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The Year of Our Lord 1972

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Jul59.3ResignedJean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. †Superior General of Society of Priests of Saint SulpiceBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
44.5AppointedBernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C.Apostolic Administrator of Caravelí, PeruPrelate Emeritus
BornJohn Njue NjeruPriest of Embu, Kenya
1 Jul57.2AppointedFlorentino de Andrade e SilvaBishop of Faro {Algarve}, PortugalBishop Emeritus
52.5AppointedAntónio de Castro Xavier MonteiroArchbishop (Personal Title) of Lamego, PortugalBishop Emeritus
55.7AppointedAlberto Cosme do Amaral, Opus Dei †Bishop of Leiria, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
46.3AppointedMassimo GiustettiApostolic Administrator of Pinerolo, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
46.3AppointedMassimo GiustettiTitular Bishop of CeleneBishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
48.9ResignedJulio González Ruiz, S.D.B. †Bishop of Puno, PeruBishop Emeritus
30.4Ordained PriestJosef HrdličkaPriest of Olomouc, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.3ResignedJoão Pereira Venâncio, O.R.C. †Bishop of Leiria, PortugalBishop Emeritus
52.4AppointedDomingos de Pinho BrandãoAuxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
50.4AppointedJúlio Tavares RebimbasAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
50.4AppointedJúlio Tavares RebimbasTitular Archbishop of MityleneBishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
2 Jul25.4Ordained PriestRiccardo FontanaPriest of Pisa, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
29.3Ordained PriestSegismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
38.4Ordained BishopJean-Guy Rakodondravahatra, M.S. †Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
69.9DiedAngel Riesco CarbajoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain
44.6Ordained BishopWolfgang RollyTitular Bishop of TaborentaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
25.1Ordained DeaconMichel Léon Émile SantierDeacon of Coutances (-Avranches), FranceBishop Emeritus of Créteil, France
3 Jul53.6AppointedEstanislao Alcaraz y FigueroaArchbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
BornPetar PalićBishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Jul75.6RetiredAlbert Lewis FletcherBishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USABishop Emeritus
59.8ResignedFranz Janssen, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Gimma, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.5AppointedMaurice Rigobert Marie-SainteArchbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
48.6AppointedAndrew Joseph McDonaldBishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USABishop Emeritus
71.5RetiredHenri-Marie-François Varin de la Brunelière, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
7 Jul45.0AppointedLeovigildo López Fitoria, C.M. †Bishop of Granada, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
51.5AppointedClément Georges SchelhothArchbishop of Damas (Syrian), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
8 Jul32.4Ordained PriestAndré Pierre Louis DupuyPriest of Aire et Dax, FranceApostolic Nuncio
26.0Ordained PriestZeno HastenteufelPriest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
75.5RetiredEdward Joseph MaginnAuxiliary Bishop of Albany, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.0Ordained PriestAntonio Pepito Palang, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines
9 Jul28.1Ordained PriestYves Marie Monot, C.S.Sp.Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Ouesso, Congo
10 Jul46.1AppointedRafael Garcia GonzálezAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop of León, Guanajuato, México
46.1AppointedRafael Garcia GonzálezTitular Bishop of Urbs SalviaBishop of León, Guanajuato, México
36.4AppointedMoacyr Grechi, O.S.M. †Prelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
12 Jul80.4DiedGerald Thomas BerganArchbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
48.8SucceededBernardo José Bueno MieleArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
68.1DiedFélix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
67.8AppointedVirginio DondeoBishop of Todi, ItalyBishop of Orvieto, Italy
BornJose Ramirez Rapadas IIIBishop of Iligan, Philippines
29.0Ordained PriestEduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Ruteng, Indonesia
13 Jul23.7Ordained PriestSalvatore LigorioPriest of Taranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
14 Jul73.4ResignedMarco Antonio García y SuárezBishop of Granada, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
15 Jul69.7DiedMiklós Mihály Dudás, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary
73.4DiedMarco Antonio García y SuárezBishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
47.9ResignedFrancis Paul McHugh, S.F.M. †Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
24.5Ordained PriestDonato NegroPriest of Lecce, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy
47.2ResignedJosé Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. †Bishop of Zacatecas, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
28.7Ordained PriestPeter David Gregory SmithPriest of Southwark, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus
16 Jul44.8Ordained BishopLolesio (Laurent) FuaheaTitular Bishop of BagaiBishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
75.1DiedGeorges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26.6Ordained PriestTelesphore Richard MkudePriest of Morogoro, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
17 Jul BornJaime Cristóbal Abril GonzálezBishop of Arauca, Colombia
64.9DiedEduard MacheinerArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
70.9DiedJerome Emilianus Pillai, O.M.I. †Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
18 Jul25.2Ordained PriestDomenico Cancian, F.A.M.Priest of Congregation of the Sons of Merciful LoveBishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
53.2Ordained BishopRaymond RoyBishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, CanadaBishop Emeritus
19 Jul BornSaulius BužauskasAuxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
20 Jul43.3AppointedNikol Joseph CauchiBishop of Gozo, MaltaBishop Emeritus
47.5AppointedRafael Muñoz NúñezBishop of Zacatecas, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Aguascalientes, México
21 Jul25.2Ordained PriestPatrick Kieran Lynch, SS.CC.Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
56.6InstalledJorge MayerArchbishop of Bahía Blanca, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
22 Jul86.7DiedGiuseppe Cognata, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Bova, Italy
51.7AppointedEugênio de Araújo SalesBishop of Brazil, Faithful of the Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
44.2AppointedDecio Lucio GrandoniAuxiliary Bishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
44.2AppointedDecio Lucio GrandoniTitular Bishop of AtellaBishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
BornClaudiu-Lucian PopBishop of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), Romania
23 Jul29.1Ordained PriestJoseph RuzindanaPriest of Ruhengeri, RwandaBishop of Byumba, Rwanda
51.2AppointedRogelio Sánchez GonzálezBishop of Colima, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
24 Jul42.6AppointedIgnacio José Gómez AristizábalBishop of Ocaña, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
53.7AppointedCiro Alfonso Gómez SerranoCoadjutor Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, ColombiaBishop
53.7AppointedCiro Alfonso Gómez SerranoTitular Bishop of EleplaBishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
57.6AppointedRafael Sarmiento PeraltaBishop of Neiva, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
25 Jul38.2Ordained BishopMiguel Irizar Campos, C.P. †Titular Bishop of EloBishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru
37.2Ordained BishopMedardo Luis Luzardo RomeroBishop of San Carlos de VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
46.9AppointedJames Patrick MahoneyAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
46.9AppointedJames Patrick MahoneyTitular Bishop of IpagroAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
39.1InstalledGratian Mundadan, C.M.I.Apostolic Exarch of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), India
76.8RetiredJohn Linus PaschangBishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USABishop Emeritus
43.0AppointedJames Stephen SullivanAuxiliary Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
43.0AppointedJames Stephen SullivanTitular Bishop of SiccesiBishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
52.0AppointedJohn Joseph SullivanBishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USABishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
58.0AppointedAugustín Van Aaken, S.V.D. †Prelate of Alto Paraná, ParaguayPrelate Emeritus
58.0AppointedAugustín Van Aaken, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of AchyrausPrelate Emeritus of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
27 Jul BornSamuel Mbairabé TibingarBishop of Koumra, Chad
29 Jul80.7RetiredLuis Concha CórdobaArchbishop of Bogotá, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
80.7RetiredLuis Concha CórdobaBishop of Colombia, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
63.8SucceededAníbal Muñoz DuqueArchbishop of Bogotá, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30 Jul BornCoffi Roger AnoumouBishop of Lokossa, Benin
60.2DiedAndré BréheretBishop of Cahors, France
42.0AppointedPeter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg, South AfricaArchbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
42.0AppointedPeter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in ProconsulariArchbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
64.0ResignedAuguste Delisle, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Lokoja, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
37.2AppointedMichael Patrick Olatunji FagunBishop of Ekiti, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
54.9ResignedNicholas Grimley, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas, LiberiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
58.7AppointedPatrick Kla JuwleVicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia
58.7AppointedPatrick Kla JuwleTitular Bishop of TigamibenaVicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia
62.5DiedRamón J. LizardiAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
40.4AppointedAlexius Obabu MakoziBishop of Lokoja, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
63.8AppointedAníbal Muñoz DuqueBishop of Colombia, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
63.4SucceededRaffaele PellecchiaArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
90.3DiedCarlo SerenaArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
Aug56.9Ordained BishopOskar Formánek, S.J. †Bishop
54.4Ordained BishopMarián Ján Potáš, O.S.B.M. †Bishop
1 Aug70.1ResignedJames Buis, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.0SelectedPaolo Giannini, O.S.B.I. †Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), ItalyAbbot Emeritus
2 Aug64.3DiedDaniel Eugene Ivancho
29.4Ordained PriestHilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia
3 Aug25.0Perpetual VowsGeorges Abou Khazen, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
4 Aug52.0ConfirmedPaolo Giannini, O.S.B.I. †Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), ItalyAbbot Emeritus
5 Aug61.8AppointedElías Prado TelloAuxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, PeruAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornAndrew Souksavath Nouane AsaVicar Apostolic of Paksé, Laos
6 Aug BornCleocir BonettiBishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
46.1Ordained BishopRobert SastreBishop of Lokossa, Benin
47.2Ordained BishopGeorges-Firmin SinghaBishop of Fort-Rousset, CongoBishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo
7 Aug86.7DiedLouis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Yantai [Yentai], China
8 Aug27.5Ordained PriestPaul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam
9 Aug BornEmilio NappaAdjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
10 Aug24.5Solemn VowsFrantišek Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. †Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesBishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia
11 Aug79.3DiedAlfredo ViolaBishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay
12 Aug75.1RetiredJohn Michael FearnsAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
67.0ResignedRichard Lester Guilly, S.J. †Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, AntillesBishop Emeritus
24.0Ordained PriestFrancesco MilitoPriest of Rossano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
44.6AppointedBenedict Ganesh SinghBishop of Georgetown, Guyana, AntillesBishop Emeritus
58.0Ordained BishopAugustín Van Aaken, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of AchyrausPrelate Emeritus of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
13 Aug28.9Ordained PriestJuan Godayol Colom, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoPrelate Emeritus of Ayaviri, Peru
19.4Temporary VowsDiego Maria (Gualtiero) Rosa, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
BornCarlos Henrique Silva OliveiraBishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
14 Aug92.5DiedPaolo GiobbeCardinal, Datary Emeritus of the Apostolic Datary
15 Aug59.8DiedZaya DachtouArchbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
29.3Ordained PriestAlberto Ricardo da SilvaPriest of Díli, Timor-LesteBishop Emeritus
46.2Ordained BishopRafael Garcia GonzálezTitular Bishop of Urbs SalviaBishop of León, Guanajuato, México
24.6Ordained PriestFrantišek Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. †Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesBishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia
57.4Ordained BishopJérôme RazafindrazakaBishop of Tamatave, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
16 Aug20.9ProfessedJuan Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
17 Aug19.9ProfessedMilan Šašik, C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionBishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
18 Aug25.5Ordained PriestJuan Guillermo López SotoPriest of Chihuahua, MéxicoBishop of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Chihuahua, México
BornLucio NicolettoPrelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil
28.9Ordained PriestLeslie Rogers TomlinsonPriest of Melbourne, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, Australia
19 Aug BornVitalii Kryvytskyi, S.D.B.Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
20 Aug42.6Ordained BishopAmbroise Uma Arakayo AmabeTitular Bishop of Horrea CoeliaBishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
28.1Ordained PriestNicolas Djomo LolaPriest of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
30.6Ordained PriestJérôme Gapangwa NteziryayoPriest of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
23.0Solemn VowsGiovanni Roncari, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy
35.0Ordained BishopPhilip SulumetiTitular Bishop of UrciBishop Emeritus of Kakamega, Kenya
24 Aug60.5AppointedJoseph Merhi, M.L. †Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), EgyptBishop Emeritus
25 Aug26.5Ordained PriestLouis Nzala KianzaPriestBishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Aug26.8Ordained PriestAnthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
27.0Ordained PriestFranco Dalla Valle, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
25.1Ordained PriestJozef De KeselPriest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
60.6Ordained BishopJoseph Merhi, M.L. †Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), EgyptBishop Emeritus
27 Aug24.2Ordained PriestGiovanni Angelo BecciuPriest of Ozieri, ItalyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
68.7DiedAngelo Dell’AcquaCardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
46.4Ordained BishopMassimo GiustettiTitular Bishop of CeleneBishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
31.5Ordained PriestThéophile Kaboy RubonekaPriestBishop Emeritus of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
38.9Ordained BishopPatrick Augustine Kalilombe, M. Afr. †Bishop of Lilongwe, MalawiBishop Emeritus
28.7Ordained PriestCyprien Mbuka Di Nkuanga, C.I.C.M.Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26.0Ordained PriestJohn Stephen Pažak, C.Ss.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA
52.7CeasedSanto Bartolomeo QuadriApostolic Administrator of Pinerolo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
28 Aug49.6Ordained BishopCelso Nogoy GuevarraTitular Bishop of VannidaBishop Emeritus of Balanga, Philippines
63.0Ordained BishopJohn Patrick MurphyBishop of Port Elizabeth, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
30 Aug96.6DiedAugusto BertazzoniBishop Emeritus of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
60.9SucceededAngel Pérez CisnerosArchbishop of Mérida, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus
64.8DiedJosé Rafael Pulido MéndezArchbishop of Mérida, Venezuela
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