The Year of Our Lord 1968

Bishop Events

November

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Nov 53.8 Resigned Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

1 Nov 17.5 Temporary Vows Roberto (Patrick) Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras

59.5 Appointed Domenico Enrici † Apostolic Delegate to Australia and Papua New Guinea Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

54.2 Ordained Bishop Guglielmo Giaquinta † Titular Bishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara) Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy

21.2 Perpetual Vows Giovanni Salonia, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Priest

62.9 Appointed Antonio Samorè † Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive

4 Nov 46.6 Appointed José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. † Bishop of El Salvador, Military Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador

84.2 Retired Alberto di Jorio † Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus

5 Nov 60.5 Appointed Paul-Louis Carrière † Coadjutor Bishop of Laval, France Bishop Emeritus

60.5 Appointed Paul-Louis Carrière † Titular Bishop of Labicum Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France

6 Nov 62.8 Appointed Sergio Guerri † Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus

7 Nov 56.3 Appointed Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. † Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus Bishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil

56.3 Resigned Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. † Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

8 Nov 85.6 Died Guido Maria Mazzocco † Bishop of Adria, Italy

9 Nov 24.5 Ordained Priest Marcello Bartolucci Priest of Assisi, Italy Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

56.8 Appointed Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † Apostolic Administrator of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy

69.9 Appointed Giuseppe Ruotolo † Titular Bishop of Atella Bishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy

69.9 Resigned Giuseppe Ruotolo † Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Enea Selis † Official Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy

57.9 Ceased Enea Selis † Apostolic Administrator of Iglesias, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy

10 Nov 93.1 Died Ferdinand Périer, S.J. † Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India

46.0 Ordained Bishop Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. † Titular Bishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)

11 Nov 48.4 Appointed Abel Costas Montaño † Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia

48.4 Appointed Abel Costas Montaño † Titular Bishop of Novi Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia

39.5 Appointed Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque † Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia

39.5 Appointed Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque † Titular Bishop of Caere Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia

46.7 Appointed Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard) Schierhoff † Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia

46.7 Appointed Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard) Schierhoff † Titular Bishop of Pumentum Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia

Born George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D. Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi

Born Joseph Martin Wu Qinjing Bishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China

14 Nov 26.3 Ordained Priest Zacchaeus Okoth Priest of Kisumu, Kenya Archbishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

15 Nov 73.8 Appointed Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Cuicul Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

73.8 Resigned Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. † Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Bishop Emeritus

Born Joseph Li Jing Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China

Born Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X. Bishop of Padang, Indonesia

56.5 Succeeded Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. † Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Bishop Emeritus

16 Nov 87.4 Died Augustin Bea, S.J. † Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity

Born Kévork Noradounguian, I.C.P.B. Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)

17 Nov 23.4 Solemn Vows Stephen Victor Chmilar Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada

38.2 Ordained Bishop Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C. † Bishop of Chittagong, Bangladesh Bishop Emeritus

18 Nov 64.9 Appointed Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea † Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain Bishop Emeritus

70.8 Died Pablo Gúrpide Beope † Bishop of Bilbao, Spain

20 Nov Born Fidelis Bautista Layog Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

72.3 Appointed Henry Joseph O’Brien † Titular Archbishop of Uthina Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

72.3 Resigned Henry Joseph O’Brien † Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA Archbishop Emeritus

21 Nov Born Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero † Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia

41.5 Ordained Bishop Leo Rajendram Antony † Titular Bishop of Fissiana Bishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

22 Nov 47.7 Resigned James Patrick Shannon † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

23 Nov Born François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv. Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France

46.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. † Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

24 Nov 26.9 Ordained Priest Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. † Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

47.1 Ordained Bishop Girolamo Prigione † Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum Apostolic Nuncio

59.6 Ordained Bishop Józef Rozwadowski † Bishop of Łódź, Poland Bishop Emeritus

25 Nov 58.5 Appointed Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Thuccabora Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda

58.5 Resigned Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. † Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

26 Nov 19.2 First Vows Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ Bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

27 Nov 82.5 Died Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. † Archbishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia

63.3 Appointed Flaviano Barrechea Ariola † Titular Bishop of Guzabeta Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

63.3 Resigned Flaviano Barrechea Ariola † Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

63.6 Died Silvio Cassulo † Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy

29 Nov 71.1 Died William Charles Philip Gaudreau, C.Ss.R. † Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer

30 Nov 48.7 Appointed José Germán Benavides Morriberón † Titular Bishop of Mades Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru

48.7 Appointed José Germán Benavides Morriberón † Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru

48.7 Resigned José Germán Benavides Morriberón † Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru Bishop Emeritus

69.6 Appointed Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Sorres Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

69.6 Resigned Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Bishop Emeritus

48.7 Appointed Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin) † Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Bishop

51.4 Ordained Bishop Sofron Stepan Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. † Bishop Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine

37.0 Ordained Priest José Antonio Gentico † Priest of Morón, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

26.2 Ordained Priest Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo Priest of Madrid, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Getafe, Spain

49.9 Ordained Bishop Ovidio Lari † Bishop of Aosta, Italy Bishop Emeritus

49.2 Ordained Bishop Phocas Nikwigize † Bishop of Ruhengeri, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Nov	53.8	Resigned	Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Nov	17.5	Temporary Vows	Roberto (Patrick) Camilleri Azzopardi, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
59.5	Appointed	Domenico Enrici †	Apostolic Delegate to Australia and Papua New Guinea	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Guglielmo Giaquinta †	Titular Bishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara)	Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
21.2	Perpetual Vows	Giovanni Salonia, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Priest
62.9	Appointed	Antonio Samorè †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive
4 Nov	46.6	Appointed	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †	Bishop of El Salvador, Military	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
84.2	Retired	Alberto di Jorio †	Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus
5 Nov	60.5	Appointed	Paul-Louis Carrière †	Coadjutor Bishop of Laval, France	Bishop Emeritus
60.5	Appointed	Paul-Louis Carrière †	Titular Bishop of Labicum	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
6 Nov	62.8	Appointed	Sergio Guerri †	Pro-President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus
7 Nov	56.3	Appointed	Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Bishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.3	Resigned	Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †	Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
8 Nov	85.6	Died	Guido Maria Mazzocco †	Bishop of Adria, Italy
9 Nov	24.5	Ordained Priest	Marcello Bartolucci	Priest of Assisi, Italy	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
56.8	Appointed	Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
69.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Ruotolo †	Titular Bishop of Atella	Bishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
69.9	Resigned	Giuseppe Ruotolo †	Bishop of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Enea Selis †	Official	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy
57.9	Ceased	Enea Selis †	Apostolic Administrator of Iglesias, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy
10 Nov	93.1	Died	Ferdinand Périer, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
46.0	Ordained Bishop	Boutros (Pierre) Raï, B.A. †	Titular Bishop of Edessa in Osrhoëne dei Greco-Melkiti	Bishop of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)
11 Nov	48.4	Appointed	Abel Costas Montaño †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
48.4	Appointed	Abel Costas Montaño †	Titular Bishop of Novi	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
39.5	Appointed	Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque †	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
39.5	Appointed	Adhemar Esquivel Kohenque †	Titular Bishop of Caere	Bishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
46.7	Appointed	Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard) Schierhoff †	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
46.7	Appointed	Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard) Schierhoff †	Titular Bishop of Pumentum	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
	Born	George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D.		Archbishop of Lilongwe, Malawi
	Born	Joseph Martin Wu Qinjing		Bishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
14 Nov	26.3	Ordained Priest	Zacchaeus Okoth	Priest of Kisumu, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
15 Nov	73.8	Appointed	Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cuicul	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
73.8	Resigned	Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Joseph Li Jing		Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
	Born	Vitus Rubianto Solichin, S.X.		Bishop of Padang, Indonesia
56.5	Succeeded	Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. †	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Nov	87.4	Died	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
	Born	Kévork Noradounguian, I.C.P.B.		Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)
17 Nov	23.4	Solemn Vows	Stephen Victor Chmilar	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
38.2	Ordained Bishop	Joachim J. Rozario, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Chittagong, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus
18 Nov	64.9	Appointed	Jacinto Argaya Goicoechea †	Bishop of San Sebastián, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
70.8	Died	Pablo Gúrpide Beope †	Bishop of Bilbao, Spain
20 Nov		Born	Fidelis Bautista Layog		Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
72.3	Appointed	Henry Joseph O’Brien †	Titular Archbishop of Uthina	Archbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
72.3	Resigned	Henry Joseph O’Brien †	Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Nov		Born	Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero †		Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
41.5	Ordained Bishop	Leo Rajendram Antony †	Titular Bishop of Fissiana	Bishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
22 Nov	47.7	Resigned	James Patrick Shannon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
23 Nov		Born	François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.		Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
24 Nov	26.9	Ordained Priest	Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. †	Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Prigione †	Titular Archbishop of Lauriacum	Apostolic Nuncio
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Józef Rozwadowski †	Bishop of Łódź, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
25 Nov	58.5	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Thuccabora	Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
58.5	Resigned	Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
26 Nov	19.2	First Vows	Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C.	Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ	Bishop of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
27 Nov	82.5	Died	Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. †	Archbishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia
63.3	Appointed	Flaviano Barrechea Ariola †	Titular Bishop of Guzabeta	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
63.3	Resigned	Flaviano Barrechea Ariola †	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
63.6	Died	Silvio Cassulo †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
29 Nov	71.1	Died	William Charles Philip Gaudreau, C.Ss.R. †	Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer
30 Nov	48.7	Appointed	José Germán Benavides Morriberón †	Titular Bishop of Mades	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
48.7	Appointed	José Germán Benavides Morriberón †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
48.7	Resigned	José Germán Benavides Morriberón †	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
69.6	Appointed	Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Sorres	Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
69.6	Resigned	Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Bishop Emeritus
48.7	Appointed	Francis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin) †	Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Bishop
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Sofron Stepan Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop	Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
37.0	Ordained Priest	José Antonio Gentico †	Priest of Morón, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
26.2	Ordained Priest	Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo	Priest of Madrid, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Getafe, Spain
49.9	Ordained Bishop	Ovidio Lari †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Phocas Nikwigize †	Bishop of Ruhengeri, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus

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