The Year of Our Lord 2021

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 75.0 Retired Esteban Escudero Torres Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Died Emmanuel Félémou † Bishop of Kankan, Guinea

61.9 Ceased Charles Jason Gordon Apostolic Administrator of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles

55.4 Appointed Neil Sebastian Ricardo Scantlebury Apostolic Administrator of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles Bishop

2 Mar 65.4 Appointed Jerome Feudjio Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA

53.8 Appointed Mark Gerard Miles Apostolic Nuncio to Togo Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica

48.3 Appointed Alexis Aly Tagbino Apostolic Administrator of Kankan, Guinea Bishop

64.0 Appointed Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C. Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland

3 Mar 53.5 Confirmed Antoine Farès Bou Najem Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon

66.7 Died Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

67.7 Installed John Đo Văn Ngân Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam

64.3 Appointed Martin Krebs Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

64.3 Appointed Martin Krebs Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

56.8 Appointed Duncan Theodore Tsoke Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa

65.7 Appointed Siphiwo Devilliers Paul Vanqa, S.A.C. Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa

4 Mar 75.0 Retired Richard John Grecco Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Bishop Emeritus

59.8 Appointed Ranko Vidović Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia

5 Mar 57.5 Appointed Maksimilijan Matjaž Bishop of Celje, Slovenia

6 Mar 67.3 Resigned Daniel Nlandu Mayi † Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

56.6 Appointed André Giraud Pindi Mwanza Mayala Apostolic Administrator of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop

48.2 Appointed Fransiskus Tuaman Sasfo Sinaga Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia

7 Mar 51.2 Ordained Bishop Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe Bishop of Uije, Angola

8 Mar 43.4 Appointed Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan Bishop of Bentiu, South Sudan

84.6 Died Rafael Palmero Ramos † Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain

78.4 Died Cosimo Semeraro, S.D.B. † Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

9 Mar 63.9 Appointed Núria Calduch-Benages, M.H.S.F.N. Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission

10 Mar 75.0 Appointed William D’Souza, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Buxar, India Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India

77.1 Appointed Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I. Apostolic Administrator of Mbaïki, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

77.1 Retired Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed Jesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic

11 Mar 67.9 Appointed Leo Boccardi Apostolic Nuncio to Japan Apostolic Nuncio

66.3 Died Mauro Aparecido dos Santos † Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil

13 Mar 68.0 Appointed Leopoldo Girelli Apostolic Nuncio to India

64.7 Installed Antonio Gómez Cantero Coadjutor Bishop of Almería, Spain Bishop

14 Mar 68.4 Installed Giacomo Cirulli Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy

67.4 Ceased Orazio Francesco Piazza Apostolic Administrator of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy Bishop of Viterbo, Italy

85.5 Died Paul Ri Moun-hi † Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

15 Mar 81.3 Died Gerard Alfons Kusz † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland

46.1 Appointed Reginei José Modolo Administrator of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

16 Mar 79.9 Died David Dias Pimentel † Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

19 Mar 93.1 Died Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. † Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru

61.3 Appointed Alejandro Pablo Benna Apostolic Administrator of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina Bishop

65.7 Appointed Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay

72.6 Ordained Bishop Joseph Maria Bonnemain, Opus Dei Bishop of Chur, Switzerland

75.2 Ceased Pierre Bürcher Apostolic Administrator of Chur, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland

64.8 Resigned Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

65.5 Installed Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos Bishop of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil

68.0 Ceased Gonzalo Espina Peruyero Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile Priest of Oviedo, Spain

54.9 Ordained Bishop Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria

62.9 Ordained Bishop Willybard Kitogho Lagho Bishop of Malindi, Kenya

58.6 Appointed José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

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

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

60.9 Appointed Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan Apostolic Administrator of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam Bishop

76.1 Retired Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P. Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Marcos Pirán Gómez Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba

60.0 Appointed Marcos Pirán Gómez Titular Bishop of Boseta Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba

75.4 Retired Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus

65.7 Installed Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales Bishop of Valdivia, Chile

51.7 Ordained Bishop Mauricio Urrea Carrillo Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México

75.0 Retired Dieudonné Watio Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

20 Mar 51.9 Appointed Maurizio Aloise Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati, Italy

46.4 Appointed Benoni Ambăruş Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

46.4 Appointed Benoni Ambăruş Titular Bishop of Truentum Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

60.1 Appointed Galo Fernández Villaseca Bishop of Talca, Chile

75.3 Retired Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M. Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

66.7 Installed Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo Bishop of Witbank, South Africa

57.7 Appointed Gérard Francis Le Stang Bishop of Amiens, France

65.2 Installed Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P. Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil

62.5 Appointed Fortunato Morrone Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy

21 Mar 78.8 Ceased Germano Grachane, C.M. Apostolic Administrator of Gurué, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus of Nacala, Mozambique

52.9 Installed Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A. Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

52.9 Installed Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A. Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek) Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)

51.5 Ordained Bishop Inácio Lucas Mwita Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique

51.3 Installed Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe Bishop of Uije, Angola

22 Mar 69.7 Resigned Vittorio Lanzani Secretary of the Fabric of St. Peter Secretary Emeritus

45.9 Appointed Antônio Ederaldo de Santana Administrator of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil

23 Mar 84.7 Died Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia

84.8 Died Metod Pirih † Bishop Emeritus of Koper, Slovenia

24 Mar 46.3 Appointed Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Secretary

25 Mar 68.9 Appointed Jose Lazaro Fuerte Advincula Jr. Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines

57.6 Ceased Célestin Hakizimana Apostolic Administrator of Cyangugu, Rwanda Bishop of Gikongoro, Rwanda

51.2 Appointed Stephen Andrew Hero Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada

78.9 Retired Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M. Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C. Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia

52.6 Ordained Bishop Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan

59.8 Installed Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala

54.9 Ordained Bishop Edouard Sinayobye Bishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda

75.3 Retired Albert Privet Thévenot, M. Afr. Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Bishop Emeritus

26 Mar 65.5 Appointed Henryk Ciereszko Administrator of Białystok, Poland Auxiliary Bishop

27 Mar 50.3 Appointed Miguel Ángel Castro Muñoz Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México

58.9 Appointed Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum Auxiliary Bishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala

58.9 Appointed Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum Titular Bishop of Rosella Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala

28 Mar 71.2 Ceased Jacek Jezierski Apostolic Administrator of Gdańsk, Poland Bishop of Elbląg, Poland

74.8 Died Juventino Kestering † Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

64.1 Installed Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C. Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland

29 Mar 59.5 Appointed Marc Michel Beaumont Bishop of Moulins, France

80.0 Retired Pio Vito Pinto Dean of the Roman Rota Dean Emeritus

30 Mar 46.8 Appointed Giovani Edgar Arana Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia

58.8 Appointed Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C. Dean of the Roman Rota

70.1 Appointed Rogelio Cabrera López Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

60.7 Appointed Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P. Bishop of Carora, Venezuela

73.5 Resigned Antonio González Sánchez Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R. Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru

63.4 Appointed Novatus Rugambwa Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio

31 Mar 51.0 Appointed David Ajang Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria

60.1 Appointed Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda Archbishop of Gulu, Uganda

84.5 Died Fabriciano Sigampa † Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina

52.9 Appointed Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia

52.9 Appointed Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez Titular Archbishop of Virunum Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia

78.6 Died Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

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

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	75.0	Retired	Esteban Escudero Torres	Auxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Died	Emmanuel Félémou †	Bishop of Kankan, Guinea
61.9	Ceased	Charles Jason Gordon	Apostolic Administrator of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
55.4	Appointed	Neil Sebastian Ricardo Scantlebury	Apostolic Administrator of Bridgetown, Barbados, Antilles	Bishop
2 Mar	65.4	Appointed	Jerome Feudjio	Bishop of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands, USA
53.8	Appointed	Mark Gerard Miles	Apostolic Nuncio to Togo	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
48.3	Appointed	Alexis Aly Tagbino	Apostolic Administrator of Kankan, Guinea	Bishop
64.0	Appointed	Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C.	Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland
3 Mar	53.5	Confirmed	Antoine Farès Bou Najem	Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon
66.7	Died	Sérgio Eduardo Castriani, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
67.7	Installed	John Đo Văn Ngân	Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam
64.3	Appointed	Martin Krebs	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
64.3	Appointed	Martin Krebs	Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
56.8	Appointed	Duncan Theodore Tsoke	Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa
65.7	Appointed	Siphiwo Devilliers Paul Vanqa, S.A.C.	Bishop of Queenstown, South Africa
4 Mar	75.0	Retired	Richard John Grecco	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
59.8	Appointed	Ranko Vidović	Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
5 Mar	57.5	Appointed	Maksimilijan Matjaž	Bishop of Celje, Slovenia
6 Mar	67.3	Resigned	Daniel Nlandu Mayi †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
56.6	Appointed	André Giraud Pindi Mwanza Mayala	Apostolic Administrator of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
48.2	Appointed	Fransiskus Tuaman Sasfo Sinaga	Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia
7 Mar	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe	Bishop of Uije, Angola
8 Mar	43.4	Appointed	Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan	Bishop of Bentiu, South Sudan
84.6	Died	Rafael Palmero Ramos †	Bishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
78.4	Died	Cosimo Semeraro, S.D.B. †	Secretary Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
9 Mar	63.9	Appointed	Núria Calduch-Benages, M.H.S.F.N.	Secretary of the Pontifical Biblical Commission
10 Mar	75.0	Appointed	William D’Souza, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Buxar, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India
77.1	Appointed	Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Mbaïki, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
77.1	Retired	Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	Jesús Ruiz Molina, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic
11 Mar	67.9	Appointed	Leo Boccardi	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan	Apostolic Nuncio
66.3	Died	Mauro Aparecido dos Santos †	Archbishop of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil
13 Mar	68.0	Appointed	Leopoldo Girelli	Apostolic Nuncio to India
64.7	Installed	Antonio Gómez Cantero	Coadjutor Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop
14 Mar	68.4	Installed	Giacomo Cirulli	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy	Bishop of Teano-Calvi, Italy
67.4	Ceased	Orazio Francesco Piazza	Apostolic Administrator of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy	Bishop of Viterbo, Italy
85.5	Died	Paul Ri Moun-hi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
15 Mar	81.3	Died	Gerard Alfons Kusz †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gliwice, Poland
46.1	Appointed	Reginei José Modolo	Administrator of Cascavel, Parana, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
16 Mar	79.9	Died	David Dias Pimentel †	Bishop Emeritus of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
19 Mar	93.1	Died	Luis Armando Bambarén Gastelumendi, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
61.3	Appointed	Alejandro Pablo Benna	Apostolic Administrator of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina	Bishop
65.7	Appointed	Heriberto Andrés Bodeant Fernández	Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay
72.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Maria Bonnemain, Opus Dei	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
75.2	Ceased	Pierre Bürcher	Apostolic Administrator of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
64.8	Resigned	Marcelo Alejandro Cuenca Revuelta	Bishop of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
65.5	Installed	Paulo Romeu Dantas Bastos	Bishop of Jequié, Bahia, Brazil
68.0	Ceased	Gonzalo Espina Peruyero	Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile	Priest of Oviedo, Spain
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Strahil Veselinov Kavalenov	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
62.9	Ordained Bishop	Willybard Kitogho Lagho	Bishop of Malindi, Kenya
58.6	Appointed	José-Claude Mbimbi Mbamba	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
77.3	Appointed	Cyprien Mbuka Di Nkuanga, C.I.C.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
77.3	Retired	Cyprien Mbuka Di Nkuanga, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
60.9	Appointed	Louis Nguyên Anh Tuan	Apostolic Administrator of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam	Bishop
76.1	Retired	Paul Nguyễn Thái Hợp, O.P.	Bishop of Hà Tĩnh, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Marcos Pirán Gómez	Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba
60.0	Appointed	Marcos Pirán Gómez	Titular Bishop of Boseta	Auxiliary Bishop of Holguín, Cuba
75.4	Retired	Alberto Francisco María Sanguinetti Montero	Bishop of Canelones, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
65.7	Installed	Santiago Jaime Silva Retamales	Bishop of Valdivia, Chile
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Mauricio Urrea Carrillo	Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua, México
75.0	Retired	Dieudonné Watio	Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar	51.9	Appointed	Maurizio Aloise	Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati, Italy
46.4	Appointed	Benoni Ambăruş	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
46.4	Appointed	Benoni Ambăruş	Titular Bishop of Truentum	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
60.1	Appointed	Galo Fernández Villaseca	Bishop of Talca, Chile
75.3	Retired	Giuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M.	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
66.7	Installed	Xolelo Thaddaeus Kumalo	Bishop of Witbank, South Africa
57.7	Appointed	Gérard Francis Le Stang	Bishop of Amiens, France
65.2	Installed	Luiz Fernando Lisboa, C.P.	Bishop of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil
62.5	Appointed	Fortunato Morrone	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria-Bova, Italy
21 Mar	78.8	Ceased	Germano Grachane, C.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Gurué, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of Nacala, Mozambique
52.9	Installed	Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
52.9	Installed	Joseph Antoine Khawam, B.A.	Apostolic Administrator of Nuestra Señora del Paraíso en México (Melkite Greek)	Apostolic Exarch of Venezuela (Melkite Greek)
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Inácio Lucas Mwita	Bishop of Gurué, Mozambique
51.3	Installed	Joaquim Nhanganga Tyombe	Bishop of Uije, Angola
22 Mar	69.7	Resigned	Vittorio Lanzani	Secretary of the Fabric of St. Peter	Secretary Emeritus
45.9	Appointed	Antônio Ederaldo de Santana	Administrator of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil
23 Mar	84.7	Died	Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
84.8	Died	Metod Pirih †	Bishop Emeritus of Koper, Slovenia
24 Mar	46.3	Appointed	Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A.	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development	Secretary
25 Mar	68.9	Appointed	Jose Lazaro Fuerte Advincula Jr.	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
57.6	Ceased	Célestin Hakizimana	Apostolic Administrator of Cyangugu, Rwanda	Bishop of Gikongoro, Rwanda
51.2	Appointed	Stephen Andrew Hero	Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
78.9	Retired	Jorge Enrique Jiménez Carvajal, C.I.M.	Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Francisco Javier Múnera Correa, I.M.C.	Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Khalid Rehmat, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
59.8	Installed	Bernabé de Jesús Sagastume Lemus, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Edouard Sinayobye	Bishop of Cyangugu, Rwanda
75.3	Retired	Albert Privet Thévenot, M. Afr.	Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
26 Mar	65.5	Appointed	Henryk Ciereszko	Administrator of Białystok, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
27 Mar	50.3	Appointed	Miguel Ángel Castro Muñoz	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
58.9	Appointed	Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala	Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala
58.9	Appointed	Juan Manuel Cuá Ajacum	Titular Bishop of Rosella	Bishop of Quiché, Guatemala
28 Mar	71.2	Ceased	Jacek Jezierski	Apostolic Administrator of Gdańsk, Poland	Bishop of Elbląg, Poland
74.8	Died	Juventino Kestering †	Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
64.1	Installed	Tadeusz Wojda, S.A.C.	Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland
29 Mar	59.5	Appointed	Marc Michel Beaumont	Bishop of Moulins, France
80.0	Retired	Pio Vito Pinto	Dean of the Roman Rota	Dean Emeritus
30 Mar	46.8	Appointed	Giovani Edgar Arana	Bishop of El Alto, Bolivia
58.8	Appointed	Alejandro Arellano Cedillo, C.O.R.C.	Dean of the Roman Rota
70.1	Appointed	Rogelio Cabrera López	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
60.7	Appointed	Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P.	Bishop of Carora, Venezuela
73.5	Resigned	Antonio González Sánchez	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R.	Prelate of Huamachuco, Peru
63.4	Appointed	Novatus Rugambwa	Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio
31 Mar	51.0	Appointed	David Ajang	Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria
60.1	Appointed	Raphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Nebbi, Uganda	Archbishop of Gulu, Uganda
84.5	Died	Fabriciano Sigampa †	Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
52.9	Appointed	Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez	Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
52.9	Appointed	Fermín Emilio Sosa Rodríguez	Titular Archbishop of Virunum	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
78.6	Died	Jean-Pierre Tafunga Mbayo, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
66.4	Died	Pedro Carlos Zilli, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau

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