The Year of Our Lord 1973

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Sep 49.5 Appointed Andrzej Maria Deskur † President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications Cardinal, President Emeritus

1 Sep 46.7 Appointed Jaume Camprodon Rovira Bishop of Gerona, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain

42.2 Appointed Antonio Dorado Soto Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

2 Sep 25.2 Ordained Priest Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy

3 Sep 65.0 Died Rufino Jiao Santos † Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

5 Sep 41.9 Appointed Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac † Auxiliary Bishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France

41.9 Appointed Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac † Titular Bishop of Segermes Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France

35.3 Ordained Bishop Patrick Iteka † Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania

67.5 Died Simon Hoa Nguyên-van Hien † Bishop of Ðà Lat, Viet Nam

8 Sep 45.7 Ordained Bishop Ottorino Pietro Alberti † Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

27.6 Ordained Priest Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F. Priest of Congregazione Sacra Famiglia di Bergamo Bishop of Serrinha, Baia, Brazil

54.6 Appointed Calogero Lauricella † Archbishop of Siracusa, Italy

50.2 Ordained Bishop Marco René Revelo Contreras † Titular Bishop of Germaniciana Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador

38.8 Ordained Bishop Georg Weinhold Titular Bishop of Idicra Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany

9 Sep 57.8 Died Joseph Babana † Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq

36.3 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka † Titular Bishop of Cuicul Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria

12 Sep 46.2 Ordained Bishop Savarinathen Iruthayaraj † Bishop of Palayamkottai, India Bishop Emeritus

13 Sep 75.1 Appointed Ildebrando Antoniutti † Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes

75.1 Retired Ildebrando Antoniutti † Prefect of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

69.9 Appointed Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious

14 Sep 49.4 Appointed Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. † Prefect of Ariari, Colombia Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia

25.1 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Petrocchi Priest of Ascoli Piceno, Italy Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy

48.6 Appointed Paul Francis Reding † Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

15 Sep 56.9 Ordained Bishop Karl Christian Ebert † Titular Bishop of Druas Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany

23.9 Ordained Priest Douglas Regattieri Priest of Carpi, Italy Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy

23.8 Ordained Priest Gerardo Rocconi Priest of Senigallia, Italy Bishop of Jesi, Italy

16 Sep 50.4 Ordained Bishop Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Arena Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia

50.0 Succeeded Lucien-Emile Bardonne † Bishop of Châlons, France Bishop Emeritus

24.2 Professed (Perpetual Vows) David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

51.8 Ordained Bishop Carlo Furno Titular Archbishop of Abari Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

89.6 Died William Theodore Heard † Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

17 Sep 37.7 Appointed Christopher Shaman Abba † Bishop of Minna, Nigeria Bishop of Yola, Nigeria

45.1 Appointed Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. † Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi Bishop Emeritus

48.0 Appointed Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. † Bishop of Krishnagar, India

39.1 Appointed Bernard Bududira † Bishop of Bururi, Burundi

48.5 Resigned Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. † Prefect of Minna, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria

70.4 Resigned Joseph Martin, M. Afr. † Bishop of Bururi, Burundi Bishop Emeritus

43.8 Appointed Elias White Mutale † Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia

74.5 Retired René-Joseph Piérard † Bishop of Châlons, France Bishop Emeritus

18 Sep 88.8 Died Alexandre Poncet, S.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)

19 Sep 61.7 Appointed John A. Choi Jae-seon † Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa Bishop Emeritus of Pusan, Korea (South)

61.7 Resigned John A. Choi Jae-seon † Bishop of Pusan, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

82.3 Died Urban John Vehr † Archbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA

21 Sep 26.9 Professed Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Bishop of San Felipe, Chile

25.6 Professed Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste

22 Sep 51.0 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Laigueglia † Titular Archbishop of Aeliae Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

51.4 Ordained Bishop Theodorus Lumanauw † Archbishop of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia

24 Sep 43.1 Appointed Charles Aimé Halpin † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

25 Sep 49.0 Appointed Eduardo André Muaca † Bishop of Malanje, Angola Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola

49.8 Appointed Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. † Secretary of the Pontifical Commission of Social Communications Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iran

26 Sep 75.6 Retired Michael Cornelius O’Neill † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

59.0 Appointed Amelio Poggi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria

27 Sep 48.1 Appointed Antônio Agostinho Marochi Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.1 Appointed Antônio Agostinho Marochi Titular Bishop of Thabraca Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

28 Sep 26.4 Ordained Priest Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte Priest of Garagoa, Colombia Bishop of Chiquinquirá, Colombia

29 Sep 17.2 Professed Antonio De Luca, C.SS.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy

30 Sep 81.1 Died Alfonso María Buteler † Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina

75.7 Died Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. † Archbishop of Kunming [Kunming], China

52.2 Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Maria Farano † Titular Archbishop of Cluentum Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy

45.7 Ordained Bishop Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon † Titular Bishop of Sebarga Bishop Emeritus of Cahors, France

41.9 Ordained Bishop Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji Bishop of Issele-Uku, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Enugu, Nigeria

2 Oct 23.0 Professed Enrico dal Covolo, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University

45.7 Appointed Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza † Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Girolamo Prigione Apostolic Delegate to Ghana Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México

52.0 Appointed Girolamo Prigione Apostolic Delegate to Nigeria Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México

5 Oct 42.2 Appointed Guido Breña López, O.P. Bishop of Ica, Peru Bishop Emeritus

42.4 Appointed Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor † Bishop of Tacna, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru

54.1 Appointed José Dalvit, F.S.C.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil

54.1 Appointed José Dalvit, F.S.C.J. † Titular Bishop of Munatiana Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil

70.9 Resigned Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. † Bishop of Ica, Peru Bishop Emeritus

6 Oct 49.4 Appointed Giulio Salimei † Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

49.4 Appointed Giulio Salimei † Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

7 Oct 45.4 Ordained Bishop Urbanus Joseph Kioko † Bishop of Machakos, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

59.6 Ordained Bishop Edward Rapallo † Bishop of Gibraltar

46.0 Ordained Bishop Armando Trindade † Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan

8 Oct 61.4 Died Henry Murphy † Bishop of Limerick, Ireland

10 Oct 47.0 Appointed Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. † Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

47.0 Appointed Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Gaguari Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

51.5 Appointed Hanna Kello † Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. † Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

58.1 Appointed José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Buxentum Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina

12 Oct 26.8 Ordained Priest Andrés Vargas Peña Priest of San Luis Potosí, México Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

13 Oct 63.4 Appointed Hanna Paulus Marcus † Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

14 Oct 40.3 Ordained Bishop Abraham Alangimattathil, S.D.B. † Bishop of Kohima-Imphal, India Bishop Emeritus of Kohima, India

42.0 Ordained Bishop Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac † Titular Bishop of Segermes Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France

44.6 Died Armando Amaral Dos Santos † Bishop of Benguela, Angola

15 Oct 63.2 Died Claude Rolland, M.S. † Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar

17 Oct 54.3 Appointed Giovanni Mariani † Apostolic Delegate to Mali Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

54.3 Appointed Giovanni Mariani † Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

18 Oct 42.8 Ordained Bishop Cirilo R. Almario Titular Bishop of Zaba Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines

46.0 Ordained Bishop Sergio Valech Aldunate † Titular Bishop of Zabi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

20 Oct 75.0 Retired Alfred-Jean-Félix Ancel, Ist. del Prado † Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

29.7 Ordained Priest Robert McGuckin Priest of Sydney, Australia Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia

21 Oct 41.1 Appointed Bertrand Blanchet Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

46.8 Ordained Bishop Jaume Camprodon Rovira Bishop of Gerona, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain

26.0 Ordained Priest Manuel da Rocha Felício Priest of Viseu, Portugal Bishop of Guarda, Portugal

37.8 Ordained Bishop Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil

68.1 Died James Ward † Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

22 Oct 61.4 Died Antonio Hernández Gallegos † Bishop of Tabasco, México

47.2 Appointed Eduardo Koaik † Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

47.2 Appointed Eduardo Koaik † Titular Bishop of Noba Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

42.0 Appointed Bernard Francis Law Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

24 Oct 72.9 Died Costantino Stella † Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy

25 Oct 49.9 Appointed Edward Bede Clancy Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

49.9 Appointed Edward Bede Clancy Titular Bishop of Árd Carna Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

43.7 Appointed David Cremin Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

43.7 Appointed David Cremin Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

49.0 Appointed Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Archbishop of Kwangju, Korea (South) Archbishop Emeritus

26 Oct 82.1 Died José Borgatti, S.D.B. † Bishop of Viedma, Argentina

27 Oct 49.4 Ordained Bishop Giulio Salimei † Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

28 Oct 40.2 Ordained Bishop Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré Titular Bishop of Lamzella Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

29 Oct 27.6 Appointed Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan

31 Oct 78.8 Died Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saigon, Viet Nam

56.7 Appointed Antonio Sahagún López † Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Antonio Sahagún López † Titular Bishop of Simitthu Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

56.7 Resigned Antonio Sahagún López † Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Sep	49.5	Appointed	Andrzej Maria Deskur †	President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications	Cardinal, President Emeritus
1 Sep	46.7	Appointed	Jaume Camprodon Rovira	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain
42.2	Appointed	Antonio Dorado Soto	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
2 Sep	25.2	Ordained Priest	Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy
3 Sep	65.0	Died	Rufino Jiao Santos †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
5 Sep	41.9	Appointed	Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac †	Auxiliary Bishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
41.9	Appointed	Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac †	Titular Bishop of Segermes	Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
35.3	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Iteka †	Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania
67.5	Died	Simon Hoa Nguyên-van Hien †	Bishop of Ðà Lat, Viet Nam
8 Sep	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Ottorino Pietro Alberti †	Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
27.6	Ordained Priest	Ottorino Assolari, C.S.F.	Priest of Congregazione Sacra Famiglia di Bergamo	Bishop of Serrinha, Baia, Brazil
54.6	Appointed	Calogero Lauricella †	Archbishop of Siracusa, Italy
50.2	Ordained Bishop	Marco René Revelo Contreras †	Titular Bishop of Germaniciana	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador
38.8	Ordained Bishop	Georg Weinhold	Titular Bishop of Idicra	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
9 Sep	57.8	Died	Joseph Babana †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
36.3	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka †	Titular Bishop of Cuicul	Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria
12 Sep	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Savarinathen Iruthayaraj †	Bishop of Palayamkottai, India	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	75.1	Appointed	Ildebrando Antoniutti †	Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes
75.1	Retired	Ildebrando Antoniutti †	Prefect of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
69.9	Appointed	Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
14 Sep	49.4	Appointed	Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. †	Prefect of Ariari, Colombia	Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia
25.1	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Petrocchi	Priest of Ascoli Piceno, Italy	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
48.6	Appointed	Paul Francis Reding †	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
15 Sep	56.9	Ordained Bishop	Karl Christian Ebert †	Titular Bishop of Druas	Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany
23.9	Ordained Priest	Douglas Regattieri	Priest of Carpi, Italy	Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy
23.8	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Rocconi	Priest of Senigallia, Italy	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
16 Sep	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Roger-Émile Aubry, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Arena	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia
50.0	Succeeded	Lucien-Emile Bardonne †	Bishop of Châlons, France	Bishop Emeritus
24.2	Professed (Perpetual Vows)	David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Furno	Titular Archbishop of Abari	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
89.6	Died	William Theodore Heard †	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
17 Sep	37.7	Appointed	Christopher Shaman Abba †	Bishop of Minna, Nigeria	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria
45.1	Appointed	Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
48.0	Appointed	Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Krishnagar, India
39.1	Appointed	Bernard Bududira †	Bishop of Bururi, Burundi
48.5	Resigned	Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. †	Prefect of Minna, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria
70.4	Resigned	Joseph Martin, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Bururi, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus
43.8	Appointed	Elias White Mutale †	Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia
74.5	Retired	René-Joseph Piérard †	Bishop of Châlons, France	Bishop Emeritus
18 Sep	88.8	Died	Alexandre Poncet, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
19 Sep	61.7	Appointed	John A. Choi Jae-seon †	Titular Bishop of Tanaramusa	Bishop Emeritus of Pusan, Korea (South)
61.7	Resigned	John A. Choi Jae-seon †	Bishop of Pusan, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
82.3	Died	Urban John Vehr †	Archbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
21 Sep	26.9	Professed	Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile
25.6	Professed	Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
22 Sep	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Laigueglia †	Titular Archbishop of Aeliae	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Theodorus Lumanauw †	Archbishop of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia
24 Sep	43.1	Appointed	Charles Aimé Halpin †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
25 Sep	49.0	Appointed	Eduardo André Muaca †	Bishop of Malanje, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
49.8	Appointed	Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. †	Secretary of the Pontifical Commission of Social Communications	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iran
26 Sep	75.6	Retired	Michael Cornelius O’Neill †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
59.0	Appointed	Amelio Poggi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Syria
27 Sep	48.1	Appointed	Antônio Agostinho Marochi	Auxiliary Bishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.1	Appointed	Antônio Agostinho Marochi	Titular Bishop of Thabraca	Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28 Sep	26.4	Ordained Priest	Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte	Priest of Garagoa, Colombia	Bishop of Chiquinquirá, Colombia
29 Sep	17.2	Professed	Antonio De Luca, C.SS.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy
30 Sep	81.1	Died	Alfonso María Buteler †	Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
75.7	Died	Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Kunming [Kunming], China
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Maria Farano †	Titular Archbishop of Cluentum	Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon †	Titular Bishop of Sebarga	Bishop Emeritus of Cahors, France
41.9	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji	Bishop of Issele-Uku, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Enugu, Nigeria
2 Oct	23.0	Professed	Enrico dal Covolo, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University
45.7	Appointed	Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza †	Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Girolamo Prigione	Apostolic Delegate to Ghana	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
52.0	Appointed	Girolamo Prigione	Apostolic Delegate to Nigeria	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
5 Oct	42.2	Appointed	Guido Breña López, O.P.	Bishop of Ica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
42.4	Appointed	Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor †	Bishop of Tacna, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
54.1	Appointed	José Dalvit, F.S.C.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
54.1	Appointed	José Dalvit, F.S.C.J. †	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
70.9	Resigned	Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. †	Bishop of Ica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
6 Oct	49.4	Appointed	Giulio Salimei †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
49.4	Appointed	Giulio Salimei †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
7 Oct	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Urbanus Joseph Kioko †	Bishop of Machakos, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Rapallo †	Bishop of Gibraltar
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Armando Trindade †	Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu	Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan
8 Oct	61.4	Died	Henry Murphy †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
10 Oct	47.0	Appointed	Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. †	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
47.0	Appointed	Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Gaguari	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
51.5	Appointed	Hanna Kello †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. †	Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina
12 Oct	26.8	Ordained Priest	Andrés Vargas Peña	Priest of San Luis Potosí, México	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
13 Oct	63.4	Appointed	Hanna Paulus Marcus †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
14 Oct	40.3	Ordained Bishop	Abraham Alangimattathil, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Kohima-Imphal, India	Bishop Emeritus of Kohima, India
42.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac †	Titular Bishop of Segermes	Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
44.6	Died	Armando Amaral Dos Santos †	Bishop of Benguela, Angola
15 Oct	63.2	Died	Claude Rolland, M.S. †	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
17 Oct	54.3	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Apostolic Delegate to Mali	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
54.3	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
18 Oct	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Cirilo R. Almario	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Sergio Valech Aldunate †	Titular Bishop of Zabi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
20 Oct	75.0	Retired	Alfred-Jean-Félix Ancel, Ist. del Prado †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
29.7	Ordained Priest	Robert McGuckin	Priest of Sydney, Australia	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia
21 Oct	41.1	Appointed	Bertrand Blanchet	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Jaume Camprodon Rovira	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain
26.0	Ordained Priest	Manuel da Rocha Felício	Priest of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
37.8	Ordained Bishop	Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M.	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
68.1	Died	James Ward †	Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
22 Oct	61.4	Died	Antonio Hernández Gallegos †	Bishop of Tabasco, México
47.2	Appointed	Eduardo Koaik †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.2	Appointed	Eduardo Koaik †	Titular Bishop of Noba	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
42.0	Appointed	Bernard Francis Law	Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
24 Oct	72.9	Died	Costantino Stella †	Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
25 Oct	49.9	Appointed	Edward Bede Clancy	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
49.9	Appointed	Edward Bede Clancy	Titular Bishop of Árd Carna	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
43.7	Appointed	David Cremin	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.7	Appointed	David Cremin	Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
49.0	Appointed	Victorinus Youn Kong-hi	Archbishop of Kwangju, Korea (South)	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Oct	82.1	Died	José Borgatti, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Viedma, Argentina
27 Oct	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Salimei †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
28 Oct	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré	Titular Bishop of Lamzella	Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
29 Oct	27.6	Appointed	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice	Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan
31 Oct	78.8	Died	Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saigon, Viet Nam
56.7	Appointed	Antonio Sahagún López †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Antonio Sahagún López †	Titular Bishop of Simitthu	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
56.7	Resigned	Antonio Sahagún López †	Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México