Year 1968, December, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 Dec41.8Ordained BishopPaul Antaki †Titular Archbishop of NubiaProtosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek) 39.6InstalledMichele Di Simone, C.P. †Prefect of Sekadau, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus 30.0Ordained PriestVicente Credo Manuel, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines 28.2Ordained PriestItamar Navildo Vian, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil 2 Dec51.3AppointedColin Aloysius MacPherson †Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain 3 Dec68.3AppointedBenigno Chiriboga, S.J. †Titular Bishop of TasaccoraBishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador 68.3ResignedBenigno Chiriboga, S.J. †Bishop of Latacunga, EcuadorBishop Emeritus 46.8Ordained BishopErnst Heinrich Karlen, C.M.M. †Bishop of Umtata, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe BornYoussef Abedallah MattaArchbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel 4 Dec38.0Ordained BishopRonald Austin Mulkearns †Titular Bishop of CululiBishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia 5 Dec BornGonzalo Alfredo Ontiveros VivasVicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela 38.3AppointedJosé Mario Ruiz Navas †Bishop of Latacunga, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo, Ecuador 6 Dec BornJoseph Tong ChangpingBishop of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China 83.0DiedLeón Villuendas Polo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain 7 Dec38.4Ordained BishopSamuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in NumidiaArchbishop of Popayán, Colombia 45.7AppointedIreneo García Alonso †Bishop of Albacete, SpainBishop Emeritus 26.2Ordained PriestMarcelo Sánchez SorondoPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyChancellor Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other 8 Dec25.4Ordained PriestRafael Ramón Conde Alfonzo †Priest of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of Maracay, Venezuela 51.8Ordained BishopHendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. †Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland 40.6Ordained BishopWolfgang Große (Grosse) †Titular Bishop of LamasbaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany 57.6Ordained BishopFerdinando Lambruschini †Archbishop of Perugia, Italy 49.9InstalledOvidio Lari †Bishop of Aosta, ItalyBishop Emeritus 28.0Ordained PriestFortunatus M. Lukanima †PriestBishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania 27.9Ordained PriestJean-Gaspard Mudiso Mund’la, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 25.6Ordained PriestArochiasamy Jude Gerald PaulrajPriestBishop Emeritus of Palayamkottai, India 63.4SucceededJuan Ricote Alonso †Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain 42.8Ordained BishopMichael Rozario †Bishop of Dinajpur, BangladeshArchbishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh 37.0Ordained BishopAlessandro Staccioli, O.M.I.Titular Bishop of TaurianumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy 9 Dec BornAlessandro GiraudoAuxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy 26.9Ordained PriestGerard Joseph HannaPriest of Armidale, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Wagga Wagga, Australia 83.3DiedManuel Könner, S.V.D. †Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil 60.4AppointedBruno Wechner †Bishop of Feldkirch, AustriaBishop Emeritus 10 Dec55.9Ordained BishopJoseph A. Carroll †Titular Bishop of QuaestorianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland 74.3DiedStephen Stanislaus Woznicki †Bishop Emeritus of Saginaw, Michigan, USA 11 Dec26.4Ordained PriestJosaphat Louis LebuluPriest of Same, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania 47.2AppointedMiguel Moncadas Noguera †Bishop of Menorca, SpainBishop of Solsona, Spain 57.9AppointedFrancis Frederick Reh †Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus 42.1AppointedSzczepan Wesoly †Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 42.1AppointedSzczepan Wesoly †Titular Bishop of DragonaraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland 13 Dec BornLeopoldo NdakalakoBishop of Menongue, Angola 14 Dec48.7Ordained BishopJosé Capmany Casamitjana †Titular Bishop of Casae MedianaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain 56.6Ordained BishopRamón Daumal Serra †Titular Bishop of Mathara in ProconsulariAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain BornVictorius Dwiardy, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Banjarmasin, Indonesia 27.4ProfessedMarie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp.Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon 40.9Ordained BishopJosé María Guix Ferreres †Titular Bishop of SistronianaBishop Emeritus of Vic, Spain BornCharles Joseph Sampa KasondeBishop of Solwezi, Zambia 45.6Ordained BishopRamón Torrella Cascante †Titular Bishop of MinerviumArchbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain BornVíctor Iván Vargas GalarzaAuxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia 15 Dec43.2Ordained BishopLivio Maritano †Titular Bishop of OpitergiumBishop Emeritus of Acqui, Italy 24.5Ordained PriestNelson Antonio Martinez RustPriest of Valencia en VenezuelaBishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela 60.4InstalledBruno Wechner †Bishop of Feldkirch, AustriaBishop Emeritus 16 Dec51.1AppointedMatthieu Kanyama †Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus 46.0AppointedAndré Bernard Michel Quélen †Auxiliary Bishop of Angers, FranceBishop Emeritus of Moulins, France 46.0AppointedAndré Bernard Michel Quélen †Titular Bishop of Turres ConcordiaeBishop Emeritus of Moulins, France 54.9AppointedAntonio Maria Travia †Almoner of the Office of Papal CharitiesAlmoner Emeritus 54.9AppointedAntonio Maria Travia †Titular Archbishop of Termae HimeraeAlmoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities 79.1RetiredDiego Venini †Secret Almoner of the Office of Papal CharitiesSecret Almoner Emeritus 17 Dec28.1Ordained PriestJuan Carlos Maccarone †PriestBishop Emeritus of Santiago del Estero, Argentina 18 Dec46.9AppointedTomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †Titular Archbishop of AlexanumArchbishop Emeritus of Panamá 46.9ResignedTomás Alberto Clavel Méndez †Archbishop of PanamáArchbishop Emeritus 19 Dec69.5AppointedGiovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of LitteraeBishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda 69.5ResignedGiovanni Battista Cesana, M.C.C.I. †Bishop of Gulu, UgandaBishop Emeritus 49.6AppointedDonatus Djagom, S.V.D. †Archbishop of Endeh, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus of Ende, Indonesia 51.9InstalledHendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. †Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland 49.1AppointedJoseph Malacky Gray †Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain 49.1AppointedJoseph Malacky Gray †Titular Bishop of MerciaBishop Emeritus of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain 71.5AppointedGeorges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of CaprulaeBishop Emeritus of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 71.5ResignedGeorges Kettel, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Kabinda, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus 50.7AppointedCipriano Biyehima Kihangire †Bishop of Gulu, UgandaBishop Emeritus 52.8DiedEverardo López Alcocer †Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México 55.3AppointedGabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †Titular Archbishop of BavagalianaArchbishop Emeritus of Endeh, Indonesia 55.3ResignedGabriel Wilhelmus Manek, S.V.D. †Archbishop of Endeh, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus 71.9AppointedEdgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Archbishop of CastrumArchbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania 71.9ResignedEdgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaArchbishop Emeritus 40.9AppointedMaurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte †Auxiliary Bishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus 40.9AppointedMaurice Rigobert Marie-Sainte †Titular Bishop of SicilibbaArchbishop Emeritus of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles 56.4AppointedLaurean Rugambwa †Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 64.8AppointedJoseph Asjiro Satowaki †Archbishop of Nagasaki, JapanCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 41.2AppointedAbraham ThanAuxiliary Bishop of Kengtung, MyanmarBishop Emeritus 41.2AppointedAbraham ThanTitular Bishop of TortibulumBishop Emeritus of Kengtung, Myanmar 63.2AppointedJohn Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †Titular Archbishop of SkálholtArchbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi 63.2CeasedJohn Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Iceland {Islanda}Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi 74.4AppointedPaul Aijirô Yamaguchi †Titular Archbishop of Massa LubrenseArchbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan 74.4RetiredPaul Aijirô Yamaguchi †Archbishop of Nagasaki, JapanArchbishop Emeritus 20 Dec25.3Ordained PriestJohn Raymond GaydosPriest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA 25.8Ordained PriestRichard Edmund PatesPriest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA 24.6Ordained PriestArthur Joseph SerratelliPriest of Newark, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus of Paterson, New Jersey, USA 21 Dec29.4Ordained PriestIgnazio Bedini, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Ispahan, Iran 64.5AppointedFranco Costa †Titular Archbishop of EmmaüsBishop Emeritus of Crema, Italy 46.1Ordained BishopSalvatore Di Salvo †Titular Bishop of Turres in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Nicosia, Italy 26.4Ordained PriestLuis Guillermo Eichhorn †Priest of Gualeguaychú, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Morón, Argentina 57.3AppointedRaymond Philip Etteldorf †Titular Archbishop of TyndarisOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State 57.3AppointedRaymond Philip Etteldorf †Apostolic Delegate to New Zealand and Pacific IslandsOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State 45.0AppointedJózef Gucwa †Auxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 45.0AppointedJózef Gucwa †Titular Bishop of VagaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland 26.6Ordained PriestLuiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. †Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryArchbishop Emeritus of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil 26.9Ordained PriestCarlo MazzaPriest of Bergamo, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Fidenza, Italy 34.7Ordained PriestNéstor Hugo NavarroPriest of Bahía Blanca, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina 32.0Ordained PriestPierre Nguyễn Soạn †Priest of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet NamBishop Emeritus 27.3Ordained PriestGabriel Villaruz ReyesPriest of Manila, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines 28.2Ordained PriestFelipe Salazar VillagranaPriest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México 25.9Ordained PriestDaniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A.Priest of Order of St. AugustineBishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru 26.6Ordained PriestRodolfo Pedro Wirz KraemerPriest of Montevideo, UruguayBishop Emeritus of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay 22 Dec30.1Ordained PriestMichel Hoăng Ðức OanhPriest of Kontum, Viet NamBishop Emeritus 45.9Ordained BishopEdward Henryk Materski †Titular Bishop of Aquae SirensesBishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland 53.6Ordained BishopFerdinando Palatucci †Bishop of Nicastro, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy 23 Dec42.1AppointedEugène-Marie Ernoult †Auxiliary Bishop of Nantes, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France 42.1AppointedEugène-Marie Ernoult †Titular Bishop of TadamataArchbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France 24 Dec46.9AppointedPaul Casimir Marcinkus †Titular Bishop of HortaPro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State 46.9AppointedPaul Casimir Marcinkus †Secretary of the Roman Curia - OtherPro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State 25 Dec68.2DiedJosé Damase Laberge, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru 68.6DiedAgustín Rodríguez †Bishop of Paraguay, Military 26 Dec BornJuan Carlos Barreto BarretoBishop of Soacha, Colombia 76.6DiedZygmunt Choromański †Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland 28 Dec55.1AppointedJosé Pedro de Araújo Costa †Coadjutor Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, BrazilCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus 55.1AppointedJosé Pedro de Araújo Costa †Titular Archbishop of MarcellianaCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil 50.9AppointedThomas Benjamin Fulton †Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada 50.9AppointedThomas Benjamin Fulton †Titular Bishop of CursolaBishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada 27.2Ordained PriestHéctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoPrelate Emeritus of Mixes, Oaxaca, México 56.1AppointedBernard Joseph McLaughlin †Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 56.1AppointedBernard Joseph McLaughlin †Titular Bishop of MotulaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA 52.3AppointedJorge Scarso, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus 47.9AppointedJohn Francis Whealon †Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA 30 Dec49.3AppointedAntonio Alfredo Brasca †Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina 58.8SucceededBernardo Leonardo Fey Schneider, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Potosí, BoliviaBishop Emeritus 80.6DiedCleto Loayza Gumiel †Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia 47.9AppointedSabás Magaña García †Bishop of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México BornStefano RegaBishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy