The Year of Our Lord 2010

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 May 66.6 Ordained Bishop Valentino Di Cerbo Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

52.1 Resigned Jan Geerits, S.D.S. Apostolic Administrator of Comores Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

81.6 Died Antoine Hayek, B.C. † Archbishop Emeritus of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

77.1 Died Zygmunt Kamiński † Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

49.7 Appointed Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S. Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Comores

49.7 Appointed Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S. Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Comores

66.7 Installed Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. Bishop of Machala, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Appointed Julius Sullan Tonel Bishop of Ipil, Philippines Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines

2 May 57.8 Ordained Bishop Jacques Raymond Germain Benoit-Gonnin, Comm. l'Emm. Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France

3 May 86.1 Died Luigi Amaducci † Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy

57.6 Appointed Mijo Gorski Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

57.6 Appointed Mijo Gorski Titular Bishop of Epidaurum Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

4 May 62.3 Installed Peter Lee Ki-heon Bishop of Uijeongbu, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

92.4 Died Luigi Poggi † Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

5 May 76.2 Retired Valter Carrijo, S.D.S. Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

85.3 Died Marcello Costalunga † Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

48.6 Appointed José Valdeci Santos Mendes Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil

6 May 48.9 Ordained Bishop Jude Ayodeji Arogundade Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria Bishop

76.2 Retired Joseph Duffy Bishop of Clogher, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Francis Lagan † Auxiliary Bishop of Derry, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.7 Appointed Liam Seán MacDaid † Bishop of Clogher, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

8 May 43.6 Ordained Bishop Joseph Cai Bingrui Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China

66.6 Installed Valentino Di Cerbo Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

71.6 Appointed Józef Kowalczyk Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Victor Emilio Masalles Pere Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus of Baní, Dominican Republic

48.8 Appointed Victor Emilio Masalles Pere Titular Bishop of Girba Bishop Emeritus of Baní, Dominican Republic

69.0 Resigned Walter Mixa Bishop of Augsburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

69.0 Resigned Walter Mixa Bishop of Germany, Military Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

77.1 Retired Henryk Józef Muszyński Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

57.6 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Nuncio to India President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

59.0 Installed Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia

9 May 83.2 Died Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex † Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France

11 May 56.2 Appointed Eduardo Alanis Nevares Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

56.2 Appointed Eduardo Alanis Nevares Titular Bishop of Natchesium Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

12 May 59.6 Appointed Timothy Lawrence Doherty Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA

76.7 Retired William Leo Higi Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

87.0 Died José Joaquín Matte Varas † Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military

13 May 83.3 Retired Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên † Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Resigned Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam Archbishop Emeritus

72.1 Succeeded Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

65.2 Appointed Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P. Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam

78.7 Died Rafael Sanus Abad † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

14 May 63.0 Appointed Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré Coadjutor Archbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France Archbishop Emeritus

15 May 52.9 Installed José Araneta Cabantan Bishop of Malaybalay, Philippines Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

16 May 42.3 Ordained Bishop Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D. Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar

17 May 61.4 Died Victor Selvino Arenhart † Bishop of Oberá, Argentina

18 May 60.0 Appointed Salvador Cristau Coll Auxiliary Bishop of Terrassa, Spain Bishop

60.0 Appointed Salvador Cristau Coll Titular Bishop of Aliezira Bishop of Terrassa, Spain

57.7 Appointed Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A. Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Ireland

75.3 Retired William Walsh Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

19 May 75.4 Retired Eugenio Binini Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Aloísio Sinésio Bohn † Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Canísio Klaus Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil

61.0 Appointed Giovanni Santucci Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 May 50.4 Appointed Felix Lian Khen Thang Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar

49.0 Ordained Bishop Dominic Kimengich Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya

83.5 Died Josef Koukl † Bishop Emeritus of Litoměřice, Czechia

61.8 Appointed Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

63.5 Installed Luis Madrid Merlano Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Frank Richard Spencer Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

58.9 Appointed Frank Richard Spencer Titular Bishop of Auzia Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

24 May 63.6 Appointed Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil Bishop of Palmira, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

40.9 Confirmed Bashar Matti Warda, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq

25 May 45.4 Ordained Bishop José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. Prelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

78.5 Retired Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P. Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

26 May 43.4 Appointed Oscar Cantú Apostolic Administrator of San Antonio, Texas, USA Bishop of San Jose in California, USA

75.8 Retired Waldemar Chaves de Araújo Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

58.8 Appointed Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

65.6 Appointed Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. † Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil

27 May 60.0 Ordained Bishop William Hanna Shomali Titular Bishop of Lydda Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

28 May 76.0 Retired Edward Robert Adams Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

29 May 51.4 Appointed Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria Coadjutor Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan

57.9 Ordained Bishop Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. Titular Bishop of Summa Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

41.4 Ordained Bishop Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia

50.8 Ordained Bishop Justin Kientega Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso

46.3 Ordained Bishop Launay Saturné Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti

30 May 50.2 Ordained Bishop Vilson Basso, S.C.I. Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil

50.1 Ordained Bishop Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos Bishop of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

66.0 Ordained Bishop Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. † Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique

31 May 50.9 Appointed Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr. † Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Cardinal, Bishop of Wa, Ghana

61.2 Resigned Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

78.5 Appointed Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji Apostolic Administrator of Benin City, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Enugu, Nigeria

62.8 Appointed Dieter Geerlings Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.8 Appointed Dieter Geerlings Titular Bishop of Tacapae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

47.7 Appointed Christoph Hegge Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany

47.7 Appointed Christoph Hegge Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany

77.6 Retired Heinrich Janssen † Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.1 Appointed Matthias Kobena Nketsiah Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus

47.6 Appointed Wilfried Theising Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany

47.6 Appointed Wilfried Theising Titular Bishop of Mina Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany

66.8 Appointed Rémy Victor Vancottem Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	66.6	Ordained Bishop	Valentino Di Cerbo	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
52.1	Resigned	Jan Geerits, S.D.S.	Apostolic Administrator of Comores	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
81.6	Died	Antoine Hayek, B.C. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
77.1	Died	Zygmunt Kamiński †	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
49.7	Appointed	Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S.	Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Comores
49.7	Appointed	Charles Mahuza Yava, S.D.S.	Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius	Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Comores
66.7	Installed	Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B.	Bishop of Machala, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	Julius Sullan Tonel	Bishop of Ipil, Philippines	Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
2 May	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Raymond Germain Benoit-Gonnin, Comm. l'Emm.	Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
3 May	86.1	Died	Luigi Amaducci †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
57.6	Appointed	Mijo Gorski	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
57.6	Appointed	Mijo Gorski	Titular Bishop of Epidaurum	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
4 May	62.3	Installed	Peter Lee Ki-heon	Bishop of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
92.4	Died	Luigi Poggi †	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
5 May	76.2	Retired	Valter Carrijo, S.D.S.	Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
85.3	Died	Marcello Costalunga †	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
48.6	Appointed	José Valdeci Santos Mendes	Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil
6 May	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Jude Ayodeji Arogundade	Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria	Bishop
76.2	Retired	Joseph Duffy	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Francis Lagan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Derry, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.7	Appointed	Liam Seán MacDaid †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
8 May	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Cai Bingrui	Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
66.6	Installed	Valentino Di Cerbo	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
71.6	Appointed	Józef Kowalczyk	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Victor Emilio Masalles Pere	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Baní, Dominican Republic
48.8	Appointed	Victor Emilio Masalles Pere	Titular Bishop of Girba	Bishop Emeritus of Baní, Dominican Republic
69.0	Resigned	Walter Mixa	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
69.0	Resigned	Walter Mixa	Bishop of Germany, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
77.1	Retired	Henryk Józef Muszyński	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
57.6	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Nuncio to India	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
59.0	Installed	Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia
9 May	83.2	Died	Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex †	Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
11 May	56.2	Appointed	Eduardo Alanis Nevares	Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
56.2	Appointed	Eduardo Alanis Nevares	Titular Bishop of Natchesium	Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
12 May	59.6	Appointed	Timothy Lawrence Doherty	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
76.7	Retired	William Leo Higi	Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
87.0	Died	José Joaquín Matte Varas †	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
13 May	83.3	Retired	Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên †	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Resigned	Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt	Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
72.1	Succeeded	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn	Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
65.2	Appointed	Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P.	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam
78.7	Died	Rafael Sanus Abad †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
14 May	63.0	Appointed	Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré	Coadjutor Archbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France	Archbishop Emeritus
15 May	52.9	Installed	José Araneta Cabantan	Bishop of Malaybalay, Philippines	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
16 May	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Marie Fabien Raharilamboniaina, O.C.D.	Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar
17 May	61.4	Died	Victor Selvino Arenhart †	Bishop of Oberá, Argentina
18 May	60.0	Appointed	Salvador Cristau Coll	Auxiliary Bishop of Terrassa, Spain	Bishop
60.0	Appointed	Salvador Cristau Coll	Titular Bishop of Aliezira	Bishop of Terrassa, Spain
57.7	Appointed	Kieran O’Reilly, S.M.A.	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland	Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Ireland
75.3	Retired	William Walsh	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
19 May	75.4	Retired	Eugenio Binini	Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Aloísio Sinésio Bohn †	Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Canísio Klaus	Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil
61.0	Appointed	Giovanni Santucci	Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 May	50.4	Appointed	Felix Lian Khen Thang	Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar
49.0	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Kimengich	Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa	Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
83.5	Died	Josef Koukl †	Bishop Emeritus of Litoměřice, Czechia
61.8	Appointed	Maroun Elias Nimeh Lahham	Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
63.5	Installed	Luis Madrid Merlano	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Frank Richard Spencer	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
58.9	Appointed	Frank Richard Spencer	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
24 May	63.6	Appointed	Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
40.9	Confirmed	Bashar Matti Warda, C.Ss.R.	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
25 May	45.4	Ordained Bishop	José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M.	Prelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México	Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
78.5	Retired	Joseph Kallas, S.M.S.P.	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
26 May	43.4	Appointed	Oscar Cantú	Apostolic Administrator of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Bishop of San Jose in California, USA
75.8	Retired	Waldemar Chaves de Araújo	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
58.8	Appointed	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.	Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
65.6	Appointed	Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. †	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27 May	60.0	Ordained Bishop	William Hanna Shomali	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
28 May	76.0	Retired	Edward Robert Adams	Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Francisco Fortunato de Gouveia	Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
29 May	51.4	Appointed	Michael Didi Adgum Mangoria	Coadjutor Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan	Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan
57.9	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Summa	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
41.4	Ordained Bishop	Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde	Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Justin Kientega	Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Launay Saturné	Bishop of Jacmel, Haïti	Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
30 May	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Vilson Basso, S.C.I.	Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos	Bishop of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
66.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. †	Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique
31 May	50.9	Appointed	Richard Kuuia Baawobr, M. Afr. †	Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Cardinal, Bishop of Wa, Ghana
61.2	Resigned	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
78.5	Appointed	Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji	Apostolic Administrator of Benin City, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Enugu, Nigeria
62.8	Appointed	Dieter Geerlings	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.8	Appointed	Dieter Geerlings	Titular Bishop of Tacapae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
47.7	Appointed	Christoph Hegge	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
47.7	Appointed	Christoph Hegge	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
77.6	Retired	Heinrich Janssen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.1	Appointed	Matthias Kobena Nketsiah	Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus
47.6	Appointed	Wilfried Theising	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
47.6	Appointed	Wilfried Theising	Titular Bishop of Mina	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
66.8	Appointed	Rémy Victor Vancottem	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus

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