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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	62.2	Died	Jérôme Louis Rakotomalala †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tananarive, Madagascar
3 Nov	38.9	Incardinated	Philippe Jean Louis Breton †	Priest of Paris, France	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
4 Nov	29.0	Ordained Priest	Massimo Camisasca, F.S.C.B.	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy
	49.4	Confirmed	Jude George Cleary, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus
	58.2	Appointed	James Jerome Killeen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA
	58.2	Appointed	James Jerome Killeen †	Titular Bishop of Vamalla	Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA
	62.0	Appointed	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Coadjutor Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
	62.0	Appointed	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Titular Archbishop of Gabii	Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
6 Nov	52.4	Installed	René Henry Gracida	Bishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
	45.8	Appointed	Arnaldo Ribeiro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	45.8	Appointed	Arnaldo Ribeiro †	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Nov	70.7	Died	John Carmel Heenan †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
8 Nov	23.6	Ordained Priest	Mario Antonio Cargnello	Priest	Archbishop of Salta, Argentina
	52.8	Installed	Celso Nogoy Guevarra †	Bishop of Balanga, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Klaus Hemmerle †	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
	27.2	Ordained Priest	Stanislas Marie Georges Jude Lalanne	Priest of Versailles, France	Bishop of Pontoise, France
	26.2	Professed	Stephan Meniok, C.SS.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Donets’k (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	55.6	Appointed	Laurent Noël	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	32.8	Ordained Priest	Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
9 Nov	27.9	Ordained Priest	Christophe Dufour	Priest of Lille, France	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles), France
	25.4	Ordained Priest	Anton (Gerardo Antonio) Žerdín Bukovec, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
10 Nov	47.8	Appointed	Octavio Betancourt Arango †	Bishop of Garzón, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	58.3	Appointed	Manuel Augusto Cárdenas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	48.6	Appointed	Eduardo Martínez Somalo †	Titular Archbishop of Thagora	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	48.6	Appointed	Eduardo Martínez Somalo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Amédée Wilfrid Proulx †	Titular Bishop of Clypia	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA
13 Nov	45.9	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Titular Archbishop of Tabla	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
	45.9	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
	45.9	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Apostolic Delegate to Chad	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
	45.9	Appointed	Oriano Quilici †	Apostolic Delegate to Congo, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
14 Nov	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong †	Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
15 Nov	65.2	Resigned	Gerard Marie Franciscus van Velsen, O.P. †	Bishop of Kroonstad, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
16 Nov	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Maurice Paul Delorme, Ist. del Prado †	Titular Bishop of Ottocium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
20 Nov	47.2	Appointed	Elie Amsini Kiswaya †	Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	33.5	Appointed	Gilbert Guillaume Marie-Jean Aubry	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
	51.8	Appointed	Francis Gerard Brooks †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	53.0	Appointed	Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
	47.9	Appointed	Pierre-Marie Coty †	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
	50.7	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. †	Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria
	50.7	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. †	Apostolic Administrator of Warri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	50.7	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Fitzgibbon, S.P.S. †	Titular Bishop of Forum Traiani	Bishop Emeritus of Warri, Nigeria
	41.8	Appointed	John Jocelyn Madden, S.D.B. †	Prefect of Lashio, Myanmar	Prefect Emeritus
	58.0	Resigned	Pierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
	39.9	Appointed	Alberto Setele †	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
	47.9	Appointed	François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. †	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
21 Nov	39.7	Appointed	Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble †	Auxiliary Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile
	39.7	Appointed	Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble †	Titular Bishop of Martanae Tudertinorum	Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Antonio Tobón Restrepo	Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia
22 Nov	30.0	Solemn Vows	Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
	43.6	Succeeded	Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika †	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Titular Bishop of Belesasa
	63.8	Resigned	Raymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi †	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	79.7	Retired	Eugene O’Doherty †	Bishop of Dromore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	61.3	Appointed	Ersilio Tonini †	Archbishop of Ravenna e Cervia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
23 Nov	49.9	Ordained Bishop	João Alves †	Titular Bishop of Scala	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Carlos Garfias Merlos	Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Archbishop
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Leopoldo González González	Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
25 Nov	53.1	Appointed	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray †	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
	71.5	Resigned	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
27 Nov	49.5	Appointed	Otto Wüst †	Auxiliary Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
	49.5	Appointed	Otto Wüst †	Titular Bishop of Tubia	Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
29 Nov	68.9	Resigned	Salvatore Baldassarri †	Archbishop of Ravenna e Cervia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Remídio José Bohn †	Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	45.2	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Coadjutor Bishop of Oria, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Fabio Duque Jaramillo, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Garzón, Colombia
	69.0	Died	Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
	66.1	Appointed	Thomas Nantha †	Apostolic Administrator of Luang Prabang, Laos	Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos
	44.0	Appointed	Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
30 Nov	42.7	Ordained Bishop	Zygmunt Kamiński †	Titular Bishop of Midica	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Numana	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
Dec	78.1	Excommunicated	Pierre Martin Ngô Ðình Thục †	Archbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam
2 Dec	70.6	Resigned	Francis-Albert Bougon †	Bishop of Moulins, France	Bishop Emeritus
	64.1	Died	Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Eldoret, Kenya
	53.0	Succeeded	André Bernard Michel Quélen †	Bishop of Moulins, France	Bishop Emeritus
3 Dec	33.9	Ordained Priest	Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Purwokerto, Indonesia
5 Dec	56.5	Appointed	Theodor Hubrich †	Auxiliary Bishop of Magdeburg, Germany	Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany
	56.5	Appointed	Theodor Hubrich †	Titular Bishop of Auca	Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany
	90.4	Died	Denis J. Moynihan †	Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland
6 Dec	75.4	Retired	Bernardus Johannes Alfrink †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	75.4	Retired	Bernardus Johannes Alfrink †	Archbishop of Netherlands, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
	27.5	Ordained Priest	Boniface Choi Ki-San †	Priest of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)	Bishop
	20.7	Converted	James Douglas Conley	Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
	43.6	Appointed	António dos Santos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
	43.6	Appointed	António dos Santos †	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
	61.0	Appointed	Jan Michalski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	61.0	Appointed	Jan Michalski †	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
	66.2	Appointed	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	66.2	Appointed	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Bishop of Netherlands, Military	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	66.2	Appointed	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
7 Dec	56.3	Appointed	Enrico Assi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
	56.3	Appointed	Enrico Assi †	Titular Bishop of Frequentium	Bishop of Cremona, Italy
	47.4	Appointed	Giacomo Biffi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	47.4	Appointed	Giacomo Biffi †	Titular Bishop of Fidenae	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni D’Ascenzi †	Bishop of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Aldo Garzia †	Titular Bishop of Assidona	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
	26.5	Ordained Priest	Protógenes José Luft, S.d.C.	Priest of Congregation of Servants of Charity	Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Godefroy Émile M’Pwati †	Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Oriano Quilici †	Titular Archbishop of Tabla	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
	37.1	Ordained Bishop	Gerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Hólar	Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
8 Dec	24.0	Professed	Francis Dean Alleyne, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
	24.2	Solemn Vows	Janusz Marian Danecki, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Lee Ki-heon	Priest	Bishop of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
	93.9	Died	Raimundo María Julián Manguán-Martín y Delgado, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala
9 Dec	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Robert Healy †	Titular Bishop of Mageó	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Perth, Australia
10 Dec	39.7	Ordained Bishop	Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble †	Titular Bishop of Martanae Tudertinorum	Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile
11 Dec	51.6	Installed	Kenneth Joseph Povish †	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro †	Titular Bishop of Cenae	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	73.9	Died	David James Mathew †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
	42.8	Ordained Bishop	George Yod Phimphisan, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Udon Thani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Karl Josef Romer	Titular Bishop of Columnata	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
	21.1	Ordained Priest	Oscar José Vélez Isaza, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia
13 Dec	61.8	Died	Hernando Izquierdo Antiporda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Franz-Josef Hermann Bode	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
	58.4	Ordained Bishop	James Jerome Killeen †	Titular Bishop of Vamalla	Auxiliary Bishop of Military, USA
	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Martínez Somalo †	Titular Archbishop of Thagora	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	55.7	Installed	Laurent Noël	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	62.1	Installed	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Coadjutor Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Dec	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Celso Queiroz	Titular Bishop of Saetabis	Bishop Emeritus of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
15 Dec	60.2	Resigned	Alfred Fernández †	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
	28.0	Ordained Priest	José Luis Fletes Santana	Priest of México, Federal District	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	74.6	Died	Pietro Romualdo Maria Zilianti, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
17 Dec	49.8	Appointed	Massimo Giustetti †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
18 Dec	26.6	Ordained Priest	Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia
19 Dec	63.8	Appointed	Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. †	Apostolic Administrator of Wewak, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
	63.8	Appointed	Leo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
	38.3	Appointed	Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of Pontianak, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
	38.3	Appointed	Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Capra	Archbishop Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
	60.7	Resigned	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
	53.6	Appointed	Bernardin Gantin †	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
	39.0	Appointed	Jaime Pedro Gonçalves †	Coadjutor Bishop of Beira, Mozambique	Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
	39.0	Appointed	Jaime Pedro Gonçalves †	Titular Bishop of Ficus	Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
	45.4	Appointed	André Ilunga Kaseba †	Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	58.7	Appointed	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	45.7	Appointed	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro	Apostolic Administrator of Atakpamé, Togo	Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
	45.7	Appointed	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro	Titular Bishop of Bacanaria	Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
	54.1	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
	55.8	Resigned	Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	51.8	Appointed	Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	51.1	Succeeded	Eduardo André Muaca †	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
	75.4	Retired	Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
	62.9	Resigned	Manuel Nunes Gabriel †	Archbishop of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
	48.8	Appointed	Gilberto Pereira Lopes	Coadjutor Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	48.8	Appointed	Gilberto Pereira Lopes	Titular Archbishop of Aurusuliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	49.5	Appointed	Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira †	Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
	67.9	Died	Josip Salač †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Vincent Samuel	Priest of Trivandrum, India	Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India
	63.9	Appointed	Herman To Paivu †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
	32.2	Ordained Priest	John Vadakel, C.M.I.	Priest of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Bijnor (Syro-Malabar), India
20 Dec	30.4	Ordained Priest	Gerald Richard Barnes	Priest of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of San Bernardino, California, USA
	50.4	Appointed	Henry Swithin Thomas Alexander Wijetunge Goonewardena, O.M.I. †	Prefect of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
	73.9	Died	André Jacques Marie Jacquemin †	Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
	28.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ignace Randrianasolo †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Mahajanga, Madagascar
	27.7	Ordained Priest	Edson Taschetto (Tasquetto) Damian	Priest of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
	52.6	Appointed	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
21 Dec	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Kureethara †	Bishop of Cochin, India
	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Jan Michalski †	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
	30.6	Ordained Priest	Cyprian Monis	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Asansol, India
	45.7	Installed	Herbé Seijas †	Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay
22 Dec	45.0	Appointed	Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte †	Auxiliary Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay	Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay
	45.0	Appointed	Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte †	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay
	25.7	Ordained Priest	Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S.	Priest of Missionary Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Bishop of Kalyan (Syro-Malabar), India
23 Dec	70.1	Appointed	Ettore Cunial †	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber	Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus
	48.8	Appointed	Raymond Alphonse Lucker †	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	65.9	Resigned	Francisco Nunes Teixeira †	Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
	73.4	Retired	Alphonse James Schladweiler †	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
25 Dec	24.1	Ordained Priest	Cástor Oswaldo Azuaje Pérez, O.C.D. †	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Hermes Robledo Romero	Priest of Asunción, Paraguay	Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay
27 Dec	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Marcelo Pinto Carvalheira †	Titular Bishop of Bitylius	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Arnaldo Ribeiro †	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	63.7	Appointed	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Benin	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
28 Dec	58.5	Died	Norman Joseph Gallagher †	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
	29.5	Ordained Priest	Odon Marie Arsène Razanakolona	Priest of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
	28.3	Ordained Priest	José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29 Dec	41.3	Succeeded	Cláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M.	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
	60.1	Resigned	Jorge Marcos de Oliveira †	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Ernest Sambou	Priest	Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

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