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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Aug68.7DiedAndrés A. Domingo Pérez CáceresBishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
BornMichele Petruzzelli, O.S.B.Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
2 AugDiedArturo Álvarez SilvaEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) Emeritus of Chillán, Chile
59.7DiedJean-Emmanuel MarquèsArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
3 Aug87.1DiedNicola CanaliPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
4 Aug64.0AppointedGabriel Acacius Coussa, B.A. †Pro-Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesCardinal, Secretary
5 Aug BornPeter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D.Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
68.3AppointedJosé Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. †Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil
6 Aug41.1Ordained BishopJan MazurTitular Bishop of BladiaBishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland
87.5DiedJozef-Ernest van RoeyCardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
8 Aug BornJohn Thomas FoldaBishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
47.9AppointedHugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. †Prelate of Huehuetenango, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
47.2Ordained BishopGeorge Joseph GottwaldTitular Bishop of CedamusaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
BornGheevarghese Aphrem KurisummoottilAuxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
37.4AppointedMarcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †Auxiliary Bishop of PanamáArchbishop Emeritus
37.4AppointedMarcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †Titular Bishop of CaeciriArchbishop Emeritus of Panamá
29.9Ordained PriestAmedeus MsarikiePriest of Moshi, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
72.7DiedGiuseppe Ferruccio Maurizio Rosà, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
9 Aug BornAlberto Arturo Figueroa MoralesBishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
10 Aug35.2AppointedFelipe Santiago Benitez AvalosAuxiliary Bishop of Asunción, ParaguayArchbishop Emeritus
35.2AppointedFelipe Santiago Benitez AvalosTitular Bishop of Chersonesus in EuropaArchbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
53.6AppointedJohn Patrick CodyCoadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
53.6AppointedJohn Patrick CodyTitular Archbishop of BostraCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
43.6AppointedAníbal Maricevich FleitasCoadjutor Bishop of Asunción, ParaguayBishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
51.9AppointedRobert Emmet TracyBishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus
11 Aug40.3AppointedLorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
40.3AppointedLorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of LimataBishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
12 Aug36.7AppointedRomán Arrieta VillalobosBishop of Tilarán, Costa RicaArchbishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica
78.4AppointedAmleto Giovanni CicognaniSecretary of StateCardinal, Secretary Emeritus
78.5AppointedGiovanni C. Luigi Marinoni, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Archbishop of AmoriumVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Asmara, Ethiopia
78.5RetiredGiovanni C. Luigi Marinoni, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Asmara, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.2SucceededZenone Albino Testa, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Asmara, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
13 Aug72.4DiedGiovanni Battista DellepianeApostolic Nuncio to Austria
27.3Ordained PriestJosé Diéguez ReboredoPriestBishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
41.4Ordained BishopIvo GugićTitular Bishop of BonustaBishop Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
73.7AppointedArcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
14 Aug77.0AppointedAlberto di JorioPro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City StateCardinal, Pro-President Emeritus
41.8AppointedAugustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Great Britain (Ukrainian)Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
41.8AppointedAugustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. †Titular Bishop of HermonthisApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Great Britain (Ukrainian)
66.5AppointedPaolo MarellaPrefect of the Congregation of the Basilica of St. PeterCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
66.5AppointedPaolo MarellaArchpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
41.6AppointedAndrés Sapelak, S.D.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern RitesBishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
41.6AppointedAndrés Sapelak, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in ThraciaBishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
49.0AppointedJoseph Michael SchmondiukBishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USAArchbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
58.4AppointedAmbrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. †Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
15 Aug26.8Solemn VowsJacques Berthelet, C.S.V. †Member of Clerics of Saint ViatorBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
25.4Ordained PriestJosé da Cruz PolicarpoPriest of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
61.6InstalledEmilio Antonio di PasquoBishop of Avellaneda, Argentina
35.7Solemn VowsJosé María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
21.4ProfessedDenis James MaddenMember of Order of Saint BenedictAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
39.4Ordained BishopGaetano MichettiTitular Bishop of Irenopolis in CiliciaBishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
21.1First VowsRoger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
48.9Ordained BishopLambertus van Kessel, S.M.M. †Bishop of Sintang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
16 Aug39.9AppointedAlfred BengschCardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany
BornSanto Rocco GangemiApostolic Nuncio to Serbia
18.4Solemn VowsSegismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
17 Aug BornIgnace Bessi DogboArchbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
49.8InstalledJoseph Howard HodgesCoadjutor Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USABishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
BornClemens PickelBishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
18 Aug77.6DiedPellegrino Bellezze, O.S.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Swaziland
BornJulio MuratApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
75.0AppointedPeter Rogan, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of NiciusBishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon
75.0RetiredPeter Rogan, M.H.M. †Bishop of Buéa, CameroonBishop Emeritus
19 Aug49.7AppointedAlmir Marques FerreiraBishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
41.5AppointedPaulo José TavaresBishop of Macau, China
20 Aug46.5Ordained BishopJaime Francisco de Nevares, S.D.B. †Bishop of Neuquén, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
51.6Ordained BishopJosé Salazar LópezTitular Bishop of Prusias ad HypiumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
44.5Ordained BishopGiuseppe VairoTitular Bishop of UthinaArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
21 Aug BornBryan Joseph Bayda, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
77.4DiedEmilio Botero GonzálezBishop of Pasto, Colombia
29.0Ordained PriestEugène Kabanga SongasongaPriest of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus
42.1AppointedAndré Makarakiza, M. Afr. †Bishop of Ngozi, BurundiArchbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
BornLuis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A.Under Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
46.3AppointedJoseph SibomanaBishop of Ruhengeri, RwandaBishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
22 Aug55.6AppointedJohn Aloysius MurphyArchbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus
22.1ProfessedRaymond Olir Roussin, S. M. †Member of Society of MaryArchbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
23 Aug66.6DiedLucio Torreblanca y TapiaArchbishop of Durango, México
24 Aug37.3Ordained BishopFrancisco Austregésilo de Mesquita FilhoBishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus
49.8Ordained BishopGeraldo Ferreira ReisBishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornJeová Elias FerreiraBishop of Goiás, Brazil
34.7Ordained BishopWilliam John McNaughton, M.M. †Titular Bishop of Thuburbo MinusBishop Emeritus of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)
46.5Ordained BishopPaul Heinrich NordhuesTitular Bishop of CosAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
44.0AppointedJosé Léon Rojas ChaparroCoadjutor Bishop of Trujillo, VenezuelaBishop
44.0AppointedJosé Léon Rojas ChaparroTitular Bishop of CapitoliasBishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
25 Aug BornFrancisco Simón Conesa FerrerBishop of Solsona, Spain
35.2AppointedAntônio Ribeiro de OliveiraAuxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
35.2AppointedAntônio Ribeiro de OliveiraTitular Bishop of ArindelaArchbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
26 Aug55.9AppointedJoseph Walter Buckley, S.M. †Superior General of Society of MarySuperior General Emeritus
23.0Solemn VowsAntoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Drohiczyn, Poland
BornStefano RussoBishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy
27 Aug25.7Ordained PriestJorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F.Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
BornJorge Estrada SolórzanoBishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México
44.2Ordained BishopJorge Gottau, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Añatuya, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
74.3DiedGeorges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. †Apostolic Nuncio
49.9Ordained BishopEdward Jan MuszyńskiTitular Bishop of Mastaura in AsiaAuxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
BornMarcus Nigel Ralph StockBishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain
28 Aug BornDaniel Ernest FloresBishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
30 Aug BornPaul M. CumminsAdministrator of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
31 Aug BornLeonardo D’AscenzoArchbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
48.3DiedRafael Valladares y ArgumedoAuxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
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