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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Apr82.7DiedJesús Antonio Castro BecerraBishop Emeritus of Palmira, Colombia
2 Apr76.4RetiredJulián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. †Bishop of León en NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
49.3AppointedCésar Bosco Vivas RobeloBishop of León en NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
4 Apr49.8AppointedPablo Lizama RiquelmeBishop of Melipilla, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
32.5Ordained PriestJoseph Nguyễn Tấn TướcPriest of Phú Cường, Viet NamBishop
32.8IncardinatedGuillermo Patricio Vera SotoPriest of Melipilla, ChileBishop of Rancagua, Chile
5 Apr26.5Ordained PriestLuiz Carlos DiasPriest of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
6 Apr34.0Ordained PriestFernando Natalio Chomalí GaribPriest of Santiago de ChileArchbishop
62.3AppointedFranco FestorazziArchbishop of Ancona-Osimo, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
67.4ResignedMichel Joseph KuehnBishop of Chartres, FranceBishop Emeritus
28.0Ordained PriestPatrick Michael Neary, C.S.C.Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossBishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
60.6Ordained BishopMichael Mary O’Shea, O.S.M. †Titular Bishop of Ath TruimVicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
54.3SucceededJacques Jean Joseph Jules PerrierBishop of Chartres, FranceBishop Emeritus of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
25.9Ordained PriestEdilson Soares NobrePriest of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilBishop of Oeiras, Piaui, Brazil
57.0AppointedDionigi TettamanziSecretary General of the Italian Episcopal ConferenceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
27.2Ordained PriestJohannes Harmannes Jozefus van den HendePriest of Groningen, NetherlandsBishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands
7 Apr59.5Ordained BishopHubert Constant, O.M.I. †Bishop of Fort-Liberté, HaïtiArchbishop Emeritus of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
26.6Ordained PriestIgnatius D’SouzaPriest of Lucknow, IndiaBishop of Bareilly, India
27.2Ordained PriestYunan Tombe Trille Kuku AndaliPriest of El Obeid, SudanBishop
8 Apr79.4Died[Joseph Huang Zi-yu]Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
72.2InstalledJan Olszański, M.I.C. †Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, UkraineBishop Emeritus
11 Apr52.0AppointedMiguel Angel Aguilar MirandaBishop of Guaranda, EcuadorBishop Emeritus of Ecuador, Military
46.5AppointedJean-Paul Maurice JaegerCoadjutor Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), FranceBishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
51.9AppointedJuraj JezerinacAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, CroatiaBishop Emeritus of Croatia, Military
51.9AppointedJuraj JezerinacTitular Bishop of StrumnitzaBishop Emeritus of Croatia, Military
70.0Ordained BishopJoseph Nguyễn Phụng HiểuBishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
12 Apr62.1AppointedLuigi ContiApostolic Nuncio to HondurasApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
53.0ResignedManuel Monteiro de CastroApostolic Nuncio to HondurasCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
13 Apr45.2Ordained BishopJacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède AnyilundaBishop of Dapaong, TogoBishop Emeritus
65.6AppointedAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloTitular Archbishop of TuscaniaCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
31.2IncardinatedAntoni DziemiankoPriest of Grodno, BelarusBishop of Pinsk, Belarus
41.5AppointedAleksander KaszkiewiczBishop of Grodno, Belarus
45.2AppointedTadeusz KondrusiewiczApostolic Administrator of European Russia {Russia Europea}Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
41.0AppointedJan Paweł Lenga, M.I.C.Apostolic Administrator of KazakhstanBishop Emeritus of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
41.0AppointedJan Paweł Lenga, M.I.C.Titular Bishop of ArbaBishop Emeritus of Karaganda, Kazakhstan
58.6AppointedPier Luigi MazzoniBishop of Ascoli Piceno, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
76.0RetiredMarcello MorganteBishop of Ascoli Piceno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
76.4AppointedKazimierz ŚwiątekArchbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, BelarusCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
76.4AppointedKazimierz ŚwiątekApostolic Administrator of Pinsk, BelarusCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
26.7Ordained DeaconBrian UdaigweDeacon of Orlu, NigeriaApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
38.5AppointedJoseph Werth, S.J.Apostolic Administrator of Siberia, Russian FederationBishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
38.5AppointedJoseph Werth, S.J.Titular Bishop of BulnaBishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
14 Apr48.1Ordained BishopCristián Caro CorderoTitular Bishop of ArcavicaArchbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
49.9Ordained BishopGérard Antoine Léopold DaucourtCoadjutor Bishop of Troyes, FranceBishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France
50.9Ordained BishopAndré-Joseph (Mutien) LéonardBishop of Namur {Namen}, BelgiumArchbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
55.1InstalledJulio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
15 Apr64.8AppointedPaul Michael Boyle, C.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Mandeville, Jamaica, AntillesBishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
64.8AppointedPaul Michael Boyle, C.P. †Titular Bishop of CanapiumBishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
56.7AppointedFabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.SS.R.Vicar Apostolic of Sibundoy, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia
56.7AppointedFabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.SS.R.Titular Bishop of BuduaBishop Emeritus of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia
53.1AppointedPhilippe Nkiere Keana, C.I.C.M.Coadjutor Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
49.4AppointedPeter Takeo OkadaBishop of Urawa, JapanArchbishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan
67.7ResignedJosef PlögerAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
16 Apr75.2RetiredLeo Joseph BrustAuxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
17 Apr27.5Ordained Priest[Simon Li Zhigang]PriestBishop-Elect of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
18 Apr91.5DiedThomas Arthur ConnollyArchbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
20 Apr55.7AppointedFortunato BaldelliApostolic Nuncio to Dominican RepublicCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
55.7AppointedFortunato BaldelliApostolic Delegate to Puerto RicoCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
56.6Ordained BishopDomenico CruscoBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, ItalyBishop Emeritus of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy
76.4DiedEmmanuel Kiwanuka NsubugaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Uganda
65.1Ordained BishopMario RizziTitular Archbishop of BalneoregiumApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bulgaria
29.6Ordained PriestStefano RussoPriest of Ascoli Piceno, ItalyBishop of Velletri-Segni, Italy
21 Apr27.2Ordained PriestStephen Ameyu Martin MullaPriest of Torit, South SudanCardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan
49.8Ordained BishopGerard CliffordTitular Bishop of HieronAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Armagh, Ireland
59.2Ordained BishopMarcelino Correr, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Carolina, Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
29.0Ordained PriestFirmino DavidPriest of Huambo, AngolaBishop of Sumbe, Angola
93.3DiedÁngel María Ocampo Berrio, S.J. †Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
22 Apr83.2DiedVictor Van Beurden, SS.CC. †Bishop Emeritus of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
23 Apr59.4AppointedJorge Arturo Meinvielle, S.D.B. †Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
24 Apr40.9AppointedAlberto Taveira CorrêaAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, BrazilArchbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil
40.9AppointedAlberto Taveira CorrêaTitular Bishop of SinnipsaArchbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil
78.1DiedMatija Matiša ZvekanovićBishop Emeritus of Subotica, Serbia
25 Apr52.3Ordained BishopTerence John BrainTitular Bishop of AmudarsaBishop Emeritus of Salford, England, Great Britain
26 Apr86.8DiedAntônio de Castro MayerBishop Emeritus of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
76.1RetiredHenry Joseph KennedyBishop of Armidale, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
57.4AppointedKevin Michael ManningBishop of Armidale, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Parramatta, Australia
66.0DiedThaddeus Anthony ShubsdaBishop of Monterey in California, USA
27 Apr59.0Ordained BishopAntonio Juan Baseotto, C.SS.R.Coadjutor Bishop of Añatuya, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
50.6Ordained BishopLajos PápaiBishop of Győr (Raab), HungaryBishop Emeritus
31.1Ordained PriestJoseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I.Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
79.8DiedPasquale VeneziaBishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
28 Apr56.6InstalledDomenico CruscoBishop of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, ItalyBishop Emeritus of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy
34.7Ordained PriestJosé Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap.Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
29 Apr29.7Ordained PriestNiranjan Sual SinghPriest of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, IndiaBishop of Sambalpur, India
30 Apr40.6AppointedEmilio Aranguren EcheverriaAuxiliary Bishop of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, CubaBishop of Holguín, Cuba
40.6AppointedEmilio Aranguren EcheverriaTitular Bishop of Cellae in ProconsulariBishop of Holguín, Cuba
79.3DiedMichel-Henri Canonne, A.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Tuléar, Madagascar
52.1AppointedJames Patterson Lyke, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
48.4AppointedVincenzo ManzellaBishop of Caltagirone, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy
42.1AppointedJosé Francisco Robles OrtegaAuxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
42.1AppointedJosé Francisco Robles OrtegaTitular Bishop of BossaCardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
71.7AppointedPablo Antonio Vega MantillaBishop of Juigalpa, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
61.9AppointedPedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez VílchezBishop of Jinotega, NicaraguaBishop Emeritus
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