The Year of Our Lord 1994

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 26.4 Ordained Deacon Richard Philip James Laurenson Deacon of Hamilton in New Zealand Bishop

56.8 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

56.8 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

56.8 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

56.8 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Apostolic Nuncio to Mali Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

1 Dec 60.0 Appointed Benito Cocchi † Apostolic Administrator of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy

75.3 Retired Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne † Bishop of Saint-Claude, France Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Joseph Irimpen † Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Ignatius P. Lobo † Bishop of Belgaum, India Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Antonio Mazza † Bishop of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.8 Appointed Yves François Patenôtre Bishop of Saint-Claude, France Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

2 Dec 38.0 Incardinated Jean-Marc Eychenne Priest of Orléans, France Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne, France

47.0 Appointed Zacharias Cenita Jimenez † Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan, Philippines

3 Dec 30.1 Professed Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P.N. Member of Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria Bishop of Idah, Nigeria

24.6 Ordained Priest David Ajang Priest of Jos, Nigeria Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria

38.3 Perpetual Vows Francesco Beneduce, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

25.8 Ordained Priest Giovani Carlos Caldas Barroca Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil

54.3 Appointed Paweł Cieślik Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.3 Appointed Paweł Cieślik Titular Bishop of Britonia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

75.0 Retired Maurice Paul Delorme, Ist. del Prado † Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

27.4 Professed Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y. Member of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal Vicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia

46.4 Appointed Bruno Musarò Titular Archbishop of Abari Apostolic Nuncio

46.4 Appointed Bruno Musarò Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Apostolic Nuncio

28.4 Ordained Priest Waldemar Passini Dalbello Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil

67.6 Appointed Pierfranco Pastore † Titular Bishop of Forontoniana Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications

31.3 Ordained Priest Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus Priest of Jalapa, Guatemala Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala

43.4 Appointed Stefan Regmunt Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

43.4 Appointed Stefan Regmunt Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

26.5 Ordained Deacon John Saw Yaw Han Deacon of Yangon, Myanmar Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar

33.0 Ordained Priest Mosese Vitolio Tui, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania)

4 Dec 29.7 Ordained Priest Roberto José da Silva Priest of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

7 Dec 28.0 Ordained Priest Rolando José Álvarez Lagos Priest of Managua, Nicaragua Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua

75.1 Retired Francisco Raval Cruces † Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

54.4 Appointed José Gonzalez Alonso Auxiliary Bishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil

54.4 Appointed José Gonzalez Alonso Titular Bishop of Baliana Bishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil

25.2 Ordained Deacon Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M. Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy

24.2 Ordained Priest Gualtiero Federico Isacchi Priest of Albano, Italy Archbishop of Monreale, Italy

91.7 Died Giuseppe Martinoli † Bishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland

8 Dec 30.1 Ordained Priest Guillermo Antonio Cornejo Monzón Priest of Lima, Peru Auxiliary Bishop

25.8 Ordained Priest Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva Priest of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

63.9 Appointed Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos † Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

30.9 Perpetual Vows Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe, S.D.S. Member of Society of the Divine Savior Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania

27.8 Ordained Priest Mario Enrique Quirós Quirós Priest of San José de Costa Rica Bishop of Cartago, Costa Rica

66.5 Installed Daniel Patrick Reilly † Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus

25.6 Ordained Deacon Iosif Staneuski Deacon of Grodno, Belarus Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus

9 Dec 82.7 Died Edward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia

82.5 Died Umberto Tonna Zanotta † Bishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay Bishop

10 Dec 46.4 Appointed Raymond Leo Burke Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

26.8 Ordained Priest Philippe Alain Mbarga Priest of Mbalmayo, Cameroon Bishop of Ebolowa, Cameroon

76.3 Retired John Joseph Paul † Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus

26.2 Ordained Priest Edilson de Souza Silva Priest of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

11 Dec 57.7 Ordained Bishop Hanna Markho † Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq

33.2 Ordained Priest José Valdeci Santos Mendes Priest of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil

12 Dec 55.1 Appointed Michael John Malone Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia

54.1 Appointed Heinrich Mussinghoff Bishop of Aachen, Germany Bishop Emeritus

13 Dec 55.3 Appointed Seán Baptist Brady Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

58.9 Ordained Bishop Edwin Regan Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

74.1 Died Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R. † Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

14 Dec 25.7 Ordained Priest Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras Priest of Order of the Pious Schools Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile

61.0 Ordained Bishop John of the Cross Chang-yik † Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

16 Dec 60.9 Died Alexandre Kouassi † Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire

63.4 Installed Edward Joseph O’Donnell † Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 88.7 Died Gabriel Batta † Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey

57.3 Appointed Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama Bishop Emeritus

68.6 Died Aldo Garzia † Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy

18 Dec 68.9 Ordained Bishop Sylvester Li Jiantang (Liu Jiantang) † Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China Bishop Emeritus

26.9 Ordained Priest Thaddeus Ma Daqin Priest of Shanghai [Shanghai], China Auxiliary Bishop

19 Dec 54.6 Appointed Anthony Kwami Adanuty Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton † Bishop of Kandi, Benin Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin

68.7 Appointed Bernard Agré † Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Paul Bemile Bishop of Wa, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

59.1 Appointed Bruno Bertagna † Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

57.2 Appointed Denis George Browne † Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

45.5 Appointed Frederick Joseph Colli Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

45.5 Appointed Frederick Joseph Colli Titular Bishop of Afufenia Bishop Emeritus of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

60.0 Appointed Paul Dacoury-Tabley Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

44.8 Appointed Patrick James Dunn Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

76.8 Retired Vincenzo Fagiolo † President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus

64.7 Appointed Julián Herranz Casado President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

51.7 Appointed John Baptist Kaggwa † Coadjutor Bishop of Masaka, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

72.7 Appointed Noël Kokora-Tekry † Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus

56.9 Appointed Maurice Konan Kouassi Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire

57.0 Appointed Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu Bishop of Ho, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

40.5 Appointed Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo Bishop Emeritus

47.3 Appointed Gabriel Akwasi Ababio Mante Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana

40.4 Appointed Joseph Mairura Okemwa Bishop of Kisii, Kenya

66.8 Appointed Auguste Nobou † Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus

69.1 Appointed Joseph Roy † Bishop of Mysore, India Bishop Emeritus

78.4 Retired Bernard Yago † Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

56.9 Appointed Vital Komenan Yao † Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

50.9 Appointed Jean Zerbo Bishop of Mopti, Mali Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bamako, Mali

20 Dec 70.9 Appointed John Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. † Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

71.7 Appointed Maximiano Tuazon Cruz † Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Installed John Clement Favalora Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA Archbishop Emeritus

21 Dec 74.7 Died Peter Chen Jianzhang † Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

22 Dec 34.8 Ordained Priest Robert Rabbat Priest Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia

23 Dec 29.5 Solemn Vows Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A. Member of Order of St. Augustine Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela

24 Dec 84.6 Died Janez Jenko † Bishop Emeritus of Koper, Slovenia

26 Dec 91.3 Died Pietro Pavan † Cardinal, Priest of Treviso, Italy

76.4 Died André Rousset † Bishop Emeritus of Pontoise, France

27 Dec 62.2 Appointed Pedro Rubiano Sàenz † Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

60.5 Resigned Enrique Sarmiento Angulo Apostolic Administrator of Bogotá, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Fontibón, Colombia

29 Dec 25.9 Ordained Priest Thomas Padiyath Priest of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India Auxiliary Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India

48.4 Ordained Bishop Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. Titular Bishop of Vulturaria Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

30 Dec 59.8 Appointed Giuseppe Anfossi Bishop of Aosta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

79.4 Resigned Alfonso Coto Monge † Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

75.9 Retired Ovidio Lari † Bishop of Aosta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed José Francisco Ulloa Rojas Bishop of Limón, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus of Cartago, Costa Rica

63.2 Ordained Bishop John Walter Yanta † Titular Bishop of Naratcata Bishop Emeritus of Amarillo, Texas, USA

31 Dec 95.9 Died Ernesto de Paula † Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

29.3 Ordained Priest Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C. Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross Archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	26.4	Ordained Deacon	Richard Philip James Laurenson	Deacon of Hamilton in New Zealand	Bishop
56.8	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
56.8	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea-Bissau	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
56.8	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Cape Verde	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
56.8	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Apostolic Nuncio to Mali	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
1 Dec	60.0	Appointed	Benito Cocchi †	Apostolic Administrator of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
75.3	Retired	Gilbert-Antoine Duchêne †	Bishop of Saint-Claude, France	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Joseph Irimpen †	Bishop of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Ignatius P. Lobo †	Bishop of Belgaum, India	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Antonio Mazza †	Bishop of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.8	Appointed	Yves François Patenôtre	Bishop of Saint-Claude, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
2 Dec	38.0	Incardinated	Jean-Marc Eychenne	Priest of Orléans, France	Bishop of Grenoble-Vienne, France
47.0	Appointed	Zacharias Cenita Jimenez †	Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan, Philippines
3 Dec	30.1	Professed	Anthony Ademu Adaji, M.S.P.N.	Member of Missionary Society of Saint Paul of Nigeria	Bishop of Idah, Nigeria
24.6	Ordained Priest	David Ajang	Priest of Jos, Nigeria	Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria
38.3	Perpetual Vows	Francesco Beneduce, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
25.8	Ordained Priest	Giovani Carlos Caldas Barroca	Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil
54.3	Appointed	Paweł Cieślik	Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.3	Appointed	Paweł Cieślik	Titular Bishop of Britonia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
75.0	Retired	Maurice Paul Delorme, Ist. del Prado †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27.4	Professed	Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y.	Member of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Vicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia
46.4	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Titular Archbishop of Abari	Apostolic Nuncio
46.4	Appointed	Bruno Musarò	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio
28.4	Ordained Priest	Waldemar Passini Dalbello	Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
67.6	Appointed	Pierfranco Pastore †	Titular Bishop of Forontoniana	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
31.3	Ordained Priest	Ángel Antonio Recinos Lemus	Priest of Jalapa, Guatemala	Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala
43.4	Appointed	Stefan Regmunt	Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
43.4	Appointed	Stefan Regmunt	Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum	Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
26.5	Ordained Deacon	John Saw Yaw Han	Deacon of Yangon, Myanmar	Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar
33.0	Ordained Priest	Mosese Vitolio Tui, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania)
4 Dec	29.7	Ordained Priest	Roberto José da Silva	Priest of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7 Dec	28.0	Ordained Priest	Rolando José Álvarez Lagos	Priest of Managua, Nicaragua	Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
75.1	Retired	Francisco Raval Cruces †	Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	José Gonzalez Alonso	Auxiliary Bishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
54.4	Appointed	José Gonzalez Alonso	Titular Bishop of Baliana	Bishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
25.2	Ordained Deacon	Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
24.2	Ordained Priest	Gualtiero Federico Isacchi	Priest of Albano, Italy	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
91.7	Died	Giuseppe Martinoli †	Bishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland
8 Dec	30.1	Ordained Priest	Guillermo Antonio Cornejo Monzón	Priest of Lima, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop
25.8	Ordained Priest	Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva	Priest of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
63.9	Appointed	Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos †	Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
30.9	Perpetual Vows	Lazarus Vitalis Msimbe, S.D.S.	Member of Society of the Divine Savior	Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania
27.8	Ordained Priest	Mario Enrique Quirós Quirós	Priest of San José de Costa Rica	Bishop of Cartago, Costa Rica
66.5	Installed	Daniel Patrick Reilly †	Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
25.6	Ordained Deacon	Iosif Staneuski	Deacon of Grodno, Belarus	Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
9 Dec	82.7	Died	Edward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
82.5	Died	Umberto Tonna Zanotta †	Bishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay	Bishop
10 Dec	46.4	Appointed	Raymond Leo Burke	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
26.8	Ordained Priest	Philippe Alain Mbarga	Priest of Mbalmayo, Cameroon	Bishop of Ebolowa, Cameroon
76.3	Retired	John Joseph Paul †	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
26.2	Ordained Priest	Edilson de Souza Silva	Priest of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
11 Dec	57.7	Ordained Bishop	Hanna Markho †	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
33.2	Ordained Priest	José Valdeci Santos Mendes	Priest of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil
12 Dec	55.1	Appointed	Michael John Malone	Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia
54.1	Appointed	Heinrich Mussinghoff	Bishop of Aachen, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec	55.3	Appointed	Seán Baptist Brady	Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.9	Ordained Bishop	Edwin Regan	Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
74.1	Died	Juvenal Roriz, C.Ss.R. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
14 Dec	25.7	Ordained Priest	Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras	Priest of Order of the Pious Schools	Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile
61.0	Ordained Bishop	John of the Cross Chang-yik †	Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec	60.9	Died	Alexandre Kouassi †	Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
63.4	Installed	Edward Joseph O’Donnell †	Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	88.7	Died	Gabriel Batta †	Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
57.3	Appointed	Oscar Mario Brown Jiménez	Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama	Bishop Emeritus
68.6	Died	Aldo Garzia †	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
18 Dec	68.9	Ordained Bishop	Sylvester Li Jiantang (Liu Jiantang) †	Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
26.9	Ordained Priest	Thaddeus Ma Daqin	Priest of Shanghai [Shanghai], China	Auxiliary Bishop
19 Dec	54.6	Appointed	Anthony Kwami Adanuty	Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton †	Bishop of Kandi, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
68.7	Appointed	Bernard Agré †	Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Paul Bemile	Bishop of Wa, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
59.1	Appointed	Bruno Bertagna †	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
57.2	Appointed	Denis George Browne †	Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
45.5	Appointed	Frederick Joseph Colli	Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
45.5	Appointed	Frederick Joseph Colli	Titular Bishop of Afufenia	Bishop Emeritus of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
60.0	Appointed	Paul Dacoury-Tabley	Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
44.8	Appointed	Patrick James Dunn	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
76.8	Retired	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus
64.7	Appointed	Julián Herranz Casado	President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
51.7	Appointed	John Baptist Kaggwa †	Coadjutor Bishop of Masaka, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
72.7	Appointed	Noël Kokora-Tekry †	Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus
56.9	Appointed	Maurice Konan Kouassi	Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
57.0	Appointed	Francis Anani Kofi Lodonu	Bishop of Ho, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
40.5	Appointed	Jean-Claude Makaya Loembe	Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
47.3	Appointed	Gabriel Akwasi Ababio Mante	Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana
40.4	Appointed	Joseph Mairura Okemwa	Bishop of Kisii, Kenya
66.8	Appointed	Auguste Nobou †	Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus
69.1	Appointed	Joseph Roy †	Bishop of Mysore, India	Bishop Emeritus
78.4	Retired	Bernard Yago †	Archbishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.9	Appointed	Vital Komenan Yao †	Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
50.9	Appointed	Jean Zerbo	Bishop of Mopti, Mali	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bamako, Mali
20 Dec	70.9	Appointed	John Bukovsky (Fukna), S.V.D. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
71.7	Appointed	Maximiano Tuazon Cruz †	Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Installed	John Clement Favalora	Archbishop of Miami, Florida, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec	74.7	Died	Peter Chen Jianzhang †	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
22 Dec	34.8	Ordained Priest	Robert Rabbat	Priest	Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia
23 Dec	29.5	Solemn Vows	Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A.	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela
24 Dec	84.6	Died	Janez Jenko †	Bishop Emeritus of Koper, Slovenia
26 Dec	91.3	Died	Pietro Pavan †	Cardinal, Priest of Treviso, Italy
76.4	Died	André Rousset †	Bishop Emeritus of Pontoise, France
27 Dec	62.2	Appointed	Pedro Rubiano Sàenz †	Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
60.5	Resigned	Enrique Sarmiento Angulo	Apostolic Administrator of Bogotá, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Fontibón, Colombia
29 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	Thomas Padiyath	Priest of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Auxiliary Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India
48.4	Ordained Bishop	Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.	Titular Bishop of Vulturaria	Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
30 Dec	59.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Anfossi	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
79.4	Resigned	Alfonso Coto Monge †	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Ovidio Lari †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	José Francisco Ulloa Rojas	Bishop of Limón, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus of Cartago, Costa Rica
63.2	Ordained Bishop	John Walter Yanta †	Titular Bishop of Naratcata	Bishop Emeritus of Amarillo, Texas, USA
31 Dec	95.9	Died	Ernesto de Paula †	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29.3	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Subrata Howlader, C.S.C.	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Archbishop of Chattogram, Bangladesh

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