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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Oct39.0DiedJosé Humberto PaparoniBishop of Barcelona, Venezuela
2 Oct BornLodewijk AertsBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
27.2Ordained PriestGeorge Marian Anathil, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Indore, India
3 Oct48.7AppointedGuido Del MestriApostolic Delegate to British Eastern and Western AfricaCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
27.1Ordained PriestPatrick NairPriestBishop Emeritus of Meerut, India
41.8Ordained BishopLeo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. †Bishop of Kandy, Sri LankaBishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka
55.5DiedPeter Wang Muduo (Wang Mu-to)Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
BornStefan ZekornAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
4 Oct41.2Ordained BishopJan-Wawrzyniec KulikTitular Bishop of RhandusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
25.1Ordained PriestFabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.SS.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia
25.0Ordained DeaconFranc Rodé, C.M.Deacon of Congregation of the MissionCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
27.2Ordained PriestPierre Sagna, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
6 Oct38.7SelectedCyrille Emmanuel BenniArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
7 Oct84.3DiedAnton AkšamovićBishop Emeritus of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
8 Oct44.4AppointedFlorentino de Andrade e SilvaApostolic Administrator of Porto, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
9 Oct45.3DiedThomas Joseph Danehy, M.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Pando, Bolivia
BornLucio Andrice MuandulaBishop of Xai-Xai, Mozambique
BornRudolf VoderholzerBishop of Regensburg, Germany
10 Oct44.8AppointedBogdan Stefanov DobranovApostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, BulgariaBishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
44.8AppointedBogdan Stefanov DobranovTitular Bishop of GiufiBishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
11 Oct40.9Ordained BishopEdilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M. †Bishop of Oeiras, BrazilBishop of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil
29.7Ordained PriestRaymond MwanyikaPriestBishop Emeritus of Njombe, Tanzania
46.8Ordained BishopMichel NtuyahagaTitular Bishop of AlabandaBishop Emeritus of Bujumbura, Burundi
47.9Ordained BishopHonorato Piazera, S.C.I. †Titular Bishop of TermessusBishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
12 Oct54.1AppointedStjepan BäuerleinBishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, CroatiaBishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia
82.2ResignedGiuseppe PizzardoSecretary of the Congregation of the Holy OfficeCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
53.3AppointedGiuseppe SiriPresident of the Italian Episcopal ConferenceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova-Bobbio, Italy
13 Oct BornCharles John BrownApostolic Nuncio to Philippines
BornRudolf PierskałaAuxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland
15 Oct65.9DiedPranciskus RamanauskasAuxiliary Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
16 Oct51.7AppointedFrancisco Javier Gillmore StockVicar Apostolic of Chile, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
BornJames Vann Johnston, Jr.Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
17 Oct64.4AppointedGerald Patrick Aloysius O’HaraTitular Archbishop of PessinusApostolic Delegate to Great Britain
64.4ResignedGerald Patrick Aloysius O’HaraBishop of Savannah, Georgia, USAApostolic Delegate to Great Britain
44.4AppointedElizeu Simões MendesBishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus
18 Oct47.4AppointedLeo Maria Cornelli, O.S.B. †Abbot General of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot General Emeritus
48.7Ordained BishopJolando NuzziTitular Bishop of EmmaüsBishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
45.8Ordained BishopAlfred PichlerBishop of Banjaluka, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19 Oct BornMario de Jesús Álvarez GómezBishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
20 Oct50.1ResignedJosé Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of San Jorge, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
21 Oct19.3EnteredPietro Bovati, S.J.Member of Society of JesusSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
BornSérgio da RochaCardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
48.6AppointedWincenty UrbanAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
48.6AppointedWincenty UrbanTitular Bishop of AbitinaeAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
23 Oct49.1AppointedStéphane Bello, O.A.O.C. †Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Chaldean), Syria
38.8ConfirmedCyrille Emmanuel BenniArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
53.2AppointedGabriel GanniCoadjutor Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), LebanonArchbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
48.7AppointedJosé Oleaga Guerequiz, S.J. †Prefect of San Francisco Javier, Peru
68.6AppointedPietro ParenteTitular Archbishop of Ptolemais in ThebaideCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
68.6AppointedPietro ParenteOfficial of the Congregation of the Holy OfficeCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
45.8AppointedJoseph Elias TawilTitular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-MelkitiEparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
45.8ConfirmedJoseph Elias TawilPatriarchal VicarEparch Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
24 Oct BornMartin HayesBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
52.0AppointedRaúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. †Bishop of Valparaíso, ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
BornFrancesco Antonio SodduBishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy
25 Oct73.1Ordained BishopFerdinando BaldelliTitular Bishop of AperlaePresident of the Roman Curia - Other
70.7InstalledAntonio CaggianoArchbishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
47.8Ordained BishopMichel-Henri Canonne, A.A. †Bishop of Tuléar, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
42.4Ordained BishopAugusto CarvalhoBishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus
49.6Ordained BishopPier Giorgio Chiappero, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CibyraAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
49.2Ordained BishopAlberto Frederico EtgesBishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
48.4Ordained BishopTadeusz EtterTitular Bishop of BonitzaAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
23.5Ordained PriestRamón Godinez FloresPriest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop of Aguascalientes, México
37.5Ordained BishopGeorges LayekArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
24.0Ordained PriestRafael Francisco Martínez SáinzPriest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26 Oct76.1DiedJanuarius Kyunosuke HayasakaBishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
BornPlacide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr.Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Oct BornMichal JanochaAuxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
28 Oct23.6Ordained PriestAlejandro Jiménez LafeblePriest of Talca, ChileBishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile
29 Oct78.2DiedOctávio Augusto Chagas de MirandaBishop of Pouso Alegre, Brazil
45.3SelectedRaymund (Franz Julius) Tschudi (Tschudy), O.S.B. †Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, SwitzerlandAbbot Emeritus
31 Oct BornJosé Miguel Asimbaya MorenoBishop of Ecuador, Military
58.9AppointedThomas Joseph RileyAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.9AppointedThomas Joseph RileyTitular Bishop of RegiaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
48.2AppointedAlbert Sanschagrin, O.M.I. †Apostolic Administrator of Amos, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
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