Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec | 72.6 | Resigned | José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. † | Prelate of Roraima, Brazil | Prelate Emeritus |
Born | Anthony Yao Shun | Bishop of Jining [Tsining], China | |||
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 | Born | Edgar Aristizábal Quintero | Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia | ||
46.7 | Appointed | José Maria Pires † | Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil | Archbishop Emeritus | |
3 Dec | 65.9 | Appointed | Basile Pierre Charles Habra † | Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt | Bishop Emeritus |
55.0 | Appointed | Jean Karroum † | Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria | ||
47.8 | Appointed | Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk † | Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland | Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland | |
4 Dec | 39.5 | Appointed | Felipe Santiago Benitez Avalos † | Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay | Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay |
Born | Luis Gonzaga Féchio | Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |||
47.9 | Appointed | Aníbal Maricevich Fleitas † | Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay | Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay | |
60.8 | Appointed | Petru Plesca † | Ordinary of Iaşi, Romania | ||
60.8 | Appointed | Petru Plesca † | Titular Bishop of Voli | Ordinary of Iaşi, Romania | |
65.5 | Appointed | Agustín Rodríguez † | Bishop of Paraguay, Military | ||
65.5 | Appointed | Agustín Rodríguez † | Titular Bishop of Castellum Tingitii | Bishop of Paraguay, Military | |
5 Dec | 41.9 | Ordained Bishop | Chrétien Matawo Bakpessi † | Bishop of Sokodé, Togo | |
39.2 | Ordained Bishop | Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † | Titular Bishop of Mididi | Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil | |
71.8 | Ordained Bishop | Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas † | Titular Bishop of Mopta | Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania | |
51.4 | Ordained Bishop | Alfredo Poledrini † | Titular Bishop of Vazari | Apostolic Nuncio | |
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 | |
8 Dec | 19.7 | Professed | Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B. | Member of Order of Saint Benedict | Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France |
12 Dec | 31.1 | Solemn Vows | Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. † | Member of Order of Saint Benedict | Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine |
Born | Scott Cal McCaig, C.C. | Bishop of Canada, Military | |||
39.2 | Ordained Bishop | Rafael María Nze Abuy, C.M.F. † | Titular Bishop of Sutunurca | Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
24.2 | Ordained Priest | Pedro Ercílio Simon † | Priest of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
13 Dec | 44.7 | 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 | Born | Shorot Francis Gomes | Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh | ||
69.0 | Died | Jerome Daniel Hannan † | Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Born | José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça | Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education | |||
65.5 | Appointed | Martin John O’Connor † | Apostolic Nuncio to Malta | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications | |
47.1 | 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 |
60.8 | Ordained Bishop | Petru Plesca † | Titular Bishop of Voli | Ordinary of Iaşi, Romania | |
17 Dec | 35.9 | Succeeded | Leobard D’Souza † | Bishop of Jabalpur, India | Archbishop Emeritus of Nagpur, India |
71.1 | Appointed | Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. † | Titular Bishop of Adada | Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India | |
71.1 | 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 Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
18 Dec | 65.8 | Appointed | Claudius-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. † | Bishop of Ubon, Thailand | Bishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand |
54.0 | Appointed | Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. † | Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nouakchott, Mauritania | Bishop Emeritus | |
47.7 | Appointed | Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage † | Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania | |
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, eSwatini | 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 Emeritus of Yoro, Honduras | |
31.9 | Ordained Priest | Capistrano Francisco (William Charles) Heim, O.F.M. † | Priest of Order of Friars Minor | Prelate Emeritus of Itaituba, Para, Brazil | |
45.0 | Appointed | Michael Kien Samophithak † | Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | Archbishop Emeritus | |
Born | Joseph Kodakallil | Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India | |||
24.4 | Ordained Priest | François Lapierre, P.M.E. | Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères | Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada | |
25.2 | Ordained Priest | Paul Stephen Loverde | Priest of Norwich, Connecticut, USA | Bishop Emeritus of Arlington, Virginia, USA | |
25.3 | Ordained Deacon | Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu | Deacon of Saint-Dié, France | Bishop Emeritus | |
43.9 | Appointed | Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru † | Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Archbishop Emeritus | |
60.1 | Appointed | James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. † | Vicar Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | Bishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
60.1 | Appointed | James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. † | Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla | Bishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
57.5 | Appointed | Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo † | Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand | Archbishop Emeritus | |
57.1 | Appointed | Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda † | Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop Emeritus | |
27.6 | Ordained Priest | Ruben Tolentino Profugo † | Priest of Lucena, Philippines | Bishop Emeritus | |
56.0 | Appointed | Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri † | Bishop of Chantaburi, Thailand | Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand | |
26.6 | Ordained Priest | Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. † | Priest of Order of the Most Holy Trinity | Bishop Emeritus of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar | |
28.2 | Ordained Priest | Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. † | Priest of Society of the Divine Word | Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
28.0 | Ordained Priest | Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau | Priest of Paris, France | Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-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 | |
71.3 | Appointed | Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.Ss.R. † | Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu | Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
71.3 | Resigned | Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.Ss.R. † | Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop Emeritus | |
19 Dec | 31.2 | Ordained Priest | Tesfamariam Bedho † | Priest of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea | Bishop of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea |
27.7 | Ordained Priest | Denis Kiwanuka Lote † | Priest of Tororo, Uganda | Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda | |
25.1 | Ordained Priest | Michael Nnachi Okoro | Priest of Ogoja, Nigeria | Bishop Emeritus of Abakaliki, Nigeria | |
24.8 | Ordained Priest | Nikólaos Printezis | Priest of Syros (e Milos), Greece | Archbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece | |
25.7 | Ordained Priest | Lawrence M. Purcell | Priest of San Diego, California, USA | Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical North American College | |
45.0 | Ordained Bishop | Michael Russell † | Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland | Bishop Emeritus | |
29.1 | Ordained Priest | Matthias Ssekamaanya | Priest of Kampala, Uganda | Bishop Emeritus of Lugazi, Uganda | |
20 Dec | 51.3 | Ordained Bishop | Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck † | Titular Bishop of Tepelta | Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA |
25.6 | Ordained Priest | Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. | Priest of Society of African Missions | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora, Nigeria | |
56.5 | Appointed | Guido Maria Casullo † | Prelate of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus of Cândido Mendes, Brazil | |
23.9 | Ordained Priest | John Francis Moore, S.M.A. † | Priest of Society of African Missions | Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria | |
72.2 | Appointed | Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. † | Titular Bishop of Zama Minor | Bishop Emeritus of La Vega, Dominican Republic | |
72.2 | Resigned | Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. † | Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic | Bishop Emeritus | |
21 Dec | 25.9 | Ordained Priest | Teodoro Cruz 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 Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines | |
45.8 | Ordained Bishop | Derek John Harford Worlock † | Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain | Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain | |
23 Dec | 52.0 | Appointed | Patrick Joseph Casey † | Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain |
52.0 | Appointed | Patrick Joseph Casey † | Titular Bishop of Sufar | Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain | |
Born | Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. | Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina | |||
48.1 | Appointed | Augustine Harris † | Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain | |
48.1 | Appointed | Augustine Harris † | Titular Bishop of Socia | Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain | |
30.2 | Ordained Priest | Paul Ri Moun-hi † | Priest of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) | Archbishop Emeritus | |
24 Dec | 87.9 | Died | Pierre Louis Marie 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 | Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France | |
25 Dec | Born | Edivaldo Oliveira Santana | Priest of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil | ||
20.8 | Perpetual Vows | Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. | Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ | Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State | |
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, México |
43.9 | Ordained Bishop | Charles Henri Lévesque † | Titular Bishop of Guzabeta | Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada | |
51.9 | Appointed | Saverio Zupi † | Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan | Apostolic Nuncio | |
28 Dec | Born | Giovanni Intini | Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy | ||
Born | Mladen Vukšić, O.F.M. | Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro | |||
29 Dec | Born | Anthony Narh Asare | Auxiliary Bishop of Accra, Ghana | ||
55.2 | Ordained Bishop | Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel † | Titular Bishop of Sucarda | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands | |
Born | Alessandro Cassinis Righini | Auditor General of the Office of the Auditor General | |||
50.7 | Appointed | José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. † | Prelate of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil | |
50.7 | Appointed | José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. † | Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana | Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil | |
41.2 | Installed | Marcos Antônio Noronha † | Bishop of Itabira, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
29.4 | Ordained Priest | Patras Yusaf † | Priest | Bishop of Multan, Pakistan | |
30 Dec | 51.3 | Installed | Alfonso Niehues † | Coadjutor Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Archbishop Emeritus |
31 Dec | 48.1 | Appointed | Amilcare Pasini † | Auxiliary Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
48.1 | Appointed | Amilcare Pasini † | Titular Bishop of Zallata | Bishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy |
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