The Year of Our Lord 1999

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 May 28.5 Ordained Priest Alain Clément Amiézi Priest of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire

76.0 Retired Roger-Émile Aubry, C.Ss.R. † Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

65.4 Ordained Bishop Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul † Titular Bishop of Lamzella Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

55.4 Succeeded Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R. Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

71.8 Died Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

59.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Kaithathara Bishop of Gwalior, India Bishop Emeritus

66.1 Appointed Zygmunt Kamiński † Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

54.2 Ordained Bishop Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

61.7 Installed Miguel Pedro Mundo † Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil

59.8 Installed Salvatore Nunnari Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

75.2 Retired Marian Przykucki † Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

39.7 Perpetual Vows Francis Serrao, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Shimoga, India

56.1 Ordained Bishop Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis † Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

40.0 Ordained Bishop Kiro Stojanov Titular Bishop of Centuriones Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia

2 May 49.8 Ordained Bishop Adriano Ciocca Vasino Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil Prelate Emeritus of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil

4 May 61.1 Resigned Jacques Ishaq † Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq Curial Bishop Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

5 May 92.9 Died Antanas Louis Deksnys † Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

69.5 Died Tarcisius Resto Phanrang, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Shillong, India

6 May 53.4 Appointed Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus

53.4 Appointed Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina Titular Bishop of Arsacal Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

63.9 Installed Gustavo Martínez Frías † Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

54.0 Appointed Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.0 Appointed Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pinsk, Belarus

7 May 79.5 Died Joseph Malacky Gray † Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

8 May 60.5 Appointed Basile Georges Casmoussa Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

64.7 Installed Domenico Crusco † Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Edouard Georges Daher, B.C. Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)

48.9 Installed Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico

53.9 Appointed Théophile Georges Kassab † Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria

49.6 Ordained Bishop Tadeusz Pikus Titular Bishop of Lysinia Bishop Emeritus of Drohiczyn, Poland

58.1 Appointed Gregorios Elias Tabé † Coadjutor Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

9 May 23.0 Ordained Deacon Volodymyr Firman Deacon of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

43.3 Ordained Bishop Robert Christopher Ndlovu Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe

75.3 Ordained Bishop Damase Zhang Hanmin † Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China

10 May 53.2 Appointed Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

11 May 58.6 Appointed Erminio De Scalzi Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Erminio De Scalzi Titular Bishop of Arbanum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

56.8 Appointed James Francis McCarthy Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed James Francis McCarthy Titular Bishop of Verrona Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

88.1 Died Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Sololá, Guatemala

12 May 37.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Huỳnh Văn Sỹ Priest of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam

79.4 Died Jerzy Stroba † Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland

59.1 Appointed Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador Bishop Emeritus

13 May 45.2 Ordained Bishop Grzegorz Balcerek Titular Bishop of Selendeta Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland

50.0 Ordained Bishop Philippe Ranaivomanana † Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar

78.2 Installed Nicholas Shi Jingxian, O.A.R. † Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China

14 May 55.7 Ordained Bishop Frederick Francis Campbell Titular Bishop of Afufenia Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA

64.0 Ordained Bishop Luc Julian Matthys † Bishop of Armidale, Australia Bishop Emeritus

59.4 Confirmed Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. † Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

15 May 68.5 Appointed Lino Bortolo Belotti, C.M.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.5 Appointed Lino Bortolo Belotti, C.M.P. † Titular Bishop of Tabla Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy

48.1 Ordained Priest Stephen Jay Berg Priest of Fort Worth, Texas, USA Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA

70.2 Appointed Luigi Conti † Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey Apostolic Nuncio

70.2 Appointed Luigi Conti † Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan Apostolic Nuncio

75.0 Retired Ernesto Gallina † Official of the Secretariat of State Official Emeritus

46.9 Ordained Bishop Rafael Masahiro Umemura Bishop of Yokohama, Japan

16 May 45.2 Ordained Bishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

56.5 Installed André Armand Vingt-Trois Archbishop of Tours, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

17 May 62.0 Installed Paul Marchand, S.M.M. † Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada

18 May 47.5 Appointed Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger Archbishop Emeritus of Niamey, Niger

47.5 Appointed Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. Titular Bishop of Aulon Archbishop Emeritus of Niamey, Niger

45.9 Appointed James Liu Tan-kuei Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan

45.9 Appointed James Liu Tan-kuei Titular Bishop of Accia Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan

45.7 Appointed Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. Apostolic Administrator of Eastern Siberia {Siberia Orientale}, Russian Federation Bishop of Ełk, Poland

61.8 Died Miguel Pedro Mundo † Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil

41.3 Appointed Akio Johnson Mutek † Auxiliary Bishop of Torit, South Sudan Bishop

41.3 Appointed Akio Johnson Mutek † Titular Bishop of Suava Bishop of Torit, South Sudan

50.4 Appointed Ambroise Ouédraogo Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger Bishop of Maradi, Niger

50.4 Appointed Ambroise Ouédraogo Titular Bishop of Severiana Bishop of Maradi, Niger

46.6 Appointed Joseph Werth, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Western Siberia {Siberia Occidentale}, Russian Federation Bishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

19 May 75.1 Retired Urbano José Allgayer † Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

70.1 Ceased Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila † Apostolic Administrator of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil Archbishop of Brazil, Military

48.5 Ordained Bishop Leopoldo González González Titular Bishop of Voncaria Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México

26.8 Ordained Priest Jose Ramirez Rapadas III Priest of Ipil, Philippines Bishop of Iligan, Philippines

57.6 Succeeded Pedro Ercílio Simon † Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

48.7 Appointed Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F. Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

20 May 70.3 Died Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S. M. † Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru

54.5 Ordained Bishop Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc † Bishop of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

21 May 40.0 Ordained Bishop Sergio Alfredo Fenoy Titular Bishop of Satafis Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

54.9 Ordained Bishop Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. † Coadjutor Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil

71.9 Died Mario Tagliaferri † Apostolic Nuncio to France

22 May 70.3 Appointed Edmundo Madarang Abaya † Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

24.3 Ordained Priest Adam Piotr Bab Priest of Lublin, Poland Auxiliary Bishop

48.3 Appointed Nikola Eterović Titular Archbishop of Siscia Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

48.3 Appointed Nikola Eterović Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine Apostolic Nuncio to Germany

Ordained Priest Richard Allen Gyhra Priest of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Vienna

35.6 Ordained Priest Robert John McClory Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA

53.0 Appointed Luigi Pezzuto Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania Apostolic Nuncio

74.7 Died Héctor Gabino Romero † Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina

28.5 Ordained Priest Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada

30.7 Ordained Priest Tuomo T. Vimpari Priest of Helsinki, Finland Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts

23 May 70.1 Died Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. † Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia

51.7 Ordained Bishop Francesco Lambiasi Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy

101.1 Died Jerônimo Mazzarotto † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

24 May 57.2 Ordained Bishop Bernard Genoud † Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland

71.4 Died François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. † Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

60.4 Ordained Bishop Werner Thissen Titular Bishop of Scampa Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany

60.0 Appointed Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus Bishop of Płock, Poland Titular Archbishop of Viminacium

26 May 89.2 Died Carlos Parteli Keller † Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

66.8 Appointed Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

27 May 75.6 Retired Giuseppe Casale † Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

57.6 Appointed Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy

29 May 41.4 Ordained Bishop José Luis Azuaje Ayala Titular Bishop of Italica Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela

57.1 Ordained Bishop António José Cavaco Carrilho Titular Bishop of Tamalluma Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Portugal

58.6 Installed Juan Carlos Maccarone † Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

71.4 Resigned Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, C.M. † Prelate of Juli, Peru Prelate Emeritus

30 May 59.3 Installed Luigi Bressan Archbishop of Trento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

49.2 Ordained Bishop Felix Genn Titular Bishop of Uzalis Bishop of Münster, Germany

32.9 Ordained Priest Felix Gmür Priest of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland Bishop

29.6 Ordained Priest Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda Priest of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

41.4 Ordained Bishop Jacob Venance Koda Bishop of Same, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

31.7 Ordained Priest Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal’Etumba Priest of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

46.6 Ordained Bishop Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R. Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

31 May 66.2 Resigned Walter Kasper Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	28.5	Ordained Priest	Alain Clément Amiézi	Priest of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire
76.0	Retired	Roger-Émile Aubry, C.Ss.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.4	Ordained Bishop	Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul †	Titular Bishop of Lamzella	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
55.4	Succeeded	Carlos Bürgler, C.Ss.R.	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
71.8	Died	Joel Ivo Catapan, S.V.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
59.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Kaithathara	Bishop of Gwalior, India	Bishop Emeritus
66.1	Appointed	Zygmunt Kamiński †	Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
61.7	Installed	Miguel Pedro Mundo †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
59.8	Installed	Salvatore Nunnari	Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
75.2	Retired	Marian Przykucki †	Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
39.7	Perpetual Vows	Francis Serrao, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Shimoga, India
56.1	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis †	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
40.0	Ordained Bishop	Kiro Stojanov	Titular Bishop of Centuriones	Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
2 May	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Adriano Ciocca Vasino	Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil
4 May	61.1	Resigned	Jacques Ishaq †	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
5 May	92.9	Died	Antanas Louis Deksnys †	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
69.5	Died	Tarcisius Resto Phanrang, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Shillong, India
6 May	53.4	Appointed	Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina	Titular Bishop of Arsacal	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
63.9	Installed	Gustavo Martínez Frías †	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
54.0	Appointed	Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.0	Appointed	Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pinsk, Belarus
7 May	79.5	Died	Joseph Malacky Gray †	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
8 May	60.5	Appointed	Basile Georges Casmoussa	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
64.7	Installed	Domenico Crusco †	Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Edouard Georges Daher, B.C.	Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)
48.9	Installed	Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M.	Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
53.9	Appointed	Théophile Georges Kassab †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Tadeusz Pikus	Titular Bishop of Lysinia	Bishop Emeritus of Drohiczyn, Poland
58.1	Appointed	Gregorios Elias Tabé †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
9 May	23.0	Ordained Deacon	Volodymyr Firman	Deacon of Ternopil (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
43.3	Ordained Bishop	Robert Christopher Ndlovu	Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe	Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
75.3	Ordained Bishop	Damase Zhang Hanmin †	Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China
10 May	53.2	Appointed	Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre	Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
11 May	58.6	Appointed	Erminio De Scalzi	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Erminio De Scalzi	Titular Bishop of Arbanum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
56.8	Appointed	James Francis McCarthy	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	James Francis McCarthy	Titular Bishop of Verrona	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
88.1	Died	Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sololá, Guatemala
12 May	37.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Huỳnh Văn Sỹ	Priest of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam	Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
79.4	Died	Jerzy Stroba †	Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
59.1	Appointed	Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M.	Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
13 May	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Grzegorz Balcerek	Titular Bishop of Selendeta	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Ranaivomanana †	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
78.2	Installed	Nicholas Shi Jingxian, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
14 May	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Frederick Francis Campbell	Titular Bishop of Afufenia	Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
64.0	Ordained Bishop	Luc Julian Matthys †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
59.4	Confirmed	Joseph Roduit, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
15 May	68.5	Appointed	Lino Bortolo Belotti, C.M.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.5	Appointed	Lino Bortolo Belotti, C.M.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tabla	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
48.1	Ordained Priest	Stephen Jay Berg	Priest of Fort Worth, Texas, USA	Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
70.2	Appointed	Luigi Conti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey	Apostolic Nuncio
70.2	Appointed	Luigi Conti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan	Apostolic Nuncio
75.0	Retired	Ernesto Gallina †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Official Emeritus
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Masahiro Umemura	Bishop of Yokohama, Japan
16 May	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Mbulu, Tanzania	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
56.5	Installed	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Archbishop of Tours, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
17 May	62.0	Installed	Paul Marchand, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
18 May	47.5	Appointed	Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A.	Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger	Archbishop Emeritus of Niamey, Niger
47.5	Appointed	Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A.	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Archbishop Emeritus of Niamey, Niger
45.9	Appointed	James Liu Tan-kuei	Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
45.9	Appointed	James Liu Tan-kuei	Titular Bishop of Accia	Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
45.7	Appointed	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Eastern Siberia {Siberia Orientale}, Russian Federation	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
61.8	Died	Miguel Pedro Mundo †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
41.3	Appointed	Akio Johnson Mutek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Torit, South Sudan	Bishop
41.3	Appointed	Akio Johnson Mutek †	Titular Bishop of Suava	Bishop of Torit, South Sudan
50.4	Appointed	Ambroise Ouédraogo	Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger	Bishop of Maradi, Niger
50.4	Appointed	Ambroise Ouédraogo	Titular Bishop of Severiana	Bishop of Maradi, Niger
46.6	Appointed	Joseph Werth, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Western Siberia {Siberia Occidentale}, Russian Federation	Bishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
19 May	75.1	Retired	Urbano José Allgayer †	Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
70.1	Ceased	Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila †	Apostolic Administrator of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
48.5	Ordained Bishop	Leopoldo González González	Titular Bishop of Voncaria	Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
26.8	Ordained Priest	Jose Ramirez Rapadas III	Priest of Ipil, Philippines	Bishop of Iligan, Philippines
57.6	Succeeded	Pedro Ercílio Simon †	Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
48.7	Appointed	Guilherme Antônio Werlang, M.S.F.	Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
20 May	70.3	Died	Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S. M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc †	Bishop of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
21 May	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Sergio Alfredo Fenoy	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
71.9	Died	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Nuncio to France
22 May	70.3	Appointed	Edmundo Madarang Abaya †	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
24.3	Ordained Priest	Adam Piotr Bab	Priest of Lublin, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
48.3	Appointed	Nikola Eterović	Titular Archbishop of Siscia	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
48.3	Appointed	Nikola Eterović	Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
	Ordained Priest	Richard Allen Gyhra	Priest of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Vienna
35.6	Ordained Priest	Robert John McClory	Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA
53.0	Appointed	Luigi Pezzuto	Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania	Apostolic Nuncio
74.7	Died	Héctor Gabino Romero †	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
28.5	Ordained Priest	Pierre Olivier Tremblay, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
30.7	Ordained Priest	Tuomo T. Vimpari	Priest of Helsinki, Finland	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
23 May	70.1	Died	Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Lambiasi	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
101.1	Died	Jerônimo Mazzarotto †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
24 May	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Genoud †	Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
71.4	Died	François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. †	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
60.4	Ordained Bishop	Werner Thissen	Titular Bishop of Scampa	Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
60.0	Appointed	Stanislaw Wojciech Wielgus	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Titular Archbishop of Viminacium
26 May	89.2	Died	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
66.8	Appointed	Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27 May	75.6	Retired	Giuseppe Casale †	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
57.6	Appointed	Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
29 May	41.4	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Azuaje Ayala	Titular Bishop of Italica	Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela
57.1	Ordained Bishop	António José Cavaco Carrilho	Titular Bishop of Tamalluma	Bishop Emeritus of Funchal, Portugal
58.6	Installed	Juan Carlos Maccarone †	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
71.4	Resigned	Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, C.M. †	Prelate of Juli, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
30 May	59.3	Installed	Luigi Bressan	Archbishop of Trento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Felix Genn	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Bishop of Münster, Germany
32.9	Ordained Priest	Felix Gmür	Priest of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland	Bishop
29.6	Ordained Priest	Jean-Crispin Kimbeni Ki Kanda	Priest of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
41.4	Ordained Bishop	Jacob Venance Koda	Bishop of Same, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
31.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Bernard Likolo Bokal’Etumba	Priest of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Joaquín Pertíñez Fernández, O.A.R.	Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
31 May	66.2	Resigned	Walter Kasper	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

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