The Year of Our Lord 2022

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Apr 84.9 Died Innayya Chinna Addagatla † Bishop Emeritus of Srikakulam, India

2 Apr 60.5 Appointed Fabio Ciollaro Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy

49.5 Appointed Earl Kenneth Mario Fernandes Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA

63.0 Ceased Pascal N’Koué Apostolic Administrator of Djougou, Benin Archbishop of Parakou, Benin

63.6 Ordained Bishop Norbert Pu Yingxiong Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan

51.6 Ordained Bishop Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S. Bishop of Djougou, Benin

58.0 Installed Marcony Vinícius Ferreira Archbishop of Brazil, Military

3 Apr 93.4 Died Michael Meier, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea

4 Apr 80.6 Died José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil

75.4 Retired Adriano Langa, O.F.M. Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Appointed Ernesto Maguengue Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique

48.9 Appointed John Mbinda, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya

79.5 Resigned Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other Chancellor Emeritus

73.4 Appointed Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson Cardinal, Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other

5 Apr 63.2 Appointed Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama Bishop of Oita, Japan

6 Apr 49.1 Appointed Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa

7 Apr 61.3 Appointed Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba

61.6 Appointed Milan Zgrablić Coadjutor Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia Archbishop

8 Apr 57.3 Installed Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

9 Apr 77.8 Died Stephen Athipozhiyil † Bishop Emeritus of Alleppey, India

50.9 Appointed Isaac Bundepuun Dugu Bishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria

76.6 Retired Bruno Pius Ngonyani Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania

10 Apr 81.8 Died Raymond John Lahey †

12 Apr 47.0 Appointed John Bogna Bakeni Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria

47.0 Appointed John Bogna Bakeni Titular Bishop of Leptiminus Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria

14 Apr 85.2 Died Joseph Pathalil † Bishop Emeritus of Udaipur, India

16 Apr 89.9 Died John Martin Dougherty † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

18 Apr 75.1 Retired John ’Oke Afareha Bishop of Warri, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

65.6 Appointed Augustine Obiora Akubeze Apostolic Administrator of Warri, Nigeria Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria

44.3 Ordained Bishop Benedek Szabolcs Fekete Titular Bishop of Basti Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

19 Apr 56.1 Appointed Jeffrey Michael Fleming Coadjutor Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA Bishop

20 Apr 57.3 Installed José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México

89.2 Died Javier Lozano Barragán † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers

61.8 Appointed Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru

52.3 Installed Joseph Pamplany Archbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India

78.2 Retired Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru Bishop Emeritus

21 Apr 63.0 Appointed Stefano Manetti Bishop of Fiesole, Italy

75.4 Retired Mario Meini Bishop of Fiesole, Italy Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Appointed Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R. Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina

60.8 Appointed Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia

22 Apr 76.4 Retired Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus

52.5 Appointed Krzysztof Kudławiec Bishop of Daule, Ecuador

55.0 Appointed René Leigue Cesari Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

62.3 Appointed Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia Archbishop

75.0 Retired Paweł Stobrawa Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23 Apr 57.3 Appointed Fabio Baggio, C.S. Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

86.6 Died Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain

68.0 Ordained Bishop Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil

53.2 Appointed Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez Apostolic Administrator of Villavicencio, Colombia Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia

61.0 Appointed Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. Bishop of Iquique, Chile

75.7 Appointed Michael F. Czerny, S.J. Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

53.9 Ordained Bishop Javier Herrera Corona Titular Archbishop of Vulturaria Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of

53.7 Appointed John Joseph Kennedy Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

51.5 Appointed Armando Matteo Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith

75.3 Retired Salvatore Muratore Bishop of Nicosia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

51.4 Ordained Bishop Seno Inno Ngutra Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia

57.7 Appointed André Giraud Pindi Mwanza Mayala Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

64.2 Appointed Giuseppe Schillaci Bishop of Nicosia, Italy

47.4 Appointed Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

62.1 Ordained Bishop Humberto Tapia Díaz Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru

75.0 Retired Oscar Urbina Ortega Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

24 Apr 84.0 Died Denis Kiwanuka Lote † Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda

42.9 Ordained Bishop Maciej Małyga Titular Bishop of Ulcinium Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

64.5 Installed Gabriel Malzaire Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles

60.2 Ordained Bishop Maurice Nyunt Wai Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar Bishop

25 Apr 68.4 Resigned Ján Babjak, S.J. Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia Archbishop Emeritus

53.3 Appointed Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto Bishop of Soacha, Colombia

71.6 Appointed Peter Rusnák Apostolic Administrator of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia Bishop of Bratislava (Slovak), Slovakia

26 Apr 74.0 Died Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. † Priest of Order of Friars Preachers

70.6 Appointed Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich Archbishop of Paris, France

27 Apr 87.6 Died Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

83.1 Died Adam Lepa † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland

58.8 Appointed Mark Anthony O’Toole Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain

58.8 Appointed Mark Anthony O’Toole Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain

75.9 Retired George Stack Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus

28 Apr 60.6 Appointed Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada

71.2 Appointed Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M. Apostolic Administrator of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

51.6 Appointed Gualtiero Federico Isacchi Archbishop of Monreale, Italy

75.4 Retired Michele Pennisi Archbishop of Monreale, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

89.4 Died Fernando Sáenz Lacalle † Archbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador

29 Apr 70.5 Ceased Peter Abir Antonysamy Apostolic Administrator of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India Bishop of Sultanpet, India

64.4 Installed Francis Kalist Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India

30 Apr 70.0 Installed Jose Fuerte Advincula Cardinal-Priest of San Vigilio Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

41.7 Ordained Bishop Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia Titular Bishop of Theuzi Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

68.0 Installed Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil

71.4 Retired Alessandro D’Errico Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

71.4 Retired Alessandro D’Errico Apostolic Nuncio to Libya Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta

52.7 Ordained Bishop Óscar Walter García Barreto Titular Bishop of Horta Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

63.2 Appointed Nirmol Vincent Gomes, S.D.B. Bishop of Krishnagar, India

71.9 Retired James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

71.9 Retired James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden

71.9 Retired James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden

71.9 Retired James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden

71.9 Retired James Patrick Green Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden

63.2 Ordained Bishop Rafic Nahra Titular Bishop of Verbe Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Apr	84.9	Died	Innayya Chinna Addagatla †	Bishop Emeritus of Srikakulam, India
2 Apr	60.5	Appointed	Fabio Ciollaro	Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy
49.5	Appointed	Earl Kenneth Mario Fernandes	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
63.0	Ceased	Pascal N’Koué	Apostolic Administrator of Djougou, Benin	Archbishop of Parakou, Benin
63.6	Ordained Bishop	Norbert Pu Yingxiong	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
51.6	Ordained Bishop	Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S.	Bishop of Djougou, Benin
58.0	Installed	Marcony Vinícius Ferreira	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
3 Apr	93.4	Died	Michael Meier, S.V.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
4 Apr	80.6	Died	José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil
75.4	Retired	Adriano Langa, O.F.M.	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Appointed	Ernesto Maguengue	Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
48.9	Appointed	John Mbinda, C.S.Sp.	Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya
79.5	Resigned	Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo	Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other	Chancellor Emeritus
73.4	Appointed	Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other
5 Apr	63.2	Appointed	Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama	Bishop of Oita, Japan
6 Apr	49.1	Appointed	Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa
7 Apr	61.3	Appointed	Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz	Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba
61.6	Appointed	Milan Zgrablić	Coadjutor Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia	Archbishop
8 Apr	57.3	Installed	Martin Laliberté, P.M.E.	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
9 Apr	77.8	Died	Stephen Athipozhiyil †	Bishop Emeritus of Alleppey, India
50.9	Appointed	Isaac Bundepuun Dugu	Bishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria
76.6	Retired	Bruno Pius Ngonyani	Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania
10 Apr	81.8	Died	Raymond John Lahey †
12 Apr	47.0	Appointed	John Bogna Bakeni	Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria
47.0	Appointed	John Bogna Bakeni	Titular Bishop of Leptiminus	Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria
14 Apr	85.2	Died	Joseph Pathalil †	Bishop Emeritus of Udaipur, India
16 Apr	89.9	Died	John Martin Dougherty †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
18 Apr	75.1	Retired	John ’Oke Afareha	Bishop of Warri, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
65.6	Appointed	Augustine Obiora Akubeze	Apostolic Administrator of Warri, Nigeria	Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria
44.3	Ordained Bishop	Benedek Szabolcs Fekete	Titular Bishop of Basti	Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
19 Apr	56.1	Appointed	Jeffrey Michael Fleming	Coadjutor Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA	Bishop
20 Apr	57.3	Installed	José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M.	Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
89.2	Died	Javier Lozano Barragán †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
61.8	Appointed	Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M.	Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru
52.3	Installed	Joseph Pamplany	Archbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India
78.2	Retired	Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
21 Apr	63.0	Appointed	Stefano Manetti	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
75.4	Retired	Mario Meini	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R.	Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
60.8	Appointed	Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia
22 Apr	76.4	Retired	Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina	Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus
52.5	Appointed	Krzysztof Kudławiec	Bishop of Daule, Ecuador
55.0	Appointed	René Leigue Cesari	Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
62.3	Appointed	Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia	Archbishop
75.0	Retired	Paweł Stobrawa	Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 Apr	57.3	Appointed	Fabio Baggio, C.S.	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
86.6	Died	Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
68.0	Ordained Bishop	Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata	Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil
53.2	Appointed	Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez	Apostolic Administrator of Villavicencio, Colombia	Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia
61.0	Appointed	Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M.	Bishop of Iquique, Chile
75.7	Appointed	Michael F. Czerny, S.J.	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Javier Herrera Corona	Titular Archbishop of Vulturaria	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of
53.7	Appointed	John Joseph Kennedy	Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
51.5	Appointed	Armando Matteo	Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
75.3	Retired	Salvatore Muratore	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Seno Inno Ngutra	Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia
57.7	Appointed	André Giraud Pindi Mwanza Mayala	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
64.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Schillaci	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy
47.4	Appointed	Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A.	Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
62.1	Ordained Bishop	Humberto Tapia Díaz	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
75.0	Retired	Oscar Urbina Ortega	Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
24 Apr	84.0	Died	Denis Kiwanuka Lote †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
42.9	Ordained Bishop	Maciej Małyga	Titular Bishop of Ulcinium	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
64.5	Installed	Gabriel Malzaire	Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
60.2	Ordained Bishop	Maurice Nyunt Wai	Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar	Bishop
25 Apr	68.4	Resigned	Ján Babjak, S.J.	Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia	Archbishop Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto	Bishop of Soacha, Colombia
71.6	Appointed	Peter Rusnák	Apostolic Administrator of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia	Bishop of Bratislava (Slovak), Slovakia
26 Apr	74.0	Died	Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
70.6	Appointed	Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich	Archbishop of Paris, France
27 Apr	87.6	Died	Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
83.1	Died	Adam Lepa †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
58.8	Appointed	Mark Anthony O’Toole	Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
58.8	Appointed	Mark Anthony O’Toole	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
75.9	Retired	George Stack	Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Apr	60.6	Appointed	Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada
71.2	Appointed	Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada	Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
51.6	Appointed	Gualtiero Federico Isacchi	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
75.4	Retired	Michele Pennisi	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
89.4	Died	Fernando Sáenz Lacalle †	Archbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador
29 Apr	70.5	Ceased	Peter Abir Antonysamy	Apostolic Administrator of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India	Bishop of Sultanpet, India
64.4	Installed	Francis Kalist	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
30 Apr	70.0	Installed	Jose Fuerte Advincula	Cardinal-Priest of San Vigilio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
41.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia	Titular Bishop of Theuzi	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
68.0	Installed	Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata	Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil
71.4	Retired	Alessandro D’Errico	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
71.4	Retired	Alessandro D’Errico	Apostolic Nuncio to Libya	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Óscar Walter García Barreto	Titular Bishop of Horta	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
63.2	Appointed	Nirmol Vincent Gomes, S.D.B.	Bishop of Krishnagar, India
71.9	Retired	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
71.9	Retired	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden
71.9	Retired	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden
71.9	Retired	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden
71.9	Retired	James Patrick Green	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Sweden
63.2	Ordained Bishop	Rafic Nahra	Titular Bishop of Verbe	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

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