The Year of Our Lord 1940

Bishop Events

July to August

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 45.5 Appointed Giuseppe Angrisani † Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

59.3 Appointed Aniello Calcara † Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy

57.9 Appointed Domenico Ettorre † Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy

67.7 Died John Tchang † Prefect of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China

2 Jul Born Francisco Gil Hellín Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain

3 Jul Born Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

47.9 Appointed Vicente Juan Solís Fernández † Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

4 Jul Born Paul Gregory Bootkoski Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

7 Jul 56.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco Beckmann, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Telmissus Archbishop of Panamá

32.5 Ordained Priest Vicente Bernikon † Priest of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Bishop

36.6 Ordained Bishop John Michael O’Neill † Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada

23.7 Ordained Priest Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. † Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop of Ischia, Italy

23.7 Ordained Priest Ángel Suquía Goicoechea † Priest of Vitoria, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain

24.1 Ordained Priest Johannes Anton Vonderach † Priest of Chur, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

9 Jul 41.9 Appointed Henry Joseph Thünemann, O.S.F.S. † Vicar Apostolic of Keimoes, South Africa Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes, South Africa

41.9 Appointed Henry Joseph Thünemann, O.S.F.S. † Titular Bishop of Adrasus Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes, South Africa

10 Jul Born Raffaele Calabro † Bishop Emeritus of Andria, Italy

49.4 Appointed León Buenaventura de Uriarte Bengoa, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru

49.4 Appointed León Buenaventura de Uriarte Bengoa, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Madaurus Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru

12 Jul Born Guillermo José Garlatti Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Born José Gonzalez Alonso Bishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil

36.6 Appointed Thomas Albert Newman, M.S. † Prefect of Akyab, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus of Prome, Myanmar

14 Jul 24.9 Ordained Priest Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez † Priest of Cumaná, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela

22.7 Ordained Priest Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría † Priest of Cumaná, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Maturín, Venezuela

15 Jul Born Paweł Cieślik Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

16 Jul 53.5 Ordained Deacon Ángel Herrera Oria † Deacon of Santander, Spain Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

73.5 Died Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam

17 Jul 52.0 Appointed Bl. Pavel Peter Gojdič, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia

37.3 Appointed José Abraham Martínez Betancourt † Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Bishop Emeritus

53.7 Appointed Manuel Jerónimo Yerena y Camarena † Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México Bishop Emeritus

18 Jul 36.2 Appointed Vincentas Padolskis † Auxiliary Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

36.2 Appointed Vincentas Padolskis † Titular Bishop of Laranda Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania

56.4 Appointed Mečislovas Reinys † Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Vilnius, Lithuania Auxiliary Bishop

56.4 Appointed Mečislovas Reinys † Titular Archbishop of Cypsela Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania

19 Jul 63.2 Died José Aníbal Verdaguer y Corominas † Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina

20 Jul 48.4 Appointed Bernard Theodore Espelage, O.F.M. † Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USA Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Vince Kovács † Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Vince Kovács † Titular Bishop of Zaraï Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Vác, Hungary

18.2 Professed Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Prelate Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil

21 Jul 26.0 Ordained Priest Martinus H. M. Bodéwes, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Prefect Emeritus of Bangassou, Central African Republic

23.6 Ordained Priest José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † Priest of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia

22.2 Ordained Priest Mario Pio Gaspari † Priest Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan

77.6 Died Ernest Frans Geurts, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Yüngpingfu, China

62.4 Succeeded Eugène Joseph Hubert Lebouille, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Yüngpingfu, China Bishop Emeritus of Yongping [Yüngping], China

22 Jul 75.3 Died Franz Fellinger † Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

Born Emery Kabongo Kanundowi Bishop Emeritus of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

32.6 Ordained Bishop Bl. Ioan Suciu † Titular Bishop of Moglaena Apostolic Administrator of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania

23 Jul 54.6 Installed William Aloysius Griffin † Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA

54.2 Ordained Bishop Georges-Arthur Melançon † Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

38.5 Appointed Pál Napholcz (Napholz), S.J. † Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania Former Bishop-Elect

25 Jul 41.4 Ordained Bishop Oubagaraswami Bernadotte † Bishop of Coimbatore, India

44.4 Ordained Bishop Thomas Aloysius Boland † Titular Bishop of Hirina Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

Born Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines

48.8 Ordained Bishop Emile Maurice Guerry † Titular Archbishop of Achrida Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France

25.9 Ordained Priest Peter Nettekoven † Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

25.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Sibomana † Priest of Kabgayi, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda

26 Jul 44.4 Appointed Lucien-Sidroine Lebrun † Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France

45.8 Appointed Pierre-Marie Théas † Bishop of Montauban, France Bishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France

Born Giancarlo Vecerrica Bishop Emeritus of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy

27 Jul Born James Kim Ji-seok Bishop Emeritus of Wonju, Korea (South)

55.1 Appointed Francisco Javier Valdivia Pinedo † Bishop of Linares, Chile Former Bishop-Elect

28 Jul Born Franco Cuter, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil

53.6 Ordained Priest Ángel Herrera Oria † Priest of Santander, Spain Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

24.7 Ordained Priest John Anthony Kelly † Priest of Melbourne, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24.0 Ordained Priest Eric Gerard Perkins † Priest of Melbourne, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

22.6 Ordained Priest Luigi Poggi † Priest of Piacenza, Italy Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

24.6 Ordained Priest Francisco Rendeiro, O.P. † Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal

30 Jul 75.3 Died Jonas de Araújo Batinga † Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

1 Aug 46.2 Appointed Francis John Brennan † Official of the Roman Rota Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

57.8 Appointed Nicolás de Carlo † Bishop of Resistencia, Argentina

43.6 Appointed Albert Soegijapranata, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Semarang, Indonesia Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia

43.6 Appointed Albert Soegijapranata, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Danaba Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia

48.3 Appointed José Weimann, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

2 Aug Born Angel Nacorda Lagdameo † Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines

4 Aug 36.2 Ordained Bishop Vincentas Padolskis † Titular Bishop of Laranda Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania

24.7 Ordained Priest Albert van Overbeke, C.I.C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop Emeritus of Bayombong, Philippines

5 Aug 56.7 Resigned Antonino Arata † Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia Official of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

6 Aug 67.5 Died Antonio Stoppani, F.S.C.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan

7 Aug Born Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias † Bishop Emeritus of Astorga, Spain

Born Mário Clemente Neto, C.S.Sp. † Prelate Emeritus of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil

17.8 Entered John Richard Sheets, S.J. † Member of Society of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA

8 Aug 52.0 Installed Bl. Pavel Peter Gojdič, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia

9 Aug 52.1 Appointed Vittorio De Zanche † Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy

55.1 Appointed Egidio Luigi Lanzo, O.F.M. Cap. † Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

55.1 Appointed Egidio Luigi Lanzo, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Tiberias Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

10 Aug 41.4 Appointed Ignace Pierre XVI (Louis) Batanian † Titular Archbishop of Gabula Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

40.5 Appointed Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. † Prelate of Guamá, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

40.5 Appointed Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. † Titular Bishop of Zama Major Prelate Emeritus of Guamá, Para, Brazil

51.3 Appointed Salvador Martinez Silva † Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

51.3 Appointed Salvador Martinez Silva † Titular Bishop of Iasus Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

Born Benedict Dotu Sekey † Bishop of Gbarnga, Liberia

24.8 Ordained Priest Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. † Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

11 Aug Born Edward James Slattery † Bishop Emeritus of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

13 Aug 71.7 Died Patrick Joseph Barry † Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA

57.3 Resigned Louis (Luigi) Centoz † Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber

14 Aug Born Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.Ss.R. Prelate Emeritus of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil

Born Filippo Strofaldi † Bishop Emeritus of Ischia, Italy

15 Aug 20.0 First Vows José (Joseph) Bulber, O.M.I. † Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Priest

28.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Mikararanga Busimba † Priest Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

22.5 Ordained Priest Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. † Priest Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

16 Aug 52.3 Appointed Joseph Ferche † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

52.3 Appointed Joseph Ferche † Titular Bishop of Vina Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

46.5 Appointed Joseph Patrick Hurley † Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA

17 Aug 75.7 Died Henri Lécroart, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sienhsien [Xianxian] (Siensien), China

18 Aug 22.7 Ordained Priest Luciano Angeloni † Priest of Albenga, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

37.7 Appointed Smiljan Franjo Čekada † Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

33.6 Ordained Priest Marko Mihayo † Priest of Tabora, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus

31.8 Ordained Priest Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda † Priest of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

48.0 Ordained Bishop Vicente Juan Solís Fernández † Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

23.8 Ordained Priest Léonce Albert Van Peteghem † Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

20 Aug Born Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy

21 Aug 19.0 Professed Maurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. † Member of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy

13.9 Converted Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

65.4 Appointed Louis-Augustin Marmottin † Archbishop of Reims, France

50.9 Appointed Pietro Ossola † Titular Bishop of Axomis Bishop Emeritus of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy

22 Aug 70.6 Died Isidro Gomá y Tomás † Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain

23 Aug Born Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. † Archbishop Emeritus of Juba, South Sudan

Born Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié, France

24 Aug 23.9 Ordained Priest Pasquale Bacile † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Acireale, Italy

25 Aug 45.6 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Angrisani † Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

23.6 Ordained Priest Robert-Joseph Mathen † Priest of Namur {Namen}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

22.5 Ordained Priest José Joaquim Ribeiro † Priest of Évora, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste

26 Aug 68.8 Died Giovanni Battista della Pietra, S.J. † Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Albania

27 Aug Born Enrico Feroci Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva

Born Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece

Born Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

28 Aug 45.4 Appointed Felice Bonomini † Bishop of Terni e Narni, Italy Bishop of Como, Italy

Born Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B. Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru

Born Agostino Marchetto Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

61.4 Appointed Antonio Melomo † Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy

Born Agustín Otero Largacha, O.A.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia

29 Aug 75.6 Died Joseph Heintz, C.Ss.R. † Prefect Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

59.1 Appointed Cyrille Jean Zohrabian, O.F.M. Cap. † Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

59.1 Appointed Cyrille Jean Zohrabian, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Acilisene Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

31 Aug 48.0 Succeeded Joseph Charbonneau † Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

68.8 Died Georges Gauthier † Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	45.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Angrisani †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
59.3	Appointed	Aniello Calcara †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
57.9	Appointed	Domenico Ettorre †	Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
67.7	Died	John Tchang †	Prefect of Chowchich [Zhouzhi], China
2 Jul		Born	Francisco Gil Hellín		Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
3 Jul		Born	Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.		Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
47.9	Appointed	Vicente Juan Solís Fernández †	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
4 Jul		Born	Paul Gregory Bootkoski		Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
7 Jul	56.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Beckmann, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Telmissus	Archbishop of Panamá
32.5	Ordained Priest	Vicente Bernikon †	Priest of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Bishop
36.6	Ordained Bishop	John Michael O’Neill †	Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada
23.7	Ordained Priest	Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †	Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
23.7	Ordained Priest	Ángel Suquía Goicoechea †	Priest of Vitoria, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
24.1	Ordained Priest	Johannes Anton Vonderach †	Priest of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jul	41.9	Appointed	Henry Joseph Thünemann, O.S.F.S. †	Vicar Apostolic of Keimoes, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes, South Africa
41.9	Appointed	Henry Joseph Thünemann, O.S.F.S. †	Titular Bishop of Adrasus	Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes, South Africa
10 Jul		Born	Raffaele Calabro †		Bishop Emeritus of Andria, Italy
49.4	Appointed	León Buenaventura de Uriarte Bengoa, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ucayali, Peru	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
49.4	Appointed	León Buenaventura de Uriarte Bengoa, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Madaurus	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
12 Jul		Born	Guillermo José Garlatti		Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
	Born	José Gonzalez Alonso		Bishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
36.6	Appointed	Thomas Albert Newman, M.S. †	Prefect of Akyab, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Prome, Myanmar
14 Jul	24.9	Ordained Priest	Tomás Enrique Márquez Gómez †	Priest of Cumaná, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela
22.7	Ordained Priest	Antonio José Ramírez Salaverría †	Priest of Cumaná, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Maturín, Venezuela
15 Jul		Born	Paweł Cieślik		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
16 Jul	53.5	Ordained Deacon	Ángel Herrera Oria †	Deacon of Santander, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
73.5	Died	Martial-Pierre-Marie Jannin, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam
17 Jul	52.0	Appointed	Bl. Pavel Peter Gojdič, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia
37.3	Appointed	José Abraham Martínez Betancourt †	Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Appointed	Manuel Jerónimo Yerena y Camarena †	Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jul	36.2	Appointed	Vincentas Padolskis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
36.2	Appointed	Vincentas Padolskis †	Titular Bishop of Laranda	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
56.4	Appointed	Mečislovas Reinys †	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Vilnius, Lithuania	Auxiliary Bishop
56.4	Appointed	Mečislovas Reinys †	Titular Archbishop of Cypsela	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
19 Jul	63.2	Died	José Aníbal Verdaguer y Corominas †	Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina
20 Jul	48.4	Appointed	Bernard Theodore Espelage, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USA	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Vince Kovács †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Vince Kovács †	Titular Bishop of Zaraï	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
18.2	Professed	Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Prelate Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil
21 Jul	26.0	Ordained Priest	Martinus H. M. Bodéwes, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Prefect Emeritus of Bangassou, Central African Republic
23.6	Ordained Priest	José Joaquín Flórez Hernández †	Priest of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
22.2	Ordained Priest	Mario Pio Gaspari †	Priest	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
77.6	Died	Ernest Frans Geurts, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yüngpingfu, China
62.4	Succeeded	Eugène Joseph Hubert Lebouille, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yüngpingfu, China	Bishop Emeritus of Yongping [Yüngping], China
22 Jul	75.3	Died	Franz Fellinger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	Born	Emery Kabongo Kanundowi		Bishop Emeritus of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
32.6	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Ioan Suciu †	Titular Bishop of Moglaena	Apostolic Administrator of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
23 Jul	54.6	Installed	William Aloysius Griffin †	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Georges-Arthur Melançon †	Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
38.5	Appointed	Pál Napholcz (Napholz), S.J. †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania	Former Bishop-Elect
25 Jul	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Oubagaraswami Bernadotte †	Bishop of Coimbatore, India
44.4	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Aloysius Boland †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
	Born	Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. †		Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Emile Maurice Guerry †	Titular Archbishop of Achrida	Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
25.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Nettekoven †	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
25.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Sibomana †	Priest of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
26 Jul	44.4	Appointed	Lucien-Sidroine Lebrun †	Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France	Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
45.8	Appointed	Pierre-Marie Théas †	Bishop of Montauban, France	Bishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
	Born	Giancarlo Vecerrica		Bishop Emeritus of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy
27 Jul		Born	James Kim Ji-seok		Bishop Emeritus of Wonju, Korea (South)
55.1	Appointed	Francisco Javier Valdivia Pinedo †	Bishop of Linares, Chile	Former Bishop-Elect
28 Jul		Born	Franco Cuter, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
53.6	Ordained Priest	Ángel Herrera Oria †	Priest of Santander, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
24.7	Ordained Priest	John Anthony Kelly †	Priest of Melbourne, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.0	Ordained Priest	Eric Gerard Perkins †	Priest of Melbourne, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
22.6	Ordained Priest	Luigi Poggi †	Priest of Piacenza, Italy	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
24.6	Ordained Priest	Francisco Rendeiro, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
30 Jul	75.3	Died	Jonas de Araújo Batinga †	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
1 Aug	46.2	Appointed	Francis John Brennan †	Official of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
57.8	Appointed	Nicolás de Carlo †	Bishop of Resistencia, Argentina
43.6	Appointed	Albert Soegijapranata, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Semarang, Indonesia	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
43.6	Appointed	Albert Soegijapranata, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Danaba	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
48.3	Appointed	José Weimann, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
2 Aug		Born	Angel Nacorda Lagdameo †		Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines
4 Aug	36.2	Ordained Bishop	Vincentas Padolskis †	Titular Bishop of Laranda	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
24.7	Ordained Priest	Albert van Overbeke, C.I.C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Bayombong, Philippines
5 Aug	56.7	Resigned	Antonino Arata †	Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia	Official of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
6 Aug	67.5	Died	Antonio Stoppani, F.S.C.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bahr el-Ghazal, Sudan
7 Aug		Born	Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias †		Bishop Emeritus of Astorga, Spain
	Born	Mário Clemente Neto, C.S.Sp. †		Prelate Emeritus of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil
17.8	Entered	John Richard Sheets, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
8 Aug	52.0	Installed	Bl. Pavel Peter Gojdič, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia
9 Aug	52.1	Appointed	Vittorio De Zanche †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy	Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
55.1	Appointed	Egidio Luigi Lanzo, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
55.1	Appointed	Egidio Luigi Lanzo, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberias	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
10 Aug	41.4	Appointed	Ignace Pierre XVI (Louis) Batanian †	Titular Archbishop of Gabula	Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
40.5	Appointed	Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. †	Prelate of Guamá, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
40.5	Appointed	Eliseu Maria Coroli, B. †	Titular Bishop of Zama Major	Prelate Emeritus of Guamá, Para, Brazil
51.3	Appointed	Salvador Martinez Silva †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
51.3	Appointed	Salvador Martinez Silva †	Titular Bishop of Iasus	Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
	Born	Benedict Dotu Sekey †		Bishop of Gbarnga, Liberia
24.8	Ordained Priest	Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
11 Aug		Born	Edward James Slattery †		Bishop Emeritus of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
13 Aug	71.7	Died	Patrick Joseph Barry †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
57.3	Resigned	Louis (Luigi) Centoz †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
14 Aug		Born	Gutemberg Freire Régis, C.Ss.R.		Prelate Emeritus of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
	Born	Filippo Strofaldi †		Bishop Emeritus of Ischia, Italy
15 Aug	20.0	First Vows	José (Joseph) Bulber, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Priest
28.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Mikararanga Busimba †	Priest	Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22.5	Ordained Priest	Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †	Priest	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
16 Aug	52.3	Appointed	Joseph Ferche †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
52.3	Appointed	Joseph Ferche †	Titular Bishop of Vina	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
46.5	Appointed	Joseph Patrick Hurley †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
17 Aug	75.7	Died	Henri Lécroart, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sienhsien [Xianxian] (Siensien), China
18 Aug	22.7	Ordained Priest	Luciano Angeloni †	Priest of Albenga, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
37.7	Appointed	Smiljan Franjo Čekada †	Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia	Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
33.6	Ordained Priest	Marko Mihayo †	Priest of Tabora, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus
31.8	Ordained Priest	Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda †	Priest of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Juan Solís Fernández †	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
23.8	Ordained Priest	Léonce Albert Van Peteghem †	Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
20 Aug		Born	Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B.		Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
21 Aug	19.0	Professed	Maurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
13.9	Converted	Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
65.4	Appointed	Louis-Augustin Marmottin †	Archbishop of Reims, France
50.9	Appointed	Pietro Ossola †	Titular Bishop of Axomis	Bishop Emeritus of Montalto (delle Marche), Italy
22 Aug	70.6	Died	Isidro Gomá y Tomás †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
23 Aug		Born	Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Juba, South Sudan
	Born	Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu		Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié, France
24 Aug	23.9	Ordained Priest	Pasquale Bacile †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Acireale, Italy
25 Aug	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Angrisani †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23.6	Ordained Priest	Robert-Joseph Mathen †	Priest of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
22.5	Ordained Priest	José Joaquim Ribeiro †	Priest of Évora, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
26 Aug	68.8	Died	Giovanni Battista della Pietra, S.J. †	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Albania
27 Aug		Born	Enrico Feroci		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva
	Born	Yannis Spiteris, O.F.M. Cap.		Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
	Born	Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap.		Archbishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
28 Aug	45.4	Appointed	Felice Bonomini †	Bishop of Terni e Narni, Italy	Bishop of Como, Italy
	Born	Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B.		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
	Born	Agostino Marchetto		Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
61.4	Appointed	Antonio Melomo †	Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
	Born	Agustín Otero Largacha, O.A.R. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
29 Aug	75.6	Died	Joseph Heintz, C.Ss.R. †	Prefect Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
59.1	Appointed	Cyrille Jean Zohrabian, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
59.1	Appointed	Cyrille Jean Zohrabian, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Acilisene	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
31 Aug	48.0	Succeeded	Joseph Charbonneau †	Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
68.8	Died	Georges Gauthier †	Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada

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