The Year of Our Lord 1995

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 52.4 Appointed Giuseppe Bertello Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

65.2 Resigned Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet † Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva Apostolic Nuncio

1 Mar 63.4 Died Eugenio Corecco † Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland

2 Mar 67.2 Died James Patrick Mahoney † Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

3 Mar 45.4 Appointed Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin Bishop of Osogbo, Nigeria Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria

30.6 Incardinated Francis Obafemi Adesina Priest of Osogbo, Nigeria Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria

33.6 Incardinated Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo Priest of Osogbo, Nigeria Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria

67.9 Appointed Xavier-Marie Baronnet, S.J. † Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles Bishop Emeritus

60.4 Appointed Zacarias Kamwenho Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango, Angola Archbishop Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Thomas Kwaku Mensah † Bishop of Obuasi, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana

40.5 Appointed Agapiti Ndorobo Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania

37.5 Incardinated John Opoku-Agyemang Priest of Konongo-Mampong, Ghana Bishop

47.0 Appointed Joseph Osei-Bonsu Bishop of Konongo-Mampong, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

40.1 Incardinated John Yaw Afoakwah Priest of Obuasi, Ghana Bishop

39.4 Appointed Joseph Mukasa Zuza † Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi

4 Mar 57.3 Selected Benedetto Maria Salvatore Chianetta, O.S.B. † Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy Abbot Emeritus

5 Mar 61.8 Died Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. † Bishop Emeritus of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil

7 Mar 62.8 Ordained Bishop John Martin Dougherty † Titular Bishop of Sufetula Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

79.7 Died Stephen John Kocisko † Archbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

82.0 Died Stefan László † Bishop Emeritus of Eisenstadt, Austria

75.0 Retired Walter Joseph Schoenherr † Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

69.6 Died George To Bata † Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

8 Mar 68.2 Died Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia

11 Mar 40.9 Appointed Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile Bishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile

40.9 Appointed Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari Bishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile

12 Mar 65.3 Ordained Bishop Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. † Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli Armeni Eparch Emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA

89.3 Died Karl Gnädinger † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

87.8 Died Petrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. † Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other

13 Mar 25.8 Ordained Priest Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit Priest of Lipa, Philippines Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines

88.1 Died Marko Mihayo † Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania

14 Mar 61.3 Appointed Thomas Ludger Dupré † Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA Bishop Emeritus

69.2 Appointed Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. † Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

15 Mar 55.3 Appointed Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán Archbishop of Yucatán, México Archbishop Emeritus

76.3 Retired Manuel Castro Ruiz † Archbishop of Yucatán, México Archbishop Emeritus

83.2 Died Barthélémy Malunga † Bishop Emeritus of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

62.6 Resigned Tiago Postma † Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

17 Mar 79.5 Died José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. † Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina

18 Mar 54.6 Ordained Bishop José Gonzalez Alonso Titular Bishop of Baliana Bishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil

58.5 Ordained Bishop Josef Grünwald Titular Bishop of Fronta Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

72.1 Appointed José Sebastián Laboa Gallego † Apostolic Nuncio to Malta Apostolic Nuncio

72.1 Appointed José Sebastián Laboa Gallego † Apostolic Delegate to Libya Apostolic Nuncio

75.7 Retired Antonio Magnoni † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus

49.2 Appointed Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru

26.0 Ordained Priest Noel Saw Naw Aye Priest of Yangon, Myanmar Auxiliary Bishop

26.8 Ordained Priest John Saw Yaw Han Priest of Yangon, Myanmar Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar

19 Mar 49.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Aind, S.D.B. Bishop of Dibrugarh, India Bishop Emeritus

73.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu) † Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China

67.2 Installed Giovanni (João) Zerbini, S.D.B. Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

73.7 Ordained Bishop Joseph Zhu Baoyu † Coadjutor Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China Bishop Emeritus

20 Mar 84.9 Died Michael Arattukulam † Bishop Emeritus of Alleppey, India

61.0 Ordained Bishop Edwin Michael Conway † Titular Bishop of Augurus Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

83.6 Died Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. † Prelate Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

53.5 Ordained Bishop Gerald Frederick Kicanas Titular Bishop of Bela Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA

46.2 Ordained Bishop George Vance Murry, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA

21 Mar 50.7 Succeeded Robert James Carlson Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

75.6 Retired Alan Charles Clark † Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

68.3 Retired Paul Vincent Dudley † Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA Bishop Emeritus

34.4 Incardinated Gregory William Gordon Priest of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Auxiliary Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

51.4 Appointed Peter David Gregory Smith † Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain

61.9 Appointed Phillip Francis Straling Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Daniel Francis Walsh Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa (in California), USA

22 Mar 54.5 Succeeded Gentil Delázari † Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.3 Retired Henrique Froehlich, S.J. † Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

43.3 Appointed Czeslaw Kozon Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark

71.7 Resigned Joseph Frans Lescrauwaet, M.S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

67.6 Resigned Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. † Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark Bishop Emeritus

60.4 Appointed João Maria Messi, O.S.M. Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

24 Mar 51.9 Appointed Frederick Bernard Henry † Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

25 Mar 54.1 Ordained Bishop Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton † Bishop of Kandi, Benin Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin

55.2 Ordained Bishop Paul Bemile Bishop of Wa, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

64.2 Appointed Karl Heinrich Braun Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany Archbishop Emeritus

60.0 Ordained Bishop João José Burke, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil Bishop

58.7 Ordained Bishop Luciano Bux † Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana Bishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy

55.5 Appointed Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic

44.3 Ordained Bishop Otto Georgens Titular Bishop of Gubaliana Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany

68.1 Appointed Paolo Giglio † Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of Apostolic Nuncio

51.0 Appointed Juliusz Janusz Titular Archbishop of Caprulae Apostolic Nuncio

51.0 Appointed Juliusz Janusz Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda Apostolic Nuncio

34.1 Solemn Vows Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

52.4 Ordained Bishop Andreas Laun, O.S.F.S. Titular Bishop of Libertina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria

34.5 Ordained Priest Oscar Eduardo Miñarro Priest of Morón, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina

37.3 Ordained Priest Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé Priest of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Archbishop

76.4 Retired Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito † Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus

46.6 Succeeded Amando Samo † Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus

66.2 Ordained Bishop Vito Schlickmann † Titular Bishop of Gurza Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

50.2 Appointed Luigi Ventura Titular Archbishop of Equilium Apostolic Nuncio

50.2 Appointed Luigi Ventura Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire Apostolic Nuncio

50.2 Appointed Luigi Ventura Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso Apostolic Nuncio

50.2 Appointed Luigi Ventura Apostolic Nuncio to Niger Apostolic Nuncio

64.9 Ordained Bishop Severian Stefan Yakymyshyn, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada Bishop Emeritus

26 Mar 47.5 Ordained Bishop Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B. Bishop of Mercedes, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus

27 Mar 22.3 First Vows David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador

65.1 Installed Robert Edward Mulvee † Coadjutor Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Bishop Emeritus

27.2 Ordained Priest Rex Cullingham Ramirez Priest of Palo, Philippines Bishop of Naval, Philippines

28 Mar 50.7 Appointed Edward Kenneth Braxton Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA

50.7 Appointed Edward Kenneth Braxton Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA

64.9 Selected Ivo Fürer † Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

82.0 Died Januarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), India

29 Mar 45.1 Installed Patrick James Dunn Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

64.9 Confirmed Ivo Fürer † Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

31 Mar 61.0 Appointed Alojz Tkáč † Archbishop of Košice, Slovakia Archbishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	52.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Bertello	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
65.2	Resigned	Paul Fouad Naïm Tabet †	Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Agencies in Geneva	Apostolic Nuncio
1 Mar	63.4	Died	Eugenio Corecco †	Bishop of Lugano, Switzerland
2 Mar	67.2	Died	James Patrick Mahoney †	Bishop of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
3 Mar	45.4	Appointed	Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin	Bishop of Osogbo, Nigeria	Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria
30.6	Incardinated	Francis Obafemi Adesina	Priest of Osogbo, Nigeria	Bishop of Ijebu-Ode, Nigeria
33.6	Incardinated	Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo	Priest of Osogbo, Nigeria	Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria
67.9	Appointed	Xavier-Marie Baronnet, S.J. †	Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles	Bishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	Zacarias Kamwenho	Coadjutor Archbishop of Lubango, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Thomas Kwaku Mensah †	Bishop of Obuasi, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
40.5	Appointed	Agapiti Ndorobo	Bishop of Mahenge, Tanzania
37.5	Incardinated	John Opoku-Agyemang	Priest of Konongo-Mampong, Ghana	Bishop
47.0	Appointed	Joseph Osei-Bonsu	Bishop of Konongo-Mampong, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
40.1	Incardinated	John Yaw Afoakwah	Priest of Obuasi, Ghana	Bishop
39.4	Appointed	Joseph Mukasa Zuza †	Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi
4 Mar	57.3	Selected	Benedetto Maria Salvatore Chianetta, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
5 Mar	61.8	Died	Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. †	Bishop Emeritus of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7 Mar	62.8	Ordained Bishop	John Martin Dougherty †	Titular Bishop of Sufetula	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
79.7	Died	Stephen John Kocisko †	Archbishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
82.0	Died	Stefan László †	Bishop Emeritus of Eisenstadt, Austria
75.0	Retired	Walter Joseph Schoenherr †	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
69.6	Died	George To Bata †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
8 Mar	68.2	Died	Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nekemte, Ethiopia
11 Mar	40.9	Appointed	Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
40.9	Appointed	Horacio del Carmen Valenzuela Abarca	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Proconsulari	Bishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
12 Mar	65.3	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Batakian, I.C.P.B. †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia degli Armeni	Eparch Emeritus of Our Lady of Nareg in New York (Armenian), USA
89.3	Died	Karl Gnädinger †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
87.8	Died	Petrus Canisius Jean van Lierde, O.S.A. †	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
13 Mar	25.8	Ordained Priest	Marcelino Antonio Malabanan Maralit	Priest of Lipa, Philippines	Bishop of San Pablo, Philippines
88.1	Died	Marko Mihayo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tabora, Tanzania
14 Mar	61.3	Appointed	Thomas Ludger Dupré †	Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA	Bishop Emeritus
69.2	Appointed	Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. †	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
15 Mar	55.3	Appointed	Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán	Archbishop of Yucatán, México	Archbishop Emeritus
76.3	Retired	Manuel Castro Ruiz †	Archbishop of Yucatán, México	Archbishop Emeritus
83.2	Died	Barthélémy Malunga †	Bishop Emeritus of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
62.6	Resigned	Tiago Postma †	Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
17 Mar	79.5	Died	José María Márquez Bernal, C.M.F. †	Prelate Emeritus of Humahuaca, Argentina
18 Mar	54.6	Ordained Bishop	José Gonzalez Alonso	Titular Bishop of Baliana	Bishop Emeritus of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, Brazil
58.5	Ordained Bishop	Josef Grünwald	Titular Bishop of Fronta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
72.1	Appointed	José Sebastián Laboa Gallego †	Apostolic Nuncio to Malta	Apostolic Nuncio
72.1	Appointed	José Sebastián Laboa Gallego †	Apostolic Delegate to Libya	Apostolic Nuncio
75.7	Retired	Antonio Magnoni †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus
49.2	Appointed	Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno	Bishop of Cajamarca, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, Peru
26.0	Ordained Priest	Noel Saw Naw Aye	Priest of Yangon, Myanmar	Auxiliary Bishop
26.8	Ordained Priest	John Saw Yaw Han	Priest of Yangon, Myanmar	Bishop of Kengtung, Myanmar
19 Mar	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Aind, S.D.B.	Bishop of Dibrugarh, India	Bishop Emeritus
73.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu) †	Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
67.2	Installed	Giovanni (João) Zerbini, S.D.B.	Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
73.7	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Zhu Baoyu †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar	84.9	Died	Michael Arattukulam †	Bishop Emeritus of Alleppey, India
61.0	Ordained Bishop	Edwin Michael Conway †	Titular Bishop of Augurus	Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
83.6	Died	Amadeu González Ferreiros, O. de M. †	Prelate Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
53.5	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Frederick Kicanas	Titular Bishop of Bela	Bishop Emeritus of Tucson, Arizona, USA
46.2	Ordained Bishop	George Vance Murry, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Fuerteventura	Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
21 Mar	50.7	Succeeded	Robert James Carlson	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
75.6	Retired	Alan Charles Clark †	Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
68.3	Retired	Paul Vincent Dudley †	Bishop of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
34.4	Incardinated	Gregory William Gordon	Priest of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Auxiliary Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
51.4	Appointed	Peter David Gregory Smith †	Bishop of East Anglia, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
61.9	Appointed	Phillip Francis Straling	Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Daniel Francis Walsh	Bishop of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Rosa (in California), USA
22 Mar	54.5	Succeeded	Gentil Delázari †	Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.3	Retired	Henrique Froehlich, S.J. †	Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
43.3	Appointed	Czeslaw Kozon	Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark
71.7	Resigned	Joseph Frans Lescrauwaet, M.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
67.6	Resigned	Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. †	Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark	Bishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	João Maria Messi, O.S.M.	Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
24 Mar	51.9	Appointed	Frederick Bernard Henry †	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
25 Mar	54.1	Ordained Bishop	Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton †	Bishop of Kandi, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul Bemile	Bishop of Wa, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
64.2	Appointed	Karl Heinrich Braun	Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
60.0	Ordained Bishop	João José Burke, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil	Bishop
58.7	Ordained Bishop	Luciano Bux †	Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana	Bishop Emeritus of Oppido Mamertina-Palmi, Italy
55.5	Appointed	Ramón Benito de La Rosa y Carpio	Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
44.3	Ordained Bishop	Otto Georgens	Titular Bishop of Gubaliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Speyer, Germany
68.1	Appointed	Paolo Giglio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio
51.0	Appointed	Juliusz Janusz	Titular Archbishop of Caprulae	Apostolic Nuncio
51.0	Appointed	Juliusz Janusz	Apostolic Nuncio to Rwanda	Apostolic Nuncio
34.1	Solemn Vows	Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Andreas Laun, O.S.F.S.	Titular Bishop of Libertina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Salzburg, Austria
34.5	Ordained Priest	Oscar Eduardo Miñarro	Priest of Morón, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
37.3	Ordained Priest	Juan Nsue Edjang Mayé	Priest of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Archbishop
76.4	Retired	Hugo Eduardo Polanco Brito †	Bishop of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
46.6	Succeeded	Amando Samo †	Bishop of Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
66.2	Ordained Bishop	Vito Schlickmann †	Titular Bishop of Gurza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
50.2	Appointed	Luigi Ventura	Titular Archbishop of Equilium	Apostolic Nuncio
50.2	Appointed	Luigi Ventura	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire	Apostolic Nuncio
50.2	Appointed	Luigi Ventura	Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso	Apostolic Nuncio
50.2	Appointed	Luigi Ventura	Apostolic Nuncio to Niger	Apostolic Nuncio
64.9	Ordained Bishop	Severian Stefan Yakymyshyn, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of New Westminster (Ukrainian), Canada	Bishop Emeritus
26 Mar	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Carlos María Collazzi Irazábal, S.D.B.	Bishop of Mercedes, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar	22.3	First Vows	David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Auxiliary Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
65.1	Installed	Robert Edward Mulvee †	Coadjutor Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Bishop Emeritus
27.2	Ordained Priest	Rex Cullingham Ramirez	Priest of Palo, Philippines	Bishop of Naval, Philippines
28 Mar	50.7	Appointed	Edward Kenneth Braxton	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
50.7	Appointed	Edward Kenneth Braxton	Titular Bishop of Macomades Rusticiana	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
64.9	Selected	Ivo Fürer †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
82.0	Died	Januarius Paul Palathuruthy, C.M.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Chanda (Syro-Malabar), India
29 Mar	45.1	Installed	Patrick James Dunn	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
64.9	Confirmed	Ivo Fürer †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	61.0	Appointed	Alojz Tkáč †	Archbishop of Košice, Slovakia	Archbishop Emeritus

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