The Year of Our Lord 1976

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 75.0 Retired Baltasar Álvarez Restrepo † Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

46.9 Succeeded Darío Castrillón Hoyos † Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

74.8 Retired Giuseppe Dell’Omo † Bishop of Acqui, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Died Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M. † Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

44.7 Appointed Joseph Hubert Hart † Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Bishop Emeritus

44.7 Appointed Joseph Hubert Hart † Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

61.4 Succeeded Giuseppe Moizo † Bishop of Acqui, Italy

2 Jul 66.0 Died Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia

3 Jul 26.5 Ordained Priest Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez Priest of Valencia, Spain Bishop of Málaga, Spain

70.7 Elected Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus

70.7 Elected Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

41.3 Appointed Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo † Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines

79.4 Retired Manuel Mascariñas y Morgia † Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Died James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Ponce, Puerto Rico Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

59.1 Appointed Juvenal Porcayo Uribe † Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México

4 Jul 49.1 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. † Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

46.1 Ordained Bishop William Dermott Molloy McDermott † Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Huancavélica, Peru

27.9 Ordained Priest Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Cardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

5 Jul 28.7 Ordained Priest Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane Priest of Mariannhill, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

70.7 Confirmed Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus

70.7 Confirmed Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

58.2 Appointed Edward Anthony McCarthy † Coadjutor Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA Archbishop Emeritus

7 Jul 44.7 Appointed Victor Herman Balke Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Louis Abel Caillouet † Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.6 Resigned Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Menefessi Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

26.7 Ordained Priest Antony Pappusamy Priest of Tiruchirapalli, India Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

57.6 Ceased Atanasij Hryhor Velykyj (Welykyj), O.S.B.M. † Superior General of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Superior General Emeritus

8 Jul 36.0 Appointed Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

43.8 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Maria Cissé † Bishop of Sikasso, Mali

45.5 Appointed Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

45.5 Appointed Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † Titular Archbishop of Menefessi Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

76.4 Resigned Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya † Bishop of Kyōto, Japan Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Installed Francis Thomas Hurley † Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA Archbishop Emeritus

72.3 Died Gaston-Marie Jacquier † Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria

47.1 Appointed Johannes Kapp † Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.1 Appointed Johannes Kapp † Titular Bishop of Melzi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany

95.0 Died James Michael Liston † Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand

66.2 Resigned Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. † Bishop of Sikasso, Mali Bishop Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka † Bishop of Kyōto, Japan Bishop Emeritus

10 Jul 82.3 Resigned Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Volsinium Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia

23.3 Ordained Priest Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain

59.7 Resigned Winnibald Joseph Menezes † Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

11 Jul 82.8 Died François Charrière † Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland

26.3 Ordained Priest Felix Genn Priest of Trier, Germany Bishop of Münster, Germany

24.2 Ordained Priest Edgardo Sarabia Juanich Priest of Palawan, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taytay, Philippines

27.0 Ordained Priest Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij Priest of Bangkok, Thailand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

71.8 Died Francis (Frank) Ryder Wood † Priest of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

12 Jul 49.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Banchong Aribarg † Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

69.4 Died Edmondo Quaglia Martínez † Bishop of Minas, Uruguay

13 Jul 32.6 Ordained Priest Tsegaye Keneni Derara Priest of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia

47.1 Appointed Georges Edmond Robert Gilson Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

47.1 Appointed Georges Edmond Robert Gilson Titular Bishop of Benda Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

46.2 Appointed Jean Romary † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

46.2 Appointed Jean Romary † Titular Bishop of Acelum Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Paris, France

14 Jul 47.0 Installed James Leonard Doyle † Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

40.7 Appointed Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Coadjutor Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

49.8 Appointed Luciano Storero † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

15 Jul 52.1 Appointed Filippo Franceschi † Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

52.1 Appointed Filippo Franceschi † Bishop of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

16 Jul 26.9 Ordained Priest Bernardo Álvarez Afonso Priest of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain Bishop Emeritus

23.4 Solemn Vows Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia

72.2 Ordained Bishop Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait

17 Jul 25.2 Ordained Priest Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J. Priest of Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel Messico Bishop of Tlaxcala, México

18 Jul 54.4 Ordained Bishop George Avis Fulcher † Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA

26.6 Ordained Priest Arlindo Gomes Furtado Priest of Santiago de Cabo Verde Cardinal, Bishop

19 Jul 48.8 Appointed Amaury Castanho † Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.8 Appointed Amaury Castanho † Titular Bishop of Balecium Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.7 Appointed José Gonçalves Heleno † Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

50.4 Appointed Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert † Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

36.5 Appointed Martinho Lammers, O.F.M. Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

25.6 Ordained Priest Antal Spányi Priest of Esztergom, Hungary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

20 Jul 60.7 Ordained Bishop Ronald Gerard Connors, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Equizetum Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic

27.3 Ordained Priest José Francisco Robles Ortega Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

21 Jul 80.5 Retired Michael John Browne † Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

49.2 Appointed Eamon Casey † Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

55.6 Ordained Bishop Edward Thomas Hughes † Titular Bishop of Segia Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

23 Jul 72.2 Died Bl. Vasil Hopko † Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia

80.0 Died Henry Joseph O’Brien † Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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

24 Jul 62.9 Died Julius August Döpfner † Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

25 Jul 47.4 Ordained Bishop Nestor Assogba † Bishop of Parakou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin

31.1 Ordained Priest John Martin Darko † Priest of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Ordained Bishop Eugeen Laridon † Titular Bishop of Thiges Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium

86.5 Resigned Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Izirzada Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

51.1 Ceased Patient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. † Apostolic Administrator of Parakou, Benin Bishop Emeritus of Natitingou, Benin

26.3 Ordained Priest Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón Priest of Mérida, Venezuela Bishop of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela

26 Jul 48.9 Appointed James Clifford Timlin † Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

48.9 Appointed James Clifford Timlin † Titular Bishop of Gunugus Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

27 Jul 73.6 Resigned Frederick Hall, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Castra Nova Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

28 Jul 71.9 Resigned Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

30 Jul 70.4 Resigned Josef Schneider † Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany Archbishop Emeritus

31 Jul 54.0 Ordained Bishop Federico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii Prelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines

1 Aug 37.0 Ordained Priest Alexis Habiyambere, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda

2 Aug 85.6 Died Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru

25.7 Professed Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Cardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

3 Aug Born Hugh David Renwick Turnbull Allan, O. Praem. Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas

4 Aug 53.0 Died Bl. Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti † Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

47.7 Laicized Giovanni Battista Franzoni †

5 Aug 70.8 Died Luigi Oldani † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

6 Aug 75.6 Resigned Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. † Titular Bishop of Bahanna Bishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin

84.1 Died Andreas Rohracher † Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

7 Aug 48.5 Appointed Jorge Novak, S.V.D. † Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina

30.7 Ordained Priest Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Toliara, Madagascar

8 Aug 28.2 Ordained Priest Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

9 Aug 79.5 Resigned Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Buffada Bishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia

82.1 Resigned Dominic Senyemon Fukahori † Titular Bishop of Crepedula Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan

10 Aug 62.3 Resigned Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. † Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania

59.8 Appointed Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

59.8 Appointed Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Titular Bishop of Volsinium Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

59.8 Resigned Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus

67.2 Resigned Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Tres Tabernae Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

11 Aug 80.0 Resigned Paul Bouque, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon

86.0 Died Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro † Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador

12 Aug 47.3 Ordained Bishop Michael Bunluen Mansap † Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Died José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. † Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

47.0 Appointed Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. † Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru Prelate Emeritus

47.0 Appointed Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibambilla, Peru

13 Aug 71.3 Resigned Hermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania

14 Aug 25.2 Ordained Priest Armando Larios Jiménez † Priest of Barranquilla, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia

15 Aug 24.1 Ordained Priest Théophile Philippe Barakat † Priest of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria Archbishop

21.6 Professed Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

26.2 Ordained Priest Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich Priest Bishop of Puno, Peru

25.7 First Vows Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. Member of Congregation of St. Basil Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada

30.1 Ordained Priest Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Esteli, Nicaragua

27.1 Ordained Priest José Nambi † Priest of Benguela, Angola Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola

28.8 Ordained Priest Jean Ntagwarara Priest of Gitega, Burundi Bishop Emeritus of Bubanza, Burundi

45.0 Final Vows Benedict John Osta, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India

24.4 Ordained Priest Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † Priest of Valencia en Venezuela Archbishop

28.8 Ordained Priest Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala

16 Aug 22.2 Professed Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Naha, Japan

17 Aug 75.8 Retired Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. † Prelate of Chota, Peru Prelate Emeritus

57.9 Installed Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño † Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México Archbishop Emeritus

48.6 Ordained Bishop John Nicholas Wurm † Titular Bishop of Plestia Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA

18 Aug 78.4 Died Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia

19 Aug Born Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.Ss.R. Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

21 Aug 26.4 Ordained Priest Jose Serofia Palma Priest of Jaro, Philippines Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines

64.8 Died Ricardo Rösch † Bishop of Concordia, Argentina

24.2 Perpetual Vows Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

59.5 Appointed Giuseppe Vairo † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acerenza, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

22 Aug 21.4 Temporary Vows Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R. Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil

50.1 Appointed Kevin McNamara † Bishop of Kerry, Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland

19.0 Professed Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R. Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil

24 Aug 49.0 Appointed Daniel Anthony Hart † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA

49.0 Appointed Daniel Anthony Hart † Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA

62.5 Appointed William Edward McManus † Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

74.4 Resigned Leo Aloysius Pursley † Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

28 Aug 44.2 Ordained Bishop Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. † Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus

26.6 Ordained Priest Christopher Alan Saunders Priest of Broome, Australia Bishop Emeritus

29 Aug 28.6 Ordained Priest Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Archbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa

30 Aug 59.7 Appointed William Michael Cosgrove † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Albert Rudolph Zuroweste † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

31 Aug 86.4 Retired Giuseppe Battaglia † Bishop of Faenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

69.4 Succeeded Marino Bergonzini † Bishop of Faenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

44.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Hubert Hart † Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	75.0	Retired	Baltasar Álvarez Restrepo †	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
46.9	Succeeded	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
74.8	Retired	Giuseppe Dell’Omo †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Died	Jorge Alberto Giraldo Restrepo, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
44.7	Appointed	Joseph Hubert Hart †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA	Bishop Emeritus
44.7	Appointed	Joseph Hubert Hart †	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
61.4	Succeeded	Giuseppe Moizo †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
2 Jul	66.0	Died	Herculanus Joannes Maria van der Burgt, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
3 Jul	26.5	Ordained Priest	Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez	Priest of Valencia, Spain	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
70.7	Elected	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus
70.7	Elected	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
41.3	Appointed	Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo †	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines
79.4	Retired	Manuel Mascariñas y Morgia †	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Died	James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
59.1	Appointed	Juvenal Porcayo Uribe †	Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México
4 Jul	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
46.1	Ordained Bishop	William Dermott Molloy McDermott †	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Huancavélica, Peru
27.9	Ordained Priest	Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Cardinal, Archbishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
5 Jul	28.7	Ordained Priest	Pius Mlungisi Dlungwane	Priest of Mariannhill, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
70.7	Confirmed	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus
70.7	Confirmed	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
58.2	Appointed	Edward Anthony McCarthy †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Jul	44.7	Appointed	Victor Herman Balke	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Louis Abel Caillouet †	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.6	Resigned	Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Menefessi	Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
26.7	Ordained Priest	Antony Pappusamy	Priest of Tiruchirapalli, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
57.6	Ceased	Atanasij Hryhor Velykyj (Welykyj), O.S.B.M. †	Superior General of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Superior General Emeritus
8 Jul	36.0	Appointed	Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
43.8	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Maria Cissé †	Bishop of Sikasso, Mali
45.5	Appointed	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
45.5	Appointed	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Menefessi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
76.4	Resigned	Paul Yoshiyuki Furuya †	Bishop of Kyōto, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Installed	Francis Thomas Hurley †	Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
72.3	Died	Gaston-Marie Jacquier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria
47.1	Appointed	Johannes Kapp †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.1	Appointed	Johannes Kapp †	Titular Bishop of Melzi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
95.0	Died	James Michael Liston †	Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
66.2	Resigned	Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Sikasso, Mali	Bishop Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Raymond Ken’ichi Tanaka †	Bishop of Kyōto, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jul	82.3	Resigned	Adrianus Djajasepoetra, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium	Archbishop Emeritus of Djakarta, Indonesia
23.3	Ordained Priest	Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
59.7	Resigned	Winnibald Joseph Menezes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Jul	82.8	Died	François Charrière †	Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
26.3	Ordained Priest	Felix Genn	Priest of Trier, Germany	Bishop of Münster, Germany
24.2	Ordained Priest	Edgardo Sarabia Juanich	Priest of Palawan, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taytay, Philippines
27.0	Ordained Priest	Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovithavanij	Priest of Bangkok, Thailand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
71.8	Died	Francis (Frank) Ryder Wood †	Priest of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
12 Jul	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Banchong Aribarg †	Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
69.4	Died	Edmondo Quaglia Martínez †	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
13 Jul	32.6	Ordained Priest	Tsegaye Keneni Derara	Priest of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia
47.1	Appointed	Georges Edmond Robert Gilson	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
47.1	Appointed	Georges Edmond Robert Gilson	Titular Bishop of Benda	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
46.2	Appointed	Jean Romary †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
46.2	Appointed	Jean Romary †	Titular Bishop of Acelum	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Paris, France
14 Jul	47.0	Installed	James Leonard Doyle †	Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
40.7	Appointed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Coadjutor Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
49.8	Appointed	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
15 Jul	52.1	Appointed	Filippo Franceschi †	Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
52.1	Appointed	Filippo Franceschi †	Bishop of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
16 Jul	26.9	Ordained Priest	Bernardo Álvarez Afonso	Priest of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
23.4	Solemn Vows	Zdenko Križić, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
72.2	Ordained Bishop	Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Rusubbicari	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
17 Jul	25.2	Ordained Priest	Julio César Salcedo Aquino, M.J.	Priest of Missionari di S. Giuseppe nel Messico	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
18 Jul	54.4	Ordained Bishop	George Avis Fulcher †	Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
26.6	Ordained Priest	Arlindo Gomes Furtado	Priest of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Cardinal, Bishop
19 Jul	48.8	Appointed	Amaury Castanho †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.8	Appointed	Amaury Castanho †	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.7	Appointed	José Gonçalves Heleno †	Coadjutor Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
50.4	Appointed	Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert †	Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
36.5	Appointed	Martinho Lammers, O.F.M.	Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
25.6	Ordained Priest	Antal Spányi	Priest of Esztergom, Hungary	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
20 Jul	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Ronald Gerard Connors, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Equizetum	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
27.3	Ordained Priest	José Francisco Robles Ortega	Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
21 Jul	80.5	Retired	Michael John Browne †	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
49.2	Appointed	Eamon Casey †	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Thomas Hughes †	Titular Bishop of Segia	Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
23 Jul	72.2	Died	Bl. Vasil Hopko †	Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia	Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
80.0	Died	Henry Joseph O’Brien †	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
56.3	Resigned	René Toussaint, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 Jul	62.9	Died	Julius August Döpfner †	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
25 Jul	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Nestor Assogba †	Bishop of Parakou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
31.1	Ordained Priest	John Martin Darko †	Priest of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Eugeen Laridon †	Titular Bishop of Thiges	Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
86.5	Resigned	Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Izirzada	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
51.1	Ceased	Patient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. †	Apostolic Administrator of Parakou, Benin	Bishop Emeritus of Natitingou, Benin
26.3	Ordained Priest	Alfredo Enrique Torres Rondón	Priest of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela
26 Jul	48.9	Appointed	James Clifford Timlin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
48.9	Appointed	James Clifford Timlin †	Titular Bishop of Gunugus	Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
27 Jul	73.6	Resigned	Frederick Hall, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Castra Nova	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
28 Jul	71.9	Resigned	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
30 Jul	70.4	Resigned	Josef Schneider †	Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
31 Jul	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Federico Ocampo Escaler, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii	Prelate Emeritus of Ipil, Philippines
1 Aug	37.0	Ordained Priest	Alexis Habiyambere, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Nyundo, Rwanda
2 Aug	85.6	Died	Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
25.7	Professed	Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
3 Aug		Born	Hugh David Renwick Turnbull Allan, O. Praem.		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
4 Aug	53.0	Died	Bl. Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti †	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina
47.7	Laicized	Giovanni Battista Franzoni †
5 Aug	70.8	Died	Luigi Oldani †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
6 Aug	75.6	Resigned	Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Bahanna	Bishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin
84.1	Died	Andreas Rohracher †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
7 Aug	48.5	Appointed	Jorge Novak, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
30.7	Ordained Priest	Fulgence Rabeony, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Toliara, Madagascar
8 Aug	28.2	Ordained Priest	Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
9 Aug	79.5	Resigned	Marcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Buffada	Bishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
82.1	Resigned	Dominic Senyemon Fukahori †	Titular Bishop of Crepedula	Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan
10 Aug	62.3	Resigned	Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania
59.8	Appointed	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
59.8	Appointed	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Titular Bishop of Volsinium	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
59.8	Resigned	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus
67.2	Resigned	Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Tres Tabernae	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
11 Aug	80.0	Resigned	Paul Bouque, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana	Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
86.0	Died	Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro †	Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador
12 Aug	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Michael Bunluen Mansap †	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Died	José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. †	Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
47.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius	Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibambilla, Peru
13 Aug	71.3	Resigned	Hermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
14 Aug	25.2	Ordained Priest	Armando Larios Jiménez †	Priest of Barranquilla, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
15 Aug	24.1	Ordained Priest	Théophile Philippe Barakat †	Priest of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop
21.6	Professed	Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
26.2	Ordained Priest	Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich	Priest	Bishop of Puno, Peru
25.7	First Vows	Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B.	Member of Congregation of St. Basil	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
30.1	Ordained Priest	Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Esteli, Nicaragua
27.1	Ordained Priest	José Nambi †	Priest of Benguela, Angola	Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola
28.8	Ordained Priest	Jean Ntagwarara	Priest of Gitega, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus of Bubanza, Burundi
45.0	Final Vows	Benedict John Osta, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India
24.4	Ordained Priest	Reinaldo del Prette Lissot †	Priest of Valencia en Venezuela	Archbishop
28.8	Ordained Priest	Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
16 Aug	22.2	Professed	Wayne Francis Berndt, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Naha, Japan
17 Aug	75.8	Retired	Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Chota, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
57.9	Installed	Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño †	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Archbishop Emeritus
48.6	Ordained Bishop	John Nicholas Wurm †	Titular Bishop of Plestia	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
18 Aug	78.4	Died	Juan Niccolai, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
19 Aug		Born	Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.Ss.R.		Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
21 Aug	26.4	Ordained Priest	Jose Serofia Palma	Priest of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
64.8	Died	Ricardo Rösch †	Bishop of Concordia, Argentina
24.2	Perpetual Vows	Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
59.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acerenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
22 Aug	21.4	Temporary Vows	Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil
50.1	Appointed	Kevin McNamara †	Bishop of Kerry, Ireland	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
19.0	Professed	Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
24 Aug	49.0	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Hart †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
49.0	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Hart †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
62.5	Appointed	William Edward McManus †	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
74.4	Resigned	Leo Aloysius Pursley †	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Aug	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
26.6	Ordained Priest	Christopher Alan Saunders	Priest of Broome, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
29 Aug	28.6	Ordained Priest	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Aug	59.7	Appointed	William Michael Cosgrove †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Albert Rudolph Zuroweste †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
31 Aug	86.4	Retired	Giuseppe Battaglia †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
69.4	Succeeded	Marino Bergonzini †	Bishop of Faenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Hubert Hart †	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

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