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The Year of Our Lord 1956

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
2 Nov BornJean-Marc EychenneBishop of Grenoble-Vienne, France
BornMartin KrebsApostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
3 Nov45.0AppointedIsidore BoreckyBishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop Emeritus
45.0AppointedMaxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
45.8AppointedAndrew J. RoboreckiBishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
77.6DiedEdward Francis RyanBishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA
51.4AppointedNilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
4 Nov43.7InstalledHenry Charles Byrne, S.S.C.M.E. †Prelate of Iba, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Iba, Philippines
BornRobert Herman FlockBishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
40.6AppointedRubén Isaza RestrepoBishop of Montería, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
5 Nov57.6AppointedJosé Castelltort SubeyreBishop of Astorga, Spain
55.0SucceededGabriel-Marie GarroneArchbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), FranceCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
BornRoque PaloschiArchbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
86.6DiedJules-Géraud SaliègeCardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
6 Nov BornCorrado Maggioni, S.M.M.President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
7 Nov30.8Ordained PriestConstantin Szabó (Sabov, Savov)PriestAdministrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
8 Nov BornIgnacio Francisco Ducasse MedinaArchbishop of Antofagasta, Chile
55.0InstalledFrancis Edward HylandBishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USABishop Emeritus
44.2Ordained BishopJoseph Michael SchmondiukTitular Bishop of Zeugma in SyriaArchbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
9 Nov36.0AppointedArnold Boghaert, C.SS.R. †Coadjutor Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, AntillesBishop
36.0AppointedArnold Boghaert, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of SufetulaBishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
72.3ResignedEdoardo Bresson, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
46.8AppointedCornelius ChitsuloVicar Apostolic of Dedza, MalawiBishop of Dedza, Malawi
46.8AppointedCornelius ChitsuloTitular Bishop of BonitzaBishop of Dedza, Malawi
52.4AppointedCarlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, ChileVicar Apostolic
52.4AppointedCarlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in CariaVicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
46.7AppointedPierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
46.7AppointedPierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †Titular Bishop of SelinusArchbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
10 Nov38.4AppointedPablo Correa LeónAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
38.4AppointedPablo Correa LeónTitular Bishop of GisipaBishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
BornMartin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv.Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
BornStephen Lee Bun SangBishop of Macau, China
45.5AppointedGermán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
45.5AppointedGermán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †Titular Bishop of LamdiaArchbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
11 Nov23.9Ordained PriestTulio Manuel Chirivella VarelaPriest of Barquisimeto, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
48.9AppointedIgnatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
48.9AppointedIgnatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of MundinitzaBishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
59.0AppointedFrancis John Doyle, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of OnuphisBishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
59.0AppointedFrancis John Doyle, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Samarai, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
BornMartin Sarmiento JumoadArchbishop of Ozamiz, Philippines
43.7Ordained BishopStefan LászlóTitular Bishop of MetellopolisBishop Emeritus of Eisenstadt, Austria
42.0AppointedJoseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
42.0AppointedJoseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †Titular Bishop of AmmaedaraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
12 Nov BornEmmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita)Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA
87.5DiedMořic PíchaBishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia
13 Nov20.6ProfessedLeone Morinelli, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
14 Nov60.6AppointedFrancisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Tanger, MoroccoArchbishop Emeritus
74.0AppointedFrédéric Osterrath, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of SyedraAbbot Emeritus of Pietersburg, South Africa
15 Nov87.5DiedRafael Canale ObertiAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
55.1AppointedFrancisco José Castro y RamírezBishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
16 Nov43.7AppointedGeraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. †Bishop of Londrina, BrazilArchbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
57.8AppointedManuel de Jesús Serrano AbadBishop of Cuenca, EcuadorArchbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
17 Nov33.7AppointedMaurice Michael OtungaAuxiliary Bishop of Kisumu, KenyaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
33.7AppointedMaurice Michael OtungaTitular Bishop of TacapaeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
18 Nov39.6Ordained BishopJosé Pedro da SilvaTitular Bishop of ThiavaBishop Emeritus of Viseu, Portugal
42.7Ordained BishopPierre KimbondoTitular Bishop of SebelaBishop Emeritus of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
52.9Ordained BishopMatthew PothanamuzhiBishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
43.5Ordained BishopRafael Valladares y ArgumedoTitular Bishop of CurubisAuxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
30.2Ordained PriestPavlo VasylykPriestBishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
BornWilliam John WaltersheidAuxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
20 Nov46.0InstalledLoras Thomas LaneBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
23 Nov77.5AppointedAston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of VelebusdusArchbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
77.5RetiredAston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †Archbishop of Salisbury, ZimbabweArchbishop Emeritus
69.5ResignedGeorges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. †Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
51.1SucceededFrancis William Markall, S.J. †Archbishop of Salisbury, ZimbabweArchbishop Emeritus
53.3AppointedMário de Miranda Vilas-BoasCoadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
53.3AppointedMário de Miranda Vilas-BoasTitular Archbishop of CyrrhusArchbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
24 Nov50.7InstalledManuel MarengoBishop of Azul, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
25 Nov BornVincent Nguyễn Văn BảnBishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam
26 NovBornSalvatore AngeramiAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
72.2DiedThomas Edmund MolloyBishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
27 Nov53.8AppointedLambert Anthony HochBishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USABishop Emeritus
28 Nov47.3AppointedJoseph Bernard BruniniAuxiliary Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USABishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
47.3AppointedJoseph Bernard BruniniTitular Bishop of AxomisBishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
29 Nov37.2AppointedCarlos Arturo Brown, M.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
37.2AppointedCarlos Arturo Brown, M.M. †Titular Bishop of VallisAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
BornJoseph KallarangattBishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India
43.8AppointedJoseph Louis André OuelletteAuxiliary Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
43.8AppointedJoseph Louis André OuelletteTitular Bishop of CarrhaeBishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
39.0Ordained BishopPierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. †Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus
30 Nov25.8Ordained PriestCirilo Reyes AlmarioPriestBishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
29.5Ordained BishopOrlando Arce MoyaBishop
47.8AppointedPaul Bùi Chu TạoApostolic Administrator of Phát Diêm, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam
50.0AppointedLuigi CicuttiniBishop of Città di Castello, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26.7Ordained PriestPedro Rosales DeanPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Palo, Philippines
BornRiccardo LambaArchbishop of Udine, Italy
27.9Ordained PriestLucas Liu Hsien Tang (Liu Xiantang)Priest of Taipei, TaiwanBishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
47.9Ordained BishopTomás Francisco Reilly, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of ThemisoniumBishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
24.1Ordained PriestDiosdado Aenlle TalamayanPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
23.3Ordained PriestRicardo Pido TancincoPriest of Calbayog, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
26.8Ordained PriestEmilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop of Huancayo, Peru
BornHéctor Luis Zordán, M.SS.CC.Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina
1 Dec53.7AppointedTeodor BenschTitular Bishop of TentyrisAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
52.9AppointedBolesław KominekTitular Bishop of VagaCardinal, Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
63.3AppointedNapoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †Titular Bishop of HiltaBishop Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
63.3ResignedNapoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
56.2AppointedEdmund NowickiTitular Bishop of ThuggaBishop of Gdańsk, Poland
25.2Ordained PriestBernard Cyril O’Grady, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands
53.2AppointedTomasz WilczyńskiApostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
2 Dec23.9Ordained PriestJosé Belvino do NascimentoPriestBishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
24.5Ordained PriestJosé Lorenzo SartoriPriestBishop Emeritus of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina
33.4Ordained PriestConrado Walter, S.A.C. †Priest of Society of the Catholic ApostolateBishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
3 Dec40.3AppointedJaime Luiz CoelhoBishop of Maringá, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
53.3AppointedSeverino Mariano de AguiarBishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus
67.1AppointedWilliam GodfreyCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
4 Dec BornAnaclet MwumvanezaBishop of Nyundo, Rwanda
39.4AppointedFranz ŽakCoadjutor Bishop of Sankt Pölten, AustriaBishop Emeritus
39.4AppointedFranz ŽakTitular Bishop of ApolloniaBishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
5 Dec48.1AppointedHarry Anselm ClinchAuxiliary Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USABishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
48.1AppointedHarry Anselm ClinchTitular Bishop of BadiaeBishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
53.8InstalledLambert Anthony HochBishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USABishop Emeritus
7 Dec85.6DiedRafael Toro Upegui, S.J. †Prefect Emeritus of Río Magdalena, Colombia
8 Dec27.8Ordained PriestAdalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
48.5Ordained BishopAndré-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. †Bishop of Bouaké, Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus
32.5Ordained PriestFrançois Kabangu wa MutelaPriestBishop Emeritus of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26.6Ordained PriestVictor Hugo Martínez ContrerasPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
28.9Ordained PriestJames Kwadwo OwusuPriestBishop of Sunyani, Ghana
63.2Ordained BishopFrancisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of La Vega, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
51.0Ordained BishopJuán Maria Riofrio, O.P. †Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
21.9Solemn VowsPaweł Socha, C.M.Member of Congregation of the MissionAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
28.1Ordained PriestBrian David UsangaPriest of Calabar, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria
9 DecBornJoão Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
49.0AppointedJames Darcy FreemanAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney, AustraliaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
49.0AppointedJames Darcy FreemanTitular Bishop of Hermopolis ParvaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
50.1AppointedJoannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, AntillesBishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
50.1AppointedJoannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †Titular Bishop of VagadaBishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
61.4AppointedVincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SassuraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
61.4AppointedVincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.1ResignedAntonio Ludovico Van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, AntillesVicar Apostolic Emeritus
10 Dec47.6AppointedAlexander CarterCoadjutor Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
47.6AppointedAlexander CarterTitular Bishop of SitaBishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
BornDonato Ogliari, O.S.B.Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
11 Dec69.1DiedBartholomew Joseph EustaceBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
34.5AppointedBernardin GantinAuxiliary Bishop of Cotonou, BeninCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
34.5AppointedBernardin GantinTitular Bishop of Tipasa in MauretaniaCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
46.5AppointedJean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †Bishop of Mbarara, UgandaBishop Emeritus
53.1AppointedJosé Alfonso Tscherrig, C.SS.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.1AppointedJosé Alfonso Tscherrig, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of NephelisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia
14 Dec26.7Ordained PriestAntonio Federico GattiPriest of San Justo, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop
15 Dec44.1AppointedLuigi RaimondiApostolic Delegate to MéxicoCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
16 Dec BornBasilios Fawzy Al-DabeBishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
25.4Ordained PriestJoseph Leopold ImeschPriest of Detroit, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
31.0Ordained PriestAgostinho Willy Kist, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
25.9Ordained PriestRaymond William LessardPriest of Fargo, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA
41.8Ordained BishopManuel MenéndezTitular Bishop of Diospolis SuperiorBishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina
17 Dec53.0AppointedCarlos Alberto Arce MasíasBishop of Huánuco, PeruBishop of Piura, Peru
54.3AppointedDaniel Figueroa VillónBishop of Chiclayo, Peru
54.6AppointedAntonin Fishta, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Pult (Pulati), Albania
54.6AppointedAntonin Fishta, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AmyzonApostolic Administrator of Pult (Pulati), Albania
63.6AppointedFelipe Santiago Hermosa y SarmientoArchbishop (Personal Title) of Peru, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
63.6AppointedFelipe Santiago Hermosa y SarmientoTitular Archbishop of BeroeaArchbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
63.6ResignedFelipe Santiago Hermosa y SarmientoArchbishop of Cuzco, PeruArchbishop Emeritus
53.6AppointedCarlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Cuzco, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Peru
58.5AppointedTeodosio Moreno QuintanaBishop of Huaraz, PeruBishop Emeritus
71.8AppointedAmbrogio SquintaniTitular Archbishop of AmoriumBishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
71.8ResignedAmbrogio SquintaniBishop of Ascoli Piceno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
61.2AppointedMariano Jacinto Valdivia y OrtizBishop of Huancayo, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru
18 Dec52.2AppointedAntônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. †Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus
56.8AppointedOrlando Chaves, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
90.1DiedGiuseppe de NardisBishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
BornJude Thaddeus OkoloApostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
19 Dec48.6AppointedWilhelmus Marinus BekkersCoadjutor Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), NetherlandsBishop
48.6AppointedWilhelmus Marinus BekkersTitular Bishop of ThasusBishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
BornAndrew Eugene Bellisario, C.M.Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau, Alaska, USA
20 Dec29.9Ordained PriestEugène Abissa KwakuPriestBishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
46.7AppointedFrancisco Maria da SilvaAuxiliary Bishop of Braga, PortugalArchbishop
46.7AppointedFrancisco Maria da SilvaTitular Bishop of TelmissusArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
21 Dec BornGustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S.Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
27.2Ordained PriestSebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
22 Dec29.5Ordained PriestJoseph Banchong AribargPriestBishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
25.1Ordained PriestJosé Rafael Barquero ArcePriest of Alajuela, Costa RicaBishop Emeritus
24.7Ordained PriestAugusto Beuzeville FerroPriest of Lima, PeruAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
24.2Ordained PriestRinaldo Fidel BrédicePriestBishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa, Argentina
26.5Ordained PriestSamuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionArchbishop of Popayán, Colombia
26.1Ordained DeaconHubert CoppenrathDeacon of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
27.7Ordained PriestArmando Amaral Dos SantosPriestBishop of Benguela, Angola
26.9Ordained PriestLeobard D’SouzaPriest of Jabalpur, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Nagpur, India
25.1Ordained PriestFrank Marcus FernandoPriest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
25.5Ordained DeaconAndrea Gemma, F.D.P. †Deacon of Sons of Divine ProvidenceBishop Emeritus of Isernia-Venafro, Italy
25.6Ordained PriestAldo Gerna, F.S.C.J.Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
23.8Ordained PriestZygmunt KamińskiPriest of Lublin, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
27.8Ordained PriestJorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres BanksPriest of Asunción, ParaguayBishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
31.7Ordained PriestJoão Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. †PriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
26.7Ordained PriestJoseph Hisajiro MatsunagaPriest of Nagasaki, JapanBishop of Fukuoka, Japan
25.7Ordained PriestJames OdongoPriest of Tororo, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
30.9Ordained PriestMichael RozarioPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
25.1Ordained PriestAndraos SalamaPriestBishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt
27.0Ordained PriestPaul Fouad Naïm TabetPriestApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
26.0Ordained PriestJacob ThoomkuzhyPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
47.1AppointedJacinto Vásquez OchoaBishop of Espinal, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
23 Dec55.8AppointedGiuseppe AmiciArchbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
27.6Ordained PriestDominic Kodwo AndohPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Accra, Ghana
46.5AppointedFrancesco SpaneddaBishop of Bosa, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy
23.3Ordained PriestFrancis Tong HuiPriestBishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
BornJames Maria Wainaina KunguBishop of Muranga, Kenya
24 Dec61.8DiedGeorge Marin, S.J. †Prefect Emeritus of Süchow, China
BornNatale Paganelli, S.X.Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone
BornJosé Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.Archbishop of Panamá
26 Dec BornJosé Carlos Chacorowski, C.M.Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26.3Ordained PriestNorberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Argentina, Military
53.2InstalledTomasz WilczyńskiApostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
27 Dec43.9AppointedGérard CouturierBishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada
26.6Ordained PriestErasmus Desiderius WanderaPriestBishop Emeritus of Soroti, Uganda
29 Dec48.1AppointedAndrew Gregory GrutkaBishop of Gary, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
43.9AppointedHilary Baumann HackerBishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus
60.2AppointedRobert Francis JoyceBishop of Burlington, Vermont, USABishop Emeritus
54.7AppointedLeo Aloysius PursleyBishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
35.5AppointedRaúl Zambrano CamaderAuxiliary Bishop of Popayán, ColombiaBishop of Facatativá, Colombia
35.5AppointedRaúl Zambrano CamaderTitular Bishop of RisiniumBishop of Facatativá, Colombia
30 Dec39.5Ordained BishopFranz ŽakTitular Bishop of ApolloniaBishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria

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