The Year of Our Lord 1947

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Nov 56.4 Resigned Bernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R. † Prefect of Tumaco, Colombia Prefect Emeritus

1 Nov 36.5 Died Bl. Théodore Georges Romzha † Apostolic Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

31.1 Ordained Priest Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

5 Nov Born Zacharias Cenita Jimenez † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan, Philippines

6 Nov Born Manuel da Rocha Felício Bishop of Guarda, Portugal

7 Nov 34.1 Appointed Etienne-Marie-Félix Courtois, M. Afr. † Prefect of Kayes, Mali Bishop of Kayes, Mali

8 Nov Born Peter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R. Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

56.1 Appointed André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc † Titular Bishop of Hephaestus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

9 Nov 23.8 Ordained Priest Ignace Raad † Priest of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

38.0 Ordained Bishop Pablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. † Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru Bishop of Huacho, Peru

10 Nov 47.9 Appointed Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. † Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

67.7 Died Pedro Eggerath, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

26.5 Ordained Priest Michel Hakim, B.S. † Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada

52.4 Appointed Filippo Jacolino † Bishop of Trapani, Italy

11 Nov 73.4 Died Giuseppe Venturi † Archbishop of Chieti, Italy

13 Nov 75.1 Appointed Luis Adriano Díaz Melo † Titular Bishop of Celenderis Bishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

75.1 Retired Luis Adriano Díaz Melo † Bishop of Cali, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

43.4 Appointed Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania

43.4 Appointed Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Tabuda Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania

15 Nov 34.0 Incardinated Edward John Herrmann † Priest of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA

69.2 Appointed John Michael McNamara † Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Born Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

38.4 Incardinated John Selby Spence † Priest of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Auxiliary Bishop

16 Nov 42.6 Ordained Bishop Štěpán Trochta, S.D.B. † Cardinal, Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia

17 Nov 61.1 Appointed Enrique María Dubuc Moreno † Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

61.1 Resigned Enrique María Dubuc Moreno † Bishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

71.7 Died Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kocylovskyj (Kotsylovsky), O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland

18 Nov 53.3 Ordained Bishop Henri-René-Adrien Brault † Bishop of Saint-Dié, France

19 Nov Born Roy Edward Campbell, Jr. Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

20 Nov 48.6 Appointed Joseph Zhang Runbo (Ciamgioenpuo, Chang Yuin-po) † Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Arcadia Bishop Emeritus of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China

48.6 Resigned Joseph Zhang Runbo (Ciamgioenpuo, Chang Yuin-po) † Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China Bishop Emeritus

73.6 Appointed Franciscus (Frans) Joosten, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Sagalassus Bishop Emeritus of Datong [Tatung], China

73.6 Resigned Franciscus (Frans) Joosten, C.I.C.M. † Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China Bishop Emeritus

58.7 Appointed Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Tanagra Bishop Emeritus of Salem, India

58.7 Resigned Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. † Bishop of Salem, India Bishop Emeritus

21 Nov 52.6 Appointed Felice Bonomini † Bishop of Como, Italy

52.9 Ordained Bishop Ferdinand Dirichs † Bishop of Limburg, Germany

31.2 Ordained Priest Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India

Born Felix Toppo, S.J. Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India

23 Nov 43.1 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Gargiulo † Titular Archbishop of Germa in Hellesponto Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy

21.0 Solemn Vows Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia

76.5 Died Hieronymus Maria Mileta, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia

60.9 Died James Hugh Ryan † Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

25 Nov Born Noël Simard Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

26 Nov 52.3 Appointed Antonio Ignacio Camargo † Auxiliary Bishop of Calabozo, Venezuela Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela

52.3 Appointed Antonio Ignacio Camargo † Titular Bishop of Ombi Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela

27 Nov 46.0 Ordained Bishop Félix Guiller † Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 39.2 Appointed Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. † Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Barrancabermeja, Colombia

76.6 Resigned Rafael Toro Upegui, S.J. † Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia Prefect Emeritus

29 Nov 57.9 Appointed Francis Patrick Keough † Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

47.8 Appointed Wendelin Joseph Nold † Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

47.8 Appointed Wendelin Joseph Nold † Titular Bishop of Sasima Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

51.3 Appointed Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle † Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Born Mario Aurelio Poli Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

57.4 Appointed Louis Joseph Reicher † Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

46.5 Appointed Albert Rudolph Zuroweste † Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

30 Nov 24.6 Ordained Priest Maximiano Tuazon Cruz † Priest of Calbayog, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

28.7 Ordained Priest Manuel Palmeira da Rocha † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil

24.1 Ordained Priest Antonio Troyo Calderón † Priest of San José de Costa Rica Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Dec 62.4 Resigned Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

66.9 Appointed Federico Lunardi † Official of the Secretariat of State Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay

1 Dec Born Adel Zaky, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

2 Dec 61.8 Appointed Giuseppe Della Cioppa † Bishop of Alife, Italy Bishop Emeritus

3 Dec Born Christophe Dufour Archbishop Emeritus of Aix (-Arles), France

4 Dec 49.8 Appointed Michael Cornelius O’Neill † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

6 Dec Born Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique

7 Dec 25.9 Ordained Priest Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez † Priest of Panamá Archbishop Emeritus

30.9 Ordained Priest Dominic Ignatius Ekandem † Priest of Calabar, Nigeria Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria

Born Wilton Daniel Gregory Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

25.2 Ordained Priest Tiberius Charles Mugendi † Priest Bishop of Kisii, Kenya

23.2 Ordained Priest Marcos Antônio Noronha † Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Itabira, Brazil

8 Dec 27.4 Ordained Priest Constantino Amstalden † Priest Bishop Emeritus of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

54.9 Ordained Bishop Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre † Archbishop of Chambéry, France Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France

Born Mario Fiandri, S.D.B. Vicar Apostolic of El Petén, Guatemala

44.4 Ordained Bishop Sebastiano Fraghí † Archbishop of Oristano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

24.1 Ordained Priest Antônio Carlos Mesquita † Priest of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil

22.8 Solemn Vows Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Ndalatando, Angola

63.2 Appointed José de la Cruz Turcios y Barahona, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras Archbishop Emeritus

9 Dec 43.5 Ordained Bishop Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Rhinocorura Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon

44.1 Appointed Paulus Rusch † Titular Bishop of Meloë in Isauria Bishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria

10 Dec 71.0 Died Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville † Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France

11 Dec 75.7 Retired Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. † Archbishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China Archbishop Emeritus

58.8 Appointed Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Remesiana Bishop Emeritus of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China

58.8 Resigned Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. † Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec Born José Luis Fletes Santana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

13 Dec 41.7 Appointed José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Colybrassus Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil

53.8 Appointed Francesco Bottino † Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

53.8 Appointed Francesco Bottino † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

62.3 Appointed Manuel Könner, S.V.D. † Prelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil Prelate Emeritus

62.3 Appointed Manuel Könner, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Modra Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil

57.2 Ceased Antônio Mazzarotto † Apostolic Administrator of Palmas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil

41.2 Appointed Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. † Prelate of Santarém, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil

41.2 Appointed Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Conana Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil

48.1 Appointed Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier † Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria

48.1 Appointed Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier † Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria

42.5 Appointed Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. † Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Guaranda, Ecuador

45.4 Appointed Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. † Prelate of Palmas, Brazil Bishop of Palmas, Brazil

45.4 Appointed Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Girba Bishop of Palmas, Brazil

68.7 Died Basile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

14 Dec 24.2 Ordained Priest Moisés Julio Blanchoud † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina

26.3 Ordained Priest Andreas Han Jingtao (Han Qian) † Priest Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China

58.3 Appointed Joseph Rabbani † Titular Archbishop of Constantina Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria

58.3 Resigned Joseph Rabbani † Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

52.7 Ordained Bishop Alexandros Scandar † Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt

18 Dec Born Jan Kopiec Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland

19 Dec 74.8 Died Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet Nam

28.9 Ordained Priest Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

25.9 Ordained Priest Reinhold Stecher † Priest of Innsbruck, Austria Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 59.0 Appointed Benigno Carrara † Coadjutor Bishop of Imola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Appointed Benigno Carrara † Titular Bishop of Hieropolis Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy

73.7 Died Honoré-Joseph Coppieters † Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

24.4 Ordained Priest Carlos Esteban Cremata † Priest Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina

58.1 Appointed Jean Duperray † Coadjutor Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France Bishop

58.1 Appointed Jean Duperray † Titular Bishop of Lamia Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

Born Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño Bishop Emeritus of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México

24.6 Ordained Priest Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier † Priest of Coutances (-Avranches), France Bishop Emeritus of Belfort-Montbéliard, France

26.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Patrick Mary Loftus, O.S.M. † Priest of Order of Friar Servants of Mary Prior General Emeritus

Born Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain

69.1 Died Santino Margaria † Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy

25.6 Ordained Deacon François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. † Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

26.9 Ordained Priest Jacques Mbali † Priest of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Born José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. † Prelate Emeritus of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México

23.3 Ordained Priest Héctor Gabino Romero † Priest Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina

30.7 Ordained Priest Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Arica, Chile

46.1 Appointed Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. † Prelate of Chapada, Brazil Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

46.1 Appointed Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Magydus Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

21 Dec 26.7 Ordained Priest José Gomes † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

28.6 Ordained Priest Ignatius P. Lobo † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Belgaum, India

62.7 Died José Pereira Alves † Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil

54.7 Died Emile Yelle, P.S.S. † Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada

22 Dec 60.2 Died John Aloysius Coleman † Bishop of Armidale, Australia

42.0 Succeeded Juan Hervás y Benet † Bishop of Mallorca, Spain Prelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

56.2 Ordained Bishop André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc † Titular Bishop of Hephaestus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

Born Ernest Sambou Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Louis du Sénégal

Born Marcello Semeraro Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

65.3 Died Maurilio Silvani † Apostolic Internuncio to Austria

23 Dec Born Egidio Bisol Bishop Emeritus of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil

Born John Michael Kudrick Bishop Emeritus of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA

87.2 Died José Miralles y Sbert † Bishop of Mallorca, Spain

26 Dec Born Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I. Archbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa

27 Dec 27.2 Ordained Priest Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. † Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru

25.5 Ordained Priest Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine † Priest Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

72.7 Died Victoriano Román Zárate (de San José), O.A.R. † Prefect Emeritus of Palawan, Philippines

28 Dec 52.5 Ordained Bishop Filippo Jacolino † Bishop of Trapani, Italy

31 Dec Born Peter Lee Ki-heon Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)

Born Gerhard Ludwig Müller Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov	56.4	Resigned	Bernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R. †	Prefect of Tumaco, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
1 Nov	36.5	Died	Bl. Théodore Georges Romzha †	Apostolic Administrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
31.1	Ordained Priest	Héctor Enrique Santos Hernández, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
5 Nov		Born	Zacharias Cenita Jimenez †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan, Philippines
6 Nov		Born	Manuel da Rocha Felício		Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
7 Nov	34.1	Appointed	Etienne-Marie-Félix Courtois, M. Afr. †	Prefect of Kayes, Mali	Bishop of Kayes, Mali
8 Nov		Born	Peter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R.		Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
56.1	Appointed	André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc †	Titular Bishop of Hephaestus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
9 Nov	23.8	Ordained Priest	Ignace Raad †	Priest of Saïdā (Sidone) (Melkite Greek), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
38.0	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru	Bishop of Huacho, Peru
10 Nov	47.9	Appointed	Reginaldo Giuseppe Maria Addazi, O.P. †	Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
67.7	Died	Pedro Eggerath, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26.5	Ordained Priest	Michel Hakim, B.S. †	Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
52.4	Appointed	Filippo Jacolino †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
11 Nov	73.4	Died	Giuseppe Venturi †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
13 Nov	75.1	Appointed	Luis Adriano Díaz Melo †	Titular Bishop of Celenderis	Bishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
75.1	Retired	Luis Adriano Díaz Melo †	Bishop of Cali, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
43.4	Appointed	Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania
43.4	Appointed	Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Tabuda	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania
15 Nov	34.0	Incardinated	Edward John Herrmann †	Priest of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
69.2	Appointed	John Michael McNamara †	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
	Born	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don		Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
38.4	Incardinated	John Selby Spence †	Priest of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
16 Nov	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Štěpán Trochta, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
17 Nov	61.1	Appointed	Enrique María Dubuc Moreno †	Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
61.1	Resigned	Enrique María Dubuc Moreno †	Bishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
71.7	Died	Bl. Josaphat Joseph Kocylovskyj (Kotsylovsky), O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ukrainian), Poland
18 Nov	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Henri-René-Adrien Brault †	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
19 Nov		Born	Roy Edward Campbell, Jr.		Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
20 Nov	48.6	Appointed	Joseph Zhang Runbo (Ciamgioenpuo, Chang Yuin-po) †	Titular Bishop of Cynopolis in Arcadia	Bishop Emeritus of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
48.6	Resigned	Joseph Zhang Runbo (Ciamgioenpuo, Chang Yuin-po) †	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China	Bishop Emeritus
73.6	Appointed	Franciscus (Frans) Joosten, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sagalassus	Bishop Emeritus of Datong [Tatung], China
73.6	Resigned	Franciscus (Frans) Joosten, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China	Bishop Emeritus
58.7	Appointed	Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tanagra	Bishop Emeritus of Salem, India
58.7	Resigned	Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Salem, India	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	52.6	Appointed	Felice Bonomini †	Bishop of Como, Italy
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinand Dirichs †	Bishop of Limburg, Germany
31.2	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
	Born	Felix Toppo, S.J.		Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India
23 Nov	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Gargiulo †	Titular Archbishop of Germa in Hellesponto	Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
21.0	Solemn Vows	Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo-Hosanna, Ethiopia
76.5	Died	Hieronymus Maria Mileta, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
60.9	Died	James Hugh Ryan †	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
25 Nov		Born	Noël Simard		Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
26 Nov	52.3	Appointed	Antonio Ignacio Camargo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Calabozo, Venezuela	Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
52.3	Appointed	Antonio Ignacio Camargo †	Titular Bishop of Ombi	Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela
27 Nov	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Félix Guiller †	Bishop of Pamiers (-Couserans-Mirepoix), France	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	39.2	Appointed	Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. †	Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
76.6	Resigned	Rafael Toro Upegui, S.J. †	Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
29 Nov	57.9	Appointed	Francis Patrick Keough †	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
47.8	Appointed	Wendelin Joseph Nold †	Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
47.8	Appointed	Wendelin Joseph Nold †	Titular Bishop of Sasima	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
51.3	Appointed	Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle †	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Mario Aurelio Poli		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
57.4	Appointed	Louis Joseph Reicher †	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
46.5	Appointed	Albert Rudolph Zuroweste †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
30 Nov	24.6	Ordained Priest	Maximiano Tuazon Cruz †	Priest of Calbayog, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
28.7	Ordained Priest	Manuel Palmeira da Rocha †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
24.1	Ordained Priest	Antonio Troyo Calderón †	Priest of San José de Costa Rica	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Dec	62.4	Resigned	Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
66.9	Appointed	Federico Lunardi †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
1 Dec		Born	Adel Zaky, O.F.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
2 Dec	61.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Della Cioppa †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Dec		Born	Christophe Dufour		Archbishop Emeritus of Aix (-Arles), France
4 Dec	49.8	Appointed	Michael Cornelius O’Neill †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Dec		Born	Francisco Chimoio, O.F.M. Cap.		Archbishop Emeritus of Maputo, Mozambique
7 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	Tomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †	Priest of Panamá	Archbishop Emeritus
30.9	Ordained Priest	Dominic Ignatius Ekandem †	Priest of Calabar, Nigeria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
	Born	Wilton Daniel Gregory		Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
25.2	Ordained Priest	Tiberius Charles Mugendi †	Priest	Bishop of Kisii, Kenya
23.2	Ordained Priest	Marcos Antônio Noronha †	Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira, Brazil
8 Dec	27.4	Ordained Priest	Constantino Amstalden †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Marie-Fernand de Bazelaire de Ruppierre †	Archbishop of Chambéry, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France
	Born	Mario Fiandri, S.D.B.		Vicar Apostolic of El Petén, Guatemala
44.4	Ordained Bishop	Sebastiano Fraghí †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
24.1	Ordained Priest	Antônio Carlos Mesquita †	Priest of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
22.8	Solemn Vows	Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Ndalatando, Angola
63.2	Appointed	José de la Cruz Turcios y Barahona, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Dec	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Rhinocorura	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
44.1	Appointed	Paulus Rusch †	Titular Bishop of Meloë in Isauria	Bishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria
10 Dec	71.0	Died	Pierre-André-Charles Petit de Julleville †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
11 Dec	75.7	Retired	Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China	Archbishop Emeritus
58.8	Appointed	Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Remesiana	Bishop Emeritus of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China
58.8	Resigned	Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec		Born	José Luis Fletes Santana		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
13 Dec	41.7	Appointed	José del Perpetuo Socorro Alvarez Mácua, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Colybrassus	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
53.8	Appointed	Francesco Bottino †	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
53.8	Appointed	Francesco Bottino †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
62.3	Appointed	Manuel Könner, S.V.D. †	Prelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
62.3	Appointed	Manuel Könner, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Modra	Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
57.2	Ceased	Antônio Mazzarotto †	Apostolic Administrator of Palmas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
41.2	Appointed	Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
41.2	Appointed	Anselmo Pietrulla, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Conana	Bishop Emeritus of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
48.1	Appointed	Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
48.1	Appointed	Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier †	Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
42.5	Appointed	Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Guaranda, Ecuador
45.4	Appointed	Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Palmas, Brazil	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
45.4	Appointed	Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Girba	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
68.7	Died	Basile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 Dec	24.2	Ordained Priest	Moisés Julio Blanchoud †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
26.3	Ordained Priest	Andreas Han Jingtao (Han Qian) †	Priest	Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China
58.3	Appointed	Joseph Rabbani †	Titular Archbishop of Constantina	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
58.3	Resigned	Joseph Rabbani †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Alexandros Scandar †	Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
18 Dec		Born	Jan Kopiec		Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland
19 Dec	74.8	Died	Eugenio Artaraz Emaldi, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bac Ninh, Viet Nam
28.9	Ordained Priest	Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
25.9	Ordained Priest	Reinhold Stecher †	Priest of Innsbruck, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	59.0	Appointed	Benigno Carrara †	Coadjutor Bishop of Imola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Appointed	Benigno Carrara †	Titular Bishop of Hieropolis	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
73.7	Died	Honoré-Joseph Coppieters †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
24.4	Ordained Priest	Carlos Esteban Cremata †	Priest	Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina
58.1	Appointed	Jean Duperray †	Coadjutor Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France	Bishop
58.1	Appointed	Jean Duperray †	Titular Bishop of Lamia	Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
	Born	Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño		Bishop Emeritus of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México
24.6	Ordained Priest	Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier †	Priest of Coutances (-Avranches), France	Bishop Emeritus of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
26.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Patrick Mary Loftus, O.S.M. †	Priest of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Prior General Emeritus
	Born	Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández		Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain
69.1	Died	Santino Margaria †	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
25.6	Ordained Deacon	François Joseph Maurer, C.S.Sp. †	Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
26.9	Ordained Priest	Jacques Mbali †	Priest of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	Born	José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. †		Prelate Emeritus of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, México
23.3	Ordained Priest	Héctor Gabino Romero †	Priest	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
30.7	Ordained Priest	Ramón Salas Valdés, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Arica, Chile
46.1	Appointed	Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Chapada, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
46.1	Appointed	Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Magydus	Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
21 Dec	26.7	Ordained Priest	José Gomes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
28.6	Ordained Priest	Ignatius P. Lobo †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Belgaum, India
62.7	Died	José Pereira Alves †	Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil
54.7	Died	Emile Yelle, P.S.S. †	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
22 Dec	60.2	Died	John Aloysius Coleman †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
42.0	Succeeded	Juan Hervás y Benet †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Prelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
56.2	Ordained Bishop	André-Gustave-Émile Leclerc †	Titular Bishop of Hephaestus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	Born	Ernest Sambou		Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
	Born	Marcello Semeraro		Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
65.3	Died	Maurilio Silvani †	Apostolic Internuncio to Austria
23 Dec		Born	Egidio Bisol		Bishop Emeritus of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil
	Born	John Michael Kudrick		Bishop Emeritus of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
87.2	Died	José Miralles y Sbert †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
26 Dec		Born	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.		Archbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
27 Dec	27.2	Ordained Priest	Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru
25.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine †	Priest	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
72.7	Died	Victoriano Román Zárate (de San José), O.A.R. †	Prefect Emeritus of Palawan, Philippines
28 Dec	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Jacolino †	Bishop of Trapani, Italy
31 Dec		Born	Peter Lee Ki-heon		Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
	Born	Gerhard Ludwig Müller		Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

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