The Year of Our Lord 1955

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 28.4 Ordained Priest Antonio Arellano Durán † Priest of San Carlos de Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Ordained Bishop Domenico Enrici † Titular Archbishop of Ancusa Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

2 Nov Born Ambrose Madtha Belthangady, India Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire

4 Nov Born Mauro Meacci, O.S.B. Pisa Abbot of Subiaco, Italy

5 Nov 43.4 Appointed Avelar Brandão Vilela † Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

Born Misael Vacca Ramirez Somondoco Bishop of Yopal, Colombia

56.1 Installed Enrique Rau † Bishop of Resistencia, Argentina Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina

7 Nov 38.3 Appointed José de Almeida Batista Pereira Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

51.2 Appointed Cesario D'Amato, O.S.B. † Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy Abbot Emeritus

51.2 Appointed Cesario D'Amato, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy

56.9 Appointed Paul Joseph Girouard, M.S. † Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar

57.8 Appointed Stanislaus Tigga † Coadjutor Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India Bishop

57.8 Appointed Stanislaus Tigga † Titular Bishop of Achelous Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India

41.9 Appointed Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

41.9 Appointed Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Bennefa Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

11 Nov Born Gregory John Mansour Flint, MI Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA

13 Nov 40.7 Ordained Bishop Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Hadriani ad Olympum Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

40.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S. Bishop of Amravati, India Bishop Emeritus

42.7 Appointed Matija Zvekanovic † Titular Bishop of Burca Bishop Emeritus of Subotica, Serbia

14 Nov 83.8 Died Nicola Dobrecic † Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro

45.9 Appointed Antonio José Plaza † Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

44.7 Succeeded Aleksandar Tokic † Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro

15 Nov Born Augustin Traoré Banakouru Bishop of Ségou, Mali

16 Nov 71.4 Died Theodos (Peter) Schall, O.S.B. † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Eshowe, South Africa

18 Nov Appointed Manuel Gomez Frande, O.C.D. † Prefect of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador

20 Nov 43.5 Ordained Bishop Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

51.0 Ordained Bishop François-Marie-Joseph Poirier † Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti Archbishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest José Vittorio Tommasí † Priest Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

43.2 Ordained Bishop Ireneus Wien Dud † Titular Bishop of Barcusus Archbishop Emeritus of Juba, Sudan

21 Nov 41.9 Appointed Thomas Mongo † Auxiliary Bishop of Douala, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

41.9 Appointed Thomas Mongo † Titular Bishop of Botriana Bishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon

27.5 Ordained Priest Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P. Priest of Other Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite), Israel

22 Nov 83.8 Died Thomas Shine † Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

23 Nov 78.7 Died Hermann Wilhelm Berning † Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany

59.2 Ordained Bishop Thomas Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)

24 Nov 59.3 Appointed Georges-Stanislas-Jean Béjot † Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Died Leopoldo Díaz y Escudero † Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México

42.3 Appointed Narciso Jubany Arnau † Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

42.3 Appointed Narciso Jubany Arnau † Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phoenicia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

Born Francesco Marino Cesa Bishop of Avellino, Italy

79.6 Died Michael Wasaburo Urakawa † Bishop Emeritus of Sendai, Japan

27 Nov 51.3 Ordained Bishop Cesario D'Amato, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy

28 Nov 51.5 Appointed George Andrew Beck, A.A. † Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain

54.8 Succeeded Ambrose Rayappan † Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India Archbishop Emeritus

30 Nov 70.9 Died Jean El-Hage † Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria

44.9 Ordained Bishop Paul Etoga † Titular Bishop of Cyparissia Bishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon

60.0 Appointed Celestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, O.F.M. † Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

44.9 Appointed Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. † Bishop of Zacapa, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

40.6 Appointed Luis Manresa Formosa, S.J. Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala

45.2 Ordained Bishop Paul Nguyên Van Binh † Titular Bishop of Agnus Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam

49.7 Ordained Bishop Simon Hoa Nguyên-van Hien † Titular Bishop of Sagalassus Bishop of Ðà Lat, Viêt Nam

61.7 Appointed Bernard Patrick Wall † Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

1 Dec 42.4 Appointed Francis Anthony Marrocco † Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

42.4 Appointed Francis Anthony Marrocco † Titular Bishop of Limnae Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

2 Dec 48.2 Appointed Ramón Masnou Boixeda † Bishop of Vic, Spain Bishop Emeritus

3 Dec 84.6 Died Marcellino António Maria Franco † Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

63.0 Appointed Philip Joseph Furlong † Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.0 Appointed Philip Joseph Furlong † Titular Bishop of Araxa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

50.6 Appointed Stephen Aloysius Leven † Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of San Angelo, Texas, USA

50.6 Appointed Stephen Aloysius Leven † Titular Bishop of Bure Bishop Emeritus of San Angelo, Texas, USA

40.0 Succeeded Francisco Rendeiro, O.P. † Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal

4 Dec Born Yasser Ayyash Shatana Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite), Jordan

24.9 Ordained Priest Domingo Salvador Castagna Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina

Born Renato Pine Mayugba Sampaloc Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

39.7 Ordained Bishop José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. † Bishop of Valdivia, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

8 Dec 22.6 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Chiaretti Priest Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy

28.3 Ordained Priest Eduardo Herrera Riera Priest of Barquisimeto, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela

24.0 Ordained Priest Homero Leite Meira Priest Bishop Emeritus of Irecê, Baia, Brazil

41.3 Appointed Youhanna Nueir, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt Bishop Emeritus of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt

41.3 Appointed Youhanna Nueir, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Phatanus Bishop Emeritus of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt

25.6 Ordained Priest José da Silva Chaves Priest of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

47.3 Appointed Eustace John Smith, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

47.3 Appointed Eustace John Smith, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Apamea Cibotus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon

25.5 Ordained Priest Antônio Soares Costa † Priest of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

9 Dec 47.4 Appointed José Terceiro de Sousa † Titular Bishop of Letopolis Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

47.4 Appointed José Terceiro de Sousa † Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

47.4 Resigned José Terceiro de Sousa † Bishop of Caetité, Baia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

12 Dec 79.9 Died Giovanni Claudel, C.SS.R. † Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia

Born Alfred Leonhard Maluma Lukani Bishop of Njombe, Tanzania

39.7 Installed José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. † Bishop of Valdivia, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

16 Dec Born Andrés Carrascosa Coso Cuenca, Spain Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of

17 Dec 26.0 Ordained Priest Ramón Buxarrais Ventura Priest Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

24.6 Ordained Priest Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru

26.6 Ordained Priest Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela

26.6 Ordained Priest Michael Bosco Duraisamy † Priest Bishop of Salem, India

25.7 Ordained Priest Francis Joseph Gossman Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Bishop Emeritus of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

27.6 Ordained Priest François Gourguillon † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France

24.5 Ordained Priest Piotr Hemperek † Priest of Lublin, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland

27.9 Ordained Priest José Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela

27.2 Ordained Priest Silas Silvius Njiru Priest of Meru, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

46.0 Installed Antonio José Plaza † Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

76.7 Died Francesco Tiburzio Roche, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Tuticorin, India

26.9 Ordained Priest Antonio Ignacio Velasco Garcia, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Cardinal, Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

25.6 Ordained Priest William Joseph Winter Priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

18 Dec 60.8 Appointed Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi † Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain

19 Dec 52.0 Appointed Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Doliche Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela

50.2 Appointed Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

50.2 Appointed Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Coropissus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tucupita, Venezuela

57.9 Appointed Pablo Gúrpide Beope † Bishop of Bilbao, Spain

47.4 Appointed John Fergus O'Grady, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

47.4 Appointed John Fergus O'Grady, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Aspendus Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

41.2 Appointed André Perraudin, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Kabgayi, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda

41.2 Appointed André Perraudin, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Cataquas Bishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda

45.3 Appointed Claude Rolland, M.S. † Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar

20 Dec 25.9 Ordained Priest James Masilamony Arul Das † Priest of Ootacamund, India Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

50.6 Appointed Luis Baccino † Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay

56.3 Appointed José Maria Cavallero † Bishop of Melo, Uruguay Bishop of Minas, Uruguay

60.0 Appointed Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez † Coadjutor Archbishop of México, Federal District Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez † Titular Archbishop of Selymbria Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

24.8 Ordained Priest Peter Paul Prabhu Priest Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Zimbabwe

21 Dec 24.5 Ordained Priest Laurence Forristal Priest of Ossory, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

27.3 Ordained Priest Kuriakose Kunnacherry Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India Archbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India

28.0 Ordained Priest Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte Priest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

29.2 Ordained Priest Albert Ndongmo † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon

25.8 Ordained Priest Robert John Rose Priest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

22 Dec 46.3 Appointed John Louis Morkovsky † Auxiliary Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

46.3 Appointed John Louis Morkovsky † Titular Bishop of Hieron Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

24 Dec 24.7 Ordained Priest Joseph Wang Yu-jung Priest of Taipei, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus of Taichung, Taiwan

25 Dec Born Robert Christopher Ndlovu Tshongokwe Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe

27 Dec 57.5 Died Hugh John O'Neill † Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin, New Zealand

29 Dec 27.4 Professed Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands

31 Dec Born Jaime Soto Inglewood Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	28.4	Ordained Priest	Antonio Arellano Durán †	Priest of San Carlos de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Enrici †	Titular Archbishop of Ancusa	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
2 Nov		Born	Ambrose Madtha	Belthangady, India	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire
4 Nov		Born	Mauro Meacci, O.S.B.	Pisa	Abbot of Subiaco, Italy
5 Nov	43.4	Appointed	Avelar Brandão Vilela †	Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	Born	Misael Vacca Ramirez	Somondoco	Bishop of Yopal, Colombia
56.1	Installed	Enrique Rau †	Bishop of Resistencia, Argentina	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
7 Nov	38.3	Appointed	José de Almeida Batista Pereira	Bishop of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
51.2	Appointed	Cesario D'Amato, O.S.B. †	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	Cesario D'Amato, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
56.9	Appointed	Paul Joseph Girouard, M.S. †	Bishop of Morondava, Madagascar
57.8	Appointed	Stanislaus Tigga †	Coadjutor Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India	Bishop
57.8	Appointed	Stanislaus Tigga †	Titular Bishop of Achelous	Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India
41.9	Appointed	Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
41.9	Appointed	Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Bennefa	Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
11 Nov		Born	Gregory John Mansour	Flint, MI	Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
13 Nov	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Hadriani ad Olympum	Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Albert Rosario, M.S.F.S.	Bishop of Amravati, India	Bishop Emeritus
42.7	Appointed	Matija Zvekanovic †	Titular Bishop of Burca	Bishop Emeritus of Subotica, Serbia
14 Nov	83.8	Died	Nicola Dobrecic †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
45.9	Appointed	Antonio José Plaza †	Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
44.7	Succeeded	Aleksandar Tokic †	Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
15 Nov		Born	Augustin Traoré	Banakouru	Bishop of Ségou, Mali
16 Nov	71.4	Died	Theodos (Peter) Schall, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Eshowe, South Africa
18 Nov		Appointed	Manuel Gomez Frande, O.C.D. †	Prefect of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
20 Nov	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
51.0	Ordained Bishop	François-Marie-Joseph Poirier †	Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti	Archbishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	José Vittorio Tommasí †	Priest	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
43.2	Ordained Bishop	Ireneus Wien Dud †	Titular Bishop of Barcusus	Archbishop Emeritus of Juba, Sudan
21 Nov	41.9	Appointed	Thomas Mongo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Douala, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
41.9	Appointed	Thomas Mongo †	Titular Bishop of Botriana	Bishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
27.5	Ordained Priest	Pierre Mouallem, M.S.P.	Priest of Other	Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite), Israel
22 Nov	83.8	Died	Thomas Shine †	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
23 Nov	78.7	Died	Hermann Wilhelm Berning †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
59.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)
24 Nov	59.3	Appointed	Georges-Stanislas-Jean Béjot †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Died	Leopoldo Díaz y Escudero †	Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
42.3	Appointed	Narciso Jubany Arnau †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
42.3	Appointed	Narciso Jubany Arnau †	Titular Bishop of Orthosias in Phoenicia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	Born	Francesco Marino	Cesa	Bishop of Avellino, Italy
79.6	Died	Michael Wasaburo Urakawa †	Bishop Emeritus of Sendai, Japan
27 Nov	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Cesario D'Amato, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Cilicia	Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
28 Nov	51.5	Appointed	George Andrew Beck, A.A. †	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
54.8	Succeeded	Ambrose Rayappan †	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Nov	70.9	Died	Jean El-Hage †	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Paul Etoga †	Titular Bishop of Cyparissia	Bishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon
60.0	Appointed	Celestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, O.F.M. †	Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
44.9	Appointed	Costantino Cristiano Luna Pianegonda, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Zacapa, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
40.6	Appointed	Luis Manresa Formosa, S.J.	Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
45.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul Nguyên Van Binh †	Titular Bishop of Agnus	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam
49.7	Ordained Bishop	Simon Hoa Nguyên-van Hien †	Titular Bishop of Sagalassus	Bishop of Ðà Lat, Viêt Nam
61.7	Appointed	Bernard Patrick Wall †	Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
1 Dec	42.4	Appointed	Francis Anthony Marrocco †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
42.4	Appointed	Francis Anthony Marrocco †	Titular Bishop of Limnae	Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
2 Dec	48.2	Appointed	Ramón Masnou Boixeda †	Bishop of Vic, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
3 Dec	84.6	Died	Marcellino António Maria Franco †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
63.0	Appointed	Philip Joseph Furlong †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.0	Appointed	Philip Joseph Furlong †	Titular Bishop of Araxa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
50.6	Appointed	Stephen Aloysius Leven †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of San Angelo, Texas, USA
50.6	Appointed	Stephen Aloysius Leven †	Titular Bishop of Bure	Bishop Emeritus of San Angelo, Texas, USA
40.0	Succeeded	Francisco Rendeiro, O.P. †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
4 Dec		Born	Yasser Ayyash	Shatana	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite), Jordan
24.9	Ordained Priest	Domingo Salvador Castagna	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
	Born	Renato Pine Mayugba	Sampaloc	Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
39.7	Ordained Bishop	José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
8 Dec	22.6	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Chiaretti	Priest	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
28.3	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Herrera Riera	Priest of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
24.0	Ordained Priest	Homero Leite Meira	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Irecê, Baia, Brazil
41.3	Appointed	Youhanna Nueir, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
41.3	Appointed	Youhanna Nueir, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Phatanus	Bishop Emeritus of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
25.6	Ordained Priest	José da Silva Chaves	Priest of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
47.3	Appointed	Eustace John Smith, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.3	Appointed	Eustace John Smith, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Apamea Cibotus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut}, Lebanon
25.5	Ordained Priest	Antônio Soares Costa †	Priest of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
9 Dec	47.4	Appointed	José Terceiro de Sousa †	Titular Bishop of Letopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
47.4	Appointed	José Terceiro de Sousa †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
47.4	Resigned	José Terceiro de Sousa †	Bishop of Caetité, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
12 Dec	79.9	Died	Giovanni Claudel, C.SS.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia
	Born	Alfred Leonhard Maluma	Lukani	Bishop of Njombe, Tanzania
39.7	Installed	José Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
16 Dec		Born	Andrés Carrascosa Coso	Cuenca, Spain	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
17 Dec	26.0	Ordained Priest	Ramón Buxarrais Ventura	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
24.6	Ordained Priest	Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
26.6	Ordained Priest	Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela
26.6	Ordained Priest	Michael Bosco Duraisamy †	Priest	Bishop of Salem, India
25.7	Ordained Priest	Francis Joseph Gossman	Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
27.6	Ordained Priest	François Gourguillon †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
24.5	Ordained Priest	Piotr Hemperek †	Priest of Lublin, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
27.9	Ordained Priest	José Vicente Henriquez Andueza, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
27.2	Ordained Priest	Silas Silvius Njiru	Priest of Meru, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
46.0	Installed	Antonio José Plaza †	Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
76.7	Died	Francesco Tiburzio Roche, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tuticorin, India
26.9	Ordained Priest	Antonio Ignacio Velasco Garcia, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
25.6	Ordained Priest	William Joseph Winter	Priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
18 Dec	60.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Bereciartúa y Balerdi †	Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain
19 Dec	52.0	Appointed	Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Doliche	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
50.2	Appointed	Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Coropissus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tucupita, Venezuela
57.9	Appointed	Pablo Gúrpide Beope †	Bishop of Bilbao, Spain
47.4	Appointed	John Fergus O'Grady, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
47.4	Appointed	John Fergus O'Grady, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Aspendus	Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
41.2	Appointed	André Perraudin, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
41.2	Appointed	André Perraudin, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Bishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
45.3	Appointed	Claude Rolland, M.S. †	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
20 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	James Masilamony Arul Das †	Priest of Ootacamund, India	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
50.6	Appointed	Luis Baccino †	Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay
56.3	Appointed	José Maria Cavallero †	Bishop of Melo, Uruguay	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
60.0	Appointed	Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez †	Coadjutor Archbishop of México, Federal District	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez †	Titular Archbishop of Selymbria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
24.8	Ordained Priest	Peter Paul Prabhu	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Zimbabwe
21 Dec	24.5	Ordained Priest	Laurence Forristal	Priest of Ossory, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
27.3	Ordained Priest	Kuriakose Kunnacherry	Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Archbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabarese), India
28.0	Ordained Priest	Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte	Priest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
29.2	Ordained Priest	Albert Ndongmo †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
25.8	Ordained Priest	Robert John Rose	Priest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	46.3	Appointed	John Louis Morkovsky †	Auxiliary Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
46.3	Appointed	John Louis Morkovsky †	Titular Bishop of Hieron	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
24 Dec	24.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Wang Yu-jung	Priest of Taipei, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus of Taichung, Taiwan
25 Dec		Born	Robert Christopher Ndlovu	Tshongokwe	Archbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
27 Dec	57.5	Died	Hugh John O'Neill †	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin, New Zealand
29 Dec	27.4	Professed	Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands
31 Dec		Born	Jaime Soto	Inglewood	Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

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