The Year of Our Lord 1969

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec 53.1 Appointed Teodoro Cardenal Fernández † Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain

51.6 Appointed Salvador Lazo Lazo † Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

51.6 Appointed Salvador Lazo Lazo † Titular Bishop of Selia Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

56.0 Appointed Francis Raymond Shea † Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

2 Dec 55.3 Installed Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck † Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Patrick Joseph Casey † Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

51.6 Installed Edward Anthony McCarthy † Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA

4 Dec 80.0 Appointed Saturnino Rubio y Montiél † Titular Bishop of Villa Regis Bishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain

80.0 Retired Saturnino Rubio y Montiél † Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain Bishop Emeritus

30.5 Ordained Priest Dominic Su Haw Chiu Priest Bishop of Sibu, Malaysia

5 Dec 44.2 Appointed Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

44.2 Appointed Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. Titular Bishop of Scardona Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

83.1 Died Jazeps Rancans † Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia

6 Dec 50.9 Ordained Bishop Stéphane Babaca (Babeka, Babaqa) † Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

76.4 Died Stanislav Zela † Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic

7 Dec 61.5 Ordained Bishop Bernardo Citterio † Titular Bishop of Floriana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

26.2 Ordained Priest Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. Priest of Congrégation du Sacré-Coeur Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

8 Dec 28.8 Ordained Priest José Luis Chávez Botello Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

27.6 Ordained Priest Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

43.3 Ordained Bishop Javier Osés Flamarique † Titular Bishop of Abula Bishop Emeritus of Huesca, Spain

46.4 Ordained Bishop Daniel Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Martirano Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil

9 Dec 78.6 Died Carlo Allorio † Bishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy

47.7 Appointed José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. † Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador Bishop Emeritus

10 Dec 56.1 Appointed Jean-Marie-Clément Badré † Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France Bishop Emeritus

67.9 Appointed André Jacquemin † Titular Bishop of Elvas Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

67.9 Resigned André Jacquemin † Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France Bishop Emeritus

82.1 Died Idílio José Soares † Bishop Emeritus of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

11 Dec 42.5 Ordained Bishop Hugh Lindsay † Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain

86.7 Appointed Daniel Llorente y Federico † Titular Bishop of Auca Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

86.7 Retired Daniel Llorente y Federico † Bishop of Segovia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Antonio Palenzuela Velázquez † Bishop of Segovia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 90.1 Died Mattia Leonardo Trudone Brans, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

47.6 Appointed Simon Tonyé † Coadjutor Bishop of Douala, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon

47.6 Appointed Simon Tonyé † Titular Bishop of Tamascani Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon

13 Dec 33.0 Ordained Priest Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

24.4 Ordained Priest José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil

31.3 Ordained Priest Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Vicar Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia

28.2 Ordained Priest Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia

14 Dec 42.6 Ordained Bishop Hubert Luthe Titular Bishop of Egabro Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany

42.7 Ordained Bishop Rafael Torija de la Fuente Titular Bishop of Ursona Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

15 Dec 55.7 Appointed Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. † Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania

55.7 Resigned Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. † Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

60.6 Appointed Santo Bergamo † Apostolic Administrator of Rossano, Italy Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy

60.6 Appointed Santo Bergamo † Titular Bishop of Sasabe Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy

47.2 Appointed Salvatore Di Salvo † Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy

59.1 Appointed James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Árd Mór Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania

59.1 Resigned James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. † Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

47.0 Appointed Maurus Gervase Komba † Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed Albino Luciani † Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

49.7 Appointed Alphonse Daniel Nsabi † Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania

28.8 Ordained Priest Vincent Ri Pyung-ho Priest of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South) Bishop

42.1 Appointed William Kevin Rowell, O.F.M. † Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

45.6 Appointed Settimio Todisco Apostolic Administrator of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy

45.6 Appointed Settimio Todisco Titular Bishop of Bigastro Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy

18 Dec 35.0 Ordained Priest Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

19 Dec 30.7 Ordained Priest Lawrence Eugene Brandt Priest of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

53.1 Appointed Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Tagarbala Bishop Emeritus of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil

53.1 Resigned Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 89.4 Died Andrea Cesarano † Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy

29.1 Ordained Priest Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche Priest of Lille, France Auxiliary Bishop

62.7 Appointed Raymond D'Mello † Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India

62.7 Resigned Raymond D'Mello † Bishop of Allahabad, India Bishop Emeritus

26.3 Ordained Priest João Nílton dos Santos Souza Priest of Amargosa, Baia, Brazil Bishop

30.6 Ordained Priest Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Diphu, India

25.7 Ordained Priest Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti

34.2 Ordained Priest Anthony Selvanayagam Priest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bishop of Penang, Malaysia

23.8 Ordained Priest Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam Priest of Trivandrum, India Archbishop of Trivandrum, India

21 Dec 48.3 Ordained Bishop Giuliano Agresti † Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy Archbishop of Lucca, Italy

25.1 Ordained Priest Ramon Cabrera Argüelles Priest Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines

55.0 Ordained Bishop Ricardo Blanco Granda † Titular Bishop of Cincari Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

52.3 Ordained Bishop Paul Coussa Titular Bishop of Colonia in Armenia Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq

28.8 Ordained Priest David Dias Pimentel Priest of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

25.4 Ordained Priest Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. Priest Bishop of Port Blair, India

40.1 Ordained Bishop Ramón Echarren Istúriz Titular Bishop of Diano Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

29.8 Ordained Priest Joseph O. Egerega Priest of Warri, Nigeria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria

41.9 Ordained Bishop Joakim Herbut † Bishop of Skopje-Prizren, Macedonia Bishop of Skopje, Macedonia

39.4 Ordained Bishop Romualdas Krikšciunas Titular Bishop of Amaia Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania

29.5 Ordained Priest François Xavier Le Van Hong Priest of Huê, Viêt Nam Auxiliary Bishop

29.0 Ordained Priest Thomas Nguyên Van Tan Priest of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam Bishop

25.3 Ordained Priest Mauro Piacenza Priest of Genova, Italy Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy

59.3 Ordained Bishop Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. † Titular Bishop of Arcavica Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania

51.5 Ordained Bishop Nikë Prela † Titular Bishop of Rufiniana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Skopje-Prizren, Macedonia

26 Dec 25.6 Ordained Priest Joji Govindu Priest Bishop of Nalgonda, India

73.8 Died Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

94.0 Died John Peter Francis Ross, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan

27 Dec 26.3 Ordained Priest Mario Roberto Cassari Priest Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

31 Dec 61.8 Succeeded Paul-Louis Carrière † Bishop of Laval, France Bishop Emeritus

72.1 Appointed Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem † Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France

72.1 Resigned Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem † Bishop of Laval, France Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	53.1	Appointed	Teodoro Cardenal Fernández †	Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
51.6	Appointed	Salvador Lazo Lazo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
51.6	Appointed	Salvador Lazo Lazo †	Titular Bishop of Selia	Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
56.0	Appointed	Francis Raymond Shea †	Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
2 Dec	55.3	Installed	Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck †	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Casey †	Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
51.6	Installed	Edward Anthony McCarthy †	Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
4 Dec	80.0	Appointed	Saturnino Rubio y Montiél †	Titular Bishop of Villa Regis	Bishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain
80.0	Retired	Saturnino Rubio y Montiél †	Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
30.5	Ordained Priest	Dominic Su Haw Chiu	Priest	Bishop of Sibu, Malaysia
5 Dec	44.2	Appointed	Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M.	Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
44.2	Appointed	Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M.	Titular Bishop of Scardona	Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
83.1	Died	Jazeps Rancans †	Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
6 Dec	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Stéphane Babaca (Babeka, Babaqa) †	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
76.4	Died	Stanislav Zela †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
7 Dec	61.5	Ordained Bishop	Bernardo Citterio †	Titular Bishop of Floriana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
26.2	Ordained Priest	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J.	Priest of Congrégation du Sacré-Coeur	Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
8 Dec	28.8	Ordained Priest	José Luis Chávez Botello	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
27.6	Ordained Priest	Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43.3	Ordained Bishop	Javier Osés Flamarique †	Titular Bishop of Abula	Bishop Emeritus of Huesca, Spain
46.4	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Martirano	Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil
9 Dec	78.6	Died	Carlo Allorio †	Bishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy
47.7	Appointed	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †	Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	56.1	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Clément Badré †	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France	Bishop Emeritus
67.9	Appointed	André Jacquemin †	Titular Bishop of Elvas	Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
67.9	Resigned	André Jacquemin †	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France	Bishop Emeritus
82.1	Died	Idílio José Soares †	Bishop Emeritus of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 Dec	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Hugh Lindsay †	Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre	Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
86.7	Appointed	Daniel Llorente y Federico †	Titular Bishop of Auca	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
86.7	Retired	Daniel Llorente y Federico †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Antonio Palenzuela Velázquez †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	90.1	Died	Mattia Leonardo Trudone Brans, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
47.6	Appointed	Simon Tonyé †	Coadjutor Bishop of Douala, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
47.6	Appointed	Simon Tonyé †	Titular Bishop of Tamascani	Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
13 Dec	33.0	Ordained Priest	Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
24.4	Ordained Priest	José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
31.3	Ordained Priest	Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
28.2	Ordained Priest	Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop of Medan, Indonesia
14 Dec	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Hubert Luthe	Titular Bishop of Egabro	Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
42.7	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Torija de la Fuente	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
15 Dec	55.7	Appointed	Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania
55.7	Resigned	Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †	Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
60.6	Appointed	Santo Bergamo †	Apostolic Administrator of Rossano, Italy	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
60.6	Appointed	Santo Bergamo †	Titular Bishop of Sasabe	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
47.2	Appointed	Salvatore Di Salvo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
59.1	Appointed	James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Árd Mór	Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania
59.1	Resigned	James Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
47.0	Appointed	Maurus Gervase Komba †	Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	Albino Luciani †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
49.7	Appointed	Alphonse Daniel Nsabi †	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania
28.8	Ordained Priest	Vincent Ri Pyung-ho	Priest of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)	Bishop
42.1	Appointed	William Kevin Rowell, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
45.6	Appointed	Settimio Todisco	Apostolic Administrator of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
45.6	Appointed	Settimio Todisco	Titular Bishop of Bigastro	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
18 Dec	35.0	Ordained Priest	Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
19 Dec	30.7	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Eugene Brandt	Priest of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
53.1	Appointed	Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Tagarbala	Bishop Emeritus of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil
53.1	Resigned	Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	89.4	Died	Andrea Cesarano †	Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
29.1	Ordained Priest	Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche	Priest of Lille, France	Auxiliary Bishop
62.7	Appointed	Raymond D'Mello †	Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
62.7	Resigned	Raymond D'Mello †	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
26.3	Ordained Priest	João Nílton dos Santos Souza	Priest of Amargosa, Baia, Brazil	Bishop
30.6	Ordained Priest	Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Diphu, India
25.7	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti
34.2	Ordained Priest	Anthony Selvanayagam	Priest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bishop of Penang, Malaysia
23.8	Ordained Priest	Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam	Priest of Trivandrum, India	Archbishop of Trivandrum, India
21 Dec	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuliano Agresti †	Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
25.1	Ordained Priest	Ramon Cabrera Argüelles	Priest	Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines
55.0	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Blanco Granda †	Titular Bishop of Cincari	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Paul Coussa	Titular Bishop of Colonia in Armenia	Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq
28.8	Ordained Priest	David Dias Pimentel	Priest of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
25.4	Ordained Priest	Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X.	Priest	Bishop of Port Blair, India
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Echarren Istúriz	Titular Bishop of Diano	Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
29.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph O. Egerega	Priest of Warri, Nigeria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria
41.9	Ordained Bishop	Joakim Herbut †	Bishop of Skopje-Prizren, Macedonia	Bishop of Skopje, Macedonia
39.4	Ordained Bishop	Romualdas Krikšciunas	Titular Bishop of Amaia	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania
29.5	Ordained Priest	François Xavier Le Van Hong	Priest of Huê, Viêt Nam	Auxiliary Bishop
29.0	Ordained Priest	Thomas Nguyên Van Tan	Priest of Vinh Long, Viêt Nam	Bishop
25.3	Ordained Priest	Mauro Piacenza	Priest of Genova, Italy	Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy
59.3	Ordained Bishop	Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Arcavica	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Nikë Prela †	Titular Bishop of Rufiniana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Skopje-Prizren, Macedonia
26 Dec	25.6	Ordained Priest	Joji Govindu	Priest	Bishop of Nalgonda, India
73.8	Died	Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
94.0	Died	John Peter Francis Ross, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan
27 Dec	26.3	Ordained Priest	Mario Roberto Cassari	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia
31 Dec	61.8	Succeeded	Paul-Louis Carrière †	Bishop of Laval, France	Bishop Emeritus
72.1	Appointed	Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
72.1	Resigned	Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem †	Bishop of Laval, France	Bishop Emeritus

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