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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Dec BornVital CorbelliniBishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil
2 Dec BornFelice AccroccaArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
3 Dec86.2DiedJuozapas SkvireckasArchbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
4 Dec53.8AppointedJoseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †Titular Archbishop of SalamisArchbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
53.8ResignedJoseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †Archbishop of Taipei, TaiwanArchbishop Emeritus
5 Dec85.7DiedHenry Grey GrahamAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
70.7AppointedAloisius Joseph MuenchTitular Archbishop of SelymbriaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
70.7ResignedAloisius Joseph MuenchBishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USACardinal, Bishop Emeritus
6 Dec29.4Ordained PriestJoseph DasPriestBishop Emeritus of Berhampur, India
23.1Ordained PriestPier Giacomo GrampaPriest of Lugano, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
BornNicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C.Archbishop Emeritus of Merauke, Indonesia
8 Dec38.9Ordained BishopCyrille Emmanuel BenniArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
29.5Ordained PriestWalter Bini, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21.5ProfessedBl. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Oran, Algeria
19.5ProfessedGustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
69.1DiedHugh Louis LambBishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
27.9Ordained PriestFernando Legal, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.5Ordained PriestLeonardo de Miranda PereiraPriest of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornLuis Fernando Rodríguez VelásquezArchbishop of Cali, Colombia
76.6DiedPaolo RostagnoBishop of Ivrea, Italy
9 Dec77.0AppointedInnocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of PegaeBishop Emeritus of Bovino, Italy
77.0RetiredInnocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Bovino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
10 Dec BornJohn Ebebe AyahBishop of Uyo, Nigeria
BornSilvio Siripong CharatsriBishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand
11 Dec80.8DiedJohannes Baptist DietzBishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
44.3AppointedMichael DoumithBishop of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon
40.1AppointedJoseph KhouryArchbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
26.7Ordained PriestPeter Kwasi SarpongPriest of Kumasi, GhanaArchbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
12 Dec37.3Ordained BishopArnulfo Surtida ArcillaBishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
61.2InstalledSilvino MartínezBishop of Rosario, Argentina
13 Dec BornErnesto Giobando, S.J.Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
BornEuzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna ManagwuBishop of Port-Gentil, Gabon
14 Dec78.5Elevated to CardinalAugustin Bea, S.J. †Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
65.6AppointedFrancis John BrennanDean of the Roman RotaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
54.1AppointedLéon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Bossangoa, Central African RepublicBishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
78.0AppointedGaetano CicognaniCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
79.9AppointedSantiago Luis CopelloCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in DamasoCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
37.7AppointedEpaminondas José de AraújoBishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
75.8Elevated to CardinalWilliam Theodore HeardCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
75.8ResignedWilliam Theodore HeardDean of the Roman RotaCardinal, Dean Emeritus
72.0AppointedArcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai CatinariCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
72.0Elevated to CardinalArcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
64.8Elevated to CardinalPaolo MarellaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
64.8ResignedPaolo MarellaApostolic Nuncio to FranceCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
55.5AppointedGabriel Auguste François MartyCoadjutor Archbishop of Reims, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
55.5AppointedGabriel Auguste François MartyTitular Archbishop of HemesaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
56.7Elevated to CardinalAlbert Gregory MeyerCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
87.5AppointedFrancesco MoranoCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
87.5Elevated to CardinalFrancesco MoranoCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
70.8AppointedAloisius Joseph MuenchCardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle TermeCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
70.8Elevated to CardinalAloisius Joseph MuenchCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
54.6AppointedPierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. †Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of ReligiousCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
73.4AppointedGustavo TestaCardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei CroatiCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
73.4Elevated to CardinalGustavo TestaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
16 Dec46.5AppointedHenri Marie Charles GuffletCoadjutor Bishop of Limoges, FranceBishop Emeritus
46.5AppointedHenri Marie Charles GuffletTitular Bishop of CalamaBishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
17 Dec70.2AppointedRaffaele BarattaArchbishop of Perugia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
78.5AppointedAugustin Bea, S.J. †Cardinal-Deacon of San SabaCardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
75.8AppointedWilliam Theodore HeardCardinal-Deacon of San TeodoroCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
56.1AppointedRenato LuisiBishop of Bovino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
44.7AppointedMarius-Félix-Antoine MaziersAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
44.7AppointedMarius-Félix-Antoine MaziersTitular Bishop of Augustopolis in PhrygiaArchbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
56.7AppointedAlbert Gregory MeyerCardinal-Priest of Santa CeciliaCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
52.4AppointedManuel Sánchez BeguiristáinBishop of Los Angeles, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
54.1AppointedJean-Marie VillotCoadjutor Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceCardinal, Secretary of State
54.1AppointedJean-Marie VillotTitular Archbishop of BosporusCardinal, Secretary of State
BornHenryk WejmanAuxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
18 Dec68.4DiedJohn Roderick MacDonaldBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
BornPascal Jean Marcel WintzerArchbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
19 Dec37.0AppointedJohn Kodwo AmissahArchbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
47.8AppointedGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New GuineaArchbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
47.8AppointedGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of BelabiteneArchbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
41.7AppointedRenatus Lwamosa ButibubageAuxiliary Bishop of Mwanza, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
41.7AppointedRenatus Lwamosa ButibubageTitular Bishop of CasiusBishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
29.0Ordained DeaconDominic Carmon, S.V.D. †Deacon of Society of the Divine WordAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
44.7AppointedVirgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
44.7AppointedVirgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of BennefaBishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
25.8Ordained PriestLuís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil
71.4AppointedAlbert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in RhodopeArchbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
71.4RetiredAlbert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Mandalay, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus
44.9AppointedSamuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Moundou, ChadBishop Emeritus
54.8AppointedLucien Bernard Lacoste, S.C.I. di Béth. †Apostolic Administrator of Chieng-Mai, ThailandBishop Emeritus of Dali [Tali], China
25.5Ordained PriestJosé Lizares EstradaPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
26.6Ordained PriestPetero MatacaPriest of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
50.1AppointedDominic Yoshimatsu NoguchiBishop of Hiroshima, JapanBishop Emeritus
28.1Ordained PriestFransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. †Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy FamilyBishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
45.2AppointedBernard Schilling, S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New GuineaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
45.2AppointedBernard Schilling, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of CallipolisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
BornLisane-Christos Matheos SemahunBishop of Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
58.1AppointedJohn Joseph U WinArchbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
48.4InstalledFrancisco Juan VénneraBishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
45.9AppointedCesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
45.9AppointedCesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †Titular Bishop of AriassusVicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
44.9AppointedFrancesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
25.0Ordained PriestGeorg WeinholdPriest of Meißen (Meissen), GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
20 Dec25.7Ordained PriestPatrick Ronald CooneyPriest of Detroit, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
25.7Ordained PriestJoseph Ek ThabpingPriest of Ratchaburi, ThailandBishop
27.0Ordained PriestNicholas Marcus FernandoPriest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri LankaArchbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
28.6Ordained PriestFrancis Anthony GomesPriest of Dacca, BangladeshBishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
25.4Ordained PriestLaurindo Guizzardi, C.S. †Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles BorromeoBishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
32.4Ordained PriestSavarinathen IruthayarajPriestBishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India
30.9Ordained PriestMichael Michai KitbunchuPriest of Bangkok, ThailandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
29.7Ordained PriestPhilippe Fanoko Kossi KpodzroPriest of Lomé, TogoArchbishop Emeritus
26.8Ordained PriestRafael Llano CifuentesPriest of Opus DeiBishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23.8Ordained PriestGilbert Marie Michel MéranvillePriest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
28.4Ordained PriestPaul Nguyễn Văn HoàPriestBishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
25.3Ordained PriestDaniel Edward PilarczykPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USAArchbishop Emeritus
25.7Ordained PriestRobert Fortune SanchezPriest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USAArchbishop Emeritus
24.2Ordained PriestRichard John SklbaPriest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.1AppointedThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Apostolic Administrator of Taipei, TaiwanCardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
29.7Ordained PriestThomas Stafford WilliamsPriest of Wellington, New ZealandCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec54.8AppointedCornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in AugustamnicaArchbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
54.8ResignedCornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †Archbishop of Tabora, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus
BornMaximino Caballero LedoPrefect of the Secretariat for the Economy
73.3RetiredTeodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †Bishop of Chile, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
45.1AppointedThomas MorrisArchbishop of Cashel (-Emly), IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
BornFrancesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
59.0Ordained BishopThomas Joseph RileyTitular Bishop of RegiaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
25 Dec BornFelix Lian Khen ThangBishop of Kalay, Myanmar
BornLuis Alberto Migone RepettoAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
26 Dec BornJan GlapiakAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
59.0DiedJustin Joseph McCarthyBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
27 Dec27.4Ordained PriestPierre-Antoine-Jean Bach, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos
47.9AppointedAlfons Karl KempfAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.9AppointedAlfons Karl KempfTitular Bishop of LimyraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
28 Dec BornItacir Brassiani, M.S.F.Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
29 Dec BornKevin Thomas KenneyAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
57.5DiedDaniel-Auguste LemonnierAuxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
30 Dec40.8AppointedJosé de Jesús Pimiento RodriguezBishop of Montería, ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

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