The Year of Our Lord 1967

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Oct 53.4 Appointed Ugo Poletti † Apostolic Administrator of Todi, Italy Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

1 Oct 55.6 Installed Michael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. † Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

54.6 Appointed Antonio Fustella † Rector Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

54.6 Appointed Antonio Fustella † Titular Bishop of Sebana Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

2 Oct 55.9 Died Celestine Joseph Damiano † Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA

62.3 Appointed Luigi Punzolo † Apostolic Administrator of Velletri, Italy Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

3 Oct 35.4 Appointed Hugolino Felix Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. † Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador

21.4 Solemn Vows Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Priest

43.1 Ordained Bishop Francis Paul McHugh, S.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Legis Volumni Prelate Emeritus of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil

6 Oct 31.6 Incardinated Roger Michael Mahony Priest of Fresno, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

7 Oct 47.6 Ordained Bishop Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin) † Titular Bishop of Horrea Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

Born Marco Sprizzi President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

8 Oct 56.2 Ordained Bishop Nicolas Naaman, S.M.S.P. † Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria

57.0 Ordained Bishop Angelo Scapecchi † Titular Bishop of Vicohabentia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy

11 Oct 76.5 Retired Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

46.9 Ordained Bishop Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Lemellefa Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

58.7 Ordained Bishop Bala Shoury Thumma † Titular Bishop of Corniculana Bishop Emeritus of Nellore, India

12 Oct 43.9 Appointed John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. † Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa

14 Oct 70.1 Resigned Johánnes Gunnarsson, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda} Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

62.0 Appointed John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Iceland {Islanda} Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi

62.0 Appointed John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi

62.0 Resigned John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi Archbishop Emeritus

15 Oct 38.3 Ordained Bishop Léon Lesambo Ndamwize † Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

Born John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam

16 Oct 50.1 Appointed Luigi Accogli † Titular Archbishop of Treba Apostolic Nuncio

50.1 Appointed Luigi Accogli † Apostolic Nuncio to China Apostolic Nuncio

58.9 Appointed Harry Anselm Clinch † Bishop of Monterey in California, USA Bishop Emeritus

68.7 Appointed Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. † Titular Archbishop of Giru Marcelli Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi

68.7 Resigned Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi Archbishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Timothy Finbar Manning † Bishop of Fresno, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

48.3 Appointed Giovanni Mariani † Titular Archbishop of Missua Apostolic Nuncio

48.3 Appointed Giovanni Mariani † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal Apostolic Nuncio

48.3 Appointed Giovanni Mariani † Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa Apostolic Nuncio

47.8 Appointed Jerzy Stroba † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland

81.4 Appointed Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Tiguala Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA

81.4 Retired Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA

69.9 Appointed Andrzej Wronka † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

17 Oct Born Carlos José de Oliveira Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

Born Louis-Jean Sander Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti

19 Oct 57.4 Appointed Carlo Ferrari † Bishop of Mantova, Italy Bishop Emeritus

20 Oct 16.4 Entered Roberto (Patrick) Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras

54.2 Died Francis Chan † Bishop of Penang, Malaysia

21 Oct 38.5 Appointed John Raphael Quinn † Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA

38.5 Appointed John Raphael Quinn † Titular Bishop of Thisiduo Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA

45.4 Appointed John Charles Reiss † Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Appointed John Charles Reiss † Titular Bishop of Simidicca Bishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA

84.6 Died Kazimierz Tomczak † Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland

22 Oct 27.3 Perpetual Vows Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Ambanja, Madagascar

26.4 Ordained Priest Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro † Priest of Jericó, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia

47.4 Ordained Bishop Luigi Dusio, C.M. † Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar

53.3 Ordained Bishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi † Titular Archbishop of Hieropolis Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran

47.7 Ordained Bishop Felix Sanchez Zafra † Bishop of Dipolog, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines

24 Oct 50.7 Appointed Antonio Zama † Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

50.7 Appointed Antonio Zama † Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

25 Oct 20.7 Solemn Vows Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain

27 Oct 95.7 Died Franjo Salis-Seewis † Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

28 Oct 29.6 Ordained Bishop Jan Blaha † Bishop Bishop of the Titular See

53.9 Ordained Bishop Pietro Santoro † Titular Bishop of Velia Archbishop Emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy

29 Oct 46.7 Ordained Bishop Felix Maria Davídek † Bishop

53.7 Ordained Bishop Ferdinando Maggioni † Titular Bishop of Subaugusta Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy

30 Oct 46.1 Resigned Juan de Dios Campuzano, O.F.M. † Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador Prefect Emeritus

37.2 Appointed Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. † Prefect of Mitú, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of San José del Guaviare, Colombia

73.7 Died Joseph Patrick Hurley † Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA

Born Franklin Misael Betancourt Bishop-Elect of Tumaco, Colombia

Born Paul Xiao Zejiang Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China

31 Oct 49.9 Appointed Luigi Poggi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Oct	53.4	Appointed	Ugo Poletti †	Apostolic Administrator of Todi, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
1 Oct	55.6	Installed	Michael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. †	Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
54.6	Appointed	Antonio Fustella †	Rector	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
54.6	Appointed	Antonio Fustella †	Titular Bishop of Sebana	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
2 Oct	55.9	Died	Celestine Joseph Damiano †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
62.3	Appointed	Luigi Punzolo †	Apostolic Administrator of Velletri, Italy	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
3 Oct	35.4	Appointed	Hugolino Felix Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador
21.4	Solemn Vows	Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Priest
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Francis Paul McHugh, S.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Legis Volumni	Prelate Emeritus of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
6 Oct	31.6	Incardinated	Roger Michael Mahony	Priest of Fresno, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
7 Oct	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin) †	Titular Bishop of Horrea	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
	Born	Marco Sprizzi		President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
8 Oct	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Naaman, S.M.S.P. †	Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Scapecchi †	Titular Bishop of Vicohabentia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
11 Oct	76.5	Retired	Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Lemellefa	Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
58.7	Ordained Bishop	Bala Shoury Thumma †	Titular Bishop of Corniculana	Bishop Emeritus of Nellore, India
12 Oct	43.9	Appointed	John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
14 Oct	70.1	Resigned	Johánnes Gunnarsson, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda}	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Iceland {Islanda}	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
62.0	Appointed	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
62.0	Resigned	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Oct	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Léon Lesambo Ndamwize †	Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac		Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam
16 Oct	50.1	Appointed	Luigi Accogli †	Titular Archbishop of Treba	Apostolic Nuncio
50.1	Appointed	Luigi Accogli †	Apostolic Nuncio to China	Apostolic Nuncio
58.9	Appointed	Harry Anselm Clinch †	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
68.7	Appointed	Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Giru Marcelli	Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
68.7	Resigned	Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Timothy Finbar Manning †	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
48.3	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Titular Archbishop of Missua	Apostolic Nuncio
48.3	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal	Apostolic Nuncio
48.3	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa	Apostolic Nuncio
47.8	Appointed	Jerzy Stroba †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
81.4	Appointed	Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Tiguala	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
81.4	Retired	Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
69.9	Appointed	Andrzej Wronka †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
17 Oct		Born	Carlos José de Oliveira		Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
	Born	Louis-Jean Sander		Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
19 Oct	57.4	Appointed	Carlo Ferrari †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
20 Oct	16.4	Entered	Roberto (Patrick) Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
54.2	Died	Francis Chan †	Bishop of Penang, Malaysia
21 Oct	38.5	Appointed	John Raphael Quinn †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
38.5	Appointed	John Raphael Quinn †	Titular Bishop of Thisiduo	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
45.4	Appointed	John Charles Reiss †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Appointed	John Charles Reiss †	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Bishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
84.6	Died	Kazimierz Tomczak †	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
22 Oct	27.3	Perpetual Vows	Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Ambanja, Madagascar
26.4	Ordained Priest	Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro †	Priest of Jericó, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia
47.4	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Dusio, C.M. †	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Youhannan Semaan Issayi †	Titular Archbishop of Hieropolis	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Felix Sanchez Zafra †	Bishop of Dipolog, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
24 Oct	50.7	Appointed	Antonio Zama †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
50.7	Appointed	Antonio Zama †	Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia	Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
25 Oct	20.7	Solemn Vows	Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
27 Oct	95.7	Died	Franjo Salis-Seewis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
28 Oct	29.6	Ordained Bishop	Jan Blaha †	Bishop	Bishop of the Titular See
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Santoro †	Titular Bishop of Velia	Archbishop Emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy
29 Oct	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Felix Maria Davídek †	Bishop
53.7	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Maggioni †	Titular Bishop of Subaugusta	Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
30 Oct	46.1	Resigned	Juan de Dios Campuzano, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador	Prefect Emeritus
37.2	Appointed	Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †	Prefect of Mitú, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of San José del Guaviare, Colombia
73.7	Died	Joseph Patrick Hurley †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
	Born	Franklin Misael Betancourt		Bishop-Elect of Tumaco, Colombia
	Born	Paul Xiao Zejiang		Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China
31 Oct	49.9	Appointed	Luigi Poggi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

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