The Year of Our Lord 1988

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 74.3 Appointed Ersilio Tonini † Apostolic Administrator of Rimini, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy

1 Dec 62.0 Appointed Maurice Couture, R.S.V. † Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

24.9 Ordained Priest David William Valencia Antonio Priest of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines

2 Dec 63.7 Appointed Francisco José Arnáiz Zarandona, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

63.7 Appointed Francisco José Arnáiz Zarandona, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Leges Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

49.2 Appointed Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

49.2 Appointed Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio Titular Bishop of Cerbali Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

76.2 Retired Agustín Adolfo Herrera † Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed Baldomero Carlos Martini Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina

80.5 Died Benedito Zorzi † Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

3 Dec 61.0 Appointed Cipriano Calderón Polo, H.S.O.D. † Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America Vice President Emeritus

61.0 Appointed Cipriano Calderón Polo, H.S.O.D. † Titular Bishop of Thagora Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America

25.9 Ordained Priest Enrique Eguía Seguí Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina

32.6 Ordained Priest Dimas Lara Barbosa Priest of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

36.3 Ordained Priest Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

28.4 Ordained Priest João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

26.5 Ordained Priest Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin Priest of Los Angeles, Chile Bishop of Villarrica, Chile

24.7 Ordained Priest Marcony Vinícius Ferreira Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Archbishop of Brazil, Military

4 Dec 25.5 Ordained Deacon Michele Di Tolve Deacon of Milano {Milan}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

25.6 Ordained Priest Jaroslav Pryriz, C.Ss.R. Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine

69.1 Ordained Bishop Andreas Anicetus Wang Chong Yi † Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China Archbishop Emeritus

64.9 Died Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F. † Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar

6 Dec 73.7 Resigned Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. † Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Philip Matthew Hannan † Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Archbishop Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Roger Francis Crispian Hollis Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

53.7 Succeeded Paul John Marx, M.S.C. † Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

43.4 Appointed Patrick Joseph McGrath † Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of San Jose in California, USA

43.4 Appointed Patrick Joseph McGrath † Titular Bishop of Allegheny Bishop Emeritus of San Jose in California, USA

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

53.3 Appointed Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

53.3 Appointed Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. Titular Bishop of Mina Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

7 Dec 60.6 Appointed Giacomo Barabino † Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Antonio Ciliberti † Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy

63.0 Succeeded Luís Herbst, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Michele Mincuzzi † Archbishop of Lecce, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

85.9 Died René-Georges Pailloux, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Mansa, Zambia

56.5 Appointed Cosmo Francesco Ruppi † Archbishop of Lecce, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Heinrich Rüth, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.8 Retired Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P. † Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 24.5 Ordained Priest Geraldo dos Reis Maia Priest of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

9 Dec 27.7 Ordained Priest Marcos Pirán Gómez Priest of San Isidro, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba

10 Dec 51.4 Appointed Piero Biggio † Titular Archbishop of Otriculum Apostolic Nuncio

51.4 Appointed Piero Biggio † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bangladesh Apostolic Nuncio

73.1 Resigned Loris Francesco Capovilla † Prelate of Loreto, Italy Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus

27.8 Ordained Priest Willem Christiaans, O.S.F.S. Priest of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia

30.5 Professed Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M. Member of Congregation of Jesus and Mary Bishop of Versailles, France

56.2 Installed Carmelo Ferraro Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy

78.2 Installed Franz Hengsbach † Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany

65.0 Appointed Pasquale Macchi † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Loreto, Italy Prelate Emeritus

11 Dec 68.4 Died Joseph Basmadjan, I.C.P.B. † Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria

50.7 Ordained Bishop Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado Titular Bishop of Croae Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar

12 Dec 28.6 Ordained Deacon Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert Deacon of Créteil, France Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

63.0 Appointed Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. † Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F. † Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

66.4 Died Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine † Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

13 Dec 51.1 Ordained Bishop John Charles Dunne Titular Bishop of Abercornia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

57.6 Ordained Bishop Emil Aloysius Wcela † Titular Bishop of Filaca Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

14 Dec 56.6 Installed Edward Michael Egan † Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

15 Dec 60.0 Appointed Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. † Bishop of Colón, Panama Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama

54.9 Ordained Bishop Edmond Carmody Titular Bishop of Murthlacum Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

76.4 Retired Joseph Byeong Hwa Chang † Bishop of Masan, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

40.6 Appointed Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F. Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

40.6 Appointed Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F. Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

78.1 Died Victor-Julien-André Gouet † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

64.3 Appointed Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. † Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

38.9 Appointed Félicien Muvara † Auxiliary Bishop of Butare, Rwanda Priest

38.9 Appointed Félicien Muvara † Titular Bishop of Thunudruma Priest

43.2 Appointed Joseph Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến † Coadjutor Bishop of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam Bishop

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

41.4 Appointed Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala Cardinal, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala

52.0 Appointed Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo † Auxiliary Bishop of Masaka, Uganda Bishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda

52.0 Appointed Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo † Titular Bishop of Pupiana Bishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda

16 Dec 27.7 Ordained Priest Marcelo Daniel Colombo Priest of Quilmes, Argentina Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina

45.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến Coadjutor Bishop of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Died Jan Wladyslaw Obląk † Bishop Emeritus of Warmia (Ermland), Poland

17 Dec 30.6 Ordained Priest Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador

23.8 Ordained Priest Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P. Priest of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil

82.9 Died Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. † Bishop Emeritus of Abakaliki, Nigeria

28.6 Ordained Priest Sithembele Anton Sipuka Priest of Queenstown, South Africa Bishop of Umtata, South Africa

26.9 Ordained Priest Pablito Martinez Tagura, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines

18 Dec 30.9 Ordained Priest Akio Johnson Mutek † Priest of Torit, South Sudan Bishop

51.5 Ordained Bishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz † Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana Apostolic Nuncio

51.2 Ordained Bishop Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

19 Dec 58.9 Appointed Andrea Maria Erba, B. † Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 61.3 Ordained Bishop William George Curlin † Titular Bishop of Rossmarkaeum Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

55.2 Appointed José Fernández Arteaga † Coadjutor Archbishop of Chihuahua, México Archbishop Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Joachim Meisner † Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

65.1 Ordained Bishop Leonard James Olivier, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Legia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

69.3 Died Yakiv Yaroslav Tymchuk, O.S.B.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

21 Dec 60.7 Selected Georg Eder † Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria Archbishop Emeritus

60.2 Appointed Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. † Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed William Joseph Winter Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed William Joseph Winter Titular Bishop of Uthina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

22 Dec 85.9 Died Joseph Zhu Yousan † Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

23 Dec 53.6 Appointed István Ács, O.S.P.P.E. † Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary

53.6 Appointed István Ács, O.S.P.P.E. † Titular Bishop of Menefessi Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary

63.7 Appointed Vilmos Dékány, Sch. P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

63.7 Appointed Vilmos Dékány, Sch. P. † Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

48.5 Appointed Gilles Lussier Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada

48.5 Appointed Gilles Lussier Titular Bishop of Augurus Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada

47.8 Appointed Mihály Mayer Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, Hungary Bishop Emeritus

47.8 Appointed Mihály Mayer Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli Bishop Emeritus of Pécs, Hungary

45.5 Appointed Francesco Micciché Auxiliary Bishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy

45.5 Appointed Francesco Micciché Titular Bishop of Chusira Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy

61.9 Appointed Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary Bishop Emeritus

61.9 Appointed Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Carcabia Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

42.9 Appointed Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary Abbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma, Hungary

42.9 Appointed Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B. Titular Bishop of Culusi Abbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma, Hungary

25 Dec 58.5 Died Francis Gerard Thomas † Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain

27 Dec 52.1 Appointed Tod David Brown † Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA

26.9 Ordained Priest William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera Priest of San Salvador, El Salvador Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador

28 Dec 58.9 Appointed Arnaldo Ribeiro † Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

30 Dec 64.6 Died Filippo Franceschi † Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy

31 Dec 75.9 Retired Abele Conigli † Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy Bishop Emeritus

78.5 Retired Carlo Fanton † Auxiliary Bishop of Vicenza, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

27.5 Ordained Priest Paul Mattekatt Priest of Diphu, India Bishop

62.4 Appointed Antonio Nuzzi † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Teramo-Atri, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	74.3	Appointed	Ersilio Tonini †	Apostolic Administrator of Rimini, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
1 Dec	62.0	Appointed	Maurice Couture, R.S.V. †	Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
24.9	Ordained Priest	David William Valencia Antonio	Priest of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines
2 Dec	63.7	Appointed	Francisco José Arnáiz Zarandona, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.7	Appointed	Francisco José Arnáiz Zarandona, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Leges	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
49.2	Appointed	Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio	Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
49.2	Appointed	Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio	Titular Bishop of Cerbali	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
76.2	Retired	Agustín Adolfo Herrera †	Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	Baldomero Carlos Martini	Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina
80.5	Died	Benedito Zorzi †	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
3 Dec	61.0	Appointed	Cipriano Calderón Polo, H.S.O.D. †	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America	Vice President Emeritus
61.0	Appointed	Cipriano Calderón Polo, H.S.O.D. †	Titular Bishop of Thagora	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
25.9	Ordained Priest	Enrique Eguía Seguí	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina
32.6	Ordained Priest	Dimas Lara Barbosa	Priest of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
36.3	Ordained Priest	Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
28.4	Ordained Priest	João Inácio Müller, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26.5	Ordained Priest	Francisco Javier Stegmeier Schmidlin	Priest of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop of Villarrica, Chile
24.7	Ordained Priest	Marcony Vinícius Ferreira	Priest of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
4 Dec	25.5	Ordained Deacon	Michele Di Tolve	Deacon of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
25.6	Ordained Priest	Jaroslav Pryriz, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine
69.1	Ordained Bishop	Andreas Anicetus Wang Chong Yi †	Bishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China	Archbishop Emeritus
64.9	Died	Joseph Zimmermann, M.S.F. †	Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar
6 Dec	73.7	Resigned	Virgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Philip Matthew Hannan †	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Roger Francis Crispian Hollis	Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Succeeded	Paul John Marx, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
43.4	Appointed	Patrick Joseph McGrath †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of San Jose in California, USA
43.4	Appointed	Patrick Joseph McGrath †	Titular Bishop of Allegheny	Bishop Emeritus of San Jose in California, USA
61.9	Appointed	Francis Bible Schulte †	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J.	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
53.3	Appointed	Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Mina	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
7 Dec	60.6	Appointed	Giacomo Barabino †	Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Antonio Ciliberti †	Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
63.0	Succeeded	Luís Herbst, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Henrique Johannpötter, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Michele Mincuzzi †	Archbishop of Lecce, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
85.9	Died	René-Georges Pailloux, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mansa, Zambia
56.5	Appointed	Cosmo Francesco Ruppi †	Archbishop of Lecce, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Heinrich Rüth, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.8	Retired	Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P. †	Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	24.5	Ordained Priest	Geraldo dos Reis Maia	Priest of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
9 Dec	27.7	Ordained Priest	Marcos Pirán Gómez	Priest of San Isidro, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba
10 Dec	51.4	Appointed	Piero Biggio †	Titular Archbishop of Otriculum	Apostolic Nuncio
51.4	Appointed	Piero Biggio †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Bangladesh	Apostolic Nuncio
73.1	Resigned	Loris Francesco Capovilla †	Prelate of Loreto, Italy	Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus
27.8	Ordained Priest	Willem Christiaans, O.S.F.S.	Priest of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales	Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
30.5	Professed	Lucien (Luc) Jacques Marie Joseph Crepy, C.I.M.	Member of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Versailles, France
56.2	Installed	Carmelo Ferraro	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy
78.2	Installed	Franz Hengsbach †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
65.0	Appointed	Pasquale Macchi †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Loreto, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
11 Dec	68.4	Died	Joseph Basmadjan, I.C.P.B. †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado	Titular Bishop of Croae	Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar
12 Dec	28.6	Ordained Deacon	Jacques Léon Jean Marie Habert	Deacon of Créteil, France	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
63.0	Appointed	Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F. †	Bishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
66.4	Died	Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine †	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
13 Dec	51.1	Ordained Bishop	John Charles Dunne	Titular Bishop of Abercornia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
57.6	Ordained Bishop	Emil Aloysius Wcela †	Titular Bishop of Filaca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
14 Dec	56.6	Installed	Edward Michael Egan †	Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
15 Dec	60.0	Appointed	Carlos María Ariz Bolea, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Colón, Panama	Bishop Emeritus of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Edmond Carmody	Titular Bishop of Murthlacum	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
76.4	Retired	Joseph Byeong Hwa Chang †	Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
40.6	Appointed	Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F.	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
40.6	Appointed	Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Nigrae Maiores	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
78.1	Died	Victor-Julien-André Gouet †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
64.3	Appointed	Fulgence Werner Le Roy, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Pietersburg, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
38.9	Appointed	Félicien Muvara †	Auxiliary Bishop of Butare, Rwanda	Priest
38.9	Appointed	Félicien Muvara †	Titular Bishop of Thunudruma	Priest
43.2	Appointed	Joseph Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam	Bishop
61.9	Appointed	Michael Pak Jeong-il †	Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
41.4	Appointed	Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri	Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala	Cardinal, Bishop of Huehuetenango, Guatemala
52.0	Appointed	Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Masaka, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda
52.0	Appointed	Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo †	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Bishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda
16 Dec	27.7	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Daniel Colombo	Priest of Quilmes, Argentina	Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Nguyễn Văn Yến	Coadjutor Bishop of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Died	Jan Wladyslaw Obląk †	Bishop Emeritus of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
17 Dec	30.6	Ordained Priest	Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
23.8	Ordained Priest	Jailton de Oliveira Lino, P.S.D.P.	Priest of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza	Bishop of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
82.9	Died	Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Abakaliki, Nigeria
28.6	Ordained Priest	Sithembele Anton Sipuka	Priest of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop of Umtata, South Africa
26.9	Ordained Priest	Pablito Martinez Tagura, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines
18 Dec	30.9	Ordained Priest	Akio Johnson Mutek †	Priest of Torit, South Sudan	Bishop
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Faustino Sainz Muñoz †	Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana	Apostolic Nuncio
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Tacia Montana	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19 Dec	58.9	Appointed	Andrea Maria Erba, B. †	Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	61.3	Ordained Bishop	William George Curlin †	Titular Bishop of Rossmarkaeum	Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
55.2	Appointed	José Fernández Arteaga †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Chihuahua, México	Archbishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Joachim Meisner †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
65.1	Ordained Bishop	Leonard James Olivier, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Legia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
69.3	Died	Yakiv Yaroslav Tymchuk, O.S.B.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
21 Dec	60.7	Selected	Georg Eder †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria	Archbishop Emeritus
60.2	Appointed	Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	William Joseph Winter	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	William Joseph Winter	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
22 Dec	85.9	Died	Joseph Zhu Yousan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
23 Dec	53.6	Appointed	István Ács, O.S.P.P.E. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
53.6	Appointed	István Ács, O.S.P.P.E. †	Titular Bishop of Menefessi	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
63.7	Appointed	Vilmos Dékány, Sch. P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
63.7	Appointed	Vilmos Dékány, Sch. P. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
48.5	Appointed	Gilles Lussier	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
48.5	Appointed	Gilles Lussier	Titular Bishop of Augurus	Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
47.8	Appointed	Mihály Mayer	Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
47.8	Appointed	Mihály Mayer	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Bishop Emeritus of Pécs, Hungary
45.5	Appointed	Francesco Micciché	Auxiliary Bishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
45.5	Appointed	Francesco Micciché	Titular Bishop of Chusira	Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
61.9	Appointed	Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
61.9	Appointed	Jusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Carcabia	Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
42.9	Appointed	Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Abbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma, Hungary
42.9	Appointed	Imre Asztrik Várszegi, O.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Culusi	Abbot Emeritus of Pannonhalma, Hungary
25 Dec	58.5	Died	Francis Gerard Thomas †	Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain
27 Dec	52.1	Appointed	Tod David Brown †	Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA
26.9	Ordained Priest	William Ernesto Iraheta Rivera	Priest of San Salvador, El Salvador	Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador
28 Dec	58.9	Appointed	Arnaldo Ribeiro †	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
30 Dec	64.6	Died	Filippo Franceschi †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
31 Dec	75.9	Retired	Abele Conigli †	Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
78.5	Retired	Carlo Fanton †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
27.5	Ordained Priest	Paul Mattekatt	Priest of Diphu, India	Bishop
62.4	Appointed	Antonio Nuzzi †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Teramo-Atri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus

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