The Year of Our Lord 2018

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 70.2 Appointed Giovanni Angelo Becciu Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

57.3 Ordained Bishop Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I. Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany

2 Sep 51.2 Ordained Bishop Thomas Deenihan Bishop of Meath, Ireland

45.3 Ordained Bishop Marián Andrej Pacák, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Installed Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho Archbishop of Évora, Portugal

61.0 Ordained Bishop Koenraad Vanhoutte Titular Bishop of Thagora Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

4 Sep 87.4 Died Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad

92.3 Died Sydney Anicetus Charles † Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles

5 Sep 55.6 Appointed Dodë Gjergji Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Kosovo

8 Sep 54.7 Ordained Bishop Nolly Camingue Buco Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena Bishop of Catarman, Philippines

58.3 Appointed Fortunatus Nwachukwu Apostolic Nuncio to Belize, Antilles Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

12 Sep 55.8 Installed Paul James Mason Bishop of Great Britain, Military

51.5 Ordained Bishop Grzegorz Olszowski Titular Bishop of Rhoga Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland

61.5 Resigned José Ronaldo Ribeiro Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

90.7 Died Benedict Ganesh Singh † Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles

13 Sep 75.0 Retired Michael Joseph Bransfield Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA Bishop Emeritus

84.7 Died Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq

67.3 Appointed William Edward Lori Apostolic Administrator of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

14 Sep 52.3 Installed Jaime Calderón Calderón Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México Archbishop of León, Guanajuato, México

48.4 Appointed Eduardo José Castillo Pino Apostolic Administrator of Portoviejo, Ecuador Archbishop

67.5 Resigned William Enrique Delgado Silva Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

70.3 Resigned Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O. Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus

15 Sep 45.3 Installed Marián Andrej Pacák, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada Bishop Emeritus

72.0 Ceased John Stephen Pažak, C.Ss.R. Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada Bishop Emeritus of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA

54.3 Ordained Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha Bishop of Mangalore, India

16 Sep 52.6 Ordained Bishop Matthieu Marie Jean Rougé Bishop of Nanterre, France

17 Sep 57.2 Ordained Bishop Mark Andrew Bartosic Titular Bishop of Naratcata Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

50.9 Ordained Bishop Robert Gerald Casey Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

51.1 Ordained Bishop Ronald Aldon Hicks Titular Bishop of Munatiana Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA

18 Sep 48.2 Appointed Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V. Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

48.2 Appointed Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V. Titular Bishop of Cursola Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

75.1 Retired Stanislav Lipovšek Bishop of Celje, Slovenia Bishop Emeritus

19 Sep 64.2 Appointed Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil

53.8 Appointed Francisco Lima Soares Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil

76.0 Retired Mosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

20 Sep 89.6 Died Edmundo Madarang Abaya † Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

79.1 Appointed Agnelo Rufino Gracias Apostolic Administrator, Sede Plena of Jullundur, India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

63.4 Died Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia

95.2 Died Conrado Walter, S.A.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil

21 Sep 67.2 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

71.8 Resigned Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M. Bishop of San Felipe, Chile Bishop Emeritus

74.5 Retired Juliusz Janusz Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia Apostolic Nuncio

74.5 Retired Juliusz Janusz Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo Apostolic Nuncio

75.7 Retired Giuseppe Leanza Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic Apostolic Nuncio

81.2 Died José Roberto López Londoño † Bishop Emeritus of Jericó, Colombia

49.1 Appointed Jaime Cesar Ortiz de Lazcano Piquer Apostolic Administrator of San Felipe, Chile Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy

55.0 Appointed Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC. Apostolic Administrator of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

60.1 Resigned Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile Bishop Emeritus

22 Sep 50.7 Confirmed Joseph Guo Jincai Bishop of Chengde, China

89.3 Died Johannes Kapp † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany

55.7 Confirmed Paul Lei Shiyin (Chiyin) Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China

54.7 Confirmed Joseph Liu Xinhong Bishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China

53.4 Confirmed Joseph Ma Yinglin Archbishop of Kunming [Kunming], China

76.9 Appointed Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. † Apostolic Administrator of Sibolga, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

98.8 Confirmed Anthony Tu Shi-hua, O.F.M. † Bishop of Puqi [Puchi], China

54.4 Confirmed Joseph Yue Fusheng Bishop of Harbin [Harbin], China

57.5 Confirmed Vincent Zhan Silu Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China

23 Sep 60.7 Installed Jérôme Daniel Beau Archbishop of Bourges, France Archbishop of Poitiers, France

65.3 Ordained Bishop Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner † Bishop of Salto, Uruguay

54.6 Installed Launay Saturné Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti

24 Sep 62.7 Ordained Bishop Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B. Bishop of Saitama, Japan

76.9 Ceased Peter Takeo Okada † Apostolic Administrator of Saitama, Japan Archbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan

25 Sep 75.7 Retired Ciriaco Benavente Mateos Bishop of Albacete, Spain Bishop Emeritus

66.3 Appointed Ángel Fernández Collado Bishop of Albacete, Spain Bishop Emeritus

68.9 Died Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. † Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

26 Sep 48.0 Appointed Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

66.4 Ordained Bishop Charles Victor Emmanuel Gauci Bishop of Darwin, Australia

89.9 Died Antonio Santucci † Bishop Emeritus of Trivento, Italy

55.1 Ordained Bishop Ewaldus Martinus Sedu Bishop of Maumere, Indonesia

27 Sep 62.5 Appointed Luis Mariano Montemayor Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

28 Sep 77.1 Appointed Gerald Frederick Kicanas Apostolic Administrator of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA

84.9 Died Celso José Pinto da Silva † Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

57.0 Appointed Stefano Russo Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy

29 Sep 52.5 Ordained Bishop Dagoberto Campos Salas Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana Apostolic Nuncio to Panama

73.1 Installed Joseph Coutts Cardinal-Priest of San Bonaventura da Bagnoregio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan

50.3 Ordained Bishop Roberto Farinella Bishop of Biella, Italy

87.4 Died Eugene John Gerber † Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA

64.8 Ordained Bishop Pablo León Hakimian † Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina

66.4 Died Dirceu Vegini † Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

30 Sep 49.5 Ordained Bishop Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Cabinda, Angola

54.6 Ordained Bishop Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza Titular Bishop of Medianas Zabuniorum Bishop of Melo, Uruguay

74.4 Installed Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J. Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

47.5 Ordained Bishop Júlio César Souza de Jesus Titular Bishop of Arba Bishop of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	70.2	Appointed	Giovanni Angelo Becciu	Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
57.3	Ordained Bishop	Heiner Wilmer, S.C.I.	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
2 Sep	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Deenihan	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
45.3	Ordained Bishop	Marián Andrej Pacák, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Installed	Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
61.0	Ordained Bishop	Koenraad Vanhoutte	Titular Bishop of Thagora	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
4 Sep	87.4	Died	Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
92.3	Died	Sydney Anicetus Charles †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles
5 Sep	55.6	Appointed	Dodë Gjergji	Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Kosovo
8 Sep	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Nolly Camingue Buco	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Bishop of Catarman, Philippines
58.3	Appointed	Fortunatus Nwachukwu	Apostolic Nuncio to Belize, Antilles	Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
12 Sep	55.8	Installed	Paul James Mason	Bishop of Great Britain, Military
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Grzegorz Olszowski	Titular Bishop of Rhoga	Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
61.5	Resigned	José Ronaldo Ribeiro	Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
90.7	Died	Benedict Ganesh Singh †	Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
13 Sep	75.0	Retired	Michael Joseph Bransfield	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
84.7	Died	Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq
67.3	Appointed	William Edward Lori	Apostolic Administrator of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
14 Sep	52.3	Installed	Jaime Calderón Calderón	Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México	Archbishop of León, Guanajuato, México
48.4	Appointed	Eduardo José Castillo Pino	Apostolic Administrator of Portoviejo, Ecuador	Archbishop
67.5	Resigned	William Enrique Delgado Silva	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
70.3	Resigned	Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O.	Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Sep	45.3	Installed	Marián Andrej Pacák, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
72.0	Ceased	John Stephen Pažak, C.Ss.R.	Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Peter Paul Saldanha	Bishop of Mangalore, India
16 Sep	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Matthieu Marie Jean Rougé	Bishop of Nanterre, France
17 Sep	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Mark Andrew Bartosic	Titular Bishop of Naratcata	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Robert Gerald Casey	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Ronald Aldon Hicks	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA
18 Sep	48.2	Appointed	Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V.	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
48.2	Appointed	Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V.	Titular Bishop of Cursola	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
75.1	Retired	Stanislav Lipovšek	Bishop of Celje, Slovenia	Bishop Emeritus
19 Sep	64.2	Appointed	Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B.	Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil
53.8	Appointed	Francisco Lima Soares	Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
76.0	Retired	Mosé João Pontelo, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
20 Sep	89.6	Died	Edmundo Madarang Abaya †	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
79.1	Appointed	Agnelo Rufino Gracias	Apostolic Administrator, Sede Plena of Jullundur, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
63.4	Died	Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia
95.2	Died	Conrado Walter, S.A.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
21 Sep	67.2	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
71.8	Resigned	Cristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M.	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
74.5	Retired	Juliusz Janusz	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia	Apostolic Nuncio
74.5	Retired	Juliusz Janusz	Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo	Apostolic Nuncio
75.7	Retired	Giuseppe Leanza	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic	Apostolic Nuncio
81.2	Died	José Roberto López Londoño †	Bishop Emeritus of Jericó, Colombia
49.1	Appointed	Jaime Cesar Ortiz de Lazcano Piquer	Apostolic Administrator of San Felipe, Chile	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
55.0	Appointed	Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC.	Apostolic Administrator of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile	Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
60.1	Resigned	Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D.	Bishop of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
22 Sep	50.7	Confirmed	Joseph Guo Jincai	Bishop of Chengde, China
89.3	Died	Johannes Kapp †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
55.7	Confirmed	Paul Lei Shiyin (Chiyin)	Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China
54.7	Confirmed	Joseph Liu Xinhong	Bishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China
53.4	Confirmed	Joseph Ma Yinglin	Archbishop of Kunming [Kunming], China
76.9	Appointed	Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Sibolga, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
98.8	Confirmed	Anthony Tu Shi-hua, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Puqi [Puchi], China
54.4	Confirmed	Joseph Yue Fusheng	Bishop of Harbin [Harbin], China
57.5	Confirmed	Vincent Zhan Silu	Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
23 Sep	60.7	Installed	Jérôme Daniel Beau	Archbishop of Bourges, France	Archbishop of Poitiers, France
65.3	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Miguel Gil Eisner †	Bishop of Salto, Uruguay
54.6	Installed	Launay Saturné	Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
24 Sep	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Mario Michiaki Yamanouchi, S.D.B.	Bishop of Saitama, Japan
76.9	Ceased	Peter Takeo Okada †	Apostolic Administrator of Saitama, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan
25 Sep	75.7	Retired	Ciriaco Benavente Mateos	Bishop of Albacete, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
66.3	Appointed	Ángel Fernández Collado	Bishop of Albacete, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
68.9	Died	Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. †	Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
26 Sep	48.0	Appointed	Cleonir Paulo Dalbosco, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
66.4	Ordained Bishop	Charles Victor Emmanuel Gauci	Bishop of Darwin, Australia
89.9	Died	Antonio Santucci †	Bishop Emeritus of Trivento, Italy
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Ewaldus Martinus Sedu	Bishop of Maumere, Indonesia
27 Sep	62.5	Appointed	Luis Mariano Montemayor	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
28 Sep	77.1	Appointed	Gerald Frederick Kicanas	Apostolic Administrator of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
84.9	Died	Celso José Pinto da Silva †	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
57.0	Appointed	Stefano Russo	Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference	Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy
29 Sep	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Dagoberto Campos Salas	Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama
73.1	Installed	Joseph Coutts	Cardinal-Priest of San Bonaventura da Bagnoregio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Farinella	Bishop of Biella, Italy
87.4	Died	Eugene John Gerber †	Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
64.8	Ordained Bishop	Pablo León Hakimian †	Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
66.4	Died	Dirceu Vegini †	Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
30 Sep	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Cabinda, Angola
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Alfonso Jourdán Alvariza	Titular Bishop of Medianas Zabuniorum	Bishop of Melo, Uruguay
74.4	Installed	Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, S.J.	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Ignazio di Loyola a Campo Marzio	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Júlio César Souza de Jesus	Titular Bishop of Arba	Bishop of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil

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