The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

July

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Jul 41.1 Ceased Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. † Apostolic Administrator of Leribe, Lesotho Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho

1 Jul Born Jesús Omar Alemán Chávez Bishop of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Chihuahua, México

2 Jul 50.4 Appointed Miguel Angel Araújo Iglesias † Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain Bishop Emeritus

76.6 Appointed José García y Goldaraz † Titular Archbishop of Ferentium Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain

76.6 Retired José García y Goldaraz † Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

33.8 Ordained Priest Fernando Guimarães Kevanu † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Ondjiva, Angola

44.1 Ordained Bishop Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. † Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

68.6 Appointed Felix Romero Menjibar † Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain

3 Jul 24.2 Ordained Priest Fernando Filoni Priest of Nardò, Italy Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

4 Jul 74.5 Died Lorenzo Basoli † Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy

Born Juarez Delorto Secco Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

85.7 Died Ralph Leo Hayes † Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA

37.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Khoarai † Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho Bishop Emeritus

23.6 Ordained Deacon Mario Meini Deacon of Volterra, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy

38.3 Appointed Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu † Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba Archbishop Emeritus

31.3 Ordained Priest Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Umzimkulu, South Africa

53.7 Appointed Angelo Fausto Vallainc † Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

53.7 Appointed Angelo Fausto Vallainc † Titular Bishop of Frequentium Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

5 Jul 56.5 Ordained Bishop Antoni Adamiuk † Titular Bishop of Ala Miliaria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland

24.5 Ordained Priest Mario Zenari Priest of Verona, Italy Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria

6 Jul 56.7 Appointed Carlo Martini † Apostolic Delegate to México Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy

9 Jul 72.4 Died Stanislaus Tigga † Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India

10 Jul 65.4 Died Joseph Patrick Dougherty † Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

11 Jul 25.2 Ordained Priest Peter Wilfred Novecosky, O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada

47.0 Ordained Bishop Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa † Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

12 Jul 28.7 Ordained Priest Cándido Cárdenas Villalba Priest Bishop Emeritus of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay

28.4 Ordained Priest Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

23.4 Ordained Priest Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain

24.2 Ordained Priest Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine

28.5 Ordained Priest Hervé Itoua Priest Bishop Emeritus of Ouesso, Congo

23.2 Ordained Priest Domenico Mogavero Priest of Palermo, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

13 Jul Born Eddy René Calvillo Díaz Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala

80.4 Appointed Anastasio Hurtado y Robles † Titular Bishop of Cissa Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México

80.4 Retired Anastasio Hurtado y Robles † Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México Bishop Emeritus

74.2 Died William Cecil McGrath (MacGrath), S.F.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Lishui [Lishui], China

14 Jul Born Alfred Mateyu Chaima Bishop of Zomba, Malawi

15 Jul Born Michael Gerard Duignan Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland

43.5 Selected Henri Salina, C.R.A. † Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

16 Jul 54.8 Ceased Paul Ch’eng Shih-kuang † Apostolic Administrator of Kiayi, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus of Tainan, Taiwan

45.4 Ordained Bishop Matthew Kia Yen-wen † Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

Born Paolo Rudelli Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia

51.2 Appointed Sotero Sanz Villalba † Titular Archbishop of Emerita Augusta Apostolic Delegate to México

51.2 Appointed Sotero Sanz Villalba † Apostolic Nuncio to Chile Apostolic Delegate to México

17 Jul 47.4 Appointed Javier Azagra Labiano † Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (en España) Bishop Emeritus

47.4 Appointed Javier Azagra Labiano † Titular Bishop of Lacubaza Bishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en España)

47.3 Ordained Bishop Claude Germain Berthold, M.E.P. † Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

74.7 Died Enrique (Henry) Ederle, S.V.D. † Prefect Emeritus of Mindoro, Philippines

45.8 Appointed Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar † Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines

45.8 Appointed Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar † Titular Bishop of Grumentum Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines

18 Jul 52.6 Appointed Roberto Carniello † Apostolic Administrator of Volterra, Italy Bishop Emeritus

25.0 Ordained Priest Antonio José López Castillo † Priest of Maracaibo, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Born Timothy Francis Menezes Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

48.3 Appointed Gaetano Michetti † Apostolic Administrator of Pesaro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Appointed Vittorio Piola † Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy

49.3 Appointed Vittorio Piola † Titular Bishop of Atella Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy

28.6 Ordained Priest Angelo Scola Priest of Teramo e Atri, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

19 Jul 28.2 Ordained Priest Matthias Kobena Nketsiah Priest of Cape Coast, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus

62.4 Ordained Bishop Josip Salač † Titular Bishop of Baliana Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

50.8 Ordained Bishop Mijo Škvorc, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

20 Jul 57.1 Appointed Abramo Freschi † Coadjutor Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy

57.1 Appointed Abramo Freschi † Titular Bishop of Nasbinca Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy

22 Jul 49.2 Appointed Cleto Bellucci † Apostolic Administrator of Fermo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

58.0 Ordained Bishop Richard Thomas McGrath † Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada Bishop Emeritus

23 Jul 75.4 Retired Louis-Séverin Haller, C.R.A. † Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland Abbot Emeritus

Born Daniele Salera Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

24 Jul Born Călin Ioan Bot Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania

74.3 Died John Burke † Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India

69.9 Appointed Laurence Alexander Glenn † Titular Bishop of Blera Bishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA

69.9 Resigned Laurence Alexander Glenn † Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

25 Jul 49.1 Appointed Antonio Lloren Mabutas † Coadjutor Archbishop of Davao, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed Antonio Lloren Mabutas † Titular Archbishop of Valeria Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines

29.3 Ordained Priest Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa

26 Jul 28.1 Ordained Priest Afonso Fioreze, C.P. † Priest of Congregation of the Passion Bishop Emeritus of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil

27 Jul 52.1 Appointed Pablo Correa León † Titular Bishop of Columnata Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia

52.1 Resigned Pablo Correa León † Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

17.4 Professed Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia

Born Gustavo Alejandro Montini Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina

92.4 Died José Cándido Piñol y Batres † Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua

28 Jul 46.2 Appointed Kenneth Joseph Povish † Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus of Lansing, Michigan, USA

29 Jul Born Rupert Ferdinand Carl Thaddäus Antonius Maria Stolberg Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

70.6 Resigned Friedrich Maria Heinrich Rintelen † Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Jul	41.1	Ceased	Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. †	Apostolic Administrator of Leribe, Lesotho	Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
1 Jul		Born	Jesús Omar Alemán Chávez		Bishop of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Chihuahua, México
2 Jul	50.4	Appointed	Miguel Angel Araújo Iglesias †	Bishop of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
76.6	Appointed	José García y Goldaraz †	Titular Archbishop of Ferentium	Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
76.6	Retired	José García y Goldaraz †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
33.8	Ordained Priest	Fernando Guimarães Kevanu †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Ondjiva, Angola
44.1	Ordained Bishop	Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
68.6	Appointed	Felix Romero Menjibar †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain
3 Jul	24.2	Ordained Priest	Fernando Filoni	Priest of Nardò, Italy	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
4 Jul	74.5	Died	Lorenzo Basoli †	Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy
	Born	Juarez Delorto Secco		Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
85.7	Died	Ralph Leo Hayes †	Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
37.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Khoarai †	Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho	Bishop Emeritus
23.6	Ordained Deacon	Mario Meini	Deacon of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy
38.3	Appointed	Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu †	Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
31.3	Ordained Priest	Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Umzimkulu, South Africa
53.7	Appointed	Angelo Fausto Vallainc †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
53.7	Appointed	Angelo Fausto Vallainc †	Titular Bishop of Frequentium	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
5 Jul	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Antoni Adamiuk †	Titular Bishop of Ala Miliaria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland
24.5	Ordained Priest	Mario Zenari	Priest of Verona, Italy	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria
6 Jul	56.7	Appointed	Carlo Martini †	Apostolic Delegate to México	Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
9 Jul	72.4	Died	Stanislaus Tigga †	Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India
10 Jul	65.4	Died	Joseph Patrick Dougherty †	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
11 Jul	25.2	Ordained Priest	Peter Wilfred Novecosky, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada
47.0	Ordained Bishop	Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa †	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
12 Jul	28.7	Ordained Priest	Cándido Cárdenas Villalba	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Benjamín Aceval, Paraguay
28.4	Ordained Priest	Frederico Heimler, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
23.4	Ordained Priest	Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
24.2	Ordained Priest	Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine
28.5	Ordained Priest	Hervé Itoua	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Ouesso, Congo
23.2	Ordained Priest	Domenico Mogavero	Priest of Palermo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
13 Jul		Born	Eddy René Calvillo Díaz		Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
80.4	Appointed	Anastasio Hurtado y Robles †	Titular Bishop of Cissa	Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México
80.4	Retired	Anastasio Hurtado y Robles †	Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México	Bishop Emeritus
74.2	Died	William Cecil McGrath (MacGrath), S.F.M. †	Prefect Emeritus of Lishui [Lishui], China
14 Jul		Born	Alfred Mateyu Chaima		Bishop of Zomba, Malawi
15 Jul		Born	Michael Gerard Duignan		Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
43.5	Selected	Henri Salina, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
16 Jul	54.8	Ceased	Paul Ch’eng Shih-kuang †	Apostolic Administrator of Kiayi, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus of Tainan, Taiwan
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Kia Yen-wen †	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
	Born	Paolo Rudelli		Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia
51.2	Appointed	Sotero Sanz Villalba †	Titular Archbishop of Emerita Augusta	Apostolic Delegate to México
51.2	Appointed	Sotero Sanz Villalba †	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile	Apostolic Delegate to México
17 Jul	47.4	Appointed	Javier Azagra Labiano †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Bishop Emeritus
47.4	Appointed	Javier Azagra Labiano †	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza	Bishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en España)
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Claude Germain Berthold, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
74.7	Died	Enrique (Henry) Ederle, S.V.D. †	Prefect Emeritus of Mindoro, Philippines
45.8	Appointed	Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines
45.8	Appointed	Nicolas Mollenedo Mondejar †	Titular Bishop of Grumentum	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos, Philippines
18 Jul	52.6	Appointed	Roberto Carniello †	Apostolic Administrator of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
25.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio José López Castillo †	Priest of Maracaibo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
	Born	Timothy Francis Menezes		Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
48.3	Appointed	Gaetano Michetti †	Apostolic Administrator of Pesaro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Appointed	Vittorio Piola †	Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
49.3	Appointed	Vittorio Piola †	Titular Bishop of Atella	Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
28.6	Ordained Priest	Angelo Scola	Priest of Teramo e Atri, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
19 Jul	28.2	Ordained Priest	Matthias Kobena Nketsiah	Priest of Cape Coast, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus
62.4	Ordained Bishop	Josip Salač †	Titular Bishop of Baliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Mijo Škvorc, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
20 Jul	57.1	Appointed	Abramo Freschi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
57.1	Appointed	Abramo Freschi †	Titular Bishop of Nasbinca	Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
22 Jul	49.2	Appointed	Cleto Bellucci †	Apostolic Administrator of Fermo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Richard Thomas McGrath †	Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
23 Jul	75.4	Retired	Louis-Séverin Haller, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus
	Born	Daniele Salera		Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
24 Jul		Born	Călin Ioan Bot		Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
74.3	Died	John Burke †	Bishop Emeritus of Simla and Chandigarh, India
69.9	Appointed	Laurence Alexander Glenn †	Titular Bishop of Blera	Bishop Emeritus of Crookston, Minnesota, USA
69.9	Resigned	Laurence Alexander Glenn †	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
25 Jul	49.1	Appointed	Antonio Lloren Mabutas †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Davao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	Antonio Lloren Mabutas †	Titular Archbishop of Valeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
29.3	Ordained Priest	Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
26 Jul	28.1	Ordained Priest	Afonso Fioreze, C.P. †	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop Emeritus of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
27 Jul	52.1	Appointed	Pablo Correa León †	Titular Bishop of Columnata	Bishop Emeritus of Cúcuta, Colombia
52.1	Resigned	Pablo Correa León †	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
17.4	Professed	Zdenko Križić, O.C.D.	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia
	Born	Gustavo Alejandro Montini		Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina
92.4	Died	José Cándido Piñol y Batres †	Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
28 Jul	46.2	Appointed	Kenneth Joseph Povish †	Bishop of Crookston, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lansing, Michigan, USA
29 Jul		Born	Rupert Ferdinand Carl Thaddäus Antonius Maria Stolberg		Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
70.6	Resigned	Friedrich Maria Heinrich Rintelen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany

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