The Year of Our Lord 1998

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

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

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
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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