The Year of Our Lord 1948

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

3 Mar 36.4 Appointed Isidore Borecky † Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian) Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada

36.4 Appointed Isidore Borecky † Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada

37.2 Appointed Andrew J. Roborecki † Auxiliary Bishop of Central Canada (Ukrainian) Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada

37.2 Appointed Andrew J. Roborecki † Titular Bishop of Tanais Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada

4 Mar 58.0 Appointed Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Macedonia Bishop Emeritus of Cuttack, India

58.0 Resigned Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. † Bishop of Cuttack, India Bishop Emeritus

5 Mar Appointed Joseph Arregui y Yparaguirre, O.P. † Prefect of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan Prefect of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

6 Mar 81.0 Died Amedeo Casabona † Bishop of Chiavari, Italy

43.7 Appointed Antônio de Castro Mayer † Coadjutor Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

43.7 Appointed Antônio de Castro Mayer † Titular Bishop of Priene Bishop Emeritus of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

70.1 Appointed Eugenio Lebouille, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Calama Bishop Emeritus of Yüngping [Lulong], China

70.1 Resigned Eugenio Lebouille, C.M. † Bishop of Yüngping [Lulong], China Bishop Emeritus

48.4 Ordained Bishop Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier † Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria

7 Mar 54.1 Ordained Bishop Francesco Bottino † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

45.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Rodgers † Titular Bishop of Sebela Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland

46.4 Ordained Bishop Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Magydus Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

44.2 Ordained Bishop Peter Wang Mu-To † Bishop of Süanhwa [Xuanhua], China

8 Mar 54.4 Ordained Bishop Karel Justien Calewaert † Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

9 Mar Born Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. Capodimonte Bishop of Irecê, Baia, Brazil

Born Isaac Danu Preso Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar

Born Luigi Martella Depressa Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy

10 Mar 67.3 Died Pietro Giovanni Umberto Verriet, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles

11 Mar 76.0 Died Charles Challiol † Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France

40.1 Appointed François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

40.1 Appointed François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Tadamata Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

44.2 Appointed Edward John Doody † Bishop of Armidale, Australia

42.1 Appointed Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho Bishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho

42.1 Appointed Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Pachnemunis Bishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho

85.6 Died John Jeremiah Lawler † Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

58.6 Succeeded William Tibertus McCarty, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA Bishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Angel Muzzolón, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Angel Muzzolón, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Tyriaeum Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay

45.5 Appointed Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar

45.5 Appointed Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Vaga Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar

43.8 Ordained Bishop Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Tabuda Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania

43.1 Appointed John Thomas Toohey † Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, Australia Bishop

43.1 Appointed John Thomas Toohey † Titular Bishop of Verinopolis Bishop of Maitland, Australia

40.9 Appointed William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

40.9 Appointed William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Legia Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

13 Mar 53.4 Appointed Edward Celestin Daly, O.P. † Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA

40.4 Appointed John Francis Dearden † Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

40.4 Appointed John Francis Dearden † Titular Bishop of Sarepta Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

49.6 Appointed Leo Fabiano Fahey † Coadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA

49.6 Appointed Leo Fabiano Fahey † Titular Bishop of Ipsus Coadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA

24.9 Ordained Priest Laszlo Anthony Iranyi, Sch. P. † Priest of Order of the Pious Schools Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum

45.4 Appointed Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín † Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba

45.4 Appointed Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín † Titular Bishop of Anaea Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba

49.5 Appointed Leo John Steck † Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake, Utah, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

49.5 Appointed Leo John Steck † Titular Bishop of Ilium Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

25.9 Ordained Priest Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon † Priest Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines

14 Mar Born Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B. Castelões de Cepeda Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal

45.7 Ordained Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Girba Bishop of Palmas, Brazil

15 Mar Born Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia

74.1 Died Tomás Muñiz Pablos † Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

19 Mar 28.0 Ordained Priest José Capmany Casamitjana † Priest of Barcelona, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

62.6 Ordained Bishop Manoel Könner, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Modra Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil

61.7 Installed James Francis Louis McIntyre † Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

24.8 Ordained Priest Georg Moser † Priest of Rottenburg, Germany Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

20 Mar 50.1 Appointed José da Matha de Andrade y Amaral † Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis), Brazil

57.8 Appointed Celestino Fernández y Fernández † Auxiliary Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México Bishop Emeritus

57.8 Appointed Celestino Fernández y Fernández † Titular Bishop of Binda Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México

44.0 Appointed James Hagan, C.S.Sp. † Prefect of Oturkpo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria

42.9 Appointed Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. † Prefect of Indore, India Bishop Emeritus of Sambalpur, India

23 Mar 59.9 Appointed Joseph Matocha † Archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic

27 Mar 22.5 Ordained Priest Angelo Acerbi Priest Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands

29.9 Ordained Priest Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi † Priest Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

23.2 Ordained Priest Ubaldo Calabresi † Priest of Sezze, Italy Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Argentina

25.7 Ordained Priest Pierre Callaos † Priest Archbishop of Alep (Maronite), Syria

22.7 Ordained Priest Marco Cé Priest of Crema, Italy Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

23.2 Ordained Priest Marcello Costalunga Priest Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

25.0 Ordained Priest Ireneo García Alonso Priest Bishop Emeritus of Albacete, Spain

27.0 Ordained Priest José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

28 Mar 41.4 Ordained Bishop Manoel Pedro da Cunha Cintra † Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. † Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions Bishop Emeritus of Lodwar, Kenya

Born Gennaro Pascarella Cervino Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy

29 Mar 83.7 Died Antonio Anastasio Rossi † Patriarch of Constantinople, Turkey

30 Mar Born Method Kilaini Katoma Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

1 Apr 29.8 Ordained Priest Paul Lê Dac Trong Priest of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

66.7 Appointed Salvatore Rotolo, S.D.B. † Prelate of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Prelate Emeritus

Born Thomas Joseph Tobin Pittsburgh Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

3 Apr 43.1 Appointed Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

4 Apr 39.5 Ordained Bishop Bernard Czaplinski † Titular Bishop of Faustinopolis Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland

27.3 Ordained Priest Michel Kien Samophithak † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand

25.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Mees † Priest Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa

43.2 Ordained Bishop John Thomas Toohey † Titular Bishop of Verinopolis Bishop of Maitland, Australia

5 Apr 59.9 Ordained Bishop Antonio Durcovici † Bishop of Iaşi, Romania

53.2 Ordained Bishop Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Cotenna Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

61.1 Died Luigi Maria Grassi, B. † Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

58.2 Appointed Salvatore Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Satala in Armenia Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru

58.2 Resigned Salvatore Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. † Bishop of Puno, Peru Bishop Emeritus

81.3 Died Joseph-Omer Plante † Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada

6 Apr 45.5 Appointed Giovanni Battista Dal Prà † Bishop of Terni e Narni, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy

52.5 Ordained Bishop Eris Norman Michael O’Brien † Titular Bishop of Alinda Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia

78.8 Died Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru

8 Apr 43.5 Appointed Aldus Maria Patroni, S.J. † Bishop of Calicut, India Bishop Emeritus

9 Apr 39.1 Appointed Michele Alberto Arduino, S.D.B. † Bishop of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China Bishop of Gerace-Locri (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy

40.5 Appointed Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

40.5 Appointed Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in Caria Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

40.5 Appointed John Colburn Garner † Vicar Apostolic of Pretoria, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

40.5 Appointed John Colburn Garner † Titular Bishop of Tracula Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

45.4 Appointed Frederick Hall, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

45.4 Appointed Frederick Hall, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Alba Maritima Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

55.0 Appointed Joseph Julian Oste, C.I.C.M. † Bishop of Jehol [Jinzhou], China

45.1 Appointed John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. † Titular Bishop of Syedra Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa

45.1 Appointed John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa

71.3 Resigned Nicolas Stam, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

13 Apr Born Guy Harpigny Luttre Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

14 Apr 53.8 Ordained Bishop James Black † Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain

49.7 Ordained Bishop Édouard Jetté † Titular Bishop of Tabae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada

50.2 Ordained Bishop Michael Cornelius O'Neill † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

57.8 Ordained Bishop Louis Joseph Reicher † Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

26.2 Ordained Priest Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff † Priest Prelate of Pando, Bolivia

62.1 Ordained Bishop Gérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Uzalis Vicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

17 Apr 74.6 Appointed Oscar Joseph Joliet † Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

74.6 Appointed Oscar Joseph Joliet † Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

29.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Thomas O'Keefe † Priest of New York, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA

18 Apr 48.6 Ordained Bishop Marian Jankowski † Titular Bishop of Diospolis in Thracia Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland

61.3 Ordained Bishop John David Hubaldus Lehman, C.I.M. † Titular Bishop of Sertei Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

Born Joseph Nathaniel Perry Chicago Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M. Hammana, Lebanon Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)

19 Apr 70.5 Died Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Weihweifu, China

21 Apr 48.5 Installed Thomas Arthur Connolly † Coadjutor Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA

46.7 Ordained Bishop Edward Wilson Douglas † Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

22 Apr 44.4 Ordained Bishop Edward John Doody † Bishop of Armidale, Australia

59.0 Appointed Francesco Marchesani † Bishop of Chiavari, Italy

Born Emanuel Messias de Oliveira Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil

24 Apr 44.6 Appointed Alfred Bertram Leverman † Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

44.6 Appointed Alfred Bertram Leverman † Titular Bishop of Baris in Pisidia Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Appointed Fernando Rodríguez Morandé † Apostolic Administrator of Copiapó, Chile Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

25 Apr 27.8 Ordained Priest Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal † Priest of Opus Dei Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles (Santa Maria de), Chile

41.6 Ordained Bishop Antonio Tedde † Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy

38.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Tiddi Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

27 Apr Born Raphaël Kusiélé Dabiré Dissin Bishop of Diébougou, Burkina Faso

48.8 Appointed Charles-Omer Garant † Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada

48.8 Appointed Charles-Omer Garant † Titular Bishop of Zorolus Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada

28 Apr 49.1 Appointed Alberto Carinci † Bishop of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy

43.0 Appointed Silvio Cassulo † Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy

67.7 Appointed Ferenc Rogacs † Coadjutor Bishop of Pécs, Hungary Bishop

67.7 Appointed Ferenc Rogacs † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Phrygia Bishop of Pécs, Hungary

30 Apr 62.7 Appointed Vincent Gelat † Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine

62.7 Appointed Vincent Gelat † Titular Bishop of Menois Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
3 Mar	36.4	Appointed	Isidore Borecky †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Canada (Ukrainian)	Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
36.4	Appointed	Isidore Borecky †	Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro	Bishop Emeritus of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
37.2	Appointed	Andrew J. Roborecki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Central Canada (Ukrainian)	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
37.2	Appointed	Andrew J. Roborecki †	Titular Bishop of Tanais	Bishop of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
4 Mar	58.0	Appointed	Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Macedonia	Bishop Emeritus of Cuttack, India
58.0	Resigned	Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. †	Bishop of Cuttack, India	Bishop Emeritus
5 Mar		Appointed	Joseph Arregui y Yparaguirre, O.P. †	Prefect of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan	Prefect of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
6 Mar	81.0	Died	Amedeo Casabona †	Bishop of Chiavari, Italy
43.7	Appointed	Antônio de Castro Mayer †	Coadjutor Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
43.7	Appointed	Antônio de Castro Mayer †	Titular Bishop of Priene	Bishop Emeritus of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
70.1	Appointed	Eugenio Lebouille, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Bishop Emeritus of Yüngping [Lulong], China
70.1	Resigned	Eugenio Lebouille, C.M. †	Bishop of Yüngping [Lulong], China	Bishop Emeritus
48.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier †	Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
7 Mar	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Bottino †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Rodgers †	Titular Bishop of Sebela	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
46.4	Ordained Bishop	Vunibaldo Godchard Talleur, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Magydus	Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
44.2	Ordained Bishop	Peter Wang Mu-To †	Bishop of Süanhwa [Xuanhua], China
8 Mar	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Karel Justien Calewaert †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
9 Mar		Born	Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P.	Capodimonte	Bishop of Irecê, Baia, Brazil
	Born	Isaac Danu	Preso	Bishop of Taungngu, Myanmar
	Born	Luigi Martella	Depressa	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
10 Mar	67.3	Died	Pietro Giovanni Umberto Verriet, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
11 Mar	76.0	Died	Charles Challiol †	Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
40.1	Appointed	François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
40.1	Appointed	François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tadamata	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
44.2	Appointed	Edward John Doody †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
42.1	Appointed	Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho	Bishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
42.1	Appointed	Joseph Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Pachnemunis	Bishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
85.6	Died	John Jeremiah Lawler †	Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
58.6	Succeeded	William Tibertus McCarty, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Angel Muzzolón, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Angel Muzzolón, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Tyriaeum	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
45.5	Appointed	Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar
45.5	Appointed	Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar
43.8	Ordained Bishop	Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Tabuda	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania
43.1	Appointed	John Thomas Toohey †	Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, Australia	Bishop
43.1	Appointed	John Thomas Toohey †	Titular Bishop of Verinopolis	Bishop of Maitland, Australia
40.9	Appointed	William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
40.9	Appointed	William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Legia	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
13 Mar	53.4	Appointed	Edward Celestin Daly, O.P. †	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
40.4	Appointed	John Francis Dearden †	Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
40.4	Appointed	John Francis Dearden †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
49.6	Appointed	Leo Fabiano Fahey †	Coadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA
49.6	Appointed	Leo Fabiano Fahey †	Titular Bishop of Ipsus	Coadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA
24.9	Ordained Priest	Laszlo Anthony Iranyi, Sch. P. †	Priest of Order of the Pious Schools	Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum
45.4	Appointed	Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba
45.4	Appointed	Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín †	Titular Bishop of Anaea	Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba
49.5	Appointed	Leo John Steck †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake, Utah, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
49.5	Appointed	Leo John Steck †	Titular Bishop of Ilium	Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
25.9	Ordained Priest	Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon †	Priest	Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
14 Mar		Born	Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B.	Castelões de Cepeda	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Girba	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
15 Mar		Born	Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía		Bishop of Málaga-Soatá, Colombia
74.1	Died	Tomás Muñiz Pablos †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
19 Mar	28.0	Ordained Priest	José Capmany Casamitjana †	Priest of Barcelona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
62.6	Ordained Bishop	Manoel Könner, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Modra	Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
61.7	Installed	James Francis Louis McIntyre †	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
24.8	Ordained Priest	Georg Moser †	Priest of Rottenburg, Germany	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
20 Mar	50.1	Appointed	José da Matha de Andrade y Amaral †	Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis), Brazil
57.8	Appointed	Celestino Fernández y Fernández †	Auxiliary Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus
57.8	Appointed	Celestino Fernández y Fernández †	Titular Bishop of Binda	Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
44.0	Appointed	James Hagan, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Oturkpo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
42.9	Appointed	Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. †	Prefect of Indore, India	Bishop Emeritus of Sambalpur, India
23 Mar	59.9	Appointed	Joseph Matocha †	Archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
27 Mar	22.5	Ordained Priest	Angelo Acerbi	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
29.9	Ordained Priest	Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi †	Priest	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
23.2	Ordained Priest	Ubaldo Calabresi †	Priest of Sezze, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Argentina
25.7	Ordained Priest	Pierre Callaos †	Priest	Archbishop of Alep (Maronite), Syria
22.7	Ordained Priest	Marco Cé	Priest of Crema, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
23.2	Ordained Priest	Marcello Costalunga	Priest	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
25.0	Ordained Priest	Ireneo García Alonso	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Albacete, Spain
27.0	Ordained Priest	José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
28 Mar	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Manoel Pedro da Cunha Cintra †	Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. †	Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Lodwar, Kenya
	Born	Gennaro Pascarella	Cervino	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
29 Mar	83.7	Died	Antonio Anastasio Rossi †	Patriarch of Constantinople, Turkey
30 Mar		Born	Method Kilaini	Katoma	Auxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
1 Apr	29.8	Ordained Priest	Paul Lê Dac Trong	Priest of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
66.7	Appointed	Salvatore Rotolo, S.D.B. †	Prelate of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
	Born	Thomas Joseph Tobin	Pittsburgh	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3 Apr	43.1	Appointed	Adelmo Cavalcante Machado †	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
4 Apr	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Czaplinski †	Titular Bishop of Faustinopolis	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
27.3	Ordained Priest	Michel Kien Samophithak †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
25.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Mees †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to South Africa
43.2	Ordained Bishop	John Thomas Toohey †	Titular Bishop of Verinopolis	Bishop of Maitland, Australia
5 Apr	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Durcovici †	Bishop of Iaşi, Romania
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cotenna	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
61.1	Died	Luigi Maria Grassi, B. †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
58.2	Appointed	Salvatore Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Satala in Armenia	Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru
58.2	Resigned	Salvatore Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Puno, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
81.3	Died	Joseph-Omer Plante †	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
6 Apr	45.5	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Dal Prà †	Bishop of Terni e Narni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy
52.5	Ordained Bishop	Eris Norman Michael O’Brien †	Titular Bishop of Alinda	Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
78.8	Died	Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru
8 Apr	43.5	Appointed	Aldus Maria Patroni, S.J. †	Bishop of Calicut, India	Bishop Emeritus
9 Apr	39.1	Appointed	Michele Alberto Arduino, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China	Bishop of Gerace-Locri (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy
40.5	Appointed	Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic	Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
40.5	Appointed	Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in Caria	Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
40.5	Appointed	John Colburn Garner †	Vicar Apostolic of Pretoria, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
40.5	Appointed	John Colburn Garner †	Titular Bishop of Tracula	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
45.4	Appointed	Frederick Hall, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
45.4	Appointed	Frederick Hall, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Alba Maritima	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
55.0	Appointed	Joseph Julian Oste, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Jehol [Jinzhou], China
45.1	Appointed	John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †	Titular Bishop of Syedra	Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
45.1	Appointed	John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
71.3	Resigned	Nicolas Stam, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
13 Apr		Born	Guy Harpigny	Luttre	Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
14 Apr	53.8	Ordained Bishop	James Black †	Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain
49.7	Ordained Bishop	Édouard Jetté †	Titular Bishop of Tabae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
50.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael Cornelius O'Neill †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
57.8	Ordained Bishop	Louis Joseph Reicher †	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
26.2	Ordained Priest	Andrea Bernardo Schierhoff †	Priest	Prelate of Pando, Bolivia
62.1	Ordained Bishop	Gérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Vicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
17 Apr	74.6	Appointed	Oscar Joseph Joliet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
74.6	Appointed	Oscar Joseph Joliet †	Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
29.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Thomas O'Keefe †	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
18 Apr	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Marian Jankowski †	Titular Bishop of Diospolis in Thracia	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
61.3	Ordained Bishop	John David Hubaldus Lehman, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
	Born	Joseph Nathaniel Perry	Chicago	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Born	Georges M. Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M.	Hammana, Lebanon	Bishop of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)
19 Apr	70.5	Died	Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Weihweifu, China
21 Apr	48.5	Installed	Thomas Arthur Connolly †	Coadjutor Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
46.7	Ordained Bishop	Edward Wilson Douglas †	Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Edward John Doody †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
59.0	Appointed	Francesco Marchesani †	Bishop of Chiavari, Italy
	Born	Emanuel Messias de Oliveira		Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil
24 Apr	44.6	Appointed	Alfred Bertram Leverman †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
44.6	Appointed	Alfred Bertram Leverman †	Titular Bishop of Baris in Pisidia	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
	Appointed	Fernando Rodríguez Morandé †	Apostolic Administrator of Copiapó, Chile	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
25 Apr	27.8	Ordained Priest	Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal †	Priest of Opus Dei	Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles (Santa Maria de), Chile
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Tedde †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Tiddi	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
27 Apr		Born	Raphaël Kusiélé Dabiré	Dissin	Bishop of Diébougou, Burkina Faso
48.8	Appointed	Charles-Omer Garant †	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
48.8	Appointed	Charles-Omer Garant †	Titular Bishop of Zorolus	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
28 Apr	49.1	Appointed	Alberto Carinci †	Bishop of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy
43.0	Appointed	Silvio Cassulo †	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy
67.7	Appointed	Ferenc Rogacs †	Coadjutor Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop
67.7	Appointed	Ferenc Rogacs †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Phrygia	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
30 Apr	62.7	Appointed	Vincent Gelat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
62.7	Appointed	Vincent Gelat †	Titular Bishop of Menois	Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine

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