The Year of Our Lord 2001

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Oct 53.8 Appointed Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

53.8 Appointed Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Archbishop (Personal Title) Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

53.8 Resigned Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Bishop of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

56.2 Appointed Robert Sarah Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

56.0 Died Hans Schwemmer † Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

2 Oct 49.5 Appointed Peter Louis Cakü † Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar

54.6 Appointed Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. Bishop of Witbank, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

51.1 Appointed Franciscus Kopong Kung Coadjutor Bishop of Larantuka, Indonesia Bishop

31.4 Ordained Priest Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva Priest of Badulla, Sri Lanka Bishop

49.3 Appointed Stephen Rotluanga, C.S.C. Bishop of Aizawl, India

74.0 Resigned Abraham Than † Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus

3 Oct 80.9 Retired Eugênio de Araújo Sales † Bishop of Brazil, Faithful of the Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

73.0 Resigned Joseph Crescent McKinney † Auxiliary Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.8 Appointed Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. † Bishop of Brazil, Faithful of the Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

4 Oct 70.4 Resigned Eugene John Gerber † Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA Bishop Emeritus

77.4 Retired Luca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea Bishop Emeritus

54.7 Succeeded Thomas James Olmsted Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

51.3 Appointed Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea

5 Oct 48.4 Ordained Bishop Albert LeGatt Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada

58.4 Appointed Amândio José Tomás Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal

58.4 Appointed Amândio José Tomás Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal

6 Oct 31.6 Ordained Priest Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru

49.3 Ordained Bishop Ivan Jurkovič Titular Archbishop of Krbava Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

30.9 Ordained Priest Seno Inno Ngutra Priest of Amboina, Indonesia Bishop

55.5 Ordained Bishop Virgilio Pante, I.M.C. Bishop of Maralal, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

44.6 Ordained Bishop Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

7 Oct 63.4 Ordained Bishop Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo † Archbishop of Singapore Archbishop Emeritus

132.4 Beatified St. Ignatius (Choukrallah) Maloyan, I.C.P.B. † Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey

58.5 Installed Gabriele Mana Bishop of Biella, Italy Bishop Emeritus

9 Oct 60.2 Appointed John Joseph Myers † Superior of Turks and Caicos, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

60.2 Installed John Joseph Myers † Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Archbishop Emeritus

10 Oct 47.1 Appointed Sérgio Aparecido Colombo Auxiliary Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

47.1 Appointed Sérgio Aparecido Colombo Titular Bishop of Pudentiana Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

20.1 Entered Teodor (Andriy) Matsapula (Mazapula), I.V.E. Member of Institute of the Incarnate Word Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

11 Oct 75.0 Retired Wilhelm Michel Ellis † Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

88.6 Died Joseph Louis André Ouellette † Bishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

54.3 Succeeded Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B. Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

12 Oct 28.4 Perpetual Vows John Mbinda, C.S.Sp. Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya

73.5 Died José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty † Bishop Emeritus of Lwena, Angola

13 Oct 84.0 Retired Paul Coussa † Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

29.1 Ordained Priest Saad Sirop Priest Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

14 Oct 64.8 Installed Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. † Cardinal-Priest of San Roberto Bellarmino Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

75.7 Installed Johannes Joachim Degenhardt † Cardinal-Priest of San Liborio Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany

28.1 Ordained Priest Anthony Ji Weizhong Priest of Fenyang [Fenyang], China Bishop of Lüliang, China

66.4 Ordained Bishop António Montes Moreira, O.F.M. Bishop of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

57.5 Ordained Bishop Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. † Coadjutor Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti Bishop Emeritus

15 Oct 53.3 Appointed Giovanni Angelo Becciu Titular Archbishop of Rusellae Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

53.3 Appointed Giovanni Angelo Becciu Apostolic Nuncio to Angola Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

31.6 Ordained Priest Blasio Park Hyun-dong, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North)

61.3 Appointed Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria

61.3 Appointed Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Simidicca Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria

64.1 Resigned Alexander Sye Cheong-duk † Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

16 Oct 76.2 Retired Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand † Bishop of Mende, France Bishop Emeritus

56.6 Appointed Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger Coadjutor Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

76.0 Retired Joseph Gabriel Fernandez † Bishop of Quilon, India Bishop Emeritus

65.1 Appointed Kagithapu Mariadas, M.S.F.S. † Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, India Archbishop Emeritus

44.1 Appointed John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)

55.6 Appointed Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B. Bishop of Mende, France Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

48.0 Appointed Daniel Mizonzo Bishop of Nkayi, Congo

58.7 Resigned Bernard Nsayi † Bishop of Nkayi, Congo Bishop Emeritus

59.2 Appointed Louis Portella Mbuyu Bishop of Kinkala, Congo Bishop Emeritus

60.3 Appointed Stanley Roman Bishop of Quilon, India Bishop Emeritus

76.8 Retired Alphonse-Marie Runiga Musanganya † Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

42.7 Appointed Marcel Utembi Tapa Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

18 Oct 66.8 Resigned Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Tandag, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Died Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A. † Bishop of Radom, Poland

74.9 Died Jose Maria Conget Arizaleta † Bishop of Jaca, Spain

76.3 Retired Protacio Guevarra Gungon † Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

73.7 Resigned Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza † Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

74.2 Died Savarinathen Iruthayaraj † Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India

64.8 Appointed Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.8 Appointed Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M. Titular Bishop of Turris Rotunda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela

61.0 Appointed Nereo Page Odchimar † Bishop of Tandag, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

54.1 Appointed José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela

47.8 Appointed Crisostomo Ayson Yalung Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

19 Oct 55.4 Appointed Juan José Omella Omella Apostolic Administrator of Jaca, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain

20 Oct 69.1 Installed Cormac Murphy-O’Connor † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain

22 Oct 42.6 Appointed Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz, O.S.M. Coadjutor Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile Bishop

47.5 Appointed Edwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P. Prelate of Marawi, Philippines

75.1 Died Javier Osés Flamarique † Bishop Emeritus of Huesca, Spain

77.5 Retired Manuel Cruz Sobreviñas † Bishop of Imus, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

44.3 Appointed Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle Bishop of Imus, Philippines Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization

23 Oct 77.6 Appointed Jozef Tomko † President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses Cardinal, President Emeritus

53.1 Appointed Michael William Warfel Apostolic Administrator of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA

24 Oct 68.2 Appointed Augusto Alves da Rocha Bishop of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil

45.3 Appointed Julito Buhisan Cortes Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines

45.3 Appointed Julito Buhisan Cortes Titular Bishop of Severiana Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines

55.9 Appointed Luiz Antônio Guedes Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

66.2 Died Dieudonné M’Sanda Tsinda-Hata † Bishop Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

25 Oct 58.1 Appointed Peter Stephan Zurbriggen † Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania Apostolic Nuncio

58.1 Appointed Peter Stephan Zurbriggen † Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia Apostolic Nuncio

58.1 Appointed Peter Stephan Zurbriggen † Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia Apostolic Nuncio

26 Oct 64.5 Appointed Ad Abi Karam Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia Bishop Emeritus

76.0 Resigned Joseph Habib Hitti † Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia Bishop Emeritus

58.0 Appointed Peter David Gregory Smith † Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain

72.7 Resigned John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus

27 Oct 25.2 Solemn Vows Hugh David Renwick Turnbull Allan, O. Praem. Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas

39.9 Appointed Anton Coşa Bishop of Chişinău, Moldova

92.1 Died Gérard-Maurice-Eugène Huyghe † Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France

44.6 Installed Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

28 Oct 27.8 Ordained Priest António Lungieki Pedro Bengui Priest of Luanda, Angola Auxiliary Bishop

30 Oct 74.8 Retired Jaume Camprodon Rovira † Bishop of Girona, Spain Bishop Emeritus

83.3 Died Ernesto Maria Fiore † Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

76.9 Retired Francisco Garmendia Ayestarán † Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.8 Appointed Josu Iriondo Zabaleta Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.8 Appointed Josu Iriondo Zabaleta Titular Bishop of Alton Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

60.1 Appointed Gerald Frederick Kicanas Coadjutor Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Dominick John Lagonegro Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Dominick John Lagonegro Titular Bishop of Modruš Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

77.7 Retired William Jerome McCormack † Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.8 Appointed Timothy Anthony McDonnell Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

63.8 Appointed Timothy Anthony McDonnell Titular Bishop of Semina Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

77.8 Retired Anthony Francis Mestice † Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

45.2 Appointed Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

45.2 Appointed Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses Titular Bishop of Selemselae Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

69.1 Appointed Carles Soler Perdigó † Bishop of Girona, Spain Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina

62.1 Appointed Luigi Travaglino Official of the Secretariat of State Apostolic Nuncio

31 Oct 81.0 Died Walmor Battú Wichrowski † Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

30.9 Ordained Priest Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés Priest of Los Angeles, Chile Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile

58.4 Appointed Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua Apostolic Nuncio

49.4 Appointed Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M. Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia

49.4 Appointed Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Saia Maior Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia

57.3 Appointed Julio César Vidal Ortiz Bishop of Montería, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Oct	53.8	Appointed	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
53.8	Appointed	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Archbishop (Personal Title)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
53.8	Resigned	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Bishop of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
56.2	Appointed	Robert Sarah	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
56.0	Died	Hans Schwemmer †	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
2 Oct	49.5	Appointed	Peter Louis Cakü †	Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar
54.6	Appointed	Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.	Bishop of Witbank, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
51.1	Appointed	Franciscus Kopong Kung	Coadjutor Bishop of Larantuka, Indonesia	Bishop
31.4	Ordained Priest	Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva	Priest of Badulla, Sri Lanka	Bishop
49.3	Appointed	Stephen Rotluanga, C.S.C.	Bishop of Aizawl, India
74.0	Resigned	Abraham Than †	Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
3 Oct	80.9	Retired	Eugênio de Araújo Sales †	Bishop of Brazil, Faithful of the Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
73.0	Resigned	Joseph Crescent McKinney †	Auxiliary Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.8	Appointed	Eusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Brazil, Faithful of the Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
4 Oct	70.4	Resigned	Eugene John Gerber †	Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
77.4	Retired	Luca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea	Bishop Emeritus
54.7	Succeeded	Thomas James Olmsted	Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
51.3	Appointed	Thomas Osman, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea
5 Oct	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Albert LeGatt	Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
58.4	Appointed	Amândio José Tomás	Auxiliary Bishop of Évora, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
58.4	Appointed	Amândio José Tomás	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
6 Oct	31.6	Ordained Priest	Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Ivan Jurkovič	Titular Archbishop of Krbava	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada
30.9	Ordained Priest	Seno Inno Ngutra	Priest of Amboina, Indonesia	Bishop
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Virgilio Pante, I.M.C.	Bishop of Maralal, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
44.6	Ordained Bishop	Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
7 Oct	63.4	Ordained Bishop	Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo †	Archbishop of Singapore	Archbishop Emeritus
132.4	Beatified	St. Ignatius (Choukrallah) Maloyan, I.C.P.B. †	Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
58.5	Installed	Gabriele Mana	Bishop of Biella, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Oct	60.2	Appointed	John Joseph Myers †	Superior of Turks and Caicos, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
60.2	Installed	John Joseph Myers †	Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
10 Oct	47.1	Appointed	Sérgio Aparecido Colombo	Auxiliary Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.1	Appointed	Sérgio Aparecido Colombo	Titular Bishop of Pudentiana	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
20.1	Entered	Teodor (Andriy) Matsapula (Mazapula), I.V.E.	Member of Institute of the Incarnate Word	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
11 Oct	75.0	Retired	Wilhelm Michel Ellis †	Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
88.6	Died	Joseph Louis André Ouellette †	Bishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
54.3	Succeeded	Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B.	Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
12 Oct	28.4	Perpetual Vows	John Mbinda, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya
73.5	Died	José Próspero da Ascensão Puaty †	Bishop Emeritus of Lwena, Angola
13 Oct	84.0	Retired	Paul Coussa †	Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
29.1	Ordained Priest	Saad Sirop	Priest	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
14 Oct	64.8	Installed	Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Roberto Bellarmino	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
75.7	Installed	Johannes Joachim Degenhardt †	Cardinal-Priest of San Liborio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
28.1	Ordained Priest	Anthony Ji Weizhong	Priest of Fenyang [Fenyang], China	Bishop of Lüliang, China
66.4	Ordained Bishop	António Montes Moreira, O.F.M.	Bishop of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
57.5	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
15 Oct	53.3	Appointed	Giovanni Angelo Becciu	Titular Archbishop of Rusellae	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
53.3	Appointed	Giovanni Angelo Becciu	Apostolic Nuncio to Angola	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
31.6	Ordained Priest	Blasio Park Hyun-dong, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North)
61.3	Appointed	Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
61.3	Appointed	Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
64.1	Resigned	Alexander Sye Cheong-duk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
16 Oct	76.2	Retired	Paul Émile Joseph Bertrand †	Bishop of Mende, France	Bishop Emeritus
56.6	Appointed	Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger	Coadjutor Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France	Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
76.0	Retired	Joseph Gabriel Fernandez †	Bishop of Quilon, India	Bishop Emeritus
65.1	Appointed	Kagithapu Mariadas, M.S.F.S. †	Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, India	Archbishop Emeritus
44.1	Appointed	John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju	Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)
55.6	Appointed	Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B.	Bishop of Mende, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
48.0	Appointed	Daniel Mizonzo	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo
58.7	Resigned	Bernard Nsayi †	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
59.2	Appointed	Louis Portella Mbuyu	Bishop of Kinkala, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
60.3	Appointed	Stanley Roman	Bishop of Quilon, India	Bishop Emeritus
76.8	Retired	Alphonse-Marie Runiga Musanganya †	Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
42.7	Appointed	Marcel Utembi Tapa	Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
18 Oct	66.8	Resigned	Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Tandag, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Died	Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A. †	Bishop of Radom, Poland
74.9	Died	Jose Maria Conget Arizaleta †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain
76.3	Retired	Protacio Guevarra Gungon †	Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
73.7	Resigned	Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza †	Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
74.2	Died	Savarinathen Iruthayaraj †	Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India
64.8	Appointed	Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.8	Appointed	Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M.	Titular Bishop of Turris Rotunda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
61.0	Appointed	Nereo Page Odchimar †	Bishop of Tandag, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
54.1	Appointed	José de la Trinidad Valera Angulo	Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
47.8	Appointed	Crisostomo Ayson Yalung	Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
19 Oct	55.4	Appointed	Juan José Omella Omella	Apostolic Administrator of Jaca, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
20 Oct	69.1	Installed	Cormac Murphy-O’Connor †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
22 Oct	42.6	Appointed	Juan Maria Florindo Agurto Muñoz, O.S.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Bishop
47.5	Appointed	Edwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P.	Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
75.1	Died	Javier Osés Flamarique †	Bishop Emeritus of Huesca, Spain
77.5	Retired	Manuel Cruz Sobreviñas †	Bishop of Imus, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
44.3	Appointed	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	Bishop of Imus, Philippines	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
23 Oct	77.6	Appointed	Jozef Tomko †	President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses	Cardinal, President Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	Michael William Warfel	Apostolic Administrator of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
24 Oct	68.2	Appointed	Augusto Alves da Rocha	Bishop of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil
45.3	Appointed	Julito Buhisan Cortes	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines	Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines
45.3	Appointed	Julito Buhisan Cortes	Titular Bishop of Severiana	Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines
55.9	Appointed	Luiz Antônio Guedes	Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
66.2	Died	Dieudonné M’Sanda Tsinda-Hata †	Bishop Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25 Oct	58.1	Appointed	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania	Apostolic Nuncio
58.1	Appointed	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen †	Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia	Apostolic Nuncio
58.1	Appointed	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen †	Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia	Apostolic Nuncio
26 Oct	64.5	Appointed	Ad Abi Karam	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
76.0	Resigned	Joseph Habib Hitti †	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
58.0	Appointed	Peter David Gregory Smith †	Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
72.7	Resigned	John Aloysius Ward, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Oct	25.2	Solemn Vows	Hugh David Renwick Turnbull Allan, O. Praem.	Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
39.9	Appointed	Anton Coşa	Bishop of Chişinău, Moldova
92.1	Died	Gérard-Maurice-Eugène Huyghe †	Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
44.6	Installed	Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
28 Oct	27.8	Ordained Priest	António Lungieki Pedro Bengui	Priest of Luanda, Angola	Auxiliary Bishop
30 Oct	74.8	Retired	Jaume Camprodon Rovira †	Bishop of Girona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
83.3	Died	Ernesto Maria Fiore †	Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
76.9	Retired	Francisco Garmendia Ayestarán †	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.8	Appointed	Josu Iriondo Zabaleta	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.8	Appointed	Josu Iriondo Zabaleta	Titular Bishop of Alton	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
60.1	Appointed	Gerald Frederick Kicanas	Coadjutor Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Dominick John Lagonegro	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Dominick John Lagonegro	Titular Bishop of Modruš	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
77.7	Retired	William Jerome McCormack †	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.8	Appointed	Timothy Anthony McDonnell	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
63.8	Appointed	Timothy Anthony McDonnell	Titular Bishop of Semina	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
77.8	Retired	Anthony Francis Mestice †	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.2	Appointed	Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
45.2	Appointed	Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses	Titular Bishop of Selemselae	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
69.1	Appointed	Carles Soler Perdigó †	Bishop of Girona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
62.1	Appointed	Luigi Travaglino	Official of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio
31 Oct	81.0	Died	Walmor Battú Wichrowski †	Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
30.9	Ordained Priest	Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés	Priest of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile
58.4	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio
49.4	Appointed	Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.	Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
49.4	Appointed	Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Saia Maior	Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
57.3	Appointed	Julio César Vidal Ortiz	Bishop of Montería, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia

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