The Year of Our Lord 1950

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov Born Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil Kunnanthanam Bishop of Battery (Malankarese), India

35.0 Ordained Bishop José Varani † Titular Bishop of Altava Bishop Emeritus of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil

2 Nov 61.2 Died Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. † Bishop of Yenki [Yanji], China

3 Nov Born Bernard Bober Zbudské Dlhé Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia

4 Nov 61.2 Appointed Alfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda † Apostolic Administrator of Lucena, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

5 Nov 48.3 Ordained Bishop Herman Tillemans, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Berissa Archbishop Emeritus of Merauke, Indonesia

Born John Charles Wester San Francisco Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

6 Nov 56.3 Appointed Jaime de Barros Câmara † Bishop of Brazil, Military Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Born Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B. Sudbury Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada

Born Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. Forquilhinha Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil

8 Nov 57.5 Died Albini Lafortune † Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada

37.1 Succeeded Joseph Albertus Martin † Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

9 Nov 46.3 Ordained Bishop Matthew Kavukattu † Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India

44.8 Ordained Bishop Sebastian Vayalil † Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabarese), India Bishop Emeritus

10 Nov Born Casimiro López Llorente Burgo de Osma Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain

11 Nov 78.1 Died José de Jesús López y Gonzalez † Bishop of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México

70.9 Appointed Clemente Micara † Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of Rites Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus

70.9 Appointed Clemente Micara † Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites

79.2 Appointed Luca Ermenegildo Pasetto, O.F.M. Cap. † Patriarch of the unknown of Titular See

12 Nov 67.8 Died Bl. Hryhory Lakota † Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland

13 Nov Born Antal Spányi Budapest Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

14 Nov 70.2 Died Georges-Alexandre Courchesne † Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

48.3 Appointed Cornelius Lucey † Coadjutor Bishop of Cork, Ireland Bishop Emeritus of Cork and Ross, Ireland

48.3 Appointed Cornelius Lucey † Titular Bishop of Sila Bishop Emeritus of Cork and Ross, Ireland

16 Nov 87.9 Died Marie-Joseph Cuaz, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Laos, Thailand

84.0 Died Ercolano Marini † Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy

17 Nov Born Moses Costa, C.S.C. Toomilla Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh

Born Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez San Martín de las Pirámides Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco, México, México

18 Nov 57.3 Appointed Johann Wilhelm Cleven † Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.3 Appointed Johann Wilhelm Cleven † Titular Bishop of Sasima Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

Born Alessandro D'Errico Frattamaggiore, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina

76.2 Died Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. † Bishop of Ichang [Yichang], China

19 Nov 38.5 Ordained Bishop Alexandru Todea † Titular Bishop of Caesaropolis Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania

20 Nov 42.2 Appointed János Bárd † Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, Hungary Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

42.2 Appointed János Bárd † Titular Bishop of Ulpiana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary

45.0 Appointed Mihály Endrey-Eipel † Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary Bishop of Vác, Hungary

45.0 Appointed Mihály Endrey-Eipel † Titular Bishop of Barata Bishop of Vác, Hungary

85.1 Died Tommaso Valeri, O.F.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy

25 Nov 62.1 Died Patrick Joseph Byrne, M.M. † Apostolic Delegate to Korea

70.3 Resigned David O'Leary, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

43.6 Succeeded William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

26 Nov 38.5 Ordained Bishop João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Drivastum Prelate Emeritus of Óbidos, Para, Brazil

30 Nov 74.9 Appointed Augusto Bertazzoni † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

1 Dec Born Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer Ingolstadt, Germany Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia

51.5 Appointed Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Gulu, Uganda Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda

51.5 Appointed Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Cerbali Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda

50.1 Appointed Valerian Gracias † Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India

2 Dec Born Otto Georgens Weisenheim am Berg Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany

3 Dec 24.3 Ordained Priest Heitor de Araújo Sales Priest of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

16.0 Professed Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State

26.9 Ordained Priest John Bukovsky, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Russian Federation

28.5 Ordained Priest Alfredo Guillermo Disandro † Priest of Córdoba, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina

35.5 Ordained Bishop Elizeu Simões Mendes † Titular Bishop of Nisyrus Bishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil

4 Dec 57.1 Appointed Luis Cabrera Cruz † Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México Bishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México

80.2 Died Johann Baptist Höcht † Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany

57.7 Appointed Thomas Roberts, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Sugdaea Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

57.7 Resigned Thomas Roberts, S.J. † Archbishop of Bombay, India Archbishop Emeritus

5 Dec Born Lajos Varga Budapest Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary

6 Dec 53.0 Appointed Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J. † Bishop of Tunja, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia

7 Dec 64.0 Resigned Joseph Ansgarius Julien, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi

8 Dec 27.2 Ordained Priest Bernardo José Bueno Miele † Priest Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

27.5 Ordained Priest Virgílio de Pauli † Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil

24.3 Ordained Priest Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

26.3 Ordained Priest Bruno Maldaner Priest Bishop Emeritus of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

46.8 Installed Manoel da Silveira d’Elboux † Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

9 Dec 79.0 Appointed Albino Morera † Titular Bishop of Gurza Bishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy

79.0 Retired Albino Morera † Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy Bishop Emeritus

35.7 Appointed José Rincón Bonilla † Auxiliary Bishop of Zulia, Venezuela Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

35.7 Appointed José Rincón Bonilla † Titular Bishop of Tamasus Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

10 Dec 26.7 Ordained Priest Urbano José Allgayer Priest Bishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

23.7 Ordained Priest Rómulo García † Priest of Mar del Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina

11 Dec 63.1 Appointed Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites

55.8 Appointed Lorenzo Sahag Koguian † Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae

55.3 Appointed Maurice Schexnayder † Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Maurice Schexnayder † Titular Bishop of Tuscamia Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

12 Dec Born Hugo Nicolás Barbaro Vicente López Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina

69.9 Appointed Iwannis (Youhanna) Gandour † Titular Archbishop of Bostra

62.3 Appointed Luigi Alonso Muñoyerro † Archbishop of Spain, Military

62.3 Appointed Luigi Alonso Muñoyerro † Titular Bishop of Sion Archbishop of Spain, Military

63.0 Appointed Patrick O’Boyle † Bishop of Killala, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

Born Justin Tetmu Samba † Mkuu-Rombo Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania

13 Dec 61.6 Died George Joseph Donnelly † Bishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

78.9 Died Luigi Mazzini † Bishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy

44.9 Appointed Ignace Ziadé † Titular Bishop of Balanea Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon

44.9 Resigned Ignace Ziadé † Bishop of Alep (Maronite), Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon

14 Dec 53.9 Appointed Eduardo Martinez González † Bishop of Zamora, Spain Bishop Emeritus

46.7 Appointed Octaviano Márquez y Tóriz † Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México

Born Ilídio Pinto Leandro Rio del Mel Bishop of Viseu, Portugal

15 Dec Born Irineu Roque Scherer Cerro Largo Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

17 Dec Born Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu Ukpo Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria

38.0 Ordained Bishop Frane Franić † Titular Bishop of Agathopolis Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia

24.1 Ordained Priest Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia

46.9 Appointed Francesco Minerva † Bishop of Lecce, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy

49.3 Appointed Corrado Mingo † Bishop of Trapani, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy

18 Dec 49.9 Appointed Giuseppe Burzio † Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba Official of the Roman Curia - Other

46.4 Installed Matthew Kavukattu † Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India

20 Dec Born Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M. Sleman-Yogya Bishop of Agats, Indonesia

21 Dec 50.9 Appointed Claude-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Thare, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

23.6 Ordained Priest John Joseph Gerry Priest of Brisbane, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23.5 Ordained Priest Raul Nicolau Gonsalves Priest of Goa e Damão, India Archbishop Emeritus

70.3 Died Konrad Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos † Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany

22.8 Ordained Priest Peter Quinn Priest of Perth, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury, Australia

25.4 Ordained Priest Thomas Stewart, S.S.C.M.E. † Priest of Missionary Society of St. Columban Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)

22 Dec 77.2 Died Hugh Charles Boyle † Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

43.2 Succeeded John Francis Dearden † Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

Born Tomáš Galis Selice Bishop of Žilina, Slovakia

40.5 Appointed Sergio Pignedoli † Titular Archbishop of Iconium Cardinal, President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians

40.5 Appointed Sergio Pignedoli † Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia Cardinal, President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians

23 Dec 39.0 Appointed Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Hyderabad, India Bishop Emeritus of Warangal, India

22.5 Ordained Priest Giacomo Biffi Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

24.6 Ordained Priest Dominik Hrušovský Priest Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belarus

42.3 Appointed André Jacques, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

42.3 Appointed André Jacques, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Ingila Bishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

25.9 Ordained Priest Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso Priest of Santiago de Chile Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

45.7 Appointed Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

45.7 Appointed Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Nasai Bishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

57.0 Appointed Alphonse Streit † Vicar Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa

57.0 Appointed Alphonse Streit † Titular Bishop of Nicius Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa

52.9 Appointed José Vieira Alvernaz † Coadjutor Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India Archbishop Emeritus

52.9 Appointed José Vieira Alvernaz † Titular Archbishop of Anasartha Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India

52.9 Appointed José Vieira Alvernaz † Coadjutor Patriarch of East Indies, India Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India

25.9 Ordained Priest Štefan Vrablec Priest of Trnava, Slovakia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava, Slovakia

24 Dec 42.3 Ordained Bishop Herbert Bednorz † Titular Bishop of Bulla Regia Bishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland

29.5 Ordained Priest Peter Dubovský, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

25 Dec 67.6 Died Camillo Vittorino Facchinetti, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya

Born Noël Treanor Silverstream, County Monaghan Tyholland Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland

27 Dec 26.3 Ordained Priest Pedro Fré, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

24.8 Ordained Priest José Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Baia, Brazil

30 Dec Born José María Ortega Trinidad Nava Prelate of Juli, Peru

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov		Born	Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil	Kunnanthanam	Bishop of Battery (Malankarese), India
35.0	Ordained Bishop	José Varani †	Titular Bishop of Altava	Bishop Emeritus of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2 Nov	61.2	Died	Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Yenki [Yanji], China
3 Nov		Born	Bernard Bober	Zbudské Dlhé	Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
4 Nov	61.2	Appointed	Alfredo Maria Obviar y Aranda †	Apostolic Administrator of Lucena, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
5 Nov	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Herman Tillemans, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Berissa	Archbishop Emeritus of Merauke, Indonesia
	Born	John Charles Wester	San Francisco	Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
6 Nov	56.3	Appointed	Jaime de Barros Câmara †	Bishop of Brazil, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	Born	Ronald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B.	Sudbury	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
	Born	Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.	Forquilhinha	Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil
8 Nov	57.5	Died	Albini Lafortune †	Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada
37.1	Succeeded	Joseph Albertus Martin †	Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
9 Nov	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Kavukattu †	Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India	Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India
44.8	Ordained Bishop	Sebastian Vayalil †	Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
10 Nov		Born	Casimiro López Llorente	Burgo de Osma	Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain
11 Nov	78.1	Died	José de Jesús López y Gonzalez †	Bishop of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
70.9	Appointed	Clemente Micara †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of Rites	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus
70.9	Appointed	Clemente Micara †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites
79.2	Appointed	Luca Ermenegildo Pasetto, O.F.M. Cap. †	Patriarch of the unknown of Titular See
12 Nov	67.8	Died	Bl. Hryhory Lakota †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland
13 Nov		Born	Antal Spányi	Budapest	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
14 Nov	70.2	Died	Georges-Alexandre Courchesne †	Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
48.3	Appointed	Cornelius Lucey †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cork, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Cork and Ross, Ireland
48.3	Appointed	Cornelius Lucey †	Titular Bishop of Sila	Bishop Emeritus of Cork and Ross, Ireland
16 Nov	87.9	Died	Marie-Joseph Cuaz, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Laos, Thailand
84.0	Died	Ercolano Marini †	Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy
17 Nov		Born	Moses Costa, C.S.C.	Toomilla	Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh
	Born	Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez	San Martín de las Pirámides	Auxiliary Bishop of Texcoco, México, México
18 Nov	57.3	Appointed	Johann Wilhelm Cleven †	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	Johann Wilhelm Cleven †	Titular Bishop of Sasima	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	Born	Alessandro D'Errico	Frattamaggiore, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina
76.2	Died	Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ichang [Yichang], China
19 Nov	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Alexandru Todea †	Titular Bishop of Caesaropolis	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
20 Nov	42.2	Appointed	János Bárd †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, Hungary	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.2	Appointed	János Bárd †	Titular Bishop of Ulpiana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary
45.0	Appointed	Mihály Endrey-Eipel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
45.0	Appointed	Mihály Endrey-Eipel †	Titular Bishop of Barata	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
85.1	Died	Tommaso Valeri, O.F.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
25 Nov	62.1	Died	Patrick Joseph Byrne, M.M. †	Apostolic Delegate to Korea
70.3	Resigned	David O'Leary, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Transvaal, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
43.6	Succeeded	William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
26 Nov	38.5	Ordained Bishop	João Floriano Loewenau, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Prelate Emeritus of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
30 Nov	74.9	Appointed	Augusto Bertazzoni †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
1 Dec		Born	Adolfo Eduardo José Bittschi Mayer	Ingolstadt, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia
51.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Gulu, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda
51.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Cerbali	Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda
50.1	Appointed	Valerian Gracias †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
2 Dec		Born	Otto Georgens	Weisenheim am Berg	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
3 Dec	24.3	Ordained Priest	Heitor de Araújo Sales	Priest of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
16.0	Professed	Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
26.9	Ordained Priest	John Bukovsky, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Russian Federation
28.5	Ordained Priest	Alfredo Guillermo Disandro †	Priest of Córdoba, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina
35.5	Ordained Bishop	Elizeu Simões Mendes †	Titular Bishop of Nisyrus	Bishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
4 Dec	57.1	Appointed	Luis Cabrera Cruz †	Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México	Bishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México
80.2	Died	Johann Baptist Höcht †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
57.7	Appointed	Thomas Roberts, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Sugdaea	Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
57.7	Resigned	Thomas Roberts, S.J. †	Archbishop of Bombay, India	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Dec		Born	Lajos Varga	Budapest	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
6 Dec	53.0	Appointed	Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J. †	Bishop of Tunja, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
7 Dec	64.0	Resigned	Joseph Ansgarius Julien, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi
8 Dec	27.2	Ordained Priest	Bernardo José Bueno Miele †	Priest	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27.5	Ordained Priest	Virgílio de Pauli †	Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
24.3	Ordained Priest	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
26.3	Ordained Priest	Bruno Maldaner	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
46.8	Installed	Manoel da Silveira d’Elboux †	Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
9 Dec	79.0	Appointed	Albino Morera †	Titular Bishop of Gurza	Bishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
79.0	Retired	Albino Morera †	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
35.7	Appointed	José Rincón Bonilla †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zulia, Venezuela	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
35.7	Appointed	José Rincón Bonilla †	Titular Bishop of Tamasus	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
10 Dec	26.7	Ordained Priest	Urbano José Allgayer	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
23.7	Ordained Priest	Rómulo García †	Priest of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
11 Dec	63.1	Appointed	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites
55.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Sahag Koguian †	Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae
55.3	Appointed	Maurice Schexnayder †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Maurice Schexnayder †	Titular Bishop of Tuscamia	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
12 Dec		Born	Hugo Nicolás Barbaro	Vicente López	Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina
69.9	Appointed	Iwannis (Youhanna) Gandour †	Titular Archbishop of Bostra
62.3	Appointed	Luigi Alonso Muñoyerro †	Archbishop of Spain, Military
62.3	Appointed	Luigi Alonso Muñoyerro †	Titular Bishop of Sion	Archbishop of Spain, Military
63.0	Appointed	Patrick O’Boyle †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Justin Tetmu Samba †	Mkuu-Rombo	Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania
13 Dec	61.6	Died	George Joseph Donnelly †	Bishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
78.9	Died	Luigi Mazzini †	Bishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy
44.9	Appointed	Ignace Ziadé †	Titular Bishop of Balanea	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
44.9	Resigned	Ignace Ziadé †	Bishop of Alep (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
14 Dec	53.9	Appointed	Eduardo Martinez González †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
46.7	Appointed	Octaviano Márquez y Tóriz †	Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México
	Born	Ilídio Pinto Leandro	Rio del Mel	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
15 Dec		Born	Irineu Roque Scherer	Cerro Largo	Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
17 Dec		Born	Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu	Ukpo	Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria
38.0	Ordained Bishop	Frane Franić †	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis	Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia
24.1	Ordained Priest	Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
46.9	Appointed	Francesco Minerva †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Lecce, Italy
49.3	Appointed	Corrado Mingo †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
18 Dec	49.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Burzio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
46.4	Installed	Matthew Kavukattu †	Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India	Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India
20 Dec		Born	Aloysius Murwito, O.F.M.	Sleman-Yogya	Bishop of Agats, Indonesia
21 Dec	50.9	Appointed	Claude-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Thare, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
23.6	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Gerry	Priest of Brisbane, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23.5	Ordained Priest	Raul Nicolau Gonsalves	Priest of Goa e Damão, India	Archbishop Emeritus
70.3	Died	Konrad Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos †	Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany
22.8	Ordained Priest	Peter Quinn	Priest of Perth, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Bunbury, Australia
25.4	Ordained Priest	Thomas Stewart, S.S.C.M.E. †	Priest of Missionary Society of St. Columban	Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)
22 Dec	77.2	Died	Hugh Charles Boyle †	Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
43.2	Succeeded	John Francis Dearden †	Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	Born	Tomáš Galis	Selice	Bishop of Žilina, Slovakia
40.5	Appointed	Sergio Pignedoli †	Titular Archbishop of Iconium	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
40.5	Appointed	Sergio Pignedoli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
23 Dec	39.0	Appointed	Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hyderabad, India	Bishop Emeritus of Warangal, India
22.5	Ordained Priest	Giacomo Biffi	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
24.6	Ordained Priest	Dominik Hrušovský	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belarus
42.3	Appointed	André Jacques, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
42.3	Appointed	André Jacques, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ingila	Bishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.9	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.7	Appointed	Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
45.7	Appointed	Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Nasai	Bishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
57.0	Appointed	Alphonse Streit †	Vicar Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
57.0	Appointed	Alphonse Streit †	Titular Bishop of Nicius	Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
52.9	Appointed	José Vieira Alvernaz †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India	Archbishop Emeritus
52.9	Appointed	José Vieira Alvernaz †	Titular Archbishop of Anasartha	Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
52.9	Appointed	José Vieira Alvernaz †	Coadjutor Patriarch of East Indies, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
25.9	Ordained Priest	Štefan Vrablec	Priest of Trnava, Slovakia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava, Slovakia
24 Dec	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Herbert Bednorz †	Titular Bishop of Bulla Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland
29.5	Ordained Priest	Peter Dubovský, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
25 Dec	67.6	Died	Camillo Vittorino Facchinetti, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
	Born	Noël Treanor	Silverstream, County Monaghan Tyholland	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
27 Dec	26.3	Ordained Priest	Pedro Fré, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24.8	Ordained Priest	José Rodrigues de Souza, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Baia, Brazil
30 Dec		Born	José María Ortega Trinidad	Nava	Prelate of Juli, Peru

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