Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1969

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (74)
1969.01.05
USABishop William Aloysius Scully († 74)

Bishop of Albany (USA) (1954.11.10 – 1969.01.05)

1969.01.22
EritreaBishop Ghebre Jesus Jacob (Eritrean Rite) († 79)

Apostolic Exarch emeritus of Asmara of the Eritreans (Eritrea) (1951.02.24 – 1958.02.03)

1969.01.30
Papua New GuineaBishop Thomas James Wade, S.M. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Northern Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea) (1930.07.03 – 1960)

1969.01.30
ChinaBishop Joseph Mary Yuan Ke-zhi (Yüen K’ai-chih) (袁克治) († 70)

Bishop of Zhumadian 駐馬店 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1969.01.30)

1969.02.03
BelgiumBishop Oscar Joseph Joliet († 95)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Gent (Belgium) (1948.04.17 – 1964.06.26)

1969.02.07
BrazilBishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. († 66)

Bishop of Palmas (Brazil) (1958.01.14 – 1969.02.07)

1969.02.07
MexicoBishop Salvador Martinez Silva († 79)

Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1940.08.10 – 1969.02.07)

1969.02.15
GermanyBishop Friedrich Hünermann († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen (Germany) (1938.12.03 – 1969.02.15)

1969.02.28
ItalyCardinal Gustavo Testa († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1959.12.17 – 1969.02.28)

Pro-President of Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (1961.10.04 – 1969.02.28)

1969.03.03
NetherlandsArchbishop Martin Lucas, S.V.D. († 74)

Titular Archbishop of Adulis (1945.09.14 – 1969.03.03)

1969.03.11
FranceArchbishop Emile Maurice Guerry († 77)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Cambrai (France) (1952.12.02 – 1966.02.15)

1969.03.17
FranceArchbishop Robert Picard de la Vacquerie († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Orléans (France) (1951.08.27 – 1963.05.23)

1969.03.18
Congo-KinshasaBishop Charles Alphonse Armand Vanuytven, O. Praem. († 88)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Buta (Congo-Kinshasa) (1924.05.06 – 1952)

1969.03.21
EnglandBishop George Brunner († 79)

Bishop emeritus of Middlesbrough (England) (1956.04.04 – 1967.06.13)

1969.03.24
VietnamBishop Paul Trần Ðình Nhiên († 73)

Coadjutor Bishop of Vinh (Vietnam) (1963.02.05 – 1969.03.24)

1969.04.01
Sri LankaBishop Nicholas Laudadio, S.J. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Galle (Sri Lanka) (1934.05.28 – 1964.05.26)

1969.04.04
ChinaBishop Zenón Arámburu Urquiola (蒲廬), S.J. († 89)

Bishop of Wuhu 蕪湖 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1969.04.04)

1969.04.04
RomaniaBishop Joseph Schubert († 78)

Titular Bishop of Ceramussa (1950.06 – 1969.04.04)

1969.04.10
ChinaArchbishop Lorenzo Maria Balconi (巴明善), P.I.M.E. († 90)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Hanzhongfu 漢中府 (China) (1928.03.07 – 1934.03)

Superior General emeritus of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (1934.03 – 1947)

1969.04.20
NetherlandsArchbishop Johannes Petrus Huibers († 93)

Bishop emeritus of Haarlem (Netherlands) (1935.12.16 – 1960.06.27)

1969.04.20
SlovakiaBishop Ambróz Lazík († 71)

Apostolic Administrator of Trnava (Slovakia) (1947.06.08 – 1969.04.20)

1969.04.27
ColombiaArchbishop Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Jericó (Colombia) (1942.02.07 – 1960.03.31)

1969.05.02
ArgentinaBishop Francisco Felipe de la Cruz Muguerza, O.F.M. († 47)

Bishop of Orán (Argentina) (1961.06.12 – 1969.05.02)

1969.05.04
ItalyBishop Tito Mancini († 67)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Ostia (Italy) (1960.12.22 – 1966)

1969.05.08
FranceBishop Charles Massé († 91)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Luçon (France) (1938.07.27 – 1940.01.30)

1969.05.11
BrazilBishop Salomão Barbosa Ferraz († 89)

Titular Bishop of Eleutherna (1963.05.10 – 1969.05.11)

1969.05.13
IndiaBishop Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap. († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Jhansi (India) (1954.07.05 – 1967.05.08)

1969.05.15
MexicoArchbishop Fernando Ruiz y Solózarno († 64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Yucatán (Mexico) (1944.01.22 – 1969.05.15)

1969.05.17
CzechiaCardinal Josef Beran († 80)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Via Flaminia (1965.02.25 – 1969.05.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Praha (Czechia) (1946.11.04 – 1969.05.17)

1969.05.19
ParaguayBishop Julio Benigno Laschi González († 55)

Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción (Paraguay) (1963 – 1969.05.19)

1969.05.22
IrelandBishop Thomas Keogh († 84)

Bishop emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin (Ireland) (1936.08.08 – 1967.09.25)

1969.05.30
TanzaniaBishop Alfred Lanctôt, M. Afr. († 57)

Bishop of Rulenge (Tanzania) (1960.06.21 – 1969.05.30)

1969.06.13
TanzaniaBishop Elias Mchonde († 56)

Bishop of Mahenge (Tanzania) (1964.04.21 – 1969.06.13)

1969.06.13
BrazilBishop Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. († 71)

Bishop-Prelate of Carolina (Brazil) (1958.04.09 – 1969.06.13)

1969.06.27
USABishop Allen James Babcock († 71)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1954.03.23 – 1969.06.27)

1969.06.29
VietnamBishop Joseph Trương Cao Ðại († 56)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Hai Phòng (Vietnam) (1953.01.08 – 1960)

1969.06.30
USABishop Roman Richard Atkielski († 70)

Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1947.08.02 – 1969.06.30)

1969.07.02
Congo-KinshasaBishop Louis-Georges-Firmin Demol, C.I.C.M. († 84)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Kasaï Supérieur (Congo-Kinshasa) (1938.10.29 – 1948.04.22)

1969.07.02
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Gori († 84)

Bishop of Sutri (Italy) (1943.08.17 – 1969.07.02)

Bishop of Nepi (Italy) (1943.08.17 – 1969.07.02)

1969.07.16
ItalyArchbishop Carlo Alberto Ferrero di Cavallerleone († 65)

Archbishop Military Vicar emeritus of Italy (Italy) (1944.10.28 – 1953.11.04)

Prelate of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta) (1953.12 – 1969.07.16)

1969.07.17
IndiaBishop David Maryanayagam Swamidoss Pillat, S.D.B. († 64)

Bishop of Vellore (India) (1956.07.04 – 1969.07.17)

1969.07.26
MexicoBishop Alfonso Reyes Ramos († 56)

Bishop of Ciudad Valles (Mexico) (1966.11.29 – 1969.07.26)

1969.08.02
ItalyBishop Federico Sargolini († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Camerino (Italy) (1963.10.01 – 1965)

1969.08.04
GrenadaBishop Justin James Field, O.P. († 70)

Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (1957.01.14 – 1969.08.04)

1969.08.05
ItalyBishop Fortunato Zoppas († 66)

Bishop emeritus of Nocera de’ Pagani (Italy) (1952.04.26 – 1964.11.25)

1969.08.08
FranceBishop Auguste Joseph Gaudel († 89)

Bishop emeritus of Fréjus–Toulon (France) (1957.04.28 – 1960.06.30)

1969.08.09
PortugalBishop António de Campos († 65)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa (Portugal) (1954.08.28 – 1969.08.09)

1969.08.13
ArgentinaCardinal Nicolás Fasolino († 82)

Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (1967.06.29 – 1969.08.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Santa Fe (Argentina) (1934.04.20 – 1969.08.13)

1969.08.20
USABishop Eric Francis MacKenzie († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) (1950.07.11 – 1969.08.20)

1969.08.25
PolandBishop Czesław Falkowski († 81)

Bishop of Łomża (Poland) (1949.02.24 – 1969.08.25)

1969.09.13
USAArchbishop Bernard James Sheil († 81)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1928.03.25 – 1969.09.13)

1969.09.15
USABishop Daniel Joseph Feeney († 75)

Bishop of Portland in Maine (USA) (1955.09.09 – 1969.09.15)

1969.09.17
ItalyCardinal Giovanni Urbani († 69)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco (1962.03.19 – 1969.09.17)

Patriarch of Venezia (Italy) (1958.11.11 – 1969.09.17)

1969.09.28
ItalyBishop Emiliano Cagnoni († 84)

Bishop of Cefalù (Italy) (1934.05.05 – 1969.09.28)

1969.10.09
IndiaArchbishop Matthew Kavukattu (Syro-Malabar Rite) († 65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Changanacherry of the Syro-Malabars (India) (1959.01.10 – 1969.10.09)

1969.10.10
ChinaBishop John Andrew O’Shea (和若望), C.M. († 82)

Bishop of Ganzhou 贛州 (China) (1946.04.11 – 1969.10.10)

1969.10.18
USABishop John Bernard MacGinley († 98)

Bishop emeritus of Monterey–Fresno (USA) (1924.03.24 – 1932.09.26)

1969.10.20
ItalyBishop Salvatore Rotolo, S.D.B. († 88)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Altamura (Italy) (1948.04.01 – 1962)

Bishop-Prelate emeritus of Acquaviva delle Fonti (Italy) (1948.04.01 – 1962)

1969.10.28
ItalyArchbishop Luigi Centoz († 86)

Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Apostolic Camera (1962.07.05 – 1969.10.28)

1969.10.28
USABishop Francis Joseph Schenk († 68)

Bishop emeritus of Duluth (USA) (1960.01.27 – 1969.04.30)

1969.10.31
NicaraguaBishop Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes († 63)

Bishop emeritus of León (Nicaragua) (1946.11.17 – 1969.05.17)

1969.11.02
BrazilArchbishop Serafim Gomes Jardim da Silva († 94)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Diamantina (Brazil) (1934.05.26 – 1953.10.28)

1969.11.14
ItalyBishop Giuseppe Bonacini († 65)

Bishop of Bertinoro (Italy) (1959.05.16 – 1969.11.14)

1969.11.19
VenezuelaBishop Jesús Maria Pellin († 77)

Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1965.07.13 – 1969.11.19)

1969.11.24
BrazilBishop José Maurício da Rocha († 84)

Bishop of Bragança Paulista (Brazil) (1927.02.04 – 1969.11.24)

1969.11.29
NigeriaBishop Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A. († 60)

Bishop of Yola (Nigeria) (1962.07.02 – 1969.11.29)

1969.12.05
LatviaBishop Jazeps Rancans († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop of Riga (Latvia) (1923.10.29 – 1969.12.05)

1969.12.06
CzechiaBishop Stanislav Zela († 76)

Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia) (1940.10.11 – 1969.12.06)

1969.12.09
ItalyBishop Carlo Allorio († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Pavia (Italy) (1942.07.05 – 1968.07.02)

1969.12.10
BrazilBishop Idílio José Soares († 82)

Bishop emeritus of Santos (Brazil) (1943.06.12 – 1966.11.21)

1969.12.12
IndonesiaBishop Mattias Leonardus Trudon Brans, O.F.M. Cap. († 90)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Medan (Indonesia) (1941.12.23 – 1954.05.12)

1969.12.20
ItalyArchbishop Andrea Cesarano († 89)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Manfredonia (Italy) (1931.06.30 – 1969.12.20)

1969.12.26
IndonesiaBishop Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. († 73)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Palembang (Indonesia) (1939.06.13 – 1961.01.03)

1969.12.26
JapanBishop Johannes Ross (ヨハネス・ロス), S.J. († 93)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Hiroshima 広島 (Japan) (1928.05.18 – 1940)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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