The Year of Our Lord 1969

Bishop Events

February

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Feb 23.5 Solemn Professed José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil

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

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

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

18.6 Professed Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist. Member of Order of Cistercians Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil

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

95.4 Died Oscar Joseph Joliet † Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

5 Feb 64.1 Appointed Joseph Patrick Dougherty † Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

64.1 Appointed Joseph Patrick Dougherty † Titular Bishop of Altinum Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 Feb 49.7 Appointed François-Xavier Dione † Bishop of Thiès, Senegal

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

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

46.8 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

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

7 Feb 79.9 Died Salvador Martinez Silva † Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

41.3 Resigned Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

41.3 Resigned Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero Titular Bishop of Sanavus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

66.6 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

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

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

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

12 Feb 54.6 Ordained Bishop Jozsef Kacziba † Titular Bishop of Cufruta Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Győr, 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

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

56.5 Ordained Bishop Jozsef Vajda † Titular Bishop of Cartennae Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary

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

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

15 Feb 82.5 Died Friedrich Hünermann † Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany

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

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

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

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

19 Feb 51.1 Appointed Edouard Gagnon, P.S.S. † Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

54.2 Appointed Wladyslaw Miziolek † Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed Wladyslaw Miziolek † Titular Bishop of Praesidium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

21 Feb 53.7 Appointed Stephen John Kocisko † Archbishop of Munhall (Ruthenian), USA Archbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

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

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

62.2 Appointed Joseph Höffner † Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

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

25 Feb 50.5 Appointed Amado Paulino y Hernandez † Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines

50.5 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 49.0 Appointed Michele Cecchini † Titular Archbishop of Aquileia Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

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

27 Feb 45.5 Appointed Lucien-Emile Bardonne † Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France

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

28 Feb 65.3 Resigned Edoardo Mason, M.C.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of El Obeid, Sudan Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

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

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Feb	23.5	Solemn Professed	José Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
47.4	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Moncadas Noguera †	Bishop of Menorca, Spain	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
60.3	Installed	Aníbal Muñoz Duque †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
41.8	Ordained Bishop	Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
18.6	Professed	Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist.	Member of Order of Cistercians	Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil
3 Feb	26.7	Ordained Priest	Friedhelm Hofmann	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
95.4	Died	Oscar Joseph Joliet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
5 Feb	64.1	Appointed	Joseph Patrick Dougherty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
64.1	Appointed	Joseph Patrick Dougherty †	Titular Bishop of Altinum	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
64.1	Resigned	Joseph Patrick Dougherty †	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus
42.7	Appointed	Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson	Auxiliary Bishop of Puerto Montt, Chile	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
42.7	Appointed	Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson	Titular Bishop of Materiana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
45.0	Appointed	Marcos Gregorio McGrath, C.S.C. †	Archbishop of Panamá	Archbishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Gaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. †	Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
55.1	Appointed	Cornelius Michael Power †	Bishop of Yakima, Washington, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
6 Feb	49.7	Appointed	François-Xavier Dione †	Bishop of Thiès, Senegal
51.9	Appointed	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
51.9	Appointed	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Ficus	Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
46.8	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
66.8	Resigned	Eberhard (Hermann) Spiess, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Songea, Tanzania	Abbot Emeritus
7 Feb	79.9	Died	Salvador Martinez Silva †	Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
41.3	Resigned	Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
41.3	Resigned	Mario Renato Cornejo Radavero	Titular Bishop of Sanavus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
66.6	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
10 Feb	82.0	Retired	Josef Frings †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
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
36.5	Appointed	Jayme Henrique Chemello	Titular Bishop of Bisica	Bishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
12 Feb	54.6	Ordained Bishop	Jozsef Kacziba †	Titular Bishop of Cufruta	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Győr, 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
58.0	Ordained Bishop	József Udvardy †	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Bishop Emeritus of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
56.5	Ordained Bishop	Jozsef Vajda †	Titular Bishop of Cartennae	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
63.5	Ordained Bishop	György Zemplén †	Titular Bishop of Arena	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
13 Feb	56.8	Installed	Robert Louis Whelan, S.J. †	Bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
15 Feb	82.5	Died	Friedrich Hünermann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
40.9	Appointed	Guillermo Ranzahuer González	Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México	Bishop Emeritus
16 Feb	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Gray †	Titular Bishop of Mercia	Bishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
18 Feb	70.6	Appointed	José López Ortiz, O.S.A. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Spain, Military	Bishop Emeritus
70.6	Appointed	José López Ortiz, O.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Gradum	Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
19 Feb	51.1	Appointed	Edouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
54.2	Appointed	Wladyslaw Miziolek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Wladyslaw Miziolek †	Titular Bishop of Praesidium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
21 Feb	53.7	Appointed	Stephen John Kocisko †	Archbishop of Munhall (Ruthenian), USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
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
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
62.2	Appointed	Joseph Höffner †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea della Valle	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
62.2	Succeeded	Joseph Höffner †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25 Feb	50.5	Appointed	Amado Paulino y Hernandez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
50.5	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	49.0	Appointed	Michele Cecchini †	Titular Archbishop of Aquileia	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
49.0	Appointed	Michele Cecchini †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Madagascar	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
27 Feb	45.5	Appointed	Lucien-Emile Bardonne †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France	Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
45.5	Appointed	Lucien-Emile Bardonne †	Titular Bishop of Thimida Regia	Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
28 Feb	65.3	Resigned	Edoardo Mason, M.C.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of El Obeid, Sudan	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
82.6	Died	Gustavo Testa †	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

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