The Year of Our Lord 2018

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Oct 85.0 Resigned Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

78.9 Resigned Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya † Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

77.3 Ceased George Pell † Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy

1 Oct 77.4 Retired José de Queirós Alves, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Huambo, Angola Archbishop Emeritus

52.5 Appointed Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D. Archbishop of Huambo, Angola

2 Oct 86.3 Died José Lorenzo Sartori † Bishop Emeritus of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina

4 Oct 45.0 Appointed Gábor Mohos Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

45.0 Appointed Gábor Mohos Titular Bishop of Iliturgi Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

52.3 Appointed Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador

5 Oct 56.8 Appointed Victor Hugo Basabe Apostolic Administrator of Barquisimeto, Venezuela Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela

96.6 Died Louis Anthony DeSimone † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

6 Oct 53.2 Ordained Bishop Francesco Massara Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy

7 Oct 49.5 Installed Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Cabinda, Angola

64.7 Installed Angelo De Donatis Cardinal-Priest of San Marco Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

60.4 Ceased Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias Apostolic Administrator of Cabinda, Angola Archbishop of Luanda, Angola

64.9 Installed Pablo León Hakimian † Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina

8 Oct 67.4 Ordained Bishop Francis Xavier Hiroaki Nakano Bishop of Kagoshima, Japan

10 Oct 76.9 Retired Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. † Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Resigned Otacílio Luziano Da Silva Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

87.3 Died Laurence Forristal † Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland

49.1 Appointed Rozario Menezes, S.M.M. Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea

77.2 Appointed Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues Apostolic Administrator of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

68.0 Appointed Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Sarh, Chad

57.9 Appointed Hendrikus Marie Gerardus Smeets † Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

11 Oct 83.8 Died Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines

59.3 Appointed Michel Aoun Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Bishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon

84.8 Laicized Francisco José Cox Huneeus, P. Schönstatt †

75.2 Retired François Eid, O.M.M. Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

53.9 Laicized Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández

81.3 Died Engelbert Siebler † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

56.2 Appointed Youssef Antoine Soueif Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)

12 Oct 77.9 Appointed Donald William Wuerl Apostolic Administrator of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

77.9 Retired Donald William Wuerl Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

13 Oct 52.5 Appointed Daniel Batalha Henriques † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

52.5 Appointed Daniel Batalha Henriques † Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

82.3 Died François Jacques Bussini † Bishop Emeritus of Amiens, France

62.1 Resigned Valter Dario Maggi Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Guido Iván Minda Chalá Apostolic Administrator of Ibarra, Ecuador Bishop of Santa Elena, Ecuador

81.3 Installed Toribio Sergio Porco Ticona Cardinal-Priest of Santi Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia

14 Oct 50.3 Installed Roberto Farinella Bishop of Biella, Italy

52.0 Ordained Bishop Peter Houhou Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands Bishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands

83.1 Died Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia

121.0 Canonized St. Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

101.1 Canonized St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez † Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador

15 Oct 58.6 Installed Edgar Robinson Peña Parra Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State

16 Oct 69.4 Died Joseph Robert Cistone † Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA

52.7 Ordained Bishop Christophorus Tri Harsono Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia

94.9 Died Giovanni Moretti † Apostolic Nuncio

17 Oct 81.3 Appointed Walter Allison Hurley Apostolic Administrator of Saginaw, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

18 Oct 48.3 Ordained Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V. Titular Bishop of Cursola Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

20 Oct 54.2 Appointed Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México

85.7 Died Tarcisio Giovanni Nazzaro, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Montevergine, Italy

93.7 Died Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Ndalatando, Angola

21 Oct 53.3 Installed Francesco Massara Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy

55.8 Ordained Bishop Marco Prastaro Bishop of Asti, Italy

22 Oct 86.3 Died Friedrich Ostermann † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

24 Oct 63.8 Removed Martin David Holley Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Installed Konrad Krajewski Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Immacolata all’Esquilino Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity

72.1 Appointed Joseph Edward Kurtz Apostolic Administrator of Memphis, Tennessee, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

88.7 Died Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy

26 Oct 56.4 Appointed Guillermo Eduardo Caride Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina Bishop

56.4 Appointed Guillermo Eduardo Caride Titular Bishop of Iomnium Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina

77.8 Died Valentin Masengo Nkinda † Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

80.5 Appointed Genival Saraiva de França Apostolic Administrator of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

27 Oct 75.9 Retired António Maria Bessa Taipa Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.6 Appointed Armando Esteves Domingues Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal Bishop of Angra, Portugal

61.6 Appointed Armando Esteves Domingues Titular Bishop of Centenaria Bishop of Angra, Portugal

52.2 Appointed Marco Mellino Adjunct Secretary of the Council of Cardinals Secretary

52.2 Appointed Marco Mellino Titular Bishop of Cresima Secretary of the Council of Cardinals

89.5 Died Antônio Possamai, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil

53.8 Appointed Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M. Bishop of Portugal, Military Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

28 Oct 56.7 Installed Éric Marie de Moulins d’Amieu de Beaufort Archbishop of Reims, France

30 Oct 48.5 Appointed Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengibar Bishop of Guadix, Spain

31 Oct 70.5 Appointed Method Paul Kilaini Titular Bishop of Tamalluma Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Oct	85.0	Resigned	Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
78.9	Resigned	Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya †	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
77.3	Ceased	George Pell †	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
1 Oct	77.4	Retired	José de Queirós Alves, C.Ss.R.	Archbishop of Huambo, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	Zeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D.	Archbishop of Huambo, Angola
2 Oct	86.3	Died	José Lorenzo Sartori †	Bishop Emeritus of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina
4 Oct	45.0	Appointed	Gábor Mohos	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
45.0	Appointed	Gábor Mohos	Titular Bishop of Iliturgi	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
52.3	Appointed	Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza	Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador
5 Oct	56.8	Appointed	Victor Hugo Basabe	Apostolic Administrator of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela
96.6	Died	Louis Anthony DeSimone †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
6 Oct	53.2	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Massara	Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy
7 Oct	49.5	Installed	Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Cabinda, Angola
64.7	Installed	Angelo De Donatis	Cardinal-Priest of San Marco	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
60.4	Ceased	Filomeno do Nascimento Vieira Dias	Apostolic Administrator of Cabinda, Angola	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola
64.9	Installed	Pablo León Hakimian †	Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
8 Oct	67.4	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Hiroaki Nakano	Bishop of Kagoshima, Japan
10 Oct	76.9	Retired	Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. †	Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Resigned	Otacílio Luziano Da Silva	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
87.3	Died	Laurence Forristal †	Bishop Emeritus of Ossory, Ireland
49.1	Appointed	Rozario Menezes, S.M.M.	Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea
77.2	Appointed	Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues	Apostolic Administrator of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
68.0	Appointed	Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Sarh, Chad
57.9	Appointed	Hendrikus Marie Gerardus Smeets †	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
11 Oct	83.8	Died	Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines
59.3	Appointed	Michel Aoun	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Bishop of Jbeil {Byblos} (Maronite), Lebanon
84.8	Laicized	Francisco José Cox Huneeus, P. Schönstatt †
75.2	Retired	François Eid, O.M.M.	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
53.9	Laicized	Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández
81.3	Died	Engelbert Siebler †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
56.2	Appointed	Youssef Antoine Soueif	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
12 Oct	77.9	Appointed	Donald William Wuerl	Apostolic Administrator of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
77.9	Retired	Donald William Wuerl	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
13 Oct	52.5	Appointed	Daniel Batalha Henriques †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
52.5	Appointed	Daniel Batalha Henriques †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
82.3	Died	François Jacques Bussini †	Bishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
62.1	Resigned	Valter Dario Maggi	Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Guido Iván Minda Chalá	Apostolic Administrator of Ibarra, Ecuador	Bishop of Santa Elena, Ecuador
81.3	Installed	Toribio Sergio Porco Ticona	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano	Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
14 Oct	50.3	Installed	Roberto Farinella	Bishop of Biella, Italy
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Peter Houhou	Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands	Bishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands
83.1	Died	Ramón Darío Molina Jaramillo, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia
121.0	Canonized	St. Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
101.1	Canonized	St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez †	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
15 Oct	58.6	Installed	Edgar Robinson Peña Parra	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
16 Oct	69.4	Died	Joseph Robert Cistone †	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Christophorus Tri Harsono	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia
94.9	Died	Giovanni Moretti †	Apostolic Nuncio
17 Oct	81.3	Appointed	Walter Allison Hurley	Apostolic Administrator of Saginaw, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
18 Oct	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Juan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V.	Titular Bishop of Cursola	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
20 Oct	54.2	Appointed	Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero	Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México
85.7	Died	Tarcisio Giovanni Nazzaro, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Montevergine, Italy
93.7	Died	Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ndalatando, Angola
21 Oct	53.3	Installed	Francesco Massara	Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Marco Prastaro	Bishop of Asti, Italy
22 Oct	86.3	Died	Friedrich Ostermann †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
24 Oct	63.8	Removed	Martin David Holley	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Installed	Konrad Krajewski	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Immacolata all’Esquilino	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity
72.1	Appointed	Joseph Edward Kurtz	Apostolic Administrator of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
88.7	Died	Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
26 Oct	56.4	Appointed	Guillermo Eduardo Caride	Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina	Bishop
56.4	Appointed	Guillermo Eduardo Caride	Titular Bishop of Iomnium	Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina
77.8	Died	Valentin Masengo Nkinda †	Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
80.5	Appointed	Genival Saraiva de França	Apostolic Administrator of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
27 Oct	75.9	Retired	António Maria Bessa Taipa	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.6	Appointed	Armando Esteves Domingues	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
61.6	Appointed	Armando Esteves Domingues	Titular Bishop of Centenaria	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
52.2	Appointed	Marco Mellino	Adjunct Secretary of the Council of Cardinals	Secretary
52.2	Appointed	Marco Mellino	Titular Bishop of Cresima	Secretary of the Council of Cardinals
89.5	Died	Antônio Possamai, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
53.8	Appointed	Rui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M.	Bishop of Portugal, Military	Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
28 Oct	56.7	Installed	Éric Marie de Moulins d’Amieu de Beaufort	Archbishop of Reims, France
30 Oct	48.5	Appointed	Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengibar	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
31 Oct	70.5	Appointed	Method Paul Kilaini	Titular Bishop of Tamalluma	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania

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