The Year of Our Lord 1987

Bishop Events

September to October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Sep 39.6 Incardinated Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro Priest of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

3 Sep 46.1 Ordained Bishop John Joseph Myers † Coadjutor Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

25.1 Ordained Priest Youssef Antoine Soueif Priest of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite) Archbishop

4 Sep 51.5 Appointed Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

5 Sep 23.6 Professed Maurício Agostinho Camuto, C.S.Sp. Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Caxito, Angola

57.2 Appointed José Carlos Castanho de Almeida † Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

75.0 Retired Joseph Francis Cleary † Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

32.2 Ordained Priest Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte Priest of Utrecht, Netherlands Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

23.7 Ordained Priest Milton Kenan Júnior Priest of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

61.1 Ordained Bishop Giulio Nicolini † Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy Bishop of Cremona, Italy

31.8 Ordained Deacon Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S. † Deacon of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

57.2 Ordained Bishop René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné † Titular Bishop of Labicum Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Flour, France

46.0 Ordained Bishop Beniamino Stella Titular Archbishop of Midila Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

6 Sep 27.4 Ordained Priest Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos Priest of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

54.5 Ordained Bishop Jérôme Owono-Mimboe † Bishop of Obala, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

66.6 Ordained Bishop John Wu Shi-zhen † Auxiliary Bishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China Archbishop

7 Sep 19.3 Entered George (Jerzy) Joseph Kołodziej, S.D.S. Member of Society of the Divine Savior Bishop of Bunbury, Australia

8 Sep 22.4 Professed Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria

24.8 Perpetual Vows Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

81.4 Retired Maurits Gerard De Keyzer † Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Marco Virgilio Ferrari † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Marco Virgilio Ferrari † Titular Bishop of Mazaca Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

56.4 Ordained Bishop Francis Anthony Gomes † Bishop of Mymensingh, Bangladesh Bishop Emeritus

19.8 Professed Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F. Member of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

59.4 Ordained Bishop Domingos Lam Ka Tseung † Coadjutor Bishop of Macau, China Bishop Emeritus

83.5 Died Hubert Michael Newell † Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

9 Sep 82.4 Died Bonaventure Akiki, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria

60.5 Succeeded Ludwig Averkamp † Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany

76.4 Died Paul Joseph Schmitt † Bishop Emeritus of Metz, France

73.9 Resigned Helmut Hermann Wittler † Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany Bishop Emeritus

10 Sep 20.2 First Vows Piotr Tomasz Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland

66.5 Ordained Bishop Ivan Marghitych † Bishop Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

12 Sep 18.8 Simple Vows François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France

34.4 Ordained Priest Myron Joseph Cotta Priest of Fresno, California, USA Bishop of Stockton, California, USA

74.4 Died João José da Mota e Albuquerque † Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

26.4 Ordained Priest Derio Olivero Priest of Fossano, Italy Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy

13 Sep 34.2 Ordained Priest Georges Colomb, M.E.P. Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

24.7 Perpetual Vows Aitor Jiménez Echave, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

14 Sep 80.7 Retired Joseph Höffner † Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

17 Sep 78.9 Died George Patrick Dwyer † Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

48.6 Resigned Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal Bishop of Girardot, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

79.0 Died Alejandro Fernández Feo-Tinoco † Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

26.4 Ordained Priest Mieczysław Mokrzycki Priest of Lviv, Ukraine Archbishop

19 Sep 58.5 Ordained Bishop Giacomo Babini † Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

25.0 Ordained Priest Stuart Russell Hall Priest of Melbourne, Australia Bishop of Australia, Military

30.3 Ordained Priest Anthony John Ireland Priest of Melbourne, Australia Archbishop of Hobart, Australia

63.9 Resigned Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus

26.1 Ordained Priest Alfred Andrew Schlert Priest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop

74.3 Appointed Paul Song Wei-li, C.M. † Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China Bishop of [Langfang (Patriotic), China]

20 Sep 47.3 Ordained Bishop Claude Jean Pierre Dagens Titular Bishop of Vulturaria Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France

62.5 Ordained Bishop Jean-Georges Deledicque † Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France

24.2 Solemn Vows Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Cardinal, Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran

22 Sep 61.3 Resigned James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. † Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

27.4 Ordained Priest Marco Tin Win Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar Archbishop

24 Sep 28.1 Entered Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P. Member of Mission Society of the Philippines Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

83.0 Died Georges Léon Pelletier † Bishop Emeritus of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

80.3 Died Henry Joseph Soenneker † Bishop Emeritus of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

26 Sep 22.4 Ordained Deacon Michael Router Deacon of Kilmore, Ireland Bishop of Derry, Ireland

27 Sep 60.6 Installed Ludwig Averkamp † Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany

62.0 Installed Lucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. † Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

61.2 Installed Giulio Nicolini † Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy Bishop of Cremona, Italy

28 Sep 51.6 Appointed Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M. † Curial Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon

51.6 Appointed Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M. † Titular Bishop of Tokat degli Armeni Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon

51.6 Appointed Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

66.0 Resigned Paul-Marie François Rousset, Ist. del Prado † Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France Bishop Emeritus

29 Sep 67.9 Resigned Augustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. † Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain (Ukrainian) Apostolic Exarch Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. † Apostolic Administrator of Great Britain (Ukrainian) Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Ukrainian)

30 Sep 37.4 Perpetual Vows François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. Priest of Missionaries of the Plain Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France

Oct 64.4 Resigned Joseph Mees † Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa Apostolic Nuncio

64.4 Resigned Joseph Mees † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho Apostolic Nuncio

1 Oct 70.8 Resigned Jean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr. † Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi Bishop Emeritus

59.8 Ordained Bishop Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. † Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

2 Oct 92.7 Died Santiago Del Rio, E.C.M.C. † Superior General Emeritus of Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona

86.6 Died Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. † Prelate Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil

3 Oct 31.1 Ordained Priest Augustine Obiora Akubeze † Priest of Issele-Uku, Nigeria Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria

54.5 Appointed Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. † Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

27.2 Ordained Priest Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal Priest of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain Bishop of Vitoria, Spain

52.1 Ordained Bishop Gioacchino Illiano † Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Peter Toshio Jinushi † Bishop of Sapporo, Japan Bishop Emeritus

46.3 Appointed Jérôme-Michel-Francis Martin, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Enrico Masseroni † Bishop of Mondovi, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

41.5 Appointed Anatole Milandou Bishop of Kinkala, Congo Archbishop Emeritus of Brazzaville, Congo

46.5 Appointed Carlos Stetter Auxiliary Bishop of Chiquitos, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

46.5 Appointed Carlos Stetter Titular Bishop of Horrea Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

76.6 Retired Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa † Bishop of Sapporo, Japan Bishop Emeritus

4 Oct 50.4 Ordained Bishop Guy Marie (Claude) Bagnard Bishop of Belley, France Bishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France

24.0 First Vows Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. Member of Order of the Most Holy Trinity Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain

45.9 Ordained Bishop Francis Kallarakal Bishop of Kottapuram, India Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India

30.0 Ordained Deacon Philippe André Yves Marsset Deacon of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop

24.8 Ordained Priest Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. † Priest of Order of St. Augustine Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru

79.8 Died John Lancelot Swain, S.J. † Vicar General Emeritus of Society of Jesus

6 Oct 44.0 Appointed Thierry Romain Camille Jordan Coadjutor Bishop of Pontoise, France Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France

65.2 Died Joseph Phan Văn Hoa † Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam

7 Oct 50.0 Ordained Bishop Virgilio López Irias, O.F.M. † Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras

9 Oct 81.9 Died Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic

53.6 Appointed Giovanni Battista Re Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

53.6 Appointed Giovanni Battista Re Titular Archbishop of Forum Novum Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

10 Oct 24.5 Ordained Priest Stephan Ackermann Priest of Trier, Germany Bishop

81.6 Retired Vasile Cristea, A.A. † Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Salvatore De Giorgi Archbishop of Taranto, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

24.0 Ordained Priest Antonio Guido Filipazzi Priest of Genova-Bobbio, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

28.5 Ordained Priest Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

76.9 Retired Guglielmo Motolese † Archbishop of Taranto, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

44.3 Appointed Crescenzio Sepe Assessor of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

11 Oct 49.6 Ordained Bishop Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P. † Bishop of Metz, France Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Ordained Bishop António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. † Coadjutor Bishop of Viseu, Portugal Bishop

12 Oct 27.8 Ordained Deacon Efraín Mendoza Cruz Deacon of Tlalnepantla, México, México Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México

47.9 Ordained Bishop João Bosco Oliver de Faria Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

15 Oct 69.3 Ordained Bishop Sauveur Casanova † Bishop of Ajaccio, France Bishop Emeritus

73.7 Died Thomas Andrew Donnellan † Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

88.2 Died Antônio Zattera † Bishop Emeritus of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

16 Oct 80.8 Died Joseph Höffner † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

17 Oct 45.0 Appointed Giuseppe Bertello Titular Archbishop of Urbs Salvia Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

45.0 Appointed Giuseppe Bertello Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

45.0 Appointed Giuseppe Bertello Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ghana Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

45.0 Appointed Giuseppe Bertello Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Togo Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

44.4 Ordained Priest Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes Priest of Sololá, Guatemala Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala

23.3 Professed Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M. Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

18 Oct 54.8 Ordained Bishop Marco Virgilio Ferrari † Titular Bishop of Mazaca Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

23 Oct 59.4 Ordained Bishop Georges Ibrahim Kwaïter, B.S. † Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

24 Oct 78.3 Died Antonio Añoveros Ataún † Bishop Emeritus of Bilbao, Spain

25.1 Ordained Deacon Moacir Aparecido de Freitas Deacon of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Votuporanga, Sao Paulo, Brazil

52.2 Installed Gioacchino Illiano † Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy Bishop Emeritus

27.5 Ordained Deacon Santo Marcianò Deacon of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

26.3 Ordained Priest Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B. Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (Armenian), California, USA

61.0 Installed Luis Reynoso Cervantes † Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

25 Oct 25.3 Ordained Priest Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C. Priest of Toledo, Spain Dean of the Roman Rota

26.6 Perpetual Vows Valdir José de Castro, S.S.P. Member of Society of St. Paul Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

23.8 Ordained Deacon Andrzej Konrad Czaja Deacon of Opole, Poland Bishop

57.8 Installed Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy † Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France Bishop Emeritus

26 Oct 82.3 Died Hugh Aloysius Donohoe † Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA

27 Oct 33.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Mairura Okemwa Priest of Kisii, Kenya Bishop

28 Oct 61.4 Resigned Francis John Spence † Bishop of Canada, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

57.2 Appointed André Vallée, P.M.E. † Bishop of Canada, Military Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

57.2 Appointed André Vallée, P.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Sufasar Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

29 Oct 49.3 Appointed Salvatore Boccaccio † Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

49.3 Appointed Salvatore Boccaccio † Titular Bishop of Ulpiana Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

53.8 Appointed Luca Brandolini, C.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy

53.8 Appointed Luca Brandolini, C.M. Titular Bishop of Urusi Bishop Emeritus of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy

53.6 Appointed Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Giuseppe Mani Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

51.3 Appointed Giuseppe Mani Titular Bishop of Zaba Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

30 Oct 68.4 Resigned José Brandão de Castro, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

62.6 Appointed Narbal da Costa Stencel † Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.6 Appointed Narbal da Costa Stencel † Titular Bishop of Tunnuna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

75.5 Retired Ramón Daumal Serra † Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. † Coadjutor Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

45.7 Appointed José Palmeira Lessa Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil

31 Oct 74.9 Retired José María Mestres † Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.2 Appointed Tomás Andrés Mauro (Maurus) Muldoon, O.F.M. † Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras Bishop Emeritus

60.5 Appointed Jacques Moïse Eugène Noyer † Bishop of Amiens, France Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Sep	39.6	Incardinated	Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro	Priest of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
3 Sep	46.1	Ordained Bishop	John Joseph Myers †	Coadjutor Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
25.1	Ordained Priest	Youssef Antoine Soueif	Priest of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)	Archbishop
4 Sep	51.5	Appointed	Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla	Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
5 Sep	23.6	Professed	Maurício Agostinho Camuto, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Caxito, Angola
57.2	Appointed	José Carlos Castanho de Almeida †	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
75.0	Retired	Joseph Francis Cleary †	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
32.2	Ordained Priest	Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte	Priest of Utrecht, Netherlands	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
23.7	Ordained Priest	Milton Kenan Júnior	Priest of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
61.1	Ordained Bishop	Giulio Nicolini †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
31.8	Ordained Deacon	Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S. †	Deacon of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
57.2	Ordained Bishop	René Pierre Louis Joseph Séjourné †	Titular Bishop of Labicum	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Flour, France
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Beniamino Stella	Titular Archbishop of Midila	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
6 Sep	27.4	Ordained Priest	Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos	Priest of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Jérôme Owono-Mimboe †	Bishop of Obala, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
66.6	Ordained Bishop	John Wu Shi-zhen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China	Archbishop
7 Sep	19.3	Entered	George (Jerzy) Joseph Kołodziej, S.D.S.	Member of Society of the Divine Savior	Bishop of Bunbury, Australia
8 Sep	22.4	Professed	Wilfred Chikpa Anagbe, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria
24.8	Perpetual Vows	Raúl Biord Castillo, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
81.4	Retired	Maurits Gerard De Keyzer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Marco Virgilio Ferrari †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Marco Virgilio Ferrari †	Titular Bishop of Mazaca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
56.4	Ordained Bishop	Francis Anthony Gomes †	Bishop of Mymensingh, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus
19.8	Professed	Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F.	Member of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
59.4	Ordained Bishop	Domingos Lam Ka Tseung †	Coadjutor Bishop of Macau, China	Bishop Emeritus
83.5	Died	Hubert Michael Newell †	Bishop Emeritus of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
9 Sep	82.4	Died	Bonaventure Akiki, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
60.5	Succeeded	Ludwig Averkamp †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
76.4	Died	Paul Joseph Schmitt †	Bishop Emeritus of Metz, France
73.9	Resigned	Helmut Hermann Wittler †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
10 Sep	20.2	First Vows	Piotr Tomasz Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
66.5	Ordained Bishop	Ivan Marghitych †	Bishop	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
12 Sep	18.8	Simple Vows	François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France
34.4	Ordained Priest	Myron Joseph Cotta	Priest of Fresno, California, USA	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA
74.4	Died	João José da Mota e Albuquerque †	Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
26.4	Ordained Priest	Derio Olivero	Priest of Fossano, Italy	Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy
13 Sep	34.2	Ordained Priest	Georges Colomb, M.E.P.	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
24.7	Perpetual Vows	Aitor Jiménez Echave, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
14 Sep	80.7	Retired	Joseph Höffner †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
17 Sep	78.9	Died	George Patrick Dwyer †	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
48.6	Resigned	Rodrigo Escobar Aristizábal	Bishop of Girardot, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
79.0	Died	Alejandro Fernández Feo-Tinoco †	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
26.4	Ordained Priest	Mieczysław Mokrzycki	Priest of Lviv, Ukraine	Archbishop
19 Sep	58.5	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Babini †	Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
25.0	Ordained Priest	Stuart Russell Hall	Priest of Melbourne, Australia	Bishop of Australia, Military
30.3	Ordained Priest	Anthony John Ireland	Priest of Melbourne, Australia	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia
63.9	Resigned	Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus
26.1	Ordained Priest	Alfred Andrew Schlert	Priest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop
74.3	Appointed	Paul Song Wei-li, C.M. †	Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China	Bishop of [Langfang (Patriotic), China]
20 Sep	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Claude Jean Pierre Dagens	Titular Bishop of Vulturaria	Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Georges Deledicque †	Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana	Auxiliary Bishop of Lille, France
24.2	Solemn Vows	Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Cardinal, Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran
22 Sep	61.3	Resigned	James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27.4	Ordained Priest	Marco Tin Win	Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar	Archbishop
24 Sep	28.1	Entered	Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P.	Member of Mission Society of the Philippines	Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
83.0	Died	Georges Léon Pelletier †	Bishop Emeritus of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
80.3	Died	Henry Joseph Soenneker †	Bishop Emeritus of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
26 Sep	22.4	Ordained Deacon	Michael Router	Deacon of Kilmore, Ireland	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
27 Sep	60.6	Installed	Ludwig Averkamp †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
62.0	Installed	Lucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
61.2	Installed	Giulio Nicolini †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
28 Sep	51.6	Appointed	Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M. †	Curial Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
51.6	Appointed	Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tokat degli Armeni	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
51.6	Appointed	Vartan Achkarian, C.A.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
66.0	Resigned	Paul-Marie François Rousset, Ist. del Prado †	Bishop of Saint-Etienne, France	Bishop Emeritus
29 Sep	67.9	Resigned	Augustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. †	Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. †	Apostolic Administrator of Great Britain (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Ukrainian)
30 Sep	37.4	Perpetual Vows	François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P.	Priest of Missionaries of the Plain	Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
Oct	64.4	Resigned	Joseph Mees †	Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa	Apostolic Nuncio
64.4	Resigned	Joseph Mees †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho	Apostolic Nuncio
1 Oct	70.8	Resigned	Jean-Louis Jobidon, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
59.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
2 Oct	92.7	Died	Santiago Del Rio, E.C.M.C. †	Superior General Emeritus of Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona
86.6	Died	Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. †	Prelate Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
3 Oct	31.1	Ordained Priest	Augustine Obiora Akubeze †	Priest of Issele-Uku, Nigeria	Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria
54.5	Appointed	Brian James Barnes, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
27.2	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Elizalde Espinal	Priest of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain	Bishop of Vitoria, Spain
52.1	Ordained Bishop	Gioacchino Illiano †	Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Peter Toshio Jinushi †	Bishop of Sapporo, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
46.3	Appointed	Jérôme-Michel-Francis Martin, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Enrico Masseroni †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
41.5	Appointed	Anatole Milandou	Bishop of Kinkala, Congo	Archbishop Emeritus of Brazzaville, Congo
46.5	Appointed	Carlos Stetter	Auxiliary Bishop of Chiquitos, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
46.5	Appointed	Carlos Stetter	Titular Bishop of Horrea	Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
76.6	Retired	Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa †	Bishop of Sapporo, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
4 Oct	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Guy Marie (Claude) Bagnard	Bishop of Belley, France	Bishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France
24.0	First Vows	Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T.	Member of Order of the Most Holy Trinity	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Francis Kallarakal	Bishop of Kottapuram, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India
30.0	Ordained Deacon	Philippe André Yves Marsset	Deacon of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop
24.8	Ordained Priest	Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
79.8	Died	John Lancelot Swain, S.J. †	Vicar General Emeritus of Society of Jesus
6 Oct	44.0	Appointed	Thierry Romain Camille Jordan	Coadjutor Bishop of Pontoise, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
65.2	Died	Joseph Phan Văn Hoa †	Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
7 Oct	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Virgilio López Irias, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras
9 Oct	81.9	Died	Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
53.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Re	Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
53.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Re	Titular Archbishop of Forum Novum	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
10 Oct	24.5	Ordained Priest	Stephan Ackermann	Priest of Trier, Germany	Bishop
81.6	Retired	Vasile Cristea, A.A. †	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
24.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Guido Filipazzi	Priest of Genova-Bobbio, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
28.5	Ordained Priest	Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
76.9	Retired	Guglielmo Motolese †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
44.3	Appointed	Crescenzio Sepe	Assessor of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
11 Oct	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Pierre René Ferdinand Raffin, O.P. †	Bishop of Metz, France	Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Ordained Bishop	António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop
12 Oct	27.8	Ordained Deacon	Efraín Mendoza Cruz	Deacon of Tlalnepantla, México, México	Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
47.9	Ordained Bishop	João Bosco Oliver de Faria	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15 Oct	69.3	Ordained Bishop	Sauveur Casanova †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France	Bishop Emeritus
73.7	Died	Thomas Andrew Donnellan †	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
88.2	Died	Antônio Zattera †	Bishop Emeritus of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
16 Oct	80.8	Died	Joseph Höffner †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
17 Oct	45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Bertello	Titular Archbishop of Urbs Salvia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Bertello	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Bertello	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ghana	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Bertello	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Togo	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
44.4	Ordained Priest	Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes	Priest of Sololá, Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala
23.3	Professed	Ernest Ngboko Ngombe, C.I.C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
18 Oct	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Marco Virgilio Ferrari †	Titular Bishop of Mazaca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
23 Oct	59.4	Ordained Bishop	Georges Ibrahim Kwaïter, B.S. †	Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Oct	78.3	Died	Antonio Añoveros Ataún †	Bishop Emeritus of Bilbao, Spain
25.1	Ordained Deacon	Moacir Aparecido de Freitas	Deacon of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Votuporanga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.2	Installed	Gioacchino Illiano †	Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27.5	Ordained Deacon	Santo Marcianò	Deacon of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
26.3	Ordained Priest	Mikaël Antoine Mouradian, I.C.P.B.	Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (Armenian), California, USA
61.0	Installed	Luis Reynoso Cervantes †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
25 Oct	25.3	Ordained Priest	Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C.	Priest of Toledo, Spain	Dean of the Roman Rota
26.6	Perpetual Vows	Valdir José de Castro, S.S.P.	Member of Society of St. Paul	Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.8	Ordained Deacon	Andrzej Konrad Czaja	Deacon of Opole, Poland	Bishop
57.8	Installed	Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy †	Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France	Bishop Emeritus
26 Oct	82.3	Died	Hugh Aloysius Donohoe †	Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
27 Oct	33.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Mairura Okemwa	Priest of Kisii, Kenya	Bishop
28 Oct	61.4	Resigned	Francis John Spence †	Bishop of Canada, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
57.2	Appointed	André Vallée, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Canada, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
57.2	Appointed	André Vallée, P.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Sufasar	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
29 Oct	49.3	Appointed	Salvatore Boccaccio †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
49.3	Appointed	Salvatore Boccaccio †	Titular Bishop of Ulpiana	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
53.8	Appointed	Luca Brandolini, C.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy
53.8	Appointed	Luca Brandolini, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Urusi	Bishop Emeritus of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy
53.6	Appointed	Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Mani	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
51.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Mani	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
30 Oct	68.4	Resigned	José Brandão de Castro, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	Narbal da Costa Stencel †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	Narbal da Costa Stencel †	Titular Bishop of Tunnuna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
75.5	Retired	Ramón Daumal Serra †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45.7	Appointed	José Palmeira Lessa	Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
31 Oct	74.9	Retired	José María Mestres †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.2	Appointed	Tomás Andrés Mauro (Maurus) Muldoon, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
60.5	Appointed	Jacques Moïse Eugène Noyer †	Bishop of Amiens, France	Bishop Emeritus

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