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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	63.0	Ordained Bishop	José Ángel Rovai	Titular Bishop of Abaradira	Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina
2 Nov	80.0	Died	Orestes Santiago Nuti Sanguinetti, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Canelones, Uruguay
3 Nov	86.6	Died	Firmin Courtemanche, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chipata, Zambia
	66.8	Appointed	Ian Murray †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	51.3	Appointed	Józef Wesołowski †	Titular Archbishop of Slebte	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Dominican Republic
	51.3	Appointed	Józef Wesołowski †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Dominican Republic
4 Nov	57.1	Resigned	Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.	Bishop of Chile, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
	30.1	Ordained Priest	Rozario Menezes, S.M.M.	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea
5 Nov	47.3	Appointed	Péter Erdő	Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
	47.3	Appointed	Péter Erdő	Titular Bishop of Puppi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
	39.9	Appointed	András Veres	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	39.9	Appointed	András Veres	Titular Bishop of Cissa	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
6 Nov	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Willem Jacobus Eijk	Bishop of Groningen, Netherlands	Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
	51.3	Appointed	Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
	51.3	Appointed	Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente	Titular Bishop of Pinhel	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
8 Nov	87.7	Died	Alfons Karl Kempf †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
9 Nov	68.5	Died	José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez †	Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
	45.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Pasotto, C.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Musti	Apostolic Administrator of Caucaso, Armenia
	84.5	Died	Joseph Sibomana †	Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
	52.5	Appointed	Oscar Urbina Ortega	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
10 Nov	69.2	Appointed	Thadeu Gomes Canellas	Bishop of Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	78.1	Retired	Gilbert Blaize Rego †	Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	60.9	Appointed	Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bulgaria
	62.4	Died	Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka †	Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria
12 Nov	67.2	Appointed	Alfons Nossol	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Opole, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	24.1	Ordained Deacon	Andriy Rabiy	Deacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
13 Nov	77.5	Retired	Dante Bernini †	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	75.6	Retired	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	96.4	Died	Stéphane-Émile-Alfred Desmazières †	Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
	80.1	Retired	Jožef Kvas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.7	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Pichierri †	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
	59.5	Appointed	Agostino Vallini	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
14 Nov	87.9	Died	Jean Prou, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
15 Nov	59.6	Appointed	François Marie Joseph Pascal Louis Blondel	Bishop of Viviers, France	Bishop Emeritus
	60.0	Appointed	Zenon Grocholewski †	Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
	77.4	Retired	Pio Laghi †	Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
16 Nov	70.5	Appointed	Mario Francesco Pompedda †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
17 Nov	76.3	Retired	Waldyr Calheiros Novaes (de Novais) †	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	65.1	Appointed	João Maria Messi, O.S.M.	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	52.1	Appointed	José Ubiratan Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Nov	54.1	Appointed	José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
	54.1	Appointed	José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia	Titular Bishop of Sufasar	Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
19 Nov	77.3	Retired	Thomas Joseph Connolly †	Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	49.5	Appointed	George Leo Thomas	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
	49.5	Appointed	George Leo Thomas	Titular Bishop of Vagrauta	Archbishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
	48.5	Appointed	Robert Francis Vasa	Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USA	Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
20 Nov	35.3	Ordained Priest	Henrique Aparecido de Lima, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Władisław Blin	Bishop of Vitebsk, Belarus	Bishop Emeritus
	69.2	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Eid †	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
	25.9	Ordained Deacon	Milad Jawish, B.S.	Deacon of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
21 Nov	73.1	Died	Jacques Louis Léon Delaporte †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
23 Nov	68.4	Died	Habib Bacha, S.M.S.P. †	Archbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
	61.3	Appointed	Joseph Anthony Galante †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dallas, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA
	38.2	Appointed	Clemens Pickel	Apostolic Administrator of Southern European Russia {Russia Europea Meridionale}	Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
24 Nov	98.7	Died	Ambrose Rayappan †	Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
27 Nov	68.3	Resigned	Roland Pierre DuMaine †	Bishop of San Jose in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	59.7	Resigned	André Pierre Louis Dupuy	Apostolic Nuncio to Benin	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
	54.4	Succeeded	Patrick Joseph McGrath †	Bishop of San Jose in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
29 Nov	53.2	Appointed	Giacomo Guido Ottonello	Titular Archbishop of Sasabe	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
	53.2	Appointed	Giacomo Guido Ottonello	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
Dec	75.9	Died	José Julio Aguilar García †
	37.9	Selected	Joseph Xu Honggen	Bishop of Suzhou [Soochow], China
1 Dec	54.3	Appointed	José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.	Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
3 Dec	69.4	Appointed	Franco Croci †	Titular Bishop of Potentia in Piceno	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
	69.4	Appointed	Franco Croci †	Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
	53.0	Appointed	Andrew Francis †	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
	58.2	Appointed	Vincent Louis Marie Landel, S.C.I. di Béth.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus
	50.0	Appointed	Gerald Isaac Lobo	Bishop of Shimoga, India	Bishop of Udupi, India
	61.5	Appointed	Max John Rodrigues	Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
4 Dec	32.4	Ordained Priest	Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y.	Priest of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Vicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Cyryl Klimowicz	Titular Bishop of Arba	Bishop of San Giuseppe a Irkutsk, Russian Federation
	57.1	Appointed	George Panikulam	Titular Archbishop of Caudium	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
	57.1	Appointed	George Panikulam	Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Uruguay
5 Dec	37.2	Ordained Deacon	Paulo Bosi Dal’Bó	Deacon of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Infanti della Mora, O.S.M.	Titular Bishop of Cartennae	Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Santucci	Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
7 Dec	61.2	Appointed	Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez	Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
	66.9	Ordained Bishop	Ian Murray †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	76.8	Retired	Antonio Riboldi, I.C. †	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	62.5	Appointed	Salvatore Giovanni Rinaldi	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	67.5	Resigned	Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	27.5	Ordained Priest	Nicolás Renán Aguilera Arroyo	Priest of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia
	74.0	Resigned	Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather †	Bishop of Tuticorin, India	Bishop Emeritus
	29.2	Ordained Priest	Pedro Centeno Baquero, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
	60.7	Succeeded	Peter Fernando †	Bishop of Tuticorin, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Edward Kurtz	Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Aurel Percă	Titular Bishop of Mauriana	Archbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania
	82.8	Died	Gustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y. †	Bishop Emeritus of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
9 Dec	51.5	Appointed	Hans-Josef Becker	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
	51.5	Appointed	Hans-Josef Becker	Titular Bishop of Vina	Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
	78.9	Died	Cyrille Emmanuel Benni †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Basile Georges Casmoussa	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
11 Dec	30.8	Ordained Priest	Maurício da Silva Jardim	Priest of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	70.9	Appointed	Raffaello Funghini †	Dean of the Roman Rota	Dean Emeritus
	54.4	Appointed	Stanisław Gębicki	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.4	Appointed	Stanisław Gębicki	Titular Bishop of Thiges	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	75.9	Retired	Józef Gucwa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	30.4	Ordained Priest	Abraham Boualo Kome	Priest of Nkongsamba, Cameroon	Bishop of Bafang, Cameroon
	56.7	Appointed	Braulio Rafael León Villegas	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
	29.9	Ordained Priest	David Martínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Alejandro Nicolás Musolino, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina
	49.7	Appointed	Ireneusz Józef Pękalski	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
	49.7	Appointed	Ireneusz Józef Pękalski	Titular Bishop of Castellum Tingitii	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
	51.3	Appointed	Vincenzo Pelvi	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
	51.3	Appointed	Vincenzo Pelvi	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
	29.2	Ordained Priest	Kornelius Sipayung, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia
	77.2	Retired	Serafín Vásquez Elizalde †	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
	88.0	Died	Joseph-Marie Vû Duy Nhất †	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
12 Dec	95.6	Died	Alois Stöger †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
	81.1	Died	Simon Zhang Jiumu †	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
	79.4	Succeeded	Philip Peter Zhao Zhendong (Zhao Bide) †	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
13 Dec	61.8	Resigned	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
	61.8	Resigned	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
14 Dec	52.7	Appointed	Ivo Baldi Gaburri †	Bishop of Huaraz, Peru	Bishop of Huarí, Peru
	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Peter Lee Ki-heon	Bishop of Korea, Military	Bishop of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
	50.5	Ordained Bishop	George Joseph Lucas	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
	44.4	Appointed	Arnold Orowae	Auxiliary Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea	Bishop
	44.4	Appointed	Arnold Orowae	Titular Bishop of Gisipa	Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
	47.0	Appointed	David Laurin Ricken	Coadjutor Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA	Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
	89.0	Died	Enea Selis †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy
15 Dec	87.9	Died	Augustin Fataki Alueke †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	84.8	Died	Manuel Menéndez †	Bishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina
16 Dec	61.1	Appointed	Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley	Bishop of Langres, France	Bishop Emeritus
	76.4	Retired	Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.C. †	Bishop of Langres, France	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	98.0	Died	Paolo Dezza, S.J. †	Cardinal, Priest of Society of Jesus
	66.3	Selected	Francis Tong Hui †	Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
	88.9	Died	Joseph Wang Zhenye †	Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China
18 Dec	57.4	Appointed	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Titular Archbishop of Foratiana	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
	57.4	Appointed	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Apostolic Nuncio to Gambia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
	57.4	Appointed	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
	57.4	Appointed	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
	57.4	Appointed	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Hungary
	84.8	Died	Luigi Dardani †	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
	74.5	Retired	José Gabriel Diaz Cueva †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus of Azogues, Ecuador
	30.1	Ordained Deacon	Andherson Franklin Lustoza de Souza	Deacon of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	59.0	Appointed	Fares Maakaroun	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	77.0	Retired	Abraham D. Mattam, C.V. †	Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
	53.9	Appointed	Matthew Vaniakizhakel, C.V.	Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
21 Dec	68.5	Appointed	Luis Serapio del Castillo Estrada, S.J.	Bishop of Melo, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	44.3	Appointed	Martin Adjou Moumouni	Bishop of N’Dali, Benin
	48.3	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Bassène	Bishop of Kolda, Senegal
	65.9	Appointed	Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	54.0	Appointed	Joseph Francis Kweku Essien	Bishop of Wiawso, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
	86.1	Died	Edward John Herrmann †	Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
	50.2	Appointed	Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya	Bishop of Isiolo, Kenya
	50.2	Appointed	Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Rusguniae	Bishop of Isiolo, Kenya
	48.4	Appointed	Dominic Jala, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Shillong, India
	44.9	Appointed	David Kamau Ng’ang’a	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
	44.9	Appointed	David Kamau Ng’ang’a	Titular Bishop of Oëa	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
	51.7	Appointed	Method Kilaini	Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania
	51.7	Appointed	Method Kilaini	Titular Bishop of Strumnitza	Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania
	46.2	Appointed	Gerald John Mathias	Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India	Bishop of Lucknow, India
	66.6	Appointed	Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R.	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	66.6	Appointed	Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R.	Titular Bishop of Bettonium	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Carreño, Colombia
	66.7	Resigned	José Aurelio Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †	Prefect of Vichada, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
	62.8	Appointed	José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	62.8	Appointed	José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Arsennaria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
	65.3	Died	Yousif Thomas †	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
23 Dec	80.5	Died	José Brandão de Castro, C.SS.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil
	89.5	Died	Brian Charles Foley †	Bishop Emeritus of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
	72.5	Appointed	Varkey Vithayathil, C.SS.R. †	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
27 Dec	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Boniface Choi Ki-San †	Coadjutor Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)	Bishop
28 Dec	83.8	Died	Walter (Arthur) Coggin, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA
	91.4	Died	Bruno Wechner †	Bishop Emeritus of Feldkirch, Austria
	31.2	Ordained Bishop	[ Zhang Tongli]	Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
30 Dec	32.5	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Tudu	Priest of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Bishop
	54.5	Appointed	José Raúl Vera López, O.P.	Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México	Bishop Emeritus
	78.9	Retired	Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla †	Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	52.6	Appointed	Lino Fumagalli	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy

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