The Year of Our Lord 2007

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Oct 61.5 Appointed William D’Souza, S.J. Archbishop of Patna, India Archbishop Emeritus

65.7 Appointed Piero Marini President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses President Emeritus

42.6 Appointed Guido Marini Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations of the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff Bishop of Tortona, Italy

65.7 Appointed Carlo Mazza Bishop of Fidenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

68.4 Installed Edwin Frederick O’Brien Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

76.1 Retired Benedict John Osta, S.J. † Archbishop of Patna, India Archbishop Emeritus

83.5 Retired Jozef Tomko † President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses Cardinal, President Emeritus

2 Oct 63.3 Installed Robert Joseph Baker Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA Bishop Emeritus

67.6 Died Gianni Danzi † Prelate of Loreto, Italy

3 Oct 45.6 Appointed Zanoni Demettino Castro Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

76.4 Retired Aldo Gerna, F.S.C.J. Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

4 Oct 60.4 Appointed Terence John Gerard Brady Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

60.4 Appointed Terence John Gerard Brady Titular Bishop of Talaptula Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

55.0 Appointed Antonio Di Donna Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Bishop of Acerra, Italy

55.0 Appointed Antonio Di Donna Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia Bishop of Acerra, Italy

45.7 Ordained Bishop Soane Patita Paini Mafi Coadjutor Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania) Cardinal, Bishop

50.0 Appointed Gabriel Malzaire Apostolic Administrator of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles

6 Oct 54.5 Ordained Bishop Mariano Crociata Bishop of Noto, Italy Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy

44.7 Ordained Bishop Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama † Bishop of Dedza, Malawi

75.7 Retired Raphael Simon Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki † Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya Archbishop Emeritus

61.7 Appointed John Njue Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.9 Ordained Bishop Emmanuel Obbo, A.J. Bishop of Soroti, Uganda Archbishop of Tororo, Uganda

46.3 Ordained Bishop Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala

33.3 Solemn Vows Erik Varden, O.C.S.O. Member of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance Prelate of Trondheim, Norway

7 Oct 66.8 Installed Roberto Busti Bishop of Mantova, Italy Bishop Emeritus

59.6 Ordained Bishop Armando Trasarti Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

10 Oct 73.1 Died Ambrose Battista De Paoli † Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

64.4 Appointed Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel Apostolic Nuncio to Iran Apostolic Nuncio

11 Oct 83.6 Died Ignatius D’Cunha † Bishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India

51.7 Appointed Jaime Soto Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA Bishop

12 Oct 50.3 Appointed Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam

63.3 Selected Abraham Youlios Kackanatt Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India Bishop Emeritus

73.4 Appointed Donald James Reece Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

13 Oct 61.3 Appointed Youssef (Joseph) Absi, S.M.S.P. Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

51.8 Ordained Bishop Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan Protosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine

77.3 Appointed Franco Croci † Vice President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See Vice President Emeritus

79.4 Retired Giovanni De Andrea † Vice President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See Vice President Emeritus

75.4 Retired Justo Mullor García † President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy President Emeritus

66.1 Appointed Beniamino Stella President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

14 Oct 57.6 Installed Domenico Cornacchia Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy

43.9 Installed António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D. Bishop of Caxito, Angola Bishop of Benguela, Angola

64.3 Installed Armand Henri Paul Maillard Archbishop of Bourges, France Archbishop Emeritus

65.5 Installed Luciano Monari Bishop of Brescia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

15 Oct 50.0 Ordained Bishop Julius Dusin Gitom Bishop of Sandakan, Malaysia

70.1 Retired Erwin Josef Ender † Apostolic Nuncio to Germany Apostolic Nuncio

46.8 Appointed Jesús González de Zárate Salas Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela

46.8 Appointed Jesús González de Zárate Salas Titular Bishop of Suava Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela

68.5 Appointed Jean-Claude Périsset Apostolic Nuncio to Germany Apostolic Nuncio

16 Oct 85.1 Died Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

93.2 Died Ignacy Ludwik Jeż † Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

17 Oct 48.8 Appointed João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil

48.8 Appointed João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. Titular Bishop of Albulae Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil

18 Oct 60.2 Ceased Claude Champagne, O.M.I. Apostolic Administrator of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada

63.8 Appointed Martin William Currie Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

52.3 Appointed Simone Giusti Bishop of Livorno, Italy

61.8 Appointed Anthony Mancini Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

61.8 Appointed Anthony Mancini Apostolic Administrator of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

91.1 Died Juan Nicolasora Nilmar † Bishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines

65.8 Appointed Giovanni Tonucci Prelate of Loreto, Italy Prelate Emeritus

46.8 Ordained Bishop Crispin Barrete Varquez Bishop of Borongan, Philippines

20 Oct 46.2 Ordained Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo Coadjutor Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria Bishop

21 Oct 60.0 Ordained Bishop Luciano Capelli, S.D.B. Bishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands Bishop Emeritus

59.6 Installed Armando Trasarti Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 Oct 64.8 Appointed Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.8 Appointed Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. Titular Bishop of Mades Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

24 Oct 50.3 Appointed Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz Bishop of Espinal, Colombia Archbishop of Barranquilla, Colombia

25 Oct 47.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Arumachadath, M.C.B.S. Bishop of Bhadravathi (Syro-Malabar), India

45.3 Selected Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. † Abbot of Montecassino, Italy Abbot Emeritus

27 Oct 38.0 Appointed Vasile Bizău Titular Bishop of Appiaria Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania

38.0 Confirmed Vasile Bizău Curial Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania

67.1 Installed Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

36.8 Appointed Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă Titular Bishop of Novae Bishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian), Romania

36.8 Confirmed Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania Bishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian), Romania

47.2 Ordained Bishop Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B. Archbishop of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation

83.8 Died Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. † Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece

28 Oct 64.6 Installed Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

124.9 Beatified Bl. Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría † Prelate of Ciudad Real, Spain

132.4 Beatified Bl. Cruz Laplana y Laguna † Bishop of Cuenca, Spain

54.4 Ordained Bishop Vito Rallo Titular Archbishop of Alba Apostolic Nuncio

67.2 Ceased Giancarlo Vecerrica Apostolic Administrator of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy

29 Oct 61.0 Appointed Aldo Cavalli Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

30 Oct 61.8 Appointed Pierre Bürcher Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland Bishop Emeritus

57.3 Appointed William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv. Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

57.3 Appointed William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Lares Bishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

48.3 Appointed Hervé Gaschignard Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France

48.3 Appointed Hervé Gaschignard Titular Bishop of Bisuldino Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France

75.0 Retired Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen † Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland Bishop Emeritus

50.2 Ordained Bishop Otto Separy Titular Bishop of Pupiana Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea

41.4 Appointed Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza Auxiliary Bishop of Machala, Ecuador Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador

41.4 Appointed Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza Titular Bishop of Centenaria Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador

31 Oct 76.1 Retired Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner † Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

76.3 Retired Guido Breña López, O.P. † Bishop of Ica, Peru Bishop Emeritus

52.9 Appointed Mauro Aparecido dos Santos † Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil

48.9 Appointed Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

71.8 Resigned Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens † Bishop of Breda, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

43.8 Succeeded Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende Bishop of Breda, Netherlands Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands

45.6 Appointed Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona Bishop of Ica, Peru

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Oct	61.5	Appointed	William D’Souza, S.J.	Archbishop of Patna, India	Archbishop Emeritus
65.7	Appointed	Piero Marini	President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses	President Emeritus
42.6	Appointed	Guido Marini	Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations of the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
65.7	Appointed	Carlo Mazza	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
68.4	Installed	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
76.1	Retired	Benedict John Osta, S.J. †	Archbishop of Patna, India	Archbishop Emeritus
83.5	Retired	Jozef Tomko †	President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses	Cardinal, President Emeritus
2 Oct	63.3	Installed	Robert Joseph Baker	Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Bishop Emeritus
67.6	Died	Gianni Danzi †	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
3 Oct	45.6	Appointed	Zanoni Demettino Castro	Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
76.4	Retired	Aldo Gerna, F.S.C.J.	Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Oct	60.4	Appointed	Terence John Gerard Brady	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	Terence John Gerard Brady	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
55.0	Appointed	Antonio Di Donna	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
55.0	Appointed	Antonio Di Donna	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Soane Patita Paini Mafi	Coadjutor Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)	Cardinal, Bishop
50.0	Appointed	Gabriel Malzaire	Apostolic Administrator of Saint John’s-Basseterre, Virgin Islands (British), Antilles	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
6 Oct	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Mariano Crociata	Bishop of Noto, Italy	Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
44.7	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Cosmas Kanyama †	Bishop of Dedza, Malawi
75.7	Retired	Raphael Simon Ndingi Mwana’a Nzeki †	Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus
61.7	Appointed	John Njue	Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Obbo, A.J.	Bishop of Soroti, Uganda	Archbishop of Tororo, Uganda
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala	Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala
33.3	Solemn Vows	Erik Varden, O.C.S.O.	Member of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance	Prelate of Trondheim, Norway
7 Oct	66.8	Installed	Roberto Busti	Bishop of Mantova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Armando Trasarti	Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Oct	73.1	Died	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
64.4	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran	Apostolic Nuncio
11 Oct	83.6	Died	Ignatius D’Cunha †	Bishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India
51.7	Appointed	Jaime Soto	Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop
12 Oct	50.3	Appointed	Joseph Ðặng Ðức Ngân	Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam	Coadjutor Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam
63.3	Selected	Abraham Youlios Kackanatt	Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop Emeritus
73.4	Appointed	Donald James Reece	Coadjutor Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
13 Oct	61.3	Appointed	Youssef (Joseph) Absi, S.M.S.P.	Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Yaser Rasmi Hanna Al-Ayyash	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan	Protosyncellus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
77.3	Appointed	Franco Croci †	Vice President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See	Vice President Emeritus
79.4	Retired	Giovanni De Andrea †	Vice President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See	Vice President Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Justo Mullor García †	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy	President Emeritus
66.1	Appointed	Beniamino Stella	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
14 Oct	57.6	Installed	Domenico Cornacchia	Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
43.9	Installed	António Francisco Jaca, S.V.D.	Bishop of Caxito, Angola	Bishop of Benguela, Angola
64.3	Installed	Armand Henri Paul Maillard	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Archbishop Emeritus
65.5	Installed	Luciano Monari	Bishop of Brescia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Oct	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Julius Dusin Gitom	Bishop of Sandakan, Malaysia
70.1	Retired	Erwin Josef Ender †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Apostolic Nuncio
46.8	Appointed	Jesús González de Zárate Salas	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
46.8	Appointed	Jesús González de Zárate Salas	Titular Bishop of Suava	Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
68.5	Appointed	Jean-Claude Périsset	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Apostolic Nuncio
16 Oct	85.1	Died	Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
93.2	Died	Ignacy Ludwik Jeż †	Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
17 Oct	48.8	Appointed	João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil
48.8	Appointed	João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Albulae	Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil
18 Oct	60.2	Ceased	Claude Champagne, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
63.8	Appointed	Martin William Currie	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
52.3	Appointed	Simone Giusti	Bishop of Livorno, Italy
61.8	Appointed	Anthony Mancini	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
61.8	Appointed	Anthony Mancini	Apostolic Administrator of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
91.1	Died	Juan Nicolasora Nilmar †	Bishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines
65.8	Appointed	Giovanni Tonucci	Prelate of Loreto, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Crispin Barrete Varquez	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines
20 Oct	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo	Coadjutor Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria	Bishop
21 Oct	60.0	Ordained Bishop	Luciano Capelli, S.D.B.	Bishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands	Bishop Emeritus
59.6	Installed	Armando Trasarti	Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Oct	64.8	Appointed	Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.8	Appointed	Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Mades	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
24 Oct	50.3	Appointed	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia	Archbishop of Barranquilla, Colombia
25 Oct	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Arumachadath, M.C.B.S.	Bishop of Bhadravathi (Syro-Malabar), India
45.3	Selected	Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Montecassino, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
27 Oct	38.0	Appointed	Vasile Bizău	Titular Bishop of Appiaria	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
38.0	Confirmed	Vasile Bizău	Curial Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
67.1	Installed	Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B.	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
36.8	Appointed	Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă	Titular Bishop of Novae	Bishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian), Romania
36.8	Confirmed	Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă	Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania	Bishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian), Romania
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B.	Archbishop of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation
83.8	Died	Antónios Varthalítis, A.A. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
28 Oct	64.6	Installed	Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro	Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
124.9	Beatified	Bl. Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría †	Prelate of Ciudad Real, Spain
132.4	Beatified	Bl. Cruz Laplana y Laguna †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Vito Rallo	Titular Archbishop of Alba	Apostolic Nuncio
67.2	Ceased	Giancarlo Vecerrica	Apostolic Administrator of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy
29 Oct	61.0	Appointed	Aldo Cavalli	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
30 Oct	61.8	Appointed	Pierre Bürcher	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland	Bishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv.	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
57.3	Appointed	William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Lares	Bishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
48.3	Appointed	Hervé Gaschignard	Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
48.3	Appointed	Hervé Gaschignard	Titular Bishop of Bisuldino	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
75.0	Retired	Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen †	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland	Bishop Emeritus
50.2	Ordained Bishop	Otto Separy	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
41.4	Appointed	Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza	Auxiliary Bishop of Machala, Ecuador	Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador
41.4	Appointed	Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza	Titular Bishop of Centenaria	Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador
31 Oct	76.1	Retired	Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner †	Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
76.3	Retired	Guido Breña López, O.P. †	Bishop of Ica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
52.9	Appointed	Mauro Aparecido dos Santos †	Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
48.9	Appointed	Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
71.8	Resigned	Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens †	Bishop of Breda, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
43.8	Succeeded	Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende	Bishop of Breda, Netherlands	Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands
45.6	Appointed	Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona	Bishop of Ica, Peru

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