The Year of Our Lord 1960

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Nov 44.4 Appointed Albert Descamps † Titular Bishop of Tunes Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission

44.4 Appointed Albert Descamps † Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission

56.5 Died Juan Alberto de la Merced Martín y Villaverde † Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba

50.7 Appointed Carlos Parteli Keller † Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

5 Nov 55.0 Appointed Karl Gnädinger † Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.0 Appointed Karl Gnädinger † Titular Bishop of Celerina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

48.6 Appointed David Monas Maloney † Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA

48.6 Appointed David Monas Maloney † Titular Bishop of Ruspae Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA

6 Nov 93.0 Died Nicolás Eugenio Navarro † Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

57.5 Ordained Bishop Benito Epifanio Rodríguez † Titular Bishop of Arycanda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina

7 Nov 45.2 Appointed Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion Bishop Emeritus

44.2 Appointed Francis Roberts Rush † Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia

Born Alexander King Sample Kalispell, MT Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA

8 Nov 78.9 Died Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kichow [Qichun], China

9 Nov 44.2 Appointed Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. † Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Bishop

44.2 Appointed Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Mades Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil

10 Nov 43.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Maria Phâm-Nang-Tinh † Titular Bishop of Berenice Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam

11 Nov 80.2 Appointed Pietro Capizzi † Titular Archbishop of Amorium Bishop Emeritus of Caltagirone, Italy

80.2 Retired Pietro Capizzi † Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy Bishop Emeritus

62.7 Appointed Francesco Fasola † Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy

47.7 Installed Stefan László † Bishop of Eisenstadt, Austria Bishop Emeritus

42.4 Appointed Costanzo Micci † Bishop of Larino, Italy Bishop of Fano, Italy

13 Nov 25.0 Ordained Priest Alfonso López Trujillo † Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

71.8 Died Pietro Villa, M.C.C.I. † Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy

15 Nov 38.5 Appointed Paul-Émile Charbonneau Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Hull, Québec, Canada

38.5 Appointed Paul-Émile Charbonneau Titular Bishop of Thapsus Bishop Emeritus of Hull, Québec, Canada

45.8 Appointed Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

45.8 Appointed Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. † Titular Bishop of Sufetula Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia

40.4 Appointed Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier † Auxiliary Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

40.4 Appointed Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier † Titular Bishop of Pomaria Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

54.9 Appointed François Ndong † Auxiliary Bishop of Libreville, Gabon Bishop Emeritus of Oyem, Gabon

54.9 Appointed François Ndong † Titular Bishop of Raphanea Bishop Emeritus of Oyem, Gabon

52.1 Appointed Simon N'Zita Wa Ne Malanda † Auxiliary Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

52.1 Appointed Simon N'Zita Wa Ne Malanda † Titular Bishop of Gindarus Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

43.2 Appointed Joseph Raymond Windle † Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

43.2 Appointed Joseph Raymond Windle † Titular Bishop of Uzita Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

16 Nov 85.9 Died Paul-Louis Touzé † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

19 Nov 23.0 Ordained Priest Sotìr Ferrara Priest of Piana degli Albanesi, Italy Bishop

20 Nov 49.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. † Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

26.9 Ordained Priest Fabián Marulanda López Priest Bishop Emeritus of Florencia, Colombia

24 Nov 51.8 Appointed Paul Bui Chu Tao † Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam Bishop Emeritus

51.1 Appointed Dominique-Marie Dinh-Duc-Tru † Bishop of Thái Binh, Viêt Nam

55.0 Resigned Réginald-André-Paulin-Edmond Jacq, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam

60.9 Appointed Pierre Khuât-Vañ-Tao † Bishop of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam

63.1 Resigned Jean-Maria Mazé, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Pierre Nguyên Huy Quang † Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam

39.7 Appointed Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên † Bishop of Cân Tho, Viêt Nam Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam

51.8 Appointed Michel Nguyên Khác Ngu Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viêt Nam Bishop Emeritus

63.1 Appointed Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thuc † Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam Archbishop Emeritus

50.2 Appointed Paul Nguyên Van Binh † Archbishop of Saigon, Viêt Nam Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam

54.7 Appointed Simon Hoa Nguyên-van Hien † Bishop of Ðà Lat, Viêt Nam

54.7 Appointed Antoine Nguyên Van Thien Bishop of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam Bishop Emeritus

47.9 Appointed Pierre Pham Tân † Coadjutor Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam Bishop

51.5 Appointed Pierre Marie Pham-Ngoc-Chi † Bishop of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam Bishop of Ðà Nang, Viêt Nam

43.3 Appointed Joseph Maria Phâm-Nang-Tinh † Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam

38.1 Appointed Vincent de Paul Pham Van Du † Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam

72.2 Appointed Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet, M.E.P. † Bishop of Nha Trang, Viêt Nam

53.9 Appointed Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. † Bishop of Kontum, Viêt Nam Bishop Emeritus

69.4 Appointed Jean Baptiste Tran-Huu-Duc † Bishop of Vinh, Viêt Nam

62.0 Appointed Joseph Marie Trinh-nhu-Khuê † Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam

52.1 Appointed Joseph Trãn-Vãn-Thiên † Bishop of My Tho, Viêt Nam

59.0 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. † Titular Archbishop of Carpathus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viêt Nam

59.0 Resigned Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Huê, Viêt Nam Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

25 Nov 64.3 Appointed Elias Coueter † Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Faithful of the Oriental Rites Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite), Sao Paulo, Brazil

64.3 Appointed Elias Coueter † Titular Bishop of Taua Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite), Sao Paulo, Brazil

83.6 Died Raffaele delle Nocche † Bishop of Tricarico, Italy

26 Nov 82.3 Died John Michael McNamara † Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

27 Nov 25.5 Ordained Priest Gustavo Martínez Frías Priest Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

49.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Vû Duy Nhât † Priest of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam Bishop

30 Nov 50.5 Ordained Bishop André-Georges Bontems † Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise), France

2 Dec Born Enrique Sánchez Martínez Cuencamé Auxiliary Bishop of Durango, Durango, México

4 Dec 56.8 Appointed Gaston-Marie Jacquier † Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria

56.8 Appointed Gaston-Marie Jacquier † Titular Bishop of Sufasar Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria

63.9 Ordained Bishop Simeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Batnae Apostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria

5 Dec 79.0 Retired Louis-Christian-Marie de Coomann, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

47.9 Succeeded Pierre Pham Tân † Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam

Born Crispin Barrete Varquez Sevilla Bishop of Borongan, Philippines

6 Dec 41.6 Appointed William Mahony, S.M.A. † Prefect of Ilorin, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Ilorin, Nigeria

7 Dec Born Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C. Karikulam Kerala, India Titular Bishop of Bapara

58.0 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Umberto Colombo † Titular Bishop of Philippopolis in Arabia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

59.6 Died Elie Vandewalle † Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles, France

8 Dec 26.4 Ordained Priest Fernando José Penteado Priest of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil

46.4 Appointed Valentino Vailati † Bishop of San Severo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy

9 Dec 42.3 Appointed José Costa Campos † Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil

83.7 Died Joseph Kallas † Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite), Lebanon

70.2 Resigned Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena † Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

37.2 Appointed Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

37.2 Appointed Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Hadriania Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

20.0 Professed Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. Member of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

10 Dec 45.2 Appointed Bernardino Piñera Carvallo Bishop of Temuco, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

11 Dec 26.1 Ordained Priest Paulo Cardoso da Silva, O. Carm. Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

12 Dec 37.4 Appointed Enrique A. Angelelli Carletti † Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

37.4 Appointed Enrique A. Angelelli Carletti † Titular Bishop of Lystra Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

17 Dec 25.4 Ordained Priest Johannes Kleineidam † Priest of Berlin, Germany Auxiliary Bishop

25.1 Ordained Priest Leonard Zamora Legaspi, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

24.7 Ordained Priest Luis Teodorico Stöckler Priest of Paderborn, Germany Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina

18 Dec 60.8 Ordained Bishop Garabed Amadouni † Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of France, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Armenian)

26.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Patrick Delaney † Priest of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA

26.3 Ordained Priest Ambrose Battista De Paoli † Priest of Miami, Florida, USA Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

25.3 Ordained Priest Victor Benito Galeone Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA

30.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Mukwaya † Priest of Kampala, Uganda Bishop Emeritus of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda

23.0 Professed Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic of Alep, Syria

25.4 Ordained Priest Celso Yegros Estigarribia Priest Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay

19 Dec Born Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F. Tegucigalpa Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

20 Dec 64.3 Appointed Louis Joseph Cabana, M. Afr. † Titular Archbishop of Carallia Archbishop Emeritus of Rubaga, Uganda

64.3 Resigned Louis Joseph Cabana, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda Archbishop Emeritus

48.5 Appointed Francis Carroll, S.M.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Monrovia, Liberia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

48.5 Appointed Francis Carroll, S.M.A. † Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia

71.3 Resigned John Collins, S.M.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Monrovia, Liberia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

71.3 Resigned John Collins, S.M.A. † Apostolic Internuncio to Liberia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia

61.5 Appointed Joseph Kiwánuka, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda

51.2 Appointed Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

38.0 Appointed Abdul-Ahad Sana † Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

21 Dec 22.8 Ordained Priest William John Brennan Priest of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Wagga Wagga, Australia

23.4 Ordained Priest Teodoro J. Buhain, Jr. Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines

25.0 Ordained Priest Percival Joseph Fernandez Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India

52.5 Ordained Bishop Thomas Holland † Titular Bishop of Etenna Bishop Emeritus of Salford, England, Great Britain

27.1 Ordained Priest Sylvester Monteiro † Priest of Nagpur, India Bishop of Aurangabad, India

43.3 Ordained Bishop Cletus Francis O'Donnell † Titular Bishop of Abrittum Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

25.4 Ordained Priest Félix Paul † Priest of Port Victoria o Seychelles Bishop Emeritus

28.0 Ordained Priest Elmo Noel Joseph Perera Priest Bishop Emeritus of Galle, Sri Lanka

23.4 Ordained Priest Geoffrey James Robinson Priest of Sydney, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

26.4 Ordained Priest Yousif Thomas † Priest Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq

52.5 Ordained Bishop Aloysius John Wycislo † Titular Bishop of Stadia Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

22 Dec 51.6 Ordained Bishop Cletus Joseph Benjamin † Titular Bishop of Binda Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

55.8 Ordained Bishop Francis James Furey † Titular Bishop of Temnus Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA

59.1 Appointed Tito Mancini † Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

59.1 Appointed Tito Mancini † Titular Bishop of Vartana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ostia, Italy

42.1 Appointed Quirino Adolfo Schmitz, O.F.M. † Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

24 Dec Born Emmanuel Félémou Kolouma Bishop of Kankan, Guinea

48.0 Appointed Frane Franić † Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia

78.3 Appointed Mate Garkovic † Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia

31.4 Ordained Priest Matthias Joseph Isuja Priest of Dodoma, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

27 Dec 44.5 Ordained Bishop Albert Descamps † Titular Bishop of Tunes Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission

Born Jesús González de Zárate Salas Caracas Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

50.8 Ordained Bishop Carlos Parteli Keller † Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

28 Dec 57.2 Appointed Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel † Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel † Titular Bishop of Synaus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

31 Dec 60.4 Appointed Enrico Lorenzo Cabrera Urdangarin † Bishop of Mercedes, Uruguay

43.0 Appointed Marcelo González Martín † Bishop of Astorga, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

74.3 Died Paolo Rota † Bishop of Fidenza, Italy

59.6 Died Joseph Wendel † Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Nov	44.4	Appointed	Albert Descamps †	Titular Bishop of Tunes	Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
44.4	Appointed	Albert Descamps †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
56.5	Died	Juan Alberto de la Merced Martín y Villaverde †	Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba
50.7	Appointed	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
5 Nov	55.0	Appointed	Karl Gnädinger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.0	Appointed	Karl Gnädinger †	Titular Bishop of Celerina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
48.6	Appointed	David Monas Maloney †	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
48.6	Appointed	David Monas Maloney †	Titular Bishop of Ruspae	Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
6 Nov	93.0	Died	Nicolás Eugenio Navarro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
57.5	Ordained Bishop	Benito Epifanio Rodríguez †	Titular Bishop of Arycanda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
7 Nov	45.2	Appointed	Georges-Henri Guibert, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Bishop Emeritus
44.2	Appointed	Francis Roberts Rush †	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
	Born	Alexander King Sample	Kalispell, MT	Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA
8 Nov	78.9	Died	Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kichow [Qichun], China
9 Nov	44.2	Appointed	Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop
44.2	Appointed	Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Mades	Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
10 Nov	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Maria Phâm-Nang-Tinh †	Titular Bishop of Berenice	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam
11 Nov	80.2	Appointed	Pietro Capizzi †	Titular Archbishop of Amorium	Bishop Emeritus of Caltagirone, Italy
80.2	Retired	Pietro Capizzi †	Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
62.7	Appointed	Francesco Fasola †	Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy
47.7	Installed	Stefan László †	Bishop of Eisenstadt, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
42.4	Appointed	Costanzo Micci †	Bishop of Larino, Italy	Bishop of Fano, Italy
13 Nov	25.0	Ordained Priest	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
71.8	Died	Pietro Villa, M.C.C.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy
15 Nov	38.5	Appointed	Paul-Émile Charbonneau	Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hull, Québec, Canada
38.5	Appointed	Paul-Émile Charbonneau	Titular Bishop of Thapsus	Bishop Emeritus of Hull, Québec, Canada
45.8	Appointed	Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
45.8	Appointed	Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sufetula	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
40.4	Appointed	Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
40.4	Appointed	Louis Joseph Jean Marie Fortier †	Titular Bishop of Pomaria	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
54.9	Appointed	François Ndong †	Auxiliary Bishop of Libreville, Gabon	Bishop Emeritus of Oyem, Gabon
54.9	Appointed	François Ndong †	Titular Bishop of Raphanea	Bishop Emeritus of Oyem, Gabon
52.1	Appointed	Simon N'Zita Wa Ne Malanda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
52.1	Appointed	Simon N'Zita Wa Ne Malanda †	Titular Bishop of Gindarus	Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
43.2	Appointed	Joseph Raymond Windle †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
43.2	Appointed	Joseph Raymond Windle †	Titular Bishop of Uzita	Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
16 Nov	85.9	Died	Paul-Louis Touzé †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
19 Nov	23.0	Ordained Priest	Sotìr Ferrara	Priest of Piana degli Albanesi, Italy	Bishop
20 Nov	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. †	Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
26.9	Ordained Priest	Fabián Marulanda López	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Florencia, Colombia
24 Nov	51.8	Appointed	Paul Bui Chu Tao †	Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam	Bishop Emeritus
51.1	Appointed	Dominique-Marie Dinh-Duc-Tru †	Bishop of Thái Binh, Viêt Nam
55.0	Resigned	Réginald-André-Paulin-Edmond Jacq, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam
60.9	Appointed	Pierre Khuât-Vañ-Tao †	Bishop of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam
63.1	Resigned	Jean-Maria Mazé, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Pierre Nguyên Huy Quang †	Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam
39.7	Appointed	Philippe Nguyên-Kim-Diên †	Bishop of Cân Tho, Viêt Nam	Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam
51.8	Appointed	Michel Nguyên Khác Ngu	Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viêt Nam	Bishop Emeritus
63.1	Appointed	Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thuc †	Archbishop of Huê, Viêt Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	Paul Nguyên Van Binh †	Archbishop of Saigon, Viêt Nam	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh, Viêt Nam
54.7	Appointed	Simon Hoa Nguyên-van Hien †	Bishop of Ðà Lat, Viêt Nam
54.7	Appointed	Antoine Nguyên Van Thien	Bishop of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam	Bishop Emeritus
47.9	Appointed	Pierre Pham Tân †	Coadjutor Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam	Bishop
51.5	Appointed	Pierre Marie Pham-Ngoc-Chi †	Bishop of Quy Nhon, Viêt Nam	Bishop of Ðà Nang, Viêt Nam
43.3	Appointed	Joseph Maria Phâm-Nang-Tinh †	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam
38.1	Appointed	Vincent de Paul Pham Van Du †	Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam
72.2	Appointed	Raymond-Marie-Marcel Piquet, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Nha Trang, Viêt Nam
53.9	Appointed	Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Kontum, Viêt Nam	Bishop Emeritus
69.4	Appointed	Jean Baptiste Tran-Huu-Duc †	Bishop of Vinh, Viêt Nam
62.0	Appointed	Joseph Marie Trinh-nhu-Khuê †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
52.1	Appointed	Joseph Trãn-Vãn-Thiên †	Bishop of My Tho, Viêt Nam
59.0	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Carpathus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viêt Nam
59.0	Resigned	Jean-Baptiste Urrutia, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Huê, Viêt Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
25 Nov	64.3	Appointed	Elias Coueter †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Faithful of the Oriental Rites	Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite), Sao Paulo, Brazil
64.3	Appointed	Elias Coueter †	Titular Bishop of Taua	Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite), Sao Paulo, Brazil
83.6	Died	Raffaele delle Nocche †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
26 Nov	82.3	Died	John Michael McNamara †	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
27 Nov	25.5	Ordained Priest	Gustavo Martínez Frías	Priest	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
49.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Vû Duy Nhât †	Priest of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam	Bishop
30 Nov	50.5	Ordained Bishop	André-Georges Bontems †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, et Tarentaise), France
2 Dec		Born	Enrique Sánchez Martínez	Cuencamé	Auxiliary Bishop of Durango, Durango, México
4 Dec	56.8	Appointed	Gaston-Marie Jacquier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria
56.8	Appointed	Gaston-Marie Jacquier †	Titular Bishop of Sufasar	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria
63.9	Ordained Bishop	Simeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Batnae	Apostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
5 Dec	79.0	Retired	Louis-Christian-Marie de Coomann, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.9	Succeeded	Pierre Pham Tân †	Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam
	Born	Crispin Barrete Varquez	Sevilla	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines
6 Dec	41.6	Appointed	William Mahony, S.M.A. †	Prefect of Ilorin, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Ilorin, Nigeria
7 Dec		Born	Jacob Barnabas Chacko Aerath, O.I.C.	Karikulam Kerala, India	Titular Bishop of Bapara
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Umberto Colombo †	Titular Bishop of Philippopolis in Arabia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
59.6	Died	Elie Vandewalle †	Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles, France
8 Dec	26.4	Ordained Priest	Fernando José Penteado	Priest of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
46.4	Appointed	Valentino Vailati †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy
9 Dec	42.3	Appointed	José Costa Campos †	Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
83.7	Died	Joseph Kallas †	Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite), Lebanon
70.2	Resigned	Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena †	Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
37.2	Appointed	Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
37.2	Appointed	Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Hadriania	Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
20.0	Professed	Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S.	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
10 Dec	45.2	Appointed	Bernardino Piñera Carvallo	Bishop of Temuco, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
11 Dec	26.1	Ordained Priest	Paulo Cardoso da Silva, O. Carm.	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
12 Dec	37.4	Appointed	Enrique A. Angelelli Carletti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina
37.4	Appointed	Enrique A. Angelelli Carletti †	Titular Bishop of Lystra	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina
17 Dec	25.4	Ordained Priest	Johannes Kleineidam †	Priest of Berlin, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
25.1	Ordained Priest	Leonard Zamora Legaspi, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
24.7	Ordained Priest	Luis Teodorico Stöckler	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
18 Dec	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Garabed Amadouni †	Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of France, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Armenian)
26.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Patrick Delaney †	Priest of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop of Fort Worth, Texas, USA
26.3	Ordained Priest	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Priest of Miami, Florida, USA	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
25.3	Ordained Priest	Victor Benito Galeone	Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
30.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Mukwaya †	Priest of Kampala, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda
23.0	Professed	Giuseppe Nazzaro, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Alep, Syria
25.4	Ordained Priest	Celso Yegros Estigarribia	Priest	Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay
19 Dec		Born	Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F.	Tegucigalpa	Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20 Dec	64.3	Appointed	Louis Joseph Cabana, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Carallia	Archbishop Emeritus of Rubaga, Uganda
64.3	Resigned	Louis Joseph Cabana, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda	Archbishop Emeritus
48.5	Appointed	Francis Carroll, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Monrovia, Liberia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.5	Appointed	Francis Carroll, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia
71.3	Resigned	John Collins, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Monrovia, Liberia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
71.3	Resigned	John Collins, S.M.A. †	Apostolic Internuncio to Liberia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia
61.5	Appointed	Joseph Kiwánuka, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Rubaga, Uganda
51.2	Appointed	Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
38.0	Appointed	Abdul-Ahad Sana †	Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
21 Dec	22.8	Ordained Priest	William John Brennan	Priest of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Wagga Wagga, Australia
23.4	Ordained Priest	Teodoro J. Buhain, Jr.	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
25.0	Ordained Priest	Percival Joseph Fernandez	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India
52.5	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Holland †	Titular Bishop of Etenna	Bishop Emeritus of Salford, England, Great Britain
27.1	Ordained Priest	Sylvester Monteiro †	Priest of Nagpur, India	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
43.3	Ordained Bishop	Cletus Francis O'Donnell †	Titular Bishop of Abrittum	Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
25.4	Ordained Priest	Félix Paul †	Priest of Port Victoria o Seychelles	Bishop Emeritus
28.0	Ordained Priest	Elmo Noel Joseph Perera	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Galle, Sri Lanka
23.4	Ordained Priest	Geoffrey James Robinson	Priest of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.4	Ordained Priest	Yousif Thomas †	Priest	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
52.5	Ordained Bishop	Aloysius John Wycislo †	Titular Bishop of Stadia	Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
22 Dec	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Cletus Joseph Benjamin †	Titular Bishop of Binda	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Francis James Furey †	Titular Bishop of Temnus	Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
59.1	Appointed	Tito Mancini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
59.1	Appointed	Tito Mancini †	Titular Bishop of Vartana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ostia, Italy
42.1	Appointed	Quirino Adolfo Schmitz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
24 Dec		Born	Emmanuel Félémou	Kolouma	Bishop of Kankan, Guinea
48.0	Appointed	Frane Franić †	Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia
78.3	Appointed	Mate Garkovic †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
31.4	Ordained Priest	Matthias Joseph Isuja	Priest of Dodoma, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
27 Dec	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Albert Descamps †	Titular Bishop of Tunes	Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
	Born	Jesús González de Zárate Salas	Caracas	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Parteli Keller †	Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
28 Dec	57.2	Appointed	Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel †	Titular Bishop of Synaus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
31 Dec	60.4	Appointed	Enrico Lorenzo Cabrera Urdangarin †	Bishop of Mercedes, Uruguay
43.0	Appointed	Marcelo González Martín †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
74.3	Died	Paolo Rota †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
59.6	Died	Joseph Wendel †	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

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