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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	30.7	Professed	Bejoy Nicephorus D'Cruze, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Khulna, Bangladesh
7 Nov	51.4	Appointed	Jorge Tobias de Freitas	Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	75.1	Retired	Paul Dumouchel, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	63.7	Resigned	René-Alexandre Dupanloup †	Bishop of Belley, France	Bishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France
	70.7	Resigned	Manuel Lisboa de Oliveira †	Bishop of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	61.0	Appointed	Jaime Mota de Farias	Bishop of Alagoinhas, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	48.2	Appointed	Werner Radspieler	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
	48.2	Appointed	Werner Radspieler	Titular Bishop of Thugga	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
	52.1	Succeeded	Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Nov	52.6	Appointed	Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario	Bishop of Baní, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
9 Nov	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil	Titular Archbishop of Tagritum	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	43.2	Ordained Bishop	João Nílton dos Santos Souza	Coadjutor Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Baia, Brazil	Bishop of Amargosa, Baia, Brazil
	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
10 Nov	75.6	Died	Ezequiel Perea Sánchez †	Bishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México
	82.6	Retired	Alois Stöger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	61.3	Appointed	George Martin Kuzma	Auxiliary Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA
	61.3	Appointed	George Martin Kuzma	Titular Bishop of Telmissus	Bishop Emeritus of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA
	83.2	Died	Antonio Pott, S.V.D. †	Bishop-Elect Emeritus of Sinyang [Xinyang], China
12 Nov	66.5	Appointed	Alfred Kostelecky †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Bishop of Austria, Military
	66.5	Appointed	Alfred Kostelecky †	Titular Bishop of Aggar	Bishop of Austria, Military
	72.9	Died	Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
13 Nov	62.4	Appointed	Vladas Michelevicius	Auxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, Lithuania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	62.4	Appointed	Vladas Michelevicius	Titular Bishop of Thapsus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
	62.4	Appointed	Vladas Michelevicius	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
15 Nov	32.4	Ordained Priest	Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
	81.1	Died	Thomas Joseph McCarthy †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
17 Nov	76.0	Retired	Carlos Anasagasti Zulueta, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	77.9	Retired	Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. †	Bishop of Makeni, Sierra Leone	Bishop Emeritus
	42.6	Appointed	Thumma Bala	Bishop of Warangal, India
	50.8	Appointed	George Biguzzi, S.X.	Bishop of Makeni, Sierra Leone
	41.8	Appointed	Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M.	Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
	41.8	Appointed	Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Cumae	Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
	50.2	Appointed	Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D.	Bishop of Sambalpur, India
	46.3	Appointed	Benedict Dotu Sekey †	Bishop of Gbarnga, Liberia
19 Nov	30.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Ponen Kubi, C.S.C.	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
20 Nov	76.9	Died	Angelo Criscito †	Bishop Emeritus of Lucera, Italy
21 Nov	80.8	Died	Sebastian Vayalil †	Bishop Emeritus of Palai (Syro-Malabarese), India
22 Nov	58.6	Appointed	Giovanni De Andrea	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Algeria	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
	58.6	Appointed	Giovanni De Andrea	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tunisia	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
	58.6	Appointed	Giovanni De Andrea	Apostolic Delegate to Libya	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
	74.6	Retired	Jacinto (Giacinto) Eccher, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Aiquile, Bolivia	Prelate Emeritus
	52.8	Appointed	Adalberto Arturo Rosat, O.F.M.	Prelate of Aiquile, Bolivia
	75.9	Died	Jan Zareba †	Bishop of Włocławek, Poland
23 Nov	45.5	Ordained Bishop	José de Queirós Alves, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Menongue, Angola	Archbishop of Huambo, Angola
25 Nov	65.3	Appointed	Maurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
	48.0	Appointed	Louis Kébreau, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti	Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
	48.0	Appointed	Louis Kébreau, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Selendeta	Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
	48.9	Appointed	Joseph Lafontant	Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
	48.9	Appointed	Joseph Lafontant	Titular Bishop of Gilba	Auxiliary Bishop of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
26 Nov	81.6	Died	Francis-Albert Bougon †	Bishop Emeritus of Moulins, France
28 Nov	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Erkolano Lodu Tombe	Bishop of Yei, Sudan
29 Nov	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae	Archbishop of Tunja, Colombia
	65.3	Confirmed	Maurizio Benvenuto Maria Contorni, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
1 Dec	86.5	Died	Martin John O’Connor †	Prelate Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission of Social Communications
	64.8	Died	Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff †	Prelate of Pando, Bolivia
3 Dec	60.8	Appointed	Massimo Giustetti	Bishop of Biella, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	54.0	Appointed	Renato Raffaele Martino	Official to United Nations	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
4 Dec	89.0	Died	Hugh Boyle †	Bishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
6 Dec	32.4	Ordained Priest	Moacir Silva	Priest of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop
7 Dec	62.5	Ordained Bishop	Vladas Michelevicius	Titular Bishop of Thapsus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
	22.1	Professed	Gregório (Leozírio) Paixão Neto, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	30.1	Ordained Priest	Roque Paloschi	Priest of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil
8 Dec	45.5	Ordained Bishop	John Patrick Crowley	Titular Bishop of Thala	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Prudencio Padilla Andaya, Jr., C.I.C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines
	70.2	Died	Angelo Fausto Vallainc †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
11 Dec	71.5	Died	José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez †	Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba
	66.1	Appointed	Edward Thomas Hughes	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	75.6	Retired	Antônio Barbosa, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	55.4	Appointed	Colin Campbell	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	58.3	Appointed	José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	58.3	Appointed	José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Ausuccura	Bishop Emeritus of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	57.3	Appointed	Charles Edwin Herzig †	Bishop of Tyler, Texas, USA
	50.9	Succeeded	Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	46.1	Appointed	Jean-Louis Plouffe	Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada	Bishop
	46.1	Appointed	Jean-Louis Plouffe	Titular Bishop of Lamzella	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
	71.2	Resigned	William Edward Power †	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec	65.7	Died	Feliciano González Ascanio †	Bishop of Maracay, Venezuela
	34.2	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Obbo, A.J.	Priest of Other	Bishop of Soroti, Uganda
	75.7	Retired	Longinus Gabriel Pereira †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Martin Veillette	Titular Bishop of Valabria	Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada
14 Dec	66.6	Ordained Bishop	Alfred Kostelecky †	Titular Bishop of Aggar	Bishop of Austria, Military
	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Isidro Sala Ribera	Titular Bishop of Cluentum	Bishop of Abancay, Peru
15 Dec	72.2	Appointed	Luigi Dadaglio †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
16 Dec	75.0	Retired	John Francis Hackett †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	57.1	Appointed	Franc Perko †	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
	81.4	Died	Pasquale Quaremba †	Bishop Emeritus of Gallipoli, Italy
	47.3	Appointed	Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
	47.3	Appointed	Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia	Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
	77.1	Retired	Alojz Turk †	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Dec	64.4	Appointed	Gilberto Agustoni	Titular Bishop of Caprulae	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
	64.4	Appointed	Gilberto Agustoni	Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
	78.3	Appointed	Jacques-Paul Martin †	Titular Archbishop of Neapolis in Palaestina	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	78.3	Retired	Jacques-Paul Martin †	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	48.1	Appointed	Leonardo Yuzon Medroso	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines
	64.7	Appointed	Dino Monduzzi †	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
	64.7	Appointed	Dino Monduzzi †	Titular Bishop of Capreae	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
	75.1	Retired	Maximino Romero de Lema †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy	Secretary Emeritus
	40.5	Appointed	Piotr Skucha	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
	40.5	Appointed	Piotr Skucha	Titular Bishop of Segisama	Auxiliary Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
19 Dec	48.9	Appointed	Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	52.2	Appointed	Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V.	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada	Bishop
	52.2	Appointed	Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V.	Titular Bishop of Lamsorti	Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
	74.5	Died	Avelar Brandão Vilela †	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	73.6	Appointed	Agnelo Rossi †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
	73.6	Confirmed	Agnelo Rossi †	Dean of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
20 Dec	29.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Carlos Félix	Priest of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Luz, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	59.3	Died	László Kádár, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	56.8	Appointed	Joseph Pastor Neelankavil, C.M.I.	Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
	77.7	Retired	Clement Thottungal, C.M.I. †	Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
	56.8	Appointed	Mathew Vattackuzhy	Bishop of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
	75.2	Retired	Wilhelm Wöste †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
21 Dec	26.5	Ordained Priest	Adair José Guimarães	Priest of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Werner Radspieler	Titular Bishop of Thugga	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
22 Dec	56.2	Appointed	Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E.	Coadjutor Bishop of Kurnool, India	Bishop Emeritus
	51.0	Appointed	Emmanuel A. Mapunda	Bishop of Mbinga, Tanzania
	61.5	Appointed	Francis Michaelappa †	Bishop of Mysore, India
	47.8	Appointed	Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu	Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
	47.6	Appointed	Dominic Su Haw Chiu	Bishop of Sibu, Malaysia
23 Dec	41.1	Appointed	Carl Anthony Fisher, S.S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
	41.1	Appointed	Carl Anthony Fisher, S.S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tlos	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
	76.3	Retired	Marion Francis Forst †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	76.3	Retired	Marion Francis Forst †	Titular Bishop of Scala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
	62.9	Appointed	William Jerome McCormack	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	62.9	Appointed	William Jerome McCormack	Titular Bishop of Nicives	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
	56.3	Appointed	Karl Reger	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.3	Appointed	Karl Reger	Titular Bishop of Árd Sratha	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany
	57.0	Appointed	Jean-Charles Thomas	Coadjutor Bishop of Versailles, France	Bishop Emeritus
	45.3	Appointed	George Patrick Ziemann	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa in California, USA
	45.3	Appointed	George Patrick Ziemann	Titular Bishop of Obba	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa in California, USA
27 Dec	75.9	Died	Jolando Nuzzi †	Bishop of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy
28 Dec	24.9	Ordained Priest	Zanoni Demettino Castro	Priest of Vitória da Conquista, Baia, Brazil	Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
29 Dec	64.9	Appointed	Norman Francis McFarland	Bishop of Orange in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	43.7	Appointed	Armando Xavier Ochoa	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA
	43.7	Appointed	Armando Xavier Ochoa	Titular Bishop of Sitifis	Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA
	95.9	Died	Pietro Parente †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

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