The Year of Our Lord 1969

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Jul 66.3 Appointed José María García Lahiguera † Archbishop of Valencia, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

2 Jul 48.9 Appointed Pierre Bertrand Chagué † Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Bishop of Gap, France

48.9 Appointed Pierre Bertrand Chagué † Titular Bishop of Vico Equense Bishop of Gap, France

84.0 Died Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

84.1 Died Giuseppe Gori † Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy

Born Abraham Kome Bishop of Bafang, Cameroon

64.8 Appointed Joseph Mary Marling, C.Pp.S. † Titular Bishop of Lesina Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

64.8 Resigned Joseph Mary Marling, C.Pp.S. † Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Appointed Michael Francis McAuliffe † Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus

3 Jul 44.5 Appointed Ubaldo Calabresi † Titular Archbishop of Fundi Apostolic Nuncio

44.5 Appointed Ubaldo Calabresi † Apostolic Delegate to Sudan Apostolic Nuncio

44.5 Appointed Ubaldo Calabresi † Apostolic Delegate to Red Sea Region Apostolic Nuncio

Born Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C. Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia

55.2 Appointed Ugo Poletti † Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus

55.2 Appointed Ugo Poletti † Titular Archbishop of Aemona Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

4 Jul Born Midyphil Bermejo Billones Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines

35.3 Appointed Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán † Bishop of Ambato, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador

6 Jul 56.9 Ordained Bishop Francisco Hélio Campos † Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil

27.4 Ordained Priest Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia

28.0 Ordained Priest Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp. Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

24.2 Ordained Priest Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects Prelate Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil

Born Mauricio Urrea Carrillo Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México

7 Jul 39.3 Appointed Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki † Bishop of Hoima, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

62.7 Appointed Alfredo Bruniera † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”

54.0 Appointed Heinrich Tenhumberg † Bishop of Münster, Germany

9 Jul 54.6 Appointed Paolino Limongi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran Apostolic Nuncio

62.5 Appointed Marko Mihayo † Apostolic Administrator of Mbulu, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania

55.5 Appointed Karl Moser † Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

55.5 Appointed Karl Moser † Titular Bishop of Absorus Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

11 Jul 44.0 Appointed Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno, O.M.I. † Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines

44.0 Appointed Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Castellum Tingitii Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines

12 Jul 65.2 Confirmed Pedro José (Giuseppe Pietro) Agostini, O. Cist. † Abbot of Claraval, Minas Gerais, Brazil Abbot Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Ernesto Gallina † Titular Archbishop of Trebia Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

24.8 Ordained Priest Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil

13 Jul 25.3 Ordained Priest José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R. Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama

Born Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B. Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea

31.1 Ordained Priest Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe

14 Jul 19.9 First Vows Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Emdeber (Ethiopian), Ethiopia

15 Jul 28.5 Ordained Priest Valentin Masengo Nkinda † Priest of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop

Born Edwin Mwansa Mulandu Bishop of Mpika, Zambia

Born Mark Maigida Nzukwein Bishop of Wukari, Nigeria

16 Jul 65.5 Died Carlo Alberto Ferrero di Cavallerleone † Archbishop Emeritus of Italy, Military

45.1 Appointed Ernesto Gallina † Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

45.1 Appointed Ernesto Gallina † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

45.1 Appointed Ernesto Gallina † Apostolic Delegate to Central Africa Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

40.7 Ordained Bishop Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández † Titular Bishop of Montecorvino Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

17 Jul Born Emmanuel Abbo Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon

Born Ramón Bejarano Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA

42.2 Appointed Eamon Casey † Bishop of Kerry, Ireland Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland

84.0 Appointed Denis J. Moynihan † Titular Bishop of Suacia Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland

84.0 Retired Denis J. Moynihan † Bishop of Kerry, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

Born Lisandro Alirio Rivas Durán, I.M.C. Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

64.5 Died David Maryanayagam Swamidoss Pillat, S.D.B. † Bishop of Vellore, India

19 Jul 26.4 Ordained Priest Heinz Josef Algermissen Priest of Paderborn, Germany Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany

83.9 Appointed Karl Joseph Alter † Titular Archbishop of Minora Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

83.9 Retired Karl Joseph Alter † Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Archbishop Emeritus

26.2 Ordained Priest Luigi Antonio Cantafora Priest of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy

63.2 Appointed Jorge Carlos Carreras † Bishop of San Justo, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

53.1 Appointed Alejo Benedicto Gilligan † Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

55.2 Appointed Angelo Pedroni † Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica Apostolic Nuncio

20 Jul 41.1 Ordained Bishop Augusto Aristizábal Ospina † Titular Bishop of Ceramussa Bishop Emeritus of Jericó, Colombia

Born Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda Bishop of Helsinki, Finland

47.7 Ordained Bishop Henri Lemaître † Titular Archbishop of Tongres Apostolic Nuncio

77.9 Died William (Wilhelm Anton) Neubauer, O.F.M. Cap. † Minister General Emeritus of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

24.0 Ordained Priest Robert Sarah Priest of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

21 Jul Born Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil

23 Jul 54.5 Appointed Paul Francis Leibold † Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

24 Jul 57.5 Appointed Barthélémy Malunga † Auxiliary Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

57.5 Appointed Barthélémy Malunga † Titular Bishop of Thuburnica Bishop Emeritus of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

26.7 Ordained Priest Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. † Priest of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

67.0 Appointed Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi † Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan

25 Jul 78.4 Died Alexandre Digard, O.F.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China

39.8 Ordained Bishop René Marie Albert Dupont, M.E.P. Bishop of Andong, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Ordained Bishop Edgar Godin † Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick

Born Augusto Zampini Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

26 Jul 56.0 Died Alfonso Reyes Ramos † Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México

Born Antony Valumkal Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly, India

27 Jul 56.5 Appointed Frane Franić † Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus

28 Jul 60.5 Appointed Guillermo Escobar Vélez † Titular Bishop of Nicives Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia

60.5 Resigned Guillermo Escobar Vélez † Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

49.6 Appointed Joaquín García Ordóñez † Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

49.6 Appointed Joaquín García Ordóñez † Titular Bishop of Minturnae Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia

56.3 Appointed Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F. † Prelate of Alto Sinú, Colombia Prelate Emeritus

56.3 Appointed Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Castro di Sardegna Prelate Emeritus of Alto Sinú, Colombia

54.6 Resigned Česlao Sipovič, M.I.C. † Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Superior General Emeritus

30 Jul Born Honoré Beugré Dakpa Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Jul	66.3	Appointed	José María García Lahiguera †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Jul	48.9	Appointed	Pierre Bertrand Chagué †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Bishop of Gap, France
48.9	Appointed	Pierre Bertrand Chagué †	Titular Bishop of Vico Equense	Bishop of Gap, France
84.0	Died	Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
84.1	Died	Giuseppe Gori †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
	Born	Abraham Kome		Bishop of Bafang, Cameroon
64.8	Appointed	Joseph Mary Marling, C.Pp.S. †	Titular Bishop of Lesina	Bishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
64.8	Resigned	Joseph Mary Marling, C.Pp.S. †	Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Michael Francis McAuliffe †	Bishop of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jul	44.5	Appointed	Ubaldo Calabresi †	Titular Archbishop of Fundi	Apostolic Nuncio
44.5	Appointed	Ubaldo Calabresi †	Apostolic Delegate to Sudan	Apostolic Nuncio
44.5	Appointed	Ubaldo Calabresi †	Apostolic Delegate to Red Sea Region	Apostolic Nuncio
	Born	Joaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C.		Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia
55.2	Appointed	Ugo Poletti †	Vicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus
55.2	Appointed	Ugo Poletti †	Titular Archbishop of Aemona	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
4 Jul		Born	Midyphil Bermejo Billones		Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
35.3	Appointed	Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán †	Bishop of Ambato, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Ecuador
6 Jul	56.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Hélio Campos †	Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil
27.4	Ordained Priest	Robert Patrick Ellison, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Banjul, Gambia
28.0	Ordained Priest	Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp.	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
24.2	Ordained Priest	Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R.	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate Emeritus of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil
	Born	Mauricio Urrea Carrillo		Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México
7 Jul	39.3	Appointed	Albert Edward Baharagate Akiiki †	Bishop of Hoima, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
62.7	Appointed	Alfredo Bruniera †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Kuwait	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
54.0	Appointed	Heinrich Tenhumberg †	Bishop of Münster, Germany
9 Jul	54.6	Appointed	Paolino Limongi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran	Apostolic Nuncio
62.5	Appointed	Marko Mihayo †	Apostolic Administrator of Mbulu, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
55.5	Appointed	Karl Moser †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
55.5	Appointed	Karl Moser †	Titular Bishop of Absorus	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
11 Jul	44.0	Appointed	Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno, O.M.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cotabato, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
44.0	Appointed	Antonino Francisco Nepomuceno, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Tingitii	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
12 Jul	65.2	Confirmed	Pedro José (Giuseppe Pietro) Agostini, O. Cist. †	Abbot of Claraval, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Abbot Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Ernesto Gallina †	Titular Archbishop of Trebia	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
24.8	Ordained Priest	Célio de Oliveira Goulart, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13 Jul	25.3	Ordained Priest	José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, O.A.R.	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of David, Panama
	Born	Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B.		Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea
31.1	Ordained Priest	Dieter Bernd Scholz, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
14 Jul	19.9	First Vows	Musie Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Emdeber (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
15 Jul	28.5	Ordained Priest	Valentin Masengo Nkinda †	Priest of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
	Born	Edwin Mwansa Mulandu		Bishop of Mpika, Zambia
	Born	Mark Maigida Nzukwein		Bishop of Wukari, Nigeria
16 Jul	65.5	Died	Carlo Alberto Ferrero di Cavallerleone †	Archbishop Emeritus of Italy, Military
45.1	Appointed	Ernesto Gallina †	Apostolic Nuncio to Cameroun	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
45.1	Appointed	Ernesto Gallina †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gabon	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
45.1	Appointed	Ernesto Gallina †	Apostolic Delegate to Central Africa	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández †	Titular Bishop of Montecorvino	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
17 Jul		Born	Emmanuel Abbo		Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon
	Born	Ramón Bejarano		Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA
42.2	Appointed	Eamon Casey †	Bishop of Kerry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
84.0	Appointed	Denis J. Moynihan †	Titular Bishop of Suacia	Bishop Emeritus of Kerry, Ireland
84.0	Retired	Denis J. Moynihan †	Bishop of Kerry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Lisandro Alirio Rivas Durán, I.M.C.		Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
64.5	Died	David Maryanayagam Swamidoss Pillat, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Vellore, India
19 Jul	26.4	Ordained Priest	Heinz Josef Algermissen	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
83.9	Appointed	Karl Joseph Alter †	Titular Archbishop of Minora	Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
83.9	Retired	Karl Joseph Alter †	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
26.2	Ordained Priest	Luigi Antonio Cantafora	Priest of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lamezia Terme, Italy
63.2	Appointed	Jorge Carlos Carreras †	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	Alejo Benedicto Gilligan †	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
55.2	Appointed	Angelo Pedroni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica	Apostolic Nuncio
20 Jul	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Augusto Aristizábal Ospina †	Titular Bishop of Ceramussa	Bishop Emeritus of Jericó, Colombia
	Born	Raimo Ramón Goyarrola Belda		Bishop of Helsinki, Finland
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Henri Lemaître †	Titular Archbishop of Tongres	Apostolic Nuncio
77.9	Died	William (Wilhelm Anton) Neubauer, O.F.M. Cap. †	Minister General Emeritus of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
24.0	Ordained Priest	Robert Sarah	Priest of Conakry {Konakry}, Guinea	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
21 Jul		Born	Rubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap.		Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil
23 Jul	54.5	Appointed	Paul Francis Leibold †	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
24 Jul	57.5	Appointed	Barthélémy Malunga †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
57.5	Appointed	Barthélémy Malunga †	Titular Bishop of Thuburnica	Bishop Emeritus of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26.7	Ordained Priest	Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. †	Priest of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
67.0	Appointed	Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan
25 Jul	78.4	Died	Alexandre Digard, O.F.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China
39.8	Ordained Bishop	René Marie Albert Dupont, M.E.P.	Bishop of Andong, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Ordained Bishop	Edgar Godin †	Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick
	Born	Augusto Zampini		Secretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
26 Jul	56.0	Died	Alfonso Reyes Ramos †	Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México
	Born	Antony Valumkal		Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly, India
27 Jul	56.5	Appointed	Frane Franić †	Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Jul	60.5	Appointed	Guillermo Escobar Vélez †	Titular Bishop of Nicives	Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
60.5	Resigned	Guillermo Escobar Vélez †	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
49.6	Appointed	Joaquín García Ordóñez †	Coadjutor Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
49.6	Appointed	Joaquín García Ordóñez †	Titular Bishop of Minturnae	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
56.3	Appointed	Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F. †	Prelate of Alto Sinú, Colombia	Prelate Emeritus
56.3	Appointed	Alfonso Sánchez Peña, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Castro di Sardegna	Prelate Emeritus of Alto Sinú, Colombia
54.6	Resigned	Česlao Sipovič, M.I.C. †	Superior General of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary	Superior General Emeritus
30 Jul		Born	Honoré Beugré Dakpa		Bishop of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire

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