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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar68.5InstalledLeslie Rogers TomlinsonBishop of Sandhurst, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
2 Mar75.4DiedJosé Adolfo Mojica MoralesBishop Emeritus of Sonsonate, El Salvador
75.0RetiredJosé Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
3 Mar50.5Ordained BishopJulio MuratTitular Archbishop of OrangeApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
74.2DiedStephen M. TiruBishop of Khunti, India
4 Mar54.3Ordained BishopJoaquim Wladimir Lopes DiasTitular Bishop of SitaBishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
89.8DiedJohn Charles ReissBishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
52.6Ordained BishopDaniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of PhelbesCardinal, Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
5 Mar48.1AppointedBinay KandulnaApostolic Administrator of Khunti, IndiaBishop
6 Mar53.0AppointedKuriakose BharanikulangaraArchbishop (Personal Title) of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop
7 Mar71.4AppointedLorenzo BaldisseriSecretary of the College of CardinalsCardinal, Secretary General Emeritus of the Synod of Bishops
61.0AppointedPaulo Mendes PeixotoArchbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
75.7RetiredAloísio Roque Oppermann, S.C.I. †Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
8 Mar64.5AppointedLiam Stephen CaryBishop of Baker, Oregon, USA
78.0CeasedWilliam Stephen SkylstadApostolic Administrator of Baker, Oregon, USABishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
9 Mar91.9DiedJosé Tomás SánchezCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
10 Mar55.7AppointedFrancesco AlfanoArchbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
68.5AppointedMario Roberto CassariApostolic Nuncio to South AfricaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
68.5AppointedMario Roberto CassariApostolic Nuncio to BotswanaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
68.5AppointedMario Roberto CassariApostolic Nuncio to NamibiaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
68.5AppointedMario Roberto CassariApostolic Nuncio to SwazilandApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
75.9RetiredFelice CeceArchbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
74.3DiedHermín Negrón SantanaAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
11 Mar52.7InstalledHervé GaschignardBishop of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus
12 Mar69.1DiedAugustin MisagoBishop of Gikongoro, Rwanda
67.4DiedWilson Abraham Moncayo JalilBishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador
13 Mar84.5DiedHans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
14 Mar41.9AppointedEduardo José Castillo PinoAuxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, EcuadorArchbishop
41.9AppointedEduardo José Castillo PinoTitular Bishop of Tarasa in ByzacenaArchbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
60.6AppointedAdalberto Martínez FloresBishop of Paraguay, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
15 Mar67.9InstalledPaul LortieBishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
72.9AppointedEdwin Frederick O’BrienGrand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of JerusalemCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus
78.5AppointedJulio César Terán Dutari, S.J.Apostolic Administrator of Santo Domingo en EcuadorBishop Emeritus of Ibarra, Ecuador
16 Mar71.7LaicizedRaymond John Lahey
17 Mar72.0AppointedRufin AnthonyApostolic Administrator of Faisalabad, PakistanBishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan
68.5AppointedMario Roberto CassariApostolic Nuncio to LesothoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
50.5Ordained BishopSanto Rocco GangemiTitular Archbishop of UmbriaticoApostolic Nuncio to Serbia
47.8Ordained BishopJozef Hal’koTitular Bishop of SerraAuxiliary Bishop of Bratislava, Slovakia
50.2InstalledJoão Santos CardosoBishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, BrazilArchbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
18 Mar74.5DiedAnárghyros PrintesisApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek)
52.4Ordained BishopRubens Sevilha, O.C.D.Titular Bishop of IdassaBishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
20 Mar76.0RetiredThomas George DoranBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
89.8DiedAnte JuricArchbishop Emeritus of Split-Makarska, Croatia
60.5AppointedChristian LépineArchbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
60.5InstalledChristian LépineArchbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
60.8AppointedWilliam Edward LoriArchbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
56.1AppointedDavid John MalloyBishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
47.9AppointedGregory Lawrence ParkesBishop of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USABishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
75.7RetiredJean-Claude TurcotteArchbishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21 Mar88.7DiedJohn George ChedidBishop Emeritus of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles (Maronite), California, USA
62.7AppointedAdriano Ciocca VasinoPrelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
58.1InstalledTimothy John Costelloe, S.D.B.Archbishop of Perth, Australia
53.4AppointedGiovanni Crippa, I.M.C.Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, BrazilBishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
53.4AppointedGiovanni Crippa, I.M.C.Titular Bishop of AcciaBishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
48.8AppointedJosé Luiz Gomes de VasconcelosAuxiliary Bishop of Fortaleza, Ceara, BrazilBishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil
48.8AppointedJosé Luiz Gomes de VasconcelosTitular Bishop of CanapiumBishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil
67.7CeasedEugène Lambert Adrian RixenApostolic Administrator of São Félix, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Goiás, Brazil
24 Mar63.8Ordained BishopFroilán Tiberio Casas OrtízBishop of Neiva, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
50.6AppointedSanto Rocco GangemiApostolic Nuncio to Papua New GuineaApostolic Nuncio to Serbia
49.5Ordained BishopVincent HarolimanaBishop of Ruhengeri, Rwanda
89.2DiedEdward Henryk MaterskiBishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
50.8Ordained BishopJoseph Ndembu MbatiaBishop of Nyahururu, Kenya
43.2AppointedWiesław ŚmigielAuxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, PolandBishop of Toruń, Poland
43.2AppointedWiesław ŚmigielTitular Bishop of BeatiaBishop of Toruń, Poland
25 Mar58.8InstalledFrancesco MoragliaPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
44.8Ordained BishopDominik SchwaderlappTitular Bishop of FrequentiumAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
26 Mar62.3InstalledJoseph-Luc-André BouchardBishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
29 Mar88.1DiedPaulino Reale ChirinaBishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
30 Mar62.9AppointedLuis Artemio Flores CalzadaBishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México
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