The Year of Our Lord 1934

Bishop Events

November to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Nov Born Julius Babatunde Adelakun Bishop Emeritus of Oyo, Nigeria

1 Nov Born Fernando Robles Capalla † Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines

50.6 Ordained Bishop Carlo Falcinelli † Bishop of Jesi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

78.4 Died Simone Pietro Grassi † Bishop of Tortona, Italy

74.4 Appointed Orazio Mazzella † Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy

74.4 Resigned Orazio Mazzella † Archbishop of Taranto, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

22.5 Ordained Priest Sebastiano Rosso † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Piazza Armerina, Italy

48.2 Ordained Bishop Gustavo Testa † Titular Archbishop of Amasea Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

2 Nov 70.8 Died John William Shaw † Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

3 Nov 86.4 Appointed Juan Ant�n de la Fuente † Titular Bishop of Thelepte Bishop Emeritus of Teruel (-Albarrac�n), Spain

86.4 Retired Juan Ant�n de la Fuente † Bishop of Teruel (-Albarrac�n), Spain Bishop Emeritus

4 Nov 58.3 Ordained Bishop Pablo Alegr�a Iriarte, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Zorolus Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia

5 Nov Born Benito Cocchi † Archbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy

23.1 Entered Eugene Edward Fahy, S.J. † Member of Society of Jesus Prefect Emeritus of Yangzhou [Yangchow], China

62.0 Succeeded Andrew Killian † Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia

74.8 Died Robert William Spence, O.P. † Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia

6 Nov 63.7 Died Luigi dell’Aversana (Orabona) † Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy

60.5 Died Juan Bautista Luis y P�rez † Bishop of Oviedo, Spain

8 Nov Born Wenceslas Compaor� † Bishop Emeritus of Manga, Burkina Faso

9 Nov 41.8 Appointed Paul Hugentobler, S.M.B. † Prefect of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China

10 Nov 39.1 Ordained Bishop Stephen Ferrando, S.D.B. † Bishop of Krishnagar, India Bishop Emeritus of Shillong, India

47.3 Ordained Bishop Louis Mathias, S.D.B. † Bishop of Shillong, India Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

53.4 Appointed Luis Mar�a Mart�nez y Rodr�guez † Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoac�n, M�xico Archbishop of M�xico, Federal District

11 Nov 85.5 Died Jean-Marie Barthe, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Trichinopoly, India

69.7 Died Georg Froewis, S.V.D. † Prefect Emeritus of Sinyangchow, China

Born Miguel La Fay Bardi, O. Carm. † Prelate Emeritus of Sicuani, Peru

12 Nov 56.3 Appointed Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Tsaochowfu, China Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China

56.3 Appointed Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Ucres Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China

62.7 Appointed �ngel Mar�a P�rez y Cecilia, O.C.D. † Titular Archbishop of Novae Patrae Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India

62.7 Resigned �ngel Mar�a P�rez y Cecilia, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Verapoly, India Archbishop Emeritus

66.8 Resigned Fran�ois Steinmetz, S.M.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

14 Nov 49.3 Appointed Giacomo Rosso † Bishop of Cuneo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

15 Nov 40.3 Succeeded Joseph Attipetty † Archbishop of Verapoly, India

Born Gr�goire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. † Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

16 Nov Born Simon Akwali Okafor † Bishop Emeritus of Awka, Nigeria

17 Nov Born Oscar Valero Cruz † Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

39.5 Appointed Jos� Ignacio M�rquez y T�riz † Coadjutor Archbishop of Puebla de los �ngeles, M�xico Archbishop

39.5 Appointed Jos� Ignacio M�rquez y T�riz † Titular Archbishop of Bosporus Archbishop of Puebla de los �ngeles, M�xico

61.6 Appointed Vasyl Mastiukh (Maścjuch) † Apostolic Administrator of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), Poland

57.0 Died Gustavo Matteoni † Archbishop of Siena, Italy

18 Nov 24.6 Ordained Priest Jos� Adelino Dantas † Priest of Caic�, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil

82.5 Died Pietro Gasparri † Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber

22.3 Ordained Priest Arnoldo Onisto † Priest of Treviso, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy

19 Nov Born Jan Purwinski † Bishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine

21 Nov 38.3 Ordained Bishop Paul Bouque, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Vagada Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon

79.8 Died John McIntyre † Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

30.1 Ordained Priest Aldo Maria Patroni, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Calicut, India

Born Alberto Jover Piamonte † Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

23 Nov 64.6 Appointed Luigi Sincero † President of the Pontifical Commission for the Codification of Oriental Canon Law Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

24 Nov 57.7 Died Ivan Starčević † Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia

25 Nov 24.3 Ordained Priest John Ahern Torpie † Priest of Brisbane, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Cairns, Australia

26 Nov 72.3 Died Luigi Ferretti † Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy

28 Nov Born Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of L�bano-Honda, Colombia

Born Jes�s Mar�a de Jes�s Moya Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco de Macor�s, Dominican Republic

Born Georg Weinhold † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Mei�en (Meissen), Germany

30 Nov 55.1 Died Fran�ois Baselios Bistauros † Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt

78.0 Died John Joseph Collins, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles

61.4 Appointed Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński † Bishop of Ł�dź, Poland Bishop Emeritus

47.9 Ordained Bishop Ferdinando Longinotti † Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed St. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli † Titular Archbishop of Mesembria Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

53.0 Appointed St. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli † Apostolic Delegate to Turkey Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

53.0 Appointed St. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli † Apostolic Delegate to Greece Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

1 Dec 61.3 Appointed Pietro Mozzanica, Ob. S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

61.3 Appointed Pietro Mozzanica, Ob. S.C. † Titular Bishop of Sela Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

2 Dec Born Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B. Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

22.6 Ordained Priest Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

4 Dec Born Frederick D’Souza † Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India

Born Mario Luis Bautista Mauli�n † Archbishop Emeritus of Paran�, Argentina

5 Dec Born Paul Dacoury-Tabley Bishop Emeritus of Grand-Bassam, C�te d’Ivoire

Born Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J. Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)

55.8 Appointed Egisto Domenico Melchiori † Bishop of Tortona, Italy

6 Dec Born Stanisław Kędziora † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

Born John Jeremiah McRaith † Bishop Emeritus of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA

22.5 Ordained Priest Pietro Palazzini † Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

8 Dec 56.3 Ordained Bishop Filippo Maria Cipriani † Bishop of Citt� di Castello, Italy

24.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Lennox Federal † Priest of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Bishop Emeritus of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

25.5 Ordained Priest Walter Gunther Kampe † Priest of Limburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

40.6 Ordained Bishop Pierre-Paul M�ouchi † Bishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

Born Marian Oleś † Apostolic Nuncio

25.2 Ordained Priest Dominic Aloysius Vendargon † Priest of Singapore Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

10 Dec Born Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines

38.8 Appointed Fran�ois-Emile-Marie Cl�ret de Langavant, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La R�union Bishop Emeritus

38.8 Appointed Norman Thomas Gilroy † Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

47.9 Appointed Joseph Oscar Julien, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi

47.9 Appointed Joseph Oscar Julien, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Choba Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi

43.4 Appointed Bernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. † Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China Prefect Emeritus

43.8 Appointed Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Y�kiang [Yujiang], China

43.8 Appointed Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Myrica Vicar Apostolic of Y�kiang [Yujiang], China

55.1 Died Dionisio Moreno y Barrio † Bishop of Coria, Spain

45.0 Appointed Angelo Negri, F.S.C.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda

45.0 Appointed Angelo Negri, F.S.C.J. † Titular Bishop of Barica Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda

56.8 Resigned Antonio Vignato, F.S.C.J. † Prefect of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda Superior General Emeritus of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus

56.1 Appointed Charles Vogel, M.E.P. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Swatow [Shantou], China Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China

56.1 Appointed Charles Vogel, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Parlais Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China

44.7 Appointed Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia

44.7 Appointed Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Comba Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia

70.5 Selected Sigismund Waitz † Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

11 Dec 62.5 Died Constantin Daems, C.I.C.M. † Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

12 Dec 67.0 Died Claude Eug�ne Mederlet, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Madras, India

64.7 Appointed Luigi Sincero † President of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

44.6 Appointed Angelo Soracco † Bishop of Fossano, Italy

15 Dec 74.1 Appointed Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Cabasa Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile

74.1 Resigned Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Temuco, Chile Bishop Emeritus

48.0 Appointed Giuseppe Mazzoli † Apostolic Delegate to Bulgaria

48.0 Appointed Giuseppe Mazzoli † Titular Archbishop of Germa in Hellesponto Apostolic Delegate to Bulgaria

20.8 Professed David Arthur (Joseph) Melan�on, O.S.B. † Member of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus

16 Dec 25.4 Solemn Vows Grygory Balahurak, O.S.B.M. † Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

17 Dec 64.3 Succeeded Ambrose James Moriarty † Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

83.3 Died Hugh Singleton † Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

70.5 Confirmed Sigismund Waitz † Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

19 Dec Born Assis Lopes Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

66.9 Died Giovanni Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changsha [Changsha], China

79.1 Died James O’Reilly † Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA

20 Dec Born Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J. Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia

72.6 Died Juan Bautista Gorordo y Perfecto † Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines

21 Dec Born Eugenio Binini Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

24.0 Ordained Priest James Ambrose Kielt, S.S.C.M.E. † Priest of Missionary Society of St. Columban Superior General Emeritus

25.0 Ordained Priest Antonio Jos� Plaza † Priest of La Plata, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

23.1 Ordained Priest Adolfo Servando Tortolo † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Paran�, Argentina

22 Dec 58.7 Appointed Alfred-Odilon Comtois † Bishop of Trois-Rivi�res, Qu�bec, Canada

44.0 Appointed Ralph Hubert Dignan † Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada

26.9 Ordained Priest Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan † Priest of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Y�an], China Bishop

23.2 Ordained Priest Bryan Gallagher † Priest of Geraldton, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Port Pirie, Australia

45.8 Appointed Jos� Garibi y Rivera † Coadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, M�xico Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

45.8 Appointed Jos� Garibi y Rivera † Titular Archbishop of Bizya Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, M�xico

23.4 Ordained Priest Amadeu Gonz�lez Ferreiros, O. de M. † Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Prelate Emeritus of S�o Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

27.2 Ordained Priest Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. † Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross President of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications

32.2 Appointed Raymond Augustine Kearney † Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA

32.2 Appointed Raymond Augustine Kearney † Titular Bishop of Lysinia Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA

24.3 Ordained Priest Kajet�n Emili�n Matoušek † Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czechia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

40.0 Appointed James Charles McGuigan † Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

39.1 Appointed Salvador (Bernardo) Montes de Oca, O. Cart. † Titular Bishop of Bilta Bishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela

39.1 Resigned Salvador (Bernardo) Montes de Oca, O. Cart. † Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

Born Joachim N’Dayen † Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui, Central African Republic

23 Dec 61.4 Ordained Bishop Pietro Mozzanica, Ob. S.C. † Titular Bishop of Sela Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

25.2 Ordained Priest Paul Pich�, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Bishop Emeritus of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada

24 Dec 62.3 Appointed Virgile-Joseph B�guin † Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

57.3 Appointed Louis-Joseph Fillon † Archbishop of Bourges, France

49.9 Appointed Marcel Fleury † Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France

54.7 Appointed Henri-Jean Houbaut † Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France

54.0 Appointed Cl�ment-Emile Roques † Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

25 Dec Born No�l Delaquis Bishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada

26 Dec 55.8 Installed Egisto Domenico Melchiori † Bishop of Tortona, Italy

27 Dec 23.2 Ordained Priest Bernardo Navarro Allende, O. de M. † Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Master General Emeritus

29 Dec Born Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov		Born	Julius Babatunde Adelakun		Bishop Emeritus of Oyo, Nigeria
1 Nov		Born	Fernando Robles Capalla †		Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Falcinelli †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
78.4	Died	Simone Pietro Grassi †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
74.4	Appointed	Orazio Mazzella †	Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
74.4	Resigned	Orazio Mazzella †	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
22.5	Ordained Priest	Sebastiano Rosso †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Piazza Armerina, Italy
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Gustavo Testa †	Titular Archbishop of Amasea	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
2 Nov	70.8	Died	John William Shaw †	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
3 Nov	86.4	Appointed	Juan Ant�n de la Fuente †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte	Bishop Emeritus of Teruel (-Albarrac�n), Spain
86.4	Retired	Juan Ant�n de la Fuente †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarrac�n), Spain	Bishop Emeritus
4 Nov	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Alegr�a Iriarte, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Zorolus	Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia
5 Nov		Born	Benito Cocchi †		Archbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
23.1	Entered	Eugene Edward Fahy, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Prefect Emeritus of Yangzhou [Yangchow], China
62.0	Succeeded	Andrew Killian †	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
74.8	Died	Robert William Spence, O.P. †	Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
6 Nov	63.7	Died	Luigi dell’Aversana (Orabona) †	Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, Italy
60.5	Died	Juan Bautista Luis y P�rez †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain
8 Nov		Born	Wenceslas Compaor� †		Bishop Emeritus of Manga, Burkina Faso
9 Nov	41.8	Appointed	Paul Hugentobler, S.M.B. †	Prefect of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China
10 Nov	39.1	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Ferrando, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Krishnagar, India	Bishop Emeritus of Shillong, India
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Louis Mathias, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Shillong, India	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
53.4	Appointed	Luis Mar�a Mart�nez y Rodr�guez †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoac�n, M�xico	Archbishop of M�xico, Federal District
11 Nov	85.5	Died	Jean-Marie Barthe, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Trichinopoly, India
69.7	Died	Georg Froewis, S.V.D. †	Prefect Emeritus of Sinyangchow, China
	Born	Miguel La Fay Bardi, O. Carm. †		Prelate Emeritus of Sicuani, Peru
12 Nov	56.3	Appointed	Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tsaochowfu, China	Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
56.3	Appointed	Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Ucres	Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
62.7	Appointed	�ngel Mar�a P�rez y Cecilia, O.C.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Novae Patrae	Archbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India
62.7	Resigned	�ngel Mar�a P�rez y Cecilia, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India	Archbishop Emeritus
66.8	Resigned	Fran�ois Steinmetz, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Dahomey, Benin	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
14 Nov	49.3	Appointed	Giacomo Rosso †	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Nov	40.3	Succeeded	Joseph Attipetty †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
	Born	Gr�goire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. †		Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
16 Nov		Born	Simon Akwali Okafor †		Bishop Emeritus of Awka, Nigeria
17 Nov		Born	Oscar Valero Cruz †		Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
39.5	Appointed	Jos� Ignacio M�rquez y T�riz †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Puebla de los �ngeles, M�xico	Archbishop
39.5	Appointed	Jos� Ignacio M�rquez y T�riz †	Titular Archbishop of Bosporus	Archbishop of Puebla de los �ngeles, M�xico
61.6	Appointed	Vasyl Mastiukh (Maścjuch) †	Apostolic Administrator of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), Poland
57.0	Died	Gustavo Matteoni †	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
18 Nov	24.6	Ordained Priest	Jos� Adelino Dantas †	Priest of Caic�, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil
82.5	Died	Pietro Gasparri †	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
22.3	Ordained Priest	Arnoldo Onisto †	Priest of Treviso, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy
19 Nov		Born	Jan Purwinski †		Bishop Emeritus of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
21 Nov	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Paul Bouque, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Vagada	Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
79.8	Died	John McIntyre †	Archbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
30.1	Ordained Priest	Aldo Maria Patroni, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Calicut, India
	Born	Alberto Jover Piamonte †		Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
23 Nov	64.6	Appointed	Luigi Sincero †	President of the Pontifical Commission for the Codification of Oriental Canon Law	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
24 Nov	57.7	Died	Ivan Starčević †	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
25 Nov	24.3	Ordained Priest	John Ahern Torpie †	Priest of Brisbane, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Cairns, Australia
26 Nov	72.3	Died	Luigi Ferretti †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
28 Nov		Born	Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.Ss.R. †		Bishop Emeritus of L�bano-Honda, Colombia
	Born	Jes�s Mar�a de Jes�s Moya		Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco de Macor�s, Dominican Republic
	Born	Georg Weinhold †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dresden-Mei�en (Meissen), Germany
30 Nov	55.1	Died	Fran�ois Baselios Bistauros †	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
78.0	Died	John Joseph Collins, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles
61.4	Appointed	Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński †	Bishop of Ł�dź, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Longinotti †	Bishop of San Severino (-Treia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	St. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †	Titular Archbishop of Mesembria	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
53.0	Appointed	St. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †	Apostolic Delegate to Turkey	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
53.0	Appointed	St. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli †	Apostolic Delegate to Greece	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
1 Dec	61.3	Appointed	Pietro Mozzanica, Ob. S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
61.3	Appointed	Pietro Mozzanica, Ob. S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Sela	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
2 Dec		Born	Tarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B.		Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
22.6	Ordained Priest	Costantino Trapani, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
4 Dec		Born	Frederick D’Souza †		Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India
	Born	Mario Luis Bautista Mauli�n †		Archbishop Emeritus of Paran�, Argentina
5 Dec		Born	Paul Dacoury-Tabley		Bishop Emeritus of Grand-Bassam, C�te d’Ivoire
	Born	Joseph Lee Han-taek, S.J.		Bishop Emeritus of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
55.8	Appointed	Egisto Domenico Melchiori †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
6 Dec		Born	Stanisław Kędziora †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
	Born	John Jeremiah McRaith †		Bishop Emeritus of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA
22.5	Ordained Priest	Pietro Palazzini †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
8 Dec	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Maria Cipriani †	Bishop of Citt� di Castello, Italy
24.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Lennox Federal †	Priest of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
25.5	Ordained Priest	Walter Gunther Kampe †	Priest of Limburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
40.6	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Paul M�ouchi †	Bishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
	Born	Marian Oleś †		Apostolic Nuncio
25.2	Ordained Priest	Dominic Aloysius Vendargon †	Priest of Singapore	Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
10 Dec		Born	Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. †		Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines
38.8	Appointed	Fran�ois-Emile-Marie Cl�ret de Langavant, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La R�union	Bishop Emeritus
38.8	Appointed	Norman Thomas Gilroy †	Bishop of Port Augusta, Australia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
47.9	Appointed	Joseph Oscar Julien, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi
47.9	Appointed	Joseph Oscar Julien, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Choba	Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, Malawi
43.4	Appointed	Bernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. †	Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China	Prefect Emeritus
43.8	Appointed	Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Y�kiang [Yujiang], China
43.8	Appointed	Paul Bergan Misner, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Myrica	Vicar Apostolic of Y�kiang [Yujiang], China
55.1	Died	Dionisio Moreno y Barrio †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
45.0	Appointed	Angelo Negri, F.S.C.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda
45.0	Appointed	Angelo Negri, F.S.C.J. †	Titular Bishop of Barica	Vicar Apostolic of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda
56.8	Resigned	Antonio Vignato, F.S.C.J. †	Prefect of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda	Superior General Emeritus of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
56.1	Appointed	Charles Vogel, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Swatow [Shantou], China	Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
56.1	Appointed	Charles Vogel, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Parlais	Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
44.7	Appointed	Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
44.7	Appointed	Tarcisius Henricus Josephus van Valenberg, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Comba	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pontianak, Indonesia
70.5	Selected	Sigismund Waitz †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
11 Dec	62.5	Died	Constantin Daems, C.I.C.M. †	Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
12 Dec	67.0	Died	Claude Eug�ne Mederlet, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Madras, India
64.7	Appointed	Luigi Sincero †	President of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
44.6	Appointed	Angelo Soracco †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
15 Dec	74.1	Appointed	Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Cabasa	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
74.1	Resigned	Prudencio Contardo Ibarra, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Temuco, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
48.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Mazzoli †	Apostolic Delegate to Bulgaria
48.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Mazzoli †	Titular Archbishop of Germa in Hellesponto	Apostolic Delegate to Bulgaria
20.8	Professed	David Arthur (Joseph) Melan�on, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus
16 Dec	25.4	Solemn Vows	Grygory Balahurak, O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Auxiliary Bishop of Stanislaviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
17 Dec	64.3	Succeeded	Ambrose James Moriarty †	Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
83.3	Died	Hugh Singleton †	Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
70.5	Confirmed	Sigismund Waitz †	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
19 Dec		Born	Assis Lopes		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
66.9	Died	Giovanni Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changsha [Changsha], China
79.1	Died	James O’Reilly †	Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
20 Dec		Born	Julius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia
72.6	Died	Juan Bautista Gorordo y Perfecto †	Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
21 Dec		Born	Eugenio Binini		Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
24.0	Ordained Priest	James Ambrose Kielt, S.S.C.M.E. †	Priest of Missionary Society of St. Columban	Superior General Emeritus
25.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Jos� Plaza †	Priest of La Plata, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
23.1	Ordained Priest	Adolfo Servando Tortolo †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Paran�, Argentina
22 Dec	58.7	Appointed	Alfred-Odilon Comtois †	Bishop of Trois-Rivi�res, Qu�bec, Canada
44.0	Appointed	Ralph Hubert Dignan †	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
26.9	Ordained Priest	Peter Joseph Fan Xueyan †	Priest of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Y�an], China	Bishop
23.2	Ordained Priest	Bryan Gallagher †	Priest of Geraldton, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Port Pirie, Australia
45.8	Appointed	Jos� Garibi y Rivera †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, M�xico	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
45.8	Appointed	Jos� Garibi y Rivera †	Titular Archbishop of Bizya	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, M�xico
23.4	Ordained Priest	Amadeu Gonz�lez Ferreiros, O. de M. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Prelate Emeritus of S�o Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
27.2	Ordained Priest	Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	President of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
32.2	Appointed	Raymond Augustine Kearney †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
32.2	Appointed	Raymond Augustine Kearney †	Titular Bishop of Lysinia	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
24.3	Ordained Priest	Kajet�n Emili�n Matoušek †	Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czechia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
40.0	Appointed	James Charles McGuigan †	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
39.1	Appointed	Salvador (Bernardo) Montes de Oca, O. Cart. †	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela
39.1	Resigned	Salvador (Bernardo) Montes de Oca, O. Cart. †	Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Joachim N’Dayen †		Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui, Central African Republic
23 Dec	61.4	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Mozzanica, Ob. S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Sela	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
25.2	Ordained Priest	Paul Pich�, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop Emeritus of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
24 Dec	62.3	Appointed	Virgile-Joseph B�guin †	Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
57.3	Appointed	Louis-Joseph Fillon †	Archbishop of Bourges, France
49.9	Appointed	Marcel Fleury †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
54.7	Appointed	Henri-Jean Houbaut †	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
54.0	Appointed	Cl�ment-Emile Roques †	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
25 Dec		Born	No�l Delaquis		Bishop Emeritus of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada
26 Dec	55.8	Installed	Egisto Domenico Melchiori †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
27 Dec	23.2	Ordained Priest	Bernardo Navarro Allende, O. de M. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Master General Emeritus
29 Dec		Born	Raphael Cheenath, S.V.D. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, India

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