The Year of Our Lord 2004

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Apr 66.2 Installed Timothy Anthony McDonnell Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus

2 Apr 60.9 Installed Luigi Antonio Cantafora Bishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy Bishop Emeritus

48.1 Appointed Ramón Castro Castro Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

48.1 Appointed Ramón Castro Castro Titular Bishop of Suelli Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

51.6 Appointed Ernesto Mandara Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy

51.6 Appointed Ernesto Mandara Titular Bishop of Turris in Mauretania Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy

50.8 Appointed Ján Orosch Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia

50.8 Appointed Ján Orosch Titular Bishop of Semina Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia

48.5 Appointed José Rafael Palma Capetillo Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México Auxiliary Bishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México

48.5 Appointed José Rafael Palma Capetillo Titular Bishop of Vallis Auxiliary Bishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México

78.6 Retired Dominik Tóth † Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

79.1 Retired Štefan Vrablec † Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

94.2 Died Guillaume Marie van Zuylen † Bishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium

45.3 Appointed Stanislav Zvolenský Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia Archbishop of Bratislava, Slovakia

45.3 Appointed Stanislav Zvolenský Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna Archbishop of Bratislava, Slovakia

3 Apr 51.9 Ordained Bishop Stanisław Budzik Titular Bishop of Hólar Archbishop of Lublin, Poland

73.8 Died Fernando Claudio Gamalero González † Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala

66.5 Appointed Marian Gołębiewski † Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

80.4 Retired Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz † Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

45.9 Succeeded Victor Hugo Palma Paúl Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala

75.4 Died António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Viseu, Portugal

54.6 Ordained Bishop Vasyl Semeniuk Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana Archbishop Emeritus of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

47.7 Appointed François-Xavier Yombandje Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

4 Apr 82.1 Died Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

7 Apr 39.4 Incardinated Reynaldo Bendijo Bersabal Priest of Sacramento, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop

66.1 Appointed John Cunningham † Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Jacobus Duivenvoorde, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus

42.9 Appointed Gaston Kashala Ruwezi, S.D.B. Bishop of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

73.8 Resigned David Every Konstant † Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

54.0 Succeeded Arthur Roche Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

44.3 Appointed Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C. Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus

77.9 Retired Maurice Taylor † Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

8 Apr 45.3 Appointed Chibly Langlois Bishop of Fort-Liberté, Haïti Cardinal, Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti

57.9 Appointed Juan José Omella Omella Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain

47.7 Appointed Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy

47.7 Appointed Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli Titular Bishop of Lambaesis Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy

62.6 Appointed Luigi Stucchi † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.6 Appointed Luigi Stucchi † Titular Bishop of Horrea Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

13 Apr 63.6 Appointed Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. Titular Bishop of Minturnae Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy

84.1 Died Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)

14 Apr 61.9 Succeeded Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. † Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

37.5 Appointed Melchor Sánchez de Toca y Alameda Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture Official of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints

72.2 Resigned Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

15 Apr 75.2 Retired Francisco Funaay Claver, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

73.6 Died Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy

16 Apr 92.0 Died Francis Werner Hunold, S.A.C. † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Raipur, India

17 Apr 57.7 Ordained Bishop Armando Bucciol Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

84.7 Died André Makarakiza, M. Afr. † Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi

42.2 Ordained Bishop Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M. Bishop of Zomba, Malawi Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi

47.3 Ordained Bishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. Titular Bishop of Naratcata Archbishop of Panamá

61.7 Ordained Bishop Pablo Varela Server † Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Panamá

18 Apr 57.7 Installed Armando Bucciol Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

64.2 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Dettori Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy Bishop Emeritus

68.2 Ordained Bishop Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville Archbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

78.5 Died Joseph Roy † Bishop Emeritus of Mysore, India

44.0 Ordained Bishop John Philip Saklil † Bishop of Timika, Indonesia

55.5 Installed Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson Cardinal-Priest of San Liborio Cardinal, Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other

19 Apr 57.0 Appointed José Roberto Ospina Leongómez Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia Bishop of Buga, Colombia

57.0 Appointed José Roberto Ospina Leongómez Titular Bishop of Gypsaria Bishop of Buga, Colombia

22 Apr 72.1 Resigned Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M. Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

74.8 Died James Leonard Doyle † Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

56.9 Appointed António Augusto dos Santos Marto Bishop of Viseu, Portugal Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal

51.8 Appointed Ivan Jurkovič Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

57.9 Appointed Augustine Kasujja Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar Apostolic Nuncio

57.9 Appointed Augustine Kasujja Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles Apostolic Nuncio

57.9 Appointed Augustine Kasujja Apostolic Delegate to Comoros Apostolic Nuncio

68.2 Resigned Manuel Madureira Dias Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

54.6 Appointed Manuel Neto Quintas, S.C.I. Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

63.0 Appointed José Francisco Sanches Alves Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

56.9 Ordained Bishop Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte Bishop of Chiquinquirá, Colombia

80.9 Died Ramón Torrella Cascante † Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain

62.8 Appointed Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria Apostolic Nuncio

62.8 Appointed Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia Apostolic Nuncio

23 Apr 64.1 Succeeded Alejandro Goić Karmelić Bishop of Rancagua, Chile Bishop Emeritus

75.1 Retired Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. † Bishop of Rancagua, Chile Bishop Emeritus

24 Apr 58.3 Ordained Bishop Piero Coccia Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

66.5 Installed Marian Gołębiewski † Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland Archbishop Emeritus

37.1 Ordained Priest Jon Paul Christian Hansen, C.SS.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada

77.8 Appointed Ján Eugen Kočiš † Protosyncellus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian) Protosyncellus Emeritus

77.8 Appointed Ján Eugen Kočiš † Titular Bishop of Abrittum Protosyncellus Emeritus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)

55.5 Installed Salvatore Ligorio Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

25 Apr 54.3 Ordained Bishop Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini Titular Bishop of Vazari Bishop of Florida, Uruguay

52.8 Installed Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. Bishop of Huacho, Peru

26 Apr 78.7 Died Barthélémy Batantu † Archbishop Emeritus of Brazzaville, Congo

78.0 Retired Desmond Connell † Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

60.5 Appointed Andrej Glavan Apostolic Administrator of Ljubljana, Slovenia Bishop Emeritus of Novo Mesto, Slovenia

59.0 Succeeded Diarmuid Martin Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

64.8 Appointed Claudio Stagni Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy Bishop Emeritus

77.8 Died Hernando Velásquez Lotero † Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia

27 Apr 62.2 Appointed Mario Giordana Titular Archbishop of Minora Apostolic Nuncio

62.2 Appointed Mario Giordana Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti Apostolic Nuncio

48.4 Installed Gregory John Mansour Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA

56.6 Installed José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona Bishop of Huaraz, Peru Bishop Emeritus

29 Apr 62.6 Appointed Colin David Campbell Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

63.8 Appointed Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S. † Bishop of Buenaventura, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Appointed Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. Bishop of Niigata, Japan Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan

75.2 Retired Fritz Lobinger Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

56.4 Appointed Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

56.4 Appointed Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

56.4 Appointed Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka

39.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph Zhang Xianwang Coadjutor Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China Archbishop

30 Apr 65.8 Installed Joseph Anthony Galante † Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Apr	66.2	Installed	Timothy Anthony McDonnell	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
2 Apr	60.9	Installed	Luigi Antonio Cantafora	Bishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
48.1	Appointed	Ramón Castro Castro	Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
48.1	Appointed	Ramón Castro Castro	Titular Bishop of Suelli	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
51.6	Appointed	Ernesto Mandara	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy
51.6	Appointed	Ernesto Mandara	Titular Bishop of Turris in Mauretania	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy
50.8	Appointed	Ján Orosch	Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia	Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia
50.8	Appointed	Ján Orosch	Titular Bishop of Semina	Archbishop of Trnava, Slovakia
48.5	Appointed	José Rafael Palma Capetillo	Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, México	Auxiliary Bishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
48.5	Appointed	José Rafael Palma Capetillo	Titular Bishop of Vallis	Auxiliary Bishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
78.6	Retired	Dominik Tóth †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
79.1	Retired	Štefan Vrablec †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
94.2	Died	Guillaume Marie van Zuylen †	Bishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium
45.3	Appointed	Stanislav Zvolenský	Auxiliary Bishop of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia	Archbishop of Bratislava, Slovakia
45.3	Appointed	Stanislav Zvolenský	Titular Bishop of Nova Sinna	Archbishop of Bratislava, Slovakia
3 Apr	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Stanisław Budzik	Titular Bishop of Hólar	Archbishop of Lublin, Poland
73.8	Died	Fernando Claudio Gamalero González †	Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala
66.5	Appointed	Marian Gołębiewski †	Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
80.4	Retired	Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz †	Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
45.9	Succeeded	Victor Hugo Palma Paúl	Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala
75.4	Died	António Ramos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Vasyl Semeniuk	Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Ternopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
47.7	Appointed	François-Xavier Yombandje	Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
4 Apr	82.1	Died	Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
7 Apr	39.4	Incardinated	Reynaldo Bendijo Bersabal	Priest of Sacramento, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
66.1	Appointed	John Cunningham †	Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Jacobus Duivenvoorde, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
42.9	Appointed	Gaston Kashala Ruwezi, S.D.B.	Bishop of Sakania-Kipushi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
73.8	Resigned	David Every Konstant †	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
54.0	Succeeded	Arthur Roche	Bishop of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
44.3	Appointed	Nicolaus Adi Seputra, M.S.C.	Archbishop of Merauke, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
77.9	Retired	Maurice Taylor †	Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
8 Apr	45.3	Appointed	Chibly Langlois	Bishop of Fort-Liberté, Haïti	Cardinal, Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti
57.9	Appointed	Juan José Omella Omella	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
47.7	Appointed	Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy
47.7	Appointed	Carlo Roberto Maria Redaelli	Titular Bishop of Lambaesis	Archbishop of Gorizia, Italy
62.6	Appointed	Luigi Stucchi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.6	Appointed	Luigi Stucchi †	Titular Bishop of Horrea	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
13 Apr	63.6	Appointed	Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B.	Titular Bishop of Minturnae	Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
84.1	Died	Martin Joseph Neylon, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)
14 Apr	61.9	Succeeded	Luiz Mancilha Vilela, SS.CC. †	Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
37.5	Appointed	Melchor Sánchez de Toca y Alameda	Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture	Official of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
72.2	Resigned	Silvestre Luís Scandián, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
15 Apr	75.2	Retired	Francisco Funaay Claver, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
73.6	Died	Andrea Mariano Magrassi, O.S.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
16 Apr	92.0	Died	Francis Werner Hunold, S.A.C. †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Raipur, India
17 Apr	57.7	Ordained Bishop	Armando Bucciol	Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
84.7	Died	André Makarakiza, M. Afr. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
42.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Luke Msusa, S.M.M.	Bishop of Zomba, Malawi	Archbishop of Blantyre, Malawi
47.3	Ordained Bishop	José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A.	Titular Bishop of Naratcata	Archbishop of Panamá
61.7	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Varela Server †	Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Panamá
18 Apr	57.7	Installed	Armando Bucciol	Bishop of Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
64.2	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Dettori	Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
68.2	Ordained Bishop	Gilbert Marie Michel Méranville	Archbishop of Fort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
78.5	Died	Joseph Roy †	Bishop Emeritus of Mysore, India
44.0	Ordained Bishop	John Philip Saklil †	Bishop of Timika, Indonesia
55.5	Installed	Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson	Cardinal-Priest of San Liborio	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other
19 Apr	57.0	Appointed	José Roberto Ospina Leongómez	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Bishop of Buga, Colombia
57.0	Appointed	José Roberto Ospina Leongómez	Titular Bishop of Gypsaria	Bishop of Buga, Colombia
22 Apr	72.1	Resigned	Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M.	Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
74.8	Died	James Leonard Doyle †	Bishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
56.9	Appointed	António Augusto dos Santos Marto	Bishop of Viseu, Portugal	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
51.8	Appointed	Ivan Jurkovič	Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine	Apostolic Nuncio to Canada
57.9	Appointed	Augustine Kasujja	Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar	Apostolic Nuncio
57.9	Appointed	Augustine Kasujja	Apostolic Nuncio to Seychelles	Apostolic Nuncio
57.9	Appointed	Augustine Kasujja	Apostolic Delegate to Comoros	Apostolic Nuncio
68.2	Resigned	Manuel Madureira Dias	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
54.6	Appointed	Manuel Neto Quintas, S.C.I.	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
63.0	Appointed	José Francisco Sanches Alves	Bishop of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
56.9	Ordained Bishop	Luis Felipe Sánchez Aponte	Bishop of Chiquinquirá, Colombia
80.9	Died	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
62.8	Appointed	Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan	Apostolic Nuncio to Algeria	Apostolic Nuncio
62.8	Appointed	Thomas Yeh Sheng-nan	Apostolic Nuncio to Tunisia	Apostolic Nuncio
23 Apr	64.1	Succeeded	Alejandro Goić Karmelić	Bishop of Rancagua, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
75.1	Retired	Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Rancagua, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
24 Apr	58.3	Ordained Bishop	Piero Coccia	Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
66.5	Installed	Marian Gołębiewski †	Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
37.1	Ordained Priest	Jon Paul Christian Hansen, C.SS.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
77.8	Appointed	Ján Eugen Kočiš †	Protosyncellus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)	Protosyncellus Emeritus
77.8	Appointed	Ján Eugen Kočiš †	Titular Bishop of Abrittum	Protosyncellus Emeritus of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)
55.5	Installed	Salvatore Ligorio	Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
25 Apr	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Martín Pablo Pérez Scremini	Titular Bishop of Vazari	Bishop of Florida, Uruguay
52.8	Installed	Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I.	Bishop of Huacho, Peru
26 Apr	78.7	Died	Barthélémy Batantu †	Archbishop Emeritus of Brazzaville, Congo
78.0	Retired	Desmond Connell †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
60.5	Appointed	Andrej Glavan	Apostolic Administrator of Ljubljana, Slovenia	Bishop Emeritus of Novo Mesto, Slovenia
59.0	Succeeded	Diarmuid Martin	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
64.8	Appointed	Claudio Stagni	Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
77.8	Died	Hernando Velásquez Lotero †	Bishop Emeritus of Facatativá, Colombia
27 Apr	62.2	Appointed	Mario Giordana	Titular Archbishop of Minora	Apostolic Nuncio
62.2	Appointed	Mario Giordana	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Apostolic Nuncio
48.4	Installed	Gregory John Mansour	Bishop of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
56.6	Installed	José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona	Bishop of Huaraz, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
29 Apr	62.6	Appointed	Colin David Campbell	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
63.8	Appointed	Héctor Epalza Quintero, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Buenaventura, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Appointed	Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.	Bishop of Niigata, Japan	Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
75.2	Retired	Fritz Lobinger	Bishop of Aliwal, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
56.4	Appointed	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
56.4	Appointed	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
56.4	Appointed	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don	Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico	Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
39.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Zhang Xianwang	Coadjutor Bishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China	Archbishop
30 Apr	65.8	Installed	Joseph Anthony Galante †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus

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