The Year of Our Lord 2000

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 26.9 Ordained Deacon António Lungieki Pedro Bengui Deacon of Luanda, Angola Auxiliary Bishop

2 Dec 25.9 Ordained Priest Germán Humberto Barbosa Mora Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Auxiliary Bishop

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 (Slovak), Canada Bishop Emeritus 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 Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique

58.5 Appointed Álvaro Corrada del Río, 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 Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines

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 Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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

56.6 Appointed Vincenzo Savio, S.D.B. † Apostolic Administrator of Livorno, Italy 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

36.0 Ordained Priest Mario Luis Durán Berríos Priest of La Paz, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop

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, Major 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 Archbishop Emeritus

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

35.2 Ordained Priest Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

54.1 Appointed Gustavo Arturo Help Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

34.4 Ordained Priest Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage Priest of Badulla, Sri Lanka Secretary of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

76.8 Retired Paulino Reale Chirina † Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

60.9 Installed Edward Eugeniusz Samsel † Bishop of Ełk, Poland

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 Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, 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

28.5 Ordained Priest Jean Baptiste Valter Manga Priest of Ziguinchor, Senegal Bishop

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

67.8 Appointed Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. † Apostolic Administrator of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

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 Emeritus 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

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	26.9	Ordained Deacon	António Lungieki Pedro Bengui	Deacon of Luanda, Angola	Auxiliary Bishop
2 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	Germán Humberto Barbosa Mora	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop
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 (Slovak), Canada	Bishop Emeritus 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 Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique
58.5	Appointed	Álvaro Corrada del Río, 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	Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines
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 Emeritus 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 Emeritus 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
56.6	Appointed	Vincenzo Savio, S.D.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Livorno, Italy	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
36.0	Ordained Priest	Mario Luis Durán Berríos	Priest of La Paz, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop
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, Major 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	Archbishop Emeritus
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
35.2	Ordained Priest	Odair Miguel Gonsalves dos Santos, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
54.1	Appointed	Gustavo Arturo Help	Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
34.4	Ordained Priest	Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage	Priest of Badulla, Sri Lanka	Secretary of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
76.8	Retired	Paulino Reale Chirina †	Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
60.9	Installed	Edward Eugeniusz Samsel †	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
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 Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, 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
28.5	Ordained Priest	Jean Baptiste Valter Manga	Priest of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop
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
67.8	Appointed	Lubomyr Husar, M.S.U. †	Apostolic Administrator of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
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 Emeritus 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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