The Year of Our Lord 1975

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 127.6 Beatified St. Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz, O.A.R. † Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

62.3 Died Jérôme Louis Rakotomalala † Cardinal, Archbishop of Tananarive, Madagascar

4 Nov 49.4 Confirmed Jude G. Cleary, O.S.B. † Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA

58.3 Appointed James Jerome Killeen † Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA

58.3 Appointed James Jerome Killeen † Titular Bishop of Vamalla Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA

62.0 Appointed John Joseph Thomas Ryan † Coadjutor Archbishop of United States of America, Military Archbishop Emeritus

62.0 Appointed John Joseph Thomas Ryan † Titular Archbishop of Gabii Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

6 Nov 52.4 Installed René Henry Gracida Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

45.8 Appointed Arnaldo Ribeiro Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

45.8 Appointed Arnaldo Ribeiro Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

7 Nov 70.8 Died John Carmel Heenan † Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

8 Nov 23.6 Ordained Priest Mario Antonio Cargnello Priest Archbishop of Salta, Argentina

46.6 Ordained Bishop Klaus Hemmerle † Bishop of Aachen, Germany

27.3 Ordained Priest Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne Priest of Versailles, France Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France

55.6 Appointed Laurent Noël Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

32.9 Ordained Priest Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

9 Nov 27.9 Ordained Priest Christophe Dufour Priest Bishop of Limoges, France

25.4 Ordained Priest Gerardo Antonio Zerdín Bukovec, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru

10 Nov 47.8 Appointed Octavio Betancourt Arango Bishop of Garzón, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

11 Nov 58.3 Appointed Manuel Augusto Cárdenas † Auxiliary Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rites Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

12 Nov 48.6 Appointed Eduardo Martínez Somalo Titular Archbishop of Thagora Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

48.6 Appointed Eduardo Martínez Somalo Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

43.2 Ordained Bishop Amédée Wilfrid Proulx † Titular Bishop of Clypia Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA

13 Nov 46.0 Appointed Oriano Quilici † Titular Archbishop of Tabla Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

46.0 Appointed Oriano Quilici † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

46.0 Appointed Oriano Quilici † Apostolic Delegate to Chad Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

46.0 Appointed Oriano Quilici † Apostolic Delegate to Congo, Republic of Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

14 Nov 44.4 Ordained Bishop Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong † Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

15 Nov 65.3 Resigned Gerard Marie Franciscus van Velson, O.P. † Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

16 Nov 56.0 Ordained Bishop Maurice Paul Delorme, Ist. del Prado Titular Bishop of Ottocium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lyon, France

20 Nov 47.2 Appointed Elie Amsini Kiswaya Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

33.5 Appointed Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion

51.8 Appointed Francis Gerard Brooks Bishop of Dromore, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

53.1 Appointed Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia

48.0 Appointed Pierre-Marie Coty Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria

50.7 Appointed Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. Apostolic Administrator of Warri, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani Bishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria

Appointed John Jocelyn Madden, S.D.B. † Prefect of Lashio, Myanmar

58.0 Resigned Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

40.0 Appointed Alberto Setele † Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique

48.0 Appointed François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. † Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

21 Nov 39.7 Appointed Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble † Auxiliary Bishop of Talca, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile

39.7 Appointed Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble † Titular Bishop of Martanae Tudertinorum Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile

24.5 Ordained Priest Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia

22 Nov 43.7 Succeeded Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Resigned Raymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi † Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

61.3 Appointed Ersilio Tonini Archbishop of Ravenna e Cervia, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy

23 Nov 49.9 Ordained Bishop João Alves Titular Bishop of Scala Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal

24.9 Ordained Priest Carlos Garfias Merlos Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México

25.1 Ordained Priest Leopoldo González González Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México

25 Nov 53.2 Appointed Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

27 Nov 49.5 Appointed Otto Wüst † Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Appointed Otto Wüst † Titular Bishop of Tubia Bishop Emeritus of Basel, Switzerland

29 Nov 68.9 Resigned Salvatore Baldassarri † Archbishop of Ravenna e Cervia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

25.5 Ordained Priest Remídio José Bohn Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop

45.2 Appointed Salvatore De Giorgi Coadjutor Bishop of Oria, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

25.5 Ordained Priest Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Armenia, Colombia

69.0 Died Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania

66.2 Appointed Thomas Nantha † Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang, Laos Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos

44.0 Appointed Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I. Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy

30 Nov 42.8 Ordained Bishop Zygmunt Kaminski Titular Bishop of Midica Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

45.8 Ordained Bishop Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Numana Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru

2 Dec 70.7 Resigned Francis-Albert Bougon † Bishop of Moulins, France Bishop Emeritus

64.2 Died Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. † Bishop Emeritus of Eldoret, Kenya

53.0 Succeeded André Bernard Michel Quélen † Bishop of Moulins, France Bishop Emeritus

3 Dec 33.9 Ordained Priest Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia

5 Dec 56.6 Appointed Theodor Hubrich † Auxiliary Bishop of Magdeburg, Germany Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany

56.6 Appointed Theodor Hubrich † Titular Bishop of Auca Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany

6 Dec 75.4 Retired Bernard Jan Alfrink † Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

27.6 Ordained Priest Boniface Choi Ki-San Priest of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South) Bishop

20.7 Converted James Douglas Conley Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

43.6 Appointed António dos Santos Auxiliary Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal

43.6 Appointed António dos Santos Titular Bishop of Tabbora Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal

61.1 Appointed Jan Michalski † Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Appointed Jan Michalski † Titular Bishop of Vagal Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

90.5 Died Denis J. Moynihan † Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland

66.3 Appointed Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

66.3 Appointed Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † Bishop of Netherlands, Military Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

66.3 Appointed Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

7 Dec 56.4 Appointed Enrico Assi † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Bishop of Cremona, Italy

56.4 Appointed Enrico Assi † Titular Bishop of Frequentium Bishop of Cremona, Italy

47.5 Appointed Giacomo Biffi Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

47.5 Appointed Giacomo Biffi Titular Bishop of Fidenae Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

55.9 Ordained Bishop Giovanni D'Ascenzi Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy

49.6 Ordained Bishop Aldo Garzia † Titular Bishop of Assidona Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy

26.6 Ordained Priest Protógenes José Luft, S.C. Priest of Other Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil

47.7 Ordained Bishop Godefroy-Emile Mpwati † Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo Bishop Emeritus

46.0 Ordained Bishop Oriano Quilici † Titular Archbishop of Tabla Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

37.2 Ordained Bishop Gerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC. Titular Bishop of Hólar Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway

8 Dec 24.0 Professed Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles

27.9 Ordained Priest Peter Lee Ki-heon Priest Bishop of Korea, Military

93.9 Died Raymundo Julian Martín (Manguan), O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala

9 Dec 50.4 Ordained Bishop Robert Healy † Titular Bishop of Mageó Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Perth, Australia

10 Dec 39.8 Ordained Bishop Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble † Titular Bishop of Martanae Tudertinorum Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile

11 Dec 51.6 Installed Kenneth Joseph Povish † Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 44.1 Ordained Bishop Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro † Titular Bishop of Cenae Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

73.9 Died David Mathew † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military

42.9 Ordained Bishop George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R. Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand

43.4 Ordained Bishop Karl Josef Romer Titular Bishop of Columnata Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

21.1 Ordained Priest Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia

13 Dec 61.8 Died Hernando Antiporda † Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines

24.8 Ordained Priest Franz-Josef Hermann Bode Priest of Paderborn, Germany Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany

58.4 Ordained Bishop James Jerome Killeen † Titular Bishop of Vamalla Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA

48.7 Ordained Bishop Eduardo Martínez Somalo Titular Archbishop of Thagora Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

55.7 Installed Laurent Noël Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Installed John Joseph Thomas Ryan † Coadjutor Archbishop of United States of America, Military Archbishop Emeritus

14 Dec 42.1 Ordained Bishop Antônio Celso Queiroz Titular Bishop of Saetabis Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

15 Dec 60.3 Resigned Alfred Fernández † Bishop of Allahabad, India Bishop Emeritus

28.0 Ordained Priest José Luis Fletes Santana Priest of México, Federal District Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 49.8 Appointed Massimo Giustetti Bishop of Mondovi, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy

18 Dec 26.6 Ordained Priest Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia

19 Dec 63.9 Appointed Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

38.4 Appointed Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishop of Pontianak, Indonesia Archbishop

38.4 Appointed Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Capra Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia

60.8 Resigned Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea

39.1 Appointed Jaime Pedro Gonçalves Coadjutor Bishop of Beira, Mozambique Archbishop of Beira, Mozambique

39.1 Appointed Jaime Pedro Gonçalves Titular Bishop of Ficus Archbishop of Beira, Mozambique

45.4 Appointed André Ilunga Kaseba † Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

58.7 Appointed Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. † Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia Bishop Emeritus

45.7 Appointed Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro Apostolic Administrator of Atakpamé, Togo Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo

45.7 Appointed Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro Titular Bishop of Bacanaria Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo

54.2 Appointed Henri Lemaître † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands

55.9 Resigned Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. † Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Succeeded Eduardo André Muaca † Archbishop of Luanda, Angola Archbishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

63.0 Resigned Manuel Nunes Gabriel † Archbishop of Luanda, Angola Archbishop Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Gilberto Pereira Lopes Coadjutor Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Gilberto Pereira Lopes Titular Archbishop of Aurusuliana Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

49.5 Appointed Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

67.9 Died Josip Sálac † Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

25.4 Ordained Priest Vincent Samuel Priest of Trivandrum, India Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India

64.0 Appointed Herman To Paivu † Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

20 Dec 30.5 Ordained Priest Gerald Richard Barnes Priest of San Antonio, Texas, USA Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA

53.6 Appointed Bernardin Gantin Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

50.4 Appointed Henry Swithin Thomas Alexander Wijetunge Goonewardena, O.M.I. † Prefect of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

73.9 Died André Jacquemin † Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

28.4 Ordained Priest Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo Priest Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar

52.6 Appointed Ramón Torrella Cascante † Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain

21 Dec 46.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Kureethara † Bishop of Cochin, India

61.1 Ordained Bishop Jan Michalski † Titular Bishop of Vagal Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

30.7 Ordained Priest Cyprian Monis Priest Bishop of Asansol, India

45.8 Installed Herbé Seijas † Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay

22 Dec 45.0 Appointed Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte † Auxiliary Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay

45.0 Appointed Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte † Titular Bishop of Lamdia Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay

25.7 Ordained Priest Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S. Priest of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Bishop of Kalyan (Syro-Malabarese), India

23 Dec 70.1 Appointed Ettore Cunial † Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Raymond Alphonse Lucker † Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

65.9 Resigned Francisco Nunes Teixeira † Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

73.4 Retired Alphonse James Schladweiler † Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

25 Dec 24.2 Ordained Priest Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela

27 Dec 47.7 Ordained Bishop Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria Titular Bishop of Bitylius Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil

46.0 Ordained Bishop Arnaldo Ribeiro Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

63.8 Appointed Bruno Wüstenberg † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

28 Dec 58.6 Died Norman Joseph Gallagher † Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

29.6 Ordained Priest Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona Priest of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar

28.3 Ordained Priest José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

29 Dec 41.4 Succeeded Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M. Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy

60.1 Resigned Jorge Marcos de Oliveira † Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

28.0 Ordained Priest Ernest Sambou Priest Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	127.6	Beatified	St. Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
62.3	Died	Jérôme Louis Rakotomalala †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tananarive, Madagascar
4 Nov	49.4	Confirmed	Jude G. Cleary, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA
58.3	Appointed	James Jerome Killeen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA
58.3	Appointed	James Jerome Killeen †	Titular Bishop of Vamalla	Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA
62.0	Appointed	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Coadjutor Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Titular Archbishop of Gabii	Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
6 Nov	52.4	Installed	René Henry Gracida	Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
45.8	Appointed	Arnaldo Ribeiro	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45.8	Appointed	Arnaldo Ribeiro	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Nov	70.8	Died	John Carmel Heenan †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
8 Nov	23.6	Ordained Priest	Mario Antonio Cargnello	Priest	Archbishop of Salta, Argentina
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Klaus Hemmerle †	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
27.3	Ordained Priest	Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne	Priest of Versailles, France	Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France
55.6	Appointed	Laurent Noël	Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
32.9	Ordained Priest	Valentin Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
9 Nov	27.9	Ordained Priest	Christophe Dufour	Priest	Bishop of Limoges, France
25.4	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Antonio Zerdín Bukovec, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
10 Nov	47.8	Appointed	Octavio Betancourt Arango	Bishop of Garzón, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	58.3	Appointed	Manuel Augusto Cárdenas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Oriental Rites	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	48.6	Appointed	Eduardo Martínez Somalo	Titular Archbishop of Thagora	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
48.6	Appointed	Eduardo Martínez Somalo	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
43.2	Ordained Bishop	Amédée Wilfrid Proulx †	Titular Bishop of Clypia	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA
13 Nov	46.0	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Titular Archbishop of Tabla	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
46.0	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
46.0	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Apostolic Delegate to Chad	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
46.0	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Apostolic Delegate to Congo, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
14 Nov	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong †	Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
15 Nov	65.3	Resigned	Gerard Marie Franciscus van Velson, O.P. †	Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
16 Nov	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Maurice Paul Delorme, Ist. del Prado	Titular Bishop of Ottocium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lyon, France
20 Nov	47.2	Appointed	Elie Amsini Kiswaya	Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
33.5	Appointed	Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
51.8	Appointed	Francis Gerard Brooks	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
48.0	Appointed	Pierre-Marie Coty	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S.	Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria
50.7	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S.	Apostolic Administrator of Warri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S.	Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani	Bishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria
	Appointed	John Jocelyn Madden, S.D.B. †	Prefect of Lashio, Myanmar
58.0	Resigned	Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A.	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
40.0	Appointed	Alberto Setele †	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
48.0	Appointed	François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. †	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
21 Nov	39.7	Appointed	Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble †	Auxiliary Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile
39.7	Appointed	Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble †	Titular Bishop of Martanae Tudertinorum	Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile
24.5	Ordained Priest	Richardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo	Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia	Bishop of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia
22 Nov	43.7	Succeeded	Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Resigned	Raymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi †	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
61.3	Appointed	Ersilio Tonini	Archbishop of Ravenna e Cervia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
23 Nov	49.9	Ordained Bishop	João Alves	Titular Bishop of Scala	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
24.9	Ordained Priest	Carlos Garfias Merlos	Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México
25.1	Ordained Priest	Leopoldo González González	Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México
25 Nov	53.2	Appointed	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
27 Nov	49.5	Appointed	Otto Wüst †	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Appointed	Otto Wüst †	Titular Bishop of Tubia	Bishop Emeritus of Basel, Switzerland
29 Nov	68.9	Resigned	Salvatore Baldassarri †	Archbishop of Ravenna e Cervia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
25.5	Ordained Priest	Remídio José Bohn	Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop
45.2	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Coadjutor Bishop of Oria, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
25.5	Ordained Priest	Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Armenia, Colombia
69.0	Died	Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
66.2	Appointed	Thomas Nantha †	Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang, Laos	Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos
44.0	Appointed	Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
30 Nov	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Zygmunt Kaminski	Titular Bishop of Midica	Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Numana	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
2 Dec	70.7	Resigned	Francis-Albert Bougon †	Bishop of Moulins, France	Bishop Emeritus
64.2	Died	Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Eldoret, Kenya
53.0	Succeeded	André Bernard Michel Quélen †	Bishop of Moulins, France	Bishop Emeritus
3 Dec	33.9	Ordained Priest	Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia
5 Dec	56.6	Appointed	Theodor Hubrich †	Auxiliary Bishop of Magdeburg, Germany	Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany
56.6	Appointed	Theodor Hubrich †	Titular Bishop of Auca	Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany
6 Dec	75.4	Retired	Bernard Jan Alfrink †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
27.6	Ordained Priest	Boniface Choi Ki-San	Priest of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)	Bishop
20.7	Converted	James Douglas Conley	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
43.6	Appointed	António dos Santos	Auxiliary Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
43.6	Appointed	António dos Santos	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
61.1	Appointed	Jan Michalski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Appointed	Jan Michalski †	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
90.5	Died	Denis J. Moynihan †	Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland
66.3	Appointed	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle Catacombe	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
66.3	Appointed	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Bishop of Netherlands, Military	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
66.3	Appointed	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
7 Dec	56.4	Appointed	Enrico Assi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
56.4	Appointed	Enrico Assi †	Titular Bishop of Frequentium	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
47.5	Appointed	Giacomo Biffi	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
47.5	Appointed	Giacomo Biffi	Titular Bishop of Fidenae	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni D'Ascenzi	Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Aldo Garzia †	Titular Bishop of Assidona	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
26.6	Ordained Priest	Protógenes José Luft, S.C.	Priest of Other	Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Godefroy-Emile Mpwati †	Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Oriano Quilici †	Titular Archbishop of Tabla	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
37.2	Ordained Bishop	Gerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Hólar	Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
8 Dec	24.0	Professed	Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
27.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Lee Ki-heon	Priest	Bishop of Korea, Military
93.9	Died	Raymundo Julian Martín (Manguan), O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala
9 Dec	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Robert Healy †	Titular Bishop of Mageó	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Perth, Australia
10 Dec	39.8	Ordained Bishop	Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble †	Titular Bishop of Martanae Tudertinorum	Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile
11 Dec	51.6	Installed	Kenneth Joseph Povish †	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro †	Titular Bishop of Cenae	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
73.9	Died	David Mathew †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
42.9	Ordained Bishop	George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand
43.4	Ordained Bishop	Karl Josef Romer	Titular Bishop of Columnata	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
21.1	Ordained Priest	Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia
13 Dec	61.8	Died	Hernando Antiporda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
24.8	Ordained Priest	Franz-Josef Hermann Bode	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
58.4	Ordained Bishop	James Jerome Killeen †	Titular Bishop of Vamalla	Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Martínez Somalo	Titular Archbishop of Thagora	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
55.7	Installed	Laurent Noël	Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Installed	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Coadjutor Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Dec	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Celso Queiroz	Titular Bishop of Saetabis	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
15 Dec	60.3	Resigned	Alfred Fernández †	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
28.0	Ordained Priest	José Luis Fletes Santana	Priest of México, Federal District	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	49.8	Appointed	Massimo Giustetti	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
18 Dec	26.6	Ordained Priest	Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia
19 Dec	63.9	Appointed	Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
38.4	Appointed	Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of Pontianak, Indonesia	Archbishop
38.4	Appointed	Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Capra	Archbishop of Pontianak, Indonesia
60.8	Resigned	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
39.1	Appointed	Jaime Pedro Gonçalves	Coadjutor Bishop of Beira, Mozambique	Archbishop of Beira, Mozambique
39.1	Appointed	Jaime Pedro Gonçalves	Titular Bishop of Ficus	Archbishop of Beira, Mozambique
45.4	Appointed	André Ilunga Kaseba †	Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
58.7	Appointed	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
45.7	Appointed	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro	Apostolic Administrator of Atakpamé, Togo	Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
45.7	Appointed	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro	Titular Bishop of Bacanaria	Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
54.2	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
55.9	Resigned	Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Succeeded	Eduardo André Muaca †	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
63.0	Resigned	Manuel Nunes Gabriel †	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Gilberto Pereira Lopes	Coadjutor Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Gilberto Pereira Lopes	Titular Archbishop of Aurusuliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
49.5	Appointed	Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira	Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
67.9	Died	Josip Sálac †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
25.4	Ordained Priest	Vincent Samuel	Priest of Trivandrum, India	Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India
64.0	Appointed	Herman To Paivu †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
20 Dec	30.5	Ordained Priest	Gerald Richard Barnes	Priest of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA
53.6	Appointed	Bernardin Gantin	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
50.4	Appointed	Henry Swithin Thomas Alexander Wijetunge Goonewardena, O.M.I. †	Prefect of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
73.9	Died	André Jacquemin †	Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
28.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo	Priest	Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar
52.6	Appointed	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
21 Dec	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Kureethara †	Bishop of Cochin, India
61.1	Ordained Bishop	Jan Michalski †	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
30.7	Ordained Priest	Cyprian Monis	Priest	Bishop of Asansol, India
45.8	Installed	Herbé Seijas †	Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay
22 Dec	45.0	Appointed	Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte †	Auxiliary Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay	Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay
45.0	Appointed	Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte †	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay
25.7	Ordained Priest	Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S.	Priest of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop of Kalyan (Syro-Malabarese), India
23 Dec	70.1	Appointed	Ettore Cunial †	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber	Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Raymond Alphonse Lucker †	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
65.9	Resigned	Francisco Nunes Teixeira †	Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
73.4	Retired	Alphonse James Schladweiler †	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
25 Dec	24.2	Ordained Priest	Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Auxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela
27 Dec	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria	Titular Bishop of Bitylius	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Arnaldo Ribeiro	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
63.8	Appointed	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
28 Dec	58.6	Died	Norman Joseph Gallagher †	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
29.6	Ordained Priest	Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona	Priest of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
28.3	Ordained Priest	José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29 Dec	41.4	Succeeded	Cláudio Hummes, O.F.M.	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
60.1	Resigned	Jorge Marcos de Oliveira †	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
28.0	Ordained Priest	Ernest Sambou	Priest	Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

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