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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Mar	76.2	Died	Antonio Galati †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
		Born	Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C.	Tabungan, Philippines	Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
3 Mar	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Maturino Blanchet, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	48.6	Appointed	Gabriel Acacius Coussa, B.A. †	Secretary of the Pontifical Commission of Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	64.7	Appointed	August Hlond, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Sebhat-Leab Worku, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Adigrat, Ethiopia
4 Mar		Born	Richard John Grecco	Saint Catharines	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	50.0	Appointed	Kazimierz Jósef Kowalski †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
	48.1	Resigned	Carlo Maria Splett †	Apostolic Administrator of Chelmno (Culma), Poland	Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
	53.7	Appointed	Jan Stepa †	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
5 Mar		Born	William D'Souza, S.J.	Madanthar	Archbishop of Patna, India
7 Mar		Born	Gerald Almeida	Udyavar	Bishop of Jabalpur, India
	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †	Titular Archbishop of Preslavus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
9 Mar	62.6	Appointed	Fernando Cento †	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	62.6	Appointed	Fernando Cento †	Apostolic Nuncio to Luxembourg	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	83.7	Died	John Joseph Glennon †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	56.7	Appointed	Francesco Roberti †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Council	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
10 Mar	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe D'Avack †	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Leroy Theodore Matthiesen	Priest of Amarillo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	30.1	Ordained Priest	Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France
11 Mar		Born	Christo Proykov	Sofia	Bishop of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria
		Born	Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam	Marthandonthura	Archbishop of Trivandrum, India
12 Mar	59.4	Appointed	Jan Kanty Lorek, C.M. †	Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
		Born	Amadeo Rodríguez Magro	San Jorge de Alor	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
13 Mar	21.4	Solemn Professed	Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
		Born	Giulio Mencuccini, C.P.	Fossacesia	Bishop of Sanggau, Indonesia
14 Mar	43.7	Appointed	Enrique Alvarez González, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Scyrus	Vicar Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru
	62.5	Succeeded	Frédéric Duc †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France	Bishop Emeritus
	83.1	Died	Auguste Grumel †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
	42.1	Appointed	Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
	42.1	Appointed	Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Isba	Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
	47.7	Appointed	Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China	Bishop of Ningsia [Yinchuan], China
	47.7	Appointed	Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sufes	Bishop of Ningsia [Yinchuan], China
15 Mar	62.8	Died	Vittorio Consigliere, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
	71.2	Died	Joseph Sak, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
16 Mar		Born	Virgilio Pante, I.M.C.	Lamon	Bishop of Maralal, Kenya
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Carlo Poggi †	Priest	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
17 Mar	25.4	Ordained Priest	Francis Mansour Zayek	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
18 Mar		Born	Anatole Milandou	Nsamouna	Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo
		Born	Dieudonné Watio	Mbouda	Bishop of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
19 Mar	41.5	Ordained Bishop	José María Bueno y Monreal †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	64.4	Appointed	Carlo Chiarlo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil	Cardinal, Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
		Born	Richard Joseph Malone	Salem	Bishop of Portland, Maine, USA
	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Maria Mazé, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Sauatra	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam
	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Lawrence Noa †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Piasentini †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Chioggia, Italy
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	René-Joseph Piérard †	Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
20 Mar	78.0	Resigned	Burkhard Huwiler, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
21 Mar	43.5	Appointed	Mauro De Caro, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
		Born	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Nagasaki	Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan
22 Mar	60.1	Appointed	Vincenzo Gili †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
	68.0	Died	Bl. Clemens August Graf von Galen †	Cardinal, Bishop of Münster, Germany
23 Mar		Born	Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R.	Napoli	Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
24 Mar	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Enrique y Tarancón †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
	31.2	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
	30.1	Ordained Priest	Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Quiroga y Palacios †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
25 Mar	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Francis Gerard Kramer, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Europus	Bishop Emeritus of Lu An [Changzhi], China
	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Bertrand Lacaste †	Bishop of Oran, Algeria	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Julio Parrilla Díaz	Orense, Spain	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
	57.2	Appointed	Pietro Villa, M.C.C.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy
	57.2	Appointed	Pietro Villa, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Lystra	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy
	44.6	Appointed	Stefan Wyszynski †	Bishop of Lublin, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
28 Mar		Born	Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap.	Palipi	Bishop of Padang, Indonesia
30 Mar	54.6	Appointed	Rosalvo Costa Rêgo †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	54.6	Appointed	Rosalvo Costa Rêgo †	Titular Bishop of Marciana	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
31 Mar	38.3	Appointed	Andrew Gerard Tynan †	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Máximo Yurramendi Alcáin †	Titular Bishop of Messene	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Real, Spain
Apr	73.2	Resigned	Auguste Julien Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	62.6	Resigned	Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Apr	72.3	Died	Cesare Orsenigo †	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
	69.0	Died	Thomas Leighton Williams †	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
3 Apr	73.2	Died	Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza †	Bishop Emeritus of Espírito Santo, Brazil
	59.3	Appointed	Karel Skoupy †	Bishop of Brno, Czech Republic
4 Apr	76.3	Retired	Henri Delalle, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Natal, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Born	George Anthony Frendo, O.P.		Auxiliary Bishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
	61.3	Resigned	Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Loango, Congo	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
5 Apr	24.1	Ordained Priest	Umberto Betti, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia
6 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	José Arana Berruete, O.A.R. †	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Chota, Peru
	25.6	Ordained Priest	José Cerviño Cerviño	Priest of Santiago de Compostela, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
	46.3	Appointed	John Christopher Cody †	Coadjutor Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada	Bishop
	46.3	Appointed	John Christopher Cody †	Titular Bishop of Elatea	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
	24.5	Ordained Priest	William Anthony Hughes	Priest of Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Lloren Mabutas †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
7 Apr	22.9	Ordained Priest	Bruno Foresti	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
	28.2	Ordained Priest	Donal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
11 Apr	65.8	Appointed	Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
	66.8	Appointed	Zenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. †	Bishop of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
	69.4	Died	Giovanni Bargiggia †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	58.6	Appointed	Assuero Teogano Bassi, S.X. †	Bishop of Loyang [Luoyang], China
	58.4	Appointed	Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Ningyüan [Xichang], China
	64.6	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Mukden o Fengtien [Shenyang], China
	38.2	Appointed	Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
	38.2	Appointed	Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Bubastis	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
	44.5	Appointed	René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Suifu [Yibin], China	Bishop Emeritus
	56.6	Appointed	Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Yenki [Yanji], China
	67.8	Appointed	Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Lanchow [Lanzhou], China
	62.8	Appointed	Ignazio Canazei, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China
	47.1	Appointed	Dominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Taiyüan [Taiyuan], China	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.9	Appointed	Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Lanlung [Anlong], China
	51.5	Appointed	Cipriano Cassini, S.J. †	Bishop of Pengpu [Bengbu], China
	54.2	Appointed	Joseph Ceuzisce (Chow Chi-shih), C.M. †	Bishop of Paoting [Baoding], China	Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
	51.4	Appointed	Francis Xavier Chao Cheng-sheng, S.J. †	Bishop of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China
	42.6	Appointed	Vito Chang Tso-huan, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Sinyang [Xinyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
	54.4	Appointed	Giobbe (Job) Chen Chi-ming, C.M. †	Bishop of Chengting [Zhengding], China
	53.2	Appointed	John Chang Pi-te †	Bishop of Chaohsien [Zhaoxian], China	Bishop Emeritus
	77.4	Appointed	Simone Chu Kai-min, S.J. †	Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
	47.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Ciamgioenpuo (Chang Jun-po) †	Bishop of Süanhwa [Xuanhua], China	Bishop Emeritus
	55.4	Appointed	Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China	Bishop of Weihwei [Jixian], China
	60.1	Appointed	Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China
	50.3	Appointed	Philip Côté, S.J. †	Bishop of Süchow [Xuzhou], China
	59.8	Appointed	André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †	Bishop of Ningpo [Ningbo], China
	48.2	Appointed	Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Kunming o Yünnan [Kunming], China
	64.4	Appointed	Leone Giovanni M. De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Siwantze [Chongli-Xiwanzi], China
	63.5	Appointed	Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Pakhoi [Beihai], China
	60.2	Appointed	Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. †	Archbishop of Hangchow [Hangzhou], China
	43.2	Appointed	Frederic Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †	Bishop of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China	Bishop Emeritus
	60.4	Appointed	Louis Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yentai [Yantai], China	Bishop Emeritus
	63.5	Appointed	Joseph Fan Heng-nfan †	Bishop of Tsining [Jining], China
	54.2	Appointed	Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferrani, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Laohokow [Laohekou], China
	59.8	Appointed	Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yütze [Yuci], China
	54.3	Appointed	Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. †	Bishop of Kaying [Meixian], China
	74.1	Appointed	Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China	Archbishop Emeritus
	63.4	Appointed	Edward J. Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
	45.5	Appointed	Valerian Gracias †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Cardinal, Archbishop
	45.5	Appointed	Valerian Gracias †	Titular Bishop of Thennesus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
	62.0	Appointed	Auguste-Ernest-Désiré-Marie Gaspais, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Kirin [Jilin], China
	71.6	Appointed	Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Ichang [Yichang], China
	51.9	Appointed	Edgar Anthony Haering, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Shohchow [Shuoxian], China
	68.5	Appointed	Auguste Haouisée, S.J. †	Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
	60.7	Appointed	Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Changteh [Changde], China
	67.7	Appointed	Francesco Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Tsaochow [Caozhou, Heze], China
	65.1	Appointed	Joseph Hu Jo-shan, C.M. †	Bishop of Taichow [Linhai], China
	72.9	Appointed	Celestino Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yenan [Yan’an], China	Bishop Emeritus
	69.5	Appointed	Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Jehol [Jinzhou], China	Bishop Emeritus
	60.6	Appointed	Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Chungking [Chongqing], China	Archbishop Emeritus
	68.2	Appointed	Cirillo Rodolfo Jarre, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Tsinan [Jinan], China
	72.0	Appointed	Francesco Joosten, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Tatung [Datong], China	Bishop Emeritus
	61.3	Appointed	Rombert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
	42.9	Appointed	Francis Gerard Kramer, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lu An [Changzhi], China	Bishop Emeritus
	49.8	Appointed	Inácio Krause, C.M. †	Bishop of Shunteh [Xingtai], China	Bishop Emeritus
	57.4	Appointed	Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. †	Bishop of Funing [Xiapu], China	Archbishop of Foochow [Fuzhou], China
	44.9	Appointed	Secondino Petronio Lacchio, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
	52.3	Appointed	Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †	Bishop of Fushun [Fushun], China	Official Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
	65.7	Appointed	Joseph Louis Adhémar Lapierre, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Szepingkai [Siping], China
	61.3	Appointed	Jean Larrart, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Kweyang [Guiyang], China
	68.2	Appointed	Eugenio Lebouille, C.M. †	Bishop of Yüngping [Lulong], China	Bishop Emeritus
	73.7	Appointed	Francois Liu-Chiu-wen †	Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
	50.8	Appointed	Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
	56.7	Appointed	Federico Melendro Gutiérrez, S.J. †	Archbishop of Anking [Anqing], China
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
63.6	Appointed	Gaetano Mignani, C.M. †	Bishop of Kian [Ji’an], China
65.4	Appointed	Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop of Suiyüan [Hohot], China	Archbishop Emeritus
50.6	Appointed	Thomas Niu Hui-ching †	Bishop of Yangku [Yanggu], China
57.2	Appointed	Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Kweiteh [Shangqiu], China	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Cutbert Martin O'Gara, C.P. †	Bishop of Yüanling [Yuanling], China
58.5	Appointed	John A. O'Shea, C.M. †	Bishop of Kanchow [Ganzhou], China
59.6	Appointed	Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hengchow [Hengyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
51.0	Appointed	Adolph John Paschang, M.M. †	Bishop of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China
49.0	Appointed	Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China	Bishop Emeritus
48.7	Appointed	Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Chowtsun [Zhoucun], China	Bishop Emeritus
72.5	Appointed	Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. †	Bishop of Hsiamen-Amoy [Xiamen], China
40.3	Appointed	William Charles Quinn, C.M. †	Bishop of Yükiang [Yujiang], China
75.8	Appointed	Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Chengtu [Chengdu], China
54.0	Appointed	Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Yenchow [Yanzhou], China
55.5	Appointed	Thomas Tien Ken-sin, S.V.D. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Peking [Beijing], China
68.7	Appointed	Joseph Tsui Shou-hsün †	Bishop of Yüngnien [Weixian], China
54.1	Appointed	Filippo Silvestro Uamtaonan (Wang Tao-nan), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Fengsiang [Fengxiang], China
61.9	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Uamzemi (Wang Tseng-yi), C.M. †	Bishop of Ankwo [Anguo], China
65.3	Appointed	Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Kangting [Kangding], China
62.9	Appointed	Enrico Valtorta, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
52.5	Appointed	Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Sian [Xi’an], China	Bishop Emeritus of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy
69.0	Appointed	Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. †	Bishop of Tientsin [Tianjin], China	Bishop Emeritus
47.8	Appointed	Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Ningsia [Yinchuan], China
67.4	Appointed	Charles Vogel, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Swatow [Shantou], China
73.4	Appointed	Francesco Wang Tse-pu (Uamcepu) †	Bishop of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China	Bishop Emeritus
64.6	Appointed	Paul Wang Wen-cheng (Uamuencem) †	Bishop of Shunking [Nanchong], China
59.8	Appointed	Charles Weber, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Ichow [Linyi], China
48.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Yüen K'ai-chih (Ching Ping) †	Bishop of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China
45.0	Appointed	Paul Yü Pin †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
12 Apr	60.6	Appointed	Ignacy Swirski †	Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
	62.7	Appointed	Tadeusz Pawel Zakrzewski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
13 Apr		Born	Orlando Brandes	Urubici	Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
	25.1	Ordained Priest	José Méndez Asensio †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain
15 Apr		Born	Fernando Filoni	Manduria, Italy	Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
		Born	Michael Neary	Castlebar	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
16 Apr	25.1	Ordained Priest	Carlos José Santi Brugia, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
17 Apr		Born	Jesús Murgui Soriano	Valencia	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
20 Apr	23.7	Ordained Priest	Gilberto Agustoni	Priest of Basel, Switzerland	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
		Born	Georges Michel Bakar	Cairo	Vicar Apostolic of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} (Melkite), Palestine
	67.5	Died	Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet †	Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Pio Laghi	Priest	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Seminaries and Institutes of Study)
	25.4	Ordained Priest	José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of Veracruz, Veracruz, México
21 Apr	34.3	Ordained Priest	Barthélémy Malunga †	Priest of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Juan José Omella Omella	Cretas	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
22 Apr		Born	José Figueroa Gómez	Bucaramanga	Bishop of Granada en Colombia
23 Apr		Born	Manoel dos Reis de Farias	Orobó	Bishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil
	58.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	58.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
24 Apr	71.0	Died	Jean Kurio †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
26 Apr	61.9	Died	Daniel Joseph Hannon †	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
		Born	Augustine Kasujja	Ssango, Uganda	Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar
		Born	Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S.	Kisantu	Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Apr	64.9	Appointed	Pietro Dib †	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
	56.2	Appointed	John Raphael Hagan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
	56.2	Appointed	John Raphael Hagan †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
	47.3	Appointed	James Donald Scanlan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
	47.3	Appointed	James Donald Scanlan †	Titular Bishop of Cyme	Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
	40.3	Appointed	Ignace Ziadé †	Bishop of Alep (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
28 Apr	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Ramón José Castellano †	Titular Bishop of Flavias	Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Gustaaf Joos †	Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Gerald Moverley †	Priest of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
	58.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Titular Archbishop of Germia	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	42.2	Ordained Bishop	Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Isba	Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
29 Apr	65.3	Appointed	Yousef VII Ghanima †	Titular Archbishop of Martyropolis	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
30 Apr		Born	Luigi Pezzuto	Squinzano, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador

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