The Year of Our Lord 2013

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 55.3 Appointed Eugene Joseph Administrator of Varanasi, India Bishop

1 Dec 72.5 Died Fernando Sabogal Viana † Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia

70.7 Died Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis † Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

3 Dec 80.1 Retired Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. † Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

47.6 Appointed Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y. Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia

47.6 Appointed Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y. Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia

45.3 Appointed Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia

45.3 Appointed Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez Titular Bishop of Severiana Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia

55.8 Installed Raphy Manjaly Bishop of Allahabad, India Archbishop of Agra, India

77.9 Ceased Ignatius Menezes Apostolic Administrator of Allahabad, India Bishop Emeritus of Ajmer, India

47.1 Appointed Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

47.1 Appointed Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Masclianae Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

63.7 Appointed Jorge Vázquez Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Bishop of Morón, Argentina

63.7 Appointed Jorge Vázquez Titular Bishop of Castra Nova Bishop of Morón, Argentina

4 Dec 58.0 Ordained Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA

5 Dec 57.4 Installed Julito Buhisan Cortes Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines

6 Dec 75.0 Retired Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek † Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria Apostolic Nuncio

75.0 Retired Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek † Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia Apostolic Nuncio

52.9 Appointed Tomás López Durán Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México

52.9 Appointed Tomás López Durán Titular Bishop of Socia Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México

76.9 Retired Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M. Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi Bishop Emeritus

46.8 Appointed Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

46.8 Appointed Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini Titular Bishop of Satafis Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

55.9 Appointed Montfort Stima (Sitima) Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi

7 Dec 48.7 Appointed Georges Bizimana Coadjutor Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi

45.5 Ordained Bishop Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Bida Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador

54.7 Ordained Bishop Józef Górzyński Titular Bishop of Leontium Archbishop of Warmia, Poland

50.3 Ordained Bishop Valerio Lazzeri Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

55.6 Ordained Bishop Rafał Markowski Titular Bishop of Obba Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

54.1 Appointed Rudolf Pierskała Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland

54.1 Appointed Rudolf Pierskała Titular Bishop of Semina Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland

8 Dec 55.5 Installed Sébastien-Joseph Muyengo Mulombe Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

9 Dec 45.3 Ordained Bishop Andrew Harmon Cozzens Titular Bishop of Bisica Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA

78.0 Retired Petr Esterka † Auxiliary Bishop of Brno, Czechia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

59.8 Appointed Simon Kaipuram, C.M. † Bishop of Balasore, India

77.8 Retired Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M. Bishop of Balasore, India Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Józef Zawitkowski † Auxiliary Bishop of Łowicz, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

10 Dec 45.3 Appointed Urban Federer, O.S.B. Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland

58.2 Appointed Jesús Fernández González Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain Bishop of Astorga, Spain

58.2 Appointed Jesús Fernández González Titular Bishop of Rotdon Bishop of Astorga, Spain

11 Dec 60.0 Ordained Bishop Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C. Bishop of Romblon, Philippines

92.9 Died Paul Liu Jing-he † Bishop Emeritus of Yongping [Yüngping], China Bishop

62.6 Appointed Stephen Robson Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 56.5 Appointed Francis Victor Bestion Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop of Blois, France

75.3 Retired Bernard Louis Marie Charrier Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop Emeritus

63.2 Appointed Joseph Richard Kopacz Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USA

76.1 Retired Joseph Nunzio Latino † Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USA Bishop Emeritus

76.5 Retired Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I. Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Michael James Sis Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA

13 Dec 47.7 Appointed José Francisco González González Bishop of Campeche, México

47.1 Resigned Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

47.1 Resigned Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop-Elect of Masclianae Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

75.0 Retired Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Archbishop Emeritus

14 Dec 77.1 Retired Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC. Archbishop of La Serena, Chile Archbishop Emeritus

59.3 Ordained Bishop Aldo Giordano † Titular Archbishop of Tamada Apostolic Nuncio to European Union

77.7 Resigned Leone Morinelli, O.S.B. † Apostolic Administrator of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

52.3 Appointed Michele Petruzzelli, O.S.B. Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy

60.9 Appointed Jan Piotrowski Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland Bishop of Kielce, Poland

60.9 Appointed Jan Piotrowski Titular Bishop of Sinitis Bishop of Kielce, Poland

55.2 Appointed René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas Archbishop of La Serena, Chile

59.1 Appointed Stanisław Salaterski Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland

59.1 Appointed Stanisław Salaterski Titular Bishop of Tigillava Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland

15 Dec 56.6 Installed Paulo Roberto Beloto Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil

60.7 Installed Mariano Crociata Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy

52.2 Ordained Bishop Mark Andrew Hagemoen Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

53.5 Ordained Bishop João Inácio Müller, O.F.M. Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

60.8 Succeeded Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P. Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar

74.0 Resigned Armand Toasy Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

16 Dec 64.6 Installed Leonard Paul Blair Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA Archbishop Emeritus

17 Dec 87.8 Died Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis † Bishop Emeritus of Liepāja, Latvia

87.2 Died Ricardo María Carles Gordó † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

49.1 Appointed John Francis Doerfler Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA

18 Dec 65.4 Appointed Luigi Bonazzi Apostolic Nuncio to Canada Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

67.5 Appointed Robert Peter Deeley Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA Bishop Emeritus

19 Dec 54.9 Appointed Jean-Marc Noël Aveline Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille, France Cardinal, Archbishop

54.9 Appointed Jean-Marc Noël Aveline Titular Bishop of Simidicca Cardinal, Archbishop of Marseille, France

49.6 Appointed Gabriel Bernardo Barba Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina Bishop of San Luis, Argentina

75.7 Retired Juan Horacio Suárez Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

20 Dec 55.6 Appointed Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. Bishop of Loja, Ecuador Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador

21 Dec 62.4 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

48.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Gébara Coadjutor Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan

53.3 Ordained Bishop Pierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp. Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay

75.0 Retired Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M. Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

51.1 Ordained Bishop Ailton Menegussi Bishop of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil

52.1 Ordained Bishop Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland

54.0 Appointed Wiesław Szlachetka Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland

54.0 Appointed Wiesław Szlachetka Titular Bishop of Vageata Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland

50.0 Succeeded Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina Bishop of Concordia, Argentina

22 Dec 45.3 Installed Urban Federer, O.S.B. Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland

23 Dec 61.5 Appointed Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

75.0 Retired Francisco Polti Santillán Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

67.5 Selected Bosco Puthur Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia Bishop Emeritus

88.1 Died Francisco Manuel Vieira † Bishop Emeritus of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil

24 Dec 80.6 Died Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)

76.0 Retired Guillermo Loría Garita Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

68.1 Appointed Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

27 Dec 52.9 Ordained Bishop Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina

28 Dec 62.2 Appointed Peter Abir Antonysamy Bishop of Sultanpet, India

65.3 Appointed Nunzio Galantino Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

29 Dec 63.7 Ordained Bishop Jorge Vázquez Titular Bishop of Castra Nova Bishop of Morón, Argentina

30 Dec 52.4 Appointed Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) Archbishop

52.4 Appointed Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D. Titular Bishop of Tamazuca Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

63.4 Appointed Marlo Mendoza Peralta Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

77.1 Retired Ernesto Antolin Salgado Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

51.3 Appointed Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon Titular Bishop of Puppi Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

31 Dec 77.6 Died Joaquim Gonçalves † Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	55.3	Appointed	Eugene Joseph	Administrator of Varanasi, India	Bishop
1 Dec	72.5	Died	Fernando Sabogal Viana †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
70.7	Died	Antônio Lino da Silva Dinis †	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
3 Dec	80.1	Retired	Antonio Bayter Abud, M.X.Y. †	Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.6	Appointed	Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y.	Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia
47.6	Appointed	Joselito Carreño Quiñonez, M.X.Y.	Titular Bishop of Paria in Proconsolare	Vicar Apostolic of Inírida, Colombia
45.3	Appointed	Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez	Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia	Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia
45.3	Appointed	Carlos Alberto Correa Martínez	Titular Bishop of Severiana	Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia
55.8	Installed	Raphy Manjaly	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Archbishop of Agra, India
77.9	Ceased	Ignatius Menezes	Apostolic Administrator of Allahabad, India	Bishop Emeritus of Ajmer, India
47.1	Appointed	Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
47.1	Appointed	Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Masclianae	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
63.7	Appointed	Jorge Vázquez	Auxiliary Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Bishop of Morón, Argentina
63.7	Appointed	Jorge Vázquez	Titular Bishop of Castra Nova	Bishop of Morón, Argentina
4 Dec	58.0	Ordained Bishop	Kurt Richard Burnette	Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA
5 Dec	57.4	Installed	Julito Buhisan Cortes	Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines
6 Dec	75.0	Retired	Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bulgaria	Apostolic Nuncio
75.0	Retired	Januariusz Mikołaj Bolonek †	Apostolic Nuncio to North Macedonia	Apostolic Nuncio
52.9	Appointed	Tomás López Durán	Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México
52.9	Appointed	Tomás López Durán	Titular Bishop of Socia	Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México
76.9	Retired	Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M.	Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
46.8	Appointed	Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini	Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
46.8	Appointed	Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
55.9	Appointed	Montfort Stima (Sitima)	Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi
7 Dec	48.7	Appointed	Georges Bizimana	Coadjutor Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi	Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi
45.5	Ordained Bishop	Áureo Patricio Bonilla Bonilla, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Bida	Vicar Apostolic of Galápagos, Ecuador
54.7	Ordained Bishop	Józef Górzyński	Titular Bishop of Leontium	Archbishop of Warmia, Poland
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Valerio Lazzeri	Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Rafał Markowski	Titular Bishop of Obba	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
54.1	Appointed	Rudolf Pierskała	Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland
54.1	Appointed	Rudolf Pierskała	Titular Bishop of Semina	Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland
8 Dec	55.5	Installed	Sébastien-Joseph Muyengo Mulombe	Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 Dec	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Andrew Harmon Cozzens	Titular Bishop of Bisica	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
78.0	Retired	Petr Esterka †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brno, Czechia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
59.8	Appointed	Simon Kaipuram, C.M. †	Bishop of Balasore, India
77.8	Retired	Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M.	Bishop of Balasore, India	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Józef Zawitkowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Łowicz, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	45.3	Appointed	Urban Federer, O.S.B.	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
58.2	Appointed	Jesús Fernández González	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
58.2	Appointed	Jesús Fernández González	Titular Bishop of Rotdon	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
11 Dec	60.0	Ordained Bishop	Narciso Villaver Abellana, M.S.C.	Bishop of Romblon, Philippines
92.9	Died	Paul Liu Jing-he †	Bishop Emeritus of Yongping [Yüngping], China	Bishop
62.6	Appointed	Stephen Robson	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	56.5	Appointed	Francis Victor Bestion	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop of Blois, France
75.3	Retired	Bernard Louis Marie Charrier	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
63.2	Appointed	Joseph Richard Kopacz	Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
76.1	Retired	Joseph Nunzio Latino †	Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USA	Bishop Emeritus
76.5	Retired	Michael David Pfeifer, O.M.I.	Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Michael James Sis	Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA
13 Dec	47.7	Appointed	José Francisco González González	Bishop of Campeche, México
47.1	Resigned	Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
47.1	Resigned	Carlos Alberto Novoa de Agustini, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop-Elect of Masclianae	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
75.0	Retired	Murphy Nicholas Xavier Pakiam	Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Dec	77.1	Retired	Manuel Gerardo Donoso Donoso, SS.CC.	Archbishop of La Serena, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus
59.3	Ordained Bishop	Aldo Giordano †	Titular Archbishop of Tamada	Apostolic Nuncio to European Union
77.7	Resigned	Leone Morinelli, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
52.3	Appointed	Michele Petruzzelli, O.S.B.	Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
60.9	Appointed	Jan Piotrowski	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Bishop of Kielce, Poland
60.9	Appointed	Jan Piotrowski	Titular Bishop of Sinitis	Bishop of Kielce, Poland
55.2	Appointed	René Osvaldo Rebolledo Salinas	Archbishop of La Serena, Chile
59.1	Appointed	Stanisław Salaterski	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
59.1	Appointed	Stanisław Salaterski	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
15 Dec	56.6	Installed	Paulo Roberto Beloto	Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil
60.7	Installed	Mariano Crociata	Bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno, Italy
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Mark Andrew Hagemoen	Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada	Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
53.5	Ordained Bishop	João Inácio Müller, O.F.M.	Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
60.8	Succeeded	Georges Varkey Puthiyakulangara, M.E.P.	Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar
74.0	Resigned	Armand Toasy	Bishop of Port-Bergé, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
16 Dec	64.6	Installed	Leonard Paul Blair	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
17 Dec	87.8	Died	Ārvaldis Andrejs Brumanis †	Bishop Emeritus of Liepāja, Latvia
87.2	Died	Ricardo María Carles Gordó †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
49.1	Appointed	John Francis Doerfler	Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA
18 Dec	65.4	Appointed	Luigi Bonazzi	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada	Apostolic Nuncio to Albania
67.5	Appointed	Robert Peter Deeley	Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	54.9	Appointed	Jean-Marc Noël Aveline	Auxiliary Bishop of Marseille, France	Cardinal, Archbishop
54.9	Appointed	Jean-Marc Noël Aveline	Titular Bishop of Simidicca	Cardinal, Archbishop of Marseille, France
49.6	Appointed	Gabriel Bernardo Barba	Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina	Bishop of San Luis, Argentina
75.7	Retired	Juan Horacio Suárez	Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
20 Dec	55.6	Appointed	Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
21 Dec	62.4	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
48.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Gébara	Coadjutor Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil	Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite Greek), Jordan
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Laurent Jubinville, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay
75.0	Retired	Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M.	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Ailton Menegussi	Bishop of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil
52.1	Ordained Bishop	Eugeniusz Mirosław Popowicz	Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia	Archbishop of Przemyśl-Warszawa {-Warsaw} (Ukrainian), Poland
54.0	Appointed	Wiesław Szlachetka	Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
54.0	Appointed	Wiesław Szlachetka	Titular Bishop of Vageata	Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
50.0	Succeeded	Gustavo Gabriel Zurbriggen	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Bishop of Concordia, Argentina
22 Dec	45.3	Installed	Urban Federer, O.S.B.	Abbot of Maria Einsiedeln, Switzerland
23 Dec	61.5	Appointed	Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M.	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
75.0	Retired	Francisco Polti Santillán	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
67.5	Selected	Bosco Puthur	Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
88.1	Died	Francisco Manuel Vieira †	Bishop Emeritus of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24 Dec	80.6	Died	Soane Lilo Foliaki, S.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
76.0	Retired	Guillermo Loría Garita	Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
68.1	Appointed	Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
27 Dec	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Javier Torres Aliaga	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
28 Dec	62.2	Appointed	Peter Abir Antonysamy	Bishop of Sultanpet, India
65.3	Appointed	Nunzio Galantino	Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference	President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
29 Dec	63.7	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Vázquez	Titular Bishop of Castra Nova	Bishop of Morón, Argentina
30 Dec	52.4	Appointed	Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Archbishop
52.4	Appointed	Peter Chung Soon-taick, O.C.D.	Titular Bishop of Tamazuca	Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
63.4	Appointed	Marlo Mendoza Peralta	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
77.1	Retired	Ernesto Antolin Salgado	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
51.3	Appointed	Timothy Yu Gyoung-chon	Titular Bishop of Puppi	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
31 Dec	77.6	Died	Joaquim Gonçalves †	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal

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