Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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1 Apr | 84.9 | Died | Innayya Chinna Addagatla † | Bishop Emeritus of Srikakulam, India | |
2 Apr | 60.5 | Appointed | Fabio Ciollaro | Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy | |
49.5 | Appointed | Earl Kenneth Mario Fernandes | Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA | ||
63.0 | Ceased | Pascal N’Koué | Apostolic Administrator of Djougou, Benin | Archbishop of Parakou, Benin | |
63.6 | Ordained Bishop | Norbert Pu Yingxiong | Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan | ||
51.6 | Ordained Bishop | Bernard de Clairvaux Toha Wontacien, O.S.F.S. | Bishop of Djougou, Benin | ||
58.0 | Installed | Marcony Vinícius Ferreira | Archbishop of Brazil, Military | ||
3 Apr | 93.4 | Died | Michael Meier, S.V.D. † | Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |
4 Apr | 80.6 | Died | José Geraldo da Cruz, A.A. † | Bishop Emeritus of Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil | |
75.4 | Retired | Adriano Langa, O.F.M. | Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique | Bishop Emeritus | |
57.6 | Appointed | Ernesto Maguengue | Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique | ||
48.9 | Appointed | John Mbinda, C.S.Sp. | Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya | ||
79.5 | Resigned | Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo | Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other | Chancellor Emeritus | |
73.4 | Appointed | Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson | Cardinal, Chancellor of the Roman Curia - Other | ||
5 Apr | 63.2 | Appointed | Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama | Bishop of Oita, Japan | |
6 Apr | 49.1 | Appointed | Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. | Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa | |
7 Apr | 61.3 | Appointed | Juan Gabriel Díaz Ruiz | Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba | |
61.6 | Appointed | Milan Zgrablić | Coadjutor Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia | Archbishop | |
8 Apr | 57.3 | Installed | Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. | Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada | |
9 Apr | 77.8 | Died | Stephen Athipozhiyil † | Bishop Emeritus of Alleppey, India | |
50.9 | Appointed | Isaac Bundepuun Dugu | Bishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria | ||
76.6 | Retired | Bruno Pius Ngonyani | Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus | |
56.7 | Appointed | Wolfgang Pisa, O.F.M. Cap. | Bishop of Lindi, Tanzania | ||
10 Apr | 81.8 | Died | Raymond John Lahey † | ||
12 Apr | 47.0 | Appointed | John Bogna Bakeni | Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
47.0 | Appointed | John Bogna Bakeni | Titular Bishop of Leptiminus | Auxiliary Bishop of Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
14 Apr | 85.2 | Died | Joseph Pathalil † | Bishop Emeritus of Udaipur, India | |
16 Apr | 89.9 | Died | John Martin Dougherty † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA | |
18 Apr | 75.1 | Retired | John ’Oke Afareha | Bishop of Warri, Nigeria | Bishop Emeritus |
65.6 | Appointed | Augustine Obiora Akubeze | Apostolic Administrator of Warri, Nigeria | Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria | |
44.3 | Ordained Bishop | Benedek Szabolcs Fekete | Titular Bishop of Basti | Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary | |
19 Apr | 56.1 | Appointed | Jeffrey Michael Fleming | Coadjutor Bishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA | Bishop |
20 Apr | 57.3 | Installed | José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. | Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México | |
89.2 | Died | Javier Lozano Barragán † | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers | ||
61.8 | Appointed | Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. | Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru | ||
61.8 | Appointed | Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. | Apostolic Administrator of Huánuco, Peru | Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru | |
52.3 | Installed | Joseph Pamplany | Archbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India | ||
78.2 | Retired | Lino Panizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. | Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru | Bishop Emeritus | |
21 Apr | 63.0 | Appointed | Stefano Manetti | Bishop of Fiesole, Italy | |
75.4 | Retired | Mario Meini | Bishop of Fiesole, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
51.2 | Appointed | Darío Rubén Quintana Muñiz, O.A.R. | Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina | ||
60.8 | Appointed | Pedro Manuel Salamanca Mantilla | Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia | ||
22 Apr | 76.4 | Retired | Sergio Alfredo Gualberti Calandrina | Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Archbishop Emeritus |
52.5 | Appointed | Krzysztof Kudławiec | Bishop of Daule, Ecuador | ||
55.0 | Appointed | René Leigue Cesari | Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
62.3 | Appointed | Luis Fernando Rodríguez Velásquez | Coadjutor Archbishop of Cali, Colombia | Archbishop | |
75.0 | Retired | Paweł Stobrawa | Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
23 Apr | 57.3 | Appointed | Fabio Baggio, C.S. | Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development | |
86.6 | Died | Joaquín Carmelo Borobia Isasa † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain | ||
68.0 | Ordained Bishop | Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata | Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil | Bishop | |
53.2 | Appointed | Nelson Jair Cardona Ramírez | Apostolic Administrator of Villavicencio, Colombia | Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
61.0 | Appointed | Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. | Bishop of Iquique, Chile | ||
75.7 | Appointed | Michael F. Czerny, S.J. | Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development | ||
53.9 | Ordained Bishop | Javier Herrera Corona | Titular Archbishop of Vulturaria | Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Republic of | |
53.7 | Appointed | John Joseph Kennedy | Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith | |
51.5 | Appointed | Armando Matteo | Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith | Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith | |
75.3 | Retired | Salvatore Muratore | Bishop of Nicosia, Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
51.4 | Ordained Bishop | Seno Inno Ngutra | Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia | ||
57.7 | Appointed | André Giraud Pindi Mwanza Mayala | Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | ||
64.2 | Appointed | Giuseppe Schillaci | Bishop of Nicosia, Italy | ||
47.4 | Appointed | Alessandra Smerilli, F.M.A. | Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development | ||
62.1 | Ordained Bishop | Humberto Tapia Díaz | Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru | ||
75.0 | Retired | Oscar Urbina Ortega | Archbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia | Archbishop Emeritus | |
24 Apr | 84.0 | Died | Denis Kiwanuka Lote † | Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda | |
42.9 | Ordained Bishop | Maciej Małyga | Titular Bishop of Ulcinium | Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland | |
64.5 | Installed | Gabriel Malzaire | Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles | ||
60.2 | Ordained Bishop | Maurice Nyunt Wai | Coadjutor Bishop of Mawlamyine, Myanmar | Bishop | |
25 Apr | 68.4 | Resigned | Ján Babjak, S.J. | Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia | Archbishop Emeritus |
53.3 | Appointed | Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto | Bishop of Soacha, Colombia | ||
71.6 | Appointed | Peter Rusnák | Apostolic Administrator of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia | Bishop of Bratislava (Slovak), Slovakia | |
26 Apr | 74.0 | Died | Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. † | Priest of Order of Friars Preachers | |
70.6 | Appointed | Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich | Archbishop of Paris, France | ||
27 Apr | 87.6 | Died | Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. † | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain | |
83.1 | Died | Adam Lepa † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland | ||
58.8 | Appointed | Mark Anthony O’Toole | Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain | ||
58.8 | Appointed | Mark Anthony O’Toole | Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain | Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain | |
75.9 | Retired | George Stack | Archbishop of Cardiff, Wales, Great Britain | Archbishop Emeritus | |
28 Apr | 60.6 | Appointed | Bryan Joseph Bayda, C.SS.R. | Bishop of Toronto (Ukrainian), Canada | |
71.2 | Appointed | Lawrence Daniel Huculak, O.S.B.M. | Apostolic Administrator of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada | Archbishop of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada | |
51.6 | Appointed | Gualtiero Federico Isacchi | Archbishop of Monreale, Italy | ||
75.4 | Retired | Michele Pennisi | Archbishop of Monreale, Italy | Archbishop Emeritus | |
89.4 | Died | Fernando Sáenz Lacalle † | Archbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
29 Apr | 70.5 | Ceased | Peter Abir Antonysamy | Apostolic Administrator of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India | Bishop of Sultanpet, India |
64.4 | Installed | Francis Kalist | Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India | ||
30 Apr | 70.0 | Installed | Jose Fuerte Advincula | Cardinal-Priest of San Vigilio | Cardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines |
41.7 | Ordained Bishop | Bernardo Andrés Álvarez Tapia | Titular Bishop of Theuzi | Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile | |
68.0 | Installed | Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata | Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil | Bishop | |
71.4 | Retired | Alessandro D’Errico | Apostolic Nuncio to Malta | Apostolic Nuncio | |
71.4 | Retired | Alessandro D’Errico | Apostolic Nuncio to Libya | Apostolic Nuncio | |
52.7 | Ordained Bishop | Óscar Walter García Barreto | Titular Bishop of Horta | Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile | |
63.2 | Appointed | Nirmol Vincent Gomes, S.D.B. | Bishop of Krishnagar, India | ||
71.9 | Retired | James Patrick Green | Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden | Apostolic Nuncio | |
71.9 | Retired | James Patrick Green | Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland | Apostolic Nuncio | |
71.9 | Retired | James Patrick Green | Apostolic Nuncio to Denmark | Apostolic Nuncio | |
71.9 | Retired | James Patrick Green | Apostolic Nuncio to Finland | Apostolic Nuncio | |
71.9 | Retired | James Patrick Green | Apostolic Nuncio to Norway | Apostolic Nuncio | |
63.2 | Ordained Bishop | Rafic Nahra | Titular Bishop of Verbe | Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine |
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