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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Aug61.1DiedGuglielmo BosettiBishop of Fidenza, Italy
BornNuno Manuel dos Santos AlmeidaBishop of Bragan�a-Miranda, Portugal
45.4Ordained BishopGerald Vincent McDevittTitular Bishop of TigiasAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2 Aug25.6Perpetual VowsEdward Joseph Gilbert, C.Ss.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
BornServerus JjumbaBishop of Masaka, Uganda
81.9DiedGiovanni Battista PinardiAuxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
76.0AppointedGustavo TestaSecretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
3 Aug47.4AppointedCust�dio Alvim PereiraArchbishop of Louren�o Marques, MozambiqueArchbishop Emeritus
BornStephen Marmion LoweBishop of Auckland, New Zealand
44.7InstalledSylvester William TreinenBishop of Boise City, Idaho, USABishop Emeritus
4 Aug53.9AppointedPaulo Rolim LoureiroBishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
5 Aug25.1Ordained PriestPiero BiggioPriest of Iglesias, ItalyApostolic Nuncio
47.1Ordained BishopMiguel d’Aversa, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of MacriBishop Emeritus of Humait�, Amazonas, Brazil
34.9Ordained PriestJuan Ignacio Larrea Holgu�nPriest of Opus DeiArchbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
53.2AppointedJean-Julien-Robert MouissetCoadjutor Bishop of Nice, FranceBishop Emeritus
53.2AppointedJean-Julien-Robert MouissetTitular Bishop of ThelepteBishop Emeritus of Nice, France
46.9Ordained BishopC�ndido Rubens Pad�n, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of TremithusBishop Emeritus of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
38.5Ordained BishopAnt�nios Varthal�tis, A.A. †Archbishop of Corf�, Zante e Cefalonia, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus
41.7Ordained BishopFrancis Mansour ZayekTitular Bishop of Callinicum dei MaronitiBishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
6 Aug48.1AppointedAntonio CeceCoadjutor Bishop of Aversa, ItalyBishop
48.1AppointedAntonio CeceTitular Bishop of TamiathisBishop of Aversa, Italy
66.3ResignedLeo Isidore Scharmach, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New GuineaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
7 Aug59.2AppointedAugustinus FrotzAuxiliary Bishop of K�ln {Cologne}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
59.2AppointedAugustinus FrotzTitular Bishop of CoradaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of K�ln {Cologne}, Germany
56.6AppointedMarcel-Fran�ois Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †Titular Archbishop of Synnada in PhrygiaBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
56.6ResignedMarcel-Fran�ois Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Tulle, FranceBishop Emeritus
8 Aug42.2AppointedEric Benjamin MoktanBishop of Darjeeling, India
58.3AppointedAlbert Vincent D’SouzaArchbishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
53.9ResignedAurelio Gianora, C.R.A. †Prefect of Sikkim, IndiaPrefect Emeritus
67.5AppointedFrancis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USABishop Emeritus
46.5AppointedLeo Tigga, S.J. †Bishop of Dumka, IndiaBishop of Raiganj, India
10 Aug22.4First VowsJohn Huston Ricard, S.S.J.Member of St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred HeartBishop Emeritus of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA
11 Aug54.9AppointedLuigi MorstabiliniBishop of Veroli-Frosinone, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
25.1Ordained PriestManuel Antonio Valarezo Luzuriaga, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gal�pagos, Ecuador
12 Aug61.6DiedAntonio Capdevilla Ferrando, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
46.5Ordained BishopJos� Miguel MedinaTitular Bishop of TermessusBishop Emeritus of Jujuy, Argentina
24.6Ordained PriestJos� de Jes�s Nu�ez ViloriaPriest of Trujillo, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
13 Aug80.5DiedJean-Fran�ois Cuvelier, C.Ss.R. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 Aug47.7AppointedJuli�n Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. †Prelate of Juigalpa, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus of Le�n en Nicaragua
47.7AppointedJuli�n Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CoracesiumBishop Emeritus of Le�n en Nicaragua
BornRiccardo BattocchioBishop-Elect of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
17.6ProfessedFelipe Gonz�lez Gonz�lez, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caron�, Venezuela
15 Aug25.8Ordained DeaconPaulinus CostaDeaconArchbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
BornElias FrankBishop of Asansol, India
BornChristoph HeggeAuxiliary Bishop of M�nster, Germany
24.6Ordained PriestCarl Kevin MoeddelPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.4Ordained BishopCarlos Horacio Ponce de L�onTitular Bishop of RhaedestusBishop of San Nicol�s de los Arroyos, Argentina
43.3Ordained BishopManuel Romero Arvizu, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of DusaPrelate Emeritus of Jes�s Mar�a (del Nayar), Nayarit, M�xico
22.9Ordained PriestLuigi TravaglinoPriest of Nola, ItalyApostolic Nuncio
16 Aug17.5Perpetual VowsVal�rio Breda, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
23.9First VowsMarcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Neuqu�n, Argentina
24.0Solemn VowsTom�s Andr�s Mauro (Maurus) Muldoon, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Juticalpa, Honduras
17 Aug75.6DiedFr�d�ric Marie Blessing, O.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornJacek Pyl, O.M.I.Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine
49.3AppointedDino TomassiniBishop of Ischia, ItalyBishop of Assisi, Italy
18 Aug BornJ�zef Roszyński, S.V.D.Bishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
19 Aug48.3Ordained BishopJos� Gon�alves da Costa, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of RhodopolisArchbishop Emeritus of Niter�i, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25.4Ordained PriestJos� Alberto Rozo Guti�rrez, S.M.M. †Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gait�n, Colombia
20 Aug89.1DiedBl. Teofilius MatulionisBishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
84.4AppointedPio PaschiniTitular Bishop of EudoxiasPresident of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
21 Aug50.3AppointedAndr� Br�heretBishop of Cahors, France
75.7AppointedPaul ChevrierTitular Bishop of Aquae Albae in ByzacenaBishop Emeritus of Cahors, France
75.7RetiredPaul ChevrierBishop of Cahors, FranceBishop Emeritus
67.2AppointedPacifico Maria Luigi Perantoni, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Lanciano e Ortona, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
22 Aug BornMoacir Aparecido de FreitasBishop of Votuporanga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
38.5Ordained BishopDuraisamy Simon LourdusamyTitular Bishop of Sozusa in LibyaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
44.6Ordained BishopOwen Noel SneddenTitular Bishop of AchelousAuxiliary Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand
46.2Ordained BishopAnselmo Zarza BernalBishop of Linares, Nuevo Le�n, M�xicoBishop Emeritus of Le�n, Guanajuato, M�xico
23 Aug42.7AppointedMilton Corr�a PereiraAuxiliary Bishop of Bel�m do Par�, BrazilArchbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
42.7AppointedMilton Corr�a PereiraTitular Bishop of CoroneaArchbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
46.9AppointedManuel Pereira da CostaBishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, BrazilBishop Emeritus
46.7AppointedTadeu Henrique (Jude) Prost, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Bel�m do Par�, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
46.7AppointedTadeu Henrique (Jude) Prost, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of FrontaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bel�m do Par�, Brazil
24 Aug42.5AppointedJoseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. †Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
57.0AppointedSinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, ParaguayVicar Apostolic Emeritus
57.0AppointedSinforiano Lucas Rojo, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of BoreumVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
73.1Ordained BishopJo�o Batista Marchesi, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of CoelaCoadjutor Prelate Emeritus of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil
56.1Ordained BishopAchille PalmeriniBishop of Isernia e Venafro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
49.5Ordained BishopJulius Joseph Willem Peeters, M.H.M. †Bishop of Bu�a, CameroonBishop Emeritus
63.1ResignedKarl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, ParaguayVicar Apostolic Emeritus
25 Aug66.9ResignedGr�goire-Pierre XV (Fran�ois) AgagianianPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
66.9ResignedGr�goire-Pierre XV (Fran�ois) AgagianianBishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), LebanonCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
27.5Perpetual VowsEmilio Sime�n Allu� Carcasona, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
26 Aug24.0Ordained Priest�scar �ngel BernalPriest of Sons�n-Rionegro, ColombiaBishop of Girardota, Colombia
36.9Ordained BishopLeonello Berti, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of GermanicopolisVicar Apostolic of Luang Prabang, Laos
25.1Ordained PriestJos� Roberto L�pez Londo�oPriestBishop Emeritus of Jeric�, Colombia
50.0InstalledRaimundo Lu�, O. Carm. †Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
26.1Ordained PriestLuis S�inz Hinojosa, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
27 Aug BornPaulo Bosi Dal’B�Bishop of S�o Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
33.6Ordained PriestJ�r�me Nday Kanyangu LukundwePriest of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
28 Aug78.1AppointedEnrico DanteTitular Archbishop of CarpasiaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
44.8Ordained BishopMichael Joseph GreenTitular Bishop of TrisipaBishop Emeritus of Reno, Nevada, USA
46.9AppointedJos� Nicomedes GrossiBishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
81.5DiedJoseph Hu Ruoshan (Hu Joo-shan, Hu Jo-shan), C.M. †Bishop of Linhai [Taichow], China
84.7AppointedBeniamino NardoneTitular Bishop of Aureliopolis in AsiaSecretary of the Congregation of Ceremonies
50.2AppointedPietro PalazziniTitular Archbishop of Caesarea in CappadociaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
57.3AppointedPierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of Heracleopolis MagnaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
53.8AppointedGiovanni Battista Scapinelli di L�guignoTitular Bishop of Laodicea ad LibanumAssessor Emeritus of the Congregation of Ceremonies
19.1ProfessedPeter Stasiuk, C.Ss.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
70.3AppointedCesare ZerbaTitular Archbishop of ColossaeCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
29 Aug83.4DiedJo�o de Oliveira Matos FerreiraAuxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
30 Aug41.0Ordained BishopRaymond Gerhardt HunthausenBishop of Helena, Montana, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
55.0DiedEmiliano Pied, S.M.M. †Prefect of Vichada, Colombia
31 Aug BornNicolas Jean Ren� BrouwetBishop of N�mes (-Uz�s e Al�s), France
82.7AppointedAlfredo Maria CavagnaTitular Bishop of Tium
76.2AppointedLuigi CivardiTitular Bishop of Thespiae
52.2AppointedGino ParoTitular Bishop of Diocaesarea in IsauriaApostolic Nuncio
52.2AppointedGino ParoPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyApostolic Nuncio
BornRaymond Kingsley WickramasingheBishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
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