The Year of Our Lord 1961

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 21.3 Professed Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA

52.6 Appointed Raffaele Pellecchia † Bishop of Alife, Italy Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy

3 Sep 49.3 Ordained Bishop Josip Arneric † Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

27.1 Ordained Priest Jean Marie Julien Balland † Priest of Bourges, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France

25.9 Ordained Priest Stanislas Kaburungu Priest of Ngozi, Burundi Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Ordained Bishop Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria

41.6 Ordained Bishop Vicente Faustino Zazpe † Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina

4 Sep 74.9 Died Isidore Fattal † Archbishop of Alep (Melkite), Syria

48.7 Appointed Domenico Picchinenna † Bishop of Cosenza, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

6 Sep 62.3 Appointed René Graffin, C.S.Sp. † Titular Archbishop of Misthia Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon

62.3 Resigned René Graffin, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus

33.6 Ordained Priest Charles-Remy Rakotonirina, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar

8 Sep 68.4 Appointed Joseph Wilhelmus Maria Baeten † Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis Bishop Emeritus of Breda, Netherlands

68.4 Resigned Joseph Wilhelmus Maria Baeten † Bishop of Breda, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

30.0 Ordained Priest Felix Eugenio Mkhori Priest Bishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi

26.2 Ordained Priest Blasius Pujoraharja Priest Bishop of Ketapang, Indonesia

39.7 Ordained Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra Bishop of Tula, Hidalgo, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México

10 Sep 41.6 Ordained Bishop Mauricio Eugenio Magliano, S.D.B. † Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina

42.3 Appointed Jerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R. † Prelate of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

11 Sep 41.7 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi † Bishop of Butare, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy

53.0 Appointed Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Cana Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy

62.2 Resigned Karl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

48.3 Appointed Joseph Weigl, M.S.C. † Bishop of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

37.7 Appointed Jean Zoa † Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon

17 Sep 43.3 Ordained Bishop Alberto Devoto † Bishop of Goya, Argentina

24.4 Ordained Priest Lluís Martínez Sistach Priest of Barcelona, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain

18 Sep 48.9 Appointed Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud † Bishop of Pamiers, France Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

75.0 Died Souleyman Sayegh † Auxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq

20 Sep 68.6 Appointed Paul Achkar † Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Antonius Hofmann † Coadjutor Bishop of Passau, Germany Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Antonius Hofmann † Titular Bishop of Berenice Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany

21 Sep 36.9 Ordained Bishop Román Arrieta Villalobos † Bishop of Tilarán, Costa Rica Archbishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica

39.1 Ordained Bishop Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. † Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

40.5 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Limata Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador

41.4 Ordained Bishop Luis Mena Arroyo Titular Bishop of Danaba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

41.7 Ordained Bishop Paulo José Tavares † Bishop of Macau, China

22 Sep 27.4 Professed Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil

23 Sep 49.2 Installed Guillermo Bolatti † Bishop of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina

88.1 Died John William Campling, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda

48.4 Appointed Walter William Curtis † Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA Bishop Emeritus

24.9 Ordained Priest Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Archbishop of La Serena, Chile

24 Sep 35.4 Ordained Bishop Felipe Santiago Benitez Avalos Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in Europa Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay

40.1 Ordained Bishop Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. † Bishop of Orán, Argentina

25 Sep 51.4 Appointed Opilio Rossi † Apostolic Nuncio to Austria Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

27 Sep 63.5 Installed Lawrence Joseph Shehan † Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Cardinal, Archbishop

30 Sep 52.9 Installed Carlos María Cafferata † Bishop of San Luis, Argentina

31.3 Ordained Priest Franco Croci Priest of Crema, Italy Vice President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

48.1 Installed Julius August Döpfner † Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

87.0 Died Michael Memelauer † Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria

1 Oct 62.7 Died William Otterwell Brady † Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

24.8 Ordained Priest Nikólaos Fóscolos Priest Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece

44.4 Installed Jorge Gottau, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

41.7 Installed Mauricio Eugenio Magliano, S.D.B. † Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina

46.7 Installed Manuel Menéndez † Bishop of San Martín, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

44.2 Ordained Bishop José Léon Rojas Chaparro † Titular Bishop of Capitolias Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela

44.3 Succeeded Franz Žak † Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria Bishop Emeritus

3 Oct 28.3 Ordained Priest Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Rourkela, India

73.8 Died József Grósz † Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary

27.2 Ordained Priest James Pazhayattil Priest Bishop of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabarese), India

37.3 Ordained Bishop Paul Sani Kleden, S.V.D. † Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia

4 Oct 75.2 Appointed Gustavo Testa † Official of the Roman Curia - Other Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

5 Oct 47.7 Appointed Gaetano Alibrandi † Titular Archbishop of Binda Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland

47.7 Appointed Gaetano Alibrandi † Apostolic Nuncio to Chile Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland

50.4 Appointed Emanuele Clarizio † Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria Prelate Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

50.4 Appointed Emanuele Clarizio † Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic Prelate Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

48.0 Appointed Carlo Martini † Titular Archbishop of Abari Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy

49.5 Appointed Carmine Rocco † Titular Archbishop of Iustinianopolis in Galatia Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

49.5 Appointed Carmine Rocco † Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

8 Oct 43.5 Ordained Bishop François Abraha † Bishop of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea Bishop Emeritus

47.2 Ordained Bishop Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. † Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

24.7 Ordained Priest Pier Luigi Celata Priest of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

37.7 Ordained Bishop Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Caeciri Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá

10 Oct 51.1 Appointed Franz Hengsbach † Bishop of Germany, Military Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany

11 Oct 60.0 Appointed Francis Edward Hyland † Titular Bishop of Bisica Bishop Emeritus of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

60.0 Resigned Francis Edward Hyland † Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA Bishop Emeritus of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Died John Baptist Tokisuke Noda † Prefect of Niigata, Japan

12 Oct 83.1 Died Jean-Marie-Felix Amoudru, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Pyrgos

41.7 Installed Vicente Faustino Zazpe † Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina

13 Oct 36.4 Appointed José Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón Santiago Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

14 Oct 53.4 Appointed Mario Brini † Titular Archbishop of Algiza Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

53.4 Appointed Mario Brini † Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

46.9 Appointed Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † Titular Archbishop of Apollonia Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

50.1 Appointed Ambrogio Marchioni † Titular Archbishop of Severiana Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland

50.1 Appointed Ambrogio Marchioni † Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland

50.1 Appointed Ambrogio Marchioni † Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland

52.0 Appointed Sante Portalupi † Titular Archbishop of Christopolis Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

51.6 Appointed Vittore Ugo Righi † Titular Archbishop of Bilta Official of the Secretariat of State

51.6 Appointed Vittore Ugo Righi † Apostolic Internuncio to Iran Official of the Secretariat of State

15 Oct 77.7 Died John Joseph Mitty † Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA

41.8 Ordained Bishop Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Thracia Bishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina

16 Oct 50.9 Appointed Raimondo Cesare Bergamin, S.X. † Bishop of Padang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Paternus Nicholas Joannes Cornelius Geise, O.F.M. † Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

17 Oct 32.3 Appointed Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. Prefect of Daru, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea

18 Oct 27.7 Ordained Priest Paul Chittilapilly Priest Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabarese), India

27.1 Ordained Priest Henk Kronenberg, S. M. Priest of Society of Mary Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

75.2 Died Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Hengchow [Hengyang], China

55.1 Appointed Angelo Prinetto † Vicar Apostolic of Loreto, Italy Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

55.1 Appointed Angelo Prinetto † Titular Bishop of Hadriane Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loreto, Italy

25.1 Ordained Priest George Punnakottil Priest of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), India Bishop

20 Oct 81.5 Died Joseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Moshi, Tanzania

21 Oct 40.2 Installed Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. † Bishop of Orán, Argentina

22 Oct 29.7 Ordained Priest Miguel C. Cinches, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop Emeritus of Surigao, Philippines

42.8 Ordained Bishop Fortunato Antonio Rossi † Titular Bishop of Dices Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina

26 Oct 73.4 Appointed Emilio de Brigard Ortiz † Titular Archbishop of Dystis Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia

42.2 Ordained Bishop Jaroslav Gabro † Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA

50.0 Appointed Paul Grégoire † Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Paul Grégoire † Titular Bishop of Curubis Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

42.1 Ordained Bishop Augustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. † Titular Bishop of Hermonthis Exarch Emeritus of Great Britain, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Ukrainian)

26.2 Ordained Priest Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Neiva, Colombia

27 Oct 46.1 Installed Pedro Reginaldo Lira Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

28 Oct 35.5 Appointed Johannes Willem Maria Bluijssen Auxiliary Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

35.5 Appointed Johannes Willem Maria Bluijssen Titular Bishop of Aëtus Bishop Emeritus of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

62.1 Appointed Joseph Ludwig Buchkremer † Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed Joseph Ludwig Buchkremer † Titular Bishop of Aggar Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany

47.1 Appointed Luigi Dadaglio † Titular Archbishop of Lerus Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

47.1 Appointed Luigi Dadaglio † Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

50.8 Appointed Guido Del Mestri † Titular Archbishop of Tuscamia Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany

49.7 Appointed Giovanni Ferrofino Titular Archbishop of Zenopolis in Isauria Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ecuador

26.1 Ordained Priest Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

53.0 Appointed Felice Pirozzi † Titular Archbishop of Gratiana President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

50.5 Ordained Bishop Guy-Marie-Joseph Riobé † Titular Bishop of Mulia Bishop of Orléans, France

47.8 Appointed Saverio Zupi † Titular Archbishop of Serra Official of the Roman Curia - Other

47.8 Appointed Saverio Zupi † Apostolic Internuncio to Pakistan Official of the Roman Curia - Other

29 Oct 50.4 Ordained Bishop Emanuele Clarizio † Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria Prelate Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

43.4 Installed Alberto Devoto † Bishop of Goya, Argentina

63.2 Ordained Bishop Albert Hermelink Gentiaras, S.C.I. † Bishop of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia

48.1 Ordained Bishop Carlo Martini † Titular Archbishop of Abari Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy

43.8 Ordained Bishop Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu † Titular Bishop of Cataquas Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

35.4 Ordained Bishop Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira Titular Bishop of Arindela Archbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

50.0 Ordained Bishop Ricardo Rösch † Bishop of Concordia, Argentina

30 Oct 53.8 Appointed Thomas Joseph Drury † Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

50.6 Appointed Eldon Bernard Schuster † Auxiliary Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA

50.6 Appointed Eldon Bernard Schuster † Titular Bishop of Amblada Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA

31 Oct 50.9 Ordained Bishop Raimondo Cesare Bergamin, S.X. † Bishop of Padang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Luigi Oldani † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

56.1 Appointed Luigi Oldani † Titular Bishop of Gergis Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

49.7 Appointed Antonino Pinci † Titular Archbishop of Tarasa in Numidia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Panama

49.7 Appointed Antonino Pinci † Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	21.3	Professed	Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
52.6	Appointed	Raffaele Pellecchia †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
3 Sep	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Josip Arneric †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
27.1	Ordained Priest	Jean Marie Julien Balland †	Priest of Bourges, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
25.9	Ordained Priest	Stanislas Kaburungu	Priest of Ngozi, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Faustino Zazpe †	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina	Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
4 Sep	74.9	Died	Isidore Fattal †	Archbishop of Alep (Melkite), Syria
48.7	Appointed	Domenico Picchinenna †	Bishop of Cosenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
6 Sep	62.3	Appointed	René Graffin, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Archbishop of Misthia	Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
62.3	Resigned	René Graffin, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
33.6	Ordained Priest	Charles-Remy Rakotonirina, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
8 Sep	68.4	Appointed	Joseph Wilhelmus Maria Baeten †	Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis	Bishop Emeritus of Breda, Netherlands
68.4	Resigned	Joseph Wilhelmus Maria Baeten †	Bishop of Breda, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
30.0	Ordained Priest	Felix Eugenio Mkhori	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi
26.2	Ordained Priest	Blasius Pujoraharja	Priest	Bishop of Ketapang, Indonesia
39.7	Ordained Bishop	José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra	Bishop of Tula, Hidalgo, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, México
10 Sep	41.6	Ordained Bishop	Mauricio Eugenio Magliano, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
42.3	Appointed	Jerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R. †	Prelate of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
11 Sep	41.7	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Gahamanyi †	Bishop of Butare, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
53.0	Appointed	Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cana	Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
62.2	Resigned	Karl Walter Vervoort, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.3	Appointed	Joseph Weigl, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
37.7	Appointed	Jean Zoa †	Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
17 Sep	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Devoto †	Bishop of Goya, Argentina
24.4	Ordained Priest	Lluís Martínez Sistach	Priest of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
18 Sep	48.9	Appointed	Maurice-Mathieu-Louis Rigaud †	Bishop of Pamiers, France	Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
75.0	Died	Souleyman Sayegh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
20 Sep	68.6	Appointed	Paul Achkar †	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Antonius Hofmann †	Coadjutor Bishop of Passau, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Antonius Hofmann †	Titular Bishop of Berenice	Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
21 Sep	36.9	Ordained Bishop	Román Arrieta Villalobos †	Bishop of Tilarán, Costa Rica	Archbishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica
39.1	Ordained Bishop	Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Michele Joseph Graziano, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
41.4	Ordained Bishop	Luis Mena Arroyo	Titular Bishop of Danaba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
41.7	Ordained Bishop	Paulo José Tavares †	Bishop of Macau, China
22 Sep	27.4	Professed	Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
23 Sep	49.2	Installed	Guillermo Bolatti †	Bishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina
88.1	Died	John William Campling, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda
48.4	Appointed	Walter William Curtis †	Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA	Bishop Emeritus
24.9	Ordained Priest	Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Archbishop of La Serena, Chile
24 Sep	35.4	Ordained Bishop	Felipe Santiago Benitez Avalos	Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in Europa	Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Orán, Argentina
25 Sep	51.4	Appointed	Opilio Rossi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
27 Sep	63.5	Installed	Lawrence Joseph Shehan †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop
30 Sep	52.9	Installed	Carlos María Cafferata †	Bishop of San Luis, Argentina
31.3	Ordained Priest	Franco Croci	Priest of Crema, Italy	Vice President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
48.1	Installed	Julius August Döpfner †	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
87.0	Died	Michael Memelauer †	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
1 Oct	62.7	Died	William Otterwell Brady †	Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
24.8	Ordained Priest	Nikólaos Fóscolos	Priest	Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
44.4	Installed	Jorge Gottau, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
41.7	Installed	Mauricio Eugenio Magliano, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
46.7	Installed	Manuel Menéndez †	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
44.2	Ordained Bishop	José Léon Rojas Chaparro †	Titular Bishop of Capitolias	Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
44.3	Succeeded	Franz Žak †	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
3 Oct	28.3	Ordained Priest	Alphonse Bilung, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Rourkela, India
73.8	Died	József Grósz †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
27.2	Ordained Priest	James Pazhayattil	Priest	Bishop of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabarese), India
37.3	Ordained Bishop	Paul Sani Kleden, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
4 Oct	75.2	Appointed	Gustavo Testa †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
5 Oct	47.7	Appointed	Gaetano Alibrandi †	Titular Archbishop of Binda	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland
47.7	Appointed	Gaetano Alibrandi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland
50.4	Appointed	Emanuele Clarizio †	Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria	Prelate Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
50.4	Appointed	Emanuele Clarizio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic	Prelate Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
48.0	Appointed	Carlo Martini †	Titular Archbishop of Abari	Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
49.5	Appointed	Carmine Rocco †	Titular Archbishop of Iustinianopolis in Galatia	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
49.5	Appointed	Carmine Rocco †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
8 Oct	43.5	Ordained Bishop	François Abraha †	Bishop of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea	Bishop Emeritus
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. †	Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
24.7	Ordained Priest	Pier Luigi Celata	Priest of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
37.7	Ordained Bishop	Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Caeciri	Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá
10 Oct	51.1	Appointed	Franz Hengsbach †	Bishop of Germany, Military	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
11 Oct	60.0	Appointed	Francis Edward Hyland †	Titular Bishop of Bisica	Bishop Emeritus of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
60.0	Resigned	Francis Edward Hyland †	Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
	Died	John Baptist Tokisuke Noda †	Prefect of Niigata, Japan
12 Oct	83.1	Died	Jean-Marie-Felix Amoudru, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Pyrgos
41.7	Installed	Vicente Faustino Zazpe †	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina	Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
13 Oct	36.4	Appointed	José Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón Santiago	Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
14 Oct	53.4	Appointed	Mario Brini †	Titular Archbishop of Algiza	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
53.4	Appointed	Mario Brini †	Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
46.9	Appointed	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	Titular Archbishop of Apollonia	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
50.1	Appointed	Ambrogio Marchioni †	Titular Archbishop of Severiana	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
50.1	Appointed	Ambrogio Marchioni †	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
50.1	Appointed	Ambrogio Marchioni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
52.0	Appointed	Sante Portalupi †	Titular Archbishop of Christopolis	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
51.6	Appointed	Vittore Ugo Righi †	Titular Archbishop of Bilta	Official of the Secretariat of State
51.6	Appointed	Vittore Ugo Righi †	Apostolic Internuncio to Iran	Official of the Secretariat of State
15 Oct	77.7	Died	John Joseph Mitty †	Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA
41.8	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Thracia	Bishop Emeritus of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
16 Oct	50.9	Appointed	Raimondo Cesare Bergamin, S.X. †	Bishop of Padang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Paternus Nicholas Joannes Cornelius Geise, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bogor, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
17 Oct	32.3	Appointed	Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M.	Prefect of Daru, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
18 Oct	27.7	Ordained Priest	Paul Chittilapilly	Priest	Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabarese), India
27.1	Ordained Priest	Henk Kronenberg, S. M.	Priest of Society of Mary	Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
75.2	Died	Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Hengchow [Hengyang], China
55.1	Appointed	Angelo Prinetto †	Vicar Apostolic of Loreto, Italy	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
55.1	Appointed	Angelo Prinetto †	Titular Bishop of Hadriane	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
25.1	Ordained Priest	George Punnakottil	Priest of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop
20 Oct	81.5	Died	Joseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Moshi, Tanzania
21 Oct	40.2	Installed	Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Orán, Argentina
22 Oct	29.7	Ordained Priest	Miguel C. Cinches, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Surigao, Philippines
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Fortunato Antonio Rossi †	Titular Bishop of Dices	Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
26 Oct	73.4	Appointed	Emilio de Brigard Ortiz †	Titular Archbishop of Dystis	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
42.2	Ordained Bishop	Jaroslav Gabro †	Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
50.0	Appointed	Paul Grégoire †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Paul Grégoire †	Titular Bishop of Curubis	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
42.1	Ordained Bishop	Augustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hermonthis	Exarch Emeritus of Great Britain, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Ukrainian)
26.2	Ordained Priest	Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Neiva, Colombia
27 Oct	46.1	Installed	Pedro Reginaldo Lira	Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
28 Oct	35.5	Appointed	Johannes Willem Maria Bluijssen	Auxiliary Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
35.5	Appointed	Johannes Willem Maria Bluijssen	Titular Bishop of Aëtus	Bishop Emeritus of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
62.1	Appointed	Joseph Ludwig Buchkremer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	Joseph Ludwig Buchkremer †	Titular Bishop of Aggar	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany
47.1	Appointed	Luigi Dadaglio †	Titular Archbishop of Lerus	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
47.1	Appointed	Luigi Dadaglio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
50.8	Appointed	Guido Del Mestri †	Titular Archbishop of Tuscamia	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
49.7	Appointed	Giovanni Ferrofino	Titular Archbishop of Zenopolis in Isauria	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ecuador
26.1	Ordained Priest	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
53.0	Appointed	Felice Pirozzi †	Titular Archbishop of Gratiana	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
50.5	Ordained Bishop	Guy-Marie-Joseph Riobé †	Titular Bishop of Mulia	Bishop of Orléans, France
47.8	Appointed	Saverio Zupi †	Titular Archbishop of Serra	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
47.8	Appointed	Saverio Zupi †	Apostolic Internuncio to Pakistan	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
29 Oct	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Emanuele Clarizio †	Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria	Prelate Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
43.4	Installed	Alberto Devoto †	Bishop of Goya, Argentina
63.2	Ordained Bishop	Albert Hermelink Gentiaras, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Tandjung-Karang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia
48.1	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Martini †	Titular Archbishop of Abari	Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
43.8	Ordained Bishop	Alexander Mbuka-Nzundu †	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
35.4	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira	Titular Bishop of Arindela	Archbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Rösch †	Bishop of Concordia, Argentina
30 Oct	53.8	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Drury †	Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
50.6	Appointed	Eldon Bernard Schuster †	Auxiliary Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
50.6	Appointed	Eldon Bernard Schuster †	Titular Bishop of Amblada	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
31 Oct	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Raimondo Cesare Bergamin, S.X. †	Bishop of Padang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Luigi Oldani †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
56.1	Appointed	Luigi Oldani †	Titular Bishop of Gergis	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
49.7	Appointed	Antonino Pinci †	Titular Archbishop of Tarasa in Numidia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Panama
49.7	Appointed	Antonino Pinci †	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

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