The Year of Our Lord 1969

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

May 68.9 Resigned Martin John O’Connor † Apostolic Nuncio to Malta President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications

1 May 27.7 Ordained Priest José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. † Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil

27.3 Ordained Priest Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm Priest of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam

55.3 Ordained Bishop Cornelius Michael Power † Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

40.7 Ordained Bishop John Steven Satterthwaite † Titular Bishop of Thignica Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia

2 May 72.6 Appointed Paolo Botto † Titular Archbishop of Risinium Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

72.6 Resigned Paolo Botto † Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

47.6 Died Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. † Bishop of Orán, Argentina

48.2 Selected Michele Alfredo Marra, O.S.B. † Apostolic Administrator of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy Abbot Emeritus

63.5 Appointed Jean-Marie Villot † Cardinal, Secretary of State

3 May 27.5 Ordained Priest Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. † Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea

38.6 Entered Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. † Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India

25.2 Ordained Priest Abraham Kattumana † Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India Official of the Roman Curia - Other

29.5 Ordained Priest Telesphore Placidus Toppo † Priest of Ranchi, India Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

4 May 25.5 Ordained Priest Joseph Chennoth † Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

52.7 Ordained Bishop Fernando (José Ismael) Errázuriz Gandarillas † Titular Bishop of Drusiliana Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

27.7 Ordained Priest Jacques Behnan Hindo † Priest of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

Born Daniel Lotfy Khella Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt

49.3 Ordained Bishop Bernard Mabula † Titular Bishop of Fidoloma Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania

67.4 Died Tito Mancini † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ostia, Italy

53.2 Ordained Bishop Jean Margéot † Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

28.8 Ordained Priest Woldeghiorghis Matheos Priest of Hosanna, Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hosanna, Ethiopia

25.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Bilal Nyekindi † Priest of Wau, Sudan Bishop Emeritus of Wau, South Sudan

29.6 Ordained Priest Thomas Pai Cheng-leung † Priest Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

26.7 Ordained Priest Pierre Koffi Seshie † Priest Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo

28.1 Ordained Priest Gregorios Elias Tabé † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria

31.4 Ordained Priest Stephen M. Tiru † Priest Bishop of Khunti, India

5 May 56.8 Appointed Annibale Bugnini, C.M. † Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran

58.8 Appointed Gino Paro † Titular Archbishop of Torcello Apostolic Nuncio

58.8 Appointed Gino Paro † Apostolic Delegate to Australia and Papua New Guinea Apostolic Nuncio

68.7 Appointed Augustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M. † Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay Apostolic Nuncio

7 May 72.8 Appointed Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. † Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

61.2 Appointed Paolo Bertoli † Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

72.0 Appointed Benno (Walter) Gut, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship

58.1 Appointed Bruno Bernard Heim † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of Apostolic Nuncio

50.6 Appointed Salvatore Pappalardo † President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

60.0 Appointed Lino Zanini † Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina Official Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

8 May 63.7 Resigned Franz König † Bishop of Austria, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

91.7 Died Charles Massé † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France

51.8 Appointed Franz Žak † Bishop of Austria, Military Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria

9 May 45.4 Appointed José Julio Aguilar García † Prelate of Escuintla, Guatemala

52.5 Appointed Igino Eugenio Cardinale † Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

43.4 Appointed Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes † Apostolic Administrator of Izabal, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala

10 May 52.3 Installed Edwin Bernard Broderick † Bishop of Albany, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

72.3 Ceased Edward Joseph Maginn † Apostolic Administrator of Albany, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

11 May 45.6 Ordained Bishop Lucien-Emile Bardonne † Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France

89.2 Died Salomão Ferraz † Titular Bishop of Eleutherna

41.6 Ordained Bishop Abraham Than Titular Bishop of Tortibulum Bishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar

49.6 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Dolia Bishop of Tarma, Peru

12 May Born César Alfonso Ortega Díaz Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México

13 May 49.7 Ordained Bishop Alan Charles Clark † Titular Bishop of Elmhama Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain

77.1 Died Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India

60.8 Installed Alfred Michael Watson † Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

14 May 48.0 Ordained Bishop Cleto Bellucci † Titular Bishop of Melzi Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy

26.5 Ordained Priest Francis Joseph Kane Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

15 May Born Edgardo Fabián Antúnez-Percíncula Kaenel, S.J. Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay

Born José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

49.9 Ordained Bishop François-Xavier Dione † Bishop of Thiès, Senegal

45.0 Ordained Bishop Edmund Ilcewicz † Titular Bishop of Trevico Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland

30.4 Ordained Priest Rainer Klug Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.5 Died Ferdinando Ruiz y Solózarno † Archbishop of Yucatán, México

52.9 Ordained Bishop Juan Antonio del Val Gallo † Titular Bishop of Santa Giusta Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain

28.9 Ordained Priest Paul Friedrich Wehrle Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

17 May 80.3 Died Josef Beran † Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

44.1 Appointed Antonio José González Zumárraga † Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

44.1 Appointed Antonio José González Zumárraga † Titular Bishop of Tagarata Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

41.7 Appointed Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín † Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

41.7 Appointed Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín † Titular Bishop of Cellae in Proconsulari Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

40.7 Ordained Bishop Antonio Montero Moreno † Titular Bishop of Regiana Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain

54.3 Appointed Josip Žabkar † Titular Archbishop of Virunum Apostolic Nuncio

54.3 Appointed Josip Žabkar † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

54.3 Appointed Josip Žabkar † Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia Apostolic Nuncio

55.3 Appointed Saverio Zupi † Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Apostolic Nuncio

18 May 28.2 Ordained Priest Hil Kabashi, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale}

56.8 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Lanave † Bishop of Andria, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Born Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines

50.5 Ordained Bishop José Maclovio Vásquez Silos † Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México

19 May 55.2 Died Julio Benigno Laschi González † Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay

20 May 55.4 Installed Cornelius Michael Power † Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

21 May 26.0 Ordained Priest John Anthony Dooher Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

45.5 Appointed Johann Bernard Wilhelm Maria Möller † Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands

68.3 Appointed Pieter Antoon Nierman † Titular Bishop of Oppidum Consilinum Bishop Emeritus of Groningen, Netherlands

68.3 Resigned Pieter Antoon Nierman † Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

51.4 Appointed Luigi Poggi † Apostolic Nuncio to Peru Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

22 May 84.9 Died Thomas Keogh † Bishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland

39.3 Appointed Emile Njeru † Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya

39.3 Appointed Emile Njeru † Titular Bishop of Capsus Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya

23 May 64.2 Appointed Francis James Furey † Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA

78.1 Appointed Robert Emmet Lucey † Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA

78.1 Retired Robert Emmet Lucey † Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA Archbishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Teotimo Cruel Pacis, C.M. † Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

24 May 25.4 Ordained Priest Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia

23.3 Professed Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E. Member of Société des Missions-Étrangères Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras

25.9 Ordained Priest Robert Joseph Cunningham Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA

24.6 Ordained Priest Robert Harris Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

47.0 Appointed Pio Laghi † Titular Archbishop of Mauriana Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)

47.0 Appointed Pio Laghi † Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)

29.0 Ordained Priest Louis Pelâtre, A.A. Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Istanbul, Turkey

25 May 54.2 Ordained Bishop Luigi Dardani † Titular Bishop of Rebellum Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy

38.9 Ordained Bishop Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

24.1 Ordained Priest Diarmuid Martin Priest of Dublin, Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

26 May 56.0 Died Rupert (Gilbert Paul) Hillerich, O.F.M. Conv. † Prefect of Solwezi, Zambia

59.5 Appointed Timothy Finbar Manning † Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

59.5 Appointed Timothy Finbar Manning † Titular Archbishop of Capreae Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

45.6 Appointed Alfonso Nava Carreón † Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed Alfonso Nava Carreón † Titular Bishop of Thizica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia

27 May 46.6 Ordained Bishop Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

Born José Luís Mumbiela Sierra Bishop of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan

50.7 Ordained Bishop Amado Paulino y Hernandez † Titular Bishop of Carinola Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines

48.8 Ordained Bishop Felix Paz Perez † Bishop of Imus, Philippines

29 May 64.9 Appointed Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. † Titular Archbishop of Brixellum Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

64.9 Resigned Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon Archbishop Emeritus

47.0 Appointed André Fernand Anguilé † Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon Archbishop Emeritus

49.2 Appointed Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin) † Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

65.1 Appointed Albert Vincent D’Souza † Titular Archbishop of Luperciana Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India

65.1 Resigned Albert Vincent D’Souza † Archbishop of Calcutta, India Archbishop Emeritus

39.7 Appointed René Marie Albert Dupont, M.E.P. Bishop of Andong, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Appointed Lorenzo Rodolfo (Laurent-Rodolphe) Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

40.4 Appointed Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana † Bishop of Kabale, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Potentia in Piceno Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia

58.1 Resigned Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. † Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed William Mahony, S.M.A. † Bishop of Ilorin, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

38.9 Appointed [Emmanuel Milingo] Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia

59.6 Appointed John Aloysius Morgan † Bishop of Australia, Military Bishop Emeritus

37.4 Appointed Raphael Simon Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki † Bishop of Machakos, Kenya Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

63.4 Appointed François Xavier Ndong Ndoutoume † Bishop of Oyem, Gabon Bishop Emeritus

44.8 Appointed Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. † Auxiliary Bishop of Garoua, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon

44.8 Appointed Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon

52.8 Appointed Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. † Archbishop of Calcutta, India Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed Anthony Saliu Sanusi † Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

35.9 Appointed Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C. † Bishop of Agats, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

30 May 25.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Walter Estabrook † Priest of Albany, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

57.1 Died Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. † Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania

47.6 Appointed Henri Lemaître † Titular Archbishop of Tongres Apostolic Nuncio

47.6 Appointed Henri Lemaître † Apostolic Delegate to Vietnam and Cambodia Apostolic Nuncio

67.0 Appointed Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India Apostolic Nuncio

31.5 Ordained Priest Hermín Negrón Santana † Priest of Caguas, Puerto Rico Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico

31 May 26.8 Ordained Priest John Walter Flesey Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Vernon Fougère † Priest of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

24.9 Ordained Priest Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Born Denilson Geraldo, S.A.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

26.2 Ordained Priest Dominick John Lagonegro Priest of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24.6 Ordained Priest Adam Odzimek † Priest of Sandomierz, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland

23.4 Ordained Priest Henryk Marian Tomasik Priest of Siedlce, Poland Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
May	68.9	Resigned	Martin John O’Connor †	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
1 May	27.7	Ordained Priest	José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. †	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption	Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
27.3	Ordained Priest	Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm	Priest of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam
55.3	Ordained Bishop	Cornelius Michael Power †	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
40.7	Ordained Bishop	John Steven Satterthwaite †	Titular Bishop of Thignica	Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia
2 May	72.6	Appointed	Paolo Botto †	Titular Archbishop of Risinium	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
72.6	Resigned	Paolo Botto †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
47.6	Died	Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Orán, Argentina
48.2	Selected	Michele Alfredo Marra, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
63.5	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Cardinal, Secretary of State
3 May	27.5	Ordained Priest	Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea
38.6	Entered	Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. †	Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India
25.2	Ordained Priest	Abraham Kattumana †	Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
29.5	Ordained Priest	Telesphore Placidus Toppo †	Priest of Ranchi, India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
4 May	25.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Chennoth †	Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Fernando (José Ismael) Errázuriz Gandarillas †	Titular Bishop of Drusiliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
27.7	Ordained Priest	Jacques Behnan Hindo †	Priest of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Daniel Lotfy Khella		Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Mabula †	Titular Bishop of Fidoloma	Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania
67.4	Died	Tito Mancini †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ostia, Italy
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean Margéot †	Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
28.8	Ordained Priest	Woldeghiorghis Matheos	Priest of Hosanna, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hosanna, Ethiopia
25.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Bilal Nyekindi †	Priest of Wau, Sudan	Bishop Emeritus of Wau, South Sudan
29.6	Ordained Priest	Thomas Pai Cheng-leung †	Priest	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
26.7	Ordained Priest	Pierre Koffi Seshie †	Priest	Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo
28.1	Ordained Priest	Gregorios Elias Tabé †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria
31.4	Ordained Priest	Stephen M. Tiru †	Priest	Bishop of Khunti, India
5 May	56.8	Appointed	Annibale Bugnini, C.M. †	Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran
58.8	Appointed	Gino Paro †	Titular Archbishop of Torcello	Apostolic Nuncio
58.8	Appointed	Gino Paro †	Apostolic Delegate to Australia and Papua New Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio
68.7	Appointed	Augustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay	Apostolic Nuncio
7 May	72.8	Appointed	Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	Paolo Bertoli †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
72.0	Appointed	Benno (Walter) Gut, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
58.1	Appointed	Bruno Bernard Heim †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio
50.6	Appointed	Salvatore Pappalardo †	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
60.0	Appointed	Lino Zanini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina	Official Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
8 May	63.7	Resigned	Franz König †	Bishop of Austria, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
91.7	Died	Charles Massé †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
51.8	Appointed	Franz Žak †	Bishop of Austria, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
9 May	45.4	Appointed	José Julio Aguilar García †	Prelate of Escuintla, Guatemala
52.5	Appointed	Igino Eugenio Cardinale †	Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
43.4	Appointed	Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes †	Apostolic Administrator of Izabal, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala
10 May	52.3	Installed	Edwin Bernard Broderick †	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
72.3	Ceased	Edward Joseph Maginn †	Apostolic Administrator of Albany, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 May	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Lucien-Emile Bardonne †	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
89.2	Died	Salomão Ferraz †	Titular Bishop of Eleutherna
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Abraham Than	Titular Bishop of Tortibulum	Bishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Dolia	Bishop of Tarma, Peru
12 May		Born	César Alfonso Ortega Díaz		Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México
13 May	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Alan Charles Clark †	Titular Bishop of Elmhama	Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
77.1	Died	Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India
60.8	Installed	Alfred Michael Watson †	Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
14 May	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Cleto Bellucci †	Titular Bishop of Melzi	Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
26.5	Ordained Priest	Francis Joseph Kane	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
15 May		Born	Edgardo Fabián Antúnez-Percíncula Kaenel, S.J.		Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay
	Born	José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo		Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
49.9	Ordained Bishop	François-Xavier Dione †	Bishop of Thiès, Senegal
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Edmund Ilcewicz †	Titular Bishop of Trevico	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
30.4	Ordained Priest	Rainer Klug	Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Died	Ferdinando Ruiz y Solózarno †	Archbishop of Yucatán, México
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan Antonio del Val Gallo †	Titular Bishop of Santa Giusta	Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
28.9	Ordained Priest	Paul Friedrich Wehrle	Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
17 May	80.3	Died	Josef Beran †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
44.1	Appointed	Antonio José González Zumárraga †	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
44.1	Appointed	Antonio José González Zumárraga †	Titular Bishop of Tagarata	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
41.7	Appointed	Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín †	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
41.7	Appointed	Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín †	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Proconsulari	Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Montero Moreno †	Titular Bishop of Regiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
54.3	Appointed	Josip Žabkar †	Titular Archbishop of Virunum	Apostolic Nuncio
54.3	Appointed	Josip Žabkar †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
54.3	Appointed	Josip Žabkar †	Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia	Apostolic Nuncio
55.3	Appointed	Saverio Zupi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Apostolic Nuncio
18 May	28.2	Ordained Priest	Hil Kabashi, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale}
56.8	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Lanave †	Bishop of Andria, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit		Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines
50.5	Ordained Bishop	José Maclovio Vásquez Silos †	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
19 May	55.2	Died	Julio Benigno Laschi González †	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
20 May	55.4	Installed	Cornelius Michael Power †	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
21 May	26.0	Ordained Priest	John Anthony Dooher	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.5	Appointed	Johann Bernard Wilhelm Maria Möller †	Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands
68.3	Appointed	Pieter Antoon Nierman †	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Consilinum	Bishop Emeritus of Groningen, Netherlands
68.3	Resigned	Pieter Antoon Nierman †	Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
51.4	Appointed	Luigi Poggi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
22 May	84.9	Died	Thomas Keogh †	Bishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
39.3	Appointed	Emile Njeru †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
39.3	Appointed	Emile Njeru †	Titular Bishop of Capsus	Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
23 May	64.2	Appointed	Francis James Furey †	Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
78.1	Appointed	Robert Emmet Lucey †	Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium	Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
78.1	Retired	Robert Emmet Lucey †	Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Teotimo Cruel Pacis, C.M. †	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
24 May	25.4	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
23.3	Professed	Guy Charbonneau, P.M.E.	Member of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras
25.9	Ordained Priest	Robert Joseph Cunningham	Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
24.6	Ordained Priest	Robert Harris	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
47.0	Appointed	Pio Laghi †	Titular Archbishop of Mauriana	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
47.0	Appointed	Pio Laghi †	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
29.0	Ordained Priest	Louis Pelâtre, A.A.	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Istanbul, Turkey
25 May	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Dardani †	Titular Bishop of Rebellum	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
24.1	Ordained Priest	Diarmuid Martin	Priest of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
26 May	56.0	Died	Rupert (Gilbert Paul) Hillerich, O.F.M. Conv. †	Prefect of Solwezi, Zambia
59.5	Appointed	Timothy Finbar Manning †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
59.5	Appointed	Timothy Finbar Manning †	Titular Archbishop of Capreae	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
45.6	Appointed	Alfonso Nava Carreón †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	Alfonso Nava Carreón †	Titular Bishop of Thizica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
27 May	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray †	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia	Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
	Born	José Luís Mumbiela Sierra		Bishop of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Amado Paulino y Hernandez †	Titular Bishop of Carinola	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Felix Paz Perez †	Bishop of Imus, Philippines
29 May	64.9	Appointed	Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Archbishop of Brixellum	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
64.9	Resigned	Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon	Archbishop Emeritus
47.0	Appointed	André Fernand Anguilé †	Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon	Archbishop Emeritus
49.2	Appointed	Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin) †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
65.1	Appointed	Albert Vincent D’Souza †	Titular Archbishop of Luperciana	Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
65.1	Resigned	Albert Vincent D’Souza †	Archbishop of Calcutta, India	Archbishop Emeritus
39.7	Appointed	René Marie Albert Dupont, M.E.P.	Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Appointed	Lorenzo Rodolfo (Laurent-Rodolphe) Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
40.4	Appointed	Barnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’Imana †	Bishop of Kabale, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Potentia in Piceno	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
58.1	Resigned	Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J. †	Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	William Mahony, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Ilorin, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
38.9	Appointed	[Emmanuel Milingo]	Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia
59.6	Appointed	John Aloysius Morgan †	Bishop of Australia, Military	Bishop Emeritus
37.4	Appointed	Raphael Simon Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki †	Bishop of Machakos, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
63.4	Appointed	François Xavier Ndong Ndoutoume †	Bishop of Oyem, Gabon	Bishop Emeritus
44.8	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Garoua, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
44.8	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
52.8	Appointed	Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †	Archbishop of Calcutta, India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	Anthony Saliu Sanusi †	Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
35.9	Appointed	Alphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C. †	Bishop of Agats, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
30 May	25.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Walter Estabrook †	Priest of Albany, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
57.1	Died	Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania
47.6	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Titular Archbishop of Tongres	Apostolic Nuncio
47.6	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Delegate to Vietnam and Cambodia	Apostolic Nuncio
67.0	Appointed	Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to India	Apostolic Nuncio
31.5	Ordained Priest	Hermín Negrón Santana †	Priest of Caguas, Puerto Rico	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
31 May	26.8	Ordained Priest	John Walter Flesey	Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Vernon Fougère †	Priest of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
24.9	Ordained Priest	Lionel Gendron, P.S.S.	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
	Born	Denilson Geraldo, S.A.C.		Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
26.2	Ordained Priest	Dominick John Lagonegro	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.6	Ordained Priest	Adam Odzimek †	Priest of Sandomierz, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
23.4	Ordained Priest	Henryk Marian Tomasik	Priest of Siedlce, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland

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