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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Apr60.4ResignedGustave-André-Ferdinand Raballand, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, CambodiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Apr49.9Ordained BishopJacinto (Giacinto) Eccher, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of GarrianaPrelate Emeritus of Aiquile, Bolivia
BornBernardin Francis MfumbusaBishop of Kondoa, Tanzania
49.0Ordained BishopJan Wladyslaw ObląkTitular Bishop of Abbir MaiusBishop Emeritus of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
44.5Ordained BishopHenri Véniat, S.J. †Bishop of Fort-Archambault, ChadBishop Emeritus of Sarh, Chad
2 Apr50.4AppointedNicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †Auxiliary Bishop of Ndola, ZambiaBishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
50.4AppointedNicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Bishop of AdramyttiumBishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
69.0DiedJoseph Michael GilmoreBishop of Helena, Montana, USA
45.3AppointedGilbert Ramanantoanina, S.J. †Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
50.7AppointedGabriel Willem Sillekens, C.P. †Bishop of Ketapang, IndonesiaBishop Emeritus
77.7AppointedXavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of OdessusArchbishop Emeritus of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
77.7RetiredXavier Ferdinand J. Thoyer, S.J. †Archbishop of Fianarantsoa, MadagascarArchbishop Emeritus
63.8AppointedGiacomo ViolardoSecretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon LawCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
3 Apr74.5DiedFrancisco Gomez de Santiago, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hai Phòng, Viet Nam
60.0InstalledJoseph Thomas McGuckenArchbishop of San Francisco, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus
4 Apr BornFernando Bascopé Müller, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
BornRafael Alfonso Escudero López-BreaPrelate of Moyobamba, Peru
52.5AppointedAndrea PangrazioArchbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy
5 Apr70.1AppointedJoaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. †Titular Archbishop of GypsariaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
76.5AppointedAntonio BacciTitular Archbishop of Colonia in CappadociaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio
80.8AppointedAugustin Bea, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Germania in NumidiaCardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
82.4AppointedFrancesco BracciTitular Archbishop of IdassaCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
74.9AppointedMichael David Browne, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of IdebessusCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
59.9AppointedJules Victor DaemBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}, BelgiumBishop Emeritus
77.8DiedLaurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
77.7AppointedAlberto di JorioTitular Archbishop of Castra NovaCardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
63.0DiedAlfred Joseph GummerBishop of Geraldton, Australia
78.1AppointedWilliam Theodore HeardTitular Bishop of Feradi MaiusCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
79.4AppointedAndré-Damien-Ferdinand JullienTitular Bishop of CoroneCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
74.3AppointedArcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in IsauriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
46.7Ordained BishopLeo Thomas MaherBishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USABishop Emeritus of San Diego, California, USA
89.8AppointedFrancesco MoranoTitular Archbishop of FallabaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
71.4AppointedAlfredo OttavianiTitular Archbishop of BerrhoeaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
72.7AppointedFrancesco RobertiTitular Archbishop of ColumnataCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
6 Apr77.0DiedAimable ChassaigneBishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
BornOtair NicolettiBishop of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
7 Apr44.7AppointedManuel Augusto CárdenasAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites
44.7AppointedManuel Augusto CárdenasTitular Bishop of AulonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites
55.9AppointedJorge Carlos CarrerasAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina
55.9AppointedJorge Carlos CarrerasTitular Bishop of CampaniaBishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina
26.7Ordained PriestLuis Morgan (Aloysius) CaseyPriest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USAVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
23.7Ordained PriestAnnetto DepasqualePriest of MaltaAuxiliary Bishop
BornPrasad GallelaBishop Emeritus of Cuddapah, India
23.1Ordained PriestDinualdo Destajo GutierrezPriest of Capiz, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Marbel, Philippines
23.2Ordained PriestVicente Macanan NavarraPriest of Capiz, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus of Bacolod, Philippines
47.4AppointedErnesto SeguraAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
47.4AppointedErnesto SeguraTitular Bishop of CarpiAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
44.3AppointedIgnatius Jerome StreckerBishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Kansas City in Kansas, USA
25.7Ordained PriestDonald Walter TrautmanPriest of Buffalo, New York, USABishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
8 Apr28.5Ordained PriestFrancis Némé BaïssariPriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Joubbé, Sarba e Jounieh (Maronite), Lebanon
26.5Ordained PriestAndré Louis FortPriest of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), FranceBishop Emeritus of Orléans, France
28.2Ordained DeaconJoachim MeisnerDeacon of Erfurt-Meiningen, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
31.2Ordained PriestMario Epifanio Abdallah MgulundePriest of Iringa, TanzaniaArchbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
38.6Ordained BishopAntonio QuarracinoBishop of Nueve de Julio, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
45.2InstalledGiuseppe VairoBishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
9 Apr62.2DiedEmilio Antonio di PasquoBishop of Avellaneda, Argentina
BornJuan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
10 Apr41.2AppointedJoseph Paul Barnabé Perrot, M. Afr. †Superior of San, MaliBishop Emeritus of San, Mali
11 Apr52.6Ordained BishopGérard-Maurice-Eugène HuygheBishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), FranceBishop Emeritus
BornClaude LamoureuxBishop of Gaspé, Québec, Canada
12 Apr47.4AppointedCornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. †Prelate of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, BrazilBishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
47.4AppointedCornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. †Titular Bishop of AegaeBishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
39.7AppointedHenricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †Prelate of San Jose de Antique, PhilippinesPrelate Emeritus
39.7AppointedHenricus Cornelius de Wit, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of AmisusPrelate Emeritus of San Jose de Antique, Philippines
24.4Ordained DeaconRobert Mikhail MoskalDeacon of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
BornLéon WagenerAuxiliary Bishop of Luxembourg
13 Apr BornFirmino DavidBishop of Sumbe, Angola
59.7DiedAntônio Julio Maria Mattioli, O.S.M. †Prelate of Acre e Purus, Acre, Brazil
BornJohn Baptist Tan YanquanBishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
14 Apr45.8AppointedAdalberto Almeida y MerinoBishop of Zacatecas, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México
44.5AppointedJosé d’Angelo NetoArchbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
55.8AppointedAlexandre Gonçalves do AmaralArchbishop of Uberaba, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
62.6AppointedCarlo LivraghiTitular Bishop of ThagoraBishop Emeritus of Veroli-Frosinone, Italy
62.6ResignedCarlo LivraghiBishop of Veroli-Frosinone, ItalyBishop Emeritus
29.3Ordained PriestPierre Jean Marie Marcel MolèresPriest of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
43.6AppointedGeraldo María de Morais PenidoArchbishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.1AppointedEduard SchickAuxiliary Bishop of Fulda, GermanyBishop Emeritus
56.1AppointedEduard SchickTitular Bishop of AradiBishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
BornAnselm Umoren, M.S.P.N.Auxiliary Bishop of Abuja, Nigeria
81.2RetiredEliseu Van de Weijer, O. Carm. †Prelate of Paracatu, BrazilPrelate Emeritus
15 Apr56.3InstalledMarcel-François Joseph Marie Lefebvre, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Tulle, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornDaniel Henry MueggenborgBishop of Reno, Nevada, USA
16 Apr44.1AppointedDanilo Catarzi, S.X. †Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
53.0AppointedJohn Shojiro ItoBishop of Niigata, JapanBishop Emeritus
53.2AppointedWilliam Francis Kupfer, M.M. †Bishop of Taichung, TaiwanBishop Emeritus
75.0AppointedPeter Magoshiro MatsuokaBishop of Nagoya, JapanBishop Emeritus
66.5AppointedThomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching)Apostolic Administrator of Kiayi, TaiwanBishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
41.3AppointedLambertus Johannes van Heygen, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Doumé-Abong’ Mbang, CameroonArchbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon
17 Apr BornEdivalter AndradeBishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
71.1DiedGrégoire Georges Camille HindiéArchbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
18 Apr50.8AppointedOttavio De LivaTitular Archbishop of Heliopolis in PhoeniciaApostolic Internuncio to Indonesia
50.8AppointedOttavio De LivaApostolic Internuncio to Indonesia
49.0AppointedAntonio del GiudiceTitular Archbishop of Hierapolis in SyriaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq
49.0AppointedAntonio del GiudiceApostolic Delegate to KoreaApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq
54.3AppointedGiuseppe LenottiBishop of Foggia, ItalyArchbishop of Foggia, Italy
49.6AppointedGiovanni ProniBishop of Termoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
23.4Ordained PriestSigitas Tamkevičius, S.J.Priest of Kaunas, LithuaniaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
19 Apr70.1Ordained BishopJoaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. †Titular Archbishop of GypsariaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
76.6Ordained BishopAntonio BacciTitular Archbishop of Colonia in CappadociaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio
76.6ResignedAntonio BacciTitular Archbishop of Colonia in CappadociaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eugenio
80.8Ordained BishopAugustin Bea, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Germania in NumidiaCardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
80.8ResignedAugustin Bea, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Germania in NumidiaCardinal, President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity
82.4Ordained BishopFrancesco BracciTitular Archbishop of IdassaCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
82.4ResignedFrancesco BracciTitular Archbishop of IdassaCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
74.9Ordained BishopMichael David Browne, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of IdebessusCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
74.9ResignedMichael David Browne, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of IdebessusCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
77.7Ordained BishopAlberto di JorioTitular Archbishop of Castra NovaCardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
77.7ResignedAlberto di JorioTitular Archbishop of Castra NovaCardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
78.1Ordained BishopWilliam Theodore HeardTitular Bishop of Feradi MaiusCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
78.1ResignedWilliam Theodore HeardTitular Bishop of Feradi MaiusCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
79.4Ordained BishopAndré-Damien-Ferdinand JullienTitular Bishop of CoroneCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
79.4ResignedAndré-Damien-Ferdinand JullienTitular Bishop of CoroneCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
74.4Ordained BishopArcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in IsauriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
74.4ResignedArcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in IsauriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
89.8Ordained BishopFrancesco MoranoTitular Archbishop of FallabaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
89.8ResignedFrancesco MoranoTitular Archbishop of FallabaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano
71.4Ordained BishopAlfredo OttavianiTitular Archbishop of BerrhoeaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
71.4ResignedAlfredo OttavianiTitular Archbishop of BerrhoeaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
72.7Ordained BishopFrancesco RobertiTitular Archbishop of ColumnataCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
72.7ResignedFrancesco RobertiTitular Archbishop of ColumnataCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
20 Apr70.1ResignedJoaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. †Titular Archbishop of GypsariaCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
21 Apr BornPaul AlappattBishop of Ramanathapuram (Syro-Malabar), India
BornDenis Jean-Marie JachietBishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
22 Apr BornJuan Manuel Cuá AjacumBishop of Quiché, Guatemala
24.0Ordained PriestAmancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. †Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
25.6Ordained PriestThomas Vincent Greenan, S.P.S.Priest of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign MissionsSuperior Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria
23 Apr27.1Ordained PriestLuis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. †Priest of Society of MaryArchbishop Emeritus of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
24 Apr49.4DiedLuis do Amaral MousinhoArchbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.0AppointedMaurits Gerard De KeyzerAuxiliary Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}, BelgiumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.0AppointedMaurits Gerard De KeyzerTitular Bishop of TinumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
56.8InstalledHugh Aloysius DonohoeBishop of Stockton, California, USABishop Emeritus of Fresno, California, USA
25 AprBornJoseph Befe AtebaBishop of Kribi, Cameroon
30.1Solemn VowsMarco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorApostolic Nuncio
57.0Ordained BishopJoseph William Regan, M.M. †Titular Bishop of IsindaPrelate Emeritus of Tagum, Philippines
29.0Ordained PriestAlvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.Ss.R.Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Carreño, Colombia
26 Apr42.7AppointedJosé Gabriel Calderón ContrerasBishop of Cartago, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
43.6Ordained BishopMichel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. †Titular Bishop of AugurusBishop Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
51.9AppointedBrian Charles FoleyBishop of Lancaster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
48.9AppointedWilliam Eric GrasarBishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
40.8AppointedRaúl Zambrano CamaderBishop of Facatativá, Colombia
27 Apr61.6AppointedEmilio GuanoBishop of Livorno, Italy
28 Apr41.9Ordained BishopJean Bassoul, B.S. †Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), SyriaArchbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
60.2InstalledFloyd Lawrence BeginBishop of Oakland, California, USA
61.4InstalledLeo BinzArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
31.5Ordained PriestMathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. †Priest of Vijayawada, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India
57.5AppointedMaximilien de FürstenbergApostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
64.8AppointedAntonio RiberiApostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
29 Apr76.3Died Antonio Eustaquio Aguirrebeitia y Arriaga, O.C.D. †Prefect Emeritus of Urabá, Colombia
BornStephan BurgerArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
44.7Ordained BishopManuel Augusto CárdenasTitular Bishop of AulonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites
55.9Ordained BishopJorge Carlos CarrerasTitular Bishop of CampaniaBishop Emeritus of San Justo, Argentina
53.5Ordained BishopLuis Franco Cascón, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, SpainBishop Emeritus
25.3Ordained PriestFragkískos Papamanólis, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop Emeritus of Syros (e Milos), Greece
89.2DiedGiuseppe PetrelliApostolic Nuncio
27.9Ordained PriestHermann Raich, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordBishop Emeritus of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
47.5Ordained BishopErnesto SeguraTitular Bishop of CarpiAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
29.4Ordained PriestRaphaël Marie ZePriestBishop Emeritus of Sangmélima, Cameroon
30 Apr63.7AppointedÉdouard JettéApostolic Administrator of Joliette, Québec, CanadaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
25.8Ordained PriestGeorge Hugh NiederauerPriest of Los Angeles, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
46.6AppointedJacques-Julien-Émile PatriaAuxiliary Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), FranceBishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
46.6AppointedJacques-Julien-Émile PatriaTitular Bishop of UthinaBishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
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