Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
Apr | 73.1 | Resigned | Auguste-Julien-Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. † | Vicar Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
1 Apr | 72.3 | Died | Cesare Orsenigo † | Apostolic Nuncio to Germany |
69.0 | Died | Thomas Leighton Williams † | Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain |
3 Apr | 73.1 | Died | Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza † | Bishop Emeritus of Espírito Santo, Brazil |
59.2 | Appointed | Karel Skoupý † | Bishop of Brno, Czechia |
4 Apr | 76.3 | Retired | Henri Delalle, O.M.I. † | Vicar Apostolic of Natal, South Africa | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
| Born | George Anthony Frendo, O.P. | | Archbishop Emeritus of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania |
61.2 | Resigned | Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. † | Vicar Apostolic of Loango, Congo | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
6 Apr | 23.0 | Ordained Priest | José Arana Berruete, O.A.R. † | Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects | Prelate of Chota, Peru |
24.0 | Ordained Priest | Umberto Betti, O.F.M. † | Priest of Order of Friars Minor | Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University |
25.6 | Ordained Priest | José Cerviño Cerviño † | Priest of Santiago de Compostela, Spain | Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain |
26.1 | Ordained Priest | Alphonse Chantoux, C.SS.R. † | Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer | Prefect Emeritus of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso |
46.3 | Appointed | John Christopher Cody † | Coadjutor Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada | Bishop |
46.3 | Appointed | John Christopher Cody † | Titular Bishop of Elatea | Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada |
23.4 | Ordained Priest | Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. † | Priest of Order of Friars Minor | Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia |
24.5 | Ordained Priest | William Anthony Hughes † | Priest of Youngstown, Ohio, USA | Bishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA |
24.8 | Ordained Priest | Antonio Lloren Mabutas † | Priest | Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines |
7 Apr | 22.9 | Ordained Priest | Bruno Foresti † | Priest of Bergamo, Italy | Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy |
28.1 | Ordained Priest | Donal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. † | Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit | Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria |
8 Apr | 54.6 | Appointed | William (Wilhelm Anton) Neubauer, O.F.M. Cap. † | Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin | Minister General Emeritus |
11 Apr | 65.8 | Appointed | Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. † | Archbishop of Nanning [Nanning], China |
66.7 | Appointed | Zenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. † | Bishop of Wuhu [Wuhu], China |
69.3 | Died | Giovanni Bargiggia † | Bishop of Vigevano, Italy |
58.5 | Appointed | Assuero Teofano Bassi, S.X. † | Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], China |
58.3 | Appointed | Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. † | Bishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China |
64.5 | Appointed | Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. † | Archbishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China |
38.1 | Appointed | Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. † | Vicar Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa, Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania |
38.1 | Appointed | Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. † | Titular Bishop of Bubastis | Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania |
44.4 | Appointed | René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. † | Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China | Bishop Emeritus |
56.6 | Appointed | Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. † | Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China |
67.8 | Appointed | Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. † | Archbishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China |
62.8 | Appointed | Ignazio Canazei, S.D.B. † | Bishop of Shaoguan [Shiuchow], China |
47.0 | Appointed | Domenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. † | Archbishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China | Archbishop Emeritus |
64.9 | Appointed | Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. † | Bishop of Anlong [Lanlung], China |
51.5 | Appointed | Cipriano Cassini, S.J. † | Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China |
64.3 | Appointed | Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli, O.F.M. † | Apostolic Administrator of Qichun [Kichow], China | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kichow [Qichun], China |
54.2 | Appointed | Joseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. † | Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China | Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China |
51.3 | Appointed | Francis Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng (Chao Cheng-sheng), S.J. † | Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China |
42.6 | Appointed | Vitus (Guy) Zhang Zuohuan (Chang Tso-huan), S.V.D. † | Bishop of Xinyang [Sinyang], China | Bishop Emeritus |
54.4 | Appointed | Job Chen Qiming (Chen Chi-ming, Chen Ki-meng), C.M. † | Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China |
68.5 | Ceased | Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. † | Apostolic Administrator of Weihweifu, China | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
53.2 | Appointed | John Zhang Bide (Chang Pi-te) † | Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China | Bishop Emeritus |
77.4 | Appointed | Simon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. † | Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China |
47.0 | Appointed | Joseph Zhang Runbo (Ciamgioenpuo, Chang Yuin-po) † | Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China | Bishop Emeritus |
55.4 | Appointed | Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. † | Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China | Bishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China |
60.1 | Appointed | Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. † | Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China |
50.2 | Appointed | Philippe Côté, S.J. † | Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China |
59.7 | Appointed | André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. † | Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China |
48.2 | Appointed | Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. † | Archbishop of Kunming [Kunming], China |
64.3 | Appointed | Léon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. † | Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China |
63.4 | Appointed | Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. † | Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China |
60.1 | Appointed | Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. † | Archbishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China |
43.2 | Appointed | Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. † | Bishop of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China | Bishop Emeritus |
60.4 | Appointed | Louis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Yantai [Yentai], China | Bishop Emeritus |
63.4 | Appointed | Joseph Fan Heng-nfan † | Bishop of Jining [Tsining], China |
54.1 | Appointed | Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferroni, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Laohekou [Laohokow], China |
59.7 | Appointed | Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Yuci [Yütze], China |
54.2 | Appointed | Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. † | Bishop of Meixian [Kaying], China |
74.0 | Appointed | Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. † | Archbishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China | Archbishop Emeritus |
63.3 | Appointed | Edward John Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. † | Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China |
45.4 | Appointed | Valerian Gracias † | Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India | Cardinal, Archbishop |
45.4 | Appointed | Valerian Gracias † | Titular Bishop of Thennesus | Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India |
61.9 | Appointed | Auguste-Ernest-Désiré-Marie Gaspais, M.E.P. † | Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China |
71.6 | Appointed | Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China |
51.9 | Appointed | Edgar Anton Häring, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Shuoxian [Shohchow], China |
68.5 | Appointed | Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. † | Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China |
60.7 | Appointed | Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. † | Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China |
67.7 | Appointed | Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. † | Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China |
65.1 | Appointed | Joseph Hu Ruoshan (Hu Joo-shan, Hu Jo-shan), C.M. † | Bishop of Linhai [Taichow], China |
72.8 | Appointed | Celestin Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China | Bishop Emeritus |
69.4 | Appointed | Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. † | Bishop of Jinzhou [Jehol], China | Bishop Emeritus |
60.5 | Appointed | Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. † | Archbishop of Chongqing [Chungking], China | Archbishop Emeritus |
68.1 | Appointed | Cyril Rudolph Jarre, O.F.M. † | Archbishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China |
72.0 | Appointed | Franciscus (Frans) Joosten, C.I.C.M. † | Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China | Bishop Emeritus |
61.3 | Appointed | Rembert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China |
42.8 | Appointed | Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China | Bishop Emeritus |
49.8 | Appointed | Ignacy Krause, C.M. † | Bishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China | Bishop Emeritus |
57.4 | Appointed | Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. † | Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China | Archbishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China |
44.9 | Appointed | Petronio Secundo Lacchio, O.F.M. † | Archbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China |
52.2 | Appointed | Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. † | Bishop of Fushun [Fushun], China | Superior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America |
65.7 | Appointed | Joseph Louis Adhémar Lapierre, P.M.E. † | Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China |
61.3 | Appointed | Jean Larrart, M.E.P. † | Archbishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China |
68.1 | Appointed | Eugène Joseph Hubert Lebouille, C.M. † | Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China | Bishop Emeritus |
73.6 | Appointed | Francis Liu Jinwen (Liu Chin-wen, Liou King wen) † | Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China | Bishop Emeritus |
50.8 | Appointed | Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. † | Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China |
56.7 | Appointed | Federico Melendro y Gutiérrez, S.J. † | Archbishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China |
43.0 | Ordained Bishop | Albert Gregory Meyer † | Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA | Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA |
63.6 | Appointed | Gaetano Mignani, C.M. † | Bishop of Ji’an [Kian], China |
62.6 | Resigned | Paul Léon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. † | Vicar Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
65.4 | Appointed | Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. † | Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China | Archbishop Emeritus |
50.5 | Appointed | Thomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching) † | Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China |
57.1 | Appointed | Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. † | Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China | Bishop Emeritus |
60.0 | Appointed | Cutbert Martin O’Gara, C.P. † | Bishop of Yuanling [Yüanling], China |
58.5 | Appointed | John Andrew O’Shea, C.M. † | Bishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China |
59.6 | Appointed | Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Hengyang [Hengchow], China | Bishop Emeritus |
50.9 | Appointed | Adolph John Paschang, M.M. † | Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China |
49.0 | Appointed | Ferdinando Fulgencio Pasini, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China | Bishop Emeritus |
48.6 | Appointed | Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. † | Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China | Bishop Emeritus |
72.5 | Appointed | Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. † | Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China |
40.3 | Appointed | William Charles Quinn, C.M. † | Bishop of Yujiang [Yükiang], China |
75.8 | Appointed | Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. † | Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China |
54.0 | Appointed | Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. † | Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China |
55.4 | Appointed | Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † | Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China | Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China |
68.7 | Appointed | Joseph Cui Shouxun (Tsui Shou-hsun, Tsoei Shou-hsün) † | Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China |
54.1 | Appointed | Sylvester Philip Wang Tao-nan (Uamtaonan), O.F.M. † | Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China |
61.9 | Appointed | John Baptist Wang Zengyi (Wang Tseng-yi, Uamzemi), C.M. † | Bishop of Anguo [Ankwo], China |
65.3 | Appointed | Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. † | Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China |
62.9 | Appointed | Enrico Pascal Valtorta, P.I.M.E. † | Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China |
52.5 | Appointed | Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. † | Archbishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China | Bishop Emeritus of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy |
69.0 | Appointed | Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. † | Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China | Bishop Emeritus |
47.8 | Appointed | Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. † | Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China |
67.4 | Appointed | Charles Vogel, M.E.P. † | Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China |
73.4 | Appointed | Francis Xavier Wang Zepu (Wang Tse-pu) † | Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China | Bishop Emeritus |
64.5 | Appointed | Paul Wang Wen-cheng (Uamuencem) † | Bishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China |
59.7 | Appointed | Charles (Karl) Weber, S.V.D. † | Bishop of Linyi [Ichow], China |
48.1 | Appointed | Joseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping) † | Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China |
44.9 | Appointed | Paul Yü Pin (Yu Bin) † | Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China |
12 Apr | 60.5 | Appointed | Ignacy Swirski † | Bishop of Siedlce, Poland |
62.6 | Appointed | Tadeusz Paweł Zakrzewski † | Bishop of Płock, Poland |
13 Apr |
| Born | Orlando Brandes | | Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
63.5 | Appointed | John Francis D’Alton † | Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland |
25.0 | Ordained Priest | José Méndez Asensio † | Priest | Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain |
15 Apr |
| Born | Antonisamy Francis | | Bishop Emeritus of Kumbakonam, India |
| Born | Fernando Filoni | | Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem |
| Born | Michael Neary | | Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland |
16 Apr | 25.0 | Ordained Priest | Carlos José Santi Brugia, O.F.M. † | Priest of Order of Friars Minor | Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua |
17 Apr |
| Born | Jesús Murgui Soriano | | Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain |
18 Apr | 29.7 | Ordained Priest | Joseph Xu Zhixuan † | Priest | Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China |
20 Apr | 23.7 | Ordained Priest | Gilberto Agustoni † | Priest of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura |
| Born | Georges Michel Bakar, Ist. del Prado | | Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek) |
67.4 | Died | Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet † | Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France |
23.9 | Ordained Priest | Pio Laghi † | Priest of Faenza, Italy | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) |
25.3 | Ordained Priest | José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano † | Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México | Bishop Emeritus of Veracruz, México |
| Born | George Arthur Sheltz † | | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA |
21 Apr | 34.3 | Ordained Priest | Barthélémy Malunga † | Priest of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop Emeritus |
| Born | Juan José Omella Omella | | Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain |
22 Apr |
| Born | José Figueroa Gómez | | Bishop of Granada en Colombia |
23 Apr |
| Born | Manoel dos Reis de Farias | | Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil |
58.2 | Appointed | Alfredo Pacini † | Titular Archbishop of Germia | Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other |
58.2 | Appointed | Alfredo Pacini † | Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti | Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other |
58.2 | Appointed | Alfredo Pacini † | Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic | Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other |
24 Apr | 71.0 | Died | Jean Kurio † | Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq |
| Born | Giuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv. | | Bishop Emeritus of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy |
26 Apr | 61.8 | Died | Daniel Joseph Hannon † | Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain |
| Born | Augustine Kasujja | | Apostolic Nuncio |
| Born | Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S. | | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
27 Apr | 64.8 | Appointed | Pietro Dib † | Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti | Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt |
56.1 | Appointed | John Raphael Hagan † | Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
56.1 | Appointed | John Raphael Hagan † | Titular Bishop of Limata | Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
| Born | Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A. | | Priest of Order of St. Augustine |
47.2 | Appointed | James Donald Scanlan † | Coadjutor Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain | Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain |
47.2 | Appointed | James Donald Scanlan † | Titular Bishop of Cyme | Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain |
40.2 | Appointed | Ignace Ziadé † | Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria | Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon |
28 Apr | 43.2 | Ordained Bishop | Ramón José Castellano † | Titular Bishop of Flavias | Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina |
22.8 | Ordained Priest | Gustaaf Joos † | Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium | Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo |
24.0 | Ordained Priest | Gerald Moverley † | Priest of Leeds, England, Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain |
| Born | Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M. | | Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México |
43.1 | Ordained Bishop | Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. † | Titular Bishop of Isba | Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada |
42.8 | Ordained Bishop | Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo † | Bishop of Plasencia, Spain |
29 Apr | 65.2 | Appointed | Yousef VII Ghanima † | Titular Archbishop of Martyropolis | Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq |
30 Apr |
| Born | Luigi Pezzuto | | Apostolic Nuncio |