The Year of Our Lord 2024

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Oct 67.3 Appointed Francis Victor Bestion Bishop of Blois, France

57.0 Appointed Samuele Sangalli Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

2 Oct 60.7 Appointed Klaus Krämer Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany Bishop-Elect

58.6 Ceased Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo Apostolic Administrator of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia Archbishop of Florencia, Colombia

49.7 Installed William Prieto Daza Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia

4 Oct 56.7 Appointed Elias L. Ayuban, C.M.F. Bishop of Cubao, Philippines Bishop-Elect

55.7 Appointed Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez Bishop of Pereira, Colombia

53.5 Appointed Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M. Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru

76.1 Retired Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Honesto Flores Ongtioco Bishop of Cubao, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.

5 Oct 64.9 Ceased Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez Apostolic Administrator of Quibdó, Colombia Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia

57.5 Installed Wiston Mosquera Moreno Bishop of Quibdó, Colombia

60.5 Ordained Bishop Jean Bosco Ntagungira Bishop of Butare, Rwanda

6 Oct 56.2 Installed Robert Cissé Archbishop of Bamako, Mali

64.8 Installed Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France

9 Oct 52.5 Ordained Bishop Dominic Nguyễn Tuan Anh Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam

12 Oct 51.5 Installed Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi Bishop of Kenya, Military Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya

52.2 Ceased John Njue Njeru Apostolic Administrator of Kenya, Military

13 Oct 58.1 Installed Estêvão Binga Bishop of Ganda, Angola

45.0 Ordained Bishop Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar Bishop-Elect

19 Oct 57.3 Ordained Bishop Piotr Tomasz Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Łódź, Poland

54.7 Ordained Bishop Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz Titular Bishop of Vassinassa Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Łódź, Poland

25 Oct 55.8 Installed Wiesław Andrzej Śmigiel Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

59.7 Ceased Zbigniew Jan Zieliński Apostolic Administrator of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

28 Oct 64.8 Ordained Bishop Kevin Thomas Kenney Titular Bishop of Chunavia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

31 Oct 60.0 Installed Richard Garth Henning Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Oct	67.3	Appointed	Francis Victor Bestion	Bishop of Blois, France
57.0	Appointed	Samuele Sangalli	Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
2 Oct	60.7	Appointed	Klaus Krämer	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Bishop-Elect
58.6	Ceased	Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo	Apostolic Administrator of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia	Archbishop of Florencia, Colombia
49.7	Installed	William Prieto Daza	Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia
4 Oct	56.7	Appointed	Elias L. Ayuban, C.M.F.	Bishop of Cubao, Philippines	Bishop-Elect
55.7	Appointed	Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia
53.5	Appointed	Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M.	Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru
76.1	Retired	Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Honesto Flores Ongtioco	Bishop of Cubao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.
5 Oct	64.9	Ceased	Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez	Apostolic Administrator of Quibdó, Colombia	Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
57.5	Installed	Wiston Mosquera Moreno	Bishop of Quibdó, Colombia
60.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean Bosco Ntagungira	Bishop of Butare, Rwanda
6 Oct	56.2	Installed	Robert Cissé	Archbishop of Bamako, Mali
64.8	Installed	Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
9 Oct	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Nguyễn Tuan Anh	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam
12 Oct	51.5	Installed	Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi	Bishop of Kenya, Military	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
52.2	Ceased	John Njue Njeru	Apostolic Administrator of Kenya, Military
13 Oct	58.1	Installed	Estêvão Binga	Bishop of Ganda, Angola
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina	Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar	Bishop-Elect
19 Oct	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Piotr Tomasz Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Łódź, Poland
54.7	Ordained Bishop	Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz	Titular Bishop of Vassinassa	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Łódź, Poland
25 Oct	55.8	Installed	Wiesław Andrzej Śmigiel	Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
59.7	Ceased	Zbigniew Jan Zieliński	Apostolic Administrator of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
28 Oct	64.8	Ordained Bishop	Kevin Thomas Kenney	Titular Bishop of Chunavia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
31 Oct	60.0	Installed	Richard Garth Henning	Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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