The Year of Our Lord 1995

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Oct 55.6 Ordained Bishop Philip Boyce, O.C.D. Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

114.4 Beatified Bl. Anselmo Polanco y Fontecha, O.S.A. † Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain

46.2 Ordained Bishop Paul Kouassivi Vieira † Bishop of Djougou, Benin

2 Oct 26.2 Ordained Priest Midyphil Bermejo Billones Priest of Jaro, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines

4 Oct 56.8 Ordained Bishop Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam Titular Bishop of Chunavia Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

88.4 Died José Pont y Gol † Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain

6 Oct 29.0 Perpetual Vows Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S. Member of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Bishop of Kaolack, Senegal

7 Oct 72.6 Resigned Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

56.4 Ordained Bishop Vittorio Fusco † Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy

69.6 Died Adriani Mkoba † Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania

52.0 Ordained Bishop Marcelino Palentini, S.C.I. † Bishop of Jujuy, Argentina

53.0 Ordained Bishop Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R. Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica

8 Oct 30.2 Ordained Priest Siprianus Hormat Priest of Ruteng, Indonesia Bishop

35.2 Ordained Priest Jean-Marie Vianney Twagirayezu Priest of Nyundo, Rwanda Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda

9 Oct 85.3 Died Zygfryd Ignacy Kowalski † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland

12 Oct 63.0 Appointed Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen † Apostolic Administrator of Reykjavik, Iceland Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A. Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek) Apostolic Exarch Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A. Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

67.1 Ordained Bishop John Liu Shingong (Shigong) † Bishop of Jining [Tsining], China

31.8 Ordained Priest Nélio Domingos Zortea Priest of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

14 Oct 53.4 Ordained Bishop Antonio Sozzo Titular Archbishop of Concordia Apostolic Nuncio

15 Oct 61.7 Ordained Bishop José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R. Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru Bishop Emeritus

32.9 Perpetual Vows Paul Horan, O. Carm. Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe

73.1 Died Alfredo Torres Romero † Bishop of Toluca, México, México

16 Oct 55.3 Succeeded Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B. Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Archbishop Emeritus

72.4 Retired Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. † Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Archbishop Emeritus

17 Oct 75.4 Retired Emanuele Gerada † Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland Apostolic Nuncio

18 Oct 60.0 Installed José Guadalupe Martín Rábago Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México Archbishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato, México

20 Oct 75.4 Retired Abel Costas Montaño † Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

66.4 Succeeded Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque † Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

21 Oct 37.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Danlami Bagobiri † Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria

57.3 Ordained Bishop Carlo Caffarra † Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

53.8 Ordained Bishop Séraphin François Rouamba Bishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso Archbishop Emeritus of Koupéla, Burkina Faso

23 Oct 46.1 Succeeded Maixent Coly † Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal

94.1 Died Giuseppe Dell’Omo † Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy

82.3 Died Mariano Gutiérrez Salazar, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela

75.0 Retired Augustin Sagna † Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal Bishop Emeritus

24 Oct 57.2 Appointed Djibrail Kassab Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia

59.3 Installed William Joseph Levada † Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

25 Oct 75.2 Retired Constantino Amstalden † Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.5 Appointed Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. † Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

26 Oct 81.8 Died Philemon Kurchaba, C.SS.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

27 Oct 77.3 Died Jan-Wawrzyniec Kulik † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland

28 Oct 56.5 Installed Vittorio Fusco † Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy

30.8 Ordained Priest Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

56.9 Appointed Dale Joseph Melczek † Coadjutor Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

42.5 Ordained Bishop Fidelis Uga Orgah † Bishop of Otukpo, Nigeria

53.1 Appointed Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia

53.1 Appointed Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez Titular Bishop of Voncariana Bishop Emeritus of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia

29 Oct 51.7 Ordained Bishop Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

41.3 Ordained Bishop Paulin Pomodimo Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui, Central African Republic

40.0 Ordained Bishop Jean-Claude Rembanga Coadjutor Bishop of Bambari, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

31 Oct 60.1 Appointed Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal

60.1 Appointed Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal

74.1 Retired Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J. † Bishop of Baruipur, India Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Oct	55.6	Ordained Bishop	Philip Boyce, O.C.D.	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
114.4	Beatified	Bl. Anselmo Polanco y Fontecha, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul Kouassivi Vieira †	Bishop of Djougou, Benin
2 Oct	26.2	Ordained Priest	Midyphil Bermejo Billones	Priest of Jaro, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
4 Oct	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam	Titular Bishop of Chunavia	Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
88.4	Died	José Pont y Gol †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
6 Oct	29.0	Perpetual Vows	Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S.	Member of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop of Kaolack, Senegal
7 Oct	72.6	Resigned	Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
56.4	Ordained Bishop	Vittorio Fusco †	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
69.6	Died	Adriani Mkoba †	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Marcelino Palentini, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Jujuy, Argentina
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Angel San Casimiro Fernández, O.A.R.	Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica
8 Oct	30.2	Ordained Priest	Siprianus Hormat	Priest of Ruteng, Indonesia	Bishop
35.2	Ordained Priest	Jean-Marie Vianney Twagirayezu	Priest of Nyundo, Rwanda	Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda
9 Oct	85.3	Died	Zygfryd Ignacy Kowalski †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
12 Oct	63.0	Appointed	Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen †	Apostolic Administrator of Reykjavik, Iceland	Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A.	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A.	Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
67.1	Ordained Bishop	John Liu Shingong (Shigong) †	Bishop of Jining [Tsining], China
31.8	Ordained Priest	Nélio Domingos Zortea	Priest of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
14 Oct	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Sozzo	Titular Archbishop of Concordia	Apostolic Nuncio
15 Oct	61.7	Ordained Bishop	José Ignacio Alemany Grau, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
32.9	Perpetual Vows	Paul Horan, O. Carm.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe
73.1	Died	Alfredo Torres Romero †	Bishop of Toluca, México, México
16 Oct	55.3	Succeeded	Jerome George Hanus, O.S.B.	Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
72.4	Retired	Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
17 Oct	75.4	Retired	Emanuele Gerada †	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland	Apostolic Nuncio
18 Oct	60.0	Installed	José Guadalupe Martín Rábago	Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México	Archbishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato, México
20 Oct	75.4	Retired	Abel Costas Montaño †	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
66.4	Succeeded	Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque †	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
21 Oct	37.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Danlami Bagobiri †	Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria
57.3	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Caffarra †	Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
53.8	Ordained Bishop	Séraphin François Rouamba	Bishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso	Archbishop Emeritus of Koupéla, Burkina Faso
23 Oct	46.1	Succeeded	Maixent Coly †	Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal
94.1	Died	Giuseppe Dell’Omo †	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
82.3	Died	Mariano Gutiérrez Salazar, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
75.0	Retired	Augustin Sagna †	Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop Emeritus
24 Oct	57.2	Appointed	Djibrail Kassab	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Sydney (Chaldean), Australia
59.3	Installed	William Joseph Levada †	Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
25 Oct	75.2	Retired	Constantino Amstalden †	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.5	Appointed	Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. †	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26 Oct	81.8	Died	Philemon Kurchaba, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
27 Oct	77.3	Died	Jan-Wawrzyniec Kulik †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
28 Oct	56.5	Installed	Vittorio Fusco †	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
30.8	Ordained Priest	Martin Laliberté, P.M.E.	Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
56.9	Appointed	Dale Joseph Melczek †	Coadjutor Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
42.5	Ordained Bishop	Fidelis Uga Orgah †	Bishop of Otukpo, Nigeria
53.1	Appointed	Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez	Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia
53.1	Appointed	Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez	Titular Bishop of Voncariana	Bishop Emeritus of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia
29 Oct	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
41.3	Ordained Bishop	Paulin Pomodimo	Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui, Central African Republic
40.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Claude Rembanga	Coadjutor Bishop of Bambari, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
31 Oct	60.1	Appointed	Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
60.1	Appointed	Jacinto Tomás de Carvalho Botelho	Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
74.1	Retired	Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J. †	Bishop of Baruipur, India	Bishop Emeritus

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