Year 1966, December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title Dec74.0RetiredPierre Brot †Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 50.3AppointedHeriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †Superior General of Misioneros Javerianos de YarumalVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buenaventura, Colombia 50.3ResignedHeriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. †Prefect of Mitú, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buenaventura, Colombia 75.2RetiredAndré-Gustave-Émile Leclerc †Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 1 Dec83.5RetiredMaurice Feltin †Archbishop of Paris, FranceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 83.5RetiredMaurice Feltin †Vicar Apostolic of France, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France 83.5RetiredMaurice Feltin †Bishop of France, Faithful of Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France BornWayne Lawrence LobsingerAuxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 53.9AppointedPierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †Bishop of France, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France 53.9AppointedPierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †Bishop of France, Faithful of Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France 53.9SucceededPierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France 2 Dec BornJovitus Francis MwijageBishop of Bukoba, Tanzania 3 Dec25.4Ordained PriestAloysius Paul D’SouzaPriest of Mangalore, IndiaBishop Emeritus 48.8DiedJoseph Gerard Grondin, M.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Musoma, Tanzania 42.6AppointedBienvenido Mercado Lopez †Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines 42.6AppointedBienvenido Mercado Lopez †Titular Bishop of MuteciAuxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines 28.3Ordained PriestRaúl Omar Rossi †Priest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop of San Martín, Argentina 41.9AppointedManuel Sandalo Salvador †Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, PhilippinesCoadjutor Archbishop 41.9AppointedManuel Sandalo Salvador †Titular Bishop of NasbincaCoadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines 53.1AppointedSiro Silvestri †Apostolic Administrator of Assisi, ItalyBishop Emeritus of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy 4 Dec59.7InstalledRobert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères †Bishop of Créteil, FranceBishop Emeritus 38.1Ordained BishopBrian David Usanga †Titular Bishop of UbabaArchbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria 5 Dec BornOscar CantúBishop of San Jose in California, USA 49.6AppointedRamón Salas Valdés, S.J. †Titular Bishop of GorBishop Emeritus of Arica, Chile 6 Dec86.9DiedJean Delay †Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France 44.0AppointedManuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão †Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal 44.0AppointedManuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão †Titular Bishop of ThelepteBishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal 46.9AppointedDomingos de Pinho Brandão †Auxiliary Bishop of Leiria, PortugalAuxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal 46.9AppointedDomingos de Pinho Brandão †Titular Bishop of FilacaAuxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal 7 Dec52.9AppointedTeresio Ferraroni †Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Como, Italy 52.9AppointedTeresio Ferraroni †Titular Bishop of GaurianaBishop Emeritus of Como, Italy 50.8AppointedCharles-Auguste-Marie Paty †Coadjutor Bishop of Luçon, FranceBishop Emeritus BornAdrianus Sunarko, O.F.M.Bishop of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia 8 Dec58.1DiedFrancis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. †Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa 21.0Perpetual VowsGiuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M.Member of Order of the MinimsArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy 20.4ProfessedJuan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Esteli, Nicaragua 49.3Ordained BishopJames Louis Schad †Titular Bishop of PanatoriaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA 9 Dec58.6AppointedTiago Gerardo Cloin, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil 58.3AppointedRobert Joseph Dwyer †Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USAArchbishop Emeritus 89.4AppointedJohn Mark Gannon †Titular Archbishop of TacarataBishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA 89.4RetiredJohn Mark Gannon †Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus 89.0AppointedEdward Daniel Howard †Titular Archbishop of AlbulaeArchbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA 89.0RetiredEdward Daniel Howard †Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USAArchbishop Emeritus 53.5AppointedThomas Joseph Mardaga †Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USABishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA 53.5AppointedThomas Joseph Mardaga †Titular Bishop of MutugennaBishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA 66.9AppointedJoão Batista Muniz, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of VelefiBishop Emeritus of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil 66.9ResignedJoão Batista Muniz, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus 45.9AppointedJohn Francis Whealon †Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USAArchbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA 10 Dec34.6Ordained PriestAnthony Soter Fernandez †Priest of Penang, MalaysiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 52.2AppointedJohn Gerard McClean †Coadjutor Bishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great BritainBishop 52.2AppointedJohn Gerard McClean †Titular Bishop of MaxitaBishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain 30.2Ordained PriestRicardo Ramirez, C.S.B.Priest of Congregation of St. BasilBishop Emeritus of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA 11 Dec51.0InstalledAlbert-Georges-Yves Malbois †Bishop of Corbeil, FranceBishop Emeritus 30.4Ordained PriestAnthony Olubunmi OkogiePriest of Lagos, NigeriaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 35.4Ordained BishopAlbert Onyembo Lomandjo, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus 29.5Ordained PriestNestorius Timanywa †Priest of Bukoba, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 12 Dec41.6Ordained BishopLivio Reginaldo Fischione, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Aquae in ByzacenaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia 14 Dec80.0AppointedJoseph Anthony O’Sullivan †Titular Archbishop of MaraguiaArchbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada 80.0RetiredJoseph Anthony O’Sullivan †Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus 57.0AppointedJoseph Lawrence Wilhelm †Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus 15 Dec82.5AppointedAcacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra †Titular Archbishop of ScebatianaArchbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela 82.5RetiredAcacio de la Trinidad Chacón Guerra †Archbishop of Mérida, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus 40.8AppointedAdriani Mkoba †Bishop of Morogoro, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 76.9AppointedAntonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin †Titular Bishop of PomariaBishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain 76.9RetiredAntonio Victor Pildáin y Zapiáin †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, SpainBishop Emeritus 59.1InstalledJosé Rafael Pulido Méndez †Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela 61.6AppointedHermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania 61.6ResignedHermanus Johannes (Herman Jan) van Elswijk, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Morogoro, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 16 Dec30.9Ordained PriestChristopher Shaman Abba †Priest of Kaduna, NigeriaBishop of Yola, Nigeria 24.3Ordained PriestBarthélemy AdoukonouPriest of Abomey, BeninSecretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture BornAlbert George Alexander AnastasBishop of Kuzhithurai, India 25.5Ordained PriestGeorge Pell †Priest of Ballarat, AustraliaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy 25.5Ordained PriestStanley RomanPriest of Quilon, IndiaBishop Emeritus 17 Dec24.6Ordained PriestVirginio Domingo Bressanelli, S.C.I.Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina 26.8Ordained PriestVincent Cadieux, O.M.I.Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada 26.8Ordained PriestGianni Danzi †Priest of Lugano, SwitzerlandPrelate of Loreto, Italy 23.2Ordained PriestThierry Romain Camille JordanPriest of Versailles, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Reims, France 24.9Ordained PriestArthur Leo KennedyPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 27.9Ordained PriestNino Marzoli, C. R. †Priest of Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus ChristAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 25.3Ordained PriestJohn Joseph Myers †Priest of Peoria, Illinois, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA 27.5Ordained PriestCarmo João Rhoden, S.C.I.Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartBishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil 31.9Ordained PriestGregory Singkai †Priest of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New GuineaBishop of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 31.9Ordained PriestFelipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. †Priest of Missionaries of the Holy SpiritAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District 26.0Ordained PriestDonald William WuerlPriest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA 24.9Ordained PriestAlejo Zavala CastroPriest of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México 18 Dec24.8Ordained PriestPaolo Mario Virgilio Atzei, O.F.M. Conv.Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualArchbishop Emeritus of Sassari, Italy 24.3Ordained PriestOswaldo Brenes Álvarez †Priest of Tilarán, Costa RicaBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica 24.1Ordained PriestEmmanuel Treveno Cabajar, C.Ss.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop Emeritus of Pagadian, Philippines 26.0Ordained PriestFares MaakarounPriestBishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil 27.1Ordained PriestMichel Pierre Marie MouïssePriest of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), FranceBishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France 39.8Ordained BishopGilberto Pereira LopesBishop of Ipameri, Goias, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil 19 Dec38.2AppointedGiuseppe Germano Bernardini, O.F.M. Cap. †Superior of Trabzon, TurkeyArchbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey 53.1DiedEdward Thaddeus Lawton, O.P. †Bishop of Sokoto, Nigeria 57.2DiedPablo Ramírez Taboada, SS.CC. †Bishop of Huacho, Peru 21 Dec BornEttore BalestreroPermanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva 79.3DiedEgidio Bignamini †Archbishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy 64.6Ordained BishopBasil Edward Christopher Butler, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Nova BarbaraAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain 24.3Ordained PriestJoseph Vianney FernandoPriest of Kandy, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus 26.0Ordained PriestVictor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan 36.9Ordained PriestPeter Kurongku †Priest of Bougainville, Papua New GuineaArchbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 54.7Ordained BishopBruno Wüstenberg †Titular Archbishop of TyrusApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands 22 Dec31.8Ordained PriestEmilio Simeón Allué Carcasona, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA 26.8Ordained PriestVartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina 30.1Ordained PriestPhilippe Jean Louis Breton †Priest of Nanterre, FranceBishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France BornJoão Justino de Medeiros SilvaArchbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil 28.7Ordained PriestJosé Foralosso, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil 17.3ProfessedNoel Antonio Londoño Buitrago, C.Ss.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Jericó, Colombia 23 Dec62.1DiedJohn Anthony Kyne †Bishop of Meath, Ireland 26.3Ordained PriestCamilo Lorenzo Iglesias †Priest of Orense, SpainBishop Emeritus of Astorga, Spain 27.3Ordained PriestTito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia 24 Dec52.1AppointedGiuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to ChinaCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem 28.5Ordained PriestFelix Alaba Adeosin JobPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria BornJosé Francisco Rodrigues do RêgoBishop of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil 25 Dec22.9ProfessedGeorges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionArchbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite) 90.5DiedCalliste (Paul) Lopinot, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect Emeritus of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar 80.6DiedJan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania 26 Dec24.5Ordained PriestCornelio Galleo Wigwigan †Priest of Bontoc-Lagawe, PhilippinesVicar Apostolic 27 Dec BornMichele AutuoroAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy 40.6Ordained BishopSergio Otoniel Contreras Navia †Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, ChileBishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile 30.3Ordained PriestJose Ricare ManguiranPriest of Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Dipolog, Philippines 28 Dec76.4AppointedFrancis Patrick Carroll †Titular Bishop of HorreaBishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada 76.4RetiredFrancis Patrick Carroll †Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBishop Emeritus 26.2Ordained PriestBrigido Agalpas Galasgas †PriestVicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines 30 Dec81.0DiedPietro Ciriaci †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council BornRogério Augusto das NevesAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil 58.4SucceededLéon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger †Bishop of Strasbourg, FranceBishop Emeritus 67.0DiedMartin Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi, C.P. †Prelate of Moyobamba, Peru 24.9Perpetual VowsRicardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile 53.6AppointedMarcelo Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. †Titular Bishop of MibiarcaBishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras 56.1AppointedVictor-Julien-André Gouet †Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 56.1AppointedVictor-Julien-André Gouet †Titular Bishop of AugurusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France 78.8RetiredJean-Julien Weber, P.S.S. †Bishop of Strasbourg, FranceBishop Emeritus