The Year of Our Lord 1959

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 63.6 Ordained Bishop John Burke † Bishop of Simla, India Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India

46.3 Ordained Bishop Angelo Innocent Fernandes † Titular Archbishop of Novae Patrae Archbishop Emeritus of Delhi, India

45.2 Ordained Bishop Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli † Titular Archbishop of Amida Archbishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy

2 Nov 43.6 Appointed Rubén Isaza Restrepo † Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia

86.1 Died Federico Tedeschini † Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary

3 Nov Born Tadeusz Bronakowski Augustów Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland

Born Matthias König Dortmund Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany

5 Nov 83.7 Died Louis-Joseph-Marie Auneau, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Shiré, Malawi

82.1 Died Vincent George Taylor, O.S.B. † Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA

7 Nov 69.0 Appointed Alfredo Ottaviani † Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

8 Nov 44.9 Ordained Bishop Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov † Titular Bishop of Giufi Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria

49.8 Appointed Pierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste Rougé † Coadjutor Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France Bishop

49.8 Appointed Pierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste Rougé † Titular Bishop of Gisipa Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France

76.4 Died Alfonso Maria de Sanctis † Bishop of Todi, Italy

9 Nov 85.5 Died Giovanni Francesco Filippucci (Filippoussis) † Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece

Born Martin Su Yao-wen Kaohsiung Bishop of Taichung, Taiwan

Born Volodymyr Viytyshyn Demydivka Archbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine

10 Nov 54.9 Appointed Aloys Bigirumwami † Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

57.7 Appointed Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Appointed Richard Cleire, M. Afr. † Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. † Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Baia, Brazil

52.7 Appointed André Creemers, O.S.C. † Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

61.8 Appointed Léon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. † Bishop of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

49.3 Appointed Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

60.8 Appointed Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi Archbishop Emeritus

65.6 Appointed Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. † Bishop of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

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

62.5 Appointed Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. † Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

56.9 Appointed Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. † Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

55.0 Appointed Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. † Archbishop of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

57.8 Appointed André Lefèbvre, S.J. † Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed Pierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. † Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

56.5 Appointed Joseph Martin, M. Afr. † Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi Bishop Emeritus of Bururi, Burundi

69.0 Appointed Alphonse Joseph Matthysen (Matthijsen), M. Afr. † Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

65.1 Appointed Petras Mazelis † Apostolic Administrator of Telšiai, Lithuania Bishop

51.0 Appointed Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. † Archbishop of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

65.7 Appointed Urbain Etienne Morlion, M. Afr. † Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

43.4 Appointed Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo † Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

46.9 Appointed Michel Ntuyahaga † Bishop of Usumbura, Burundi Bishop Emeritus of Bujumbura, Burundi

45.1 Appointed André Perraudin, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda

66.4 Appointed Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. † Bishop of Beni nel Congo Bishop Emeritus of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

60.8 Appointed Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. † Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

54.9 Appointed Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. † Archbishop of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

39.7 Appointed René Toussaint, O.M.I. † Bishop of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

53.2 Appointed Camille Jean-Baptiste Vandekerckhove, C.M. † Bishop of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

45.6 Appointed Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

52.5 Appointed François Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. † Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

65.3 Appointed Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

70.6 Appointed Hilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

74.5 Appointed Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. † Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Willem van Kester, M.H.M. † Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

47.6 Appointed Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. † Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

12 Nov 39.4 Ordained Bishop Luis Munive Escobar † Bishop of Tlaxcala, México Bishop Emeritus

14 Nov 78.0 Retired Gaetano Cicognani † Pro-Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus

76.7 Appointed Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

57.7 Appointed Evelio Díaz y Cía † Coadjutor Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Archbishop Emeritus

57.7 Appointed Evelio Díaz y Cía † Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

79.8 Appointed Paolo Giobbe † Datary of the Apostolic Datary Cardinal, Datary Emeritus

70.4 Appointed Francesco Roberti † Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

35.0 Appointed Samuel Ruiz García † Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México

71.7 Appointed Domenico Tardini † Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica} Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State

75.6 Retired Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

45.4 Confirmed Raymund (Franz Julius) Tschudi (Tschudy), O.S.B. † Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

45.4 Installed Raymund (Franz Julius) Tschudi (Tschudy), O.S.B. † Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

16 Nov 66.3 Appointed Carlo Confalonieri † Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

76.7 Died Gregor Rožman † Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia

17 Nov 58.3 Appointed Peter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. † Apostolic Administrator of Sibolga, Indonesia Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China

Born Alexis Touably Youlo Béréblo Bishop of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire

18 Nov 74.9 Died Henri-Marius Bernard † Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France

19 Nov 67.3 Died Joseph Charbonneau † Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

20 Nov Appointed Juan de Dios Campuzano, O.F.M. † Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador Prefect Emeritus

51.5 Appointed Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez † Coadjutor Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain

51.5 Appointed Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez † Titular Archbishop of Parium Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain

Born Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst Kevelaer-Twistringen Bishop of Limburg, Germany

21 Nov 55.1 Appointed Maximilien de Fürstenberg † Apostolic Delegate to Australia Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

55.1 Appointed Maximilien de Fürstenberg † Apostolic Delegate to New Zealand Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

22 Nov 85.3 Died Joaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde

26.0 Ordained Priest Ercole Lupinacci Priest Bishop Emeritus of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy

24 Nov 62.6 Appointed Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B. † Abbot Primate of Order of Saint Benedict Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship

Born Efraín Mendoza Cruz Tlalnepantla Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México

25 Nov 43.8 Selected Walter Arthur Coggin, O.S.B. † Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA Abbot Emeritus

Born Ivan Tilak Jayasundera Kandy Former Bishop-Elect of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka

26 Nov 70.9 Died Alfredo Lanfranconi, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar

59.5 Appointed Anton Vovk † Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia

27 Nov 47.2 Appointed Vincent Joseph Hines † Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA Bishop Emeritus

48.1 Appointed James John Hogan † Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

48.1 Appointed James John Hogan † Titular Bishop of Philomelium Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

64.5 Died Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. † Bishop of Goiás, Goias, Brazil

50.2 Appointed Ernest John Primeau † Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 41.7 Appointed José de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda † Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

29 Nov 72.0 Died Carlos Francisco Hanlon, C.P. † Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina

23.4 Ordained Priest Thomas McMahon Priest of Brentwood, England, Great Britain Bishop

52.2 Ordained Bishop Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. † Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

30 Nov Born András Veres Nyírbátor Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

1 Dec Born Vital Corbellini Garibaldi Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil

3 Dec 86.2 Died Juozapas Skvireckas † Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania

4 Dec 53.8 Appointed Joseph Kuo Joshih, C.D.D. † Titular Archbishop of Salamis Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

53.8 Resigned Joseph Kuo Joshih, C.D.D. † Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus

5 Dec 85.7 Died Henry Grey Graham † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

70.8 Appointed Aloysius Joseph Muench † Titular Archbishop of Selymbria Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

70.8 Resigned Aloysius Joseph Muench † Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

6 Dec 29.4 Ordained Priest Joseph Das † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Berhampur, India

23.1 Ordained Priest Pier Giacomo Grampa Priest of Lugano, Switzerland Bishop

Born Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. Purwokerto Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia

8 Dec 38.9 Ordained Bishop Cyrille Emmanuel Benni † Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

29.5 Ordained Priest Walter Bini, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil

69.2 Died Hugh Louis Lamb † Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

28.0 Ordained Priest Fernando Legal, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

23.5 Ordained Priest Leonardo de Miranda Pereira Priest Bishop Emeritus of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil

76.7 Died Paolo Rostagno † Bishop of Ivrea, Italy

9 Dec 77.1 Appointed Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Pegae Bishop Emeritus of Bovino, Italy

77.1 Retired Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Bovino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

10 Dec Born John Ebebe Ayah Buja-Obanliku Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria

Born Silvio Siripong Charatsri Ban Nok Kwaek Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand

11 Dec 80.9 Died Johannes Baptist Dietz † Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany

44.4 Appointed Michael Doumith † Bishop of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon

40.1 Appointed Joseph Khoury † Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

26.8 Ordained Priest Peter Kwasi Sarpong Priest of Kumasi, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana

12 Dec 37.3 Ordained Bishop Arnulfo S. Arcilla † Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines

61.3 Installed Silvino Martínez † Bishop of Rosario, Argentina

14 Dec 78.5 Elevated to Cardinal Augustin Bea, S.J. † Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

65.6 Appointed Francis John Brennan † Dean of the Roman Rota Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

54.1 Appointed Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. † Prefect of Bossangoa, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic

78.1 Appointed Gaetano Cicognani † Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

79.9 Appointed Santiago Luis Copello † Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery

37.7 Appointed Epaminondas José de Araújo † Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Baia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil

75.8 Appointed William Theodore Heard † Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

75.8 Elevated to Cardinal William Theodore Heard † Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

75.8 Resigned William Theodore Heard † Dean of the Roman Rota Cardinal, Dean Emeritus

72.1 Appointed Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites

72.1 Elevated to Cardinal Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites

64.9 Elevated to Cardinal Paolo Marella † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

64.9 Resigned Paolo Marella † Apostolic Nuncio to France Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

55.6 Appointed Gabriel Auguste François Marty † Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

55.6 Appointed Gabriel Auguste François Marty † Titular Archbishop of Hemesa Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

56.8 Appointed Albert Gregory Meyer † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

56.8 Elevated to Cardinal Albert Gregory Meyer † Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

87.5 Appointed Francesco Morano † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano

87.5 Elevated to Cardinal Francesco Morano † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano

70.8 Appointed Aloysius Joseph Muench † Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

70.8 Elevated to Cardinal Aloysius Joseph Muench † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

54.7 Appointed Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P. † Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

73.4 Appointed Gustavo Testa † Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

73.4 Elevated to Cardinal Gustavo Testa † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

16 Dec 46.6 Appointed Henri Marie Charles Gufflet † Coadjutor Bishop of Limoges, France Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Appointed Henri Marie Charles Gufflet † Titular Bishop of Calama Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France

17 Dec 70.2 Appointed Raffaele Baratta † Archbishop of Perugia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

78.6 Appointed Augustin Bea, S.J. † Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

56.1 Appointed Renato Luisi † Bishop of Bovino, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy

44.8 Appointed Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers † Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

44.8 Appointed Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers † Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

52.4 Appointed Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin † Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

54.2 Appointed Jean-Marie Villot † Coadjutor Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State

54.2 Appointed Jean-Marie Villot † Titular Archbishop of Bosporus Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State

18 Dec 68.4 Died John Roderick MacDonald † Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Born Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer Rouen Archbishop of Poitiers, France

19 Dec 37.1 Appointed John Kodwo Amissah † Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana

47.8 Appointed George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

47.8 Appointed George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Belabitene Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

41.7 Appointed Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage † Auxiliary Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania

41.7 Appointed Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage † Titular Bishop of Casius Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania

44.8 Appointed Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea

44.8 Appointed Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Bennefa Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea

25.8 Ordained Priest Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil

71.4 Appointed Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. † Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar

71.4 Retired Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. † Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar Archbishop Emeritus

45.0 Appointed Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Moundou, Chad Bishop Emeritus

25.6 Ordained Priest José Lizares Estrada Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

26.6 Ordained Priest Petero Mataca Priest of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)

50.1 Appointed Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi † Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan Bishop Emeritus

28.1 Ordained Priest Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family Bishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia

45.2 Appointed Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

45.2 Appointed Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Callipolis Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

Born Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun Addis Abeba Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

58.2 Appointed John Joseph U Win † Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar

48.5 Installed Francisco Juan Vénnera † Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile

45.9 Appointed Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. † Titular Bishop of Ariassus Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile

44.9 Appointed Francesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. † Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

25.1 Ordained Priest Georg Weinhold Priest of Meißen (Meissen), Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany

20 Dec 25.8 Ordained Priest Patrick Ronald Cooney † Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA

25.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Ek Thabping † Priest of Ratchaburi, Thailand Bishop

27.0 Ordained Priest Nicholas Marcus Fernando Priest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka

28.7 Ordained Priest Francis Anthony Gomes † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh

25.5 Ordained Priest Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

32.4 Ordained Priest Savarinathen Iruthayaraj † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India

30.9 Ordained Priest Michael Michai Kitbunchu Priest of Bangkok, Thailand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

29.7 Ordained Priest Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro Priest of Atakpamé, Togo Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo

26.8 Ordained Priest Rafael Llano Cifuentes Priest of Opus Dei Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

23.9 Ordained Priest Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville Priest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles Archbishop

28.4 Ordained Priest Paul Nguyên Van Hòa Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam

25.4 Ordained Priest Daniel Edward Pilarczyk Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Archbishop Emeritus

25.8 Ordained Priest Robert Fortune Sanchez † Priest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Archbishop Emeritus

24.3 Ordained Priest Richard John Sklba Priest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

69.2 Appointed Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † Apostolic Administrator of Taipei, Taiwan Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China

29.8 Ordained Priest Thomas Stafford Williams Priest of Wellington, New Zealand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

21 Dec 54.8 Appointed Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. † Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania

54.8 Resigned Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus

73.4 Retired Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. † Bishop of Chile, Military Bishop Emeritus

45.2 Appointed Thomas Morris † Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

59.1 Ordained Bishop Thomas Joseph Riley † Titular Bishop of Regiae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

25 Dec Born Felix Lian Khen Thang Gam Ngai Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar

26 Dec 59.1 Died Justin Joseph McCarthy † Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA

27 Dec 27.4 Ordained Priest Pierre-Antonio-Jean Bach, M.E.P. Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos

47.9 Appointed Alfons Karl Kempf † Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.9 Appointed Alfons Karl Kempf † Titular Bishop of Limyra Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

29 Dec 57.6 Died Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier † Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France

30 Dec 40.9 Appointed José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Bishop of Montería, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	63.6	Ordained Bishop	John Burke †	Bishop of Simla, India	Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Innocent Fernandes †	Titular Archbishop of Novae Patrae	Archbishop Emeritus of Delhi, India
45.2	Ordained Bishop	Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli †	Titular Archbishop of Amida	Archbishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
2 Nov	43.6	Appointed	Rubén Isaza Restrepo †	Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
86.1	Died	Federico Tedeschini †	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
3 Nov		Born	Tadeusz Bronakowski	Augustów	Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
	Born	Matthias König	Dortmund	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
5 Nov	83.7	Died	Louis-Joseph-Marie Auneau, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Shiré, Malawi
82.1	Died	Vincent George Taylor, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA
7 Nov	69.0	Appointed	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
8 Nov	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov †	Titular Bishop of Giufi	Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
49.8	Appointed	Pierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste Rougé †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France	Bishop
49.8	Appointed	Pierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste Rougé †	Titular Bishop of Gisipa	Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
76.4	Died	Alfonso Maria de Sanctis †	Bishop of Todi, Italy
9 Nov	85.5	Died	Giovanni Francesco Filippucci (Filippoussis) †	Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
	Born	Martin Su Yao-wen	Kaohsiung	Bishop of Taichung, Taiwan
	Born	Volodymyr Viytyshyn	Demydivka	Archbishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
10 Nov	54.9	Appointed	Aloys Bigirumwami †	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
57.7	Appointed	Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Appointed	Richard Cleire, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Baia, Brazil
52.7	Appointed	André Creemers, O.S.C. †	Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
61.8	Appointed	Léon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †	Bishop of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
49.3	Appointed	Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.8	Appointed	Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus
65.6	Appointed	Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. †	Bishop of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	André Jacques, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
62.5	Appointed	Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
56.9	Appointed	Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
55.0	Appointed	Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. †	Archbishop of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
57.8	Appointed	André Lefèbvre, S.J. †	Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Pierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
56.5	Appointed	Joseph Martin, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus of Bururi, Burundi
69.0	Appointed	Alphonse Joseph Matthysen (Matthijsen), M. Afr. †	Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
65.1	Appointed	Petras Mazelis †	Apostolic Administrator of Telšiai, Lithuania	Bishop
51.0	Appointed	Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
65.7	Appointed	Urbain Etienne Morlion, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
43.4	Appointed	Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo †	Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.9	Appointed	Michel Ntuyahaga †	Bishop of Usumbura, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus of Bujumbura, Burundi
45.1	Appointed	André Perraudin, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
66.4	Appointed	Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. †	Bishop of Beni nel Congo	Bishop Emeritus of Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.8	Appointed	Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.9	Appointed	Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
39.7	Appointed	René Toussaint, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.2	Appointed	Camille Jean-Baptiste Vandekerckhove, C.M. †	Bishop of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
45.6	Appointed	Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	François Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
65.3	Appointed	Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
70.6	Appointed	Hilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
74.5	Appointed	Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. †	Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Willem van Kester, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
47.6	Appointed	Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
12 Nov	39.4	Ordained Bishop	Luis Munive Escobar †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México	Bishop Emeritus
14 Nov	78.0	Retired	Gaetano Cicognani †	Pro-Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus
76.7	Appointed	Amleto Giovanni Cicognani †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
57.7	Appointed	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Coadjutor Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
57.7	Appointed	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
79.8	Appointed	Paolo Giobbe †	Datary of the Apostolic Datary	Cardinal, Datary Emeritus
70.4	Appointed	Francesco Roberti †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
35.0	Appointed	Samuel Ruiz García †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
71.7	Appointed	Domenico Tardini †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
75.6	Retired	Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
45.4	Confirmed	Raymund (Franz Julius) Tschudi (Tschudy), O.S.B. †	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
45.4	Installed	Raymund (Franz Julius) Tschudi (Tschudy), O.S.B. †	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
16 Nov	66.3	Appointed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
76.7	Died	Gregor Rožman †	Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
17 Nov	58.3	Appointed	Peter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Sibolga, Indonesia	Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
	Born	Alexis Touably Youlo	Béréblo	Bishop of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire
18 Nov	74.9	Died	Henri-Marius Bernard †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
19 Nov	67.3	Died	Joseph Charbonneau †	Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
20 Nov		Appointed	Juan de Dios Campuzano, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador	Prefect Emeritus
51.5	Appointed	Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
51.5	Appointed	Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez †	Titular Archbishop of Parium	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
	Born	Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst	Kevelaer-Twistringen	Bishop of Limburg, Germany
21 Nov	55.1	Appointed	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Apostolic Delegate to Australia	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
55.1	Appointed	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Apostolic Delegate to New Zealand	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
22 Nov	85.3	Died	Joaquim Rafael Maria d’Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
26.0	Ordained Priest	Ercole Lupinacci	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
24 Nov	62.6	Appointed	Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B. †	Abbot Primate of Order of Saint Benedict	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
	Born	Efraín Mendoza Cruz	Tlalnepantla	Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México
25 Nov	43.8	Selected	Walter Arthur Coggin, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus
	Born	Ivan Tilak Jayasundera	Kandy	Former Bishop-Elect of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
26 Nov	70.9	Died	Alfredo Lanfranconi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar
59.5	Appointed	Anton Vovk †	Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
27 Nov	47.2	Appointed	Vincent Joseph Hines †	Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA	Bishop Emeritus
48.1	Appointed	James John Hogan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
48.1	Appointed	James John Hogan †	Titular Bishop of Philomelium	Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
64.5	Died	Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †	Bishop of Goiás, Goias, Brazil
50.2	Appointed	Ernest John Primeau †	Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	41.7	Appointed	José de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda †	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
29 Nov	72.0	Died	Carlos Francisco Hanlon, C.P. †	Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina
23.4	Ordained Priest	Thomas McMahon	Priest of Brentwood, England, Great Britain	Bishop
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
30 Nov		Born	András Veres	Nyírbátor	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
1 Dec		Born	Vital Corbellini	Garibaldi	Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil
3 Dec	86.2	Died	Juozapas Skvireckas †	Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
4 Dec	53.8	Appointed	Joseph Kuo Joshih, C.D.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Salamis	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
53.8	Resigned	Joseph Kuo Joshih, C.D.D. †	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Dec	85.7	Died	Henry Grey Graham †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
70.8	Appointed	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Titular Archbishop of Selymbria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
70.8	Resigned	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
6 Dec	29.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Das †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Berhampur, India
23.1	Ordained Priest	Pier Giacomo Grampa	Priest of Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop
	Born	Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C.	Purwokerto	Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia
8 Dec	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Cyrille Emmanuel Benni †	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
29.5	Ordained Priest	Walter Bini, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil
69.2	Died	Hugh Louis Lamb †	Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
28.0	Ordained Priest	Fernando Legal, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.5	Ordained Priest	Leonardo de Miranda Pereira	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
76.7	Died	Paolo Rostagno †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
9 Dec	77.1	Appointed	Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Pegae	Bishop Emeritus of Bovino, Italy
77.1	Retired	Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec		Born	John Ebebe Ayah	Buja-Obanliku	Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria
	Born	Silvio Siripong Charatsri	Ban Nok Kwaek	Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand
11 Dec	80.9	Died	Johannes Baptist Dietz †	Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
44.4	Appointed	Michael Doumith †	Bishop of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon
40.1	Appointed	Joseph Khoury †	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
26.8	Ordained Priest	Peter Kwasi Sarpong	Priest of Kumasi, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
12 Dec	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Arnulfo S. Arcilla †	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
61.3	Installed	Silvino Martínez †	Bishop of Rosario, Argentina
14 Dec	78.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
65.6	Appointed	Francis John Brennan †	Dean of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
54.1	Appointed	Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
78.1	Appointed	Gaetano Cicognani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
79.9	Appointed	Santiago Luis Copello †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
37.7	Appointed	Epaminondas José de Araújo †	Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
75.8	Appointed	William Theodore Heard †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
75.8	Elevated to Cardinal	William Theodore Heard †	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
75.8	Resigned	William Theodore Heard †	Dean of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus
72.1	Appointed	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites
72.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites
64.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Paolo Marella †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
64.9	Resigned	Paolo Marella †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
55.6	Appointed	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
55.6	Appointed	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Titular Archbishop of Hemesa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
56.8	Appointed	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
56.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
87.5	Appointed	Francesco Morano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
87.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Morano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
70.8	Appointed	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
70.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
54.7	Appointed	Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P. †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
73.4	Appointed	Gustavo Testa †	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
73.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Gustavo Testa †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
16 Dec	46.6	Appointed	Henri Marie Charles Gufflet †	Coadjutor Bishop of Limoges, France	Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Appointed	Henri Marie Charles Gufflet †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
17 Dec	70.2	Appointed	Raffaele Baratta †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
78.6	Appointed	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
56.1	Appointed	Renato Luisi †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
44.8	Appointed	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
44.8	Appointed	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers †	Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia	Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
52.4	Appointed	Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin †	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
54.2	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
54.2	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Titular Archbishop of Bosporus	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
18 Dec	68.4	Died	John Roderick MacDonald †	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Born	Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer	Rouen	Archbishop of Poitiers, France
19 Dec	37.1	Appointed	John Kodwo Amissah †	Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
47.8	Appointed	George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
47.8	Appointed	George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Belabitene	Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
41.7	Appointed	Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
41.7	Appointed	Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage †	Titular Bishop of Casius	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
44.8	Appointed	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
44.8	Appointed	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Bennefa	Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
25.8	Ordained Priest	Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
71.4	Appointed	Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope	Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
71.4	Retired	Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar	Archbishop Emeritus
45.0	Appointed	Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Moundou, Chad	Bishop Emeritus
25.6	Ordained Priest	José Lizares Estrada	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
26.6	Ordained Priest	Petero Mataca	Priest of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
50.1	Appointed	Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi †	Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
28.1	Ordained Priest	Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F.	Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Bishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
45.2	Appointed	Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
45.2	Appointed	Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
	Born	Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun	Addis Abeba	Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
58.2	Appointed	John Joseph U Win †	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
48.5	Installed	Francisco Juan Vénnera †	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
45.9	Appointed	Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ariassus	Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
44.9	Appointed	Francesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
25.1	Ordained Priest	Georg Weinhold	Priest of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
20 Dec	25.8	Ordained Priest	Patrick Ronald Cooney †	Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
25.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ek Thabping †	Priest of Ratchaburi, Thailand	Bishop
27.0	Ordained Priest	Nicholas Marcus Fernando	Priest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
28.7	Ordained Priest	Francis Anthony Gomes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
25.5	Ordained Priest	Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
32.4	Ordained Priest	Savarinathen Iruthayaraj †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India
30.9	Ordained Priest	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Priest of Bangkok, Thailand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
29.7	Ordained Priest	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro	Priest of Atakpamé, Togo	Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
26.8	Ordained Priest	Rafael Llano Cifuentes	Priest of Opus Dei	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23.9	Ordained Priest	Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville	Priest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Archbishop
28.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Nguyên Van Hòa	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
25.4	Ordained Priest	Daniel Edward Pilarczyk	Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
25.8	Ordained Priest	Robert Fortune Sanchez †	Priest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
24.3	Ordained Priest	Richard John Sklba	Priest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.2	Appointed	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Apostolic Administrator of Taipei, Taiwan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
29.8	Ordained Priest	Thomas Stafford Williams	Priest of Wellington, New Zealand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec	54.8	Appointed	Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica	Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
54.8	Resigned	Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus
73.4	Retired	Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Chile, Military	Bishop Emeritus
45.2	Appointed	Thomas Morris †	Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
59.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Riley †	Titular Bishop of Regiae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
25 Dec		Born	Felix Lian Khen Thang	Gam Ngai	Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar
26 Dec	59.1	Died	Justin Joseph McCarthy †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
27 Dec	27.4	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Antonio-Jean Bach, M.E.P.	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos
47.9	Appointed	Alfons Karl Kempf †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.9	Appointed	Alfons Karl Kempf †	Titular Bishop of Limyra	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
29 Dec	57.6	Died	Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
30 Dec	40.9	Appointed	José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez	Bishop of Montería, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia