Year 2017, September, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 Sep85.0DiedCormac Murphy-O’Connor †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain 60.3AppointedAdam Leszek Musiałek, S.C.I.Apostolic Administrator of Aliwal, South AfricaBishop of De Aar, South Africa 50.1AppointedTony NeelankavilAuxiliary Bishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India 50.1AppointedTony NeelankavilTitular Bishop of MasuccabaAuxiliary Bishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India 47.7AppointedJoseph PamplanyAuxiliary Bishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop 47.7AppointedJoseph PamplanyTitular Bishop of NumluliArchbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India 50.4AppointedSebastian VaniyapurackalCurial Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India 50.4AppointedSebastian VaniyapurackalTitular Bishop of TroynaCurial Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India 92.6DiedŠtefan Vrablec †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia 63.1ResignedMichael WüstenbergBishop of Aliwal, South AfricaBishop Emeritus 2 Sep51.1Ordained BishopAntônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of BabraBishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil 52.6InstalledFabio Dal CinPrelate of Loreto, Italy 41.3Ordained BishopGjergj MetaBishop of Rrëshen, Albania 3 Sep51.4Ordained BishopPierre-Antoine Étienne Marie BozoBishop of Limoges, France 68.5Ordained BishopFranz Josef GebertTitular Bishop of Vegesela in ByzacenaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany 41.9Ordained BishopAndriy RabiyTitular Bishop of GermanicianaAuxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada 4 Sep96.4DiedJosé Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco †Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México 5 Sep75.0RetiredAdriano BernardiniApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoApostolic Nuncio 56.2InstalledNelson Jesus PerezBishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USAArchbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 58.2CeasedDaniel Edward ThomasApostolic Administrator of Cleveland, Ohio, USABishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA 75.3RetiredGerald Thomas WalshAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 6 Sep79.2DiedCarlo Caffarra †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy 7 Sep52.2Ordained BishopGiovanni Peragine, B.Titular Bishop of PhoeniceArchbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania 8 Sep101.5BeatifiedBl. Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. †Bishop of Arauca, Colombia 48.0InstalledFrancisco Cota de OliveiraAuxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilBishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil 52.6Ordained BishopClaudio PalumboBishop of Trivento, ItalyBishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy 56.9AppointedPiero PioppoApostolic Nuncio to Indonesia 9 Sep53.7AppointedLuis Martín Barraza Beltrán, Ist. del PradoBishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México 47.1Ordained BishopJuarez Delorto SeccoTitular Bishop of Vegesela in NumidiaBishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil 76.0RetiredJosé Guadalupe Galván Galindo †Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila, MéxicoBishop Emeritus 50.4Ordained BishopSergi Gordo RodríguezTitular Bishop of CenaeBishop of Tortosa, Spain 81.9DiedVelasio De Paolis, C.S. †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See 75.0RetiredNorbert TrelleBishop of Hildesheim, GermanyBishop Emeritus 45.3Ordained BishopAntoni Vadell Ferrer †Titular Bishop of UrciAuxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain 10 Sep54.8Ordained BishopAntoine Pierre Louis Marie de Romanet de BeauneBishop of France, Military 11 Sep69.0DiedAntónio Francisco dos Santos †Bishop of Porto, Portugal 89.2DiedJosé Trinidad Medel Pérez †Archbishop Emeritus of Durango, México 12 Sep51.1AppointedAngelo AccattinoApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio to Tanzania 51.1AppointedAngelo AccattinoTitular Archbishop of SebanaApostolic Nuncio to Tanzania 75.0RetiredAdriano BernardiniApostolic Nuncio to ItalyApostolic Nuncio 59.5AppointedGabriele Giordano CacciaApostolic Nuncio to PhilippinesPermanent Observer to United Nations 56.0AppointedMark Andrew HagemoenBishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 44.1IncardinatedPetro Holinej (Holiney)Priest of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), UkraineAuxiliary Bishop 40.9AppointedYosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A.Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine 45.6AppointedAndrea RipaUnder Secretary of the Congregation for the ClergySecretary of the Apostolic Signatura 70.6AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 70.6AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 13 Sep64.5AppointedLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Nuncio to IsraelApostolic Nuncio to India 64.5AppointedLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineApostolic Nuncio to India 78.5DiedKazimierz Ryczan †Bishop Emeritus of Kielce, Poland 48.9Ordained BishopGian Franco SabaArchbishop of Sassari, Italy 14 Sep64.9AppointedGiacomo CirulliBishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy 76.2RetiredLuigi Conti †Archbishop of Fermo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 83.3DiedMarcel Paul Herriot †Bishop Emeritus of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France 62.6AppointedRomuald KamińskiCoadjutor Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, PolandBishop 44.5Ordained BishopSimon KulliBishop of Sapë, Albania 54.2AppointedRocco PennacchioArchbishop of Fermo, Italy 53.5AppointedGrzegorz Wojciech RyśCardinal, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland 51.1AppointedMatteo VisioliUnder Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith 15 Sep64.5AppointedLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Nuncio to CyprusApostolic Nuncio to India 85.4DiedIzidoro Kosinski, C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil 75.1RetiredOsvaldo Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to KoreaApostolic Nuncio 75.1RetiredOsvaldo Montecillo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to MongoliaApostolic Nuncio 17 Sep58.0Ordained BishopChristian Rodembourg, M.S.A.Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada 18 Sep72.9ResignedJonas Algimantas Boruta, S.J. †Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), LithuaniaBishop Emeritus 75.3RetiredFriedhelm HofmannBishop of Würzburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus 45.5SucceededKęstutis KėvalasBishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), LithuaniaArchbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania 19 Sep69.6AppointedSebastián Taltavull AngladaBishop of Mallorca, Spain 20 Sep49.2SucceededZenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.Ss.R.Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, BrazilBishop of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil 62.4AppointedAloísio Jorge Pena VitralBishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus 75.6RetiredGuilherme PortoBishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus 75.0RetiredElói Róggia, S.A.C.Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, BrazilPrelate Emeritus 21 Sep61.9AppointedHyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N.Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria 59.1Ordained BishopGeevarghese Makarios KalayilBishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India 58.4Ordained BishopYoohanon Theodosius KochuthundilTitular Bishop of Thuburbo MaiusBishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India 22 Sep60.9InstalledFernando Martín CroxattoBishop of Neuquén, Argentina 23 Sep56.2InstalledThomas Eusebios NaickamparampilBishop of Parassala (Syro-Malankara), India 52.6InstalledClaudio PalumboBishop of Trivento, ItalyBishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy 50.7Ordained BishopAdrianus Sunarko, O.F.M.Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, IndonesiaBishop of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia 52.2Ordained BishopHelizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A.Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, VenezuelaArchbishop of Mérida, Venezuela 24 Sep66.1InstalledMario Enrico DelpiniArchbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy 41.9InstalledAndriy RabiyAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada 90.6DiedManuel da Silva Martins †Bishop Emeritus of Setúbal, Portugal 25 Sep70.0AppointedÓscar Armando Campos ContrerasBishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus 83.0DiedMatthew Hu Xiande †Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China 59.7SucceededFrancis Xavier Jin YangkeBishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China 74.4RetiredBraulio Rafael León Villegas †Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus 27 Sep92.5DiedEdmond-Marie-Henri Abelé †Bishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France 54.9AppointedJosé Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Cametá, Para, BrazilPrelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil 52.7AppointedHermann Glettler, Comm. l'Emm.Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria 28 Sep52.3AppointedÁngel Francisco Caraballo FermínApostolic Administrator of Cabimas, VenezuelaBishop 66.9AppointedSavio Hon Tai-Fai, S.D.B.Apostolic Nuncio to GreeceApostolic Nuncio to Malta 66.4AppointedRyszard Szmydki, O.M.I.Under Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesSecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Evangelization 29 Sep76.1RetiredMario CeccobelliBishop of Gubbio, ItalyBishop Emeritus 76.0RetiredDomenico Umberto D’AmbrosioArchbishop of Lecce, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 62.1AppointedEgidio MiragoliBishop of Mondovi, Italy 75.9RetiredLuciano PacomioBishop of Mondovi, ItalyBishop Emeritus 49.0AppointedLuciano Paolucci BediniBishop of Gubbio, Italy 85.1DiedAnthony Leopold Raymond Peiris †Bishop Emeritus of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka 49.0Ordained BishopLuis Enrique Rojas RuizTitular Bishop of UnizibiraBishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela 66.3AppointedMichele SecciaArchbishop of Lecce, Italy 44.4AppointedDarius TrijonisAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, LithuaniaBishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania 44.4AppointedDarius TrijonisTitular Bishop of FissianaBishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania 30 Sep56.8Ordained BishopJuan Gabriel Díaz RuizBishop of Ciego de Ávila, CubaBishop of Matanzas, Cuba 49.6InstalledFrancisco de Assis Gabriel dos Santos, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil 59.2InstalledGeevarghese Makarios KalayilBishop of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India 52.0Ordained BishopGiacomo MorandiTitular Archbishop of CaereBishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy