The Year of Our Lord 1969

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	José de Jesús Arango, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Guapi, Colombia
		Appointed	Aguado Arraux, I.E.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, Guatemala
		Died	Gennaro Artazcor Lizarrage, I.E.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, Guatemala
	60.9	Appointed	Paolo Bertoli †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	72.0	Resigned	George Daniel Breen, C.S.C. †	Prefect of Haflong, India	Prefect Emeritus
	68.8	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
		Resigned	Joseph Buckley, S.M. †	Superior General of Society of Mary	Superior General Emeritus
	54.0	Resigned	Aliprando Catani, O.S.B. †	Prior General of Order of Saint Benedict	Prior General Emeritus
		Died	Alfonso Cuypers, S.M.M. †	Prefect of Vichada, Colombia
	61.1	Resigned	Wilfrid J. Dufault, A.A. †	Superior General of Augustinians of the Assumption	Superior General Emeritus
		Resigned	Domenico Fiorina, I.M.C. †	Superior General of Consolata Missionaries	Superior General Emeritus
	27.2	Professed (Perpetual Vows)	Jean Charles Émile Gardin, C.S.Sp.	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop of Impfondo, Congo
	56.8	Appointed	Paolo Ghizzoni †	Apostolic Administrator of San Miniato, Italy	Bishop
		Resigned	Maroun Harica, O.A.M. †	Superior General of Antonin Maronite Order (Maronite)	Superior General Emeritus
		Resigned	Cornelius Heiligers, S.M.M. †	Superior General of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Superior General Emeritus
		Died	Rupert Hillerich, O.F.M. Conv. †	Prefect of Solwezi, Zambia
	17.9	Professed	Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
	82.4	Resigned	Vince Kovács †	Apostolic Administrator of Vác, Hungary	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	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 Port Augusta, Australia
	81.0	Retired	Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	67.4	Died	Martinho Michler, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	64.0	Appointed	Natale Mosconi †	Apostolic Administrator of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
	54.3	Appointed	Paolo Mosconi †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Iraq
	61.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Paupini †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	63.5	Resigned	Leo Pietsch †	Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	63.0	Died	Maurinus Rast, S.D.S. †	Superior General of Society of the Divine Savior
	56.7	Appointed	Luigi Rovigatti †	Apostolic Administrator of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	58.1	Appointed	Enea Selis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy
	47.9	Resigned	James Patrick Shannon †	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
		Died	Christopher Ulyatt, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Volksrust, South Africa
		Resigned	Jozef 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
Jan	55.9	Appointed	Marcello Rosina †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, 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
	62.9	Appointed	Giovanni Mocellini †	Bishop of Adria, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	68.0	Appointed	Josef Schoiswohl †	Titular Bishop of Sullectum	Bishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
	68.0	Resigned	Josef Schoiswohl †	Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan		Born	Wiesław Śmigiel	Świecie nad Wisłą	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
4 Jan	30.5	Ordained Priest	Antoine Ganyé	Priest of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop
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	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Abel Costas Montaño	Titular Bishop of Novi	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
	25.7	Professed	Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	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
	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Philip Etteldorf †	Titular Archbishop of Tyndaris	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	51.0	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
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Sabás Magaña García †	Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Casimir Marcinkus †	Titular Archbishop of Horta	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	Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff †	Titular Bishop of Pumentum	Prelate 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	20.0	Professed	Paul Donoghue, S.M.	Member of Society of Mary	Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
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
	70.4	Appointed	Camille-André Le Blanc †	Titular Bishop of Maxita	Bishop Emeritus of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
	70.4	Resigned	Camille-André Le Blanc †	Bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	28.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Theodorus Suwatan, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop 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
9 Jan	49.0	Appointed	Bernard Mabula †	Titular Bishop of Fidoloma	Bishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania
10 Jan	58.0	Appointed	József Bánk †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	57.0	Appointed	Pavol Brezanóczy †	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
	54.7	Appointed	József Cserháti †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	78.9	Appointed	Endre Hamvas †	Titular Archbishop of Arae in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary
	78.9	Retired	Endre Hamvas †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus
	67.2	Appointed	József Ijjas †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus
	54.5	Appointed	Jozsef Kacziba †	Apostolic Administrator of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	54.5	Appointed	Jozsef 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
	56.4	Appointed	Jozsef Vajda †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
	56.4	Appointed	Jozsef Vajda †	Titular Bishop of Cartennae	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
	63.4	Appointed	György Zemplén †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	63.4	Appointed	György Zemplén †	Titular Bishop of Arena	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
11 Jan	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Paul-Louis Carrière †	Titular Bishop of Labicum	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
	67.7	Appointed	Floréncio Cicinho (Sisinio) Vieira †	Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana	Bishop Emeritus of Amargosa, Baia, Brazil
	67.7	Resigned	Floréncio Cicinho (Sisinio) Vieira †	Bishop of Amargosa, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Denys Philippe Beilouné †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
	38.5	Ordained Bishop	José Mario Ruiz Navas	Bishop of Latacunga, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador
	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Pierre-Dominique Zévaco, C.M.	Bishop of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar
15 Jan	53.1	Appointed	Angelo Félix Mugnol †	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
18 Jan	29.1	Ordained Priest	Paul Eusebius Mea Kaiuea, M.S.C.	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
18 Jan	38.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Kpiéle Somé	Bishop of Diébougou, Burkina Faso	Bishop Emeritus
20 Jan	17.5	Professed	Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Fontibón, Colombia
22 Jan	79.8	Died	Ghebre Jesus Jacob †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
23 Jan	30.0	Ordained Priest	Odilon Guimarães Moreira	Priest of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23 Jan	51.4	Appointed	Joseph Raymond Windle †	Coadjutor Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jan	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Ireneo García Alonso †	Bishop of Albacete, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	33.3	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	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Józef Gucwa †	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
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 (Ching Ping) †	Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
31 Jan	55.3	Appointed	Joseph Cunnane †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
	52.5	Appointed	Fernando (José Ismael) Errázuriz Gandarillas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
	52.5	Appointed	Fernando (José Ismael) Errázuriz Gandarillas †	Titular Bishop of Drusiliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
	57.4	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
	18.4	Professed	Tarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, 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