The Year of Our Lord 1937

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 54.1 Died Augustin Baumtrog † Apostolic Administrator of Volga, Russian Federation

57.2 Ceased Nicola Colangelo † Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, Italy Bishop of Nardò, Italy

2 Mar 53.1 Died Eugène Venance Guichard, O.F.M. † Prefect of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China

Born Pierre Trần Ðình Tứ Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam

4 Mar 86.2 Died José Álvarez y Miranda † Bishop of León, Spain

6 Mar Born Peter Joseph Connors Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia

59.8 Appointed Luciano Geraci † Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

59.8 Appointed Luciano Geraci † Titular Bishop of Methone Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

7 Mar 24.4 Ordained Priest Teopisto Valderrama Alberto † Priest of Nueva Caceres, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

40.9 Ordained Bishop Nicola Canino † Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Ordained Bishop Benigno Luciano Migliorini, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Lete Archbishop of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy

57.0 Ordained Bishop Josip Antun Ujčić † Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia

50.8 Ordained Bishop Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Gergis Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania

8 Mar Born Anthony Thannikot † Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly, India

9 Mar Born Paciano Basilio Aniceto Archbishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines

Born Josef Voß (Voss) † Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany

11 Mar Born Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J. Archbishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan

13 Mar 41.9 Appointed Juliusz Bieniek † Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland

41.9 Appointed Juliusz Bieniek † Titular Bishop of Dascylium Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland

28.1 Ordained Priest Paul Bùi Chu Tạo † Priest of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam

24.0 Ordained Priest Doroteo Fernández y Fernández † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Badajoz, Spain

26.3 Ordained Priest Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon † Priest of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

26.5 Ordained Priest Franz Hengsbach † Priest of Paderborn, Germany Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany

63.0 Died Francis Johannes † Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA

24.3 Ordained Priest Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C. † Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia

22.8 Ordained Priest Angel Morta Figuls † Priest of Solsona, Spain Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

22.8 Ordained Priest Angelo Pedroni † Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

23.2 Ordained Priest Alfred Pichler † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

54.3 Appointed Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Bovino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

25.1 Ordained Priest Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru

Born Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines

30.2 Ordained Deacon Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. † Deacon of La Société des Missions Etrangères Bishop Emeritus of Kontum, Viet Nam

14 Mar 28.4 Ordained Priest Francis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. † Priest of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa

26.5 Ordained Priest Johannes Höhne, M.S.C. † Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

70.4 Died Eugène-Stanislas Le Senne † Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France

48.2 Appointed Luciano Marcante † Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Died Severiano Sainz y Bencamo † Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba

15 Mar 56.5 Ceased Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos † Apostolic Administrator of Meißen (Meissen), Germany Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany

53.2 Appointed Guillaume-Marius Sembel † Bishop of Dijon, France

Born Gabriel Simo † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bafoussam, Cameroon

16 Mar Born Salvatore Di Cristina Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy

Born Attilio Nicora † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

18 Mar 25.4 Ordained Priest Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. † Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions Bishop Emeritus of Eldoret, Kenya

Born Michelangelo Riccardo Maria Tiribilli, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy

19 Mar 25.5 Ordained Priest George Joseph Biskup † Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

48.3 Appointed Patrick James Byrne, M.M. † Prefect of Kyoto, Japan Apostolic Delegate to Korea

25.5 Ordained Priest Carroll Thomas Dozier † Priest of Richmond, Virginia, USA Bishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

26.4 Ordained Priest Loras Thomas Lane † Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USA Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA

20 Mar 60.2 Appointed José de Haas, O.F.M. † Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

49.7 Appointed Jorge Antonio Larraín Cotapos † Bishop of Chillán, Chile

Born Anthony Lee Kok Hin Bishop Emeritus of Miri, Malaysia

21 Mar 72.5 Died Jan Pacificus Bos, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia

24.1 Ordained Priest Igino Gamboa Satrustegui, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Prefect Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador

Born Hanna Markho † Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq

23 Mar Born Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín Bishop Emeritus of Papantla, Puebla, México

24 Mar Born Antonio Franco Apostolic Nuncio

25 Mar 48.9 Appointed Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. † Titular Archbishop of Perge Official of the Secretariat of State

48.9 Appointed Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. † Apostolic Nuncio to Other Official of the Secretariat of State

48.9 Appointed Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia Official of the Secretariat of State

Born Onésimo Cepeda Silva † Bishop Emeritus of Ecatepec, México, México

41.8 Appointed Luigi Santa, I.M.C. † Titular Bishop of Metelis Bishop of Rimini, Italy

41.8 Appointed Luigi Santa, I.M.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia Bishop of Rimini, Italy

26 Mar Born Roger William Gries, O.S.B. Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA

27 Mar 24.4 Ordained Priest José Alves de Sá Trindade † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Brazil

24.3 Ordained Priest Luis do Amaral Mousinho † Priest Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

23.7 Ordained Priest Pius Anthony Benincasa † Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop

26.7 Ordained Priest Giovanni M. Bernasconi, B. † Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul Superior General Emeritus

24.4 Ordained Priest Zaya Dachtou † Priest Archbishop of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran

23.6 Ordained Priest Luis Eduardo Henríquez Jiménez † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela

24.5 Ordained Priest Agustín Adolfo Herrera † Priest Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina

26.5 Ordained Priest Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình † Priest Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

25.4 Ordained Priest Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril † Priest of Paris, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

22.7 Ordained Priest Alfredo Poledrini † Priest Apostolic Nuncio

23.8 Ordained Priest Agnelo Rossi † Priest of Campinas, Brazil Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

26.5 Ordained Priest Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

26.0 Ordained Priest Aleksandar Tokic † Priest of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro Archbishop

26.1 Ordained Priest Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa † Priest of Kyōto, Japan Bishop Emeritus of Sapporo, Japan

29.0 Ordained Priest Matthias Duan Yinmin (Duan In-min) † Priest of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China

28 Mar Born Ad Abi Karam Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

Born Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier † Bishop Emeritus of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil

30 Mar 61.4 Died Christopherus (Edmund) Becker, S.D.S. † Prefect Emeritus of Assam, India

70.2 Died Augustyn Łosiński † Bishop of Kielce, Poland

Born Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon

31 Mar Born Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C. Bishop Emeritus of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil

3 Apr 24.2 Ordained Priest Romeo Roy Blanchette † Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA

49.3 Died Sofronio Hacbang y Gaborni † Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines

4 Apr 45.0 Ordained Bishop Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China

52.7 Ordained Bishop Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Minus Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

5 Apr 24.1 Ordained Priest Antonio Fustella † Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

38.1 Ordained Bishop Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Mades Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi

7 Apr 37.3 Installed John Christopher Cody † Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada

8 Apr 70.5 Resigned Jules-Elmire Douénel, M.E.P. † Prefect of Sikkim, India Prefect Emeritus

47.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Alphonse Marie Evrard † Bishop of Meaux, France Bishop Emeritus

Born Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke Bishop Emeritus of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

9 Apr Born Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti † Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala

Born Gastone Simoni † Bishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy

10 Apr 83.9 Died Armand-Théophile-Joseph Legrand, C.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Dacca, Bangladesh

45.9 Appointed Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro † Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India Bishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique

60.9 Appointed Carlos de Sá Fragoso † Titular Bishop of Pitanae Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé of Meliapore, India

60.9 Resigned Carlos de Sá Fragoso † Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India Bishop Emeritus

11 Apr Born José María Arancibia Archbishop Emeritus of Mendoza, Argentina

42.5 Ordained Bishop Cipriano Cassini, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Drivastum Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China

46.3 Ordained Bishop Federico Pezzullo † Bishop of Policastro, Italy

54.1 Ordained Bishop Heinrich Wienken † Titular Bishop of Arethusa Bishop Emeritus of Meißen (Meissen), Germany

13 Apr 52.0 Appointed Ignatius Arnoz, C.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Busiris Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

52.0 Appointed Ignatius Arnoz, C.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

47.6 Appointed Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Hieron Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China

47.6 Appointed Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji], China Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China

49.6 Appointed Domenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. † Apostolic Administrator of Bezwada, India Bishop of Vijayawada, India

55.2 Appointed Emmanuel Hanisch, C.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Gor Vicar Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa

55.2 Appointed Emmanuel Hanisch, C.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa

Appointed Stephen Kim Yang-hong † Prefect of Zenshu, Korea (South) Prefect Emeritus

48.2 Appointed Owen McPolin, S.S.C.M.E. † Prefect of Kwoszu, Korea (South) Prefect Emeritus

62.0 Appointed Sylvester Patrick Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap. † Archbishop of Delhi and Simla, India Archbishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Patrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Patrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. † Titular Archbishop of Gabula Archbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles

14 Apr Born Guy Marie (Claude) Bagnard Bishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France

52.4 Installed John Aloysius Duffy † Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA

51.5 Appointed José Fogued y Gil, C.M.F. † Prefect of Tunxi [Tunki], China

55.8 Installed Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez † Archbishop of México, Federal District

15 Apr 72.3 Died Patrick Thomas Ryan † Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

16 Apr 39.4 Appointed Augustin Claude Guérin, M. Afr. † Prefect of N’Zérékoré, Guinea Prefect Emeritus

17 Apr Born Paul Marchand, S.M.M. † Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada

18 Apr 61.6 Installed Bernardo Bertoglio † Bishop of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy

25.5 Final Vows Franciszek Cedzich, S.V.D. † Member of Society of the Divine Word Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay

53.3 Ordained Bishop Bartolomeo Mangino † Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy Bishop of Caserta, Italy

83.2 Died Giovanni Murad † Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon

22.7 Ordained Priest Ersilio Tonini † Priest of Piacenza, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy

19 Apr Born Jan De Bie Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

20 Apr 25.0 Ordained Priest Józef Benedykt Kurpas † Priest of Katowice, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Jean Nissan † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq Bishop

21 Apr Born Gianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv. Regent Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

22 Apr 70.8 Died Pedro Ladislao González y Estrada † Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

23 Apr 85.9 Died François-Xavier-Marie-Jules Gieure † Bishop Emeritus of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France

24 Apr 30.0 Ordained Priest Raymond D’Mello † Priest of Mangalore, India Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India

25 Apr 42.0 Ordained Bishop Juliusz Bieniek † Titular Bishop of Dascylium Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland

49.8 Ordained Bishop Jorge Antonio Larraín Cotapos † Bishop of Chillán, Chile

54.4 Ordained Bishop Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Bovino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

26 Apr 54.9 Appointed Alfred Couderc † Bishop of Viviers, France Bishop Emeritus

27 Apr 26.1 Ordained Priest Peter Pao Zin Tou (Tou Pao-zin) † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan

28 Apr 21.2 Entered Leo Tigga, S.J. † Member of Society of Jesus Bishop of Raiganj, India

40.2 Died Karl Albert Wollgarten, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica

29 Apr Born Lluís Martínez Sistach Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	54.1	Died	Augustin Baumtrog †	Apostolic Administrator of Volga, Russian Federation
57.2	Ceased	Nicola Colangelo †	Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, Italy	Bishop of Nardò, Italy
2 Mar	53.1	Died	Eugène Venance Guichard, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China
	Born	Pierre Trần Ðình Tứ		Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cường, Viet Nam
4 Mar	86.2	Died	José Álvarez y Miranda †	Bishop of León, Spain
6 Mar		Born	Peter Joseph Connors		Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
59.8	Appointed	Luciano Geraci †	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
59.8	Appointed	Luciano Geraci †	Titular Bishop of Methone	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
7 Mar	24.4	Ordained Priest	Teopisto Valderrama Alberto †	Priest of Nueva Caceres, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
40.9	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Canino †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Ordained Bishop	Benigno Luciano Migliorini, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Lete	Archbishop of Lanciano e Ortona, Italy
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Josip Antun Ujčić †	Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Gergis	Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania
8 Mar		Born	Anthony Thannikot †		Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly, India
9 Mar		Born	Paciano Basilio Aniceto		Archbishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines
	Born	Josef Voß (Voss) †		Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
11 Mar		Born	Leo Jun Ikenaga, S.J.		Archbishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan
13 Mar	41.9	Appointed	Juliusz Bieniek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
41.9	Appointed	Juliusz Bieniek †	Titular Bishop of Dascylium	Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
28.1	Ordained Priest	Paul Bùi Chu Tạo †	Priest of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Phát Diệm, Viet Nam
24.0	Ordained Priest	Doroteo Fernández y Fernández †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Badajoz, Spain
26.3	Ordained Priest	Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon †	Priest of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
26.5	Ordained Priest	Franz Hengsbach †	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
63.0	Died	Francis Johannes †	Bishop of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
24.3	Ordained Priest	Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia
22.8	Ordained Priest	Angel Morta Figuls †	Priest of Solsona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
22.8	Ordained Priest	Angelo Pedroni †	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
23.2	Ordained Priest	Alfred Pichler †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
54.3	Appointed	Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
25.1	Ordained Priest	Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
	Born	Jose Paala Salazar, O.P. †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lipa, Philippines
30.2	Ordained Deacon	Paul-Léon Seitz, M.E.P. †	Deacon of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Bishop Emeritus of Kontum, Viet Nam
14 Mar	28.4	Ordained Priest	Francis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. †	Priest of Oblates of St. Francis de Sales	Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa
26.5	Ordained Priest	Johannes Höhne, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
70.4	Died	Eugène-Stanislas Le Senne †	Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
48.2	Appointed	Luciano Marcante †	Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Died	Severiano Sainz y Bencamo †	Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba
15 Mar	56.5	Ceased	Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos †	Apostolic Administrator of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin, Germany
53.2	Appointed	Guillaume-Marius Sembel †	Bishop of Dijon, France
	Born	Gabriel Simo †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bafoussam, Cameroon
16 Mar		Born	Salvatore Di Cristina		Archbishop Emeritus of Monreale, Italy
	Born	Attilio Nicora †		Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
18 Mar	25.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. †	Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Eldoret, Kenya
	Born	Michelangelo Riccardo Maria Tiribilli, O.S.B. †		Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
19 Mar	25.5	Ordained Priest	George Joseph Biskup †	Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
48.3	Appointed	Patrick James Byrne, M.M. †	Prefect of Kyoto, Japan	Apostolic Delegate to Korea
25.5	Ordained Priest	Carroll Thomas Dozier †	Priest of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
26.4	Ordained Priest	Loras Thomas Lane †	Priest of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Bishop of Rockford, Illinois, USA
20 Mar	60.2	Appointed	José de Haas, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
49.7	Appointed	Jorge Antonio Larraín Cotapos †	Bishop of Chillán, Chile
	Born	Anthony Lee Kok Hin		Bishop Emeritus of Miri, Malaysia
21 Mar	72.5	Died	Jan Pacificus Bos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia
24.1	Ordained Priest	Igino Gamboa Satrustegui, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Prefect Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador
	Born	Hanna Markho †		Archbishop of Arbil {Erbil} (Chaldean), Iraq
23 Mar		Born	Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín		Bishop Emeritus of Papantla, Puebla, México
24 Mar		Born	Antonio Franco		Apostolic Nuncio
25 Mar	48.9	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Perge	Official of the Secretariat of State
48.9	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Nuncio to Other	Official of the Secretariat of State
48.9	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Emilio Castellani, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia	Official of the Secretariat of State
	Born	Onésimo Cepeda Silva †		Bishop Emeritus of Ecatepec, México, México
41.8	Appointed	Luigi Santa, I.M.C. †	Titular Bishop of Metelis	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
41.8	Appointed	Luigi Santa, I.M.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Gimma, Ethiopia	Bishop of Rimini, Italy
26 Mar		Born	Roger William Gries, O.S.B.		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
27 Mar	24.4	Ordained Priest	José Alves de Sá Trindade †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Brazil
24.3	Ordained Priest	Luis do Amaral Mousinho †	Priest	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.7	Ordained Priest	Pius Anthony Benincasa †	Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
26.7	Ordained Priest	Giovanni M. Bernasconi, B. †	Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Superior General Emeritus
24.4	Ordained Priest	Zaya Dachtou †	Priest	Archbishop of Urmyā {Urmia, Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
23.6	Ordained Priest	Luis Eduardo Henríquez Jiménez †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia en Venezuela
24.5	Ordained Priest	Agustín Adolfo Herrera †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of San Francisco, Argentina
26.5	Ordained Priest	Paul Nguyễn Văn Bình †	Priest	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
25.4	Ordained Priest	Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril †	Priest of Paris, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
22.7	Ordained Priest	Alfredo Poledrini †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio
23.8	Ordained Priest	Agnelo Rossi †	Priest of Campinas, Brazil	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
26.5	Ordained Priest	Alfons Maria Stickler, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
26.0	Ordained Priest	Aleksandar Tokic †	Priest of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro	Archbishop
26.1	Ordained Priest	Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa †	Priest of Kyōto, Japan	Bishop Emeritus of Sapporo, Japan
29.0	Ordained Priest	Matthias Duan Yinmin (Duan In-min) †	Priest of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China	Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
28 Mar		Born	Ad Abi Karam		Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
	Born	Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier †		Bishop Emeritus of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
30 Mar	61.4	Died	Christopherus (Edmund) Becker, S.D.S. †	Prefect Emeritus of Assam, India
70.2	Died	Augustyn Łosiński †	Bishop of Kielce, Poland
	Born	Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E. †		Bishop Emeritus of Maroua-Mokolo, Cameroon
31 Mar		Born	Ricardo Pedro Paglia, M.S.C.		Bishop Emeritus of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil
3 Apr	24.2	Ordained Priest	Romeo Roy Blanchette †	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
49.3	Died	Sofronio Hacbang y Gaborni †	Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines
4 Apr	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Trapezopolis	Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Xavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Minus	Archbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
5 Apr	24.1	Ordained Priest	Antonio Fustella †	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
38.1	Ordained Bishop	Antoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Mades	Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
7 Apr	37.3	Installed	John Christopher Cody †	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
8 Apr	70.5	Resigned	Jules-Elmire Douénel, M.E.P. †	Prefect of Sikkim, India	Prefect Emeritus
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Alphonse Marie Evrard †	Bishop of Meaux, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Ferdinand Maemba Liwoke		Bishop Emeritus of Lolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 Apr		Born	Julio Amílcar Bethancourt Fioravanti †		Bishop of Santa Rosa de Lima, Guatemala
	Born	Gastone Simoni †		Bishop Emeritus of Prato, Italy
10 Apr	83.9	Died	Armand-Théophile-Joseph Legrand, C.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Dacca, Bangladesh
45.9	Appointed	Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro †	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India	Bishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
60.9	Appointed	Carlos de Sá Fragoso †	Titular Bishop of Pitanae	Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
60.9	Resigned	Carlos de Sá Fragoso †	Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, India	Bishop Emeritus
11 Apr		Born	José María Arancibia		Archbishop Emeritus of Mendoza, Argentina
42.5	Ordained Bishop	Cipriano Cassini, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Drivastum	Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Federico Pezzullo †	Bishop of Policastro, Italy
54.1	Ordained Bishop	Heinrich Wienken †	Titular Bishop of Arethusa	Bishop Emeritus of Meißen (Meissen), Germany
13 Apr	52.0	Appointed	Ignatius Arnoz, C.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Busiris	Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
52.0	Appointed	Ignatius Arnoz, C.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
47.6	Appointed	Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Hieron	Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China
47.6	Appointed	Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yenki [Yanji], China	Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China
49.6	Appointed	Domenico Grassi, P.I.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of Bezwada, India	Bishop of Vijayawada, India
55.2	Appointed	Emmanuel Hanisch, C.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Gor	Vicar Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa
55.2	Appointed	Emmanuel Hanisch, C.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Umtata, South Africa
	Appointed	Stephen Kim Yang-hong †	Prefect of Zenshu, Korea (South)	Prefect Emeritus
48.2	Appointed	Owen McPolin, S.S.C.M.E. †	Prefect of Kwoszu, Korea (South)	Prefect Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	Sylvester Patrick Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap. †	Archbishop of Delhi and Simla, India	Archbishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Patrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Patrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Gabula	Archbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
14 Apr		Born	Guy Marie (Claude) Bagnard		Bishop Emeritus of Belley-Ars, France
52.4	Installed	John Aloysius Duffy †	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
51.5	Appointed	José Fogued y Gil, C.M.F. †	Prefect of Tunxi [Tunki], China
55.8	Installed	Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
15 Apr	72.3	Died	Patrick Thomas Ryan †	Bishop of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
16 Apr	39.4	Appointed	Augustin Claude Guérin, M. Afr. †	Prefect of N’Zérékoré, Guinea	Prefect Emeritus
17 Apr		Born	Paul Marchand, S.M.M. †		Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada
18 Apr	61.6	Installed	Bernardo Bertoglio †	Bishop of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy
25.5	Final Vows	Franciszek Cedzich, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Prelate of Alto Paraná, Paraguay
53.3	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Mangino †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
83.2	Died	Giovanni Murad †	Bishop of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon
22.7	Ordained Priest	Ersilio Tonini †	Priest of Piacenza, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
19 Apr		Born	Jan De Bie		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
20 Apr	25.0	Ordained Priest	Józef Benedykt Kurpas †	Priest of Katowice, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Jean Nissan †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop
21 Apr		Born	Gianfranco Girotti, O.F.M. Conv.		Regent Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
22 Apr	70.8	Died	Pedro Ladislao González y Estrada †	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
23 Apr	85.9	Died	François-Xavier-Marie-Jules Gieure †	Bishop Emeritus of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
24 Apr	30.0	Ordained Priest	Raymond D’Mello †	Priest of Mangalore, India	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
25 Apr	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Juliusz Bieniek †	Titular Bishop of Dascylium	Auxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Antonio Larraín Cotapos †	Bishop of Chillán, Chile
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Innocenzo Alfredo Russo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26 Apr	54.9	Appointed	Alfred Couderc †	Bishop of Viviers, France	Bishop Emeritus
27 Apr	26.1	Ordained Priest	Peter Pao Zin Tou (Tou Pao-zin) †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Hsinchu, Taiwan
28 Apr	21.2	Entered	Leo Tigga, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Raiganj, India
40.2	Died	Karl Albert Wollgarten, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica
29 Apr		Born	Lluís Martínez Sistach		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

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