The Year of Our Lord 1983

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 73.2 Ordained Bishop Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † Titular Archbishop of Volsinium Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives

3 Nov 47.1 Appointed Gonzalo de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D. Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia Bishop of Bolivia, Military

47.1 Appointed Gonzalo de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D. Titular Bishop of Themisonium Bishop of Bolivia, Military

48.4 Appointed Luis Morgan Casey Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia

48.4 Appointed Luis Morgan Casey Titular Bishop of Mibiarca Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia

5 Nov 28.3 Ordained Priest Simone Giusti Priest of Pisa, Italy Bishop of Livorno, Italy

6 Nov 50.9 Ordained Bishop Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo Titular Bishop of Bocconia Bishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles

7 Nov 50.5 Appointed Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina

50.5 Appointed Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani Titular Bishop of Caeciri Bishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina

79.4 Died Umberto Mozzoni † Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other

8 Nov 53.6 Appointed Adam Joseph Maida Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

56.8 Appointed Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera † Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

51.1 Installed Joseph Keith Symons Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA

75.6 Retired José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza † Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Bishop Emeritus

10 Nov 52.4 Appointed Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Bishop Emeritus

52.7 Appointed William Henry Keeler Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

11 Nov 62.4 Resigned Arnold Ralph Cotey, S.D.S. † Bishop of Nachingwea, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

61.0 Appointed Cecil DeSa † Archbishop of Agra, India Archbishop Emeritus

73.1 Resigned Robert Louis Hodapp, S.J. † Bishop of Belize, Belize Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

52.9 Appointed Osmond Peter Martin Bishop of Belize, Belize Bishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles

51.8 Appointed Nicolas Okioh † Bishop of Natitingou, Benin Bishop Emeritus

39.3 Appointed Polycarp Pengo Bishop of Nachingwea, Tanzania Cardinal, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

58.5 Resigned Patient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. † Bishop of Natitingou, Benin Bishop Emeritus

59.6 Appointed Matthew Shija Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

13 Nov 54.3 Ordained Bishop Josef Homeyer Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Bishop Emeritus

14 Nov 79.9 Died William Aloysius O’Connor † Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA

17 Nov 54.0 Appointed John Brewer † Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain Bishop

43.4 Appointed Michael Smith Auxiliary Bishop of Meath, Ireland Bishop

43.4 Appointed Michael Smith Titular Bishop of Leges Bishop of Meath, Ireland

18 Nov 27.8 Ordained Priest Eduardo Horacio García Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop

26.3 Ordained Priest Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich Priest of Nakuru, Kenya Bishop of Kenya, Military

19 Nov 27.2 Ordained Priest Stephen Brislin Priest of Kroonstad, South Africa Bishop

39.4 Appointed Robert James Carlson Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

39.4 Appointed Robert James Carlson Titular Bishop of Avioccala Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

54.7 Appointed Luigi Conti Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta

54.7 Appointed Luigi Conti Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta

53.3 Appointed Thadeu Gomes Canellas Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

53.3 Appointed Thadeu Gomes Canellas Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

20 Nov 52.2 Installed Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil

49.3 Ordained Bishop Ambrose Battista De Paoli † Titular Archbishop of Lares Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

22 Nov 63.7 Appointed Ivo Gugic † Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro Bishop Emeritus

61.5 Appointed Angelo Kim Nam-su † Bishop of Korea, Military Bishop Emeritus of Suwon, Korea (South)

53.2 Appointed Daniel Leo Ryan Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

23 Nov 64.4 Appointed Gérard Dionne Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Ordained Bishop James Hannigan † Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain

78.7 Died Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Ségou, Mali

48.0 Resigned Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê Coadjutor Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam Archbishop

88.3 Died André-Maurice Parenty † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France

78.8 Retired Bernardino Maria Dino Piccinelli, O.S.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

25 Nov 91.7 Died James Patrick O’Collins † Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia

26 Nov 75.9 Retired Francisco Xavier Gillmore Stock † Bishop of Chile, Military Bishop Emeritus

63.6 Resigned John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. † Bishop of Oslo, Norway Bishop Emeritus

54.5 Appointed José Manuel Lorenzo † Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina

60.6 Appointed José Joaquín Matte Varas Bishop of Chile, Military Bishop Emeritus

60.6 Appointed José Joaquín Matte Varas Titular Bishop of Alba Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military

64.9 Appointed Fortunato Antonio Rossi † Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

45.2 Succeeded Gerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC. Bishop of Oslo, Norway Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 78.7 Died Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

29 Nov 58.1 Ordained Bishop Angelo Thomas Acerra, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Lete Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

54.0 Appointed Stéphane Katchou † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop

73.5 Resigned Hanna Paulus Marcus † Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Appointed Yousif Thomas † Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq

30 Nov 59.9 Succeeded René Fernández Apaza Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

83.7 Retired José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. † Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

40.3 Appointed Thomas Meram Archbishop of Urmya {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran

40.3 Appointed Thomas Meram Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran Archbishop of Urmya {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran

48.2 Appointed Stefan Moskwa † Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland

48.2 Appointed Stefan Moskwa † Titular Bishop of Giru Mons Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland

1 Dec 78.0 Died Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero † Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

58.3 Appointed Próspero Penados del Barrio † Archbishop of Guatemala Archbishop Emeritus

2 Dec 24.5 Ordained Priest Sergio Alfredo Fenoy Priest of Rosario, Argentina Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina

3 Dec 49.0 Appointed Eugenio Binini Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, Italy Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

28.1 Ordained Priest Misael Vacca Ramirez Priest of Tunja, Colombia Bishop of Yopal, Colombia

52.0 Succeeded Adrianus Johannes Simonis Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

32.7 Ordained Deacon Justin Saw Min Thide Deacon of Yangon, Myanmar Bishop of Hpa-an, Myanmar

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

5 Dec 52.4 Appointed Luiz Colussi † Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil

59.0 Appointed Gerardo de Andrade Ponte † Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

62.7 Appointed Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. † Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

65.9 Appointed Basil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) † Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada Bishop Emeritus

44.5 Appointed Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. † Bishop of Diphu, India

42.7 Appointed Ernest Kombo, S.J. † Bishop of Nkayi, Congo Bishop of Owando, Congo

50.7 Appointed Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. † Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands Bishop Emeritus

46.1 Appointed Robert Mikhail Moskal Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Installed John Joseph Paul † Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus

51.7 Ordained Bishop Alexander James Quinn Titular Bishop of Socia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA

6 Dec 52.4 Appointed Edward Joseph O'Donnell † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

52.4 Appointed Edward Joseph O'Donnell † Titular Bishop of Britonia Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

43.6 Appointed James Terry Steib, S.V.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

43.6 Appointed James Terry Steib, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Fallaba Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

7 Dec 75.6 Resigned Delfim Ribeiro Guedes † Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 38.1 Appointed Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

38.1 Appointed Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

58.8 Died Paul Francis Reding † Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

9 Dec 29.5 Ordained Priest Julius Marandi Priest Bishop of Dumka, India

11 Dec 56.5 Ordained Bishop Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon † Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco Archbishop Emeritus

12 Dec 60.5 Installed Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

42.6 Appointed Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay Bishop of Salto, Uruguay

47.8 Appointed Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble † Bishop of Valdivia, Chile Bishop Emeritus

50.6 Ordained Bishop Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani Titular Bishop of Caeciri Bishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina

13 Dec 36.0 Ordained Bishop Wilton Daniel Gregory Titular Bishop of Oliva Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

64.7 Ordained Bishop Timothy Joseph Lyne Titular Bishop of Vamalla Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA

43.2 Ordained Bishop Plácido Rodriguez, C.M.F. Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura Bishop of Lubbock, Texas, USA

72.8 Died Wincenty Urban † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

46.8 Ordained Bishop John George Vlazny Titular Bishop of Stagnum Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA

14 Dec 52.5 Installed William Joseph Foley † Archbishop of Perth, Australia

28.5 Ordained Priest Arnold Orowae Priest of Wabag, Papua New Guinea Bishop

16 Dec 29.9 Ordained Priest Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. Priest of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya

52.8 Appointed Paulo Lopes de Faria † Bishop of Itabuna, Baia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

61.9 Died Enrico Manfredini † Archbishop of Bologna, Italy

60.2 Appointed Antônio Carlos Mesquita † Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

70.0 Died Enrique Pechuán Marín † Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina

17 Dec 45.8 Appointed Paolo Romeo Titular Archbishop of Vulturia Archbishop of Palermo, Italy

45.8 Appointed Paolo Romeo Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti Archbishop of Palermo, Italy

36.5 Ordained Priest Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

27.0 Ordained Priest José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá

18 Dec 26.7 Ordained Priest Sebastian Adayanthrath Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India

53.4 Ordained Bishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Titular Bishop of Mardin dei Siri Archbishop Emeritus of Alep (Syrian), Syria

27.9 Ordained Priest Marcelo Arturo González Amador Priest of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba

61.6 Appointed Antonio Pagano † Bishop of Ischia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 53.3 Appointed Girolamo Grillo Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitaveccia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy

60.6 Appointed Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Archbishop Emeritus

55.6 Appointed Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Silli Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

55.6 Appointed Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

48.6 Appointed Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón Bishop of San Felipe, Chile Bishop of Temuco, Chile

21 Dec 55.2 Appointed Francisco Barroso Filho Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

22 Dec 75.6 Retired Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. † Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Appointed Domenico Pecile Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy

23 Dec 75.3 Retired Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. † Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

45.8 Appointed Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador

25.7 Ordained Priest Victor Hugo Palma Paúl Priest of Guatemala Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala

45.4 Appointed Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia Archbishop of Cali, Colombia

28 Dec 76.0 Retired Heinrich Maria Janssen † Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Bishop Emeritus

31.5 Ordained Priest Sérgio Krzywy Priest of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

29 Dec 43.3 Appointed Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia, Brazil Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Baia, Brazil

30 Dec 60.7 Ordained Bishop José Joaquín Matte Varas Titular Bishop of Alba Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military

31 Dec 69.2 Retired Justinus Darmojuwono † Bishop of Indonesia, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Semarang, Indonesia

70.2 Resigned Carlo Martini † Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

60.6 Succeeded Mario Peressin † Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	73.2	Ordained Bishop	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Volsinium	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
3 Nov	47.1	Appointed	Gonzalo de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Bishop of Bolivia, Military
47.1	Appointed	Gonzalo de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo, O.C.D.	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Bishop of Bolivia, Military
48.4	Appointed	Luis Morgan Casey	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
48.4	Appointed	Luis Morgan Casey	Titular Bishop of Mibiarca	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
5 Nov	28.3	Ordained Priest	Simone Giusti	Priest of Pisa, Italy	Bishop of Livorno, Italy
6 Nov	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Ernest Mesmin Lucien Cabo	Titular Bishop of Bocconia	Bishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
7 Nov	50.5	Appointed	Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani	Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina
50.5	Appointed	Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani	Titular Bishop of Caeciri	Bishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina
79.4	Died	Umberto Mozzoni †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
8 Nov	53.6	Appointed	Adam Joseph Maida	Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
56.8	Appointed	Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera †	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.1	Installed	Joseph Keith Symons	Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
75.6	Retired	José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza †	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Bishop Emeritus
10 Nov	52.4	Appointed	Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen	Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA	Bishop Emeritus
52.7	Appointed	William Henry Keeler	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
11 Nov	62.4	Resigned	Arnold Ralph Cotey, S.D.S. †	Bishop of Nachingwea, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
61.0	Appointed	Cecil DeSa †	Archbishop of Agra, India	Archbishop Emeritus
73.1	Resigned	Robert Louis Hodapp, S.J. †	Bishop of Belize, Belize	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Paul Kim Tchang-ryeol	Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
52.9	Appointed	Osmond Peter Martin	Bishop of Belize, Belize	Bishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
51.8	Appointed	Nicolas Okioh †	Bishop of Natitingou, Benin	Bishop Emeritus
39.3	Appointed	Polycarp Pengo	Bishop of Nachingwea, Tanzania	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
58.5	Resigned	Patient Honoré Pierre Yvon Redois, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Natitingou, Benin	Bishop Emeritus
59.6	Appointed	Matthew Shija	Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
13 Nov	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Josef Homeyer	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
14 Nov	79.9	Died	William Aloysius O’Connor †	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Illinois, USA
17 Nov	54.0	Appointed	John Brewer †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain	Bishop
43.4	Appointed	Michael Smith	Auxiliary Bishop of Meath, Ireland	Bishop
43.4	Appointed	Michael Smith	Titular Bishop of Leges	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
18 Nov	27.8	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Horacio García	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop
26.3	Ordained Priest	Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich	Priest of Nakuru, Kenya	Bishop of Kenya, Military
19 Nov	27.2	Ordained Priest	Stephen Brislin	Priest of Kroonstad, South Africa	Bishop
39.4	Appointed	Robert James Carlson	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
39.4	Appointed	Robert James Carlson	Titular Bishop of Avioccala	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
54.7	Appointed	Luigi Conti	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
54.7	Appointed	Luigi Conti	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
53.3	Appointed	Thadeu Gomes Canellas	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
53.3	Appointed	Thadeu Gomes Canellas	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
20 Nov	52.2	Installed	Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner	Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Titular Archbishop of Lares	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
22 Nov	63.7	Appointed	Ivo Gugic †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop Emeritus
61.5	Appointed	Angelo Kim Nam-su †	Bishop of Korea, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Suwon, Korea (South)
53.2	Appointed	Daniel Leo Ryan	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
23 Nov	64.4	Appointed	Gérard Dionne	Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Ordained Bishop	James Hannigan †	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
78.7	Died	Pierre Louis Leclerc, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ségou, Mali
48.0	Resigned	Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê	Coadjutor Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam	Archbishop
88.3	Died	André-Maurice Parenty †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France
78.8	Retired	Bernardino Maria Dino Piccinelli, O.S.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25 Nov	91.7	Died	James Patrick O’Collins †	Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
26 Nov	75.9	Retired	Francisco Xavier Gillmore Stock †	Bishop of Chile, Military	Bishop Emeritus
63.6	Resigned	John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. †	Bishop of Oslo, Norway	Bishop Emeritus
54.5	Appointed	José Manuel Lorenzo †	Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina
60.6	Appointed	José Joaquín Matte Varas	Bishop of Chile, Military	Bishop Emeritus
60.6	Appointed	José Joaquín Matte Varas	Titular Bishop of Alba	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
64.9	Appointed	Fortunato Antonio Rossi †	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
45.2	Succeeded	Gerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC.	Bishop of Oslo, Norway	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	78.7	Died	Adelmo Cavalcante Machado †	Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
29 Nov	58.1	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Thomas Acerra, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Lete	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
54.0	Appointed	Stéphane Katchou †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop
73.5	Resigned	Hanna Paulus Marcus †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Appointed	Yousif Thomas †	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
30 Nov	59.9	Succeeded	René Fernández Apaza	Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
83.7	Retired	José Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. †	Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
40.3	Appointed	Thomas Meram	Archbishop of Urmya {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
40.3	Appointed	Thomas Meram	Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), Iran	Archbishop of Urmya {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
48.2	Appointed	Stefan Moskwa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
48.2	Appointed	Stefan Moskwa †	Titular Bishop of Giru Mons	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
1 Dec	78.0	Died	Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero †	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
58.3	Appointed	Próspero Penados del Barrio †	Archbishop of Guatemala	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Dec	24.5	Ordained Priest	Sergio Alfredo Fenoy	Priest of Rosario, Argentina	Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina
3 Dec	49.0	Appointed	Eugenio Binini	Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, Italy	Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
28.1	Ordained Priest	Misael Vacca Ramirez	Priest of Tunja, Colombia	Bishop of Yopal, Colombia
52.0	Succeeded	Adrianus Johannes Simonis	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
32.7	Ordained Deacon	Justin Saw Min Thide	Deacon of Yangon, Myanmar	Bishop of Hpa-an, Myanmar
74.2	Resigned	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
5 Dec	52.4	Appointed	Luiz Colussi †	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
59.0	Appointed	Gerardo de Andrade Ponte †	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
62.7	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
65.9	Appointed	Basil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) †	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
44.5	Appointed	Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Diphu, India
42.7	Appointed	Ernest Kombo, S.J. †	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo	Bishop of Owando, Congo
50.7	Appointed	Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. †	Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands	Bishop Emeritus
46.1	Appointed	Robert Mikhail Moskal	Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Installed	John Joseph Paul †	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Alexander James Quinn	Titular Bishop of Socia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
6 Dec	52.4	Appointed	Edward Joseph O'Donnell †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
52.4	Appointed	Edward Joseph O'Donnell †	Titular Bishop of Britonia	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
43.6	Appointed	James Terry Steib, S.V.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
43.6	Appointed	James Terry Steib, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
7 Dec	75.6	Resigned	Delfim Ribeiro Guedes †	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	38.1	Appointed	Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
38.1	Appointed	Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
58.8	Died	Paul Francis Reding †	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
9 Dec	29.5	Ordained Priest	Julius Marandi	Priest	Bishop of Dumka, India
11 Dec	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon †	Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Dec	60.5	Installed	Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua	Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
42.6	Appointed	Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri	Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay	Bishop of Salto, Uruguay
47.8	Appointed	Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble †	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani	Titular Bishop of Caeciri	Bishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina
13 Dec	36.0	Ordained Bishop	Wilton Daniel Gregory	Titular Bishop of Oliva	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
64.7	Ordained Bishop	Timothy Joseph Lyne	Titular Bishop of Vamalla	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
43.2	Ordained Bishop	Plácido Rodriguez, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura	Bishop of Lubbock, Texas, USA
72.8	Died	Wincenty Urban †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
46.8	Ordained Bishop	John George Vlazny	Titular Bishop of Stagnum	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
14 Dec	52.5	Installed	William Joseph Foley †	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
28.5	Ordained Priest	Arnold Orowae	Priest of Wabag, Papua New Guinea	Bishop
16 Dec	29.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C.	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya
52.8	Appointed	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Bishop of Itabuna, Baia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
61.9	Died	Enrico Manfredini †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
60.2	Appointed	Antônio Carlos Mesquita †	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
70.0	Died	Enrique Pechuán Marín †	Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina
17 Dec	45.8	Appointed	Paolo Romeo	Titular Archbishop of Vulturia	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
45.8	Appointed	Paolo Romeo	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
36.5	Ordained Priest	Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
27.0	Ordained Priest	José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá
18 Dec	26.7	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Adayanthrath	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni	Titular Bishop of Mardin dei Siri	Archbishop Emeritus of Alep (Syrian), Syria
27.9	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Arturo González Amador	Priest of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba	Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
61.6	Appointed	Antonio Pagano †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	53.3	Appointed	Girolamo Grillo	Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitaveccia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
60.6	Appointed	Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B.	Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
55.6	Appointed	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Silli	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
55.6	Appointed	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
48.6	Appointed	Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile	Bishop of Temuco, Chile
21 Dec	55.2	Appointed	Francisco Barroso Filho	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	75.6	Retired	Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	Domenico Pecile	Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
23 Dec	75.3	Retired	Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. †	Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
45.8	Appointed	Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar	Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
25.7	Ordained Priest	Victor Hugo Palma Paúl	Priest of Guatemala	Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala
45.4	Appointed	Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M.	Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
28 Dec	76.0	Retired	Heinrich Maria Janssen †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
31.5	Ordained Priest	Sérgio Krzywy	Priest of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29 Dec	43.3	Appointed	Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia, Brazil	Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Baia, Brazil
30 Dec	60.7	Ordained Bishop	José Joaquín Matte Varas	Titular Bishop of Alba	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
31 Dec	69.2	Retired	Justinus Darmojuwono †	Bishop of Indonesia, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Semarang, Indonesia
70.2	Resigned	Carlo Martini †	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
60.6	Succeeded	Mario Peressin †	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus

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