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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Dec72.6ResignedJosé Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. †Prelate of Roraima, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
BornAnthony Yao ShunBishop of Jining [Tsining], China
1 Dec74.7DiedJoseph Henry AlbersBishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
65.2AppointedGrégoire Ephrem JarjourTitular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei SiriAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
59.4SucceededAlexander Mieceslaus ZaleskiBishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
2 Dec BornEdgar Aristizábal QuinteroBishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
46.7AppointedJosé Maria PiresArchbishop of Paraíba, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
3 Dec65.9AppointedBasile Pierre Charles HabraBishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), EgyptBishop Emeritus
55.0AppointedJean KarroumArchbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
47.8AppointedIgnacy Marcin TokarczukBishop of Przemyśl, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
4 Dec39.5AppointedFelipe Santiago Benitez AvalosBishop of Villarrica, ParaguayArchbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
BornLuis Gonzaga FéchioBishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.9AppointedAníbal Maricevich FleitasBishop of Concepción y Chaco, ParaguayBishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
60.8AppointedPetru PlescaOrdinary of Iaşi, Romania
60.8AppointedPetru PlescaTitular Bishop of VoliOrdinary of Iaşi, Romania
65.5AppointedAgustín RodríguezBishop of Paraguay, Military
65.5AppointedAgustín RodríguezTitular Bishop of Castellum TingitiiBishop of Paraguay, Military
5 Dec41.9Ordained BishopChrétien Matawo BakpessiBishop of Sokodé, Togo
39.2Ordained BishopLuís Gonzaga FernandesTitular Bishop of MididiBishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
71.8Ordained BishopJuozapas Matulaitis-LabukasTitular Bishop of MoptaApostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania
51.4Ordained BishopAlfredo PoledriniTitular Bishop of VazariApostolic Nuncio
6 Dec62.6AppointedCarlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.Ss.R. †Archbishop of Trujillo, PeruArchbishop Emeritus
7 Dec47.2AppointedSalvatore PappalardoTitular Archbishop of MiletusCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
47.2AppointedSalvatore PappalardoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to IndonesiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
74.8AppointedPietro ParenteSecretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithCardinal, Secretary Emeritus
8 Dec19.7ProfessedRobert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
12 Dec31.1Solemn VowsJean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
BornScott Cal McCaig, C.C.Bishop of Canada, Military
39.2Ordained BishopRafael María Nze Abuy, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of SutunurcaArchbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
24.2Ordained PriestPedro Ercílio SimonPriest of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
13 Dec44.7Ordained BishopTerence James CookeTitular Bishop of SummaCardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
59.9Ordained BishopWilliam Joseph MoranTitular Bishop of CenturiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
14 Dec83.5AppointedAlfred CoudercTitular Bishop of BamaccoraBishop Emeritus of Viviers, France
83.5RetiredAlfred CoudercBishop of Viviers, FranceBishop Emeritus
60.6AppointedManuel Dos Santos RochaArchbishop (Personal Title) of Beja, PortugalBishop Emeritus
48.2AppointedJean HermilBishop of Viviers, FranceBishop Emeritus
15 Dec BornShorot Francis GomesBishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh
69.0DiedJerome Daniel HannanBishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
BornJosé Tolentino Calaça de MendonçaCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
65.5AppointedMartin John O’ConnorApostolic Nuncio to MaltaPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
47.1Ordained BishopFirmin Martin Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of ConanaBishop Emeritus of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
16 Dec48.8Ordained BishopLangton Douglas FoxTitular Bishop of MauraBishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
60.8Ordained BishopPetru PlescaTitular Bishop of VoliOrdinary of Iaşi, Romania
17 Dec35.9SucceededLeobard D’SouzaBishop of Jabalpur, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Nagpur, India
71.1AppointedConrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. †Titular Bishop of AdadaBishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India
71.1ResignedConrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. †Bishop of Jabalpur, IndiaBishop Emeritus
25.9Ordained PriestPhilipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I.Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
18 Dec65.8AppointedClaudius-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. †Bishop of Ubon, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
54.0AppointedMichel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nouakchott, MauritaniaBishop Emeritus
47.7AppointedRenatus Lwamosa ButibubageBishop of Mwanza, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
53.5AppointedPietro Luigi Carretto, S.D.B. †Bishop of Ratburi, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Surat Thani, Thailand
50.0AppointedGirolamo Maria Casalini, O.S.M. †Bishop of Manzini, eSwatiniBishop Emeritus
53.7AppointedClarence James Duhart, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Udonthani, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Udon Thani, Thailand
26.0Ordained PriestJean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. †Priest of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresBishop Emeritus of Yoro, Honduras
31.9Ordained PriestCapistrano Francisco (William Charles) Heim, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorPrelate Emeritus of Itaituba, Para, Brazil
45.0AppointedMichael Kien SamophithakArchbishop of Thare and Nonseng, ThailandArchbishop Emeritus
BornJoseph KodakallilBishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India
24.4Ordained PriestFrançois Lapierre, P.M.E.Priest of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresBishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
25.2Ordained PriestPaul Stephen LoverdePriest of Norwich, Connecticut, USABishop Emeritus of Arlington, Virginia, USA
25.3Ordained DeaconJean-Paul Mary MathieuDeacon of Saint-Dié, FranceBishop Emeritus
43.9AppointedAloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma MweruArchbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus
60.1AppointedJames Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
60.1AppointedJames Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of Caput CillaBishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
57.5AppointedJoseph Khiamsun NittayoArchbishop of Bangkok, ThailandArchbishop Emeritus
57.1AppointedSimon N’Zita Wa Ne MalandaBishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
27.6Ordained PriestRuben Tolentino ProfugoPriest of Lucena, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
56.0AppointedFrancis Xavier Sanguon SouvannasriBishop of Chantaburi, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
26.6Ordained PriestAntoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. †Priest of Order of the Most Holy TrinityBishop Emeritus of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar
28.2Ordained PriestWerner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28.0Ordained PriestGuy Marie Alexandre ThomazeauPriest of Paris, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
44.8AppointedAlain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. †Bishop of Nakhorn-Rajasima, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
71.3AppointedAlphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of TubusuptuBishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
71.3ResignedAlphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec31.2Ordained PriestTesfamariam BedhoPriest of Asmara (Ethiopian), EritreaBishop of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea
27.7Ordained PriestDenis Kiwanuka LotePriest of Tororo, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
25.1Ordained PriestMichael Nnachi OkoroPriest of Ogoja, NigeriaBishop Emeritus of Abakaliki, Nigeria
24.8Ordained PriestNikólaos PrintezisPriest of Syros (e Milos), GreeceArchbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
25.7Ordained PriestLawrence M. PurcellPriest of San Diego, California, USARector Emeritus of the Pontifical North American College
45.0Ordained BishopMichael RussellBishop of Waterford and Lismore, IrelandBishop Emeritus
29.1Ordained PriestMatthias SsekamaanyaPriest of Kampala, UgandaBishop Emeritus of Lugazi, Uganda
20 Dec51.3Ordained BishopJoseph Matthew BreitenbeckTitular Bishop of TepeltaBishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
25.6Ordained PriestTimothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.Priest of Society of African MissionsVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora, Nigeria
56.5AppointedGuido Maria CasulloPrelate of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Cândido Mendes, Brazil
23.9Ordained PriestJohn Francis Moore, S.M.A. †Priest of Society of African MissionsBishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
72.2AppointedFrancisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Zama MinorBishop Emeritus of La Vega, Dominican Republic
72.2ResignedFrancisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of La Vega, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
21 Dec25.9Ordained PriestTeodoro Cruz Bacani Jr.Priest of Iba, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
49.7DiedEusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia
60.9Ordained BishopPaul Francis TannerTitular Bishop of LamasbaBishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
24.5Ordained PriestAntonio Realubin TobiasPriest of Manila, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
45.8Ordained BishopDerek John Harford WorlockBishop of Portsmouth, England, Great BritainArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
23 Dec52.0AppointedPatrick Joseph CaseyAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
52.0AppointedPatrick Joseph CaseyTitular Bishop of SufarBishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
BornCarlos María Domínguez, O.A.R.Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
48.1AppointedAugustine HarrisAuxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
48.1AppointedAugustine HarrisTitular Bishop of SociaBishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
30.2Ordained PriestPaul Ri Moun-hiPriest of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)Archbishop Emeritus
24 Dec87.9DiedPierre Louis Marie Galibert, T.O.R. †Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
24.6Ordained PriestJean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B.Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de BzommarBishop Emeritus of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France
25 Dec BornEdivaldo Oliveira SantanaPriest of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
20.8Perpetual VowsFernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C.Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of ChristCardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
26 Dec43.9Ordained BishopJúlio Tavares RebimbasBishop of Faro {Algarve}, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
27 Dec47.1Ordained BishopManuel Castro RuizTitular Bishop of CincariArchbishop Emeritus of Yucatán, México
43.9Ordained BishopCharles Henri LévesqueTitular Bishop of GuzabetaBishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada
51.9AppointedSaverio ZupiApostolic Pro-Nuncio to PakistanApostolic Nuncio
28 Dec BornGiovanni IntiniArchbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
BornMladen Vukšić, O.F.M.Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
29 Dec BornAnthony Narh AsareAuxiliary Bishop of Accra, Ghana
55.2Ordained BishopHendrik Theodorus Edmund BeelTitular Bishop of SucardaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
BornAlessandro Cassinis RighiniAuditor General of the Office of the Auditor General
50.7AppointedJosé (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †Prelate of Macapá, Amapa, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
50.7AppointedJosé (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of Castra SeverianaBishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
41.2InstalledMarcos Antônio NoronhaBishop of Itabira, BrazilBishop Emeritus
29.4Ordained PriestPatras YusafPriestBishop of Multan, Pakistan
30 Dec51.3InstalledAlfonso NiehuesCoadjutor Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
31 Dec48.1AppointedAmilcare PasiniAuxiliary Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), ItalyBishop Emeritus
48.1AppointedAmilcare PasiniTitular Bishop of ZallataBishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy

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