Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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1 Dec | Born | Vital Corbellini | Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil | ||
2 Dec | Born | Felice Accrocca | Archbishop of Benevento, Italy | ||
3 Dec | 86.2 | Died | Juozapas Skvireckas † | Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania | |
4 Dec | 53.8 | Appointed | Joseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. † | Titular Archbishop of Salamis | Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan |
53.8 | Resigned | Joseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. † | Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan | Archbishop Emeritus | |
5 Dec | 85.7 | Died | Henry Grey Graham † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain | |
70.7 | Appointed | Aloisius Joseph Muench † | Titular Archbishop of Selymbria | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA | |
70.7 | Resigned | Aloisius Joseph Muench † | Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus | |
6 Dec | 29.4 | Ordained Priest | Joseph Das † | Priest | Bishop Emeritus of Berhampur, India |
23.1 | Ordained Priest | Pier Giacomo Grampa | Priest of Lugano, Switzerland | Bishop Emeritus | |
Born | Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. | Archbishop Emeritus of Merauke, Indonesia | |||
8 Dec | 38.9 | Ordained Bishop | Cyrille Emmanuel Benni † | Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq | Archbishop Emeritus |
29.5 | Ordained Priest | Walter Bini, S.D.B. † | Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco | Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
21.5 | Professed | Bl. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. † | Member of Order of Friars Preachers | Bishop of Oran, Algeria | |
19.5 | Professed | Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. | Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites | Bishop Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia | |
69.1 | Died | Hugh Louis Lamb † | Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
27.9 | Ordained Priest | Fernando Legal, S.D.B. † | Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco | Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
23.5 | Ordained Priest | Leonardo de Miranda Pereira | Priest of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
Born | Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez | Archbishop of Cali, Colombia | |||
76.6 | Died | Paolo Rostagno † | Bishop of Ivrea, Italy | ||
9 Dec | 77.0 | Appointed | Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † | Titular Bishop of Pegae | Bishop Emeritus of Bovino, Italy |
77.0 | Retired | Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Bovino, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
10 Dec | Born | John Ebebe Ayah | Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria | ||
Born | Silvio Siripong Charatsri | Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand | |||
11 Dec | 80.8 | Died | Johannes Baptist Dietz † | Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany | |
44.3 | Appointed | Michael Doumith † | Bishop of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon | ||
40.1 | Appointed | Joseph Khoury † | Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon | ||
26.7 | Ordained Priest | Peter Kwasi Sarpong | Priest of Kumasi, Ghana | Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana | |
12 Dec | 37.3 | Ordained Bishop | Arnulfo Surtida Arcilla † | Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines | |
61.2 | Installed | Silvino Martínez † | Bishop of Rosario, Argentina | ||
13 Dec | Born | Ernesto Giobando, S.J. | Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Born | Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu | Bishop of Port-Gentil, Gabon | |||
14 Dec | 78.5 | Elevated to Cardinal | Augustin Bea, S.J. † | Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity | |
65.6 | Appointed | Francis John Brennan † | Dean of the Roman Rota | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments | |
54.1 | Appointed | Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. † | Prefect of Bossangoa, Central African Republic | Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic | |
78.0 | Appointed | Gaetano Cicognani † | Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites | |
79.9 | Appointed | Santiago Luis Copello † | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso | Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery | |
37.7 | Appointed | Epaminondas José de Araújo † | Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil | |
75.8 | Elevated to Cardinal | William Theodore Heard † | Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota | ||
75.8 | Resigned | William Theodore Heard † | Dean of the Roman Rota | Cardinal, Dean Emeritus | |
72.0 | Appointed | Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † | Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites | |
72.0 | Elevated to Cardinal | Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites | ||
64.8 | Elevated to Cardinal | Paolo Marella † | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter | ||
64.8 | Resigned | Paolo Marella † | Apostolic Nuncio to France | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter | |
55.5 | Appointed | Gabriel Auguste François Marty † | Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims, France | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France | |
55.5 | Appointed | Gabriel Auguste François Marty † | Titular Archbishop of Hemesa | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France | |
56.7 | Elevated to Cardinal | Albert Gregory Meyer † | Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA | ||
87.5 | Appointed | Francesco Morano † | Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano | ||
87.5 | Elevated to Cardinal | Francesco Morano † | Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano | ||
70.8 | Appointed | Aloisius Joseph Muench † | Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA | |
70.8 | Elevated to Cardinal | Aloisius Joseph Muench † | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA | ||
54.6 | Appointed | Pierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. † | Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches | |
73.4 | Appointed | Gustavo Testa † | Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches | |
73.4 | Elevated to Cardinal | Gustavo Testa † | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches | ||
16 Dec | 46.5 | Appointed | Henri Marie Charles Gufflet † | Coadjutor Bishop of Limoges, France | Bishop Emeritus |
46.5 | Appointed | Henri Marie Charles Gufflet † | Titular Bishop of Calama | Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France | |
17 Dec | 70.2 | Appointed | Raffaele Baratta † | Archbishop of Perugia, Italy | Archbishop Emeritus |
78.5 | Appointed | Augustin Bea, S.J. † | Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba | Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity | |
75.8 | Appointed | William Theodore Heard † | Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro | Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota | |
56.1 | Appointed | Renato Luisi † | Bishop of Bovino, Italy | Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy | |
44.7 | Appointed | Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers † | Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France | Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France | |
44.7 | Appointed | Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers † | Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia | Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France | |
56.7 | Appointed | Albert Gregory Meyer † | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia | Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
52.4 | Appointed | Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin † | Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile | Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile | |
54.1 | Appointed | Jean-Marie Villot † | Coadjutor Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France | Cardinal, Secretary of State | |
54.1 | Appointed | Jean-Marie Villot † | Titular Archbishop of Bosporus | Cardinal, Secretary of State | |
Born | Henryk Wejman | Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland | |||
18 Dec | 68.4 | Died | John Roderick MacDonald † | Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
Born | Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer | Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France | |||
19 Dec | 37.0 | Appointed | John Kodwo Amissah † | Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana | |
47.8 | Appointed | George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † | Vicar Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
47.8 | Appointed | George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † | Titular Bishop of Belabitene | Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
41.7 | Appointed | Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage † | Auxiliary Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania | |
41.7 | Appointed | Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage † | Titular Bishop of Casius | Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania | |
29.0 | Ordained Deacon | Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. † | Deacon of Society of the Divine Word | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | |
44.7 | Appointed | Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † | Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
44.7 | Appointed | Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † | Titular Bishop of Bennefa | Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea | |
25.8 | Ordained Priest | Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. † | Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual | Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil | |
71.4 | Appointed | Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. † | Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope | Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar | |
71.4 | Retired | Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. † | Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar | Archbishop Emeritus | |
44.9 | Appointed | Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. † | Bishop of Moundou, Chad | Bishop Emeritus | |
54.8 | Appointed | Lucien Bernard Lacoste, S.C.I. di Béth. † | Apostolic Administrator of Chieng-Mai, Thailand | Bishop Emeritus of Dali [Tali], China | |
25.5 | Ordained Priest | José Lizares Estrada | Priest | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México | |
26.6 | Ordained Priest | Petero Mataca † | Priest of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania) | Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) | |
50.1 | Appointed | Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi † | Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan | Bishop Emeritus | |
28.1 | Ordained Priest | Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. † | Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family | Bishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia | |
45.2 | Appointed | Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. † | Vicar Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
45.2 | Appointed | Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. † | Titular Bishop of Callipolis | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea | |
Born | Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun | Bishop of Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian), Ethiopia | |||
58.1 | Appointed | John Joseph U Win † | Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar | ||
48.4 | Installed | Francisco Juan Vénnera † | Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina | Bishop Emeritus | |
45.9 | Appointed | Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. † | Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile | ||
45.9 | Appointed | Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. † | Titular Bishop of Ariassus | Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile | |
44.9 | Appointed | Francesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. † | Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar | Bishop Emeritus | |
25.0 | Ordained Priest | Georg Weinhold † | Priest of Meißen (Meissen), Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany | |
20 Dec | 25.7 | Ordained Priest | Patrick Ronald Cooney † | Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA | Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA |
25.7 | Ordained Priest | Joseph Ek Thabping † | Priest of Ratchaburi, Thailand | Bishop | |
27.0 | Ordained Priest | Nicholas Marcus Fernando † | Priest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka | Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
28.6 | Ordained Priest | Francis Anthony Gomes † | Priest of Dacca, Bangladesh | Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh | |
25.4 | Ordained Priest | Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. † | Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo | Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil | |
32.4 | Ordained Priest | Savarinathen Iruthayaraj † | Priest | Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India | |
30.9 | Ordained Priest | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Priest of Bangkok, Thailand | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
29.7 | Ordained Priest | Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro † | Priest of Lomé, Togo | Archbishop Emeritus | |
26.8 | Ordained Priest | Rafael Llano Cifuentes † | Priest of Opus Dei | Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
23.8 | Ordained Priest | Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville | Priest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles | Archbishop Emeritus | |
28.4 | Ordained Priest | Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà † | Priest | Bishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam | |
25.3 | Ordained Priest | Daniel Edward Pilarczyk † | Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | Archbishop Emeritus | |
25.7 | Ordained Priest | Robert Fortune Sanchez † | Priest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA | Archbishop Emeritus | |
24.2 | Ordained Priest | Richard John Sklba † | Priest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
69.1 | Appointed | Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † | Apostolic Administrator of Taipei, Taiwan | Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China | |
29.7 | Ordained Priest | Thomas Stafford Williams † | Priest of Wellington, New Zealand | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
21 Dec | 54.8 | Appointed | Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. † | Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica | Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania |
54.8 | Resigned | Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. † | Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania | Archbishop Emeritus | |
Born | Maximino Caballero Ledo | Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy | |||
73.3 | Retired | Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. † | Bishop of Chile, Military | Bishop Emeritus | |
45.1 | Appointed | Thomas Morris † | Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland | Archbishop Emeritus | |
Born | Francesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap. | Archbishop of Otranto, Italy | |||
59.0 | Ordained Bishop | Thomas Joseph Riley † | Titular Bishop of Regiae | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA | |
25 Dec | Born | Felix Lian Khen Thang | Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar | ||
Born | Luis Alberto Migone Repetto | Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile | |||
26 Dec | Born | Jan Glapiak | Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland | ||
59.0 | Died | Justin Joseph McCarthy † | Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA | ||
27 Dec | 27.4 | Ordained Priest | Pierre-Antoine-Jean Bach, M.E.P. † | Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos |
47.9 | Appointed | Alfons Karl Kempf † | Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
47.9 | Appointed | Alfons Karl Kempf † | Titular Bishop of Limyra | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany | |
28 Dec | Born | Itacir Brassiani, M.S.F. | Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | ||
29 Dec | Born | Kevin Thomas Kenney | Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | ||
57.5 | Died | Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier † | Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France | ||
30 Dec | 40.8 | Appointed | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez † | Bishop of Montería, Colombia | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia |
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