The Year of Our Lord 1947

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 36.5 Died Bl. Théodore Georges Romzha † Apostolic Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

30.1 Ordained Priest Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

5 Nov Born Zacharias Cenita Jimenez Inabanga Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan, Philippines

6 Nov Born Manuel da Rocha Felício Mamouros Bishop of Guarda, Portugal

7 Nov 34.1 Appointed Etienne-Marie-Félix Courtois, M. Afr. † Prefect of Kayes, Mali Bishop of Kayes, Mali

8 Nov 56.1 Appointed André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc † Titular Bishop of Hephaestus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

9 Nov 23.9 Ordained Priest Ignace Raad † Priest of Saïda (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

38.1 Ordained Bishop Pablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. † Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru Bishop of Huacho, Peru

10 Nov 47.9 Appointed Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. † Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

67.8 Died Pedro Eggerath, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

26.6 Ordained Priest Michel Hakim, B.S. † Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada

52.4 Appointed Filippo Jacolino † Bishop of Trapani, Italy

11 Nov 73.4 Died Giuseppe Venturi † Archbishop of Chieti, Italy

13 Nov 75.2 Appointed Luis Adriano Díaz Melo † Titular Bishop of Celenderis Bishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

75.2 Retired Luis Adriano Díaz Melo † Bishop of Cali, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

43.5 Appointed Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania

43.5 Appointed Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Tabuda Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania

15 Nov 69.3 Appointed John Michael McNamara † Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Born Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Polgahawela, Sri Lanka Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

16 Nov 42.6 Ordained Bishop Stepán Trochta, S.D.B. † Cardinal, Bishop of Litoměřice, Czech Republic

17 Nov 61.1 Appointed Enrique María Dubuc Moreno † Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

61.1 Resigned Enrique María Dubuc Moreno † Bishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

71.7 Died Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kocylovskyj (Kotsylovsky), O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ruthenian), Poland

18 Nov 53.3 Ordained Bishop Henri-René-Adrien Brault † Bishop of Saint-Dié, France

20 Nov 48.6 Appointed Joseph Ciamgioenpuo (Chang Yuin-po) † Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Arcadia Bishop Emeritus of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China

48.6 Resigned Joseph Ciamgioenpuo (Chang Yuin-po) † Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China Bishop Emeritus

73.6 Appointed Franciscus Joosten, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Sagalassus Bishop Emeritus of Datong [Tatung], China

73.6 Resigned Franciscus Joosten, C.I.C.M. † Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China Bishop Emeritus

58.7 Appointed Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Tanagra Bishop Emeritus of Salem, India

58.7 Resigned Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. † Bishop of Salem, India Bishop Emeritus

21 Nov 52.7 Appointed Felice Bonomini † Bishop of Como, Italy

53.0 Ordained Bishop Ferdinand Dirichs † Bishop of Limburg, Germany

31.3 Ordained Priest Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India

Born Felix Toppo, S.J. Tongo Bishop of Jamshedpur, India

23 Nov 43.1 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Gargiulo † Titular Archbishop of Germa in Hellesponto Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy

76.6 Died Hieronymus Maria Mileta, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia

60.9 Died James Hugh Ryan † Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

25 Nov Born Noël Simard Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

26 Nov 52.3 Appointed Antonio Ignacio Camargo † Auxiliary Bishop of Calabozo, Venezuela Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela

52.3 Appointed Antonio Ignacio Camargo † Titular Bishop of Ombi Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela

27 Nov 46.0 Ordained Bishop Félix Guiller † Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 39.3 Appointed Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. † Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Barrancabermeja, Colombia

29 Nov 57.9 Appointed Francis Patrick Keough † Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

47.9 Appointed Wendelin Joseph Nold † Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

47.9 Appointed Wendelin Joseph Nold † Titular Bishop of Sasima Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

51.4 Appointed Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle † Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Born Mario Aurelio Poli Buenos Aires Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

57.5 Appointed Louis Joseph Reicher † Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Appointed Albert Rudolph Zuroweste † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

30 Nov 24.7 Ordained Priest Maximiano Tuazon Cruz Priest of Calbayog, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

28.7 Ordained Priest Manuel Palmeira da Rocha † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil

24.1 Ordained Priest Antonio Troyo Calderón Priest of San José de Costa Rica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Dec 62.5 Resigned Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

1 Dec Born Adel Zaky, O.F.M. Luqsor Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

2 Dec 61.8 Appointed Giuseppe Della Cioppa † Bishop of Alife, Italy Bishop Emeritus

3 Dec Born Christophe Dufour Armentières Archbishop of Aix (-Arles), France

4 Dec 49.8 Appointed Michael Cornelius O’Neill † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

6 Dec Born Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. Búzi-Sofala Archbishop of Maputo, Mozambique

7 Dec 26.0 Ordained Priest Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez † Priest of Panamá Archbishop Emeritus

30.9 Ordained Priest Dominic Ignatius Ekandem † Priest of Calabar, Nigeria Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria

Born Wilton Daniel Gregory Chicago Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

25.3 Ordained Priest Tiberius Charles Mugendi † Priest Bishop of Kisii, Kenya

23.2 Ordained Priest Marcos Antônio Noronha † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Itabira, Brazil

8 Dec 27.4 Ordained Priest Constantino Amstalden † Priest Bishop Emeritus of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

54.9 Ordained Bishop Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre † Archbishop of Chambéry, France Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France

Born Mario Fiandri, S.D.B. Arborea, Italy Vicar Apostolic of El Petén, Guatemala

44.4 Ordained Bishop Sebastiano Fraghí † Archbishop of Oristano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

24.2 Ordained Priest Antônio Carlos Mesquita † Priest Bishop Emeritus of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil

63.3 Appointed José de la Cruz Turcios y Barahona, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras Archbishop Emeritus

9 Dec 43.5 Ordained Bishop Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Rhinocorura Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

44.2 Appointed Paulus Rusch † Titular Bishop of Meloë in Isauria Bishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria

10 Dec 71.1 Died Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville † Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France

11 Dec 75.8 Retired Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. † Archbishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China Archbishop Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Remesiana Bishop Emeritus of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China

58.9 Resigned Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. † Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec Born José Luis Fletes Santana Rancho Viejo de los Fletes Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

13 Dec 41.7 Appointed José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Colybrassus Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil

53.8 Appointed Francesco Bottino † Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

53.8 Appointed Francesco Bottino † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

62.3 Appointed Manuel Könner, S.V.D. † Prelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil Prelate Emeritus

62.3 Appointed Manuel Könner, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Modra Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil

41.3 Appointed Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. † Prelate of Santarém, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil

41.3 Appointed Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Conana Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil

48.1 Appointed Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier † Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria

48.1 Appointed Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier † Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria

45.4 Appointed Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. † Prelate of Palmas, Brazil Bishop of Palmas, Brazil

45.4 Appointed Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Girba Bishop of Palmas, Brazil

68.7 Died Basile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

14 Dec 24.3 Ordained Priest Moisés Julio Blanchoud Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina

58.4 Appointed Joseph Rabbani † Titular Archbishop of Constantina Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria

58.4 Resigned Joseph Rabbani † Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

52.8 Ordained Bishop Alexandros Scandar † Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt

18 Dec Born Jan Kopiec Zabrze Bishop of Gliwice, Poland

19 Dec 74.8 Died Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet Nam

28.9 Ordained Priest Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

26.0 Ordained Priest Reinhold Stecher † Priest of Innsbruck, Austria Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 59.0 Appointed Benigno Carrara † Coadjutor Bishop of Imola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Appointed Benigno Carrara † Titular Bishop of Hieropolis Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy

73.7 Died Honoré-Joseph Coppieters † Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

24.4 Ordained Priest Carlos Esteban Cremata † Priest Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina

58.2 Appointed Jean Duperray † Coadjutor Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France Bishop

58.2 Appointed Jean Duperray † Titular Bishop of Lamia Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

Born Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño Monterrey Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México

24.7 Ordained Priest Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier Priest Bishop Emeritus of Belfort-Montbéliard, France

Born Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández Madrid Archbishop of Granada, Spain

69.1 Died Santino Margaria † Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy

27.0 Ordained Priest Jacques Mbali † Priest of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Born José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. Ciudad de México Prelate Emeritus of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México

23.4 Ordained Priest Héctor Gabino Romero † Priest Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina

30.7 Ordained Priest Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Arica, Chile

46.2 Appointed Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. † Prelate of Chapada, Brazil Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

46.2 Appointed Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Magydus Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

21 Dec 26.7 Ordained Priest José Gomes † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

28.7 Ordained Priest Ignatius P. Lobo † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Belgaum, India

62.8 Died José Pereira Alves † Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil

54.7 Died Emile Yelle, P.S.S. † Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada

22 Dec 60.3 Died John Aloysius Coleman † Bishop of Armidale, Australia

42.1 Succeeded Juan Hervás y Benet † Bishop of Mallorca, Spain Prelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

56.3 Ordained Bishop André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc † Titular Bishop of Hephaestus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

Born Ernest Sambou Cadjinol Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

Born Marcello Semeraro Monteroni di Lecce Bishop of Albano, Italy

65.3 Died Maurilio Silvani † Apostolic Internuncio to Austria

23 Dec Born Egidio Bisol Bassano del Grappa, Italy Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil

Born John Michael Kudrick Lloydell, PA Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA

87.3 Died José Miralles y Sbert † Bishop of Mallorca, Spain

26 Dec Born Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. Randfontein Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa

27 Dec 27.3 Ordained Priest Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. † Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru

25.5 Ordained Priest Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine † Priest Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

28 Dec 52.6 Ordained Bishop Filippo Jacolino † Bishop of Trapani, Italy

31 Dec Born Peter Lee Ki-heon P'yong-yang Bishop of Uijongbu, Korea (South)

Born Gerhard Ludwig Müller Mainz Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	36.5	Died	Bl. Théodore Georges Romzha †	Apostolic Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
30.1	Ordained Priest	Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
5 Nov		Born	Zacharias Cenita Jimenez	Inabanga	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan, Philippines
6 Nov		Born	Manuel da Rocha Felício	Mamouros	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
7 Nov	34.1	Appointed	Etienne-Marie-Félix Courtois, M. Afr. †	Prefect of Kayes, Mali	Bishop of Kayes, Mali
8 Nov	56.1	Appointed	André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc †	Titular Bishop of Hephaestus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
9 Nov	23.9	Ordained Priest	Ignace Raad †	Priest of Saïda (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
38.1	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru	Bishop of Huacho, Peru
10 Nov	47.9	Appointed	Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. †	Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
67.8	Died	Pedro Eggerath, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26.6	Ordained Priest	Michel Hakim, B.S. †	Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
52.4	Appointed	Filippo Jacolino †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
11 Nov	73.4	Died	Giuseppe Venturi †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
13 Nov	75.2	Appointed	Luis Adriano Díaz Melo †	Titular Bishop of Celenderis	Bishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
75.2	Retired	Luis Adriano Díaz Melo †	Bishop of Cali, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
43.5	Appointed	Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania
43.5	Appointed	Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Tabuda	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania
15 Nov	69.3	Appointed	John Michael McNamara †	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
	Born	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Polgahawela, Sri Lanka	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
16 Nov	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Stepán Trochta, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Litoměřice, Czech Republic
17 Nov	61.1	Appointed	Enrique María Dubuc Moreno †	Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
61.1	Resigned	Enrique María Dubuc Moreno †	Bishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
71.7	Died	Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kocylovskyj (Kotsylovsky), O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ruthenian), Poland
18 Nov	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Henri-René-Adrien Brault †	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
20 Nov	48.6	Appointed	Joseph Ciamgioenpuo (Chang Yuin-po) †	Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Arcadia	Bishop Emeritus of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
48.6	Resigned	Joseph Ciamgioenpuo (Chang Yuin-po) †	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China	Bishop Emeritus
73.6	Appointed	Franciscus Joosten, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sagalassus	Bishop Emeritus of Datong [Tatung], China
73.6	Resigned	Franciscus Joosten, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China	Bishop Emeritus
58.7	Appointed	Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tanagra	Bishop Emeritus of Salem, India
58.7	Resigned	Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Salem, India	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	52.7	Appointed	Felice Bonomini †	Bishop of Como, Italy
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinand Dirichs †	Bishop of Limburg, Germany
31.3	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
	Born	Felix Toppo, S.J.	Tongo	Bishop of Jamshedpur, India
23 Nov	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Gargiulo †	Titular Archbishop of Germa in Hellesponto	Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
76.6	Died	Hieronymus Maria Mileta, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
60.9	Died	James Hugh Ryan †	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
25 Nov		Born	Noël Simard	Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
26 Nov	52.3	Appointed	Antonio Ignacio Camargo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Calabozo, Venezuela	Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
52.3	Appointed	Antonio Ignacio Camargo †	Titular Bishop of Ombi	Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
27 Nov	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Félix Guiller †	Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	39.3	Appointed	Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. †	Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
29 Nov	57.9	Appointed	Francis Patrick Keough †	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
47.9	Appointed	Wendelin Joseph Nold †	Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
47.9	Appointed	Wendelin Joseph Nold †	Titular Bishop of Sasima	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
51.4	Appointed	Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle †	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Mario Aurelio Poli	Buenos Aires	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
57.5	Appointed	Louis Joseph Reicher †	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Appointed	Albert Rudolph Zuroweste †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
30 Nov	24.7	Ordained Priest	Maximiano Tuazon Cruz	Priest of Calbayog, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
28.7	Ordained Priest	Manuel Palmeira da Rocha †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
24.1	Ordained Priest	Antonio Troyo Calderón	Priest of San José de Costa Rica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Dec	62.5	Resigned	Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Dec		Born	Adel Zaky, O.F.M.	Luqsor	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
2 Dec	61.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Della Cioppa †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Dec		Born	Christophe Dufour	Armentières	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles), France
4 Dec	49.8	Appointed	Michael Cornelius O’Neill †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Dec		Born	Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap.	Búzi-Sofala	Archbishop of Maputo, Mozambique
7 Dec	26.0	Ordained Priest	Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †	Priest of Panamá	Archbishop Emeritus
30.9	Ordained Priest	Dominic Ignatius Ekandem †	Priest of Calabar, Nigeria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
	Born	Wilton Daniel Gregory	Chicago	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
25.3	Ordained Priest	Tiberius Charles Mugendi †	Priest	Bishop of Kisii, Kenya
23.2	Ordained Priest	Marcos Antônio Noronha †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira, Brazil
8 Dec	27.4	Ordained Priest	Constantino Amstalden †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre †	Archbishop of Chambéry, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
	Born	Mario Fiandri, S.D.B.	Arborea, Italy	Vicar Apostolic of El Petén, Guatemala
44.4	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Fraghí †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
24.2	Ordained Priest	Antônio Carlos Mesquita †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
63.3	Appointed	José de la Cruz Turcios y Barahona, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Dec	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Rhinocorura	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
44.2	Appointed	Paulus Rusch †	Titular Bishop of Meloë in Isauria	Bishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria
10 Dec	71.1	Died	Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
11 Dec	75.8	Retired	Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China	Archbishop Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Remesiana	Bishop Emeritus of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
58.9	Resigned	Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec		Born	José Luis Fletes Santana	Rancho Viejo de los Fletes	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
13 Dec	41.7	Appointed	José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Colybrassus	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
53.8	Appointed	Francesco Bottino †	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
53.8	Appointed	Francesco Bottino †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
62.3	Appointed	Manuel Könner, S.V.D. †	Prelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
62.3	Appointed	Manuel Könner, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Modra	Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
41.3	Appointed	Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
41.3	Appointed	Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Conana	Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
48.1	Appointed	Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
48.1	Appointed	Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier †	Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
45.4	Appointed	Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Palmas, Brazil	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
45.4	Appointed	Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Girba	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
68.7	Died	Basile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 Dec	24.3	Ordained Priest	Moisés Julio Blanchoud	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
58.4	Appointed	Joseph Rabbani †	Titular Archbishop of Constantina	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
58.4	Resigned	Joseph Rabbani †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Alexandros Scandar †	Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
18 Dec		Born	Jan Kopiec	Zabrze	Bishop of Gliwice, Poland
19 Dec	74.8	Died	Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet Nam
28.9	Ordained Priest	Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
26.0	Ordained Priest	Reinhold Stecher †	Priest of Innsbruck, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	59.0	Appointed	Benigno Carrara †	Coadjutor Bishop of Imola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Appointed	Benigno Carrara †	Titular Bishop of Hieropolis	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
73.7	Died	Honoré-Joseph Coppieters †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
24.4	Ordained Priest	Carlos Esteban Cremata †	Priest	Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina
58.2	Appointed	Jean Duperray †	Coadjutor Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France	Bishop
58.2	Appointed	Jean Duperray †	Titular Bishop of Lamia	Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
	Born	Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño	Monterrey	Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México
24.7	Ordained Priest	Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
	Born	Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández	Madrid	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
69.1	Died	Santino Margaria †	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
27.0	Ordained Priest	Jacques Mbali †	Priest of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	Born	José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M.	Ciudad de México	Prelate Emeritus of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México
23.4	Ordained Priest	Héctor Gabino Romero †	Priest	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
30.7	Ordained Priest	Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Arica, Chile
46.2	Appointed	Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Chapada, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
46.2	Appointed	Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Magydus	Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
21 Dec	26.7	Ordained Priest	José Gomes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
28.7	Ordained Priest	Ignatius P. Lobo †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Belgaum, India
62.8	Died	José Pereira Alves †	Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil
54.7	Died	Emile Yelle, P.S.S. †	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
22 Dec	60.3	Died	John Aloysius Coleman †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
42.1	Succeeded	Juan Hervás y Benet †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Prelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
56.3	Ordained Bishop	André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc †	Titular Bishop of Hephaestus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	Born	Ernest Sambou	Cadjinol	Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
	Born	Marcello Semeraro	Monteroni di Lecce	Bishop of Albano, Italy
65.3	Died	Maurilio Silvani †	Apostolic Internuncio to Austria
23 Dec		Born	Egidio Bisol	Bassano del Grappa, Italy	Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil
	Born	John Michael Kudrick	Lloydell, PA	Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
87.3	Died	José Miralles y Sbert †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
26 Dec		Born	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.	Randfontein	Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
27 Dec	27.3	Ordained Priest	Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru
25.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine †	Priest	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
28 Dec	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Jacolino †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
31 Dec		Born	Peter Lee Ki-heon	P'yong-yang	Bishop of Uijongbu, Korea (South)
	Born	Gerhard Ludwig Müller	Mainz	Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith