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| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 72.3 | Appointed | ThomasOliha Attiyah, A.J. | Apostolic Administrator ofTorit,South Sudan | Priest ofApostles of Jesus Missionaries |
| 1 May | 47.7 | Ordained Bishop | Percy LorenzoGalvan Flores | Prelate ofCorocoro,Bolivia | Archbishop ofLa Paz,Bolivia |
| 51.6 | Ordained Bishop | PietroLagnese | Bishop ofIschia,Italy | Archbishop ofCapua,Italy | |
| 52.1 | Ordained Bishop | Titus JosephMdoe | Titular Bishop ofBahanna | Bishop ofMtwara,Tanzania | |
| 2 May | 67.3 | Confirmed | NicolasAntiba, B.A. | Archbishop ofBosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek),Syria | Patriarchal Vicar ofDamas (Melkite Greek),Syria |
| 56.2 | Appointed | Raymond AnthonyBrowne | Bishop ofKerry,Ireland | ||
| 65.9 | Died | Joseph PatrickMcFadden † | Bishop ofHarrisburg, Pennsylvania,USA | ||
| 76.9 | Retired | WilliamMurphy | Bishop ofKerry,Ireland | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 3 May | 58.8 | Appointed | Michael CharlesBarber, S.J. | Bishop ofOakland, California,USA | |
| 56.9 | Installed | Ramón AlfredoDus | Archbishop ofResistencia,Argentina | ||
| 4 May | 47.6 | Ordained Bishop | Laurent BirfuoréDabiré | Bishop ofDori,Burkina Faso | Archbishop ofBobo-Dioulasso,Burkina Faso |
| 50.3 | Ordained Bishop | DomingoBuezo Leiva | Titular Bishop ofDardanus | Bishop ofSololá-Chimaltenango,Guatemala | |
| 47.7 | Installed | Percy LorenzoGalvan Flores | Prelate ofCorocoro,Bolivia | Archbishop ofLa Paz,Bolivia | |
| 65.4 | Appointed | Mario AurelioPoli | Bishop ofArgentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofBuenos Aires,Argentina | |
| 5 May | 55.9 | Ordained Bishop | SamuelJofré Giraudo | Bishop ofVilla María,Argentina | |
| 6 May | 89.5 | Died | SeveroAparicio Quispe, O. de M. † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofCuzco,Peru | |
| 76.3 | Ceased | Alcides Jorge PedroCasaretto | Apostolic Administrator ofMerlo-Moreno,Argentina | Bishop Emeritus ofSan Isidro,Argentina | |
| 64.1 | Appointed | Fernando CarlosMaletti † | Bishop ofMerlo-Moreno,Argentina | ||
| 56.2 | Appointed | Zolile PeterMpambani, S.C.I. | Bishop ofKokstad,South Africa | Archbishop ofBloemfontein,South Africa | |
| 59.3 | Appointed | Mark JosephSeitz | Bishop ofEl Paso, Texas,USA | ||
| 7 May | 54.4 | Appointed | AntoineKambanda | Bishop ofKibungo,Rwanda | Cardinal, Archbishop ofKigali,Rwanda |
| 52.6 | Ordained Bishop | Daniel JosephMiehm | Titular Bishop ofGor | Bishop ofPeterborough, Ontario,Canada | |
| 49.9 | Appointed | DenisNulty | Bishop ofKildare and Leighlin,Ireland | ||
| 43.2 | Appointed | BlasioPark Hyun-dong, O.S.B. | Apostolic Administrator ofTŏkwon {Tokugen},Korea (North) | ||
| 8 May | 50.8 | Appointed | Luiz AntônioCipolini | Bishop ofMarília, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
| 52.5 | Appointed | BennoElbs | Bishop ofFeldkirch,Austria | ||
| 76.5 | Retired | OsvaldoGiuntini | Bishop ofMarília, Sao Paulo,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 52.7 | Appointed | José AparecidoGonçalves de Almeida | Auxiliary Bishop ofBrasília, Distrito Federal,Brazil | Bishop ofItumbiara, Goias,Brazil | |
| 52.7 | Appointed | José AparecidoGonçalves de Almeida | Titular Bishop ofEnera | Bishop ofItumbiara, Goias,Brazil | |
| 56.5 | Appointed | MartinKrebs | Apostolic Nuncio toNew Zealand | Apostolic Nuncio toSwitzerland | |
| 56.5 | Appointed | MartinKrebs | Apostolic Nuncio toCook Islands,Pacific (Oceania) | Apostolic Nuncio toSwitzerland | |
| 56.5 | Appointed | MartinKrebs | Apostolic Nuncio toKiribati,Pacific (Oceania) | Apostolic Nuncio toSwitzerland | |
| 56.5 | Appointed | MartinKrebs | Apostolic Nuncio toPalau,Pacific (Oceania) | Apostolic Nuncio toSwitzerland | |
| 56.5 | Appointed | MartinKrebs | Apostolic Nuncio toMicronesia, Federated States of,Pacific (Oceania) | Apostolic Nuncio toSwitzerland | |
| 56.5 | Appointed | MartinKrebs | Apostolic Delegate toPacific Ocean | Apostolic Nuncio toSwitzerland | |
| 92.3 | Died | AndréSana † | Archbishop Emeritus ofKerkūk (Chaldean),Iraq | ||
| 11 May | 49.9 | Ordained Bishop | JonasDembélé | Bishop ofKayes,Mali | |
| 77.0 | Retired | Marian BłażejKruszyłowicz, O.F.M. Conv. † | Auxiliary Bishop ofSzczecin-Kamień,Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 51.6 | Installed | PietroLagnese | Bishop ofIschia,Italy | Archbishop ofCapua,Italy | |
| 12 May | 78.9 | Died | FélixRamananarivo, M.S. † | Bishop Emeritus ofAntsirabé,Madagascar | |
| 13 May | 50.8 | Appointed | Victor ManuelFernández | Titular Archbishop ofTiburnia | Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for theDoctrine of the Faith |
| 14 May | 61.3 | Appointed | Héctor EduardoVargas Bastidas, S.D.B. † | Bishop ofTemuco,Chile | |
| 77.9 | Retired | Manuel CamiloVial Risopatrón, P. Schönstatt | Bishop ofTemuco,Chile | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 15 May | 57.3 | Appointed | RamónCastro Castro | Bishop ofCuernavaca, Morelos,México | |
| 59.2 | Appointed | Dominic SavioFernandes | Auxiliary Bishop ofBombay,India | ||
| 59.2 | Appointed | Dominic SavioFernandes | Titular Bishop ofCozyla | Auxiliary Bishop ofBombay,India | |
| 67.7 | Resigned | Norbert WendelinMtega | Archbishop ofSongea,Tanzania | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 64.5 | Appointed | TarcisiusNgalalekumtwa | Apostolic Administrator ofSongea,Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus ofIringa,Tanzania | |
| 45.7 | Appointed | JohnRodrigues | Auxiliary Bishop ofBombay,India | Archbishop | |
| 45.7 | Appointed | JohnRodrigues | Titular Bishop ofDeultum | Archbishop ofBombay,India | |
| 16 May | 55.0 | Appointed | Luigi Michelede Palma | Secretary of the Pontifical Committee forHistorical Sciences | Secretary Emeritus |
| 70.6 | Retired | CosimoSemeraro, S.D.B. † | Secretary of the Pontifical Committee forHistorical Sciences | Secretary Emeritus | |
| 17 May | 84.0 | Died | Dominic KodwoAndoh † | Archbishop Emeritus ofAccra,Ghana | |
| 54.0 | Appointed | EnriqueBenavent Vidal | Bishop ofTortosa,Spain | Archbishop ofValencia,Spain | |
| 18 May | 50.4 | Appointed | Michael WallaceBanach | Apostolic Nuncio toSolomon Islands | Apostolic Nuncio toHungary |
| 77.2 | Retired | José da CruzPolicarpo † | Patriarch ofLisboa {Lisbon},Portugal | Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus | |
| 75.6 | Retired | MarianGołębiewski † | Archbishop ofWrocław {Breslavia},Poland | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 57.2 | Appointed | Józef PiotrKupny | Archbishop ofWrocław {Breslavia},Poland | ||
| 64.8 | Appointed | Manuel JoséMacário do Nascimento Clemente | Patriarch ofLisboa {Lisbon},Portugal | Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus | |
| 59.6 | Ordained Bishop | GabrielMarchesi | Bishop ofFloresta, Pernambuco,Brazil | ||
| 59.7 | Ordained Bishop | JoséRodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. | Titular Archbishop ofBellicastrum | Archbishop ofMérida-Badajoz,Spain | |
| 19 May | 77.2 | Died | Michael KpakalaFrancis † | Archbishop Emeritus ofMonrovia,Liberia | |
| 53.9 | Installed | Baselios Cleemis (Isaac)Thottunkal | Cardinal-Priest ofSan Gregorio VII | Cardinal, Major Archbishop ofTrivandrum (Syro-Malankara),India | |
| 20 May | 75.1 | Retired | NicholasChia Yeck Joo † | Archbishop ofSingapore | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 55.9 | Succeeded | WilliamGoh Seng Chye | Cardinal, Archbishop ofSingapore | ||
| 53.0 | Ordained Bishop | StanisławJamrozek | Titular Bishop ofChełm | Auxiliary Bishop ofPrzemyśl,Poland | |
| 21 May | 49.5 | Appointed | LuzizilaKiala | Bishop ofSumbe,Angola | Archbishop ofMalanje,Angola |
| 50.2 | Ordained Bishop | Peter EbereOkpaleke | Bishop ofAhiara,Nigeria | Cardinal, Bishop ofEkwulobia,Nigeria | |
| 60.5 | Died | MykolaSimkaylo † | Bishop ofKolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian),Ukraine | ||
| 53.5 | Appointed | RafaelValdéz Torres | Bishop ofEnsenada, Baja California Norte,México | ||
| 23 May | 53.3 | Appointed | VasylIvasyuk | Archiepiscopal Administrator ofKolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian),Ukraine | Bishop ofKolomyia (Ukrainian),Ukraine |
| 58.9 | Ordained Bishop | Udumala BalaShowreddy | Bishop ofWarangal,India | Archbishop ofVisakhapatnam,India | |
| 24 May | 48.6 | Appointed | BienvenuManamika Bafouakouahou | Bishop ofDolisie,Congo | Archbishop ofBrazzaville,Congo |
| 53.2 | Resigned | GabinoMiranda Melgarejo | Auxiliary Bishop ofAyacucho o Huamanga,Peru | ||
| 53.2 | Resigned | GabinoMiranda Melgarejo | Titular Bishop ofUsula | ||
| 25 May | 58.8 | Ordained Bishop | Michael CharlesBarber, S.J. | Bishop ofOakland, California,USA | |
| 46.6 | Ordained Bishop | Juan HabibChamieh, O.M.M. | Titular Bishop ofNomentum | Bishop ofSan Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite),Argentina | |
| 41.7 | Ordained Priest | Simon PeterEngurait | Priest ofHouma-Thibodaux, Louisiana,USA | Bishop | |
| 67.5 | Succeeded | Sergio AlfredoGualberti Calandrina | Archbishop ofSanta Cruz de la Sierra,Bolivia | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 46.3 | Ordained Bishop | AndréGuèye | Bishop ofThiès,Senegal | Archbishop ofDakar,Senegal | |
| 45.5 | Ordained Bishop | Antoine-CharbelTarabay, O.L.M. | Bishop ofSaint Maron of Sydney (Maronite),Australia | ||
| 77.2 | Retired | JulioTerrazas Sandoval, C.Ss.R. † | Archbishop ofSanta Cruz de la Sierra,Bolivia | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 26 May | 49.5 | Ordained Bishop | Marco AurélioGubiotti | Bishop ofItabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais,Brazil | |
| 63.5 | Installed | James MichaelHarvey | Cardinal-Deacon ofSan Pio V a Villa Carpegna | Cardinal, Archpriest of theBasilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica} | |
| 28 May | 96.2 | Died | Silvério Jarbas Paulode Albuquerque, O.F.M. † | Bishop Emeritus ofFeira de Santana, Bahia,Brazil | |
| 67.4 | Appointed | RodolfoCetoloni, O.F.M. | Bishop ofGrosseto,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 51.7 | Appointed | JorgeEstrada Solórzano | Auxiliary Bishop ofMéxico, Federal District | Bishop ofGómez Palacio, Durango,México | |
| 51.7 | Appointed | JorgeEstrada Solórzano | Titular Bishop ofPinhel | Bishop ofGómez Palacio, Durango,México | |
| 77.4 | Retired | FranciscoClavel Gil | Auxiliary Bishop ofMéxico, Federal District | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 30 May | 59.1 | Installed | Michael OwenJackels | Archbishop ofDubuque, Iowa,USA | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 48.9 | Ordained Bishop | Anthony WieslawKrótki, O.M.I. | Bishop ofChurchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba,Canada | ||
| 56.6 | Appointed | Joseph AnthonyToal | Apostolic Administrator ofMotherwell, Scotland,Great Britain | Bishop | |
| 31 May | 65.5 | Appointed | Peter HughBrown, C.Ss.R. | Bishop ofSamoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa,Pacific (Oceania) | Bishop Emeritus |
| 49.4 | Appointed | Sergio OsvaldoBuenanueva | Bishop ofSan Francisco,Argentina | ||
| 62.0 | Appointed | Jean-PierreDelville | Bishop ofLiège (Luik, Lüttich),Belgium | ||
| 75.8 | Retired | JosephDevine † | Bishop ofMotherwell, Scotland,Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 75.1 | Retired | AngelGelmi Bertocchi † | Auxiliary Bishop ofCochabamba,Bolivia | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 75.5 | Retired | AloysJousten † | Bishop ofLiège (Luik, Lüttich),Belgium | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 85.0 | Retired | John QuinnWeitzel, M.M. † | Bishop ofSamoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa,Pacific (Oceania) | Bishop Emeritus | |
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