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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar75.1RetiredJulius AngerhausenAuxiliary Bishop of Essen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Mar41.2InstalledFelipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, VenezuelaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
53.2Ordained BishopPierre Jean Marie Marcel MolèresCoadjutor Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), FranceBishop Emeritus
60.6Ordained BishopAltamiro Rossato, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Marabá, Para, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
3 Mar72.1Ordained BishopPeter Zhang Boren (Zhang Bairen, Chang Bairen)Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
6 Mar97.8DiedEmilio de Brigard OrtizAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
43.3AppointedJorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P.Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Magangué, Colombia
8 Mar58.4Ordained BishopLino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Bishop of Tivoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy
63.1AppointedJorge María MejíaTitular Bishop of ApolloniaCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
63.1AppointedJorge María MejíaVice President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and PeaceCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
26.8Ordained PriestDarci José Nicioli, C.Ss.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerArchbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.0AppointedPatrick Percival PowerAuxiliary Bishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
44.0AppointedPatrick Percival PowerTitular Bishop of OretoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
50.7Ordained BishopWilhelm SchramlTitular Bishop of MunatianaBishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
26.2Ordained DeaconAndrás VeresDeacon of Eger, HungaryBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
9 Mar47.1Ordained BishopDermot CliffordCoadjutor Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), IrelandArchbishop Emeritus
27.1Ordained PriestSamuel KledaPriestArchbishop of Douala, Cameroon
44.7Ordained BishopPablo Lizama RiquelmePrelate of Illapel, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
70.4CeasedManuel José Bernardino Piñera CarvalloApostolic Administrator of Illapel, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
55.0Ordained BishopJean Alix VerrierCoadjutor Bishop of Les Cayes, HaïtiBishop Emeritus
10 Mar63.0AppointedAgustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, VenezuelaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
63.0AppointedAgustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of NasbincaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
40.3AppointedAnthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus
82.1RetiredMiguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, VenezuelaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
64.9AppointedHippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, IndiaBishop Emeritus
60.1AppointedChristophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. †Coadjutor Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
49.5AppointedMarie-Edouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. †Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
44.7AppointedZithulele Patrick MvemveAuxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg, South AfricaBishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa
44.7AppointedZithulele Patrick MvemveTitular Bishop of LupercianaBishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa
12 Mar60.9AppointedAlejandro Figueroa MedinaAuxiliary Bishop of Barinas, VenezuelaBishop of Guanare, Venezuela
60.9AppointedAlejandro Figueroa MedinaTitular Bishop of ForconiumBishop of Guanare, Venezuela
13 Mar55.8AppointedFernando Claudio Gamalero GonzálezPrelate of Escuintla, GuatemalaBishop of Escuintla, Guatemala
88.1DiedJosé Vieira AlvernazArchbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
14 Mar24.5Ordained DeaconJosé Benedito CardosoDeacon of Sorocaba, BrazilBishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
71.4DiedJames Vincent CaseyArchbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
15 Mar74.5DiedRaymond Philip EtteldorfOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
27.3Ordained PriestTarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.Priest of Society of the Divine WordArchbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
29.4Ordained DeaconFernando Martín CroxattoDeacon of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop of Neuquén, Argentina
90.2DiedMiguel Darío Miranda y GómezCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
54.7AppointedPablo Puente BucesApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cape VerdeApostolic Nuncio
54.7AppointedPablo Puente BucesApostolic Pro-Nuncio to SénégalApostolic Nuncio
54.7AppointedPablo Puente BucesApostolic Delegate to Guinea-BissauApostolic Nuncio
54.7AppointedPablo Puente BucesApostolic Delegate to MauritaniaApostolic Nuncio
16 Mar53.1Ordained BishopMario CecchiniBishop of Fano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
44.7InstalledPablo Lizama RiquelmePrelate of Illapel, ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
53.2Ordained BishopAnton TamarutBishop of Šibenik (Knin), CroatiaArchbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
17 Mar61.3AppointedAlbert Jean Charles Ghislain HoussiauBishop of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), BelgiumBishop Emeritus
63.7AppointedJoseph-Marie-Henri RabineArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
76.2RetiredGuillaume Marie van ZuylenBishop of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), BelgiumBishop Emeritus
19 Mar56.2Ordained BishopNorbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. †Titular Bishop of MactarisBishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA
50.1AppointedMoacyr Grechi, O.S.M. †Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
64.4DiedHenry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’HeureuxBishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France
20 Mar49.6Ordained BishopJohn Alexius BathersbyBishop of Cairns, AustraliaArchbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
43.7AppointedAlfonso Rogelio Delgado EversBishop of Santo Tomé, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
78.5DiedJohn Joseph DoughertyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
68.0AppointedBernard Henri René JacquelineApostolic Pro-Nuncio to MoroccoApostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus
58.5AppointedVigilio Mario OlmiAuxiliary Bishop of Brescia, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.5AppointedVigilio Mario OlmiTitular Bishop of GunugusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
21 Mar46.9AppointedMichael Gower ColemanBishop of Port Elizabeth, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
57.5AppointedJohn Adel Elya, B.S. †Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USABishop Emeritus
57.5AppointedJohn Adel Elya, B.S. †Titular Bishop of Abila LysaniaeBishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
42.9AppointedErkolano Lodu TombeBishop of Yei, South SudanBishop Emeritus
51.2AppointedMario Luis Bautista MauliónAuxiliary Bishop of Rosario, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
51.2AppointedMario Luis Bautista MauliónTitular Bishop of FebianaArchbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
54.5AppointedAmedeus MsarikieBishop of Moshi, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
76.6RetiredJohn Patrick MurphyBishop of Port Elizabeth, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
33.1Ordained PriestMarcellino Taiji TaniPriest of Urawa, JapanBishop Emeritus of Saitama, Japan
22 Mar76.0DiedDenys Gaith, B.C. †Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
47.0AppointedOrlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I.Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
66.0ResignedJosé Tomás SánchezArchbishop of Nueva Segovia, PhilippinesCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
24 Mar53.9AppointedRubén Héctor di MonteBishop of Avellaneda, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
25 Mar59.7AppointedHildebrando Mendes CostaBishop of Estância, Sergipe, BrazilBishop Emeritus
60.1AppointedJoaquim Rufino do RêgoBishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, BrazilBishop Emeritus
27 Mar74.4AppointedLuigi BoccadoroBishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
44.1IncardinatedFortunato FrezzaPriest of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
25.3Ordained PriestAndrzej IwaneckiPriest of Katowice, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland
31 Mar82.4DiedPaulus RuschBishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria
1 Apr60.5AppointedAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloApostolic Nuncio to UruguayCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
60.1SucceededEstanislao Esteban KarlicArchbishop of Paraná, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
60.0AppointedEnrique San Pedro, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USABishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
60.0AppointedEnrique San Pedro, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SiccesiBishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
74.3RetiredAdolfo Servando TortoloArchbishop of Paraná, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
2 Apr75.4RetiredAntonio Giuseppe AngioniBishop of Pavia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
58.2AppointedPietro GarlatoBishop of Palestrina, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
70.4ResignedArthur Joseph GilbertBishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaBishop Emeritus
51.3AppointedAlberto Jover PiamonteArchbishop of Jaro, Philippines
78.6DiedManuel Sánchez BeguiristáinArchbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
75.4RetiredRenato SpallanzaniBishop of Palestrina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.5SucceededJoseph Edward TroyBishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, CanadaBishop Emeritus
58.0AppointedGiovanni VoltaBishop of Pavia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
3 Apr78.5RetiredAntoine Pierre KhoraichePatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
4 Apr64.3AppointedKhalil Abi-NaderArchbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
51.0AppointedYoussef Mohsen BécharaArchbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)Archbishop Emeritus of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon
74.4DiedMario CagnaApostolic Nuncio
76.2RetiredElie FarahArchbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)Archbishop Emeritus
59.2AppointedPaolo GiglioTitular Archbishop of TyndarisApostolic Nuncio
59.2AppointedPaolo GiglioApostolic Nuncio to NicaraguaApostolic Nuncio
29.9Ordained PriestEdward Tamba CharlesPriest of Kenema, Sierra LeoneArchbishop of Freetown, Sierra Leone
80.1RetiredIgnace ZiadéArchbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop Emeritus
5 Apr60.2SucceededHenry Sebastian D’SouzaArchbishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
44.6SucceededEduardo Ernesto Fuentes DuarteBishop of Sololá, GuatemalaBishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala
75.0RetiredAngélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Sololá, GuatemalaBishop Emeritus
69.6ResignedLawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †Archbishop of Calcutta, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.6InstalledAntonio QuarracinoArchbishop of La Plata, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
51.9Ordained BishopFrancesco SgalambroTitular Bishop of MinturnaeBishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy
48.8AppointedToribio Sergio Porco TiconaAuxiliary Bishop of Potosí, BoliviaCardinal, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
48.8AppointedToribio Sergio Porco TiconaTitular Bishop of TimiciCardinal, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
6 Apr27.6Ordained PriestLourdu AnandamPriest of Madurai, IndiaBishop of Sivagangai, India
52.9Ordained BishopAntônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. †Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
58.5InstalledLino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Bishop of Tivoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy
26.9Ordained PriestKiro StojanovPriestBishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
8 Apr57.3AppointedBede Vincent HeatherBishop of Parramatta, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
65.4AppointedPatrick Laurence MurphyBishop of Broken Bay, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
9 Apr25.2Ordained PriestCharles Allieu Matthew CampbellPriest of Freetown and Bo, Sierra LeoneBishop of Bo, Sierra Leone
61.2AppointedFrancesco ColasuonnoApostolic Nuncio to PolandCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
10 Apr52.7AppointedFrancesco De NittisApostolic Nuncio to HondurasApostolic Nuncio
11 Apr82.6DiedAntonio Pott, S.V.D. †Former Bishop-Elect of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
12 Apr63.1Ordained BishopJorge María MejíaTitular Bishop of ApolloniaCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
83.7DiedSidney Matthew MetzgerBishop Emeritus of El Paso, Texas, USA
44.2Ordained BishopMatthias N’Gartéri MayadiTitular Bishop of ThuburnicaArchbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
13 Apr58.2Ordained BishopMathias KappilBishop of Punalur, IndiaBishop Emeritus
14 Apr71.4DiedLuigi Maria CarliArchbishop of Gaeta, Italy
15 Apr72.9AppointedSebastiano BaggioVice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of CardinalsCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
66.3ResignedMark Joseph HurleyBishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USABishop Emeritus
51.1AppointedLuis Gabriel Romero FrancoBishop of Facatativá, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
17 Apr43.9AppointedVincenzo D’AddarioCoadjutor Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, ItalyBishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy
18 Apr43.0AppointedFrederick Bernard HenryAuxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
43.0AppointedFrederick Bernard HenryTitular Bishop of CarinolaBishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
52.0AppointedJuan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E.Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.0AppointedJuan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E.Titular Bishop of Aquae in NumidiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
44.1Ordained BishopPatrick Percival PowerTitular Bishop of OretoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
48.3AppointedStephen M. TiruBishop of Dumka, IndiaBishop of Khunti, India
93.4DiedVincent Tomek, Sch. P. †Superior General Emeritus of Order of the Pious Schools
19 Apr74.9RetiredRomolo CarboniApostolic Nuncio to ItalyApostolic Nuncio
52.9AppointedHarry Joseph FlynnCoadjutor Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
58.2Ordained BishopPietro GarlatoBishop of Palestrina, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
68.4AppointedLuigi PoggiApostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
65.9SelectedNasrallah Boutros SfeirPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
20 Apr29.1Ordained PriestJean Marie Prida InthirathPriest of Savannakhet, LaosVicar Apostolic
48.8Ordained BishopEngelbert SieblerTitular Bishop of TelaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
21 Apr25.4Ordained PriestJosé Salmorin BantoloPriest of San Jose de Antique, PhilippinesBishop of Masbate, Philippines
57.6Ordained BishopJoseph John Gerry, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of PraecausaBishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
22 Apr53.2InstalledMario CecchiniBishop of Fano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
58.7AppointedAntonio Moreno CasamitjanaAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de ChileArchbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
58.7AppointedAntonio Moreno CasamitjanaTitular Bishop of MadesArchbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
23 Apr53.2InstalledMario CecchiniBishop of Fossombrone, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
53.2InstalledMario CecchiniBishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
24 Apr62.7ResignedClément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Tambacounda, SenegalPrefect Emeritus
25 Apr43.8Ordained BishopAlfonso Rogelio Delgado EversBishop of Santo Tomé, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
44.5Ordained BishopGerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. †Bishop of Weetebula, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus of Maumere, Indonesia
75.0RetiredEzequiel Perea SánchezBishop of San Luis Potosí, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
26 Apr22.8Perpetual VowsLuis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F.Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop of León, Spain
30.0Ordained PriestJoachim WalderPriest of Silchar, IndiaAuxiliary Bishop of Aizawl, India
28 Apr55.0AppointedEdmund John Patrick Collins, M.S.C. †Bishop of Darwin, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
62.4AppointedDemetrius Martin GreschukBishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
57.1AppointedSebastian MankuzhikaryBishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabar), India
29 Apr26.7Ordained PriestGerardo Alimane AlminazaPriest of Bacolod, PhilippinesBishop of San Carlos, Philippines
30.4Ordained PriestBernard Taiji KatsuyaPriest of Sapporo, JapanBishop
30 Apr38.0AppointedTiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Tibú, ColombiaPriest of Order of Friars Preachers
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