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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
2 Apr69.6AppointedGilberto AgustoniPro-Prefect of the Apostolic SignaturaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
26.5Ordained PriestJaya Rao PolimeraPriest of Warangal, IndiaBishop of Eluru, India
48.8AppointedCrescenzio SepeTitular Archbishop of GradumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
48.8AppointedCrescenzio SepeSecretary of the Congregation for the ClergyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
3 Apr51.2AppointedCarlo Maria ViganòTitular Archbishop of UlpianaApostolic Nuncio
51.2AppointedCarlo Maria ViganòApostolic Pro-Nuncio to NigeriaApostolic Nuncio
4 Apr48.8Ordained BishopHéctor Rubén AguerTitular Bishop of LamdiaArchbishop Emeritus of La Plata, Argentina
50.9SucceededGérard Antoine Léopold DaucourtBishop of Troyes, FranceBishop Emeritus of Nanterre, France
73.3RetiredAndré Pierre Louis Marie FauchetBishop of Troyes, FranceBishop Emeritus
46.3Ordained BishopRubén Oscar FrassiaTitular Bishop of CaeciriBishop Emeritus of Avellaneda-Lanús, Argentina
25.9Ordained DeaconKevin Stuart Patrick RandallDeacon of Norwich, Connecticut, USAApostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
52.5AppointedLuigi TravaglinoTitular Archbishop of LitteraeApostolic Nuncio
52.5AppointedLuigi TravaglinoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to GambiaApostolic Nuncio
52.5AppointedLuigi TravaglinoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to GuineaApostolic Nuncio
52.5AppointedLuigi TravaglinoApostolic Pro-Nuncio to LiberiaApostolic Nuncio
52.5AppointedLuigi TravaglinoApostolic Delegate to Sierra LeoneApostolic Nuncio
5 Apr77.8DiedZacarias Rolim de MouraBishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
7 Apr58.1AppointedEnzo DieciAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.1AppointedEnzo DieciTitular Bishop of MauraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
25.3Ordained PriestRonald Ignacio (Bong) LunasPriest of Digos, PhilippinesBishop of Pagadian, Philippines
8 Apr67.5InstalledLeonard James WallArchbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
9 Apr18.7Ordained DeaconPetro Holinej (Holiney)Deacon of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanisławów] (Ukrainian), UkraineAuxiliary Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine
34.7Ordained PriestLinus Lee Seong-hyoPriest of Suwon, Korea (South)Bishop of Masan, Korea (South)
92.4DiedPaul-Pierre-Marie-Joseph PinierBishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
74.3AppointedLuigi PoggiPro-Archivist of the Vatican Secret ArchiveCardinal, Archivist Emeritus
74.3AppointedLuigi PoggiPro-Librarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
28.6Ordained PriestPaul SimickPriest of Darjeeling, IndiaBishop of Bagdogra, India
10 Apr55.9ResignedJoseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.Bishop of Kamichlié (Armenian), SyriaPatriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Damas (Armenian), Syria
78.7RetiredGuillermo Leaden, S.D.B. †Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
44.1AppointedBoutros MarayatiApostolic Administrator of Kamichlié (Armenian), SyriaArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
56.9IncardinatedPeter Antony MoranPriest of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
11 Apr54.5Ordained BishopStefan SiczekTitular Bishop of DagnumAuxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland
66.0Ordained BishopAndrew Tsien Chih-ch’un (Tsien Zhichun)Bishop of Hwalien, TaiwanBishop Emeritus
12 Apr51.4AppointedRudolf Deng MajakApostolic Administrator of Wau, South SudanBishop
75.5DiedGuerino Luigi GrimaldiArchbishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
63.8InstalledAlojzy Orszulik, S.A.C. †Bishop of Łowicz, PolandBishop Emeritus
14 Apr62.2AppointedJohn Patrick BolesAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.2AppointedJohn Patrick BolesTitular Bishop of Nova SparsaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
64.6AppointedJohn Richard McNamaraAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
64.6AppointedJohn Richard McNamaraTitular Bishop of RisiniumAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
39.7AppointedCelestino MigliorePermanent Observer to Council of EuropeApostolic Nuncio to France
15 Apr70.3AppointedCarlo FurnoApostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
56.5AppointedJosé Guadalupe Martín RábagoAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato, México
56.5AppointedJosé Guadalupe Martín RábagoTitular Bishop of TuscamiaArchbishop Emeritus of León, Guanajuato, México
59.9AppointedJusto Mullor GarcíaApostolic Administrator of EstoniaPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
42.4AppointedJavier Navarro RodríguezAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
42.4AppointedJavier Navarro RodríguezTitular Bishop of VoncariaBishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
75.1RetiredAntonio Sahagún LópezAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
16 Apr72.1SucceededPeter Chen JianzhangBishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
84.2DiedPeter Joseph Fan XueyanBishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
75.5RetiredGiovanni Melis FoisBishop of Nuoro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
56.6AppointedPietro MeloniBishop of Nuoro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
18 Apr90.4DiedGiovanni Vittorio Ferro, C.R.S. †Archbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria, Italy
19 Apr72.5DiedPaul Li Zhenrong, S.J. †Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
42.5AppointedWenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. †Superior of Urga, MongoliaPrefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
20 Apr64.5Ordained BishopBronisław Jan Maria DembowskiBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), PolandBishop Emeritus
21 Apr72.2RetiredFelix Sanchez ZafraBishop of Tagbilaran, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
22 Apr63.4ResignedRoque Antonio Adames RodríguezBishop of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
75.6RetiredAdolfo Roque Esteban AranaBishop of Río Cuarto, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
26.6Ordained PriestAndrew Nkea FuanyaPriest of Buéa, CameroonArchbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon
50.8AppointedBasile Mvé Engone, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of Mouila, GabonArchbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon
74.1RetiredCyriaque Siméon ObambaBishop of Mouila, GabonBishop Emeritus
61.6SucceededRamón Artemio StaffolaniBishop of Río Cuarto, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina
23 Apr54.8AppointedPiero BiggioApostolic Nuncio to ChileApostolic Nuncio
88.4DiedVincentas BrizgysAuxiliary Bishop of Kaunas, Lithuania
78.8DiedJosé ThurlerBishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
24 Apr32.9Ordained PriestAnand JojoPriest of Ranchi, IndiaBishop of Hazaribag, India
25 Apr46.5Ordained BishopAntonio Cañizares LloveraBishop of Ávila, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
49.7Ordained BishopArrigo MiglioBishop of Iglesias, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
59.4Ordained BishopRaphaël Marie ZeBishop of Sangmélima, CameroonBishop Emeritus
26 Apr25.3Ordained PriestAlbert George Alexander AnastasPriest of Kottar, IndiaBishop of Kuzhithurai, India
58.2Ordained BishopEnzo DieciTitular Bishop of MauraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
55.0Ordained BishopAntonio FrancoTitular Archbishop of GallesiumApostolic Nuncio
57.5Ordained BishopTadeusz Władysław PieronekTitular Bishop of CufrutaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sosnowiec, Poland
54.0Ordained BishopTadeusz RakoczyBishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, PolandBishop Emeritus
48.8Ordained BishopCrescenzio SepeTitular Archbishop of GradumCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
52.6Ordained BishopLuigi TravaglinoTitular Archbishop of LitteraeApostolic Nuncio
51.2Ordained BishopCarlo Maria ViganòTitular Archbishop of UlpianaApostolic Nuncio
27 Apr68.3DiedChrétien Matawo BakpessiBishop of Sokodé, Togo
84.5DiedEnrique Bolaños QuesadaBishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica
53.2AppointedNicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. †Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
53.2AppointedNicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. †Titular Bishop of RemesianaBishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
50.0AppointedJohn Stephen KnightAuxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.0AppointedJohn Stephen KnightTitular Bishop of TaraquaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
28 Apr74.6RetiredCletus Francis O’DonnellBishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus
64.9Ordained BishopWacław Józef ŚwierzawskiBishop of Sandomierz, PolandBishop Emeritus
29 Apr50.3AppointedNel Hedye Beltrán SantamariaBishop of Sincelejo, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
57.7AppointedJacques Maurice FaivreAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceBishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
57.7AppointedJacques Maurice FaivreTitular Bishop of San LeoneBishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
63.1AppointedJosé Lambert Filho, C.S.S. †Archbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
30 Apr32.7Ordained PriestFrancis Serrao, S.J.Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Shimoga, India
35.4Ordained DeaconWilliam John WaltersheidDeacon of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USAAuxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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