The Year of Our Lord 2019

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec 96.9 Died Miguel Esteban Hesayne † Bishop Emeritus of Viedma, Argentina

40.7 Ordained Bishop Ivan Kulyk Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukrainian), Ukraine

70.3 Ceased Vasyl Semeniuk Archiepiscopal Administrator of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukrainian), Ukraine Archbishop Emeritus of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

59.2 Died Paul David Sirba † Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA

2 Dec 66.9 Appointed Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania

66.9 Appointed Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS Apostolic Administrator of Kahama, Tanzania Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania

54.9 Appointed Alberto Rojas Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA Bishop

3 Dec 62.2 Appointed Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam

64.3 Appointed Josef Marketz Bishop of Gurk, Austria

4 Dec 50.3 Appointed Zdzisław Stanisław Błaszczyk Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

50.3 Appointed Zdzisław Stanisław Błaszczyk Titular Bishop of Aulon Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

93.4 Died Ján Eugen Kočiš † Protosyncellus Emeritus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)

73.7 Resigned Richard Joseph Malone Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

71.5 Appointed Edward Bernard Scharfenberger Apostolic Administrator of Buffalo, New York, USA Bishop of Albany, New York, USA

5 Dec 86.0 Died Pietro Brollo † Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy

7 Dec 47.0 Ordained Bishop David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. Titular Bishop of Bagai Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador

45.2 Appointed Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A. Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru

77.9 Retired Séraphin François Rouamba Archbishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso Archbishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Gabriel Sayaogo Archbishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso

8 Dec 57.4 Ceased George Bugeja, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi, Libya Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya

57.4 Ceased George Bugeja, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Derna, Libya Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya

73.6 Appointed Fernando Filoni Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

80.6 Retired Edwin Frederick O’Brien Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus

60.8 Appointed Sandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi, Libya Vicar Apostolic

60.8 Appointed Sandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Derna, Libya Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya

62.4 Appointed Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization

9 Dec 44.7 Appointed Nicolas Pierre Jean Lhernould Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia

94.5 Died José Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón Santiago † Bishop Emeritus of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil

49.8 Installed Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C. Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

10 Dec 64.2 Ordained Bishop Gerardo Joseph Colacicco Titular Bishop of Erdonia Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

45.7 Ordained Bishop Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P. Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine

61.4 Ordained Bishop Edmund James Whalen Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

11 Dec 62.2 Ceased Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng Apostolic Administrator of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam

66.0 Installed Joseph Nguyễn Năng Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

83.0 Died Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo † Bishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda

12 Dec 47.4 Installed Jaime Cristóbal Abril González Bishop of Arauca, Colombia

55.9 Appointed Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla Cardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan

48.2 Appointed Giorgio Barbetta Manzocchi Auxiliary Bishop of Huarí, Peru

48.2 Appointed Giorgio Barbetta Manzocchi Titular Bishop of Isola Auxiliary Bishop of Huarí, Peru

61.3 Appointed Luis Augusto Campos Flórez Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia

52.6 Ordained Bishop Moses Chikwe Titular Bishop of Flumenzer Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria

62.2 Appointed Segundo René Coba Galarza Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador

54.8 Appointed Donald Edward DeGrood Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

57.4 Ordained Bishop Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines

62.2 Installed Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam

51.8 Appointed Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Ełk, Poland Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

51.8 Appointed Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C. Titular Bishop of Naissus Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

78.1 Retired Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Impfondo, Congo Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed Julius Yakubu Kundi Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria

79.3 Retired Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. † Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan Archbishop Emeritus

76.2 Retired Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

77.9 Ceased Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm Apostolic Administrator of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam

48.8 Appointed Daniel Franck Nzika Bishop of Impfondo, Congo

54.3 Ordained Bishop Bartholomeus van Roijen Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada

51.3 Installed Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia

76.2 Retired Paul Joseph Swain † Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Bishop Emeritus

13 Dec 70.5 Appointed George Joseph Lucas Apostolic Administrator of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

14 Dec 57.4 Installed Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines

85.2 Ceased Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. Apostolic Administrator of Machiques, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela

83.5 Died André Gaumond † Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

55.6 Installed Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M. Bishop of Loja, Ecuador

62.3 Appointed Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich Bishop of Kericho, Kenya

60.9 Installed Josafá Menezes da Silva Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil

50.2 Appointed Nicolas Nadji Bab Bishop of Laï, Chad

56.0 Ordained Bishop Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas Bishop of Machiques, Venezuela

77.0 Retired Emmanuel Okombo Wandera Bishop of Kericho, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

15 Dec 47.0 Installed Vasyl Hovera Apostolic Administrator of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)

54.0 Installed José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

70.2 Ceased Antony Pappusamy Apostolic Administrator of Palayamkottai, India Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

59.0 Ordained Bishop Antonysamy Savarimuthu Bishop of Palayamkottai, India

17 Dec 54.7 Appointed Georges Bizimana Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi

94.5 Died Enzio d’Antonio † Archbishop Emeritus of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy

94.2 Died Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. † Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

75.0 Retired Luigi Ventura Apostolic Nuncio to France Apostolic Nuncio

18 Dec 62.5 Appointed Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

20 Dec 50.9 Appointed Antonio Crameri, S.S.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

50.9 Appointed Antonio Crameri, S.S.C. Titular Bishop of Apollonia Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador

51.6 Appointed Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A. Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

51.6 Appointed Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A. Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

51.6 Appointed Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A. Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek) Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

74.1 Died Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea

75.3 Ceased Nicholas James Samra Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek) Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

21 Dec 92.0 Ceased Angelo Sodano † Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

92.0 Retired Angelo Sodano † Dean of the College of Cardinals Cardinal, Dean Emeritus

24 Dec 73.8 Resigned György-Miklós Jakubínyi Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania Archbishop Emeritus

51.4 Appointed Gergely Kovács Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania

82.2 Died Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

75.1 Retired József Tamás Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

27 Dec 74.7 Appointed Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Santiago de Chile Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed Francisco Cerro Chaves Archbishop of Toledo, Spain

58.3 Ordained Bishop Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales Titular Bishop of Phelbes Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

53.3 Ordained Bishop Angelo Raffaele Panzetta Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy Coadjutor Archbishop of Lecce, Italy

76.8 Appointed Richard Edmund Pates Apostolic Administrator of Joliet in Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA

60.9 Appointed Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez Archbishop of Puerto Montt, Chile

75.9 Retired Braulio Rodríguez Plaza Archbishop of Toledo, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

28 Dec 48.4 Appointed Michael Miabesue Bibi Apostolic Administrator of Buéa, Cameroon Bishop

75.4 Retired Emmanuel Bushu Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

61.0 Appointed Augustine Ndubueze Echema Bishop of Aba, Nigeria

48.8 Ordained Bishop Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R. Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

29 Dec 55.0 Ordained Bishop Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. Titular Bishop of Sertei Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

64.8 Ordained Bishop Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R. Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil

30 Dec 76.4 Retired Cornelius Fontem Esua Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus

54.3 Appointed Andrew Nkea Fuanya Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon

54.3 Appointed Andrew Nkea Fuanya Apostolic Administrator of Mamfe, Cameroon Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon

94.0 Died Prospero (Stanley) Grech, O.S.A. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti

77.9 Died Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya

31 Dec 96.6 Died Chucrallah Harb † Bishop Emeritus of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

69.9 Ceased Kazimierz Nycz Apostolic Administrator of Płock, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	96.9	Died	Miguel Esteban Hesayne †	Bishop Emeritus of Viedma, Argentina
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Ivan Kulyk	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
70.3	Ceased	Vasyl Semeniuk	Archiepiscopal Administrator of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Archbishop Emeritus of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
59.2	Died	Paul David Sirba †	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
2 Dec	66.9	Appointed	Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
66.9	Appointed	Ludovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSS	Apostolic Administrator of Kahama, Tanzania	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
54.9	Appointed	Alberto Rojas	Coadjutor Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA	Bishop
3 Dec	62.2	Appointed	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
64.3	Appointed	Josef Marketz	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
4 Dec	50.3	Appointed	Zdzisław Stanisław Błaszczyk	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
50.3	Appointed	Zdzisław Stanisław Błaszczyk	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
93.4	Died	Ján Eugen Kočiš †	Protosyncellus Emeritus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)
73.7	Resigned	Richard Joseph Malone	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
71.5	Appointed	Edward Bernard Scharfenberger	Apostolic Administrator of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
5 Dec	86.0	Died	Pietro Brollo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy
7 Dec	47.0	Ordained Bishop	David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Bagai	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
45.2	Appointed	Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A.	Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru	Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
77.9	Retired	Séraphin François Rouamba	Archbishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso	Archbishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Gabriel Sayaogo	Archbishop of Koupéla, Burkina Faso
8 Dec	57.4	Ceased	George Bugeja, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi, Libya	Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
57.4	Ceased	George Bugeja, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Derna, Libya	Vicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
73.6	Appointed	Fernando Filoni	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
80.6	Retired	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
60.8	Appointed	Sandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Benghazi, Libya	Vicar Apostolic
60.8	Appointed	Sandro Overend Rigillo, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Derna, Libya	Vicar Apostolic of Benghazi, Libya
62.4	Appointed	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
9 Dec	44.7	Appointed	Nicolas Pierre Jean Lhernould	Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria	Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia
94.5	Died	José Mauro Ramalho de Alarcón Santiago †	Bishop Emeritus of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil
49.8	Installed	Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C.	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
10 Dec	64.2	Ordained Bishop	Gerardo Joseph Colacicco	Titular Bishop of Erdonia	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
61.4	Ordained Bishop	Edmund James Whalen	Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
11 Dec	62.2	Ceased	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng	Apostolic Administrator of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
66.0	Installed	Joseph Nguyễn Năng	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
83.0	Died	Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo †	Bishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda
12 Dec	47.4	Installed	Jaime Cristóbal Abril González	Bishop of Arauca, Colombia
55.9	Appointed	Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla	Cardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan
48.2	Appointed	Giorgio Barbetta Manzocchi	Auxiliary Bishop of Huarí, Peru
48.2	Appointed	Giorgio Barbetta Manzocchi	Titular Bishop of Isola	Auxiliary Bishop of Huarí, Peru
61.3	Appointed	Luis Augusto Campos Flórez	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Moses Chikwe	Titular Bishop of Flumenzer	Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria
62.2	Appointed	Segundo René Coba Galarza	Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador
54.8	Appointed	Donald Edward DeGrood	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
57.4	Ordained Bishop	Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
62.2	Installed	Joseph Đỗ Mạnh Hùng	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam
51.8	Appointed	Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Ełk, Poland	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
51.8	Appointed	Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.	Titular Bishop of Naissus	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
78.1	Retired	Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Impfondo, Congo	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Julius Yakubu Kundi	Bishop of Kafanchan, Nigeria
79.3	Retired	Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. †	Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan	Archbishop Emeritus
76.2	Retired	Carlos Germán Mesa Ruiz	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
77.9	Ceased	Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm	Apostolic Administrator of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam
48.8	Appointed	Daniel Franck Nzika	Bishop of Impfondo, Congo
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Bartholomeus van Roijen	Bishop of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada
51.3	Installed	Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P.	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia
76.2	Retired	Paul Joseph Swain †	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec	70.5	Appointed	George Joseph Lucas	Apostolic Administrator of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
14 Dec	57.4	Installed	Jose Alan Verdejo Dialogo	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
85.2	Ceased	Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Machiques, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
83.5	Died	André Gaumond †	Archbishop Emeritus of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
55.6	Installed	Walter Jehová Heras Segarra, O.F.M.	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
62.3	Appointed	Alfred Kipkoech Arap Rotich	Bishop of Kericho, Kenya
60.9	Installed	Josafá Menezes da Silva	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
50.2	Appointed	Nicolas Nadji Bab	Bishop of Laï, Chad
56.0	Ordained Bishop	Nicolás Gregorio Nava Rojas	Bishop of Machiques, Venezuela
77.0	Retired	Emmanuel Okombo Wandera	Bishop of Kericho, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	47.0	Installed	Vasyl Hovera	Apostolic Administrator of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)
54.0	Installed	José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Domenico e Sisto	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
70.2	Ceased	Antony Pappusamy	Apostolic Administrator of Palayamkottai, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonysamy Savarimuthu	Bishop of Palayamkottai, India
17 Dec	54.7	Appointed	Georges Bizimana	Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi
94.5	Died	Enzio d’Antonio †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy
94.2	Died	Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. †	Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
75.0	Retired	Luigi Ventura	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Apostolic Nuncio
18 Dec	62.5	Appointed	Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
20 Dec	50.9	Appointed	Antonio Crameri, S.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
50.9	Appointed	Antonio Crameri, S.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
51.6	Appointed	Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
51.6	Appointed	Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.	Titular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei Greco-Melkiti	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
51.6	Appointed	Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.	Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
74.1	Died	Ambrose Kiapseni, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
75.3	Ceased	Nicholas James Samra	Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)	Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
21 Dec	92.0	Ceased	Angelo Sodano †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
92.0	Retired	Angelo Sodano †	Dean of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus
24 Dec	73.8	Resigned	György-Miklós Jakubínyi	Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Archbishop Emeritus
51.4	Appointed	Gergely Kovács	Archbishop of Alba Iulia, Romania
82.2	Died	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
75.1	Retired	József Tamás	Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27 Dec	74.7	Appointed	Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Santiago de Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	Francisco Cerro Chaves	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
58.3	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Arturo Figueroa Morales	Titular Bishop of Phelbes	Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Raffaele Panzetta	Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lecce, Italy
76.8	Appointed	Richard Edmund Pates	Apostolic Administrator of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
60.9	Appointed	Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez	Archbishop of Puerto Montt, Chile
75.9	Retired	Braulio Rodríguez Plaza	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Dec	48.4	Appointed	Michael Miabesue Bibi	Apostolic Administrator of Buéa, Cameroon	Bishop
75.4	Retired	Emmanuel Bushu	Bishop of Buéa, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
61.0	Appointed	Augustine Ndubueze Echema	Bishop of Aba, Nigeria
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R.	Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
29 Dec	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Martin Laliberté, P.M.E.	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
64.8	Ordained Bishop	Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R.	Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil
30 Dec	76.4	Retired	Cornelius Fontem Esua	Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
54.3	Appointed	Andrew Nkea Fuanya	Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon
54.3	Appointed	Andrew Nkea Fuanya	Apostolic Administrator of Mamfe, Cameroon	Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon
94.0	Died	Prospero (Stanley) Grech, O.S.A. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Goretti
77.9	Died	Giovanni Innocenzo Martinelli, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
31 Dec	96.6	Died	Chucrallah Harb †	Bishop Emeritus of Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
69.9	Ceased	Kazimierz Nycz	Apostolic Administrator of Płock, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

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