The Year of Our Lord 1941

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Nov Born Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea

2 Nov 85.8 Died John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

3 Nov 47.9 Appointed Antonio Ildefonso dos Santos Silva, O.S.B. † Bishop of Silva Porto, Angola

Born Ant�nio Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm. Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal

67.9 Died Cletus Vincent Pejov (Peef), O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria

71.1 Died Hermeto Jos� Pinheiro † Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

4 Nov Born Luciano Pacomio Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy

5 Nov 76.8 Died Oronzo Luciano Durante † Bishop of San Severo, Italy

46.7 Installed Laurence Julius FitzSimon † Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA

7 Nov Born Angelo Scola Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

8 Nov 62.8 Appointed Andr� Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † Titular Bishop of Limnae Bishop Emeritus of Taubat�, Sao Paulo, Brazil

62.8 Resigned Andr� Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti † Bishop of Taubat�, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

Born Daniel Joseph Bohan † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

9 Nov 23.8 Ordained Priest Dominic Joseph Conway † Priest of Elphin, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

26.2 Ordained Priest Alfonso Coto Monge † Priest of San Jos� de Costa Rica Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lim�n, Costa Rica

39.8 Ordained Bishop Andr�-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Dystis Bishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

11 Nov 21.3 Solemn Vows Paolo Giannini, O.S.B.I. † Member of Ordine Basiliano Italiano di Grottaferrata Abbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy

20.8 Solemn Vows Marco Petta, O.S.B.I. † Member of Ordine Basiliano Italiano di Grottaferrata Abbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy

12 Nov 38.5 Appointed Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

38.5 Appointed Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. † Titular Bishop of Myrica Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador

80.0 Died Mario Sturzo † Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy

13 Nov 91.6 Died Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tatsienlu, China

14 Nov Born C�sar Bosco Vivas Robelo † Bishop Emeritus of Le�n en Nicaragua

15 Nov 50.4 Appointed Urban John Vehr † Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA Archbishop Emeritus

18 Nov Born Lucio Alfert, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay

19 Nov 39.9 Died Antonio Barosi, P.I.M.E. † Apostolic Administrator of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu), China

20 Nov 65.6 Appointed Michael Wasaburo Urakawa † Bishop of Sendai, Japan Bishop Emeritus

21 Nov 55.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Chevrier † Bishop of Cahors, France Bishop Emeritus

58.6 Died Basile Khoury (Khouri) † Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

22 Nov 56.5 Appointed Jos� Maria Diosomito Cuenco † Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

56.5 Appointed Jos� Maria Diosomito Cuenco † Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria) Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

57.1 Confirmed Bl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.Ss.R. † Apostolic Exarch of Volyn, Polesia and Podlasie (Byzantine), Ukraine

42.7 Appointed Ernesto de Paula † Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

48.7 Confirmed Antoni Niemancewicz, S.J. † Apostolic Exarch of Belarus (Byzantine)

72.0 Confirmed Bl. Klymentiy Sheptytskyi, M.S.U. † Apostolic Exarch of Russia (Russian)

49.7 Confirmed Josyf Slipyj † Apostolic Exarch of Great Ukraine (Byzantine) Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

23 Nov 65.8 Ordained Bishop Christian Josef Caminada † Bishop of Chur, Switzerland

28.3 Ordained Priest Guillermo Leaden, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

23.8 Ordained Priest John Mackey † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand

24.3 Ordained Priest Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay

27.8 Ordained Priest Ismael Blas Rol�n Silvero, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Asunci�n, Paraguay

24 Nov 56.9 Appointed Rembert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China

56.9 Appointed Rembert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Ipsus Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China

66.6 Appointed Jean Kurio † Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq

25 Nov Born Jean-Michel Alain di Falco L�andri Bishop Emeritus of Gap-Embrun, France

39.3 Appointed Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi † Bishop of Osaka, Japan Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan

26 Nov Born Sofio Guinto Balce † Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines

Born Luigi Negri † Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy

27 Nov 54.4 Appointed Raffaele Mario Radossi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus of Spoleto, Italy

30 Nov 35.4 Ordained Priest Juan Mole�n Andreu † Priest of Asunci�n, Paraguay Bishop of Paraguay, Military

25.9 Ordained Priest Angelo F�lix Mugnol † Priest Bishop of Bag�, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

53.4 Ordained Bishop Norberto Perini † Archbishop of Fermo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

24.2 Ordained Priest Oscar F�lix Villena † Priest Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina

1 Dec 61.5 Ordained Bishop Auguste Joseph Gaudel † Bishop of Fr�jus, France Bishop Emeritus of Fr�jus-Toulon, France

43.8 Ordained Bishop Jos� Vieira Alvernaz † Bishop of Cochin, India Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Dam�o, India

2 Dec Born William Lee † Bishop Emeritus of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

3 Dec 58.6 Appointed Louis (Luigi) Centoz † Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber

58.6 Appointed Louis (Luigi) Centoz † Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber

58.6 Appointed Louis (Luigi) Centoz † Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber

4 Dec Born Giovanni Tonucci Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy

6 Dec 48.6 Appointed Peter William Bartholome † Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Peter William Bartholome † Titular Bishop of Lete Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

86.1 Died Salvatore Fratocchi † Bishop of Orvieto, Italy

39.1 Appointed Edward Gerard Hettinger † Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

39.1 Appointed Edward Gerard Hettinger † Titular Bishop of Teos Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA

39.5 Succeeded Francesco Pieri † Bishop of Orvieto, Italy

57.2 Appointed Joseph Clement Willging † Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA

7 Dec 25.3 Ordained Priest Jaime Luiz Coelho † Priest of Ribeir�o Preto, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Maring�, Parana, Brazil

23.1 Ordained Priest Ciro Alfonso G�mez Serrano † Priest of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia Bishop

15.7 Professed Enrique San Pedro, S.J. † Member of Society of Jesus Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

8 Dec Born Martin John Amos Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA

25.1 Ordained Priest Romeu Brigenti † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

44.4 Ordained Bishop Antoine-Marie Cazaux † Bishop of Lu�on, France Bishop Emeritus

38.2 Ordained Bishop Vitus (Guy) Zhang Zuohuan (Chang Tso-huan), S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Eguga Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China

24.1 Ordained Priest Jos� Joaquim Gon�alves † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Corn�lio Proc�pio, Parana, Brazil

23.0 Solemn Vows Jos� Miguel L�pez Hurtado, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia

30.0 Ordained Priest Benjamin de Souza Gomes † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Paranava�, Parana, Brazil

10 Dec Born Paul Themba Mngoma † Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa

11 Dec 82.0 Died Pasquale Gagliardi † Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy

51.8 Ordained Bishop Eug�ne-Joseph-Marie Le Bellec † Bishop of Vannes, France Bishop Emeritus

12 Dec 54.2 Succeeded Luis Mar�a Altamirano y Bulnes † Archbishop of Morelia, Michoac�n, M�xico

57.1 Died Costanzo Bergna, O.F.M. † Prefect of Dessi�, Ethiopia

43.4 Appointed Andr� Cl�ment Marie Ghislain Charue † Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

22.0 Ordained Deacon Umberto Florenzani † Deacon of Veroli, Italy Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy

Born Luis Felipe Gallardo Mart�n del Campo, S.D.B. Bishop Emeritus of Veracruz, M�xico

76.0 Died Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores † Archbishop of Morelia, Michoac�n, M�xico

27.7 Ordained Priest Tom�s Vaquero † Priest Bishop Emeritus of S�o Jo�o da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

14 Dec 27.7 Ordained Priest Teofilo Camomot Bastida † Priest of Cebu, Philippines Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

29.7 Ordained Priest Richard Finn, S.M.A. † Priest of Society of African Missions Bishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria

Born Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A. Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia

22.8 Ordained Priest Jos� de Jes�s Pimiento Rodriguez † Priest of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

32.1 Ordained Priest Pablo Ram�rez Taboada, SS.CC. † Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bishop of Huacho, Peru

39.4 Ordained Bishop Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi † Bishop of Osaka, Japan Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan

46.3 Appointed Paulo de Tarso Campos † Bishop of Campinas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

15 Dec Born Fausto Ram�n Mej�a Vallejo Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco de Macor�s, Dominican Republic

17 Dec Born Andr� Jean Ren� Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado † Archbishop Emeritus of Besan�on, France

60.9 Resigned Albert Levame † Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

58.5 Appointed Liberato Tosti † Official to Paraguay Apostolic Nuncio

19 Dec 23.0 Solemn Vows Quirino Adolfo Schmitz, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Te�filo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil

20 Dec 27.8 Ordained Priest Jo�o (Jean) Chedid, O.M.M. † Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite) Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do L�bano em S�o Paulo (Maronite), Brazil

25.7 Ordained Priest Glennon Patrick Flavin † Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Born Mansour Hobeika † Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon

26.2 Ordained Priest Charles Roman Koester † Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

22.7 Ordained Priest Jos� Maria Pires † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Para�ba, Brazil

26.8 Ordained Priest Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. † Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Prelate Emeritus of Macap�, Amapa, Brazil

23.0 Ordained Deacon Jean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P. † Deacon of La Soci�t� des Missions Etrang�res Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Paks�, Laos

27.0 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Zambarbieri, F.D.P. † Priest of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy Superior General Emeritus of Sons of Divine Providence

21 Dec 70.9 Died Alessandro Fontana † Bishop of Ferentino, Italy

22 Dec Born Stephen Edward Blaire † Bishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA

24.7 Ordained Priest Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai † Priest of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest William Zephyrine Gomes † Priest of Bombay, India Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India

Born Gerard Joseph Hanna Bishop Emeritus of Wagga Wagga, Australia

27.8 Ordained Priest James Robert Knox † Priest Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

24.2 Ordained Priest Thomas William Muldoon † Priest of Lismore, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

Born Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of M�xico, Federal District

25.5 Ordained Priest Manuel Visuvasam † Priest Bishop of Coimbatore, India

23 Dec 51.4 Appointed Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. † Coadjutor Bishop of Vizagapatnam, India Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India

51.4 Appointed Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. † Titular Bishop of Rhodopolis Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India

62.0 Appointed Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Medan, Indonesia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

31.9 Ordained Priest Pierre Marie Nguyễn Văn Năng † Priest of Vinh, Viet Nam Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam

49.7 Appointed James Patrick O’Collins † Bishop of Ballarat, Australia Bishop Emeritus

51.5 Appointed Jean-Li�vin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam

51.5 Appointed Jean-Li�vin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Mida�um Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam

24 Dec Born Nel Hedye Beltr�n Santamaria Bishop Emeritus of Sincelejo, Colombia

81.3 Died Joseph-Marie-D�sir� Guiot, S.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Los Llanos de San Mart�n (Piani di San Martino), Colombia

Born Andrzej Wojciech Suski Bishop Emeritus of Toruń, Poland

25 Dec Born Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Purwokerto, Indonesia

26 Dec 61.9 Appointed Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt † Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

39.8 Appointed Evelio D�az y C�a † Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

39.4 Appointed Sidney Matthew Metzger † Coadjutor Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

27 Dec 57.6 Died Manuel L�pez Arana † Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

55.1 Appointed William Patrick O’Connor † Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

28 Dec 38.6 Ordained Bishop Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. † Titular Bishop of Myrica Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador

31 Dec Born Alejo Zavala Castro Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, M�xico

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Nov		Born	Christian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea
2 Nov	85.8	Died	John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
3 Nov	47.9	Appointed	Antonio Ildefonso dos Santos Silva, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Silva Porto, Angola
	Born	Ant�nio Vitalino Fernandes Dantas, O. Carm.		Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
67.9	Died	Cletus Vincent Pejov (Peef), O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
71.1	Died	Hermeto Jos� Pinheiro †	Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
4 Nov		Born	Luciano Pacomio		Bishop Emeritus of Mondovi, Italy
5 Nov	76.8	Died	Oronzo Luciano Durante †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
46.7	Installed	Laurence Julius FitzSimon †	Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA
7 Nov		Born	Angelo Scola		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
8 Nov	62.8	Appointed	Andr� Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti †	Titular Bishop of Limnae	Bishop Emeritus of Taubat�, Sao Paulo, Brazil
62.8	Resigned	Andr� Arcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalcanti †	Bishop of Taubat�, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Daniel Joseph Bohan †		Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
9 Nov	23.8	Ordained Priest	Dominic Joseph Conway †	Priest of Elphin, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
26.2	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Coto Monge †	Priest of San Jos� de Costa Rica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lim�n, Costa Rica
39.8	Ordained Bishop	Andr�-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Dystis	Bishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
11 Nov	21.3	Solemn Vows	Paolo Giannini, O.S.B.I. †	Member of Ordine Basiliano Italiano di Grottaferrata	Abbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
20.8	Solemn Vows	Marco Petta, O.S.B.I. †	Member of Ordine Basiliano Italiano di Grottaferrata	Abbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
12 Nov	38.5	Appointed	Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
38.5	Appointed	Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. †	Titular Bishop of Myrica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
80.0	Died	Mario Sturzo †	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
13 Nov	91.6	Died	Pierre-Philippe Giraudeau, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tatsienlu, China
14 Nov		Born	C�sar Bosco Vivas Robelo †		Bishop Emeritus of Le�n en Nicaragua
15 Nov	50.4	Appointed	Urban John Vehr †	Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Nov		Born	Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
19 Nov	39.9	Died	Antonio Barosi, P.I.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu), China
20 Nov	65.6	Appointed	Michael Wasaburo Urakawa †	Bishop of Sendai, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
21 Nov	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Chevrier †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Bishop Emeritus
58.6	Died	Basile Khoury (Khouri) †	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 Nov	56.5	Appointed	Jos� Maria Diosomito Cuenco †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
56.5	Appointed	Jos� Maria Diosomito Cuenco †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
57.1	Confirmed	Bl. Mykola (Nicola) Czarneckyj (Charnetsky), C.Ss.R. †	Apostolic Exarch of Volyn, Polesia and Podlasie (Byzantine), Ukraine
42.7	Appointed	Ernesto de Paula †	Bishop of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
48.7	Confirmed	Antoni Niemancewicz, S.J. †	Apostolic Exarch of Belarus (Byzantine)
72.0	Confirmed	Bl. Klymentiy Sheptytskyi, M.S.U. †	Apostolic Exarch of Russia (Russian)
49.7	Confirmed	Josyf Slipyj †	Apostolic Exarch of Great Ukraine (Byzantine)	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
23 Nov	65.8	Ordained Bishop	Christian Josef Caminada †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
28.3	Ordained Priest	Guillermo Leaden, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
23.8	Ordained Priest	John Mackey †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
24.3	Ordained Priest	Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
27.8	Ordained Priest	Ismael Blas Rol�n Silvero, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Asunci�n, Paraguay
24 Nov	56.9	Appointed	Rembert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China	Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
56.9	Appointed	Rembert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ipsus	Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
66.6	Appointed	Jean Kurio †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
25 Nov		Born	Jean-Michel Alain di Falco L�andri		Bishop Emeritus of Gap-Embrun, France
39.3	Appointed	Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi †	Bishop of Osaka, Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan
26 Nov		Born	Sofio Guinto Balce †		Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
	Born	Luigi Negri †		Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy
27 Nov	54.4	Appointed	Raffaele Mario Radossi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Spoleto, Italy
30 Nov	35.4	Ordained Priest	Juan Mole�n Andreu †	Priest of Asunci�n, Paraguay	Bishop of Paraguay, Military
25.9	Ordained Priest	Angelo F�lix Mugnol †	Priest	Bishop of Bag�, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Norberto Perini †	Archbishop of Fermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
24.2	Ordained Priest	Oscar F�lix Villena †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina
1 Dec	61.5	Ordained Bishop	Auguste Joseph Gaudel †	Bishop of Fr�jus, France	Bishop Emeritus of Fr�jus-Toulon, France
43.8	Ordained Bishop	Jos� Vieira Alvernaz †	Bishop of Cochin, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Dam�o, India
2 Dec		Born	William Lee †		Bishop Emeritus of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
3 Dec	58.6	Appointed	Louis (Luigi) Centoz †	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
58.6	Appointed	Louis (Luigi) Centoz †	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
58.6	Appointed	Louis (Luigi) Centoz †	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
4 Dec		Born	Giovanni Tonucci		Prelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
6 Dec	48.6	Appointed	Peter William Bartholome †	Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Peter William Bartholome †	Titular Bishop of Lete	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
86.1	Died	Salvatore Fratocchi †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
39.1	Appointed	Edward Gerard Hettinger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
39.1	Appointed	Edward Gerard Hettinger †	Titular Bishop of Teos	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
39.5	Succeeded	Francesco Pieri †	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
57.2	Appointed	Joseph Clement Willging †	Bishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
7 Dec	25.3	Ordained Priest	Jaime Luiz Coelho †	Priest of Ribeir�o Preto, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Maring�, Parana, Brazil
23.1	Ordained Priest	Ciro Alfonso G�mez Serrano †	Priest of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Bishop
15.7	Professed	Enrique San Pedro, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
8 Dec		Born	Martin John Amos		Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
25.1	Ordained Priest	Romeu Brigenti †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
44.4	Ordained Bishop	Antoine-Marie Cazaux †	Bishop of Lu�on, France	Bishop Emeritus
38.2	Ordained Bishop	Vitus (Guy) Zhang Zuohuan (Chang Tso-huan), S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Eguga	Bishop Emeritus of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
24.1	Ordained Priest	Jos� Joaquim Gon�alves †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Corn�lio Proc�pio, Parana, Brazil
23.0	Solemn Vows	Jos� Miguel L�pez Hurtado, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia
30.0	Ordained Priest	Benjamin de Souza Gomes †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Paranava�, Parana, Brazil
10 Dec		Born	Paul Themba Mngoma †		Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
11 Dec	82.0	Died	Pasquale Gagliardi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Eug�ne-Joseph-Marie Le Bellec †	Bishop of Vannes, France	Bishop Emeritus
12 Dec	54.2	Succeeded	Luis Mar�a Altamirano y Bulnes †	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoac�n, M�xico
57.1	Died	Costanzo Bergna, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Dessi�, Ethiopia
43.4	Appointed	Andr� Cl�ment Marie Ghislain Charue †	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
22.0	Ordained Deacon	Umberto Florenzani †	Deacon of Veroli, Italy	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy
	Born	Luis Felipe Gallardo Mart�n del Campo, S.D.B.		Bishop Emeritus of Veracruz, M�xico
76.0	Died	Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores †	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoac�n, M�xico
27.7	Ordained Priest	Tom�s Vaquero †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of S�o Jo�o da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
14 Dec	27.7	Ordained Priest	Teofilo Camomot Bastida †	Priest of Cebu, Philippines	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
29.7	Ordained Priest	Richard Finn, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria
	Born	Noel Charles O’Regan, S.M.A.		Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
22.8	Ordained Priest	Jos� de Jes�s Pimiento Rodriguez †	Priest of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
32.1	Ordained Priest	Pablo Ram�rez Taboada, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Bishop of Huacho, Peru
39.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi †	Bishop of Osaka, Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan
46.3	Appointed	Paulo de Tarso Campos †	Bishop of Campinas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
15 Dec		Born	Fausto Ram�n Mej�a Vallejo		Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco de Macor�s, Dominican Republic
17 Dec		Born	Andr� Jean Ren� Lacrampe, Ist. del Prado †		Archbishop Emeritus of Besan�on, France
60.9	Resigned	Albert Levame †	Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
58.5	Appointed	Liberato Tosti †	Official to Paraguay	Apostolic Nuncio
19 Dec	23.0	Solemn Vows	Quirino Adolfo Schmitz, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Te�filo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
20 Dec	27.8	Ordained Priest	Jo�o (Jean) Chedid, O.M.M. †	Priest of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)	Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do L�bano em S�o Paulo (Maronite), Brazil
25.7	Ordained Priest	Glennon Patrick Flavin †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
	Born	Mansour Hobeika †		Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon
26.2	Ordained Priest	Charles Roman Koester †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
22.7	Ordained Priest	Jos� Maria Pires †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Para�ba, Brazil
26.8	Ordained Priest	Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †	Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Prelate Emeritus of Macap�, Amapa, Brazil
23.0	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Pierre Urkia, M.E.P. †	Deacon of La Soci�t� des Missions Etrang�res	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Paks�, Laos
27.0	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Zambarbieri, F.D.P. †	Priest of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy	Superior General Emeritus of Sons of Divine Providence
21 Dec	70.9	Died	Alessandro Fontana †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
22 Dec		Born	Stephen Edward Blaire †		Bishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA
24.7	Ordained Priest	Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai †	Priest of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	William Zephyrine Gomes †	Priest of Bombay, India	Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India
	Born	Gerard Joseph Hanna		Bishop Emeritus of Wagga Wagga, Australia
27.8	Ordained Priest	James Robert Knox †	Priest	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
24.2	Ordained Priest	Thomas William Muldoon †	Priest of Lismore, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	Born	Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of M�xico, Federal District
25.5	Ordained Priest	Manuel Visuvasam †	Priest	Bishop of Coimbatore, India
23 Dec	51.4	Appointed	Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vizagapatnam, India	Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
51.4	Appointed	Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. †	Titular Bishop of Rhodopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
62.0	Appointed	Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Medan, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
31.9	Ordained Priest	Pierre Marie Nguyễn Văn Năng †	Priest of Vinh, Viet Nam	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
49.7	Appointed	James Patrick O’Collins †	Bishop of Ballarat, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
51.5	Appointed	Jean-Li�vin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam
51.5	Appointed	Jean-Li�vin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Mida�um	Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam
24 Dec		Born	Nel Hedye Beltr�n Santamaria		Bishop Emeritus of Sincelejo, Colombia
81.3	Died	Joseph-Marie-D�sir� Guiot, S.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Los Llanos de San Mart�n (Piani di San Martino), Colombia
	Born	Andrzej Wojciech Suski		Bishop Emeritus of Toruń, Poland
25 Dec		Born	Julianus Kemo Sunarko, S.J. †		Bishop Emeritus of Purwokerto, Indonesia
26 Dec	61.9	Appointed	Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt †	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
39.8	Appointed	Evelio D�az y C�a †	Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
39.4	Appointed	Sidney Matthew Metzger †	Coadjutor Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
27 Dec	57.6	Died	Manuel L�pez Arana †	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
55.1	Appointed	William Patrick O’Connor †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
28 Dec	38.6	Ordained Bishop	Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. †	Titular Bishop of Myrica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
31 Dec		Born	Alejo Zavala Castro		Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, M�xico

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