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The Year of Our Lord 1967

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December


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Dec42.5AppointedErnesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
42.5AppointedErnesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in ProconsulariArchbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
39.8AppointedLuis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, PeruBishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
39.8AppointedLuis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SerteiBishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
79.1DiedStanislaus Vincent BonaBishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
33.7AppointedVicente Rodrigo Cisneros DuránAuxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
33.7AppointedVicente Rodrigo Cisneros DuránTitular Bishop of Tigisi in MauretaniaArchbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
BornBartolome Gaspar SantosBishop of Iba, Philippines
2 Dec58.3AppointedJoseph Bernard BruniniBishop of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USABishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
25.0Ordained DeaconIrineu Gassen, O.F.M.Deacon of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
82.5AppointedRichard Oliver GerowTitular Bishop of VageataBishop Emeritus of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA
82.5RetiredRichard Oliver GerowBishop of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USABishop Emeritus
27.5Ordained PriestGustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D.Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesBishop Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
55.7AppointedDavid Monas MaloneyBishop of Wichita, Kansas, USABishop Emeritus
47.3AppointedJerónimo José PodestáTitular Bishop of Horrea AniniciBishop Emeritus of Avellaneda, Argentina
47.3ResignedJerónimo José PodestáBishop of Avellaneda, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
24.0Ordained PriestLeonardo SandriPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
56.7AppointedEldon Bernard SchusterBishop of Great Falls, Montana, USABishop Emeritus
78.5DiedFrancis Joseph SpellmanCardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
29.7Ordained PriestJuan Horacio SuárezPriest of San Justo, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina
3 Dec BornEdmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
26.4Ordained PriestJuan Humberto Gutiérrez ValenciaPriest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
41.4Ordained BishopJán Eugen KočišBishopProtosyncellus Emeritus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)
48.4Ordained BishopGiovanni MarianiTitular Archbishop of MissuaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
24.0Ordained PriestJulio Enrique Prado BolañosPriestBishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
37.1Ordained BishopJoseph Bernard Louis Willigers, M.H.M. †Bishop of Jinja, UgandaBishop Emeritus
4 Dec51.5AppointedJean Albert Marie Auguste BernardAuxiliary Bishop of Besançon, FranceBishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France
51.5AppointedJean Albert Marie Auguste BernardTitular Bishop of Vicus TurrisBishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France
BornÁlvaro Chordi Miranda, AdsisAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
49.5AppointedAnthony Joseph EmeryAuxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great BritainBishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
49.5AppointedAnthony Joseph EmeryTitular Bishop of TamallulaBishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
50.8SelectedAnton HänggiBishop of Basel e Lugano, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
BornFlavian Matindi KassalaBishop of Geita, Tanzania
6 Dec26.3Ordained PriestBernard Blasius MorasPriest of Mangalore, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India
45.6AppointedGerald MoverleyAuxiliary Bishop of Leeds, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
45.6AppointedGerald MoverleyTitular Bishop of Tinisa in ProconsulariBishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
55.6AppointedRobert Louis Whelan, S.J. †Coadjutor Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USABishop Emeritus
55.6AppointedRobert Louis Whelan, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SicilibbaBishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
8 Dec28.5Ordained DeaconJosé Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. †Deacon of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
22.8ProfessedSeverino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
BornRoberto Madrigal GallegosBishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
53.2Ordained BishopIppolito RotoliTitular Archbishop of ThibiucaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
54.9Ordained BishopPierluigi SartorelliTitular Archbishop of SeminaApostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Kenya
50.8Ordained BishopAntonio ZamaTitular Bishop of Blanda JuliaArchbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
9 Dec39.2AppointedKuriakose KunnacherryCoadjutor Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
39.2AppointedKuriakose KunnacherryTitular Bishop of CephasArchbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
10 Dec53.2Ordained BishopPaolo MosconiTitular Archbishop of LegesApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iraq
11 Dec56.1AppointedPaul GrégoireApostolic Administrator of Montréal, Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
40.7AppointedJosé López LaraBishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
12 Dec38.7Ordained BishopJohn Raphael QuinnTitular Bishop of ThisiduoArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
45.5Ordained BishopJohn Charles ReissTitular Bishop of SimidiccaBishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
53.0Ordained BishopCesare ZacchiTitular Bishop of ZellaPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
13 Dec27.6Ordained PriestRayappu JosephPriestBishop Emeritus of Mannar, Sri Lanka
40.0Ordained BishopJames Patrick MahoneyBishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
57.3InstalledJohn Ahern TorpieBishop of Cairns, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
14 Dec59.1InstalledHarry Anselm ClinchBishop of Monterey in California, USABishop Emeritus
59.6AppointedPius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
59.6AppointedPius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. †Titular Bishop of UnizibiraAuxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
59.6ResignedPius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. †Bishop of Umzimkulu, South AfricaAuxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
15 Dec52.3AppointedAntonio InnocentiTitular Archbishop of AeclanumCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
52.3AppointedAntonio InnocentiApostolic Nuncio to ParaguayCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
BornRex Cullingham RamirezBishop of Naval, Philippines
54.6ResignedJohannes Schütte, S.V.D. †Superior General of Society of the Divine WordSuperior General Emeritus
16 Dec27.1Ordained PriestJosé María ArancedoPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
39.6Ordained BishopPaulos Philoxinos AyyamkulangaraBishopAuxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
28.0Ordained PriestFernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
70.5DiedAntonio RiberiCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Spain
27.0Ordained PriestMoacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. †Priest of Congregation of the Sacred StigmataArchbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
17 Dec50.6Ordained BishopHubertus Cornelis Antonius ErnstBishop of Breda, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
31.0Ordained PriestJaime Pedro GonçalvesPriest of Beira, MozambiqueArchbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
43.5Ordained BishopFrançois Kabangu wa MutelaBishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
18 Dec26.0Ordained PriestNoel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A.Priest of Society of African MissionsBishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
19 Dec BornJosé Alberto González JuárezBishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México
20 Dec50.9ConfirmedAnton HänggiBishop of Basel e Lugano, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
30.9Ordained PriestBosco PenhaPriest of Bombay, IndiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27.4Ordained PriestRoger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateArchbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
21 Dec55.6AppointedCelestin Bezmalinović, O.P. †Coadjutor Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
29.8Ordained PriestJoseph Nguyễn Tích ÐứcPriestBishop Emeritus of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam
29.7Ordained PriestPierre Nguyễn Văn NhơnPriest of Ðà Lạt, Viet NamCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
30.9Ordained PriestPierre Nguyễn Văn NhoPriestCoadjutor Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
26.7Ordained PriestBerard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv.Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Naha, Japan
22 Dec29.5Ordained PriestAngelo Amato, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
26.1Ordained PriestLeo Murphy Drona, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of San Pablo, Philippines
58.0AppointedNicholas Thomas ElkoTitular Archbishop of DaraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
27.3Ordained PriestGaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
26.0Ordained PriestLuis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Veracruz, México
52.5AppointedStephen John KociskoBishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
25.0ProfessedGiovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. †Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsBishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
23 Dec27.2Ordained PriestAntonio Ángel Algora HernandoPriest of Madrid, SpainBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
25.3Ordained PriestYvon AmbroisePriest of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Tuticorin, India
54.2AppointedHugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. †Bishop of Huehuetenango, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus
79.8DiedAlfredo PaciniCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
24 Dec BornPetros BergaApostolic Visitor (Visitator)
25.7Ordained PriestLuis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. †Priest of Consolata MissionariesArchbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
24.2Ordained DeaconValentino Di CerboDeacon of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
45.7AppointedGiovanni GravelliTitular Archbishop of SuasApostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
45.7AppointedGiovanni GravelliApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
25 Dec33.9Ordained PriestEmmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. †Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de BzommarArchbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq
26 Dec66.2DiedMichael William HyleBishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
27 Dec76.7DiedLuigi FaveriBishop of Tivoli, Italy
28 Dec56.4ResignedAmadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. †Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
29 Dec27.4Ordained PriestBenjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
30 Dec85.1DiedGeorges-Auguste LouisBishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
45.3AppointedAlfredo Torres RomeroAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal DistrictBishop of Toluca, México, México
45.3AppointedAlfredo Torres RomeroTitular Bishop of Vegesela in ByzacenaBishop of Toluca, México, México
31 Dec26.0Ordained PriestAndré Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado †Priest of Istituto del PradoArchbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
25.4Ordained PriestLouis Portella MbuyuPriestBishop Emeritus of Kinkala, Congo

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