The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul 41.1 Resigned Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. † Apostolic Administrator of Leribe, Lesotho Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho

2 Jul 50.5 Appointed Miguel Angel Araújo Iglesias † Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain Bishop Emeritus

76.7 Appointed José García y Goldaraz † Titular Archbishop of Ferentium Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain

76.7 Retired José García y Goldaraz † Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

33.9 Ordained Priest Fernando Guimarães Kevanu Priest Bishop of Ondjiva, Angola

44.1 Ordained Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

68.7 Appointed Felix Romero Menjibar † Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain

3 Jul 24.2 Ordained Priest Fernando Filoni Priest of Nardò, Italy Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State

4 Jul 74.6 Died Lorenzo Basoli † Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy

37.1 Ordained Bishop Paul Khoarai Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho

38.4 Appointed Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba Archbishop Emeritus

31.3 Ordained Priest Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu Priest Bishop Emeritus of Umzimkulu, South Africa

53.7 Appointed Angelo Fausto Vallainc † Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

53.7 Appointed Angelo Fausto Vallainc † Titular Bishop of Frequentium Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

5 Jul 56.5 Ordained Bishop Antoni Adamiuk † Titular Bishop of Ala Miliaria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland

85.8 Died Ralph Leo Hayes † Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA

24.5 Ordained Priest Mario Zenari Priest of Verona, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka

6 Jul 56.8 Appointed Carlo Martini † Apostolic Delegate to México Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy

9 Jul 65.5 Died Joseph Patrick Dougherty † Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

72.5 Died Stanislaus Tigga † Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India

11 Jul 25.2 Ordained Priest Peter Wilfred Novecosky, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada

47.1 Ordained Bishop Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa † Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

12 Jul 28.8 Ordained Priest Cándido Cárdenas Villalba Priest Bishop of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay

28.4 Ordained Priest Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

28.5 Ordained Priest Hervé Itoua Priest Bishop Emeritus of Ouesso, Congo

23.3 Ordained Priest Domenico Mogavero Priest of Palermo, Italy Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

13 Jul 80.4 Appointed Anastasio Hurtado y Robles † Titular Bishop of Cissa Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México

80.4 Retired Anastasio Hurtado y Robles † Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México Bishop Emeritus

15 Jul 43.6 Appointed Henri Salina, C.R.A. † Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

16 Jul 45.5 Ordained Bishop Matthew Kia Yen-wen Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

51.2 Appointed Sotero Sanz Villalba † Titular Archbishop of Emerita Augusta Apostolic Delegate to México

51.2 Appointed Sotero Sanz Villalba † Apostolic Nuncio to Chile Apostolic Delegate to México

17 Jul 47.5 Appointed Javier Azagra Labiano Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (en España) Bishop Emeritus

47.5 Appointed Javier Azagra Labiano Titular Bishop of Lacubaza Bishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en España)

47.3 Ordained Bishop Claude Germain Berthold, M.E.P. † Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

45.8 Appointed Nicolas M. Mondejar Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines

45.8 Appointed Nicolas M. Mondejar Titular Bishop of Grumentum Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines

18 Jul 25.0 Ordained Priest Antonio José López Castillo Priest of Maracaibo, Venezuela Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

49.3 Appointed Vittorio Piola † Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy

49.3 Appointed Vittorio Piola † Titular Bishop of Atella Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy

28.7 Ordained Priest Angelo Scola Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

19 Jul 28.3 Ordained Priest Matthias Kobena Nketsiah Priest of Cape Coast, Ghana Auxiliary Bishop

62.5 Ordained Bishop Josip Sálac † Titular Bishop of Baliana Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

50.9 Ordained Bishop Mijo Škvorc, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

20 Jul 57.1 Appointed Abramo Freschi † Coadjutor Bishop of Concordia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy

57.1 Appointed Abramo Freschi † Titular Bishop of Nasbinca Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy

22 Jul 58.1 Ordained Bishop Richard Thomas McGrath † Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada Bishop Emeritus

24 Jul 74.4 Died John Burke † Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India

69.9 Appointed Lawrence Alexander Glenn † Titular Bishop of Blera Bishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA

69.9 Resigned Lawrence Alexander Glenn † Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

25 Jul 49.1 Appointed Antonio Lloren Mabutas † Coadjutor Archbishop of Davao, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed Antonio Lloren Mabutas † Titular Archbishop of Valeria Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines

29.4 Ordained Priest Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Cardinal, Archbishop of Durban, South Africa

26 Jul 28.2 Ordained Priest Afonso Fioreze, C.P. Priest of Congregation of the Passion Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil

27 Jul 52.1 Appointed Pablo Correa León † Titular Bishop of Columnata Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia

52.1 Resigned Pablo Correa León † Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

92.5 Died José Candida Piñol y Batres † Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua

28 Jul 46.3 Appointed Kenneth Joseph Povish † Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Lansing, Michigan, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	41.1	Resigned	Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. †	Apostolic Administrator of Leribe, Lesotho	Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
2 Jul	50.5	Appointed	Miguel Angel Araújo Iglesias †	Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
76.7	Appointed	José García y Goldaraz †	Titular Archbishop of Ferentium	Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
76.7	Retired	José García y Goldaraz †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
33.9	Ordained Priest	Fernando Guimarães Kevanu	Priest	Bishop of Ondjiva, Angola
44.1	Ordained Bishop	Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.	Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
68.7	Appointed	Felix Romero Menjibar †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain
3 Jul	24.2	Ordained Priest	Fernando Filoni	Priest of Nardò, Italy	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
4 Jul	74.6	Died	Lorenzo Basoli †	Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy
37.1	Ordained Bishop	Paul Khoarai	Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho
38.4	Appointed	Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu	Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
31.3	Ordained Priest	Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Umzimkulu, South Africa
53.7	Appointed	Angelo Fausto Vallainc †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
53.7	Appointed	Angelo Fausto Vallainc †	Titular Bishop of Frequentium	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
5 Jul	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Antoni Adamiuk †	Titular Bishop of Ala Miliaria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland
85.8	Died	Ralph Leo Hayes †	Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
24.5	Ordained Priest	Mario Zenari	Priest of Verona, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
6 Jul	56.8	Appointed	Carlo Martini †	Apostolic Delegate to México	Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
9 Jul	65.5	Died	Joseph Patrick Dougherty †	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
72.5	Died	Stanislaus Tigga †	Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India
11 Jul	25.2	Ordained Priest	Peter Wilfred Novecosky, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa †	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
12 Jul	28.8	Ordained Priest	Cándido Cárdenas Villalba	Priest	Bishop of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay
28.4	Ordained Priest	Frederico Heimler, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
28.5	Ordained Priest	Hervé Itoua	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Ouesso, Congo
23.3	Ordained Priest	Domenico Mogavero	Priest of Palermo, Italy	Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
13 Jul	80.4	Appointed	Anastasio Hurtado y Robles †	Titular Bishop of Cissa	Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México
80.4	Retired	Anastasio Hurtado y Robles †	Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jul	43.6	Appointed	Henri Salina, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
16 Jul	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Kia Yen-wen	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
51.2	Appointed	Sotero Sanz Villalba †	Titular Archbishop of Emerita Augusta	Apostolic Delegate to México
51.2	Appointed	Sotero Sanz Villalba †	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile	Apostolic Delegate to México
17 Jul	47.5	Appointed	Javier Azagra Labiano	Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Bishop Emeritus
47.5	Appointed	Javier Azagra Labiano	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza	Bishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en España)
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Claude Germain Berthold, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
45.8	Appointed	Nicolas M. Mondejar	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines
45.8	Appointed	Nicolas M. Mondejar	Titular Bishop of Grumentum	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines
18 Jul	25.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio José López Castillo	Priest of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
49.3	Appointed	Vittorio Piola †	Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
49.3	Appointed	Vittorio Piola †	Titular Bishop of Atella	Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
28.7	Ordained Priest	Angelo Scola	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
19 Jul	28.3	Ordained Priest	Matthias Kobena Nketsiah	Priest of Cape Coast, Ghana	Auxiliary Bishop
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Josip Sálac †	Titular Bishop of Baliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Mijo Škvorc, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
20 Jul	57.1	Appointed	Abramo Freschi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Concordia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
57.1	Appointed	Abramo Freschi †	Titular Bishop of Nasbinca	Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
22 Jul	58.1	Ordained Bishop	Richard Thomas McGrath †	Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
24 Jul	74.4	Died	John Burke †	Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India
69.9	Appointed	Lawrence Alexander Glenn †	Titular Bishop of Blera	Bishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
69.9	Resigned	Lawrence Alexander Glenn †	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jul	49.1	Appointed	Antonio Lloren Mabutas †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Davao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	Antonio Lloren Mabutas †	Titular Archbishop of Valeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
29.4	Ordained Priest	Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop of Durban, South Africa
26 Jul	28.2	Ordained Priest	Afonso Fioreze, C.P.	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
27 Jul	52.1	Appointed	Pablo Correa León †	Titular Bishop of Columnata	Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
52.1	Resigned	Pablo Correa León †	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
92.5	Died	José Candida Piñol y Batres †	Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
28 Jul	46.3	Appointed	Kenneth Joseph Povish †	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lansing, Michigan, USA

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