The Year of Our Lord 1926

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Nov 72.7 Retired Joseph-Marie Leray, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

2 Nov Born Antonio Cantisani † Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

3 Nov Born Maurice Couture, R.S.V. † Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

Born Edward Russell Gaines † Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand

7 Nov 24.2 Ordained Priest Mario Ghiga † Priest of Iglesias, Italy Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy

24.9 Ordained Priest Alfredo Rubio Diaz † Priest of Bogotá, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

8 Nov Born Josef Koukl † Bishop Emeritus of Litoměřice, Czechia

9 Nov 50.2 Appointed Joseph-Romuald Léonard † Titular Bishop of Agathopolis Bishop Emeritus of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada

50.2 Resigned Joseph-Romuald Léonard † Bishop of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

Born Francis Joseph Walmsley † Bishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military

10 Nov 40.9 Appointed Antonio Eustaquio Aguirrebeitia y Arriaga, O.C.D. † Prefect of Urabá, Colombia Prefect Emeritus

Born Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo † Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

11 Nov Born Jose Maria Conget Arizaleta † Bishop of Jaca, Spain

42.8 Ordained Bishop Thomas Dioscoros (Thervalady) † Bishop

45.9 Appointed Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tatsienlu, China Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China

12 Nov 55.7 Appointed Tranquillo Guarneri † Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy

39.3 Appointed Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. † Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

39.3 Appointed Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. † Titular Bishop of Podalia Prelate Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil

69.6 Appointed Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. † Titular Archbishop of Bostra Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

69.6 Retired Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. † Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

50.1 Installed Joseph-Alfred Langlois † Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

Born Emil Riti † Bishop

52.0 Appointed Claudio María Volio y Jiménez † Titular Bishop of Laranda Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras

52.0 Resigned Claudio María Volio y Jiménez † Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras Bishop Emeritus

13 Nov 57.3 Installed Dionigio Casaroli † Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy

Born Eugène-Marie Ernoult † Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

73.4 Died Michael John Hoban † Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

37.8 Perpetual Vows Pietro Villa, F.S.C.J. † Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy

14 Nov Born Patricio Maqui Lopez † Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

50.2 Appointed Gerard Vesters, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

15 Nov Born Manfred Müller † Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany

16 Nov 45.9 Appointed Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China

19 Nov Born Antuvan Marovitch † Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey

21 Nov Born William Wakefield Baum † Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

47.6 Died Josyf Botsian (Bocian) † Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

Born Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia

Born Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia

49.9 Ordained Bishop Carlos Labbé Márquez † Titular Bishop of Bida Bishop Emeritus of Iquique, Chile

22 Nov Born Juozas Preikšas † Bishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania

25 Nov Born John Mendes † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles

26 Nov Born Vincenzo Cozzi † Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy

Born Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. † Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

27 Nov Born Paul Vincent Dudley † Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Born Giuseppe Fabiani † Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy

72.4 Died Anton Keil † Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria

28 Nov 38.3 Solemn Vows Bl. Pavel Peter Gojdič, O.S.B.M. † Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia

30 Nov 47.1 Ordained Bishop François Baselios Bistauros † Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

Born James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. † Prelate Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru

29.1 Ordained Priest Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. † Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea

61.2 Ordained Bishop Arthur Hinsley † Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

38.7 Ordained Bishop Marco II Khouzam † Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

Born León Kruk † Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina

49.3 Ordained Bishop Theodore Henry Reverman † Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA

1 Dec 88.5 Died Edward Ilsley † Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

2 Dec 75.2 Died James Joseph Davis † Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA

5 Dec 67.1 Ordained Bishop José María Bottaro y Hers, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

Born Leonard Anthony Faulkner † Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia

22.3 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Fenocchio † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Pontremoli, Italy

35.3 Ordained Bishop Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev † Titular Bishop of Briula Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

7 Dec Born William John McNaughton, M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)

8 Dec 53.7 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Marcozzi † Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy

9 Dec 47.0 Ordained Bishop Dionysios Kfoury † Titular Bishop Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

47.0 Selected Dionysios Kfoury † Titular Bishop Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

40.4 Ordained Bishop Eftimios Youakim, B.S. † Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

10 Dec 45.9 Appointed Alois Mohn, M.F.S.C. † Prefect of Lydenburg, South Africa Prefect Emeritus

11 Dec Born Diego Natale Bona † Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy

69.1 Died Maurice Landrieux † Bishop of Dijon, France

12 Dec 78.9 Died Ignatius Gartlan, S.J. † Superior Emeritus of Zambese, Zimbabwe

13 Dec Born Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella, O.S.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aysén, Chile

Born Henri Salina, C.R.A. † Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

14 Dec 82.6 Died Francisco Javier Baztán y Urniza † Bishop Emeritus of Oviedo, Spain

40.4 Appointed André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo], China Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China

15 Dec Born Emmanuel Wamala Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda

16 Dec 49.0 Installed Andrew James Louis Brennan † Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA Bishop Emeritus

17 Dec Born Jean Assaad Haddad † Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

18 Dec 32.4 Ordained Priest Joseph Attipetty † Priest Archbishop of Verapoly, India

Born Jaume Camprodon Rovira † Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain

23.1 Ordained Priest Léon-Etienne Duval † Priest of Annecy, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria

29.5 Ordained Priest Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

22.8 Ordained Priest Gaston-Marie Jacquier † Priest of Alger, Algeria Auxiliary Bishop

22.8 Ordained Priest Casimiro Morcillo González † Priest Archbishop of Madrid, Spain

Born Michael Pak Jeong-il † Bishop Emeritus of Masan, Korea (South)

23.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Maria Pernicone † Priest of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23.5 Ordained Priest Benito Epifanio Rodríguez † Priest of Rosario, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina

26.2 Ordained Priest Bernhard Schräder † Priest of Osnabrück, Germany Auxiliary Bishop

27.6 Ordained Priest Thomas Tharayil † Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus

19 Dec 78.3 Died Albert Bitter † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sweden

24.6 Ordained Priest José Lázaro Neves, C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop Emeritus of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil

20 Dec 56.4 Appointed Jules-Marie-Victor Courcoux, C.Or.Iesu † Bishop of Orléans, France

53.0 Appointed Carlos María Javier de la Torre † Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

69.6 Elevated to Cardinal Giuseppe Gamba † Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

50.3 Appointed Manuel Irurita y Almándoz † Bishop of Lérida, Spain Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

62.1 Elevated to Cardinal Lorenzo Lauri † Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

62.1 Resigned Lorenzo Lauri † Apostolic Nuncio to Poland Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

42.3 Appointed Monalduzio Leopardi † Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy

58.5 Appointed Pasquale Righetti † Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy

46.0 Appointed Pedro Segura y Sáenz † Archbishop of Burgos, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

54.7 Appointed Juan Villar y Sanz † Bishop of Jaca, Spain Bishop of Lérida, Spain

47.9 Appointed Charles Daniel White † Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA

21 Dec 76.0 Died Francesco Isola † Bishop Emeritus of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy

22 Dec Born Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino † Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay

23 Dec 48.1 Appointed John Patrick Barrett † Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain

48.1 Appointed John Patrick Barrett † Titular Bishop of Assus Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain

63.2 Appointed Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México

63.2 Appointed Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Isba Auxiliary Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México

40.3 Appointed Juvéncio de Brito † Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil

40.4 Appointed André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Gibba Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China

69.6 Appointed Giuseppe Gamba † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

43.8 Appointed Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

43.8 Appointed Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Dusa Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

Born Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

Born Francis Bible Schulte † Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

25 Dec Born Maroun Khoury Sader † Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

28.6 Ordained Priest Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. † Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek) Patriarchal Exarch of United States of America (Melkite Greek)

26 Dec 63.3 Ordained Bishop José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Callipolis Vicar Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco

27 Dec 67.0 Died Adamo Borghini † Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy

30 Dec 75.2 Died Francesco Moretti † Bishop Emeritus of Terni e Narni, Italy

31 Dec Born Paolo Magnani † Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov	72.7	Retired	Joseph-Marie Leray, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
2 Nov		Born	Antonio Cantisani †		Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
3 Nov		Born	Maurice Couture, R.S.V. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
	Born	Edward Russell Gaines †		Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
7 Nov	24.2	Ordained Priest	Mario Ghiga †	Priest of Iglesias, Italy	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
24.9	Ordained Priest	Alfredo Rubio Diaz †	Priest of Bogotá, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
8 Nov		Born	Josef Koukl †		Bishop Emeritus of Litoměřice, Czechia
9 Nov	50.2	Appointed	Joseph-Romuald Léonard †	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada
50.2	Resigned	Joseph-Romuald Léonard †	Bishop of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Francis Joseph Walmsley †		Bishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
10 Nov	40.9	Appointed	Antonio Eustaquio Aguirrebeitia y Arriaga, O.C.D. †	Prefect of Urabá, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
	Born	Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
11 Nov		Born	Jose Maria Conget Arizaleta †		Bishop of Jaca, Spain
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Dioscoros (Thervalady) †	Bishop
45.9	Appointed	Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tatsienlu, China	Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
12 Nov	55.7	Appointed	Tranquillo Guarneri †	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy	Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy
39.3	Appointed	Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. †	Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
39.3	Appointed	Ramón Harrison Abello, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Podalia	Prelate Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil
69.6	Appointed	Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. †	Titular Archbishop of Bostra	Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
69.6	Retired	Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
50.1	Installed	Joseph-Alfred Langlois †	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
	Born	Emil Riti †		Bishop
52.0	Appointed	Claudio María Volio y Jiménez †	Titular Bishop of Laranda	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
52.0	Resigned	Claudio María Volio y Jiménez †	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
13 Nov	57.3	Installed	Dionigio Casaroli †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
	Born	Eugène-Marie Ernoult †		Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
73.4	Died	Michael John Hoban †	Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
37.8	Perpetual Vows	Pietro Villa, F.S.C.J. †	Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy
14 Nov		Born	Patricio Maqui Lopez †		Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
50.2	Appointed	Gerard Vesters, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
15 Nov		Born	Manfred Müller †		Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
16 Nov	45.9	Appointed	Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Zeugma in Syria	Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
19 Nov		Born	Antuvan Marovitch †		Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
21 Nov		Born	William Wakefield Baum †		Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
47.6	Died	Josyf Botsian (Bocian) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	Born	Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
	Born	Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
49.9	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Labbé Márquez †	Titular Bishop of Bida	Bishop Emeritus of Iquique, Chile
22 Nov		Born	Juozas Preikšas †		Bishop Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania
25 Nov		Born	John Mendes †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
26 Nov		Born	Vincenzo Cozzi †		Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
	Born	Alberto Johannes Först, O. Carm. †		Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
27 Nov		Born	Paul Vincent Dudley †		Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
	Born	Giuseppe Fabiani †		Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
72.4	Died	Anton Keil †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria
28 Nov	38.3	Solemn Vows	Bl. Pavel Peter Gojdič, O.S.B.M. †	Priest of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia
30 Nov	47.1	Ordained Bishop	François Baselios Bistauros †	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
	Born	James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. †		Prelate Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
29.1	Ordained Priest	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Arthur Hinsley †	Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armenia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
38.7	Ordained Bishop	Marco II Khouzam †	Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
	Born	León Kruk †		Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Theodore Henry Reverman †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
1 Dec	88.5	Died	Edward Ilsley †	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
2 Dec	75.2	Died	James Joseph Davis †	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA
5 Dec	67.1	Ordained Bishop	José María Bottaro y Hers, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Leonard Anthony Faulkner †		Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia
22.3	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Fenocchio †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Pontremoli, Italy
35.3	Ordained Bishop	Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev †	Titular Bishop of Briula	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
7 Dec		Born	William John McNaughton, M.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)
8 Dec	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Marcozzi †	Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy
9 Dec	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Dionysios Kfoury †	Titular Bishop	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
47.0	Selected	Dionysios Kfoury †	Titular Bishop	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
40.4	Ordained Bishop	Eftimios Youakim, B.S. †	Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
10 Dec	45.9	Appointed	Alois Mohn, M.F.S.C. †	Prefect of Lydenburg, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
11 Dec		Born	Diego Natale Bona †		Bishop Emeritus of Saluzzo, Italy
69.1	Died	Maurice Landrieux †	Bishop of Dijon, France
12 Dec	78.9	Died	Ignatius Gartlan, S.J. †	Superior Emeritus of Zambese, Zimbabwe
13 Dec		Born	Aldo Maria Lazzarín Stella, O.S.M. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aysén, Chile
	Born	Henri Salina, C.R.A. †		Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
14 Dec	82.6	Died	Francisco Javier Baztán y Urniza †	Bishop Emeritus of Oviedo, Spain
40.4	Appointed	André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ningpo [Ningbo], China	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
15 Dec		Born	Emmanuel Wamala		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
16 Dec	49.0	Installed	Andrew James Louis Brennan †	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
17 Dec		Born	Jean Assaad Haddad †		Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
18 Dec	32.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Attipetty †	Priest	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
	Born	Jaume Camprodon Rovira †		Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain
23.1	Ordained Priest	Léon-Etienne Duval †	Priest of Annecy, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
29.5	Ordained Priest	Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
22.8	Ordained Priest	Gaston-Marie Jacquier †	Priest of Alger, Algeria	Auxiliary Bishop
22.8	Ordained Priest	Casimiro Morcillo González †	Priest	Archbishop of Madrid, Spain
	Born	Michael Pak Jeong-il †		Bishop Emeritus of Masan, Korea (South)
23.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Maria Pernicone †	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23.5	Ordained Priest	Benito Epifanio Rodríguez †	Priest of Rosario, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
26.2	Ordained Priest	Bernhard Schräder †	Priest of Osnabrück, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
27.6	Ordained Priest	Thomas Tharayil †	Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	78.3	Died	Albert Bitter †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sweden
24.6	Ordained Priest	José Lázaro Neves, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
20 Dec	56.4	Appointed	Jules-Marie-Victor Courcoux, C.Or.Iesu †	Bishop of Orléans, France
53.0	Appointed	Carlos María Javier de la Torre †	Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
69.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Gamba †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
50.3	Appointed	Manuel Irurita y Almándoz †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
62.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Lorenzo Lauri †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
62.1	Resigned	Lorenzo Lauri †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
42.3	Appointed	Monalduzio Leopardi †	Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
58.5	Appointed	Pasquale Righetti †	Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy
46.0	Appointed	Pedro Segura y Sáenz †	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
54.7	Appointed	Juan Villar y Sanz †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
47.9	Appointed	Charles Daniel White †	Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA
21 Dec	76.0	Died	Francesco Isola †	Bishop Emeritus of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
22 Dec		Born	Demetrio Ignacio Aquino Aquino †		Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay
23 Dec	48.1	Appointed	John Patrick Barrett †	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
48.1	Appointed	John Patrick Barrett †	Titular Bishop of Assus	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
63.2	Appointed	Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
63.2	Appointed	Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Isba	Auxiliary Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
40.3	Appointed	Juvéncio de Brito †	Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
40.4	Appointed	André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Gibba	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
69.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Gamba †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
43.8	Appointed	Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
43.8	Appointed	Adrien-Joseph Larribeau, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Dusa	Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
	Born	Jorge Arturo Augustin Medina Estévez †		Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
	Born	Francis Bible Schulte †		Archbishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
25 Dec		Born	Maroun Khoury Sader †		Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
28.6	Ordained Priest	Justin Abraham Najmy, B.A. †	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	Patriarchal Exarch of United States of America (Melkite Greek)
26 Dec	63.3	Ordained Bishop	José María Betanzos y Hormaechevarría, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Vicar Apostolic of Marocco o Marruecos, Morocco
27 Dec	67.0	Died	Adamo Borghini †	Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
30 Dec	75.2	Died	Francesco Moretti †	Bishop Emeritus of Terni e Narni, Italy
31 Dec		Born	Paolo Magnani †		Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy

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