The Year of Our Lord 2019

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Oct 52.7 Appointed Ante Jozić Apostolic Nuncio to Other Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

1 Oct 60.3 Appointed Bernardito Cleopas Auza Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

60.3 Appointed Bernardito Cleopas Auza Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

75.0 Retired Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

45.3 Appointed Erik Varden, O.C.S.O. Prelate of Trondheim, Norway

2 Oct 49.5 Appointed Eduardo José Castillo Pino Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador

62.6 Appointed Mario Grech Pro-Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops Cardinal, Secretary General

62.6 Appointed Mario Grech Apostolic Administrator of Gozo, Malta Cardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops

3 Oct 88.7 Died Ignacio Noguer Carmona † Bishop Emeritus of Huelva, Spain

4 Oct 53.5 Ordained Bishop Paolo Borgia Titular Archbishop of Milazzo Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon

54.1 Ordained Bishop Antoine Camilleri Titular Archbishop of Skálholt Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

73.2 Ordained Bishop Michael F. Czerny, S.J. Titular Archbishop of Beneventum Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

71.4 Appointed John Atcherley Dew Apostolic Administrator of Palmerston North, New Zealand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand

59.1 Resigned Charles Edward Drennan Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

49.2 Ordained Bishop Paolo Rudelli Titular Archbishop of Mesembria Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

60.3 Appointed Jorge Eduardo Scheinig Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

5 Oct 67.3 Appointed Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. † Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

67.3 Elevated to Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. † Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

59.6 Appointed Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

59.6 Elevated to Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

73.2 Appointed Michael F. Czerny, S.J. Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

73.2 Elevated to Cardinal Michael F. Czerny, S.J. Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

80.3 Appointed Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola

80.3 Elevated to Cardinal Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola

82.1 Appointed Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli) Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

82.1 Elevated to Cardinal Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

71.2 Appointed Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez Cardinal-Priest of Santi Aquila e Priscilla Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

71.2 Elevated to Cardinal Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

61.1 Appointed Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg

61.1 Elevated to Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg

67.3 Appointed Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. Cardinal-Priest of San Leone I Cardinal, Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco

67.3 Elevated to Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B. Cardinal, Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco

53.8 Appointed José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

53.8 Elevated to Cardinal José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

72.2 Appointed Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto Cardinal, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala

72.2 Elevated to Cardinal Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri Cardinal, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala

69.2 Appointed Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

69.2 Elevated to Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

80.9 Appointed Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J. Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angela Merici Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania

80.9 Elevated to Cardinal Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J. Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania

63.9 Appointed Matteo Maria Zuppi Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Egidio in Trastevere Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy

63.9 Elevated to Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy

6 Oct 55.2 Installed Hernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S. Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil

54.2 Installed Michele Tomasi Bishop of Treviso, Italy

7 Oct 75.0 Retired Adam Odzimek † Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Alberto Ortega Martín Apostolic Nuncio to Chile Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela

53.0 Appointed Anthony Randazzo Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia

54.1 Appointed Bartholomeus van Roijen Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada

8 Oct 95.1 Died Serafim Fernandes de Araújo † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

52.0 Appointed Austin Anthony Vetter Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA

9 Oct 88.9 Died Thomas Joseph Flanagan † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA

60.7 Appointed Josafá Menezes da Silva Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil

89.2 Died John Baptist Sequeira † Bishop Emeritus of Chikmagalur, India

62.6 Resigned Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

10 Oct 64.0 Appointed Gerardo Joseph Colacicco Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

64.0 Appointed Gerardo Joseph Colacicco Titular Bishop of Erdonia Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

68.2 Died Dominic Jala, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Shillong, India

75.5 Retired John Joseph Jenik Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Appointed Edmund James Whalen Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

61.2 Appointed Edmund James Whalen Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

11 Oct 57.5 Succeeded James Raphael Anaparambil Bishop of Alleppey, India

75.3 Retired Stephen Athipozhiyil † Bishop of Alleppey, India Bishop Emeritus

77.7 Retired Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

61.4 Appointed Giampiero Gloder Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba Apostolic Nuncio to Romania

66.7 Appointed Joseph Salvador Marino President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy President Emeritus

73.5 Appointed Christo Proykov Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria Bishop Emeritus

51.1 Appointed Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia

12 Oct 75.1 Retired Alfonso Badini Confalonieri Bishop of Susa, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Appointed Cesare Nosiglia Apostolic Administrator of Susa, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy

13 Oct 49.2 Ordained Bishop Michael Gerard Duignan Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland

81.4 Died Elias James John Manning, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop Emeritus of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

218.6 Canonized St. John Henry Newman, C.O. † Cardinal, Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri

15 Oct 75.5 Retired Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. † Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

76.2 Died Antony Devotta † Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India

57.2 Appointed Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines

75.0 Retired Robert Harris Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

63.2 Appointed Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

49.6 Appointed Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C. Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

16 Oct 51.1 Succeeded José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D. Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina

54.3 Ordained Bishop Shane Anthony Mackinlay Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia

62.2 Appointed José Melitón Chávez † Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción, Argentina Bishop

17 Oct 89.4 Died Michael George Bowen † Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain

73.1 Resigned Denys Antoine Chahda Patriarchal Administrator of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria

52.5 Appointed Moses Chikwe Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria

52.5 Appointed Moses Chikwe Titular Bishop of Flumenzer Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria

18 Oct 46.9 Appointed John Bosco Auram Bishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

58.5 Appointed Ricardo Lingan Baccay Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines

46.9 Appointed David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador

46.9 Appointed David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. Titular Bishop of Bagai Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador

76.9 Retired William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

68.2 Resigned Pero Sudar Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

76.1 Retired Sergio Lasam Utleg Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Lucas Jeimphaung Dau Ze, S.D.B. Coadjutor Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar Bishop

19 Oct 55.8 Appointed Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas Bishop of Machiques, Venezuela

65.9 Appointed Joseph Nguyễn Năng Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

65.9 Appointed Joseph Nguyễn Năng Apostolic Administrator of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

20 Oct 85.9 Died Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia

21 Oct 83.5 Died Brian Michael Noble † Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

75.6 Died Camille Zaidan † Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon

22 Oct 72.2 Died Dorylas Moreau † Bishop Emeritus of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada

23 Oct 56.0 Died José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. † Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

75.0 Retired Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F. Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

57.9 Succeeded Florencio Félix Paredes Cruz, C.R.L. Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina

24 Oct 49.4 Appointed Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State

26 Oct 75.1 Retired Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist. Archbishop of Tours, France Archbishop Emeritus

28 Oct 53.6 Appointed Paolo Borgia Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon

74.2 Died Jean-Gabriel Diarra † Bishop of San, Mali

73.5 Appointed Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A. Apostolic Administrator of Cafayate, Argentina Priest of Order of St. Augustine

29 Oct 72.5 Died Richard Gerard Lennon † Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA

30 Oct 85.8 Died Francis Xavier Irwin † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

55.1 Appointed Edson José Oriolo dos Santos Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

81.6 Died Ercílio Turco † Bishop Emeritus of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil

31 Oct 55.9 Installed Anton Bal Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea

54.1 Appointed Antoine Camilleri Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

54.1 Appointed Antoine Camilleri Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

54.1 Appointed Antoine Camilleri Apostolic Delegate to Somalia Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba

60.2 Appointed Yaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami Patriarchal Administrator of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria Archbishop

55.5 Appointed Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. Bishop of Loja, Ecuador

78.6 Died Roger Paul Morin † Bishop Emeritus of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA

89.5 Died Silvio Padoin † Bishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Oct	52.7	Appointed	Ante Jozić	Apostolic Nuncio to Other	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
1 Oct	60.3	Appointed	Bernardito Cleopas Auza	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
60.3	Appointed	Bernardito Cleopas Auza	Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
75.0	Retired	Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard	Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
45.3	Appointed	Erik Varden, O.C.S.O.	Prelate of Trondheim, Norway
2 Oct	49.5	Appointed	Eduardo José Castillo Pino	Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
62.6	Appointed	Mario Grech	Pro-Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops	Cardinal, Secretary General
62.6	Appointed	Mario Grech	Apostolic Administrator of Gozo, Malta	Cardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
3 Oct	88.7	Died	Ignacio Noguer Carmona †	Bishop Emeritus of Huelva, Spain
4 Oct	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Borgia	Titular Archbishop of Milazzo	Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon
54.1	Ordained Bishop	Antoine Camilleri	Titular Archbishop of Skálholt	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
73.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael F. Czerny, S.J.	Titular Archbishop of Beneventum	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
71.4	Appointed	John Atcherley Dew	Apostolic Administrator of Palmerston North, New Zealand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand
59.1	Resigned	Charles Edward Drennan	Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Rudelli	Titular Archbishop of Mesembria	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia
60.3	Appointed	Jorge Eduardo Scheinig	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
5 Oct	67.3	Appointed	Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
67.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
59.6	Appointed	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
59.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
73.2	Appointed	Michael F. Czerny, S.J.	Cardinal-Deacon of San Michele Arcangelo	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
73.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Michael F. Czerny, S.J.	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
80.3	Appointed	Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Anastasia	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola
80.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola
82.1	Appointed	Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
82.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
71.2	Appointed	Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Aquila e Priscilla	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
71.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
61.1	Appointed	Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg
61.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg
67.3	Appointed	Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Priest of San Leone I	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco
67.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Cristóbal López Romero, S.D.B.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco
53.8	Appointed	José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
53.8	Elevated to Cardinal	José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
72.2	Appointed	Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Evangelista a Spinaceto	Cardinal, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
72.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri	Cardinal, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
69.2	Appointed	Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo	Cardinal-Priest of Spirito Santo alla Ferratella	Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
69.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
80.9	Appointed	Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J.	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angela Merici	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
80.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J.	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
63.9	Appointed	Matteo Maria Zuppi	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Egidio in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
63.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Matteo Maria Zuppi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
6 Oct	55.2	Installed	Hernaldo Pinto Farias, S.S.S.	Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
54.2	Installed	Michele Tomasi	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
7 Oct	75.0	Retired	Adam Odzimek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Alberto Ortega Martín	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela
53.0	Appointed	Anthony Randazzo	Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia
54.1	Appointed	Bartholomeus van Roijen	Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada
8 Oct	95.1	Died	Serafim Fernandes de Araújo †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
52.0	Appointed	Austin Anthony Vetter	Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA
9 Oct	88.9	Died	Thomas Joseph Flanagan †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
60.7	Appointed	Josafá Menezes da Silva	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
89.2	Died	John Baptist Sequeira †	Bishop Emeritus of Chikmagalur, India
62.6	Resigned	Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
10 Oct	64.0	Appointed	Gerardo Joseph Colacicco	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
64.0	Appointed	Gerardo Joseph Colacicco	Titular Bishop of Erdonia	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
68.2	Died	Dominic Jala, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Shillong, India
75.5	Retired	John Joseph Jenik	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	Edmund James Whalen	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
61.2	Appointed	Edmund James Whalen	Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
11 Oct	57.5	Succeeded	James Raphael Anaparambil	Bishop of Alleppey, India
75.3	Retired	Stephen Athipozhiyil †	Bishop of Alleppey, India	Bishop Emeritus
77.7	Retired	Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
61.4	Appointed	Giampiero Gloder	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba	Apostolic Nuncio to Romania
66.7	Appointed	Joseph Salvador Marino	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy	President Emeritus
73.5	Appointed	Christo Proykov	Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria	Bishop Emeritus
51.1	Appointed	Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P.	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia
12 Oct	75.1	Retired	Alfonso Badini Confalonieri	Bishop of Susa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Appointed	Cesare Nosiglia	Apostolic Administrator of Susa, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
13 Oct	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael Gerard Duignan	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
81.4	Died	Elias James John Manning, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop Emeritus of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
218.6	Canonized	St. John Henry Newman, C.O. †	Cardinal, Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
15 Oct	75.5	Retired	Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
76.2	Died	Antony Devotta †	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India
57.2	Appointed	Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
75.0	Retired	Robert Harris	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
63.2	Appointed	Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
49.6	Appointed	Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C.	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
16 Oct	51.1	Succeeded	José Luis Corral Peláez, S.V.D.	Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Shane Anthony Mackinlay	Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia
62.2	Appointed	José Melitón Chávez †	Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop
17 Oct	89.4	Died	Michael George Bowen †	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
73.1	Resigned	Denys Antoine Chahda	Patriarchal Administrator of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
52.5	Appointed	Moses Chikwe	Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria
52.5	Appointed	Moses Chikwe	Titular Bishop of Flumenzer	Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria
18 Oct	46.9	Appointed	John Bosco Auram	Bishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
58.5	Appointed	Ricardo Lingan Baccay	Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines
46.9	Appointed	David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
46.9	Appointed	David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Bagai	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
76.9	Retired	William Regis Fey, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
68.2	Resigned	Pero Sudar	Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
76.1	Retired	Sergio Lasam Utleg	Archbishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Lucas Jeimphaung Dau Ze, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar	Bishop
19 Oct	55.8	Appointed	Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas	Bishop of Machiques, Venezuela
65.9	Appointed	Joseph Nguyễn Năng	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
65.9	Appointed	Joseph Nguyễn Năng	Apostolic Administrator of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
20 Oct	85.9	Died	Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
21 Oct	83.5	Died	Brian Michael Noble †	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
75.6	Died	Camille Zaidan †	Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon
22 Oct	72.2	Died	Dorylas Moreau †	Bishop Emeritus of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
23 Oct	56.0	Died	José Demetrio Jiménez Sánchez-Mariscal, O.S.A. †	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
75.0	Retired	Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F.	Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
57.9	Succeeded	Florencio Félix Paredes Cruz, C.R.L.	Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina
24 Oct	49.4	Appointed	Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski	Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State
26 Oct	75.1	Retired	Bernard-Nicolas Jean-Marie Aubertin, O. Cist.	Archbishop of Tours, France	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Oct	53.6	Appointed	Paolo Borgia	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire	Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon
74.2	Died	Jean-Gabriel Diarra †	Bishop of San, Mali
73.5	Appointed	Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A.	Apostolic Administrator of Cafayate, Argentina	Priest of Order of St. Augustine
29 Oct	72.5	Died	Richard Gerard Lennon †	Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
30 Oct	85.8	Died	Francis Xavier Irwin †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
55.1	Appointed	Edson José Oriolo dos Santos	Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
81.6	Died	Ercílio Turco †	Bishop Emeritus of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil
31 Oct	55.9	Installed	Anton Bal	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea
54.1	Appointed	Antoine Camilleri	Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
54.1	Appointed	Antoine Camilleri	Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
54.1	Appointed	Antoine Camilleri	Apostolic Delegate to Somalia	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba
60.2	Appointed	Yaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami	Patriarchal Administrator of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop
55.5	Appointed	Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M.	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
78.6	Died	Roger Paul Morin †	Bishop Emeritus of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
89.5	Died	Silvio Padoin †	Bishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy

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