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| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec | 75.9 | Died | José JulioAguilar García † | ||
| 37.9 | Selected | JosephXu Honggen | Bishop ofSuzhou [Soochow, Wuhsien],China | ||
| 1 Dec | 54.3 | Appointed | José Belisárioda Silva, O.F.M. | Bishop ofBacabal, Maranhão,Brazil | Archbishop Emeritus ofSão Luís do Maranhão,Brazil |
| 3 Dec | 69.4 | Appointed | FrancoCroci † | Titular Bishop ofPotentia in Piceno | Vice President Emeritus of theLabour Office of the Apostolic See |
| 69.4 | Appointed | FrancoCroci † | Secretary of thePrefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See | Vice President Emeritus of theLabour Office of the Apostolic See | |
| 53.0 | Appointed | AndrewFrancis † | Bishop ofMultan,Pakistan | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 58.2 | Appointed | Vincent Louis MarieLandel, S.C.I. di Béth. | Coadjutor Archbishop ofRabat,Morocco | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 50.0 | Appointed | Gerald IsaacLobo | Bishop ofShimoga,India | Bishop ofUdupi,India | |
| 28.7 | Ordained Priest | ClementPapa | Priest ofMount Hagen,Papua New Guinea | Archbishop | |
| 61.5 | Appointed | Max JohnRodrigues | Bishop ofHyderabad in Pakistan | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 4 Dec | 25.5 | Ordained Priest | AlejandroDíaz García | Priest ofBogotá,Colombia | Auxiliary Bishop |
| 32.4 | Ordained Priest | Medardo de JesúsHenao del Río, M.X.Y. | Priest ofMisioneros Javerianos de Yarumal | Vicar Apostolic ofMitú,Colombia | |
| 47.0 | Ordained Bishop | CyrylKlimowicz | Titular Bishop ofArba | Bishop ofSan Giuseppe a Irkutsk,Russian Federation | |
| 57.1 | Appointed | GeorgePanikulam | Titular Archbishop ofCaudium | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 57.1 | Appointed | GeorgePanikulam | Apostolic Nuncio toHonduras | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 24.5 | Ordained Priest | Edwin RaúlVanegas Cuervo | Priest ofBogotá,Colombia | Auxiliary Bishop | |
| 5 Dec | 37.2 | Ordained Deacon | PauloBosi Dal’Bó | Deacon ofColatina, Espirito Santo,Brazil | Bishop ofSão Mateus, Espirito Santo,Brazil |
| 45.3 | Ordained Bishop | LuigiInfanti della Mora, O.S.M. | Titular Bishop ofCartennae | Vicar Apostolic ofAysén,Chile | |
| 50.5 | Ordained Bishop | GiovanniSantucci | Bishop ofMassa Marittima-Piombino,Italy | Bishop Emeritus ofMassa Carrara-Pontremoli,Italy | |
| 7 Dec | 61.2 | Appointed | Rafael LeónidasFelipe y Núñez | Bishop ofBarahona,Dominican Republic | Bishop Emeritus |
| 66.9 | Ordained Bishop | IanMurray † | Bishop ofArgyll and The Isles, Scotland,Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 76.8 | Retired | AntonioRiboldi, I.C. † | Bishop ofAcerra,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 62.5 | Appointed | Salvatore GiovanniRinaldi | Bishop ofAcerra,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 67.5 | Resigned | Fabio MamertoRivas Santos, S.D.B. † | Bishop ofBarahona,Dominican Republic | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 8 Dec | 27.5 | Ordained Priest | Nicolás RenánAguilera Arroyo | Priest ofTarija,Bolivia | Bishop ofPotosí,Bolivia |
| 74.0 | Resigned | Siluvaimathu TeresanathanAmalnather † | Bishop ofTuticorin,India | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 29.2 | Ordained Priest | Pedro CentenoBaquero, S.D.B. | Priest ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Bishop ofKerema,Papua New Guinea | |
| 60.7 | Succeeded | PeterFernando † | Bishop ofTuticorin,India | Archbishop Emeritus ofMadurai,India | |
| 53.3 | Ordained Bishop | Joseph EdwardKurtz | Bishop ofKnoxville, Tennessee,USA | Archbishop Emeritus ofLouisville, Kentucky,USA | |
| 48.3 | Ordained Bishop | AurelPercă | Titular Bishop ofMauriana | Archbishop ofBucarest {Bucureşti},Romania | |
| 82.8 | Died | GustavoPosada Peláez, M.X.Y. † | Bishop Emeritus ofIstmina-Tadó,Colombia | ||
| 9 Dec | 51.5 | Appointed | Hans-JosefBecker | Auxiliary Bishop ofPaderborn,Germany | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 51.5 | Appointed | Hans-JosefBecker | Titular Bishop ofVina | Archbishop Emeritus ofPaderborn,Germany | |
| 78.9 | Died | Cyrille EmmanuelBenni † | Archbishop Emeritus ofMossul (Syrian),Iraq | ||
| 61.1 | Ordained Bishop | Basile GeorgesCasmoussa | Archbishop ofMossul (Syrian),Iraq | Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) | |
| 25.7 | Ordained Deacon | José OtacioOliveira Guedes | Deacon ofNiterói, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop ofBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,Brazil | |
| 11 Dec | 30.8 | Ordained Priest | Maurícioda Silva Jardim | Priest ofPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil | Bishop ofRondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso,Brazil |
| 70.9 | Appointed | RaffaelloFunghini † | Dean of theRoman Rota | Dean Emeritus | |
| 54.4 | Appointed | StanisławGębicki | Auxiliary Bishop ofWłocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze),Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 54.4 | Appointed | StanisławGębicki | Titular Bishop ofThiges | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofWłocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze),Poland | |
| 75.9 | Retired | JózefGucwa † | Auxiliary Bishop ofTarnów,Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 30.4 | Ordained Priest | AbrahamKome | Priest ofNkongsamba,Cameroon | Bishop ofBafang,Cameroon | |
| 56.7 | Appointed | Braulio RafaelLeón Villegas † | Bishop ofCiudad Guzmán, Jalisco,México | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 29.9 | Ordained Priest | DavidMartínez De Aguirre Guinea, O.P. | Priest ofOrder of Friars Preachers | Vicar Apostolic ofPuerto Maldonado,Peru | |
| 28.1 | Ordained Priest | Alejandro NicolásMusolino, S.D.B. | Priest ofSalesians of Saint John Bosco | Auxiliary Bishop ofCórdoba,Argentina | |
| 49.7 | Appointed | Ireneusz JózefPękalski | Auxiliary Bishop ofŁódź,Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 49.7 | Appointed | Ireneusz JózefPękalski | Titular Bishop ofCastellum Tingitii | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofŁódź,Poland | |
| 51.3 | Appointed | VincenzoPelvi | Auxiliary Bishop ofNapoli {Naples},Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofFoggia-Bovino,Italy | |
| 51.3 | Appointed | VincenzoPelvi | Titular Bishop ofThinisa in Numidia | Archbishop Emeritus ofFoggia-Bovino,Italy | |
| 29.2 | Ordained Priest | KorneliusSipayung, O.F.M. Cap. | Priest ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Archbishop ofMedan,Indonesia | |
| 77.2 | Retired | SerafínVásquez Elizalde † | Bishop ofCiudad Guzmán, Jalisco,México | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 88.0 | Died | Joseph-MarieVû Duy Nhất † | Bishop ofBùi Chu,Viet Nam | ||
| 12 Dec | 27.4 | Ordained Deacon | JohannesFreitag | Deacon ofGraz-Seckau,Austria | Auxiliary Bishop |
| 95.6 | Died | AloisStöger † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofSankt Pölten,Austria | ||
| 81.1 | Died | SimonZhang Jiumu † | Bishop ofXuanhua [Süanhwa],China | ||
| 79.4 | Succeeded | Philip PeterZhao Zhendong (Zhao Bide) † | Bishop ofXuanhua [Süanhwa],China | ||
| 13 Dec | 61.8 | Resigned | Antonio MariaVegliò | Apostolic Nuncio toKuwait | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery forPromoting Integral Human Development |
| 61.8 | Resigned | Antonio MariaVegliò | Apostolic Delegate toArabian Peninsula | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery forPromoting Integral Human Development | |
| 14 Dec | 52.7 | Appointed | IvoBaldi Gaburri † | Bishop ofHuaraz,Peru | Bishop ofHuarí,Peru |
| 51.9 | Ordained Bishop | PeterLee Ki-heon | Bishop ofKorea, Military | Bishop Emeritus ofUijeongbu,Korea (South) | |
| 50.5 | Ordained Bishop | George JosephLucas | Bishop ofSpringfield in Illinois,USA | Archbishop Emeritus ofOmaha, Nebraska,USA | |
| 44.4 | Appointed | ArnoldOrowae † | Auxiliary Bishop ofWabag,Papua New Guinea | Bishop | |
| 44.4 | Appointed | ArnoldOrowae † | Titular Bishop ofGisipa | Bishop ofWabag,Papua New Guinea | |
| 47.0 | Appointed | David LaurinRicken | Coadjutor Bishop ofCheyenne, Wyoming,USA | Bishop ofGreen Bay, Wisconsin,USA | |
| 89.0 | Died | EneaSelis † | Archbishop Emeritus ofCosenza e Bisignano,Italy | ||
| 15 Dec | 87.9 | Died | AugustinFataki Alueke † | Archbishop Emeritus ofKisangani,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
| 84.8 | Died | ManuelMenéndez † | Bishop Emeritus ofSan Martín,Argentina | ||
| 16 Dec | 61.1 | Appointed | Philippe Jean Marie JosephGueneley | Bishop ofLangres,France | Bishop Emeritus |
| 76.4 | Retired | Léon AiméTaverdet, F.M.R. † | Bishop ofLangres,France | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 17 Dec | 98.0 | Died | PaoloDezza, S.J. † | Cardinal, Priest ofSociety of Jesus | |
| 66.3 | Selected | FrancisTong Hui † | Bishop ofYan’an [Yenan],China | ||
| 88.9 | Died | JosephWang Zhenye † | Bishop ofYan’an [Yenan],China | ||
| 18 Dec | 57.4 | Appointed | AlbertoBottari de Castello | Titular Archbishop ofForatiana | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 57.4 | Appointed | AlbertoBottari de Castello | Apostolic Nuncio toGambia | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 57.4 | Appointed | AlbertoBottari de Castello | Apostolic Nuncio toGuinea | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 57.4 | Appointed | AlbertoBottari de Castello | Apostolic Nuncio toLiberia | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 57.4 | Appointed | AlbertoBottari de Castello | Apostolic Nuncio toSierra Leone | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 84.8 | Died | LuigiDardani † | Bishop Emeritus ofImola,Italy | ||
| 74.5 | Retired | José GabrielDiaz Cueva † | Auxiliary Bishop ofGuayaquil,Ecuador | Bishop Emeritus ofAzogues,Ecuador | |
| 30.1 | Ordained Deacon | Andherson FranklinLustoza de Souza | Deacon ofCachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo,Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop ofVitória, Espirito Santo,Brazil | |
| 59.0 | Appointed | FaresMaakaroun | Archbishop (Personal Title) ofNossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek),Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 77.0 | Retired | Abraham D.Mattam, C.V. † | Bishop ofSatna (Syro-Malabar),India | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 53.9 | Appointed | MatthewVaniakizhakel, C.V. | Bishop ofSatna (Syro-Malabar),India | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 21 Dec | 68.5 | Appointed | Luis Serapiodel Castillo Estrada, S.J. | Bishop ofMelo,Uruguay | Bishop Emeritus |
| 22 Dec | 44.3 | Appointed | MartinAdjou Moumouni | Bishop ofN’Dali,Benin | |
| 48.3 | Appointed | Jean-PierreBassène | Bishop ofKolda,Senegal | ||
| 65.9 | Appointed | Aloísio Hiláriode Pinho, F.D.P. † | Bishop ofJataí, Goias,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 54.0 | Appointed | Joseph Francis KwekuEssien | Bishop ofWiawso,Ghana | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 86.1 | Died | Edward JohnHerrmann † | Bishop Emeritus ofColumbus, Ohio,USA | ||
| 50.2 | Appointed | AnthonyIreri Mukobo, I.M.C. | Auxiliary Bishop ofNairobi,Kenya | Bishop Emeritus ofIsiolo,Kenya | |
| 50.2 | Appointed | AnthonyIreri Mukobo, I.M.C. | Titular Bishop ofRusguniae | Bishop Emeritus ofIsiolo,Kenya | |
| 48.4 | Appointed | DominicJala, S.D.B. † | Archbishop ofShillong,India | ||
| 44.9 | Appointed | DavidKamau Ng’ang’a | Auxiliary Bishop ofNairobi,Kenya | ||
| 44.9 | Appointed | DavidKamau Ng’ang’a | Titular Bishop ofOëa | Auxiliary Bishop ofNairobi,Kenya | |
| 51.7 | Appointed | Method PaulKilaini | Auxiliary Bishop ofDar-es-Salaam,Tanzania | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofBukoba,Tanzania | |
| 51.7 | Appointed | Method PaulKilaini | Titular Bishop ofStrumnitza | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofBukoba,Tanzania | |
| 46.2 | Appointed | Gerald JohnMathias | Bishop ofSimla and Chandigarh,India | Bishop ofLucknow,India | |
| 66.6 | Appointed | Alvaro EfrénRincón Rojas, C.Ss.R. | Vicar Apostolic ofPuerto Carreño,Colombia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus | |
| 66.6 | Appointed | Alvaro EfrénRincón Rojas, C.Ss.R. | Titular Bishop ofBettonium | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofPuerto Carreño,Colombia | |
| 66.7 | Resigned | José AurelioRozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. † | Prefect ofVichada,Colombia | Prefect Emeritus | |
| 62.8 | Appointed | José AlbertoRozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. † | Vicar Apostolic ofPuerto Gaitán,Colombia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus | |
| 62.8 | Appointed | José AlbertoRozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. † | Titular Bishop ofArsennaria | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofPuerto Gaitán,Colombia | |
| 65.3 | Died | YousifThomas † | Archbishop ofBassorah {Basra} (Chaldean),Iraq | ||
| 23 Dec | 80.5 | Died | JoséBrandão de Castro, C.Ss.R. † | Bishop Emeritus ofPropriá, Sergipe,Brazil | |
| 89.5 | Died | Brian CharlesFoley † | Bishop Emeritus ofLancaster, England,Great Britain | ||
| 72.5 | Appointed | VarkeyVithayathil, C.Ss.R. † | Cardinal, Major Archbishop ofErnakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar),India | ||
| 72.5 | Appointed | VarkeyVithayathil, C.Ss.R. † | Archbishop ofErnakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar),India | Cardinal, Major Archbishop ofErnakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar),India | |
| 27 Dec | 51.6 | Ordained Bishop | BonifaceChoi Ki-San † | Coadjutor Bishop ofIncheon {Inch’on},Korea (South) | Bishop |
| 28 Dec | 83.8 | Died | Walter (Arthur)Coggin, O.S.B. † | Priest ofOrder of Saint Benedict | Abbot Emeritus ofBelmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina,USA |
| 91.4 | Died | BrunoWechner † | Bishop Emeritus ofFeldkirch,Austria | ||
| 31.2 | Ordained Bishop | [Zhang Tongli] | Bishop ofShanghai [Shanghai],China | ||
| 30 Dec | 32.5 | Ordained Priest | SebastianTudu | Priest ofDinajpur,Bangladesh | Bishop |
| 54.5 | Appointed | José RaúlVera López, O.P. | Bishop ofSaltillo, Coahuila,México | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 78.9 | Retired | Francisco RaúlVillalobos Padilla † | Bishop ofSaltillo, Coahuila,México | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 31 Dec | 52.6 | Appointed | LinoFumagalli | Bishop ofSabina-Poggio Mirteto,Italy | Bishop Emeritus ofViterbo,Italy |
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