Year 1969, March, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title Mar65.5ResignedJoseph Francis McGeough †Apostolic Nuncio to IrelandApostolic Nuncio 1 Mar48.9AppointedMichele Cecchini †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to MauritiusApostolic Nuncio to Austria 80.0RetiredJosé Garibi y Rivera †Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 48.3AppointedJames Aloysius Hickey †Rector of the Pontifical North American CollegeCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA 25.1Ordained PriestLino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Carabayllo, Peru 23.5Ordained PriestAlberto Tanasini †Priest of Genova, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Chiavari, Italy 3 Mar74.3DiedMartin Lucas, S.V.D. †Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Scandinavia 5 Mar BornBelmiro Cuica Chissengueti, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Cabinda, Angola 6 Mar37.1AppointedManfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. †Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa 49.9AppointedMyles McKeon †Bishop of Bunbury, AustraliaBishop Emeritus 59.4AppointedJohn Aloysius Morgan †Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Australia, Military 59.4AppointedJohn Aloysius Morgan †Titular Bishop of MembressaBishop Emeritus of Australia, Military 71.0ResignedÁngel Muzzolón, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, ParaguayVicar Apostolic Emeritus 41.5AppointedChristopher Mwoleka †Auxiliary Bishop of Rulenge, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 41.5AppointedChristopher Mwoleka †Titular Bishop of ZicaBishop Emeritus of Rulenge, Tanzania 49.7AppointedPlacidus Gervasius Nkalanga, O.S.B. †Bishop of Bukoba, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 51.6AppointedAlejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, ParaguayVicar Apostolic Emeritus 51.6AppointedAlejo del Carmen Obelar Colman, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of MontemaranoVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay 40.5AppointedJohn Steven Satterthwaite †Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore, AustraliaBishop Emeritus 40.5AppointedJohn Steven Satterthwaite †Titular Bishop of ThignicaBishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia 7 Mar64.1AppointedNatale Mosconi †Apostolic Administrator of Comacchio (-Pomposa), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy BornAugusto Martín Quijano Rodríguez, S.D.B.Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru 9 Mar28.7Ordained PriestFerdinand Botsy, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Ambanja, Madagascar BornEvaldo Carvalho dos Santos, C.M.Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil 11 Mar77.4DiedEmile Maurice Guerry †Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France 72.8AppointedCesar Antonio Mosquera Corral †Titular Archbishop of Forum NovumArchbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador 72.8RetiredCesar Antonio Mosquera Corral †Archbishop of Guayaquil, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus 12 Mar43.5AppointedTito Buss †Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus 38.7AppointedOrlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 13 Mar46.7AppointedLuis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, PeruPrelate of Chuquibamba, Peru 46.7AppointedLuis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of SardaPrelate of Chuquibamba, Peru 52.1AppointedEdwin Bernard Broderick †Bishop of Albany, New York, USABishop Emeritus 48.4AppointedJesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Ica, PeruBishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru 48.4AppointedJesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. †Titular Bishop of MevaniaBishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru 49.5AppointedLorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. †Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, PeruBishop of Tarma, Peru 49.5AppointedLorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. †Titular Bishop of DoliaBishop of Tarma, Peru 53.4InstalledLoras Joseph Watters †Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USABishop Emeritus 43.0AppointedLuigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz, PeruAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus 43.0AppointedLuigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. †Titular Bishop of OboriAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru 14 Mar BornJoseph Naffah (Nafaa)Auxiliary Bishop of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon BornSagayaraj ThamburajBishop of Tanjore, India 15 Mar47.8AppointedCleto Bellucci †Auxiliary Bishop of Taranto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy 47.8AppointedCleto Bellucci †Titular Bishop of MelziArchbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy 16 Mar49.5Ordained BishopAntonio Alfredo Brasca †Bishop of Rafaela, Argentina 30.2Ordained PriestFélix Kouadjo †PriestBishop of Bondoukou, Côte d’Ivoire 17 Mar BornCalixto Paulino Esono Abaga ObonoBishop of Evinayong, Equatorial Guinea 55.4Ordained BishopJoseph Cunnane †Archbishop of Tuam, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus 75.6DiedRobert Picard de la Vacquerie †Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France 60.6AppointedAlfred Michael Watson †Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus 18 Mar72.5AppointedThomas-Percival Caza †Titular Bishop of RotariaBishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada 72.5RetiredThomas-Percival Caza †Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus 88.8DiedCharles Alphonse Armand Vanuytven, O. Praem. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 20 Mar65.0AppointedDante Battaglierin, S.X. †Titular Bishop of PloagheBishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh 65.0ResignedDante Battaglierin, S.X. †Bishop of Khulna, BangladeshBishop Emeritus 49.0AppointedTheotonius Amal Ganguly, C.S.C. †Apostolic Administrator of Khulna, BangladeshArchbishop of Dacca, Bangladesh 21 Mar79.5DiedGeorge Brunner †Bishop Emeritus of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain 22 Mar23.1Ordained PriestPaul Cremona, O.P.Priest of Order of Friars PreachersArchbishop Emeritus of Malta 49.1AppointedEmil John Mihalik †Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA 41.0Ordained BishopGuillermo Ranzahuer González †Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, MéxicoBishop Emeritus 23 Mar27.7Ordained DeaconMarie Pierre François Auguste Gaschy, C.S.Sp.Deacon of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon 24 Mar BornJean Pascal AndriantsoavinaBishop of Antsirabé, Madagascar 73.4DiedPaul Nguyễn Ðình Nhiên †Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam 79.7RetiredFrancesco Roberti †Prefect of the Apostolic SignaturaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus 34.5Ordained PriestCharles Soreng, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Hazaribag, India 25 Mar51.1Ordained BishopÉdouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta, CanadaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family 52.0Ordained BishopEdward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of FicusBishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia 46.1Ordained BishopJoseph Alphonse McNicholas †Titular Bishop of ScalaBishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA 54.2Ordained BishopWładysław Miziołek †Titular Bishop of PraesidiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland 50.3AppointedJosé Maclovio Vásquez Silos †Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México 26 Mar62.6AppointedDino Staffa †Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura 27 Mar45.0Ordained BishopVictorino Cristobal Ligot †Titular Bishop of BuduaBishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines BornSimon Samendra Mani, M.S.C.Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) 28 Mar65.9ResignedPetrus Joseph Alfons Cuypers, S.M.M. †Prefect of Vichada, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus BornCarlos Alberto Godoy LabrañaBishop of Osorno, Chile 47.2AppointedLucreciano Onofre González, S.M.M. †Prefect of Vichada, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus 29 Mar61.3AppointedFrancesco Brustia †Titular Bishop of SinnaBishop of Mondovi, Italy 61.3ResignedFrancesco Brustia †Bishop of Andria, ItalyBishop of Mondovi, Italy 46.5AppointedRoger Marie Élie Etchegaray †Auxiliary Bishop of Paris, FranceCardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals 46.5AppointedRoger Marie Élie Etchegaray †Titular Bishop of Gemellae in NumidiaCardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals 56.7AppointedGiuseppe Lanave †Bishop of Andria, ItalyBishop Emeritus BornRene Ramirez, R.C.J.Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia 30 Mar24.7Ordained PriestCamillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. †Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusVicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain 23.7Ordained PriestStanisław RyłkoPriest of Kraków {Cracow}, PolandCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica} 31 Mar49.6AppointedAlan Charles Clark †Auxiliary Bishop of Northampton, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain 49.6AppointedAlan Charles Clark †Titular Bishop of ElmhamaBishop Emeritus of East Anglia, England, Great Britain