The Year of Our Lord 1959

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec Born Vital Corbellini Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil

2 Dec Born Felice Accrocca Archbishop of Benevento, Italy

3 Dec 86.2 Died Juozapas Skvireckas † Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania

4 Dec 53.8 Appointed Joseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. † Titular Archbishop of Salamis Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

53.8 Resigned Joseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. † Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus

5 Dec 85.7 Died Henry Grey Graham † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

70.7 Appointed Aloisius Joseph Muench † Titular Archbishop of Selymbria Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

70.7 Resigned Aloisius Joseph Muench † Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

6 Dec 29.4 Ordained Priest Joseph Das † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Berhampur, India

23.1 Ordained Priest Pier Giacomo Grampa Priest of Lugano, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

Born Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. Archbishop Emeritus of Merauke, Indonesia

8 Dec 38.9 Ordained Bishop Cyrille Emmanuel Benni † Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

29.5 Ordained Priest Walter Bini, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil

21.5 Professed Bl. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. † Member of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop of Oran, Algeria

19.5 Professed Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites Bishop Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia

69.1 Died Hugh Louis Lamb † Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

27.9 Ordained Priest Fernando Legal, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

23.5 Ordained Priest Leonardo de Miranda Pereira Priest of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Born Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez Archbishop of Cali, Colombia

76.6 Died Paolo Rostagno † Bishop of Ivrea, Italy

9 Dec 77.0 Appointed Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Pegae Bishop Emeritus of Bovino, Italy

77.0 Retired Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Bovino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

10 Dec Born John Ebebe Ayah Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria

Born Silvio Siripong Charatsri Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand

11 Dec 80.8 Died Johannes Baptist Dietz † Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany

44.3 Appointed Michael Doumith † Bishop of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon

40.1 Appointed Joseph Khoury † Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

26.7 Ordained Priest Peter Kwasi Sarpong Priest of Kumasi, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana

12 Dec 37.3 Ordained Bishop Arnulfo Surtida Arcilla † Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines

61.2 Installed Silvino Martínez † Bishop of Rosario, Argentina

13 Dec Born Ernesto Giobando, S.J. Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina

Born Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu Bishop of Port-Gentil, Gabon

14 Dec 78.5 Elevated to Cardinal Augustin Bea, S.J. † Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity

65.6 Appointed Francis John Brennan † Dean of the Roman Rota Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

54.1 Appointed Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. † Prefect of Bossangoa, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic

78.0 Appointed Gaetano Cicognani † Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites

79.9 Appointed Santiago Luis Copello † Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery

37.7 Appointed Epaminondas José de Araújo † Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil

75.8 Elevated to Cardinal William Theodore Heard † Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

75.8 Resigned William Theodore Heard † Dean of the Roman Rota Cardinal, Dean Emeritus

72.0 Appointed Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites

72.0 Elevated to Cardinal Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites

64.8 Elevated to Cardinal Paolo Marella † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

64.8 Resigned Paolo Marella † Apostolic Nuncio to France Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

55.5 Appointed Gabriel Auguste François Marty † Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

55.5 Appointed Gabriel Auguste François Marty † Titular Archbishop of Hemesa Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

56.7 Elevated to Cardinal Albert Gregory Meyer † Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

87.5 Appointed Francesco Morano † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano

87.5 Elevated to Cardinal Francesco Morano † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano

70.8 Appointed Aloisius Joseph Muench † Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

70.8 Elevated to Cardinal Aloisius Joseph Muench † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

54.6 Appointed Pierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. † Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta

73.3 Appointed Gustavo Testa † Apostolic Nuncio Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

73.3 Elevated to Cardinal Gustavo Testa † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

16 Dec 46.5 Appointed Henri Marie Charles Gufflet † Coadjutor Bishop of Limoges, France Bishop Emeritus

46.5 Appointed Henri Marie Charles Gufflet † Titular Bishop of Calama Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France

17 Dec 70.2 Appointed Raffaele Baratta † Archbishop of Perugia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

78.5 Appointed Augustin Bea, S.J. † Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity

75.8 Appointed William Theodore Heard † Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

56.1 Appointed Renato Luisi † Bishop of Bovino, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy

44.7 Appointed Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers † Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

44.7 Appointed Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers † Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

56.7 Appointed Albert Gregory Meyer † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born Timothy James O’Malley Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

52.4 Appointed Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin † Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

73.3 Appointed Gustavo Testa † Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

54.1 Appointed Jean-Marie Villot † Coadjutor Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Cardinal, Secretary of State

54.1 Appointed Jean-Marie Villot † Titular Archbishop of Bosporus Cardinal, Secretary of State

Born Henryk Wejman Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

18 Dec 68.4 Died John Roderick MacDonald † Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Born Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France

19 Dec 37.0 Appointed John Kodwo Amissah † Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana

47.8 Appointed George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

47.8 Appointed George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Belabitene Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

41.7 Appointed Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage † Auxiliary Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania

41.7 Appointed Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage † Titular Bishop of Casius Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania

29.0 Ordained Deacon Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. † Deacon of Society of the Divine Word Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

44.7 Appointed Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea

44.7 Appointed Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Bennefa Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea

25.8 Ordained Priest Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil

71.4 Appointed Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. † Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar

71.4 Retired Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. † Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar Archbishop Emeritus

44.9 Appointed Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Moundou, Chad Bishop Emeritus

54.8 Appointed Lucien Bernard Lacoste, S.C.I. di Béth. † Apostolic Administrator of Chieng-Mai, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Dali [Tali], China

25.5 Ordained Priest José Lizares Estrada Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

26.6 Ordained Priest Petero Mataca † Priest of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)

50.1 Appointed Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi † Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan Bishop Emeritus

28.1 Ordained Priest Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. † Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family Bishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia

45.2 Appointed Bernhard Schilling, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

45.2 Appointed Bernhard Schilling, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Callipolis Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

Born Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun Bishop of Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

58.1 Appointed John Joseph U Win † Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar

48.4 Installed Francisco Juan Vénnera † Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Appointed Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile

45.9 Appointed Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. † Titular Bishop of Ariassus Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile

44.9 Appointed Francesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. † Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

25.0 Ordained Priest Georg Weinhold † Priest of Meißen (Meissen), Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany

20 Dec 25.7 Ordained Priest Patrick Ronald Cooney † Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA

25.7 Ordained Priest Joseph Ek Thabping † Priest of Ratchaburi, Thailand Bishop

27.0 Ordained Priest Nicholas Marcus Fernando † Priest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka

28.6 Ordained Priest Francis Anthony Gomes † Priest of Dacca, Bangladesh Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh

25.4 Ordained Priest Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. † Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

32.4 Ordained Priest Savarinathen Iruthayaraj † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India

30.9 Ordained Priest Michael Michai Kitbunchu Priest of Bangkok, Thailand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

29.7 Ordained Priest Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro † Priest of Lomé, Togo Archbishop Emeritus

26.8 Ordained Priest Rafael Llano Cifuentes † Priest of Opus Dei Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

23.8 Ordained Priest Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville Priest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

28.4 Ordained Priest Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam

25.3 Ordained Priest Daniel Edward Pilarczyk † Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Archbishop Emeritus

25.7 Ordained Priest Robert Fortune Sanchez † Priest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Archbishop Emeritus

24.2 Ordained Priest Richard John Sklba † Priest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

69.1 Appointed Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † Apostolic Administrator of Taipei, Taiwan Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China

29.7 Ordained Priest Thomas Stafford Williams † Priest of Wellington, New Zealand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

21 Dec 54.8 Appointed Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. † Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania

54.8 Resigned Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. † Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus

Born Maximino Caballero Ledo Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy

73.3 Retired Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. † Bishop of Chile, Military Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Thomas Morris † Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

Born Francesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Otranto, Italy

59.0 Ordained Bishop Thomas Joseph Riley † Titular Bishop of Regiae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

25 Dec Born Felix Lian Khen Thang Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar

Born Luis Alberto Migone Repetto Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

26 Dec Born Jan Glapiak Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland

59.0 Died Justin Joseph McCarthy † Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA

27 Dec 27.4 Ordained Priest Pierre-Antoine-Jean Bach, M.E.P. † Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos

47.9 Appointed Alfons Karl Kempf † Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.9 Appointed Alfons Karl Kempf † Titular Bishop of Limyra Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

28 Dec Born Itacir Brassiani, M.S.F. Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Born Makhoul Farha, O.C.D. Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

29 Dec Born Kevin Thomas Kenney Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

57.5 Died Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier † Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France

30 Dec 40.8 Appointed José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez † Bishop of Montería, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec		Born	Vital Corbellini		Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil
2 Dec		Born	Felice Accrocca		Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
3 Dec	86.2	Died	Juozapas Skvireckas †	Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
4 Dec	53.8	Appointed	Joseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Salamis	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
53.8	Resigned	Joseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Dec	85.7	Died	Henry Grey Graham †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
70.7	Appointed	Aloisius Joseph Muench †	Titular Archbishop of Selymbria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
70.7	Resigned	Aloisius Joseph Muench †	Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
6 Dec	29.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Das †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Berhampur, India
23.1	Ordained Priest	Pier Giacomo Grampa	Priest of Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C.		Archbishop Emeritus of Merauke, Indonesia
8 Dec	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Cyrille Emmanuel Benni †	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
29.5	Ordained Priest	Walter Bini, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21.5	Professed	Bl. Pierre Lucien Claverie, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Oran, Algeria
19.5	Professed	Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
69.1	Died	Hugh Louis Lamb †	Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
27.9	Ordained Priest	Fernando Legal, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.5	Ordained Priest	Leonardo de Miranda Pereira	Priest of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	Born	Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez		Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
76.6	Died	Paolo Rostagno †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
9 Dec	77.0	Appointed	Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Pegae	Bishop Emeritus of Bovino, Italy
77.0	Retired	Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec		Born	John Ebebe Ayah		Bishop of Uyo, Nigeria
	Born	Silvio Siripong Charatsri		Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand
11 Dec	80.8	Died	Johannes Baptist Dietz †	Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
44.3	Appointed	Michael Doumith †	Bishop of Sarba (Maronite), Lebanon
40.1	Appointed	Joseph Khoury †	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
26.7	Ordained Priest	Peter Kwasi Sarpong	Priest of Kumasi, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
12 Dec	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Arnulfo Surtida Arcilla †	Bishop of Sorsogon, Philippines
61.2	Installed	Silvino Martínez †	Bishop of Rosario, Argentina
13 Dec		Born	Ernesto Giobando, S.J.		Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
	Born	Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu		Bishop of Port-Gentil, Gabon
14 Dec	78.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
65.6	Appointed	Francis John Brennan †	Dean of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
54.1	Appointed	Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
78.0	Appointed	Gaetano Cicognani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
79.9	Appointed	Santiago Luis Copello †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
37.7	Appointed	Epaminondas José de Araújo †	Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
75.8	Elevated to Cardinal	William Theodore Heard †	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
75.8	Resigned	William Theodore Heard †	Dean of the Roman Rota	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus
72.0	Appointed	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
72.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
64.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Paolo Marella †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
64.8	Resigned	Paolo Marella †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
55.5	Appointed	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Reims, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
55.5	Appointed	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Titular Archbishop of Hemesa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
56.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
87.5	Appointed	Francesco Morano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
87.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Morano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
70.8	Appointed	Aloisius Joseph Muench †	Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
70.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Aloisius Joseph Muench †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
54.6	Appointed	Pierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious	Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
73.3	Appointed	Gustavo Testa †	Apostolic Nuncio	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
73.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Gustavo Testa †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
16 Dec	46.5	Appointed	Henri Marie Charles Gufflet †	Coadjutor Bishop of Limoges, France	Bishop Emeritus
46.5	Appointed	Henri Marie Charles Gufflet †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Bishop Emeritus of Limoges, France
17 Dec	70.2	Appointed	Raffaele Baratta †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
78.5	Appointed	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
75.8	Appointed	William Theodore Heard †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Teodoro	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
56.1	Appointed	Renato Luisi †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
44.7	Appointed	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
44.7	Appointed	Marius-Félix-Antoine Maziers †	Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in Phrygia	Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
56.7	Appointed	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Cecilia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Born	Timothy James O’Malley		Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
52.4	Appointed	Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin †	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
73.3	Appointed	Gustavo Testa †	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
54.1	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Cardinal, Secretary of State
54.1	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Titular Archbishop of Bosporus	Cardinal, Secretary of State
	Born	Henryk Wejman		Auxiliary Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
18 Dec	68.4	Died	John Roderick MacDonald †	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
	Born	Pascal Jean Marcel Wintzer		Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
19 Dec	37.0	Appointed	John Kodwo Amissah †	Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
47.8	Appointed	George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
47.8	Appointed	George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Belabitene	Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
41.7	Appointed	Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
41.7	Appointed	Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage †	Titular Bishop of Casius	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
29.0	Ordained Deacon	Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. †	Deacon of Society of the Divine Word	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
44.7	Appointed	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
44.7	Appointed	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Bennefa	Bishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
25.8	Ordained Priest	Luís d’Andrea, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil
71.4	Appointed	Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in Rhodope	Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
71.4	Retired	Albert-Pierre Falière, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar	Archbishop Emeritus
44.9	Appointed	Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Moundou, Chad	Bishop Emeritus
54.8	Appointed	Lucien Bernard Lacoste, S.C.I. di Béth. †	Apostolic Administrator of Chieng-Mai, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Dali [Tali], China
25.5	Ordained Priest	José Lizares Estrada	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
26.6	Ordained Priest	Petero Mataca †	Priest of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
50.1	Appointed	Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi †	Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
28.1	Ordained Priest	Fransiskus Xaverius Rocharjanta Prajasuta, M.S.F. †	Priest of Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family	Bishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
45.2	Appointed	Bernhard Schilling, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
45.2	Appointed	Bernhard Schilling, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
	Born	Lisane-Christos Matheos Semahun		Bishop of Bahir Dar - Dessie (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
58.1	Appointed	John Joseph U Win †	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
48.4	Installed	Francisco Juan Vénnera †	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
45.9	Appointed	Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ariassus	Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
44.9	Appointed	Francesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. †	Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
25.0	Ordained Priest	Georg Weinhold †	Priest of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
20 Dec	25.7	Ordained Priest	Patrick Ronald Cooney †	Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
25.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ek Thabping †	Priest of Ratchaburi, Thailand	Bishop
27.0	Ordained Priest	Nicholas Marcus Fernando †	Priest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
28.6	Ordained Priest	Francis Anthony Gomes †	Priest of Dacca, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
25.4	Ordained Priest	Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. †	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
32.4	Ordained Priest	Savarinathen Iruthayaraj †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India
30.9	Ordained Priest	Michael Michai Kitbunchu	Priest of Bangkok, Thailand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
29.7	Ordained Priest	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro †	Priest of Lomé, Togo	Archbishop Emeritus
26.8	Ordained Priest	Rafael Llano Cifuentes †	Priest of Opus Dei	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23.8	Ordained Priest	Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville	Priest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
28.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
25.3	Ordained Priest	Daniel Edward Pilarczyk †	Priest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
25.7	Ordained Priest	Robert Fortune Sanchez †	Priest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
24.2	Ordained Priest	Richard John Sklba †	Priest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.1	Appointed	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Apostolic Administrator of Taipei, Taiwan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
29.7	Ordained Priest	Thomas Stafford Williams †	Priest of Wellington, New Zealand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec	54.8	Appointed	Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Leontopolis in Augustamnica	Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
54.8	Resigned	Cornelius Bronsveld, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Maximino Caballero Ledo		Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy
73.3	Retired	Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Chile, Military	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Thomas Morris †	Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Francesco Neri, O.F.M. Cap.		Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
59.0	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Riley †	Titular Bishop of Regiae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
25 Dec		Born	Felix Lian Khen Thang		Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar
	Born	Luis Alberto Migone Repetto		Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
26 Dec		Born	Jan Glapiak		Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
59.0	Died	Justin Joseph McCarthy †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
27 Dec	27.4	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Antoine-Jean Bach, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos
47.9	Appointed	Alfons Karl Kempf †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.9	Appointed	Alfons Karl Kempf †	Titular Bishop of Limyra	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
28 Dec		Born	Itacir Brassiani, M.S.F.		Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	Born	Makhoul Farha, O.C.D.		Archbishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
29 Dec		Born	Kevin Thomas Kenney		Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
57.5	Died	Daniel-Auguste Lemonnier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France
30 Dec	40.8	Appointed	José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez †	Bishop of Montería, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

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