The Year of Our Lord 1934

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 55.5 Appointed Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. † Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China

55.5 Resigned Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. † Vicar Apostolic of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

2 Mar Born William Stephen Skylstad Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA

Born Alojz Tkáč † Archbishop Emeritus of Košice, Slovakia

3 Mar 79.1 Died Miguel León Prado † Bishop of Linares, Chile

5 Mar Born Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea

40.2 Appointed Stephen Joseph Donahue † Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

40.2 Appointed Stephen Joseph Donahue † Titular Bishop of Medea Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

Born Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

6 Mar Born Edwin Michael Conway † Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

7 Mar 43.3 Final Vows Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China

10 Mar Born José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mitú, Colombia

Born Patrick Ronald Cooney † Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA

Born Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Tzaneen, South Africa

11 Mar 36.0 Ordained Bishop Joachim (Alois) Ammann, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Petnelissus Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania

49.8 Died Vicente Peira † Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina

14 Mar Born Dionigi Tettamanzi † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy

15 Mar Born Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. † Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)

65.7 Died Klyment Zlepko † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Târgul-Siret (Ruthenian), Romania

17 Mar 46.7 Appointed Adalard Eberharter, O.F.M. Cap. † Superior of Ilan, China Superior Emeritus of Kiamusze [Jiamusi], China

24.5 Ordained Priest Manuel Fernández-Conde y García del Rebollar † Priest Bishop of Córdoba, Spain

57.3 Ordained Bishop Moses Elias Kiley † Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

23.0 Ordained Priest Armand François Marie Robert Le Bourgeois, C.I.M. † Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France

33.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Lê Quý Thanh † Priest of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam Coadjutor Bishop

26.4 Ordained Priest Franc Močnik † Priest of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy Former Administrator

26.8 Ordained Priest Joseph Phạm Văn Thiên † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam

25.4 Ordained Priest Francisco Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Osorno, Chile

18 Mar 22.3 Ordained Priest Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy

Born Anton Agreiter, M.H.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas

22.6 Ordained Priest Orazio Ferrucio Ceól, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Qichun [Kichow], China

19 Mar 23.3 Ordained Priest Carlos Anasagasti Zulueta, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia

36.7 Ordained Bishop Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Amathus in Palaestina Bishop Emeritus of Helsinki, Finland

22.6 Solemn Vows Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. † Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Prelate Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

25.8 Ordained Priest John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. † Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa

67.7 Died Quirico Travaini † Bishop of Fossano, Italy

20 Mar Born Mario Joseph Conti † Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

Born Franz Dietl † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

Born Joseph Ek Thabping † Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand

Born Robert Fortune Sanchez † Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

21 Mar 66.2 Died Josep Pujol i Coll, O.F.M. Cap. † Prefect Emeritus of Caquetá, Colombia

24 Mar 36.1 Appointed João da Matha de Andrade e Amaral † Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil

42.1 Appointed Gerald Thomas Bergan † Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Born Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

47.9 Appointed Teofil Bromboszcz † Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland

47.9 Appointed Teofil Bromboszcz † Titular Bishop of Candyba Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland

49.9 Appointed Gastão Liberal Pinto † Coadjutor Bishop of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil Bishop

49.9 Appointed Gastão Liberal Pinto † Titular Bishop of Hippos Bishop of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil

41.6 Appointed Joseph Elmer Ritter † Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Cardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

25 Mar 68.5 Resigned Arthur Hinsley † Apostolic Delegate to Africa for the Missions Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

26 Mar 25.0 Ordained Priest Michael Joseph Begley † Priest of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

40.7 Died Torquato Dini † Apostolic Delegate to Egypt, Arabia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Palestine, TransJordan, and Island of Cyprus

Born Néstor Hugo Navarro Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina

27 Mar 43.3 Appointed Alfonso Castaldo † Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

72.6 Died Dominik Premuš † Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

31 Mar 25.2 Ordained Priest Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. † Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines Official to Morocco

22.8 Ordained Priest Romolo Carboni † Priest of Fano, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

53.8 Resigned Michel-Joseph Bourguignon d’Herbigny, S.J. † Official of the Roman Curia - Other Official Emeritus

27.9 Ordained Priest Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme † Priest of Clermont, France Bishop Emeritus of Le Puy-en-Velay, France

88.4 Died Franziskus Ehrle, S.J. † Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library

23.3 Ordained Priest José Manuel Piña Torres † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México

28.4 Ordained Priest Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp † Priest Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva

27.8 Ordained Priest [Joseph Ye Yin-yun] † Priest Bishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China

1 Apr 26.7 Ordained Priest Nicolas Hajj, B.S. † Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek) Archbishop Emeritus of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

32.6 Ordained Bishop Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

Born Josephus Tethool, M.S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

2 Apr 22.4 Ordained Priest Pierre Samain † Priest of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium Auxiliary Bishop

4 Apr Born Isidore de Souza † Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin

61.4 Appointed Agustín Parrado y García † Cardinal, Archbishop of Granada, Spain

6 Apr 25.0 Professed Gerhard J. Legeland, C.Ss.R. † Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Prefect Emeritus of Weetebula, Indonesia

7 Apr 24.3 Ordained Priest Donald Martin Carroll † Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA

60.4 Died Etienne-Joseph Hurault † Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France

76.9 Died Pietro Pacifici, C.R.S. † Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy

24.5 Ordained Priest Ernest John Primeau † Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Born Yacoub Denha Scher † Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq

25.8 Ordained Priest Aloysius John Wycislo † Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

8 Apr 58.6 Ordained Bishop Bernardo Bertoglio † Titular Bishop of Nazianzus Bishop of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy

43.0 Ordained Bishop Luis Calixto Leiva Charry † Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia

Born James Mwewa Spaita † Archbishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia

9 Apr 44.6 Appointed John M. Collins, S.M.A. † Titular Bishop of Thala Apostolic Internuncio to Liberia

44.6 Appointed John M. Collins, S.M.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia Apostolic Internuncio to Liberia

49.3 Appointed Oscar Sevrin, S.J. † Bishop of Ranchi, India Bishop Emeritus of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India

77.6 Appointed Tommaso Trussoni † Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza, Italy

77.6 Retired Tommaso Trussoni † Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

11 Apr Born Karl-Josef Rauber † Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

12 Apr 68.2 Died Francesco Cherubini † Apostolic Nuncio

13 Apr 78.6 Died John Joseph Nilan † Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Born Donald James Reece Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles

15 Apr 44.1 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez † Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

51.4 Ordained Bishop Adrien-Pierre Devals, M.E.P. † Bishop of Malacca, Singapore

49.7 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Crete {Candia}, Greece Bishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy

Born Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. † Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil

16 Apr Born Francesco Sgalambro † Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy

17 Apr Born Iwannis Louis Awad † Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Syrian)

16.8 Professed Sofron Stepan Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. † Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine

18 Apr Born Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E. Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru

19 Apr 53.6 Appointed Manuel Borras y Ferré † Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain

53.6 Appointed Manuel Borras y Ferré † Titular Bishop of Bisica Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain

55.3 Ordained Bishop Oscar Morin, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Uthina Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Navrongo, Ghana

20 Apr 69.0 Appointed Francisco Alberti † Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina

47.2 Appointed Nicolás Fasolino † Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina

45.4 Appointed Fermín Emilio Lafitte † Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

71.1 Appointed José Américo Orzali † Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

Born Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario † Bishop Emeritus of Baní, Dominican Republic

21 Apr 58.5 Appointed Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. † Titular Archbishop of Nicosia Apostolic Delegate to México

22 Apr 58.6 Ordained Bishop José Cartaña y Inglés † Bishop of Gerona, Spain

50.0 Ordained Bishop Igino Maria Serci Vaquer † Bishop of Ozieri, Italy

23 Apr 58.8 Appointed Maurice Francis McAuliffe † Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

24 Apr Born Carlo Ghidelli Archbishop Emeritus of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy

25 Apr Born Kevin Joseph Aje † Bishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Nigeria

Born José Diéguez Reboredo † Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain

38.3 Ordained Bishop Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Metellopolis Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania

82.2 Died František Kordač † Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia

55.7 Ordained Bishop William David O’Brien † Titular Bishop of Calynda Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

28 Apr 27.6 Ordained Priest Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P. † Priest of Congregation of the Passion Prelate Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines

73.0 Resigned Anton Malecki † Apostolic Administrator of Leningrad, Russian Federation Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

42.0 Appointed Gabriel Martelino Reyes † Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

29 Apr 40.0 Appointed Pierre-Paul Méouchi † Bishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon

32.6 Installed Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	55.5	Appointed	Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. †	Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China
55.5	Resigned	Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
2 Mar		Born	William Stephen Skylstad		Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
	Born	Alojz Tkáč †		Archbishop Emeritus of Košice, Slovakia
3 Mar	79.1	Died	Miguel León Prado †	Bishop of Linares, Chile
5 Mar		Born	Austen Robin Crapp, O.F.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
40.2	Appointed	Stephen Joseph Donahue †	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
40.2	Appointed	Stephen Joseph Donahue †	Titular Bishop of Medea	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
	Born	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
6 Mar		Born	Edwin Michael Conway †		Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
7 Mar	43.3	Final Vows	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
10 Mar		Born	José Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mitú, Colombia
	Born	Patrick Ronald Cooney †		Bishop Emeritus of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
	Born	Hugh Patrick Slattery, M.S.C. †		Bishop Emeritus of Tzaneen, South Africa
11 Mar	36.0	Ordained Bishop	Joachim (Alois) Ammann, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Petnelissus	Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
49.8	Died	Vicente Peira †	Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina
14 Mar		Born	Dionigi Tettamanzi †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
15 Mar		Born	Patelisio Punou-Ki-Hihifo Finau, S.M. †		Bishop of Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)
65.7	Died	Klyment Zlepko †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Târgul-Siret (Ruthenian), Romania
17 Mar	46.7	Appointed	Adalard Eberharter, O.F.M. Cap. †	Superior of Ilan, China	Superior Emeritus of Kiamusze [Jiamusi], China
24.5	Ordained Priest	Manuel Fernández-Conde y García del Rebollar †	Priest	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
57.3	Ordained Bishop	Moses Elias Kiley †	Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
23.0	Ordained Priest	Armand François Marie Robert Le Bourgeois, C.I.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
33.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Lê Quý Thanh †	Priest of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam	Coadjutor Bishop
26.4	Ordained Priest	Franc Močnik †	Priest of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy	Former Administrator
26.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph Phạm Văn Thiên †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam
25.4	Ordained Priest	Francisco Maximiano Valdés Subercaseaux, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Osorno, Chile
18 Mar	22.3	Ordained Priest	Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
	Born	Anton Agreiter, M.H.M. †		Prefect Emeritus of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
22.6	Ordained Priest	Orazio Ferrucio Ceól, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Qichun [Kichow], China
19 Mar	23.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos Anasagasti Zulueta, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
36.7	Ordained Bishop	Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Amathus in Palaestina	Bishop Emeritus of Helsinki, Finland
22.6	Solemn Vows	Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. †	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Prelate Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
25.8	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. †	Priest of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
67.7	Died	Quirico Travaini †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
20 Mar		Born	Mario Joseph Conti †		Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
	Born	Franz Dietl †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	Born	Joseph Ek Thabping †		Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand
	Born	Robert Fortune Sanchez †		Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
21 Mar	66.2	Died	Josep Pujol i Coll, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect Emeritus of Caquetá, Colombia
24 Mar	36.1	Appointed	João da Matha de Andrade e Amaral †	Bishop of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil	Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil
42.1	Appointed	Gerald Thomas Bergan †	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
	Born	Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. †		Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
47.9	Appointed	Teofil Bromboszcz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
47.9	Appointed	Teofil Bromboszcz †	Titular Bishop of Candyba	Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
49.9	Appointed	Gastão Liberal Pinto †	Coadjutor Bishop of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil	Bishop
49.9	Appointed	Gastão Liberal Pinto †	Titular Bishop of Hippos	Bishop of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil
41.6	Appointed	Joseph Elmer Ritter †	Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
25 Mar	68.5	Resigned	Arthur Hinsley †	Apostolic Delegate to Africa for the Missions	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
26 Mar	25.0	Ordained Priest	Michael Joseph Begley †	Priest of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
40.7	Died	Torquato Dini †	Apostolic Delegate to Egypt, Arabia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Palestine, TransJordan, and Island of Cyprus
	Born	Néstor Hugo Navarro		Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
27 Mar	43.3	Appointed	Alfonso Castaldo †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
72.6	Died	Dominik Premuš †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
31 Mar	25.2	Ordained Priest	Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. †	Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Official to Morocco
22.8	Ordained Priest	Romolo Carboni †	Priest of Fano, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
53.8	Resigned	Michel-Joseph Bourguignon d’Herbigny, S.J. †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
27.9	Ordained Priest	Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme †	Priest of Clermont, France	Bishop Emeritus of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
88.4	Died	Franziskus Ehrle, S.J. †	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archive	Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
23.3	Ordained Priest	José Manuel Piña Torres †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tepic, Nayarit, México
28.4	Ordained Priest	Jean-Édouard-Lucien Rupp †	Priest	Permanent Observer Emeritus to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva
27.8	Ordained Priest	[Joseph Ye Yin-yun] †	Priest	Bishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China
1 Apr	26.7	Ordained Priest	Nicolas Hajj, B.S. †	Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat Almoukhalissiat (Melkite Greek)	Archbishop Emeritus of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
32.6	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre †	Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
	Born	Josephus Tethool, M.S.C. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
2 Apr	22.4	Ordained Priest	Pierre Samain †	Priest of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop
4 Apr		Born	Isidore de Souza †		Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin
61.4	Appointed	Agustín Parrado y García †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Granada, Spain
6 Apr	25.0	Professed	Gerhard J. Legeland, C.Ss.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Prefect Emeritus of Weetebula, Indonesia
7 Apr	24.3	Ordained Priest	Donald Martin Carroll †	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA
60.4	Died	Etienne-Joseph Hurault †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
76.9	Died	Pietro Pacifici, C.R.S. †	Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy
24.5	Ordained Priest	Ernest John Primeau †	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
	Born	Yacoub Denha Scher †		Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
25.8	Ordained Priest	Aloysius John Wycislo †	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
8 Apr	58.6	Ordained Bishop	Bernardo Bertoglio †	Titular Bishop of Nazianzus	Bishop of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy
43.0	Ordained Bishop	Luis Calixto Leiva Charry †	Bishop of Barranquilla, Colombia
	Born	James Mwewa Spaita †		Archbishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
9 Apr	44.6	Appointed	John M. Collins, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Thala	Apostolic Internuncio to Liberia
44.6	Appointed	John M. Collins, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Liberia, Liberia	Apostolic Internuncio to Liberia
49.3	Appointed	Oscar Sevrin, S.J. †	Bishop of Ranchi, India	Bishop Emeritus of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India
77.6	Appointed	Tommaso Trussoni †	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza, Italy
77.6	Retired	Tommaso Trussoni †	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
11 Apr		Born	Karl-Josef Rauber †		Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
12 Apr	68.2	Died	Francesco Cherubini †	Apostolic Nuncio
13 Apr	78.6	Died	John Joseph Nilan †	Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
	Born	Donald James Reece		Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
15 Apr	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Cifuentes Gómez †	Bishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Adrien-Pierre Devals, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
49.7	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Giacomo Inglese, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Crete {Candia}, Greece	Bishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
	Born	Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. †		Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil
16 Apr		Born	Francesco Sgalambro †		Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy
17 Apr		Born	Iwannis Louis Awad †		Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Venezuela (Syrian)
16.8	Professed	Sofron Stepan Dmyterko, O.S.B.M. †	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Bishop Emeritus of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), Ukraine
18 Apr		Born	Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E.		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
19 Apr	53.6	Appointed	Manuel Borras y Ferré †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
53.6	Appointed	Manuel Borras y Ferré †	Titular Bishop of Bisica	Auxiliary Bishop of Tarragona, Spain
55.3	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Morin, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Navrongo, Ghana
20 Apr	69.0	Appointed	Francisco Alberti †	Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina
47.2	Appointed	Nicolás Fasolino †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
45.4	Appointed	Fermín Emilio Lafitte †	Archbishop of Córdoba, Argentina	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
71.1	Appointed	José Américo Orzali †	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
	Born	Príamo Pericles Tejeda Rosario †		Bishop Emeritus of Baní, Dominican Republic
21 Apr	58.5	Appointed	Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Nicosia	Apostolic Delegate to México
22 Apr	58.6	Ordained Bishop	José Cartaña y Inglés †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Igino Maria Serci Vaquer †	Bishop of Ozieri, Italy
23 Apr	58.8	Appointed	Maurice Francis McAuliffe †	Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
24 Apr		Born	Carlo Ghidelli		Archbishop Emeritus of Lanciano-Ortona, Italy
25 Apr		Born	Kevin Joseph Aje †		Bishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Nigeria
	Born	José Diéguez Reboredo †		Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
38.3	Ordained Bishop	Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Metellopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Morogoro, Tanzania
82.2	Died	František Kordač †	Archbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
55.7	Ordained Bishop	William David O’Brien †	Titular Bishop of Calynda	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 Apr	27.6	Ordained Priest	Reginald Edward Vincent Arliss, C.P. †	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Prelate Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
73.0	Resigned	Anton Malecki †	Apostolic Administrator of Leningrad, Russian Federation	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
42.0	Appointed	Gabriel Martelino Reyes †	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
29 Apr	40.0	Appointed	Pierre-Paul Méouchi †	Bishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon	Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
32.6	Installed	Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre †	Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

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