The Year of Our Lord 2025

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Dec 56.2 Appointed Mario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O. Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

89.1 Died Osvaldo Giuntini † Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.1 Appointed François Halyday Mbouangui Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi, Congo Coadjutor Bishop-Elect

76.2 Retired William Michael Mulvey Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Ordained Bishop Edwin Oracion Panergo Bishop of Boac, Philippines

2 Dec 75.0 Retired Otto Georgens Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Installed Edwin Oracion Panergo Bishop of Boac, Philippines

3 Dec 77.4 Died Luigi Bonazzi † Apostolic Nuncio

51.6 Appointed Evandro Campos Maria Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

51.6 Appointed Evandro Campos Maria Titular Bishop of Cilibia Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

4 Dec 59.4 Appointed John Mario Mesa Palacio Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia

76.3 Retired José de Jesús Quintero Díaz Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

76.9 Died Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I. † Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa

5 Dec 90.7 Died Mario Busquets Jordá † Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru

51.4 Ordained Bishop Francis Li Jianlin Bishop of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China

61.4 Installed Mark William O’Connell Bishop of Albany, New York, USA

6 Dec 76.2 Retired Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. Bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Salvador González Morales Bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

52.1 Appointed José Eugenio Ramos Delgado Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

52.1 Appointed José Eugenio Ramos Delgado Titular Bishop of Mattiana Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

7 Dec 63.7 Ceased James Raphael Anaparambil Apostolic Administrator of Cochin, India Bishop of Alleppey, India

63.6 Ordained Bishop Charles Azzopardi Bishop of Gibraltar

55.1 Ordained Bishop Antony Kattiparambil Bishop of Cochin, India

52.1 Ordained Bishop Fabien Lejeusne, A.A. Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium

64.3 Installed Pedro Cesário Palma, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

8 Dec 60.0 Installed Charlie Malapitan Inzon, O.M.I. Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines

55.1 Installed Antony Kattiparambil Bishop of Cochin, India

75.7 Ceased Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I. Apostolic Administrator of Cotabato, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

9 Dec 83.6 Died Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer † Bishop Emeritus of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay

10 Dec 87.2 Died Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez † Bishop Emeritus of Barahona, Dominican Republic

11 Dec 69.9 Appointed Andrés Carrascosa Coso Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

58.1 Installed Franklin Misael Betancourt Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia

12 Dec 53.0 Appointed Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru

68.5 Appointed Luciano Maza Huamán Archbishop of Piura, Peru Archbishop-Elect

13 Dec 65.0 Died José Salmorin Bantolo † Bishop of Masbate, Philippines

14 Dec 67.7 Installed Renauld Marie François Dupont de Dinechin Bishop of Luçon, France

47.5 Appointed Vincent Ouma Odundo Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu, Kenya Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

47.5 Appointed Vincent Ouma Odundo Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Kisumu, Kenya

51.9 Ordained Bishop Frédéric Pierre Rossignol, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

15 Dec 68.8 Appointed Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. Apostolic Administrator of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

16 Dec 76.2 Retired Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. Bishop of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Appointed Mohottige Don Nishantha Sagara Jayamanne, S.S.S. Bishop of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Bishop-Elect

17 Dec 56.4 Appointed Ramón Bejarano Bishop of Monterey in California, USA

66.1 Appointed Lucio Andrice Muandula Bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique

18 Dec 75.8 Retired Timothy Michael Dolan Archbishop of New York, New York, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

58.3 Appointed Ronald Aldon Hicks Archbishop of New York, New York, USA

71.8 Ceased Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U. Apostolic Administrator of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian) Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

96.1 Died Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez † Bishop Emeritus of Holguín, Cuba

47.7 Ordained Bishop Ihor Rantsya Bishop of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)

19 Dec 75.9 Retired Gerald Michael Barbarito Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus

55.9 Appointed Peter Dai Bui Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

55.9 Appointed Peter Dai Bui Titular Bishop of Ausafa Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Phoenix, Arizona, USA

67.4 Appointed Charles Phillip Richard Moth Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

80.1 Retired Vincent Gerard Nichols Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

51.9 Appointed Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA Bishop-Elect

20 Dec 63.7 Ceased Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi Apostolic Administrator of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

49.9 Ordained Bishop John Kwamevi Cudjoe, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Calama Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador

61.0 Appointed Germanus Kwak Jin-sang Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South) Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

61.0 Appointed Germanus Kwak Jin-sang Titular Bishop of Forma Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Suwon, Korea (South)

61.8 Installed Grzegorz Wojciech Ryś Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

66.0 Installed Alexis Youlo Touabli Bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire

22 Dec 53.0 Ordained Bishop George Luís Amaral Muniz Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil

65.1 Appointed Gerard Bradley Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop-Elect

65.1 Appointed Gerard Bradley Titular Bishop of Beverlacum Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Southwark, England, Great Britain

76.3 Retired Terence Patrick Drainey Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

55.5 Appointed James Albert Misko Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA Bishop-Elect

64.3 Appointed Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain

23 Dec 61.4 Appointed Simon Kofi Appiah Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana Bishop-Elect

56.1 Appointed António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Caia, Mozambique

78.4 Retired Gabriel Akwasi Ababio Mante Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.

27 Dec 52.2 Ordained Bishop Gilson Meurer Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop-Elect

28 Dec 64.5 Ordained Bishop Pedro Orlando Castro Castro, O.F.M. Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Dec	56.2	Appointed	Mario Alberto Avilés Campos, C.O.	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
89.1	Died	Osvaldo Giuntini †	Bishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.1	Appointed	François Halyday Mbouangui	Coadjutor Bishop of Nkayi, Congo	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect
76.2	Retired	William Michael Mulvey	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Edwin Oracion Panergo	Bishop of Boac, Philippines
2 Dec	75.0	Retired	Otto Georgens	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Installed	Edwin Oracion Panergo	Bishop of Boac, Philippines
3 Dec	77.4	Died	Luigi Bonazzi †	Apostolic Nuncio
51.6	Appointed	Evandro Campos Maria	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
51.6	Appointed	Evandro Campos Maria	Titular Bishop of Cilibia	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4 Dec	59.4	Appointed	John Mario Mesa Palacio	Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia
76.3	Retired	José de Jesús Quintero Díaz	Vicar Apostolic of Leticia, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
76.9	Died	Edward Gabriel Risi, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa
5 Dec	90.7	Died	Mario Busquets Jordá †	Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Francis Li Jianlin	Bishop of Xinxiang [Sinsiang], China
61.4	Installed	Mark William O’Connell	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
6 Dec	76.2	Retired	Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.	Bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Salvador González Morales	Bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
52.1	Appointed	José Eugenio Ramos Delgado	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
52.1	Appointed	José Eugenio Ramos Delgado	Titular Bishop of Mattiana	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
7 Dec	63.7	Ceased	James Raphael Anaparambil	Apostolic Administrator of Cochin, India	Bishop of Alleppey, India
63.6	Ordained Bishop	Charles Azzopardi	Bishop of Gibraltar
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Antony Kattiparambil	Bishop of Cochin, India
52.1	Ordained Bishop	Fabien Lejeusne, A.A.	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
64.3	Installed	Pedro Cesário Palma, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
8 Dec	60.0	Installed	Charlie Malapitan Inzon, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines
55.1	Installed	Antony Kattiparambil	Bishop of Cochin, India
75.7	Ceased	Angelito Rendon Lampon, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Cotabato, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Dec	83.6	Died	Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer †	Bishop Emeritus of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay
10 Dec	87.2	Died	Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez †	Bishop Emeritus of Barahona, Dominican Republic
11 Dec	69.9	Appointed	Andrés Carrascosa Coso	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
58.1	Installed	Franklin Misael Betancourt	Bishop of Tumaco, Colombia
12 Dec	53.0	Appointed	Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
68.5	Appointed	Luciano Maza Huamán	Archbishop of Piura, Peru	Archbishop-Elect
13 Dec	65.0	Died	José Salmorin Bantolo †	Bishop of Masbate, Philippines
14 Dec	67.7	Installed	Renauld Marie François Dupont de Dinechin	Bishop of Luçon, France
47.5	Appointed	Vincent Ouma Odundo	Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu, Kenya	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
47.5	Appointed	Vincent Ouma Odundo	Titular Bishop of Giru Marcelli	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Kisumu, Kenya
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Frédéric Pierre Rossignol, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
15 Dec	68.8	Appointed	Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Keimoes-Upington, South Africa	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
16 Dec	76.2	Retired	Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I.	Bishop of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Mohottige Don Nishantha Sagara Jayamanne, S.S.S.	Bishop of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka	Bishop-Elect
17 Dec	56.4	Appointed	Ramón Bejarano	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA
66.1	Appointed	Lucio Andrice Muandula	Bishop of Chimoio, Mozambique
18 Dec	75.8	Retired	Timothy Michael Dolan	Archbishop of New York, New York, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.3	Appointed	Ronald Aldon Hicks	Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
71.8	Ceased	Hlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
96.1	Died	Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez †	Bishop Emeritus of Holguín, Cuba
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Ihor Rantsya	Bishop of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)
19 Dec	75.9	Retired	Gerald Michael Barbarito	Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
55.9	Appointed	Peter Dai Bui	Auxiliary Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
55.9	Appointed	Peter Dai Bui	Titular Bishop of Ausafa	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
67.4	Appointed	Charles Phillip Richard Moth	Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
80.1	Retired	Vincent Gerard Nichols	Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.9	Appointed	Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez	Bishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USA	Bishop-Elect
20 Dec	63.7	Ceased	Jean-Jacques Koffi Oi Koffi	Apostolic Administrator of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
49.9	Ordained Bishop	John Kwamevi Cudjoe, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Calama	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
61.0	Appointed	Germanus Kwak Jin-sang	Auxiliary Bishop of Suwon, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
61.0	Appointed	Germanus Kwak Jin-sang	Titular Bishop of Forma	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Suwon, Korea (South)
61.8	Installed	Grzegorz Wojciech Ryś	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
66.0	Installed	Alexis Youlo Touabli	Bishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire
22 Dec	53.0	Ordained Bishop	George Luís Amaral Muniz	Bishop of Propriá, Sergipe, Brazil
65.1	Appointed	Gerard Bradley	Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
65.1	Appointed	Gerard Bradley	Titular Bishop of Beverlacum	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Southwark, England, Great Britain
76.3	Retired	Terence Patrick Drainey	Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	James Albert Misko	Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Bishop-Elect
64.3	Appointed	Marcus Nigel Ralph Stock	Apostolic Administrator of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain
23 Dec	61.4	Appointed	Simon Kofi Appiah	Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana	Bishop-Elect
56.1	Appointed	António Manuel Bogaio Constantino, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Caia, Mozambique
78.4	Retired	Gabriel Akwasi Ababio Mante	Bishop of Jasikan, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.
27 Dec	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Gilson Meurer	Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop-Elect
28 Dec	64.5	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Orlando Castro Castro, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru

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