The Year of Our Lord 1971

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 23.3 Solemn Professed Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

3 Nov 51.5 Appointed Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

4 Nov 25.4 Ordained Priest Antonio Lanfranchi † Priest of Piacenza, Italy Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy

6 Nov 28.3 Ordained Priest Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M. Priest of Society of Mary Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)

7 Nov 24.5 Ordained Priest António Augusto dos Santos Marto Priest of Vila Real, Portugal Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal

8 Nov 57.7 Appointed Pierre Kimbondo † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

30.9 Professed Mykhajlo Sabryha, C.SS.R. † Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

12 Nov 29.6 Ordained Priest Antonio Marino Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina

13 Nov 67.5 Died Raymond Peter Hillinger † Bishop Emeritus of Rockford, Illinois, USA

50.2 Appointed Bernhard Huhn † Auxiliary Bishop of Görlitz, Germany Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

50.2 Appointed Bernhard Huhn † Titular Bishop of Tasaccora Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Görlitz, Germany

53.6 Ordained Bishop Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. † Bishop of Huaraz, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru

15 Nov 58.0 Succeeded Vincent Madeley Harris † Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

81.4 Retired Louis Joseph Reicher † Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

16 Nov Born Dariusz Buras Skrzyszów Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan

18 Nov 62.4 Appointed Santo Bergamo † Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy

45.0 Appointed Antonio Cantisani Archbishop of Rossano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

81.0 Retired Giovanni Rizzo † Archbishop of Rossano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

58.5 Died Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. † Superior General Emeritus of Society of the Divine Word

20 Nov 53.7 Appointed Vincenzo Fagiolo † Archbishop of Chieti, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

21 Nov 40.4 Ordained Bishop Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte † Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil

40.0 Ordained Bishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu Titular Bishop of Castabala Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria

45.7 Ordained Bishop Antoine Mayala ma Mpangu † Titular Bishop of Flenucleta Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

54.8 Ordained Bishop Luis Vallejos Santoni † Bishop of Callao, Peru Archbishop of Cuzco, Peru

23 Nov 73.9 Died Francis Xavier Muthappa † Bishop of Coimbatore, India

24 Nov 64.6 Died Raymond D’Mello † Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India

25 Nov 46.0 Appointed José Freire Falcão Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

83.9 Died Patrick O’Boyle † Bishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland

Born Christudas Rajappan Adimalathura Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum, India

41.4 Appointed Antônio Soares Costa † Auxiliary Bishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

41.4 Appointed Antônio Soares Costa † Titular Bishop of Synnada in Mauretania Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil

26 Nov 87.6 Died Bl. Giacomo Alberione, S.S.P. † Superior General Emeritus of Society of St. Paul

27 Nov 25.7 Ordained Priest Joaquín Mariano Sucunza Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop

28 Nov 70.8 Died Carlos Riu Anglés † Bishop Emeritus of Camagüey, Cuba

29 Nov 80.1 Retired Ivan Bucko † Official of the Roman Curia - Other Official Emeritus

48.4 Incardinated John George Chedid † Priest of Saint Maron of Detroit (Maronite), Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA

57.7 Appointed João (Jean) Chedid, O.M.M. † Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

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

52.0 Appointed Henrique Froehlich, S.J. † Prelate of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil

52.0 Appointed Henrique Froehlich, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Iomnium Bishop Emeritus of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil

42.9 Appointed Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. † Coadjutor Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil Bishop Emeritus

42.9 Appointed Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. † Titular Bishop of Caffa Bishop Emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil

68.8 Appointed José Romão Martenetz, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil Bishop Emeritus

55.2 Appointed Afonso de Oliveira Lima, S.D.S. † Bishop of Brejo, Maranho, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

70.8 Resigned Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. † Prelate of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

70.8 Resigned Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Nasai Prelate Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil

51.1 Appointed Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira † Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

51.1 Appointed Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira † Titular Bishop of Bitettum Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

51.1 Appointed Francis Mansour Zayek † Bishop of Saint Maron of Detroit (Maronite), Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA

30 Nov 62.7 Appointed Michael Joseph Begley † Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Bishop Emeritus

42.6 Appointed John Raphael Quinn Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA

40.8 Ordained Bishop Ricardo Jamin Vidal Titular Bishop of Claternae Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines

46.4 Ordained Bishop Thomas Joseph Winning † Titular Bishop of Lugmad Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

Dec 66.2 Resigned Giuseppe Mojoli † Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

1 Dec 62.1 Appointed Lech Kaczmarek † Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland

52.2 Appointed Joseph Francis Maguire † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

52.2 Appointed Joseph Francis Maguire † Titular Bishop of Mactaris Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

3 Dec 62.4 Appointed Antonio Añoveros Ataún † Bishop of Bilbao, Spain Bishop Emeritus

54.5 Appointed José María Cirarda Lachiondo † Bishop of Córdoba, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain

64.5 Appointed Vicente Enrique y Tarancón † Archbishop of Madrid, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Marcelo González Martín † Archbishop of Toledo, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

58.3 Appointed Narciso Jubany Arnau † Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed José Méndez Asensio † Archbishop of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain

55.4 Appointed Juan Antonio del Val Gallo † Bishop of Santander, Spain Bishop Emeritus

4 Dec 25.8 Ordained Priest Hernán Alvarado Solano † Priest of Zipaquirá, Colombia Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia

68.0 Resigned Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. † Archbishop of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious

5 Dec 24.8 Ordained Priest Orlando Antonio Corrales García Priest Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

41.2 Ordained Bishop Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

6 Dec 50.7 Appointed Packiam Arokiaswamy † Archbishop of Bangalore, India Bishop Emeritus of Tanjore, India

47.2 Appointed Saminini Arulappa † Archbishop of Hyderabad, India Archbishop Emeritus

43.5 Appointed Louis Edward Gelineau Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Bishop Emeritus

48.4 Appointed René Henry Gracida Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

48.4 Appointed René Henry Gracida Titular Bishop of Masuccaba Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

40.6 Appointed Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Jullundur, India Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Henry Joseph Kennedy † Bishop of Armidale, Australia Bishop Emeritus

7 Dec 76.0 Retired Celestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, O.F.M. † Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

48.9 Died Nikasius Kipengele † Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania

46.2 Appointed Próspero Penados del Barrio † Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala

71.8 Died Fernando Quiroga y Palacios † Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

57.2 Appointed Lawrence Joseph Riley † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed Lawrence Joseph Riley † Titular Bishop of Daimlaig Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

8 Dec 49.6 Ordained Bishop Dante Bernini Titular Bishop of Assidona Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy

26.6 Ordained Priest José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects Bishop of Cartago, Colombia

83.0 Died Aurelio del Pino Gómez † Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain

43.8 Ordained Bishop Hubert Patrick O’Connor, O.M.I. † Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

9 Dec 46.3 Ordained Bishop Ambrose Mathalaimuthu † Bishop of Tuticorin, India Bishop Emeritus of Coimbatore, India

10 Dec 36.1 Appointed Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia

36.1 Appointed Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira Titular Bishop of Febiana Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia

71.2 Died Bernhard Schräder † Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany

45.4 Appointed Hernando Velásquez Lotero † Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia

45.4 Appointed Hernando Velásquez Lotero † Titular Bishop of Garba Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia

11 Dec 52.3 Ordained Bishop Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne † Titular Bishop of Tela Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Claude, France

50.3 Ordained Bishop Bernhard Huhn † Titular Bishop of Tasaccora Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Görlitz, Germany

33.9 Ordained Priest Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña † Priest Bishop of El Salvador, Military

27.7 Ordained Priest Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil

12 Dec 28.7 Ordained Priest John Baptist Kaggwa Priest Bishop of Masaka, Uganda

13 Dec 51.7 Appointed José Tomás Sánchez † Coadjutor Bishop of Lucena, Philippines Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

14 Dec 29.1 Ordained Priest Marampudi Joji † Priest Archbishop of Hyderabad, India

75.1 Retired Robert Francis Joyce † Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA Bishop Emeritus

43.6 Appointed John Aloysius Marshall † Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

15 Dec 66.5 Died Ambrogio De Battista, P.I.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India

16 Dec 27.5 Ordained Priest Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M. Priest of Society of Mary Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain

51.9 Appointed José María Cases Deordal † Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 53.3 Installed Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño † Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

25.2 Ordained Priest Salvatore Ronald Matano Priest of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA

43.8 Installed Hubert Patrick O’Connor, O.M.I. † Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

25.0 Ordained Priest Paul Robert Sanchez Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop

18 Dec 27.8 Ordained Priest Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru

29.3 Ordained Priest José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Born Ryan Pagente Jimenez Dumaguete City, Philippines Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

26.6 Ordained Priest Hélio Adelar Rubert Priest of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

27.2 Ordained Priest Antoine Vu Huy Chuong Priest of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam

19 Dec 25.2 Ordained Priest Luís Flávio Cappio, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil

53.8 Ordained Bishop Vincenzo Fagiolo † Archbishop of Chieti, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

29.2 Ordained Priest Elói Róggia, S.A.C. Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil

29.6 Ordained Priest Athanasius Atule Usuh † Priest of Makurdi, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 25.4 Ordained Priest George Njaralakatt Priest of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India Archbishop

63.3 Died Anthony Jeremiah Pesce, C.P. † Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania

21 Dec 26.4 Ordained Priest Antony Anandarayar Priest Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India

22 Dec 60.0 Appointed Tamás Jung † Apostolic Administrator of Jugoslavenska Banat, Serbia Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia

60.0 Appointed Tamás Jung † Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia

23 Dec 58.9 Resigned Gabriel Bukatko † Apostolic Administrator of Jugoslavenska Banat, Serbia Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia

60.2 Died Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. † Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay

24.1 Ordained Priest Agustín Cortés Soriano Priest Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain

41.2 Appointed Michele Giordano † Auxiliary Bishop of Matera, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

41.2 Appointed Michele Giordano † Titular Bishop of Lari Castellum Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

62.7 Appointed Antal Jakab † Coadjutor Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

62.7 Appointed Antal Jakab † Titular Bishop of Astigi Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

54.9 Resigned Giuseppe Vairo † Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

24 Dec 26.4 Ordained Priest Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco Priest of Tepic, Nayarit, México Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

27 Dec 51.7 Ordained Bishop Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

45.1 Ordained Bishop Antonio Cantisani Archbishop of Rossano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

28 Dec 51.5 Appointed Charles Amarin Brand † Auxiliary Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

51.5 Appointed Charles Amarin Brand † Titular Bishop of Uthina Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

61.3 Appointed Edoardo Pecoraio † Titular Archbishop of Cumae President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

61.3 Appointed Edoardo Pecoraio † Apostolic Nuncio to Malta President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

25.8 Ordained Priest Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

29 Dec 28.4 Ordained Priest Cornelius Fontem Esua Priest Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon

76.4 Retired John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

47.5 Appointed Dermot J. Ryan † Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	23.3	Solemn Professed	Francescantonio Nolè, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Archbishop of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
3 Nov	51.5	Appointed	Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N.	Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 Nov	25.4	Ordained Priest	Antonio Lanfranchi †	Priest of Piacenza, Italy	Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
6 Nov	28.3	Ordained Priest	Ghislain Marie Raoul Suzanne de Rasilly, S.M.	Priest of Society of Mary	Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
7 Nov	24.5	Ordained Priest	António Augusto dos Santos Marto	Priest of Vila Real, Portugal	Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
8 Nov	57.7	Appointed	Pierre Kimbondo †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
30.9	Professed	Mykhajlo Sabryha, C.SS.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
12 Nov	29.6	Ordained Priest	Antonio Marino	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
13 Nov	67.5	Died	Raymond Peter Hillinger †	Bishop Emeritus of Rockford, Illinois, USA
50.2	Appointed	Bernhard Huhn †	Auxiliary Bishop of Görlitz, Germany	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	Bernhard Huhn †	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Görlitz, Germany
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. †	Bishop of Huaraz, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
15 Nov	58.0	Succeeded	Vincent Madeley Harris †	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
81.4	Retired	Louis Joseph Reicher †	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Nov		Born	Dariusz Buras	Skrzyszów	Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan
18 Nov	62.4	Appointed	Santo Bergamo †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
45.0	Appointed	Antonio Cantisani	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
81.0	Retired	Giovanni Rizzo †	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
58.5	Died	Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. †	Superior General Emeritus of Society of the Divine Word
20 Nov	53.7	Appointed	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
21 Nov	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Paulo Eduardo Andrade Ponte †	Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
40.0	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Ebosele Ekpu	Titular Bishop of Castabala	Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Antoine Mayala ma Mpangu †	Titular Bishop of Flenucleta	Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.8	Ordained Bishop	Luis Vallejos Santoni †	Bishop of Callao, Peru	Archbishop of Cuzco, Peru
23 Nov	73.9	Died	Francis Xavier Muthappa †	Bishop of Coimbatore, India
24 Nov	64.6	Died	Raymond D’Mello †	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
25 Nov	46.0	Appointed	José Freire Falcão	Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
83.9	Died	Patrick O’Boyle †	Bishop Emeritus of Killala, Ireland
	Born	Christudas Rajappan	Adimalathura	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum, India
41.4	Appointed	Antônio Soares Costa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
41.4	Appointed	Antônio Soares Costa †	Titular Bishop of Synnada in Mauretania	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil
26 Nov	87.6	Died	Bl. Giacomo Alberione, S.S.P. †	Superior General Emeritus of Society of St. Paul
27 Nov	25.7	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Mariano Sucunza	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop
28 Nov	70.8	Died	Carlos Riu Anglés †	Bishop Emeritus of Camagüey, Cuba
29 Nov	80.1	Retired	Ivan Bucko †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
48.4	Incardinated	John George Chedid †	Priest of Saint Maron of Detroit (Maronite), Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA
57.7	Appointed	João (Jean) Chedid, O.M.M. †	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Appointed	Elias Coueter †	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Henrique Froehlich, S.J. †	Prelate of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil
52.0	Appointed	Henrique Froehlich, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Iomnium	Bishop Emeritus of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil
42.9	Appointed	Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
42.9	Appointed	Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Caffa	Bishop Emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
68.8	Appointed	José Romão Martenetz, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
55.2	Appointed	Afonso de Oliveira Lima, S.D.S. †	Bishop of Brejo, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
70.8	Resigned	Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. †	Prelate of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
70.8	Resigned	Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Nasai	Prelate Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
51.1	Appointed	Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
51.1	Appointed	Benedito de Ulhôa Vieira †	Titular Bishop of Bitettum	Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
51.1	Appointed	Francis Mansour Zayek †	Bishop of Saint Maron of Detroit (Maronite), Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
30 Nov	62.7	Appointed	Michael Joseph Begley †	Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus
42.6	Appointed	John Raphael Quinn	Bishop of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
40.8	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Jamin Vidal	Titular Bishop of Claternae	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
46.4	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Winning †	Titular Bishop of Lugmad	Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
Dec	66.2	Resigned	Giuseppe Mojoli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
1 Dec	62.1	Appointed	Lech Kaczmarek †	Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
52.2	Appointed	Joseph Francis Maguire †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
52.2	Appointed	Joseph Francis Maguire †	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
3 Dec	62.4	Appointed	Antonio Añoveros Ataún †	Bishop of Bilbao, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
54.5	Appointed	José María Cirarda Lachiondo †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
64.5	Appointed	Vicente Enrique y Tarancón †	Archbishop of Madrid, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Marcelo González Martín †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.3	Appointed	Narciso Jubany Arnau †	Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	José Méndez Asensio †	Archbishop of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain
55.4	Appointed	Juan Antonio del Val Gallo †	Bishop of Santander, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
4 Dec	25.8	Ordained Priest	Hernán Alvarado Solano †	Priest of Zipaquirá, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia
68.0	Resigned	Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †	Archbishop of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
5 Dec	24.8	Ordained Priest	Orlando Antonio Corrales García	Priest	Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
41.2	Ordained Bishop	Godefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
6 Dec	50.7	Appointed	Packiam Arokiaswamy †	Archbishop of Bangalore, India	Bishop Emeritus of Tanjore, India
47.2	Appointed	Saminini Arulappa †	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India	Archbishop Emeritus
43.5	Appointed	Louis Edward Gelineau	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Bishop Emeritus
48.4	Appointed	René Henry Gracida	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
48.4	Appointed	René Henry Gracida	Titular Bishop of Masuccaba	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
40.6	Appointed	Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Jullundur, India	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Henry Joseph Kennedy †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
7 Dec	76.0	Retired	Celestino Miguel Fernández Pérez, O.F.M. †	Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
48.9	Died	Nikasius Kipengele †	Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania
46.2	Appointed	Próspero Penados del Barrio †	Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala	Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
71.8	Died	Fernando Quiroga y Palacios †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
57.2	Appointed	Lawrence Joseph Riley †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	Lawrence Joseph Riley †	Titular Bishop of Daimlaig	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
8 Dec	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Dante Bernini	Titular Bishop of Assidona	Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
26.6	Ordained Priest	José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop of Cartago, Colombia
83.0	Died	Aurelio del Pino Gómez †	Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
43.8	Ordained Bishop	Hubert Patrick O’Connor, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
9 Dec	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Ambrose Mathalaimuthu †	Bishop of Tuticorin, India	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbatore, India
10 Dec	36.1	Appointed	Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira	Auxiliary Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
36.1	Appointed	Carlos José Ruiseco Vieira	Titular Bishop of Febiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
71.2	Died	Bernhard Schräder †	Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
45.4	Appointed	Hernando Velásquez Lotero †	Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia
45.4	Appointed	Hernando Velásquez Lotero †	Titular Bishop of Garba	Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia
11 Dec	52.3	Ordained Bishop	Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne †	Titular Bishop of Tela	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Claude, France
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernhard Huhn †	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Görlitz, Germany
33.9	Ordained Priest	Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña †	Priest	Bishop of El Salvador, Military
27.7	Ordained Priest	Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil
12 Dec	28.7	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Kaggwa	Priest	Bishop of Masaka, Uganda
13 Dec	51.7	Appointed	José Tomás Sánchez †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lucena, Philippines	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
14 Dec	29.1	Ordained Priest	Marampudi Joji †	Priest	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
75.1	Retired	Robert Francis Joyce †	Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA	Bishop Emeritus
43.6	Appointed	John Aloysius Marshall †	Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
15 Dec	66.5	Died	Ambrogio De Battista, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India
16 Dec	27.5	Ordained Priest	Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M.	Priest of Society of Mary	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
51.9	Appointed	José María Cases Deordal †	Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	53.3	Installed	Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño †	Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
25.2	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Ronald Matano	Priest of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
43.8	Installed	Hubert Patrick O’Connor, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
25.0	Ordained Priest	Paul Robert Sanchez	Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
18 Dec	27.8	Ordained Priest	Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
29.3	Ordained Priest	José Luíz Bertanha, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Registro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	Born	Ryan Pagente Jimenez	Dumaguete City, Philippines	Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
26.6	Ordained Priest	Hélio Adelar Rubert	Priest of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
27.2	Ordained Priest	Antoine Vu Huy Chuong	Priest of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam	Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam
19 Dec	25.2	Ordained Priest	Luís Flávio Cappio, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
53.8	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
29.2	Ordained Priest	Elói Róggia, S.A.C.	Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
29.6	Ordained Priest	Athanasius Atule Usuh †	Priest of Makurdi, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	25.4	Ordained Priest	George Njaralakatt	Priest of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop
63.3	Died	Anthony Jeremiah Pesce, C.P. †	Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania
21 Dec	26.4	Ordained Priest	Antony Anandarayar	Priest	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
22 Dec	60.0	Appointed	Tamás Jung †	Apostolic Administrator of Jugoslavenska Banat, Serbia	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia
60.0	Appointed	Tamás Jung †	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia
23 Dec	58.9	Resigned	Gabriel Bukatko †	Apostolic Administrator of Jugoslavenska Banat, Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
60.2	Died	Francisco Cedzich, S.V.D. †	Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
24.1	Ordained Priest	Agustín Cortés Soriano	Priest	Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
41.2	Appointed	Michele Giordano †	Auxiliary Bishop of Matera, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
41.2	Appointed	Michele Giordano †	Titular Bishop of Lari Castellum	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
62.7	Appointed	Antal Jakab †	Coadjutor Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
62.7	Appointed	Antal Jakab †	Titular Bishop of Astigi	Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
54.9	Resigned	Giuseppe Vairo †	Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
24 Dec	26.4	Ordained Priest	Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco	Priest of Tepic, Nayarit, México	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
27 Dec	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N.	Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45.1	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Cantisani	Archbishop of Rossano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
28 Dec	51.5	Appointed	Charles Amarin Brand †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
51.5	Appointed	Charles Amarin Brand †	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
61.3	Appointed	Edoardo Pecoraio †	Titular Archbishop of Cumae	President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
61.3	Appointed	Edoardo Pecoraio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
25.8	Ordained Priest	Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
29 Dec	28.4	Ordained Priest	Cornelius Fontem Esua	Priest	Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon
76.4	Retired	John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
47.5	Appointed	Dermot J. Ryan †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus

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