The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Apr 52.5 Appointed Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos † Administrator of Calama, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile

1 Apr 40.7 Ordained Bishop Daniel Joseph Mullins Titular Bishop of Sidnacestre Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain

2 Apr 50.6 Ordained Bishop Martin Nicholas Lohmuller Titular Bishop of Ramsbiria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

48.3 Ordained Bishop Thomas Jerome Welsh † Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig Bishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

3 Apr 60.3 Appointed Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri † Titular Bishop of Urci Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand

60.3 Resigned Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri † Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Died José Vicente Távora † Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil

4 Apr 82.5 Appointed Luis Almarcha Hernández † Titular Bishop of Elepla Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain

82.5 Retired Luis Almarcha Hernández † Bishop of León, Spain Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop Emeritus

80.1 Died Endre Hamvas † Archbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary

44.2 Installed Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

5 Apr 55.9 Ordained Bishop Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

52.8 Ordained Bishop Albin Malysiak, C.M. Titular Bishop of Beatia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

50.3 Ordained Bishop Denis Ngande † Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon

24.2 Ordained Priest Christophe Pierre Priest of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France Apostolic Nuncio to México

60.4 Ordained Bishop Mikolaj Sasinowski † Bishop of Łomża, Poland

54.9 Ordained Bishop Stanislaw Smolenski † Titular Bishop of Alava Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

52.6 Installed Oscar Félix Villena † Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

6 Apr 43.4 Ordained Bishop William Wakefield Baum Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

52.8 Appointed Manuel Casares Hervás † Bishop of Almería, Spain Bishop Emeritus

9 Apr 47.0 Appointed Claude Germain Berthold, M.E.P. † Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Chiquitos, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

51.3 Appointed Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Bulla Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

10 Apr 65.6 Died Luís Victor Sartori † Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

11 Apr 42.0 Ordained Bishop Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke Titular Bishop of Iria Flavia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany

55.6 Appointed Paolo Mosconi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

12 Apr 54.0 Ordained Bishop Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

29.6 Ordained Priest Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Archbishop of Juba, Sudan

15 Apr 45.2 Appointed Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce † Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military

16 Apr 52.9 Appointed Norman Joseph Gallagher † Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

18 Apr 50.5 Ordained Bishop Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun † Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany

44.9 Installed Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile Bishop Emeritus of San Bernardo, Chile

53.7 Appointed Juan Nicolasora Nilmar † Auxiliary Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines

42.4 Appointed Roberto Pinarello de Almeida † Bishop of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

21 Apr 45.3 Appointed Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel Vicar Apostolic of France, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

45.3 Appointed Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel Titular Bishop of Rota Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

22 Apr 44.8 Appointed Marco Cé Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

44.8 Appointed Marco Cé Titular Bishop of Vulturia Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

23 Apr 57.7 Appointed Aldo Forzoni † Bishop of Apuania, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy

59.5 Appointed Renato Spallanzani † Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy

54.4 Appointed Adelmo Tacconi † Auxiliary Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

54.4 Appointed Adelmo Tacconi † Titular Bishop of Sinna Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

24 Apr 72.1 Died Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. † Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

46.2 Appointed Alberto Giglioli † Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy

46.2 Appointed Alberto Giglioli † Titular Bishop of Bitylius Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy

50.1 Appointed Victor Guazzelli † Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.1 Appointed Victor Guazzelli † Titular Bishop of Lindisfarna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain

48.0 Appointed Gerald Mahon, M.H.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

48.0 Appointed Gerald Mahon, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

55.8 Appointed James Monaghan † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.8 Appointed James Monaghan † Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

25 Apr 52.7 Appointed Oscar Amulfo Romero y Galdamez † Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador Archbishop

52.7 Appointed Oscar Amulfo Romero y Galdamez † Titular Bishop of Tambeae Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador

40.5 Appointed Paul Schruers † Auxiliary Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

40.5 Appointed Paul Schruers † Titular Bishop of Slebte Bishop Emeritus of Hasselt, Belgium

26 Apr 40.9 Ordained Bishop Agostinho José (Benito) Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Palmas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil

27 Apr 42.2 Appointed Pedro Casaldáliga Plá, C.M.F. Apostolic Administrator of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

46.1 Appointed Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

46.1 Appointed Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. Titular Bishop of Nova Germania Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

54.6 Appointed Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. † Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

29 Apr 47.2 Appointed René-Alexandre Dupanloup † Auxiliary Bishop of Nice, France Bishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France

47.2 Appointed René-Alexandre Dupanloup † Titular Bishop of Vagal Bishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France

40.1 Ordained Bishop Stephen Fumio Hamao † Titular Bishop of Oreto Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

30 Apr 90.4 Died Alfredo Maria Cavagna † Titular Bishop of Tium

63.7 Appointed Jaime Flores Martin † Titular Bishop of Rubicon Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro, Spain

63.7 Resigned Jaime Flores Martin † Bishop of Barbastro, Spain Bishop Emeritus

63.3 Appointed Antonio Ravagli † Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy

63.3 Appointed Antonio Ravagli † Titular Bishop of Montecorvino Bishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy

63.3 Resigned Antonio Ravagli † Bishop of Modigliana, Italy Bishop Emeritus

47.2 Appointed Mark Francis Schmitt Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA

47.2 Appointed Mark Francis Schmitt Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Apr	52.5	Appointed	Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos †	Administrator of Calama, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
1 Apr	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Joseph Mullins	Titular Bishop of Sidnacestre	Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
2 Apr	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Martin Nicholas Lohmuller	Titular Bishop of Ramsbiria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Jerome Welsh †	Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig	Bishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Apr	60.3	Appointed	Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †	Titular Bishop of Urci	Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
60.3	Resigned	Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †	Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Died	José Vicente Távora †	Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
4 Apr	82.5	Appointed	Luis Almarcha Hernández †	Titular Bishop of Elepla	Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain
82.5	Retired	Luis Almarcha Hernández †	Bishop of León, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
80.1	Died	Endre Hamvas †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary
44.2	Installed	Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
5 Apr	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Albin Malysiak, C.M.	Titular Bishop of Beatia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Denis Ngande †	Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
24.2	Ordained Priest	Christophe Pierre	Priest of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France	Apostolic Nuncio to México
60.4	Ordained Bishop	Mikolaj Sasinowski †	Bishop of Łomża, Poland
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Stanislaw Smolenski †	Titular Bishop of Alava	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
52.6	Installed	Oscar Félix Villena †	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
6 Apr	43.4	Ordained Bishop	William Wakefield Baum	Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
52.8	Appointed	Manuel Casares Hervás †	Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
9 Apr	47.0	Appointed	Claude Germain Berthold, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Chiquitos, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
51.3	Appointed	Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Bulla	Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
10 Apr	65.6	Died	Luís Victor Sartori †	Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
11 Apr	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke	Titular Bishop of Iria Flavia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany
55.6	Appointed	Paolo Mosconi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
12 Apr	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M.	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
29.6	Ordained Priest	Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I.	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Archbishop of Juba, Sudan
15 Apr	45.2	Appointed	Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce †	Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military
16 Apr	52.9	Appointed	Norman Joseph Gallagher †	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
18 Apr	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun †	Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany
44.9	Installed	Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Bernardo, Chile
53.7	Appointed	Juan Nicolasora Nilmar †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines
42.4	Appointed	Roberto Pinarello de Almeida †	Bishop of Ilhéus, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Apr	45.3	Appointed	Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel	Vicar Apostolic of France, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
45.3	Appointed	Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel	Titular Bishop of Rota	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
22 Apr	44.8	Appointed	Marco Cé	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
44.8	Appointed	Marco Cé	Titular Bishop of Vulturia	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
23 Apr	57.7	Appointed	Aldo Forzoni †	Bishop of Apuania, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
59.5	Appointed	Renato Spallanzani †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy
54.4	Appointed	Adelmo Tacconi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
54.4	Appointed	Adelmo Tacconi †	Titular Bishop of Sinna	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
24 Apr	72.1	Died	Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
46.2	Appointed	Alberto Giglioli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
46.2	Appointed	Alberto Giglioli †	Titular Bishop of Bitylius	Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
50.1	Appointed	Victor Guazzelli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.1	Appointed	Victor Guazzelli †	Titular Bishop of Lindisfarna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
48.0	Appointed	Gerald Mahon, M.H.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
48.0	Appointed	Gerald Mahon, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
55.8	Appointed	James Monaghan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.8	Appointed	James Monaghan †	Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
25 Apr	52.7	Appointed	Oscar Amulfo Romero y Galdamez †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador	Archbishop
52.7	Appointed	Oscar Amulfo Romero y Galdamez †	Titular Bishop of Tambeae	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
40.5	Appointed	Paul Schruers †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
40.5	Appointed	Paul Schruers †	Titular Bishop of Slebte	Bishop Emeritus of Hasselt, Belgium
26 Apr	40.9	Ordained Bishop	Agostinho José (Benito) Sartori, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil
27 Apr	42.2	Appointed	Pedro Casaldáliga Plá, C.M.F.	Apostolic Administrator of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
46.1	Appointed	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
46.1	Appointed	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Nova Germania	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
54.6	Appointed	Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
29 Apr	47.2	Appointed	René-Alexandre Dupanloup †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France
47.2	Appointed	René-Alexandre Dupanloup †	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Bishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	Titular Bishop of Oreto	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
30 Apr	90.4	Died	Alfredo Maria Cavagna †	Titular Bishop of Tium
63.7	Appointed	Jaime Flores Martin †	Titular Bishop of Rubicon	Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro, Spain
63.7	Resigned	Jaime Flores Martin †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
63.3	Appointed	Antonio Ravagli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy
63.3	Appointed	Antonio Ravagli †	Titular Bishop of Montecorvino	Bishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy
63.3	Resigned	Antonio Ravagli †	Bishop of Modigliana, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
47.2	Appointed	Mark Francis Schmitt	Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
47.2	Appointed	Mark Francis Schmitt	Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA

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