The Year of Our Lord 1961

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Mar 48.0 Appointed Gabriel Bukatko † Coadjutor Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia Archbishop Emeritus

48.0 Appointed Gabriel Bukatko † Titular Archbishop of Mocissus Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia

3 Mar 71.5 Died John M. Collins, S.M.A. † Apostolic Internuncio to Liberia

4 Mar Born Luis Dario Martín Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

5 Mar Born Gregory John Bittman Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada

43.1 Ordained Bishop Marcelo González Martín † Bishop of Astorga, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

74.2 Died Joseph Oscar Julien, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nyassa, Malawi Vicar Apostolic

6 Mar 57.0 Ordained Bishop Gaston-Marie Jacquier † Titular Bishop of Sufasar Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria

50.8 Ordained Bishop François-Louis-Marie Kervèadou † Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France Bishop Emeritus

78.6 Died Marcello Mimmi † Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation

46.6 Ordained Bishop Valentino Vailati † Bishop of San Severo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy

7 Mar 53.2 Selected Gabriel Abou-Saada † Titular Bishop Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine

46.1 Ordained Bishop Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. † Titular Bishop of Sufetula Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia

75.1 Appointed Antonio Farage (Faraj) † Titular Archbishop of Damiata dei Greco-Melkiti Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

50.8 Selected Augustin Farah † Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek) Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

53.6 Ordained Bishop Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen † Titular Bishop of Eumenia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

50.9 Appointed Pius Kerketta, S.J. † Archbishop of Ranchi, India Archbishop Emeritus

Born Yvan Mathieu, S.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Born Marcos Pirán Gómez Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba

9 Mar 45.3 Appointed Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois † Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles, France Bishop Emeritus of Corbeil, France

45.3 Appointed Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois † Titular Bishop of Altava Bishop Emeritus of Corbeil, France

10 Mar 55.3 Appointed George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B. † Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

53.7 Appointed Henry Joseph Soenneker † Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA Bishop Emeritus

11 Mar Born Grégoire Marie Cador Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France

12 Mar 37.6 Ordained Bishop Bl. Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti † Titular Bishop of Lystra Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina

48.1 Ordained Bishop Peter Han Kong-ryel † Titular Bishop of Sagalassus Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)

Born Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho Archbishop of Évora, Portugal

13 Mar Born Vincent Zhan Silu Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China

14 Mar 67.6 Appointed Carlo Confalonieri † Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

16 Mar 67.7 Appointed Eduardo Pedro Martínez y Dalmau, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Theuzi Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos, Cuba

67.7 Resigned Eduardo Pedro Martínez y Dalmau, C.P. † Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba Bishop Emeritus

72.3 Appointed Agostino Saba † Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

17 Mar Born Derio Olivero Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy

18 Mar 24.1 Ordained Priest Audrys Juozas Bačkis Priest of Kaunas, Lithuania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius, Lithuania

24.6 Ordained Priest Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Malindi, Kenya

25.6 Ordained Priest Fortunato Baldelli † Priest of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

24.9 Ordained Priest Francesco Canalini Priest of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

26.3 Ordained Priest Fernando Robles Capalla † Priest of Jaro, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines

29.2 Ordained Priest Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk † Priest of Seoul, Korea (South) Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

26.3 Ordained Priest Jesús María de Jesús Moya Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic

32.5 Ordained Priest George Kinzie Fitzsimons † Priest of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Salina, Kansas, USA

25.5 Ordained Priest Jacques Jean Edmond Georges Gaillot † Priest of Langres, France Titular Bishop of Parthenia

39.9 Appointed José Gomes † Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

26.0 Ordained Priest Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo † Priest of Dumaguete, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines

44.5 Appointed William Zephyrine Gomes † Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India

44.5 Appointed William Zephyrine Gomes † Titular Bishop of Parlais Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India

22.5 Ordained Deacon Józef Kowalczyk Deacon of Warmia (Ermland), Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland

24.3 Ordained Priest Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez Priest of La Vega, Dominican Republic Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

25.2 Ordained Priest Sincero Barcenilla Lucero † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Calbayog, Philippines

23.1 Ordained Priest Raul José Quimpo Martirez † Priest of Capiz, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines

Born Marek Mendyk Bishop of Świdnica, Poland

25.4 Ordained Priest Velasio De Paolis, C.S. † Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

23.0 Ordained Priest Paolo Romeo Priest of Acireale, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

52.0 Installed Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Illapel, Chile Prelate Emeritus

25.4 Ordained Priest Paul Albert Zipfel † Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

19 Mar 24.8 Ordained Deacon Hugo Barrantes Ureña † Deacon of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica Archbishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica

27.8 Ordained Priest Ramón Búa Otero † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain

66.3 Ordained Bishop Emmanuel Daddi † Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq

Born Jeffrey Scott Grob Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born Titus Joseph Mdoe Bishop of Mtwara, Tanzania

47.9 Ordained Bishop Vittorio Moietta † Bishop of Nicastro, Italy

23.7 Ordained Priest Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy

28.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Niangoran Teky Priest of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus of Man, Côte d’Ivoire

23.3 Ordained Priest Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Talibon, Philippines

38.2 Ordained Bishop Abdul-Ahad Sana † Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop Emeritus

20 Mar Born Hovsep Joseph Bezazian (Bezouzou) Apostolic Administrator of Greece (Armenian)

42.4 Appointed Miguel González Ibarra † Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

80.2 Retired Joseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

Born Đuro Hranić Archbishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia

48.1 Succeeded Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia

41.1 Appointed Carlos Quintero Arce † Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México Archbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México

21 Mar 57.5 Resigned Joseph Arregui y Yparaguirre, O.P. † Prefect of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Prefect Emeritus

42.0 Appointed Marie-Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Berlier, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Niamey, Niger Bishop Emeritus

38.7 Appointed Joseph Cheng Tien-siang (Zheng Tianxiang), O.P. † Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

48.8 Appointed John Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus

32.2 Incardinated Lucas Liu Hsien Tang (Liu Xiantang) Priest of Hsinchu, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus

50.2 Appointed Stanislaus Lokuang † Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan

67.8 Resigned Constant Quillard, C.SS.R. † Prefect of Niamey, Niger Prefect Emeritus

43.1 Appointed Sebastian U Shwe Yauk † Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar

50.0 Appointed Peter Pao Zin Tou (Tou Pao-zin) † Bishop of Hsinchu, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus

22 Mar Born Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. Bishop of Iquique, Chile

55.6 Died Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E. † Prefect Emeritus of Wankie, Zimbabwe

50.4 Installed John Joseph Krol † Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

23 Mar Born Jorge Solórzano Pérez Bishop of Granada, Nicaragua

24 Mar Born Shyamal Bose Bishop of Baruipur, India

25 Mar Born Marek Andrzej Inglot, S.J. President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

25.4 Ordained Priest Francesco Marinelli † Priest of Ascoli Piceno, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy

25.5 Ordained Priest Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy

39.2 Appointed Walfrido Teixeira Vieira † Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil

39.2 Appointed Walfrido Teixeira Vieira † Titular Bishop of Laranda Bishop Emeritus of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil

53.1 Died Joseph Wang Cizhang (Wan Tsu-chang) † Bishop of Hengyang [Hengchow], China

26 Mar 72.6 Died [Carlos Duarte Costa] †

25.8 Ordained Priest Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P. † Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Izabal, Guatemala

62.0 Appointed Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto † Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

Born Josef Stübi Auxiliary Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland

27 Mar Born Marcelo Daniel Colombo Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina

76.1 Died Cesar Maria Guerrero y Rodriguez † Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines

29 Mar 50.3 Appointed Giuseppe Bonfiglioli † Bishop of Nicotera e Tropea, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

59.7 Appointed Guglielmo Bosetti † Bishop of Fidenza, Italy

Born Mieczysław Mokrzycki Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine

30 Mar 68.9 Died José Weimann, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

31 Mar 68.9 Died Giuseppe Maria Palatucci, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Campagna, Italy

91.3 Appointed Octave-Louis Pasquet † Titular Bishop of Eriza Bishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France

91.3 Retired Octave-Louis Pasquet † Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France Bishop Emeritus

63.8 Appointed André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger † Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Mar	48.0	Appointed	Gabriel Bukatko †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
48.0	Appointed	Gabriel Bukatko †	Titular Archbishop of Mocissus	Archbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
3 Mar	71.5	Died	John M. Collins, S.M.A. †	Apostolic Internuncio to Liberia
4 Mar		Born	Luis Dario Martín		Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
5 Mar		Born	Gregory John Bittman		Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Marcelo González Martín †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
74.2	Died	Joseph Oscar Julien, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nyassa, Malawi	Vicar Apostolic
6 Mar	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Gaston-Marie Jacquier †	Titular Bishop of Sufasar	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria
50.8	Ordained Bishop	François-Louis-Marie Kervèadou †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France	Bishop Emeritus
78.6	Died	Marcello Mimmi †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Valentino Vailati †	Bishop of San Severo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia-Vieste, Italy
7 Mar	53.2	Selected	Gabriel Abou-Saada †	Titular Bishop	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Patrick Collins, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sufetula	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
75.1	Appointed	Antonio Farage (Faraj) †	Titular Archbishop of Damiata dei Greco-Melkiti	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
50.8	Selected	Augustin Farah †	Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen †	Titular Bishop of Eumenia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
50.9	Appointed	Pius Kerketta, S.J. †	Archbishop of Ranchi, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Yvan Mathieu, S.M.		Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
	Born	Marcos Pirán Gómez		Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba
9 Mar	45.3	Appointed	Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois †	Auxiliary Bishop of Versailles, France	Bishop Emeritus of Corbeil, France
45.3	Appointed	Albert-Georges-Yves Malbois †	Titular Bishop of Altava	Bishop Emeritus of Corbeil, France
10 Mar	55.3	Appointed	George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B. †	Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
53.7	Appointed	Henry Joseph Soenneker †	Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, USA	Bishop Emeritus
11 Mar		Born	Grégoire Marie Cador		Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France
12 Mar	37.6	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Enrique Ángel Angelelli Carletti †	Titular Bishop of Lystra	Bishop of La Rioja, Argentina
48.1	Ordained Bishop	Peter Han Kong-ryel †	Titular Bishop of Sagalassus	Archbishop of Gwangju, Korea (South)
	Born	Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho		Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
13 Mar		Born	Vincent Zhan Silu		Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China
14 Mar	67.6	Appointed	Carlo Confalonieri †	Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
16 Mar	67.7	Appointed	Eduardo Pedro Martínez y Dalmau, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Theuzi	Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos, Cuba
67.7	Resigned	Eduardo Pedro Martínez y Dalmau, C.P. †	Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus
72.3	Appointed	Agostino Saba †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
17 Mar		Born	Derio Olivero		Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy
18 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Audrys Juozas Bačkis	Priest of Kaunas, Lithuania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius, Lithuania
24.6	Ordained Priest	Francis Baldacchino, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Malindi, Kenya
25.6	Ordained Priest	Fortunato Baldelli †	Priest of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
24.9	Ordained Priest	Francesco Canalini	Priest of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
26.3	Ordained Priest	Fernando Robles Capalla †	Priest of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
29.2	Ordained Priest	Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk †	Priest of Seoul, Korea (South)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
26.3	Ordained Priest	Jesús María de Jesús Moya	Priest of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
32.5	Ordained Priest	George Kinzie Fitzsimons †	Priest of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Salina, Kansas, USA
25.5	Ordained Priest	Jacques Jean Edmond Georges Gaillot †	Priest of Langres, France	Titular Bishop of Parthenia
39.9	Appointed	José Gomes †	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
26.0	Ordained Priest	Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo †	Priest of Dumaguete, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines
44.5	Appointed	William Zephyrine Gomes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India
44.5	Appointed	William Zephyrine Gomes †	Titular Bishop of Parlais	Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India
22.5	Ordained Deacon	Józef Kowalczyk	Deacon of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno, Poland
24.3	Ordained Priest	Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez	Priest of La Vega, Dominican Republic	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
25.2	Ordained Priest	Sincero Barcenilla Lucero †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Calbayog, Philippines
23.1	Ordained Priest	Raul José Quimpo Martirez †	Priest of Capiz, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
	Born	Marek Mendyk		Bishop of Świdnica, Poland
25.4	Ordained Priest	Velasio De Paolis, C.S. †	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
23.0	Ordained Priest	Paolo Romeo	Priest of Acireale, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
52.0	Installed	Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Illapel, Chile	Prelate Emeritus
25.4	Ordained Priest	Paul Albert Zipfel †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
19 Mar	24.8	Ordained Deacon	Hugo Barrantes Ureña †	Deacon of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica	Archbishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica
27.8	Ordained Priest	Ramón Búa Otero †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
66.3	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Daddi †	Bishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
	Born	Jeffrey Scott Grob		Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Born	Titus Joseph Mdoe		Bishop of Mtwara, Tanzania
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Vittorio Moietta †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
23.7	Ordained Priest	Antonio Napoletano, C.SS.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
28.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Niangoran Teky	Priest of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus of Man, Côte d’Ivoire
23.3	Ordained Priest	Christian Vicente Fernandez Noel †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Talibon, Philippines
38.2	Ordained Bishop	Abdul-Ahad Sana †	Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar		Born	Hovsep Joseph Bezazian (Bezouzou)		Apostolic Administrator of Greece (Armenian)
42.4	Appointed	Miguel González Ibarra †	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
80.2	Retired	Joseph Gotthardt, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	Born	Đuro Hranić		Archbishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia
48.1	Succeeded	Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Windhoek, Namibia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia
41.1	Appointed	Carlos Quintero Arce †	Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
21 Mar	57.5	Resigned	Joseph Arregui y Yparaguirre, O.P. †	Prefect of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Prefect Emeritus
42.0	Appointed	Marie-Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Berlier, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Niamey, Niger	Bishop Emeritus
38.7	Appointed	Joseph Cheng Tien-siang (Zheng Tianxiang), O.P. †	Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
48.8	Appointed	John Baptist Gobbato, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
32.2	Incardinated	Lucas Liu Hsien Tang (Liu Xiantang)	Priest of Hsinchu, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
50.2	Appointed	Stanislaus Lokuang †	Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan	Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
67.8	Resigned	Constant Quillard, C.SS.R. †	Prefect of Niamey, Niger	Prefect Emeritus
43.1	Appointed	Sebastian U Shwe Yauk †	Bishop of Toungoo, Myanmar
50.0	Appointed	Peter Pao Zin Tou (Tou Pao-zin) †	Bishop of Hsinchu, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
22 Mar		Born	Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M.		Bishop of Iquique, Chile
55.6	Died	Francesco Font Garcia, I.E.M.E. †	Prefect Emeritus of Wankie, Zimbabwe
50.4	Installed	John Joseph Krol †	Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
23 Mar		Born	Jorge Solórzano Pérez		Bishop of Granada, Nicaragua
24 Mar		Born	Shyamal Bose		Bishop of Baruipur, India
25 Mar		Born	Marek Andrzej Inglot, S.J.		President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
25.4	Ordained Priest	Francesco Marinelli †	Priest of Ascoli Piceno, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
25.5	Ordained Priest	Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
39.2	Appointed	Walfrido Teixeira Vieira †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil
39.2	Appointed	Walfrido Teixeira Vieira †	Titular Bishop of Laranda	Bishop Emeritus of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil
53.1	Died	Joseph Wang Cizhang (Wan Tsu-chang) †	Bishop of Hengyang [Hengchow], China
26 Mar	72.6	Died	[Carlos Duarte Costa] †
25.8	Ordained Priest	Luis María Estrada Paetau, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Izabal, Guatemala
62.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	Born	Josef Stübi		Auxiliary Bishop of Basel {Bâle, Basilea}, Switzerland
27 Mar		Born	Marcelo Daniel Colombo		Archbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
76.1	Died	Cesar Maria Guerrero y Rodriguez †	Bishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines
29 Mar	50.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Bonfiglioli †	Bishop of Nicotera e Tropea, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
59.7	Appointed	Guglielmo Bosetti †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
	Born	Mieczysław Mokrzycki		Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
30 Mar	68.9	Died	José Weimann, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
31 Mar	68.9	Died	Giuseppe Maria Palatucci, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Campagna, Italy
91.3	Appointed	Octave-Louis Pasquet †	Titular Bishop of Eriza	Bishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France
91.3	Retired	Octave-Louis Pasquet †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France	Bishop Emeritus
63.8	Appointed	André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger †	Bishop of Sées {Séez}, France	Bishop Emeritus

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