The Year of Our Lord 1968

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec 41.8 Ordained Bishop Paul Antaki † Titular Archbishop of Nubia Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

39.6 Installed Michele Di Simone, C.P. † Prefect of Sekadau, Indonesia Prefect Emeritus

30.0 Ordained Priest Vicente Credo Manuel, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines

28.2 Ordained Priest Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Archbishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

2 Dec 51.3 Appointed Colin Aloysius MacPherson † Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain

3 Dec 68.3 Appointed Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Tasaccora Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador

68.3 Resigned Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. † Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

46.8 Ordained Bishop Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. † Bishop of Umtata, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Born Youssef Abedallah Matta Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel

4 Dec 38.0 Ordained Bishop Ronald Austin Mulkearns † Titular Bishop of Cululi Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia

5 Dec Born Gonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela

38.3 Appointed José Mario Ruiz Navas † Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador

6 Dec Born Joseph Tong Changping Bishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China

83.0 Died León Villuendas Polo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain

7 Dec 38.4 Ordained Bishop Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia

45.7 Appointed Ireneo García Alonso † Bishop of Albacete, Spain Bishop Emeritus

26.2 Ordained Priest Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Chancellor Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences

8 Dec 25.4 Ordained Priest Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † Priest of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela

51.8 Ordained Bishop Hendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. † Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland

40.6 Ordained Bishop Wolfgang Große (Grosse) † Titular Bishop of Lamasba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany

57.6 Ordained Bishop Ferdinando Lambruschini † Archbishop of Perugia, Italy

49.9 Installed Ovidio Lari † Bishop of Aosta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

28.0 Ordained Priest Fortunatus M. Lukanima † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania

27.9 Ordained Priest Jean-Gaspard Mudiso Mund’la, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

25.6 Ordained Priest Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj Priest Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India

63.4 Succeeded Juan Ricote Alonso † Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain

42.8 Ordained Bishop Michael Rozario † Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh

37.0 Ordained Bishop Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I. Titular Bishop of Taurianum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy

9 Dec Born Alessandro Giraudo Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

26.9 Ordained Priest Gerard Joseph Hanna Priest of Armidale, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Wagga Wagga, Australia

83.3 Died Manuel Könner, S.V.D. † Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil

60.4 Appointed Bruno Wechner † Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria Bishop Emeritus

10 Dec 55.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph A. Carroll † Titular Bishop of Quaestoriana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland

74.3 Died Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki † Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA

11 Dec 26.4 Ordained Priest Josaphat Louis Lebulu Priest of Same, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania

47.2 Appointed Miguel Moncadas Noguera † Bishop of Menorca, Spain Bishop of Solsona, Spain

57.9 Appointed Francis Frederick Reh † Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

42.1 Appointed Szczepan Wesoly † Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

42.1 Appointed Szczepan Wesoly † Titular Bishop of Dragonara Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

13 Dec Born Leopoldo Ndakalako Bishop of Menongue, Angola

14 Dec 48.7 Ordained Bishop José Capmany Casamitjana † Titular Bishop of Casae Medianae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

56.6 Ordained Bishop Ramón Daumal Serra † Titular Bishop of Mathara in Proconsulari Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

Born Victorius Dwiardy, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia

27.4 Professed Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp. Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

40.9 Ordained Bishop José María Guix Ferreres † Titular Bishop of Sistroniana Bishop Emeritus of Vic, Spain

Born Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia

45.6 Ordained Bishop Ramón Torrella Cascante † Titular Bishop of Minervium Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain

Born Víctor Iván Vargas Galarza Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia

15 Dec 43.2 Ordained Bishop Livio Maritano † Titular Bishop of Opitergium Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy

24.5 Ordained Priest Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust † Priest of Valencia en Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela

60.4 Installed Bruno Wechner † Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria Bishop Emeritus

16 Dec 51.1 Appointed Matthieu Kanyama † Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

46.0 Appointed André Bernard Michel Quélen † Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, France Bishop Emeritus of Moulins, France

46.0 Appointed André Bernard Michel Quélen † Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae Bishop Emeritus of Moulins, France

54.9 Appointed Antonio Maria Travia † Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities Almoner Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Antonio Maria Travia † Titular Archbishop of Termae Himerae Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities

79.1 Retired Diego Venini † Secret Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities Secret Almoner Emeritus

17 Dec 28.1 Ordained Priest Juan Carlos Maccarone † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

18 Dec 46.9 Appointed Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez † Titular Archbishop of Alexanum Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá

46.9 Resigned Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez † Archbishop of Panamá Archbishop Emeritus

19 Dec 69.5 Appointed Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Litterae Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda

69.5 Resigned Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. † Bishop of Gulu, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

49.6 Appointed Donatus Djagom, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Endeh, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus of Ende, Indonesia

51.9 Installed Hendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. † Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland

49.1 Appointed Joseph Malacky Gray † Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

49.1 Appointed Joseph Malacky Gray † Titular Bishop of Mercia Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

71.5 Appointed Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Caprulae Bishop Emeritus of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

71.5 Resigned Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. † Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire † Bishop of Gulu, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

52.8 Died Everardo López Alcocer † Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México

55.3 Appointed Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. † Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana Archbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia

55.3 Resigned Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Endeh, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus

71.9 Appointed Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Archbishop of Castrum Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

71.9 Resigned Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus

40.9 Appointed Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte † Auxiliary Bishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

40.9 Appointed Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte † Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Archbishop Emeritus of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles

56.4 Appointed Laurean Rugambwa † Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

64.8 Appointed Joseph Asjiro Satowaki † Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

41.2 Appointed Abraham Than † Auxiliary Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus

41.2 Appointed Abraham Than † Titular Bishop of Tortibulum Bishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar

63.2 Appointed John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Titular Archbishop of Skálholt Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi

63.2 Ceased John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Iceland {Islanda} Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi

74.4 Appointed Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi † Titular Archbishop of Massa Lubrense Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan

74.4 Retired Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi † Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan Archbishop Emeritus

20 Dec 25.3 Ordained Priest John Raymond Gaydos † Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

25.8 Ordained Priest Richard Edmund Pates Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA

24.6 Ordained Priest Arthur Joseph Serratelli Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA

21 Dec 29.4 Ordained Priest Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran

64.5 Appointed Franco Costa † Titular Archbishop of Emmaüs Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy

46.1 Ordained Bishop Salvatore Di Salvo † Titular Bishop of Turres in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy

26.4 Ordained Priest Luis Guillermo Eichhorn † Priest of Gualeguaychú, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Morón, Argentina

57.3 Appointed Raymond Philip Etteldorf † Titular Archbishop of Tyndaris Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

57.3 Appointed Raymond Philip Etteldorf † Apostolic Delegate to New Zealand and Pacific Islands Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

45.0 Appointed Józef Gucwa † Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

45.0 Appointed Józef Gucwa † Titular Bishop of Vaga Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland

26.6 Ordained Priest Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. † Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

26.9 Ordained Priest Carlo Mazza Priest of Bergamo, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Fidenza, Italy

34.7 Ordained Priest Néstor Hugo Navarro Priest of Bahía Blanca, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina

32.0 Ordained Priest Pierre Nguyễn Soạn † Priest of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

27.3 Ordained Priest Gabriel Villaruz Reyes Priest of Manila, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines

28.2 Ordained Priest Felipe Salazar Villagrana Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

25.9 Ordained Priest Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine Bishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru

26.6 Ordained Priest Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer † Priest of Montevideo, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay

22 Dec 30.1 Ordained Priest Michel Hoăng Ðức Oanh Priest of Kontum, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Ordained Bishop Edward Henryk Materski † Titular Bishop of Aquae Sirenses Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland

53.6 Ordained Bishop Ferdinando Palatucci † Bishop of Nicastro, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy

23 Dec 42.1 Appointed Eugène-Marie Ernoult † Auxiliary Bishop of Nantes, France Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

42.1 Appointed Eugène-Marie Ernoult † Titular Bishop of Tadamata Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

24 Dec 46.9 Appointed Paul Casimir Marcinkus † Titular Bishop of Horta Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

46.9 Appointed Paul Casimir Marcinkus † Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

25 Dec 68.2 Died José Damase Laberge, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru

68.6 Died Agustín Rodríguez † Bishop of Paraguay, Military

26 Dec Born Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto Bishop of Soacha, Colombia

76.6 Died Zygmunt Choromański † Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

28 Dec 55.1 Appointed José Pedro de Araújo Costa † Coadjutor Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus

55.1 Appointed José Pedro de Araújo Costa † Titular Archbishop of Marcelliana Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

50.9 Appointed Thomas Benjamin Fulton † Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada

50.9 Appointed Thomas Benjamin Fulton † Titular Bishop of Cursola Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada

27.2 Ordained Priest Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Prelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México

56.1 Appointed Bernard Joseph McLaughlin † Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Bernard Joseph McLaughlin † Titular Bishop of Motula Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA

52.3 Appointed Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

47.9 Appointed John Francis Whealon † Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

30 Dec 49.3 Appointed Antonio Alfredo Brasca † Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina

58.8 Succeeded Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

80.6 Died Cleto Loayza Gumiel † Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia

47.9 Appointed Sabás Magaña García † Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México

Born Stefano Rega Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul Antaki †	Titular Archbishop of Nubia	Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
39.6	Installed	Michele Di Simone, C.P. †	Prefect of Sekadau, Indonesia	Prefect Emeritus
30.0	Ordained Priest	Vicente Credo Manuel, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines
28.2	Ordained Priest	Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
2 Dec	51.3	Appointed	Colin Aloysius MacPherson †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
3 Dec	68.3	Appointed	Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tasaccora	Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador
68.3	Resigned	Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. †	Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Ernst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. †	Bishop of Umtata, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
	Born	Youssef Abedallah Matta		Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel
4 Dec	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Ronald Austin Mulkearns †	Titular Bishop of Cululi	Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
5 Dec		Born	Gonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros Vivas		Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela
38.3	Appointed	José Mario Ruiz Navas †	Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador
6 Dec		Born	Joseph Tong Changping		Bishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China
83.0	Died	León Villuendas Polo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
7 Dec	38.4	Ordained Bishop	Samuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia
45.7	Appointed	Ireneo García Alonso †	Bishop of Albacete, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
26.2	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Chancellor Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
8 Dec	25.4	Ordained Priest	Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo †	Priest of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Hendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
40.6	Ordained Bishop	Wolfgang Große (Grosse) †	Titular Bishop of Lamasba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
57.6	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Lambruschini †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
49.9	Installed	Ovidio Lari †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
28.0	Ordained Priest	Fortunatus M. Lukanima †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania
27.9	Ordained Priest	Jean-Gaspard Mudiso Mund’la, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.6	Ordained Priest	Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India
63.4	Succeeded	Juan Ricote Alonso †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Michael Rozario †	Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
37.0	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Taurianum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy
9 Dec		Born	Alessandro Giraudo		Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
26.9	Ordained Priest	Gerard Joseph Hanna	Priest of Armidale, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Wagga Wagga, Australia
83.3	Died	Manuel Könner, S.V.D. †	Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
60.4	Appointed	Bruno Wechner †	Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph A. Carroll †	Titular Bishop of Quaestoriana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
74.3	Died	Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki †	Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
11 Dec	26.4	Ordained Priest	Josaphat Louis Lebulu	Priest of Same, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania
47.2	Appointed	Miguel Moncadas Noguera †	Bishop of Menorca, Spain	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
57.9	Appointed	Francis Frederick Reh †	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
42.1	Appointed	Szczepan Wesoly †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.1	Appointed	Szczepan Wesoly †	Titular Bishop of Dragonara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
13 Dec		Born	Leopoldo Ndakalako		Bishop of Menongue, Angola
14 Dec	48.7	Ordained Bishop	José Capmany Casamitjana †	Titular Bishop of Casae Medianae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
56.6	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Daumal Serra †	Titular Bishop of Mathara in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	Born	Victorius Dwiardy, O.F.M. Cap.		Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
27.4	Professed	Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
40.9	Ordained Bishop	José María Guix Ferreres †	Titular Bishop of Sistroniana	Bishop Emeritus of Vic, Spain
	Born	Charles Joseph Sampa Kasonde		Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Titular Bishop of Minervium	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
	Born	Víctor Iván Vargas Galarza		Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
15 Dec	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Livio Maritano †	Titular Bishop of Opitergium	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
24.5	Ordained Priest	Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust †	Priest of Valencia en Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela
60.4	Installed	Bruno Wechner †	Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec	51.1	Appointed	Matthieu Kanyama †	Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	André Bernard Michel Quélen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, France	Bishop Emeritus of Moulins, France
46.0	Appointed	André Bernard Michel Quélen †	Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae	Bishop Emeritus of Moulins, France
54.9	Appointed	Antonio Maria Travia †	Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities	Almoner Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Antonio Maria Travia †	Titular Archbishop of Termae Himerae	Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
79.1	Retired	Diego Venini †	Secret Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities	Secret Almoner Emeritus
17 Dec	28.1	Ordained Priest	Juan Carlos Maccarone †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
18 Dec	46.9	Appointed	Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †	Titular Archbishop of Alexanum	Archbishop Emeritus of Panamá
46.9	Resigned	Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †	Archbishop of Panamá	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Dec	69.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Litterae	Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda
69.5	Resigned	Giovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Gulu, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
49.6	Appointed	Donatus Djagom, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Endeh, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus of Ende, Indonesia
51.9	Installed	Hendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
49.1	Appointed	Joseph Malacky Gray †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
49.1	Appointed	Joseph Malacky Gray †	Titular Bishop of Mercia	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
71.5	Appointed	Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Caprulae	Bishop Emeritus of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
71.5	Resigned	Georges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire †	Bishop of Gulu, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
52.8	Died	Everardo López Alcocer †	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
55.3	Appointed	Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Bavagaliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia
55.3	Resigned	Gabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Endeh, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
71.9	Appointed	Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Castrum	Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
71.9	Resigned	Edgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus
40.9	Appointed	Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
40.9	Appointed	Maurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte †	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
56.4	Appointed	Laurean Rugambwa †	Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
64.8	Appointed	Joseph Asjiro Satowaki †	Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
41.2	Appointed	Abraham Than †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
41.2	Appointed	Abraham Than †	Titular Bishop of Tortibulum	Bishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar
63.2	Appointed	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Skálholt	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
63.2	Ceased	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Iceland {Islanda}	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
74.4	Appointed	Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi †	Titular Archbishop of Massa Lubrense	Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
74.4	Retired	Paul Aijirô Yamaguchi †	Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan	Archbishop Emeritus
20 Dec	25.3	Ordained Priest	John Raymond Gaydos †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
25.8	Ordained Priest	Richard Edmund Pates	Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
24.6	Ordained Priest	Arthur Joseph Serratelli	Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
21 Dec	29.4	Ordained Priest	Ignazio Bedini, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran
64.5	Appointed	Franco Costa †	Titular Archbishop of Emmaüs	Bishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Di Salvo †	Titular Bishop of Turres in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
26.4	Ordained Priest	Luis Guillermo Eichhorn †	Priest of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Morón, Argentina
57.3	Appointed	Raymond Philip Etteldorf †	Titular Archbishop of Tyndaris	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
57.3	Appointed	Raymond Philip Etteldorf †	Apostolic Delegate to New Zealand and Pacific Islands	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
45.0	Appointed	Józef Gucwa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.0	Appointed	Józef Gucwa †	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
26.6	Ordained Priest	Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
26.9	Ordained Priest	Carlo Mazza	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fidenza, Italy
34.7	Ordained Priest	Néstor Hugo Navarro	Priest of Bahía Blanca, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
32.0	Ordained Priest	Pierre Nguyễn Soạn †	Priest of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
27.3	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Villaruz Reyes	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
28.2	Ordained Priest	Felipe Salazar Villagrana	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
25.9	Ordained Priest	Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru
26.6	Ordained Priest	Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer †	Priest of Montevideo, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay
22 Dec	30.1	Ordained Priest	Michel Hoăng Ðức Oanh	Priest of Kontum, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Edward Henryk Materski †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Sirenses	Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Palatucci †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
23 Dec	42.1	Appointed	Eugène-Marie Ernoult †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nantes, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
42.1	Appointed	Eugène-Marie Ernoult †	Titular Bishop of Tadamata	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
24 Dec	46.9	Appointed	Paul Casimir Marcinkus †	Titular Bishop of Horta	Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
46.9	Appointed	Paul Casimir Marcinkus †	Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other	Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
25 Dec	68.2	Died	José Damase Laberge, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru
68.6	Died	Agustín Rodríguez †	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
26 Dec		Born	Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto		Bishop of Soacha, Colombia
76.6	Died	Zygmunt Choromański †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
28 Dec	55.1	Appointed	José Pedro de Araújo Costa †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
55.1	Appointed	José Pedro de Araújo Costa †	Titular Archbishop of Marcelliana	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
50.9	Appointed	Thomas Benjamin Fulton †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
50.9	Appointed	Thomas Benjamin Fulton †	Titular Bishop of Cursola	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
27.2	Ordained Priest	Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Prelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
56.1	Appointed	Bernard Joseph McLaughlin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Bernard Joseph McLaughlin †	Titular Bishop of Motula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
52.3	Appointed	Jorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
47.9	Appointed	John Francis Whealon †	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
30 Dec	49.3	Appointed	Antonio Alfredo Brasca †	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
58.8	Succeeded	Bernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
80.6	Died	Cleto Loayza Gumiel †	Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia
47.9	Appointed	Sabás Magaña García †	Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México
	Born	Stefano Rega		Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy

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