The Year of Our Lord 1994

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 70.8 Appointed Carlo Curis † Apostolic Nuncio to Canada Apostolic Nuncio

2 Sep 77.4 Died Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia

3 Sep 63.1 Installed Rudolf Müller † Bishop of Görlitz, Germany Bishop Emeritus

4 Sep 52.3 Ordained Bishop Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Luperciana Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia

6 Sep 67.8 Died Edward Russell Gaines † Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand

7 Sep 57.6 Ordained Bishop Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R. Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles

8 Sep 52.4 Ordained Bishop Gualtiero Bassetti Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy

36.7 Ordained Bishop Virgil Bercea Titular Bishop of Pupiana Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania

78.2 Died John Michael Bilock † Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

46.6 Ordained Bishop John Thomas Kattrukudiyil Bishop of Diphu, India Bishop Emeritus of Itanagar, India

57.6 Ordained Bishop Alexandru Mesian † Coadjutor Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania Bishop

61.7 Ordained Bishop Augusto José Zini Filho † Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil

9 Sep 33.7 Perpetual Vows Gerard Maximin County, C.S.Sp. Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles

64.6 Appointed Albert Kanene Obiefuna † Coadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

59.8 Appointed Simon Akwali Okafor † Bishop of Awka, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

10 Sep 25.7 Ordained Priest François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France

28.6 Ordained Priest Mauro Mantovani, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Prefect of the Vatican Library

11 Sep 55.8 Installed Francisco Polti Santillán Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

58.2 Ordained Bishop Ioan Şişeştean † Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania

12 Sep 47.1 Ordained Bishop Manolo Alarcon de los Santos Bishop of Virac, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

85.8 Died Cornélio Veerman, C.M. † Prelate Emeritus of Cametá, Para, Brazil

13 Sep 73.6 Confirmed Marco Petta, O.S.B.I. † Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy Abbot Emeritus

14 Sep 56.7 Appointed Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau Coadjutor Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

84.8 Died Gerard William Tickle † Bishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military

15 Sep 47.8 Ordained Bishop Anthony Mathias Banzi † Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania

16 Sep 71.4 Died Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray † Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France

17 Sep 61.0 Ordained Bishop Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Tres Tabernae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland

18 Sep 52.4 Installed Gualtiero Bassetti Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy

65.1 Installed Raúl Arsenio Casado † Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

38.4 Ordained Priest Hervé Marie Michel Gosselin Priest of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Bishop of Angoulême, France

45.3 Ordained Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia

95.5 Died René-Joseph Piérard † Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France

30.1 Ordained Priest André Giraud Pindi Mwanza Mayala Priest of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop

22 Sep 67.1 Died Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. † Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon

24 Sep 26.3 Ordained Priest Roberto Farinella Priest of Ivrea, Italy Bishop of Biella, Italy

72.8 Retired Otmar Mäder † Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Deacon Luciano Paolucci Bedini Deacon of Ancona-Osimo, Italy Bishop of Gubbio, Italy

31.9 Ordained Deacon Antoine Pierre Louis Marie de Romanet de Beaune Deacon of Paris, France Bishop of France, Military

25 Sep 49.4 Ordained Bishop Julián López Martín Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain

44.1 Ordained Bishop Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

27 Sep 51.3 Ordained Bishop Guillermo Rodríguez-Melgarejo † Titular Bishop of Ucres Bishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina

28 Sep 43.4 Ordained Bishop Peter Liu Cheng-chung Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

29 Sep 75.2 Retired Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada † Archbishop of México, Federal District Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	70.8	Appointed	Carlo Curis †	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada	Apostolic Nuncio
2 Sep	77.4	Died	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
3 Sep	63.1	Installed	Rudolf Müller †	Bishop of Görlitz, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
4 Sep	52.3	Ordained Bishop	Leonardus Dobbelaar, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Luperciana	Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia
6 Sep	67.8	Died	Edward Russell Gaines †	Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
7 Sep	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
8 Sep	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Gualtiero Bassetti	Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
36.7	Ordained Bishop	Virgil Bercea	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
78.2	Died	John Michael Bilock †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
46.6	Ordained Bishop	John Thomas Kattrukudiyil	Bishop of Diphu, India	Bishop Emeritus of Itanagar, India
57.6	Ordained Bishop	Alexandru Mesian †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania	Bishop
61.7	Ordained Bishop	Augusto José Zini Filho †	Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari	Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil
9 Sep	33.7	Perpetual Vows	Gerard Maximin County, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Kingstown, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles
64.6	Appointed	Albert Kanene Obiefuna †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
59.8	Appointed	Simon Akwali Okafor †	Bishop of Awka, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
10 Sep	25.7	Ordained Priest	François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France
28.6	Ordained Priest	Mauro Mantovani, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Prefect of the Vatican Library
11 Sep	55.8	Installed	Francisco Polti Santillán	Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
58.2	Ordained Bishop	Ioan Şişeştean †	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
12 Sep	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Manolo Alarcon de los Santos	Bishop of Virac, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
85.8	Died	Cornélio Veerman, C.M. †	Prelate Emeritus of Cametá, Para, Brazil
13 Sep	73.6	Confirmed	Marco Petta, O.S.B.I. †	Abbot of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Abbot Emeritus
14 Sep	56.7	Appointed	Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau	Coadjutor Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
84.8	Died	Gerard William Tickle †	Bishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
15 Sep	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Mathias Banzi †	Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania
16 Sep	71.4	Died	Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
17 Sep	61.0	Ordained Bishop	Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tres Tabernae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
18 Sep	52.4	Installed	Gualtiero Bassetti	Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
65.1	Installed	Raúl Arsenio Casado †	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
38.4	Ordained Priest	Hervé Marie Michel Gosselin	Priest of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Bishop of Angoulême, France
45.3	Ordained Bishop	Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C.	Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia	Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia
95.5	Died	René-Joseph Piérard †	Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
30.1	Ordained Priest	André Giraud Pindi Mwanza Mayala	Priest of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
22 Sep	67.1	Died	Jacques Joseph François de Bernon, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon
24 Sep	26.3	Ordained Priest	Roberto Farinella	Priest of Ivrea, Italy	Bishop of Biella, Italy
72.8	Retired	Otmar Mäder †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Deacon	Luciano Paolucci Bedini	Deacon of Ancona-Osimo, Italy	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
31.9	Ordained Deacon	Antoine Pierre Louis Marie de Romanet de Beaune	Deacon of Paris, France	Bishop of France, Military
25 Sep	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Julián López Martín	Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain
44.1	Ordained Bishop	Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu	Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
27 Sep	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Guillermo Rodríguez-Melgarejo †	Titular Bishop of Ucres	Bishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina
28 Sep	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Peter Liu Cheng-chung	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan	Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
29 Sep	75.2	Retired	Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada †	Archbishop of México, Federal District	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

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