The Year of Our Lord 1971

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 56.2 Resigned Paolino Limongi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran Apostolic Nuncio

69.7 Ceased Vittorio Longo † Apostolic Administrator of Acerra, Italy Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

1 Mar 76.2 Retired Giuseppe Angrisani † Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

51.7 Appointed Carlo Cavalla † Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed Francis James Harrison † Auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed Francis James Harrison † Titular Bishop of Aquae in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA

2 Mar Born Antonio D’Angelo Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy

3 Mar 65.4 Appointed Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. † Titular Archbishop of Chersonesus in Zechia Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon

74.2 Resigned Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Ammoniace Bishop Emeritus of Umtata, South Africa

4 Mar 69.0 Resigned Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Zama Minor Bishop Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

5 Mar 48.8 Appointed Bernardin Gantin † Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

47.0 Appointed Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy † Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

6 Mar 49.6 Installed Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. † Prelate of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

7 Mar 63.5 Died Alberto Castelli † Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity

67.2 Installed José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares † Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

54.5 Ordained Bishop Emmanuel Marcel Mbikanye, O.P. † Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

55.1 Appointed Carlo Urru † Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy

8 Mar Born Erwin José Aserios Balagapo Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

68.0 Appointed Giuseppe Martinoli † Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

44.4 Incardinated Ernesto Togni † Priest of Lugano, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

9 Mar 79.6 Died Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev † Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

55.1 Succeeded Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. † Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria Apostolic Exarch Emeritus

10 Mar 70.4 Died Edmund Nowicki † Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland

68.2 Resigned Paul Marie Kinam Ro † Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Proconsulari Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)

11 Mar 50.6 Appointed Constantino Amstalden † Coadjutor Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

50.6 Appointed Constantino Amstalden † Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana Bishop Emeritus of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

70.5 Resigned Jean Marie Étrillard, S.M.A. † Bishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

32.7 Appointed Felix Alaba Adeosin Job Auxiliary Bishop of Ibadan, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria

32.7 Appointed Felix Alaba Adeosin Job Titular Bishop of Abthugni Archbishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria

68.2 Appointed Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. † Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

49.0 Appointed Noël Kokora-Tekry † Bishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

59.1 Appointed Barthélémy Malunga † Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

55.1 Appointed Luis María Blas Maestu Ojanguren, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru

55.1 Appointed Luis María Blas Maestu Ojanguren, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Ammoniace Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru

41.9 Appointed Bonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M. † Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Appointed Gilbert Blaize Rego † Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India Bishop Emeritus

39.4 Appointed Diógenes da Silva Matthes † Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

12 Mar 53.1 Appointed Dominic Joseph Conway † Bishop of Elphin, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

69.6 Ceased Peter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. † Apostolic Administrator of Sibolga, Indonesia Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China

46.6 Appointed Jakob Mayr † Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Appointed Jakob Mayr † Titular Bishop of Agbia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

61.1 Ordained Bishop Pierre Marie Nguyễn Văn Năng † Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam

13 Mar 26.2 Ordained Priest Mathew Arackal Priest of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India

50.3 Appointed Eugênio de Araújo Sales † Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

46.8 Appointed Ernesto Gallina † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

45.6 Ordained Bishop Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Oppidum Consilinum Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia

42.9 Appointed Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil

14 Mar 40.8 Succeeded Michael George Bowen † Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain

58.2 Died David John Cashman † Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain

87.8 Died Evasio Colli † Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy

24.6 Ordained Priest Guerino Di Tora Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

15 Mar 71.0 Resigned Garabed Amadouni † Apostolic Exarch of France (Armenian) Apostolic Exarch Emeritus

28.4 Ordained Priest Mathew Anikuzhikattil † Priest of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus of Idukki (Syro-Malabar), India

40.8 Appointed Basil Harry Losten † Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA

40.8 Appointed Basil Harry Losten † Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia Bishop Emeritus of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA

16 Mar 85.0 Resigned Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. † Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus Archbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

51.5 Resigned José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. † Titular Bishop of Sullectum Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil

73.8 Resigned Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. † Titular Archbishop of Lilybaeum Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

58.6 Resigned Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. † Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus Bishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil

80.5 Resigned Antônio Mazzarotto † Titular Bishop of Octabia Bishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil

71.1 Resigned João Batista Muniz, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Velefi Bishop Emeritus of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil

54.8 Resigned Wilson Laus Schmidt † Titular Bishop of Synnada in Mauretania Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

52.1 Resigned Carlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Sufar Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

69.8 Resigned Floréncio Cicinho (Sisinio) Vieira † Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana Bishop Emeritus of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil

17 Mar Born Richard James Umbers Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia

18 Mar 23.5 Ordained Priest Domenico Caliandro Priest of Oria, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy

24.4 Ordained Priest Aldo Cavalli Priest of Bergamo, Italy Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

19 Mar Born José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M. Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia

54.5 Appointed Guerino Luigi Grimaldi † Bishop of Nola, Italy Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

54.5 Appointed Guerino Luigi Grimaldi † Apostolic Administrator of Acerra, Italy Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

24.8 Ordained Priest José Luis Mollaghan † Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina

38.7 Ordained Bishop Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela

20 Mar 39.3 Ordained Bishop Adrianus Johannes Simonis † Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

21 Mar Born Éric Soviguidi Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso

22 Mar Born Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M. Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru

24 Mar 49.2 Ordained Bishop Leonard James Crowley † Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

49.5 Appointed Jacques Landriault † Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

49.5 Appointed Jacques Landriault † Apostolic Administrator of Hearst, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Timmins, Ontario, Canada

64.4 Resigned Maxime Tessier † Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus

25 Mar 52.8 Ordained Bishop Juan Alfredo Arzube † Titular Bishop of Civitate Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

33.4 Ordained Priest Alberto Aurelio Brazzini Diaz-Ufano † Priest of Lima, Peru Auxiliary Bishop

58.7 Appointed Avelar Brandão Vilela † Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

49.5 Ordained Bishop Rubén Buitrago Trujillo, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia

41.7 Appointed José Gea Escolano † Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain

41.7 Appointed José Gea Escolano † Titular Bishop of Arae in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain

52.3 Ordained Bishop William Robert Johnson † Titular Bishop of Blera Bishop of Orange in California, USA

35.3 Ordained Bishop Alfonso López Trujillo † Titular Bishop of Boseta Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

55.2 Appointed Jesús Pla Gandía † Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain

55.2 Appointed Jesús Pla Gandía † Titular Bishop of Bareta Bishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain

52.1 Appointed Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez † Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

26 Mar Born David Leon Toups Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA

27 Mar 25.2 Ordained Priest Pierre Bürcher Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland

26.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Đình Đúc Đao Priest of Saigon, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam

49.4 Ordained Bishop Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux † Titular Bishop of Celene Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France

24.8 Ordained Priest Bosco Puthur Priest of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia

74.6 Died Denis (Omer) Strittmatter, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

87.0 Retired Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † Librarian of the Vatican Library Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

87.0 Retired Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

87.0 Retired Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant † President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

29.7 Ordained Priest Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan Priest of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Apostolic Nuncio

Born Joseph Zhang Yinlin Bishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China

28 Mar 46.8 Ordained Bishop Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond † Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France

Born Joseph Tobji Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria

55.2 Ordained Bishop Carlo Urru † Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy

29 Mar 60.9 Died Thomas Michel Bidawid † Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq

30 Mar 76.3 Retired James Charles McGuigan † Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

64.7 Succeeded Philip Francis Pocock † Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

26.5 Ordained Priest Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak † Priest of Cebu, Philippines Bishop of Philippines, Military

31 Mar 83.9 Died Michael David Browne, O.P. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	56.2	Resigned	Paolino Limongi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran	Apostolic Nuncio
69.7	Ceased	Vittorio Longo †	Apostolic Administrator of Acerra, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
1 Mar	76.2	Retired	Giuseppe Angrisani †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
51.7	Appointed	Carlo Cavalla †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	Francis James Harrison †	Auxiliary Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	Francis James Harrison †	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
2 Mar		Born	Antonio D’Angelo		Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
3 Mar	65.4	Appointed	Hemaiagh Pierre XVII Ghedighian, C.M.V. †	Titular Archbishop of Chersonesus in Zechia	Patriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
74.2	Resigned	Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ammoniace	Bishop Emeritus of Umtata, South Africa
4 Mar	69.0	Resigned	Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Zama Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
5 Mar	48.8	Appointed	Bernardin Gantin †	Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
47.0	Appointed	Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy †	Official of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
6 Mar	49.6	Installed	Osório Willibaldo Stoffel, O.F.M. †	Prelate of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
7 Mar	63.5	Died	Alberto Castelli †	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
67.2	Installed	José Lafayette Ferreira Álvares †	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Marcel Mbikanye, O.P. †	Bishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
55.1	Appointed	Carlo Urru †	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
8 Mar		Born	Erwin José Aserios Balagapo		Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
68.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Martinoli †	Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
44.4	Incardinated	Ernesto Togni †	Priest of Lugano, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	79.6	Died	Kiril Stefan (Nikola) Kurtev †	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
55.1	Succeeded	Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. †	Apostolic Exarch of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
10 Mar	70.4	Died	Edmund Nowicki †	Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
68.2	Resigned	Paul Marie Kinam Ro †	Titular Archbishop of Tituli in Proconsulari	Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
11 Mar	50.6	Appointed	Constantino Amstalden †	Coadjutor Bishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
50.6	Appointed	Constantino Amstalden †	Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana	Bishop Emeritus of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
70.5	Resigned	Jean Marie Étrillard, S.M.A. †	Bishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
32.7	Appointed	Felix Alaba Adeosin Job	Auxiliary Bishop of Ibadan, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria
32.7	Appointed	Felix Alaba Adeosin Job	Titular Bishop of Abthugni	Archbishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria
68.2	Appointed	Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
49.0	Appointed	Noël Kokora-Tekry †	Bishop of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire	Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
59.1	Appointed	Barthélémy Malunga †	Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
55.1	Appointed	Luis María Blas Maestu Ojanguren, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
55.1	Appointed	Luis María Blas Maestu Ojanguren, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ammoniace	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
41.9	Appointed	Bonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Appointed	Gilbert Blaize Rego †	Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India	Bishop Emeritus
39.4	Appointed	Diógenes da Silva Matthes †	Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar	53.1	Appointed	Dominic Joseph Conway †	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
69.6	Ceased	Peter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Sibolga, Indonesia	Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
46.6	Appointed	Jakob Mayr †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Appointed	Jakob Mayr †	Titular Bishop of Agbia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
61.1	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Marie Nguyễn Văn Năng †	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam
13 Mar	26.2	Ordained Priest	Mathew Arackal	Priest of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus of Kanjirapally (Syro-Malabar), India
50.3	Appointed	Eugênio de Araújo Sales †	Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
46.8	Appointed	Ernesto Gallina †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Mantilla Duarte, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Oppidum Consilinum	Bishop Emeritus of Ipiales, Colombia
42.9	Appointed	Timóteo Francisco Nemésio Pereira Cordeiro, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Tianguá, Ceara, Brazil
14 Mar	40.8	Succeeded	Michael George Bowen †	Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
58.2	Died	David John Cashman †	Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, England, Great Britain
87.8	Died	Evasio Colli †	Bishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy
24.6	Ordained Priest	Guerino Di Tora	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar	71.0	Resigned	Garabed Amadouni †	Apostolic Exarch of France (Armenian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
28.4	Ordained Priest	Mathew Anikuzhikattil †	Priest of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus of Idukki (Syro-Malabar), India
40.8	Appointed	Basil Harry Losten †	Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA
40.8	Appointed	Basil Harry Losten †	Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia	Bishop Emeritus of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA
16 Mar	85.0	Resigned	Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Velebusdus	Archbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
51.5	Resigned	José Maria Dalvit, F.S.C.J. †	Titular Bishop of Sullectum	Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
73.8	Resigned	Henrique Hector Golland Trindade, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Lilybaeum	Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
58.6	Resigned	Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Bishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil
80.5	Resigned	Antônio Mazzarotto †	Titular Bishop of Octabia	Bishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
71.1	Resigned	João Batista Muniz, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Velefi	Bishop Emeritus of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, Brazil
54.8	Resigned	Wilson Laus Schmidt †	Titular Bishop of Synnada in Mauretania	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
52.1	Resigned	Carlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sufar	Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
69.8	Resigned	Floréncio Cicinho (Sisinio) Vieira †	Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana	Bishop Emeritus of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil
17 Mar		Born	Richard James Umbers		Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia
18 Mar	23.5	Ordained Priest	Domenico Caliandro	Priest of Oria, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
24.4	Ordained Priest	Aldo Cavalli	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
19 Mar		Born	José Mario Bacci Trespalacios, C.I.M.		Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
54.5	Appointed	Guerino Luigi Grimaldi †	Bishop of Nola, Italy	Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
54.5	Appointed	Guerino Luigi Grimaldi †	Apostolic Administrator of Acerra, Italy	Archbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
24.8	Ordained Priest	José Luis Mollaghan †	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Rosario, Argentina
38.7	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Ovidio Pérez Morales	Titular Bishop of Aquae Albae in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Los Teques, Venezuela
20 Mar	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Adrianus Johannes Simonis †	Bishop of Rotterdam, Netherlands	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
21 Mar		Born	Éric Soviguidi		Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso
22 Mar		Born	Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M.		Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru
24 Mar	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Leonard James Crowley †	Titular Bishop of Mons in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
49.5	Appointed	Jacques Landriault †	Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
49.5	Appointed	Jacques Landriault †	Apostolic Administrator of Hearst, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
64.4	Resigned	Maxime Tessier †	Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan Alfredo Arzube †	Titular Bishop of Civitate	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
33.4	Ordained Priest	Alberto Aurelio Brazzini Diaz-Ufano †	Priest of Lima, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop
58.7	Appointed	Avelar Brandão Vilela †	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
49.5	Ordained Bishop	Rubén Buitrago Trujillo, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae	Bishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia
41.7	Appointed	José Gea Escolano †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain
41.7	Appointed	José Gea Escolano †	Titular Bishop of Arae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Spain
52.3	Ordained Bishop	William Robert Johnson †	Titular Bishop of Blera	Bishop of Orange in California, USA
35.3	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Titular Bishop of Boseta	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
55.2	Appointed	Jesús Pla Gandía †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
55.2	Appointed	Jesús Pla Gandía †	Titular Bishop of Bareta	Bishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
52.1	Appointed	Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez †	Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
26 Mar		Born	David Leon Toups		Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, USA
27 Mar	25.2	Ordained Priest	Pierre Bürcher	Priest of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
26.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Đình Đúc Đao	Priest of Saigon, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam
49.4	Ordained Bishop	Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux †	Titular Bishop of Celene	Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France
24.8	Ordained Priest	Bosco Puthur	Priest of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia
74.6	Died	Denis (Omer) Strittmatter, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
87.0	Retired	Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
87.0	Retired	Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
87.0	Retired	Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant †	President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
29.7	Ordained Priest	Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan	Priest of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Apostolic Nuncio
	Born	Joseph Zhang Yinlin		Bishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China
28 Mar	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Yves-Marie-Henri Bescond †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Thibilitanae	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
	Born	Joseph Tobji		Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Urru †	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Città di Castello, Italy
29 Mar	60.9	Died	Thomas Michel Bidawid †	Auxiliary Bishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
30 Mar	76.3	Retired	James Charles McGuigan †	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
64.7	Succeeded	Philip Francis Pocock †	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
26.5	Ordained Priest	Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak †	Priest of Cebu, Philippines	Bishop of Philippines, Military
31 Mar	83.9	Died	Michael David Browne, O.P. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola

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