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The Year of Our Lord 1970

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DateAgeBishopTitle
unknownAguado Arraux, I.E.M.E. †Apostolic Administrator of El Petén, Guatemala
unknown75.1Francis Xavier Chao Cheng-sheng, S.J. †Bishop of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China
unknownFerdinando Loy, S.V.D. †Prefect of Sinkiang [Xinjiang-Urumqi], China
unknownJoseph Emil Malenfant, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Gorakhpur, India
unknown68.7Pietro Romualdo M. Zilianti, O.S.B. †Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
2 Jan68.8Carlo Baldini, O.M.D. †Bishop of Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
2 Jan73.7Patrick Harmon Shanley, O.C.D. †Prelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines
3 Jan60.3Manuel Fernández-Conde y García del Rebollar †Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
3 Jan91.3Joseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
9 Jan98.1Adam Hefter †Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
13 Jan81.4Marie-Georges Petit †Bishop Emeritus of Verdun, France
16 Jan74.1Philip Côté, S.J. †Bishop of Süchow [Xuzhou], China
19 Jan79.0León Bonaventura de Uriarte Bengoa, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
21 Jan75.6Joseph Attipetty †Archbishop of Verapoly, India
6 Feb65.9Manoel da Silveira d’Elboux †Archbishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
7 Feb82.4Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes †Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
15 Feb95.0Joseph Arthur Papineau †Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
18 Feb67.0Joseph-Roméo Gagnon †Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
21 Feb77.2Peter Tatsuo Doi †Cardinal, Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan
24 Feb70.6Carlo Boiardi †Bishop of Apuania, Italy
2 Mar74.5Paulo de Tarso Campos †Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
10 Mar89.3Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece
15 Mar85.1François-Xavier Lacoursière, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
15 Mar62.6Lawrence Patrick Moran †Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia
16 Mar74.6William Bouter, M.H.M. †Bishop of Nellore, India
21 Mar86.7Adelchi Albanesi †Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
24 Mar85.5Emilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay
3 Apr59.7José Vicente Távora †Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
4 Apr80.1Endre Hamvas †Archbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary
10 Apr65.6Luís Victor Sartori †Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
24 Apr72.1Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. †Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
30 Apr90.4Alfredo Maria Cavagna †Titular Bishop of Tium
16 May81.1Bernard James Sullivan, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Patna, India
16 May72.4Antonio Taffi †Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Nicaragua
21 May78.6León (Miguel) Angel Olano y Urteaga, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
28 May85.3Juliu Hossu †Cardinal, Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Romanian), Romania
7 Jun88.5Louis-Christian-Marie de Coomann, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam
8 Jun87.7Ireneo Chelucci †Bishop of Montalcino, Italy
11 Jun71.6Giuseppe Ruotolo †Bishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
13 Jun63.6Piotr Dudziec †Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
21 Jun66.5Otto Spülbeck †Bishop of Meissen (Meißen), Germany
22 Jun76.5Alphonse Streit †Bishop Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
26 Jun68.8Matteo Aloisio Niedhammer y Yaeckle, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Bluefields, Nicaragua
29 Jun76.2Daniel Gomes Junqueira, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Nova Lisboa, Angola
4 Jul74.6Lorenzo Basoli †Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy
5 Jul85.8Ralph Leo Hayes †Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
9 Jul65.5Joseph Patrick Dougherty †Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
9 Jul72.5Stanislaus Tigga †Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India
24 Jul74.4John Burke †Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India
27 Jul92.5José Candida Piñol y Batres †Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
1 Aug93.1Giuseppe Pizzardo †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
5 Aug87.5Giovanni C. Luigi Marinoni, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Asmara, Ethiopia
7 Aug86.4Franz von Streng †Bishop Emeritus of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland
7 Aug84.1Charles Weber, S.V.D. †Bishop of Ichow [Linyi], China
8 Aug79.7Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé †Bishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en España)
10 Aug82.8Mikhayl Assaf †Archbishop of Petra e Filadelfia (Melkite), Jordan
13 Aug76.9Francisco Panal Ramírez, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of La Vega, Dominican Republic
15 Aug57.3Angelo Zambarbieri †Bishop of Guastalla, Italy
18 Aug58.5Juan Navarro Ramirez †Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México
5 Sep40.7Emile Njeru †Auxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
10 Sep68.9Giuseppe Melas †Bishop of Nuoro, Italy
11 Sep80.6Timoteo Giorgio Raymundos, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
16 Sep62.9Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. †Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
22 Sep84.0Luis Del Rosario, S.J. †Archbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines
25 Sep65.8Georges Jacquot †Archbishop of Marseille, France
26 Sep70.1Emilio Guano †Bishop of Livorno, Italy
27 Sep74.4Gerardo Martínez Madrigal †Bishop Emeritus of Garzón-Neiva, Colombia
30 Sep91.3Benedetto Aloisi Masella †Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
1 Oct76.8Edward Joseph Hunkeler †Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
7 Oct86.3Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
12 Oct67.1Joseph Francis McGeough †Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ireland
13 Oct96.2Patrice Flynn †Bishop Emeritus of Nevers, France
13 Oct80.7Eugène-Joseph-Marie Le Bellec †Bishop Emeritus of Vannes, France
19 Oct75.9Miguel Paternain, C.SS.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay
19 Oct52.3Alfonso Sánchez Tinoco †Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
20 Oct80.5Eduardo Larraín Cordovez †Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
23 Oct84.6Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. †Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China
2 Nov75.2Richard James Cushing †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2 Nov50.5Luigi Dusio, C.M. †Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
7 Nov63.7Bruno-Augustin Hippel, S.A.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Oudtshoorn, South Africa
8 Nov83.1Assuero Teogano Bassi, S.X. †Bishop of Loyang [Luoyang], China
9 Nov71.5Vincent Hanly †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
16 Nov66.7Albert Conrad de Vito, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Lucknow, India
20 Nov57.2Francis Joseph McSorley, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
21 Nov66.2Arturo Quintanilla Manzanares, O.A.R. †Bishop of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China
24 Nov75.6Hailé Mariam Cahsai †Bishop of Adigrat, Ethiopia
25 Nov71.4Camille-Antoine Chilouet, C.M. †Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
25 Nov81.8Alberto Gori, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
27 Nov83.6Armand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq
27 Nov85.9Rombert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. †Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
1 Dec84.3Peter Rogan, M.H.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Buéa, Cameroon
8 Dec73.7Benno Walter Gut, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
15 Dec49.9Henri Lugagne-Delpon †Bishop of Pamiers, France
18 Dec71.4Apollinaris William Baumgartner, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
31 Dec74.3Thomas Quinlan, S.S.C.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)

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