Year 1956, November-December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 2 Nov BornJean-Marc EychenneBishop of Grenoble-Vienne, France BornMartin KrebsApostolic Nuncio to Switzerland 3 Nov45.0AppointedIsidore Borecky †Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop Emeritus 45.0AppointedMaxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.Ss.R. †Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus 45.8AppointedAndrew J. Roborecki †Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada 77.6DiedEdward Francis Ryan †Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA 51.4AppointedNilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada 4 Nov43.7InstalledHenry Charles Byrne, S.S.C.M.E. †Prelate of Iba, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Iba, Philippines BornRobert Herman FlockBishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia 40.6AppointedRubén Isaza Restrepo †Bishop of Montería, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia 5 Nov57.6AppointedJosé Castelltort Subeyre †Bishop of Astorga, Spain 55.0SucceededGabriel-Marie Garrone †Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), FranceCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture BornRoque PaloschiArchbishop of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil 86.6DiedJules-Géraud Saliège †Cardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France 6 Nov BornCorrado Maggioni, S.M.M.President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses 7 Nov30.8Ordained PriestConstantin Szabó (Sabov, Savov) †PriestAdministrator of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine 8 Nov BornIgnacio Francisco Ducasse MedinaArchbishop of Antofagasta, Chile 55.0InstalledFrancis Edward Hyland †Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USABishop Emeritus 44.2Ordained BishopJoseph Michael Schmondiuk †Titular Bishop of Zeugma in SyriaArchbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA 9 Nov36.0AppointedArnold Boghaert, C.Ss.R. †Coadjutor Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, AntillesBishop 36.0AppointedArnold Boghaert, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of SufetulaBishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles 72.3ResignedÉdouard Bresson, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 46.8AppointedCornelius Chitsulo †Vicar Apostolic of Dedza, MalawiBishop of Dedza, Malawi 46.8AppointedCornelius Chitsulo †Titular Bishop of BonitzaBishop of Dedza, Malawi 52.4AppointedCarlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, ChileVicar Apostolic 52.4AppointedCarlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in CariaVicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile 46.7AppointedPierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) 46.7AppointedPierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †Titular Bishop of SelinusArchbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) 10 Nov38.4AppointedPablo Correa León †Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia 38.4AppointedPablo Correa León †Titular Bishop of GisipaBishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia BornMartin Kmetec, O.F.M. Conv.Archbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey BornStephen Lee Bun SangBishop of Macau, China 45.5AppointedGermán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia 45.5AppointedGermán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †Titular Bishop of LamdiaArchbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia 11 Nov23.9Ordained PriestTulio Manuel Chirivella Varela †Priest of Barquisimeto, VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela 48.9AppointedIgnatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Aitape, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea 48.9AppointedIgnatius John Doggett, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of MundinitzaBishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea 59.0AppointedFrancis John Doyle, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of OnuphisBishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea 59.0AppointedFrancis John Doyle, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Samarai, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea BornMartin Sarmiento JumoadArchbishop of Ozamiz, Philippines 43.7Ordained BishopStefan László †Titular Bishop of MetellopolisBishop Emeritus of Eisenstadt, Austria 42.0AppointedJoseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus 42.0AppointedJoseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. †Titular Bishop of AmmaedaraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru 12 Nov BornEmmanuel Hanna Shaleta (Challita)Bishop of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA 87.5DiedMořic Pícha †Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czechia 13 Nov20.6ProfessedLeone Morinelli, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy 14 Nov60.6AppointedFrancisco Aldegunde Dorrego, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Tanger, MoroccoArchbishop Emeritus 74.0AppointedFrédéric Osterrath, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of SyedraAbbot Emeritus of Pietersburg, South Africa 15 Nov87.5DiedRafael Canale Oberti †Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, Argentina 55.1AppointedFrancisco José Castro y Ramírez †Bishop of Santiago de María, El Salvador 16 Nov43.7AppointedGeraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. †Bishop of Londrina, BrazilArchbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil 57.8AppointedManuel de Jesús Serrano Abad †Bishop of Cuenca, EcuadorArchbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador 17 Nov33.7AppointedMaurice Michael Otunga †Auxiliary Bishop of Kisumu, KenyaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya 33.7AppointedMaurice Michael Otunga †Titular Bishop of TacapaeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya 18 Nov39.6Ordained BishopJosé Pedro da Silva †Titular Bishop of ThiavaBishop Emeritus of Viseu, Portugal 42.7Ordained BishopPierre Kimbondo †Titular Bishop of SebelaBishop Emeritus of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 52.9Ordained BishopMatthew Pothanamuzhi †Bishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus 43.5Ordained BishopRafael Valladares y Argumedo †Titular Bishop of CurubisAuxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador 30.2Ordained PriestPavlo Vasylyk †PriestBishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine BornWilliam John WaltersheidAuxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 20 Nov46.0InstalledLoras Thomas Lane †Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA 23 Nov77.5AppointedAston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of VelebusdusArchbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe 77.5RetiredAston Ignatius (Sebastian Joseph) Chichester, S.J. †Archbishop of Salisbury, ZimbabweArchbishop Emeritus 69.5ResignedGeorges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. †Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Nuncio 51.1SucceededFrancis William Markall, S.J. †Archbishop of Salisbury, ZimbabweArchbishop Emeritus 53.3AppointedMário de Miranda Vilas-Boas †Coadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil 53.3AppointedMário de Miranda Vilas-Boas †Titular Archbishop of CyrrhusArchbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil 24 Nov50.0CeasedOctavio Antonio Beras Rojas †Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 50.7InstalledManuel Marengo †Bishop of Azul, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus 25 Nov BornVincent Nguyễn Văn BảnBishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam 26 NovBornSalvatore Angerami †Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy 72.2DiedThomas Edmund Molloy †Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA 27 Nov53.8AppointedLambert Anthony Hoch †Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USABishop Emeritus 28 Nov47.3AppointedJoseph Bernard Brunini †Auxiliary Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USABishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA 47.3AppointedJoseph Bernard Brunini †Titular Bishop of AxomisBishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA 48.6InstalledCharles Herman Helmsing †Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA 29 Nov37.2AppointedCarlos Arturo Brown, M.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 37.2AppointedCarlos Arturo Brown, M.M. †Titular Bishop of VallisAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia BornJoseph KallarangattBishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India 43.8AppointedJoseph Louis André Ouellette †Auxiliary Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus 43.8AppointedJoseph Louis André Ouellette †Titular Bishop of CarrhaeBishop Emeritus of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada 39.0Ordained BishopPierre-Eugène Rouanet, S.M.A. †Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus 30 Nov25.8Ordained PriestCirilo Reyes Almario †PriestBishop Emeritus of Malolos, Philippines 29.5Ordained BishopOrlando Arce Moya †Bishop 47.8AppointedPaul Bùi Chu Tạo †Apostolic Administrator of Phát Diêm, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam 50.0AppointedLuigi Cicuttini †Bishop of Città di Castello, ItalyBishop Emeritus 26.7Ordained PriestPedro Rosales DeanPriest of Cebu, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Palo, Philippines BornRiccardo LambaArchbishop of Udine, Italy 27.9Ordained PriestLucas Liu Hsien Tang (Liu Xiantang)Priest of Taipei, TaiwanBishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan 47.9Ordained BishopTomás Francisco Reilly, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of ThemisoniumBishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic 24.1Ordained PriestDiosdado Aenlle TalamayanPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines 23.3Ordained PriestRicardo Pido TancincoPriest of Calbayog, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus 26.8Ordained PriestEmilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop of Huancayo, Peru BornHéctor Luis Zordán, M.SS.CC.Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina 1 Dec53.7AppointedTeodor Bensch †Titular Bishop of TentyrisAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland 52.9AppointedBolesław Kominek †Titular Bishop of VagaCardinal, Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland 63.3AppointedNapoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †Titular Bishop of HiltaBishop Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada 63.3ResignedNapoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus 56.2AppointedEdmund Nowicki †Titular Bishop of ThuggaBishop of Gdańsk, Poland 25.2Ordained PriestBernard Cyril O’Grady, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands 53.2AppointedTomasz Wilczyński †Apostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland 2 Dec23.9Ordained PriestJosé Belvino do Nascimento †PriestBishop Emeritus of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil 24.5Ordained PriestJosé Lorenzo Sartori †PriestBishop Emeritus of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina 33.4Ordained PriestConrado Walter, S.A.C. †Priest of Society of the Catholic ApostolateBishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil 3 Dec40.3AppointedJaime Luiz Coelho †Bishop of Maringá, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana, Brazil 53.3AppointedSeverino Mariano de Aguiar †Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus 67.1AppointedWilliam Godfrey †Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain 4 Dec BornAnaclet MwumvanezaBishop of Nyundo, Rwanda 39.4AppointedFranz Žak †Coadjutor Bishop of Sankt Pölten, AustriaBishop Emeritus 39.4AppointedFranz Žak †Titular Bishop of ApolloniaBishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria 5 Dec48.1AppointedHarry Anselm Clinch †Auxiliary Bishop of Monterey-Fresno, California, USABishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA 48.1AppointedHarry Anselm Clinch †Titular Bishop of BadiaeBishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA 53.8InstalledLambert Anthony Hoch †Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USABishop Emeritus 7 Dec85.6DiedRafael Toro Upegui, S.J. †Prefect Emeritus of Río Magdalena, Colombia 8 Dec27.8Ordained PriestAdalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil 48.5Ordained BishopAndré-Pierre Duirat, S.M.A. †Bishop of Bouaké, Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus 22.4Perpetual VowsSergio Adolfo Govi, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Bossangoa, Central African Republic 32.5Ordained PriestFrançois Kabangu wa Mutela †PriestBishop Emeritus of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 26.6Ordained PriestVictor Hugo Martínez Contreras †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala 28.9Ordained PriestJames Kwadwo Owusu †PriestBishop of Sunyani, Ghana 63.2Ordained BishopFrancisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of La Vega, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus 51.0Ordained BishopJuán Maria Riofrio, O.P. †Bishop of Loja, Ecuador 21.9Solemn VowsPaweł Socha, C.M.Member of Congregation of the MissionAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland 28.1Ordained PriestBrian David Usanga †Priest of Calabar, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria 9 DecBornJoão Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil 49.0AppointedJames Darcy Freeman †Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, AustraliaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 49.0AppointedJames Darcy Freeman †Titular Bishop of Hermopolis ParvaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia 50.1AppointedJoannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, AntillesBishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles 50.1AppointedJoannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. †Titular Bishop of VagadaBishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles 61.4AppointedVincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SassuraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) 61.4AppointedVincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus 65.1ResignedAntonio Ludovico Van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, AntillesVicar Apostolic Emeritus 10 Dec47.6AppointedAlexander Carter †Coadjutor Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus 47.6AppointedAlexander Carter †Titular Bishop of SitaBishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada BornDonato Ogliari, O.S.B.Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy 11 Dec69.1DiedBartholomew Joseph Eustace †Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA 34.5AppointedBernardin Gantin †Auxiliary Bishop of Cotonou, BeninCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals 34.5AppointedBernardin Gantin †Titular Bishop of Tipasa in MauretaniaCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals 46.5AppointedJean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †Bishop of Mbarara, UgandaBishop Emeritus 53.1AppointedJosé Alfonso Tscherrig, C.Ss.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Reyes, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus 53.1AppointedJosé Alfonso Tscherrig, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of NephelisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Reyes, Bolivia 14 Dec26.7Ordained PriestAntonio Federico Gatti †Priest of San Justo, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop 15 Dec44.1AppointedLuigi Raimondi †Apostolic Delegate to MéxicoCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints 16 Dec BornBasilios Fawzy Al-DabeBishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt 25.4Ordained PriestJoseph Leopold Imesch †Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA 31.0Ordained PriestAgostinho Willy Kist, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil 25.9Ordained PriestRaymond William Lessard †Priest of Fargo, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA 41.8Ordained BishopManuel Menéndez †Titular Bishop of Diospolis SuperiorBishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina 17 Dec53.0AppointedCarlos Alberto Arce Masías †Bishop of Huánuco, PeruBishop of Piura, Peru 54.3AppointedDaniel Figueroa Villón †Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru 54.6AppointedAntonin Fishta, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Pult (Pulati), Albania 54.6AppointedAntonin Fishta, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AmyzonApostolic Administrator of Pult (Pulati), Albania 63.6AppointedFelipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Peru, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru 63.6AppointedFelipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento †Titular Archbishop of BeroeaArchbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru 63.6ResignedFelipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento †Archbishop of Cuzco, PeruArchbishop Emeritus 53.6AppointedCarlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.Ss.R. †Archbishop of Cuzco, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Trujillo, Peru 58.5AppointedTeodosio Moreno Quintana †Bishop of Huaraz, PeruBishop Emeritus 71.8AppointedAmbrogio Squintani †Titular Archbishop of AmoriumBishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy 71.8ResignedAmbrogio Squintani †Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, ItalyBishop Emeritus 61.2AppointedMariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz †Bishop of Huancayo, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru 18 Dec52.2AppointedAntônio Campelo de Aragão, S.D.B. †Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus 56.8AppointedOrlando Chaves, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil 90.1DiedGiuseppe de Nardis †Bishop Emeritus of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy BornJude Thaddeus OkoloApostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic 19 Dec48.6AppointedWilhelmus Marinus Bekkers †Coadjutor Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), NetherlandsBishop 48.6AppointedWilhelmus Marinus Bekkers †Titular Bishop of ThasusBishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands BornAndrew Eugene Bellisario, C.M.Archbishop of Anchorage-Juneau, Alaska, USA 20 Dec29.9Ordained PriestEugène Abissa Kwaku †PriestBishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire 46.7AppointedFrancisco Maria da Silva †Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, PortugalArchbishop 46.7AppointedFrancisco Maria da Silva †Titular Bishop of TelmissusArchbishop of Braga, Portugal 21 Dec BornGustavo Garcia-Siller, M.Sp.S.Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA 27.2Ordained PriestSebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho 22 Dec29.5Ordained PriestJoseph Banchong Aribarg †PriestBishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand 25.1Ordained PriestJosé Rafael Barquero Arce †Priest of Alajuela, Costa RicaBishop Emeritus 24.7Ordained PriestAugusto Beuzeville Ferro †Priest of Lima, PeruAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru 24.2Ordained PriestRinaldo Fidel Brédice †Priest of Rosario, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa, Argentina 26.5Ordained PriestSamuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionArchbishop of Popayán, Colombia 26.1Ordained DeaconHubert Coppenrath †Deacon of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) 27.7Ordained PriestArmando Amaral Dos Santos †PriestBishop of Benguela, Angola 26.9Ordained PriestLeobard D’Souza †Priest of Jabalpur, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Nagpur, India 25.1Ordained PriestFrank Marcus Fernando †Priest of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka 25.5Ordained DeaconAndrea Gemma, F.D.P. †Deacon of Sons of Divine ProvidenceBishop Emeritus of Isernia-Venafro, Italy 25.6Ordained PriestAldo Gerna, F.S.C.J.Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusBishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil 23.8Ordained PriestZygmunt Kamiński †Priest of Lublin, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland 27.8Ordained PriestJorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks †Priest of Asunción, ParaguayBishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay 31.7Ordained PriestJoão Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. †PriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil 26.7Ordained PriestJoseph Hisajiro Matsunaga †Priest of Nagasaki, JapanBishop of Fukuoka, Japan 25.7Ordained PriestJames Odongo †Priest of Tororo, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda 30.9Ordained PriestMichael Rozario †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh 25.1Ordained PriestAndraos Salama †PriestBishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt 27.0Ordained PriestPaul Fouad Naïm Tabet †PriestApostolic Nuncio 26.0Ordained PriestJacob ThoomkuzhyPriest of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India 47.1AppointedJacinto Vásquez Ochoa †Bishop of Espinal, ColombiaBishop Emeritus 23 Dec55.8AppointedGiuseppe Amici †Archbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus 27.6Ordained PriestDominic Kodwo Andoh †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Accra, Ghana 46.5AppointedFrancesco Spanedda †Bishop of Bosa, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy 23.3Ordained PriestFrancis Tong Hui †PriestBishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China BornJames Maria Wainaina KunguBishop of Muranga, Kenya 24 Dec61.8DiedGeorge Marin, S.J. †Prefect Emeritus of Süchow, China BornNatale Paganelli, S.X.Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone BornJosé Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.Archbishop of Panamá 26 Dec BornJosé Carlos Chacorowski, C.M.Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil 26.3Ordained PriestNorberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Argentina, Military 53.2InstalledTomasz Wilczyński †Apostolic Administrator of Warmia (Ermland), Poland 27 Dec43.9AppointedGérard Couturier †Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada 26.6Ordained PriestErasmus Desiderius Wandera †PriestBishop Emeritus of Soroti, Uganda 29 Dec48.1AppointedAndrew Gregory Grutka †Bishop of Gary, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus 43.9AppointedHilary Baumann Hacker †Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus 60.2AppointedRobert Francis Joyce †Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USABishop Emeritus 54.7AppointedLeo Aloysius Pursley †Bishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA 35.5AppointedRaúl Zambrano Camader †Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán, ColombiaBishop of Facatativá, Colombia 35.5AppointedRaúl Zambrano Camader †Titular Bishop of RisiniumBishop of Facatativá, Colombia 30 Dec BornEmmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P.Bishop-Elect of Bubanza, Burundi 39.5Ordained BishopFranz Žak †Titular Bishop of ApolloniaBishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria