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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Oct80.6RetiredJorge María MejíaArchivist of the Vatican Secret ArchiveCardinal, Archivist Emeritus
80.6RetiredJorge María MejíaLibrarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
1 Oct75.5RetiredJohn Stephen CumminsBishop of Oakland, California, USABishop Emeritus
65.8Ordained BishopGuillermo Loría GaritaBishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa RicaBishop Emeritus
57.4InstalledJoseph Francis MartinoBishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
54.9SucceededAllen Henry VigneronBishop of Oakland, California, USAArchbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
59.0Ordained BishopAntoine Vũ Huy ChươngBishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam
64.0AppointedJosé Nelson Westrupp, S.C.I.Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
2 Oct75.2RetiredJean-Baptiste Bùi TuầnBishop of Long Xuyên, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
71.3ResignedAntonio Racelis RañolaAuxiliary Bishop of Cebu, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.2InstalledBaselios Cleemis (Isaac) ThottunkalBishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), IndiaCardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
58.1SucceededJoseph Trần Xuân TiếuBishop of Long Xuyên, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
3 Oct59.2InstalledNicholas Anthony DiMarzioBishop of Brooklyn, New York, USABishop Emeritus
4 Oct54.0InstalledGiovanni Paolo BenottoBishop of Tivoli, ItalyArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
43.0AppointedGustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T.Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, MadagascarArchbishop of Toliara, Madagascar
75.8RetiredCipriano Calderón Polo, H.S.O.D. †Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin AmericaVice President Emeritus
45.4AppointedFilomeno do Nascimento Vieira DiasAuxiliary Bishop of Luanda, AngolaArchbishop
45.4AppointedFilomeno do Nascimento Vieira DiasTitular Bishop of FlumenpiscenseArchbishop of Luanda, Angola
77.6RetiredLuigi de MagistrisPro-Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus
76.6RetiredVictor Manuel Maldonado Barreno, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, EcuadorAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.5AppointedLuis Robles DíazVice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
58.2AppointedStanisław RyłkoTitular Archbishop of NovicaCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
58.2AppointedStanisław RyłkoPresident of the Pontifical Council for the LaityCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
71.1AppointedJames Francis StaffordMajor Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
5 Oct54.8Ordained BishopEliseo Antonio AriottiTitular Archbishop of VibianaApostolic Nuncio
172.5CanonizedSt. Daniele Comboni, F.S.C.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan
32.0Solemn VowsBruno Varriano, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
6 Oct76.4RetiredPietro Giacomo NonisBishop of Vicenza, ItalyBishop Emeritus
59.0AppointedCesare NosigliaArchbishop (Personal Title) of Vicenza, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
60.5ResignedJean-Louis Pierre TauranSecretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
7 Oct75.3RetiredAugusto Aristizábal OspinaBishop of Jericó, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
80.3CeasedAnthony Joseph BevilacquaApostolic Administrator of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.4AppointedLeonard Paul BlairBishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
81.4AppointedGeorges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of TulliaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto
80.2AppointedGustaaf JoosTitular Archbishop of YpresCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo
68.7AppointedGiovanni LajoloSecretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
66.2AppointedJosé Roberto López LondoñoBishop of Jericó, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
82.0AppointedStanisław Kazimierz Nagy, S.C.I. †Titular Archbishop of HólarCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala
68.4InstalledJustin Francis RigaliArchbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
8 Oct73.7DiedDonat ChiassonArchbishop Emeritus of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
10 Oct75.6RetiredRobert Joseph BanksBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus
78.3RetiredOrozimbo Fuenzalida y FuenzalidaBishop of San Bernardo, ChileBishop Emeritus
47.2AppointedJuan Ignacio González ErrázurizBishop of San Bernardo, Chile
65.5InstalledSam Joseph Galip JacobsBishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus
54.0AppointedDavid Allen ZubikBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USABishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
11 Oct41.5InstalledIbrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S.Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), CanadaArchbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
80.2Ordained BishopGustaaf JoosTitular Archbishop of YpresCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo
12 Oct87.1DiedDaniel Paul ArulswamyBishop Emeritus of Kumbakonam, India
60.0Ordained BishopFrancesco BiasinBishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
67.3Ordained BishopMichel Jean GuyardBishop of Le Havre, FranceBishop Emeritus
13 Oct58.9SucceededKevin Michael BrittBishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
74.3ResignedFrancesco MarchisanoPresident of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the ChurchCardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
68.5AppointedPeter Antony MoranBishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
31.3Ordained PriestTonito José Francisco Xavier MuananouaPriest of Gurué, MozambiqueAuxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique
82.0Ordained BishopStanisław Kazimierz Nagy, S.C.I. †Titular Archbishop of HólarCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala
59.0AppointedMauro PiacenzaPresident of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the ChurchCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
59.0AppointedMauro PiacenzaTitular Bishop of VictorianaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
73.6ResignedRobert John RoseBishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
72.4DiedLaurence RyanBishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
14 Oct83.9DiedLuigi BongianinoBishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
40.7Ordained BishopPeter Mao QingfuAuxiliary Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], China
70.7Ordained BishopPlacidus Pei Ronggui (Pei Yonggui), O.C.S.O.Coadjutor Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], ChinaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
15 Oct69.5DiedAnton Agreiter, M.H.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
71.7ResignedMarcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
79.0DiedAntonín Liška, C.Ss.R. †Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
47.2SucceededJosé Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
16 Oct79.2DiedBenito Stanislao Andreotti, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Subiaco, Italy
75.0RetiredJoseph Marie Louis DuvalArchbishop of Rouen, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
85.8DiedIgnatius Jerome StreckerArchbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
17 Oct67.3InstalledMichel Jean GuyardBishop of Le Havre, FranceBishop Emeritus
54.6AppointedLuigi MorettiVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
54.6AppointedLuigi MorettiTitular Archbishop of MoptaArchbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
63.7DiedDennis Patrick O’NeilAuxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA
57.5AppointedJoseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.Archbishop of Nagasaki, JapanArchbishop Emeritus
18 Oct43.6AppointedJonas IvanauskasAuxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, LithuaniaBishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
43.6AppointedJonas IvanauskasTitular Bishop of CanapiumBishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
69.2ResignedFabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
59.5AppointedLuis Alberto Parra MoraBishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
24.8Ordained PriestMilan StipićPriest of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), CroatiaBishop
56.5AppointedSimon-Victor Tonyé BakotArchbishop of Yaoundé, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus
20 Oct81.4Ordained BishopGeorges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of TulliaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto
75.9RetiredDaniel Anthony CroninArchbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USAArchbishop Emeritus
66.0AppointedHenry Joseph MansellArchbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USAArchbishop Emeritus
21 Oct69.1AppointedCarlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli SpagnoliCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
69.1Elevated to CardinalCarlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
66.9AppointedEnnio AntonelliCardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea delle FratteCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
66.9Elevated to CardinalEnnio AntonelliCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
53.0AppointedPhilippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie BarbarinCardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte PincioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon, France
53.0Elevated to CardinalPhilippe Xavier Christian Ignace Marie BarbarinCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon, France
68.8AppointedTarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B.Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Auxiliatrice in via TuscolanaCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
68.8Elevated to CardinalTarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B.Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
54.5AppointedJosip BozanićCardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei CroatiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia
54.5Elevated to CardinalJosip BozanićCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia
81.4AppointedGeorges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e SistoCardinal, Cardinal-Priest
81.4Elevated to CardinalGeorges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto
51.3AppointedPéter ErdőCardinal-Priest of Santa BalbinaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
51.3Elevated to CardinalPéter ErdőCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
73.6AppointedStephen Fumio HamaoCardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via TuscolanaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
73.6Elevated to CardinalStephen Fumio HamaoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
73.5AppointedJulián Herranz CasadoCardinal-Deacon of Sant’EugenioCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
73.5Elevated to CardinalJulián Herranz CasadoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
80.2AppointedGustaaf JoosCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo
80.2Elevated to CardinalGustaaf JoosCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo
70.7AppointedJavier Lozano BarragánCardinal-Deacon of San Michele ArcangeloCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
70.7Elevated to CardinalJavier Lozano BarragánCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
74.3AppointedFrancesco MarchisanoCardinal-Deacon of Santa Lucia del GonfaloneCardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
74.3Elevated to CardinalFrancesco MarchisanoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
70.9AppointedRenato Raffaele MartinoCardinal-Deacon of San Francesco di Paola ai MontiCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
70.9Elevated to CardinalRenato Raffaele MartinoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
82.0AppointedStanisław Kazimierz Nagy, S.C.I. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala
82.0Elevated to CardinalStanisław Kazimierz Nagy, S.C.I. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala
66.5AppointedAttilio NicoraCardinal-Deacon of San Filippo Neri in EurosiaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
66.5Elevated to CardinalAttilio NicoraCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
65.5AppointedKeith Michael Patrick O’BrienCardinal-Priest of Santi Gioacchino ed Anna al TuscolanoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
65.5Elevated to CardinalKeith Michael Patrick O’BrienCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
67.3AppointedAnthony Olubunmi OkogieCardinal-Priest of Beata Vergine Maria del Monte Carmelo a MostaccianoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Nigeria
67.3Elevated to CardinalAnthony Olubunmi OkogieCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Nigeria
59.3AppointedMarc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S.Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TraspontinaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops
59.3Elevated to CardinalMarc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S.Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops
72.7AppointedBernard Louis Auguste Paul PanafieuCardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre FontaneCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
72.7Elevated to CardinalBernard Louis Auguste Paul PanafieuCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
62.3AppointedGeorge PellCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Domenica MazzarelloCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
62.3Elevated to CardinalGeorge PellCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
69.6AppointedJean-Baptiste Phạm Minh MẫnCardinal-Priest of San GiustinoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
69.6Elevated to CardinalJean-Baptiste Phạm Minh MẫnCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
71.6AppointedRodolfo Quezada ToruñoCardinal-Priest of San SaturninoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
71.6Elevated to CardinalRodolfo Quezada ToruñoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
68.5AppointedJustin Francis RigaliCardinal-Priest of Santa PriscaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
68.5Elevated to CardinalJustin Francis RigaliCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
70.8AppointedEusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed AlessioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
70.8Elevated to CardinalEusébio Oscar Scheid, S.C.I. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
48.1AppointedManfred ScheuerBishop of Innsbruck, AustriaBishop of Linz, Austria
61.9AppointedAngelo ScolaCardinal-Priest of Santi XII ApostoliCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
61.9Elevated to CardinalAngelo ScolaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
83.8AppointedTomáš Špidlík, S.J. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
83.8Elevated to CardinalTomáš Špidlík, S.J. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti
60.5AppointedJean-Louis Pierre TauranCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-AlessandrineCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
60.5Elevated to CardinalJean-Louis Pierre TauranCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
64.0AppointedTelesphore Placidus ToppoCardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a VitiniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India
64.0Elevated to CardinalTelesphore Placidus ToppoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India
55.0AppointedPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal-Priest of San LiborioCardinal, Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other
55.0Elevated to CardinalPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal, Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other
62.6AppointedGabriel Zubeir WakoCardinal-Priest of Sant’Atanasio a Via TiburtinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
62.6Elevated to CardinalGabriel Zubeir WakoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
23 Oct48.7AppointedJesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M.Bishop of Huesca, SpainArchbishop of Oviedo, Spain
48.7AppointedJesús Sanz Montes, O.F.M.Bishop of Jaca, SpainArchbishop of Oviedo, Spain
24 Oct75.1RetiredMoses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. †Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
46.6Ordained BishopPeter Joseph JugisBishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USABishop Emeritus
30 Oct51.9AppointedFrancis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B.Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
77.8RetiredJosé Manuel Estepa LlaurensArchbishop of Spain, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
40.4AppointedAnthony MuheriaBishop of Embu, KenyaArchbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
56.7AppointedFrancisco Pérez GonzálezArchbishop of Spain, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
88.0DiedMiguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
75.9RetiredBenedict Ganesh SinghBishop of Georgetown, Guyana, AntillesBishop Emeritus
47.9AppointedAugustin TraoréBishop of Ségou, Mali
43.4AppointedGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeAuxiliary Bishop of Kumasi, GhanaArchbishop
43.4AppointedGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeTitular Bishop of Cellae in MauretaniaArchbishop of Kumasi, Ghana
31 Oct78.9DiedGeorges Biard, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Mopti, Mali
43.4AppointedCornel DamianAuxiliary Bishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania
43.4AppointedCornel DamianTitular Bishop of IzirianaAuxiliary Bishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania
52.5Ordained BishopEnrique Pérez LavadoBishop of Maturín, Venezuela
25.0Ordained PriestVincenzo TurturroPriest of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, ItalyApostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
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