The Year of Our Lord 1989

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Nov 75.5 Retired József Cserháti † Bishop of Pécs, Hungary Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Appointed István Katona Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary

61.1 Appointed István Katona Titular Bishop of Brixellum Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary

48.8 Appointed Mihály Mayer Bishop of Pécs, Hungary

4 Nov 58.6 Ordained Bishop Attila Miklósházy, S.J. Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus

27.0 Ordained Deacon Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara Deacon of Manila, Philippines Bishop of San Jose, Philippines

5 Nov 49.6 Ordained Bishop Czeslaw Stanula, C.SS.R. Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop of Itabuna, Baia, Brazil

6 Nov 49.9 Appointed Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S. Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA

49.9 Appointed Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S. Titular Bishop of Bencenna Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA

55.7 Appointed Patrick Ronald Cooney Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA

76.7 Retired Wilfrid Emmett Doyle † Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

78.2 Died Primo Gasbarri † Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

59.9 Appointed Peter Joseph Mallon † Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

53.4 Appointed Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia

51.3 Appointed Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México

10 Nov 50.5 Appointed Peter Remigius Bishop of Kumbakonam, India Bishop of Kottar, India

41.9 Appointed Paul R. Ruzoka Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania

43.7 Appointed Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam Coadjutor Bishop of Trivandrum, India Archbishop of Trivandrum, India

11 Nov 76.3 Retired Luigi Liverzani † Bishop of Frascati, Italy Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Giuseppe Matarrese Bishop of Frascati, Italy

12 Nov 43.1 Ordained Bishop Jean-Noël Diouf Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal

62.3 Installed Antonio Moreno Casamitjana Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile Archbishop Emeritus

14 Nov 64.9 Appointed Gaetano Bonicelli Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

40.7 Succeeded Josip Bozanic Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia

76.1 Retired Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. † Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

58.8 Appointed Giovanni Marra Titular Archbishop of Rebellum Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

58.8 Appointed Giovanni Marra Archbishop of Italy, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

75.3 Retired Karmelo Zazinovic † Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

17 Nov 67.7 Died Francis John Dunn † Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA

18 Nov 50.9 Appointed Janusz Bolonek Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

50.9 Appointed Janusz Bolonek Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burkina Faso Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

55.3 Appointed Waldemar Chaves de Araújo Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil

63.9 Appointed José Manuel Estepa Llaurens Titular Archbishop of Italica Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military

62.8 Appointed José María Hernández González Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México Bishop Emeritus

61.4 Appointed Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem. Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.1 Appointed José Adolfo Mojica Morales Bishop of Sonsonate, El Salvador

83.9 Died François Ndong † Bishop Emeritus of Oyem, Gabon

31.9 Ordained Priest Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga Priest of Doba, Chad Bishop of Moundou, Chad

51.7 Appointed Ercílio Turco Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil

19 Nov 32.1 Ordained Priest Julius Dusin Gitom Priest of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Bishop of Sandakan, Malaysia

28.9 Ordained Priest Emmanuel Félémou Priest of N’Zérékoré, Guinea Bishop of Kankan, Guinea

20 Nov 56.4 Appointed Philip Pargeter Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

56.4 Appointed Philip Pargeter Titular Bishop of Valentiniana Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

21 Nov 33.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri Priest of Ðà Nang, Viêt Nam Bishop

57.7 Appointed Nicholas Carmen Dattilo † Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

22 Nov 44.8 Appointed Edward Michael Grosz Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA

44.8 Appointed Edward Michael Grosz Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA

26 Nov 79.2 Died Stéphane Bello † Bishop of Alep (Chaldean), Syria

38.2 Ordained Priest Cornelius Sim Priest Vicar Apostolic of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam

27.2 Ordained Priest Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea

28 Nov 83.1 Died Ernesto Civardi † Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation

29 Nov 78.9 Died Agostinho Joaquim Lopes de Moura, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal

50.9 Appointed Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B. Abbot of Montevergine, Italy Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy

30 Nov 76.3 Died Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia

90.3 Died Flavien Zacharie Melki † Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

1 Dec 73.0 Died Nicolas Ravitarivao † Auxiliary Bishop of Tananarive, Madagascar

74.8 Retired Pascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. † Bishop of Bacabal, Maranho, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

2 Dec 50.4 Appointed Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. Archbishop of Ispahan, Iran

65.3 Appointed Pedro Fré, C.SS.R. Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

68.9 Appointed Ignatius Ghattas, B.S. † Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA

56.4 Succeeded Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. Bishop of Bacabal, Maranho, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed Jean-Louis Plouffe Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada

75.9 Retired Joseph Elias Tawil † Eparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA Eparch Emeritus

6 Dec 67.3 Appointed Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

76.6 Retired Agnelo Rossi † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, President Emeritus

7 Dec 74.7 Died Florentino de Andrade e Silva † Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

56.9 Appointed Giuseppe Costanzo Archbishop of Siracusa, Italy

77.1 Retired Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed John Gabriel † Coadjutor Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar

62.3 Resigned Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín † Bishop of Ecuador, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

62.3 Succeeded Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín † Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus

65.1 Resigned Severin Pernek † Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

42.7 Appointed Zelimir Puljic Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia

57.8 Appointed Giulio Sanguineti Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy

76.1 Retired Siro Silvestri † Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 51.9 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Molinari Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy

61.5 Ordained Bishop Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C. Titular Bishop of Vissalsa Bishop Emeritus of Łowicz, Poland

9 Dec 52.9 Appointed Prospero Nale Arellano Prelate of Libmanan, Philippines

40.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Effiong Ekuwem Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria

58.4 Appointed Charles Victor Grahmann Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Ordained Bishop István Katona Titular Bishop of Brixellum Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary

53.6 Appointed Marian Blazej Kruszylowicz, O.F.M. Conv. Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

53.6 Appointed Marian Blazej Kruszylowicz, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

10 Dec 30.9 Ordained Priest Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida Priest of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil Bishop of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil

11 Dec 75.8 Died Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya

12 Dec 65.4 Appointed Edward Idris Cassidy President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal, President Emeritus

67.0 Appointed Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Thibaris Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

75.2 Resigned Thomas Joseph Grady † Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

55.9 Appointed Giovanni Battista Re Official of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops

49.4 Appointed Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

80.3 Retired Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal, President Emeritus

14 Dec 48.2 Appointed Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

53.6 Appointed Mario Milano Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy Bishop of Aversa, Italy

25.4 Professed Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V. Member of Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru

15 Dec 40.8 Appointed Edward Dajczak Auxiliary Bishop of Gorzów, Poland Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

40.8 Appointed Edward Dajczak Titular Bishop of Azura Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

74.4 Retired Jozef-Maria Heuschen † Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

78.6 Died Alfonso Hoefer (Höfer) Hombach, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Limón, Costa Rica

60.1 Succeeded Paul Schruers Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

16 Dec 36.5 Ordained Priest Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

55.5 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Matarrese Bishop of Frascati, Italy

25.4 Ordained Priest Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V. Priest of Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru

18 Dec 77.6 Retired John Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus of Taunggyi, Myanmar

58.4 Installed Charles Victor Grahmann Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M. Bishop of Balasore, India

46.0 Appointed Matthias U Shwe Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar

19 Dec 59.7 Appointed Benjamin J. Almoneda Auxiliary Bishop of Daet, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Appointed Benjamin J. Almoneda Titular Bishop of Thimida Bishop Emeritus of Daet, Philippines

50.4 Appointed Michael Patrick Driscoll Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA

50.4 Appointed Michael Patrick Driscoll Titular Bishop of Maxita Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA

56.7 Appointed Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 42.9 Appointed Julio César Bonino Bonino Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay

21 Dec 62.4 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Titular Archbishop of Tagase Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

62.4 Appointed Giovanni Ceirano † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark

66.1 Appointed Ján Hirka Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia Bishop Emeritus of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia

69.7 Appointed Karel Otcenášek Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Bishop Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Justin Francis Rigali Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops Cardinal, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

73.5 Appointed František Vanák † Archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic

22 Dec 56.0 Appointed Fabián Marulanda López Bishop of Florencia, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

23 Dec 51.8 Appointed José Doth de Oliveira Coadjutor Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil

60.9 Appointed Oscar Rizzato Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities Almoner Emeritus

60.9 Appointed Oscar Rizzato Titular Archbishop of Virunum Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities

76.0 Retired Antonio Maria Travia † Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities Almoner Emeritus

27 Dec 49.0 Appointed Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr. Bishop of Iba, Philippines Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines

71.5 Died Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros † Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia

65.0 Succeeded Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo † Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia

71.1 Died Joseph Rajappa † Bishop of Khammam, India

30 Dec 76.0 Retired Juan Landázuri Ricketts, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Lima, Peru Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

72.5 Died Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay

67.1 Appointed Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. † Archbishop of Lima, Peru Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Nov	75.5	Retired	József Cserháti †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Appointed	István Katona	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
61.1	Appointed	István Katona	Titular Bishop of Brixellum	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
48.8	Appointed	Mihály Mayer	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
4 Nov	58.6	Ordained Bishop	Attila Miklósházy, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus
27.0	Ordained Deacon	Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara	Deacon of Manila, Philippines	Bishop of San Jose, Philippines
5 Nov	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Czeslaw Stanula, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop of Itabuna, Baia, Brazil
6 Nov	49.9	Appointed	Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
49.9	Appointed	Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S.	Titular Bishop of Bencenna	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
55.7	Appointed	Patrick Ronald Cooney	Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
76.7	Retired	Wilfrid Emmett Doyle †	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
78.2	Died	Primo Gasbarri †	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
59.9	Appointed	Peter Joseph Mallon †	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
53.4	Appointed	Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia
51.3	Appointed	Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S.	Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México
10 Nov	50.5	Appointed	Peter Remigius	Bishop of Kumbakonam, India	Bishop of Kottar, India
41.9	Appointed	Paul R. Ruzoka	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania	Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
43.7	Appointed	Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam	Coadjutor Bishop of Trivandrum, India	Archbishop of Trivandrum, India
11 Nov	76.3	Retired	Luigi Liverzani †	Bishop of Frascati, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Matarrese	Bishop of Frascati, Italy
12 Nov	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Noël Diouf	Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal
62.3	Installed	Antonio Moreno Casamitjana	Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Nov	64.9	Appointed	Gaetano Bonicelli	Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
40.7	Succeeded	Josip Bozanic	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
76.1	Retired	Ismaele Mario Castellano, O.P. †	Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
58.8	Appointed	Giovanni Marra	Titular Archbishop of Rebellum	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
58.8	Appointed	Giovanni Marra	Archbishop of Italy, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
75.3	Retired	Karmelo Zazinovic †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
17 Nov	67.7	Died	Francis John Dunn †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
18 Nov	50.9	Appointed	Janusz Bolonek	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
50.9	Appointed	Janusz Bolonek	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burkina Faso	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
55.3	Appointed	Waldemar Chaves de Araújo	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
63.9	Appointed	José Manuel Estepa Llaurens	Titular Archbishop of Italica	Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
62.8	Appointed	José María Hernández González	Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México	Bishop Emeritus
61.4	Appointed	Paulo Antonino Mascarenhas Roxo, O. Praem.	Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	José Adolfo Mojica Morales	Bishop of Sonsonate, El Salvador
83.9	Died	François Ndong †	Bishop Emeritus of Oyem, Gabon
31.9	Ordained Priest	Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga	Priest of Doba, Chad	Bishop of Moundou, Chad
51.7	Appointed	Ercílio Turco	Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil
19 Nov	32.1	Ordained Priest	Julius Dusin Gitom	Priest of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Bishop of Sandakan, Malaysia
28.9	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Félémou	Priest of N’Zérékoré, Guinea	Bishop of Kankan, Guinea
20 Nov	56.4	Appointed	Philip Pargeter	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
56.4	Appointed	Philip Pargeter	Titular Bishop of Valentiniana	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
21 Nov	33.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri	Priest of Ðà Nang, Viêt Nam	Bishop
57.7	Appointed	Nicholas Carmen Dattilo †	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
22 Nov	44.8	Appointed	Edward Michael Grosz	Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
44.8	Appointed	Edward Michael Grosz	Titular Bishop of Morosbisdus	Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
26 Nov	79.2	Died	Stéphane Bello †	Bishop of Alep (Chaldean), Syria
38.2	Ordained Priest	Cornelius Sim	Priest	Vicar Apostolic of Brunei, Brunei Darussalam
27.2	Ordained Priest	Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
28 Nov	83.1	Died	Ernesto Civardi †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
29 Nov	78.9	Died	Agostinho Joaquim Lopes de Moura, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal
50.9	Appointed	Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B.	Abbot of Montevergine, Italy	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
30 Nov	76.3	Died	Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia
90.3	Died	Flavien Zacharie Melki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
1 Dec	73.0	Died	Nicolas Ravitarivao †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tananarive, Madagascar
74.8	Retired	Pascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bacabal, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
2 Dec	50.4	Appointed	Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Ispahan, Iran
65.3	Appointed	Pedro Fré, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
68.9	Appointed	Ignatius Ghattas, B.S. †	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA
56.4	Succeeded	Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M.	Bishop of Bacabal, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	Jean-Louis Plouffe	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
75.9	Retired	Joseph Elias Tawil †	Eparch of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA	Eparch Emeritus
6 Dec	67.3	Appointed	Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
76.6	Retired	Agnelo Rossi †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, President Emeritus
7 Dec	74.7	Died	Florentino de Andrade e Silva †	Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
56.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Costanzo	Archbishop of Siracusa, Italy
77.1	Retired	Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	John Gabriel †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar	Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar
62.3	Resigned	Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín †	Bishop of Ecuador, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
62.3	Succeeded	Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín †	Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus
65.1	Resigned	Severin Pernek †	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
42.7	Appointed	Zelimir Puljic	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
57.8	Appointed	Giulio Sanguineti	Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
76.1	Retired	Siro Silvestri †	Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Molinari	Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
61.5	Ordained Bishop	Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C.	Titular Bishop of Vissalsa	Bishop Emeritus of Łowicz, Poland
9 Dec	52.9	Appointed	Prospero Nale Arellano	Prelate of Libmanan, Philippines
40.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Effiong Ekuwem	Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria
58.4	Appointed	Charles Victor Grahmann	Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Ordained Bishop	István Katona	Titular Bishop of Brixellum	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
53.6	Appointed	Marian Blazej Kruszylowicz, O.F.M. Conv.	Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
53.6	Appointed	Marian Blazej Kruszylowicz, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum	Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
10 Dec	30.9	Ordained Priest	Marco Eugênio Galrão Leite de Almeida	Priest of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
11 Dec	75.8	Died	Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
12 Dec	65.4	Appointed	Edward Idris Cassidy	President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, President Emeritus
67.0	Appointed	Pierre François Marie Joseph Duprey, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Thibaris	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
75.2	Resigned	Thomas Joseph Grady †	Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
55.9	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Re	Official of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
49.4	Appointed	Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA	Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
80.3	Retired	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, President Emeritus
14 Dec	48.2	Appointed	Domenico Umberto D'Ambrosio	Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy	Archbishop of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
53.6	Appointed	Mario Milano	Archbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
25.4	Professed	Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V.	Member of Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana	Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru
15 Dec	40.8	Appointed	Edward Dajczak	Auxiliary Bishop of Gorzów, Poland	Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
40.8	Appointed	Edward Dajczak	Titular Bishop of Azura	Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
74.4	Retired	Jozef-Maria Heuschen †	Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
78.6	Died	Alfonso Hoefer (Höfer) Hombach, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Limón, Costa Rica
60.1	Succeeded	Paul Schruers	Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec	36.5	Ordained Priest	Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz	Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Matarrese	Bishop of Frascati, Italy
25.4	Ordained Priest	Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V.	Priest of Sodalicio de Vida Cristiana	Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru
18 Dec	77.6	Retired	John Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Taunggyi, Myanmar
58.4	Installed	Charles Victor Grahmann	Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M.	Bishop of Balasore, India
46.0	Appointed	Matthias U Shwe	Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
19 Dec	59.7	Appointed	Benjamin J. Almoneda	Auxiliary Bishop of Daet, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Appointed	Benjamin J. Almoneda	Titular Bishop of Thimida	Bishop Emeritus of Daet, Philippines
50.4	Appointed	Michael Patrick Driscoll	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA	Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
50.4	Appointed	Michael Patrick Driscoll	Titular Bishop of Maxita	Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
56.7	Appointed	Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani	Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	42.9	Appointed	Julio César Bonino Bonino	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
21 Dec	62.4	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Titular Archbishop of Tagase	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
62.4	Appointed	Giovanni Ceirano †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Denmark
66.1	Appointed	Ján Hirka	Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia
69.7	Appointed	Karel Otcenášek	Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic	Bishop Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Justin Francis Rigali	Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops	Cardinal, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
73.5	Appointed	František Vanák †	Archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
22 Dec	56.0	Appointed	Fabián Marulanda López	Bishop of Florencia, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
23 Dec	51.8	Appointed	José Doth de Oliveira	Coadjutor Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil
60.9	Appointed	Oscar Rizzato	Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities	Almoner Emeritus
60.9	Appointed	Oscar Rizzato	Titular Archbishop of Virunum	Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
76.0	Retired	Antonio Maria Travia †	Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities	Almoner Emeritus
27 Dec	49.0	Appointed	Deogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.	Bishop of Iba, Philippines	Bishop of Kalookan, Philippines
71.5	Died	Juan Eliseo Mojica Oliveros †	Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia
65.0	Succeeded	Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo †	Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia
71.1	Died	Joseph Rajappa †	Bishop of Khammam, India
30 Dec	76.0	Retired	Juan Landázuri Ricketts, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
72.5	Died	Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
67.1	Appointed	Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

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