The Year of Our Lord 1953

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 41.7 Installed Juan Carlos Aramburu † Bishop of Tucumán, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

25.9 Ordained Priest José Mario Escobar Serna † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia

26.9 Ordained Priest John Mendes † Priest of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Born Patrick Christopher Pinder Nassau Archbishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles

3 Nov 50.4 Appointed Aimé Décosse † Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Appointed Raymond Peter Hillinger † Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

4 Nov 49.8 Resigned Carlo Alberto Ferrero di Cavallerleone † Archbishop of Italy, Military Archbishop Emeritus

45.2 Appointed Arrigo Pintonello † Archbishop of Italy, Military Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy

45.2 Appointed Arrigo Pintonello † Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis in Arcadia Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy

5 Nov 82.9 Died Alain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Papua, Papua New Guinea

6 Nov Born Reinhard Hauke Weimar Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt, Germany

8 Nov 29.9 Ordained Priest Nestor Bihonda † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi

49.0 Installed William Joseph Brennan † Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia

39.7 Ordained Bishop James Robert Knox † Titular Archbishop of Melitene Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

69.8 Died Mecislovas Reinys † Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania

9 Nov 64.8 Appointed Efrem Forni † Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme

64.8 Appointed Efrem Forni † Apostolic Internuncio to Luxembourg Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme

10 Nov 48.8 Ordained Bishop Coleman Francis Carroll † Titular Bishop of Pitanae Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA

64.1 Appointed William Godfrey † Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

11 Nov 33.5 Ordained Priest Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

14 Nov 58.6 Appointed Giovanni Panico † Apostolic Delegate to Canada Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other

Born Christopher Charles Prowse East Melbourne Bishop of Sale, Australia

15 Nov 53.2 Appointed Placido Maria Cambiaghi, B. † Bishop of Crema, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

60.1 Installed José García y Goldaraz † Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

28.3 Ordained Priest George To Bata † Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

41.9 Ordained Priest Herman To Paivu † Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

16 Nov 50.1 Appointed Jean Baptiste Dieter, S.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

50.1 Appointed Jean Baptiste Dieter, S.M. † Titular Bishop of Ierafi Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

72.5 Appointed James Michael Liston † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Auckland, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

72.2 Appointed Terence Bernard McGuire † Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia

72.2 Resigned Terence Bernard McGuire † Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia Archbishop Emeritus

58.1 Succeeded Eris Norman Michael O’Brien † Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia Archbishop Emeritus

40.2 Appointed Jorge Kilian (Chiliano) Pflaum, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia

40.2 Appointed Jorge Kilian (Chiliano) Pflaum, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Iziriana Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia

41.8 Appointed Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. † Vicar Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

41.8 Appointed Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. † Titular Bishop of Buthrotum Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

18 Nov 75.3 Appointed William David O’Brien † Titular Archbishop of Calynda Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

21 Nov Born Luc Cyr Saint-Jérôme Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

43.5 Appointed Opilio Rossi † Titular Archbishop of Ancyra Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

43.5 Appointed Opilio Rossi † Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

23 Nov 73.9 Retired Joseph Darnand, S.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

24 Nov Born Joseph Nguyen Nang Phuc Nhac Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam

25 Nov 76.5 Appointed John Mark Gannon † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

26 Nov 77.6 Appointed Michael Wasaburo Urakawa † Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia Bishop Emeritus of Sendai, Japan

77.6 Retired Michael Wasaburo Urakawa † Bishop of Sendai, Japan Bishop Emeritus

27 Nov 62.3 Appointed Domenico Bornigia † Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy

67.2 Appointed Souleyman Sayegh † Auxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq

67.2 Appointed Souleyman Sayegh † Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia Auxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq

28 Nov 51.5 Appointed Joseph Gerald Berry † Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

29 Nov 24.6 Ordained Priest Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila † Priest Archbishop of Brazil, Military

49.1 Ordained Bishop Salvatore Siino † Titular Archbishop of Perge Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

55.8 Appointed Pietro Zuccarino † Bishop of Bobbio-San Colombano, Italy

30 Nov 45.7 Ordained Bishop Bernard Joseph Flanagan † Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA Bishop Emeritus of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

24.4 Ordained Priest Fernando Iório Rodrigues Priest Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil

54.8 Died Joseph Masterson † Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

41.7 Ordained Bishop Joseph Parecattil † Titular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India

45.3 Ordained Bishop Arrigo Pintonello † Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis in Arcadia Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy

59.1 Ordained Bishop Michael Rodrigues † Bishop of Belgaum, India Bishop Emeritus

47.9 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Vozzi † Bishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy

2 Dec 55.3 Appointed Athanase Jean Daniel Bakose † Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq

Born Manuel Aurelio Cruz La Habana, Cuba Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

55.7 Installed Lawrence Joseph Shehan † Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

3 Dec 51.6 Ordained Bishop Eberhard (Hermann) Spiess, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus Abbot Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania

Born Crisostomo A. Yalung Angeles City Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines

4 Dec Born Arulappan Amalraj Coonoor Bishop of Ootacamund, India

Born Csaba Ternyák Fertoszentmiklós, Hungary Archbishop of Eger, Hungary

Born Jan Franciszek Watroba Wielun Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland

5 Dec 32.3 Ordained Priest Gilbert Blaize Rego Priest Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India

6 Dec 23.6 Ordained Priest Albano Bortoletto Cavallin Priest of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Londrina, Parana, Brazil

27.3 Ordained Priest Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

28.3 Ordained Priest Antônio Agostinho Marochi Priest Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

29.0 Ordained Priest Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo † Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia

51.2 Ordained Bishop José Humberto Quintero Parra † Titular Archbishop of Achrida Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

7 Dec 72.0 Appointed Gaetano Cicognani † Prefect of the Congregation of Rites Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

76.6 Appointed Ferdinand Stanislaus Pawlikowski † Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus Bishop Emeritus of Seckau, Austria

76.6 Retired Ferdinand Stanislaus Pawlikowski † Bishop of Seckau, Austria Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 25.4 Ordained Priest Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque Priest Bishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil

23.5 Ordained Priest José Carlos Castanho de Almeida Priest Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

27.6 Ordained Priest Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil

23.5 Ordained Priest Geraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines Archbishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil

27.8 Ordained Priest Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata Bishop Emeritus of Caetité, Baia, Brazil

25.5 Ordained Priest Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil

12 Dec 57.9 Appointed Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Arsamosata Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania

57.9 Resigned Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Francesco Monaco † Coadjutor Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Francesco Monaco † Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia Bishop Emeritus of Caltanissetta, Italy

67.0 Appointed John Vrakking, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Cedamusa Bishop Emeritus of Surigao, Philippines

67.0 Resigned John Vrakking, M.S.C. † Bishop of Surigao, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

13 Dec 27.0 Ordained Priest Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino † Priest of Caacupé, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus

49.8 Ordained Bishop Agostino Ernesto Castrillo, O.F.M. † Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy

43.9 Ordained Bishop Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira † Titular Bishop of Barca Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil

14 Dec Born Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. † Sananduva Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

15 Dec 28.7 Ordained Priest Sebastian Acol Dalis † Priest of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines

Born John Hsane Hgyi Pyingadoe Mayanchaung Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar

26.8 Ordained Priest Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng † Priest Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines

87.2 Died Bonaventura Porta † Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy

16 Dec 73.8 Appointed José da Costa Nuñes † Titular Archbishop of Odessus Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India

73.8 Appointed José da Costa Nuñes † Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India

73.8 Resigned José da Costa Nuñes † Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

19 Dec 29.0 Ordained Priest Gabriel Dwatuka Wagi † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Rumbek, Sudan

25.6 Ordained Priest John Aloysius Marshall † Priest Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

28.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Roy † Priest of Mysore, India Bishop Emeritus

23.2 Ordained Priest Manuel Samaniego Barriga † Priest Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México

35.0 Appointed Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

35.0 Appointed Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † Titular Bishop of Abila in Palaestina Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

Born Dominic Nyarko Yeboah Nsuta Bishop of Techiman, Ghana

20 Dec 59.1 Ordained Bishop Carlo Bandini † Bishop of Sarsina, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.3 Ordained Bishop Placido Maria Cambiaghi, B. † Bishop of Crema, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

25.6 Ordained Priest Patrick Paul D'Souza Priest Bishop Emeritus of Varanasi, India

32.7 Ordained Priest Stephen Nweke Ezeanya † Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

32.4 Ordained Priest Bernhard Huhn † Priest of Görlitz, Germany Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Görlitz, Germany

25.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Crescent McKinney Priest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

25.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Ti-kang Priest of Taipei, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus

21 Dec 62.3 Ordained Bishop Domenico Bornigia † Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy

25.8 Ordained Priest Alfons Demming Priest of Münster, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

22 Dec 36.4 Appointed José de Almeida Batista Pereira † Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis), Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

36.4 Appointed José de Almeida Batista Pereira † Titular Bishop of Baris in Pisidia Bishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

46.9 Appointed William J. Philbin † Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland

58.1 Appointed Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian † Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

58.1 Appointed Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian † Titular Bishop of Baris in Hellesponto Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

23 Dec 25.5 Ordained Priest Henri Désiré Delrue † Priest of Lille, France Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

24 Dec 41.2 Appointed Luigi Raimondi † Titular Archbishop of Tarsus Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

41.2 Appointed Luigi Raimondi † Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

Born Adam Szal Wysoka Lancucka Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland

25 Dec 99.5 Died Leonida Medina † Bishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia

26 Dec Born Eduardo Eliseo Martín Venado Tuerto Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina

27 Dec 25.8 Ordained Priest Jean Huard † Priest of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium Bishop

25.7 Ordained Priest Domingos Lam Ka Tseung † Priest of Macau, China Bishop Emeritus

43.6 Ordained Bishop Opilio Rossi † Titular Archbishop of Ancyra Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

28 Dec 40.8 Appointed Alejandro Olalia † Bishop of Lipa, Philippines Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines

29 Dec 49.7 Ordained Bishop Raymond Peter Hillinger † Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

31 Dec 44.9 Appointed Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal † Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India Bishop

44.9 Appointed Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal † Titular Bishop of Sarepta dei Maroniti Bishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	41.7	Installed	Juan Carlos Aramburu †	Bishop of Tucumán, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
25.9	Ordained Priest	José Mario Escobar Serna †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia
26.9	Ordained Priest	John Mendes †	Priest of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Patrick Christopher Pinder	Nassau	Archbishop of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles
3 Nov	50.4	Appointed	Aimé Décosse †	Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Appointed	Raymond Peter Hillinger †	Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
4 Nov	49.8	Resigned	Carlo Alberto Ferrero di Cavallerleone †	Archbishop of Italy, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
45.2	Appointed	Arrigo Pintonello †	Archbishop of Italy, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
45.2	Appointed	Arrigo Pintonello †	Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis in Arcadia	Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
5 Nov	82.9	Died	Alain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Papua, Papua New Guinea
6 Nov		Born	Reinhard Hauke	Weimar	Auxiliary Bishop of Erfurt, Germany
8 Nov	29.9	Ordained Priest	Nestor Bihonda †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
49.0	Installed	William Joseph Brennan †	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia
39.7	Ordained Bishop	James Robert Knox †	Titular Archbishop of Melitene	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
69.8	Died	Mecislovas Reinys †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
9 Nov	64.8	Appointed	Efrem Forni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme
64.8	Appointed	Efrem Forni †	Apostolic Internuncio to Luxembourg	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme
10 Nov	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Coleman Francis Carroll †	Titular Bishop of Pitanae	Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA
64.1	Appointed	William Godfrey †	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
11 Nov	33.5	Ordained Priest	Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 Nov	58.6	Appointed	Giovanni Panico †	Apostolic Delegate to Canada	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	Born	Christopher Charles Prowse	East Melbourne	Bishop of Sale, Australia
15 Nov	53.2	Appointed	Placido Maria Cambiaghi, B. †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
60.1	Installed	José García y Goldaraz †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
28.3	Ordained Priest	George To Bata †	Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
41.9	Ordained Priest	Herman To Paivu †	Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
16 Nov	50.1	Appointed	Jean Baptiste Dieter, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
50.1	Appointed	Jean Baptiste Dieter, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ierafi	Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
72.5	Appointed	James Michael Liston †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
72.2	Appointed	Terence Bernard McGuire †	Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica	Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
72.2	Resigned	Terence Bernard McGuire †	Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
58.1	Succeeded	Eris Norman Michael O’Brien †	Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
40.2	Appointed	Jorge Kilian (Chiliano) Pflaum, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
40.2	Appointed	Jorge Kilian (Chiliano) Pflaum, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Iziriana	Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
41.8	Appointed	Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
41.8	Appointed	Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Buthrotum	Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
18 Nov	75.3	Appointed	William David O’Brien †	Titular Archbishop of Calynda	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
21 Nov		Born	Luc Cyr	Saint-Jérôme	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
43.5	Appointed	Opilio Rossi †	Titular Archbishop of Ancyra	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
43.5	Appointed	Opilio Rossi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
23 Nov	73.9	Retired	Joseph Darnand, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
24 Nov		Born	Joseph Nguyen Nang	Phuc Nhac	Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam
25 Nov	76.5	Appointed	John Mark Gannon †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov	77.6	Appointed	Michael Wasaburo Urakawa †	Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia	Bishop Emeritus of Sendai, Japan
77.6	Retired	Michael Wasaburo Urakawa †	Bishop of Sendai, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
27 Nov	62.3	Appointed	Domenico Bornigia †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
67.2	Appointed	Souleyman Sayegh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
67.2	Appointed	Souleyman Sayegh †	Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia	Auxiliary Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
28 Nov	51.5	Appointed	Joseph Gerald Berry †	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
29 Nov	24.6	Ordained Priest	Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila †	Priest	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
49.1	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Siino †	Titular Archbishop of Perge	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines
55.8	Appointed	Pietro Zuccarino †	Bishop of Bobbio-San Colombano, Italy
30 Nov	45.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Joseph Flanagan †	Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
24.4	Ordained Priest	Fernando Iório Rodrigues	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
54.8	Died	Joseph Masterson †	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
41.7	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Parecattil †	Titular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India
45.3	Ordained Bishop	Arrigo Pintonello †	Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis in Arcadia	Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
59.1	Ordained Bishop	Michael Rodrigues †	Bishop of Belgaum, India	Bishop Emeritus
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Vozzi †	Bishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi, Italy
2 Dec	55.3	Appointed	Athanase Jean Daniel Bakose †	Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
	Born	Manuel Aurelio Cruz	La Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
55.7	Installed	Lawrence Joseph Shehan †	Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3 Dec	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Eberhard (Hermann) Spiess, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus	Abbot Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania
	Born	Crisostomo A. Yalung	Angeles City	Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
4 Dec		Born	Arulappan Amalraj	Coonoor	Bishop of Ootacamund, India
	Born	Csaba Ternyák	Fertoszentmiklós, Hungary	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	Born	Jan Franciszek Watroba	Wielun	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
5 Dec	32.3	Ordained Priest	Gilbert Blaize Rego	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India
6 Dec	23.6	Ordained Priest	Albano Bortoletto Cavallin	Priest of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
27.3	Ordained Priest	Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
28.3	Ordained Priest	Antônio Agostinho Marochi	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29.0	Ordained Priest	Guillermo Alvaro Ortiz Carrillo †	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia
51.2	Ordained Bishop	José Humberto Quintero Parra †	Titular Archbishop of Achrida	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
7 Dec	72.0	Appointed	Gaetano Cicognani †	Prefect of the Congregation of Rites	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
76.6	Appointed	Ferdinand Stanislaus Pawlikowski †	Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus	Bishop Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
76.6	Retired	Ferdinand Stanislaus Pawlikowski †	Bishop of Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	25.4	Ordained Priest	Benedito Francisco de Albuquerque	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
23.5	Ordained Priest	José Carlos Castanho de Almeida	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27.6	Ordained Priest	Walter Ivan de Azevedo, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
23.5	Ordained Priest	Geraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem.	Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Archbishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27.8	Ordained Priest	Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Bishop Emeritus of Caetité, Baia, Brazil
25.5	Ordained Priest	Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola	Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
12 Dec	57.9	Appointed	Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Arsamosata	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
57.9	Resigned	Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Francesco Monaco †	Coadjutor Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Francesco Monaco †	Titular Bishop of Germa in Galatia	Bishop Emeritus of Caltanissetta, Italy
67.0	Appointed	John Vrakking, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Cedamusa	Bishop Emeritus of Surigao, Philippines
67.0	Resigned	John Vrakking, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Surigao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec	27.0	Ordained Priest	Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino †	Priest of Caacupé, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Ernesto Castrillo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
43.9	Ordained Bishop	Expedito Eduardo de Oliveira †	Titular Bishop of Barca	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil
14 Dec		Born	Pedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. †	Sananduva	Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
15 Dec	28.7	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Acol Dalis †	Priest of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baguio, Philippines
	Born	John Hsane Hgyi	Pyingadoe Mayanchaung	Bishop of Pathein, Myanmar
26.8	Ordained Priest	Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng †	Priest	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines
87.2	Died	Bonaventura Porta †	Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
16 Dec	73.8	Appointed	José da Costa Nuñes †	Titular Archbishop of Odessus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
73.8	Appointed	José da Costa Nuñes †	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
73.8	Resigned	José da Costa Nuñes †	Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
19 Dec	29.0	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Dwatuka Wagi †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Rumbek, Sudan
25.6	Ordained Priest	John Aloysius Marshall †	Priest	Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
28.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Roy †	Priest of Mysore, India	Bishop Emeritus
23.2	Ordained Priest	Manuel Samaniego Barriga †	Priest	Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
35.0	Appointed	Alberto Uribe Urdaneta †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
35.0	Appointed	Alberto Uribe Urdaneta †	Titular Bishop of Abila in Palaestina	Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
	Born	Dominic Nyarko Yeboah	Nsuta	Bishop of Techiman, Ghana
20 Dec	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Bandini †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Placido Maria Cambiaghi, B. †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
25.6	Ordained Priest	Patrick Paul D'Souza	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Varanasi, India
32.7	Ordained Priest	Stephen Nweke Ezeanya †	Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
32.4	Ordained Priest	Bernhard Huhn †	Priest of Görlitz, Germany	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Görlitz, Germany
25.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Crescent McKinney	Priest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ti-kang	Priest of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec	62.3	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Bornigia †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
25.8	Ordained Priest	Alfons Demming	Priest of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	36.4	Appointed	José de Almeida Batista Pereira †	Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis), Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
36.4	Appointed	José de Almeida Batista Pereira †	Titular Bishop of Baris in Pisidia	Bishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
46.9	Appointed	William J. Philbin †	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
58.1	Appointed	Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian †	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
58.1	Appointed	Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian †	Titular Bishop of Baris in Hellesponto	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
23 Dec	25.5	Ordained Priest	Henri Désiré Delrue †	Priest of Lille, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
24 Dec	41.2	Appointed	Luigi Raimondi †	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
41.2	Appointed	Luigi Raimondi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	Born	Adam Szal	Wysoka Lancucka	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
25 Dec	99.5	Died	Leonida Medina †	Bishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
26 Dec		Born	Eduardo Eliseo Martín	Venado Tuerto	Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina
27 Dec	25.8	Ordained Priest	Jean Huard †	Priest of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Bishop
25.7	Ordained Priest	Domingos Lam Ka Tseung †	Priest of Macau, China	Bishop Emeritus
43.6	Ordained Bishop	Opilio Rossi †	Titular Archbishop of Ancyra	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
28 Dec	40.8	Appointed	Alejandro Olalia †	Bishop of Lipa, Philippines	Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines
29 Dec	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Peter Hillinger †	Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	44.9	Appointed	Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India	Bishop
44.9	Appointed	Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta dei Maroniti	Bishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India

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