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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Samuel	Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India
2 Nov	88.8	Died	Joseph Carroll McCormick †	Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Nov	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
	57.2	Installed	Seán Baptist Brady	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	64.1	Died	Jean-Baptiste Maria Cissé †	Bishop of Sikasso, Mali
6 Nov	38.9	Appointed	Virgil Bercea	Coadjutor Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania	Bishop
	62.0	Succeeded	Fernando Robles Capalla	Archbishop of Davao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
	37.1	Appointed	Florentin Crihălmeanu †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Romanian), Romania	Bishop
	37.1	Appointed	Florentin Crihălmeanu †	Titular Bishop of Silli	Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Romanian), Romania
	75.3	Retired	Antonio Lloren Mabutas †	Archbishop of Davao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Nov	54.8	Ordained Bishop	John Francis Moore, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Gigthi	Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
8 Nov	57.5	Appointed	Dominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Mouila, Gabon	Bishop Emeritus
	55.8	Appointed	Evaristo Marc Chengula, I.M.C. †	Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania	Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
	60.5	Appointed	Ivan Cornelius Dias †	Archbishop of Bombay, India	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
	55.3	Appointed	Aloysius Paul D’Souza	Bishop of Mangalore, India	Bishop Emeritus
	77.8	Retired	Michael Ugwu Eneja †	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	65.0	Appointed	Anthony Okonkwo Gbuji	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	54.0	Appointed	Marampudi Joji †	Bishop of Vijayawada, India	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
	49.5	Appointed	Janvier Kataka Luvete	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	62.2	Resigned	Robin Walsh Leamy, S.M.	Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
	74.8	Retired	Félicien-Patrice Makouaka †	Bishop of Franceville, Gabon	Bishop Emeritus
	46.8	Appointed	Timothée Modibo-Nzockena †	Bishop of Franceville, Gabon
	69.2	Resigned	Christopher Mwoleka †	Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
	40.4	Appointed	Severine Niwemugizi	Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania	Bishop of Rulenge-Ngara, Tanzania
	61.4	Appointed	Stuart France O’Connell, S.M. †	Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
	69.8	Appointed	Emmanuel Otteh †	Bishop of Issele-Uku, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	76.6	Retired	Simon Ignatius Pimenta †	Archbishop of Bombay, India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	58.9	Appointed	Anthony Francis Sharma, S.J. †	Prefect of Nepal	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nepal
	77.8	Retired	Joseph S. Thumma †	Bishop of Vijayawada, India	Bishop Emeritus
9 Nov	26.2	Ordained Priest	Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon	Priest of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Bishop of Daet, Philippines
	30.5	Ordained Priest	Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y.	Priest of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia
	53.1	Appointed	Angelo Comastri	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Loreto, Italy	Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
	31.4	Perpetual Vows	Francisco Javier Pistilli Scorzara, P. Schönstatt	Member of Institute of Schönstatt Fathers	Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay
11 Nov	51.5	Appointed	George Alencherry	Bishop of Thuckalay (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
	62.7	Appointed	Paul Chittilapilly †	Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
	69.3	Appointed	Stephen Hector Youssef Doueihi †	Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	46.6	Appointed	Thomas Elavanal, M.C.B.S.	Bishop of Kalyan (Syro-Malabar), India
	60.0	Appointed	Joseph Khoury †	Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	79.1	Retired	Joseph Kundukulam †	Archbishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop Emeritus
	49.7	Appointed	Jacob Manathodath	Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India
	62.1	Appointed	Samir Mazloum	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Curial Bishop Emeritus
	62.1	Appointed	Samir Mazloum	Titular Bishop of Callinicum dei Maroniti	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
	46.0	Appointed	Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil †	Bishop of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop Emeritus of Puthur (Syro-Malankara), India
	75.7	Retired	Antony Padiyara †	Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus
	64.2	Appointed	Emmanuel Mani Giles Pothanamuzhy, C.M.I. †	Bishop of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India
	75.2	Retired	Michael Rusnak, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	65.9	Appointed	Jacob Thoomkuzhy	Archbishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop Emeritus
	69.4	Appointed	Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. †	Apostolic Administrator of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
	69.4	Appointed	Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. †	Titular Archbishop of Achrida	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
	76.0	Retired	Francis Mansour Zayek †	Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	75.6	Died	Stephen Nweke Ezeanya †	Archbishop Emeritus of Onitsha, Nigeria
13 Nov	47.6	Appointed	Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R.	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kyiv-Vyshhorod (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	47.6	Appointed	Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R.	Titular Bishop of Casae in Pamphylia	Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
14 Nov	68.6	Died	Joseph Louis Bernardin †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
15 Nov	60.8	Died	Longinus Atundo †	Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya
	76.1	Died	Paul-Maurice Choquet, C.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
16 Nov	26.0	Ordained Priest	Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	57.5	Appointed	Jean-Claude Périsset	Titular Bishop of Accia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
	57.5	Appointed	Jean-Claude Périsset	Official of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
19 Nov	47.0	Appointed	Gregory Michael Aymond	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop
	47.0	Appointed	Gregory Michael Aymond	Titular Bishop of Acholla	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
	48.1	Appointed	Michael William Warfel	Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
20 Nov	52.6	Appointed	Philip Leo O’Reilly	Coadjutor Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	34.0	Ordained Priest	José Maria Chaves dos Reis	Priest of Cametá, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
	76.6	Retired	Laurent Noël	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	60.0	Appointed	Martin Veillette	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
22 Nov	47.6	Ceased	Josip Bozanić	Apostolic Administrator of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
	66.9	Appointed	John Fetsco, C.Ss.R. †	Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), Canada	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
23 Nov	28.3	Ordained Deacon	Andrew Harmon Cozzens	Deacon of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
	31.7	Ordained Deacon	Donald Edward DeGrood	Deacon of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
	45.6	Appointed	Piotr Libera	Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland	Bishop of Płock, Poland
	45.6	Appointed	Piotr Libera	Titular Bishop of Centuria	Bishop of Płock, Poland
	26.5	Ordained Priest	Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino	Priest of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia	Bishop of Vélez, Colombia
	52.8	Died	Joseph Bilal Nyekindi †	Bishop Emeritus of Wau, South Sudan
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Nakellentuba Ouédraogo	Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
25 Nov	35.3	Incardinated	Mauro Parmeggiani	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
27 Nov	52.7	Appointed	Ernest Léger	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	65.7	Appointed	Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. †	Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Secretary Emeritus
28 Nov	75.0	Retired	Luca Collino, O.S.B. †	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
	76.3	Retired	James Dominic Sangu †	Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mbeya, Tanzania
29 Nov	53.5	Resigned	Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
	42.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S.	Apostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia
	85.0	Appointed	Ioan Ploscaru †	Archbishop (Personal Title)	Bishop Emeritus of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
	59.3	Appointed	Fernando Torres Durán †	Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus of Chitré, Panama
	59.3	Appointed	Fernando Torres Durán †	Titular Bishop of Abaradira	Bishop Emeritus of Chitré, Panama
30 Nov	63.1	Appointed	Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. †	Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	63.1	Appointed	Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. †	Titular Bishop of Sucarda	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Inírida, Colombia
	48.3	Appointed	Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez	Bishop of Buenaventura, Colombia	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia
	80.3	Retired	Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †	Vicar Apostolic of Buenaventura, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	46.4	Appointed	Basílio do Nascimento	Apostolic Administrator of Baucau, Timor-Leste	Bishop
	46.4	Appointed	Basílio do Nascimento	Titular Bishop of Septimunicia	Bishop of Baucau, Timor-Leste
	52.4	Appointed	Gustavo García Naranjo	Bishop of Guarenas, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Edward Janiak	Titular Bishop of Scilium	Bishop Emeritus of Kalisz, Poland
	57.0	Appointed	Delio Lucarelli	Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	43.8	Appointed	Cyprian Kizito Lwanga	Bishop of Kasana-Luweero, Uganda	Archbishop of Kampala, Uganda
	65.1	Appointed	Medardo Joseph Mazombwe †	Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	55.3	Appointed	Bernard Blasius Moras	Bishop of Belgaum, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India
	76.9	Retired	Adrian Mung’andu †	Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia	Archbishop Emeritus
	79.7	Retired	Bernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Zanzibar, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Martin Igwe Uzoukwu	Bishop of Minna, Nigeria
	61.6	Appointed	Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena †	Bishop of Kara, Togo	Bishop Emeritus
	45.1	Appointed	Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Zanzibar, Tanzania
	60.1	Appointed	Matthias Ssekamaanya	Bishop of Lugazi, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
	29.6	Ordained Priest	Marcos Antônio Tavoni	Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
	49.1	Appointed	Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of El Petén, Guatemala	Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
	49.1	Appointed	Oscar Julio Vian Morales, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Archbishop of Santiago de Guatemala
	42.0	Appointed	Michel Visi †	Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
	74.0	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Yang Xiangtai	Coadjutor Bishop of Daming [Taming], China	Bishop Emeritus
2 Dec	80.5	Died	Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
3 Dec	75.0	Retired	André Charles Collini †	Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Archbishop Emeritus
	55.7	Appointed	Hil Kabashi, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	55.7	Appointed	Hil Kabashi, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Turres in Byzacena	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)
	46.2	Appointed	Václav Malý	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	46.2	Appointed	Václav Malý	Titular Bishop of Marcelliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	66.4	Succeeded	Émile Marcus, P.S.S.	Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
	55.0	Appointed	Luciano Pacomio	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	53.6	Appointed	Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
	53.6	Appointed	Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Ausuccura	Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
4 Dec	65.3	Died	Luiz Colussi †	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	57.9	Incardinated	Josu Iriondo Zabaleta	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 Dec	76.3	Retired	Pedro Boxler †	Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	45.6	Appointed	José Vicente Conejero Gallego	Coadjutor Bishop of Formosa, Argentina	Bishop
	54.4	Appointed	Luis Guillermo Eichhorn	Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Morón, Argentina
	82.0	Died	Paolino Limongi †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iran
6 Dec	35.0	Perpetual Vows	François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A.	Member of Society of African Missions	Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé, Benin
	54.8	Appointed	José Palmeira Lessa	Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Dec	62.3	Appointed	Patrick Coveney	Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Yury Kasabutski	Priest of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus	Auxiliary Bishop
	89.3	Died	Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo †	Bishop Emeritus of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
	47.7	Appointed	Angelo Massafra, O.F.M.	Bishop of Rrëshen, Albania	Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
	50.6	Appointed	Luigi Pezzuto	Titular Archbishop of Turris in Proconsulari	Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina
	50.6	Appointed	Luigi Pezzuto	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina
	50.6	Appointed	Luigi Pezzuto	Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon	Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina
8 Dec	84.4	Died	Giuseppe Lanave †	Bishop Emeritus of Andria, Italy
	28.4	Ordained Priest	Wellington de Queiroz Vieira	Priest of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
	75.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Wang Dianduo, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
9 Dec	57.3	Ordained Bishop	John Tong Hon	Titular Bishop of Bossa	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
	64.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	51.1	Appointed	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
	86.4	Died	Francesco Maria Franzi †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
	75.7	Retired	José Méndez Asensio †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
	62.2	Appointed	Paolo Sardi †	Titular Archbishop of Sutrium	Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	62.2	Appointed	Paolo Sardi †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
11 Dec	55.7	Appointed	David Dias Pimentel	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	55.7	Appointed	David Dias Pimentel	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	54.0	Appointed	Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	54.0	Appointed	Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
12 Dec	75.5	Retired	Carlos González Cruchaga †	Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
	75.8	Retired	Francis-Roland Lambert, S.M. †	Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
	42.6	Appointed	Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca	Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec	64.7	Appointed	Silvio Cesare Bonicelli †	Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	56.8	Appointed	Jean-Charles Marie Descubes	Bishop of Agen, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
	54.8	Appointed	Antonio Lucibello	Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Turkey
	75.2	Retired	Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
14 Dec	43.0	Incardinated	Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares	Priest of Carabayllo, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
	65.7	Appointed	José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Lurín, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	29.4	Ordained Deacon	Joseph Mary Kizito	Deacon of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop
	42.0	Incardinated	Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral	Priest of Lurín, Peru	Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru
	74.6	Died	Gerald Moverley †	Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
	32.1	Ordained Priest	Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández	Priest of Iquique, Chile
	52.9	Appointed	Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru
	50.3	Appointed	Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.	Bishop of Malolos, Philippines	Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
15 Dec	94.1	Died	Rafael Alvarez Lara †	Bishop Emeritus of Mallorca, Spain
	60.2	Ceased	Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.	Superior of Bomadi, Nigeria	Superior Emeritus
16 Dec	45.8	Appointed	Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M.	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
	76.2	Retired	Platon Volodyslav Kornyljak †	Apostolic Exarch of Deutschland und Skandinavien {Germany and Scandinavia} (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
	54.7	Appointed	Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez	Bishop of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
	68.5	Appointed	Lawrence Ephraem Thottam †	Bishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankara), India
17 Dec	56.7	Appointed	Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador
	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael William Warfel	Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
18 Dec	48.9	Appointed	Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
	48.9	Appointed	Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
	52.0	Appointed	József Tamás	Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	52.0	Appointed	József Tamás	Titular Bishop of Valabria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
19 Dec	29.0	Ordained Priest	Hélio Pereira dos Santos	Priest of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil	Coadjutor Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
	26.9	Ordained Priest	Mauricio Rueda Beltz	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State
21 Dec	76.7	Resigned	Victor Guazzelli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	31.3	Ordained Priest	Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil
	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Torres Durán †	Titular Bishop of Abaradira	Bishop Emeritus of Chitré, Panama
26 Dec	83.3	Died	Narciso Jubany Arnau †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Algirdas Jurevičius	Priest of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania	Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
27 Dec	62.1	Appointed	Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	51.6	Appointed	Carlos Osoro Sierra	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain
	44.5	Appointed	Alois Schwarz	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
	44.5	Appointed	Alois Schwarz	Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
28 Dec	94.2	Died	Edward Gerard Hettinger †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
	62.0	Appointed	Marian Oles †	Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovenia
29 Dec	30.3	Ordained Priest	Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C.	Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil
	29.2	Perpetual Vows	Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
31 Dec	88.8	Died	Laurent Morin †	Bishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
	61.3	Appointed	Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J.	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	45.5	Appointed	Pablo Vizcaino Prado	Bishop of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu, Guatemala
	61.2	Appointed	Paul Albert Zipfel †	Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus

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