The Year of Our Lord 2002

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 33.1 Ordained Priest Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda Priest of Opus Dei Bishop of Helsinki, Finland

46.7 Ordained Bishop Alfred Leonhard Maluma † Bishop of Njombe, Tanzania

31.4 Ordained Priest Richard James Umbers Priest of Opus Dei Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

2 Sep 33.5 Professed Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea

83.5 Died Manuel Palmeira da Rocha † Bishop Emeritus of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil

3 Sep 83.0 Died Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

58.1 Appointed Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

25.2 Ordained Priest Vito Piccinonna Priest of Bari-Bitonto, Italy Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy

5 Sep 45.2 Ordained Bishop Michael Francis Burbidge Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA

7 Sep 91.6 Died József Bánk † Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary

80.4 Died Hanna Kello † Bishop Emeritus of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq

26.4 Ordained Deacon Michele Morandi Deacon of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy Bishop

30.8 Perpetual Vows Roberto Pasolini, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Preacher of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

26.8 Ordained Priest Cristino Ramos González Priest of San Pedro, Paraguay Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay

8 Sep 55.2 Ordained Bishop Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone Titular Bishop of Benepota Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canelones, Uruguay

76.9 Died Lucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. † Prelate Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

42.1 Ordained Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann Titular Bishop of Macriana Minor Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany

9 Sep 83.8 Died Mikail Nersès Sétian † Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York

10 Sep 75.0 Retired William George Curlin † Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Bishop Emeritus

11 Sep 30.8 Professed Jack Youssef, C.M. Member of Congregation of the Mission Priest

12 Sep 60.7 Appointed Mansour Hobeika † Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon

75.3 Retired Georges Scandar † Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop Emeritus

13 Sep 51.4 Ordained Bishop Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr. Titular Bishop of Siccenna Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA

55.1 Ordained Bishop David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli Bishop of Siuna, Nicaragua

14 Sep 51.9 Installed Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon, France

48.5 Ordained Bishop Pedro Brito Guimarães Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil Archbishop of Palmas, Tocatins, Brazil

68.5 Installed Dionigi Tettamanzi † Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

15 Sep 26.1 Ordained Priest Evandro Luis Braun Priest of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil

82.8 Died Karel Chytil † Bishop

92.0 Died Charles Gomes, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Ahmedabad, India

24.0 Perpetual Vows Pedro Ramiro López, I.V.E. Member of Institute of the Incarnate Word Superior of Tadjikistan

29.8 Ordained Priest Bohdan Manyshyn Priest of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop

25.9 Perpetual Vows Yosafat Bohdan Moschych, C.M.S.A.A. Priest of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle (Ukrainian) Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine

51.7 Ordained Bishop Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M. Bishop of Agats, Indonesia

16 Sep 74.4 Died François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận † Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

19 Sep 81.4 Died José Gomes † Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

80.7 Died Yohannes Woldegiorgis † Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia

21 Sep 64.4 Ordained Bishop Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Tilarán, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica

63.0 Ordained Bishop Paolino Schiavon Titular Bishop of Trebia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

22 Sep 61.3 Installed Gérard Antoine Léopold Daucourt Bishop of Nanterre, France Bishop Emeritus

45.2 Installed Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P. Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

55.1 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Loppa Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy Bishop Emeritus

28.6 Solemn Vows Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA

23 Sep 89.5 Died Julius Joseph Willem Peeters, M.H.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon

77.4 Died John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung † Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

70.6 Succeeded Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

24 Sep 51.3 Appointed Rutilo Muñoz Zamora Bishop of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México

78.8 Retired Carlos Talavera Ramírez † Bishop of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México Bishop Emeritus

25 Sep 78.0 Retired Antonín Liška, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia Bishop Emeritus

33.0 Solemn Vows Stephano Lameck Musomba, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine Bishop of Bagamoyo, Tanzania

59.4 Succeeded Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia Bishop Emeritus

78.0 Retired Jaroslav Škarvada † Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

28 Sep 29.3 Ordained Priest Célio da Silveira Calixto Filho Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop

29 Sep 65.8 Ordained Bishop Philippe Jean Louis Breton † Bishop of Aire et Dax, France Bishop Emeritus

67.5 Resigned Antonios Naguib † Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

47.2 Ordained Bishop Neethinathan Anthonisamy Bishop of Chingleput, India

47.1 Selected Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak) Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

30 Sep 58.8 Appointed Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) Apostolic Administrator of Yangon, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus of Loikaw, Myanmar

77.9 Died Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. † Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines

75.0 Retired Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby † Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar Archbishop Emeritus

Oct 63.6 Appointed George William Coleman † Administrator of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus

1 Oct 69.9 Appointed Francis Arinze Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

79.0 Appointed Moisés Julio Blanchoud † Apostolic Administrator of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina

76.1 Retired Agostino Cacciavillan † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, President Emeritus

65.1 Appointed Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. Titular Archbishop of Nepte Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

65.1 Appointed Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

69.8 Appointed Renato Raffaele Martino † President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Cardinal, President Emeritus

75.7 Retired Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez † Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Gerhard Ludwig Müller Bishop of Regensburg, Germany Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

65.5 Appointed Attilio Nicora † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, President Emeritus

65.5 Appointed Attilio Nicora † Archbishop (Personal Title) Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

51.3 Appointed Fulgence Rabemahafaly Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

75.4 Retired Philibert Randriambololona, S.J. † Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus

68.6 Appointed Giovanni Battista Re Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

66.4 Resigned Edgardo Gabriel Storni † Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

83.4 Died Marcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Darién, Panama

2 Oct 47.0 Ordained Bishop Vincent Matthew Darius, O.P. † Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles

4 Oct 55.4 Installed João Bráz de Aviz Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

76.5 Died Desiderio Elso Collino † Bishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

81.6 Died James (Jaime) Collins, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil

74.5 Died Jean Huard † Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

45.0 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Malzaire Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles

5 Oct 29.5 Ordained Deacon Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale Deacon of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop

47.1 Confirmed Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak) Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

7 Oct 49.8 Appointed Andrzej Dzięga Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

75.3 Retired Wacław Józef Świerzawski † Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland Bishop Emeritus

8 Oct 48.4 Appointed Francisco Carlos Bach Administrator of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Archbishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

82.3 Died Philippe Boutros Chebaya † Bishop Emeritus of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite), Lebanon

75.4 Retired Donato Squicciarini † Apostolic Nuncio to Austria Apostolic Nuncio

54.9 Ordained Bishop Valéry Vienneau Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick Archbishop Emeritus of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

72.6 Appointed Giorgio Zur † Apostolic Nuncio to Austria Apostolic Nuncio

9 Oct 55.7 Appointed Vicente Costa Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

10 Oct 50.0 Appointed Marie-Daniel Dadiet † Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire

62.0 Appointed Ricardo Oscar Faifer Bishop of Goya, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

70.4 Resigned Jean-Marie Kélétigui † Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

32.1 Ordained Deacon Evelio Menjivar-Ayala Deacon of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

11 Oct 79.7 Died Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano † Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

12 Oct 56.4 Ordained Bishop José Figueroa Gómez Bishop of Granada en Colombia Bishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe) Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)

57.9 Appointed Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe) Titular Bishop of Vadesi Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)

69.1 Appointed Alfio Rapisarda † Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal Apostolic Nuncio

75.1 Retired Edoardo Rovida † Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal Apostolic Nuncio

13 Oct 56.8 Ordained Bishop Jean-Pierre Marie Cattenoz Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon, France

35.6 Perpetual Vows Jon Paul Christian Hansen, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada

48.3 Ordained Bishop Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C. Coadjutor Bishop of Les Gonaïves, Haïti Bishop

58.7 Installed Braulio Rodríguez Plaza Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

15 Oct 66.9 Appointed Pio Vittorio Vigo † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acireale, Italy Bishop Emeritus

16 Oct 68.1 Appointed Robert Joseph Hermann Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.1 Appointed Robert Joseph Hermann Titular Bishop of Zerta Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

75.1 Died Christopher Mwoleka † Bishop Emeritus of Rulenge, Tanzania

17 Oct 74.2 Resigned Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. † Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria Curial Bishop Emeritus

18 Oct 66.4 Installed Hugo Barrantes Ureña † Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica Archbishop Emeritus

75.8 Retired Giuseppe Fabiani † Bishop of Imola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

58.2 Appointed Tommaso Ghirelli Bishop of Imola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

44.1 Final Vows Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg

49.3 Solemn Vows Daniele Libanori, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Official of the Roman Curia - Other

51.7 Appointed Cataldo Naro † Archbishop of Monreale, Italy

19 Oct 61.0 Appointed Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio Apostolic Administrator of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy

58.3 Installed Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

52.9 Appointed Paul Tschang In-Nam Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh Apostolic Nuncio

52.9 Appointed Paul Tschang In-Nam Titular Archbishop of Amantia Apostolic Nuncio

20 Oct 138.9 Beatified Bl. Andrea Giacinto Bonaventura Longhin, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Treviso, Italy

70.7 Installed Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

21 Oct 54.9 Appointed Manuel da Rocha Felício Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal

54.9 Appointed Manuel da Rocha Felício Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal

22 Oct 95.4 Died Octavio Nicolás Derisi † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina

23 Oct 46.2 Appointed Franz Lackner, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

46.2 Appointed Franz Lackner, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Balecium Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

21.1 Professed Teodor (Andriy) Matsapula, I.V.E. Member of Institute of the Incarnate Word Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

24 Oct 77.2 Retired Francisco Alvarez Martínez † Archbishop of Toledo, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Antonio Cañizares Llovera Archbishop of Toledo, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

75.0 Retired Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly † Curial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

67.1 Appointed Jean-Claude Hertzog † Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

67.1 Appointed Jean-Claude Hertzog † Titular Bishop of Tigias Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

79.7 Died José Sebastián Laboa Gallego † Apostolic Nuncio

53.3 Selected Louis Raphaël I Sako Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq

25 Oct 34.2 Ordained Priest Gregg Michael Caggianelli Priest of Venice, Florida, USA Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

64.3 Appointed José Luis Castro Medellín, M. S. F. † Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Bishop Emeritus

73.3 Died Denzil Reginald D’Souza † Bishop Emeritus of Aizawl, India

90.7 Died Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. † Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

26 Oct 71.3 Resigned Colin Campbell † Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

58.0 Appointed Robert Harris Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

58.0 Appointed Robert Harris Titular Bishop of Trofimiana Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

60.8 Ordained Bishop Mansour Hobeika † Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon

66.0 Appointed Joseph-Louis-Donald Lapointe Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

66.0 Appointed Joseph-Louis-Donald Lapointe Titular Bishop of Octabia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

28 Oct 56.0 Appointed Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia

30 Oct 50.3 Appointed Celestino Migliore Titular Archbishop of Canosa Apostolic Nuncio to France

50.3 Appointed Celestino Migliore Permanent Observer to United Nations Apostolic Nuncio to France

58.7 Appointed Carmelo Scampa Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

31 Oct 82.3 Died Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier † Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

52.3 Appointed Alain Harel Vicar Apostolic of Rodrigues, Mauritius Bishop Emeritus of Port Victoria o Seychelles

52.3 Appointed Alain Harel Titular Bishop of Forconium Bishop Emeritus of Port Victoria o Seychelles

45.6 Appointed Esteban María Laxague, S.D.B. Bishop of Viedma, Argentina

85.3 Died Mark Onwuha Unegbu † Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	33.1	Ordained Priest	Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda	Priest of Opus Dei	Bishop of Helsinki, Finland
46.7	Ordained Bishop	Alfred Leonhard Maluma †	Bishop of Njombe, Tanzania
31.4	Ordained Priest	Richard James Umbers	Priest of Opus Dei	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
2 Sep	33.5	Professed	Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea
83.5	Died	Manuel Palmeira da Rocha †	Bishop Emeritus of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
3 Sep	83.0	Died	Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
58.1	Appointed	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
25.2	Ordained Priest	Vito Piccinonna	Priest of Bari-Bitonto, Italy	Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy
5 Sep	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael Francis Burbidge	Titular Bishop of Cluain Iraird	Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA
7 Sep	91.6	Died	József Bánk †	Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
80.4	Died	Hanna Kello †	Bishop Emeritus of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
26.4	Ordained Deacon	Michele Morandi	Deacon of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy	Bishop
30.8	Perpetual Vows	Roberto Pasolini, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Preacher of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
26.8	Ordained Priest	Cristino Ramos González	Priest of San Pedro, Paraguay	Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
8 Sep	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Leopoldo Hermes Garin Bruzzone	Titular Bishop of Benepota	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canelones, Uruguay
76.9	Died	Lucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. †	Prelate Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
42.1	Ordained Bishop	Karl-Heinz Wiesemann	Titular Bishop of Macriana Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany
9 Sep	83.8	Died	Mikail Nersès Sétian †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York
10 Sep	75.0	Retired	William George Curlin †	Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus
11 Sep	30.8	Professed	Jack Youssef, C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Priest
12 Sep	60.7	Appointed	Mansour Hobeika †	Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon
75.3	Retired	Georges Scandar †	Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr.	Titular Bishop of Siccenna	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
55.1	Ordained Bishop	David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Bishop of Siuna, Nicaragua
14 Sep	51.9	Installed	Philippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie Barbarin	Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon, France
48.5	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Brito Guimarães	Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Archbishop of Palmas, Tocatins, Brazil
68.5	Installed	Dionigi Tettamanzi †	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
15 Sep	26.1	Ordained Priest	Evandro Luis Braun	Priest of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
82.8	Died	Karel Chytil †	Bishop
92.0	Died	Charles Gomes, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ahmedabad, India
24.0	Perpetual Vows	Pedro Ramiro López, I.V.E.	Member of Institute of the Incarnate Word	Superior of Tadjikistan
29.8	Ordained Priest	Bohdan Manyshyn	Priest of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop
25.9	Perpetual Vows	Yosafat Bohdan Moschych, C.M.S.A.A.	Priest of Missionary Congregation of Saint Andrew the Apostle (Ukrainian)	Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M.	Bishop of Agats, Indonesia
16 Sep	74.4	Died	François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
19 Sep	81.4	Died	José Gomes †	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
80.7	Died	Yohannes Woldegiorgis †	Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia
21 Sep	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Tilarán, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica
63.0	Ordained Bishop	Paolino Schiavon	Titular Bishop of Trebia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
22 Sep	61.3	Installed	Gérard Antoine Léopold Daucourt	Bishop of Nanterre, France	Bishop Emeritus
45.2	Installed	Georges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.	Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Loppa	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
28.6	Solemn Vows	Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
23 Sep	89.5	Died	Julius Joseph Willem Peeters, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon
77.4	Died	John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung †	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
70.6	Succeeded	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
24 Sep	51.3	Appointed	Rutilo Muñoz Zamora	Bishop of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México
78.8	Retired	Carlos Talavera Ramírez †	Bishop of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México	Bishop Emeritus
25 Sep	78.0	Retired	Antonín Liška, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus
33.0	Solemn Vows	Stephano Lameck Musomba, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Bagamoyo, Tanzania
59.4	Succeeded	Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus
78.0	Retired	Jaroslav Škarvada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
28 Sep	29.3	Ordained Priest	Célio da Silveira Calixto Filho	Priest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop
29 Sep	65.8	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Jean Louis Breton †	Bishop of Aire et Dax, France	Bishop Emeritus
67.5	Resigned	Antonios Naguib †	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Neethinathan Anthonisamy	Bishop of Chingleput, India
47.1	Selected	Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
30 Sep	58.8	Appointed	Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint)	Apostolic Administrator of Yangon, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Loikaw, Myanmar
77.9	Died	Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
75.0	Retired	Gabriel Thohey Mahn-Gaby †	Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar	Archbishop Emeritus
Oct	63.6	Appointed	George William Coleman †	Administrator of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
1 Oct	69.9	Appointed	Francis Arinze	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
79.0	Appointed	Moisés Julio Blanchoud †	Apostolic Administrator of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
76.1	Retired	Agostino Cacciavillan †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, President Emeritus
65.1	Appointed	Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.	Titular Archbishop of Nepte	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
65.1	Appointed	Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.	President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
69.8	Appointed	Renato Raffaele Martino †	President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, President Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez †	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Gerhard Ludwig Müller	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
65.5	Appointed	Attilio Nicora †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, President Emeritus
65.5	Appointed	Attilio Nicora †	Archbishop (Personal Title)	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
51.3	Appointed	Fulgence Rabemahafaly	Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
75.4	Retired	Philibert Randriambololona, S.J. †	Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus
68.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Re	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
66.4	Resigned	Edgardo Gabriel Storni †	Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
83.4	Died	Marcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Darién, Panama
2 Oct	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Matthew Darius, O.P. †	Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles
4 Oct	55.4	Installed	João Bráz de Aviz	Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
76.5	Died	Desiderio Elso Collino †	Bishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
81.6	Died	James (Jaime) Collins, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil
74.5	Died	Jean Huard †	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Malzaire	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
5 Oct	29.5	Ordained Deacon	Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale	Deacon of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop
47.1	Confirmed	Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
7 Oct	49.8	Appointed	Andrzej Dzięga	Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
75.3	Retired	Wacław Józef Świerzawski †	Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
8 Oct	48.4	Appointed	Francisco Carlos Bach	Administrator of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
82.3	Died	Philippe Boutros Chebaya †	Bishop Emeritus of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar (Maronite), Lebanon
75.4	Retired	Donato Squicciarini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria	Apostolic Nuncio
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Valéry Vienneau	Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick	Archbishop Emeritus of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
72.6	Appointed	Giorgio Zur †	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria	Apostolic Nuncio
9 Oct	55.7	Appointed	Vicente Costa	Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
10 Oct	50.0	Appointed	Marie-Daniel Dadiet †	Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
62.0	Appointed	Ricardo Oscar Faifer	Bishop of Goya, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
70.4	Resigned	Jean-Marie Kélétigui †	Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
32.1	Ordained Deacon	Evelio Menjivar-Ayala	Deacon of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
11 Oct	79.7	Died	Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano †	Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
12 Oct	56.4	Ordained Bishop	José Figueroa Gómez	Bishop of Granada en Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe)	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)
57.9	Appointed	Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe)	Titular Bishop of Vadesi	Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)
69.1	Appointed	Alfio Rapisarda †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Apostolic Nuncio
75.1	Retired	Edoardo Rovida †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Apostolic Nuncio
13 Oct	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Pierre Marie Cattenoz	Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon, France
35.6	Perpetual Vows	Jon Paul Christian Hansen, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Yves-Marie Péan, C.S.C.	Coadjutor Bishop of Les Gonaïves, Haïti	Bishop
58.7	Installed	Braulio Rodríguez Plaza	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
15 Oct	66.9	Appointed	Pio Vittorio Vigo †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Acireale, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
16 Oct	68.1	Appointed	Robert Joseph Hermann	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.1	Appointed	Robert Joseph Hermann	Titular Bishop of Zerta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
75.1	Died	Christopher Mwoleka †	Bishop Emeritus of Rulenge, Tanzania
17 Oct	74.2	Resigned	Jean Mansour, S.M.S.P. †	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Curial Bishop Emeritus
18 Oct	66.4	Installed	Hugo Barrantes Ureña †	Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica	Archbishop Emeritus
75.8	Retired	Giuseppe Fabiani †	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
58.2	Appointed	Tommaso Ghirelli	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
44.1	Final Vows	Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg
49.3	Solemn Vows	Daniele Libanori, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
51.7	Appointed	Cataldo Naro †	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
19 Oct	61.0	Appointed	Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio	Apostolic Administrator of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
58.3	Installed	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
52.9	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Apostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh	Apostolic Nuncio
52.9	Appointed	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Titular Archbishop of Amantia	Apostolic Nuncio
20 Oct	138.9	Beatified	Bl. Andrea Giacinto Bonaventura Longhin, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
70.7	Installed	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
21 Oct	54.9	Appointed	Manuel da Rocha Felício	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
54.9	Appointed	Manuel da Rocha Felício	Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
22 Oct	95.4	Died	Octavio Nicolás Derisi †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
23 Oct	46.2	Appointed	Franz Lackner, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
46.2	Appointed	Franz Lackner, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
21.1	Professed	Teodor (Andriy) Matsapula, I.V.E.	Member of Institute of the Incarnate Word	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
24 Oct	77.2	Retired	Francisco Alvarez Martínez †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
75.0	Retired	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly †	Curial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
67.1	Appointed	Jean-Claude Hertzog †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
67.1	Appointed	Jean-Claude Hertzog †	Titular Bishop of Tigias	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
79.7	Died	José Sebastián Laboa Gallego †	Apostolic Nuncio
53.3	Selected	Louis Raphaël I Sako	Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
25 Oct	34.2	Ordained Priest	Gregg Michael Caggianelli	Priest of Venice, Florida, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
64.3	Appointed	José Luis Castro Medellín, M. S. F. †	Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus
73.3	Died	Denzil Reginald D’Souza †	Bishop Emeritus of Aizawl, India
90.7	Died	Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †	Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
26 Oct	71.3	Resigned	Colin Campbell †	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
58.0	Appointed	Robert Harris	Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
58.0	Appointed	Robert Harris	Titular Bishop of Trofimiana	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
60.8	Ordained Bishop	Mansour Hobeika †	Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon
66.0	Appointed	Joseph-Louis-Donald Lapointe	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
66.0	Appointed	Joseph-Louis-Donald Lapointe	Titular Bishop of Octabia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
28 Oct	56.0	Appointed	Edgar de Jesús Garcia Gil	Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia
30 Oct	50.3	Appointed	Celestino Migliore	Titular Archbishop of Canosa	Apostolic Nuncio to France
50.3	Appointed	Celestino Migliore	Permanent Observer to United Nations	Apostolic Nuncio to France
58.7	Appointed	Carmelo Scampa	Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
31 Oct	82.3	Died	Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier †	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
52.3	Appointed	Alain Harel	Vicar Apostolic of Rodrigues, Mauritius	Bishop Emeritus of Port Victoria o Seychelles
52.3	Appointed	Alain Harel	Titular Bishop of Forconium	Bishop Emeritus of Port Victoria o Seychelles
45.6	Appointed	Esteban María Laxague, S.D.B.	Bishop of Viedma, Argentina
85.3	Died	Mark Onwuha Unegbu †	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

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