The Year of Our Lord 1985

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Sep 67.2 Died Costanzo Micci † Bishop of Fano, Italy

91.9 Died Angel Rodríguez Gamoneda, O.S.A. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iquitos, Peru

5 Sep 49.5 Installed Roger Michael Mahony Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

7 Sep 61.4 Appointed Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † Bishop of San Severo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

61.4 Appointed Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † Bishop of Lucera, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

75.6 Retired Angelo Criscito † Bishop of Lucera, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Angelo Criscito † Bishop of San Severo, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy

21.9 First Vows Benoît Gschwind, A.A. Member of Augustinians of the Assumption Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France

26.8 Ordained Priest Paolo Martinelli, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates

57.8 Ordained Bishop Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz † Titular Bishop of Tamallula Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

20.3 Temporary Vows Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Cardinal, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

8 Sep 31.5 Perpetual Vows Timothy John Costelloe, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Perth, Australia

25.4 Ordained Priest Rafael Tambao-An Cruz Priest of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines Bishop of Baguio, Philippines

37.9 Ordained Deacon Bernard Joseph Germain Marie Ginoux Deacon of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France

49.2 Ordained Bishop Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Lilybaeum Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia

9 Sep 60.6 Appointed Léon Hégelé † Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

60.6 Appointed Léon Hégelé † Titular Bishop of Utica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

11 Sep 63.6 Appointed José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México Bishop Emeritus

13 Sep 62.9 Died George Roche Evans † Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

14 Sep 38.8 Professed Massimo Camisasca, F.S.C.B. Priest of Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo Bishop Emeritus of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy

26.9 Ordained Priest Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C. Priest of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil

23.8 Ordained Deacon Michael Kwiatkowski Deacon of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada

50.4 Ordained Bishop Justin Francis Rigali Titular Archbishop of Volsinium Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

29.9 Perpetual Vows Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S. † Member of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

30.6 Professed Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain

51.2 Appointed Eugenio Sbarbaro Titular Archbishop of Tiddi Apostolic Nuncio

51.2 Appointed Eugenio Sbarbaro Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi Apostolic Nuncio

51.2 Appointed Eugenio Sbarbaro Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zambia Apostolic Nuncio

27.9 Ordained Priest Tomás Jesús Zárraga Colmenares Priest of Coro, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela

15 Sep 51.1 Ordained Bishop Patrick Coveney † Titular Archbishop of Satrianum Apostolic Nuncio

77.3 Died Alberto Deane, C.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina

57.5 Ordained Bishop Roger Marie Albert Froment † Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop Emeritus

16 Sep 80.1 Retired Franz König † Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

80.1 Retired Franz König † Ordinary of Austria, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine) Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

29.1 Professed Franz Lackner, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

18 Sep 78.2 Resigned Nicolas Hajj, B.S. † Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

61.7 Resigned Ignace Raad † Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

19 Sep 57.5 Ordained Bishop Robert Joseph Banks Titular Bishop of Taraqua Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

22.0 Professed Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S. Member of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar

20 Sep 23.9 Ordained Priest Ginés Ramón García Beltrán Priest of Almería, Spain Bishop of Getafe, Spain

21 Sep 25.4 Perpetual Vows Stanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E. Member of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa

24.0 Ordained Deacon Pietro Lagnese Deacon of Capua, Italy Archbishop

22 Sep 28.5 Ordained Priest Hervé Jean Robert Giraud Priest of Viviers, France Bishop

33.1 Ordained Priest Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James Priest of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

81.5 Ordained Bishop [John Li Xue-song] † Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China

29.2 Ordained Priest François-Xavier Yombandje Priest of Bangui, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic

24 Sep 81.6 Died Giuseppe Almici † Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy

75.2 Died Antonio Poma † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

25 Sep 55.2 Installed David Every Konstant † Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

26 Sep 28.5 Ordained Priest Florentino Galang Lavarias Priest of San Fernando, Philippines Archbishop

27 Sep 73.7 Died Daniel Martin Spraggon, M.H.M. † Prefect of Falkland Islands o Malvinas

68.2 Resigned Franz Žak † Bishop of Austria, Military Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria

28 Sep 28.3 Ordained Priest Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Lwena, Angola

29.6 Ordained Priest Denis Chidi Isizoh Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria Bishop of Aguleri, Nigeria

25.0 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Satriano Priest of Brindisi, Italy Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy

29 Sep 44.9 Ordained Bishop Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando † Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

24.0 Ordained Priest Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer Priest of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain Bishop of Solsona, Spain

24.0 Ordained Priest Virgilio do Nascimento Antunes Priest of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal

49.7 Ordained Bishop Ryszard Karpiński † Titular Bishop of Minervium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland

27.1 Ordained Priest Kenneth David Oswin Richards Priest of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles Archbishop

51.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Zhao Fengchang Priest Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China

30 Sep 26.7 Ordained Priest Karel Marinus Choennie Priest of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles Bishop

62.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph-Marie Sardou, S.C.J. † Archbishop of Monaco Archbishop Emeritus

Oct 71.5 Resigned Luigi Bellotti † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

71.5 Resigned Luigi Bellotti † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio

71.5 Resigned Luigi Bellotti † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio

71.5 Resigned Luigi Bellotti † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio

71.5 Resigned Luigi Bellotti † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio

67.5 Resigned Bernard Henri René Jacqueline † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco

4 Oct 80.3 Retired Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. † Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North) Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

80.3 Retired Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. † Apostolic Administrator of Yanji [Yenki], China Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North)

43.6 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Tabuda Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya

5 Oct 33.7 Professed Jean César Scarcella, C.R.A. Member of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

25.0 Ordained Priest Socrates Buenaventura Villegas Priest of Manila, Philippines Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

6 Oct 30.3 Perpetual Vows Siphiwo Devilliers Paul Vanqa, S.A.C. Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa

47.6 Ordained Bishop Antonio Maria Vegliò Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

9 Oct 24.1 Ordained Deacon Santo Rocco Gangemi Deacon of Messina, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia

10 Oct 62.8 Appointed Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet † Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France Bishop Emeritus

25.2 Ordained Priest Bertram Johannes Meier Priest of Augsburg, Germany Bishop

47.2 Appointed Pietro Sambi † Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

47.2 Appointed Pietro Sambi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

25.1 Ordained Priest Karl-Heinz Wiesemann Priest of Paderborn, Germany Bishop of Speyer, Germany

12 Oct 33.1 Ordained Priest Donatus Edet Akpan Priest of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria

19.9 Temporary Vows Miguel Ángel Cadenas Cardo, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru

55.6 Appointed Pedro Rosales Dean Archbishop of Palo, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

40.5 Ordained Bishop Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. † Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini

57.3 Appointed Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola † Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

73.8 Retired Benjamin de Souza Gomes † Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

13 Oct 81.1 Died Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

25.2 Professed Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects Bishop of Veracruz, México

14 Oct 67.7 Died Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu † Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

15 Oct 79.0 Died Miguel Balaguer † Bishop Emeritus of Tacuarembó, Uruguay

74.9 Retired Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon † Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

56.4 Succeeded Jacques André Marie Jullien † Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Archbishop Emeritus

25.5 Ordained Priest Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao Priest of Cabanatuan, Philippines Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines

16 Oct 75.2 Retired Edward John Harper, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Patricio Maqui Lopez † Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

58.9 Appointed Patricio Maqui Lopez † Titular Bishop of Arba Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

41.2 Succeeded Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

18 Oct 24.2 Ordained Priest Mauro Parmeggiani Priest of Reggio Emilia, Italy Bishop of Tivoli, Italy

19 Oct 35.0 Ordained Deacon Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. † Deacon of Nicopoli, Bulgaria Bishop

51.3 Ordained Bishop Eugenio Sbarbaro Titular Archbishop of Tiddi Apostolic Nuncio

26.0 Ordained Priest Rubens Sevilha, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil

20 Oct 43.8 Ordained Bishop Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

21 Oct 51.8 Appointed Pietro Brollo † Auxiliary Bishop of Udine, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed Pietro Brollo † Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy

22 Oct 85.1 Died John Angel Romaniello, M.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Guilin [Kweilin], China

23 Oct 59.3 Appointed Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira † Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed Joseph Tsong Huaide (Zhong Huaide) † Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China Bishop Emeritus

80.4 Died Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Sambalpur, India

24 Oct 74.0 Resigned Artemio Gabriel Casas † Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

80.7 Died Maurice Roy † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

25 Oct 60.7 Appointed Alonso Arteaga Yepes † Bishop of Espinal, Colombia

64.7 Died Felixberto Camacho Flores † Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

60.2 Appointed Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

26 Oct 27.1 Ordained Priest John Kiplimo Lelei Priest of Eldoret, Kenya Auxiliary Bishop

74.3 Died Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China

33.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Vũ Duy Thống † Priest of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam

27 Oct 39.9 Appointed Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. Apostolic Administrator of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

28 Oct 76.5 Retired Carlo Colombo † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Appointed Pedro Fré, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

58.9 Appointed Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Fussala Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia

39.7 Appointed Franjo Komarica Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bishop Emeritus

39.7 Appointed Franjo Komarica Titular Bishop of Satafis Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

40.1 Appointed Norbert Wendelin Mtega Bishop of Iringa, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania

43.8 Appointed Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi † Auxiliary Bishop of Sarh, Chad Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad

43.8 Appointed Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi † Titular Bishop of Thuburnica Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad

51.9 Appointed Helmut Reckter, S.J. † Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

53.3 Appointed Paschal Topno, S.J. Bishop of Ambikapur, India Archbishop Emeritus of Bhopal, India

30 Oct 61.7 Appointed Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy † Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

68.1 Resigned Wladyslaw Rubin † Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

65.6 Appointed José Tomás Sánchez † Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

31 Oct 64.0 Appointed Henri Lemaître † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio

64.0 Appointed Henri Lemaître † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

64.0 Appointed Henri Lemaître † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio

64.0 Appointed Henri Lemaître † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio

64.0 Appointed Henri Lemaître † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio

58.3 Appointed Martino Scarafile † Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Sep	67.2	Died	Costanzo Micci †	Bishop of Fano, Italy
91.9	Died	Angel Rodríguez Gamoneda, O.S.A. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iquitos, Peru
5 Sep	49.5	Installed	Roger Michael Mahony	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
7 Sep	61.4	Appointed	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
61.4	Appointed	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
75.6	Retired	Angelo Criscito †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Angelo Criscito †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy
21.9	First Vows	Benoît Gschwind, A.A.	Member of Augustinians of the Assumption	Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France
26.8	Ordained Priest	Paolo Martinelli, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates
57.8	Ordained Bishop	Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz †	Titular Bishop of Tamallula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
20.3	Temporary Vows	Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
8 Sep	31.5	Perpetual Vows	Timothy John Costelloe, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
25.4	Ordained Priest	Rafael Tambao-An Cruz	Priest of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines	Bishop of Baguio, Philippines
37.9	Ordained Deacon	Bernard Joseph Germain Marie Ginoux	Deacon of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lilybaeum	Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
9 Sep	60.6	Appointed	Léon Hégelé †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
60.6	Appointed	Léon Hégelé †	Titular Bishop of Utica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
11 Sep	63.6	Appointed	José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra	Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	62.9	Died	George Roche Evans †	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
14 Sep	38.8	Professed	Massimo Camisasca, F.S.C.B.	Priest of Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo	Bishop Emeritus of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy
26.9	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Crippa, I.M.C.	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
23.8	Ordained Deacon	Michael Kwiatkowski	Deacon of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada	Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Justin Francis Rigali	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
29.9	Perpetual Vows	Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S. †	Member of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
30.6	Professed	Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain
51.2	Appointed	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Titular Archbishop of Tiddi	Apostolic Nuncio
51.2	Appointed	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi	Apostolic Nuncio
51.2	Appointed	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zambia	Apostolic Nuncio
27.9	Ordained Priest	Tomás Jesús Zárraga Colmenares	Priest of Coro, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Venezuela
15 Sep	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Coveney †	Titular Archbishop of Satrianum	Apostolic Nuncio
77.3	Died	Alberto Deane, C.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina
57.5	Ordained Bishop	Roger Marie Albert Froment †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
16 Sep	80.1	Retired	Franz König †	Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
80.1	Retired	Franz König †	Ordinary of Austria, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
29.1	Professed	Franz Lackner, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
18 Sep	78.2	Resigned	Nicolas Hajj, B.S. †	Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
61.7	Resigned	Ignace Raad †	Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Sep	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Robert Joseph Banks	Titular Bishop of Taraqua	Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
22.0	Professed	Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S.	Member of Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
20 Sep	23.9	Ordained Priest	Ginés Ramón García Beltrán	Priest of Almería, Spain	Bishop of Getafe, Spain
21 Sep	25.4	Perpetual Vows	Stanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E.	Member of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit	Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa
24.0	Ordained Deacon	Pietro Lagnese	Deacon of Capua, Italy	Archbishop
22 Sep	28.5	Ordained Priest	Hervé Jean Robert Giraud	Priest of Viviers, France	Bishop
33.1	Ordained Priest	Jean-Paul André Denis Marcel James	Priest of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
81.5	Ordained Bishop	[John Li Xue-song] †	Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China
29.2	Ordained Priest	François-Xavier Yombandje	Priest of Bangui, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
24 Sep	81.6	Died	Giuseppe Almici †	Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
75.2	Died	Antonio Poma †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
25 Sep	55.2	Installed	David Every Konstant †	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
26 Sep	28.5	Ordained Priest	Florentino Galang Lavarias	Priest of San Fernando, Philippines	Archbishop
27 Sep	73.7	Died	Daniel Martin Spraggon, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
68.2	Resigned	Franz Žak †	Bishop of Austria, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
28 Sep	28.3	Ordained Priest	Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Lwena, Angola
29.6	Ordained Priest	Denis Chidi Isizoh	Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria	Bishop of Aguleri, Nigeria
25.0	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Satriano	Priest of Brindisi, Italy	Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
29 Sep	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando †	Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
24.0	Ordained Priest	Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer	Priest of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
24.0	Ordained Priest	Virgilio do Nascimento Antunes	Priest of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
49.7	Ordained Bishop	Ryszard Karpiński †	Titular Bishop of Minervium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland
27.1	Ordained Priest	Kenneth David Oswin Richards	Priest of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop
51.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Zhao Fengchang	Priest	Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
30 Sep	26.7	Ordained Priest	Karel Marinus Choennie	Priest of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles	Bishop
62.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Marie Sardou, S.C.J. †	Archbishop of Monaco	Archbishop Emeritus
Oct	71.5	Resigned	Luigi Bellotti †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
71.5	Resigned	Luigi Bellotti †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio
71.5	Resigned	Luigi Bellotti †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Denmark	Apostolic Nuncio
71.5	Resigned	Luigi Bellotti †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio
71.5	Resigned	Luigi Bellotti †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sweden	Apostolic Nuncio
67.5	Resigned	Bernard Henri René Jacqueline †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco
4 Oct	80.3	Retired	Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North)	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
80.3	Retired	Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Yanji [Yenki], China	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North)
43.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tabuda	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
5 Oct	33.7	Professed	Jean César Scarcella, C.R.A.	Member of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
25.0	Ordained Priest	Socrates Buenaventura Villegas	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
6 Oct	30.3	Perpetual Vows	Siphiwo Devilliers Paul Vanqa, S.A.C.	Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa
47.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
9 Oct	24.1	Ordained Deacon	Santo Rocco Gangemi	Deacon of Messina, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Serbia
10 Oct	62.8	Appointed	Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet †	Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France	Bishop Emeritus
25.2	Ordained Priest	Bertram Johannes Meier	Priest of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop
47.2	Appointed	Pietro Sambi †	Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
47.2	Appointed	Pietro Sambi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
25.1	Ordained Priest	Karl-Heinz Wiesemann	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
12 Oct	33.1	Ordained Priest	Donatus Edet Akpan	Priest of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria	Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria
19.9	Temporary Vows	Miguel Ángel Cadenas Cardo, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
55.6	Appointed	Pedro Rosales Dean	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
57.3	Appointed	Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola †	Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
73.8	Retired	Benjamin de Souza Gomes †	Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
13 Oct	81.1	Died	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
25.2	Professed	Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop of Veracruz, México
14 Oct	67.7	Died	Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu †	Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
15 Oct	79.0	Died	Miguel Balaguer †	Bishop Emeritus of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
74.9	Retired	Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon †	Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.4	Succeeded	Jacques André Marie Jullien †	Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Archbishop Emeritus
25.5	Ordained Priest	Jose Elmer Imas Mangalinao	Priest of Cabanatuan, Philippines	Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines
16 Oct	75.2	Retired	Edward John Harper, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Patricio Maqui Lopez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
58.9	Appointed	Patricio Maqui Lopez †	Titular Bishop of Arba	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
41.2	Succeeded	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
18 Oct	24.2	Ordained Priest	Mauro Parmeggiani	Priest of Reggio Emilia, Italy	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
19 Oct	35.0	Ordained Deacon	Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. †	Deacon of Nicopoli, Bulgaria	Bishop
51.3	Ordained Bishop	Eugenio Sbarbaro	Titular Archbishop of Tiddi	Apostolic Nuncio
26.0	Ordained Priest	Rubens Sevilha, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
20 Oct	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Jérôme Gapangwa Nteziryayo	Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
21 Oct	51.8	Appointed	Pietro Brollo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Udine, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Pietro Brollo †	Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum	Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy
22 Oct	85.1	Died	John Angel Romaniello, M.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Guilin [Kweilin], China
23 Oct	59.3	Appointed	Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira †	Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	Joseph Tsong Huaide (Zhong Huaide) †	Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
80.4	Died	Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sambalpur, India
24 Oct	74.0	Resigned	Artemio Gabriel Casas †	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
80.7	Died	Maurice Roy †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
25 Oct	60.7	Appointed	Alonso Arteaga Yepes †	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
64.7	Died	Felixberto Camacho Flores †	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
60.2	Appointed	Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
26 Oct	27.1	Ordained Priest	John Kiplimo Lelei	Priest of Eldoret, Kenya	Auxiliary Bishop
74.3	Died	Juan Bautista Velasco Díaz, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
33.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Vũ Duy Thống †	Priest of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
27 Oct	39.9	Appointed	Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Oct	76.5	Retired	Carlo Colombo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Appointed	Pedro Fré, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
58.9	Appointed	Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Fussala	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
39.7	Appointed	Franjo Komarica	Auxiliary Bishop of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bishop Emeritus
39.7	Appointed	Franjo Komarica	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
40.1	Appointed	Norbert Wendelin Mtega	Bishop of Iringa, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania
43.8	Appointed	Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sarh, Chad	Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
43.8	Appointed	Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi †	Titular Bishop of Thuburnica	Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
51.9	Appointed	Helmut Reckter, S.J. †	Bishop of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
53.3	Appointed	Paschal Topno, S.J.	Bishop of Ambikapur, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Bhopal, India
30 Oct	61.7	Appointed	Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
68.1	Resigned	Wladyslaw Rubin †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
65.6	Appointed	José Tomás Sánchez †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
31 Oct	64.0	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Denmark	Apostolic Nuncio
64.0	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
64.0	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio
64.0	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio
64.0	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sweden	Apostolic Nuncio
58.3	Appointed	Martino Scarafile †	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus

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