The Year of Our Lord 1948

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

4 Mar 58.0 Appointed Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Macedonia Bishop Emeritus of Cuttack, India

58.0 Resigned Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. † Bishop of Cuttack, India Bishop Emeritus

Born Edson Tasquetto (Taschetto) Damian Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil

5 Mar 44.5 Appointed Joseph Arregui y Yparaguirre, O.P. † Prefect of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan Prefect Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

44.0 Ceased Joseph Asjiro Satowaki † Apostolic Administrator of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan

Born Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P. Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA

6 Mar 81.0 Died Amedeo Casabona † Bishop of Chiavari, Italy

43.7 Appointed Antônio de Castro Mayer † Coadjutor Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

43.7 Appointed Antônio de Castro Mayer † Titular Bishop of Priene Bishop Emeritus of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

75.6 Died João Batista Du Drenéuf, S.J. † Apostolic Administrator of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil

48.3 Ordained Bishop Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier † Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria

7 Mar 54.0 Ordained Bishop Francesco Bottino † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

22.4 Solemn Vows Lucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. † Member of Order of Friars Preachers Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

44.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Rodgers † Titular Bishop of Sebela Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland

46.3 Ordained Bishop Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Magydus Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil

43.9 Ordained Bishop Peter Wang Muduo (Wang Mu-to) † Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China

8 Mar 54.3 Ordained Bishop Karel Justinus Marie Ernest Calewaert † Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

9 Mar Born Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P. Bishop Emeritus of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil

Born Isaac Danu Bishop Emeritus of Taungngu, Myanmar

42.2 Appointed Sergio Guerri † Pro-Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

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

63.8 Installed Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. † Bishop of Cali, Colombia

10 Mar 67.3 Died Petrus Innocentius Johannes Humbertus Verriet, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles

11 Mar 75.9 Died Charles Challiol † Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France

40.1 Appointed François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

40.1 Appointed François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Tadamata Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

44.2 Appointed Edward John Doody † Bishop of Armidale, Australia

42.0 Appointed Joseph-Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho Bishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho

42.0 Appointed Joseph-Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Pachnemunis Bishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho

62.0 Died Bl. Frano Gjini † Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania

85.6 Died John Jeremiah Lawler † Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

58.5 Succeeded William Tibertus McCarty, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA Bishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Ángel Muzzolón, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Ángel Muzzolón, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Tyriaeum Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay

45.4 Appointed Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar

45.4 Appointed Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Vaga Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar

43.8 Ordained Bishop Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Tabuda Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania

43.1 Appointed John Thomas Toohey † Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, Australia Bishop

43.1 Appointed John Thomas Toohey † Titular Bishop of Verinopolis Bishop of Maitland, Australia

40.8 Appointed William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

40.8 Appointed William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Legia Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

13 Mar 53.3 Appointed Edward Celestin Daly, O.P. † Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA

40.4 Appointed John Francis Dearden † Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

40.4 Appointed John Francis Dearden † Titular Bishop of Sarepta Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

49.6 Appointed Leo Fabian Fahey † Coadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA

49.6 Appointed Leo Fabian Fahey † Titular Bishop of Ipsus Coadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA

24.9 Ordained Priest Laszlo Anthony Iranyi, Sch. P. † Priest of Order of the Pious Schools Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum

49.5 Appointed Leo John Steck † Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake, Utah, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

49.5 Appointed Leo John Steck † Titular Bishop of Ilium Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

25.8 Ordained Priest Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon † Priest of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines

14 Mar Born Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B. Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

45.7 Ordained Bishop Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Girba Bishop of Palmas, Brazil

15 Mar Born Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia

74.1 Died Tomás Muniz Pablos † Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

19 Mar 28.0 Ordained Priest José Capmany Casamitjana † Priest of Barcelona, Spain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

62.5 Ordained Bishop Manuel Könner, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Modra Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil

61.7 Installed James Francis Aloysius McIntyre † Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

24.7 Ordained Priest Georg Moser † Priest of Rottenburg, Germany Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

21.1 Solemn Vows Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. † Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

20 Mar 50.1 Appointed João da Matha de Andrade e Amaral † Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil

57.8 Appointed Celestino Fernández y Fernández † Auxiliary Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México Bishop Emeritus

57.8 Appointed Celestino Fernández y Fernández † Titular Bishop of Binda Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México

43.9 Appointed James Hagan, C.S.Sp. † Prefect of Benue, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria

42.9 Appointed Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. † Prefect of Indore, India Bishop Emeritus of Sambalpur, India

23 Mar 59.8 Appointed Josef Karel Matocha † Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia

26 Mar 72.4 Died Frederico Benício de Souza e Costa, E.C.M.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Amazonas, Brazil

27 Mar 22.5 Ordained Priest Angelo Acerbi Priest of Pontremoli, Italy Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

29.9 Ordained Priest Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi † Priest of Ajaccio, France Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family

23.2 Ordained Priest Ubaldo Calabresi † Priest of Sezze, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

25.7 Ordained Priest Pierre Callaos † Priest Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria

22.7 Ordained Priest Marco Cé † Priest of Crema, Italy Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

23.2 Ordained Priest Marcello Costalunga † Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

25.0 Ordained Priest Ireneo García Alonso † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Albacete, Spain

26.9 Ordained Priest José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco † Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

28 Mar 41.3 Ordained Bishop Manuel Pedro da Cunha Cintra † Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

25.2 Ordained Priest John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. † Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions Bishop Emeritus of Lodwar, Kenya

Born Gennaro Pascarella Bishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy

19.0 Temporary Vows Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. † Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile

29 Mar 83.6 Died Antonio Anastasio Rossi † Titular Patriarch of Constantinople

30 Mar Born Method Paul Kilaini Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania

31 Mar Born Gregory James Studerus Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

1 Apr 29.7 Ordained Priest Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng † Priest of Hà Nội, Viet Nam Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

66.7 Appointed Salvatore Rotolo, S.D.B. † Prelate of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Prelate Emeritus

Born Thomas Joseph Tobin Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA

3 Apr 43.0 Appointed Adelmo Cavalcante Machado † Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

43.5 Died Gjergj Volaj † Bishop of Sapë, Albania

4 Apr 39.4 Ordained Bishop Bernard Czaplinski † Titular Bishop of Faustinopolis Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland

27.2 Ordained Priest Michael Kien Samophithak † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand

24.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Mees † Priest of Mechelen, Belgium Apostolic Nuncio

43.1 Ordained Bishop John Thomas Toohey † Titular Bishop of Verinopolis Bishop of Maitland, Australia

5 Apr 59.8 Ordained Bishop Bl. Anton Durcovici † Bishop of Iaşi, Romania

53.2 Ordained Bishop Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Cotenna Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA

61.0 Died Luigi Maria Grassi, B. † Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

58.1 Appointed Salvatore Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Satala in Armenia Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru

58.1 Resigned Salvatore Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. † Bishop of Puno, Peru Bishop Emeritus

81.2 Died Joseph-Omer Plante † Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada

6 Apr 45.4 Appointed Giovanni Battista Dal Prà † Bishop of Terni e Narni, Italy Bishop Emeritus

52.5 Ordained Bishop Eris Norman Michael O’Brien † Titular Bishop of Alinda Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia

78.7 Died Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru

8 Apr 43.5 Appointed Aldo Maria Patroni, S.J. † Bishop of Calicut, India Bishop Emeritus

9 Apr 39.0 Appointed Michele Alberto Arduino, S.D.B. † Bishop of Shaoguan [Shiuchow], China Bishop of Gerace-Locri (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy

40.4 Appointed Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

40.4 Appointed Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in Caria Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic

40.5 Appointed John Colburn Garner † Vicar Apostolic of Pretoria, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

40.5 Appointed John Colburn Garner † Titular Bishop of Tracula Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

45.3 Appointed Frederick Hall, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

45.3 Appointed Frederick Hall, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Alba Maritima Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya

55.0 Appointed Joseph Julian Oste, C.I.C.M. † Bishop of Jinzhou [Jehol], China

45.0 Appointed John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. † Titular Bishop of Syedra Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa

45.0 Appointed John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa

60.4 Appointed Bl. János Scheffler † Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania

71.2 Resigned Nicolas Stam, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

13 Apr 19.9 Entered Karl Josef Becker, S.J. † Member of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire

Born Guy Harpigny Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium

14 Apr 53.8 Ordained Bishop James Black † Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain

49.6 Ordained Bishop Édouard Jetté † Titular Bishop of Tabae Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada

50.1 Ordained Bishop Michael Cornelius O’Neill † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

57.8 Ordained Bishop Louis Joseph Reicher † Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

26.1 Ordained Priest Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard) Schierhoff † Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia

62.0 Ordained Bishop Gérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Uzalis Vicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

17 Apr 69.5 Appointed Oscar Jozef Joliet † Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

69.5 Appointed Oscar Jozef Joliet † Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

45.5 Appointed Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín † Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba

45.5 Appointed Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín † Titular Bishop of Anaea Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba

29.0 Ordained Priest Joseph Thomas O’Keefe † Priest of New York, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA

18 Apr 48.6 Ordained Bishop Marian Jankowski † Titular Bishop of Diospolis in Thracia Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland

61.2 Ordained Bishop John David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. † Titular Bishop of Sertei Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

Born Joseph Nathaniel Perry Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA

Born Georges Miled Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M. Bishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)

19 Apr 70.5 Died Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Weihweifu, China

20 Apr Born Allwyn D’Silva Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

21 Apr 48.5 Installed Thomas Arthur Connolly † Coadjutor Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA

46.6 Ordained Bishop Edward Wilson Douglas † Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

22 Apr 44.3 Ordained Bishop Edward John Doody † Bishop of Armidale, Australia

59.0 Appointed Francesco Marchesani † Bishop of Chiavari, Italy

Born Emanuel Messias de Oliveira Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

23 Apr Born Ilario Antoniazzi Archbishop Emeritus of Tunis, Tunisia

24 Apr 48.7 Appointed Charles-Omer Garant † Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada

48.7 Appointed Charles-Omer Garant † Titular Bishop of Zorolus Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada

44.6 Appointed Alfred Bertram Leverman † Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

44.6 Appointed Alfred Bertram Leverman † Titular Bishop of Baris in Pisidia Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Appointed Fernando Rodríguez Morandé † Apostolic Administrator of Copiapó, Chile Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

25 Apr 23.8 Ordained Deacon Miroslav Stefan Marusyn † Deacon of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

27.7 Ordained Priest Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal † Priest of Opus Dei Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, Chile

41.6 Ordained Bishop Antonio Tedde † Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy

38.9 Ordained Bishop Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Tiddi Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria

26 Apr Born Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. † Priest of Order of Friars Preachers

27 Apr Born Dèr Raphaël Kusiélé Dabiré Bishop of Diébougou, Burkina Faso

28 Apr 49.0 Appointed Alberto Carinci † Bishop of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy

43.0 Appointed Silvio Cassulo † Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy

67.7 Appointed Ferenc Rogács † Coadjutor Bishop of Pécs, Hungary Bishop

67.7 Appointed Ferenc Rogács † Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Phrygia Bishop of Pécs, Hungary

30 Apr 62.6 Appointed Vincent Gelat † Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

62.6 Appointed Vincent Gelat † Titular Bishop of Menois Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
4 Mar	58.0	Appointed	Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in Macedonia	Bishop Emeritus of Cuttack, India
58.0	Resigned	Florencio Sanz Esparza, C.M. †	Bishop of Cuttack, India	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Edson Tasquetto (Taschetto) Damian		Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
5 Mar	44.5	Appointed	Joseph Arregui y Yparaguirre, O.P. †	Prefect of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan	Prefect Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
44.0	Ceased	Joseph Asjiro Satowaki †	Apostolic Administrator of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Nagasaki, Japan
	Born	Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P.		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
6 Mar	81.0	Died	Amedeo Casabona †	Bishop of Chiavari, Italy
43.7	Appointed	Antônio de Castro Mayer †	Coadjutor Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
43.7	Appointed	Antônio de Castro Mayer †	Titular Bishop of Priene	Bishop Emeritus of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
75.6	Died	João Batista Du Drenéuf, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Paul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph Pinier †	Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
7 Mar	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Bottino †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Palaestina	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
22.4	Solemn Vows	Lucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Rodgers †	Titular Bishop of Sebela	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Wunibald (Godehard) Talleur, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Magydus	Prelate Emeritus of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
43.9	Ordained Bishop	Peter Wang Muduo (Wang Mu-to) †	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
8 Mar	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Karel Justinus Marie Ernest Calewaert †	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
9 Mar		Born	Tommaso Cascianelli, C.P.		Bishop Emeritus of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil
	Born	Isaac Danu		Bishop Emeritus of Taungngu, Myanmar
42.2	Appointed	Sergio Guerri †	Pro-Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	Born	Luigi Martella †		Bishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
63.8	Installed	Julio Caicedo Téllez, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Cali, Colombia
10 Mar	67.3	Died	Petrus Innocentius Johannes Humbertus Verriet, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
11 Mar	75.9	Died	Charles Challiol †	Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
40.1	Appointed	François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
40.1	Appointed	François-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Tadamata	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
44.2	Appointed	Edward John Doody †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
42.0	Appointed	Joseph-Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho	Bishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
42.0	Appointed	Joseph-Delphis Des Rosiers, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Pachnemunis	Bishop Emeritus of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
62.0	Died	Bl. Frano Gjini †	Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
85.6	Died	John Jeremiah Lawler †	Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
58.5	Succeeded	William Tibertus McCarty, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Ángel Muzzolón, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Ángel Muzzolón, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Tyriaeum	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
45.4	Appointed	Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tananarive, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar
45.4	Appointed	Victor Alphonse Marie Sartre, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Archbishop Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar
43.8	Ordained Bishop	Laurent Tétrault, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Tabuda	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania
43.1	Appointed	John Thomas Toohey †	Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, Australia	Bishop
43.1	Appointed	John Thomas Toohey †	Titular Bishop of Verinopolis	Bishop of Maitland, Australia
40.8	Appointed	William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Johannesburg, South Africa	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
40.8	Appointed	William Patrick Whelan, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Legia	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
13 Mar	53.3	Appointed	Edward Celestin Daly, O.P. †	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
40.4	Appointed	John Francis Dearden †	Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
40.4	Appointed	John Francis Dearden †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
49.6	Appointed	Leo Fabian Fahey †	Coadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA
49.6	Appointed	Leo Fabian Fahey †	Titular Bishop of Ipsus	Coadjutor Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, USA
24.9	Ordained Priest	Laszlo Anthony Iranyi, Sch. P. †	Priest of Order of the Pious Schools	Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum
49.5	Appointed	Leo John Steck †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake, Utah, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
49.5	Appointed	Leo John Steck †	Titular Bishop of Ilium	Auxiliary Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
25.8	Ordained Priest	Ciceron Santa Maria Tumbocon †	Priest of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines	Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
14 Mar		Born	Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B.		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
45.7	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Girba	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
15 Mar		Born	Darío de Jesús Monsalve Mejía		Archbishop Emeritus of Cali, Colombia
74.1	Died	Tomás Muniz Pablos †	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
19 Mar	28.0	Ordained Priest	José Capmany Casamitjana †	Priest of Barcelona, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Könner, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Modra	Prelate Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
61.7	Installed	James Francis Aloysius McIntyre †	Archbishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
24.7	Ordained Priest	Georg Moser †	Priest of Rottenburg, Germany	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
21.1	Solemn Vows	Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
20 Mar	50.1	Appointed	João da Matha de Andrade e Amaral †	Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil
57.8	Appointed	Celestino Fernández y Fernández †	Auxiliary Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus
57.8	Appointed	Celestino Fernández y Fernández †	Titular Bishop of Binda	Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
43.9	Appointed	James Hagan, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Benue, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
42.9	Appointed	Hermann Westermann, S.V.D. †	Prefect of Indore, India	Bishop Emeritus of Sambalpur, India
23 Mar	59.8	Appointed	Josef Karel Matocha †	Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
26 Mar	72.4	Died	Frederico Benício de Souza e Costa, E.C.M.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Amazonas, Brazil
27 Mar	22.5	Ordained Priest	Angelo Acerbi	Priest of Pontremoli, Italy	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
29.9	Ordained Priest	Jean-François Mathieu Arrighi †	Priest of Ajaccio, France	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
23.2	Ordained Priest	Ubaldo Calabresi †	Priest of Sezze, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
25.7	Ordained Priest	Pierre Callaos †	Priest	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
22.7	Ordained Priest	Marco Cé †	Priest of Crema, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
23.2	Ordained Priest	Marcello Costalunga †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
25.0	Ordained Priest	Ireneo García Alonso †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Albacete, Spain
26.9	Ordained Priest	José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco †	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
28 Mar	41.3	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Pedro da Cunha Cintra †	Bishop of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
25.2	Ordained Priest	John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. †	Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions	Bishop Emeritus of Lodwar, Kenya
	Born	Gennaro Pascarella		Bishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy
19.0	Temporary Vows	Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz, SS.CC. †	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
29 Mar	83.6	Died	Antonio Anastasio Rossi †	Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
30 Mar		Born	Method Paul Kilaini		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania
31 Mar		Born	Gregory James Studerus		Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
1 Apr	29.7	Ordained Priest	Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng †	Priest of Hà Nội, Viet Nam	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
66.7	Appointed	Salvatore Rotolo, S.D.B. †	Prelate of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
	Born	Thomas Joseph Tobin		Bishop Emeritus of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
3 Apr	43.0	Appointed	Adelmo Cavalcante Machado †	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
43.5	Died	Gjergj Volaj †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania
4 Apr	39.4	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Czaplinski †	Titular Bishop of Faustinopolis	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
27.2	Ordained Priest	Michael Kien Samophithak †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand
24.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Mees †	Priest of Mechelen, Belgium	Apostolic Nuncio
43.1	Ordained Bishop	John Thomas Toohey †	Titular Bishop of Verinopolis	Bishop of Maitland, Australia
5 Apr	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Anton Durcovici †	Bishop of Iaşi, Romania
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Francis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cotenna	Bishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
61.0	Died	Luigi Maria Grassi, B. †	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
58.1	Appointed	Salvatore Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Satala in Armenia	Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru
58.1	Resigned	Salvatore Herrera y Pinto, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Puno, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
81.2	Died	Joseph-Omer Plante †	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
6 Apr	45.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Dal Prà †	Bishop of Terni e Narni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
52.5	Ordained Bishop	Eris Norman Michael O’Brien †	Titular Bishop of Alinda	Archbishop Emeritus of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
78.7	Died	Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru
8 Apr	43.5	Appointed	Aldo Maria Patroni, S.J. †	Bishop of Calicut, India	Bishop Emeritus
9 Apr	39.0	Appointed	Michele Alberto Arduino, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Shaoguan [Shiuchow], China	Bishop of Gerace-Locri (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy
40.4	Appointed	Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bangui, Central African Republic	Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
40.4	Appointed	Joseph Cucherousset, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in Caria	Archbishop of Bangui, Central African Republic
40.5	Appointed	John Colburn Garner †	Vicar Apostolic of Pretoria, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
40.5	Appointed	John Colburn Garner †	Titular Bishop of Tracula	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
45.3	Appointed	Frederick Hall, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
45.3	Appointed	Frederick Hall, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Alba Maritima	Bishop Emeritus of Kisumu, Kenya
55.0	Appointed	Joseph Julian Oste, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Jinzhou [Jehol], China
45.0	Appointed	John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †	Titular Bishop of Syedra	Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
45.0	Appointed	John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Queenstown, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
60.4	Appointed	Bl. János Scheffler †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
71.2	Resigned	Nicolas Stam, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kisumu, Kenya	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
13 Apr	19.9	Entered	Karl Josef Becker, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuliano Martire
	Born	Guy Harpigny		Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
14 Apr	53.8	Ordained Bishop	James Black †	Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain
49.6	Ordained Bishop	Édouard Jetté †	Titular Bishop of Tabae	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Joliette, Québec, Canada
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Michael Cornelius O’Neill †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
57.8	Ordained Bishop	Louis Joseph Reicher †	Bishop of Austin, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
26.1	Ordained Priest	Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard) Schierhoff †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Vicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
62.0	Ordained Bishop	Gérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Uzalis	Vicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
17 Apr	69.5	Appointed	Oscar Jozef Joliet †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
69.5	Appointed	Oscar Jozef Joliet †	Titular Bishop of Constantia in Arabia	Auxiliary Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
45.5	Appointed	Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba
45.5	Appointed	Alfredo Antonio Francisco Müller y San Martín †	Titular Bishop of Anaea	Bishop Emeritus of Cienfuegos-Santa Clara, Cuba
29.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph Thomas O’Keefe †	Priest of New York, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
18 Apr	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Marian Jankowski †	Titular Bishop of Diospolis in Thracia	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
61.2	Ordained Bishop	John David Hubaldus Lehman, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
	Born	Joseph Nathaniel Perry		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	Born	Georges Miled Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M.		Bishop Emeritus of Nuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite)
19 Apr	70.5	Died	Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Weihweifu, China
20 Apr		Born	Allwyn D’Silva		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
21 Apr	48.5	Installed	Thomas Arthur Connolly †	Coadjutor Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Wilson Douglas †	Bishop of Motherwell, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Edward John Doody †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
59.0	Appointed	Francesco Marchesani †	Bishop of Chiavari, Italy
	Born	Emanuel Messias de Oliveira		Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23 Apr		Born	Ilario Antoniazzi		Archbishop Emeritus of Tunis, Tunisia
24 Apr	48.7	Appointed	Charles-Omer Garant †	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
48.7	Appointed	Charles-Omer Garant †	Titular Bishop of Zorolus	Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
44.6	Appointed	Alfred Bertram Leverman †	Auxiliary Bishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
44.6	Appointed	Alfred Bertram Leverman †	Titular Bishop of Baris in Pisidia	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
	Appointed	Fernando Rodríguez Morandé †	Apostolic Administrator of Copiapó, Chile	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
25 Apr	23.8	Ordained Deacon	Miroslav Stefan Marusyn †	Deacon of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
27.7	Ordained Priest	Adolfo Rodríguez Vidal †	Priest of Opus Dei	Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, Chile
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Tedde †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
38.9	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Brendan Whelan, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Tiddi	Bishop Emeritus of Owerri, Nigeria
26 Apr		Born	Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. †		Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
27 Apr		Born	Dèr Raphaël Kusiélé Dabiré		Bishop of Diébougou, Burkina Faso
28 Apr	49.0	Appointed	Alberto Carinci †	Bishop of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy
43.0	Appointed	Silvio Cassulo †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
67.7	Appointed	Ferenc Rogács †	Coadjutor Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Bishop
67.7	Appointed	Ferenc Rogács †	Titular Bishop of Sebaste in Phrygia	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
30 Apr	62.6	Appointed	Vincent Gelat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
62.6	Appointed	Vincent Gelat †	Titular Bishop of Menois	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

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