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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Sep	51.8	Ordained Bishop	William Michael Cosgrove †	Titular Bishop of Trisipa	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Porfirio R. Iligan †	Bishop of Masbate, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	47.5	Ordained Bishop	José Méndez Asensio †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain
4 Sep	56.9	Appointed	Artemio G. Casas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines
	56.9	Appointed	Artemio G. Casas †	Titular Bishop of Macriana Minor	Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines
5 Sep	44.7	Appointed	Nestor Bihonda †	Bishop of Muyinga, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus
	91.2	Died	John Mark Gannon †	Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
	32.9	Appointed	Stanislas Kaburungu	Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus
	40.4	Appointed	Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	49.2	Appointed	André Makarakiza, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus
	37.8	Appointed	Ronald Austin Mulkearns	Coadjutor Bishop of Ballarat, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	37.8	Appointed	Ronald Austin Mulkearns	Titular Bishop of Cululi	Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
	33.7	Appointed	Joachim N'Dayen	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic	Archbishop Emeritus
	33.7	Appointed	Joachim N'Dayen	Titular Archbishop of Culusi	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui, Central African Republic
	49.0	Appointed	Phocas Nikwigize	Bishop of Ruhengeri, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
	78.4	Appointed	Joseph Obert, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Abziri	Bishop Emeritus of Dinajpur, Bangladesh
	78.4	Retired	Joseph Obert, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus
	41.3	Appointed	Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	42.6	Appointed	Michael Rozario †	Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
7 Sep	53.0	Appointed	Karl Borromäus Flügel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	53.0	Appointed	Karl Borromäus Flügel †	Titular Bishop of Altiburus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
	65.0	Appointed	Alfred Bertram Leverman †	Titular Bishop of Altava	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
	65.0	Resigned	Alfred Bertram Leverman †	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
9 Sep	41.6	Appointed	Paul Antaki	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	41.6	Appointed	Paul Antaki	Titular Archbishop of Nubia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
	24.2	Professed	Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I.	Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait
	44.0	Appointed	Grégoire Haddad	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.8	Appointed	Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria	Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite)
	45.8	Appointed	Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †	Titular Bishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti	Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite)
	52.1	Appointed	Joseph-Marie Raya †	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite), Israel	Archbishop Emeritus
	54.3	Appointed	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite), Jordan
	54.3	Appointed	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Titular Archbishop of Scythopolis	Archbishop Emeritus of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite), Jordan
	56.7	Appointed	Elias Zoghbi †	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
11 Sep	38.4	Ordained Bishop	Francis Joseph Gossman	Titular Bishop of Aguntum	Bishop Emeritus of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
12 Sep	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Anthony Cronin	Titular Bishop of Egnatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Francis John Mugavero †	Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	54.6	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Nguyên Van Mâu	Bishop of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam	Bishop Emeritus
	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Pascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bacabal, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
14 Sep	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Mathias Dionys Albert Paul Defregger †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Aterii	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Ernst Tewes, C.O. †	Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
15 Sep	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Babana †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
	27.3	Solemn Professed	Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Strasbourg, France
	65.5	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Martinoli †	Titular Bishop of Camplum	Bishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland
	88.2	Died	Pedro Massa, S.D.B. †	Prelate Emeritus of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil
	40.1	Ordained Bishop	Albert Tshomba Yungu †	Bishop of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
16 Sep	65.6	Died	Antoni Pawlowski †	Bishop of Włocławek, Poland
19 Sep	61.8	Succeeded	Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira †	Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	73.1	Appointed	Paulo de Tarso Campos †	Titular Archbishop of Garba	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	73.1	Resigned	Paulo de Tarso Campos †	Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Sep	27.1	Ordained Priest	Héctor Sabatino Cardelli	Priest of Rosario, Argentina	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
	58.6	Ordained Bishop	Benvenuto Matteucci †	Titular Bishop of Forum Popilii	Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Lázaro Pérez Jiménez	Priest of Yucatán, Yucatán, México	Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
23 Sep	80.1	Died	Luigi Alonso Muñoyerro †	Archbishop of Spain, Military
24 Sep	54.2	Appointed	Guglielmo Giaquinta †	Apostolic Administrator of Tivoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	54.2	Appointed	Guglielmo Giaquinta †	Titular Bishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara)	Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
26 Sep	71.2	Appointed	Alphonse-Marie-Victor Fresnel, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Siminina	Bishop Emeritus of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar
	71.2	Resigned	Alphonse-Marie-Victor Fresnel, C.M. †	Bishop of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
	71.8	Appointed	Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ammoniace	Bishop Emeritus of Umtata, South Africa
	71.8	Resigned	Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. †	Bishop of Umtata, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
	46.7	Appointed	Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M.	Bishop of Umtata, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
	50.5	Appointed	André Lesouëf, M.E.P. †	Prefect of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia	Prefect Emeritus
	40.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Crescent McKinney	Titular Bishop of Leontium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
	36.9	Appointed	Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Luang Prabang, Laos	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
	36.9	Appointed	Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Taurianum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
	34.7	Appointed	Paul Tep Im Sotha †	Prefect of Battambang, Cambodia
	43.2	Appointed	Jean-Pierre-Dominique Zévaco, C.M.	Bishop of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar
28 Sep	27.1	Ordained Priest	José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda	Priest of México, Federal District	Bishop of Irapuato, México
29 Sep	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Saba Youakim, B.S. †	Titular Archbishop of Scythopolis	Archbishop Emeritus of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite), Jordan
30 Sep	75.7	Died	Bryan Joseph McEntegart †	Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
Oct	25.9	Ordained Deacon	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Deacon of Paris, France	Cardinal, Archbishop
2 Oct	61.7	Resigned	Bruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
3 Oct	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Agré	Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
	38.6	Professed	Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
4 Oct	55.8	Appointed	Joseph A. Carroll †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	55.8	Appointed	Joseph A. Carroll †	Titular Bishop of Quaestoriana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
	81.9	Died	Paul Chevrier †	Bishop Emeritus of Cahors, France
		Appointed	Leopold Grimard, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Idah, Nigeria
	21.5	Solemn Professed	Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey
	22.5	Professed	Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R.	Member of Pii Operai Catechisti Rurali Missionari Ardorini	Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
5 Oct	71.6	Appointed	Manuel Moll y Salord †	Titular Bishop of Urbs Salvia	Bishop Emeritus of Tortosa, Spain
	71.6	Resigned	Manuel Moll y Salord †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	46.1	Appointed	Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E.	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
	45.2	Installed	Antonio Quarracino †	Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard	Priest of Marseille, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
6 Oct	154.4	Beatified	St. Siméon-François Berneux, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Corea
	150.6	Beatified	St. Antoine-Marie-Nicolas Daveluy, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Corea
	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Mamie †	Titular Bishop of Otriculum	Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
	78.5	Died	William Joseph Trudel, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
7 Oct	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Byeong Hwa Chang †	Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Karl Borromäus Flügel †	Titular Bishop of Altiburus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
11 Oct	38.3	Appointed	Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales, Colombia	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia
	38.3	Appointed	Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia
	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Arthur Joseph O'Neill	Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Oct	40.5	Appointed	Wolfgang Große (Grosse) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	40.5	Appointed	Wolfgang Große (Grosse) †	Titular Bishop of Lamasba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
	53.5	Appointed	Ferdinando Palatucci †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Clément Abdulla Eliane Rahal †	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
	27.4	Ordained Priest	Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I.	Priest of Fils de Marie Immaculée	Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela
15 Oct	79.0	Appointed	Raffaele Baratta †	Titular Archbishop of Darnis	Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
	79.0	Retired	Raffaele Baratta †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	76.6	Appointed	Maturino Blanchet, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy
	76.6	Retired	Maturino Blanchet, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	57.5	Appointed	Ferdinando Lambruschini †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
	57.5	Appointed	Ferdinando Lambruschini †	Apostolic Administrator of Città della Pieve, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
	49.8	Appointed	Ovidio Lari †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
17 Oct	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul Francis Anderson †	Titular Bishop of Polinianum	Bishop Emeritus of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
18 Oct	60.9	Appointed	James Darcy Freeman †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	51.7	Appointed	Hendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
	60.4	Appointed	Lancelot John Goody †	Archbishop of Perth, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
	38.1	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé	Bishop of Diébougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus
19 Oct	43.1	Appointed	Livio Maritano	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
	43.1	Appointed	Livio Maritano	Titular Bishop of Opitergium	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
	80.4	Appointed	Santos Moro Briz †	Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana	Bishop Emeritus of Avila, Spain
	80.4	Retired	Santos Moro Briz †	Bishop of Avila, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	56.9	Appointed	Maximino Romero de Lema †	Bishop of Avila, Spain	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
20 Oct	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Marie Raya †	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite), Israel	Archbishop Emeritus
22 Oct	51.3	Appointed	Stanislaus Joseph Brzana †	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	48.6	Appointed	José Capmany Casamitjana †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	48.6	Appointed	José Capmany Casamitjana †	Titular Bishop of Casae Medianae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	56.6	Appointed	Ramón Daumal Serra †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.6	Appointed	Ramón Daumal Serra †	Titular Bishop of Mathara in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	40.8	Appointed	José María Guix Ferreres	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Vic, Spain
	40.8	Appointed	José María Guix Ferreres	Titular Bishop of Sistroniana	Bishop Emeritus of Vic, Spain
	80.7	Died	Demetrio Moscato †	Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
	45.5	Appointed	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
	45.5	Appointed	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Titular Bishop of Minervium	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
23 Oct	73.7	Died	Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi †	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain
24 Oct	91.8	Died	Auguste-Siméon Colas, M.E.P. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Michael Joseph Dudick †	Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	48.4	Appointed	Jan Mazur	Bishop of Siedlce, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
25 Oct	62.5	Appointed	Marc Lacroix, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Chullu	Bishop Emeritus of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
	62.5	Resigned	Marc Lacroix, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
26 Oct	48.7	Installed	Vicente Faustino Zazpe †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina	Archbishop
27 Oct	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Cesare Asili †	Bishop of Lira, Uganda
	25.3	Ordained Priest	José Luis Dibildox Martínez	Priest of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México	Bishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México
	59.1	Succeeded	Antonius Hofmann †	Bishop of Passau, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
	88.1	Appointed	Simon Konrad (Josef) Landersdorfer, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Ulcinium	Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
	88.1	Retired	Simon Konrad (Josef) Landersdorfer, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Passau, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
	25.6	Ordained Priest	Lucas Martínez Lara	Priest of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México	Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México
	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Malla Call	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain
	70.8	Died	Władysław Suszyński †	Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania
	32.5	Ordained Priest	Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U.	Priest of Other	Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine
29 Oct	48.0	Appointed	Eugênio de Araújo Sales	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	62.9	Resigned	Marcel-François Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †	Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
	45.8	Appointed	Edward Henryk Materski	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
	45.8	Appointed	Edward Henryk Materski	Titular Bishop of Aquae Sirenses	Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
	98.1	Died	Matteo Múgica y Urrestarazu †	Bishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain
	59.6	Appointed	Józef Rozwadowski †	Bishop of Łódź, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
30 Oct	74.2	Appointed	Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki †	Titular Bishop of Thiava	Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
	74.2	Resigned	Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki †	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
31 Oct	77.0	Appointed	Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais †	Titular Bishop of Medeli	Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
	77.0	Retired	Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais †	Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	46.0	Appointed	Salvatore Di Salvo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rossano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
	46.0	Appointed	Salvatore Di Salvo †	Titular Bishop of Turres in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
	47.1	Succeeded	Gaston Hains †	Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus

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