The Year of Our Lord 1994

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 67.9 Resigned Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino † Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus

2 Nov 74.9 Died Aloísio Ariovaldo (Tarcísio) Amaral, C.SS.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil

3 Nov 45.5 Appointed Jean-Pierre Blais Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada

45.5 Appointed Jean-Pierre Blais Titular Bishop of Tinum Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada

58.9 Appointed John Clement Favalora Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA

62.7 Resigned Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. † Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México Bishop Emeritus

75.8 Appointed Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. † Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

76.6 Retired Edward Anthony McCarthy † Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA Archbishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed George Hugh Niederauer Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA

58.7 Appointed Eugène Tremblay Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada

58.7 Appointed Eugène Tremblay Titular Bishop of Succuba Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada

4 Nov 60.2 Resigned Eugène Biletsi Onim † Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

5 Nov 74.7 Retired André Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

7 Nov 58.9 Appointed Edwin Regan Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain

8 Nov 68.5 Died Rafael Garcia González † Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México

63.3 Appointed Edward Joseph O'Donnell Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

66.5 Installed Daniel Patrick Reilly Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus

9 Nov 76.8 Retired Adriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. † Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

63.6 Appointed Judson Michael Procyk † Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

57.1 Appointed Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

11 Nov 49.0 Appointed Joseph Aind, S.D.B. Bishop of Dibrugarh, India

65.0 Appointed Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA

65.0 Appointed Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli Armeni Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA

75.3 Retired Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. † Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

61.0 Appointed John Chang-yik Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)

78.9 Retired Matthias A. Chimole † Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi Bishop Emeritus

65.7 Appointed Edgerton Roland Clarke Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

50.2 Appointed Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F. Bishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

45.9 Appointed Johannes Liku Ada' Archbishop of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia Archbishop of Makassar, Indonesia

60.5 Appointed Félix Ramananarivo, M.S. Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar

57.7 Appointed Gabriel Simo Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon

57.6 Appointed Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon

73.9 Appointed Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus

45.5 Succeeded Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi

12 Nov 69.9 Appointed Francesco Colasuonno † Apostolic Nuncio to Italy Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

91.5 Died Augustinus Frotz † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

65.4 Died José Manuel Lorenzo † Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina

70.3 Succeeded Abelardo Francisco Silva † Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

14 Nov 83.8 Died Francis Frederick Reh † Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA

15 Nov 80.0 Died Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua

75.5 Died William Mahony, S.M.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Ilorin, Nigeria

46.9 Resigned Michael Marai Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

63.6 Appointed Sergio Sebastiani Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

48.3 Appointed Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Prelate of Infanta, Philippines

48.3 Appointed Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. Titular Bishop of Vulturaria Prelate of Infanta, Philippines

16 Nov 82.4 Died Pietro Luigi Carretto, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Surat Thani, Thailand

83.8 Died Raul Silva Silva † Auxiliary Bishop of Rancagua, Chile

19 Nov 57.4 Appointed Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R. Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy

62.5 Ordained Bishop José Lorenzo Sartori Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

54.8 Appointed Agostino Superbo Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

21 Nov 62.4 Appointed Javier Echevarría Rodríguez Titular Bishop of Cilibia Prelate of Opus Dei

22 Nov 70.2 Retired Paul Vincent Donovan Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

66.5 Appointed Alfred John Markiewicz † Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

23 Nov 92.0 Died Leopoldo A. Arcaira † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines

75.5 Retired Manuel Guirao † Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

58.3 Succeeded Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo † Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

24 Nov 66.6 Resigned François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuán † Coadjutor Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

26 Nov 72.3 Appointed Gilberto Agustoni Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

72.3 Appointed Gilberto Agustoni Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

72.3 Elevated to Cardinal Gilberto Agustoni Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

68.2 Appointed Ricardo María Carles Gordó Cardinal-Priest of S. Marie Consolatrice al Tiburtino Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

68.2 Elevated to Cardinal Ricardo María Carles Gordó Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

90.6 Appointed Yves-Marie-Joseph Congar, O.P. † Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino Cardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Preachers

90.6 Elevated to Cardinal Yves-Marie-Joseph Congar, O.P. † Cardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Preachers

59.9 Appointed Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

59.9 Elevated to Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

82.0 Appointed Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. † Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

82.0 Elevated to Cardinal Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

60.5 Appointed Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt † Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

60.5 Elevated to Cardinal Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt † Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

76.8 Appointed Vincenzo Fagiolo † Cardinal-Deacon of S. Teodoro Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

76.8 Elevated to Cardinal Vincenzo Fagiolo † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

73.0 Appointed Carlo Furno Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

73.0 Elevated to Cardinal Carlo Furno Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

84.9 Appointed Alois Grillmeier, S.J. † Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus

84.9 Elevated to Cardinal Alois Grillmeier, S.J. † Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus

63.7 Appointed William Henry Keeler Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

63.7 Elevated to Cardinal William Henry Keeler Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

92.2 Appointed Mikel Koliqi † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova

92.2 Elevated to Cardinal Mikel Koliqi † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova

68.2 Appointed Jean-Marie Lustiger † Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

64.7 Appointed Adam Joseph Maida Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

64.7 Elevated to Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

59.0 Ordained Bishop Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens Bishop of Breda, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

80.1 Retired Luis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Aquila e Priscilla Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

58.1 Elevated to Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

67.9 Appointed Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. † Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Scala Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

67.9 Elevated to Cardinal Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

75.4 Appointed Paul Joseph Pham Ðình Tung Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mare Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam

75.4 Elevated to Cardinal Paul Joseph Pham Ðình Tung Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam

77.0 Appointed Luigi Poggi Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives

77.0 Elevated to Cardinal Luigi Poggi Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives

49.2 Appointed Vinko Puljic Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara Cardinal, Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

49.2 Elevated to Cardinal Vinko Puljic Cardinal, Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

69.3 Appointed Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar

69.3 Elevated to Cardinal Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar

71.2 Died Arturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B. † Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador

61.7 Appointed Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

61.7 Elevated to Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

66.6 Appointed Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

66.6 Elevated to Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

74.5 Elevated to Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

66.4 Appointed Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tokyo, Japan

66.4 Elevated to Cardinal Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tokyo, Japan

67.9 Appointed Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera † Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

67.9 Elevated to Cardinal Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

80.1 Appointed Kazimierz Świątek Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus

80.1 Elevated to Cardinal Kazimierz Świątek Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus

38.4 Appointed Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Zytomir, Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine

38.4 Appointed Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Surista Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine

80.3 Appointed Ersilio Tonini Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy

80.3 Elevated to Cardinal Ersilio Tonini Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy

58.4 Appointed Jean-Claude Turcotte Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del SS. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi Cardinal, Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada

58.4 Elevated to Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte Cardinal, Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada

72.0 Appointed Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. † Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

72.0 Elevated to Cardinal Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

62.5 Appointed Miloslav Vlk Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

62.5 Elevated to Cardinal Miloslav Vlk Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

67.9 Appointed Emmanuel Wamala Cardinal-Priest of S. Ugo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

67.9 Elevated to Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

69.5 Appointed Thomas Joseph Winning † Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

69.5 Elevated to Cardinal Thomas Joseph Winning † Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

28 Nov 87.5 Died Vicente Enrique y Tarancón † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain

29 Nov 52.6 Appointed Francis Xavier DiLorenzo Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA

77.0 Appointed Luigi Poggi Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus

77.0 Appointed Luigi Poggi Librarian of the Vatican Library Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives

30 Nov 54.4 Ordained Bishop Guillermo José Garlatti Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Dec 56.8 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

56.8 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

56.8 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

56.8 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Mali Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

1 Dec 75.3 Retired Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne Bishop of Saint-Claude, France Bishop Emeritus

75.8 Retired Joseph Irimpen † Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabarese), India Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Ignatius P. Lobo Bishop of Belgaum, India Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Antonio Mazza † Bishop of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Yves François Patenôtre Bishop of Saint-Claude, France Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France

2 Dec 47.1 Appointed Zacharias Cenita Jimenez Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan, Philippines

3 Dec 30.1 Professed Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P. Member of Other Auxiliary Bishop of Idah, Nigeria

54.4 Appointed Pawel Cieslik Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

54.4 Appointed Pawel Cieslik Titular Bishop of Britonia Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

75.0 Retired Maurice Paul Delorme, Ist. del Prado Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lyon, France

46.4 Appointed Bruno Musarò Titular Archbishop of Abari Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

46.4 Appointed Bruno Musarò Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

67.6 Appointed Pierfranco Pastore Titular Bishop of Forontoniana Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications

43.5 Appointed Stefan Regmunt Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

43.5 Appointed Stefan Regmunt Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

7 Dec 75.2 Retired Francisco Raval Cruces † Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

54.4 Appointed José Gonzalez Alonso Auxiliary Bishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil

54.4 Appointed José Gonzalez Alonso Titular Bishop of Baliana Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil

91.8 Died Giuseppe Martinoli † Bishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland

8 Dec 64.0 Appointed Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

9 Dec 82.8 Died Edward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia

82.5 Died Humberto Tonna Zanotta † Bishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay Bishop

10 Dec 46.4 Appointed Raymond Leo Burke Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

76.3 Retired John Joseph Paul † Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus

11 Dec 57.7 Ordained Bishop Hanna Markho † Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq

12 Dec 55.1 Appointed Michael John Malone Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, Australia Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia

54.1 Appointed Heinrich Mussinghoff Bishop of Aachen, Germany

13 Dec 55.3 Appointed Seán Baptist Brady Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland Cardinal, Archbishop

59.0 Ordained Bishop Edwin Regan Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain

74.2 Died Juvenal Roriz, C.SS.R. † Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

14 Dec 61.1 Ordained Bishop John Chang-yik Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)

16 Dec 61.0 Died Alexandre Kouassi † Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire

63.4 Installed Edward Joseph O'Donnell Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 57.4 Appointed Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama

68.6 Died Aldo Garzia † Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy

19 Dec 54.6 Appointed Anthony Kwami Adanuty Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana

53.9 Appointed Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton Bishop of Kandi, Benin Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin

68.8 Appointed Bernard Agré Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

88.7 Died Gabriel Batta † Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey

55.0 Appointed Paul Bemile Bishop of Wa, Ghana

57.2 Appointed Denis George Browne Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand

45.5 Appointed Frederick Joseph Colli Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

45.5 Appointed Frederick Joseph Colli Titular Bishop of Afufenia Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

60.0 Appointed Paul Dacoury-Tabley Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire

44.9 Appointed Patrick James Dunn Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand

76.9 Retired Vincenzo Fagiolo † President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus

64.7 Appointed Julián Herranz Casado President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

51.7 Appointed John Baptist Kaggwa Coadjutor Bishop of Masaka, Uganda Bishop

72.8 Appointed Noël Kokora-Tekry † Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Maurice Konan Kouassi Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire

57.1 Appointed Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu Bishop of Ho, Ghana

40.6 Appointed Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo

47.4 Appointed Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana

40.5 Appointed Joseph Mairura Okemwa Bishop of Kisii, Kenya

66.9 Appointed Auguste Nobou † Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus

69.2 Appointed Joseph Roy † Bishop of Mysore, India Bishop Emeritus

78.5 Retired Bernard Yago † Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Vital Komenan Yao † Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

51.0 Appointed Jean Zerbo Bishop of Mopti, Mali Archbishop of Bamako, Mali

20 Dec 70.9 Appointed John Bukovsky, S.V.D. Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

71.7 Appointed Maximiano Tuazon Cruz Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Installed John Clement Favalora Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA

24 Dec 84.6 Died Janez Jenko † Bishop Emeritus of Koper, Slovenia

26 Dec 91.3 Died Pietro Pavan † Cardinal, Priest of Treviso, Italy

76.5 Died André Rousset † Bishop Emeritus of Pontoise, France

27 Dec 75.5 Retired Mario Revollo Bravo † Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

62.3 Appointed Pedro Rubiano Sàenz Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia

29 Dec 48.4 Ordained Bishop Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. Titular Bishop of Vulturaria Prelate of Infanta, Philippines

30 Dec 59.8 Appointed Giuseppe Anfossi Bishop of Aosta, Italy

79.4 Resigned Alfonso Coto Monge † Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

76.0 Retired Ovidio Lari † Bishop of Aosta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed José Francisco Ulloa Rojas Bishop of Limón, Costa Rica Bishop of Cartago, Costa Rica

63.2 Ordained Bishop John Walter Yanta Titular Bishop of Naratcata Bishop Emeritus of Amarillo, Texas, USA

31 Dec 95.9 Died Ernesto de Paula † Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	67.9	Resigned	Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino †	Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus
2 Nov	74.9	Died	Aloísio Ariovaldo (Tarcísio) Amaral, C.SS.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Nov	45.5	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Blais	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
45.5	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Blais	Titular Bishop of Tinum	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
58.9	Appointed	John Clement Favalora	Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
62.7	Resigned	Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop Emeritus
75.8	Appointed	Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. †	Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
76.6	Retired	Edward Anthony McCarthy †	Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	George Hugh Niederauer	Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA
58.7	Appointed	Eugène Tremblay	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada	Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada
58.7	Appointed	Eugène Tremblay	Titular Bishop of Succuba	Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada
4 Nov	60.2	Resigned	Eugène Biletsi Onim †	Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
5 Nov	74.7	Retired	André Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Nov	58.9	Appointed	Edwin Regan	Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
8 Nov	68.5	Died	Rafael Garcia González †	Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México
63.3	Appointed	Edward Joseph O'Donnell	Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
66.5	Installed	Daniel Patrick Reilly	Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
9 Nov	76.8	Retired	Adriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
63.6	Appointed	Judson Michael Procyk †	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
57.1	Appointed	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D.	Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11 Nov	49.0	Appointed	Joseph Aind, S.D.B.	Bishop of Dibrugarh, India
65.0	Appointed	Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA
65.0	Appointed	Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B.	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli Armeni	Eparch of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA
75.3	Retired	Samuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. †	Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
61.0	Appointed	John Chang-yik	Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)
78.9	Retired	Matthias A. Chimole †	Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
65.7	Appointed	Edgerton Roland Clarke	Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F.	Bishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
45.9	Appointed	Johannes Liku Ada'	Archbishop of Ujung Pandang, Indonesia	Archbishop of Makassar, Indonesia
60.5	Appointed	Félix Ramananarivo, M.S.	Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
57.7	Appointed	Gabriel Simo	Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
57.6	Appointed	Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens	Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon
73.9	Appointed	Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
45.5	Succeeded	Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye	Bishop of Lilongwe, Malawi	Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi
12 Nov	69.9	Appointed	Francesco Colasuonno †	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
91.5	Died	Augustinus Frotz †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
65.4	Died	José Manuel Lorenzo †	Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina
70.3	Succeeded	Abelardo Francisco Silva †	Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
14 Nov	83.8	Died	Francis Frederick Reh †	Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
15 Nov	80.0	Died	Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
75.5	Died	William Mahony, S.M.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ilorin, Nigeria
46.9	Resigned	Michael Marai	Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
63.6	Appointed	Sergio Sebastiani	Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
48.3	Appointed	Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Prelate of Infanta, Philippines
48.3	Appointed	Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.	Titular Bishop of Vulturaria	Prelate of Infanta, Philippines
16 Nov	82.4	Died	Pietro Luigi Carretto, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Surat Thani, Thailand
83.8	Died	Raul Silva Silva †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rancagua, Chile
19 Nov	57.4	Appointed	Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
62.5	Ordained Bishop	José Lorenzo Sartori	Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
54.8	Appointed	Agostino Superbo	Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
21 Nov	62.4	Appointed	Javier Echevarría Rodríguez	Titular Bishop of Cilibia	Prelate of Opus Dei
22 Nov	70.2	Retired	Paul Vincent Donovan	Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
66.5	Appointed	Alfred John Markiewicz †	Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
23 Nov	92.0	Died	Leopoldo A. Arcaira †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
75.5	Retired	Manuel Guirao †	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
58.3	Succeeded	Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo †	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
24 Nov	66.6	Resigned	François-Xavier Nguyên Van Thuán †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
26 Nov	72.3	Appointed	Gilberto Agustoni	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
72.3	Appointed	Gilberto Agustoni	Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima Porta	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
72.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Gilberto Agustoni	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
68.2	Appointed	Ricardo María Carles Gordó	Cardinal-Priest of S. Marie Consolatrice al Tiburtino	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
68.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Ricardo María Carles Gordó	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
90.6	Appointed	Yves-Marie-Joseph Congar, O.P. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino	Cardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
90.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Yves-Marie-Joseph Congar, O.P. †	Cardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
59.9	Appointed	Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.	Cardinal-Priest of S. Cuore di Maria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
59.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
82.0	Appointed	Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
82.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
60.5	Appointed	Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt †	Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
60.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Pierre Étienne Louis Eyt †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
76.8	Appointed	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Teodoro	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
76.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
73.0	Appointed	Carlo Furno	Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
73.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Furno	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
84.9	Appointed	Alois Grillmeier, S.J. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus
84.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Alois Grillmeier, S.J. †	Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus
63.7	Appointed	William Henry Keeler	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
63.7	Elevated to Cardinal	William Henry Keeler	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
92.2	Appointed	Mikel Koliqi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova
92.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Mikel Koliqi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova
68.2	Appointed	Jean-Marie Lustiger †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Luigi dei Francesi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
64.7	Appointed	Adam Joseph Maida	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
64.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Adam Joseph Maida	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens	Bishop of Breda, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
80.1	Retired	Luis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Aquila e Priscilla	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
58.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
67.9	Appointed	Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Scala	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
67.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
75.4	Appointed	Paul Joseph Pham Ðình Tung	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mare	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
75.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Joseph Pham Ðình Tung	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
77.0	Appointed	Luigi Poggi	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
77.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Poggi	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
49.2	Appointed	Vinko Puljic	Cardinal-Priest of S. Chiara a Vigna Clara	Cardinal, Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
49.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Vinko Puljic	Cardinal, Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
69.3	Appointed	Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar
69.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar
71.2	Died	Arturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
61.7	Appointed	Juan Sandoval Íñiguez	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
61.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Juan Sandoval Íñiguez	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
66.6	Appointed	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
66.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
74.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
66.4	Appointed	Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi	Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tokyo, Japan
66.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tokyo, Japan
67.9	Appointed	Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
67.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
80.1	Appointed	Kazimierz Świątek	Cardinal-Priest of S. Gerardo Maiella	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
80.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Kazimierz Świątek	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
38.4	Appointed	Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Zytomir, Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
38.4	Appointed	Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Surista	Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
80.3	Appointed	Ersilio Tonini	Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore a Valmelaina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
80.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Ersilio Tonini	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
58.4	Appointed	Jean-Claude Turcotte	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del SS. Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
58.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean-Claude Turcotte	Cardinal, Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
72.0	Appointed	Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Roberto Bellarmino	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
72.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
62.5	Appointed	Miloslav Vlk	Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
62.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Miloslav Vlk	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
67.9	Appointed	Emmanuel Wamala	Cardinal-Priest of S. Ugo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
67.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Emmanuel Wamala	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
69.5	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Winning †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte	Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
69.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Thomas Joseph Winning †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
28 Nov	87.5	Died	Vicente Enrique y Tarancón †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
29 Nov	52.6	Appointed	Francis Xavier DiLorenzo	Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
77.0	Appointed	Luigi Poggi	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus
77.0	Appointed	Luigi Poggi	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
30 Nov	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Guillermo José Garlatti	Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae	Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Dec	56.8	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
56.8	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
56.8	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
56.8	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Mali	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
1 Dec	75.3	Retired	Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne	Bishop of Saint-Claude, France	Bishop Emeritus
75.8	Retired	Joseph Irimpen †	Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Ignatius P. Lobo	Bishop of Belgaum, India	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Antonio Mazza †	Bishop of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Yves François Patenôtre	Bishop of Saint-Claude, France	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
2 Dec	47.1	Appointed	Zacharias Cenita Jimenez	Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
3 Dec	30.1	Professed	Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P.	Member of Other	Auxiliary Bishop of Idah, Nigeria
54.4	Appointed	Pawel Cieslik	Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
54.4	Appointed	Pawel Cieslik	Titular Bishop of Britonia	Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
75.0	Retired	Maurice Paul Delorme, Ist. del Prado	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lyon, France
46.4	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Titular Archbishop of Abari	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
46.4	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
67.6	Appointed	Pierfranco Pastore	Titular Bishop of Forontoniana	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
43.5	Appointed	Stefan Regmunt	Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland	Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
43.5	Appointed	Stefan Regmunt	Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum	Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
7 Dec	75.2	Retired	Francisco Raval Cruces †	Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	José Gonzalez Alonso	Auxiliary Bishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
54.4	Appointed	José Gonzalez Alonso	Titular Bishop of Baliana	Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
91.8	Died	Giuseppe Martinoli †	Bishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland
8 Dec	64.0	Appointed	Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos	Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Dec	82.8	Died	Edward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
82.5	Died	Humberto Tonna Zanotta †	Bishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay	Bishop
10 Dec	46.4	Appointed	Raymond Leo Burke	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
76.3	Retired	John Joseph Paul †	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec	57.7	Ordained Bishop	Hanna Markho †	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
12 Dec	55.1	Appointed	Michael John Malone	Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, Australia	Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia
54.1	Appointed	Heinrich Mussinghoff	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
13 Dec	55.3	Appointed	Seán Baptist Brady	Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Cardinal, Archbishop
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Edwin Regan	Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
74.2	Died	Juvenal Roriz, C.SS.R. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
14 Dec	61.1	Ordained Bishop	John Chang-yik	Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)
16 Dec	61.0	Died	Alexandre Kouassi †	Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
63.4	Installed	Edward Joseph O'Donnell	Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	57.4	Appointed	Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez	Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
68.6	Died	Aldo Garzia †	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
19 Dec	54.6	Appointed	Anthony Kwami Adanuty	Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana
53.9	Appointed	Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton	Bishop of Kandi, Benin	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin
68.8	Appointed	Bernard Agré	Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
88.7	Died	Gabriel Batta †	Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
55.0	Appointed	Paul Bemile	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
57.2	Appointed	Denis George Browne	Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
45.5	Appointed	Frederick Joseph Colli	Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
45.5	Appointed	Frederick Joseph Colli	Titular Bishop of Afufenia	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
60.0	Appointed	Paul Dacoury-Tabley	Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
44.9	Appointed	Patrick James Dunn	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
76.9	Retired	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus
64.7	Appointed	Julián Herranz Casado	President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
51.7	Appointed	John Baptist Kaggwa	Coadjutor Bishop of Masaka, Uganda	Bishop
72.8	Appointed	Noël Kokora-Tekry †	Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Maurice Konan Kouassi	Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
57.1	Appointed	Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu	Bishop of Ho, Ghana
40.6	Appointed	Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe	Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo
47.4	Appointed	Gabriel Akwasi Abiabo Mante	Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana
40.5	Appointed	Joseph Mairura Okemwa	Bishop of Kisii, Kenya
66.9	Appointed	Auguste Nobou †	Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus
69.2	Appointed	Joseph Roy †	Bishop of Mysore, India	Bishop Emeritus
78.5	Retired	Bernard Yago †	Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Vital Komenan Yao †	Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
51.0	Appointed	Jean Zerbo	Bishop of Mopti, Mali	Archbishop of Bamako, Mali
20 Dec	70.9	Appointed	John Bukovsky, S.V.D.	Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
71.7	Appointed	Maximiano Tuazon Cruz	Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Installed	John Clement Favalora	Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
24 Dec	84.6	Died	Janez Jenko †	Bishop Emeritus of Koper, Slovenia
26 Dec	91.3	Died	Pietro Pavan †	Cardinal, Priest of Treviso, Italy
76.5	Died	André Rousset †	Bishop Emeritus of Pontoise, France
27 Dec	75.5	Retired	Mario Revollo Bravo †	Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.3	Appointed	Pedro Rubiano Sàenz	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
29 Dec	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Rolando Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.	Titular Bishop of Vulturaria	Prelate of Infanta, Philippines
30 Dec	59.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Anfossi	Bishop of Aosta, Italy
79.4	Resigned	Alfonso Coto Monge †	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
76.0	Retired	Ovidio Lari †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	José Francisco Ulloa Rojas	Bishop of Limón, Costa Rica	Bishop of Cartago, Costa Rica
63.2	Ordained Bishop	John Walter Yanta	Titular Bishop of Naratcata	Bishop Emeritus of Amarillo, Texas, USA
31 Dec	95.9	Died	Ernesto de Paula †	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

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