The Year of Our Lord 1997

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 88.6 Died Karl Berg † Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

50.8 Appointed Aldo Cavalli Apostolic Nuncio to Angola Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

73.9 Died Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

86.7 Died Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Zacapa, Guatemala

59.5 Installed Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. † Archbishop of Tours, France

24.9 Entered Michael Smolinski, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada

2 Sep 58.7 Appointed Terence John Brain Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Claude Henri Edouard Frikart, C.I.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

78.4 Died Joseph Thomas O’Keefe † Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA

3 Sep 62.5 Ordained Bishop Gilberto Fernández del Villar † Titular Bishop of Hirina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA

61.2 Resigned José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. † Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

48.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph Fred Naumann Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

52.4 Ordained Bishop Michael John Sheridan † Titular Bishop of Thibiuca Bishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

46.8 Ordained Bishop Thomas Gerard Wenski Titular Bishop of Kearney Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA

5 Sep 57.1 Ordained Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski Titular Bishop of Zarna Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

49.6 Appointed Javier Salinas Viñals Bishop of Tortosa, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

6 Sep 29.2 Ordained Priest Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro Priest of Cartago, Colombia Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

30.4 Perpetual Vows Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

7 Sep 59.6 Died Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil

74.0 Died Carlo Poggi † Bishop of Fidenza, Italy

8 Sep 93.6 Died Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela

60.7 Ordained Bishop Vincent DePaul Breen † Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

28.4 Ordained Priest Hironimus Pakaenoni Priest of Kupang, Indonesia Archbishop

17.3 Entered Maksym Ryabukha, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine

46.2 Ordained Bishop Michele Seccia Bishop of San Severo, Italy Archbishop of Lecce, Italy

74.0 Appointed Andrea Veggio † Apostolic Administrator of Verona, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

9 Sep 45.3 Appointed Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

10 Sep 47.9 Appointed Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. † Coadjutor Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil

11 Sep 76.0 Died Louis Antoine Marie Boffet † Bishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

12 Sep 44.6 Appointed Patrick Le Gal Bishop of Tulle, France Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France

16 Sep 52.7 Ordained Bishop Oswald Gracias Titular Bishop of Bladia Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India

17 Sep 51.5 Ordained Bishop Gerald Almeida Coadjutor Bishop of Jabalpur, India Bishop Emeritus

46.2 Ordained Bishop José Isidro Guerrero Macías † Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México

18 Sep 91.1 Died John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. † Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

88.1 Died John Patrick Murphy † Bishop Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

60.5 Resigned Attilio Nicora † Bishop of Verona, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

20 Sep 48.1 Appointed Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kyiv-Vyshhorod (Ukrainian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

32.8 Ordained Priest Étienne Emmanuel Vetö, I.C.N. Priest of Chemin Neuf Institute Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

21 Sep 53.7 Ordained Bishop Martin Drennan † Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland

53.3 Ordained Bishop Raymond W. Field Titular Bishop of Árd Mór Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland

62.2 Installed Benito Gennaro Franceschetti † Archbishop of Fermo, Italy

30.7 Ordained Priest Djalwana Laurent Lompo Priest of Niamey, Niger Archbishop of Niamey, Niger

38.4 Ordained Bishop Pascal N’Koué Bishop of Natitingou, Benin Archbishop of Parakou, Benin

52.0 Ordained Bishop Hans Schwemmer † Titular Archbishop of Rebellum Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

31.8 Ordained Deacon Thibault Verny Deacon of Paris, France Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France

23 Sep 75.0 Retired John Richard Sheets, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24 Sep 49.9 Ordained Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss † Bishop of Tanjore, India Bishop Emeritus

66.0 Resigned Joseph Edward Troy † Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

80.0 Died Joseph Raymond Windle † Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

25 Sep 86.0 Died John Ahern † Bishop Emeritus of Cloyne, Ireland

26 Sep 59.5 Ordained Bishop Jacques Ishaq † Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq Curial Bishop Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

75.7 Died José María Querejeta Mendizábal, C.M.F. † Prelate Emeritus of Isabela, Philippines

27 Sep 30.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Mary Kizito Priest of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop

50.3 Ordained Bishop Antun Škvorčević Bishop of Požega, Croatia Bishop Emeritus

49.8 Ordained Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. Bishop of Jamshedpur, India Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India

28 Sep 19.4 Professed Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine

29 Sep 33.1 Appointed Carlos Antonio Ávila Mártinez, O.P. Superior of Tadjikistan Superior Emeritus

75.8 Appointed Carlo Furno † Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

38.6 Appointed Krzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv. Superior of Uzbekistan Superior Emeritus of Uzbekistan

45.9 Appointed Andrzej Madej, O.M.I. Superior of Turkmenistan

90.6 Died Volodymyr Sterniuk, C.SS.R. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

30 Sep 82.0 Died Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	88.6	Died	Karl Berg †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
50.8	Appointed	Aldo Cavalli	Apostolic Nuncio to Angola	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
73.9	Died	Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
86.7	Died	Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Zacapa, Guatemala
59.5	Installed	Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. †	Archbishop of Tours, France
24.9	Entered	Michael Smolinski, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
2 Sep	58.7	Appointed	Terence John Brain	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Claude Henri Edouard Frikart, C.I.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
78.4	Died	Joseph Thomas O’Keefe †	Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
3 Sep	62.5	Ordained Bishop	Gilberto Fernández del Villar †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
61.2	Resigned	José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. †	Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Fred Naumann	Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla	Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Michael John Sheridan †	Titular Bishop of Thibiuca	Bishop Emeritus of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Gerard Wenski	Titular Bishop of Kearney	Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
5 Sep	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Paul Gregory Bootkoski	Titular Bishop of Zarna	Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
49.6	Appointed	Javier Salinas Viñals	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
6 Sep	29.2	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro	Priest of Cartago, Colombia	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
30.4	Perpetual Vows	Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
7 Sep	59.6	Died	Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
74.0	Died	Carlo Poggi †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
8 Sep	93.6	Died	Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
60.7	Ordained Bishop	Vincent DePaul Breen †	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28.4	Ordained Priest	Hironimus Pakaenoni	Priest of Kupang, Indonesia	Archbishop
17.3	Entered	Maksym Ryabukha, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Michele Seccia	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Archbishop of Lecce, Italy
74.0	Appointed	Andrea Veggio †	Apostolic Administrator of Verona, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
9 Sep	45.3	Appointed	Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R.	Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
10 Sep	47.9	Appointed	Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
11 Sep	76.0	Died	Louis Antoine Marie Boffet †	Bishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
12 Sep	44.6	Appointed	Patrick Le Gal	Bishop of Tulle, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
16 Sep	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Oswald Gracias	Titular Bishop of Bladia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
17 Sep	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Almeida	Coadjutor Bishop of Jabalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
46.2	Ordained Bishop	José Isidro Guerrero Macías †	Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México
18 Sep	91.1	Died	John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. †	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
88.1	Died	John Patrick Murphy †	Bishop Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
60.5	Resigned	Attilio Nicora †	Bishop of Verona, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
20 Sep	48.1	Appointed	Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M.	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kyiv-Vyshhorod (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
32.8	Ordained Priest	Étienne Emmanuel Vetö, I.C.N.	Priest of Chemin Neuf Institute	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
21 Sep	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Martin Drennan †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae	Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Raymond W. Field	Titular Bishop of Árd Mór	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
62.2	Installed	Benito Gennaro Franceschetti †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
30.7	Ordained Priest	Djalwana Laurent Lompo	Priest of Niamey, Niger	Archbishop of Niamey, Niger
38.4	Ordained Bishop	Pascal N’Koué	Bishop of Natitingou, Benin	Archbishop of Parakou, Benin
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Hans Schwemmer †	Titular Archbishop of Rebellum	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
31.8	Ordained Deacon	Thibault Verny	Deacon of Paris, France	Archbishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
23 Sep	75.0	Retired	John Richard Sheets, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24 Sep	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss †	Bishop of Tanjore, India	Bishop Emeritus
66.0	Resigned	Joseph Edward Troy †	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
80.0	Died	Joseph Raymond Windle †	Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
25 Sep	86.0	Died	John Ahern †	Bishop Emeritus of Cloyne, Ireland
26 Sep	59.5	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Ishaq †	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
75.7	Died	José María Querejeta Mendizábal, C.M.F. †	Prelate Emeritus of Isabela, Philippines
27 Sep	30.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Mary Kizito	Priest of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Antun Škvorčević	Bishop of Požega, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Felix Toppo, S.J.	Bishop of Jamshedpur, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India
28 Sep	19.4	Professed	Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
29 Sep	33.1	Appointed	Carlos Antonio Ávila Mártinez, O.P.	Superior of Tadjikistan	Superior Emeritus
75.8	Appointed	Carlo Furno †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
38.6	Appointed	Krzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv.	Superior of Uzbekistan	Superior Emeritus of Uzbekistan
45.9	Appointed	Andrzej Madej, O.M.I.	Superior of Turkmenistan
90.6	Died	Volodymyr Sterniuk, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
30 Sep	82.0	Died	Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

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