The Year of Our Lord 1934

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Nov Born Julius Babatunde Adelakun Oniganbari Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria

1 Nov Born Fernando R. Capalla Leon Archbishop of Davao, Philippines

50.7 Ordained Bishop Carlo Falcinelli † Bishop of Jesi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

78.5 Died Simone Pietro Grassi † Bishop of Tortona, Italy

22.5 Ordained Priest Sebastiano Rosso † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Piazza Armerina, Italy

48.3 Ordained Bishop Gustavo Testa † Titular Archbishop of Amasea Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

2 Nov 70.9 Died John William Shaw † Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

3 Nov 86.5 Appointed Juan Antón de la Fuente † Titular Bishop of Thelepte Bishop Emeritus of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain

86.5 Retired Juan Antón de la Fuente † Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain Bishop Emeritus

4 Nov 58.4 Ordained Bishop Pablo Alegría Iriarte, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Zorolus Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia

37.4 Appointed Antonio Riberi † Apostolic Delegate to Other Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

5 Nov Born Benito Cocchi Minerbio Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy

62.0 Succeeded Andrew Killian † Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia

74.8 Died Robert William Spence, O.P. † Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia

6 Nov 63.8 Died Luigi dell'Aversana (Orabona) † Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla, Italy

60.6 Died Juan Bautista Luis y Pérez † Bishop of Oviedo, Spain

8 Nov Born Wenceslas Compaoré Kombissiri Bishop of Manga, Burkina Faso

9 Nov Appointed Pau Hugentobler, S.M.B. † Prefect of Tsitsihar [Qiqihar], China

10 Nov 39.1 Ordained Bishop Stephen Ferrando, S.D.B. † Bishop of Krishnagar, India Bishop Emeritus of Shillong, India

47.3 Ordained Bishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B. † Bishop of Shillong, India Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

53.8 Appointed Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez † Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México Archbishop of México, Federal District

11 Nov 85.6 Died Jean-Marie Barthe, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Trichinopoly, India

Born Miguel La Fay Bardi, O. Carm. Chelsea, USA Prelate of Sicuani, Peru

12 Nov 56.3 Appointed Francesco Hoowaarts, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Tsaochowfu, China Bishop of Tsaochow [Caozhou, Heze], China

56.3 Appointed Francesco Hoowaarts, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Ucres Bishop of Tsaochow [Caozhou, Heze], China

62.8 Appointed Angel María Pérez y Cecilia, O.C.D. † Titular Archbishop of Novae Patrae Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India

62.8 Resigned Angel María Pérez y Cecilia, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Verapoly, India Archbishop Emeritus

66.8 Resigned François Steinmetz, S.M.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

14 Nov 49.4 Appointed Giacomo Rosso † Bishop of Cuneo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

15 Nov 40.4 Succeeded Joseph Attipetty † Archbishop of Verapoly, India

Born Grégoire (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. Alep Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France

16 Nov Born Simon Akwali Okafor Ifitedunu Bishop of Awka, Nigeria

17 Nov Born Oscar V. Cruz Balanga Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

39.6 Appointed José Ignacio Márquez y Tóriz † Coadjutor Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México Archbishop

39.6 Appointed José Ignacio Márquez y Tóriz † Titular Archbishop of Bosporus Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México

47.1 Died Gustavo Matteoni † Archbishop of Siena, Italy

18 Nov 24.7 Ordained Priest José Adelino Dantas † Priest of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Baia, Brazil

82.5 Died Pietro Gasparri † Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber

22.3 Ordained Priest Arnoldo Onisto † Priest of Vicenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

19 Nov Born Jan Purwinski Ilukste Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine

21 Nov 38.4 Ordained Bishop Paul Bouque, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Vagada Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon

30.2 Ordained Priest Aldus Maria Patroni, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Calicut, India

Born Alberto Jover Piamonte † Iloilo City Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

24 Nov 57.7 Died Ivan Starcevic † Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia

25 Nov 24.3 Ordained Priest John Ahern Torpie † Priest of Brisbane, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Cairns, Australia

26 Nov 72.3 Died Luigi Ferretti † Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy

28 Nov Born Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R. Zipaquirá Bishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia

Born Jesús María de Jesús Moya Sabana Angosta Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic

Born Georg Weinhold Zittau Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meissen, Germany

30 Nov 56.1 Died Francesco Basilio Bistauros † Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

78.0 Died John Joseph Collins, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles

61.5 Appointed Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński † Bishop of Łódź, Poland Bishop Emeritus

48.0 Ordained Bishop Ferdinando Longinotti † Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed Bl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli † Titular Archbishop of Mesembria Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

1 Dec 61.4 Appointed Pietro Mozzanica † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

61.4 Appointed Pietro Mozzanica † Titular Bishop of Sela Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

2 Dec Born Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B. Romano Canavese Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State

22.7 Ordained Priest Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

4 Dec Born Frederick D'Souza Siddakatte Bishop of Jhansi, India

Born Mario Luis Bautista Maulión Carcaraña Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina

5 Dec Born Paul Dacoury-Tabley Kpapékou Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire

Born Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J. Ansong Bishop of Uijongbu, Korea (South)

55.8 Appointed Egisto Domenico Melchiori † Bishop of Tortona, Italy

6 Dec Born Stanislaw Kedziora Seligów Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

Born John Jeremiah McRaith Hutchinson Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

22.5 Ordained Priest Pietro Palazzini † Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

8 Dec 56.3 Ordained Bishop Filippo Maria Cipriani † Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy

24.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Lennox Federal † Priest of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Bishop Emeritus of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

25.5 Ordained Priest Walter Kampe † Priest of Limburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

40.7 Ordained Bishop Pierre-Paul Méouchi † Bishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

Born Marian Oles † Miastkowo, Poland Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovenia

25.3 Ordained Priest Dominic Vendargon † Priest of Singapore Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

10 Dec Born Ireneo A. Amantillo, C.SS.R. Alimodian Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines

38.9 Appointed François-Emile-Marie Cléret de Langavant, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion Bishop Emeritus

38.9 Appointed Norman Thomas Gilroy † Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

48.0 Appointed Joseph Ansgarius Julien, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi

48.0 Appointed Joseph Ansgarius Julien, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Choba Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi

43.5 Appointed Bernard Francis Mayer, M.M. † Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China

43.9 Appointed Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], China

43.9 Appointed Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Myrica Vicar Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], China

55.2 Died Dionisio Moreno y Barrio † Bishop of Coria, Spain

45.1 Appointed Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda

45.1 Appointed Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Barica Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda

56.1 Appointed Charles Vogel, M.E.P. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Swatow [Shantou], China Bishop of Swatow [Shantou], China

56.1 Appointed Charles Vogel, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Parlais Bishop of Swatow [Shantou], China

44.7 Appointed Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia

44.7 Appointed Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Comba Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia

70.5 Appointed Sigismund Waitz † Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

12 Dec 67.1 Died Eugène Mederlet, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Madras, India

64.7 Appointed Luigi Sincero † President of the Pontifical Commission of Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

44.7 Appointed Angelo Soracco † Bishop of Fossano, Italy

15 Dec 74.1 Appointed Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Cabasa Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile

74.1 Resigned Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Temuco, Chile Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 64.4 Succeeded Ambrose James Moriarty † Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

83.4 Died Hugh Singleton † Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

70.6 Confirmed Sigismund Waitz † Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

19 Dec Born Assis Lopes Rio de Janeiro Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

66.9 Died Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changsha [Changsha], China

79.2 Died James O'Reilly † Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

20 Dec Born Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. Muntilan Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

72.7 Died Juan Bautista Gorordo † Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines

21 Dec Born Eugenio Binini Traversetolo Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

25.0 Ordained Priest Antonio José Plaza † Priest of La Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

23.1 Ordained Priest Adolfo Servando Tortolo † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina

22 Dec 44.0 Appointed Ralph Hubert Dignan † Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada

27.0 Ordained Priest Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan † Priest Bishop of Paoting [Baoding], China

23.3 Ordained Priest Bryan Gallagher † Priest of Geraldton, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Port Pirie, Australia

45.9 Appointed José Garibi y Rivera † Coadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed José Garibi y Rivera † Titular Archbishop of Bizya Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

23.4 Ordained Priest Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. † Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Prelate Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

27.3 Ordained Priest Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. † Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross President of the Pontifical Commission of Social Communications

32.2 Appointed Raymond Augustine Kearney † Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA

32.2 Appointed Raymond Augustine Kearney † Titular Bishop of Lysinia Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA

24.4 Ordained Priest Kajetán Matoušek † Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

40.1 Appointed James Charles McGuigan † Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

39.2 Appointed Salvador Montes de Oca † Titular Bishop of Bilta Bishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela

39.2 Resigned Salvador Montes de Oca † Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

Born Joachim N'Dayen Loko Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui, Central African Republic

23 Dec 25.3 Ordained Priest Paul Piché, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop Emeritus of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territory, Canada

24 Dec 62.4 Appointed Virgile-Joseph Béguin † Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

58.8 Appointed Alfred-Odilon Comtois † Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada

57.4 Appointed Louis-Joseph Fillon † Archbishop of Bourges, France

50.0 Appointed Marcel Fleury † Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France

54.8 Appointed Henri-Jean Houbaut † Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France

54.0 Appointed Clément-Emile Roques † Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France

25 Dec Born Noël Delaquis Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Bishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada

26 Dec 55.9 Installed Egisto Domenico Melchiori † Bishop of Tortona, Italy

29 Dec Born Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. Manalur Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India

31 Dec 73.8 Died Francis Alphonsus Bourne † Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov		Born	Julius Babatunde Adelakun	Oniganbari	Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria
1 Nov		Born	Fernando R. Capalla	Leon	Archbishop of Davao, Philippines
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Falcinelli †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
78.5	Died	Simone Pietro Grassi †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
22.5	Ordained Priest	Sebastiano Rosso †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Piazza Armerina, Italy
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Gustavo Testa †	Titular Archbishop of Amasea	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
2 Nov	70.9	Died	John William Shaw †	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
3 Nov	86.5	Appointed	Juan Antón de la Fuente †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte	Bishop Emeritus of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
86.5	Retired	Juan Antón de la Fuente †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain	Bishop Emeritus
4 Nov	58.4	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Alegría Iriarte, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Zorolus	Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia
37.4	Appointed	Antonio Riberi †	Apostolic Delegate to Other	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
5 Nov		Born	Benito Cocchi	Minerbio	Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
62.0	Succeeded	Andrew Killian †	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
74.8	Died	Robert William Spence, O.P. †	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
6 Nov	63.8	Died	Luigi dell'Aversana (Orabona) †	Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla, Italy
60.6	Died	Juan Bautista Luis y Pérez †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
8 Nov		Born	Wenceslas Compaoré	Kombissiri	Bishop of Manga, Burkina Faso
9 Nov		Appointed	Pau Hugentobler, S.M.B. †	Prefect of Tsitsihar [Qiqihar], China
10 Nov	39.1	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Ferrando, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Krishnagar, India	Bishop Emeritus of Shillong, India
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Louis Mathias, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Shillong, India	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
53.8	Appointed	Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of México, Federal District
11 Nov	85.6	Died	Jean-Marie Barthe, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Trichinopoly, India
	Born	Miguel La Fay Bardi, O. Carm.	Chelsea, USA	Prelate of Sicuani, Peru
12 Nov	56.3	Appointed	Francesco Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tsaochowfu, China	Bishop of Tsaochow [Caozhou, Heze], China
56.3	Appointed	Francesco Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Ucres	Bishop of Tsaochow [Caozhou, Heze], China
62.8	Appointed	Angel María Pérez y Cecilia, O.C.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Novae Patrae	Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India
62.8	Resigned	Angel María Pérez y Cecilia, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India	Archbishop Emeritus
66.8	Resigned	François Steinmetz, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
14 Nov	49.4	Appointed	Giacomo Rosso †	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	40.4	Succeeded	Joseph Attipetty †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
	Born	Grégoire (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B.	Alep	Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France
16 Nov		Born	Simon Akwali Okafor	Ifitedunu	Bishop of Awka, Nigeria
17 Nov		Born	Oscar V. Cruz	Balanga	Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
39.6	Appointed	José Ignacio Márquez y Tóriz †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México	Archbishop
39.6	Appointed	José Ignacio Márquez y Tóriz †	Titular Archbishop of Bosporus	Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México
47.1	Died	Gustavo Matteoni †	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
18 Nov	24.7	Ordained Priest	José Adelino Dantas †	Priest of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Baia, Brazil
82.5	Died	Pietro Gasparri †	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
22.3	Ordained Priest	Arnoldo Onisto †	Priest of Vicenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
19 Nov		Born	Jan Purwinski	Ilukste	Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
21 Nov	38.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Bouque, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Vagada	Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
30.2	Ordained Priest	Aldus Maria Patroni, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Calicut, India
	Born	Alberto Jover Piamonte †	Iloilo City	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
24 Nov	57.7	Died	Ivan Starcevic †	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
25 Nov	24.3	Ordained Priest	John Ahern Torpie †	Priest of Brisbane, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Cairns, Australia
26 Nov	72.3	Died	Luigi Ferretti †	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy
28 Nov		Born	Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R.	Zipaquirá	Bishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
	Born	Jesús María de Jesús Moya	Sabana Angosta	Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
	Born	Georg Weinhold	Zittau	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meissen, Germany
30 Nov	56.1	Died	Francesco Basilio Bistauros †	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
78.0	Died	John Joseph Collins, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles
61.5	Appointed	Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński †	Bishop of Łódź, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Longinotti †	Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	Bl. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †	Titular Archbishop of Mesembria	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
1 Dec	61.4	Appointed	Pietro Mozzanica †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
61.4	Appointed	Pietro Mozzanica †	Titular Bishop of Sela	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
2 Dec		Born	Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B.	Romano Canavese	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
22.7	Ordained Priest	Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
4 Dec		Born	Frederick D'Souza	Siddakatte	Bishop of Jhansi, India
	Born	Mario Luis Bautista Maulión	Carcaraña	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
5 Dec		Born	Paul Dacoury-Tabley	Kpapékou	Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
	Born	Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.	Ansong	Bishop of Uijongbu, Korea (South)
55.8	Appointed	Egisto Domenico Melchiori †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
6 Dec		Born	Stanislaw Kedziora	Seligów	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
	Born	John Jeremiah McRaith	Hutchinson	Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
22.5	Ordained Priest	Pietro Palazzini †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
8 Dec	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Maria Cipriani †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
24.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Lennox Federal †	Priest of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
25.5	Ordained Priest	Walter Kampe †	Priest of Limburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Paul Méouchi †	Bishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
	Born	Marian Oles †	Miastkowo, Poland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovenia
25.3	Ordained Priest	Dominic Vendargon †	Priest of Singapore	Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
10 Dec		Born	Ireneo A. Amantillo, C.SS.R.	Alimodian	Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines
38.9	Appointed	François-Emile-Marie Cléret de Langavant, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Bishop Emeritus
38.9	Appointed	Norman Thomas Gilroy †	Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
48.0	Appointed	Joseph Ansgarius Julien, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi
48.0	Appointed	Joseph Ansgarius Julien, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Choba	Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi
43.5	Appointed	Bernard Francis Mayer, M.M. †	Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China
43.9	Appointed	Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], China
43.9	Appointed	Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Myrica	Vicar Apostolic of Yükiang [Yujiang], China
55.2	Died	Dionisio Moreno y Barrio †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
45.1	Appointed	Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda
45.1	Appointed	Angelo Negri, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Barica	Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda
56.1	Appointed	Charles Vogel, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Swatow [Shantou], China	Bishop of Swatow [Shantou], China
56.1	Appointed	Charles Vogel, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Parlais	Bishop of Swatow [Shantou], China
44.7	Appointed	Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
44.7	Appointed	Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Comba	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
70.5	Appointed	Sigismund Waitz †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
12 Dec	67.1	Died	Eugène Mederlet, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Madras, India
64.7	Appointed	Luigi Sincero †	President of the Pontifical Commission of Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
44.7	Appointed	Angelo Soracco †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
15 Dec	74.1	Appointed	Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Cabasa	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
74.1	Resigned	Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Temuco, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	64.4	Succeeded	Ambrose James Moriarty †	Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
83.4	Died	Hugh Singleton †	Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
70.6	Confirmed	Sigismund Waitz †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
19 Dec		Born	Assis Lopes	Rio de Janeiro	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
66.9	Died	Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changsha [Changsha], China
79.2	Died	James O'Reilly †	Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
20 Dec		Born	Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.	Muntilan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
72.7	Died	Juan Bautista Gorordo †	Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
21 Dec		Born	Eugenio Binini	Traversetolo	Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
25.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio José Plaza †	Priest of La Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
23.1	Ordained Priest	Adolfo Servando Tortolo †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
22 Dec	44.0	Appointed	Ralph Hubert Dignan †	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
27.0	Ordained Priest	Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan †	Priest	Bishop of Paoting [Baoding], China
23.3	Ordained Priest	Bryan Gallagher †	Priest of Geraldton, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Port Pirie, Australia
45.9	Appointed	José Garibi y Rivera †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	José Garibi y Rivera †	Titular Archbishop of Bizya	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
23.4	Ordained Priest	Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Prelate Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
27.3	Ordained Priest	Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	President of the Pontifical Commission of Social Communications
32.2	Appointed	Raymond Augustine Kearney †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
32.2	Appointed	Raymond Augustine Kearney †	Titular Bishop of Lysinia	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
24.4	Ordained Priest	Kajetán Matoušek †	Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
40.1	Appointed	James Charles McGuigan †	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
39.2	Appointed	Salvador Montes de Oca †	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela
39.2	Resigned	Salvador Montes de Oca †	Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Joachim N'Dayen	Loko	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui, Central African Republic
23 Dec	25.3	Ordained Priest	Paul Piché, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territory, Canada
24 Dec	62.4	Appointed	Virgile-Joseph Béguin †	Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
58.8	Appointed	Alfred-Odilon Comtois †	Bishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada
57.4	Appointed	Louis-Joseph Fillon †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
50.0	Appointed	Marcel Fleury †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
54.8	Appointed	Henri-Jean Houbaut †	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
54.0	Appointed	Clément-Emile Roques †	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France
25 Dec		Born	Noël Delaquis	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Bishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
26 Dec	55.9	Installed	Egisto Domenico Melchiori †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
29 Dec		Born	Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D.	Manalur	Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India
31 Dec	73.8	Died	Francis Alphonsus Bourne †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

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