The Year of Our Lord 1969

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 65.5 Resigned Joseph Francis McGeough † Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland Apostolic Nuncio

1 Mar 48.9 Appointed Michele Cecchini † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

80.0 Retired José Garibi y Rivera † Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

48.3 Appointed James Aloysius Hickey † Rector of the Pontifical North American College Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

25.1 Ordained Priest Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Carabayllo, Peru

23.5 Ordained Priest Alberto Tanasini † Priest of Genova, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Chiavari, Italy

3 Mar 74.3 Died Martin Lucas, S.V.D. † Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Scandinavia

5 Mar Born Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Cabinda, Angola

6 Mar 37.1 Appointed Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. † Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa

49.9 Appointed Myles McKeon † Bishop of Bunbury, Australia Bishop Emeritus

59.4 Appointed John Aloysius Morgan † Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia Bishop Emeritus of Australia, Military

59.4 Appointed John Aloysius Morgan † Titular Bishop of Membressa Bishop Emeritus of Australia, Military

71.0 Resigned Ángel Muzzolón, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

41.5 Appointed Christopher Mwoleka † Auxiliary Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

41.5 Appointed Christopher Mwoleka † Titular Bishop of Zica Bishop Emeritus of Rulenge, Tanzania

49.7 Appointed Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. † Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

51.6 Appointed Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

51.6 Appointed Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Montemarano Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay

40.5 Appointed John Steven Satterthwaite † Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore, Australia Bishop Emeritus

40.5 Appointed John Steven Satterthwaite † Titular Bishop of Thignica Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia

7 Mar 64.1 Appointed Natale Mosconi † Apostolic Administrator of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy

Born Augusto Martín Quijano Rodríguez, S.D.B. Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru

9 Mar 28.7 Ordained Priest Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Ambanja, Madagascar

Born Evaldo Carvalho dos Santos, C.M. Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil

11 Mar 77.4 Died Emile Maurice Guerry † Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France

72.8 Appointed Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral † Titular Archbishop of Forum Novum Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador

72.8 Retired Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral † Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus

12 Mar 43.5 Appointed Tito Buss † Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

38.7 Appointed Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

13 Mar 46.7 Appointed Luis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, Peru Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru

46.7 Appointed Luis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Sarda Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru

52.1 Appointed Edwin Bernard Broderick † Bishop of Albany, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

48.4 Appointed Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Ica, Peru Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru

48.4 Appointed Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Mevania Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru

49.5 Appointed Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru Bishop of Tarma, Peru

49.5 Appointed Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Dolia Bishop of Tarma, Peru

53.4 Installed Loras Joseph Watters † Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA Bishop Emeritus

43.0 Appointed Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. † Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz, Peru Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

43.0 Appointed Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. † Titular Bishop of Obori Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru

14 Mar Born Joseph Naffah (Nafaa) Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

Born Sagayaraj Thamburaj Bishop of Tanjore, India

15 Mar 47.8 Appointed Cleto Bellucci † Auxiliary Bishop of Taranto, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy

47.8 Appointed Cleto Bellucci † Titular Bishop of Melzi Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy

16 Mar 49.5 Ordained Bishop Antonio Alfredo Brasca † Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina

30.2 Ordained Priest Félix Kouadjo † Priest Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire

17 Mar Born Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono Bishop of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea

55.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Cunnane † Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

75.6 Died Robert Picard de la Vacquerie † Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France

60.6 Appointed Alfred Michael Watson † Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

18 Mar 72.5 Appointed Thomas-Percival Caza † Titular Bishop of Rotaria Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

72.5 Retired Thomas-Percival Caza † Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

88.8 Died Charles Alphonse Armand Vanuytven, O. Praem. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

20 Mar 65.0 Appointed Dante Battaglierin, S.X. † Titular Bishop of Ploaghe Bishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh

65.0 Resigned Dante Battaglierin, S.X. † Bishop of Khulna, Bangladesh Bishop Emeritus

49.0 Appointed Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. † Apostolic Administrator of Khulna, Bangladesh Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh

21 Mar 79.5 Died George Brunner † Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain

22 Mar 23.1 Ordained Priest Paul Cremona, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Archbishop Emeritus of Malta

49.1 Appointed Emil John Mihalik † Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA

41.0 Ordained Bishop Guillermo Ranzahuer González † Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México Bishop Emeritus

23 Mar 27.7 Ordained Deacon Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp. Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

24 Mar Born Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar

73.4 Died Paul Nguyễn Ðình Nhiên † Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam

79.7 Retired Francesco Roberti † Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

34.5 Ordained Priest Charles Soreng, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Hazaribag, India

25 Mar 51.1 Ordained Bishop Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. † Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

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

46.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Alphonse McNicholas † Titular Bishop of Scala Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA

54.2 Ordained Bishop Władysław Miziołek † Titular Bishop of Praesidium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland

50.3 Appointed José Maclovio Vásquez Silos † Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México

26 Mar 62.6 Appointed Dino Staffa † Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

27 Mar 45.0 Ordained Bishop Victorino Cristobal Ligot † Titular Bishop of Budua Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

Born Simon Samendra Mani, M.S.C. Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)

28 Mar 65.9 Resigned Petrus Joseph Alfons Cuypers, S.M.M. † Prefect of Vichada, Colombia Prefect Emeritus

Born Carlos Alberto Godoy Labraña Bishop of Osorno, Chile

47.2 Appointed Lucreciano Onofre González, S.M.M. † Prefect of Vichada, Colombia Prefect Emeritus

29 Mar 61.3 Appointed Francesco Brustia † Titular Bishop of Sinna Bishop of Mondovi, Italy

61.3 Resigned Francesco Brustia † Bishop of Andria, Italy Bishop of Mondovi, Italy

46.5 Appointed Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

46.5 Appointed Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

56.7 Appointed Giuseppe Lanave † Bishop of Andria, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Born Rene A. Ramirez, R.C.J. Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Melbourne, Australia

30 Mar 24.7 Ordained Priest Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. † Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain

23.7 Ordained Priest Stanisław Ryłko Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

31 Mar 49.6 Appointed Alan Charles Clark † Auxiliary Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain

49.6 Appointed Alan Charles Clark † Titular Bishop of Elmhama Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	65.5	Resigned	Joseph Francis McGeough †	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland	Apostolic Nuncio
1 Mar	48.9	Appointed	Michele Cecchini †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Mauritius	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
80.0	Retired	José Garibi y Rivera †	Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
48.3	Appointed	James Aloysius Hickey †	Rector of the Pontifical North American College	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
25.1	Ordained Priest	Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Carabayllo, Peru
23.5	Ordained Priest	Alberto Tanasini †	Priest of Genova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Chiavari, Italy
3 Mar	74.3	Died	Martin Lucas, S.V.D. †	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Scandinavia
5 Mar		Born	Belmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp.		Bishop of Cabinda, Angola
6 Mar	37.1	Appointed	Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa
49.9	Appointed	Myles McKeon †	Bishop of Bunbury, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
59.4	Appointed	John Aloysius Morgan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Australia, Military
59.4	Appointed	John Aloysius Morgan †	Titular Bishop of Membressa	Bishop Emeritus of Australia, Military
71.0	Resigned	Ángel Muzzolón, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
41.5	Appointed	Christopher Mwoleka †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rulenge, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
41.5	Appointed	Christopher Mwoleka †	Titular Bishop of Zica	Bishop Emeritus of Rulenge, Tanzania
49.7	Appointed	Placidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bukoba, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
51.6	Appointed	Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
51.6	Appointed	Alejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Montemarano	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
40.5	Appointed	John Steven Satterthwaite †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
40.5	Appointed	John Steven Satterthwaite †	Titular Bishop of Thignica	Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia
7 Mar	64.1	Appointed	Natale Mosconi †	Apostolic Administrator of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
	Born	Augusto Martín Quijano Rodríguez, S.D.B.		Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru
9 Mar	28.7	Ordained Priest	Ferdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Ambanja, Madagascar
	Born	Evaldo Carvalho dos Santos, C.M.		Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil
11 Mar	77.4	Died	Emile Maurice Guerry †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
72.8	Appointed	Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral †	Titular Archbishop of Forum Novum	Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
72.8	Retired	Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral †	Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Mar	43.5	Appointed	Tito Buss †	Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
38.7	Appointed	Orlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
13 Mar	46.7	Appointed	Luis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, Peru	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
46.7	Appointed	Luis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Sarda	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
52.1	Appointed	Edwin Bernard Broderick †	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
48.4	Appointed	Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ica, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru
48.4	Appointed	Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Mevania	Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru
49.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru	Bishop of Tarma, Peru
49.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Dolia	Bishop of Tarma, Peru
53.4	Installed	Loras Joseph Watters †	Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
43.0	Appointed	Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.0	Appointed	Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. †	Titular Bishop of Obori	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru
14 Mar		Born	Joseph Naffah (Nafaa)		Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
	Born	Sagayaraj Thamburaj		Bishop of Tanjore, India
15 Mar	47.8	Appointed	Cleto Bellucci †	Auxiliary Bishop of Taranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
47.8	Appointed	Cleto Bellucci †	Titular Bishop of Melzi	Archbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
16 Mar	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Alfredo Brasca †	Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina
30.2	Ordained Priest	Félix Kouadjo †	Priest	Bishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire
17 Mar		Born	Calixto Paulino Esono Abaga Obono		Bishop of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea
55.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Cunnane †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
75.6	Died	Robert Picard de la Vacquerie †	Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
60.6	Appointed	Alfred Michael Watson †	Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar	72.5	Appointed	Thomas-Percival Caza †	Titular Bishop of Rotaria	Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
72.5	Retired	Thomas-Percival Caza †	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
88.8	Died	Charles Alphonse Armand Vanuytven, O. Praem. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
20 Mar	65.0	Appointed	Dante Battaglierin, S.X. †	Titular Bishop of Ploaghe	Bishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh
65.0	Resigned	Dante Battaglierin, S.X. †	Bishop of Khulna, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus
49.0	Appointed	Theotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. †	Apostolic Administrator of Khulna, Bangladesh	Archbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
21 Mar	79.5	Died	George Brunner †	Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
22 Mar	23.1	Ordained Priest	Paul Cremona, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop Emeritus of Malta
49.1	Appointed	Emil John Mihalik †	Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
41.0	Ordained Bishop	Guillermo Ranzahuer González †	Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México	Bishop Emeritus
23 Mar	27.7	Ordained Deacon	Marie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp.	Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
24 Mar		Born	Jean Pascal Andriantsoavina		Bishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar
73.4	Died	Paul Nguyễn Ðình Nhiên †	Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
79.7	Retired	Francesco Roberti †	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
34.5	Ordained Priest	Charles Soreng, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Hazaribag, India
25 Mar	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Edward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Ficus	Bishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Alphonse McNicholas †	Titular Bishop of Scala	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Władysław Miziołek †	Titular Bishop of Praesidium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
50.3	Appointed	José Maclovio Vásquez Silos †	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
26 Mar	62.6	Appointed	Dino Staffa †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
27 Mar	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Victorino Cristobal Ligot †	Titular Bishop of Budua	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
	Born	Simon Samendra Mani, M.S.C.		Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
28 Mar	65.9	Resigned	Petrus Joseph Alfons Cuypers, S.M.M. †	Prefect of Vichada, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
	Born	Carlos Alberto Godoy Labraña		Bishop of Osorno, Chile
47.2	Appointed	Lucreciano Onofre González, S.M.M. †	Prefect of Vichada, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
29 Mar	61.3	Appointed	Francesco Brustia †	Titular Bishop of Sinna	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
61.3	Resigned	Francesco Brustia †	Bishop of Andria, Italy	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
46.5	Appointed	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, France	Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
46.5	Appointed	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray †	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia	Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
56.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Lanave †	Bishop of Andria, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Rene A. Ramirez, R.C.J.		Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Melbourne, Australia
30 Mar	24.7	Ordained Priest	Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. †	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain
23.7	Ordained Priest	Stanisław Ryłko	Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
31 Mar	49.6	Appointed	Alan Charles Clark †	Auxiliary Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain
49.6	Appointed	Alan Charles Clark †	Titular Bishop of Elmhama	Bishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain

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