	Marco Tasca, O.F.M. Conv.	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
63.8	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Versaldi	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
27 May	140.9	Beatified	Bl. Carlo Liviero †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
53.2	Incardinated	Eduardo Alanis Nevares	Priest of Tyler, Texas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
28 May	45.1	Appointed	Carmelo Cuttitta	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ragusa, Italy
45.1	Appointed	Carmelo Cuttitta	Titular Bishop of Novi	Bishop Emeritus of Ragusa, Italy
30 May	43.5	Appointed	Alick Banda	Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia	Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia
91.2	Died	Michael Joseph Dudick †	Bishop Emeritus of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA
76.2	Retired	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
95.7	Died	Baptist Mudartha †	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
67.5	Appointed	João Bosco Oliver de Faria	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
56.4	Appointed	Irineu Roque Scherer †	Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
86.4	Died	Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon
31 May	57.9	Appointed	David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I.	Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
56.1	Installed	Piotr Libera	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
67.3	Appointed	Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I.	Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia	Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Appointed	José Octavio Ruiz Arenas	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization

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