The Year of Our Lord 1967

Bishop Events

January

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	18.0	Entered	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Member of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
	77.2	Appointed	Raffaele Baratta †	Apostolic Administrator of Città della Pieve, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
	16.4	Professed	Isidore Battikha, B.A.	Member of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
	63.2	Resigned	Arturo Mery Beckdorf †	Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena, Chile	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
	55.1	Appointed	Luigi Boccadoro †	Apostolic Administrator of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
	53.4	Resigned	Omer Degrijse, C.I.C.M. †	Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Superior General Emeritus
	41.5	Appointed	José Gabriel Diaz Cueva †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus of Azogues, Ecuador
	65.1	Appointed	Giovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. †	Apostolic Administrator of Bova, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria, Italy
	20.7	Solemn Vows	George Anthony Frendo, O.P.	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop Emeritus of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
		Resigned	Athanasius Hage, B.C. †	Superior General of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist (Melkite Greek)
	52.4	Appointed	Ignacy Ludwik Jeż †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
	47.8	Appointed	Calogero Lauricella †	Apostolic Administrator of Cefalù, Italy	Archbishop of Siracusa, Italy
	51.3	Appointed	Pedro Reginaldo Lira †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salta, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina
	65.1	Appointed	Tito Mancini †	Apostolic Administrator of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ostia, Italy
	59.6	Resigned	Jean Émile André Marie Maury †	Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
	59.6	Resigned	Jean Émile André Marie Maury †	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
	81.1	Resigned	Fausto Maria Mezza, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
	54.5	Appointed	Gérard-Paul-Louis-Marie de Milleville, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar General of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea
	73.5	Resigned	Basilius (Franz Daniel) Niederberger, O.S.B. †	President of Order of Saint Benedict	President Emeritus
		Born	Joseph Obanyi Sagwe		Bishop of Kakamega, Kenya
	78.8	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	75.8	Resigned	Pietro Parente †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
		Died	Marcel Paternôt, M. Afr. †	Prefect Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
	52.6	Appointed	Angelo Pedroni †	Official of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio
	32.9	Ordained Priest	Ján Jiří Pojer †	Priest
	56.7	Appointed	Vittore Ugo Righi †	Official of the Secretariat of State
	72.7	Retired	Paolo Savino †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	72.6	Resigned	Peter Schweiger, C.M.F. †	Superior General of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Superior General Emeritus
		Born	Joseph Shi Shuangxi †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
	56.1	Appointed	Renato Spallanzani †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy
	62.1	Resigned	Herman Gerard Te Riele, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Malakal, Sudan	Prefect Emeritus
	19.0	Professed	Buti Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Archbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
	74.1	Resigned	Vincent Tomek, Sch. P. †	Superior General of Order of the Pious Schools	Superior General Emeritus
	60.1	Resigned	Léo Völker, M. Afr. †	Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Superior General Emeritus
Jan		Born	Joseph Huang Bingzhang		Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
1 Jan		Born	Davide Carbonaro, O.M.D.		Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
	57.5	Appointed	Victor Frederick Foley, S.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Gortyna	Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)
	57.5	Resigned	Victor Frederick Foley, S.M. †	Archbishop of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
		Born	Djalwana Laurent Lompo		Archbishop of Niamey, Niger
2 Jan	51.8	Appointed	Costante Maltoni †	Titular Archbishop of Thugga	Apostolic Nuncio
	51.8	Appointed	Costante Maltoni †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan	Apostolic Nuncio
	51.9	Appointed	Joseph-Aurèle Plourde †	Archbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
3 Jan	52.7	Appointed	Julián Mendoza Guerrero †	Bishop of Buga, Colombia
3 Jan	50.3	Appointed	Juan Nicolasora Nilmar †	Coadjutor Bishop of Davao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines
4 Jan	45.5	Appointed	Carlos González Cruchaga †	Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
	80.2	Died	Jan Kanty Lorek, C.M. †	Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
	48.7	Installed	Gerald Francis O’Keefe †	Bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
5 Jan	39.5	Appointed	Raul Nicolau Gonsalves †	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Jan	39.5	Appointed	Raul Nicolau Gonsalves †	Titular Bishop of Rapidum	Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
6 Jan		Born	Geraldo Freire Soares, C.Ss.R.		Bishop of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil
		Born	Raimondo Girgis, O.F.M.		Apostolic Administrator of Alep [Beroea, Halab], Syria
		Born	André Guèye		Bishop of Thiès, Senegal
	61.9	Appointed	Maurice Roy †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
	61.9	Appointed	Maurice Roy †	President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
	26.6	Ordained Priest	James Terry Steib, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
7 Jan	40.3	Installed	Mario de Leon Baltazar, O.P. †	Prelate of Batanes and the Babuyan Islands, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
	85.9	Appointed	Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Selendeta	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero, Italy
	85.9	Retired	Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	56.6	Appointed	Carlo Fanton †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.6	Appointed	Carlo Fanton †	Titular Bishop of Bennefa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Vicenza, Italy
	48.9	Succeeded	Marcelo González Martín †	Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
	76.1	Appointed	Gregorio Modrego y Casaus †	Titular Archbishop of Mons in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	76.1	Retired	Gregorio Modrego y Casaus †	Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Jan	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Teresio Ferraroni †	Titular Bishop of Gauriana	Bishop Emeritus of Como, Italy
8 Jan	48.5	Ordained Bishop	António dos Reis Rodrigues †	Titular Bishop of Madarsuma	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
9 Jan	58.2	Appointed	Felice Pirozzi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
10 Jan	51.4	Succeeded	António Cardoso Cunha †	Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
	82.1	Appointed	António Valente da Fonseca †	Titular Bishop of Agbia	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
	82.1	Resigned	António Valente da Fonseca †	Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
12 Jan	44.4	Appointed	Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. †	Prelate of Santo Antônio de Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
	44.4	Appointed	Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
		Born	Michael John Izen		Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
13 Jan	53.4	Appointed	Antonio Yapsutco Fortich †	Bishop of Bacolod, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
14 Jan	40.7	Installed	Sergio Otoniel Contreras Navia †	Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
15 Jan	43.1	Installed	Luigi Bettazzi †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
15 Jan	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Augustin Sagna †	Bishop of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop Emeritus
16 Jan		Born	Ante Jozić		Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia
		Born	Valentine Kalumba, O.M.I.		Bishop of Livingstone, Zambia
	80.0	Died	John David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
	47.7	Confirmed	Hovhannes Tcholakian †	Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus
	24.1	Professed	Décio Sossai Zandonade, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Colatina, Espirito Santo, Brazil
17 Jan	79.0	Appointed	Thomas Leo Parker †	Titular Bishop of Magarmel	Bishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
17 Jan	79.0	Retired	Thomas Leo Parker †	Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
19 Jan		Born	Mario Enrique Quirós Quirós		Bishop of Cartago, Costa Rica
	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Sandalo Salvador †	Titular Bishop of Nasbinca	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
		Born	Jorge Luis Wagner		Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
	56.7	Appointed	Martin Wiesend †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.7	Appointed	Martin Wiesend †	Titular Bishop of Migirpa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bamberg, Germany
21 Jan	37.5	Ordained Bishop	Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Daru, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
21 Jan		Born	Jean-Pierre Vuillemin		Bishop of Le Mans, France
22 Jan	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Franco da Costa de Oliveira Falcão †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte	Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Bienvenido Mercado Lopez †	Titular Bishop of Muteci	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Mariano José Parra León †	Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Décio Pereira †	Priest of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	25.6	Ordained Priest	Fernando Sabogal Viana †	Priest of Zipaquirá, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
23 Jan	77.3	Appointed	Raffaele Baratta †	Apostolic Administrator of Città di Castello, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
	49.4	Appointed	Agostino Ferrari Toniolo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia, Italy	Permanent Observer Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
	49.4	Appointed	Agostino Ferrari Toniolo †	Titular Bishop of Tarasa in Byzacena	Permanent Observer Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
		Born	Fintan Monahan		Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
24 Jan	70.1	Died	Paul Nousseir †	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
25 Jan	43.3	Appointed	Bernardo José Bueno Miele †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop
	43.3	Appointed	Bernardo José Bueno Miele †	Titular Archbishop of Uppenna	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Mardaga †	Titular Bishop of Mutugenna	Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Teotimo Cruel Pacis, C.M. †	Bishop of Palo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
	60.6	Died	Sebastião Soares de Resende †	Bishop of Beira, Mozambique
	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Paschal Sweeney, C.P. †	Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
	47.6	Ordained Bishop	José Francisco Versiani Velloso †	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
26 Jan	46.9	Appointed	Pedro Bantigue y Natividad †	Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
27 Jan	84.0	Died	Francesco Imberti †	Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
	73.5	Died	Michal Klepacz †	Bishop of Łódź, Poland
		Born	Michael (Micae) Phạm Minh Cường		Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA
28 Jan	21.8	Solemn Vows	José Alejandro Castaño Arbeláez, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop Emeritus of Cartago, Colombia
	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Tiago Gerardo Cloin, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Hans-Jochen Jaschke †	Priest of Osnabrück, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
29 Jan	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Domingos de Pinho Brandão †	Titular Bishop of Filaca	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
		Born	Roberto Repole		Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
	29.6	Ordained Priest	Toribio Sergio Porco Ticona	Priest of Potosí, Bolivia	Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
30 Jan	64.4	Died	Daniel Figueroa Villón †	Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
31 Jan	59.0	Appointed	Jaime Garcia Goulart †	Titular Bishop of Trofimiana	Bishop Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
	59.0	Resigned	Jaime Garcia Goulart †	Bishop of Díli, Timor-Leste	Bishop Emeritus
	48.9	Succeeded	José Joaquim Ribeiro †	Bishop of Díli, Timor-Leste	Bishop Emeritus

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