The Year of Our Lord 1950

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep Born Oscar Cantoni Lenno Bishop of Crema, Italy

2 Sep Born Emilio Aranguren Echeverria Santa Clara Bishop of Holguín, Cuba

3 Sep 37.8 Ordained Bishop Dominique Hoàng-van-Doàn, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Saccaea Bishop of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam

60.6 Died Gaétan Pasotti, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand

4 Sep 44.5 Appointed Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. † Apostolic Administrator of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

Appointed Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. † Apostolic Administrator of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop-Elect

5 Sep Born Julien Andavo Mbia Faradje Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

6 Sep Born Gérard Pettipas, C.SS.R. Halifax Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada

Born Peter Rusnák Humenne Bishop of Bratislava (Byzantine), Slovakia

8 Sep 20.6 Professed Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland

51.9 Appointed Vincenzo Maria Jacono † Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy

51.9 Appointed Vincenzo Maria Jacono † Titular Bishop of Lambaesis Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy

38.3 Appointed João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. † Prelate of Santarém, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus of Óbidos, Para, Brazil

38.3 Appointed João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Drivastum Prelate Emeritus of Óbidos, Para, Brazil

48.2 Ordained Bishop Timothy Phelim O'Shea, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Hierocaesarea Bishop Emeritus of Livingstone, Zambia

Born Carlos Verzeletti Trenzano, Italy Bishop of Castanhal, Para, Brazil

9 Sep Born Martin Igwe Uzoukwu Ozubulu Bishop of Minna, Nigeria

10 Sep 58.5 Ordained Bishop Austin Quinn † Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Ordained Bishop Karl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Barica Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay

12 Sep 55.2 Ordained Bishop Francis Peter Leipzig † Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA Bishop Emeritus of Baker, Oregon, USA

14 Sep 48.8 Appointed Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. † Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy

48.8 Appointed Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. † Bishop of Bova, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy

55.8 Ordained Bishop Eric Francis MacKenzie † Titular Bishop of Alba Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

59.5 Ordained Bishop Thomas Francis Markham † Titular Bishop of Acalissus Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

18 Sep 63.5 Died Alcide Marina, C.M. † Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon

19 Sep 48.5 Ordained Bishop Leo Aloysius Pursley † Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA

Born Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. Prosperidade Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

21 Sep 42.2 Ordained Bishop Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle † Titular Bishop of Bulla Bishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA

47.8 Ordained Bishop Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Acmonia Bishop Emeritus of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Born Václav Maly Praha Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

69.8 Ordained Bishop Patrick Joseph McCormick † Titular Bishop of Atenia Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Born Denis Theurillat Epauvillers Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland

22 Sep 37.7 Appointed Frane Franić † Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia

37.7 Appointed Frane Franić † Titular Bishop of Agathopolis Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia

23 Sep 26.4 Ordained Priest Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia

23.9 Ordained Priest Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo † Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

76.6 Died Edward Patrick Roche † Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

22.8 Ordained Priest Angelo Sodano Priest of Asti, Italy Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

24 Sep 65.4 Ordained Bishop Marko Alaupovic † Titular Bishop of Capitolias Archbishop Emeritus of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Born Samuel Joseph Aquila Burbank, CA Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

51.4 Ordained Bishop Vincent Hanly † Bishop of Elphin, Ireland

47.5 Ordained Bishop Guido Tonetti † Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon Bishop of Cuneo, Italy

24.5 Ordained Priest Antanas Vaicius Priest of Telšiai, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania

25 Sep 62.5 Appointed Pavao Butorac † Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia

28 Sep Born Miguel Angel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I. Zaragoza, Spain Bishop of Lai, Chad

29 Sep 29.5 Ordained Priest Pavel Mária Hnilica, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Titular Bishop of Rusadus

1 Oct 22.6 Ordained Priest Pietro Bottaccioli Priest of Gubbio, Italy Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Ordained Bishop Anthony Chow Wei-tao, O.F.M. † Bishop of Fengsiang [Fengxiang], China

37.4 Ordained Bishop Thomas Fernando † Titular Bishop of Abitinae Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India

40.2 Ordained Bishop Aloysius Haene, S.M.B. † Titular Bishop of Nepte Bishop Emeritus of Gwelo, Zimbabwe

26.7 Ordained Priest Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia

58.0 Ordained Bishop Ignacio Gregorio Larrañaga Lasa, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China

43.1 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Piazzi † Bishop of Crema, Italy Bishop of Bergamo, Italy

42.4 Appointed Dominic Tang Yee-ming, S.J. † Apostolic Administrator of Canton [Guangzhou], China Archbishop

42.4 Appointed Dominic Tang Yee-ming, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Elatea Archbishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China

2 Oct Born Philip Edward Wilson Cessnock Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia

3 Oct 24.8 Ordained Priest Thomas Francis Little † Priest of Melbourne, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

27.7 Ordained Priest Maurice Michael Otunga † Priest of Kisumu, Kenya Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

26.8 Ordained Priest Jean Zoa † Priest of Yaoundé, Cameroon Archbishop

4 Oct 61.7 Appointed Giuseppe Beltrami † Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands

5 Oct 77.1 Died Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles

48.0 Appointed Angel Hidalgo Ibáñez † Bishop of Jaca, Spain Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Mariano Vega Mestre † Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain

7 Oct 27.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

37.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Albertus Martin † Titular Bishop of Bassiana Bishop Emeritus of Nicolet, Québec, Canada

70.5 Resigned Candido Domenico Moro, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

8 Oct 23.8 Ordained Priest Diego Natale Bona Priest Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy

50.9 Ordained Bishop Ferdinand Guercilena, P.I.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Hadriania Bishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar

45.8 Ordained Bishop Silvio Luis Haro Alvear † Titular Bishop of Antaeopolis Bishop Emeritus of Ibarra, Ecuador

22.4 Ordained Priest Edoardo Ricci Priest Bishop Emeritus of San Miniato, Italy

9 Oct Born Gil Antônio Moreira Itapecerica Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

10 Oct Born Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba Pleszew Bishop of Łowicz, Poland

Born Domingo Oropesa Lorente Alcazar de San Juan, Spain Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba

12 Oct Born Wilfredo Pino Estévez Camagüey Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba

15 Oct 25.3 Ordained Priest José Gabriel Diaz Cueva Priest Bishop Emeritus of Azogues, Ecuador

27.1 Ordained Priest José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

43.1 Ordained Bishop Antoine Pierre Khoraiche † Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

55.4 Ordained Bishop Abdallah Nujaim † Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia Bishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon

17 Oct Born Philippe Xavier Ignace Barbarin Rabat, Morocco Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France

Born Tommaso Caputo Afragola, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

18 Oct Born Balázs Bábel Györ Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary

59.5 Resigned Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. † Apostolic Delegate to Indochina Apostolic Delegate Emeritus

41.8 Ordained Bishop Guillaume Schoemaker, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Balbura Bishop Emeritus of Purwokerto, Indonesia

Born Thomas Gerard Wenski West Palm Beach Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA

19 Oct Born Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. Valchevo Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria

41.6 Ordained Bishop Paul Leonard Hagarty, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Arba Bishop Emeritus of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles

20 Oct 67.4 Died Liberato Tosti † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Nicaragua

21 Oct 57.5 Appointed Paolo Babini † Bishop of Forli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

51.1 Installed Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. † Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile

22 Oct 22.8 Ordained Priest Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M. Priest of Misioneros de la Natividad de María Bishop Emeritus of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México

22.5 Ordained Priest Decio Lucio Grandoni † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy

52.0 Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Maria Jacono † Titular Bishop of Lambaesis Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy

23.7 Ordained Priest Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil

23 Oct Born Fidèle Agbatchi Savé Archbishop of Parakou, Benin

75.6 Died Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop Emeritus of Delhi and Simla, India

24 Oct 65.1 Appointed Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. † Titular Archbishop of Phasis Archbishop Emeritus of Chungking [Chongqing], China

65.1 Resigned Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. † Archbishop of Chungking [Chongqing], China Archbishop Emeritus

25 Oct Born Fernando Arêas Rifan São Fidelis Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

26 Oct 28.1 Ordained Priest Miguel Angel Alemán Eslava, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina

27 Oct 38.4 Appointed Francis Carroll, S.M.A. † Prefect of Cape Palmas, Liberia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia

41.6 Appointed Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A. † Prefect of Yola, Nigeria Bishop of Yola, Nigeria

Appointed Graziano Martínez, C.M. † Prefect of Arauca, Colombia

Appointed Enrique Alejandro Vallejo Bernal, C.M. † Prefect of Tierradentro, Colombia

28 Oct 26.7 Ordained Priest Gabriel Lee Gab-sou † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Pusan, Korea (South)

61.7 Appointed Aloysius Joseph Muench † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Fargo, North Dakota, USA Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

28.2 Ordained Priest Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Prelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México

29 Oct 29.8 Ordained Priest André Gustave Bossuyt † Priest Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France

49.0 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. † Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy

47.6 Ordained Bishop José María García Lahiguera † Titular Bishop of Zela Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

Born Jacinto Agcaoili Jose Laoag City Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines

30.8 Ordained Priest Adrian Mung'andu † Priest of Lusaka, Zambia Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia

23.5 Ordained Deacon Joseph Ratzinger Deacon of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

26.0 Ordained Priest Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines

23.7 Ordained Priest José Lamartine Soares † Priest Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

24.3 Ordained Priest Hernando Velásquez Lotero † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia

31 Oct Born László Bíró Szekszárd Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary

Born Leopoldo González González Abasolo Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep		Born	Oscar Cantoni	Lenno	Bishop of Crema, Italy
2 Sep		Born	Emilio Aranguren Echeverria	Santa Clara	Bishop of Holguín, Cuba
3 Sep	37.8	Ordained Bishop	Dominique Hoàng-van-Doàn, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Saccaea	Bishop of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam
60.6	Died	Gaétan Pasotti, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Rajaburi, Thailand
4 Sep	44.5	Appointed	Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. †	Apostolic Administrator of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	Appointed	Wesceslau Nazareno Ponte de Spoleto, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop-Elect
5 Sep		Born	Julien Andavo Mbia	Faradje	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
6 Sep		Born	Gérard Pettipas, C.SS.R.	Halifax	Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
	Born	Peter Rusnák	Humenne	Bishop of Bratislava (Byzantine), Slovakia
8 Sep	20.6	Professed	Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
51.9	Appointed	Vincenzo Maria Jacono †	Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy
51.9	Appointed	Vincenzo Maria Jacono †	Titular Bishop of Lambaesis	Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy
38.3	Appointed	João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
38.3	Appointed	João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Prelate Emeritus of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Timothy Phelim O'Shea, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Hierocaesarea	Bishop Emeritus of Livingstone, Zambia
	Born	Carlos Verzeletti	Trenzano, Italy	Bishop of Castanhal, Para, Brazil
9 Sep		Born	Martin Igwe Uzoukwu	Ozubulu	Bishop of Minna, Nigeria
10 Sep	58.5	Ordained Bishop	Austin Quinn †	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Karl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Barica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
12 Sep	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Francis Peter Leipzig †	Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Baker, Oregon, USA
14 Sep	48.8	Appointed	Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
48.8	Appointed	Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. †	Bishop of Bova, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Eric Francis MacKenzie †	Titular Bishop of Alba	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Francis Markham †	Titular Bishop of Acalissus	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
18 Sep	63.5	Died	Alcide Marina, C.M. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon
19 Sep	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Leo Aloysius Pursley †	Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
	Born	Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.	Prosperidade	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Sep	42.2	Ordained Bishop	Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle †	Titular Bishop of Bulla	Bishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA
47.8	Ordained Bishop	Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Acmonia	Bishop Emeritus of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	Born	Václav Maly	Praha	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
69.8	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Joseph McCormick †	Titular Bishop of Atenia	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
	Born	Denis Theurillat	Epauvillers	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland
22 Sep	37.7	Appointed	Frane Franić †	Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia
37.7	Appointed	Frane Franić †	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis	Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia
23 Sep	26.4	Ordained Priest	Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia
23.9	Ordained Priest	Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo †	Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
76.6	Died	Edward Patrick Roche †	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
22.8	Ordained Priest	Angelo Sodano	Priest of Asti, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
24 Sep	65.4	Ordained Bishop	Marko Alaupovic †	Titular Bishop of Capitolias	Archbishop Emeritus of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Born	Samuel Joseph Aquila	Burbank, CA	Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Hanly †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Guido Tonetti †	Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy
24.5	Ordained Priest	Antanas Vaicius	Priest of Telšiai, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
25 Sep	62.5	Appointed	Pavao Butorac †	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
28 Sep		Born	Miguel Angel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I.	Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop of Lai, Chad
29 Sep	29.5	Ordained Priest	Pavel Mária Hnilica, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Titular Bishop of Rusadus
1 Oct	22.6	Ordained Priest	Pietro Bottaccioli	Priest of Gubbio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Chow Wei-tao, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Fengsiang [Fengxiang], China
37.4	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Fernando †	Titular Bishop of Abitinae	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India
40.2	Ordained Bishop	Aloysius Haene, S.M.B. †	Titular Bishop of Nepte	Bishop Emeritus of Gwelo, Zimbabwe
26.7	Ordained Priest	Ján Chryzostom Korec, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Ignacio Gregorio Larrañaga Lasa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Piazzi †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
42.4	Appointed	Dominic Tang Yee-ming, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Canton [Guangzhou], China	Archbishop
42.4	Appointed	Dominic Tang Yee-ming, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Elatea	Archbishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China
2 Oct		Born	Philip Edward Wilson	Cessnock	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
3 Oct	24.8	Ordained Priest	Thomas Francis Little †	Priest of Melbourne, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
27.7	Ordained Priest	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Priest of Kisumu, Kenya	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
26.8	Ordained Priest	Jean Zoa †	Priest of Yaoundé, Cameroon	Archbishop
4 Oct	61.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Beltrami †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
5 Oct	77.1	Died	Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles
48.0	Appointed	Angel Hidalgo Ibáñez †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Mariano Vega Mestre †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
7 Oct	27.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
37.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Albertus Martin †	Titular Bishop of Bassiana	Bishop Emeritus of Nicolet, Québec, Canada
70.5	Resigned	Candido Domenico Moro, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
8 Oct	23.8	Ordained Priest	Diego Natale Bona	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinand Guercilena, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Hadriania	Bishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Silvio Luis Haro Alvear †	Titular Bishop of Antaeopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Ibarra, Ecuador
22.4	Ordained Priest	Edoardo Ricci	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of San Miniato, Italy
9 Oct		Born	Gil Antônio Moreira	Itapecerica	Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
10 Oct		Born	Andrzej Franciszek Dziuba	Pleszew	Bishop of Łowicz, Poland
	Born	Domingo Oropesa Lorente	Alcazar de San Juan, Spain	Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba
12 Oct		Born	Wilfredo Pino Estévez	Camagüey	Bishop of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba
15 Oct	25.3	Ordained Priest	José Gabriel Diaz Cueva	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Azogues, Ecuador
27.1	Ordained Priest	José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Antoine Pierre Khoraiche †	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
55.4	Ordained Bishop	Abdallah Nujaim †	Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia	Bishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon
17 Oct		Born	Philippe Xavier Ignace Barbarin	Rabat, Morocco	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
	Born	Tommaso Caputo	Afragola, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
18 Oct		Born	Balázs Bábel	Györ	Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary
59.5	Resigned	Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. †	Apostolic Delegate to Indochina	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus
41.8	Ordained Bishop	Guillaume Schoemaker, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Balbura	Bishop Emeritus of Purwokerto, Indonesia
	Born	Thomas Gerard Wenski	West Palm Beach	Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA
19 Oct		Born	Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv.	Valchevo	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Paul Leonard Hagarty, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Arba	Bishop Emeritus of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles
20 Oct	67.4	Died	Liberato Tosti †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Nicaragua
21 Oct	57.5	Appointed	Paolo Babini †	Bishop of Forli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
51.1	Installed	Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. †	Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile
22 Oct	22.8	Ordained Priest	Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M.	Priest of Misioneros de la Natividad de María	Bishop Emeritus of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México
22.5	Ordained Priest	Decio Lucio Grandoni †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Maria Jacono †	Titular Bishop of Lambaesis	Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy
23.7	Ordained Priest	Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil
23 Oct		Born	Fidèle Agbatchi	Savé	Archbishop of Parakou, Benin
75.6	Died	Silvestro Patrizio Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Delhi and Simla, India
24 Oct	65.1	Appointed	Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Phasis	Archbishop Emeritus of Chungking [Chongqing], China
65.1	Resigned	Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Chungking [Chongqing], China	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Oct		Born	Fernando Arêas Rifan	São Fidelis	Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 Oct	28.1	Ordained Priest	Miguel Angel Alemán Eslava, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
27 Oct	38.4	Appointed	Francis Carroll, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Cape Palmas, Liberia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia
41.6	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A. †	Prefect of Yola, Nigeria	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria
	Appointed	Graziano Martínez, C.M. †	Prefect of Arauca, Colombia
	Appointed	Enrique Alejandro Vallejo Bernal, C.M. †	Prefect of Tierradentro, Colombia
28 Oct	26.7	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Lee Gab-sou †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Pusan, Korea (South)
61.7	Appointed	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
28.2	Ordained Priest	Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Prelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
29 Oct	29.8	Ordained Priest	André Gustave Bossuyt †	Priest	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France
49.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Ferro, C.R.S. †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
47.6	Ordained Bishop	José María García Lahiguera †	Titular Bishop of Zela	Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
	Born	Jacinto Agcaoili Jose	Laoag City	Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
30.8	Ordained Priest	Adrian Mung'andu †	Priest of Lusaka, Zambia	Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
23.5	Ordained Deacon	Joseph Ratzinger	Deacon of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
26.0	Ordained Priest	Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
23.7	Ordained Priest	José Lamartine Soares †	Priest	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
24.3	Ordained Priest	Hernando Velásquez Lotero †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia
31 Oct		Born	László Bíró	Szekszárd	Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary
	Born	Leopoldo González González	Abasolo	Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México

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