The Year of Our Lord 1991

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 35.2 Incardinated Juraci Gomes de Oliveira Priest of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil

70.7 Resigned Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

70.7 Resigned Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Librarian of the Vatican Library Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

1 Dec 24.3 Ordained Deacon Juan de Dios Peña Rojas Deacon of Mérida, Venezuela Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela

25.1 Ordained Deacon Gerardo Ernesto Salas Arjona Deacon of Mérida, Venezuela Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela

28.9 Ordained Deacon Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

26.5 Ordained Deacon François Marie Pierre Touvet Deacon of Dijon, France Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France

3 Dec 55.3 Appointed John Alexius Bathersby † Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

25.6 Professed Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y. Member of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia

53.6 Ordained Bishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Coadjutor Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

75.2 Retired Francis Roberts Rush † Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

4 Dec 55.5 Appointed Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini † Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

48.2 Appointed Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru Prelate Emeritus

53.1 Appointed Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez Auxiliary Bishop of Yauyos, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru

5 Dec 47.1 Installed Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

77.3 Died Elias Shaheen (Chahine) † Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada

6 Dec 34.0 Ordained Priest Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan

7 Dec 62.7 Appointed Giacomo Babini † Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

26.5 Ordained Priest Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín Priest of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela

24.5 Ordained Priest Mario Farci Priest of Cagliari, Italy Bishop of Iglesias, Italy

75.9 Retired Pietro Fiordelli † Bishop of Prato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

79.3 Died Aldo Forzoni † Bishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy

58.9 Appointed Jesus Castro Galang † Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines

51.7 Appointed Dante Lafranconi Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy

43.0 Ordained Deacon John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr. Deacon of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop Emeritus of Laghouat, Algeria

43.0 Professed John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr. Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) Bishop Emeritus of Laghouat, Algeria

30.2 Ordained Deacon Laurent Jean Lucien Marie Percerou Deacon of Chartres, France Bishop of Nantes, France

28.9 Ordained Priest Antoine Sabi Bio Priest of Natitingou, Benin Bishop

54.6 Appointed Gastone Simoni † Bishop of Prato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 27.8 Ordained Priest Francis Joseph Cui Qingqi, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China

27.5 Ordained Priest Paul Ling Jiansen Priest Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China

24.1 Ordained Deacon Carlos José de Oliveira Deacon of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

67.1 Ordained Bishop [Matthew Pan Deshi] † Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

36.7 Ordained Priest Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler Priest of Guayaquil, Ecuador Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador

10 Dec 64.0 Appointed Daniel Anthony Cronin Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA Archbishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed John Joseph Glynn † Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed John Joseph Glynn † Titular Bishop of Monteverde Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

11 Dec 48.5 Appointed Joseph Vernon Fougère † Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Bishop Emeritus

79.5 Died Filippo Pocci † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

12 Dec 58.6 Appointed Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. † Apostolic Administrator of Huánuco, Peru Bishop

13 Dec 24.4 Ordained Priest Eduardo Malaspina Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

86.6 Died Ilario Roatta † Bishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy

27.7 Ordained Priest Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta Priest of Quilmes, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Orán, Argentina

14 Dec 24.5 Ordained Priest Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito Priest of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

24.9 Ordained Deacon André Guèye Deacon of Thiès, Senegal Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal

43.5 Appointed Petar Šolić † Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia

43.5 Appointed Petar Šolić † Titular Bishop of Mauriana Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia

62.0 Appointed Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet † Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva Apostolic Nuncio

59.4 Appointed Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. † Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

15 Dec 51.1 Installed José María Arancedo Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina

24.9 Ordained Deacon Ante Jozić Deacon of Split-Makarska, Croatia Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia

65.0 Died Antuvan Marovitch † Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey

16 Dec 73.4 Appointed Ernesto Maria Fiore † Titular Archbishop of Novi Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

54.3 Appointed Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. Titular Bishop of Nepte Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

86.2 Died Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tucupita, Venezuela

52.1 Appointed Zenon Grocholewski † Titular Archbishop of Acropolis Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)

47.7 Appointed Rino Passigato Titular Archbishop of Nova Caesaris Apostolic Nuncio

47.7 Appointed Rino Passigato Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi Apostolic Nuncio

17 Dec 28.0 Ordained Priest Anton Bal Priest of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea

83.1 Died Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda † Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

18 Dec 53.7 Appointed José Doth de Oliveira † Coadjutor Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

64.5 Resigned Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. † Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

64.5 Appointed Hubert Luthe † Bishop of Essen, Germany Bishop Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Rafael Eleuterio Rey † Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

19 Dec 60.5 Installed Jesús Arturo Roldán † Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina

21 Dec 51.2 Appointed Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E. Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

87.6 Died Luís Gonzaga da Cunha Marelim, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil

25.1 Ordained Priest Mário Antônio da Silva Priest of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

83.8 Died Francis Han Tingbi (Ting-pi) † Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China

49.2 Appointed Marampudi Joji † Bishop of Khammam, India Archbishop of Hyderabad, India

69.5 Died Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic † Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France

65.0 Appointed Henri Salina, C.R.A. † Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

71.0 Succeeded Joseph Sun Yuanmo † Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China

69.9 Appointed Yohannes Woldegiorgis † Titular Bishop of Forma Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia

69.9 Appointed Yohannes Woldegiorgis † Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia

22 Dec 51.0 Ordained Bishop Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt Titular Bishop of Horaea Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay

27.0 Ordained Priest Teodoro León Muñoz Priest of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain Auxiliary Bishop

25.1 Ordained Priest Pietro Liu Genzhu Priest Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China

23 Dec 24.3 Ordained Priest Dennis Kuruppassery Priest of Kottapuram, India Auxiliary Bishop of Kannur, India

24 Dec 54.8 Appointed Audrys Juozas Bačkis Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

55.7 Appointed Juozas Matulaitis Bishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

65.0 Appointed Juozas Preikšas † Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. † Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

26 Dec 38.5 Entered Daniele Libanori, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Official of the Roman Curia - Other

25.3 Ordained Priest Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

27 Dec 24.4 Ordained Deacon Paulo Cezar Costa Deacon of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

59.7 Succeeded Arthur Luysterman Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

72.3 Retired Joseph Francis Maguire † Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus

63.6 Appointed John Aloysius Marshall † Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

33.4 Ordained Priest Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India

33.4 Solemn Vows Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India

75.2 Retired Léonce Albert Van Peteghem † Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

28 Dec 28.0 Ordained Priest Ollo Modeste Kambou Priest of Diébougou, Burkina Faso Bishop of Gaoua, Burkina Faso

28.9 Ordained Priest Antoine Koné † Priest of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire

29 Dec 26.9 Ordained Priest José Manuel Imbamba Priest of Lwena, Angola Archbishop of Saurimo, Angola

31.4 Ordained Priest Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan Priest Bishop of Mouila, Gabon

30 Dec 92.8 Died Domenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China

63.9 Appointed Pietro Garlato † Bishop of Tivoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

31 Dec 73.1 Died Edilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M. † Bishop of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil

26.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Kodakallil Priest of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop

79.6 Died Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	35.2	Incardinated	Juraci Gomes de Oliveira	Priest of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil
70.7	Resigned	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
70.7	Resigned	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
1 Dec	24.3	Ordained Deacon	Juan de Dios Peña Rojas	Deacon of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of El Vigia-San Carlos del Zulia, Venezuela
25.1	Ordained Deacon	Gerardo Ernesto Salas Arjona	Deacon of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of Acarigua-Araure, Venezuela
28.9	Ordained Deacon	Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
26.5	Ordained Deacon	François Marie Pierre Touvet	Deacon of Dijon, France	Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France
3 Dec	55.3	Appointed	John Alexius Bathersby †	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
25.6	Professed	Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y.	Member of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal	Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn	Coadjutor Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
75.2	Retired	Francis Roberts Rush †	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Dec	55.5	Appointed	Luiz Gonzaga Bergonzini †	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
48.2	Appointed	Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B.	Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez	Auxiliary Bishop of Yauyos, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
5 Dec	47.1	Installed	Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo	Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
77.3	Died	Elias Shaheen (Chahine) †	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
6 Dec	34.0	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Francis Shaw, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan
7 Dec	62.7	Appointed	Giacomo Babini †	Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
26.5	Ordained Priest	Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín	Priest of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela	Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela
24.5	Ordained Priest	Mario Farci	Priest of Cagliari, Italy	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
75.9	Retired	Pietro Fiordelli †	Bishop of Prato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
79.3	Died	Aldo Forzoni †	Bishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy
58.9	Appointed	Jesus Castro Galang †	Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
51.7	Appointed	Dante Lafranconi	Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cremona, Italy
43.0	Ordained Deacon	John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.	Deacon of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop Emeritus of Laghouat, Algeria
43.0	Professed	John (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.	Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop Emeritus of Laghouat, Algeria
30.2	Ordained Deacon	Laurent Jean Lucien Marie Percerou	Deacon of Chartres, France	Bishop of Nantes, France
28.9	Ordained Priest	Antoine Sabi Bio	Priest of Natitingou, Benin	Bishop
54.6	Appointed	Gastone Simoni †	Bishop of Prato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	27.8	Ordained Priest	Francis Joseph Cui Qingqi, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
27.5	Ordained Priest	Paul Ling Jiansen	Priest	Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
24.1	Ordained Deacon	Carlos José de Oliveira	Deacon of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
67.1	Ordained Bishop	[Matthew Pan Deshi] †	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
36.7	Ordained Priest	Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler	Priest of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador
10 Dec	64.0	Appointed	Daniel Anthony Cronin	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	John Joseph Glynn †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	John Joseph Glynn †	Titular Bishop of Monteverde	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
11 Dec	48.5	Appointed	Joseph Vernon Fougère †	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
79.5	Died	Filippo Pocci †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
12 Dec	58.6	Appointed	Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Huánuco, Peru	Bishop
13 Dec	24.4	Ordained Priest	Eduardo Malaspina	Priest of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
86.6	Died	Ilario Roatta †	Bishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
27.7	Ordained Priest	Gustavo Óscar Zanchetta	Priest of Quilmes, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Orán, Argentina
14 Dec	24.5	Ordained Priest	Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito	Priest of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24.9	Ordained Deacon	André Guèye	Deacon of Thiès, Senegal	Archbishop of Dakar, Senegal
43.5	Appointed	Petar Šolić †	Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
43.5	Appointed	Petar Šolić †	Titular Bishop of Mauriana	Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
62.0	Appointed	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva	Apostolic Nuncio
59.4	Appointed	Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, C.P. †	Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	51.1	Installed	José María Arancedo	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
24.9	Ordained Deacon	Ante Jozić	Deacon of Split-Makarska, Croatia	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
65.0	Died	Antuvan Marovitch †	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
16 Dec	73.4	Appointed	Ernesto Maria Fiore †	Titular Archbishop of Novi	Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
54.3	Appointed	Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.	Titular Bishop of Nepte	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
86.2	Died	Argimiro Alvaro García Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tucupita, Venezuela
52.1	Appointed	Zenon Grocholewski †	Titular Archbishop of Acropolis	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
47.7	Appointed	Rino Passigato	Titular Archbishop of Nova Caesaris	Apostolic Nuncio
47.7	Appointed	Rino Passigato	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi	Apostolic Nuncio
17 Dec	28.0	Ordained Priest	Anton Bal	Priest of Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop of Madang, Papua New Guinea
83.1	Died	Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda †	Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
18 Dec	53.7	Appointed	José Doth de Oliveira †	Coadjutor Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Resigned	Alfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Appointed	Hubert Luthe †	Bishop of Essen, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Rafael Eleuterio Rey †	Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	60.5	Installed	Jesús Arturo Roldán †	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
21 Dec	51.2	Appointed	Cesare Bonivento, P.I.M.E.	Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
87.6	Died	Luís Gonzaga da Cunha Marelim, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil
25.1	Ordained Priest	Mário Antônio da Silva	Priest of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
83.8	Died	Francis Han Tingbi (Ting-pi) †	Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China
49.2	Appointed	Marampudi Joji †	Bishop of Khammam, India	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
69.5	Died	Pierre Jean Marie Kervennic †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
65.0	Appointed	Henri Salina, C.R.A. †	Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania	Abbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
71.0	Succeeded	Joseph Sun Yuanmo †	Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China
69.9	Appointed	Yohannes Woldegiorgis †	Titular Bishop of Forma	Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia
69.9	Appointed	Yohannes Woldegiorgis †	Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia
22 Dec	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Catalino Claudio Giménez Medina, P. Schönstatt	Titular Bishop of Horaea	Bishop Emeritus of Caacupé, Paraguay
27.0	Ordained Priest	Teodoro León Muñoz	Priest of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop
25.1	Ordained Priest	Pietro Liu Genzhu	Priest	Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China
23 Dec	24.3	Ordained Priest	Dennis Kuruppassery	Priest of Kottapuram, India	Auxiliary Bishop of Kannur, India
24 Dec	54.8	Appointed	Audrys Juozas Bačkis	Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
55.7	Appointed	Juozas Matulaitis	Bishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
65.0	Appointed	Juozas Preikšas †	Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. †	Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
26 Dec	38.5	Entered	Daniele Libanori, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
25.3	Ordained Priest	Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal	Priest of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
27 Dec	24.4	Ordained Deacon	Paulo Cezar Costa	Deacon of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
59.7	Succeeded	Arthur Luysterman	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
72.3	Retired	Joseph Francis Maguire †	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
63.6	Appointed	John Aloysius Marshall †	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
33.4	Ordained Priest	Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India
33.4	Solemn Vows	Dennis Panipitchai, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Miao, India
75.2	Retired	Léonce Albert Van Peteghem †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
28 Dec	28.0	Ordained Priest	Ollo Modeste Kambou	Priest of Diébougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop of Gaoua, Burkina Faso
28.9	Ordained Priest	Antoine Koné †	Priest of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop of Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire
29 Dec	26.9	Ordained Priest	José Manuel Imbamba	Priest of Lwena, Angola	Archbishop of Saurimo, Angola
31.4	Ordained Priest	Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan	Priest	Bishop of Mouila, Gabon
30 Dec	92.8	Died	Domenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
63.9	Appointed	Pietro Garlato †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	73.1	Died	Edilberto Dinkelborg, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Oeiras-Floriano, Piaui, Brazil
26.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kodakallil	Priest of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop
79.6	Died	Michael Joseph Moloney, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia

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