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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar58.4AppointedJosé Cobo CanoOrdinary of Spain, Faithful of Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop of Madrid, Spain
58.4AppointedMauro LalliApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
58.4AppointedMauro LalliTitular Archbishop of PausulaeApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
78.7RetiredCarlos Osoro SierraOrdinary of Spain, Faithful of Eastern RitesCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
2 Mar60.7AppointedGiovanni GaspariApostolic Nuncio to Korea
60.7AppointedGiovanni GaspariApostolic Nuncio to MongoliaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
57.0InstalledHerwig GösslArchbishop of Bamberg, Germany
55.1Ordained BishopArachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy JayasuriyaBishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
75.1RetiredJoseph KariyilBishop of Cochin, IndiaBishop Emeritus
64.5InstalledJulio Esteban Larrondo YáñezPrelate of Illapel, Chile
46.7Ordained BishopJuan Ignacio LiébanaBishop of Chascomús, Argentina
60.9Ordained BishopŽeljko MajićBishop of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
52.2Ordained BishopStanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
65.7CeasedWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisApostolic Administrator of Chilaw, Sri LankaBishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka
52.0Ordained BishopRoberto Carlos Zacarías LópezBishop of Canindeyú, Paraguay
3 Mar57.8Ordained BishopBhaskar JesurajBishop of Meerut, India
59.6InstalledJamal Boulos Sleiman DaibesBishop of Djibouti
4 Mar84.7DiedFrancisco González Valer, S.F. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
87.7DiedPiotr KrupaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pelplin, Poland
5 Mar56.3AppointedPeter Antony Wyman CroosBishop of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
63.5AppointedÁngel Fernández Artime, S.D.B.Titular Archbishop of UrsonaCardinal, Rector Major Emeritus of Salesians of Saint John Bosco
76.4RetiredCletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of Ratnapura, Sri LankaBishop Emeritus
65.8AppointedDonal RocheAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
65.8AppointedDonal RocheTitular Bishop of Cell AusailleAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
6 Mar90.0DiedAusten Robin Crapp, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
48.8AppointedEdmar José da SilvaAuxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.8AppointedEdmar José da SilvaTitular Bishop of GarrianaAuxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7 Mar52.6Ordained BishopKeith James ChylinskiTitular Bishop of GunelaAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
50.3Ordained BishopChristopher Randall CookeTitular Bishop of MallianaAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
61.7Ordained BishopEfren Veridiano EsmillaTitular Bishop of OttanaAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
8 Mar57.5AppointedMichel Jalakh, O.A.M.Titular Archbishop of Nisibis dei MaronitiSecretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
9 Mar55.6InstalledRicardo Aldo Barreto CairoBishop of Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela
66.7InstalledBiagio ColaianniArchbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy
51.2Ordained BishopFrancis McAnally DouganBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
50.2Ordained BishopMatthieu Henri Fabien DupontBishop of Laval, France
73.4ResignedAndrzej Franciszek DziubaBishop of Łowicz, PolandBishop Emeritus
48.0AppointedGodfrey Jackson MwasekagaAuxiliary Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
48.0AppointedGodfrey Jackson MwasekagaTitular Bishop of Thuburbo MinusAuxiliary Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
53.3AppointedWojciech Tomasz OsialApostolic Administrator of Łowicz, PolandBishop
54.9AppointedHironimus PakaenoniArchbishop of Kupang, Indonesia
69.4InstalledJoel Portella AmadoBishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
52.4AppointedJean Claude RakotoarisoaBishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
77.0RetiredPeter TurangArchbishop of Kupang, IndonesiaArchbishop Emeritus
45.4Ordained BishopVincenzo TurturroTitular Archbishop of RebellumApostolic Nuncio to Paraguay
10 Mar57.0InstalledUdo Markus BentzArchbishop of Paderborn, Germany
51.2InstalledFrancis McAnally DouganBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
50.2InstalledMatthieu Henri Fabien DupontBishop of Laval, France
50.3Ordained BishopFrançois Hervé Marie DurandBishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
58.0Ordained BishopDésiré Lenge MukwenyeBishop of Kilwa-Kasenga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
62.7CeasedWilliam Raymond McFaddenAdministrator of Galloway, Scotland, Great BritainPriest
11 Mar86.4DiedMarian GołębiewskiArchbishop Emeritus of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
58.7AppointedIvo Martinović, T.O.R.Bishop of Požega, Croatia
64.7AppointedPetar Antun RajičApostolic Nuncio to Italy
64.7AppointedPetar Antun RajičApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoApostolic Nuncio to Italy
76.8RetiredAntun ŠkvorčevićBishop of Požega, CroatiaBishop Emeritus
77.1RetiredEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
77.1RetiredEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
13 Mar54.6AppointedRubival Cabral Britto, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil
74.6ResignedAdriano Ciocca VasinoPrelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
67.0AppointedHervé Jean Robert GiraudArchbishop (Personal Title) of Viviers, FranceBishop
63.9ResignedChristopher John Glancy, C.S.V.Auxiliary Bishop of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, AntillesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
76.2RetiredPeter Lee Ki-heonBishop of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
65.1AppointedJosafá Menezes da SilvaArchbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
51.5AppointedLucio NicolettoPrelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil
67.1AppointedBenedictus Son Hee-SongBishop of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)
14 Mar93.5DiedFrancis Patrick CarrollArchbishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
73.9ResignedDeclan Ronan LangBishop of Clifton, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
60.6AppointedJohn Bosco MacDonaldBishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain
15 Mar56.8AppointedLuis Manuel Alí HerreraSecretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of MinorsAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
77.3DiedFernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
89.5DiedPaul Josef CordesCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
86.2DiedAmbroise Kotamba DjolibaBishop Emeritus of Sokodé, Togo
55.9CeasedAndrew Small, O.M.I.Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of MinorsSecretary Emeritus
16 Mar48.0AppointedGrégoire François Bruno DrouotBishop of Nevers, France
49.4InstalledEdinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A.Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
52.4Ordained BishopBruno Varriano, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of AstigiAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
17 Mar50.5Ordained BishopJoão de Ceita NazaréBishop of São Tomé e Príncipe
50.2CeasedAntónio Lungieki Pedro BenguiApostolic Administrator of São Tomé e PríncipeAuxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola
18 Mar75.0RetiredRamón Benito Ángeles FernándezAuxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.4Ordained BishopNapoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., O.P.Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines
46.4AppointedMirko ŠtefkovićBishop of Zrenjanin, Serbia
19 Mar69.1InstalledVincent AindArchbishop of Ranchi, India
63.8AppointedGerard William BattersbyBishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
73.7ResignedWilliam Patrick Callahan, O.F.M. Conv.Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus
55.6AppointedCarlos Alberto Correa MartínezBishop of Apartadó, Colombia
69.1AppointedJosé Leopoldo González GonzálezBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
54.1InstalledLuis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I.Archbishop of Huancayo, Peru
55.3CeasedFidelis Bautista LayogApostolic Administrator of Alaminos, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
73.9CeasedDonal McKeownApostolic Administrator of Down and Connor, IrelandBishop of Derry, Ireland
61.4Ordained BishopMichel MouraVicar Apostolic of Rodrigues, Mauritius
50.2Ordained BishopVincent Cosmas MwagalaBishop of Mafinga, Tanzania
53.5AppointedFélicien Ntambue Kasembe, C.I.C.M.Archbishop of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.5AppointedCarlos Henrique Silva OliveiraBishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
53.4InstalledNapoleon Balili Sipalay, Jr., O.P.Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines
52.1AppointedVicente de Paula TavaresAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
52.1AppointedVicente de Paula TavaresTitular Bishop of GergisAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
63.5CeasedLuc René Young Chen Yin, O.M.I.Apostolic Administrator of Rodrigues, MauritiusApostolic Administrator Emeritus
20 Mar52.1AppointedRolandas MakrickasCoadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
58.2Ordained BishopThomas Ifeanyichukwu ObiatuegwuTitular Bishop of Horrea CoeliaAuxiliary Bishop of Orlu, Nigeria
87.3LaicizedRoger Joseph Vangheluwe
21 Mar74.5ResignedJosé João dos Santos MarcosBishop of Beja, PortugalBishop Emeritus
60.6Ordained BishopAugustine MadathikunnelBishop of Khandwa, India
61.3AppointedFernando Maio de PaivaBishop of Beja, Portugal
66.5AppointedJohn Opoku-AgyemangBishop of Konongo-Mampong, Ghana
77.5RetiredGuillermo Orozco MontoyaBishop of Girardota, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
76.1RetiredJoseph Osei-BonsuBishop of Konongo-Mampong, GhanaBishop Emeritus
64.8AppointedJuan Manuel Toro VallejoBishop of Girardota, Colombia
22 Mar90.0DiedFranz DietlAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
76.7RetiredJohn Baptist OdamaArchbishop of Gulu, UgandaArchbishop Emeritus
63.1AppointedRaphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I.Archbishop of Gulu, Uganda
54.5ResignedChristopher John WhiteheadBishop-Elect of Plymouth, England, Great BritainFormer Bishop-Elect
23 Mar75.7RetiredPedro Felipe Bacarreza RodríguezBishop of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles, ChileBishop Emeritus
54.3AppointedCristián Castro TooveyBishop of Santa Maria de Los Ángeles, Chile
79.6InstalledOswald Joseph LewisApostolic Administrator of Ajmer, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Jaipur, India
58.0Ordained BishopPaul Tawat SingsaBishop of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
24 Mar96.8DiedJosé Agustín Valbuena JáureguiBishop Emeritus of Valledupar, Colombia
25 Mar60.9AppointedFelice Ba HtooCoadjutor Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
76.5RetiredUlrich BoomAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.7AppointedJosé Antonio Da Conceição FerreiraBishop of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
76.4RetiredSaúl Figueroa AlbornozBishop of Puerto Cabello, VenezuelaBishop Emeritus
52.5AppointedPaul RederAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
52.5AppointedPaul RederTitular Bishop of PetinaAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
26 Mar49.8AppointedAlejandro Díaz GarcíaAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
49.8AppointedAlejandro Díaz GarcíaTitular Bishop of IomniumAuxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
50.0AppointedFrancis Than HtunAuxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar
50.0AppointedFrancis Than HtunTitular Bishop of StrongoliAuxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar
27 Mar53.7AppointedEddy René Calvillo DíazAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
53.7AppointedEddy René Calvillo DíazTitular Bishop of Carmeiano (Cameiano)Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
65.6AppointedJohn Kiplimo LeleiAuxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
65.6AppointedJohn Kiplimo LeleiTitular Bishop of Mons in NumidiaAuxiliary Bishop of Eldoret, Kenya
93.5DiedKarl RegerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany
28 Mar59.4AppointedVicente SanomboBishop of Kwito-Bié, Angola
31 Mar72.3DiedZbigniew Tadeusz Kusy, O.F.M. †Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
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