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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	24.5	Ordained Deacon	Josef Marketz	Deacon of Gurk, Austria	Bishop
	49.0	Ordained Priest	Peter Zhang Zhiyong	Priest	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
2 Mar	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	37.6	Solemn Vows	Henri Coudray, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mongo, Chad
	90.5	Died	João da Silva Campos Neves †	Bishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
3 Mar	55.9	Appointed	Rafael Bellido Caro †	Bishop of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	40.6	Ordained Priest	Albert Ayinde Fasina †	Priest of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
4 Mar	67.1	Resigned	Gabriel Bukatko †	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
	58.2	Appointed	Oscar Garcia Urizar †	Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
	45.7	Appointed	José Lizares Estrada	Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
	52.2	Ordained Bishop	José de Jesús Madera Uribe, M.Sp.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Fresno, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
	70.2	Appointed	Alojz Turk †	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Mar	56.8	Appointed	Daniel William Kucera, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
6 Mar	62.4	Appointed	Albert-Leo Bundervoet, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
	43.2	Appointed	Peter James Cullinane	Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
	62.2	Resigned	Paul-Pierre-Yves Dalmais, S.J. †	Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad	Archbishop Emeritus
	51.4	Incardinated	Owen John Dolan †	Priest of Palmerston North, New Zealand	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
	53.3	Appointed	Edward Russell Gaines †	Bishop of Hamilton in New Zealand
	59.2	Resigned	Michael Kien Samophithak †	Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand	Archbishop Emeritus
	73.2	Retired	Marc-Armand Lallier †	Archbishop of Besançon, France	Archbishop Emeritus
	56.1	Appointed	Roger Mpungu †	Bishop of Muyinga, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus
	48.5	Appointed	Benedict John Osta, S.J. †	Bishop of Patna, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India
	51.5	Appointed	Lawrence Khai Saen-Phon-On †	Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand	Archbishop Emeritus
	44.3	Appointed	Antony Selvanayagam	Auxiliary Bishop of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Bishop Emeritus of Penang, Malaysia
	44.3	Appointed	Antony Selvanayagam	Titular Bishop of Giru Mons	Bishop Emeritus of Penang, Malaysia
	43.0	Appointed	John Baptist Thakur, S.J.	Bishop of Muzaffarpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
	76.0	Retired	Augustine Francis Wildermuth, S.J. †	Bishop of Patna, India	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar	64.5	Appointed	Alfonso Coto Monge †	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	64.5	Appointed	Alfonso Coto Monge †	Titular Bishop of Bigastro	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Limón, Costa Rica
	71.7	Died	Juan Carlos Ferro †	Bishop of Concepción, Argentina
	85.7	Died	Abílio Augusto Vaz das Neves †	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
9 Mar	74.5	Died	Giuseppe Mojoli †	Apostolic Nuncio
	28.8	Solemn Vows	Luis Antonio Scozzina, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Orán, Argentina
11 Mar	45.5	Appointed	Paul Josef Cordes †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
	49.7	Appointed	Carmelo Juan Giaquinta †	Auxiliary Bishop of Viedma, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
	49.7	Appointed	Carmelo Juan Giaquinta †	Titular Bishop of Zama Minor	Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
	57.8	Appointed	John Charles Reiss †	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar	56.8	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Liang Xisheng †	Priest	Archbishop of Kaifeng [Kaifeng], China
	44.7	Appointed	Władysław Ziółek	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
	44.7	Appointed	Władysław Ziółek	Titular Bishop of Risinium	Archbishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
13 Mar	89.6	Died	Joseph-Alphonse Baud, M.S.F.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Visakhapatnam, India
14 Mar	76.5	Retired	Severino Mariano de Aguiar †	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	80.1	Retired	Gérard Mongeau, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
	61.0	Appointed	Manuel Palmeira da Rocha †	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	55.4	Succeeded	Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
	51.8	Appointed	Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
	51.8	Appointed	Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Tela	Bishop Emeritus of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
15 Mar	25.1	Ordained Priest	Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
16 Mar	47.0	Installed	Reinhard Lettmann †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar	53.3	Resigned	William Wakefield Baum †	Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	58.7	Appointed	Leroy Theodore Matthiesen †	Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	50.1	Appointed	Gabriel Montalvo Higuera †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Algeria	Apostolic Nuncio
	50.1	Appointed	Gabriel Montalvo Higuera †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tunisia	Apostolic Nuncio
	50.1	Appointed	Gabriel Montalvo Higuera †	Apostolic Delegate to Libya	Apostolic Nuncio
	48.7	Appointed	Pablo Puente Buces †	Titular Archbishop of Macri	Apostolic Nuncio
	48.7	Appointed	Pablo Puente Buces †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Indonesia	Apostolic Nuncio
	56.8	Appointed	Dino Trabalzini †	Archbishop of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
19 Mar	63.0	Ordained Bishop	Juvencio González Alvarez †	Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México	Bishop Emeritus
	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Faber MacDonald †	Bishop of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Ángel Javier Pérez Pueyo, H.S.O.D.	Priest of Zaragoza, Spain	Bishop of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
	45.3	Ordained Bishop	José Sánchez González	Titular Bishop of Rubicon	Bishop Emeritus of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain
	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Benedict To Varpin †	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
	28.7	Ordained Priest	Pablo Vizcaino Prado	Priest of Guatemala	Bishop of Suchitepéquez-Retalhuleu, Guatemala
20 Mar	66.8	Resigned	William Eric Grasar †	Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto, Ist. del Prado †	Bishop of Urawa, Japan	Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan
21 Mar	44.8	Appointed	Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, P. Schönstatt	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
	44.8	Appointed	Manuel Camilo Vial Risopatrón, P. Schönstatt	Titular Bishop of Pauzera	Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
22 Mar	50.4	Installed	Justo Oscar Laguna †	Bishop of Morón, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
24 Mar	53.9	Appointed	Helímenas de Jesús Rojo Paredes, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Calabozo, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Calabozo, Venezuela
	62.6	Died	St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez †	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
25 Mar	26.1	Ordained Priest	José Colin Mendoza Bagaforo	Priest of Cotabato, Philippines	Bishop of Kidapawan, Philippines
	53.4	Appointed	Jacques Louis Léon Delaporte †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
	75.7	Retired	Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.9	Installed	John Lawrence May †	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
	77.4	Died	Jože Pogačnik †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Talavera Ramírez †	Titular Bishop of Aufinium	Bishop Emeritus of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México
26 Mar	71.8	Ordained Bishop	Agnellus Andrew, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Numana	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
	30.7	Ordained Priest	Yousif Thomas Mirkis, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
27 Mar	49.1	Appointed	Rodolfo Bufano †	Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
	57.6	Appointed	Roger Joseph Heckel, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg, France
	65.7	Appointed	Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky †	Coadjutor Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Cardinal, Major Archbishop
28 Mar	23.2	Ordained Priest	Basilios Fawzy Al-Dabe	Priest of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop
	48.6	Appointed	Luiz Colussi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lins, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
	54.3	Appointed	Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	54.3	Appointed	Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca †	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
	60.6	Died	Jaroslav John Gabro †	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
	47.0	Appointed	Michel-Joseph-Gérard Gagnon, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Djibouti	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
	43.9	Appointed	Ramón Godinez Flores †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop of Aguascalientes, México
	43.9	Appointed	Ramón Godinez Flores †	Titular Bishop of Centenaria	Bishop of Aguascalientes, México
	91.1	Died	James Thomas Gibbons Hayes, S.J. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
	46.6	Appointed	Dominique Kimpinde Amando †	Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	48.2	Appointed	Fernando Legal, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Itapeva, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	48.7	Appointed	Joseph Mittathany †	Bishop of Imphal, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Imphal, India
	63.0	Appointed	Bernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Zanzibar, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
	46.4	Appointed	Joachim Ruhuna †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Gitega, Burundi	Archbishop
30 Mar	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Titular Archbishop of Sinna	Apostolic Nuncio
2 Apr	71.0	Succeeded	Antal Jakab †	Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Bishop Emeritus
	83.5	Retired	Áron Márton †	Bishop of Alba Iulia, Romania	Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr	47.0	Appointed	Severino Poletto †	Coadjutor Bishop of Fossano, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
4 Apr	27.2	Ordained Priest	Tesfasellassie Medhin	Priest of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Bishop
	70.5	Died	Robert Emmet Tracy †	Bishop Emeritus of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
8 Apr	57.3	Died	Luis Mario Martínez de Lejarza Valle, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala
9 Apr	38.6	Appointed	Eduardo Ernesto Fuentes Duarte †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala	Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala
	38.6	Appointed	Eduardo Ernesto Fuentes Duarte †	Titular Bishop of Lares	Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala
11 Apr	31.3	Ordained Priest	Michel Abrass, B.A.	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Tyr (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
	28.6	Ordained Priest	Jean-Pierre Bassène	Priest of Ziguinchor, Senegal	Bishop of Kolda, Senegal
	29.7	Ordained Priest	Isidore Battikha, B.A.	Priest of Ordre Basilien Alépin (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
	64.6	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Coto Monge †	Titular Bishop of Bigastro	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Limón, Costa Rica
12 Apr	26.7	Ordained Priest	Juan José Chaparro Stivanello, C.M.F.	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Cirrincione †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Angelo De Donatis	Priest of Nardò, Italy	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Robert Walter McElroy	Priest of San Francisco, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
	23.6	Ordained Priest	Julius Sullan Tonel	Priest of Davao, Philippines	Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
13 Apr	33.7	Ordained Priest	Angelus Kujur, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Purnea, India
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Peter Liu Cheng-chung	Priest of Kiayi, Taiwan	Bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
	25.9	Solemn Vows	Marko Semren, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	59.4	Ordained Bishop	Alojzij Šuštar †	Archbishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Apr	90.3	Died	Jules Georges Kandela †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
16 Apr	23.3	Professed	José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M.	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	57.8	Appointed	Alfredo Guillermo Disandro †	Bishop of Villa María, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
17 Apr	76.8	Died	Jan Jaroszewicz †	Bishop of Kielce, Poland
	44.1	Installed	Roger Michael Mahony	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
19 Apr	33.1	Ordained Priest	Lourdunada Daniel	Priest of Poona, India	Bishop Emeritus of Nashik, India
	48.5	Appointed	Marcel André Joseph Gervais †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
	48.5	Appointed	Marcel André Joseph Gervais †	Titular Bishop of Rossmarkaeum	Archbishop Emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
	58.8	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Iribarne Arámburu, O. de M. †	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina
	41.9	Appointed	Joseph Nduhirubusa †	Bishop of Ruyigi, Burundi	Bishop Emeritus
20 Apr	24.8	Ordained Priest	Dominique Bulamatari Kizayakana †	Priest of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	23.3	Ordained Deacon	José Carlos Chacorowski, C.M.	Deacon of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop of Caraguatatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Abraham Desta	Priest of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia
	26.5	Ordained Priest	Daniel Nlandu Mayi †	Priest of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	70.4	Ordained Bishop	Alojz Turk †	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Apr	60.4	Appointed	Milton Corrêa Pereira †	Apostolic Administrator of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	Archbishop
	60.0	Appointed	Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. †	Bishop of Guamá, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Brazil
	67.0	Appointed	João de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
	67.0	Resigned	João de Souza Lima, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	48.3	Appointed	Vital João Geraldo Wilderink, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr	27.1	Ordained Priest	George Beluso Rimando	Priest of Tagum, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines
	70.2	Retired	Joseph Lennox Federal †	Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	46.3	Appointed	Joachim Meisner †	Bishop of Berlin, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	57.9	Installed	John Charles Reiss †	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
23 Apr	63.8	Appointed	Ephrem Bédé †	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Chaldean), Egypt
	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Peter James Cullinane	Bishop of Palmerston North, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
	68.5	Ordained Bishop	George Eli Dion, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Caudium	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jolo, Philippines
	58.3	Appointed	Georges F. Garmou †	Archbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
	48.0	Appointed	José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Lugo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	65.8	Died	Alfredo Poledrini †	Apostolic Nuncio
	64.0	Appointed	Abdul-Ahad Rabban, O.A.O.C. †	Bishop of Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq
	66.5	Resigned	Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório †	Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
24 Apr	77.8	Died	James Buis, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
	44.5	Appointed	John Etheridge, C.P. †	Bishop of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
	52.5	Appointed	Raymond Philip Kalisz, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Wewak, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
	60.8	Appointed	Antonio Magnoni †	Titular Archbishop of Boseta	Apostolic Nuncio
	60.8	Appointed	Antonio Magnoni †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to New Zealand	Apostolic Nuncio
	60.8	Appointed	Antonio Magnoni †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio
	60.8	Appointed	Antonio Magnoni †	Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean	Apostolic Nuncio
	38.9	Appointed	Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Bishop of Oyem, Gabon	Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
	46.1	Appointed	Raymundo Joseph Peña †	Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Brownsville, Texas, USA
25 Apr	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Lucas Ly Jing Feng (Li Jingfeng) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China	Bishop
	60.8	Appointed	Giovanni Mariani †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Greece	Apostolic Nuncio
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Jude Speyrer †	Bishop of Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
26 Apr	69.7	Appointed	Javier Miguel Ariz Huarte, O.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
	58.4	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Garcia Urizar †	Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
	39.1	Appointed	Juan José Larrañeta Olleta, O.P.	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	57.6	Appointed	Alfredo Noriega Arce, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
	57.6	Appointed	Alfredo Noriega Arce, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Mutia	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
	31.6	Ordained Priest	Michael William Warfel	Priest of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
27 Apr	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Palmeira da Rocha †	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	25.2	Ordained Priest	Pietro Parolin	Priest of Vicenza, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary of State
28 Apr	70.0	Died	Vittore Ugo Righi †	Official of the Secretariat of State
29 Apr	45.9	Ordained Bishop	José Lizares Estrada	Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
	69.3	Resigned	Francis Frederick Reh †	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
30 Apr	67.4	Excommunicated	[Moisés Carmona y Rivera] †	Bishop
	60.3	Died	John Edgar McCafferty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
	27.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Ponniah †	Priest of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

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