Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Dec | 80.5 | Died | Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi † | Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family | |
47.4 | Appointed | Robert Joseph McManus | Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA | Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | |
47.4 | Appointed | Robert Joseph McManus | Titular Bishop of Allegheny | Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA | |
2 Dec | 75.9 | Retired | Tomás Balduino, O.P. † | Bishop of Goiás, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
84.8 | Died | Ferdinando Maggioni † | Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy | ||
69.8 | Died | Américo do Couto Oliveira † | Bishop of Lamego, Portugal | ||
54.4 | Appointed | Eugène Lambert Adrian Rixen | Bishop of Goiás, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
3 Dec | 75.0 | Retired | Franco Brambilla † | Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Australia | Apostolic Nuncio |
62.6 | Appointed | Francesco Canalini | Apostolic Nuncio to Australia | Apostolic Nuncio | |
35.8 | Ordained Priest | Peter Feng Xinmao | Priest | Bishop of Jingxian [Kinghsien], China | |
4 Dec | 60.2 | Appointed | Nicolás Cotugno Fanizzi, S.D.B. | Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay | Archbishop Emeritus |
56.1 | Appointed | Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. | Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile | Bishop Emeritus | |
57.5 | Appointed | Jean Gagnon † | Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada | Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada | |
57.5 | Appointed | Jean Gagnon † | Titular Bishop of Lamdia | Bishop Emeritus of Gaspé, Québec, Canada | |
75.2 | Retired | José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † | Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay | Archbishop Emeritus | |
5 Dec | 24.7 | Ordained Priest | Rodrigo Gallego Trujillo | Priest of Buga, Colombia | Bishop of Palmira, Colombia |
34.0 | Ordained Priest | Pio Hipunyati | Priest of Ondjiva, Angola | Bishop | |
53.6 | Appointed | Diarmuid Martin | Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha | Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland | |
45.7 | Professed | Mathew Moolakkatt, O.S.B. | Priest of Order of Saint Benedict | Archbishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India | |
29.8 | Ordained Priest | Orlando Olave Villanoba | Priest of Barrancabermeja, Colombia | Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia | |
62.7 | Appointed | José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H. | Titular Bishop of Aufinium | Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development | |
62.7 | Appointed | José Luis Redrado Marchite, O.H. | Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers | Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development | |
74.6 | Appointed | Adolfo Rodríguez Herrera † | Archbishop of Camagüey, Cuba | Archbishop Emeritus | |
6 Dec | 80.4 | Died | Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos † | Bishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil | |
74.3 | Died | João (Giovanni) Gazza, S.X. † | Bishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy | ||
32.1 | Ordained Priest | Dionísio Hisiilenapo | Priest of Ondjiva, Angola | Bishop of Namibe, Angola | |
29.1 | Ordained Priest | Germano Penemote | Priest of Ondjiva, Angola | Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan | |
31.8 | Ordained Priest | Eduardo Gonzalo Redondo Castanera, H.S.O.D. | Priest of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop of Quilmes, Argentina | |
27.5 | Ordained Deacon | Franklin Raymond Schuster | Deacon of Seattle, Washington, USA | Auxiliary Bishop | |
7 Dec | 53.7 | Appointed | Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin † | Titular Archbishop of Vico Equense | Apostolic Nuncio |
53.7 | Appointed | Alain Paul Charles Lebeaupin † | Apostolic Nuncio to Ecuador | Apostolic Nuncio | |
88.0 | Died | Demetrio Mansilla Reoyo † | Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain | ||
66.9 | Appointed | James Thomas McHugh † | Coadjutor Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA | Bishop | |
68.8 | Appointed | Gabriel Montalvo Higuera † | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America | Apostolic Nuncio | |
71.8 | Died | Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. † | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile | ||
68.8 | Appointed | Giorgio Zur † | President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy | Apostolic Nuncio | |
8 Dec | 38.7 | Ordained Priest | Inácio Saúre, I.M.C. | Priest of Consolata Missionaries | Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique |
39.8 | Ordained Priest | Mario Vaccari, O.F.M. | Priest of Order of Friars Minor | Bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy | |
9 Dec | 56.8 | Appointed | Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. † | Coadjutor Bishop of Umuarama, Parana, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
10 Dec | 83.5 | Died | Anthony Yang Shao-huai (Xiaohuai), O.F.M. † | Auxiliary Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China | |
11 Dec | 75.3 | Retired | John Peter Ignatius Jukes, O.F.M. Conv. † | Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
32.3 | Ordained Deacon | Antônio Aparecido de Marcos Filho | Deacon of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil | |
12 Dec | 47.7 | Ordained Deacon | Stephen Jay Berg | Deacon of Fort Worth, Texas, USA | Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA |
40.4 | Appointed | Everardus Johannes de Jong | Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands | ||
40.4 | Appointed | Everardus Johannes de Jong | Titular Bishop of Cariana | Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands | |
47.2 | Ordained Bishop | Lucas Kalfa Sanou | Bishop of Banfora, Burkina Faso | ||
13 Dec | 25.3 | Ordained Priest | David Abadías Aurín | Priest of Barcelona, Spain | Auxiliary Bishop |
22.2 | Ordained Deacon | Yosafat Moschych, C.M.S.A.A. | Deacon of Other | Bishop of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine | |
14 Dec | 30.6 | Ordained Priest | Roberto Pío Álvarez | Priest of Córdoba, Argentina | Bishop of Rawson, Argentina |
15 Dec | 99.2 | Died | Giuseppe Garneri † | Bishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy | |
28.7 | Ordained Priest | Simon Kim Ju-young | Priest of Ch’unch’ŏn, Korea (South) | Bishop of Chuncheon, Korea (South) | |
17 Dec | 64.0 | Died | Alberto Jover Piamonte † | Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines | |
18 Dec | 31.0 | Ordained Priest | Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, S.D.B. | Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco | Cardinal, Archbishop of Díli, Timor-Leste |
26.8 | Ordained Priest | Mauricio Alberto Landra | Priest of Gualeguaychú, Argentina | Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina | |
19 Dec | 75.6 | Retired | Bruno Foresti † | Bishop of Brescia, Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
30.1 | Ordained Priest | Rudolf Nyandoro | Priest of Masvingo, Zimbabwe | Bishop of Gweru, Zimbabwe | |
66.8 | Appointed | Giulio Sanguineti | Bishop of Brescia, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
20 Dec | 30.8 | Ordained Priest | Devair Araújo da Fonseca | Priest of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Bishop of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
29.3 | Ordained Priest | Honoré Beugré Dakpa | Priest of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire | Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire | |
42.9 | Ordained Bishop | Marcelo Arturo González Amador | Titular Bishop of Segia | Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba | |
57.4 | Ordained Bishop | Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan | Titular Archbishop of Leptis Magna | Apostolic Nuncio | |
22 Dec | 64.7 | Appointed | Franz Dietl † | Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
64.7 | Appointed | Franz Dietl † | Titular Bishop of Sebarga | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany | |
75.4 | Retired | Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck † | Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
26 Dec | 31.0 | Ordained Deacon | Luiz Gonçalves Knupp | Deacon of Maringá, Parana, Brazil | Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
29 Dec | 49.2 | Ordained Bishop | Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. | Cardinal, Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden | |
90.5 | Died | André-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. † | Bishop Emeritus of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire | ||
39.5 | Appointed | Vlado Košić | Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia | Bishop of Sisak, Croatia | |
39.5 | Appointed | Vlado Košić | Titular Bishop of Ruspae | Bishop of Sisak, Croatia | |
54.9 | Appointed | Josip Mrzljak | Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia | Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia | |
54.9 | Appointed | Josip Mrzljak | Titular Bishop of Caltadria | Bishop Emeritus of Varaždin, Croatia | |
49.3 | Appointed | José de Jesús Quintero Díaz | Bishop of Tibú, Colombia | Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia | |
54.5 | Appointed | Julio César Vidal Ortiz | Bishop of Montelibano, Colombia | Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia | |
62.4 | Died | Patras Yusaf † | Bishop of Multan, Pakistan | ||
30 Dec | 25.7 | Ordained Priest | John Nellikunnel | Priest | Bishop of Idukki (Syro-Malabar), India |
28.1 | Ordained Priest | Mathew Nellikunnel, C.S.T. | Priest of Congregation of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus “Little Flower” | Bishop of Gorakhpur (Syro-Malabar), India | |
53.2 | Appointed | Salvatore Paruzzo | Bishop of Ourinhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
31 Dec | 70.5 | Resigned | Wolfgang Kirchgässner † | Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
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