The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 29.4 Ordained Priest Peter J. Kairo Priest Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya

39.0 Ordained Bishop Teodoro Ubeda Gramage † Titular Bishop of Thunusuda Bishop of Mallorca, Spain

2 Nov 75.2 Died Richard James Cushing † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

50.5 Died Luigi Dusio, C.M. † Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar

4 Nov 52.7 Ordained Bishop José María Larrauri Lafuente Titular Bishop of Aufinium Bishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain

6 Nov 28.6 Ordained Priest John Choi Young-su Priest Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

47.5 Appointed Ramón Torrella Cascante † Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain

47.5 Appointed Ramón Torrella Cascante † Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain

7 Nov 66.9 Appointed Angelo Dell'Acqua † Archpriest of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica} Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

48.7 Resigned Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm. † Prelate of Sicuani, Peru Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

63.7 Died Bruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Oudtshoorn, South Africa

54.1 Appointed Giovanni Melis Fois Bishop of Nuoro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

46.1 Resigned Marcos Antônio Noronha † Bishop of Itabira, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

8 Nov 83.1 Died Assuero Teogano Bassi, S.X. † Bishop of Loyang [Luoyang], China

52.9 Ordained Bishop Dominic Joseph Conway † Titular Bishop of Ros Cré Bishop Emeritus of Elphin, Ireland

39.8 Ordained Bishop Paul Verdzekov Bishop of Bamenda, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus of Bamenda, Cameroon

9 Nov 71.5 Died Vincent Hanly † Bishop of Elphin, Ireland

10 Nov 54.1 Appointed Igino Eugenio Cardinale † Apostolic Nuncio to European Community Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium

11 Nov 65.6 Appointed Thomas Joseph Brosnahan, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone Archbishop Emeritus

57.7 Resigned Firmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. † Bishop of Chipata, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

38.7 Appointed Joseph Henry Ganda Bishop of Kenema, Sierra Leone Archbishop Emeritus of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone

Resigned Luís Eduardo García Rodríguez, M.X.Y. † Prefect of Arauca, Colombia Prefect Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. † Vicar Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia Bishop of Arauca, Colombia

54.7 Appointed Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. † Titular Bishop of Strumnitza Bishop of Arauca, Colombia

39.1 Appointed Medardo Joseph Mazombwe Bishop of Chipata, Zambia Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia

12 Nov 59.2 Appointed Carroll Thomas Dozier † Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed John Raymond McGann † Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed John Raymond McGann † Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

13 Nov 43.0 Appointed Fernando Ramon Prego Casal † Auxiliary Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba

43.0 Appointed Fernando Ramon Prego Casal † Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba

14 Nov 59.9 Ordained Bishop Anton Herre † Titular Bishop of Calatia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

47.4 Ordained Bishop Georg Moser † Titular Bishop of Thiges Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

15 Nov 46.4 Ordained Bishop Edward Idris Cassidy Titular Archbishop of Amantia Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

42.2 Ordained Bishop Peter Chung Hoan Ting Titular Bishop of Acelum Archbishop Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia

16 Nov 63.6 Appointed Octavio Nicolás Derisi † Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.6 Appointed Octavio Nicolás Derisi † Titular Bishop of Rhasus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina

66.7 Died Albert Conrad de Vito, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Lucknow, India

49.5 Appointed Tomislav Jablanovic † Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

49.5 Appointed Tomislav Jablanovic † Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

48.5 Appointed François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

48.5 Appointed François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Chimaera Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

76.2 Resigned Charles Leo Nelligan † Titular Bishop of Phoenice Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

50.2 Appointed Edward Cornelius O'Leary † Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA Bishop Emeritus

50.2 Appointed Edward Cornelius O'Leary † Titular Bishop of Moglaena Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA

55.9 Appointed Mario Picchi, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina

55.9 Appointed Mario Picchi, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Horaea Bishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina

51.2 Appointed Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla † Prelate of Juigalpa, Nicaragua Bishop Emeritus of Juigalpa, Nicaragua

17 Nov 48.8 Appointed Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski † Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

48.8 Appointed Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski † Titular Bishop of Horreomargum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

18 Nov 58.6 Appointed Sebastiano Rosso † Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy Bishop Emeritus

19 Nov 84.6 Retired Benjamín de Arriba y Castro † Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

78.5 Resigned Andreas Rohracher † Titular Archbishop of Vibo Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

20 Nov 30.1 Ordained Priest Rudolf Deng Majak Priest of Rumbek, Sudan Bishop of Wau, Sudan

57.2 Died Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines

21 Nov 66.2 Died Arturo Quintanilla Manzanares, O.A.R. † Bishop of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China

22 Nov 24.0 Ordained Priest José Andrés Corral Arredondo Priest Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México

54.8 Ordained Bishop Jules-Louis-Paul Harlé † Titular Bishop of Arbanum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France

84.6 Resigned Georges-Arthur Melançon † Titular Bishop of Esbus Bishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

41.9 Ordained Bishop John Njenga Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya

49.8 Ordained Bishop Libero Tresoldi Titular Bishop of Altinum Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy

23 Nov 79.7 Retired Thomas Roch Agniswami, S.J. † Bishop of Kottar, India Bishop Emeritus

43.2 Appointed Marianus Arokiasamy † Bishop of Kottar, India Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

42.9 Appointed Octavio Betancourt Arango Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia

42.9 Appointed Octavio Betancourt Arango Titular Bishop of Germania in Dacia Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia

57.5 Appointed Thomas Fernando † Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India Bishop Emeritus

74.1 Resigned Edward Quentin Jennings † Titular Bishop of Assidona Bishop Emeritus of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

71.7 Resigned Martin Michael Johnson † Titular Archbishop of Civitate Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

77.3 Resigned Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. † Titular Bishop of Hilta Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada

72.2 Resigned Camille-André Le Blanc † Titular Bishop of Maxita Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

67.2 Resigned Alfred Bertram Leverman † Titular Bishop of Altava Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

69.1 Resigned Malcolm A. MacEachern † Titular Bishop of Ipagro Bishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

58.6 Appointed Royappan Antony Muthu † Bishop of Vellore, India

84.0 Resigned Joseph Anthony O'Sullivan † Titular Archbishop of Maraguia Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

63.6 Appointed José Pont y Gol † Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

24 Nov 75.6 Died Hailé Mariam Cahsai † Bishop of Adigrat, Ethiopia

60.6 Resigned Bruno Desrochers † Titular Bishop of Zaba Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada

57.8 Appointed Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. † Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil

64.6 Resigned Marc Lacroix, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Chullu Bishop Emeritus of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada

25 Nov 59.9 Succeeded Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti † Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine Patriarch Emeritus

71.4 Died Camille-Antoine Chilouet, C.M. † Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar

81.8 Died Alberto Gori, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine

42.0 Appointed Juan Martí Alanis Bishop of Urgell, Spain Bishop Emeritus

81.7 Resigned Juan José Aníbal Mena Porta † Titular Archbishop of Musti Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay

26 Nov 73.6 Resigned Augustin Arce Mostajo † Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

74.3 Resigned Percival Caza † Titular Bishop of Rotaria Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

68.8 Resigned Evelio Díaz y Cía † Titular Archbishop of Celene Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

76.3 Resigned Arthur Douville † Titular Bishop of Zattara Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

68.6 Resigned Charles Eugène Parent † Titular Archbishop of Vassinassa Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

27 Nov 83.6 Died Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq

76.1 Resigned Georges Cabana † Titular Archbishop of Succuba Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

85.9 Died Rombert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. † Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China

75.0 Resigned Georges-Léon Landry † Titular Bishop of Cnossus Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

55.6 Appointed Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M. † Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Appointed Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. † Prelate of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

72.7 Resigned Benjamin Ibberson Webster † Titular Bishop of Tigamibena Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

28 Nov 26.7 Ordained Priest Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines

24.2 Ordained Priest José Francisco Oliveros Priest of Lucena, Philippines Bishop of Malolos, Philippines

76.8 Resigned Michael O'Reilly † Titular Bishop of Lugmad Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada

28.6 Ordained Priest Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

77.7 Resigned Alfredo Viola † Titular Bishop of Badiae Bishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay

42.8 Ordained Bishop Elías Yanes Alvarez Titular Bishop of Mulli Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain

29 Nov 70.4 Resigned Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Tasaccora Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador

65.3 Resigned Martien Antoon Jansen † Titular Bishop of Basti Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands

69.8 Resigned Pieter Antoon Nierman † Titular Bishop of Oppidum Consilinum Bishop Emeritus of Groningen, Netherlands

31.8 Ordained Priest Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y. Priest of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia

30 Nov 65.8 Resigned Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. † Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania

65.1 Resigned Isidor Markus Emanuel † Titular Bishop of Marazanae Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany

35.5 Appointed Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P. Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, Guatemala Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Izabal, Guatemala

40.7 Appointed Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras Auxiliary Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala

40.7 Appointed Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras Titular Bishop of Naissus Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala

89.2 Resigned Domenico Petroni † Titular Bishop of Marazanae Regiae Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla, Italy

62.1 Resigned Cornélio Veerman, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Numida Prelate Emeritus of Cametá, Para, Brazil

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	29.4	Ordained Priest	Peter J. Kairo	Priest	Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
39.0	Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Ubeda Gramage †	Titular Bishop of Thunusuda	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
2 Nov	75.2	Died	Richard James Cushing †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
50.5	Died	Luigi Dusio, C.M. †	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
4 Nov	52.7	Ordained Bishop	José María Larrauri Lafuente	Titular Bishop of Aufinium	Bishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain
6 Nov	28.6	Ordained Priest	John Choi Young-su	Priest	Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
47.5	Appointed	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
47.5	Appointed	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
7 Nov	66.9	Appointed	Angelo Dell'Acqua †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
48.7	Resigned	Nevin William Hayes, O. Carm. †	Prelate of Sicuani, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
63.7	Died	Bruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Oudtshoorn, South Africa
54.1	Appointed	Giovanni Melis Fois	Bishop of Nuoro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
46.1	Resigned	Marcos Antônio Noronha †	Bishop of Itabira, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
8 Nov	83.1	Died	Assuero Teogano Bassi, S.X. †	Bishop of Loyang [Luoyang], China
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Joseph Conway †	Titular Bishop of Ros Cré	Bishop Emeritus of Elphin, Ireland
39.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul Verdzekov	Bishop of Bamenda, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus of Bamenda, Cameroon
9 Nov	71.5	Died	Vincent Hanly †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
10 Nov	54.1	Appointed	Igino Eugenio Cardinale †	Apostolic Nuncio to European Community	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
11 Nov	65.6	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Brosnahan, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone	Archbishop Emeritus
57.7	Resigned	Firmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Chipata, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
38.7	Appointed	Joseph Henry Ganda	Bishop of Kenema, Sierra Leone	Archbishop Emeritus of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone
	Resigned	Luís Eduardo García Rodríguez, M.X.Y. †	Prefect of Arauca, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. †	Vicar Apostolic of Arauca, Colombia	Bishop of Arauca, Colombia
54.7	Appointed	Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, M.X.Y. †	Titular Bishop of Strumnitza	Bishop of Arauca, Colombia
39.1	Appointed	Medardo Joseph Mazombwe	Bishop of Chipata, Zambia	Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
12 Nov	59.2	Appointed	Carroll Thomas Dozier †	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	John Raymond McGann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	John Raymond McGann †	Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus	Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
13 Nov	43.0	Appointed	Fernando Ramon Prego Casal †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba	Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
43.0	Appointed	Fernando Ramon Prego Casal †	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia	Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
14 Nov	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Anton Herre †	Titular Bishop of Calatia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
47.4	Ordained Bishop	Georg Moser †	Titular Bishop of Thiges	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
15 Nov	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward Idris Cassidy	Titular Archbishop of Amantia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
42.2	Ordained Bishop	Peter Chung Hoan Ting	Titular Bishop of Acelum	Archbishop Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
16 Nov	63.6	Appointed	Octavio Nicolás Derisi †	Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.6	Appointed	Octavio Nicolás Derisi †	Titular Bishop of Rhasus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
66.7	Died	Albert Conrad de Vito, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Lucknow, India
49.5	Appointed	Tomislav Jablanovic †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
49.5	Appointed	Tomislav Jablanovic †	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia	Auxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
48.5	Appointed	François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.5	Appointed	François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Chimaera	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
76.2	Resigned	Charles Leo Nelligan †	Titular Bishop of Phoenice	Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
50.2	Appointed	Edward Cornelius O'Leary †	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA	Bishop Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	Edward Cornelius O'Leary †	Titular Bishop of Moglaena	Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
55.9	Appointed	Mario Picchi, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
55.9	Appointed	Mario Picchi, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Horaea	Bishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
51.2	Appointed	Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla †	Prelate of Juigalpa, Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus of Juigalpa, Nicaragua
17 Nov	48.8	Appointed	Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
48.8	Appointed	Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski †	Titular Bishop of Horreomargum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
18 Nov	58.6	Appointed	Sebastiano Rosso †	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
19 Nov	84.6	Retired	Benjamín de Arriba y Castro †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
78.5	Resigned	Andreas Rohracher †	Titular Archbishop of Vibo	Archbishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
20 Nov	30.1	Ordained Priest	Rudolf Deng Majak	Priest of Rumbek, Sudan	Bishop of Wau, Sudan
57.2	Died	Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
21 Nov	66.2	Died	Arturo Quintanilla Manzanares, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China
22 Nov	24.0	Ordained Priest	José Andrés Corral Arredondo	Priest	Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México
54.8	Ordained Bishop	Jules-Louis-Paul Harlé †	Titular Bishop of Arbanum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France
84.6	Resigned	Georges-Arthur Melançon †	Titular Bishop of Esbus	Bishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
41.9	Ordained Bishop	John Njenga	Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Libero Tresoldi	Titular Bishop of Altinum	Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy
23 Nov	79.7	Retired	Thomas Roch Agniswami, S.J. †	Bishop of Kottar, India	Bishop Emeritus
43.2	Appointed	Marianus Arokiasamy †	Bishop of Kottar, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
42.9	Appointed	Octavio Betancourt Arango	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
42.9	Appointed	Octavio Betancourt Arango	Titular Bishop of Germania in Dacia	Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
57.5	Appointed	Thomas Fernando †	Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India	Bishop Emeritus
74.1	Resigned	Edward Quentin Jennings †	Titular Bishop of Assidona	Bishop Emeritus of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
71.7	Resigned	Martin Michael Johnson †	Titular Archbishop of Civitate	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
77.3	Resigned	Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hilta	Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada
72.2	Resigned	Camille-André Le Blanc †	Titular Bishop of Maxita	Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
67.2	Resigned	Alfred Bertram Leverman †	Titular Bishop of Altava	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
69.1	Resigned	Malcolm A. MacEachern †	Titular Bishop of Ipagro	Bishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
58.6	Appointed	Royappan Antony Muthu †	Bishop of Vellore, India
84.0	Resigned	Joseph Anthony O'Sullivan †	Titular Archbishop of Maraguia	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
63.6	Appointed	José Pont y Gol †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Nov	75.6	Died	Hailé Mariam Cahsai †	Bishop of Adigrat, Ethiopia
60.6	Resigned	Bruno Desrochers †	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada
57.8	Appointed	Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. †	Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
64.6	Resigned	Marc Lacroix, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Chullu	Bishop Emeritus of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
25 Nov	59.9	Succeeded	Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti †	Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine	Patriarch Emeritus
71.4	Died	Camille-Antoine Chilouet, C.M. †	Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
81.8	Died	Alberto Gori, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
42.0	Appointed	Juan Martí Alanis	Bishop of Urgell, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
81.7	Resigned	Juan José Aníbal Mena Porta †	Titular Archbishop of Musti	Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
26 Nov	73.6	Resigned	Augustin Arce Mostajo †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Lydia	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
74.3	Resigned	Percival Caza †	Titular Bishop of Rotaria	Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
68.8	Resigned	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Titular Archbishop of Celene	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
76.3	Resigned	Arthur Douville †	Titular Bishop of Zattara	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
68.6	Resigned	Charles Eugène Parent †	Titular Archbishop of Vassinassa	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
27 Nov	83.6	Died	Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq
76.1	Resigned	Georges Cabana †	Titular Archbishop of Succuba	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
85.9	Died	Rombert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
75.0	Resigned	Georges-Léon Landry †	Titular Bishop of Cnossus	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
55.6	Appointed	Teodardo Leitz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Appointed	Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
72.7	Resigned	Benjamin Ibberson Webster †	Titular Bishop of Tigamibena	Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
28 Nov	26.7	Ordained Priest	Arturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
24.2	Ordained Priest	José Francisco Oliveros	Priest of Lucena, Philippines	Bishop of Malolos, Philippines
76.8	Resigned	Michael O'Reilly †	Titular Bishop of Lugmad	Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
28.6	Ordained Priest	Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
77.7	Resigned	Alfredo Viola †	Titular Bishop of Badiae	Bishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Elías Yanes Alvarez	Titular Bishop of Mulli	Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
29 Nov	70.4	Resigned	Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora	Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador
65.3	Resigned	Martien Antoon Jansen †	Titular Bishop of Basti	Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands
69.8	Resigned	Pieter Antoon Nierman †	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Consilinum	Bishop Emeritus of Groningen, Netherlands
31.8	Ordained Priest	Edgar Hernando Tirado Mazo, M.X.Y.	Priest of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia
30 Nov	65.8	Resigned	Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica	Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
65.1	Resigned	Isidor Markus Emanuel †	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany
35.5	Appointed	Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P.	Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, Guatemala	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Izabal, Guatemala
40.7	Appointed	Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras	Auxiliary Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala	Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
40.7	Appointed	Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras	Titular Bishop of Naissus	Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
89.2	Resigned	Domenico Petroni †	Titular Bishop of Marazanae Regiae	Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla, Italy
62.1	Resigned	Cornélio Veerman, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Numida	Prelate Emeritus of Cametá, Para, Brazil

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