The Year of Our Lord 1969

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Resigned	Gennadios Adem, O.M.M. †	Superior General of Ar-Rouhbanyat Al-Marounyat Liltoubawyat Mariam Al-Azra (Maronite)	Superior General Emeritus
	53.7	Ceased	Florentino de Andrade e Silva †	Apostolic Administrator of Porto, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
	19.2	Converted	Anders Arborelius, O.C.D.	Cardinal, Bishop of Stockholm, Sweden
		Appointed	Aguado Arraux, I.E.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, Guatemala
	40.7	Appointed	Jenaro Artázcoz Lizárraga, I.E.M.E. †	Director General of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras	Director General Emeritus
		Born	Nathalie Becquart, Xavière		Under Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
	60.9	Appointed	Paolo Bertoli †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	54.8	Resigned	Giuseppe Boeris, C.R.S. †	Superior General of Clerks Regular of Somasca	Superior General Emeritus
	68.7	Resigned	Gaetano Briani, F.S.C.J. †	Superior General of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Superior General Emeritus of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
	53.9	Resigned	Aliprando Catani, O.S.B. †	Prior General of Order of Saint Benedict	Prior General Emeritus
	61.0	Resigned	Wilfrid Joseph Dufault, A.A. †	Superior General of Augustinians of the Assumption	Superior General Emeritus
	65.0	Resigned	Domenico Fiorina, I.M.C. †	Superior General of Consolata Missionaries	Superior General Emeritus
	27.1	Perpetual Vows	Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Impfondo, Congo
		Ceased	Maroun Harica, O.A.M. †	Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)	Superior General Emeritus
	59.1	Ceased	Cornelis Heiligers, S.M.M. †	Superior General of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Superior General Emeritus
	26.0	Entered	Henryk Franciszek Hoser, S.A.C. †	Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
	58.0	Ceased	Roland Alexander Huot, S.S.S. †	Superior General of Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament	Superior General Emeritus
	82.3	Resigned	Vince Kovács †	Apostolic Administrator of Vác, Hungary	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	43.9	Resigned	Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso †	Titular Bishop of Theudalis
	59.8	Resigned	Gerhard J. Legeland, C.Ss.R. †	Prefect of Weetebula, Indonesia	Prefect Emeritus
	66.5	Resigned	Thomas Absolam McCabe †	Bishop of Australia, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia
	81.0	Retired	Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	67.3	Retired	Martinho Michler, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Abbot Emeritus
	54.3	Appointed	Paolo Mosconi †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Apostolic Nuncio
	62.9	Appointed	Enrico Nicodemo †	Apostolic Administrator of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
	28.0	Ordained Priest	Thomas Oliha Attiyah, A.J.	Priest of Apostles of Jesus Missionaries
	67.0	Resigned	Marie-Joseph Omez, O.P. †	Superior of Mossul, Iraq	Superior Emeritus
		Died	Eugenio de Palma, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
	22.7	Solemn Vows	Virgilio Pante, I.M.C.	Member of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop Emeritus of Maralal, Kenya
	61.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Paupini †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	63.4	Resigned	Leo Pietsch †	Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.7	Ceased	Ugo Poletti †	Apostolic Administrator of Todi, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	47.8	Resigned	James Patrick Shannon †	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza
		Died	Christopher Ulyatt, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Volksrust, South Africa
	57.0	Resigned	Maura Verzich, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus
	59.9	Ceased	Jozef (Joseph Paulinus Amandus) Van Kerckhoven, M.S.C. †	Superior General of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Superior General Emeritus
Jan	62.6	Resigned	Béla Norbert Legányi, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary	Abbot Emeritus
	55.8	Appointed	Marcello Rosina †	Apostolic Administrator of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy
	55.8	Ceased	Marcello Rosina †	Apostolic Administrator of Adria, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy
1 Jan	68.0	Appointed	Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Bahanna	Bishop Emeritus of Porto Novo, Benin
	68.0	Resigned	Noël Laurent Boucheix, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Porto Novo, Benin	Bishop Emeritus
	46.6	Appointed	Bernardin Gantin †	Apostolic Administrator of Porto Novo, Benin	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
		Born	Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński		Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa
	62.9	Appointed	Giovanni Mocellini †	Bishop of Adria, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	67.9	Appointed	Josef Schoiswohl †	Titular Bishop of Sullectum	Bishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
	67.9	Resigned	Josef Schoiswohl †	Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan		Born	Wiesław Andrzej Śmigiel		Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
4 Jan		Born	Antonio Crameri, S.S.C.		Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas, Ecuador
4 Jan	30.5	Ordained Priest	Antoine Ganyé	Priest of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Jan	34.0	Ordained Bishop	Joachim N’Dayen †	Titular Archbishop of Culusi	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangui, Central African Republic
5 Jan	74.4	Died	William Aloysius Scully †	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
6 Jan		Born	Jacques Assanvo Ahiwa		Archbishop of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Abel Costas Montaño †	Titular Bishop of Novi	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
	25.6	Professed	Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
	42.1	Ordained Bishop	Eugène-Marie Ernoult †	Titular Bishop of Tadamata	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
	39.7	Ordained Bishop	Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque †	Titular Bishop of Caere	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Philip Etteldorf †	Titular Archbishop of Tyndaris	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Benjamin Fulton †	Titular Bishop of Cursola	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
	62.0	Appointed	Joseph Höffner †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	62.0	Appointed	Joseph Höffner †	Titular Archbishop of Aquileia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Matthieu Kanyama †	Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Sabás Magaña García †	Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México
	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Paul Casimir Marcinkus †	Titular Bishop of Horta	Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Joseph McLaughlin †	Titular Bishop of Motula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
	46.1	Ordained Bishop	André Bernard Michel Quélen †	Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae	Bishop Emeritus of Moulins, France
	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard) Schierhoff †	Titular Bishop of Pumentum	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Maria Travia †	Titular Archbishop of Termae Himerae	Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
7 Jan	19.9	Professed	Paul Patrick Donoghue, S.M.	Member of Society of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
7 Jan		Born	Đaminh Hoăng Minh Tiến		Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
8 Jan	53.5	Appointed	James Francis Carney †	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	75.9	Appointed	Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald †	Titular Bishop of Zerta	Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
	75.9	Retired	Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald †	Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	69.8	Appointed	Martin Michael Johnson †	Titular Archbishop of Civitate	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	69.8	Resigned	Martin Michael Johnson †	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	70.3	Appointed	Camille-André Le Blanc †	Titular Bishop of Maxita	Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick
	70.3	Resigned	Camille-André Le Blanc †	Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick	Bishop Emeritus
	28.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Theodorus Suwatan, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia
	53.2	Appointed	Loras Joseph Watters †	Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
9 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Bernard Mabula †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tabora, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania
	49.0	Appointed	Bernard Mabula †	Titular Bishop of Fidoloma	Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania
	46.1	Installed	Abraham D. Mattam, C.V. †	Apostolic Exarch of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus of Satna (Syro-Malabar), India
10 Jan	57.9	Appointed	József Bánk †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	56.9	Appointed	Pavol Brezanóczy †	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	54.7	Appointed	József Cserháti †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	78.8	Appointed	Endre Hamvas †	Titular Archbishop of Arae in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary
	78.8	Retired	Endre Hamvas †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus
	67.1	Appointed	József Ijjas †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus
	54.5	Appointed	József Kacziba †	Apostolic Administrator of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	54.5	Appointed	József Kacziba †	Titular Bishop of Cufruta	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	62.3	Appointed	Imre Kisberk †	Apostolic Administrator of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	57.9	Appointed	József Udvardy †	Apostolic Administrator of Csanád, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
	57.9	Appointed	József Udvardy †	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Bishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
	56.3	Appointed	József Vajda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
	56.3	Appointed	József Vajda †	Titular Bishop of Cartennae	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
	63.4	Appointed	György Zemplén, O. Cist. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	63.4	Appointed	György Zemplén, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Arena	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
11 Jan	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Paul-Louis Carrière †	Titular Bishop of Labicum	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
	67.6	Appointed	Floréncio Cicinho (Sisinio) Vieira †	Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana	Bishop Emeritus of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil
	67.6	Resigned	Floréncio Cicinho (Sisinio) Vieira †	Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan	58.6	Ordained Bishop	Denys Philippe Beilouné †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
	38.4	Ordained Bishop	José Mario Ruiz Navas †	Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador
	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Pierre-Dominique Zévaco, C.M. †	Bishop of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar
14 Jan		Born	Thomas Padiyath		Auxiliary Bishop of Shamshabad (Syro-Malabar), India
15 Jan	53.0	Appointed	Angelo Félix Mugnol †	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
15 Jan		Born	Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E.		Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
16 Jan		Born	Mikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B.		Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar
16 Jan		Born	Andreas Geßmann		Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Essen, Germany
18 Jan		Born	Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez		Bishop of Pereira, Colombia
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
	38.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé	Bishop of Diébougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus
20 Jan	17.4	Professed	Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Fontibón, Colombia
22 Jan	79.7	Died	Ghebre Jesus Jacob †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
22 Jan		Born	Gerhard Schneider		Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
23 Jan	30.0	Ordained Priest	Odilon Guimarães Moreira	Priest of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
		Born	Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya		Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
	51.4	Appointed	Joseph Raymond Windle †	Coadjutor Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jan		Born	Carlos Rômulo Gonçalves e Silva		Bishop of Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
24 Jan		Born	Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C.		Bishop of Tarma, Peru
25 Jan	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Ireneo García Alonso †	Bishop of Albacete, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	33.2	Ordained Bishop	Stanislas Kaburungu	Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus
	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Kesenge Wandangakongu †	Bishop of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Józef Gucwa †	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
28 Jan		Born	Orlando Olave Villanoba		Bishop of Ocaña, Colombia
30 Jan	61.7	Appointed	Vicente Enrique y Tarancón †	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
30 Jan	70.9	Died	Joseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping) †	Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
31 Jan	55.3	Appointed	Joseph Cunnane †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
	52.4	Appointed	Fernando (José Ismael) Errázuriz Gandarillas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
	52.4	Appointed	Fernando (José Ismael) Errázuriz Gandarillas †	Titular Bishop of Drusiliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
	57.3	Appointed	Vicente Felicísimo Maya Guzmán †	Bishop of Machala, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
	46.0	Appointed	Joseph Alphonse McNicholas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
	46.0	Appointed	Joseph Alphonse McNicholas †	Titular Bishop of Scala	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
	18.3	Professed	Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	80.1	Appointed	Joseph Walsh †	Titular Archbishop of Tubernuca	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland
	80.1	Retired	Joseph Walsh †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus

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