The Year of Our Lord 2025

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 85.4 Died Alejandro Goić Karmelić † Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile

2 Sep 92.6 Died Giuseppe Costanzo † Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy

3 Sep 63.9 Installed Mark Steven Rivituso Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA

4 Sep 65.6 Appointed Joseph Ma Yan’en Auxiliary Bishop of Zhangjiakou, China

5 Sep 59.9 Ordained Bishop Dave Dean Capucao Prelate of Infanta, Philippines

54.0 Ordained Bishop Simon Peter Engurait Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA

57.0 Confirmed Urban Federer, O.S.B. Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland

6 Sep 61.4 Succeeded Charles Duval, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada

82.0 Died John Raymond Gaydos † Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

92.2 Died Placidus Pei Ronggui (Pei Yonggui), O.C.S.O. † Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Luoyang [Loyang], China

75.0 Retired Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

134.9 Beatified Eduard Profittlich, S.J. † Apostolic Administrator of Estonia

53.3 Appointed Pierre Suon Hangly Apostolic Administrator of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia

53.3 Ordained Bishop Pierre Suon Hangly Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia

7 Sep 65.4 Installed Santo Marcianò Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

86.1 Died Adalbert Ndzana † Bishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon

62.4 Ordained Bishop Jean Bernard Claude Pelletier Bishop of Mende, France

8 Sep 58.1 Ordained Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau Titular Bishop of Catrum Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

59.7 Appointed Charlie Malapitan Inzon, O.M.I. Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines

75.5 Appointed Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I. Apostolic Administrator of Cotabato, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I. Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

9 Sep 75.2 Retired Michael Joseph Boulette Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

10 Sep 62.1 Ordained Bishop José Luis Cerra Luna Bishop of Nogales, Sonora, México

71.8 Ceased Ruy Rendón Leal Apostolic Administrator of Nogales, Sonora, México Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, México

62.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Wang Zhengui Bishop of Zhangjiakou, China

11 Sep 83.0 Died Adriano Bernardini † Apostolic Nuncio

60.2 Installed Shane Anthony Mackinlay Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia

91.8 Died Libardo Ramírez Gómez † Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia

12 Sep 63.3 Appointed Charles Azzopardi Bishop of Gibraltar Bishop-Elect

91.0 Died Eusebius Joseph Beltran † Archbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

65.6 Installed Joseph Ma Yan’en Auxiliary Bishop of Zhangjiakou, China

54.4 Appointed Éric Soviguidi Apostolic Nuncio to Niger Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

75.7 Retired Carmel Zammit Bishop of Gibraltar Bishop Emeritus

13 Sep 45.7 Ordained Bishop Mariusz Tomasz Dmyterko Titular Bishop of Tzernicus Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław-Koszalin (Ukrainian), Poland

58.8 Ordained Bishop Gabriel dos Santos Filho Titular Bishop of Altiburus Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

75.7 Retired Jacek Jezierski Bishop of Elbląg, Poland Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Installed José Antonio Satué Huerto Bishop of Málaga, Spain

55.3 Appointed Wojciech Skibicki Bishop of Elbląg, Poland

14 Sep 87.0 Died Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Drohiczyn, Poland

50.0 Ordained Bishop Janez Kozinc Bishop of Murska Sobota, Slovenia

65.4 Installed Santo Marcianò Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

15 Sep 71.8 Resigned Luc Cyr Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

64.9 Appointed Piero Pioppo Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

64.9 Appointed Piero Pioppo Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

83.5 Died Patrick Percival Power † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia

16 Sep 67.4 Appointed Renauld Marie François Dupont de Dinechin Bishop of Luçon, France

75.3 Retired François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. Bishop of Luçon, France Bishop Emeritus

67.9 Died Novatus Rugambwa † Apostolic Nuncio

17 Sep 94.7 Died Jacob Thoomkuzhy † Archbishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India

18 Sep 65.0 Installed Daniel Elias Garcia Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA

54.7 Ceased James Misko Administrator of Austin, Texas, USA Priest

55.3 Appointed Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq

55.3 Appointed Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq

19 Sep 43.3 Appointed John Kuttiyil Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

43.3 Appointed John Kuttiyil Titular Bishop of Canatha Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India

51.3 Appointed Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka Apostolic Administrator of Monterey in California, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

63.4 Appointed Kuriakose Thomas Thadathil Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

63.4 Appointed Kuriakose Thomas Thadathil Titular Bishop of Mariamme Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

20 Sep 79.5 Died Herbert Armstrong Bevard † Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA

75.0 Retired Thomas D’Souza Archbishop of Calcutta, India Archbishop Emeritus

63.0 Succeeded Elias Frank Archbishop of Calcutta, India

48.9 Ordained Bishop Andrés Amauri Rosario Henriquez Titular Bishop of Autenti Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

21 Sep 62.8 Appointed Simon Peter Kamomoe Apostolic Administrator of Wote, Kenya Auxiliary Bishop

75.0 Retired Václav Malý Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.2 Ordained Bishop Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana Titular Bishop of Iucundiana Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar

73.7 Ceased Norman King’oo Wambua Apostolic Administrator of Wote, Kenya Bishop of Machakos, Kenya

22 Sep 87.9 Died Edwin Colaço † Bishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India

98.6 Died Gilberto Pereira Lopes † Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

92.1 Died Ricardo Pido Tancinco † Bishop Emeritus of Calbayog, Philippines

24 Sep 59.4 Appointed James Francis Checchio Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

51.9 Resigned Ciro Quispe López Prelate of Juli, Peru Prelate Emeritus

25 Sep 58.1 Appointed Giovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P. Apostolic Administrator of Juli, Peru Prelate of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru

94.3 Died Lucian Mureşan † Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania

26 Sep 67.7 Appointed Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops

67.7 Appointed Filippo Iannone, O. Carm. President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops

47.4 Confirmed Ivan Kovač Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Bishops

66.1 Confirmed Ilson de Jesus Montanari Secretary of the Dicastery for Bishops

27 Sep 61.4 Installed Paulo Alves Romão Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil

68.9 Appointed Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot Apostolic Administrator of Verdun, France Bishop of Metz, France

46.8 Appointed Roberto Campisi Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

70.2 Resigned Jean-Paul Gabriel Émile Gusching Bishop of Verdun, France Bishop Emeritus

108.2 Beatified Bl. Petro Pavlo Oros † Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

62.2 Ordained Bishop Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M. Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea

66.3 Ceased Bruno Elizeu Versari Apostolic Administrator of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil

28 Sep 53.0 Ordained Bishop Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues Titular Bishop of Tisili Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

29 Sep 47.2 Ordained Bishop Thomas Joseph Hennen Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA

30 Sep 58.9 Installed Alberto Sy Uy Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	85.4	Died	Alejandro Goić Karmelić †	Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
2 Sep	92.6	Died	Giuseppe Costanzo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
3 Sep	63.9	Installed	Mark Steven Rivituso	Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA
4 Sep	65.6	Appointed	Joseph Ma Yan’en	Auxiliary Bishop of Zhangjiakou, China
5 Sep	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Dave Dean Capucao	Prelate of Infanta, Philippines
54.0	Ordained Bishop	Simon Peter Engurait	Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
57.0	Confirmed	Urban Federer, O.S.B.	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
6 Sep	61.4	Succeeded	Charles Duval, C.Ss.R.	Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
82.0	Died	John Raymond Gaydos †	Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
92.2	Died	Placidus Pei Ronggui (Pei Yonggui), O.C.S.O. †	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Luoyang [Loyang], China
75.0	Retired	Gérard Pettipas, C.Ss.R.	Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
134.9	Beatified	Eduard Profittlich, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia
53.3	Appointed	Pierre Suon Hangly	Apostolic Administrator of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Suon Hangly	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
7 Sep	65.4	Installed	Santo Marcianò	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
86.1	Died	Adalbert Ndzana †	Bishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon
62.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean Bernard Claude Pelletier	Bishop of Mende, France
8 Sep	58.1	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Bismarck Chau	Titular Bishop of Catrum	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
59.7	Appointed	Charlie Malapitan Inzon, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines
75.5	Appointed	Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Cotabato, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Sep	75.2	Retired	Michael Joseph Boulette	Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
10 Sep	62.1	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Cerra Luna	Bishop of Nogales, Sonora, México
71.8	Ceased	Ruy Rendón Leal	Apostolic Administrator of Nogales, Sonora, México	Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
62.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Wang Zhengui	Bishop of Zhangjiakou, China
11 Sep	83.0	Died	Adriano Bernardini †	Apostolic Nuncio
60.2	Installed	Shane Anthony Mackinlay	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia
91.8	Died	Libardo Ramírez Gómez †	Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
12 Sep	63.3	Appointed	Charles Azzopardi	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop-Elect
91.0	Died	Eusebius Joseph Beltran †	Archbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
65.6	Installed	Joseph Ma Yan’en	Auxiliary Bishop of Zhangjiakou, China
54.4	Appointed	Éric Soviguidi	Apostolic Nuncio to Niger	Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso
75.7	Retired	Carmel Zammit	Bishop of Gibraltar	Bishop Emeritus
13 Sep	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Mariusz Tomasz Dmyterko	Titular Bishop of Tzernicus	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław-Koszalin (Ukrainian), Poland
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel dos Santos Filho	Titular Bishop of Altiburus	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
75.7	Retired	Jacek Jezierski	Bishop of Elbląg, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Installed	José Antonio Satué Huerto	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
55.3	Appointed	Wojciech Skibicki	Bishop of Elbląg, Poland
14 Sep	87.0	Died	Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Drohiczyn, Poland
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Janez Kozinc	Bishop of Murska Sobota, Slovenia
65.4	Installed	Santo Marcianò	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
15 Sep	71.8	Resigned	Luc Cyr	Archbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
64.9	Appointed	Piero Pioppo	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
64.9	Appointed	Piero Pioppo	Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
83.5	Died	Patrick Percival Power †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
16 Sep	67.4	Appointed	Renauld Marie François Dupont de Dinechin	Bishop of Luçon, France
75.3	Retired	François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P.	Bishop of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus
67.9	Died	Novatus Rugambwa †	Apostolic Nuncio
17 Sep	94.7	Died	Jacob Thoomkuzhy †	Archbishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
18 Sep	65.0	Installed	Daniel Elias Garcia	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA
54.7	Ceased	James Misko	Administrator of Austin, Texas, USA	Priest
55.3	Appointed	Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski	Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq
55.3	Appointed	Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski	Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari	Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq
19 Sep	43.3	Appointed	John Kuttiyil	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
43.3	Appointed	John Kuttiyil	Titular Bishop of Canatha	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
51.3	Appointed	Sławomir Stanisław Szkredka	Apostolic Administrator of Monterey in California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
63.4	Appointed	Kuriakose Thomas Thadathil	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
63.4	Appointed	Kuriakose Thomas Thadathil	Titular Bishop of Mariamme	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
20 Sep	79.5	Died	Herbert Armstrong Bevard †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA
75.0	Retired	Thomas D’Souza	Archbishop of Calcutta, India	Archbishop Emeritus
63.0	Succeeded	Elias Frank	Archbishop of Calcutta, India
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Amauri Rosario Henriquez	Titular Bishop of Autenti	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
21 Sep	62.8	Appointed	Simon Peter Kamomoe	Apostolic Administrator of Wote, Kenya	Auxiliary Bishop
75.0	Retired	Václav Malý	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.2	Ordained Bishop	Mamiarisoa Modeste Randrianifahanana	Titular Bishop of Iucundiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
73.7	Ceased	Norman King’oo Wambua	Apostolic Administrator of Wote, Kenya	Bishop of Machakos, Kenya
22 Sep	87.9	Died	Edwin Colaço †	Bishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India
98.6	Died	Gilberto Pereira Lopes †	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
92.1	Died	Ricardo Pido Tancinco †	Bishop Emeritus of Calbayog, Philippines
24 Sep	59.4	Appointed	James Francis Checchio	Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
51.9	Resigned	Ciro Quispe López	Prelate of Juli, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
25 Sep	58.1	Appointed	Giovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Juli, Peru	Prelate of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru
94.3	Died	Lucian Mureşan †	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
26 Sep	67.7	Appointed	Filippo Iannone, O. Carm.	Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
67.7	Appointed	Filippo Iannone, O. Carm.	President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America	Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
47.4	Confirmed	Ivan Kovač	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Bishops
66.1	Confirmed	Ilson de Jesus Montanari	Secretary of the Dicastery for Bishops
27 Sep	61.4	Installed	Paulo Alves Romão	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
68.9	Appointed	Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot	Apostolic Administrator of Verdun, France	Bishop of Metz, France
46.8	Appointed	Roberto Campisi	Permanent Observer to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
70.2	Resigned	Jean-Paul Gabriel Émile Gusching	Bishop of Verdun, France	Bishop Emeritus
108.2	Beatified	Bl. Petro Pavlo Oros †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
62.2	Ordained Bishop	Jacek Piotr Tendej, C.M.	Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea
66.3	Ceased	Bruno Elizeu Versari	Apostolic Administrator of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
28 Sep	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Gilvan Pereira Rodrigues	Titular Bishop of Tisili	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
29 Sep	47.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Hennen	Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA
30 Sep	58.9	Installed	Alberto Sy Uy	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines

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