The Year of Our Lord 2019

Bishop Events

December

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	96.9	Died	Miguel Esteban Hesayne †	Bishop Emeritus of Viedma, Argentina
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Ivan Kulyk	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
59.2	Died	Paul David Sirba †	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
2 Dec	66.9	Appointed	Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
54.9	Appointed	Alberto Rojas	Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA
3 Dec	62.2	Appointed	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
64.3	Appointed	Josef Marketz	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
4 Dec	50.3	Appointed	Zdzisław Stanisław Błaszczyk	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
50.3	Appointed	Zdzisław Stanisław Błaszczyk	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
93.4	Died	Ján Eugen Kočiš †	Protosyncellus Emeritus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)
73.7	Resigned	Richard Joseph Malone	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
71.5	Appointed	Edward Bernard Scharfenberger	Apostolic Administrator of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
5 Dec	86.0	Died	Pietro Brollo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy
7 Dec	47.0	Ordained Bishop	David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Bagai	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
45.2	Appointed	Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A.	Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru
77.9	Retired	Séraphin François Rouamba	Archbishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso	Archbishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Gabriel Sayaogo	Archbishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso
8 Dec	57.4	Ceased	George Bugeja, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi, Libya	Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
73.6	Appointed	Fernando Filoni	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
80.6	Retired	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
60.8	Appointed	Sandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi, Libya
62.4	Appointed	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
9 Dec	44.7	Appointed	Nicolas Pierre Jean Lhernould	Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
94.5	Died	José Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón Santiago †	Bishop Emeritus of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil
49.8	Installed	Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C.	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
10 Dec	64.2	Ordained Bishop	Gerardo Joseph Colacicco	Titular Bishop of Erdonia	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
61.4	Ordained Bishop	Edmund James Whalen	Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
11 Dec	62.2	Ceased	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng	Apostolic Administrator of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
66.0	Installed	Joseph Nguyễn Năng	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
83.0	Died	Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo †	Bishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda
12 Dec	47.4	Installed	Jaime Cristóbal Abril González	Bishop of Arauca, Colombia
55.9	Appointed	Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla	Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan
48.2	Appointed	Giorgio Barbetta Manzocchi	Auxiliary Bishop of Huarí, Peru
48.2	Appointed	Giorgio Barbetta Manzocchi	Titular Bishop of Isola	Auxiliary Bishop of Huarí, Peru
61.3	Appointed	Luis Augusto Campos Flórez	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Moses Chikwe	Titular Bishop of Flumenzer	Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria
62.2	Appointed	Segundo René Coba Galarza	Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador
54.8	Appointed	Donald Edward DeGrood	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
57.4	Ordained Bishop	Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
62.2	Installed	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
51.8	Appointed	Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Ełk, Poland
51.8	Appointed	Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.	Titular Bishop of Naissus	Auxiliary Bishop of Ełk, Poland
78.1	Retired	Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Impfondo, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Julius Yakubu Kundi	Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria
79.3	Retired	Paulino Lukudu Loro, F.S.C.J.	Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan	Archbishop Emeritus
76.2	Retired	Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
77.9	Ceased	Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm	Apostolic Administrator of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam
48.8	Appointed	Daniel Franck Nzika	Bishop of Impfondo, Congo
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Bartholomeus van Roijen	Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada
51.3	Installed	Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P.	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia
76.2	Retired	Paul Joseph Swain	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec	70.5	Appointed	George Joseph Lucas	Apostolic Administrator of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
14 Dec	57.4	Installed	Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
85.2	Ceased	Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Machiques, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
83.5	Died	André Gaumond †	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
55.6	Installed	Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M.	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
62.3	Appointed	Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich	Bishop of Kericho, Kenya
60.9	Installed	Josafá Menezes da Silva	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
50.2	Appointed	Nicolas Nadji Bab	Bishop of Lai, Chad
56.0	Ordained Bishop	Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas	Bishop of Machiques, Venezuela
77.0	Retired	Emmanuel Okombo Wandera	Bishop of Kericho, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	47.0	Installed	Vasyl Hovera	Apostolic Administrator of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, Faithful of Byzantine Rite
54.0	Installed	José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Apostolic Archive
70.2	Ceased	Antony Pappusamy	Apostolic Administrator of Palayamkottai, India	Archbishop of Madurai, India
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonysamy Savarimuthu	Bishop of Palayamkottai, India
17 Dec	54.7	Appointed	Georges Bizimana	Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi
94.5	Died	Enzio d’Antonio †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy
94.2	Died	Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. †	Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
75.0	Retired	Luigi Ventura	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
18 Dec	62.5	Appointed	Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
20 Dec	50.9	Appointed	Antonio Crameri, S.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
50.9	Appointed	Antonio Crameri, S.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
51.6	Appointed	Joseph Khawam, B.A.	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
51.6	Appointed	Joseph Khawam, B.A.	Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
51.6	Appointed	Joseph Khawam, B.A.	Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
74.1	Died	Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
75.3	Ceased	Nicholas James Samra	Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
21 Dec	92.0	Ceased	Angelo Sodano	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
92.0	Retired	Angelo Sodano	Dean of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus
24 Dec	73.8	Resigned	György-Miklós Jakubínyi	Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Archbishop Emeritus
51.4	Appointed	Gergely Kovács	Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania
82.2	Died	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
75.1	Retired	József Tamás	Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27 Dec	74.7	Appointed	Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
62.1	Appointed	Francisco Cerro Chaves	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
58.3	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales	Titular Bishop of Phelbes	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Raffaele Panzetta	Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy
76.8	Appointed	Richard Edmund Pates	Apostolic Administrator of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
60.9	Appointed	Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez	Archbishop of Puerto Montt, Chile
75.9	Retired	Braulio Rodríguez Plaza	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Dec	48.4	Appointed	Michael Miabesue Bibi	Apostolic Administrator of Buéa, Cameroon	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda, Cameroon
75.4	Retired	Emmanuel Bushu	Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
61.0	Appointed	Augustine Ndubueze Echema	Bishop of Aba, Nigeria
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
29 Dec	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Martin Laliberté, P.M.E.	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
64.8	Ordained Bishop	Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R.	Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil
30 Dec	76.4	Retired	Cornelius Fontem Esua	Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
54.3	Appointed	Andrew Nkea Fuanya	Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon
94.0	Died	Prospero (Stanley) Grech, O.S.A. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti
77.9	Died	Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
31 Dec	96.6	Died	Chucrallah Harb †	Bishop Emeritus of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
69.9	Ceased	Kazimierz Nycz	Apostolic Administrator of Płock, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

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