Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
2 Apr | 59.9 | Ordained Bishop | Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo | Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy |
53.6 | Appointed | Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe | Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México | Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México |
57.6 | Appointed | Dieudonné Madrapile Tanzi | Bishop of Isangi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
52.9 | Appointed | John Akinkunmi Oyejola | Bishop of Osogbo, Nigeria |
47.8 | Ordained Bishop | Zenildo Luiz Pereira da Silva, C.SS.R. | Coadjutor Prelate of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil | Bishop of Borba, Amazonas, Brazil |
75.5 | Retired | Felipe Salazar Villagrana | Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México | Bishop Emeritus |
54.7 | Ceased | Juarez Sousa Da Silva | Apostolic Administrator of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil | Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil |
96.6 | Died | Thomas Zeng Jing mu, O.P. † | Bishop Emeritus of Yujiang [Yükiang], China |
69.1 | Installed | Eduardo Zielski | Bishop of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
3 Apr | 55.7 | Ceased | Mathieu Madega Lebouankehan | Apostolic Administrator of Port-Gentil, Gabon | Bishop of Mouila, Gabon |
63.9 | Installed | Luigi Mansi | Bishop of Andria, Italy |
55.2 | Installed | João Muniz Alves, O.F.M. | Prelate of Xingu, Para, Brazil | Bishop of Xingu-Altamira, Para, Brazil |
56.3 | Ordained Bishop | Euzébius Chinekezy Ogbonna Managwu | Bishop of Port-Gentil, Gabon |
44.3 | Ordained Bishop | Christudas Rajappan | Titular Bishop of Avitta Bibba | Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum, India |
53.4 | Ordained Bishop | Lauro Tisi | Archbishop of Trento, Italy |
4 Apr | 76.6 | Retired | Mile Bogović † | Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia | Bishop Emeritus |
48.5 | Appointed | Désinord Jean | Bishop of Hinche, Haïti |
63.1 | Appointed | Zdenko Križić, O.C.D. | Bishop of Gospić-Senj, Croatia | Archbishop of Split-Makarska, Croatia |
85.3 | Died | Ronald Austin Mulkearns † | Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia |
74.8 | Appointed | Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B. | Apostolic Administrator of Franceville, Gabon | Archbishop Emeritus of Libreville, Gabon |
80.6 | Appointed | Benigno Luigi Papa, O.F.M. Cap. † | Apostolic Administrator of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy | Archbishop Emeritus of Taranto, Italy |
56.7 | Ceased | Antonino Raspanti | Apostolic Administrator of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy | Bishop of Acireale, Italy |
57.4 | Ordained Bishop | Manuel Eugenio Salazar Mora | Bishop of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica |
5 Apr | 77.3 | Retired | Zef Gashi, S.D.B. | Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro | Archbishop Emeritus |
55.1 | Appointed | Rrok Gjonlleshaj | Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro |
62.5 | Appointed | Francisco Montecillo Padilla | Apostolic Nuncio to Kuwait | Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala |
62.5 | Appointed | Francisco Montecillo Padilla | Apostolic Delegate to Arabian Peninsula | Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala |
6 Apr | 79.3 | Died | Jaime Pedro Gonçalves † | Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique |
7 Apr | 75.9 | Retired | Anthony Kwami Adanuty | Bishop of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana | Bishop Emeritus |
58.8 | Appointed | Emmanuel Kofi Fianu, S.V.D. | Apostolic Administrator of Keta-Akatsi, Ghana | Bishop of Ho, Ghana |
39.6 | Ordained Bishop | Volodymyr Hrutsa, C.SS.R. | Titular Bishop of Bahanna | Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine |
8 Apr | 75.5 | Retired | Antonio Ángel Algora Hernando † | Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain | Bishop Emeritus |
51.5 | Appointed | Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez | Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia |
51.5 | Appointed | Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez | Titular Bishop of Afufenia | Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia |
57.4 | Resigned | Luis Horacio Gómez González † | Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
50.3 | Appointed | Scott Cal McCaig, C.C. | Bishop of Canada, Military |
67.5 | Appointed | Gerardo Melgar Viciosa | Bishop of Ciudad Real, Spain |
48.6 | Appointed | Polito Rodríguez Méndez | Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela | Archbishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
53.1 | Appointed | Gianrico Ruzza | Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy | Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy |
53.1 | Appointed | Gianrico Ruzza | Titular Bishop of Subaugusta | Bishop of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy |
70.2 | Resigned | Donald Joseph Thériault | Bishop of Canada, Military | Bishop Emeritus |
9 Apr | 56.1 | Ordained Bishop | Giuseppe Favale | Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy |
75.5 | Retired | Ramón del Hoyo López | Bishop of Jaén, Spain | Bishop Emeritus |
73.0 | Died | Lucas Martínez Lara † | Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México |
70.0 | Appointed | Amadeo Rodríguez Magro | Bishop of Jaén, Spain | Bishop Emeritus |
10 Apr | 57.8 | Ordained Bishop | Renato Marangoni | Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy |
81.1 | Died | Thomas Kwaku Mensah † | Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana |
11 Apr | 64.6 | Appointed | Thomas Paulsamy | Bishop of Dindigul, India |
55.4 | Appointed | Aplinar Senapati, C.M. | Bishop of Rayagada, India |
12 Apr | 85.2 | Died | André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo † | Bishop Emeritus of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
70.2 | Appointed | Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America |
75.2 | Retired | Carlo Maria Viganò | Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America | Apostolic Nuncio |
13 Apr | 86.6 | Died | Matthias Joseph Isuja † | Bishop Emeritus of Dodoma, Tanzania |
71.0 | Resigned | Jesús Moraza Ruiz de Azúa, O.A.R. | Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | Prelate Emeritus |
58.7 | Appointed | Santiago Sánchez Sebastián, O.A.R. | Prelate of Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil |
14 Apr | 62.9 | Appointed | Luis Javier Argüello García | Auxiliary Bishop of Valladolid, Spain | Archbishop |
62.9 | Appointed | Luis Javier Argüello García | Titular Bishop of Ipagro | Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain |
49.4 | Appointed | Bertrand Didier Marie Joseph Lacombe | Auxiliary Bishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France | Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France |
49.4 | Appointed | Bertrand Didier Marie Joseph Lacombe | Titular Bishop of Saint-Papoul | Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France |
15 Apr | 63.7 | Confirmed | Théophile Philippe Barakat † | Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria |
64.2 | Installed | John Douglas Deshotel | Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA |
59.6 | Ordained Bishop | Manuel Nin Güell, O.S.B. | Titular Bishop of Carcabia | Apostolic Exarch of Greece (Greek) |
16 Apr | 43.7 | Appointed | Jaime Cristóbal Abril González | Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia | Bishop of Arauca, Colombia |
43.7 | Appointed | Jaime Cristóbal Abril González | Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena | Bishop of Arauca, Colombia |
44.2 | Confirmed | Emmanuel (Khaled Ayad) Bishay | Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt |
60.0 | Installed | Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo | Archbishop of Matera-Irsina, Italy |
75.5 | Retired | Woldetensaé Ghebreghiorghis, O.F.M. Cap. | Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
77.4 | Retired | Eulises González Sánchez | Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
62.2 | Appointed | Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap. | Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia |
62.2 | Appointed | Angelo Pagano, O.F.M. Cap. | Titular Bishop of Ficus | Vicar Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia |
75.9 | Retired | Louis Pelâtre, A.A. | Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
75.9 | Retired | Louis Pelâtre, A.A. | Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), Turkey | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Istanbul, Turkey |
45.9 | Appointed | Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias | Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia |
45.9 | Appointed | Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias | Titular Bishop of Burca | Vicar Apostolic of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia |
63.6 | Appointed | Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. † | Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey |
63.6 | Appointed | Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. † | Titular Bishop of Tubernuca | Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey |
63.6 | Appointed | Rubén Tierrablanca Gonzalez, O.F.M. † | Apostolic Administrator of Istanbul (Constantinople) (Greek), Turkey | Vicar Apostolic of Istanbul, Turkey |
17 Apr | 57.5 | Ordained Bishop | Roberto Carboni, O.F.M. Conv. | Bishop of Ales-Terralba, Italy | Archbishop of Oristano, Italy |
57.4 | Died | Luis Horacio Gómez González † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia |
55.3 | Ordained Bishop | Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. | Titular Bishop of Mattiana | Bishop of Huancavélica, Peru |
18 Apr | 84.0 | Died | Rubén Héctor di Monte † | Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina |
19 Apr | 70.3 | Resigned | Francis Xavier Ahn Myong-ok | Bishop of Masan, Korea (South) | Bishop Emeritus |
63.2 | Appointed | Constantine Bae Ki Hyen | Bishop of Masan, Korea (South) | Bishop Emeritus |
51.0 | Appointed | Alain Faubert | Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada | Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada |
51.0 | Appointed | Alain Faubert | Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati | Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada |
21 Apr | 75.6 | Retired | Bernardo Fabio D’Onorio, O.S.B. | Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy | Archbishop Emeritus |
59.1 | Appointed | Luigi Vari | Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy |
22 Apr | 50.3 | Ordained Bishop | Shorot Francis Gomes | Titular Bishop of Forma | Bishop of Sylhet, Bangladesh |
23 Apr | 56.8 | Ordained Bishop | Félix Eduardo Antonio Calderón Cruz | Bishop of San Francisco de Asís de Jutiapa, Guatemala |
52.6 | Appointed | Pedro Collar Noguera | Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | Bishop |
52.6 | Appointed | Pedro Collar Noguera | Titular Bishop of Thamugadi | Bishop of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
53.4 | Appointed | Paul James Mason | Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain | Bishop of Great Britain, Military |
53.4 | Appointed | Paul James Mason | Titular Bishop of Skálholt | Bishop of Great Britain, Military |
87.6 | Died | John Steven Satterthwaite † | Bishop Emeritus of Lismore, Australia |
94.3 | Died | Paul Hisao Yasuda † | Archbishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan |
24 Apr | 57.9 | Installed | Renato Marangoni | Bishop of Belluno-Feltre, Italy |
25 Apr | 60.1 | Ordained Bishop | Robert Ovide Bourgon | Bishop of Hearst, Ontario, Canada | Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada |
26 Apr | 60.6 | Died | Vincent Matthew Darius, O.P. † | Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles |
67.7 | Appointed | Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez | Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba |
69.2 | Appointed | Manuel Herrero Fernández, O.S.A. | Bishop of Palencia, Spain | Bishop Emeritus |
75.4 | Retired | José Ulises Macías Salcedo | Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, México | Archbishop Emeritus |
79.5 | Retired | Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino † | Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus |
62.6 | Appointed | Francisco Montecillo Padilla | Apostolic Nuncio to Bahrain | Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala |
62.6 | Appointed | Francisco Montecillo Padilla | Apostolic Nuncio to United Arab Emirates | Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala |
79.7 | Retired | Alfredo Víctor Petit Vergel † | Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
62.4 | Appointed | Ruy Rendón Leal | Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora, México |
55.7 | Appointed | Edward Matthew Rice | Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA |
64.1 | Appointed | John Alphonsus Ryan, S.P.S. | Bishop of Mzuzu, Malawi |
27 Apr | 68.8 | Installed | Jozef De Kesel | Bishop of Belgium, Military | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium |
49.6 | Appointed | Edgar Xavier Ertl, S.A.C. | Bishop of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil |
89.7 | Died | Julio Xavier Lizares Labayen, Jr., O.C.D. † | Prelate Emeritus of Infanta, Philippines |
60.4 | Appointed | Enrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B. | Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela | Bishop of Maracay, Venezuela |
60.4 | Appointed | Enrique José Parravano Marino, S.D.B. | Titular Bishop of Isola | Bishop of Maracay, Venezuela |
48.4 | Appointed | Hélio Pereira dos Santos | Auxiliary Bishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil | Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil |
48.4 | Appointed | Hélio Pereira dos Santos | Titular Bishop of Thiava | Bishop of Serrinha, Bahia, Brazil |
28 Apr | 48.3 | Appointed | Flavian Matindi Kassala | Bishop of Geita, Tanzania |
62.8 | Appointed | Vincenzo Carmine Orofino | Bishop of Tursi-Lagonegro, Italy |
60.6 | Appointed | José Rafael Palma Capetillo | Auxiliary Bishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México |
29 Apr | 76.0 | Appointed | Charles Henry Dufour | Apostolic Administrator of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles | Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles |
76.0 | Retired | Charles Henry Dufour | Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles | Archbishop Emeritus |
73.1 | Died | Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. † | Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia |
57.7 | Appointed | Kenneth David Oswin Richards | Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles |
68.1 | Appointed | Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P. | Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
68.1 | Appointed | Neil Edward Tiedemann, C.P. | Titular Bishop of Cova | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA |
63.6 | Appointed | Heinrich Timmerevers | Bishop of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany |
30 Apr | 46.7 | Ordained Bishop | Emmanuel Abbo | Bishop of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon |
50.9 | Ordained Bishop | Adilson Pedro Busin, C.S. | Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera | Bishop of Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil |
63.1 | Appointed | Francis Assisi Chullikatt | Apostolic Nuncio to Kazakhstan | Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina |
63.1 | Appointed | Francis Assisi Chullikatt | Apostolic Nuncio to Tadjikistan | Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina |
76.8 | Died | Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza, S.J. † | Bishop of Raiganj, India |
56.1 | Installed | Giuseppe Favale | Bishop of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy |
48.7 | Ordained Bishop | Tomáš Holub | Bishop of Plzeň, Czechia |
59.2 | Appointed | Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M. | Vicar Apostolic of Ingwavuma, South Africa | Archbishop of Durban, South Africa |
59.2 | Appointed | Siegfried Mandla Jwara, C.M.M. | Titular Bishop of Elephantaria in Proconsulari | Archbishop of Durban, South Africa |
75.0 | Retired | Józef Michalik | Archbishop of Przemyśl, Poland | Archbishop Emeritus |
54.9 | Ceased | José Luís Gerardo Ponce de León, I.M.C. | Apostolic Administrator of Ingwavuma, South Africa | Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini |
62.3 | Appointed | Adam Szal | Archbishop of Przemyśl, Poland |
52.0 | Ordained Bishop | Duncan Theodore Tsoke | Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia | Bishop of Kimberley, South Africa |