Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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Dec | 66.2 | Resigned | GiuseppeMojoli † | Apostolic Nuncio toMalta | Apostolic Nuncio |
1 Dec | 62.1 | Appointed | LechKaczmarek † | Bishop ofGdańsk,Poland | |
52.2 | Appointed | Joseph FrancisMaguire † | Auxiliary Bishop ofBoston, Massachusetts,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofSpringfield in Massachusetts,USA | |
52.2 | Appointed | Joseph FrancisMaguire † | Titular Bishop ofMactaris | Bishop Emeritus ofSpringfield in Massachusetts,USA | |
3 Dec | 62.4 | Appointed | AntonioAñoveros Ataún † | Bishop ofBilbao,Spain | Bishop Emeritus |
54.5 | Appointed | José MaríaCirarda Lachiondo † | Bishop ofCórdoba,Spain | Archbishop Emeritus ofPamplona y Tudela,Spain | |
64.5 | Appointed | VicenteEnrique y Tarancón † | Archbishop ofMadrid,Spain | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
53.8 | Appointed | MarceloGonzález Martín † | Archbishop ofToledo,Spain | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
58.3 | Appointed | NarcisoJubany Arnau † | Archbishop ofBarcelona,Spain | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
50.7 | Appointed | JoséMéndez Asensio † | Archbishop ofPamplona (-Tudela),Spain | Archbishop Emeritus ofGranada,Spain | |
55.4 | Appointed | Juan Antoniodel Val Gallo † | Bishop ofSantander,Spain | Bishop Emeritus | |
4 Dec | 25.8 | Ordained Priest | HernánAlvarado Solano † | Priest ofZipaquirá,Colombia | Vicar Apostolic ofGuapi,Colombia |
68.0 | Resigned | ArturoTabera Araoz, C.M.F. † | Archbishop ofPamplona (-Tudela),Spain | Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of theAffairs of Religious | |
5 Dec | 24.8 | Ordained Priest | Orlando AntonioCorrales García | Priest ofMedellín,Colombia | Archbishop Emeritus ofSanta Fe de Antioquia,Colombia |
41.2 | Ordained Bishop | GodefroidMukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. | Bishop ofLuiza,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Archbishop Emeritus ofKananga,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
6 Dec | 50.7 | Appointed | PackiamArokiaswamy † | Archbishop ofBangalore,India | Bishop Emeritus ofTanjore,India |
47.2 | Appointed | SamininiArulappa † | Archbishop ofHyderabad,India | Archbishop Emeritus | |
43.5 | Appointed | Louis EdwardGelineau † | Bishop ofProvidence, Rhode Island,USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
48.4 | Appointed | René HenryGracida | Auxiliary Bishop ofMiami, Florida,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofCorpus Christi, Texas,USA | |
48.4 | Appointed | René HenryGracida | Titular Bishop ofMasuccaba | Bishop Emeritus ofCorpus Christi, Texas,USA | |
40.6 | Appointed | Symphorian ThomasKeeprath, O.F.M. Cap. † | Bishop ofJullundur,India | Bishop Emeritus | |
56.8 | Appointed | Henry JosephKennedy † | Bishop ofArmidale,Australia | Bishop Emeritus | |
7 Dec | 76.0 | Retired | Celestino MiguelFernández Pérez, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofSan Marcos,Guatemala | Bishop Emeritus |
48.9 | Died | NikasiusKipengele † | Bishop ofMahenge,Tanzania | ||
46.2 | Appointed | PrósperoPenados del Barrio † | Bishop ofSan Marcos,Guatemala | Archbishop Emeritus ofGuatemala | |
71.8 | Died | FernandoQuiroga y Palacios † | Cardinal, Archbishop ofSantiago de Compostela,Spain | ||
57.2 | Appointed | Lawrence JosephRiley † | Auxiliary Bishop ofBoston, Massachusetts,USA | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
57.2 | Appointed | Lawrence JosephRiley † | Titular Bishop ofDaimlaig | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofBoston, Massachusetts,USA | |
8 Dec | 49.6 | Ordained Bishop | DanteBernini † | Titular Bishop ofAssidona | Bishop Emeritus ofAlbano,Italy |
26.6 | Ordained Priest | José AlejandroCastaño Arbeláez, O.A.R. | Priest ofOrder of Augustinian Recollects | Bishop Emeritus ofCartago,Colombia | |
83.0 | Died | Aureliodel Pino Gómez † | Bishop Emeritus ofLérida,Spain | ||
Born | Guillaume Robert Marie-JosephLeschallier de Lisle | Auxiliary Bishop ofMeaux,France | |||
43.8 | Ordained Bishop | Hubert PatrickO’Connor, O.M.I. † | Bishop ofWhitehorse, Yukon,Canada | Bishop Emeritus ofPrince George, British Columbia,Canada | |
9 Dec | 46.3 | Ordained Bishop | AmbroseMathalaimuthu † | Bishop ofTuticorin,India | Bishop Emeritus ofCoimbatore,India |
10 Dec | 36.1 | Appointed | Carlos JoséRuiseco Vieira | Auxiliary Bishop ofBarranquilla,Colombia | Archbishop Emeritus ofCartagena,Colombia |
36.1 | Appointed | Carlos JoséRuiseco Vieira | Titular Bishop ofFebiana | Archbishop Emeritus ofCartagena,Colombia | |
71.2 | Died | BernhardSchräder † | Auxiliary Bishop ofOsnabrück,Germany | ||
45.4 | Appointed | HernandoVelásquez Lotero † | Auxiliary Bishop ofPopayán,Colombia | Bishop Emeritus ofFacatativá,Colombia | |
45.4 | Appointed | HernandoVelásquez Lotero † | Titular Bishop ofGarba | Bishop Emeritus ofFacatativá,Colombia | |
11 Dec | 52.3 | Ordained Bishop | Gilbert-AntoineDuchêne † | Titular Bishop ofTela | Bishop Emeritus ofSaint-Claude,France |
50.3 | Ordained Bishop | BernhardHuhn † | Titular Bishop ofTasaccora | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofGörlitz,Germany | |
28.2 | Ordained Deacon | Joseph LaurentKoerber, C.S.Sp. | Deacon ofCongregation of the Holy Spirit | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofMakokou,Gabon | |
33.9 | Ordained Priest | Roberto JoaquínRamos Umaña † | Priest ofSanta Ana,El Salvador | Bishop ofEl Salvador, Military | |
27.7 | Ordained Priest | AntônioWagner da Silva, S.C.I. | Priest ofCongregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart | Bishop Emeritus ofGuarapuava, Parana,Brazil | |
12 Dec | 26.1 | Ordained Deacon | Anthony SablanApuron, O.F.M. Cap. | Deacon ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Archbishop Emeritus ofAgaña, Guam,Pacific (Oceania) |
28.7 | Ordained Priest | John BaptistKaggwa † | Priest | Bishop Emeritus ofMasaka,Uganda | |
13 Dec | 51.7 | Appointed | José TomásSánchez † | Coadjutor Bishop ofLucena,Philippines | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for theClergy |
14 Dec | 29.1 | Ordained Priest | MarampudiJoji † | Priest | Archbishop ofHyderabad,India |
75.1 | Retired | Robert FrancisJoyce † | Bishop ofBurlington, Vermont,USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
43.6 | Appointed | John AloysiusMarshall † | Bishop ofBurlington, Vermont,USA | Bishop ofSpringfield in Massachusetts,USA | |
Born | MárioSpaki | Bishop ofParanavaí, Parana,Brazil | |||
15 Dec | 66.5 | Died | AmbrogioDe Battista, P.I.M.E. † | Bishop Emeritus ofVijayawada,India | |
16 Dec | 27.5 | Ordained Priest | Thomas MatthewBurns, S.M. | Priest ofSociety of Mary | Bishop Emeritus ofMenevia, Wales,Great Britain |
51.9 | Appointed | José MaríaCases Deordal † | Bishop ofSegorbe-Castellón de la Plana,Spain | Bishop Emeritus | |
17 Dec | 53.3 | Installed | BartoloméCarrasco Briseño † | Bishop ofTapachula, Chiapas,México | Archbishop Emeritus ofAntequera, Oaxaca,México |
25.2 | Ordained Priest | Salvatore RonaldMatano | Priest ofProvidence, Rhode Island,USA | Bishop ofRochester, New York,USA | |
43.8 | Installed | Hubert PatrickO’Connor, O.M.I. † | Bishop ofWhitehorse, Yukon,Canada | Bishop Emeritus ofPrince George, British Columbia,Canada | |
25.0 | Ordained Priest | Paul RobertSanchez | Priest ofBrooklyn, New York,USA | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
18 Dec | 27.8 | Ordained Priest | Pedro RicardoBarreto Jimeno, S.J. | Priest ofSociety of Jesus | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofHuancayo,Peru |
29.3 | Ordained Priest | José LuízBertanha, S.V.D. | Priest ofSociety of the Divine Word | Bishop Emeritus ofRegistro, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
Born | Ryan PagenteJimenez | Archbishop ofAgaña, Guam,Pacific (Oceania) | |||
26.6 | Ordained Priest | Hélio AdelarRubert | Priest ofSanta Maria, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | Archbishop Emeritus ofSanta Maria, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | |
27.2 | Ordained Priest | AntoineVũ Huy Chương | Priest ofCần Thơ,Viet Nam | Bishop Emeritus ofÐà Lạt,Viet Nam | |
19 Dec | 25.2 | Ordained Priest | Luís FlávioCappio, O.F.M. | Priest ofOrder of Friars Minor | Bishop Emeritus ofBarra (do Rio Grande), Bahia,Brazil |
53.8 | Ordained Bishop | VincenzoFagiolo † | Archbishop ofChieti,Italy | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for theInterpretation of Legislative Texts | |
29.2 | Ordained Priest | ElóiRóggia, S.A.C. | Priest ofSociety of the Catholic Apostolate | Prelate Emeritus ofBorba, Amazonas,Brazil | |
29.6 | Ordained Priest | Athanasius AtuleUsuh † | Priest ofMakurdi,Nigeria | Bishop Emeritus | |
20 Dec | Born | SalvadorGonzález Morales | Auxiliary Bishop ofMéxico, Federal District | ||
25.4 | Ordained Priest | GeorgeNjaralakatt | Priest ofTellicherry (Syro-Malabar),India | Archbishop Emeritus ofTellicherry (Syro-Malabar),India | |
63.3 | Died | Anthony JeremiahPesce, C.P. † | Bishop ofDodoma,Tanzania | ||
21 Dec | 26.4 | Ordained Priest | AntonyAnandarayar † | Priest ofPondicherry and Cuddalore,India | Archbishop Emeritus |
22 Dec | 58.9 | Resigned | GabrielBukatko † | Apostolic Administrator ofJugoslavenska Banat,Serbia | Archbishop Emeritus ofBeograd (-Smederevo),Serbia |
60.2 | Died | FranciszekCedzich, S.V.D. † | Prelate ofAlto Paraná,Paraguay | ||
60.0 | Appointed | TamásJung † | Apostolic Administrator ofJugoslavenska Banat,Serbia | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofZrenjanin,Serbia | |
60.0 | Appointed | TamásJung † | Titular Bishop ofCastellum in Numidia | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofZrenjanin,Serbia | |
23 Dec | 24.1 | Ordained Priest | AgustínCortés Soriano | Priest ofValencia,Spain | Bishop Emeritus ofSant Feliu de Llobregat,Spain |
41.2 | Appointed | MicheleGiordano † | Auxiliary Bishop ofMatera,Italy | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofNapoli {Naples},Italy | |
41.2 | Appointed | MicheleGiordano † | Titular Bishop ofLari Castellum | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofNapoli {Naples},Italy | |
62.7 | Appointed | AntalJakab † | Coadjutor Bishop ofAlba Iulia,Romania | Bishop Emeritus | |
62.7 | Appointed | AntalJakab † | Titular Bishop ofAstigi | Bishop Emeritus ofAlba Iulia,Romania | |
54.9 | Appointed | GiuseppeVairo † | Apostolic Administrator ofMelfi e Rapolla,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofPotenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo,Italy | |
54.9 | Appointed | GiuseppeVairo † | Apostolic Administrator ofVenosa,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofPotenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo,Italy | |
54.9 | Resigned | GiuseppeVairo † | Bishop ofGravina e Irsina (Montepeloso),Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofPotenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo,Italy | |
24 Dec | 21.9 | Ordained Deacon | CarlosAguiar Retes | Deacon ofTepic, Nayarit,México | Cardinal, Archbishop ofMéxico, Federal District |
26.4 | Ordained Priest | Jesús AntonioLerma Nolasco † | Priest ofTepic, Nayarit,México | Bishop Emeritus ofIztapalapa, México,México | |
Born | Simón BolívarSánchez Carrión | Apostolic Nuncio toHonduras | |||
27 Dec | 51.7 | Ordained Bishop | AntônioAfonso de Miranda, S.D.N. † | Bishop ofLorena, Sao Paulo,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus ofTaubaté, Sao Paulo,Brazil |
45.1 | Ordained Bishop | AntonioCantisani † | Archbishop ofRossano,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofCatanzaro-Squillace,Italy | |
28 Dec | 51.5 | Appointed | Charles AmarinBrand † | Auxiliary Bishop ofFréjus-Toulon,France | Archbishop Emeritus ofStrasbourg,France |
51.5 | Appointed | Charles AmarinBrand † | Titular Bishop ofUthina | Archbishop Emeritus ofStrasbourg,France | |
61.3 | Appointed | EdoardoPecoraio † | Titular Archbishop ofCumae | Apostolic Nuncio | |
61.3 | Appointed | EdoardoPecoraio † | Apostolic Nuncio toMalta | Apostolic Nuncio | |
25.8 | Ordained Priest | Raymundo TacoSabio, M.S.C. † | Priest ofMissionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Prefect Emeritus ofMarshall Islands,Pacific (Oceania) | |
29 Dec | 28.4 | Ordained Priest | Cornelius FontemEsua | Priest | Archbishop Emeritus ofBamenda,Cameroon |
76.4 | Retired | John CharlesMcQuaid, C.S.Sp. † | Archbishop ofDublin,Ireland | Archbishop Emeritus | |
47.5 | Appointed | Dermot J.Ryan † | Archbishop ofDublin,Ireland | Archbishop Emeritus |
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