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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	80.1	Died	Platon Volodyslav Kornyljak †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
	68.9	Died	Umberto Tramma †	Official of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
2 Nov	80.8	Died	[Simon Qu Tian-xi] †	Bishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
4 Nov	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Victor Agbanou	Bishop of Lokossa, Benin
	93.1	Died	Franc Močnik †	Priest of Gorizia, Italy	Former Administrator of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
	52.4	Appointed	Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy	Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
6 Nov	70.3	Succeeded	Paul Nguyễn Bình Tinh, P.S.S.	Bishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
	75.4	Retired	François Xavier Nguyễn Quang Sách †	Bishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
7 Nov	67.0	Appointed	John Peter Mark Jabalé, O.S.B.	Coadjutor Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	51.6	Appointed	Jerome Edward Listecki	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	51.6	Appointed	Jerome Edward Listecki	Titular Bishop of Nara	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	75.0	Retired	James Joseph McGuinness †	Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	51.3	Appointed	Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P.	Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
8 Nov	84.8	Died	Jesús Pla Gandía †	Bishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
9 Nov	61.8	Appointed	Alfonso Milián Sorribas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
	61.8	Appointed	Alfonso Milián Sorribas †	Titular Bishop of Diana	Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
10 Nov	53.5	Appointed	António Augusto dos Santos Marto	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal	Cardinal, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
	53.5	Appointed	António Augusto dos Santos Marto	Titular Bishop of Bladia	Cardinal, Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
	51.9	Appointed	Antonino Eugénio Fernandes Dias	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal	Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal
	51.9	Appointed	Antonino Eugénio Fernandes Dias	Titular Bishop of Tamata	Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal
	75.4	Retired	Carlos Francisco Martins Pinheiro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	47.2	Appointed	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Karafuto, Russian Federation	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
	72.6	Appointed	Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras †	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	Juan Fremiot Torres Oliver †	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	84.5	Died	Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard †	Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France
	22.8	Ordained Deacon	Pavlo Honcharuk	Deacon of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine	Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine
	26.9	Ordained Deacon	Milan Lach, S.J.	Deacon of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
	58.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Israel
	65.6	Ordained Bishop	Ovidio Poletto	Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	59.4	Appointed	Ubaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I.	Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Nov	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Michael Aidan Courtney †	Titular Archbishop of Eanach Dúin	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
	30.3	Ordained Deacon	Juarez Delorto Secco	Deacon of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	66.4	Died	Eugene Antonio Marino, S.S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
14 Nov	55.5	Appointed	Armando José María Rossi, O.P.	Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	62.0	Died	Barry Francis Collins †	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia
16 Nov	56.4	Appointed	Stephen Athipozhiyil	Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey, India	Bishop Emeritus
	57.3	Appointed	Antony Devotta †	Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India	Bishop Emeritus
	55.8	Appointed	Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I.	Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique	Archbishop Emeritus
	48.4	Appointed	Angelo Moreschi, S.D.B. †	Prefect of Gambella, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia
	57.6	Appointed	Nestor Ngoy Katahwa	Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	75.9	Retired	Józef Pazdur †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	59.0	Appointed	Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris	Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	59.0	Appointed	Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris	Titular Bishop of Tacarata	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
	60.8	Appointed	Edward Eugeniusz Samsel †	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
	46.8	Appointed	Adam Szal	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Archbishop
	46.8	Appointed	Adam Szal	Titular Bishop of Lavellum	Archbishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	76.8	Retired	Stanisław Szymecki	Archbishop of Białystok, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
	76.9	Retired	Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto †	Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.0	Appointed	Wojciech Ziemba †	Archbishop of Białystok, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
17 Nov	52.8	Appointed	Ivan Devčić	Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
	54.7	Appointed	Esteban Escudero Torres	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.7	Appointed	Esteban Escudero Torres	Titular Bishop of Thala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
	73.7	Resigned	Raymond Alphonse Lucker †	Bishop of New Ulm, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	69.2	Resigned	Rafael Sanus Abad †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
20 Nov	77.3	Retired	John George Chedid †	Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	55.5	Appointed	Piotr Kryk	Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
	55.5	Appointed	Piotr Kryk	Titular Bishop of Castra Martis	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
	64.9	Appointed	Jorge Luis Lona	Coadjutor Bishop of San Luis, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	94.7	Died	Eduard Schick †	Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
	68.5	Appointed	Michael Wiwchar, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	44.3	Appointed	Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid	Bishop of Iquique, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Osorno, Chile
	26.3	Ordained Priest	Farly Yovany Gil Betancur	Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia	Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia
	80.1	Retired	James Aloysius Hickey †	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	70.3	Appointed	Theodore Edgar McCarrick	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
22 Nov	92.5	Retired	Maximos V (George) Hakim †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus
	92.5	Retired	Maximos V (George) Hakim †	Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
	84.6	Died	Heinrich Pachowiak †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
24 Nov	90.3	Died	Félix Erviti Barcelona, O.M.I. †	Prefect Emeritus of Western Sahara {Sahara Occiental}
25 Nov	50.9	Appointed	Eugenijus Bartulis	Bishop of Lithuania, Military	Bishop of Šiauliai, Lithuania
	75.5	Retired	Enzio d’Antonio †	Archbishop of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	70.1	Appointed	Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Daoud †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	54.9	Appointed	Rubén Oscar Frassia	Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina
	66.5	Appointed	Carlo Ghidelli	Archbishop of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	Arturo Lona Reyes †	Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus
	47.8	Appointed	Juan Rubén Martínez	Bishop of Posadas, Argentina
	55.5	Succeeded	Felipe Padilla Cardona	Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
	85.0	Died	Godofredo Pedernal Pisig †	Bishop Emeritus of Borongan, Philippines
	62.7	Appointed	Juan Horacio Suárez	Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov	69.7	Ordained Bishop	Henry Theophilus Howaniec, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Acholla	Bishop Emeritus of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan
	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Camille Lembi Zaneli (Zanelli) †	Bishop of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
28 Nov	75.9	Ordained Bishop	John Crisostome Lan Shi †	Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
29 Nov	66.9	Selected	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus
	66.9	Selected	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
	77.0	Retired	Wolodymyr Walter Paska †	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.4	Appointed	Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D.	Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq
	49.0	Appointed	Stefan Soroka	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	76.1	Retired	Stephen Sulyk †	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Nov	71.0	Appointed	Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B.	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York	Eparch Emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA
	64.2	Succeeded	Andreas Choi Chang-mou	Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.3	Appointed	Hervé Jean Luc Renaudin †	Bishop of Pontoise, France
	72.6	Installed	Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras †	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
	76.9	Retired	Hovhannes Tertsakian, C.A.M. †	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America and Canada (Armenian), New York	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
	100.5	Died	Macario Tinti †	Bishop Emeritus of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
	50.1	Appointed	Philip Edward Wilson †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
	48.1	Appointed	Józef Wróbel, S.C.I.	Bishop of Helsinki, Finland	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
	76.0	Retired	Victorinus Youn Kong-hi	Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Dec	68.2	Appointed	Carmelo Ferraro	Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.3	Appointed	John Stephen Pažak, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovakian), Canada	Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA
	54.0	Appointed	Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda †	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
3 Dec	61.8	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Milián Sorribas †	Titular Bishop of Diana	Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
4 Dec	75.6	Retired	James Hector MacDonald, C.S.C.	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.1	Appointed	Brendan Michael O’Brien	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
5 Dec	41.4	Appointed	Matthew Ishaya Audu	Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria	Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria
	52.9	Appointed	Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique	Archbishop of Maputo, Mozambique
	58.5	Appointed	Alvaro Corrada del Rio, S.J.	Bishop of Tyler, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
	44.6	Appointed	James Naanman Daman, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Jalingo, Nigeria	Bishop of Shendam, Nigeria
	44.6	Appointed	George Jonathan Dodo	Bishop of Zaria, Nigeria
	62.1	Appointed	Eulises González Sánchez	Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	62.1	Appointed	Eulises González Sánchez	Titular Bishop of Tatilti	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
	32.8	Incardinated	Julius Yakubu Kundi	Priest of Zaria, Nigeria	Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria
	75.3	Retired	George Martin Kuzma †	Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	66.9	Confirmed	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus
	66.9	Confirmed	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
	71.2	Died	Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
	58.9	Appointed	Séraphin François Rouamba	Archbishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso	Archbishop Emeritus
	63.2	Appointed	Anselme Titianma Sanon	Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Archbishop Emeritus
	63.5	Appointed	Robert Joseph Shaheen †	Bishop of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
6 Dec	27.0	Ordained Priest	Moises Magpantay Cuevas	Priest of Zamboanga, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop
7 Dec	56.6	Appointed	François Charles Garnier †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
	67.1	Ordained Bishop	John Peter Mark Jabalé, O.S.B.	Coadjutor Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	47.6	Died	Fidelis Uga Orgah †	Bishop of Otukpo, Nigeria
	64.0	Appointed	Ernesto Antolin Salgado	Bishop of Laoag, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
8 Dec	84.8	Died	Robert Ratna Bamrungtrakul †	Bishop Emeritus of Chiang Mai, Thailand
	27.1	Ordained Priest	Daniel Francisco Blanco Méndez	Priest of San José de Costa Rica	Auxiliary Bishop
	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P.	Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj	Bishop of Palayamkottai, India	Bishop Emeritus
	65.6	Installed	Ovidio Poletto	Bishop of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
9 Dec	75.9	Retired	Alberto Ablondi †	Bishop of Livorno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	59.2	Appointed	Diego Coletti	Bishop of Livorno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
	63.0	Appointed	Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett	Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	75.2	Retired	Livio Maritano †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Andrea Bruno Mazzocato	Bishop of Adria-Rovigo, Italy	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
	58.1	Appointed	Pier Giorgio Micchiardi	Bishop of Acqui, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	29.8	Ordained Priest	Daniel Franck Nzika	Priest of Ouesso, Congo	Bishop of Impfondo, Congo
	56.6	Appointed	Vincenzo Savio, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
	68.5	Appointed	Michael Wiwchar, C.SS.R.	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
	59.1	Installed	Wojciech Ziemba †	Archbishop of Białystok, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
10 Dec	68.9	Died	James Thomas McHugh †	Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy	Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
	69.4	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Ye Ronghua	Bishop of Ankang [Hinganfu], China
11 Dec	73.9	Succeeded	Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
	80.1	Retired	Pierre-Jean Trần Xuân Hạp †	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	56.4	Appointed	Edward Kenneth Braxton	Bishop of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
	57.0	Appointed	Martin William Currie	Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
	51.8	Appointed	Ruben Antonio González Medina, C.M.F.	Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico	Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico
	56.9	Appointed	William Francis Malooly	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
	56.9	Appointed	William Francis Malooly	Titular Bishop of Flumenzer	Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
	75.1	Retired	John Joseph Snyder †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	71.6	Resigned	Jude Speyrer †	Bishop of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	35.7	Incardinated	Eduardo Vieira dos Santos	Deacon of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
13 Dec	56.3	Appointed	Alfonso Badini Confalonieri	Bishop of Susa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	Vittorio Bernardetto †	Bishop of Susa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	52.7	Appointed	Luigi Martella †	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
	60.3	Died	Benedict Dotu Sekey †	Bishop of Gbarnga, Liberia
14 Dec	86.4	Died	Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	46.2	Appointed	Benoît Marie Pascal Rivière	Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille, France	Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
	46.2	Appointed	Benoît Marie Pascal Rivière	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Mauretania	Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
15 Dec	35.7	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Vieira dos Santos	Priest of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
16 Dec	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Ivan Devčić	Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Marco Ganci	Priest of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy	Permanent Observer to Council of Europe
	59.0	Appointed	Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B.	Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus of Veracruz, México
	54.1	Appointed	Gustavo Arturo Help	Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
	34.4	Ordained Priest	Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage	Priest of Badulla, Sri Lanka	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
	76.8	Retired	Paulino Reale Chirina †	Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	78.3	Retired	Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. †	Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México	Prelate Emeritus
17 Dec	31.4	Ordained Priest	Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
	37.7	Ordained Priest	Amilton Manoel da Silva, C.P.	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil
18 Dec	75.8	Retired	Léon Hégelé †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	47.8	Appointed	Christian George Nicolas Kratz	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
	47.8	Appointed	Christian George Nicolas Kratz	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France
19 Dec	82.6	Died	Constantin Koser, O.F.M. †	Minister General Emeritus of Order of Friars Minor
	75.9	Retired	Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce †	Bishop of Venezuela, Military	Bishop Emeritus
	56.7	Appointed	José Hernán Sánchez Porras †	Bishop of Venezuela, Military
20 Dec	76.3	Retired	Pedro Fré, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	69.1	Appointed	Antônio Gaspar	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	65.0	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Luis Lona	Coadjutor Bishop of San Luis, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	72.8	Resigned	Peter Quinn †	Bishop of Bunbury, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	74.2	Died	Luis Reynoso Cervantes †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
	50.6	Appointed	Ismael Rueda Sierra	Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia
	50.6	Appointed	Ismael Rueda Sierra	Titular Bishop of Buruni	Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia
21 Dec	46.5	Succeeded	Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic
	43.2	Appointed	Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman, O.F.M. Conv.	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	43.2	Appointed	Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Tigimma	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	76.2	Died	Antoine Marie Maanicus, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Bangassou, Central African Republic
22 Dec	31.7	Ordained Priest	Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono	Priest of Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Bishop of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea
	50.0	Appointed	Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu	Auxiliary Bishop of Awka, Nigeria	Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria
	50.0	Appointed	Solomon Amanchukwu Amatu	Titular Bishop of Sabrata	Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria
	58.7	Appointed	John Choi Young-su †	Auxiliary Bishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)	Archbishop Emeritus
	58.7	Appointed	John Choi Young-su †	Titular Bishop of Sitifis	Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
	46.2	Appointed	Anil Joseph Thomas Couto	Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, India	Archbishop
	46.2	Appointed	Anil Joseph Thomas Couto	Titular Bishop of Cenculiana	Archbishop of Delhi, India
	57.8	Appointed	Richard Edmund Pates	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
	57.8	Appointed	Richard Edmund Pates	Titular Bishop of Suacia	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
	55.6	Ordained Bishop	Armando José María Rossi, O.P.	Coadjutor Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
23 Dec	56.0	Appointed	Mathew Arackal	Bishop of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
	63.7	Appointed	Salvatore Di Cristina	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
	63.7	Appointed	Salvatore Di Cristina	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Juan Horacio Suárez	Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Adam Szal	Titular Bishop of Lavellum	Archbishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	60.1	Appointed	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti	Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
	70.8	Resigned	Mathew Vattackuzhy †	Bishop of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
24 Dec	27.0	Ordained Deacon	Héctor López Alvarado	Deacon of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Auxiliary Bishop
25 Dec	80.6	Died	Robert Francis Garner †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
27 Dec	58.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Bertello	Apostolic Nuncio to México	Cardinal, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
	62.3	Appointed	Augustinho Petry	Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	62.3	Appointed	Augustinho Petry	Titular Bishop of Gabii	Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	61.4	Appointed	Francisco Ramírez Navarro	Auxiliary Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	61.4	Appointed	Francisco Ramírez Navarro	Titular Bishop of Tlos	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tlalnepantla, México, México
29 Dec	62.8	Succeeded	Joseph Nguyễn Tích Ðức †	Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
	62.7	Installed	Juan Horacio Suárez	Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	75.1	Retired	Joseph Trịnh Chính Trực †	Bishop of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
30 Dec	92.5	Retired	Bernardo Citterio †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	90.3	Died	John Ahern Torpie †	Bishop Emeritus of Cairns, Australia

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