Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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2 Mar | 68.3 | Resigned | Giovanni Coppa † | Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio |
72.6 | Resigned | Edgar Carício de Gouvêa † | Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
68.7 | Appointed | Luigi Dossena † | Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia | Apostolic Nuncio | |
3 Mar | 70.1 | Appointed | Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli † | Apostolic Administrator of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy | Bishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy |
50.4 | Resigned | Angelo Comastri | Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter | |
65.6 | Died | Miłosław-Jan Kołodziejczyk † | Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland | ||
4 Mar | 91.8 | Died | Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † | Apostolic Nuncio | |
59.1 | Died | Joseph Lin Tianzhu (Liu Thien-chu) † | Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan | ||
92.7 | Died | Paul-Sanson-Jean-Marie Robert † | Bishop Emeritus of Les Gonaïves, Haïti | ||
91.4 | Died | Octave-Marie Terrienne, M.S.C. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) | ||
5 Mar | 59.5 | Appointed | Ambrose Battista De Paoli † | Apostolic Delegate to Namibia | Apostolic Nuncio to Australia |
59.5 | Appointed | Ambrose Battista De Paoli † | Apostolic Delegate to Botswana | Apostolic Nuncio to Australia | |
42.6 | Appointed | Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez | Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay | Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay | |
44.2 | Ordained Bishop | Jacek Jezierski | Titular Bishop of Liberalia | Bishop of Elbląg, Poland | |
42.7 | Appointed | Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D. | Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay | ||
71.0 | Appointed | Jorge María Mejía † | Titular Archbishop of Apollonia | Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive | |
71.0 | Appointed | Jorge María Mejía † | Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops | Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive | |
80.9 | Died | Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F. † | Bishop Emeritus of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil | ||
6 Mar | 53.9 | Installed | Giovanni De Vivo † | Bishop of Pescia, Italy | |
65.6 | Died | James Hannigan † | Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain | ||
7 Mar | 85.1 | Died | Rafael González Estrada † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala | |
9 Mar | 47.9 | Appointed | Orlando Brandes | Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
56.1 | Appointed | Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E. † | Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | ||
75.8 | Resigned | Gregório Warmeling † | Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
10 Mar | 71.1 | Appointed | Jorge María Mejía † | Secretary of the College of Cardinals | Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive |
60.2 | Ordained Bishop | Sylvester Monteiro † | Titular Bishop of Scampa | Bishop of Aurangabad, India | |
57.1 | Appointed | Paolo De Nicolò | Official of the Prefecture of the Papal Household | Official Emeritus | |
11 Mar | 25.0 | Professed | Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras | Member of Order of the Pious Schools | Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile |
64.3 | Installed | Eduardo Vicente Mirás † | Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina | Archbishop Emeritus | |
12 Mar | 48.2 | Ordained Bishop | Pierre Bürcher | Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena | Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland |
84.7 | Died | Emile Durrheimer, S.M.A. † | Bishop Emeritus of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire | ||
44.3 | Appointed | Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez | Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela | Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela | |
70.7 | Died | Aghnatios Elias Yaacoub, S.J. † | Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt | ||
14 Mar | 55.2 | Appointed | Lucas Abadamloora † | Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana | |
71.4 | Retired | Rudolph A. Akanlu † | Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana | Bishop Emeritus | |
56.1 | Appointed | Anthony Chiminello, O.S.F.S. † | Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia | ||
41.1 | Appointed | Richard Domba Mady † | Bishop of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | ||
59.2 | Appointed | Bonifatius Haushiku, I.C.P. † | Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia | ||
64.6 | Died | Tarcisio Pisani, O.M. † | Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy | ||
45.6 | Appointed | Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. | Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus | |
45.6 | Appointed | Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. | Titular Bishop of Capra | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Rundu, Namibia | |
15 Mar | 48.3 | Appointed | Carlos López Hernández | Bishop of Plasencia, Spain | Bishop Emeritus of Salamanca, Spain |
65.6 | Appointed | Charles James McDonnell † | Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
65.6 | Appointed | Charles James McDonnell † | Titular Bishop of Pocofeltus | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA | |
Died | Jacob Vadakeveetil, C.M. † | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Balasore, India | |||
46.5 | Appointed | José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona | Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz, Peru | Bishop | |
46.5 | Appointed | José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona | Titular Bishop of Obba | Bishop of Huaraz, Peru | |
16 Mar | 58.9 | Installed | Justin Francis Rigali | Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
18 Mar | 64.1 | Installed | Miguel Caviedes Medina | Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile | Bishop Emeritus |
51.1 | Ordained Bishop | Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. † | Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada | ||
19 Mar | 62.8 | Ordained Bishop | Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. † | Titular Bishop of Fallaba | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia |
51.1 | Ordained Bishop | Thomas John Curry | Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA | |
25.5 | Ordained Deacon | Fabián González Balsa | Deacon of Buenos Aires, Argentina | Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina | |
27.9 | Entered | José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M. | Member of Order of Friars Minor | Auxiliary Bishop of Corrientes, Argentina | |
41.1 | Ordained Bishop | Juan Rubén Martínez | Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina | Bishop of Posadas, Argentina | |
48.9 | Ordained Bishop | Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. | Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | Prelate Emeritus | |
66.7 | Ordained Bishop | Joseph Martin Sartoris | Titular Bishop of Oliva | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA | |
32.7 | Ordained Priest | Juarez Sousa Da Silva | Priest of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil | Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil | |
27.3 | Ordained Priest | Valentine Tsamma Seane | Priest of Society of Precious Blood | Bishop Emeritus of Gaborone, Botswana | |
60.5 | Ordained Bishop | Francis Tong Hui † | Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China | Bishop | |
42.5 | Ordained Bishop | Gabino Zavala | Titular Bishop of Tamascani | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA | |
20 Mar | 61.1 | Ordained Bishop | Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. † | Titular Bishop of Tabaicara | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia |
44.5 | Ordained Bishop | Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku | Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop Emeritus of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
21 Mar | 65.7 | Died | Alfred James Jolson, S.J. † | Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland | |
22 Mar | 64.1 | Appointed | David Edward Foley † | Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA | Bishop Emeritus |
23 Mar | 63.7 | Appointed | José Carlos Castanho de Almeida † | Bishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
80.0 | Died | Bl. Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano † | Prelate of Opus Dei | ||
75.7 | Appointed | Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng † | Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
75.7 | Appointed | Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng † | Titular Bishop of Igilgili | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam | |
48.5 | Succeeded | Joseph Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến † | Bishop of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam | ||
64.6 | Appointed | Bartholomé Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, P.S.S. † | Bishop of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam | ||
55.9 | Succeeded | Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn | Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam | |
74.7 | Appointed | Paul Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng † | Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
56.4 | Appointed | José Clemente Weber | Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
56.4 | Appointed | José Clemente Weber | Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena | Bishop Emeritus of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
24 Mar | 57.2 | Resigned | Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a † | Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop Emeritus |
71.9 | Died | John Lawrence May † | Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | ||
61.1 | Ordained Bishop | Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. † | Bishop of Malaybalay, Philippines | Bishop Emeritus | |
25 Mar | 25.0 | Ordained Deacon | Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras | Deacon of Order of the Pious Schools | Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile |
52.1 | Appointed | Armando Giuseppe Brambilla, C.M.P. † | Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy | ||
52.1 | Appointed | Armando Giuseppe Brambilla, C.M.P. † | Titular Bishop of Iomnium | Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy | |
27.5 | Ordained Priest | Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan | Priest of Manila, Philippines | Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda | |
57.5 | Ordained Bishop | Andreas Choi Chang-mou | Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense | Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju, Korea (South) | |
48.2 | Ordained Bishop | Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. | Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana | Archbishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia | |
40.3 | Appointed | Crisostomo Ayson Yalung | Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines | Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines | |
40.3 | Appointed | Crisostomo Ayson Yalung | Titular Bishop of Ficus | Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines | |
26 Mar | 75.8 | Retired | Peter Poreku Dery † | Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus |
76.2 | Retired | Aloysius Josef G. Dibjokarjono † | Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia | Bishop Emeritus | |
62.4 | Appointed | Patrick Ebosele Ekpu † | Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria | Archbishop Emeritus | |
56.8 | Appointed | Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka † | Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria | ||
49.9 | Appointed | Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta † | Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia | ||
55.7 | Appointed | Felix Alaba Adeosin Job | Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria | Archbishop Emeritus | |
61.2 | Appointed | Gregory Eebolawola Kpiebaya † | Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana | Archbishop Emeritus | |
86.7 | Died | Owen McCann † | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa | ||
48.9 | Appointed | Cyprian Monis | Auxiliary Bishop of Calcutta, India | Bishop Emeritus of Asansol, India | |
48.9 | Appointed | Cyprian Monis | Titular Bishop of Molicunza | Bishop Emeritus of Asansol, India | |
52.8 | Appointed | Zithulele Patrick Mvemve † | Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa | Bishop Emeritus | |
47.7 | Appointed | Anthony John Valentine Obinna | Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria | Archbishop Emeritus | |
50.1 | Appointed | John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan | Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
69.6 | Resigned | Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I. | Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa | Bishop Emeritus | |
27 Mar | 53.5 | Ordained Bishop | Gentil Delázari † | Coadjutor Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
30.7 | Ordained Priest | Thomas Halim Habib | Priest of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt | Bishop of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt | |
30 Mar | 55.3 | Appointed | Barry Francis Collins † | Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia | |
51.3 | Appointed | Julian Gbur, S.V.D. † | Titular Bishop of Bareta | Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine | |
51.3 | Confirmed | Julian Gbur, S.V.D. † | Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine | |
61.0 | Died | Florian Kuntner † | Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria | ||
44.6 | Appointed | Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. | Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | |
44.6 | Appointed | Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. | Titular Bishop of Hadriane | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine | |
57.9 | Appointed | Julian Voronovsky, M.S.U. † | Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine | Bishop Emeritus | |
75.0 | Retired | Douglas Joseph Warren † | Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia | Bishop Emeritus | |
31 Mar | 72.1 | Resigned | Elmar Maria Kredel † | Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany | Archbishop Emeritus |
69.6 | Appointed | Abelardo Francisco Silva † | Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina | Bishop Emeritus | |
88.1 | Died | Ignace Ziadé † | Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon |
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