The Year of Our Lord 2007

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Nov 79.8 Selected Vincent Zhu Weifang † Bishop of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China Bishop Emeritus

1 Nov 63.6 Appointed Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Archbishop of Torcello Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy

61.8 Installed John Njue Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

3 Nov 78.3 Died Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville † Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

75.9 Retired Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. † Bishop of Segovia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Samuel Kleda Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon Archbishop

78.2 Died Joachim Phayao Manisap † Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

68.5 Appointed Ángel Rubio Castro Bishop of Segovia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

7 Nov 69.1 Resigned Nestor Celestial Cariño Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B. Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar Bishop of Moramanga, Madagascar

8 Nov 59.1 Appointed Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S. Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Armando Dini Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

77.6 Died Stephen Fumio Hamao † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

54.1 Appointed Gerald John Mathias Bishop of Lucknow, India

46.9 Installed Crispin Barrete Varquez Bishop of Borongan, Philippines

9 Nov 75.3 Resigned Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (Chen Zaifa) † Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

75.3 Retired Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (Chen Zaifa) † Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D. Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

10 Nov 63.9 Appointed Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

63.9 Appointed Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. Archbishop (Personal Title) Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

52.3 Ordained Bishop Simone Giusti Bishop of Livorno, Italy

43.7 Appointed Grzegorz Kaszak Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family Bishop Emeritus of Sosnowiec, Poland

75.3 Retired Szilárd Keresztes Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Szilárd Keresztes Apostolic Administrator of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary Bishop Emeritus of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary

61.8 Installed Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus Archbishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania

75.3 Retired Karl Josef Romer Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

11 Nov 55.1 Ordained Bishop Antonio Di Donna Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia Bishop of Acerra, Italy

13 Nov 75.0 Retired Hilton Forrest Deakin † Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed Hervé Jean Robert Giraud Coadjutor Bishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France Bishop of Viviers, France

14 Nov 69.2 Appointed Augustinho Petry Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

43.4 Appointed János Székely Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

43.4 Appointed János Székely Titular Bishop of Febiana Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

88.2 Died Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla † Bishop Emeritus of Juigalpa, Nicaragua

16 Nov 60.5 Ordained Bishop Terence John Gerard Brady Titular Bishop of Talaptula Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

43.6 Appointed Joseph Gan Junqiu Bishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China

76.2 Retired Peter Yariyok Jatau † Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

47.8 Appointed Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria

90.7 Died James Daniel Niedergeses † Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA

17 Nov 33.5 Ordained Priest Sergio Iván Dornelles Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop

58.2 Appointed Terence Patrick Drainey Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

54.8 Appointed Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J. Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

54.8 Appointed Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J. Titular Bishop of Bigastro Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

31.8 Ordained Priest Edgar Jesús Mejía Orozco Priest of Barranquilla, Colombia Auxiliary Bishop

69.1 Appointed Mariano Anastasio Moreno García, O.S.A. † Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

43.0 Ordained Deacon Brian Alan Nunes Deacon of Los Angeles, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop

45.3 Confirmed Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. † Abbot of Montecassino, Italy Abbot Emeritus

18 Nov 40.4 Ordained Priest Nobert Tamba Sandouno Priest of Kankan, Guinea Bishop of Guéckédou, Guinea

60.4 Installed Michel Léon Émile Santier Bishop of Créteil, France Bishop Emeritus

19 Nov 55.9 Appointed Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio Archbishop of United States of America, Military

57.9 Appointed Corrado Pizziolo Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy

51.8 Installed Jaime Soto Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA Bishop

20 Nov 76.3 Retired Thomas Flynn † Bishop of Achonry, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

61.5 Appointed Brendan Kelly Bishop of Achonry, Ireland Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland

59.1 Appointed Michael William Warfel Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA Bishop Emeritus

73.2 Died Germano Zaccheo † Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy

21 Nov 54.5 Appointed Paul Hwang Chul-soo Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

56.4 Appointed Isaac Amani Massawe Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania Archbishop of Arusha, Tanzania

76.2 Retired Amedeus Msarikie † Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

22 Nov 52.1 Ordained Bishop Francisco Carlos da Silva Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of Jaú, Sao Paulo, Brazil

23 Nov 52.0 Appointed Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N. Auxiliary Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria

52.0 Appointed Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N. Titular Bishop of Lacubaza Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria

79.5 Died François Gourguillon † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France

24 Nov 64.8 Appointed Angelo Bagnasco Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy

64.8 Elevated to Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy

85.7 Appointed Umberto Betti, O.F.M. † Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University

85.7 Elevated to Cardinal Umberto Betti, O.F.M. † Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University

68.2 Appointed Seán Baptist Brady Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland

68.2 Elevated to Cardinal Seán Baptist Brady Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland

64.1 Appointed Angelo Comastri Cardinal-Deacon of San Salvatore in Lauro Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

64.1 Elevated to Cardinal Angelo Comastri Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

82.0 Appointed Giovanni Coppa † Cardinal-Deacon of San Lino Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

82.0 Elevated to Cardinal Giovanni Coppa † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

73.2 Appointed Paul Josef Cordes † Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Piscibus Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”

73.2 Elevated to Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”

80.1 Elevated to Cardinal Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly † Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

45.8 Ordained Bishop Zanoni Demettino Castro Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

58.5 Appointed Daniel Nicholas DiNardo Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

58.5 Elevated to Cardinal Daniel Nicholas DiNardo Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

74.1 Appointed Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni della Pigna Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

74.1 Elevated to Cardinal Raffaele Farina, S.D.B. Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

72.0 Appointed John Patrick Foley † Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

72.0 Elevated to Cardinal John Patrick Foley † Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

76.7 Appointed Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente † Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

76.7 Elevated to Cardinal Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

62.9 Appointed Oswald Gracias Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo della Croce a “Corviale” Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India

62.9 Elevated to Cardinal Oswald Gracias Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India

81.7 Appointed Estanislao Esteban Karlic Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina

81.7 Elevated to Cardinal Estanislao Esteban Karlic Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina

72.8 Appointed Giovanni Lajolo Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

72.8 Elevated to Cardinal Giovanni Lajolo Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

70.5 Appointed Lluís Martínez Sistach Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

70.5 Elevated to Cardinal Lluís Martínez Sistach Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

87.4 Appointed Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano

87.4 Elevated to Cardinal Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano

61.8 Appointed John Njue Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

61.8 Elevated to Cardinal John Njue Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

58.7 Appointed José Francisco Robles Ortega Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Presentazione Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

58.7 Elevated to Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

62.3 Appointed Stanisław Ryłko Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

62.3 Elevated to Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

64.0 Appointed Leonardo Sandri Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

64.0 Elevated to Cardinal Leonardo Sandri Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

70.9 Appointed Théodore-Adrien Sarr Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal

70.9 Elevated to Cardinal Théodore-Adrien Sarr Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal

58.1 Appointed Odilo Pedro Scherer Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil

58.1 Elevated to Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil

65.0 Appointed André Armand Vingt-Trois Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi dei Francesi Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

65.0 Elevated to Cardinal André Armand Vingt-Trois Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

26 Nov 64.8 Installed Angelo Bagnasco Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy

50.4 Appointed Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. † Bishop of Lwena, Angola

27 Nov 72.0 Installed John Patrick Foley † Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

71.7 Died Nicodemus Kirima † Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya

74.9 Retired Philippe Kourouma † Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea Bishop Emeritus

28 Nov 61.2 Appointed Henryk Józef Nowacki Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua Apostolic Nuncio

48.0 Appointed Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst Bishop of Limburg, Germany Official of the Dicastery for Evangelization

29 Nov 60.3 Ceased Claude Champagne, O.M.I. Apostolic Administrator of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada

62.0 Installed Anthony Mancini Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

45.1 Appointed Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C. Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

30 Nov 51.1 Appointed Alfonso Carrasco Rouco Bishop of Lugo, Spain

75.9 Retired Eugene Jerome Cooney Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

66.3 Appointed John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Installed Martin William Currie Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

53.1 Ordained Bishop César Daniel Fernández Titular Bishop of Caltadria Bishop of Jujuy, Argentina

75.6 Retired José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M. † Bishop of Lugo, Spain Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Ordained Bishop Michael Joseph Hoeppner Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

66.6 Appointed Vittorio Lupi Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

41.7 Ordained Bishop [Francis Lu Shouwang] † Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China

54.1 Appointed Reinhard Marx Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

49.7 Appointed Paul Desmond Tighe Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

60.6 Appointed Oscar Urbina Ortega Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov	79.8	Selected	Vincent Zhu Weifang †	Bishop of Yongjia/Wenzhou [Yungkia], China	Bishop Emeritus
1 Nov	63.6	Appointed	Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Archbishop of Torcello	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
61.8	Installed	John Njue	Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
3 Nov	78.3	Died	Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville †	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
75.9	Retired	Luis Gutiérrez Martín, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Samuel Kleda	Coadjutor Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon	Archbishop
78.2	Died	Joachim Phayao Manisap †	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
68.5	Appointed	Ángel Rubio Castro	Bishop of Segovia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
7 Nov	69.1	Resigned	Nestor Celestial Cariño	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Rosario Saro Vella, S.D.B.	Bishop of Ambanja, Madagascar	Bishop of Moramanga, Madagascar
8 Nov	59.1	Appointed	Giancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S.	Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Armando Dini	Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
77.6	Died	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
54.1	Appointed	Gerald John Mathias	Bishop of Lucknow, India
46.9	Installed	Crispin Barrete Varquez	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines
9 Nov	75.3	Resigned	Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (Chen Zaifa) †	Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
75.3	Retired	Joseph Cheng Tsai-fa (Chen Zaifa) †	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D.	Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	John Hung Shan-chuan, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Kinmen or Quemoy Islands and Matzu, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
10 Nov	63.9	Appointed	Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.	Secretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
63.9	Appointed	Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.	Archbishop (Personal Title)	Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Simone Giusti	Bishop of Livorno, Italy
43.7	Appointed	Grzegorz Kaszak	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Bishop Emeritus of Sosnowiec, Poland
75.3	Retired	Szilárd Keresztes	Bishop of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Szilárd Keresztes	Apostolic Administrator of Miskolc (Hungarian), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus of Hajdúdorog (Hungarian), Hungary
61.8	Installed	Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz	Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus	Archbishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Michael George Mabuga Msonganzila	Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania
75.3	Retired	Karl Josef Romer	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
11 Nov	55.1	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Di Donna	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia	Bishop of Acerra, Italy
13 Nov	75.0	Retired	Hilton Forrest Deakin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	Hervé Jean Robert Giraud	Coadjutor Bishop of Soissons (-Laon-Saint-Quentin), France	Bishop of Viviers, France
14 Nov	69.2	Appointed	Augustinho Petry	Coadjutor Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
43.4	Appointed	János Székely	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
43.4	Appointed	János Székely	Titular Bishop of Febiana	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
88.2	Died	Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla †	Bishop Emeritus of Juigalpa, Nicaragua
16 Nov	60.5	Ordained Bishop	Terence John Gerard Brady	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
43.6	Appointed	Joseph Gan Junqiu	Bishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China
76.2	Retired	Peter Yariyok Jatau †	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
47.8	Appointed	Matthew Man-oso Ndagoso	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria
90.7	Died	James Daniel Niedergeses †	Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
17 Nov	33.5	Ordained Priest	Sergio Iván Dornelles	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop
58.2	Appointed	Terence Patrick Drainey	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
54.8	Appointed	Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J.	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
54.8	Appointed	Juan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Bigastro	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
31.8	Ordained Priest	Edgar Jesús Mejía Orozco	Priest of Barranquilla, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop
69.1	Appointed	Mariano Anastasio Moreno García, O.S.A. †	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
43.0	Ordained Deacon	Brian Alan Nunes	Deacon of Los Angeles, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
45.3	Confirmed	Pietro Vittorelli, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Montecassino, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
18 Nov	40.4	Ordained Priest	Nobert Tamba Sandouno	Priest of Kankan, Guinea	Bishop of Guéckédou, Guinea
60.4	Installed	Michel Léon Émile Santier	Bishop of Créteil, France	Bishop Emeritus
19 Nov	55.9	Appointed	Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio	Archbishop of United States of America, Military
57.9	Appointed	Corrado Pizziolo	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
51.8	Installed	Jaime Soto	Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop
20 Nov	76.3	Retired	Thomas Flynn †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
61.5	Appointed	Brendan Kelly	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
59.1	Appointed	Michael William Warfel	Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
73.2	Died	Germano Zaccheo †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
21 Nov	54.5	Appointed	Paul Hwang Chul-soo	Bishop of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
56.4	Appointed	Isaac Amani Massawe	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania	Archbishop of Arusha, Tanzania
76.2	Retired	Amedeus Msarikie †	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
22 Nov	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Carlos da Silva	Bishop of Ituiutaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Jaú, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23 Nov	52.0	Appointed	Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N.	Auxiliary Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria	Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria
52.0	Appointed	Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.N.	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza	Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria
79.5	Died	François Gourguillon †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
24 Nov	64.8	Appointed	Angelo Bagnasco	Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
64.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Angelo Bagnasco	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
85.7	Appointed	Umberto Betti, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University
85.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Umberto Betti, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University
68.2	Appointed	Seán Baptist Brady	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
68.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Seán Baptist Brady	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
64.1	Appointed	Angelo Comastri	Cardinal-Deacon of San Salvatore in Lauro	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
64.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Angelo Comastri	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
82.0	Appointed	Giovanni Coppa †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Lino	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
82.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Coppa †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
73.2	Appointed	Paul Josef Cordes †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Lorenzo in Piscibus	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
73.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Josef Cordes †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
80.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly †	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Zanoni Demettino Castro	Bishop of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
58.5	Appointed	Daniel Nicholas DiNardo	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Eusebio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
58.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Daniel Nicholas DiNardo	Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
74.1	Appointed	Raffaele Farina, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni della Pigna	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
74.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Raffaele Farina, S.D.B.	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
72.0	Appointed	John Patrick Foley †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
72.0	Elevated to Cardinal	John Patrick Foley †	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
76.7	Appointed	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente †	Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
76.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
62.9	Appointed	Oswald Gracias	Cardinal-Priest of San Paolo della Croce a “Corviale”	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
62.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Oswald Gracias	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
81.7	Appointed	Estanislao Esteban Karlic	Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
81.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Estanislao Esteban Karlic	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
72.8	Appointed	Giovanni Lajolo	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
72.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Lajolo	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
70.5	Appointed	Lluís Martínez Sistach	Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
70.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Lluís Martínez Sistach	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
87.4	Appointed	Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano
87.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Urbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Ponziano
61.8	Appointed	John Njue	Cardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
61.8	Elevated to Cardinal	John Njue	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
58.7	Appointed	José Francisco Robles Ortega	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Presentazione	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
58.7	Elevated to Cardinal	José Francisco Robles Ortega	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
62.3	Appointed	Stanisław Ryłko	Cardinal-Deacon of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
62.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Stanisław Ryłko	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
64.0	Appointed	Leonardo Sandri	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
64.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Leonardo Sandri	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
70.9	Appointed	Théodore-Adrien Sarr	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Lucia a Piazza d’Armi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal
70.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Théodore-Adrien Sarr	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal
58.1	Appointed	Odilo Pedro Scherer	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil
58.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Odilo Pedro Scherer	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil
65.0	Appointed	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi dei Francesi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
65.0	Elevated to Cardinal	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
26 Nov	64.8	Installed	Angelo Bagnasco	Cardinal-Priest of Gran Madre di Dio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
50.4	Appointed	Jesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Lwena, Angola
27 Nov	72.0	Installed	John Patrick Foley †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
71.7	Died	Nicodemus Kirima †	Archbishop of Nyeri, Kenya
74.9	Retired	Philippe Kourouma †	Bishop of N’Zérékoré, Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
28 Nov	61.2	Appointed	Henryk Józef Nowacki	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio
48.0	Appointed	Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst	Bishop of Limburg, Germany	Official of the Dicastery for Evangelization
29 Nov	60.3	Ceased	Claude Champagne, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
62.0	Installed	Anthony Mancini	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax-Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
45.1	Appointed	Rochus Josef Tatamai, M.S.C.	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
30 Nov	51.1	Appointed	Alfonso Carrasco Rouco	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
75.9	Retired	Eugene Jerome Cooney	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
66.3	Appointed	John Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Installed	Martin William Currie	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
53.1	Ordained Bishop	César Daniel Fernández	Titular Bishop of Caltadria	Bishop of Jujuy, Argentina
75.6	Retired	José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Ordained Bishop	Michael Joseph Hoeppner	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
66.6	Appointed	Vittorio Lupi	Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
41.7	Ordained Bishop	[Francis Lu Shouwang] †	Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
54.1	Appointed	Reinhard Marx	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
49.7	Appointed	Paul Desmond Tighe	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications	Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
60.6	Appointed	Oscar Urbina Ortega	Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus

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