The Year of Our Lord 1960

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar Born Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. Archbishop Emeritus of Trnava, Slovakia

48.1 Appointed Joseph Mikararanga Busimba † Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

42.2 Appointed Eusebius John Crawford, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands Bishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands

42.2 Appointed Eusebius John Crawford, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Caffa Bishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands

78.6 Appointed Edmond John Fitzmaurice † Titular Archbishop of Constantia in Scythia Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA

78.6 Retired Edmond John Fitzmaurice † Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA Bishop Emeritus

42.4 Appointed Thomas William Muldoon † Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

42.4 Appointed Thomas William Muldoon † Titular Bishop of Fesseë Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia

2 Mar 58.3 Succeeded Michael William Hyle † Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Born Inácio Saúre, I.M.C. Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique

3 Mar Born Luigi Bianco Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda

5 Mar 50.3 Appointed Dominique-Marie Ðình Ðức Trụ † Vicar Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam

50.3 Appointed Dominique-Marie Ðình Ðức Trụ † Titular Bishop of Cataquas Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam

62.4 Resigned Jean-Marie Mazé, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

49.9 Appointed Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang † Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam

49.9 Appointed Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang † Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam

50.8 Resigned Pierre Marie Phạm Ngọc Chi † Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam Bishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam

42.5 Appointed Joseph Maria Phạm Năng Tĩnh † Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam

42.5 Appointed Joseph Maria Phạm Năng Tĩnh † Titular Bishop of Berenice Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam

37.3 Appointed Vincent de Paul Phạm Văn Dụ † Auxiliary Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam

37.3 Appointed Vincent de Paul Phạm Văn Dụ † Titular Bishop of Boseta Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam

54.4 Succeeded Franjo Šeper † Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

6 Mar Born Edgar Robinson Peña Parra Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State

22.6 Ordained Priest Marin Srakić Priest of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia

7 Mar Born Fernando Valera Sánchez Bishop of Zamora, Spain

8 Mar 55.9 Appointed James Hagan, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Oturkpo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria

54.8 Appointed Ilario Roatta † Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy Bishop Emeritus

10 Mar Born Anthony Colin Joseph Fisher, O.P. Archbishop of Sydney, Australia

78.6 Died Severin Jacob Gertken, O.S.B. † Abbot of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada

11 Mar 72.0 Appointed Pietro Sfair † Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Maroniti

12 Mar 55.4 Appointed José Newton de Almeida Baptista † Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

23.2 First Vows Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J. Member of Society of Jesus Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

Born Rafael Tambao-An Cruz Bishop of Baguio, Philippines

42.4 Appointed José d’Angelo Neto † Bishop of Pouso Alegre, Brazil Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil

23.7 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Mani Priest of Fiesole, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

54.2 Died William Charles Quinn, C.M. † Bishop of Yujiang [Yükiang], China

13 Mar 46.2 Died Francisco Miranda Vicente † Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain

51.0 Ordained Bishop Raffaele Pellecchia † Titular Bishop of Amisus Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy

52.6 Ordained Bishop Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin † Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

14 Mar Born Hugo Ricardo Araya Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina

Born Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I. Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho

15 Mar 51.0 Appointed Gerhard J. Legeland, C.SS.R. † Prefect of Weetebula, Indonesia Prefect Emeritus

16 Mar 41.8 Appointed Peter Poreku Dery † Bishop of Wa, Ghana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana

17 Mar 47.5 Ordained Bishop Vincent Joseph Hines † Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA Bishop Emeritus

18 Mar 43.7 Ordained Priest Aloysius Nobuo Soma † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nagoya, Japan

19 Mar 24.4 Ordained Priest Santos Abril y Castelló Priest of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

56.7 Ordained Bishop Corrado Bafile † Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints

27.8 Ordained Priest Gilbert Espinosa Chávez † Priest of San Diego, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23.1 Ordained Priest Paolo De Nicolò Priest of Rimini, Italy Official Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

52.6 Installed Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin † Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

45.4 Ordained Bishop Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Callipolis Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

27.5 Ordained Priest Carles Soler Perdigó † Priest of Barcelona, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain

20 Mar 22.1 Professed Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil

50.4 Ordained Bishop Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Bita Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military

29.5 Ordained Priest Peter Toshio Jinushi † Priest of Sapporo, Japan Bishop Emeritus

Born Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F. Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe

Born John Philip Saklil † Bishop of Timika, Indonesia

21 Mar 57.6 Died Howard Joseph Carroll † Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

88.8 Died Josef Klemann, O.S.F.S. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Namaqualand, Namibia

22 Mar Born Timothy Christian Senior Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

23 Mar Born Giorgio Lingua Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia

Born Paul Toshihiro Sakai Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka-Takamatsu, Japan

24 Mar 49.5 Ordained Bishop Marion Francis Forst † Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

40.0 Ordained Bishop James William Malone † Titular Bishop of Alabanda Bishop Emeritus of Youngstown, Ohio, USA

25 Mar 50.4 Ordained Bishop Dominique-Marie Ðình Ðức Trụ † Titular Bishop of Cataquas Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam

Born Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F. Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria

26 Mar 39.9 Appointed José de Aquino Pereira † Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Born Roger Victor Rakotondrajao † Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar

85.1 Died Sylvain van Hee, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicar Apostolic

27 Mar 43.9 Ordained Bishop Vito Nicola Cavanna † Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy Bishop of Asti, Italy

38.0 Ordained Bishop Epaminondas José de Araújo † Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil

48.8 Ordained Bishop Manuel Pedro (Antonio) Rodríguez Rozas † Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba Bishop Emeritus

28 Mar 59.7 Elevated to Cardinal Bernardus Johannes Alfrink † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

74.5 Elevated to Cardinal Antonio Bacci † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio

77.1 Appointed Antonio Cardona Riera † Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro Bishop Emeritus of Ibiza, Spain

77.1 Retired Antonio Cardona Riera † Bishop of Ibiza, Spain Bishop Emeritus

44.1 Confirmed Walter (Arthur) Coggin, O.S.B. † Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA Abbot Emeritus

67.2 Elevated to Cardinal Peter Tatsuo Doi † Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan

48.5 Appointed George Albert Hammes † Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus

28.2 Professed Siard Ivan Klement, O. Praem. † Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines Bishop

Born Brendan Leahy Bishop of Limerick, Ireland

67.9 Appointed Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre † Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France

67.9 Elevated to Cardinal Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France

44.2 Appointed Albino Mensa † Bishop of Ivrea, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy

55.7 Appointed Francisco Planas Muntaner † Bishop of Ibiza, Spain Bishop Emeritus

53.4 Appointed Maurice-Jean-Fernand-Alexis Pourchet † Bishop of Saint-Flour, France Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Elevated to Cardinal Laurean Rugambwa † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

51.5 Appointed Rufino Jiao Santos † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria ai Monti Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

51.5 Elevated to Cardinal Rufino Jiao Santos † Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

59.6 Appointed Alberto Scola † Bishop of Norcia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

64.9 Appointed Luigi Traglia † Pro-Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

64.9 Appointed Luigi Traglia † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea della Valle Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

64.9 Elevated to Cardinal Luigi Traglia † Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

29 Mar 46.2 Appointed Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph-Marie-Henri Hanrion, O.F.M. † Prefect of Dapango, Togo Bishop Emeritus of Dapango, Togo

82.1 Died François-Marie Picaud † Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

30 Mar Born Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil

31 Mar 59.7 Appointed Bernardus Johannes Alfrink † Cardinal-Priest of San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

45.3 Appointed Umberto Luciano Altomare † Auxiliary Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy Bishop of Diano-Teggiano, Italy

45.3 Appointed Umberto Luciano Altomare † Titular Bishop of Carpasia Bishop of Diano-Teggiano, Italy

74.5 Appointed Antonio Bacci † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio

44.5 Appointed Eduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal † Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

44.5 Appointed Eduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal † Titular Bishop of Vinda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

67.2 Appointed Peter Tatsuo Doi † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan

44.8 Appointed José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez † Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba

44.8 Appointed José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez † Titular Bishop of Caeciri Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba

50.2 Succeeded Joseph Lennox Federal † Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Died Duane Garrison Hunt † Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

73.4 Appointed Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón † Titular Archbishop of Cotrada Bishop Emeritus of Jericó, Colombia

73.4 Retired Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón † Bishop of Jericó, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

65.1 Appointed Paolo Marella † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea delle Fratte Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

54.8 Appointed Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. † Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Appointed Laurean Rugambwa † Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Born José Roberto Silva Carvalho Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil

37.6 Appointed Augusto Trujillo Arango † Bishop of Jericó, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar		Born	Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R.		Archbishop Emeritus of Trnava, Slovakia
48.1	Appointed	Joseph Mikararanga Busimba †	Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
42.2	Appointed	Eusebius John Crawford, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Western Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands	Bishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands
42.2	Appointed	Eusebius John Crawford, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Caffa	Bishop Emeritus of Gizo, Solomon Islands
78.6	Appointed	Edmond John Fitzmaurice †	Titular Archbishop of Constantia in Scythia	Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
78.6	Retired	Edmond John Fitzmaurice †	Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA	Bishop Emeritus
42.4	Appointed	Thomas William Muldoon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.4	Appointed	Thomas William Muldoon †	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sydney, Australia
2 Mar	58.3	Succeeded	Michael William Hyle †	Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
	Born	Inácio Saúre, I.M.C.		Archbishop of Nampula, Mozambique
3 Mar		Born	Luigi Bianco		Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda
5 Mar	50.3	Appointed	Dominique-Marie Ðình Ðức Trụ †	Vicar Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam	Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
50.3	Appointed	Dominique-Marie Ðình Ðức Trụ †	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
62.4	Resigned	Jean-Marie Mazé, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
49.9	Appointed	Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang †	Vicar Apostolic of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam	Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
49.9	Appointed	Pierre Nguyễn Huy Quang †	Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria	Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
50.8	Resigned	Pierre Marie Phạm Ngọc Chi †	Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam	Bishop of Ðà Nẵng, Viet Nam
42.5	Appointed	Joseph Maria Phạm Năng Tĩnh †	Vicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
42.5	Appointed	Joseph Maria Phạm Năng Tĩnh †	Titular Bishop of Berenice	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
37.3	Appointed	Vincent de Paul Phạm Văn Dụ †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam	Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam
37.3	Appointed	Vincent de Paul Phạm Văn Dụ †	Titular Bishop of Boseta	Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam
54.4	Succeeded	Franjo Šeper †	Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
6 Mar		Born	Edgar Robinson Peña Parra		Substitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
22.6	Ordained Priest	Marin Srakić	Priest of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia
7 Mar		Born	Fernando Valera Sánchez		Bishop of Zamora, Spain
8 Mar	55.9	Appointed	James Hagan, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Oturkpo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
54.8	Appointed	Ilario Roatta †	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
10 Mar		Born	Anthony Colin Joseph Fisher, O.P.		Archbishop of Sydney, Australia
78.6	Died	Severin Jacob Gertken, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada
11 Mar	72.0	Appointed	Pietro Sfair †	Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Maroniti
12 Mar	55.4	Appointed	José Newton de Almeida Baptista †	Archbishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
23.2	First Vows	Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	Born	Rafael Tambao-An Cruz		Bishop of Baguio, Philippines
42.4	Appointed	José d’Angelo Neto †	Bishop of Pouso Alegre, Brazil	Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23.7	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Mani	Priest of Fiesole, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
54.2	Died	William Charles Quinn, C.M. †	Bishop of Yujiang [Yükiang], China
13 Mar	46.2	Died	Francisco Miranda Vicente †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Raffaele Pellecchia †	Titular Bishop of Amisus	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin †	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
14 Mar		Born	Hugo Ricardo Araya		Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina
	Born	Joseph Mopeli Sephamola, O.M.I.		Bishop of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
15 Mar	51.0	Appointed	Gerhard J. Legeland, C.SS.R. †	Prefect of Weetebula, Indonesia	Prefect Emeritus
16 Mar	41.8	Appointed	Peter Poreku Dery †	Bishop of Wa, Ghana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
17 Mar	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Joseph Hines †	Bishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USA	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar	43.7	Ordained Priest	Aloysius Nobuo Soma †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nagoya, Japan
19 Mar	24.4	Ordained Priest	Santos Abril y Castelló	Priest of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
56.7	Ordained Bishop	Corrado Bafile †	Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
27.8	Ordained Priest	Gilbert Espinosa Chávez †	Priest of San Diego, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23.1	Ordained Priest	Paolo De Nicolò	Priest of Rimini, Italy	Official Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
52.6	Installed	Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin †	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Schilling, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
27.5	Ordained Priest	Carles Soler Perdigó †	Priest of Barcelona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Girona, Spain
20 Mar	22.1	Professed	Tarcísio Sebastião Batista Lopes, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Ipameri, Goias, Brazil
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Bita	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
29.5	Ordained Priest	Peter Toshio Jinushi †	Priest of Sapporo, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Manuel António Mendes dos Santos, C.M.F.		Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe
	Born	John Philip Saklil †		Bishop of Timika, Indonesia
21 Mar	57.6	Died	Howard Joseph Carroll †	Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
88.8	Died	Josef Klemann, O.S.F.S. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Namaqualand, Namibia
22 Mar		Born	Timothy Christian Senior		Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
23 Mar		Born	Giorgio Lingua		Apostolic Nuncio to Croatia
	Born	Paul Toshihiro Sakai		Auxiliary Bishop of Osaka-Takamatsu, Japan
24 Mar	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Marion Francis Forst †	Bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
40.0	Ordained Bishop	James William Malone †	Titular Bishop of Alabanda	Bishop Emeritus of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
25 Mar	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Dominique-Marie Ðình Ðức Trụ †	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Bishop of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
	Born	Simeon Okezuo Nwobi, C.M.F.		Bishop of Ahiara, Nigeria
26 Mar	39.9	Appointed	José de Aquino Pereira †	Bishop of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	Born	Roger Victor Rakotondrajao †		Bishop of Mahajanga, Madagascar
85.1	Died	Sylvain van Hee, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic
27 Mar	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Vito Nicola Cavanna †	Bishop of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy	Bishop of Asti, Italy
38.0	Ordained Bishop	Epaminondas José de Araújo †	Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Pedro (Antonio) Rodríguez Rozas †	Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus
28 Mar	59.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Bernardus Johannes Alfrink †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
74.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Bacci †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio
77.1	Appointed	Antonio Cardona Riera †	Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro	Bishop Emeritus of Ibiza, Spain
77.1	Retired	Antonio Cardona Riera †	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
44.1	Confirmed	Walter (Arthur) Coggin, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus
67.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Peter Tatsuo Doi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
48.5	Appointed	George Albert Hammes †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28.2	Professed	Siard Ivan Klement, O. Praem. †	Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Bishop
	Born	Brendan Leahy		Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
67.9	Appointed	Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
67.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph-Charles Lefèbvre †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
44.2	Appointed	Albino Mensa †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Vercelli, Italy
55.7	Appointed	Francisco Planas Muntaner †	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	Maurice-Jean-Fernand-Alexis Pourchet †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France	Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Laurean Rugambwa †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
51.5	Appointed	Rufino Jiao Santos †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
51.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Rufino Jiao Santos †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
59.6	Appointed	Alberto Scola †	Bishop of Norcia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
64.9	Appointed	Luigi Traglia †	Pro-Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
64.9	Appointed	Luigi Traglia †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea della Valle	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
64.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Traglia †	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
29 Mar	46.2	Appointed	Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph-Marie-Henri Hanrion, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Dapango, Togo	Bishop Emeritus of Dapango, Togo
82.1	Died	François-Marie Picaud †	Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
30 Mar		Born	Valdemir Ferreira dos Santos		Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
31 Mar	59.7	Appointed	Bernardus Johannes Alfrink †	Cardinal-Priest of San Gioacchino ai Prati di Castello	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
45.3	Appointed	Umberto Luciano Altomare †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Bishop of Diano-Teggiano, Italy
45.3	Appointed	Umberto Luciano Altomare †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia	Bishop of Diano-Teggiano, Italy
74.5	Appointed	Antonio Bacci †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio
44.5	Appointed	Eduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.5	Appointed	Eduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal †	Titular Bishop of Vinda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
67.2	Appointed	Peter Tatsuo Doi †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
44.8	Appointed	José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba
44.8	Appointed	José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez †	Titular Bishop of Caeciri	Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba
50.2	Succeeded	Joseph Lennox Federal †	Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Died	Duane Garrison Hunt †	Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
73.4	Appointed	Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón †	Titular Archbishop of Cotrada	Bishop Emeritus of Jericó, Colombia
73.4	Retired	Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón †	Bishop of Jericó, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
65.1	Appointed	Paolo Marella †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea delle Fratte	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
54.8	Appointed	Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Guaranda, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Appointed	Laurean Rugambwa †	Cardinal-Priest of San Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
	Born	José Roberto Silva Carvalho		Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil
37.6	Appointed	Augusto Trujillo Arango †	Bishop of Jericó, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia

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