The Year of Our Lord 1949

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Nov 35.8 Appointed Melchior Chang K’o-hing (Zhang Kexing) † Coadjutor Bishop of Chongli-Xiwanzi [Siwantze], China Bishop

35.8 Appointed Melchior Chang K’o-hing (Zhang Kexing) † Titular Bishop of Clypia Bishop of Chongli-Xiwanzi [Siwantze], China

73.2 Died Francesco Marmaggi † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council

4 Nov Born Mansueto Bianchi S. Maria a Colle Bishop of Pistoia, Italy

Born José Aníbal Casasola Sosa † La Unión Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala

26.5 Ordained Priest Antônio Maria Mucciolo † Priest of Sorocaba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

5 Nov 49.8 Ordained Bishop Štefan (István) Barnaš † Titular Bishop of Conana Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia

6 Nov Born Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez Maracaibo Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela

7 Nov 64.3 Died Miguel de los Santos Díaz y Gómara † Bishop of Cartagena (en España)

8 Nov Born Antoine Nabil Andari Billa Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

9 Nov Born David Dennis Kagan Waukegan, IL Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

10 Nov 45.2 Appointed Arturo Quintanilla Manzanares del Rosario, O.A.R. † Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China

11 Nov Born Michael Dixon Bhasera Gutu Bishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Born Gílio Felício Sério Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

48.9 Appointed Josef Schoiswohl † Apostolic Administrator of Burgenland, Austria Bishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria

12 Nov Born Gregory Michael Aymond New Orleans Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

67.0 Resigned Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Cape Town, South Africa Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

Born Gerald Isaac Lobo Agrar Bishop of Udupi, India

48.8 Appointed Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. † Apostolic Administrator of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

13 Nov 44.6 Ordained Bishop Críspulo Benítez Fontúrvel † Bishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

42.8 Ordained Bishop Juan José Bernal Ortiz † Bishop of Guayana, Venezuela Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela

46.2 Appointed Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Cyanae Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China

46.2 Resigned Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. † Bishop of Xinyang [Sinyang], China Bishop Emeritus

34.1 Ordained Bishop Crisanto Darío Mata Cova † Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela

60.0 Died Angelo Negri, F.S.C.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda

14 Nov Born Gerardo Rocconi Corinaldo Bishop of Jesi, Italy

15 Nov Born Arlindo Gomes Furtado Santa Catarina Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde

16 Nov 74.4 Appointed Giuseppe Bruno † Prefect of the Congregation of the Council Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

17 Nov Born Héctor Cubillos Peña Bogotá Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia

18 Nov Appointed Paul Ly † Prefect of Linqing [Lintsing], China

Appointed Manuel Moncayo, O.F.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Zamora, Ecuador

47.7 Appointed Jan Vos, M.H.M. † Prefect of Sarawak, Malaysia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia

20 Nov 22.5 Ordained Priest José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui Priest Bishop Emeritus of Valledupar, Colombia

21 Nov 38.2 Appointed Ioan Chertes † Titular Bishop of Cantanus Titular Archbishop

60.8 Appointed Alberto Gori, O.F.M. † Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

Born Juan Alberto Puiggari Buenos Aires Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina

22 Nov Born Mario Espinosa Contreras Tepic Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México

Born Joseph Nguyên Chi Linh Ba Lang, Tinh Gia Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viet Nam

Born Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal Monterrey Bishop of Córdoba, Veracruz, México

66.6 Appointed Gioacchino Pedicini † Bishop of Avellino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

23 Nov 58.8 Resigned Alexandre Digard, O.F.M. † Prefect of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China Prefect Emeritus

25 Nov 72.4 Appointed Francesco Beretti † Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Pamphylia Official of the Roman Curia - Other

27 Nov 25.2 Ordained Priest Geraldo Majela Reis † Priest of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

28 Nov Born Alexander Salazar San José, Costa Rica Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

30 Nov 36.6 Ordained Bishop John Patrick Kavanagh † Titular Bishop of Algiza Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand

46.6 Ordained Bishop Joseph Martin, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Oliva Bishop Emeritus of Bururi, Burundi

58.5 Ordained Bishop Wilhelm Weskamm † Titular Bishop of Rhandus Bishop of Berlin, Germany

1 Dec Born Quesnel Alphonse, S.M.M. Port-au-Prince Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti

2 Dec Born Peter Parapullil Perumanoor Bishop of Jhansi, India

3 Dec 44.9 Ordained Bishop Titu Liviu Chinezu † Titular Bishop of Regiana Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania

30.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Nguyên Tùng Cuong † Priest Bishop of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam

4 Dec 37.1 Ordained Bishop Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. † Bishop of Ambato, Ecuador Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

22.4 Ordained Priest Antonio Moreno Casamitjana Priest of Santiago de Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

23.7 Ordained Priest Mario José Serra † Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Died Jozef Vanderhoven, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

7 Dec Born Eugenijus Bartulis Kaunas Bishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania

Born John Anthony Boissonneau Scarborough Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

8 Dec 26.2 Ordained Priest Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy

28.7 Ordained Priest Joseph-Marie Trinh van-Can † Priest of Hà Nôi, Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop

9 Dec 80.1 Died John Bernard Kevenhoerster, O.S.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Antilles

11 Dec 27.0 Ordained Priest John Kodwo Amissah † Priest of Cape Coast, Ghana Archbishop

26.1 Ordained Priest Pompeu Bezerra Bessa † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil

21.2 Professed António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Viseu, Portugal

22.6 Ordained Priest Waclaw Swierzawski Priest of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland

12 Dec 55.9 Appointed Antonio Bergamaschi † Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy

36.5 Appointed João Cláudio Colling † Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

36.5 Appointed João Cláudio Colling † Titular Bishop of Corone Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

44.6 Appointed Cyril Conrad Cowderoy † Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain

14 Dec 22.8 Ordained Priest Gilberto Pereira Lopes Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

15 Dec Born Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. Iacri Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

34.3 Appointed Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. † Auxiliary Bishop of Dakar, Senegal Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

34.3 Appointed Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Dices Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

43.1 Succeeded Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. † Abbot of Ndanda, Tanzania Abbot Emeritus

Born Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. Buenos Aires Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina

16 Dec 41.8 Appointed Pietro Sigismondi † Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Pisidia Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith

41.8 Appointed Pietro Sigismondi † Apostolic Delegate to Congo, Republic of Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith

41.8 Appointed Pietro Sigismondi † Apostolic Delegate to Rwanda Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith

17 Dec 25.7 Ordained Priest Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

24.0 Ordained Priest Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes Priest of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala

28.1 Ordained Priest Oscar Garcia Urizar † Priest of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

26.1 Ordained Priest Newton Holanda Gurgel Priest of Crato, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

23.8 Ordained Priest Héctor Morera Vega Priest Bishop Emeritus of Tilarán, Costa Rica

26.9 Ordained Priest Emilio Ogñénovich † Priest of Mercedes, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

43.2 Appointed Julio Rosales y Ras † Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

31.8 Ordained Priest Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru

18 Dec Born Joseph Effiong Ekuwem Offi Udah Archbishop of Calabar, Nigeria

Born John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen Bangtan-Banpong Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand

23.8 Ordained Priest Antonio Vilaplana Molina † Priest Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain

19 Dec 56.8 Appointed José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. † Coadjutor Prelate of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil

56.8 Appointed José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Podalia Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil

62.0 Died James Leen, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius

49.7 Succeeded Daniel Liston, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 55.2 Appointed Petras Mazelis † Prelate of Klaipeda, Lithuania Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania

21 Dec 44.6 Ordained Bishop Cyril Conrad Cowderoy † Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain

48.2 Ordained Bishop Francis Edward Hyland † Titular Bishop of Gomphi Bishop Emeritus of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

29.8 Ordained Priest Simon Ignatius Pimenta Priest of Bombay, India Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

22 Dec Born Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez Villamarchante Bishop of Málaga, Spain

Born Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén San Rafael de Oreamuno Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica

44.6 Appointed Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Pinara Bishop Emeritus of Guaranda, Ecuador

44.6 Resigned Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. † Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Guaranda, Ecuador

23 Dec Born Jacek Jezierski Olsztyn Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland

Born Corrado Pizziolo Scandolara di Zero Branco Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy

25 Dec 45.3 Appointed John Ambrose Abasolo y Lecue, O.C.D. † Bishop of Vijayapuram, India Bishop Emeritus

73.9 Retired Louis-Joseph-Marie Auneau, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Shiré, Malawi Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

75.6 Appointed Nicola Canali † Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

38.3 Ordained Bishop Ioan Chertes † Titular Bishop of Cantanus Titular Archbishop

44.8 Appointed Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Sassura Bishop Emeritus of Ségou, Mali

44.8 Appointed Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Bamako, Mali Bishop Emeritus of Ségou, Mali

57.9 Appointed Irzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Irzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Dium Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen

52.1 Appointed Francis Xavier Muthappa † Bishop of Coimbatore, India

53.1 Appointed Albert Soegijapranata, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Indonesia, Military Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia

44.2 Appointed John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Shiré, Malawi Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi

44.2 Appointed John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Giufi Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi

26 Dec Born Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini Montevideo Bishop of Florida, Uruguay

27 Dec 60.9 Ordained Bishop Alberto Gori, O.F.M. † Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

Born Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta Solo/Surakarta Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia

31 Dec 70.0 Died Giuseppe Rossino † Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities

Born Gbaya Boniface Ziri Gagnoa Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Nov	35.8	Appointed	Melchior Chang K’o-hing (Zhang Kexing) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Chongli-Xiwanzi [Siwantze], China	Bishop
35.8	Appointed	Melchior Chang K’o-hing (Zhang Kexing) †	Titular Bishop of Clypia	Bishop of Chongli-Xiwanzi [Siwantze], China
73.2	Died	Francesco Marmaggi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
4 Nov		Born	Mansueto Bianchi	S. Maria a Colle	Bishop of Pistoia, Italy
	Born	José Aníbal Casasola Sosa †	La Unión	Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala
26.5	Ordained Priest	Antônio Maria Mucciolo †	Priest of Sorocaba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
5 Nov	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Štefan (István) Barnaš †	Titular Bishop of Conana	Auxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
6 Nov		Born	Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez	Maracaibo	Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela
7 Nov	64.3	Died	Miguel de los Santos Díaz y Gómara †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
8 Nov		Born	Antoine Nabil Andari	Billa	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
9 Nov		Born	David Dennis Kagan	Waukegan, IL	Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
10 Nov	45.2	Appointed	Arturo Quintanilla Manzanares del Rosario, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
11 Nov		Born	Michael Dixon Bhasera	Gutu	Bishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
	Born	Gílio Felício	Sério	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
48.9	Appointed	Josef Schoiswohl †	Apostolic Administrator of Burgenland, Austria	Bishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
12 Nov		Born	Gregory Michael Aymond	New Orleans	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
67.0	Resigned	Franziskus Xaver Hennemann, S.A.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Cape Town, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	Born	Gerald Isaac Lobo	Agrar	Bishop of Udupi, India
48.8	Appointed	Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
13 Nov	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Críspulo Benítez Fontúrvel †	Bishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan José Bernal Ortiz †	Bishop of Guayana, Venezuela	Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela
46.2	Appointed	Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Cyanae	Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
46.2	Resigned	Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Xinyang [Sinyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
34.1	Ordained Bishop	Crisanto Darío Mata Cova †	Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela
60.0	Died	Angelo Negri, F.S.C.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda
14 Nov		Born	Gerardo Rocconi	Corinaldo	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
15 Nov		Born	Arlindo Gomes Furtado	Santa Catarina	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
16 Nov	74.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Bruno †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Council	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
17 Nov		Born	Héctor Cubillos Peña	Bogotá	Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia
18 Nov		Appointed	Paul Ly †	Prefect of Linqing [Lintsing], China
	Appointed	Manuel Moncayo, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Zamora, Ecuador
47.7	Appointed	Jan Vos, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Sarawak, Malaysia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
20 Nov	22.5	Ordained Priest	José Agustín Valbuena Jáuregui	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Valledupar, Colombia
21 Nov	38.2	Appointed	Ioan Chertes †	Titular Bishop of Cantanus	Titular Archbishop
60.8	Appointed	Alberto Gori, O.F.M. †	Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	Born	Juan Alberto Puiggari	Buenos Aires	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
22 Nov		Born	Mario Espinosa Contreras	Tepic	Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
	Born	Joseph Nguyên Chi Linh	Ba Lang, Tinh Gia	Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viet Nam
	Born	Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal	Monterrey	Bishop of Córdoba, Veracruz, México
66.6	Appointed	Gioacchino Pedicini †	Bishop of Avellino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23 Nov	58.8	Resigned	Alexandre Digard, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China	Prefect Emeritus
25 Nov	72.4	Appointed	Francesco Beretti †	Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Pamphylia	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
27 Nov	25.2	Ordained Priest	Geraldo Majela Reis †	Priest of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28 Nov		Born	Alexander Salazar	San José, Costa Rica	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
30 Nov	36.6	Ordained Bishop	John Patrick Kavanagh †	Titular Bishop of Algiza	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Martin, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Oliva	Bishop Emeritus of Bururi, Burundi
58.5	Ordained Bishop	Wilhelm Weskamm †	Titular Bishop of Rhandus	Bishop of Berlin, Germany
1 Dec		Born	Quesnel Alphonse, S.M.M.	Port-au-Prince	Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
2 Dec		Born	Peter Parapullil	Perumanoor	Bishop of Jhansi, India
3 Dec	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Titu Liviu Chinezu †	Titular Bishop of Regiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
30.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Nguyên Tùng Cuong †	Priest	Bishop of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam
4 Dec	37.1	Ordained Bishop	Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ambato, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
22.4	Ordained Priest	Antonio Moreno Casamitjana	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
23.7	Ordained Priest	Mario José Serra †	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Died	Jozef Vanderhoven, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
7 Dec		Born	Eugenijus Bartulis	Kaunas	Bishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania
	Born	John Anthony Boissonneau	Scarborough	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
8 Dec	26.2	Ordained Priest	Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy
28.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Marie Trinh van-Can †	Priest of Hà Nôi, Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop
9 Dec	80.1	Died	John Bernard Kevenhoerster, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bahama Islands, Bahamas, Antilles
11 Dec	27.0	Ordained Priest	John Kodwo Amissah †	Priest of Cape Coast, Ghana	Archbishop
26.1	Ordained Priest	Pompeu Bezerra Bessa †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil
21.2	Professed	António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
22.6	Ordained Priest	Waclaw Swierzawski	Priest of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
12 Dec	55.9	Appointed	Antonio Bergamaschi †	Bishop of Montefeltro, Italy
36.5	Appointed	João Cláudio Colling †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
36.5	Appointed	João Cláudio Colling †	Titular Bishop of Corone	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
44.6	Appointed	Cyril Conrad Cowderoy †	Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
14 Dec	22.8	Ordained Priest	Gilberto Pereira Lopes	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
15 Dec		Born	Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M.	Iacri	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
34.3	Appointed	Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dakar, Senegal	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
34.3	Appointed	Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Dices	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
43.1	Succeeded	Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †	Abbot of Ndanda, Tanzania	Abbot Emeritus
	Born	Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap.	Buenos Aires	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina
16 Dec	41.8	Appointed	Pietro Sigismondi †	Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Pisidia	Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
41.8	Appointed	Pietro Sigismondi †	Apostolic Delegate to Congo, Republic of	Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
41.8	Appointed	Pietro Sigismondi †	Apostolic Delegate to Rwanda	Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
17 Dec	25.7	Ordained Priest	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
24.0	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes	Priest of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala
28.1	Ordained Priest	Oscar Garcia Urizar †	Priest of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
26.1	Ordained Priest	Newton Holanda Gurgel	Priest of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
23.8	Ordained Priest	Héctor Morera Vega	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Tilarán, Costa Rica
26.9	Ordained Priest	Emilio Ogñénovich †	Priest of Mercedes, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
43.2	Appointed	Julio Rosales y Ras †	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
31.8	Ordained Priest	Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
18 Dec		Born	Joseph Effiong Ekuwem	Offi Udah	Archbishop of Calabar, Nigeria
	Born	John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen	Bangtan-Banpong	Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand
23.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Vilaplana Molina †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain
19 Dec	56.8	Appointed	José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. †	Coadjutor Prelate of Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil
56.8	Appointed	José Domitrovitsch, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Podalia	Prelate of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil
62.0	Died	James Leen, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius
49.7	Succeeded	Daniel Liston, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	55.2	Appointed	Petras Mazelis †	Prelate of Klaipeda, Lithuania	Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
21 Dec	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Cyril Conrad Cowderoy †	Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Francis Edward Hyland †	Titular Bishop of Gomphi	Bishop Emeritus of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
29.8	Ordained Priest	Simon Ignatius Pimenta	Priest of Bombay, India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
22 Dec		Born	Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez	Villamarchante	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
	Born	Oscar Gerardo Fernández Guillén	San Rafael de Oreamuno	Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
44.6	Appointed	Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Pinara	Bishop Emeritus of Guaranda, Ecuador
44.6	Resigned	Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. †	Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Guaranda, Ecuador
23 Dec		Born	Jacek Jezierski	Olsztyn	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland
	Born	Corrado Pizziolo	Scandolara di Zero Branco	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
25 Dec	45.3	Appointed	John Ambrose Abasolo y Lecue, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Vijayapuram, India	Bishop Emeritus
73.9	Retired	Louis-Joseph-Marie Auneau, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Shiré, Malawi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
75.6	Appointed	Nicola Canali †	Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
38.3	Ordained Bishop	Ioan Chertes †	Titular Bishop of Cantanus	Titular Archbishop
44.8	Appointed	Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Sassura	Bishop Emeritus of Ségou, Mali
44.8	Appointed	Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bamako, Mali	Bishop Emeritus of Ségou, Mali
57.9	Appointed	Irzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Irzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Dium	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
52.1	Appointed	Francis Xavier Muthappa †	Bishop of Coimbatore, India
53.1	Appointed	Albert Soegijapranata, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Indonesia, Military	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
44.2	Appointed	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Shiré, Malawi	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
44.2	Appointed	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Giufi	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
26 Dec		Born	Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini	Montevideo	Bishop of Florida, Uruguay
27 Dec	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Gori, O.F.M. †	Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	Born	Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta	Solo/Surakarta	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
31 Dec	70.0	Died	Giuseppe Rossino †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
	Born	Gbaya Boniface Ziri	Gagnoa	Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire