The Year of Our Lord 2003

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 73.6 Resigned Albert Kanene Obiefuna Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

49.9 Succeeded Valerian Okeke Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria

2 Sep 61.8 Appointed Jean-Michel di Falco Leandri Auxiliary Bishop of Gap, France Bishop of Gap (-Embrun), France

88.5 Died Henry Joseph Kennedy † Bishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia

3 Sep 46.0 Ordained Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. Titular Bishop of Ucres Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

43.5 Ordained Bishop Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P. Titular Bishop of Buruni Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

54.2 Ordained Bishop Julian Charles Porteous Titular Bishop of Urusi Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

4 Sep 97.6 Died Vittorio Maria Costantini, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy

5 Sep 79.4 Died Kenneth Joseph Povish † Bishop Emeritus of Lansing, Michigan, USA

6 Sep 67.2 Installed Giuseppe Mani Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy

80.6 Died Maurice Michael Otunga † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

7 Sep 54.0 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto Bishop of Tivoli, Italy Archbishop of Pisa, Italy

55.4 Ordained Bishop Guy Harpigny Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

46.9 Ordained Bishop Datus Hilarion Lega Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia

82.6 Died Ivan Marghitych † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mukacheve (Ruthenian), Ukraine

8 Sep 54.4 Ordained Bishop Luis Artemio Flores Calzada Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México

44.6 Ordained Bishop Claudio Maniago Titular Bishop of Satafi Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy

60.8 Died Giovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

9 Sep 50.2 Appointed Kricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) Coussa Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt

11 Sep 64.7 Died James Edward Fitzgerald † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA

61.5 Appointed Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

61.5 Appointed Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. Titular Bishop of Rhasus Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

61.5 Resigned Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

44.2 Appointed Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal Bishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India

12 Sep 69.4 Ordained Bishop Iwannis Louis Awad Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria Vicar Apostolic of Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Syrian)

13 Sep 64.0 Appointed Camilo Diaz Gregorio Prelate of Batanes, Philippines

62.3 Succeeded Emilio Z. Marquez Bishop of Lucena, Philippines

65.4 Resigned Ruben T. Profugo Bishop of Lucena, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

69.3 Installed Enrique Sarmiento Angulo Bishop of Fontibón, Colombia

14 Sep 63.7 Installed Daniel Caro Borda Bishop of Soacha, Colombia

47.0 Ordained Bishop Román Casanova Casanova Bishop of Vic, Spain

90.6 Died Wilfrid Emmett Doyle † Bishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

99.4 Beatified Bl. Vasil Hopko † Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia

75.0 Died Geoffrey Francis Mayne † Bishop Emeritus of Australia, Military

15 Sep 70.4 Resigned Ramón Búa Otero Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain Bishop Emeritus

71.1 Appointed Gaudencio Borbon Rosales Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

73.8 Appointed Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. Apostolic Administrator of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain

75.0 Retired Jaime Lachica Sin † Archbishop of Manila, Philippines Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

16 Sep 72.5 Appointed William Henry Keeler Apostolic Administrator of Richmond, Virginia, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

61.1 Appointed José Refugio Mercado Díaz Auxiliary Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Appointed José Refugio Mercado Díaz Titular Bishop of Turuzi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México

75.3 Retired Walter Francis Sullivan Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA Bishop Emeritus

87.8 Died Adelmo Tacconi † Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

17 Sep 70.4 Died Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. † Bishop of Huánuco, Peru

73.3 Resigned José Carlos Castanho de Almeida Bishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

72.4 Died Dennis Harold De Jong † Bishop of Ndola, Zambia

46.0 Appointed Maurício Grotto de Camargo Apostolic Administrator of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

19 Sep 90.8 Died Mario Zanchin † Bishop Emeritus of Fidenza, Italy

20 Sep 50.4 Ordained Bishop Antonio Arcari Titular Archbishop of Caeciri Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique

51.0 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

51.0 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

51.0 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

51.0 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

51.0 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Delegate to Laos Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

51.0 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

51.0 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

80.2 Died Daniel Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil

21 Sep 85.5 Died Giovanni Bianchi † Bishop Emeritus of Pescia, Italy

66.3 Installed Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón Bishop of Engativá, Colombia

23 Sep 66.1 Resigned Teodoro J. Buhain, Jr. Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24 Sep 77.0 Died Wilhelm Michel Ellis † Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles

68.0 Appointed Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

25 Sep 60.6 Confirmed Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

76.8 Retired Maroun Khoury Sader Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Auguste Nobou † Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus

27 Sep 48.3 Ordained Bishop Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández Titular Bishop of Ampora Bishop of Melo, Uruguay

46.2 Ordained Bishop Mario Russotto Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy

55.2 Confirmed Louis Sako Archbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq

82.8 Retired André Sana Archbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

28 Sep 55.3 Installed Hans-Josef Becker Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany

43.7 Ordained Bishop Vasyl Ivasiuk Titular Bishop of Benda Exarch of Odessa-Krym (Ukrainian), Ukraine

29 Sep 64.4 Appointed Stanislaw Dziwisz Titular Archbishop of San Leone Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

53.9 Appointed James Michael Harvey Titular Archbishop of Memphis Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

61.7 Appointed Piero Marini Titular Archbishop of Martirano President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	73.6	Resigned	Albert Kanene Obiefuna	Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
49.9	Succeeded	Valerian Okeke	Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria
2 Sep	61.8	Appointed	Jean-Michel di Falco Leandri	Auxiliary Bishop of Gap, France	Bishop of Gap (-Embrun), France
88.5	Died	Henry Joseph Kennedy †	Bishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia
3 Sep	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.	Titular Bishop of Ucres	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
43.5	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Colin Fisher, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Buruni	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Julian Charles Porteous	Titular Bishop of Urusi	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
4 Sep	97.6	Died	Vittorio Maria Costantini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
5 Sep	79.4	Died	Kenneth Joseph Povish †	Bishop Emeritus of Lansing, Michigan, USA
6 Sep	67.2	Installed	Giuseppe Mani	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
80.6	Died	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
7 Sep	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Paolo Benotto	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
55.4	Ordained Bishop	Guy Harpigny	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Datus Hilarion Lega	Bishop of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
82.6	Died	Ivan Marghitych †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mukacheve (Ruthenian), Ukraine
8 Sep	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Luis Artemio Flores Calzada	Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México
44.6	Ordained Bishop	Claudio Maniago	Titular Bishop of Satafi	Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
60.8	Died	Giovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
9 Sep	50.2	Appointed	Kricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) Coussa	Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
11 Sep	64.7	Died	James Edward Fitzgerald †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
61.5	Appointed	Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
61.5	Appointed	Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D.	Titular Bishop of Rhasus	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
61.5	Resigned	Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D.	Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
44.2	Appointed	Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal	Bishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India	Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India
12 Sep	69.4	Ordained Bishop	Iwannis Louis Awad	Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria	Vicar Apostolic of Venezuela, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Syrian)
13 Sep	64.0	Appointed	Camilo Diaz Gregorio	Prelate of Batanes, Philippines
62.3	Succeeded	Emilio Z. Marquez	Bishop of Lucena, Philippines
65.4	Resigned	Ruben T. Profugo	Bishop of Lucena, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
69.3	Installed	Enrique Sarmiento Angulo	Bishop of Fontibón, Colombia
14 Sep	63.7	Installed	Daniel Caro Borda	Bishop of Soacha, Colombia
47.0	Ordained Bishop	Román Casanova Casanova	Bishop of Vic, Spain
90.6	Died	Wilfrid Emmett Doyle †	Bishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
99.4	Beatified	Bl. Vasil Hopko †	Auxiliary Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia
75.0	Died	Geoffrey Francis Mayne †	Bishop Emeritus of Australia, Military
15 Sep	70.4	Resigned	Ramón Búa Otero	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
71.1	Appointed	Gaudencio Borbon Rosales	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
73.8	Appointed	Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F.	Apostolic Administrator of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
75.0	Retired	Jaime Lachica Sin †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
16 Sep	72.5	Appointed	William Henry Keeler	Apostolic Administrator of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
61.1	Appointed	José Refugio Mercado Díaz	Auxiliary Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Appointed	José Refugio Mercado Díaz	Titular Bishop of Turuzi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México
75.3	Retired	Walter Francis Sullivan	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
87.8	Died	Adelmo Tacconi †	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
17 Sep	70.4	Died	Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru
73.3	Resigned	José Carlos Castanho de Almeida	Bishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
72.4	Died	Dennis Harold De Jong †	Bishop of Ndola, Zambia
46.0	Appointed	Maurício Grotto de Camargo	Apostolic Administrator of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
19 Sep	90.8	Died	Mario Zanchin †	Bishop Emeritus of Fidenza, Italy
20 Sep	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Arcari	Titular Archbishop of Caeciri	Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique
51.0	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
51.0	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
51.0	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Nuncio to Cambodia	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
51.0	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
51.0	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Delegate to Laos	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
51.0	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
51.0	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Delegate to Brunei Darussalam	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
80.2	Died	Daniel Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Sep	85.5	Died	Giovanni Bianchi †	Bishop Emeritus of Pescia, Italy
66.3	Installed	Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón	Bishop of Engativá, Colombia
23 Sep	66.1	Resigned	Teodoro J. Buhain, Jr.	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24 Sep	77.0	Died	Wilhelm Michel Ellis †	Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
68.0	Appointed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25 Sep	60.6	Confirmed	Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
76.8	Retired	Maroun Khoury Sader	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Auguste Nobou †	Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Sep	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández	Titular Bishop of Ampora	Bishop of Melo, Uruguay
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Mario Russotto	Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy
55.2	Confirmed	Louis Sako	Archbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq
82.8	Retired	André Sana	Archbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Sep	55.3	Installed	Hans-Josef Becker	Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Vasyl Ivasiuk	Titular Bishop of Benda	Exarch of Odessa-Krym (Ukrainian), Ukraine
29 Sep	64.4	Appointed	Stanislaw Dziwisz	Titular Archbishop of San Leone	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
53.9	Appointed	James Michael Harvey	Titular Archbishop of Memphis	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
61.7	Appointed	Piero Marini	Titular Archbishop of Martirano	President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

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