The Year of Our Lord 1926

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Nov 50.1 Appointed Filippo Cortesi † Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

2 Nov Born Antonio Cantisani Lauria Superiore Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

3 Nov Born Maurice Couture, R.S.V. Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Québec, Canada

Born Edward Russell Gaines † Wanganui Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand

7 Nov 24.2 Ordained Priest Mario Ghiga † Priest of Iglesias, Italy Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy

24.9 Ordained Priest Alfredo Rubio Diaz † Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

8 Nov Born Josef Koukl Brno Bishop Emeritus of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic

9 Nov 50.2 Resigned Joseph-Romuald Léonard † Bishop of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

Born Francis Joseph Walmsley Woolwich Bishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military

10 Nov Born Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo † Salvatierra Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

11 Nov Born Jose Maria Conget Arizaleta † Tauste Bishop of Jaca, Spain

45.9 Appointed Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tatsienlu, China Bishop of Kangting [Kangding], China

12 Nov 55.8 Appointed Tranquillo Guarneri † Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy

69.6 Appointed Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. † Titular Archbishop of Bostra Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

69.6 Retired Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. † Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

50.2 Installed Joseph Alfred Langlois † Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

52.0 Appointed Claudio María Volio y Jímenez † Titular Bishop of Laranda Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras

52.0 Resigned Claudio María Volio y Jímenez † Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras Bishop Emeritus

13 Nov 57.3 Installed Dionigio Casaroli † Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy

Born Eugène-Marie Ernoult † Saint-Pol-de-Léon Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

73.4 Died Michael John Hoban † Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

14 Nov 39.4 Appointed Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. † Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

39.4 Appointed Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. † Titular Bishop of Podalia Prelate Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil

Born Patricio Maqui Lopez † Bangar Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

50.2 Appointed Gerard Vesters, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

15 Nov Born Manfred Müller Augsburg Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany

16 Nov 45.9 Appointed Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria Bishop of Kangting [Kangding], China

19 Nov Born Antuvan Marovitch † Istanbul Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey

21 Nov Born William Wakefield Baum Dallas, TX Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

Born Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. † Conchi Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia

72.5 Died Anton Keil † Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria

Born Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. San Severino Marche Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia

46.2 Ordained Bishop Miho Pušic † Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

22 Nov 50.0 Ordained Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez † Titular Bishop of Bida Bishop Emeritus of Iquique, Chile

Born Juozas Preikšas Griškabudis Bishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania

25 Nov Born John Mendes † Siparia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles

26 Nov Born Vincenzo Cozzi Lauria Inferiore Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy

Born Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. Gunzendorf-Buttenheim Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

27 Nov Born Paul Vincent Dudley † Northfield Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Born Giuseppe Fabiani Bertinoro Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy

30 Nov 48.1 Ordained Bishop Francesco Basilio Bistauros † Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

Born James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. † Philadelphia, PA, USA Prelate Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru

29.1 Ordained Priest Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. † Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea

61.3 Ordained Bishop Arthur Hinsley † Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

38.7 Ordained Bishop Marco II Khouzam † Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

Born León Kruk † Apóstoles Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina

49.3 Ordained Bishop Theodore Mary Reverman † Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA

1 Dec 88.6 Died Edward Illsley † Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

2 Dec 74.1 Died James J. Davis † Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA

5 Dec 67.1 Ordained Bishop José María Bottaro y Hers, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

Born Leonard Anthony Faulkner Booleroo Centre Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia

22.3 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Fenocchio † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

35.4 Ordained Bishop Kyril Stefan Kurteff † Titular Bishop of Briula Exarch of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria

7 Dec Born William John McNaughton, M.M. Lawrence, MA, USA Bishop Emeritus of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)

9 Dec 47.0 Appointed Dionisio Kfoury, B.S. † Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria

47.0 Ordained Bishop Dionisio Kfoury, B.S. † Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria

40.5 Ordained Bishop Eftimios Youakim, B.S. † Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite), Lebanon Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite), Lebanon

10 Dec Appointed Luigi Mohn, M.C.C.I. † Prefect of Umtata, South Africa

11 Dec Born Diego Natale Bona Castiglione Tinella Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy

69.2 Died Maurice Landrieux † Bishop of Dijon, France

13 Dec Born Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella, O.S.M. Selva di Volpago del Montello, Italy Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aysén, Chile

Born Henri Salina, C.R.A. † Morges, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

14 Dec 82.6 Died Francisco Javier Baztán y Urniza † Bishop Emeritus of Oviedo, Spain

40.5 Appointed André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo], China Bishop of Ningpo [Ningbo], China

15 Dec Born Emmanuel Wamala Kamaggwa Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

16 Dec 49.0 Installed Andrew James Louis Brennan † Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec Born Jean Assaad Haddad Beit-Chabab Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Melkite), Lebanon

18 Dec 32.5 Ordained Priest Joseph Attipetty † Priest Archbishop of Verapoly, India

Born Jaume Camprodon Rovira Torelló Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain

23.1 Ordained Priest Léon-Etienne Duval † Priest of Annecy, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria

29.6 Ordained Priest Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

22.8 Ordained Priest Gaston-Marie Jacquier † Priest of Alger, Algeria Auxiliary Bishop

22.9 Ordained Priest Casimiro Morcillo González † Priest Archbishop of Madrid, Spain

Born Michael Pak Jeong-il P'yongnam Bishop Emeritus of Masan, Korea (South)

23.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Maria Pernicone † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

23.6 Ordained Priest Benito Epifanio Rodríguez † Priest of Rosario, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina

26.2 Ordained Priest Bernhard Schräder † Priest of Osnabrück, Germany Auxiliary Bishop

27.6 Ordained Priest Thomas Tharayil † Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India Bishop Emeritus

19 Dec 78.3 Died Alberto Bitter † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sweden

24.6 Ordained Priest José Lázaro Neves, C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop Emeritus of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil

20 Dec 56.4 Appointed Jules-Marie-Victor Courcoux † Bishop of Orléans, France

53.1 Appointed Carlos María Javier de la Torre † Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

69.7 Appointed Giuseppe Gamba † Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

69.7 Elevated to Cardinal Giuseppe Gamba † Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

50.3 Appointed Manuel Irurita y Almándoz † Bishop of Lérida, Spain Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

62.2 Appointed Lorenzo Lauri † Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

62.2 Elevated to Cardinal Lorenzo Lauri † Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

62.2 Resigned Lorenzo Lauri † Apostolic Nuncio to Poland Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

42.4 Appointed Monalduzio Leopardi † Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy

58.6 Appointed Pasquale Righetti † Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy

46.0 Appointed Pedro Segura y Sáenz † Archbishop of Burgos, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

54.8 Appointed Juan Villar y Sanz † Bishop of Jaca, Spain Bishop of Lérida, Spain

48.0 Appointed Charles Daniel White † Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA

21 Dec 76.0 Died Francesco Isola † Bishop Emeritus of Concordia, Italy

22 Dec Born Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino † Karaguatay Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay

23 Dec 48.1 Appointed John Patrick Barrett † Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain

48.1 Appointed John Patrick Barrett † Titular Bishop of Assus Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain

63.2 Appointed Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México

63.2 Appointed Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Isba Auxiliary Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México

40.4 Appointed Juvéncio de Brito † Bishop of Caetité, Baia, Brazil Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil

40.5 Appointed André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Gibba Bishop of Ningpo [Ningbo], China

43.9 Appointed Andrien-Jean Larribeau, M.E.P. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

43.9 Appointed Andrien-Jean Larribeau, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Dusa Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

Born Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez Santiago Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Born Francis Bible Schulte Philadelphia Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

24 Dec 53.9 Resigned Joseph Petrelli † Apostolic Nuncio to Peru Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

25 Dec Born Maroun Khoury Sader Ain-Ebel Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

28.7 Ordained Priest Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. † Priest of Ordre Basilien Alepin Bishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)

26 Dec 63.3 Ordained Bishop José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Callipolis Vicar Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco

27 Dec 67.0 Died Adamo Borghini † Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy Bishop of San Severino, Italy

30 Dec 75.3 Died Francesco Moretti † Bishop Emeritus of Terni e Narni, Italy

31 Dec Born Paolo Magnani Pieve Porto Morone Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov	50.1	Appointed	Filippo Cortesi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
2 Nov		Born	Antonio Cantisani	Lauria Superiore	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
3 Nov		Born	Maurice Couture, R.S.V.	Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton	Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Québec, Canada
	Born	Edward Russell Gaines †	Wanganui	Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
7 Nov	24.2	Ordained Priest	Mario Ghiga †	Priest of Iglesias, Italy	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
24.9	Ordained Priest	Alfredo Rubio Diaz †	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
8 Nov		Born	Josef Koukl	Brno	Bishop Emeritus of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
9 Nov	50.2	Resigned	Joseph-Romuald Léonard †	Bishop of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Francis Joseph Walmsley	Woolwich	Bishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
10 Nov		Born	Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo †	Salvatierra	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
11 Nov		Born	Jose Maria Conget Arizaleta †	Tauste	Bishop of Jaca, Spain
45.9	Appointed	Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tatsienlu, China	Bishop of Kangting [Kangding], China
12 Nov	55.8	Appointed	Tranquillo Guarneri †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy	Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy
69.6	Appointed	Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. †	Titular Archbishop of Bostra	Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
69.6	Retired	Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
50.2	Installed	Joseph Alfred Langlois †	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
52.0	Appointed	Claudio María Volio y Jímenez †	Titular Bishop of Laranda	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
52.0	Resigned	Claudio María Volio y Jímenez †	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
13 Nov	57.3	Installed	Dionigio Casaroli †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
	Born	Eugène-Marie Ernoult †	Saint-Pol-de-Léon	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
73.4	Died	Michael John Hoban †	Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
14 Nov	39.4	Appointed	Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. †	Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
39.4	Appointed	Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Podalia	Prelate Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil
	Born	Patricio Maqui Lopez †	Bangar	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
50.2	Appointed	Gerard Vesters, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
15 Nov		Born	Manfred Müller	Augsburg	Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
16 Nov	45.9	Appointed	Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria	Bishop of Kangting [Kangding], China
19 Nov		Born	Antuvan Marovitch †	Istanbul	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
21 Nov		Born	William Wakefield Baum	Dallas, TX	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	Born	Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. †	Conchi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
72.5	Died	Anton Keil †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
	Born	Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap.	San Severino Marche	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Miho Pušic †	Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
22 Nov	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Labbé Márquez †	Titular Bishop of Bida	Bishop Emeritus of Iquique, Chile
	Born	Juozas Preikšas	Griškabudis	Bishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania
25 Nov		Born	John Mendes †	Siparia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
26 Nov		Born	Vincenzo Cozzi	Lauria Inferiore	Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
	Born	Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm.	Gunzendorf-Buttenheim	Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
27 Nov		Born	Paul Vincent Dudley †	Northfield	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
	Born	Giuseppe Fabiani	Bertinoro	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
30 Nov	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Basilio Bistauros †	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
	Born	James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. †	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Prelate Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
29.1	Ordained Priest	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
61.3	Ordained Bishop	Arthur Hinsley †	Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
38.7	Ordained Bishop	Marco II Khouzam †	Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
	Born	León Kruk †	Apóstoles	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Theodore Mary Reverman †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
1 Dec	88.6	Died	Edward Illsley †	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
2 Dec	74.1	Died	James J. Davis †	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA
5 Dec	67.1	Ordained Bishop	José María Bottaro y Hers, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Leonard Anthony Faulkner	Booleroo Centre	Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia
22.3	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Fenocchio †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
35.4	Ordained Bishop	Kyril Stefan Kurteff †	Titular Bishop of Briula	Exarch of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria
7 Dec		Born	William John McNaughton, M.M.	Lawrence, MA, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)
9 Dec	47.0	Appointed	Dionisio Kfoury, B.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
47.0	Ordained Bishop	Dionisio Kfoury, B.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Eftimios Youakim, B.S. †	Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite), Lebanon	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite), Lebanon
10 Dec		Appointed	Luigi Mohn, M.C.C.I. †	Prefect of Umtata, South Africa
11 Dec		Born	Diego Natale Bona	Castiglione Tinella	Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
69.2	Died	Maurice Landrieux †	Bishop of Dijon, France
13 Dec		Born	Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella, O.S.M.	Selva di Volpago del Montello, Italy	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aysén, Chile
	Born	Henri Salina, C.R.A. †	Morges, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
14 Dec	82.6	Died	Francisco Javier Baztán y Urniza †	Bishop Emeritus of Oviedo, Spain
40.5	Appointed	André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo], China	Bishop of Ningpo [Ningbo], China
15 Dec		Born	Emmanuel Wamala	Kamaggwa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
16 Dec	49.0	Installed	Andrew James Louis Brennan †	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec		Born	Jean Assaad Haddad	Beit-Chabab	Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Melkite), Lebanon
18 Dec	32.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Attipetty †	Priest	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
	Born	Jaume Camprodon Rovira	Torelló	Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain
23.1	Ordained Priest	Léon-Etienne Duval †	Priest of Annecy, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
29.6	Ordained Priest	Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
22.8	Ordained Priest	Gaston-Marie Jacquier †	Priest of Alger, Algeria	Auxiliary Bishop
22.9	Ordained Priest	Casimiro Morcillo González †	Priest	Archbishop of Madrid, Spain
	Born	Michael Pak Jeong-il	P'yongnam	Bishop Emeritus of Masan, Korea (South)
23.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Maria Pernicone †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
23.6	Ordained Priest	Benito Epifanio Rodríguez †	Priest of Rosario, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
26.2	Ordained Priest	Bernhard Schräder †	Priest of Osnabrück, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
27.6	Ordained Priest	Thomas Tharayil †	Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	78.3	Died	Alberto Bitter †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sweden
24.6	Ordained Priest	José Lázaro Neves, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
20 Dec	56.4	Appointed	Jules-Marie-Victor Courcoux †	Bishop of Orléans, France
53.1	Appointed	Carlos María Javier de la Torre †	Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
69.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Gamba †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra Minerva	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
69.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Gamba †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
50.3	Appointed	Manuel Irurita y Almándoz †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
62.2	Appointed	Lorenzo Lauri †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
62.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Lorenzo Lauri †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
62.2	Resigned	Lorenzo Lauri †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
42.4	Appointed	Monalduzio Leopardi †	Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
58.6	Appointed	Pasquale Righetti †	Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy
46.0	Appointed	Pedro Segura y Sáenz †	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
54.8	Appointed	Juan Villar y Sanz †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
48.0	Appointed	Charles Daniel White †	Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA
21 Dec	76.0	Died	Francesco Isola †	Bishop Emeritus of Concordia, Italy
22 Dec		Born	Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino †	Karaguatay	Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay
23 Dec	48.1	Appointed	John Patrick Barrett †	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
48.1	Appointed	John Patrick Barrett †	Titular Bishop of Assus	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
63.2	Appointed	Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
63.2	Appointed	Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Isba	Auxiliary Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
40.4	Appointed	Juvéncio de Brito †	Bishop of Caetité, Baia, Brazil	Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
40.5	Appointed	André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Gibba	Bishop of Ningpo [Ningbo], China
43.9	Appointed	Andrien-Jean Larribeau, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
43.9	Appointed	Andrien-Jean Larribeau, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dusa	Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
	Born	Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez	Santiago	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
	Born	Francis Bible Schulte	Philadelphia	Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
24 Dec	53.9	Resigned	Joseph Petrelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
25 Dec		Born	Maroun Khoury Sader	Ain-Ebel	Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
28.7	Ordained Priest	Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. †	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alepin	Bishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
26 Dec	63.3	Ordained Bishop	José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Vicar Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco
27 Dec	67.0	Died	Adamo Borghini †	Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy	Bishop of San Severino, Italy
30 Dec	75.3	Died	Francesco Moretti †	Bishop Emeritus of Terni e Narni, Italy
31 Dec		Born	Paolo Magnani	Pieve Porto Morone	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy

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