The Year of Our Lord 1988

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 76.6 Retired Augustin Fataki Alueke † Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

50.4 Appointed Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado Auxiliary Bishop of Majunga, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar

50.4 Appointed Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado Titular Bishop of Croae Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar

57.5 Appointed Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I. Bishop of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

48.9 Appointed Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

60.3 Appointed Godefroy-Emile Mpwati † Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Proconsulari Bishop Emeritus of Pointe-Noire, Congo

60.3 Resigned Godefroy-Emile Mpwati † Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo Bishop Emeritus

61.3 Appointed Philibert Randriambololona, S.J. † Coadjutor Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

63.2 Appointed Georges-Firmin Singha † Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo

3 Sep 52.0 Ordained Bishop François Robert Bacqué Titular Archbishop of Gradisca Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands

25.3 Ordained Priest Gianfranco Gallone Priest of Oria, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia

4 Sep 68.1 Installed Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal † Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile Bishop Emeritus

5 Sep 79.6 Retired Karl Berg † Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria Archbishop Emeritus

6 Sep 27.6 Professed Ettore Dotti, C.S.F. Member of Congregazione Sacra Famiglia di Bergamo Bishop of Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

7 Sep 90.8 Died Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia

61.7 Ordained Bishop Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. † Coadjutor Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

8 Sep 60.9 Appointed Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. † Bishop of Trapani, Italy

22.2 First Vows Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria

26.2 Professed César Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon

27.9 Perpetual Vows Prosper Kontiebo, M.I. Member of Order of the Ministers of the Sick Bishop of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso

24.2 Perpetual Vows Anthony Wieslaw Krótki, O.M.I. Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada

50.3 Ordained Bishop Anthony Joseph O’Connell † Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA

76.6 Retired Emanuele Romano † Bishop of Trapani, Italy Bishop Emeritus

9 Sep 47.7 Ordained Bishop Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia

10 Sep 83.9 Died Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

49.1 Ordained Bishop Albert Ayinde Fasina Coadjutor Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Ordained Bishop Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy

75.6 Retired Frane Franić † Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus

66.3 Appointed Ante Juric † Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus

31.7 Professed José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine Archbishop of Panamá

11 Sep 56.2 Ordained Bishop Boutros Gemayel Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite), Cyprus Archbishop Emeritus

43.5 Ordained Bishop Manuel Ureña Pastor Bishop of Ibiza, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain

12 Sep 75.1 Retired Geoffrey Ignatius Burke † Auxiliary Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.6 Succeeded Dermot Clifford Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

69.5 Died Edmundo Luís Kunz † Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

73.9 Resigned Thomas Morris † Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

14 Sep 86.0 Died William Edward Cousins † Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

71.4 Resigned José Pedro da Silva † Bishop of Viseu, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

59.9 Succeeded António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Viseu, Portugal

15 Sep 56.8 Appointed Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. † Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

56.8 Appointed Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Tisedi Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

16 Sep 43.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Coutts Coadjutor Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan Cardinal, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan

17 Sep 54.6 Ordained Bishop Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M. Prelate of Itaituba, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

28.1 Ordained Priest Pierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp. Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay

65.0 Ordained Bishop Carlo Poggi † Bishop of Fidenza, Italy

18 Sep 85.8 Died Frederick Hall, M.H.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

58.8 Ordained Bishop Georges Lagrange † Bishop of Gap, France Bishop Emeritus

20 Sep 30.5 Solemn Vows Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

84.5 Died Patrick James Skinner, C.I.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

21 Sep 49.7 Ordained Bishop Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. † Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea

78.2 Died Gino Paro † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia

22 Sep 83.9 Died Maximilien de Fürstenberg † Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

84.0 Died Aldo Maria Patroni, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Calicut, India

73.6 Resigned Francesco Tortora, O.M. † Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy Bishop Emeritus

23 Sep 66.1 Appointed Lorenzo Antonetti † Apostolic Nuncio to France Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

60.6 Appointed Giulio Einaudi † Apostolic Nuncio to Chile Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Croatia

24 Sep 27.6 Ordained Priest Paolo Rocco Gualtieri Priest of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar

32.4 Ordained Priest Terry Ronald LaValley Priest of Ogdensburg, New York, USA Bishop

91.1 Died Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China

58.3 Ordained Bishop Michael Praphon Chaicharoen, S.D.B. † Bishop of Surat Thani, Thailand

39.8 Appointed Jan Tyrawa Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Bishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland

39.8 Appointed Jan Tyrawa Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna Bishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland

51.2 Appointed Bogdan Józef Wojtuś Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Appointed Bogdan Józef Wojtuś Titular Bishop of Vassinassa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

25 Sep 170.1 Beatified Bl. Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Catania, Italy

26 Sep 70.4 Resigned Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

27 Sep 74.5 Died Teofilo Camomot Bastida † Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

83.7 Died Natale Mosconi † Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy

68.0 Retired Edward Cornelius O’Leary † Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA Bishop Emeritus

1 Oct 34.3 Ordained Priest Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M. Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA

65.4 Resigned Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray † Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France

51.6 Ordained Bishop Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P. Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France

28.8 Ordained Priest Bruno Ann-Marie Feillet Priest of Cambrai, France Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

46.7 Appointed André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado † Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France

25.2 Ordained Priest Luciano Russo Priest of Aversa, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria

2 Oct 48.8 Ordained Bishop Henri Marie Raoul Brincard, C.R.S.A. † Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France

24.5 Ordained Deacon Piotr Greger Deacon of Katowice, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland

53.0 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Kembo Mamputu † Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

3 Oct 38.3 Ordained Bishop Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Ursona Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico

53.7 Appointed Giovanni Lajolo Titular Archbishop of Caesariana Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

53.7 Appointed Giovanni Lajolo Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

4 Oct 51.6 Ordained Bishop Audrys Juozas Bačkis Titular Archbishop of Meta Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius, Lithuania

77.7 Died Frederico Didonet † Bishop Emeritus of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

25.0 Perpetual Vows Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia

6 Oct 51.8 Appointed Ennio Antonelli Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

60.4 Succeeded Domingos Lam Ka Tseung † Bishop of Macau, China Bishop Emeritus

59.2 Appointed Francesco Marchisano † Titular Bishop of Populonia Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

59.2 Appointed Francesco Marchisano † Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Preserving the Church’s Patrimoney of Art and History Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

64.2 Resigned Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa † Bishop of Macau, China Bishop Emeritus

32.1 Ordained Priest Ricardo Orlando Seirutti García Priest of Córdoba, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop

7 Oct 80.7 Died Heinrich Maria Janssen † Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany

8 Oct 73.1 Appointed Antonio Innocenti † President of the Pontifical Commission for Preserving the Church’s Patrimoney of Art and History Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

31.1 Ordained Priest Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. Priest of Other Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada

51.2 Ordained Bishop Bogdan Józef Wojtuś Titular Bishop of Vassinassa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

9 Oct 77.8 Died Gentil Diniz Barreto † Bishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

10 Oct 26.1 Ordained Priest Christoph Hegge Priest of Münster, Germany Auxiliary Bishop

12 Oct 64.0 Died Cesare Asili † Bishop of Lira, Uganda

51.0 Appointed Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

51.0 Appointed Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

13 Oct 66.8 Died Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez † Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá

66.0 Died Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. † Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México

59.7 Succeeded Manuel Mireles Vaquera Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México Prelate Emeritus

48.3 Appointed Michael Smith Coadjutor Bishop of Meath, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

14 Oct 55.5 Ordained Bishop Helmut Bauer Titular Bishop of Velefi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

54.9 Ordained Bishop Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S. Titular Bishop of Acholla Bishop Emeritus of Nantes, France

45.9 Ordained Bishop André Armand Vingt-Trois Titular Bishop of Thibilis Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

15 Oct 50.8 Appointed Sotìr Ferrara † Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy Bishop Emeritus

73.0 Resigned Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria † Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Succeeded Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. † Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France Bishop Emeritus

88.2 Died Bernard Denis Stewart † Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, Australia

16 Oct 66.4 Ordained Bishop Ante Juric † Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus

50.6 Ordained Bishop Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. † Bishop of Nevers, France Archbishop of Tours, France

18 Oct 32.6 Ordained Priest Norberto do Amaral Priest of Díli, Timor-Leste Bishop of Maliana, Timor-Leste

28.9 Ordained Priest Efraín Mendoza Cruz Priest of Tlalnepantla, México, México Auxiliary Bishop

21 Oct 50.9 Appointed John Charles Dunne Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed John Charles Dunne Titular Bishop of Abercornia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

57.4 Appointed Emil Aloysius Wcela Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Emil Aloysius Wcela Titular Bishop of Filaca Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

22 Oct 81.9 Died Joannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles

75.5 Retired Jan Wladyslaw Obląk † Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland Bishop Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Edmund Michal Piszcz Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland

23 Oct 56.9 Ordained Bishop Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Tisedi Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

28.5 Ordained Priest John Philip Saklil Priest of Jayapura, Indonesia Bishop of Timika, Indonesia

350.7 Beatified Bl. Niels Stensen † Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany

24 Oct 53.9 Resigned Oscar Valero Cruz Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

64.4 Appointed Joseph Eric D’Arcy † Archbishop of Hobart, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

89.6 Died Marcel-Pierre-Armand Riopel † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

76.7 Retired Elias Zoghbi † Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

25 Oct 49.7 Appointed Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P. Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

40.8 Appointed Michael Marai Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

61.9 Appointed John Mendes † Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.9 Appointed John Mendes † Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles

57.6 Appointed Francis Xavier Mugadzi † Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe

59.8 Appointed John Njenga † Bishop of Mombasa, Kenya Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya

37.8 Appointed Justin Tetmu Samba † Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania

75.2 Retired Alfonso Tóriz Cobián † Bishop of Querétaro, México Bishop Emeritus

26 Oct 61.8 Appointed Jean Assaad Haddad Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

29 Oct 86.8 Died Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka

48.4 Appointed Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Setúbal, Portugal

48.4 Appointed Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Setúbal, Portugal

25.3 Ordained Priest Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain

51.3 Appointed Faustino Sainz Muñoz † Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain

51.3 Appointed Faustino Sainz Muñoz † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cuba Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain

30 Oct 45.1 Installed João Nílton dos Santos Souza Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

23.9 Ordained Priest Corrado Sanguineti Priest of Chiavari, Italy Bishop of Pavia, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	76.6	Retired	Augustin Fataki Alueke †	Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
50.4	Appointed	Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado	Auxiliary Bishop of Majunga, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar
50.4	Appointed	Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado	Titular Bishop of Croae	Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar
57.5	Appointed	Louis Mbwôl-Mpasi, O.M.I.	Bishop of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
48.9	Appointed	Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya	Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.3	Appointed	Godefroy-Emile Mpwati †	Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Proconsulari	Bishop Emeritus of Pointe-Noire, Congo
60.3	Resigned	Godefroy-Emile Mpwati †	Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
61.3	Appointed	Philibert Randriambololona, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
63.2	Appointed	Georges-Firmin Singha †	Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo
3 Sep	52.0	Ordained Bishop	François Robert Bacqué	Titular Archbishop of Gradisca	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
25.3	Ordained Priest	Gianfranco Gallone	Priest of Oria, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Zambia
4 Sep	68.1	Installed	Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal †	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
5 Sep	79.6	Retired	Karl Berg †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Sep	27.6	Professed	Ettore Dotti, C.S.F.	Member of Congregazione Sacra Famiglia di Bergamo	Bishop of Naviraí, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
7 Sep	90.8	Died	Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
61.7	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
8 Sep	60.9	Appointed	Domenico Amoroso, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
22.2	First Vows	Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
26.2	Professed	César Essayan, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon
27.9	Perpetual Vows	Prosper Kontiebo, M.I.	Member of Order of the Ministers of the Sick	Bishop of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
24.2	Perpetual Vows	Anthony Wieslaw Krótki, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Joseph O’Connell †	Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
76.6	Retired	Emanuele Romano †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Sep	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
10 Sep	83.9	Died	Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
49.1	Ordained Bishop	Albert Ayinde Fasina	Coadjutor Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Forte, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
75.6	Retired	Frane Franić †	Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
66.3	Appointed	Ante Juric †	Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
31.7	Professed	José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Archbishop of Panamá
11 Sep	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Boutros Gemayel	Archbishop of Cipro (Maronite), Cyprus	Archbishop Emeritus
43.5	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Ureña Pastor	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
12 Sep	75.1	Retired	Geoffrey Ignatius Burke †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.6	Succeeded	Dermot Clifford	Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
69.5	Died	Edmundo Luís Kunz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
73.9	Resigned	Thomas Morris †	Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Sep	86.0	Died	William Edward Cousins †	Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
71.4	Resigned	José Pedro da Silva †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
59.9	Succeeded	António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
15 Sep	56.8	Appointed	Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
56.8	Appointed	Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Tisedi	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
16 Sep	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Coutts	Coadjutor Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan
17 Sep	54.6	Ordained Bishop	Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M.	Prelate of Itaituba, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
28.1	Ordained Priest	Pierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp.	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay
65.0	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Poggi †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
18 Sep	85.8	Died	Frederick Hall, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Georges Lagrange †	Bishop of Gap, France	Bishop Emeritus
20 Sep	30.5	Solemn Vows	Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
84.5	Died	Patrick James Skinner, C.I.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
21 Sep	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
78.2	Died	Gino Paro †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia
22 Sep	83.9	Died	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
84.0	Died	Aldo Maria Patroni, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Calicut, India
73.6	Resigned	Francesco Tortora, O.M. †	Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Sep	66.1	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonetti †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
60.6	Appointed	Giulio Einaudi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Croatia
24 Sep	27.6	Ordained Priest	Paolo Rocco Gualtieri	Priest of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar
32.4	Ordained Priest	Terry Ronald LaValley	Priest of Ogdensburg, New York, USA	Bishop
91.1	Died	Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China
58.3	Ordained Bishop	Michael Praphon Chaicharoen, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Surat Thani, Thailand
39.8	Appointed	Jan Tyrawa	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Bishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland
39.8	Appointed	Jan Tyrawa	Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna	Bishop of Bydgoszcz, Poland
51.2	Appointed	Bogdan Józef Wojtuś	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	Bogdan Józef Wojtuś	Titular Bishop of Vassinassa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
25 Sep	170.1	Beatified	Bl. Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Catania, Italy
26 Sep	70.4	Resigned	Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
27 Sep	74.5	Died	Teofilo Camomot Bastida †	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
83.7	Died	Natale Mosconi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
68.0	Retired	Edward Cornelius O’Leary †	Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA	Bishop Emeritus
1 Oct	34.3	Ordained Priest	Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA
65.4	Resigned	Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray †	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Albert-Marie Joseph Cyrille de Monléon, O.P.	Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France	Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
28.8	Ordained Priest	Bruno Ann-Marie Feillet	Priest of Cambrai, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
46.7	Appointed	André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado †	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
25.2	Ordained Priest	Luciano Russo	Priest of Aversa, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria
2 Oct	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Henri Marie Raoul Brincard, C.R.S.A. †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
24.5	Ordained Deacon	Piotr Greger	Deacon of Katowice, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Kembo Mamputu †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
3 Oct	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Octavio González Nieves, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
53.7	Appointed	Giovanni Lajolo	Titular Archbishop of Caesariana	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
53.7	Appointed	Giovanni Lajolo	Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
4 Oct	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Audrys Juozas Bačkis	Titular Archbishop of Meta	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius, Lithuania
77.7	Died	Frederico Didonet †	Bishop Emeritus of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
25.0	Perpetual Vows	Ivica Petanjak, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
6 Oct	51.8	Appointed	Ennio Antonelli	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
60.4	Succeeded	Domingos Lam Ka Tseung †	Bishop of Macau, China	Bishop Emeritus
59.2	Appointed	Francesco Marchisano †	Titular Bishop of Populonia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
59.2	Appointed	Francesco Marchisano †	Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Preserving the Church’s Patrimoney of Art and History	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
64.2	Resigned	Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa †	Bishop of Macau, China	Bishop Emeritus
32.1	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Orlando Seirutti García	Priest of Córdoba, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop
7 Oct	80.7	Died	Heinrich Maria Janssen †	Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
8 Oct	73.1	Appointed	Antonio Innocenti †	President of the Pontifical Commission for Preserving the Church’s Patrimoney of Art and History	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
31.1	Ordained Priest	Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X.	Priest of Other	Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Bogdan Józef Wojtuś	Titular Bishop of Vassinassa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
9 Oct	77.8	Died	Gentil Diniz Barreto †	Bishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
10 Oct	26.1	Ordained Priest	Christoph Hegge	Priest of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
12 Oct	64.0	Died	Cesare Asili †	Bishop of Lira, Uganda
51.0	Appointed	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
51.0	Appointed	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13 Oct	66.8	Died	Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †	Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá
66.0	Died	Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. †	Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
59.7	Succeeded	Manuel Mireles Vaquera	Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México	Prelate Emeritus
48.3	Appointed	Michael Smith	Coadjutor Bishop of Meath, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
14 Oct	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Helmut Bauer	Titular Bishop of Velefi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Acholla	Bishop Emeritus of Nantes, France
45.9	Ordained Bishop	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Titular Bishop of Thibilis	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
15 Oct	50.8	Appointed	Sotìr Ferrara †	Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
73.0	Resigned	Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria †	Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France	Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Succeeded	Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France	Bishop Emeritus
88.2	Died	Bernard Denis Stewart †	Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, Australia
16 Oct	66.4	Ordained Bishop	Ante Juric †	Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Nevers, France	Archbishop of Tours, France
18 Oct	32.6	Ordained Priest	Norberto do Amaral	Priest of Díli, Timor-Leste	Bishop of Maliana, Timor-Leste
28.9	Ordained Priest	Efraín Mendoza Cruz	Priest of Tlalnepantla, México, México	Auxiliary Bishop
21 Oct	50.9	Appointed	John Charles Dunne	Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	John Charles Dunne	Titular Bishop of Abercornia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
57.4	Appointed	Emil Aloysius Wcela	Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Emil Aloysius Wcela	Titular Bishop of Filaca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
22 Oct	81.9	Died	Joannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
75.5	Retired	Jan Wladyslaw Obląk †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Bishop Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Edmund Michal Piszcz	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
23 Oct	56.9	Ordained Bishop	Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Tisedi	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
28.5	Ordained Priest	John Philip Saklil	Priest of Jayapura, Indonesia	Bishop of Timika, Indonesia
350.7	Beatified	Bl. Niels Stensen †	Vicar Apostolic of Nordic Missions, Germany
24 Oct	53.9	Resigned	Oscar Valero Cruz	Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
64.4	Appointed	Joseph Eric D’Arcy †	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
89.6	Died	Marcel-Pierre-Armand Riopel †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
76.7	Retired	Elias Zoghbi †	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Oct	49.7	Appointed	Cyrille Salim Bustros, S.M.S.P.	Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
40.8	Appointed	Michael Marai	Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
61.9	Appointed	John Mendes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.9	Appointed	John Mendes †	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
57.6	Appointed	Francis Xavier Mugadzi †	Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
59.8	Appointed	John Njenga †	Bishop of Mombasa, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya
37.8	Appointed	Justin Tetmu Samba †	Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania
75.2	Retired	Alfonso Tóriz Cobián †	Bishop of Querétaro, México	Bishop Emeritus
26 Oct	61.8	Appointed	Jean Assaad Haddad	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Oct	86.8	Died	Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
48.4	Appointed	Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Setúbal, Portugal
48.4	Appointed	Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Setúbal, Portugal
25.3	Ordained Priest	Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain
51.3	Appointed	Faustino Sainz Muñoz †	Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain
51.3	Appointed	Faustino Sainz Muñoz †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cuba	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain
30 Oct	45.1	Installed	João Nílton dos Santos Souza	Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
23.9	Ordained Priest	Corrado Sanguineti	Priest of Chiavari, Italy	Bishop of Pavia, Italy

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