The Year of Our Lord 1969

Necrology

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Date	Age	Bishop	Title
unknown		José de Jesús Arango, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Guapi, Colombia
unknown		Gennaro Artazcor Lizarrage, I.E.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, Guatemala
unknown		Alfonso Cuypers, S.M.M. †	Prefect of Vichada, Colombia
unknown		Rupert Hillerich, O.F.M. Conv. †	Prefect of Solwezi, Zambia
unknown	67.4	Martinho Michler, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
unknown	63.0	Maurinus Rast, S.D.S. †	Superior General of Society of the Divine Savior
unknown		Christopher Ulyatt, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Volksrust, South Africa
5 Jan	74.4	William Aloysius Scully †	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
22 Jan	79.8	Ghebre Jesus Jacob †	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
30 Jan	70.9	Joseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Ching Ping) †	Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
3 Feb	90.4	Oscar Jozef Joliet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
7 Feb	79.9	Salvador Martinez Silva †	Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
7 Feb	66.6	Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
14 Feb	82.5	Friedrich Hünermann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
28 Feb	82.6	Gustavo Testa †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
3 Mar	74.4	Martin Lucas, S.V.D. †	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Scandinavia
11 Mar	77.5	Emile Maurice Guerry †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
17 Mar	75.7	Robert Picard de la Vacquerie †	Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
18 Mar	88.9	Charles Alphonse Armand Vanuytven, O. Praem. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
21 Mar	79.6	George Brunner †	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
24 Mar	73.5	Paul Nguyen-Ðình Nhiên †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
1 Apr	78.0	Nicola Laudadio, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Galle, Sri Lanka
4 Apr	89.7	Zenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. †	Bishop of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
4 Apr	78.7	Joseph Schubert †	Titular Bishop of Ceramussa
10 Apr	90.7	Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
20 Apr	93.4	Johannes Petrus Huibers †	Bishop Emeritus of Haarlem, Netherlands
20 Apr	71.4	Ambróz Lazík †	Apostolic Administrator of Trnava, Slovakia
27 Apr	82.5	Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón †	Bishop Emeritus of Jericó, Colombia
2 May	47.7	Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Orán, Argentina
4 May	67.4	Tito Mancini †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ostia, Italy
8 May	91.7	Charles Massé †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
11 May	89.2	Salomão Barbosa Ferraz †	Titular Bishop of Eleutherna
13 May	77.2	Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India
15 May	64.6	Ferdinando Ruiz y Solózarno †	Archbishop of Yucatán, México
17 May	80.4	Josef Beran †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
19 May	55.3	Julio Benigno Laschi González †	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
22 May	84.9	Thomas Keogh †	Bishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
30 May	57.1	Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania
11 Jun	75.9	Thomas James Wade, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
13 Jun	56.8	Elias Mchonde †	Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania
13 Jun	71.6	Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of Carolina, Maranho, Brazil
23 Jun	77.4	Ferdinand Loy, S.V.D. †	Prefect of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
27 Jun	71.0	Allen James Babcock †	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
29 Jun	56.1	Joseph Truong-cao-Dai, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam
30 Jun	70.9	Roman Richard Atkielski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2 Jul	84.1	Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
2 Jul	84.1	Giuseppe Gori †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
16 Jul	65.5	Carlo Alberto Ferrero di Cavallerleone †	Archbishop Emeritus of Italy, Military
17 Jul	64.5	David Maryanayagam Swamidoss Pillat, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Vellore, India
20 Jul	78.0	Clement (William) Neubauer, O.F.M. Cap. †	Minister General Emeritus of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
25 Jul	78.4	Alexandre Digard, O.F.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China
26 Jul	56.1	Alfonso Reyes Ramos †	Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México
2 Aug	78.2	Federico Sargolini †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, Italy
4 Aug	70.1	Justin James Field, O.P. †	Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Grenada, Antilles
5 Aug	66.4	Fortunato Zoppas †	Bishop Emeritus of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
8 Aug	89.2	Auguste Joseph Gaudel †	Bishop Emeritus of Fréjus-Toulon, France
9 Aug	65.3	António de Campos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
13 Aug	82.6	Nicolás Fasolino †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
13 Aug	75.9	Hieronymus Haberstroh, S.V.D. †	Prefect of Xining [Sining], China
20 Aug	75.7	Eric Francis MacKenzie †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
25 Aug	81.7	Czeslaw Falkowski †	Bishop of Łomża, Poland
13 Sep	83.6	Bernard James Sheil †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
15 Sep	75.0	Daniel Joseph Feeney †	Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA
17 Sep	69.5	Giovanni Urbani †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
28 Sep	84.9	Emiliano Cagnoni †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
6 Oct	82.0	John Andrew O’Shea, C.M. †	Bishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China
9 Oct	65.2	Matthew Kavukattu †	Archbishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabarese), India
18 Oct	98.2	John Bernard MacGinley †	Bishop Emeritus of Monterey in California, USA
20 Oct	88.3	Salvatore Rotolo, S.D.B. †	Prelate Emeritus of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
28 Oct	86.6	Luigi Centoz †	Vice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
28 Oct	68.6	Francis Joseph Schenk †	Bishop Emeritus of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
31 Oct	63.9	Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes †	Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
2 Nov	94.2	Serafim Gomes Jardim †	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
14 Nov	65.4	Giuseppe Bonacini †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
19 Nov	77.1	Jesús Maria Pellin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
24 Nov	84.4	José Maurício da Rocha †	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
29 Nov	60.7	Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria
5 Dec	83.1	Jazeps Rancans †	Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
6 Dec	76.4	Stanislav Zela †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
9 Dec	78.6	Carlo Allorio †	Bishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy
10 Dec	82.1	Idílio José Soares †	Bishop Emeritus of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
12 Dec	90.1	Mathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
20 Dec	89.4	Andrea Cesarano †	Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
26 Dec	73.8	Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
26 Dec	94.0	Johannes Peter Franziskus Ross, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan