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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	63.6	Appointed	Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Archbishop of Torcello	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
	63.8	Installed	John Njue	Cardinal, Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
3 Nov	78.4	Died	Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville †	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
	75.9	Retired	Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F.	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	48.8	Appointed	Samuel Kleda	Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon	Archbishop
	78.3	Died	Joachim Phayao Manisap †	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
	68.6	Appointed	Ángel Rubio Castro	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
7 Nov	69.2	Resigned	Nestor Celestial Cariño	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	55.5	Appointed	Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B.	Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar
8 Nov	59.1	Appointed	Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S.	Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy
	75.3	Retired	Armando Dini	Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	77.7	Died	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
	54.1	Appointed	Gerald John Mathias	Bishop of Lucknow, India
	46.9	Installed	Crispin Barrete Varquez	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines
9 Nov	75.3	Retired	Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.0	Appointed	John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D.	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan
10 Nov	64.0	Appointed	Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.	Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
	64.0	Appointed	Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.	Archbishop (Personal Title)	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Simone Giusti	Bishop of Livorno, Italy
	43.7	Appointed	Grzegorz Kaszak	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
	75.3	Retired	Szilárd Keresztes	Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	75.3	Retired	Szilárd Keresztes	Apostolic Administrator of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary
	61.9	Installed	Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz	Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
	51.3	Appointed	Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila	Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania
	75.3	Retired	Karl Josef Romer	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Secretary Emeritus
11 Nov	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Di Donna	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
13 Nov	75.0	Retired	Hilton Forrest Deakin	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	50.7	Appointed	Hervé Jean Robert Giraud	Coadjutor Bishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France	Bishop
14 Nov	69.2	Appointed	Augustinho Petry	Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop
	43.4	Appointed	János Székely	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
	43.4	Appointed	János Székely	Titular Bishop of Febiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
	88.2	Died	Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla †	Bishop Emeritus of Juigalpa, Nicaragua
16 Nov	60.6	Ordained Bishop	Terence John Gerard Brady	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
	76.9	Retired	Peter Yariyok Jatau	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
	47.9	Appointed	Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria
	90.8	Died	James Daniel Niedergeses †	Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
17 Nov	58.3	Appointed	Terence Patrick Drainey	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
	54.9	Appointed	Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J.	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
	54.9	Appointed	Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Bigastro	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
	69.2	Appointed	Mariano Anastasio Moreno García, O.S.A.	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
	45.4	Confirmed	Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B.	Abbot of Montecassino, Italy
18 Nov	60.5	Installed	Michel Léon Émile Santier	Bishop of Créteil, France
19 Nov	55.9	Appointed	Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio	Archbishop of United States of America, Military
	57.9	Appointed	Corrado Pizziolo	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
	51.9	Installed	Jaime Soto	Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop
20 Nov	76.4	Retired	Thomas Flynn	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	61.5	Appointed	Brendan Kelly	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland
	59.2	Appointed	Michael William Warfel	Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
	73.3	Died	Germano Zaccheo †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
21 Nov	54.6	Appointed	Paul Hwang Cheol-soo	Bishop of Pusan, Korea (South)
	56.4	Appointed	Isaac Amani Massawe	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
	76.2	Retired	Amedeus Msarikie †	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
22 Nov	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Carlos da Silva	Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23 Nov	52.1	Appointed	Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N.	Auxiliary Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria	Vicar Apostolic
	52.1	Appointed	Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N.	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza	Vicar Apostolic of Bomadi, Nigeria
	79.6	Died	François Gourguillon †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
24 Nov	64.9	Appointed	Angelo Bagnasco	Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
	64.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Angelo Bagnasco	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
	85.7	Appointed	Umberto Betti, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University
	85.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Umberto Betti, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University
	68.3	Appointed	Seán Baptist Brady	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	68.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Seán Baptist Brady	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	64.2	Appointed	Angelo Comastri	Cardinal-Deacon of San Salvatore in Lauro	Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
	64.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Angelo Comastri	Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
	82.0	Appointed	Giovanni Coppa	Cardinal-Deacon of San Lino	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Czech Republic
	82.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Coppa	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Czech Republic
	73.2	Appointed	Paul Josef Cordes	Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Piscibus	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
	73.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Josef Cordes	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
	80.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Zanoni Demettino Castro	Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	58.5	Appointed	Daniel Nicholas DiNardo	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
	58.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Daniel Nicholas DiNardo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
	74.2	Appointed	Raffaele Farina, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni della Pigna	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
	74.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Raffaele Farina, S.D.B.	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
	72.0	Appointed	John Patrick Foley †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	72.0	Elevated to Cardinal	John Patrick Foley †	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	76.8	Appointed	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
	76.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
	62.9	Appointed	Oswald Gracias	Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo della Croce a “Corviale”	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
	62.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Oswald Gracias	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
	81.8	Appointed	Estanislao Esteban Karlic	Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
	81.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Estanislao Esteban Karlic	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
	72.9	Appointed	Giovanni Lajolo	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
	72.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Lajolo	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
	70.6	Appointed	Lluís Martínez Sistach	Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe	Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
	70.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Lluís Martínez Sistach	Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
	87.5	Appointed	Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano
	87.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano
	63.9	Appointed	John Njue	Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
	63.9	Elevated to Cardinal	John Njue	Cardinal, Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
	58.7	Appointed	José Francisco Robles Ortega	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Presentazione	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	58.7	Elevated to Cardinal	José Francisco Robles Ortega	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	62.4	Appointed	Stanisław Ryłko	Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
	62.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Stanisław Ryłko	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
	64.0	Appointed	Leonardo Sandri	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	64.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Leonardo Sandri	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	71.0	Appointed	Théodore-Adrien Sarr	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal
	71.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Théodore-Adrien Sarr	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal
	58.2	Appointed	Odilo Pedro Scherer	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	58.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Odilo Pedro Scherer	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	65.0	Appointed	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi dei Francesi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
	65.0	Elevated to Cardinal	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
26 Nov	64.9	Installed	Angelo Bagnasco	Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
	50.5	Appointed	Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B.	Bishop of Lwena, Angola
27 Nov	72.0	Installed	John Patrick Foley †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	71.7	Died	Nicodemus Kirima †	Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
	75.0	Retired	Philippe Kourouma †	Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	61.3	Appointed	Henryk Józef Nowacki	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden
	48.0	Appointed	Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst	Bishop of Limburg, Germany
29 Nov	62.0	Installed	Anthony Mancini	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
	45.2	Appointed	Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
30 Nov	51.1	Appointed	Alfonso Carrasco Rouco	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
	75.9	Retired	Eugene Jerome Cooney	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	66.3	Appointed	John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
	64.0	Installed	Martin William Currie	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
	53.1	Ordained Bishop	César Daniel Fernández	Titular Bishop of Caltadria	Bishop of Jujuy, Argentina
	75.7	Retired	José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	58.5	Ordained Bishop	Michael Joseph Hoeppner	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
	66.7	Appointed	Vittorio Lupi	Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy
	54.2	Appointed	Reinhard Marx	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	60.6	Appointed	Oscar Urbina Ortega	Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
	79.8	Resigned	Friedrich Wetter	Apostolic Administrator of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
1 Dec	65.9	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Mazza	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
	55.7	Converted	Jeffrey Neil Steenson	Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA
	66.0	Installed	Giovanni Tonucci	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
2 Dec	63.8	Ordained Bishop	Séamus Freeman, S.A.C.	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
	52.4	Installed	Simone Giusti	Bishop of Livorno, Italy
	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
	64.0	Installed	Leonardo Sandri	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Justin Saw Min Thide	Titular Bishop of Lemfocta	Bishop of Hpa-an, Myanmar
3 Dec	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Đăng Đúc Ngân	Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam
	49.2	Appointed	Isaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo Gaglo	Bishop of Aného, Togo
	75.1	Retired	Robert Kerketta, S.D.B.	Bishop of Tezpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
	81.0	Died	Henri Salina, C.R.A. †	Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
	52.6	Appointed	Michael Akasius Toppo	Bishop of Tezpur, India
6 Dec	67.9	Appointed	Gerald Nicholas Dino	Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA	Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA
	57.8	Appointed	John Doaninoel, S.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
	57.8	Appointed	John Doaninoel, S.M.	Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii	Auxiliary Bishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
	68.2	Appointed	Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	54.5	Appointed	Francesco Moraglia	Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	83.9	Died	Roger Mpungu †	Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
	80.3	Retired	Andrew Pataki †	Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	55.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines
	51.5	Appointed	William Charles Skurla	Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
	76.3	Retired	Bassano Staffieri	Bishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	51.6	Appointed	Patrick Taval, M.S.C. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea	Bishop
7 Dec	75.6	Retired	Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France	Bishop Emeritus
	48.7	Appointed	Jean-Marie Charles André Le Vert	Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
8 Dec	65.4	Appointed	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Titular Archbishop of Opitergium	Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary
	65.0	Ordained Bishop	Valentín Reynoso Hidalgo, M.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Mades	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Eduardo Vera Colona	Bishop of Ica, Peru
9 Dec	68.7	Installed	Ángel Rubio Castro	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
10 Dec	64.0	Appointed	Francisco-Javier Lozano	Apostolic Nuncio to Romania
	64.0	Appointed	Francisco-Javier Lozano	Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to Romania
	60.4	Appointed	Romano Rossi	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy
	76.9	Retired	Divo Zadi	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec	54.5	Appointed	Willem Jacobus Eijk	Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
12 Dec	59.0	Appointed	Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, F.D.P.	Bishop of Balsas, Maranho, Brazil
	97.3	Died	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza	Titular Bishop of Centenaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Machala, Ecuador
13 Dec	85.8	Died	Gaetano Michetti †	Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
15 Dec	62.0	Installed	Pierre Bürcher	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
	45.9	Installed	Zanoni Demettino Castro	Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	92.5	Died	Fernando Romo Gutiérrez †	Bishop Emeritus of Torreón, Coahuila, México
	50.5	Installed	Pablo Emiro Salas Anteliz	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
16 Dec	38.2	Ordained Bishop	Vasile Bizău	Titular Bishop of Appiaria	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Mihai Cătălin Frăţilă	Titular Bishop of Novae	Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
	55.6	Ordained Bishop	Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B.	Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar
	49.0	Ordained Bishop	João Carlos Seneme, C.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Albulae	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
18 Dec	44.9	Appointed	Gaspard Béby Gnéba	Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire
	75.0	Retired	Joseph Niangoran Teky	Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	54.5	Appointed	Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz	Auxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	54.5	Appointed	Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz	Titular Bishop of Accia	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	47.4	Appointed	Karl-Heinz Wiesemann	Bishop of Speyer, Germany
	53.4	Appointed	Michael Wüstenberg	Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa
20 Dec	58.6	Died	Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	47.9	Appointed	Eugène Cyrille Houndékon	Bishop of Abomey, Benin
	81.2	Died	Raphaël Nguyên Van Diêp †	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Vinh Long, Viet Nam
21 Dec	57.5	Ordained Bishop	William Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Lares	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
	62.5	Resigned	James C. Gould, S.J.	Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Prefect Emeritus
	61.8	Appointed	Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C.	Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
22 Dec	64.0	Appointed	Gianni Ambrosio	Bishop of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy
	75.1	Retired	Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela	Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
	72.1	Appointed	John Patrick Foley †	Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
	62.9	Appointed	George Kocherry	Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe
	65.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
	45.0	Appointed	Wiesław Lechowicz	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
	45.0	Appointed	Wiesław Lechowicz	Titular Bishop of Lambiridi	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
	62.5	Appointed	Antonio José López Castillo	Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
23 Dec	83.2	Died	Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24 Dec	58.8	Appointed	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
	58.8	Appointed	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Apostolic Administrator of Warri, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria
25 Dec	89.6	Died	Juan Alfredo Arzube †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
27 Dec	75.7	Retired	Rubén Héctor di Monte	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	74.7	Resigned	Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani	Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	63.3	Appointed	Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
	49.4	Succeeded	Luis Urbanč	Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina
28 Dec	45.5	Installed	Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B.	Abbot of Montecassino, Italy
	54.0	Appointed	Dominic Nyarko Yeboah	Bishop of Techiman, Ghana
29 Dec	75.1	Retired	Adam Dyczkowski	Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	56.5	Appointed	Stefan Regmunt	Bishop of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
	76.6	Retired	Marian Kazimierz Zimałek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus