The Year of Our Lord 2009

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 41.0 Succeeded Joseph Li Jing Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China

96.1 Resigned John Baptist Liu Jingshan † Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China

1 Dec 50.2 Ordained Bishop Bernard Anthony Hebda Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

2 Dec 92.0 Died Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

67.1 Appointed Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B. Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Paul-Mounged El-Hachem † Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait Apostolic Nuncio

75.2 Retired Paul-Mounged El-Hachem † Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Bahrain Apostolic Nuncio

75.2 Retired Paul-Mounged El-Hachem † Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen Apostolic Nuncio

75.2 Retired Paul-Mounged El-Hachem † Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar Apostolic Nuncio

75.2 Retired Paul-Mounged El-Hachem † Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates Apostolic Nuncio

75.2 Retired Paul-Mounged El-Hachem † Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula Apostolic Nuncio

50.4 Appointed Petar Antun Rajič Titular Archbishop of Sarsenterum Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

50.4 Appointed Petar Antun Rajič Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

50.4 Appointed Petar Antun Rajič Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Bahrain Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

50.4 Appointed Petar Antun Rajič Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

50.4 Appointed Petar Antun Rajič Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

3 Dec 67.2 Appointed Barthélemy Adoukonou † Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture Secretary Emeritus

61.2 Appointed Bernard Ardura, O. Praem. President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences President Emeritus

57.3 Appointed Joseph Atanga, S.J. Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon

44.9 Appointed Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei Bishop of Obala, Cameroon

80.9 Retired Walter Brandmüller President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences Cardinal, President Emeritus

48.1 Appointed Ginés Ramón García Beltrán Bishop of Guadix, Spain Bishop of Getafe, Spain

76.8 Retired Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz † Bishop of Guadix, Spain Bishop Emeritus

45.3 Appointed Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Batouri, Cameroon Archbishop of Garoua, Cameroon

76.8 Retired Jérôme Owono-Mimboe † Bishop of Obala, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M. † Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus

4 Dec 90.4 Died Mathew Luo Duxi (Lo Tou-xy) † Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China

68.4 Died Jérôme-Michel-Francis Martin, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Berbérati, Central African Republic

62.2 Resigned Kevin John Patrick McDonald Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus

78.3 Retired Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà † Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

65.2 Succeeded Joseph Võ Ðức Minh Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

5 Dec 43.0 Appointed Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M. Vicar Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia

43.0 Appointed Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M. Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari Vicar Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia

49.7 Appointed Vjekoslav Huzjak Bishop of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia

61.6 Appointed Method Paul Kilaini Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.5 Appointed Vlado Košić Bishop of Sisak, Croatia

57.4 Appointed Angelo Moreschi, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia

57.4 Appointed Angelo Moreschi, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia

7 Dec 54.6 Appointed Marian Eleganti, O.S.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.6 Appointed Marian Eleganti, O.S.B. Titular Bishop of Lamdia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland

49.2 Appointed Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands

49.2 Appointed Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom Titular Bishop of Bistue Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands

53.7 Appointed Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea Coadjutor Bishop of San Luis, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

37.0 Perpetual Vows Silvana Piro, F.M.G.B. Member of Francescane Missionarie di Gesù Bambino (Suore) Under Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

98.9 Died Anthony Saliu Sanusi † Bishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria

46.0 Appointed Herman Willebrordus Woorts Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands

46.0 Appointed Herman Willebrordus Woorts Titular Bishop of Giufi Salaria Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands

8 Dec 63.5 Ceased William (Leonard) Kenney, C.P. Administrator of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.6 Installed Bernard Longley Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

9 Dec 50.4 Ordained Bishop Paul Dennis Etienne Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

48.2 Appointed Daniel Ernest Flores Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

75.8 Retired Raymundo Joseph Peña † Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

85.3 Died Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

10 Dec 33.9 Ordained Priest Jacob Aba, S.M. Priest of Society of Mary Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands

55.8 Installed Joel Zamudio Baylon Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines

51.2 Ordained Bishop Fernando Isern Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.3 Appointed Pedro López Quintana Apostolic Nuncio to Canada Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

77.1 Retired Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 62.1 Ordained Bishop Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P. Titular Bishop of Dusa Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

42.7 Appointed Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.Ss.R. Curial Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)

57.6 Ordained Bishop Jean Clément Marie Gérard Joseph Françoise Georges Laffitte, Comm. l'Emm. Titular Bishop of Entrevaux Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

47.3 Appointed José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M. Bishop of San Vicente, El Salvador

59.4 Ordained Bishop Mario Toso, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Bisarcio Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

13 Dec 78.8 Died Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. † Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

14 Dec 49.2 Ordained Bishop Paul David Sirba † Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA

15 Dec 62.2 Ordained Bishop Robert Charles Evans Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

76.1 Retired Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. † Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

62.8 Resigned Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus

62.8 Resigned Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M. Bishop of South Africa, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

75.2 Retired Henk Kronenberg, S.M. † Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed William Francis Medley Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

51.9 Ordained Bishop Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong Coadjutor Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México

79.9 Died Arnaldo Ribeiro † Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

52.6 Appointed Bernard Unabali † Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

16 Dec 75.9 Retired Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. † Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil

72.7 Died Josef Voß (Voss) † Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany

17 Dec 79.5 Laicized [Emmanuel Milingo]

69.5 Resigned Donal Brendan Murray † Bishop of Limerick, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

18 Dec 53.2 Appointed Stephen Brislin Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa Cardinal, Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa

65.7 Appointed Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv. † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Treviso, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Lawrence Patrick Henry † Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus

19 Dec 64.7 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Kotido, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

41.5 Appointed Maurice Muhatia Makumba Bishop of Nakuru, Kenya Archbishop of Kisumu, Kenya

20 Dec 45.5 Installed Franz-Josef Overbeck Bishop of Essen, Germany

45.7 Ordained Bishop Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio Titular Bishop of Munatiana Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas, Uruguay

21 Dec 48.8 Appointed Donald Joseph Bolen Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

75.5 Retired José Lizares Estrada Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Daniel Edward Pilarczyk † Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Archbishop Emeritus

61.5 Succeeded Dennis Marion Schnurr Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Archbishop Emeritus

22 Dec 50.6 Appointed Mark Davies Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain Bishop

57.7 Appointed Emmanuel Kerketta Bishop of Jashpur, India

23 Dec 71.0 Died Lucas Abadamloora † Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana

24 Dec 39.4 Appointed Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P. Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Vicar Apostolic

39.4 Appointed Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P. Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia

77.7 Died Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea

27 Dec 46.0 Ordained Bishop Milton Kenan Júnior Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

29 Dec 76.8 Died Roberto Amadei † Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy

30 Dec 62.9 Appointed Vicente Costa Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

86.4 Died Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu † Bishop Emeritus of Masaka, Uganda

55.1 Ordained Bishop Otacílio Luziano Da Silva Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

43.5 Appointed Waldemar Passini Dalbello Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil Bishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil

43.5 Appointed Waldemar Passini Dalbello Titular Bishop of Membressa Bishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil

44.8 Appointed Edmar Perón Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil

44.8 Appointed Edmar Perón Titular Bishop of Mattiana Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil

81.5 Died Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan

56.3 Appointed Pedro Luiz Stringhini Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil

59.5 Appointed Alberto Taveira Corrêa Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

86.7 Died Leo Yao Liang † Coadjutor Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China

31 Dec 92.2 Died Cahal Brendan Daly † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland

58.2 Appointed Matthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam Bishop

69.2 Died Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf † Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	41.0	Succeeded	Joseph Li Jing	Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
96.1	Resigned	John Baptist Liu Jingshan †	Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
1 Dec	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Anthony Hebda	Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA	Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2 Dec	92.0	Died	Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
67.1	Appointed	Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B.	Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Paul-Mounged El-Hachem †	Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait	Apostolic Nuncio
75.2	Retired	Paul-Mounged El-Hachem †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Bahrain	Apostolic Nuncio
75.2	Retired	Paul-Mounged El-Hachem †	Apostolic Nuncio to Yemen	Apostolic Nuncio
75.2	Retired	Paul-Mounged El-Hachem †	Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar	Apostolic Nuncio
75.2	Retired	Paul-Mounged El-Hachem †	Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates	Apostolic Nuncio
75.2	Retired	Paul-Mounged El-Hachem †	Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula	Apostolic Nuncio
50.4	Appointed	Petar Antun Rajič	Titular Archbishop of Sarsenterum	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
50.4	Appointed	Petar Antun Rajič	Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
50.4	Appointed	Petar Antun Rajič	Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain, Bahrain	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
50.4	Appointed	Petar Antun Rajič	Apostolic Nuncio to Qatar	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
50.4	Appointed	Petar Antun Rajič	Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
3 Dec	67.2	Appointed	Barthélemy Adoukonou †	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture	Secretary Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	Bernard Ardura, O. Praem.	President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences	President Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	Joseph Atanga, S.J.	Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon
44.9	Appointed	Sosthène Léopold Bayemi Matjei	Bishop of Obala, Cameroon
80.9	Retired	Walter Brandmüller	President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences	Cardinal, President Emeritus
48.1	Appointed	Ginés Ramón García Beltrán	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop of Getafe, Spain
76.8	Retired	Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
45.3	Appointed	Faustin Ambassa Ndjodo, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Batouri, Cameroon	Archbishop of Garoua, Cameroon
76.8	Retired	Jérôme Owono-Mimboe †	Bishop of Obala, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Dec	90.4	Died	Mathew Luo Duxi (Lo Tou-xy) †	Bishop of Leshan [Kiating], China
68.4	Died	Jérôme-Michel-Francis Martin, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Berbérati, Central African Republic
62.2	Resigned	Kevin John Patrick McDonald	Archbishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
78.3	Retired	Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà †	Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
65.2	Succeeded	Joseph Võ Ðức Minh	Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
5 Dec	43.0	Appointed	Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M.	Vicar Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia
43.0	Appointed	Markos Ghebremedhin, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari	Vicar Apostolic of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia
49.7	Appointed	Vjekoslav Huzjak	Bishop of Bjelovar-Križevci, Croatia
61.6	Appointed	Method Paul Kilaini	Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.5	Appointed	Vlado Košić	Bishop of Sisak, Croatia
57.4	Appointed	Angelo Moreschi, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia
57.4	Appointed	Angelo Moreschi, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Mauretania	Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia
7 Dec	54.6	Appointed	Marian Eleganti, O.S.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.6	Appointed	Marian Eleganti, O.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
49.2	Appointed	Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
49.2	Appointed	Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom	Titular Bishop of Bistue	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
53.7	Appointed	Pedro Daniel Martínez Perea	Coadjutor Bishop of San Luis, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
37.0	Perpetual Vows	Silvana Piro, F.M.G.B.	Member of Francescane Missionarie di Gesù Bambino (Suore)	Under Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
98.9	Died	Anthony Saliu Sanusi †	Bishop Emeritus of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria
46.0	Appointed	Herman Willebrordus Woorts	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
46.0	Appointed	Herman Willebrordus Woorts	Titular Bishop of Giufi Salaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
8 Dec	63.5	Ceased	William (Leonard) Kenney, C.P.	Administrator of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.6	Installed	Bernard Longley	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
9 Dec	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Dennis Etienne	Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA	Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
48.2	Appointed	Daniel Ernest Flores	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
75.8	Retired	Raymundo Joseph Peña †	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
85.3	Died	Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
10 Dec	33.9	Ordained Priest	Jacob Aba, S.M.	Priest of Society of Mary	Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands
55.8	Installed	Joel Zamudio Baylon	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Isern	Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.3	Appointed	Pedro López Quintana	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
77.1	Retired	Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao	Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	62.1	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni D’Ercole, F.D.P.	Titular Bishop of Dusa	Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
42.7	Appointed	Bohdan Dzyurakh, C.Ss.R.	Curial Bishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien} (Ukrainian)
57.6	Ordained Bishop	Jean Clément Marie Gérard Joseph Françoise Georges Laffitte, Comm. l'Emm.	Titular Bishop of Entrevaux	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
47.3	Appointed	José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.	Bishop of San Vicente, El Salvador
59.4	Ordained Bishop	Mario Toso, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Bisarcio	Bishop Emeritus of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
13 Dec	78.8	Died	Piergiorgio Silvano Nesti, C.P. †	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
14 Dec	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul David Sirba †	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
15 Dec	62.2	Ordained Bishop	Robert Charles Evans	Titular Bishop of Aquae Regiae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
76.1	Retired	Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
62.8	Resigned	Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
62.8	Resigned	Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.	Bishop of South Africa, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
75.2	Retired	Henk Kronenberg, S.M. †	Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	William Francis Medley	Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong	Coadjutor Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México	Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
79.9	Died	Arnaldo Ribeiro †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.6	Appointed	Bernard Unabali †	Bishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
16 Dec	75.9	Retired	Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. †	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
72.7	Died	Josef Voß (Voss) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
17 Dec	79.5	Laicized	[Emmanuel Milingo]
69.5	Resigned	Donal Brendan Murray †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
18 Dec	53.2	Appointed	Stephen Brislin	Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa	Cardinal, Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
65.7	Appointed	Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Treviso, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Lawrence Patrick Henry †	Archbishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Dec	64.7	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Filippi, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Kotido, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
41.5	Appointed	Maurice Muhatia Makumba	Bishop of Nakuru, Kenya	Archbishop of Kisumu, Kenya
20 Dec	45.5	Installed	Franz-Josef Overbeck	Bishop of Essen, Germany
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Milton Luis Tróccoli Cebedio	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este-Minas, Uruguay
21 Dec	48.8	Appointed	Donald Joseph Bolen	Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
75.5	Retired	José Lizares Estrada	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Daniel Edward Pilarczyk †	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
61.5	Succeeded	Dennis Marion Schnurr	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
22 Dec	50.6	Appointed	Mark Davies	Coadjutor Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain	Bishop
57.7	Appointed	Emmanuel Kerketta	Bishop of Jashpur, India
23 Dec	71.0	Died	Lucas Abadamloora †	Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana
24 Dec	39.4	Appointed	Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P.	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic
39.4	Appointed	Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, M.E.P.	Titular Bishop of Catabum Castra	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
77.7	Died	Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea
27 Dec	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Milton Kenan Júnior	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29 Dec	76.8	Died	Roberto Amadei †	Bishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
30 Dec	62.9	Appointed	Vicente Costa	Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
86.4	Died	Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu †	Bishop Emeritus of Masaka, Uganda
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Otacílio Luziano Da Silva	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
43.5	Appointed	Waldemar Passini Dalbello	Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil
43.5	Appointed	Waldemar Passini Dalbello	Titular Bishop of Membressa	Bishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil
44.8	Appointed	Edmar Perón	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
44.8	Appointed	Edmar Perón	Titular Bishop of Mattiana	Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
81.5	Died	Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan
56.3	Appointed	Pedro Luiz Stringhini	Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
59.5	Appointed	Alberto Taveira Corrêa	Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
86.7	Died	Leo Yao Liang †	Coadjutor Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
31 Dec	92.2	Died	Cahal Brendan Daly †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
58.2	Appointed	Matthieu Nguyễn Văn Khôi	Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam	Bishop
69.2	Died	Youssef Ibrahim Sarraf †	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt

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