The Year of Our Lord 1967

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 74.9 Appointed Philip Joseph Furlong † Administrator of United States of America, Military Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

1 Dec 42.5 Appointed Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador

42.5 Appointed Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador

39.8 Appointed Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru

39.8 Appointed Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Sertei Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru

79.1 Died Stanislaus Vincent Bona † Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

33.7 Appointed Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán † Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador

33.7 Appointed Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán † Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador

Born Bartolome Gaspar Santos Bishop of Iba, Philippines

2 Dec 58.3 Appointed Joseph Bernard Brunini † Bishop of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA Bishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA

25.0 Ordained Deacon Irineu Gassen, O.F.M. Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

82.5 Appointed Richard Oliver Gerow † Titular Bishop of Vageata Bishop Emeritus of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA

82.5 Retired Richard Oliver Gerow † Bishop of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA Bishop Emeritus

27.5 Ordained Priest Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Bishop Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia

55.7 Appointed David Monas Maloney † Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA Bishop Emeritus

47.3 Appointed Jerónimo José Podestá † Titular Bishop of Horrea Aninici Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda, Argentina

47.3 Resigned Jerónimo José Podestá † Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

24.0 Ordained Priest Leonardo Sandri Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

56.7 Appointed Eldon Bernard Schuster † Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA Bishop Emeritus

78.5 Died Francis Joseph Spellman † Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA

29.7 Ordained Priest Juan Horacio Suárez Priest of San Justo, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina

3 Dec Born Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B. Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil

26.4 Ordained Priest Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

41.4 Ordained Bishop Ján Eugen Kočiš † Bishop Protosyncellus Emeritus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)

48.4 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Mariani † Titular Archbishop of Missua Apostolic Nuncio

24.0 Ordained Priest Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños Priest of Ipiales, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia

37.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Bernard Louis Willigers, M.H.M. † Bishop of Jinja, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

4 Dec 51.5 Appointed Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard † Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France

51.5 Appointed Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard † Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France

Born Álvaro Chordi Miranda, Adsis Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

49.5 Appointed Anthony Joseph Emery † Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain

49.5 Appointed Anthony Joseph Emery † Titular Bishop of Tamallula Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain

50.8 Selected Anton Hänggi † Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland

Born Flavian Matindi Kassala Bishop of Geita, Tanzania

6 Dec 26.3 Ordained Priest Bernard Blasius Moras Priest of Mangalore, India Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India

45.6 Appointed Gerald Moverley † Auxiliary Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain

45.6 Appointed Gerald Moverley † Titular Bishop of Tinisa in Proconsulari Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain

55.6 Appointed Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. † Coadjutor Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Bishop Emeritus

55.6 Appointed Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

8 Dec 28.5 Ordained Deacon José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. † Deacon of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

22.8 Professed Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil

Born Roberto Madrigal Gallegos Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México

53.2 Ordained Bishop Ippolito Rotoli † Titular Archbishop of Thibiuca Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan

54.9 Ordained Bishop Pierluigi Sartorelli † Titular Archbishop of Semina Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Kenya

50.8 Ordained Bishop Antonio Zama † Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

9 Dec 39.2 Appointed Kuriakose Kunnacherry † Coadjutor Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India Archbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India

39.2 Appointed Kuriakose Kunnacherry † Titular Bishop of Cephas Archbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India

10 Dec 57.6 Installed Carlo Ferrari † Bishop of Mantova, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Ordained Bishop Paolo Mosconi † Titular Archbishop of Leges Apostolic Nuncio

11 Dec 56.1 Appointed Paul Grégoire † Apostolic Administrator of Montréal, Québec, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

40.7 Appointed José López Lara † Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

12 Dec 38.7 Ordained Bishop John Raphael Quinn † Titular Bishop of Thisiduo Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA

45.5 Ordained Bishop John Charles Reiss † Titular Bishop of Simidicca Bishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA

53.0 Ordained Bishop Cesare Zacchi † Titular Bishop of Zella President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy

13 Dec 27.6 Ordained Priest Rayappu Joseph † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Mannar, Sri Lanka

40.0 Ordained Bishop James Patrick Mahoney † Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

57.3 Installed John Ahern Torpie † Bishop of Cairns, Australia Bishop Emeritus

14 Dec 59.1 Installed Harry Anselm Clinch † Bishop of Monterey in California, USA Bishop Emeritus

59.6 Appointed Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa

59.6 Appointed Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. † Titular Bishop of Unizibira Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa

59.6 Resigned Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. † Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa

15 Dec 52.3 Appointed Antonio Innocenti † Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

52.3 Appointed Antonio Innocenti † Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

Born Rex Cullingham Ramirez Bishop of Naval, Philippines

54.6 Resigned Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. † Superior General of Society of the Divine Word Superior General Emeritus

16 Dec 27.1 Ordained Priest José María Arancedo Priest of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

39.6 Ordained Bishop Paulos Philoxinos Ayyamkulangara † Bishop Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India

28.0 Ordained Priest Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil

70.5 Died Antonio Riberi † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

27.0 Ordained Priest Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. † Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

17 Dec 50.6 Ordained Bishop Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst † Bishop of Breda, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

31.0 Ordained Priest Jaime Pedro Gonçalves † Priest of Beira, Mozambique Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique

43.5 Ordained Bishop François Kabangu wa Mutela † Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

18 Dec 26.0 Ordained Priest Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A. Priest of Society of African Missions Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia

19 Dec Born José Alberto González Juárez Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México

20 Dec 50.9 Confirmed Anton Hänggi † Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland

30.9 Ordained Priest Bosco Penha Priest of Bombay, India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

27.4 Ordained Priest Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

21 Dec 55.6 Appointed Celestin Bezmalinović, O.P. † Coadjutor Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

Born Simião Purificaçao Fernandes Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India

29.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Nguyễn Tích Ðức † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam

29.7 Ordained Priest Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Priest of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

30.9 Ordained Priest Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nho † Priest Coadjutor Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam

26.7 Ordained Priest Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop Emeritus of Naha, Japan

22 Dec 29.5 Ordained Priest Angelo Amato, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

26.1 Ordained Priest Leo Murphy Drona, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of San Pablo, Philippines

58.0 Appointed Nicholas Thomas Elko † Titular Archbishop of Dara Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

27.3 Ordained Priest Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru

26.0 Ordained Priest Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Veracruz, México

52.5 Appointed Stephen John Kocisko † Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

25.0 Professed Giovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. † Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

23 Dec 27.2 Ordained Priest Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando † Priest of Madrid, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

25.3 Ordained Priest Yvon Ambroise Priest of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India Bishop Emeritus of Tuticorin, India

54.2 Appointed Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. † Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

79.8 Died Alfredo Pacini † Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other

24 Dec Born Petros Berga Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

25.7 Ordained Priest Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. † Priest of Consolata Missionaries Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia

24.2 Ordained Deacon Valentino Di Cerbo Deacon of Roma {Rome}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy

45.7 Appointed Giovanni Gravelli † Titular Archbishop of Suas Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic

45.7 Appointed Giovanni Gravelli † Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic

25 Dec 33.9 Ordained Priest Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. † Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq

Born Arturo Javier García Pérez Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Valencia, Spain

26 Dec 66.2 Died Michael William Hyle † Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA

27 Dec 76.7 Died Luigi Faveri † Bishop of Tivoli, Italy

28 Dec 56.4 Resigned Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. † Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

29 Dec 27.4 Ordained Priest Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines

30 Dec 85.1 Died Georges-Auguste Louis † Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

45.3 Appointed Alfredo Torres Romero † Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District Bishop of Toluca, México, México

45.3 Appointed Alfredo Torres Romero † Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena Bishop of Toluca, México, México

31 Dec 26.0 Ordained Priest André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado † Priest of Istituto del Prado Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France

25.4 Ordained Priest Louis Portella Mbuyu Priest Bishop Emeritus of Kinkala, Congo

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	74.9	Appointed	Philip Joseph Furlong †	Administrator of United States of America, Military	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Dec	42.5	Appointed	Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
42.5	Appointed	Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Megalopolis in Proconsulari	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
39.8	Appointed	Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
39.8	Appointed	Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
79.1	Died	Stanislaus Vincent Bona †	Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
33.7	Appointed	Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
33.7	Appointed	Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán †	Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
	Born	Bartolome Gaspar Santos		Bishop of Iba, Philippines
2 Dec	58.3	Appointed	Joseph Bernard Brunini †	Bishop of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
25.0	Ordained Deacon	Irineu Gassen, O.F.M.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
82.5	Appointed	Richard Oliver Gerow †	Titular Bishop of Vageata	Bishop Emeritus of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA
82.5	Retired	Richard Oliver Gerow †	Bishop of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA	Bishop Emeritus
27.5	Ordained Priest	Gustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
55.7	Appointed	David Monas Maloney †	Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
47.3	Appointed	Jerónimo José Podestá †	Titular Bishop of Horrea Aninici	Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda, Argentina
47.3	Resigned	Jerónimo José Podestá †	Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
24.0	Ordained Priest	Leonardo Sandri	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
56.7	Appointed	Eldon Bernard Schuster †	Bishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
78.5	Died	Francis Joseph Spellman †	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
29.7	Ordained Priest	Juan Horacio Suárez	Priest of San Justo, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina
3 Dec		Born	Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B.		Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
26.4	Ordained Priest	Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
41.4	Ordained Bishop	Ján Eugen Kočiš †	Bishop	Protosyncellus Emeritus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)
48.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Mariani †	Titular Archbishop of Missua	Apostolic Nuncio
24.0	Ordained Priest	Julio Enrique Prado Bolaños	Priest of Ipiales, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Pasto, Colombia
37.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Bernard Louis Willigers, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Jinja, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
4 Dec	51.5	Appointed	Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard †	Auxiliary Bishop of Besançon, France	Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France
51.5	Appointed	Jean Albert Marie Auguste Bernard †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris	Bishop Emeritus of Nancy (-Toul), France
	Born	Álvaro Chordi Miranda, Adsis		Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
49.5	Appointed	Anthony Joseph Emery †	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
49.5	Appointed	Anthony Joseph Emery †	Titular Bishop of Tamallula	Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
50.8	Selected	Anton Hänggi †	Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
	Born	Flavian Matindi Kassala		Bishop of Geita, Tanzania
6 Dec	26.3	Ordained Priest	Bernard Blasius Moras	Priest of Mangalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangalore, India
45.6	Appointed	Gerald Moverley †	Auxiliary Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
45.6	Appointed	Gerald Moverley †	Titular Bishop of Tinisa in Proconsulari	Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
55.6	Appointed	Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
55.6	Appointed	Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
8 Dec	28.5	Ordained Deacon	José Jovêncio Balestieri, S.D.B. †	Deacon of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
22.8	Professed	Severino Batista de França, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
	Born	Roberto Madrigal Gallegos		Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Ippolito Rotoli †	Titular Archbishop of Thibiuca	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Japan
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Pierluigi Sartorelli †	Titular Archbishop of Semina	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Kenya
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Zama †	Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia	Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
9 Dec	39.2	Appointed	Kuriakose Kunnacherry †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India	Archbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
39.2	Appointed	Kuriakose Kunnacherry †	Titular Bishop of Cephas	Archbishop Emeritus of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
10 Dec	57.6	Installed	Carlo Ferrari †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Paolo Mosconi †	Titular Archbishop of Leges	Apostolic Nuncio
11 Dec	56.1	Appointed	Paul Grégoire †	Apostolic Administrator of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
40.7	Appointed	José López Lara †	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México	Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
12 Dec	38.7	Ordained Bishop	John Raphael Quinn †	Titular Bishop of Thisiduo	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
45.5	Ordained Bishop	John Charles Reiss †	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Bishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Cesare Zacchi †	Titular Bishop of Zella	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
13 Dec	27.6	Ordained Priest	Rayappu Joseph †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Mannar, Sri Lanka
40.0	Ordained Bishop	James Patrick Mahoney †	Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
57.3	Installed	John Ahern Torpie †	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
14 Dec	59.1	Installed	Harry Anselm Clinch †	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
59.6	Appointed	Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
59.6	Appointed	Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. †	Titular Bishop of Unizibira	Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
59.6	Resigned	Pius Bonaventura Dlamini, F.F.J. †	Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa	Auxiliary Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
15 Dec	52.3	Appointed	Antonio Innocenti †	Titular Archbishop of Aeclanum	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
52.3	Appointed	Antonio Innocenti †	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
	Born	Rex Cullingham Ramirez		Bishop of Naval, Philippines
54.6	Resigned	Johannes Schütte, S.V.D. †	Superior General of Society of the Divine Word	Superior General Emeritus
16 Dec	27.1	Ordained Priest	José María Arancedo	Priest of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
39.6	Ordained Bishop	Paulos Philoxinos Ayyamkulangara †	Bishop	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
28.0	Ordained Priest	Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
70.5	Died	Antonio Riberi †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
27.0	Ordained Priest	Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
17 Dec	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst †	Bishop of Breda, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
31.0	Ordained Priest	Jaime Pedro Gonçalves †	Priest of Beira, Mozambique	Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
43.5	Ordained Bishop	François Kabangu wa Mutela †	Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
18 Dec	26.0	Ordained Priest	Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A.	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
19 Dec		Born	José Alberto González Juárez		Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México
20 Dec	50.9	Confirmed	Anton Hänggi †	Bishop of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
30.9	Ordained Priest	Bosco Penha	Priest of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27.4	Ordained Priest	Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
21 Dec	55.6	Appointed	Celestin Bezmalinović, O.P. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Simião Purificaçao Fernandes		Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India
29.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Nguyễn Tích Ðức †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam
29.7	Ordained Priest	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn	Priest of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
30.9	Ordained Priest	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nho †	Priest	Coadjutor Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
26.7	Ordained Priest	Berard Toshio Oshikawa, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of Naha, Japan
22 Dec	29.5	Ordained Priest	Angelo Amato, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
26.1	Ordained Priest	Leo Murphy Drona, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of San Pablo, Philippines
58.0	Appointed	Nicholas Thomas Elko †	Titular Archbishop of Dara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
27.3	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
26.0	Ordained Priest	Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Veracruz, México
52.5	Appointed	Stephen John Kocisko †	Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
25.0	Professed	Giovanni (João) Risatti, P.I.M.E. †	Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
23 Dec	27.2	Ordained Priest	Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando †	Priest of Madrid, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
25.3	Ordained Priest	Yvon Ambroise	Priest of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India	Bishop Emeritus of Tuticorin, India
54.2	Appointed	Hugo Mark Gerbermann, M.M. †	Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
79.8	Died	Alfredo Pacini †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
24 Dec		Born	Petros Berga		Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
25.7	Ordained Priest	Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. †	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
24.2	Ordained Deacon	Valentino Di Cerbo	Deacon of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
45.7	Appointed	Giovanni Gravelli †	Titular Archbishop of Suas	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
45.7	Appointed	Giovanni Gravelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
25 Dec	33.9	Ordained Priest	Emmanuel Dabbaghian, I.C.P.B. †	Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq
	Born	Arturo Javier García Pérez		Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Valencia, Spain
26 Dec	66.2	Died	Michael William Hyle †	Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
27 Dec	76.7	Died	Luigi Faveri †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
28 Dec	56.4	Resigned	Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. †	Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
29 Dec	27.4	Ordained Priest	Benjamin David de Jesus, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
30 Dec	85.1	Died	Georges-Auguste Louis †	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
45.3	Appointed	Alfredo Torres Romero †	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Bishop of Toluca, México, México
45.3	Appointed	Alfredo Torres Romero †	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena	Bishop of Toluca, México, México
31 Dec	26.0	Ordained Priest	André Jean René Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado †	Priest of Istituto del Prado	Archbishop Emeritus of Besançon, France
25.4	Ordained Priest	Louis Portella Mbuyu	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Kinkala, Congo

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