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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Dec	72.4	Selected	Thomas Zhao Feng Wu (Chao Fung-Wu), S.V.D. †	Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
1 Dec	75.2	Retired	José Antonio Dammert Bellido †	Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	82.6	Died	Carlo Ferrari †	Bishop Emeritus of Mantova, Italy
	27.8	Professed	Willy Ngumbi Ngengele, M. Afr.	Member of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	75.1	Retired	Enrique Pélach y Feliú †	Bishop of Abancay, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	59.7	Succeeded	Isidro Sala Ribera †	Bishop of Abancay, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	61.3	Appointed	Thomas Anthony White †	Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio
2 Dec	77.8	Died	Franciszek Musiel †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland
3 Dec	56.4	Installed	Edward Urban Kmiec †	Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
	65.4	Died	Alberto Lee López, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Guapi, Colombia
4 Dec	44.9	Appointed	Jan Kopiec	Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland
	44.9	Appointed	Jan Kopiec	Titular Bishop of Cemerinianus	Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland
5 Dec	25.3	Ordained Priest	Paulo Cezar Costa	Priest of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
	80.9	Died	Tamás Jung †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia
	25.4	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Massaro	Priest of Andria, Italy	Bishop of Avezzano, Italy
	26.5	Ordained Priest	Adimir Antônio Mazali	Priest of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	28.4	Ordained Priest	José Mauricio Vélez García	Priest of Medellín, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop
6 Dec	30.1	Ordained Priest	José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp.	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil
	76.7	Died	Eugène Klein, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
	27.6	Ordained Deacon	Sandro Salvucci	Deacon of Fermo, Italy	Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy
	44.5	Died	Petar Šolić †	Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
7 Dec	27.9	Ordained Priest	Pedro Alberto Bustamante López	Priest of Arequipa, Peru	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Jorge Esteban González	Priest of La Plata, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop
	69.0	Died	Tadeusz Stanislaw Szwagrzyk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
8 Dec	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Antonio Camilo González	Bishop of La Vega, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
	28.4	Ordained Priest	Yohanes Harun Yuwono	Priest of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia	Archbishop of Palembang, Indonesia
	37.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Jin Lugang	Priest	Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
	31.0	Solemn Vows	Mosese Vitolio Tui, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Samoa-Apia, Pacific (Oceania)
9 Dec	56.1	Succeeded	Osvaldo Giuntini	Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	70.6	Resigned	John Lawrence May †	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	80.1	Died	Jean-Baptiste Musty †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
	69.3	Resigned	Daniel Arnaldo Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
10 Dec	40.9	Ordained Priest	Peter John Holiday	Priest of Johannesburg, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Kroonstad, South Africa
11 Dec	76.0	Died	William Michael Cosgrove †	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Anthony Galante †	Titular Bishop of Equilium	Bishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA
12 Dec	28.4	Ordained Priest	Guillermo Martín Abanto Guzmán	Priest of Lima, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Peru, Military
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez	Priest of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia	Bishop of Pereira, Colombia
	31.0	Ordained Priest	Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
	34.4	Ordained Priest	João José da Costa, O. Carm.	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Archbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
	28.9	Ordained Priest	Aparecido Donizete de Souza	Priest of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
	22.1	Professed	Vicente de Paula Ferreira, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil
	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.	Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Josef Kajnek	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Dacia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hradec Králové, Czechia
	33.3	Ordained Priest	Julio Esteban Larrondo Yáñez	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Prelate of Illapel, Chile
	75.2	Retired	Leoncio Leviste Lat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	69.0	Appointed	Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto †	Apostolic Administrator of Pemba, Mozambique	Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
13 Dec	25.9	Ordained Priest	João Justino de Medeiros Silva	Priest of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
	25.9	Ordained Priest	José Francisco Rodrigues do Rêgo	Priest of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil
	26.1	Solemn Vows	Valentine Tsamma Seane	Member of Society of Precious Blood	Bishop Emeritus of Gaborone, Botswana
15 Dec	52.9	Appointed	Diego Causero	Titular Archbishop of Meta	Apostolic Nuncio
	52.9	Appointed	Diego Causero	Apostolic Nuncio to Chad	Apostolic Nuncio
	51.3	Appointed	Beniamino Stella	Apostolic Nuncio to Cuba	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
16 Dec	62.4	Appointed	Michael Bzdel, C.Ss.R. †	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	62.0	Appointed	Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	62.0	Appointed	Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Rusicade	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
	63.4	Appointed	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	Archbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
	61.9	Appointed	Roman Danylak †	Apostolic Administrator of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	61.9	Appointed	Roman Danylak †	Titular Bishop of Nyssa	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
	81.1	Retired	Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R. †	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	48.9	Appointed	Abraham Kattumana †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	71.8	Appointed	Antony Padiyara †	Major Archbishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus
	57.1	Appointed	Simon Stock Palathara, C.M.I. †	Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
	78.6	Retired	Ivan Prasko †	Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	49.4	Appointed	Peter Stasiuk, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne (Ukrainian), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	47.9	Appointed	Alojz Uran †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus
	47.9	Appointed	Alojz Uran †	Titular Bishop of Abula	Archbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
	50.1	Appointed	Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago †	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
	50.1	Appointed	Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago †	Titular Bishop of Autenti	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
17 Dec	48.3	Appointed	Emmanuel Bushu	Bishop of Yagoua, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon
	66.5	Appointed	Dominik Hrušovský †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia	Apostolic Nuncio
	62.7	Appointed	Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro †	Archbishop of Lomé, Togo	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.9	Appointed	Joseph Niangoran Teky	Bishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
	60.0	Appointed	Elmo Noel Joseph Perera †	Auxiliary Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
	60.0	Appointed	Elmo Noel Joseph Perera †	Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala	Bishop Emeritus of Galle, Sri Lanka
	43.4	Appointed	Cornelius Piong	Bishop of Keningau, Malaysia
	65.6	Appointed	Philibert Randriambololona, S.J. †	Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Dec	71.7	Appointed	Luigi Sposito †	Titular Bishop of Tagaria	Secretary Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
	71.7	Appointed	Luigi Sposito †	Secretary of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See	Secretary Emeritus
19 Dec	33.7	Ordained Deacon	Steven Robert Biegler	Deacon of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA	Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
	27.0	Ordained Deacon	Roberto José Ferrari	Deacon of Río Cuarto, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Tucumán, Argentina
	46.3	Appointed	Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru
	46.3	Appointed	Norbert Klemens Strotmann Hoppe, M.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Caere	Bishop Emeritus of Chosica, Peru
	28.0	Ordained Deacon	Michael Kalu Ukpong	Deacon of Umuahia, Nigeria	Bishop
20 Dec	59.9	Installed	Arduino Bertoldo †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Leomar Antônio Brustolin	Priest of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	81.5	Retired	Emanuele Clarizio †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	President Emeritus
	43.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Nguyễn Chí Linh	Priest of Nha Trang, Viet Nam	Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam
	28.4	Ordained Priest	Aldemiro Sena dos Santos	Priest of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil
21 Dec	60.7	Succeeded	Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
	52.1	Appointed	Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	52.1	Appointed	Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Asuoremixta	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
	75.5	Retired	Jorge Gottau, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Añatuya, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	64.8	Appointed	Yves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Battambang, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
22 Dec	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Rodríguez †	Titular Bishop of Pertusa	Bishop Emeritus of La Rioja, Argentina
23 Dec	75.1	Retired	Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. †	Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	49.1	Succeeded	José Alberto Moura, C.S.S.	Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	60.4	Appointed	Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales	Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela
	77.8	Retired	Domingo Roa Pérez †	Archbishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Dec	63.5	Appointed	Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
	39.0	Appointed	Csaba Ternyák	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	39.0	Appointed	Csaba Ternyák	Titular Bishop of Eminentiana	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
25 Dec	74.3	Appointed	Robert Ashta, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pult (Pulati), Albania
	74.8	Appointed	Franco Illia †	Archbishop of Shkodrë, Albania
	53.2	Appointed	Rrok Kola Mirdita †	Archbishop of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania	Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
	64.0	Appointed	Zef Simoni †	Auxiliary Bishop of Shkodrë, Albania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
	64.0	Appointed	Zef Simoni †	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
26 Dec	87.9	Died	Jan Cieński †	Bishop
27 Dec	25.9	Ordained Deacon	Raimondo Girgis, O.F.M.	Deacon of Order of Friars Minor	Apostolic Administrator of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
	26.3	Ordained Priest	Aristide Gonsallo	Priest of Parakou, Benin	Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin
	53.8	Died	James Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
	77.7	Died	José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
	31.1	Ordained Priest	Alain René Ransay	Priest of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Bishop of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles
	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Tobin	Titular Bishop of Novica	Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
28 Dec	42.1	Appointed	Bernard Bober	Auxiliary Bishop of Košice, Slovakia	Archbishop of Košice, Slovakia
	42.1	Appointed	Bernard Bober	Titular Bishop of Vissalsa	Archbishop of Košice, Slovakia
	57.9	Appointed	Paul Iby	Bishop of Eisenstadt, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
	79.8	Retired	Stefan László †	Bishop of Eisenstadt, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
29 Dec	74.9	Retired	Warren Louis Boudreaux †	Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	52.6	Appointed	Charles Michael Jarrell	Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
30 Dec	60.1	Appointed	Hilton Forrest Deakin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	60.1	Appointed	Hilton Forrest Deakin †	Titular Bishop of Murthlacum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
	70.3	Resigned	Mariano Gaviola y Garcés †	Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
	30.0	Ordained Priest	Dominique Banlène Guigbile	Priest of Dapaong, Togo	Bishop
	60.3	Appointed	Gaudencio Borbon Rosales	Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
	56.2	Appointed	Fabriciano Sigampa †	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
	25.7	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Vaniyapurackal	Priest of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India	Curial Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
31 Dec	46.3	Appointed	Julián Barrio Barrio	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
	46.3	Appointed	Julián Barrio Barrio	Titular Bishop of Sasabe	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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