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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Nov		Born	Anthony Hampden Dickson	Kingston in Jamaica	Bishop Emeritus of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles
4 Nov	77.3	Died	Giacomo Ghio †	Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino, Italy
	52.0	Appointed	Michael Rackl †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
		Born	Pio Vittorio Vigo	Acireale	Bishop of Acireale, Italy
6 Nov	53.1	Installed	Peter Leo Ireton †	Coadjutor Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Bishop
	46.7	Installed	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
8 Nov		Appointed	Luigi Hopfgartner, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Sarawak, Malaysia
		Born	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Villahermosa	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
		Born	Jorge Eduardo Marskell, S.F.M. †	Hamilton, Canada	Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
10 Nov	30.2	Ordained Priest	Egidio Gavazzi, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Subiaco, Italy
11 Nov		Appointed	Florentino Asensio Barroso †	Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro, Spain
		Appointed	Florentino Asensio Barroso †	Titular Bishop of Euroea in Epiro	Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro, Spain
		Born	John Patrick Foley	Darby, PA	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	77.3	Died	Philip Richard McDevitt †	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
	50.9	Appointed	Alexandre Poncet, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
	50.9	Appointed	Alexandre Poncet, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
		Born	Francisco de Paula Victor	Paraisópolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
14 Nov		Born	Petr Esterka	Doini Bojanovice	Auxiliary Bishop of Brno, Czech Republic
15 Nov	61.6	Appointed	José Alves Martins †	Titular Bishop of Bela	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
	61.6	Resigned	José Alves Martins †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Bishop Emeritus
		Appointed	Giuseppe Billiet, C.I.C.M. †	Prefect of Mountain Provinces, Philippines
	61.3	Appointed	Joaquim Rafael Maria d'Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Bishop Emeritus
16 Nov	41.6	Appointed	Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d'Ustou †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
	41.6	Appointed	Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d'Ustou †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Macedonia	Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
	42.4	Appointed	Eduardo Pedro Martínez y Dalmau, C.P. †	Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos, Cuba
	55.8	Appointed	Joseph Casimir Plagens †	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette, Michigan, USA	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
	73.0	Resigned	Valentín (Manuel) Zubizarreta y Unamunsaga, O.C.D. †	Apostolic Administrator of Cienfuegos, Cuba	Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
17 Nov	24.0	Ordained Priest	Almir Marques Ferreira †	Priest of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Achille Salvucci †	Bishop of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
21 Nov	80.9	Died	John McIntyre †	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
22 Nov	66.1	Died	Carmine Cesarano, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
		Born	Alberto Setele †	Zavala	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
23 Nov		Born	Jorge Luis Lona	Buenos Aires	Bishop of San Luis, Argentina
	67.7	Died	Florentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. †	Prelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil
25 Nov		Born	Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F.	Montebello	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia
		Born	Leonard Zamora Legaspi, O.P.	Meycauayan	Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
26 Nov	40.2	Appointed	Stephen Ferrando, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Shillong, India	Bishop Emeritus
	40.6	Appointed	Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'Hara †	Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain
27 Nov	77.2	Died	Alessandro de Giorgi †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina
29 Nov		Born	Thomas Joseph O’Brien	Indianapolis, IN	Bishop Emeritus of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
30 Nov	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Luis Concha Córdoba †	Bishop of Manizales, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Georges Joseph Haezaert, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Pertusa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	24.3	Ordained Priest	John Patrick O'Loughlin, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Darwin, Australia
		Born	Reynald Rouleau, O.M.I.	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Daniel Tavares Baeta Neves †	Priest of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1 Dec	23.7	Ordained Priest	Mario Di Lieto †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy
	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Gregorio Falconieri †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Hyakinthos Gad †	Priest of Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)	Exarch Emeritus
		Born	João Miranda Teixeira	Felgueiras	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
		Born	Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê	Quang Tri	Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam
	23.6	Ordained Priest	Luigi Rovigatti †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
3 Dec		Born	Francisco Clavel Gil	Tlacotepec	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
	33.6	Appointed	Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †	Bishop of Sendai, Japan	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to India
5 Dec		Born	John Clement Favalora	New Orleans	Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
8 Dec	26.6	Ordained Priest	Cletus Joseph Benjamin †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	24.3	Ordained Priest	John Anthony Donovan †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Ohio, USA
	24.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Howard Hodges †	Priest of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Panico †	Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana Prima	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	59.6	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Pittini Piussi, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	24.9	Ordained Priest	Francis Frederick Reh †	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
		Born	Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden, S.S.S.	Achterveld	Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
	61.1	Died	Giuseppe Vizzini †	Bishop of Noto, Italy
	26.4	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Wright †	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
9 Dec	42.7	Appointed	Joseph Michael Gilmore †	Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA
	78.4	Died	Charles Givelet, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
	45.2	Appointed	François Person, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio
	45.2	Appointed	François Person, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Paraetonium	Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio
	57.1	Succeeded	Charles Vogel, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Swatow [Shantou], China	Bishop of Swatow [Shantou], China
10 Dec		Born	Emmanuel A. Mapunda	Parangu	Bishop of Mbinga, Tanzania
11 Dec	58.5	Died	Guilherme Müller †	Bishop of Barra do Piraí, Brazil
		Born	Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens	Elshout	Bishop Emeritus of Breda, Netherlands
12 Dec	27.0	Ordained Priest	Bala Shoury Thumma †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nellore, India
13 Dec		Appointed	Giovanni Battista Magenties †	Prefect of Tali [Dali], China
15 Dec	61.8	Died	Francesco Cammarota †	Bishop of Capaccio-Vallo, Italy
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Frederico Didonet †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	45.2	Appointed	Hugh Louis Lamb †	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
	45.2	Appointed	Hugh Louis Lamb †	Titular Bishop of Elo	Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
16 Dec	76.9	Appointed	Alfred-Henri-Marie Baudrillart †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
	76.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Alfred-Henri-Marie Baudrillart †	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
	64.6	Appointed	Peitro Boetto, S.J. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	64.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Peitro Boetto, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	58.9	Appointed	Camillo Caccia Dominioni †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	58.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Camillo Caccia Dominioni †	Cardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	61.5	Appointed	Nicola Canali †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere
	61.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Nicola Canali †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere
	54.1	Appointed	Ettore Castelli †	Auxiliary Bishop	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	54.1	Appointed	Ettore Castelli †	Titular Bishop of Messene	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	79.7	Appointed	Federico Cattani Amadori †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy
	79.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Federico Cattani Amadori †	Cardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy
	56.1	Appointed	Nicola Colangelo †	Bishop of Nardò, Italy
	55.9	Appointed	Santiago Luis Copello †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (degli Schiavoni)	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
	55.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Santiago Luis Copello †	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
	69.1	Appointed	Carlo Cremonesi †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Secret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
	69.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Cremonesi †	Cardinal, Secret Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
	69.1	Resigned	Carlo Cremonesi †	Secret Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities	Cardinal, Secret Almoner Emeritus
	53.8	Appointed	Ático Eusébio da Rocha †	Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
	52.6	Appointed	Maurice Feltin †	Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	58.1	Appointed	Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Cafelândia, Brazil
	50.2	Appointed	Carlo de Ferrari, C.S.S. †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy	Archbishop of Trento, Italy
	66.0	Appointed	Isidro Gomá y Tomás †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	66.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Isidro Gomá y Tomás †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	60.1	Appointed	Johannes Petrus Huibers †	Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
	42.1	Appointed	Angelo Giuseppe Jelmini †	Apostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland
	42.1	Appointed	Angelo Giuseppe Jelmini †	Titular Bishop of Thermae Basilicae	Apostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland
	68.2	Appointed	Domenico Jorio †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
	68.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Jorio †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
	65.6	Appointed	Karel Boromejský Kaspar †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	65.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Karel Boromejský Kaspar †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	61.9	Appointed	Vincenzo Lapuma †	Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	61.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Vincenzo Lapuma †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	74.1	Appointed	Camillo Laurenti †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Scala	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
	76.0	Died	Michele Lega †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
	58.8	Appointed	Luigi Maglione †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
	58.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Maglione †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
	46.0	Appointed	Nicola Margiotta †	Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
	72.7	Appointed	Domenico Mariani †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Cesareo in Palatio	Cardinal, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	72.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Mariani †	Cardinal, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	65.3	Appointed	Francesco Marmaggi †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	65.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Marmaggi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	58.7	Appointed	Massimo Massimi †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Portico	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	58.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Massimo Massimi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	58.7	Resigned	Massimo Massimi †	Dean of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	69.5	Appointed	Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop
	51.2	Appointed	Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
	65.4	Appointed	Carlo Salotti †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
	65.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Salotti †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
	74.1	Appointed	Enrico Sibilia †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Nuova	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	74.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Enrico Sibilia †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	52.1	Died	Alphonse John Smith †	Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
	50.2	Appointed	Franciszek Sonik †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
	50.2	Appointed	Franciszek Sonik †	Titular Bishop of Margum	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
	61.7	Appointed	Emmanuel Célestin Suhard †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	61.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Emmanuel Célestin Suhard †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	56.1	Appointed	Ignace Gabriel I Tappouni †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	56.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Ignace Gabriel I Tappouni †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	62.2	Appointed	Federico Tedeschini †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
	62.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Federico Tedeschini †	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
	70.7	Appointed	Alessandro Verde †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Cosmedin	Cardinal, Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
19 Dec	23.3	Ordained Priest	Marcellino Aramburu y Arandía, O.C.D. †	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Vijayapuram, India
	41.5	Appointed	Jaime de Barros Câmara †	Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	36.3	Appointed	Hugo Bressane de Araújo †	Bishop of Bonfim, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	45.4	Appointed	Francis Patrick Carroll †	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	41.7	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d'Ustou †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Macedonia	Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
	45.6	Appointed	George Leo Leech †	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	60.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Migone †	Secret Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities
	60.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Migone †	Titular Archbishop of Nicomedia	Secret Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities
	45.4	Appointed	Carlos Carmelo de Vasconcelos Motta †	Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
20 Dec		Born	Christopher Shaman Abba	Mabushi	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria
	59.7	Appointed	Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini †	Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
	31.2	Ordained Priest	Alexander Edezath †	Priest of Cochin, India	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Percival Joseph Fernandez	Mangalore	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India
	68.2	Appointed	Domenico Jorio †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
	63.5	Appointed	Francesco Morano †	Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano
21 Dec	25.0	Ordained Priest	Julius Angerhausen †	Priest of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Sebastiano Baggio †	Priest of Vicenza, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Prefect Emeritus of Leticia, Colombia
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Jorge Ramón Chalup †	Priest of Corrientes, Argentina	Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Ioan Chertes †	Priest of Cluj-Gherla (Romanian), Romania	Titular Archbishop of Cantanus
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Celestine Joseph Damiano †	Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
	45.8	Appointed	Anastasio Hurtado y Robles †	Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México	Bishop Emeritus
	31.4	Ordained Priest	Matthew Kavukattu †	Priest	Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India
	26.3	Ordained Priest	José Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E. †	Priest of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jorge, Colombia
	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Pedro Martínez y Dalmau, C.P. †	Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos, Cuba
	72.7	Appointed	Domenico Mariani †	Cardinal, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	28.5	Ordained Priest	Owen McCann †	Priest of Cape Town, South Africa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Bernard Joseph McLaughlin	Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	29.7	Ordained Priest	Simon Hoa Nguyên-van Hien †	Priest	Bishop of Ðà Lat, Viêt Nam
	27.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand
	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Michael Rackl †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
	33.5	Ordained Priest	Franciscus Xaverius Eikichi Tanaka †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan
	29.9	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Vayalil †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Palai (Syro-Malabarese), India
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Pasquale Venezia †	Priest of Avellino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	25.8	Ordained Priest	Evelio Domínguez Recinos †	Priest of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Auxiliary Bishop
		Born	Sincero Barcenilla Lucero †	Carcar	Bishop Emeritus of Calbayog, Philippines
25 Dec	82.4	Died	João de Almeida Ferrão (Terra) †	Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	54.8	Succeeded	Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28 Dec		Born	Ryszard Karpinski	Rudzienko	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
29 Dec	25.3	Ordained Priest	Elías Prado Tello †	Priest of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
30 Dec	56.2	Appointed	Francesco Bracci †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
31 Dec	61.9	Appointed	Vincenzo Lapuma †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	72.8	Resigned	Alexis-Henri-Marie Lépicier, O.S.M. †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
		Born	Edwin Regan	Port Talbot	Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain

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