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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	63.6	Ordained Bishop	John Burke †	Bishop of Simla, India	Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India
	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Innocent Fernandes †	Titular Archbishop of Novae Patrae	Archbishop Emeritus of Delhi, India
	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli †	Titular Archbishop of Amida	Archbishop Emeritus of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy
2 Nov	43.6	Appointed	Rubén Isaza Restrepo †	Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
	86.1	Died	Federico Tedeschini †	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
3 Nov		Born	Tadeusz Bronakowski	Augustów	Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
		Born	Matthias König	Dortmund	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
4 Nov	58.9	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Riley †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	58.9	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Riley †	Titular Bishop of Regiae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
5 Nov	83.7	Died	Louis-Joseph-Marie Auneau, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Shiré, Malawi
	82.1	Died	Vincent George Taylor, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA
6 Nov	85.5	Died	Joannis Baptist Filippucci (Filippoussis) †	Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
7 Nov	69.0	Appointed	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
8 Nov	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov †	Titular Bishop of Giufi	Bishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
	49.8	Appointed	Pierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste Rougé †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès), France	Bishop
	49.8	Appointed	Pierre-Marie-Henri-Baptiste Rougé †	Titular Bishop of Gisipa	Bishop of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès), France
9 Nov		Born	Martin Su Yao-wen	Kaohsiung	Bishop of Taichung, Taiwan
		Born	Volodymyr Viytyshyn	Demydivka	Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
10 Nov	54.9	Appointed	Aloys Bigirumwami †	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
	57.7	Appointed	Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	59.0	Appointed	Richard Cleire, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	49.1	Appointed	José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Baia, Brazil
	52.7	Appointed	André Creemers, O.S.C. †	Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	61.8	Appointed	Léon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	51.8	Appointed	François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †	Bishop of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	49.3	Appointed	Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	60.8	Appointed	Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus
	65.6	Appointed	Joseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. †	Bishop of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	51.2	Appointed	André Jacques, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	62.5	Appointed	Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	56.9	Appointed	Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	55.0	Appointed	Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. †	Archbishop of Stanley-ville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	57.8	Appointed	André Lefèbvre, S.J. †	Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	51.8	Appointed	Pierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	56.5	Appointed	Joseph Martin, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus of Bururi, Burundi
	69.0	Appointed	Alphonse Joseph Matthijsen (Matthysen), M. Afr. †	Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	65.1	Appointed	Petras Mazelis †	Apostolic Administrator of Telšiai, Lithuania	Bishop
	51.0	Appointed	Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	65.7	Appointed	Urbain Etienne Morlion, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	43.4	Appointed	Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo †	Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	46.9	Appointed	Michel Ntuyahaga †	Bishop of Usumbura, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus of Bujumbura, Burundi
	45.1	Appointed	André Perraudin, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
	66.4	Appointed	Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. †	Bishop of Beni nel Congo	Bishop Emeritus of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	60.8	Appointed	Georges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	54.9	Appointed	Félix Scalais, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
	39.7	Appointed	René Toussaint, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	53.2	Appointed	Camille Jean-Baptiste Vandekerckhove, C.M. †	Bishop of Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	45.6	Appointed	Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	52.5	Appointed	François Van den Berghe, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Lisala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	65.3	Appointed	Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	70.6	Appointed	Hilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
	74.5	Appointed	Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. †	Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	53.8	Appointed	Willem van Kester, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	45.9	Appointed	Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
	47.6	Appointed	Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
11 Nov	75.6	Retired	Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
12 Nov	39.4	Ordained Bishop	Luis Munive Escobar †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México	Bishop Emeritus
	64.5	Appointed	Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'Hara †	Titular Archbishop of Pessinus	Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain
	64.5	Resigned	Gerald Patrick Aloysius O'Hara †	Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain
14 Nov	76.7	Appointed	Amleto Giovanni Cicognani †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	57.7	Appointed	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Coadjutor Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.7	Appointed	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	79.8	Appointed	Paolo Giobbe †	Datary of the Apostolic Datary	Cardinal, Datary Emeritus
	70.4	Appointed	Francesco Roberti †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
	35.0	Appointed	Samuel Ruiz García	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), Chiapas, México	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
	45.4	Confirmed	Rainmund (Franz Julius) Tschudy †	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
	45.4	Installed	Rainmund (Franz Julius) Tschudy †	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
16 Nov	66.3	Appointed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
	76.7	Died	Gregorio Rožman †	Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
17 Nov	58.3	Appointed	Peter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Sibolga, Indonesia	Bishop of Tsinchow [Tianshui], China
		Born	Alexis Touably Youlo	Béréblo	Bishop of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire
18 Nov	74.9	Died	Henri-Marius Bernard †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
19 Nov	67.3	Died	Joseph Charbonneau †	Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
20 Nov		Appointed	Juan de Dios Campuzano, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Galápagos, Ecuador	Prefect Emeritus
	51.5	Appointed	Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
	51.5	Appointed	Segundo Garcia de Sierra y Méndez †	Titular Archbishop of Parium	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
		Born	Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst	Kevelaer-Twistringen	Bishop of Limburg, Germany
21 Nov	55.1	Appointed	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Apostolic Delegate to Australia	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	55.1	Appointed	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Apostolic Delegate to New Zealand	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
22 Nov	85.3	Died	Joaquim Rafael Maria d'Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Ercole Lupinacci	Priest	Bishop of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi, Italy
24 Nov	62.6	Appointed	Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B. †	Abott Primate of Order of Saint Benedict	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
25 Nov	43.8	Appointed	Walter Arthur Coggin, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus
		Born	Ivan Tilak Jayasundera	Kandy	Bishop-Elect Emeritus of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
26 Nov	70.9	Died	Alfredo Lanfranconi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar
	59.5	Appointed	Anton Vovk †	Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
27 Nov	47.2	Appointed	Vincent Joseph Hines †	Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	48.1	Appointed	James John Hogan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
	48.1	Appointed	James John Hogan †	Titular Bishop of Philomelium	Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
	64.5	Died	Cândido Bento Maria Penso, O.P. †	Bishop of Goiás, Goias, Brazil
	50.2	Appointed	Ernest John Primeau †	Bishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	41.7	Appointed	José de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda †	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
29 Nov	72.0	Died	Carlos Francisco Hanlon, C.P. †	Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Thomas McMahon	Priest	Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Raúl Silva Henríquez, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
30 Nov		Born	András Veres	Nyírbátor	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
3 Dec	86.2	Died	Juozapas Skvireckas †	Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
4 Dec	53.8	Appointed	Joseph Kuo Joshih †	Titular Archbishop of Salamis	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
	53.8	Resigned	Joseph Kuo Joshih †	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Dec	85.7	Died	Henry Gray (Grey) Graham †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
6 Dec	29.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Das	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Berhampur, India
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Pier Giacomo Grampa	Priest of Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop
		Born	Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C.	Purwokerto	Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia
8 Dec	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Cyrille Emmanuel Benni †	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
	29.5	Ordained Priest	Walter Bini, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	69.2	Died	Hugh Louis Lamb †	Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Fernando Legal, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Leonardo de Miranda Pereira	Priest	Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	76.7	Died	Paolo Rostagno †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
9 Dec	70.8	Appointed	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Titular Archbishop of Selymbria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
	70.8	Resigned	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	77.1	Appointed	Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Pegae	Bishop Emeritus of Bovino, Italy
	77.1	Retired	Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec		Born	John Ebebe Ayah	Buja-Obanliku	Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria
	80.9	Died	Johann Baptist Dietz †	Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
11 Dec	44.4	Appointed	Michael Doumith †	Bishop of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon
	40.1	Appointed	Joseph Khoury †	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Peter Kwasi Sarpong	Priest of Kumasi, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
12 Dec	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Arnulfo S. Arcilla †	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
	61.3	Installed	Silvino Martínez †	Bishop of Rosario, Argentina
14 Dec	78.5	Appointed	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Saba	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	78.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	65.6	Appointed	Francis John Brennan †	Dean of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
	70.9	Appointed	Antonio Caggiano †	Bishop of Argentina, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
	54.1	Appointed	Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
	78.1	Appointed	Gaetano Cicognani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
	79.9	Appointed	Santiago Luis Copello †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
	37.7	Appointed	Epaminondas José de Araújo	Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
	75.8	Appointed	William Theodore Heard †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Teodoro	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
	75.8	Elevated to Cardinal	William Theodore Heard †	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
	75.8	Resigned	William Theodore Heard †	Dean of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus
	72.1	Appointed	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites
	72.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites
	64.9	Appointed	Paolo Marella †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
	64.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Paolo Marella †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
	55.6	Appointed	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	55.6	Appointed	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Titular Archbishop of Hemesa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	56.8	Appointed	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Cecilia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	56.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	87.5	Appointed	Francesco Morano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano
	87.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Morano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Cosma e Damiano
	70.8	Appointed	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
	70.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Aloysius Joseph Muench †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
	54.7	Appointed	Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P. †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	73.4	Appointed	Gustavo Testa †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (degli Schiavoni)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	73.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Gustavo Testa †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
16 Dec	46.6	Appointed	Henri Gufflet †	Coadjutor Bishop of Limoges, France	Bishop Emeritus
	46.6	Appointed	Henri Gufflet †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
17 Dec	70.2	Appointed	Raffaele Baratta †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	56.1	Appointed	Renato Luisi †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
	44.8	Appointed	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
	44.8	Appointed	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers	Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia	Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
	52.4	Appointed	Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin †	Bishop of Los Angeles (Santa Maria de), Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
	54.2	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
	54.2	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Titular Archbishop of Bosporus	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
18 Dec	68.4	Died	John Roderick MacDonald †	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
		Born	Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer	Rouen	Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France
19 Dec	37.1	Appointed	John Kodwo Amissah †	Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
	47.8	Appointed	George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
	47.8	Appointed	George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Belabitene	Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
	41.7	Appointed	Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
	41.7	Appointed	Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage †	Titular Bishop of Casius	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
	44.8	Appointed	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
	44.8	Appointed	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Bennefa	Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
	25.8	Ordained Priest	Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
	71.4	Appointed	Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope	Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
	71.4	Retired	Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar	Archbishop Emeritus
	45.0	Appointed	Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Moundou, Chad	Bishop Emeritus
	25.6	Ordained Priest	José Lizares Estrada	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
	26.6	Ordained Priest	Petero Mataca	Priest of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
	50.1	Appointed	Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi †	Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F.	Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Bishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
	45.2	Appointed	Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
	45.2	Appointed	Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
	58.2	Appointed	John Joseph U Win †	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
	48.5	Installed	Francisco Juan Vénnera †	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	45.9	Appointed	Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
	45.9	Appointed	Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ariassus	Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
	44.9	Appointed	Francesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
	25.1	Ordained Priest	Georg Weinhold	Priest of Meissen (Meißen), Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Dresden-Meissen, Germany
20 Dec	25.8	Ordained Priest	Patrick Ronald Cooney	Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
	25.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ek Thabping †	Priest of Ratchaburi, Thailand	Bishop
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Nicholas Marcus Fernando	Priest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
	28.7	Ordained Priest	Francis Anthony Gomes	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles	Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
	32.4	Ordained Priest	Savarinathen Iruthayaraj †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India
	30.9	Ordained Priest	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Priest of Bangkok, Thailand	Cardinal, Archbishop
	29.7	Ordained Priest	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro	Priest of Atakpamé, Togo	Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
	26.8	Ordained Priest	Rafael Llano Cifuentes	Priest of Opus Dei	Bishop of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville	Priest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Archbishop
	28.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Nguyên Van Hòa	Priest	Bishop of Nha Trang, Viêt Nam
	25.4	Ordained Priest	Daniel Edward Pilarczyk	Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop
	25.8	Ordained Priest	Robert Fortune Sanchez	Priest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Richard John Sklba	Priest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
	29.8	Ordained Priest	Thomas Stafford Williams	Priest of Wellington, New Zealand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec	54.8	Appointed	Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica	Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
	54.8	Resigned	Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus
	73.4	Retired	Teodoro Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Chile, Military	Bishop Emeritus
	45.2	Appointed	Thomas Morris †	Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Riley †	Titular Bishop of Regiae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
25 Dec		Born	Felix Lian Khen Thang	Gam Ngai	Auxiliary Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar
26 Dec	59.1	Died	Justin Joseph McCarthy †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
27 Dec	27.4	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Antonio-Jean Bach, M.E.P.	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos
	47.9	Appointed	Alfons Karl Kempf †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	47.9	Appointed	Alfons Karl Kempf †	Titular Bishop of Limyra	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
29 Dec	57.6	Died	Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
30 Dec	40.9	Appointed	José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez	Bishop of Montería, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

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