Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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Nov | 80.9 | Retired | Luigi Poggi † | Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive | Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus |
80.9 | Retired | Luigi Poggi † | Librarian of the Vatican Library | Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive | |
3 Nov | 70.5 | Died | Paulos Philoxinos Ayyamkulangara † | Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India | |
89.7 | Retired | Paul Bùi Chu Tạo † | Bishop of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam | Bishop Emeritus | |
55.8 | Succeeded | Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến | Bishop of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam | Bishop Emeritus | |
68.9 | Died | Oriano Quilici † | Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland | ||
4 Nov | 65.1 | Appointed | Bernard Joseph Harrington | Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA | Bishop Emeritus |
64.6 | Installed | Dionigi Tettamanzi † | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Ambrogio e Carlo | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy | |
5 Nov | 76.2 | Retired | Lorenzo Antonetti † | President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See | Cardinal, President Emeritus |
71.4 | Resigned | Joseph Banchong Aribarg † | Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand | Bishop Emeritus | |
72.2 | Appointed | Agostino Cacciavillan | President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See | Cardinal, President Emeritus | |
45.7 | Appointed | Varghese Chakkalakal | Bishop of Kannur, India | Bishop of Calicut, India | |
63.4 | Appointed | Augustine Cheong Myong-jo † | Coadjutor Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) | Bishop | |
56.0 | Appointed | Louis Chamniern Santisukniram | Bishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand | Archbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand | |
62.1 | Appointed | Vincent Michael Concessao | Archbishop of Agra, India | Archbishop Emeritus of Delhi, India | |
61.7 | Appointed | Cesare Mazzolari, M.C.C.I. † | Bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan | ||
39.5 | Appointed | Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. | Auxiliary Bishop of Windhoek, Namibia | Archbishop | |
39.5 | Appointed | Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, O.M.I. | Titular Bishop of Pertusa | Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia | |
49.0 | Appointed | Antony Pappusamy | Auxiliary Bishop of Madurai, India | Archbishop | |
49.0 | Appointed | Antony Pappusamy | Titular Bishop of Zaba | Archbishop of Madurai, India | |
43.8 | Appointed | Jean-Baptiste Tiama | Bishop of Sikasso, Mali | Bishop of Mopti, Mali | |
61.6 | Appointed | Pierre Trần Ðình Tứ | Bishop of Phú Cường, Viet Nam | Bishop Emeritus | |
6 Nov | 45.6 | Appointed | Mathew Moolakkatt, O.S.B. | Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India | Archbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India |
45.6 | Appointed | Mathew Moolakkatt, O.S.B. | Titular Bishop of Hólar | Archbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India | |
78.2 | Died | Elias Nijmé, B.A. † | Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek) | ||
7 Nov | 49.3 | Ordained Bishop | Franklyn (Frank) Atese Nubuasah, S.V.D. | Titular Bishop of Pauzera | Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana |
8 Nov | 45.0 | Ordained Bishop | Vincent Barwa | Bishop of Purnea, India | Bishop of Simdega, India |
58.6 | Installed | Pier Giorgio Debernardi | Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
9 Nov | 71.5 | Confirmed | Joseph Ratzinger | Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of Cardinals | Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy |
10 Nov | 70.4 | Died | Antonio Ferrándiz Morales, O.F.M. Cap. † | Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia | |
57.3 | Appointed | Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan | Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Algeria | |
57.3 | Appointed | Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan | Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Algeria | |
11 Nov | 44.3 | Ordained Bishop | Victor Henry Thakur | Bishop of Bettiah, India | Archbishop of Raipur, India |
67.4 | Appointed | José Vieira de Lima, T.O.R. | Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
12 Nov | 60.5 | Appointed | Anthony Joseph O’Connell † | Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA | Bishop Emeritus |
59.5 | Appointed | Jean-Claude Périsset | Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana Prima | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany | |
59.5 | Appointed | Jean-Claude Périsset | Apostolic Nuncio to Romania | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany | |
13 Nov | 60.7 | Died | Mário Zanetta † | Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil | |
14 Nov | 63.8 | Appointed | Noël Delaquis | Titular Bishop of Gravelbourg | Bishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada |
47.9 | Appointed | Alessandro D’Errico | Titular Archbishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara) | Apostolic Nuncio to Malta | |
47.9 | Appointed | Alessandro D’Errico | Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan | Apostolic Nuncio to Malta | |
50.6 | Appointed | Gennaro Pascarella | Bishop of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy | Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy | |
71.2 | Resigned | Albert Joseph Tsiahoana † | Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar | Archbishop Emeritus | |
15 Nov | 80.2 | Died | Enzo Ceccarelli Catraro, S.D.B. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Ayacucho, Venezuela | |
96.6 | Died | Leo Aloysius Pursley † | Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA | ||
16 Nov | 60.3 | Appointed | Annetto Depasquale † | Auxiliary Bishop of Malta | |
60.3 | Appointed | Annetto Depasquale † | Titular Bishop of Aradi | Auxiliary Bishop of Malta | |
17 Nov | 49.1 | Appointed | Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. | Cardinal, Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden | |
75.0 | Retired | Hubertus Brandenburg † | Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden | Bishop Emeritus | |
52.2 | Appointed | Carlos José Ñáñez | Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina | ||
79.5 | Retired | Raúl Francisco Primatesta † | Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
18 Nov | 46.0 | Appointed | Luíz Carlos Eccel | Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
21 Nov | 56.6 | Appointed | Gualtiero Bassetti | Bishop of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy | Cardinal, Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy |
76.1 | Retired | Ettore Di Filippo † | Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy | Archbishop Emeritus | |
66.3 | Appointed | Armando Dini | Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy | Archbishop Emeritus | |
30.5 | Ordained Deacon | Antônio Fontinele de Melo | Deacon of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil | Bishop of Humaitá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
58.0 | Appointed | Andrea Mugione † | Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy | Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy | |
22 Nov | 48.0 | Ordained Bishop | Philippe Xavier Ignace Barbarin | Bishop of Moulins, France | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lyon, France |
36.0 | Ordained Priest | Ailton Menegussi | Priest of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Bishop of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil | |
53.8 | Installed | Christoph Schönborn, O.P. | Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore | Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria | |
25.1 | Ordained Priest | Javier Vilanova Pellisa | Priest of Tortosa, Spain | Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain | |
23 Nov | 58.9 | Appointed | Roberto Lückert León | Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela | Archbishop Emeritus |
87.6 | Died | Estanislau Arnoldo Van Melis, C.P. † | Bishop Emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil | ||
25 Nov | 27.0 | Ordained Priest | Christudas Rajappan | Priest of Trivandrum, India | Auxiliary Bishop |
26 Nov | 38.0 | Ordained Priest | Borys Andrij Gudziak | Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA |
76.5 | Died | Djuro Kokša † | Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia | ||
27 Nov | 49.9 | Appointed | Joseph Angelo Grech † | Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia | Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia |
49.9 | Appointed | Joseph Angelo Grech † | Titular Bishop of Belesasa | Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia | |
58.5 | Appointed | Daniel Eugene Hurley | Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia | Bishop Emeritus of Darwin, Australia | |
68.4 | Appointed | André Wouking † | Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
28 Nov | 47.0 | Appointed | Rafael Cob García | Vicar Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador | |
47.0 | Appointed | Rafael Cob García | Titular Bishop of Cerbali | Vicar Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador | |
49.5 | Succeeded | Daniel Nicholas DiNardo | Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA | Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA | |
44.4 | Appointed | Lawrence Pius Dorairaj | Auxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India | Bishop of Dharmapuri, India | |
44.4 | Appointed | Lawrence Pius Dorairaj | Titular Bishop of Absa Salla | Bishop of Dharmapuri, India | |
85.2 | Died | Frederick William Freking † | Bishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA | ||
93.1 | Died | Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † | Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon | ||
71.8 | Retired | Jean Pierre XVIII Kasparian, I.C.P.B. † | Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon | Patriarch Emeritus | |
56.4 | Appointed | Josaphat Louis Lebulu | Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania | Archbishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania | |
60.6 | Appointed | Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado | Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar | Archbishop Emeritus | |
42.1 | Appointed | Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. | Vicar Apostolic of San Vicente-Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia | |
42.1 | Appointed | Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. | Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia | Bishop of San Vicente del Caguán, Colombia | |
46.2 | Appointed | Salvatore Pennacchio | Titular Archbishop of Montemarano | Apostolic Nuncio to Poland | |
46.2 | Appointed | Salvatore Pennacchio | Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda | Apostolic Nuncio to Poland | |
45.9 | Appointed | Rosario Pio Ramolo, O.F.M. Cap. | Bishop of Goré, Chad | ||
52.5 | Appointed | Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona | Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar | Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
48.1 | Appointed | Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez, M.C.C.I. | Bishop of Lai, Chad | Bishop of Sarh, Chad | |
72.2 | Resigned | Lawrence Donald Soens | Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
29 Nov | 73.9 | Installed | Francesco Colasuonno † | Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy |
30 Nov | 61.9 | Appointed | Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. | Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites | Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) |
1 Dec | 80.5 | Died | Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi † | Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family | |
47.4 | Appointed | Robert Joseph McManus | Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA | Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | |
47.4 | Appointed | Robert Joseph McManus | Titular Bishop of Allegheny | Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | |
2 Dec | 75.9 | Retired | Tomás Balduino, O.P. † | Bishop of Goiás, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
84.8 | Died | Ferdinando Maggioni † | Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy | ||
69.8 | Died | Américo do Couto Oliveira † | Bishop of Lamego, Portugal | ||
54.4 | Appointed | Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen | Bishop of Goiás, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
3 Dec | 75.0 | Retired | Franco Brambilla † | Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus |
62.6 | Appointed | Francesco Canalini | Apostolic Nuncio to Australia | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland | |
35.8 | Ordained Priest | Peter Feng Xinmao | Priest | Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China | |
4 Dec | 60.2 | Appointed | Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. | Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay | Archbishop Emeritus |
56.1 | Appointed | Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. | Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile | Bishop Emeritus | |
57.5 | Appointed | Jean Gagnon † | Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada | Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada | |
57.5 | Appointed | Jean Gagnon † | Titular Bishop of Lamdia | Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada | |
75.2 | Retired | José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † | Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay | Archbishop Emeritus | |
5 Dec | 34.0 | Ordained Priest | Pio Hipunyati | Priest of Ondjiva, Angola | Bishop |
53.6 | Appointed | Diarmuid Martin | Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha | Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland | |
45.7 | Professed | Mathew Moolakkatt, O.S.B. | Priest of Order of Saint Benedict | Archbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India | |
29.8 | Ordained Priest | Orlando Olave Villanoba | Priest of Barrancabermeja, Colombia | Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia | |
62.7 | Appointed | José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H. | Titular Bishop of Aufinium | Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers | |
62.7 | Appointed | José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H. | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers | Secretary Emeritus | |
74.6 | Appointed | Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera † | Archbishop of Camagüey, Cuba | Archbishop Emeritus | |
6 Dec | 80.4 | Died | Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos † | Bishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil | |
74.3 | Died | João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † | Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy | ||
32.1 | Ordained Priest | Dionísio Hisiilenapo | Priest of Ondjiva, Angola | Bishop of Namibe, Angola | |
7 Dec | 53.7 | Appointed | Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin | Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to European Union |
53.7 | Appointed | Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin | Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to European Union | |
88.0 | Died | Demetrio Mansilla Reoyo † | Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain | ||
66.9 | Appointed | James Thomas McHugh † | Coadjutor Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA | Bishop | |
68.8 | Appointed | Gabriel Montalvo Higuera † | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus | |
71.8 | Died | Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. † | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile | ||
68.8 | Appointed | Giorgio Zur † | President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria | |
8 Dec | 38.7 | Ordained Priest | Inácio Saúre, I.M.C. | Priest of Consolata Missionaries | Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique |
9 Dec | 56.8 | Appointed | Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. † | Coadjutor Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
10 Dec | 83.5 | Died | Anthony Yang Shao-huai (Xiaohuai), O.F.M. † | Auxiliary Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China | |
11 Dec | 75.3 | Retired | John Peter Jukes, O.F.M. Conv. † | Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
12 Dec | 47.7 | Ordained Deacon | Stephen Jay Berg | Deacon of Fort Worth, Texas, USA | Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA |
40.4 | Appointed | Everardus Johannes de Jong | Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands | ||
40.4 | Appointed | Everardus Johannes de Jong | Titular Bishop of Cariana | Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands | |
47.2 | Ordained Bishop | Lucas Kalfa Sanou | Bishop of Banfora, Burkina Faso | ||
13 Dec | 22.2 | Ordained Deacon | Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A. | Deacon of Other | Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine |
14 Dec | 30.6 | Ordained Priest | Roberto Pío Álvarez | Priest of Córdoba, Argentina | Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina |
15 Dec | 99.2 | Died | Giuseppe Garneri † | Bishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy | |
28.7 | Ordained Priest | Simon Kim Ju-young | Priest of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) | Bishop | |
17 Dec | 64.0 | Died | Alberto Jover Piamonte † | Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines | |
18 Dec | 31.0 | Ordained Priest | Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B. | Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco | Archbishop of Díli, Timor-Leste |
19 Dec | 75.6 | Retired | Bruno Foresti | Bishop of Brescia, Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
30.1 | Ordained Priest | Rudolf Nyandoro | Priest of Masvingo, Zimbabwe | Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe | |
66.8 | Appointed | Giulio Sanguineti | Bishop of Brescia, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
20 Dec | 30.8 | Ordained Priest | Devair Araújo da Fonseca | Priest of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
42.9 | Ordained Bishop | Marcelo Arturo González Amador | Titular Bishop of Segia | Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba | |
57.4 | Ordained Bishop | Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan | Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna | Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Algeria | |
22 Dec | 64.7 | Appointed | Franz Dietl | Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
64.7 | Appointed | Franz Dietl | Titular Bishop of Sebarga | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany | |
75.4 | Retired | Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck † | Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
26 Dec | 31.0 | Ordained Deacon | Luiz Gonçalves Knupp | Deacon of Maringá, Parana, Brazil | Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
29 Dec | 49.2 | Ordained Bishop | Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. | Cardinal, Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden | |
90.5 | Died | André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. † | Bishop Emeritus of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire | ||
39.5 | Appointed | Vlado Košić | Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia | Bishop of Sisak, Croatia | |
39.5 | Appointed | Vlado Košić | Titular Bishop of Ruspae | Bishop of Sisak, Croatia | |
54.9 | Appointed | Josip Mrzljak | Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia | Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia | |
54.9 | Appointed | Josip Mrzljak | Titular Bishop of Caltadria | Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia | |
49.3 | Appointed | José de Jesús Quintero Díaz | Bishop of Tibú, Colombia | Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia | |
54.5 | Appointed | Julio César Vidal Ortiz | Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia | Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia | |
62.4 | Died | Patras Yusaf † | Bishop of Multan, Pakistan | ||
30 Dec | 25.7 | Ordained Priest | John Nellikunnel | Priest | Bishop of Idukki (Syro-Malabar), India |
53.2 | Appointed | Salvatore Paruzzo | Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | ||
31 Dec | 70.5 | Resigned | Wolfgang Kirchgässner † | Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
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