The Year of Our Lord 1993

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 37.4 Incardinated William Charles Skurla Priest of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

4 Nov 60.9 Installed Alfred Clifton Hughes Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

6 Nov 26.9 Ordained Deacon Oscar Cantú Deacon of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA Bishop of San Jose in California, USA

27.7 Ordained Deacon Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B. Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA

27.3 Ordained Deacon Michael Fors Olson Deacon of Fort Worth, Texas, USA Bishop

7 Nov 91.8 Died Clemente Gaddi † Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy

73.8 Ordained Bishop [Stanislaus Han Daoyi] † Bishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China

86.3 Died Luís Gonzaga Peluso † Bishop Emeritus of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil

8 Nov 59.9 Appointed Gerhard Jakob † Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

59.9 Appointed Gerhard Jakob † Titular Bishop of Vergi Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

59.2 Resigned Januário Machaze Nhangumbe † Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

10 Nov 68.5 Died Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. † Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

11 Nov 76.3 Retired Stanislaus Joseph Brzana † Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

84.9 Died Andrew Gregory Grutka † Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA

53.1 Appointed Paul Stephen Loverde Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus of Arlington, Virginia, USA

52.6 Appointed Jaime Prieto Amaya † Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia

53.2 Appointed Edward James Slattery † Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Bishop Emeritus

12 Nov 53.8 Appointed Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S. Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

63.5 Appointed William Edwin Franklin † Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Gerald Francis O’Keefe † Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

13 Nov 58.7 Ordained Bishop Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S. Titular Bishop of Sitipa Bishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia

62.6 Appointed Peter Paul Prabhu † Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe Apostolic Nuncio

62.6 Appointed Peter Paul Prabhu † Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Numidia Apostolic Nuncio

50.2 Appointed Peter Stephan Zurbriggen † Titular Archbishop of Glastonia Apostolic Nuncio

50.2 Appointed Peter Stephan Zurbriggen † Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique Apostolic Nuncio

14 Nov 29.1 Ordained Priest Raphaël Balla Guilavogui Priest of N’Zérékoré, Guinea Bishop

15 Nov 45.6 Ordained Bishop Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

16 Nov 72.6 Resigned Gabriel Bullet † Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

17 Nov 60.8 Appointed Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia

60.8 Appointed Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Tabaicara Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia

56.3 Appointed Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. Bishop of Vellore, India Archbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

40.6 Appointed Vincent Coulibaly Bishop of Kankan, Guinea Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea

48.4 Resigned Robert Sarah Apostolic Administrator of Kankan, Guinea Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

50.1 Appointed William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M. Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

47.9 Appointed Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. Auxiliary Bishop of Palembang, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

47.9 Appointed Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana Archbishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

18 Nov 62.4 Appointed Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Auxiliary Bishop of Durango, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Resigned Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durango, México

19 Nov 31.6 Ordained Deacon Otair Nicoletti Deacon of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

20 Nov 75.4 Retired Jorge Manuel López † Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

64.0 Appointed Eduardo Vicente Mirás † Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

64.8 Appointed Américo do Couto Oliveira † Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal Bishop

84.8 Died Salvador Quezada Limón † Bishop Emeritus of Aguascalientes, México

51.0 Appointed Fabio Suescún Mutis Bishop of Pereira, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military

21 Nov 29.3 Ordained Priest Nicolás Baisi Priest of San Miguel, Argentina Bishop of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina

44.9 Ordained Bishop Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. † Bishop of Samarinda, Indonesia Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia

22 Nov 61.2 Died Amédée Wilfrid Proulx † Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA

23 Nov 49.0 Appointed Kevin Michael Britt † Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

49.0 Appointed Kevin Michael Britt † Titular Bishop of Oescus Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

60.2 Appointed Bernard Joseph Harrington † Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA

60.2 Appointed Bernard Joseph Harrington † Titular Bishop of Uzalis Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA

27.4 Ordained Priest John Mario Mesa Palacio Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia

24 Nov 70.0 Appointed Newton Holanda Gurgel † Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

25 Nov 65.1 Appointed John Adel Elya, B.S. † Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA Bishop Emeritus

26 Nov 49.0 Appointed Ramon Cabrera Argüelles Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

49.0 Appointed Ramon Cabrera Argüelles Titular Bishop of Ros Cré Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

49.0 Installed Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F. Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

27 Nov 28.0 Ordained Priest Miguel Ángel Cadenas Cardo, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru

25.3 Ordained Priest Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez Priest of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia

26.1 Ordained Priest José Libardo Garcés Monsalve Priest of Manizales, Colombia Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia

25.4 Ordained Deacon William Shawn McKnight Deacon of Wichita, Kansas, USA Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

58.2 Appointed Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B. Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

38.9 Appointed Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay

38.9 Appointed Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay

34.9 Ordained Priest Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto Priest of Atlanta, Georgia, USA Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

28 Nov 66.7 Ordained Bishop Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A. † Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

28.8 Ordained Priest Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. Priest of Society of Mary Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)

29 Nov 64.3 Resigned Lajos Bálint † Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania Archbishop Emeritus

73.1 Died Arnold Boghaert, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles

30 Nov 42.5 Ordained Bishop [Daniel Lytle Dolan] † Bishop

42.5 Excommunicated [Daniel Lytle Dolan] † Bishop

72.2 Retired Francis Anthony Quinn † Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.5 Appointed William Keith Weigand Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA Bishop Emeritus

24.2 Ordained Deacon Christopher John Whitehead Deacon of Clifton, England, Great Britain Priest

Dec 26.3 Ordained Deacon Antoine Farès Bou Najem Deacon of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop

1 Dec 54.1 Appointed Jésus Rocha † Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

54.1 Appointed Jésus Rocha † Titular Bishop of Mutia Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

3 Dec 76.8 Ordained Bishop [Benedict Cai Xiufeng] † Bishop of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China

27.7 Ordained Deacon Dagoberto Campos Salas Deacon of Tilarán, Costa Rica Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador

4 Dec 28.8 Ordained Priest Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo Priest of Granada, Nicaragua Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua

26.3 Ordained Priest Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez Priest of Armenia, Colombia Bishop

5 Dec 27.0 Ordained Deacon Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C. Deacon of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Tete, Mozambique

26.3 Ordained Priest José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

6 Dec 43.4 Appointed Manuel Chuanguira Machado † Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

41.6 Appointed Johannes Gorantla † Bishop of Kurnool, India

50.0 Appointed Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Bencenna Bishop Emeritus of Jayapura, Indonesia

44.3 Appointed Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

60.0 Appointed Sylvester Monteiro † Auxiliary Bishop of Nagpur, India Bishop of Aurangabad, India

60.0 Appointed Sylvester Monteiro † Titular Bishop of Scampa Bishop of Aurangabad, India

7 Dec 48.8 Appointed Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. Prelate of Chota, Peru Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru

64.4 Appointed Paolo Gillet † Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Paolo Gillet † Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy

50.5 Appointed Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel Titular Archbishop of Calatia Apostolic Nuncio

50.5 Appointed Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia Apostolic Nuncio

50.5 Appointed Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia Apostolic Nuncio

70.7 Ordained Bishop [Joseph Liu Yuanren] † Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China

84.2 Died Raffaele Macario † Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy

45.5 Appointed Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O. Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador

45.5 Appointed Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O. Titular Bishop of Bisuldino Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador

8 Dec 24.7 Solemn Vows Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras Member of Order of the Pious Schools Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile

26.3 Ordained Priest Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano Priest of Zipaquirá, Colombia Bishop of Granada en Colombia

56.9 Ordained Bishop Vital Massé Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

10 Dec 58.3 Appointed Antonio Ceballos Atienza † Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain Bishop Emeritus

27.5 Ordained Priest Jeremias Antônio de Jesus Priest of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil

32.8 Ordained Priest Samson Shukardin, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan

11 Dec 44.2 Ordained Bishop Maixent Coly † Coadjutor Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal Bishop

52.7 Ordained Bishop Jaime Prieto Amaya † Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia

12 Dec 31.6 Ordained Priest Atanasio Amisse Canira Priest of Nacala, Mozambique Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique

60.0 Ordained Bishop Andrew Aaron Chisha Bishop of Mansa, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Ordained Bishop Gerhard Jakob † Titular Bishop of Vergi Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

30.4 Ordained Priest Gerardo Miguel Nieves Loja Priest of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador

67.4 Ordained Bishop Elliot Griffin Thomas † Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA Bishop Emeritus

14 Dec 28.8 Ordained Priest Glenn Montebon Corsiga Priest of Dumaguete, Philippines Bishop of Ipil, Philippines

15 Dec 43.1 Perpetual Vows Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria

68.5 Appointed Michael Dallat † Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.5 Appointed Michael Dallat † Titular Bishop of Thala Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland

16 Dec 57.8 Appointed Albert Jean-Marie Rouet Coadjutor Bishop of Poitiers, France Archbishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France

26.1 Solemn Vows Márcio Antonio Vidal de Negreiros, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

49.4 Appointed Julio César Vidal Ortiz Prelate of Alto Sinú, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia

17 Dec 71.3 Died Tiberius Charles Mugendi † Bishop of Kisii, Kenya

24.6 Ordained Priest Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa Priest of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

18 Dec 49.8 Appointed Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean † Bishop of Penonomé, Panama Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Panamá

75.6 Retired Giovanni Bianchi † Bishop of Pescia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.7 Appointed Giovanni De Vivo † Bishop of Pescia, Italy

52.6 Appointed Antoni Józef Długosz Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

52.6 Appointed Antoni Józef Długosz Titular Bishop of Aggar Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland

27.5 Ordained Priest Silvio Guterres Dutra Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

47.7 Appointed Christo Proykov Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria Bishop Emeritus of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

47.7 Appointed Christo Proykov Titular Bishop of Briula Bishop Emeritus of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

25.2 Ordained Deacon Edilson de Souza Silva Deacon of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

77.9 Appointed Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. † Titular Archbishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

36.3 Ordained Deacon Gary Richard Studniewski Deacon of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Auxiliary Bishop

63.6 Resigned Desmond A. Williams † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

19 Dec 89.0 Died Gérard-Marie Coderre † Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada

27.2 Ordained Priest Melchor Sánchez de Toca y Alameda Priest of Toledo, Spain Official of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

20 Dec 62.5 Appointed Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

62.5 Appointed Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Fallaba Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia

50.4 Appointed José Luis Dibildox Martínez † Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México Bishop Emeritus of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México

80.3 Retired Armido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

85.7 Died Charles Herman Helmsing † Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

40.9 Appointed Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India Cardinal, Archbishop

40.9 Appointed Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão Titular Bishop of Vanariona Cardinal, Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India

48.8 Appointed Philip Lasap Za Hawng Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus of Lashio, Myanmar

48.8 Appointed Philip Lasap Za Hawng Titular Bishop of Avioccala Bishop Emeritus of Lashio, Myanmar

22 Dec 53.5 Succeeded Claude Jean Pierre Dagens Bishop of Angoulême, France Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed Donato Negro Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy

67.5 Resigned Georges Rol † Bishop of Angoulême, France Bishop Emeritus

24 Dec 41.8 Appointed Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela Archbishop

41.8 Appointed Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † Titular Bishop of Altava Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela

26 Dec 26.6 Ordained Priest João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Bishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

74.4 Died Severinah Abdon Potani, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia

27 Dec 43.5 Appointed Raymond Dumais † Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. † Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

30.5 Ordained Priest Jacob Muricken Priest of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

26.4 Ordained Priest Tony Neelankavil Priest of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India

28 Dec 30.8 Ordained Priest Emmanuel Kanon Rozario Priest of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Bishop of Barishal, Bangladesh

29 Dec 46.0 Appointed Wilton Daniel Gregory Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

30 Dec 66.5 Died Horacio Alberto Bózzoli † Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina

50.6 Appointed Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel Apostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia Apostolic Nuncio

31 Dec 83.5 Died Henrique Gelain † Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

41.1 Ordained Bishop Linus Okok Okwach † Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	37.4	Incardinated	William Charles Skurla	Priest of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
4 Nov	60.9	Installed	Alfred Clifton Hughes	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
6 Nov	26.9	Ordained Deacon	Oscar Cantú	Deacon of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Bishop of San Jose in California, USA
27.7	Ordained Deacon	Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B.	Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
27.3	Ordained Deacon	Michael Fors Olson	Deacon of Fort Worth, Texas, USA	Bishop
7 Nov	91.8	Died	Clemente Gaddi †	Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
73.8	Ordained Bishop	[Stanislaus Han Daoyi] †	Bishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
86.3	Died	Luís Gonzaga Peluso †	Bishop Emeritus of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
8 Nov	59.9	Appointed	Gerhard Jakob †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
59.9	Appointed	Gerhard Jakob †	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
59.2	Resigned	Januário Machaze Nhangumbe †	Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
10 Nov	68.5	Died	Casimir Gnanadickam, S.J. †	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
11 Nov	76.3	Retired	Stanislaus Joseph Brzana †	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
84.9	Died	Andrew Gregory Grutka †	Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA
53.1	Appointed	Paul Stephen Loverde	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Arlington, Virginia, USA
52.6	Appointed	Jaime Prieto Amaya †	Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
53.2	Appointed	Edward James Slattery †	Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	53.8	Appointed	Joseph Leo Charron, C.Pp.S.	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
63.5	Appointed	William Edwin Franklin †	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Gerald Francis O’Keefe †	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
13 Nov	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Tulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S.	Titular Bishop of Sitipa	Bishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia
62.6	Appointed	Peter Paul Prabhu †	Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe	Apostolic Nuncio
62.6	Appointed	Peter Paul Prabhu †	Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Numidia	Apostolic Nuncio
50.2	Appointed	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen †	Titular Archbishop of Glastonia	Apostolic Nuncio
50.2	Appointed	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen †	Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique	Apostolic Nuncio
14 Nov	29.1	Ordained Priest	Raphaël Balla Guilavogui	Priest of N’Zérékoré, Guinea	Bishop
15 Nov	45.6	Ordained Bishop	Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania	Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
16 Nov	72.6	Resigned	Gabriel Bullet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
17 Nov	60.8	Appointed	Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia
60.8	Appointed	Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tabaicara	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia
56.3	Appointed	Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B.	Bishop of Vellore, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
40.6	Appointed	Vincent Coulibaly	Bishop of Kankan, Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
48.4	Resigned	Robert Sarah	Apostolic Administrator of Kankan, Guinea	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
50.1	Appointed	William Matthew Slattery, O.F.M.	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
47.9	Appointed	Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I.	Auxiliary Bishop of Palembang, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
47.9	Appointed	Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
18 Nov	62.4	Appointed	Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes	Auxiliary Bishop of Durango, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Resigned	Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes	Bishop of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durango, México
19 Nov	31.6	Ordained Deacon	Otair Nicoletti	Deacon of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
20 Nov	75.4	Retired	Jorge Manuel López †	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
64.0	Appointed	Eduardo Vicente Mirás †	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
64.8	Appointed	Américo do Couto Oliveira †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop
84.8	Died	Salvador Quezada Limón †	Bishop Emeritus of Aguascalientes, México
51.0	Appointed	Fabio Suescún Mutis	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military
21 Nov	29.3	Ordained Priest	Nicolás Baisi	Priest of San Miguel, Argentina	Bishop of Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau, M.S.F. †	Bishop of Samarinda, Indonesia	Archbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia
22 Nov	61.2	Died	Amédée Wilfrid Proulx †	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA
23 Nov	49.0	Appointed	Kevin Michael Britt †	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
49.0	Appointed	Kevin Michael Britt †	Titular Bishop of Oescus	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
60.2	Appointed	Bernard Joseph Harrington †	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
60.2	Appointed	Bernard Joseph Harrington †	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
27.4	Ordained Priest	John Mario Mesa Palacio	Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia
24 Nov	70.0	Appointed	Newton Holanda Gurgel †	Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
25 Nov	65.1	Appointed	John Adel Elya, B.S. †	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA	Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov	49.0	Appointed	Ramon Cabrera Argüelles	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
49.0	Appointed	Ramon Cabrera Argüelles	Titular Bishop of Ros Cré	Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
49.0	Installed	Pedro María Olmedo Rivero, C.M.F.	Prelate of Humahuaca, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
27 Nov	28.0	Ordained Priest	Miguel Ángel Cadenas Cardo, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Vicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
25.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez	Priest of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia	Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia
26.1	Ordained Priest	José Libardo Garcés Monsalve	Priest of Manizales, Colombia	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
25.4	Ordained Deacon	William Shawn McKnight	Deacon of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
58.2	Appointed	Adrianus Herman van Luyn, S.D.B.	Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
38.9	Appointed	Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay	Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay
38.9	Appointed	Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios	Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae	Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay
34.9	Ordained Priest	Luis Rafael Zarama Pasqualetto	Priest of Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
28 Nov	66.7	Ordained Bishop	Senan Louis O’Donnell, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
28.8	Ordained Priest	Susitino Sionepoe, S.M.	Priest of Society of Mary	Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
29 Nov	64.3	Resigned	Lajos Bálint †	Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Archbishop Emeritus
73.1	Died	Arnold Boghaert, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
30 Nov	42.5	Ordained Bishop	[Daniel Lytle Dolan] †	Bishop
42.5	Excommunicated	[Daniel Lytle Dolan] †	Bishop
72.2	Retired	Francis Anthony Quinn †	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.5	Appointed	William Keith Weigand	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
24.2	Ordained Deacon	Christopher John Whitehead	Deacon of Clifton, England, Great Britain	Priest
Dec	26.3	Ordained Deacon	Antoine Farès Bou Najem	Deacon of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop
1 Dec	54.1	Appointed	Jésus Rocha †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
54.1	Appointed	Jésus Rocha †	Titular Bishop of Mutia	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Dec	76.8	Ordained Bishop	[Benedict Cai Xiufeng] †	Bishop of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
27.7	Ordained Deacon	Dagoberto Campos Salas	Deacon of Tilarán, Costa Rica	Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador
4 Dec	28.8	Ordained Priest	Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo	Priest of Granada, Nicaragua	Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua
26.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos Arturo Quintero Gómez	Priest of Armenia, Colombia	Bishop
5 Dec	27.0	Ordained Deacon	Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C.	Deacon of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique
26.3	Ordained Priest	José Ruy Gonçalves Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
6 Dec	43.4	Appointed	Manuel Chuanguira Machado †	Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
41.6	Appointed	Johannes Gorantla †	Bishop of Kurnool, India
50.0	Appointed	Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Jayapura, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Leo Laba Ladjar, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Bencenna	Bishop Emeritus of Jayapura, Indonesia
44.3	Appointed	Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku	Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.0	Appointed	Sylvester Monteiro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nagpur, India	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
60.0	Appointed	Sylvester Monteiro †	Titular Bishop of Scampa	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
7 Dec	48.8	Appointed	Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R.	Prelate of Chota, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
64.4	Appointed	Paolo Gillet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Albano, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Paolo Gillet †	Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
50.5	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Titular Archbishop of Calatia	Apostolic Nuncio
50.5	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia	Apostolic Nuncio
50.5	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia	Apostolic Nuncio
70.7	Ordained Bishop	[Joseph Liu Yuanren] †	Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
84.2	Died	Raffaele Macario †	Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
45.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O.	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador
45.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Voltolini Esti, O.C.S.O.	Titular Bishop of Bisuldino	Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador
8 Dec	24.7	Solemn Vows	Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras	Member of Order of the Pious Schools	Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile
26.3	Ordained Priest	Jorge Enrique Malpica Bejarano	Priest of Zipaquirá, Colombia	Bishop of Granada en Colombia
56.9	Ordained Bishop	Vital Massé	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
10 Dec	58.3	Appointed	Antonio Ceballos Atienza †	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
27.5	Ordained Priest	Jeremias Antônio de Jesus	Priest of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil
32.8	Ordained Priest	Samson Shukardin, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan
11 Dec	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Maixent Coly †	Coadjutor Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Prieto Amaya †	Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
12 Dec	31.6	Ordained Priest	Atanasio Amisse Canira	Priest of Nacala, Mozambique	Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique
60.0	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Aaron Chisha	Bishop of Mansa, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Ordained Bishop	Gerhard Jakob †	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
30.4	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Miguel Nieves Loja	Priest of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
67.4	Ordained Bishop	Elliot Griffin Thomas †	Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA	Bishop Emeritus
14 Dec	28.8	Ordained Priest	Glenn Montebon Corsiga	Priest of Dumaguete, Philippines	Bishop of Ipil, Philippines
15 Dec	43.1	Perpetual Vows	Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
68.5	Appointed	Michael Dallat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.5	Appointed	Michael Dallat †	Titular Bishop of Thala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
16 Dec	57.8	Appointed	Albert Jean-Marie Rouet	Coadjutor Bishop of Poitiers, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France
26.1	Solemn Vows	Márcio Antonio Vidal de Negreiros, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
49.4	Appointed	Julio César Vidal Ortiz	Prelate of Alto Sinú, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
17 Dec	71.3	Died	Tiberius Charles Mugendi †	Bishop of Kisii, Kenya
24.6	Ordained Priest	Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa	Priest of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil	Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
18 Dec	49.8	Appointed	Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean †	Bishop of Penonomé, Panama	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Panamá
75.6	Retired	Giovanni Bianchi †	Bishop of Pescia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Appointed	Giovanni De Vivo †	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
52.6	Appointed	Antoni Józef Długosz	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.6	Appointed	Antoni Józef Długosz	Titular Bishop of Aggar	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland
27.5	Ordained Priest	Silvio Guterres Dutra	Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
47.7	Appointed	Christo Proykov	Coadjutor Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
47.7	Appointed	Christo Proykov	Titular Bishop of Briula	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
25.2	Ordained Deacon	Edilson de Souza Silva	Deacon of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
77.9	Appointed	Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
36.3	Ordained Deacon	Gary Richard Studniewski	Deacon of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
63.6	Resigned	Desmond A. Williams †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	89.0	Died	Gérard-Marie Coderre †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada
27.2	Ordained Priest	Melchor Sánchez de Toca y Alameda	Priest of Toledo, Spain	Official of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
20 Dec	62.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
62.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia
50.4	Appointed	José Luis Dibildox Martínez †	Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México	Bishop Emeritus of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México
80.3	Retired	Armido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
85.7	Died	Charles Herman Helmsing †	Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
40.9	Appointed	Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India	Cardinal, Archbishop
40.9	Appointed	Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão	Titular Bishop of Vanariona	Cardinal, Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India
48.8	Appointed	Philip Lasap Za Hawng	Auxiliary Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Lashio, Myanmar
48.8	Appointed	Philip Lasap Za Hawng	Titular Bishop of Avioccala	Bishop Emeritus of Lashio, Myanmar
22 Dec	53.5	Succeeded	Claude Jean Pierre Dagens	Bishop of Angoulême, France	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	Donato Negro	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy
67.5	Resigned	Georges Rol †	Bishop of Angoulême, France	Bishop Emeritus
24 Dec	41.8	Appointed	Reinaldo del Prette Lissot †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela	Archbishop
41.8	Appointed	Reinaldo del Prette Lissot †	Titular Bishop of Altava	Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
26 Dec	26.6	Ordained Priest	João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.	Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
74.4	Died	Severinah Abdon Potani, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
27 Dec	43.5	Appointed	Raymond Dumais †	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
30.5	Ordained Priest	Jacob Muricken	Priest of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.4	Ordained Priest	Tony Neelankavil	Priest of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Auxiliary Bishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
28 Dec	30.8	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Kanon Rozario	Priest of Rajshahi, Bangladesh	Bishop of Barishal, Bangladesh
29 Dec	46.0	Appointed	Wilton Daniel Gregory	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
30 Dec	66.5	Died	Horacio Alberto Bózzoli †	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
50.6	Appointed	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia	Apostolic Nuncio
31 Dec	83.5	Died	Henrique Gelain †	Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
41.1	Ordained Bishop	Linus Okok Okwach †	Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus

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