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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Apr79.6DiedRicardo Pedro Chaves Pinto Filho, O. Praem. †Archbishop Emeritus of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Apr75.2RetiredThomas John CurryAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
67.4Ordained BishopJoel Matthias Konzen, S.M.Titular Bishop of LeavenworthAuxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4 Apr87.7DiedIgnace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-AhadPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
56.3AppointedPaul Adegboyega OlawooreCoadjutor Bishop of Ilorin, NigeriaBishop
57.5AppointedLimacêdo Antônio da SilvaAuxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil
57.5AppointedLimacêdo Antônio da SilvaTitular Bishop of SaldaeBishop of Afogados da Ingazeira, Pernambuco, Brazil
59.5AppointedJayakody Aratchige Don Anton JayakodyAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
59.5AppointedJayakody Aratchige Don Anton JayakodyTitular Bishop of MulliAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
76.4RetiredVincent Marius Joseph PeirisAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo, Sri LankaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 Apr45.0Ordained BishopJohn NellikunnelBishop of Idukki (Syro-Malabar), India
60.8AppointedMarc Vincent TrudeauAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
60.8AppointedMarc Vincent TrudeauTitular Bishop of Tinisa in ProconsulariAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
6 Apr66.9AppointedLuis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M.Bishop of Orán, Argentina
56.9AppointedHeiner Wilmer, S.C.I.Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
7 Apr63.7AppointedMedil Sacay AseoBishop of Tagum, Philippines
56.7InstalledFabio Reynaldo Colindres AbarcaBishop of San Miguel, El Salvador
80.0RetiredFrancesco CoccopalmerioPresident of the Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsCardinal, President Emeritus
60.2Ordained BishopSimon T. FaddoulBishop of Our Lady of the Annunciation at Ibadan (Annunciazione) (Maronite), Nigeria
60.3AppointedFilippo Iannone, O. Carm.President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative TextsPrefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
77.0RetiredWilfredo Dasco ManlapazBishop of Tagum, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
47.9Ordained BishopRaymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.SS.R.Bishop of Chinhoyi, ZimbabweBishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
62.2CeasedRobert Christopher NdlovuApostolic Administrator of Chinhoyi, ZimbabweArchbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
58.9AppointedPaul Fitzpatrick RussellApostolic Nuncio to AzerbaijanAuxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
45.5AppointedÁbel Antal Szocska, O.S.B.M.Bishop of Nyíregyháza (Hungarian), Hungary
46.4Ordained BishopYouhanna Rafic WarchaTitular Bishop of Apamea in Syria dei MaronitiCurial Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
9 Apr36.4AppointedCristian Dumitru CrişanApostolic Visitor (Visitator)Auxiliary Bishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
59.7Ordained BishopPaul SwarbrickBishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
83.2DiedFelipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
10 Apr65.9AppointedSamuel Irenios KattukallilCoadjutor Bishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop
59.0AppointedYoohanon Theodosius KochuthundilCoadjutor Bishop of Muvattupuzha (Syro-Malankara), IndiaBishop
62.6CeasedIbrahim Isaac Sedrak (Sidrak)Apostolic Administrator of Guizeh (Coptic), EgyptPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
51.4AppointedToma Adly ZakiApostolic Administrator of Guizeh (Coptic), EgyptBishop
51.4AppointedToma Adly ZakiTitular Bishop of CabasaBishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt
12 Apr67.0CeasedJosé Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I.Apostolic Administrator of Farafangana, MadagascarBishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
69.3InstalledGaetano Di Pierro, S.C.I.Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
38.8AppointedPetro Loza, C.SS.R.Titular Bishop of PaniumAuxiliary Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
38.8ConfirmedPetro Loza, C.SS.R.Auxiliary Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
76.0RetiredBraulio Sáez Garcia, O.C.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
14 Apr54.4InstalledAlick BandaArchbishop of Lusaka, Zambia
85.5DiedRinaldo Fidel BrédiceBishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa, Argentina
66.7InstalledGiuseppe MarcianteBishop of Cefalù, Italy
48.9Ordained BishopMatthias Charles Georges MradTitular Bishop of ZoravaCurial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
57.1Ordained BishopAthanasius Rethna Swamy SwamiadianBishop of Ahmedabad, India
15 Apr53.8Ordained BishopPeter BirkhoferTitular Bishop of Villamagna in TripolitanaAuxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
60.1Ordained BishopPhilippe Maurice Marie Joseph Christory, Comm. l'Emm.Bishop of Chartres, France
62.0InstalledManuel da Silva Rodrigues LindaBishop of Porto, Portugal
16 Apr42.5AppointedAndriy RabiyApostolic Administrator of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
66.4ResignedStefan SorokaArchbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USAArchbishop Emeritus
17 Apr77.4RetiredJosé María ArancedoArchbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
59.7Ordained BishopJames Athikalam, M.S.T.Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabar), India
58.9AppointedSergio Alfredo FenoyArchbishop of Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz, Argentina
88.2DiedDavid Edward FoleyBishop Emeritus of Birmingham, Alabama, USA
54.0InstalledJosé Saúl Grisales GrisalesBishop of Ipiales, Colombia
69.2InstalledJose Romeo Juanito Orquejo LazoArchbishop of Jaro, Philippines
90.9DiedPhilibert Randriambololona, S.J. †Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
18 Apr58.2AppointedPaul Anthony MullasseryBishop of Quilon, India
76.8RetiredStanley RomanBishop of Quilon, IndiaBishop Emeritus
19 Apr70.4DiedZacharias Cenita JimenezAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Butuan, Philippines
77.9RetiredDamian KyaruziBishop of Sumbawanga, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
52.7AppointedBeatus Christian Urassa, ALCP/OSSBishop of Sumbawanga, Tanzania
74.8DiedAbraham ViruthakulangaraArchbishop of Nagpur, India
21 Apr44.3Ordained BishopHéctor López AlvaradoTitular Bishop of SereddeliAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
60.1Ordained BishopJuan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of TucciAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
53.4Ordained BishopJanusz OstrowskiTitular Bishop of CaltadriaAuxiliary Bishop of Warmia, Poland
52.1Ordained BishopEngelberto Polino SánchezTitular Bishop of Vazari-DiddaAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
22 Apr64.4InstalledLivio CorazzaBishop of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
74.0InstalledLouis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun, I.V.D.Cardinal-Priest of San Silvestro in CapiteCardinal, Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos
24 Apr49.9Ordained BishopAbel Cahiles ApigoBishop of Mati, Philippines
77.9RetiredDomenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A.Prelate of Chuquibambilla, PeruPrelate Emeritus
43.5AppointedEdinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A.Apostolic Administrator of Chuquibambilla, PeruBishop of Chiclayo, Peru
55.7CeasedVictor Manuel FernándezRectorCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
102.5DiedVictor Garaygordóbil BerrizbeitiaPrelate Emeritus of Los Ríos, Ecuador
53.2AppointedProsper Bonaventure KyBishop of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
25 Apr49.9InstalledAbel Cahiles ApigoBishop of Mati, Philippines
57.1InstalledGregory John BittmanBishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
61.8AppointedAirton José dos SantosArchbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
75.9RetiredGermano Grachane, C.M.Bishop of Nacala, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus
66.3AppointedJoseph Vuthilert HaelomBishop of Chiang Rai, Thailand
88.4DiedHans-Reinhard KochAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Erfurt, Germany
80.3RetiredMaurice Konan KouassiBishop of Daloa, Côte d’IvoireBishop Emeritus
58.2AppointedMarcellin Yao KouadioBishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire
76.1RetiredGeraldo Lyrio RochaArchbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
55.7Ordained BishopFrancis MeliBishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
52.8AppointedMarcellin-Marie NdabnyembBishop of Batouri, Cameroon
64.5AppointedJoseph Nguyen Duc CuongBishop of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam
46.3AppointedMário SpakiBishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
67.6InstalledPedro Vázquez VillalobosArchbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
61.0AppointedAlberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M.Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique
26 Apr56.3Ordained BishopMichael Joseph DooleyBishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
94.2DiedPierre Marie Léon Augustin PlateauArchbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
27 Apr56.3InstalledMichael Joseph DooleyBishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
74.1AppointedTerrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J.Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
28 Apr51.1AppointedCerilo "Allan" Uy CasicasBishop of Marbel, Philippines
79.1RetiredDinualdo Destajo GutierrezBishop of Marbel, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
80.6DiedRamón López Carrozas, O. de M. †Bishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
56.5Ordained BishopFlorencio Félix Paredes Cruz, C.R.L.Coadjutor Prelate of Humahuaca, ArgentinaPrelate
29 Apr48.8InstalledEmery Kibal Nkufi Mansong’loo, C.P.Apostolic Administrator of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
30 Apr45.8Ordained BishopPetar PalićBishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), CroatiaBishop of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
50.4Ordained BishopBartolome Gaspar SantosBishop of Iba, Philippines
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