The Year of Our Lord 2001

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 83.1 Resigned Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. † President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

1 Mar 57.1 Ordained Bishop William Francis Malooly Titular Bishop of Flumenzer Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA

61.4 Appointed Juan Piris Frígola Bishop of Menorca, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain

68.5 Died Marcello Zago, O.M.I. † Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

2 Mar 85.7 Died Elizeu Simões Mendes † Bishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil

3 Mar 76.6 Retired Edward Idris Cassidy † President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal, President Emeritus

53.4 Appointed Giampaolo Crepaldi Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Bishop Emeritus of Trieste, Italy

53.4 Appointed Giampaolo Crepaldi Titular Bishop of Bisarcio Bishop Emeritus of Trieste, Italy

44.8 Ordained Bishop George Jonathan Dodo † Bishop of Zaria, Nigeria

46.8 Appointed Đura Džudžar Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine Bishop of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Križevci)

46.8 Appointed Đura Džudžar Titular Bishop of Acrassus Bishop of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Križevci)

55.2 Installed Rubén Oscar Frassia Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina

69.3 Installed Antônio Gaspar Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

74.1 Resigned Francis Thomas Hurley † Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA Archbishop Emeritus

67.9 Appointed Walter Kasper President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal, President Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Marc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S. Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops

56.7 Appointed Marc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S. Titular Bishop of Acropolis Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops

60.6 Succeeded Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA Archbishop Emeritus

75.1 Retired Olindo Natale Spagnolo Martellozzo, M.C.C.I. † Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

4 Mar 87.8 Died Joost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †

6 Mar 78.4 Died Porfirio Rivera Iligan † Bishop Emeritus of Masbate, Philippines

7 Mar 75.3 Died Vittorio Bernardetto † Bishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy

8 Mar 87.4 Died Joseph Cunnane † Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland

52.2 Appointed Joseph Angelo Grech † Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia

64.0 Resigned Gilberto Jiménez Narváez † Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia

49.7 Appointed Armando Larios Jiménez † Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

9 Mar 78.8 Died Antonio Pagano † Bishop Emeritus of Ischia, Italy

10 Mar 30.6 Ordained Priest Juarez Delorto Secco Priest of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

62.3 Ordained Bishop Eulises González Sánchez Titular Bishop of Tatilti Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia

44.7 Ordained Bishop Michel Kassarji Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon

48.1 Installed Juan Rubén Martínez Bishop of Posadas, Argentina

53.0 Ordained Bishop Luigi Martella † Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy

27.2 Ordained Priest Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Niigata, Japan

54.4 Ordained Bishop Manuel Parrado Carral Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

47.5 Ordained Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini Titular Bishop of Ita Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil

11 Mar 46.4 Ordained Bishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto Titular Bishop of Cenculiana Archbishop of Delhi, India

26.6 Ordained Deacon Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P. Deacon of Missionary Servants of the Poor Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

59.7 Installed Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

13 Mar 55.4 Appointed Jacob Angadiath Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabar), Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M. Bishop of Djibouti Bishop Emeritus

43.4 Ordained Bishop Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Tigimma Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

65.2 Appointed Percival Joseph Fernandez Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.2 Appointed Percival Joseph Fernandez Titular Bishop of Bulla Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

64.2 Appointed Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

61.6 Appointed Agnelo Rufino Gracias Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.6 Appointed Agnelo Rufino Gracias Titular Bishop of Molicunza Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

49.1 Appointed Peter Hla Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar

49.1 Appointed Peter Hla Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar

58.3 Appointed Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. † Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

57.3 Appointed Cyprien Mbuka Di Nkuanga, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

52.2 Appointed Ambroise Ouédraogo Bishop of Maradi, Niger

76.1 Retired Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Djibouti Bishop Emeritus

46.4 Appointed Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau

14 Mar 65.1 Appointed Egon Kapellari Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria Bishop Emeritus

73.8 Retired Johann Weber † Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria Bishop Emeritus

15 Mar 54.1 Appointed Thomas Christopher Collins Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

17 Mar 47.9 Appointed Leo Boccardi Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Vienna Apostolic Nuncio

18 Mar 49.9 Ordained Bishop José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I. Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

62.5 Ordained Bishop Augustinho Petry Titular Bishop of Gabii Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

67.1 Installed Giovanni Battista Re Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

79.7 Died Antonio Valentini † Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti-Vasto, Italy

31.0 Ordained Priest Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa Priest of Bangassou, Central African Republic Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic

19 Mar 25.7 Ordained Priest Francisco Agamenilton Damascena Priest of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil

49.2 Ordained Bishop Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio Titular Archbishop of Amiternum Archbishop of United States of America, Military

53.4 Ordained Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi Titular Bishop of Bisarcio Bishop Emeritus of Trieste, Italy

46.9 Ordained Bishop Đura Džudžar Titular Bishop of Acrassus Bishop of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Križevci)

54.9 Ordained Bishop Fernando Filoni Titular Archbishop of Volturnum Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

54.4 Ordained Bishop Gustavo Arturo Help Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe, Spain Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo Titular Bishop of Arcavica Bishop Emeritus of Getafe, Spain

49.8 Installed William Edward Lori Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

54.6 Ordained Bishop Henryk Józef Nowacki Titular Archbishop of Blera Apostolic Nuncio

56.7 Ordained Bishop Marc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S. Titular Bishop of Acropolis Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops

49.5 Ordained Bishop Tomash (Tomasz) Bernard Peta Titular Bishop of Benda Archbishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan

58.5 Ordained Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo Titular Bishop of Forum Novum Chancellor Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

52.8 Ordained Bishop Domenico Sorrentino Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy

64.9 Appointed José Sótero Valero Ruz † Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

20 Mar 64.0 Appointed Gilberto Jiménez Narváez † Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

64.0 Appointed Gilberto Jiménez Narváez † Titular Bishop of Apollonia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia

21 Mar 64.3 Appointed Ennio Antonelli Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life

69.3 Appointed José Antonio Gentico † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

69.3 Appointed José Antonio Gentico † Titular Bishop of Mizigi Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

77.0 Retired Silvano Piovanelli † Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

23 Mar 51.2 Appointed John Anthony Boissonneau Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

51.2 Appointed John Anthony Boissonneau Titular Bishop of Tambeae Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

29.5 Solemn Vows Beshara (Bechara) Goda (Guida Matarana), O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Abu Qurqas (Coptic), Egypt

24 Mar 75.2 Retired João Alves † Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

55.1 Ordained Bishop Hernán Alvarado Solano † Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia

38.2 Solemn Vows Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

66.0 Ordained Bishop Mario Busquets Jordá Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru Prelate Emeritus

88.9 Died Alessandro Maria Gottardi † Archbishop Emeritus of Trento, Italy

54.4 Installed Gustavo Arturo Help Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

66.0 Succeeded Albino Mamede Cleto † Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

25 Mar 60.0 Installed David Dias Pimentel † Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

68.0 Installed Walter Kasper Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

50.3 Ordained Bishop Casimiro López Llorente Bishop of Zamora, Spain Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain

61.9 Ordained Bishop Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. † Coadjutor Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Installed Agostino Superbo Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

59.8 Ordained Bishop Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B. Titular Bishop of Melitene degli Armeni Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France

26 Mar 77.2 Retired Edward Bede Clancy † Archbishop of Sydney, Australia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.3 Ordained Bishop Edward William Clark Titular Bishop of Gardar Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

49.2 Ordained Bishop José Horacio Gómez Velasco Titular Bishop of Belali Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

89.4 Died Paulus Lo Bei Zhan (Luo Beizhan, Lo Pe Zhan) † Bishop of Chongqing [Chungking], China

58.1 Ordained Bishop Richard Edmund Pates Titular Bishop of Suacia Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA

59.7 Appointed George Pell † Archbishop of Sydney, Australia Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy

27 Mar 43.2 Appointed Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P. Auxiliary Bishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands

43.2 Appointed Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P. Titular Bishop of Thuburnica Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands

61.1 Ordained Bishop Dennis Patrick O’Neil † Titular Bishop of Macon Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA

54.7 Installed Michael Ernest Putney † Bishop of Townsville, Australia

28 Mar 50.9 Ordained Bishop Declan Ronan Lang Bishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

44.9 Appointed José Francisco Rezende Dias Auxiliary Bishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

44.9 Appointed José Francisco Rezende Dias Titular Bishop of Turres Ammeniae Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

29 Mar 75.5 Retired Patrick Leo McCartie † Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

53.6 Appointed Kevin John Patrick McDonald Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain

54.3 Appointed Bernd Joachim Uhl † Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.3 Appointed Bernd Joachim Uhl † Titular Bishop of Malliana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

30 Mar 30.3 Ordained Deacon Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés Deacon of Los Angeles, Chile Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile

31 Mar 41.8 Ordained Bishop Matthew Ishaya Audu Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria

42.3 Ordained Bishop Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

55.3 Succeeded Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia Archbishop Emeritus

71.3 Resigned Franc Perko † Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	83.1	Resigned	Édouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †	President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
1 Mar	57.1	Ordained Bishop	William Francis Malooly	Titular Bishop of Flumenzer	Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
61.4	Appointed	Juan Piris Frígola	Bishop of Menorca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Lleida, Spain
68.5	Died	Marcello Zago, O.M.I. †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
2 Mar	85.7	Died	Elizeu Simões Mendes †	Bishop Emeritus of Campo Mourão, Parana, Brazil
3 Mar	76.6	Retired	Edward Idris Cassidy †	President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, President Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	Giampaolo Crepaldi	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Bishop Emeritus of Trieste, Italy
53.4	Appointed	Giampaolo Crepaldi	Titular Bishop of Bisarcio	Bishop Emeritus of Trieste, Italy
44.8	Ordained Bishop	George Jonathan Dodo †	Bishop of Zaria, Nigeria
46.8	Appointed	Đura Džudžar	Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine	Bishop of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Križevci)
46.8	Appointed	Đura Džudžar	Titular Bishop of Acrassus	Bishop of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Križevci)
55.2	Installed	Rubén Oscar Frassia	Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina
69.3	Installed	Antônio Gaspar	Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
74.1	Resigned	Francis Thomas Hurley †	Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
67.9	Appointed	Walter Kasper	President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, President Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Marc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S.	Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops
56.7	Appointed	Marc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Acropolis	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops
60.6	Succeeded	Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
75.1	Retired	Olindo Natale Spagnolo Martellozzo, M.C.C.I. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
4 Mar	87.8	Died	Joost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †
6 Mar	78.4	Died	Porfirio Rivera Iligan †	Bishop Emeritus of Masbate, Philippines
7 Mar	75.3	Died	Vittorio Bernardetto †	Bishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy
8 Mar	87.4	Died	Joseph Cunnane †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland
52.2	Appointed	Joseph Angelo Grech †	Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia
64.0	Resigned	Gilberto Jiménez Narváez †	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
49.7	Appointed	Armando Larios Jiménez †	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	78.8	Died	Antonio Pagano †	Bishop Emeritus of Ischia, Italy
10 Mar	30.6	Ordained Priest	Juarez Delorto Secco	Priest of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
62.3	Ordained Bishop	Eulises González Sánchez	Titular Bishop of Tatilti	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
44.7	Ordained Bishop	Michel Kassarji	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
48.1	Installed	Juan Rubén Martínez	Bishop of Posadas, Argentina
53.0	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Martella †	Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
27.2	Ordained Priest	Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Niigata, Japan
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Parrado Carral	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Luiz Stringhini	Titular Bishop of Ita	Bishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
11 Mar	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Anil Joseph Thomas Couto	Titular Bishop of Cenculiana	Archbishop of Delhi, India
26.6	Ordained Deacon	Adenis Roberto de Oliveira, S.d.P.	Deacon of Missionary Servants of the Poor	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
59.7	Installed	Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues	Bishop of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
13 Mar	55.4	Appointed	Jacob Angadiath	Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Chicago (Syro-Malabar), Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Giorgio Bertin, O.F.M.	Bishop of Djibouti	Bishop Emeritus
43.4	Ordained Bishop	Stanisław Dowlaszewicz Billman, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Tigimma	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
65.2	Appointed	Percival Joseph Fernandez	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.2	Appointed	Percival Joseph Fernandez	Titular Bishop of Bulla	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
64.2	Appointed	Edward Joseph Gilbert, C.Ss.R.	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
61.6	Appointed	Agnelo Rufino Gracias	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.6	Appointed	Agnelo Rufino Gracias	Titular Bishop of Molicunza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
49.1	Appointed	Peter Hla	Auxiliary Bishop of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
49.1	Appointed	Peter Hla	Titular Bishop of Castellum in Numidia	Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
58.3	Appointed	Charles Kambale Mbogha, A.A. †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
57.3	Appointed	Cyprien Mbuka Di Nkuanga, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
52.2	Appointed	Ambroise Ouédraogo	Bishop of Maradi, Niger
76.1	Retired	Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Djibouti	Bishop Emeritus
46.4	Appointed	Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau
14 Mar	65.1	Appointed	Egon Kapellari	Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
73.8	Retired	Johann Weber †	Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar	54.1	Appointed	Thomas Christopher Collins	Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul in Alberta, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
17 Mar	47.9	Appointed	Leo Boccardi	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Vienna	Apostolic Nuncio
18 Mar	49.9	Ordained Bishop	José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega, S.C.I.	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Augustinho Petry	Titular Bishop of Gabii	Bishop Emeritus of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
67.1	Installed	Giovanni Battista Re	Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
79.7	Died	Antonio Valentini †	Archbishop Emeritus of Chieti-Vasto, Italy
31.0	Ordained Priest	Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa	Priest of Bangassou, Central African Republic	Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic
19 Mar	25.7	Ordained Priest	Francisco Agamenilton Damascena	Priest of Uruaçu (Uruassu), Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
49.2	Ordained Bishop	Timothy Paul Andrew Broglio	Titular Archbishop of Amiternum	Archbishop of United States of America, Military
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Giampaolo Crepaldi	Titular Bishop of Bisarcio	Bishop Emeritus of Trieste, Italy
46.9	Ordained Bishop	Đura Džudžar	Titular Bishop of Acrassus	Bishop of San Nicola di Ruski Krstur (Križevci)
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Filoni	Titular Archbishop of Volturnum	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Gustavo Arturo Help	Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo	Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	Joaquin Maria López de Andújar y Cánovas del Castillo	Titular Bishop of Arcavica	Bishop Emeritus of Getafe, Spain
49.8	Installed	William Edward Lori	Bishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Henryk Józef Nowacki	Titular Archbishop of Blera	Apostolic Nuncio
56.7	Ordained Bishop	Marc Armand Ouellet, P.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Acropolis	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Bishops
49.5	Ordained Bishop	Tomash (Tomasz) Bernard Peta	Titular Bishop of Benda	Archbishop of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan
58.5	Ordained Bishop	Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo	Titular Bishop of Forum Novum	Chancellor Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Sorrentino	Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy	Bishop of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
64.9	Appointed	José Sótero Valero Ruz †	Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar	64.0	Appointed	Gilberto Jiménez Narváez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.0	Appointed	Gilberto Jiménez Narváez †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
21 Mar	64.3	Appointed	Ennio Antonelli	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
69.3	Appointed	José Antonio Gentico †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
69.3	Appointed	José Antonio Gentico †	Titular Bishop of Mizigi	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
77.0	Retired	Silvano Piovanelli †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
23 Mar	51.2	Appointed	John Anthony Boissonneau	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
51.2	Appointed	John Anthony Boissonneau	Titular Bishop of Tambeae	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
29.5	Solemn Vows	Beshara (Bechara) Goda (Guida Matarana), O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Abu Qurqas (Coptic), Egypt
24 Mar	75.2	Retired	João Alves †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Hernán Alvarado Solano †	Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania	Vicar Apostolic of Guapi, Colombia
38.2	Solemn Vows	Donatien Bafuidinsoni Maloko-Mana, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
66.0	Ordained Bishop	Mario Busquets Jordá	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
88.9	Died	Alessandro Maria Gottardi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Trento, Italy
54.4	Installed	Gustavo Arturo Help	Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
66.0	Succeeded	Albino Mamede Cleto †	Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar	60.0	Installed	David Dias Pimentel †	Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
68.0	Installed	Walter Kasper	Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Casimiro López Llorente	Bishop of Zamora, Spain	Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain
61.9	Ordained Bishop	Redovino Rizzardo, C.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Installed	Agostino Superbo	Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
59.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B.	Titular Bishop of Melitene degli Armeni	Bishop Emeritus of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France
26 Mar	77.2	Retired	Edward Bede Clancy †	Archbishop of Sydney, Australia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Edward William Clark	Titular Bishop of Gardar	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
49.2	Ordained Bishop	José Horacio Gómez Velasco	Titular Bishop of Belali	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
89.4	Died	Paulus Lo Bei Zhan (Luo Beizhan, Lo Pe Zhan) †	Bishop of Chongqing [Chungking], China
58.1	Ordained Bishop	Richard Edmund Pates	Titular Bishop of Suacia	Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
59.7	Appointed	George Pell †	Archbishop of Sydney, Australia	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
27 Mar	43.2	Appointed	Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Gizo, Solomon Islands	Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
43.2	Appointed	Christopher Michael Cardone, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Thuburnica	Archbishop of Honiara, Solomon Islands
61.1	Ordained Bishop	Dennis Patrick O’Neil †	Titular Bishop of Macon	Auxiliary Bishop of San Bernardino, California, USA
54.7	Installed	Michael Ernest Putney †	Bishop of Townsville, Australia
28 Mar	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Declan Ronan Lang	Bishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
44.9	Appointed	José Francisco Rezende Dias	Auxiliary Bishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
44.9	Appointed	José Francisco Rezende Dias	Titular Bishop of Turres Ammeniae	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29 Mar	75.5	Retired	Patrick Leo McCartie †	Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	Kevin John Patrick McDonald	Bishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
54.3	Appointed	Bernd Joachim Uhl †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.3	Appointed	Bernd Joachim Uhl †	Titular Bishop of Malliana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
30 Mar	30.3	Ordained Deacon	Tomás Abel Carrasco Cortés	Deacon of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop of San Juan Bautista de Calama, Chile
31 Mar	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Ishaya Audu	Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria	Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria
42.3	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
55.3	Succeeded	Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
71.3	Resigned	Franc Perko †	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus

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