The Year of Our Lord 1985

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 45.2 Ordained Bishop Agostino Marchetto Titular Archbishop of Astigi Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

61.2 Died Stanislaw Adam Sygnet † Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland

38.9 Ordained Bishop Gregory Taik Maung Titular Bishop of Bocconia Apostolic Administrator of Pyay, Myanmar

71.8 Died Gabriel Ukec † Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

3 Nov 66.3 Died Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. † Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil

58.3 Ordained Bishop Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. Coadjutor Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France Bishop Emeritus

5 Nov 76.4 Retired Guido Maria Casullo † Bishop of Cândido Mendes, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Zé-Doca, Maranho, Brazil

55.2 Appointed Joseph Powathil Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India Archbishop Emeritus

43.4 Appointed Norberto Rivera Carrera Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District

46.8 Appointed Alberto Suárez Inda Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

47.6 Appointed Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. Bishop of Cândido Mendes, Brazil Bishop of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil

7 Nov 58.7 Appointed Ludwig Averkamp Coadjutor Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany

25.3 Ordained Deacon Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. Deacon of Order of Augustinian Recollects Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

9 Nov 58.9 Appointed Diego Natale Bona Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy

53.4 Appointed Victor Gil Lechoza † Bishop of Minas, Uruguay

27.3 Ordained Priest Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Chillán, Chile

56.1 Ordained Bishop Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

55.8 Resigned Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy

47.4 Ordained Bishop Pietro Sambi Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

43.6 Appointed Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay

10 Nov 60.8 Ordained Bishop Léon Hégelé Titular Bishop of Utica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

14 Nov 75.9 Died Pierre Nguyên Huy Quang † Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam

74.3 Died John Patrick O'Loughlin, M.S.C. † Bishop of Darwin, Australia

57.0 Succeeded Joseph Phan Thé Hinh † Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam

15 Nov 29.7 Ordained Priest Luis Mariano Montemayor Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal

70.6 Died François Xavier Rajaonarivo † Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar

50.5 Appointed Arsène Richard † Bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

16 Nov 54.5 Died Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong † Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

45.6 Appointed Antonio Mattiazzo Titular Archbishop of Virunum Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

45.6 Appointed Antonio Mattiazzo Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

45.6 Appointed Antonio Mattiazzo Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burkina Faso Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

45.6 Appointed Antonio Mattiazzo Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

17 Nov 82.0 Died Renato Luisi † Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy

29.9 Ordained Priest Alfred Leonhard Maluma Priest of Njombe, Tanzania Bishop

19 Nov 48.5 Appointed Hugh Christopher Budd Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain

75.7 Retired Cyril Edward Restieaux † Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

21 Nov 49.6 Appointed Luis Teodorico Stöckler Bishop of Goya, Argentina Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina

22 Nov 75.2 Retired Elías Prado Tello † Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

25 Nov 50.1 Appointed John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

80.2 Retired Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

40.9 Appointed Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela

40.9 Appointed Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Sinnuara Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela

38.5 Appointed Victor Kindo † Bishop of Raigarh, India Bishop of Jashpur, India

50.9 Appointed Joseph Lin Thien-chu † Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan

85.1 Died José del Pilar Quezada Valdéz † Bishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México

27 Nov 73.0 Resigned Tiago Miguel (James Michael) Ryan, O.F.M. † Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Succeeded Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. † Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 56.0 Appointed Edmund Michal Piszcz Apostolic Administrator of Warmia, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland

30 Nov 73.9 Retired Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Warangal, India Bishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Francesco Spanedda † Archbishop of Oristano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

56.5 Appointed Pier Giuliano Tiddia Archbishop of Oristano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

45.0 Appointed Donald William Wuerl Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

45.0 Appointed Donald William Wuerl Titular Bishop of Rossmarkaeum Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

1 Dec 59.0 Ordained Bishop Diego Natale Bona Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy

28.8 Ordained Priest John Ribat, M.S.C. Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

3 Dec 43.6 Appointed Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

78.4 Retired Luís Gonzaga Peluso † Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

33.7 Ordained Priest Hugo Manuel Salaberry Goyeneche, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Azul, Argentina

5 Dec 95.9 Died John Peter Leonard, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

59.1 Ordained Bishop Patricio Maqui Lopez † Titular Bishop of Arba Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

7 Dec 74.3 Died Carroll Thomas Dozier † Bishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

26.2 Professed Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E. Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil

28.5 Solemn Professed Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V. Member Bishop of France, Military

54.6 Appointed Francesco Zerrillo Bishop of Tricarico, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy

8 Dec 36.2 Professed Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil

52.6 Appointed Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. † Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil

29.5 Ordained Priest Airton José dos Santos Priest of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil

84.4 Died Ermenegildo Florit † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy

60.5 Appointed Altamiro Rossato, C.SS.R. Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

9 Dec 49.8 Appointed José Luis Serna Alzate, I.M.C. Bishop of Florencia, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia

12 Dec 25.6 Ordained Priest Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. Priest of Order of Cistercians Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.9 Appointed Pier Luigi Celata Titular Archbishop of Doclea Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

48.9 Appointed Pier Luigi Celata Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

13 Dec 50.8 Ordained Bishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C. Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea Bishop

67.0 Died Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

14 Dec 27.2 Ordained Priest Dulcênio Fontes de Matos Priest of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil

86.1 Died Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil

28.9 Ordained Priest José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

53.5 Ordained Bishop Victor Gil Lechoza † Bishop of Minas, Uruguay

28.4 Ordained Priest Richard Frank Stika Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

28.6 Ordained Priest Bernard Unabali Priest of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Auxiliary Bishop

15 Dec 35.2 Ordained Priest Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria

45.7 Ordained Bishop Antonio Mattiazzo Titular Archbishop of Virunum Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

27.0 Ordained Priest João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S. Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

17 Dec 46.9 Appointed Dermot Clifford Coadjutor Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland Archbishop

62.6 Appointed Donald William Montrose † Bishop of Stockton, California, USA Bishop Emeritus

49.7 Ordained Bishop Luis Teodorico Stöckler Bishop of Goya, Argentina Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina

18 Dec 76.0 Retired Antonio José Plaza † Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

62.4 Appointed Antonio Quarracino † Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

19 Dec 87.6 Died Sándor Klempa, O. Praem. † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary

44.5 Appointed Pablo Lizama Riquelme Prelate of Illapel, Chile Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile

55.5 Appointed John Edward McCarthy Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

51.9 Appointed Severino M. Pelayo † Bishop of Philippines, Military

51.9 Appointed Severino M. Pelayo † Titular Bishop of Bilta Bishop of Philippines, Military

31.7 Ordained Priest Hugo Norberto Santiago Priest of Rafaela, Argentina Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina

20 Dec 85.7 Died Joseph Hasler † Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

53.8 Appointed Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. † Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México Bishop Emeritus

46.9 Ordained Bishop Alberto Suárez Inda Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

21 Dec 47.5 Appointed Marian Dus Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

47.5 Appointed Marian Dus Titular Bishop of Thenae Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

40.2 Appointed Peter Kang U-il Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South)

40.2 Appointed Peter Kang U-il Titular Bishop of Balecium Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South)

57.9 Appointed Mathias Kappil † Bishop of Punalur, India Bishop Emeritus

44.2 Appointed Girulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia Bishop of Maumere, Indonesia

43.5 Ordained Bishop Norberto Rivera Carrera Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District

49.7 Installed Luis Teodorico Stöckler Bishop of Goya, Argentina Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina

66.3 Appointed Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. † Bishop of Tarma, Peru

54.8 Appointed Jean Alix Verrier Coadjutor Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti Bishop Emeritus

43.7 Ordained Bishop Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay

22 Dec 25.7 Ordained Priest José Antônio Peruzzo Priest of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil

25 Dec 83.4 Died Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal † Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain

28 Dec 49.6 Appointed François Jacques Bussini Bishop of Amiens, France Bishop Emeritus

24.6 Solemn Professed José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. Member of Consolata Missionaries Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa

24.6 Professed Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala

30 Dec 48.4 Appointed Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama

48.4 Appointed Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez Titular Bishop of Scilium Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama

27.2 Ordained Priest Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal Priest of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India

60.6 Appointed Luigi Dossena † Apostolic Nuncio to Peru Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia

41.8 Appointed José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá Bishop of David, Panama

41.8 Appointed José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. Titular Bishop of Parthenia Bishop of David, Panama

31 Dec 61.8 Died Georges Haddad † Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite), Lebanon

75.0 Retired Anton Herre † Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Marchetto	Titular Archbishop of Astigi	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
61.2	Died	Stanislaw Adam Sygnet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Gregory Taik Maung	Titular Bishop of Bocconia	Apostolic Administrator of Pyay, Myanmar
71.8	Died	Gabriel Ukec †	Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
3 Nov	66.3	Died	Alquilio Alvarez Diez, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil
58.3	Ordained Bishop	Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S.	Coadjutor Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France	Bishop Emeritus
5 Nov	76.4	Retired	Guido Maria Casullo †	Bishop of Cândido Mendes, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Zé-Doca, Maranho, Brazil
55.2	Appointed	Joseph Powathil	Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India	Archbishop Emeritus
43.4	Appointed	Norberto Rivera Carrera	Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District
46.8	Appointed	Alberto Suárez Inda	Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
47.6	Appointed	Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C.	Bishop of Cândido Mendes, Brazil	Bishop of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
7 Nov	58.7	Appointed	Ludwig Averkamp	Coadjutor Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
25.3	Ordained Deacon	Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R.	Deacon of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
9 Nov	58.9	Appointed	Diego Natale Bona	Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
53.4	Appointed	Victor Gil Lechoza †	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
27.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Chillán, Chile
56.1	Ordained Bishop	Sebastião Roque Rabelo Mendes	Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
55.8	Resigned	Pellegrino Tomaso Ronchi, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
47.4	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Sambi	Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
43.6	Appointed	Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay
10 Nov	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Léon Hégelé	Titular Bishop of Utica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
14 Nov	75.9	Died	Pierre Nguyên Huy Quang †	Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam
74.3	Died	John Patrick O'Loughlin, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Darwin, Australia
57.0	Succeeded	Joseph Phan Thé Hinh †	Bishop of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam
15 Nov	29.7	Ordained Priest	Luis Mariano Montemayor	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
70.6	Died	François Xavier Rajaonarivo †	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
50.5	Appointed	Arsène Richard †	Bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
16 Nov	54.5	Died	Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong †	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
45.6	Appointed	Antonio Mattiazzo	Titular Archbishop of Virunum	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
45.6	Appointed	Antonio Mattiazzo	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
45.6	Appointed	Antonio Mattiazzo	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burkina Faso	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
45.6	Appointed	Antonio Mattiazzo	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
17 Nov	82.0	Died	Renato Luisi †	Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
29.9	Ordained Priest	Alfred Leonhard Maluma	Priest of Njombe, Tanzania	Bishop
19 Nov	48.5	Appointed	Hugh Christopher Budd	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
75.7	Retired	Cyril Edward Restieaux †	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	49.6	Appointed	Luis Teodorico Stöckler	Bishop of Goya, Argentina	Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
22 Nov	75.2	Retired	Elías Prado Tello †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25 Nov	50.1	Appointed	John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai	Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
80.2	Retired	Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
40.9	Appointed	Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela
40.9	Appointed	Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Sinnuara	Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela
38.5	Appointed	Victor Kindo †	Bishop of Raigarh, India	Bishop of Jashpur, India
50.9	Appointed	Joseph Lin Thien-chu †	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
85.1	Died	José del Pilar Quezada Valdéz †	Bishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
27 Nov	73.0	Resigned	Tiago Miguel (James Michael) Ryan, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Succeeded	Lino Vomboemmel, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	56.0	Appointed	Edmund Michal Piszcz	Apostolic Administrator of Warmia, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
30 Nov	73.9	Retired	Alphonsus Beretta, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Warangal, India	Bishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Francesco Spanedda †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
56.5	Appointed	Pier Giuliano Tiddia	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
45.0	Appointed	Donald William Wuerl	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
45.0	Appointed	Donald William Wuerl	Titular Bishop of Rossmarkaeum	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1 Dec	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Diego Natale Bona	Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
28.8	Ordained Priest	John Ribat, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
3 Dec	43.6	Appointed	Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC.	Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
78.4	Retired	Luís Gonzaga Peluso †	Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
33.7	Ordained Priest	Hugo Manuel Salaberry Goyeneche, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Azul, Argentina
5 Dec	95.9	Died	John Peter Leonard, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
59.1	Ordained Bishop	Patricio Maqui Lopez †	Titular Bishop of Arba	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
7 Dec	74.3	Died	Carroll Thomas Dozier †	Bishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
26.2	Professed	Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E.	Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
28.5	Solemn Professed	Luc Ravel, C.R.S.V.	Member	Bishop of France, Military
54.6	Appointed	Francesco Zerrillo	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy
8 Dec	36.2	Professed	Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
52.6	Appointed	Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. †	Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil
29.5	Ordained Priest	Airton José dos Santos	Priest of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
84.4	Died	Ermenegildo Florit †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
60.5	Appointed	Altamiro Rossato, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
9 Dec	49.8	Appointed	José Luis Serna Alzate, I.M.C.	Bishop of Florencia, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
12 Dec	25.6	Ordained Priest	Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.9	Appointed	Pier Luigi Celata	Titular Archbishop of Doclea	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
48.9	Appointed	Pier Luigi Celata	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
13 Dec	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul John Marx, M.S.C.	Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea	Bishop
67.0	Died	Alberto Uribe Urdaneta †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
14 Dec	27.2	Ordained Priest	Dulcênio Fontes de Matos	Priest of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
86.1	Died	Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil
28.9	Ordained Priest	José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Victor Gil Lechoza †	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
28.4	Ordained Priest	Richard Frank Stika	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
28.6	Ordained Priest	Bernard Unabali	Priest of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Auxiliary Bishop
15 Dec	35.2	Ordained Priest	Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Mattiazzo	Titular Archbishop of Virunum	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
27.0	Ordained Priest	João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
17 Dec	46.9	Appointed	Dermot Clifford	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland	Archbishop
62.6	Appointed	Donald William Montrose †	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
49.7	Ordained Bishop	Luis Teodorico Stöckler	Bishop of Goya, Argentina	Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
18 Dec	76.0	Retired	Antonio José Plaza †	Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
62.4	Appointed	Antonio Quarracino †	Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
19 Dec	87.6	Died	Sándor Klempa, O. Praem. †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
44.5	Appointed	Pablo Lizama Riquelme	Prelate of Illapel, Chile	Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile
55.5	Appointed	John Edward McCarthy	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
51.9	Appointed	Severino M. Pelayo †	Bishop of Philippines, Military
51.9	Appointed	Severino M. Pelayo †	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop of Philippines, Military
31.7	Ordained Priest	Hugo Norberto Santiago	Priest of Rafaela, Argentina	Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina
20 Dec	85.7	Died	Joseph Hasler †	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
53.8	Appointed	Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop Emeritus
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Suárez Inda	Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
21 Dec	47.5	Appointed	Marian Dus	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
47.5	Appointed	Marian Dus	Titular Bishop of Thenae	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
40.2	Appointed	Peter Kang U-il	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South)
40.2	Appointed	Peter Kang U-il	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South)
57.9	Appointed	Mathias Kappil †	Bishop of Punalur, India	Bishop Emeritus
44.2	Appointed	Girulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D.	Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia	Bishop of Maumere, Indonesia
43.5	Ordained Bishop	Norberto Rivera Carrera	Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District
49.7	Installed	Luis Teodorico Stöckler	Bishop of Goya, Argentina	Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
66.3	Appointed	Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Tarma, Peru
54.8	Appointed	Jean Alix Verrier	Coadjutor Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay
22 Dec	25.7	Ordained Priest	José Antônio Peruzzo	Priest of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil
25 Dec	83.4	Died	Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal †	Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
28 Dec	49.6	Appointed	François Jacques Bussini	Bishop of Amiens, France	Bishop Emeritus
24.6	Solemn Professed	José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
24.6	Professed	Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala
30 Dec	48.4	Appointed	Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez	Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá	Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
48.4	Appointed	Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez	Titular Bishop of Scilium	Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
27.2	Ordained Priest	Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal	Priest of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India	Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India
60.6	Appointed	Luigi Dossena †	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
41.8	Appointed	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.	Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá	Bishop of David, Panama
41.8	Appointed	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Parthenia	Bishop of David, Panama
31 Dec	61.8	Died	Georges Haddad †	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite), Lebanon
75.0	Retired	Anton Herre †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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