The Year of Our Lord 2024

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Oct 67.3 Appointed Francis Victor Bestion Bishop of Blois, France

57.0 Appointed Samuele Sangalli Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

2 Oct 60.7 Appointed Klaus Matthias Krämer Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany Bishop-Elect

58.6 Ceased Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo Apostolic Administrator of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia Archbishop of Florencia, Colombia

49.7 Installed William Prieto Daza Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia

4 Oct 56.7 Appointed Elias Lumayog Ayuban, Jr., C.M.F. Bishop of Cubao, Philippines Bishop-Elect

55.7 Appointed Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez Bishop of Pereira, Colombia

53.5 Appointed Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M. Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru

76.1 Retired Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Honesto Flores Ongtioco Bishop of Cubao, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

5 Oct 64.9 Ceased Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez Apostolic Administrator of Quibdó, Colombia Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia

91.5 Died Helmut Bauer † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

57.5 Installed Wiston Mosquera Moreno Bishop of Quibdó, Colombia

60.5 Ordained Bishop Jean Bosco Ntagungira Bishop of Butare, Rwanda

6 Oct 56.2 Installed Robert Cissé Archbishop of Bamako, Mali

53.8 Appointed Baldassare Reina Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy

90.5 Died Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Tzaneen, South Africa

64.8 Installed Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France

7 Oct 52.5 Appointed Marko Medo Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia Bishop-Elect

8 Oct 76.9 Retired Agustín Cortés Soriano Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain Bishop Emeritus

71.7 Resigned Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto Bishop of Sindhudurg, India Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Appointed Xabier Gómez García, O.P. Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain Bishop-Elect

83.0 Died Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Maumere, Indonesia

79.0 Died [Bernard Tissier de Mallerais], S.S.P.X. † Bishop

9 Oct 52.5 Ordained Bishop Dominic Nguyễn Tuan Anh Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam

10 Oct 79.4 Retired Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P. Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

11 Oct 69.3 Died Vicente Juan Segura † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

93.5 Died Jean Alix Verrier † Bishop Emeritus of Les Cayes, Haïti

12 Oct 51.5 Installed Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi Bishop of Kenya, Military Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya

52.2 Ceased John Njue Njeru Apostolic Administrator of Kenya, Military Priest of Embu, Kenya

83.4 Died Edward Ozorowski † Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland

13 Oct 58.1 Installed Estêvão Binga Bishop of Ganda, Angola

45.0 Ordained Bishop Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar

84.3 Died Donal Brendan Murray † Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Ireland

14 Oct 66.2 Appointed Timothy John Norton, S.V.D. Bishop of Broome, Australia

15 Oct 58.0 Appointed Ruben Caballero Labajo Bishop of Prosperidad, Philippines

52.8 Appointed Simón Bolívar Sánchez Carrión Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

52.8 Appointed Simón Bolívar Sánchez Carrión Titular Archbishop of Rosella Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras

The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.

19 Oct 57.3 Ordained Bishop Piotr Tomasz Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Łódź, Poland

54.7 Ordained Bishop Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz Titular Bishop of Vassinassa Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Łódź, Poland

25 Oct 55.8 Installed Wiesław Andrzej Śmigiel Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

59.7 Ceased Zbigniew Jan Zieliński Apostolic Administrator of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

28 Oct 64.8 Ordained Bishop Kevin Thomas Kenney Titular Bishop of Chunavia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

31 Oct 60.0 Installed Richard Garth Henning Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Oct	67.3	Appointed	Francis Victor Bestion	Bishop of Blois, France
57.0	Appointed	Samuele Sangalli	Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
2 Oct	60.7	Appointed	Klaus Matthias Krämer	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Bishop-Elect
58.6	Ceased	Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo	Apostolic Administrator of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia	Archbishop of Florencia, Colombia
49.7	Installed	William Prieto Daza	Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia
4 Oct	56.7	Appointed	Elias Lumayog Ayuban, Jr., C.M.F.	Bishop of Cubao, Philippines	Bishop-Elect
55.7	Appointed	Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia
53.5	Appointed	Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M.	Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru
76.1	Retired	Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Honesto Flores Ongtioco	Bishop of Cubao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
5 Oct	64.9	Ceased	Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez	Apostolic Administrator of Quibdó, Colombia	Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
91.5	Died	Helmut Bauer †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
57.5	Installed	Wiston Mosquera Moreno	Bishop of Quibdó, Colombia
60.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean Bosco Ntagungira	Bishop of Butare, Rwanda
6 Oct	56.2	Installed	Robert Cissé	Archbishop of Bamako, Mali
53.8	Appointed	Baldassare Reina	Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
90.5	Died	Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tzaneen, South Africa
64.8	Installed	Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
7 Oct	52.5	Appointed	Marko Medo	Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia	Bishop-Elect
8 Oct	76.9	Retired	Agustín Cortés Soriano	Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
71.7	Resigned	Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto	Bishop of Sindhudurg, India	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	Xabier Gómez García, O.P.	Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain	Bishop-Elect
83.0	Died	Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Maumere, Indonesia
79.0	Died	[Bernard Tissier de Mallerais], S.S.P.X. †	Bishop
9 Oct	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Nguyễn Tuan Anh	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam
10 Oct	79.4	Retired	Kazimierz Wielikosielec, O.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Oct	69.3	Died	Vicente Juan Segura †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
93.5	Died	Jean Alix Verrier †	Bishop Emeritus of Les Cayes, Haïti
12 Oct	51.5	Installed	Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi	Bishop of Kenya, Military	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
52.2	Ceased	John Njue Njeru	Apostolic Administrator of Kenya, Military	Priest of Embu, Kenya
83.4	Died	Edward Ozorowski †	Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
13 Oct	58.1	Installed	Estêvão Binga	Bishop of Ganda, Angola
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Orthasie Marcellin Herivonjilalaina	Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar
84.3	Died	Donal Brendan Murray †	Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Ireland
14 Oct	66.2	Appointed	Timothy John Norton, S.V.D.	Bishop of Broome, Australia
15 Oct	58.0	Appointed	Ruben Caballero Labajo	Bishop of Prosperidad, Philippines
52.8	Appointed	Simón Bolívar Sánchez Carrión	Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras
52.8	Appointed	Simón Bolívar Sánchez Carrión	Titular Archbishop of Rosella	Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras
The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.
19 Oct	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Piotr Tomasz Kleszcz, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Łódź, Poland
54.7	Ordained Bishop	Zbigniew Daniel Wołkowicz	Titular Bishop of Vassinassa	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Łódź, Poland
25 Oct	55.8	Installed	Wiesław Andrzej Śmigiel	Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
59.7	Ceased	Zbigniew Jan Zieliński	Apostolic Administrator of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
28 Oct	64.8	Ordained Bishop	Kevin Thomas Kenney	Titular Bishop of Chunavia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
31 Oct	60.0	Installed	Richard Garth Henning	Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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