The Year of Our Lord 2014

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

6 Sep 69.2 Ordained Bishop Gennaro Acampa Titular Bishop of Tortibulum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

66.2 Died Cirilo Bustamante Flores † Bishop of San Diego, California, USA

8 Sep 75.0 Retired Seán Baptist Brady Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

52.8 Succeeded Eamon Martin Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland

41.3 Professed John Mung-ngawn La Sam, M.F. Member of Congregation of Missionaries of Faith Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar

94.8 Retired Andreas Anicetus Wang Chong Yi † Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China Archbishop Emeritus

46.8 Succeeded Paul Xiao Zejiang Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China

10 Sep 54.5 Appointed Luigi Bianco Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

54.5 Appointed Luigi Bianco Apostolic Delegate to Somalia Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

55.8 Installed Luis Horacio Gómez González † Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

12 Sep 86.6 Died Joseph Abangite Gasi † Bishop Emeritus of Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan

13 Sep 56.3 Ordained Bishop John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana Archbishop of Accra, Ghana

72.4 Ceased Matthias Kobena Nketsiah Apostolic Administrator of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Coast, Ghana

53.2 Installed Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C. Bishop of Peru, Military

70.8 Ordained Bishop Boghos Lévon Zékiyan Titular Archbishop of Amida degli Armeni Archbishop Emeritus of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey

14 Sep 39.2 Ordained Priest Artur Olexandrovych Bubnevych Priest of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA Bishop

97.9 Died Servílio Conti, I.M.C. † Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Brazil Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Brazil

55.5 Installed Claudio Maniago Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

59.2 Installed Philippe Mousset Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

66.7 Installed Gerhard Ludwig Müller Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agnese in Agone Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

15 Sep 53.0 Appointed Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain

18 Sep 54.5 Appointed Anthony Colin Joseph Fisher, O.P. Archbishop of Sydney, Australia

19 Sep 57.1 Appointed Ulrich Neymeyr Bishop of Erfurt, Germany

20 Sep 65.5 Appointed Blase Joseph Cupich Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

47.9 Ordained Bishop Héctor David García Osorio Bishop of Yoro, Honduras

77.6 Retired Francis Eugene George, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

47.5 Appointed Riccardo Luca Guariglia, O.S.B. Abbot of Montevergine, Italy

48.1 Ceased Stefan Heße (Hesse) Administrator of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany

44.1 Appointed Paolo Rudelli Permanent Observer to Council of Europe Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

58.0 Installed Rainer Maria Woelki Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

21 Sep 47.5 Installed Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M. Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

59.2 Ordained Bishop Jean-Paul Gabriel Émile Gusching Bishop of Verdun, France

89.7 Died John Crisostome Lan Shi † Bishop Emeritus of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China

84.7 Installed Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angela Merici Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain

23 Sep 65.5 Installed Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda Archbishop of Osaka, Japan Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka-Takamatsu, Japan

90.4 Died John Baptist Wang Jin † Bishop of Yuci [Yütze], China

24 Sep 54.9 Appointed Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia

52.4 Appointed Fernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B. Bishop of Bolivia, Military Auxiliary Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

61.0 Installed Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

57.5 Appointed José Ronaldo Ribeiro Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus

25 Sep 69.0 Removed Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano † Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Appointed Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay

26 Sep 61.8 Appointed José Antonio Fernández Hurtado Archbishop of Durango, México Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México

75.4 Retired Héctor González Martínez Archbishop of Durango, México Archbishop Emeritus

27 Sep 58.0 Ordained Bishop John "Joy" Alappat Titular Bishop of Bencenna Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabar), Illinois, USA

57.8 Appointed Salvatore Angerami † Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

57.8 Appointed Salvatore Angerami † Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

100.5 Beatified Bl. Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano † Prelate of Opus Dei

47.1 Ordained Bishop Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A. Bishop of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama

28 Sep 64.1 Ordained Bishop Jean-Marie Lovey, C.R.B. Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland

78.6 Died José Luis Serna Alzate, I.M.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia

29 Sep 90.9 Died Carlo Curis † Apostolic Nuncio

30 Sep 61.2 Appointed John Stanley Kenneth Arnold Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain

75.7 Retired Terence John Brain Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
6 Sep	69.2	Ordained Bishop	Gennaro Acampa	Titular Bishop of Tortibulum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
66.2	Died	Cirilo Bustamante Flores †	Bishop of San Diego, California, USA
8 Sep	75.0	Retired	Seán Baptist Brady	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
52.8	Succeeded	Eamon Martin	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
41.3	Professed	John Mung-ngawn La Sam, M.F.	Member of Congregation of Missionaries of Faith	Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar
94.8	Retired	Andreas Anicetus Wang Chong Yi †	Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China	Archbishop Emeritus
46.8	Succeeded	Paul Xiao Zejiang	Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China
10 Sep	54.5	Appointed	Luigi Bianco	Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
54.5	Appointed	Luigi Bianco	Apostolic Delegate to Somalia	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
55.8	Installed	Luis Horacio Gómez González †	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
12 Sep	86.6	Died	Joseph Abangite Gasi †	Bishop Emeritus of Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan
13 Sep	56.3	Ordained Bishop	John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Archbishop of Accra, Ghana
72.4	Ceased	Matthias Kobena Nketsiah	Apostolic Administrator of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Coast, Ghana
53.2	Installed	Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C.	Bishop of Peru, Military
70.8	Ordained Bishop	Boghos Lévon Zékiyan	Titular Archbishop of Amida degli Armeni	Archbishop Emeritus of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
14 Sep	39.2	Ordained Priest	Artur Olexandrovych Bubnevych	Priest of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA	Bishop
97.9	Died	Servílio Conti, I.M.C. †	Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of Roraima, Brazil
55.5	Installed	Claudio Maniago	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy	Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
59.2	Installed	Philippe Mousset	Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
66.7	Installed	Gerhard Ludwig Müller	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agnese in Agone	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
15 Sep	53.0	Appointed	Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain
18 Sep	54.5	Appointed	Anthony Colin Joseph Fisher, O.P.	Archbishop of Sydney, Australia
19 Sep	57.1	Appointed	Ulrich Neymeyr	Bishop of Erfurt, Germany
20 Sep	65.5	Appointed	Blase Joseph Cupich	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Héctor David García Osorio	Bishop of Yoro, Honduras
77.6	Retired	Francis Eugene George, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
47.5	Appointed	Riccardo Luca Guariglia, O.S.B.	Abbot of Montevergine, Italy
48.1	Ceased	Stefan Heße (Hesse)	Administrator of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany
44.1	Appointed	Paolo Rudelli	Permanent Observer to Council of Europe	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia
58.0	Installed	Rainer Maria Woelki	Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
21 Sep	47.5	Installed	Fernando Barbosa dos Santos, C.M.	Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
59.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Paul Gabriel Émile Gusching	Bishop of Verdun, France
89.7	Died	John Crisostome Lan Shi †	Bishop Emeritus of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
84.7	Installed	Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F. †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angela Merici	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
23 Sep	65.5	Installed	Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda	Archbishop of Osaka, Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka-Takamatsu, Japan
90.4	Died	John Baptist Wang Jin †	Bishop of Yuci [Yütze], China
24 Sep	54.9	Appointed	Oscar Omar Aparicio Céspedes	Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
52.4	Appointed	Fernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B.	Bishop of Bolivia, Military	Auxiliary Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
61.0	Installed	Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.	Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
57.5	Appointed	José Ronaldo Ribeiro	Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Sep	69.0	Removed	Rogelio Ricardo Livieres Plano †	Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Appointed	Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay
26 Sep	61.8	Appointed	José Antonio Fernández Hurtado	Archbishop of Durango, México	Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México
75.4	Retired	Héctor González Martínez	Archbishop of Durango, México	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Sep	58.0	Ordained Bishop	John "Joy" Alappat	Titular Bishop of Bencenna	Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabar), Illinois, USA
57.8	Appointed	Salvatore Angerami †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
57.8	Appointed	Salvatore Angerami †	Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
100.5	Beatified	Bl. Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano †	Prelate of Opus Dei
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Ochogavía Barahona, O.S.A.	Bishop of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
28 Sep	64.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Lovey, C.R.B.	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
78.6	Died	José Luis Serna Alzate, I.M.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
29 Sep	90.9	Died	Carlo Curis †	Apostolic Nuncio
30 Sep	61.2	Appointed	John Stanley Kenneth Arnold	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
75.7	Retired	Terence John Brain	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus

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