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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	50.7	Died	Adolph Marx †	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
3 Nov	53.7	Appointed	Giovanni Ferrofino	Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
4 Nov	81.3	Appointed	Joseph Emmanuel Descuffi, C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Antinoë	Bishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
	81.3	Retired	Joseph Emmanuel Descuffi, C.M. †	Bishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Bishop Emeritus
	84.4	Died	Pietro Dib †	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
	61.1	Appointed	Alfred Cuthbert Gumbinger, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
5 Nov	56.6	Died	Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia
	79.2	Died	Francesco Niccoli †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
6 Nov	39.2	Appointed	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
	39.2	Appointed	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Titular Bishop of Mididi	Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
7 Nov	69.9	Died	Alfonso Ródenas García †	Bishop of Almería, Spain
8 Nov	44.9	Appointed	Michael Russell	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
9 Nov	41.3	Appointed	Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.	Prefect of Western Transvaal, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa
10 Nov	60.2	Died	Michel Blecharczyk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
11 Nov	65.4	Appointed	Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia †	Titular Bishop of Auzegera	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
	65.4	Resigned	Pedro Pablo Tenreiro Francia †	Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	37.9	Appointed	José Ivo Lorscheiter †	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	37.9	Appointed	José Ivo Lorscheiter †	Titular Bishop of Tamada	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	50.8	Appointed	Franciszek Musiel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	50.8	Appointed	Franciszek Musiel †	Titular Bishop of Tamata	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland
15 Nov	70.3	Died	Jean-Louis-Antoine-Joseph Coudert, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
	54.1	Appointed	David de Sousa, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus
16 Nov	69.2	Appointed	Thomas Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Bocconia	Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)
	69.2	Resigned	Thomas Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
17 Nov	83.7	Died	Egidio Lari †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus
19 Nov	61.3	Appointed	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
	61.3	Resigned	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Bretault, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus
	42.2	Ordained Bishop	João Antonio da Silva Saraiva †	Titular Bishop of Mopta	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
	87.2	Appointed	Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Perge	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
21 Nov	42.2	Appointed	João Antonio da Silva Saraiva †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
	65.3	Ordained Bishop	Augustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Assuras	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Aloysius Moses U Ba Khim †	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
	57.4	Died	Luis Yáñez Ruiz Tagle †	Bishop of Los Angeles (Santa Maria de), Chile
24 Nov	71.8	Appointed	Juozas Matulaitis-Labukas †	Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania
	71.8	Appointed	Juozas Matulaitis-Labukas †	Titular Bishop of Mopta	Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania
26 Nov	76.7	Appointed	Francis Costantin Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
	76.7	Retired	Francis Costantin Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
27 Nov	59.7	Appointed	Gabriel Batta †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.0	Appointed	Gabriel Koda †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq
28 Nov	25.0	Ordained Priest	Rafael Romo Muñoz	Priest	Archbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
Dec	72.6	Resigned	José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. †	Prelate of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
1 Dec	74.7	Died	Joseph Henry Albers †	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
	65.2	Appointed	Grégoire Ephrem Jarjour †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Siri	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	59.4	Succeeded	Alexander Mieceslaus Zaleski †	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
2 Dec	46.7	Appointed	José Maria Pires	Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
3 Dec	65.9	Appointed	Basile Pierre Charles Habra †	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt
	47.8	Appointed	Ignacy Tokarczuk	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
4 Dec	39.6	Appointed	Felipe Santiago Benitez Avalos	Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay	Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
	48.0	Appointed	Aníbal Maricevich Fleitas †	Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
	60.8	Appointed	Petru Plesca †	Titular Bishop of Voli
5 Dec	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Chrétien Matawo Bakpessi †	Bishop of Sokodé, Togo
	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Titular Bishop of Mididi	Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
	71.8	Ordained Bishop	Juozas Matulaitis-Labukas †	Titular Bishop of Mopta	Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Poledrini †	Titular Bishop of Vazari	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Lesotho
6 Dec	62.6	Appointed	Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Dec	47.2	Appointed	Salvatore Pappalardo †	Titular Archbishop of Miletus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	47.2	Appointed	Salvatore Pappalardo †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	74.8	Appointed	Pietro Parente †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
	65.6	Appointed	Augustin Rodríguez †	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
	65.6	Appointed	Augustin Rodríguez †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Tingitii	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
8 Dec	19.8	Professed	Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
12 Dec	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Rafael María Nze Abuy, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Sutunurca	Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Pedro Ercílio Simon	Priest	Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
13 Dec	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Terence James Cooke †	Titular Bishop of Summa	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
	59.9	Ordained Bishop	William Joseph Moran †	Titular Bishop of Centuria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
14 Dec	83.5	Appointed	Alfred Couderc †	Titular Bishop of Bamaccora	Bishop Emeritus of Viviers, France
	83.5	Retired	Alfred Couderc †	Bishop of Viviers, France	Bishop Emeritus
	60.6	Appointed	Manuel Dos Santos Rocha †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Beja, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	48.2	Appointed	Jean Hermil †	Bishop of Viviers, France	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	69.0	Died	Jerome Daniel Hannan †	Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
	65.6	Appointed	Martin John O’Connor †	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Prelate Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission of Social Communications
	47.2	Ordained Bishop	Firmin Martin Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Conana	Bishop Emeritus of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
16 Dec	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Langton Douglas Fox †	Titular Bishop of Maura	Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Petru Plesca †	Titular Bishop of Voli
17 Dec	35.9	Succeeded	Leobard D'Souza †	Bishop of Jabalpur, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Nagpur, India
	71.2	Appointed	Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Adada	Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India
	71.2	Resigned	Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Jabalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
	25.9	Ordained Priest	Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
18 Dec	65.9	Appointed	Claude-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Ubon, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
	53.5	Appointed	Pietro Luigi Carretto, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Ratburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Surat Thani, Thailand
	50.0	Appointed	Girolamo Maria Casalini, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Manzini, Swaziland	Bishop Emeritus
	53.7	Appointed	Clarence James Duhart, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Udonthani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Udon Thani, Thailand
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E.	Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop of Yoro, Honduras
	31.9	Ordained Priest	Capistrano Francisco Heim, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Prelate of Itaituba, Para, Brazil
	45.0	Appointed	Michel Kien Samophithak †	Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand	Archbishop Emeritus
	24.5	Ordained Priest	François Lapierre, P.M.E.	Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Paul Stephen Loverde	Priest of Norwich, Connecticut, USA	Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA
	44.0	Appointed	Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
	60.2	Appointed	James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
	60.2	Appointed	James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla	Bishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
	57.6	Appointed	Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo †	Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.2	Appointed	Simon N'Zita Wa Ne Malanda †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	27.7	Ordained Priest	Ruben T. Profugo	Priest of Lucena, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †	Bishop of Chantaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T.	Priest of Order of the Most Holy Trinity	Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar
	28.2	Ordained Priest	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau	Priest of Paris, France	Archbishop of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
	44.8	Appointed	Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
	71.4	Appointed	Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu	Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	71.4	Resigned	Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	31.3	Ordained Priest	Tesfamariam Bedho †	Priest	Bishop of Keren, Eritrea
	27.7	Ordained Priest	Denis Kiwanuka Lote	Priest	Archbishop of Tororo, Uganda
	25.1	Ordained Priest	Michael Nnachi Okoro	Priest	Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Nikólaos Printesis	Priest	Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Michael Russell	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	29.2	Ordained Priest	Matthias Ssekamaanya	Priest of Kampala, Uganda	Bishop of Lugazi, Uganda
20 Dec	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
	25.7	Ordained Priest	Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.	Priest of Society of African Missions	Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora, Nigeria
	56.6	Appointed	Guido Maria Casullo †	Prelate of Cândido Mendes, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Zé-Doca, Maranho, Brazil
	23.9	Ordained Priest	John Moore, S.M.A.	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
	72.3	Appointed	Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Zama Minor	Bishop Emeritus of La Vega, Dominican Republic
	72.3	Resigned	Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. †	Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
21 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	Teodoro C. Bacani, Jr.	Priest of Iba, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
	49.7	Died	Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia
	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Paul Francis Tanner †	Titular Bishop of Lamasba	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Antonio Realubin Tobias	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Bishop of Novaliches, Philippines
	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Derek John Worlock †	Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
23 Dec	52.1	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Casey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
	52.1	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Casey †	Titular Bishop of Sufar	Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
	48.2	Appointed	Augustine Harris †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
	48.2	Appointed	Augustine Harris †	Titular Bishop of Socia	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
	30.3	Ordained Priest	Paul Ri Moun-hi	Priest of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Dec	88.0	Died	Pedro Luis Maria Galibert, T.O.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B.	Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
26 Dec	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Júlio Tavares Rebimbas	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
27 Dec	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Castro Ruiz	Titular Bishop of Cincari	Archbishop Emeritus of Yucatán, Yucatán, México
	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Charles Henri Lévesque †	Titular Bishop of Guzabeta	Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada
29 Dec	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel †	Titular Bishop of Sucarda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
	50.8	Appointed	José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †	Prelate of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
	50.8	Appointed	José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana	Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
	29.4	Ordained Priest	Patras Yusaf †	Priest	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan
31 Dec	48.2	Appointed	Amilcare Pasini †	Apostolic Administrator of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	48.2	Appointed	Amilcare Pasini †	Titular Bishop of Zallata	Bishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy

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