The Year of Our Lord 1992

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 81.9 Died Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti † Patriarch Emeritus of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine

80.7 Died Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

83.9 Died Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

3 Nov 84.7 Died Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania

51.4 Appointed John Patrick Crowley Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Augustine Harris † Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

44.6 Appointed Thomas Joseph Tobin Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

44.6 Appointed Thomas Joseph Tobin Titular Bishop of Novica Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

4 Nov 43.5 Appointed Josef Kajnek Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

43.5 Appointed Josef Kajnek Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

5 Nov 74.5 Retired Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi † Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Family Vice President Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Elio Sgreccia Titular Bishop of Zama Minor President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

64.4 Appointed Elio Sgreccia Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

6 Nov 66.8 Resigned Adriani Mkoba † Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

9 Nov 62.3 Installed Kenneth Anthony Angell Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA Bishop Emeritus

50.6 Appointed Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia

10 Nov 63.6 Appointed Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque Coadjutor Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

11 Nov 60.9 Installed James Henry Garland Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

12 Nov 56.2 Appointed Roberto Rodríguez Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

56.2 Appointed Roberto Rodríguez Titular Bishop of Pertusa Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

13 Nov 66.9 Resigned Marcel Bam'ba Gongoa † Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

78.3 Died Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

54.7 Succeeded Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

14 Nov 67.8 Resigned Mario Miglietta † Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy Bishop Emeritus

15 Nov 50.3 Ordained Bishop Adriano Bernardini Titular Archbishop of Falerii Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina

17 Nov 72.0 Ordained Bishop Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. † Titular Archbishop of Sebaste degli Armeni Bishop Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia

18 Nov 89.2 Died Richard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA

19 Nov 65.9 Ordained Bishop Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viêt Nam Bishop

20 Nov 75.7 Retired Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. † Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia Bishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed William Martin Morris Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia

21 Nov 59.9 Ordained Bishop Arduino Bertoldo Bishop of Foligno, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.5 Appointed Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel Bishop of Raipur, India Archbishop of Raipur, India

34.9 Ordained Priest Javier Augusto Del Río Alba Priest of Callao, Peru Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru

47.3 Appointed Albert D'Souza Bishop of Lucknow, India Archbishop of Agra, India

32.9 Incardinated Felix Lian Khen Thang Priest of Hakha, Myanmar Auxiliary Bishop

49.5 Appointed Nicholas Mang Thang Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar

44.1 Appointed Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa Bishop of Iringa, Tanzania

76.2 Retired Juan Nicolasora Nilmar † Bishop of Kalibo, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

64.4 Resigned Thomas Nkuissi Bishop of Nkongsamba, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

67.9 Appointed Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Djibouti Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Gabriel Villaruz Reyes Bishop of Kalibo, Philippines Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines

57.7 Appointed Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S. M. Bishop of Tarma, Peru Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru

46.9 Appointed Henryk Marian Tomasik Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland

46.9 Appointed Henryk Marian Tomasik Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland

23 Nov 43.3 Appointed Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt

24 Nov 58.2 Appointed Eusebius Joseph Beltran Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

55.1 Appointed Henry Joseph Mansell Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

55.1 Appointed Henry Joseph Mansell Titular Bishop of Marazanae Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

74.7 Retired Charles Alexander K. Salatka † Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA Archbishop Emeritus

25 Nov 53.8 Ordained Bishop Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M. Titular Bishop of Scebatiana Bishop of Baguio, Philippines

52.2 Ordained Bishop Brigido A. Galasgas † Titular Bishop of Leptiminus Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines

28 Nov 62.8 Appointed Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. Bishop of Viviers, France Bishop Emeritus of Nice, France

45.8 Ordained Bishop Jacob Manathodath Titular Bishop of Abydus Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabarese), India

65.4 Died Stanley Joseph Ott † Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

48.2 Appointed Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Bishop of Philippines, Military

29 Nov 45.1 Ordained Bishop Frumencio Escudero Arenas Titular Bishop of Cincari Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puyo, Ecuador

76.3 Died Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India

30 Nov 60.6 Ordained Bishop John Jerome Cunneen Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand

59.1 Ordained Bishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa Bishop of Tabasco, Tabasco, México Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

1 Dec 75.3 Retired José Antonio Dammert Bellido Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru Bishop Emeritus

82.6 Died Carlo Ferrari † Bishop Emeritus of Mantova, Italy

27.8 Professed Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr. Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

75.2 Retired Enrique Pélach y Feliú † Bishop of Abancay, Peru Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Succeeded Isidro Sala Ribera Bishop of Abancay, Peru

61.3 Appointed Thomas A. White Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)

2 Dec 77.9 Died Franciszek Musiel † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland

3 Dec 56.5 Installed Edward Urban Kmiec Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA

4 Dec 45.0 Appointed Jan Kopiec Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland

45.0 Appointed Jan Kopiec Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland

5 Dec 81.0 Died Tamás Jung † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia

6 Dec 44.5 Died Petar Šolic † Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia

7 Dec 76.8 Died Eugène Klein, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

69.1 Died Tadeusz Stanislaw Szwagrzyk † Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland

8 Dec 54.8 Ordained Bishop Antonio Camilo González Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic

80.1 Died Jean-Baptiste Musty † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium

9 Dec 56.1 Succeeded Osvaldo Giuntini Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil

70.7 Resigned John Lawrence May † Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Archbishop Emeritus

69.4 Resigned Daniel Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

11 Dec 76.0 Died William Michael Cosgrove † Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA

54.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Anthony Galante Titular Bishop of Equilium Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA

12 Dec 50.7 Ordained Bishop Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia

43.7 Ordained Bishop Josef Kajnek Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

75.2 Retired Leoncio Leviste Lat † Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

69.0 Appointed Manuel Vieira Pinto Apostolic Administrator of Pemba, Mozambique Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique

15 Dec 52.9 Appointed Diego Causero Titular Archbishop of Meta Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

52.9 Appointed Diego Causero Apostolic Nuncio to Chad Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

51.3 Appointed Beniamino Stella Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

16 Dec 62.4 Appointed Michael Bzdel, C.SS.R. Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

62.0 Appointed Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.0 Appointed Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Rusicade Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

63.4 Appointed Darío Castrillón Hoyos Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

62.0 Appointed Roman Danylak Titular Bishop of Nyssa

48.9 Appointed Abraham Kattumana † Official of the Roman Curia - Other

71.8 Appointed Antony Padiyara † Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed Simon Stock Palathara, C.M.I. Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India

78.6 Retired Ivan Prasko † Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Appointed Peter Stasiuk, C.SS.R. Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia

47.9 Appointed Alojzij Uran Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia Archbishop

47.9 Appointed Alojzij Uran Titular Bishop of Abula Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia

50.2 Appointed Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador

50.2 Appointed Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago Titular Bishop of Autenti Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador

17 Dec 48.4 Appointed Emmanuel Bushu Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon

66.5 Appointed Dominik Hrušovský Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belarus

62.7 Appointed Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro Archbishop of Lomé, Togo Archbishop Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Joseph Niangoran Teky Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Elmo Noel Joseph Perera Auxiliary Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Elmo Noel Joseph Perera Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala Bishop Emeritus of Galle, Sri Lanka

43.5 Appointed Cornelius Piong Bishop of Keningau, Malaysia

65.6 Appointed Philibert Randriambololona, S.J. Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus

18 Dec 71.8 Appointed Luigi Sposito † Titular Bishop of Tagaria Secretary Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

71.8 Appointed Luigi Sposito † Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See Secretary Emeritus

19 Dec 46.3 Appointed Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru Bishop of Chosica, Peru

46.3 Appointed Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C. Titular Bishop of Caere Bishop of Chosica, Peru

20 Dec 60.0 Installed Arduino Bertoldo Bishop of Foligno, Italy Bishop Emeritus

81.6 Retired Emanuele Clarizio † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Prelate Emeritus

43.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Nguyen Chi Linh Priest of Nha Trang, Viêt Nam Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam

21 Dec 60.7 Succeeded Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R. Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military

52.2 Appointed Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia

52.2 Appointed Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Asuoremixta Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia

75.6 Retired Jorge Gottau, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

22 Dec 56.4 Ordained Bishop Roberto Rodríguez Titular Bishop of Pertusa Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

23 Dec 75.1 Retired Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

49.2 Succeeded José Alberto Moura, C.S.S. Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil

60.5 Appointed Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela

77.8 Retired Domingo Roa Pérez † Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus

24 Dec 63.5 Appointed Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B. Bishop of Augsburg, Germany Bishop Emeritus

39.1 Appointed Csaba Ternyák Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary Archbishop of Eger, Hungary

39.1 Appointed Csaba Ternyák Titular Archbishop of Eminentiana Archbishop of Eger, Hungary

25 Dec 74.3 Appointed Robert Ashta, O.F.M. † Bishop of Pult, Albania

74.8 Appointed Franco Illia † Archbishop of Shkodrë, Albania

53.2 Appointed Rrok Kola Mirdita Archbishop of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania

64.1 Appointed Zef Simoni Auxiliary Bishop of Shkodrë, Albania Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania

64.1 Appointed Zef Simoni Titular Bishop of Bararus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania

27 Dec 53.9 Died James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA

77.8 Died José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

44.7 Ordained Bishop Thomas Joseph Tobin Titular Bishop of Novica Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

28 Dec 42.2 Appointed Bernard Bober Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia

42.2 Appointed Bernard Bober Titular Bishop of Vissalsa Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia

57.9 Appointed Paul Iby Bishop of Eisenstadt, Austria

79.8 Retired Stefan László † Bishop of Eisenstadt, Austria Bishop Emeritus

29 Dec 74.9 Retired Warren Louis Boudreaux † Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

52.6 Appointed Charles Michael Jarrell Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

30 Dec 60.1 Appointed Hilton Forrest Deakin Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Appointed Hilton Forrest Deakin Titular Bishop of Murthlacum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia

70.4 Resigned Mariano Gaviola y Garcés † Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

60.4 Appointed Gaudencio Borbon Rosales Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

56.3 Appointed Fabriciano Sigampa Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina

31 Dec 46.4 Appointed Julián Barrio Barrio Auxiliary Bishop Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

46.4 Appointed Julián Barrio Barrio Titular Bishop of Sasabe Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	81.9	Died	Giacomo Giuseppe Beltritti †	Patriarch Emeritus of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
80.7	Died	Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
83.9	Died	Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
3 Nov	84.7	Died	Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
51.4	Appointed	John Patrick Crowley	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Augustine Harris †	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
44.6	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Tobin	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
44.6	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Tobin	Titular Bishop of Novica	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
4 Nov	43.5	Appointed	Josef Kajnek	Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
43.5	Appointed	Josef Kajnek	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia	Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
5 Nov	74.5	Retired	Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Vice President Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Elio Sgreccia	Titular Bishop of Zama Minor	President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
64.4	Appointed	Elio Sgreccia	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family	President Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
6 Nov	66.8	Resigned	Adriani Mkoba †	Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
9 Nov	62.3	Installed	Kenneth Anthony Angell	Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA	Bishop Emeritus
50.6	Appointed	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.	Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia	Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia
10 Nov	63.6	Appointed	Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque	Coadjutor Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
11 Nov	60.9	Installed	James Henry Garland	Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	56.2	Appointed	Roberto Rodríguez	Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina
56.2	Appointed	Roberto Rodríguez	Titular Bishop of Pertusa	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina
13 Nov	66.9	Resigned	Marcel Bam'ba Gongoa †	Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
78.3	Died	Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.7	Succeeded	Philippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 Nov	67.8	Resigned	Mario Miglietta †	Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Adriano Bernardini	Titular Archbishop of Falerii	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina
17 Nov	72.0	Ordained Bishop	Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Sebaste degli Armeni	Bishop Emeritus of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian), Armenia
18 Nov	89.2	Died	Richard Henry Ackerman, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA
19 Nov	65.9	Ordained Bishop	Paul-Marie Cao Ðình Thuyên	Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viêt Nam	Bishop
20 Nov	75.7	Retired	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	William Martin Morris	Bishop of Toowoomba, Australia
21 Nov	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Arduino Bertoldo	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.5	Appointed	Joseph Augustine Charanakunnel	Bishop of Raipur, India	Archbishop of Raipur, India
34.9	Ordained Priest	Javier Augusto Del Río Alba	Priest of Callao, Peru	Archbishop of Arequipa, Peru
47.3	Appointed	Albert D'Souza	Bishop of Lucknow, India	Archbishop of Agra, India
32.9	Incardinated	Felix Lian Khen Thang	Priest of Hakha, Myanmar	Auxiliary Bishop
49.5	Appointed	Nicholas Mang Thang	Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar
44.1	Appointed	Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa	Bishop of Iringa, Tanzania
76.2	Retired	Juan Nicolasora Nilmar †	Bishop of Kalibo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
64.4	Resigned	Thomas Nkuissi	Bishop of Nkongsamba, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
67.9	Appointed	Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Djibouti	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Gabriel Villaruz Reyes	Bishop of Kalibo, Philippines	Bishop of Antipolo, Philippines
57.7	Appointed	Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S. M.	Bishop of Tarma, Peru	Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
46.9	Appointed	Henryk Marian Tomasik	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
46.9	Appointed	Henryk Marian Tomasik	Titular Bishop of Furnos Minor	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
23 Nov	43.3	Appointed	Youhannes Ezzat Zakaria Badir	Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
24 Nov	58.2	Appointed	Eusebius Joseph Beltran	Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
55.1	Appointed	Henry Joseph Mansell	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
55.1	Appointed	Henry Joseph Mansell	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
74.7	Retired	Charles Alexander K. Salatka †	Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Nov	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlito J. Cenzon, C.I.C.M.	Titular Bishop of Scebatiana	Bishop of Baguio, Philippines
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Brigido A. Galasgas †	Titular Bishop of Leptiminus	Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
28 Nov	62.8	Appointed	Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A.	Bishop of Viviers, France	Bishop Emeritus of Nice, France
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Jacob Manathodath	Titular Bishop of Abydus	Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabarese), India
65.4	Died	Stanley Joseph Ott †	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
48.2	Appointed	Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop of Philippines, Military
29 Nov	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Frumencio Escudero Arenas	Titular Bishop of Cincari	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puyo, Ecuador
76.3	Died	Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
30 Nov	60.6	Ordained Bishop	John Jerome Cunneen	Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin	Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand
59.1	Ordained Bishop	Florencio Olvera Ochoa	Bishop of Tabasco, Tabasco, México	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
1 Dec	75.3	Retired	José Antonio Dammert Bellido	Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
82.6	Died	Carlo Ferrari †	Bishop Emeritus of Mantova, Italy
27.8	Professed	Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr.	Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
75.2	Retired	Enrique Pélach y Feliú †	Bishop of Abancay, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Succeeded	Isidro Sala Ribera	Bishop of Abancay, Peru
61.3	Appointed	Thomas A. White	Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
2 Dec	77.9	Died	Franciszek Musiel †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland
3 Dec	56.5	Installed	Edward Urban Kmiec	Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
4 Dec	45.0	Appointed	Jan Kopiec	Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland
45.0	Appointed	Jan Kopiec	Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus	Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland
5 Dec	81.0	Died	Tamás Jung †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia
6 Dec	44.5	Died	Petar Šolic †	Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
7 Dec	76.8	Died	Eugène Klein, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
69.1	Died	Tadeusz Stanislaw Szwagrzyk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
8 Dec	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Camilo González	Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic
80.1	Died	Jean-Baptiste Musty †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
9 Dec	56.1	Succeeded	Osvaldo Giuntini	Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil
70.7	Resigned	John Lawrence May †	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
69.4	Resigned	Daniel Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec	76.0	Died	William Michael Cosgrove †	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Anthony Galante	Titular Bishop of Equilium	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
12 Dec	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.	Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia	Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Josef Kajnek	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia	Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
75.2	Retired	Leoncio Leviste Lat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.0	Appointed	Manuel Vieira Pinto	Apostolic Administrator of Pemba, Mozambique	Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
15 Dec	52.9	Appointed	Diego Causero	Titular Archbishop of Meta	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
52.9	Appointed	Diego Causero	Apostolic Nuncio to Chad	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
51.3	Appointed	Beniamino Stella	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
16 Dec	62.4	Appointed	Michael Bzdel, C.SS.R.	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	Dominic Carmon, S.V.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	Dominic Carmon, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Rusicade	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
63.4	Appointed	Darío Castrillón Hoyos	Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
62.0	Appointed	Roman Danylak	Titular Bishop of Nyssa
48.9	Appointed	Abraham Kattumana †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
71.8	Appointed	Antony Padiyara †	Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	Simon Stock Palathara, C.M.I.	Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India
78.6	Retired	Ivan Prasko †	Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Appointed	Peter Stasiuk, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia
47.9	Appointed	Alojzij Uran	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Archbishop
47.9	Appointed	Alojzij Uran	Titular Bishop of Abula	Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
50.2	Appointed	Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
50.2	Appointed	Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago	Titular Bishop of Autenti	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
17 Dec	48.4	Appointed	Emmanuel Bushu	Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon	Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon
66.5	Appointed	Dominik Hrušovský	Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belarus
62.7	Appointed	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro	Archbishop of Lomé, Togo	Archbishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Joseph Niangoran Teky	Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Elmo Noel Joseph Perera	Auxiliary Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Elmo Noel Joseph Perera	Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala	Bishop Emeritus of Galle, Sri Lanka
43.5	Appointed	Cornelius Piong	Bishop of Keningau, Malaysia
65.6	Appointed	Philibert Randriambololona, S.J.	Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Dec	71.8	Appointed	Luigi Sposito †	Titular Bishop of Tagaria	Secretary Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
71.8	Appointed	Luigi Sposito †	Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See	Secretary Emeritus
19 Dec	46.3	Appointed	Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Bishop of Chosica, Peru
46.3	Appointed	Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Caere	Bishop of Chosica, Peru
20 Dec	60.0	Installed	Arduino Bertoldo	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
81.6	Retired	Emanuele Clarizio †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Prelate Emeritus
43.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Nguyen Chi Linh	Priest of Nha Trang, Viêt Nam	Bishop of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam
21 Dec	60.7	Succeeded	Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
52.2	Appointed	Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia
52.2	Appointed	Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Asuoremixta	Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia
75.6	Retired	Jorge Gottau, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	56.4	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Rodríguez	Titular Bishop of Pertusa	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina
23 Dec	75.1	Retired	Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P.	Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
49.2	Succeeded	José Alberto Moura, C.S.S.	Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
60.5	Appointed	Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales	Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela
77.8	Retired	Domingo Roa Pérez †	Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Dec	63.5	Appointed	Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B.	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
39.1	Appointed	Csaba Ternyák	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
39.1	Appointed	Csaba Ternyák	Titular Archbishop of Eminentiana	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
25 Dec	74.3	Appointed	Robert Ashta, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pult, Albania
74.8	Appointed	Franco Illia †	Archbishop of Shkodrë, Albania
53.2	Appointed	Rrok Kola Mirdita	Archbishop of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania	Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
64.1	Appointed	Zef Simoni	Auxiliary Bishop of Shkodrë, Albania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
64.1	Appointed	Zef Simoni	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
27 Dec	53.9	Died	James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
77.8	Died	José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
44.7	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Tobin	Titular Bishop of Novica	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
28 Dec	42.2	Appointed	Bernard Bober	Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia	Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
42.2	Appointed	Bernard Bober	Titular Bishop of Vissalsa	Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
57.9	Appointed	Paul Iby	Bishop of Eisenstadt, Austria
79.8	Retired	Stefan László †	Bishop of Eisenstadt, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
29 Dec	74.9	Retired	Warren Louis Boudreaux †	Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
52.6	Appointed	Charles Michael Jarrell	Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA	Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
30 Dec	60.1	Appointed	Hilton Forrest Deakin	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Appointed	Hilton Forrest Deakin	Titular Bishop of Murthlacum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
70.4	Resigned	Mariano Gaviola y Garcés †	Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	Gaudencio Borbon Rosales	Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
56.3	Appointed	Fabriciano Sigampa	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina	Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina
31 Dec	46.4	Appointed	Julián Barrio Barrio	Auxiliary Bishop	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
46.4	Appointed	Julián Barrio Barrio	Titular Bishop of Sasabe	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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