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The Year of Our Lord 1994

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November to December

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Nov67.8ResignedDemetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino †Bishop of Caacupé, ParaguayBishop Emeritus
2 Nov74.8DiedAloísio Ariovaldo (Tarcísio) Amaral, C.SS.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Nov45.4AppointedJean-Pierre BlaisAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, CanadaBishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
45.4AppointedJean-Pierre BlaisTitular Bishop of TinumBishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
58.9AppointedJohn Clement FavaloraArchbishop of Miami, Florida, USAArchbishop Emeritus
62.6ResignedRaymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
75.8AppointedFederico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. †Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, BoliviaBishop Emeritus
76.5RetiredEdward Anthony McCarthy †Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USAArchbishop Emeritus
58.3AppointedGeorge Hugh Niederauer †Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USAArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
58.7AppointedEugène TremblayAuxiliary Bishop of Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
58.7AppointedEugène TremblayTitular Bishop of SuccubaBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
4 Nov60.2ResignedEugène Biletsi Onim †Bishop of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
5 Nov74.7RetiredAndré Bedoglouyan, I.C.P.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonPatriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem and Amman {Gerusalemme e Amman} (Armenian), Palestine
7 Nov58.8AppointedEdwin ReganBishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
8 Nov68.4DiedRafael Garcia González †Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México
63.3AppointedEdward Joseph O’Donnell †Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus
9 Nov76.8RetiredAdriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. †Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
63.5AppointedJudson Michael Procyk †Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
57.1AppointedWerner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †Bishop of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11 Nov49.0AppointedJoseph Aind, S.D.B.Bishop of Dibrugarh, IndiaBishop Emeritus
65.0AppointedManuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonEparch Emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA
65.0AppointedManuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. †Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli ArmeniEparch Emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA
75.2RetiredSamuel Emmanuel Carter, S.J. †Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
60.9AppointedJohn of the Cross Chang-yik †Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
78.8RetiredMatthias A. Chimole †Bishop of Lilongwe, MalawiBishop Emeritus
65.7AppointedEdgerton Roland ClarkeArchbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
50.1AppointedAngel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F.Bishop of San Pedro Sula, HondurasBishop Emeritus
45.8AppointedJohannes Liku Ada’Archbishop of Ujung Pandang, IndonesiaArchbishop of Makassar, Indonesia
60.4AppointedFélix Ramananarivo, M.S. †Bishop of Antsirabé, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
57.6AppointedGabriel Simo †Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam, CameroonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.6AppointedPhilippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E. †Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo, CameroonBishop Emeritus
73.9AppointedLambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop of Bertoua, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus
45.4SucceededTarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye †Bishop of Lilongwe, MalawiArchbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
12 Nov69.8AppointedFrancesco Colasuonno †Apostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
91.4DiedAugustinus Frotz †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24.0Ordained PriestGiuseppe LaterzaPriest of Conversano-Monopoli, ItalyApostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic
65.4DiedJosé Manuel Lorenzo †Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina
70.2SucceededAbelardo Francisco Silva †Bishop of San Miguel, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
13 Nov27.1Ordained PriestDésinord JeanPriest of Port-au-Prince, HaïtiBishop of Hinche, Haïti
29.4Ordained PriestGlandas Marie Erick ToussaintPriest of Port-au-Prince, HaïtiBishop of Jacmel, Haïti
14 Nov83.8DiedFrancis Frederick Reh †Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
15 Nov80.0DiedJulián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
75.5DiedWilliam Mahony, S.M.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Ilorin, Nigeria
46.8ResignedMichael Marai †Bishop of Goroka, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
63.5AppointedSergio SebastianiSecretary of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
48.3AppointedRolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, PhilippinesArchbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
48.3AppointedRolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.Titular Bishop of VulturariaArchbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
16 Nov82.4DiedPietro Luigi Carretto, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Surat Thani, Thailand
72.6SelectedJoseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu) †Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
39.6Ordained DeaconMarian Eleganti, O.S.B.Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
19 Nov92.0DiedLeopoldo Arayata Arcaira †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines
28.0Solemn VowsLuis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I.Member of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusBishop of Callao, Peru
57.4AppointedAntonio Napoletano, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, ItalyBishop Emeritus
24.5Ordained PriestJaime Uriel Sanabria AriasPriest of Tunja, ColombiaVicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
62.4Ordained BishopJosé Lorenzo Sartori †Bishop of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
54.7AppointedAgostino SuperboBishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
20 Nov24.6Ordained PriestEduardo José Castillo PinoPriest of Guayaquil, EcuadorArchbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
83.8DiedRaul Silva Silva †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
21 Nov62.4AppointedJavier Echevarría Rodríguez †Titular Bishop of CilibiaPrelate of Opus Dei
22 Nov70.2RetiredPaul Vincent Donovan †Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
66.5AppointedAlfred John Markiewicz †Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
23 Nov75.4RetiredManuel Guirao †Bishop of Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
58.2SucceededGerardo Eusebio Sueldo †Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
24 Nov66.6AppointedFrançois-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận †Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and PeaceCardinal, President
66.6ResignedFrançois-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận †Coadjutor Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet NamCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
25 Nov54.7InstalledAlejandro Goić KarmelićBishop of Osorno, ChileBishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
26 Nov72.3AppointedGilberto Agustoni †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Urbano e Lorenzo a Prima PortaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
72.3AppointedGilberto Agustoni †Prefect of the Apostolic SignaturaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
72.3Elevated to CardinalGilberto Agustoni †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
68.1AppointedRicardo María Carles Gordó †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al TiburtinoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
68.1Elevated to CardinalRicardo María Carles Gordó †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
90.6AppointedYves (Marie-Joseph) Congar, O.P. †Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al PalatinoCardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
90.6Elevated to CardinalYves (Marie-Joseph) Congar, O.P. †Cardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
59.9AppointedJulius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di MariaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia
59.9Elevated to CardinalJulius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia
82.0AppointedBernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed AchilleoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
82.0Elevated to CardinalBernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
60.4AppointedPierre Étienne Louis Eyt †Cardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte PincioCardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
60.4Elevated to CardinalPierre Étienne Louis Eyt †Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
76.8AppointedVincenzo Fagiolo †Cardinal-Deacon of San TeodoroCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
76.8Elevated to CardinalVincenzo Fagiolo †Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
72.9AppointedCarlo Furno †Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo ReCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
72.9Elevated to CardinalCarlo Furno †Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
26.2Ordained PriestFabián González BalsaPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
84.9AppointedAlois Grillmeier, S.J. †Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus
84.9Elevated to CardinalAlois Grillmeier, S.J. †Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus
63.7AppointedWilliam Henry Keeler †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli AngeliCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
63.7Elevated to CardinalWilliam Henry Keeler †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
92.1AppointedMikel Koliqi †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova
92.1Elevated to CardinalMikel Koliqi †Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova
68.1AppointedAron Jean-Marie Lustiger †Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi dei FrancesiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
64.6AppointedAdam Joseph MaidaCardinal-Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e ProtasioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
64.6Elevated to CardinalAdam Joseph MaidaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
27.6Ordained PriestIgnacio Damián MedinaPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
58.9Ordained BishopMartinus Petrus Maria Muskens †Bishop of Breda, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
80.0RetiredLuis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, EcuadorAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.1AppointedJaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Aquila e PriscillaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
58.1Elevated to CardinalJaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
67.8AppointedCarlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della ScalaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
67.8Elevated to CardinalCarlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
75.4AppointedPaul Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mareCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
75.4Elevated to CardinalPaul Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
77.0AppointedLuigi Poggi †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in DomnicaCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
77.0Elevated to CardinalLuigi Poggi †Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
49.2AppointedVinko PuljićCardinal-Priest of Santa Chiara a Vigna ClaraCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
49.2Elevated to CardinalVinko PuljićCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
69.3AppointedArmand Gaétan Razafindratandra †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai MontiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar
69.3Elevated to CardinalArmand Gaétan Razafindratandra †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar
71.1DiedArturo Rivera Damas, S.D.B. †Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
61.6AppointedJuan Sandoval ÍñiguezCardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e San Filippo MartireCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
61.6Elevated to CardinalJuan Sandoval ÍñiguezCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
66.5AppointedJan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano dei FiamminghiCardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
66.5Elevated to CardinalJan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
74.5Elevated to CardinalNasrallah Boutros Sfeir †Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
66.4AppointedPeter Seiichi Shirayanagi †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor FiorenzaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan
66.4Elevated to CardinalPeter Seiichi Shirayanagi †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan
67.8AppointedAdolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera †Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte MarioCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
67.8Elevated to CardinalAdolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
80.0AppointedKazimierz Świątek †Cardinal-Priest of San Gerardo MaiellaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
80.0Elevated to CardinalKazimierz Świątek †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
38.4AppointedStanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Zytomir, UkraineBishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine
38.4AppointedStanislav Szyrokoradiuk, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of SuristaBishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine
80.3AppointedErsilio Tonini †Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Redentore a ValmelainaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
80.3Elevated to CardinalErsilio Tonini †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
58.4AppointedJean-Claude Turcotte †Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri CanadesiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
58.4Elevated to CardinalJean-Claude Turcotte †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
72.0AppointedAugusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †Cardinal-Priest of San Roberto BellarminoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
72.0Elevated to CardinalAugusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
62.5AppointedMiloslav Vlk †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in GerusalemmeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
62.5Elevated to CardinalMiloslav Vlk †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
67.9AppointedEmmanuel WamalaCardinal-Priest of Sant’UgoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
67.9Elevated to CardinalEmmanuel WamalaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
69.4AppointedThomas Joseph Winning †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea delle FratteCardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
69.4Elevated to CardinalThomas Joseph Winning †Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
28 Nov87.5DiedVicente Enrique y Tarancón †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
29 Nov52.6AppointedFrancis Xavier DiLorenzo †Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USABishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
77.0AppointedLuigi Poggi †Archivist of the Vatican Secret ArchiveCardinal, Archivist Emeritus
77.0AppointedLuigi Poggi †Librarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
30 Nov54.3Ordained BishopGuillermo José GarlattiTitular Bishop of Aquae RegiaeArchbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Dec26.4Ordained DeaconRichard Philip James LaurensonDeacon of Hamilton in New ZealandBishop-Elect
56.8AppointedAntonio Maria VegliòApostolic Nuncio to SénégalCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
56.8AppointedAntonio Maria VegliòApostolic Nuncio to Guinea-BissauCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
56.8AppointedAntonio Maria VegliòApostolic Nuncio to Cape VerdeCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
56.8AppointedAntonio Maria VegliòApostolic Nuncio to MaliCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
1 Dec60.0AppointedBenito Cocchi †Apostolic Administrator of Piacenza-Bobbio, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
75.3RetiredGilbert-Antoine Duchêne †Bishop of Saint-Claude, FranceBishop Emeritus
75.7RetiredJoseph Irimpen †Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
75.5RetiredIgnatius P. Lobo †Bishop of Belgaum, IndiaBishop Emeritus
75.0RetiredAntonio Mazza †Bishop of Piacenza-Bobbio, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.8AppointedYves François PatenôtreBishop of Saint-Claude, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
2 Dec38.0IncardinatedJean-Marc EychennePriest of Orléans, FranceBishop of Grenoble-Vienne, France
47.0AppointedZacharias Cenita Jimenez †Bishop of Pagadian, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan, Philippines
3 Dec30.1ProfessedAnthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P.N.Member of Missionary Society of Saint Paul of NigeriaBishop of Idah, Nigeria
24.6Ordained PriestDavid AjangPriest of Jos, NigeriaBishop of Lafia, Nigeria
38.3Perpetual VowsFrancesco Beneduce, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
25.8Ordained PriestGiovani Carlos Caldas BarrocaPriest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilBishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil
54.3AppointedPaweł CieślikAuxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.3AppointedPaweł CieślikTitular Bishop of BritoniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
75.0RetiredMaurice Paul Delorme, Ist. del Prado †Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27.4ProfessedMedardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y.Member of Misioneros Javerianos de YarumalVicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia
46.4AppointedBruno MusaròTitular Archbishop of AbariApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Costa Rica
46.4AppointedBruno MusaròApostolic Nuncio to PanamaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Costa Rica
28.4Ordained PriestWaldemar Passini DalbelloPriest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilBishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
67.6AppointedPierfranco Pastore †Titular Bishop of ForontonianaSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
31.3Ordained PriestÁngel Antonio Recinos LemusPriest of Jalapa, GuatemalaBishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala
43.4AppointedStefan RegmuntAuxiliary Bishop of Legnica, PolandBishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
43.4AppointedStefan RegmuntTitular Bishop of Castellum MedianumBishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
26.5Ordained DeaconJohn Saw Yaw HanDeacon of Yangon, MyanmarBishop of Kengtung, Myanmar
4 Dec29.7Ordained PriestRoberto José da SilvaPriest of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7 Dec28.0Ordained PriestRolando José Álvarez LagosPriest of Managua, NicaraguaBishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
75.1RetiredFrancisco Raval Cruces †Archbishop of Zamboanga, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
54.4AppointedJosé Gonzalez AlonsoAuxiliary Bishop of Teresina, Piaui, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
54.4AppointedJosé Gonzalez AlonsoTitular Bishop of BalianaBishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
25.2Ordained DeaconSabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M.Deacon of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Castellaneta, Italy
24.2Ordained PriestGualtiero Federico IsacchiPriest of Albano, ItalyArchbishop of Monreale, Italy
91.7DiedGiuseppe Martinoli †Bishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland
8 Dec30.1Ordained PriestGuillermo Antonio Cornejo MonzónPriest of Lima, PeruAuxiliary Bishop
25.8Ordained PriestCarlos Rômulo Gonçalves e SilvaPriest of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
63.9AppointedCarmelo Dominador Flores Morelos †Archbishop of Zamboanga, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
30.9Perpetual VowsLazarus Vitalis Msimbe, S.D.S.Member of Society of the Divine SaviorBishop of Morogoro, Tanzania
27.8Ordained PriestMario Enrique Quirós QuirósPriest of San José de Costa RicaBishop of Cartago, Costa Rica
66.5InstalledDaniel Patrick ReillyBishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
25.6Ordained DeaconIosif StaneuskiDeacon of Grodno, BelarusArchbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
9 Dec82.7DiedEdward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
82.5DiedUmberto Tonna Zanotta †Bishop Emeritus of Florida, UruguayBishop
10 Dec46.4AppointedRaymond Leo BurkeBishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USACardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
26.8Ordained PriestPhilippe Alain MbargaPriest of Mbalmayo, CameroonBishop of Ebolowa, Cameroon
76.3RetiredJohn Joseph Paul †Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus
11 Dec57.7Ordained BishopHanna Markho †Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
33.2Ordained PriestJosé Valdeci Santos MendesPriest of Coroatá, Maranhão, BrazilBishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil
12 Dec55.1AppointedMichael John MaloneCoadjutor Bishop of Maitland, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia
54.1AppointedHeinrich MussinghoffBishop of Aachen, GermanyBishop Emeritus
13 Dec55.3AppointedSeán Baptist BradyCoadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, IrelandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.9Ordained BishopEdwin ReganBishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
74.1DiedJuvenal Roriz, C.SS.R. †Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
14 Dec25.7Ordained PriestMoisés Carlos Atisha ContrerasPriest of Order of the Pious SchoolsBishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile
61.0Ordained BishopJohn of the Cross Chang-yik †Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec60.9DiedAlexandre Kouassi †Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
63.4InstalledEdward Joseph O’Donnell †Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus
17 Dec88.7DiedGabriel Batta †Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
57.3AppointedOscar Mario Brown JiménezBishop of Santiago de Veraguas, PanamaBishop Emeritus
68.6DiedAldo Garzia †Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
18 Dec68.9Ordained BishopSylvester Li Jiantang (Liu Jiantang) †Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], ChinaBishop Emeritus
26.9Ordained PriestThaddeus Ma DaquinPriest of Shanghai [Shanghai], ChinaAuxiliary Bishop
19 Dec54.6AppointedAnthony Kwami AdanutyBishop of Keta-Akatsi, GhanaBishop Emeritus
53.9AppointedMarcel Honorat Léon Agboton †Bishop of Kandi, BeninArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
68.7AppointedBernard Agré †Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.9AppointedPaul BemileBishop of Wa, GhanaBishop Emeritus
59.1AppointedBruno Bertagna †Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative TextsVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
57.2AppointedDenis George BrowneBishop of Hamilton in New ZealandBishop Emeritus
45.5AppointedFrederick Joseph ColliAuxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaBishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
45.5AppointedFrederick Joseph ColliTitular Bishop of AfufeniaBishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
60.0AppointedPaul Dacoury-TableyBishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus
44.8AppointedPatrick James DunnBishop of Auckland, New ZealandBishop Emeritus
76.8RetiredVincenzo Fagiolo †President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative TextsCardinal, President Emeritus
64.7AppointedJulián Herranz CasadoPresident of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative TextsCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
51.7AppointedJohn Baptist Kaggwa †Coadjutor Bishop of Masaka, UgandaBishop Emeritus
72.7AppointedNoël Kokora-Tekry †Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’IvoireArchbishop Emeritus
56.9AppointedMaurice Konan KouassiBishop of Odienné, Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
57.0AppointedFrancis Anani Kofi LodonuBishop of Ho, GhanaBishop Emeritus
40.5AppointedJean-Claude Makaya LoembeBishop of Pointe-Noire, CongoBishop Emeritus
47.3AppointedGabriel Akwasi Ababio ManteBishop of Jasikan, Ghana
40.4AppointedJoseph Mairura OkemwaBishop of Kisii, Kenya
66.8AppointedAuguste Nobou †Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’IvoireArchbishop Emeritus
69.1AppointedJoseph Roy †Bishop of Mysore, IndiaBishop Emeritus
78.4RetiredBernard Yago †Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.9AppointedVital Komenan Yao †Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
50.9AppointedJean ZerboBishop of Mopti, MaliCardinal, Archbishop of Bamako, Mali
20 Dec70.9AppointedJohn Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †Apostolic Nuncio to Russian FederationApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
71.7AppointedMaximiano Tuazon Cruz †Bishop of Calbayog, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
59.0InstalledJohn Clement FavaloraArchbishop of Miami, Florida, USAArchbishop Emeritus
21 Dec74.7DiedPeter Chen Jianzhang †Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
22 Dec34.8Ordained PriestRobert RabbatPriestBishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia
23 Dec29.5Solemn VowsHelizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A.Member of Order of St. AugustineArchbishop of Mérida, Venezuela
24 Dec84.6DiedJanez Jenko †Bishop Emeritus of Koper, Slovenia
26 Dec91.3DiedPietro Pavan †Cardinal, Priest of Treviso, Italy
76.4DiedAndré Rousset †Bishop Emeritus of Pontoise, France
27 Dec62.2AppointedPedro Rubiano SàenzArchbishop of Bogotá, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
60.5ResignedEnrique Sarmiento AnguloApostolic Administrator of Bogotá, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Fontibón, Colombia
29 Dec25.9Ordained PriestThomas PadiyathPriest of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaAuxiliary Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India
48.4Ordained BishopRolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.Titular Bishop of VulturariaArchbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
30 Dec59.8AppointedGiuseppe AnfossiBishop of Aosta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
79.4ResignedAlfonso Coto Monge †Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa RicaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
75.9RetiredOvidio Lari †Bishop of Aosta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.2AppointedJosé Francisco Ulloa RojasBishop of Limón, Costa RicaBishop Emeritus of Cartago, Costa Rica
63.2Ordained BishopJohn Walter Yanta †Titular Bishop of NaratcataBishop Emeritus of Amarillo, Texas, USA
31 Dec95.9DiedErnesto de Paula †Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29.3Ordained PriestLawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C.Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossArchbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh

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