The Year of Our Lord 1985

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Nov 56.1 Ordained Priest Matthew Cao Xiangde † Priest of Shanghai [Shanghai], China Bishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China

1 Nov 45.1 Ordained Bishop Agostino Marchetto Titular Archbishop of Astigi Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

24.1 Solemn Vows Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Under Secretary of the Synod of Bishops

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

38.8 Ordained Bishop Gregory Taik Maung Titular Bishop of Bocconia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus 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

23.6 Perpetual Vows Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S. Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

58.2 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

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

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

46.7 Appointed Alberto Suárez Inda Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México

47.5 Appointed Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. † Bishop of Cândido Mendes, Brazil Bishop Emeritus 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 Bishop of Veracruz, México

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

27.2 Ordained Priest Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop Emeritus of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile

56.0 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

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

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

10 Nov 60.7 Ordained Bishop Léon Hégelé † Titular Bishop of Utica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

11 Nov 55.9 Appointed Edmund Michal Piszcz † Apostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland

13 Nov 75.5 Died Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang † Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam

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

57.0 Succeeded Joseph Phan Thế Hinh † Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam

15 Nov 29.6 Ordained Priest Luis Mariano Montemayor Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

70.6 Died François Xavier Rajaonarivo † Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar

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

16 Nov 54.4 Died Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong † Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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

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

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

45.5 Appointed Antonio Mattiazzo Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger Bishop Emeritus 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 26.0 Ordained Priest Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia

27.1 Ordained Priest César Alcides Balbín Tamayo Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia Bishop of Cartago, Colombia

48.4 Appointed Hugh Christopher Budd † Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

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

21 Nov 51.2 Ordained Priest Matthew Hu Xiande † Priest Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China

49.6 Appointed Luis Teodorico Stöckler Bishop of Goya, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Quilmes, Argentina

27.4 Ordained Priest Joseph Wei Jingyi Priest Bishop of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China

50.6 Ordained Priest Anthony Xu Jiwei † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Linhai [Taichow], China

22 Nov 75.1 Retired Elías Prado Tello † Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23 Nov 25.0 Ordained Priest Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez † Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA

24 Nov 26.2 Ordained Priest Roland Vunuvung Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Bishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

25 Nov 50.0 Appointed John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai † Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

80.1 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 Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela

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

60.6 Appointed Ibrahim Hélou † Apostolic Administrator of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon

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

50.8 Appointed Joseph Lin Tianzhu (Liu 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 29.1 Ordained Priest John Zhang Qingtian Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Yixian [Yihsien], China

29 Nov 28.4 Ordained Priest José Melitón Chávez † Priest of Tucumán, Argentina Bishop of Concepción, Argentina

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

56.0 Installed Edmund Michal Piszcz † Apostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland

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

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

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

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

1 Dec 58.9 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 Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

3 Dec 43.5 Appointed Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. † Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus 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 Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

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

27.4 Ordained Priest Romeo Sombilon Saniel, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Jolo, Philippines

6 Dec 26.6 Ordained Priest Miguel Ángel D’Annibale † Priest of San Isidro, Argentina Bishop of San Martín, Argentina

7 Dec 24.9 Ordained Priest Antônio Braz Benevente Priest of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil

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

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 Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil

28.5 Solemn Vows Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V. Member of Canons Regular of the Congregation of Saint Victor Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France

23.9 Solemn Vows Florencio Roselló Avellanas, O. de M. Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain

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

8 Dec 36.2 Professed Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. † Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil

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

29.4 Ordained Priest Airton José dos Santos Priest of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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

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

25.2 Perpetual Vows Jaime Spengler, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Cardinal, Archbishop 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 48.8 Appointed Pier Luigi Celata Titular Archbishop of Doclea Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

48.8 Appointed Pier Luigi Celata Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

13 Dec 50.7 Ordained Bishop Paul John Marx, M.S.C. † Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

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

14 Dec 27.1 Ordained Priest Dulcênio Fontes de Matos Priest of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

25.1 Ordained Priest José Antonio Díaz Priest of Catamarca, Argentina Bishop of Concepción, Argentina

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

25.6 Ordained Deacon Stanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E. Deacon of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa

28.8 Ordained Priest José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil

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

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

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

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

15 Dec 35.1 Ordained Priest Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. † Priest of Nicopoli, Bulgaria Bishop

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

17 Dec 46.8 Appointed Dermot Clifford Coadjutor Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

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

49.6 Ordained Bishop Luis Teodorico Stöckler Bishop of Goya, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Quilmes, Argentina

18 Dec 75.9 Retired Antonio José Plaza † Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

62.3 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 Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile

51.9 Resigned John Jocelyn Madden, S.D.B. † Prefect of Lashio, Myanmar Prefect Emeritus

55.4 Appointed John Edward McCarthy † Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

51.9 Appointed Severino Miguel Pelayo † Bishop of Philippines, Military

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

31.6 Ordained Priest Hugo Norberto Santiago Priest of Rafaela, Argentina Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina

20 Dec 85.6 Died Joseph Hasler † Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

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

46.8 Ordained Bishop Alberto Suárez Inda Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México

21 Dec 47.4 Appointed Marian Duś † Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.4 Appointed Marian Duś † Titular Bishop of Thenae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

23.4 Ordained Deacon Victor Manuel Fernández Deacon of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

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

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

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

27.7 Ordained Deacon Willybard Kitogho Lagho Deacon of Mombasa, Kenya Bishop of Malindi, Kenya

44.2 Appointed Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. † Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Maumere, Indonesia

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

23.9 Ordained Deacon Florencio Roselló Avellanas, O. de M. Deacon of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain

49.6 Installed Luis Teodorico Stöckler Bishop of Goya, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Quilmes, Argentina

66.2 Appointed Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. † Bishop of Tarma, Peru

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

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

22 Dec 26.7 Ordained Priest Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil Priest Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India

25.6 Ordained Priest José Antônio Peruzzo Priest of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

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

26 Dec 76.9 Died Henricus Petrus (Hein) Mondé, S.M.A. † Superior General Emeritus of Society of African Missions

28 Dec 25.8 Ordained Priest Vilson Basso, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil

49.6 Appointed François Jacques Bussini † Bishop of Amiens, France Bishop Emeritus

24.0 Ordained Priest Pauly Kannookadan Priest of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop

24.6 Solemn Vows José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. Member of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini

24.6 Perpetual Vows Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala

30 Dec 48.3 Appointed Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama

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

27.1 Ordained Priest Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal Priest of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India

60.5 Appointed Luigi Dossena † Apostolic Nuncio to Peru Apostolic Nuncio

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

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

31 Dec 61.7 Died Georges Haddad † Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

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

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov	56.1	Ordained Priest	Matthew Cao Xiangde †	Priest of Shanghai [Shanghai], China	Bishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
1 Nov	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Marchetto	Titular Archbishop of Astigi	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
24.1	Solemn Vows	Luis Marín de San Martín, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Under Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
61.1	Died	Stanislaw Adam Sygnet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
38.8	Ordained Bishop	Gregory Taik Maung	Titular Bishop of Bocconia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus 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
23.6	Perpetual Vows	Ibrahim Michael Ibrahim, B.S.	Member of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
58.2	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
55.2	Appointed	Joseph Powathil †	Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop Emeritus
43.4	Appointed	Norberto Rivera Carrera	Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
46.7	Appointed	Alberto Suárez Inda	Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
47.5	Appointed	Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. †	Bishop of Cândido Mendes, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus 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	Bishop of Veracruz, México
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
27.2	Ordained Priest	Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile
56.0	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
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Sambi †	Titular Archbishop of Bellicastrum	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
43.5	Appointed	Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
10 Nov	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Léon Hégelé †	Titular Bishop of Utica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
11 Nov	55.9	Appointed	Edmund Michal Piszcz †	Apostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
13 Nov	75.5	Died	Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang †	Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
14 Nov	74.3	Died	John Patrick O’Loughlin, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Darwin, Australia
57.0	Succeeded	Joseph Phan Thế Hinh †	Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
15 Nov	29.6	Ordained Priest	Luis Mariano Montemayor	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
70.6	Died	François Xavier Rajaonarivo †	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
50.5	Appointed	Arsène Richard †	Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick
16 Nov	54.4	Died	Simon Michael Fung Kui Heong †	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
45.5	Appointed	Antonio Mattiazzo	Titular Archbishop of Virunum	Bishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
45.5	Appointed	Antonio Mattiazzo	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
45.5	Appointed	Antonio Mattiazzo	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
45.5	Appointed	Antonio Mattiazzo	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger	Bishop Emeritus 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	26.0	Ordained Priest	Mario de Jesús Álvarez Gómez	Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia	Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
27.1	Ordained Priest	César Alcides Balbín Tamayo	Priest of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia	Bishop of Cartago, Colombia
48.4	Appointed	Hugh Christopher Budd †	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Cyril Edward Restieaux †	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	51.2	Ordained Priest	Matthew Hu Xiande †	Priest	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
49.6	Appointed	Luis Teodorico Stöckler	Bishop of Goya, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Quilmes, Argentina
27.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Wei Jingyi	Priest	Bishop of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China
50.6	Ordained Priest	Anthony Xu Jiwei †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Linhai [Taichow], China
22 Nov	75.1	Retired	Elías Prado Tello †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 Nov	25.0	Ordained Priest	Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez †	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
24 Nov	26.2	Ordained Priest	Roland Vunuvung	Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Bishop of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
25 Nov	50.0	Appointed	John Bosco Manat Chuabsamai †	Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
80.1	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	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
40.9	Appointed	Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Sinnuara	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
60.6	Appointed	Ibrahim Hélou †	Apostolic Administrator of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop of Saïdā (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon
38.5	Appointed	Victor Kindo †	Bishop of Raigarh, India	Bishop of Jashpur, India
50.8	Appointed	Joseph Lin Tianzhu (Liu 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	29.1	Ordained Priest	John Zhang Qingtian	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Yixian [Yihsien], China
29 Nov	28.4	Ordained Priest	José Melitón Chávez †	Priest of Tucumán, Argentina	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina
30 Nov	73.9	Retired	Alfonso Beretta, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Warangal, India	Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Installed	Edmund Michal Piszcz †	Apostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
75.4	Retired	Francesco Spanedda †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
56.4	Appointed	Pier Giuliano Tiddia	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
45.0	Appointed	Donald William Wuerl	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
45.0	Appointed	Donald William Wuerl	Titular Bishop of Rossmarkaeum	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1 Dec	58.9	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	Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
3 Dec	43.5	Appointed	Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus 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	Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Patricio Maqui Lopez †	Titular Bishop of Arba	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
27.4	Ordained Priest	Romeo Sombilon Saniel, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Jolo, Philippines
6 Dec	26.6	Ordained Priest	Miguel Ángel D’Annibale †	Priest of San Isidro, Argentina	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
7 Dec	24.9	Ordained Priest	Antônio Braz Benevente	Priest of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
25.6	Ordained Priest	Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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 Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28.5	Solemn Vows	Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V.	Member of Canons Regular of the Congregation of Saint Victor	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
23.9	Solemn Vows	Florencio Roselló Avellanas, O. de M.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
54.6	Appointed	Francesco Zerrillo †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy
8 Dec	36.2	Professed	Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. †	Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
52.6	Appointed	Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. †	Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
29.4	Ordained Priest	Airton José dos Santos	Priest of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
84.4	Died	Ermenegildo Florit †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
60.4	Appointed	Altamiro Rossato, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
25.2	Perpetual Vows	Jaime Spengler, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop 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	48.8	Appointed	Pier Luigi Celata	Titular Archbishop of Doclea	Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
48.8	Appointed	Pier Luigi Celata	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
13 Dec	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Paul John Marx, M.S.C. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
66.9	Died	Alberto Uribe Urdaneta †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
14 Dec	27.1	Ordained Priest	Dulcênio Fontes de Matos	Priest of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
25.1	Ordained Priest	José Antonio Díaz	Priest of Catamarca, Argentina	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina
86.1	Died	Alain Marie Hubert Antoine Jean Roland du Noday, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil
25.6	Ordained Deacon	Stanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E.	Deacon of Order of Saint Paul the First Hermit	Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa
28.8	Ordained Priest	José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Victor Gil Lechoza †	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Mattiazzo	Titular Archbishop of Virunum	Bishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
28.4	Ordained Priest	Richard Frank Stika	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
28.6	Ordained Priest	Bernard Unabali †	Priest of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Bishop
15 Dec	35.1	Ordained Priest	Petko Jordanov Christov, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Nicopoli, Bulgaria	Bishop
27.0	Ordained Priest	João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil
17 Dec	46.8	Appointed	Dermot Clifford	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
62.5	Appointed	Donald William Montrose †	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Luis Teodorico Stöckler	Bishop of Goya, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Quilmes, Argentina
18 Dec	75.9	Retired	Antonio José Plaza †	Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
62.3	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 Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
51.9	Resigned	John Jocelyn Madden, S.D.B. †	Prefect of Lashio, Myanmar	Prefect Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	John Edward McCarthy †	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
51.9	Appointed	Severino Miguel Pelayo †	Bishop of Philippines, Military
51.9	Appointed	Severino Miguel Pelayo †	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop of Philippines, Military
31.6	Ordained Priest	Hugo Norberto Santiago	Priest of Rafaela, Argentina	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
20 Dec	85.6	Died	Joseph Hasler †	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
53.7	Appointed	Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop Emeritus
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Suárez Inda	Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
21 Dec	47.4	Appointed	Marian Duś †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.4	Appointed	Marian Duś †	Titular Bishop of Thenae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
23.4	Ordained Deacon	Victor Manuel Fernández	Deacon of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
40.1	Appointed	Peter Kang U-il	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Cheju, Korea (South)
40.1	Appointed	Peter Kang U-il	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Bishop Emeritus of Cheju, Korea (South)
57.9	Appointed	Mathias Kappil †	Bishop of Punalur, India	Bishop Emeritus
27.7	Ordained Deacon	Willybard Kitogho Lagho	Deacon of Mombasa, Kenya	Bishop of Malindi, Kenya
44.2	Appointed	Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Maumere, Indonesia
43.5	Ordained Bishop	Norberto Rivera Carrera	Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
23.9	Ordained Deacon	Florencio Roselló Avellanas, O. de M.	Deacon of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Archbishop of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
49.6	Installed	Luis Teodorico Stöckler	Bishop of Goya, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Quilmes, Argentina
66.2	Appointed	Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. †	Bishop of Tarma, Peru
54.7	Appointed	Jean Alix Verrier †	Coadjutor Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
43.6	Ordained Bishop	Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	26.7	Ordained Priest	Yoohanon Theodosius Kochuthundil	Priest	Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), India
25.6	Ordained Priest	José Antônio Peruzzo	Priest of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
25 Dec	83.4	Died	Eugenio Beitia Aldazabal †	Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
26 Dec	76.9	Died	Henricus Petrus (Hein) Mondé, S.M.A. †	Superior General Emeritus of Society of African Missions
28 Dec	25.8	Ordained Priest	Vilson Basso, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Bishop of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil
49.6	Appointed	François Jacques Bussini †	Bishop of Amiens, France	Bishop Emeritus
24.0	Ordained Priest	Pauly Kannookadan	Priest of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop
24.6	Solemn Vows	José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
24.6	Perpetual Vows	Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala
30 Dec	48.3	Appointed	Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez	Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
48.3	Appointed	Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez	Titular Bishop of Scilium	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
27.1	Ordained Priest	Thomas Koorilos Chakkalapadickal	Priest of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India	Archbishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
60.5	Appointed	Luigi Dossena †	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru	Apostolic Nuncio
41.8	Appointed	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.	Auxiliary Bishop of Panamá	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
41.8	Appointed	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Parthenia	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
31 Dec	61.7	Died	Georges Haddad †	Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
75.0	Retired	Anton Herre †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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