The Year of Our Lord 1966

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 74.0 Retired Pierre Brot † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.3 Appointed Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. † Superior General of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buenaventura, Colombia

50.3 Resigned Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. † Prefect of Mitú, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buenaventura, Colombia

75.2 Retired André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

1 Dec 83.5 Retired Maurice Feltin † Archbishop of Paris, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

83.5 Retired Maurice Feltin † Vicar Apostolic of France, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

83.5 Retired Maurice Feltin † Bishop of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

Born Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

53.9 Appointed Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot † Bishop of France, Military Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France

53.9 Appointed Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot † Bishop of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France

53.9 Succeeded Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot † Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France

2 Dec Born Jovitus Francis Mwijage Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania

3 Dec 25.4 Ordained Priest Aloysius Paul D’Souza Priest of Mangalore, India Bishop Emeritus

48.8 Died Joseph Gerard Grondin, M.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Musoma, Tanzania

42.6 Appointed Bienvenido Mercado Lopez † Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines

42.6 Appointed Bienvenido Mercado Lopez † Titular Bishop of Muteci Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines

28.3 Ordained Priest Raúl Omar Rossi † Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of San Martín, Argentina

41.9 Appointed Manuel Sandalo Salvador † Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines Coadjutor Archbishop

41.9 Appointed Manuel Sandalo Salvador † Titular Bishop of Nasbinca Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines

53.1 Appointed Siro Silvestri † Apostolic Administrator of Assisi, Italy Bishop Emeritus of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy

4 Dec 59.7 Installed Robert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères † Bishop of Créteil, France Bishop Emeritus

38.1 Ordained Bishop Brian David Usanga † Titular Bishop of Ubaba Archbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria

5 Dec Born Oscar Cantú Bishop of San Jose in California, USA

49.6 Appointed Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Gor Bishop Emeritus of Arica, Chile

6 Dec 86.9 Died Jean Delay † Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France

44.0 Appointed Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal

44.0 Appointed Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão † Titular Bishop of Thelepte Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal

46.9 Appointed Domingos de Pinho Brandão † Auxiliary Bishop of Leiria, Portugal Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal

46.9 Appointed Domingos de Pinho Brandão † Titular Bishop of Filaca Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal

7 Dec 52.9 Appointed Teresio Ferraroni † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy

52.9 Appointed Teresio Ferraroni † Titular Bishop of Gauriana Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy

50.8 Appointed Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty † Coadjutor Bishop of Luçon, France Bishop Emeritus

Born Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M. Bishop of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia

8 Dec 58.1 Died Francis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. † Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa

21.0 Perpetual Vows Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. Member of Order of the Minims Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy

20.4 Professed Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Esteli, Nicaragua

49.3 Ordained Bishop James Louis Schad † Titular Bishop of Panatoria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA

9 Dec 58.6 Appointed Tiago Gerardo Cloin, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil

58.3 Appointed Robert Joseph Dwyer † Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA Archbishop Emeritus

89.4 Appointed John Mark Gannon † Titular Archbishop of Tacarata Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

89.4 Retired John Mark Gannon † Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

89.0 Appointed Edward Daniel Howard † Titular Archbishop of Albulae Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

89.0 Retired Edward Daniel Howard † Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA Archbishop Emeritus

53.5 Appointed Thomas Joseph Mardaga † Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA

53.5 Appointed Thomas Joseph Mardaga † Titular Bishop of Mutugenna Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA

66.9 Appointed João Batista Muniz, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Velefi Bishop Emeritus of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil

66.9 Resigned João Batista Muniz, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed John Francis Whealon † Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

10 Dec 34.6 Ordained Priest Anthony Soter Fernandez † Priest of Penang, Malaysia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

52.2 Appointed John Gerard McClean † Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain Bishop

52.2 Appointed John Gerard McClean † Titular Bishop of Maxita Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

30.2 Ordained Priest Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. Priest of Congregation of St. Basil Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

11 Dec 51.0 Installed Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois † Bishop of Corbeil, France Bishop Emeritus

30.4 Ordained Priest Anthony Olubunmi Okogie Priest of Lagos, Nigeria Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

35.4 Ordained Bishop Albert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

29.5 Ordained Priest Nestorius Timanywa † Priest of Bukoba, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 41.6 Ordained Bishop Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia

14 Dec 80.0 Appointed Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan † Titular Archbishop of Maraguia Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

80.0 Retired Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan † Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm † Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

15 Dec 82.5 Appointed Acacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra † Titular Archbishop of Scebatiana Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela

82.5 Retired Acacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra † Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus

40.8 Appointed Adriani Mkoba † Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

76.9 Appointed Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin † Titular Bishop of Pomaria Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

76.9 Retired Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin † Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain Bishop Emeritus

59.1 Installed José Rafael Pulido Méndez † Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela

61.6 Appointed Hermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania

61.6 Resigned Hermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

16 Dec 30.9 Ordained Priest Christopher Shaman Abba † Priest Bishop of Yola, Nigeria

24.3 Ordained Priest Barthélemy Adoukonou Priest of Abomey, Benin Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture

Born Albert George Alexander Anastas Bishop of Kuzhithurai, India

25.5 Ordained Priest George Pell † Priest of Ballarat, Australia Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy

25.5 Ordained Priest Stanley Roman Priest of Quilon, India Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 24.6 Ordained Priest Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina

26.8 Ordained Priest Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada

26.8 Ordained Priest Gianni Danzi † Priest of Lugano, Switzerland Prelate of Loreto, Italy

23.2 Ordained Priest Thierry Romain Camille Jordan Priest of Versailles, France Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France

24.9 Ordained Priest Arthur Leo Kennedy Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

27.9 Ordained Priest Nino Marzoli, C. R. † Priest of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

25.3 Ordained Priest John Joseph Myers † Priest of Peoria, Illinois, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

27.5 Ordained Priest Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

31.9 Ordained Priest Gregory Singkai † Priest of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

31.9 Ordained Priest Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. † Priest of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

26.0 Ordained Priest Donald William Wuerl Priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

24.9 Ordained Priest Alejo Zavala Castro Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

18 Dec 24.8 Ordained Priest Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Archbishop Emeritus of Sassari, Italy

24.3 Ordained Priest Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez † Priest of Tilarán, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica

24.1 Ordained Priest Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Pagadian, Philippines

26.0 Ordained Priest Fares Maakaroun Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil

27.1 Ordained Priest Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse Priest of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

39.8 Ordained Bishop Gilberto Pereira Lopes Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

19 Dec 38.2 Appointed Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. † Superior of Trabzon, Turkey Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

53.1 Died Edward Thaddeus Lawton, O.P. † Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria

57.2 Died Pablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. † Bishop of Huacho, Peru

21 Dec Born Ettore Balestrero Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

79.3 Died Egidio Bignamini † Archbishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy

64.6 Ordained Bishop Basil Edward Christopher Butler, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

24.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Vianney Fernando Priest of Kandy, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan

36.9 Ordained Priest Peter Kurongku † Priest of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

54.7 Ordained Bishop Bruno Wüstenberg † Titular Archbishop of Tyrus Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

22 Dec 31.8 Ordained Priest Emilio Simeón Allué Carcasona, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

26.8 Ordained Priest Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina

30.1 Ordained Priest Philippe Jean Louis Breton † Priest of Nanterre, France Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France

Born João Justino de Medeiros Silva Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

28.7 Ordained Priest José Foralosso, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil

17.3 Professed Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Jericó, Colombia

23 Dec 62.1 Died John Anthony Kyne † Bishop of Meath, Ireland

26.3 Ordained Priest Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias † Priest of Orense, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Astorga, Spain

27.3 Ordained Priest Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

24 Dec 52.1 Appointed Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to China Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

28.5 Ordained Priest Felix Alaba Adeosin Job Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria

Born José Francisco Rodrigues do Rêgo Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil

25 Dec 22.9 Professed Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. † Member of Congregation of the Mission Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)

90.5 Died Calliste (Paul) Lopinot, O.F.M. Cap. † Prefect Emeritus of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar

80.6 Died Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania

26 Dec 24.5 Ordained Priest Cornelio Galleo Wigwigan † Priest of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines Vicar Apostolic

27 Dec Born Michele Autuoro Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

40.6 Ordained Bishop Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia † Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile

30.3 Ordained Priest Jose Ricare Manguiran Priest of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Dipolog, Philippines

28 Dec 76.4 Appointed Francis Patrick Carroll † Titular Bishop of Horrea Bishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

76.4 Retired Francis Patrick Carroll † Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada Bishop Emeritus

26.2 Ordained Priest Brigido Agalpas Galasgas † Priest Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines

30 Dec 81.0 Died Pietro Ciriaci † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council

Born Rogério Augusto das Neves Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

58.4 Succeeded Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger † Bishop of Strasbourg, France Bishop Emeritus

67.0 Died Martin Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi, C.P. † Prelate of Moyobamba, Peru

24.9 Perpetual Vows Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

53.6 Appointed Marcelo Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Mibiarca Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras

56.1 Appointed Victor-Julien-André Gouet † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Victor-Julien-André Gouet † Titular Bishop of Augurus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

78.8 Retired Jean-Julien Weber, P.S.S. † Bishop of Strasbourg, France Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	74.0	Retired	Pierre Brot †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.3	Appointed	Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †	Superior General of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buenaventura, Colombia
50.3	Resigned	Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †	Prefect of Mitú, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buenaventura, Colombia
75.2	Retired	André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Dec	83.5	Retired	Maurice Feltin †	Archbishop of Paris, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
83.5	Retired	Maurice Feltin †	Vicar Apostolic of France, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
83.5	Retired	Maurice Feltin †	Bishop of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	Born	Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger		Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
53.9	Appointed	Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †	Bishop of France, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
53.9	Appointed	Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †	Bishop of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
53.9	Succeeded	Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
2 Dec		Born	Jovitus Francis Mwijage		Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania
3 Dec	25.4	Ordained Priest	Aloysius Paul D’Souza	Priest of Mangalore, India	Bishop Emeritus
48.8	Died	Joseph Gerard Grondin, M.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Musoma, Tanzania
42.6	Appointed	Bienvenido Mercado Lopez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
42.6	Appointed	Bienvenido Mercado Lopez †	Titular Bishop of Muteci	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
28.3	Ordained Priest	Raúl Omar Rossi †	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
41.9	Appointed	Manuel Sandalo Salvador †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines	Coadjutor Archbishop
41.9	Appointed	Manuel Sandalo Salvador †	Titular Bishop of Nasbinca	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
53.1	Appointed	Siro Silvestri †	Apostolic Administrator of Assisi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy
4 Dec	59.7	Installed	Robert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères †	Bishop of Créteil, France	Bishop Emeritus
38.1	Ordained Bishop	Brian David Usanga †	Titular Bishop of Ubaba	Archbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria
5 Dec		Born	Oscar Cantú		Bishop of San Jose in California, USA
49.6	Appointed	Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Gor	Bishop Emeritus of Arica, Chile
6 Dec	86.9	Died	Jean Delay †	Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
44.0	Appointed	Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
44.0	Appointed	Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte	Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
46.9	Appointed	Domingos de Pinho Brandão †	Auxiliary Bishop of Leiria, Portugal	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
46.9	Appointed	Domingos de Pinho Brandão †	Titular Bishop of Filaca	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
7 Dec	52.9	Appointed	Teresio Ferraroni †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
52.9	Appointed	Teresio Ferraroni †	Titular Bishop of Gauriana	Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
50.8	Appointed	Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty †	Coadjutor Bishop of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Adrianus Sunarko, O.F.M.		Bishop of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia
8 Dec	58.1	Died	Francis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa
21.0	Perpetual Vows	Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M.	Member of Order of the Minims	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
20.4	Professed	Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Esteli, Nicaragua
49.3	Ordained Bishop	James Louis Schad †	Titular Bishop of Panatoria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA
9 Dec	58.6	Appointed	Tiago Gerardo Cloin, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
58.3	Appointed	Robert Joseph Dwyer †	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
89.4	Appointed	John Mark Gannon †	Titular Archbishop of Tacarata	Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
89.4	Retired	John Mark Gannon †	Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
89.0	Appointed	Edward Daniel Howard †	Titular Archbishop of Albulae	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
89.0	Retired	Edward Daniel Howard †	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
53.5	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Mardaga †	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
53.5	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Mardaga †	Titular Bishop of Mutugenna	Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
66.9	Appointed	João Batista Muniz, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Velefi	Bishop Emeritus of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
66.9	Resigned	João Batista Muniz, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	John Francis Whealon †	Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
10 Dec	34.6	Ordained Priest	Anthony Soter Fernandez †	Priest of Penang, Malaysia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
52.2	Appointed	John Gerard McClean †	Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Bishop
52.2	Appointed	John Gerard McClean †	Titular Bishop of Maxita	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
30.2	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B.	Priest of Congregation of St. Basil	Bishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
11 Dec	51.0	Installed	Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois †	Bishop of Corbeil, France	Bishop Emeritus
30.4	Ordained Priest	Anthony Olubunmi Okogie	Priest of Lagos, Nigeria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
35.4	Ordained Bishop	Albert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
29.5	Ordained Priest	Nestorius Timanywa †	Priest of Bukoba, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	41.6	Ordained Bishop	Livio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
14 Dec	80.0	Appointed	Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan †	Titular Archbishop of Maraguia	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
80.0	Retired	Joseph Anthony O’Sullivan †	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm †	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Dec	82.5	Appointed	Acacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra †	Titular Archbishop of Scebatiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
82.5	Retired	Acacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra †	Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
40.8	Appointed	Adriani Mkoba †	Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
76.9	Appointed	Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin †	Titular Bishop of Pomaria	Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
76.9	Retired	Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
59.1	Installed	José Rafael Pulido Méndez †	Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela
61.6	Appointed	Hermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
61.6	Resigned	Hermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec	30.9	Ordained Priest	Christopher Shaman Abba †	Priest	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria
24.3	Ordained Priest	Barthélemy Adoukonou	Priest of Abomey, Benin	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
	Born	Albert George Alexander Anastas		Bishop of Kuzhithurai, India
25.5	Ordained Priest	George Pell †	Priest of Ballarat, Australia	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
25.5	Ordained Priest	Stanley Roman	Priest of Quilon, India	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	24.6	Ordained Priest	Virginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina
26.8	Ordained Priest	Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
26.8	Ordained Priest	Gianni Danzi †	Priest of Lugano, Switzerland	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
23.2	Ordained Priest	Thierry Romain Camille Jordan	Priest of Versailles, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
24.9	Ordained Priest	Arthur Leo Kennedy	Priest of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27.9	Ordained Priest	Nino Marzoli, C. R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
25.3	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Myers †	Priest of Peoria, Illinois, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
27.5	Ordained Priest	Carmo João Rhoden, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
31.9	Ordained Priest	Gregory Singkai †	Priest of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea	Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
31.9	Ordained Priest	Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
26.0	Ordained Priest	Donald William Wuerl	Priest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
24.9	Ordained Priest	Alejo Zavala Castro	Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
18 Dec	24.8	Ordained Priest	Paolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Archbishop Emeritus of Sassari, Italy
24.3	Ordained Priest	Oswaldo Brenes Álvarez †	Priest of Tilarán, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
24.1	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Pagadian, Philippines
26.0	Ordained Priest	Fares Maakaroun	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil
27.1	Ordained Priest	Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse	Priest of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
39.8	Ordained Bishop	Gilberto Pereira Lopes	Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
19 Dec	38.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Superior of Trabzon, Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
53.1	Died	Edward Thaddeus Lawton, O.P. †	Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria
57.2	Died	Pablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Huacho, Peru
21 Dec		Born	Ettore Balestrero		Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
79.3	Died	Egidio Bignamini †	Archbishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
64.6	Ordained Bishop	Basil Edward Christopher Butler, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
24.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Vianney Fernando	Priest of Kandy, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
36.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Kurongku †	Priest of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
54.7	Ordained Bishop	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Titular Archbishop of Tyrus	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
22 Dec	31.8	Ordained Priest	Emilio Simeón Allué Carcasona, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
26.8	Ordained Priest	Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
30.1	Ordained Priest	Philippe Jean Louis Breton †	Priest of Nanterre, France	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
	Born	João Justino de Medeiros Silva		Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
28.7	Ordained Priest	José Foralosso, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
17.3	Professed	Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Jericó, Colombia
23 Dec	62.1	Died	John Anthony Kyne †	Bishop of Meath, Ireland
26.3	Ordained Priest	Camilo Lorenzo Iglesias †	Priest of Orense, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Astorga, Spain
27.3	Ordained Priest	Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
24 Dec	52.1	Appointed	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to China	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
28.5	Ordained Priest	Felix Alaba Adeosin Job	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria
	Born	José Francisco Rodrigues do Rêgo		Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil
25 Dec	22.9	Professed	Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. †	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
90.5	Died	Calliste (Paul) Lopinot, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect Emeritus of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar
80.6	Died	Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania
26 Dec	24.5	Ordained Priest	Cornelio Galleo Wigwigan †	Priest of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic
27 Dec		Born	Michele Autuoro		Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
40.6	Ordained Bishop	Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia †	Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
30.3	Ordained Priest	Jose Ricare Manguiran	Priest of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Dipolog, Philippines
28 Dec	76.4	Appointed	Francis Patrick Carroll †	Titular Bishop of Horrea	Bishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
76.4	Retired	Francis Patrick Carroll †	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
26.2	Ordained Priest	Brigido Agalpas Galasgas †	Priest	Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
30 Dec	81.0	Died	Pietro Ciriaci †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	Born	Rogério Augusto das Neves		Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
58.4	Succeeded	Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Bishop Emeritus
67.0	Died	Martin Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi, C.P. †	Prelate of Moyobamba, Peru
24.9	Perpetual Vows	Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
53.6	Appointed	Marcelo Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Mibiarca	Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras
56.1	Appointed	Victor-Julien-André Gouet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Victor-Julien-André Gouet †	Titular Bishop of Augurus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
78.8	Retired	Jean-Julien Weber, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Bishop Emeritus

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