Year 1972, May-June, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 May42.3Ordained BishopJean-Charles Jacques Clovis Marcel Thomas †Titular Bishop of Gemellae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Versailles, France 3 May78.3RetiredStephen Joseph Donahue †Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 54.3ResignedÉdouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, CanadaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family 53.0AppointedRaymond Roy †Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, CanadaBishop Emeritus 55.8Ordained BishopManuel Visuvasam †Bishop of Coimbatore, India 5 May73.1ResignedLéo Deschâtelets, O.M.I. †Superior General of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateSuperior General Emeritus BornMatthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I.Bishop of Wau, South Sudan 6 May50.3AppointedPaolo Vieri Andreotti, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lyallpur, PakistanBishop Emeritus of Faisalabad, Pakistan 50.3AppointedPaolo Vieri Andreotti, O.P. †Titular Bishop of AfufeniaBishop Emeritus of Faisalabad, Pakistan 42.3AppointedAmbroise Uma Arakayo Amabe †Coadjutor Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop 42.3AppointedAmbroise Uma Arakayo Amabe †Titular Bishop of Horrea CoeliaBishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) BornOsório Citora Afonso, I.M.C.Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique 72.9ResignedJoseph Fady, M. Afr. †Bishop of Lilongwe, MalawiBishop Emeritus 38.6AppointedPatrick Augustine Kalilombe, M. Afr. †Bishop of Lilongwe, MalawiBishop Emeritus 76.1DiedKazimierz Jósef Kowalski †Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland 50.4AppointedHerman Ferdinandus Maria Münninghoff, O.F.M. †Bishop of Djajapura, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Jayapura, Indonesia 62.7AppointedJohn Patrick Murphy †Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South AfricaBishop Emeritus 54.0AppointedGérard Ngoy Kabwe †Bishop of Manono, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus 57.0ResignedRudolf Joseph Manfred Staverman, O.F.M. †Bishop of Djajapura, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus 7 May42.0Ordained BishopJuan Luis Ysern de ArceTitular Bishop of GuardialfieraBishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile 8 May22.2Ordained DeaconKazimierz NyczDeacon of Kraków {Cracow}, PolandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland 9 May BornNicolás Renán Aguilera ArroyoBishop of Potosí, Bolivia 91.7DiedMihovil Pušić †Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia 11 May38.5Ordained BishopErwin Hecht, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of ObbaBishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa 12 May47.3AppointedJózef Kazimierz Kluz †Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland 47.3AppointedJózef Kazimierz Kluz †Titular Bishop of HiltaAuxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland 13 May50.7AppointedGiuliano Agresti †Bishop of Norcia, ItalyArchbishop of Lucca, Italy 57.8Ordained BishopCarlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. †Titular Bishop of BirthaBishop of Minas, Uruguay 40.1Ordained BishopRodolfo Quezada Toruño †Titular Bishop of GadiaufalaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala 71.7ResignedAlberto Scola †Bishop of Norcia, ItalyBishop Emeritus 14 May63.3Ordained BishopSamuel Chauriz, O.A.O.C. †Archbishop of Ahwaz (Chaldean), IranArchbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran 25.3Ordained DeaconThomas Christopher CollinsDeacon of Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada 16 May37.0AppointedMedardo Luis Luzardo Romero †Bishop of San Carlos de VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela 17 May43.1AppointedVinzenz Guggenberger †Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 43.1AppointedVinzenz Guggenberger †Titular Bishop of AbziriAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany BornAntoni Vadell Ferrer †Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain 52.9DiedJosé Francisco Versiani Velloso †Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil 19 May32.7Ordained PriestPavel Hájek †PriestBishop 59.7AppointedIreneus Wien Dud †Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek, SudanArchbishop Emeritus of Juba, South Sudan 85.9DiedEftimios Youakim, B.S. †Archbishop Emeritus of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), LebanonArchbishop 20 May26.2Ordained PriestHerbert Armstrong BevardPriest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA 48.6AppointedAntonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor ConventualArchbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy 26.4Ordained PriestLuiz Antônio GuedesPriest of Campinas, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil 63.3CeasedBasil (Herman Francis) Heiser, O.F.M. Conv. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor ConventualMinister General Emeritus 26.1Ordained PriestRichard Joseph MalonePriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA 55.4DiedMiguel Antonio Medina y Medina †Bishop of Montería, Colombia 24.8Ordained PriestDorylas Moreau †Priest of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada BornGeorge George PanamthundilApostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan 23.8Ordained PriestFilippo SantoroPriest of Bari (-Canosa), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy 42.0AppointedJuan Luis Ysern de ArceAdministrator of Calama, ChileBishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile 42.0InstalledJuan Luis Ysern de ArceAuxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta, ChileBishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile 21 May40.1Ordained BishopAugusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M.Bishop of Tete, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal 27.6Ordained PriestBernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist.Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France 28.1Ordained PriestManuel Hilario de Céspedes y García MenocalPriest of Pinar del Rio, CubaBishop Emeritus of Matanzas, Cuba BornAlcivan Tadeus Gomes de AraújoAuxiliary Bishop of Paraíba, Brazil 26.4Ordained PriestWiesław Alojzy MeringPriest of Pelplin, PolandBishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland 26.0Ordained PriestGeorge StackPriest of Westminster, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff-Menevia, Wales, Great Britain 38.3Ordained BishopRaúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga †Titular Bishop of AusafaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador 23.8Ordained PriestJózef Wesołowski †Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, PolandApostolic Nuncio 25.2Ordained PriestEduardo ZielskiPriest of Pelplin, PolandBishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil 23.7Ordained PriestJózef Mirosław Życiński †Priest of Częstochowa, PolandArchbishop of Lublin, Poland 22 May28.6Ordained PriestDenis Komivi Amuzu-DzakpahPriest of Lomé, TogoArchbishop Emeritus 37.0Ordained PriestJan Konzal †PriestBishop 23 May47.0AppointedGeorges-Firmin Singha †Bishop of Fort-Rousset, CongoBishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo 24 May72.5DiedTarcisio Vincenzo Benedetti, O.C.D. †Bishop of Lodi, Italy 25 May27.4Ordained PriestJosé Vilaplana BlascoPriest of Valencia, SpainBishop Emeritus of Huelva, Spain 26 May51.4InstalledBl. Eduardo Francisco Pironio †Bishop of Mar del Plata, ArgentinaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity 27 May25.4Ordained PriestEdward William ClarkPriest of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 24.3Ordained PriestGiorgio Demetrio GallaroPriest of Los Angeles, California, USASecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches 40.7Ordained BishopJosé Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.Titular Bishop of PauzeraPrelate Emeritus of Bocas del Toro, Panama 83.3DiedJosé Garibi y Rivera †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 25.7Ordained PriestGiuseppe Sandri, M.C.C.I. †Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusBishop of Witbank, South Africa 23.7Ordained PriestAndrea TurazziPriest of Ferrara, ItalyBishop Emeritus of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy 24.2Ordained PriestThomas Anthony WilliamsPriest of Liverpool, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 28 May27.6Ordained PriestBronisław Bernacki †PriestBishop Emeritus of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine 24.5Ordained PriestNoël SimardPriest of Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada 34.7AppointedPhilip SulumetiAuxiliary Bishop of Kisumu, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Kakamega, Kenya 34.7AppointedPhilip SulumetiTitular Bishop of UrciBishop Emeritus of Kakamega, Kenya 31 May24.4Ordained PriestEgidio BisolPriest of Vicenza, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil 74.9RetiredGerminiano Esorto †Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus 56.5AppointedJorge Mayer †Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus 65.7Ordained BishopErnest-Marie de Jésus-Hostie Charles Albert Nyary, O.C.D. †Archbishop of Baghdad, IraqArchbishop Emeritus 1 Jun42.4Ordained BishopDonat Chiasson †Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus 57.4DiedPaul Francis Leibold †Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 3 Jun79.0DiedConstant Quillard, C.Ss.R. †Prefect Emeritus of Niamey, Niger 4 Jun24.8First VowsClaude Champagne, O.M.I.Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada 26.0Ordained PriestMaurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S.Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign MissionsBishop Emeritus of Kitale, Kenya 5 Jun44.5AppointedWolfgang Rolly †Auxiliary Bishop of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 44.5AppointedWolfgang Rolly †Titular Bishop of TaborentaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany 6 Jun BornTonito José Francisco Xavier MuananouaAuxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique 85.5DiedJoseph Anthony O’Sullivan †Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada BornLukas Teshome Fikre WoldetensaeBishop of Emdeber (Ethiopian), Ethiopia 7 Jun23.3Ordained PriestFrantišek RábekPriest of Nitra, SlovakiaBishop of Slovakia, Military 9 Jun25.5Ordained DeaconDaniel Juelfs †Deacon of Rapid City, South Dakota, USAAdministrator 55.3DiedHumberto Lara Mejía, C.M. †Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala 27.6Ordained PriestPedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F.Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryPrelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina 82.0DiedRobert Pobožný †Apostolic Administrator of Rožňava, Slovakia 10 Jun70.2DiedJoseph Hlouch †Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia 43.9AppointedEstanislau Amadeu Kreutz †Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus 43.9AppointedEstanislau Amadeu Kreutz †Titular Bishop of MaronanaBishop Emeritus of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 60.1AppointedJoseph Parecattil †President of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon LawCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India 28.3Ordained PriestTerrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada 41.1AppointedMathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Jataí, Goias, BrazilBishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil 41.1AppointedMathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of MutugennaBishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil 11 Jun27.0Ordained PriestStephen Victor Chmilar †Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada 57.4Ordained BishopSalvatore Delogu †Titular Bishop of CannaeBishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy BornJuan Carlos Huaygua Oropeza, O.P.Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia 57.6Ordained BishopAgapito Simeoni †Titular Bishop of Marazanae RegiaeBishop of Ariano, Italy 12 Jun47.4Ordained BishopJózef Kazimierz Kluz †Titular Bishop of HiltaAuxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland 15 Jun47.5Ordained BishopHernando Rojas Ramirez †Titular Bishop of AucaBishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia 16 Jun55.3AppointedLangton Douglas Fox †Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus 76.9RetiredJohn Edward Petit †Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus 17 Jun28.2Ordained PriestFrancisco Domingo Barbosa Da Silveira †Priest of Salto, UruguayBishop Emeritus of Minas, Uruguay 25.4Ordained PriestEdward Eugeniusz BiałogłowskiPriest of Przemyśl, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rzeszów, Poland 74.8DiedJohánnes Gunnarsson, S.M.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iceland {Islanda} 31.5Ordained PriestAnthony Giroux Meagher †Priest of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada 18 Jun63.2DiedMichele Alberto Arduino, S.D.B. †Bishop of Gerace-Locri (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy 24.3Ordained PriestJohn FlemingPriest of Limerick, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland 26.5Ordained PriestAndrej FogašPriest of Košice, SlovakiaBishop 24.3Ordained PriestGilles LemayPriest of Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada BornJean Baptiste Valter MangaBishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal 19 Jun53.0AppointedGiovanni Mariani †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Côte d’IvoireApostolic Nuncio 24.6Ordained PriestJosé María Yanguas SanzPriest of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, SpainBishop of Cuenca, Spain 20 Jun49.4AppointedCelso Nogoy Guevarra †Auxiliary Bishop of San Fernando, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Balanga, Philippines 49.4AppointedCelso Nogoy Guevarra †Titular Bishop of VannidaBishop Emeritus of Balanga, Philippines 59.3AppointedAlejandro Ayson Olalia †Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines 83.4DiedJoseph Walsh †Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland 21 Jun58.0DiedAngel Morta Figuls †Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain 22 Jun BornAntuan Ilgit, S.J.Apostolic Administrator of Anatolia, Turkey 23 Jun64.1ResignedGabriel Champagne, M. Afr. †Bishop of Tamale, GhanaBishop Emeritus 42.6AppointedRoberto Antonio Dávila Uzcátegui †Prelate of San Fernando de Apure, VenezuelaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela 42.6AppointedRoberto Antonio Dávila Uzcátegui †Titular Bishop of AurusulianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela 89.3DiedJohannes Hendrik Olav Smit †Official of the Roman Curia - Other 24 Jun24.1Ordained PriestIlario AntoniazziPriest of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestineArchbishop Emeritus of Tunis, Tunisia BornJohannes FreitagAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Graz-Seckau, Austria 43.2Ordained BishopVinzenz Guggenberger †Titular Bishop of AbziriAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany 25.3Ordained PriestJean-Luc HudsynPriest of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, BelgiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 39.3ProfessedLubomyr Husar, M.S.U. †Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine 28.8Ordained PriestJoseph Laurent Koerber, C.S.Sp.Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Makokou, Gabon 23.9Ordained PriestMaroun Elias Nimeh LahhamPriest of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, PalestineAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 24.4Ordained PriestCelso Morga IruzubietaPriest of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain 24.1Ordained PriestDomenico SorrentinoPriest of Nola, ItalyBishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy 25 Jun27.3Ordained PriestJean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste BoulangerPriest of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), FranceBishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France 30.4Ordained PriestGuire Poulard †Priest of Port-au-Prince, HaïtiArchbishop Emeritus 25.1Ordained PriestAntun ŠkvorčevićPriest of Zagreb, CroatiaBishop Emeritus of Požega, Croatia 26 Jun43.6AppointedJacobus Duivenvoorde, M.S.C. †Archbishop of Merauke, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus 81.5DiedHenry Joseph Grimmelsman †Bishop Emeritus of Evansville, Indiana, USA 42.8AppointedMatthias Joseph Isuja †Bishop of Dodoma, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 40.8AppointedPeter Yariyok Jatau †Coadjutor Archbishop of Kaduna, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus 40.8AppointedPeter Yariyok Jatau †Titular Archbishop of VelebusdusArchbishop Emeritus of Kaduna, Nigeria 47.6AppointedPhilip Francis Smith, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines 47.6AppointedPhilip Francis Smith, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of LamphuaArchbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines 69.9ResignedHerman Tillemans, M.S.C. †Archbishop of Merauke, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus 27 Jun47.3AppointedEdmond-Marie-Henri Abelé †Bishop of MonacoBishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France 79.4DiedPaul Hugentobler, S.M.B. †Prefect of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China 28 Jun48.7AppointedJoão Antonio da Silva Saraiva †Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal 23.9Ordained PriestAdelio Dell’OroPriest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyBishop of Karaganda, Kazakhstan 57.9AppointedJózef Drzazga †Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland 50.8AppointedBernhard Huhn †Apostolic Administrator of Görlitz, GermanyApostolic Administrator Emeritus 57.9AppointedIgnacy Ludwik Jeż †Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, PolandBishop Emeritus 74.7AppointedFranciszek Jop †Bishop of Opole, Poland 68.5AppointedBolesław Kominek †Cardinal, Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland 62.3AppointedPawel Latusek †Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland 30.5Ordained PriestLuigi Negri †Priest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy 59.2AppointedJan Wladyslaw Obląk †Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), PolandBishop Emeritus 62.4AppointedWilhelm Pluta †Bishop of Gorzów, Poland 36.7IncardinatedAntoni Stankiewicz †Priest of Gorzów, PolandDean Emeritus of the Roman Rota 52.5AppointedJerzy Stroba †Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland 61.3AppointedWincenty Urban †Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland 60.3AppointedWacław Wycisk †Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland 29 Jun50.5Ordained BishopPaolo Vieri Andreotti, O.P. †Titular Bishop of AfufeniaBishop Emeritus of Faisalabad, Pakistan 25.3Ordained DeaconYves Jean Marie Arsène BoivineauDeacon of Luçon, FranceBishop Emeritus of Annecy, France 28.7Ordained PriestAndrej GlavanPriest of Ljubljana, SloveniaBishop Emeritus of Novo Mesto, Slovenia 25.6Ordained PriestAdolfo González MontesPriest of Salamanca, SpainBishop Emeritus of Almería, Spain 26.4Ordained PriestFranjo KomaricaPriest of Banja Luka, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Emeritus 66.5InstalledFrancisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero †Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus 39.8Ordained BishopOskar Saier †Titular Bishop of RubiconArchbishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany 53.9DiedJohn Stock †Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA 30 Jun65.4InstalledLeonardo Viera Contreras †Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus