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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	67.9	Appointed	Bonaventure Akiki, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alep, Syria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	67.9	Appointed	Bonaventure Akiki, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Larissa in Syria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alep, Syria
	69.1	Resigned	Antoine Everardo Giovanni Albers, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Malang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	65.1	Resigned	Paolo Bertoli †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	56.7	Appointed	John Michael Bilock †	Auxiliary Bishop of Munhall (Ruthenian), USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
	56.7	Appointed	John Michael Bilock †	Titular Bishop of Pergamum	Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
	74.0	Resigned	Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
	40.2	Appointed	Francis Xavier Sudartanta Hadisumarta, O. Carm.	Bishop of Malang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
	58.0	Appointed	Hervé-Maria Le Cléac'h, SS.CC.	Bishop of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
	73.4	Retired	Alfred Aimé Léon Marie, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
	67.2	Appointed	Thomas McGettrick, S.P.S. †	Bishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	51.1	Appointed	François-Marie Morvan, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Cayenne (Cajenna), French Guyana, Antilles	Bishop Emeritus
	45.2	Appointed	James Kwadwo Owusu †	Bishop of Sunyani, Ghana
	57.4	Appointed	John Hubert Macey Rodgers, S. M. †	Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
	42.2	Appointed	Jacob Thoomkuzhy	Bishop of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabarese), India	Archbishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India
	51.5	Appointed	Paulos Tzadua †	Auxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	51.5	Appointed	Paulos Tzadua †	Titular Bishop of Abila in Palaestina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
	35.7	Appointed	Joseph Edra Ukpo	Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria	Archbishop of Calabar, Nigeria
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Philip Lasap Za Hawng	Priest	Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar
3 Mar	63.0	Ordained Bishop	Jozef Feranec †	Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus
	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Julius Gábriš †	Titular Bishop of Decoriana	Apostolic Administrator of Trnava, Slovakia
	76.6	Retired	Patrick Aloysius O’Boyle †	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Jan Pasztor †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
4 Mar	60.1	Ordained Bishop	John Thomas Durkin, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Louis Trichardt-Tzaneen, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Tzaneen, South Africa
	67.4	Ordained Bishop	Josef Vrana †	Titular Bishop of Octabia	Apostolic Administrator of Olomouc, Czech Republic
5 Mar	56.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Amari †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
	76.6	Appointed	Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Sebastiano al Palatino	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	76.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	76.6	Resigned	Ferdinando Giuseppe Antonelli, O.F.M. †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
	50.6	Appointed	Luis Aponte Martínez	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Madre della Providenza a Monte Verde	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico
	50.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis Aponte Martínez	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico
	51.5	Appointed	Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M.	Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Tuscolana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	51.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M.	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	46.3	Appointed	William Wakefield Baum	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	65.1	Appointed	Paolo Bertoli †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (degli Schiavoni)	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	46.2	Appointed	Emile Biayenda †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco in Agro Laurentino	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo
	46.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Emile Biayenda †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo
	60.7	Appointed	Avelar Brandão Vilela †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	60.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Avelar Brandão Vilela †	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	48.8	Succeeded	Michel-Gaspard Coppenrath	Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
	55.1	Appointed	Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Andrea delle Fratte	Cardinal, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan
	55.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan
	62.7	Appointed	Francesco Maria Franzi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	62.7	Appointed	Francesco Maria Franzi †	Titular Bishop of Città Ducale	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
	65.3	Appointed	James Darcy Freeman †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria “Regina Pacis” in Ostia mare	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	65.3	Elevated to Cardinal	James Darcy Freeman †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
	55.1	Appointed	Marcelo González Martín †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Agostino	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
	55.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Marcelo González Martín †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
	67.7	Appointed	Louis-Jean-Frédéric Guyot †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le mura	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
	67.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Louis-Jean-Frédéric Guyot †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
	88.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Juliu Hossu †	Cardinal, Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Romanian), Romania
	82.1	Appointed	Charles Journet †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Portico
	59.6	Appointed	Narciso Jubany Arnau †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	59.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Narciso Jubany Arnau †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
	59.0	Appointed	James Robert Knox †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Vallicella	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
	59.0	Elevated to Cardinal	James Robert Knox †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
	69.2	Appointed	Bolesław Kominek †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in via Flaminia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
	69.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Bolesław Kominek †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
	42.2	Appointed	Raymond William Lessard	Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	60.4	Appointed	Albino Luciani †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	60.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Albino Luciani †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	63.3	Appointed	Timothy Manning †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Lucia a Piazza d’Armi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
	63.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Timothy Manning †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
	87.9	Retired	Paul-Laurent-Jean-Louis Mazé, SS.CC. †	Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.4	Appointed	Humberto Sousa Medeiros †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna	Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
	57.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Humberto Sousa Medeiros †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
	49.2	Appointed	Anthony Francis Mestice	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	49.2	Appointed	Anthony Francis Mestice	Titular Bishop of Villa Nova	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
	68.7	Appointed	Umberto Mozzoni †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Eugenio	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	68.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Umberto Mozzoni †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	64.4	Appointed	Aníbal Muñoz Duque †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
	64.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Aníbal Muñoz Duque †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
	76.1	Retired	Patrick Mary O'Donnell †	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
	50.1	Appointed	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Gregorio Barbarigo alle Tre Fontane	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
	50.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Maurice Michael Otunga †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
	60.8	Appointed	Pietro Palazzini †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pier Damiani ai Monti di S. Paolo	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	60.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Pietro Palazzini †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	54.5	Appointed	Salvatore Pappalardo †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria Odigitria dei Siciliani	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	54.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Salvatore Pappalardo †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
	67.9	Appointed	Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P. †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Pio V a Villa Carpegna	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	67.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P. †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	62.8	Appointed	Sergio Pignedoli †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
	62.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Sergio Pignedoli †	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
	58.9	Appointed	Ugo Poletti †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Ambrogio e Carlo	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	58.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Ugo Poletti †	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	53.9	Appointed	Raúl Francisco Primatesta †	Cardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
	53.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Raúl Francisco Primatesta †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
	60.4	Appointed	Luigi Raimondi †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Biagio e Carlo ai Catinari	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	60.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Raimondi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
44.5	Appointed	James Steven Rausch †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA	Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
44.5	Appointed	James Steven Rausch †	Titular Bishop of Summa	Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
44.8	Appointed	António Ribeiro †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
44.8	Elevated to Cardinal	António Ribeiro †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
56.5	Appointed	Francis Roberts Rush †	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
63.1	Appointed	José Salazar López †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
63.1	Elevated to Cardinal	José Salazar López †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
58.4	Appointed	Aurelio Sorrentino †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
70.6	Appointed	Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via	Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan
70.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Osaka, Japan
49.2	Appointed	Pio Taofinu'u, S. M. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
49.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Pio Taofinu'u, S. M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
67.9	Appointed	Stepán Trochta, S.D.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanni Bosco in via Tuscolana	Cardinal, Bishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
67.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Stepán Trochta, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
67.0	Appointed	Egidio Vagnozzi †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Giuseppe in via Trionfale	Cardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
56.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
56.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
69.2	Appointed	Hermann Volk †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
69.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Hermann Volk †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
6 Mar	58.8	Appointed	James Kavanagh †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	58.8	Appointed	James Kavanagh †	Titular Bishop of Zerta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
	67.9	Appointed	Paul-Pierre Philippe, O.P. †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
	62.8	Appointed	Sergio Pignedoli †	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians
7 Mar	60.1	Died	Peter Han Kong-ryel †	Archbishop of Kwangju, Korea (South)
	63.8	Died	John Selby Spence †	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
8 Mar	86.9	Died	Benjamín de Arriba y Castro †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
10 Mar	75.3	Resigned	Angel Maria Ocampo Berrio, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Castulo	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
11 Mar	59.3	Died	Edward Louis Fedders, M.M. †	Prelate of Juli, Peru
	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Umberto Florenzani †	Bishop of Ferentino, Italy	Bishop of Anagni-Alatri, Italy
14 Mar	51.8	Appointed	András József Szennay, O.S.B.	Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary	Abbot Emeritus
16 Mar	64.4	Appointed	Bernard Czaplinski †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
17 Mar	44.1	Appointed	Vitalis Djebarus, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia	Bishop of Denpasar, Indonesia
	74.0	Died	Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Philip James Anthony Kennedy †	Titular Bishop of Ros Cré	Auxiliary Bishop of Adelaide, Australia
	46.3	Ordained Bishop	León Kruk †	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
	72.1	Resigned	Ambrose Rayappan †	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.7	Appointed	Venmani S. Selvanather †	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Mar	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Amari †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Verona, Italy
19 Mar	53.6	Installed	Edward Dennis Head †	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Augustine Kim Jae Deok †	Bishop of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Maurus Libaba †	Bishop of Mtwara, Tanzania	Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Salvadore Lobo	Priest	Bishop of Baruipur, India
20 Mar	79.1	Died	Francesco Bottino †	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
21 Mar	66.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Paupini †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
	60.4	Appointed	Luigi Raimondi †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
	61.3	Appointed	Maximino Romero de Lema †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Clergy	Secretary Emeritus
	61.3	Appointed	Maximino Romero de Lema †	Titular Archbishop of Aemona	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
23 Mar	68.4	Died	Nicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 Mar	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Miguel C. Cinches, S.V.D.	Bishop of Surigao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Jesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B.	Bishop of Girardot, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
25 Mar	51.6	Appointed	Giuliano Agresti †	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy
	47.8	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Dossena †	Titular Archbishop of Carpi	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Slovakia
26 Mar	50.6	Appointed	Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Praecausa	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	50.6	Appointed	Rosalio José Castillo Lara, S.D.B. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Trujillo, Venezuela	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	48.5	Appointed	Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	67.7	Resigned	José de Medeiros Delgado †	Archbishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	58.9	Appointed	Ugo Poletti †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	78.6	Died	Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Mar	56.6	Ordained Bishop	Heriberto Correa Yepes, M.X.Y.	Titular Bishop of Casae Nigrae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Buenaventura, Colombia
	76.1	Retired	Joseph Francis Ryan †	Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
28 Mar	29.9	Ordained Priest	Nicholas Mang Thang	Priest of Mandalay, Myanmar	Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar
29 Mar	67.7	Died	György Zemplén †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
30 Mar	45.8	Appointed	Horacio Alberto Bózzoli †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Martín, Argentina	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
	45.8	Appointed	Horacio Alberto Bózzoli †	Titular Bishop of Rusticiana	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
	46.6	Appointed	Raúl Holguer López Mayorga	Auxiliary Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador
	46.6	Appointed	Raúl Holguer López Mayorga	Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador
31 Mar	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Rudolph A. Akanlu †	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Bishop Emeritus of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana
	56.5	Resigned	Enrico Bartoletti †	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	82.8	Died	Francesco Venanzio Filippini, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mogadiscio, Somalia
	56.8	Resigned	Alberto Trevisan, S.A.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr	56.6	Ordained Bishop	Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana †	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina
	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Heraldo Camilo A. Barotto †	Titular Bishop of Caeciri	Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Eduardo Bösl, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Thibuzabetum	Vicar Apostolic of Ñuflo de Chávez, Bolivia
	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Czeslaw Lewandowski	Titular Bishop of Fidoloma	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek, Poland
2 Apr	81.0	Died	Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
3 Apr	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Leopold Imesch	Titular Bishop of Pomaria	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
	60.2	Ordained Bishop	Arthur Henry Krawczak †	Titular Bishop of Subbar	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	46.8	Appointed	James Edward Michaels, S.S.C.M.E.	Auxiliary Bishop of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
7 Apr	56.6	Installed	Adolfo Roque Esteban Arana †	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina
	25.1	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P.	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop of Irecê, Baia, Brazil
	65.2	Died	Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Malanje, Angola
	77.7	Died	John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
	28.8	Ordained Priest	Julio César Vidal Ortiz	Priest of Alto Sinú, Colombia	Bishop of Montería, Colombia
8 Apr	53.2	Installed	Daniele Ferrari †	Bishop of Chiavari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	58.8	Ordained Bishop	James Kavanagh †	Titular Bishop of Zerta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Décimo Pellegrini, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tatilti	Vicar Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia
11 Apr	48.8	Appointed	Joseph Jean Marie Rozier †	Coadjutor Bishop of Poitiers, France	Bishop
12 Apr	41.1	Appointed	Augusto Beuzeville Ferro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
	41.1	Appointed	Augusto Beuzeville Ferro †	Titular Bishop of Cures Sabinorum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
	50.9	Resigned	Paul-Émile Charbonneau	Bishop of Hull, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	46.0	Installed	Roger-Alfred Despatie †	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	51.2	Appointed	Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Piura, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
	51.2	Appointed	Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
	54.5	Appointed	Cipriano Urgel y Villahermosa †	Bishop of Palo, Philippines	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines
13 Apr	38.4	Appointed	Julius Babatunde Adelakun	Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria
	50.6	Succeeded	Rudolph A. Akanlu †	Bishop of Navrongo, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana
	70.5	Resigned	Rafael Alvarez Lara †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	47.7	Appointed	Francisco Alvarez Martínez	Bishop of Tarazona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
	51.1	Died	Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.SS.R. †	Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
	62.2	Resigned	Gérard Bertrand, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Navrongo, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
	43.3	Appointed	Ramón Buxarrais Ventura	Bishop of Málaga, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	49.1	Appointed	José de Lima	Bishop of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	80.1	Retired	Neil Farren †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	52.6	Appointed	José Guerra Campos †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	57.0	Appointed	Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Óbidos, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
	57.0	Appointed	Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Valliposita	Bishop Emeritus of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
	65.5	Resigned	Owen McCoy, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	36.8	Appointed	Anthony Olubunmi Okogie	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
	81.8	Retired	Inocencio Rodríguez Díez †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	39.5	Appointed	Joachim Ruhuna †	Bishop of Ruyigi, Burundi	Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi
	56.5	Appointed	Angel Suquía Goicoechea †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
	41.5	Appointed	Teodoro Ubeda Gramage †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
14 Apr	56.4	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Ravitarivao †	Titular Bishop of Arsennaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Tananarive, Madagascar
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Visco	Priest of Pozzuoli, Italy	Bishop of Isernia-Venafro, Italy
15 Apr	62.8	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Maria Franzi †	Titular Bishop of Città Ducale	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Nkuissi	Titular Bishop of Luperciana	Bishop Emeritus of Nkongsamba, Cameroon
16 Apr	30.1	Ordained Priest	Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
	51.8	Died	Curiacos Moussess †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
17 Apr	62.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Bonfigioli †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	25.4	Ordained Priest	Zacharias Cenita Jimenez	Priest of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Tarcisius Ngalalekumtwa	Priest of Iringa, Tanzania	Bishop
18 Apr	67.8	Resigned	Domenico Ferrara, M.C.C.I. †	Prefect of Mupoi, Sudan	Prefect Emeritus
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Bruno Forte	Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, Italy
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Pelvi	Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Archbishop of Italy, Military
19 Apr	34.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Hoàng Van Tiem, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam
	24.9	Ordained Priest	Wiktor Skworc	Priest of Katowice, Poland	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
22 Apr	23.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos Aguiar Retes	Priest	Bishop of Texcoco, México, México
	21.9	Ordained Priest	José Isidro Guerrero Macías	Priest	Bishop of Mexicali, Baja California Norte, México
	26.9	Ordained Priest	Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop of Orizaba, México
	27.4	Ordained Priest	Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno	Priest of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier	Bishop of Chimbote, Peru
25 Apr	53.4	Appointed	Milton Corrêa Pereira †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	Archbishop
	53.4	Appointed	Milton Corrêa Pereira †	Titular Archbishop of Equilium	Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
	55.3	Appointed	José de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. †	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	42.3	Appointed	Concordio Maria Sarte †	Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines
	42.3	Appointed	Concordio Maria Sarte †	Titular Bishop of Thunusuda	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines
26 Apr	44.6	Ordained Bishop	James Steven Rausch †	Titular Bishop of Summa	Bishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
27 Apr	90.7	Died	Peter Francis Rayappa †	Bishop Emeritus of Kumbakonam, India
	59.2	Resigned	Pierre Kimbondo †	Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Raymond William Lessard	Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	64.9	Resigned	Louis Lévesque †	Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	47.1	Succeeded	Antoine Mayala ma Mpangu †	Bishop of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Francis Mestice	Titular Bishop of Villa Nova	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
	50.7	Appointed	Joseph Gilles Napoléon Ouellet, P.M.E.	Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	79.8	Resigned	Henri Joseph Marius Piérard, A.A. †	Titular Bishop of Molicunza	Bishop Emeritus of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	46.8	Appointed	Hernando Velásquez Lotero †	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
28 Apr	29.1	Ordained Priest	Michel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S. M.	Priest of Society of Mary	Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Paul Mandla Khumalo, C.M.M.	Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop of Witbank, South Africa
	75.4	Retired	John Joyce Russell †	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	61.3	Died	Alfonso Zaplana Bellizza †	Bishop of Tacna, Peru
29 Apr	45.1	Died	Érico Ferrari †	Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Raúl Holguer López Mayorga	Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Latacunga, Ecuador

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