The Year of Our Lord 2020

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 53.7 Confirmed Charbel Yusef Abdallah Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

76.8 Retired Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. † Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite) Archbishop Emeritus

77.6 Retired Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

58.2 Appointed Youssef Antoine Soueif Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)

3 Nov 63.8 Appointed Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

83.7 Retired Youhanna Kamal Golta † Curial Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Curial Bishop Emeritus

57.3 Appointed Thomas Halim Habib Bishop of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt

4 Nov 47.7 Appointed Valter Magno de Carvalho Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

47.7 Appointed Valter Magno de Carvalho Titular Bishop of Giufi Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

56.5 Appointed Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

56.5 Appointed Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior Titular Bishop of Tyndaris Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

53.1 Appointed Mate Uzinić Coadjutor Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia Archbishop

6 Nov 55.5 Installed Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M. Cardinal, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

7 Nov 57.3 Appointed Tomás Alejo Concepción Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic

78.8 Retired José Dolores Grullón Estrella Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus

79.1 Died Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

8 Nov 74.0 Died Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Malanje, Angola

10 Nov 60.5 Appointed Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

51.7 Appointed Noel Saw Naw Aye Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar

51.7 Appointed Noel Saw Naw Aye Titular Bishop of Methamaucum Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar

11 Nov 52.7 Appointed Devair Araújo da Fonseca Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

51.0 Appointed Robert Józef Chrząszcz Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

51.0 Appointed Robert Józef Chrząszcz Titular Bishop of Forconium Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

80.6 Died Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí † Bishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain

71.5 Appointed Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia

75.8 Retired Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

12 Nov 75.2 Retired Albert D’Souza Archbishop of Agra, India Archbishop Emeritus

62.7 Appointed Raphy Manjaly Archbishop of Agra, India

76.9 Retired Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Bluefields, Nicaragua Bishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Francisco José Tigerino Dávila Bishop of Bluefields, Nicaragua

13 Nov 63.9 Installed Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

49.0 Ordained Bishop Kevin Michael Birmingham † Titular Bishop of Dolia Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

59.6 Ordained Bishop Jeffrey Scott Grob Titular Bishop of Abora Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

63.1 Ordained Bishop Robert Joseph Lombardo, C.F.R. Titular Bishop of Munatiana Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

71.4 Ceased George Joseph Lucas Apostolic Administrator of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

65.2 Ceased Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak) Patriarchal Administrator of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

14 Nov 80.8 Died Gerald Nicholas Dino † Bishop Emeritus of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA

59.1 Appointed François Achille Eyabi Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon

57.5 Appointed Teodoro Gómez Rivera Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras

57.5 Appointed Teodoro Gómez Rivera Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras

58.9 Appointed Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras Bishop of Gracias, Honduras

58.9 Appointed Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Nasbinca Bishop of Gracias, Honduras

59.2 Ordained Bishop Gheevarghese (George) Kurisummoottil Titular Bishop of Chaialum Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India

77.5 Retired Bosco Lin Chi-nan Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus

54.0 Appointed John Lee Juo-Wang Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus

53.7 Installed Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

63.4 Ordained Bishop Alojzije Slavko Večerin † Bishop of Subotica, Serbia

15 Nov 80.2 Ordained Bishop Enrico Feroci Titular Archbishop of Cures Sabinorum Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva

53.0 Installed Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F. Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

65.9 Ordained Bishop Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru

77.9 Ceased Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

86.7 Installed Giovanni Battista Re Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

86.8 Died Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

16 Nov 97.0 Died Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

75.7 Retired Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin † Apostolic Nuncio to European Union Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

Appointed Linus Ngenomesho, O.M.I. Apostolic Administrator of Rundu, Namibia

72.3 Resigned Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

17 Nov 58.7 Appointed David Joseph Bonnar Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA

47.1 Appointed Jaime Oswaldo Castillo Villacrés Vicar Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador

18 Nov 86.5 Died Iwannis Louis Awad † Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Syrian)

71.3 Appointed Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

72.0 Appointed Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. Apostolic Administrator of Myitkyina, Myanmar Cardinal, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar

59.7 Appointed László Felföldi Bishop of Pécs, Hungary

48.5 Appointed Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Wau, South Sudan

46.7 Appointed François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

73.9 Resigned Francis Daw Tang Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus

19 Nov 76.5 Retired Thumma Bala Archbishop of Hyderabad, India Archbishop Emeritus

59.0 Appointed Anthony Poola Cardinal, Archbishop of Hyderabad, India

21 Nov 52.4 Installed Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro Bishop of Pasto, Colombia

56.2 Installed Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain

55.4 Appointed Hilario González García Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México

76.0 Retired Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe) Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed Simon Kim Ju-young Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) Bishop of Chuncheon, Korea (South)

54.1 Appointed Pietro Liu Genzhu Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China

53.9 Appointed Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

53.9 Appointed Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

70.3 Resigned Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

98.7 Died Jožef Smej † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia

51.3 Appointed Mauricio Urrea Carrillo Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México

75.4 Retired José Raúl Vera López, O.P. Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México Bishop Emeritus

22 Nov 69.8 Died Gonzalo Galván Castillo † Bishop Emeritus of Autlán, Jalisco, México

55.0 Ordained Bishop Mauro Maria Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Archbishop of Thisiduo Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter

75.1 Retired Peter Kang U-il Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

54.0 Installed Bertrand Didier Marie Joseph Lacombe Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

57.6 Succeeded Pius Moon Chang-woo Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South) Bishop of Jeju, Korea (South)

23 Nov 58.8 Ordained Bishop Thomas Chen Tianhao Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China

87.9 Died Marco Virgilio Ferrari † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

24 Nov 104.7 Died Damián Iguacén Borau † Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain

25 Nov 76.8 Died Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Panamá

76.7 Retired Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.SS.R. Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

66.3 Appointed Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo Bishop of Witbank, South Africa

48.6 Appointed Robert Mogapi Mphiwe Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa

59.1 Appointed Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz Apostolic Administrator of Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland

47.8 Appointed Arkadiusz Trochanowski Bishop of Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland

26 Nov 47.2 Appointed Jacek Grzybowski Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

47.2 Appointed Jacek Grzybowski Titular Bishop of Nova Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

82.6 Died Benjamín Jiménez Hernández † Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

81.8 Died Alfonso Milián Sorribas † Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain

74.8 Died Louis Nzala Kianza † Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

27 Nov 64.7 Installed Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze, O.M.I. Archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh

65.8 Succeeded Brian Joseph Dunn Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

56.9 Appointed Manuel González Villaseñor Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

56.9 Appointed Manuel González Villaseñor Titular Bishop of Ploaghe Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

75.0 Retired Anthony Mancini Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

52.1 Appointed Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México

52.1 Appointed Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa Titular Bishop of Satafis Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México

28 Nov 68.6 Appointed Jose Fuerte Advincula Cardinal-Priest of San Vigilio Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

68.6 Elevated to Cardinal Jose Fuerte Advincula Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

75.6 Appointed Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

75.6 Elevated to Cardinal Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

80.5 Appointed Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México

80.5 Elevated to Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México

Appointed Paul William Boyers Apostolic Administrator of Broome, Australia Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

51.6 Appointed Ivan Philip Camilleri Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

51.6 Appointed Ivan Philip Camilleri Titular Bishop of Teglata in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

86.3 Appointed Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap. Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine

86.3 Elevated to Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap. Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine

80.2 Appointed Enrico Feroci Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva

80.2 Elevated to Cardinal Enrico Feroci Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva

55.0 Appointed Mauro Maria Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv. Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter

55.0 Elevated to Cardinal Mauro Maria Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv. Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter

63.7 Appointed Mario Grech Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano Cardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops

63.7 Elevated to Cardinal Mario Grech Cardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops

72.9 Appointed Wilton Daniel Gregory Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

72.9 Elevated to Cardinal Wilton Daniel Gregory Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

49.2 Appointed Stephanus Han Jung Hyun Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

49.2 Appointed Stephanus Han Jung Hyun Titular Bishop of Mozotcori Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

62.0 Appointed Antoine Kambanda Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto Cardinal, Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda

62.0 Elevated to Cardinal Antoine Kambanda Cardinal, Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda

56.4 Appointed Augusto Paolo Lojudice Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio Cardinal, Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy

56.4 Elevated to Cardinal Augusto Paolo Lojudice Cardinal, Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy

73.5 Resigned Patrick Kieran Lynch, SS.CC. Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia

91.5 Died Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

72.9 Appointed Marcello Semeraro Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

72.9 Elevated to Cardinal Marcello Semeraro Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

69.1 Appointed Cornelius Sim † Cardinal-Priest of San Giuda Taddeo Apostolo Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei

69.1 Elevated to Cardinal Cornelius Sim † Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei

80.1 Appointed Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

80.1 Elevated to Cardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

29 Nov 80.5 Installed Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México

89.0 Died José Rafael Barquero Arce † Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica

64.7 Resigned Robert Ovide Bourgon Bishop of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

88.7 Died Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of

58.0 Appointed Michael Cornelius Otieno Odiwa Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya

76.7 Appointed Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

65.1 Ordained Bishop John Saw Gawdy Coadjutor Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar Bishop

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	53.7	Confirmed	Charbel Yusef Abdallah	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
76.8	Retired	Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. †	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)	Archbishop Emeritus
77.6	Retired	Chucrallah-Nabil El-Hage	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
58.2	Appointed	Youssef Antoine Soueif	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
3 Nov	63.8	Appointed	Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
83.7	Retired	Youhanna Kamal Golta †	Curial Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Curial Bishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	Thomas Halim Habib	Bishop of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt
4 Nov	47.7	Appointed	Valter Magno de Carvalho	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
47.7	Appointed	Valter Magno de Carvalho	Titular Bishop of Giufi	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
56.5	Appointed	Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
56.5	Appointed	Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior	Titular Bishop of Tyndaris	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
53.1	Appointed	Mate Uzinić	Coadjutor Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia	Archbishop
6 Nov	55.5	Installed	Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M.	Cardinal, Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
7 Nov	57.3	Appointed	Tomás Alejo Concepción	Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
78.8	Retired	José Dolores Grullón Estrella	Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
79.1	Died	Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
8 Nov	74.0	Died	Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Malanje, Angola
10 Nov	60.5	Appointed	Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
51.7	Appointed	Noel Saw Naw Aye	Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar
51.7	Appointed	Noel Saw Naw Aye	Titular Bishop of Methamaucum	Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar
11 Nov	52.7	Appointed	Devair Araújo da Fonseca	Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
51.0	Appointed	Robert Józef Chrząszcz	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
51.0	Appointed	Robert Józef Chrząszcz	Titular Bishop of Forconium	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
80.6	Died	Francesc-Xavier Ciuraneta Aymí †	Bishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain
71.5	Appointed	Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C.	Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia
75.8	Retired	Fernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
12 Nov	75.2	Retired	Albert D’Souza	Archbishop of Agra, India	Archbishop Emeritus
62.7	Appointed	Raphy Manjaly	Archbishop of Agra, India
76.9	Retired	Pablo Ervin Schmitz Simon, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Bluefields, Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Francisco José Tigerino Dávila	Bishop of Bluefields, Nicaragua
13 Nov	63.9	Installed	Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
49.0	Ordained Bishop	Kevin Michael Birmingham †	Titular Bishop of Dolia	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Jeffrey Scott Grob	Titular Bishop of Abora	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
63.1	Ordained Bishop	Robert Joseph Lombardo, C.F.R.	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
71.4	Ceased	George Joseph Lucas	Apostolic Administrator of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
65.2	Ceased	Ibrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)	Patriarchal Administrator of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
14 Nov	80.8	Died	Gerald Nicholas Dino †	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA
59.1	Appointed	François Achille Eyabi	Bishop of Eséka, Cameroon
57.5	Appointed	Teodoro Gómez Rivera	Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras
57.5	Appointed	Teodoro Gómez Rivera	Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus	Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras
58.9	Appointed	Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Bishop of Gracias, Honduras
58.9	Appointed	Walter Guillén Soto, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Nasbinca	Bishop of Gracias, Honduras
59.2	Ordained Bishop	Gheevarghese (George) Kurisummoottil	Titular Bishop of Chaialum	Auxiliary Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
77.5	Retired	Bosco Lin Chi-nan	Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
54.0	Appointed	John Lee Juo-Wang	Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Installed	Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
63.4	Ordained Bishop	Alojzije Slavko Večerin †	Bishop of Subotica, Serbia
15 Nov	80.2	Ordained Bishop	Enrico Feroci	Titular Archbishop of Cures Sabinorum	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva
53.0	Installed	Dariusz Piotr Kałuża, M.S.F.	Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
65.9	Ordained Bishop	Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral	Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru
77.9	Ceased	Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
86.7	Installed	Giovanni Battista Re	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
86.8	Died	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
16 Nov	97.0	Died	Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
75.7	Retired	Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin †	Apostolic Nuncio to European Union	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	Appointed	Linus Ngenomesho, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Rundu, Namibia
72.3	Resigned	Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
17 Nov	58.7	Appointed	David Joseph Bonnar	Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
47.1	Appointed	Jaime Oswaldo Castillo Villacrés	Vicar Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador
18 Nov	86.5	Died	Iwannis Louis Awad †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Syrian)
71.3	Appointed	Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
72.0	Appointed	Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Cardinal, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
59.7	Appointed	László Felföldi	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
48.5	Appointed	Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Wau, South Sudan
46.7	Appointed	François Abeli Muhoya Mutchapa	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
73.9	Resigned	Francis Daw Tang	Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
19 Nov	76.5	Retired	Thumma Bala	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India	Archbishop Emeritus
59.0	Appointed	Anthony Poola	Cardinal, Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
21 Nov	52.4	Installed	Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
56.2	Installed	Carlos Manuel Escribano Subías	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
55.4	Appointed	Hilario González García	Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México
76.0	Retired	Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe)	Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	Simon Kim Ju-young	Bishop of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)	Bishop of Chuncheon, Korea (South)
54.1	Appointed	Pietro Liu Genzhu	Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China
53.9	Appointed	Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger	Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
53.9	Appointed	Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
70.3	Resigned	Fidèle Nsielele Zi Mputu	Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
98.7	Died	Jožef Smej †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia
51.3	Appointed	Mauricio Urrea Carrillo	Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México
75.4	Retired	José Raúl Vera López, O.P.	Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México	Bishop Emeritus
22 Nov	69.8	Died	Gonzalo Galván Castillo †	Bishop Emeritus of Autlán, Jalisco, México
55.0	Ordained Bishop	Mauro Maria Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Archbishop of Thisiduo	Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
75.1	Retired	Peter Kang U-il	Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
54.0	Installed	Bertrand Didier Marie Joseph Lacombe	Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
57.6	Succeeded	Pius Moon Chang-woo	Bishop of Cheju, Korea (South)	Bishop of Jeju, Korea (South)
23 Nov	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Chen Tianhao	Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
87.9	Died	Marco Virgilio Ferrari †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
24 Nov	104.7	Died	Damián Iguacén Borau †	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
25 Nov	76.8	Died	Uriah Adolphus Ashley Maclean †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Panamá
76.7	Retired	Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
66.3	Appointed	Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo	Bishop of Witbank, South Africa
48.6	Appointed	Robert Mogapi Mphiwe	Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa
59.1	Appointed	Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz	Apostolic Administrator of Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland	Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland
47.8	Appointed	Arkadiusz Trochanowski	Bishop of Olsztyn-Gdańsk (Ukrainian), Poland
26 Nov	47.2	Appointed	Jacek Grzybowski	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
47.2	Appointed	Jacek Grzybowski	Titular Bishop of Nova	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
82.6	Died	Benjamín Jiménez Hernández †	Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
81.8	Died	Alfonso Milián Sorribas †	Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
74.8	Died	Louis Nzala Kianza †	Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Nov	64.7	Installed	Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh
65.8	Succeeded	Brian Joseph Dunn	Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
56.9	Appointed	Manuel González Villaseñor	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
56.9	Appointed	Manuel González Villaseñor	Titular Bishop of Ploaghe	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
75.0	Retired	Anthony Mancini	Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
52.1	Appointed	Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
52.1	Appointed	Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
28 Nov	68.6	Appointed	Jose Fuerte Advincula	Cardinal-Priest of San Vigilio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
68.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Jose Fuerte Advincula	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
75.6	Appointed	Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
75.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
80.5	Appointed	Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel	Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
80.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
	Appointed	Paul William Boyers	Apostolic Administrator of Broome, Australia	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
51.6	Appointed	Ivan Philip Camilleri	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
51.6	Appointed	Ivan Philip Camilleri	Titular Bishop of Teglata in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
86.3	Appointed	Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
86.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Raniero Cantalamessa, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
80.2	Appointed	Enrico Feroci	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva
80.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Enrico Feroci	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria del Divino Amore a Castel di Leva
55.0	Appointed	Mauro Maria Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv.	Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano	Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
55.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Mauro Maria Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv.	Cardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
63.7	Appointed	Mario Grech	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
63.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Mario Grech	Cardinal, Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops
72.9	Appointed	Wilton Daniel Gregory	Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata Concezione di Maria a Grottarossa	Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
72.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Wilton Daniel Gregory	Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
49.2	Appointed	Stephanus Han Jung Hyun	Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
49.2	Appointed	Stephanus Han Jung Hyun	Titular Bishop of Mozotcori	Auxiliary Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
62.0	Appointed	Antoine Kambanda	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda
62.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Antoine Kambanda	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda
56.4	Appointed	Augusto Paolo Lojudice	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Buon Consiglio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
56.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Augusto Paolo Lojudice	Cardinal, Archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
73.5	Resigned	Patrick Kieran Lynch, SS.CC.	Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M.	Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
91.5	Died	Bonifácio Piccinini, S.D.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
72.9	Appointed	Marcello Semeraro	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
72.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Marcello Semeraro	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
69.1	Appointed	Cornelius Sim †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giuda Taddeo Apostolo	Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei
69.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Cornelius Sim †	Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei
80.1	Appointed	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
80.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S.	Cardinal, Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
29 Nov	80.5	Installed	Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel	Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi Maria Grignion de Montfort	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
89.0	Died	José Rafael Barquero Arce †	Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica
64.7	Resigned	Robert Ovide Bourgon	Bishop of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
88.7	Died	Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
58.0	Appointed	Michael Cornelius Otieno Odiwa	Bishop of Homa Bay, Kenya
76.7	Appointed	Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
65.1	Ordained Bishop	John Saw Gawdy	Coadjutor Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar	Bishop

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