The Year of Our Lord 1993

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 37.4 Incardinated William Charles Skurla Priest of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA

4 Nov 60.9 Installed Alfred Clifton Hughes Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

7 Nov 91.9 Died Clemente Gaddi † Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy

86.3 Died Luís Gonzaga Peluso † Bishop Emeritus of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil

8 Nov 59.2 Resigned Januário Machaze Nhangumbe Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

10 Nov 68.5 Died Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. † Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

11 Nov 76.3 Retired Stanislaus Joseph Brzana † Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

85.0 Died Andrew Gregory Grutka † Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA

53.2 Appointed Paul Stephen Loverde Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA

52.6 Appointed Jaime Prieto Amaya Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia

53.3 Appointed Edward James Slattery Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

12 Nov 53.9 Appointed Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S. Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

63.5 Appointed William Edwin Franklin Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Gerald Francis O'Keefe † Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

13 Nov 58.8 Ordained Bishop Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. Titular Bishop of Sitipa Bishop of Pereira, Colombia

62.6 Appointed Peter Paul Prabhu Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Numidia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Zimbabwe

62.6 Appointed Peter Paul Prabhu Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

50.2 Appointed Peter Stephan Zurbriggen Titular Archbishop of Glastonia Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania

50.2 Appointed Peter Stephan Zurbriggen Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania

15 Nov 45.7 Ordained Bishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía Titular Bishop of Inuca in Mauretania Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia

16 Nov 72.7 Resigned Gabriel Bullet Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

17 Nov 60.9 Appointed Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic of Camiri, Bolivia

60.9 Appointed Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Tabaicara Vicar Apostolic of Camiri, Bolivia

56.3 Appointed Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. Bishop of Vellore, India Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

40.7 Appointed Vincent Coulibaly Bishop of Kankan, Guinea Archbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea

50.2 Appointed William Slattery, O.F.M. Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa

47.9 Appointed Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. Auxiliary Bishop Archbishop of Palembang, Indonesia

47.9 Appointed Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana Archbishop of Palembang, Indonesia

18 Nov 62.4 Appointed Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Auxiliary Bishop of Durango, Durango, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Resigned Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durango, Durango, México

20 Nov 75.5 Retired Jorge Manuel López † Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

64.0 Appointed Eduardo Vicente Mirás Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

64.8 Appointed Américo do Couto Oliveira † Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal Bishop

84.9 Died Salvador Quezada Limón † Bishop Emeritus of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México

51.0 Appointed Fabio Suescún Mutis Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Bishop of Colombia, Military

21 Nov 44.9 Ordained Bishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. Bishop of Samarinda, Indonesia Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia

22 Nov 61.2 Died Amédée Wilfrid Proulx † Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA

23 Nov 49.0 Appointed Kevin Michael Britt † Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

49.0 Appointed Kevin Michael Britt † Titular Bishop of Oescus Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

60.2 Appointed Bernard Joseph Harrington Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA

60.2 Appointed Bernard Joseph Harrington Titular Bishop of Uzalis Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA

24 Nov 70.1 Appointed Newton Holanda Gurgel Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

25 Nov 65.2 Appointed John Adel Elya, B.S. Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA Bishop Emeritus

26 Nov 49.0 Appointed Ramon Cabrera Argüelles Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines

49.0 Appointed Ramon Cabrera Argüelles Titular Bishop of Ros Cré Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines

49.1 Installed Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F. Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina

27 Nov 58.3 Appointed Andrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B. Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands

39.0 Appointed Ricardo Valenzuela Rios Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay Bishop of Paraguay, Military

39.0 Appointed Ricardo Valenzuela Rios Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae Bishop of Paraguay, Military

28 Nov 66.8 Ordained Bishop Senan Louis O'Donnell, O.S.A. Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

29 Nov 64.4 Resigned Lajos Bálint Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania Archbishop Emeritus

73.1 Died Arnold Boghaert, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles

30 Nov 72.2 Retired Francis Anthony Quinn Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.5 Appointed William Kenneth Weigand Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

1 Dec 54.1 Appointed Jésus Rocha † Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

54.1 Appointed Jésus Rocha † Titular Bishop of Mutia Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

6 Dec 43.5 Appointed Manuel Chuanguira Machado Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique

41.7 Appointed Johannes Gorantla † Bishop of Kurnool, India

50.1 Appointed Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia Bishop

50.1 Appointed Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Bencenna Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia

44.3 Appointed Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

60.0 Appointed Sylvester Monteiro † Auxiliary Bishop of Nagpur, India Bishop of Aurangabad, India

60.0 Appointed Sylvester Monteiro † Titular Bishop of Scampa Bishop of Aurangabad, India

7 Dec 48.8 Appointed Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. Prelate of Chota, Peru Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru

64.4 Appointed Paolo Gillet Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Paolo Gillet Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy

50.6 Appointed Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel Titular Archbishop of Calatia Apostolic Nuncio to Iran

50.6 Appointed Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia Apostolic Nuncio to Iran

50.6 Appointed Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia Apostolic Nuncio to Iran

84.2 Died Raffaele Macario † Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy

45.5 Appointed Lorenzo Voltolini Esti Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador

45.5 Appointed Lorenzo Voltolini Esti Titular Bishop of Bisuldino Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador

8 Dec 57.0 Ordained Bishop Vital Massé Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

10 Dec 58.4 Appointed Antonio Ceballos Atienza Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain

11 Dec 44.3 Ordained Bishop Maixent Coly Coadjutor Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal Bishop

52.7 Ordained Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia

12 Dec 60.1 Ordained Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha Bishop of Mansa, Zambia

60.1 Appointed Gehard Jakob † Titular Bishop of Vergi Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

60.1 Ordained Bishop Gehard Jakob † Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

67.4 Ordained Bishop Elliot Griffin Thomas Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA Bishop Emeritus

15 Dec 68.5 Appointed Michael Dallat † Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.5 Appointed Michael Dallat † Titular Bishop of Thala Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland

16 Dec 57.9 Appointed Albert Jean-Marie Rouet Coadjutor Bishop of Poitiers, France Archbishop of Poitiers, France

49.5 Appointed Julio César Vidal Ortiz Prelate of Alto Sinú, Colombia Bishop of Montería, Colombia

17 Dec 71.3 Died Tiberius Charles Mugendi † Bishop of Kisii, Kenya

18 Dec 49.9 Appointed Uriah Ashley Bishop of Penonomé, Panama

75.7 Retired Giovanni Bianchi † Bishop of Pescia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.7 Appointed Giovanni De Vivo Bishop of Pescia, Italy

52.7 Appointed Antoni Józef Dlugosz Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland

52.7 Appointed Antoni Józef Dlugosz Titular Bishop of Aggar Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland

47.8 Appointed Christo Proykov Coadjutor Bishop of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria Bishop

47.8 Appointed Christo Proykov Titular Bishop of Briula Bishop of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria

77.9 Appointed Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. † Titular Archbishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria

63.7 Resigned Desmond A. Williams † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

19 Dec 89.0 Died Gérard-Marie Coderre † Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada

20 Dec 62.6 Appointed Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia

62.6 Appointed Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. Titular Bishop of Fallaba Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia

50.4 Appointed José Luis Dibildox Martínez Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México Bishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México

80.3 Retired Armido Gasparini, M.C.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

85.7 Died Charles Herman Helmsing † Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

40.9 Appointed Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India Archbishop

40.9 Appointed Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão Titular Bishop of Vanariona Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India

48.9 Appointed Philip Lasap Za Hawng Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar

48.9 Appointed Philip Lasap Za Hawng Titular Bishop of Avioccala Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar

22 Dec 53.6 Succeeded Claude Jean Pierre Dagens Bishop of Angoulême, France

46.0 Appointed Donato Negro Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy Archbishop of Otranto, Italy

67.6 Resigned Georges Rol Bishop of Angoulême, France Bishop Emeritus

24 Dec 41.9 Appointed Reinaldo del Prette Lissot Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela Archbishop

41.9 Appointed Reinaldo del Prette Lissot Titular Bishop of Altava Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela

26 Dec 74.5 Died Severinah Abdon Potani, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia

27 Dec 43.6 Appointed Raymond Dumais Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. † Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

29 Dec 66.5 Died Horacio Alberto Bózzoli † Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina

46.1 Appointed Wilton Daniel Gregory Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

31 Dec 83.6 Died Henrique Gelain † Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

41.2 Ordained Bishop Linus Okok Okwach Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	37.4	Incardinated	William Charles Skurla	Priest of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA	Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA
4 Nov	60.9	Installed	Alfred Clifton Hughes	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
7 Nov	91.9	Died	Clemente Gaddi †	Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
86.3	Died	Luís Gonzaga Peluso †	Bishop Emeritus of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
8 Nov	59.2	Resigned	Januário Machaze Nhangumbe	Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
10 Nov	68.5	Died	Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. †	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
11 Nov	76.3	Retired	Stanislaus Joseph Brzana †	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
85.0	Died	Andrew Gregory Grutka †	Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA
53.2	Appointed	Paul Stephen Loverde	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA	Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA
52.6	Appointed	Jaime Prieto Amaya	Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
53.3	Appointed	Edward James Slattery	Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
12 Nov	53.9	Appointed	Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S.	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
63.5	Appointed	William Edwin Franklin	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Gerald Francis O'Keefe †	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
13 Nov	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S.	Titular Bishop of Sitipa	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia
62.6	Appointed	Peter Paul Prabhu	Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Numidia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Zimbabwe
62.6	Appointed	Peter Paul Prabhu	Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen	Titular Archbishop of Glastonia	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania
50.2	Appointed	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen	Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania
15 Nov	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía	Titular Bishop of Inuca in Mauretania	Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia
16 Nov	72.7	Resigned	Gabriel Bullet	Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
17 Nov	60.9	Appointed	Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M.	Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic of Camiri, Bolivia
60.9	Appointed	Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Tabaicara	Vicar Apostolic of Camiri, Bolivia
56.3	Appointed	Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B.	Bishop of Vellore, India	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
40.7	Appointed	Vincent Coulibaly	Bishop of Kankan, Guinea	Archbishop of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
50.2	Appointed	William Slattery, O.F.M.	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa
47.9	Appointed	Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I.	Auxiliary Bishop	Archbishop of Palembang, Indonesia
47.9	Appointed	Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana	Archbishop of Palembang, Indonesia
18 Nov	62.4	Appointed	Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes	Auxiliary Bishop of Durango, Durango, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Resigned	Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes	Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durango, Durango, México
20 Nov	75.5	Retired	Jorge Manuel López †	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
64.0	Appointed	Eduardo Vicente Mirás	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
64.8	Appointed	Américo do Couto Oliveira †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop
84.9	Died	Salvador Quezada Limón †	Bishop Emeritus of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
51.0	Appointed	Fabio Suescún Mutis	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Bishop of Colombia, Military
21 Nov	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F.	Bishop of Samarinda, Indonesia	Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia
22 Nov	61.2	Died	Amédée Wilfrid Proulx †	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA
23 Nov	49.0	Appointed	Kevin Michael Britt †	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
49.0	Appointed	Kevin Michael Britt †	Titular Bishop of Oescus	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
60.2	Appointed	Bernard Joseph Harrington	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA
60.2	Appointed	Bernard Joseph Harrington	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA
24 Nov	70.1	Appointed	Newton Holanda Gurgel	Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25 Nov	65.2	Appointed	John Adel Elya, B.S.	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite), USA	Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov	49.0	Appointed	Ramon Cabrera Argüelles	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines
49.0	Appointed	Ramon Cabrera Argüelles	Titular Bishop of Ros Cré	Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines
49.1	Installed	Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F.	Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina
27 Nov	58.3	Appointed	Andrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B.	Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands
39.0	Appointed	Ricardo Valenzuela Rios	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
39.0	Appointed	Ricardo Valenzuela Rios	Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
28 Nov	66.8	Ordained Bishop	Senan Louis O'Donnell, O.S.A.	Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
29 Nov	64.4	Resigned	Lajos Bálint	Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Archbishop Emeritus
73.1	Died	Arnold Boghaert, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
30 Nov	72.2	Retired	Francis Anthony Quinn	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.5	Appointed	William Kenneth Weigand	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
1 Dec	54.1	Appointed	Jésus Rocha †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
54.1	Appointed	Jésus Rocha †	Titular Bishop of Mutia	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6 Dec	43.5	Appointed	Manuel Chuanguira Machado	Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique
41.7	Appointed	Johannes Gorantla †	Bishop of Kurnool, India
50.1	Appointed	Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia	Bishop
50.1	Appointed	Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Bencenna	Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia
44.3	Appointed	Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku	Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.0	Appointed	Sylvester Monteiro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nagpur, India	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
60.0	Appointed	Sylvester Monteiro †	Titular Bishop of Scampa	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
7 Dec	48.8	Appointed	Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R.	Prelate of Chota, Peru	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
64.4	Appointed	Paolo Gillet	Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Paolo Gillet	Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
50.6	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Titular Archbishop of Calatia	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
50.6	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
50.6	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia	Apostolic Nuncio to Iran
84.2	Died	Raffaele Macario †	Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
45.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Voltolini Esti	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador	Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
45.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Voltolini Esti	Titular Bishop of Bisuldino	Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
8 Dec	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Vital Massé	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
10 Dec	58.4	Appointed	Antonio Ceballos Atienza	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain
11 Dec	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Maixent Coly	Coadjutor Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Prieto Amaya	Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
12 Dec	60.1	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Aaron Chisha	Bishop of Mansa, Zambia
60.1	Appointed	Gehard Jakob †	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
60.1	Ordained Bishop	Gehard Jakob †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
67.4	Ordained Bishop	Elliot Griffin Thomas	Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	68.5	Appointed	Michael Dallat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.5	Appointed	Michael Dallat †	Titular Bishop of Thala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
16 Dec	57.9	Appointed	Albert Jean-Marie Rouet	Coadjutor Bishop of Poitiers, France	Archbishop of Poitiers, France
49.5	Appointed	Julio César Vidal Ortiz	Prelate of Alto Sinú, Colombia	Bishop of Montería, Colombia
17 Dec	71.3	Died	Tiberius Charles Mugendi †	Bishop of Kisii, Kenya
18 Dec	49.9	Appointed	Uriah Ashley	Bishop of Penonomé, Panama
75.7	Retired	Giovanni Bianchi †	Bishop of Pescia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Appointed	Giovanni De Vivo	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
52.7	Appointed	Antoni Józef Dlugosz	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
52.7	Appointed	Antoni Józef Dlugosz	Titular Bishop of Aggar	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
47.8	Appointed	Christo Proykov	Coadjutor Bishop of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria	Bishop
47.8	Appointed	Christo Proykov	Titular Bishop of Briula	Bishop of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria
77.9	Appointed	Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria
63.7	Resigned	Desmond A. Williams †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	89.0	Died	Gérard-Marie Coderre †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada
20 Dec	62.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia
62.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia
50.4	Appointed	José Luis Dibildox Martínez	Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México	Bishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México
80.3	Retired	Armido Gasparini, M.C.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
85.7	Died	Charles Herman Helmsing †	Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
40.9	Appointed	Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India	Archbishop
40.9	Appointed	Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão	Titular Bishop of Vanariona	Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India
48.9	Appointed	Philip Lasap Za Hawng	Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar
48.9	Appointed	Philip Lasap Za Hawng	Titular Bishop of Avioccala	Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar
22 Dec	53.6	Succeeded	Claude Jean Pierre Dagens	Bishop of Angoulême, France
46.0	Appointed	Donato Negro	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
67.6	Resigned	Georges Rol	Bishop of Angoulême, France	Bishop Emeritus
24 Dec	41.9	Appointed	Reinaldo del Prette Lissot	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela	Archbishop
41.9	Appointed	Reinaldo del Prette Lissot	Titular Bishop of Altava	Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
26 Dec	74.5	Died	Severinah Abdon Potani, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
27 Dec	43.6	Appointed	Raymond Dumais	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
29 Dec	66.5	Died	Horacio Alberto Bózzoli †	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
46.1	Appointed	Wilton Daniel Gregory	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
31 Dec	83.6	Died	Henrique Gelain †	Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
41.2	Ordained Bishop	Linus Okok Okwach	Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus

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