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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Oct76.7DiedEdward Joseph HunkelerArchbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
3 Oct38.8Ordained BishopNicholas Cheong Jin-SukBishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
35.1Ordained BishopJohannes KleineidamTitular Bishop of NovaAuxiliary Bishop of Berlin, Germany
61.8AppointedBernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †Titular Archbishop of PulcheriopolisBishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
61.8ResignedBernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
57.5Ordained BishopJean Baptiste Joseph ScottoBishop of Constantine (-Hippone), AlgeriaBishop Emeritus
24.0Ordained PriestAlberto SilvaniPriest of Pontremoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy
4 Oct30.3Ordained PriestClaude Jean Pierre DagensPriest of Bordeaux (-Bazas), FranceBishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
17.8ProfessedRosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Goré, Chad
5 Oct58.3CeasedGérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †Apostolic Administrator of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
6 Oct82.9CeasedMarian Joseph Tumler, O.T. †Grand Master of Order of the Teutonic Knights of Saint Mary’s Hospital in JerusalemGrand Master Emeritus
7 Oct47.7Ordained BishopJavier Azagra LabianoTitular Bishop of LacubazaBishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en España)
55.0InstalledHumberto Sousa MedeirosCardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
42.6Ordained BishopSiméon OualliBishop of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, AntillesBishop Emeritus
17.3ProfessedCalogero Peri, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Caltagirone, Italy
47.3Ordained BishopManuel Prado Perez-Rosas, S.J. †Bishop of Chachapoyas, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Peru
86.2DiedXavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
9 Oct58.6SelectedDivo Angelo Maria Sabatini, O.S.B. †Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, ItalyAbbot Emeritus
BornStephen James Lawrence WrightBishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
10 Oct25.9Ordained PriestWerner GuballaPriest of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
26.3Ordained PriestAbraham Youlios KackanattPriest of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop Emeritus of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India
70.0ResignedJames Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.Ss.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.9Ordained BishopMartin Elmar Schmid, C.M.M. †Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
11 Oct26.9Ordained PriestSarkis Davidian, I.C.P.B.Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de BzommarBishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran
54.6Ordained BishopDamián Iguacén BorauBishop of Barbastro, SpainBishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
28.1Ordained PriestJean-Berchmans NtererePriest of Bujumbura, BurundiBishop of Muyinga, Burundi
23.3ProfessedTeemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo, S.C.I.Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop Emeritus of Helsinki, Finland
12 Oct54.6AppointedJules-Louis-Paul HarléAuxiliary Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.6AppointedJules-Louis-Paul HarléTitular Bishop of ArbanumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
59.8AppointedAnton HerreAuxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
59.8AppointedAnton HerreTitular Bishop of CalatiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
57.9AppointedThomas McDonnellBishop of Killala, IrelandBishop Emeritus
67.1DiedJoseph Francis McGeoughApostolic Nuncio
47.3AppointedGeorg MoserAuxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg, GermanyBishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
47.3AppointedGeorg MoserTitular Bishop of ThigesBishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
82.8AppointedPatrick O’BoyleTitular Bishop of MammillaBishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland
82.8RetiredPatrick O’BoyleBishop of Killala, IrelandBishop Emeritus
BornJuan Armando Pérez TalamantesAuxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
13 Oct56.8AppointedPatrick Henry Cronin, S.S.C.M.E. †Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
96.1DiedJean Marie Patrice FlynnBishop Emeritus of Nevers, France
81.6AppointedJames Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of GabiiArchbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
81.6RetiredJames Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J. †Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
80.6DiedEugène-Joseph-Marie Le BellecBishop Emeritus of Vannes, France
15 Oct29.7Ordained PriestEvaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. †Priest of Consolata MissionariesBishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
62.8AppointedFrank Henry GretemanBishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USABishop Emeritus
75.8AppointedJoseph Maximilian MuellerTitular Bishop of SimitthuBishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
75.8RetiredJoseph Maximilian MuellerBishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USABishop Emeritus
42.3AppointedWalter Francis SullivanAuxiliary Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
42.3AppointedWalter Francis SullivanTitular Bishop of SelseaBishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
56.3AppointedSaba Youakim, B.S. †Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), JordanArchbishop Emeritus
16 Oct52.7AppointedDominic Joseph ConwayAuxiliary Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop Emeritus
52.7AppointedDominic Joseph ConwayTitular Bishop of Ros CréBishop Emeritus of Elphin, Ireland
BornTomasz GrysaApostolic Nuncio to Madagascar
65.0AppointedJean-Marie VillotChamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic ChamberCardinal, Secretary of State
17 Oct65.4ResignedFrancesco CarpinoArchbishop of Palermo, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30.8Ordained PriestThomas KozhimalaPriest of Bhagalpur, IndiaBishop
52.0AppointedSalvatore PappalardoArchbishop of Palermo, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
61.9AppointedFelice PirozziPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
18 Oct54.3Ordained BishopGiovanni CogoniBishop of Iglesias, ItalyBishop Emeritus
51.6CeasedHubert D’Rosario, S.D.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Dibrugarh, IndiaArchbishop of Shillong, India
37.9Ordained BishopRobert Kerketta, S.D.B. †Bishop of Dibrugarh, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Tezpur, India
29.2Ordained DeaconHervé Jean Luc RenaudinDeacon of Paris, FranceBishop of Pontoise, France
44.7Ordained BishopGermán Schmitz Sauerborn, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in ProconsulariAuxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
52.0Ordained BishopRoger Joseph TortBishop of Montauban, France
19 Oct75.0RetiredGrégoire-Pierre XV (François) AgagianianPrefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
71.5CeasedAlberto CarinciApostolic Administrator of Trivento, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy
34.9AppointedAnthony Hampden DicksonBishop of Bridgetown-Kingstown, Barbados, AntillesBishop Emeritus of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles
80.3RetiredVenanzio Francesco Filippini, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, SomaliaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
59.0AppointedJoseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. †Titular Bishop of ChunaviaBishop Emeritus of Eldoret, Kenya
59.0ResignedJoseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. †Bishop of Eldoret, KenyaBishop Emeritus
41.8AppointedJohn Joseph NjengaBishop of Eldoret, KenyaArchbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya
64.3AppointedAchille PalmeriniApostolic Administrator of Trivento, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Isernia e Venafro, Italy
75.9DiedMiguel Paternain, C.Ss.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay
52.3DiedAlfonso Sánchez TinocoBishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
50.3AppointedAntonio Silvio Zocchetta, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia
20 Oct80.4DiedEduardo Larraín CórdovezBishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
51.0Ordained BishopFernand Lacroix, C.I.M. †Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, CanadaBishop Emeritus
BornNapoleon Balili Sipalay Jr., O.P.Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines
21 Oct47.8AppointedHenri-François-Marie-Pierre DerouetCoadjutor Bishop of Sées {Séez}, FranceBishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
47.8AppointedHenri-François-Marie-Pierre DerouetTitular Bishop of ObbiBishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
22 Oct75.0AppointedGrégoire-Pierre XV (François) AgagianianCardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
49.1AppointedPaulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M. †Archbishop of São Paulo, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
57.4AppointedAgnelo RossiPrefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
23 Oct84.6DiedPatrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. †Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China
BornFikremariam Hagos TsalimBishop of Segheneity (Eritrean), Eritrea
24 Oct56.0AppointedAurelio SorrentinoApostolic Administrator of Muro Lucano, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
35.1Ordained BishopFridolín ZahradníkBishop
25 Oct50.7Ordained BishopDaniele FerrariTitular Bishop of VeliaBishop Emeritus of Chiavari, Italy
56.8InstalledTeresio FerraroniCoadjutor Bishop of Como, ItalyBishop Emeritus
33.0Ordained BishopLaurent YapiTitular Bishop of CapsusBishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
26 Oct47.1AppointedEvelio Ramos DíazAuxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
47.1AppointedEvelio Ramos DíazTitular Bishop of CroaeAuxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
27 Oct46.3AppointedEdward Idris CassidyTitular Archbishop of AmantiaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
46.3AppointedEdward Idris CassidyApostolic Pro-Nuncio to ChinaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
BornVicente de Paula Ferreira, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil
28 Oct33.5Ordained PriestOnésimo Cepeda SilvaPriest of Cuernavaca, Morelos, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Ecatepec, México, México
50.0Ordained BishopJustin Albert DriscollBishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
55.5Ordained BishopLorenzo VivaldoBishop of Massa Marittima, ItalyBishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy
42.6AppointedElías Yanes AlvarezAuxiliary Bishop of Oviedo, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
42.6AppointedElías Yanes AlvarezTitular Bishop of MulliArchbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
29 Oct81.2AppointedAntonino CatarellaTitular Bishop of VissalsaBishop Emeritus of Piazza Armerina, Italy
81.2RetiredAntonino CatarellaBishop of Piazza Armerina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
30 Oct75.9AppointedJames Louis ConnollyTitular Bishop of ThibuzabetumBishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
75.9RetiredJames Louis ConnollyBishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
42.9AppointedDaniel Anthony CroninBishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
31 Oct23.1Ordained DeaconDomenico CaliandroDeacon of Oria, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
48.8AppointedIgnazio CannavòAuxiliary Bishop of Acireale, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
48.8AppointedIgnazio CannavòTitular Archbishop of OctavaArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
51.4AppointedManuel GuiraoBishop of Orán, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
43.1AppointedEduardo Herrera RieraAuxiliary Bishop of Barquisimeto, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
43.1AppointedEduardo Herrera RieraTitular Bishop of UbazaBishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
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