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The Year of Our Lord 1969

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
May68.9ResignedMartin John O’ConnorApostolic Nuncio to MaltaPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
1 May27.7Ordained PriestJosé Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. †Priest of Augustinians of the AssumptionBishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
27.3Ordained PriestThomas Nguyễn Văn TrâmPriestBishop Emeritus of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam
55.3Ordained BishopCornelius Michael PowerBishop of Yakima, Washington, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
40.7Ordained BishopJohn Steven SatterthwaiteTitular Bishop of ThignicaBishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia
2 May72.6AppointedPaolo BottoTitular Archbishop of RisiniumArchbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
72.6ResignedPaolo BottoArchbishop of Cagliari, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
47.6DiedFrancisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. †Bishop of Orán, Argentina
48.2SelectedMichele Alfredo Marra, O.S.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, ItalyAbbot Emeritus
63.5AppointedJean-Marie VillotCardinal, Secretary of State
3 May27.5Ordained PriestChristian Conrad Blouin, C.M.M. †Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesBishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea
25.2Ordained PriestAbraham KattumanaPriest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaOfficial of the Roman Curia - Other
29.5Ordained PriestTelesphore Placidus ToppoPriest of Ranchi, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
4 May25.5Ordained PriestJoseph ChennothPriest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), IndiaApostolic Nuncio to Japan
52.7Ordained BishopFernando (José Ismael) Errázuriz GandarillasTitular Bishop of DrusilianaAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
27.7Ordained PriestJacques Behnan HindoPriest of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
BornDaniel Lotfy KhellaBishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
49.3Ordained BishopBernard MabulaTitular Bishop of FidolomaBishop Emeritus of Singida, Tanzania
67.4DiedTito ManciniAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ostia, Italy
53.2Ordained BishopJean MargéotBishop of Port-Louis, MauritiusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
28.8Ordained PriestWoldeghiorghis MatheosPriest of Hosanna, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hosanna, Ethiopia
25.3Ordained PriestJoseph Bilal NyekindiPriest of Wau, SudanBishop Emeritus of Wau, South Sudan
29.6Ordained PriestThomas Pai Cheng-leungPriestApostolic Administrator Emeritus
26.7Ordained PriestPierre Koffi SeshiePriestBishop of Kpalimé, Togo
28.1Ordained PriestGregorios Elias TabéPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Damas (Syrian), Syria
31.4Ordained PriestStephen M. TiruPriestBishop of Khunti, India
5 May56.8AppointedAnnibale Bugnini, C.M. †Secretary of the Congregation for Divine WorshipApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran
58.8AppointedGino ParoTitular Archbishop of TorcelloApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia
58.8AppointedGino ParoApostolic Delegate to Australia and Papua New GuineaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Australia
68.7AppointedAugustin-Joseph Antoine Sépinski, O.F.M. †Apostolic Nuncio to UruguayApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
7 May72.8AppointedFerdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of SaintsCardinal, Secretary Emeritus
61.2AppointedPaolo BertoliPrefect of the Congregation for the Causes of SaintsCardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
72.0AppointedBenno (Walter) Gut, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
58.1AppointedBruno Bernard HeimApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Great Britain
50.6AppointedSalvatore PappalardoPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
60.0AppointedLino ZaniniApostolic Nuncio to ArgentinaOfficial Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
8 May63.7ResignedFranz KönigBishop of Austria, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
91.7DiedCharles MasséAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
51.8AppointedFranz ŽakBishop of Austria, MilitaryBishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
9 May45.4AppointedJosé Julio Aguilar GarcíaPrelate of Escuintla, Guatemala
52.5AppointedIgino Eugenio CardinaleApostolic Nuncio to LuxembourgApostolic Nuncio to Belgium
43.4AppointedGerardo Humberto Flores ReyesApostolic Administrator of Izabal, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus of Verapaz, Cobán, Guatemala
10 May52.3InstalledEdwin Bernard BroderickBishop of Albany, New York, USABishop Emeritus
72.3CeasedEdward Joseph MaginnApostolic Administrator of Albany, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
11 May45.6Ordained BishopLucien-Emile BardonneTitular Bishop of Thimida RegiaBishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
89.2DiedSalomão FerrazTitular Bishop of Eleutherna
41.6Ordained BishopAbraham ThanTitular Bishop of TortibulumBishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar
49.6Ordained BishopLorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. †Titular Bishop of DoliaBishop of Tarma, Peru
12 May BornCésar Alfonso Ortega DíazBishop of Linares, Nuevo León, México
13 May49.7Ordained BishopAlan Charles ClarkTitular Bishop of ElmhamaBishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
77.1DiedFrancis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India
60.8InstalledAlfred Michael WatsonBishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
14 May48.0Ordained BishopCleto BellucciTitular Bishop of MelziArchbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
26.5Ordained PriestFrancis Joseph KanePriest of Chicago, Illinois, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
15 May BornEdgardo Fabián Antúnez-Percíncula Kaenel, S.J.Bishop of San José de Mayo, Uruguay
BornJosé Arturo Cepeda EscobedoAuxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
49.9Ordained BishopFrançois-Xavier DioneBishop of Thiès, Senegal
45.0Ordained BishopEdmund IlcewiczTitular Bishop of TrevicoAuxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
30.4Ordained PriestRainer KlugPriest of Freiburg im Breisgau, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.5DiedFerdinando Ruiz y SolózarnoArchbishop of Yucatán, México
52.9Ordained BishopJuan Antonio del Val GalloTitular Bishop of Santa GiustaBishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
28.9Ordained PriestPaul Friedrich WehrlePriest of Freiburg im Breisgau, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
17 May80.3DiedJosef BeranCardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
44.1AppointedAntonio José González ZumárragaAuxiliary Bishop of Quito, EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
44.1AppointedAntonio José González ZumárragaTitular Bishop of TagarataCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
41.7AppointedJuan Ignacio Larrea HolguínAuxiliary Bishop of Quito, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
41.7AppointedJuan Ignacio Larrea HolguínTitular Bishop of Cellae in ProconsulariArchbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
40.7Ordained BishopAntonio Montero MorenoTitular Bishop of RegianaArchbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
54.3AppointedJosip ŽabkarTitular Archbishop of VirunumApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Finland
54.3AppointedJosip ŽabkarApostolic Pro-Nuncio to FinlandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
54.3AppointedJosip ŽabkarApostolic Delegate to ScandinaviaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Finland
55.3AppointedSaverio ZupiApostolic Nuncio to MaltaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
18 May28.2Ordained PriestHil Kabashi, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale} (Albanian)
56.8Ordained BishopGiuseppe LanaveBishop of Andria, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornMarcelino Antonio Malabanan MaralitBishop of Boac, Philippines
50.5Ordained BishopJosé Maclovio Vásquez SilosBishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
19 May55.2DiedJulio Benigno Laschi GonzálezAuxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
20 May55.4InstalledCornelius Michael PowerBishop of Yakima, Washington, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
21 May26.0Ordained PriestJohn Anthony DooherPriest of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.5AppointedJohann Bernard Wilhelm Maria MöllerBishop of Groningen, Netherlands
68.3AppointedPieter Antoon NiermanTitular Bishop of Oppidum ConsilinumBishop Emeritus of Groningen, Netherlands
68.3ResignedPieter Antoon NiermanBishop of Groningen, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
51.4AppointedLuigi PoggiApostolic Nuncio to PeruCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
22 May84.9DiedThomas KeoghBishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
39.3AppointedEmile NjeruAuxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
39.3AppointedEmile NjeruTitular Bishop of CapsusAuxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
23 May64.2AppointedFrancis James FureyArchbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
78.1AppointedRobert Emmet LuceyTitular Archbishop of TauromeniumArchbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
78.1RetiredRobert Emmet LuceyArchbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USAArchbishop Emeritus
56.0AppointedTeotimo Cruel Pacis, C.M. †Bishop of Legazpi, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
24 May25.4Ordained PriestAlfonso Cabezas Aristizábal, C.M.Priest of Congregation of the MissionBishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
23.3ProfessedGuy Charbonneau, P.M.E.Member of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresBishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras
25.9Ordained PriestRobert Joseph CunninghamPriest of Buffalo, New York, USABishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
24.6Ordained PriestRobert HarrisPriest of Montréal, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
47.0AppointedPio LaghiTitular Archbishop of MaurianaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
47.0AppointedPio LaghiApostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
29.0Ordained PriestLouis Pelâtre, A.A.Priest of Augustinians of the AssumptionVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Istanbul, Turkey
25 May54.2Ordained BishopLuigi DardaniTitular Bishop of RebellumBishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
38.9Ordained BishopOrlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
24.1Ordained PriestDiarmuid MartinPriest of Dublin, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
26 May56.0DiedRupert (Gilbert Paul) Hillerich, O.F.M. Conv. †Prefect of Solwezi, Zambia
59.5AppointedTimothy Finbar ManningCoadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
59.5AppointedTimothy Finbar ManningTitular Archbishop of CapreaeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
45.6AppointedAlfonso Nava CarreónAuxiliary Bishop of Sucre, BoliviaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.6AppointedAlfonso Nava CarreónTitular Bishop of ThizicaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
27 May46.6Ordained BishopRoger Marie Élie EtchegarayTitular Bishop of Gemellae in NumidiaCardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
BornJosé Luís Mumbiela SierraBishop of Santissima Trinità in Almaty, Kazakhstan
50.7Ordained BishopAmado Paulino y HernandezTitular Bishop of CarinolaAuxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
48.8Ordained BishopFelix Paz PerezBishop of Imus, Philippines
29 May64.9AppointedJean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †Titular Archbishop of BrixellumArchbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
64.9ResignedJean-Jerôme Adam, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop of Libreville, GabonArchbishop Emeritus
47.0AppointedAndré Fernand AnguiléArchbishop of Libreville, GabonArchbishop Emeritus
49.2AppointedFrancis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin)Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
65.1AppointedAlbert Vincent D’SouzaTitular Archbishop of LupercianaArchbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
65.1ResignedAlbert Vincent D’SouzaArchbishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
39.7AppointedRené Marie Albert Dupont, M.E.P.Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
45.4AppointedLorenzo Rodolfo (Laurent-Rodolphe) Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
40.4AppointedBarnabas Rugwizangonga Halem ’ImanaBishop of Kabale, UgandaBishop Emeritus
58.1AppointedAdam Kozłowiecki, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Potentia in PicenoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
58.1ResignedAdam Kozłowiecki, S.J. †Archbishop of Lusaka, ZambiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
50.0AppointedWilliam Mahony, S.M.A. †Bishop of Ilorin, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
38.9Appointed[Emmanuel Milingo]Archbishop of Lusaka, Zambia
59.6AppointedJohn Aloysius MorganBishop of Australia, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
37.4AppointedRaphael Simon Ndingi Mwana’a NzekiBishop of Machakos, KenyaArchbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
63.4AppointedFrançois Xavier Ndong NdoutoumeBishop of Oyem, GabonBishop Emeritus
44.8AppointedJean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of Garoua, CameroonBishop Emeritus of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
44.8AppointedJean-Marie-Joseph-Augustin Pasquier, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of Muzuca in ByzacenaBishop Emeritus of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
52.8AppointedLawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †Archbishop of Calcutta, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
58.4AppointedAnthony Saliu SanusiBishop of Ijebu-Ode, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
35.9AppointedAlphonsus Augustus Sowada, O.S.C. †Bishop of Agats, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
30 May25.0Ordained PriestJoseph Walter EstabrookPriest of Albany, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
57.1DiedAlfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. †Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania
47.6AppointedHenri LemaîtreTitular Archbishop of TongresApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
47.6AppointedHenri LemaîtreApostolic Delegate to Vietnam and CambodiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
67.0AppointedMarie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to IndiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
31.5Ordained PriestHermín Negrón SantanaPriestAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
31 May26.8Ordained PriestJohn Walter FleseyPriest of Newark, New Jersey, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.0Ordained PriestJoseph Vernon FougèrePriest of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
24.9Ordained PriestLionel Gendron, P.S.S.Priest of Montréal, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
BornDenilson Geraldo, S.A.C.Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
26.2Ordained PriestDominick John LagonegroPriest of New York, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
24.6Ordained PriestAdam OdzimekPriest of Sandomierz, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
23.4Ordained PriestHenryk Marian TomasikPriest of Siedlce, PolandBishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
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