The Year of Our Lord 1967

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 53.2 Appointed Youhannan Semaan Issayi † Titular Archbishop of Hieropolis Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran

53.2 Confirmed Youhannan Semaan Issayi † Coadjutor Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran

48.7 Ordained Bishop Bernard James Murphy, C. R. † Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles

2 Sep 73.9 Died Luis Cabrera Cruz † Bishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México

53.0 Appointed Ippolito Rotoli † Titular Archbishop of Thibiuca Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan

53.0 Appointed Ippolito Rotoli † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan

3 Sep 48.1 Ordained Bishop Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Inuca in Mauretania Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil

47.1 Ordained Bishop Pietro Cocolin † Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy

27.5 Ordained Priest Béchara Raï, O.M.M. Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra Bishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon

5 Sep 37.0 Ordained Bishop Francis Patrick Carroll Titular Bishop of Tasaccora Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra-Goulburn, Australia

6 Sep 49.5 Appointed Nivaldo Monte † Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

7 Sep 48.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Rajappa † Bishop of Kurnool, India Bishop of Khammam, India

8 Sep 70.4 Resigned Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B. † Abott Primate of Order of Saint Benedict Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship

47.1 Ordained Bishop Eduardo Picher Peña † Bishop of Callao, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Peru, Military

60.6 Ordained Bishop Leonardo Viera Contreras † Bishop of Colima, Colima, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México

9 Sep 55.2 Appointed Giovanni Enrico (John Henry) Boccella, T.O.R. † Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey Archbishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Guido Del Mestri † Apostolic Delegate to México Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany

49.6 Ordained Bishop Henri Légaré, O.M.I. † Bishop of Labrador-Schefferville, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada

12 Sep Born Josaphat Oleh Hovera Ivano-Frankivsk Exarch of Lutsk (Ukrainian), Ukraine

59.1 Appointed Arrigo Pintonello † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy

14 Sep 38.6 Appointed Edgerton Roland Clarke Bishop of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

46.6 Ordained Bishop James (Jaime) Collins, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Tetci Bishop Emeritus of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, Brazil

40.8 Appointed Leonard Anthony Faulkner Bishop of Townsville, Australia Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia

43.8 Appointed Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Amazonas, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

43.8 Appointed Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Lemfocta Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José de Amazonas, Peru

52.6 Appointed Henry Joseph Kennedy † Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia

52.6 Appointed Henry Joseph Kennedy † Titular Bishop of Simingi Bishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia

53.6 Appointed Ferdinando Maggioni † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy

53.6 Appointed Ferdinando Maggioni † Titular Bishop of Subaugusta Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy

71.8 Appointed John Joseph McEleney, S.J. † Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

79.4 Appointed Hugo Edward Ryan † Titular Bishop of Nigizubi Bishop Emeritus of Townsville, Australia

79.4 Retired Hugo Edward Ryan † Bishop of Townsville, Australia Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed John Ahern Torpie † Bishop of Cairns, Australia Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Appointed Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. † Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

15 Sep 72.5 Appointed José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla † Titular Bishop of Rusguniae Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Michoacán, México

72.5 Resigned José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla † Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México Bishop Emeritus

57.7 Succeeded José Salazar López † Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

16 Sep 27.4 Ordained Priest Irineu Danelón, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil

78.4 Died Joseph Alexander Fernandes † Archbishop of Delhi, India

54.1 Succeeded Angelo Innocent Fernandes † Archbishop of Delhi, India Archbishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Carmine Rocco † Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

52.8 Appointed Cesare Zacchi † Titular Bishop of Zella President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

52.8 Appointed Cesare Zacchi † Official to Cuba President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

17 Sep 39.3 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo León Alvarado, O. de M. Bishop of Huacho, Peru Bishop Emeritus

39.3 Ordained Bishop António Ribeiro † Titular Bishop of Tigillava Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal

18 Sep 74.1 Died Leopoldo Brellinger, S.J. † Bishop of Kinghsien [Jingxian], China

20 Sep 39.8 Appointed James Patrick Mahoney † Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

21 Sep 47.7 Ordained Bishop José Antonio Infantes Florido † Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Spain

26.8 Ordained Priest Albert Vanbuel, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic

23 Sep 63.8 Appointed Angelo Dell'Acqua † President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

25.2 Ordained Priest Arrigo Miglio Priest Bishop of Ivrea, Italy

24 Sep 63.7 Ordained Bishop Laurenz Böggering † Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

48.2 Ordained Bishop Angelo Felici † Titular Archbishop of Caesariana Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

31.7 Ordained Priest Licínio Rangel, O.V.S. † Priest of Other Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

52.7 Appointed Joseph Salamé † Apostolic Administrator of Laodicea (Maronite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Alep (Maronite), Syria

25 Sep 53.3 Appointed Patrick Lennon † Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

61.8 Appointed Antonio Samorè † President of the Roman Curia - Other Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives

26 Sep 47.4 Appointed Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga † Archbishop of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

55.7 Appointed Augustin Fataki Alueke † Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

43.3 Appointed François Kabangu wa Mutela † Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

62.9 Appointed Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. † Titular Archbishop of Zucchabar Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

62.9 Resigned Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. † Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

48.4 Appointed Ignatius P. Lobo Bishop of Belgaum, India Bishop Emeritus

58.8 Appointed Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

66.8 Appointed Henri-Marie-François Varin de la Brunelière, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

54.1 Appointed Guillaume van den Elzen, O.S.A. † Bishop of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

48.5 Appointed Douglas Joseph Warren Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia Bishop Emeritus

27 Sep 70.9 Appointed Mark Kenny Carroll † Titular Bishop of Taparura Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA

70.9 Resigned Mark Kenny Carroll † Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA Bishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Sante Portalupi † Apostolic Delegate to Other Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

48.8 Ordained Bishop Jean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P. Titular Bishop of Masclianae Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Paksé, Laos

28 Sep 53.2 Installed Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín † Archbishop of La Serena, Chile Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

45.6 Appointed Michael Anthony Harty † Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland

29 Sep 21.7 Solemn Professed Paul Cremona, O.P. Member of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop of Malta

51.6 Ordained Bishop Everardo López Alcocer † Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México

74.7 Died Maurice-Paul-Jules Rousseau † Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France

40.5 Appointed Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B. Abott Primate of Order of Saint Benedict Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

30 Sep 58.5 Appointed Robert-Jacques-Victor Frossard † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed Robert-Jacques-Victor Frossard † Titular Bishop of Tingaria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

56.0 Appointed Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril † Titular Bishop of Reperi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

51.7 Appointed Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux Bishop of Versailles, France Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	53.2	Appointed	Youhannan Semaan Issayi †	Titular Archbishop of Hieropolis	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
53.2	Confirmed	Youhannan Semaan Issayi †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernard James Murphy, C. R. †	Bishop of Hamilton in Bermuda, Antilles
2 Sep	73.9	Died	Luis Cabrera Cruz †	Bishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México
53.0	Appointed	Ippolito Rotoli †	Titular Archbishop of Thibiuca	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
53.0	Appointed	Ippolito Rotoli †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
3 Sep	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Inuca in Mauretania	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Cocolin †	Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
27.5	Ordained Priest	Béchara Raï, O.M.M.	Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra	Bishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon
5 Sep	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Francis Patrick Carroll	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora	Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra-Goulburn, Australia
6 Sep	49.5	Appointed	Nivaldo Monte †	Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Sep	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Rajappa †	Bishop of Kurnool, India	Bishop of Khammam, India
8 Sep	70.4	Resigned	Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B. †	Abott Primate of Order of Saint Benedict	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Picher Peña †	Bishop of Callao, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Peru, Military
60.6	Ordained Bishop	Leonardo Viera Contreras †	Bishop of Colima, Colima, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
9 Sep	55.2	Appointed	Giovanni Enrico (John Henry) Boccella, T.O.R. †	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Guido Del Mestri †	Apostolic Delegate to México	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Henri Légaré, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Labrador-Schefferville, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
12 Sep		Born	Josaphat Oleh Hovera	Ivano-Frankivsk	Exarch of Lutsk (Ukrainian), Ukraine
59.1	Appointed	Arrigo Pintonello †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
14 Sep	38.6	Appointed	Edgerton Roland Clarke	Bishop of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
46.6	Ordained Bishop	James (Jaime) Collins, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Tetci	Bishop Emeritus of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, Brazil
40.8	Appointed	Leonard Anthony Faulkner	Bishop of Townsville, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia
43.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Amazonas, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
43.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lemfocta	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José de Amazonas, Peru
52.6	Appointed	Henry Joseph Kennedy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia
52.6	Appointed	Henry Joseph Kennedy †	Titular Bishop of Simingi	Bishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia
53.6	Appointed	Ferdinando Maggioni †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
53.6	Appointed	Ferdinando Maggioni †	Titular Bishop of Subaugusta	Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
71.8	Appointed	John Joseph McEleney, S.J. †	Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
79.4	Appointed	Hugo Edward Ryan †	Titular Bishop of Nigizubi	Bishop Emeritus of Townsville, Australia
79.4	Retired	Hugo Edward Ryan †	Bishop of Townsville, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	John Ahern Torpie †	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Appointed	Victor Van Beurden, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
15 Sep	72.5	Appointed	José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla †	Titular Bishop of Rusguniae	Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Michoacán, México
72.5	Resigned	José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla †	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus
57.7	Succeeded	José Salazar López †	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
16 Sep	27.4	Ordained Priest	Irineu Danelón, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil
78.4	Died	Joseph Alexander Fernandes †	Archbishop of Delhi, India
54.1	Succeeded	Angelo Innocent Fernandes †	Archbishop of Delhi, India	Archbishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Carmine Rocco †	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
52.8	Appointed	Cesare Zacchi †	Titular Bishop of Zella	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
52.8	Appointed	Cesare Zacchi †	Official to Cuba	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
17 Sep	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo León Alvarado, O. de M.	Bishop of Huacho, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
39.3	Ordained Bishop	António Ribeiro †	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
18 Sep	74.1	Died	Leopoldo Brellinger, S.J. †	Bishop of Kinghsien [Jingxian], China
20 Sep	39.8	Appointed	James Patrick Mahoney †	Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
21 Sep	47.7	Ordained Bishop	José Antonio Infantes Florido †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Spain
26.8	Ordained Priest	Albert Vanbuel, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
23 Sep	63.8	Appointed	Angelo Dell'Acqua †	President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
25.2	Ordained Priest	Arrigo Miglio	Priest	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
24 Sep	63.7	Ordained Bishop	Laurenz Böggering †	Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Felici †	Titular Archbishop of Caesariana	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
31.7	Ordained Priest	Licínio Rangel, O.V.S. †	Priest of Other	Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
52.7	Appointed	Joseph Salamé †	Apostolic Administrator of Laodicea (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Alep (Maronite), Syria
25 Sep	53.3	Appointed	Patrick Lennon †	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
61.8	Appointed	Antonio Samorè †	President of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
26 Sep	47.4	Appointed	Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga †	Archbishop of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
55.7	Appointed	Augustin Fataki Alueke †	Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
43.3	Appointed	François Kabangu wa Mutela †	Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
62.9	Appointed	Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. †	Titular Archbishop of Zucchabar	Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
62.9	Resigned	Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. †	Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
48.4	Appointed	Ignatius P. Lobo	Bishop of Belgaum, India	Bishop Emeritus
58.8	Appointed	Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
66.8	Appointed	Henri-Marie-François Varin de la Brunelière, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
54.1	Appointed	Guillaume van den Elzen, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Doruma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
48.5	Appointed	Douglas Joseph Warren	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
27 Sep	70.9	Appointed	Mark Kenny Carroll †	Titular Bishop of Taparura	Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
70.9	Resigned	Mark Kenny Carroll †	Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Sante Portalupi †	Apostolic Delegate to Other	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P.	Titular Bishop of Masclianae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Paksé, Laos
28 Sep	53.2	Installed	Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín †	Archbishop of La Serena, Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
45.6	Appointed	Michael Anthony Harty †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
29 Sep	21.7	Solemn Professed	Paul Cremona, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Malta
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Everardo López Alcocer †	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
74.7	Died	Maurice-Paul-Jules Rousseau †	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
40.5	Appointed	Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B.	Abott Primate of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
30 Sep	58.5	Appointed	Robert-Jacques-Victor Frossard †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	Robert-Jacques-Victor Frossard †	Titular Bishop of Tingaria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
56.0	Appointed	Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril †	Titular Bishop of Reperi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
51.7	Appointed	Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux	Bishop of Versailles, France	Bishop Emeritus

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