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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov	53.8	Resigned	Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Nov	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Guglielmo Giaquinta †	Titular Bishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara)	Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
	62.9	Appointed	Antonio Samorè †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
4 Nov	46.6	Appointed	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †	Bishop of El Salvador, Military	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
	84.3	Retired	Alberto di Jorio †	Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus
5 Nov	60.6	Appointed	Paul-Louis Carrière †	Coadjutor Bishop of Laval, France	Bishop Emeritus
	60.6	Appointed	Paul-Louis Carrière †	Titular Bishop of Labicum	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
7 Nov	56.3	Appointed	Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Bishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	56.3	Resigned	Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †	Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
8 Nov	85.7	Died	Guido Maria Mazzocco †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
9 Nov	24.6	Ordained Priest	Marcello Bartolucci	Priest of Assisi, Italy	Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	70.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Ruotolo †	Titular Bishop of Atella	Bishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
	70.0	Resigned	Giuseppe Ruotolo †	Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Nov	93.1	Died	Ferdinand Périer, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †	Titular Bishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti	Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)
11 Nov	48.5	Appointed	Abel Costas Montaño	Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
	48.5	Appointed	Abel Costas Montaño	Titular Bishop of Novi	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
	39.6	Appointed	Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
	39.6	Appointed	Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque	Titular Bishop of Caere	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
	46.8	Appointed	Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff †	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Prelate of Pando, Bolivia
	46.8	Appointed	Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff †	Titular Bishop of Pumentum	Prelate of Pando, Bolivia
14 Nov	26.4	Ordained Priest	Zacchaeus Okoth	Priest of Kisumu, Kenya	Archbishop of Kisumu, Kenya
15 Nov	73.8	Appointed	Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cuicul	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
	73.8	Resigned	Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	56.6	Succeeded	Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. †	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Nov	87.5	Died	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
17 Nov	23.5	Professed	Stephen Victor Chmilar	Member of Order of St. Basil the Great	Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
	38.2	Ordained Bishop	Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Chittagong, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus
18 Nov	65.0	Appointed	Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea †	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	70.8	Died	Pablo Gúrpide Beope †	Bishop of Bilbao, Spain
20 Nov	72.3	Appointed	Henry Joseph O’Brien †	Titular Archbishop of Uthina	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
	72.3	Resigned	Henry Joseph O’Brien †	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Nov	41.6	Ordained Bishop	Leo Rajendram Antony	Titular Bishop of Fissiana	Bishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
22 Nov	47.8	Resigned	James Patrick Shannon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 Nov	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
24 Nov	26.9	Ordained Priest	Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O.	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Prigione	Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Józef Rozwadowski †	Bishop of Łódź, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
25 Nov	58.5	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Thuccabora	Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
	58.5	Resigned	Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
27 Nov	63.4	Appointed	Flaviano Ariola †	Titular Bishop of Guzabeta	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
	63.4	Resigned	Flaviano Ariola †	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	63.6	Died	Silvio Cassulo †	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy
28 Nov	82.5	Died	Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. †	Archbishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia
29 Nov	71.2	Died	William Gaudreau, C.SS.R. †	Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
30 Nov	48.7	Appointed	José Germán Benavides Morriberón †	Titular Bishop of Mades	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
	48.7	Appointed	José Germán Benavides Morriberón †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
	48.7	Resigned	José Germán Benavides Morriberón †	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	69.7	Appointed	Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Sorres	Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
	69.7	Resigned	Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Bishop Emeritus
	48.8	Appointed	Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-Ping †	Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Bishop
	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Sofron Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop	Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	37.0	Ordained Priest	José Antonio Gentico †	Priest of Morón, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo	Priest of Madrid, Spain	Bishop of Getafe, Spain
	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Ovidio Lari †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Phocas Nikwigize	Bishop of Ruhengeri, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
1 Dec	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Paul Antaki †	Titular Archbishop of Nubia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
	30.0	Ordained Priest	Vicente C. Manuel, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines
	28.3	Ordained Priest	Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Baia, Brazil
2 Dec	51.3	Appointed	Colin Aloysius MacPherson †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
3 Dec	68.4	Appointed	Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora	Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador
	68.4	Resigned	Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. †	Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M.	Bishop of Umtata, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
4 Dec	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Ronald Austin Mulkearns	Titular Bishop of Cululi	Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
5 Dec	38.4	Appointed	José Mario Ruiz Navas	Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador
6 Dec	83.0	Died	León Villuendas Polo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
7 Dec	38.5	Ordained Bishop	Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia
	45.7	Appointed	Ireneo García Alonso	Bishop of Albacete, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
8 Dec	25.4	Ordained Priest	Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo	Priest of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop of Maracay, Venezuela
	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Hendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
	40.6	Ordained Bishop	Wolfgang Große (Grosse) †	Titular Bishop of Lamasba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
	57.7	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Lambruschini †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Fortunatus M. Lukanima	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	25.6	Ordained Priest	Jude Gerald Paulraj	Priest	Bishop of Palayamkottai, India
	63.5	Succeeded	Juan Ricote Alonso †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Michael Rozario †	Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
	37.1	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Taurianum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
9 Dec	27.0	Ordained Priest	Gerard Joseph Hanna	Priest of Armidale, Australia	Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia
	83.3	Died	Manuel Könner, S.V.D. †	Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
	60.4	Appointed	Bruno Wechner †	Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph A. Carroll †	Titular Bishop of Quaestoriana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
	74.3	Died	Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki †	Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
11 Dec	26.5	Ordained Priest	Josaphat Louis Lebulu	Priest of Same, Tanzania	Archbishop of Arusha, Tanzania
	47.2	Appointed	Miguel Moncadas Noguera †	Bishop of Menorca, Spain	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
	57.9	Appointed	Francis Frederick Reh †	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	42.2	Appointed	Szczepan Wesoly	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	42.2	Appointed	Szczepan Wesoly	Titular Bishop of Dragonara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
14 Dec	48.8	Ordained Bishop	José Capmany Casamitjana †	Titular Bishop of Casae Medianae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Daumal Serra †	Titular Bishop of Mathara in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	27.5	Professed	Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
	41.0	Ordained Bishop	José María Guix Ferreres †	Titular Bishop of Sistroniana	Bishop Emeritus of Vic, Spain
		Born	Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde	Kalulushi	Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Titular Bishop of Minervium	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
15 Dec	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Livio Maritano	Titular Bishop of Opitergium	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Nelson Antonio Martinez Rust	Priest of Valencia en Venezuela	Bishop of San Felipe, Venezuela
	60.5	Installed	Bruno Wechner †	Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec	51.2	Appointed	Matthieu Kanyama †	Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	46.0	Appointed	André Bernard Michel Quélen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, France	Bishop Emeritus of Moulins, France
	46.0	Appointed	André Bernard Michel Quélen †	Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae	Bishop Emeritus of Moulins, France
	55.0	Appointed	Antonio Maria Travia †	Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities	Almoner Emeritus
	55.0	Appointed	Antonio Maria Travia †	Titular Archbishop of Termae Himerae	Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
	79.2	Retired	Diego Venini †	Secret Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities	Secret Almoner Emeritus
17 Dec	28.2	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Maccarone	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
18 Dec	47.0	Appointed	Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †	Titular Archbishop of Alexanum	Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá
	47.0	Resigned	Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †	Archbishop of Panamá	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Dec	69.6	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Litterae	Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda
	69.6	Resigned	Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Gulu, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
	49.6	Appointed	Donatus Djagom, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Endeh, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Ende, Indonesia
	49.2	Appointed	Joseph Gray †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
	49.2	Appointed	Joseph Gray †	Titular Bishop of Mercia	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
	71.6	Appointed	Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Caprulae	Bishop Emeritus of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	71.6	Resigned	Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	50.8	Appointed	Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire †	Bishop of Gulu, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
	52.9	Died	Everardo López Alcocer †	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
	55.3	Appointed	Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia
	55.3	Resigned	Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Endeh, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
	71.9	Appointed	Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Castrum	Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
	71.9	Resigned	Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus
	41.0	Appointed	Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte	Auxiliary Bishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
	41.0	Appointed	Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
	56.4	Appointed	Laurean Rugambwa †	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	64.9	Appointed	Joseph Asjiro Satowaki †	Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	41.2	Appointed	Abraham Than	Auxiliary Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
	41.2	Appointed	Abraham Than	Titular Bishop of Tortibulum	Bishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar
	63.2	Appointed	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Skálholt	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
	74.4	Appointed	Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi †	Titular Archbishop of Massa Lubrense	Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
	74.4	Retired	Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi †	Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus
20 Dec	25.3	Ordained Priest	John Raymond Gaydos	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
	25.9	Ordained Priest	Richard Edmund Pates	Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Arthur Joseph Serratelli	Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
21 Dec	29.5	Ordained Priest	Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Ispahan, Iran
	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Di Salvo †	Titular Bishop of Turres in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
	26.5	Ordained Priest	Luis Guillermo Eichhorn	Priest of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Bishop of Morón, Argentina
	57.3	Appointed	Raymond Philip Etteldorf †	Titular Archbishop of Tyndaris	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	57.3	Appointed	Raymond Philip Etteldorf †	Apostolic Delegate to New Zealand	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	45.0	Appointed	Józef Gucwa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	45.0	Appointed	Józef Gucwa †	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
	26.6	Ordained Priest	Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Carlo Mazza	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
	34.7	Ordained Priest	Néstor Hugo Navarro	Priest of Bahía Blanca, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
	32.0	Ordained Priest	Pierre Nguyên Soan	Priest of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam	Bishop
	27.4	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Villaruz Reyes	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines
	28.3	Ordained Priest	Felipe Salazar Villagrana	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
	25.9	Ordained Priest	Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer	Priest of Montevideo, Uruguay	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay
22 Dec	30.2	Ordained Priest	Michel Hoang Ðúc Oanh	Priest of Kontum, Viêt Nam	Bishop
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Edward Henryk Materski †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Sirenses	Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Palatucci †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
23 Dec	42.1	Appointed	Eugène-Marie Ernoult †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nantes, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
	42.1	Appointed	Eugène-Marie Ernoult †	Titular Bishop of Tadamata	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
24 Dec	46.9	Appointed	Paul Casimir Marcinkus †	Titular Archbishop of Horta	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	46.9	Appointed	Paul Casimir Marcinkus †	Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
25 Dec	68.2	Died	José Damase Laberge, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru
26 Dec	76.7	Died	Zygmunt Choromański †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
28 Dec	55.2	Appointed	José Pedro de Araújo Costa †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
	55.2	Appointed	José Pedro de Araújo Costa †	Titular Archbishop of Marcelliana	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	51.0	Appointed	Thomas Benjamin Fulton †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
	51.0	Appointed	Thomas Benjamin Fulton †	Titular Bishop of Cursola	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
	27.3	Ordained Priest	Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
	56.1	Appointed	Bernard Joseph McLaughlin	Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.1	Appointed	Bernard Joseph McLaughlin	Titular Bishop of Motula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
	52.4	Appointed	Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	48.0	Appointed	John Francis Whealon †	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
30 Dec	49.4	Appointed	Antonio Alfredo Brasca †	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
	58.8	Succeeded	Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
	80.7	Died	Cleto Loayza Gumiel †	Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia
	47.9	Appointed	Sabás Magaña García †	Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México