The Year of Our Lord 1931

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 45.4 Ordained Bishop Berthold Bühl, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Cartennae Bishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia

45.2 Installed Giuseppe Cogoni † Bishop of Nuoro, Italy Archbishop of Oristano, Italy

Born Peter Zhang Zhiyong Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China

2 Mar 52.3 Installed Santino Margaria † Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy

3 Mar 58.7 Appointed Emilio Juan Francisco Lissón y Chávez, C.M. † Titular Archbishop of Methymna Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

58.7 Resigned Emilio Juan Francisco Lissón y Chávez, C.M. † Archbishop of Lima, Peru Archbishop Emeritus

4 Mar Born William Henry Keeler † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

6 Mar 43.5 Appointed Mario Vianello † Bishop of Fidenza, Italy Archbishop of Perugia, Italy

7 Mar 91.0 Died Pierre-Émile-Jean-Baptiste-Marie Grouard, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Grouard, Alberta, Canada

8 Mar 54.8 Died Ewen (Hugh) Cameron † Former Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain

54.7 Installed Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C.N. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

9 Mar Born Jean Alix Verrier † Bishop Emeritus of Les Cayes, Haïti

11 Mar 55.4 Appointed Francesco de Filippis † Bishop of Veroli, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy

12 Mar 86.8 Died Gaetano Bacile di Castiglione † Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy

13 Mar Born Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad

Born István Seregély † Archbishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary

14 Mar Born Léonard Dhejju † Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Born José Carlos de Oliveira, C.Ss.R. Bishop Emeritus of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil

17 Mar Born Pietro Gabrielli, S.D.B. Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador

72.4 Died Pietro Maffi † Cardinal, Archbishop of Pisa, Italy

19 Mar 76.7 Died Michele Camilleri † Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece

25.9 Ordained Priest Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. † Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries Bishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

65.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Vogt † Bishop of Aachen, Germany

20 Mar Born Peter Paul Prabhu † Apostolic Nuncio

21 Mar 25.7 Ordained Priest Flaviano Barrechea Ariola † Priest of Nueva Caceres, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

23.0 Ordained Priest Policarpo da Costa Vaz † Priest of Viseu, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal

23.5 Ordained Priest Ramón Masnou Boixeda † Priest of Vic, Spain Bishop Emeritus

25.2 Ordained Priest John Aloysius Murphy † Priest of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain

23.3 Ordained Priest Andrew Gerard Tynan † Priest of Brisbane, Australia Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia

22 Mar Born Edmund John Patrick Collins, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Darwin, Australia

26.4 Ordained Priest Mario De Santis † Priest of Troia, Italy Auxiliary Bishop

Born Robert William Donnelly † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA

24.9 Ordained Priest Júan Giordani, F.S.C.J. † Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Prefect Emeritus of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México

23.9 Ordained Priest José Pont y Gol † Priest of Solsona, Spain Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain

Born Bienvenido Solon Tudtud † Prelate of Marawi, Philippines

23 Mar Born Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

48.2 Appointed Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. † Titular Archbishop of Salamis Apostolic Nuncio

48.2 Appointed Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. † Apostolic Delegate to East Indies Apostolic Nuncio

24 Mar 51.1 Appointed Juan Vicente Araña y Idígoras, O.C.D. † Bishop of Vijayapuram, India Bishop Emeritus

Born William Leonard D’Mello † Bishop Emeritus of Karwar, India

25 Mar 65.5 Installed Joseph Vogt † Bishop of Aachen, Germany

26 Mar 39.1 Appointed Joseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Paotingfu, China Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China

39.1 Appointed Joseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. † Titular Bishop of Cratia Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China

52.4 Appointed Boniface Yang Fujie (Yeung Fuk-tseuk) † Auxiliary Bishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China

52.4 Appointed Boniface Yang Fujie (Yeung Fuk-tseuk) † Titular Bishop of Eguga Auxiliary Bishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China

27 Mar Born James Odongo † Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda

28 Mar 72.6 Died Patrick Vincent Dwyer † Bishop of Maitland, Australia

62.2 Succeeded Edmund John Aloysius Gleeson, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Maitland, Australia

51.2 Appointed Giuseppe Rossino † Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities

29 Mar Born José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Lurín, Peru

Born Víctor Manuel López Forero † Archbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia

30 Mar 55.1 Appointed Gaspare Hou (Hu) † Prefect of Linqing [Lintsing], China Prefect Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Edward Aloysius Mooney † Apostolic Delegate to Japan Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA

55.2 Succeeded Daniel Rivero Rivero † Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia

87.6 Died José Belisario Santistevan Seoane † Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

3 Apr 81.2 Died Charles-Henri-Célestin Gibier † Bishop of Versailles, France

60.2 Succeeded Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin † Bishop of Versailles, France Bishop Emeritus

4 Apr 25.5 Ordained Priest Joseph Walter Buckley, S.M. † Priest of Society of Mary Superior General Emeritus

22.3 Ordained Priest Giovanni Francesco Dadone † Priest Bishop of Fossano, Italy

22.7 Ordained Priest Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger † Priest of Strasbourg, France Bishop Emeritus

22.3 Ordained Priest Donald J. Herlihy † Priest Bishop of Ferns, Ireland

23.4 Ordained Priest Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro † Priest of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil

25.9 Solemn Vows Pierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. † Member of Order of Friars Preachers Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

5 Apr Born Attila Miklósházy, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus

7 Apr 62.1 Died Emilio Maria Cottafavi † Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy

58.1 Died Joseph Shiel † Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia

8 Apr 22.3 Ordained Priest Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. † Priest of Xaverian Missionary Fathers Bishop Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone

9 Apr Born Judson Michael Procyk † Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

Born József Tempfli † Bishop Emeritus of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania

Born Patrick Joseph Walsh † Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland

10 Apr 45.3 Resigned Guido Benedito Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. † Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile

44.6 Appointed Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. † Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military

44.6 Appointed Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. † Titular Bishop of Hierissus Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military

75.3 Died Compton Theodore Galton, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles

Born Francis Anthony Gomes † Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh

64.8 Died Félix-Henri-François-Donatien Perroy, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar

53.8 Succeeded Frédéric-Joseph-Marie Provost, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar

63.0 Appointed Florentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. † Prelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil

63.0 Appointed Florentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. † Titular Bishop of Leuce Prelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil

11 Apr 56.7 Appointed Ferdinando Bernardi † Bishop of Andria, Italy Archbishop of Taranto, Italy

80.2 Died Nematallah Abi Karam (Carame), O.A.M. † Titular Bishop of Myndus

Born Sergio Sebastiani † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

16 Apr 55.0 Died Isidro Carrillo y Salazar † Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua

17 Apr 45.6 Appointed Karl Joseph Alter † Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

46.0 Appointed Teodoro Pallaroni † Bishop of Sarsina, Italy

39.8 Appointed Urban John Vehr † Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA

18 Apr Born Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Born Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero † Bishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay

19 Apr Born José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez † Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México

59.9 Ordained Bishop Josef Klemann, O.S.F.S. † Titular Bishop of Drusiliana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Namaqualand, Namibia

51.2 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Rossino † Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities

27.0 Ordained Priest Alphonse Zhong Huaimo (Tsung Huai-mo), O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Yantai [Yentai], China

21 Apr Born Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. † Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil

22 Apr 39.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais † Titular Bishop of Ruspae Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada

Born Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Jullundur, India

60.3 Installed Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin † Bishop of Versailles, France Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Ordained Bishop Juan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Colophon Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bluefields, Nicaragua

52.7 Ordained Bishop Guillermo Tritschler y Córdoba † Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

23 Apr Born Francesco Zerrillo † Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy

24 Apr 38.6 Appointed Thomas Kiely Gorman † Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA

26 Apr Born Jerzy Dąbrowski † Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland

66.7 Died Petro Gebey (Ghebi, Gebé) † Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine

48.3 Ordained Bishop Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. † Titular Archbishop of Salamis Apostolic Nuncio

40.3 Ordained Bishop Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba † Titular Bishop of Siniandus Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain

26.6 Ordained Priest Volodymyr Malanczuk, C.Ss.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Ukrainian)

50.8 Ordained Bishop Arcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

27 Apr 46.0 Appointed Ignatius Arnoz, C.M.M. † Superior of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Born Joseph Wang Yu-jung † Bishop Emeritus of Taichung, Taiwan

28 Apr 58.6 Appointed Emilio Cecco, C.S.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

58.6 Appointed Emilio Cecco, C.S.I. † Titular Bishop of Letopolis Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador

35.3 Appointed Patrick Joseph Farrelly † Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore, Australia Bishop Emeritus

35.3 Appointed Patrick Joseph Farrelly † Titular Bishop of Neve (Nebo) Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia

30 Apr 34.6 Appointed Bartolomé Adorno † Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay Priest

Born Eugene John Gerber † Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA

46.5 Appointed Emilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. † Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Berthold Bühl, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cartennae	Bishop Emeritus of Oruro, Bolivia
45.2	Installed	Giuseppe Cogoni †	Bishop of Nuoro, Italy	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	Born	Peter Zhang Zhiyong		Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
2 Mar	52.3	Installed	Santino Margaria †	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
3 Mar	58.7	Appointed	Emilio Juan Francisco Lissón y Chávez, C.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Methymna	Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
58.7	Resigned	Emilio Juan Francisco Lissón y Chávez, C.M. †	Archbishop of Lima, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Mar		Born	William Henry Keeler †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
6 Mar	43.5	Appointed	Mario Vianello †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
7 Mar	91.0	Died	Pierre-Émile-Jean-Baptiste-Marie Grouard, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
8 Mar	54.8	Died	Ewen (Hugh) Cameron †	Former Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
54.7	Installed	Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C.N. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
9 Mar		Born	Jean Alix Verrier †		Bishop Emeritus of Les Cayes, Haïti
11 Mar	55.4	Appointed	Francesco de Filippis †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
12 Mar	86.8	Died	Gaetano Bacile di Castiglione †	Bishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
13 Mar		Born	Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
	Born	István Seregély †		Archbishop Emeritus of Eger, Hungary
14 Mar		Born	Léonard Dhejju †		Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	Born	José Carlos de Oliveira, C.Ss.R.		Bishop Emeritus of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
17 Mar		Born	Pietro Gabrielli, S.D.B.		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
72.4	Died	Pietro Maffi †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
19 Mar	76.7	Died	Michele Camilleri †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
25.9	Ordained Priest	Adolph Gregory Schmitt, C.M.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop Emeritus of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
65.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Vogt †	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
20 Mar		Born	Peter Paul Prabhu †		Apostolic Nuncio
21 Mar	25.7	Ordained Priest	Flaviano Barrechea Ariola †	Priest of Nueva Caceres, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
23.0	Ordained Priest	Policarpo da Costa Vaz †	Priest of Viseu, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
23.5	Ordained Priest	Ramón Masnou Boixeda †	Priest of Vic, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
25.2	Ordained Priest	John Aloysius Murphy †	Priest of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain
23.3	Ordained Priest	Andrew Gerard Tynan †	Priest of Brisbane, Australia	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
22 Mar		Born	Edmund John Patrick Collins, M.S.C. †		Bishop Emeritus of Darwin, Australia
26.4	Ordained Priest	Mario De Santis †	Priest of Troia, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
	Born	Robert William Donnelly †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA
24.9	Ordained Priest	Júan Giordani, F.S.C.J. †	Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Prefect Emeritus of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México
23.9	Ordained Priest	José Pont y Gol †	Priest of Solsona, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
	Born	Bienvenido Solon Tudtud †		Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
23 Mar		Born	Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
48.2	Appointed	Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Salamis	Apostolic Nuncio
48.2	Appointed	Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. †	Apostolic Delegate to East Indies	Apostolic Nuncio
24 Mar	51.1	Appointed	Juan Vicente Araña y Idígoras, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Vijayapuram, India	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	William Leonard D’Mello †		Bishop Emeritus of Karwar, India
25 Mar	65.5	Installed	Joseph Vogt †	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
26 Mar	39.1	Appointed	Joseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Paotingfu, China	Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
39.1	Appointed	Joseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cratia	Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
52.4	Appointed	Boniface Yang Fujie (Yeung Fuk-tseuk) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China
52.4	Appointed	Boniface Yang Fujie (Yeung Fuk-tseuk) †	Titular Bishop of Eguga	Auxiliary Bishop of Canton [Guangzhou], China
27 Mar		Born	James Odongo †		Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
28 Mar	72.6	Died	Patrick Vincent Dwyer †	Bishop of Maitland, Australia
62.2	Succeeded	Edmund John Aloysius Gleeson, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Maitland, Australia
51.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Rossino †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
29 Mar		Born	José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. †		Bishop Emeritus of Lurín, Peru
	Born	Víctor Manuel López Forero †		Archbishop Emeritus of Bucaramanga, Colombia
30 Mar	55.1	Appointed	Gaspare Hou (Hu) †	Prefect of Linqing [Lintsing], China	Prefect Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Edward Aloysius Mooney †	Apostolic Delegate to Japan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
55.2	Succeeded	Daniel Rivero Rivero †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
87.6	Died	José Belisario Santistevan Seoane †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
3 Apr	81.2	Died	Charles-Henri-Célestin Gibier †	Bishop of Versailles, France
60.2	Succeeded	Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin †	Bishop of Versailles, France	Bishop Emeritus
4 Apr	25.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Walter Buckley, S.M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Superior General Emeritus
22.3	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Francesco Dadone †	Priest	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
22.7	Ordained Priest	Léon-Arthur-Auguste Elchinger †	Priest of Strasbourg, France	Bishop Emeritus
22.3	Ordained Priest	Donald J. Herlihy †	Priest	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
23.4	Ordained Priest	Antônio de Mendonça Monteiro †	Priest of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Bonfim, Bahia, Brazil
25.9	Solemn Vows	Pierre Charles (Paul) Philippe, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
5 Apr		Born	Attila Miklósházy, S.J. †		Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus
7 Apr	62.1	Died	Emilio Maria Cottafavi †	Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy
58.1	Died	Joseph Shiel †	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
8 Apr	22.3	Ordained Priest	Augusto Fermo Azzolini, S.X. †	Priest of Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Bishop Emeritus of Makeni, Sierra Leone
9 Apr		Born	Judson Michael Procyk †		Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
	Born	József Tempfli †		Bishop Emeritus of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
	Born	Patrick Joseph Walsh †		Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
10 Apr	45.3	Resigned	Guido Benedito Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile	Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
44.6	Appointed	Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †	Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
44.6	Appointed	Teodoro Bernardo Eugenín Barrientos, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Hierissus	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
75.3	Died	Compton Theodore Galton, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles
	Born	Francis Anthony Gomes †		Bishop Emeritus of Mymensingh, Bangladesh
64.8	Died	Félix-Henri-François-Donatien Perroy, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
53.8	Succeeded	Frédéric-Joseph-Marie Provost, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
63.0	Appointed	Florentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. †	Prelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil
63.0	Appointed	Florentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. †	Titular Bishop of Leuce	Prelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil
11 Apr	56.7	Appointed	Ferdinando Bernardi †	Bishop of Andria, Italy	Archbishop of Taranto, Italy
80.2	Died	Nematallah Abi Karam (Carame), O.A.M. †	Titular Bishop of Myndus
	Born	Sergio Sebastiani †		Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
16 Apr	55.0	Died	Isidro Carrillo y Salazar †	Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
17 Apr	45.6	Appointed	Karl Joseph Alter †	Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
46.0	Appointed	Teodoro Pallaroni †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
39.8	Appointed	Urban John Vehr †	Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
18 Apr		Born	Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. †		Bishop Emeritus of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
	Born	Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero †		Bishop Emeritus of Florida, Uruguay
19 Apr		Born	José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez †		Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
59.9	Ordained Bishop	Josef Klemann, O.S.F.S. †	Titular Bishop of Drusiliana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Namaqualand, Namibia
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Rossino †	Titular Archbishop of Thessalonica	Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
27.0	Ordained Priest	Alphonse Zhong Huaimo (Tsung Huai-mo), O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Yantai [Yentai], China
21 Apr		Born	Mathias William Schmidt, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil
22 Apr	39.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Louis Aldée Desmarais †	Titular Bishop of Ruspae	Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
	Born	Symphorian Thomas Keeprath, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of Jullundur, India
60.3	Installed	Benjamin-Octave Roland-Gosselin †	Bishop of Versailles, France	Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Juan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Colophon	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bluefields, Nicaragua
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Guillermo Tritschler y Córdoba †	Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
23 Apr		Born	Francesco Zerrillo †		Bishop Emeritus of Lucera-Troia, Italy
24 Apr	38.6	Appointed	Thomas Kiely Gorman †	Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
26 Apr		Born	Jerzy Dąbrowski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
66.7	Died	Petro Gebey (Ghebi, Gebé) †	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Leo Peter Kierkels, C.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Salamis	Apostolic Nuncio
40.3	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba †	Titular Bishop of Siniandus	Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain
26.6	Ordained Priest	Volodymyr Malanczuk, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of France (Ukrainian)
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Arcangelo Mazzotti, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
27 Apr	46.0	Appointed	Ignatius Arnoz, C.M.M. †	Superior of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
	Born	Joseph Wang Yu-jung †		Bishop Emeritus of Taichung, Taiwan
28 Apr	58.6	Appointed	Emilio Cecco, C.S.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
58.6	Appointed	Emilio Cecco, C.S.I. †	Titular Bishop of Letopolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Napo, Ecuador
35.3	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Farrelly †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lismore, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
35.3	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Farrelly †	Titular Bishop of Neve (Nebo)	Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia
30 Apr	34.6	Appointed	Bartolomé Adorno †	Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay	Priest
	Born	Eugene John Gerber †		Bishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
46.5	Appointed	Emilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay

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