The Year of Our Lord 1997

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 88.7 Died Karl Berg † Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

50.9 Appointed Aldo Cavalli Apostolic Nuncio to Angola Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

73.9 Died Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

86.7 Died Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Zacapa, Guatemala

59.5 Installed Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. † Archbishop of Tours, France

2 Sep 58.7 Appointed Terence John Brain Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain

75.5 Retired Claude Henri Edouard Frikart, C.I.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

78.5 Died Joseph Thomas O’Keefe † Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA

3 Sep 62.6 Ordained Bishop Gilberto Fernández † Titular Bishop of Hirina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA

62.2 Resigned José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

48.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph Fred Naumann Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

52.5 Ordained Bishop Michael John Sheridan Titular Bishop of Thibiuca Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

46.9 Ordained Bishop Thomas Gerard Wenski Titular Bishop of Kearney Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA

5 Sep 57.2 Ordained Bishop Paul Gregory Bootkoski Titular Bishop of Zarna Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA

49.6 Appointed Javier Salinas Viñals Bishop of Tortosa, Spain Bishop of Mallorca, Spain

6 Sep 30.5 Professed (Perpetual Vows) Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

7 Sep 59.6 Died Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil

74.1 Died Carlo Poggi † Bishop of Fidenza, Italy

8 Sep 93.7 Died Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela

60.7 Ordained Bishop Vincent DePaul Breen † Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

46.3 Ordained Bishop Michele Seccia Bishop of San Severo, Italy Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy

9 Sep 45.3 Appointed Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

10 Sep 48.0 Appointed Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. Coadjutor Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil

11 Sep 76.0 Died Louis Antoine Marie Boffet † Bishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

12 Sep 44.7 Appointed Patrick Le Gal Bishop of Tulle, France Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France

16 Sep 52.7 Ordained Bishop Oswald Gracias Titular Bishop of Bladia Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India

17 Sep 51.5 Ordained Bishop Gerald Almeida Coadjutor Bishop of Jabalpur, India Bishop

46.3 Ordained Bishop José Isidro Guerrero Macías Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México

18 Sep 91.2 Died John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. † Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

88.1 Died John Patrick Murphy † Bishop Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

60.5 Resigned Attilio Nicora Bishop of Verona, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

20 Sep 48.2 Appointed Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kyiv-Vyshhorod (Ukrainian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

21 Sep 53.7 Ordained Bishop Martin Drennan Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland

53.3 Ordained Bishop Raymond W. Field Titular Bishop of Árd Mór Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland

30.7 Ordained Priest Djalwana Laurent Lompo Priest of Niamey, Niger Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger

38.5 Ordained Bishop Pascal N’Koué Bishop of Natitingou, Benin Archbishop of Parakou, Benin

52.0 Ordained Bishop Hans Schwemmer † Titular Archbishop of Rebellum Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

23 Sep 75.0 Retired John Richard Sheets, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

24 Sep 50.0 Ordained Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss Bishop of Tanjore, India

66.1 Resigned Joseph Edward Troy Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

80.1 Died Joseph Raymond Windle † Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

25 Sep 86.1 Died John Ahern † Bishop Emeritus of Cloyne, Ireland

26 Sep 59.6 Ordained Bishop Jacques Ishaq Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq Curial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

75.8 Died José María Querejeta Mendizábal, C.M.F. † Prelate Emeritus of Isabela, Philippines

27 Sep 50.4 Ordained Bishop Antun Škvorcevic Bishop of Požega, Croatia

49.8 Ordained Bishop Felix Toppo, S.J. Bishop of Jamshedpur, India

29 Sep 33.1 Appointed Carlos Avila Superior of Tadjikistan

75.8 Appointed Carlo Furno Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

38.7 Appointed Krzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv. Superior of Uzbekistan Superior Emeritus of Uzbekistan

46.0 Appointed Andrzej Madej, O.M.I. Superior of Turkmenistan

90.6 Died Volodymyr Sterniuk, C.SS.R. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

30 Sep 82.1 Died Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

2 Oct 59.7 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

59.7 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

3 Oct 82.7 Died Pierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)

4 Oct 78.0 Died Francisco Raval Cruces † Archbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines

59.5 Ordained Bishop Silvano Montevecchi Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

5 Oct 62.1 Ordained Bishop Emile Jean Marie Henri Joseph Destombes, M.E.P. Titular Bishop of Altava Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia

83.9 Died Heinrich Forer † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy

81.3 Died Bernard Yago † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

6 Oct 79.7 Died Warren Louis Boudreaux † Bishop Emeritus of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA

86.4 Died Antonio D’Erchia † Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy

81.3 Died Aloysius Nobuo Soma † Bishop Emeritus of Nagoya, Japan

7 Oct 58.8 Installed Terence John Brain Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain

48.4 Ordained Bishop Daniel Nicholas DiNardo Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

45.9 Appointed Antal Majnek, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Zakarpattia, Ukraine Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine

43.3 Ordained Bishop Julius Marandi Bishop of Dumka, India

8 Oct 43.3 Appointed Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil

10 Oct 55.9 Ordained Bishop Jean-Michel di Falco Leandri Titular Bishop of Vallis Bishop of Gap (-Embrun), France

44.4 Ordained Bishop Pierre d’Ornellas Titular Bishop of Naraggara Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

69.0 Appointed István Katona Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary

60.4 Appointed Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

73.6 Died Gregorius Manteiro, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia

75.8 Retired Reinhold Stecher † Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria Bishop Emeritus

50.6 Succeeded Peter Turang Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia

11 Oct 53.9 Ordained Bishop Leonardo Sandri Titular Archbishop of Aemona Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

53.8 Appointed Christian Werner Titular Bishop of Wiener Neustadt Bishop of Austria, Military

12 Oct 50.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Serge Miot † Coadjutor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti Archbishop

14 Oct 75.1 Resigned Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. † President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State Cardinal, President Emeritus

69.1 Resigned Gabriel Lawrence Sengol † Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India Bishop Emeritus

15 Oct 70.1 Appointed Edmund Casimir Szoka President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State Cardinal, President Emeritus

16 Oct 68.7 Appointed Nestor Assogba Archbishop of Parakou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin

52.5 Appointed Salvadore Lobo Bishop of Baruipur, India

18 Oct 80.3 Died Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard † Bishop Emeritus of Vannes, France

84.5 Died Walter William Curtis † Bishop Emeritus of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

36.8 Ordained Priest Oliver Dashe Doeme Priest of Jos, Nigeria Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria

69.5 Resigned Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

19 Oct 52.7 Ordained Bishop Valério Breda, S.D.B. Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

53.9 Ordained Bishop Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M. Titular Bishop of Simidicca Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

64.7 Ordained Bishop Jean Sommeng Vorachak † Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Proconsulari Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos

20 Oct 65.8 Died René Lucien Picandet † Bishop of Orléans, France

21 Oct 50.6 Appointed Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA

50.6 Appointed Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. Titular Bishop of Amantia Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA

22 Oct 79.7 Died Franco Illia † Archbishop of Shkodrë, Albania

23 Oct 77.3 Retired Charles Amarin Brand † Archbishop of Strasbourg, France Archbishop Emeritus

61.1 Appointed Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S. Archbishop of Strasbourg, France Archbishop Emeritus

24 Oct 41.1 Appointed Peter Kwaku Atuahene Bishop of Goaso, Ghana

48.3 Appointed David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. Bishop of Labrador City-Schefferville, Québec, Canada Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

75.7 Retired Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. † Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Archbishop Emeritus

51.0 Appointed Adriano Langa, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique

51.0 Appointed Adriano Langa, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Baia Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique

52.8 Appointed Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique

38.4 Appointed Alfred Adewale Martins Bishop of Abeokuta, Nigeria Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria

52.5 Appointed Cyprian Monis Bishop of Asansol, India

49.2 Appointed Jose Mukala Bishop of Kohima, India Bishop Emeritus

50.8 Appointed Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Archbishop Emeritus

50.1 Appointed Jean Ntagwarara Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi

50.2 Appointed Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo † Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus of Mahajanga, Madagascar

50.2 Appointed Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo † Titular Bishop of Milevum Bishop Emeritus of Mahajanga, Madagascar

25 Oct 57.4 Resigned Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

59.6 Installed Silvano Montevecchi Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

88.5 Died Lino Zanini † Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

26 Oct 45.4 Ordained Bishop Patrick Hoogmartens Coadjutor Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium Bishop

41.3 Ordained Bishop François-Xavier Yombandje Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic

28 Oct 63.8 Appointed Alexander Joseph Brunett Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA Archbishop Emeritus

60.7 Appointed John George Vlazny Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA Archbishop Emeritus

29 Oct 76.7 Died Francis-Roland Lambert, S.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)

62.7 Appointed Albino Mamede Cleto † Coadjutor Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

62.6 Appointed José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira Bishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

80.7 Died Joseph Valerius Sequeira † Bishop Emeritus of Pathein, Myanmar

31 Oct 48.1 Ordained Bishop Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. Coadjutor Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	88.7	Died	Karl Berg †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
50.9	Appointed	Aldo Cavalli	Apostolic Nuncio to Angola	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
73.9	Died	Joseph Abel Francis, S.V.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
86.7	Died	Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Zacapa, Guatemala
59.5	Installed	Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. †	Archbishop of Tours, France
2 Sep	58.7	Appointed	Terence John Brain	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
75.5	Retired	Claude Henri Edouard Frikart, C.I.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
78.5	Died	Joseph Thomas O’Keefe †	Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
3 Sep	62.6	Ordained Bishop	Gilberto Fernández †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
62.2	Resigned	José Martins da Silva, S.D.N.	Archbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Fred Naumann	Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla	Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
52.5	Ordained Bishop	Michael John Sheridan	Titular Bishop of Thibiuca	Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Gerard Wenski	Titular Bishop of Kearney	Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
5 Sep	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul Gregory Bootkoski	Titular Bishop of Zarna	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
49.6	Appointed	Javier Salinas Viñals	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
6 Sep	30.5	Professed (Perpetual Vows)	Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
7 Sep	59.6	Died	Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
74.1	Died	Carlo Poggi †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
8 Sep	93.7	Died	Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
60.7	Ordained Bishop	Vincent DePaul Breen †	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Michele Seccia	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy
9 Sep	45.3	Appointed	Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R.	Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
10 Sep	48.0	Appointed	Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S.	Coadjutor Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
11 Sep	76.0	Died	Louis Antoine Marie Boffet †	Bishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
12 Sep	44.7	Appointed	Patrick Le Gal	Bishop of Tulle, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
16 Sep	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Oswald Gracias	Titular Bishop of Bladia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
17 Sep	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Almeida	Coadjutor Bishop of Jabalpur, India	Bishop
46.3	Ordained Bishop	José Isidro Guerrero Macías	Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México
18 Sep	91.2	Died	John Jarlath Dooley, S.S.C.M.E. †	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
88.1	Died	John Patrick Murphy †	Bishop Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
60.5	Resigned	Attilio Nicora	Bishop of Verona, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
20 Sep	48.2	Appointed	Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M.	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kyiv-Vyshhorod (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
21 Sep	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Martin Drennan	Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Raymond W. Field	Titular Bishop of Árd Mór	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
30.7	Ordained Priest	Djalwana Laurent Lompo	Priest of Niamey, Niger	Auxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger
38.5	Ordained Bishop	Pascal N’Koué	Bishop of Natitingou, Benin	Archbishop of Parakou, Benin
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Hans Schwemmer †	Titular Archbishop of Rebellum	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
23 Sep	75.0	Retired	John Richard Sheets, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24 Sep	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss	Bishop of Tanjore, India
66.1	Resigned	Joseph Edward Troy	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
80.1	Died	Joseph Raymond Windle †	Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
25 Sep	86.1	Died	John Ahern †	Bishop Emeritus of Cloyne, Ireland
26 Sep	59.6	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Ishaq	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq	Curial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
75.8	Died	José María Querejeta Mendizábal, C.M.F. †	Prelate Emeritus of Isabela, Philippines
27 Sep	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Antun Škvorcevic	Bishop of Požega, Croatia
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Felix Toppo, S.J.	Bishop of Jamshedpur, India
29 Sep	33.1	Appointed	Carlos Avila	Superior of Tadjikistan
75.8	Appointed	Carlo Furno	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
38.7	Appointed	Krzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv.	Superior of Uzbekistan	Superior Emeritus of Uzbekistan
46.0	Appointed	Andrzej Madej, O.M.I.	Superior of Turkmenistan
90.6	Died	Volodymyr Sterniuk, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
30 Sep	82.1	Died	Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
2 Oct	59.7	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
59.7	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
3 Oct	82.7	Died	Pierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
4 Oct	78.0	Died	Francisco Raval Cruces †	Archbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Silvano Montevecchi	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
5 Oct	62.1	Ordained Bishop	Emile Jean Marie Henri Joseph Destombes, M.E.P.	Titular Bishop of Altava	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
83.9	Died	Heinrich Forer †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy
81.3	Died	Bernard Yago †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
6 Oct	79.7	Died	Warren Louis Boudreaux †	Bishop Emeritus of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
86.4	Died	Antonio D’Erchia †	Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
81.3	Died	Aloysius Nobuo Soma †	Bishop Emeritus of Nagoya, Japan
7 Oct	58.8	Installed	Terence John Brain	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
48.4	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Nicholas DiNardo	Coadjutor Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
45.9	Appointed	Antal Majnek, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Zakarpattia, Ukraine	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
43.3	Ordained Bishop	Julius Marandi	Bishop of Dumka, India
8 Oct	43.3	Appointed	Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B.	Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil
10 Oct	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Michel di Falco Leandri	Titular Bishop of Vallis	Bishop of Gap (-Embrun), France
44.4	Ordained Bishop	Pierre d’Ornellas	Titular Bishop of Naraggara	Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
69.0	Appointed	István Katona	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
60.4	Appointed	Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B.	Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
73.6	Died	Gregorius Manteiro, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia
75.8	Retired	Reinhold Stecher †	Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
50.6	Succeeded	Peter Turang	Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia
11 Oct	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Leonardo Sandri	Titular Archbishop of Aemona	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
53.8	Appointed	Christian Werner	Titular Bishop of Wiener Neustadt	Bishop of Austria, Military
12 Oct	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Serge Miot †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti	Archbishop
14 Oct	75.1	Resigned	Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †	President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Cardinal, President Emeritus
69.1	Resigned	Gabriel Lawrence Sengol †	Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India	Bishop Emeritus
15 Oct	70.1	Appointed	Edmund Casimir Szoka	President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State	Cardinal, President Emeritus
16 Oct	68.7	Appointed	Nestor Assogba	Archbishop of Parakou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
52.5	Appointed	Salvadore Lobo	Bishop of Baruipur, India
18 Oct	80.3	Died	Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard †	Bishop Emeritus of Vannes, France
84.5	Died	Walter William Curtis †	Bishop Emeritus of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
36.8	Ordained Priest	Oliver Dashe Doeme	Priest of Jos, Nigeria	Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria
69.5	Resigned	Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
19 Oct	52.7	Ordained Bishop	Valério Breda, S.D.B.	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Cyprien Mbuka, C.I.C.M.	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
64.7	Ordained Bishop	Jean Sommeng Vorachak †	Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Proconsulari	Vicar Apostolic of Savannakhet, Laos
20 Oct	65.8	Died	René Lucien Picandet †	Bishop of Orléans, France
21 Oct	50.6	Appointed	Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA
50.6	Appointed	Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Amantia	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA
22 Oct	79.7	Died	Franco Illia †	Archbishop of Shkodrë, Albania
23 Oct	77.3	Retired	Charles Amarin Brand †	Archbishop of Strasbourg, France	Archbishop Emeritus
61.1	Appointed	Joseph Pierre Aimé Marie Doré, P.S.S.	Archbishop of Strasbourg, France	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Oct	41.1	Appointed	Peter Kwaku Atuahene	Bishop of Goaso, Ghana
48.3	Appointed	David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I.	Bishop of Labrador City-Schefferville, Québec, Canada	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
75.7	Retired	Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. †	Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Archbishop Emeritus
51.0	Appointed	Adriano Langa, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
51.0	Appointed	Adriano Langa, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Baia	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
52.8	Appointed	Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I.	Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique	Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique
38.4	Appointed	Alfred Adewale Martins	Bishop of Abeokuta, Nigeria	Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
52.5	Appointed	Cyprian Monis	Bishop of Asansol, India
49.2	Appointed	Jose Mukala	Bishop of Kohima, India	Bishop Emeritus
50.8	Appointed	Pius Alick Mvundla Ncube	Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Archbishop Emeritus
50.1	Appointed	Jean Ntagwarara	Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi
50.2	Appointed	Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Mahajanga, Madagascar
50.2	Appointed	Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Bishop Emeritus of Mahajanga, Madagascar
25 Oct	57.4	Resigned	Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
59.6	Installed	Silvano Montevecchi	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
88.5	Died	Lino Zanini †	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
26 Oct	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Hoogmartens	Coadjutor Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium	Bishop
41.3	Ordained Bishop	François-Xavier Yombandje	Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
28 Oct	63.8	Appointed	Alexander Joseph Brunett	Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
60.7	Appointed	John George Vlazny	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Oct	76.7	Died	Francis-Roland Lambert, S.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
62.7	Appointed	Albino Mamede Cleto †	Coadjutor Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira	Bishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
80.7	Died	Joseph Valerius Sequeira †	Bishop Emeritus of Pathein, Myanmar
31 Oct	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S.	Coadjutor Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil