The Year of Our Lord 1990

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 25.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Zhang Xianwang Priest Archbishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China

1 Dec 76.0 Retired Agostino Casaroli † Secretary of State Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

24.2 Ordained Priest Juan Miguel Castro Rojas Priest of Alajuela, Costa Rica Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica

49.3 Appointed Claudio Maria Celli Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication

27.6 Ordained Priest Daniel Oca Presto Priest of Iba, Philippines Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

63.0 Appointed Angelo Sodano † Pro-Secretary of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

47.6 Appointed Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran † Titular Archbishop of Thelepte Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

47.6 Appointed Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran † Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

55.0 Ordained Priest Francisco de Paula Victor † Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

2 Dec 46.8 Appointed Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

80.3 Died Edward John Harper, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA

53.1 Ordained Bishop Charbel Georges Merhi, M.L. Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina Bishop Emeritus

49.7 Ordained Bishop Ignatius Pak Sok-hi † Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)

3 Dec 44.9 Appointed Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda Bishop of Dapaong, Togo Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Paul Ch’eng Shih-kuang † Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (Chen Zaifa) † Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

69.7 Appointed Joseph Nguyễn Phụng Hiểu † Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam

58.9 Appointed François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang † Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

21.3 Perpetual Vows Lisandro Alirio Rivas Durán, I.M.C. Member of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

56.6 Appointed James Mwewa Spaita † Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia Archbishop Emeritus

40.5 Ordained Bishop John Baptist Wang Ruo Han Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China

4 Dec 62.1 Died Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández † Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

5 Dec 62.7 Installed Robert Joseph Banks † Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.2 Appointed Jacinto Guerrero Torres † Coadjutor Bishop of Tlaxcala, México Bishop

6 Dec 66.7 Installed Luigi Amaducci † Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

51.4 Appointed Claudio Stagni Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

51.4 Appointed Claudio Stagni Titular Bishop of Dardanus Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

7 Dec 25.0 Ordained Priest Edgar Aristizábal Quintero Priest of Cartago, Colombia Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia

28.8 Perpetual Vows Francis Bomansaan, M. Afr. Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop of Wa, Ghana

25.8 Ordained Priest Fabio Dal Cin Priest of Vittorio Veneto, Italy Prelate of Loreto, Italy

49.5 Appointed Beniamino Depalma, C.M. Archbishop of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nola, Italy

76.7 Appointed Bl. Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano † Titular Bishop of Vita Prelate of Opus Dei

59.5 Appointed Andrea Gemma, F.D.P. † Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

50.2 Appointed Agostino Marchetto Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

65.4 Ordained Bishop Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap. † Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy Prelate Emeritus

24.0 Ordained Priest Benny Mario Travas Priest of Karachi, Pakistan Archbishop

8 Dec 31.3 Ordained Priest Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S. Priest of Clerks Regular of Somasca Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras

26.3 Ordained Priest Carlos Antonio Ávila Mártinez, O.P. Priest of Institute of the Incarnate Word Superior Emeritus of Tadjikistan

26.9 Ordained Priest Constantino Barrera Morales Priest of San Vicente, El Salvador Bishop of Sonsonate, El Salvador

62.6 Ordained Bishop João Corso, S.D.B. † Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

32.4 Ordained Priest Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos Priest of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil

81.5 Died Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

27.8 Ordained Priest Bruno Essoh Yedoh Priest of Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire

9 Dec 60.2 Ordained Bishop Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Satafis Bishop of Argentina, Military

27.4 Ordained Priest Peter Wu Junwei † Priest of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China Bishop of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China

10 Dec 67.4 Died Angelo Campagna † Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy

66.3 Succeeded Nicola Comparone † Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy

65.9 Appointed Marcello Costalunga † Official of the Roman Curia - Other Official Emeritus

65.9 Appointed Marcello Costalunga † Titular Archbishop of Aquileia Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

76.4 Resigned Antonio Mauro † Official of the Roman Curia - Other Official Emeritus

59.0 Resigned Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I. Auxiliary Bishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

11 Dec 50.4 Appointed Roderick Wright † Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 61.6 Installed Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila † Archbishop of Brazil, Military

61.1 Appointed Patricio Infante Alfonso † Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile Archbishop Emeritus

44.3 Appointed Carlos José Ñáñez Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

44.3 Appointed Carlos José Ñáñez Titular Bishop of Lete Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina

68.7 Ordained Bishop Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan † Titular Bishop of Cursola Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

13 Dec 24.7 Ordained Priest Ernesto José Fernández Priest of Rosario, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop

69.2 Resigned Jacques Landriault † Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

14 Dec 25.0 Ordained Priest Luis Gonzaga Féchio Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

27.6 Ordained Priest Anthony Gerard Percy Priest of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

15 Dec 31.1 Professed Ignatius Kanmurum Anipu, M. Afr. Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop of Maradi, Niger

55.1 Appointed Bruno Bertagna † Titular Bishop of Drivastum Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

75.5 Retired Giuseppe Carata † Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

66.6 Appointed Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

72.8 Appointed Vincenzo Fagiolo † President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus

60.7 Appointed Julián Herranz Casado Titular Archbishop of Vertara Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

27.3 Ordained Priest Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC. Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

16 Dec 42.1 Ordained Bishop Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B. Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar Cardinal, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar

77.1 Died Joseph Albertus Martin † Bishop Emeritus of Nicolet, Québec, Canada

56.9 Installed Raffaele Nogaro † Bishop of Caserta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec 27.2 Solemn Vows Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. Member of Order of the Most Holy Trinity Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain

48.3 Appointed Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla Titular Archbishop of Pia Apostolic Nuncio

48.3 Appointed Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Apostolic Nuncio

18 Dec 56.1 Appointed Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. † Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia

51.1 Ordained Bishop Efrén Ramos Salazar † Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

19 Dec 54.7 Appointed Renato Corti † Bishop of Novara, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Aldo Del Monte † Bishop of Novara, Italy Bishop Emeritus

61.5 Appointed François-Mathurin Gourvès † Coadjutor Bishop of Vannes, France Bishop Emeritus

21 Dec 59.9 Succeeded Gérard Denis Auguste Defois Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France

64.1 Resigned Eugène-Marie Ernoult † Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France Archbishop Emeritus

56.6 Appointed Fernand Franck Archbishop of Luxembourg Archbishop Emeritus

78.0 Retired Jean Hengen † Archbishop of Luxembourg Archbishop Emeritus

48.1 Appointed Pier Giorgio Micchiardi Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy

48.1 Appointed Pier Giorgio Micchiardi Titular Bishop of Macriana Maior Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy

47.8 Appointed Giovanni Battista Pichierri † Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

22 Dec 80.6 Died Denys Philippe Beilouné † Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria

57.2 Appointed Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

57.2 Appointed Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt Titular Archbishop of Hólar Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

30.3 Ordained Priest Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B. Priest of Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo Archbishop Emeritus of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation

63.3 Appointed Alberto Tricarico † Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

27 Dec 74.9 Retired Christophe Adimou † Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

56.7 Succeeded Isidore de Souza † Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin

27.5 Ordained Priest Jorge Herbas Balderrama, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Prelate of Aiquile, Bolivia

29 Dec 26.5 Ordained Priest Peter Kochupurackal Priest of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop

30.9 Ordained Priest Marcellin Yao Kouadio Priest Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire

37.9 Ordained Priest Alphonse Nguyên Huu Long, P.S.S. Priest of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam

30 Dec 79.5 Died Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Surabaya, Indonesia

62.2 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Lawrence Sengol † Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India Bishop Emeritus

49.2 Ordained Bishop Pedro Ercílio Simon † Coadjutor Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

31 Dec 76.5 Retired James Kavanagh † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	25.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Zhang Xianwang	Priest	Archbishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
1 Dec	76.0	Retired	Agostino Casaroli †	Secretary of State	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
24.2	Ordained Priest	Juan Miguel Castro Rojas	Priest of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
49.3	Appointed	Claudio Maria Celli	Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State	President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication
27.6	Ordained Priest	Daniel Oca Presto	Priest of Iba, Philippines	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
63.0	Appointed	Angelo Sodano †	Pro-Secretary of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
47.6	Appointed	Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran †	Titular Archbishop of Thelepte	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
47.6	Appointed	Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran †	Secretary (Relations with States) of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
55.0	Ordained Priest	Francisco de Paula Victor †	Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Dec	46.8	Appointed	Kevin Patrick Dowling, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Rustenburg, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
80.3	Died	Edward John Harper, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA
53.1	Ordained Bishop	Charbel Georges Merhi, M.L.	Bishop of San Charbel en Buenos Aires (Maronite), Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
49.7	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius Pak Sok-hi †	Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)
3 Dec	44.9	Appointed	Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda	Bishop of Dapaong, Togo	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Paul Ch’eng Shih-kuang †	Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (Chen Zaifa) †	Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
69.7	Appointed	Joseph Nguyễn Phụng Hiểu †	Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
58.9	Appointed	François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang †	Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
21.3	Perpetual Vows	Lisandro Alirio Rivas Durán, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
56.6	Appointed	James Mwewa Spaita †	Archbishop of Kasama, Zambia	Archbishop Emeritus
40.5	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Wang Ruo Han	Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
4 Dec	62.1	Died	Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández †	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
5 Dec	62.7	Installed	Robert Joseph Banks †	Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.2	Appointed	Jacinto Guerrero Torres †	Coadjutor Bishop of Tlaxcala, México	Bishop
6 Dec	66.7	Installed	Luigi Amaducci †	Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
51.4	Appointed	Claudio Stagni	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
51.4	Appointed	Claudio Stagni	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
7 Dec	25.0	Ordained Priest	Edgar Aristizábal Quintero	Priest of Cartago, Colombia	Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
28.8	Perpetual Vows	Francis Bomansaan, M. Afr.	Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop of Wa, Ghana
25.8	Ordained Priest	Fabio Dal Cin	Priest of Vittorio Veneto, Italy	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
49.5	Appointed	Beniamino Depalma, C.M.	Archbishop of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nola, Italy
76.7	Appointed	Bl. Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano †	Titular Bishop of Vita	Prelate of Opus Dei
59.5	Appointed	Andrea Gemma, F.D.P. †	Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	Agostino Marchetto	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
65.4	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Saverio Toppi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
24.0	Ordained Priest	Benny Mario Travas	Priest of Karachi, Pakistan	Archbishop
8 Dec	31.3	Ordained Priest	Darwin Rudy Andino Ramírez, C.R.S.	Priest of Clerks Regular of Somasca	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
26.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos Antonio Ávila Mártinez, O.P.	Priest of Institute of the Incarnate Word	Superior Emeritus of Tadjikistan
26.9	Ordained Priest	Constantino Barrera Morales	Priest of San Vicente, El Salvador	Bishop of Sonsonate, El Salvador
62.6	Ordained Bishop	João Corso, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
32.4	Ordained Priest	Benedito Gonçalves dos Santos	Priest of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil
81.5	Died	Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
27.8	Ordained Priest	Bruno Essoh Yedoh	Priest of Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
9 Dec	60.2	Ordained Bishop	Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop of Argentina, Military
27.4	Ordained Priest	Peter Wu Junwei †	Priest of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China	Bishop of Xinjiang [Kiangchow], China
10 Dec	67.4	Died	Angelo Campagna †	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
66.3	Succeeded	Nicola Comparone †	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
65.9	Appointed	Marcello Costalunga †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
65.9	Appointed	Marcello Costalunga †	Titular Archbishop of Aquileia	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
76.4	Resigned	Antonio Mauro †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
59.0	Resigned	Alessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 Dec	50.4	Appointed	Roderick Wright †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	61.6	Installed	Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila †	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
61.1	Appointed	Patricio Infante Alfonso †	Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus
44.3	Appointed	Carlos José Ñáñez	Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
44.3	Appointed	Carlos José Ñáñez	Titular Bishop of Lete	Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
68.7	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan †	Titular Bishop of Cursola	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
13 Dec	24.7	Ordained Priest	Ernesto José Fernández	Priest of Rosario, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop
69.2	Resigned	Jacques Landriault †	Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
14 Dec	25.0	Ordained Priest	Luis Gonzaga Féchio	Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
27.6	Ordained Priest	Anthony Gerard Percy	Priest of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
15 Dec	31.1	Professed	Ignatius Kanmurum Anipu, M. Afr.	Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop of Maradi, Niger
55.1	Appointed	Bruno Bertagna †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
75.5	Retired	Giuseppe Carata †	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
66.6	Appointed	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
72.8	Appointed	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus
60.7	Appointed	Julián Herranz Casado	Titular Archbishop of Vertara	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
27.3	Ordained Priest	Sergio Hernán Pérez de Arce Arriagada, SS.CC.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
16 Dec	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Charles Maung Bo, S.D.B.	Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar	Cardinal, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
77.1	Died	Joseph Albertus Martin †	Bishop Emeritus of Nicolet, Québec, Canada
56.9	Installed	Raffaele Nogaro †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec	27.2	Solemn Vows	Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T.	Member of Order of the Most Holy Trinity	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain
48.3	Appointed	Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla	Titular Archbishop of Pia	Apostolic Nuncio
48.3	Appointed	Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio
18 Dec	56.1	Appointed	Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo, P.S.S. †	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Efrén Ramos Salazar †	Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
19 Dec	54.7	Appointed	Renato Corti †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Aldo Del Monte †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
61.5	Appointed	François-Mathurin Gourvès †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
21 Dec	59.9	Succeeded	Gérard Denis Auguste Defois	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France	Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France
64.1	Resigned	Eugène-Marie Ernoult †	Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France	Archbishop Emeritus
56.6	Appointed	Fernand Franck	Archbishop of Luxembourg	Archbishop Emeritus
78.0	Retired	Jean Hengen †	Archbishop of Luxembourg	Archbishop Emeritus
48.1	Appointed	Pier Giorgio Micchiardi	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
48.1	Appointed	Pier Giorgio Micchiardi	Titular Bishop of Macriana Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy
47.8	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Pichierri †	Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Archbishop of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
22 Dec	80.6	Died	Denys Philippe Beilouné †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
57.2	Appointed	Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt	Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
57.2	Appointed	Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt	Titular Archbishop of Hólar	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
30.3	Ordained Priest	Paolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B.	Priest of Fraternità Sacerdotale dei Missionari di San Carlo Borromeo	Archbishop Emeritus of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian Federation
63.3	Appointed	Alberto Tricarico †	Apostolic Delegate to Myanmar	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
27 Dec	74.9	Retired	Christophe Adimou †	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
56.7	Succeeded	Isidore de Souza †	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin
27.5	Ordained Priest	Jorge Herbas Balderrama, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Prelate of Aiquile, Bolivia
29 Dec	26.5	Ordained Priest	Peter Kochupurackal	Priest of Palghat (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop
30.9	Ordained Priest	Marcellin Yao Kouadio	Priest	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
37.9	Ordained Priest	Alphonse Nguyên Huu Long, P.S.S.	Priest of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
30 Dec	79.5	Died	Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Surabaya, Indonesia
62.2	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Lawrence Sengol †	Bishop of Tiruchirapalli, India	Bishop Emeritus
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Ercílio Simon †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
31 Dec	76.5	Retired	James Kavanagh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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