The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 84.2 Retired Stanislas Courbe † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.6 Resigned Raymond D’Mello † Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India

50.7 Ceased Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. † Apostolic Administrator of Khulna, Bangladesh Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh

1 Dec 84.3 Died Peter Rogan, M.H.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon

42.4 Ordained Bishop Walter Francis Sullivan † Titular Bishop of Selsea Bishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA

2 Dec 80.8 Resigned Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez † Titular Archbishop of Thapsus Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

57.6 Appointed Antonio del Giudice † Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq

81.8 Resigned James Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Gabii Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

38.4 Appointed Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela

38.4 Appointed Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela

3 Dec 74.1 Resigned Paolo Botto † Titular Archbishop of Risinium Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

40.1 Professed Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. † Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India

89.8 Resigned Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. † Titular Bishop of Selendeta Bishop Emeritus of Alghero, Italy

66.4 Ordained Bishop Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Culusi Bishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea

4 Dec 65.4 Resigned Flaviano Barrechea Ariola † Titular Bishop of Guzabeta Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

76.2 Resigned Alfredo Silva Santiago † Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

5 Dec 46.9 Appointed José Julio Aguilar García † Titular Bishop of Bononia

58.8 Confirmed Divo Angelo Maria Sabatini, O.S.B. † Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy Abbot Emeritus

24.7 Ordained Priest Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R. Priest of Pious Workers Rural Catechists Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy

6 Dec 26.4 Ordained Deacon John Bura † Deacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.3 Installed Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. † Prefect of Tambacounda, Senegal Prefect Emeritus

31.8 Ordained Priest Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. † Priest of Congregazione dei Figli dell’Immacolata Concezione Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

48.0 Ordained Bishop Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet † Titular Bishop of Obbi Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France

54.6 Ordained Bishop Eugène Moke Motsüri † Titular Bishop of Lestrona Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

52.2 Installed Salvatore Pappalardo † Archbishop of Palermo, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Born Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N. Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

37.6 Ordained Bishop Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku † Titular Bishop of Scampa Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

7 Dec 66.5 Resigned Vincent Billington, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Fallaba Bishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

66.7 Resigned James Hagan, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria

65.2 Resigned Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. † Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Aegypto Bishop Emeritus of Keta, Ghana

70.6 Resigned Daniel Liston, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Summa Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius

82.9 Resigned Thomas Leo Parker † Titular Bishop of Magarmel Bishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain

77.7 Resigned Thomas Roberts, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Sugdaea Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

69.2 Resigned Francis Raymond Walsh, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Birtha Bishop Emeritus of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain

8 Dec 79.1 Resigned Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais † Titular Bishop of Medeli Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada

51.5 Ordained Bishop Manuel Guirao † Bishop of Orán, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

73.6 Died Benno (Walter) Gut, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship

26.6 Ordained Priest Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta † Priest Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia

48.8 Ordained Bishop Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski † Titular Bishop of Horreomargum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

24.7 Solemn Vows Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

9 Dec 95.1 Resigned Jean-Marie Jan † Titular Bishop of Edistiana Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti

52.5 Appointed Pavao Žanić † Coadjutor Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina Bishop Emeritus

52.5 Appointed Pavao Žanić † Titular Bishop of Edistiana Bishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina

10 Dec 74.9 Resigned Henri Maurice Albert Audrain † Titular Archbishop of Mimiana Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

77.9 Resigned Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre † Titular Archbishop of Thibilis Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France

73.4 Resigned Antoine-Marie Cazaux † Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France

76.7 Resigned Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d’Ustou † Titular Bishop of Cumae Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France

87.2 Resigned Frédéric Duc † Titular Bishop of Lydda Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France

81.5 Resigned Joseph Alphonse Marie Evrard † Titular Bishop of Dionysiopolis Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France

68.6 Resigned André-Pierre-François Fauvel † Titular Bishop of Abthugni Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France

Born Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă Bishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian), Romania

65.9 Resigned Hernán Frías Hurtado † Titular Bishop of Bareta Bishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile

73.0 Resigned Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem † Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France

68.8 Resigned André Jacques Marie Jacquemin † Titular Bishop of Elvas Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

84.5 Resigned Auguste Jauffrés † Titular Bishop of Arsennaria Bishop Emeritus of Tarentaise, France

27.2 Perpetual Vows Joseph Laurent Koerber, C.S.Sp. Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Makokou, Gabon

83.2 Resigned Frédéric Edouard Camille Lamy † Titular Archbishop of Bizya Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

74.7 Resigned Lucien-Sidroine Lebrun † Titular Bishop of Arae in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France

80.9 Resigned Julien François Le Couëdic † Titular Bishop of Flenucleta Bishop Emeritus of Troyes, France

65.0 Resigned Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † Titular Archbishop of Synnada in Phrygia Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France

63.8 Resigned François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau † Titular Bishop of Colonia in Cappadocia Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

85.4 Resigned Denis J. Moynihan † Titular Bishop of Suacia Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland

76.3 Resigned Victor-Jean Perrin † Titular Bishop of Blaundus Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France

81.0 Resigned Saturnino Rubio y Montiél † Titular Bishop of Villa Regis Bishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain

76.2 Resigned Pierre-Marie Théas † Titular Bishop of Sanctus Germanus Bishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France

76.3 Resigned Joseph-Martin Urtasun † Titular Archbishop of Voncaria Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France

78.2 Resigned Jean-Joseph-Léonce Villepelet † Titular Bishop of Rucuma Bishop Emeritus of Nantes, France

11 Dec 83.1 Resigned Luis Almarcha Hernández † Titular Bishop of Elepla Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain

68.4 Resigned Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal † Titular Bishop of Verrona Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain

82.4 Resigned Enrique Delgado y Gómez † Titular Archbishop of Bitettum Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain

82.0 Resigned Aurelio del Pino Gómez † Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain

64.3 Resigned Jaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. † Titular Bishop of Rubicon Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro, Spain

77.1 Resigned José García y Goldaraz † Titular Archbishop of Ferentium Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain

81.8 Resigned Ramón Iglesias Navarri † Titular Bishop of Satrianum Bishop Emeritus of Urgell, Spain

87.6 Resigned Daniel Llorente y Federico † Titular Bishop of Auca Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

73.9 Resigned Eduardo Martinez González † Titular Bishop of Segia Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain

80.0 Resigned Gregorio Modrego y Casaus † Titular Archbishop of Mons in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

82.5 Resigned Santos Moro Briz † Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana Bishop Emeritus of Ávila, Spain

67.6 Resigned James Moynagh, S.P.S. † Titular Bishop of Mageó Bishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria

81.9 Resigned Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga, S.D.B. † Titular Archbishop of Subbar Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

80.9 Resigned Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin † Titular Bishop of Pomaria Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

77.8 Resigned José Souto Vizoso † Titular Bishop of Illici Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain

67.1 Resigned José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.Ss.R. † Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

12 Dec 34.2 Ordained Priest Fabriciano Sigampa † Priest of La Rioja, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina

62.2 Resigned Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. † Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy

29.7 Ordained Priest Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

13 Dec 49.0 Ordained Bishop Ignazio Cannavò † Titular Archbishop of Octava Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

54.9 Ordained Bishop Matthias A. Chimole † Bishop of Zomba, Malawi Bishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi

45.0 Ordained Bishop Michael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C. † Bishop of Khulna, Bangladesh Bishop Emeritus

28.9 Ordained Priest José Dolores Grullón Estrella Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic

58.0 Ordained Bishop Thomas McDonnell † Bishop of Killala, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

14 Dec 81.2 Resigned Raffaele Baratta † Titular Archbishop of Darnis Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy

78.6 Resigned João Batista Cavati, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Eucarpia Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

84.2 Resigned Lafayette Libânio † Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii Bishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

81.7 Resigned Francesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia

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

15 Dec Born Bulus Dauwa Yohanna Bishop of Kontagora, Nigeria

49.9 Died Henri Lugagne-Delpon † Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France

59.1 Resigned Philippe Lussier, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Mutugenna Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada

16 Dec 27.0 Ordained Priest John Francis Brown, S.M.A. Priest of Society of African Missions Superior Emeritus of Kano, Nigeria

43.0 Installed Daniel Anthony Cronin Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Born Ricardo Hoepers Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

17 Dec 26.0 Ordained Priest Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc † Priest of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

18 Dec 71.4 Died Apollinaris William Baumgartner, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

24.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Francis Martino Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

19 Dec 25.0 Ordained Priest Gilles Côté, S.M.M. Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary Bishop Emeritus of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

63.6 Ordained Bishop Octavio Nicolás Derisi † Titular Bishop of Rhasus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina

48.6 Ceased Bernardin Gantin † Apostolic Administrator of Porto Novo, Benin Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

46.4 Ordained Bishop Vincent Mensah † Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 85.9 Resigned Roberto Bernardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Anastasiopolis Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

62.6 Resigned Filemón Francisco Castellano † Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia Bishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

67.8 Resigned Ramón José Castellano † Titular Archbishop of Iomnium Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina

25.9 Ordained Priest Oswald Gracias Priest of Bombay, India Cardinal, Archbishop

24.9 Ordained Deacon Jean-Pierre Kutwa Deacon of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

30.6 Ordained Priest Anthony Peter Mayalla † Priest of Mwanza, Tanzania Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania

55.9 Ordained Bishop Mario Picchi, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Horaea Bishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina

25.6 Ordained Priest Armando José María Rossi, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop Emeritus of Concepción, Argentina

59.4 Resigned Francisco Juan Vénnera † Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana Bishop Emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina

21 Dec 26.6 Ordained Priest Thumma Bala † Priest of Warangal, India Archbishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India

22 Dec 70.8 Resigned Claudius-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Mascula Bishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

52.5 Resigned Pablo Correa León † Titular Bishop of Columnata Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia

48.2 Appointed Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † Archbishop of Marseille, France Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

80.3 Resigned Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro † Titular Bishop of Pauzera Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador

69.3 Resigned Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

61.0 Resigned Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri † Titular Bishop of Urci Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand

57.9 Resigned Pierluigi Sartorelli † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Kenya

53.9 Appointed Giuseppe Vairo † Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

23 Dec 75.1 Resigned John Joseph McEleney, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Lorium Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

85.0 Died Fausto Maria Mezza, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy

24 Dec 53.0 Appointed Luciano Angeloni † Titular Archbishop of Vibo Apostolic Nuncio

53.0 Appointed Luciano Angeloni † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi Apostolic Nuncio

53.0 Appointed Luciano Angeloni † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zambia Apostolic Nuncio

47.0 Appointed Franco Brambilla † Titular Archbishop of Viminacium Apostolic Nuncio

47.0 Appointed Franco Brambilla † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania Apostolic Nuncio

18.7 Converted Edward Nicholas (Hugh) Gilbert, O.S.B. Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain

44.2 Appointed Luciano Storero † Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

44.2 Appointed Luciano Storero † Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

26 Dec Born Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante, C.Ss.R. Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University

24.7 Ordained Priest Virgilio Pante, I.M.C. Priest of Consolata Missionaries Bishop Emeritus of Maralal, Kenya

27 Dec 28.4 Ordained Priest Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil

55.6 Resigned Ernest Arthur Green † Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

74.6 Resigned Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral † Titular Archbishop of Forum Novum Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

25.9 Ordained Priest Christoph Schönborn, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

28 Dec 44.3 Appointed Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

29 Dec 49.7 Appointed Gabriel Bullet † Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.7 Appointed Gabriel Bullet † Titular Bishop of Glavinitza Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland

77.3 Retired François Charrière † Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

55.5 Appointed Aldo Del Monte † Apostolic Administrator of Acqui, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

55.5 Appointed Aldo Del Monte † Titular Bishop of Musti Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

50.8 Appointed Pierre Mamie † Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

64.3 Appointed Pieter Jan Antoon Moors † Titular Bishop of Traiectum ad Mosam Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands

64.3 Resigned Pieter Jan Antoon Moors † Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

65.2 Appointed Franjo Šeper † President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

39.0 Appointed Adrianus Johannes Simonis † Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

31 Dec 75.2 Resigned Lino Aguirre Garcia † Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

85.3 Resigned Karl Joseph Alter † Titular Archbishop of Minora Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

76.1 Resigned James Louis Connolly † Titular Bishop of Thibuzabetum Bishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

77.8 Resigned Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald † Titular Bishop of Zerta Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA

80.4 Resigned Walter Andrew Foery † Titular Bishop of Misenum Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA

70.3 Resigned Laurence Alexander Glenn † Titular Bishop of Blera Bishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA

80.3 Resigned Fortino Gómez León † Titular Archbishop of Ceramus Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

80.8 Resigned Anastasio Hurtado y Robles † Titular Bishop of Cissa Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México

79.6 Resigned Manuel Pío López Estrada † Titular Archbishop of Druas Archbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México

79.7 Resigned Robert Emmet Lucey † Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA

78.0 Resigned Thomas Lawrence Noa † Titular Bishop of Talaptula Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA

84.2 Resigned William Patrick O’Connor † Titular Bishop of Siccesi Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

74.2 Died Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)

80.5 Resigned George John Rehring † Titular Bishop of Tunnuna Bishop Emeritus of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA

79.5 Resigned Urban John Vehr † Titular Archbishop of Masuccaba Archbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	84.2	Retired	Stanislas Courbe †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.6	Resigned	Raymond D’Mello †	Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
50.7	Ceased	Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. †	Apostolic Administrator of Khulna, Bangladesh	Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
1 Dec	84.3	Died	Peter Rogan, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon
42.4	Ordained Bishop	Walter Francis Sullivan †	Titular Bishop of Selsea	Bishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
2 Dec	80.8	Resigned	Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez †	Titular Archbishop of Thapsus	Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
57.6	Appointed	Antonio del Giudice †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq
81.8	Resigned	James Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Gabii	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
38.4	Appointed	Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela
38.4	Appointed	Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela
3 Dec	74.1	Resigned	Paolo Botto †	Titular Archbishop of Risinium	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
40.1	Professed	Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. †	Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India
89.8	Resigned	Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Selendeta	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero, Italy
66.4	Ordained Bishop	Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Culusi	Bishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
4 Dec	65.4	Resigned	Flaviano Barrechea Ariola †	Titular Bishop of Guzabeta	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
76.2	Resigned	Alfredo Silva Santiago †	Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
5 Dec	46.9	Appointed	José Julio Aguilar García †	Titular Bishop of Bononia
58.8	Confirmed	Divo Angelo Maria Sabatini, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
24.7	Ordained Priest	Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R.	Priest of Pious Workers Rural Catechists	Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
6 Dec	26.4	Ordained Deacon	John Bura †	Deacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.3	Installed	Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Tambacounda, Senegal	Prefect Emeritus
31.8	Ordained Priest	Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. †	Priest of Congregazione dei Figli dell’Immacolata Concezione	Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Henri-François-Marie-Pierre Derouet †	Titular Bishop of Obbi	Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Eugène Moke Motsüri †	Titular Bishop of Lestrona	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
52.2	Installed	Salvatore Pappalardo †	Archbishop of Palermo, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Siby Mathew Peedikayil, H.G.N.		Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
37.6	Ordained Bishop	Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku †	Titular Bishop of Scampa	Bishop Emeritus of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
7 Dec	66.5	Resigned	Vincent Billington, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Bishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
66.7	Resigned	James Hagan, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
65.2	Resigned	Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Aegypto	Bishop Emeritus of Keta, Ghana
70.6	Resigned	Daniel Liston, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Summa	Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
82.9	Resigned	Thomas Leo Parker †	Titular Bishop of Magarmel	Bishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
77.7	Resigned	Thomas Roberts, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Sugdaea	Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
69.2	Resigned	Francis Raymond Walsh, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Birtha	Bishop Emeritus of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
8 Dec	79.1	Resigned	Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais †	Titular Bishop of Medeli	Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Guirao †	Bishop of Orán, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
73.6	Died	Benno (Walter) Gut, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
26.6	Ordained Priest	Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta †	Priest	Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski †	Titular Bishop of Horreomargum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
24.7	Solemn Vows	Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
9 Dec	95.1	Resigned	Jean-Marie Jan †	Titular Bishop of Edistiana	Bishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
52.5	Appointed	Pavao Žanić †	Coadjutor Bishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bishop Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	Pavao Žanić †	Titular Bishop of Edistiana	Bishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 Dec	74.9	Resigned	Henri Maurice Albert Audrain †	Titular Archbishop of Mimiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
77.9	Resigned	Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre †	Titular Archbishop of Thibilis	Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
73.4	Resigned	Antoine-Marie Cazaux †	Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
76.7	Resigned	Louis-Marie-Joseph de Courrèges d’Ustou †	Titular Bishop of Cumae	Bishop Emeritus of Montauban, France
87.2	Resigned	Frédéric Duc †	Titular Bishop of Lydda	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
81.5	Resigned	Joseph Alphonse Marie Evrard †	Titular Bishop of Dionysiopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
68.6	Resigned	André-Pierre-François Fauvel †	Titular Bishop of Abthugni	Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
	Born	Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă		Bishop of Sfântul Vasile cel Mare de Bucureşti (San Basilio Magno di Bucarest) (Romanian), Romania
65.9	Resigned	Hernán Frías Hurtado †	Titular Bishop of Bareta	Bishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
73.0	Resigned	Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
68.8	Resigned	André Jacques Marie Jacquemin †	Titular Bishop of Elvas	Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
84.5	Resigned	Auguste Jauffrés †	Titular Bishop of Arsennaria	Bishop Emeritus of Tarentaise, France
27.2	Perpetual Vows	Joseph Laurent Koerber, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Makokou, Gabon
83.2	Resigned	Frédéric Edouard Camille Lamy †	Titular Archbishop of Bizya	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
74.7	Resigned	Lucien-Sidroine Lebrun †	Titular Bishop of Arae in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
80.9	Resigned	Julien François Le Couëdic †	Titular Bishop of Flenucleta	Bishop Emeritus of Troyes, France
65.0	Resigned	Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Archbishop of Synnada in Phrygia	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
63.8	Resigned	François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau †	Titular Bishop of Colonia in Cappadocia	Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
85.4	Resigned	Denis J. Moynihan †	Titular Bishop of Suacia	Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland
76.3	Resigned	Victor-Jean Perrin †	Titular Bishop of Blaundus	Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
81.0	Resigned	Saturnino Rubio y Montiél †	Titular Bishop of Villa Regis	Bishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain
76.2	Resigned	Pierre-Marie Théas †	Titular Bishop of Sanctus Germanus	Bishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
76.3	Resigned	Joseph-Martin Urtasun †	Titular Archbishop of Voncaria	Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
78.2	Resigned	Jean-Joseph-Léonce Villepelet †	Titular Bishop of Rucuma	Bishop Emeritus of Nantes, France
11 Dec	83.1	Resigned	Luis Almarcha Hernández †	Titular Bishop of Elepla	Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain
68.4	Resigned	Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal †	Titular Bishop of Verrona	Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
82.4	Resigned	Enrique Delgado y Gómez †	Titular Archbishop of Bitettum	Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain
82.0	Resigned	Aurelio del Pino Gómez †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus	Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
64.3	Resigned	Jaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. †	Titular Bishop of Rubicon	Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro, Spain
77.1	Resigned	José García y Goldaraz †	Titular Archbishop of Ferentium	Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
81.8	Resigned	Ramón Iglesias Navarri †	Titular Bishop of Satrianum	Bishop Emeritus of Urgell, Spain
87.6	Resigned	Daniel Llorente y Federico †	Titular Bishop of Auca	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
73.9	Resigned	Eduardo Martinez González †	Titular Bishop of Segia	Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain
80.0	Resigned	Gregorio Modrego y Casaus †	Titular Archbishop of Mons in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
82.5	Resigned	Santos Moro Briz †	Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana	Bishop Emeritus of Ávila, Spain
67.6	Resigned	James Moynagh, S.P.S. †	Titular Bishop of Mageó	Bishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria
81.9	Resigned	Marcelino Olaechea Loizaga, S.D.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Subbar	Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
80.9	Resigned	Antonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin †	Titular Bishop of Pomaria	Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
77.8	Resigned	José Souto Vizoso †	Titular Bishop of Illici	Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
67.1	Resigned	José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.Ss.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
12 Dec	34.2	Ordained Priest	Fabriciano Sigampa †	Priest of La Rioja, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
62.2	Resigned	Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum	Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
29.7	Ordained Priest	Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
13 Dec	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Ignazio Cannavò †	Titular Archbishop of Octava	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Matthias A. Chimole †	Bishop of Zomba, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus of Lilongwe, Malawi
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Michael Atul D’Rozario, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Khulna, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus
28.9	Ordained Priest	José Dolores Grullón Estrella	Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Thomas McDonnell †	Bishop of Killala, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
14 Dec	81.2	Resigned	Raffaele Baratta †	Titular Archbishop of Darnis	Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
78.6	Resigned	João Batista Cavati, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Eucarpia	Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
84.2	Resigned	Lafayette Libânio †	Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii	Bishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
81.7	Resigned	Francesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
80.2	Resigned	Rodolfo das Mercés de Oliveira Pena †	Titular Bishop of Apollonis	Bishop Emeritus of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15 Dec		Born	Bulus Dauwa Yohanna		Bishop of Kontagora, Nigeria
49.9	Died	Henri Lugagne-Delpon †	Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France
59.1	Resigned	Philippe Lussier, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Mutugenna	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada
16 Dec	27.0	Ordained Priest	John Francis Brown, S.M.A.	Priest of Society of African Missions	Superior Emeritus of Kano, Nigeria
43.0	Installed	Daniel Anthony Cronin	Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
	Born	Ricardo Hoepers		Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
17 Dec	26.0	Ordained Priest	Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc †	Priest of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
18 Dec	71.4	Died	Apollinaris William Baumgartner, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
24.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Francis Martino	Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
19 Dec	25.0	Ordained Priest	Gilles Côté, S.M.M.	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
63.6	Ordained Bishop	Octavio Nicolás Derisi †	Titular Bishop of Rhasus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
48.6	Ceased	Bernardin Gantin †	Apostolic Administrator of Porto Novo, Benin	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
46.4	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Mensah †	Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	85.9	Resigned	Roberto Bernardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Anastasiopolis	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
62.6	Resigned	Filemón Francisco Castellano †	Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia	Bishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
67.8	Resigned	Ramón José Castellano †	Titular Archbishop of Iomnium	Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
25.9	Ordained Priest	Oswald Gracias	Priest of Bombay, India	Cardinal, Archbishop
24.9	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Pierre Kutwa	Deacon of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30.6	Ordained Priest	Anthony Peter Mayalla †	Priest of Mwanza, Tanzania	Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Mario Picchi, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Horaea	Bishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
25.6	Ordained Priest	Armando José María Rossi, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción, Argentina
59.4	Resigned	Francisco Juan Vénnera †	Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana	Bishop Emeritus of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
21 Dec	26.6	Ordained Priest	Thumma Bala †	Priest of Warangal, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India
22 Dec	70.8	Resigned	Claudius-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Mascula	Bishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
52.5	Resigned	Pablo Correa León †	Titular Bishop of Columnata	Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
48.2	Appointed	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray †	Archbishop of Marseille, France	Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
80.3	Resigned	Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro †	Titular Bishop of Pauzera	Bishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador
69.3	Resigned	Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre †	Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
61.0	Resigned	Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †	Titular Bishop of Urci	Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
57.9	Resigned	Pierluigi Sartorelli †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Kenya
53.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
23 Dec	75.1	Resigned	John Joseph McEleney, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Lorium	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
85.0	Died	Fausto Maria Mezza, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
24 Dec	53.0	Appointed	Luciano Angeloni †	Titular Archbishop of Vibo	Apostolic Nuncio
53.0	Appointed	Luciano Angeloni †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Malawi	Apostolic Nuncio
53.0	Appointed	Luciano Angeloni †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zambia	Apostolic Nuncio
47.0	Appointed	Franco Brambilla †	Titular Archbishop of Viminacium	Apostolic Nuncio
47.0	Appointed	Franco Brambilla †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania	Apostolic Nuncio
18.7	Converted	Edward Nicholas (Hugh) Gilbert, O.S.B.	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
44.2	Appointed	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
44.2	Appointed	Luciano Storero †	Apostolic Delegate to Puerto Rico	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
26 Dec		Born	Alfonso Vincenzo Amarante, C.Ss.R.		Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University
24.7	Ordained Priest	Virgilio Pante, I.M.C.	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop Emeritus of Maralal, Kenya
27 Dec	28.4	Ordained Priest	Caetano Ferrari, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
55.6	Resigned	Ernest Arthur Green †	Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
74.6	Resigned	Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral †	Titular Archbishop of Forum Novum	Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
25.9	Ordained Priest	Christoph Schönborn, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
28 Dec	44.3	Appointed	Pedro Antônio Marchetti Fedalto	Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Dec	49.7	Appointed	Gabriel Bullet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.7	Appointed	Gabriel Bullet †	Titular Bishop of Glavinitza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
77.3	Retired	François Charrière †	Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	Aldo Del Monte †	Apostolic Administrator of Acqui, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
55.5	Appointed	Aldo Del Monte †	Titular Bishop of Musti	Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
50.8	Appointed	Pierre Mamie †	Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
64.3	Appointed	Pieter Jan Antoon Moors †	Titular Bishop of Traiectum ad Mosam	Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
64.3	Resigned	Pieter Jan Antoon Moors †	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
65.2	Appointed	Franjo Šeper †	President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
39.0	Appointed	Adrianus Johannes Simonis †	Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
31 Dec	75.2	Resigned	Lino Aguirre Garcia †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae	Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
85.3	Resigned	Karl Joseph Alter †	Titular Archbishop of Minora	Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
76.1	Resigned	James Louis Connolly †	Titular Bishop of Thibuzabetum	Bishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
77.8	Resigned	Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald †	Titular Bishop of Zerta	Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
80.4	Resigned	Walter Andrew Foery †	Titular Bishop of Misenum	Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
70.3	Resigned	Laurence Alexander Glenn †	Titular Bishop of Blera	Bishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
80.3	Resigned	Fortino Gómez León †	Titular Archbishop of Ceramus	Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
80.8	Resigned	Anastasio Hurtado y Robles †	Titular Bishop of Cissa	Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México
79.6	Resigned	Manuel Pío López Estrada †	Titular Archbishop of Druas	Archbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
79.7	Resigned	Robert Emmet Lucey †	Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium	Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
78.0	Resigned	Thomas Lawrence Noa †	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
84.2	Resigned	William Patrick O’Connor †	Titular Bishop of Siccesi	Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
74.2	Died	Thomas F. Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)
80.5	Resigned	George John Rehring †	Titular Bishop of Tunnuna	Bishop Emeritus of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA
79.5	Resigned	Urban John Vehr †	Titular Archbishop of Masuccaba	Archbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA

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