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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Dec81.0RetiredGiuseppe (Joseph) CaprioGrand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of JerusalemCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
27.5Solemn VowsOswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop of Chalatenango, El Salvador
2 Dec74.5RetiredPío Bello Ricardo, S.J. †Bishop of Los Teques, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus
52.3AppointedRafael Ramón Conde AlfonzoAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
52.3AppointedRafael Ramón Conde AlfonzoTitular Bishop of BaparaBishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
61.2AppointedPaul Josef CordesTitular Archbishop of NaissusCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
61.2AppointedPaul Josef CordesPresident of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”Cardinal, President Emeritus
73.1ResignedRoger Marie Élie EtchegarayPresident of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
51.9Ordained BishopGyula MárfiTitular Bishop of AmantiaArchbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
46.8AppointedMario del Valle Moronta RodríguezBishop of Los Teques, VenezuelaBishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
51.1AppointedJosé Paulino Ríos ReynosoArchbishop of Huancayo, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
53.1Ordained BishopOscar Aníbal Salazar GómezTitular Bishop of VoncarianaBishop Emeritus of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia
31.6Ordained PriestDuncan Theodore TsokePriest of Johannesburg, South AfricaBishop of Kimberley, South Africa
3 Dec213.3CanonizedSt. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. †Bishop of Marseille, France
4 Dec51.7Ordained PriestAlan Stephen HopesPriest of Westminster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
5 Dec91.1DiedSighard Karl Kleiner, O. Cist. †Abbot General Emeritus of Order of Cistercians
54.5AppointedRobert Nugent LynchBishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USABishop Emeritus
75.7RetiredJames William MaloneBishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus
47.6AppointedThomas Joseph TobinBishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
6 Dec42.9AppointedPaul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’IvoireArchbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
39.5AppointedPhilip Arnold Subira AnyoloBishop of Kericho, KenyaArchbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
46.7AppointedRichard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.Coadjutor Bishop of Warri, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria
55.6AppointedCharles Henry DufourBishop of Montego Bay, Jamaica, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
44.8AppointedJesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, VenezuelaBishop of Barinas, Venezuela
44.8AppointedJesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of LeptiminusBishop of Barinas, Venezuela
45.7ConfirmedKurt KochBishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, SwitzerlandCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
69.9AppointedLélis Lara, C.SS.R. †Coadjutor Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
53.0AppointedCharles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. †Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
67.0AppointedRiccardo RuotoloAuxiliary Bishop of Manfredonia-Vieste, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
67.0AppointedRiccardo RuotoloTitular Bishop of CastuloAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
56.3AppointedFrancesco Sarego, S.V.D.Bishop of Goroka, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
7 Dec34.9Ordained DeaconBernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M.Deacon of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
69.8AppointedĀrvaldis Andrejs BrumanisBishop of Liepāja, LatviaBishop Emeritus
45.3AppointedJānis BulisBishop of Rēzekne-Aglona, Latvia
64.0AppointedAntons JustsBishop of Jelgava, LatviaBishop Emeritus
60.9AppointedGiovanni LajoloApostolic Nuncio to GermanyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
8 Dec27.9Ordained PriestJosé Alberto González JuárezPriest of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, MéxicoBishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México
29.6Ordained DeaconAlgacir Munhak, C.S.Deacon of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles BorromeoBishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
25.1Ordained PriestAntonio Sun WenjunPriestBishop of Weifang, China
9 Dec87.5DiedMario BriniSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
62.6AppointedGiuseppe ChiarettiArchbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
50.8AppointedDionisio Guillermo García IbáñezBishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo, CubaArchbishop of Santiago de Cuba
44.0AppointedAntal Majnek, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Zakarpattia, UkraineBishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
44.0AppointedAntal Majnek, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of FebianaBishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
10 Dec32.0Ordained PriestJoão Gilberto de MouraPriest of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
67.1Ordained BishopOwen John DolanCoadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North, New ZealandCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
53.9Ordained BishopNoel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A.Bishop of Solwezi, ZambiaBishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
12 Dec27.6Ordained PriestJoseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
25.6Ordained DeaconMarco Antonio Merchán LadinoDeacon of Duitama-Sogamoso, ColombiaBishop of Neiva, Colombia
14 Dec48.2Ordained BishopAntonio González SánchezBishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
15 Dec38.5AppointedJoseph Banga BaneCoadjutor Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
52.0ResignedJohn Francis Brown, S.M.A.Superior of Kano, NigeriaSuperior Emeritus
55.6AppointedTimothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.Prefect of Kontagora, NigeriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora, Nigeria
63.6AppointedJohn Jerome CunneenBishop of Christchurch, New ZealandBishop Emeritus
56.5AppointedEugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P.Coadjutor Bishop of Saurimo, AngolaCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola
67.3AppointedLuigi LocatiVicar Apostolic of Isiolo, Kenya
67.3AppointedLuigi LocatiTitular Bishop of ZicaVicar Apostolic of Isiolo, Kenya
48.8Ordained BishopJuan Guillermo López SotoBishop of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Chihuahua, México
66.0ResignedJohn Basil MeekingBishop of Christchurch, New ZealandBishop Emeritus
64.2AppointedAntonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. †Apostolic Administrator of El Obeid, SudanApostolic Administrator Emeritus
64.2AppointedAntonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of MesarfeltaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan
46.5AppointedJosé NambiCoadjutor Bishop of Kwito-Bié, AngolaBishop
62.6AppointedLuis María Pérez de Onraita AguirreCoadjutor Bishop of Malanje, AngolaArchbishop Emeritus of Malanje, Angola
49.1AppointedBenedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Novo Redondo, AngolaArchbishop of Malanje, Angola
16 Dec54.4AppointedClaudio Maria CelliTitular Archbishop of CluentumPresident Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication
54.4AppointedClaudio Maria CelliSecretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic SeePresident Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication
44.8Ordained BishopWilliam Enrique Delgado SilvaTitular Bishop of Vazi-SarraBishop Emeritus of Cabimas, Venezuela
76.3AppointedAngelo FeliciPresident of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”Cardinal, President Emeritus
48.9AppointedRiccardo FontanaArchbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
80.3RetiredAntonio InnocentiPresident of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
27.6Ordained PriestJoseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
43.4AppointedCelestino MiglioreUnder Secretary of the Secretariat of StateApostolic Nuncio to France
30.4Ordained PriestJorge Giovanny Pazmiño Abril, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Ambato, Ecuador
48.9AppointedFrancisco Pérez GonzálezBishop of Osma-Soria, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
59.1AppointedWalter Pérez VillamonteAuxiliary Bishop of Sucre, BoliviaBishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
59.1AppointedWalter Pérez VillamonteTitular Bishop of CurubisBishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
27.7Ordained PriestRafael Valdivieso MirandaPriest of PanamáBishop of Chitré, Panama
17 Dec24.7Ordained PriestJosé Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M.Priest of Congregation of Jesus and MaryBishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
55.0Ordained BishopFares MaakarounArchbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), SyriaBishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil
67.2Ordained BishopAlphonse Yang Guang YanBishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
18 Dec29.4Ordained PriestEuginius Longakit Cañete, M. J.Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop-Elect of Gumaca, Philippines
89.5DiedRené-Noël-Joseph KérautretBishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
89.8DiedJoseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
20 Dec50.4AppointedMauro Montagnoli, C.S.S.Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
49.3AppointedCarlos José ÑáñezCoadjutor Archbishop of Tucumán, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
50.4AppointedStanisław RyłkoTitular Bishop of NovicaCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
50.4AppointedStanisław RyłkoSecretary of the Pontifical Council for the LaityCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
21 Dec61.2AppointedTesfamariam BedhoBishop of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea
52.8DiedPierre Fisette, P.M.E. †Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
74.0AppointedCarlo FurnoGrand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of JerusalemCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
57.3Ordained BishopGeorges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A.Titular Bishop of Abila LysaniaeApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
40.1SelectedMauro Meacci, O.S.B.Abbot of Subiaco, Italy
71.6AppointedLuca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), EritreaBishop Emeritus
63.4AppointedJames Su ZhiminBishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
37.9IncardinatedKindane YebioPriest of Keren (Eritrean), EritreaBishop
22 Dec55.1InstalledFares MaakarounArchbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), SyriaBishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil
23 Dec26.1Ordained PriestFadi Abou Chebel, O.M.M.Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)Apostolic Exarch of Colombia (Maronite)
24 Dec25.9Ordained PriestJohn Lei JiapeiPriestBishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
26 Dec27.3Ordained DeaconAndrea AndreozziDeacon of Fermo, ItalyBishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
27 Dec64.3AppointedLúcio Ignácio BaumgaertnerArchbishop of Cascavel, Parana, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
79.6RetiredArmando Círio, O.S.I. †Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
75.2RetiredRobert Bell CluneAuxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
46.2AppointedPedro José ContiBishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, BrazilBishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
59.5SucceededWilliam Joseph LevadaArchbishop of San Francisco, California, USACardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
53.6Ordained BishopJoviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. †Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
60.3Ordained BishopJohn Brendan McCormackTitular Bishop of CerbaliBishop Emeritus of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
55.6Ordained BishopWilliam Francis MurphyTitular Bishop of Saia MaiorBishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
28.1Ordained DeaconHélio Pereira dos SantosDeacon of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, BrazilBishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
66.7ResignedJohn Raphael QuinnArchbishop of San Francisco, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus
28 Dec50.5AppointedGerald Richard BarnesBishop of San Bernardino, California, USABishop Emeritus
29 Dec30.2Ordained PriestLaurent Birfuoré DabiréPriest of Diébougou, Burkina FasoBishop of Dori, Burkina Faso
76.0DiedJoaquín García OrdóñezBishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
30 Dec50.9AppointedMichael Aidan CourtneyPermanent Observer to Council of EuropeApostolic Nuncio to Burundi
64.2Ordained BishopFlavien Joseph MelkiTitular Bishop of Arethusa dei SiriCurial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
75.1DiedLeo Soekoto, S.J. †Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
31 Dec27.9ProfessedVenedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
75.1RetiredClemente FaccaniApostolic Pro-Nuncio to KenyaApostolic Nuncio
87.3DiedAurelio Gianora, C.R.S.M.A. †Prefect Emeritus of Sikkim, India

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