The Year of Our Lord 1999

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 70.0 Resigned Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus † Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

2 Sep 88.3 Died Romolo Carboni † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy

66.4 Died Philip Francis Murphy † Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

69.3 Resigned Lawrence Sabatini, C.S. Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

3 Sep 52.0 Appointed Jean-Louis Henri Maurice Papin Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France

5 Sep 89.9 Died Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

53.0 Ordained Bishop Marc Camille Michel Stenger Bishop of Troyes, France

8 Sep 56.4 Installed Francesco Cacucci Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy

54.5 Ordained Bishop Leo Cornelio, S.V.D. Bishop of Khandwa, India Archbishop of Bhopal, India

52.9 Ordained Bishop Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval Titular Bishop of Centenaria Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia

60.8 Ordained Bishop José Soleibe Arbeláez Titular Bishop of Sullectum Bishop of Caldas, Colombia

9 Sep 77.8 Died Georges F. Garmou † Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq

11 Sep 54.9 Ordained Bishop Orlando Antonini Titular Archbishop of Formiae Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

63.8 Ordained Bishop Petr Esterka Titular Bishop of Cefala Auxiliary Bishop of Brno, Czech Republic

47.8 Ordained Bishop Gerhard Feige Titular Bishop of Tisedi Bishop of Magdeburg, Germany

45.6 Ordained Bishop Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. Bishop of Muranga, Kenya Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya

12 Sep 80.6 Died Alfred Leo Abramowicz † Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.0 Ordained Bishop Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. Bishop of Avezzano, Italy Bishop of San Severo, Italy

13 Sep 52.7 Installed Thomas Christopher Collins Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

14 Sep 58.9 Ordained Bishop Martín de Elizalde, O.S.B. Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

15 Sep 63.2 Ordained Bishop Dino De Antoni Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

58.9 Installed Martín de Elizalde, O.S.B. Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

17 Sep 64.9 Installed Luis Héctor Villalba Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

18 Sep 47.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Atanga, S.J. Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon

42.0 Ordained Bishop Marián Chovanec Titular Bishop of Maxita Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

19 Sep 50.6 Ordained Bishop John McAreavey Bishop of Dromore, Ireland

62.2 Ordained Bishop Emilio Patriarca Bishop of Monze, Zambia

198.8 Beatified Bl. Anton Martin Slomšek † Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia

21 Sep 85.6 Died Raphaël Bayan, I.C.P.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt

52.7 Ordained Bishop Robert Charles Morlino Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

64.7 Ordained Bishop Angelo Mottola Titular Archbishop of Cercina Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Montenegro

24 Sep 61.9 Ordained Bishop Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M. Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil

25 Sep 48.8 Ordained Bishop Tomáš Galis Titular Bishop of Bita Bishop of Žilina, Slovakia

39.1 Ordained Priest Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom Priest of Utrecht, Netherlands Auxiliary Bishop

51.2 Appointed Bruno Musarò Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

51.2 Appointed Bruno Musarò Apostolic Nuncio to Comoros Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

51.2 Appointed Bruno Musarò Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

51.2 Appointed Bruno Musarò Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

53.7 Ordained Bishop Mario Zenari Titular Archbishop of Iulium Carnicum Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

26 Sep 47.9 Ordained Bishop Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A. Titular Bishop of Aulon Archbishop of Niamey, Niger

50.8 Ordained Bishop Ambroise Ouédraogo Titular Bishop of Severiana Bishop of Maradi, Niger

49.2 Ordained Bishop Jean-Paul Randriamanana † Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar

27 Sep 89.5 Died Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of

29 Sep 55.3 Ordained Bishop Robert Joseph Baker Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA

67.9 Ordained Bishop José María Libório Camino Saracho Titular Bishop of Urusi Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

73.4 Resigned José Elias Chaves Júnior, C.M. † Prelate of Cametá, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

81.9 Died Edward William O’Rourke † Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA

48.1 Appointed Aurel Percă Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi, Romania

48.1 Appointed Aurel Percă Titular Bishop of Mauriana Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi, Romania

30 Sep 91.3 Died Thomas Holland † Bishop Emeritus of Salford, England, Great Britain

80.0 Retired Louis Pham Van Nâm † Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

74.5 Died José Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Zacatecas, México

Oct 61.5 Resigned Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien Apostolic Administrator of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

1 Oct 78.3 Died Norbert Felix Gaughan † Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA

2 Oct 43.4 Ordained Bishop Patrick Taval, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Thimida Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea

3 Oct 54.4 Ordained Bishop Hélio Adelar Rubert Titular Bishop of Flenucleta Archbishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

6 Oct 84.9 Died Dennis Walter Hickey † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA

60.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Kunnath, C.M.I. Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabarese), India

7 Oct 59.7 Selected Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni (Taza) Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

8 Oct 68.1 Died Roger Lucien Meindre † Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

10 Oct 55.4 Ordained Bishop Domenico Graziani Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy

11 Oct 76.4 Died Mario Peressin † Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy

12 Oct 72.1 Resigned John Richard McNamara † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

83.3 Died Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo † Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

13 Oct 45.4 Appointed Władisław Blin Bishop of Vitebsk, Belarus Bishop Emeritus

86.2 Died Geoffrey Burke † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Salford, England, Great Britain

46.9 Appointed Cyryl Klimowicz Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus Bishop of San Giuseppe a Irkutsk, Russian Federation

46.9 Appointed Cyryl Klimowicz Titular Bishop of Arba Bishop of San Giuseppe a Irkutsk, Russian Federation

59.7 Confirmed Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni (Taza) Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

15 Oct 46.4 Appointed José Câmnate na Bissign Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

59.6 Appointed Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe

64.4 Appointed William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. Coadjutor Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

64.9 Ordained Bishop Miguel La Fay Bardi, O. Carm. Prelate of Sicuani, Peru

41.7 Appointed Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. Coadjutor Bishop of Lwena, Angola Archbishop of Lubango, Angola

68.3 Appointed Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S. Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

16 Oct 56.1 Ordained Bishop Mario Roberto Cassari Titular Archbishop of Truentum Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa

58.4 Installed Beniamino Depalma, C.M. Bishop of Nola, Italy

49.0 Ordained Bishop Gil Antônio Moreira Titular Bishop of Turris in Mauretania Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

19 Oct 50.4 Appointed George Joseph Lucas Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

69.1 Resigned Daniel Leo Ryan Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

72.4 Died Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. † Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru

20 Oct 69.9 Died Eugeen Laridon † Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium

23 Oct 65.3 Appointed Eugenio Sbarbaro Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antilles Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Serbia

71.5 Died Pierre Augustin Tchouanga, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, Cameroon

24 Oct 60.8 Ordained Bishop Odilon Guimarães Moreira Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil

52.1 Ordained Bishop Jean-Louis Henri Maurice Papin Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France

26 Oct 49.8 Appointed Gerald Michael Barbarito Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA

53.2 Appointed Joseph Edward Kurtz Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

27 Oct 68.0 Died Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac † Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France

75.7 Retired José de Lima Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

57.8 Succeeded Guilherme Porto Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

28 Oct 50.5 Appointed Giovanni Santucci Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

29 Oct 50.0 Appointed Agustinus Agus Bishop of Sintang, Indonesia

70.7 Appointed Nestor Assogba Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

44.4 Appointed Dominique Bulamatari Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

44.4 Appointed Dominique Bulamatari Titular Bishop of Elephantaris in Mauretania Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

51.5 Appointed Boniface Choi Ki-San Coadjutor Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South) Bishop

59.6 Appointed Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí Bishop of Lleida, Spain Bishop Emeritus

69.3 Appointed Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

77.6 Retired Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita † Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain Bishop Emeritus

59.4 Appointed Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia

53.5 Appointed Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S. Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

53.5 Appointed Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S. Titular Bishop of Grumentum Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

51.8 Appointed Peter Lee Ki-heon Bishop of Korea, Military Bishop of Uijongbu, Korea (South)

67.7 Resigned Olavio López Duque, O.A.R. Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

58.3 Appointed Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B. Bishop of Granada en Colombia Bishop of Girardot, Colombia

77.2 Retired Ramón Malla Call Bishop of Lleida, Spain Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.SS.R. Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

46.0 Appointed Daniel Nlandu Mayi Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

46.0 Appointed Daniel Nlandu Mayi Titular Bishop of Cataquas Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

53.5 Appointed Juan José Omella Omella Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain

30 Oct 56.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Chennoth Titular Archbishop of Milevum Apostolic Nuncio to Japan

37.9 Appointed Anton Cosa Titular Bishop of Pesto Bishop of Chişinău, Moldova

31 Oct 48.4 Ordained Bishop Fulgence Rabemahafaly Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	70.0	Resigned	Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus †	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Sep	88.3	Died	Romolo Carboni †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
66.4	Died	Philip Francis Murphy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
69.3	Resigned	Lawrence Sabatini, C.S.	Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
3 Sep	52.0	Appointed	Jean-Louis Henri Maurice Papin	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
5 Sep	89.9	Died	Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Marc Camille Michel Stenger	Bishop of Troyes, France
8 Sep	56.4	Installed	Francesco Cacucci	Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Leo Cornelio, S.V.D.	Bishop of Khandwa, India	Archbishop of Bhopal, India
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Luis Adriano Piedrahíta Sandoval	Titular Bishop of Centenaria	Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia
60.8	Ordained Bishop	José Soleibe Arbeláez	Titular Bishop of Sullectum	Bishop of Caldas, Colombia
9 Sep	77.8	Died	Georges F. Garmou †	Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
11 Sep	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Orlando Antonini	Titular Archbishop of Formiae	Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia
63.8	Ordained Bishop	Petr Esterka	Titular Bishop of Cefala	Auxiliary Bishop of Brno, Czech Republic
47.8	Ordained Bishop	Gerhard Feige	Titular Bishop of Tisedi	Bishop of Magdeburg, Germany
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C.	Bishop of Muranga, Kenya	Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya
12 Sep	80.6	Died	Alfred Leo Abramowicz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm.	Bishop of Avezzano, Italy	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
13 Sep	52.7	Installed	Thomas Christopher Collins	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
14 Sep	58.9	Ordained Bishop	Martín de Elizalde, O.S.B.	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
15 Sep	63.2	Ordained Bishop	Dino De Antoni	Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
58.9	Installed	Martín de Elizalde, O.S.B.	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
17 Sep	64.9	Installed	Luis Héctor Villalba	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Sep	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Atanga, S.J.	Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon	Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon
42.0	Ordained Bishop	Marián Chovanec	Titular Bishop of Maxita	Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
19 Sep	50.6	Ordained Bishop	John McAreavey	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland
62.2	Ordained Bishop	Emilio Patriarca	Bishop of Monze, Zambia
198.8	Beatified	Bl. Anton Martin Slomšek †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
21 Sep	85.6	Died	Raphaël Bayan, I.C.P.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Robert Charles Morlino	Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA	Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
64.7	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Mottola	Titular Archbishop of Cercina	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Montenegro
24 Sep	61.9	Ordained Bishop	Hugo María Van Steekelenburg, O.F.M.	Bishop of Almenara, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25 Sep	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Tomáš Galis	Titular Bishop of Bita	Bishop of Žilina, Slovakia
39.1	Ordained Priest	Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom	Priest of Utrecht, Netherlands	Auxiliary Bishop
51.2	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
51.2	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Apostolic Nuncio to Comoros	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
51.2	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
51.2	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
53.7	Ordained Bishop	Mario Zenari	Titular Archbishop of Iulium Carnicum	Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
26 Sep	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Michel Christian Cartatéguy, S.M.A.	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Archbishop of Niamey, Niger
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Ambroise Ouédraogo	Titular Bishop of Severiana	Bishop of Maradi, Niger
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Paul Randriamanana †	Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare	Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
27 Sep	89.5	Died	Achille Marie Joseph Glorieux †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
29 Sep	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Robert Joseph Baker	Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA	Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA
67.9	Ordained Bishop	José María Libório Camino Saracho	Titular Bishop of Urusi	Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
73.4	Resigned	José Elias Chaves Júnior, C.M. †	Prelate of Cametá, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
81.9	Died	Edward William O’Rourke †	Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
48.1	Appointed	Aurel Percă	Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi, Romania
48.1	Appointed	Aurel Percă	Titular Bishop of Mauriana	Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi, Romania
30 Sep	91.3	Died	Thomas Holland †	Bishop Emeritus of Salford, England, Great Britain
80.0	Retired	Louis Pham Van Nâm †	Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
74.5	Died	José Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Zacatecas, México
Oct	61.5	Resigned	Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien	Apostolic Administrator of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
1 Oct	78.3	Died	Norbert Felix Gaughan †	Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA
2 Oct	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Taval, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Thimida	Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
3 Oct	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Hélio Adelar Rubert	Titular Bishop of Flenucleta	Archbishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
6 Oct	84.9	Died	Dennis Walter Hickey †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
60.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Kunnath, C.M.I.	Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabarese), India
7 Oct	59.7	Selected	Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni (Taza)	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
8 Oct	68.1	Died	Roger Lucien Meindre †	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
10 Oct	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Graziani	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy
11 Oct	76.4	Died	Mario Peressin †	Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
12 Oct	72.1	Resigned	John Richard McNamara †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
83.3	Died	Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo †	Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
13 Oct	45.4	Appointed	Władisław Blin	Bishop of Vitebsk, Belarus	Bishop Emeritus
86.2	Died	Geoffrey Burke †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Salford, England, Great Britain
46.9	Appointed	Cyryl Klimowicz	Auxiliary Bishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus	Bishop of San Giuseppe a Irkutsk, Russian Federation
46.9	Appointed	Cyryl Klimowicz	Titular Bishop of Arba	Bishop of San Giuseppe a Irkutsk, Russian Federation
59.7	Confirmed	Nerses Bedros XIX (Boutros) Tarmouni (Taza)	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
15 Oct	46.4	Appointed	José Câmnate na Bissign	Bishop of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
59.6	Appointed	Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E.	Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe
64.4	Appointed	William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
64.9	Ordained Bishop	Miguel La Fay Bardi, O. Carm.	Prelate of Sicuani, Peru
41.7	Appointed	Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp.	Coadjutor Bishop of Lwena, Angola	Archbishop of Lubango, Angola
68.3	Appointed	Donald Joseph Leo Pelletier, M.S.	Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
16 Oct	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Mario Roberto Cassari	Titular Archbishop of Truentum	Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa
58.4	Installed	Beniamino Depalma, C.M.	Bishop of Nola, Italy
49.0	Ordained Bishop	Gil Antônio Moreira	Titular Bishop of Turris in Mauretania	Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19 Oct	50.4	Appointed	George Joseph Lucas	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
69.1	Resigned	Daniel Leo Ryan	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
72.4	Died	Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
20 Oct	69.9	Died	Eugeen Laridon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
23 Oct	65.3	Appointed	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Serbia
71.5	Died	Pierre Augustin Tchouanga, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, Cameroon
24 Oct	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Odilon Guimarães Moreira	Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
52.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Louis Henri Maurice Papin	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
26 Oct	49.8	Appointed	Gerald Michael Barbarito	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA	Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
53.2	Appointed	Joseph Edward Kurtz	Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA	Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
27 Oct	68.0	Died	Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac †	Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
75.7	Retired	José de Lima	Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
57.8	Succeeded	Guilherme Porto	Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28 Oct	50.5	Appointed	Giovanni Santucci	Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy	Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
29 Oct	50.0	Appointed	Agustinus Agus	Bishop of Sintang, Indonesia
70.7	Appointed	Nestor Assogba	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
44.4	Appointed	Dominique Bulamatari	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
44.4	Appointed	Dominique Bulamatari	Titular Bishop of Elephantaris in Mauretania	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.5	Appointed	Boniface Choi Ki-San	Coadjutor Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)	Bishop
59.6	Appointed	Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí	Bishop of Lleida, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
69.3	Appointed	Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y.	Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
77.6	Retired	Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita †	Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
59.4	Appointed	Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D.	Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia
53.5	Appointed	Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.5	Appointed	Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Grumentum	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.8	Appointed	Peter Lee Ki-heon	Bishop of Korea, Military	Bishop of Uijongbu, Korea (South)
67.7	Resigned	Olavio López Duque, O.A.R.	Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
58.3	Appointed	Héctor Julio López Hurtado, S.D.B.	Bishop of Granada en Colombia	Bishop of Girardot, Colombia
77.2	Retired	Ramón Malla Call	Bishop of Lleida, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	Fabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	Daniel Nlandu Mayi	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.0	Appointed	Daniel Nlandu Mayi	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.5	Appointed	Juan José Omella Omella	Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
30 Oct	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Chennoth	Titular Archbishop of Milevum	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan
37.9	Appointed	Anton Cosa	Titular Bishop of Pesto	Bishop of Chişinău, Moldova
31 Oct	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Fulgence Rabemahafaly	Bishop of Ambositra, Madagascar	Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar