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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	22.5	Ordained Priest	Vicente Enrique y Tarancón †	Priest of Tortosa, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
	67.7	Appointed	Saturnino Peri †	Titular Bishop of Ancusa	Bishop Emeritus of Iglesias, Italy
	67.7	Resigned	Saturnino Peri †	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Nov	17.5	Professed	Leo Cornelli, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot General Emeritus
	17.6	Professed	Louis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S.M. †	Member of Society of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
4 Nov	49.1	Appointed	Leopoldo Díaz y Escudero †	Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
5 Nov		Born	Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B.	Athenai	Eparch Emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA
6 Nov		Born	Roberto Antonio Dávila Uzcátegui	Mérida	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
7 Nov		Born	Tadeusz Rybak	Milanówek	Bishop Emeritus of Legnica, Poland
9 Nov	49.8	Succeeded	Timothy Joseph Crowley, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
	76.6	Appointed	Amand-Théophile-Joseph Legrand, C.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Bishop Emeritus of Dacca, Bangladesh
	76.6	Retired	Amand-Théophile-Joseph Legrand, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Dacca, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus
10 Nov	84.8	Died	Giovanni Battista Ricci †	Archbishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
13 Nov		Born	Ramón Echarren Istúriz	Vitoria	Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
14 Nov		Born	Eduardo Vicente Mirás	Buenos Aires	Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
15 Nov	57.3	Appointed	Virgile-Joseph Béguin †	Bishop of Belley, France	Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
		Born	François-Marie-Christian Favreau	Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe	Bishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France
16 Nov		Born	Eugeen Laridon †	Diksmuide	Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
17 Nov		Born	Edmund Michal Piszcz	Bydgoszcz	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
18 Nov	41.0	Appointed	Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira †	Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
	79.0	Died	Hendrik van de Wetering †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
	65.7	Appointed	Jean Verdier, P.S.S. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
19 Nov		Born	John Basil Meeking	Ashburton	Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand
		Born	Franc Perko †	Krka	Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
20 Nov	62.6	Appointed	Paul-Marie-Joseph Julliotte, SS.CC. †	Superior of Hainan [Hainan], China	Prefect Emeritus of Hainan [Hainan], China
21 Nov		Born	Elias White Mutale †	Cikamutumba	Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia
	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Frédéric-Joseph-Marie Provost, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Macri	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
22 Nov		Born	Andrew Zolile T. Brook †	Fort Cunningham	Bishop Emeritus of Umtata, South Africa
	57.0	Appointed	Antônio José dos Santos, C.M. †	Bishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23 Nov		Born	Georges Lagrange	Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne	Bishop Emeritus of Gap, France
24 Nov		Born	John Brewer †	Burnage	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
	50.1	Appointed	Ivan Latyševskyj †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	50.1	Appointed	Ivan Latyševskyj †	Titular Bishop of Adada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
26 Nov	38.0	Appointed	Edoardo Tonna †	Bishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Bishop Emeritus
27 Nov		Born	Hans-Reinhard Koch	Leinefelde	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany
28 Nov	59.6	Appointed	Paschal Charles David Robinson, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
		Born	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Maarab	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
29 Nov		Born	Oriano Quilici †	S. Pietro a Vico, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
30 Nov	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Dellepiane †	Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
1 Dec		Born	Stéphane Katchou †	Alquoch	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
	24.2	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
2 Dec		Born	Ignacio José Gómez Aristizábal	El Peñol	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
3 Dec		Born	José Geraldo Oliveira do Valle, C.S.S.	Leme	Bishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	29.1	Ordained Priest	Basil Salvador Theodore Peres †	Priest	Bishop of Mangalore, India
5 Dec		Born	Peter Joseph Mallon †	Prince Rupert	Archbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
8 Dec		Born	Peter Michael Chenaparampil †	Manakodam	Bishop Emeritus of Alleppey, India
		Born	Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy	Rieupeyroux	Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
	29.3	Ordained Priest	Bernard Denis Stewart †	Priest of Melbourne, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Sandhurst, Australia
9 Dec	70.9	Died	Henry William Cleary †	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
	48.5	Succeeded	James Michael Liston †	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec		Born	Angel T. Hobayan	Taft	Bishop Emeritus of Catarman, Philippines
12 Dec		Born	Ramón Buxarrais Ventura	Santa Perpetua de Moguda	Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
14 Dec		Born	Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. †	Springfield, MA	Bishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA
		Born	Fernando Sebastián Aguilar, C.M.F.	Calatayud	Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
15 Dec	23.7	Ordained Priest	José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. †	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
	62.6	Installed	Nicola Monterisi †	Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
	45.6	Installed	Andrea Taccone †	Bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec	38.7	Appointed	Joseph Henry Albers †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
	38.7	Appointed	Joseph Henry Albers †	Titular Bishop of Lunda	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
	40.9	Appointed	José Garibi y Rivera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	40.9	Appointed	José Garibi y Rivera †	Titular Bishop of Rhosus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	41.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira †	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	55.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Lavitrano †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	68.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph MacRory †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	47.1	Appointed	Pierre-Guillaume Marque, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Archbishop Emeritus
	39.3	Appointed	Antônio Mazzarotto †	Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	68.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	53.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	55.6	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste-Michel-Marie-Louis Pénicaud, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pakhoi [Beihai], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	55.6	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste-Michel-Marie-Louis Pénicaud, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Assus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pakhoi [Beihai], China
	50.6	Appointed	Jan (Johannes) Nepomuk Remiger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	50.6	Appointed	Jan (Johannes) Nepomuk Remiger †	Titular Bishop of Dadima	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
		Born	Jean-Charles Thomas	Saint-Martin-des-Noyers	Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France
	65.8	Appointed	Jean Verdier, P.S.S. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Balbina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	65.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean Verdier, P.S.S. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	57.1	Appointed	Francis Xavier Wang Zepu (Tse-pu) †	Vicar Apostolic of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China	Bishop Emeritus of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
	57.1	Appointed	Francis Xavier Wang Zepu (Tse-pu) †	Titular Bishop of Sinda	Bishop Emeritus of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
	48.3	Appointed	Paul Wang Wen-cheng (Uamuencem) †	Vicar Apostolic of Shunking [Nanchong], China	Bishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China
	48.3	Appointed	Paul Wang Wen-cheng (Uamuencem) †	Titular Bishop of Olena	Bishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China
18 Dec		Born	Józef Glemp †	Inowroclaw	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
19 Dec	41.1	Appointed	Tommaso Berutti, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pengpu [Bengbu], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	41.1	Appointed	Tommaso Berutti, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cusae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pengpu [Bengbu], China
	58.4	Appointed	Franz Joseph Fischer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany
	58.4	Appointed	Franz Joseph Fischer †	Titular Bishop of Zuri	Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany
	41.1	Appointed	Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	46.4	Appointed	Joseph-Wilfrid Guy, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
	46.4	Appointed	Joseph-Wilfrid Guy, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Photice	Bishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
	55.8	Appointed	Luigi Lavitrano †	Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in Capite	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	40.5	Appointed	Edouard Louis Antoine Leys, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	40.5	Appointed	Edouard Louis Antoine Leys, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	68.8	Appointed	Joseph MacRory †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	43.3	Appointed	Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in South Africa {nell’Africa Meridionale}, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Bloemfontein, South Africa
	43.3	Appointed	Herman Joseph Meysing, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Mina	Archbishop Emeritus of Bloemfontein, South Africa
	68.3	Appointed	Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	53.8	Appointed	Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	57.2	Appointed	Augustin-Marie Tardieu, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Quinhon, Viet Nam
	57.2	Appointed	Augustin-Marie Tardieu, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Vada	Vicar Apostolic of Quinhon, Viet Nam
	25.7	Ordained Priest	Peter Wang Mu-To †	Priest	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
20 Dec		Born	Giuseppe Ferraioli †	Roma, Italy	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
21 Dec	26.4	Ordained Priest	Pierre Bonneau, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Douala, Cameroon
	22.4	Ordained Priest	Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo †	Priest of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México	Bishop Emeritus of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Jeremiah Francis Minihan †	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
	28.7	Ordained Priest	James Johnston Navagh †	Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
	25.9	Ordained Priest	João Pereira Venâncio †	Priest of Leiria, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Victor Joseph Reed †	Priest of Oklahoma, USA	Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
	22.4	Ordained Priest	Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin †	Priest of Concepción, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Maria Sensi †	Priest	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Leo Richard Smith †	Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Manuel Tato †	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
22 Dec	38.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Indochina
23 Dec		Born	Victorio Oliver Domingo	Mezquita de Jarque	Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
25 Dec		Born	Jesús Agustín López de Lama, C.P.	Cedillo de la Torre, Spain	Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
26 Dec	72.7	Died	Giuseppe Gamba †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
27 Dec	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Henry Albers †	Titular Bishop of Lunda	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
28 Dec	41.0	Resigned	Julio Garret †	Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
29 Dec	53.1	Appointed	Carlos Labbé Márquez †	Bishop of Iquique, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
	66.2	Died	Quintino Rodrigues de Oliveira e Silva †	Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
	65.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean Verdier, P.S.S. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
30 Dec	77.3	Died	Alexandre Berlioz, M.E.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Hakodate, Japan