Major league baseball has not yet elected his successor.
This is the third time the owners have gathered to try to elect Rozelle's successor.
Every year one retired, and the remaining members elected his successor.
Instead they found themselves having to elect his successor within six weeks.
A new presidential election was required within a month to elect his successor.
However, he died in office on 2 April 1974, and the French voters were called to elect his successor.
In fact, tradition called for the incumbent president to fade into the background during the campaign to elect his successor.
How to continue that fight will be a key challenge for whomever is elected his successor next year.
Pillans was elected his successor, and occupied the chair for over 53 years.
The diocese held a special convention to elect his successor on September 23, 2006.