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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Mar52.4AppointedGiuseppe BertelloPermanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in GenevaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
65.2ResignedPaul Fouad Naïm TabetPermanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in GenevaApostolic Nuncio
1 Mar63.4DiedEugenio CoreccoBishop of Lugano, Switzerland
2 Mar67.2DiedJames Patrick MahoneyBishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
3 Mar45.4AppointedGabriel ’Leke AbegunrinBishop of Osogbo, NigeriaArchbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria
30.6IncardinatedFrancis Obafemi AdesinaPriest of Osogbo, NigeriaBishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria
33.6IncardinatedEmmanuel Adetoyese BadejoPriest of Osogbo, NigeriaBishop of Oyo, Nigeria
67.9AppointedXavier-Marie Baronnet, S.J. †Bishop of Port Victoria o SeychellesBishop Emeritus
60.4AppointedZacarias KamwenhoCoadjutor Archbishop of Lubango, AngolaArchbishop Emeritus
60.0AppointedThomas Kwaku MensahBishop of Obuasi, GhanaArchbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
40.5AppointedAgapiti NdoroboBishop of Mahenge, Tanzania
37.5IncardinatedJohn Opoku-AgyemangPriest of Konongo-Mampong, GhanaBishop
47.0AppointedJoseph Osei-BonsuBishop of Konongo-Mampong, GhanaBishop Emeritus
40.1IncardinatedJohn Yaw AfoakwahPriest of Obuasi, GhanaBishop
39.4AppointedJoseph Mukasa ZuzaBishop of Mzuzu, Malawi
4 Mar57.3SelectedBenedetto Maria Salvatore Chianetta, O.S.B. †Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, ItalyAbbot Emeritus
5 Mar61.8DiedAntônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. †Bishop Emeritus of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7 Mar62.8Ordained BishopJohn Martin DoughertyTitular Bishop of SufetulaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
79.7DiedStephen John KociskoArchbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
82.0DiedStefan LászlóBishop Emeritus of Eisenstadt, Austria
75.0RetiredWalter Joseph SchoenherrAuxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.6DiedGeorge To BataAuxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
8 Mar68.2DiedFikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
11 Mar40.9AppointedHoracio del Carmen Valenzuela AbarcaAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de ChileBishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
40.9AppointedHoracio del Carmen Valenzuela AbarcaTitular Bishop of Gummi in ProconsulariBishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
12 Mar65.3Ordained BishopManuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. †Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli ArmeniEparch Emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA
89.3DiedKarl GnädingerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
87.8DiedPetrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. †Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
13 Mar25.8Ordained PriestMarcelino Antonio Malabanan MaralitPriest of Lipa, PhilippinesBishop of San Pablo, Philippines
88.1DiedMarko MihayoArchbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
14 Mar61.3AppointedThomas Ludger DupréBishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
69.2AppointedChristophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. †Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
15 Mar55.3AppointedEmilio Carlos Berlie BelaunzaránArchbishop of Yucatán, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
76.3RetiredManuel Castro RuizArchbishop of Yucatán, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus
83.2DiedBarthélémy MalungaBishop Emeritus of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
62.6ResignedTiago PostmaBishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, BrazilBishop Emeritus
17 Mar79.5DiedJosé María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. †Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina
18 Mar54.6Ordained BishopJosé Gonzalez AlonsoTitular Bishop of BalianaBishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
58.5Ordained BishopJosef GrünwaldTitular Bishop of FrontaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
72.1AppointedJosé Sebastián Laboa GallegoApostolic Nuncio to MaltaApostolic Nuncio
72.1AppointedJosé Sebastián Laboa GallegoApostolic Delegate to LibyaApostolic Nuncio
75.7RetiredAntonio MagnoniApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus
49.2AppointedÁngel Francisco Simón PiornoBishop of Cajamarca, PeruBishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
26.0Ordained PriestNoel Saw Naw AyePriest of Yangon, MyanmarAuxiliary Bishop
26.8Ordained PriestJohn Saw Yaw HanPriest of Yangon, MyanmarBishop of Kengtung, Myanmar
19 Mar49.3Ordained BishopJoseph Aind, S.D.B.Bishop of Dibrugarh, IndiaBishop Emeritus
73.0Ordained BishopJoseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu)Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
67.2InstalledGiovanni (João) Zerbini, S.D.B.Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, BrazilBishop Emeritus
73.7Ordained BishopJoseph Zhu BaoyuCoadjutor Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], ChinaBishop Emeritus
20 Mar84.9DiedMichael ArattukulamBishop Emeritus of Alleppey, India
61.0Ordained BishopEdwin Michael ConwayTitular Bishop of AugurusAuxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
83.6DiedAmadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. †Prelate Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
53.5Ordained BishopGerald Frederick KicanasTitular Bishop of BelaBishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
46.2Ordained BishopGeorge Vance Murry, S.J. †Titular Bishop of FuerteventuraBishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
21 Mar50.7SucceededRobert James CarlsonBishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
75.6RetiredAlan Charles ClarkBishop of East Anglia, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
68.3RetiredPaul Vincent DudleyBishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USABishop Emeritus
34.4IncardinatedGregory William GordonPriest of Las Vegas, Nevada, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
51.4AppointedPeter David Gregory SmithBishop of East Anglia, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
61.9AppointedPhillip Francis StralingBishop of Reno, Nevada, USABishop Emeritus
57.4AppointedDaniel Francis WalshBishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USABishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
22 Mar54.5SucceededGentil DelázariBishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus
75.3RetiredHenrique Froehlich, S.J. †Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus
43.3AppointedCzeslaw KozonBishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
71.7ResignedJoseph Frans Lescrauwaet, M.S.C. †Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem, NetherlandsAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
67.6ResignedHans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. †Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, DenmarkBishop Emeritus
60.4AppointedJoão Maria Messi, O.S.M.Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24 Mar51.9AppointedFrederick Bernard HenryBishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
25 Mar54.1Ordained BishopMarcel Honorat Léon AgbotonBishop of Kandi, BeninArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
55.2Ordained BishopPaul BemileBishop of Wa, GhanaBishop Emeritus
64.2AppointedKarl Heinrich BraunArchbishop of Bamberg, GermanyArchbishop Emeritus
60.0Ordained BishopJoão José Burke, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, BrazilBishop
58.7Ordained BishopLuciano BuxTitular Bishop of AurusulianaBishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
55.5AppointedRamón Benito de La Rosa y CarpioBishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican RepublicArchbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
44.3Ordained BishopOtto GeorgensTitular Bishop of GubalianaAuxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
68.1AppointedPaolo GiglioApostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic ofApostolic Nuncio
51.0AppointedJuliusz JanuszTitular Archbishop of CaprulaeApostolic Nuncio
51.0AppointedJuliusz JanuszApostolic Nuncio to RwandaApostolic Nuncio
34.1Solemn VowsGustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F.Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
52.4Ordained BishopAndreas Laun, O.S.F.S.Titular Bishop of LibertinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
34.5Ordained PriestOscar Eduardo MiñarroPriest of Morón, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
37.3Ordained PriestJuan Nsue Edjang MayéPriest of Malabo, Equatorial GuineaArchbishop
76.4RetiredHugo Eduardo Polanco BritoBishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
46.6SucceededAmando SamoBishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus
66.2Ordained BishopVito SchlickmannTitular Bishop of GurzaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
50.2AppointedLuigi VenturaTitular Archbishop of EquiliumApostolic Nuncio
50.2AppointedLuigi VenturaApostolic Nuncio to Côte d’IvoireApostolic Nuncio
50.2AppointedLuigi VenturaApostolic Nuncio to Burkina FasoApostolic Nuncio
50.2AppointedLuigi VenturaApostolic Nuncio to NigerApostolic Nuncio
64.9Ordained BishopSeverian Stefan Yakymyshyn, O.S.B.M. †Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), CanadaBishop Emeritus
26 Mar47.5Ordained BishopCarlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B.Bishop of Mercedes, UruguayBishop Emeritus
27 Mar22.3First VowsDavid Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryAuxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
65.1InstalledRobert Edward MulveeCoadjutor Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USABishop Emeritus
27.2Ordained PriestRex Cullingham RamirezPriest of Palo, PhilippinesBishop of Naval, Philippines
28 Mar50.7AppointedEdward Kenneth BraxtonAuxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
50.7AppointedEdward Kenneth BraxtonTitular Bishop of Macomades RusticianaBishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
64.9SelectedIvo FürerBishop of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
82.0DiedJanuarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), India
29 Mar45.1InstalledPatrick James DunnBishop of Auckland, New ZealandBishop Emeritus
64.9ConfirmedIvo FürerBishop of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
31 Mar61.0AppointedAlojz TkáčArchbishop of Košice, SlovakiaArchbishop Emeritus
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