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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Apr54.8Ordained BishopRobert Léon WattebledBishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), FranceBishop Emeritus
2 Apr52.7Ordained BishopDennis Marion SchnurrBishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USAArchbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3 Apr59.3AppointedMartin John AmosAuxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
59.3AppointedMartin John AmosTitular Bishop of MetaBishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
64.0AppointedRoger William Gries, O.S.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.0AppointedRoger William Gries, O.S.B.Titular Bishop of PraesidiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
75.9RetiredAnthony Edward PevecAuxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
88.5DiedAdriano Jaime Miriam Veigle, T.O.R. †Prelate Emeritus of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil
5 Apr54.1AppointedGiuseppe BetoriSecretary General of the Italian Episcopal ConferenceCardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
54.1AppointedGiuseppe BetoriTitular Bishop of FaleroneCardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
6 Apr58.8AppointedJoseph Anthony PepeBishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USABishop Emeritus
7 Apr52.8InstalledDomenico SorrentinoPrelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, ItalyBishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
9 Apr54.2AppointedOrlando Antonio Corrales GarcíaBishop of Palmira, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
57.8AppointedCrescenzio SepePrefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
77.0RetiredJozef TomkoPrefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of PeoplesCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
11 Apr45.8AppointedGerard Johannes Nicolaus de KorteAuxiliary Bishop of Utrecht, NetherlandsBishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
45.8AppointedGerard Johannes Nicolaus de KorteTitular Bishop of Caesarea in MauretaniaBishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
76.7RetiredMiroslav Stefan MarusynSecretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesSecretary Emeritus
63.1AppointedAntonio Maria VegliòSecretary of the Congregation for the Oriental ChurchesCardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
12 Apr43.3AppointedFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyPrefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
43.3AppointedFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.Titular Bishop of NebbiPrefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
51.0AppointedArthur RocheAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great BritainCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
51.0AppointedArthur RocheTitular Bishop of RusticianaCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
54.9AppointedGeorge StackAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
54.9AppointedGeorge StackTitular Bishop of Gemellae in NumidiaArchbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
14 Apr65.6SucceededÉmile Jean Marie Henri Joseph Destombes, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, CambodiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
73.1ResignedYves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, CambodiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
15 Apr69.2DiedNicolas OkiohBishop Emeritus of Natitingou, Benin
16 Apr89.9DiedEmanuele ClarizioPresident Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
73.6DiedJohn Richard McNamaraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
17 Apr75.6RetiredAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloApostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
75.6RetiredAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
63.1AppointedPaolo RomeoApostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
63.1AppointedPaolo RomeoApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
18 Apr42.4AppointedDulcênio Fontes de MatosAuxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, BrazilBishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
42.4AppointedDulcênio Fontes de MatosTitular Bishop of CozylaBishop of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
19 Apr64.4AppointedGermán Trajano Pavón PuenteBishop of Ambato, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
55.1AppointedElio Alevi Pérez Tapia, S.D.B. †Prelate of Juli, PeruPrelate Emeritus
20 Apr34.4Ordained PriestToma Adly ZakiPriestBishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt
21 Apr50.0AppointedGuillermo Dela Vega AfableAuxiliary Bishop of Davao, PhilippinesBishop of Digos, Philippines
50.0AppointedGuillermo Dela Vega AfableTitular Bishop of VadesiBishop of Digos, Philippines
30.8Ordained PriestJuan Miguel Betancourt Torres, S.E.M.V.Priest of OtherAuxiliary Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
44.9AppointedAntonieto Dumagan CabajogBishop of Surigao, Philippines
69.2ResignedMiguel Clarete Cinches, S.V.D. †Bishop of Surigao, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
46.5AppointedJohn Forrosuelo DuBishop of Dumaguete, PhilippinesArchbishop of Palo, Philippines
65.3Ordained BishopPercival Joseph FernandezTitular Bishop of BullaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
61.7Ordained BishopAgnelo Rufino GraciasTitular Bishop of MolicunzaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
24.9Ordained PriestGjergj MetaPriest of Durrës-Tiranë, AlbaniaBishop of Rrëshen, Albania
22 Apr62.7Ordained BishopBernard Louis Marie CharrierBishop of Tulle, FranceBishop Emeritus
65.2InstalledEgon KapellariBishop of Graz-Seckau, AustriaBishop Emeritus
24.8Ordained PriestHryhoriy KomarPriest of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), UkraineAuxiliary Bishop
57.0Ordained BishopLouis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D.Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in ProconsulariCardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos
23 Apr58.5AppointedCamilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano, S.D.B.Bishop of Tibú, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Barrancabermeja, Colombia
71.0DiedDonato De BonisTitular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia
24 Apr75.0RetiredDesiderio Elso CollinoBishop of Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
52.3AppointedGaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I.Auxiliary Bishop of Ambatondrazaka, MadagascarBishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
52.3AppointedGaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I.Titular Bishop of GuardialfieraBishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
48.3AppointedLudovick Joseph Minde, ALCP/OSSBishop of Kahama, TanzaniaBishop of Moshi, Tanzania
70.0DiedJudson Michael ProcykArchbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
56.5AppointedAgustín Roberto Radrizzani, S.D.B. †Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
56.5AppointedVincent RakotozafyBishop of Tôlagnaro, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
45.4AppointedMisael Vacca RamirezBishop of Yopal, ColombiaArchbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
42.5AppointedZygmunt Robaszkiewicz, M.S.F.Bishop of Morombe, MadagascarBishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar
64.8AppointedLawrence John SaldanhaArchbishop of Lahore, PakistanArchbishop Emeritus
77.0RetiredMatthew ShijaBishop of Kahama, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
60.9AppointedDenis Wiehe, C.S.Sp.Coadjutor Bishop of Port Victoria o SeychellesBishop Emeritus
75.7RetiredJean-Pierre-Dominique Zévaco, C.M. †Bishop of Tôlagnaro, MadagascarBishop Emeritus
25 Apr70.8AppointedGeraldo Majela (João José) de Castro, O. Praem. †Archbishop of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
37.3Ordained PriestRoberto Fornaciari, O.S.B.Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Tempio-Ampurias, Italy
73.4ResignedJosé Gonçalves HelenoBishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
53.0AppointedEmanuel Messias de OliveiraApostolic Administrator of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27 Apr52.3InstalledJoseph Angelo GrechBishop of Sandhurst, Australia
28 Apr50.3Ordained BishopSolomon Amanchukwu AmatuTitular Bishop of SabrataBishop of Okigwe, Nigeria
69.4Ordained BishopJosé Antonio GenticoTitular Bishop of MizigiAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
61.5Ordained BishopJuan Piris FrígolaBishop of Menorca, SpainBishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain
29 Apr124.1BeatifiedSt. Manuel González y GarcíaBishop of Palencia, Spain
51.0Ordained BishopDonal McKeownTitular Bishop of Cell AusailleBishop of Derry, Ireland
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