The Year of Our Lord 1981

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 76.9 Died Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia

65.3 Ordained Bishop Innocent Hilarion Lotocky, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Ordained Bishop Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota † Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México Bishop Emeritus

56.4 Ordained Bishop Stephen Sulyk † Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Archbishop Emeritus

53.7 Ordained Bishop Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Cellae in Proconsulari Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru

5 Mar 68.1 Appointed Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. † Bishop of Rio Negro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil

66.3 Appointed Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. † Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil

61.2 Appointed Milton Corrêa Pereira † Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

65.9 Appointed José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

25.8 Ordained Priest José Rafael Quirós Quirós Priest of San José de Costa Rica Archbishop

6 Mar 58.1 Appointed Edward Henryk Materski † Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland

7 Mar 69.5 Died Peter Birch † Bishop of Ossory, Ireland

56.1 Appointed Francesco Colasuonno † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

47.6 Appointed Francesco De Nittis † Titular Archbishop of Tunes Apostolic Nuncio

47.6 Appointed Francesco De Nittis † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea Apostolic Nuncio

47.6 Appointed Francesco De Nittis † Apostolic Delegate to Solomon Islands Apostolic Nuncio

57.2 Appointed Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. † Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador Archbishop Emeritus

81.8 Died Johannes Pohlschneider † Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany

53.5 Appointed Edoardo Rovida Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva Apostolic Nuncio

8 Mar 71.9 Died Miguel Garcia Franco † Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México

42.5 Installed Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

29.1 Ordained Priest Peter Hla Priest of Taunggyi, Myanmar Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar

9 Mar 86.0 Died Norberto Forero y García † Bishop Emeritus of Santa Marta, Colombia

62.8 Installed Salvador Lazo Lazo † Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

12 Mar 54.4 Appointed Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger † Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

14 Mar 59.6 Installed Lucas Luis Dónnelly Carey, O. de M. † Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

27.4 Ordained Priest José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil

15 Mar 45.7 Appointed Jorge Tobias de Freitas Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil

54.7 Appointed Hildebrando Mendes Costa Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil

54.7 Appointed Hildebrando Mendes Costa Titular Bishop of Arindela Bishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil

54.6 Ordained Bishop Antonio Nuzzi † Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy

16 Mar 77.6 Died Alberto Clerici, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict

48.6 Appointed Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. † Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

48.6 Appointed Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Selia Bishop Emeritus of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

17 Mar 85.2 Died Antonio Santin † Bishop Emeritus of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy

18 Mar 49.6 Installed Roland Pierre DuMaine † Bishop of San Jose in California, USA Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 26.3 Ordained Priest Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil Priest Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

52.7 Ordained Bishop Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola † Titular Bishop of Bilta Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil

48.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Keith Symons Titular Bishop of Sigus Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA

23.9 Solemn Vows Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique

20 Mar 61.7 Installed Manuel Guirao † Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Succeeded José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. † Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

71.3 Resigned José Melhado Campos † Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

76.1 Retired Maurice Roy † Archbishop of Québec, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

50.3 Appointed Jude Saint-Antoine † Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.3 Appointed Jude Saint-Antoine † Titular Bishop of Scardona Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

62.3 Appointed Gérard Tremblay, P.S.S. † Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.3 Appointed Gérard Tremblay, P.S.S. † Titular Bishop of Trisipa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

69.1 Appointed Louis-Albert Vachon † Archbishop of Québec, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

21 Mar 28.4 Ordained Priest Michael Gorō Matsuura Priest Bishop of Nagoya, Japan

22 Mar 58.1 Installed Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano † Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

89.9 Died Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela

54.0 Ordained Bishop Paul Lokiru Kalanda † Bishop of Moroto, Uganda Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda

33.9 Ordained Priest Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F. † Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea

43.4 Ordained Bishop Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Tabbora Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

24 Mar 49.2 Appointed François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang † Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam

49.2 Appointed François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang † Titular Bishop of Sarda Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam

25 Mar 56.0 Ordained Bishop Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. † Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia

55.5 Ordained Bishop Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Banjul, Gambia Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Appointed Giovanni D’Ascenzi † Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy

55.8 Ordained Bishop Carlos Walter Galán Barry † Titular Bishop of Cediae Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina

47.3 Appointed Ercole Lupinacci † Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy Bishop Emeritus of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy

53.9 Installed Joseph Pallikaparampil Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus

40.8 Ordained Bishop Norbert Werbs † Titular Bishop of Amaura Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany

26 Mar 63.1 Resigned Danilo Catarzi, S.X. † Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Léonard Dhejju † Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

53.2 Appointed Bruno Kouamé † Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

53.3 Appointed Pierre Trần Thành Chung † Coadjutor Bishop of Kontum, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

27 Mar 57.1 Appointed Stanisław Szymecki † Bishop of Kielce, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland

28 Mar 52.4 Resigned Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández † Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Archbishop Emeritus

53.5 Appointed Edmund Casimir Szoka † Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State

29 Mar 43.3 Ordained Bishop Anthony Ekezia Ilonu † Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

24.6 Ordained Priest José Rojas Rojas Jr. Priest of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines Bishop of Libmanan, Philippines

27.7 Ordained Priest Raymond Sumlut Gam Priest of Myitkyina, Myanmar Bishop of Banmaw, Myanmar

50.9 Ordained Bishop Erasmus Desiderius Wandera † Bishop of Soroti, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

31 Mar 67.4 Died Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório † Bishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil

84.8 Died Nicolas Verhoeven, M.S.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia

1 Apr 26.0 Professed Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines

2 Apr 28.1 Ordained Priest Varghese Chakkalakal Priest of Calicut, India Bishop

3 Apr 39.6 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Villaruz Reyes Titular Bishop of Selsea Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines

4 Apr 50.5 Appointed Salvatore De Giorgi Archbishop of Foggia, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

50.5 Appointed Salvatore De Giorgi Bishop of Bovino, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

50.5 Appointed Salvatore De Giorgi Bishop of Troia, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

29.1 Ordained Deacon Calogero La Piana, S.D.B. Deacon of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy

76.3 Retired Joseph Michael McGee † Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Maurice Taylor † Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

5 Apr 45.5 Ordained Bishop João Bergese † Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil

67.7 Installed Michele Mincuzzi † Archbishop of Lecce, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

6 Apr 49.8 Appointed Augustus Peters † Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany

49.8 Appointed Augustus Peters † Titular Bishop of Aquae Sirenses Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany

26.7 Ordained Priest Thomas Pulloppillil Priest Bishop of Bongaigaon, India

7 Apr 41.5 Appointed Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya † Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

9 Apr 24.9 Ordained Priest Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog Priest of Tagbilaran, Philippines Bishop of Surigao, Philippines

42.5 Appointed Miguel Patiño Velázquez, M. S. F. † Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México Bishop Emeritus

10 Apr 60.8 Resigned Augustine Kim Jae Deok † Bishop of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

11 Apr 30.2 Ordained Priest Jean-Luc Brunin Priest of Lille, France Bishop of Le Havre, France

23.5 Ordained Priest Maurício Grotto de Camargo Priest of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

24.0 Ordained Deacon Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M. Deacon of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique

12 Apr 28.0 Ordained Deacon Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M. Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Archbishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil

54.6 Installed Antonio Nuzzi † Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy

48.7 Ordained Priest James Su Zhimin † Priest Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

57.2 Ordained Bishop Stanisław Szymecki † Bishop of Kielce, Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland

13 Apr 58.6 Appointed Mariano Gaviola y Garcés † Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

Born Andriy Khimyak Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

50.1 Appointed Ricardo Jamin Vidal † Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

14 Apr 41.3 Appointed Patricio Hacbang Alo † Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Mati, Philippines

41.3 Appointed Patricio Hacbang Alo † Titular Bishop of Thibiuca Bishop Emeritus of Mati, Philippines

40.8 Appointed Paul Friedrich Wehrle Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

40.8 Appointed Paul Friedrich Wehrle Titular Bishop of Nova Germania Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

15 Apr 33.0 Professed Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

80.7 Died Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. † Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea

16 Apr 65.3 Appointed Jesús Pla Gandía † Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain Bishop Emeritus

17 Apr 69.2 Died Georges Benoit Gassongo † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo

62.2 Ordained Priest Mathias Lu Zhengshen † Priest Coadjutor Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China

87.6 Died Boļeslavs Sloskāns † Apostolic Administrator of Minsk, Belarus

63.3 Died Owen Noel Snedden † Auxiliary Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand

18 Apr 26.8 Solemn Vows Severino Clasen, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil

19 Apr 72.5 Died Alphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop Emeritus of Berbérati, Central African Republic

20 Apr 82.9 Died Edward Vincent Dargin † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

Ordained Bishop Paul Zhang Chengguo † Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China

22 Apr 27.0 Ordained Priest Edwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P. Priest of Mission Society of the Philippines Prelate of Marawi, Philippines

48.6 Appointed Blaise-Ernest Morand Coadjutor Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Bishop Emeritus

49.2 Ordained Bishop François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang † Titular Bishop of Sarda Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam

83.9 Died André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger † Bishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France

55.6 Ordained Bishop Pedro Shaw, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Crepedula Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay

24 Apr 25.7 Ordained Priest Alberto Germán Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A. Priest of Order of St. Augustine Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina

25 Apr 75.1 Retired Josef Köstner † Bishop of Gurk, Austria Bishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest Renato Pine Mayugba Priest of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines Bishop of Laoag, Philippines

26 Apr 51.7 Ordained Bishop Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador

28.1 Ordained Priest George Nkuo Priest of Buéa, Cameroon Bishop of Kumbo, Cameroon

29 Apr 54.5 Appointed Marko Perić † Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

30 Apr 45.1 Appointed Renato Corti † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

45.1 Appointed Renato Corti † Titular Bishop of Zallata Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy

36.9 Solemn Vows Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria

24.4 Ordained Deacon Robert Herman Flock Deacon of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	76.9	Died	Tulio Botero Salazar, C.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
65.3	Ordained Bishop	Innocent Hilarion Lotocky, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Humberto Robles Cota †	Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México	Bishop Emeritus
56.4	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Sulyk †	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
53.7	Ordained Bishop	Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Cellae in Proconsulari	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
5 Mar	68.1	Appointed	Michele Alagna Foderá, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Rio Negro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas, Brazil
66.3	Appointed	Cornélio Chizzini, F.D.P. †	Bishop of Tocantinópolis, Tocatins, Brazil
61.2	Appointed	Milton Corrêa Pereira †	Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
65.9	Appointed	José (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
25.8	Ordained Priest	José Rafael Quirós Quirós	Priest of San José de Costa Rica	Archbishop
6 Mar	58.1	Appointed	Edward Henryk Materski †	Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
7 Mar	69.5	Died	Peter Birch †	Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
56.1	Appointed	Francesco Colasuonno †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Zimbabwe	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
47.6	Appointed	Francesco De Nittis †	Titular Archbishop of Tunes	Apostolic Nuncio
47.6	Appointed	Francesco De Nittis †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Papua New Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio
47.6	Appointed	Francesco De Nittis †	Apostolic Delegate to Solomon Islands	Apostolic Nuncio
57.2	Appointed	Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. †	Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador	Archbishop Emeritus
81.8	Died	Johannes Pohlschneider †	Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany
53.5	Appointed	Edoardo Rovida	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva	Apostolic Nuncio
8 Mar	71.9	Died	Miguel Garcia Franco †	Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
42.5	Installed	Enrique Manuel Hernández Rivera	Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
29.1	Ordained Priest	Peter Hla	Priest of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Bishop of Pekhon, Myanmar
9 Mar	86.0	Died	Norberto Forero y García †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Marta, Colombia
62.8	Installed	Salvador Lazo Lazo †	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar	54.4	Appointed	Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger †	Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
14 Mar	59.6	Installed	Lucas Luis Dónnelly Carey, O. de M. †	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
27.4	Ordained Priest	José Luiz Majella Delgado, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15 Mar	45.7	Appointed	Jorge Tobias de Freitas	Bishop of Caxias do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
54.7	Appointed	Hildebrando Mendes Costa	Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
54.7	Appointed	Hildebrando Mendes Costa	Titular Bishop of Arindela	Bishop Emeritus of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil
54.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Nuzzi †	Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
16 Mar	77.6	Died	Alberto Clerici, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
48.6	Appointed	Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
48.6	Appointed	Ângelo Domingos Salvador, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Selia	Bishop Emeritus of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
17 Mar	85.2	Died	Antonio Santin †	Bishop Emeritus of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy
18 Mar	49.6	Installed	Roland Pierre DuMaine †	Bishop of San Jose in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	26.3	Ordained Priest	Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil	Priest	Archbishop of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Rubens Augusto de Souza Espínola †	Titular Bishop of Bilta	Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
48.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Keith Symons	Titular Bishop of Sigus	Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
23.9	Solemn Vows	Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M.	Member of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique
20 Mar	61.7	Installed	Manuel Guirao †	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Succeeded	José Lambert Filho, C.S.S. †	Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
71.3	Resigned	José Melhado Campos †	Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
76.1	Retired	Maurice Roy †	Archbishop of Québec, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
50.3	Appointed	Jude Saint-Antoine †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.3	Appointed	Jude Saint-Antoine †	Titular Bishop of Scardona	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
62.3	Appointed	Gérard Tremblay, P.S.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.3	Appointed	Gérard Tremblay, P.S.S. †	Titular Bishop of Trisipa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
69.1	Appointed	Louis-Albert Vachon †	Archbishop of Québec, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21 Mar	28.4	Ordained Priest	Michael Gorō Matsuura	Priest	Bishop of Nagoya, Japan
22 Mar	58.1	Installed	Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano †	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
89.9	Died	Constantino Gómez Villa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
54.0	Ordained Bishop	Paul Lokiru Kalanda †	Bishop of Moroto, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus of Fort Portal, Uganda
33.9	Ordained Priest	Alfred Maria Oburu Asue, C.M.F. †	Priest of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea
43.4	Ordained Bishop	Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Tabbora	Bishop Emeritus of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
24 Mar	49.2	Appointed	François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
49.2	Appointed	François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang †	Titular Bishop of Sarda	Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
25 Mar	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Rodrigo Arango Velásquez, P.S.S. †	Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Buga, Colombia
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Michael Joseph Cleary, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Banjul, Gambia	Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	Giovanni D’Ascenzi †	Bishop of Sovana-Pitigliano-Orbetello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
55.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Walter Galán Barry †	Titular Bishop of Cediae	Archbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
47.3	Appointed	Ercole Lupinacci †	Bishop of Piana degli Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Lungro degli Italo-Albanesi (Italo-Albanese), Italy
53.9	Installed	Joseph Pallikaparampil	Bishop of Palai (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
40.8	Ordained Bishop	Norbert Werbs †	Titular Bishop of Amaura	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamburg, Germany
26 Mar	63.1	Resigned	Danilo Catarzi, S.X. †	Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Léonard Dhejju †	Bishop of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
53.2	Appointed	Bruno Kouamé †	Bishop of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	Pierre Trần Thành Chung †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kontum, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar	57.1	Appointed	Stanisław Szymecki †	Bishop of Kielce, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
28 Mar	52.4	Resigned	Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández †	Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
53.5	Appointed	Edmund Casimir Szoka †	Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
29 Mar	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Ekezia Ilonu †	Bishop of Okigwe, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
24.6	Ordained Priest	José Rojas Rojas Jr.	Priest of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Bishop of Libmanan, Philippines
27.7	Ordained Priest	Raymond Sumlut Gam	Priest of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Bishop of Banmaw, Myanmar
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Erasmus Desiderius Wandera †	Bishop of Soroti, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	67.4	Died	Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório †	Bishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
84.8	Died	Nicolas Verhoeven, M.S.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Manado, Indonesia
1 Apr	26.0	Professed	Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines
2 Apr	28.1	Ordained Priest	Varghese Chakkalakal	Priest of Calicut, India	Bishop
3 Apr	39.6	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Villaruz Reyes	Titular Bishop of Selsea	Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
4 Apr	50.5	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Archbishop of Foggia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
50.5	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Bishop of Bovino, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
50.5	Appointed	Salvatore De Giorgi	Bishop of Troia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
29.1	Ordained Deacon	Calogero La Piana, S.D.B.	Deacon of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
76.3	Retired	Joseph Michael McGee †	Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Maurice Taylor †	Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
5 Apr	45.5	Ordained Bishop	João Bergese †	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil
67.7	Installed	Michele Mincuzzi †	Archbishop of Lecce, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
6 Apr	49.8	Appointed	Augustus Peters †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
49.8	Appointed	Augustus Peters †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Sirenses	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
26.7	Ordained Priest	Thomas Pulloppillil	Priest	Bishop of Bongaigaon, India
7 Apr	41.5	Appointed	Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya †	Auxiliary Bishop of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 Apr	24.9	Ordained Priest	Antonieto Dumagan Cabajog	Priest of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop of Surigao, Philippines
42.5	Appointed	Miguel Patiño Velázquez, M. S. F. †	Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus
10 Apr	60.8	Resigned	Augustine Kim Jae Deok †	Bishop of Jeonju {Chonju, Jeon Ju}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
11 Apr	30.2	Ordained Priest	Jean-Luc Brunin	Priest of Lille, France	Bishop of Le Havre, France
23.5	Ordained Priest	Maurício Grotto de Camargo	Priest of Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24.0	Ordained Deacon	Alberto Vera Aréjula, O. de M.	Deacon of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Bishop of Nacala, Mozambique
12 Apr	28.0	Ordained Deacon	Valdomiro Koubetch, O.S.B.M.	Deacon of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Archbishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
54.6	Installed	Antonio Nuzzi †	Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
48.7	Ordained Priest	James Su Zhimin †	Priest	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
57.2	Ordained Bishop	Stanisław Szymecki †	Bishop of Kielce, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
13 Apr	58.6	Appointed	Mariano Gaviola y Garcés †	Archbishop of Lipa, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Andriy Khimyak		Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
50.1	Appointed	Ricardo Jamin Vidal †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
14 Apr	41.3	Appointed	Patricio Hacbang Alo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Mati, Philippines
41.3	Appointed	Patricio Hacbang Alo †	Titular Bishop of Thibiuca	Bishop Emeritus of Mati, Philippines
40.8	Appointed	Paul Friedrich Wehrle	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
40.8	Appointed	Paul Friedrich Wehrle	Titular Bishop of Nova Germania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
15 Apr	33.0	Professed	Joaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
80.7	Died	Adolph Alexander Noser, S.V.D. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
16 Apr	65.3	Appointed	Jesús Pla Gandía †	Bishop of Sigüenza-Guadalajara, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
17 Apr	69.2	Died	Georges Benoit Gassongo †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
62.2	Ordained Priest	Mathias Lu Zhengshen †	Priest	Coadjutor Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
87.6	Died	Boļeslavs Sloskāns †	Apostolic Administrator of Minsk, Belarus
63.3	Died	Owen Noel Snedden †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand
18 Apr	26.8	Solemn Vows	Severino Clasen, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
19 Apr	72.5	Died	Alphonse-Célestin-Basile Baud, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Berbérati, Central African Republic
20 Apr	82.9	Died	Edward Vincent Dargin †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
	Ordained Bishop	Paul Zhang Chengguo †	Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China
22 Apr	27.0	Ordained Priest	Edwin de la Peña y Angot, M.S.P.	Priest of Mission Society of the Philippines	Prelate of Marawi, Philippines
48.6	Appointed	Blaise-Ernest Morand	Coadjutor Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
49.2	Ordained Bishop	François Xavier Nguyễn Văn Sang †	Titular Bishop of Sarda	Bishop Emeritus of Thái Bình, Viet Nam
83.9	Died	André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger †	Bishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Shaw, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Crepedula	Vicar Apostolic of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
24 Apr	25.7	Ordained Priest	Alberto Germán Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A.	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina
25 Apr	75.1	Retired	Josef Köstner †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria	Bishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	Renato Pine Mayugba	Priest of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines	Bishop of Laoag, Philippines
26 Apr	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Tatroportus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez, Ecuador
28.1	Ordained Priest	George Nkuo	Priest of Buéa, Cameroon	Bishop of Kumbo, Cameroon
29 Apr	54.5	Appointed	Marko Perić †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
30 Apr	45.1	Appointed	Renato Corti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
45.1	Appointed	Renato Corti †	Titular Bishop of Zallata	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Novara, Italy
36.9	Solemn Vows	Paul Jacques Marie Desfarges, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
24.4	Ordained Deacon	Robert Herman Flock	Deacon of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

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