The Year of Our Lord 1981

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 79.5 Died Mariano Madriaga † Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

4 Nov 50.7 Ordained Bishop Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Sasabe Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

83.4 Died Teodosio Moreno Quintana † Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru

53.9 Installed John Nicholas Wurm † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA

5 Nov 69.7 Appointed Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Samoa and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

69.7 Appointed Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Naratcata Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

70.3 Resigned Donal Raymond Lamont, O. Carm. † Bishop of Umtali, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus of Mutare, Zimbabwe

52.9 Appointed Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D. Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

52.9 Appointed Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D. Titular Bishop of Tinis in Proconsulari Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait

42.4 Appointed Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa Bishop of Umtali, Zimbabwe Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe

43.7 Appointed Mogale Paul Nkhumishe Auxiliary Bishop of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa

43.7 Appointed Mogale Paul Nkhumishe Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa

39.1 Appointed Thaddée Ntihinyurwa Bishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda

38.4 Appointed Joseph Ruzindana † Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda

77.5 Retired Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

40.7 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) † Auxiliary Bishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso

40.7 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) † Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso

6 Nov 64.8 Appointed Dominic Ignatius Ekandem † Superior of Abuja, Nigeria Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria

7 Nov 78.8 Retired William Brasseur, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

51.8 Installed Peter Kurongku † Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

54.7 Succeeded Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng † Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

61.9 Died Jonas Thaliath, C.M.I. † Bishop of Rajkot (Syro-Malabarese), India

8 Nov 45.1 Ordained Bishop Antioco Piseddu Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy Bishop of Lanusei, Italy

9 Nov 47.9 Resigned Francisco José Cox Huneeus Bishop of Chillán, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

47.8 Appointed Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil

55.7 Appointed Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S. Bishop of Caetité, Baia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed Thomas Joseph O’Brien Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.7 Appointed Thomas Kevin O’Brien † Auxiliary Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.7 Appointed Thomas Kevin O’Brien † Titular Bishop of Árd Carna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

53.5 Appointed Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil

45.0 Appointed John Rawsthorne Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain

45.0 Appointed John Rawsthorne Titular Bishop of Rotdon Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain

10 Nov 75.3 Died Gabriel Ganni † Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq

51.9 Succeeded Stéphane Katchou † Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq

49.1 Appointed Anthony Michael Milone Auxiliary Bishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA

49.1 Appointed Anthony Michael Milone Titular Bishop of Plestia Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA

12 Nov 43.7 Appointed Roman Andrzejewski † Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland

43.7 Appointed Roman Andrzejewski † Titular Bishop of Tullia Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland

28.4 Ordained Priest James Liu Tan-kuei Priest of Taichung, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan

13 Nov 62.6 Retired Marcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. † Auxiliary Bishop of Darién, Panama Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

14 Nov 63.1 Resigned Miguel González Ibarra † Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México Bishop Emeritus

15 Nov 75.0 Retired Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas † Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

45.0 Appointed Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez Cardinal, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

16 Nov 60.1 Resigned Henri Lemaître † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands

19 Nov 51.4 Appointed Theodore Edgar McCarrick Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

20 Nov 73.3 Died Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle † Bishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA

21 Nov 53.0 Ordained Bishop Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama

58.0 Appointed Franco Brambilla † Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia

48.4 Appointed John Bulaitis Titular Archbishop of Narona Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania

48.4 Appointed John Bulaitis Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Congo, Republic of Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania

48.4 Appointed John Bulaitis Apostolic Delegate to Chad Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania

48.4 Appointed John Bulaitis Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania

57.9 Appointed René Fernández Apaza Coadjutor Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

45.1 Appointed Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

60.5 Appointed Cesare Pagani † Archbishop of Perugia, Italy Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy

60.5 Appointed Cesare Pagani † Bishop of Città della Pieve, Italy Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy

58.2 Appointed Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus

40.0 Ordained Bishop César Bosco Vivas Robelo Titular Bishop of Mididi Bishop of León en Nicaragua

22 Nov 52.0 Ordained Bishop Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy Bishop of Gap, France Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France

54.0 Ordained Bishop Pierre Trân Thanh Chung Coadjutor Bishop of Kontum, Viêt Nam Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Ordained Bishop Emmanuel Wamala Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

25 Nov 54.6 Appointed Joseph Ratzinger President of the International Theological Commission Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

54.6 Appointed Joseph Ratzinger Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

54.6 Appointed Joseph Ratzinger President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

27.8 Ordained Priest Juda Thadaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania

76.1 Retired Franjo Šeper † Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

26 Nov 65.7 Appointed José Fernandes Veloso † Coadjutor Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

45.8 Appointed Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B. Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

46.7 Appointed Salim Sayegh Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine

46.7 Appointed Salim Sayegh Titular Bishop of Aquae in Proconsulari Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine

27 Nov 47.9 Ordained Bishop Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S. Titular Archbishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria

29 Nov 45.1 Ordained Bishop Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. Bishop of Dibrugarh, India Archbishop of Guwahati, India

58.4 Ordained Bishop Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.C. Bishop of Langres, France Bishop Emeritus

30 Nov 51.9 Appointed Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

51.9 Appointed Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Salapia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia

60.2 Resigned Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L'Heureux † Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France Bishop Emeritus

44.0 Ordained Bishop Christian Vicente F. Noel Titular Bishop of Thuccabora Bishop of Talibon, Philippines

64.1 Resigned Amilcare Pasini † Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy Bishop Emeritus

41.8 Appointed Charles Kweku Sam † Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

54.2 Appointed Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana

3 Dec 58.4 Appointed Thomas Victor Dolinay † Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

4 Dec 75.8 Retired Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

5 Dec 25.5 Ordained Priest Jean Mbarga Priest of Yaoundé, Cameroon Bishop of Ebolowa, Cameroon

26.5 Ordained Priest Miguel Angel Morán Aquino Priest of Santa Ana, El Salvador Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador

63.0 Ordained Bishop Mikail Nersès Sétian † Titular Bishop of Ancyra degli Armeni Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian), New York

6 Dec 28.7 Ordained Priest Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M. Priest of Order of St. Basil the Great Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil

45.2 Ordained Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B. Titular Bishop of Vatarba Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

51.8 Ordained Bishop Robert John Rose Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

25.9 Ordained Priest Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza Priest of Bukoba, Tanzania Bishop of Kayanga, Tanzania

7 Dec 63.5 Appointed Traian Crisan † Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Secretary Emeritus

63.5 Appointed Traian Crisan † Titular Bishop of Drivastum Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

45.9 Appointed Egon Kapellari Bishop of Gurk, Austria Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria

8 Dec 47.7 Ordained Bishop Isidore de Souza † Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop

27.3 Ordained Priest Carlos García Camader Priest of Lima, Peru Bishop of Lurín, Peru

58.8 Ordained Bishop Thomas Kevin O’Brien † Titular Bishop of Árd Carna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

57.4 Ordained Bishop Abelardo Francisco Silva † Bishop of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, Argentina

9 Dec 56.7 Appointed Pedro G. Magugat, M.S.C. † Bishop of Philippines, Military Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines

10 Dec 60.9 Appointed Libero Tresoldi Bishop of Crema, Italy Bishop Emeritus

11 Dec 59.7 Died Giovanni Gravelli † Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic

12 Dec 41.8 Ordained Bishop Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Mardin degli Armeni Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina

63.8 Died Manuel Ferreira Cabral † Bishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal

26.7 Ordained Priest Bernard Longley Priest of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

13 Dec 31.5 Ordained Priest Manuel Chuanguira Machado Priest Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique

32.7 Ordained Priest Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine

29.5 Ordained Priest Stephen Rotluanga, C.S.C. Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross Bishop of Aizawl, India

14 Dec 67.3 Died Paolo Mosconi † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iraq

15 Dec 49.0 Appointed Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. Bishop of Linz, Austria Bishop Emeritus

82.0 Died Joseph Nguyên-Thiên-Khuyên † Coadjutor Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam

57.0 Appointed Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Bangued, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Bangued, Philippines

57.0 Appointed Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Cerbali Bishop Emeritus of Bangued, Philippines

16 Dec 45.1 Ordained Bishop John Rawsthorne Titular Bishop of Rotdon Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain

19 Dec 48.0 Appointed Boniface Nyema Dalieh Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia

45.9 Appointed Michael Kpakala Francis Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia

66.2 Appointed Manuel Salazar y Espinoza † Titular Bishop of Turres in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua

66.2 Resigned Manuel Salazar y Espinoza † Bishop of León en Nicaragua Bishop Emeritus

39.0 Appointed Basile Tapsoba Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso Bishop

39.0 Appointed Basile Tapsoba Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

45.4 Appointed Patras Yusaf † Auxiliary Bishop of Multan, Pakistan Bishop

45.4 Appointed Patras Yusaf † Titular Bishop of Sinnuara Bishop of Multan, Pakistan

20 Dec 43.8 Ordained Bishop Roman Andrzejewski † Titular Bishop of Tullia Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland

47.9 Ordained Bishop Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil

27.5 Ordained Priest Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil

57.4 Installed Abelardo Francisco Silva † Bishop of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, Argentina

22 Dec 58.3 Died Bernardo José Bueno Miele † Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

60.5 Died Leopoldo Teofili † Archbishop of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy

26 Dec 29.4 Ordained Priest Thomas Chung An-zu Priest of Tainan, Taiwan Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan

27 Dec 46.3 Ordained Bishop Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy Archbishop of Taranto, Italy

28 Dec 27.5 Ordained Priest Lawrence Pius Dorairaj Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

50.5 Appointed Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P. Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA Archbishop Emeritus

30 Dec 76.2 Died Franjo Šeper † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	79.5	Died	Mariano Madriaga †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
4 Nov	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Alphonse Gallegos, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Sasabe	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
83.4	Died	Teodosio Moreno Quintana †	Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru
53.9	Installed	John Nicholas Wurm †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
5 Nov	69.7	Appointed	Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Samoa and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
69.7	Appointed	Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Naratcata	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
70.3	Resigned	Donal Raymond Lamont, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Umtali, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus of Mutare, Zimbabwe
52.9	Appointed	Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D.	Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.9	Appointed	Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, O.C.D.	Titular Bishop of Tinis in Proconsulari	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuwait
42.4	Appointed	Alexio Churu Muchabaiwa	Bishop of Umtali, Zimbabwe	Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe
43.7	Appointed	Mogale Paul Nkhumishe	Auxiliary Bishop of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa	Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa
43.7	Appointed	Mogale Paul Nkhumishe	Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Numidia	Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa
39.1	Appointed	Thaddée Ntihinyurwa	Bishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda	Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda
38.4	Appointed	Joseph Ruzindana †	Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda
77.5	Retired	Victor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
40.7	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso
40.7	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Tiendrebeogo (Kiedrebeogo) †	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia	Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso
6 Nov	64.8	Appointed	Dominic Ignatius Ekandem †	Superior of Abuja, Nigeria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
7 Nov	78.8	Retired	William Brasseur, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
51.8	Installed	Peter Kurongku †	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
54.7	Succeeded	Emiliano Kulhi Madangeng †	Vicar Apostolic of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
61.9	Died	Jonas Thaliath, C.M.I. †	Bishop of Rajkot (Syro-Malabarese), India
8 Nov	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Antioco Piseddu	Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy	Bishop of Lanusei, Italy
9 Nov	47.9	Resigned	Francisco José Cox Huneeus	Bishop of Chillán, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
47.8	Appointed	Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P.	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
55.7	Appointed	Antônio Alberto Guimarães Rezende, C.S.S.	Bishop of Caetité, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	Thomas Joseph O’Brien	Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.7	Appointed	Thomas Kevin O’Brien †	Auxiliary Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.7	Appointed	Thomas Kevin O’Brien †	Titular Bishop of Árd Carna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
53.5	Appointed	Marcelo Pinto Carvalheria	Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
45.0	Appointed	John Rawsthorne	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
45.0	Appointed	John Rawsthorne	Titular Bishop of Rotdon	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
10 Nov	75.3	Died	Gabriel Ganni †	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
51.9	Succeeded	Stéphane Katchou †	Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
49.1	Appointed	Anthony Michael Milone	Auxiliary Bishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
49.1	Appointed	Anthony Michael Milone	Titular Bishop of Plestia	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
12 Nov	43.7	Appointed	Roman Andrzejewski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland
43.7	Appointed	Roman Andrzejewski †	Titular Bishop of Tullia	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland
28.4	Ordained Priest	James Liu Tan-kuei	Priest of Taichung, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
13 Nov	62.6	Retired	Marcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Darién, Panama	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
14 Nov	63.1	Resigned	Miguel González Ibarra †	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México	Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	75.0	Retired	Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas †	Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
45.0	Appointed	Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16 Nov	60.1	Resigned	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
19 Nov	51.4	Appointed	Theodore Edgar McCarrick	Bishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
20 Nov	73.3	Died	Merlin Joseph Guilfoyle †	Bishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA
21 Nov	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores	Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
58.0	Appointed	Franco Brambilla †	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia
48.4	Appointed	John Bulaitis	Titular Archbishop of Narona	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
48.4	Appointed	John Bulaitis	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Congo, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
48.4	Appointed	John Bulaitis	Apostolic Delegate to Chad	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
48.4	Appointed	John Bulaitis	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
57.9	Appointed	René Fernández Apaza	Coadjutor Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
45.1	Appointed	Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
60.5	Appointed	Cesare Pagani †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
60.5	Appointed	Cesare Pagani †	Bishop of Città della Pieve, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy
58.2	Appointed	Gennaro Maria Prata Vuolo, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus
40.0	Ordained Bishop	César Bosco Vivas Robelo	Titular Bishop of Mididi	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
22 Nov	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy	Bishop of Gap, France	Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
54.0	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Trân Thanh Chung	Coadjutor Bishop of Kontum, Viêt Nam	Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Wamala	Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, Uganda	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
25 Nov	54.6	Appointed	Joseph Ratzinger	President of the International Theological Commission	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
54.6	Appointed	Joseph Ratzinger	Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
54.6	Appointed	Joseph Ratzinger	President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
27.8	Ordained Priest	Juda Thadaeus Ruwa'ichi, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania
76.1	Retired	Franjo Šeper †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
26 Nov	65.7	Appointed	José Fernandes Veloso †	Coadjutor Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
45.8	Appointed	Vitório Pavanello, S.D.B.	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
46.7	Appointed	Salim Sayegh	Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
46.7	Appointed	Salim Sayegh	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
27 Nov	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Grégoire III (Loutfi) Laham, B.S.	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus dei Greco-Melkiti	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
29 Nov	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B.	Bishop of Dibrugarh, India	Archbishop of Guwahati, India
58.4	Ordained Bishop	Léon Aimé Taverdet, F.M.C.	Bishop of Langres, France	Bishop Emeritus
30 Nov	51.9	Appointed	Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.9	Appointed	Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Salapia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
60.2	Resigned	Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L'Heureux †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France	Bishop Emeritus
44.0	Ordained Bishop	Christian Vicente F. Noel	Titular Bishop of Thuccabora	Bishop of Talibon, Philippines
64.1	Resigned	Amilcare Pasini †	Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
41.8	Appointed	Charles Kweku Sam †	Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
54.2	Appointed	Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi	Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana
3 Dec	58.4	Appointed	Thomas Victor Dolinay †	Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
4 Dec	75.8	Retired	Urbain-Marie Person, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
5 Dec	25.5	Ordained Priest	Jean Mbarga	Priest of Yaoundé, Cameroon	Bishop of Ebolowa, Cameroon
26.5	Ordained Priest	Miguel Angel Morán Aquino	Priest of Santa Ana, El Salvador	Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador
63.0	Ordained Bishop	Mikail Nersès Sétian †	Titular Bishop of Ancyra degli Armeni	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of United States of America and Canada, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Armenian), New York
6 Dec	28.7	Ordained Priest	Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M.	Priest of Order of St. Basil the Great	Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
45.2	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Ramirez, C.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Vatarba	Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Robert John Rose	Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
25.9	Ordained Priest	Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza	Priest of Bukoba, Tanzania	Bishop of Kayanga, Tanzania
7 Dec	63.5	Appointed	Traian Crisan †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Secretary Emeritus
63.5	Appointed	Traian Crisan †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
45.9	Appointed	Egon Kapellari	Bishop of Gurk, Austria	Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria
8 Dec	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Isidore de Souza †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop
27.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos García Camader	Priest of Lima, Peru	Bishop of Lurín, Peru
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Kevin O’Brien †	Titular Bishop of Árd Carna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
57.4	Ordained Bishop	Abelardo Francisco Silva †	Bishop of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, Argentina
9 Dec	56.7	Appointed	Pedro G. Magugat, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Philippines, Military	Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
10 Dec	60.9	Appointed	Libero Tresoldi	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec	59.7	Died	Giovanni Gravelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
12 Dec	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Mardin degli Armeni	Bishop of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
63.8	Died	Manuel Ferreira Cabral †	Bishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
26.7	Ordained Priest	Bernard Longley	Priest of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
13 Dec	31.5	Ordained Priest	Manuel Chuanguira Machado	Priest	Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique
32.7	Ordained Priest	Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
29.5	Ordained Priest	Stephen Rotluanga, C.S.C.	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop of Aizawl, India
14 Dec	67.3	Died	Paolo Mosconi †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iraq
15 Dec	49.0	Appointed	Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B.	Bishop of Linz, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
82.0	Died	Joseph Nguyên-Thiên-Khuyên †	Coadjutor Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam
57.0	Appointed	Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Bangued, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Bangued, Philippines
57.0	Appointed	Cesar C. Raval, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Cerbali	Bishop Emeritus of Bangued, Philippines
16 Dec	45.1	Ordained Bishop	John Rawsthorne	Titular Bishop of Rotdon	Bishop of Hallam, England, Great Britain
19 Dec	48.0	Appointed	Boniface Nyema Dalieh	Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia
45.9	Appointed	Michael Kpakala Francis	Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia
66.2	Appointed	Manuel Salazar y Espinoza †	Titular Bishop of Turres in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
66.2	Resigned	Manuel Salazar y Espinoza †	Bishop of León en Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus
39.0	Appointed	Basile Tapsoba	Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop
39.0	Appointed	Basile Tapsoba	Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta	Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
45.4	Appointed	Patras Yusaf †	Auxiliary Bishop of Multan, Pakistan	Bishop
45.4	Appointed	Patras Yusaf †	Titular Bishop of Sinnuara	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan
20 Dec	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Roman Andrzejewski †	Titular Bishop of Tullia	Auxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P.	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
27.5	Ordained Priest	Flávio Giovenale, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
57.4	Installed	Abelardo Francisco Silva †	Bishop of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, Argentina
22 Dec	58.3	Died	Bernardo José Bueno Miele †	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
60.5	Died	Leopoldo Teofili †	Archbishop of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy
26 Dec	29.4	Ordained Priest	Thomas Chung An-zu	Priest of Tainan, Taiwan	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
27 Dec	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
28 Dec	27.5	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Pius Dorairaj	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
50.5	Appointed	Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P.	Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Dec	76.2	Died	Franjo Šeper †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

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