The Year of Our Lord 1996

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Dec 80.5 Died Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

3 Dec 75.0 Retired André Charles Collini † Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France Archbishop Emeritus

55.7 Appointed Hil Kabashi, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian) Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

55.7 Appointed Hil Kabashi, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Turres in Byzacena Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)

46.2 Appointed Václav Malý Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

46.2 Appointed Václav Malý Titular Bishop of Marcelliana Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

66.4 Succeeded Émile Marcus, P.S.S. Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

55.0 Appointed Luciano Pacomio Bishop of Mondovi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Appointed Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. † Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia

53.6 Appointed Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Ausuccura Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia

4 Dec 65.3 Died Luiz Colussi † Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil

57.9 Incardinated Josu Iriondo Zabaleta Priest of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

5 Dec 76.3 Retired Pedro Boxler † Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed José Vicente Conejero Gallego Coadjutor Bishop of Formosa, Argentina Bishop

54.4 Appointed Luis Guillermo Eichhorn † Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Morón, Argentina

82.0 Died Paolino Limongi † Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iran

6 Dec 35.0 Perpetual Vows François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A. Member of Society of African Missions Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé, Benin

54.8 Appointed José Palmeira Lessa Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

7 Dec 62.3 Appointed Patrick Coveney † Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece

29.0 Ordained Priest Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

26.8 Ordained Priest Yury Kasabutski Priest of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus Auxiliary Bishop

89.3 Died Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo † Bishop Emeritus of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México

47.7 Appointed Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. Bishop of Rrëshen, Albania Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania

50.6 Appointed Luigi Pezzuto Titular Archbishop of Turris in Proconsulari Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bosnia and Herzegovina

50.6 Appointed Luigi Pezzuto Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bosnia and Herzegovina

50.6 Appointed Luigi Pezzuto Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bosnia and Herzegovina

8 Dec 34.5 Ordained Priest Jean-Marie Chami, Ist. del Prado Priest of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)

24.6 Ordained Deacon Marcelo Antônio da Silva Deacon of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop

84.4 Died Giuseppe Lanave † Bishop Emeritus of Andria, Italy

28.4 Ordained Priest Wellington de Queiroz Vieira Priest of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil Bishop of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil

75.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Wang Dianduo, O.A.R. † Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China

9 Dec 57.3 Ordained Bishop John Tong Hon Titular Bishop of Bossa Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

64.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

10 Dec 51.1 Appointed Antonio Cañizares Llovera Archbishop of Granada, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

86.4 Died Francesco Maria Franzi † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

75.7 Retired José Méndez Asensio † Archbishop of Granada, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

62.2 Appointed Paolo Sardi † Titular Archbishop of Sutrium Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

62.2 Appointed Paolo Sardi † Official of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber

11 Dec 55.7 Appointed David Dias Pimentel † Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

55.7 Appointed David Dias Pimentel † Titular Bishop of Marazanae Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

54.0 Appointed Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil

54.0 Appointed Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil

12 Dec 75.5 Retired Carlos González Cruchaga † Bishop of Talca, Chile Bishop Emeritus

75.8 Retired Francis-Roland Lambert, S.M. † Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus

25.8 Ordained Priest Mario Héctor Robles Priest of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop

42.6 Appointed Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca Bishop of Talca, Chile Bishop Emeritus

13 Dec 64.7 Appointed Silvio Cesare Bonicelli † Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Jean-Charles Marie Descubes Bishop of Agen, France Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France

54.8 Appointed Antonio Lucibello Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Turkey

75.2 Retired Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens † Bishop of Agen, France Bishop Emeritus

14 Dec 32.1 Incardinated Guillermo Antonio Cornejo Monzón Priest of Lurín, Peru Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru

43.0 Incardinated Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares Priest of Carabayllo, Peru Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru

65.7 Appointed José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. † Bishop of Lurín, Peru Bishop Emeritus

29.4 Ordained Deacon Joseph Mary Kizito Deacon of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop

25.4 Ordained Priest Frank Leo Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

42.0 Incardinated Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral Priest of Lurín, Peru Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru

74.6 Died Gerald Moverley † Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain

32.1 Ordained Priest Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández Priest of Iquique, Chile

52.9 Appointed Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru Bishop Emeritus

50.3 Appointed Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. Bishop of Malolos, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

15 Dec 94.1 Died Rafael Alvarez Lara † Bishop Emeritus of Mallorca, Spain

60.2 Ceased Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S. Superior of Bomadi, Nigeria Superior Emeritus

16 Dec 45.8 Appointed Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M. Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

76.2 Retired Platon Volodyslav Kornyljak † Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian) Apostolic Exarch Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez Bishop of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic

68.5 Appointed Lawrence Ephraem Thottam † Bishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankara), India

17 Dec 56.7 Appointed Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M. Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador

48.2 Ordained Bishop Michael William Warfel Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA

18 Dec 48.9 Appointed Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

48.9 Appointed Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Lamphua Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

52.0 Appointed József Tamás Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Appointed József Tamás Titular Bishop of Valabria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

19 Dec 29.0 Ordained Priest Hélio Pereira dos Santos Priest of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil

26.9 Ordained Priest Mauricio Rueda Beltz Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire

21 Dec 76.7 Resigned Victor Guazzelli † Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

31.3 Ordained Priest Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil

30.4 Ordained Priest Antonino Spadaro, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

59.3 Ordained Bishop Fernando Torres Durán † Titular Bishop of Abaradira Bishop Emeritus of Chitré, Panama

32.0 Ordained Deacon Étienne Emmanuel Vetö, I.C.N. Deacon of Chemin Neuf Institute Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

32.0 Perpetual Vows Étienne Emmanuel Vetö, I.C.N. Member of Chemin Neuf Institute Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France

26 Dec 83.3 Died Narciso Jubany Arnau † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

24.7 Ordained Priest Algirdas Jurevičius Priest of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania

27 Dec 62.1 Appointed Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. † Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

36.1 Ordained Priest José Luis Canto Sosa Priest of Campeche, México Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México

24.7 Ordained Priest Justin Alexander Madathiparambil Priest of Vijayapuram, India Auxiliary Bishop

51.6 Appointed Carlos Osoro Sierra Bishop of Orense, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain

44.5 Appointed Alois Schwarz Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria

44.5 Appointed Alois Schwarz Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria

28 Dec 94.2 Died Edward Gerard Hettinger † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA

62.0 Appointed Marian Oles † Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovenia

29.8 Ordained Deacon Eduardo Gonzalo Redondo Castanera, H.S.O.D. Deacon of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina

29 Dec 30.3 Ordained Priest Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil

29.2 Perpetual Vows Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M. Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

31 Dec 88.8 Died Laurent Morin † Bishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

61.3 Appointed Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus

45.5 Appointed Pablo Vizcaino Prado Bishop of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu, Guatemala

61.2 Appointed Paul Albert Zipfel † Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Dec	80.5	Died	Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
3 Dec	75.0	Retired	André Charles Collini †	Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Archbishop Emeritus
55.7	Appointed	Hil Kabashi, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
55.7	Appointed	Hil Kabashi, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Turres in Byzacena	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)
46.2	Appointed	Václav Malý	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
46.2	Appointed	Václav Malý	Titular Bishop of Marcelliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
66.4	Succeeded	Émile Marcus, P.S.S.	Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
55.0	Appointed	Luciano Pacomio	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
53.6	Appointed	Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Ausuccura	Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
4 Dec	65.3	Died	Luiz Colussi †	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
57.9	Incardinated	Josu Iriondo Zabaleta	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 Dec	76.3	Retired	Pedro Boxler †	Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	José Vicente Conejero Gallego	Coadjutor Bishop of Formosa, Argentina	Bishop
54.4	Appointed	Luis Guillermo Eichhorn †	Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Morón, Argentina
82.0	Died	Paolino Limongi †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iran
6 Dec	35.0	Perpetual Vows	François Xavier Ghanbodè Gnonhossou, S.M.A.	Member of Society of African Missions	Bishop of Dassa-Zoumé, Benin
54.8	Appointed	José Palmeira Lessa	Coadjutor Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Dec	62.3	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Greece
29.0	Ordained Priest	Edmilson Tadeu Canavarros dos Santos, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
26.8	Ordained Priest	Yury Kasabutski	Priest of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus	Auxiliary Bishop
89.3	Died	Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo †	Bishop Emeritus of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México
47.7	Appointed	Angelo Massafra, O.F.M.	Bishop of Rrëshen, Albania	Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
50.6	Appointed	Luigi Pezzuto	Titular Archbishop of Turris in Proconsulari	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bosnia and Herzegovina
50.6	Appointed	Luigi Pezzuto	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bosnia and Herzegovina
50.6	Appointed	Luigi Pezzuto	Apostolic Nuncio to Gabon	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bosnia and Herzegovina
8 Dec	34.5	Ordained Priest	Jean-Marie Chami, Ist. del Prado	Priest of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
24.6	Ordained Deacon	Marcelo Antônio da Silva	Deacon of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop
84.4	Died	Giuseppe Lanave †	Bishop Emeritus of Andria, Italy
28.4	Ordained Priest	Wellington de Queiroz Vieira	Priest of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
75.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Wang Dianduo, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
9 Dec	57.3	Ordained Bishop	John Tong Hon	Titular Bishop of Bossa	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
64.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	51.1	Appointed	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
86.4	Died	Francesco Maria Franzi †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
75.7	Retired	José Méndez Asensio †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
62.2	Appointed	Paolo Sardi †	Titular Archbishop of Sutrium	Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
62.2	Appointed	Paolo Sardi †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
11 Dec	55.7	Appointed	David Dias Pimentel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
55.7	Appointed	David Dias Pimentel †	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
54.0	Appointed	Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
54.0	Appointed	Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
12 Dec	75.5	Retired	Carlos González Cruchaga †	Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
75.8	Retired	Francis-Roland Lambert, S.M. †	Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
25.8	Ordained Priest	Mario Héctor Robles	Priest of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop
42.6	Appointed	Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca	Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
13 Dec	64.7	Appointed	Silvio Cesare Bonicelli †	Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Jean-Charles Marie Descubes	Bishop of Agen, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
54.8	Appointed	Antonio Lucibello	Apostolic Nuncio to Sierra Leone	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Turkey
75.2	Retired	Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
14 Dec	32.1	Incardinated	Guillermo Antonio Cornejo Monzón	Priest of Lurín, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
43.0	Incardinated	Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares	Priest of Carabayllo, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
65.7	Appointed	José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Lurín, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
29.4	Ordained Deacon	Joseph Mary Kizito	Deacon of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop
25.4	Ordained Priest	Frank Leo	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
42.0	Incardinated	Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral	Priest of Lurín, Peru	Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru
74.6	Died	Gerald Moverley †	Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
32.1	Ordained Priest	Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández	Priest of Iquique, Chile
52.9	Appointed	Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
50.3	Appointed	Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.	Bishop of Malolos, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
15 Dec	94.1	Died	Rafael Alvarez Lara †	Bishop Emeritus of Mallorca, Spain
60.2	Ceased	Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.	Superior of Bomadi, Nigeria	Superior Emeritus
16 Dec	45.8	Appointed	Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M.	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
76.2	Retired	Platon Volodyslav Kornyljak †	Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez	Bishop of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
68.5	Appointed	Lawrence Ephraem Thottam †	Bishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankara), India
17 Dec	56.7	Appointed	Romeo Tovar Astorga, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Ana, El Salvador
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael William Warfel	Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
18 Dec	48.9	Appointed	Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
48.9	Appointed	Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
52.0	Appointed	József Tamás	Auxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	József Tamás	Titular Bishop of Valabria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
19 Dec	29.0	Ordained Priest	Hélio Pereira dos Santos	Priest of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
26.9	Ordained Priest	Mauricio Rueda Beltz	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire
21 Dec	76.7	Resigned	Victor Guazzelli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31.3	Ordained Priest	Magnus Henrique Lopes, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
30.4	Ordained Priest	Antonino Spadaro, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
59.3	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Torres Durán †	Titular Bishop of Abaradira	Bishop Emeritus of Chitré, Panama
32.0	Ordained Deacon	Étienne Emmanuel Vetö, I.C.N.	Deacon of Chemin Neuf Institute	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
32.0	Perpetual Vows	Étienne Emmanuel Vetö, I.C.N.	Member of Chemin Neuf Institute	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
26 Dec	83.3	Died	Narciso Jubany Arnau †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
24.7	Ordained Priest	Algirdas Jurevičius	Priest of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania	Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
27 Dec	62.1	Appointed	Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
36.1	Ordained Priest	José Luis Canto Sosa	Priest of Campeche, México	Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México
24.7	Ordained Priest	Justin Alexander Madathiparambil	Priest of Vijayapuram, India	Auxiliary Bishop
51.6	Appointed	Carlos Osoro Sierra	Bishop of Orense, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
44.5	Appointed	Alois Schwarz	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
44.5	Appointed	Alois Schwarz	Titular Bishop of Mathara in Numidia	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
28 Dec	94.2	Died	Edward Gerard Hettinger †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
62.0	Appointed	Marian Oles †	Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovenia
29.8	Ordained Deacon	Eduardo Gonzalo Redondo Castanera, H.S.O.D.	Deacon of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina
29 Dec	30.3	Ordained Priest	Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C.	Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil
29.2	Perpetual Vows	Vasyl Volodymyr Tuchapets, O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archiepiscopal Exarch of Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
31 Dec	88.8	Died	Laurent Morin †	Bishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
61.3	Appointed	Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J.	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus
45.5	Appointed	Pablo Vizcaino Prado	Bishop of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu, Guatemala
61.2	Appointed	Paul Albert Zipfel †	Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus

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