Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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1 Dec | 53.1 | Appointed | TeodoroCardenal Fernández † | Bishop ofOsma-Soria,Spain | Archbishop Emeritus ofBurgos,Spain |
Born | Leo MagdugoDalmao, C.M.F. | Prelate ofIsabela,Philippines | |||
51.5 | Appointed | Salvador LazoLazo † | Auxiliary Bishop ofTuguegarao,Philippines | Bishop Emeritus ofSan Fernando de La Union,Philippines | |
51.5 | Appointed | Salvador LazoLazo † | Titular Bishop ofSelia | Bishop Emeritus ofSan Fernando de La Union,Philippines | |
55.9 | Appointed | Francis RaymondShea † | Bishop ofEvansville, Indiana,USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
2 Dec | 55.3 | Installed | Joseph MatthewBreitenbeck † | Bishop ofGrand Rapids, Michigan,USA | Bishop Emeritus |
56.0 | Appointed | Patrick JosephCasey † | Bishop ofBrentwood, England,Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus | |
51.6 | Installed | Edward AnthonyMcCarthy † | Bishop ofPhoenix, Arizona,USA | Archbishop Emeritus ofMiami, Florida,USA | |
3 Dec | 55.0 | Installed | Jerome JosephHastrich † | Bishop ofGallup, New Mexico,USA | Bishop Emeritus |
83.1 | Died | JāzepsRancāns † | Auxiliary Bishop ofRiga,Latvia | ||
4 Dec | 80.0 | Appointed | SaturninoRubio y Montiél † | Titular Bishop ofVilla Regis | Bishop Emeritus ofOsma-Soria,Spain |
80.0 | Retired | SaturninoRubio y Montiél † | Bishop ofOsma-Soria,Spain | Bishop Emeritus | |
30.5 | Ordained Priest | DominicSu Haw Chiu | Priest | Bishop Emeritus ofSibu,Malaysia | |
5 Dec | 44.2 | Appointed | CândidoLorenzo González, O. de M. † | Prelate ofSão Raimundo Nonato, Piaui,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus ofSão Raimundo Nonato, Piaui,Brazil |
44.2 | Appointed | CândidoLorenzo González, O. de M. † | Titular Bishop ofScardona | Bishop Emeritus ofSão Raimundo Nonato, Piaui,Brazil | |
63.1 | Died | MaurinoRast, S.D.S. † | Superior General ofSociety of the Divine Savior | ||
6 Dec | 50.8 | Ordained Bishop | StéphaneBabaca (Babeka, Babaqa) † | Archbishop ofArbil {Erbil} (Chaldean),Iraq | Archbishop Emeritus |
Born | Tesfaldet TekieTsada | Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) | |||
76.4 | Died | StanislavZela † | Auxiliary Bishop ofOlomouc,Czechia | ||
7 Dec | 61.4 | Ordained Bishop | BernardoCitterio † | Titular Bishop ofFloriana | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofMilano {Milan},Italy |
26.2 | Ordained Priest | Murilo SebastiãoRamos Krieger, S.C.I. | Priest ofCongregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart | Archbishop Emeritus ofSão Salvador da Bahia,Brazil | |
8 Dec | 64.2 | Ceased | Joseph WalterBuckley, S.M. † | Superior General ofSociety of Mary | Superior General Emeritus |
28.8 | Ordained Priest | José LuisChávez Botello | Priest ofGuadalajara, Jalisco,México | Archbishop Emeritus ofAntequera, Oaxaca,México | |
27.6 | Ordained Priest | Jovianode Lima Júnior, S.S.S. † | Priest ofCongregation of the Blessed Sacrament | Archbishop ofRibeirão Preto, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
47.8 | Installed | EnricoManfredini † | Bishop ofPiacenza,Italy | Archbishop ofBologna,Italy | |
43.2 | Ordained Bishop | JavierOsés Flamarique † | Titular Bishop ofAbula | Bishop Emeritus ofHuesca,Spain | |
46.3 | Ordained Bishop | Daniel ArnaldoTomasella, O.F.M. Cap. † | Titular Bishop ofMartirano | Bishop Emeritus ofMarília, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
9 Dec | 78.6 | Died | CarloAllorio † | Bishop Emeritus ofPavia,Italy | |
47.7 | Appointed | José EduardoAlvarez Ramírez, C.M. † | Bishop ofSan Miguel,El Salvador | Bishop Emeritus | |
10 Dec | 56.1 | Appointed | Jean-Marie-ClémentBadré † | Bishop ofBayeux (-Lisieux),France | Bishop Emeritus |
67.8 | Appointed | André Jacques MarieJacquemin † | Titular Bishop ofElvas | Bishop Emeritus ofBayeux (-Lisieux),France | |
67.8 | Resigned | André Jacques MarieJacquemin † | Bishop ofBayeux (-Lisieux),France | Bishop Emeritus | |
47.6 | Installed | John LawrenceMay † | Bishop ofMobile, Alabama,USA | Archbishop Emeritus ofSaint Louis, Missouri,USA | |
82.1 | Died | Idílio JoséSoares † | Bishop Emeritus ofSantos, Sao Paulo,Brazil | ||
11 Dec | 42.4 | Ordained Bishop | HughLindsay † | Titular Bishop ofCuncacestre | Bishop Emeritus ofHexham and Newcastle, England,Great Britain |
86.6 | Appointed | DanielLlorente y Federico † | Titular Bishop ofAuca | Bishop Emeritus ofSegovia,Spain | |
86.6 | Retired | DanielLlorente y Federico † | Bishop ofSegovia,Spain | Bishop Emeritus | |
Born | JosephPamplany | Archbishop ofTellicherry (Syro-Malabar),India | |||
50.9 | Appointed | AntonioPalenzuela Velázquez † | Bishop ofSegovia,Spain | Bishop Emeritus | |
12 Dec | 90.0 | Died | Mathias Leonardus TrudonBrans, O.F.M. Cap. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofMedan,Indonesia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofMedan,Indonesia |
47.5 | Appointed | SimonTonyé † | Coadjutor Bishop ofDouala,Cameroon | Archbishop Emeritus ofDouala,Cameroon | |
47.5 | Appointed | SimonTonyé † | Titular Bishop ofTamascani | Archbishop Emeritus ofDouala,Cameroon | |
13 Dec | 32.9 | Ordained Priest | Jorge MarioBergoglio, S.J. † | Priest ofSociety of Jesus | Pope (Roma {Rome},Italy) |
24.3 | Ordained Priest | José Belisárioda Silva, O.F.M. | Priest ofOrder of Friars Minor | Archbishop Emeritus ofSão Luís do Maranhão,Brazil | |
23.4 | Perpetual Vows | Fernando JoséMonteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. | Member ofCongregation of the Most Holy Redeemer | Archbishop Emeritus ofBrazil, Military | |
31.2 | Ordained Priest | RodrigoMejía Saldarriaga, S.J. | Priest ofSociety of Jesus | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofSoddo,Ethiopia | |
28.2 | Ordained Priest | Anicetus Bongsu AntoniusSinaga, O.F.M. Cap. † | Priest ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Archbishop Emeritus ofMedan,Indonesia | |
14 Dec | 42.5 | Ordained Bishop | HubertLuthe † | Titular Bishop ofEgabro | Bishop Emeritus ofEssen,Germany |
42.7 | Ordained Bishop | RafaelTorija de la Fuente † | Titular Bishop ofUrsona | Bishop Emeritus ofCiudad Real,Spain | |
15 Dec | 55.6 | Appointed | Eugéne CorneliusArthurs, I.C. † | Titular Bishop ofTepelta | Bishop Emeritus ofTanga,Tanzania |
55.6 | Resigned | Eugéne CorneliusArthurs, I.C. † | Bishop ofTanga,Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus | |
60.5 | Appointed | SantoBergamo † | Apostolic Administrator ofRossano,Italy | Bishop ofOppido Mamertina-Palmi,Italy | |
60.5 | Appointed | SantoBergamo † | Titular Bishop ofSasabe | Bishop ofOppido Mamertina-Palmi,Italy | |
47.1 | Appointed | SalvatoreDi Salvo † | Auxiliary Bishop ofReggio Calabria,Italy | Bishop Emeritus ofNicosia,Italy | |
59.1 | Appointed | James C.Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. † | Titular Bishop ofÁrd Mór | Bishop Emeritus ofKigoma,Tanzania | |
59.1 | Resigned | James C.Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. † | Bishop ofKigoma,Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus | |
46.9 | Appointed | Maurus GervaseKomba † | Bishop ofTanga,Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus | |
57.1 | Appointed | Bl. AlbinoLuciani † | Patriarch ofVenezia {Venice},Italy | Pope (Roma {Rome},Italy) | |
49.6 | Appointed | Alphonse DanielNsabi † | Bishop ofKigoma,Tanzania | ||
28.7 | Ordained Priest | VincentRi Pyung-ho | Priest ofJeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju},Korea (South) | Bishop Emeritus | |
42.1 | Appointed | William KevinRowell, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofAitape,Papua New Guinea | ||
45.5 | Appointed | SettimioTodisco † | Apostolic Administrator ofMolfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofBrindisi-Ostuni,Italy | |
45.5 | Appointed | SettimioTodisco † | Titular Bishop ofBigastro | Archbishop Emeritus ofBrindisi-Ostuni,Italy | |
18 Dec | 34.9 | Ordained Priest | Julius RiyadiDarmaatmadja, S.J. | Priest ofSociety of Jesus | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofJakarta,Indonesia |
19 Dec | 30.7 | Ordained Priest | Lawrence EugeneBrandt | Priest ofErie, Pennsylvania,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofGreensburg, Pennsylvania,USA |
Born | Stephen AndrewHero | Bishop ofPrince-Albert, Saskatchewan,Canada | |||
53.1 | Appointed | Caetano AntônioLima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † | Titular Bishop ofTagarbala | ||
53.1 | Resigned | Caetano AntônioLima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † | Bishop ofIlhéus, Bahia,Brazil | ||
26.5 | Ordained Deacon | Armand Henri PaulMaillard | Deacon ofSaint-Dié,France | Archbishop Emeritus ofBourges,France | |
20 Dec | 25.0 | Ordained Deacon | JosephAlessandro, O.F.M. Cap. | Deacon ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Bishop Emeritus ofGarissa,Kenya |
80.2 | Ceased | RaffaeleBaratta † | Apostolic Administrator ofCittà di Castello,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofPerugia,Italy | |
89.4 | Died | AndreaCesarano † | Archbishop ofManfredonia (e Vieste),Italy | ||
29.0 | Ordained Priest | Gérard Émile Jean-LouisColiche | Priest ofLille,France | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofLille,France | |
62.7 | Appointed | RaymondD’Mello † | Titular Bishop ofGlenndálocha | Bishop Emeritus ofAllahabad,India | |
62.7 | Resigned | RaymondD’Mello † | Bishop ofAllahabad,India | Bishop Emeritus | |
26.2 | Ordained Priest | João Níltondos Santos Souza | Priest ofAmargosa, Bahia,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
30.5 | Ordained Priest | MathaiKochuparampil, S.D.B. † | Priest ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Bishop ofDiphu,India | |
25.6 | Ordained Priest | FranciscoLerma Martínez, I.M.C. † | Priest ofConsolata Missionaries | Bishop ofGurué,Mozambique | |
53.1 | Appointed | DiegoParodi, M.C.C.I. † | Apostolic Administrator ofCittà di Castello,Italy | Bishop ofIschia,Italy | |
53.1 | Appointed | DiegoParodi, M.C.C.I. † | Apostolic Administrator ofGubbio,Italy | Bishop ofIschia,Italy | |
25.7 | Ordained Priest | Pierre-AntoinePaulo, O.M.I. † | Priest ofOblates of Mary Immaculate | Bishop Emeritus ofPort-de-Paix,Haïti | |
34.1 | Ordained Priest | AntonySelvanayagam | Priest ofKuala Lumpur,Malaysia | Bishop Emeritus ofPenang,Malaysia | |
23.7 | Ordained Priest | Maria CallistSoosa Pakiam | Priest ofTrivandrum,India | Archbishop Emeritus ofTrivandrum,India | |
21 Dec | 48.3 | Ordained Bishop | GiulianoAgresti † | Archbishop ofSpoleto,Italy | Archbishop ofLucca,Italy |
25.1 | Ordained Priest | Ramon CabreraArgüelles | Priest ofManila,Philippines | Archbishop Emeritus ofLipa,Philippines | |
55.0 | Ordained Bishop | RicardoBlanco Granda † | Titular Bishop ofCincari | Auxiliary Bishop ofMadrid,Spain | |
52.2 | Ordained Bishop | PaulCoussa † | Titular Bishop ofColonia in Armenia | Archbishop Emeritus ofBaghdad (Armenian),Iraq | |
28.7 | Ordained Priest | DavidDias Pimentel † | Priest ofRio Preto, Sao Paulo,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus ofSão João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
25.3 | Ordained Priest | Aleixo das NevesDias, S.F.X. | Priest ofSociety of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier | Bishop Emeritus ofPort Blair,India | |
40.1 | Ordained Bishop | RamónEcharren Istúriz † | Titular Bishop ofDiano | Bishop Emeritus ofIslas Canarias {Canary Islands},Spain | |
29.7 | Ordained Priest | Joseph OforisheEgerega † | Priest ofWarri,Nigeria | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofBomadi,Nigeria | |
41.8 | Ordained Bishop | JoakimHerbut † | Bishop ofSkopje-Prizren,North Macedonia | Bishop ofSkopje,North Macedonia | |
39.4 | Ordained Bishop | RomualdasKrikšciunas † | Titular Bishop ofAmaia | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofPanevėžys,Lithuania | |
29.4 | Ordained Priest | François XavierLê Văn Hồng | Priest ofHuế,Viet Nam | Archbishop Emeritus | |
28.9 | Ordained Priest | ThomasNguyễn Văn Tân † | Priest ofVĩnh Long,Viet Nam | Bishop | |
24.1 | Ordained Priest | Vincent GerardNichols | Priest ofLiverpool, England,Great Britain | Cardinal, Archbishop ofWestminster, England,Great Britain | |
25.2 | Ordained Priest | MauroPiacenza | Priest ofGenova,Italy | Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of theApostolic Penitentiary | |
59.3 | Ordained Bishop | LiudasPovilonis, M.I.C. † | Titular Bishop ofArcavica | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofKaunas,Lithuania | |
51.4 | Ordained Bishop | NikëPrela † | Titular Bishop ofRufiniana | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofSkopje-Prizren,North Macedonia | |
22 Dec | 75.8 | Appointed | MichaelO’Reilly † | Titular Bishop ofLugmad | Bishop Emeritus ofSaint George’s, Newfoundland,Canada |
75.8 | Resigned | MichaelO’Reilly † | Bishop ofSaint George’s, Newfoundland,Canada | Bishop Emeritus | |
23 Dec | 57.7 | Appointed | PaoloGhizzoni † | Apostolic Administrator ofSan Miniato,Italy | Bishop |
26 Dec | 25.6 | Ordained Priest | JojiGovindu | Priest | Bishop Emeritus ofNalgonda,India |
73.8 | Died | Henri MartinMekkelholt, S.C.I. † | Bishop Emeritus ofPalembang,Indonesia | Bishop Emeritus ofPalembang,Indonesia | |
94.0 | Died | Johannes Peter FranziskusRoss, S.J. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofHiroshima,Japan | ||
27 Dec | 26.3 | Ordained Priest | Mario RobertoCassari † | Priest ofOristano,Italy | Apostolic Nuncio |
28 Dec | Born | Santo Loku PioDoggale | Auxiliary Bishop ofJuba,South Sudan | ||
31 Dec | 61.7 | Succeeded | Paul-LouisCarrière † | Bishop ofLaval,France | Bishop Emeritus |
72.0 | Appointed | Charles-Marie-JacquesGuilhem † | Titular Bishop ofAquae Thibilitanae | Bishop Emeritus ofLaval,France | |
72.0 | Resigned | Charles-Marie-JacquesGuilhem † | Bishop ofLaval,France | Bishop Emeritus |
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