The Year of Our Lord 2008

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Nov 84.6 Died [Pius Jin Peixian] † Bishop Emeritus of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China

51.0 Appointed Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile Bishop of Chile, Military

51.0 Appointed Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic Titular Bishop of La Imperial Bishop of Chile, Military

61.9 Appointed Carlos Suárez Cázares Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.9 Appointed Carlos Suárez Cázares Titular Bishop of Abidda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México

5 Nov 91.4 Died Sofron Stepan Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine

6 Nov 76.5 Died Carmelo Echenagusia Uribe † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bilbao, Spain

52.8 Ordained Bishop Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza Bishop of Kayanga, Tanzania

7 Nov 98.7 Died José Bezerra Coutinho † Bishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil

8 Nov 64.6 Appointed Rino Passigato Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal Apostolic Nuncio

75.1 Retired Alfio Rapisarda Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal Apostolic Nuncio

11 Nov 76.9 Retired Patrick Dougherty † Bishop of Bathurst, Australia Bishop Emeritus

47.8 Ordained Bishop Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy Titular Bishop of Idassa Archbishop of Tours, France

77.3 Died Alessandro Maggiolini † Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy

55.0 Appointed Daniel Nlandu Mayi † Coadjutor Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

12 Nov 62.1 Ceased Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B. Apostolic Administrator of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

84.4 Died Vladas Michelevičius † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania

55.4 Appointed José Moreira da Silva Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil

76.7 Retired Anselmo Müller, M.S.F. † Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

44.6 Appointed Neri José Tondello Bishop of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil

77.5 Died Marian Kazimierz Zimałek † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland

13 Nov 63.0 Appointed Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina Coadjutor Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

14 Nov 89.8 Died Michael Ugwu Eneja † Bishop Emeritus of Enugu, Nigeria

15 Nov 56.1 Ordained Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm Titular Bishop of Trofimiana Bishop of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam

16 Nov 52.0 Ordained Bishop Martin Krebs Titular Archbishop of Taborenta Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

84.2 Died Bruno Maldaner † Bishop Emeritus of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

17 Nov 60.1 Ordained Bishop Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa Titular Bishop of Teglata in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia

18 Nov 52.3 Ordained Bishop Basilio Athai Titular Bishop of Tasaccora Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar

90.0 Died Manuel Castro Ruiz † Archbishop Emeritus of Yucatán, México

79.4 Died Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela

46.4 Appointed Barry Christopher Knestout Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA

46.4 Appointed Barry Christopher Knestout Titular Bishop of Leavenworth Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA

19 Nov 51.1 Appointed Maurício Grotto de Camargo Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

75.7 Retired Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. † Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

53.6 Incardinated Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo Priest of Denver, Colorado, USA Auxiliary Bishop

53.6 Installed Gustavo Rodriguez Vega Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México Archbishop of Yucatán, México

20 Nov 58.0 Appointed László Bíró Bishop of Hungary, Military Bishop Emeritus

63.7 Appointed Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus of Quiché, Guatemala

21 Nov 64.5 Appointed Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J. Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria

54.6 Appointed Giambattista Diquattro Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

47.9 Appointed Yves Le Saux, Comm. l'Emm. Bishop of Le Mans, France Bishop of Annecy, France

47.6 Installed Mieczysław Mokrzycki Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine

76.1 Retired Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado † Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Resigned Luciano Suriani Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria

22 Nov 57.6 Appointed Joseph Yapo Aké Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus

60.1 Ordained Bishop Jan Baxant Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia Bishop Emeritus

65.5 Ceased Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P. Apostolic Administrator of Litoměřice, Czechia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

56.3 Installed Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

47.3 Appointed Silvester Tung Kiem San Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia

47.8 Appointed Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

47.8 Appointed Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

24 Nov 75.5 Retired George Francis Daniel Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired George Francis Daniel Bishop of South Africa, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

61.8 Appointed Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus

61.8 Appointed Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. Bishop of South Africa, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

47.5 Appointed José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini

47.5 Appointed José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. Titular Bishop of Maturba Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini

55.8 Appointed Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P. Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar Bishop

76.1 Retired René Joseph Rakotondrabé † Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Appointed Désiré Tsarahazana Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar Cardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar

25 Nov 48.8 Appointed José Guadalupe Torres Campos Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México

82.6 Died Antanas Vaičius † Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania

27 Nov 58.0 Appointed Florencio Armando Colín Cruz Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México

58.0 Appointed Florencio Armando Colín Cruz Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México

28 Nov 53.4 Appointed William Amove Avenya Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria Bishop of Gboko, Nigeria

53.4 Appointed William Amove Avenya Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania Bishop of Gboko, Nigeria

54.4 Appointed Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

54.4 Appointed Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut Titular Bishop of Ressiana Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

80.5 Died Edoardo Ricci † Bishop Emeritus of San Miniato, Italy

50.3 Appointed Nicolas Jean-Marie Souchu Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Bishop of Aire et Dax, France

50.3 Appointed Nicolas Jean-Marie Souchu Titular Bishop of Cataquas Bishop of Aire et Dax, France

49.8 Appointed Marcel Utembi Tapa Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

29 Nov 52.9 Succeeded Jaime Soto Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

71.5 Retired William Keith Weigand Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA Bishop Emeritus

30 Nov 51.6 Ordained Bishop Marc Marie Max Aillet Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France

1 Dec 75.0 Retired Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.4 Installed Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M. Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

67.6 Appointed Jaime Prieto Amaya † Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia

3 Dec 53.6 Appointed Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia Bishop of Teotihuacán, México, México

51.0 Appointed Francis Kalist Bishop of Meerut, India Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India

76.3 Retired Patrick Nair † Bishop of Meerut, India Bishop Emeritus

4 Dec 76.0 Retired Raphaël Marie Ze † Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

47.4 Appointed Christophe Zoa Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon

5 Dec 64.9 Ordained Bishop Laurent Chu Văn Minh Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

65.5 Appointed Karl Golser † Bishop of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy Bishop Emeritus

55.5 Ordained Bishop Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

6 Dec 61.1 Appointed Ulrich Boom Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Appointed Ulrich Boom Titular Bishop of Sullectum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

87.4 Died Ivan Semedi † Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

46.3 Ordained Bishop Youssef Antoine Soueif Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite) Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)

7 Dec 83.3 Died George Martin Kuzma † Bishop Emeritus of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA

60.4 Installed Dennis Marion Schnurr Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Archbishop

59.9 Installed Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. Bishop of Indore, India Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 45.8 Ordained Bishop Damián Santiago Bitar Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni Bishop of Oberá, Argentina

40.7 Appointed Paul He Zinqing Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China

52.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Anthony Toal Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain

92.4 Died Joseph Xu Zhixuan † Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China

9 Dec 76.1 Retired Francis Arinze Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

63.1 Appointed Antonio Cañizares Llovera Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

63.1 Appointed Antonio Cañizares Llovera Apostolic Administrator of Toledo, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

90.7 Died José María Larrauri Lafuente † Bishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain

10 Dec 53.5 Appointed Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela

11 Dec 80.2 Died Elie Amsini Kiswaya † Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

62.9 Installed John Michael Quinn Coadjutor Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, USA

12 Dec 55.5 Appointed Antonio Arcari Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique Apostolic Nuncio

59.5 Appointed Jean-Pierre Blais Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada

90.3 Died Avery Robert Dulles, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata

51.1 Ordained Bishop Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic Titular Bishop of La Imperial Bishop of Chile, Military

13 Dec 58.9 Installed Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez Bishop of Málaga, Spain

44.2 Ordained Bishop Raphaël Balla Guilavogui Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea

56.6 Ordained Deacon Jeffrey Neil Steenson Deacon of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Ordinary Emeritus of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA

47.9 Ordained Bishop Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina

14 Dec 43.9 Ordained Bishop José Manuel Imbamba Bishop of Dundo, Angola Archbishop of Saurimo, Angola

15 Dec 54.8 Ceased Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

54.8 Ceased Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

18 Dec 48.8 Appointed Berislav Grgić Prelate of Tromsø, Norway Prelate Emeritus

66.1 Appointed George Panikulam Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti Apostolic Nuncio

19 Dec 62.6 Ordained Bishop Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero Bishop of Zacatecas, México Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México

58.7 Appointed Felix Genn Bishop of Münster, Germany

52.4 Appointed Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela

20 Dec 87.1 Died Luca Collino, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy

83.9 Died Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso †

23 Dec 43.4 Appointed László Bőcskei Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania

77.7 Retired József Tempfli † Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania Bishop Emeritus

24 Dec 60.9 Appointed Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S. Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

66.0 Appointed Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Appointed Marek Mendyk Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland Bishop of Świdnica, Poland

47.7 Appointed Marek Mendyk Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru Bishop of Świdnica, Poland

25 Dec 83.5 Died Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

27 Dec 83.8 Died Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. † Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia

49.7 Appointed José Luis Escobar Alas Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador

68.9 Succeeded Vladimír Filo † Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Eduard Kojnok † Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia Bishop Emeritus

67.1 Ordained Bishop Yvon-Joseph Moreau, O.C.S.O. Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

69.2 Appointed Sebelio Peralta Alvarez † Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay

76.1 Retired Fernando Sáenz Lacalle † Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador Archbishop Emeritus

28 Dec 50.9 Ordained Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin Coadjutor Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China Auxiliary Bishop

29 Dec 46.5 Ordained Bishop Barry Christopher Knestout Titular Bishop of Leavenworth Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA

30 Dec 70.1 Appointed Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I. Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

62.9 Appointed Mario Zenari Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

31 Dec 77.5 Retired Hubert Bucher † Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Stanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E. Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa

60.9 Appointed Jan de Groef, M. Afr. Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Nov	84.6	Died	[Pius Jin Peixian] †	Bishop Emeritus of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
51.0	Appointed	Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Bishop of Chile, Military
51.0	Appointed	Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic	Titular Bishop of La Imperial	Bishop of Chile, Military
61.9	Appointed	Carlos Suárez Cázares	Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.9	Appointed	Carlos Suárez Cázares	Titular Bishop of Abidda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
5 Nov	91.4	Died	Sofron Stepan Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
6 Nov	76.5	Died	Carmelo Echenagusia Uribe †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bilbao, Spain
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Almachius Vincent Rweyongeza	Bishop of Kayanga, Tanzania
7 Nov	98.7	Died	José Bezerra Coutinho †	Bishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
8 Nov	64.6	Appointed	Rino Passigato	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Apostolic Nuncio
75.1	Retired	Alfio Rapisarda	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Apostolic Nuncio
11 Nov	76.9	Retired	Patrick Dougherty †	Bishop of Bathurst, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
47.8	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Alexandre Édouard Élie Jordy	Titular Bishop of Idassa	Archbishop of Tours, France
77.3	Died	Alessandro Maggiolini †	Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
55.0	Appointed	Daniel Nlandu Mayi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	62.1	Ceased	Mílton Antônio dos Santos, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
84.4	Died	Vladas Michelevičius †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
55.4	Appointed	José Moreira da Silva	Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil
76.7	Retired	Anselmo Müller, M.S.F. †	Bishop of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
44.6	Appointed	Neri José Tondello	Bishop of Juína, Mato Grosso, Brazil
77.5	Died	Marian Kazimierz Zimałek †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
13 Nov	63.0	Appointed	Juan José Asenjo Pelegrina	Coadjutor Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Nov	89.8	Died	Michael Ugwu Eneja †	Bishop Emeritus of Enugu, Nigeria
15 Nov	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Khảm	Titular Bishop of Trofimiana	Bishop of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam
16 Nov	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Martin Krebs	Titular Archbishop of Taborenta	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
84.2	Died	Bruno Maldaner †	Bishop Emeritus of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
17 Nov	60.1	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Antonio Nieto Súa	Titular Bishop of Teglata in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia
18 Nov	52.3	Ordained Bishop	Basilio Athai	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora	Archbishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar
90.0	Died	Manuel Castro Ruiz †	Archbishop Emeritus of Yucatán, México
79.4	Died	Miguel Delgado Avila, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Venezuela
46.4	Appointed	Barry Christopher Knestout	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
46.4	Appointed	Barry Christopher Knestout	Titular Bishop of Leavenworth	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
19 Nov	51.1	Appointed	Maurício Grotto de Camargo	Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
75.7	Retired	Aloysio José Leal Penna, S.J. †	Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
53.6	Incardinated	Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo	Priest of Denver, Colorado, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
53.6	Installed	Gustavo Rodriguez Vega	Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, México	Archbishop of Yucatán, México
20 Nov	58.0	Appointed	László Bíró	Bishop of Hungary, Military	Bishop Emeritus
63.7	Appointed	Rosolino Bianchetti Boffelli	Bishop of Zacapa y Santo Cristo de Esquipulas, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Quiché, Guatemala
21 Nov	64.5	Appointed	Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J.	Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
54.6	Appointed	Giambattista Diquattro	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
47.9	Appointed	Yves Le Saux, Comm. l'Emm.	Bishop of Le Mans, France	Bishop of Annecy, France
47.6	Installed	Mieczysław Mokrzycki	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
76.1	Retired	Gabriel Jules Joseph Piroird, Ist. del Prado †	Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Resigned	Luciano Suriani	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria
22 Nov	57.6	Appointed	Joseph Yapo Aké	Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus
60.1	Ordained Bishop	Jan Baxant	Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus
65.5	Ceased	Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Litoměřice, Czechia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
56.3	Installed	Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J.	Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
47.3	Appointed	Silvester Tung Kiem San	Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
47.8	Appointed	Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
47.8	Appointed	Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi	Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
24 Nov	75.5	Retired	George Francis Daniel	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	George Francis Daniel	Bishop of South Africa, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
61.8	Appointed	Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
61.8	Appointed	Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.	Bishop of South Africa, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
47.5	Appointed	José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.	Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
47.5	Appointed	José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Maturba	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
55.8	Appointed	Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P.	Coadjutor Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar	Bishop
76.1	Retired	René Joseph Rakotondrabé †	Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	Désiré Tsarahazana	Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar
25 Nov	48.8	Appointed	José Guadalupe Torres Campos	Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango, México	Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México
82.6	Died	Antanas Vaičius †	Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
27 Nov	58.0	Appointed	Florencio Armando Colín Cruz	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México
58.0	Appointed	Florencio Armando Colín Cruz	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México
28 Nov	53.4	Appointed	William Amove Avenya	Auxiliary Bishop of Makurdi, Nigeria	Bishop of Gboko, Nigeria
53.4	Appointed	William Amove Avenya	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania	Bishop of Gboko, Nigeria
54.4	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France	Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
54.4	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Louis Roger Sylvain Batut	Titular Bishop of Ressiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
80.5	Died	Edoardo Ricci †	Bishop Emeritus of San Miniato, Italy
50.3	Appointed	Nicolas Jean-Marie Souchu	Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Bishop of Aire et Dax, France
50.3	Appointed	Nicolas Jean-Marie Souchu	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Bishop of Aire et Dax, France
49.8	Appointed	Marcel Utembi Tapa	Archbishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
29 Nov	52.9	Succeeded	Jaime Soto	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
71.5	Retired	William Keith Weigand	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
30 Nov	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Marc Marie Max Aillet	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
1 Dec	75.0	Retired	Horacio Ernesto Benites Astoul †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.4	Installed	Thomas Matthew Burns, S.M.	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
67.6	Appointed	Jaime Prieto Amaya †	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
3 Dec	53.6	Appointed	Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia	Bishop of Teotihuacán, México, México
51.0	Appointed	Francis Kalist	Bishop of Meerut, India	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
76.3	Retired	Patrick Nair †	Bishop of Meerut, India	Bishop Emeritus
4 Dec	76.0	Retired	Raphaël Marie Ze †	Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
47.4	Appointed	Christophe Zoa	Bishop of Sangmélima, Cameroon
5 Dec	64.9	Ordained Bishop	Laurent Chu Văn Minh	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
65.5	Appointed	Karl Golser †	Bishop of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Cláudio Nori Sturm, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6 Dec	61.1	Appointed	Ulrich Boom	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Appointed	Ulrich Boom	Titular Bishop of Sullectum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
87.4	Died	Ivan Semedi †	Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Youssef Antoine Soueif	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
7 Dec	83.3	Died	George Martin Kuzma †	Bishop Emeritus of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA
60.4	Installed	Dennis Marion Schnurr	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop
59.9	Installed	Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D.	Bishop of Indore, India	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Damián Santiago Bitar	Titular Bishop of Turris Tamalleni	Bishop of Oberá, Argentina
40.7	Appointed	Paul He Zinqing	Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
52.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Anthony Toal	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain
92.4	Died	Joseph Xu Zhixuan †	Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
9 Dec	76.1	Retired	Francis Arinze	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
63.1	Appointed	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
63.1	Appointed	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Apostolic Administrator of Toledo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
90.7	Died	José María Larrauri Lafuente †	Bishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain
10 Dec	53.5	Appointed	Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela
11 Dec	80.2	Died	Elie Amsini Kiswaya †	Bishop Emeritus of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
62.9	Installed	John Michael Quinn	Coadjutor Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, USA
12 Dec	55.5	Appointed	Antonio Arcari	Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique	Apostolic Nuncio
59.5	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Blais	Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada
90.3	Died	Avery Robert Dulles, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Mario Ossandón Buljevic	Titular Bishop of La Imperial	Bishop of Chile, Military
13 Dec	58.9	Installed	Jesús Esteban Catalá Ibáñez	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
44.2	Ordained Bishop	Raphaël Balla Guilavogui	Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea
56.6	Ordained Deacon	Jeffrey Neil Steenson	Deacon of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Ordinary Emeritus of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Ariel Edgardo Torrado Mosconi	Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina
14 Dec	43.9	Ordained Bishop	José Manuel Imbamba	Bishop of Dundo, Angola	Archbishop of Saurimo, Angola
15 Dec	54.8	Ceased	Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
54.8	Ceased	Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
18 Dec	48.8	Appointed	Berislav Grgić	Prelate of Tromsø, Norway	Prelate Emeritus
66.1	Appointed	George Panikulam	Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti	Apostolic Nuncio
19 Dec	62.6	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero	Bishop of Zacatecas, México	Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
58.7	Appointed	Felix Genn	Bishop of Münster, Germany
52.4	Appointed	Jorge Anibal Quintero Chacón	Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela	Bishop of Barcelona, Venezuela
20 Dec	87.1	Died	Luca Collino, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
83.9	Died	Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso †
23 Dec	43.4	Appointed	László Bőcskei	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
77.7	Retired	József Tempfli †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania	Bishop Emeritus
24 Dec	60.9	Appointed	Derek John Christopher Byrne, S.P.S.	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
66.0	Appointed	Francisco Javier Del Valle Paredes	Bishop of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Appointed	Marek Mendyk	Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland	Bishop of Świdnica, Poland
47.7	Appointed	Marek Mendyk	Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru	Bishop of Świdnica, Poland
25 Dec	83.5	Died	Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
27 Dec	83.8	Died	Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
49.7	Appointed	José Luis Escobar Alas	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
68.9	Succeeded	Vladimír Filo †	Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Eduard Kojnok †	Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus
67.1	Ordained Bishop	Yvon-Joseph Moreau, O.C.S.O.	Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
69.2	Appointed	Sebelio Peralta Alvarez †	Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay
76.1	Retired	Fernando Sáenz Lacalle †	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Dec	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Guo Xijin	Coadjutor Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China	Auxiliary Bishop
29 Dec	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Barry Christopher Knestout	Titular Bishop of Leavenworth	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA
30 Dec	70.1	Appointed	Elio Giovanni Greselin, S.C.I.	Bishop of Lichinga, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
62.9	Appointed	Mario Zenari	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
31 Dec	77.5	Retired	Hubert Bucher †	Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Stanisław Jan Dziuba, O.S.P.P.E.	Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa
60.9	Appointed	Jan de Groef, M. Afr.	Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa

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