The Year of Our Lord 1962

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 46.9 Ordained Bishop Tadeu Henrique (Jude) Prost, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Fronta Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil

3 Nov 69.8 Died Franciszek Korszynski † Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland

54.1 Ordained Bishop Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage † Bishop of Annecy, France Bishop Emeritus

Born Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M. Nganda Kikamba Coadjutor Bishop of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

5 Nov 58.8 Appointed Clarence Edward Elwell † Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA

58.8 Appointed Clarence Edward Elwell † Titular Bishop of Cone Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA

7 Nov Born Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán Suquistaca Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia

11 Nov 37.7 Ordained Bishop Alonso Arteaga Yepes † Titular Bishop of Auzegera Bishop of Espinal, Colombia

50.6 Ordained Bishop Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. † Bishop of Nicosia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

49.9 Ordained Bishop Mario Zanchin † Bishop of Fidenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

12 Nov 64.5 Appointed John of the Cross Anyogu † Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria

38.3 Appointed João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † Prelate of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy

38.3 Appointed João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † Titular Bishop of Circesium Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy

44.6 Appointed Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire † Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

44.6 Appointed Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire † Titular Bishop of Maura Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda

34.7 Appointed Yves-Georges-René Ramousse, M.E.P. Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

34.7 Appointed Yves-Georges-René Ramousse, M.E.P. Titular Bishop of Pisita Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia

13 Nov 44.3 Appointed Edwin Roy Kinch, O.S.M. † Prefect of Ingwavuma, South Africa Prefect Emeritus

14 Nov 82.5 Died Gaetano De Cicco † Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy

15 Nov 63.8 Confirmed Ignace Pierre XVI (Louis) Batanian † Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon Patriarch Emeritus

50.1 Appointed Henri Clément Victor Donze † Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France

65.9 Appointed Giovanni Picco † Auxiliary Bishop of Vercelli, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.9 Appointed Giovanni Picco † Titular Bishop of Anaea Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

16 Nov 34.7 Appointed Giocondo Maria Grotti, O.S.M. † Prelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil

35.7 Appointed José Lamartine Soares † Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

35.7 Appointed José Lamartine Soares † Titular Bishop of Fussala Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

17 Nov 47.5 Appointed Joseph Arthur Costello † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

47.5 Appointed Joseph Arthur Costello † Titular Bishop of Choma Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

55.2 Appointed John Joseph Dougherty † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.2 Appointed John Joseph Dougherty † Titular Bishop of Cotenna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

18 Nov 51.1 Ordained Bishop Mario Cagna † Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europa Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria

19 Nov 44.0 Appointed Wladyslaw Jedruszuk † Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland

44.0 Appointed Wladyslaw Jedruszuk † Titular Bishop of Clysma Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland

46.7 Appointed Kazimierz Jan Majdański † Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

46.7 Appointed Kazimierz Jan Majdański † Titular Bishop of Zorolus Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

20 Nov 56.1 Appointed Miguel Balaguer † Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus of Tacuarembó, Uruguay

56.1 Appointed Miguel Balaguer † Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus Bishop Emeritus of Tacuarembó, Uruguay

76.2 Appointed René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Bishop Emeritus of Mysore, India

76.2 Retired René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga, M.E.P. † Bishop of Mysore, India Bishop Emeritus

21 Nov 47.7 Appointed Waclaw Skomorucha † Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Appointed Waclaw Skomorucha † Titular Bishop of Zoara Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland

22 Nov 39.2 Appointed Bernardo José Bueno Miele † Auxiliary Bishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

39.2 Appointed Bernardo José Bueno Miele † Titular Bishop of Bararus Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

44.8 Appointed Adriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

44.8 Appointed Adriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Diospolis in Thracia Bishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

23 Nov 51.1 Succeeded Joseph Howard Hodges † Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA

50.7 Appointed Józef Benedykt Kurpas † Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed Józef Benedykt Kurpas † Titular Bishop of Orisa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland

51.3 Appointed Jan Pietraszko † Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

51.3 Appointed Jan Pietraszko † Titular Bishop of Turrisblanda Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

75.1 Appointed Adam Sawicki † Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania

75.1 Appointed Adam Sawicki † Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania

82.9 Died John Joseph Swint † Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA

24 Nov 50.4 Appointed Gerhard Schaffran † Auxiliary Bishop of Görlitz, Germany Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meissen, Germany

50.4 Appointed Gerhard Schaffran † Titular Bishop of Semnea Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meissen, Germany

25 Nov 47.9 Ordained Bishop Salvatore Asta † Titular Archbishop of Aureliopolis in Lydia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal

26 Nov 51.7 Appointed Estanislau Arnoldo Van Melis, C.P. † Prelate of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil

51.7 Appointed Estanislau Arnoldo Van Melis, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Polemonium Bishop Emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil

2 Dec 23.8 Ordained Priest Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez † Priest Bishop of Veracruz, Veracruz, México

26.4 Ordained Priest Luis Morales Reyes Priest of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México

51.2 Ordained Bishop Vito Roberti † Titular Archbishop of Constantia in Scythia Bishop Emeritus of Caserta, Italy

5 Dec 34.7 Appointed Alcides Mendoza Castro Bishop of Abancay, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru

6 Dec 55.2 Appointed Enrique Bolaños Quesada † Auxiliary Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

55.2 Appointed Enrique Bolaños Quesada † Titular Bishop of Andropolis Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica

7 Dec 35.2 Appointed Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq Cardinal, Patriarch

35.2 Appointed Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia Cardinal, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

20.8 Professed Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia

8 Dec 56.1 Appointed Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas † Archbishop of Dominican Republic, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

38.4 Ordained Bishop João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † Titular Bishop of Circesium Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy

28.1 Professed Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. † Member of Order of Saint Benedict Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine

21.2 Solemn Professed Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm. Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Bishop of San Severo, Italy

14 Dec 38.8 Ordained Bishop Remi Joseph De Roo Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

77.2 Died Carlo de Ferrari, C.S.S. † Archbishop of Trento, Italy

84.8 Died Pio Paschini † Titular Bishop of Eudoxias

15 Dec 28.4 Ordained Priest Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil

16 Dec 44.7 Ordained Bishop Manuel d'Almeida Trindade Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

28.0 Ordained Priest Ireneo A. Amantillo, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines

31.5 Ordained Priest Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde

54.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco Xavier Gillmore Stock † Titular Bishop of Auzia Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military

66.0 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Picco † Titular Bishop of Anaea Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

27.1 Ordained Priest Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay

50.0 Installed Mario Zanchin † Bishop of Fidenza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 51.6 Appointed Antonio D'Erchia † Prelate of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy

51.6 Appointed Antonio D'Erchia † Titular Bishop of Podalia Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy

19 Dec 25.4 Ordained Priest Matthew Harvey Clark Priest of Albany, New York, USA Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA

25.2 Ordained Priest Henry Joseph Mansell Priest of New York, New York, USA Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

47.2 Appointed Vittorio Ottaviani † Bishop of Alatri, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy

20 Dec 54.9 Appointed Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Malanje, Angola

46.2 Appointed Félix Niza Ribeiro † Bishop of Tete, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus of João Belo, Mozambique

21 Dec 58.9 Ordained Bishop Clarence Edward Elwell † Titular Bishop of Cone Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA

23.4 Ordained Priest Agnelo Rufino Gracias Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India

32.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong Priest of Seoul, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

42.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. † Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

22 Dec 24.6 Ordained Priest José Luis Amezcua Melgoza Priest of Zamora, Michoacán, México Bishop of Colima, Colima, México

27.7 Ordained Priest Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères Bishop Emeritus of Mananjary, Madagascar

27.6 Ordained Priest Augustine Cheong Myong-jo † Priest Bishop of Pusan, Korea (South)

25.9 Ordained Priest Benedito Beni dos Santos Priest of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil

30.4 Ordained Priest Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Mongu, Zambia

28.4 Ordained Priest Lawrence Patrick Henry Priest of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa Archbishop

26.8 Ordained Priest John Joseph Kaising † Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

26.8 Ordained Priest Nicodemus Kirima † Priest of Nyeri, Kenya Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya

Born Wiesław Lechowicz Dąbrowa Tarnowska Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland

28.3 Ordained Priest Januário Machaze Nhangumbe Priest Bishop Emeritus of Pemba, Mozambique

29.0 Ordained Priest Joachim Meisner Priest of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

24.9 Ordained Priest Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. † Priest of Society of Priests of St. Sulpice Archbishop of Tours, France

42.4 Ordained Bishop Jerónimo José Podestá † Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

27.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Sangval Surasarang Priest Bishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand

25.2 Ordained Priest José Clemente Weber Priest Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

23 Dec 25.8 Ordained Priest Paciano Basilio Aniceto Priest of San Fernando, Philippines Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines

24.0 Ordained Priest Josu Iriondo Priest of San Sebastián, Spain Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

45.5 Ordained Bishop Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías, O.P. † Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina

25 Dec Born Emmanuele Kanyama Dedza Bishop of Dedza, Malawi

26 Dec 35.2 Confirmed Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq Cardinal, Patriarch

27 Dec 47.6 Appointed Anthony de Saram † Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka

47.6 Appointed Anthony de Saram † Titular Bishop of Tacapae Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka

42.7 Appointed John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. † Coadjutor Bishop of Oslo, Norway Bishop Emeritus

42.7 Appointed John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. † Titular Bishop of Raphia Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway

29 Dec 51.1 Installed Adolfo Servando Tortolo † Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

30 Dec 38.8 Ordained Bishop Climério Almeida de Andrade † Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Baia, Brazil

41.4 Ordained Bishop Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. † Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

25.2 Ordained Priest Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim Priest Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA

31 Dec 84.9 Died Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs † Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Tadeu Henrique (Jude) Prost, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Fronta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil
3 Nov	69.8	Died	Franciszek Korszynski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland
54.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste-Étienne Sauvage †	Bishop of Annecy, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Philibert Tembo Nlandu, C.I.C.M.	Nganda Kikamba	Coadjutor Bishop of Budjala, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
5 Nov	58.8	Appointed	Clarence Edward Elwell †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
58.8	Appointed	Clarence Edward Elwell †	Titular Bishop of Cone	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
7 Nov		Born	Ricardo Ernesto Centellas Guzmán	Suquistaca	Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia
11 Nov	37.7	Ordained Bishop	Alonso Arteaga Yepes †	Titular Bishop of Auzegera	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
49.9	Ordained Bishop	Mario Zanchin †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	64.5	Appointed	John of the Cross Anyogu †	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria
38.3	Appointed	João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †	Prelate of Abaeté do Tocantins, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
38.3	Appointed	João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †	Titular Bishop of Circesium	Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
44.6	Appointed	Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gulu, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
44.6	Appointed	Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire †	Titular Bishop of Maura	Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda
34.7	Appointed	Yves-Georges-René Ramousse, M.E.P.	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
34.7	Appointed	Yves-Georges-René Ramousse, M.E.P.	Titular Bishop of Pisita	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
13 Nov	44.3	Appointed	Edwin Roy Kinch, O.S.M. †	Prefect of Ingwavuma, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
14 Nov	82.5	Died	Gaetano De Cicco †	Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
15 Nov	63.8	Confirmed	Ignace Pierre XVI (Louis) Batanian †	Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus
50.1	Appointed	Henri Clément Victor Donze †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
65.9	Appointed	Giovanni Picco †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vercelli, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.9	Appointed	Giovanni Picco †	Titular Bishop of Anaea	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
16 Nov	34.7	Appointed	Giocondo Maria Grotti, O.S.M. †	Prelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil
35.7	Appointed	José Lamartine Soares †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
35.7	Appointed	José Lamartine Soares †	Titular Bishop of Fussala	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
17 Nov	47.5	Appointed	Joseph Arthur Costello †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
47.5	Appointed	Joseph Arthur Costello †	Titular Bishop of Choma	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
55.2	Appointed	John Joseph Dougherty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.2	Appointed	John Joseph Dougherty †	Titular Bishop of Cotenna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
18 Nov	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Mario Cagna †	Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in Europa	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Austria
19 Nov	44.0	Appointed	Wladyslaw Jedruszuk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus	Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland
44.0	Appointed	Wladyslaw Jedruszuk †	Titular Bishop of Clysma	Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland
46.7	Appointed	Kazimierz Jan Majdański †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
46.7	Appointed	Kazimierz Jan Majdański †	Titular Bishop of Zorolus	Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
20 Nov	56.1	Appointed	Miguel Balaguer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
56.1	Appointed	Miguel Balaguer †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus	Bishop Emeritus of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
76.2	Appointed	René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Mysore, India
76.2	Retired	René-Jean-Baptiste-Germain Feuga, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Mysore, India	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	47.7	Appointed	Waclaw Skomorucha †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Appointed	Waclaw Skomorucha †	Titular Bishop of Zoara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland
22 Nov	39.2	Appointed	Bernardo José Bueno Miele †	Auxiliary Bishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
39.2	Appointed	Bernardo José Bueno Miele †	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
44.8	Appointed	Adriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
44.8	Appointed	Adriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Diospolis in Thracia	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23 Nov	51.1	Succeeded	Joseph Howard Hodges †	Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
50.7	Appointed	Józef Benedykt Kurpas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	Józef Benedykt Kurpas †	Titular Bishop of Orisa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland
51.3	Appointed	Jan Pietraszko †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
51.3	Appointed	Jan Pietraszko †	Titular Bishop of Turrisblanda	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
75.1	Appointed	Adam Sawicki †	Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania
75.1	Appointed	Adam Sawicki †	Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae	Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania
82.9	Died	John Joseph Swint †	Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
24 Nov	50.4	Appointed	Gerhard Schaffran †	Auxiliary Bishop of Görlitz, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meissen, Germany
50.4	Appointed	Gerhard Schaffran †	Titular Bishop of Semnea	Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meissen, Germany
25 Nov	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Asta †	Titular Archbishop of Aureliopolis in Lydia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
26 Nov	51.7	Appointed	Estanislau Arnoldo Van Melis, C.P. †	Prelate of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil
51.7	Appointed	Estanislau Arnoldo Van Melis, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Polemonium	Bishop Emeritus of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil
2 Dec	23.8	Ordained Priest	Luis Gabriel Cuara Méndez †	Priest	Bishop of Veracruz, Veracruz, México
26.4	Ordained Priest	Luis Morales Reyes	Priest of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Vito Roberti †	Titular Archbishop of Constantia in Scythia	Bishop Emeritus of Caserta, Italy
5 Dec	34.7	Appointed	Alcides Mendoza Castro	Bishop of Abancay, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
6 Dec	55.2	Appointed	Enrique Bolaños Quesada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
55.2	Appointed	Enrique Bolaños Quesada †	Titular Bishop of Andropolis	Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica
7 Dec	35.2	Appointed	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq	Cardinal, Patriarch
35.2	Appointed	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly	Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia	Cardinal, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
20.8	Professed	Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop of Brisbane, Australia
8 Dec	56.1	Appointed	Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas †	Archbishop of Dominican Republic, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
38.4	Ordained Bishop	João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †	Titular Bishop of Circesium	Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
28.1	Professed	Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
21.2	Solemn Professed	Lucio Angelo Renna, O. Carm.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
14 Dec	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Remi Joseph De Roo	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
77.2	Died	Carlo de Ferrari, C.S.S. †	Archbishop of Trento, Italy
84.8	Died	Pio Paschini †	Titular Bishop of Eudoxias
15 Dec	28.4	Ordained Priest	Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Santarém, Para, Brazil
16 Dec	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Manuel d'Almeida Trindade	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
28.0	Ordained Priest	Ireneo A. Amantillo, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines
31.5	Ordained Priest	Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp.	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Xavier Gillmore Stock †	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
66.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Picco †	Titular Bishop of Anaea	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
27.1	Ordained Priest	Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay
50.0	Installed	Mario Zanchin †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	51.6	Appointed	Antonio D'Erchia †	Prelate of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
51.6	Appointed	Antonio D'Erchia †	Titular Bishop of Podalia	Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
19 Dec	25.4	Ordained Priest	Matthew Harvey Clark	Priest of Albany, New York, USA	Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
25.2	Ordained Priest	Henry Joseph Mansell	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
47.2	Appointed	Vittorio Ottaviani †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy
20 Dec	54.9	Appointed	Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Malanje, Angola
46.2	Appointed	Félix Niza Ribeiro †	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of João Belo, Mozambique
21 Dec	58.9	Ordained Bishop	Clarence Edward Elwell †	Titular Bishop of Cone	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
23.4	Ordained Priest	Agnelo Rufino Gracias	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India
32.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong	Priest of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
42.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	24.6	Ordained Priest	José Luis Amezcua Melgoza	Priest of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Bishop of Colima, Colima, México
27.7	Ordained Priest	Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P.	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Bishop Emeritus of Mananjary, Madagascar
27.6	Ordained Priest	Augustine Cheong Myong-jo †	Priest	Bishop of Pusan, Korea (South)
25.9	Ordained Priest	Benedito Beni dos Santos	Priest of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
30.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Francis Duffy, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Mongu, Zambia
28.4	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Patrick Henry	Priest of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa	Archbishop
26.8	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Kaising †	Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
26.8	Ordained Priest	Nicodemus Kirima †	Priest of Nyeri, Kenya	Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
	Born	Wiesław Lechowicz	Dąbrowa Tarnowska	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
28.3	Ordained Priest	Januário Machaze Nhangumbe	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Pemba, Mozambique
29.0	Ordained Priest	Joachim Meisner	Priest of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24.9	Ordained Priest	Michel Paul Marie Moutel, P.S.S. †	Priest of Society of Priests of St. Sulpice	Archbishop of Tours, France
42.4	Ordained Bishop	Jerónimo José Podestá †	Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
27.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Sangval Surasarang	Priest	Bishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand
25.2	Ordained Priest	José Clemente Weber	Priest	Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
23 Dec	25.8	Ordained Priest	Paciano Basilio Aniceto	Priest of San Fernando, Philippines	Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines
24.0	Ordained Priest	Josu Iriondo	Priest of San Sebastián, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
45.5	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías, O.P. †	Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina
25 Dec		Born	Emmanuele Kanyama	Dedza	Bishop of Dedza, Malawi
26 Dec	35.2	Confirmed	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq	Cardinal, Patriarch
27 Dec	47.6	Appointed	Anthony de Saram †	Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
47.6	Appointed	Anthony de Saram †	Titular Bishop of Tacapae	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
42.7	Appointed	John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Oslo, Norway	Bishop Emeritus
42.7	Appointed	John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. †	Titular Bishop of Raphia	Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
29 Dec	51.1	Installed	Adolfo Servando Tortolo †	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Dec	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Climério Almeida de Andrade †	Bishop of Vitória da Conquista, Baia, Brazil
41.4	Ordained Bishop	Ernesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
25.2	Ordained Priest	Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim	Priest	Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
31 Dec	84.9	Died	Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs †	Bishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium

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