The Year of Our Lord 1991

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Oct 36.4 Professed Marian Eleganti, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland

3 Oct 24.8 Ordained Deacon Laurent Michel Camiade Deacon of Agen, France Bishop of Cahors, France

4 Oct 30.8 Solemn Vows Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Óbidos, Para, Brazil

24.3 Solemn Vows Piotr Tomasz Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland

24.0 Perpetual Vows Damian Andrzej Muskus, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

70.7 Died Clément Georges Schelhoth † Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria

5 Oct 28.4 Ordained Priest John Akinkunmi Oyejola Priest of Oyo, Nigeria Bishop of Osogbo, Nigeria

6 Oct 60.6 Died Ven. Alphonse Paul Gallegos, O.A.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

24.0 Professed Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M. Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

8 Oct 25.1 Ordained Priest Michel Jalakh, O.A.M. Priest of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite) Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

9 Oct 23.7 Ordained Deacon Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U. Deacon of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA

10 Oct 37.2 Ordained Priest Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo Priest of Bethlehem, South Africa Bishop of Witbank, South Africa

24.3 Ordained Priest Anton Leichtfried Priest of Sankt Pölten, Austria Auxiliary Bishop

43.4 Installed José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

11 Oct 51.2 Appointed Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines

51.2 Appointed Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Bladia Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines

80.0 Retired George Eli Dion, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

49.4 Appointed Germano Grachane, C.M. Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

38.9 Appointed Goetbé Edmond Djitangar Bishop of Sarh, Chad Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad

50.7 Appointed Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba † Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

42.8 Appointed Johannes Liku Ada’ Auxiliary Bishop of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus of Makassar, Indonesia

42.8 Appointed Johannes Liku Ada’ Titular Bishop of Amantia Archbishop Emeritus of Makassar, Indonesia

42.3 Appointed Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F. Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea

53.5 Appointed Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Coadjutor Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

12 Oct 30.6 Ordained Priest Donald Joseph Bolen Priest of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop

28.8 Perpetual Vows Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

15 Oct 54.2 Appointed John Thomas Steinbock † Bishop of Fresno, California, USA

17 Oct 85.4 Died Kazimirs Dulbinskis † Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia

51.3 Installed Gilles Lussier Bishop of Joliette, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

66.0 Resigned Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez † Bishop of Zamora, Spain Bishop Emeritus

58.3 Appointed Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya † Bishop of Zamora, Spain Bishop Emeritus of San Sebastián, Spain

18 Oct 61.2 Installed José Vittorio Tommasí † Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

19 Oct 41.9 Ordained Bishop Michael Dixon Bhasera Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus of Masvingo, Zimbabwe

59.5 Ordained Bishop Silvio Cesare Bonicelli † Bishop of San Severo, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy

93.0 Died Hieroteo de la Santissima Virgen del Carmen Valbuena Alvarez, O.C.D. † Prefect Emeritus of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

77.4 Retired Jan Wosinski † Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

20 Oct 27.4 Ordained Deacon Mark Kadima Wamukoya Deacon of Kakamega, Kenya Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya

26 Oct 28.3 Ordained Priest Guy Boulanger Priest of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada

25.4 Ordained Deacon Gerardo Díaz Vázquez Deacon of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México Bishop of Colima, México

27.5 Ordained Priest José Vicente Nácher Tatay, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

27.1 Ordained Priest Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar Priest of Cuenca, Ecuador Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador

57.0 Installed Luis Héctor Villalba Bishop of San Martín, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina

27 Oct 56.3 Ordained Bishop Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

33.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu Bishop of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China

28 Oct 71.9 Appointed Myron Michael Daciuk, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada

55.5 Appointed Ivan Cornelius Dias † Apostolic Nuncio to Albania Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

29 Oct 83.0 Died Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage † Bishop Emeritus of Annecy, France

30 Oct 47.0 Appointed Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

76.0 Retired Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. † Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Oct	36.4	Professed	Marian Eleganti, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
3 Oct	24.8	Ordained Deacon	Laurent Michel Camiade	Deacon of Agen, France	Bishop of Cahors, France
4 Oct	30.8	Solemn Vows	Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
24.3	Solemn Vows	Piotr Tomasz Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
24.0	Perpetual Vows	Damian Andrzej Muskus, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
70.7	Died	Clément Georges Schelhoth †	Archbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria
5 Oct	28.4	Ordained Priest	John Akinkunmi Oyejola	Priest of Oyo, Nigeria	Bishop of Osogbo, Nigeria
6 Oct	60.6	Died	Ven. Alphonse Paul Gallegos, O.A.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
24.0	Professed	Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
8 Oct	25.1	Ordained Priest	Michel Jalakh, O.A.M.	Priest of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)	Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
9 Oct	23.7	Ordained Deacon	Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.	Deacon of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
10 Oct	37.2	Ordained Priest	Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo	Priest of Bethlehem, South Africa	Bishop of Witbank, South Africa
24.3	Ordained Priest	Anton Leichtfried	Priest of Sankt Pölten, Austria	Auxiliary Bishop
43.4	Installed	José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
11 Oct	51.2	Appointed	Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
51.2	Appointed	Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Bladia	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
80.0	Retired	George Eli Dion, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
49.4	Appointed	Germano Grachane, C.M.	Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
38.9	Appointed	Goetbé Edmond Djitangar	Bishop of Sarh, Chad	Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
50.7	Appointed	Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba †	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
42.8	Appointed	Johannes Liku Ada’	Auxiliary Bishop of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Makassar, Indonesia
42.8	Appointed	Johannes Liku Ada’	Titular Bishop of Amantia	Archbishop Emeritus of Makassar, Indonesia
42.3	Appointed	Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F.	Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea	Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea
53.5	Appointed	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn	Coadjutor Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
12 Oct	30.6	Ordained Priest	Donald Joseph Bolen	Priest of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop
28.8	Perpetual Vows	Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
15 Oct	54.2	Appointed	John Thomas Steinbock †	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA
17 Oct	85.4	Died	Kazimirs Dulbinskis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
51.3	Installed	Gilles Lussier	Bishop of Joliette, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
66.0	Resigned	Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
58.3	Appointed	Juan María Uriarte Goiricelaya †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of San Sebastián, Spain
18 Oct	61.2	Installed	José Vittorio Tommasí †	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
19 Oct	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Michael Dixon Bhasera	Bishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Silvio Cesare Bonicelli †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy
93.0	Died	Hieroteo de la Santissima Virgen del Carmen Valbuena Alvarez, O.C.D. †	Prefect Emeritus of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
77.4	Retired	Jan Wosinski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
20 Oct	27.4	Ordained Deacon	Mark Kadima Wamukoya	Deacon of Kakamega, Kenya	Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya
26 Oct	28.3	Ordained Priest	Guy Boulanger	Priest of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada	Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
25.4	Ordained Deacon	Gerardo Díaz Vázquez	Deacon of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México	Bishop of Colima, México
27.5	Ordained Priest	José Vicente Nácher Tatay, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
27.1	Ordained Priest	Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar	Priest of Cuenca, Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
57.0	Installed	Luis Héctor Villalba	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tucumán, Argentina
27 Oct	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Giuseppe Delfino, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
33.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Zhang Weizhu	Bishop of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China
28 Oct	71.9	Appointed	Myron Michael Daciuk, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
55.5	Appointed	Ivan Cornelius Dias †	Apostolic Nuncio to Albania	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
29 Oct	83.0	Died	Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage †	Bishop Emeritus of Annecy, France
30 Oct	47.0	Appointed	Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo	Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
76.0	Retired	Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. †	Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus

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