The Year of Our Lord 1977

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Nov 67.2 Resigned Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Oppidum Novum Prelate Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

54.7 Appointed Eurico Dias Nogueira Archbishop of Braga, Portugal Archbishop Emeritus

51.1 Resigned Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Gaguari Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

62.2 Resigned José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Buxentum Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina

63.3 Appointed Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. † Bishop of Minas, Uruguay

55.8 Appointed Júlio Tavares Rebimbas Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viana do Castelo, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal

4 Nov 45.3 Installed Jayme Henrique Chemello Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Jules Victor Daem † Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

44.4 Appointed Godfried Danneels Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

5 Nov 28.0 Ordained Priest José Aníbal Casasola Sosa † Priest of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala Bishop

46.5 Ordained Bishop Blasco Francisco Collaço Titular Archbishop of Octava Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa

51.7 Ordained Bishop Antonio Deig Clotet † Bishop of Menorca, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Solsona, Spain

47.9 Resigned Jesús Agustín López de Lama, C.P. Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia

6 Nov 44.5 Ordained Bishop Gratian Mundadan, C.M.I. Bishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabarese), India Bishop Emeritus

7 Nov 65.6 Resigned Jacinto (Giacinto) Eccher, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Garriana Prelate Emeritus of Aiquile, Bolivia

55.5 Appointed Bernardin Gantin † Pro-President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

8 Nov 51.7 Appointed Joseph Anthony Ferrario † Auxiliary Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Bishop Emeritus

51.7 Appointed Joseph Anthony Ferrario † Titular Bishop of Cusae Bishop Emeritus of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

50.6 Ordained Bishop Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B. Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Archbishop Emeritus

9 Nov 90.9 Died Ferdinando Longinotti † Bishop Emeritus of San Severino (-Treia), Italy

10 Nov 54.3 Appointed Philip Ekka, S.J. † Bishop of Ambikapur, India Bishop Emeritus of Raipur, India

58.9 Appointed Michael Ugwu Eneja † Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

48.2 Appointed Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho

47.7 Appointed Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga † Auxiliary Bishop of Nagasaki, Japan Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan

47.7 Appointed Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga † Titular Bishop of Umbriatico Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan

47.8 Appointed Albert Kanene Obiefuna Bishop of Awka, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus of Onitsha, Nigeria

11 Nov 46.9 Succeeded Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. † Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

58.8 Appointed Fortunato Antonio Rossi † Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina

63.8 Resigned Pierre Wijnants, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

12 Nov 54.5 Ordained Bishop Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M. Bishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada

50.5 Ordained Bishop Georges Scandar Bishop of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop Emeritus of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon

13 Nov 89.6 Died Hugo Edward Ryan † Bishop Emeritus of Townsville, Australia

16 Nov 59.6 Appointed Mario Pio Gaspari † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan

17 Nov 45.2 Appointed Cormac Murphy-O'Connor Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain

60.6 Resigned Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Gor Bishop Emeritus of Arica (San Marcos de), Chile

68.7 Resigned Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Municipa Prelate Emeritus of Illapel, Chile

18 Nov 46.2 Resigned José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R. Titular Bishop of Pauzera Prelate Emeritus of Bocas del Toro, Panama

38.5 Appointed José Joaquín Troconis Montiel Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

38.5 Appointed José Joaquín Troconis Montiel Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela

19 Nov 56.2 Ordained Bishop Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J. Bishop of Baruipur, India Bishop Emeritus

26.4 Ordained Priest Dominic Jala, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Shillong, India

20 Nov 46.1 Ordained Bishop Helmut Krätzl Titular Bishop of Heraclea Pontica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

44.7 Ordained Bishop Florian Kuntner † Titular Bishop of Hirina Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

40.7 Ordained Bishop Anthony Lee Kok Hin Bishop of Miri, Malaysia

21 Nov 54.0 Appointed Hubert Brandenburg † Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden Bishop Emeritus

22 Nov 61.6 Installed Albert Henry Ottenweller Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

82.6 Died Luigi Traglia † Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

24 Nov 47.2 Appointed Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. † Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy

58.6 Appointed Sotero Sanz Villalba † Apostolic Delegate to México

25 Nov 86.2 Died André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

70.1 Resigned Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. † Titular Bishop of Bararus Prelate Emeritus of Huamachuco, Peru

26 Nov 45.7 Installed Rosendo Huesca Pacheco Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México Archbishop Emeritus

26.5 Ordained Priest Michele Seccia Priest Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy

27 Nov 48.9 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Bellomi † Bishop of Trieste, Italy

37.1 Ordained Bishop Michael Nnachi Okoro Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria

28 Nov 41.0 Appointed Kenneth Donald Steiner Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA

41.0 Appointed Kenneth Donald Steiner Titular Bishop of Avensa Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA

57.9 Appointed Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Citium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

29 Nov 54.4 Incardinated John George Chedid Priest of Saint Maron of Detroit (Maronite), Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA

63.6 Resigned Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Avioccala Bishop of Huánuco, Peru

27.0 Ordained Priest Edmund Woga, C.Ss.R. Priest of Weetebula, Indonesia Bishop

30 Nov 52.9 Resigned Dante Frasnelli Tarter, O.S.I. Titular Bishop of Urusi Prelate Emeritus of Huarí, Peru

70.4 Died Giuseppe Pullano † Bishop of Patti, Italy

50.0 Appointed Angelo Sodano Titular Archbishop of Nova Caesaris Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

50.0 Appointed Angelo Sodano Apostolic Nuncio to Chile Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

1 Dec 69.0 Resigned Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg † Bishop of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France Bishop Emeritus

75.1 Retired Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus

66.0 Resigned Almir Marques Ferreira † Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

59.2 Appointed Geraldo María de Morais Penido † Coadjutor Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

50.7 Resigned Venancio Celestino Orbe Uriarte, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Naratcata Prelate Emeritus of Moyobamba, Peru

53.3 Appointed Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. Coadjutor Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

54.5 Appointed Conrado Walter, S.A.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

54.5 Appointed Conrado Walter, S.A.C. Titular Bishop of Lysinia Bishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil

2 Dec 57.2 Died Francisco Esteves Dias, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Luso, Angola

56.9 Appointed Maximilian Goffart † Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany

56.9 Appointed Maximilian Goffart † Titular Bishop of Uzita Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany

55.2 Appointed Sefafín Vásquez Elizalde † Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus

74.9 Died Emile-Elie Verhille, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo

70.9 Died Leonardo Viera Contreras † Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México

3 Dec 23.6 Ordained Priest Francisco Carlos Bach Priest of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil

47.2 Appointed Michele Giordano Archbishop of Matera e Irsina, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

58.2 Appointed Louis Pham Van Nâm † Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.2 Appointed Louis Pham Van Nâm † Titular Bishop of Acufida Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam

60.9 Appointed Giuseppe Vairo † Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

60.9 Appointed Giuseppe Vairo † Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

60.9 Appointed Giuseppe Vairo † Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

5 Dec 50.6 Died Louis Charpenet, O.M.I. † Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon

50.1 Appointed Frank Joseph Rodimer Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

7 Dec 28.2 Ordained Priest Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. Priest Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil

50.1 Succeeded José Goncalves Heleno Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

47.6 Installed Basil Harry Losten Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA Bishop Emeritus

62.8 Resigned Hermínio Malzone Hugo † Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 29.5 Ordained Priest Dario Campos, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

36.8 Ordained Bishop Carlos Alberto Nicolini † Titular Bishop of Lilybaeum Coadjutor Bishop of Salto, Uruguay

9 Dec 44.8 Appointed Ricardo Guízar Díaz Auxiliary Bishop of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México Archbishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México

89.5 Died Norberto Perini † Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy

42.1 Appointed Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia

42.1 Appointed Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi Titular Bishop of Oppidum Consilinum Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia

10 Dec 56.0 Appointed Ignazio Cannavò Bishop of Lipari, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

26.9 Ordained Priest Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela

40.1 Appointed Vittorio Luigi Mondello Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy

40.1 Appointed Vittorio Luigi Mondello Titular Bishop of Carcabia Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy

26.9 Ordained Priest Salesius Mugambi Priest of Meru, Kenya Bishop

77.9 Died João Batista Muniz, C.SS.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia, Brazil

29.3 Ordained Priest Amando Samo Priest of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)

48.9 Appointed George Otto Wirz Auxiliary Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

48.9 Appointed George Otto Wirz Titular Bishop of Municipa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

11 Dec 25.2 Ordained Priest Paulo Francisco Machado Priest of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

27.2 Ordained Priest Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

12 Dec 41.6 Appointed François Jacques Bussini Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble, France Bishop Emeritus of Amiens, France

41.6 Appointed François Jacques Bussini Titular Bishop of Febiana Bishop Emeritus of Amiens, France

84.4 Appointed Carlo Confalonieri † Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

84.4 Confirmed Carlo Confalonieri † Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

47.8 Appointed Pedro Rosales Dean Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Palo, Philippines

47.8 Appointed Pedro Rosales Dean Titular Bishop of Thuccabora Archbishop Emeritus of Palo, Philippines

42.5 Ordained Bishop Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P. Titular Bishop of Regiae Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Izabal, Guatemala

13 Dec 66.4 Died Francisco Ferreira Arreola † Bishop of Texcoco, México, México

49.4 Installed Bernard James Ganter † Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA

14 Dec 69.0 Appointed Gabriel Koda † Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Caldei Archbishop Emeritus of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq

69.0 Resigned Gabriel Koda † Archbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed André Sana Archbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

15 Dec 46.9 Succeeded Cirilo R. Almario Bishop of Malolos, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

62.5 Resigned Manuel P. Del Rosario † Bishop of Malolos, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

59.8 Installed Charles Alexander K. Salatka † Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Archbishop Emeritus

16 Dec 29.3 Ordained Priest Philip Naameh Priest Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana

17 Dec 54.5 Appointed Dominic Joseph Abreo † Bishop of Aurangabad, India

27.2 Ordained Priest Philippe Xavier Ignace Barbarin Priest of Créteil, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France

41.7 Appointed Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands

41.7 Appointed Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Avioccala Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands

52.0 Installed Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

26.4 Ordained Priest Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

47.3 Ordained Bishop Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. † Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy

28.5 Ordained Priest Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas Priest of Delhi, India Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India

41.2 Appointed Ephraim Silas Obot † Bishop of Idah, Nigeria

46.0 Appointed Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Villarrica, Chile

46.0 Appointed Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Gaguari Bishop Emeritus of Villarrica, Chile

51.9 Appointed Michael Rozario † Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh

24.9 Ordained Priest Donald George Sproxton Priest of Perth, Australia Auxiliary Bishop

18 Dec 44.5 Ordained Bishop Godfried Danneels Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

26.5 Ordained Priest Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez Priest of Caacupé, Paraguay Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay

27.6 Ordained Priest Patrick Daniel Koroma Priest Bishop of Kenema, Sierra Leone

20 Dec 79.5 Died André Marie Charue † Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium

83.2 Died Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. † Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India

21 Dec 50.8 Succeeded Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

61.3 Resigned André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

45.3 Ordained Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Connor Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain

23 Dec 51.7 Appointed Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia Bishop of Temuco, Chile Bishop Emeritus

32.9 Ordained Priest Juan Navarro Castellanos Priest of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México

26 Dec 56.5 Ordained Bishop Antonio Valentini † Bishop of Trivento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti-Vasto, Italy

27 Dec 26.7 Ordained Priest Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M. Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Bishop of Carora, Venezuela

52.0 Resigned Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. Titular Bishop of Saia Maior Bishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru

66.8 Resigned Eldon Bernard Schuster † Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA

28 Dec 62.3 Resigned Bernardino Piñera Carvallo Bishop of Temuco, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

29 Dec 82.1 Died Georges-Léon Landry † Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

30 Dec 55.3 Resigned Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Arsamosata Bishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia

78.5 Appointed František Tomášek † Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

31 Dec 75.2 Retired Aurelio Signora † Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy Prelate Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Nov	67.2	Resigned	Juan Bockwinckel, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Novum	Prelate Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
54.7	Appointed	Eurico Dias Nogueira	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus
51.1	Resigned	Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Gaguari	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
62.2	Resigned	José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina
63.3	Appointed	Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. †	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
55.8	Appointed	Júlio Tavares Rebimbas	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viana do Castelo, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
4 Nov	45.3	Installed	Jayme Henrique Chemello	Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Jules Victor Daem †	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
44.4	Appointed	Godfried Danneels	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
5 Nov	28.0	Ordained Priest	José Aníbal Casasola Sosa †	Priest of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala	Bishop
46.5	Ordained Bishop	Blasco Francisco Collaço	Titular Archbishop of Octava	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Deig Clotet †	Bishop of Menorca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Solsona, Spain
47.9	Resigned	Jesús Agustín López de Lama, C.P.	Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae	Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
6 Nov	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Gratian Mundadan, C.M.I.	Bishop of Bijnor (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
7 Nov	65.6	Resigned	Jacinto (Giacinto) Eccher, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Garriana	Prelate Emeritus of Aiquile, Bolivia
55.5	Appointed	Bernardin Gantin †	Pro-President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
8 Nov	51.7	Appointed	Joseph Anthony Ferrario †	Auxiliary Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Bishop Emeritus
51.7	Appointed	Joseph Anthony Ferrario †	Titular Bishop of Cusae	Bishop Emeritus of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Rembert George Weakland, O.S.B.	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Nov	90.9	Died	Ferdinando Longinotti †	Bishop Emeritus of San Severino (-Treia), Italy
10 Nov	54.3	Appointed	Philip Ekka, S.J. †	Bishop of Ambikapur, India	Bishop Emeritus of Raipur, India
58.9	Appointed	Michael Ugwu Eneja †	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
48.2	Appointed	Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I.	Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
47.7	Appointed	Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nagasaki, Japan	Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan
47.7	Appointed	Joseph Hisajiro Matsunaga †	Titular Bishop of Umbriatico	Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan
47.8	Appointed	Albert Kanene Obiefuna	Bishop of Awka, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Onitsha, Nigeria
11 Nov	46.9	Succeeded	Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
58.8	Appointed	Fortunato Antonio Rossi †	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
63.8	Resigned	Pierre Wijnants, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Nov	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M.	Bishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Maronite), Syria	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
50.5	Ordained Bishop	Georges Scandar	Bishop of Baalbek e Zahlé (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon
13 Nov	89.6	Died	Hugo Edward Ryan †	Bishop Emeritus of Townsville, Australia
16 Nov	59.6	Appointed	Mario Pio Gaspari †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
17 Nov	45.2	Appointed	Cormac Murphy-O'Connor	Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
60.6	Resigned	Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Gor	Bishop Emeritus of Arica (San Marcos de), Chile
68.7	Resigned	Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Municipa	Prelate Emeritus of Illapel, Chile
18 Nov	46.2	Resigned	José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Pauzera	Prelate Emeritus of Bocas del Toro, Panama
38.5	Appointed	José Joaquín Troconis Montiel	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
38.5	Appointed	José Joaquín Troconis Montiel	Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela
19 Nov	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Linus Nirmal Gomes, S.J.	Bishop of Baruipur, India	Bishop Emeritus
26.4	Ordained Priest	Dominic Jala, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Shillong, India
20 Nov	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Helmut Krätzl	Titular Bishop of Heraclea Pontica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
44.7	Ordained Bishop	Florian Kuntner †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Lee Kok Hin	Bishop of Miri, Malaysia
21 Nov	54.0	Appointed	Hubert Brandenburg †	Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden	Bishop Emeritus
22 Nov	61.6	Installed	Albert Henry Ottenweller	Bishop of Steubenville, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
82.6	Died	Luigi Traglia †	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
24 Nov	47.2	Appointed	Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
58.6	Appointed	Sotero Sanz Villalba †	Apostolic Delegate to México
25 Nov	86.2	Died	André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
70.1	Resigned	Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. †	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Prelate Emeritus of Huamachuco, Peru
26 Nov	45.7	Installed	Rosendo Huesca Pacheco	Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México	Archbishop Emeritus
26.5	Ordained Priest	Michele Seccia	Priest	Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy
27 Nov	48.9	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Bellomi †	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
37.1	Ordained Bishop	Michael Nnachi Okoro	Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra	Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria
28 Nov	41.0	Appointed	Kenneth Donald Steiner	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
41.0	Appointed	Kenneth Donald Steiner	Titular Bishop of Avensa	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
57.9	Appointed	Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Citium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
29 Nov	54.4	Incardinated	John George Chedid	Priest of Saint Maron of Detroit (Maronite), Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA
63.6	Resigned	Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Avioccala	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru
27.0	Ordained Priest	Edmund Woga, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Weetebula, Indonesia	Bishop
30 Nov	52.9	Resigned	Dante Frasnelli Tarter, O.S.I.	Titular Bishop of Urusi	Prelate Emeritus of Huarí, Peru
70.4	Died	Giuseppe Pullano †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
50.0	Appointed	Angelo Sodano	Titular Archbishop of Nova Caesaris	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
50.0	Appointed	Angelo Sodano	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
1 Dec	69.0	Resigned	Jean-Barthélemy-Marie de Cambourg †	Bishop of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France	Bishop Emeritus
75.1	Retired	Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
66.0	Resigned	Almir Marques Ferreira †	Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
59.2	Appointed	Geraldo María de Morais Penido †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
50.7	Resigned	Venancio Celestino Orbe Uriarte, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Naratcata	Prelate Emeritus of Moyobamba, Peru
53.3	Appointed	Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
54.5	Appointed	Conrado Walter, S.A.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
54.5	Appointed	Conrado Walter, S.A.C.	Titular Bishop of Lysinia	Bishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
2 Dec	57.2	Died	Francisco Esteves Dias, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Luso, Angola
56.9	Appointed	Maximilian Goffart †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
56.9	Appointed	Maximilian Goffart †	Titular Bishop of Uzita	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
55.2	Appointed	Sefafín Vásquez Elizalde †	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
74.9	Died	Emile-Elie Verhille, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
70.9	Died	Leonardo Viera Contreras †	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
3 Dec	23.6	Ordained Priest	Francisco Carlos Bach	Priest of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil
47.2	Appointed	Michele Giordano	Archbishop of Matera e Irsina, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
58.2	Appointed	Louis Pham Van Nâm †	Auxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.2	Appointed	Louis Pham Van Nâm †	Titular Bishop of Acufida	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam
60.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
60.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
60.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
5 Dec	50.6	Died	Louis Charpenet, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon
50.1	Appointed	Frank Joseph Rodimer	Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
7 Dec	28.2	Ordained Priest	Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S.	Priest	Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
50.1	Succeeded	José Goncalves Heleno	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
47.6	Installed	Basil Harry Losten	Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA	Bishop Emeritus
62.8	Resigned	Hermínio Malzone Hugo †	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	29.5	Ordained Priest	Dario Campos, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
36.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Alberto Nicolini †	Titular Bishop of Lilybaeum	Coadjutor Bishop of Salto, Uruguay
9 Dec	44.8	Appointed	Ricardo Guízar Díaz	Auxiliary Bishop of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México
89.5	Died	Norberto Perini †	Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
42.1	Appointed	Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi	Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
42.1	Appointed	Hugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Consilinum	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
10 Dec	56.0	Appointed	Ignazio Cannavò	Bishop of Lipari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
26.9	Ordained Priest	Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela
40.1	Appointed	Vittorio Luigi Mondello	Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
40.1	Appointed	Vittorio Luigi Mondello	Titular Bishop of Carcabia	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
26.9	Ordained Priest	Salesius Mugambi	Priest of Meru, Kenya	Bishop
77.9	Died	João Batista Muniz, C.SS.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia, Brazil
29.3	Ordained Priest	Amando Samo	Priest of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
48.9	Appointed	George Otto Wirz	Auxiliary Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.9	Appointed	George Otto Wirz	Titular Bishop of Municipa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
11 Dec	25.2	Ordained Priest	Paulo Francisco Machado	Priest of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27.2	Ordained Priest	Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
12 Dec	41.6	Appointed	François Jacques Bussini	Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble, France	Bishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
41.6	Appointed	François Jacques Bussini	Titular Bishop of Febiana	Bishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
84.4	Appointed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
84.4	Confirmed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
47.8	Appointed	Pedro Rosales Dean	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Palo, Philippines
47.8	Appointed	Pedro Rosales Dean	Titular Bishop of Thuccabora	Archbishop Emeritus of Palo, Philippines
42.5	Ordained Bishop	Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Regiae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Izabal, Guatemala
13 Dec	66.4	Died	Francisco Ferreira Arreola †	Bishop of Texcoco, México, México
49.4	Installed	Bernard James Ganter †	Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA
14 Dec	69.0	Appointed	Gabriel Koda †	Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Caldei	Archbishop Emeritus of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq
69.0	Resigned	Gabriel Koda †	Archbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	André Sana	Archbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Dec	46.9	Succeeded	Cirilo R. Almario	Bishop of Malolos, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
62.5	Resigned	Manuel P. Del Rosario †	Bishop of Malolos, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
59.8	Installed	Charles Alexander K. Salatka †	Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
16 Dec	29.3	Ordained Priest	Philip Naameh	Priest	Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana
17 Dec	54.5	Appointed	Dominic Joseph Abreo †	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
27.2	Ordained Priest	Philippe Xavier Ignace Barbarin	Priest of Créteil, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France
41.7	Appointed	Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia	Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
41.7	Appointed	Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Avioccala	Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
52.0	Installed	Gerardo Humberto Flores Reyes	Bishop of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
26.4	Ordained Priest	Wilson Tadeu Jönck, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
28.5	Ordained Priest	Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas	Priest of Delhi, India	Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India
41.2	Appointed	Ephraim Silas Obot †	Bishop of Idah, Nigeria
46.0	Appointed	Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Villarrica, Chile
46.0	Appointed	Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Gaguari	Bishop Emeritus of Villarrica, Chile
51.9	Appointed	Michael Rozario †	Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh	Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
24.9	Ordained Priest	Donald George Sproxton	Priest of Perth, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop
18 Dec	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Godfried Danneels	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium	Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
26.5	Ordained Priest	Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez	Priest of Caacupé, Paraguay	Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
27.6	Ordained Priest	Patrick Daniel Koroma	Priest	Bishop of Kenema, Sierra Leone
20 Dec	79.5	Died	André Marie Charue †	Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
83.2	Died	Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India
21 Dec	50.8	Succeeded	Athanase Bala, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
61.3	Resigned	André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
45.3	Ordained Bishop	Cormac Murphy-O'Connor	Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
23 Dec	51.7	Appointed	Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia	Bishop of Temuco, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
32.9	Ordained Priest	Juan Navarro Castellanos	Priest of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México	Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
26 Dec	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Valentini †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti-Vasto, Italy
27 Dec	26.7	Ordained Priest	Ulises Antonio Gutiérrez Reyes, O. de M.	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Bishop of Carora, Venezuela
52.0	Resigned	Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A.	Titular Bishop of Saia Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru
66.8	Resigned	Eldon Bernard Schuster †	Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
28 Dec	62.3	Resigned	Bernardino Piñera Carvallo	Bishop of Temuco, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
29 Dec	82.1	Died	Georges-Léon Landry †	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
30 Dec	55.3	Resigned	Tomás Roberto Manning, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Arsamosata	Bishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia
78.5	Appointed	František Tomášek †	Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
31 Dec	75.2	Retired	Aurelio Signora †	Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy	Prelate Emeritus

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