The Year of Our Lord 1973

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Oct 22.9 Professed Enrico dal Covolo, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Assessor Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

45.6 Appointed Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza † Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

51.9 Appointed Girolamo Prigione † Apostolic Delegate to Ghana Apostolic Nuncio

51.9 Appointed Girolamo Prigione † Apostolic Delegate to Nigeria Apostolic Nuncio

4 Oct Born Daniel Francisco Blanco Méndez Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Costa Rica

Born Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe

5 Oct 42.2 Appointed Guido Breña López, O.P. † Bishop of Ica, Peru Bishop Emeritus

42.3 Appointed Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor † Bishop of Tacna, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru

54.0 Appointed José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil

54.0 Appointed José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. † Titular Bishop of Munatiana Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil

70.9 Resigned Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. † Bishop of Ica, Peru Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed Raymond Philip Etteldorf † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to New Zealand Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

62.1 Appointed Raymond Philip Etteldorf † Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

6 Oct 49.3 Appointed Giulio Salimei † Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

49.3 Appointed Giulio Salimei † Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

7 Oct 45.4 Ordained Bishop Urbanus Joseph Kioko † Bishop of Machakos, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

59.5 Ordained Bishop Edward Rapallo † Bishop of Gibraltar

45.9 Ordained Bishop Armando Trindade † Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan

8 Oct 61.3 Died Henry Murphy † Bishop of Limerick, Ireland

Born Carlos Enrique Samaniego López Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

10 Oct 47.0 Appointed Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. † Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

47.0 Appointed Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Gaguari Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

51.5 Appointed Hanna Kello † Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

58.0 Appointed José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. † Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

58.0 Appointed José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Buxentum Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina

12 Oct 26.8 Ordained Priest Andrés Vargas Peña Priest of San Luis Potosí, México Bishop of Xochimilco, México, México

13 Oct 55.9 Installed José Joaquim Gonçalves † Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

46.7 Incardinated José María Hernández González † Priest of Celaya, Guanajuato, México Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México

63.4 Appointed Hanna Paulus Marcus † Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

23.4 Solemn Vows Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I. Member of Congregation of Saint Joseph Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador

34.7 Incardinated Alberto Suárez Inda Priest of Celaya, Guanajuato, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México

14 Oct 40.2 Ordained Bishop Abraham Alangimattathil, S.D.B. † Bishop of Kohima-Imphal, India Bishop Emeritus of Kohima, India

42.0 Ordained Bishop Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac † Titular Bishop of Segermes Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France

44.6 Died Armando Amaral Dos Santos † Bishop of Benguela, Angola

15 Oct 63.1 Died Claude Rolland, M.S. † Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar

17 Oct 54.3 Appointed Giovanni Mariani † Apostolic Delegate to Mali and Mauritania Apostolic Nuncio

18 Oct 42.7 Ordained Bishop Cirilo Reyes Almario † Titular Bishop of Zaba Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines

45.9 Ordained Bishop Sergio Valech Aldunate † Titular Bishop of Zabi Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

20 Oct 74.9 Retired Alfred-Jean-Félix Ancel, Ist. del Prado † Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

42.3 Installed Antonio Dorado Soto † Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

29.7 Ordained Priest Robert Michael McGuckin Priest of Sydney, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia

Born Ciro Quispe López Prelate of Juli, Peru

21 Oct 46.8 Ordained Bishop Jaume Camprodon Rovira † Bishop of Gerona, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain

25.9 Ordained Priest Manuel da Rocha Felício Priest of Viseu, Portugal Bishop of Guarda, Portugal

37.7 Ordained Bishop Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. † Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil

68.1 Died James Ward † Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

22 Oct 41.0 Appointed Bertrand Blanchet Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

61.3 Died Antonio Hernández Gallegos † Bishop of Tabasco, México

47.1 Appointed Eduardo Koaik † Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

47.1 Appointed Eduardo Koaik † Titular Bishop of Noba Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

41.9 Appointed Bernard Francis Law † Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

23 Oct Born Robert Saeed Jarjis Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada

24 Oct 72.8 Died Costantino Stella † Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy

25 Oct 49.8 Appointed Edward Bede Clancy † Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

49.8 Appointed Edward Bede Clancy † Titular Bishop of Árd Carna Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

43.6 Appointed David Cremin Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

43.6 Appointed David Cremin Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

48.9 Appointed Victorinus Youn Kong-hi Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South) Archbishop Emeritus

26 Oct 82.1 Died José Borgatti, S.D.B. † Bishop of Viedma, Argentina

27 Oct 26.9 Ordained Priest Arthur Joseph Colgan, C.S.C. Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru

49.4 Ordained Bishop Giulio Salimei † Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

28 Oct 40.2 Ordained Bishop Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré Titular Bishop of Lamzella Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

29 Oct 27.6 Appointed Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan

31 Oct 78.7 Died Marie Pierre Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saigon, Viet Nam

56.7 Appointed Antonio Sahagún López † Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Antonio Sahagún López † Titular Bishop of Simitthu Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

56.7 Resigned Antonio Sahagún López † Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Oct	22.9	Professed	Enrico dal Covolo, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Assessor Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
45.6	Appointed	Francisco de Guruceaga Iturriza †	Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
51.9	Appointed	Girolamo Prigione †	Apostolic Delegate to Ghana	Apostolic Nuncio
51.9	Appointed	Girolamo Prigione †	Apostolic Delegate to Nigeria	Apostolic Nuncio
4 Oct		Born	Daniel Francisco Blanco Méndez		Auxiliary Bishop of San José de Costa Rica
	Born	Raphael Macebo Mabuza Ncube		Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe
5 Oct	42.2	Appointed	Guido Breña López, O.P. †	Bishop of Ica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
42.3	Appointed	Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor †	Bishop of Tacna, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
54.0	Appointed	José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
54.0	Appointed	José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. †	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
70.9	Resigned	Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. †	Bishop of Ica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	Raymond Philip Etteldorf †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to New Zealand	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
62.1	Appointed	Raymond Philip Etteldorf †	Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
6 Oct	49.3	Appointed	Giulio Salimei †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
49.3	Appointed	Giulio Salimei †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
7 Oct	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Urbanus Joseph Kioko †	Bishop of Machakos, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Edward Rapallo †	Bishop of Gibraltar
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Armando Trindade †	Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu	Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan
8 Oct	61.3	Died	Henry Murphy †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
	Born	Carlos Enrique Samaniego López		Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
10 Oct	47.0	Appointed	Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. †	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
47.0	Appointed	Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Gaguari	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
51.5	Appointed	Hanna Kello †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
58.0	Appointed	José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. †	Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
58.0	Appointed	José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina
12 Oct	26.8	Ordained Priest	Andrés Vargas Peña	Priest of San Luis Potosí, México	Bishop of Xochimilco, México, México
13 Oct	55.9	Installed	José Joaquim Gonçalves †	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
46.7	Incardinated	José María Hernández González †	Priest of Celaya, Guanajuato, México	Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México
63.4	Appointed	Hanna Paulus Marcus †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
23.4	Solemn Vows	Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I.	Member of Congregation of Saint Joseph	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
34.7	Incardinated	Alberto Suárez Inda	Priest of Celaya, Guanajuato, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
14 Oct	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Abraham Alangimattathil, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Kohima-Imphal, India	Bishop Emeritus of Kohima, India
42.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac †	Titular Bishop of Segermes	Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
44.6	Died	Armando Amaral Dos Santos †	Bishop of Benguela, Angola
15 Oct	63.1	Died	Claude Rolland, M.S. †	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
17 Oct	54.3	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Apostolic Delegate to Mali and Mauritania	Apostolic Nuncio
18 Oct	42.7	Ordained Bishop	Cirilo Reyes Almario †	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Sergio Valech Aldunate †	Titular Bishop of Zabi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
20 Oct	74.9	Retired	Alfred-Jean-Félix Ancel, Ist. del Prado †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.3	Installed	Antonio Dorado Soto †	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
29.7	Ordained Priest	Robert Michael McGuckin	Priest of Sydney, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
	Born	Ciro Quispe López		Prelate of Juli, Peru
21 Oct	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Jaume Camprodon Rovira †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain
25.9	Ordained Priest	Manuel da Rocha Felício	Priest of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
37.7	Ordained Bishop	Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
68.1	Died	James Ward †	Auxiliary Bishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
22 Oct	41.0	Appointed	Bertrand Blanchet	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
61.3	Died	Antonio Hernández Gallegos †	Bishop of Tabasco, México
47.1	Appointed	Eduardo Koaik †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.1	Appointed	Eduardo Koaik †	Titular Bishop of Noba	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
41.9	Appointed	Bernard Francis Law †	Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
23 Oct		Born	Robert Saeed Jarjis		Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada
24 Oct	72.8	Died	Costantino Stella †	Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
25 Oct	49.8	Appointed	Edward Bede Clancy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	Edward Bede Clancy †	Titular Bishop of Árd Carna	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
43.6	Appointed	David Cremin	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.6	Appointed	David Cremin	Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
48.9	Appointed	Victorinus Youn Kong-hi	Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Oct	82.1	Died	José Borgatti, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Viedma, Argentina
27 Oct	26.9	Ordained Priest	Arthur Joseph Colgan, C.S.C.	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru
49.4	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Salimei †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
28 Oct	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Untaani Compaoré	Titular Bishop of Lamzella	Archbishop Emeritus of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
29 Oct	27.6	Appointed	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice	Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
31 Oct	78.7	Died	Marie Pierre Jean Cassaigne, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saigon, Viet Nam
56.7	Appointed	Antonio Sahagún López †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Antonio Sahagún López †	Titular Bishop of Simitthu	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
56.7	Resigned	Antonio Sahagún López †	Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

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