The Year of Our Lord 1976

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Nov 36.7 Incardinated Denis James Madden Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Auxiliary Bishop

5 Nov 76.6 Died Leo Ferdinand Dworschak † Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

6 Nov 48.7 Appointed Alfons Demming † Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

48.7 Appointed Alfons Demming † Titular Bishop of Gordus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

65.1 Appointed Wilhelm Wöste † Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.1 Appointed Wilhelm Wöste † Titular Bishop of Thignica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany

7 Nov 45.9 Ordained Bishop Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † Titular Archbishop of Menefessi Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

50.4 Ordained Bishop Kevin McNamara † Bishop of Kerry, Ireland Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland

8 Nov 56.2 Appointed José Cerviño Cerviño † Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain Bishop Emeritus

9 Nov 75.9 Retired David Frederick Cunningham † Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Paul Vincent Dudley † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

50.0 Appointed Paul Vincent Dudley † Titular Bishop of Ursona Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

64.2 Appointed Francis James Harrison † Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

39.4 Appointed John Francis Kinney Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

39.4 Appointed John Francis Kinney Titular Bishop of Caprulae Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

10 Nov 48.7 Appointed Giulio Einaudi Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Croatia

48.7 Appointed Giulio Einaudi Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Croatia

72.9 Resigned José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares † Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

80.5 Retired Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. † Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

41.1 Succeeded Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

13 Nov 66.5 Appointed Carlo Fanton † Titular Bishop of Acelum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy

27.0 Ordained Priest Juan Alberto Puiggari Priest of Paraná, Argentina Archbishop

14 Nov 48.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Phan Thé Hinh † Titular Bishop of Mades Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam

15 Nov 87.2 Resigned Jacques Grent, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Betagbarar Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

17 Nov 84.1 Retired Antonio María (Alfredo) Barbieri, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

66.7 Succeeded Carlos Parteli Keller † Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus

18 Nov 56.4 Appointed Charles Amarin Brand † Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

19 Nov 27.1 Ordained Priest Alfredo Horacio Zecca Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina

21 Nov 49.4 Ordained Bishop Guy Gérard Deroubaix † Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Denis, France Bishop

51.2 Ordained Bishop Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez † Bishop of Zamora, Spain Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez Priest of Texcoco, México, México Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México, México

22 Nov 51.8 Appointed Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Mutugenna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia

23 Nov 53.3 Ordained Bishop Thomas Victor Dolinay † Titular Bishop of Thyatira Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

24 Nov 51.6 Succeeded Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

71.7 Resigned Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

25 Nov 47.8 Ordained Bishop Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks Titular Bishop of Utimmira Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

53.3 Died Evelio Ramos Díaz † Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

26 Nov 29.4 Ordained Priest John Eijiro Suwa Priest of Osaka, Japan Bishop of Takamatsu, Japan

27 Nov 31.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Aind, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Dibrugarh, India

50.6 Ordained Bishop Franz Josef Kuhnle Titular Bishop of Sorres Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

28 Nov 41.2 Ordained Bishop Felipe Fernández García † Bishop of Avila, Spain Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain

54.5 Ordained Bishop Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic † Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France

25.7 Ordained Priest Hansjörg Vogel Priest of Basel, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

29 Nov 96.7 Died José da Costa Nuñes † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India

91.5 Retired Michele Gonzi † Archbishop of Malta Archbishop Emeritus

48.0 Appointed Joseph Mercieca Archbishop of Malta Archbishop Emeritus

1 Dec 60.3 Resigned William Zephyrine Gomes † Bishop of Poona, India Bishop Emeritus

2 Dec 51.1 Appointed António José Rafael Auxiliary Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal

51.1 Appointed António José Rafael Titular Bishop of Budua Bishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal

3 Dec 47.3 Appointed Walter Michael Ebejer, O.P. Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

40.0 Succeeded Jaime Pedro Gonçalves Bishop of Beira, Mozambique Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique

55.3 Resigned Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. † Bishop of Beira, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

55.9 Died Pio Yukwan Deng † Bishop of Malakal, Sudan

4 Dec 90.8 Died Thomas Joseph Toolen † Bishop Emeritus of Mobile, Alabama, USA

5 Dec 31.7 Ordained Priest Joseph Djida, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon

71.6 Died Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

6 Dec 51.0 Appointed Lélis Lara, C.SS.R. Auxiliary Bishop of Itabira, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil

51.0 Appointed Lélis Lara, C.SS.R. Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil

28.9 Ordained Priest Michael Marai Priest of Wewak, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

7 Dec 55.0 Confirmed Carmelo Domênico Recchia, O. Cist. Abbot of Claraval, Minas Gerais, Brazil Abbot Emeritus

27.2 Ordained Priest Odilo Pedro Scherer Priest of Toledo, Parana, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

68.7 Appointed José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza † Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Archbishop Emeritus

8 Dec 26.7 Ordained Priest Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Kabankalan, Philippines

24.7 Ordained Priest Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia Priest Bishop of Tarma, Peru

45.0 Ordained Bishop Patrick Dougherty † Titular Bishop of Lete Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst, Australia

50.1 Ordained Bishop Edward Russell Gaines † Titular Bishop of Domnach Sechnaill Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand

23.3 Solemn Professed José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

9 Dec 45.5 Appointed Hubert Bucher Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

52.5 Appointed Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. Bishop of Ngong, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

45.2 Appointed Isak Doera † Bishop of Sintang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

64.9 Resigned John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. † Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Wenceslas Kalibushi † Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

39.0 Appointed John Mulagada † Bishop of Eluru, India

76.9 Appointed Joseph Nguyên-Thiên-Khuyên † Coadjutor Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam

48.2 Appointed Silas Silvius Njiru Bishop of Meru, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Severinah Abdon Potani, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia

39.3 Appointed Philip Sulumeti Bishop of Kisumu, Kenya Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya

Appointed Leo White, O.F.M. Cap. Prefect of Garissa, Kenya Prefect Emeritus

38.7 Appointed Paul Zingtung Grawng Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar

57.6 Appointed Marcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. † Auxiliary Bishop of Darién, Panama Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Appointed Marcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Izirzada Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Darién, Panama

10 Dec 59.0 Ordained Bishop Antônio Pedro Misiara † Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

66.6 Appointed Opilio Rossi † President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

66.6 Appointed Opilio Rossi † President of the Pontifical Council for the Family Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

11 Dec 51.5 Appointed Fernando Ariztía Ruiz † Bishop of Copiapó, Chile Bishop Emeritus

49.9 Appointed Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas Bishop of Linares, Chile Bishop Emeritus

77.3 Retired Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. † Bishop of Linares, Chile Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 72.7 Died James Hagan, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria

26.5 Ordained Priest Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle Priest of Accra, Ghana Archbishop

13 Dec 42.8 Ordained Bishop Raymundo Joseph Peña Titular Bishop of Trisipa Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA

14 Dec 45.6 Ordained Bishop Eugene John Gerber Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA

15 Dec 51.3 Appointed Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

54.6 Appointed Bernardin Gantin † Pro-President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

71.9 Resigned Maurice Roy † President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

71.9 Resigned Maurice Roy † President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

71.9 Resigned Maurice Roy † President of the Pontifical Council for the Family Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

17 Dec 68.4 Resigned Emilio Biancheri † Bishop of Rimini, Italy Bishop Emeritus

27.1 Ordained Priest Paul Tschang In-Nam Priest of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South) Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand

18 Dec 27.6 Ordained Priest Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

26.2 Ordained Priest Gil Antônio Moreira Priest of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

19 Dec 40.9 Ordained Bishop Michael Kpakala Francis † Titular Bishop of Ausuccura Archbishop Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia

24.3 Ordained Priest Matthew Hassan Kukah Priest of Kaduna, Nigeria Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria

22.8 Professed (Perpetual Vows) Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. Member of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian) Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

27.6 Ordained Priest Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea

20 Dec 51.4 Appointed Francisco Alvarez Martínez Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

55.0 Appointed Ignazio Cannavò Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

68.8 Resigned Abilio del Campo y de la Bárcena † Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed Salvatore Di Salvo † Bishop of Nicosia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

91.6 Died Richard Oliver Gerow † Bishop Emeritus of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA

46.1 Appointed Manuel Duran Moreno † Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA

46.1 Appointed Manuel Duran Moreno † Titular Bishop of Tamagrista Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA

56.1 Appointed Patrick Laurence Murphy † Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Broken Bay, Australia

56.1 Appointed Patrick Laurence Murphy † Titular Bishop of Aquae in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Broken Bay, Australia

47.0 Appointed Victorio Oliver Domingo Bishop of Tarazona, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain

51.7 Appointed Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda † Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Bishop of Monterey in California, USA

51.7 Appointed Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda † Titular Bishop of Tragurium Bishop of Monterey in California, USA

21 Dec 68.7 Died Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana

91.7 Died Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. † Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

26 Dec 28.1 Ordained Priest Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

28 Dec 40.0 Appointed Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of San Isidro, Argentina

29 Dec 73.7 Resigned Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. † Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru Archbishop Emeritus

53.6 Appointed Manuel Prado Perez-Rosas, S.J. † Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru Archbishop Emeritus

75.8 Died Joseph Zimmermann † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

30 Dec 45.5 Appointed Thomas Flynn Bishop of Achonry, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

31 Dec 20.1 Professed João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil

55.9 Appointed Francis-Roland Lambert, S.M. † Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Nov	36.7	Incardinated	Denis James Madden	Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
5 Nov	76.6	Died	Leo Ferdinand Dworschak †	Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
6 Nov	48.7	Appointed	Alfons Demming †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.7	Appointed	Alfons Demming †	Titular Bishop of Gordus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
65.1	Appointed	Wilhelm Wöste †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.1	Appointed	Wilhelm Wöste †	Titular Bishop of Thignica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
7 Nov	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Menefessi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Kevin McNamara †	Bishop of Kerry, Ireland	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
8 Nov	56.2	Appointed	José Cerviño Cerviño †	Bishop of Tui-Vigo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
9 Nov	75.9	Retired	David Frederick Cunningham †	Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Paul Vincent Dudley †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
50.0	Appointed	Paul Vincent Dudley †	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
64.2	Appointed	Francis James Harrison †	Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
39.4	Appointed	John Francis Kinney	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
39.4	Appointed	John Francis Kinney	Titular Bishop of Caprulae	Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
10 Nov	48.7	Appointed	Giulio Einaudi	Titular Archbishop of Villamagna in Tripolitana	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Croatia
48.7	Appointed	Giulio Einaudi	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Croatia
72.9	Resigned	José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares †	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
80.5	Retired	Luís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †	Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
41.1	Succeeded	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Prelate of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13 Nov	66.5	Appointed	Carlo Fanton †	Titular Bishop of Acelum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy
27.0	Ordained Priest	Juan Alberto Puiggari	Priest of Paraná, Argentina	Archbishop
14 Nov	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Phan Thé Hinh †	Titular Bishop of Mades	Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam
15 Nov	87.2	Resigned	Jacques Grent, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Betagbarar	Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
17 Nov	84.1	Retired	Antonio María (Alfredo) Barbieri, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
66.7	Succeeded	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Nov	56.4	Appointed	Charles Amarin Brand †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
19 Nov	27.1	Ordained Priest	Alfredo Horacio Zecca	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
21 Nov	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Guy Gérard Deroubaix †	Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Denis, France	Bishop
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Poveda Rodriguez †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez	Priest of Texcoco, México, México	Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México, México
22 Nov	51.8	Appointed	Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Mutugenna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
23 Nov	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Victor Dolinay †	Titular Bishop of Thyatira	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
24 Nov	51.6	Succeeded	Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
71.7	Resigned	Adelmo Cavalcante Machado †	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Nov	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks	Titular Bishop of Utimmira	Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
53.3	Died	Evelio Ramos Díaz †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
26 Nov	29.4	Ordained Priest	John Eijiro Suwa	Priest of Osaka, Japan	Bishop of Takamatsu, Japan
27 Nov	31.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Aind, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Dibrugarh, India
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Franz Josef Kuhnle	Titular Bishop of Sorres	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
28 Nov	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Felipe Fernández García †	Bishop of Avila, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
25.7	Ordained Priest	Hansjörg Vogel	Priest of Basel, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
29 Nov	96.7	Died	José da Costa Nuñes †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
91.5	Retired	Michele Gonzi †	Archbishop of Malta	Archbishop Emeritus
48.0	Appointed	Joseph Mercieca	Archbishop of Malta	Archbishop Emeritus
1 Dec	60.3	Resigned	William Zephyrine Gomes †	Bishop of Poona, India	Bishop Emeritus
2 Dec	51.1	Appointed	António José Rafael	Auxiliary Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal
51.1	Appointed	António José Rafael	Titular Bishop of Budua	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal
3 Dec	47.3	Appointed	Walter Michael Ebejer, O.P.	Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
40.0	Succeeded	Jaime Pedro Gonçalves	Bishop of Beira, Mozambique	Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
55.3	Resigned	Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Beira, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
55.9	Died	Pio Yukwan Deng †	Bishop of Malakal, Sudan
4 Dec	90.8	Died	Thomas Joseph Toolen †	Bishop Emeritus of Mobile, Alabama, USA
5 Dec	31.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Djida, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
71.6	Died	Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
6 Dec	51.0	Appointed	Lélis Lara, C.SS.R.	Auxiliary Bishop of Itabira, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
51.0	Appointed	Lélis Lara, C.SS.R.	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28.9	Ordained Priest	Michael Marai	Priest of Wewak, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
7 Dec	55.0	Confirmed	Carmelo Domênico Recchia, O. Cist.	Abbot of Claraval, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Abbot Emeritus
27.2	Ordained Priest	Odilo Pedro Scherer	Priest of Toledo, Parana, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
68.7	Appointed	José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza †	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Dec	26.7	Ordained Priest	Patricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Kabankalan, Philippines
24.7	Ordained Priest	Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia	Priest	Bishop of Tarma, Peru
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Dougherty †	Titular Bishop of Lete	Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst, Australia
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Edward Russell Gaines †	Titular Bishop of Domnach Sechnaill	Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
23.3	Solemn Professed	José Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
9 Dec	45.5	Appointed	Hubert Bucher	Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M.	Bishop of Ngong, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
45.2	Appointed	Isak Doera †	Bishop of Sintang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
64.9	Resigned	John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Wenceslas Kalibushi †	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
39.0	Appointed	John Mulagada †	Bishop of Eluru, India
76.9	Appointed	Joseph Nguyên-Thiên-Khuyên †	Coadjutor Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam
48.2	Appointed	Silas Silvius Njiru	Bishop of Meru, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Severinah Abdon Potani, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
39.3	Appointed	Philip Sulumeti	Bishop of Kisumu, Kenya	Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya
	Appointed	Leo White, O.F.M. Cap.	Prefect of Garissa, Kenya	Prefect Emeritus
38.7	Appointed	Paul Zingtung Grawng	Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
57.6	Appointed	Marcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Darién, Panama	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Appointed	Marcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Izirzada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Darién, Panama
10 Dec	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Pedro Misiara †	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
66.6	Appointed	Opilio Rossi †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
66.6	Appointed	Opilio Rossi †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
11 Dec	51.5	Appointed	Fernando Ariztía Ruiz †	Bishop of Copiapó, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
49.9	Appointed	Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas	Bishop of Linares, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
77.3	Retired	Augusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Linares, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	72.7	Died	James Hagan, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
26.5	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle	Priest of Accra, Ghana	Archbishop
13 Dec	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Raymundo Joseph Peña	Titular Bishop of Trisipa	Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA
14 Dec	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Eugene John Gerber	Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
15 Dec	51.3	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
54.6	Appointed	Bernardin Gantin †	Pro-President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
71.9	Resigned	Maurice Roy †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
71.9	Resigned	Maurice Roy †	President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
71.9	Resigned	Maurice Roy †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
17 Dec	68.4	Resigned	Emilio Biancheri †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27.1	Ordained Priest	Paul Tschang In-Nam	Priest of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)	Apostolic Nuncio to Thailand
18 Dec	27.6	Ordained Priest	Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
26.2	Ordained Priest	Gil Antônio Moreira	Priest of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19 Dec	40.9	Ordained Bishop	Michael Kpakala Francis †	Titular Bishop of Ausuccura	Archbishop Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia
24.3	Ordained Priest	Matthew Hassan Kukah	Priest of Kaduna, Nigeria	Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria
22.8	Professed (Perpetual Vows)	Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.	Member of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)	Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
27.6	Ordained Priest	Juan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea
20 Dec	51.4	Appointed	Francisco Alvarez Martínez	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
55.0	Appointed	Ignazio Cannavò	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
68.8	Resigned	Abilio del Campo y de la Bárcena †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Salvatore Di Salvo †	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
91.6	Died	Richard Oliver Gerow †	Bishop Emeritus of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA
46.1	Appointed	Manuel Duran Moreno †	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
46.1	Appointed	Manuel Duran Moreno †	Titular Bishop of Tamagrista	Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
56.1	Appointed	Patrick Laurence Murphy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Broken Bay, Australia
56.1	Appointed	Patrick Laurence Murphy †	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Broken Bay, Australia
47.0	Appointed	Victorio Oliver Domingo	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
51.7	Appointed	Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA
51.7	Appointed	Thaddeus Anthony Shubsda †	Titular Bishop of Tragurium	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA
21 Dec	68.7	Died	Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
91.7	Died	Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
26 Dec	28.1	Ordained Priest	Juan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
28 Dec	40.0	Appointed	Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Isidro, Argentina
29 Dec	73.7	Resigned	Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	Manuel Prado Perez-Rosas, S.J. †	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
75.8	Died	Joseph Zimmermann †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
30 Dec	45.5	Appointed	Thomas Flynn	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	20.1	Professed	João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
55.9	Appointed	Francis-Roland Lambert, S.M. †	Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus