The Year of Our Lord 1938

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Nov 47.8 Died Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], China

4 Nov 52.9 Appointed Giuseppe Cogoni † Archbishop of Oristano, Italy

5 Nov 45.6 Ordained Bishop Paolo Babini † Bishop of Comacchio, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Forli, Italy

6 Nov 22.8 Ordained Priest Pietro Fiordelli † Priest of Città di Castello, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy

Born Leonardo Yuzon Medroso Ormoc Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines

7 Nov Born Sigitas Tamkevicius, S.J. Krikstonys Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania

8 Nov Born Pedro D. Arigo Malate Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa, Philippines

Born Louis Kébreau, S.D.B. Jérémie Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti

53.6 Appointed Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. † Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

53.6 Appointed Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. † Titular Bishop of Ascalon Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

9 Nov Born Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley Dole Bishop of Langres, France

54.3 Ordained Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Adrien Llosa † Bishop of Ajaccio, France Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Ordained Bishop Charles Massé † Titular Bishop of Phaena Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France

Born Dale Joseph Melczek Detroit Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA

57.5 Ordained Bishop John Hubert Peschges † Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA

10 Nov Born Barry Francis Collins † Waitara Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia

Born Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, Ist. del Prado Courbevoie Bishop of Saint-Denis, France

Born Giuseppe Moretti, B. Recanati, Italy Superior of Afghanistan

13 Nov 71.6 Died Leopoldo Duarte e Silva, Paulista † Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Born David Louis Walker Clovelly Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia

14 Nov 49.0 Appointed Umberto Malchiodi † Archbishop of Camerino, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy

53.9 Appointed Umberto Ravetta † Bishop of Senigallia, Italy

76.2 Died François Camille Van Ronslé, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

16 Nov 71.2 Retired Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Changteh [Changde], China Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

17 Nov Born Francisco Polti Santillán Santiago del Estero Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

Born José Soleibe Arbeláez Cartago Bishop of Caldas, Colombia

18 Nov Born Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil Karakosche Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

Born Vicente C. Manuel, S.V.D. † Calintaan Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines

19 Nov 47.1 Appointed William A. Rice, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Belize, Belize

47.1 Appointed William A. Rice, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Rusicade Vicar Apostolic of Belize, Belize

20 Nov 24.7 Ordained Priest Julio Franco Arango † Priest Bishop of Duitama, Colombia

50.7 Installed Joseph Basil Roper † Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia Bishop Emeritus

21 Nov 31.8 Ordained Priest Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

49.2 Appointed William Godfrey † Titular Archbishop of Cius Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

49.2 Appointed William Godfrey † Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

45.4 Ordained Bishop Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. † Titular Bishop of Andropolis Bishop Emeritus of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

23 Nov Born Patrick Altham Kelly Morecambe Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain

Born Józef Zawitkowski Wal Auxiliary Bishop of Łowicz, Poland

24 Nov 29.6 Ordained Priest Clement Thottungal, C.M.I. † Priest of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Bishop Emeritus of Sagar (Syro-Malabarese), India

25 Nov Appointed Leandro Nieto y Bolandier, O.A.R. † Prefect of Palawan, Philippines

26 Nov 71.9 Died Antonio Bahabanian † Bishop of Cesarea di Cappadocia (Armenian), Turkey

27 Nov 26.8 Ordained Priest Ignatius Salvador D'Souza † Priest Bishop of Baroda, India

Born Theodor Kettmann Besten bei Ankum Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany

27.7 Ordained Priest Longinus Gabriel Pereira † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

39.2 Ordained Bishop Athanasios Toutoungi † Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Alep (Melkite), Syria

29 Nov Born José Oscar Barahona Castillo Mercedes La Ceiba Bishop Emeritus of San Vicente, El Salvador

30 Nov 36.3 Ordained Bishop René de Pontes † Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

23.8 Ordained Priest Henry Joseph Kennedy † Priest of Sydney, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia

35.2 Ordained Bishop Paulus Rusch † Titular Bishop of Lycopolis Bishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria

45.4 Ordained Bishop Léon-Albert Terrier † Bishop of Tarentaise, France Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France

1 Dec 68.9 Died Thomas Wulstan Pearson, O.S.B. † Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain

3 Dec 51.3 Appointed Domenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Bezwada, India Bishop of Vijayawada, India

64.0 Appointed Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Hallé † Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

52.3 Appointed Friedrich Hünermann † Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany

52.3 Appointed Friedrich Hünermann † Titular Bishop of Ostracine Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany

36.9 Appointed David Mathew † Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military

36.9 Appointed David Mathew † Titular Bishop of Aeliae Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military

Born Werner Thissen Kleve Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany

4 Dec 74.0 Died Alfonso Archi † Bishop of Cesena, Italy

Born Zef Gashi, S.D.B. Pešter Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro

23.5 Ordained Priest Elizeu Simões Mendes † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil

5 Dec 74.4 Died Giuseppe Teodorowicz † Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine

6 Dec 42.9 Ordained Bishop Henri Audrain † Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Arcadia Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

Born Janusz Bolonek Huta Dlotowska, Poland Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

65.2 Died Donald Martin † Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain

Born Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam Tapah Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

7 Dec 24.0 Ordained Priest Alejandro Durán Moreira † Priest of Rancagua, Chile Bishop Emeritus

26.8 Ordained Priest José Melgoza Osorio † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México

22.7 Ordained Priest José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. † Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

67.1 Died Geoffrey Zaccherini † Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy

8 Dec Born Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M. Aldea Santa Maria Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina

44.5 Appointed Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves † Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

9 Dec 51.5 Installed Juan Pascual Chimento † Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina

10 Dec Born Paul Kazuhiro Mori Yokohama Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tokyo, Japan

49.8 Appointed James Staunton † Bishop of Ferns, Ireland

12 Dec 37.6 Ordained Bishop Luis Chávez y González † Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador Archbishop Emeritus

13 Dec 52.8 Appointed Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China

52.8 Appointed Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. † Vicar Apostolic of Nancheng [Nancheng], China Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China

Born Rainer Klug Konstanz Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

36.5 Appointed Thomas Absolem McCabe † Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia Bishop Emeritus

62.2 Appointed Jean-Germain Mousset, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

62.2 Appointed Jean-Germain Mousset, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Isauria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taiku, Korea (South)

42.9 Appointed Johannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Denmark Bishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark

42.9 Appointed Johannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Balecium Bishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark

14 Dec 55.1 Appointed Walter James Fitzgerald, S.J. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA Vicar Apostolic

15 Dec Born Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. † Malmal Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea

86.9 Appointed Hugh McSherry † Titular Archbishop of Amorium Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa

86.9 Retired Hugh McSherry † Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

17 Dec 24.1 Ordained Priest Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † Priest of Benevento, Italy Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

68.9 Died Luis Durou y Sure, C.M. † Archbishop of Guatemala

22.9 Ordained Priest Jean Margéot Priest of Port-Louis, Mauritius Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

24.8 Ordained Priest Carlos Horacio Ponce de Léon † Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina

26.8 Ordained Priest Edward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. † Priest of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia

18 Dec 47.7 Ordained Bishop Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Cucusus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela

24.6 Ordained Priest José Gonçalves da Costa, C.SS.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

19 Dec Born Josu Iriondo Legazti, Spain Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

21 Dec 49.2 Ordained Bishop William Godfrey † Titular Archbishop of Cius Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

49.1 Ordained Bishop Umberto Malchiodi † Archbishop of Camerino, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy

36.9 Ordained Bishop David Mathew † Titular Bishop of Aeliae Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military

54.6 Ordained Bishop Louis-Paul Rastouil † Bishop of Limoges, France

54.0 Ordained Bishop Umberto Ravetta † Bishop of Senigallia, Italy

22 Dec Born Lucas Abadamloora Chiana Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana

24 Dec 26.0 Ordained Priest David John Cashman † Priest Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain

42.3 Appointed Áron Márton † Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Died Léon Skrbenský Hríste † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Olomouc, Czech Republic

25 Dec Born Nino Marzoli, C. R. † Pescara Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

28 Dec Born Francis Teke Lysinge Muea Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon

29 Dec 77.8 Died Thomas Francis Lillis † Bishop of Kansas City, Missouri, USA

30 Dec Born James Edward Fitzgerald † Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA

73.7 Resigned Stanislaw Gall † Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

76.9 Died Aleksander Kakowski † Cardinal, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Nov	47.8	Died	Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], China
4 Nov	52.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Cogoni †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
5 Nov	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Babini †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Forli, Italy
6 Nov	22.8	Ordained Priest	Pietro Fiordelli †	Priest of Città di Castello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy
	Born	Leonardo Yuzon Medroso	Ormoc	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines
7 Nov		Born	Sigitas Tamkevicius, S.J.	Krikstonys	Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
8 Nov		Born	Pedro D. Arigo	Malate	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa, Philippines
	Born	Louis Kébreau, S.D.B.	Jérémie	Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
53.6	Appointed	Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
53.6	Appointed	Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
9 Nov		Born	Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley	Dole	Bishop of Langres, France
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste-Adrien Llosa †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France	Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Charles Massé †	Titular Bishop of Phaena	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
	Born	Dale Joseph Melczek	Detroit	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA
57.5	Ordained Bishop	John Hubert Peschges †	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
10 Nov		Born	Barry Francis Collins †	Waitara	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia
	Born	Olivier Jean-Marie Michel de Berranger, Ist. del Prado	Courbevoie	Bishop of Saint-Denis, France
	Born	Giuseppe Moretti, B.	Recanati, Italy	Superior of Afghanistan
13 Nov	71.6	Died	Leopoldo Duarte e Silva, Paulista †	Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	Born	David Louis Walker	Clovelly	Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia
14 Nov	49.0	Appointed	Umberto Malchiodi †	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy
53.9	Appointed	Umberto Ravetta †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
76.2	Died	François Camille Van Ronslé, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
16 Nov	71.2	Retired	Angel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Changteh [Changde], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
17 Nov		Born	Francisco Polti Santillán	Santiago del Estero	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
	Born	José Soleibe Arbeláez	Cartago	Bishop of Caldas, Colombia
18 Nov		Born	Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil	Karakosche	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	Born	Vicente C. Manuel, S.V.D. †	Calintaan	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines
19 Nov	47.1	Appointed	William A. Rice, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Belize, Belize
47.1	Appointed	William A. Rice, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Rusicade	Vicar Apostolic of Belize, Belize
20 Nov	24.7	Ordained Priest	Julio Franco Arango †	Priest	Bishop of Duitama, Colombia
50.7	Installed	Joseph Basil Roper †	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	31.8	Ordained Priest	Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
49.2	Appointed	William Godfrey †	Titular Archbishop of Cius	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
49.2	Appointed	William Godfrey †	Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. †	Titular Bishop of Andropolis	Bishop Emeritus of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
23 Nov		Born	Patrick Altham Kelly	Morecambe	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
	Born	Józef Zawitkowski	Wal	Auxiliary Bishop of Łowicz, Poland
24 Nov	29.6	Ordained Priest	Clement Thottungal, C.M.I. †	Priest of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Sagar (Syro-Malabarese), India
25 Nov		Appointed	Leandro Nieto y Bolandier, O.A.R. †	Prefect of Palawan, Philippines
26 Nov	71.9	Died	Antonio Bahabanian †	Bishop of Cesarea di Cappadocia (Armenian), Turkey
27 Nov	26.8	Ordained Priest	Ignatius Salvador D'Souza †	Priest	Bishop of Baroda, India
	Born	Theodor Kettmann	Besten bei Ankum	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
27.7	Ordained Priest	Longinus Gabriel Pereira †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
39.2	Ordained Bishop	Athanasios Toutoungi †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Alep (Melkite), Syria
29 Nov		Born	José Oscar Barahona Castillo	Mercedes La Ceiba	Bishop Emeritus of San Vicente, El Salvador
30 Nov	36.3	Ordained Bishop	René de Pontes †	Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23.8	Ordained Priest	Henry Joseph Kennedy †	Priest of Sydney, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia
35.2	Ordained Bishop	Paulus Rusch †	Titular Bishop of Lycopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Léon-Albert Terrier †	Bishop of Tarentaise, France	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
1 Dec	68.9	Died	Thomas Wulstan Pearson, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
3 Dec	51.3	Appointed	Domenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Bezwada, India	Bishop of Vijayawada, India
64.0	Appointed	Joseph-Jean-Baptiste Hallé †	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
52.3	Appointed	Friedrich Hünermann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
52.3	Appointed	Friedrich Hünermann †	Titular Bishop of Ostracine	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
36.9	Appointed	David Mathew †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
36.9	Appointed	David Mathew †	Titular Bishop of Aeliae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
	Born	Werner Thissen	Kleve	Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany
4 Dec	74.0	Died	Alfonso Archi †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
	Born	Zef Gashi, S.D.B.	Pešter	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
23.5	Ordained Priest	Elizeu Simões Mendes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
5 Dec	74.4	Died	Giuseppe Teodorowicz †	Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
6 Dec	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Henri Audrain †	Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Arcadia	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
	Born	Janusz Bolonek	Huta Dlotowska, Poland	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
65.2	Died	Donald Martin †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
	Born	Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam	Tapah	Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7 Dec	24.0	Ordained Priest	Alejandro Durán Moreira †	Priest of Rancagua, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
26.8	Ordained Priest	José Melgoza Osorio †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México
22.7	Ordained Priest	José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. †	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
67.1	Died	Geoffrey Zaccherini †	Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
8 Dec		Born	Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M.	Aldea Santa Maria	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina
44.5	Appointed	Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves †	Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
9 Dec	51.5	Installed	Juan Pascual Chimento †	Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina
10 Dec		Born	Paul Kazuhiro Mori	Yokohama	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tokyo, Japan
49.8	Appointed	James Staunton †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
12 Dec	37.6	Ordained Bishop	Luis Chávez y González †	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador	Archbishop Emeritus
13 Dec	52.8	Appointed	Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro	Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China
52.8	Appointed	Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nancheng [Nancheng], China	Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China
	Born	Rainer Klug	Konstanz	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
36.5	Appointed	Thomas Absolem McCabe †	Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
62.2	Appointed	Jean-Germain Mousset, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Taiku, Korea (South)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
62.2	Appointed	Jean-Germain Mousset, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Isauria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taiku, Korea (South)
42.9	Appointed	Johannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Denmark	Bishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
42.9	Appointed	Johannes Theodor Suhr, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Bishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
14 Dec	55.1	Appointed	Walter James Fitzgerald, S.J. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA	Vicar Apostolic
15 Dec		Born	Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. †	Malmal	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
86.9	Appointed	Hugh McSherry †	Titular Archbishop of Amorium	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa
86.9	Retired	Hugh McSherry †	Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
17 Dec	24.1	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	Priest of Benevento, Italy	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
68.9	Died	Luis Durou y Sure, C.M. †	Archbishop of Guatemala
22.9	Ordained Priest	Jean Margéot	Priest of Port-Louis, Mauritius	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
24.8	Ordained Priest	Carlos Horacio Ponce de Léon †	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
26.8	Ordained Priest	Edward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. †	Priest of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
18 Dec	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Cucusus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
24.6	Ordained Priest	José Gonçalves da Costa, C.SS.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
19 Dec		Born	Josu Iriondo	Legazti, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
21 Dec	49.2	Ordained Bishop	William Godfrey †	Titular Archbishop of Cius	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
49.1	Ordained Bishop	Umberto Malchiodi †	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza, Italy
36.9	Ordained Bishop	David Mathew †	Titular Bishop of Aeliae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Paul Rastouil †	Bishop of Limoges, France
54.0	Ordained Bishop	Umberto Ravetta †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
22 Dec		Born	Lucas Abadamloora	Chiana	Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana
24 Dec	26.0	Ordained Priest	David John Cashman †	Priest	Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain
42.3	Appointed	Áron Márton †	Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Died	Léon Skrbenský Hríste †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Olomouc, Czech Republic
25 Dec		Born	Nino Marzoli, C. R. †	Pescara	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
28 Dec		Born	Francis Teke Lysinge	Muea	Bishop of Mamfe, Cameroon
29 Dec	77.8	Died	Thomas Francis Lillis †	Bishop of Kansas City, Missouri, USA
30 Dec		Born	James Edward Fitzgerald †	Chicago	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
73.7	Resigned	Stanislaw Gall †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
76.9	Died	Aleksander Kakowski †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

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