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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Dec84.2RetiredStanislas CourbeAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.6ResignedRaymond D’MelloTitular Bishop of GlenndálochaBishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
50.7CeasedTheotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. †Apostolic Administrator of Khulna, BangladeshArchbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
1 Dec84.3DiedPeter Rogan, M.H.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon
42.4Ordained BishopWalter Francis SullivanTitular Bishop of SelseaBishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
2 Dec80.8ResignedAlfredo Cifuentes GómezTitular Archbishop of ThapsusArchbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
57.6AppointedAntonio del GiudiceApostolic Nuncio to VenezuelaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq
81.8ResignedJames Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of GabiiArchbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
38.4AppointedRamón Ovidio Pérez MoralesAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela
38.4AppointedRamón Ovidio Pérez MoralesTitular Bishop of Aquae Albae in ByzacenaBishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela
3 Dec74.1ResignedPaolo BottoTitular Archbishop of RisiniumArchbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
89.8ResignedAdolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. †Titular Bishop of SelendetaBishop Emeritus of Alghero, Italy
66.4Ordained BishopLouis Vangeke, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of CulusiBishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
4 Dec65.4ResignedFlaviano Barrechea AriolaTitular Bishop of GuzabetaBishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
76.2ResignedAlfredo Silva SantiagoTitular Archbishop of Petra in PalaestinaArchbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
5 Dec46.9AppointedJosé Julio Aguilar GarcíaTitular Bishop of Bononia
58.8ConfirmedDivo Angelo Maria Sabatini, O.S.B. †Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, ItalyAbbot Emeritus
24.7Ordained PriestGianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R.Priest of Pious Workers Rural CatechistsBishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
6 Dec26.4Ordained DeaconJohn BuraDeacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.3InstalledClément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Tambacounda, SenegalPrefect Emeritus
31.8Ordained PriestNicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. †Priest of Congregazione dei Figli dell’Immacolata ConcezioneBishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
48.0Ordained BishopHenri-François-Marie-Pierre DerouetTitular Bishop of ObbiBishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
54.6Ordained BishopEugène Moke MotsüriTitular Bishop of LestronaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
52.2InstalledSalvatore PappalardoArchbishop of Palermo, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
BornSiby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N.Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
37.6Ordained BishopTharcisse Tshibangu TshishikuTitular Bishop of ScampaBishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
7 Dec66.5ResignedVincent Billington, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of FallabaBishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
66.7ResignedJames Hagan, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of Horrea CoeliaBishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
65.2ResignedJoseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in AegyptoBishop Emeritus of Keta, Ghana
70.6ResignedDaniel Liston, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of SummaBishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
82.9ResignedThomas Leo ParkerTitular Bishop of MagarmelBishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
77.7ResignedThomas Roberts, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of SugdaeaArchbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
69.2ResignedFrancis Raymond Walsh, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of BirthaBishop Emeritus of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
8 Dec79.1ResignedJoseph Louis Aldée DesmaraisTitular Bishop of MedeliBishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
51.5Ordained BishopManuel GuiraoBishop of Orán, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
73.6DiedBenno (Walter) Gut, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
26.6Ordained PriestJohannes Sudiarna HadiwikartaPriestBishop of Surabaya, Indonesia
48.8Ordained BishopZbigniew Józef KraszewskiTitular Bishop of HorreomargumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
24.7Solemn VowsRobert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictArchbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
9 Dec95.1ResignedJean-Marie JanTitular Bishop of EdistianaBishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
52.5AppointedPavao ŽanićCoadjutor Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Emeritus
52.5AppointedPavao ŽanićTitular Bishop of EdistianaBishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 Dec74.9ResignedHenri Maurice Albert AudrainTitular Archbishop of MimianaArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
77.9ResignedLouis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de RuppierreTitular Archbishop of ThibilisArchbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
73.4ResignedAntoine-Marie CazauxTitular Bishop of Thubunae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
76.7ResignedLouis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d’UstouTitular Bishop of CumaeBishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
87.2ResignedFrédéric DucTitular Bishop of LyddaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
81.5ResignedJoseph Alphonse Marie EvrardTitular Bishop of DionysiopolisBishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
68.6ResignedAndré-Pierre-François FauvelTitular Bishop of AbthugniBishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
BornMihai Cătălin FrăţilăBishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian), Romania
65.9ResignedHernán Frías HurtadoTitular Bishop of BaretaBishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
73.0ResignedCharles-Marie-Jacques GuilhemTitular Bishop of Aquae ThibilitanaeBishop Emeritus of Laval, France
68.8ResignedAndré Jacques Marie JacqueminTitular Bishop of ElvasBishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
84.5ResignedAuguste JauffrésTitular Bishop of ArsennariaBishop Emeritus of Tarentaise, France
27.2Perpetual VowsJoseph Laurent Koerber, C.S.Sp.Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Makokou, Gabon
83.2ResignedFrédéric Edouard Camille LamyTitular Archbishop of BizyaArchbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
74.7ResignedLucien-Sidroine LebrunTitular Bishop of Arae in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
80.9ResignedJulien François Le CouëdicTitular Bishop of FlenucletaBishop Emeritus of Troyes, France
65.0ResignedMarcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †Titular Archbishop of Synnada in PhrygiaBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
63.8ResignedFrançois Xavier Arthur Florent MorilleauTitular Bishop of Colonia in CappadociaBishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
85.4ResignedDenis J. MoynihanTitular Bishop of SuaciaBishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland
76.3ResignedVictor-Jean PerrinTitular Bishop of BlaundusBishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
81.0ResignedSaturnino Rubio y MontiélTitular Bishop of Villa RegisBishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain
76.2ResignedPierre-Marie ThéasTitular Bishop of Sanctus GermanusBishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
76.3ResignedJoseph-Martin UrtasunTitular Archbishop of VoncariaArchbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
78.2ResignedJean-Joseph-Léonce VillepeletTitular Bishop of RucumaBishop Emeritus of Nantes, France
11 Dec83.1ResignedLuis Almarcha HernándezTitular Bishop of EleplaBishop Emeritus of León, Spain
68.4ResignedEugenio Beitia AldazabalTitular Bishop of VerronaBishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
82.4ResignedEnrique Delgado y GómezTitular Archbishop of BitettumArchbishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain
82.0ResignedAurelio del Pino GómezTitular Bishop of Castellum MinusBishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
64.3ResignedJaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. †Titular Bishop of RubiconBishop Emeritus of Barbastro, Spain
77.1ResignedJosé García y GoldarazTitular Archbishop of FerentiumArchbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
81.8ResignedRamón Iglesias NavarriTitular Bishop of SatrianumBishop Emeritus of Urgell, Spain
87.6ResignedDaniel Llorente y FedericoTitular Bishop of AucaBishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
73.9ResignedEduardo Martinez GonzálezTitular Bishop of SegiaBishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain
80.0ResignedGregorio Modrego y CasausTitular Archbishop of Mons in NumidiaArchbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
82.5ResignedSantos Moro BrizTitular Bishop of HierpinianaBishop Emeritus of Ávila, Spain
67.6ResignedJames Moynagh, S.P.S. †Titular Bishop of MageóBishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria
81.9ResignedMarcelino Olaechea Loizaga, S.D.B. †Titular Archbishop of SubbarArchbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
80.9ResignedAntonio Victor Pildáin y ZapiáinTitular Bishop of PomariaBishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
77.8ResignedJosé Souto VizosoTitular Bishop of IlliciBishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
67.1ResignedJosé Alfonso Tscherrig, C.SS.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
12 Dec34.2Ordained PriestFabriciano SigampaPriest of La Rioja, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
62.2ResignedFelicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of BellicastrumArchbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
29.7Ordained PriestFausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
13 Dec49.0Ordained BishopIgnazio CannavòTitular Archbishop of OctavaArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
54.9Ordained BishopMatthias A. ChimoleBishop of Zomba, MalawiBishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi
45.0Ordained BishopMichael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C. †Bishop of Khulna, BangladeshBishop Emeritus
28.9Ordained PriestJosé Dolores Grullón EstrellaPriestBishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
58.0Ordained BishopThomas McDonnellBishop of Killala, IrelandBishop Emeritus
14 Dec81.2ResignedRaffaele BarattaTitular Archbishop of DarnisArchbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
78.6ResignedJoão Batista Cavati, C.M. †Titular Bishop of EucarpiaBishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
84.2ResignedLafayette LibânioTitular Bishop of Girus TarasiiBishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
81.7ResignedFrancesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of Casae NigraeBishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
80.2ResignedRodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira PenaTitular Bishop of ApollonisBishop Emeritus of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15 Dec BornBulus Dauwa YohannaBishop of Kontagora, Nigeria
49.9DiedHenri Lugagne-DelponBishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France
59.1ResignedPhilippe Lussier, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of MutugennaBishop Emeritus of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada
16 Dec27.0Ordained PriestJohn Francis Brown, S.M.A.Priest of Society of African MissionsSuperior Emeritus of Kano, Nigeria
43.0InstalledDaniel Anthony CroninBishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
BornRicardo HoepersAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
17 Dec26.0Ordained PriestPaul Bùi Văn ÐọcPriest of Ðà Lạt, Viet NamArchbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
18 Dec71.4DiedApollinaris William Baumgartner, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
24.6Ordained PriestJoseph Francis MartinoPriest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
19 Dec25.0Ordained PriestGilles Côté, S.M.M.Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryBishop Emeritus of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
63.6Ordained BishopOctavio Nicolás DerisiTitular Bishop of RhasusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
48.6CeasedBernardin GantinApostolic Administrator of Porto Novo, BeninCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
46.4Ordained BishopVincent MensahBishop of Porto Novo, BeninBishop Emeritus
20 Dec85.9ResignedRoberto Bernardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AnastasiopolisBishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
62.6ResignedFilemón Francisco CastellanoTitular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in PisidiaBishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
67.8ResignedRamón José CastellanoTitular Archbishop of IomniumArchbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
25.9Ordained PriestOswald GraciasPriest of Bombay, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop
24.9Ordained DeaconJean-Pierre KutwaDeacon of Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireCardinal, Archbishop
30.6Ordained PriestAnthony Peter MayallaPriest of Mwanza, TanzaniaArchbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania
55.9Ordained BishopMario Picchi, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of HoraeaBishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
25.6Ordained PriestArmando José María Rossi, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Concepción, Argentina
59.4ResignedFrancisco Juan VénneraTitular Bishop of IubaltianaBishop Emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
21 Dec26.6Ordained PriestThumma BalaPriest of Warangal, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India
22 Dec70.8ResignedClaudius-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of MasculaBishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
52.5ResignedPablo Correa LeónTitular Bishop of ColumnataBishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
48.2AppointedRoger Marie Élie EtchegarayArchbishop of Marseille, FranceCardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
80.3ResignedNicanor Carlos Gavinales ChamorroTitular Bishop of PauzeraBishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador
69.3ResignedRamón Munita EyzaguirreTitular Bishop of Maximiana in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
61.0ResignedFrancis Xavier Sanguon SouvannasriTitular Bishop of UrciBishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
57.9ResignedPierluigi SartorelliApostolic Pro-Nuncio to TanzaniaApostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Kenya
53.9AppointedGiuseppe VairoArchbishop of Acerenza, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
23 Dec75.1ResignedJohn Joseph McEleney, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of LoriumArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
85.0DiedFausto Maria Mezza, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
24 Dec53.0AppointedLuciano AngeloniTitular Archbishop of ViboApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
53.0AppointedLuciano AngeloniApostolic Pro-Nuncio to MalawiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
53.0AppointedLuciano AngeloniApostolic Pro-Nuncio to ZambiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
47.0AppointedFranco BrambillaTitular Archbishop of ViminaciumApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia
47.0AppointedFranco BrambillaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to TanzaniaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia
18.7ConvertedEdward Nicholas (Hugh) Gilbert, O.S.B.Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
44.2AppointedLuciano StoreroApostolic Nuncio to Dominican RepublicApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
44.2AppointedLuciano StoreroApostolic Delegate to Puerto RicoApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
26 Dec BornAlfonso Vincenzo Amarante, C.SS.R.Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University
24.7Ordained PriestVirgilio Pante, I.M.C.Priest of Consolata MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Maralal, Kenya
27 Dec28.4Ordained PriestCaetano Ferrari, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
55.6ResignedErnest Arthur GreenBishop of Port Elizabeth, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
74.6ResignedCesar Antonio Mosquera CorralTitular Archbishop of Forum NovumArchbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
25.9Ordained PriestChristoph Schönborn, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
28 Dec44.3AppointedPedro Antônio Marchetti FedaltoArchbishop of Curitiba, Parana, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
29 Dec49.7AppointedGabriel BulletAuxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), SwitzerlandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.7AppointedGabriel BulletTitular Bishop of GlavinitzaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
77.3RetiredFrançois CharrièreBishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
55.5AppointedAldo Del MonteApostolic Administrator of Acqui, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
55.5AppointedAldo Del MonteTitular Bishop of MustiBishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
50.8AppointedPierre MamieBishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
64.3AppointedPieter Jan Antoon MoorsTitular Bishop of Traiectum ad MosamBishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
64.3ResignedPieter Jan Antoon MoorsBishop of Roermond, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
65.2AppointedFranjo ŠeperPresident of the Pontifical Biblical CommissionCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
39.0AppointedAdrianus Johannes SimonisBishop of Rotterdam, NetherlandsCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
31 Dec75.2ResignedLino Aguirre GarciaTitular Bishop of Aquae FlaviaeBishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
85.3ResignedKarl Joseph AlterTitular Archbishop of MinoraArchbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
76.1ResignedJames Louis ConnollyTitular Bishop of ThibuzabetumBishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
77.8ResignedEdward Aloysius FitzgeraldTitular Bishop of ZertaBishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
80.4ResignedWalter Andrew FoeryTitular Bishop of MisenumBishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
70.3ResignedLawrence Alexander GlennTitular Bishop of BleraBishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
80.3ResignedFortino Gómez LeónTitular Archbishop of CeramusArchbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
80.8ResignedAnastasio Hurtado y RoblesTitular Bishop of CissaBishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México
79.6ResignedManuel Pío López EstradaTitular Archbishop of DruasArchbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
79.7ResignedRobert Emmet LuceyTitular Archbishop of TauromeniumArchbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
78.0ResignedThomas Lawrence NoaTitular Bishop of TalaptulaBishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
84.2ResignedWilliam Patrick O’ConnorTitular Bishop of SiccesiBishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
74.2DiedThomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)
80.5ResignedGeorge John RehringTitular Bishop of TunnunaBishop Emeritus of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA
79.5ResignedUrban John VehrTitular Archbishop of MasuccabaArchbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA

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