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The Year of Our Lord 1969

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Dec53.1AppointedTeodoro Cardenal FernándezBishop of Osma-Soria, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Burgos, Spain
BornLeo Magdugo Dalmao, C.M.F.Prelate of Isabela, Philippines
51.5AppointedSalvador Lazo LazoAuxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
51.5AppointedSalvador Lazo LazoTitular Bishop of SeliaBishop Emeritus of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
55.9AppointedFrancis Raymond SheaBishop of Evansville, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus
2 Dec55.3InstalledJoseph Matthew BreitenbeckBishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
56.0AppointedPatrick Joseph CaseyBishop of Brentwood, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
51.6InstalledEdward Anthony McCarthyBishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
3 Dec55.0InstalledJerome Joseph HastrichBishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USABishop Emeritus
83.1DiedJāzeps RancānsAuxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
4 Dec80.0AppointedSaturnino Rubio y MontiélTitular Bishop of Villa RegisBishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain
80.0RetiredSaturnino Rubio y MontiélBishop of Osma-Soria, SpainBishop Emeritus
30.5Ordained PriestDominic Su Haw ChiuPriestBishop Emeritus of Sibu, Malaysia
5 Dec44.2AppointedCândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. †Prelate of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, BrazilBishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
44.2AppointedCândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. †Titular Bishop of ScardonaBishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
63.1DiedMaurino Rast, S.D.S. †Superior General of Society of the Divine Savior
6 Dec50.8Ordained BishopStéphane Babaca (Babeka, Babaqa)Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
BornTesfaldet Tekie TsadaApostolic Visitor (Visitator)
76.4DiedStanislav ZelaAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
7 Dec61.4Ordained BishopBernardo CitterioTitular Bishop of FlorianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
26.2Ordained PriestMurilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I.Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred HeartArchbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
8 Dec64.2CeasedJoseph Walter Buckley, S.M. †Superior General of Society of MarySuperior General Emeritus
28.8Ordained PriestJosé Luis Chávez BotelloPriest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
27.6Ordained PriestJoviano de Lima Júnior, S.S.S. †Priest of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.8InstalledEnrico ManfrediniBishop of Piacenza, ItalyArchbishop of Bologna, Italy
43.2Ordained BishopJavier Osés FlamariqueTitular Bishop of AbulaBishop Emeritus of Huesca, Spain
46.3Ordained BishopDaniel Arnaldo Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of MartiranoBishop Emeritus of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil
9 Dec78.6DiedCarlo AllorioBishop Emeritus of Pavia, Italy
47.7AppointedJosé Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †Bishop of San Miguel, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
10 Dec56.1AppointedJean-Marie-Clément BadréBishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), FranceBishop Emeritus
67.8AppointedAndré Jacques Marie JacqueminTitular Bishop of ElvasBishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
67.8ResignedAndré Jacques Marie JacqueminBishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), FranceBishop Emeritus
47.6InstalledJohn Lawrence MayBishop of Mobile, Alabama, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
82.1DiedIdílio José SoaresBishop Emeritus of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 Dec42.4Ordained BishopHugh LindsayTitular Bishop of CuncacestreBishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
86.6AppointedDaniel Llorente y FedericoTitular Bishop of AucaBishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
86.6RetiredDaniel Llorente y FedericoBishop of Segovia, SpainBishop Emeritus
BornJoseph PamplanyArchbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India
50.9AppointedAntonio Palenzuela VelázquezBishop of Segovia, SpainBishop Emeritus
12 Dec90.0DiedMathias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, IndonesiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
47.5AppointedSimon TonyéCoadjutor Bishop of Douala, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
47.5AppointedSimon TonyéTitular Bishop of TamascaniArchbishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
13 Dec32.9Ordained PriestJorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
24.3Ordained PriestJosé Belisário da Silva, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
23.4Perpetual VowsFernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.SS.R.Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop Emeritus of Brazil, Military
31.2Ordained PriestRodrigo Mejía Saldarriaga, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Soddo, Ethiopia
28.2Ordained PriestAnicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
14 Dec42.5Ordained BishopHubert LutheTitular Bishop of EgabroBishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
42.7Ordained BishopRafael Torija de la FuenteTitular Bishop of UrsonaBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
15 Dec55.6AppointedEugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †Titular Bishop of TepeltaBishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania
55.6ResignedEugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †Bishop of Tanga, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
60.5AppointedSanto BergamoApostolic Administrator of Rossano, ItalyBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
60.5AppointedSanto BergamoTitular Bishop of SasabeBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
47.1AppointedSalvatore Di SalvoAuxiliary Bishop of Reggio Calabria, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy
59.1AppointedJames C. Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of Árd MórBishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania
59.1ResignedJames C. Holmes-Siedle, M. Afr. †Bishop of Kigoma, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
46.9AppointedMaurus Gervase KombaBishop of Tanga, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
57.1AppointedBl. Albino LucianiPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
49.6AppointedAlphonse Daniel NsabiBishop of Kigoma, Tanzania
28.7Ordained PriestVincent Ri Pyung-hoPriest of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
42.1AppointedWilliam Kevin Rowell, O.F.M. †Bishop of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
45.5AppointedSettimio TodiscoApostolic Administrator of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
45.5AppointedSettimio TodiscoTitular Bishop of BigastroArchbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
18 Dec34.9Ordained PriestJulius Riyadi Darmaatmadja, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jakarta, Indonesia
19 Dec30.7Ordained PriestLawrence Eugene BrandtPriest of Erie, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
BornStephen Andrew HeroBishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
53.1AppointedCaetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Tagarbala
53.1ResignedCaetano Antônio Lima dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
26.5Ordained DeaconArmand Henri Paul MaillardDeacon of Saint-Dié, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
20 Dec25.0Ordained DeaconJoseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap.Deacon of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya
80.2CeasedRaffaele BarattaApostolic Administrator of Città di Castello, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
89.4DiedAndrea CesaranoArchbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
29.0Ordained PriestGérard Émile Jean-Louis ColichePriest of Lille, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France
62.7AppointedRaymond D’MelloTitular Bishop of GlenndálochaBishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
62.7ResignedRaymond D’MelloBishop of Allahabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus
26.2Ordained PriestJoão Nílton dos Santos SouzaPriest of Amargosa, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
30.5Ordained PriestMathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Diphu, India
25.6Ordained PriestFrancisco Lerma Martínez, I.M.C. †Priest of Consolata MissionariesBishop of Gurué, Mozambique
53.1AppointedDiego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †Apostolic Administrator of Città di Castello, ItalyBishop of Ischia, Italy
53.1AppointedDiego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †Apostolic Administrator of Gubbio, ItalyBishop of Ischia, Italy
25.7Ordained PriestPierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop Emeritus of Port-de-Paix, Haïti
34.1Ordained PriestAntony SelvanayagamPriest of Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaBishop Emeritus of Penang, Malaysia
23.7Ordained PriestMaria Callist Soosa PakiamPriest of Trivandrum, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Trivandrum, India
21 Dec48.3Ordained BishopGiuliano AgrestiArchbishop of Spoleto, ItalyArchbishop of Lucca, Italy
25.1Ordained PriestRamon Cabrera ArgüellesPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
55.0Ordained BishopRicardo Blanco GrandaTitular Bishop of CincariAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
52.2Ordained BishopPaul CoussaTitular Bishop of Colonia in ArmeniaArchbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq
28.7Ordained PriestDavid Dias PimentelPriest of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
25.3Ordained PriestAleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X.Priest of Society of the Missionaries of Saint Francis XavierBishop Emeritus of Port Blair, India
40.1Ordained BishopRamón Echarren IstúrizTitular Bishop of DianoBishop Emeritus of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
29.7Ordained PriestJoseph Oforishe EgeregaPriest of Warri, NigeriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria
41.8Ordained BishopJoakim HerbutBishop of Skopje-Prizren, North MacedoniaBishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
39.4Ordained BishopRomualdas KrikšciunasTitular Bishop of AmaiaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Panevėžys, Lithuania
29.4Ordained PriestFrançois Xavier Lê Văn HồngPriest of Huế, Viet NamArchbishop Emeritus
28.9Ordained PriestThomas Nguyễn Văn TânPriest of Vĩnh Long, Viet NamBishop
24.1Ordained PriestVincent Gerard NicholsPriest of Liverpool, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
25.2Ordained PriestMauro PiacenzaPriest of Genova, ItalyCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
59.3Ordained BishopLiudas Povilonis, M.I.C. †Titular Bishop of ArcavicaApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
51.4Ordained BishopNikë PrelaTitular Bishop of RufinianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Skopje-Prizren, North Macedonia
22 Dec75.8AppointedMichael O’ReillyTitular Bishop of LugmadBishop Emeritus of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
75.8ResignedMichael O’ReillyBishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, CanadaBishop Emeritus
23 Dec57.7AppointedPaolo GhizzoniApostolic Administrator of San Miniato, ItalyBishop
26 Dec25.6Ordained PriestJoji GovinduPriestBishop Emeritus of Nalgonda, India
73.8DiedHenri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
94.0DiedJohannes Peter Franziskus Ross, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan
27 Dec26.3Ordained PriestMario Roberto CassariPriest of Oristano, ItalyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
28 Dec BornSanto Loku Pio DoggaleAuxiliary Bishop of Juba, South Sudan
31 Dec61.7SucceededPaul-Louis CarrièreBishop of Laval, FranceBishop Emeritus
72.0AppointedCharles-Marie-Jacques GuilhemTitular Bishop of Aquae ThibilitanaeBishop Emeritus of Laval, France
72.0ResignedCharles-Marie-Jacques GuilhemBishop of Laval, FranceBishop Emeritus

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