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The Year of Our Lord 1990

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar75.0RetiredPaul Heinrich Nordhues †Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.5IncardinatedRomano RossiPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy
2 Mar64.0AppointedClímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo †Bishop of Azogues, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
3 Mar63.0Ordained BishopVictor Manuel Maldonado Barreno, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of CeramussaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
56.8InstalledElmer Osmar Ramón Miani †Bishop of Catamarca, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
64.1Ordained BishopOlindo Natale Spagnolo Martellozzo, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of CissiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador
6 Mar87.3DiedGiovanni Battista Dal Prà †Bishop Emeritus of Terni e Narni, Italy
50.5Ordained BishopMichael Patrick Driscoll †Titular Bishop of MaxitaBishop Emeritus of Boise City, Idaho, USA
55.7ResignedRubén López ArdónBishop of Esteli, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
43.7AppointedJuan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Bishop of Esteli, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
7 Mar63.3AppointedJose Maria Conget Arizaleta †Bishop of Jaca, Spain
63.9AppointedAntonio Deig Clotet †Bishop of Solsona, SpainBishop Emeritus
74.1DiedJosé Miguel Medina †Bishop Emeritus of Jujuy, Argentina
45.5AppointedEamonn Oliver WalshAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin, IrelandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.5AppointedEamonn Oliver WalshTitular Bishop of ElmhamaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
10 Mar75.2RetiredAngelo Palmas †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to CanadaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
11 Mar24.1Ordained DeaconFintan GavinDeacon of Dublin, IrelandBishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland
13 Mar52.0AppointedLuis Robles Díaz †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to UgandaVice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
74.9DiedLorenzo Vivaldo †Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy
83.8Died[Joseph Ye Yin-yun] †Bishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China
14 Mar60.6AppointedLajos Bálint †Bishop of Alba Iulia, RomaniaArchbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
81.4AppointedAdalbert (Bela) Boros †Titular Archbishop of Ressiana
78.5AppointedIoan Chertes †Titular Archbishop of Cantanus
51.6AppointedRicardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. †Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
49.7AppointedPetru GherghelBishop of Iaşi, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
65.9AppointedGheorghe Guţiu †Bishop of Cluj-Gherla (Claudiopoli-Armenopoli) (Romanian), RomaniaBishop Emeritus
70.8AppointedVasile Hossu †Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
81.0RetiredAntal Jakab †Bishop of Alba Iulia, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
44.0AppointedGyörgy-Miklós JakubínyiAuxiliary Bishop of Alba Iulia, RomaniaArchbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
44.0AppointedGyörgy-Miklós JakubínyiTitular Bishop of Aquae RegiaeArchbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
67.2AppointedSebastian Kräuter †Bishop of Timişoara, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
51.9AppointedElias James John Manning, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
58.8AppointedLucian MureşanBishop of Maramureş (Romanian), RomaniaCardinal, Major Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
78.3AppointedIoan Ploscaru †Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), RomaniaBishop Emeritus
47.1AppointedPál Reizer †Bishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
45.3AppointedIoan RobuArchbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, RomaniaArchbishop Emeritus
58.9AppointedJózsef Tempfli †Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
77.7AppointedAlexandru Todea †Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), RomaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
15 Mar48.5AppointedGiacinto BerlocoTitular Archbishop of FidenaeApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
48.5AppointedGiacinto BerlocoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to ZimbabweApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
48.5AppointedGiacinto BerlocoApostolic Delegate to MozambiqueApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
65.2AppointedFrancesco Colasuonno †Apostolic Delegate to Russian FederationCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy
52.5AppointedErwin Josef Ender †Titular Archbishop of Germania in NumidiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
52.5AppointedErwin Josef Ender †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to SudanApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
52.5AppointedErwin Josef Ender †Apostolic Delegate to Red Sea RegionApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
74.5RetiredJosé Nicomedes Grossi †Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
16 Mar76.6RetiredLuis Eduardo Henríquez Jiménez †Archbishop of Valencia en VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus
47.5AppointedJorge Liberato Urosa Savino †Archbishop of Valencia en VenezuelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
17 Mar60.1SucceededAloysius Matthew Ambrozic †Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
78.0RetiredGerald Emmett Carter †Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
63.3AppointedMaurice Couture, R.S.V. †Archbishop of Québec, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
50.1AppointedVladimír Filo †Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava, SlovakiaBishop Emeritus of Rožňava, Slovakia
50.1AppointedVladimír Filo †Titular Bishop of Thucca in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Rožňava, Slovakia
41.5AppointedJan GraubnerAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, CzechiaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
41.5AppointedJan GraubnerTitular Bishop of TagariaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
78.3RetiredPaul Grégoire †Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
48.1AppointedJosef HrdličkaAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, CzechiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.1AppointedJosef HrdličkaTitular Bishop of ThunudrumaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Olomouc, Czechia
42.1AppointedFrantišek Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaBishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia
42.1AppointedFrantišek Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. †Titular Bishop of Catabum CastraBishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia
29.4Ordained PriestJosé Mazuelos PérezPriest of Sevilla {Seville}, SpainBishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
45.3AppointedJoseph Paul Pierre MorissetteBishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
50.4AppointedFrantišek RadkovskýAuxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, CzechiaBishop Emeritus of Plzeň, Czechia
50.4AppointedFrantišek RadkovskýTitular Bishop of AggarBishop Emeritus of Plzeň, Czechia
56.0Ordained BishopAlojz Tkáč †Bishop of Košice, SlovakiaArchbishop Emeritus of Košice, Slovakia
64.6AppointedDominik Tóth †Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava, SlovakiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia
64.6AppointedDominik Tóth †Titular Bishop of UbabaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia
53.7AppointedJean-Claude Turcotte †Archbishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
78.1RetiredLouis-Albert Vachon †Archbishop of Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
18 Mar53.8Ordained BishopJoseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.Bishop of Kamichlié (Armenian), SyriaPatriarchal Exarch of Damas (Armenian), Syria
43.1Ordained BishopJulio César Bonino Bonino †Bishop of Tacuarembó, Uruguay
56.5Ordained BishopEduard Kojnok †Bishop of Rožňava, SlovakiaBishop Emeritus
66.4DiedAlfonso Nava Carreón †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
19 Mar53.1Ordained BishopProspero Nale Arellano †Prelate of Libmanan, PhilippinesPrelate Emeritus
49.3Ordained BishopRudolf Baláž †Bishop of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
27.8Ordained PriestAlexis Mitsuru Shirahama, P.S.S.Priest of Nagasaki, JapanBishop of Hiroshima, Japan
20 Mar60.2AppointedNorbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. †Bishop of Orlando, Florida, USABishop Emeritus
75.3RetiredJerome Joseph Hastrich †Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USABishop Emeritus
75.5RetiredYouhanna Nueir, O.F.M. †Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), EgyptBishop Emeritus
44.9SucceededDonald Edmond Pelotte, S.S.S. †Bishop of Gallup, New Mexico, USABishop Emeritus
62.0DiedTimóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil
58.9ResignedMiguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto RicoBishop Emeritus
23 Mar63.4AppointedRicardo María Carles Gordó †Archbishop of Barcelona, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
76.6RetiredNarciso Jubany Arnau †Archbishop of Barcelona, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
93.0DiedJoseph Francis Ryan †Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
24 Mar72.6DiedColin Aloysius MacPherson †Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
63.1Ordained BishopAlfredo Magarotto †Bishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
80.6DiedJohn Louis Morkovsky †Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
61.0Ordained BishopLeopold NowakTitular Bishop of CissaBishop Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany
31.1Ordained PriestGiovane Pereira de MeloPriest of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop of Araguaína, Tocatins, Brazil
24.3Ordained PriestJosé Bolivar Piedra AguirrePriest of Cuenca, EcuadorBishop of Riobamba, Ecuador
29.9Perpetual VowsErnesto José Romero Rivas, O.F.M. Cap.Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela
73.9ProfessedJosé Manuel Santos Ascarza, O.C.D. †Member of Order of Discalced CarmelitesArchbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
52.7Ordained BishopMarin SrakićTitular Bishop of CercinaArchbishop Emeritus of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia
27.4Ordained PriestMylo Hubert Claudio VergaraPriest of Manila, PhilippinesBishop of Pasig, Philippines
25 Mar22.8ProfessedJoão Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.Member of Society of the Catholic ApostolateBishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
23.9ProfessedAlgacir Munhak, C.S.Member of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles BorromeoBishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
28.9Ordained PriestAthanasius Schneider, O.R.C.Priest of Order of the Holy CrossAuxiliary Bishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan
26 Mar73.7DiedFilipe Tiago Broers, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Caravelas, Brazil
65.1AppointedPedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Ndalatando, AngolaBishop Emeritus
45.1AppointedSerafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap.Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, AngolaBishop Emeritus of Mbanza Congo, Angola
45.1AppointedSerafim Shyngo-Ya-Hombo, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of Aquae in DaciaBishop Emeritus of Mbanza Congo, Angola
28 Mar64.5AppointedAngelo AcerbiApostolic Nuncio to HungaryApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Netherlands
66.4AppointedCarlo Curis †Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to CanadaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
29 Mar55.3AppointedRafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Arauca, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
47.0Ordained BishopBraulio Rafael León VillegasBishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, México
50.2AppointedIvan Prendja †Coadjutor Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), CroatiaArchbishop
30 Mar75.6RetiredJuan Francisco Fresno Larraín †Archbishop of Santiago de ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
63.1AppointedCarlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †Archbishop of Santiago de ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
31 Mar70.4DiedJerzy Karol Ablewicz †Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
43.6Ordained BishopVojtěch CikrleBishop of Brno, CzechiaBishop Emeritus
83.4DiedKnut Ansgar Nelson, O.S.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden
38.2Ordained PriestJean César Scarcella, C.R.A.Priest of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of AgauneAbbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
63.2AppointedJusztin Nándor Takács, O.C.D. †Coadjutor Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), HungaryBishop Emeritus
57.8Ordained BishopMiloslav Vlk †Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, CzechiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
Apr74.9RetiredBruno Torpigliani †Apostolic Nuncio to PhilippinesApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
70.3Selected[Simon (Andreas) Zhu Wenyu (Zhu Xiang yu, Zhu Weng, Zhu Wen Han)] †Bishop of Chifeng [Chihfeng], China
1 Apr19.5ProfessedPedro Centeno Baquero, S.D.B.Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
22.7Ordained DeaconThomas DeenihanDeacon of Cork and Ross, IrelandBishop of Meath, Ireland
23.1Ordained DeaconFintan MonahanDeacon of Tuam, IrelandBishop of Killaloe, Ireland
2 Apr39.7AppointedCornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir †Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
44.4AppointedThomas DabreAuxiliary Bishop of Bombay, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Poona, India
44.4AppointedThomas DabreTitular Bishop of Arae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Poona, India
48.9AppointedVincent Valentine Egwuchukwu Ezeonyia, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Aba, Nigeria
29.8IncardinatedFortunatus NwachukwuPriest of Aba, NigeriaSecretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
78.2RetiredAnthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Umuahia, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
44.3AppointedFulgence Rabeony, S.J.Bishop of Toliara, MadagascarArchbishop Emeritus of Toliara, Madagascar
30.1Ordained PriestHumberto Tapia DíazPriest of Sicuani, PeruBishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
38.2AppointedLucius Iwejuru UgorjiBishop of Umuahia, NigeriaArchbishop of Owerri, Nigeria
3 Apr24.1Ordained PriestOscar Jaime Llaneta FlorencioPriest of Palo, PhilippinesBishop of Philippines, Military
49.0Ordained BishopVincent Ri Pyung-hoBishop of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
48.4Ordained BishopJesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap.Titular Bishop of AssurasVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador
4 Apr27.2Ordained DeaconPhilip E. R. DickmansDeacon of Hasselt, BelgiumBishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil
57.1AppointedRafael Llano Cifuentes †Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
57.1AppointedRafael Llano Cifuentes †Titular Bishop of MadesBishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
41.1AppointedMario del Valle Moronta RodríguezAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaBishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
41.1AppointedMario del Valle Moronta RodríguezTitular Bishop of NovaBishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
50.8AppointedDiego Rafael Padrón SánchezAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela
50.8AppointedDiego Rafael Padrón SánchezTitular Bishop of GisipaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cumaná, Venezuela
42.2Ordained BishopJosé Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Prelate of Jesús María (del Nayar), Nayarit, MéxicoPrelate Emeritus
57.8Ordained BishopAntonio Racelis RañolaTitular Bishop of ClaternaeAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
48.8AppointedUbaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I.Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de VenezuelaArchbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
48.8AppointedUbaldo Ramón Santana Sequera, F.M.I.Titular Bishop of CaeciriArchbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
5 Apr48.5Ordained BishopGiacinto BerlocoTitular Archbishop of FidenaeApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
52.5Ordained BishopErwin Josef Ender †Titular Archbishop of Germania in NumidiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Germany
51.7Ordained BishopFrancesco Gioia, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
43.7InstalledJuan Abelardo Mata Guevara, S.D.B.Bishop of Esteli, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
50.1Ordained BishopEdward NowakTitular Archbishop of LuniSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
6 Apr63.3AppointedWilliam Wakefield Baum †Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
54.4AppointedBruno Bertagna †Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City StateVice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
75.5RetiredLuigi Dadaglio †Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
75.1RetiredMathias Dionys Albert Paul Defregger †Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
67.8AppointedPio Laghi †Pro-Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
7 Apr56.4AppointedThomas Ludger Dupré †Auxiliary Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
56.4AppointedThomas Ludger Dupré †Titular Bishop of HodelmBishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
50.6AppointedDavid Eugene FellhauerBishop of Victoria in Texas, USABishop Emeritus
41.6Ordained BishopJan GraubnerTitular Bishop of TagariaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
48.2Ordained BishopJosef HrdličkaTitular Bishop of ThunudrumaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Olomouc, Czechia
42.2Ordained BishopFrantišek Václav Lobkowicz, O. Praem. †Titular Bishop of Catabum CastraBishop of Ostrava-Opava, Czechia
37.6Ordained PriestLuy Gonzaga Nguyên Hùng ViPriest of Kontum, Viet NamBishop
61.0AppointedNatalino Pescarolo †Auxiliary Bishop of Cuneo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
61.0AppointedNatalino Pescarolo †Titular Bishop of AlexanumBishop Emeritus of Cuneo, Italy
61.0AppointedNatalino Pescarolo †Apostolic Administrator of Fossano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cuneo, Italy
50.5Ordained BishopFrantišek RadkovskýTitular Bishop of AggarBishop Emeritus of Plzeň, Czechia
57.0AppointedIsidro Sala Ribera †Coadjutor Bishop of Abancay, PeruBishop Emeritus
8 Apr63.1InstalledAlfredo Magarotto †Bishop of Chioggia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
9 Apr61.9AppointedAntonino Orrù †Bishop of Ales-Terralba, ItalyBishop Emeritus
11 Apr59.8DiedSamuel Silverio Buitrago Trujillo, C.M. †Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia
28.7Ordained PriestElias Joseph GonsalvesPriest of Bombay, IndiaArchbishop of Nagpur, India
24.6Ordained PriestGiacomo MorandiPriest of Modena-Nonantola, ItalyBishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy
13 Apr82.8DiedTeodoro Minisci, O.S.B.I. †Abbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
15 Apr82.0DiedAngelo Tarantino, F.S.C.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Arua, Uganda
16 Apr50.2Ordained BishopVladimír Filo †Titular Bishop of Thucca in MauretaniaBishop Emeritus of Rožňava, Slovakia
64.7Ordained BishopDominik Tóth †Titular Bishop of UbabaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia
17 Apr56.1AppointedWilliam Stephen SkylstadBishop of Spokane, Washington, USABishop Emeritus
55.2ResignedLawrence Harold Welsh †Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USABishop Emeritus
18 Apr58.5AppointedFrancisco Batistela, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
62.5InstalledThomas Vose Daily †Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USABishop Emeritus
46.4AppointedJosé Alberto Moura, C.S.S.Coadjutor Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
58.8AppointedJosé Vieira de Lima, T.O.R.Bishop of Marabá, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
19 Apr49.5Ordained BishopEmilio Layon BataclanTitular Bishop of GunelaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
54.6AppointedJoaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa †Auxiliary Bishop of Zaragoza, SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
54.6AppointedJoaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa †Titular Bishop of EloAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
50.5AppointedEustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R. †Prelate of Alto Paraná, ParaguayArchbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
70.0ResignedMarko Jozinović †Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and HerzegovinaArchbishop Emeritus
61.1AppointedJorge Adolfo Carlos Livieres Banks †Bishop of Encarnación, ParaguayBishop Emeritus
50.5AppointedSebelio Peralta Alvarez †Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, ParaguayBishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay
75.7RetiredAugustín Van Aaken, S.V.D. †Prelate of Alto Paraná, ParaguayPrelate Emeritus
20 Apr24.4Ordained PriestLuigi Roberto ConaPriest of Piazza Armerina, ItalyApostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
69.1ResignedSpiridon Mattar †Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), BrazilBishop Emeritus
61.9AppointedBoutros Mouallem, S.M.S.P.Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel
51.5AppointedVijay Anand Nedumpuram, C.M.I.Bishop of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
77.0RetiredJanuarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. †Bishop of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus
79.0DiedJoseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. †Bishop Emeritus of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
64.1Ordained BishopClímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo †Bishop of Azogues, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
21 Apr57.1AppointedRoberto Amadei †Bishop of Savona-Noli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Bergamo, Italy
51.7Ordained BishopRicardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. †Bishop of Leopoldina, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
65.7AppointedNicola Comparone †Coadjutor Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, ItalyBishop
63.4Ordained BishopJose Maria Conget Arizaleta †Bishop of Jaca, Spain
60.1AppointedFrancesco CuccareseArchbishop of Pescara-Penne, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
31.6Ordained PriestJean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusCardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg
75.8RetiredAntonio Iannucci †Archbishop of Pescara-Penne, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
26.0Ordained PriestFranco Mulakkal (Aippunny)Priest of Jullundur, IndiaBishop Emeritus
22 Apr49.9Ordained BishopGustavo Girón Higuita, O.C.D.Titular Bishop of BisicaBishop Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
59.6Ordained BishopAlwin Albert Hafner, M.S.F. †Bishop of Morombe, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
63.2InstalledCarlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †Archbishop of Santiago de ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
27.5Ordained PriestMichel Proulx, O. Praem.Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesBishop-Elect of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick
45.6Ordained BishopEamonn Oliver WalshTitular Bishop of ElmhamaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
23 Apr86.3DiedDomenico Fiorina, I.M.C. †Superior General Emeritus of Consolata Missionaries
77.6DiedVincent Joseph Hines †Bishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
48.1AppointedGeraldo Lyrio Rocha †Bishop of Colatina, Espirito Santo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
24 Apr52.1AppointedPaolo RomeoApostolic Nuncio to ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
25 Apr54.9AppointedBellino Giusto Ghirard †Coadjutor Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), FranceBishop Emeritus
32.8Ordained PriestSarat Chandra NayakPriest of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, IndiaBishop of Berhampur, India
26 Apr59.0Ordained BishopJózsef Tempfli †Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
28 Apr64.6AppointedAndrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo †Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and PalestineCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
67.3Ordained BishopSebastian Kräuter †Bishop of Timişoara, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
60.1AppointedAdam Joseph MaidaArchbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
27.4Ordained PriestAlberto Ortega MartínPriest of Madrid, SpainApostolic Nuncio to Chile
29.6Ordained PriestGianni SacchiPriest of Biella, ItalyBishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
62.6AppointedEdmund Casimir Szoka †President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy SeeCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
29 Apr43.3AppointedGiorgio Bertin, O.F.M.Apostolic Administrator of Mogadiscio, SomaliaBishop of Djibouti
44.2Ordained BishopGyörgy-Miklós JakubínyiTitular Bishop of Aquae RegiaeArchbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
45.4InstalledIoan RobuArchbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, RomaniaArchbishop Emeritus
30 Apr32.8Ordained PriestJosé Araneta CabantanPriest of Cagayan de Oro, PhilippinesArchbishop
54.4AppointedJorge Iván Castaño Rubio, C.M.F.Bishop of Quibdó, ColombiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
50.2AppointedAbraham Escudero Montoya †Bishop of Espinal, ColombiaBishop of Palmira, Colombia
64.3SucceededChristophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. †Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
70.0ResignedTimothée Pirigisha Mukombe †Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
73.2AppointedGustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y. †Bishop of Istmina-Tadó, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
26.9Ordained PriestOscar Domingo SarlingaPriest of Mercedes-Luján, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Zárate-Campana, Argentina
87.5DiedAurelio Signora †Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy
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