The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	45.0	Appointed	Alberto Ablondi	Coadjutor Bishop of Livorno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Petros Hanna Issa Al-Harboli	Priest of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop
		Died	Aguado Arraux, I.E.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, Guatemala
	52.1	Appointed	Roberto Carniello †	Auxiliary Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	62.4	Resigned	Alberto Castelli †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Vice President Emeritus
	75.1	Died	Francis Xavier Chao Cheng-sheng, S.J. †	Bishop of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China
	53.9	Resigned	Walter Arthur Coggin, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus
	45.8	Appointed	Andrzej Maria Deskur	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications	Cardinal, President Emeritus
	56.1	Appointed	Teresio Ferraroni †	Coadjutor Bishop of Como, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	58.3	Appointed	Primo Gasbarri †	Apostolic Administrator of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
	25.6	Professed	Lionel Gendron, P.S.S.	Priest of Society of Priests of St. Sulpice	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	57.8	Appointed	Paolo Ghizzoni †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Miniato, Italy	Bishop
	78.7	Resigned	Diego Maria Gómez Tamayo †	Titular Archbishop of Dionysiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
	74.9	Retired	Lois-Séverin Haller, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
	60.3	Resigned	José Lecuona Labandibar, I.E.M.E. †	Superior General of Instituto Español de San Francisco Javier para Misiones Extranjeras	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jorge, Colombia
	53.2	Resigned	Caetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Tagarbala	Bishop Emeritus of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil
	78.7	Resigned	Manuel Pío López Estrada †	Titular Archbishop of Druas	Archbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
		Died	Ferdinando Loy, S.V.D. †	Prefect of Sinkiang [Xinjiang-Urumqi], China
		Died	Joseph Emil Malenfant, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Benares-Gorakhpur, India	Prefect of Gorakhpur, India
	54.9	Resigned	Costante Maltoni †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	69.2	Resigned	James Edward (Jaime Eduardo) McManus, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	82.6	Resigned	Raffaele Mario Radossi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Archbishop of Equilium	Archbishop Emeritus of Spoleto, Italy
	75.8	Retired	Paolo Savino †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	68.2	Resigned	Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
	68.7	Died	Pietro Romualdo M. Zilianti, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
2 Jan	68.8	Died	Carlo Baldini, O.M.D. †	Bishop of Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
	28.4	Ordained Priest	Anthony Chirayath	Priest of Sagar (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop
	64.3	Appointed	Martien Antoon Jansen †	Titular Bishop of Basti	Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands
	64.3	Resigned	Martien Antoon Jansen †	Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
	73.7	Died	Patrick Harmon Shanley, O.C.D. †	Prelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines
	51.0	Appointed	Joseph S. Thumma †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vijayawada, India	Bishop Emeritus
	51.0	Appointed	Joseph S. Thumma †	Titular Bishop of Cunga Féichin	Bishop Emeritus of Vijayawada, India
3 Jan	58.4	Succeeded	George Joseph Biskup †	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	60.3	Died	Manuel Fernández-Conde y García del Rebollar †	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	91.3	Died	Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
	79.8	Appointed	Paul Clarence Schulte †	Titular Archbishop of Elicroca	Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
	79.8	Resigned	Paul Clarence Schulte †	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Jan	47.2	Ordained Bishop	William Aquin Carew	Titular Archbishop of Telde	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Japan
6 Jan	52.8	Ordained Bishop	George Edward Lynch †	Titular Bishop of Satafi	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
6 Jan	40.8	Ordained Bishop	Sebastian Mankuzhikary †	Titular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri	Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabarese), India
9 Jan	44.8	Appointed	Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho	Auxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
	44.8	Appointed	Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho	Titular Bishop of Ath Truim	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
	98.1	Died	Adam Hefter †	Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
	45.4	Appointed	Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	45.4	Appointed	Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Illiberi	Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
12 Jan	46.2	Appointed	Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz	Apostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
	46.2	Appointed	Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz	Titular Bishop of Acci	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
	40.2	Appointed	Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Holguín, Cuba
	40.2	Appointed	Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez	Titular Bishop of Novaliciana	Bishop Emeritus of Holguín, Cuba
13 Jan	84.7	Appointed	Marko Alaupovic †	Titular Archbishop of Segisama	Archbishop Emeritus of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	84.7	Retired	Marko Alaupovic †	Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Archbishop Emeritus
	67.1	Succeeded	Smiljan Franjo Cekada †	Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	81.4	Died	Marie-Georges Petit †	Bishop Emeritus of Verdun, France
14 Jan	57.1	Appointed	Justo Goizueta Gridilla, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Madera, Chihuahua, México	Prelate Emeritus
	57.1	Appointed	Justo Goizueta Gridilla, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Egara	Prelate Emeritus of Madera, Chihuahua, México
	52.6	Appointed	Albin Malysiak, C.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	52.6	Appointed	Albin Malysiak, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Beatia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
	75.9	Appointed	Michael O'Reilly †	Titular Bishop of Lugmad	Bishop Emeritus of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
	75.9	Resigned	Michael O'Reilly †	Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	47.4	Appointed	Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. †	Prelate of Mixes, Oaxaca, México	Prelate Emeritus
	47.4	Appointed	Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Proconsulari	Prelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México
	54.7	Appointed	Stanislaw Smolenski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.7	Appointed	Stanislaw Smolenski †	Titular Bishop of Alava	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
15 Jan	50.2	Appointed	Luigi Bongianino †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Tortona, Italy
15 Jan	62.2	Appointed	Francesco Brustia †	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
16 Jan	74.1	Died	Philip Côté, S.J. †	Bishop of Süchow [Xuzhou], China
	65.5	Appointed	Paul-Marie-Maurice Perrin †	Titular Archbishop of Gurza	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ethiopia
	65.5	Appointed	Paul-Marie-Maurice Perrin †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Ethiopia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
17 Jan	21.7	Professed	Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M.	Member of Order of Lebanese Maronite	Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)
17 Jan	55.4	Appointed	Domenico Vacchiano †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy
18 Jan	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul Shinichi Itonaga	Bishop of Kagoshima, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Mulligan †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan	79.0	Died	León Bonaventura de Uriarte Bengoa, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
20 Jan	51.3	Appointed	Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
20 Jan	51.3	Appointed	Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito †	Titular Archbishop of Mentesa	Bishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
21 Jan	75.6	Died	Joseph Attipetty †	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
	58.7	Appointed	Antonio D'Erchia †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
	60.2	Succeeded	Timothy Manning †	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	83.6	Retired	James Francis Louis McIntyre †	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
24 Jan	27.4	Ordained Priest	Gregorio Rosa Chávez	Priest of San Miguel, El Salvador	Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
25 Jan	60.7	Ordained Bishop	Santo Bergamo †	Titular Bishop of Sasabe	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Cardenal Fernández †	Bishop of Osma-Soria, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
	45.8	Ordained Bishop	Peter Takaaki Hirayama	Bishop of Oita, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
26 Jan	57.2	Resigned	Fernando Azcárate y Freyre de Andrade, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	67.9	Appointed	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Titular Archbishop of Celene	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	67.9	Resigned	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
	67.1	Resigned	Alfredo Ignacio Llaguno Canals †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	41.3	Appointed	Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández †	Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
27 Jan	50.5	Appointed	Edward Dennis Head †	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
27 Jan	50.5	Appointed	Edward Dennis Head †	Titular Bishop of Árd Sratha	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
30 Jan	63.4	Ordained Bishop	Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Cerbali	Prelate Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
31 Jan	73.1	Appointed	Eduardo Martinez González †	Titular Bishop of Segia	Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain
	73.1	Resigned	Eduardo Martinez González †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	70.3	Appointed	Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier †	Titular Bishop of Saetabis	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
	70.3	Resigned	Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier †	Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria	Bishop Emeritus
	33.5	Ordained Priest	Roberto Rodríguez	Priest	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

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