The Year of Our Lord 2016

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov 54.8 Ordained Bishop Stephen Chirappanath Titular Bishop of Slebte Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

3 Nov 67.2 Succeeded José João dos Santos Marcos Bishop of Beja, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm. Bishop of Beja, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

4 Nov 60.0 Appointed Robert Herman Flock Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

61.6 Ordained Bishop Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo Titular Bishop of Azura Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

75.6 Retired Carlos Stetter Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

5 Nov 58.2 Appointed Philip Davou Dung Bishop of Shendam, Nigeria

65.8 Appointed Carlos Garfias Merlos Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

130.7 Beatified Bl. Frano Gjini † Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania

131.1 Beatified Bl. Nikollë Vinçenc Prennushi, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania

77.7 Retired Alberto Suárez Inda Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

6 Nov 81.1 Died Rafael Francisco Martínez Sáinz † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

77.5 Died Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. † Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

7 Nov 49.2 Appointed Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm. Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon

49.2 Appointed Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm. Titular Bishop of Oescus Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon

75.2 Retired John Joseph Myers † Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Archbishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired John Joseph Myers † Superior of Turks and Caicos, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

66.1 Installed David Prescott Talley Coadjutor Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

64.5 Appointed Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R. Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

64.5 Appointed Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R. Superior of Turks and Caicos, Antilles Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

9 Nov 57.4 Installed Paul Dennis Etienne Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

10 Nov 54.3 Ordained Bishop Peter Ding Lingbin Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China

52.0 Appointed John Baptist Jung Shin-chul Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)

11 Nov 75.4 Retired Beniamino Depalma, C.M. Bishop of Nola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

60.9 Appointed Francesco Marino Bishop of Nola, Italy

82.0 Retired Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

66.1 Appointed José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P. Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala

66.1 Appointed José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P. Titular Bishop of Tubia Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala

62.5 Installed Hugo Norberto Santiago Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina

12 Nov 51.2 Appointed Joseph Arshad Apostolic Administrator of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan Bishop

56.8 Appointed Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. Apostolic Administrator of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

56.8 Appointed Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

54.4 Installed Helmut Karl Dieser Bishop of Aachen, Germany

13 Nov 83.8 Died Edmund Fairbanks McCaffrey † Priest of Charleston, South Carolina, USA Abbot Emeritus of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA

69.9 Appointed Michael Yeung Ming-cheung † Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Bishop

83.7 Died Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles

15 Nov 70.8 Resigned Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda Bishop of Dapaong, Togo Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Dominique Banlène Guigbile Bishop of Dapaong, Togo

16 Nov 70.5 Appointed Orlando Brandes Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

79.7 Retired Raymundo Damasceno Assis Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

48.3 Appointed Wellington de Queiroz Vieira Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil Bishop of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil

17 Nov 70.6 Appointed George Anthony Frendo, O.P. Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania Archbishop Emeritus

60.4 Appointed Antonio Gómez Cantero Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain Bishop of Almería, Spain

80.0 Died Joseph Khoury † Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada

18 Nov 88.1 Died Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. † Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India

19 Nov 66.8 Appointed Carlos Aguiar Retes Cardinal-Priest of Santi Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District

66.8 Elevated to Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District

54.8 Appointed Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S. Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

80.7 Appointed Renato Corti † Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

80.7 Elevated to Cardinal Renato Corti † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

67.6 Appointed Blase Joseph Cupich Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

67.6 Elevated to Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

57.0 Appointed Sérgio da Rocha Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in via Flaminia Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

57.0 Elevated to Cardinal Sérgio da Rocha Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

69.4 Appointed Jozef De Kesel Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

69.4 Elevated to Cardinal Jozef De Kesel Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

73.1 Appointed Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh

73.1 Elevated to Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C. Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh

69.2 Appointed Kevin Joseph Farrell Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

69.2 Elevated to Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

84.5 Appointed Anthony Soter Fernandez † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alberto Magno Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

84.5 Elevated to Cardinal Anthony Soter Fernandez † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

71.7 Resigned Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey

83.0 Died Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa

87.1 Appointed Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. † Cardinal-Priest of San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio ad Acilia Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho

87.1 Elevated to Cardinal Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. † Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho

80.2 Retired Marie-Edouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. † Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

49.6 Appointed Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea della Valle Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

49.6 Elevated to Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp. Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

71.5 Appointed Carlos Osoro Sierra Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain

71.5 Elevated to Cardinal Carlos Osoro Sierra Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain

75.3 Appointed Maurice Evenor Piat, C.S.Sp. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Teresa al Corso d’Italia Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius

75.3 Elevated to Cardinal Maurice Evenor Piat, C.S.Sp. Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius

72.1 Appointed Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

72.1 Elevated to Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

59.7 Appointed John Ribat, M.S.C. Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

59.7 Elevated to Cardinal John Ribat, M.S.C. Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

88.0 Appointed Ernest Simoni Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala Cardinal, Priest of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania

88.0 Elevated to Cardinal Ernest Simoni Cardinal, Priest of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania

44.2 Appointed Saad Sirop Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

64.5 Appointed Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

64.5 Elevated to Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R. Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

70.8 Appointed Mario Zenari Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

70.8 Elevated to Cardinal Mario Zenari Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

20 Nov 67.6 Installed Blase Joseph Cupich Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

59.0 Installed Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

64.7 Installed Daniel Kozelinski Netto Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina

60.8 Installed Victor Lyngdoh Bishop of Jowai, India Archbishop of Shillong, India

80.0 Ceased Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B. Apostolic Administrator of Jowai, India Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati, India

85.1 Died Diógenes da Silva Matthes † Bishop Emeritus of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil

21 Nov 62.4 Ordained Bishop Robert Milner Coerver Bishop of Lubbock, Texas, USA

84.5 Installed Anthony Soter Fernandez † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alberto Magno Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

93.2 Died Maximilian Ziegelbauer † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

22 Nov 92.8 Died John Christopher O’Riordan, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Kenema, Sierra Leone

86.7 Died Mathew Vattackuzhy † Bishop Emeritus of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India

23 Nov 56.5 Appointed Gerard William Battersby Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

56.5 Appointed Gerard William Battersby Titular Bishop of Eguga Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

57.1 Appointed Robert Joseph Fisher Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

57.1 Appointed Robert Joseph Fisher Titular Bishop of Forum Popilii Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

53.1 Appointed Timothy Edward Freyer Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA

53.1 Appointed Timothy Edward Freyer Titular Bishop of Strathernia Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA

27 Nov 66.2 Installed Oscar Cantoni Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy

58.0 Installed François Michel Pierre Kalist Archbishop of Clermont, France

28 Nov 75.5 Retired Robert Nugent Lynch Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

52.6 Appointed Gregory Lawrence Parkes Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

30 Nov 66.9 Appointed Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M. Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

58.2 Installed Michael Jude Byrnes † Coadjutor Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

54.0 Appointed Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador

53.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Tang Yuange Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China

50.9 Ordained Bishop John Wang Xiaoxun Coadjutor Bishop of Ankang [Hinganfu], China Bishop

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Chirappanath	Titular Bishop of Slebte	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
3 Nov	67.2	Succeeded	José João dos Santos Marcos	Bishop of Beja, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	António Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm.	Bishop of Beja, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
4 Nov	60.0	Appointed	Robert Herman Flock	Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
61.6	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo	Titular Bishop of Azura	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
75.6	Retired	Carlos Stetter	Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
5 Nov	58.2	Appointed	Philip Davou Dung	Bishop of Shendam, Nigeria
65.8	Appointed	Carlos Garfias Merlos	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
130.7	Beatified	Bl. Frano Gjini †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
131.1	Beatified	Bl. Nikollë Vinçenc Prennushi, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
77.7	Retired	Alberto Suárez Inda	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
6 Nov	81.1	Died	Rafael Francisco Martínez Sáinz †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
77.5	Died	Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
7 Nov	49.2	Appointed	Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm.	Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon	Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon
49.2	Appointed	Emmanuel Dassi Youfang, Comm. l'Emm.	Titular Bishop of Oescus	Bishop of Bafia, Cameroon
75.2	Retired	John Joseph Myers †	Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	John Joseph Myers †	Superior of Turks and Caicos, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
66.1	Installed	David Prescott Talley	Coadjutor Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
64.5	Appointed	Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
64.5	Appointed	Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R.	Superior of Turks and Caicos, Antilles	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
9 Nov	57.4	Installed	Paul Dennis Etienne	Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
10 Nov	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Peter Ding Lingbin	Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China
52.0	Appointed	John Baptist Jung Shin-chul	Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)
11 Nov	75.4	Retired	Beniamino Depalma, C.M.	Bishop of Nola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
60.9	Appointed	Francesco Marino	Bishop of Nola, Italy
82.0	Retired	Gustavo Rodolfo Mendoza Hernández	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
66.1	Appointed	José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala
66.1	Appointed	José Cayetano Parra Novo, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Tubia	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala
62.5	Installed	Hugo Norberto Santiago	Bishop of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
12 Nov	51.2	Appointed	Joseph Arshad	Apostolic Administrator of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Bishop
56.8	Appointed	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
56.8	Appointed	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.4	Installed	Helmut Karl Dieser	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
13 Nov	83.8	Died	Edmund Fairbanks McCaffrey †	Priest of Charleston, South Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA
69.9	Appointed	Michael Yeung Ming-cheung †	Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Bishop
83.7	Died	Aloysius Ferdinandus Zichem, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
15 Nov	70.8	Resigned	Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda	Bishop of Dapaong, Togo	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Dominique Banlène Guigbile	Bishop of Dapaong, Togo
16 Nov	70.5	Appointed	Orlando Brandes	Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
79.7	Retired	Raymundo Damasceno Assis	Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
48.3	Appointed	Wellington de Queiroz Vieira	Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
17 Nov	70.6	Appointed	George Anthony Frendo, O.P.	Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania	Archbishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	Antonio Gómez Cantero	Bishop of Teruel y Albarracín, Spain	Bishop of Almería, Spain
80.0	Died	Joseph Khoury †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
18 Nov	88.1	Died	Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India
19 Nov	66.8	Appointed	Carlos Aguiar Retes	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli	Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District
66.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlos Aguiar Retes	Cardinal, Archbishop of México, Federal District
54.8	Appointed	Timothée Bodika Mansiyai, P.S.S.	Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
80.7	Appointed	Renato Corti †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni a Porta Latina	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
80.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Renato Corti †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
67.6	Appointed	Blase Joseph Cupich	Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
67.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Blase Joseph Cupich	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
57.0	Appointed	Sérgio da Rocha	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in via Flaminia	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
57.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Sérgio da Rocha	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
69.4	Appointed	Jozef De Kesel	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
69.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Jozef De Kesel	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
73.1	Appointed	Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C.	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Santissimo Sacramento e Santi Martiri Canadesi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
73.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Patrick D’Rozario, C.S.C.	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
69.2	Appointed	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
69.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Kevin Joseph Farrell	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
84.5	Appointed	Anthony Soter Fernandez †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alberto Magno	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
84.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Anthony Soter Fernandez †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
71.7	Resigned	Ramzi Garmou, Ist. del Prado	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Archbishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
83.0	Died	Erwin Hecht, O.M.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa
87.1	Appointed	Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Leonardo da Porto Maurizio ad Acilia	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
87.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
80.2	Retired	Marie-Edouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. †	Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
49.6	Appointed	Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea della Valle	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
49.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Dieudonné Nzapalainga, C.S.Sp.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
71.5	Appointed	Carlos Osoro Sierra	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
71.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlos Osoro Sierra	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
75.3	Appointed	Maurice Evenor Piat, C.S.Sp.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Teresa al Corso d’Italia	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
75.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Maurice Evenor Piat, C.S.Sp.	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
72.1	Appointed	Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni Evangelista e Petronio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
72.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
59.7	Appointed	John Ribat, M.S.C.	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi	Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
59.7	Elevated to Cardinal	John Ribat, M.S.C.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
88.0	Appointed	Ernest Simoni	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala	Cardinal, Priest of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
88.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Ernest Simoni	Cardinal, Priest of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
44.2	Appointed	Saad Sirop	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
64.5	Appointed	Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
64.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph William Tobin, C.Ss.R.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
70.8	Appointed	Mario Zenari	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
70.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Mario Zenari	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
20 Nov	67.6	Installed	Blase Joseph Cupich	Cardinal-Priest of San Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
59.0	Installed	Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B.	Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
64.7	Installed	Daniel Kozelinski Netto	Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
60.8	Installed	Victor Lyngdoh	Bishop of Jowai, India	Archbishop of Shillong, India
80.0	Ceased	Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Jowai, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati, India
85.1	Died	Diógenes da Silva Matthes †	Bishop Emeritus of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Nov	62.4	Ordained Bishop	Robert Milner Coerver	Bishop of Lubbock, Texas, USA
84.5	Installed	Anthony Soter Fernandez †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Alberto Magno	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
93.2	Died	Maximilian Ziegelbauer †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
22 Nov	92.8	Died	John Christopher O’Riordan, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kenema, Sierra Leone
86.7	Died	Mathew Vattackuzhy †	Bishop Emeritus of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India
23 Nov	56.5	Appointed	Gerard William Battersby	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
56.5	Appointed	Gerard William Battersby	Titular Bishop of Eguga	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
57.1	Appointed	Robert Joseph Fisher	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
57.1	Appointed	Robert Joseph Fisher	Titular Bishop of Forum Popilii	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
53.1	Appointed	Timothy Edward Freyer	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA
53.1	Appointed	Timothy Edward Freyer	Titular Bishop of Strathernia	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA
27 Nov	66.2	Installed	Oscar Cantoni	Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy
58.0	Installed	François Michel Pierre Kalist	Archbishop of Clermont, France
28 Nov	75.5	Retired	Robert Nugent Lynch	Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
52.6	Appointed	Gregory Lawrence Parkes	Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
30 Nov	66.9	Appointed	Irineu Andreassa, O.F.M.	Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
58.2	Installed	Michael Jude Byrnes †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar	Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
54.0	Appointed	Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado	Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Tang Yuange	Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
50.9	Ordained Bishop	John Wang Xiaoxun	Coadjutor Bishop of Ankang [Hinganfu], China	Bishop

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