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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	22.8	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Alibrandi †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland
		Born	Joseph Khoury	Behwaita	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Ambrogio Squintani †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Nov		Born	Walter Pérez Villamonte	Vilacaya	Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
4 Nov		Born	Francis Emmanuel Ogbonna Okobo	Lejja	Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka, Nigeria
7 Nov		Born	Luis Alfonso Santos Villeda, S.D.B.	Ocotepeque	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
		Born	Roger Joseph Vangheluwe	Roeselare	Bishop Emeritus of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
8 Nov	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Antonio María (Alfredo) Barbieri, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Macra	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Juan José Aníbal Mena Porta †	Titular Bishop of Limnae	Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
	23.0	Ordained Priest	José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Bishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
9 Nov	42.3	Appointed	Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi †	Prefect of Kagoshima, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
12 Nov	64.2	Appointed	Federico Emanuel (Emmanuel), S.D.B. †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	53.7	Appointed	Guido Maria Mazzocco †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
		Born	John Anthony Rawsthorne	Crosby	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
13 Nov	82.7	Died	Giovanni Mauri †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
14 Nov		Born	Philippe Jean Louis Breton	Rouen	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
15 Nov		Born	Tod David Brown	San Francisco	Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Kedigian †	Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Armenia
	81.2	Died	Salvatore Meo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Fabien Yu Teh-guen †	Titular Bishop of Phacusa	Vicar Apostolic of Kiating [Leshan], China
16 Nov		Born	Adrian Leo Doyle	Hobart	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia
	55.9	Appointed	Federico Lunardi †	Titular Archbishop of Side	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
	55.9	Appointed	Federico Lunardi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
	77.8	Died	Louis-Joseph Maurin †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
		Born	Martin Veillette	La Tuque	Bishop Emeritus of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada
17 Nov		Born	Roger Francis Crispian Hollis	Bristol	Bishop Emeritus of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
	52.7	Selected	Franz von Streng †	Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
18 Nov		Born	Ennio Antonelli	Todi	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
19 Nov	70.8	Resigned	Victor Colomban Dreyer, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Delegate to Indochina	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus
	54.4	Appointed	Domenico Ettorre †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
	54.4	Appointed	Domenico Ettorre †	Titular Bishop of Sela	Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
	44.6	Appointed	Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yenchowfu, China	Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
	44.6	Appointed	Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis	Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
	50.6	Appointed	Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tanganika, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania
	50.6	Appointed	Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Gergis	Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania
21 Nov		Born	Maurizio Galli †	Soresina	Bishop Emeritus of Fidenza, Italy
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Charles Gomes, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Ahmedabad, India
	60.4	Appointed	János Mikes †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Palaestina	Bishop Emeritus of Szombathely, Hungary
22 Nov	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Ficarra †	Bishop of Patti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Ernesto Antolin Salgado	Santa Lucia	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
23 Nov	57.6	Appointed	Teodorico de Angelis †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
25 Nov		Born	Kenneth Donald Steiner	David City, NE	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
26 Nov	86.9	Died	Costanzo Castrale †	Titular Bishop of Gaza
		Born	Jaime Pedro Gonçalves	Manica	Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
27 Nov	46.2	Appointed	Eduard Profittlich, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia
28 Nov	45.6	Appointed	Antonin-Fernand Drapier, O.P. †	Apostolic Delegate to Indochina	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus
	66.5	Appointed	Ivan Rafael Rodić, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Philippopolis in Thracia	Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
	66.5	Resigned	Ivan Rafael Rodić, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Théodore-Adrien Sarr	Fadiouth	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal
	56.8	Appointed	Josip Antun Ujcic †	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
29 Nov		Born	Peter James Cullinane	Dannevirke	Bishop Emeritus of Palmerston North, New Zealand
30 Nov	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Richard Thomas Guilfoyle †	Bishop of Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. †	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
		Born	Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo	Villa Maria	Bishop of Moroto, Uganda
	52.8	Confirmed	Franz von Streng †	Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
1 Dec	68.0	Died	Adéodat-Jean-Roch Wittner, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chefoo, China
3 Dec	62.0	Installed	John Joseph Cantwell †	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
	60.3	Died	Manuel Irurita y Almándoz †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
4 Dec	54.0	Appointed	Wilhelm Finnemann, S.V.D. †	Prefect of Mindoro, Philippines
		Born	Jacques Jean Joseph Jules Perrier	Paris	Bishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
	40.2	Appointed	Quintinus Pessers, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China
5 Dec		Born	Franghískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap.	Ano Syros	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece
6 Dec	25.6	Ordained Priest	Antônio Barbosa, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	23.1	Ordained Priest	José Pedro de Araújo Costa †	Priest	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre Evreinoff †	Titular Bishop of Pionia	Titular Archbishop of Parium
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Bruno Frattegiani †	Priest of Perugia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Carlo Maccari †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona-Osimo, Italy
	52.3	Installed	Antonio Mantiero †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
7 Dec	46.8	Appointed	Carlo Rossi †	Bishop of Biella, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	26.6	Ordained Priest	James Louis Flaherty †	Priest of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
	24.7	Ordained Priest	David Monas Maloney †	Priest of Denver, Colorado, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
	69.9	Died	Domenico Mezzadri †	Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
	62.8	Ordained Bishop	Gustave-Georges-Arsène Vandaele, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Thaumacus	Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam
9 Dec		Born	Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a	Nderi	Bishop Emeritus of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	37.0	Appointed	John Christopher Cody †	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
	58.3	Appointed	Maurice-Louis Dubourg †	Archbishop of Besançon, France
	83.0	Appointed	Antonio Macrioniti †	Titular Bishop of Cestrus	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
	83.0	Resigned	Antonio Macrioniti †	Bishop of Syros (e Milos), Greece	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Joseph Kingsley Swampillai	Kayts	Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
11 Dec		Born	Nikólaos Fóscolos	Comi	Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
12 Dec	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Federico Lunardi †	Titular Archbishop of Side	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
	55.7	Appointed	John Hugh MacDonald †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	55.7	Appointed	John Hugh MacDonald †	Titular Archbishop of Mocissus	Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
15 Dec		Born	Pierre Nguyên Soan	Goi Thi	Bishop Emeritus of Quy Nhon, Viet Nam
	59.1	Died	Thomas O’Doherty †	Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
16 Dec		Born	Vital Massé	Saint-Barthélémy	Bishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
	57.7	Appointed	Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson †	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
	67.2	Died	Giuseppe Palica †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy
17 Dec		Born	Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.	Buenos Aires	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	83.9	Died	Giovanni Fossà †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
		Born	Luis Alfonso Márquez Molina, C.I.M.	Tovar	Auxiliary Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela
	48.0	Appointed	Henri van Schingen, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	48.0	Appointed	Henri van Schingen, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Phelbes	Vicar Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
18 Dec	64.9	Died	Luigi Bondini, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Archbishop of Perge
19 Dec	22.5	Ordained Priest	Antonio Cece †	Priest	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Wilhelm Wöste †	Priest of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Saverio Zupi †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
20 Dec	22.8	Ordained Priest	Hernando Antiporda †	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Francis Carroll, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia
	54.3	Appointed	Nicolás de Carlo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, Argentina	Bishop of Resistencia, Argentina
	66.1	Appointed	Francesco Pascucci †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	66.1	Appointed	Francesco Pascucci †	Titular Bishop of Sion	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	41.7	Appointed	Luigi Traglia †	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Palaestina	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
21 Dec	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Charles Francis Buddy †	Bishop of San Diego, California, USA
	24.9	Ordained Priest	John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †	Priest of Missionary Society of St. Columban	Bishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar
	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Guido Maria Mazzocco †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
	41.7	Appointed	Luigi Traglia †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
23 Dec	42.2	Appointed	Cipriano Cassini, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pengpu [Bengbu], China	Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu], China
	42.2	Appointed	Cipriano Cassini, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu], China
	37.9	Appointed	Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
	37.9	Appointed	Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Mades	Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
		Born	Stanisław Napierała	Kalwy	Bishop Emeritus of Kalisz, Poland
	52.5	Appointed	Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
	52.5	Appointed	Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Minus	Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
24 Dec	54.6	Resigned	Teofilo Emilio de Backere, C.M. †	Prefect of Surabaia, Indonesia	Prefect Emeritus
		Born	Vincent DePaul Breen †	Brooklyn	Bishop Emeritus of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA
	60.2	Appointed	Filippo Cortesi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
	25.7	Ordained Priest	Bl. Théodore Georges Romzha †	Priest	Apostolic Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
25 Dec	24.0	Ordained Priest	Frane Franić †	Priest of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia
26 Dec		Born	Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.SS.R.	Brooklyn, NY, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
		Born	Ramón Antonio Linares Sandoval	San Carlos	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela
27 Dec	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Basoli †	Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy
		Born	Alcides Jorge Pedro Casaretto	Buenos Aires	Bishop Emeritus of San Isidro, Argentina
	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Eduard Profittlich, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Hadrianopolis in Haemimonto	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia
28 Dec	83.1	Died	Antonio Macrioniti †	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
30 Dec	40.7	Appointed	Nicola Canino †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	53.0	Appointed	Bartolomeo Mangino †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
	49.6	Appointed	Joseph McCormack †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
31 Dec		Born	Ernest Patili Assi †	Bohou	Bishop of Kara, Togo