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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar65.4AppointedGermán Garcia Isaza, C.M. †Bishop of Apartadó, Colombia
2 Mar45.6Ordained BishopAirton José dos SantosTitular Bishop of PhelbesArchbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
54.6Ordained BishopDorylas MoreauBishop of Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
3 Mar55.3Ordained BishopFernando Antônio Brochini, C.S.S. †Coadjutor Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
29.3Ordained DeaconBohdan ManyshynDeacon of Stryj (Ukrainian), UkraineAuxiliary Bishop
60.3InstalledAngelo ScolaPatriarch of Venezia {Venice}, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
4 Mar99.0DiedPedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quibdó, Colombia
5 Mar49.7AppointedGiuseppe PintoApostolic Nuncio to Guinea-BissauApostolic Nuncio
77.4DiedLeonard James WallArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
8 Mar79.6DiedHenricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †Prelate Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
55.7Ordained BishopZeno HastenteufelBishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
42.5Ordained BishopPaul Wang HuiyaoBishop of Zhouzhi [Chowchich], China
9 Mar59.0Ordained BishopDomenico CalcagnoBishop of Savona-Noli, ItalyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
65.1InstalledBenedito Beni dos SantosAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Lorena, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.1AppointedJohn NjueCoadjutor Archbishop of Nyeri, KenyaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
58.6Ordained BishopLuis Antonio Nova RochaTitular Bishop of EquizetumBishop of Facatativá, Colombia
52.4InstalledOdilo Pedro SchererAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop
51.1InstalledJosé Benedito SimãoAuxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, BrazilBishop of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
10 Mar51.8DiedSleiman Hajjar, B.S. †Bishop of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal (Melkite Greek), Canada
11 Mar87.8DiedGeorge Joseph GottwaldAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
82.9DiedFranjo KuharićCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia
12 Mar64.0DiedLouis-Marie BilléCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
60.9Ordained BishopDavid John James MonroeBishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, CanadaBishop Emeritus
13 Mar77.0RetiredNarbal da Costa StencelAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.8ResignedAnthony Joseph O’ConnellBishop of Palm Beach, Florida, USABishop Emeritus
14 Mar59.2InstalledRobert William MuenchBishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus
15 Mar75.5RetiredJean-Baptiste AmaBishop of Ebolowa-Kribi, CameroonBishop Emeritus
16 Mar54.7SucceededRomulo Tolentino de la CruzBishop of San Jose de Antique, PhilippinesArchbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
63.0DiedIsaías Duarte CancinoArchbishop of Cali, Colombia
50.0Ordained BishopGilberto Gómez GonzálezTitular Bishop of MozotcoriBishop of Abancay, Peru
58.0ResignedErnest LégerArchbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
64.1ResignedRaul José Quimpo MartirezBishop of San Jose de Antique, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
49.3Ordained BishopElizeu de Morais PimentelCoadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
64.7AppointedAndré Richard, C.S.C.Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
46.0Ordained BishopJoseph Anthony ZziwaCoadjutor Bishop of Kiyinda-Mityana, UgandaBishop
17 Mar55.7InstalledZeno HastenteufelBishop of Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
74.0DiedSiméon OualliBishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
18 Mar51.4SucceededSamuel Joseph AquilaBishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USAArchbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
60.9InstalledDavid John James MonroeBishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, CanadaBishop Emeritus
72.6ResignedJames Stephen SullivanBishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USABishop Emeritus
19 Mar61.7InstalledPaul Gregory BootkoskiBishop of Metuchen, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus
63.2Ordained BishopJames Edward FitzgeraldTitular Bishop of Walla WallaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
56.9AppointedJulián López MartínBishop of León, SpainBishop Emeritus
51.2Ordained BishopSalesius MugambiCoadjutor Bishop of Meru, KenyaBishop
66.7CeasedJohn Mortimer Fourette SmithApostolic Administrator of Metuchen, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
28.0Ordained PriestFrancis Than HtunPriest of Yangon, MyanmarAuxiliary Bishop
35.1Solemn VowsVíctor Emiliano Villegas Suclupe, O.A.R.Member of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrelate of Chota, Peru
76.0RetiredAntonio Vilaplana MolinaBishop of León, SpainBishop Emeritus
20 Mar82.5RetiredJoão d’Avila Moreira LimaAuxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
76.0RetiredLuc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, BelgiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.7AppointedJozef De KeselAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, BelgiumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.7AppointedJozef De KeselTitular Bishop of BulnaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
76.6RetiredPaul LanneauAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, BelgiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
66.0AppointedFélix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P.Coadjutor Bishop of Ponce, Puerto RicoBishop Emeritus
47.4Ordained BishopFrancisco Moreno BarrónTitular Bishop of GaguariArchbishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
23 Mar52.3Ordained BishopHéctor Cubillos PeñaTitular Bishop of FesseëBishop of Zipaquirá, Colombia
53.6AppointedDomingo Díaz MartínezBishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
43.0Ordained BishopJosé Luis Escobar AlasTitular Bishop of ThibicaArchbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
25 Mar87.2DiedSimon An Shi’enBishop of Daming [Taming], China
50.8DiedJosé Carlos dos Santos, F.D.P. †Auxiliary Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil
42.9IncardinatedPeter Rumal KharadiPriest of Jhabua, IndiaBishop
70.4DiedJan Wiktor NowakBishop of Siedlce, Poland
55.7AppointedAntonio Pepito Palang, S.V.D. †Vicar Apostolic of San Jose in Mindoro, PhilippinesVicar Apostolic Emeritus
55.7AppointedAntonio Pepito Palang, S.V.D. †Titular Bishop of Thuburbo MinusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Jose in Mindoro, Philippines
53.2AppointedChacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D.Bishop of Jhabua, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Indore, India
26 Mar48.6AppointedIvo ScapoloTitular Archbishop of ThagasteApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
48.6AppointedIvo ScapoloApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
27 Mar57.1AppointedEmiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R.Bishop of Chachapoyas, PeruBishop Emeritus
50.3AppointedAntal Majnek, O.F.M.Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), UkraineBishop Emeritus
47.5AppointedJosé Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R.Prelate of Chota, PeruBishop Emeritus of Cajamarca, Peru
62.8AppointedDiego Rafael Padrón SánchezArchbishop of Cumaná, VenezuelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
84.6DiedJames Louis SchadAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Camden, New Jersey, USA
28 Mar52.4AppointedStanisław GądeckiArchbishop of Poznań, Poland
61.7AppointedFrancisco Gil HellínArchbishop of Burgos, SpainArchbishop Emeritus
55.7AppointedZbigniew KiernikowskiBishop of Siedlce, PolandBishop Emeritus of Legnica, Poland
75.7RetiredSantiago Martínez AcebesArchbishop of Burgos, SpainArchbishop Emeritus
67.1ResignedJuliusz PaetzArchbishop of Poznań, PolandArchbishop Emeritus
52.9AppointedZygmunt ZimowskiBishop of Radom, PolandPresident of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
31 Mar81.8DiedWilliam Dunne, S.P.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Kitui, Kenya
Apr29.7Ordained PriestJohn Njue NjeruPriest of Embu, Kenya
1 Apr48.5InstalledReinhard MarxBishop of Trier, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
2 Apr76.2RetiredHenry Sebastian D’SouzaArchbishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
81.6DiedEdward Cornelius O’LearyBishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
65.5SucceededLucas Sirkar, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
3 Apr68.6AppointedAlphonse U Than AungTitular Archbishop of ChusiraArchbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
68.6ResignedAlphonse U Than AungArchbishop of Mandalay, MyanmarArchbishop Emeritus
4 Apr56.3Ordained BishopDorick McGowan WrightTitular Bishop of Thimida RegiaBishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
5 Apr58.3AppointedRoberto Octavio Balmori Cinta, M.J.Bishop of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
47.8AppointedPaul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain (Ukrainian)Bishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA
47.8AppointedPaul Patrick Chomnycky, O.S.B.M.Titular Bishop of BuffadaBishop of Stamford (Ukrainian), USA
79.1RetiredMichael Kuchmiak, C.Ss.R. †Apostolic Exarch of Great Britain (Ukrainian)Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
40.2AppointedDavid MotiukAuxiliary Bishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, CanadaBishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
40.2AppointedDavid MotiukTitular Bishop of Mathara in NumidiaBishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
6 Apr66.6ResignedBrendan Oliver Comiskey, SS.CC.Bishop of Ferns, IrelandBishop Emeritus
71.0ResignedLéonard DhejjuBishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
45.7AppointedBuenaventura Malayo FamadicoAuxiliary Bishop of Lipa, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of San Pablo, Philippines
45.7AppointedBuenaventura Malayo FamadicoTitular Bishop of UrusiBishop Emeritus of San Pablo, Philippines
58.4Ordained BishopKarel Herbst, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of SiccesiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
49.4InstalledElizeu de Morais PimentelCoadjutor Bishop of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
77.3RetiredSalvador Quizon QuizonAuxiliary Bishop of Lipa, PhilippinesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.5Ordained BishopAlessio Saccardo, S.J.Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus
46.8Ordained BishopSantiago Jaime Silva RetamalesTitular Bishop of BelaBishop of Valdivia, Chile
7 Apr45.8Ordained BishopJosé Antonio Eguren AnselmiTitular Bishop of Castellum RipaeArchbishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
54.1Ordained BishopJohn FlemingBishop of Killala, IrelandBishop Emeritus
47.6Ordained BishopCarlos Enrique García CamaderTitular Bishop of Villamagna in ProconsulariBishop of Lurín, Peru
67.0Ordained BishopKévork (Georges) Khazoumian, I.C.P.B.Titular Bishop of Marasc degli ArmeniCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
53.8Ordained BishopDominic LumonCoadjutor Archbishop of Imphal, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
54.1Ordained BishopGino RealiBishop of Porto-Santa Rufina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
62.4Ordained BishopAdriano Tomasi Travaglia, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of ObbiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
8 Apr63.6Ordained BishopBrian Vincent FinniganTitular Bishop of RapidumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
10 Apr58.9AppointedIsidro Barrio BarrioCoadjutor Bishop of Huancavélica, PeruBishop Emeritus
55.1InstalledDaniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C.Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USABishop Emeritus
11 Apr55.3Ordained BishopFrancis Daw TangTitular Bishop of MaturbaBishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar
12 Apr61.9Ordained BishopPaolo UrsoBishop of Ragusa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
13 Apr69.7AppointedKarl Josef RomerSecretary of the Pontifical Council for the FamilySecretary Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Laity, the Family and Life
14 Apr48.6Ordained BishopYustinus Harjosusanto, M.S.F.Bishop of Tanjung Selor, IndonesiaArchbishop of Samarinda, Indonesia
51.8Ordained BishopAnton (Gerardo Antonio) Žerdín Bukovec, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of Thucca TerebenthinaVicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru
15 Apr75.6RetiredRosendo Álvarez GastónBishop of Almería, SpainBishop Emeritus
55.4AppointedAdolfo González MontesBishop of Almería, SpainBishop Emeritus
16 Apr58.9ResignedFranziskus EisenbachAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
17 Apr58.1AppointedJoseph Suren Gomes, S.D.B. †Bishop of Krishnagar, IndiaBishop Emeritus
18 Apr59.2DiedPál ReizerBishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
19 Apr49.5AppointedJoseph (Joy) KalathiparambilBishop of Calicut, IndiaArchbishop of Verapoly, India
76.1RetiredMaxwell Valentine NoronhaBishop of Calicut, IndiaBishop Emeritus
20 Apr45.0Ordained BishopSebastian AdayanthrathTitular Bishop of Macriana MaiorBishop of Mandya (Syro-Malabar), India
44.8AppointedGeorges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.Titular Bishop of Myra dei Greco-MelkitiArchbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
44.8AppointedGeorges Nicolas Haddad, S.M.S.P.Apostolic Exarch of Argentina (Melkite Greek)Archbishop of Bāniyās {Cesarea di Filippo; Paneade} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
38.2Ordained PriestJulian Leow Beng KimPriest of Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaArchbishop
54.3Ordained BishopMario Aurelio PoliTitular Bishop of AbiddaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
61.5InstalledAlessio Saccardo, S.J.Bishop of Ponta de Pedras, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus
27.9EnteredErik Varden, O.C.S.O.Member of Order of Cistercians of the Strict ObservancePrelate of Trondheim, Norway
21 Apr82.3DiedJosé María Cases DeordalBishop Emeritus of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain
87.5DiedThomas Joseph GradyBishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA
55.4AppointedMichele PennisiBishop of Piazza Armerina, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
31.7Ordained PriestDaniele SaleraPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop of Ivrea, Italy
25.0Ordained PriestJosep-Lluís Serrano PentinatPriest of Tortosa, SpainCoadjutor Bishop of Urgell, Spain
23 Apr45.8Ordained BishopWilliam Charles SkurlaBishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USAArchbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
24 Apr51.0AppointedGuillermo Dela Vega AfableCoadjutor Bishop of Digos, PhilippinesBishop
46.6AppointedPaulo Romeu Dantas BastosBishop of Alagoinhas, Bahia, BrazilBishop of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
59.7AppointedCaetano Ferrari, O.F.M.Coadjutor Bishop of Franca, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
72.8AppointedFrancesco MarchisanoPresident of the Fabric of St. PeterCardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
72.8AppointedFrancesco MarchisanoArchpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
76.4RetiredJaime Mota de FariasBishop of Alagoinhas, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
80.0RetiredVirgilio NoèPresident of the Fabric of St. PeterCardinal, President Emeritus
80.0RetiredVirgilio NoèArchpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
53.8AppointedJoseph PerumthottamAuxiliary Bishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
53.8AppointedJoseph PerumthottamTitular Bishop of Thucca in NumidiaArchbishop Emeritus of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
64.1AppointedErcílio TurcoBishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
76.4RetiredFrancisco Manuel VieiraBishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
25 Apr57.1SucceededJean-Claude Ézechiel Jean-Baptiste BoulangerBishop of Sées {Séez}, FranceBishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
53.9SucceededBoniface Choi Ki-SanBishop of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)
74.9RetiredYves-Maria Guy DubigeonBishop of Sées {Séez}, FranceBishop Emeritus
66.1Ordained BishopFélix Lázaro Martinez, Sch. P.Coadjutor Bishop of Ponce, Puerto RicoBishop Emeritus
75.3RetiredWilliam John McNaughton, M.M. †Bishop of Incheon {Inch’on}, Korea (South)Bishop Emeritus
26 Apr51.9AppointedPatrick Daniel KoromaBishop of Kenema, Sierra Leone
78.3RetiredJohn Christopher O’Riordan, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Kenema, Sierra LeoneBishop Emeritus
27 Apr47.9AppointedPaul-André DurocherBishop of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop of Gatineau, Québec, Canada
51.4AppointedRonald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B.Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
56.1AppointedRichard John GreccoAuxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
75.0RetiredEugène Philippe LaRocqueBishop of Alexandria-Cornwall, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
61.4AppointedAnthony Giroux MeagherArchbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
58.6InstalledMurilo Sebastião Ramos Krieger, S.C.I.Archbishop of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
76.2RetiredJohn Michael SherlockBishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
42.9AppointedRichard William SmithBishop of Pembroke, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
75.8RetiredFrancis John SpenceArchbishop of Kingston, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
60.9Ordained BishopJosé Song Sui-Wan, S.D.B. †Bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, BrazilBishop Emeritus
28 Apr57.0InstalledJulián López MartínBishop of León, SpainBishop Emeritus
29 Apr56.1Ordained BishopJoseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.Titular Bishop of MunatianaArchbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
30 Apr62.0AppointedTimothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.Titular Bishop of Tipasa in MauretaniaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora, Nigeria
62.0AppointedTimothy Joseph Carroll, S.M.A.Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora, NigeriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kontagora, Nigeria
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