The Year of Our Lord 1967

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Apr 41.4 Ordained Bishop Anthyme Bayala † Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

80.5 Died Émile-Arsène Blanchet † Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié, France

78.3 Appointed Aurelio del Pino Gómez † Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain

78.3 Retired Aurelio del Pino Gómez † Bishop of Lérida, Spain Bishop Emeritus

24.8 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Lazzarotto Priest of Padova {Padua}, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

27.0 Ordained Priest Denis James Madden Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

40.8 Appointed Francis John Spence † Auxiliary Bishop of Canada, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

40.8 Appointed Francis John Spence † Titular Bishop of Nova Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

2 Apr 44.6 Ordained Bishop Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Africa Bishop Emeritus of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil

49.3 Appointed Roberto Carniello † Auxiliary Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy Bishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy

49.3 Appointed Roberto Carniello † Titular Bishop of Martanae Tudertinorum Bishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy

24.2 Ordained Priest Pál Reizer † Priest of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania Bishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania

3 Apr 47.6 Ordained Bishop Joseph Vincent Sullivan † Titular Bishop of Thagamuta Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

4 Apr Born Moses Chikwe Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria

36.3 Appointed Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos † Bishop of Butuan, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines

5 Apr 80.8 Appointed Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. † Titular Archbishop of Sinna Archbishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia

80.8 Retired Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. † Archbishop of La Paz, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus

6 Apr Born Jorge Cuapio Bautista Bishop of Iztapalapa, México, México

7 Apr 52.9 Appointed Emilio Benavent Escuín † Bishop of Málaga, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military

61.8 Appointed Francesco Carpino † Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

83.6 Retired Fernando Cento † Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus

80.7 Died André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. † Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China

68.0 Appointed Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto † Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus

Born Robert Mark Pipta Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA

60.6 Appointed Dino Staffa † Pro-Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Prefect

61.4 Appointed Jean-Marie Villot † Prefect of the Congregation of the Council Cardinal, Secretary of State

8 Apr 66.4 Appointed Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Macomades Prelate Emeritus of Chota, Peru

40.3 Appointed James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga Prelate Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru

51.8 Appointed Giuseppe Carata † Titular Bishop of Cannae Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

62.4 Appointed Mario De Santis † Auxiliary Bishop of Troia, Italy

62.4 Appointed Mario De Santis † Titular Bishop of Heraclea Auxiliary Bishop of Troia, Italy

62.4 Appointed Mario De Santis † Auxiliary Bishop of Bovino, Italy Auxiliary Bishop of Troia, Italy

46.2 Appointed Redento Maria Gauci, O. Carm. † Titular Bishop of Ida in Mauretania Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru

54.3 Appointed Jean Hengen † Coadjutor Bishop of Luxembourg Archbishop Emeritus of Luxembourg

54.3 Appointed Jean Hengen † Titular Bishop of Calama Archbishop Emeritus of Luxembourg

41.3 Appointed Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. † Titular Bishop of Saia Maior Bishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru

59.4 Appointed Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. † Titular Bishop of Bararus Prelate Emeritus of Huamachuco, Peru

79.2 Died Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas † Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

54.1 Appointed Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P. † Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy

9 Apr 38.1 Ordained Bishop Nikol Joseph Cauchi † Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti Bishop Emeritus of Gozo, Malta

Born Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J. Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Born Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp. Bishop of Banjul, Gambia

50.0 Ordained Bishop Ioseph (Songolo) Mulolwa † Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

58.3 Installed José del Carmen Valle Gallardo † Bishop of Iquique, Chile Bishop Emeritus

10 Apr 42.4 Appointed Severin Pernek † Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

11 Apr 53.5 Appointed Francesco Amadio † Auxiliary Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy

53.5 Appointed Francesco Amadio † Titular Bishop of Forconium Bishop Emeritus of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy

Born Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

13 Apr 54.1 Appointed Thomas Vincent Cahill † Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia

46.2 Appointed Jean-Berchmans-Marcel-Yves-Marie-Bernard Chabbert, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France

46.2 Appointed Jean-Berchmans-Marcel-Yves-Marie-Bernard Chabbert, O.F.M. † Titular Archbishop of Quaestoriana Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France

56.5 Appointed José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. † Titular Archbishop of Capra Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil

56.5 Resigned José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. † Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil

51.6 Resigned Aloysius Joseph Dettmer, S.C.I. † Prefect of De Aar, South Africa Prefect Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Justin Diraviam † Archbishop of Madurai, India Archbishop Emeritus

53.6 Appointed Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I. † Bishop of De Aar, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

46.9 Appointed Luigi Dusio, C.M. † Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar

51.5 Appointed Alfred Fernández † Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India

34.6 Appointed Eugène Kabanga Songasonga † Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

53.1 Appointed James Robert Knox † Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

46.3 Ordained Bishop Michel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P. † Bishop of Nakhorn-Sawan, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

77.2 Appointed Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Izirzada Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India

77.2 Retired Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. † Archbishop of Madurai, India Archbishop Emeritus

43.0 Appointed Gregorius Manteiro, S.V.D. † Bishop of Kupang, Indonesia Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia

54.4 Appointed Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop of Manado, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Appointed Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Choba Bishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia

37.8 Appointed Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho

38.9 Appointed François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận † Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

38.0 Appointed Bonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Hyderabad in Pakistan Bishop Emeritus

76.8 Appointed Justin Daniel Simonds † Titular Archbishop of Libertina Archbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia

76.8 Retired Justin Daniel Simonds † Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

Born Marek Solarczyk Bishop of Radom, Poland

62.6 Selected Bernhard Stein † Bishop of Trier, Germany Bishop Emeritus

39.6 Appointed Albert Joseph Tsiahoana † Archbishop of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar

61.9 Appointed Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp. † Titular Archbishop of Gummi in Byzacena Archbishop Emeritus of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar

61.9 Resigned Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar Archbishop Emeritus

14 Apr 46.5 Ordained Bishop James Aloysius Hickey † Titular Bishop of Taraqua Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA

15 Apr 53.4 Appointed Jean-Marie-Clément Badré † Bishop of France, Military Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

Born Morqos Thomas Esam William Bolos Faragalla Bishop of Al Qusia (Coptic), Egypt

43.5 Appointed Américo Henriques † Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Nova Lisboa, Angola

58.5 Appointed Aníbal Muñoz Duque † Apostolic Administrator of Bogotá, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.2 Resigned Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot † Bishop of France, Military Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France

16 Apr 67.9 Died René Marie Graffin, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon

18 Apr 47.2 Installed Pedro Bantigue y Natividad † Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Installed John Anthony Donovan † Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus

Born Dennis Cabanada Villarojo Bishop of Malolos, Philippines

19 Apr Born Tarcisio Pusma Ibáñez Priest of Chulucanas, Peru

20 Apr 48.6 Appointed Ambrose Valerian Hayden † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Priest

48.6 Appointed Ambrose Valerian Hayden † Titular Bishop of Lamsorti Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

51.0 Appointed Rubén Isaza Restrepo † Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

21 Apr 50.2 Ordained Bishop Edwin Bernard Broderick † Titular Bishop of Thizica Bishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA

Born Marcos Antônio Tavoni Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil

43.3 Appointed Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto † Bishop of Nampula, Mozambique Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique

22 Apr 28.9 Ordained Priest Osvino José Both Priest of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Brazil, Military

48.4 Appointed Maffeo Giovanni Ducoli † Auxiliary Bishop of Verona, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Belluno-Feltre, Italy

48.4 Appointed Maffeo Giovanni Ducoli † Titular Bishop of Fidenae Bishop Emeritus of Belluno-Feltre, Italy

52.1 Appointed Aldo Gobbi † Auxiliary Bishop of Imola, Italy

52.1 Appointed Aldo Gobbi † Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum Auxiliary Bishop of Imola, Italy

23 Apr 46.4 Ordained Bishop Robert-Joseph Coffy † Bishop of Gap, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France

53.9 Ordained Bishop Marcelo Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Mibiarca Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras

24 Apr 82.8 Died Enrico Dante † Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites

41.5 Appointed José Freire Falcão † Coadjutor Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

41.5 Appointed José Freire Falcão † Titular Bishop of Vardimissa Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

69.4 Died Thaddée Anselme Lê Hữu Từ, O. Cist. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam

25 Apr 46.7 Appointed Pedro Boxler † Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Installed Francis Joseph Klein † Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

62.6 Confirmed Bernhard Stein † Bishop of Trier, Germany Bishop Emeritus

26 Apr Born Andrew Jagaye Karnley Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia

27 Apr 56.8 Appointed José de Jesús Garcia Ayala † Bishop of Campeche, México Bishop Emeritus

25.6 Ordained Priest Gerald Frederick Kicanas Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA

28 Apr 82.8 Died Édouard Bresson, S.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania)

62.6 Appointed Virginio Dondeo † Apostolic Administrator of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy Bishop of Orvieto, Italy

39.3 Appointed Joseph Adolphe Proulx † Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada

29 Apr 25.3 Ordained Priest Stephen Edward Blaire † Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA

25.6 Ordained Priest George Patrick Ziemann † Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa (in California), USA

30 Apr 46.3 Ordained Bishop Redento Maria Gauci, O. Carm. † Titular Bishop of Ida in Mauretania Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru

38.5 Ordained Bishop José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Carmona e São Salvador, Angola Bishop Emeritus of Uije, Angola

48.2 Ordained Bishop Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez † Titular Bishop of Rusticiana Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela

61.0 Appointed Orazio Semeraro † Coadjutor Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus

61.0 Appointed Orazio Semeraro † Titular Archbishop of Falerii Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy

39.3 Ordained Bishop Jesus Yu Varela † Titular Bishop of Tatilti Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Apr	41.4	Ordained Bishop	Anthyme Bayala †	Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
80.5	Died	Émile-Arsène Blanchet †	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié, France
78.3	Appointed	Aurelio del Pino Gómez †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus	Bishop Emeritus of Lérida, Spain
78.3	Retired	Aurelio del Pino Gómez †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
24.8	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Lazzarotto	Priest of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
27.0	Ordained Priest	Denis James Madden	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
40.8	Appointed	Francis John Spence †	Auxiliary Bishop of Canada, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
40.8	Appointed	Francis John Spence †	Titular Bishop of Nova	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
2 Apr	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Balsas, Maranhão, Brazil
49.3	Appointed	Roberto Carniello †	Auxiliary Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy
49.3	Appointed	Roberto Carniello †	Titular Bishop of Martanae Tudertinorum	Bishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy
24.2	Ordained Priest	Pál Reizer †	Priest of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania	Bishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
3 Apr	47.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Vincent Sullivan †	Titular Bishop of Thagamuta	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
4 Apr		Born	Moses Chikwe		Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri, Nigeria
36.3	Appointed	Carmelo Dominador Flores Morelos †	Bishop of Butuan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines
5 Apr	80.8	Appointed	Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. †	Titular Archbishop of Sinna	Archbishop Emeritus of La Paz, Bolivia
80.8	Retired	Abel Isidoro Antezana y Rojas, C.M.F. †	Archbishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Apr		Born	Jorge Cuapio Bautista		Bishop of Iztapalapa, México, México
7 Apr	52.9	Appointed	Emilio Benavent Escuín †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
61.8	Appointed	Francesco Carpino †	Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
83.6	Retired	Fernando Cento †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
80.7	Died	André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
68.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Ferretto †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
	Born	Robert Mark Pipta		Bishop of Parma (Ruthenian), Ohio, USA
60.6	Appointed	Dino Staffa †	Pro-Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Prefect
61.4	Appointed	Jean-Marie Villot †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Council	Cardinal, Secretary of State
8 Apr	66.4	Appointed	Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Macomades	Prelate Emeritus of Chota, Peru
40.3	Appointed	James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga	Prelate Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
51.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Carata †	Titular Bishop of Cannae	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
62.4	Appointed	Mario De Santis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Troia, Italy
62.4	Appointed	Mario De Santis †	Titular Bishop of Heraclea	Auxiliary Bishop of Troia, Italy
62.4	Appointed	Mario De Santis †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Troia, Italy
46.2	Appointed	Redento Maria Gauci, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Ida in Mauretania	Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru
54.3	Appointed	Jean Hengen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Luxembourg	Archbishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
54.3	Appointed	Jean Hengen †	Titular Bishop of Calama	Archbishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
41.3	Appointed	Juan Conway McNabb, O.S.A. †	Titular Bishop of Saia Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Chulucanas, Peru
59.4	Appointed	Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. †	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Prelate Emeritus of Huamachuco, Peru
79.2	Died	Marcolino Esmeraldo de Souza Dantas †	Archbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
54.1	Appointed	Angelo Raimondo Verardo, O.P. †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy
9 Apr	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Nikol Joseph Cauchi †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti	Bishop Emeritus of Gozo, Malta
	Born	Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J.		Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	Born	Gabriel Mendy, C.S.Sp.		Bishop of Banjul, Gambia
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Ioseph (Songolo) Mulolwa †	Bishop of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
58.3	Installed	José del Carmen Valle Gallardo †	Bishop of Iquique, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
10 Apr	42.4	Appointed	Severin Pernek †	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
11 Apr	53.5	Appointed	Francesco Amadio †	Auxiliary Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy
53.5	Appointed	Francesco Amadio †	Titular Bishop of Forconium	Bishop Emeritus of Rieti (-S. Salvatore Maggiore), Italy
	Born	Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto		Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
13 Apr	54.1	Appointed	Thomas Vincent Cahill †	Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
46.2	Appointed	Jean-Berchmans-Marcel-Yves-Marie-Bernard Chabbert, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco	Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France
46.2	Appointed	Jean-Berchmans-Marcel-Yves-Marie-Bernard Chabbert, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Quaestoriana	Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France
56.5	Appointed	José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Capra	Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil
56.5	Resigned	José Floriberto Cornelis, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil
51.6	Resigned	Aloysius Joseph Dettmer, S.C.I. †	Prefect of De Aar, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Justin Diraviam †	Archbishop of Madurai, India	Archbishop Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	Joseph Anthony De Palma, S.C.I. †	Bishop of De Aar, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
46.9	Appointed	Luigi Dusio, C.M. †	Bishop of Ihosy, Madagascar
51.5	Appointed	Alfred Fernández †	Bishop of Simla and Chandigarh, India	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
34.6	Appointed	Eugène Kabanga Songasonga †	Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
53.1	Appointed	James Robert Knox †	Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Michel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Nakhorn-Sawan, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
77.2	Appointed	Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Izirzada	Archbishop Emeritus of Madurai, India
77.2	Retired	Jean Pierre Leonard, S.J. †	Archbishop of Madurai, India	Archbishop Emeritus
43.0	Appointed	Gregorius Manteiro, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Kupang, Indonesia	Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia
54.4	Appointed	Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manado, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Appointed	Theodorus Hubertus Moors, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Choba	Bishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia
37.8	Appointed	Alfonso Liguori Morapeli, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Maseru, Lesotho
38.9	Appointed	François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận †	Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
38.0	Appointed	Bonaventure Patrick Paul, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Hyderabad in Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
76.8	Appointed	Justin Daniel Simonds †	Titular Archbishop of Libertina	Archbishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
76.8	Retired	Justin Daniel Simonds †	Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Marek Solarczyk		Bishop of Radom, Poland
62.6	Selected	Bernhard Stein †	Bishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
39.6	Appointed	Albert Joseph Tsiahoana †	Archbishop of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar
61.9	Appointed	Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Archbishop of Gummi in Byzacena	Archbishop Emeritus of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar
61.9	Resigned	Edmond-Marie-Jean Wolff, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Apr	46.5	Ordained Bishop	James Aloysius Hickey †	Titular Bishop of Taraqua	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
15 Apr	53.4	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Clément Badré †	Bishop of France, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
	Born	Morqos Thomas Esam William Bolos Faragalla		Bishop of Al Qusia (Coptic), Egypt
43.5	Appointed	Américo Henriques †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Lisboa, Angola
58.5	Appointed	Aníbal Muñoz Duque †	Apostolic Administrator of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.2	Resigned	Pierre Marie Joseph Veuillot †	Bishop of France, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
16 Apr	67.9	Died	René Marie Graffin, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
18 Apr	47.2	Installed	Pedro Bantigue y Natividad †	Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Installed	John Anthony Donovan †	Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Dennis Cabanada Villarojo		Bishop of Malolos, Philippines
19 Apr		Born	Tarcisio Pusma Ibáñez		Priest of Chulucanas, Peru
20 Apr	48.6	Appointed	Ambrose Valerian Hayden †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA	Priest
48.6	Appointed	Ambrose Valerian Hayden †	Titular Bishop of Lamsorti	Priest of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
51.0	Appointed	Rubén Isaza Restrepo †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cartagena, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Apr	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Edwin Bernard Broderick †	Titular Bishop of Thizica	Bishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA
	Born	Marcos Antônio Tavoni		Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
43.3	Appointed	Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto †	Bishop of Nampula, Mozambique	Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
22 Apr	28.9	Ordained Priest	Osvino José Both	Priest of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Brazil, Military
48.4	Appointed	Maffeo Giovanni Ducoli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Verona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
48.4	Appointed	Maffeo Giovanni Ducoli †	Titular Bishop of Fidenae	Bishop Emeritus of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
52.1	Appointed	Aldo Gobbi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Imola, Italy
52.1	Appointed	Aldo Gobbi †	Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum	Auxiliary Bishop of Imola, Italy
23 Apr	46.4	Ordained Bishop	Robert-Joseph Coffy †	Bishop of Gap, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Marcelo Gérin y Boulay, P.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Mibiarca	Bishop Emeritus of Choluteca, Honduras
24 Apr	82.8	Died	Enrico Dante †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
41.5	Appointed	José Freire Falcão †	Coadjutor Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
41.5	Appointed	José Freire Falcão †	Titular Bishop of Vardimissa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
69.4	Died	Thaddée Anselme Lê Hữu Từ, O. Cist. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam
25 Apr	46.7	Appointed	Pedro Boxler †	Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Installed	Francis Joseph Klein †	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
62.6	Confirmed	Bernhard Stein †	Bishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
26 Apr		Born	Andrew Jagaye Karnley		Bishop of Cape Palmas, Liberia
27 Apr	56.8	Appointed	José de Jesús Garcia Ayala †	Bishop of Campeche, México	Bishop Emeritus
25.6	Ordained Priest	Gerald Frederick Kicanas	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
28 Apr	82.8	Died	Édouard Bresson, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia), Pacific (Oceania)
62.6	Appointed	Virginio Dondeo †	Apostolic Administrator of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy	Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
39.3	Appointed	Joseph Adolphe Proulx †	Bishop of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
29 Apr	25.3	Ordained Priest	Stephen Edward Blaire †	Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Stockton, California, USA
25.6	Ordained Priest	George Patrick Ziemann †	Priest of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
30 Apr	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Redento Maria Gauci, O. Carm. †	Titular Bishop of Ida in Mauretania	Prelate Emeritus of Chuquibamba, Peru
38.5	Ordained Bishop	José Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Carmona e São Salvador, Angola	Bishop Emeritus of Uije, Angola
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Angel Adolfo Polachini Rodriguez †	Titular Bishop of Rusticiana	Bishop Emeritus of Guanare, Venezuela
61.0	Appointed	Orazio Semeraro †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
61.0	Appointed	Orazio Semeraro †	Titular Archbishop of Falerii	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
39.3	Ordained Bishop	Jesus Yu Varela †	Titular Bishop of Tatilti	Bishop Emeritus of Sorsogon, Philippines

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