The Year of Our Lord 2000

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 77.2 Died Ignatius Harsono † Bishop Emeritus of Bogor, Indonesia

75.2 Retired Lajos Kada † Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Apostolic Nuncio

75.2 Retired Lajos Kada † Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra Apostolic Nuncio

76.8 Retired Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier † Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Ordained Bishop Richard Joseph Malone Titular Bishop of Aptuca Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA

61.9 Appointed Manuel Monteiro de Castro Apostolic Nuncio to Spain Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

61.9 Appointed Manuel Monteiro de Castro Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

32.3 Ordained Priest John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac Priest of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam Bishop

56.2 Appointed Leonardo Sandri Apostolic Nuncio to México Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

60.0 Appointed Claude Pierre Charles Schockert Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France Bishop Emeritus

3 Mar 54.7 Ordained Bishop Théophile Georges Kassab † Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria

4 Mar 64.4 Appointed Santos Abril y Castelló Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

75.1 Retired Ubaldo Calabresi † Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina Apostolic Nuncio

52.2 Ordained Bishop José Luis Fletes Santana Titular Bishop of Thunusuda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

76.6 Retired Franco Gualdrini † Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

27.0 Ordained Priest Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M. Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa

44.7 Ordained Bishop Arnold Orowae Titular Bishop of Gisipa Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea

52.9 Ordained Bishop Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón † Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México

54.8 Appointed Vincenzo Paglia Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy President of the Pontifical Academy for Life

57.0 Ordained Bishop Nicolas Sawaf Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

65.1 Ordained Bishop Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. † Titular Bishop of Castabala Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

5 Mar 27.2 Perpetual Vows Paolo Andreolli, S.X. Member of Xaverian Missionary Fathers Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil

61.3 Ordained Bishop Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley Bishop of Langres, France Bishop Emeritus

6 Mar 27.2 Ordained Deacon Paolo Andreolli, S.X. Deacon of Xaverian Missionary Fathers Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil

87.1 Died Igino Gamboa Satrustegui, O.F.M. Cap. † Prefect Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador

47.7 Ordained Bishop James Peter Sartain Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA

7 Mar 67.9 Appointed Rubén Héctor di Monte † Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

88.1 Died John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar

77.1 Retired Emilio Ogñénovich † Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

9 Mar 76.0 Retired Luigi Amaducci † Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

60.5 Appointed François Paul Marie Maupu Bishop of Verdun, France Bishop Emeritus

26.2 Perpetual Vows Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D. Member of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Niigata, Japan

62.2 Appointed Giuseppe Verucchi Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

10 Mar 60.3 Appointed Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble, France Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

60.3 Appointed Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse Titular Bishop of Lambaesis Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France

11 Mar 57.1 Appointed Angelo Bagnasco Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy

90.4 Died Antonius Hofmann † Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany

59.6 Appointed Angel Nacorda Lagdameo † Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

64.4 Appointed Francesco Marinelli † Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

12 Mar 82.1 Succeeded Joseph Fan Zhong-Liang, S.J. † Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China

98.6 Died Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (Gong Pinmei) † Cardinal, Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China

59.3 Installed Fares Maakaroun Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil Bishop Emeritus

70.5 Died Gordon Anthony Pantin, C.S.Sp. † Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles

13 Mar 75.3 Retired Samuel Ruiz García † Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México Bishop Emeritus

15 Mar 59.1 Appointed Alfredo Schäffler Coadjutor Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

17 Mar 66.1 Installed Edmond Carmody Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

18 Mar 63.6 Appointed Claudio Baggini † Bishop of Vigevano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

76.1 Retired Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli † Bishop of Volterra, Italy Bishop Emeritus

50.3 Appointed Mansueto Bianchi † Bishop of Volterra, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy

50.4 Ordained Bishop Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C. Titular Bishop of Rusguniae Bishop Emeritus of Isiolo, Kenya

45.2 Ordained Bishop David Kamau Ng’ang’a Titular Bishop of Oëa Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya

51.9 Ordained Bishop Method Paul Kilaini Titular Bishop of Strumnitza Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania

75.5 Retired Giovanni Locatelli † Bishop of Vigevano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

75.4 Retired Rosario Mazzola † Bishop of Cefalù, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Francesco Montenegro Auxiliary Bishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy

53.8 Appointed Francesco Montenegro Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy

41.1 Appointed Miguel Romano Gómez Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

41.1 Appointed Miguel Romano Gómez Titular Bishop of Vagal Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

65.9 Appointed Francesco Sgalambro † Bishop of Cefalù, Italy Bishop Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Angelo Spinillo Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy Bishop of Aversa, Italy

19 Mar 52.8 Installed Lino Fumagalli Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy

57.8 Ordained Bishop Carillo Gritti, I.M.C. † Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil

63.0 Ordained Bishop José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Arsennaria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia

20 Mar 56.3 Appointed Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P. Bishop of Angers, France Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

58.9 Ordained Bishop Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro † Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

59.2 Ordained Bishop José Haring, O.F.M. † Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

60.5 Ordained Bishop Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A. Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

36.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Li Lian Gui Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China

50.3 Ordained Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo Bishop of Shimoga, India Bishop of Udupi, India

39.8 Ordained Priest Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru

53.5 Ordained Bishop José Francisco Oliveros † Bishop of Boac, Philippines Bishop of Malolos, Philippines

76.2 Retired Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt † Bishop of Angers, France Bishop Emeritus

21 Mar 79.2 Died James William Gleeson † Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia

22 Mar 50.7 Appointed Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

67.5 Installed Cormac Murphy-O’Connor † Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

93.7 Died Achille Palmerini † Bishop Emeritus of Isernia e Venafro, Italy

79.1 Died Remigio Ragonesi † Vicegerent Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

23 Mar 79.1 Died Antony Padiyara † Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India

44.2 Appointed Jaime Soto Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

44.2 Appointed Jaime Soto Titular Bishop of Segia Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

24 Mar 66.9 Ordained Bishop Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.Ss.R. Titular Bishop of Bettonium Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Carreño, Colombia

59.7 Installed Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I. Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA Archbishop Emeritus

25 Mar 49.8 Appointed Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich Bishop of Puno, Peru

54.2 Appointed Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M. Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

36.7 Perpetual Vows João Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D. Member of Society of the Divine Word Bishop-Elect of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

54.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Francis Kweku Essien Bishop of Wiawso, Ghana Bishop Emeritus

76.1 Retired Alberto Giglioli † Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.3 Appointed Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B. Coadjutor Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia Archbishop Emeritus

61.2 Ordained Bishop Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M. Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina Prelate Emeritus

38.2 Ordained Bishop Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P. Coadjutor Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Ordained Bishop Jorge Eduardo Lozano Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

30.3 Ordained Priest Andherson Franklin Lustoza de Souza Priest of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil

56.9 Ordained Bishop Francesco Guido Ravinale Bishop of Asti, Italy Bishop Emeritus

61.8 Ordained Bishop Max John Rodrigues Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan Bishop Emeritus

31.9 Ordained Priest Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra Priest of Portoviejo, Ecuador Bishop of Machala, Ecuador

47.6 Appointed Tommaso Valentinetti Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy Archbishop of Pescara-Penne, Italy

26 Mar 81.9 Died François Abraha † Bishop Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea

93.4 Died Alfredo Bruniera † Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”

71.7 Ordained Bishop Jorge García Isaza, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Budua Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia

50.8 Ordained Bishop Protógenes José Luft, S.d.C. Coadjutor Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

27 Mar 60.1 Appointed André Pierre Louis Dupuy Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela Apostolic Nuncio

29 Mar 57.7 Appointed Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

77.1 Retired Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano † Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

56.0 Appointed Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I. Coadjutor Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

31 Mar 59.9 Appointed Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus

74.8 Resigned Michael Dallat † Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	77.2	Died	Ignatius Harsono †	Bishop Emeritus of Bogor, Indonesia
75.2	Retired	Lajos Kada †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Apostolic Nuncio
75.2	Retired	Lajos Kada †	Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra	Apostolic Nuncio
76.8	Retired	Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier †	Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Ordained Bishop	Richard Joseph Malone	Titular Bishop of Aptuca	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
61.9	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
61.9	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
32.3	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac	Priest of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam	Bishop
56.2	Appointed	Leonardo Sandri	Apostolic Nuncio to México	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
60.0	Appointed	Claude Pierre Charles Schockert	Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France	Bishop Emeritus
3 Mar	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Théophile Georges Kassab †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
4 Mar	64.4	Appointed	Santos Abril y Castelló	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
75.1	Retired	Ubaldo Calabresi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina	Apostolic Nuncio
52.2	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Fletes Santana	Titular Bishop of Thunusuda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
76.6	Retired	Franco Gualdrini †	Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
27.0	Ordained Priest	Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.	Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa
44.7	Ordained Bishop	Arnold Orowae	Titular Bishop of Gisipa	Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón †	Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara	Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
54.8	Appointed	Vincenzo Paglia	Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy	President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
57.0	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Sawaf	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
65.1	Ordained Bishop	Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. †	Titular Bishop of Castabala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
5 Mar	27.2	Perpetual Vows	Paolo Andreolli, S.X.	Member of Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil
61.3	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley	Bishop of Langres, France	Bishop Emeritus
6 Mar	27.2	Ordained Deacon	Paolo Andreolli, S.X.	Deacon of Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil
87.1	Died	Igino Gamboa Satrustegui, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador
47.7	Ordained Bishop	James Peter Sartain	Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
7 Mar	67.9	Appointed	Rubén Héctor di Monte †	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
88.1	Died	John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar
77.1	Retired	Emilio Ogñénovich †	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Mar	76.0	Retired	Luigi Amaducci †	Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
60.5	Appointed	François Paul Marie Maupu	Bishop of Verdun, France	Bishop Emeritus
26.2	Perpetual Vows	Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Niigata, Japan
62.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Verucchi	Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
10 Mar	60.3	Appointed	Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse	Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble, France	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
60.3	Appointed	Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse	Titular Bishop of Lambaesis	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
11 Mar	57.1	Appointed	Angelo Bagnasco	Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
90.4	Died	Antonius Hofmann †	Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
59.6	Appointed	Angel Nacorda Lagdameo †	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
64.4	Appointed	Francesco Marinelli †	Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Mar	82.1	Succeeded	Joseph Fan Zhong-Liang, S.J. †	Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
98.6	Died	Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (Gong Pinmei) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
59.3	Installed	Fares Maakaroun	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
70.5	Died	Gordon Anthony Pantin, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
13 Mar	75.3	Retired	Samuel Ruiz García †	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México	Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar	59.1	Appointed	Alfredo Schäffler	Coadjutor Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
17 Mar	66.1	Installed	Edmond Carmody	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar	63.6	Appointed	Claudio Baggini †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
76.1	Retired	Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
50.3	Appointed	Mansueto Bianchi †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Rusguniae	Bishop Emeritus of Isiolo, Kenya
45.2	Ordained Bishop	David Kamau Ng’ang’a	Titular Bishop of Oëa	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Method Paul Kilaini	Titular Bishop of Strumnitza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania
75.5	Retired	Giovanni Locatelli †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
75.4	Retired	Rosario Mazzola †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Francesco Montenegro	Auxiliary Bishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy
53.8	Appointed	Francesco Montenegro	Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy
41.1	Appointed	Miguel Romano Gómez	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
41.1	Appointed	Miguel Romano Gómez	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
65.9	Appointed	Francesco Sgalambro †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Angelo Spinillo	Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
19 Mar	52.8	Installed	Lino Fumagalli	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
57.8	Ordained Bishop	Carillo Gritti, I.M.C. †	Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
63.0	Ordained Bishop	José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Arsennaria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
20 Mar	56.3	Appointed	Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.	Bishop of Angers, France	Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
58.9	Ordained Bishop	Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro †	Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
59.2	Ordained Bishop	José Haring, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
60.5	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A.	Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
36.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Li Lian Gui	Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
50.3	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Isaac Lobo	Bishop of Shimoga, India	Bishop of Udupi, India
39.8	Ordained Priest	Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru
53.5	Ordained Bishop	José Francisco Oliveros †	Bishop of Boac, Philippines	Bishop of Malolos, Philippines
76.2	Retired	Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt †	Bishop of Angers, France	Bishop Emeritus
21 Mar	79.2	Died	James William Gleeson †	Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia
22 Mar	50.7	Appointed	Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado	Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
67.5	Installed	Cormac Murphy-O’Connor †	Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
93.7	Died	Achille Palmerini †	Bishop Emeritus of Isernia e Venafro, Italy
79.1	Died	Remigio Ragonesi †	Vicegerent Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
23 Mar	79.1	Died	Antony Padiyara †	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
44.2	Appointed	Jaime Soto	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
44.2	Appointed	Jaime Soto	Titular Bishop of Segia	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
24 Mar	66.9	Ordained Bishop	Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Bettonium	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Carreño, Colombia
59.7	Installed	Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Mar	49.8	Appointed	Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich	Bishop of Puno, Peru
54.2	Appointed	Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M.	Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
36.7	Perpetual Vows	João Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop-Elect of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Francis Kweku Essien	Bishop of Wiawso, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
76.1	Retired	Alberto Giglioli †	Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.3	Appointed	Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M.	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
38.2	Ordained Bishop	Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P.	Coadjutor Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Eduardo Lozano	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
30.3	Ordained Priest	Andherson Franklin Lustoza de Souza	Priest of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
56.9	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Guido Ravinale	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
61.8	Ordained Bishop	Max John Rodrigues	Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
31.9	Ordained Priest	Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra	Priest of Portoviejo, Ecuador	Bishop of Machala, Ecuador
47.6	Appointed	Tommaso Valentinetti	Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy	Archbishop of Pescara-Penne, Italy
26 Mar	81.9	Died	François Abraha †	Bishop Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
93.4	Died	Alfredo Bruniera †	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
71.7	Ordained Bishop	Jorge García Isaza, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Budua	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Protógenes José Luft, S.d.C.	Coadjutor Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar	60.1	Appointed	André Pierre Louis Dupuy	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	Apostolic Nuncio
29 Mar	57.7	Appointed	Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
77.1	Retired	Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano †	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
56.0	Appointed	Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I.	Coadjutor Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	59.9	Appointed	Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
74.8	Resigned	Michael Dallat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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