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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	79.1	Died	Vitus (Guy) Zhang Zuohuan (Chang Tso-huan), S.V.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
	76.6	Died	Vincent Joseph McCauley, C.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda
	56.4	Installed	Otto Wüst †	Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
3 Nov	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward Urban Kmiec †	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
	41.3	Appointed	Antonio Realubin Tobias	Auxiliary Bishop of Zamboanga, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
	41.3	Appointed	Antonio Realubin Tobias	Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
6 Nov	32.3	Ordained Priest	Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir †	Priest of Nakuru, Kenya	Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
	48.2	Appointed	Jean Marie Julien Balland †	Bishop of Dijon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
	27.1	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Joseph Colacicco	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
	63.3	Resigned	André Makarakiza, M. Afr. †	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus
	24.9	Ordained Deacon	Joseph-Marie Ndi-Okalla	Deacon of Mbalmayo, Cameroon	Bishop
	49.0	Succeeded	Joachim Ruhuna †	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi
7 Nov	68.2	Ordained Bishop	Elias Shaheen (Chahine) †	Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Nov	24.9	Ordained Priest	Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez	Priest of Burgos, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Enrique Benavent Vidal	Priest of Valencia, Spain	Archbishop
	52.7	Appointed	Miguel Caviedes Medina	Bishop of Osorno, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, Chile
	74.9	Died	Nykanor Mykola Deyneha (Dejneha), M.S.U. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
9 Nov	56.3	Appointed	Jānis Cakuls †	Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of Riga, Latvia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.3	Appointed	Jānis Cakuls †	Titular Bishop of Tinista	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia
	56.3	Appointed	Jānis Cakuls †	Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator of Liepāja, Latvia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia
11 Nov	59.1	Appointed	Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy
	59.1	Ceased	Antonio Vitale Bommarco, O.F.M. Conv. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy
12 Nov	75.4	Died	Károly Gombos †	Former Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Kalocsa, Hungary	Priest
13 Nov	28.4	Entered	Paul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA
14 Nov	79.1	Died	Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kaolack, Senegal
15 Nov	69.7	Appointed	Henry Charles Byrne, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Iba, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	48.0	Appointed	Fernando Robles Capalla †	Bishop of Iligan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
	53.8	Appointed	Francisco Funaay Claver, S.J. †	Bishop of Malaybalay, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
	70.0	Appointed	Odilo Etspüler (Etspueler), S.V.D. †	Bishop of Bangued, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	43.7	Appointed	Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez †	Bishop of Marbel, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	56.9	Appointed	Agostinho Willy Kist, S.J. †	Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	43.6	Appointed	Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I.	Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
	64.1	Appointed	Cipriano Urgel y Villahermosa †	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines
	66.9	Appointed	Albert van Overbeke, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
17 Nov	67.9	Retired	Agostino Casaroli †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	71.4	Appointed	Emanuele Clarizio †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	President Emeritus
	51.0	Appointed	William Benedict Friend †	Bishop of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
	51.5	Appointed	Eugene John Gerber †	Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	50.3	Appointed	James Francis Stafford	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
18 Nov	56.8	Died	Constantin Szabó (Sabov, Savov) †	Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
19 Nov	52.9	Appointed	Peter Michael Chenaparampil †	Coadjutor Bishop of Alleppey, India	Bishop Emeritus
	40.0	Appointed	Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I.	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	40.0	Appointed	Jean Khamsé Vithavong, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Moglaena	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Vientiane, Laos
	42.5	Appointed	Antoine Ntalou	Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus of Garoua, Cameroon
	58.3	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
	46.4	Appointed	Anacleto Sima Ngua †	Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
	52.0	Appointed	Christian Wiyghan Tumi †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Garoua, Cameroon	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
21 Nov	47.6	Installed	Antonio Bello †	Bishop of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
	36.0	Ordained Priest	Adriano Langa, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Inhambane, Mozambique
	23.6	Ordained Deacon	Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Roraima, Brazil
22 Nov	54.3	Appointed	Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B.	Bishop of Netherlands, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands
	58.2	Appointed	Serafim Fernandes de Araújo †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	79.0	Died	José Alfonso Tscherrig, C.Ss.R. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia
	73.2	Resigned	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Bishop of Netherlands, Military	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
27 Nov	89.6	Died	Paolo Babini †	Bishop Emeritus of Forli, Italy
	53.7	Appointed	Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. †	Apostolic Exarch of France (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
	53.7	Appointed	Michael (Michel) Hrynchyshyn, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Zygris	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Ukrainian)
	78.2	Retired	Volodymyr Malanczuk, C.Ss.R. †	Apostolic Exarch of France (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Roberto Calara Mallari	Priest of San Fernando, Philippines	Bishop of San Jose, Philippines
28 Nov	68.7	Appointed	Bl. Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano †	Prelate of Opus Dei
30 Nov	72.1	Resigned	Victor-Julien-André Gouet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Dec	54.2	Appointed	Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.2	Appointed	Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. †	Titular Bishop of Vatarba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
3 Dec	58.6	Appointed	Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Nasai	Bishop Emeritus of Jalapa, Guatemala
	45.6	Appointed	Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala
	45.6	Appointed	Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti †	Titular Bishop of Pomaria	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala
	48.7	Appointed	Patrick Ronald Cooney †	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
	48.7	Appointed	Patrick Ronald Cooney †	Titular Bishop of Hodelm	Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
	27.8	Ordained Priest	Jorge Eduardo Lozano	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
	44.0	Appointed	Dale Joseph Melczek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA
	44.0	Appointed	Dale Joseph Melczek †	Titular Bishop of Tragurium	Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA
	28.4	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Maria Taussig	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina
4 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
	67.2	Appointed	Vasile Louis Puscas †	Apostolic Exarch of United States of America (Romanian)	Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA
	67.2	Appointed	Vasile Louis Puscas †	Titular Bishop of Leuce	Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora	Priest of San José de Costa Rica	Bishop of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica
5 Dec	57.8	Died	Józef Kazimierz Kluz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
6 Dec	51.0	Appointed	Antônio Gaspar	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	51.0	Appointed	Antônio Gaspar	Titular Bishop of Cozyla	Bishop Emeritus of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	47.7	Appointed	Albino Mamede Cleto †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
	47.7	Appointed	Albino Mamede Cleto †	Titular Bishop of Illiberi	Bishop Emeritus of Coimbra, Portugal
7 Dec	30.2	Ordained Priest	Giacomo Cirulli	Priest of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy	Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy
	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Mireles Vaquera †	Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae	Prelate Emeritus of El Salto, Durango, México
	59.6	Appointed	Pietro Rossano †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	59.6	Appointed	Pietro Rossano †	Titular Bishop of Diocletiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	59.6	Appointed	Pietro Rossano †	Rector of the Pontifical Lateran University	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
8 Dec	24.2	Ordained Priest	Luis Augusto Campos Flórez	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
	25.2	Perpetual Vows	Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	70.0	Appointed	Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Galápagos, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
	39.4	Ordained Bishop	Cornelius Fontem Esua	Bishop of Kumbo, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus of Bamenda, Cameroon
	29.9	Ordained Priest	Patrick Le Gal	Priest of Other	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
	25.8	Ordained Priest	Luis Gonzaga Silva Pepeu, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop Emeritus of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
	27.7	Ordained Priest	Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines
9 Dec	25.0	Ordained Priest	Virgil Bercea	Priest of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
10 Dec	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Iucundiana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
	62.1	Appointed	Francis Mansour Zayek †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec	56.4	Ordained Bishop	Jānis Cakuls †	Titular Bishop of Tinista	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Riga, Latvia
	50.0	Installed	Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela †	Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
	27.1	Ordained Priest	Francisco Carlos da Silva	Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Jaú, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	29.2	Ordained Priest	Salvador Cleofás Murguía Villalobos, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Don Sylvester Wewitavidanelage †	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean Marie Julien Balland †	Bishop of Dijon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
	26.4	Ordained Priest	José Antonio Eguren Anselmi	Priest of Lima, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero †	Titular Bishop of Ulpiana	Bishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Jorge Valenzuela Rios	Priest of Asunción, Paraguay	Bishop of Caacupé, Paraguay
	54.8	Installed	Friedrich Wetter	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
14 Dec	65.5	Resigned	Francis Alexander Spalding Warden Thomson †	Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	76.7	Retired	Joaquim de Lange, C.S.Sp. †	Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	29.9	Ordained Priest	Stephen Lepcha	Priest of Darjeeling, India	Bishop
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	John Jeremiah McRaith †	Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	42.3	Succeeded	Mário Clemente Neto, C.S.Sp. †	Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	78.4	Died	Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Michel Visi †	Priest of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop
16 Dec	53.9	Appointed	Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S. M. †	Bishop of Tacna, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
	64.9	Ordained Bishop	Aloysius Josef G. Dibjokarjono †	Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	52.5	Appointed	José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
	52.5	Appointed	José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins †	Titular Bishop of Horaea	Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
17 Dec	60.3	Appointed	Athanasios Abadir †	Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt
	49.2	Appointed	Victor de la Peña Pérez, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Requena, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	49.2	Appointed	Victor de la Peña Pérez, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
	60.8	Appointed	Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard) Schierhoff †	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
18 Dec	39.7	Ordained Priest	Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy
	30.4	Ordained Priest	Francisco González Hernández, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
	56.5	Appointed	Dominik Hrušovský †	Titular Bishop of Tubia	Apostolic Nuncio
	59.9	Appointed	José Sebastián Laboa Gallego †	Titular Archbishop of Zaraï	Apostolic Nuncio
	59.9	Appointed	José Sebastián Laboa Gallego †	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio
	26.5	Ordained Priest	Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I.	Priest of Congregation of Saint Joseph	Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador
	26.9	Perpetual Vows	Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P.	Member of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	27.1	Ordained Priest	Mathew Polycarpos Manakkarakavil	Priest of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India	Auxiliary Bishop
	48.6	Appointed	Karl-Josef Rauber †	Titular Archbishop of Iubaltiana	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	48.6	Appointed	Karl-Josef Rauber †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	58.2	Appointed	Jaroslav Škarvada †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	58.2	Appointed	Jaroslav Škarvada †	Titular Bishop of Litomyšl	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
19 Dec	24.7	Ordained Priest	Wilson Luís Angotti Filho	Priest of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Caviedes Medina	Bishop of Osorno, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, Chile
	26.3	Ordained Deacon	Georg Gänswein	Deacon of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania
	25.5	Professed	Luc Marie Daniel Ravel, C.R.S.V.	Member of Canons Regular of the Congregation of Saint Victor	Archbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
20 Dec	57.7	Appointed	Emile Eid †	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon Law	Vice President Emeritus
	57.7	Appointed	Emile Eid †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta dei Maroniti	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code of Oriental Canon Law
	60.4	Appointed	Luigi del Gallo Roccagiovine †	Apostolic Delegate of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus
	60.4	Appointed	Luigi del Gallo Roccagiovine †	Titular Bishop of Camplum	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
	47.8	Appointed	Juliusz Paetz †	Bishop of Łomża, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
	28.6	Ordained Priest	George Palliparampil (Palliparambil), S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Miao, India
	48.3	Installed	Daniel Edward Pilarczyk †	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Dec	43.1	Appointed	Zenon Grocholewski †	Titular Bishop of Acropolis	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
	43.1	Appointed	Zenon Grocholewski †	Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
	55.7	Died	Francesco Voto †	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
22 Dec	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Geraldo Nascimento, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Zama Major	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
	26.7	Ordained Priest	José Porunnedom	Priest of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Sebastian (Jobby) Pozholiparampil	Priest of Irinjalakuda (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop of Hosur (Syro-Malabar), India
24 Dec	33.3	Ordained Priest	Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.	Priest of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ	Bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
	48.5	Appointed	Francesco Monterisi	Titular Archbishop of Alba Maritima	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
	48.5	Appointed	Francesco Monterisi	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Korea	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
	64.1	Died	Atanasij Hryhor Velykyj (Welykyj), O.S.B.M. †	Superior General Emeritus of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)
27 Dec	79.0	Retired	Hermann Volk †	Bishop of Mainz, Germany	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
28 Dec		Born	Isaac Jules Peter Georges Boutros		Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	69.6	Died	William Eric Grasar †	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
	47.7	Appointed	José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira †	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
	47.7	Appointed	José Augusto Martins Fernandes Pedreira †	Titular Bishop of Elvas	Bishop Emeritus of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
	75.1	Retired	Sergio Méndez Arceo †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México	Bishop Emeritus
	56.1	Appointed	Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
30 Dec	25.1	Ordained Priest	Francis Kalist	Priest of Meerut, India	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
	70.3	Ordained Bishop	Michael Xiao Liren (Siao Li Jen) †	Bishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China
31 Dec	29.5	Ordained Priest	José Câmnate na Bissign	Priest of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau	Bishop Emeritus

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