The Year of Our Lord 1962

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Apr 60.4 Resigned Gustave-André-Ferdinand Raballand, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

1 Apr 49.9 Ordained Bishop Jacinto (Giacinto) Eccher, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Garriana Prelate Emeritus of Aiquile, Bolivia

Born Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa Bishop of Kondoa, Tanzania

49.0 Ordained Bishop Jan Wladyslaw Obląk † Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius Bishop Emeritus of Warmia (Ermland), Poland

44.5 Ordained Bishop Henri Véniat, S.J. † Bishop of Fort-Archambault, Chad Bishop Emeritus of Sarh, Chad

2 Apr 50.4 Appointed Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † Auxiliary Bishop of Ndola, Zambia Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy

50.4 Appointed Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † Titular Bishop of Adramyttium Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy

69.0 Died Joseph Michael Gilmore † Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA

45.3 Appointed Gilbert Ramanantoanina, S.J. † Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

50.7 Appointed Gabriel Willem Sillekens, C.P. † Bishop of Ketapang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

77.7 Appointed Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Odessus Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

77.7 Retired Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. † Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus

63.8 Appointed Giacomo Violardo † Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

3 Apr 74.5 Died Francisco Gomez de Santiago, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam

60.0 Installed Joseph Thomas McGucken † Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA Archbishop Emeritus

4 Apr Born Fernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B. Auxiliary Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

Born Rafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea Prelate of Moyobamba, Peru

52.5 Appointed Andrea Pangrazio † Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy

5 Apr 70.1 Appointed Joaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. † Titular Archbishop of Gypsaria Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine

76.5 Appointed Antonio Bacci † Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Cappadocia Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio

80.8 Appointed Augustin Bea, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Germania in Numidia Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity

82.4 Appointed Francesco Bracci † Titular Archbishop of Idassa Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

74.9 Appointed Michael David Browne, O.P. † Titular Archbishop of Idebessus Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola

59.9 Appointed Jules Victor Daem † Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

77.8 Died Laurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda

77.7 Appointed Alberto di Jorio † Titular Archbishop of Castra Nova Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

63.0 Died Alfred Joseph Gummer † Bishop of Geraldton, Australia

78.1 Appointed William Theodore Heard † Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

79.4 Appointed André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien † Titular Bishop of Corone Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

74.3 Appointed Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites

46.7 Ordained Bishop Leo Thomas Maher † Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA Bishop Emeritus of San Diego, California, USA

89.8 Appointed Francesco Morano † Titular Archbishop of Fallaba Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano

71.4 Appointed Alfredo Ottaviani † Titular Archbishop of Berrhoea Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

72.7 Appointed Francesco Roberti † Titular Archbishop of Columnata Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

6 Apr 77.0 Died Aimable Chassaigne † Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France

Born Otair Nicoletti Bishop of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

7 Apr 44.7 Appointed Manuel Augusto Cárdenas † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites

44.7 Appointed Manuel Augusto Cárdenas † Titular Bishop of Aulon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites

55.9 Appointed Jorge Carlos Carreras † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina

55.9 Appointed Jorge Carlos Carreras † Titular Bishop of Campania Bishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina

26.7 Ordained Priest Luis Morgan (Aloysius) Casey † Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia

23.7 Ordained Priest Annetto Depasquale † Priest of Malta Auxiliary Bishop

Born Prasad Gallela Bishop Emeritus of Cuddapah, India

23.1 Ordained Priest Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez † Priest of Capiz, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines

23.2 Ordained Priest Vicente Macanan Navarra Priest of Capiz, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Bacolod, Philippines

47.4 Appointed Ernesto Segura † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

47.4 Appointed Ernesto Segura † Titular Bishop of Carpi Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

44.3 Appointed Ignatius Jerome Strecker † Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA

25.7 Ordained Priest Donald Walter Trautman † Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

8 Apr 28.5 Ordained Priest Francis Némé Baïssari † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon

26.5 Ordained Priest André Louis Fort Priest of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France

28.2 Ordained Deacon Joachim Meisner † Deacon of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

31.2 Ordained Priest Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde † Priest of Iringa, Tanzania Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania

38.6 Ordained Bishop Antonio Quarracino † Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

45.2 Installed Giuseppe Vairo † Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

9 Apr 62.2 Died Emilio Antonio di Pasquo † Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina

Born Juan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M. Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México

10 Apr 41.2 Appointed Joseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, M. Afr. † Superior of San, Mali Bishop Emeritus of San, Mali

11 Apr 52.6 Ordained Bishop Gérard-Maurice-Eugène Huyghe † Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France Bishop Emeritus

Born Claude Lamoureux Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada

12 Apr 47.4 Appointed Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. † Prelate of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil

47.4 Appointed Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. † Titular Bishop of Aegae Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil

39.7 Appointed Henricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. † Prelate of San Jose de Antique, Philippines Prelate Emeritus

39.7 Appointed Henricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Amisus Prelate Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines

24.4 Ordained Deacon Robert Mikhail Moskal † Deacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA

Born Léon Wagener Auxiliary Bishop of Luxembourg

13 Apr Born Firmino David Bishop of Sumbe, Angola

59.7 Died Antônio Julio Maria Mattioli, O.S.M. † Prelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil

Born John Baptist Tan Yanquan Bishop of Nanning [Nanning], China

14 Apr 45.8 Appointed Adalberto Almeida y Merino † Bishop of Zacatecas, México Archbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México

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

55.8 Appointed Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral † Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

62.6 Appointed Carlo Livraghi † Titular Bishop of Thagora Bishop Emeritus of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy

62.6 Resigned Carlo Livraghi † Bishop of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy Bishop Emeritus

29.3 Ordained Priest Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères Priest of Aire et Dax, France Bishop Emeritus of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France

43.6 Appointed Geraldo María de Morais Penido † Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

56.1 Appointed Eduard Schick † Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Eduard Schick † Titular Bishop of Aradi Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany

Born Anselm Umoren, M.S.P.N. Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja, Nigeria

81.2 Retired Eliseu Van de Weijer, O. Carm. † Prelate of Paracatu, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

15 Apr 56.3 Installed Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop Emeritus

Born Daniel Henry Mueggenborg Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA

16 Apr 44.1 Appointed Danilo Catarzi, S.X. † Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed John Shojiro Ito † Bishop of Niigata, Japan Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Appointed William Francis Kupfer, M.M. † Bishop of Taichung, Taiwan Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Appointed Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka † Bishop of Nagoya, Japan Bishop Emeritus

66.5 Appointed Thomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching) † Apostolic Administrator of Kiayi, Taiwan Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China

41.3 Appointed Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon

17 Apr Born Edivalter Andrade Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil

71.1 Died Grégoire Georges Camille Hindié † Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria

18 Apr 50.8 Appointed Ottavio De Liva † Titular Archbishop of Heliopolis in Phoenicia Apostolic Internuncio to Indonesia

50.8 Appointed Ottavio De Liva † Apostolic Internuncio to Indonesia

49.0 Appointed Antonio del Giudice † Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq

49.0 Appointed Antonio del Giudice † Apostolic Delegate to Korea Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq

54.3 Appointed Giuseppe Lenotti † Bishop of Foggia, Italy Archbishop of Foggia, Italy

49.6 Appointed Giovanni Proni † Bishop of Termoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy

23.4 Ordained Priest Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J. Priest of Kaunas, Lithuania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

19 Apr 70.1 Ordained Bishop Joaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. † Titular Archbishop of Gypsaria Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine

76.6 Ordained Bishop Antonio Bacci † Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Cappadocia Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio

76.6 Resigned Antonio Bacci † Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Cappadocia Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio

80.8 Ordained Bishop Augustin Bea, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Germania in Numidia Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity

80.8 Resigned Augustin Bea, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Germania in Numidia Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity

82.4 Ordained Bishop Francesco Bracci † Titular Archbishop of Idassa Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

82.4 Resigned Francesco Bracci † Titular Archbishop of Idassa Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

74.9 Ordained Bishop Michael David Browne, O.P. † Titular Archbishop of Idebessus Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola

74.9 Resigned Michael David Browne, O.P. † Titular Archbishop of Idebessus Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola

77.7 Ordained Bishop Alberto di Jorio † Titular Archbishop of Castra Nova Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

77.7 Resigned Alberto di Jorio † Titular Archbishop of Castra Nova Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

78.1 Ordained Bishop William Theodore Heard † Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

78.1 Resigned William Theodore Heard † Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

79.4 Ordained Bishop André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien † Titular Bishop of Corone Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

79.4 Resigned André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien † Titular Bishop of Corone Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota

74.4 Ordained Bishop Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites

74.4 Resigned Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites

89.8 Ordained Bishop Francesco Morano † Titular Archbishop of Fallaba Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano

89.8 Resigned Francesco Morano † Titular Archbishop of Fallaba Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano

71.4 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Ottaviani † Titular Archbishop of Berrhoea Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

71.4 Resigned Alfredo Ottaviani † Titular Archbishop of Berrhoea Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

72.7 Ordained Bishop Francesco Roberti † Titular Archbishop of Columnata Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

72.7 Resigned Francesco Roberti † Titular Archbishop of Columnata Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura

20 Apr 70.1 Resigned Joaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. † Titular Archbishop of Gypsaria Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine

21 Apr Born Paul Alappatt Bishop of Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabar), India

Born Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France

22 Apr Born Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala

24.0 Ordained Priest Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. † Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

25.6 Ordained Priest Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S. Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions Superior Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria

23 Apr 27.1 Ordained Priest Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. † Priest of Society of Mary Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru

24 Apr 49.4 Died Luis do Amaral Mousinho † Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

56.0 Appointed Maurits Gerard De Keyzer † Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Maurits Gerard De Keyzer † Titular Bishop of Tinum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium

56.8 Installed Hugh Aloysius Donohoe † Bishop of Stockton, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA

25 Apr Born Joseph Befe Ateba † Bishop of Kribi, Cameroon

30.1 Solemn Vows Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Apostolic Nuncio

57.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph William Regan, M.M. † Titular Bishop of Isinda Prelate Emeritus of Tagum, Philippines

29.0 Ordained Priest Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Carreño, Colombia

26 Apr 42.7 Appointed José Gabriel Calderón Contreras † Bishop of Cartago, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

43.6 Ordained Bishop Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. † Titular Bishop of Augurus Bishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)

51.9 Appointed Brian Charles Foley † Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

48.9 Appointed William Eric Grasar † Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

40.8 Appointed Raúl Zambrano Camader † Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia

27 Apr 61.6 Appointed Emilio Guano † Bishop of Livorno, Italy

28 Apr 41.9 Ordained Bishop Jean Bassoul, B.S. † Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

60.2 Installed Floyd Lawrence Begin † Bishop of Oakland, California, USA

61.4 Installed Leo Binz † Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

31.5 Ordained Priest Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. † Priest of Vijayawada, India Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India

57.5 Appointed Maximilien de Fürstenberg † Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

64.8 Appointed Antonio Riberi † Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

29 Apr 76.3 Died Antonio Eustaquio Aguirrebeitia y Arriaga, O.C.D. † Prefect Emeritus of Urabá, Colombia

Born Stephan Burger Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

44.7 Ordained Bishop Manuel Augusto Cárdenas † Titular Bishop of Aulon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites

55.9 Ordained Bishop Jorge Carlos Carreras † Titular Bishop of Campania Bishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina

53.5 Ordained Bishop Luis Franco Cascón, C.SS.R. † Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain Bishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest Fragkískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece

89.2 Died Giuseppe Petrelli † Apostolic Nuncio

27.9 Ordained Priest Hermann Raich, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop Emeritus of Wabag, Papua New Guinea

47.5 Ordained Bishop Ernesto Segura † Titular Bishop of Carpi Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

29.4 Ordained Priest Raphaël Marie Ze † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Sangmélima, Cameroon

30 Apr 63.7 Appointed Édouard Jetté † Apostolic Administrator of Joliette, Québec, Canada Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

25.8 Ordained Priest George Hugh Niederauer † Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA

46.6 Appointed Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria † Auxiliary Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

46.6 Appointed Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria † Titular Bishop of Uthina Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Apr	60.4	Resigned	Gustave-André-Ferdinand Raballand, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Apr	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Jacinto (Giacinto) Eccher, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Garriana	Prelate Emeritus of Aiquile, Bolivia
	Born	Bernardin Francis Mfumbusa		Bishop of Kondoa, Tanzania
49.0	Ordained Bishop	Jan Wladyslaw Obląk †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Maius	Bishop Emeritus of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Henri Véniat, S.J. †	Bishop of Fort-Archambault, Chad	Bishop Emeritus of Sarh, Chad
2 Apr	50.4	Appointed	Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
50.4	Appointed	Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Adramyttium	Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
69.0	Died	Joseph Michael Gilmore †	Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA
45.3	Appointed	Gilbert Ramanantoanina, S.J. †	Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
50.7	Appointed	Gabriel Willem Sillekens, C.P. †	Bishop of Ketapang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
77.7	Appointed	Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Odessus	Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
77.7	Retired	Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †	Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus
63.8	Appointed	Giacomo Violardo †	Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
3 Apr	74.5	Died	Francisco Gomez de Santiago, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam
60.0	Installed	Joseph Thomas McGucken †	Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Apr		Born	Fernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B.		Auxiliary Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
	Born	Rafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea		Prelate of Moyobamba, Peru
52.5	Appointed	Andrea Pangrazio †	Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
5 Apr	70.1	Appointed	Joaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Gypsaria	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
76.5	Appointed	Antonio Bacci †	Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Cappadocia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio
80.8	Appointed	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Germania in Numidia	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
82.4	Appointed	Francesco Bracci †	Titular Archbishop of Idassa	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
74.9	Appointed	Michael David Browne, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Idebessus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
59.9	Appointed	Jules Victor Daem †	Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
77.8	Died	Laurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
77.7	Appointed	Alberto di Jorio †	Titular Archbishop of Castra Nova	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
63.0	Died	Alfred Joseph Gummer †	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia
78.1	Appointed	William Theodore Heard †	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
79.4	Appointed	André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien †	Titular Bishop of Corone	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
74.3	Appointed	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
46.7	Ordained Bishop	Leo Thomas Maher †	Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA	Bishop Emeritus of San Diego, California, USA
89.8	Appointed	Francesco Morano †	Titular Archbishop of Fallaba	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
71.4	Appointed	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Titular Archbishop of Berrhoea	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
72.7	Appointed	Francesco Roberti †	Titular Archbishop of Columnata	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
6 Apr	77.0	Died	Aimable Chassaigne †	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
	Born	Otair Nicoletti		Bishop of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
7 Apr	44.7	Appointed	Manuel Augusto Cárdenas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites
44.7	Appointed	Manuel Augusto Cárdenas †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites
55.9	Appointed	Jorge Carlos Carreras †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina
55.9	Appointed	Jorge Carlos Carreras †	Titular Bishop of Campania	Bishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina
26.7	Ordained Priest	Luis Morgan (Aloysius) Casey †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
23.7	Ordained Priest	Annetto Depasquale †	Priest of Malta	Auxiliary Bishop
	Born	Prasad Gallela		Bishop Emeritus of Cuddapah, India
23.1	Ordained Priest	Dinualdo Destajo Gutierrez †	Priest of Capiz, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
23.2	Ordained Priest	Vicente Macanan Navarra	Priest of Capiz, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Bacolod, Philippines
47.4	Appointed	Ernesto Segura †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
47.4	Appointed	Ernesto Segura †	Titular Bishop of Carpi	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
44.3	Appointed	Ignatius Jerome Strecker †	Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
25.7	Ordained Priest	Donald Walter Trautman †	Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
8 Apr	28.5	Ordained Priest	Francis Némé Baïssari †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
26.5	Ordained Priest	André Louis Fort	Priest of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France	Bishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
28.2	Ordained Deacon	Joachim Meisner †	Deacon of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
31.2	Ordained Priest	Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde †	Priest of Iringa, Tanzania	Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
38.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Quarracino †	Bishop of Nueve de Julio, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
45.2	Installed	Giuseppe Vairo †	Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
9 Apr	62.2	Died	Emilio Antonio di Pasquo †	Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina
	Born	Juan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.		Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
10 Apr	41.2	Appointed	Joseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, M. Afr. †	Superior of San, Mali	Bishop Emeritus of San, Mali
11 Apr	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Gérard-Maurice-Eugène Huyghe †	Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Claude Lamoureux		Bishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
12 Apr	47.4	Appointed	Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. †	Prelate of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
47.4	Appointed	Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. †	Titular Bishop of Aegae	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
39.7	Appointed	Henricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †	Prelate of San Jose de Antique, Philippines	Prelate Emeritus
39.7	Appointed	Henricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Amisus	Prelate Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
24.4	Ordained Deacon	Robert Mikhail Moskal †	Deacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
	Born	Léon Wagener		Auxiliary Bishop of Luxembourg
13 Apr		Born	Firmino David		Bishop of Sumbe, Angola
59.7	Died	Antônio Julio Maria Mattioli, O.S.M. †	Prelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil
	Born	John Baptist Tan Yanquan		Bishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
14 Apr	45.8	Appointed	Adalberto Almeida y Merino †	Bishop of Zacatecas, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México
44.5	Appointed	José d’Angelo Neto †	Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
55.8	Appointed	Alexandre Gonçalves do Amaral †	Archbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	Carlo Livraghi †	Titular Bishop of Thagora	Bishop Emeritus of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy
62.6	Resigned	Carlo Livraghi †	Bishop of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
29.3	Ordained Priest	Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères	Priest of Aire et Dax, France	Bishop Emeritus of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
43.6	Appointed	Geraldo María de Morais Penido †	Archbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.1	Appointed	Eduard Schick †	Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Eduard Schick †	Titular Bishop of Aradi	Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
	Born	Anselm Umoren, M.S.P.N.		Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja, Nigeria
81.2	Retired	Eliseu Van de Weijer, O. Carm. †	Prelate of Paracatu, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
15 Apr	56.3	Installed	Marcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Daniel Henry Mueggenborg		Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA
16 Apr	44.1	Appointed	Danilo Catarzi, S.X. †	Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	John Shojiro Ito †	Bishop of Niigata, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Appointed	William Francis Kupfer, M.M. †	Bishop of Taichung, Taiwan	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Appointed	Peter Magoshiro Matsuoka †	Bishop of Nagoya, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
66.5	Appointed	Thomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching) †	Apostolic Administrator of Kiayi, Taiwan	Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
41.3	Appointed	Lambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon
17 Apr		Born	Edivalter Andrade		Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
71.1	Died	Grégoire Georges Camille Hindié †	Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
18 Apr	50.8	Appointed	Ottavio De Liva †	Titular Archbishop of Heliopolis in Phoenicia	Apostolic Internuncio to Indonesia
50.8	Appointed	Ottavio De Liva †	Apostolic Internuncio to Indonesia
49.0	Appointed	Antonio del Giudice †	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq
49.0	Appointed	Antonio del Giudice †	Apostolic Delegate to Korea	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq
54.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Lenotti †	Bishop of Foggia, Italy	Archbishop of Foggia, Italy
49.6	Appointed	Giovanni Proni †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
23.4	Ordained Priest	Sigitas Tamkevičius, S.J.	Priest of Kaunas, Lithuania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
19 Apr	70.1	Ordained Bishop	Joaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Gypsaria	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
76.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Bacci †	Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Cappadocia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio
76.6	Resigned	Antonio Bacci †	Titular Archbishop of Colonia in Cappadocia	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio
80.8	Ordained Bishop	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Germania in Numidia	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
80.8	Resigned	Augustin Bea, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Germania in Numidia	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
82.4	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Bracci †	Titular Archbishop of Idassa	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
82.4	Resigned	Francesco Bracci †	Titular Archbishop of Idassa	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
74.9	Ordained Bishop	Michael David Browne, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Idebessus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
74.9	Resigned	Michael David Browne, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Idebessus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
77.7	Ordained Bishop	Alberto di Jorio †	Titular Archbishop of Castra Nova	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
77.7	Resigned	Alberto di Jorio †	Titular Archbishop of Castra Nova	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
78.1	Ordained Bishop	William Theodore Heard †	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
78.1	Resigned	William Theodore Heard †	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
79.4	Ordained Bishop	André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien †	Titular Bishop of Corone	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
79.4	Resigned	André-Damien-Ferdinand Jullien †	Titular Bishop of Corone	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
74.4	Ordained Bishop	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
74.4	Resigned	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Isauria	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
89.8	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Morano †	Titular Archbishop of Fallaba	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
89.8	Resigned	Francesco Morano †	Titular Archbishop of Fallaba	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
71.4	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Titular Archbishop of Berrhoea	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
71.4	Resigned	Alfredo Ottaviani †	Titular Archbishop of Berrhoea	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
72.7	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Roberti †	Titular Archbishop of Columnata	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
72.7	Resigned	Francesco Roberti †	Titular Archbishop of Columnata	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
20 Apr	70.1	Resigned	Joaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Gypsaria	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
21 Apr		Born	Paul Alappatt		Bishop of Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabar), India
	Born	Denis Jean-Marie Jachiet		Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
22 Apr		Born	Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum		Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala
24.0	Ordained Priest	Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. †	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
25.6	Ordained Priest	Thomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.	Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions	Superior Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria
23 Apr	27.1	Ordained Priest	Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Archbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
24 Apr	49.4	Died	Luis do Amaral Mousinho †	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.0	Appointed	Maurits Gerard De Keyzer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Maurits Gerard De Keyzer †	Titular Bishop of Tinum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
56.8	Installed	Hugh Aloysius Donohoe †	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
25 Apr		Born	Joseph Befe Ateba †		Bishop of Kribi, Cameroon
30.1	Solemn Vows	Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Apostolic Nuncio
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph William Regan, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Isinda	Prelate Emeritus of Tagum, Philippines
29.0	Ordained Priest	Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Carreño, Colombia
26 Apr	42.7	Appointed	José Gabriel Calderón Contreras †	Bishop of Cartago, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
43.6	Ordained Bishop	Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. †	Titular Bishop of Augurus	Bishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
51.9	Appointed	Brian Charles Foley †	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
48.9	Appointed	William Eric Grasar †	Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
40.8	Appointed	Raúl Zambrano Camader †	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia
27 Apr	61.6	Appointed	Emilio Guano †	Bishop of Livorno, Italy
28 Apr	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean Bassoul, B.S. †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
60.2	Installed	Floyd Lawrence Begin †	Bishop of Oakland, California, USA
61.4	Installed	Leo Binz †	Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
31.5	Ordained Priest	Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. †	Priest of Vijayawada, India	Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India
57.5	Appointed	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
64.8	Appointed	Antonio Riberi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
29 Apr	76.3	Died	Antonio Eustaquio Aguirrebeitia y Arriaga, O.C.D. †	Prefect Emeritus of Urabá, Colombia
	Born	Stephan Burger		Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
44.7	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Augusto Cárdenas †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Carlos Carreras †	Titular Bishop of Campania	Bishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Luis Franco Cascón, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	Fragkískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
89.2	Died	Giuseppe Petrelli †	Apostolic Nuncio
27.9	Ordained Priest	Hermann Raich, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Ernesto Segura †	Titular Bishop of Carpi	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
29.4	Ordained Priest	Raphaël Marie Ze †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Sangmélima, Cameroon
30 Apr	63.7	Appointed	Édouard Jetté †	Apostolic Administrator of Joliette, Québec, Canada	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
25.8	Ordained Priest	George Hugh Niederauer †	Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
46.6	Appointed	Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria †	Auxiliary Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
46.6	Appointed	Jacques-Julien-Émile Patria †	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

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