The Year of Our Lord 1969

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec 53.1 Appointed Teodoro Cardenal Fernández † Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain

Born Leo Magdugo Dalmao, C.M.F. Prelate of Isabela, Philippines

51.5 Appointed Salvador Lazo Lazo † Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

51.5 Appointed Salvador Lazo Lazo † Titular Bishop of Selia Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

55.9 Appointed Francis Raymond Shea † Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

2 Dec 55.3 Installed Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck † Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Patrick Joseph Casey † Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

51.6 Installed Edward Anthony McCarthy † Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA

3 Dec 55.0 Installed Jerome Joseph Hastrich † Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USA Bishop Emeritus

83.1 Died Jāzeps Rancāns † Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia

4 Dec 80.0 Appointed Saturnino Rubio y Montiél † Titular Bishop of Villa Regis Bishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain

80.0 Retired Saturnino Rubio y Montiél † Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain Bishop Emeritus

30.5 Ordained Priest Dominic Su Haw Chiu Priest Bishop Emeritus of Sibu, Malaysia

5 Dec 44.2 Appointed Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. † Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

44.2 Appointed Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. † Titular Bishop of Scardona Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

63.1 Died Maurino Rast, S.D.S. † Superior General of Society of the Divine Savior

6 Dec 50.8 Ordained Bishop Stéphane Babaca (Babeka, Babaqa) † Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

Born Tesfaldet Tekie Tsada Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

76.4 Died Stanislav Zela † Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia

7 Dec 61.4 Ordained Bishop Bernardo Citterio † Titular Bishop of Floriana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

26.2 Ordained Priest Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

8 Dec 64.2 Ceased Joseph Walter Buckley, S.M. † Superior General of Society of Mary Superior General Emeritus

28.8 Ordained Priest José Luis Chávez Botello Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

27.6 Ordained Priest Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. † Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

47.8 Installed Enrico Manfredini † Bishop of Piacenza, Italy Archbishop of Bologna, Italy

43.2 Ordained Bishop Javier Osés Flamarique † Titular Bishop of Abula Bishop Emeritus of Huesca, Spain

46.3 Ordained Bishop Daniel Arnaldo Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Martirano Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil

9 Dec 78.6 Died Carlo Allorio † Bishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy

47.7 Appointed José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. † Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador Bishop Emeritus

10 Dec 56.1 Appointed Jean-Marie-Clément Badré † Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France Bishop Emeritus

67.8 Appointed André Jacques Marie Jacquemin † Titular Bishop of Elvas Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

67.8 Resigned André Jacques Marie Jacquemin † Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France Bishop Emeritus

47.6 Installed John Lawrence May † Bishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

82.1 Died Idílio José Soares † Bishop Emeritus of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

11 Dec 42.4 Ordained Bishop Hugh Lindsay † Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain

86.6 Appointed Daniel Llorente y Federico † Titular Bishop of Auca Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain

86.6 Retired Daniel Llorente y Federico † Bishop of Segovia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

Born Joseph Pamplany Archbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India

50.9 Appointed Antonio Palenzuela Velázquez † Bishop of Segovia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 90.0 Died Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

47.5 Appointed Simon Tonyé † Coadjutor Bishop of Douala, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon

47.5 Appointed Simon Tonyé † Titular Bishop of Tamascani Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon

13 Dec 32.9 Ordained Priest Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

24.3 Ordained Priest José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

23.4 Perpetual Vows Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop Emeritus of Brazil, Military

31.2 Ordained Priest Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia

28.2 Ordained Priest Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

14 Dec 42.5 Ordained Bishop Hubert Luthe † Titular Bishop of Egabro Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany

42.7 Ordained Bishop Rafael Torija de la Fuente † Titular Bishop of Ursona Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

15 Dec 55.6 Appointed Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. † Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania

55.6 Resigned Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. † Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

60.5 Appointed Santo Bergamo † Apostolic Administrator of Rossano, Italy Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy

60.5 Appointed Santo Bergamo † Titular Bishop of Sasabe Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy

47.1 Appointed Salvatore Di Salvo † Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy

59.1 Appointed James C. Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Árd Mór Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania

59.1 Resigned James C. Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. † Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

46.9 Appointed Maurus Gervase Komba † Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Bl. Albino Luciani † Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

49.6 Appointed Alphonse Daniel Nsabi † Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania

28.7 Ordained Priest Vincent Ri Pyung-ho Priest of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

42.1 Appointed William Kevin Rowell, O.F.M. † Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

45.5 Appointed Settimio Todisco Apostolic Administrator of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy

45.5 Appointed Settimio Todisco Titular Bishop of Bigastro Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy

18 Dec 34.9 Ordained Priest Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia

19 Dec 30.7 Ordained Priest Lawrence Eugene Brandt Priest of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Born Stephen Andrew Hero Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

53.1 Appointed Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Tagarbala

53.1 Resigned Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil

26.5 Ordained Deacon Armand Henri Paul Maillard Deacon of Saint-Dié, France Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France

20 Dec 25.0 Ordained Deacon Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap. Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya

80.2 Ceased Raffaele Baratta † Apostolic Administrator of Città di Castello, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy

89.4 Died Andrea Cesarano † Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy

29.0 Ordained Priest Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche Priest of Lille, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France

62.7 Appointed Raymond D’Mello † Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India

62.7 Resigned Raymond D’Mello † Bishop of Allahabad, India Bishop Emeritus

26.2 Ordained Priest João Nílton dos Santos Souza Priest of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

30.5 Ordained Priest Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Diphu, India

25.6 Ordained Priest Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. † Priest of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique

53.1 Appointed Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. † Apostolic Administrator of Città di Castello, Italy Bishop of Ischia, Italy

53.1 Appointed Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. † Apostolic Administrator of Gubbio, Italy Bishop of Ischia, Italy

25.7 Ordained Priest Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop Emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haïti

34.1 Ordained Priest Antony Selvanayagam Priest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bishop Emeritus of Penang, Malaysia

23.7 Ordained Priest Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam Priest of Trivandrum, India Archbishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India

21 Dec 48.3 Ordained Bishop Giuliano Agresti † Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy Archbishop of Lucca, Italy

25.1 Ordained Priest Ramon Cabrera Argüelles Priest of Manila, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

55.0 Ordained Bishop Ricardo Blanco Granda † Titular Bishop of Cincari Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

52.2 Ordained Bishop Paul Coussa † Titular Bishop of Colonia in Armenia Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq

28.7 Ordained Priest David Dias Pimentel † Priest of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

25.3 Ordained Priest Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X. Priest of Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier Bishop Emeritus of Port Blair, India

40.1 Ordained Bishop Ramón Echarren Istúriz † Titular Bishop of Diano Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

29.7 Ordained Priest Joseph Oforishe Egerega † Priest of Warri, Nigeria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria

41.8 Ordained Bishop Joakim Herbut † Bishop of Skopje-Prizren, North Macedonia Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia

39.4 Ordained Bishop Romualdas Krikšciunas † Titular Bishop of Amaia Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania

29.4 Ordained Priest François Xavier Lê Văn Hồng Priest of Huế, Viet Nam Archbishop Emeritus

28.9 Ordained Priest Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân † Priest of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam Bishop

24.1 Ordained Priest Vincent Gerard Nichols Priest of Liverpool, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

25.2 Ordained Priest Mauro Piacenza Priest of Genova, Italy Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

59.3 Ordained Bishop Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. † Titular Bishop of Arcavica Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania

51.4 Ordained Bishop Nikë Prela † Titular Bishop of Rufiniana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Skopje-Prizren, North Macedonia

22 Dec 75.8 Appointed Michael O’Reilly † Titular Bishop of Lugmad Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada

75.8 Resigned Michael O’Reilly † Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada Bishop Emeritus

23 Dec 57.7 Appointed Paolo Ghizzoni † Apostolic Administrator of San Miniato, Italy Bishop

26 Dec 25.6 Ordained Priest Joji Govindu Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nalgonda, India

73.8 Died Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

94.0 Died Johannes Peter Franziskus Ross, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan

27 Dec 26.3 Ordained Priest Mario Roberto Cassari † Priest of Oristano, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

28 Dec Born Santo Loku Pio Doggale Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan

31 Dec 61.7 Succeeded Paul-Louis Carrière † Bishop of Laval, France Bishop Emeritus

72.0 Appointed Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem † Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France

72.0 Resigned Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem † Bishop of Laval, France Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	53.1	Appointed	Teodoro Cardenal Fernández †	Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
	Born	Leo Magdugo Dalmao, C.M.F.		Prelate of Isabela, Philippines
51.5	Appointed	Salvador Lazo Lazo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
51.5	Appointed	Salvador Lazo Lazo †	Titular Bishop of Selia	Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
55.9	Appointed	Francis Raymond Shea †	Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
2 Dec	55.3	Installed	Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck †	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Casey †	Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
51.6	Installed	Edward Anthony McCarthy †	Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
3 Dec	55.0	Installed	Jerome Joseph Hastrich †	Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USA	Bishop Emeritus
83.1	Died	Jāzeps Rancāns †	Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
4 Dec	80.0	Appointed	Saturnino Rubio y Montiél †	Titular Bishop of Villa Regis	Bishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain
80.0	Retired	Saturnino Rubio y Montiél †	Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
30.5	Ordained Priest	Dominic Su Haw Chiu	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Sibu, Malaysia
5 Dec	44.2	Appointed	Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. †	Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
44.2	Appointed	Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Scardona	Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
63.1	Died	Maurino Rast, S.D.S. †	Superior General of Society of the Divine Savior
6 Dec	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Stéphane Babaca (Babeka, Babaqa) †	Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Tesfaldet Tekie Tsada		Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
76.4	Died	Stanislav Zela †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
7 Dec	61.4	Ordained Bishop	Bernardo Citterio †	Titular Bishop of Floriana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
26.2	Ordained Priest	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
8 Dec	64.2	Ceased	Joseph Walter Buckley, S.M. †	Superior General of Society of Mary	Superior General Emeritus
28.8	Ordained Priest	José Luis Chávez Botello	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
27.6	Ordained Priest	Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. †	Priest of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.8	Installed	Enrico Manfredini †	Bishop of Piacenza, Italy	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
43.2	Ordained Bishop	Javier Osés Flamarique †	Titular Bishop of Abula	Bishop Emeritus of Huesca, Spain
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Arnaldo Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Martirano	Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil
9 Dec	78.6	Died	Carlo Allorio †	Bishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy
47.7	Appointed	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †	Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	56.1	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Clément Badré †	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France	Bishop Emeritus
67.8	Appointed	André Jacques Marie Jacquemin †	Titular Bishop of Elvas	Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
67.8	Resigned	André Jacques Marie Jacquemin †	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France	Bishop Emeritus
47.6	Installed	John Lawrence May †	Bishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
82.1	Died	Idílio José Soares †	Bishop Emeritus of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 Dec	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Hugh Lindsay †	Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre	Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
86.6	Appointed	Daniel Llorente y Federico †	Titular Bishop of Auca	Bishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
86.6	Retired	Daniel Llorente y Federico †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Joseph Pamplany		Archbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India
50.9	Appointed	Antonio Palenzuela Velázquez †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	90.0	Died	Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
47.5	Appointed	Simon Tonyé †	Coadjutor Bishop of Douala, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
47.5	Appointed	Simon Tonyé †	Titular Bishop of Tamascani	Archbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
13 Dec	32.9	Ordained Priest	Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
24.3	Ordained Priest	José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
23.4	Perpetual Vows	Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop Emeritus of Brazil, Military
31.2	Ordained Priest	Rodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia
28.2	Ordained Priest	Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
14 Dec	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Hubert Luthe †	Titular Bishop of Egabro	Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
42.7	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Torija de la Fuente †	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
15 Dec	55.6	Appointed	Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania
55.6	Resigned	Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †	Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
60.5	Appointed	Santo Bergamo †	Apostolic Administrator of Rossano, Italy	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
60.5	Appointed	Santo Bergamo †	Titular Bishop of Sasabe	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
47.1	Appointed	Salvatore Di Salvo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
59.1	Appointed	James C. Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Árd Mór	Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania
59.1	Resigned	James C. Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
46.9	Appointed	Maurus Gervase Komba †	Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Bl. Albino Luciani †	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
49.6	Appointed	Alphonse Daniel Nsabi †	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania
28.7	Ordained Priest	Vincent Ri Pyung-ho	Priest of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
42.1	Appointed	William Kevin Rowell, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
45.5	Appointed	Settimio Todisco	Apostolic Administrator of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
45.5	Appointed	Settimio Todisco	Titular Bishop of Bigastro	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
18 Dec	34.9	Ordained Priest	Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia
19 Dec	30.7	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Eugene Brandt	Priest of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
	Born	Stephen Andrew Hero		Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
53.1	Appointed	Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Tagarbala
53.1	Resigned	Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
26.5	Ordained Deacon	Armand Henri Paul Maillard	Deacon of Saint-Dié, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
20 Dec	25.0	Ordained Deacon	Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya
80.2	Ceased	Raffaele Baratta †	Apostolic Administrator of Città di Castello, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
89.4	Died	Andrea Cesarano †	Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
29.0	Ordained Priest	Gérard Émile Jean-Louis Coliche	Priest of Lille, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France
62.7	Appointed	Raymond D’Mello †	Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
62.7	Resigned	Raymond D’Mello †	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
26.2	Ordained Priest	João Nílton dos Santos Souza	Priest of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
30.5	Ordained Priest	Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Diphu, India
25.6	Ordained Priest	Francisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. †	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique
53.1	Appointed	Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Administrator of Città di Castello, Italy	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
53.1	Appointed	Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Administrator of Gubbio, Italy	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
25.7	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haïti
34.1	Ordained Priest	Antony Selvanayagam	Priest of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bishop Emeritus of Penang, Malaysia
23.7	Ordained Priest	Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam	Priest of Trivandrum, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India
21 Dec	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuliano Agresti †	Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
25.1	Ordained Priest	Ramon Cabrera Argüelles	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
55.0	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Blanco Granda †	Titular Bishop of Cincari	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul Coussa †	Titular Bishop of Colonia in Armenia	Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq
28.7	Ordained Priest	David Dias Pimentel †	Priest of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
25.3	Ordained Priest	Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X.	Priest of Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis Xavier	Bishop Emeritus of Port Blair, India
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Echarren Istúriz †	Titular Bishop of Diano	Bishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
29.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Oforishe Egerega †	Priest of Warri, Nigeria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria
41.8	Ordained Bishop	Joakim Herbut †	Bishop of Skopje-Prizren, North Macedonia	Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
39.4	Ordained Bishop	Romualdas Krikšciunas †	Titular Bishop of Amaia	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania
29.4	Ordained Priest	François Xavier Lê Văn Hồng	Priest of Huế, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
28.9	Ordained Priest	Thomas Nguyễn Văn Tân †	Priest of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam	Bishop
24.1	Ordained Priest	Vincent Gerard Nichols	Priest of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
25.2	Ordained Priest	Mauro Piacenza	Priest of Genova, Italy	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
59.3	Ordained Bishop	Liudas Povilonis, M.I.C. †	Titular Bishop of Arcavica	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Nikë Prela †	Titular Bishop of Rufiniana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Skopje-Prizren, North Macedonia
22 Dec	75.8	Appointed	Michael O’Reilly †	Titular Bishop of Lugmad	Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
75.8	Resigned	Michael O’Reilly †	Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
23 Dec	57.7	Appointed	Paolo Ghizzoni †	Apostolic Administrator of San Miniato, Italy	Bishop
26 Dec	25.6	Ordained Priest	Joji Govindu	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nalgonda, India
73.8	Died	Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
94.0	Died	Johannes Peter Franziskus Ross, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan
27 Dec	26.3	Ordained Priest	Mario Roberto Cassari †	Priest of Oristano, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
28 Dec		Born	Santo Loku Pio Doggale		Auxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan
31 Dec	61.7	Succeeded	Paul-Louis Carrière †	Bishop of Laval, France	Bishop Emeritus
72.0	Appointed	Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
72.0	Resigned	Charles-Marie-Jacques Guilhem †	Bishop of Laval, France	Bishop Emeritus

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