The Year of Our Lord 2006

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 48.7 Succeeded Marco Antonio Cortez Lara Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru

76.2 Retired José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins † Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru Bishop Emeritus

2 Sep 59.8 Ordained Bishop Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana Titular Bishop of Suelli Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina

64.9 Appointed Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. Bishop of San Severo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

68.2 Ordained Bishop Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J. Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus

4 Sep 65.1 Ceased John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

5 Sep 84.7 Died Oscar Garcia Urizar † Bishop Emeritus of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala

6 Sep 56.2 Appointed James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

56.2 Ordained Bishop James Patrick Green Titular Archbishop of Altinum Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

45.0 Appointed Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna Titular Bishop of Mareotes Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

45.0 Confirmed Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna Curial Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

49.3 Ordained Bishop Bernard Unabali Titular Bishop of Cuicul Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

7 Sep 59.8 Succeeded Adriano Langa, O.F.M. Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique

84.0 Died Petar Perkolic † Archbishop Emeritus of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro

70.7 Died Alberto Setele † Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique

8 Sep 48.7 Ordained Bishop Jérôme Daniel Beau Titular Bishop of Privata Archbishop of Bourges, France

53.3 Ordained Bishop Elenito de los Reyes Galido † Bishop of Iligan, Philippines

62.9 Ordained Bishop Mosè Marcia Titular Bishop of Vardimissa Bishop of Nuoro, Italy

48.9 Ordained Bishop Jean-Yves André Michel Nahmias Titular Bishop of Termae Himerae Bishop of Meaux, France

53.5 Ordained Bishop George Nkuo Bishop of Kumbo, Cameroon

55.2 Installed Michele Seccia Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy Archbishop of Lecce, Italy

9 Sep 62.7 Appointed Martin William Currie Apostolic Administrator of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

52.9 Ordained Bishop Wacław Tomasz Depo Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland Archbishop of Częstochowa, Poland

48.9 Ordained Bishop Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France Archbishop of Rouen, France

74.6 Resigned Joseph Faber MacDonald † Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

42.6 Appointed Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende Coadjutor Bishop of Breda, Netherlands Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands

10 Sep 48.9 Installed Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France Archbishop of Rouen, France

60.5 Installed Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B. Archbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

44.8 Ordained Bishop José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre Bishop of Palencia, Spain Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain

44.2 Ordained Bishop Peter Štumpf, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia Bishop of Murska Sobota, Slovenia

11 Sep 82.8 Died Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet † Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France

78.1 Died Antonio Forte, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy

13 Sep 72.7 Selected Emmanuel Dabbaghian Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

14 Sep 65.0 Ordained Bishop Gregory O’Kelly, S.J. Titular Bishop of Ath Truim Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia

51.0 Died José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. † Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

15 Sep 71.7 Appointed Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B. Secretary of State Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

41.9 Appointed Janusz Wiesław Kaleta Titular Bishop of Phelbes

71.6 Appointed Giovanni Lajolo President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State Cardinal, President Emeritus

71.6 Appointed Giovanni Lajolo President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

54.5 Appointed Dominique François Joseph Mamberti Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

78.8 Retired Angelo Sodano Secretary of State Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

79.0 Retired Edmund Casimir Szoka † President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State Cardinal, President Emeritus

79.0 Retired Edmund Casimir Szoka † President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

16 Sep 78.7 Died Domenico De Luca † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco

84.9 Died Mário Teixeira Gurgel, S.D.S. † Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil

85.7 Died Michel Yatim † Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria

17 Sep 54.7 Ordained Bishop Jacques André Blaquart Titular Bishop of Ypres Bishop of Orléans, France

57.1 Ordained Bishop Markus Büchel Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

65.0 Died Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. † Bishop of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil

20 Sep 45.4 Appointed Jose Pandarassery Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripae Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India

45.4 Confirmed Jose Pandarassery Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India

21 Sep 76.0 Retired António Baltasar Marcelino † Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

58.0 Appointed António Francisco dos Santos † Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal Bishop of Porto, Portugal

22 Sep 53.7 Succeeded Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

68.7 Died Vital Komenan Yao † Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

23 Sep 55.4 Installed Joseph Yapo Aké Bishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

48.7 Installed José Luis Azuaje Ayala Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela

60.4 Ordained Bishop George Anthony Frendo, O.P. Titular Bishop of Buthrotum Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania

56.3 Appointed James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

61.0 Died Joseph Marie Nguyên Quang Tuyên † Bishop of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam

61.7 Installed José Vilaplana Blasco Bishop of Huelva, Spain

24 Sep 63.6 Installed Angelo Bagnasco Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy

70.7 Installed Barthélémy Djabla † Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

69.9 Installed Franc Kramberger Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia Archbishop Emeritus

52.2 Ordained Bishop Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil

26 Sep 85.1 Died Benedict Charles Franzetta † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Youngstown, Ohio, USA

29 Sep 64.4 Appointed Giacomo Lanzetti Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Alba (Pompea), Italy

55.7 Died Cataldo Naro † Archbishop of Monreale, Italy

68.8 Appointed Sergio Pintor Bishop of Ozieri, Italy Bishop Emeritus

72.1 Resigned Antonio Vacca Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy Bishop Emeritus

94.6 Died Louis-Albert Vachon † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

30 Sep 49.8 Ordained Bishop João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil

72.6 Resigned Salvador Flores Huerta Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Installed Cyprian Kizito Lwanga Archbishop of Kampala, Uganda

1 Oct 62.2 Installed Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

46.2 Professed Taras Senkiv, O.M. Priest of Order of the Minims Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine

59.4 Ordained Bishop Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T. Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India

2 Oct 75.0 Retired Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey † Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France Bishop Emeritus

3 Oct 61.5 Appointed Marcelo Raúl Martorell Bishop of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

76.3 Retired Joaquín Piña Batllevell, S.J. † Bishop of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

69.9 Appointed José Ángel Rovai Bishop of Villa María, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

4 Oct 65.0 Ordained Bishop Barry Philip Jones † Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop

5 Oct 63.5 Appointed Lucas Martínez Lara † Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México

7 Oct 82.5 Died Francisco Austregésilo de Mesquita Filho † Bishop Emeritus of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil

80.2 Retired Ján Eugen Kočiš Protosyncellus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian) Protosyncellus Emeritus

8 Oct 85.5 Died Pavel Mária Hnilica, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Rusadus

62.0 Installed Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

9 Oct 78.4 Retired Georges Ibrahim Kwaïter, B.S. † Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

10 Oct 53.5 Appointed Leopoldo Girelli Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste Apostolic Nuncio to Israel

11 Oct 70.1 Died Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. † Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia

46.7 Selected Elie Bechara Haddad, B.S. Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

12 Oct 64.8 Appointed Martin John Amos Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

76.7 Retired John Patrick Boles † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.4 Appointed John Anthony Dooher Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.4 Appointed John Anthony Dooher Titular Bishop of Theveste Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

76.4 Retired William Edwin Franklin Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Appointed Robert Francis Hennessey Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

54.4 Appointed Robert Francis Hennessey Titular Bishop of Tigias Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

55.2 Appointed Juan Pedro Juárez Meléndez Bishop of Tula, Hidalgo, México

78.7 Died Auguste Nobou † Archbishop Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire

13 Oct 57.8 Selected Michel Abrass, B.A. Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

45.2 Ordained Bishop Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna Titular Bishop of Mareotes Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

84.5 Died Dino Monduzzi † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

14 Oct 46.8 Appointed John Ebebe Ayah Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria

61.8 Appointed Oswald Gracias Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India

49.3 Appointed Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P. Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

52.2 Appointed Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B. Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany

50.5 Appointed Edgar Amine Madi Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil

74.6 Resigned Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M. † Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

56.2 Confirmed Samir Nassar Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria

58.1 Appointed Vincenzo Pelvi Archbishop of Italy, Military Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy

65.0 Installed Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. Bishop of San Severo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

46.9 Appointed Alexis Touably Youlo Bishop of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire

15 Oct 128.4 Canonized St. Raphael Guizar Valencia † Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México

16 Oct 63.7 Appointed Ciriaco Benavente Mateos Bishop of Albacete, Spain

17 Oct 57.8 Appointed Michel Abrass, B.A. Titular Bishop of Abydus Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

57.8 Confirmed Michel Abrass, B.A. Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

54.3 Appointed Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

54.3 Appointed Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C. Titular Bishop of Hilta Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

50.0 Appointed Stephen Brislin Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa

89.9 Died Teodoro Cardenal Fernández † Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain

60.4 Appointed Leonard William Kenney, C.P. Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

67.9 Appointed Leonardo Yuzon Medroso Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

18 Oct 49.8 Installed João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil

77.5 Died Mario Francesco Pompedda † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

19 Oct 53.4 Appointed Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Archbishop

75.0 Retired Frank Marcus Fernando † Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed Vasyl Semeniuk Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Archbishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

48.4 Succeeded Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka

20 Oct 69.0 Appointed Edwin Colaço Bishop of Aurangabad, India Bishop Emeritus

21 Oct 57.8 Ordained Bishop Francisco Canindé Palhano Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

48.8 Succeeded Javier Augusto Del Río Alba Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru

68.2 Appointed Djibrail Kassab Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Jan Niemiec Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine

48.6 Appointed Jan Niemiec Titular Bishop of Decoriana Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine

49.2 Ordained Bishop Sabino Ocan Odoki Titular Bishop of Sabrata Bishop of Arua, Uganda

65.4 Appointed Edward Ozorowski Archbishop of Białystok, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

62.0 Resigned José Paulino Ríos Reynoso Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru Archbishop Emeritus

23 Oct 41.9 Appointed Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández Bishop of Iquique, Chile Bishop Emeritus

93.8 Died Heinrich Rüth, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil

24 Oct 67.4 Installed Stanisław Dziwisz Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

26 Oct 75.1 Retired Vincent Malone Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.1 Ordained Bishop Paul Joseph Swain Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

27 Oct 83.9 Died Cecil DeSa † Archbishop Emeritus of Agra, India

28 Oct 55.0 Ordained Bishop Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B. Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

45.1 Appointed Daniel Ernest Flores Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

45.1 Appointed Daniel Ernest Flores Titular Bishop of Cozyla Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

75.0 Retired Medardo Joseph Mazombwe † Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

59.4 Succeeded Telesphore George Mpundu Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia Archbishop Emeritus

45.5 Ordained Bishop Jose Pandarassery Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripae Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India

31 Oct 75.2 Retired Robert Anthony Brucato Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

77.3 Retired Darío Castrillón Hoyos † Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

54.2 Appointed Thomas Chung An-zu Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan

54.2 Appointed Thomas Chung An-zu Titular Bishop of Munatiana Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan

80.5 Died José Elias Chaves Júnior, C.M. † Prelate Emeritus of Cametá, Para, Brazil

63.1 Succeeded Angelo Comastri Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica} Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter

54.7 Appointed Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García Auxiliary Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador

54.7 Appointed Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García Titular Bishop of Naraggara Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador

72.2 Appointed Cláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M. Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

77.3 Retired Francesco Marchisano † Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica} Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	48.7	Succeeded	Marco Antonio Cortez Lara	Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
76.2	Retired	José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins †	Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
2 Sep	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Óscar Vicente Ojea Quintana	Titular Bishop of Suelli	Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina
64.9	Appointed	Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm.	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
68.2	Ordained Bishop	Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J.	Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
4 Sep	65.1	Ceased	John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap.	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
5 Sep	84.7	Died	Oscar Garcia Urizar †	Bishop Emeritus of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala
6 Sep	56.2	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden
56.2	Ordained Bishop	James Patrick Green	Titular Archbishop of Altinum	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden
45.0	Appointed	Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna	Titular Bishop of Mareotes	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
45.0	Confirmed	Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna	Curial Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Unabali	Titular Bishop of Cuicul	Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
7 Sep	59.8	Succeeded	Adriano Langa, O.F.M.	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
84.0	Died	Petar Perkolic †	Archbishop Emeritus of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
70.7	Died	Alberto Setele †	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
8 Sep	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Jérôme Daniel Beau	Titular Bishop of Privata	Archbishop of Bourges, France
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Elenito de los Reyes Galido †	Bishop of Iligan, Philippines
62.9	Ordained Bishop	Mosè Marcia	Titular Bishop of Vardimissa	Bishop of Nuoro, Italy
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Yves André Michel Nahmias	Titular Bishop of Termae Himerae	Bishop of Meaux, France
53.5	Ordained Bishop	George Nkuo	Bishop of Kumbo, Cameroon
55.2	Installed	Michele Seccia	Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy	Archbishop of Lecce, Italy
9 Sep	62.7	Appointed	Martin William Currie	Apostolic Administrator of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Wacław Tomasz Depo	Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland	Archbishop of Częstochowa, Poland
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun	Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France	Archbishop of Rouen, France
74.6	Resigned	Joseph Faber MacDonald †	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
42.6	Appointed	Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende	Coadjutor Bishop of Breda, Netherlands	Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands
10 Sep	48.9	Installed	Dominique Julien Claude Marie Lebrun	Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France	Archbishop of Rouen, France
60.5	Installed	Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B.	Archbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
44.8	Ordained Bishop	José Ignacio Munilla Aguirre	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain
44.2	Ordained Bishop	Peter Štumpf, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Musti in Numidia	Bishop of Murska Sobota, Slovenia
11 Sep	82.8	Died	Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet †	Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
78.1	Died	Antonio Forte, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
13 Sep	72.7	Selected	Emmanuel Dabbaghian	Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Sep	65.0	Ordained Bishop	Gregory O’Kelly, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Ath Truim	Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia
51.0	Died	José Mauro Pereira Bastos, C.P. †	Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15 Sep	71.7	Appointed	Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B.	Secretary of State	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
41.9	Appointed	Janusz Wiesław Kaleta	Titular Bishop of Phelbes
71.6	Appointed	Giovanni Lajolo	President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State	Cardinal, President Emeritus
71.6	Appointed	Giovanni Lajolo	President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
54.5	Appointed	Dominique François Joseph Mamberti	Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
78.8	Retired	Angelo Sodano	Secretary of State	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
79.0	Retired	Edmund Casimir Szoka †	President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Cardinal, President Emeritus
79.0	Retired	Edmund Casimir Szoka †	President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
16 Sep	78.7	Died	Domenico De Luca †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco
84.9	Died	Mário Teixeira Gurgel, S.D.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
85.7	Died	Michel Yatim †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
17 Sep	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Jacques André Blaquart	Titular Bishop of Ypres	Bishop of Orléans, France
57.1	Ordained Bishop	Markus Büchel	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
65.0	Died	Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
20 Sep	45.4	Appointed	Jose Pandarassery	Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripae	Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
45.4	Confirmed	Jose Pandarassery	Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
21 Sep	76.0	Retired	António Baltasar Marcelino †	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
58.0	Appointed	António Francisco dos Santos †	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
22 Sep	53.7	Succeeded	Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
68.7	Died	Vital Komenan Yao †	Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
23 Sep	55.4	Installed	Joseph Yapo Aké	Bishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
48.7	Installed	José Luis Azuaje Ayala	Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela	Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela
60.4	Ordained Bishop	George Anthony Frendo, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Buthrotum	Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
56.3	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Swaziland	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0	Died	Joseph Marie Nguyên Quang Tuyên †	Bishop of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam
61.7	Installed	José Vilaplana Blasco	Bishop of Huelva, Spain
24 Sep	63.6	Installed	Angelo Bagnasco	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
70.7	Installed	Barthélémy Djabla †	Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
69.9	Installed	Franc Kramberger	Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Manoel Delson Pedreira da Cruz, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil
26 Sep	85.1	Died	Benedict Charles Franzetta †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
29 Sep	64.4	Appointed	Giacomo Lanzetti	Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Alba (Pompea), Italy
55.7	Died	Cataldo Naro †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
68.8	Appointed	Sergio Pintor	Bishop of Ozieri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
72.1	Resigned	Antonio Vacca	Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
94.6	Died	Louis-Albert Vachon †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
30 Sep	49.8	Ordained Bishop	João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
72.6	Resigned	Salvador Flores Huerta	Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Installed	Cyprian Kizito Lwanga	Archbishop of Kampala, Uganda
1 Oct	62.2	Installed	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
46.2	Professed	Taras Senkiv, O.M.	Priest of Order of the Minims	Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine
59.4	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T.	Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India
2 Oct	75.0	Retired	Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey †	Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France	Bishop Emeritus
3 Oct	61.5	Appointed	Marcelo Raúl Martorell	Bishop of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
76.3	Retired	Joaquín Piña Batllevell, S.J. †	Bishop of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
69.9	Appointed	José Ángel Rovai	Bishop of Villa María, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
4 Oct	65.0	Ordained Bishop	Barry Philip Jones †	Coadjutor Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop
5 Oct	63.5	Appointed	Lucas Martínez Lara †	Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México
7 Oct	82.5	Died	Francisco Austregésilo de Mesquita Filho †	Bishop Emeritus of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil
80.2	Retired	Ján Eugen Kočiš	Protosyncellus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)	Protosyncellus Emeritus
8 Oct	85.5	Died	Pavel Mária Hnilica, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Rusadus
62.0	Installed	Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
9 Oct	78.4	Retired	Georges Ibrahim Kwaïter, B.S. †	Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
10 Oct	53.5	Appointed	Leopoldo Girelli	Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
11 Oct	70.1	Died	Germán Garcia Isaza, C.M. †	Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia
46.7	Selected	Elie Bechara Haddad, B.S.	Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
12 Oct	64.8	Appointed	Martin John Amos	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
76.7	Retired	John Patrick Boles †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.4	Appointed	John Anthony Dooher	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.4	Appointed	John Anthony Dooher	Titular Bishop of Theveste	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
76.4	Retired	William Edwin Franklin	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	Robert Francis Hennessey	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
54.4	Appointed	Robert Francis Hennessey	Titular Bishop of Tigias	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
55.2	Appointed	Juan Pedro Juárez Meléndez	Bishop of Tula, Hidalgo, México
78.7	Died	Auguste Nobou †	Archbishop Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
13 Oct	57.8	Selected	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
45.2	Ordained Bishop	Kamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) Hanna	Titular Bishop of Mareotes	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
84.5	Died	Dino Monduzzi †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
14 Oct	46.8	Appointed	John Ebebe Ayah	Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria	Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria
61.8	Appointed	Oswald Gracias	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
49.3	Appointed	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
52.2	Appointed	Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B.	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
50.5	Appointed	Edgar Amine Madi	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil
74.6	Resigned	Joseph Mahfouz, O.L.M. †	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
56.2	Confirmed	Samir Nassar	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
58.1	Appointed	Vincenzo Pelvi	Archbishop of Italy, Military	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
65.0	Installed	Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm.	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
46.9	Appointed	Alexis Touably Youlo	Bishop of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire
15 Oct	128.4	Canonized	St. Raphael Guizar Valencia †	Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
16 Oct	63.7	Appointed	Ciriaco Benavente Mateos	Bishop of Albacete, Spain
17 Oct	57.8	Appointed	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Titular Bishop of Abydus	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
57.8	Confirmed	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
54.3	Appointed	Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C.	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
54.3	Appointed	Jean-Abdo Arbach, B.C.	Titular Bishop of Hilta	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
50.0	Appointed	Stephen Brislin	Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa	Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
89.9	Died	Teodoro Cardenal Fernández †	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
60.4	Appointed	Leonard William Kenney, C.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
67.9	Appointed	Leonardo Yuzon Medroso	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
18 Oct	49.8	Installed	João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
77.5	Died	Mario Francesco Pompedda †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
19 Oct	53.4	Appointed	Pierre Paul Oscar d’Ornellas	Coadjutor Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Archbishop
75.0	Retired	Frank Marcus Fernando †	Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	Vasyl Semeniuk	Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archbishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
48.4	Succeeded	Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis	Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
20 Oct	69.0	Appointed	Edwin Colaço	Bishop of Aurangabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
21 Oct	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Canindé Palhano	Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
48.8	Succeeded	Javier Augusto Del Río Alba	Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru
68.2	Appointed	Djibrail Kassab	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Jan Niemiec	Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
48.6	Appointed	Jan Niemiec	Titular Bishop of Decoriana	Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Sabino Ocan Odoki	Titular Bishop of Sabrata	Bishop of Arua, Uganda
65.4	Appointed	Edward Ozorowski	Archbishop of Białystok, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
62.0	Resigned	José Paulino Ríos Reynoso	Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
23 Oct	41.9	Appointed	Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández	Bishop of Iquique, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
93.8	Died	Heinrich Rüth, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
24 Oct	67.4	Installed	Stanisław Dziwisz	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
26 Oct	75.1	Retired	Vincent Malone	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.1	Ordained Bishop	Paul Joseph Swain	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
27 Oct	83.9	Died	Cecil DeSa †	Archbishop Emeritus of Agra, India
28 Oct	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Carlos Altieri, S.D.B.	Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
45.1	Appointed	Daniel Ernest Flores	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
45.1	Appointed	Daniel Ernest Flores	Titular Bishop of Cozyla	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
75.0	Retired	Medardo Joseph Mazombwe †	Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
59.4	Succeeded	Telesphore George Mpundu	Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia	Archbishop Emeritus
45.5	Ordained Bishop	Jose Pandarassery	Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripae	Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
31 Oct	75.2	Retired	Robert Anthony Brucato	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
77.3	Retired	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
54.2	Appointed	Thomas Chung An-zu	Auxiliary Bishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
54.2	Appointed	Thomas Chung An-zu	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
80.5	Died	José Elias Chaves Júnior, C.M. †	Prelate Emeritus of Cametá, Para, Brazil
63.1	Succeeded	Angelo Comastri	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
54.7	Appointed	Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García	Auxiliary Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador	Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador
54.7	Appointed	Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García	Titular Bishop of Naraggara	Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador
72.2	Appointed	Cláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M.	Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
77.3	Retired	Francesco Marchisano †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

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