The Year of Our Lord 1993

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Sep 59.6 Appointed Luca Brandolini, C.M. Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Died Carl Anthony Fisher, S.S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

90.9 Died Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín † Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba

26.6 Ordained Priest Jorge Luis Wagner Priest of Bahía Blanca, Argentina Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

3 Sep 66.4 Ordained Bishop John Gao Kexian † Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China

57.6 Died Sincero Barcenilla Lucero † Bishop Emeritus of Calbayog, Philippines

4 Sep 56.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Khoury † Titular Bishop of Chonochora Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada

26.3 Ordained Priest Paul Gerard Martin, S.M. Priest of Society of Mary Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand

32.6 Ordained Priest João Muniz Alves, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Xingu-Altamira, Para, Brazil

47.1 Ordained Bishop Anthony John Valentine Obinna Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

25.5 Ordained Priest José Antonio Satué Huerto Priest of Huesca, Spain Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain

34.5 First Vows Mario Vaccari, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

5 Sep 60.8 Installed Adam Dyczkowski † Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Ordained Bishop Pere Tena Garriga † Titular Bishop of Pumentum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

59.1 Ordained Bishop Jaume Traserra Cunillera † Titular Bishop of Selemselae Bishop Emeritus of Solsona, Spain

44.1 Ordained Bishop Joan Enric Vives Sicilia Titular Bishop of Nona Bishop of Urgell, Spain

7 Sep 75.2 Retired Juan Alfredo Arzube † Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

60.7 Appointed Alfred Clifton Hughes Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

8 Sep 62.1 Installed James Patrick Keleher † Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA Archbishop Emeritus

25.0 Perpetual Vows Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

26.4 Professed Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

80.4 Died Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto † Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria

9 Sep 61.5 Installed Raymond James Boland † Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus

10 Sep 25.6 Perpetual Vows Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

11 Sep 58.3 Installed Sebastiano Dho † Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy Bishop Emeritus

64.3 Appointed Mario Francesco Pompedda † Dean of the Roman Rota Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

54.5 Ordained Bishop Kazimierz Ryczan † Bishop of Kielce, Poland Bishop Emeritus

12 Sep 82.3 Died Friedrich Helmel, S.V.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil

13 Sep 27.2 Perpetual Vows Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria

15 Sep 71.6 Resigned Jaime Brufau Maciá, C.M. † Bishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras Bishop Emeritus

71.7 Resigned Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru † Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

81.9 Died Wilhelm Wöste † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

16 Sep 94.9 Died Vincenzo Maria Jacono † Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy

36.8 Ordained Priest Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản Priest of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam

17 Sep 51.5 Ordained Bishop Santiago Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela

18 Sep 26.7 Ordained Priest Ettore Balestrero Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

25.6 Simple Vows Georges Iskandar, B.S. Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

35.0 Ordained Priest Jean Kockerols Priest of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium Auxiliary Bishop

23.6 Perpetual Vows David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P. Member of Order of Friars Preachers Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru

55.0 Ordained Bishop Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. † Coadjutor Bishop of Viedma, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina

66.5 Appointed Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A. † Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

68.2 Appointed Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. † Coadjutor Bishop of Bolivia, Military Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

74.8 Retired Mikail Nersès Sétian † Apostolic Exarch of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York Apostolic Exarch Emeritus

19 Sep 26.8 Perpetual Vows Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C. Member of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Tete, Mozambique

27.8 Ordained Priest Roberto José Ferrari Priest of Río Cuarto, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop of Tucumán, Argentina

84.2 Died Antonio Floro Frondosa † Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines

62.5 Ordained Bishop Pietro Gabrielli, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Taparura Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador

26.8 Ordained Priest Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Vicar Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia

37.4 Ordained Deacon Hervé Marie Michel Gosselin Deacon of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Bishop of Angoulême, France

44.4 Ordained Bishop Mychajlo Koltun, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine

27.6 Ordained Deacon Matthieu Marie Jean Rougé Deacon of Paris, France Bishop of Nanterre, France

21 Sep 31.3 Perpetual Vows César Essayan, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon

25.3 Ordained Priest Javier Herrera Corona Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of

74.2 Ordained Bishop Mathew Luo Duxi (Lo Tou-xy) † Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China

54.1 Installed Michael Jarboe Sheehan † Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Archbishop Emeritus

24 Sep 26.3 Professed Samuel Ferreira de Lima, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

82.7 Died Anton Herre † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

62.7 Resigned André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo † Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

25 Sep 48.9 Ordained Bishop Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F. Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

32.6 Ordained Priest Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I. Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Archbishop of Gulu, Uganda

68.2 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Pietro (José Pedro) Pozzi, S.D.B. † Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

28.4 Ordained Priest Sandro Salvucci Priest of Fermo, Italy Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy

50.8 Ordained Bishop Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

26 Sep 90.3 Died Federico Kaiser Depel, M.S.C. † Prelate Emeritus of Caravelí, Peru

148.7 Beatified St. Giuseppe Marello, O.S.I. † Bishop of Acqui, Italy

28.0 Ordained Priest Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho Priest of Bragança do Pará, Brazil Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil

28 Sep 75.5 Died Edward Kisiel † Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland

61.3 Ordained Bishop Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada

29 Sep 22.7 Simple Vows Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University

30 Sep 79.1 Died Alfonso Niehues † Archbishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

72.2 Resigned Antonio Valentini † Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

1 Oct 79.9 Ordained Bishop John Baptist Liu Jingshan † Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China

60.7 Incardinated Edmund Fairbanks McCaffrey † Priest of Charleston, South Carolina, USA Abbot Emeritus of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA

2 Oct 49.4 Ordained Bishop Renzo Fratini Titular Archbishop of Botriana Apostolic Nuncio

29.4 Ordained Priest Mark Kadima Wamukoya Priest of Kakamega, Kenya Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya

53.8 Installed Roberto Lückert León † Bishop of Coro, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Coro, Venezuela

47.4 Ordained Bishop José Luis Mollaghan Titular Bishop of Theuzi Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina

35.7 Ordained Deacon José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva Deacon of Crato, Ceara, Brazil Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil

3 Oct 65.0 Ceased Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. † Apostolic Administrator of Anatolia, Turkey Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

78.5 Died Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea

54.0 Ordained Bishop Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

4 Oct 75.1 Retired Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño † Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México Archbishop Emeritus

59.5 Died Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. † Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)

54.5 Succeeded Héctor González Martínez Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México Archbishop Emeritus of Durango, México

55.5 Appointed Benjamín Jiménez Hernández † Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México Bishop Emeritus

76.2 Resigned Luis Rojas Mena † Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México Bishop Emeritus

5 Oct 88.3 Died Francesco Carpino † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

6 Oct 72.0 Died Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar

7 Oct 58.6 Appointed Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia

58.6 Appointed Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. Titular Bishop of Sitipa Bishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia

45.5 Appointed Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

45.5 Appointed Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

9 Oct 64.1 Ordained Bishop Eduardo Davino † Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy

65.2 Died Bernard James Ganter † Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA

10 Oct 25.7 Ordained Deacon Francesco Airoldi Deacon of Milano {Milan}, Italy Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Monze, Zambia

25.4 Solemn Vows Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador

124.1 Beatified Bl. Manuel Medina y Olmos † Bishop of Guadix, Spain

113.3 Beatified Bl. Diego Ventaja Milán † Bishop of Almería, Spain

12 Oct 51.4 Appointed Francis Xavier DiLorenzo † Apostolic Administrator of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA

67.6 Retired Joseph Anthony Ferrario † Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Bishop Emeritus

14 Oct 80.2 Died Venmani S. Selvanather † Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India

15 Oct 47.8 Installed Rubén Oscar Frassia Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina

93.1 Died Grégoire Ephrem Jarjour † Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

16 Oct 68.2 Installed Giuseppe Pietro (José Pedro) Pozzi, S.D.B. † Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

17 Oct 46.5 Ordained Bishop Marin Barišić Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia

56.1 Ordained Bishop Yulius Aloysius Husin, M.S.F. † Bishop of Palangkaraya, Indonesia

68.3 Died José Esaúl Robles Jiménez † Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México

27.6 Ordained Priest Taddeo Wang Yuesheng Priest Bishop of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], China

18 Oct 29.8 Ordained Priest Nolly Camingue Buco Priest of Antipolo, Philippines Bishop of Catarman, Philippines

26.6 Professed Riccardo Luca Guariglia, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot of Montevergine, Italy

47.3 Appointed Julien Mawule Kouto † Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo Bishop Emeritus

55.5 Appointed Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado Auxiliary Bishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus

30.9 Incardinated Michael Cornelius Otieno Odiwa Priest of Homa Bay, Kenya Bishop

40.9 Appointed Linus Okok Okwach † Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Armand Toasy Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

40.1 Appointed Charles Martin Wamika Auxiliary Bishop of Tororo, Uganda Bishop of Jinja, Uganda

40.1 Appointed Charles Martin Wamika Titular Bishop of Tacapae Bishop of Jinja, Uganda

20 Oct 25.6 Ordained Priest Ernesto Jesús Brotóns Tena Priest of Zaragoza, Spain Bishop of Plasencia, Spain

74.3 Resigned Gérard Dionne † Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Vital Massé Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

56.8 Appointed Vital Massé Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

22 Oct 73.2 Died Salvador Albert Schlaefer Berg, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua

54.2 Appointed François Thibodeau, C.I.M. † Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

23 Oct 25.0 Ordained Priest Gian Franco Saba Priest of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

25 Oct 75.2 Retired Karl Heinz Jacoby † Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

26 Oct 59.8 Resigned Edward Kevin Daly † Bishop of Derry, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

67.4 Resigned Otto Wüst † Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

27 Oct 67.2 Appointed Heitor de Araújo Sales Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

76.4 Retired Augusto Carvalho † Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

77.3 Retired Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo † Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Rafael González Moralejo † Bishop of Huelva, Spain Bishop Emeritus

62.7 Succeeded Ignacio Noguer Carmona † Bishop of Huelva, Spain Bishop Emeritus

63.3 Appointed Antônio Soares Costa † Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

28 Oct 31.9 Appointed Anton Coşa Apostolic Administrator of Moldova Bishop of Chişinău, Moldova

29 Oct 74.1 Resigned Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla † Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua Bishop Emeritus

30 Oct 82.0 Died Paul Grégoire † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

67.2 Appointed Elliott Griffin Thomas † Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA Bishop Emeritus

31 Oct 22.9 Ordained Deacon Giuseppe Laterza Deacon of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic

57.1 Installed Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo † Coadjutor Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Bishop

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Sep	59.6	Appointed	Luca Brandolini, C.M.	Bishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Died	Carl Anthony Fisher, S.S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
90.9	Died	Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín †	Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba
26.6	Ordained Priest	Jorge Luis Wagner	Priest of Bahía Blanca, Argentina	Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
3 Sep	66.4	Ordained Bishop	John Gao Kexian †	Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China
57.6	Died	Sincero Barcenilla Lucero †	Bishop Emeritus of Calbayog, Philippines
4 Sep	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Khoury †	Titular Bishop of Chonochora	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
26.3	Ordained Priest	Paul Gerard Martin, S.M.	Priest of Society of Mary	Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
32.6	Ordained Priest	João Muniz Alves, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Xingu-Altamira, Para, Brazil
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Anthony John Valentine Obinna	Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
25.5	Ordained Priest	José Antonio Satué Huerto	Priest of Huesca, Spain	Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain
34.5	First Vows	Mario Vaccari, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
5 Sep	60.8	Installed	Adam Dyczkowski †	Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Ordained Bishop	Pere Tena Garriga †	Titular Bishop of Pumentum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
59.1	Ordained Bishop	Jaume Traserra Cunillera †	Titular Bishop of Selemselae	Bishop Emeritus of Solsona, Spain
44.1	Ordained Bishop	Joan Enric Vives Sicilia	Titular Bishop of Nona	Bishop of Urgell, Spain
7 Sep	75.2	Retired	Juan Alfredo Arzube †	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.7	Appointed	Alfred Clifton Hughes	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
8 Sep	62.1	Installed	James Patrick Keleher †	Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
25.0	Perpetual Vows	Jacek Kiciński, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
26.4	Professed	Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
80.4	Died	Jean Baptiste Joseph Scotto †	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
9 Sep	61.5	Installed	Raymond James Boland †	Bishop of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus
10 Sep	25.6	Perpetual Vows	Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.	Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
11 Sep	58.3	Installed	Sebastiano Dho †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
64.3	Appointed	Mario Francesco Pompedda †	Dean of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Kazimierz Ryczan †	Bishop of Kielce, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
12 Sep	82.3	Died	Friedrich Helmel, S.V.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil
13 Sep	27.2	Perpetual Vows	Hilary Nanman Dachelem, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
15 Sep	71.6	Resigned	Jaime Brufau Maciá, C.M. †	Bishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
71.7	Resigned	Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
81.9	Died	Wilhelm Wöste †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
16 Sep	94.9	Died	Vincenzo Maria Jacono †	Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
36.8	Ordained Priest	Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản	Priest of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam	Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam
17 Sep	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Santiago Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum	Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela
18 Sep	26.7	Ordained Priest	Ettore Balestrero	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
25.6	Simple Vows	Georges Iskandar, B.S.	Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
35.0	Ordained Priest	Jean Kockerols	Priest of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop
23.6	Perpetual Vows	David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
55.0	Ordained Bishop	Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Viedma, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina
66.5	Appointed	Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
68.2	Appointed	Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bolivia, Military	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
74.8	Retired	Mikail Nersès Sétian †	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
19 Sep	26.8	Perpetual Vows	Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique
27.8	Ordained Priest	Roberto José Ferrari	Priest of Río Cuarto, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Tucumán, Argentina
84.2	Died	Antonio Floro Frondosa †	Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Gabrielli, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Taparura	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
26.8	Ordained Priest	Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Vicar Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia
37.4	Ordained Deacon	Hervé Marie Michel Gosselin	Deacon of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Bishop of Angoulême, France
44.4	Ordained Bishop	Mychajlo Koltun, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
27.6	Ordained Deacon	Matthieu Marie Jean Rougé	Deacon of Paris, France	Bishop of Nanterre, France
21 Sep	31.3	Perpetual Vows	César Essayan, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon
25.3	Ordained Priest	Javier Herrera Corona	Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
74.2	Ordained Bishop	Mathew Luo Duxi (Lo Tou-xy) †	Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China
54.1	Installed	Michael Jarboe Sheehan †	Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Sep	26.3	Professed	Samuel Ferreira de Lima, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
82.7	Died	Anton Herre †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
62.7	Resigned	André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo †	Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
25 Sep	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F.	Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
32.6	Ordained Priest	Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I.	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Archbishop of Gulu, Uganda
68.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Pietro (José Pedro) Pozzi, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
28.4	Ordained Priest	Sandro Salvucci	Priest of Fermo, Italy	Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
26 Sep	90.3	Died	Federico Kaiser Depel, M.S.C. †	Prelate Emeritus of Caravelí, Peru
148.7	Beatified	St. Giuseppe Marello, O.S.I. †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
28.0	Ordained Priest	Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho	Priest of Bragança do Pará, Brazil	Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
28 Sep	75.5	Died	Edward Kisiel †	Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
61.3	Ordained Bishop	Michael Wiwchar, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
29 Sep	22.7	Simple Vows	Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University
30 Sep	79.1	Died	Alfonso Niehues †	Archbishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
72.2	Resigned	Antonio Valentini †	Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
1 Oct	79.9	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Liu Jingshan †	Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
60.7	Incardinated	Edmund Fairbanks McCaffrey †	Priest of Charleston, South Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA
2 Oct	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Renzo Fratini	Titular Archbishop of Botriana	Apostolic Nuncio
29.4	Ordained Priest	Mark Kadima Wamukoya	Priest of Kakamega, Kenya	Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya
53.8	Installed	Roberto Lückert León †	Bishop of Coro, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Coro, Venezuela
47.4	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Mollaghan	Titular Bishop of Theuzi	Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
35.7	Ordained Deacon	José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva	Deacon of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil
3 Oct	65.0	Ceased	Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Anatolia, Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
78.5	Died	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
54.0	Ordained Bishop	Ruggero Franceschini, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
4 Oct	75.1	Retired	Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño †	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Archbishop Emeritus
59.5	Died	Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. †	Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
54.5	Succeeded	Héctor González Martínez	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Durango, México
55.5	Appointed	Benjamín Jiménez Hernández †	Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México	Bishop Emeritus
76.2	Resigned	Luis Rojas Mena †	Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México	Bishop Emeritus
5 Oct	88.3	Died	Francesco Carpino †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
6 Oct	72.0	Died	Victor Razafimahatratra, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
7 Oct	58.6	Appointed	Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia
58.6	Appointed	Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S.	Titular Bishop of Sitipa	Bishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia
45.5	Appointed	Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
45.5	Appointed	Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania	Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
9 Oct	64.1	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Davino †	Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy
65.2	Died	Bernard James Ganter †	Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA
10 Oct	25.7	Ordained Deacon	Francesco Airoldi	Deacon of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Monze, Zambia
25.4	Solemn Vows	Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador
124.1	Beatified	Bl. Manuel Medina y Olmos †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
113.3	Beatified	Bl. Diego Ventaja Milán †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
12 Oct	51.4	Appointed	Francis Xavier DiLorenzo †	Apostolic Administrator of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
67.6	Retired	Joseph Anthony Ferrario †	Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Bishop Emeritus
14 Oct	80.2	Died	Venmani S. Selvanather †	Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
15 Oct	47.8	Installed	Rubén Oscar Frassia	Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina
93.1	Died	Grégoire Ephrem Jarjour †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
16 Oct	68.2	Installed	Giuseppe Pietro (José Pedro) Pozzi, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
17 Oct	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Marin Barišić	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia
56.1	Ordained Bishop	Yulius Aloysius Husin, M.S.F. †	Bishop of Palangkaraya, Indonesia
68.3	Died	José Esaúl Robles Jiménez †	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
27.6	Ordained Priest	Taddeo Wang Yuesheng	Priest	Bishop of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], China
18 Oct	29.8	Ordained Priest	Nolly Camingue Buco	Priest of Antipolo, Philippines	Bishop of Catarman, Philippines
26.6	Professed	Riccardo Luca Guariglia, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Montevergine, Italy
47.3	Appointed	Julien Mawule Kouto †	Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo	Bishop Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado	Auxiliary Bishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus
30.9	Incardinated	Michael Cornelius Otieno Odiwa	Priest of Homa Bay, Kenya	Bishop
40.9	Appointed	Linus Okok Okwach †	Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Armand Toasy	Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
40.1	Appointed	Charles Martin Wamika	Auxiliary Bishop of Tororo, Uganda	Bishop of Jinja, Uganda
40.1	Appointed	Charles Martin Wamika	Titular Bishop of Tacapae	Bishop of Jinja, Uganda
20 Oct	25.6	Ordained Priest	Ernesto Jesús Brotóns Tena	Priest of Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
74.3	Resigned	Gérard Dionne †	Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Vital Massé	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
56.8	Appointed	Vital Massé	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
22 Oct	73.2	Died	Salvador Albert Schlaefer Berg, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua
54.2	Appointed	François Thibodeau, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
23 Oct	25.0	Ordained Priest	Gian Franco Saba	Priest of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
25 Oct	75.2	Retired	Karl Heinz Jacoby †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26 Oct	59.8	Resigned	Edward Kevin Daly †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
67.4	Resigned	Otto Wüst †	Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
27 Oct	67.2	Appointed	Heitor de Araújo Sales	Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
76.4	Retired	Augusto Carvalho †	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
77.3	Retired	Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo †	Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Rafael González Moralejo †	Bishop of Huelva, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
62.7	Succeeded	Ignacio Noguer Carmona †	Bishop of Huelva, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
63.3	Appointed	Antônio Soares Costa †	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
28 Oct	31.9	Appointed	Anton Coşa	Apostolic Administrator of Moldova	Bishop of Chişinău, Moldova
29 Oct	74.1	Resigned	Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla †	Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus
30 Oct	82.0	Died	Paul Grégoire †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
67.2	Appointed	Elliott Griffin Thomas †	Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA	Bishop Emeritus
31 Oct	22.9	Ordained Deacon	Giuseppe Laterza	Deacon of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic
57.1	Installed	Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo †	Coadjutor Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Bishop

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