The Year of Our Lord 1941

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov Born Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. Saint-Sébastien, Canada Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea

2 Nov 85.9 Died John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

3 Nov 48.0 Appointed Antonio Ildefonso dos Santos Silva, O.S.B. † Bishop of Silva Porto, Angola

Born António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm. Barros de Vila Verde Bishop of Beja, Portugal

68.0 Died Cletus Vincent Pejov (Peef), O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria

71.2 Died Hermeto José Pinheiro † Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

4 Nov Born Luciano Pacomio Villanova Monferrato Bishop of Mondovi, Italy

5 Nov 76.9 Died Oronzo Luciano Durante † Bishop of San Severo, Italy

46.8 Installed Laurence Julius FitzSimon † Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA

7 Nov Born Angelo Scola Malgrate Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

8 Nov 62.9 Appointed André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † Titular Bishop of Limnae Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

62.9 Resigned André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

Born Daniel Joseph Bohan Yarmouth Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

9 Nov 23.9 Ordained Priest Dominic Joseph Conway † Priest of Elphin, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

26.3 Ordained Priest Alfonso Coto Monge † Priest of San José de Costa Rica Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Limón, Costa Rica

39.8 Ordained Bishop André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Dystis Bishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

12 Nov 38.6 Appointed Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

38.6 Appointed Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. † Titular Bishop of Myrica Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador

80.0 Died Mario Sturzo † Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy

13 Nov 91.7 Died Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tatsienlu, China

14 Nov Born César Bosco Vivas Robelo Masaya Bishop of León en Nicaragua

15 Nov 50.5 Appointed Urban John Vehr † Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA Archbishop Emeritus

18 Nov Born Lucio Alfert, O.M.I. Heek, Germany Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay

20 Nov 65.6 Appointed Michael Wasaburo Urakawa † Bishop of Sendai, Japan Bishop Emeritus

21 Nov 55.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Chevrier † Bishop of Cahors, France Bishop Emeritus

58.7 Died Basile Khoury (Khouri) † Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

22 Nov 56.5 Appointed José Maria Cuenco † Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro, Philippines Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

56.5 Appointed José Maria Cuenco † Titular Bishop of Hemeria Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

42.8 Appointed Ernesto de Paula † Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

23 Nov 65.9 Ordained Bishop Christian Caminada † Bishop of Chur, Switzerland

28.3 Ordained Priest Guillermo Leaden, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

23.9 Ordained Priest John Mackey Priest Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand

24.3 Ordained Priest Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay

27.8 Ordained Priest Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay

24 Nov 56.9 Appointed Casimir Rembert Kowalski, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China

56.9 Appointed Casimir Rembert Kowalski, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Ipsus Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China

66.6 Appointed Jean Kurio † Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq

25 Nov Born Jean-Michel di Falco Leandri Marseille Bishop of Gap (-Embrun), France

39.3 Appointed Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi † Bishop of Osaka, Japan Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan

26 Nov Born Sofio Guinto Balce † Vinzons Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines

Born Luigi Negri Milano Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy

27 Nov 54.5 Appointed Raffaele Mario Radossi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus of Spoleto, Italy

30 Nov 35.5 Ordained Priest Juan Moleón Andreu † Priest of Asunción, Paraguay Bishop of Paraguay, Military

26.0 Ordained Priest Angelo Félix Mugnol † Priest Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

53.5 Ordained Bishop Norberto Perini † Archbishop of Fermo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

24.3 Ordained Priest Oscar Félix Villena † Priest Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina

1 Dec 61.5 Ordained Bishop Auguste Joseph Gaudel † Bishop of Fréjus, France Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus-Toulon, France

43.8 Ordained Bishop José Vieira Alvernaz † Bishop of Cochin, India Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India

2 Dec Born William Lee Newport Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

3 Dec 58.7 Appointed Luigi Centoz † Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber

58.7 Appointed Luigi Centoz † Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber

58.7 Appointed Luigi Centoz † Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber

4 Dec Born Giovanni Tonucci Fano, Italy Prelate of Loreto, Italy

6 Dec 48.7 Appointed Peter William Bartholome † Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

48.7 Appointed Peter William Bartholome † Titular Bishop of Lete Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

86.1 Died Salvatore Fratocchi † Bishop of Orvieto, Italy

39.1 Appointed Edward Gerard Hettinger † Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

39.1 Appointed Edward Gerard Hettinger † Titular Bishop of Teos Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA

39.5 Succeeded Francesco Pieri † Bishop of Orvieto, Italy

57.3 Appointed Joseph Clement Willging † Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA

7 Dec 25.4 Ordained Priest Jaime Luiz Coelho Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana, Brazil

23.1 Ordained Priest Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano † Priest of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia Bishop

8 Dec Born Martin John Amos Cleveland Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA

25.2 Ordained Priest Romeu Brigenti † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

44.5 Ordained Bishop Antoine-Marie Cazaux † Bishop of Luçon, France Bishop Emeritus

38.3 Ordained Bishop Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Eguga Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China

24.1 Ordained Priest José Joaquim Gonçalves † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

23.0 Solemn Professed José Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia

30.0 Ordained Priest Benjamin de Souza Gomes † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil

10 Dec Born Paul Themba Mngoma † Mariathal Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa

11 Dec 82.0 Died Pasquale Gagliardi † Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy

51.8 Ordained Bishop Eugène-Joseph-Marie Le Bellec † Bishop of Vannes, France Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 54.3 Succeeded Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes † Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

57.1 Died Costanzo Bergna, O.F.M. † Prefect of Dessié, Ethiopia

43.4 Appointed André Marie Charue † Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

Born Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. Irapuato Bishop of Veracruz, México

76.1 Died Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres † Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

27.7 Ordained Priest Tomás Vaquero † Priest Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

14 Dec 27.8 Ordained Priest Teofilo Camomot Bastida † Priest of Cebu, Philippines Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

29.8 Ordained Priest Richard Finn, S.M.A. † Priest of Society of African Missions Bishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria

Born Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A. Bishopstown, Ireland Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia

22.8 Ordained Priest José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

32.2 Ordained Priest Pablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. † Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bishop of Huacho, Peru

39.4 Ordained Bishop Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi † Bishop of Osaka, Japan Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan

46.3 Appointed Paulo de Tarso Campos † Bishop of Campinas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

15 Dec Born Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo Bejucal Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic

17 Dec Born André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado Agos-Vidalos Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France

20 Dec 27.8 Ordained Priest João (Jean) Chedid, O.M.M. † Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil

25.8 Ordained Priest Glennon Patrick Flavin † Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Born Mansour Hobeika Hadeth-Baalbek (Béqaa) Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon

26.3 Ordained Priest Charles Roman Koester † Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

22.8 Ordained Priest José Maria Pires Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil

26.8 Ordained Priest Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. † Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

21 Dec 70.9 Died Alessandro Fontana † Bishop of Ferentino, Italy

22 Dec Born Stephen Edward Blaire Los Angeles Bishop of Stockton, California, USA

24.7 Ordained Priest Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai † Priest of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest William Zephyrine Gomes † Priest of Bombay, India Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India

Born Gerard Joseph Hanna Armidale Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia

27.8 Ordained Priest James Robert Knox † Priest Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

24.2 Ordained Priest Thomas William Muldoon † Priest of Lismore, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

Born Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. Empalme Escobedo Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

25.5 Ordained Priest Manuel Visuvasam † Priest Bishop of Coimbatore, India

23 Dec 51.4 Appointed Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. † Coadjutor Bishop of Vizagapatam, India Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India

51.4 Appointed Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. † Titular Bishop of Rhodopolis Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India

62.1 Appointed Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Medan, Indonesia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

32.0 Ordained Priest Pierre Marie Nguyen Van Nang † Priest of Vinh, Viet Nam Bishop

49.7 Appointed James Patrick O’Collins † Bishop of Ballarat, Australia Bishop Emeritus

51.5 Appointed Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam

51.5 Appointed Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Midaëum Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam

24 Dec Born Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria San Andrés Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia

81.4 Died Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia

Born Andrzej Wojciech Suski Plock Bishop of Toruń, Poland

25 Dec Born Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J. Minggir Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia

26 Dec 62.0 Appointed Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt † Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

39.9 Appointed Evelio Díaz y Cía † Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

39.5 Appointed Sidney Matthew Metzger † Coadjutor Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

27 Dec 57.7 Died Manuel López Arana † Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

55.2 Appointed William Patrick O’Connor † Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

28 Dec 38.7 Ordained Bishop Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. † Titular Bishop of Myrica Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador

31 Dec Born Alejo Zavala Castro Galeana Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov		Born	Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M.	Saint-Sébastien, Canada	Bishop of Lae, Papua New Guinea
2 Nov	85.9	Died	John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
3 Nov	48.0	Appointed	Antonio Ildefonso dos Santos Silva, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Silva Porto, Angola
	Born	António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm.	Barros de Vila Verde	Bishop of Beja, Portugal
68.0	Died	Cletus Vincent Pejov (Peef), O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
71.2	Died	Hermeto José Pinheiro †	Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4 Nov		Born	Luciano Pacomio	Villanova Monferrato	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
5 Nov	76.9	Died	Oronzo Luciano Durante †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
46.8	Installed	Laurence Julius FitzSimon †	Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA
7 Nov		Born	Angelo Scola	Malgrate	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
8 Nov	62.9	Appointed	André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti †	Titular Bishop of Limnae	Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
62.9	Resigned	André Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti †	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Daniel Joseph Bohan	Yarmouth	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
9 Nov	23.9	Ordained Priest	Dominic Joseph Conway †	Priest of Elphin, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
26.3	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Coto Monge †	Priest of San José de Costa Rica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Limón, Costa Rica
39.8	Ordained Bishop	André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Dystis	Bishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
12 Nov	38.6	Appointed	Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
38.6	Appointed	Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. †	Titular Bishop of Myrica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
80.0	Died	Mario Sturzo †	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
13 Nov	91.7	Died	Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tatsienlu, China
14 Nov		Born	César Bosco Vivas Robelo	Masaya	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
15 Nov	50.5	Appointed	Urban John Vehr †	Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Nov		Born	Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.	Heek, Germany	Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
20 Nov	65.6	Appointed	Michael Wasaburo Urakawa †	Bishop of Sendai, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Chevrier †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Bishop Emeritus
58.7	Died	Basile Khoury (Khouri) †	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Nov	56.5	Appointed	José Maria Cuenco †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
56.5	Appointed	José Maria Cuenco †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
42.8	Appointed	Ernesto de Paula †	Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23 Nov	65.9	Ordained Bishop	Christian Caminada †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
28.3	Ordained Priest	Guillermo Leaden, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
23.9	Ordained Priest	John Mackey	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
24.3	Ordained Priest	Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
27.8	Ordained Priest	Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
24 Nov	56.9	Appointed	Casimir Rembert Kowalski, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China	Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
56.9	Appointed	Casimir Rembert Kowalski, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ipsus	Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
66.6	Appointed	Jean Kurio †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
25 Nov		Born	Jean-Michel di Falco Leandri	Marseille	Bishop of Gap (-Embrun), France
39.3	Appointed	Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi †	Bishop of Osaka, Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan
26 Nov		Born	Sofio Guinto Balce †	Vinzons	Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
	Born	Luigi Negri	Milano	Archbishop of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy
27 Nov	54.5	Appointed	Raffaele Mario Radossi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Spoleto, Italy
30 Nov	35.5	Ordained Priest	Juan Moleón Andreu †	Priest of Asunción, Paraguay	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
26.0	Ordained Priest	Angelo Félix Mugnol †	Priest	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Norberto Perini †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
24.3	Ordained Priest	Oscar Félix Villena †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina
1 Dec	61.5	Ordained Bishop	Auguste Joseph Gaudel †	Bishop of Fréjus, France	Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus-Toulon, France
43.8	Ordained Bishop	José Vieira Alvernaz †	Bishop of Cochin, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
2 Dec		Born	William Lee	Newport	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
3 Dec	58.7	Appointed	Luigi Centoz †	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
58.7	Appointed	Luigi Centoz †	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
58.7	Appointed	Luigi Centoz †	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
4 Dec		Born	Giovanni Tonucci	Fano, Italy	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
6 Dec	48.7	Appointed	Peter William Bartholome †	Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
48.7	Appointed	Peter William Bartholome †	Titular Bishop of Lete	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
86.1	Died	Salvatore Fratocchi †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
39.1	Appointed	Edward Gerard Hettinger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
39.1	Appointed	Edward Gerard Hettinger †	Titular Bishop of Teos	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
39.5	Succeeded	Francesco Pieri †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
57.3	Appointed	Joseph Clement Willging †	Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
7 Dec	25.4	Ordained Priest	Jaime Luiz Coelho	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
23.1	Ordained Priest	Ciro Alfonso Gómez Serrano †	Priest of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Bishop
8 Dec		Born	Martin John Amos	Cleveland	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA
25.2	Ordained Priest	Romeu Brigenti †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Antoine-Marie Cazaux †	Bishop of Luçon, France	Bishop Emeritus
38.3	Ordained Bishop	Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Eguga	Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
24.1	Ordained Priest	José Joaquim Gonçalves †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
23.0	Solemn Professed	José Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia
30.0	Ordained Priest	Benjamin de Souza Gomes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
10 Dec		Born	Paul Themba Mngoma †	Mariathal	Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
11 Dec	82.0	Died	Pasquale Gagliardi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Eugène-Joseph-Marie Le Bellec †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	54.3	Succeeded	Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes †	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
57.1	Died	Costanzo Bergna, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Dessié, Ethiopia
43.4	Appointed	André Marie Charue †	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B.	Irapuato	Bishop of Veracruz, México
76.1	Died	Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres †	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
27.7	Ordained Priest	Tomás Vaquero †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
14 Dec	27.8	Ordained Priest	Teofilo Camomot Bastida †	Priest of Cebu, Philippines	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
29.8	Ordained Priest	Richard Finn, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria
	Born	Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A.	Bishopstown, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
22.8	Ordained Priest	José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
32.2	Ordained Priest	Pablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Huacho, Peru
39.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi †	Bishop of Osaka, Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan
46.3	Appointed	Paulo de Tarso Campos †	Bishop of Campinas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
15 Dec		Born	Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo	Bejucal	Bishop of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
17 Dec		Born	André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado	Agos-Vidalos	Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
20 Dec	27.8	Ordained Priest	João (Jean) Chedid, O.M.M. †	Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra	Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil
25.8	Ordained Priest	Glennon Patrick Flavin †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
	Born	Mansour Hobeika	Hadeth-Baalbek (Béqaa)	Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon
26.3	Ordained Priest	Charles Roman Koester †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
22.8	Ordained Priest	José Maria Pires	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
26.8	Ordained Priest	Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †	Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
21 Dec	70.9	Died	Alessandro Fontana †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
22 Dec		Born	Stephen Edward Blaire	Los Angeles	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA
24.7	Ordained Priest	Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai †	Priest of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	William Zephyrine Gomes †	Priest of Bombay, India	Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India
	Born	Gerard Joseph Hanna	Armidale	Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia
27.8	Ordained Priest	James Robert Knox †	Priest	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
24.2	Ordained Priest	Thomas William Muldoon †	Priest of Lismore, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	Born	Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O.	Empalme Escobedo	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
25.5	Ordained Priest	Manuel Visuvasam †	Priest	Bishop of Coimbatore, India
23 Dec	51.4	Appointed	Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vizagapatam, India	Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
51.4	Appointed	Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. †	Titular Bishop of Rhodopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
62.1	Appointed	Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Medan, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
32.0	Ordained Priest	Pierre Marie Nguyen Van Nang †	Priest of Vinh, Viet Nam	Bishop
49.7	Appointed	James Patrick O’Collins †	Bishop of Ballarat, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
51.5	Appointed	Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam
51.5	Appointed	Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Midaëum	Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam
24 Dec		Born	Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria	San Andrés	Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia
81.4	Died	Joseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia
	Born	Andrzej Wojciech Suski	Plock	Bishop of Toruń, Poland
25 Dec		Born	Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J.	Minggir	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia
26 Dec	62.0	Appointed	Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt †	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
39.9	Appointed	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
39.5	Appointed	Sidney Matthew Metzger †	Coadjutor Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
27 Dec	57.7	Died	Manuel López Arana †	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
55.2	Appointed	William Patrick O’Connor †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
28 Dec	38.7	Ordained Bishop	Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. †	Titular Bishop of Myrica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
31 Dec		Born	Alejo Zavala Castro	Galeana	Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México