The Year of Our Lord 1994

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Mar 68.3 Resigned Giovanni Coppa † Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

72.6 Resigned Edgar Carício de Gouvêa † Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

68.7 Appointed Luigi Dossena † Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia Apostolic Nuncio

3 Mar 70.1 Appointed Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli † Apostolic Administrator of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy

50.4 Resigned Angelo Comastri Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

65.6 Died Miłosław-Jan Kołodziejczyk † Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland

4 Mar 91.8 Died Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. † Apostolic Nuncio

59.1 Died Joseph Lin Tianzhu (Liu Thien-chu) † Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan

92.7 Died Paul-Sanson-Jean-Marie Robert † Bishop Emeritus of Les Gonaïves, Haïti

91.4 Died Octave-Marie Terrienne, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)

5 Mar 59.5 Appointed Ambrose Battista De Paoli † Apostolic Delegate to Namibia Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

59.5 Appointed Ambrose Battista De Paoli † Apostolic Delegate to Botswana Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

42.6 Appointed Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay

44.2 Ordained Bishop Jacek Jezierski Titular Bishop of Liberalia Bishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland

42.7 Appointed Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D. Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay

71.0 Appointed Jorge María Mejía † Titular Archbishop of Apollonia Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

71.0 Appointed Jorge María Mejía † Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

80.9 Died Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F. † Bishop Emeritus of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil

6 Mar 53.9 Installed Giovanni De Vivo † Bishop of Pescia, Italy

65.6 Died James Hannigan † Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain

7 Mar 85.1 Died Rafael González Estrada † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala

9 Mar 47.9 Appointed Orlando Brandes Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

56.1 Appointed Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil

75.8 Resigned Gregório Warmeling † Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

10 Mar 71.1 Appointed Jorge María Mejía † Secretary of the College of Cardinals Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

60.2 Ordained Bishop Sylvester Monteiro † Titular Bishop of Scampa Bishop of Aurangabad, India

57.1 Appointed Paolo De Nicolò Official of the Prefecture of the Papal Household Official Emeritus

11 Mar 25.0 Professed Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras Member of Order of the Pious Schools Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile

64.3 Installed Eduardo Vicente Mirás † Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

12 Mar 48.2 Ordained Bishop Pierre Bürcher Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland

84.7 Died Emile Durrheimer, S.M.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire

44.3 Appointed Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela

70.7 Died Aghnatios Elias Yaacoub, S.J. † Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt

14 Mar 55.2 Appointed Lucas Abadamloora † Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana

71.4 Retired Rudolph A. Akanlu † Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Anthony Chiminello, O.S.F.S. † Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia

41.1 Appointed Richard Domba Mady † Bishop of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

59.2 Appointed Bonifatius Haushiku, S.C.P. † Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia

64.6 Died Tarcisio Pisani, O.M. † Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy

45.6 Appointed Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

45.6 Appointed Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I. Titular Bishop of Capra Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Rundu, Namibia

15 Mar 48.3 Appointed Carlos López Hernández Bishop of Plasencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Salamanca, Spain

65.6 Appointed Charles James McDonnell † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.6 Appointed Charles James McDonnell † Titular Bishop of Pocofeltus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died Jacob Vadakeveetil, C.M. † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Balasore, India

46.5 Appointed José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz, Peru Bishop Emeritus

46.5 Appointed José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona Titular Bishop of Obba Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru

16 Mar 58.9 Installed Justin Francis Rigali Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

18 Mar 64.1 Installed Miguel Caviedes Medina Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile Bishop Emeritus

51.1 Ordained Bishop Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. † Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada

19 Mar 62.8 Ordained Bishop Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Fallaba Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia

51.1 Ordained Bishop Thomas John Curry Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

25.5 Ordained Deacon Fabián González Balsa Deacon of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina

27.9 Entered José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina

41.1 Ordained Bishop Juan Rubén Martínez Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina Bishop of Posadas, Argentina

48.9 Ordained Bishop Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

66.7 Ordained Bishop Joseph Martin Sartoris † Titular Bishop of Oliva Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

32.7 Ordained Priest Juarez Sousa Da Silva Priest of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

27.3 Ordained Priest Valentine Tsamma Seane Priest of Society of Precious Blood Bishop Emeritus of Gaborone, Botswana

60.5 Ordained Bishop Francis Tong Hui † Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China Bishop

42.5 Ordained Bishop Gabino Zavala Titular Bishop of Tamascani Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA

20 Mar 61.1 Ordained Bishop Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Tabaicara Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia

44.5 Ordained Bishop Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

21 Mar 65.7 Died Alfred James Jolson, S.J. † Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland

22 Mar 64.1 Appointed David Edward Foley † Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA Bishop Emeritus

23 Mar 63.7 Appointed José Carlos Castanho de Almeida † Bishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

80.0 Died Bl. Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano † Prelate of Opus Dei

75.7 Appointed Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng † Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Appointed Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng † Titular Bishop of Igilgili Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

48.5 Succeeded Joseph Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến † Bishop of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam

64.6 Appointed Bartholomé Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, P.S.S. † Bishop of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam

55.9 Succeeded Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

74.7 Appointed Paul Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng † Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

56.4 Appointed José Clemente Weber Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

56.4 Appointed José Clemente Weber Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena Bishop Emeritus of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

24 Mar 57.2 Resigned Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a † Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

71.9 Died John Lawrence May † Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

61.1 Ordained Bishop Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. † Bishop of Malaybalay, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

25 Mar 25.0 Ordained Deacon Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras Deacon of Order of the Pious Schools Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile

52.1 Appointed Armando Giuseppe Brambilla, C.M.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

52.1 Appointed Armando Giuseppe Brambilla, C.M.P. † Titular Bishop of Iomnium Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

27.5 Ordained Priest Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan Priest of Manila, Philippines Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda

57.5 Ordained Bishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju, Korea (South)

22.9 First Vows Clésio Facco, S.A.C. Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

48.2 Ordained Bishop Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I. Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana Archbishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

40.3 Appointed Crisostomo Ayson Yalung Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines

40.3 Appointed Crisostomo Ayson Yalung Titular Bishop of Ficus Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines

26 Mar 75.8 Retired Peter Poreku Dery † Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

76.2 Retired Aloysius Josef G. Dibjokarjono † Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Appointed Patrick Ebosele Ekpu † Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

56.8 Appointed Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka † Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria

49.9 Appointed Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta † Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia

55.7 Appointed Felix Alaba Adeosin Job Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

61.2 Appointed Gregory Eebolawola Kpiebaya † Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus

86.7 Died Owen McCann † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa

48.9 Appointed Cyprian Monis Auxiliary Bishop of Calcutta, India Bishop Emeritus of Asansol, India

48.9 Appointed Cyprian Monis Titular Bishop of Molicunza Bishop Emeritus of Asansol, India

52.8 Appointed Zithulele Patrick Mvemve † Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

47.7 Appointed Anthony John Valentine Obinna Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

50.1 Appointed John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

69.6 Resigned Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I. Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

27 Mar 53.5 Ordained Bishop Gentil Delázari † Coadjutor Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

30.7 Ordained Priest Thomas Halim Habib Priest of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Bishop of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt

30 Mar 55.3 Appointed Barry Francis Collins † Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia

51.3 Appointed Julian Gbur, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Bareta Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine

51.3 Confirmed Julian Gbur, S.V.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine

61.0 Died Florian Kuntner † Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

44.6 Appointed Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

44.6 Appointed Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. † Titular Bishop of Hadriane Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

57.9 Appointed Julian (Yuriy) Voronovsky, M.S.U. † Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

75.0 Retired Douglas Joseph Warren † Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia Bishop Emeritus

31 Mar 72.1 Resigned Elmar Maria Kredel † Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany Archbishop Emeritus

69.6 Appointed Abelardo Francisco Silva † Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

88.1 Died Ignace Ziadé † Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Mar	68.3	Resigned	Giovanni Coppa †	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
72.6	Resigned	Edgar Carício de Gouvêa †	Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
68.7	Appointed	Luigi Dossena †	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia	Apostolic Nuncio
3 Mar	70.1	Appointed	Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli †	Apostolic Administrator of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Volterra, Italy
50.4	Resigned	Angelo Comastri	Bishop of Massa Marittima-Piombino, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
65.6	Died	Miłosław-Jan Kołodziejczyk †	Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
4 Mar	91.8	Died	Marie-Joseph Lemieux, O.P. †	Apostolic Nuncio
59.1	Died	Joseph Lin Tianzhu (Liu Thien-chu) †	Bishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
92.7	Died	Paul-Sanson-Jean-Marie Robert †	Bishop Emeritus of Les Gonaïves, Haïti
91.4	Died	Octave-Marie Terrienne, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
5 Mar	59.5	Appointed	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Apostolic Delegate to Namibia	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
59.5	Appointed	Ambrose Battista De Paoli †	Apostolic Delegate to Botswana	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
42.6	Appointed	Juan Bautista Gavilán Velásquez	Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay	Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay
44.2	Ordained Bishop	Jacek Jezierski	Titular Bishop of Liberalia	Bishop Emeritus of Elbląg, Poland
42.7	Appointed	Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez, S.V.D.	Bishop of San Pedro, Paraguay
71.0	Appointed	Jorge María Mejía †	Titular Archbishop of Apollonia	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
71.0	Appointed	Jorge María Mejía †	Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
80.9	Died	Francisco Xavier Nierhoff, M.S.F. †	Bishop Emeritus of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil
6 Mar	53.9	Installed	Giovanni De Vivo †	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
65.6	Died	James Hannigan †	Bishop of Wrexham, Wales, Great Britain
7 Mar	85.1	Died	Rafael González Estrada †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
9 Mar	47.9	Appointed	Orlando Brandes	Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.1	Appointed	Gino Malvestio, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
75.8	Resigned	Gregório Warmeling †	Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
10 Mar	71.1	Appointed	Jorge María Mejía †	Secretary of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
60.2	Ordained Bishop	Sylvester Monteiro †	Titular Bishop of Scampa	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
57.1	Appointed	Paolo De Nicolò	Official of the Prefecture of the Papal Household	Official Emeritus
11 Mar	25.0	Professed	Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras	Member of Order of the Pious Schools	Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile
64.3	Installed	Eduardo Vicente Mirás †	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Mar	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Bürcher	Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Reykjavik, Iceland
84.7	Died	Emile Durrheimer, S.M.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Katiola, Côte d’Ivoire
44.3	Appointed	Freddy Jesús Fuenmayor Suárez	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela	Bishop of Los Teques, Venezuela
70.7	Died	Aghnatios Elias Yaacoub, S.J. †	Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
14 Mar	55.2	Appointed	Lucas Abadamloora †	Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana
71.4	Retired	Rudolph A. Akanlu †	Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Anthony Chiminello, O.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
41.1	Appointed	Richard Domba Mady †	Bishop of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
59.2	Appointed	Bonifatius Haushiku, S.C.P. †	Archbishop of Windhoek, Namibia
64.6	Died	Tarcisio Pisani, O.M. †	Bishop of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
45.6	Appointed	Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	Joseph Shipandeni Shikongo, O.M.I.	Titular Bishop of Capra	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Rundu, Namibia
15 Mar	48.3	Appointed	Carlos López Hernández	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Salamanca, Spain
65.6	Appointed	Charles James McDonnell †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.6	Appointed	Charles James McDonnell †	Titular Bishop of Pocofeltus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
	Died	Jacob Vadakeveetil, C.M. †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Balasore, India
46.5	Appointed	José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona	Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
46.5	Appointed	José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona	Titular Bishop of Obba	Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru
16 Mar	58.9	Installed	Justin Francis Rigali	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
18 Mar	64.1	Installed	Miguel Caviedes Medina	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Fisette, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada
19 Mar	62.8	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Ceresoli, M.C.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Fallaba	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas John Curry	Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
25.5	Ordained Deacon	Fabián González Balsa	Deacon of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
27.9	Entered	José Adolfo Larregain, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Corrientes, Argentina
41.1	Ordained Bishop	Juan Rubén Martínez	Bishop of Reconquista, Argentina	Bishop of Posadas, Argentina
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R.	Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
66.7	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Martin Sartoris †	Titular Bishop of Oliva	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
32.7	Ordained Priest	Juarez Sousa Da Silva	Priest of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil	Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
27.3	Ordained Priest	Valentine Tsamma Seane	Priest of Society of Precious Blood	Bishop Emeritus of Gaborone, Botswana
60.5	Ordained Bishop	Francis Tong Hui †	Coadjutor Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China	Bishop
42.5	Ordained Bishop	Gabino Zavala	Titular Bishop of Tamascani	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, California, USA
20 Mar	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Leonardo Mario Bernacchi, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tabaicara	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Camiri, Bolivia
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Mokobe Ndjoku	Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
21 Mar	65.7	Died	Alfred James Jolson, S.J. †	Bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
22 Mar	64.1	Appointed	David Edward Foley †	Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA	Bishop Emeritus
23 Mar	63.7	Appointed	José Carlos Castanho de Almeida †	Bishop of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
80.0	Died	Bl. Álvaro del Portillo y Diez de Sollano †	Prelate of Opus Dei
75.7	Appointed	Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Appointed	Paul Lê Ðắc Trọng †	Titular Bishop of Igilgili	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
48.5	Succeeded	Joseph Marie Nguyễn Quang Tuyến †	Bishop of Bắc Ninh, Viet Nam
64.6	Appointed	Bartholomé Nguyễn Sơn Lâm, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam
55.9	Succeeded	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn	Bishop of Ðà Lạt, Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
74.7	Appointed	Paul Joseph Phạm Ðình Tụng †	Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.4	Appointed	José Clemente Weber	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
56.4	Appointed	José Clemente Weber	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Santo Ângelo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
24 Mar	57.2	Resigned	Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a †	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
71.9	Died	John Lawrence May †	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
61.1	Ordained Bishop	Honesto Chaves Pacana, S.J. †	Bishop of Malaybalay, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar	25.0	Ordained Deacon	Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras	Deacon of Order of the Pious Schools	Bishop of San Marcos de Arica, Chile
52.1	Appointed	Armando Giuseppe Brambilla, C.M.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
52.1	Appointed	Armando Giuseppe Brambilla, C.M.P. †	Titular Bishop of Iomnium	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
27.5	Ordained Priest	Arnaldo Sanchez Catalan	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda
57.5	Ordained Bishop	Andreas Choi Chang-mou	Titular Bishop of Flumenpiscense	Archbishop Emeritus of Gwangju, Korea (South)
22.9	First Vows	Clésio Facco, S.A.C.	Member of Society of the Catholic Apostolate	Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Aloysius Sudarso, S.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
40.3	Appointed	Crisostomo Ayson Yalung	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
40.3	Appointed	Crisostomo Ayson Yalung	Titular Bishop of Ficus	Bishop Emeritus of Antipolo, Philippines
26 Mar	75.8	Retired	Peter Poreku Dery †	Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
76.2	Retired	Aloysius Josef G. Dibjokarjono †	Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Appointed	Patrick Ebosele Ekpu †	Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
56.8	Appointed	Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka †	Archbishop of Jos, Nigeria
49.9	Appointed	Johannes Sudiarna Hadiwikarta †	Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia
55.7	Appointed	Felix Alaba Adeosin Job	Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	Gregory Eebolawola Kpiebaya †	Archbishop of Tamale, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus
86.7	Died	Owen McCann †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
48.9	Appointed	Cyprian Monis	Auxiliary Bishop of Calcutta, India	Bishop Emeritus of Asansol, India
48.9	Appointed	Cyprian Monis	Titular Bishop of Molicunza	Bishop Emeritus of Asansol, India
52.8	Appointed	Zithulele Patrick Mvemve †	Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
47.7	Appointed	Anthony John Valentine Obinna	Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
50.1	Appointed	John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan	Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
69.6	Resigned	Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.	Bishop of Klerksdorp, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Gentil Delázari †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
30.7	Ordained Priest	Thomas Halim Habib	Priest of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop of Sohag (Coptic), Egypt
30 Mar	55.3	Appointed	Barry Francis Collins †	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia
51.3	Appointed	Julian Gbur, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Bareta	Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine
51.3	Confirmed	Julian Gbur, S.V.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Stryj (Ukrainian), Ukraine
61.0	Died	Florian Kuntner †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
44.6	Appointed	Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
44.6	Appointed	Wasyl Ihor Medwit, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Hadriane	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Donets’k-Kharkiv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
57.9	Appointed	Julian (Yuriy) Voronovsky, M.S.U. †	Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Douglas Joseph Warren †	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	72.1	Resigned	Elmar Maria Kredel †	Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
69.6	Appointed	Abelardo Francisco Silva †	Coadjutor Bishop of San Miguel, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
88.1	Died	Ignace Ziadé †	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon

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