The Year of Our Lord 1996

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Oct 57.1 Succeeded Seán Baptist Brady Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

79.0 Retired Cahal Brendan Daly † Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest Bohdan John Danylo Priest of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA

2 Oct 69.0 Succeeded Amaury Castanho † Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

68.8 Resigned Roberto Pinarello de Almeida † Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

3 Oct 25.5 Ordained Deacon David Leon Toups Deacon of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA

5 Oct 45.2 Ordained Bishop Đuro Gašparović Titular Bishop of Mattiana Bishop Emeritus of Srijem, Serbia

66.4 Ordained Bishop Tanios El Khoury † Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Ordained Bishop Armand Henri Paul Maillard Bishop of Laval, France Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France

56.7 Ordained Bishop Paul Nabil El-Sayah Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

6 Oct 66.0 Installed Angelo Paravisi † Bishop of Crema, Italy

7 Oct 56.8 Ordained Bishop Thomas Kozhimala † Bishop of Bhagalpur, India

72.9 Retired Pasquale Macchi † Prelate of Loreto, Italy Prelate Emeritus

72.6 Died Michael Murphy † Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland

9 Oct 74.1 Resigned Tomás Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. † Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

10 Oct 62.8 Appointed Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S. Bishop of Nantes, France Bishop Emeritus

11 Oct 50.6 Ordained Bishop Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier Titular Bishop of Malliana Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France

76.7 Died Lu Zhiyuan † Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China

59.1 Ordained Bishop Michel François Pollien † Titular Bishop of Pulcheriopolis Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

12 Oct 34.5 Ordained Priest José Antonio Canales Motiño Priest of San Pedro Sula, Honduras Bishop of Danlí, Honduras

28.4 Ordained Priest Vicente Ribas Prats Priest of Ibiza, Spain Bishop

26.6 Ordained Priest Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C. Priest of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

14 Oct 63.6 Appointed Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

15 Oct 57.9 Appointed Fabio Betancur Tirado † Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

62.2 Appointed Patrick Coveney † Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

62.2 Appointed Patrick Coveney † Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

62.2 Appointed Patrick Coveney † Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

62.2 Appointed Patrick Coveney † Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

62.2 Appointed Patrick Coveney † Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

77.6 Retired José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez † Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

16 Oct 58.1 Appointed Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. † Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

18 Oct 51.8 Ordained Bishop Patras Minj, S.J. Bishop of Ambikapur, India Bishop Emeritus

19 Oct 57.9 Ordained Bishop Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, Ist. del Prado † Bishop of Saint-Denis, France Bishop Emeritus

83.1 Died Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Huehuetenango, Guatemala

23.6 Ordained Deacon Valter Magno de Carvalho Deacon of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

20 Oct 56.3 Ordained Bishop Pierre Farine Titular Bishop of Tragurium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland

83.8 Died Manuel Nunes Gabriel † Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola

22 Oct 68.6 Resigned Roger Marie Albert Froment † Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop Emeritus

23 Oct 52.1 Ordained Bishop Edward Joseph Adams Titular Archbishop of Scala Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain

59.5 Died Hanna Markho † Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq

25 Oct 29.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Obanyi Sagwe Priest of Kisii, Kenya Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya

26 Oct 28.1 Ordained Priest Andrea Andreozzi Priest of Fermo, Italy Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy

44.1 Appointed Edward Janiak † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Bishop Emeritus of Kalisz, Poland

44.1 Appointed Edward Janiak † Titular Bishop of Scilium Bishop Emeritus of Kalisz, Poland

60.4 Appointed Stanisław Stefanek, S. Chr. † Bishop of Łomża, Poland Bishop Emeritus

60.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco de Paula Victor † Titular Bishop of Turres in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

84.1 Died Michael Xiao Liren (Siao Li Jen) † Bishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China

27 Oct 68.3 Ordained Bishop Maurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France Archbishop Emeritus

28 Oct 68.7 Ordained Bishop [Mathias Chen Xilu] † Coadjutor Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China Bishop

29 Oct 56.0 Installed José Ulises Macías Salcedo Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, México Archbishop Emeritus

49.9 Installed Mario Meini Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy

70.8 Died Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. † Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

84.9 Died Maximino Romero de Lema † Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

31 Oct 80.2 Retired Fiorenzo Angelini † President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers Cardinal, President Emeritus

52.3 Ordained Bishop Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio Titular Bishop of Mauriana Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA

63.7 Appointed Javier Lozano Barragán † President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers Cardinal, President Emeritus

25.7 Ordained Deacon Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R. Deacon of Order of Augustinian Recollects Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Oct	57.1	Succeeded	Seán Baptist Brady	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
79.0	Retired	Cahal Brendan Daly †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	Bohdan John Danylo	Priest of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA	Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
2 Oct	69.0	Succeeded	Amaury Castanho †	Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
68.8	Resigned	Roberto Pinarello de Almeida †	Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
3 Oct	25.5	Ordained Deacon	David Leon Toups	Deacon of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA	Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA
5 Oct	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Đuro Gašparović	Titular Bishop of Mattiana	Bishop Emeritus of Srijem, Serbia
66.4	Ordained Bishop	Tanios El Khoury †	Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Armand Henri Paul Maillard	Bishop of Laval, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
56.7	Ordained Bishop	Paul Nabil El-Sayah	Archbishop of Haifa and the Holy Land {Haifa e Terra Santa} (Maronite), Israel	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
6 Oct	66.0	Installed	Angelo Paravisi †	Bishop of Crema, Italy
7 Oct	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Kozhimala †	Bishop of Bhagalpur, India
72.9	Retired	Pasquale Macchi †	Prelate of Loreto, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
72.6	Died	Michael Murphy †	Bishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland
9 Oct	74.1	Resigned	Tomás Roberto Patricio Manning, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Coroico, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
10 Oct	62.8	Appointed	Georges Pierre Soubrier, P.S.S.	Bishop of Nantes, France	Bishop Emeritus
11 Oct	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier	Titular Bishop of Malliana	Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France
76.7	Died	Lu Zhiyuan †	Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
59.1	Ordained Bishop	Michel François Pollien †	Titular Bishop of Pulcheriopolis	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
12 Oct	34.5	Ordained Priest	José Antonio Canales Motiño	Priest of San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Bishop of Danlí, Honduras
28.4	Ordained Priest	Vicente Ribas Prats	Priest of Ibiza, Spain	Bishop
26.6	Ordained Priest	Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C.	Priest of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
14 Oct	63.6	Appointed	Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
15 Oct	57.9	Appointed	Fabio Betancur Tirado †	Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
62.2	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
62.2	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
62.2	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
62.2	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
62.2	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
77.6	Retired	José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez †	Archbishop of Manizales, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
16 Oct	58.1	Appointed	Ricardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. †	Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Oct	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Patras Minj, S.J.	Bishop of Ambikapur, India	Bishop Emeritus
19 Oct	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, Ist. del Prado †	Bishop of Saint-Denis, France	Bishop Emeritus
83.1	Died	Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
23.6	Ordained Deacon	Valter Magno de Carvalho	Deacon of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
20 Oct	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Farine	Titular Bishop of Tragurium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
83.8	Died	Manuel Nunes Gabriel †	Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
22 Oct	68.6	Resigned	Roger Marie Albert Froment †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
23 Oct	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Edward Joseph Adams	Titular Archbishop of Scala	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain
59.5	Died	Hanna Markho †	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
25 Oct	29.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Obanyi Sagwe	Priest of Kisii, Kenya	Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya
26 Oct	28.1	Ordained Priest	Andrea Andreozzi	Priest of Fermo, Italy	Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
44.1	Appointed	Edward Janiak †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Kalisz, Poland
44.1	Appointed	Edward Janiak †	Titular Bishop of Scilium	Bishop Emeritus of Kalisz, Poland
60.4	Appointed	Stanisław Stefanek, S. Chr. †	Bishop of Łomża, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
60.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Paula Victor †	Titular Bishop of Turres in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
84.1	Died	Michael Xiao Liren (Siao Li Jen) †	Bishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
27 Oct	68.3	Ordained Bishop	Maurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Oct	68.7	Ordained Bishop	[Mathias Chen Xilu] †	Coadjutor Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China	Bishop
29 Oct	56.0	Installed	José Ulises Macías Salcedo	Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, México	Archbishop Emeritus
49.9	Installed	Mario Meini	Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy
70.8	Died	Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
84.9	Died	Maximino Romero de Lema †	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
31 Oct	80.2	Retired	Fiorenzo Angelini †	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers	Cardinal, President Emeritus
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio	Titular Bishop of Mauriana	Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
63.7	Appointed	Javier Lozano Barragán †	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers	Cardinal, President Emeritus
25.7	Ordained Deacon	Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R.	Deacon of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

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