The Year of Our Lord 1981

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Sep 75.2 Appointed [Joseph Ye Yin-yun] † Bishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China

1 Sep 72.9 Retired George Patrick Dwyer † Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus

68.7 Died Paschal Sweeney, C.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

2 Sep 53.9 Appointed Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy Bishop of Trapani, Italy

53.9 Appointed Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Uthina Bishop of Trapani, Italy

75.0 Retired Eurico Kräutler, C.Pp.S. † Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

42.1 Succeeded Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S. Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

3 Sep 41.5 Appointed Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil

4 Sep 54.5 Appointed John Edward Heaps † Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.5 Appointed John Edward Heaps † Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

54.4 Installed José López Lara † Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

5 Sep 95.4 Died Giulio Bianconi † Bishop Emeritus of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy

6 Sep 17.9 Professed José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. † Member of Order of St. Augustine Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

7 Sep 43.8 Ordained Bishop Hermín Negrón Santana † Titular Bishop of Gegi Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico

8 Sep 67.2 Died Jacques Michel Djarwé † Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria

29.6 Ordained Priest Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

27.6 Professed Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia

59.6 Appointed Yohannes Woldegiorgis † Prefect of Meki, Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia

9 Sep 50.3 Appointed Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor † Archbishop of Piura, Peru Archbishop Emeritus

50.2 Ordained Bishop William Joseph Foley † Bishop of Geraldton, Australia Archbishop of Perth, Australia

47.7 Appointed Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. Titular Archbishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

57.7 Appointed Ignace Raad † Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

11 Sep 76.0 Died Joseph Walter Buckley, S.M. † Superior General Emeritus of Society of Mary

27.2 Ordained Priest Luis Miguel Romero Fernández, M. Id. Priest of Istituto di Cristo Redentore Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

12 Sep 25.3 Ordained Priest Gerardo Antonazzo Priest of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy Bishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy

24.4 Ordained Priest Franco Coppola Priest of Otranto, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

54.7 Appointed Vincenzo Cozzi † Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy

54.7 Appointed Vincenzo Cozzi † Bishop of Venosa, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy

59.3 Appointed Armando Franco † Bishop of Oria, Italy

23.9 Ordained Deacon Daniele Gianotti Deacon of Reggio Emilia, Italy Bishop of Crema, Italy

57.4 Died Edmund Ilcewicz † Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland

69.0 Died Juan Callanta Sison † Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

13 Sep 26.7 Perpetual Vows Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia

22.9 Professed Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. Member of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil

47.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Patrick Delaney † Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA

28.2 Solemn Vows Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S. Member of Clerks Regular of Somasca Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

73.3 Died Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa

51.7 Installed Józef Glemp † Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

73.8 Retired Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. † Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru Prelate Emeritus

49.2 Ordained Bishop Friedrich Ostermann † Titular Bishop of Dolia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

14 Sep 78.0 Appointed Rudolf Graber † Apostolic Administrator of Regensburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

78.0 Retired Rudolf Graber † Bishop of Regensburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

48.7 Ordained Bishop Alfred Clifton Hughes Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

56.6 Appointed Matthew Kia Yen-wen † Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

16 Sep 54.3 Appointed Donato Squicciarini † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon Apostolic Nuncio

54.3 Appointed Donato Squicciarini † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroun Apostolic Nuncio

54.3 Appointed Donato Squicciarini † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea Apostolic Nuncio

17 Sep 52.2 Succeeded Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil

60.5 Appointed James (Jaime) Collins, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Miracema do Norte, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil

57.6 Appointed Angelo Frosi (Frozi), S.X. † Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil

56.7 Appointed Valentino Giacomo Lazzari, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of São José do Grajaú, Brazil

75.0 Retired Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. † Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

70.4 Appointed Estanislau Arnoldo Van Melis, C.P. † Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Sep 51.7 Appointed Józef Glemp † Ordinary of Poland, for Greek and Armenian Catholics Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

19 Sep 53.7 Appointed John Nicholas Wurm † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA

20 Sep 61.4 Installed Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. † Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Ordained Bishop Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. † Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia

29.5 Ordained Priest Dominique François Joseph Mamberti Priest of Ajaccio, France Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

22 Sep 75.5 Resigned Wilhelmus Joannes Leo Antonius van Hees, O.S.C. † Master General of Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross Master General Emeritus

24 Sep Born Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

43.9 Ordained Bishop Daniel Francis Walsh Titular Bishop of Tigias Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa (in California), USA

25 Sep 51.7 Installed Józef Glemp † Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

67.1 Died Luis Juan Tomé † Bishop of Mercedes, Argentina

26 Sep 50.7 Ordained Bishop Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David † Titular Bishop of Girba Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France

75.7 Retired Sergio Guerri † Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus

79.2 Retired Carlo Manziana, C.O. † Bishop of Crema, Italy Bishop Emeritus

59.6 Appointed Paul Casimir Marcinkus † Titular Archbishop of Horta Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

59.6 Appointed Paul Casimir Marcinkus † Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State Pro-President Emeritus

27 Sep 61.7 Ordained Bishop [John Cai Ti-yuan (Tsai Tai-Yuen)] † Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China

23.1 Entered Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. Member of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg

70.2 Ordained Bishop [Peter Paul Li Pan-shi] † Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China

53.4 Ordained Bishop Michel Marie Joseph Maître, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Bambari, Central African Republic

31.0 Ordained Priest Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu Priest of Ilorin, Nigeria Bishop of Minna, Nigeria

29 Sep 52.2 Ordained Bishop Lajos Bálint † Titular Bishop of Nova Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

48.7 Ordained Bishop José Belvino do Nascimento † Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

69.8 Resigned Thomas Joseph McDonough † Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA Archbishop Emeritus

46.0 Appointed Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy

45.0 Appointed Antioco Piseddu Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Lanusei, Italy

30 Sep 76.2 Died Leo Pietsch † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria

51.0 Ordained Bishop Daniel Leo Ryan † Titular Bishop of Surista Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA

1 Oct 75.0 Resigned Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Cerbali Prelate Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines

75.0 Retired Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P. † Prelate of Marbel, Philippines Prelate Emeritus

42.6 Succeeded Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez † Prelate of Marbel, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines

43.8 Appointed Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel † Auxiliary Bishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Talibon, Philippines

43.8 Appointed Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel † Titular Bishop of Thuccabora Bishop Emeritus of Talibon, Philippines

81.7 Died Wendelin Joseph Nold † Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

69.3 Resigned Carl Schmidt † Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

2 Oct 43.4 Ordained Bishop Bl. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. † Bishop of Oran, Algeria

3 Oct 67.3 Appointed Camillo Faresin, S.D.B. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

51.7 Appointed Peter Kurongku † Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

56.0 Appointed Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. † Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

4 Oct 26.0 Simple Vows Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P. Member of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop of Mossul-Aqrā (Chaldean), Iraq

66.8 Died Česlao Sipovič, M.I.C. † Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary

387.8 Beatified Bl. Alain de Solminihac, O.S.A. † Bishop of Cahors, France

5 Oct 59.0 Appointed Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. † President of the Roman Curia - Other Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

48.6 Ordained Bishop Kelvin Edward Felix † Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

76.2 Ceased Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. † Apostolic Administrator of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles

7 Oct Born Stepan Sus Curial Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

8 Oct 32.1 Solemn Vows Stephan Meniok, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archiepiscopal Exarch Emeritus of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine

47.4 Ordained Bishop Donald James Reece Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

39.9 Appointed César Bosco Vivas Robelo † Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua

39.9 Appointed César Bosco Vivas Robelo † Titular Bishop of Mididi Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua

9 Oct 81.2 Died Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador

10 Oct 75.0 Retired Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. † Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan Archbishop Emeritus

25.5 Ordained Priest Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo Priest of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy

40.6 Succeeded Gabriel Zubeir Wako Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

11 Oct 43.0 Ordained Bishop Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane † Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho

48.9 Ordained Bishop Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. † Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

Born Cristian Dumitru Crişan Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania

78.8 Died Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

12 Oct 57.5 Appointed Alois Wagner † Vice President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” Permanent Observer Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

13 Oct 43.9 Ordained Bishop Robert Mikhail Moskal † Titular Bishop of Agathopolis Bishop Emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA

51.6 Appointed Robert John Rose † Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

14 Oct 51.8 Appointed Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy † Bishop of Gap, France Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France

58.2 Appointed Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.R. † Bishop of Langres, France Bishop Emeritus

15 Oct 41.8 Ordained Bishop Filomeno Gonzales Bactol Titular Bishop of Germaniciana Bishop Emeritus of Naval, Philippines

17 Oct 69.9 Resigned David de Sousa, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Évora, Portugal Archbishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia † Archbishop of Évora, Portugal Archbishop Emeritus

18 Oct 45.4 Ordained Bishop Joaquim Gonçalves † Titular Bishop of Ursona Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal

52.6 Ordained Bishop Ambrogio Ravasi, I.M.C. † Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

34.9 Ordained Priest Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Archbishop of Malanje, Angola

19 Oct 52.9 Appointed Rafael Barraza Sánchez † Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México Bishop Emeritus

68.7 Died Gabriel Bukatko † Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia

68.5 Resigned João de Souza Lima, O. Cist. † Coadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

56.4 Ordained Bishop Luke Thomas Zhang Huaixin (Kexing) † Bishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China

20 Oct 59.5 Appointed Dante Bernini † Bishop of Velletri e Segni, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy

24.6 Incardinated Luigi Vari Priest of Velletri e Segni, Italy Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy

22 Oct 83.0 Died Joseph Gennangi † Bishop Emeritus of Kamichlié (Armenian), Syria

23 Oct 60.8 Ordained Bishop Michel Yatim † Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

24 Oct 54.0 Ordained Bishop Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Uthina Bishop of Trapani, Italy

85.5 Died Matthew Beovich † Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia

26.9 Ordained Priest Juan Carlos Romanin, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Río Gallegos, Argentina

24.7 Ordained Priest Julián Ruiz Martorell Priest of Zaragoza, Spain Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain

26.4 Ordained Priest Vicente Juan Segura † Priest of Valencia, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

25 Oct 41.7 Ordained Bishop Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil

54.9 Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Cozzi † Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy

26 Oct 59.2 Appointed Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. † Bishop of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

86.3 Died Luis Guízar y Barragán † Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo, Coahuila, México

67.9 Appointed José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. † Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

27 Oct 67.6 Appointed Luigi Bellotti † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

67.6 Appointed Luigi Bellotti † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio

67.6 Appointed Luigi Bellotti † Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia Apostolic Nuncio

45.1 Appointed Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

45.1 Appointed Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. Titular Bishop of Vatarba Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

66.0 Resigned Mario Schierano † Archbishop of Italy, Military Archbishop Emeritus

66.8 Resigned Josip Žabkar † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

66.8 Resigned Josip Žabkar † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio

66.8 Resigned Josip Žabkar † Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia Apostolic Nuncio

28 Oct 56.8 Appointed Gaetano Bonicelli Archbishop of Italy, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy

56.8 Appointed Gaetano Bonicelli Titular Archbishop of Italica Archbishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy

Died Federico da Baselga, O.F.M. Cap. † Prefect Emeritus of Endeber, Ethiopia

78.1 Died Carl Joseph Leiprecht † Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg, Germany

57.2 Appointed Abelardo Francisco Silva † Bishop of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, Argentina

29 Oct 58.5 Appointed Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray † Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France

75.3 Retired Alexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard † Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

30 Oct 60.5 Resigned Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. † Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

57.8 Ordained Bishop Ignace Raad † Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

31 Oct 54.6 Ordained Bishop John Edward Heaps † Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Sep	75.2	Appointed	[Joseph Ye Yin-yun] †	Bishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China
1 Sep	72.9	Retired	George Patrick Dwyer †	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
68.7	Died	Paschal Sweeney, C.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
2 Sep	53.9	Appointed	Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
53.9	Appointed	Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
75.0	Retired	Eurico Kräutler, C.Pp.S. †	Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
42.1	Succeeded	Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.	Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
3 Sep	41.5	Appointed	Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil
4 Sep	54.5	Appointed	John Edward Heaps †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.5	Appointed	John Edward Heaps †	Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
54.4	Installed	José López Lara †	Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
5 Sep	95.4	Died	Giulio Bianconi †	Bishop Emeritus of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy
6 Sep	17.9	Professed	José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. †	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
7 Sep	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Hermín Negrón Santana †	Titular Bishop of Gegi	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
8 Sep	67.2	Died	Jacques Michel Djarwé †	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
29.6	Ordained Priest	Calogero La Piana, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
27.6	Professed	Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia
59.6	Appointed	Yohannes Woldegiorgis †	Prefect of Meki, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia
9 Sep	50.3	Appointed	Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor †	Archbishop of Piura, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
50.2	Ordained Bishop	William Joseph Foley †	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
47.7	Appointed	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
57.7	Appointed	Ignace Raad †	Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
11 Sep	76.0	Died	Joseph Walter Buckley, S.M. †	Superior General Emeritus of Society of Mary
27.2	Ordained Priest	Luis Miguel Romero Fernández, M. Id.	Priest of Istituto di Cristo Redentore	Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
12 Sep	25.3	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Antonazzo	Priest of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy	Bishop of Sora-Cassino-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy
24.4	Ordained Priest	Franco Coppola	Priest of Otranto, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
54.7	Appointed	Vincenzo Cozzi †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
54.7	Appointed	Vincenzo Cozzi †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
59.3	Appointed	Armando Franco †	Bishop of Oria, Italy
23.9	Ordained Deacon	Daniele Gianotti	Deacon of Reggio Emilia, Italy	Bishop of Crema, Italy
57.4	Died	Edmund Ilcewicz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
69.0	Died	Juan Callanta Sison †	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
13 Sep	26.7	Perpetual Vows	Roberto Bergamaschi, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia
22.9	Professed	Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
47.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Patrick Delaney †	Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA
28.2	Solemn Vows	Italo Dell’Oro, C.R.S.	Member of Clerks Regular of Somasca	Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
73.3	Died	Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
51.7	Installed	Józef Glemp †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
73.8	Retired	Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. †	Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Friedrich Ostermann †	Titular Bishop of Dolia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
14 Sep	78.0	Appointed	Rudolf Graber †	Apostolic Administrator of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
78.0	Retired	Rudolf Graber †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Alfred Clifton Hughes	Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena	Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
56.6	Appointed	Matthew Kia Yen-wen †	Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
16 Sep	54.3	Appointed	Donato Squicciarini †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon	Apostolic Nuncio
54.3	Appointed	Donato Squicciarini †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cameroun	Apostolic Nuncio
54.3	Appointed	Donato Squicciarini †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Equatorial Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio
17 Sep	52.2	Succeeded	Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
60.5	Appointed	James (Jaime) Collins, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Miracema do Norte, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil
57.6	Appointed	Angelo Frosi (Frozi), S.X. †	Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
56.7	Appointed	Valentino Giacomo Lazzari, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of São José do Grajaú, Brazil
75.0	Retired	Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
70.4	Appointed	Estanislau Arnoldo Van Melis, C.P. †	Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Sep	51.7	Appointed	Józef Glemp †	Ordinary of Poland, for Greek and Armenian Catholics	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
19 Sep	53.7	Appointed	John Nicholas Wurm †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
20 Sep	61.4	Installed	Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. †	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Jaramillo Duque, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia
29.5	Ordained Priest	Dominique François Joseph Mamberti	Priest of Ajaccio, France	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
22 Sep	75.5	Resigned	Wilhelmus Joannes Leo Antonius van Hees, O.S.C. †	Master General of Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross	Master General Emeritus
24 Sep		Born	Anthony Onyemuche Ekpo		Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
43.9	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Francis Walsh	Titular Bishop of Tigias	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
25 Sep	51.7	Installed	Józef Glemp †	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
67.1	Died	Luis Juan Tomé †	Bishop of Mercedes, Argentina
26 Sep	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Louis Antoine Marie David †	Titular Bishop of Girba	Bishop Emeritus of Évreux, France
75.7	Retired	Sergio Guerri †	Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus
79.2	Retired	Carlo Manziana, C.O. †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
59.6	Appointed	Paul Casimir Marcinkus †	Titular Archbishop of Horta	Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
59.6	Appointed	Paul Casimir Marcinkus †	Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Pro-President Emeritus
27 Sep	61.7	Ordained Bishop	[John Cai Ti-yuan (Tsai Tai-Yuen)] †	Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
23.1	Entered	Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg
70.2	Ordained Bishop	[Peter Paul Li Pan-shi] †	Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Michel Marie Joseph Maître, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Bambari, Central African Republic
31.0	Ordained Priest	Martin Igwemezie Uzoukwu	Priest of Ilorin, Nigeria	Bishop of Minna, Nigeria
29 Sep	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Lajos Bálint †	Titular Bishop of Nova	Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
48.7	Ordained Bishop	José Belvino do Nascimento †	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
69.8	Resigned	Thomas Joseph McDonough †	Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
45.0	Appointed	Antioco Piseddu	Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lanusei, Italy
30 Sep	76.2	Died	Leo Pietsch †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Leo Ryan †	Titular Bishop of Surista	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA
1 Oct	75.0	Resigned	Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Cerbali	Prelate Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
75.0	Retired	Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P. †	Prelate of Marbel, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
42.6	Succeeded	Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez †	Prelate of Marbel, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
43.8	Appointed	Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Talibon, Philippines
43.8	Appointed	Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel †	Titular Bishop of Thuccabora	Bishop Emeritus of Talibon, Philippines
81.7	Died	Wendelin Joseph Nold †	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
69.3	Resigned	Carl Schmidt †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Oct	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. †	Bishop of Oran, Algeria
3 Oct	67.3	Appointed	Camillo Faresin, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
51.7	Appointed	Peter Kurongku †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
56.0	Appointed	Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. †	Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Oct	26.0	Simple Vows	Najib Mikhael Moussa, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Mossul-Aqrā (Chaldean), Iraq
66.8	Died	Česlao Sipovič, M.I.C. †	Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
387.8	Beatified	Bl. Alain de Solminihac, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Cahors, France
5 Oct	59.0	Appointed	Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †	President of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
48.6	Ordained Bishop	Kelvin Edward Felix †	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
76.2	Ceased	Richard Lester Guilly, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
7 Oct		Born	Stepan Sus		Curial Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
8 Oct	32.1	Solemn Vows	Stephan Meniok, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archiepiscopal Exarch Emeritus of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine
47.4	Ordained Bishop	Donald James Reece	Bishop of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
39.9	Appointed	César Bosco Vivas Robelo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
39.9	Appointed	César Bosco Vivas Robelo †	Titular Bishop of Mididi	Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
9 Oct	81.2	Died	Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador
10 Oct	75.0	Retired	Agostino Baroni, M.C.C.I. †	Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan	Archbishop Emeritus
25.5	Ordained Priest	Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo	Priest of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy
40.6	Succeeded	Gabriel Zubeir Wako	Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
11 Oct	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Evaristus Thatho Bitsoane †	Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Aloysius Burke, S.J. †	Bishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
	Born	Cristian Dumitru Crişan		Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
78.8	Died	Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
12 Oct	57.5	Appointed	Alois Wagner †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”	Permanent Observer Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
13 Oct	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Robert Mikhail Moskal †	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
51.6	Appointed	Robert John Rose †	Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
14 Oct	51.8	Appointed	Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy †	Bishop of Gap, France	Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
58.2	Appointed	Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.R. †	Bishop of Langres, France	Bishop Emeritus
15 Oct	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Filomeno Gonzales Bactol	Titular Bishop of Germaniciana	Bishop Emeritus of Naval, Philippines
17 Oct	69.9	Resigned	David de Sousa, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Oct	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Joaquim Gonçalves †	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Ambrogio Ravasi, I.M.C. †	Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
34.9	Ordained Priest	Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Archbishop of Malanje, Angola
19 Oct	52.9	Appointed	Rafael Barraza Sánchez †	Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México	Bishop Emeritus
68.7	Died	Gabriel Bukatko †	Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
68.5	Resigned	João de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
56.4	Ordained Bishop	Luke Thomas Zhang Huaixin (Kexing) †	Bishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China
20 Oct	59.5	Appointed	Dante Bernini †	Bishop of Velletri e Segni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
24.6	Incardinated	Luigi Vari	Priest of Velletri e Segni, Italy	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
22 Oct	83.0	Died	Joseph Gennangi †	Bishop Emeritus of Kamichlié (Armenian), Syria
23 Oct	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Michel Yatim †	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Oct	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
85.5	Died	Matthew Beovich †	Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia
26.9	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Romanin, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Río Gallegos, Argentina
24.7	Ordained Priest	Julián Ruiz Martorell	Priest of Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
26.4	Ordained Priest	Vicente Juan Segura †	Priest of Valencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25 Oct	41.7	Ordained Bishop	Evangelista Alcimar Caldas Magalhães, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Cozzi †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
26 Oct	59.2	Appointed	Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
86.3	Died	Luis Guízar y Barragán †	Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo, Coahuila, México
67.9	Appointed	José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. †	Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27 Oct	67.6	Appointed	Luigi Bellotti †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
67.6	Appointed	Luigi Bellotti †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio
67.6	Appointed	Luigi Bellotti †	Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia	Apostolic Nuncio
45.1	Appointed	Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
45.1	Appointed	Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Vatarba	Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
66.0	Resigned	Mario Schierano †	Archbishop of Italy, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
66.8	Resigned	Josip Žabkar †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
66.8	Resigned	Josip Žabkar †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio
66.8	Resigned	Josip Žabkar †	Apostolic Delegate to Scandinavia	Apostolic Nuncio
28 Oct	56.8	Appointed	Gaetano Bonicelli	Archbishop of Italy, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
56.8	Appointed	Gaetano Bonicelli	Titular Archbishop of Italica	Archbishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
	Died	Federico da Baselga, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect Emeritus of Endeber, Ethiopia
78.1	Died	Carl Joseph Leiprecht †	Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg, Germany
57.2	Appointed	Abelardo Francisco Silva †	Bishop of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, Argentina
29 Oct	58.5	Appointed	Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
75.3	Retired	Alexandre-Charles-Albert-Joseph Renard †	Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30 Oct	60.5	Resigned	Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
57.8	Ordained Bishop	Ignace Raad †	Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
31 Oct	54.6	Ordained Bishop	John Edward Heaps †	Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

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