Year 2023, September, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 Sep70.3RetiredLeo BoccardiApostolic Nuncio to JapanApostolic Nuncio 59.7InstalledGustavo Gabriel ZurbriggenBishop of Concordia, Argentina 2 Sep60.2Ordained BishopMichele Di TolveTitular Bishop of HorreaAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy 50.8Ordained BishopKornél Fábry, Comm. l'Emm.Titular Bishop of GuardialfieraAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary 84.7DiedPaul Kazuhiro Mori †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan 58.6AppointedRui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M.Apostolic Administrator of Portugal, MilitaryPatriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal 58.6InstalledRui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M.Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal 3 Sep58.4Ordained BishopThomas John KiangioBishop of Tanga, Tanzania 60.8Ordained BishopMartín Lasarte Topolansky, S.D.B.Bishop of Lwena, Angola 54.8Ordained BishopLuc TerlindenArchbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium 5 Sep94.6DiedAdam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. †Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 6 Sep68.5CeasedNestor Julao AdaliaApostolic Administrator of Calapan, PhilippinesApostolic Administrator Emeritus 49.7InstalledMoises Magpantay CuevasVicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines 8 Sep61.2DiedDidier Norman Raymond Berthet †Bishop of Saint-Dié, France 54.4AppointedCarlos Alberto Godoy LabrañaBishop of Osorno, Chile 55.0AppointedTomás Godrés González GonzálezAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico 55.0AppointedTomás Godrés González GonzálezTitular Bishop of EneraAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico 70.5AppointedZdenko Križić, O.C.D.Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia 64.6InstalledSandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M.Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya 50.4AppointedFrantišek TrstenskýBishop of Spiš, Slovakia 9 Sep61.7Ordained BishopOlivier Michel Marie de CagnyBishop of Évreux, France 63.1InstalledJosé Aparecido Gonçalves de AlmeidaBishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil 56.4InstalledSergi Gordo RodríguezBishop of Tortosa, Spain 50.4Ordained BishopEdouard Isango NkoyoTitular Bishop of UtimmiraAuxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 49.8Ordained BishopFernando Ortega OrtegaTitular Bishop of ThizicaAuxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador 51.3Ordained BishopGeorge George PanamthundilTitular Archbishop of FlorianaApostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan 53.6Ordained BishopMauricio Rueda BeltzTitular Archbishop of CingoliApostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire 66.4Ordained BishopEdouard Tsimba Ngoma, C.I.C.M.Titular Bishop of IgilgiliAuxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 58.7Ordained BishopÉtienne Emmanuel Vetö, I.C.N.Titular Bishop of ThérouanneAuxiliary Bishop of Reims, France 10 Sep95.8DiedPierre Trần Thành Chung †Bishop Emeritus of Kontum, Viet Nam 11 Sep62.7AppointedEnrique Sánchez MartínezBishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México 12 Sep63.5AppointedFaustino Burgos Brisman, C.M.Apostolic Administrator of Baní, Dominican RepublicBishop 75.2RetiredRaffaello MartinelliBishop of Frascati, ItalyBishop Emeritus 62.2ResignedVictor Emilio Masalles PereBishop of Baní, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus 62.0AppointedStefano RussoBishop of Frascati, ItalyBishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy 13 Sep88.5DiedJan Walenty Wieczorek †Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland 14 Sep82.6DiedMarcel Honorat Léon Agboton †Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin 75.0RetiredBernard Ardura, O. Praem.President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical SciencesPresident Emeritus 62.4AppointedMarek Andrzej Inglot, S.J.President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences 55.0AppointedJoseph MurphyUnder Secretary of the Secretariat of State 70.0AppointedJosé Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M.Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, SpainArchbishop 57.1AppointedAntonino Spadaro, S.J.Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education 15 Sep61.1InstalledVictor Manuel FernándezCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith 61.1InstalledVictor Manuel FernándezPresident of the Pontifical Biblical CommissionCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith 61.1InstalledVictor Manuel FernándezPresident of the International Theological CommissionCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith 53.3AppointedRaymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe 53.3AppointedRaymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.Apostolic Administrator of Chinhoyi, ZimbabweBishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe 16 Sep60.2AppointedGuy BoulangerBishop of Amos, Québec, CanadaBishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada 59.7Ordained BishopRoberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy 75.5RetiredGilles LemayBishop of Amos, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus 49.3AppointedAndrea Lembo, P.I.M.E.Auxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō, Japan 49.3AppointedAndrea Lembo, P.I.M.E.Titular Bishop of MuliaAuxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō, Japan 55.0InstalledGabriel Antonio MestreArchbishop of La Plata, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus 17 Sep66.5InstalledJean-Louis Marie BalsaArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France 59.7InstalledRoberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.Bishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy 71.1Ordained BishopHanna Jallouf, O.F.M.Vicar Apostolic of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria 19 Sep75.4RetiredJoseph Nathaniel PerryAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 54.0InstalledCarlo VillanoBishop of Pozzuoli, Italy 68.7ResignedAndrew Peter (Andrzej Piotr) WypychAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 20 Sep62.9AppointedBenno ElbsApostolic Administrator of Vaduz, LiechtensteinBishop of Feldkirch, Austria 58.0AppointedOdair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, C.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 58.0AppointedOdair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, C.M.Titular Bishop of CenaeAuxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 75.1RetiredWolfgang HaasArchbishop of Vaduz, LiechtensteinArchbishop Emeritus 21 Sep58.2AppointedGiuseppe AlbertiBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy 49.7AppointedAmérico Manuel Alves AguiarCardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal 65.0AppointedLourdu AnandamBishop of Sivagangai, India 51.3AppointedOsório Citora Afonso, I.M.C.Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique 51.3AppointedOsório Citora Afonso, I.M.C.Titular Bishop of Putia in NumidiaAuxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique 53.2AppointedHabila Tyiakwonaboi DabohBishop of Zaria, Nigeria 66.2AppointedJoseph Ðặng Ðức NgânCoadjutor Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam 66.2AppointedJoseph Ðặng Ðức NgânApostolic Administrator of Ðà Nẵng, Viet NamCoadjutor Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam 67.1ResignedBuenaventura Malayo FamadicoBishop of San Pablo, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 76.8RetiredJonás Guerrero CoronaBishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, MéxicoBishop Emeritus 61.7AppointedJesús José Herrera QuiñonezBishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México 75.2RetiredFrancesco MilitoBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, ItalyBishop Emeritus 60.9AppointedMylo Hubert Claudio VergaraApostolic Administrator of San Pablo, PhilippinesBishop of Pasig, Philippines 22 Sep55.0InstalledLuis Enrique Rojas RuizBishop of Punto Fijo, Venezuela 23 Sep51.6Ordained BishopJoão Batista Alves do Nascimento, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil 75.5RetiredTommaso Cascianelli, C.P.Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus 92.4DiedVíctor Manuel López Forero †Archbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia 54.9CeasedRudolf NyandoroApostolic Administrator of Gokwe, ZimbabweBishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe 49.1Ordained BishopEusebius Jelous NyathiBishop of Gokwe, Zimbabwe 48.4AppointedAntônio Ederaldo de SantanaBishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil 54.0InstalledCarlo VillanoBishop of Ischia, ItalyBishop of Pozzuoli, Italy 26 Sep66.9Ordained BishopAlbert Matta BahhuthTitular Bishop of VadesiAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA 76.0RetiredCarlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B.Bishop of Mercedes, UruguayBishop Emeritus 68.0Ordained BishopMatthew Gregory Elshoff, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of LamzellaAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA 45.4ConfirmedImad Khoshaba GargeesArchbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran 51.6AppointedLuis Eduardo González CedrésBishop of Mercedes, Uruguay 58.9Ordained BishopBrian Alan NunesTitular Bishop of KearneyAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA 49.3Ordained BishopSławomir Stanisław SzkredkaTitular Bishop of Vicus TurrisAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA 99.6DiedStanisław Szymecki †Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland 27 Sep54.9AppointedZenildo Lima da SilvaAuxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 54.9AppointedZenildo Lima da SilvaTitular Bishop of MaraguiaAuxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil 82.5DiedSlobodan Štambuk †Bishop Emeritus of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia 28 Sep77.9AppointedPaul Joseph BradleyApostolic Administrator of Steubenville, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA 60.3AppointedJeffrey Marc MonfortonAuxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA 60.3AppointedJeffrey Marc MonfortonTitular Bishop of CenturiaAuxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA 56.6Ordained BishopMichael (Micae) Phạm Minh CườngTitular Bishop of CercinaAuxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA 53.7Ordained BishopFelipe Pulido LópezTitular Bishop of BuffadaAuxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA 29 Sep54.1AppointedRaimo Ramón Goyarrola BeldaBishop of Helsinki, Finland 30 Sep59.8Ordained BishopJohn Lewis AdamsBishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand 49.7AppointedAmérico Manuel Alves AguiarCardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via MerulanaCardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal 49.7Elevated to CardinalAmérico Manuel Alves AguiarCardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal 51.6InstalledJoão Batista Alves do Nascimento, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil 59.7AppointedStephen Ameyu Martin MullaCardinal-Priest of Santa Gemma GalganiCardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan 59.7Elevated to CardinalStephen Ameyu Martin MullaCardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan 67.0AppointedStephen BrislinCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Domenica MazzarelloCardinal, Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa 67.0Elevated to CardinalStephen BrislinCardinal, Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa 54.8AppointedFrançois-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a BocceaCardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France 54.8Elevated to CardinalFrançois-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France 64.1AppointedStephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J.Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de La SalleCardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China 64.1Elevated to CardinalStephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J.Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China 58.0AppointedJosé Cobo CanoCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Monserrato degli SpagnoliCardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain 58.0Elevated to CardinalJosé Cobo CanoCardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain 75.4CeasedJohn Atcherley DewApostolic Administrator of Palmerston North, New ZealandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand 96.4AppointedLuis Pascual Dri, O.F.M. Cap.Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin 96.4Elevated to CardinalLuis Pascual Dri, O.F.M. Cap.Cardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin 63.1AppointedÁngel Fernández Artime, S.D.B.Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Auxiliatrice in via TuscolanaCardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 63.1Elevated to CardinalÁngel Fernández Artime, S.D.B.Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life 61.1AppointedVictor Manuel FernándezCardinal-Deacon of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima PortaCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith 61.1Elevated to CardinalVictor Manuel FernándezCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith 71.8AppointedSebastian FrancisCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Causa Nostrae LaetitiaeCardinal, Bishop of Penang, Malaysia 71.8Elevated to CardinalSebastian FrancisCardinal, Bishop of Penang, Malaysia 67.9AppointedClaudio GugerottiCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Ambrogio della MassimaCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches 67.9Elevated to CardinalClaudio GugerottiCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches 60.5InstalledPaul Kariuki NjiruBishop of Wote, Kenya 83.0AppointedAgostino MarchettoCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria GorettiCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development 83.0Elevated to CardinalAgostino MarchettoCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development 60.3AppointedAnthony MuheriaApostolic Administrator of Embu, KenyaArchbishop of Nyeri, Kenya 84.3AppointedDiego Rafael Padrón SánchezCardinal-Priest of San GaetanoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela 84.3Elevated to CardinalDiego Rafael Padrón SánchezCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela 77.6AppointedChristophe Louis Yves Georges PierreCardinal-Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta San PaoloCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America 77.6Elevated to CardinalChristophe Louis Yves Georges PierreCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America 58.4AppointedPierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.Cardinal-Priest of Sant’OnofrioCardinal, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine 58.4Elevated to CardinalPierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.Cardinal, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine 68.0AppointedRobert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.Cardinal-Deacon of Santa MonicaCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops 68.0Elevated to CardinalRobert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops 65.1AppointedÁngel Sixto Rossi, S.J.Cardinal-Priest of Santa Bernadette SoubirousCardinal, Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina 65.1Elevated to CardinalÁngel Sixto Rossi, S.J.Cardinal, Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina 61.5AppointedLuis José Rueda AparicioCardinal-Priest of San Luca a Via PrenestinaCardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia 61.5Elevated to CardinalLuis José Rueda AparicioCardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia 63.3AppointedProtase RugambwaCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in MontesantoCardinal, Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania 63.3Elevated to CardinalProtase RugambwaCardinal, Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania 59.6AppointedGrzegorz Wojciech RyśCardinal-Priest of Santi Cirillo e MetodioCardinal, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland 59.6Elevated to CardinalGrzegorz Wojciech RyśCardinal, Archbishop of Łódź, Poland 56.5InstalledRonilton Souza de Araújo, S.C.I.Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil 76.6AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigCardinal-Deacon of San Giuseppe in via TrionfaleCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 76.6Elevated to CardinalEmil Paul TscherrigCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio 90.4DiedEurico dos Santos Veloso †Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil