The Year of Our Lord 1991

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 26.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Arshad Priest of Lahore, Pakistan Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan

26.8 Ordained Priest Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan Priest Archbishop of Hadiab-Erbil (Syrian), Iraq

2 Nov 42.6 Appointed Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua Cardinal, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua

5 Nov 78.5 Died Jan Lebeda † Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

45.9 Appointed Vincent Gerard Nichols Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop

45.9 Appointed Vincent Gerard Nichols Titular Bishop of Othona Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

56.7 Appointed Lawrence Harold Welsh † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA

56.7 Appointed Lawrence Harold Welsh † Titular Bishop of Aulon Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA

7 Nov 70.9 Appointed Héctor Rueda Hernández † Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

49.6 Appointed Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D. Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

8 Nov 50.9 Appointed Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay

50.9 Appointed Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt Titular Bishop of Horaea Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay

9 Nov 77.9 Retired Juan José Iriarte † Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

24.9 Ordained Deacon Ronald Ignacio (Bong) Lunas Deacon of Digos, Philippines Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines

60.4 Appointed Jesús Arturo Roldán † Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina

11 Nov 82.0 Died Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military

13 Nov 87.5 Died Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

54.5 Appointed Luiz Soares Vieira Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

15 Nov 79.2 Died Giovanni Proni † Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy

16 Nov 46.6 Appointed Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Bishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba

46.6 Appointed Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés Titular Bishop of Cibaliana Bishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba

74.3 Retired Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard † Bishop of Vannes, France Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Appointed Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. † Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

27.7 Ordained Priest Michael Gobal Gokum Priest of Jos, Nigeria Bishop of Pankshin, Nigeria

62.4 Succeeded François-Mathurin Gourvès Bishop of Vannes, France Bishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Constantino Maradei Donato † Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

25.8 Ordained Priest Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo Priest of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia Archbishop of Florencia, Colombia

51.6 Appointed Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega Auxiliary Bishop of Camagüey, Cuba Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

51.6 Appointed Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega Titular Bishop of Cediae Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

55.3 Appointed Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.3 Appointed Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel Titular Bishop of Buslacena Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

17 Nov 27.9 Ordained Priest Benedito Araújo Priest of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil

80.5 Died Thomas Austin Murphy † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

26.3 Solemn Vows Giovanni Peragine, B. Member of Clerics Regular of St. Paul Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)

18 Nov 26.6 Ordained Priest José Francisco Falcão de Barros Priest of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military

19 Nov 51.0 Appointed José María Arancedo Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

63.5 Appointed François Gourguillon † Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.5 Appointed François Gourguillon † Titular Bishop of Suas Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France

20 Nov 77.4 Retired Camillo Faresin, S.D.B. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Appointed José Foralosso, S.D.B. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil

21 Nov 58.7 Appointed Roberto Amadei † Bishop of Bergamo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Giulio Oggioni † Bishop of Bergamo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 Nov 60.8 Died Concordio Maria Sarte † Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines

23 Nov 47.3 Succeeded Paul Kamuza Bakyenga Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda

62.1 Resigned John Baptist Kakubi † Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

24 Nov 29.3 Ordained Priest Francis Meli Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

54.3 Installed John Thomas Steinbock † Bishop of Fresno, California, USA

25 Nov 75.9 Retired Carlo Minchiatti † Archbishop of Benevento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

61.5 Appointed Serafino Sprovieri † Archbishop of Benevento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

60.8 Ordained Bishop Paul Xie Ting Zhe † Bishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China

26 Nov 51.5 Appointed José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

51.5 Appointed José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Buleliana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru

51.7 Appointed Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I. Bishop of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired James Corboy, S.J. † Bishop of Monze, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Paul Lungu, S.J. † Bishop of Monze, Zambia

75.4 Retired Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo † Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

76.6 Died Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos † Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil

58.5 Appointed Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

42.5 Appointed Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza, Malawi Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi

42.5 Appointed Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye Titular Bishop of Macon Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi

28 Nov 84.7 Died Joseph Mark McShea † Bishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

53.4 Appointed Pietro Sambi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

61.8 Died Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru

29 Nov 25.1 Ordained Priest Anthony Randazzo Priest of Brisbane, Australia Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

30 Nov 75.5 Retired Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard † Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed John Bulaitis † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania

86.1 Died Isidor Markus Emanuel † Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany

73.1 Retired John Joseph Fitzpatrick † Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

33.1 Ordained Priest Luis Horacio Gómez González † Priest of Manizales, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia

69.5 Appointed Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile

69.5 Appointed Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Titular Bishop of Equizetum Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile

69.5 Resigned Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Prelate of Calama, Chile Prelate Emeritus

47.2 Succeeded Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France

28.9 Ordained Priest Paul Lei Shiyin (Chiyin) Priest Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China

27.6 Ordained Priest Sebastião Lima Duarte Priest of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil

59.5 Appointed Justo Mullor García † Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

59.5 Appointed Justo Mullor García † Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

59.5 Appointed Justo Mullor García † Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

65.7 Succeeded Enrique San Pedro, S.J. † Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

Dec 70.7 Resigned Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

70.7 Resigned Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Librarian of the Vatican Library Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

43.0 Ordained Deacon John Gordon MacWilliam, M. Afr. Deacon of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria

43.0 Professed John Gordon MacWilliam, M. Afr. Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria

1 Dec 24.3 Ordained Deacon Juan de Dios Peña Rojas Deacon of Mérida, Venezuela Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela

3 Dec 55.3 Appointed John Alexius Bathersby Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

25.6 Professed Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y. Member of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia

53.6 Ordained Bishop Pierre Nguyên Văn Nhon Coadjutor Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

75.2 Retired Francis Roberts Rush † Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

4 Dec 55.5 Appointed Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini † Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

48.2 Appointed Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru Prelate Emeritus

53.1 Appointed Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez Auxiliary Bishop of Yauyos, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru

5 Dec 77.3 Died Elias Shaheen (Chahine) † Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada

6 Dec 34.0 Ordained Priest Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan

7 Dec 62.7 Appointed Giacomo Babini Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

26.5 Ordained Priest Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín Priest of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela

75.9 Retired Pietro Fiordelli † Bishop of Prato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

79.3 Died Aldo Forzoni † Bishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy

58.9 Appointed Jesus Castro Galang † Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines

51.7 Appointed Dante Lafranconi Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy

28.9 Ordained Priest Antoine Sabi Bio Priest of Natitingou, Benin Bishop

54.6 Appointed Gastone Simoni Bishop of Prato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 24.1 Ordained Deacon Carlos José de Oliveira Deacon of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

36.7 Ordained Priest Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler Priest of Guayaquil, Ecuador Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador

10 Dec 64.0 Appointed Daniel Anthony Cronin Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA Archbishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed John Joseph Glynn † Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed John Joseph Glynn † Titular Bishop of Monteverde Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

11 Dec 48.5 Appointed Joseph Vernon Fougère † Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Bishop Emeritus

79.5 Died Filippo Pocci † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

13 Dec 24.4 Ordained Priest Eduardo Malaspina Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop

86.6 Died Ilario Roatta † Bishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy

27.7 Ordained Priest Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta Priest of Quilmes, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Orán, Argentina

14 Dec 24.5 Ordained Priest Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito Priest of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

24.9 Ordained Deacon André Gueye Deacon of Thiès, Senegal Bishop

43.5 Appointed Petar Šolic † Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia

43.5 Appointed Petar Šolic † Titular Bishop of Mauriana Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia

62.0 Appointed Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet † Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

59.4 Appointed Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

15 Dec 51.1 Installed José María Arancedo Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

24.9 Ordained Deacon Ante Jozić Deacon of Split-Makarska, Croatia Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire

65.0 Died Antuvan Marovitch † Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey

16 Dec 73.4 Appointed Ernesto Maria Fiore † Titular Archbishop of Novi Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

54.3 Appointed Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. Titular Bishop of Nepte Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of

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

52.1 Appointed Zenon Grocholewski Titular Archbishop of Acropolis Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)

47.7 Appointed Rino Passigato Titular Archbishop of Nova Caesaris Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal

47.7 Appointed Rino Passigato Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal

17 Dec 28.0 Ordained Priest Anton Bal Priest of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea

83.1 Died Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda † Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

18 Dec 53.7 Appointed José Doth de Oliveira † Coadjutor Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

64.5 Resigned Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. † Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

64.5 Appointed Hubert Luthe † Bishop of Essen, Germany Bishop Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Rafael Eleuterio Rey Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

19 Dec 60.5 Installed Jesús Arturo Roldán † Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina

21 Dec 51.2 Appointed Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

87.6 Died Luís Gonzaga da Cunha Marelim, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil

25.1 Ordained Priest Mário Antônio da Silva Priest of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil

83.8 Died Francis Han Ting-pi † Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China

49.2 Appointed Marampudi Joji † Bishop of Khammam, India Archbishop of Hyderabad, India

69.5 Died Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic † Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France

65.0 Appointed Henri Salina, C.R.A. † Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

69.9 Appointed Yohannes Woldegiorgis † Titular Bishop of Forma Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia

69.9 Appointed Yohannes Woldegiorgis † Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia

22 Dec 51.0 Ordained Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt Titular Bishop of Horaea Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay

24 Dec 54.8 Appointed Audrys Juozas Bačkis Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

55.7 Appointed Juozas Matulaitis Bishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

65.0 Appointed Juozas Preikšas † Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

26 Dec 38.5 Entered Daniele Libanori, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

25.3 Ordained Priest Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea

27 Dec 24.4 Ordained Deacon Paulo Cezar Costa Deacon of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

59.7 Succeeded Arthur Luysterman Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

72.3 Retired Joseph Francis Maguire † Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus

63.6 Appointed John Aloysius Marshall † Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

33.4 Ordained Priest Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India

33.4 Solemn Vows Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India

75.2 Retired Léonce Albert Van Peteghem † Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

28 Dec 28.0 Ordained Priest Ollo Modeste Kambou Priest of Diébougou, Burkina Faso Bishop of Gaoua, Burkina Faso

28.9 Ordained Priest Antoine Koné † Priest of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire

29 Dec 26.9 Ordained Priest José Manuel Imbamba Priest of Lwena, Angola Archbishop of Saurimo, Angola

31.4 Ordained Priest Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan Priest Bishop of Mouila, Gabon

30 Dec 92.8 Died Domenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China

63.9 Appointed Pietro Garlato † Bishop of Tivoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

31 Dec 73.1 Died Edilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M. † Bishop of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil

26.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Kodakallil Priest of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop

79.6 Died MIchael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	26.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Arshad	Priest of Lahore, Pakistan	Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan
26.8	Ordained Priest	Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan	Priest	Archbishop of Hadiab-Erbil (Syrian), Iraq
2 Nov	42.6	Appointed	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano	Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua	Cardinal, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
5 Nov	78.5	Died	Jan Lebeda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
45.9	Appointed	Vincent Gerard Nichols	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop
45.9	Appointed	Vincent Gerard Nichols	Titular Bishop of Othona	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
56.7	Appointed	Lawrence Harold Welsh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
56.7	Appointed	Lawrence Harold Welsh †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
7 Nov	70.9	Appointed	Héctor Rueda Hernández †	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
49.6	Appointed	Braulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D.	Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
8 Nov	50.9	Appointed	Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay
50.9	Appointed	Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt	Titular Bishop of Horaea	Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay
9 Nov	77.9	Retired	Juan José Iriarte †	Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
24.9	Ordained Deacon	Ronald Ignacio (Bong) Lunas	Deacon of Digos, Philippines	Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines
60.4	Appointed	Jesús Arturo Roldán †	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
11 Nov	82.0	Died	Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
13 Nov	87.5	Died	Paul-Émile Léger, P.S.S. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
54.5	Appointed	Luiz Soares Vieira	Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Nov	79.2	Died	Giovanni Proni †	Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
16 Nov	46.6	Appointed	Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba
46.6	Appointed	Carlos Jesús Patricio Baladrón Valdés	Titular Bishop of Cibaliana	Bishop Emeritus of Guantánamo-Baracoa, Cuba
74.3	Retired	Pierre-Auguste-Marie Boussard †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Appointed	Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
27.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Gobal Gokum	Priest of Jos, Nigeria	Bishop of Pankshin, Nigeria
62.4	Succeeded	François-Mathurin Gourvès	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Constantino Maradei Donato †	Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
25.8	Ordained Priest	Omar de Jesús Mejía Giraldo	Priest of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia	Archbishop of Florencia, Colombia
51.6	Appointed	Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega	Auxiliary Bishop of Camagüey, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
51.6	Appointed	Mario Eusebio Mestril Vega	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Bishop Emeritus of Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
55.3	Appointed	Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Appointed	Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel	Titular Bishop of Buslacena	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
17 Nov	27.9	Ordained Priest	Benedito Araújo	Priest of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
80.5	Died	Thomas Austin Murphy †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
26.3	Solemn Vows	Giovanni Peragine, B.	Member of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)
18 Nov	26.6	Ordained Priest	José Francisco Falcão de Barros	Priest of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military
19 Nov	51.0	Appointed	José María Arancedo	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
63.5	Appointed	François Gourguillon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.5	Appointed	François Gourguillon †	Titular Bishop of Suas	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
20 Nov	77.4	Retired	Camillo Faresin, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	José Foralosso, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
21 Nov	58.7	Appointed	Roberto Amadei †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Giulio Oggioni †	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Nov	60.8	Died	Concordio Maria Sarte †	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines
23 Nov	47.3	Succeeded	Paul Kamuza Bakyenga	Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda
62.1	Resigned	John Baptist Kakubi †	Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
24 Nov	29.3	Ordained Priest	Francis Meli	Priest of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
54.3	Installed	John Thomas Steinbock †	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA
25 Nov	75.9	Retired	Carlo Minchiatti †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
61.5	Appointed	Serafino Sprovieri †	Archbishop of Benevento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
60.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul Xie Ting Zhe †	Bishop of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
26 Nov	51.5	Appointed	José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
51.5	Appointed	José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Buleliana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yurimaguas, Peru
51.7	Appointed	Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I.	Bishop of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	James Corboy, S.J. †	Bishop of Monze, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Paul Lungu, S.J. †	Bishop of Monze, Zambia
75.4	Retired	Joseph Ngogi Nkongolo †	Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
76.6	Died	Alberto Gaudêncio Ramos †	Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
58.5	Appointed	Tharcisse Tshibangu Tshishiku	Bishop of Mbujimayi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
42.5	Appointed	Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye	Auxiliary Bishop of Dedza, Malawi	Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
42.5	Appointed	Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye	Titular Bishop of Macon	Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
28 Nov	84.7	Died	Joseph Mark McShea †	Bishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
53.4	Appointed	Pietro Sambi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
61.8	Died	Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
29 Nov	25.1	Ordained Priest	Anthony Randazzo	Priest of Brisbane, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
30 Nov	75.5	Retired	Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	John Bulaitis †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Albania
86.1	Died	Isidor Markus Emanuel †	Bishop Emeritus of Speyer, Germany
73.1	Retired	John Joseph Fitzpatrick †	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
33.1	Ordained Priest	Luis Horacio Gómez González †	Priest of Manizales, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
69.5	Appointed	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile
69.5	Appointed	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Equizetum	Prelate Emeritus of Calama, Chile
69.5	Resigned	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Prelate of Calama, Chile	Prelate Emeritus
47.2	Succeeded	Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France	Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
28.9	Ordained Priest	Paul Lei Shiyin (Chiyin)	Priest	Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China
27.6	Ordained Priest	Sebastião Lima Duarte	Priest of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil
59.5	Appointed	Justo Mullor García †	Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
59.5	Appointed	Justo Mullor García †	Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
59.5	Appointed	Justo Mullor García †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
65.7	Succeeded	Enrique San Pedro, S.J. †	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
Dec	70.7	Resigned	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
70.7	Resigned	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
43.0	Ordained Deacon	John Gordon MacWilliam, M. Afr.	Deacon of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
43.0	Professed	John Gordon MacWilliam, M. Afr.	Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
1 Dec	24.3	Ordained Deacon	Juan de Dios Peña Rojas	Deacon of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela
3 Dec	55.3	Appointed	John Alexius Bathersby	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
25.6	Professed	Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y.	Member of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Nguyên Văn Nhon	Coadjutor Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
75.2	Retired	Francis Roberts Rush †	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Dec	55.5	Appointed	Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini †	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
48.2	Appointed	Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B.	Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez	Auxiliary Bishop of Yauyos, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
5 Dec	77.3	Died	Elias Shaheen (Chahine) †	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
6 Dec	34.0	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan
7 Dec	62.7	Appointed	Giacomo Babini	Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
26.5	Ordained Priest	Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín	Priest of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela
75.9	Retired	Pietro Fiordelli †	Bishop of Prato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
79.3	Died	Aldo Forzoni †	Bishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy
58.9	Appointed	Jesus Castro Galang †	Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
51.7	Appointed	Dante Lafranconi	Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy
28.9	Ordained Priest	Antoine Sabi Bio	Priest of Natitingou, Benin	Bishop
54.6	Appointed	Gastone Simoni	Bishop of Prato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	24.1	Ordained Deacon	Carlos José de Oliveira	Deacon of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
36.7	Ordained Priest	Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler	Priest of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador
10 Dec	64.0	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Cronin	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	John Joseph Glynn †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	John Joseph Glynn †	Titular Bishop of Monteverde	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
11 Dec	48.5	Appointed	Joseph Vernon Fougère †	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
79.5	Died	Filippo Pocci †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
13 Dec	24.4	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Malaspina	Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop
86.6	Died	Ilario Roatta †	Bishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
27.7	Ordained Priest	Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta	Priest of Quilmes, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Orán, Argentina
14 Dec	24.5	Ordained Priest	Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito	Priest of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24.9	Ordained Deacon	André Gueye	Deacon of Thiès, Senegal	Bishop
43.5	Appointed	Petar Šolic †	Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
43.5	Appointed	Petar Šolic †	Titular Bishop of Mauriana	Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
62.0	Appointed	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
59.4	Appointed	Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P.	Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	51.1	Installed	José María Arancedo	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
24.9	Ordained Deacon	Ante Jozić	Deacon of Split-Makarska, Croatia	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire
65.0	Died	Antuvan Marovitch †	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
16 Dec	73.4	Appointed	Ernesto Maria Fiore †	Titular Archbishop of Novi	Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
54.3	Appointed	Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.	Titular Bishop of Nepte	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
86.2	Died	Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tucupita, Venezuela
52.1	Appointed	Zenon Grocholewski	Titular Archbishop of Acropolis	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
47.7	Appointed	Rino Passigato	Titular Archbishop of Nova Caesaris	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
47.7	Appointed	Rino Passigato	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
17 Dec	28.0	Ordained Priest	Anton Bal	Priest of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea
83.1	Died	Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda †	Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
18 Dec	53.7	Appointed	José Doth de Oliveira †	Coadjutor Bishop of Iguatú, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Resigned	Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Appointed	Hubert Luthe †	Bishop of Essen, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Rafael Eleuterio Rey	Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	60.5	Installed	Jesús Arturo Roldán †	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
21 Dec	51.2	Appointed	Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E.	Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
87.6	Died	Luís Gonzaga da Cunha Marelim, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil
25.1	Ordained Priest	Mário Antônio da Silva	Priest of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Roraima, Roraima, Brazil
83.8	Died	Francis Han Ting-pi †	Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China
49.2	Appointed	Marampudi Joji †	Bishop of Khammam, India	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
69.5	Died	Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
65.0	Appointed	Henri Salina, C.R.A. †	Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania	Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
69.9	Appointed	Yohannes Woldegiorgis †	Titular Bishop of Forma	Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia
69.9	Appointed	Yohannes Woldegiorgis †	Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia
22 Dec	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt	Titular Bishop of Horaea	Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay
24 Dec	54.8	Appointed	Audrys Juozas Bačkis	Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
55.7	Appointed	Juozas Matulaitis	Bishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
65.0	Appointed	Juozas Preikšas †	Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C.	Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
26 Dec	38.5	Entered	Daniele Libanori, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
25.3	Ordained Priest	Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal	Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
27 Dec	24.4	Ordained Deacon	Paulo Cezar Costa	Deacon of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
59.7	Succeeded	Arthur Luysterman	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
72.3	Retired	Joseph Francis Maguire †	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
63.6	Appointed	John Aloysius Marshall †	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
33.4	Ordained Priest	Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India
33.4	Solemn Vows	Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India
75.2	Retired	Léonce Albert Van Peteghem †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
28 Dec	28.0	Ordained Priest	Ollo Modeste Kambou	Priest of Diébougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop of Gaoua, Burkina Faso
28.9	Ordained Priest	Antoine Koné †	Priest of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire
29 Dec	26.9	Ordained Priest	José Manuel Imbamba	Priest of Lwena, Angola	Archbishop of Saurimo, Angola
31.4	Ordained Priest	Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan	Priest	Bishop of Mouila, Gabon
30 Dec	92.8	Died	Domenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
63.9	Appointed	Pietro Garlato †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	73.1	Died	Edilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil
26.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kodakallil	Priest of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop
79.6	Died	MIchael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia

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