The Year of Our Lord 1983

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 51.7 Appointed Patrick Dougherty † Bishop of Bathurst, Australia Bishop Emeritus

64.7 Appointed Timothy Joseph Harrington † Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus

2 Sep 67.6 Died Joseph Thomas Daley † Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

56.7 Appointed Leonard Anthony Faulkner † Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

24.9 Ordained Priest Patrick Michael O’Regan Priest of Bathurst, Australia Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia

3 Sep 75.8 Ceased Pedro de Arrupe y Gondra, S.J. † Superior General of Society of Jesus Superior General Emeritus

27.8 Ordained Priest Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador

62.8 Ordained Bishop Clemente Faccani † Titular Archbishop of Serra Apostolic Nuncio

24.1 Perpetual Vows Pablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Guasdualito, Venezuela

55.7 Installed José María Guix Ferreres † Bishop of Vic, Spain Bishop Emeritus

23.5 Solemn Vows Elie Bechara Haddad, B.S. Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

27.6 Ordained Priest Martin Munyanyi † Priest of Gweru, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus

61.8 Appointed József Szendi † Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary

4 Sep 53.7 Ordained Bishop Peter Michael Chenaparampil † Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey, India Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Installed Johannes Dyba † Bishop of Fulda, Germany

6 Sep 66.8 Retired Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

66.8 Retired Nicolas Eugene Walsh † Titular Bishop of Volsinium Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

7 Sep 31.9 Ordained Priest Christian Lépine Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada Archbishop

80.5 Died Joseph Schröffer † Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities

8 Sep 52.9 Appointed António Baltasar Marcelino † Coadjutor Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Ordained Bishop Edgar Carício de Gouvêa † Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed François-Marie-Christian Favreau † Bishop of Nanterre, France Bishop Emeritus

26.5 Perpetual Vows Walenty Gryk, S.V.D. Member of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

73.0 Appointed Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † Titular Archbishop of Volsinium Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

73.0 Appointed Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † Pro-Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus

73.0 Appointed Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † Pro-Librarian of the Vatican Library Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

61.7 Ordained Bishop Vladimir Ladislas Tarasevitch, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Mariamme

60.0 Ordained Bishop Andrea Veggio † Titular Bishop of Velia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy

9 Sep 73.9 Died Leo Lemay, S.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

24.1 Professed Dominicus (Michael) Meier, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany

10 Sep 25.8 Ordained Priest Ruperto Cruz Santos Priest of Manila, Philippines Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines

29.1 Ordained Priest Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany

48.0 Ordained Bishop Pietro Meloni Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy

57.7 Resigned Lucas Olu Chukwuka Nwaezeapu † Bishop of Warri, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Sabino Ocan Odoki Priest of Gulu, Uganda Bishop of Arua, Uganda

12 Sep 84.4 Died Josip Lach † Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

14 Sep 60.2 Appointed Franco Gualdrini † Bishop of Terni, Narni, e Amelia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy

81.2 Died Thomas Absolam McCabe † Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia

15 Sep 58.2 Appointed Ennio Appignanesi † Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

73.0 Resigned Franz Jáchym † Coadjutor Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

18.2 Entered Giovanni Peragine, B. Member of Clerics Regular of St. Paul Coadjutor Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania

16 Sep 23.4 Perpetual Vows Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe

26.4 Ordained Priest Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López Priest of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México Bishop of Tabasco, México

17 Sep 27.6 Ordained Priest Maroun Ammar Priest of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon

67.9 Died Humberto Sousa Medeiros † Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

38.9 Ordained Bishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo Titular Bishop of Lamdia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

54.4 Ordained Bishop Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M. † Bishop of Dundee, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

18 Sep 29.2 Ordained Deacon Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut Deacon of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

26.5 Ordained Deacon Walenty Gryk, S.V.D. Deacon of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

24.2 Ordained Priest Alfred Adewale Martins Priest of Lagos, Nigeria Archbishop

29.0 Ordained Priest Benoît Marie Pascal Rivière Priest Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France

25.5 Ordained Priest Mateus Feliciano Augusto Tomás † Priest of Huambo, Angola Bishop of Namibe, Angola

23.5 Ordained Priest Fernando Valera Sánchez Priest of Cartagena (en España) Bishop of Zamora, Spain

21 Sep 29.6 Solemn Vows Luis Francisco Miranda Rivera, O. Carm. Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico

23 Sep 49.0 Appointed Ambrose Battista De Paoli † Titular Archbishop of Lares Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

49.0 Appointed Ambrose Battista De Paoli † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

32.5 Ordained Priest John Gerard Noonan Priest of Miami, Florida, USA Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA

47.9 Appointed Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

24 Sep 47.1 Ordained Bishop José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco Archbishop Emeritus

74.9 Died Albert Reuben Edward Thomas † Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst, Australia

25 Sep 25.5 Perpetual Vows Mauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy

57.0 Ordained Bishop Emilio Lorenzo Stehle † Titular Bishop of Heraclea Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador

27 Sep 74.9 Retired Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage † Bishop of Annecy, France Bishop Emeritus

28 Sep 73.0 Died Marian Jozef Rechowicz † Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine

29 Sep 57.8 Appointed Angelo (William Thomas) Acerra, O.S.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

57.8 Appointed Angelo (William Thomas) Acerra, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Lete Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

30 Sep 57.4 Succeeded Aldo Garzia † Bishop of Nardò, Italy Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy

77.3 Retired Antonio Rosario Mennonna † Bishop of Nardò, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	51.7	Appointed	Patrick Dougherty †	Bishop of Bathurst, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
64.7	Appointed	Timothy Joseph Harrington †	Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
2 Sep	67.6	Died	Joseph Thomas Daley †	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
56.7	Appointed	Leonard Anthony Faulkner †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
24.9	Ordained Priest	Patrick Michael O’Regan	Priest of Bathurst, Australia	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
3 Sep	75.8	Ceased	Pedro de Arrupe y Gondra, S.J. †	Superior General of Society of Jesus	Superior General Emeritus
27.8	Ordained Priest	Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
62.8	Ordained Bishop	Clemente Faccani †	Titular Archbishop of Serra	Apostolic Nuncio
24.1	Perpetual Vows	Pablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Guasdualito, Venezuela
55.7	Installed	José María Guix Ferreres †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
23.5	Solemn Vows	Elie Bechara Haddad, B.S.	Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
27.6	Ordained Priest	Martin Munyanyi †	Priest of Gweru, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
61.8	Appointed	József Szendi †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
4 Sep	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Peter Michael Chenaparampil †	Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey, India	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Installed	Johannes Dyba †	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
6 Sep	66.8	Retired	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
66.8	Retired	Nicolas Eugene Walsh †	Titular Bishop of Volsinium	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
7 Sep	31.9	Ordained Priest	Christian Lépine	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Archbishop
80.5	Died	Joseph Schröffer †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
8 Sep	52.9	Appointed	António Baltasar Marcelino †	Coadjutor Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Ordained Bishop	Edgar Carício de Gouvêa †	Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	François-Marie-Christian Favreau †	Bishop of Nanterre, France	Bishop Emeritus
26.5	Perpetual Vows	Walenty Gryk, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
73.0	Appointed	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
73.0	Appointed	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Pro-Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus
73.0	Appointed	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Pro-Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
61.7	Ordained Bishop	Vladimir Ladislas Tarasevitch, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Mariamme
60.0	Ordained Bishop	Andrea Veggio †	Titular Bishop of Velia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
9 Sep	73.9	Died	Leo Lemay, S.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
24.1	Professed	Dominicus (Michael) Meier, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
10 Sep	25.8	Ordained Priest	Ruperto Cruz Santos	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines
29.1	Ordained Priest	Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Meloni	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nuoro, Italy
57.7	Resigned	Lucas Olu Chukwuka Nwaezeapu †	Bishop of Warri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Sabino Ocan Odoki	Priest of Gulu, Uganda	Bishop of Arua, Uganda
12 Sep	84.4	Died	Josip Lach †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
14 Sep	60.2	Appointed	Franco Gualdrini †	Bishop of Terni, Narni, e Amelia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy
81.2	Died	Thomas Absolam McCabe †	Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia
15 Sep	58.2	Appointed	Ennio Appignanesi †	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
73.0	Resigned	Franz Jáchym †	Coadjutor Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
18.2	Entered	Giovanni Peragine, B.	Member of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Coadjutor Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
16 Sep	23.4	Perpetual Vows	Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe
26.4	Ordained Priest	Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López	Priest of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México	Bishop of Tabasco, México
17 Sep	27.6	Ordained Priest	Maroun Ammar	Priest of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon
67.9	Died	Humberto Sousa Medeiros †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Dundee, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
18 Sep	29.2	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut	Deacon of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
26.5	Ordained Deacon	Walenty Gryk, S.V.D.	Deacon of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
24.2	Ordained Priest	Alfred Adewale Martins	Priest of Lagos, Nigeria	Archbishop
29.0	Ordained Priest	Benoît Marie Pascal Rivière	Priest	Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
25.5	Ordained Priest	Mateus Feliciano Augusto Tomás †	Priest of Huambo, Angola	Bishop of Namibe, Angola
23.5	Ordained Priest	Fernando Valera Sánchez	Priest of Cartagena (en España)	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
21 Sep	29.6	Solemn Vows	Luis Francisco Miranda Rivera, O. Carm.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico
23 Sep	49.0	Appointed	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Titular Archbishop of Lares	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
49.0	Appointed	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
32.5	Ordained Priest	John Gerard Noonan	Priest of Miami, Florida, USA	Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA
47.9	Appointed	Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira	Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Sep	47.1	Ordained Bishop	José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus
74.9	Died	Albert Reuben Edward Thomas †	Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst, Australia
25 Sep	25.5	Perpetual Vows	Mauro Maria Morfino, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Emilio Lorenzo Stehle †	Titular Bishop of Heraclea	Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador
27 Sep	74.9	Retired	Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage †	Bishop of Annecy, France	Bishop Emeritus
28 Sep	73.0	Died	Marian Jozef Rechowicz †	Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine
29 Sep	57.8	Appointed	Angelo (William Thomas) Acerra, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
57.8	Appointed	Angelo (William Thomas) Acerra, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Lete	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
30 Sep	57.4	Succeeded	Aldo Garzia †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
77.3	Retired	Antonio Rosario Mennonna †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy	Bishop Emeritus

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