The Year of Our Lord 2004

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Oct 51.8 Selected Mykola Simkaylo † Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine

1 Oct 57.3 Appointed Telesphore George Mpundu Coadjutor Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia Archbishop Emeritus

62.7 Appointed Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A. Bishop of Ndola, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Marcello Semeraro Bishop of Albano, Italy Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

30.3 Professed Erik Varden, O.C.S.O. Member of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance Prelate of Trondheim, Norway

2 Oct 59.1 Installed Sławoj Leszek Głódź Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

54.1 Appointed Thomas Edward Gullickson Titular Archbishop of Polymartium Apostolic Nuncio

54.1 Appointed Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles Apostolic Nuncio

54.1 Appointed Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Antilles Apostolic Nuncio

54.1 Appointed Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Antilles Apostolic Nuncio

54.1 Appointed Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antilles Apostolic Nuncio

54.1 Appointed Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Antilles Apostolic Nuncio

54.1 Appointed Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles Apostolic Nuncio

54.1 Appointed Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Delegate to Antilles Apostolic Nuncio

67.9 Appointed Paolo Rabitti Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

3 Oct 32.4 Ordained Priest Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I. Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Bishop of Wau, South Sudan

59.0 Ordained Bishop Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano † Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus

54.6 Ordained Bishop Andrew Raksam Marak Coadjutor Bishop of Tura, India Bishop

7 Oct 48.8 Ordained Bishop Andrés Carrascosa Coso Titular Archbishop of Elo Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador

70.5 Appointed Mario Joseph Conti † Apostolic Administrator of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

59.6 Ordained Bishop Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil

75.3 Retired Heinrich Fasching † Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

60.6 Ceased Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. † Rector General of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland

68.2 Resigned Kurt Krenn † Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria Bishop Emeritus

64.0 Appointed Klaus Küng Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired John Aloysius Mone † Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

8 Oct 87.1 Died Oscar Félix Villena † Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina

9 Oct 48.2 Appointed Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid Bishop of Chile, Military Bishop Emeritus of Osorno, Chile

58.6 Appointed Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil, S.D.B. Bishop of Surat Thani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

10 Oct 50.1 Ordained Bishop Norbert José Henri Turini Bishop of Cahors, France Archbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

11 Oct 76.0 Retired Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey Archbishop Emeritus

56.6 Installed Luis Armando Collazuol Bishop of Concordia, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

65.1 Appointed Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey Archbishop Emeritus

57.5 Appointed Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey

57.5 Appointed Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Monteverde Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey

71.8 Resigned Elmo Noel Joseph Perera † Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

50.2 Installed Eduardo Maria Taussig Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

12 Oct 46.8 Appointed Javier Augusto Del Río Alba Auxiliary Bishop of Callao, Peru Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru

46.8 Appointed Javier Augusto Del Río Alba Titular Bishop of Phelbes Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru

49.5 Appointed Ricardo García García Prelate of Yauyos, Peru

50.1 Appointed José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru Bishop Emeritus

13 Oct 54.3 Appointed Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

77.7 Retired Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. † Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

14 Oct 61.1 Appointed Frederick Francis Campbell Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

65.4 Appointed William Joseph Dendinger Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA Bishop Emeritus

90.2 Died Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

70.3 Resigned James Anthony Griffin Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

65.5 Appointed Manfred Grothe Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.5 Appointed Manfred Grothe Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany

44.9 Appointed Matthias König Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany

44.9 Appointed Matthias König Titular Bishop of Elicroca Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany

76.1 Retired Lawrence James McNamara † Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA Bishop Emeritus

46.8 Appointed Kevin Carl Rhoades Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA

15 Oct 49.7 Appointed Dieudonné Bogmis † Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon

83.8 Died Adolfo Hernández Hurtado † Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Michoacán, México

48.4 Appointed Jean Mbarga Bishop of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon

53.5 Appointed Jean-Bosco Ntep Bishop of Edéa, Cameroon

16 Oct 67.2 Resigned Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio

67.2 Resigned Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio

67.2 Resigned Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

67.2 Resigned Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio

67.2 Resigned Piero Biggio † Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio

29.8 Ordained Priest Adalberto Donadelli Júnior Priest of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

48.6 Appointed Tadeusz Płoski † Bishop of Poland, Military

62.8 Appointed Giovanni Tonucci Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy

62.8 Appointed Giovanni Tonucci Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy

62.8 Appointed Giovanni Tonucci Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy

62.8 Appointed Giovanni Tonucci Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy

62.8 Appointed Giovanni Tonucci Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy

17 Oct 57.0 Installed Mariano Manzana Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Oct 69.0 Died Stefan Moskwa † Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland

19 Oct 46.8 Appointed Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P. Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands

71.5 Resigned Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. † Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Appointed Arnold Orowae Coadjutor Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea Bishop

20 Oct 76.0 Retired Francisco Barroso Filho Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

65.0 Appointed Jésus Rocha † Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

50.2 Appointed Moacir Silva Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

53.0 Appointed Cornelius Sim † Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei

53.0 Appointed Cornelius Sim † Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei

21 Oct 69.1 Appointed Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa † Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

69.1 Appointed Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa † Titular Bishop of Rubicon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

69.1 Resigned Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa † Bishop of Tarazona, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

49.3 Appointed Paul Stagg Coakley Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

76.1 Retired George Kinzie Fitzsimons † Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA Bishop Emeritus

91.1 Died Armido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia

65.5 Appointed Ángel Rubio Castro Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

65.5 Appointed Ángel Rubio Castro Titular Bishop of Vergi Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

22 Oct 35.2 Ordained Priest Augusto Zampini Priest of San Isidro, Argentina Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

23 Oct 98.9 Retired Ettore Cunial † Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus

63.4 Ordained Bishop Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Dardanus Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

74.0 Resigned Joseph Mukwaya † Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

73.3 Retired Pablo Puente Buces † Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain Apostolic Nuncio

70.1 Appointed Paolo Sardi † Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus

48.6 Succeeded Joseph Anthony Zziwa Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda

24 Oct 84.0 Died James Aloysius Hickey † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

40.2 Ordained Bishop Ernesto Maguengue Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique

45.0 Ordained Bishop Lucio Andrice Muandula Bishop of Xai-Xai, Mozambique

30.8 Ordained Priest Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta Priest of Khartoum, Sudan Bishop of Torit, South Sudan

91.8 Died Domenico Picchinenna † Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

25 Oct 52.4 Succeeded Patrick Hoogmartens Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium

75.0 Retired Paul Schruers † Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Appointed Alojz Uran † Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia Archbishop Emeritus

26 Oct 75.6 Retired Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. † Prelate of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México Prelate Emeritus

55.1 Appointed Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. Prelate of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México Bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

53.7 Appointed Gonzalo Galván Castillo † Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr. Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria Bishop Emeritus

27 Oct 79.5 Died Sebastian Acol Dalis † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines

75.0 Retired Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

47.0 Succeeded Maurício Grotto de Camargo Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

28 Oct 68.3 Installed Edward Urban Kmiec † Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

39.5 Appointed René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua Bishop of León en Nicaragua

83.9 Died Maximos Salloum † Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel

29 Oct 62.1 Appointed Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo Bishop of Getafe, Spain Bishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R. Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala

30 Oct 48.6 Ordained Bishop Tadeusz Płoski † Bishop of Poland, Military

31 Oct 62.6 Installed Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv. Archbishop of Sassari, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Oct	51.8	Selected	Mykola Simkaylo †	Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
1 Oct	57.3	Appointed	Telesphore George Mpundu	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia	Archbishop Emeritus
62.7	Appointed	Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A.	Bishop of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Marcello Semeraro	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
30.3	Professed	Erik Varden, O.C.S.O.	Member of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance	Prelate of Trondheim, Norway
2 Oct	59.1	Installed	Sławoj Leszek Głódź	Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
54.1	Appointed	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Titular Archbishop of Polymartium	Apostolic Nuncio
54.1	Appointed	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
54.1	Appointed	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
54.1	Appointed	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
54.1	Appointed	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
54.1	Appointed	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
54.1	Appointed	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
54.1	Appointed	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Delegate to Antilles	Apostolic Nuncio
67.9	Appointed	Paolo Rabitti	Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
3 Oct	32.4	Ordained Priest	Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I.	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Wau, South Sudan
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano †	Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Raksam Marak	Coadjutor Bishop of Tura, India	Bishop
7 Oct	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Carrascosa Coso	Titular Archbishop of Elo	Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador
70.5	Appointed	Mario Joseph Conti †	Apostolic Administrator of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana	Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
75.3	Retired	Heinrich Fasching †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.6	Ceased	Séamus Freeman, S.A.C. †	Rector General of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland
68.2	Resigned	Kurt Krenn †	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
64.0	Appointed	Klaus Küng	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	John Aloysius Mone †	Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
8 Oct	87.1	Died	Oscar Félix Villena †	Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina
9 Oct	48.2	Appointed	Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid	Bishop of Chile, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Osorno, Chile
58.6	Appointed	Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil, S.D.B.	Bishop of Surat Thani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
10 Oct	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Norbert José Henri Turini	Bishop of Cahors, France	Archbishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
11 Oct	76.0	Retired	Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
56.6	Installed	Luis Armando Collazuol	Bishop of Concordia, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
65.1	Appointed	Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
57.5	Appointed	Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey
57.5	Appointed	Luigi Padovese, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Monteverde	Vicar Apostolic of Anatolia, Turkey
71.8	Resigned	Elmo Noel Joseph Perera †	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
50.2	Installed	Eduardo Maria Taussig	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
12 Oct	46.8	Appointed	Javier Augusto Del Río Alba	Auxiliary Bishop of Callao, Peru	Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru
46.8	Appointed	Javier Augusto Del Río Alba	Titular Bishop of Phelbes	Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru
49.5	Appointed	Ricardo García García	Prelate of Yauyos, Peru
50.1	Appointed	José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R.	Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
13 Oct	54.3	Appointed	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.	Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
77.7	Retired	Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. †	Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Oct	61.1	Appointed	Frederick Francis Campbell	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
65.4	Appointed	William Joseph Dendinger	Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
90.2	Died	Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
70.3	Resigned	James Anthony Griffin	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
65.5	Appointed	Manfred Grothe	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.5	Appointed	Manfred Grothe	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
44.9	Appointed	Matthias König	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
44.9	Appointed	Matthias König	Titular Bishop of Elicroca	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
76.1	Retired	Lawrence James McNamara †	Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
46.8	Appointed	Kevin Carl Rhoades	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
15 Oct	49.7	Appointed	Dieudonné Bogmis †	Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon
83.8	Died	Adolfo Hernández Hurtado †	Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Michoacán, México
48.4	Appointed	Jean Mbarga	Bishop of Ebolowa-Kribi, Cameroon	Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
53.5	Appointed	Jean-Bosco Ntep	Bishop of Edéa, Cameroon
16 Oct	67.2	Resigned	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark	Apostolic Nuncio
67.2	Resigned	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio
67.2	Resigned	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
67.2	Resigned	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio
67.2	Resigned	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden	Apostolic Nuncio
29.8	Ordained Priest	Adalberto Donadelli Júnior	Priest of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
48.6	Appointed	Tadeusz Płoski †	Bishop of Poland, Military
62.8	Appointed	Giovanni Tonucci	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden	Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
62.8	Appointed	Giovanni Tonucci	Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark	Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
62.8	Appointed	Giovanni Tonucci	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
62.8	Appointed	Giovanni Tonucci	Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland	Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
62.8	Appointed	Giovanni Tonucci	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
17 Oct	57.0	Installed	Mariano Manzana	Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Oct	69.0	Died	Stefan Moskwa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
19 Oct	46.8	Appointed	Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P.	Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands	Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
71.5	Resigned	Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. †	Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands	Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Appointed	Arnold Orowae	Coadjutor Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea	Bishop
20 Oct	76.0	Retired	Francisco Barroso Filho	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
65.0	Appointed	Jésus Rocha †	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
50.2	Appointed	Moacir Silva	Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
53.0	Appointed	Cornelius Sim †	Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei
53.0	Appointed	Cornelius Sim †	Titular Bishop of Putia in Numidia	Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei
21 Oct	69.1	Appointed	Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.1	Appointed	Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa †	Titular Bishop of Rubicon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
69.1	Resigned	Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa †	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
49.3	Appointed	Paul Stagg Coakley	Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA	Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
76.1	Retired	George Kinzie Fitzsimons †	Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
91.1	Died	Armido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia
65.5	Appointed	Ángel Rubio Castro	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
65.5	Appointed	Ángel Rubio Castro	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
22 Oct	35.2	Ordained Priest	Augusto Zampini	Priest of San Isidro, Argentina	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
23 Oct	98.9	Retired	Ettore Cunial †	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber	Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus
63.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Pierre Grallet, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
74.0	Resigned	Joseph Mukwaya †	Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
73.3	Retired	Pablo Puente Buces †	Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain	Apostolic Nuncio
70.1	Appointed	Paolo Sardi †	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus
48.6	Succeeded	Joseph Anthony Zziwa	Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda
24 Oct	84.0	Died	James Aloysius Hickey †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
40.2	Ordained Bishop	Ernesto Maguengue	Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Lucio Andrice Muandula	Bishop of Xai-Xai, Mozambique
30.8	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta	Priest of Khartoum, Sudan	Bishop of Torit, South Sudan
91.8	Died	Domenico Picchinenna †	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
25 Oct	52.4	Succeeded	Patrick Hoogmartens	Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium
75.0	Retired	Paul Schruers †	Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Appointed	Alojz Uran †	Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Oct	75.6	Retired	Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. †	Prelate of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México	Prelate Emeritus
55.1	Appointed	Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.	Prelate of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México	Bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
53.7	Appointed	Gonzalo Galván Castillo †	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	Claude Jean Narcisse Rault, M. Afr.	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria	Bishop Emeritus
27 Oct	79.5	Died	Sebastian Acol Dalis †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
75.0	Retired	Antônio de Souza, C.S.S.	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
47.0	Succeeded	Maurício Grotto de Camargo	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28 Oct	68.3	Installed	Edward Urban Kmiec †	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
39.5	Appointed	René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón	Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
83.9	Died	Maximos Salloum †	Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel
29 Oct	62.1	Appointed	Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo	Bishop of Getafe, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Mario Alberto Molina Palma, O.A.R.	Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala	Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
30 Oct	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Tadeusz Płoski †	Bishop of Poland, Military
31 Oct	62.6	Installed	Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv.	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus

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