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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Nov		Born	Martin Krebs	Essen, Germany	Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
3 Nov	45.1	Appointed	Isidore Borecky †	Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	45.0	Appointed	Maxim Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. †	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.9	Appointed	Andrew J. Roborecki †	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
	77.6	Died	Edward Francis Ryan †	Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA
	51.5	Appointed	Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada
4 Nov		Born	Robert Herman Flock Bever	Sparta, WI, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
	40.6	Appointed	Rubén Isaza Restrepo †	Bishop of Montería, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
5 Nov	57.7	Appointed	José Castelltort Subeyre †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	55.1	Succeeded	Gabriel-Marie Garrone †	Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
		Born	Roque Paloschi	Progresso	Bishop of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil
	86.7	Died	Jules-Géraud Saliège †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
7 Nov	30.8	Ordained Priest	Constantin Szabó (Sabov, Savov) †	Priest	Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
8 Nov		Born	Ignacio Francisco Ducasse Medina	Santiago de Chile	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile
	55.1	Installed	Francis Edward Hyland †	Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Michael Schmondiuk †	Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
9 Nov	36.1	Appointed	Arnold Boghaert, C.SS.R. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles	Bishop
	36.1	Appointed	Arnold Boghaert, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Sufetula	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
	72.3	Resigned	Edoardo Bresson, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	46.9	Appointed	Cornelius Chitsulo †	Vicar Apostolic of Dedza, Malawi	Bishop of Dedza, Malawi
	46.9	Appointed	Cornelius Chitsulo †	Titular Bishop of Bonitza	Bishop of Dedza, Malawi
	52.5	Appointed	Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile	Vicar Apostolic
	52.5	Appointed	Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in Caria	Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
	46.7	Appointed	Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
	46.7	Appointed	Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Selinus	Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
	81.4	Died	Bernardino Shlaku, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pult, Albania
10 Nov	38.4	Appointed	Pablo Correa León †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
	38.4	Appointed	Pablo Correa León †	Titular Bishop of Gisipa	Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
	45.6	Appointed	Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
	45.6	Appointed	Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
11 Nov	24.0	Ordained Priest	Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela	Priest of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
	49.0	Appointed	Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
	49.0	Appointed	Ignatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Mundinitza	Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
	59.1	Appointed	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Onuphis	Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
	59.1	Appointed	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Samarai, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
		Born	Martin S. Jumoad	Kinasang-am	Prelate of Isabela, Philippines
	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Stefan László †	Titular Bishop of Metellopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Eisenstadt, Austria
	42.0	Appointed	Joseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	42.0	Appointed	Joseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Ammaedara	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
12 Nov	87.6	Died	Moric Picha †	Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
14 Nov	60.7	Appointed	Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus
	74.0	Appointed	Frédéric Osterrath, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Syedra	Abbot Emeritus of Pietersburg, South Africa
15 Nov	87.6	Died	Rafael Canale Oberti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
	55.1	Appointed	Francisco José Castro y Ramírez †	Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
16 Nov	43.8	Appointed	Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Londrina, Brazil	Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
	57.9	Appointed	Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad †	Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador	Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
17 Nov	33.8	Appointed	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu, Kenya	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
	33.8	Appointed	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Titular Bishop of Tacapae	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
18 Nov	39.6	Ordained Bishop	José Pedro da Silva †	Titular Bishop of Thiava	Bishop Emeritus of Viseu, Portugal
	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Kimbondo †	Titular Bishop of Sebela	Bishop Emeritus of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Pothanamuzhi †	Bishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Valladares y Argumedo †	Titular Bishop of Curubis	Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
	30.3	Ordained Priest	Pavlo Vasylyk †	Priest	Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
		Born	William John Waltersheid	Ashland, PA	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
20 Nov	46.1	Installed	Loras Thomas Lane †	Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
23 Nov	77.5	Appointed	Aston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus	Archbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
	77.5	Retired	Aston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †	Archbishop of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Archbishop Emeritus
	69.6	Resigned	Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. †	Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	51.2	Succeeded	Francis William Markall, S.J. †	Archbishop of Salisbury, Zimbabwe	Archbishop Emeritus
	53.3	Appointed	Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas †	Coadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
	53.3	Appointed	Mário de Miranda Vilas-Boas †	Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
24 Nov	50.8	Installed	Manuel Marengo †	Bishop of Azul, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
25 Nov		Born	Vincent Nguyên Văn Ban	Tuy Hoà	Bishop of Ban Mê Thuôt, Viet Nam
26 Nov	72.2	Died	Thomas Edmund Molloy †	Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
27 Nov	53.8	Appointed	Lambert Anthony Hoch †	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	47.3	Appointed	Joseph Bernard Brunini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
	47.3	Appointed	Joseph Bernard Brunini †	Titular Bishop of Axomis	Bishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
29 Nov	37.3	Appointed	Carlos Arturo Brown, M.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	37.3	Appointed	Carlos Arturo Brown, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Vallis	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
		Born	Joseph Kallarangatt	Kayyoor	Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabarese), India
	43.8	Appointed	Joseph Louis André Ouellette †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	43.8	Appointed	Joseph Louis André Ouellette †	Titular Bishop of Carrhae	Bishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
30 Nov	25.9	Ordained Priest	Cirilo R. Almario	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
	47.9	Appointed	Paul Bui Chu Tao †	Apostolic Administrator of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam
	50.1	Appointed	Luigi Cicuttini †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Pedro Rosales Dean	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Palo, Philippines
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Lucas Liu Hsien-tang	Priest of Taipei, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Tomás Francisco Reilly, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Diosdado Aenlle Talamayan	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
	23.3	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Pido Tancinco	Priest of Calbayog, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
1 Dec	53.7	Appointed	Teodor Bensch †	Titular Bishop of Tentyris	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
	52.9	Appointed	Bolesław Kominek †	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
	63.3	Appointed	Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hilta	Bishop Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
	63.3	Resigned	Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	56.2	Appointed	Edmund Nowicki †	Titular Bishop of Thugga	Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Bernard Cyril O’Grady, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands
	53.2	Appointed	Tomasz Wilczyński †	Apostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
2 Dec	23.9	Ordained Priest	José Belvino do Nascimento	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	24.5	Ordained Priest	José Lorenzo Sartori	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina
	33.5	Ordained Priest	Conrado Walter, S.A.C.	Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
3 Dec	40.4	Appointed	Jaime Luiz Coelho	Bishop of Maringá, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
	53.3	Appointed	Severino Mariano de Aguiar †	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	67.2	Appointed	William Godfrey †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
4 Dec	39.4	Appointed	Franz Žak †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
	39.4	Appointed	Franz Žak †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
5 Dec	48.1	Appointed	Harry Anselm Clinch †	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
	48.1	Appointed	Harry Anselm Clinch †	Titular Bishop of Badiae	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
	53.8	Installed	Lambert Anthony Hoch †	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	27.9	Ordained Priest	Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
	48.5	Ordained Bishop	André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
	32.5	Ordained Priest	François Kabangu wa Mutela †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
	29.0	Ordained Priest	James Kwadwo Owusu †	Priest	Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana
	63.2	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Juán Maria Riofrio, O.P. †	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Brian David Usanga †	Priest of Calabar, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria
9 Dec		Born	João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.	Alto Alegre	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
	49.1	Appointed	James Darcy Freeman †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	49.1	Appointed	James Darcy Freeman †	Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Parva	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	50.1	Appointed	Joannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
	50.1	Appointed	Joannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Vagada	Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
	61.5	Appointed	Vincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Sassura	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
	61.5	Appointed	Vincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	65.2	Resigned	Antonio Ludovico Van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
10 Dec	47.7	Appointed	Alexander Carter †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	47.7	Appointed	Alexander Carter †	Titular Bishop of Sita	Bishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
11 Dec	69.2	Died	Bartholomew Joseph Eustace †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
	34.6	Appointed	Bernardin Gantin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cotonou, Benin	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
	34.6	Appointed	Bernardin Gantin †	Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Mauretania	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
	46.6	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
	53.1	Appointed	José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.SS.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	53.1	Appointed	José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Nephelis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia
14 Dec	26.7	Ordained Priest	Antonio Federico Gatti †	Priest of San Justo, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop
15 Dec	44.1	Appointed	Luigi Raimondi †	Apostolic Delegate to México	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
16 Dec	25.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Leopold Imesch	Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
	31.0	Ordained Priest	Agostinho Willy Kist, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Raymond William Lessard	Priest of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA
	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Menéndez †	Titular Bishop of Diospolis Superior	Bishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina
17 Dec	53.1	Appointed	Carlos Alberto Arce Masías †	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru	Bishop of Piura, Peru
	54.3	Appointed	Daniel Figueroa Villón †	Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
	54.7	Appointed	Antonin Fishta, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Pult, Albania
	54.7	Appointed	Antonin Fishta, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Amyzon	Apostolic Administrator of Pult, Albania
	63.6	Appointed	Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Peru, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
	63.6	Appointed	Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento †	Titular Archbishop of Beroea	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
	63.6	Resigned	Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento †	Archbishop of Cuzco, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
	53.6	Appointed	Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †	Archbishop of Cuzco, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Peru
	58.6	Appointed	Teodosio Moreno Quintana †	Bishop of Huaraz, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	71.8	Appointed	Ambrogio Squintani †	Titular Archbishop of Amorium	Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
	71.8	Resigned	Ambrogio Squintani †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	61.3	Appointed	Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz †	Bishop of Huancayo, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru
18 Dec	52.2	Appointed	Antônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	56.8	Appointed	Orlando Chaves, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	90.2	Died	Giuseppe de Nardis †	Bishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
		Born	Jude Thaddeus Okolo	Kano, Nigeria	Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic
19 Dec	48.7	Appointed	Wilhelmus Marinus Bekkers †	Coadjutor Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Bishop
	48.7	Appointed	Wilhelmus Marinus Bekkers †	Titular Bishop of Thasus	Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
20 Dec	30.0	Ordained Priest	Eugène Abissa Kwaku †	Priest	Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
	46.8	Appointed	Francisco Maria da Silva †	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal	Archbishop
	46.8	Appointed	Francisco Maria da Silva †	Titular Bishop of Telmissus	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
21 Dec		Born	Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S.	San Luis Potosí, México	Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
	27.3	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
22 Dec	29.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Banchong Aribarg †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
	25.2	Ordained Priest	José Rafael Barquero Arce	Priest of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Augusto Beuzeville Ferro †	Priest of Lima, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Rinaldo Fidel Brédice	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa, Argentina
	26.5	Ordained Priest	Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia
	27.8	Ordained Priest	Armando Amaral Dos Santos †	Priest	Bishop of Benguela, Angola
	26.9	Ordained Priest	Leobard D’Souza †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Nagpur, India
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Frank Marcus Fernando †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
	25.6	Ordained Priest	Aldo Gerna, F.S.C.J.	Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Zygmunt Kamiński †	Priest of Lublin, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
	27.8	Ordained Priest	Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks	Priest of Asunción, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
	31.8	Ordained Priest	João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J.	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga †	Priest of Nagasaki, Japan	Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan
	25.7	Ordained Priest	James Odongo	Priest of Tororo, Uganda	Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
	30.9	Ordained Priest	Michael Rozario †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
	25.1	Ordained Priest	Andraos Salama †	Priest	Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt
	27.1	Ordained Priest	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Jacob Thoomkuzhy	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India
	47.1	Appointed	Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa †	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
23 Dec	55.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Amici †	Archbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	27.6	Ordained Priest	Dominic Kodwo Andoh †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Accra, Ghana
	46.5	Appointed	Francesco Spanedda †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy
		Born	James Maria Wainaina Kungu	Ngenya	Bishop of Muranga, Kenya
24 Dec		Born	José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.	Chitré	Archbishop of Panamá
26 Dec		Born	José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M.	Curitiba	Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
	26.3	Ordained Priest	Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Argentina, Military
	53.3	Installed	Tomasz Wilczyński †	Apostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
27 Dec	44.0	Appointed	Gérard Couturier †	Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Erasmus Desiderius Wandera	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Soroti, Uganda
29 Dec	48.1	Appointed	Andrew Gregory Grutka †	Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	44.0	Appointed	Hilary Baumann Hacker †	Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	60.2	Appointed	Robert Francis Joyce †	Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	54.8	Appointed	Leo Aloysius Pursley †	Bishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
	35.5	Appointed	Raúl Zambrano Camader †	Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán, Colombia	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia
	35.5	Appointed	Raúl Zambrano Camader †	Titular Bishop of Risinium	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia
30 Dec	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Franz Žak †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria