The Year of Our Lord 1967

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Oct 17.7 Professed Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M. Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Bishop Emeritus of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

53.4 Appointed Ugo Poletti † Apostolic Administrator of Todi, Italy Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

1 Oct 55.6 Installed Michael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. † Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

54.6 Appointed Antonio Fustella † Rector Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

54.6 Appointed Antonio Fustella † Titular Bishop of Sebana Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

2 Oct 55.9 Died Celestine Joseph Damiano † Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA

62.3 Appointed Luigi Punzolo † Apostolic Administrator of Velletri, Italy Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

3 Oct 35.4 Appointed Hugolino Felix Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. † Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador

21.4 Solemn Vows Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Priest

43.1 Ordained Bishop Francis Paul McHugh, S.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Legis Volumni Prelate Emeritus of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil

7 Oct 47.6 Ordained Bishop Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin) † Titular Bishop of Horrea Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

8 Oct 56.2 Ordained Bishop Nicolas Naaman, S.M.S.P. † Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria

57.0 Ordained Bishop Angelo Scapecchi † Titular Bishop of Vicohabentia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy

11 Oct 76.5 Retired Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

46.9 Ordained Bishop Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Lemellefa Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

58.7 Ordained Bishop Bala Shoury Thumma † Titular Bishop of Corniculana Bishop Emeritus of Nellore, India

12 Oct 43.9 Appointed John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. † Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa

14 Oct 70.1 Resigned Johánnes Gunnarsson, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda} Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

62.0 Appointed John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Iceland {Islanda} Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi

62.0 Appointed John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi

62.0 Resigned John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi Archbishop Emeritus

15 Oct 38.3 Ordained Bishop Léon Lesambo Ndamwize † Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

Born John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam

16 Oct 50.1 Appointed Luigi Accogli † Titular Archbishop of Treba Apostolic Nuncio

50.1 Appointed Luigi Accogli † Apostolic Nuncio to China Apostolic Nuncio

58.9 Appointed Harry Anselm Clinch † Bishop of Monterey in California, USA Bishop Emeritus

68.7 Appointed Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. † Titular Archbishop of Giru Marcelli Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi

68.7 Resigned Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi Archbishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Timothy Finbar Manning † Bishop of Fresno, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

48.3 Appointed Giovanni Mariani † Titular Archbishop of Missua Apostolic Nuncio

48.3 Appointed Giovanni Mariani † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal Apostolic Nuncio

48.3 Appointed Giovanni Mariani † Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa Apostolic Nuncio

47.8 Appointed Jerzy Stroba † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland

81.4 Appointed Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Tiguala Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA

81.4 Retired Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA

69.9 Appointed Andrzej Wronka † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

17 Oct Born Carlos José de Oliveira Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

Born Louis-Jean Sander Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti

19 Oct 57.4 Appointed Carlo Ferrari † Bishop of Mantova, Italy Bishop Emeritus

20 Oct 16.4 Entered Roberto (Patrick) Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras

54.2 Died Francis Chan † Bishop of Penang, Malaysia

21 Oct 38.5 Appointed John Raphael Quinn † Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA

38.5 Appointed John Raphael Quinn † Titular Bishop of Thisiduo Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA

45.4 Appointed John Charles Reiss † Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Appointed John Charles Reiss † Titular Bishop of Simidicca Bishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA

84.6 Died Kazimierz Tomczak † Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland

22 Oct 26.4 Ordained Priest Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro † Priest of Jericó, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia

47.4 Ordained Bishop Luigi Dusio, C.M. † Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar

53.3 Ordained Bishop Youhannan Semaan Issayi † Titular Archbishop of Hieropolis Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran

47.7 Ordained Bishop Felix Sanchez Zafra † Bishop of Dipolog, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines

24 Oct 50.7 Appointed Antonio Zama † Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

50.7 Appointed Antonio Zama † Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

25 Oct 20.7 Solemn Vows Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain

27 Oct 95.7 Died Franjo Salis-Seewis † Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

28 Oct 29.6 Ordained Bishop Jan Blaha † Bishop Bishop of the Titular See

53.9 Ordained Bishop Pietro Santoro † Titular Bishop of Velia Archbishop Emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy

29 Oct 46.7 Ordained Bishop Felix Maria Davídek † Bishop

53.7 Ordained Bishop Ferdinando Maggioni † Titular Bishop of Subaugusta Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy

30 Oct 46.1 Resigned Juan de Dios Campuzano, O.F.M. † Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador Prefect Emeritus

37.2 Appointed Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. † Prefect of Mitú, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of San José del Guaviare, Colombia

73.7 Died Joseph Patrick Hurley † Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA

Born Paul Xiao Zejiang Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China

31 Oct 49.9 Appointed Luigi Poggi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Oct	17.7	Professed	Irynej Bilyk, O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop Emeritus of Buchach {Bučač} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
53.4	Appointed	Ugo Poletti †	Apostolic Administrator of Todi, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
1 Oct	55.6	Installed	Michael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. †	Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
54.6	Appointed	Antonio Fustella †	Rector	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
54.6	Appointed	Antonio Fustella †	Titular Bishop of Sebana	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
2 Oct	55.9	Died	Celestine Joseph Damiano †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
62.3	Appointed	Luigi Punzolo †	Apostolic Administrator of Velletri, Italy	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
3 Oct	35.4	Appointed	Hugolino Felix Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador
21.4	Solemn Vows	Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Priest
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Francis Paul McHugh, S.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Legis Volumni	Prelate Emeritus of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
7 Oct	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin) †	Titular Bishop of Horrea	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
8 Oct	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Naaman, S.M.S.P. †	Archbishop of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Scapecchi †	Titular Bishop of Vicohabentia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
11 Oct	76.5	Retired	Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Lemellefa	Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
58.7	Ordained Bishop	Bala Shoury Thumma †	Titular Bishop of Corniculana	Bishop Emeritus of Nellore, India
12 Oct	43.9	Appointed	John Baptist Minder, O.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
14 Oct	70.1	Resigned	Johánnes Gunnarsson, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Iceland {Islanda}	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Iceland {Islanda}	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
62.0	Appointed	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
62.0	Resigned	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Oct	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Léon Lesambo Ndamwize †	Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac		Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam
16 Oct	50.1	Appointed	Luigi Accogli †	Titular Archbishop of Treba	Apostolic Nuncio
50.1	Appointed	Luigi Accogli †	Apostolic Nuncio to China	Apostolic Nuncio
58.9	Appointed	Harry Anselm Clinch †	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
68.7	Appointed	Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Giru Marcelli	Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
68.7	Resigned	Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Timothy Finbar Manning †	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
48.3	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Titular Archbishop of Missua	Apostolic Nuncio
48.3	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal	Apostolic Nuncio
48.3	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Apostolic Delegate to Western Africa	Apostolic Nuncio
47.8	Appointed	Jerzy Stroba †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
81.4	Appointed	Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Tiguala	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
81.4	Retired	Aloysius Joseph Willinger, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
69.9	Appointed	Andrzej Wronka †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
17 Oct		Born	Carlos José de Oliveira		Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
	Born	Louis-Jean Sander		Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
19 Oct	57.4	Appointed	Carlo Ferrari †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
20 Oct	16.4	Entered	Roberto (Patrick) Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
54.2	Died	Francis Chan †	Bishop of Penang, Malaysia
21 Oct	38.5	Appointed	John Raphael Quinn †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
38.5	Appointed	John Raphael Quinn †	Titular Bishop of Thisiduo	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
45.4	Appointed	John Charles Reiss †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Appointed	John Charles Reiss †	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Bishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
84.6	Died	Kazimierz Tomczak †	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
22 Oct	26.4	Ordained Priest	Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro †	Priest of Jericó, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia
47.4	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Dusio, C.M. †	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Youhannan Semaan Issayi †	Titular Archbishop of Hieropolis	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Felix Sanchez Zafra †	Bishop of Dipolog, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
24 Oct	50.7	Appointed	Antonio Zama †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
50.7	Appointed	Antonio Zama †	Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia	Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
25 Oct	20.7	Solemn Vows	Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
27 Oct	95.7	Died	Franjo Salis-Seewis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
28 Oct	29.6	Ordained Bishop	Jan Blaha †	Bishop	Bishop of the Titular See
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Santoro †	Titular Bishop of Velia	Archbishop Emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy
29 Oct	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Felix Maria Davídek †	Bishop
53.7	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Maggioni †	Titular Bishop of Subaugusta	Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
30 Oct	46.1	Resigned	Juan de Dios Campuzano, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador	Prefect Emeritus
37.2	Appointed	Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †	Prefect of Mitú, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of San José del Guaviare, Colombia
73.7	Died	Joseph Patrick Hurley †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
	Born	Paul Xiao Zejiang		Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China
31 Oct	49.9	Appointed	Luigi Poggi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

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