The Year of Our Lord 1966

Bishop Events

September

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Sep 19.1 First Vows David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Siuna, Nicaragua

2 Sep Born Estêvão Binga Bishop of Ganda, Angola

52.9 Appointed Joseph Gustave François Wicquart † Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France Bishop Emeritus

3 Sep 25.0 Ordained Priest Mario Ceccobelli Priest of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy

Born Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil

4 Sep Born Sérgio de Deus Borges Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

Born Aristide Gonsallo Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin

36.6 Ordained Bishop Jesús Agustín López de Lama, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia

5 Sep 53.3 Appointed Antonio del Giudice † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq

83.6 Appointed Francesco Imberti † Titular Archbishop of Vulturia Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

83.6 Retired Francesco Imberti † Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

6 Sep 64.1 Appointed Emilio Pizzoni † Titular Bishop of Gunugus Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy

64.1 Appointed Emilio Pizzoni † Auxiliary Bishop of Udine, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy

64.1 Resigned Emilio Pizzoni † Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy Bishop Emeritus

7 Sep 59.8 Appointed Luigi Cicuttini † Titular Bishop of Lamphua Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy

59.8 Resigned Luigi Cicuttini † Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy Bishop Emeritus

8 Sep 50.2 Ordained Bishop James Timothy Kieran Cotter, O.S.A. † Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria

67.0 Ordained Bishop Adolf Kindermann † Titular Bishop of Utimmira Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany

40.1 Ordained Bishop Julio Xavier Lizares Labayen Jr., O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Sinnuara Prelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines

45.1 Ordained Bishop John Bernard McDowell † Titular Bishop of Tamazuca Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

11 Sep Born Gilson Andrade da Silva Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

45.3 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Benelli † Titular Archbishop of Tusuros Cardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy

24.1 Ordained Priest Alberto Bottari de Castello Priest of Treviso, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

23.9 Ordained Priest William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez † Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia Prefect Emeritus of Leticia, Colombia

46.1 Ordained Bishop James Dominic Sangu † Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus of Mbeya, Tanzania

12 Sep 41.6 Appointed Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso † Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

41.6 Appointed Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso † Titular Bishop of Theudalis

20.1 First Vows John Michael Miller, C.S.B. Member of Congregation of St. Basil Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

14 Sep 47.1 Ordained Bishop Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. † Bishop of Gaberones, Botswana Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana

41.5 Ordained Bishop Paul Francis Reding † Titular Bishop of Liberalia Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

15 Sep Born Joseph Cai Bingrui Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China

Born Guglielmo Giombanco Bishop of Patti, Italy

Born Melchor Sánchez de Toca y Alameda Official of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

16 Sep 64.3 Appointed Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † Titular Archbishop of Saldae Apostolic Nuncio

64.3 Appointed Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti Apostolic Nuncio

Born Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S. Bishop of Kaolack, Senegal

17 Sep 54.9 Appointed Mario Cagna † Apostolic Delegate to Yugoslavia Apostolic Nuncio

24.9 Solemn Vows Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Bishop Emeritus of Lancaster, England, Great Britain

23.9 Solemn Vows Andreas Laun, O.S.F.S. Member of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

18 Sep 46.4 Ordained Bishop Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga † Titular Bishop of Sullectum Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Born Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

24.4 Professed Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates

19 Sep 78.2 Died José de Jesús Angulo del Valle y Navarro † Bishop of Tabasco, México

42.1 Resigned João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † Prelate of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy

20 Sep 61.7 Died Emanuel Gregory ’Mabathoana, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho

21 Sep 67.5 Died Agostino D’Arco † Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

33.3 Ordained Priest Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop Emeritus of De Aar, South Africa

49.5 Ordained Bishop Antonio Sahagún López † Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

54.7 Appointed Jean François Marie Streiff † Bishop of Nevers, France Bishop Emeritus

22 Sep Born José Hiraís Acosta Beltrán Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México

70.1 Succeeded Thomas-Percival Caza † Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

Born James Robert Golka Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

88.2 Died Edward Francis Hoban † Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA

59.3 Succeeded Clarence George Issenmann † Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

90.0 Died Joseph-Alfred Langlois † Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

23 Sep Born Héctor David García Osorio Bishop of Yoro, Honduras

Born Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

24 Sep Born Ruben Caballero Labajo Bishop of Prosperidad, Philippines

26 Sep 16.9 Professed Emanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Malindi, Kenya

28 Sep 52.9 Ordained Bishop Vincent Madeley Harris † Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA

29 Sep 54.6 Appointed Ignatius Salvador D’Souza † Bishop of Baroda, India

41.4 Appointed Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

41.4 Appointed Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia

52.9 Installed Vincent Madeley Harris † Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA

72.6 Appointed Urbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra Bishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

72.6 Resigned Urbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. † Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Appointed Ioseph (Songolo) Mulolwa † Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

46.4 Appointed Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe † Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

51.5 Appointed Felicissimus Alphonse Raeymaeckers, O.F.M. Cap. † Coadjutor Bishop of Lahore, Pakistan Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed Augustin Sagna † Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal Bishop Emeritus

30 Sep 21.8 Perpetual Vows Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya

52.4 Appointed Emilio Benavent Escuín † Apostolic Administrator of Málaga, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Sep	19.1	First Vows	David Albin Zywiec Sidor, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Siuna, Nicaragua
2 Sep		Born	Estêvão Binga		Bishop of Ganda, Angola
52.9	Appointed	Joseph Gustave François Wicquart †	Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France	Bishop Emeritus
3 Sep	25.0	Ordained Priest	Mario Ceccobelli	Priest of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy
	Born	Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C.		Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil
4 Sep		Born	Sérgio de Deus Borges		Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
	Born	Aristide Gonsallo		Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin
36.6	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Agustín López de Lama, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae	Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
5 Sep	53.3	Appointed	Antonio del Giudice †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq
83.6	Appointed	Francesco Imberti †	Titular Archbishop of Vulturia	Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
83.6	Retired	Francesco Imberti †	Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Sep	64.1	Appointed	Emilio Pizzoni †	Titular Bishop of Gunugus	Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
64.1	Appointed	Emilio Pizzoni †	Auxiliary Bishop of Udine, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
64.1	Resigned	Emilio Pizzoni †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
7 Sep	59.8	Appointed	Luigi Cicuttini †	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
59.8	Resigned	Luigi Cicuttini †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Sep	50.2	Ordained Bishop	James Timothy Kieran Cotter, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria
67.0	Ordained Bishop	Adolf Kindermann †	Titular Bishop of Utimmira	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Julio Xavier Lizares Labayen Jr., O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Sinnuara	Prelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines
45.1	Ordained Bishop	John Bernard McDowell †	Titular Bishop of Tamazuca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
11 Sep		Born	Gilson Andrade da Silva		Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
45.3	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Benelli †	Titular Archbishop of Tusuros	Cardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
24.1	Ordained Priest	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Priest of Treviso, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
23.9	Ordained Priest	William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez †	Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus of Leticia, Colombia
46.1	Ordained Bishop	James Dominic Sangu †	Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mbeya, Tanzania
12 Sep	41.6	Appointed	Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
41.6	Appointed	Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso †	Titular Bishop of Theudalis
20.1	First Vows	John Michael Miller, C.S.B.	Member of Congregation of St. Basil	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
14 Sep	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Urban Charles Joseph Murphy, C.P. †	Bishop of Gaberones, Botswana	Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana
41.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul Francis Reding †	Titular Bishop of Liberalia	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
15 Sep		Born	Joseph Cai Bingrui		Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
	Born	Guglielmo Giombanco		Bishop of Patti, Italy
	Born	Melchor Sánchez de Toca y Alameda		Official of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
16 Sep	64.3	Appointed	Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Saldae	Apostolic Nuncio
64.3	Appointed	Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Apostolic Nuncio
	Born	Martin Boucar Tine, S.S.S.		Bishop of Kaolack, Senegal
17 Sep	54.9	Appointed	Mario Cagna †	Apostolic Delegate to Yugoslavia	Apostolic Nuncio
24.9	Solemn Vows	Michael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
23.9	Solemn Vows	Andreas Laun, O.S.F.S.	Member of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
18 Sep	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga †	Titular Bishop of Sullectum	Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	Born	Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan		Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda
24.4	Professed	Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates
19 Sep	78.2	Died	José de Jesús Angulo del Valle y Navarro †	Bishop of Tabasco, México
42.1	Resigned	João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †	Prelate of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
20 Sep	61.7	Died	Emanuel Gregory ’Mabathoana, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
21 Sep	67.5	Died	Agostino D’Arco †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
33.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph James Potocnak, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop Emeritus of De Aar, South Africa
49.5	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Sahagún López †	Bishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
54.7	Appointed	Jean François Marie Streiff †	Bishop of Nevers, France	Bishop Emeritus
22 Sep		Born	José Hiraís Acosta Beltrán		Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
70.1	Succeeded	Thomas-Percival Caza †	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	James Robert Golka		Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
88.2	Died	Edward Francis Hoban †	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
59.3	Succeeded	Clarence George Issenmann †	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
90.0	Died	Joseph-Alfred Langlois †	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
23 Sep		Born	Héctor David García Osorio		Bishop of Yoro, Honduras
	Born	Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam		Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
24 Sep		Born	Ruben Caballero Labajo		Bishop of Prosperidad, Philippines
26 Sep	16.9	Professed	Emanuel Barbara, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Malindi, Kenya
28 Sep	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Madeley Harris †	Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
29 Sep	54.6	Appointed	Ignatius Salvador D’Souza †	Bishop of Baroda, India
41.4	Appointed	Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
41.4	Appointed	Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
52.9	Installed	Vincent Madeley Harris †	Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
72.6	Appointed	Urbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra	Bishop Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
72.6	Resigned	Urbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Appointed	Ioseph (Songolo) Mulolwa †	Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.4	Appointed	Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe †	Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
51.5	Appointed	Felicissimus Alphonse Raeymaeckers, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lahore, Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	Augustin Sagna †	Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop Emeritus
30 Sep	21.8	Perpetual Vows	Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya
52.4	Appointed	Emilio Benavent Escuín †	Apostolic Administrator of Málaga, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military

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