The Year of Our Lord 1980

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 75.9 Died Armando Fares † Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro, Italy

2 Nov 78.4 Died Piotr Golebiowski † Apostolic Administrator of Sandomierz, Poland

83.8 Died Patrick Mary O'Donnell † Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia

4 Nov 47.2 Ordained Bishop Janusz Edmund Zimniak Titular Bishop of Polinianum Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland

6 Nov 57.4 Resigned Vekoslav Grmic † Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

44.1 Appointed Franc Kramberger Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia

52.5 Appointed Lawrence Ephraem Thottam † Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India Bishop of Marthandom (Malankarese), India

52.5 Appointed Lawrence Ephraem Thottam † Titular Bishop of Barcusus Bishop of Marthandom (Malankarese), India

7 Nov 41.3 Appointed Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S. Coadjutor Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil Prelate

49.7 Appointed Paulo Lopes de Faria † Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

49.7 Appointed Paulo Lopes de Faria † Titular Bishop of Thelepte Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

68.2 Died Lambertus van Kessel, S.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Sintang, Indonesia

8 Nov 57.8 Appointed Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano † Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

49.0 Appointed Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. † Bishop of Concepción, Argentina Bishop of San Justo, Argentina

13 Nov 72.5 Died Etienne-Auguste-Germain Loosdregt, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos

48.0 Appointed Anthony Michael Pilla Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

90.0 Died Giovanni Rizzo † Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy

14 Nov 26.1 Ordained Priest César Daniel Fernández Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná, Argentina

68.5 Resigned MIchael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Banjul, Gambia Bishop Emeritus

15 Nov 50.5 Appointed Paul Consbruch Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.5 Appointed Paul Consbruch Titular Bishop of Gor Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany

16 Nov 49.2 Ordained Bishop Oscar Hugh Lipscomb Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA Archbishop Emeritus

27.5 Ordained Priest Joachim Ntahondereye Priest of Ruyigi, Burundi Bishop of Muyinga, Burundi

24.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Anthony Zziwa Priest of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda Bishop

17 Nov 43.5 Ordained Bishop William Kenneth Weigand Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA

19 Nov 28.8 Ordained Priest George Antonysamy Priest of Tiruchirapalli, India Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia

41.7 Appointed Dinualdo D. Gutierrez Coadjutor Prelate of Marbel, Philippines Bishop of Marbel, Philippines

21 Nov 28.9 Ordained Priest Alfonso Yepes Rojo † Priest Prefect of Leticia, Colombia

22 Nov 28.0 Ordained Priest Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

23 Nov 69.4 Died Michele Federici † Bishop of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy

28.3 Ordained Priest Ihor Vozniak, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

24 Nov 57.4 Ordained Bishop Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

56.3 Appointed João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † Bishop of Aversa, Italy Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Ordained Bishop Joseph Michael Sullivan Titular Bishop of Suliana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA

43.3 Ordained Bishop Kenneth Edward Untener † Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA

50.3 Ordained Bishop René Arnold Valero Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA

25 Nov 82.5 Died Aleksander Moscicki † Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland

26 Nov 39.6 Ordained Bishop Joachim Wanke Titular Bishop of Castellum in Mauretania Bishop of Erfurt, Germany

27 Nov 52.9 Appointed Jesus Y. Varela Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 78.0 Died Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

29 Nov 55.0 Appointed Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather Bishop of Tuticorin, India Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia

53.8 Appointed Paul Lokiru Kalanda Bishop of Moroto, Uganda Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda

67.9 Resigned Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia

39.9 Appointed Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba Auxiliary Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

39.9 Appointed Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba Titular Bishop of Simidicca Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

82.9 Retired Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. † Bishop of Moroto, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

39.7 Appointed Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa Cardinal, Archbishop of Durban, South Africa

49.2 Appointed Gregory Obinna Ochiagha Bishop of Orlu, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

50.6 Appointed Erasmus Desiderius Wandera Bishop of Soroti, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

30 Nov 55.2 Ordained Bishop Jorge Ardila Serrano Titular Bishop of Tisedi Bishop Emeritus of Girardot, Colombia

51.0 Ordained Bishop Stéphane Katchou † Titular Archbishop of Anbar dei Caldei Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq

Dec 75.0 Retired Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero † Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus

1 Dec 55.7 Appointed Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France Bishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired René-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. † Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Appointed Filippo Giannini Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Appointed Filippo Giannini Titular Bishop of Subaugusta Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

75.8 Retired Plinio Pascoli † Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

3 Dec 28.6 Ordained Priest António José da Rocha Couto, S.M.P. Priest of Missionários da Boa Nova Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal

65.5 Resigned Elizeu Simões Mendes † Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

4 Dec 90.5 Died Celestino Fernández y Fernández † Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México

5 Dec 53.9 Appointed Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M. Coadjutor Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

6 Dec 49.7 Appointed Víctor Manuel López Forero Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia

26.3 Ordained Priest Agapiti Ndorobo Priest Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania

8 Dec 27.8 Ordained Priest Anuar Battisti Priest of Toledo, Parana, Brazil Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil

50.4 Ordained Bishop Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E. Coadjutor Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras Bishop Emeritus

24.5 Ordained Priest Ramón Alfredo Dus Priest of Paraná, Argentina Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina

10 Dec 58.6 Appointed Pio Laghi † Apostolic Delegate to United States of America Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)

28.1 Ordained Priest Linus Okok Okwach Priest Bishop Emeritus of Homa Bay, Kenya

11 Dec 57.4 Appointed Félix María Torres Parra † Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia

12 Dec 50.2 Appointed Lucien Charles Gilbert Daloz Archbishop of Besançon, France Archbishop Emeritus

29.0 Ordained Priest Thomas Graham Rose Priest of Johannesburg, South Africa Bishop of Dundee, South Africa

13 Dec 48.4 Ordained Bishop Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier Titular Bishop of Noba Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France

73.2 Retired Enrique Bolaños Quesada † Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

49.1 Ordained Bishop Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. † Bishop of Concepción, Argentina Bishop of San Justo, Argentina

37.0 Ordained Bishop Matthias U Shwe Titular Bishop of Uzippari Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar

14 Dec 51.7 Appointed Sergio Goretti Bishop of Assisi, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy

51.7 Appointed Sergio Goretti Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy

48.1 Ordained Bishop Renato Raffaele Martino Titular Archbishop of Segermes Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

55.0 Ordained Bishop Hermann Josef Spital † Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany

15 Dec 48.8 Appointed Giulio Sanguineti Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy

59.0 Appointed Reinhold Stecher Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria Bishop Emeritus

16 Dec 48.5 Appointed James Robert Hoffman † Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, USA

18 Dec 26.4 Ordained Priest Sebastian Thekethecheril Priest of Vijayapuram, India Bishop

53.6 Appointed Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru

53.6 Appointed Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Cellae in Proconsulari Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru

19 Dec 68.7 Died Royappan Antony Muthu † Bishop of Vellore, India

70.7 Died Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Sikasso, Mali

65.8 Died Oscar Zanera † Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

20 Dec 55.5 Appointed Ennio Appignanesi Auxiliary Bishop of Lucera, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

55.5 Appointed Ennio Appignanesi Titular Bishop of Themisonium Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

30.8 Ordained Priest John Doaninoel, S.M. Priest of Society of Mary Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

53.5 Appointed Martino Scarafile Auxiliary Bishop of Conversano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy

53.5 Appointed Martino Scarafile Titular Bishop of Rotaria Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy

32.4 Ordained Priest Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia

52.5 Appointed Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil

52.5 Appointed Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola Titular Bishop of Bilta Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil

43.2 Appointed Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

43.2 Appointed Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Tabbora Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

51.4 Appointed Henri Antoine Marie Teissier Coadjutor Archbishop of Alger, Algeria Archbishop Emeritus

21 Dec 44.2 Ordained Bishop Franc Kramberger Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia

22 Dec 49.2 Appointed José Rafael Barquero Arce Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

65.1 Appointed Innocent Hilarion Lotocky, O.S.B.M. Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

39.7 Appointed Wilfredo D. Manlapaz Auxiliary Bishop of Maasin, Philippines Bishop of Tagum, Philippines

39.7 Appointed Wilfredo D. Manlapaz Titular Bishop of Tanudaia Bishop of Tagum, Philippines

53.7 Appointed Francesco Voto † Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy

23 Dec 48.4 Appointed Alessandro Plotti Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy

48.4 Appointed Alessandro Plotti Titular Bishop of Vannida Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy

24 Dec 27.5 Ordained Priest Kricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) Coussa Priest of Alep (Armenian), Syria Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt

26 Dec 27.1 Ordained Priest Arulappan Amalraj Priest Bishop of Ootacamund, India

27.0 Ordained Priest Eduardo Eliseo Martín Priest of Venado Tuerto, Argentina Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina

74.8 Died Egidio Vagnozzi † Cardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

27 Dec 49.8 Ordained Bishop Paulo Lopes de Faria † Titular Bishop of Thelepte Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

52.6 Ordained Bishop Lawrence Ephraem Thottam † Titular Bishop of Barcusus Bishop of Marthandom (Malankarese), India

28 Dec 29.7 Ordained Priest José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

49.2 Installed Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. † Bishop of Concepción, Argentina Bishop of San Justo, Argentina

29.5 Ordained Priest Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C. Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross Bishop of Hinche, Haïti

29 Dec 56.2 Appointed Stephen Sulyk Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Archbishop Emeritus

30 Dec 81.5 Died Giuseppe Carraro † Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy

31.3 Ordained Priest Maixent Coly Priest of Ziguinchor, Senegal Bishop

72.2 Died Bernard Czaplinski † Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland

59.4 Appointed Lucas Luis Dónnelly, O. de M. Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

75.2 Retired Karl Gnädinger † Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

31 Dec 29.4 Ordained Priest Gervas Rozario Priest of Dinajpur, Bangladesh Bishop of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	75.9	Died	Armando Fares †	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro, Italy
2 Nov	78.4	Died	Piotr Golebiowski †	Apostolic Administrator of Sandomierz, Poland
83.8	Died	Patrick Mary O'Donnell †	Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
4 Nov	47.2	Ordained Bishop	Janusz Edmund Zimniak	Titular Bishop of Polinianum	Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland
6 Nov	57.4	Resigned	Vekoslav Grmic †	Auxiliary Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.1	Appointed	Franc Kramberger	Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia
52.5	Appointed	Lawrence Ephraem Thottam †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India	Bishop of Marthandom (Malankarese), India
52.5	Appointed	Lawrence Ephraem Thottam †	Titular Bishop of Barcusus	Bishop of Marthandom (Malankarese), India
7 Nov	41.3	Appointed	Erwin Kräutler, C.Pp.S.	Coadjutor Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil	Prelate
49.7	Appointed	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
49.7	Appointed	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
68.2	Died	Lambertus van Kessel, S.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sintang, Indonesia
8 Nov	57.8	Appointed	Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano †	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
49.0	Appointed	Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
13 Nov	72.5	Died	Etienne-Auguste-Germain Loosdregt, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos
48.0	Appointed	Anthony Michael Pilla	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
90.0	Died	Giovanni Rizzo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Rossano, Italy
14 Nov	26.1	Ordained Priest	César Daniel Fernández	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná, Argentina
68.5	Resigned	MIchael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia	Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	50.5	Appointed	Paul Consbruch	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.5	Appointed	Paul Consbruch	Titular Bishop of Gor	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
16 Nov	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Hugh Lipscomb	Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
27.5	Ordained Priest	Joachim Ntahondereye	Priest of Ruyigi, Burundi	Bishop of Muyinga, Burundi
24.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Anthony Zziwa	Priest of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda	Bishop
17 Nov	43.5	Ordained Bishop	William Kenneth Weigand	Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA
19 Nov	28.8	Ordained Priest	George Antonysamy	Priest of Tiruchirapalli, India	Apostolic Nuncio to Liberia
41.7	Appointed	Dinualdo D. Gutierrez	Coadjutor Prelate of Marbel, Philippines	Bishop of Marbel, Philippines
21 Nov	28.9	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Yepes Rojo †	Priest	Prefect of Leticia, Colombia
22 Nov	28.0	Ordained Priest	Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
23 Nov	69.4	Died	Michele Federici †	Bishop of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy
28.3	Ordained Priest	Ihor Vozniak, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
24 Nov	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
56.3	Appointed	João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. †	Bishop of Aversa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Michael Sullivan	Titular Bishop of Suliana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
43.3	Ordained Bishop	Kenneth Edward Untener †	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
50.3	Ordained Bishop	René Arnold Valero	Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
25 Nov	82.5	Died	Aleksander Moscicki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
26 Nov	39.6	Ordained Bishop	Joachim Wanke	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Mauretania	Bishop of Erfurt, Germany
27 Nov	52.9	Appointed	Jesus Y. Varela	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	78.0	Died	Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
29 Nov	55.0	Appointed	Siluvaimathu Teresanathan Amalnather	Bishop of Tuticorin, India	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia	Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
53.8	Appointed	Paul Lokiru Kalanda	Bishop of Moroto, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda
67.9	Resigned	Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia
39.9	Appointed	Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba	Auxiliary Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
39.9	Appointed	Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
82.9	Retired	Sisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Moroto, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
39.7	Appointed	Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa	Cardinal, Archbishop of Durban, South Africa
49.2	Appointed	Gregory Obinna Ochiagha	Bishop of Orlu, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
50.6	Appointed	Erasmus Desiderius Wandera	Bishop of Soroti, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
30 Nov	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Ardila Serrano	Titular Bishop of Tisedi	Bishop Emeritus of Girardot, Colombia
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Stéphane Katchou †	Titular Archbishop of Anbar dei Caldei	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
Dec	75.0	Retired	Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero †	Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
1 Dec	55.7	Appointed	Edmond-Marie-Henri Abelé	Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France	Bishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	René-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Appointed	Filippo Giannini	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Appointed	Filippo Giannini	Titular Bishop of Subaugusta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
75.8	Retired	Plinio Pascoli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
3 Dec	28.6	Ordained Priest	António José da Rocha Couto, S.M.P.	Priest of Missionários da Boa Nova	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
65.5	Resigned	Elizeu Simões Mendes †	Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Dec	90.5	Died	Celestino Fernández y Fernández †	Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
5 Dec	53.9	Appointed	Vicente Joaquim Zico, C.M.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Dec	49.7	Appointed	Víctor Manuel López Forero	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia
26.3	Ordained Priest	Agapiti Ndorobo	Priest	Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania
8 Dec	27.8	Ordained Priest	Anuar Battisti	Priest of Toledo, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Raúl Corriveau, P.M.E.	Coadjutor Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
24.5	Ordained Priest	Ramón Alfredo Dus	Priest of Paraná, Argentina	Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina
10 Dec	58.6	Appointed	Pio Laghi †	Apostolic Delegate to United States of America	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)
28.1	Ordained Priest	Linus Okok Okwach	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Homa Bay, Kenya
11 Dec	57.4	Appointed	Félix María Torres Parra †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
12 Dec	50.2	Appointed	Lucien Charles Gilbert Daloz	Archbishop of Besançon, France	Archbishop Emeritus
29.0	Ordained Priest	Thomas Graham Rose	Priest of Johannesburg, South Africa	Bishop of Dundee, South Africa
13 Dec	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Hubert Marie Pierre Dominique Barbier	Titular Bishop of Noba	Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
73.2	Retired	Enrique Bolaños Quesada †	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
49.1	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
37.0	Ordained Bishop	Matthias U Shwe	Titular Bishop of Uzippari	Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
14 Dec	51.7	Appointed	Sergio Goretti	Bishop of Assisi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
51.7	Appointed	Sergio Goretti	Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
48.1	Ordained Bishop	Renato Raffaele Martino	Titular Archbishop of Segermes	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
55.0	Ordained Bishop	Hermann Josef Spital †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana	Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
15 Dec	48.8	Appointed	Giulio Sanguineti	Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
59.0	Appointed	Reinhold Stecher	Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec	48.5	Appointed	James Robert Hoffman †	Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, USA
18 Dec	26.4	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Thekethecheril	Priest of Vijayapuram, India	Bishop
53.6	Appointed	Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
53.6	Appointed	Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Proconsulari	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
19 Dec	68.7	Died	Royappan Antony Muthu †	Bishop of Vellore, India
70.7	Died	Didier Pérouse de Montclos, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sikasso, Mali
65.8	Died	Oscar Zanera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
20 Dec	55.5	Appointed	Ennio Appignanesi	Auxiliary Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
55.5	Appointed	Ennio Appignanesi	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
30.8	Ordained Priest	John Doaninoel, S.M.	Priest of Society of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
53.5	Appointed	Martino Scarafile	Auxiliary Bishop of Conversano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
53.5	Appointed	Martino Scarafile	Titular Bishop of Rotaria	Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
32.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia
52.5	Appointed	Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola	Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís de Montes Belos, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
52.5	Appointed	Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
43.2	Appointed	Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
43.2	Appointed	Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
51.4	Appointed	Henri Antoine Marie Teissier	Coadjutor Archbishop of Alger, Algeria	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Franc Kramberger	Bishop of Maribor, Slovenia	Archbishop of Maribor, Slovenia
22 Dec	49.2	Appointed	José Rafael Barquero Arce	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
65.1	Appointed	Innocent Hilarion Lotocky, O.S.B.M.	Bishop of Saint Nicolas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
39.7	Appointed	Wilfredo D. Manlapaz	Auxiliary Bishop of Maasin, Philippines	Bishop of Tagum, Philippines
39.7	Appointed	Wilfredo D. Manlapaz	Titular Bishop of Tanudaia	Bishop of Tagum, Philippines
53.7	Appointed	Francesco Voto †	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
23 Dec	48.4	Appointed	Alessandro Plotti	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
48.4	Appointed	Alessandro Plotti	Titular Bishop of Vannida	Archbishop Emeritus of Pisa, Italy
24 Dec	27.5	Ordained Priest	Kricor-Okosdinos (Augustin) Coussa	Priest of Alep (Armenian), Syria	Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
26 Dec	27.1	Ordained Priest	Arulappan Amalraj	Priest	Bishop of Ootacamund, India
27.0	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Eliseo Martín	Priest of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina
74.8	Died	Egidio Vagnozzi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
27 Dec	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Ephraem Thottam †	Titular Bishop of Barcusus	Bishop of Marthandom (Malankarese), India
28 Dec	29.7	Ordained Priest	José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
49.2	Installed	Jorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
29.5	Ordained Priest	Simon-Pierre Saint-Hillien, C.S.C.	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Hinche, Haïti
29 Dec	56.2	Appointed	Stephen Sulyk	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Dec	81.5	Died	Giuseppe Carraro †	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
31.3	Ordained Priest	Maixent Coly	Priest of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop
72.2	Died	Bernard Czaplinski †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
59.4	Appointed	Lucas Luis Dónnelly, O. de M.	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Karl Gnädinger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	29.4	Ordained Priest	Gervas Rozario	Priest of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Bishop of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

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