The Year of Our Lord 1995

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 81.0 Retired Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio † Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus

27.5 Solemn Vows Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D. Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites Bishop of Chalatenango, El Salvador

2 Dec 74.5 Retired Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. † Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

52.3 Appointed Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela

52.3 Appointed Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † Titular Bishop of Bapara Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela

61.2 Appointed Paul Josef Cordes † Titular Archbishop of Naissus Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”

61.2 Appointed Paul Josef Cordes † President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” Cardinal, President Emeritus

73.1 Resigned Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

51.9 Ordained Bishop Gyula Márfi Titular Bishop of Amantia Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary

46.8 Appointed Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

51.1 Appointed José Paulino Ríos Reynoso Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru

53.1 Ordained Bishop Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez Titular Bishop of Voncariana Bishop Emeritus of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia

31.6 Ordained Priest Duncan Theodore Tsoke Priest of Johannesburg, South Africa Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa

3 Dec 213.3 Canonized St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. † Bishop of Marseille, France

4 Dec 51.7 Ordained Priest Alan Stephen Hopes Priest of Westminster, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain

5 Dec 91.1 Died Sighard Karl Kleiner, O. Cist. † Abbot General Emeritus of Order of Cistercians

54.5 Appointed Robert Nugent Lynch Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired James William Malone † Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

47.6 Appointed Thomas Joseph Tobin Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

6 Dec 42.9 Appointed Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. † Bishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

39.5 Appointed Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo Bishop of Kericho, Kenya Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya

46.7 Appointed Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S. Coadjutor Bishop of Warri, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria

55.6 Appointed Charles Henry Dufour Bishop of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

44.8 Appointed Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela

44.8 Appointed Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Leptiminus Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela

45.7 Confirmed Kurt Koch Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

69.9 Appointed Lélis Lara, C.Ss.R. † Coadjutor Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. † Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

67.0 Appointed Riccardo Ruotolo † Auxiliary Bishop of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

67.0 Appointed Riccardo Ruotolo † Titular Bishop of Castulo Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

56.3 Appointed Francesco Sarego, S.V.D. Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

7 Dec 34.9 Ordained Deacon Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M. Deacon of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Óbidos, Para, Brazil

69.8 Appointed Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis † Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia Bishop Emeritus

45.3 Appointed Jānis Bulis Bishop of Rēzekne-Aglona, Latvia

64.0 Appointed Antons Justs † Bishop of Jelgava, Latvia Bishop Emeritus

60.9 Appointed Giovanni Lajolo Apostolic Nuncio to Germany Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

8 Dec 27.9 Ordained Priest José Alberto González Juárez Priest of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México

29.6 Ordained Deacon Algacir Munhak, C.S. Deacon of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

25.1 Ordained Priest Antonio Sun Wenjun Priest Bishop of Weifang, China

9 Dec 87.5 Died Mario Brini † Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

62.6 Appointed Giuseppe Chiaretti † Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

50.8 Appointed Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez Bishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo, Cuba Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba

44.0 Appointed Antal Majnek, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Zakarpattia, Ukraine Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine

44.0 Appointed Antal Majnek, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Febiana Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine

10 Dec 32.0 Ordained Priest João Gilberto de Moura Priest of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil

67.1 Ordained Bishop Owen John Dolan Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Ordained Bishop Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A. Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia

12 Dec 27.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

25.6 Ordained Deacon Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino Deacon of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia Bishop of Neiva, Colombia

14 Dec 48.2 Ordained Bishop Antonio González Sánchez Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México Bishop Emeritus

15 Dec 38.5 Appointed Joseph Banga Bane Coadjutor Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Resigned John Francis Brown, S.M.A. Superior of Kano, Nigeria Superior Emeritus

55.6 Appointed Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. Prefect of Kontagora, Nigeria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora, Nigeria

63.6 Appointed John Jerome Cunneen † Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

56.5 Appointed Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. † Coadjutor Bishop of Saurimo, Angola Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola

67.3 Appointed Luigi Locati † Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo, Kenya

67.3 Appointed Luigi Locati † Titular Bishop of Zica Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo, Kenya

48.8 Ordained Bishop Juan Guillermo López Soto † Bishop of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Chihuahua, México

66.0 Resigned John Basil Meeking † Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

64.2 Appointed Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. † Apostolic Administrator of El Obeid, Sudan Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

64.2 Appointed Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan

46.5 Appointed José Nambi † Coadjutor Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola Bishop

62.6 Appointed Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre † Coadjutor Bishop of Malanje, Angola Archbishop Emeritus of Malanje, Angola

49.1 Appointed Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Novo Redondo, Angola Archbishop of Malanje, Angola

16 Dec 54.4 Appointed Claudio Maria Celli Titular Archbishop of Cluentum President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication

54.4 Appointed Claudio Maria Celli Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication

44.8 Ordained Bishop William Enrique Delgado Silva Titular Bishop of Vazi-Sarra Bishop Emeritus of Cabimas, Venezuela

76.3 Appointed Angelo Felici † President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” Cardinal, President Emeritus

48.9 Appointed Riccardo Fontana Archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy

80.3 Retired Antonio Innocenti † President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

27.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A. Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek) Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

43.4 Appointed Celestino Migliore Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State Apostolic Nuncio to France

30.4 Ordained Priest Jorge Giovanny Pazmiño Abril, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Bishop of Ambato, Ecuador

48.9 Appointed Francisco Pérez González Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain

59.1 Appointed Walter Pérez Villamonte † Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia

59.1 Appointed Walter Pérez Villamonte † Titular Bishop of Curubis Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia

27.7 Ordained Priest Rafael Valdivieso Miranda Priest of Panamá Bishop of Chitré, Panama

17 Dec 24.7 Ordained Priest José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M. Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia

55.0 Ordained Bishop Fares Maakaroun Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil

67.2 Ordained Bishop Alphonse Yang Guang Yan † Bishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China

18 Dec 29.4 Ordained Priest Euginius Longakit Cañete, M. J. Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop-Elect of Gumaca, Philippines

89.5 Died René-Noël-Joseph Kérautret † Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France

89.8 Died Joseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

20 Dec 50.4 Appointed Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S. Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Appointed Carlos José Ñáñez Coadjutor Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina

50.4 Appointed Stanisław Ryłko Titular Bishop of Novica Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

50.4 Appointed Stanisław Ryłko Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

21 Dec 61.2 Appointed Tesfamariam Bedho † Bishop of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea

52.8 Died Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. † Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

74.0 Appointed Carlo Furno † Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus

57.3 Ordained Bishop Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A. Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

40.1 Selected Mauro Meacci, O.S.B. Abbot of Subiaco, Italy

71.6 Appointed Luca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea Bishop Emeritus

63.4 Appointed James Su Zhimin † Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

37.9 Incardinated Kindane Yebio Priest of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea Bishop

22 Dec 55.1 Installed Fares Maakaroun Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil

23 Dec 26.1 Ordained Priest Fadi Abou Chebel, O.M.M. Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite) Apostolic Exarch of Colombia (Maronite)

24 Dec 25.9 Ordained Priest John Lei Jiapei Priest Bishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China

26 Dec 27.3 Ordained Deacon Andrea Andreozzi Deacon of Fermo, Italy Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy

27 Dec 64.3 Appointed Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner † Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

79.6 Retired Armando Círio, O.S.I. † Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Robert Bell Clune † Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

46.2 Appointed Pedro José Conti Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

59.5 Succeeded William Joseph Levada † Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

53.6 Ordained Bishop Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. † Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

60.3 Ordained Bishop John Brendan McCormack † Titular Bishop of Cerbali Bishop Emeritus of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

55.6 Ordained Bishop William Francis Murphy Titular Bishop of Saia Maior Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

28.1 Ordained Deacon Hélio Pereira dos Santos Deacon of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil

66.7 Resigned John Raphael Quinn † Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA Archbishop Emeritus

28 Dec 50.5 Appointed Gerald Richard Barnes Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA Bishop Emeritus

29 Dec 30.2 Ordained Priest Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré Priest of Diébougou, Burkina Faso Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

76.0 Died Joaquín García Ordóñez † Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia

30 Dec 50.9 Appointed Michael Aidan Courtney † Permanent Observer to Council of Europe Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi

64.2 Ordained Bishop Flavien Joseph Melki Titular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

75.1 Died Leo Soekoto, S.J. † Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia

31 Dec 27.9 Professed Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U. Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian) Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA

75.1 Retired Clemente Faccani † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya Apostolic Nuncio

87.3 Died Aurelio Gianora, C.R.A. † Prefect Emeritus of Sikkim, India

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	81.0	Retired	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
27.5	Solemn Vows	Oswaldo Estéfano Escobar Aguilar, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Chalatenango, El Salvador
2 Dec	74.5	Retired	Pío Bello Ricardo, S.J. †	Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
52.3	Appointed	Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
52.3	Appointed	Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo †	Titular Bishop of Bapara	Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
61.2	Appointed	Paul Josef Cordes †	Titular Archbishop of Naissus	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
61.2	Appointed	Paul Josef Cordes †	President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
73.1	Resigned	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray †	President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”	Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Gyula Márfi	Titular Bishop of Amantia	Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
46.8	Appointed	Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez	Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
51.1	Appointed	José Paulino Ríos Reynoso	Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
53.1	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Aníbal Salazar Gómez	Titular Bishop of Voncariana	Bishop Emeritus of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia
31.6	Ordained Priest	Duncan Theodore Tsoke	Priest of Johannesburg, South Africa	Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa
3 Dec	213.3	Canonized	St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Marseille, France
4 Dec	51.7	Ordained Priest	Alan Stephen Hopes	Priest of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
5 Dec	91.1	Died	Sighard Karl Kleiner, O. Cist. †	Abbot General Emeritus of Order of Cistercians
54.5	Appointed	Robert Nugent Lynch	Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	James William Malone †	Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
47.6	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Tobin	Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
6 Dec	42.9	Appointed	Paul-Siméon Ahouanan Djro, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
39.5	Appointed	Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo	Bishop of Kericho, Kenya	Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
46.7	Appointed	Richard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.	Coadjutor Bishop of Warri, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Benin City, Nigeria
55.6	Appointed	Charles Henry Dufour	Bishop of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
44.8	Appointed	Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela
44.8	Appointed	Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Leptiminus	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela
45.7	Confirmed	Kurt Koch	Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
69.9	Appointed	Lélis Lara, C.Ss.R. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. †	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
67.0	Appointed	Riccardo Ruotolo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
67.0	Appointed	Riccardo Ruotolo †	Titular Bishop of Castulo	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste-San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
56.3	Appointed	Francesco Sarego, S.V.D.	Bishop of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
7 Dec	34.9	Ordained Deacon	Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann, O.F.M.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Óbidos, Para, Brazil
69.8	Appointed	Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis †	Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia	Bishop Emeritus
45.3	Appointed	Jānis Bulis	Bishop of Rēzekne-Aglona, Latvia
64.0	Appointed	Antons Justs †	Bishop of Jelgava, Latvia	Bishop Emeritus
60.9	Appointed	Giovanni Lajolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
8 Dec	27.9	Ordained Priest	José Alberto González Juárez	Priest of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México	Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México
29.6	Ordained Deacon	Algacir Munhak, C.S.	Deacon of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
25.1	Ordained Priest	Antonio Sun Wenjun	Priest	Bishop of Weifang, China
9 Dec	87.5	Died	Mario Brini †	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
62.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Chiaretti †	Archbishop of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
50.8	Appointed	Dionisio Guillermo García Ibáñez	Bishop of Santisimo Salvador de Bayamo y Manzanillo, Cuba	Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba
44.0	Appointed	Antal Majnek, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Zakarpattia, Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
44.0	Appointed	Antal Majnek, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Febiana	Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
10 Dec	32.0	Ordained Priest	João Gilberto de Moura	Priest of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil
67.1	Ordained Bishop	Owen John Dolan	Coadjutor Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A.	Bishop of Solwezi, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
12 Dec	27.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Tarife Durero, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Daru-Kiunga, Papua New Guinea
25.6	Ordained Deacon	Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino	Deacon of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia	Bishop of Neiva, Colombia
14 Dec	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Antonio González Sánchez	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec	38.5	Appointed	Joseph Banga Bane	Coadjutor Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Resigned	John Francis Brown, S.M.A.	Superior of Kano, Nigeria	Superior Emeritus
55.6	Appointed	Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.	Prefect of Kontagora, Nigeria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora, Nigeria
63.6	Appointed	John Jerome Cunneen †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
56.5	Appointed	Eugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Saurimo, Angola	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Benguela, Angola
67.3	Appointed	Luigi Locati †	Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo, Kenya
67.3	Appointed	Luigi Locati †	Titular Bishop of Zica	Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo, Kenya
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan Guillermo López Soto †	Bishop of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Chihuahua, México
66.0	Resigned	John Basil Meeking †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
64.2	Appointed	Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Administrator of El Obeid, Sudan	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
64.2	Appointed	Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan
46.5	Appointed	José Nambi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola	Bishop
62.6	Appointed	Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre †	Coadjutor Bishop of Malanje, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus of Malanje, Angola
49.1	Appointed	Benedito Roberto, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Novo Redondo, Angola	Archbishop of Malanje, Angola
16 Dec	54.4	Appointed	Claudio Maria Celli	Titular Archbishop of Cluentum	President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication
54.4	Appointed	Claudio Maria Celli	Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Communication
44.8	Ordained Bishop	William Enrique Delgado Silva	Titular Bishop of Vazi-Sarra	Bishop Emeritus of Cabimas, Venezuela
76.3	Appointed	Angelo Felici †	President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
48.9	Appointed	Riccardo Fontana	Archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
80.3	Retired	Antonio Innocenti †	President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
27.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
43.4	Appointed	Celestino Migliore	Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to France
30.4	Ordained Priest	Jorge Giovanny Pazmiño Abril, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Ambato, Ecuador
48.9	Appointed	Francisco Pérez González	Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona y Tudela, Spain
59.1	Appointed	Walter Pérez Villamonte †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
59.1	Appointed	Walter Pérez Villamonte †	Titular Bishop of Curubis	Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
27.7	Ordained Priest	Rafael Valdivieso Miranda	Priest of Panamá	Bishop of Chitré, Panama
17 Dec	24.7	Ordained Priest	José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M.	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
55.0	Ordained Bishop	Fares Maakaroun	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil
67.2	Ordained Bishop	Alphonse Yang Guang Yan †	Bishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
18 Dec	29.4	Ordained Priest	Euginius Longakit Cañete, M. J.	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop-Elect of Gumaca, Philippines
89.5	Died	René-Noël-Joseph Kérautret †	Bishop Emeritus of Angoulême, France
89.8	Died	Joseph Kuo Joshih (Guo Ruoshi), C.D.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
20 Dec	50.4	Appointed	Mauro Montagnoli, C.S.S.	Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Appointed	Carlos José Ñáñez	Coadjutor Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
50.4	Appointed	Stanisław Ryłko	Titular Bishop of Novica	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
50.4	Appointed	Stanisław Ryłko	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
21 Dec	61.2	Appointed	Tesfamariam Bedho †	Bishop of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea
52.8	Died	Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
74.0	Appointed	Carlo Furno †	Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
57.3	Ordained Bishop	Georges Kahhalé Zouhaïraty, B.A.	Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
40.1	Selected	Mauro Meacci, O.S.B.	Abbot of Subiaco, Italy
71.6	Appointed	Luca Milesi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Barentu (Eritrean), Eritrea	Bishop Emeritus
63.4	Appointed	James Su Zhimin †	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
37.9	Incardinated	Kindane Yebio	Priest of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea	Bishop
22 Dec	55.1	Installed	Fares Maakaroun	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil
23 Dec	26.1	Ordained Priest	Fadi Abou Chebel, O.M.M.	Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)	Apostolic Exarch of Colombia (Maronite)
24 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	John Lei Jiapei	Priest	Bishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
26 Dec	27.3	Ordained Deacon	Andrea Andreozzi	Deacon of Fermo, Italy	Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
27 Dec	64.3	Appointed	Lúcio Ignácio Baumgaertner †	Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
79.6	Retired	Armando Círio, O.S.I. †	Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Robert Bell Clune †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
46.2	Appointed	Pedro José Conti	Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
59.5	Succeeded	William Joseph Levada †	Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Joviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. †	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
60.3	Ordained Bishop	John Brendan McCormack †	Titular Bishop of Cerbali	Bishop Emeritus of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
55.6	Ordained Bishop	William Francis Murphy	Titular Bishop of Saia Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
28.1	Ordained Deacon	Hélio Pereira dos Santos	Deacon of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil
66.7	Resigned	John Raphael Quinn †	Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Dec	50.5	Appointed	Gerald Richard Barnes	Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
29 Dec	30.2	Ordained Priest	Laurent Birfuoré Dabiré	Priest of Diébougou, Burkina Faso	Archbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
76.0	Died	Joaquín García Ordóñez †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
30 Dec	50.9	Appointed	Michael Aidan Courtney †	Permanent Observer to Council of Europe	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
64.2	Ordained Bishop	Flavien Joseph Melki	Titular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri	Curial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
75.1	Died	Leo Soekoto, S.J. †	Archbishop of Jakarta, Indonesia
31 Dec	27.9	Professed	Venedykt (Valery) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.	Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
75.1	Retired	Clemente Faccani †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kenya	Apostolic Nuncio
87.3	Died	Aurelio Gianora, C.R.A. †	Prefect Emeritus of Sikkim, India

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