The Year of Our Lord 2010

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 79.8 Temporary Vows Frédéric Rubwejanga, O.C.S.O. Member of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda

2 Nov 80.2 Died Romualdas Krikšciunas † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania

3 Nov 60.0 Resigned Fidèle Agbatchi Archbishop of Parakou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

64.3 Died Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli † Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq

41.5 Appointed Xavier Novell Gomà Bishop of Solsona, Spain

76.3 Retired Jaume Traserra Cunillera † Bishop of Solsona, Spain Bishop Emeritus

4 Nov 81.8 Appointed Walter Brandmüller Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

55.9 Appointed Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

75.9 Retired Mario Luis Bautista Maulión † Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

60.9 Appointed Juan Alberto Puiggari Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina

6 Nov 64.8 Appointed Roberto Bordi, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.8 Appointed Roberto Bordi, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Mutugenna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia

8 Nov 61.3 Installed David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

9 Nov 51.8 Installed Gerard Paul Bergie Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada

78.5 Died John Jerome Cunneen † Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand

10 Nov 56.7 Appointed Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

50.1 Appointed Jaime Spengler, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop

50.1 Appointed Jaime Spengler, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Patara Cardinal, Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

11 Nov 63.7 Appointed Lourdunada Daniel Bishop of Nashik, India Bishop Emeritus

12 Nov 60.8 Appointed Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta † Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia

13 Nov 81.8 Ordained Bishop Walter Brandmüller Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

69.9 Appointed Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve Archbishop of Barranquilla, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

88.0 Died Stanislav Krátký † Bishop

67.2 Appointed Luis Antonio Nova Rocha † Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia

62.5 Appointed Paul Yemboaro Ouédraogo Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Archbishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed Salvatore Pennacchio Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

75.6 Retired Luis Gabriel Romero Franco Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

73.1 Resigned Anselme Titianma Sanon Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Archbishop Emeritus

15 Nov 81.7 Died Nikol Joseph Cauchi † Bishop Emeritus of Gozo, Malta

84.3 Died Paul Jiang Taoran † Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China

40.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Yang Yongqiang Coadjutor Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China Bishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China

16 Nov 47.3 Appointed Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

17 Nov 47.9 Selected Peter Fang Jianping Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China

20 Nov 72.4 Appointed Angelo Amato, S.D.B. Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

72.4 Elevated to Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B. Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

75.2 Appointed Fortunato Baldelli † Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

75.2 Elevated to Cardinal Fortunato Baldelli † Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

93.5 Appointed Domenico Bartolucci † Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata Cardinal, Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

93.5 Elevated to Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci † Cardinal, Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

81.8 Appointed Walter Brandmüller Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

81.8 Elevated to Cardinal Walter Brandmüller Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

62.3 Appointed Raymond Leo Burke Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

62.3 Elevated to Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

73.7 Appointed Raymundo Damasceno Assis Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

73.7 Elevated to Cardinal Raymundo Damasceno Assis Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

84.8 Appointed José Manuel Estepa Llaurens † Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military

84.8 Elevated to Cardinal José Manuel Estepa Llaurens † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military

42.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Guo Jincai Bishop of Chengde, China

60.6 Appointed Kurt Koch Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

60.6 Elevated to Cardinal Kurt Koch Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

57.1 Appointed Reinhard Marx Cardinal-Priest of San Corbiniano Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

57.1 Elevated to Cardinal Reinhard Marx Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

79.1 Appointed Medardo Joseph Mazombwe † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia

79.1 Elevated to Cardinal Medardo Joseph Mazombwe † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia

76.4 Appointed Francesco Monterisi Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

76.4 Elevated to Cardinal Francesco Monterisi Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

71.1 Appointed Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mare Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

71.1 Elevated to Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

53.2 Ordained Bishop Martin Anwel Mtumbuka Bishop of Karonga, Malawi

75.6 Elevated to Cardinal Antonios Naguib † Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

60.8 Appointed Kazimierz Nycz Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

60.8 Elevated to Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

75.1 Appointed Velasio De Paolis, C.S. † Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

75.1 Elevated to Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S. † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

66.1 Appointed Mauro Piacenza Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alle Tre Fontane Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

66.1 Elevated to Cardinal Mauro Piacenza Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

63.0 Appointed Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

63.0 Elevated to Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

68.0 Appointed Gianfranco Ravasi Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology

68.0 Elevated to Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology

72.7 Appointed Paolo Romeo Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

72.7 Elevated to Cardinal Paolo Romeo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

65.4 Appointed Robert Sarah Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

65.4 Elevated to Cardinal Robert Sarah Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

76.2 Appointed Paolo Sardi † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Auxiliatrice in via Tuscolana Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

76.2 Elevated to Cardinal Paolo Sardi † Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

82.4 Appointed Elio Sgreccia † Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life

82.4 Elevated to Cardinal Elio Sgreccia † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life

76.8 Appointed Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

76.8 Elevated to Cardinal Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

70.0 Appointed Donald William Wuerl Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

70.0 Elevated to Cardinal Donald William Wuerl Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

62.7 Appointed Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of Apostolic Nuncio to Israel

21 Nov 66.1 Installed Cesare Nosiglia Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

22 Nov 49.6 Appointed José Bonello, O.F.M. Coadjutor Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras Bishop

58.9 Appointed Vincenzo Di Mauro Coadjutor Bishop of Vigevano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Vincenzo Di Mauro Archbishop (Personal Title) Bishop Emeritus of Vigevano, Italy

90.4 Died Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano

23 Nov 53.9 Installed Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S. Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA

44.4 Appointed Felix Gmür Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland

81.8 Died George Otto Wirz † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

82.9 Installed Vincent Zhu Weifang † Bishop of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China Bishop Emeritus

24 Nov 43.3 Appointed Paulo Cezar Costa Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

43.3 Appointed Paulo Cezar Costa Titular Bishop of Oescus Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

46.4 Appointed Pedro Cunha Cruz Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil

46.4 Appointed Pedro Cunha Cruz Titular Bishop of Agbia Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil

58.0 Resigned Luíz Carlos Eccel Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

45.7 Appointed Nelson Francelino Ferreira Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

45.7 Appointed Nelson Francelino Ferreira Titular Bishop of Alava Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

59.2 Appointed João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil

83.0 Died Sergio Valech Aldunate † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

25 Nov 75.0 Retired Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F. Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

67.1 Appointed Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

65.6 Appointed Luigi Marrucci † Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

26 Nov 75.7 Retired Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Succeeded Jude Ayodeji Arogundade Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria

58.4 Resigned Gáspár Ladocsi Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

27 Nov 65.6 Installed José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. Bishop of Cartago, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

40.9 Appointed Santo Loku Pio Doggale Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan

40.9 Appointed Santo Loku Pio Doggale Titular Bishop of Equizetum Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan

38.1 Incardinated Simon Chibuga Masondole Priest of Bunda, Tanzania Bishop

45.0 Appointed Renatus Leonard Nkwande Bishop of Bunda, Tanzania Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania

28 Nov 65.7 Ordained Bishop Jaime Rafael Fuentes Martín Bishop of Minas, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas, Uruguay

38.9 Appointed Ryan Pagente Jimenez Apostolic Administrator of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

61.1 Ordained Bishop Douglas Regattieri Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy

76.9 Installed Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

30 Nov 75.5 Retired William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

67.5 Appointed Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	79.8	Temporary Vows	Frédéric Rubwejanga, O.C.S.O.	Member of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance	Bishop Emeritus of Kibungo, Rwanda
2 Nov	80.2	Died	Romualdas Krikšciunas †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania
3 Nov	60.0	Resigned	Fidèle Agbatchi	Archbishop of Parakou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
64.3	Died	Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
41.5	Appointed	Xavier Novell Gomà	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
76.3	Retired	Jaume Traserra Cunillera †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
4 Nov	81.8	Appointed	Walter Brandmüller	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
55.9	Appointed	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil	Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
75.9	Retired	Mario Luis Bautista Maulión †	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
60.9	Appointed	Juan Alberto Puiggari	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
6 Nov	64.8	Appointed	Roberto Bordi, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.8	Appointed	Roberto Bordi, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Mutugenna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
8 Nov	61.3	Installed	David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I.	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
9 Nov	51.8	Installed	Gerard Paul Bergie	Bishop of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
78.5	Died	John Jerome Cunneen †	Bishop Emeritus of Christchurch, New Zealand
10 Nov	56.7	Appointed	Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
50.1	Appointed	Jaime Spengler, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop
50.1	Appointed	Jaime Spengler, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Patara	Cardinal, Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
11 Nov	63.7	Appointed	Lourdunada Daniel	Bishop of Nashik, India	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	60.8	Appointed	Johannes Maria Trilaksyanta Pujasumarta †	Archbishop of Semarang, Indonesia
13 Nov	81.8	Ordained Bishop	Walter Brandmüller	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
69.9	Appointed	Jairo Jaramillo Monsalve	Archbishop of Barranquilla, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
88.0	Died	Stanislav Krátký †	Bishop
67.2	Appointed	Luis Antonio Nova Rocha †	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia
62.5	Appointed	Paul Yemboaro Ouédraogo	Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Archbishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	Salvatore Pennacchio	Apostolic Nuncio to Nepal	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
75.6	Retired	Luis Gabriel Romero Franco	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
73.1	Resigned	Anselme Titianma Sanon	Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Nov	81.7	Died	Nikol Joseph Cauchi †	Bishop Emeritus of Gozo, Malta
84.3	Died	Paul Jiang Taoran †	Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Yang Yongqiang	Coadjutor Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China	Bishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
16 Nov	47.3	Appointed	Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa	Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
17 Nov	47.9	Selected	Peter Fang Jianping	Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China
20 Nov	72.4	Appointed	Angelo Amato, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
72.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Angelo Amato, S.D.B.	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
75.2	Appointed	Fortunato Baldelli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Anselmo all’Aventino	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
75.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Fortunato Baldelli †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
93.5	Appointed	Domenico Bartolucci †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimi Nomi di Gesù e Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
93.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Bartolucci †	Cardinal, Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
81.8	Appointed	Walter Brandmüller	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
81.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Walter Brandmüller	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
62.3	Appointed	Raymond Leo Burke	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
62.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Raymond Leo Burke	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
73.7	Appointed	Raymundo Damasceno Assis	Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
73.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Raymundo Damasceno Assis	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
84.8	Appointed	José Manuel Estepa Llaurens †	Cardinal-Priest of San Gabriele Arcangelo all’Acqua Traversa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
84.8	Elevated to Cardinal	José Manuel Estepa Llaurens †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Guo Jincai	Bishop of Chengde, China
60.6	Appointed	Kurt Koch	Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
60.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Kurt Koch	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
57.1	Appointed	Reinhard Marx	Cardinal-Priest of San Corbiniano	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
57.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Reinhard Marx	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
79.1	Appointed	Medardo Joseph Mazombwe †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
79.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Medardo Joseph Mazombwe †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
76.4	Appointed	Francesco Monterisi	Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
76.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Monterisi	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
71.1	Appointed	Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mare	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
71.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Martin Anwel Mtumbuka	Bishop of Karonga, Malawi
75.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonios Naguib †	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
60.8	Appointed	Kazimierz Nycz	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Silvestro e Martino ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
60.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Kazimierz Nycz	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
75.1	Appointed	Velasio De Paolis, C.S. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Gesù Buon Pastore alla Montagnola	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
75.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Velasio De Paolis, C.S. †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
66.1	Appointed	Mauro Piacenza	Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alle Tre Fontane	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
66.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Mauro Piacenza	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
63.0	Appointed	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
63.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
68.0	Appointed	Gianfranco Ravasi	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology
68.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Gianfranco Ravasi	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology
72.7	Appointed	Paolo Romeo	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
72.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Paolo Romeo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
65.4	Appointed	Robert Sarah	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
65.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Robert Sarah	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
76.2	Appointed	Paolo Sardi †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Auxiliatrice in via Tuscolana	Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
76.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Paolo Sardi †	Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
82.4	Appointed	Elio Sgreccia †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life
82.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Elio Sgreccia †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life
76.8	Appointed	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
76.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
70.0	Appointed	Donald William Wuerl	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
70.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Donald William Wuerl	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
62.7	Appointed	Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
21 Nov	66.1	Installed	Cesare Nosiglia	Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
22 Nov	49.6	Appointed	José Bonello, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of Juticalpa, Honduras	Bishop
58.9	Appointed	Vincenzo Di Mauro	Coadjutor Bishop of Vigevano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Vincenzo Di Mauro	Archbishop (Personal Title)	Bishop Emeritus of Vigevano, Italy
90.4	Died	Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano
23 Nov	53.9	Installed	Gustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S.	Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
44.4	Appointed	Felix Gmür	Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
81.8	Died	George Otto Wirz †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
82.9	Installed	Vincent Zhu Weifang †	Bishop of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China	Bishop Emeritus
24 Nov	43.3	Appointed	Paulo Cezar Costa	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
43.3	Appointed	Paulo Cezar Costa	Titular Bishop of Oescus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
46.4	Appointed	Pedro Cunha Cruz	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
46.4	Appointed	Pedro Cunha Cruz	Titular Bishop of Agbia	Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
58.0	Resigned	Luíz Carlos Eccel	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
45.7	Appointed	Nelson Francelino Ferreira	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
45.7	Appointed	Nelson Francelino Ferreira	Titular Bishop of Alava	Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
59.2	Appointed	João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil
83.0	Died	Sergio Valech Aldunate †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
25 Nov	75.0	Retired	Jorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F.	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
67.1	Appointed	Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
65.6	Appointed	Luigi Marrucci †	Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov	75.7	Retired	Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge	Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Succeeded	Jude Ayodeji Arogundade	Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria
58.4	Resigned	Gáspár Ladocsi	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27 Nov	65.6	Installed	José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.	Bishop of Cartago, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
40.9	Appointed	Santo Loku Pio Doggale	Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan
40.9	Appointed	Santo Loku Pio Doggale	Titular Bishop of Equizetum	Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan
38.1	Incardinated	Simon Chibuga Masondole	Priest of Bunda, Tanzania	Bishop
45.0	Appointed	Renatus Leonard Nkwande	Bishop of Bunda, Tanzania	Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania
28 Nov	65.7	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Rafael Fuentes Martín	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas, Uruguay
38.9	Appointed	Ryan Pagente Jimenez	Apostolic Administrator of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
61.1	Ordained Bishop	Douglas Regattieri	Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy
76.9	Installed	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
30 Nov	75.5	Retired	William Joseph Kurtz, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
67.5	Appointed	Stephen Joseph Reichert, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus

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