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The Year of Our Lord 1959

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Nov63.6Ordained BishopJohn BurkeBishop of Simla, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India
46.2Ordained BishopAngelo Innocent FernandesTitular Archbishop of Novae PatraeArchbishop Emeritus of Delhi, India
45.2Ordained BishopGastone Mojaisky-PerrelliTitular Archbishop of AmidaBishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
2 Nov43.6AppointedRubén Isaza RestrepoBishop of Ibagué, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
86.0DiedFederico TedeschiniCardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
3 Nov BornTadeusz BronakowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
BornMatthias KönigAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
4 Nov BornRafael Valdéz TorresBishop of Ensenada, Baja California Norte, México
5 Nov83.7DiedLouis-Joseph-Marie Auneau, S.M.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Shiré, Malawi
82.1DiedVincent (George) Taylor, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA
7 Nov69.0AppointedAlfredo OttavianiSecretary of the Congregation of the Holy OfficeCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
8 Nov44.9Ordained BishopBogdan Stefanov DobranovTitular Bishop of GiufiBishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
49.7AppointedPierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste RougéCoadjutor Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), FranceBishop
49.7AppointedPierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste RougéTitular Bishop of GisipaBishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
76.4DiedAlfonso Maria de SanctisBishop of Todi, Italy
9 Nov85.5DiedGiovanni Francesco Filippucci (Filippoussis)Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
BornMartin Su Yao-wenBishop of Taichung, Taiwan
BornVolodymyr ViytyshynArchbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
10 Nov54.8AppointedAloys BigirumwamiBishop of Nyundo, RwandaBishop Emeritus
57.7AppointedGustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
59.0AppointedRichard Cleire, M. Afr. †Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
49.0AppointedJosé Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil
52.6AppointedAndré Creemers, O.S.C. †Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
61.7AppointedLéon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
51.7AppointedFrançois-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †Bishop of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
49.3AppointedJean Fryns, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.7AppointedAntoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †Archbishop of Gitega, BurundiArchbishop Emeritus
65.5AppointedJoseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. †Bishop of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
51.1AppointedAndré Jacques, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
62.4AppointedGeorges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
56.9AppointedVictor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. †Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
55.0AppointedNicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. †Archbishop of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
57.7AppointedAndré Lefèbvre, S.J. †Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
51.8AppointedPierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. †Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
56.5AppointedJoseph Germain Martin, M. Afr. †Bishop of Ngozi, BurundiBishop Emeritus of Bururi, Burundi
68.9AppointedAlphonse Joseph Matthysen (Matthijsen), M. Afr. †Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
65.1AppointedPetras MaželisApostolic Administrator of Telšiai, LithuaniaBishop
50.9AppointedBernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †Archbishop of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
65.7AppointedUrbanus Stephanus Mauritius Cornelius (Urbain Étienne) Morlion, M. Afr. †Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
43.3AppointedJoseph Ngogi NkongoloBishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.9AppointedMichel NtuyahagaBishop of Usumbura, BurundiBishop Emeritus of Bujumbura, Burundi
45.0AppointedAndré Perraudin, M. Afr. †Archbishop of Kabgayi, RwandaBishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
66.3AppointedHenri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. †Bishop of Beni nel CongoBishop Emeritus of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.8AppointedGeorges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. †Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.9AppointedFélix Scalais, C.I.C.M. †Archbishop of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus
39.6AppointedRené Toussaint, O.M.I. †Bishop of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.1AppointedCamille Jean-Baptiste Vandekerckhove, C.M. †Bishop of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
45.5AppointedJan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
52.5AppointedFrançois Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
65.2AppointedAlphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
70.5AppointedHilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. †Archbishop of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus
74.4AppointedAlphonse Verwimp, S.J. †Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
53.7AppointedWillem van Kester, M.H.M. †Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
45.9AppointedLouis Van Steene, M. Afr. †Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus
47.5AppointedJoseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. †Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
11 Nov75.6RetiredEugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent TisserantSecretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
12 Nov BornAlejandro Pablo BennaBishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
39.3Ordained BishopLuis Munive EscobarBishop of Tlaxcala, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
14 Nov77.9RetiredGaetano CicognaniPro-Prefect of the Apostolic SignaturaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
76.7AppointedAmleto Giovanni CicognaniSecretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
57.7AppointedEvelio Díaz y CíaCoadjutor Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaArchbishop Emeritus
57.7AppointedEvelio Díaz y CíaTitular Archbishop of Petra in PalaestinaArchbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
79.8AppointedPaolo GiobbeDatary of the Apostolic DataryCardinal, Datary Emeritus
70.3AppointedFrancesco RobertiPrefect of the Apostolic SignaturaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
72.6AppointedGiuseppe RossiRegent of the Apostolic PenitentiaryTitular Bishop of Palmyra
35.0AppointedSamuel Ruiz GarcíaBishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), MéxicoBishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
71.7AppointedDomenico TardiniArchpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}Cardinal, Secretary of State
71.7AppointedDomenico TardiniPrefect of the Congregation of the Basilica of St. PeterCardinal, Secretary of State
45.3ConfirmedRaymund (Franz Julius) Tschudi (Tschudy), O.S.B. †Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, SwitzerlandAbbot Emeritus
45.3InstalledRaymund (Franz Julius) Tschudi (Tschudy), O.S.B. †Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, SwitzerlandAbbot Emeritus
15 NovOrdained Bishop[John Li Wei-guang]Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
45.8Ordained BishopThomas Qian Yurong (Quan Yirong)Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
Ordained Bishop[ Shen Chu-ming]Bishop of Suzhou [Soochow], China
42.2Ordained Bishop[Matthew Yu Cheng-cai]Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
16 Nov66.3AppointedCarlo ConfalonieriArchpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
BornBruno Ann-Marie FeilletBishop of Sées {Séez}, France
76.6DiedGregor RožmanBishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
17 Nov58.3AppointedPeter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. †Apostolic Administrator of Sibolga, IndonesiaBishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
BornAlexis Touably YouloBishop of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire
18 Nov74.8DiedHenri-Marius BernardBishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
19 Nov BornRobert Emmet BarronBishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, USA
67.3DiedJoseph CharbonneauArchbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
20 Nov38.2AppointedJuan de Dios Campuzano, O.F.M. †Prefect of Galápagos, EcuadorPrefect Emeritus
51.4AppointedSegundo Garcia de Sierra y MéndezCoadjutor Archbishop of Oviedo, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
51.4AppointedSegundo Garcia de Sierra y MéndezTitular Archbishop of PariumArchbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
BornFranz-Peter Tebartz-van ElstOfficial of the Dicastery for Evangelization
21 Nov55.0AppointedMaximilien de FürstenbergApostolic Delegate to Australia, New Zealand and OceaniaCardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
BornWiesław SzlachetkaAuxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
22 Nov85.2DiedJoaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
25.9Ordained PriestErcole LupinacciPriest of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), ItalyBishop Emeritus
24 Nov BornEfraín Mendoza CruzBishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
25 Nov43.7SelectedWalter (Arthur) Coggin, O.S.B. †Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USAAbbot Emeritus
BornIvan Tilak JayasunderaPriest of Kandy, Sri Lanka
26 Nov70.9DiedAlfredo Lanfranconi, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar
59.5AppointedAnton VovkBishop of Ljubljana, SloveniaArchbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
27 Nov47.2AppointedVincent Joseph HinesBishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USABishop Emeritus
48.1AppointedJames John HoganAuxiliary Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
48.1AppointedJames John HoganTitular Bishop of PhilomeliumBishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
64.5DiedCândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †Bishop of Goiás, Brazil
50.1AppointedErnest John PrimeauBishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USABishop Emeritus
28 Nov41.6AppointedJosé de la Soledad Torres y CastañedaBishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
29 Nov71.9DiedCarlos Francisco Hanlon, C.P. †Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina
23.4Ordained PriestThomas McMahonPriest of Brentwood, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
52.1Ordained BishopRaúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. †Bishop of Valparaíso, ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
30 Nov BornAndrás VeresBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
1 Dec BornVital CorbelliniBishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil
2 Dec BornFelice AccroccaArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
3 Dec86.2DiedJuozapas SkvireckasArchbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
4 Dec53.8AppointedJoseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †Titular Archbishop of SalamisArchbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
53.8ResignedJoseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †Archbishop of Taipei, TaiwanArchbishop Emeritus
5 Dec85.7DiedHenry Grey GrahamAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
70.7AppointedAloisius Joseph MuenchTitular Archbishop of SelymbriaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
70.7ResignedAloisius Joseph MuenchBishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USACardinal, Bishop Emeritus
6 Dec29.4Ordained PriestJoseph DasPriestBishop Emeritus of Berhampur, India
23.1Ordained PriestPier Giacomo GrampaPriest of Lugano, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
BornNicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C.Archbishop Emeritus of Merauke, Indonesia
8 Dec38.9Ordained BishopCyrille Emmanuel BenniArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
29.5Ordained PriestWalter Bini, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21.5ProfessedBl. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Oran, Algeria
19.5ProfessedGustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
69.1DiedHugh Louis LambBishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
27.9Ordained PriestFernando Legal, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.5Ordained PriestLeonardo de Miranda PereiraPriest of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornLuis Fernando Rodríguez VelásquezArchbishop of Cali, Colombia
76.6DiedPaolo RostagnoBishop of Ivrea, Italy
9 Dec77.0AppointedInnocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of PegaeBishop Emeritus of Bovino, Italy
77.0RetiredInnocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bovino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
10 Dec BornJohn Ebebe AyahBishop of Uyo, Nigeria
BornSilvio Siripong CharatsriBishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand
11 Dec80.8DiedJohannes Baptist DietzBishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
44.3AppointedMichael DoumithBishop of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon
40.1AppointedJoseph KhouryArchbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
26.7Ordained PriestPeter Kwasi SarpongPriest of Kumasi, GhanaArchbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
12 Dec37.3Ordained BishopArnulfo Surtida ArcillaBishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
61.2InstalledSilvino MartínezBishop of Rosario, Argentina
13 Dec BornErnesto Giobando, S.J.Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
BornEuzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna ManagwuBishop of Port-Gentil, Gabon
14 Dec78.5Elevated to CardinalAugustin Bea, S.J. †Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
65.6AppointedFrancis John BrennanDean of the Roman RotaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
54.1AppointedLéon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Bossangoa, Central African RepublicBishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
78.0AppointedGaetano CicognaniCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
79.9AppointedSantiago Luis CopelloCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in DamasoCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
37.7AppointedEpaminondas José de AraújoBishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
75.8Elevated to CardinalWilliam Theodore HeardCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
75.8ResignedWilliam Theodore HeardDean of the Roman RotaCardinal, Dean Emeritus
72.0AppointedArcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai CatinariCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
72.0Elevated to CardinalArcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
64.8Elevated to CardinalPaolo MarellaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
64.8ResignedPaolo MarellaApostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
55.5AppointedGabriel Auguste François MartyCoadjutor Archbishop of Reims, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
55.5AppointedGabriel Auguste François MartyTitular Archbishop of HemesaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
56.7Elevated to CardinalAlbert Gregory MeyerCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
87.5AppointedFrancesco MoranoCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
87.5Elevated to CardinalFrancesco MoranoCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
70.8AppointedAloisius Joseph MuenchCardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle TermeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
70.8Elevated to CardinalAloisius Joseph MuenchCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
54.6AppointedPierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. †Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of ReligiousCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
73.4AppointedGustavo TestaCardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei CroatiCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
73.4Elevated to CardinalGustavo TestaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
16 Dec46.5AppointedHenri Marie Charles GuffletCoadjutor Bishop of Limoges, FranceBishop Emeritus
46.5AppointedHenri Marie Charles GuffletTitular Bishop of CalamaBishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
17 Dec70.2AppointedRaffaele BarattaArchbishop of Perugia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
78.5AppointedAugustin Bea, S.J. †Cardinal-Deacon of San SabaCardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
75.8AppointedWilliam Theodore HeardCardinal-Deacon of San TeodoroCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
56.1AppointedRenato LuisiBishop of Bovino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
44.7AppointedMarius-Félix-Antoine MaziersAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
44.7AppointedMarius-Félix-Antoine MaziersTitular Bishop of Augustopolis in PhrygiaArchbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
56.7AppointedAlbert Gregory MeyerCardinal-Priest of Santa CeciliaCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
52.4AppointedManuel Sánchez BeguiristáinBishop of Los Angeles, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
54.1AppointedJean-Marie VillotCoadjutor Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceCardinal, Secretary of State
54.1AppointedJean-Marie VillotTitular Archbishop of BosporusCardinal, Secretary of State
BornHenryk WejmanAuxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
18 Dec68.4DiedJohn Roderick MacDonaldBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
BornPascal Jean Marcel WintzerArchbishop of Poitiers, France
19 Dec37.0AppointedJohn Kodwo AmissahArchbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
47.8AppointedGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New GuineaArchbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
47.8AppointedGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of BelabiteneArchbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
41.7AppointedRenatus Lwamosa ButibubageAuxiliary Bishop of Mwanza, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
41.7AppointedRenatus Lwamosa ButibubageTitular Bishop of CasiusBishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
29.0Ordained DeaconDominic Carmon, S.V.D. †Deacon of Society of the Divine WordAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
44.7AppointedVirgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
44.7AppointedVirgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of BennefaBishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
25.8Ordained PriestLuís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil
71.4AppointedAlbert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in RhodopeArchbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
71.4RetiredAlbert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Mandalay, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus
44.9AppointedSamuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Moundou, ChadBishop Emeritus
54.8AppointedLucien Bernard Lacoste, S.C.I. di Béth. †Apostolic Administrator of Chieng-Mai, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Dali [Tali], China
25.5Ordained PriestJosé Lizares EstradaPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
26.6Ordained PriestPetero MatacaPriest of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
50.1AppointedDominic Yoshimatsu NoguchiBishop of Hiroshima, JapanBishop Emeritus
28.1Ordained PriestFransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. †Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy FamilyBishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
45.2AppointedBernard Schilling, S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New GuineaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
45.2AppointedBernard Schilling, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of CallipolisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
BornLisane-Christos Matheos SemahunBishop of Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
58.1AppointedJohn Joseph U WinArchbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
48.4InstalledFrancisco Juan VénneraBishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
45.9AppointedCesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
45.9AppointedCesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †Titular Bishop of AriassusVicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
44.9AppointedFrancesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
25.0Ordained PriestGeorg WeinholdPriest of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
20 Dec25.7Ordained PriestPatrick Ronald CooneyPriest of Detroit, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
25.7Ordained PriestJoseph Ek ThabpingPriest of Ratchaburi, ThailandBishop
27.0Ordained PriestNicholas Marcus FernandoPriest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri LankaArchbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
28.6Ordained PriestFrancis Anthony GomesPriestBishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
25.4Ordained PriestLaurindo Guizzardi, C.S. †Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles BorromeoBishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
32.4Ordained PriestSavarinathen IruthayarajPriestBishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India
30.9Ordained PriestMichael Michai KitbunchuPriest of Bangkok, ThailandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
29.7Ordained PriestPhilippe Fanoko Kossi KpodzroPriest of Lomé, TogoArchbishop Emeritus
26.8Ordained PriestRafael Llano CifuentesPriest of Opus DeiBishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23.8Ordained PriestGilbert Marie Michel MéranvillePriest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
28.4Ordained PriestPaul Nguyễn Văn HoàPriestBishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
25.3Ordained PriestDaniel Edward PilarczykPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USAArchbishop Emeritus
25.7Ordained PriestRobert Fortune SanchezPriest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USAArchbishop Emeritus
24.2Ordained PriestRichard John SklbaPriest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.1AppointedThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Apostolic Administrator of Taipei, TaiwanCardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
29.7Ordained PriestThomas Stafford WilliamsPriest of Wellington, New ZealandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec54.8AppointedCornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in AugustamnicaArchbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
54.8ResignedCornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †Archbishop of Tabora, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus
BornMaximino Caballero LedoPrefect of the Secretariat for the Economy
73.3RetiredTeodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †Bishop of Chile, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
45.1AppointedThomas MorrisArchbishop of Cashel (-Emly), IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
BornFrancesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
59.0Ordained BishopThomas Joseph RileyTitular Bishop of RegiaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
25 Dec BornFelix Lian Khen ThangBishop of Kalay, Myanmar
BornLuis Alberto Migone RepettoAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
26 Dec BornJan GlapiakAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
59.0DiedJustin Joseph McCarthyBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
27 Dec27.4Ordained PriestPierre-Antoine-Jean Bach, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos
47.9AppointedAlfons Karl KempfAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.9AppointedAlfons Karl KempfTitular Bishop of LimyraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
29 Dec57.5DiedDaniel-Auguste LemonnierAuxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
30 Dec40.8AppointedJosé de Jesús Pimiento RodriguezBishop of Montería, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

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