The Year of Our Lord 2009

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 61.7 Appointed Adel Zaky, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

61.7 Appointed Adel Zaky, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Flumenzer Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

3 Sep 92.9 Died Giovanni Melis Fois † Bishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy

57.1 Installed Joseph Vũ Duy Thống † Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam

5 Sep 75.0 Retired Zacarias Kamwenho † Archbishop of Lubango, Angola Archbishop Emeritus

51.6 Succeeded Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp. Archbishop of Lubango, Angola

62.2 Ordained Bishop Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo, S.C.I. Bishop of Helsinki, Finland Bishop Emeritus

7 Sep 91.2 Died Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

8 Sep 74.8 Retired Oscar Valero Cruz † Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

55.7 Ordained Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Năng Bishop of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

48.9 Appointed Socrates Buenaventura Villegas Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

9 Sep 63.6 Installed Pierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B. Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

70.6 Died Andrzej Józef Sliwinski † Bishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland

12 Sep 51.5 Ordained Bishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia Titular Archbishop of Sepino Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

52.4 Ordained Bishop Franco Coppola Titular Archbishop of Vinda Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

62.3 Ordained Bishop Giorgio Corbellini † Titular Bishop of Abula President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

49.2 Ordained Bishop Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D. Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

55.5 Ordained Bishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I. Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho

61.2 Ordained Bishop Raffaello Martinelli Bishop of Frascati, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.6 Ordained Bishop Pietro Parolin Titular Archbishop of Aquipendium Cardinal, Secretary of State

63.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

13 Sep 62.6 Installed Riccardo Fontana † Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Installed Raffaello Martinelli Bishop of Frascati, Italy Bishop Emeritus

14 Sep 90.0 Died Bartholomew Yu Chengti (Chengdi) † Bishop Emeritus of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China

77.7 Succeeded Louis Yu Ren Shen (Yu Runchen) Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China

16 Sep 55.0 Appointed Sérgio Aparecido Colombo Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

57.5 Appointed Jacinto Inácio Flach Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil

71.1 Resigned José María Pinheiro Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

88.6 Died Nicholas Shi Jingxian, O.A.R. † Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China

17 Sep 75.5 Retired José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. † Vicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

66.8 Appointed Vincenzo Manzella Bishop of Cefalù, Italy Bishop Emeritus

76.0 Retired Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Francesco Sgalambro † Bishop of Cefalù, Italy Bishop Emeritus

19 Sep 62.0 Ordained Bishop Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I. Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Installed Michele Castoro † Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

86.9 Died Joseph-Marie Sardou, S.C.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Monaco

20 Sep 53.4 Ordained Bishop Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda Titular Bishop of Casae Medianae Bishop of Porto, Portugal

21 Sep 69.6 Ordained Bishop Rufin Anthony † Coadjutor Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan Bishop

63.5 Installed Richard John Grecco Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Bishop Emeritus

56.3 Installed Albert LeGatt Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada

85.2 Died Miroslav Stefan Marusyn † Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

22 Sep 64.7 Appointed Luigi Ventura Apostolic Nuncio to France Apostolic Nuncio

24 Sep 80.9 Died Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy † Bishop Emeritus of Nellore, India

84.9 Died Joseph Satoshi Fukahori † Bishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan

52.3 Ordained Bishop Adam Leszek Musiałek, S.C.I. Bishop of De Aar, South Africa

52.7 Appointed Luciano Suriani Official of the Secretariat of State Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

26 Sep 58.1 Ordained Bishop Fernando José Castro Aguayo Titular Bishop of Ampora Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela

69.3 Resigned Raymond John Lahey † Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

63.8 Appointed Anthony Mancini Apostolic Administrator of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

27 Sep 68.8 Ordained Bishop Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche Titular Bishop of Alet Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France

28 Sep 83.8 Died Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira † Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru

29 Sep 76.0 Retired José Fernández Arteaga † Archbishop of Chihuahua, México Archbishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Constancio Miranda Wechmann Archbishop of Chihuahua, México

51.2 Ordained Bishop Charles Phillip Richard Moth Bishop of Great Britain, Military Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

50.8 Ordained Bishop Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto Titular Bishop of Bararus Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	61.7	Appointed	Adel Zaky, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
61.7	Appointed	Adel Zaky, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Flumenzer	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
3 Sep	92.9	Died	Giovanni Melis Fois †	Bishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy
57.1	Installed	Joseph Vũ Duy Thống †	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
5 Sep	75.0	Retired	Zacarias Kamwenho †	Archbishop of Lubango, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
51.6	Succeeded	Gabriel Mbilingi, C.S.Sp.	Archbishop of Lubango, Angola
62.2	Ordained Bishop	Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo, S.C.I.	Bishop of Helsinki, Finland	Bishop Emeritus
7 Sep	91.2	Died	Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
8 Sep	74.8	Retired	Oscar Valero Cruz †	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
55.7	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Nguyễn Năng	Bishop of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
48.9	Appointed	Socrates Buenaventura Villegas	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
9 Sep	63.6	Installed	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B.	Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
70.6	Died	Andrzej Józef Sliwinski †	Bishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland
12 Sep	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Gabriele Giordano Caccia	Titular Archbishop of Sepino	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Franco Coppola	Titular Archbishop of Vinda	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
62.3	Ordained Bishop	Giorgio Corbellini †	Titular Bishop of Abula	President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Alex Thomas Kaliyanil, S.V.D.	Archbishop of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Gerard Tlali Lerotholi, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Raffaello Martinelli	Bishop of Frascati, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Parolin	Titular Archbishop of Aquipendium	Cardinal, Secretary of State
63.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai	Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	62.6	Installed	Riccardo Fontana †	Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Installed	Raffaello Martinelli	Bishop of Frascati, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
14 Sep	90.0	Died	Bartholomew Yu Chengti (Chengdi) †	Bishop Emeritus of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China
77.7	Succeeded	Louis Yu Ren Shen (Yu Runchen)	Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China
16 Sep	55.0	Appointed	Sérgio Aparecido Colombo	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
57.5	Appointed	Jacinto Inácio Flach	Bishop of Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil
71.1	Resigned	José María Pinheiro	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
88.6	Died	Nicholas Shi Jingxian, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
17 Sep	75.5	Retired	José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
66.8	Appointed	Vincenzo Manzella	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
76.0	Retired	Fiachra Ó Ceallaigh, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Francesco Sgalambro †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
19 Sep	62.0	Ordained Bishop	Augustinus Tumaole Bane, O.M.I.	Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Installed	Michele Castoro †	Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
86.9	Died	Joseph-Marie Sardou, S.C.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Monaco
20 Sep	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Manuel da Silva Rodrigues Linda	Titular Bishop of Casae Medianae	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
21 Sep	69.6	Ordained Bishop	Rufin Anthony †	Coadjutor Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Bishop
63.5	Installed	Richard John Grecco	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
56.3	Installed	Albert LeGatt	Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
85.2	Died	Miroslav Stefan Marusyn †	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
22 Sep	64.7	Appointed	Luigi Ventura	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Apostolic Nuncio
24 Sep	80.9	Died	Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy †	Bishop Emeritus of Nellore, India
84.9	Died	Joseph Satoshi Fukahori †	Bishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Adam Leszek Musiałek, S.C.I.	Bishop of De Aar, South Africa
52.7	Appointed	Luciano Suriani	Official of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
26 Sep	58.1	Ordained Bishop	Fernando José Castro Aguayo	Titular Bishop of Ampora	Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela
69.3	Resigned	Raymond John Lahey †	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
63.8	Appointed	Anthony Mancini	Apostolic Administrator of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
27 Sep	68.8	Ordained Bishop	Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche	Titular Bishop of Alet	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France
28 Sep	83.8	Died	Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira †	Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
29 Sep	76.0	Retired	José Fernández Arteaga †	Archbishop of Chihuahua, México	Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Constancio Miranda Wechmann	Archbishop of Chihuahua, México
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Charles Phillip Richard Moth	Bishop of Great Britain, Military	Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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