The Year of Our Lord 2023

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 57.9 Appointed Giuseppe Mengoli Bishop of San Severo, Italy

50.7 Appointed Tonito José Francisco Xavier Muananoua Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique

50.7 Appointed Tonito José Francisco Xavier Muananoua Titular Bishop of Oescus Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique

85.7 Died Joseph Edra Ukpo † Archbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria

2 Mar 54.1 Ceased Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez Apostolic Administrator of Villavicencio, Colombia Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia

67.3 Installed Misael Vacca Ramirez Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia

3 Mar 43.6 Ceased Rami Flaviano Al-Kabalan Apostolic Administrator of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)

63.1 Appointed Victor Barnuevo Bendico Archbishop of Capiz, Philippines

75.4 Retired Donald Francis Hanchon Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.6 Ordained Bishop Julian Yacoub Murad Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria

4 Mar 77.1 Retired Victor Agbanou Bishop of Lokossa, Benin Bishop Emeritus

52.6 Ordained Bishop Jesús Omar Alemán Chávez Bishop of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Chihuahua, México

50.5 Appointed Coffi Roger Anoumou Bishop of Lokossa, Benin

66.9 Appointed Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo Bishop of Tricarico, Italy Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy

64.7 Appointed Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M. Bishop of Temuco, Chile

97.4 Died Joseph Gabriel Fernandez † Bishop Emeritus of Quilon, India

52.3 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Laterza Titular Archbishop of Vartana Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic

49.2 Ordained Bishop Levente Balázs Martos Titular Bishop of Treba Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

54.1 Installed Stefano Rega Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy

52.8 Appointed Piotr Wawrzynek Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland

52.8 Appointed Piotr Wawrzynek Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland

5 Mar 48.1 Ordained Bishop Reginei José Modolo Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

57.9 Installed Sandro Salvucci Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy

6 Mar 87.5 Died Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy

7 Mar 80.4 Ceased Giuseppe Bertello Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

63.1 Appointed Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

63.3 Appointed Sérgio da Rocha Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

78.2 Appointed Oswald Gracias Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India

64.5 Appointed Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg

65.6 Appointed Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X. Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada

99.2 Died Augusto Lauro † Bishop Emeritus of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy

69.4 Ceased Reinhard Marx Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

56.5 Appointed Marco Mellino Secretary of the Council of Cardinals

61.5 Appointed Julio Murat Apostolic Nuncio to Finland Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

78.6 Appointed Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

76.8 Appointed Juan José Omella Omella Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain

68.1 Appointed Pietro Parolin Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Secretary of State

80.1 Ceased Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. Coordinator of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

78.0 Appointed Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C. Member of the Council of Cardinals Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

8 Mar 55.9 Appointed Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J. Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

55.9 Appointed Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J. Titular Bishop of Sufetula Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

63.6 Ordained Priest Antonio Luca Fallica, O.S.B. Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot of Montecassino, Italy

9 Mar 64.8 Appointed Claudio Pablo Castricone Auxiliary Bishop of Orán, Argentina

64.8 Appointed Claudio Pablo Castricone Titular Bishop of Castra Nova Auxiliary Bishop of Orán, Argentina

48.5 Appointed Loïc Philippe Lagadec Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France

48.5 Appointed Loïc Philippe Lagadec Titular Bishop of Carpentras Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France

59.2 Appointed Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi Auxiliary Bishop of Durban, South Africa

59.2 Appointed Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi Titular Bishop of Rutabo Auxiliary Bishop of Durban, South Africa

10 Mar 50.1 Appointed Jenry Orlando Ruiz Mora Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras

76.6 Retired Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M. Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras Bishop Emeritus

11 Mar 93.2 Died Angel Tec-i Hobayan † Bishop Emeritus of Catarman, Philippines

71.4 Installed Michael Lenihan, O.F.M. Archbishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

86.1 Died Alexandru Mesian † Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania

62.5 Ordained Bishop Sławomir Oder Bishop of Gliwice, Poland

12 Mar 91.5 Died Joseph Edward Troy † Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

14 Mar 83.0 Died Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Gokwe, Zimbabwe

15 Mar 62.8 Appointed Fortunatus Nwachukwu Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization

62.7 Ceased Protase Rugambwa Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization Cardinal, Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania

16 Mar 52.6 Appointed Călin Ioan Bot Archiepiscopal Administrator of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania Bishop

63.6 Installed Antonio Luca Fallica, O.S.B. Abbot of Montecassino, Italy

94.4 Died José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Uije, Angola

61.5 Appointed Julio Murat Apostolic Nuncio to Norway Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden

71.0 Died Victor de la Cruz Ocampo † Bishop of Gumaca, Philippines

66.2 Ceased Donato Ogliari, O.S.B. Apostolic Administrator of Montecassino, Italy Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy

17 Mar 67.1 Installed Denis Chidi Isizoh Bishop of Aguleri, Nigeria

54.8 Installed Michael Robert Kennedy Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia

18 Mar 59.4 Ordained Bishop Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T. Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain

80.9 Ceased Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. Apostolic Administrator of Northern Arabia, Bahrain Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates

54.4 Ceased Dražen Kutleša Apostolic Administrator of Poreč i Pula, Croatia Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia

79.8 Ceased Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes Apostolic Administrator of Izabal, Guatemala Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala

63.8 Ordained Bishop Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez Vicar Apostolic of Izabal, Guatemala

92.5 Died Joseph Powathil † Archbishop Emeritus of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India

56.8 Ordained Bishop Salvatore Rumeo Bishop of Noto, Italy

63.7 Ceased Antonio Staglianò Apostolic Administrator of Noto, Italy President of the Pontifical Academy of Theology

62.8 Installed Ivan Štironja Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia

19 Mar 70.4 Installed Giacomo Cirulli Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy

20 Mar 57.8 Appointed Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa

21 Mar 71.1 Died Fernand Joseph Cheri III, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

52.4 Appointed Tomasz Grysa Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar

23 Mar 54.3 Ceased Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero † Apostolic Administrator of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia

62.6 Installed Hugo Alberto Torres Marín Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

25 Mar 49.6 Ordained Bishop David Abadías Aurín Titular Bishop of Urci Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

60.7 Ordained Bishop Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C. Titular Archbishop of Bisuldino Dean of the Roman Rota

72.1 Resigned Franz-Josef Hermann Bode Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany Bishop Emeritus

77.4 Retired Thomas Dabre Bishop of Poona, India Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Installed Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R. Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina

77.0 Ceased William D’Souza, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Buxar, India Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India

58.5 Appointed Peter Kiều Công Tùng Bishop of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam

51.7 Installed Frank Leo Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

52.7 Appointed Peter Lê Tấn Lợi Coadjutor Bishop of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam

58.9 Ordained Bishop José Vicente Nácher Tatay, C.M. Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

62.9 Appointed Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam

50.6 Ceased Lucio Nicoletto Administrator of Roraima, Brazil Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil

64.8 Ordained Bishop Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M. Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco

55.5 Appointed John Rodrigues Bishop of Poona, India

55.5 Ordained Bishop James Shekhar Bishop of Buxar, India

63.9 Installed Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M. Bishop of Roraima, Brazil

59.6 Ordained Bishop Enrico Trevisi Bishop of Trieste, Italy

75.1 Retired Thomas Anthony Williams Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

26 Mar 78.3 Died David Christopher McGough † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

88.9 Died Karl-Josef Rauber † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium

27 Mar Appointed Ramón D. Uriarte Administrator of Gumaca, Philippines

28 Mar 64.5 Resigned Michael Jude Byrnes Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

Appointed Romeo (Romy) Duetao Convocar Apostolic Administrator of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

29 Mar 58.6 Appointed Celso Ba Shwe Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar

62.4 Installed Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez † Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA

70.7 Appointed Péter Erdő Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

65.2 Appointed José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil

59.3 Appointed Nélio Domingos Zortea Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

30 Mar 74.1 Appointed Jan Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C. Apostolic Administrator of Belarus, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)

60.8 Appointed Álvaro Mon Peréz, C.Ss.R. Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia

66.9 Appointed Joachim Walder Auxiliary Bishop of Aizawl, India

66.9 Appointed Joachim Walder Titular Bishop of Legia Auxiliary Bishop of Aizawl, India

31 Mar 52.1 Confirmed Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt

50.9 Ordained Bishop Anthony Cerdan Celino Titular Bishop of Maronana Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA

55.9 Confirmed Morqos Thomas Esam William Bolos Faragalla Bishop of Al Qusia (Coptic), Egypt

74.3 Retired Alain Émile Baptiste Planet Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne, France Bishop Emeritus

51.1 Succeeded Bruno Paul Marie Valentin Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne, France

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	57.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Mengoli	Bishop of San Severo, Italy
50.7	Appointed	Tonito José Francisco Xavier Muananoua	Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique
50.7	Appointed	Tonito José Francisco Xavier Muananoua	Titular Bishop of Oescus	Auxiliary Bishop of Maputo, Mozambique
85.7	Died	Joseph Edra Ukpo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria
2 Mar	54.1	Ceased	Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez	Apostolic Administrator of Villavicencio, Colombia	Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia
67.3	Installed	Misael Vacca Ramirez	Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
3 Mar	43.6	Ceased	Rami Flaviano Al-Kabalan	Apostolic Administrator of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator)
63.1	Appointed	Victor Barnuevo Bendico	Archbishop of Capiz, Philippines
75.4	Retired	Donald Francis Hanchon	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Julian Yacoub Murad	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
4 Mar	77.1	Retired	Victor Agbanou	Bishop of Lokossa, Benin	Bishop Emeritus
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Omar Alemán Chávez	Bishop of Cuauhtémoc-Madera, Chihuahua, México
50.5	Appointed	Coffi Roger Anoumou	Bishop of Lokossa, Benin
66.9	Appointed	Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy
64.7	Appointed	Jorge Enrique Concha Cayuqueo, O.F.M.	Bishop of Temuco, Chile
97.4	Died	Joseph Gabriel Fernandez †	Bishop Emeritus of Quilon, India
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Laterza	Titular Archbishop of Vartana	Apostolic Nuncio to Central African Republic
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Levente Balázs Martos	Titular Bishop of Treba	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
54.1	Installed	Stefano Rega	Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy
52.8	Appointed	Piotr Wawrzynek	Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland
52.8	Appointed	Piotr Wawrzynek	Titular Bishop of Rusuccuru	Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland
5 Mar	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Reginei José Modolo	Titular Bishop of Macriana in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
57.9	Installed	Sandro Salvucci	Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy	Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy
6 Mar	87.5	Died	Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy
7 Mar	80.4	Ceased	Giuseppe Bertello	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
63.1	Appointed	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
63.3	Appointed	Sérgio da Rocha	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
78.2	Appointed	Oswald Gracias	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
64.5	Appointed	Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J.	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg
65.6	Appointed	Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, I.S.P.X.	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Canada
99.2	Died	Augusto Lauro †	Bishop Emeritus of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy
69.4	Ceased	Reinhard Marx	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
56.5	Appointed	Marco Mellino	Secretary of the Council of Cardinals
61.5	Appointed	Julio Murat	Apostolic Nuncio to Finland	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden
78.6	Appointed	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
76.8	Appointed	Juan José Omella Omella	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
68.1	Appointed	Pietro Parolin	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Secretary of State
80.1	Ceased	Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B.	Coordinator of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
78.0	Appointed	Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C.	Member of the Council of Cardinals	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
8 Mar	55.9	Appointed	Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J.	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
55.9	Appointed	Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J.	Titular Bishop of Sufetula	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
63.6	Ordained Priest	Antonio Luca Fallica, O.S.B.	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Montecassino, Italy
9 Mar	64.8	Appointed	Claudio Pablo Castricone	Auxiliary Bishop of Orán, Argentina
64.8	Appointed	Claudio Pablo Castricone	Titular Bishop of Castra Nova	Auxiliary Bishop of Orán, Argentina
48.5	Appointed	Loïc Philippe Lagadec	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
48.5	Appointed	Loïc Philippe Lagadec	Titular Bishop of Carpentras	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
59.2	Appointed	Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi	Auxiliary Bishop of Durban, South Africa
59.2	Appointed	Elias Kwenzakufani Zondi	Titular Bishop of Rutabo	Auxiliary Bishop of Durban, South Africa
10 Mar	50.1	Appointed	Jenry Orlando Ruiz Mora	Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras
76.6	Retired	Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M.	Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
11 Mar	93.2	Died	Angel Tec-i Hobayan †	Bishop Emeritus of Catarman, Philippines
71.4	Installed	Michael Lenihan, O.F.M.	Archbishop of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
86.1	Died	Alexandru Mesian †	Bishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Sławomir Oder	Bishop of Gliwice, Poland
12 Mar	91.5	Died	Joseph Edward Troy †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
14 Mar	83.0	Died	Angel Floro Martínez, I.E.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Gokwe, Zimbabwe
15 Mar	62.8	Appointed	Fortunatus Nwachukwu	Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
62.7	Ceased	Protase Rugambwa	Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
16 Mar	52.6	Appointed	Călin Ioan Bot	Archiepiscopal Administrator of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania	Bishop
63.6	Installed	Antonio Luca Fallica, O.S.B.	Abbot of Montecassino, Italy
94.4	Died	José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Uije, Angola
61.5	Appointed	Julio Murat	Apostolic Nuncio to Norway	Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden
71.0	Died	Victor de la Cruz Ocampo †	Bishop of Gumaca, Philippines
66.2	Ceased	Donato Ogliari, O.S.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Montecassino, Italy	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
17 Mar	67.1	Installed	Denis Chidi Isizoh	Bishop of Aguleri, Nigeria
54.8	Installed	Michael Robert Kennedy	Bishop of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia
18 Mar	59.4	Ordained Bishop	Aldo Berardi, O.SS.T.	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain
80.9	Ceased	Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Northern Arabia, Bahrain	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates
54.4	Ceased	Dražen Kutleša	Apostolic Administrator of Poreč i Pula, Croatia	Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
79.8	Ceased	Raúl Antonio Martinez Paredes	Apostolic Administrator of Izabal, Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Guatemala
63.8	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Ángel Martínez Méndez	Vicar Apostolic of Izabal, Guatemala
92.5	Died	Joseph Powathil †	Archbishop Emeritus of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
56.8	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Rumeo	Bishop of Noto, Italy
63.7	Ceased	Antonio Staglianò	Apostolic Administrator of Noto, Italy	President of the Pontifical Academy of Theology
62.8	Installed	Ivan Štironja	Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia
19 Mar	70.4	Installed	Giacomo Cirulli	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy	Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy
20 Mar	57.8	Appointed	Vusumuzi Francis Mazibuko, O.M.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa
21 Mar	71.1	Died	Fernand Joseph Cheri III, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
52.4	Appointed	Tomasz Grysa	Apostolic Nuncio to Mauritius	Apostolic Nuncio to Madagascar
23 Mar	54.3	Ceased	Elkin Fernando Álvarez Botero †	Apostolic Administrator of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Colombia
62.6	Installed	Hugo Alberto Torres Marín	Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
25 Mar	49.6	Ordained Bishop	David Abadías Aurín	Titular Bishop of Urci	Auxiliary Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
60.7	Ordained Bishop	Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C.	Titular Archbishop of Bisuldino	Dean of the Roman Rota
72.1	Resigned	Franz-Josef Hermann Bode	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
77.4	Retired	Thomas Dabre	Bishop of Poona, India	Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Installed	Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R.	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina
77.0	Ceased	William D’Souza, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Buxar, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India
58.5	Appointed	Peter Kiều Công Tùng	Bishop of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam
51.7	Installed	Frank Leo	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
52.7	Appointed	Peter Lê Tấn Lợi	Coadjutor Bishop of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam
58.9	Ordained Bishop	José Vicente Nácher Tatay, C.M.	Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
62.9	Appointed	Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan	Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam
50.6	Ceased	Lucio Nicoletto	Administrator of Roraima, Brazil	Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil
64.8	Ordained Bishop	Emilio Rocha Grande, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco
55.5	Appointed	John Rodrigues	Bishop of Poona, India
55.5	Ordained Bishop	James Shekhar	Bishop of Buxar, India
63.9	Installed	Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M.	Bishop of Roraima, Brazil
59.6	Ordained Bishop	Enrico Trevisi	Bishop of Trieste, Italy
75.1	Retired	Thomas Anthony Williams	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26 Mar	78.3	Died	David Christopher McGough †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
88.9	Died	Karl-Josef Rauber †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
27 Mar		Appointed	Ramón D. Uriarte	Administrator of Gumaca, Philippines
28 Mar	64.5	Resigned	Michael Jude Byrnes	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
	Appointed	Romeo (Romy) Duetao Convocar	Apostolic Administrator of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
29 Mar	58.6	Appointed	Celso Ba Shwe	Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar
62.4	Installed	Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez †	Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
70.7	Appointed	Péter Erdő	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Nuova	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
65.2	Appointed	José Vicente Pinto de Alencar da Silva	Bishop of Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil
59.3	Appointed	Nélio Domingos Zortea	Bishop of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
30 Mar	74.1	Appointed	Jan Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C.	Apostolic Administrator of Belarus, Faithful of Byzantine Rite (Byzantine)
60.8	Appointed	Álvaro Mon Peréz, C.Ss.R.	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Carreño, Colombia
66.9	Appointed	Joachim Walder	Auxiliary Bishop of Aizawl, India
66.9	Appointed	Joachim Walder	Titular Bishop of Legia	Auxiliary Bishop of Aizawl, India
31 Mar	52.1	Confirmed	Pola Ayoub Matta Usama Shafik Akhnoukh	Bishop of Ismayliah (Coptic), Egypt
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Cerdan Celino	Titular Bishop of Maronana	Auxiliary Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA
55.9	Confirmed	Morqos Thomas Esam William Bolos Faragalla	Bishop of Al Qusia (Coptic), Egypt
74.3	Retired	Alain Émile Baptiste Planet	Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne, France	Bishop Emeritus
51.1	Succeeded	Bruno Paul Marie Valentin	Bishop of Carcassonne et Narbonne, France

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