The Year of Our Lord 2017

Bishop Events

May

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 May 63.9 Appointed John Đo Văn Ngân Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam Bishop

63.9 Appointed John Đo Văn Ngân Titular Bishop of Buleliana Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam

80.8 Died George Hugh Niederauer † Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA

55.6 Ordained Bishop Mark Steven Rivituso Titular Bishop of Turuzi Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

74.8 Died Barry Alexander Anthony Wood, O.M.I. † Auxiliary Bishop of Durban, South Africa

3 May 54.5 Ordained Bishop Timothy James Harris Bishop of Townsville, Australia

4 May 51.4 Appointed Edgar Aristizábal Quintero Bishop of Yopal, Colombia Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia

5 May 79.0 Died Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

6 May 77.3 Died Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado † Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria

61.9 Appointed Arturo Aiello Bishop of Avellino, Italy

59.7 Installed Giovanni Checchinato Bishop of San Severo, Italy Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

74.1 Appointed Jean-Clément Jeanbart Administrator of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria

83.3 Retired Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria Patriarch Emeritus

83.3 Retired Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

83.3 Retired Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq (Melkite Greek) Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

75.3 Retired Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm Bishop of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Succeeded Emmanuel Nguyên Hong Son Bishop of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam

48.2 Ordained Bishop Orlando Olave Villanoba Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia

63.6 Appointed Francisco Montecillo Padilla Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

56.4 Ordained Bishop Gian Carlo Perego Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy

7 May 85.7 Died Thomas Anthony White † Apostolic Nuncio

9 May 84.1 Died Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

10 May 58.6 Appointed Jacy Diniz Rocha Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil

51.9 Appointed André Vital Félix da Silva, S.C.I. Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil

76.3 Retired José Haring, O.F.M. † Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

50.9 Appointed Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci Titular Bishop of Tyndaris Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

11 May 51.1 Appointed Pierre-Antoine Étienne Marie Bozo Bishop of Limoges, France

13 May 54.4 Appointed Michael Wallace Banach Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary

73.6 Installed Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh

59.9 Ceased Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D. Apostolic Administrator of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana Bishop of Ho, Ghana

39.0 Appointed Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv. Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine

39.0 Appointed Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Cilibia Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine

55.6 Ordained Bishop John Kim Son-Tae Bishop of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)

61.1 Installed Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D. Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana

60.6 Ordained Bishop Lawrence Sydney Nicasio † Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles

60.4 Appointed Jude Thaddeus Okolo Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

71.6 Resigned Valentin Pozaić, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.3 Ordained Bishop Mario Enrique Quirós Quirós Bishop of Cartago, Costa Rica

60.7 Ordained Bishop László Varga Bishop of Kaposvár, Hungary

14 May 81.2 Installed Renato Corti † Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

15 May 76.2 Retired Justin Joseph Bianchini Bishop of Geraldton, Australia Bishop Emeritus

89.6 Died Thomas Vose Daily † Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA

64.6 Appointed Michael Henry Morrissey Bishop of Geraldton, Australia

56.4 Appointed Bernard Edward ("Ned") Shlesinger III Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

56.4 Appointed Bernard Edward ("Ned") Shlesinger III Titular Bishop of Naiera Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

16 May 90.7 Died Emilio Lorenzo Stehle † Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador

18 May 57.9 Appointed Jorge Eduardo Scheinig Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina Archbishop

57.9 Appointed Jorge Eduardo Scheinig Titular Bishop of Ita Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

19 May 64.9 Installed Enrique Díaz Díaz Bishop of Irapuato, Guanajuato, México

100.1 Died Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst † Bishop Emeritus of Breda, Netherlands

53.6 Ordained Bishop Robertus Rubiyatmoko Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia

20 May 48.1 Ordained Bishop Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono Bishop of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea

52.3 Appointed Fabio Dal Cin Prelate of Loreto, Italy

48.2 Ordained Bishop Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang, C.M.F. Bishop of Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea

77.6 Retired Camilo Diaz Gregorio † Prelate of Batanes, Philippines Prelate Emeritus

68.5 Ordained Bishop John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr. Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria

82.5 Died Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina

88.7 Died William Clifford Newman † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

47.8 Ordained Bishop Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B. Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea

48.3 Installed Orlando Olave Villanoba Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia

62.8 Installed Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil

73.4 Ceased Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños Apostolic Administrator of Tumaco, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia

52.4 Appointed Andrzej Przybylski Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland

52.4 Appointed Andrzej Przybylski Titular Bishop of Hortanum (Horta) Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland

78.0 Retired Peter Remigius Bishop of Kottar, India Bishop Emeritus

79.1 Ceased Genival Saraiva de França Apostolic Administrator of Paraíba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

54.1 Appointed Nazarene Soosai Bishop of Kottar, India

75.4 Retired Giovanni Tonucci Prelate of Loreto, Italy Prelate Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Danilo Bangayan Ulep Prelate of Batanes, Philippines

21 May 48.1 Installed Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono Bishop of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea

23 May 78.5 Died Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, Ist. del Prado † Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis, France

24 May 74.3 Ceased Angelo Bagnasco President of the Italian Episcopal Conference Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy

75.1 Appointed Gualtiero Bassetti President of the Italian Episcopal Conference Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy

47.8 Installed Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B. Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea

26 May 63.3 Appointed Angelo De Donatis Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

63.3 Appointed Angelo De Donatis Titular Archbishop of Motula Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

63.3 Appointed Angelo De Donatis Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica} Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

77.1 Ceased Agostino Vallini Apostolic Administrator of Ostia, Italy Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

77.1 Retired Agostino Vallini Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus

77.1 Retired Agostino Vallini Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica} Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

27 May 46.5 Ordained Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.Ss.R. Titular Bishop of Castra Nova Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil

52.3 Ordained Bishop Andrzej Józwowicz Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum Apostolic Nuncio to Iran

62.0 Appointed Pedro Sergio de Jesús Mena Díaz Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México

62.0 Appointed Pedro Sergio de Jesús Mena Díaz Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México

56.7 Appointed Reinhold Nann Prelate of Caravelí, Peru Prelate Emeritus

28 May 46.7 Ordained Bishop Martin David Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia

48.8 Ordained Bishop Matthäus Karrer Titular Bishop of Tunnuna Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

59.7 Ordained Bishop Oscar Nkolo Kanowa, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

60.4 Ordained Bishop Héctor Luis Zordán, M.SS.CC. Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina

29 May 49.9 Appointed William Albert Wack, C.S.C. Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA

30 May 94.0 Died Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA

86.9 Died José Carlos Melo, C.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

31 May 56.9 Appointed José Mário Scalon Angonese Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil

58.0 Died Jean-Marie Benoît Balla † Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon

50.9 Appointed Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F. Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria

68.2 Appointed Franz Josef Gebert Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.2 Appointed Franz Josef Gebert Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany

65.1 Appointed Hansjörg Hofer Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria

65.1 Appointed Hansjörg Hofer Titular Bishop of Abziri Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria

84.2 Died Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. † Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

46.3 Appointed Alexandre Awi Mello, P. Schönstatt Secretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life Superior General of Institute of Schönstatt Fathers

55.1 Ordained Bishop Daniel Henry Mueggenborg Titular Bishop of Tullia Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA

61.8 Ordained Bishop Dominic Nguyên Văn Manh Coadjutor Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam Bishop

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 May	63.9	Appointed	John Đo Văn Ngân	Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam	Bishop
63.9	Appointed	John Đo Văn Ngân	Titular Bishop of Buleliana	Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam
80.8	Died	George Hugh Niederauer †	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Mark Steven Rivituso	Titular Bishop of Turuzi	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
74.8	Died	Barry Alexander Anthony Wood, O.M.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Durban, South Africa
3 May	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Timothy James Harris	Bishop of Townsville, Australia
4 May	51.4	Appointed	Edgar Aristizábal Quintero	Bishop of Yopal, Colombia	Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
5 May	79.0	Died	Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
6 May	77.3	Died	Youssef Anis Abi-Aad, Ist. del Prado †	Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
61.9	Appointed	Arturo Aiello	Bishop of Avellino, Italy
59.7	Installed	Giovanni Checchinato	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
74.1	Appointed	Jean-Clément Jeanbart	Administrator of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
83.3	Retired	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus
83.3	Retired	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
83.3	Retired	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Patriarchal Administrator of Iraq (Melkite Greek)	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
75.3	Retired	Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm	Bishop of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Succeeded	Emmanuel Nguyên Hong Son	Bishop of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Orlando Olave Villanoba	Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia	Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia
63.6	Appointed	Francisco Montecillo Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
56.4	Ordained Bishop	Gian Carlo Perego	Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy
7 May	85.7	Died	Thomas Anthony White †	Apostolic Nuncio
9 May	84.1	Died	Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
10 May	58.6	Appointed	Jacy Diniz Rocha	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
51.9	Appointed	André Vital Félix da Silva, S.C.I.	Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil
76.3	Retired	José Haring, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci	Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
50.9	Appointed	Luiz Antônio Lopes Ricci	Titular Bishop of Tyndaris	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11 May	51.1	Appointed	Pierre-Antoine Étienne Marie Bozo	Bishop of Limoges, France
13 May	54.4	Appointed	Michael Wallace Banach	Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritania	Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary
73.6	Installed	Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C.	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
59.9	Ceased	Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana	Bishop of Ho, Ghana
39.0	Appointed	Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
39.0	Appointed	Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Cilibia	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
55.6	Ordained Bishop	John Kim Son-Tae	Bishop of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)
61.1	Installed	Gabriel Edoe Kumordji, S.V.D.	Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana
60.6	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Sydney Nicasio †	Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
60.4	Appointed	Jude Thaddeus Okolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
71.6	Resigned	Valentin Pozaić, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Mario Enrique Quirós Quirós	Bishop of Cartago, Costa Rica
60.7	Ordained Bishop	László Varga	Bishop of Kaposvár, Hungary
14 May	81.2	Installed	Renato Corti †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
15 May	76.2	Retired	Justin Joseph Bianchini	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
89.6	Died	Thomas Vose Daily †	Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
64.6	Appointed	Michael Henry Morrissey	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia
56.4	Appointed	Bernard Edward ("Ned") Shlesinger III	Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
56.4	Appointed	Bernard Edward ("Ned") Shlesinger III	Titular Bishop of Naiera	Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
16 May	90.7	Died	Emilio Lorenzo Stehle †	Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador
18 May	57.9	Appointed	Jorge Eduardo Scheinig	Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina	Archbishop
57.9	Appointed	Jorge Eduardo Scheinig	Titular Bishop of Ita	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
19 May	64.9	Installed	Enrique Díaz Díaz	Bishop of Irapuato, Guanajuato, México
100.1	Died	Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst †	Bishop Emeritus of Breda, Netherlands
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Robertus Rubiyatmoko	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
20 May	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono	Bishop of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea
52.3	Appointed	Fabio Dal Cin	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang, C.M.F.	Bishop of Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea
77.6	Retired	Camilo Diaz Gregorio †	Prelate of Batanes, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
68.5	Ordained Bishop	John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
82.5	Died	Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
88.7	Died	William Clifford Newman †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
47.8	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B.	Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea
48.3	Installed	Orlando Olave Villanoba	Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia	Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia
62.8	Installed	Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil
73.4	Ceased	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños	Apostolic Administrator of Tumaco, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
52.4	Appointed	Andrzej Przybylski	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
52.4	Appointed	Andrzej Przybylski	Titular Bishop of Hortanum (Horta)	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
78.0	Retired	Peter Remigius	Bishop of Kottar, India	Bishop Emeritus
79.1	Ceased	Genival Saraiva de França	Apostolic Administrator of Paraíba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
54.1	Appointed	Nazarene Soosai	Bishop of Kottar, India
75.4	Retired	Giovanni Tonucci	Prelate of Loreto, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Danilo Bangayan Ulep	Prelate of Batanes, Philippines
21 May	48.1	Installed	Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono	Bishop of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea
23 May	78.5	Died	Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, Ist. del Prado †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis, France
24 May	74.3	Ceased	Angelo Bagnasco	President of the Italian Episcopal Conference	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
75.1	Appointed	Gualtiero Bassetti	President of the Italian Episcopal Conference	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
47.8	Installed	Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B.	Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea
26 May	63.3	Appointed	Angelo De Donatis	Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
63.3	Appointed	Angelo De Donatis	Titular Archbishop of Motula	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
63.3	Appointed	Angelo De Donatis	Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
77.1	Ceased	Agostino Vallini	Apostolic Administrator of Ostia, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
77.1	Retired	Agostino Vallini	Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus
77.1	Retired	Agostino Vallini	Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
27 May	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Castra Nova	Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Andrzej Józwowicz	Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
62.0	Appointed	Pedro Sergio de Jesús Mena Díaz	Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México
62.0	Appointed	Pedro Sergio de Jesús Mena Díaz	Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum	Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México
56.7	Appointed	Reinhold Nann	Prelate of Caravelí, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
28 May	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Martin David	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia	Bishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Matthäus Karrer	Titular Bishop of Tunnuna	Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
59.7	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Nkolo Kanowa, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.4	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Luis Zordán, M.SS.CC.	Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina
29 May	49.9	Appointed	William Albert Wack, C.S.C.	Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA
30 May	94.0	Died	Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
86.9	Died	José Carlos Melo, C.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
31 May	56.9	Appointed	José Mário Scalon Angonese	Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
58.0	Died	Jean-Marie Benoît Balla †	Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon
50.9	Appointed	Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F.	Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
68.2	Appointed	Franz Josef Gebert	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.2	Appointed	Franz Josef Gebert	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
65.1	Appointed	Hansjörg Hofer	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
65.1	Appointed	Hansjörg Hofer	Titular Bishop of Abziri	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
84.2	Died	Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. †	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
46.3	Appointed	Alexandre Awi Mello, P. Schönstatt	Secretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life	Superior General of Institute of Schönstatt Fathers
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Henry Mueggenborg	Titular Bishop of Tullia	Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA
61.8	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Nguyên Văn Manh	Coadjutor Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam	Bishop

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