The Year of Our Lord 1985

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 26.3 Professed Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. Member of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Niigata, Japan

1 Mar 55.7 Appointed Fernando Iório Rodrigues Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

2 Mar 61.6 Died Carlos Esteban Cremata † Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina

3 Mar 30.0 Ordained Priest James Kazuo Koda Priest of Tokyo, Japan Auxiliary Bishop

5 Mar 67.3 Resigned Roberto Carniello † Bishop of Volterra, Italy Bishop Emeritus

7 Mar 78.1 Died André-Jean-Marie Charles de la Brousse † Bishop Emeritus of Dijon, France

49.3 Appointed Pio Vittorio Vigo Bishop of Nicosia, Italy Bishop of Acireale, Italy

8 Mar 57.7 Appointed Alberto Lee López, O.F.M. † Prefect of Guapi, Colombia

51.2 Succeeded Raphaël Lubaki Nganga † Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

76.4 Retired Simon N'Zita Wa Ne Malanda † Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

9 Mar 52.4 Resigned Francis Arinze Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

55.1 Appointed Gabriel (Régis) Balet, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Moundou, Chad

54.0 Resigned Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Moundou, Chad Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed Stephen Nweke Ezeanya † Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

76.0 Retired John Shojiro Ito † Bishop of Niigata, Japan Bishop Emeritus

59.3 Appointed Paul Kim Ok-kyun Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South) Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

59.3 Appointed Paul Kim Ok-kyun Titular Bishop of Girba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)

54.2 Appointed Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde † Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania

78.2 Retired Marc Mihayo † Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania Archbishop Emeritus

66.5 Died Amado Paulino y Hernandez † Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines

56.9 Appointed Francis Keiichi Sato, O.F.M. † Bishop of Niigata, Japan Bishop Emeritus

48.5 Appointed Fabriciano Sigampa Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina

48.4 Appointed Matthias Ssekamaanya Auxiliary Bishop of Kampala, Uganda Bishop of Lugazi, Uganda

48.4 Appointed Matthias Ssekamaanya Titular Bishop of Iziriana Bishop of Lugazi, Uganda

12 Mar 94.8 Died George Leo Leech † Bishop Emeritus of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

13 Mar 70.6 Appointed Elias Shaheen (Chahine) † Archbishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada Archbishop Emeritus

14 Mar 54.9 Appointed Desmond A. Williams † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Desmond A. Williams † Titular Bishop of Summa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland

16 Mar 59.8 Appointed Dominik Kalata, S.J. Titular Bishop of Semta

71.4 Succeeded John Joseph Thomas Ryan † Archbishop of United States of America, Military Archbishop Emeritus

17 Mar 70.7 Died Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. † Bishop of Minas, Uruguay

19 Mar 50.4 Ordained Bishop Paulo Cardoso da Silva, O. Carm. Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

20 Mar 54.1 Appointed Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain

54.1 Appointed Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente Titular Bishop of Nona Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain

37.3 Appointed Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain Archbishop of Granada, Spain

37.3 Appointed Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández Titular Bishop of Voli Archbishop of Granada, Spain

54.1 Appointed Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin † Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain Bishop of Getafe, Spain

54.1 Appointed Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin † Titular Bishop of Tigillava Bishop of Getafe, Spain

75.1 Retired Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba † Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

23 Mar 47.0 Ordained Bishop Manuel Monteiro de Castro Titular Archbishop of Beneventum Apostolic Nuncio to Spain

24 Mar 76.2 Died Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. † Official to Morocco

48.6 Ordained Bishop Edouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

25 Mar 71.9 Appointed Sebastiano Baggio † Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

77.1 Retired Paolo Bertoli † Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus

69.0 Died Antonio Corso † Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay

52.0 Ordained Bishop Henryk Muszynski Titular Bishop of Villa Regis Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland

77.3 Died Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina

48.9 Appointed Metod Pirih Coadjutor Bishop of Koper, Slovenia Bishop

84.9 Died Dino Luigi Romoli, O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Pescia, Italy

71.4 Installed John Joseph Thomas Ryan † Archbishop of United States of America, Military Archbishop Emeritus

41.8 Ordained Bishop Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D. Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia

32.8 Ordained Priest Rafael Masahiro Umemura Priest of Yokohama, Japan Bishop

27 Mar 65.1 Died Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

29 Mar 46.8 Appointed Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC. Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop

59.2 Appointed Henry Sebastian D'Souza Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, India Archbishop Emeritus

48.9 Appointed Joseph Atsumi Misue Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan

75.4 Retired Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi † Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan Bishop Emeritus

60.3 Appointed Diarmaid (Dermot) O'Súilleabháin (O'Sullivan) † Bishop of Kerry, Ireland

24.0 Ordained Priest Jorge Solórzano Pérez Priest of Managua, Nicaragua Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua

55.7 Appointed James Stephen Sullivan † Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA Bishop Emeritus

1 Apr 53.0 Appointed Edward Michael Egan Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Cardinal, Archbishop

53.0 Appointed Edward Michael Egan Titular Bishop of Allegheny Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA

2 Apr 51.8 Appointed José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm. Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

76.2 Retired Helder Pessoa Câmara † Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed José Lamartine Soares † Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

3 Apr 40.5 Appointed Adam Odzimek Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland

40.5 Appointed Adam Odzimek Titular Bishop of Tadamata Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland

4 Apr 46.9 Appointed Angel Gelmi Bertocchi Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia

46.9 Appointed Angel Gelmi Bertocchi Titular Bishop of Forum Clodii Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia

59.8 Appointed Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military

59.8 Appointed Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military

6 Apr 73.8 Died Edgar Godin † Bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada

8 Apr 28.5 Ordained Priest Alfonso Carrasco Rouco Priest of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain Bishop of Lugo, Spain

9 Apr 47.1 Ordained Bishop Luis Robles Díaz † Titular Archbishop of Stephaniacum Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America

10 Apr 46.2 Appointed Isaías Duarte Cancino † Auxiliary Bishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia Archbishop of Cali, Colombia

46.2 Appointed Isaías Duarte Cancino † Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia Archbishop of Cali, Colombia

60.5 Appointed Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México

13 Apr 41.3 Ordained Bishop Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia Archbishop of La Paz, Bolivia

64.5 Appointed Robert-Joseph Coffy † Archbishop of Marseille, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

62.6 Resigned Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray Archbishop of Marseille, France Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

64.7 Appointed Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France Bishop Emeritus

43.1 Ordained Bishop Roman Adam Marcinkowski Titular Bishop of Bulla Regia Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland

14 Apr 29.9 Ordained Priest John Barwa, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Coadjutor Bishop of Rourkela, India

25.2 Ordained Priest Jonas Ivanauskas Priest of Kaunas, Lithuania Auxiliary Bishop

15 Apr 42.4 Appointed Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. Prelate of Tibú, Colombia Bishop of Magangué, Colombia

16 Apr 75.3 Retired Nicholas Thomas Elko † Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

68.1 Retired George Edward Lynch † Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

48.8 Ordained Bishop Donald Walter Trautman Titular Bishop of Sassura Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

17 Apr 67.0 Appointed Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi † Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Family Vice President Emeritus

67.0 Appointed Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi † Titular Bishop of Vico Equense Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

73.9 Died Aniger de Francisco de Maria Melillo † Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

88.0 Died Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China

20 Apr 48.8 Installed Luis Morales Reyes Coadjutor Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México

21 Apr 55.0 Ordained Bishop Desmond A. Williams † Titular Bishop of Summa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland

22 Apr 44.4 Appointed Jesus Aputen Cabrera Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

84.7 Died Basile Khoury, B.S. † Archbishop Emeritus of Saïda (Melkite), Lebanon

60.0 Appointed Pedro G. Magugat, M.S.C. † Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines

66.6 Died Cipriano Urgel y Villahermosa † Archbishop of Palo, Philippines

23 Apr 64.2 Appointed Antony Padiyara † Archbishop of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India

89.7 Died Juan Tarsicio Senner, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

24 Apr 57.0 Appointed Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Titular Archbishop of Silli Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

57.0 Appointed Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

61.1 Appointed Jozef Tomko Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

25 Apr 57.7 Appointed Roger Louis Kaffer Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.7 Appointed Roger Louis Kaffer Titular Bishop of Dusa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA

59.4 Ordained Bishop Paul Kim Ok-kyun Titular Bishop of Girba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)

53.4 Appointed Fernando Legal, S.D.B. Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

26 Apr 51.9 Appointed Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

51.9 Appointed Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara Titular Bishop of Thysdrus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

27 Apr 80.0 Died René-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France

45.4 Appointed Roberto Lückert León Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela

97.3 Died Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria

28 Apr 59.9 Ordained Bishop Carlos Francisco Martins Pinheiro Titular Bishop of Dumium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal

41.6 Ordained Bishop Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J. Titular Bishop of Lysinia Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

29 Apr 49.6 Appointed Santos Abril y Castelló Titular Archbishop of Tamada Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

49.6 Appointed Santos Abril y Castelló Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

42.1 Appointed Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines Bishop of Butuan, Philippines

42.1 Appointed Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos Titular Bishop of Zaba Bishop of Butuan, Philippines

70.1 Died Joseph Sipendi † Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania

30 Apr 58.7 Appointed Agostino Cacciavillan Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nepal Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	26.3	Professed	Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Niigata, Japan
1 Mar	55.7	Appointed	Fernando Iório Rodrigues	Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
2 Mar	61.6	Died	Carlos Esteban Cremata †	Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina
3 Mar	30.0	Ordained Priest	James Kazuo Koda	Priest of Tokyo, Japan	Auxiliary Bishop
5 Mar	67.3	Resigned	Roberto Carniello †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar	78.1	Died	André-Jean-Marie Charles de la Brousse †	Bishop Emeritus of Dijon, France
49.3	Appointed	Pio Vittorio Vigo	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy	Bishop of Acireale, Italy
8 Mar	57.7	Appointed	Alberto Lee López, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Guapi, Colombia
51.2	Succeeded	Raphaël Lubaki Nganga †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
76.4	Retired	Simon N'Zita Wa Ne Malanda †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	52.4	Resigned	Francis Arinze	Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
55.1	Appointed	Gabriel (Régis) Balet, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Moundou, Chad
54.0	Resigned	Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Moundou, Chad	Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	Stephen Nweke Ezeanya †	Archbishop of Onitsha, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
76.0	Retired	John Shojiro Ito †	Bishop of Niigata, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
59.3	Appointed	Paul Kim Ok-kyun	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
59.3	Appointed	Paul Kim Ok-kyun	Titular Bishop of Girba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
54.2	Appointed	Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde †	Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
78.2	Retired	Marc Mihayo †	Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania	Archbishop Emeritus
66.5	Died	Amado Paulino y Hernandez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
56.9	Appointed	Francis Keiichi Sato, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Niigata, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
48.5	Appointed	Fabriciano Sigampa	Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina	Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina
48.4	Appointed	Matthias Ssekamaanya	Auxiliary Bishop of Kampala, Uganda	Bishop of Lugazi, Uganda
48.4	Appointed	Matthias Ssekamaanya	Titular Bishop of Iziriana	Bishop of Lugazi, Uganda
12 Mar	94.8	Died	George Leo Leech †	Bishop Emeritus of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
13 Mar	70.6	Appointed	Elias Shaheen (Chahine) †	Archbishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Mar	54.9	Appointed	Desmond A. Williams †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Desmond A. Williams †	Titular Bishop of Summa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
16 Mar	59.8	Appointed	Dominik Kalata, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Semta
71.4	Succeeded	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
17 Mar	70.7	Died	Carlos Arturo Mullín Nocetti, S.J. †	Bishop of Minas, Uruguay
19 Mar	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Paulo Cardoso da Silva, O. Carm.	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
20 Mar	54.1	Appointed	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
54.1	Appointed	Agustín García-Gasco y Vicente	Titular Bishop of Nona	Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
37.3	Appointed	Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
37.3	Appointed	Francisco Javier Martínez Fernández	Titular Bishop of Voli	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
54.1	Appointed	Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin †	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain	Bishop of Getafe, Spain
54.1	Appointed	Francisco José Pérez y Fernández-Golfin †	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Bishop of Getafe, Spain
75.1	Retired	Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba †	Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
23 Mar	47.0	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Titular Archbishop of Beneventum	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
24 Mar	76.2	Died	Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. †	Official to Morocco
48.6	Ordained Bishop	Edouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O.	Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae	Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25 Mar	71.9	Appointed	Sebastiano Baggio †	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
77.1	Retired	Paolo Bertoli †	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus
69.0	Died	Antonio Corso †	Bishop of Maldonado-Punta del Este, Uruguay
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Henryk Muszynski	Titular Bishop of Villa Regis	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
77.3	Died	Carlos Mariano Pérez Eslava, S.D.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
48.9	Appointed	Metod Pirih	Coadjutor Bishop of Koper, Slovenia	Bishop
84.9	Died	Dino Luigi Romoli, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Pescia, Italy
71.4	Installed	John Joseph Thomas Ryan †	Archbishop of United States of America, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
41.8	Ordained Bishop	Eduardus Sangsun, S.V.D.	Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia
32.8	Ordained Priest	Rafael Masahiro Umemura	Priest of Yokohama, Japan	Bishop
27 Mar	65.1	Died	Joseph Alain Leroy, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kilwa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
29 Mar	46.8	Appointed	Guy André Dominique Marie Chevalier, SS.CC.	Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop
59.2	Appointed	Henry Sebastian D'Souza	Coadjutor Archbishop of Calcutta, India	Archbishop Emeritus
48.9	Appointed	Joseph Atsumi Misue	Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan
75.4	Retired	Dominic Yoshimatsu Noguchi †	Bishop of Hiroshima, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
60.3	Appointed	Diarmaid (Dermot) O'Súilleabháin (O'Sullivan) †	Bishop of Kerry, Ireland
24.0	Ordained Priest	Jorge Solórzano Pérez	Priest of Managua, Nicaragua	Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
55.7	Appointed	James Stephen Sullivan †	Bishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr	53.0	Appointed	Edward Michael Egan	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop
53.0	Appointed	Edward Michael Egan	Titular Bishop of Allegheny	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
2 Apr	51.8	Appointed	José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm.	Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
76.2	Retired	Helder Pessoa Câmara †	Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	José Lamartine Soares †	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
3 Apr	40.5	Appointed	Adam Odzimek	Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland
40.5	Appointed	Adam Odzimek	Titular Bishop of Tadamata	Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland
4 Apr	46.9	Appointed	Angel Gelmi Bertocchi	Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
46.9	Appointed	Angel Gelmi Bertocchi	Titular Bishop of Forum Clodii	Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
59.8	Appointed	Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F.	Auxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
59.8	Appointed	Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
6 Apr	73.8	Died	Edgar Godin †	Bishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
8 Apr	28.5	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Carrasco Rouco	Priest of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain	Bishop of Lugo, Spain
9 Apr	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Luis Robles Díaz †	Titular Archbishop of Stephaniacum	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
10 Apr	46.2	Appointed	Isaías Duarte Cancino †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
46.2	Appointed	Isaías Duarte Cancino †	Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
60.5	Appointed	Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
13 Apr	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Edmundo Luis Flavio Abastoflor Montero	Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia	Archbishop of La Paz, Bolivia
64.5	Appointed	Robert-Joseph Coffy †	Archbishop of Marseille, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.6	Resigned	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray	Archbishop of Marseille, France	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
64.7	Appointed	Adolphe-Maria Gustave Hardy	Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France	Bishop Emeritus
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Roman Adam Marcinkowski	Titular Bishop of Bulla Regia	Auxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
14 Apr	29.9	Ordained Priest	John Barwa, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Coadjutor Bishop of Rourkela, India
25.2	Ordained Priest	Jonas Ivanauskas	Priest of Kaunas, Lithuania	Auxiliary Bishop
15 Apr	42.4	Appointed	Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P.	Prelate of Tibú, Colombia	Bishop of Magangué, Colombia
16 Apr	75.3	Retired	Nicholas Thomas Elko †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
68.1	Retired	George Edward Lynch †	Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Donald Walter Trautman	Titular Bishop of Sassura	Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
17 Apr	67.0	Appointed	Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Family	Vice President Emeritus
67.0	Appointed	Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi †	Titular Bishop of Vico Equense	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
73.9	Died	Aniger de Francisco de Maria Melillo †	Bishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
88.0	Died	Ferdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China
20 Apr	48.8	Installed	Luis Morales Reyes	Coadjutor Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila, México	Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, San Luís Potosí, México
21 Apr	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Desmond A. Williams †	Titular Bishop of Summa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
22 Apr	44.4	Appointed	Jesus Aputen Cabrera	Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
84.7	Died	Basile Khoury, B.S. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Saïda (Melkite), Lebanon
60.0	Appointed	Pedro G. Magugat, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
66.6	Died	Cipriano Urgel y Villahermosa †	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines
23 Apr	64.2	Appointed	Antony Padiyara †	Archbishop of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India
89.7	Died	Juan Tarsicio Senner, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
24 Apr	57.0	Appointed	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Silli	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
57.0	Appointed	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Secretary General of the Synod of Bishops	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
61.1	Appointed	Jozef Tomko	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
25 Apr	57.7	Appointed	Roger Louis Kaffer	Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.7	Appointed	Roger Louis Kaffer	Titular Bishop of Dusa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
59.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Kim Ok-kyun	Titular Bishop of Girba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
53.4	Appointed	Fernando Legal, S.D.B.	Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26 Apr	51.9	Appointed	Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.9	Appointed	Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara	Titular Bishop of Thysdrus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
27 Apr	80.0	Died	René-Fernand-Bernardin Collin, O.F.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
45.4	Appointed	Roberto Lückert León	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela	Archbishop of Coro, Venezuela
97.3	Died	Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
28 Apr	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Francisco Martins Pinheiro	Titular Bishop of Dumium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Murilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.J.	Titular Bishop of Lysinia	Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
29 Apr	49.6	Appointed	Santos Abril y Castelló	Titular Archbishop of Tamada	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
49.6	Appointed	Santos Abril y Castelló	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
42.1	Appointed	Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines	Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
42.1	Appointed	Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
70.1	Died	Joseph Sipendi †	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania
30 Apr	58.7	Appointed	Agostino Cacciavillan	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nepal	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

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