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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Sep	28.9	Perpetual Vows	Oscar Nkolo Kanowa, C.I.C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
2 Sep	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Claude Henri Edouard Frikart, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Summula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Albert Jean-Marie Rouet	Titular Bishop of Obbi	Archbishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France
3 Sep	26.0	Ordained Deacon	James Massa	Deacon of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
6 Sep	48.8	Appointed	Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel †	Bishop of Talibon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
7 Sep	55.2	Installed	Egidio Caporello †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Sep	24.3	First Vows	João Kot, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil
	20.6	First Vows	Mauro Mantovani, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Prefect of the Vatican Library
	22.6	Professed	Teodoro Mendes Tavares, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
	20.4	First Vows	Marek Ochlak, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar
	24.0	Perpetual Vows	Jacek Pyl, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine
10 Sep	65.3	Died	Tomislav Jablanović †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
12 Sep	65.5	Appointed	Packiam Arokiaswamy †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Tanjore, India	Bishop Emeritus
	91.8	Died	James Louis Connolly †	Bishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
	65.0	Appointed	Manuel Franklin da Costa †	Archbishop of Lubango, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
	50.0	Appointed	Fernando Guimarães Kevanu †	Apostolic Administrator of Ondjiva, Angola	Bishop Emeritus
	91.3	Died	James Ireland, M.H.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
	58.2	Appointed	Alphonsus Mathias †	Archbishop of Bangalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.3	Appointed	José de Queirós Alves, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Menongue, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus of Huambo, Angola
	81.2	Retired	Rajarethinam Arokiasamy Sundaram †	Bishop of Tanjore, India	Bishop Emeritus
	53.0	Appointed	Francisco Viti †	Archbishop of Huambo, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
13 Sep	25.0	Solemn Vows	Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
	69.1	Resigned	Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	31.8	Ordained Priest	Philip Adisak Phorn-Ngam	Priest of Chanthaburi, Thailand	Bishop
	54.0	Elected	Marcello Zago, O.M.I. †	Superior General of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
14 Sep	66.9	Ordained Bishop	Hans Hermann Groër, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Dominic Kimengich	Priest of Nakuru, Kenya	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya
	83.1	Died	Louis Marie Henri Mazerat †	Bishop Emeritus of Angers, France
	27.2	Ordained Priest	Benjamin S. Phiri	Priest of Chipata, Zambia	Archbishop of Ndola, Zambia
15 Sep	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Raymundo Damasceno Assis	Titular Bishop of Nova Petra	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	47.4	Succeeded	Ramon Barrera Villena	Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	70.8	Resigned	Albert van Overbeke, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
17 Sep	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Alfred John Markiewicz †	Titular Bishop of Afufenia	Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
18 Sep	67.9	Appointed	Giovanni Cheli †	Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
	75.3	Resigned	Emanuele Clarizio †	Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
19 Sep	66.1	Succeeded	Constantino Amstalden †	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	86.4	Died	Ruy Serra †	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
20 Sep	84.3	Died	Basil Edward Christopher Butler, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	40.7	Ordained Bishop	John Njue	Bishop of Embu, Kenya	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
	31.6	Ordained Priest	Jesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain
21 Sep	25.5	Ordained Priest	Hovsep Joseph Bezazian (Bezouzou)	Priest	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)
	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Janssen †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Sirenses	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
	50.2	Installed	William Joseph Levada †	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
	72.7	Ceased	Cornelius Michael Power †	Apostolic Administrator of Portland in Oregon, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	32.9	Ordained Priest	Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano	Priest of Mercedes, Uruguay	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
23 Sep	80.5	Died	Jacques Henri Romeijn, M.S.F. †	Bishop Emeritus of Samarinda, Indonesia
26 Sep	23.9	Ordained Deacon	Corrado Lorefice	Deacon of Noto, Italy	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
27 Sep	31.2	Ordained Priest	Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández	Priest of Salto, Uruguay	Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R.	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop of Veracruz, México
	27.1	First Vows	Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
	30.0	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Giudice	Priest of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy	Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
	75.4	Retired	Friedrich Helmel, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
		Died	Luís Carlos Riveros Lavado, S.D.B. †	Prefect of Ariari, Colombia
	29.4	Ordained Priest	Sanctus Lino Wanok	Priest of Arua, Uganda	Bishop of Lira, Uganda
	78.4	Died	Valerians Zondaks †	Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
28 Sep	52.3	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Cardinal, Archbishop
	27.2	Solemn Vows	Dominicus (Michael) Meier, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
	32.2	Ordained Priest	Désiré Tsarahazana	Priest of Antsirabé, Madagascar	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar
29 Sep	64.3	Appointed	Bernardin Gantin †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
30 Sep	74.9	Appointed	Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	57.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Agostino †	Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
	58.7	Appointed	Ottorino Pietro Alberti †	Archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
	62.5	Appointed	Luigi Amaducci †	Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
	58.4	Appointed	Giacomo Barabino †	Auxiliary Bishop of Genova-Bobbio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy
	73.4	Appointed	Gilberto Baroni †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	51.5	Appointed	Antonio Bello †	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
	58.3	Appointed	Francesco Tarcisio Bertozzi †	Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
	56.6	Appointed	Ugo Donato Bianchi †	Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
	67.4	Appointed	Marco Caliaro, C.S. †	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	63.2	Appointed	Angelo Campagna †	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
	64.7	Appointed	Ignazio Cannavò †	Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.9	Appointed	Antonio Cantisani †	Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	62.4	Resigned	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
	43.2	Incardinated	Benvenuto Italo Castellani	Priest of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
	73.0	Appointed	Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. †	Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.5	Incardinated	Raffaele Castielli †	Priest of Lucera, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy
	53.6	Appointed	Mario Cecchini †	Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	62.7	Appointed	Angelo Cella, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	55.0	Appointed	Fernando Charrier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
	53.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Chiaretti †	Bishop of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
	55.6	Appointed	Domenico Tarcisio Cortese, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mileto-Nicotera-Tropea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	59.8	Appointed	Vincenzo Cozzi †	Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	39.0	Incardinated	Giampaolo Crepaldi	Priest of Adria-Rovigo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Trieste, Italy
	61.3	Appointed	Enzio d’Antonio †	Archbishop of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	66.7	Appointed	Giovanni D’Ascenzi †	Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	56.0	Resigned	Salvatore De Giorgi	Bishop of Troia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	75.3	Appointed	Antonio D’Erchia †	Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	46.5	Incardinated	Giovanni De Vivo †	Priest of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
	52.0	Incardinated	Michele Di Ruberto †	Priest of Lucera-Troia, Italy	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	59.8	Incardinated	Giuseppe Fabiani †	Priest of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
	66.8	Appointed	Umberto Florenzani †	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy
	72.6	Appointed	Bruno Frattegiani †	Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	60.4	Appointed	Aldo Garzia †	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
	62.6	Appointed	Alberto Giglioli †	Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	29.1	Incardinated	Nicola Girasoli	Priest of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
	28.7	Incardinated	Claudio Giuliodori	Priest of Ancona-Osimo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Macerata, Italy
	57.4	Appointed	Sergio Goretti †	Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	58.4	Appointed	Decio Lucio Grandoni †	Bishop of Orvieto-Todi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	42.3	Incardinated	Domenico Graziani †	Priest of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	70.0	Appointed	Guerino Luigi Grimaldi †	Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
	71.5	Appointed	Felice Leonardo †	Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	73.7	Appointed	Carlo Maccari †	Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	44.7	Incardinated	Piero Marini	Priest of Genova-Bobbio, Italy	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
	66.2	Appointed	Luigi Maverna †	Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	46.9	Incardinated	Edoardo Menichelli †	Priest of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, Italy
	33.7	Incardinated	Antonio Mura	Priest of Alghero-Bosa, Italy	Bishop of Nuoro, Italy
	60.1	Appointed	Antonio Nuzzi †	Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
	75.6	Appointed	Jolando Nuzzi †	Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
	46.0	Appointed	Domenico Padovano †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
	65.3	Appointed	Cesare Pagani †	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
	71.4	Appointed	Ferdinando Palatucci †	Archbishop of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	70.3	Appointed	Giovanni Pes †	Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	57.2	Appointed	Tarcisio Pisani, O.M. †	Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
	74.0	Appointed	Giovanni Proni †	Bishop of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	38.6	Incardinated	Gino Reali	Priest of Spoleto-Norcia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Porto-Santa Rufina, Italy
	54.3	Appointed	Cosmo Francesco Ruppi †	Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
	32.4	Incardinated	Marco Salvi	Priest of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy
	31.8	Incardinated	Francesco Savino	Priest of Bari-Bitonto, Italy	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy
	76.0	Appointed	Angelo Scapecchi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	80.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Siri †	Archbishop of Genova-Bobbio, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	71.9	Appointed	Aurelio Sorrentino †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
59.1	Incardinated	Alberto Tricarico †	Priest of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
69.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Julian (Yuriy) Voronovsky, M.S.U. †	Bishop	Bishop Emeritus of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine
69.6	Appointed	Antonio Zama †	Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
1 Oct	52.5	Appointed	Anton Agreiter, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Falkland Islands o Malvinas	Prefect Emeritus
	52.5	Appointed	Anton Agreiter, M.H.M. †	Superior of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Prefect Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
	45.4	Appointed	Józef Michalik †	Bishop of Gorzów, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
2 Oct	25.8	Ordained Priest	Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. †	Priest of Order of Imitation of Christ	Bishop of Saint John Chrysostom of Gurgaon (Syro-Malankara), India
	62.7	Died	Nestor Bihonda †	Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
3 Oct	25.4	Ordained Priest	Kévork Assadourian, I.C.P.B.	Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Patriarchal Exarch of Damas (Armenian), Syria
4 Oct	27.4	Ordained Priest	Rosario Gisana	Priest of Noto, Italy	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso	Priest of Yola, Nigeria	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria
	22.7	Solemn Vows	Francesco Patton, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Custodian Emeritus of the Custody of the Holy Land
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Suetta	Priest of Albenga-Imperia, Italy	Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy
	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Andrzej Wojciech Suski	Titular Bishop of Pulcheriopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Toruń, Poland
5 Oct	90.8	Died	John Joseph McEleney, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
	75.0	Retired	Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Oct	77.6	Died	Anthony Columba McFeely †	Bishop Emeritus of Raphoe, Ireland
	31.4	Ordained Priest	Pedro Sergio de Jesús Mena Díaz	Priest of Yucatán, México	Auxiliary Bishop
	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Stephen M. Tiru †	Bishop of Dumka, India	Bishop of Khunti, India
8 Oct	23.0	Entered	Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T.	Member of Order of the Most Holy Trinity	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain
9 Oct	75.0	Died	Philippe Lussier, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada
10 Oct	30.9	Ordained Priest	Jacques Eric Fabre-Jeune, C.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
	83.4	Died	Michele Pellegrino †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
	58.9	Died	William Kevin Rowell, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
11 Oct	24.3	Solemn Vows	Aurelio Gazzera, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic
	23.0	Solemn Vows	José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. †	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Mykhaylo Sabryha, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop	Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
12 Oct	59.4	Ordained Bishop	Yves-Maria Guy Dubigeon †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France	Bishop Emeritus
	337.0	Canonized	St. Giuseppe Maria Tomasi di Lampedusa, C.R. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti
14 Oct	72.7	Resigned	Maurice John Dingman †	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	25.0	Ordained Deacon	Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz	Deacon of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland	Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland
	71.0	Retired	Loras Joseph Watters †	Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Oct	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Józef Michalik †	Bishop of Gorzów, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
17 Oct	70.6	Resigned	Robert Ratna Bamrungtrakul †	Bishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
	44.5	Appointed	Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
	44.5	Appointed	Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
	75.0	Retired	James John Hogan †	Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	58.7	Appointed	Maurus Libaba †	Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania
	53.6	Appointed	Martin Luluga †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus of Nebbi, Uganda
	53.6	Appointed	Martin Luluga †	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia	Bishop Emeritus of Nebbi, Uganda
	42.1	Appointed	Polycarp Pengo †	Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz	Priest of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland	Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland
	49.9	Appointed	Ernesto Antolin Salgado	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
	49.9	Appointed	Ernesto Antolin Salgado	Titular Bishop of Buruni	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
	52.0	Appointed	Jacques Yandé Sarr †	Bishop of Thiès, Senegal
	51.1	Appointed	Joseph Sangval Surasarang †	Bishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
	49.9	Appointed	Martin Veillette	Auxiliary Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	49.9	Appointed	Martin Veillette	Titular Bishop of Valabria	Bishop Emeritus of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
18 Oct	26.0	Ordained Priest	Anthony Ovayero Ewherido	Priest of Warri, Nigeria	Bishop
	52.9	Appointed	Libardo Ramírez Gómez †	Bishop of Garzón, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	53.6	Appointed	Isidro Sala Ribera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Abancay, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	53.6	Appointed	Isidro Sala Ribera †	Titular Bishop of Cluentum	Bishop Emeritus of Abancay, Peru
	48.0	Appointed	Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez	Auxiliary Bishop of Cuzco, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Oct	24.2	Ordained Priest	Nuno Manuel dos Santos Almeida	Priest of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal
	22.0	First Vows	Edgar Cuntapay Gacutan, C.I.C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Sendai, Japan
	56.6	Ordained Bishop	Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
	68.7	Died	Joseph Kelanthara †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
20 Oct	62.4	Resigned	Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond †	Auxiliary Bishop of Meaux, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	66.7	Appointed	Felix Sanchez Zafra †	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
22 Oct	83.5	Died	Bernard Joseph Topel †	Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
24 Oct	56.4	Appointed	Albano Bortoletto Cavallin †	Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
25 Oct	32.7	Ordained Priest	Timothy John Costelloe, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
	26.2	Ordained Deacon	Alessandro Damiano	Deacon of Trapani, Italy	Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy
	26.1	Ordained Priest	James Massa	Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
	27.5	Ordained Priest	Alain de Raemy	Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop
	25.5	Ordained Deacon	Charles Coleman Thompson	Deacon of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
26 Oct	25.1	Ordained Deacon	Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.Ss.R.	Deacon of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Abraham (Ibrahim) Nehmé, B.C. †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Oct	81.5	Died	Jerzy Modzelewski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
28 Oct	89.8	Died	William Joseph Smith †	Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
29 Oct	58.4	Ordained Bishop	John Quinn Weitzel, M.M. †	Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
30 Oct	77.8	Died	Guillermo Escobar Vélez †	Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
	59.9	Appointed	Antuvan Marovitch †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, Turkey	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
	59.9	Appointed	Antuvan Marovitch †	Titular Bishop of Igilgili	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
31 Oct	47.1	Appointed	Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle	Bishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
	45.3	Appointed	John Patrick Crowley	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
	45.3	Appointed	John Patrick Crowley	Titular Bishop of Thala	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
	69.7	Died	Hendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland

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