The Year of Our Lord 2017

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Oct 74.9 Retired George Panikulam Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay Apostolic Nuncio

1 Oct 62.2 Installed Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France

49.0 Installed Gian Franco Saba Archbishop of Sassari, Italy Archbishop of Italy, Military

62.8 Installed Angelo Spina Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy

2 Oct 68.2 Appointed Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. Bishop of Francistown, Botswana Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana

84.2 Died Marcel Germain Perrier † Bishop Emeritus of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France

3 Oct 76.1 Retired Gerald Frederick Kicanas Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Edward Joseph Weisenburger Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

4 Oct 53.2 Appointed Aldemiro Sena dos Santos Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil

5 Oct 85.7 Died François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang † Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam

6 Oct 48.2 Ordained Bishop José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Ubaba Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador

64.4 Appointed Thomas Thanh Thai Nguyen Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA

64.4 Appointed Thomas Thanh Thai Nguyen Titular Bishop of Acalissus Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA

7 Oct 57.5 Ordained Bishop Hugo Ricardo Araya Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina

55.7 Appointed Max Leroy Mésidor Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti

85.1 Died Patrick Nair † Bishop Emeritus of Meerut, India

76.0 Retired Manuel Pelino Domingues Bishop of Santarém, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Guire Poulard † Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti Archbishop Emeritus

90.3 Died Wacław Józef Świerzawski † Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland

63.7 Appointed José Augusto Traquina Maria Bishop of Santarém, Portugal

8 Oct 56.5 Ordained Bishop Derio Olivero Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy

61.0 Installed Pierantonio Tremolada Bishop of Brescia, Italy

9 Oct 83.7 Retired Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. † Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

10 Oct 60.8 Ordained Bishop Andrew Eugene Bellisario, C.M. Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau, Alaska, USA

60.1 Appointed Sebastian (Jobby) Pozholiparampil Bishop of Hosur (Syro-Malabar), India

61.4 Appointed Raphael Thattil Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India

11 Oct 58.9 Appointed Dulcênio Fontes de Matos Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

58.7 Resigned Hubertus Leteng † Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

87.3 Died Paolo (Pietro) Lunardon, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy

56.2 Appointed Silvester Tung Kiem San Apostolic Administrator of Ruteng, Indonesia Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia

12 Oct 56.1 Appointed Ignace Bessi Dogbo Apostolic Administrator of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire Cardinal, Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

67.4 Resigned Alain Castet Bishop of Luçon, France Bishop Emeritus

65.0 Resigned Marie-Daniel Dadiet † Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus

61.7 Appointed Enrique Esteban Delgado Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA

61.7 Appointed Enrique Esteban Delgado Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA

67.3 Appointed James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio

13 Oct 77.8 Retired Filomeno Gonzales Bactol Bishop of Naval, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Andreas Laun, O.S.F.S. † Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

81.1 Died Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa

49.8 Appointed Rex Cullingham Ramirez Bishop of Naval, Philippines

54.4 Ordained Bishop Carlos Alberto Sánchez Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina

83.0 Ceased Luis Héctor Villalba Administrator of Tucumán, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

14 Oct 61.6 Ordained Bishop Antonín Basler Titular Bishop of Vaga Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia

93.1 Died Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Pietersburg, South Africa

57.5 Ordained Bishop Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan Titular Bishop of Catrum Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam

51.2 Ordained Bishop Josef Nuzík Titular Bishop of Castra Galbae Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia

15 Oct 67.7 Died Xavier Johnsai Munyongani † Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe

56.5 Installed Derio Olivero Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy

16 Oct 75.1 Retired John Walter Flesey Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

18 Oct 75.0 Retired Paulo Antônio de Conto Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Ordained Bishop Ciro Fanelli Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy

48.7 Succeeded Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

67.3 Appointed James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio

54.2 Appointed Joseph Mark Siegel Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA

86.6 Died Ricardo Jamin Vidal † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines

19 Oct 58.5 Appointed Charles Jason Gordon Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles

58.5 Appointed Charles Jason Gordon Apostolic Administrator of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles

62.6 Ordained Bishop Peter Sebastian Goveas Bishop of Bettiah, India

75.5 Retired Joseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp. Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

62.6 Died Castor Paul Msemwa † Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania

21 Oct 74.6 Died Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos † Bishop of Butuan, Philippines

57.0 Ordained Bishop Gianni Sacchi Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy

22 Oct 80.5 Died Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier † Bishop Emeritus of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil

23 Oct 74.5 Appointed Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Butuan, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

24 Oct 67.9 Appointed Michael Dixon Bhasera Apostolic Administrator of Gweru, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus of Masvingo, Zimbabwe

78.2 Died Michael Patrick Driscoll † Bishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA

25 Oct 49.3 Appointed Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil

58.9 Appointed Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan

92.6 Died Joseph Mahn Erie † Bishop Emeritus of Bassein, Myanmar

76.0 Retired Peter Takeo Okada † Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan Archbishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Mário Rino Sivieri † Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

27 Oct 54.5 Appointed Paulo Celso Dias do Nascimento Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

54.5 Appointed Paulo Celso Dias do Nascimento Titular Bishop of Aguntum Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

28 Oct 66.4 Appointed Maximino Martínez Miranda Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México, México Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México, México

66.4 Appointed Maximino Martínez Miranda Titular Bishop of Lugura Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México, México

71.5 Appointed Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

41.5 Ordained Deacon Renato Tarantelli Baccari Deacon of Roma {Rome}, Italy Vicegerent

65.4 Installed Philippos Stephanos Thottathil Bishop of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA

59.7 Appointed Paul Desmond Tighe Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

29 Oct 57.1 Installed Gianni Sacchi Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy

30 Oct 67.3 Died Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir † Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya

31 Oct 63.6 Appointed Bawai (Ashur) Soro Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Oct	74.9	Retired	George Panikulam	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay	Apostolic Nuncio
1 Oct	62.2	Installed	Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard	Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France
49.0	Installed	Gian Franco Saba	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy	Archbishop of Italy, Military
62.8	Installed	Angelo Spina	Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy
2 Oct	68.2	Appointed	Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D.	Bishop of Francistown, Botswana	Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana
84.2	Died	Marcel Germain Perrier †	Bishop Emeritus of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France
3 Oct	76.1	Retired	Gerald Frederick Kicanas	Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Edward Joseph Weisenburger	Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
4 Oct	53.2	Appointed	Aldemiro Sena dos Santos	Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil
5 Oct	85.7	Died	François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang †	Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
6 Oct	48.2	Ordained Bishop	José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Ubaba	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador
64.4	Appointed	Thomas Thanh Thai Nguyen	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA
64.4	Appointed	Thomas Thanh Thai Nguyen	Titular Bishop of Acalissus	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA
7 Oct	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Hugo Ricardo Araya	Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina
55.7	Appointed	Max Leroy Mésidor	Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
85.1	Died	Patrick Nair †	Bishop Emeritus of Meerut, India
76.0	Retired	Manuel Pelino Domingues	Bishop of Santarém, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Guire Poulard †	Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti	Archbishop Emeritus
90.3	Died	Wacław Józef Świerzawski †	Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
63.7	Appointed	José Augusto Traquina Maria	Bishop of Santarém, Portugal
8 Oct	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Derio Olivero	Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy
61.0	Installed	Pierantonio Tremolada	Bishop of Brescia, Italy
9 Oct	83.7	Retired	Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. †	Archbishop of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
10 Oct	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Eugene Bellisario, C.M.	Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau, Alaska, USA
60.1	Appointed	Sebastian (Jobby) Pozholiparampil	Bishop of Hosur (Syro-Malabar), India
61.4	Appointed	Raphael Thattil	Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India	Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
11 Oct	58.9	Appointed	Dulcênio Fontes de Matos	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
58.7	Resigned	Hubertus Leteng †	Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
87.3	Died	Paolo (Pietro) Lunardon, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
56.2	Appointed	Silvester Tung Kiem San	Apostolic Administrator of Ruteng, Indonesia	Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
12 Oct	56.1	Appointed	Ignace Bessi Dogbo	Apostolic Administrator of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire	Cardinal, Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
67.4	Resigned	Alain Castet	Bishop of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus
65.0	Resigned	Marie-Daniel Dadiet †	Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus
61.7	Appointed	Enrique Esteban Delgado	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA
61.7	Appointed	Enrique Esteban Delgado	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA
67.3	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio
13 Oct	77.8	Retired	Filomeno Gonzales Bactol	Bishop of Naval, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Andreas Laun, O.S.F.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
81.1	Died	Herbert Nikolaus Lenhof, S.A.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
49.8	Appointed	Rex Cullingham Ramirez	Bishop of Naval, Philippines
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Alberto Sánchez	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
83.0	Ceased	Luis Héctor Villalba	Administrator of Tucumán, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
14 Oct	61.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonín Basler	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
93.1	Died	Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Pietersburg, South Africa
57.5	Ordained Bishop	Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan	Titular Bishop of Catrum	Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Josef Nuzík	Titular Bishop of Castra Galbae	Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
15 Oct	67.7	Died	Xavier Johnsai Munyongani †	Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe
56.5	Installed	Derio Olivero	Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy
16 Oct	75.1	Retired	John Walter Flesey	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
18 Oct	75.0	Retired	Paulo Antônio de Conto	Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Ciro Fanelli	Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
48.7	Succeeded	Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva	Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
67.3	Appointed	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio
54.2	Appointed	Joseph Mark Siegel	Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA
86.6	Died	Ricardo Jamin Vidal †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
19 Oct	58.5	Appointed	Charles Jason Gordon	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
58.5	Appointed	Charles Jason Gordon	Apostolic Administrator of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
62.6	Ordained Bishop	Peter Sebastian Goveas	Bishop of Bettiah, India
75.5	Retired	Joseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp.	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
62.6	Died	Castor Paul Msemwa †	Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania
21 Oct	74.6	Died	Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos †	Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Gianni Sacchi	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
22 Oct	80.5	Died	Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier †	Bishop Emeritus of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
23 Oct	74.5	Appointed	Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Butuan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
24 Oct	67.9	Appointed	Michael Dixon Bhasera	Apostolic Administrator of Gweru, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
78.2	Died	Michael Patrick Driscoll †	Bishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA
25 Oct	49.3	Appointed	Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes	Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
58.9	Appointed	Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
92.6	Died	Joseph Mahn Erie †	Bishop Emeritus of Bassein, Myanmar
76.0	Retired	Peter Takeo Okada †	Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Mário Rino Sivieri †	Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27 Oct	54.5	Appointed	Paulo Celso Dias do Nascimento	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
54.5	Appointed	Paulo Celso Dias do Nascimento	Titular Bishop of Aguntum	Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
28 Oct	66.4	Appointed	Maximino Martínez Miranda	Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México, México	Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México, México
66.4	Appointed	Maximino Martínez Miranda	Titular Bishop of Lugura	Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México, México
71.5	Appointed	Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México	Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
41.5	Ordained Deacon	Renato Tarantelli Baccari	Deacon of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Vicegerent
65.4	Installed	Philippos Stephanos Thottathil	Bishop of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA
59.7	Appointed	Paul Desmond Tighe	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture	Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
29 Oct	57.1	Installed	Gianni Sacchi	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
30 Oct	67.3	Died	Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir †	Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
31 Oct	63.6	Appointed	Bawai (Ashur) Soro	Bishop of Mar Addai of Toronto (Chaldean), Canada	Bishop Emeritus

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