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The Year of Our Lord 1976

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November to December


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
4 Nov36.6IncardinatedDenis James MaddenPriest of Baltimore, Maryland, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 Nov76.5DiedLeo Ferdinand DworschakBishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
6 Nov48.6AppointedAlfons DemmingAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.6AppointedAlfons DemmingTitular Bishop of GordusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
65.0AppointedWilhelm WösteAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.0AppointedWilhelm WösteTitular Bishop of ThignicaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Münster, Germany
7 Nov45.9Ordained BishopFrédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. †Titular Archbishop of MenefessiCardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
50.4Ordained BishopKevin McNamaraBishop of Kerry, IrelandArchbishop of Dublin, Ireland
8 Nov56.2AppointedJosé Cerviño CerviñoBishop of Tuy-Vigo, SpainBishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
9 Nov75.9RetiredDavid Frederick CunninghamBishop of Syracuse, New York, USABishop Emeritus
49.9AppointedPaul Vincent DudleyAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
49.9AppointedPaul Vincent DudleyTitular Bishop of UrsonaBishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
64.2AppointedFrancis James HarrisonBishop of Syracuse, New York, USABishop Emeritus
39.4AppointedJohn Francis KinneyAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
39.4AppointedJohn Francis KinneyTitular Bishop of CaprulaeBishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
10 Nov48.7AppointedGiulio EinaudiTitular Archbishop of Villamagna in TripolitanaApostolic Nuncio
48.7AppointedGiulio EinaudiApostolic Pro-Nuncio to PakistanApostolic Nuncio
72.9ResignedJosé Lafayette Ferreira ÁlvaresBishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornWaldemar MusiołAuxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland
80.5RetiredLuís António Palha Teixeira, O.P. †Prelate of Marabá, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
41.0SucceededAlano Maria Pena, O.P.Prelate of Marabá, Para, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13 Nov66.4AppointedCarlo FantonTitular Bishop of AcelumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy
26.9Ordained PriestJuan Alberto PuiggariPriest of Paraná, ArgentinaArchbishop
14 Nov48.0Ordained BishopJoseph Phan Thế HinhTitular Bishop of MadesBishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
15 Nov87.2ResignedJacques Grent, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of BetagbararBishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
17 Nov84.0RetiredAntonio María (Alfredo) Barbieri, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Montevideo, UruguayCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
66.6SucceededCarlos Parteli KellerArchbishop of Montevideo, UruguayArchbishop Emeritus
79.2DiedJohannes (Adriaan Petrus) Van Engelen, O. Cist. †Abbot Emeritus of Order of Cistercians
18 Nov56.3AppointedCharles Amarin BrandAuxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
19 Nov27.1Ordained PriestAlfredo Horacio ZeccaPriest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTitular Archbishop of Volsinium
21 Nov49.4Ordained BishopGuy Gérard DeroubaixCoadjutor Bishop of Saint-Denis, FranceBishop
51.1Ordained BishopEduardo Poveda RodriguezBishop of Zamora, SpainBishop Emeritus
26.0Ordained PriestVíctor René Rodríguez GómezPriest of Texcoco, México, MéxicoBishop of Valle de Chalco, México, México
22 Nov51.8AppointedBernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, BoliviaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.8AppointedBernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of MutugennaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
23 Nov53.3Ordained BishopThomas Victor DolinayTitular Bishop of ThyatiraArchbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
24 Nov51.6SucceededMiguel Fenelon Câmara FilhoArchbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
71.7ResignedAdelmo Cavalcante MachadoArchbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
25 Nov47.7Ordained BishopJorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres BanksTitular Bishop of UtimmiraBishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
53.2DiedEvelio Ramos DíazAuxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
26 Nov29.3Ordained PriestJohn Eijiro SuwaPriest of Osaka, JapanBishop Emeritus of Takamatsu, Japan
27 Nov31.0Ordained PriestJoseph Aind, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Dibrugarh, India
50.5Ordained BishopFranz Josef KuhnleTitular Bishop of SorresAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
28 Nov41.2Ordained BishopFelipe Fernández GarcíaBishop of Ávila, SpainBishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
54.4Ordained BishopPierre Jean Marie KervennicBishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
25.6Ordained PriestHansjörg VogelPriest of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
29 Nov96.7DiedJosé da Costa NunesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
91.5RetiredMikiel GonziArchbishop of MaltaArchbishop Emeritus
48.0AppointedJoseph MerciecaArchbishop of MaltaArchbishop Emeritus
1 Dec60.2ResignedWilliam Zephyrine GomesBishop of Poona, IndiaBishop Emeritus
23.8EnteredPatrick Le GalMember of OtherAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
2 Dec51.0AppointedAntónio José RafaelAuxiliary Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal
51.0AppointedAntónio José RafaelTitular Bishop of BuduaBishop Emeritus of Bragança-Miranda, Portugal
3 Dec47.3AppointedWalter Michael Ebejer, O.P. †Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus
40.0SucceededJaime Pedro GonçalvesBishop of Beira, MozambiqueArchbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
55.3ResignedErnesto Gonçalves da Costa, O.F.M. †Bishop of Beira, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
55.9DiedPio Yukwan DengBishop of Malakal, South Sudan
4 Dec90.7DiedThomas Joseph ToolenBishop Emeritus of Mobile, Alabama, USA
5 Dec31.6Ordained PriestJoseph Djida, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
71.6DiedAdolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
6 Dec50.9AppointedLélis Lara, C.SS.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Itabira, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
50.9AppointedLélis Lara, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of Cellae in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28.9Ordained PriestMichael MaraiPriest of Wewak, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
7 Dec54.9ConfirmedCarmelo Domênico Recchia, O. Cist. †Abbot of Claraval, Minas Gerais, BrazilAbbot Emeritus
27.2Ordained PriestOdilo Pedro SchererPriest of Toledo, Parana, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil
68.6AppointedJosé de Jesús Tirado PedrazaArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
8 Dec26.7Ordained PriestPatricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Bacolod, Philippines
24.6Ordained PriestRichard Daniel Alarcón UrrutiaPriest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Cuzco, Peru
45.0Ordained BishopPatrick DoughertyTitular Bishop of LeteBishop Emeritus of Bathurst, Australia
50.0Ordained BishopEdward Russell GainesTitular Bishop of Domnach SechnaillBishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
23.3Solemn VowsJosé Rodríguez Carballo, O.F.M.Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
9 Dec45.4AppointedHubert BucherBishop of Bethlehem, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
52.4AppointedColin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. †Bishop of Ngong, KenyaBishop Emeritus
45.1AppointedIsak DoeraBishop of Sintang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
64.8ResignedJohn James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †Bishop of Myitkyina, MyanmarBishop Emeritus
57.4AppointedWenceslas KalibushiBishop of Nyundo, RwandaBishop Emeritus
38.9AppointedJohn MulagadaBishop of Eluru, India
76.9AppointedJoseph Nguyễn Thiện KhuyếnCoadjutor Bishop of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam
48.1AppointedSilas Silvius NjiruBishop of Meru, KenyaBishop Emeritus
57.4AppointedSeverinah Abdon Potani, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia
39.3AppointedPhilip SulumetiBishop of Kisumu, KenyaBishop Emeritus of Kakamega, Kenya
47.7AppointedLeo Joseph WhitePrefect of Garissa, KenyaPrefect Emeritus
38.7AppointedPaul Zingtung GrawngBishop of Myitkyina, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
57.6AppointedMarcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. †Auxiliary Bishop of Darién, PanamaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.6AppointedMarcos Zuluaga Arteche, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of IzirzadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Darién, Panama
10 Dec59.0Ordained BishopAntônio Pedro MisiaraBishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornHenry Juma OdonyaBishop of Kitale, Kenya
66.5AppointedOpilio RossiPresident of the Pontifical Council for the LaityCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
66.5AppointedOpilio RossiPresident of the Pontifical Committee for the FamilyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
11 Dec51.5AppointedFernando Ariztía RuizBishop of Copiapó, ChileBishop Emeritus
49.9AppointedCarlos Marcio Camus LarenasBishop of Linares, ChileBishop Emeritus
77.2RetiredAugusto Osvaldo Salinas Fuenzalida, SS.CC. †Bishop of Linares, ChileBishop Emeritus
12 Dec72.7DiedJames Hagan, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
26.4Ordained PriestGabriel Charles Palmer-BucklePriest of Accra, GhanaArchbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
13 Dec42.8Ordained BishopRaymundo Joseph PeñaTitular Bishop of TrisipaBishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA
14 Dec45.6Ordained BishopEugene John GerberBishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USABishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
15 Dec51.3AppointedAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloSecretary of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and PeaceCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
71.8ResignedMaurice RoyPresident of the Pontifical Council for the LaityCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
71.8ResignedMaurice RoyPresident of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and PeaceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
71.8ResignedMaurice RoyPresident of the Pontifical Committee for the FamilyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
16 Dec54.6AppointedBernardin GantinPro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and PeaceCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
17 Dec68.4ResignedEmilio BiancheriBishop of Rimini, ItalyBishop Emeritus
27.1Ordained PriestPaul Tschang In-NamPriest of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
18 Dec27.5Ordained PriestSebastião Assis de Figueiredo, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
26.1Ordained PriestGil Antônio MoreiraPriest of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19 Dec40.8Ordained BishopMichael Kpakala FrancisTitular Bishop of AusuccuraArchbishop Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia
24.3Ordained PriestMatthew Hassan KukahPriest of Kaduna, NigeriaBishop of Sokoto, Nigeria
22.8Perpetual VowsHlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.Member of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
27.5Ordained PriestJuan Matogo Oyana, C.M.F.Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea
20 Dec51.4AppointedFrancisco Alvarez MartínezBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
55.0AppointedIgnazio CannavòPrelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
68.8ResignedAbilio del Campo y de la BárcenaBishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, SpainBishop Emeritus
54.1AppointedSalvatore Di SalvoBishop of Nicosia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
91.6DiedRichard Oliver GerowBishop Emeritus of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, USA
46.0AppointedManuel Duran MorenoAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USABishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
46.0AppointedManuel Duran MorenoTitular Bishop of TamagristaBishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
56.1AppointedPatrick Laurence MurphyAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Broken Bay, Australia
56.1AppointedPatrick Laurence MurphyTitular Bishop of Aquae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Broken Bay, Australia
46.9AppointedVictorio Oliver DomingoBishop of Tarazona, SpainBishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
51.7AppointedThaddeus Anthony ShubsdaAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USABishop of Monterey in California, USA
51.7AppointedThaddeus Anthony ShubsdaTitular Bishop of TraguriumBishop of Monterey in California, USA
21 Dec68.6DiedGabriel Champagne, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
91.7DiedPaul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. †Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
22 Dec68.9DiedJérôme (Joseph Emil) Malenfant, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect Emeritus of Benares-Gorakhpur, IndiaPrefect Emeritus of Gorakhpur, India
26 Dec28.1Ordained PriestJuan de Dios Hernández Ruiz, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba
27 Dec BornJoseph Armando EspaillatAuxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
28 Dec40.0AppointedAlcides Jorge Pedro CasarettoBishop of Rafaela, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of San Isidro, Argentina
29 Dec73.6ResignedCarlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Trujillo, PeruArchbishop Emeritus
53.5AppointedManuel Prado Perez-Rosas, S.J. †Archbishop of Trujillo, PeruArchbishop Emeritus
75.7DiedJoseph ZimmermannAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
30 Dec45.4AppointedThomas FlynnBishop of Achonry, IrelandBishop Emeritus
31 Dec55.8AppointedFrancis-Roland Lambert, S.M. †Bishop of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus

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