The Year of Our Lord 2000

Bishop Events

October

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Oct 249.8 Canonized St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China

157.9 Canonized St. Antonino Fantosati, O.F.M. Ref. † Vicar Apostolic of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, China

160.9 Canonized St. Francesco Antonio Domenico Fogolla, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China

166.8 Canonized St. Grégoire Grassi, O.F.M. Obs. † Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China

45.3 Ordained Bishop Dominic Ryōji Miyahara Bishop of Oita, Japan Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan

320.0 Canonized St. Pedro Sanz y Jordá, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Fukien (Kuiceu), China

304.8 Canonized St. Francesco Serrano Frías, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Fukien (Kuiceu), China

74.0 Died Luciano Storero † Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

127.3 Canonized St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China

4 Oct 68.7 Died Emmanuel Kataliko † Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

94.6 Died Egano Righi-Lambertini † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

5 Oct 25.4 Ordained Deacon Steven Joseph Lopes Deacon of San Francisco, California, USA Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA

6 Oct 91.4 Died Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Aliwal, South Africa

7 Oct 31.0 Ordained Priest Juan José Salaverry Villarreal, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru

8 Oct 58.1 Ordained Bishop Bernard César Augustin Barsi † Archbishop of Monaco Archbishop Emeritus

53.4 Ordained Bishop Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

24.4 Ordained Priest Volodymyr Firman Priest of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

9 Oct 59.5 Died Ignatius Pak Sok-hi † Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)

86.9 Died John Joseph Thomas Ryan † Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

10 Oct 78.5 Died José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador

11 Oct 75.8 Retired Martino Gomiero † Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

52.1 Appointed Andrea Bruno Mazzocato Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy

45.6 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Mazzafaro Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy

88.3 Died Pietro Palazzini † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

50.2 Appointed Jozef Daniel Pravda, S.D.B. Superior of Baku, Azerbaijan Superior Emeritus

12 Oct 59.1 Appointed José Guadalupe Galván Galindo † Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México Bishop Emeritus

13 Oct 71.2 Died Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador

75.5 Died Antonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia

72.8 Resigned José Mario Escobar Serna † Bishop of Palmira, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

98.0 Died Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar

14 Oct 69.6 Appointed Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Acholla Bishop Emeritus of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan

61.9 Resigned Vicente Credo Manuel, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

51.7 Ordained Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I. Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa

75.4 Retired Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean † Archbishop of Singapore Archbishop Emeritus

15 Oct 56.0 Ordained Bishop Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Oct 71.2 Retired Denzil Reginald D’Souza † Bishop of Aizawl, India Bishop Emeritus

48.5 Ordained Bishop Singaroyan Sebastianappan Bishop of Salem, India Bishop Emeritus

19 Oct 46.3 Succeeded Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. † Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

60.1 Resigned Mário Clemente Neto, C.S.Sp. † Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

21 Oct 29.5 Ordained Priest Isaac Bundepuun Dugu Priest of Makurdi, Nigeria Bishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria

26.5 Ordained Deacon Juan Carlos Londoño Deacon of Medellín, Colombia Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada

54.6 Ordained Bishop Joaquín Mariano Sucunza Titular Bishop of Saetabis Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

23 Oct 54.8 Appointed Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok Coadjutor Bishop of Masan, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

55.5 Appointed Joseph Djida, O.M.I. † Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon

43.6 Appointed William Pascal Kikoti † Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania

41.8 Appointed Samuel Kleda Bishop of Batouri, Cameroon Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon

76.2 Retired Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. † Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj Bishop of Palayamkottai, India Bishop Emeritus

49.7 Appointed Héctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R. Vicar Apostolic of Trinidad, Colombia

49.7 Appointed Héctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R. Titular Bishop of Ceramus Vicar Apostolic of Trinidad, Colombia

51.1 Appointed José de Jesús Quintero Díaz Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia

51.1 Appointed José de Jesús Quintero Díaz Titular Bishop of Chimaera Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia

58.0 Resigned William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez † Prefect of Leticia, Colombia Prefect Emeritus

24 Oct Ordained Priest Roland Paris Buyagan Priest of Baguio, Philippines Administrator

52.8 Appointed Christophe Dufour Bishop of Limoges, France Archbishop Emeritus of Aix (-Arles), France

83.4 Died Daniel Eugene Sheehan † Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

76.7 Retired Léon-Raymond Soulier † Bishop of Limoges, France Bishop Emeritus

25 Oct 75.2 Retired Robert Healy † Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

27 Oct 80.8 Died [Stanislaus Han Daoyi] † Bishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China

28 Oct 75.7 Retired Alfredo Battisti † Archbishop of Udine, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

66.9 Appointed Pietro Brollo † Archbishop of Udine, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

74.8 Retired Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. † Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Sama Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso

53.3 Ordained Bishop Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B. Coadjutor Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles Bishop

57.7 Succeeded Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru Bishop Emeritus

30 Oct 49.5 Appointed José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I. Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

52.6 Appointed Cherubim Alfred Dambui † Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

52.6 Appointed Cherubim Alfred Dambui † Titular Bishop of Subbar Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

59.0 Appointed Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp. Prefect of Likouala, Congo Bishop Emeritus of Impfondo, Congo

75.0 Retired Thomas Khamphan † Vicar Apostolic of Paksé, Laos Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

56.5 Appointed Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.Dei Vicar Apostolic of Paksé, Laos Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos

56.5 Appointed Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.Dei Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos

43.7 Appointed John Ribat, M.S.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

43.7 Appointed John Ribat, M.S.C. Titular Bishop of Macriana Minor Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

46.3 Appointed Désiré Tsarahazana Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar Cardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Oct	249.8	Canonized	St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen (Setchoan, Szechwan, Sichuan), China
157.9	Canonized	St. Antonino Fantosati, O.F.M. Ref. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, China
160.9	Canonized	St. Francesco Antonio Domenico Fogolla, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China
166.8	Canonized	St. Grégoire Grassi, O.F.M. Obs. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China
45.3	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Ryōji Miyahara	Bishop of Oita, Japan	Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan
320.0	Canonized	St. Pedro Sanz y Jordá, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fukien (Kuiceu), China
304.8	Canonized	St. Francesco Serrano Frías, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fukien (Kuiceu), China
74.0	Died	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
127.3	Canonized	St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China
4 Oct	68.7	Died	Emmanuel Kataliko †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
94.6	Died	Egano Righi-Lambertini †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
5 Oct	25.4	Ordained Deacon	Steven Joseph Lopes	Deacon of San Francisco, California, USA	Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA
6 Oct	91.4	Died	Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Aliwal, South Africa
7 Oct	31.0	Ordained Priest	Juan José Salaverry Villarreal, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
8 Oct	58.1	Ordained Bishop	Bernard César Augustin Barsi †	Archbishop of Monaco	Archbishop Emeritus
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Marie Joseph Carré	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
24.4	Ordained Priest	Volodymyr Firman	Priest of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
9 Oct	59.5	Died	Ignatius Pak Sok-hi †	Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)
86.9	Died	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
10 Oct	78.5	Died	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
11 Oct	75.8	Retired	Martino Gomiero †	Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
52.1	Appointed	Andrea Bruno Mazzocato	Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy
45.6	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Mazzafaro	Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Bishop of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
88.3	Died	Pietro Palazzini †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
50.2	Appointed	Jozef Daniel Pravda, S.D.B.	Superior of Baku, Azerbaijan	Superior Emeritus
12 Oct	59.1	Appointed	José Guadalupe Galván Galindo †	Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México	Bishop Emeritus
13 Oct	71.2	Died	Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
75.5	Died	Antonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
72.8	Resigned	José Mario Escobar Serna †	Bishop of Palmira, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
98.0	Died	Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar
14 Oct	69.6	Appointed	Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Acholla	Bishop Emeritus of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan
61.9	Resigned	Vicente Credo Manuel, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I.	Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
75.4	Retired	Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean †	Archbishop of Singapore	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Oct	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Franz Josef Meinrad Merkel, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Oct	71.2	Retired	Denzil Reginald D’Souza †	Bishop of Aizawl, India	Bishop Emeritus
48.5	Ordained Bishop	Singaroyan Sebastianappan	Bishop of Salem, India	Bishop Emeritus
19 Oct	46.3	Succeeded	Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. †	Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
60.1	Resigned	Mário Clemente Neto, C.S.Sp. †	Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
21 Oct	29.5	Ordained Priest	Isaac Bundepuun Dugu	Priest of Makurdi, Nigeria	Bishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria
26.5	Ordained Deacon	Juan Carlos Londoño	Deacon of Medellín, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Joaquín Mariano Sucunza	Titular Bishop of Saetabis	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
23 Oct	54.8	Appointed	Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok	Coadjutor Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	Joseph Djida, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
43.6	Appointed	William Pascal Kikoti †	Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania
41.8	Appointed	Samuel Kleda	Bishop of Batouri, Cameroon	Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon
76.2	Retired	Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj	Bishop of Palayamkottai, India	Bishop Emeritus
49.7	Appointed	Héctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R.	Vicar Apostolic of Trinidad, Colombia
49.7	Appointed	Héctor Javier Pizarro Acevedo, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Ceramus	Vicar Apostolic of Trinidad, Colombia
51.1	Appointed	José de Jesús Quintero Díaz	Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia
51.1	Appointed	José de Jesús Quintero Díaz	Titular Bishop of Chimaera	Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia
58.0	Resigned	William de Jesús Ruiz Velásquez †	Prefect of Leticia, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
24 Oct		Ordained Priest	Roland Paris Buyagan	Priest of Baguio, Philippines	Administrator
52.8	Appointed	Christophe Dufour	Bishop of Limoges, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Aix (-Arles), France
83.4	Died	Daniel Eugene Sheehan †	Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
76.7	Retired	Léon-Raymond Soulier †	Bishop of Limoges, France	Bishop Emeritus
25 Oct	75.2	Retired	Robert Healy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27 Oct	80.8	Died	[Stanislaus Han Daoyi] †	Bishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
28 Oct	75.7	Retired	Alfredo Battisti †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
66.9	Appointed	Pietro Brollo †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
74.8	Retired	Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Sama	Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles	Bishop
57.7	Succeeded	Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A.	Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
30 Oct	49.5	Appointed	José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I.	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
52.6	Appointed	Cherubim Alfred Dambui †	Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
52.6	Appointed	Cherubim Alfred Dambui †	Titular Bishop of Subbar	Auxiliary Bishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
59.0	Appointed	Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.	Prefect of Likouala, Congo	Bishop Emeritus of Impfondo, Congo
75.0	Retired	Thomas Khamphan †	Vicar Apostolic of Paksé, Laos	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
56.5	Appointed	Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.Dei	Vicar Apostolic of Paksé, Laos	Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos
56.5	Appointed	Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.Dei	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari	Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos
43.7	Appointed	John Ribat, M.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea	Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
43.7	Appointed	John Ribat, M.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Macriana Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
46.3	Appointed	Désiré Tsarahazana	Bishop of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, Madagascar	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar

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