The Year of Our Lord 1957

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Mar Born Daniel Jodoin Granby Bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

58.2 Appointed Thomas Reis † Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq

3 Mar Born Peter Joseph Jugis Charlotte Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Born William Pascal Kikoti † Ihumbo Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania

25.3 Ordained Priest Miguel Gatan Purugganan † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Ilagan, Philippines

23.1 Ordained Priest Giovanni Battista Re Priest of Brescia, Italy Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops

4 Mar Born Esteban María Laxague, S.D.B. Coronel Pringles Bishop of Viedma, Argentina

5 Mar 85.9 Died Rafael Afanador y Cadena † Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

7 Mar 34.3 Appointed John Kodwo Amissah † Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Coast, Ghana Archbishop

34.3 Appointed John Kodwo Amissah † Titular Bishop of Bencenna Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana

46.9 Appointed Fernando Gomes dos Santos † Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

49.3 Appointed Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro † Bishop of Bonfim, Baia, Brazil

8 Mar 62.9 Resigned Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

43.3 Succeeded Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

9 Mar 45.5 Appointed George Joseph Biskup † Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

45.5 Appointed George Joseph Biskup † Titular Bishop of Hemeria Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

10 Mar Born Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib Santiago de Chile Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

68.0 Died Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Salem, India

11 Mar 49.5 Appointed Carmelo Canzonieri † Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Caltagirone, Italy

49.5 Appointed Carmelo Canzonieri † Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Caltagirone, Italy

12 Mar 44.2 Installed Gérard Couturier † Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada

54.4 Appointed Aurelio Signora † Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy Prelate Emeritus

54.4 Appointed Aurelio Signora † Titular Bishop of Nicosia Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy

13 Mar 48.5 Appointed Antonio María Aguirre † Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Juan Carlos Aramburu † Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

36.3 Appointed Antônio Batista Fragoso † Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil

36.3 Appointed Antônio Batista Fragoso † Titular Bishop of Ucres Bishop Emeritus of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil

48.9 Appointed Filemón Castellano † Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

46.0 Appointed Jorge Ramón Chalup † Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina

48.9 Appointed Alberto Deane, C.P. † Bishop of Villa María, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

59.8 Appointed Germiniano Esorto † Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

44.5 Appointed Agustín Adolfo Herrera † Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina

48.5 Appointed Jorge Kémérer, S.V.D. † Bishop of Posadas, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

41.3 Appointed Jorge Mayer † Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina

49.3 Appointed Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. † Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina

52.8 Appointed Miguel Raspanti, S.D.B. † Bishop of Morón, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

57.5 Appointed Enrique Rau † Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina

14 Mar 49.3 Appointed Francesco Brustia † Bishop of Andria, Italy Bishop of Mondovi, Italy

39.4 Appointed José Joaquim Gonçalves † Auxiliary Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

39.4 Appointed José Joaquim Gonçalves † Titular Bishop of Tanis Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

72.1 Appointed Cesar Marie Guerrero † Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Minus Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines

72.1 Resigned Cesar Marie Guerrero † Bishop of San Fernando, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

Born Florentino Galang Lavarias Santa Ines Bishop of Iba, Philippines

15 Mar 45.5 Appointed Emilio Cinense y Abera † Bishop of San Fernando, Philippines Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines

68.4 Appointed Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Salona Bishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar

68.4 Resigned Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. † Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

16 Mar 24.1 Ordained Priest Roberto Amadei † Priest of Bergamo, Italy Bishop Emeritus

25.1 Ordained Priest Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy

23.3 Ordained Priest Edward Kevin Daly Priest Bishop Emeritus of Derry, Ireland

22.9 Ordained Priest Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. Priest of Congregation of the Passion Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru

22.8 Ordained Priest Francesco Monterisi Priest of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

53.9 Appointed Francesco Ricceri † Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy

53.9 Appointed Francesco Ricceri † Titular Bishop of Coela Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy

25.2 Ordained Priest José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

28.6 Ordained Priest John Steven Satterthwaite Priest of Armidale, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia

17 Mar 23.3 Ordained Priest Pietro Brollo Priest of Udine, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

57.3 Appointed Arturo Duque Villegas † Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia

52.9 Ordained Bishop Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in Caria Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile

84.1 Appointed Pedro María Rodríguez Andrade † Titular Archbishop of Brysis Bishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia

84.1 Retired Pedro María Rodríguez Andrade † Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

46.7 Ordained Bishop Francesco Spanedda † Bishop of Bosa, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy

18 Mar 31.0 Ordained Priest Enrique San Pedro, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

38.2 Appointed Alberto Uribe Urdaneta † Bishop of Sonsón, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

19 Mar 33.0 Ordained Priest Peter Takaaki Hirayama Priest of Fukuoka, Japan Bishop Emeritus of Oita, Japan

42.0 Ordained Bishop Marcello Morgante † Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Olivotti † Titular Bishop of Samos Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

26.8 Ordained Priest Lawrence Sabatini, C.S. Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

49.6 Ordained Bishop Secundo Tagliabue † Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

35.8 Ordained Bishop Raúl Zambrano Camader † Titular Bishop of Risinium Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia

22 Mar 78.1 Died Antônio Manoel Pereira Ribeiro † Bishop of Funchal, Portugal

51.0 Appointed Orazio Semeraro † Bishop of Cariati, Italy Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy

23 Mar 46.9 Ordained Bishop Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. † Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

24 Mar 40.7 Installed Jaime Luiz Coelho Bishop of Maringá, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana, Brazil

25 Mar 43.6 Installed Julius August Döpfner † Bishop of Berlin, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

57.7 Ordained Bishop Justin James Field, O.P. † Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Grenada, Antilles

26.8 Ordained Priest Edward Francis Priest Bishop Emeritus of Sivagangai, India

61.8 Ordained Bishop Vincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Sassura Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)

27 Mar 56.4 Died Gerhard Franz (Franziskus) Demann † Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany

56.4 Ordained Bishop Gerhard Franz (Franziskus) Demann † Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany

62.3 Died Rene Fontenelle † Titular Bishop of Theudalis

29 Mar 53.5 Appointed Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. † Prefect of Kaolack, Senegal Bishop Emeritus of Kaolack, Senegal

30 Mar 45.6 Appointed John Ahern † Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

31 Mar 44.7 Ordained Bishop Guillermo Bolatti † Titular Bishop of Limata Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina

Born Franco Coppola Maglie, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi

53.6 Ordained Bishop Severino Mariano de Aguiar † Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

47.0 Ordained Bishop Francisco Maria da Silva † Titular Bishop of Telmissus Archbishop of Braga, Portugal

1 Apr 66.2 Appointed Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. † Titular Bishop of Latopolis Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria

66.2 Resigned Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. † Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

2 Apr Born Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy Comines, Belgium Bishop of Saint-Denis, France

3 Apr 52.9 Appointed Félix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

52.9 Appointed Félix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. † Titular Archbishop of Verissa Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Born Mariusz Leszczyński Horyniec Zdrój Auxiliary Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland

39.0 Appointed Gregório Warmeling † Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

4 Apr 73.0 Appointed Bl. Giacomo Alberione, S.S.P. † Superior General of Society of St. Paul Superior General Emeritus

23.6 Ordained Priest José Fernández Arteaga Priest of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México Archbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México

5 Apr Born Sebastian Adayanthrath Vaikom Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India

42.5 Appointed James Vincent Casey † Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

42.5 Appointed James Vincent Casey † Titular Bishop of Citium Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

44.0 Appointed José dos Santos Garcia, S.M.P. † Bishop of Porto Amélia, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

6 Apr 25.0 Ordained Priest Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military

76.8 Died Salvatore Del Bene † Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy

24.5 Ordained Priest Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen Priest Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland

24.1 Ordained Priest Walter Kasper Priest of Rottenburg, Germany Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

23.5 Ordained Priest Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador

28.9 Incardinated Alfred John Markiewicz † Priest of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

31.8 Ordained Priest Francis Michaelappa † Priest Bishop of Mysore, India

25.8 Ordained Priest Edward Joseph O’Donnell † Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

7 Apr Born Sanctus Lino Wanok Atyak-Yamo Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda

8 Apr 52.6 Succeeded José María Bueno y Monreal † Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

76.3 Died Pedro Segura y Sáenz † Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

9 Apr Born Paulo Roberto Beloto Adamantina Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil

45.4 Appointed Almir Marques Ferreira † Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

45.4 Appointed Almir Marques Ferreira † Titular Bishop of Arindela Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

58.3 Appointed Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad † Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador

12 Apr 46.2 Appointed Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. † Bishop of Navrongo, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

47.2 Appointed René-Jean-Prosper-Bruno Boudon † Bishop of Mende, France Bishop Emeritus

49.0 Appointed Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr. † Bishop of Tamale, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

46.8 Appointed Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

46.8 Appointed Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Ariassus Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

47.6 Appointed Henri Alfred Bernardin Hoffmann, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Djibouti

35.0 Appointed Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea † Prelate of Yauyos, Peru Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru

13 Apr Born Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López Teocaltiche Bishop of Tabasco, México

29.0 Ordained Priest Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras † Priest of Ponce, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

16 Apr 56.8 Appointed Bernard Jan Alfrink † Archbishop of Netherlands, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

Born Ján Čapla, S.D.B. Bratislava, Slovakia Superior Emeritus of Baku, Azerbaijan

26.1 Ordained Priest William Leonard D’Mello † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Karwar, India

57.0 Selected Joseph Hasler † Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

55.9 Appointed Walter Philip Kellenberg † Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

64.3 Appointed Bryan Joseph McEntegart † Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

17 Apr Born Marc Marie Max Aillet Parakou, Benin Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France

41.1 Appointed Glennon Patrick Flavin † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

41.1 Appointed Glennon Patrick Flavin † Titular Bishop of Ioannina Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

86.9 Died Pompeo Ghezzi † Bishop Emeritus of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy

66.2 Died Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria

18 Apr 57.0 Confirmed Joseph Hasler † Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

21 Apr 27.9 Ordained Priest Georges Edmond Robert Gilson Priest of Paris, France Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France

29.9 Ordained Priest Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon † Priest of Rabat, Morocco Archbishop Emeritus

22 Apr 85.3 Died Gabriel-Roch de Llobet † Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France

62.7 Succeeded Joseph-Martin Urtasun † Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France Archbishop Emeritus

24 Apr 45.7 Ordained Bishop George Joseph Biskup † Titular Bishop of Hemeria Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

42.6 Ordained Bishop James Vincent Casey † Titular Bishop of Citium Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

Born Joseph Gontrand Décoste, S.J. Saint Jean du Sud Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti

63.4 Died Mariano Vega Mestre † Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain

25 Apr 55.0 Ordained Bishop Antonin Fishta, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Amyzon Apostolic Administrator of Pult, Albania

54.5 Ordained Bishop Aurelio Signora † Titular Bishop of Nicosia Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy

34.7 Appointed Augusto Trujillo Arango † Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia

34.7 Appointed Augusto Trujillo Arango † Titular Bishop of Nisyrus Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia

28 Apr 66.4 Ordained Bishop Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Gomphi Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru

27.8 Ordained Priest Lajos Bálint † Priest of Alba Iulia, Romania Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

23.8 Ordained Priest José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm. Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

25.9 Ordained Priest Andrea Gemma, F.D.P. Priest of Sons of Divine Providence Bishop Emeritus of Isernia-Venafro, Italy

42.1 Installed Marcello Morgante † Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy Bishop Emeritus

44.1 Ordained Bishop João José da Mota e Albuquerque † Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil

24.1 Ordained Priest Henryk Józef Muszyński Priest of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

54.0 Ordained Bishop Francesco Ricceri † Titular Bishop of Coela Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy

47.5 Ordained Bishop Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa † Bishop of Espinal, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

29 Apr 46.6 Appointed Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo † Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines

59.0 Appointed Jerônimo Mazzarotto † Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Appointed Jerônimo Mazzarotto † Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Arcadia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

Born Néstor Montesdeoca Becerra, S.D.B. El Pan Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador

47.7 Appointed João Batista da Mota e Albuquerque † Bishop of Espírito Santo, Brazil Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

30 Apr 30.3 Ordained Priest Mori Julien-Marie Sidibé † Priest Bishop of Ségou, Mali

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Mar		Born	Daniel Jodoin	Granby	Bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
58.2	Appointed	Thomas Reis †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
3 Mar		Born	Peter Joseph Jugis	Charlotte	Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
	Born	William Pascal Kikoti †	Ihumbo	Bishop of Mpanda, Tanzania
25.3	Ordained Priest	Miguel Gatan Purugganan †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Ilagan, Philippines
23.1	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Re	Priest of Brescia, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops
4 Mar		Born	Esteban María Laxague, S.D.B.	Coronel Pringles	Bishop of Viedma, Argentina
5 Mar	85.9	Died	Rafael Afanador y Cadena †	Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
7 Mar	34.3	Appointed	John Kodwo Amissah †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Coast, Ghana	Archbishop
34.3	Appointed	John Kodwo Amissah †	Titular Bishop of Bencenna	Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
46.9	Appointed	Fernando Gomes dos Santos †	Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
49.3	Appointed	Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro †	Bishop of Bonfim, Baia, Brazil
8 Mar	62.9	Resigned	Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
43.3	Succeeded	Louis Van Steene, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 Mar	45.5	Appointed	George Joseph Biskup †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
45.5	Appointed	George Joseph Biskup †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
10 Mar		Born	Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib	Santiago de Chile	Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
68.0	Died	Henri-Aimé-Anatole Prunier, M.E.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Salem, India
11 Mar	49.5	Appointed	Carmelo Canzonieri †	Auxiliary Bishop of Messina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Caltagirone, Italy
49.5	Appointed	Carmelo Canzonieri †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Caltagirone, Italy
12 Mar	44.2	Installed	Gérard Couturier †	Bishop of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada
54.4	Appointed	Aurelio Signora †	Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	Aurelio Signora †	Titular Bishop of Nicosia	Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy
13 Mar	48.5	Appointed	Antonio María Aguirre †	Bishop of San Isidro, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Juan Carlos Aramburu †	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
36.3	Appointed	Antônio Batista Fragoso †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil
36.3	Appointed	Antônio Batista Fragoso †	Titular Bishop of Ucres	Bishop Emeritus of Crateús, Ceara, Brazil
48.9	Appointed	Filemón Castellano †	Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	Jorge Ramón Chalup †	Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina
48.9	Appointed	Alberto Deane, C.P. †	Bishop of Villa María, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
59.8	Appointed	Germiniano Esorto †	Archbishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
44.5	Appointed	Agustín Adolfo Herrera †	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina
48.5	Appointed	Jorge Kémérer, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Posadas, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
41.3	Appointed	Jorge Mayer †	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Bahía Blanca, Argentina
49.3	Appointed	Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
52.8	Appointed	Miguel Raspanti, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Morón, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
57.5	Appointed	Enrique Rau †	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
14 Mar	49.3	Appointed	Francesco Brustia †	Bishop of Andria, Italy	Bishop of Mondovi, Italy
39.4	Appointed	José Joaquim Gonçalves †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
39.4	Appointed	José Joaquim Gonçalves †	Titular Bishop of Tanis	Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
72.1	Appointed	Cesar Marie Guerrero †	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Minus	Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines
72.1	Resigned	Cesar Marie Guerrero †	Bishop of San Fernando, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Florentino Galang Lavarias	Santa Ines	Bishop of Iba, Philippines
15 Mar	45.5	Appointed	Emilio Cinense y Abera †	Bishop of San Fernando, Philippines	Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines
68.4	Appointed	Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Bishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar
68.4	Resigned	Alain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Toamasina, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
16 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Roberto Amadei †	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
25.1	Ordained Priest	Flavio Roberto Carraro, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
23.3	Ordained Priest	Edward Kevin Daly	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Derry, Ireland
22.9	Ordained Priest	Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P.	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru
22.8	Ordained Priest	Francesco Monterisi	Priest of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
53.9	Appointed	Francesco Ricceri †	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
53.9	Appointed	Francesco Ricceri †	Titular Bishop of Coela	Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
25.2	Ordained Priest	José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
28.6	Ordained Priest	John Steven Satterthwaite	Priest of Armidale, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia
17 Mar	23.3	Ordained Priest	Pietro Brollo	Priest of Udine, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	Arturo Duque Villegas †	Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Manizales, Colombia
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Guillermo Hartl de Laufen, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in Caria	Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
84.1	Appointed	Pedro María Rodríguez Andrade †	Titular Archbishop of Brysis	Bishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
84.1	Retired	Pedro María Rodríguez Andrade †	Bishop of Ibagué, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
46.7	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Spanedda †	Bishop of Bosa, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy
18 Mar	31.0	Ordained Priest	Enrique San Pedro, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
38.2	Appointed	Alberto Uribe Urdaneta †	Bishop of Sonsón, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
19 Mar	33.0	Ordained Priest	Peter Takaaki Hirayama	Priest of Fukuoka, Japan	Bishop Emeritus of Oita, Japan
42.0	Ordained Bishop	Marcello Morgante †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Olivotti †	Titular Bishop of Samos	Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
26.8	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Sabatini, C.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Bishop Emeritus of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Secundo Tagliabue †	Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
35.8	Ordained Bishop	Raúl Zambrano Camader †	Titular Bishop of Risinium	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia
22 Mar	78.1	Died	Antônio Manoel Pereira Ribeiro †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
51.0	Appointed	Orazio Semeraro †	Bishop of Cariati, Italy	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
23 Mar	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie-Gaëtan Ogez, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
24 Mar	40.7	Installed	Jaime Luiz Coelho	Bishop of Maringá, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
25 Mar	43.6	Installed	Julius August Döpfner †	Bishop of Berlin, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
57.7	Ordained Bishop	Justin James Field, O.P. †	Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Grenada, Antilles
26.8	Ordained Priest	Edward Francis	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Sivagangai, India
61.8	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Ignatius Kennally, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Sassura	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroline and Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
27 Mar	56.4	Died	Gerhard Franz (Franziskus) Demann †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
56.4	Ordained Bishop	Gerhard Franz (Franziskus) Demann †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
62.3	Died	Rene Fontenelle †	Titular Bishop of Theudalis
29 Mar	53.5	Appointed	Théophile Albert Cadoux, M.S.C. †	Prefect of Kaolack, Senegal	Bishop Emeritus of Kaolack, Senegal
30 Mar	45.6	Appointed	John Ahern †	Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Guillermo Bolatti †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina
	Born	Franco Coppola	Maglie, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Severino Mariano de Aguiar †	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
47.0	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Maria da Silva †	Titular Bishop of Telmissus	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
1 Apr	66.2	Appointed	Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Latopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
66.2	Resigned	Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Ondo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
2 Apr		Born	Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy	Comines, Belgium	Bishop of Saint-Denis, France
3 Apr	52.9	Appointed	Félix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.9	Appointed	Félix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Verissa	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	Born	Mariusz Leszczyński	Horyniec Zdrój	Auxiliary Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland
39.0	Appointed	Gregório Warmeling †	Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
4 Apr	73.0	Appointed	Bl. Giacomo Alberione, S.S.P. †	Superior General of Society of St. Paul	Superior General Emeritus
23.6	Ordained Priest	José Fernández Arteaga	Priest of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México
5 Apr		Born	Sebastian Adayanthrath	Vaikom	Auxiliary Bishop of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India
42.5	Appointed	James Vincent Casey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
42.5	Appointed	James Vincent Casey †	Titular Bishop of Citium	Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
44.0	Appointed	José dos Santos Garcia, S.M.P. †	Bishop of Porto Amélia, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
6 Apr	25.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
76.8	Died	Salvatore Del Bene †	Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
24.5	Ordained Priest	Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
24.1	Ordained Priest	Walter Kasper	Priest of Rottenburg, Germany	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
23.5	Ordained Priest	Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
28.9	Incardinated	Alfred John Markiewicz †	Priest of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Bishop of Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
31.8	Ordained Priest	Francis Michaelappa †	Priest	Bishop of Mysore, India
25.8	Ordained Priest	Edward Joseph O’Donnell †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
7 Apr		Born	Sanctus Lino Wanok	Atyak-Yamo	Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda
8 Apr	52.6	Succeeded	José María Bueno y Monreal †	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
76.3	Died	Pedro Segura y Sáenz †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
9 Apr		Born	Paulo Roberto Beloto	Adamantina	Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil
45.4	Appointed	Almir Marques Ferreira †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
45.4	Appointed	Almir Marques Ferreira †	Titular Bishop of Arindela	Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
58.3	Appointed	Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad †	Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
12 Apr	46.2	Appointed	Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Navrongo, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
47.2	Appointed	René-Jean-Prosper-Bruno Boudon †	Bishop of Mende, France	Bishop Emeritus
49.0	Appointed	Gabriel Champagne, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Tamale, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
46.8	Appointed	Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
46.8	Appointed	Jean Fryns, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Ariassus	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
47.6	Appointed	Henri Alfred Bernardin Hoffmann, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Djibouti
35.0	Appointed	Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea †	Prelate of Yauyos, Peru	Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
13 Apr		Born	Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López	Teocaltiche	Bishop of Tabasco, México
29.0	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Antonio Suriñach Carreras †	Priest of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
16 Apr	56.8	Appointed	Bernard Jan Alfrink †	Archbishop of Netherlands, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
	Born	Ján Čapla, S.D.B.	Bratislava, Slovakia	Superior Emeritus of Baku, Azerbaijan
26.1	Ordained Priest	William Leonard D’Mello †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Karwar, India
57.0	Selected	Joseph Hasler †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
55.9	Appointed	Walter Philip Kellenberg †	Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
64.3	Appointed	Bryan Joseph McEntegart †	Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
17 Apr		Born	Marc Marie Max Aillet	Parakou, Benin	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
41.1	Appointed	Glennon Patrick Flavin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
41.1	Appointed	Glennon Patrick Flavin †	Titular Bishop of Ioannina	Bishop Emeritus of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
86.9	Died	Pompeo Ghezzi †	Bishop Emeritus of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
66.2	Died	Thomas Hughes, S.M.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
18 Apr	57.0	Confirmed	Joseph Hasler †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
21 Apr	27.9	Ordained Priest	Georges Edmond Robert Gilson	Priest of Paris, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Sens (-Auxerre), France
29.9	Ordained Priest	Hubert Louis Marie Félix Michon †	Priest of Rabat, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus
22 Apr	85.3	Died	Gabriel-Roch de Llobet †	Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
62.7	Succeeded	Joseph-Martin Urtasun †	Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Apr	45.7	Ordained Bishop	George Joseph Biskup †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
42.6	Ordained Bishop	James Vincent Casey †	Titular Bishop of Citium	Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
	Born	Joseph Gontrand Décoste, S.J.	Saint Jean du Sud	Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti
63.4	Died	Mariano Vega Mestre †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
25 Apr	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonin Fishta, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Amyzon	Apostolic Administrator of Pult, Albania
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Aurelio Signora †	Titular Bishop of Nicosia	Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy
34.7	Appointed	Augusto Trujillo Arango †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manizales, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
34.7	Appointed	Augusto Trujillo Arango †	Titular Bishop of Nisyrus	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
28 Apr	66.4	Ordained Bishop	Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Gomphi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
27.8	Ordained Priest	Lajos Bálint †	Priest of Alba Iulia, Romania	Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
23.8	Ordained Priest	José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm.	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
25.9	Ordained Priest	Andrea Gemma, F.D.P.	Priest of Sons of Divine Providence	Bishop Emeritus of Isernia-Venafro, Italy
42.1	Installed	Marcello Morgante †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
44.1	Ordained Bishop	João José da Mota e Albuquerque †	Bishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
24.1	Ordained Priest	Henryk Józef Muszyński	Priest of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
54.0	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Ricceri †	Titular Bishop of Coela	Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Jacinto Vásquez Ochoa †	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
29 Apr	46.6	Appointed	Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo †	Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
59.0	Appointed	Jerônimo Mazzarotto †	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Appointed	Jerônimo Mazzarotto †	Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Arcadia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
	Born	Néstor Montesdeoca Becerra, S.D.B.	El Pan	Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador
47.7	Appointed	João Batista da Mota e Albuquerque †	Bishop of Espírito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
30 Apr	30.3	Ordained Priest	Mori Julien-Marie Sidibé †	Priest	Bishop of Ségou, Mali