The Year of Our Lord 2001

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 84.9 Died John Jiang Liren † Coadjutor Bishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China

1 Dec 53.4 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Angelo Becciu Titular Archbishop of Rusellae Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

59.4 Appointed Henri Coudray, S.J. Prefect of Mongo, Chad Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mongo, Chad

55.6 Installed Manoel dos Reis de Farias Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

64.0 Succeeded Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett Bishop of Lismore, Australia Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Salesius Mugambi Coadjutor Bishop of Meru, Kenya Bishop

49.5 Ordained Bishop Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Saia Maior Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia

73.3 Resigned John Steven Satterthwaite † Bishop of Lismore, Australia Bishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Andrew Yeom Soo-jung Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Andrew Yeom Soo-jung Titular Bishop of Thibiuca Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)

2 Dec 56.7 Ordained Bishop Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger Coadjutor Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

28.0 Ordained Deacon François Hervé Marie Durand Deacon of Mende, France Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France

52.5 Installed Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

87.2 Died Lawrence Joseph Riley † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

3 Dec 52.4 Appointed Rabban Al-Qas † Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus of Duhok (Dohuk) (Chaldean), Iraq

74.9 Retired Leonard Anthony Faulkner † Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

51.1 Succeeded Philip Edward Wilson † Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

4 Dec 44.2 Ordained Bishop John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)

49.5 Appointed Giuseppe Pinto Titular Archbishop of Pandosia Apostolic Nuncio

49.5 Appointed Giuseppe Pinto Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal Apostolic Nuncio

49.5 Appointed Giuseppe Pinto Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania Apostolic Nuncio

56.7 Appointed Michael John Sheridan † Coadjutor Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Bishop Emeritus

5 Dec 77.6 Retired Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. † Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

62.2 Appointed Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. † Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

62.6 Succeeded Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. † Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

6 Dec 55.4 Appointed Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli † Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq

79.6 Retired Hanna Kello † Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

52.7 Appointed Mikha Pola Maqdassi Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq

78.9 Retired Abdul-Ahad Sana † Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

7 Dec 31.2 Ordained Priest Thomas Dowd Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada

46.1 Appointed Claudio Gugerotti Titular Archbishop of Rebellum Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

46.1 Appointed Claudio Gugerotti Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

46.1 Appointed Claudio Gugerotti Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

79.8 Died Jacques Lê Văn Mẫn † Auxiliary Bishop of Huế, Viet Nam

8 Dec 28.5 Ordained Deacon Célio da Silveira Calixto Filho Deacon of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop

29.3 Ordained Deacon Carlos Henrique Silva Oliveira Deacon of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil

9 Dec 57.5 Succeeded Stephen Athipozhiyil † Bishop of Alleppey, India Bishop Emeritus

72.0 Resigned Peter Michael Chenaparampil † Bishop of Alleppey, India Bishop Emeritus

87.4 Died Antonio Mauro † Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

78.6 Died Joseph Mees † Apostolic Nuncio

29.6 Ordained Priest Pierre Suon Hangly Priest of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Prefect of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia

10 Dec 79.5 Died André Fernand Anguilé † Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

75.3 Retired James Chan Soon Cheong † Bishop of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia Bishop Emeritus

89.0 Died Odoric Victor Liu Hede (Liu Ho-teh), O.F.M. † Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China

11 Dec 68.5 Appointed Edmond Youssef Farhat † Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey Apostolic Nuncio

68.5 Appointed Edmond Youssef Farhat † Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan Apostolic Nuncio

47.0 Appointed Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France Bishop Emeritus of Metz, France

76.1 Retired Didier-Léon Marchand † Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France Bishop Emeritus

67.0 Appointed Marian Oleś † Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia Apostolic Nuncio

67.0 Appointed Marian Oleś † Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia Apostolic Nuncio

12 Dec 55.0 Appointed Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. † Coadjutor Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

55.4 Appointed Zeno Hastenteufel Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

62.9 Ordained Bishop Josu Iriondo Zabaleta Titular Bishop of Alton Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

64.0 Installed Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett Bishop of Lismore, Australia Bishop Emeritus

76.0 Retired Paul Kim Ok-kyun † Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.7 Ordained Bishop Dominick John Lagonegro Titular Bishop of Modruš Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

77.3 Retired Bruno Maldaner † Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Ordained Bishop Timothy Anthony McDonnell Titular Bishop of Semina Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

56.0 Appointed Dorick McGowan Wright † Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles Bishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Dorick McGowan Wright † Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles

48.8 Appointed Donald George Sproxton Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia

48.8 Appointed Donald George Sproxton Titular Bishop of Timici Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia

44.4 Ordained Bishop Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle Bishop of Imus, Philippines Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization

13 Dec 46.1 Appointed Claudio Gugerotti Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

66.4 Appointed Wilhelm Schraml † Bishop of Passau, Germany Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana Titular Archbishop of Montecorvino Apostolic Nuncio to Israel

53.8 Appointed Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea Apostolic Nuncio to Israel

15 Dec 46.9 Appointed Giovanni d’Aniello Titular Archbishop of Pesto Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

46.9 Appointed Giovanni d’Aniello Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation

31.7 Ordained Priest Bernardino Giordano Priest of Saluzzo, Italy Bishop-Elect of Grosseto, Italy

49.9 Ordained Bishop Peter Hla Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar

23.6 Solemn Vows Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv. Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine

58.9 Appointed Robert William Muench Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

28.7 Ordained Priest Dirceu de Oliveira Medeiros Priest of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil

45.3 Ordained Bishop Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses Titular Bishop of Selemselae Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

16 Dec 29.8 Ordained Priest João Batista Alves do Nascimento, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil

55.3 Ordained Bishop Denys Antoine Chahda Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria

60.5 Ordained Bishop Stanley Roman Bishop of Quilon, India Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Ordained Bishop Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina

39.7 Installed Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B. Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

18 Dec 50.4 Appointed Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay

19 Dec 45.4 Appointed Airton José dos Santos Auxiliary Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

45.4 Appointed Airton José dos Santos Titular Bishop of Phelbes Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

49.1 Appointed Elizeu de Morais Pimentel † Coadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil

26.2 Ordained Priest Andriy Rabiy Priest of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

64.2 Appointed Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. † Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 91.2 Died José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil

94.3 Died Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

48.2 Appointed Reinhard Marx Bishop of Trier, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

21 Dec 73.3 Resigned Elie Amsini Kiswaya † Bishop of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

22 Dec 49.8 Appointed Gilberto Gómez González Auxiliary Bishop of Abancay, Peru Bishop

49.8 Appointed Gilberto Gómez González Titular Bishop of Mozotcori Bishop of Abancay, Peru

29.7 Ordained Priest Ivanildo Oliveira Almeida Priest of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop of Cametá, Para, Brazil

64.3 Died Alexander Sye Cheong-duk † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

23 Dec 80.2 Died Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens † Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France

24 Dec 83.9 Died Matthias Leo Pei Xiangde (Pei Shangde), C.D.D. † Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China

25 Dec 65.9 Reconciled Licínio Rangel, O.V.S. † Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

27 Dec 47.7 Ordained Bishop Edwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P. Prelate of Marawi, Philippines

56.4 Appointed Antonio José López Castillo † Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

75.6 Retired Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M. † Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus

28 Dec 54.3 Appointed Kevin Joseph Farrell Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

54.3 Appointed Kevin Joseph Farrell Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

62.5 Appointed Francisco González Valer, S.F. † Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.5 Appointed Francisco González Valer, S.F. † Titular Bishop of Lamphua Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

74.0 Died James Kwadwo Owusu † Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	84.9	Died	John Jiang Liren †	Coadjutor Bishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
1 Dec	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Angelo Becciu	Titular Archbishop of Rusellae	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
59.4	Appointed	Henri Coudray, S.J.	Prefect of Mongo, Chad	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mongo, Chad
55.6	Installed	Manoel dos Reis de Farias	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
64.0	Succeeded	Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett	Bishop of Lismore, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Salesius Mugambi	Coadjutor Bishop of Meru, Kenya	Bishop
49.5	Ordained Bishop	Bonifacio Antonio Reimann Panic, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Saia Maior	Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
73.3	Resigned	John Steven Satterthwaite †	Bishop of Lismore, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Andrew Yeom Soo-jung	Titular Bishop of Thibiuca	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
2 Dec	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste Boulanger	Coadjutor Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France	Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
28.0	Ordained Deacon	François Hervé Marie Durand	Deacon of Mende, France	Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
52.5	Installed	Sebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
87.2	Died	Lawrence Joseph Riley †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3 Dec	52.4	Appointed	Rabban Al-Qas †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus of Duhok (Dohuk) (Chaldean), Iraq
74.9	Retired	Leonard Anthony Faulkner †	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
51.1	Succeeded	Philip Edward Wilson †	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Dec	44.2	Ordained Bishop	John Chrisostom Kwon Hyok-ju	Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)
49.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Titular Archbishop of Pandosia	Apostolic Nuncio
49.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal	Apostolic Nuncio
49.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Pinto	Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania	Apostolic Nuncio
56.7	Appointed	Michael John Sheridan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA	Bishop Emeritus
5 Dec	77.6	Retired	Jorge Mario Avila del Aguila, C.M. †	Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
62.2	Appointed	Julio Edgar Cabrera Ovalle	Bishop of Jalapa, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
62.6	Succeeded	Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. †	Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
6 Dec	55.4	Appointed	Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
79.6	Retired	Hanna Kello †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
52.7	Appointed	Mikha Pola Maqdassi	Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
78.9	Retired	Abdul-Ahad Sana †	Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
7 Dec	31.2	Ordained Priest	Thomas Dowd	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
46.1	Appointed	Claudio Gugerotti	Titular Archbishop of Rebellum	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
46.1	Appointed	Claudio Gugerotti	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
46.1	Appointed	Claudio Gugerotti	Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
79.8	Died	Jacques Lê Văn Mẫn †	Auxiliary Bishop of Huế, Viet Nam
8 Dec	28.5	Ordained Deacon	Célio da Silveira Calixto Filho	Deacon of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop
29.3	Ordained Deacon	Carlos Henrique Silva Oliveira	Deacon of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
9 Dec	57.5	Succeeded	Stephen Athipozhiyil †	Bishop of Alleppey, India	Bishop Emeritus
72.0	Resigned	Peter Michael Chenaparampil †	Bishop of Alleppey, India	Bishop Emeritus
87.4	Died	Antonio Mauro †	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
78.6	Died	Joseph Mees †	Apostolic Nuncio
29.6	Ordained Priest	Pierre Suon Hangly	Priest of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Prefect of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia
10 Dec	79.5	Died	André Fernand Anguilé †	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
75.3	Retired	James Chan Soon Cheong †	Bishop of Melaka-Johor, Malaysia	Bishop Emeritus
89.0	Died	Odoric Victor Liu Hede (Liu Ho-teh), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
11 Dec	68.5	Appointed	Edmond Youssef Farhat †	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkey	Apostolic Nuncio
68.5	Appointed	Edmond Youssef Farhat †	Apostolic Nuncio to Turkmenistan	Apostolic Nuncio
47.0	Appointed	Jean-Christophe André Robert Lagleize	Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France	Bishop Emeritus of Metz, France
76.1	Retired	Didier-Léon Marchand †	Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France	Bishop Emeritus
67.0	Appointed	Marian Oleś †	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia	Apostolic Nuncio
67.0	Appointed	Marian Oleś †	Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia	Apostolic Nuncio
12 Dec	55.0	Appointed	Fernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
55.4	Appointed	Zeno Hastenteufel	Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
62.9	Ordained Bishop	Josu Iriondo Zabaleta	Titular Bishop of Alton	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
64.0	Installed	Geoffrey Hylton Jarrett	Bishop of Lismore, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
76.0	Retired	Paul Kim Ok-kyun †	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.7	Ordained Bishop	Dominick John Lagonegro	Titular Bishop of Modruš	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
77.3	Retired	Bruno Maldaner †	Bishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Ordained Bishop	Timothy Anthony McDonnell	Titular Bishop of Semina	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
56.0	Appointed	Dorick McGowan Wright †	Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Dorick McGowan Wright †	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
48.8	Appointed	Donald George Sproxton	Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
48.8	Appointed	Donald George Sproxton	Titular Bishop of Timici	Auxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
44.4	Ordained Bishop	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	Bishop of Imus, Philippines	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
13 Dec	46.1	Appointed	Claudio Gugerotti	Apostolic Nuncio to Azerbaijan	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
66.4	Appointed	Wilhelm Schraml †	Bishop of Passau, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana	Titular Archbishop of Montecorvino	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
53.8	Appointed	Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel
15 Dec	46.9	Appointed	Giovanni d’Aniello	Titular Archbishop of Pesto	Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
46.9	Appointed	Giovanni d’Aniello	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to Russian Federation
31.7	Ordained Priest	Bernardino Giordano	Priest of Saluzzo, Italy	Bishop-Elect of Grosseto, Italy
49.9	Ordained Bishop	Peter Hla	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia	Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
23.6	Solemn Vows	Eduard Kava, O.F.M. Conv.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
58.9	Appointed	Robert William Muench	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28.7	Ordained Priest	Dirceu de Oliveira Medeiros	Priest of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil
45.3	Ordained Bishop	Josep Ángel Saiz Meneses	Titular Bishop of Selemselae	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
16 Dec	29.8	Ordained Priest	João Batista Alves do Nascimento, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
55.3	Ordained Bishop	Denys Antoine Chahda	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
60.5	Ordained Bishop	Stanley Roman	Bishop of Quilon, India	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Stanovnik, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina
39.7	Installed	Martin (Stephan) Werlen, O.S.B.	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
18 Dec	50.4	Appointed	Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez	Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
19 Dec	45.4	Appointed	Airton José dos Santos	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
45.4	Appointed	Airton José dos Santos	Titular Bishop of Phelbes	Archbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
49.1	Appointed	Elizeu de Morais Pimentel †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
26.2	Ordained Priest	Andriy Rabiy	Priest of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
64.2	Appointed	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	91.2	Died	José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil
94.3	Died	Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
48.2	Appointed	Reinhard Marx	Bishop of Trier, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
21 Dec	73.3	Resigned	Elie Amsini Kiswaya †	Bishop of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard	Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
22 Dec	49.8	Appointed	Gilberto Gómez González	Auxiliary Bishop of Abancay, Peru	Bishop
49.8	Appointed	Gilberto Gómez González	Titular Bishop of Mozotcori	Bishop of Abancay, Peru
29.7	Ordained Priest	Ivanildo Oliveira Almeida	Priest of Imperatriz, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop of Cametá, Para, Brazil
64.3	Died	Alexander Sye Cheong-duk †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
23 Dec	80.2	Died	Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens †	Bishop Emeritus of Agen, France
24 Dec	83.9	Died	Matthias Leo Pei Xiangde (Pei Shangde), C.D.D. †	Bishop of Beijing [Peking], China
25 Dec	65.9	Reconciled	Licínio Rangel, O.V.S. †	Apostolic Administrator of São João Maria Vianney, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
27 Dec	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Edwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P.	Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
56.4	Appointed	Antonio José López Castillo †	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
75.6	Retired	Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M. †	Archbishop of Calabozo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Dec	54.3	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
54.3	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
62.5	Appointed	Francisco González Valer, S.F. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.5	Appointed	Francisco González Valer, S.F. †	Titular Bishop of Lamphua	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
74.0	Died	James Kwadwo Owusu †	Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana

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