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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Mar55.6ResignedUbaldo Teofano Stella, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic of KuwaitVicar Apostolic Emeritus
2 Mar43.8AppointedRaphaël I BidawidBishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), LebanonPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
59.5AppointedGabriel GanniCoadjutor Archbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), IraqArchbishop
59.5AppointedGabriel GanniTitular Archbishop of PessinusArchbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
BornDésiré Lenge MukwenyeBishop of Kilwa-Kasenga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22.1ProfessedJohn Ikataere Rarikin, M.S.C. †Member of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusSuperior of Funafuti, Tuvalu, Pacific (Oceania)
45.2AppointedAndré SanaBishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), IraqArchbishop Emeritus of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
3 Mar75.3DiedAlfonso CastaldoCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
46.0AppointedCarlos Quintero ArceCoadjutor Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
46.0AppointedCarlos Quintero ArceTitular Archbishop of ThysdrusArchbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
4 Mar60.4AppointedLawrence Bernard Brennan CaseyBishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus
53.6AppointedPeter Leo GeretyCoadjutor Bishop of Portland, Maine, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
53.6AppointedPeter Leo GeretyTitular Bishop of CrepedulaArchbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
52.3AppointedEdward John HerrmannAuxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USABishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
52.3AppointedEdward John HerrmannTitular Bishop of LamzellaBishop Emeritus of Columbus, Ohio, USA
58.2AppointedJoseph Carroll McCormickBishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
47.9AppointedJoseph Gregory VathAuxiliary Bishop of Mobile-Birmingham, Alabama, USABishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA
47.9AppointedJoseph Gregory VathTitular Bishop of NovalicianaBishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA
5 Mar64.3AppointedGabriel-Marie GarroneTitular Archbishop of Turres in NumidiaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
26.1Ordained PriestOctavio Villegas AguilarPriest of Morelia, Michoacán, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
6 Mar78.4DiedCharles Francis BuddyBishop of San Diego, California, USA
57.2AppointedJean-Barthélemy-Marie de CambourgBishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), FranceBishop Emeritus
61.0SucceededFrancis James FureyBishop of San Diego, California, USAArchbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
38.2Ordained BishopJosé Ivo LorscheiterTitular Bishop of TamadaBishop Emeritus of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
50.2Ordained BishopLuigi MaffeoTitular Archbishop of Castellum in NumidiaArchbishop of Italy, Military
44.5Ordained BishopPaul-Marie François Rousset, Ist. del Prado †Titular Bishop of UtimmaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Etienne, France
57.8AppointedCharles-Marie-Paul VignancourCoadjutor Archbishop of Bourges, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
57.8AppointedCharles-Marie-Paul VignancourTitular Archbishop of Neapolis in ProconsulariArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
7 Mar53.7AppointedFrancis Malachy Carroll, S.M.A. †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to LiberiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Monrovia, Liberia
8 Mar58.0InstalledJohn Kwao Amuzu AggeyArchbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
BornZeferino Zeca Martins, S.V.D.Archbishop of Huambo, Angola
9 Mar37.9AppointedJoseph Louis BernardinAuxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
37.9AppointedJoseph Louis BernardinTitular Bishop of LuguraCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
50.2Ordained BishopThomas Ambrose TschoepeBishop of San Angelo, Texas, USABishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
52.7DiedJoannes Antonius Eduardus van DodewaardBishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
10 Mar74.1DiedIsidoro Croce, O.S.B.I. †Abbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
74.1DiedAlfonso Maria Corrado Ferroni, O.F.M. †Bishop of Laohekou [Laohokow], China
12 Mar26.0Ordained PriestAlejandro Goić KarmelićPriest of Punta Arenas, ChileBishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
51.7SucceededLuiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. †Prelate of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
63.7ResignedFrancisco Xavier Elias Pedro Paulo Rey, T.O.R. †Prelate of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
BornJohn Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P.Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
13 Mar BornPaul Tawat SingsaBishop-Elect of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
14 Mar26.8Ordained PriestDaniel Acharuparambil, O.C.D. †Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesArchbishop of Verapoly, India
37.3AppointedRoque Antonio Adames RodríguezBishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
BornPierre-Antoine Étienne Marie BozoBishop of Limoges, France
BornDagoberto Campos SalasApostolic Nuncio to Panama
71.5DiedVincenzo LojaliBishop of Amelia, Italy
47.4AppointedHugo Eduardo Polanco BritoApostolic Administrator of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
47.4AppointedHugo Eduardo Polanco BritoTitular Bishop of Nova GermaniaBishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
47.4AppointedHugo Eduardo Polanco BritoApostolic Administrator of Dominican Republic, MilitaryBishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
BornEngelberto Polino SánchezAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
44.5AppointedBoleslaw PylakAuxiliary Bishop of Lublin, PolandArchbishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland
44.5AppointedBoleslaw PylakTitular Bishop of MidicaArchbishop Emeritus of Lublin, Poland
56.5DiedJames Cornelius van Miltenburg, O.F.M. †Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan
15 Mar44.1AppointedJaime Brufau Maciá, C.M. †Bishop of San Pedro Sula, HondurasBishop Emeritus
19.3Simple VowsCristián Enrique Contreras Molina, O. de M.Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
60.6AppointedDomenico Ferrara, F.S.C.J. †Titular Bishop of Absa SallaPrefect Emeritus of Mupoi, Sudan
37.7AppointedPeter Seiichi ShirayanagiAuxiliary Bishop of Tōkyō, JapanCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
37.7AppointedPeter Seiichi ShirayanagiTitular Bishop of AteniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan
49.6AppointedDenis Martin Tapsoba, M. Afr. †Bishop of Ouahigouya, Burkina FasoBishop Emeritus
17 Mar BornJosé Francisco González GonzálezBishop of Campeche, México
61.9AppointedVictor León Esteban San Miguel y Erce, O.C.D. †Apostolic Administrator of KuwaitVicar Apostolic Emeritus
18 Mar BornPaolo BorgiaApostolic Nuncio to Lebanon
BornJesús Castro MarteBishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic
19 Mar69.6Ordained BishopFerdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of IdicraCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
24.5Ordained PriestGiacinto BerlocoPriest of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, ItalyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
BornErnesto José FernándezAuxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina
54.8AppointedFriedrich Helmel, S.V.D. †Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus
51.0Ordained BishopJosé (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of Castra SeverianaBishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
50.1InstalledJosé Miguel MedinaBishop of Jujuy, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
24.5Ordained PriestBeniamino StellaPriest of Vittorio Veneto, ItalyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
29.1Ordained PriestJohn Baptist Thakur, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Muzaffarpur, India
24.2Ordained PriestGiovanni TonucciPriest of Fano, ItalyPrelate Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
42.8Ordained BishopDino TrabalziniTitular Bishop of MunatianaArchbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
67.8Ordained BishopGiacomo ViolardoTitular Archbishop of SatafiCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
51.0Ordained BishopOscar ZaneraTitular Bishop of SuristaAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
20 Mar82.5DiedJohn William Heffernan, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zanzibar, KenyaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
44.2Ordained BishopAloys Mulindwa Mutabesha Mugoma MweruArchbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus
22 Mar55.1AppointedArmand François Marie Robert Le Bourgeois, C.I.M. †Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), FranceBishop Emeritus
70.0AppointedLucien-Sidroine LebrunTitular Bishop of Arae in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
70.0ResignedLucien-Sidroine LebrunBishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), FranceBishop Emeritus
BornGianpiero PalmieriBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
23 Mar44.0AppointedMário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of GaguariPrelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
50.0AppointedJosé Fernandes VelosoAuxiliary Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
50.0AppointedJosé Fernandes VelosoTitular Bishop of Aquae in ProconsulariBishop Emeritus of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
51.7AppointedLuiz Roberto Gomes de Arruda, T.O.R. †Titular Bishop of Feradi MinusPrelate Emeritus of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
26.6Ordained PriestSerafino Faustino Spreafico, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
53.5AppointedAdriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. †Titular Bishop of GigthiPrelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
25 Mar53.4Ordained BishopAnthony Rayappa ArulappaArchbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
51.1AppointedSalvatore AstaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to IranApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
60.0Ordained BishopGabriel BattaArchbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), TurkeyArchbishop Emeritus
55.9Ordained BishopThomas Michel BidawidArchbishop of Ahwaz (Chaldean), IranAuxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
48.9Ordained BishopRicardo Durand Flórez, S.J. †Archbishop of Cuzco, PeruBishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru
BornStrahil Veselinov KavalenovBishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
57.2Ordained BishopGabriel KodaBishop of Zaku (Chaldean), IraqArchbishop Emeritus of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
BornWitold MroziewskiAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
49.4AppointedDiego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †Auxiliary Bishop of Perugia, ItalyBishop of Ischia, Italy
49.4ResignedDiego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †Prelate of Santo Antônio de Balsas, Maranhão, BrazilBishop of Ischia, Italy
50.1Ordained BishopCharles-Auguste-Marie PatyTitular Bishop of TingariaBishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
52.3Ordained BishopJohn Joseph Thomas RyanArchbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USAArchbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
26 Mar25.6Ordained PriestFranco Cuter, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil
24.9Ordained PriestFrans Daneels, O. Praem.Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesSecretary Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
25.3Ordained PriestPaul Darmanin, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya
31.1Ordained PriestTulio Duque Gutiérrez, S.D.S.Priest of Society of the Divine SaviorBishop Emeritus of Pereira, Colombia
25.1Ordained PriestSylvester Carmel Magro, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
BornZsolt MartonBishop of Vác, Hungary
24.5Ordained PriestGianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. †Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of JesusBishop of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
25.8Ordained PriestAdrian Thomas Smith, S.M.Priest of Society of MaryArchbishop Emeritus of Honiara, Solomon Islands
27 Mar26.4Ordained DeaconMichel Pierre Marie MouïsseDeacon of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), FranceBishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
29.0Ordained PriestGabriel SimoPriest of Bafoussam, CameroonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
28 Mar29.3Ordained DeaconPhilippe Jean Louis BretonDeacon of Nanterre, FranceBishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
22.5Ordained DeaconThierry Romain Camille JordanDeacon of Versailles, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
24.0ProfessedBraulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D.Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
29 Mar62.0AppointedJames Hagan, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of Horrea CoeliaBishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
62.0ResignedJames Hagan, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Makurdi, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
30 MarBornDaniel Batalha HenriquesAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
31 Mar51.8SucceededAntonio CeceBishop of Aversa, Italy
51.2AppointedAlejandro Durán MoreiraBishop of Los Angeles, ChileBishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
91.5AppointedAntonio TeutonicoTitular Bishop of SatafisBishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
91.5RetiredAntonio TeutonicoBishop of Aversa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
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