The Year of Our Lord 1983

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 23.8 Ordained Deacon Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi Deacon of Milano {Milan}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop

1 Dec 77.9 Died Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero † Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

58.2 Appointed Próspero Penados del Barrio † Archbishop of Guatemala Archbishop Emeritus

39.0 Appointed Ioan Robu Administrator of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania Archbishop Emeritus

2 Dec 24.5 Ordained Priest Sergio Alfredo Fenoy Priest of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

3 Dec 29.6 Ordained Priest Julio Angkel Priest of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)

48.9 Appointed Eugenio Binini Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

28.0 Ordained Priest Misael Vacca Ramirez Priest of Garagoa, Colombia Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia

52.0 Succeeded Adrianus Johannes Simonis † Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

32.6 Ordained Deacon Justin Saw Min Thide Deacon of Yangon, Myanmar Bishop of Hpa-an, Myanmar

74.2 Resigned Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

4 Dec 31.2 Ordained Deacon Dominique Marie Jean Rey, Comm. l'Emm. Deacon of Paris, France Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France

5 Dec 52.3 Appointed Luiz Colussi † Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil

59.0 Appointed Gerardo de Andrade Ponte † Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

62.6 Appointed Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. † Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

65.8 Appointed Basil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) † Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada Bishop Emeritus

44.5 Appointed Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. † Bishop of Diphu, India

42.6 Appointed Ernest Kombo, S.J. † Bishop of Nkayi, Congo Bishop of Owando, Congo

50.6 Appointed Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. † Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands Bishop Emeritus

46.1 Appointed Robert Mikhail Moskal † Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Installed John Joseph Paul † Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus

51.6 Ordained Bishop Alexander James Quinn † Titular Bishop of Socia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA

6 Dec 52.4 Appointed Edward Joseph O’Donnell † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

52.4 Appointed Edward Joseph O’Donnell † Titular Bishop of Britonia Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

43.5 Appointed James Terry Steib, S.V.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

43.5 Appointed James Terry Steib, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Fallaba Bishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

7 Dec 51.0 Appointed Renato Raffaele Martino † Apostolic Delegate to Laos Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

51.0 Appointed Renato Raffaele Martino † Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Brunei Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

75.5 Resigned Delfino (Delfim) Ribeiro Guedes † Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 38.1 Appointed Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

38.1 Appointed Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena Archbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

27.5 Ordained Priest Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta Priest of Córdoba, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina

26.5 Ordained Priest Samuel Jofré Giraudo Priest of Córdoba, Argentina Bishop of Villa María, Argentina

58.8 Died Paul Francis Reding † Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

9 Dec 28.8 Ordained Priest Peter Sebastian Goveas Priest of Bhagalpur, India Bishop of Bettiah, India

29.5 Ordained Priest Julius Marandi Priest Bishop of Dumka, India

25.6 Ordained Priest Raymond Poisson Priest of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada Bishop of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

24.5 Ordained Priest Jorge Eduardo Scheinig Priest of San Isidro, Argentina Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

10 Dec 25.1 Ordained Deacon Jacy Diniz Rocha Deacon of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil

27.9 Ordained Priest Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. Priest of Congregation of the Passion Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil

40.6 Solemn Vows Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia

77.1 Died Alfons Van Buggenhout, C.I.C.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Datong [Tatung], China

11 Dec 56.5 Ordained Bishop Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon † Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco Archbishop Emeritus

12 Dec 60.4 Installed Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua † Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

42.5 Appointed Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay

47.7 Appointed Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble † Bishop of Valdivia, Chile Bishop Emeritus

50.6 Ordained Bishop Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani † Titular Bishop of Caeciri Bishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina

13 Dec 36.0 Ordained Bishop Wilton Daniel Gregory Titular Bishop of Oliva Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

64.7 Ordained Bishop Timothy Joseph Lyne † Titular Bishop of Vamalla Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA

43.1 Ordained Bishop Plácido Rodríguez, C.M.F. Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura Bishop Emeritus of Lubbock, Texas, USA

72.8 Died Wincenty Urban † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

46.8 Ordained Bishop John George Vlazny Titular Bishop of Stagnum Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

14 Dec 52.4 Installed William Joseph Foley † Archbishop of Perth, Australia

28.4 Ordained Priest Arnold Orowae Priest of Wabag, Papua New Guinea Bishop

16 Dec 29.8 Ordained Priest Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C. Priest of Consolata Missionaries Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya

52.8 Appointed Paulo Lopes de Faria † Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

61.9 Died Enrico Manfredini † Archbishop of Bologna, Italy

60.1 Appointed Antônio Carlos Mesquita † Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

70.0 Died Enrique Pechuán Marín † Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina

17 Dec 45.8 Appointed Paolo Romeo Titular Archbishop of Vulturia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

45.8 Appointed Paolo Romeo Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

36.5 Ordained Priest Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

26.9 Ordained Priest José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. Priest of Chitré, Panama Archbishop of Panamá

18 Dec 26.7 Ordained Priest Sebastian Adayanthrath Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop of Mandya (Syro-Malabar), India

53.3 Ordained Bishop Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni Titular Bishop of Mardin dei Siri Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

24.8 Ordained Priest Kuriakose Bharanikulangara Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar), India

27.9 Ordained Priest Marcelo Arturo González Amador Priest of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba

25.2 Ordained Priest Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe Priest of Monrovia, Liberia Archbishop

61.5 Appointed Antonio Pagano † Bishop of Ischia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 53.3 Appointed Girolamo Grillo † Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy

60.6 Appointed Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. † Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Archbishop Emeritus

55.6 Appointed Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Silli Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

55.6 Appointed Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

48.5 Appointed Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, P. Schönstatt Bishop of San Felipe, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile

21 Dec 55.2 Appointed Francisco Barroso Filho Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

22 Dec 75.5 Retired Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. † Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Appointed Domenico Pecile † Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy

23 Dec 75.3 Retired Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. † Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

45.7 Appointed Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar † Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador Bishop Emeritus

25.5 Solemn Vows Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Temuco, Chile

25.7 Ordained Priest Victor Hugo Palma Paúl Priest of Guatemala Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala

45.3 Appointed Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. † Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

27 Dec 27.8 Ordained Priest Angelo Giurdanella Priest of Noto, Italy Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

27.4 Ordained Deacon Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira Deacon of Santarém, Para, Brazil Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

28 Dec 76.0 Retired Heinrich Maria Janssen † Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Bishop Emeritus

31.4 Ordained Priest Sérgio Krzywy Priest of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

29 Dec 43.3 Appointed Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

30 Dec 60.7 Ordained Bishop José Joaquín Matte Varas † Titular Bishop of Alba Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military

31 Dec 69.1 Retired Justinus Darmojuwono † Bishop of Indonesia, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Semarang, Indonesia

70.2 Resigned Carlo Martini † Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

60.6 Succeeded Mario Peressin † Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	23.8	Ordained Deacon	Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi	Deacon of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
1 Dec	77.9	Died	Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero †	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
58.2	Appointed	Próspero Penados del Barrio †	Archbishop of Guatemala	Archbishop Emeritus
39.0	Appointed	Ioan Robu	Administrator of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Dec	24.5	Ordained Priest	Sergio Alfredo Fenoy	Priest of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
3 Dec	29.6	Ordained Priest	Julio Angkel	Priest of Carolines-Marshalls, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
48.9	Appointed	Eugenio Binini	Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
28.0	Ordained Priest	Misael Vacca Ramirez	Priest of Garagoa, Colombia	Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
52.0	Succeeded	Adrianus Johannes Simonis †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
32.6	Ordained Deacon	Justin Saw Min Thide	Deacon of Yangon, Myanmar	Bishop of Hpa-an, Myanmar
74.2	Resigned	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
4 Dec	31.2	Ordained Deacon	Dominique Marie Jean Rey, Comm. l'Emm.	Deacon of Paris, France	Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France
5 Dec	52.3	Appointed	Luiz Colussi †	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
59.0	Appointed	Gerardo de Andrade Ponte †	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Badulla, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
65.8	Appointed	Basil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) †	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
44.5	Appointed	Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Diphu, India
42.6	Appointed	Ernest Kombo, S.J. †	Bishop of Nkayi, Congo	Bishop of Owando, Congo
50.6	Appointed	Gerard Francis Loft, S.M. †	Bishop of Auki, Solomon Islands	Bishop Emeritus
46.1	Appointed	Robert Mikhail Moskal †	Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Installed	John Joseph Paul †	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Alexander James Quinn †	Titular Bishop of Socia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
6 Dec	52.4	Appointed	Edward Joseph O’Donnell †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
52.4	Appointed	Edward Joseph O’Donnell †	Titular Bishop of Britonia	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
43.5	Appointed	James Terry Steib, S.V.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
43.5	Appointed	James Terry Steib, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Bishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
7 Dec	51.0	Appointed	Renato Raffaele Martino †	Apostolic Delegate to Laos	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
51.0	Appointed	Renato Raffaele Martino †	Apostolic Delegate to Malaysia and Brunei	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
75.5	Resigned	Delfino (Delfim) Ribeiro Guedes †	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	38.1	Appointed	Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
38.1	Appointed	Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena	Archbishop Emeritus of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
27.5	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta	Priest of Córdoba, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
26.5	Ordained Priest	Samuel Jofré Giraudo	Priest of Córdoba, Argentina	Bishop of Villa María, Argentina
58.8	Died	Paul Francis Reding †	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
9 Dec	28.8	Ordained Priest	Peter Sebastian Goveas	Priest of Bhagalpur, India	Bishop of Bettiah, India
29.5	Ordained Priest	Julius Marandi	Priest	Bishop of Dumka, India
25.6	Ordained Priest	Raymond Poisson	Priest of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada	Bishop of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
24.5	Ordained Priest	Jorge Eduardo Scheinig	Priest of San Isidro, Argentina	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
10 Dec	25.1	Ordained Deacon	Jacy Diniz Rocha	Deacon of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
27.9	Ordained Priest	Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P.	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
40.6	Solemn Vows	Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
77.1	Died	Alfons Van Buggenhout, C.I.C.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Datong [Tatung], China
11 Dec	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon †	Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Dec	60.4	Installed	Anthony Joseph Bevilacqua †	Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
42.5	Appointed	Pablo Jaime Galimberti di Vietri	Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus of Salto, Uruguay
47.7	Appointed	Alejandro Jiménez Lafeble †	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Elmer Osmar Ramón Miani †	Titular Bishop of Caeciri	Bishop Emeritus of Catamarca, Argentina
13 Dec	36.0	Ordained Bishop	Wilton Daniel Gregory	Titular Bishop of Oliva	Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
64.7	Ordained Bishop	Timothy Joseph Lyne †	Titular Bishop of Vamalla	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Plácido Rodríguez, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura	Bishop Emeritus of Lubbock, Texas, USA
72.8	Died	Wincenty Urban †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
46.8	Ordained Bishop	John George Vlazny	Titular Bishop of Stagnum	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
14 Dec	52.4	Installed	William Joseph Foley †	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
28.4	Ordained Priest	Arnold Orowae	Priest of Wabag, Papua New Guinea	Bishop
16 Dec	29.8	Ordained Priest	Peter Kihara Kariuki, I.M.C.	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop of Marsabit, Kenya
52.8	Appointed	Paulo Lopes de Faria †	Bishop of Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
61.9	Died	Enrico Manfredini †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
60.1	Appointed	Antônio Carlos Mesquita †	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
70.0	Died	Enrique Pechuán Marín †	Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina
17 Dec	45.8	Appointed	Paolo Romeo	Titular Archbishop of Vulturia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
45.8	Appointed	Paolo Romeo	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
36.5	Ordained Priest	Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
26.9	Ordained Priest	José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.	Priest of Chitré, Panama	Archbishop of Panamá
18 Dec	26.7	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Adayanthrath	Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop of Mandya (Syro-Malabar), India
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Denys Raboula Antoine Beylouni	Titular Bishop of Mardin dei Siri	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
24.8	Ordained Priest	Kuriakose Bharanikulangara	Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar), India
27.9	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Arturo González Amador	Priest of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba	Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
25.2	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Blamo Snosio Jubwe	Priest of Monrovia, Liberia	Archbishop
61.5	Appointed	Antonio Pagano †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	53.3	Appointed	Girolamo Grillo †	Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
60.6	Appointed	Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
55.6	Appointed	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Silli	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
55.6	Appointed	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
48.5	Appointed	Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, P. Schönstatt	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
21 Dec	55.2	Appointed	Francisco Barroso Filho	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
22 Dec	75.5	Retired	Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	Domenico Pecile †	Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
23 Dec	75.3	Retired	Bernardo Arango Henao, S.J. †	Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
45.7	Appointed	Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar †	Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador	Bishop Emeritus
25.5	Solemn Vows	Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Temuco, Chile
25.7	Ordained Priest	Victor Hugo Palma Paúl	Priest of Guatemala	Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala
45.3	Appointed	Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Barrancabermeja, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
27 Dec	27.8	Ordained Priest	Angelo Giurdanella	Priest of Noto, Italy	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
27.4	Ordained Deacon	Gilberto Pastana de Oliveira	Deacon of Santarém, Para, Brazil	Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
28 Dec	76.0	Retired	Heinrich Maria Janssen †	Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
31.4	Ordained Priest	Sérgio Krzywy	Priest of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29 Dec	43.3	Appointed	Itamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
30 Dec	60.7	Ordained Bishop	José Joaquín Matte Varas †	Titular Bishop of Alba	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
31 Dec	69.1	Retired	Justinus Darmojuwono †	Bishop of Indonesia, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Semarang, Indonesia
70.2	Resigned	Carlo Martini †	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
60.6	Succeeded	Mario Peressin †	Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus

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