The Year of Our Lord 1973

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 43.6 Appointed Józef Marek † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

43.6 Appointed Józef Marek † Titular Bishop of Tigillava Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

3 Nov 45.6 Appointed José Freire de Oliveira Neto † Auxiliary Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed José Freire de Oliveira Neto † Titular Bishop of Illici Bishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

32.0 Ordained Priest Peter Takeo Okada Priest of Tōkyō, Japan Archbishop Emeritus

27.2 Ordained Priest Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop of Chosica, Peru

4 Nov 30.9 Ordained Priest Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes † Priest of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Auxiliary Bishop

76.0 Died Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea

6 Nov 73.7 Died George Alapatt † Bishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India

8 Nov 53.4 Appointed Emanuele Gerada † Titular Archbishop of Nomentum Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland

53.4 Appointed Emanuele Gerada † Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland

53.4 Appointed Emanuele Gerada † Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland

9 Nov 48.7 Installed Paul Francis Reding † Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

10 Nov 58.0 Appointed Vittorio Ottaviani † Bishop of Marsi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro † Titular Bishop of Aliezira Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

57.4 Appointed Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro † Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

57.4 Resigned Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro † Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

77.9 Retired Domenico Valerii † Bishop of Marsi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

11 Nov 65.6 Died Thomas Edward Gill † Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

13 Nov 54.4 Appointed Mario Revollo Bravo † Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.4 Appointed Mario Revollo Bravo † Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia

14 Nov 28.2 Ordained Priest Norbert Wendelin Mtega Priest of Njombe, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania

70.4 Died Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo † Bishop of Plasencia, Spain

17 Nov 24.5 Ordained Priest Óscar González Villa † Priest of Manizales, Colombia

83.6 Died Daniel Henrique Hostin, O.F.M. † Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

62.0 Succeeded Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. † Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

18 Nov 25.2 Ordained Priest Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez Priest of Pereira, Colombia Bishop

Born Milan Lach, S.J. Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA

74.3 Died Peter Thomas McKeefry † Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand

20 Nov 38.8 Appointed Paweł Socha, C.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Gorzów, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

38.8 Appointed Paweł Socha, C.M. Titular Bishop of Thunigaba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

21 Nov 43.2 Appointed Salvatore De Giorgi Auxiliary Bishop of Oria, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

43.2 Appointed Salvatore De Giorgi Titular Bishop of Tulana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

22 Nov 81.3 Died Pedro Pablo (Luis Reinaldo) Andrade Sánchez, O.F.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Galápagos, Ecuador

23 Nov 24.2 Ordained Priest Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Jericó, Colombia

24 Nov 27.9 Ordained Priest Rubén Oscar Frassia Priest Bishop of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina

24.6 Ordained Priest Fernando Carlos Maletti Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina

25 Nov 42.3 Ordained Bishop Guido Breña López, O.P. † Bishop of Ica, Peru Bishop Emeritus

47.1 Ordained Bishop Wilhelm Michel Ellis † Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

58.2 Ordained Bishop José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Buxentum Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina

96.8 Died Giuseppe Placido Maria Nicolini, O.S.B. † Bishop of Assisi, Italy

44.9 Ordained Bishop Zéphyrin Toé † Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso Bishop Emeritus of Dédougou, Burkina Faso

26 Nov 82.9 Retired Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

70.5 Resigned Wilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

43.2 Ordained Bishop Charles Aimé Halpin † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

74.7 Retired Ignatius Mummadi † Bishop of Guntur, India Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Resigned Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. † Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

41.3 Appointed Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

41.3 Appointed Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia † Titular Bishop of Sebana Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

61.8 Appointed Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

61.8 Appointed Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Simingi Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru

45.6 Appointed Balashoury Thanugundla † Bishop of Guntur, India

36.5 Appointed Nestorius Timanywa † Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

55.5 Appointed Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

55.5 Appointed Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Mimiana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines

29 Nov 49.7 Appointed Rafael Bellido Caro † Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

49.7 Appointed Rafael Bellido Caro † Titular Bishop of Mutia Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

58.7 Died Aldo Gobbi † Auxiliary Bishop of Imola, Italy

48.1 Appointed Jean-Guy Hamelin † Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

30 Nov 39.3 Ordained Bishop Bernard Bududira † Bishop of Bururi, Burundi

25.2 Ordained Priest Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Bishop of Engativá, Colombia

26.6 Ordained Priest Oscar Urbina Ortega Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia

1 Dec 51.9 Appointed Salvatore Cassisa † Bishop of Cefalù, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy

2 Dec 42.5 Ordained Bishop Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor † Bishop of Tacna, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru

26.5 Solemn Vows Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M. Member of Order of Friar Servants of Mary Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada

54.4 Ordained Bishop Mario Revollo Bravo † Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia

77.8 Died Bl. Ivan Sleziuk † Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine

3 Dec 38.9 Appointed Noël Delaquis Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada Bishop Emeritus

5 Dec 42.0 Ordained Bishop Bernard Francis Law † Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

6 Dec 48.2 Ordained Bishop Antônio Agostinho Marochi † Titular Bishop of Thabraca Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

7 Dec 44.7 Appointed Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. Prelate of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

44.7 Appointed Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. Titular Bishop of Velefi Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

58.9 Died Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia

51.1 Appointed Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. † Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México

51.1 Appointed Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Sesta Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México

8 Dec 45.2 Ordained Bishop Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. † Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi Bishop Emeritus

41.2 Ordained Bishop Bertrand Blanchet Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

27.0 Ordained Priest Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

27.2 Ordained Priest Manoel João Francisco Priest of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

29.1 Ordained Priest Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe) Priest of Seoul, Korea (South) Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)

28.9 Ordained Priest Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique

27.4 Ordained Priest Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq

30.0 Ordained Priest Andrew Yeom Soo-jung Priest of Seoul, Korea (South) Cardinal, Archbishop

12 Dec Born Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

43.2 Installed Charles Aimé Halpin † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

49.8 Appointed Marian Przykucki † Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

49.8 Appointed Marian Przykucki † Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

13 Dec 84.9 Died Giuseppe Beltrami † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands

79.8 Died Blasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. † Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China

Born Héctor López Alvarado Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

87.2 Died Manuel Jerónimo Yerena y Camarena † Bishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México

14 Dec 85.8 Died Johannes Baptist Neuhäusler † Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

15 Dec 48.2 Ordained Bishop Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. † Bishop of Krishnagar, India

16 Dec 47.2 Ordained Bishop Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Gaguari Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

51.6 Ordained Bishop Hanna Kello † Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

63.5 Ordained Bishop Hanna Paulus Marcus † Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 77.7 Retired Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco Archbishop Emeritus

38.7 Appointed Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge Auxiliary Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

38.7 Appointed Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge Titular Bishop of Thignica Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria

39.3 Appointed Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

52.7 Appointed Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. † Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy † Bishop of Nellore, India Bishop Emeritus

68.9 Resigned Aloys Bigirumwami † Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

90.8 Died Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

40.0 Appointed Boniface Nyema Dalieh † Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia

40.0 Appointed Boniface Nyema Dalieh † Titular Bishop of Talaptula Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia

44.7 Appointed Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. † Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia

65.4 Resigned Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. † Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan Bishop Emeritus

64.6 Resigned Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. † Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

37.8 Appointed Vincent Nsengiyumva † Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda

27.9 Ordained Priest Pierre Nguyên Văn Dê, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam

46.1 Appointed Simeon Anthony Pereira † Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan

64.9 Resigned Willem Schoemaker, M.S.C. † Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

18 Dec 69.6 Resigned Gregory Gomez, O.S.B. † Abbot of New Norcia, Australia

19 Dec 27.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Karikkassery Priest of Verapoly, India Bishop of Kottapuram, India

24.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Kariyil Priest of Cochin, India Bishop

27.6 Professed Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

61.7 Appointed Bruno Wüstenberg † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

61.7 Appointed Bruno Wüstenberg † Apostolic Delegate to Guinea Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

61.7 Appointed Bruno Wüstenberg † Apostolic Delegate to Togo Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

61.7 Appointed Bruno Wüstenberg † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Dahomey Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

21 Dec 45.0 Appointed Giuseppe Agostino † Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

45.0 Appointed Giuseppe Agostino † Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

43.9 Appointed James Masilamony Arul Das † Bishop of Ootacamund, India Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

60.5 Appointed Sebastiano Baggio † Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

60.2 Appointed Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy

62.0 Resigned Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania Bishop Emeritus

53.3 Appointed Robert Marie Jean Victor (de Boissonneaux) de Chevigny, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania Bishop Emeritus

50.8 Appointed René-Alexandre Dupanloup † Coadjutor Bishop of Belley, France Bishop Emeritus

62.5 Appointed Michele Federici † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy Bishop

62.5 Appointed Michele Federici † Bishop of Ferentino, Italy Bishop of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy

54.1 Appointed Umberto Florenzani † Bishop of Anagni, Italy Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy

54.1 Appointed Umberto Florenzani † Bishop of Alatri, Italy Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy

45.9 Appointed Alfredo Maria Garsia † Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Appointed Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz † Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Francesco Monaco † Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

26.6 Ordained Priest Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T. Priest of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower” Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India

51.7 Appointed Peter Lei Wang-kee (Li Hongji, Wang Kei-lei) † Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Auxiliary Bishop

23 Dec 30.8 Ordained Priest Cristián Caro Cordero Priest of Santiago de Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

25 Dec 23.0 Ordained Priest Ilídio Pinto Leandro † Priest of Viseu, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

26 Dec 65.4 Died Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Rawalpindi, Pakistan

38.9 Ordained Bishop Paweł Socha, C.M. Titular Bishop of Thunigaba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

27 Dec 43.3 Ordained Bishop Salvatore De Giorgi Titular Bishop of Tulana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

43.7 Ordained Bishop Józef Marek † Titular Bishop of Tigillava Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

29 Dec 38.7 Resigned Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. † Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

56.0 Appointed Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.SS.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil

56.0 Appointed Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Sululos Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil

56.0 Resigned Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

27.4 Ordained Priest Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras

26.7 Ordained Priest Giovanni Tani Priest of Rimini, Italy Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy

64.6 Appointed Lino Zanini † Official of the Roman Curia - Other Official Emeritus

30 Dec 38.0 Ordained Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba † Bishop of Minna, Nigeria Bishop of Yola, Nigeria

26.8 Ordained Priest John ’Oke Afareha Priest of Warri, Nigeria Bishop

49.8 Ordained Bishop Rafael Bellido Caro † Titular Bishop of Mutia Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

31 Dec 93.8 Died Vincent Victor Dereere, O.C.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India

63.3 Appointed Marian Jozef Rechowicz † Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine

63.3 Appointed Marian Jozef Rechowicz † Titular Bishop of Pupiana Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	43.6	Appointed	Józef Marek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
43.6	Appointed	Józef Marek †	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
3 Nov	45.6	Appointed	José Freire de Oliveira Neto †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	José Freire de Oliveira Neto †	Titular Bishop of Illici	Bishop Emeritus of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
32.0	Ordained Priest	Peter Takeo Okada	Priest of Tōkyō, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus
27.2	Ordained Priest	Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Chosica, Peru
4 Nov	30.9	Ordained Priest	Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes †	Priest of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Auxiliary Bishop
76.0	Died	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
6 Nov	73.7	Died	George Alapatt †	Bishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
8 Nov	53.4	Appointed	Emanuele Gerada †	Titular Archbishop of Nomentum	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland
53.4	Appointed	Emanuele Gerada †	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland
53.4	Appointed	Emanuele Gerada †	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland
9 Nov	48.7	Installed	Paul Francis Reding †	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
10 Nov	58.0	Appointed	Vittorio Ottaviani †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro †	Titular Bishop of Aliezira	Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
57.4	Appointed	Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
57.4	Resigned	Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro †	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
77.9	Retired	Domenico Valerii †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	65.6	Died	Thomas Edward Gill †	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
13 Nov	54.4	Appointed	Mario Revollo Bravo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	Mario Revollo Bravo †	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
14 Nov	28.2	Ordained Priest	Norbert Wendelin Mtega	Priest of Njombe, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus of Songea, Tanzania
70.4	Died	Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
17 Nov	24.5	Ordained Priest	Óscar González Villa †	Priest of Manizales, Colombia
83.6	Died	Daniel Henrique Hostin, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
62.0	Succeeded	Honorato Piazera, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
18 Nov	25.2	Ordained Priest	Rigoberto Corredor Bermúdez	Priest of Pereira, Colombia	Bishop
	Born	Milan Lach, S.J.		Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
74.3	Died	Peter Thomas McKeefry †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
20 Nov	38.8	Appointed	Paweł Socha, C.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Gorzów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
38.8	Appointed	Paweł Socha, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Thunigaba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
21 Nov	43.2	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Auxiliary Bishop of Oria, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
43.2	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Titular Bishop of Tulana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
22 Nov	81.3	Died	Pedro Pablo (Luis Reinaldo) Andrade Sánchez, O.F.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Galápagos, Ecuador
23 Nov	24.2	Ordained Priest	Noel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Jericó, Colombia
24 Nov	27.9	Ordained Priest	Rubén Oscar Frassia	Priest	Bishop of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina
24.6	Ordained Priest	Fernando Carlos Maletti	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
25 Nov	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Guido Breña López, O.P. †	Bishop of Ica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Wilhelm Michel Ellis †	Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
58.2	Ordained Bishop	José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Buxentum	Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina
96.8	Died	Giuseppe Placido Maria Nicolini, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Zéphyrin Toé †	Bishop of Nouna, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
26 Nov	82.9	Retired	Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
70.5	Resigned	Wilhelm Josef Duschak, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
43.2	Ordained Bishop	Charles Aimé Halpin †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
74.7	Retired	Ignatius Mummadi †	Bishop of Guntur, India	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Resigned	Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
41.3	Appointed	Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
41.3	Appointed	Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia †	Titular Bishop of Sebana	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
61.8	Appointed	Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
61.8	Appointed	Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Simingi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
45.6	Appointed	Balashoury Thanugundla †	Bishop of Guntur, India
36.5	Appointed	Nestorius Timanywa †	Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	Simeon Oliveros Valerio, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Mimiana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
29 Nov	49.7	Appointed	Rafael Bellido Caro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
49.7	Appointed	Rafael Bellido Caro †	Titular Bishop of Mutia	Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
58.7	Died	Aldo Gobbi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Imola, Italy
48.1	Appointed	Jean-Guy Hamelin †	Bishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
30 Nov	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Bududira †	Bishop of Bururi, Burundi
25.2	Ordained Priest	Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Bishop of Engativá, Colombia
26.6	Ordained Priest	Oscar Urbina Ortega	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
1 Dec	51.9	Appointed	Salvatore Cassisa †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
2 Dec	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor †	Bishop of Tacna, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
26.5	Solemn Vows	Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M.	Member of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Mario Revollo Bravo †	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
77.8	Died	Bl. Ivan Sleziuk †	Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
3 Dec	38.9	Appointed	Noël Delaquis	Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
5 Dec	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Francis Law †	Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
6 Dec	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Agostinho Marochi †	Titular Bishop of Thabraca	Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Dec	44.7	Appointed	Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C.	Prelate of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México	Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
44.7	Appointed	Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C.	Titular Bishop of Velefi	Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
58.9	Died	Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
51.1	Appointed	Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. †	Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
51.1	Appointed	Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Sesta	Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
8 Dec	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
41.2	Ordained Bishop	Bertrand Blanchet	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
27.0	Ordained Priest	Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
27.2	Ordained Priest	Manoel João Francisco	Priest of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
29.1	Ordained Priest	Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe)	Priest of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)
28.9	Ordained Priest	Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
27.4	Ordained Priest	Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq
30.0	Ordained Priest	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	Priest of Seoul, Korea (South)	Cardinal, Archbishop
12 Dec		Born	Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar		Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
43.2	Installed	Charles Aimé Halpin †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
49.8	Appointed	Marian Przykucki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
49.8	Appointed	Marian Przykucki †	Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
13 Dec	84.9	Died	Giuseppe Beltrami †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
79.8	Died	Blasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
	Born	Héctor López Alvarado		Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
87.2	Died	Manuel Jerónimo Yerena y Camarena †	Bishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
14 Dec	85.8	Died	Johannes Baptist Neuhäusler †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
15 Dec	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Krishnagar, India
16 Dec	47.2	Ordained Bishop	Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Gaguari	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Hanna Kello †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
63.5	Ordained Bishop	Hanna Paulus Marcus †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	77.7	Retired	Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus
38.7	Appointed	Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge	Auxiliary Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
38.7	Appointed	Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge	Titular Bishop of Thignica	Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
39.3	Appointed	Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
52.7	Appointed	Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy †	Bishop of Nellore, India	Bishop Emeritus
68.9	Resigned	Aloys Bigirumwami †	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
90.8	Died	Amleto Giovanni Cicognani †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
40.0	Appointed	Boniface Nyema Dalieh †	Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia	Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia
40.0	Appointed	Boniface Nyema Dalieh †	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia
44.7	Appointed	Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia
65.4	Resigned	Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
64.6	Resigned	Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
37.8	Appointed	Vincent Nsengiyumva †	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda	Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda
27.9	Ordained Priest	Pierre Nguyên Văn Dê, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
46.1	Appointed	Simeon Anthony Pereira †	Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan
64.9	Resigned	Willem Schoemaker, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
18 Dec	69.6	Resigned	Gregory Gomez, O.S.B. †	Abbot of New Norcia, Australia
19 Dec	27.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Karikkassery	Priest of Verapoly, India	Bishop of Kottapuram, India
24.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kariyil	Priest of Cochin, India	Bishop
27.6	Professed	Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
61.7	Appointed	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
61.7	Appointed	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Apostolic Delegate to Guinea	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
61.7	Appointed	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Apostolic Delegate to Togo	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
61.7	Appointed	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Dahomey	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
21 Dec	45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Agostino †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Agostino †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
43.9	Appointed	James Masilamony Arul Das †	Bishop of Ootacamund, India	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
60.5	Appointed	Sebastiano Baggio †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
60.2	Appointed	Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
62.0	Resigned	Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	Robert Marie Jean Victor (de Boissonneaux) de Chevigny, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
50.8	Appointed	René-Alexandre Dupanloup †	Coadjutor Bishop of Belley, France	Bishop Emeritus
62.5	Appointed	Michele Federici †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy	Bishop
62.5	Appointed	Michele Federici †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy	Bishop of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy
54.1	Appointed	Umberto Florenzani †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy
54.1	Appointed	Umberto Florenzani †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy
45.9	Appointed	Alfredo Maria Garsia †	Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Appointed	Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz †	Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Francesco Monaco †	Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26.6	Ordained Priest	Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T.	Priest of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”	Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India
51.7	Appointed	Peter Lei Wang-kee (Li Hongji, Wang Kei-lei) †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Auxiliary Bishop
23 Dec	30.8	Ordained Priest	Cristián Caro Cordero	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
25 Dec	23.0	Ordained Priest	Ilídio Pinto Leandro †	Priest of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
26 Dec	65.4	Died	Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Rawalpindi, Pakistan
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Paweł Socha, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Thunigaba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
27 Dec	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore De Giorgi	Titular Bishop of Tulana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Józef Marek †	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
29 Dec	38.7	Resigned	Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
56.0	Appointed	Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
56.0	Appointed	Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Sululos	Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
56.0	Resigned	Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27.4	Ordained Priest	Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras
26.7	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Tani	Priest of Rimini, Italy	Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
64.6	Appointed	Lino Zanini †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
30 Dec	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Christopher Shaman Abba †	Bishop of Minna, Nigeria	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria
26.8	Ordained Priest	John ’Oke Afareha	Priest of Warri, Nigeria	Bishop
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Bellido Caro †	Titular Bishop of Mutia	Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
31 Dec	93.8	Died	Vincent Victor Dereere, O.C.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India
63.3	Appointed	Marian Jozef Rechowicz †	Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine
63.3	Appointed	Marian Jozef Rechowicz †	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine

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