The Year of Our Lord 1969

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Feb 48.7 Resigned Ignacio Ortuzar Rojas † Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Puerto Maldonado, Peru Priest of Santiago de Chile

48.7 Resigned Ignacio Ortuzar Rojas † Titular Bishop-Elect of Athribis Priest of Santiago de Chile

2 Feb 32.7 Ordained Subdeacon Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. † Subdeacon of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Damas (Armenian), Syria

23.4 Solemn Vows José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil

47.3 Ordained Bishop Miguel Moncadas Noguera † Bishop of Menorca, Spain Bishop of Solsona, Spain

41.7 Ordained Bishop Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu † Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

Born Paul Pei Junmin Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China

18.6 Simple Vows Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. Member of Order of Cistercians Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

3 Feb 26.7 Ordained Priest Friedhelm Hofmann Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany

90.3 Died Oscar Jozef Joliet † Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

5 Feb 64.0 Appointed Joseph Patrick Dougherty † Titular Bishop of Altinum Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

64.0 Resigned Joseph Patrick Dougherty † Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus

42.6 Appointed Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson † Auxiliary Bishop of Puerto Montt, Chile Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile

42.6 Appointed Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson † Titular Bishop of Materiana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile

44.9 Appointed Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. † Archbishop of Panamá Archbishop Emeritus

60.3 Appointed Aníbal Muñoz Duque † Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

57.0 Appointed Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. † Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy Archbishop Emeritus

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

55.1 Appointed Cornelius Michael Power † Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

64.1 Appointed Nicola Riezzo † Apostolic Administrator of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy

6 Feb 49.6 Appointed François-Xavier Dione † Bishop of Thiès, Senegal

51.8 Appointed Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia

51.8 Appointed Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Ficus Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia

46.7 Appointed James Joseph Komba † Bishop of Songea, Tanzania Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania

51.5 Ordained Bishop Colin Aloysius MacPherson † Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain

53.0 Appointed Jean Margéot † Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

66.7 Resigned Eberhard (Hermann) Spiess (Spieß), O.S.B. † Abbot of Songea, Tanzania Abbot Emeritus

7 Feb 79.8 Died Salvador Martinez Silva † Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

41.2 Resigned Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero † Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru

41.2 Resigned Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero † Titular Bishop of Sanavus

66.5 Died Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Palmas, Brazil

42.3 Ordained Bishop Szczepan Wesoly † Titular Bishop of Dragonara Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

8 Feb 55.0 Appointed Gaetano Alibrandi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait Apostolic Nuncio

9 Feb Born Maurício da Silva Jardim Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

10 Feb Born Damian Bryl Bishop of Kalisz, Poland

11 Feb 53.6 Installed James Francis Carney † Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

36.5 Appointed Jayme Henrique Chemello † Auxiliary Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

36.5 Appointed Jayme Henrique Chemello † Titular Bishop of Bisica Bishop Emeritus of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

38.7 Appointed José da Silva Chaves Apostolic Administrator of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

12 Feb 54.6 Ordained Bishop József Kacziba † Titular Bishop of Cufruta Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Győr (Raab), Hungary

44.9 Appointed Victorino Cristobal Ligot † Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

44.9 Appointed Victorino Cristobal Ligot † Titular Bishop of Budua Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

57.9 Ordained Bishop József Udvardy † Titular Bishop of Tabbora Bishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary

56.4 Ordained Bishop József Vajda † Titular Bishop of Cartennae Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary

63.5 Ordained Bishop György Zemplén, O. Cist. † Titular Bishop of Arena Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary

13 Feb Born Wilfred Gregory Moras Bishop of Jhansi, India

56.8 Installed Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. † Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA Bishop Emeritus

14 Feb Born Giovani Carlos Caldas Barroca Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil

Born Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines

82.4 Died Friedrich Hünermann † Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany

Born Marvyn Abrea Maceda Bishop of San Jose de Antique, Philippines

Born Noel Saw Naw Aye Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar

15 Feb 40.9 Appointed Guillermo Ranzahuer González † Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México Bishop Emeritus

16 Feb 21.2 Professed Peter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R. Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)

49.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Malacky Gray † Titular Bishop of Mercia Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain

17 Feb Born Hassa Florent Koné Bishop of San, Mali

Born Marek Grzegorz Marczak Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland

18 Feb Born Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang, C.M.F. Bishop of Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea

70.6 Appointed José Ángel López Ortiz, O.S.A. † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Spain, Military Bishop Emeritus

70.6 Appointed José Ángel López Ortiz, O.S.A. † Titular Archbishop of Gradum Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military

19 Feb 51.0 Appointed Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. † Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

54.1 Appointed Władysław Miziołek † Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.1 Appointed Władysław Miziołek † Titular Bishop of Praesidium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

20 Feb 16.2 Entered Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil

21 Feb 53.6 Appointed Stephen John Kocisko † Archbishop of Munhall (Ruthenian), USA Archbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

Born Paul Antoine Nassif Apostolic Exarch of Canada (Syrian)

22 Feb Born Jean-Pierre Tanoh Tiémélé Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire

24 Feb 46.4 Appointed George Roche Evans † Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

46.4 Appointed George Roche Evans † Titular Bishop of Tubyza Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

82.0 Retired Josef Frings † Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

52.8 Appointed Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves † Auxiliary Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

52.8 Appointed Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves † Titular Bishop of Vina Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

62.1 Succeeded Joseph Höffner † Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

Born Joseph Lukose Thachaparambath, C.M.I. Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar), India

25 Feb 50.4 Appointed Amado Paulino y Hernandez † Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines

50.4 Appointed Amado Paulino y Hernandez † Titular Bishop of Carinola Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines

48.6 Appointed Felix Paz Perez † Bishop of Imus, Philippines

26 Feb 48.9 Appointed Michele Cecchini † Titular Archbishop of Aquileia Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

48.9 Appointed Michele Cecchini † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

Born Gabriel Randrianantenaina Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar

27 Feb Born Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile

45.4 Appointed Lucien-Emile Bardonne † Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France

45.4 Appointed Lucien-Emile Bardonne † Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France

Born Albert Hemrom Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati, India

28 Feb 65.3 Resigned Edoardo Mason, F.S.C.J. † Vicar Apostolic of El Obeid, Sudan Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

11.9 Entered Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J. Member of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

82.5 Died Gustavo Testa † Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Feb	48.7	Resigned	Ignacio Ortuzar Rojas †	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Puerto Maldonado, Peru	Priest of Santiago de Chile
48.7	Resigned	Ignacio Ortuzar Rojas †	Titular Bishop-Elect of Athribis	Priest of Santiago de Chile
2 Feb	32.7	Ordained Subdeacon	Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B. †	Subdeacon of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Damas (Armenian), Syria
23.4	Solemn Vows	José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Moncadas Noguera †	Bishop of Menorca, Spain	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
41.7	Ordained Bishop	Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu †	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Paul Pei Junmin		Bishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
18.6	Simple Vows	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.	Member of Order of Cistercians	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 Feb	26.7	Ordained Priest	Friedhelm Hofmann	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
90.3	Died	Oscar Jozef Joliet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
5 Feb	64.0	Appointed	Joseph Patrick Dougherty †	Titular Bishop of Altinum	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
64.0	Resigned	Joseph Patrick Dougherty †	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus
42.6	Appointed	Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson †	Auxiliary Bishop of Puerto Montt, Chile	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
42.6	Appointed	Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson †	Titular Bishop of Materiana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
44.9	Appointed	Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †	Archbishop of Panamá	Archbishop Emeritus
60.3	Appointed	Aníbal Muñoz Duque †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Appointed	Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. †	Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
57.0	Ceased	Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
55.1	Appointed	Cornelius Michael Power †	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
64.1	Appointed	Nicola Riezzo †	Apostolic Administrator of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Otranto, Italy
6 Feb	49.6	Appointed	François-Xavier Dione †	Bishop of Thiès, Senegal
51.8	Appointed	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
51.8	Appointed	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Ficus	Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
46.7	Appointed	James Joseph Komba †	Bishop of Songea, Tanzania	Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Colin Aloysius MacPherson †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
53.0	Appointed	Jean Margéot †	Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
66.7	Resigned	Eberhard (Hermann) Spiess (Spieß), O.S.B. †	Abbot of Songea, Tanzania	Abbot Emeritus
7 Feb	79.8	Died	Salvador Martinez Silva †	Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
41.2	Resigned	Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
41.2	Resigned	Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero †	Titular Bishop of Sanavus
66.5	Died	Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
42.3	Ordained Bishop	Szczepan Wesoly †	Titular Bishop of Dragonara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
8 Feb	55.0	Appointed	Gaetano Alibrandi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait	Apostolic Nuncio
9 Feb		Born	Maurício da Silva Jardim		Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
10 Feb		Born	Damian Bryl		Bishop of Kalisz, Poland
11 Feb	53.6	Installed	James Francis Carney †	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
36.5	Appointed	Jayme Henrique Chemello †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
36.5	Appointed	Jayme Henrique Chemello †	Titular Bishop of Bisica	Bishop Emeritus of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
38.7	Appointed	José da Silva Chaves	Apostolic Administrator of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
12 Feb	54.6	Ordained Bishop	József Kacziba †	Titular Bishop of Cufruta	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Győr (Raab), Hungary
44.9	Appointed	Victorino Cristobal Ligot †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
44.9	Appointed	Victorino Cristobal Ligot †	Titular Bishop of Budua	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
57.9	Ordained Bishop	József Udvardy †	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Bishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
56.4	Ordained Bishop	József Vajda †	Titular Bishop of Cartennae	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
63.5	Ordained Bishop	György Zemplén, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Arena	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
13 Feb		Born	Wilfred Gregory Moras		Bishop of Jhansi, India
56.8	Installed	Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. †	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
14 Feb		Born	Giovani Carlos Caldas Barroca		Bishop of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil
	Born	Valentin Cabbigat Dimoc		Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines
82.4	Died	Friedrich Hünermann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
	Born	Marvyn Abrea Maceda		Bishop of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
	Born	Noel Saw Naw Aye		Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar
15 Feb	40.9	Appointed	Guillermo Ranzahuer González †	Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	21.2	Professed	Peter Hugh Brown, C.Ss.R.	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Pago Pago, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Malacky Gray †	Titular Bishop of Mercia	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
17 Feb		Born	Hassa Florent Koné		Bishop of San, Mali
	Born	Marek Grzegorz Marczak		Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
18 Feb		Born	Juan Domingo-Beka Esono Ayang, C.M.F.		Bishop of Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea
70.6	Appointed	José Ángel López Ortiz, O.S.A. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Spain, Military	Bishop Emeritus
70.6	Appointed	José Ángel López Ortiz, O.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Gradum	Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
19 Feb	51.0	Appointed	Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
54.1	Appointed	Władysław Miziołek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.1	Appointed	Władysław Miziołek †	Titular Bishop of Praesidium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
20 Feb	16.2	Entered	Mário Marquez, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
21 Feb	53.6	Appointed	Stephen John Kocisko †	Archbishop of Munhall (Ruthenian), USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
	Born	Paul Antoine Nassif		Apostolic Exarch of Canada (Syrian)
22 Feb		Born	Jean-Pierre Tanoh Tiémélé		Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire
24 Feb	46.4	Appointed	George Roche Evans †	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
46.4	Appointed	George Roche Evans †	Titular Bishop of Tubyza	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
82.0	Retired	Josef Frings †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
52.8	Appointed	Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves †	Auxiliary Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
52.8	Appointed	Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves †	Titular Bishop of Vina	Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
62.1	Succeeded	Joseph Höffner †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Joseph Lukose Thachaparambath, C.M.I.		Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabar), India
25 Feb	50.4	Appointed	Amado Paulino y Hernandez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
50.4	Appointed	Amado Paulino y Hernandez †	Titular Bishop of Carinola	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
48.6	Appointed	Felix Paz Perez †	Bishop of Imus, Philippines
26 Feb	48.9	Appointed	Michele Cecchini †	Titular Archbishop of Aquileia	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
48.9	Appointed	Michele Cecchini †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
	Born	Gabriel Randrianantenaina		Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
27 Feb		Born	Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras		Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile
45.4	Appointed	Lucien-Emile Bardonne †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France	Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
45.4	Appointed	Lucien-Emile Bardonne †	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
	Born	Albert Hemrom		Coadjutor Archbishop of Guwahati, India
28 Feb	65.3	Resigned	Edoardo Mason, F.S.C.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of El Obeid, Sudan	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
11.9	Entered	Ângelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J.	Member of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus	Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
82.5	Died	Gustavo Testa †	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

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