The Year of Our Lord 1927

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov Born José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. † Formiga Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

3 Nov Born José Goncalves Heleno Cipotânea Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

5 Nov 59.7 Died Louis Petit, A.A. † Archbishop Emeritus of Athenai {Athens}, Greece

6 Nov 45.0 Ordained Bishop Edward John Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Myrina Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China

Born Endre Gergely Kovács, O. Cist. † Egerbakta Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary

7 Nov Born Fernando Ramon Prego Casal † Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba

8 Nov 57.7 Died Roberto Julio Colombo, O.F.M. Cap. † Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil

Born Pierre-Célestin Nkou † Edéa Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon

9 Nov 39.0 Appointed Patrick James Byrne, M.M. † Prefect of Peng-yang, Korea (North) Apostolic Delegate to Korea

46.7 Appointed Ettore Felici † Titular Archbishop of Corinthus Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

46.7 Appointed Ettore Felici † Apostolic Nuncio to Chile Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

69.2 Died William Miller, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Transvaal, South Africa

71.1 Died Gennaro Trama † Bishop of Lecce, Italy

10 Nov 56.3 Ordained Bishop John Bertram Peterson † Titular Bishop of Hippos Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Born Pierre Trân Thanh Chung Ðà Nang Bishop Emeritus of Kontum, Viet Nam

11 Nov 77.9 Appointed Michel-Thomas Labrecque † Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia Bishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

77.9 Retired Michel-Thomas Labrecque † Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

12 Nov 39.0 Installed Fermín Emilio Lafitte † Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

69.3 Died Alessandro Lualdi † Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy

14 Nov 77.1 Died Damaso Pio de Bono † Bishop Emeritus of Caltagirone, Italy

Born Daniel Anthony Cronin Boston Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

17 Nov Born Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. † Ayton Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

53.9 Appointed Nicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, C.SS.R. † Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro, Spain Bishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain

53.9 Appointed Nicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Hieropolis Bishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain

18 Nov 61.6 Appointed Ludovico Ferretti, O.P. † Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy

Born Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz † Gdansk Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

19 Nov Born Raymond Razakarinvony Antananarivo Bishop Emeritus of Miarinarivo, Madagascar

20 Nov 44.5 Ordained Bishop Evasio Colli † Bishop of Acireale, Italy Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy

21 Nov Born José Mario Escobar Serna † Santa Bárbara Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia

66.4 Appointed Władysław Paweł Krynicki † Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland

22 Nov Born Pierre-Marie Coty Anyama Bishop Emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire

23 Nov 67.5 Died Patrick Richard Heffron † Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA

33.2 Appointed Egide Marie Roy, O.F.M. † Prefect of Kagoshima, Japan

Born Angelo Sodano Isola d'Asti, Italy Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

25 Nov Born Wolfgang Rolly † Darmstadt Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany

26 Nov 60.2 Died Giovanni Vincenzo Bonzano † Cardinal, Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to United States of America

27 Nov 22.6 Ordained Priest Manuel Dos Santos Rocha † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal

Born José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

28 Nov Born Paulino Fernandes Madeca † Povo Grande Bishop Emeritus of Cabinda, Angola

29 Nov 39.7 Died Sebastian Großrubatscher (Grossrubatscher), O.F.M. † Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China

30 Nov 43.6 Appointed Jusztinián Györg Serédi, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

22.8 Ordained Priest John Thomas Toohey † Priest of Sydney, Australia Bishop of Maitland, Australia

1 Dec Born Cipriano Calderón Polo † Plasencia, Spain Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America

2 Dec 63.1 Appointed Zacarías Martínez y Núñez, O.S.A. † Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

48.2 Appointed Dionisio Moreno y Barrio † Bishop of Coria, Spain

Born Benedict Singh Buxton Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles

3 Dec Born François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. † Ankatafana Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

4 Dec 22.7 Ordained Priest Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

61.6 Ordained Bishop Ludovico Ferretti, O.P. † Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy

Born Bernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C. Prelate Emeritus of Caravelí, Peru

5 Dec Born Vincenzo Rimedio Soriano Calabro Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy

46.5 Died Silverio Velasco Pérez † Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

6 Dec Born John Nicholas Wurm † Saint Louis Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA

7 Dec Born José Ivo Lorscheiter † Pôrto Alegre Bishop Emeritus of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Born James Patrick Mahoney † Saskatoon Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

8 Dec 22.5 Ordained Priest Roberto Massimiliani † Priest Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy

35.9 Ordained Priest James Mendonça † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India

11 Dec Born Roberto Pinarello de Almeida † Amparo Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

43.2 Ordained Bishop Fernand-Jean-Joseph Thiry, M.E.P. † Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan

82.2 Died Donato Velluti Zati di San Clemente † Bishop Emeritus of Pescia, Italy

12 Dec Born Adolphe E. Proulx † Hanmer Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada

15 Dec 40.2 Appointed John Andrew O’Shea, C.M. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kanchow [Ganzhou], China Bishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China

16 Dec Born Bruno Kouamé Anoumaba Bishop Emeritus of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire

17 Dec 27.8 Ordained Priest George Alapatt † Priest of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India Bishop Emeritus

Born Ottorino Pietro Alberti † Nuoro Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

23.1 Ordained Priest William Joseph Brennan † Priest of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia

23.0 Ordained Priest Armando Fares † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro, Italy

23.0 Ordained Priest Hernán Frías Hurtado † Priest of Santiago de Chile Bishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile

24.3 Ordained Priest Alejandro Menchaca Lira † Priest of Santiago de Chile Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile

23.3 Ordained Priest Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia

18 Dec 44.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph-Marie Le Gouaze † Titular Archbishop of Dara Archbishop Emeritus of Port-au-Prince, Haïti

Born Jesus Y. Varela Bacolod Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines

19 Dec 61.7 Appointed Pierre Aziz Ho † Coadjutor Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop

58.7 Elevated to Cardinal Charles-Henri-Joseph Binet † Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France

53.5 Appointed Michael Buchberger † Bishop of Regensburg, Germany

44.6 Appointed Maurice Feltin † Bishop of Troyes, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

82.3 Appointed Andreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. † Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery

82.3 Appointed Andreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. † Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery

Born José María Guix Ferreres † La Coromina de Cardona Bishop Emeritus of Vic, Spain

53.8 Appointed Francis Johannes † Coadjutor Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA Bishop

53.8 Appointed Francis Johannes † Titular Bishop of Thasus Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA

37.8 Appointed Edward Joseph Kelly † Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA

64.8 Appointed Alexis-Henri-Marie Lépicier, O.S.M. † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious

64.8 Elevated to Cardinal Alexis-Henri-Marie Lépicier, O.S.M. † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious

49.4 Appointed John Michael McNamara † Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

49.4 Appointed John Michael McNamara † Titular Bishop of Eumenia Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

54.8 Appointed Thomas Charles O’Reilly † Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Born James Kwadwo Owusu † Kwasibuokrom Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana

38.4 Confirmed Joseph Rabbani † Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

63.4 Appointed Antonio Anastasio Rossi † Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

63.4 Appointed Antonio Anastasio Rossi † Prelate of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

61.7 Appointed Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. † Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada

61.7 Elevated to Cardinal Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada

43.7 Appointed Jusztinián Györg Serédi, O.S.B. † Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

43.7 Elevated to Cardinal Jusztinián Györg Serédi, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

47.0 Appointed Pedro Segura y Sáenz † Archbishop of Toledo, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

47.0 Elevated to Cardinal Pedro Segura y Sáenz † Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

41.7 Appointed Leon Wetmański † Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland

41.7 Appointed Leon Wetmański † Titular Bishop of Camachus Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland

21 Dec 35.7 Ordained Bishop James Kalacherry (Kalassery) † Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India

29.8 Ordained Priest Michael Cornelius O’Neill † Priest of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

22 Dec 54.1 Appointed José Alfonso Belloso y Sánchez † Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador

58.7 Appointed Charles-Henri-Joseph Binet † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France

60.2 Appointed Giovanni Fiorentini † Bishop of Squillace, Italy Archbishop of Catanzaro, Italy

40.2 Appointed John Andrew O’Shea, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Midila Bishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China

48.6 Appointed Gabriele Perlo, I.M.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Gabriele Perlo, I.M.C. † Titular Bishop of Amyzon Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mogadiscio, Somalia

47.4 Appointed Anton Theodor Fortunatus Spruit, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Luanfu, China

47.4 Appointed Anton Theodor Fortunatus Spruit, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Vaga Vicar Apostolic of Luanfu, China

23 Dec 46.4 Appointed Antonio Micozzi † Bishop of Teramo, Italy

24 Dec 50.8 Died Béchara Richard Chémali † Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria

82.9 Died Thomas Fennelly † Archbishop Emeritus of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland

25 Dec 47.1 Appointed Pedro Segura y Sáenz † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

28 Dec Born Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, C.M. Lima Prelate Emeritus of Juli, Peru

29 Dec 74.3 Died Thomas-Paul-Henri Lemonnier † Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

Born Giovanni (João) Zerbini, S.D.B. Chiari, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil

30 Dec 46.8 Ordained Bishop Ettore Felici † Titular Archbishop of Corinthus Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

31 Dec 51.9 Died Antonio Álvaro y Ballano † Bishop of Zamora, Spain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov		Born	José Antônio do Couto, S.C.I. †	Formiga	Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
3 Nov		Born	José Goncalves Heleno	Cipotânea	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5 Nov	59.7	Died	Louis Petit, A.A. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
6 Nov	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Edward John Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Myrina	Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
	Born	Endre Gergely Kovács, O. Cist. †	Egerbakta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary
7 Nov		Born	Fernando Ramon Prego Casal †		Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
8 Nov	57.7	Died	Roberto Julio Colombo, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil
	Born	Pierre-Célestin Nkou †	Edéa	Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon
9 Nov	39.0	Appointed	Patrick James Byrne, M.M. †	Prefect of Peng-yang, Korea (North)	Apostolic Delegate to Korea
46.7	Appointed	Ettore Felici †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
46.7	Appointed	Ettore Felici †	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
69.2	Died	William Miller, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Transvaal, South Africa
71.1	Died	Gennaro Trama †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
10 Nov	56.3	Ordained Bishop	John Bertram Peterson †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
	Born	Pierre Trân Thanh Chung	Ðà Nang	Bishop Emeritus of Kontum, Viet Nam
11 Nov	77.9	Appointed	Michel-Thomas Labrecque †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Bithynia	Bishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
77.9	Retired	Michel-Thomas Labrecque †	Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	39.0	Installed	Fermín Emilio Lafitte †	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
69.3	Died	Alessandro Lualdi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
14 Nov	77.1	Died	Damaso Pio de Bono †	Bishop Emeritus of Caltagirone, Italy
	Born	Daniel Anthony Cronin	Boston	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
17 Nov		Born	Thomas Joseph Lobsinger, O.M.I. †	Ayton	Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
53.9	Appointed	Nicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, C.SS.R. †	Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain
53.9	Appointed	Nicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Hieropolis	Bishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain
18 Nov	61.6	Appointed	Ludovico Ferretti, O.P. †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
	Born	Zygmunt Józef Pawłowicz †	Gdansk	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
19 Nov		Born	Raymond Razakarinvony	Antananarivo	Bishop Emeritus of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
20 Nov	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Evasio Colli †	Bishop of Acireale, Italy	Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy
21 Nov		Born	José Mario Escobar Serna †	Santa Bárbara	Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia
66.4	Appointed	Władysław Paweł Krynicki †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
22 Nov		Born	Pierre-Marie Coty	Anyama	Bishop Emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
23 Nov	67.5	Died	Patrick Richard Heffron †	Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA
33.2	Appointed	Egide Marie Roy, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Kagoshima, Japan
	Born	Angelo Sodano	Isola d'Asti, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
25 Nov		Born	Wolfgang Rolly †	Darmstadt	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
26 Nov	60.2	Died	Giovanni Vincenzo Bonzano †	Cardinal, Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to United States of America
27 Nov	22.6	Ordained Priest	Manuel Dos Santos Rocha †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
	Born	José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S.	San Francisco	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
28 Nov		Born	Paulino Fernandes Madeca †	Povo Grande	Bishop Emeritus of Cabinda, Angola
29 Nov	39.7	Died	Sebastian Großrubatscher (Grossrubatscher), O.F.M. †	Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
30 Nov	43.6	Appointed	Jusztinián Györg Serédi, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
22.8	Ordained Priest	John Thomas Toohey †	Priest of Sydney, Australia	Bishop of Maitland, Australia
1 Dec		Born	Cipriano Calderón Polo †	Plasencia, Spain	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
2 Dec	63.1	Appointed	Zacarías Martínez y Núñez, O.S.A. †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
48.2	Appointed	Dionisio Moreno y Barrio †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
	Born	Benedict Singh	Buxton	Bishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles
3 Dec		Born	François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. †	Ankatafana	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
4 Dec	22.7	Ordained Priest	Adelmo Cavalcante Machado †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
61.6	Ordained Bishop	Ludovico Ferretti, O.P. †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
	Born	Bernhard Franz Kühnel Langer, M.S.C.		Prelate Emeritus of Caravelí, Peru
5 Dec		Born	Vincenzo Rimedio	Soriano Calabro	Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy
46.5	Died	Silverio Velasco Pérez †	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
6 Dec		Born	John Nicholas Wurm †	Saint Louis	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
7 Dec		Born	José Ivo Lorscheiter †	Pôrto Alegre	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	Born	James Patrick Mahoney †	Saskatoon	Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
8 Dec	22.5	Ordained Priest	Roberto Massimiliani †	Priest	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
35.9	Ordained Priest	James Mendonça †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India
11 Dec		Born	Roberto Pinarello de Almeida †	Amparo	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43.2	Ordained Bishop	Fernand-Jean-Joseph Thiry, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan
82.2	Died	Donato Velluti Zati di San Clemente †	Bishop Emeritus of Pescia, Italy
12 Dec		Born	Adolphe E. Proulx †	Hanmer	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
15 Dec	40.2	Appointed	John Andrew O’Shea, C.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Kanchow [Ganzhou], China	Bishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China
16 Dec		Born	Bruno Kouamé	Anoumaba	Bishop Emeritus of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
17 Dec	27.8	Ordained Priest	George Alapatt †	Priest of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Ottorino Pietro Alberti †	Nuoro	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
23.1	Ordained Priest	William Joseph Brennan †	Priest of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia
23.0	Ordained Priest	Armando Fares †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro, Italy
23.0	Ordained Priest	Hernán Frías Hurtado †	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
24.3	Ordained Priest	Alejandro Menchaca Lira †	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
23.3	Ordained Priest	Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia
18 Dec	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Marie Le Gouaze †	Titular Archbishop of Dara	Archbishop Emeritus of Port-au-Prince, Haïti
	Born	Jesus Y. Varela	Bacolod	Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines
19 Dec	61.7	Appointed	Pierre Aziz Ho †	Coadjutor Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop
58.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Charles-Henri-Joseph Binet †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
53.5	Appointed	Michael Buchberger †	Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
44.6	Appointed	Maurice Feltin †	Bishop of Troyes, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
82.3	Appointed	Andreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
82.3	Appointed	Andreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. †	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
	Born	José María Guix Ferreres †	La Coromina de Cardona	Bishop Emeritus of Vic, Spain
53.8	Appointed	Francis Johannes †	Coadjutor Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA	Bishop
53.8	Appointed	Francis Johannes †	Titular Bishop of Thasus	Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
37.8	Appointed	Edward Joseph Kelly †	Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
64.8	Appointed	Alexis-Henri-Marie Lépicier, O.S.M. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Susanna	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
64.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Alexis-Henri-Marie Lépicier, O.S.M. †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
49.4	Appointed	John Michael McNamara †	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
49.4	Appointed	John Michael McNamara †	Titular Bishop of Eumenia	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
54.8	Appointed	Thomas Charles O’Reilly †	Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
	Born	James Kwadwo Owusu †	Kwasibuokrom	Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana
38.4	Confirmed	Joseph Rabbani †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
63.4	Appointed	Antonio Anastasio Rossi †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
63.4	Appointed	Antonio Anastasio Rossi †	Prelate of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
61.7	Appointed	Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
61.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
43.7	Appointed	Jusztinián Györg Serédi, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
43.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Jusztinián Györg Serédi, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
47.0	Appointed	Pedro Segura y Sáenz †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
47.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Pedro Segura y Sáenz †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
41.7	Appointed	Leon Wetmański †	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
41.7	Appointed	Leon Wetmański †	Titular Bishop of Camachus	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
21 Dec	35.7	Ordained Bishop	James Kalacherry (Kalassery) †	Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India
29.8	Ordained Priest	Michael Cornelius O’Neill †	Priest of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
22 Dec	54.1	Appointed	José Alfonso Belloso y Sánchez †	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
58.7	Appointed	Charles-Henri-Joseph Binet †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
60.2	Appointed	Giovanni Fiorentini †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy	Archbishop of Catanzaro, Italy
40.2	Appointed	John Andrew O’Shea, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Midila	Bishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China
48.6	Appointed	Gabriele Perlo, I.M.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mogadiscio, Somalia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Gabriele Perlo, I.M.C. †	Titular Bishop of Amyzon	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mogadiscio, Somalia
47.4	Appointed	Anton Theodor Fortunatus Spruit, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Luanfu, China
47.4	Appointed	Anton Theodor Fortunatus Spruit, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Vicar Apostolic of Luanfu, China
23 Dec	46.4	Appointed	Antonio Micozzi †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy
24 Dec	50.8	Died	Béchara Richard Chémali †	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
82.9	Died	Thomas Fennelly †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland
25 Dec	47.1	Appointed	Pedro Segura y Sáenz †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
28 Dec		Born	Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, C.M.	Lima	Prelate Emeritus of Juli, Peru
29 Dec	74.3	Died	Thomas-Paul-Henri Lemonnier †	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
	Born	Giovanni (João) Zerbini, S.D.B.	Chiari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil
30 Dec	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Ettore Felici †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
31 Dec	51.9	Died	Antonio Álvaro y Ballano †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain