The Year of Our Lord 1972

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 67.4 Appointed Maximilien de Fürstenberg † Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

1 Mar 48.4 Appointed José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes, Uruguay Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

48.4 Appointed José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Bellicastrum Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

57.6 Appointed Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Minas, Uruguay Bishop

57.6 Appointed Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Birtha Bishop of Minas, Uruguay

67.3 Died Johannes Wiesen, S.V.D. † Prelate of Encarnación y Alto Paraná, Paraguay

71.0 Resigned Joseph Zimmermann † Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

2 Mar 67.5 Died Octavio José Calderón y Padilla † Bishop Emeritus of Matagalpa, Nicaragua

44.5 Appointed Lolesio (Laurent) Fuahea † Auxiliary Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus

44.5 Appointed Lolesio (Laurent) Fuahea † Titular Bishop of Bagai Bishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)

45.7 Appointed Robert Sastre † Bishop of Lokossa, Benin

4 Mar 62.3 Appointed Sante Portalupi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Algeria Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

5 Mar 57.2 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Moizo † Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania Bishop of Acqui, Italy

6 Mar 81.9 Died Giuseppe Obert, P.I.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Dinajpur, Bangladesh

8 Mar 46.7 Appointed Mervyn Alban Alexander † Auxiliary Bishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

46.7 Appointed Mervyn Alban Alexander † Titular Bishop of Pinhel Bishop Emeritus of Clifton, England, Great Britain

65.6 Died Carlos Luis Geromini † Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras

9 Mar 63.8 Appointed Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. † Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy Bishop Emeritus

10 Mar 62.0 Resigned Wilhelm van Bekkum, S.V.D. † Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

13 Mar 64.0 Died John Kwao Amuzu Aggey † Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria

57.4 Died Ernesto Segura † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

35.8 Ordained Priest Ioan Şişeştean † Priest Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania

42.2 Appointed Jean-Charles Thomas Auxiliary Bishop of Aire et Dax, France Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France

42.2 Appointed Jean-Charles Thomas Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France

15 Mar 78.6 Appointed Carlo Confalonieri † Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

77.1 Appointed Paolo Marella † Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

76.9 Appointed Luigi Traglia † Cardinal-Bishop of Albano Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

16 Mar 45.4 Ordained Bishop Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. † Titular Bishop of Clypia Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

44.5 Ordained Bishop László Kádár, O. Cist. † Titular Bishop of Saetabis Archbishop of Eger, Hungary

73.9 Ordained Bishop Sándor Klempa, O. Praem. † Titular Bishop of Basti Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary

62.0 Ordained Bishop László Lékai † Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary

17 Mar 26.3 Ordained Priest John Michael Quinn Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA

18 Mar 82.4 Died Hector Catry, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan

40.9 Ordained Bishop Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Jullundur, India Bishop Emeritus

24.0 Ordained Priest Method Kilaini Priest of Bukoba, Tanzania Auxiliary Bishop

25.8 Ordained Priest Johannes Kreidler Priest of Rottenburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

25.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Edward Kurtz Priest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

65.8 Appointed Achille Palmerini † Bishop of Trivento, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Isernia e Venafro, Italy

28.3 Ordained Priest Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) Priest Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar

48.7 Ordained Bishop Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck † Titular Bishop of Vageata Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

61.7 Appointed Francesco Spanedda † Bishop of Alghero, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy

51.4 Ordained Bishop Heinrich von Soden-Fraunhofen † Titular Bishop of Belali Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

19 Mar 45.2 Ordained Bishop Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex † Titular Bishop of Elvas Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France

27.5 Ordained Priest Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F. Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

24.1 Ordained Priest Adolfo Tito Yllana Priest of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of

20 Mar 29.6 Ordained Priest Paul Kenjiro Koriyama Priest of Kagoshima, Japan Bishop

26.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S. Priest of Nagasaki, Japan Archbishop

21 Mar 29.3 Ordained Priest John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi Priest of Hwalien, Taiwan Auxiliary Bishop

22 Mar 62.4 Appointed Sante Portalupi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tunisia Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

23 Mar 42.2 Appointed Donat Chiasson † Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed Paulinus Jeerakath, C.M.I. † Apostolic Exarch of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India

46.5 Ordained Bishop James Joseph McGuinness † Titular Bishop of Sanctus Germanus Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain

75.0 Died Manuel Moll y Salord † Bishop Emeritus of Tortosa, Spain

65.6 Appointed Ernest-Marie de Jésus-Hostie Charles Albert Nyary, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq Archbishop Emeritus

67.0 Resigned Norbert Robichaud † Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

24 Mar 89.1 Appointed Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

89.1 Confirmed Amleto Giovanni Cicognani † Dean of the College of Cardinals Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

43.8 Appointed Antonio Ferrándiz Morales, O.F.M. Cap. † Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia

77.0 Confirmed Luigi Traglia † Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of Cardinals Cardinal, Dean

25 Mar 25.2 Ordained Priest Vincenzo Apicella Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy

37.9 Appointed Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru

37.9 Appointed Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P. Titular Bishop of Elo Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru

52.2 Appointed Bernard Mabula † Bishop of Singida, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

25.9 Ordained Priest André Marceau Priest of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France

45.4 Ordained Bishop Manfred Müller Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany

66.3 Appointed Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero † Archbishop (Personal Title) of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus

59.3 Resigned Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

55.5 Appointed Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. † Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Bishop of Ischia, Italy

60.6 Resigned Jules-Joseph Puset, S.M.M. † Bishop of Tamatave, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

27.5 Ordained Priest Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

38.1 Appointed Jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra, M.S. † Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar

39.5 Appointed René Joseph Rakotondrabé † Auxiliary Bishop of Tuléar, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar

39.5 Appointed René Joseph Rakotondrabé † Titular Bishop of Umbriatico Bishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar

57.0 Appointed Jérôme Razafindrazaka † Bishop of Tamatave, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

28.0 Ordained Priest Vincenzo Savio, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy

57.7 Ordained Bishop Rudolf Schmid † Titular Bishop of Dionysiana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

65.2 Appointed Leonardo Viera Contreras † Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus

31 Mar 79.1 Died Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald † Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA

83.2 Died Ramón Iglesias Navarri † Bishop Emeritus of Urgell, Spain

81.8 Died Joseph Pace † Bishop of Gozo, Malta

2 Apr 28.6 Ordained Priest José Trinidad González Rodríguez Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

29.7 Ordained Priest José Refugio Mercado Díaz Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México

25.3 Ordained Priest Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda Priest of Hermosillo, Sonora, México Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México

3 Apr 25.5 Ordained Priest Jean-Noël Diouf Priest Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal

24.3 Ordained Priest Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández Priest of Madrid, Spain Archbishop of Granada, Spain

28.2 Ordained Priest Braulio Rodríguez Plaza Priest of Madrid, Spain Archbishop of Toledo, Spain

5 Apr 53.8 Appointed Jorge Manuel López † Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina

40.1 Appointed Rodolfo Quezada Toruño † Auxiliary Bishop of Zacapa, Guatemala Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala

40.1 Appointed Rodolfo Quezada Toruño † Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala

77.1 Retired Francisco Vicentín † Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

44.1 Appointed Atilano Vidal Núñez † Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

44.1 Appointed Atilano Vidal Núñez † Titular Bishop of Selendeta Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

6 Apr 68.2 Died Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla † Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México

80.0 Died Maurizio Raspini † Bishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina, Italy

7 Apr 38.1 Succeeded Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. † Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)

56.1 Succeeded Eugène Klein, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

62.1 Resigned Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. † Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

56.5 Appointed John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M. † Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla Bishop Emeritus of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

39.7 Appointed Oskar Saier † Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Archbishop Emeritus

39.7 Appointed Oskar Saier † Titular Bishop of Rubicon Archbishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

8 Apr 26.4 Ordained Priest Paulo Sérgio Machado Priest of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

23.8 Ordained Priest Raffaello Martinelli Priest of Bergamo, Italy Bishop of Frascati, Italy

38.4 Ordained Bishop Libardo Ramírez Gómez Bishop of Armenia, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia

9 Apr 56.9 Installed Aldo Del Monte † Bishop of Novara, Italy Bishop Emeritus

25.8 Ordained Priest Anthony John Valentine Obinna Priest of Owerri, Nigeria Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria

55.6 Ordained Bishop Afonso de Oliveira Lima, S.D.S. † Bishop of Brejo, Maranho, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

11 Apr 54.7 Resigned Oscar Félix Villena † Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

12 Apr 25.9 Ordained Priest Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero Priest of San Luis Potosí, México Archbishop

64.1 Resigned Antoine Léon Louis Caillot † Bishop of Evreux, France Bishop Emeritus

41.9 Appointed Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile

41.9 Appointed Juan Luis Ysern de Arce Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile

13 Apr 86.0 Died Theodosius Jan J. Herkenrath, SS.CC. † Prefect Emeritus of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia

14 Apr 66.6 Died Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Keta, Ghana

15 Apr 30.4 Ordained Priest Lucio Alfert, O.M.I. Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay

57.3 Appointed Salvatore Delogu † Auxiliary Bishop of Cagliari, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy

57.3 Appointed Salvatore Delogu † Titular Bishop of Cannae Bishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy

60.1 Appointed Paolo Ghizzoni † Bishop of San Miniato, Italy

17 Apr 75.0 Retired Martin Walter Stanton † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

18 Apr 74.1 Resigned James Vincent Pardy, M.M. † Titular Bishop of Umbriatico Bishop Emeritus of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)

19 Apr 51.4 Appointed Eduardo Francisco Pironio † Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

20 Apr 47.2 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Décoste † Bishop of Hinche, Haïti

60.9 Appointed Charles-Edouard Peters, S.M.M. † Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti

38.3 Appointed Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

38.3 Appointed Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga Titular Bishop of Ausafa Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

22 Apr 44.1 Ordained Bishop Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P. Titular Bishop of Camplum Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

23 Apr 44.1 Ordained Bishop Atilano Vidal Núñez † Titular Bishop of Selendeta Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

24 Apr 32.6 Ordained Priest Joseph Kunnath, C.M.I. Priest of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabarese), India

57.5 Appointed Agapito Simeoni † Auxiliary Bishop of Avellino, Italy Bishop of Ariano, Italy

57.5 Appointed Agapito Simeoni † Titular Bishop of Marazanae Regiae Bishop of Ariano, Italy

25 Apr 46.8 Ordained Bishop Mervyn Alban Alexander † Titular Bishop of Pinhel Bishop Emeritus of Clifton, England, Great Britain

63.9 Ordained Bishop John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. † Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

26 Apr 47.4 Appointed Hernando Rojas Ramirez † Coadjutor Bishop of Espinal, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia

47.4 Appointed Hernando Rojas Ramirez † Titular Bishop of Auca Bishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia

28 Apr 68.6 Died Alfred Bertram Leverman † Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

29 Apr 47.3 Appointed Ubaldo Calabresi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sudan Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Argentina

30 Apr 48.6 Ordained Bishop José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Bellicastrum Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

24.4 Ordained Priest Jan Kopiec Priest of Opole, Poland Bishop of Gliwice, Poland

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	67.4	Appointed	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
1 Mar	48.4	Appointed	José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mercedes, Uruguay	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
48.4	Appointed	José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Bellicastrum	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
57.6	Appointed	Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Minas, Uruguay	Bishop
57.6	Appointed	Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Birtha	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
67.3	Died	Johannes Wiesen, S.V.D. †	Prelate of Encarnación y Alto Paraná, Paraguay
71.0	Resigned	Joseph Zimmermann †	Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Mar	67.5	Died	Octavio José Calderón y Padilla †	Bishop Emeritus of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
44.5	Appointed	Lolesio (Laurent) Fuahea †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
44.5	Appointed	Lolesio (Laurent) Fuahea †	Titular Bishop of Bagai	Bishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
45.7	Appointed	Robert Sastre †	Bishop of Lokossa, Benin
4 Mar	62.3	Appointed	Sante Portalupi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Algeria	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
5 Mar	57.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Moizo †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Mauretania	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
6 Mar	81.9	Died	Giuseppe Obert, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Dinajpur, Bangladesh
8 Mar	46.7	Appointed	Mervyn Alban Alexander †	Auxiliary Bishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
46.7	Appointed	Mervyn Alban Alexander †	Titular Bishop of Pinhel	Bishop Emeritus of Clifton, England, Great Britain
65.6	Died	Carlos Luis Geromini †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
9 Mar	63.8	Appointed	Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Mar	62.0	Resigned	Wilhelm van Bekkum, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
13 Mar	64.0	Died	John Kwao Amuzu Aggey †	Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
57.4	Died	Ernesto Segura †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
35.8	Ordained Priest	Ioan Şişeştean †	Priest	Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
42.2	Appointed	Jean-Charles Thomas	Auxiliary Bishop of Aire et Dax, France	Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France
42.2	Appointed	Jean-Charles Thomas	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France
15 Mar	78.6	Appointed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
77.1	Appointed	Paolo Marella †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
76.9	Appointed	Luigi Traglia †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
16 Mar	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Árpád Fábián, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Clypia	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
44.5	Ordained Bishop	László Kádár, O. Cist. †	Titular Bishop of Saetabis	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
73.9	Ordained Bishop	Sándor Klempa, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Basti	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
62.0	Ordained Bishop	László Lékai †	Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
17 Mar	26.3	Ordained Priest	John Michael Quinn	Priest of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Bishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA
18 Mar	82.4	Died	Hector Catry, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan
40.9	Ordained Bishop	Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Jullundur, India	Bishop Emeritus
24.0	Ordained Priest	Method Kilaini	Priest of Bukoba, Tanzania	Auxiliary Bishop
25.8	Ordained Priest	Johannes Kreidler	Priest of Rottenburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
25.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Edward Kurtz	Priest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
65.8	Appointed	Achille Palmerini †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Isernia e Venafro, Italy
28.3	Ordained Priest	Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint)	Priest	Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck †	Titular Bishop of Vageata	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
61.7	Appointed	Francesco Spanedda †	Bishop of Alghero, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Oristano, Italy
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Heinrich von Soden-Fraunhofen †	Titular Bishop of Belali	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
19 Mar	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex †	Titular Bishop of Elvas	Archbishop Emeritus of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
27.5	Ordained Priest	Angel Garachana Pérez, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
24.1	Ordained Priest	Adolfo Tito Yllana	Priest of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of
20 Mar	29.6	Ordained Priest	Paul Kenjiro Koriyama	Priest of Kagoshima, Japan	Bishop
26.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.	Priest of Nagasaki, Japan	Archbishop
21 Mar	29.3	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Tseng Chien-tsi	Priest of Hwalien, Taiwan	Auxiliary Bishop
22 Mar	62.4	Appointed	Sante Portalupi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tunisia	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
23 Mar	42.2	Appointed	Donat Chiasson †	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	Paulinus Jeerakath, C.M.I. †	Apostolic Exarch of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabarese), India
46.5	Ordained Bishop	James Joseph McGuinness †	Titular Bishop of Sanctus Germanus	Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
75.0	Died	Manuel Moll y Salord †	Bishop Emeritus of Tortosa, Spain
65.6	Appointed	Ernest-Marie de Jésus-Hostie Charles Albert Nyary, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq	Archbishop Emeritus
67.0	Resigned	Norbert Robichaud †	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Mar	89.1	Appointed	Amleto Giovanni Cicognani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
89.1	Confirmed	Amleto Giovanni Cicognani †	Dean of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
43.8	Appointed	Antonio Ferrándiz Morales, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
77.0	Confirmed	Luigi Traglia †	Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Dean
25 Mar	25.2	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Apicella	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy
37.9	Appointed	Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P.	Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru
37.9	Appointed	Miguel Irizar Campos, C.P.	Titular Bishop of Elo	Bishop Emeritus of Callao, Peru
52.2	Appointed	Bernard Mabula †	Bishop of Singida, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
25.9	Ordained Priest	André Marceau	Priest of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Manfred Müller	Titular Bishop of Iubaltiana	Bishop Emeritus of Regensburg, Germany
66.3	Appointed	Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
59.3	Resigned	Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	Diego Parodi, M.C.C.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Bishop of Ischia, Italy
60.6	Resigned	Jules-Joseph Puset, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Tamatave, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
27.5	Ordained Priest	Agustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
38.1	Appointed	Jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra, M.S. †	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
39.5	Appointed	René Joseph Rakotondrabé †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tuléar, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar
39.5	Appointed	René Joseph Rakotondrabé †	Titular Bishop of Umbriatico	Bishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar
57.0	Appointed	Jérôme Razafindrazaka †	Bishop of Tamatave, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
28.0	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Savio, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
57.7	Ordained Bishop	Rudolf Schmid †	Titular Bishop of Dionysiana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
65.2	Appointed	Leonardo Viera Contreras †	Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	79.1	Died	Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald †	Bishop Emeritus of Winona, Minnesota, USA
83.2	Died	Ramón Iglesias Navarri †	Bishop Emeritus of Urgell, Spain
81.8	Died	Joseph Pace †	Bishop of Gozo, Malta
2 Apr	28.6	Ordained Priest	José Trinidad González Rodríguez	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
29.7	Ordained Priest	José Refugio Mercado Díaz	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México
25.3	Ordained Priest	Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda	Priest of Hermosillo, Sonora, México	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
3 Apr	25.5	Ordained Priest	Jean-Noël Diouf	Priest	Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal
24.3	Ordained Priest	Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández	Priest of Madrid, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
28.2	Ordained Priest	Braulio Rodríguez Plaza	Priest of Madrid, Spain	Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
5 Apr	53.8	Appointed	Jorge Manuel López †	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
40.1	Appointed	Rodolfo Quezada Toruño †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zacapa, Guatemala	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
40.1	Appointed	Rodolfo Quezada Toruño †	Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
77.1	Retired	Francisco Vicentín †	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
44.1	Appointed	Atilano Vidal Núñez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
44.1	Appointed	Atilano Vidal Núñez †	Titular Bishop of Selendeta	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
6 Apr	68.2	Died	Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla †	Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
80.0	Died	Maurizio Raspini †	Bishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina, Italy
7 Apr	38.1	Succeeded	Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. †	Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
56.1	Succeeded	Eugène Klein, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
62.1	Resigned	Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †	Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
56.5	Appointed	John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla	Bishop Emeritus of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
39.7	Appointed	Oskar Saier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
39.7	Appointed	Oskar Saier †	Titular Bishop of Rubicon	Archbishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
8 Apr	26.4	Ordained Priest	Paulo Sérgio Machado	Priest of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.8	Ordained Priest	Raffaello Martinelli	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop of Frascati, Italy
38.4	Ordained Bishop	Libardo Ramírez Gómez	Bishop of Armenia, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
9 Apr	56.9	Installed	Aldo Del Monte †	Bishop of Novara, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
25.8	Ordained Priest	Anthony John Valentine Obinna	Priest of Owerri, Nigeria	Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Afonso de Oliveira Lima, S.D.S. †	Bishop of Brejo, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
11 Apr	54.7	Resigned	Oscar Félix Villena †	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
12 Apr	25.9	Ordained Priest	Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero	Priest of San Luis Potosí, México	Archbishop
64.1	Resigned	Antoine Léon Louis Caillot †	Bishop of Evreux, France	Bishop Emeritus
41.9	Appointed	Juan Luis Ysern de Arce	Auxiliary Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
41.9	Appointed	Juan Luis Ysern de Arce	Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera	Bishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
13 Apr	86.0	Died	Theodosius Jan J. Herkenrath, SS.CC. †	Prefect Emeritus of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia
14 Apr	66.6	Died	Joseph Gerald Holland, S.M.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Keta, Ghana
15 Apr	30.4	Ordained Priest	Lucio Alfert, O.M.I.	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
57.3	Appointed	Salvatore Delogu †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cagliari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
57.3	Appointed	Salvatore Delogu †	Titular Bishop of Cannae	Bishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
60.1	Appointed	Paolo Ghizzoni †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
17 Apr	75.0	Retired	Martin Walter Stanton †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
18 Apr	74.1	Resigned	James Vincent Pardy, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Umbriatico	Bishop Emeritus of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)
19 Apr	51.4	Appointed	Eduardo Francisco Pironio †	Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
20 Apr	47.2	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Décoste †	Bishop of Hinche, Haïti
60.9	Appointed	Charles-Edouard Peters, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Jérémie, Haïti
38.3	Appointed	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
38.3	Appointed	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga	Titular Bishop of Ausafa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
22 Apr	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Celso Pereira de Almeida, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Camplum	Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
23 Apr	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Atilano Vidal Núñez †	Titular Bishop of Selendeta	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
24 Apr	32.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kunnath, C.M.I.	Priest of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Adilabad (Syro-Malabarese), India
57.5	Appointed	Agapito Simeoni †	Auxiliary Bishop of Avellino, Italy	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
57.5	Appointed	Agapito Simeoni †	Titular Bishop of Marazanae Regiae	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
25 Apr	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Mervyn Alban Alexander †	Titular Bishop of Pinhel	Bishop Emeritus of Clifton, England, Great Britain
63.9	Ordained Bishop	John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
26 Apr	47.4	Appointed	Hernando Rojas Ramirez †	Coadjutor Bishop of Espinal, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia
47.4	Appointed	Hernando Rojas Ramirez †	Titular Bishop of Auca	Bishop Emeritus of Neiva, Colombia
28 Apr	68.6	Died	Alfred Bertram Leverman †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
29 Apr	47.3	Appointed	Ubaldo Calabresi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sudan	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Argentina
30 Apr	48.6	Ordained Bishop	José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Bellicastrum	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
24.4	Ordained Priest	Jan Kopiec	Priest of Opole, Poland	Bishop of Gliwice, Poland