The Year of Our Lord 2017

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 85.0 Died Cormac Murphy-O’Connor † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain

60.3 Appointed Adam Leszek Musiałek, S.C.I. Apostolic Administrator of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop of De Aar, South Africa

50.1 Appointed Tony Neelankavil Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India

50.1 Appointed Tony Neelankavil Titular Bishop of Masuccaba Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India

47.7 Appointed Joseph Pamplany Auxiliary Bishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India Archbishop

47.7 Appointed Joseph Pamplany Titular Bishop of Numluli Archbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India

50.4 Appointed Sebastian Vaniyapurackal Curial Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India

50.4 Appointed Sebastian Vaniyapurackal Titular Bishop of Troyna Curial Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India

92.6 Died Štefan Vrablec † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia

63.1 Resigned Michael Wüstenberg Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

2 Sep 51.1 Ordained Bishop Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Babra Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil

52.6 Installed Fabio Dal Cin Prelate of Loreto, Italy

41.3 Ordained Bishop Gjergj Meta Bishop of Rrëshen, Albania

3 Sep 51.4 Ordained Bishop Pierre-Antoine Étienne Marie Bozo Bishop of Limoges, France

68.5 Ordained Bishop Franz Josef Gebert Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany

41.9 Ordained Bishop Andriy Rabiy Titular Bishop of Germaniciana Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

4 Sep 96.4 Died José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco † Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

5 Sep 75.0 Retired Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino Apostolic Nuncio

56.2 Installed Nelson Jesus Perez Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

58.2 Ceased Daniel Edward Thomas Apostolic Administrator of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA

75.3 Retired Gerald Thomas Walsh Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

6 Sep 79.2 Died Carlo Caffarra † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

7 Sep 52.2 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Peragine, B. Titular Bishop of Phoenice Coadjutor Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania

8 Sep 101.5 Beatified Bl. Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. † Bishop of Arauca, Colombia

48.0 Installed Francisco Cota de Oliveira Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

52.6 Ordained Bishop Claudio Palumbo Bishop of Trivento, Italy

56.9 Appointed Piero Pioppo Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia

9 Sep 53.7 Appointed Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México

47.1 Ordained Bishop Juarez Delorto Secco Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

76.0 Retired José Guadalupe Galván Galindo † Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México Bishop Emeritus

50.4 Ordained Bishop Sergi Gordo Rodríguez Titular Bishop of Cenae Bishop of Tortosa, Spain

81.9 Died Velasio De Paolis, C.S. † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

75.0 Retired Norbert Trelle Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Bishop Emeritus

45.3 Ordained Bishop Antoni Vadell Ferrer † Titular Bishop of Urci Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

10 Sep 54.8 Ordained Bishop Antoine Pierre Louis Marie de Romanet de Beaune Bishop of France, Military

11 Sep 69.0 Died António Francisco dos Santos † Bishop of Porto, Portugal

89.2 Died José Trinidad Medel Pérez † Archbishop Emeritus of Durango, México

12 Sep 51.1 Appointed Angelo Accattino Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania

51.1 Appointed Angelo Accattino Titular Archbishop of Sebana Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania

75.0 Retired Adriano Bernardini Apostolic Nuncio to Italy Apostolic Nuncio

59.5 Appointed Gabriele Giordano Caccia Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines Permanent Observer to United Nations

56.0 Appointed Mark Andrew Hagemoen Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

44.1 Incardinated Petro Holinej (Holiney) Priest of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop

40.9 Appointed Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A. Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine

45.6 Appointed Andrea Ripa Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura

70.6 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to Italy Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

70.6 Appointed Emil Paul Tscherrig Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

13 Sep 64.5 Appointed Leopoldo Girelli Apostolic Nuncio to Israel Apostolic Nuncio to India

64.5 Appointed Leopoldo Girelli Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine Apostolic Nuncio to India

78.5 Died Kazimierz Ryczan † Bishop Emeritus of Kielce, Poland

48.9 Ordained Bishop Gian Franco Saba Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

14 Sep 64.9 Appointed Giacomo Cirulli Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy

76.2 Retired Luigi Conti † Archbishop of Fermo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

83.3 Died Marcel Paul Herriot † Bishop Emeritus of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France

62.6 Appointed Romuald Kamiński Coadjutor Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland Bishop

44.5 Ordained Bishop Simon Kulli Bishop of Sapë, Albania

54.2 Appointed Rocco Pennacchio Archbishop of Fermo, Italy

53.5 Appointed Grzegorz Wojciech Ryś Cardinal, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland

51.1 Appointed Matteo Visioli Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

15 Sep 64.5 Appointed Leopoldo Girelli Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus Apostolic Nuncio to India

85.4 Died Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

75.1 Retired Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla Apostolic Nuncio to Korea Apostolic Nuncio

75.1 Retired Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia Apostolic Nuncio

17 Sep 58.0 Ordained Bishop Christian Rodembourg, M.S.A. Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

18 Sep 72.9 Resigned Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. † Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Friedhelm Hofmann Bishop of Würzburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

45.5 Succeeded Kęstutis Kėvalas Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania

19 Sep 69.6 Appointed Sebastián Taltavull Anglada Bishop of Mallorca, Spain

20 Sep 49.2 Succeeded Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R. Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil

62.4 Appointed Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Guilherme Porto Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Elói Róggia, S.A.C. Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

21 Sep 61.9 Appointed Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N. Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria

59.1 Ordained Bishop Geevarghese Makarios Kalayil Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India

58.4 Ordained Bishop Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India

22 Sep 60.9 Installed Fernando Martín Croxatto Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina

23 Sep 56.2 Installed Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil Bishop of Parassala (Syro-Malankara), India

52.6 Installed Claudio Palumbo Bishop of Trivento, Italy

50.7 Ordained Bishop Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M. Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia Bishop of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia

52.2 Ordained Bishop Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A. Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela

24 Sep 66.1 Installed Mario Enrico Delpini Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

41.9 Installed Andriy Rabiy Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

90.6 Died Manuel da Silva Martins † Bishop Emeritus of Setúbal, Portugal

25 Sep 70.0 Appointed Óscar Armando Campos Contreras Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus

83.0 Died Matthew Hu Xiande † Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China

59.7 Succeeded Francis Xavier Jin Yangke Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China

74.4 Retired Braulio Rafael León Villegas Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus

27 Sep 92.5 Died Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé † Bishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France

54.9 Appointed José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Cametá, Para, Brazil Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil

52.7 Appointed Hermann Glettler, Comm. l'Emm. Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria

28 Sep 52.3 Appointed Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín Apostolic Administrator of Cabimas, Venezuela Bishop

66.9 Appointed Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B. Apostolic Nuncio to Greece Apostolic Nuncio to Malta

66.4 Appointed Ryszard Szmydki, O.M.I. Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization

29 Sep 76.1 Retired Mario Ceccobelli Bishop of Gubbio, Italy Bishop Emeritus

76.0 Retired Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio Archbishop of Lecce, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed Egidio Miragoli Bishop of Mondovi, Italy

75.9 Retired Luciano Pacomio Bishop of Mondovi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

49.0 Appointed Luciano Paolucci Bedini Bishop of Gubbio, Italy

85.1 Died Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris † Bishop Emeritus of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

49.0 Ordained Bishop Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz Titular Bishop of Unizibira Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela

66.3 Appointed Michele Seccia Archbishop of Lecce, Italy

44.4 Appointed Darius Trijonis Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania Coadjutor Bishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania

44.4 Appointed Darius Trijonis Titular Bishop of Fissiana Coadjutor Bishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania

30 Sep 56.8 Ordained Bishop Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz Bishop of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba

49.6 Installed Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil

59.2 Installed Geevarghese Makarios Kalayil Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India

52.0 Ordained Bishop Giacomo Morandi Titular Archbishop of Caere Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	85.0	Died	Cormac Murphy-O’Connor †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
60.3	Appointed	Adam Leszek Musiałek, S.C.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop of De Aar, South Africa
50.1	Appointed	Tony Neelankavil	Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
50.1	Appointed	Tony Neelankavil	Titular Bishop of Masuccaba	Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
47.7	Appointed	Joseph Pamplany	Auxiliary Bishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop
47.7	Appointed	Joseph Pamplany	Titular Bishop of Numluli	Archbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India
50.4	Appointed	Sebastian Vaniyapurackal	Curial Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
50.4	Appointed	Sebastian Vaniyapurackal	Titular Bishop of Troyna	Curial Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
92.6	Died	Štefan Vrablec †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia
63.1	Resigned	Michael Wüstenberg	Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
2 Sep	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Antônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Babra	Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil
52.6	Installed	Fabio Dal Cin	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
41.3	Ordained Bishop	Gjergj Meta	Bishop of Rrëshen, Albania
3 Sep	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Antoine Étienne Marie Bozo	Bishop of Limoges, France
68.5	Ordained Bishop	Franz Josef Gebert	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
41.9	Ordained Bishop	Andriy Rabiy	Titular Bishop of Germaniciana	Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
4 Sep	96.4	Died	José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco †	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
5 Sep	75.0	Retired	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino	Apostolic Nuncio
56.2	Installed	Nelson Jesus Perez	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
58.2	Ceased	Daniel Edward Thomas	Apostolic Administrator of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA
75.3	Retired	Gerald Thomas Walsh	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
6 Sep	79.2	Died	Carlo Caffarra †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
7 Sep	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Peragine, B.	Titular Bishop of Phoenice	Coadjutor Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
8 Sep	101.5	Beatified	Bl. Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. †	Bishop of Arauca, Colombia
48.0	Installed	Francisco Cota de Oliveira	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Claudio Palumbo	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
56.9	Appointed	Piero Pioppo	Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia
9 Sep	53.7	Appointed	Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del Prado	Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Juarez Delorto Secco	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia	Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
76.0	Retired	José Guadalupe Galván Galindo †	Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México	Bishop Emeritus
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Sergi Gordo Rodríguez	Titular Bishop of Cenae	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
81.9	Died	Velasio De Paolis, C.S. †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
75.0	Retired	Norbert Trelle	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
45.3	Ordained Bishop	Antoni Vadell Ferrer †	Titular Bishop of Urci	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
10 Sep	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Antoine Pierre Louis Marie de Romanet de Beaune	Bishop of France, Military
11 Sep	69.0	Died	António Francisco dos Santos †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
89.2	Died	José Trinidad Medel Pérez †	Archbishop Emeritus of Durango, México
12 Sep	51.1	Appointed	Angelo Accattino	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania
51.1	Appointed	Angelo Accattino	Titular Archbishop of Sebana	Apostolic Nuncio to Tanzania
75.0	Retired	Adriano Bernardini	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
59.5	Appointed	Gabriele Giordano Caccia	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines	Permanent Observer to United Nations
56.0	Appointed	Mark Andrew Hagemoen	Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
44.1	Incardinated	Petro Holinej (Holiney)	Priest of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop
40.9	Appointed	Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A.	Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
45.6	Appointed	Andrea Ripa	Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy	Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura
70.6	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
70.6	Appointed	Emil Paul Tscherrig	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
13 Sep	64.5	Appointed	Leopoldo Girelli	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel	Apostolic Nuncio to India
64.5	Appointed	Leopoldo Girelli	Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine	Apostolic Nuncio to India
78.5	Died	Kazimierz Ryczan †	Bishop Emeritus of Kielce, Poland
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Gian Franco Saba	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
14 Sep	64.9	Appointed	Giacomo Cirulli	Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy
76.2	Retired	Luigi Conti †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
83.3	Died	Marcel Paul Herriot †	Bishop Emeritus of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France
62.6	Appointed	Romuald Kamiński	Coadjutor Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland	Bishop
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Simon Kulli	Bishop of Sapë, Albania
54.2	Appointed	Rocco Pennacchio	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
53.5	Appointed	Grzegorz Wojciech Ryś	Cardinal, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland
51.1	Appointed	Matteo Visioli	Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
15 Sep	64.5	Appointed	Leopoldo Girelli	Apostolic Nuncio to Cyprus	Apostolic Nuncio to India
85.4	Died	Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
75.1	Retired	Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio to Korea	Apostolic Nuncio
75.1	Retired	Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia	Apostolic Nuncio
17 Sep	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Christian Rodembourg, M.S.A.	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
18 Sep	72.9	Resigned	Jonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. †	Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Friedhelm Hofmann	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
45.5	Succeeded	Kęstutis Kėvalas	Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania	Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
19 Sep	69.6	Appointed	Sebastián Taltavull Anglada	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
20 Sep	49.2	Succeeded	Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R.	Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
62.4	Appointed	Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral	Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Guilherme Porto	Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Elói Róggia, S.A.C.	Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
21 Sep	61.9	Appointed	Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N.	Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria
59.1	Ordained Bishop	Geevarghese Makarios Kalayil	Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India
58.4	Ordained Bishop	Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Maius	Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India
22 Sep	60.9	Installed	Fernando Martín Croxatto	Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina
23 Sep	56.2	Installed	Thomas Eusebios Naickamparampil	Bishop of Parassala (Syro-Malankara), India
52.6	Installed	Claudio Palumbo	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M.	Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia	Bishop of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A.	Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela	Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela
24 Sep	66.1	Installed	Mario Enrico Delpini	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
41.9	Installed	Andriy Rabiy	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
90.6	Died	Manuel da Silva Martins †	Bishop Emeritus of Setúbal, Portugal
25 Sep	70.0	Appointed	Óscar Armando Campos Contreras	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
83.0	Died	Matthew Hu Xiande †	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
59.7	Succeeded	Francis Xavier Jin Yangke	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
74.4	Retired	Braulio Rafael León Villegas	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
27 Sep	92.5	Died	Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé †	Bishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
54.9	Appointed	José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Cametá, Para, Brazil	Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil
52.7	Appointed	Hermann Glettler, Comm. l'Emm.	Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria
28 Sep	52.3	Appointed	Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín	Apostolic Administrator of Cabimas, Venezuela	Bishop
66.9	Appointed	Savio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.	Apostolic Nuncio to Greece	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta
66.4	Appointed	Ryszard Szmydki, O.M.I.	Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization
29 Sep	76.1	Retired	Mario Ceccobelli	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
76.0	Retired	Domenico Umberto D’Ambrosio	Archbishop of Lecce, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	Egidio Miragoli	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
75.9	Retired	Luciano Pacomio	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
49.0	Appointed	Luciano Paolucci Bedini	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
85.1	Died	Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris †	Bishop Emeritus of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
49.0	Ordained Bishop	Luis Enrique Rojas Ruiz	Titular Bishop of Unizibira	Bishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela
66.3	Appointed	Michele Seccia	Archbishop of Lecce, Italy
44.4	Appointed	Darius Trijonis	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania	Coadjutor Bishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania
44.4	Appointed	Darius Trijonis	Titular Bishop of Fissiana	Coadjutor Bishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania
30 Sep	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz	Bishop of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba	Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba
49.6	Installed	Francisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil
59.2	Installed	Geevarghese Makarios Kalayil	Bishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Morandi	Titular Archbishop of Caere	Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy

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