The Year of Our Lord 1973

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 51.6 Ordained Priest Renato Dardozzi † Priest

1 Dec 51.9 Appointed Salvatore Cassisa † Bishop of Cefalù, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy

2 Dec 42.5 Ordained Bishop Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor † Bishop of Tacna, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru

23.3 Ordained Deacon Bruno Gamberini † Deacon of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

26.5 Solemn Vows Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M. Member of Order of Friar Servants of Mary Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada

54.4 Ordained Bishop Mario Revollo Bravo † Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia

77.8 Died Bl. Ivan Sleziuk † Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

25.5 Ordained Deacon José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques Deacon of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

3 Dec 38.9 Appointed Noël Delaquis Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada Bishop Emeritus

4 Dec Born Augustine Thang Zawm Hung Bishop of Mindat, Myanmar

5 Dec 42.0 Ordained Bishop Bernard Francis Law † Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

6 Dec 48.2 Ordained Bishop Antônio Agostinho Marochi † Titular Bishop of Thabraca Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

7 Dec 44.7 Appointed Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. † Prelate of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

44.7 Appointed Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. † Titular Bishop of Velefi Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

58.9 Died Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia

51.1 Appointed Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. † Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México

51.1 Appointed Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Sesta Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México

8 Dec 45.2 Ordained Bishop Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. † Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi Bishop Emeritus

41.2 Ordained Bishop Bertrand Blanchet † Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

27.0 Ordained Priest Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. † Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

27.2 Ordained Priest Manoel João Francisco Priest of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

29.1 Ordained Priest Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe) Priest of Seoul, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)

28.9 Ordained Priest Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique

27.4 Ordained Priest Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq

26.6 Ordained Deacon Markijan Trofym’yak Deacon Bishop Emeritus of Lutsk, Ukraine

30.0 Ordained Priest Andrew Yeom Soo-jung Priest of Seoul, Korea (South) Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

11 Dec Born Matthieu Henri Fabien Dupont Bishop of Laval, France

Born Vincent Cosmas Mwagala Bishop of Mafinga, Tanzania

12 Dec Born Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar Cardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal

43.2 Installed Charles Aimé Halpin † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Born António Lungieki Pedro Bengui Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola

49.8 Appointed Marian Przykucki † Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

49.8 Appointed Marian Przykucki † Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

13 Dec 84.9 Died Giuseppe Beltrami † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

79.8 Died Blasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. † Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China

Born Héctor López Alvarado Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México

87.2 Died Manuel Jerónimo Yerena y Camarena † Bishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México

14 Dec 85.8 Died Johannes Baptist Neuhäusler † Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

15 Dec 48.2 Ordained Bishop Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. † Bishop of Krishnagar, India

16 Dec 47.2 Ordained Bishop Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Gaguari Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

51.6 Ordained Bishop Hanna Kello † Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

63.5 Ordained Bishop Hanna Paulus Marcus † Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 77.7 Retired Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco Archbishop Emeritus

38.7 Appointed Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge Auxiliary Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

38.7 Appointed Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge Titular Bishop of Thignica Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria

39.3 Appointed Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

52.7 Appointed Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. † Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy † Bishop of Nellore, India Bishop Emeritus

68.9 Resigned Aloys Bigirumwami † Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

90.8 Died Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

40.0 Appointed Boniface Nyema Dalieh † Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia

40.0 Appointed Boniface Nyema Dalieh † Titular Bishop of Talaptula Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia

44.7 Appointed Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. † Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia

65.4 Resigned Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. † Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan Bishop Emeritus

64.6 Resigned Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. † Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

37.8 Appointed Vincent Nsengiyumva † Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda

27.9 Ordained Priest Pierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam

46.1 Appointed Simeon Anthony Pereira † Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan

64.9 Resigned Willem Schoemaker, M.S.C. † Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

18 Dec 69.6 Resigned Gregory Gomez, O.S.B. † Abbot of New Norcia, Australia

19 Dec Born Milad Jawish, B.S. Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada

27.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Karikkassery Priest of Verapoly, India Bishop Emeritus of Kottapuram, India

24.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Kariyil Priest of Cochin, India Bishop Emeritus

Born Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta Bishop of Torit, South Sudan

27.6 Professed Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

61.7 Appointed Bruno Wüstenberg † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

61.7 Appointed Bruno Wüstenberg † Apostolic Delegate to Togo and Guinea Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

61.7 Appointed Bruno Wüstenberg † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Dahomey Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

21 Dec 45.0 Appointed Giuseppe Agostino † Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

45.0 Appointed Giuseppe Agostino † Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

45.0 Appointed Giuseppe Agostino † Bishop of Cariati, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

43.9 Appointed James Masilamony Arul Das † Bishop of Ootacamund, India Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

60.5 Appointed Sebastiano Baggio † Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta

60.2 Appointed Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy

62.0 Resigned Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania Bishop Emeritus

53.3 Appointed Robert Marie Jean Victor (de Boissonneaux) de Chevigny, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania Bishop Emeritus

50.8 Appointed René-Alexandre Dupanloup † Coadjutor Bishop of Belley, France Bishop Emeritus

62.5 Appointed Michele Federici † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy Bishop

62.5 Appointed Michele Federici † Bishop of Ferentino, Italy Bishop of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy

54.1 Appointed Umberto Florenzani † Bishop of Anagni, Italy Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy

54.1 Appointed Umberto Florenzani † Bishop of Alatri, Italy Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy

45.9 Appointed Alfredo Maria Garsia † Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Appointed Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz † Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Francesco Monaco † Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

26.6 Ordained Priest Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T. Priest of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower” Bishop Emeritus of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India

51.7 Appointed Peter Lei Wang-kee (Li Hongji, Wang Kei-lei) † Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Auxiliary Bishop

23 Dec 30.8 Ordained Priest Cristián Caro Cordero Priest of Santiago de Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

25 Dec 23.0 Ordained Priest Ilídio Pinto Leandro † Priest of Viseu, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

26 Dec 65.4 Died Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Rawalpindi, Pakistan

38.9 Ordained Bishop Paweł Socha, C.M. Titular Bishop of Thunigaba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland

27 Dec 43.3 Ordained Bishop Salvatore De Giorgi Titular Bishop of Tulana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

43.7 Ordained Bishop Józef Marek † Titular Bishop of Tigillava Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

29 Dec 38.7 Resigned Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. † Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

56.0 Appointed Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.Ss.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil

56.0 Appointed Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Sululos Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil

56.0 Resigned Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

27.4 Ordained Priest Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Honduras

26.7 Ordained Priest Giovanni Tani Priest of Rimini, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy

64.6 Appointed Lino Zanini † Official of the Fabric of St. Peter Official Emeritus

30 Dec 38.0 Ordained Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba † Bishop of Minna, Nigeria Bishop of Yola, Nigeria

26.8 Ordained Priest John Okeoghene Afareha † Priest of Warri, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

49.8 Ordained Bishop Rafael Bellido Caro † Titular Bishop of Mutia Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain

31 Dec 93.8 Died Vincent Victor Dereere, O.C.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India

63.3 Appointed Marian Jozef Rechowicz † Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine

63.3 Appointed Marian Jozef Rechowicz † Titular Bishop of Pupiana Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	51.6	Ordained Priest	Renato Dardozzi †	Priest
1 Dec	51.9	Appointed	Salvatore Cassisa †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
2 Dec	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Rolando Cantuarias Pastor †	Bishop of Tacna, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
23.3	Ordained Deacon	Bruno Gamberini †	Deacon of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26.5	Solemn Vows	Gaétan Proulx, O.S.M.	Member of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Mario Revollo Bravo †	Titular Bishop of Thinisa in Numidia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
77.8	Died	Bl. Ivan Sleziuk †	Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
25.5	Ordained Deacon	José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques	Deacon of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
3 Dec	38.9	Appointed	Noël Delaquis	Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
4 Dec		Born	Augustine Thang Zawm Hung		Bishop of Mindat, Myanmar
5 Dec	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Francis Law †	Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
6 Dec	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Agostinho Marochi †	Titular Bishop of Thabraca	Bishop Emeritus of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
7 Dec	44.7	Appointed	Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. †	Prelate of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México	Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
44.7	Appointed	Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. †	Titular Bishop of Velefi	Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
58.9	Died	Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
51.1	Appointed	Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. †	Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
51.1	Appointed	Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Sesta	Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
8 Dec	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
41.2	Ordained Bishop	Bertrand Blanchet †	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
27.0	Ordained Priest	Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata	Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
27.2	Ordained Priest	Manoel João Francisco	Priest of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
29.1	Ordained Priest	Lucas Kim Woon-hoe (Un-hoe)	Priest of Seoul, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South)
28.9	Ordained Priest	Tomé Makhweliha, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
27.4	Ordained Priest	Jean Benjamin Sleiman, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq
26.6	Ordained Deacon	Markijan Trofym’yak	Deacon	Bishop Emeritus of Lutsk, Ukraine
30.0	Ordained Priest	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	Priest of Seoul, Korea (South)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
11 Dec		Born	Matthieu Henri Fabien Dupont		Bishop of Laval, France
	Born	Vincent Cosmas Mwagala		Bishop of Mafinga, Tanzania
12 Dec		Born	Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar		Cardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal
43.2	Installed	Charles Aimé Halpin †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
	Born	António Lungieki Pedro Bengui		Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola
49.8	Appointed	Marian Przykucki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
49.8	Appointed	Marian Przykucki †	Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha	Archbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
13 Dec	84.9	Died	Giuseppe Beltrami †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
79.8	Died	Blasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
	Born	Héctor López Alvarado		Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México
87.2	Died	Manuel Jerónimo Yerena y Camarena †	Bishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
14 Dec	85.8	Died	Johannes Baptist Neuhäusler †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
15 Dec	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Baroi, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Krishnagar, India
16 Dec	47.2	Ordained Bishop	Diego Gutiérrez Pedraza, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Gaguari	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Hanna Kello †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
63.5	Ordained Bishop	Hanna Paulus Marcus †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	77.7	Retired	Francisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus
38.7	Appointed	Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge	Auxiliary Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
38.7	Appointed	Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge	Titular Bishop of Thignica	Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
39.3	Appointed	Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
52.7	Appointed	Everardus Antonius M. Baaij, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy †	Bishop of Nellore, India	Bishop Emeritus
68.9	Resigned	Aloys Bigirumwami †	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
90.8	Died	Amleto Giovanni Cicognani †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
40.0	Appointed	Boniface Nyema Dalieh †	Vicar Apostolic of Cape Palmas, Liberia	Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia
40.0	Appointed	Boniface Nyema Dalieh †	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia
44.7	Appointed	Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia
65.4	Resigned	Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
64.6	Resigned	Johannes Baptist Lück, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
37.8	Appointed	Vincent Nsengiyumva †	Bishop of Nyundo, Rwanda	Archbishop of Kigali, Rwanda
27.9	Ordained Priest	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Ðệ, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
46.1	Appointed	Simeon Anthony Pereira †	Bishop of Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan
64.9	Resigned	Willem Schoemaker, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
18 Dec	69.6	Resigned	Gregory Gomez, O.S.B. †	Abbot of New Norcia, Australia
19 Dec		Born	Milad Jawish, B.S.		Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
27.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Karikkassery	Priest of Verapoly, India	Bishop Emeritus of Kottapuram, India
24.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kariyil	Priest of Cochin, India	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Emmanuel Bernardino Lowi Napeta		Bishop of Torit, South Sudan
27.6	Professed	Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
61.7	Appointed	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
61.7	Appointed	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Apostolic Delegate to Togo and Guinea	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
61.7	Appointed	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Dahomey	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
21 Dec	45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Agostino †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Agostino †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
45.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Agostino †	Bishop of Cariati, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
43.9	Appointed	James Masilamony Arul Das †	Bishop of Ootacamund, India	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
60.5	Appointed	Sebastiano Baggio †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe	Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
60.2	Appointed	Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
62.0	Resigned	Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	Robert Marie Jean Victor (de Boissonneaux) de Chevigny, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
50.8	Appointed	René-Alexandre Dupanloup †	Coadjutor Bishop of Belley, France	Bishop Emeritus
62.5	Appointed	Michele Federici †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy	Bishop
62.5	Appointed	Michele Federici †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy	Bishop of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy
54.1	Appointed	Umberto Florenzani †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy
54.1	Appointed	Umberto Florenzani †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy
45.9	Appointed	Alfredo Maria Garsia †	Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Appointed	Estanislau Amadeu Kreutz †	Bishop of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Francesco Monaco †	Bishop of Caltanissetta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26.6	Ordained Priest	Thomas Thuruthimattam, C.S.T.	Priest of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower”	Bishop Emeritus of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India
51.7	Appointed	Peter Lei Wang-kee (Li Hongji, Wang Kei-lei) †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Auxiliary Bishop
23 Dec	30.8	Ordained Priest	Cristián Caro Cordero	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
25 Dec	23.0	Ordained Priest	Ilídio Pinto Leandro †	Priest of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
26 Dec	65.4	Died	Nicholas Hettinga, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Rawalpindi, Pakistan
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Paweł Socha, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Thunigaba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
27 Dec	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore De Giorgi	Titular Bishop of Tulana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Józef Marek †	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
29 Dec	38.7	Resigned	Robert Lucien Chapuis, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
56.0	Appointed	Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.Ss.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
56.0	Appointed	Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Sululos	Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
56.0	Resigned	Tomás Guilherme (Thomas William) Murphy, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27.4	Ordained Priest	Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Honduras
26.7	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Tani	Priest of Rimini, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
64.6	Appointed	Lino Zanini †	Official of the Fabric of St. Peter	Official Emeritus
30 Dec	38.0	Ordained Bishop	Christopher Shaman Abba †	Bishop of Minna, Nigeria	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria
26.8	Ordained Priest	John Okeoghene Afareha †	Priest of Warri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Bellido Caro †	Titular Bishop of Mutia	Bishop Emeritus of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
31 Dec	93.8	Died	Vincent Victor Dereere, O.C.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India
63.3	Appointed	Marian Jozef Rechowicz †	Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine
63.3	Appointed	Marian Jozef Rechowicz †	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine

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