The Year of Our Lord 2020

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec 62.7 Appointed Michael William Fisher Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA

74.4 Installed Paulo Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M. Apostolic Exarch of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian)

91.3 Died Henri Antoine Marie Teissier † Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria

2 Dec 60.3 Appointed Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D. Bishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil

3 Dec 73.8 Resigned Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed Fulgence Muteba Mugalu Apostolic Administrator of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

4 Dec 57.7 Succeeded Marcel Damphousse Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

89.6 Died James Odongo † Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda

76.7 Retired Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

5 Dec 53.8 Ordained Bishop Charbel Yusef Abdallah Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

58.8 Installed Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil

60.0 Appointed Martín Fassi Bishop of San Martín, Argentina

55.8 Ordained Bishop Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua

55.7 Installed Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa Archbishop of Burgos, Spain

65.4 Appointed Han Lim Moon Coadjutor Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina Bishop

6 Dec 53.8 Installed Charbel Yusef Abdallah Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon

45.4 Ordained Bishop Francisco Agamenilton Damascena Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil

62.5 Appointed Joseba Segura Etxezarraga Administrator of Bilbao, Spain Bishop

58.3 Installed Youssef Antoine Soueif Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)

7 Dec 60.4 Appointed Erio Castellucci Archbishop (Personal Title) of Carpi, Italy Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy

58.1 Appointed Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid Bishop of Colombia, Military

78.0 Retired Fabio Suescún Mutis Bishop of Colombia, Military Bishop Emeritus

8 Dec 65.9 Ordained Bishop Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P. Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru

57.6 Ordained Bishop Gregory Charles Bennet Bishop of Sale, Australia

49.0 Resigned Dariusz Buras Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

70.4 Installed Alain Harel Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles

64.0 Appointed Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv. Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

45.9 Installed Atanasius Firas Mundher Dardar Patriarchal Exarch of Bassorah e Golfo (Syrian), Iraq

77.9 Retired Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey Archbishop Emeritus

42.1 Appointed Peter Sakmár Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan

9 Dec 74.7 Resigned William D’Souza, S.J. Archbishop of Patna, India Archbishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Luka Sylvester Gopep Auxiliary Bishop of Minna, Nigeria

55.4 Appointed Luka Sylvester Gopep Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop of Minna, Nigeria

67.4 Succeeded Sebastian Kallupura Archbishop of Patna, India

90.3 Died José Mario Ruiz Navas † Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador

10 Dec 72.4 Appointed Luigi Bonazzi Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

77.4 Died Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo † Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela

51.1 Appointed Jean-Luc Gérard Garin Bishop of Saint-Claude, France

11 Dec 76.4 Retired Gustavo García Naranjo Bishop of Guarenas, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

60.7 Appointed Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla Bishop of Guarenas, Venezuela

12 Dec 47.0 Ordained Bishop Juan Alberto Ayala Ramírez Titular Bishop of Rusibisir Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

57.8 Appointed Domenico Battaglia Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

53.3 Installed Paulo Cezar Costa Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

80.0 Died Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan

60.3 Ceased José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida Administrator of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

64.3 Appointed Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto Apostolic Administrator of Tibú, Colombia Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

57.2 Installed Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P. Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia

77.5 Retired Crescenzio Sepe Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

60.7 Ordained Bishop Fernando Valera Sánchez Bishop of Zamora, Spain

54.1 Appointed Artur Ważny Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland

54.1 Appointed Artur Ważny Titular Bishop of Mazaca Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland

14 Dec 58.5 Appointed Philippe Abbo Chen, I.N.D.V. Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad

56.2 Ordained Bishop William Draper Byrne Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

78.4 Retired Henri Coudray, S.J. Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

53.4 Appointed Eduardo Malaspina Administrator of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

69.4 Ceased Robert Joseph McManus Apostolic Administrator of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

68.2 Died José María de la Torre Martín † Bishop of Aguascalientes, México

71.5 Died Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye † Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi

16 Dec 52.0 Installed Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero † Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia

89.3 Died Peter Yariyok Jatau † Archbishop Emeritus of Kaduna, Nigeria

90.7 Died Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong † Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

58.0 Appointed Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

58.0 Appointed Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Summula Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

65.3 Died Stephen Tjephe † Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar

53.2 Appointed Mate Uzinić Apostolic Administrator of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia

53.2 Installed Mate Uzinić Coadjutor Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia Archbishop

17 Dec 54.1 Ordained Bishop Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán Titular Bishop of Milevum Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México

74.8 Resigned Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier Bishop of Versailles, France Bishop Emeritus

56.4 Appointed Celso Ba Shwe Administrator of Loikaw, Myanmar Bishop

50.2 Installed Thomas Dowd Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada

68.9 Ordained Bishop José Manuel Garza Madero Titular Bishop of Tetci Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

49.1 Ordained Bishop César Garza Miranda, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Magnetum Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

94.8 Died Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert † Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

60.0 Appointed Jan Romeo Pawłowski Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State Apostolic Nuncio to Greece

50.9 Appointed Mauricio Rueda Beltz Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire

18 Dec 54.8 Appointed Larry James Kulick Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA

79.1 Died Peter Takeo Okada † Archbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan

19 Dec 45.4 Installed Francisco Agamenilton Damascena Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil

81.3 Died Mile Bogović † Bishop Emeritus of Gospić-Senj, Croatia

54.9 Appointed Miguel Fernando González Mariño Bishop of Espinal, Colombia

47.3 Ordained Bishop Jacek Grzybowski Titular Bishop of Nova Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

57.5 Installed Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F. Bishop of León, Spain

59.2 Appointed Pietro Lagnese Bishop of Caserta, Italy Archbishop of Capua, Italy

47.7 Appointed Raúl Pizarro Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina

47.7 Appointed Raúl Pizarro Titular Bishop of Ausana Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina

20 Dec 74.1 Died Anthony Mathias Banzi † Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania

78.6 Ceased Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M. Apostolic Administrator of Lyon, France Bishop Emeritus of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France

60.2 Installed Olivier Jacques Marie de Germay de Cirfontaine Archbishop of Lyon, France

55.7 Appointed Thomas John Kiangio Administrator of Tanga, Tanzania Bishop

87.1 Died Florencio Olvera Ochoa † Bishop Emeritus of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

47.2 Ordained Bishop Javier Vilanova Pellisa Titular Bishop of Empúries Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

21 Dec 60.2 Appointed Giuseppe Satriano Apostolic Administrator of Rossano-Cariati, Italy Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy

22 Dec 54.1 Ordained Bishop Pietro Liu Genzhu Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China

60.6 Appointed Ivan Štironja Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia

68.3 Died Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey

86.3 Died Antonio Vacca † Bishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy

23 Dec 53.5 Appointed Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

53.5 Appointed Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira Titular Bishop of Thiava Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

48.6 Appointed Júlio César Gomes Moreira Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

48.6 Appointed Júlio César Gomes Moreira Titular Bishop of Thisiduo Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

65.5 Appointed Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales Bishop of Valdivia, Chile

24 Dec 78.0 Appointed Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul, Turkey Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

78.0 Appointed Lorenzo Piretto, O.P. Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), Turkey Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

26 Dec 60.1 Installed Martín Fassi Bishop of San Martín, Argentina

83.1 Died Sergio Giovanni Pintor † Bishop Emeritus of Ozieri, Italy

28 Dec 59.5 Appointed Sebastiano Roberto Asta Apostolic Administrator of Ragusa, Italy Priest

75.5 Retired Gerald Richard Barnes Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.7 Resigned Carmelo Cuttitta Bishop of Ragusa, Italy Bishop Emeritus

72.4 Died Paul Sueo Hamaguchi † Bishop of Oita, Japan

62.7 Appointed Willybard Kitogho Lagho Bishop of Malindi, Kenya

64.9 Appointed Victor Lyngdoh Archbishop of Shillong, India

55.9 Succeeded Alberto Rojas Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA

55.2 Appointed Neil Sebastian Ricardo Scantlebury Bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles

74.3 Resigned Marc Camille Michel Stenger Bishop of Troyes, France Bishop Emeritus

29 Dec 66.1 Appointed Dermot Pius Farrell Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland

75.7 Retired Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

89.3 Died Gregory Obinna Ochiagha † Bishop Emeritus of Orlu, Nigeria

83.3 Died Geoffrey James Robinson † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

30 Dec 75.0 Retired Telesphore Richard Mkude Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

31 Dec 70.3 Retired Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland Apostolic Nuncio

70.3 Retired Thomas Edward Gullickson Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein Apostolic Nuncio

99.4 Died Andreas Han Jingtao (Han Qian) † Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China

79.9 Ceased Peter William Ingham † Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) of Broome, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia

83.3 Died Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa † Archbishop Emeritus of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	62.7	Appointed	Michael William Fisher	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
74.4	Installed	Paulo Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M.	Apostolic Exarch of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian)
91.3	Died	Henri Antoine Marie Teissier †	Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
2 Dec	60.3	Appointed	Norbert Hans Christoph Foerster, S.V.D.	Bishop of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
3 Dec	73.8	Resigned	Jean-Anatole Kalala Kaseba	Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	Fulgence Muteba Mugalu	Apostolic Administrator of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
4 Dec	57.7	Succeeded	Marcel Damphousse	Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
89.6	Died	James Odongo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
76.7	Retired	Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J.	Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Dec	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Charbel Yusef Abdallah	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
58.8	Installed	Rosalvo Cordeiro de Lima	Bishop of Itapipoca, Ceara, Brazil
60.0	Appointed	Martín Fassi	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Marcial Humberto Guzmán Saballo	Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua
55.7	Installed	Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
65.4	Appointed	Han Lim Moon	Coadjutor Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Bishop
6 Dec	53.8	Installed	Charbel Yusef Abdallah	Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Agamenilton Damascena	Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
62.5	Appointed	Joseba Segura Etxezarraga	Administrator of Bilbao, Spain	Bishop
58.3	Installed	Youssef Antoine Soueif	Archbishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
7 Dec	60.4	Appointed	Erio Castellucci	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Carpi, Italy	Archbishop of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
58.1	Appointed	Víctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid	Bishop of Colombia, Military
78.0	Retired	Fabio Suescún Mutis	Bishop of Colombia, Military	Bishop Emeritus
8 Dec	65.9	Ordained Bishop	Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P.	Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru
57.6	Ordained Bishop	Gregory Charles Bennet	Bishop of Sale, Australia
49.0	Resigned	Dariusz Buras	Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
70.4	Installed	Alain Harel	Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
64.0	Appointed	Martin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv.	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
45.9	Installed	Atanasius Firas Mundher Dardar	Patriarchal Exarch of Bassorah e Golfo (Syrian), Iraq
77.9	Retired	Lorenzo Piretto, O.P.	Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
42.1	Appointed	Peter Sakmár	Apostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan
9 Dec	74.7	Resigned	William D’Souza, S.J.	Archbishop of Patna, India	Archbishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Luka Sylvester Gopep	Auxiliary Bishop of Minna, Nigeria
55.4	Appointed	Luka Sylvester Gopep	Titular Bishop of Muzuca in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of Minna, Nigeria
67.4	Succeeded	Sebastian Kallupura	Archbishop of Patna, India
90.3	Died	José Mario Ruiz Navas †	Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador
10 Dec	72.4	Appointed	Luigi Bonazzi	Apostolic Nuncio to Albania
77.4	Died	Rafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo †	Bishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela
51.1	Appointed	Jean-Luc Gérard Garin	Bishop of Saint-Claude, France
11 Dec	76.4	Retired	Gustavo García Naranjo	Bishop of Guarenas, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
60.7	Appointed	Tulio Luis Ramírez Padilla	Bishop of Guarenas, Venezuela
12 Dec	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Juan Alberto Ayala Ramírez	Titular Bishop of Rusibisir	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
57.8	Appointed	Domenico Battaglia	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
53.3	Installed	Paulo Cezar Costa	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
80.0	Died	Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
60.3	Ceased	José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida	Administrator of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
64.3	Appointed	Jorge Alberto Ossa Soto	Apostolic Administrator of Tibú, Colombia	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
57.2	Installed	Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, O.P.	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia
77.5	Retired	Crescenzio Sepe	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
60.7	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Valera Sánchez	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
54.1	Appointed	Artur Ważny	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland	Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
54.1	Appointed	Artur Ważny	Titular Bishop of Mazaca	Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
14 Dec	58.5	Appointed	Philippe Abbo Chen, I.N.D.V.	Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad
56.2	Ordained Bishop	William Draper Byrne	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
78.4	Retired	Henri Coudray, S.J.	Vicar Apostolic of Mongo, Chad	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	Eduardo Malaspina	Administrator of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
69.4	Ceased	Robert Joseph McManus	Apostolic Administrator of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA	Bishop of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
68.2	Died	José María de la Torre Martín †	Bishop of Aguascalientes, México
71.5	Died	Tarcisius Gervazio Ziyaye †	Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
16 Dec	52.0	Installed	Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero †	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
89.3	Died	Peter Yariyok Jatau †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kaduna, Nigeria
90.7	Died	Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong †	Bishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
58.0	Appointed	Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
58.0	Appointed	Carlos Silva, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Summula	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
65.3	Died	Stephen Tjephe †	Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar
53.2	Appointed	Mate Uzinić	Apostolic Administrator of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
53.2	Installed	Mate Uzinić	Coadjutor Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia	Archbishop
17 Dec	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México
74.8	Resigned	Éric Marie Pierre Henri Aumonier	Bishop of Versailles, France	Bishop Emeritus
56.4	Appointed	Celso Ba Shwe	Administrator of Loikaw, Myanmar	Bishop
50.2	Installed	Thomas Dowd	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
68.9	Ordained Bishop	José Manuel Garza Madero	Titular Bishop of Tetci	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
49.1	Ordained Bishop	César Garza Miranda, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Magnetum	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
94.8	Died	Jacó (Jacob) Roberto Hilgert †	Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
60.0	Appointed	Jan Romeo Pawłowski	Secretary (Pontifical Representations) of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to Greece
50.9	Appointed	Mauricio Rueda Beltz	Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire
18 Dec	54.8	Appointed	Larry James Kulick	Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
79.1	Died	Peter Takeo Okada †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan
19 Dec	45.4	Installed	Francisco Agamenilton Damascena	Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
81.3	Died	Mile Bogović †	Bishop Emeritus of Gospić-Senj, Croatia
54.9	Appointed	Miguel Fernando González Mariño	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Jacek Grzybowski	Titular Bishop of Nova	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
57.5	Installed	Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F.	Bishop of León, Spain
59.2	Appointed	Pietro Lagnese	Bishop of Caserta, Italy	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
47.7	Appointed	Raúl Pizarro	Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina
47.7	Appointed	Raúl Pizarro	Titular Bishop of Ausana	Auxiliary Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina
20 Dec	74.1	Died	Anthony Mathias Banzi †	Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania
78.6	Ceased	Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Lyon, France	Bishop Emeritus of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France
60.2	Installed	Olivier Jacques Marie de Germay de Cirfontaine	Archbishop of Lyon, France
55.7	Appointed	Thomas John Kiangio	Administrator of Tanga, Tanzania	Bishop
87.1	Died	Florencio Olvera Ochoa †	Bishop Emeritus of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Javier Vilanova Pellisa	Titular Bishop of Empúries	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
21 Dec	60.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Satriano	Apostolic Administrator of Rossano-Cariati, Italy	Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
22 Dec	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Liu Genzhu	Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China
60.6	Appointed	Ivan Štironja	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia
68.3	Died	Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey
86.3	Died	Antonio Vacca †	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
23 Dec	53.5	Appointed	Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
53.5	Appointed	Nivaldo dos Santos Ferreira	Titular Bishop of Thiava	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.6	Appointed	Júlio César Gomes Moreira	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.6	Appointed	Júlio César Gomes Moreira	Titular Bishop of Thisiduo	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
65.5	Appointed	Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile
24 Dec	78.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Piretto, O.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul, Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
78.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Piretto, O.P.	Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
26 Dec	60.1	Installed	Martín Fassi	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
83.1	Died	Sergio Giovanni Pintor †	Bishop Emeritus of Ozieri, Italy
28 Dec	59.5	Appointed	Sebastiano Roberto Asta	Apostolic Administrator of Ragusa, Italy	Priest
75.5	Retired	Gerald Richard Barnes	Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.7	Resigned	Carmelo Cuttitta	Bishop of Ragusa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
72.4	Died	Paul Sueo Hamaguchi †	Bishop of Oita, Japan
62.7	Appointed	Willybard Kitogho Lagho	Bishop of Malindi, Kenya
64.9	Appointed	Victor Lyngdoh	Archbishop of Shillong, India
55.9	Succeeded	Alberto Rojas	Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA
55.2	Appointed	Neil Sebastian Ricardo Scantlebury	Bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles
74.3	Resigned	Marc Camille Michel Stenger	Bishop of Troyes, France	Bishop Emeritus
29 Dec	66.1	Appointed	Dermot Pius Farrell	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
75.7	Retired	Diarmuid Martin	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
89.3	Died	Gregory Obinna Ochiagha †	Bishop Emeritus of Orlu, Nigeria
83.3	Died	Geoffrey James Robinson †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
30 Dec	75.0	Retired	Telesphore Richard Mkude	Bishop of Morogoro, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
31 Dec	70.3	Retired	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Apostolic Nuncio
70.3	Retired	Thomas Edward Gullickson	Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein	Apostolic Nuncio
99.4	Died	Andreas Han Jingtao (Han Qian) †	Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China
79.9	Ceased	Peter William Ingham †	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) of Broome, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia
83.3	Died	Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

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