The Year of Our Lord 2025

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 65.3 Appointed Habib Hormiz Jajou Al Nawfali Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq

76.0 Retired Maksymilian Leon Dubrawski, O.F.M. Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

47.2 Appointed Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine

65.2 Appointed Santo Marcianò Archbishop (Personal Title) of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy Bishop

65.2 Appointed Santo Marcianò Archbishop (Personal Title) of Anagni-Alatri, Italy Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

94.6 Died Carl Frederick Mengeling † Bishop Emeritus of Lansing, Michigan, USA

63.7 Appointed Mark Steven Rivituso Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA

76.2 Retired Thomas John Rodi Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA Archbishop Emeritus

52.8 Resigned Saad Sirop Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

75.2 Retired Ambrogio Spreafico Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Ambrogio Spreafico Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

2 Jul 61.0 Appointed Pedro Cunha Cruz Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

64.8 Appointed Daniel Elias Garcia Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA

3 Jul 58.7 Appointed Héctor David García Osorio Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras

4 Jul 58.6 Appointed Gabriel dos Santos Filho Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

58.6 Appointed Gabriel dos Santos Filho Titular Bishop of Altiburus Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

53.4 Succeeded Rolandas Makrickas Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

52.7 Appointed Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

52.7 Appointed Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues Titular Bishop of Tisili Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

80.0 Retired Stanisław Marian Ryłko Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus

5 Jul 48.9 Ordained Bishop Evandro Luis Braun Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil

54.7 Ordained Bishop Beat Grögli Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

62.6 Appointed Simon Peter Kamomoe Auxiliary Bishop of Wote, Kenya

81.0 Retired Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

64.5 Appointed Antonysamy Savarimuthu Archbishop of Madurai, India

59.6 Appointed Thibault Verny President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France

6 Jul 58.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Mopepe Ngongo Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

59.3 Ordained Bishop Marek Ochlak, O.M.I. Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar

7 Jul 52.0 Appointed Justin Ain Soongie Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea

60.5 Appointed Ronald Gerhardus Wilhelmus Cornelissen Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden, Netherlands

76.2 Retired Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M. Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

62.0 Appointed Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M. Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea

8 Jul 93.3 Died Władysław Bobowski † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland

75.5 Retired Augustine Cui Tai Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Appointed Matthew Choi Kwang-hee Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

47.7 Appointed Matthew Choi Kwang-hee Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Seoul, Korea (South)

62.6 Confirmed Joseph Wang Zhengui Bishop of Zhangjiakou, China

9 Jul 61.4 Appointed Abilio Martínez Varea Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain

76.7 Retired Gerardo Melgar Viciosa Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain Bishop Emeritus

10 Jul 77.8 Retired Liam Stephen Cary Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA Bishop Emeritus

45.5 Appointed Mariusz Tomasz Dmyterko Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław-Koszalin (Ukrainian), Poland

45.5 Appointed Mariusz Tomasz Dmyterko Titular Bishop of Tzernicus Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław-Koszalin (Ukrainian), Poland

47.0 Appointed Thomas Joseph Hennen Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA

66.9 Appointed John Kiplimo Lelei Bishop of Kapsabet, Kenya

11 Jul 64.0 Appointed Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria

12 Jul 59.4 Installed Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del Prado Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France Bishop of Créteil, France

46.0 Ordained Bishop Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M. Titular Bishop of Babra Auxiliary Bishop of Callao, Peru

47.2 Appointed Krzysztof Dukielski Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland Priest

47.2 Appointed Krzysztof Dukielski Titular Bishop of Catula Priest of Radom, Poland

85.9 Ceased Agnelo Rufino Gracias Apostolic Administrator, Sede Vacante of Jullundur, India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

58.5 Ceased André Guèye Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du Sénégal Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal

66.5 Ordained Bishop Augustin Simmel Ndiaye Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

62.5 Ordained Bishop Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel Bishop of Jullundur, India

13 Jul 83.0 Died Alberto Bottari de Castello † Apostolic Nuncio

14 Jul 66.4 Installed Mark Anthony Eckman Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

70.1 Ordained Bishop Miguel Fritz, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay

16 Jul 71.8 Resigned Bernt Ivar (Markus) Eidsvig, C.R.S.A. Bishop of Oslo, Norway Bishop Emeritus

65.5 Appointed Makhoul Farha, O.C.D. Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

46.0 Succeeded Fredrik Hansen Bishop of Oslo, Norway

75.1 Retired Georgi Ivanov Yovchev Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Jose Serofia Palma Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

83.2 Retired Elias Youssef Rahal, S.M.S.P. Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

58.7 Appointed Alberto Sy Uy Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines

17 Jul 58.4 Installed Michael (Micae) Phạm Minh Cường Bishop of San Diego, California, USA

18 Jul 51.9 Elected Rumen Ivanov Stanev Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria Auxiliary Bishop

82.6 Died André Armand Vingt-Trois † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

19 Jul 50.8 Installed Benoni Ambăruş Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy

82.2 Died Luigi Antonio Cantafora † Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy

51.6 Ordained Bishop Brice Armand Ibombo Bishop of Ouesso, Congo

52.6 Ordained Bishop Daniel Palau Valero Bishop of Lleida, Spain

20 Jul 50.8 Installed Benoni Ambăruş Bishop of Tricarico, Italy Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy

25 Jul 53.2 Appointed Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C. Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique

26 Jul Ceased René Flores Pineda Administrator of La Ceiba, Honduras Priest

67.7 Installed Raúl Martín Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina

48.0 Ordained Bishop Jenrry Johel Velásquez Hernández Bishop of La Ceiba, Honduras

27 Jul 51.7 Ordained Bishop Nélio Pereira Pita, C.M. Titular Bishop of Garba Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal

29 Jul 60.5 Ordained Bishop Glenn Montebon Corsiga Bishop of Ipil, Philippines

30 Jul 96.5 Died Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

31 Jul 51.0 Appointed Farly Yovany Gil Betancur Apostolic Administrator, Sede Vacante of Montería, Colombia Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia

66.4 Installed Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa Bishop of Chiquinquirá, Colombia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	65.3	Appointed	Habib Hormiz Jajou Al Nawfali	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
76.0	Retired	Maksymilian Leon Dubrawski, O.F.M.	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
47.2	Appointed	Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
65.2	Appointed	Santo Marcianò	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy	Bishop
65.2	Appointed	Santo Marcianò	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Anagni-Alatri, Italy	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
94.6	Died	Carl Frederick Mengeling †	Bishop Emeritus of Lansing, Michigan, USA
63.7	Appointed	Mark Steven Rivituso	Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA
76.2	Retired	Thomas John Rodi	Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
52.8	Resigned	Saad Sirop	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Ambrogio Spreafico	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Ambrogio Spreafico	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
2 Jul	61.0	Appointed	Pedro Cunha Cruz	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
64.8	Appointed	Daniel Elias Garcia	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA
3 Jul	58.7	Appointed	Héctor David García Osorio	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
4 Jul	58.6	Appointed	Gabriel dos Santos Filho	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
58.6	Appointed	Gabriel dos Santos Filho	Titular Bishop of Altiburus	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
53.4	Succeeded	Rolandas Makrickas	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
52.7	Appointed	Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
52.7	Appointed	Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues	Titular Bishop of Tisili	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
80.0	Retired	Stanisław Marian Ryłko	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus
5 Jul	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Evandro Luis Braun	Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
54.7	Ordained Bishop	Beat Grögli	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
62.6	Appointed	Simon Peter Kamomoe	Auxiliary Bishop of Wote, Kenya
81.0	Retired	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
64.5	Appointed	Antonysamy Savarimuthu	Archbishop of Madurai, India
59.6	Appointed	Thibault Verny	President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors	Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
6 Jul	58.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Mopepe Ngongo	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
59.3	Ordained Bishop	Marek Ochlak, O.M.I.	Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar
7 Jul	52.0	Appointed	Justin Ain Soongie	Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
60.5	Appointed	Ronald Gerhardus Wilhelmus Cornelissen	Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden, Netherlands
76.2	Retired	Rolando Crisostomo Santos, C.M.	Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M.	Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea
8 Jul	93.3	Died	Władysław Bobowski †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
75.5	Retired	Augustine Cui Tai	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China	Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Appointed	Matthew Choi Kwang-hee	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
47.7	Appointed	Matthew Choi Kwang-hee	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Seoul, Korea (South)
62.6	Confirmed	Joseph Wang Zhengui	Bishop of Zhangjiakou, China
9 Jul	61.4	Appointed	Abilio Martínez Varea	Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain
76.7	Retired	Gerardo Melgar Viciosa	Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
10 Jul	77.8	Retired	Liam Stephen Cary	Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA	Bishop Emeritus
45.5	Appointed	Mariusz Tomasz Dmyterko	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław-Koszalin (Ukrainian), Poland
45.5	Appointed	Mariusz Tomasz Dmyterko	Titular Bishop of Tzernicus	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław-Koszalin (Ukrainian), Poland
47.0	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Hennen	Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA
66.9	Appointed	John Kiplimo Lelei	Bishop of Kapsabet, Kenya
11 Jul	64.0	Appointed	Michel Jean-Paul Guillaud	Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
12 Jul	59.4	Installed	Dominique Marie Joseph Blanchet, Ist. del Prado	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Bishop of Créteil, France
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Ángel Contreras Llajaruna, S.M.	Titular Bishop of Babra	Auxiliary Bishop of Callao, Peru
47.2	Appointed	Krzysztof Dukielski	Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland	Priest
47.2	Appointed	Krzysztof Dukielski	Titular Bishop of Catula	Priest of Radom, Poland
85.9	Ceased	Agnelo Rufino Gracias	Apostolic Administrator, Sede Vacante of Jullundur, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
58.5	Ceased	André Guèye	Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Louis du Sénégal	Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal
66.5	Ordained Bishop	Augustin Simmel Ndiaye	Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel	Bishop of Jullundur, India
13 Jul	83.0	Died	Alberto Bottari de Castello †	Apostolic Nuncio
14 Jul	66.4	Installed	Mark Anthony Eckman	Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
70.1	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Fritz, O.M.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
16 Jul	71.8	Resigned	Bernt Ivar (Markus) Eidsvig, C.R.S.A.	Bishop of Oslo, Norway	Bishop Emeritus
65.5	Appointed	Makhoul Farha, O.C.D.	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
46.0	Succeeded	Fredrik Hansen	Bishop of Oslo, Norway
75.1	Retired	Georgi Ivanov Yovchev	Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Jose Serofia Palma	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
83.2	Retired	Elias Youssef Rahal, S.M.S.P.	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
58.7	Appointed	Alberto Sy Uy	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
17 Jul	58.4	Installed	Michael (Micae) Phạm Minh Cường	Bishop of San Diego, California, USA
18 Jul	51.9	Elected	Rumen Ivanov Stanev	Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Auxiliary Bishop
82.6	Died	André Armand Vingt-Trois †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
19 Jul	50.8	Installed	Benoni Ambăruş	Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy
82.2	Died	Luigi Antonio Cantafora †	Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Brice Armand Ibombo	Bishop of Ouesso, Congo
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Palau Valero	Bishop of Lleida, Spain
20 Jul	50.8	Installed	Benoni Ambăruş	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy
25 Jul	53.2	Appointed	Osório Citora Afonso, I.M.C.	Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
26 Jul		Ceased	René Flores Pineda	Administrator of La Ceiba, Honduras	Priest
67.7	Installed	Raúl Martín	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Jenrry Johel Velásquez Hernández	Bishop of La Ceiba, Honduras
27 Jul	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Nélio Pereira Pita, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Garba	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
29 Jul	60.5	Ordained Bishop	Glenn Montebon Corsiga	Bishop of Ipil, Philippines
30 Jul	96.5	Died	Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
31 Jul	51.0	Appointed	Farly Yovany Gil Betancur	Apostolic Administrator, Sede Vacante of Montería, Colombia	Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia
66.4	Installed	Ramón Alberto Rolón Güepsa	Bishop of Chiquinquirá, Colombia

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