The Year of Our Lord 1965

Bishop Events

December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Dec 72.6 Resigned José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. † Prelate of Roraima, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

Born Anthony Yao Shun Bishop of Jining [Tsining], China

1 Dec 74.7 Died Joseph Henry Albers † Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA

65.2 Appointed Grégoire Ephrem Jarjour † Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Siri Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

59.4 Succeeded Alexander Mieceslaus Zaleski † Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA

2 Dec Born Edgar Aristizábal Quintero Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia

46.7 Appointed José Maria Pires † Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

3 Dec 65.9 Appointed Basile Pierre Charles Habra † Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt Bishop Emeritus

55.0 Appointed Jean Karroum † Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria

47.8 Appointed Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk † Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland

4 Dec 39.5 Appointed Felipe Santiago Benitez Avalos † Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay

Born Luis Gonzaga Féchio Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

47.9 Appointed Aníbal Maricevich Fleitas † Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay

60.8 Appointed Petru Plesca † Ordinary of Iaşi, Romania

60.8 Appointed Petru Plesca † Titular Bishop of Voli Ordinary of Iaşi, Romania

65.5 Appointed Agustín Rodríguez † Bishop of Paraguay, Military

65.5 Appointed Agustín Rodríguez † Titular Bishop of Castellum Tingitii Bishop of Paraguay, Military

5 Dec 41.9 Ordained Bishop Chrétien Matawo Bakpessi † Bishop of Sokodé, Togo

39.2 Ordained Bishop Luís Gonzaga Fernandes † Titular Bishop of Mididi Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil

71.8 Ordained Bishop Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas † Titular Bishop of Mopta Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania

51.4 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Poledrini † Titular Bishop of Vazari Apostolic Nuncio

6 Dec 62.6 Appointed Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. † Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru Archbishop Emeritus

7 Dec 47.2 Appointed Salvatore Pappalardo † Titular Archbishop of Miletus Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

47.2 Appointed Salvatore Pappalardo † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

74.8 Appointed Pietro Parente † Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

8 Dec 19.7 Professed Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

12 Dec 31.1 Solemn Vows Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. † Member of Order of Saint Benedict Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

Born Scott Cal McCaig, C.C. Bishop of Canada, Military

39.2 Ordained Bishop Rafael María Nze Abuy, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Sutunurca Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

24.2 Ordained Priest Pedro Ercílio Simon † Priest of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

13 Dec 44.7 Ordained Bishop Terence James Cooke † Titular Bishop of Summa Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA

59.9 Ordained Bishop William Joseph Moran † Titular Bishop of Centuria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

14 Dec 83.5 Appointed Alfred Couderc † Titular Bishop of Bamaccora Bishop Emeritus of Viviers, France

83.5 Retired Alfred Couderc † Bishop of Viviers, France Bishop Emeritus

60.6 Appointed Manuel Dos Santos Rocha † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Beja, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

48.2 Appointed Jean Hermil † Bishop of Viviers, France Bishop Emeritus

15 Dec Born Shorot Francis Gomes Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh

69.0 Died Jerome Daniel Hannan † Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Born José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

65.5 Appointed Martin John O’Connor † Apostolic Nuncio to Malta President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications

47.1 Ordained Bishop Firmin Martin Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Conana Bishop Emeritus of Mendi, Papua New Guinea

16 Dec 48.8 Ordained Bishop Langton Douglas Fox † Titular Bishop of Maura Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain

60.8 Ordained Bishop Petru Plesca † Titular Bishop of Voli Ordinary of Iaşi, Romania

17 Dec 35.9 Succeeded Leobard D’Souza † Bishop of Jabalpur, India Archbishop Emeritus of Nagpur, India

71.1 Appointed Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. † Titular Bishop of Adada Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India

71.1 Resigned Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. † Bishop of Jabalpur, India Bishop Emeritus

25.9 Ordained Priest Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia

18 Dec 65.8 Appointed Claudius-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. † Bishop of Ubon, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

54.0 Appointed Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nouakchott, Mauritania Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Appointed Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage † Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania

53.5 Appointed Pietro Luigi Carretto, S.D.B. † Bishop of Ratburi, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Surat Thani, Thailand

50.0 Appointed Girolamo Maria Casalini, O.S.M. † Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini Bishop Emeritus

53.7 Appointed Clarence James Duhart, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Udonthani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Udon Thani, Thailand

26.0 Ordained Priest Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. † Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères Bishop Emeritus of Yoro, Honduras

31.9 Ordained Priest Capistrano Francisco (William Charles) Heim, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Prelate Emeritus of Itaituba, Para, Brazil

45.0 Appointed Michael Kien Samophithak † Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand Archbishop Emeritus

Born Joseph Kodakallil Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India

24.4 Ordained Priest François Lapierre, P.M.E. Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

25.2 Ordained Priest Paul Stephen Loverde Priest of Norwich, Connecticut, USA Bishop Emeritus of Arlington, Virginia, USA

25.3 Ordained Deacon Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu Deacon of Saint-Dié, France Bishop Emeritus

43.9 Appointed Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru † Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

60.1 Appointed James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

60.1 Appointed James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla Bishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

57.5 Appointed Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo † Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand Archbishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda † Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

27.6 Ordained Priest Ruben Tolentino Profugo † Priest of Lucena, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri † Bishop of Chantaburi, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand

26.6 Ordained Priest Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. † Priest of Order of the Most Holy Trinity Bishop Emeritus of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar

28.2 Ordained Priest Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

28.0 Ordained Priest Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau Priest of Paris, France Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

44.8 Appointed Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. † Bishop of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

71.3 Appointed Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

71.3 Resigned Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

19 Dec 31.2 Ordained Priest Tesfamariam Bedho † Priest Bishop of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea

27.7 Ordained Priest Denis Kiwanuka Lote † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda

25.1 Ordained Priest Michael Nnachi Okoro Priest of Ogoja, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Abakaliki, Nigeria

24.8 Ordained Priest Nikólaos Printezis Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece

25.7 Ordained Priest Lawrence M. Purcell Priest Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical North American College

45.0 Ordained Bishop Michael Russell † Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

29.1 Ordained Priest Matthias Ssekamaanya Priest of Kampala, Uganda Bishop Emeritus of Lugazi, Uganda

20 Dec 51.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck † Titular Bishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

25.6 Ordained Priest Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A. Priest of Society of African Missions Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora, Nigeria

56.5 Appointed Guido Maria Casullo † Prelate of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Cândido Mendes, Brazil

23.9 Ordained Priest John Francis Moore, S.M.A. † Priest of Society of African Missions Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria

72.2 Appointed Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Zama Minor Bishop Emeritus of La Vega, Dominican Republic

72.2 Resigned Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus

21 Dec 25.9 Ordained Priest Teodoro Cruz Bacani, Jr. Priest of Iba, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines

49.7 Died Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia

60.9 Ordained Bishop Paul Francis Tanner † Titular Bishop of Lamasba Bishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA

24.5 Ordained Priest Antonio Realubin Tobias Priest of Manila, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines

45.8 Ordained Bishop Derek John Harford Worlock † Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain

23 Dec 52.0 Appointed Patrick Joseph Casey † Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain

52.0 Appointed Patrick Joseph Casey † Titular Bishop of Sufar Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain

Born Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina

48.1 Appointed Augustine Harris † Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

48.1 Appointed Augustine Harris † Titular Bishop of Socia Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

30.2 Ordained Priest Paul Ri Moun-hi † Priest of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South) Archbishop Emeritus

24 Dec 87.9 Died Pierre Louis Marie Galibert, T.O.R. † Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil

24.6 Ordained Priest Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B. Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France

25 Dec 20.8 Perpetual Vows Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

26 Dec 43.9 Ordained Bishop Júlio Tavares Rebimbas † Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal

27 Dec 47.1 Ordained Bishop Manuel Castro Ruiz † Titular Bishop of Cincari Archbishop Emeritus of Yucatán, México

43.9 Ordained Bishop Charles Henri Lévesque † Titular Bishop of Guzabeta Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada

51.9 Appointed Saverio Zupi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan Apostolic Nuncio

28 Dec Born Giovanni Intini Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy

29 Dec Born Anthony Narh Asare Auxiliary Bishop of Accra, Ghana

55.2 Ordained Bishop Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel † Titular Bishop of Sucarda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands

Born Alessandro Cassinis Righini Auditor General of the Office of the Auditor General

50.7 Appointed José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. † Prelate of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

50.7 Appointed José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

41.2 Installed Marcos Antônio Noronha † Bishop of Itabira, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

29.4 Ordained Priest Patras Yusaf † Priest Bishop of Multan, Pakistan

30 Dec 51.3 Installed Alfonso Niehues † Coadjutor Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

31 Dec 48.1 Appointed Amilcare Pasini † Auxiliary Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy Bishop Emeritus

48.1 Appointed Amilcare Pasini † Titular Bishop of Zallata Bishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	72.6	Resigned	José Nepote-Fus, I.M.C. †	Prelate of Roraima, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	Born	Anthony Yao Shun		Bishop of Jining [Tsining], China
1 Dec	74.7	Died	Joseph Henry Albers †	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
65.2	Appointed	Grégoire Ephrem Jarjour †	Titular Archbishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Siri	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
59.4	Succeeded	Alexander Mieceslaus Zaleski †	Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
2 Dec		Born	Edgar Aristizábal Quintero		Bishop of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
46.7	Appointed	José Maria Pires †	Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
3 Dec	65.9	Appointed	Basile Pierre Charles Habra †	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus
55.0	Appointed	Jean Karroum †	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
47.8	Appointed	Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
4 Dec	39.5	Appointed	Felipe Santiago Benitez Avalos †	Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay	Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
	Born	Luis Gonzaga Féchio		Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.9	Appointed	Aníbal Maricevich Fleitas †	Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
60.8	Appointed	Petru Plesca †	Ordinary of Iaşi, Romania
60.8	Appointed	Petru Plesca †	Titular Bishop of Voli	Ordinary of Iaşi, Romania
65.5	Appointed	Agustín Rodríguez †	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
65.5	Appointed	Agustín Rodríguez †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Tingitii	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
5 Dec	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Chrétien Matawo Bakpessi †	Bishop of Sokodé, Togo
39.2	Ordained Bishop	Luís Gonzaga Fernandes †	Titular Bishop of Mididi	Bishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
71.8	Ordained Bishop	Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas †	Titular Bishop of Mopta	Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Poledrini †	Titular Bishop of Vazari	Apostolic Nuncio
6 Dec	62.6	Appointed	Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. †	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Dec	47.2	Appointed	Salvatore Pappalardo †	Titular Archbishop of Miletus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
47.2	Appointed	Salvatore Pappalardo †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
74.8	Appointed	Pietro Parente †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
8 Dec	19.7	Professed	Robert Jean Louis Le Gall, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
12 Dec	31.1	Solemn Vows	Jean-Baptiste Gourion, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	Born	Scott Cal McCaig, C.C.		Bishop of Canada, Military
39.2	Ordained Bishop	Rafael María Nze Abuy, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Sutunurca	Archbishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
24.2	Ordained Priest	Pedro Ercílio Simon †	Priest of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
13 Dec	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Terence James Cooke †	Titular Bishop of Summa	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
59.9	Ordained Bishop	William Joseph Moran †	Titular Bishop of Centuria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
14 Dec	83.5	Appointed	Alfred Couderc †	Titular Bishop of Bamaccora	Bishop Emeritus of Viviers, France
83.5	Retired	Alfred Couderc †	Bishop of Viviers, France	Bishop Emeritus
60.6	Appointed	Manuel Dos Santos Rocha †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Beja, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
48.2	Appointed	Jean Hermil †	Bishop of Viviers, France	Bishop Emeritus
15 Dec		Born	Shorot Francis Gomes		Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh
69.0	Died	Jerome Daniel Hannan †	Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
	Born	José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça		Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
65.5	Appointed	Martin John O’Connor †	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Firmin Martin Schmidt, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Conana	Bishop Emeritus of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
16 Dec	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Langton Douglas Fox †	Titular Bishop of Maura	Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
60.8	Ordained Bishop	Petru Plesca †	Titular Bishop of Voli	Ordinary of Iaşi, Romania
17 Dec	35.9	Succeeded	Leobard D’Souza †	Bishop of Jabalpur, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Nagpur, India
71.1	Appointed	Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Adada	Bishop Emeritus of Jabalpur, India
71.1	Resigned	Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Jabalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
25.9	Ordained Priest	Philipp Pöllitzer, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
18 Dec	65.8	Appointed	Claudius-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Ubon, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
54.0	Appointed	Michel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Appointed	Renatus Lwamosa Butibubage †	Bishop of Mwanza, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
53.5	Appointed	Pietro Luigi Carretto, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Ratburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Surat Thani, Thailand
50.0	Appointed	Girolamo Maria Casalini, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Appointed	Clarence James Duhart, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Udonthani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Udon Thani, Thailand
26.0	Ordained Priest	Jean-Louis Giasson, P.M.E. †	Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop Emeritus of Yoro, Honduras
31.9	Ordained Priest	Capistrano Francisco (William Charles) Heim, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Prelate Emeritus of Itaituba, Para, Brazil
45.0	Appointed	Michael Kien Samophithak †	Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Joseph Kodakallil		Bishop of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India
24.4	Ordained Priest	François Lapierre, P.M.E.	Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
25.2	Ordained Priest	Paul Stephen Loverde	Priest of Norwich, Connecticut, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Arlington, Virginia, USA
25.3	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Paul Mary Mathieu	Deacon of Saint-Dié, France	Bishop Emeritus
43.9	Appointed	Aloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma Mweru †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
60.1	Appointed	James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
60.1	Appointed	James Philip Mulvihill, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla	Bishop Emeritus of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
57.5	Appointed	Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo †	Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand	Archbishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Simon N’Zita Wa Ne Malanda †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
27.6	Ordained Priest	Ruben Tolentino Profugo †	Priest of Lucena, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †	Bishop of Chantaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
26.6	Ordained Priest	Antoine Scopelliti, O.SS.T. †	Priest of Order of the Most Holy Trinity	Bishop Emeritus of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar
28.2	Ordained Priest	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28.0	Ordained Priest	Guy Marie Alexandre Thomazeau	Priest of Paris, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
44.8	Appointed	Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
71.3	Appointed	Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu	Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
71.3	Resigned	Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
19 Dec	31.2	Ordained Priest	Tesfamariam Bedho †	Priest	Bishop of Keren (Eritrean), Eritrea
27.7	Ordained Priest	Denis Kiwanuka Lote †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
25.1	Ordained Priest	Michael Nnachi Okoro	Priest of Ogoja, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Abakaliki, Nigeria
24.8	Ordained Priest	Nikólaos Printezis	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
25.7	Ordained Priest	Lawrence M. Purcell	Priest	Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical North American College
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Michael Russell †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
29.1	Ordained Priest	Matthias Ssekamaanya	Priest of Kampala, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus of Lugazi, Uganda
20 Dec	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck †	Titular Bishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
25.6	Ordained Priest	Timothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.	Priest of Society of African Missions	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora, Nigeria
56.5	Appointed	Guido Maria Casullo †	Prelate of Cândido Mendes, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Cândido Mendes, Brazil
23.9	Ordained Priest	John Francis Moore, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop of Bauchi, Nigeria
72.2	Appointed	Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Zama Minor	Bishop Emeritus of La Vega, Dominican Republic
72.2	Resigned	Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
21 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	Teodoro Cruz Bacani, Jr.	Priest of Iba, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
49.7	Died	Eusebio Septimio Mari, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Riohacha, Colombia
60.9	Ordained Bishop	Paul Francis Tanner †	Titular Bishop of Lamasba	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
24.5	Ordained Priest	Antonio Realubin Tobias	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Novaliches, Philippines
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Derek John Harford Worlock †	Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
23 Dec	52.0	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Casey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
52.0	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Casey †	Titular Bishop of Sufar	Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
	Born	Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R.		Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
48.1	Appointed	Augustine Harris †	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
48.1	Appointed	Augustine Harris †	Titular Bishop of Socia	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
30.2	Ordained Priest	Paul Ri Moun-hi †	Priest of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Dec	87.9	Died	Pierre Louis Marie Galibert, T.O.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
24.6	Ordained Priest	Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B.	Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France
25 Dec	20.8	Perpetual Vows	Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C.	Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
26 Dec	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Júlio Tavares Rebimbas †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
27 Dec	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Castro Ruiz †	Titular Bishop of Cincari	Archbishop Emeritus of Yucatán, México
43.9	Ordained Bishop	Charles Henri Lévesque †	Titular Bishop of Guzabeta	Bishop of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Québec, Canada
51.9	Appointed	Saverio Zupi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan	Apostolic Nuncio
28 Dec		Born	Giovanni Intini		Archbishop of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
29 Dec		Born	Anthony Narh Asare		Auxiliary Bishop of Accra, Ghana
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel †	Titular Bishop of Sucarda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
	Born	Alessandro Cassinis Righini		Auditor General of the Office of the Auditor General
50.7	Appointed	José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †	Prelate of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
50.7	Appointed	José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana	Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
41.2	Installed	Marcos Antônio Noronha †	Bishop of Itabira, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
29.4	Ordained Priest	Patras Yusaf †	Priest	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan
30 Dec	51.3	Installed	Alfonso Niehues †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
31 Dec	48.1	Appointed	Amilcare Pasini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
48.1	Appointed	Amilcare Pasini †	Titular Bishop of Zallata	Bishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy

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