The Year of Our Lord 1990

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 72.6 Died Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire † Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda

3 Nov 86.6 Died René-Louis-Marie Stourm † Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

4 Nov 46.8 Ordained Bishop Mario Oliveri Bishop of Albenga-Imperia, Italy

42.2 Ordained Bishop Józef Miroslaw Zycinski Bishop of Tarnów, Poland Archbishop of Lublin, Poland

5 Nov 59.7 Died Rodolfo Bufano † Bishop of San Justo, Argentina

6 Nov 72.5 Died Traian Crisan † Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

73.1 Appointed Cahal Brendan Daly Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

77.8 Died Hilary Baumann Hacker † Bishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

66.4 Resigned James Martin Hayes Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

7 Nov 64.5 Resigned Franz Josef Kuhnle Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

69.8 Died Sabás Magaña García † Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México

8 Nov 72.8 Resigned Edouard Gagnon, P.S.S. † President of the Pontifical Council for the Family Cardinal, President Emeritus

55.0 Appointed Alfonso López Trujillo † Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

60.2 Appointed Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. † Bishop of Argentina, Military

60.2 Appointed Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Satafis Bishop of Argentina, Military

71.8 Died Bernard Joseph Wallace † Bishop Emeritus of Rockhampton, Australia

11 Nov 49.0 Succeeded Sofio Guinto Balce † Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines

68.5 Died Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon † Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines

13 Nov 47.4 Appointed Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru

82.8 Died Léonce Tchantayan † Bishop Emeritus of Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian), Iran

17 Nov 33.1 Ordained Priest Raúl Martín Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop

18 Nov 45.0 Ordained Bishop Fulgence Rabeony, S.J. Bishop of Toliara, Madagascar Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar

19 Nov 61.2 Appointed Alan Basil de Lastic † Archbishop of Delhi, India

77.3 Retired Angelo Innocent Fernandes † Archbishop of Delhi, India Archbishop Emeritus

50.3 Appointed James Kim Ji-seok Coadjutor Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South) Bishop

54.0 Appointed Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo Bishop of Nsukka, Nigeria

60.2 Appointed Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa

60.2 Appointed Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. † Titular Bishop of Ath Truim Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa

45.2 Appointed Vinko Puljic Cardinal, Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

49.4 Appointed Francisco João Silota, M. Afr. Bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique

22 Nov 67.3 Installed Antonio Quarracino † Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

76.2 Died Walenty Wójcik † Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland

23 Nov 67.5 Appointed Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M. Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada Bishop Emeritus

64.2 Died Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. † Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

65.1 Appointed Joseph Hitti Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia Bishop Emeritus

76.5 Retired Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia Bishop Emeritus

76.3 Retired Elias Shaheen (Chahine) † Archbishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada Archbishop Emeritus

25 Nov 74.6 Died Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor † Bishop Emeritus of Les Cayes, Haïti

48.1 Ordained Bishop Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. † Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

26 Nov 76.0 Appointed Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

84.8 Appointed Egano Righi-Lambertini † Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other

73.2 Appointed Wladyslaw Rubin † Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

28 Nov 73.2 Died Wladyslaw Rubin † Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

64.9 Died Germán Schmitz Sauerborn, M.S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru

30 Nov 84.0 Died Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

61.2 Appointed Johannes Dyba † Bishop of Germany, Military Bishop of Fulda, Germany

67.8 Ordained Bishop Leonard Hsu Ying-fa, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Abthugni Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

68.8 Resigned Elmar Maria Kredel Bishop of Germany, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Bamberg, Germany

1 Dec 76.0 Retired Agostino Casaroli † Secretary of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

76.0 Retired Agostino Casaroli † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

47.7 Appointed Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran Titular Archbishop of Thelepte Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

47.7 Appointed Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

55.1 Ordained Priest Francisco de Paula Victor Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop

2 Dec 46.8 Appointed Kevin Dowling, C.SS.R. Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa

80.4 Died Edward John Harper, C.SS.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA

53.1 Ordained Bishop Charbel Georges Merhi, C.M.L. Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina

49.7 Ordained Bishop Ignatius Pak Sok-hi † Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)

3 Dec 44.9 Appointed Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda Bishop of Dapaong, Togo

75.2 Retired Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

69.7 Appointed Joseph Nguyên Phung Hiêu † Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam

58.9 Appointed François Xavier Nguyên Van Sang Bishop of Thái Binh, Viêt Nam

56.7 Appointed James Spaita Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia

4 Dec 62.2 Died Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández † Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

5 Dec 62.8 Installed Robert Joseph Banks Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.2 Appointed Jacinto Guerrero Torres † Coadjutor Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México Bishop

6 Dec 51.5 Appointed Claudio Stagni Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

51.5 Appointed Claudio Stagni Titular Bishop of Dardanus Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

7 Dec 49.6 Appointed Beniamino Depalma, C.M. Archbishop of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy Bishop of Nola, Italy

76.7 Appointed Alvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano † Titular Bishop of Vita Prelate of Opus Dei

59.5 Appointed Andrea Gemma, F.D.P. Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

50.3 Appointed Agostino Marchetto Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples

65.4 Ordained Bishop Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap. † Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy Prelate Emeritus

8 Dec 31.3 Ordained Priest Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S. Priest of Orden de los Padres Somascos Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

26.3 Ordained Priest Carlos Avila Priest of Other Superior of Tadjikistan

62.7 Ordained Bishop João Corso, S.D.B. Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

32.5 Ordained Priest Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos Priest of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

81.5 Died Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

9 Dec 60.3 Ordained Bishop Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Satafis Bishop of Argentina, Military

10 Dec 67.5 Died Angelo Campagne † Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy

66.4 Succeeded Nicola Comparone † Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy

65.9 Appointed Marcello Costalunga Titular Archbishop of Aquileia Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

65.9 Appointed Marcello Costalunga Official of the Roman Curia - Other Official Emeritus

76.4 Resigned Antonio Mauro † Official of the Roman Curia - Other Official Emeritus

59.1 Resigned Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I. Auxiliary Bishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

11 Dec 50.5 Appointed Roderick Wright † Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 61.7 Installed Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila † Archbishop of Brazil, Military

61.2 Appointed Patricio Infante Alfonso Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile Archbishop Emeritus

44.3 Appointed Carlos José Ñáñez Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina Archbishop

44.3 Appointed Carlos José Ñáñez Titular Bishop of Lete Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina

68.8 Ordained Bishop Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan Titular Bishop of Cursola Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

13 Dec 69.2 Resigned Jacques Landriault Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

15 Dec 55.2 Appointed Bruno Bertagna Titular Bishop of Drivastum Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

75.5 Retired Giuseppe Carata † Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

66.7 Appointed Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

72.9 Appointed Vincenzo Fagiolo † President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus

60.7 Appointed Julián Herranz Casado Titular Archbishop of Vertara Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

16 Dec 42.1 Ordained Bishop Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar

77.2 Died Joseph Albertus Martin † Bishop Emeritus of Nicolet, Québec, Canada

17 Dec 48.4 Appointed Osvaldo Padilla Titular Archbishop of Pia Apostolic Nuncio to Korea

48.4 Appointed Osvaldo Padilla Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Apostolic Nuncio to Korea

18 Dec 56.2 Appointed Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia

51.1 Ordained Bishop Efrén Ramos Salazar † Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

19 Dec 54.8 Appointed Renato Corti Bishop of Novara, Italy

75.6 Retired Aldo Del Monte † Bishop of Novara, Italy Bishop Emeritus

61.5 Appointed François-Mathurin Gourvès Coadjutor Bishop of Vannes, France Bishop Emeritus

21 Dec 60.0 Succeeded Gérard Denis Auguste Defois Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France

64.1 Resigned Eugène-Marie Ernoult † Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France Archbishop Emeritus

56.6 Appointed Fernand Franck Archbishop of Luxembourg

78.1 Retired Jean Hengen † Archbishop of Luxembourg Archbishop Emeritus

48.2 Appointed Pier Giorgio Micchiardi Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy Bishop of Acqui, Italy

48.2 Appointed Pier Giorgio Micchiardi Titular Bishop of Macriana Maior Bishop of Acqui, Italy

47.9 Appointed Giovanni Battista Pichierri Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

22 Dec 80.6 Died Denys Philippe Beilouné † Archbishop of Alep (Syrian), Syria

57.3 Appointed Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

57.3 Appointed Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Titular Archbishop of Hólar Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

30.4 Ordained Priest Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B. Priest of Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo Archbishop of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation

63.4 Appointed Alberto Tricarico Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

27 Dec 75.0 Retired Christophe Adimou † Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

56.7 Succeeded Isidore de Souza † Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin

27.6 Ordained Priest Jorge Herbas Balderrama, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Coadjutor Prelate of Aiquile, Bolivia

30 Dec 79.6 Died Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Surabaya, Indonesia

62.3 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Lawrence Sengol Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Ordained Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon Coadjutor Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

31 Dec 76.6 Retired James Kavanagh † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	72.6	Died	Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire †	Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda
3 Nov	86.6	Died	René-Louis-Marie Stourm †	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
4 Nov	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Mario Oliveri	Bishop of Albenga-Imperia, Italy
42.2	Ordained Bishop	Józef Miroslaw Zycinski	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Archbishop of Lublin, Poland
5 Nov	59.7	Died	Rodolfo Bufano †	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
6 Nov	72.5	Died	Traian Crisan †	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
73.1	Appointed	Cahal Brendan Daly	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
77.8	Died	Hilary Baumann Hacker †	Bishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
66.4	Resigned	James Martin Hayes	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Nov	64.5	Resigned	Franz Josef Kuhnle	Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.8	Died	Sabás Magaña García †	Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México
8 Nov	72.8	Resigned	Edouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Cardinal, President Emeritus
55.0	Appointed	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
60.2	Appointed	Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Argentina, Military
60.2	Appointed	Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop of Argentina, Military
71.8	Died	Bernard Joseph Wallace †	Bishop Emeritus of Rockhampton, Australia
11 Nov	49.0	Succeeded	Sofio Guinto Balce †	Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
68.5	Died	Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon †	Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
13 Nov	47.4	Appointed	Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R.	Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru
82.8	Died	Léonce Tchantayan †	Bishop Emeritus of Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian), Iran
17 Nov	33.1	Ordained Priest	Raúl Martín	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop
18 Nov	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Fulgence Rabeony, S.J.	Bishop of Toliara, Madagascar	Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar
19 Nov	61.2	Appointed	Alan Basil de Lastic †	Archbishop of Delhi, India
77.3	Retired	Angelo Innocent Fernandes †	Archbishop of Delhi, India	Archbishop Emeritus
50.3	Appointed	James Kim Ji-seok	Coadjutor Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)	Bishop
54.0	Appointed	Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo	Bishop of Nsukka, Nigeria
60.2	Appointed	Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
60.2	Appointed	Michael Mary O'Shea, O.S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ath Truim	Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
45.2	Appointed	Vinko Puljic	Cardinal, Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
49.4	Appointed	Francisco João Silota, M. Afr.	Bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique
22 Nov	67.3	Installed	Antonio Quarracino †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
76.2	Died	Walenty Wójcik †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland
23 Nov	67.5	Appointed	Georges Abi-Saber, O.L.M.	Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
64.2	Died	Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. †	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
65.1	Appointed	Joseph Hitti	Bishop of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
76.5	Retired	Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
76.3	Retired	Elias Shaheen (Chahine) †	Archbishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Nov	74.6	Died	Jean-Jacques Claudius Angénor †	Bishop Emeritus of Les Cayes, Haïti
48.1	Ordained Bishop	Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. †	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Nov	76.0	Appointed	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Vittoria	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
84.8	Appointed	Egano Righi-Lambertini †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
73.2	Appointed	Wladyslaw Rubin †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
28 Nov	73.2	Died	Wladyslaw Rubin †	Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
64.9	Died	Germán Schmitz Sauerborn, M.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
30 Nov	84.0	Died	Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
61.2	Appointed	Johannes Dyba †	Bishop of Germany, Military	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
67.8	Ordained Bishop	Leonard Hsu Ying-fa, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Abthugni	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
68.8	Resigned	Elmar Maria Kredel	Bishop of Germany, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Bamberg, Germany
1 Dec	76.0	Retired	Agostino Casaroli †	Secretary of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
76.0	Retired	Agostino Casaroli †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
47.7	Appointed	Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran	Titular Archbishop of Thelepte	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
47.7	Appointed	Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran	Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
55.1	Ordained Priest	Francisco de Paula Victor	Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop
2 Dec	46.8	Appointed	Kevin Dowling, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa
80.4	Died	Edward John Harper, C.SS.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA
53.1	Ordained Bishop	Charbel Georges Merhi, C.M.L.	Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina
49.7	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius Pak Sok-hi †	Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)
3 Dec	44.9	Appointed	Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda	Bishop of Dapaong, Togo
75.2	Retired	Paul Ch'eng Shih-kuang	Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa	Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
69.7	Appointed	Joseph Nguyên Phung Hiêu †	Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam
58.9	Appointed	François Xavier Nguyên Van Sang	Bishop of Thái Binh, Viêt Nam
56.7	Appointed	James Spaita	Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia
4 Dec	62.2	Died	Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández †	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
5 Dec	62.8	Installed	Robert Joseph Banks	Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.2	Appointed	Jacinto Guerrero Torres †	Coadjutor Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México	Bishop
6 Dec	51.5	Appointed	Claudio Stagni	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
51.5	Appointed	Claudio Stagni	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
7 Dec	49.6	Appointed	Beniamino Depalma, C.M.	Archbishop of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Bishop of Nola, Italy
76.7	Appointed	Alvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano †	Titular Bishop of Vita	Prelate of Opus Dei
59.5	Appointed	Andrea Gemma, F.D.P.	Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
50.3	Appointed	Agostino Marchetto	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples
65.4	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
8 Dec	31.3	Ordained Priest	Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S.	Priest of Orden de los Padres Somascos	Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
26.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos Avila	Priest of Other	Superior of Tadjikistan
62.7	Ordained Bishop	João Corso, S.D.B.	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
32.5	Ordained Priest	Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos	Priest of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
81.5	Died	Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
9 Dec	60.3	Ordained Bishop	Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop of Argentina, Military
10 Dec	67.5	Died	Angelo Campagne †	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
66.4	Succeeded	Nicola Comparone †	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
65.9	Appointed	Marcello Costalunga	Titular Archbishop of Aquileia	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
65.9	Appointed	Marcello Costalunga	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
76.4	Resigned	Antonio Mauro †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
59.1	Resigned	Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec	50.5	Appointed	Roderick Wright †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	61.7	Installed	Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila †	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
61.2	Appointed	Patricio Infante Alfonso	Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus
44.3	Appointed	Carlos José Ñáñez	Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Archbishop
44.3	Appointed	Carlos José Ñáñez	Titular Bishop of Lete	Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina
68.8	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan	Titular Bishop of Cursola	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
13 Dec	69.2	Resigned	Jacques Landriault	Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	55.2	Appointed	Bruno Bertagna	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
75.5	Retired	Giuseppe Carata †	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
66.7	Appointed	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C.	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
72.9	Appointed	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus
60.7	Appointed	Julián Herranz Casado	Titular Archbishop of Vertara	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
16 Dec	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B.	Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar	Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
77.2	Died	Joseph Albertus Martin †	Bishop Emeritus of Nicolet, Québec, Canada
17 Dec	48.4	Appointed	Osvaldo Padilla	Titular Archbishop of Pia	Apostolic Nuncio to Korea
48.4	Appointed	Osvaldo Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio to Korea
18 Dec	56.2	Appointed	Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S.	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Efrén Ramos Salazar †	Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
19 Dec	54.8	Appointed	Renato Corti	Bishop of Novara, Italy
75.6	Retired	Aldo Del Monte †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
61.5	Appointed	François-Mathurin Gourvès	Coadjutor Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
21 Dec	60.0	Succeeded	Gérard Denis Auguste Defois	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France	Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France
64.1	Resigned	Eugène-Marie Ernoult †	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France	Archbishop Emeritus
56.6	Appointed	Fernand Franck	Archbishop of Luxembourg
78.1	Retired	Jean Hengen †	Archbishop of Luxembourg	Archbishop Emeritus
48.2	Appointed	Pier Giorgio Micchiardi	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
48.2	Appointed	Pier Giorgio Micchiardi	Titular Bishop of Macriana Maior	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
47.9	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Pichierri	Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
22 Dec	80.6	Died	Denys Philippe Beilouné †	Archbishop of Alep (Syrian), Syria
57.3	Appointed	Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa	Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
57.3	Appointed	Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa	Titular Archbishop of Hólar	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
30.4	Ordained Priest	Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B.	Priest of Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo	Archbishop of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation
63.4	Appointed	Alberto Tricarico	Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
27 Dec	75.0	Retired	Christophe Adimou †	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
56.7	Succeeded	Isidore de Souza †	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin
27.6	Ordained Priest	Jorge Herbas Balderrama, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Coadjutor Prelate of Aiquile, Bolivia
30 Dec	79.6	Died	Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Surabaya, Indonesia
62.3	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Lawrence Sengol	Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India	Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Ercílio Simon	Coadjutor Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
31 Dec	76.6	Retired	James Kavanagh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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