The Year of Our Lord 2025

Bishop Events

March

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	55.8	Appointed	John Carvalho	Bishop of Ajmer, India
54.7	Ordained Bishop	Justin Georges Ebengue	Bishop of Yokadouma, Cameroon
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Bernardino Giordano	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
58.0	Ordained Bishop	Franck Henri Javary	Bishop of Châlons, France
67.9	Ceased	Florentino Galang Lavarias	Apostolic Administrator of Balanga, Philippines	Archbishop of San Fernando, Philippines
61.5	Ceased	Paul Lontsié-Keuné	Apostolic Administrator of Yokadouma, Cameroon	Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
52.5	Appointed	Emilio Nappa	Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
56.1	Appointed	Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E.	President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
56.1	Appointed	Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E.	President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
58.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Puglisi-Alibrandi	Secretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
52.8	Installed	Rufino Coronel Sescon Jr.	Bishop of Balanga, Philippines
80.0	Retired	Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C.	President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
80.0	Retired	Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C.	President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State	Cardinal, President Emeritus
2 Mar	69.4	Installed	Francis Xavier Vira Arpondratana	Archbishop of Bangkok, Thailand
67.1	Installed	Jérôme Daniel Beau	Archbishop of Poitiers, France
4 Mar	59.8	Appointed	Herman Guinto Abcede, R.C.J.	Bishop of Daet, Philippines
6 Mar	59.7	Appointed	Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín	Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela
56.6	Appointed	Ángel Román Idígoras	Bishop of Albacete, Spain
7 Mar	62.2	Appointed	Júlio Endi Akamine, S.A.C.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Archbishop
48.7	Appointed	Hryhoriy Komar	Apostolic Administrator of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian)
55.6	Appointed	Armand Koné	Archbishop of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
78.6	Retired	Paulo Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M.	Apostolic Exarch of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
55.4	Appointed	Stephano Lameck Musomba, O.S.A.	Bishop of Bagamoyo, Tanzania
8 Mar	80.2	Died	Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Ilorin, Nigeria
96.6	Died	Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands
55.5	Appointed	Bernardus Bofitwos Baru, O.S.A.	Bishop of Timika, Indonesia
	Ceased	Charlie A. Borja	Apostolic Administrator of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Priest
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Romeo (Romy) Duetao Convocar	Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
57.1	Appointed	Adrian Józef Galbas, S.A.C.	Ordinary of Poland, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
75.1	Retired	Kazimierz Nycz	Ordinary of Poland, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
57.8	Appointed	Víctor Luís Quematcha, O.F.M.	Bishop of Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau
64.2	Appointed	Paul Prakash Saginala	Bishop of Cuddapah, India
9 Mar	75.0	Retired	Felix Genn	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
77.1	Ceased	Jean-Michel Girard, C.R.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland	Superior General Emeritus of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard
10 Mar	55.3	Appointed	Antonius Hamers	Administrator of Münster, Germany
79.6	Died	Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco †	Bishop Emeritus of Iztapalapa, México, México
11 Mar	95.0	Died	Francesco Cuccarese †	Archbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
71.0	Installed	Robert Walter McElroy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
15 Mar	63.4	Appointed	Giancarlo Dellagiovanna	Apostolic Nuncio to Burkina Faso	Apostolic Nuncio
63.4	Appointed	Giancarlo Dellagiovanna	Titular Archbishop of Sistroniana	Apostolic Nuncio
51.8	Appointed	Paul Nguyễn Quang Ðĩnh	Auxiliary Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
51.8	Appointed	Paul Nguyễn Quang Ðĩnh	Titular Bishop of Voncaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
58.6	Appointed	Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
16 Mar	53.3	Ordained Bishop	José Miguel Barata Pereira	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
68.9	Installed	Antonio Giuseppe Caiazzo	Bishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy
17 Mar	65.1	Installed	José Armando Álvarez Cano	Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
58.1	Appointed	Michael (Micae) Phạm Minh Cường	Administrator of San Diego, California, USA	Bishop
80.0	Retired	Dennis Joseph Sullivan	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
51.5	Appointed	Oscar Efraín Tamez Villarreal	Apostolic Administrator of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
50.8	Succeeded	Joseph Andrew Williams	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
18 Mar	79.1	Died	Paul Cremona, O.P. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Malta
54.0	Succeeded	Clement Papa	Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
64.2	Installed	Edward Joseph Weisenburger	Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
75.1	Retired	Douglas William Young, S.V.D.	Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Mar	71.1	Ceased	Timothy John Costelloe, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Bunbury, Australia	Archbishop of Perth, Australia
75.4	Retired	Stanisław Gądecki	Archbishop of Poznań, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
62.9	Installed	Juan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.	Bishop of Xochimilco, México, México
56.8	Ordained Bishop	George (Jerzy) Joseph Kołodziej, S.D.S.	Bishop of Bunbury, Australia
94.7	Died	Athanase Matti Shaba Matoka †	Archbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Jackson Murugara, I.M.C.	Coadjutor Bishop of Meru, Kenya
57.5	Ordained Bishop	Samuele Sangalli	Titular Archbishop of Zella	Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr.	Bishop of Laghouat, Algeria
48.4	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Wai Lin Htun	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar
60.1	Appointed	Zbigniew Jan Zieliński	Archbishop of Poznań, Poland
20 Mar	83.5	Appointed	Gerald Frederick Kicanas	Apostolic Administrator of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
22 Mar	56.7	Installed	Vítor Agnaldo de Menezes	Archbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
65.7	Appointed	Bernardito Cleopas Auza	Apostolic Nuncio to European Union
68.5	Appointed	Marcelo Benítez Martínez, O.F.M.	Bishop of Caazapá, Paraguay
56.5	Ordained Bishop	François André Joseph Marie Gourdon	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
23 Mar	55.0	Installed	Bernardino Giordano	Bishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, Italy	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
25 Mar	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Alberto Cabrera Arcos	Bishop of Garzón, Colombia
49.9	Appointed	Ignazio Ceffalia	Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus
49.9	Appointed	Ignazio Ceffalia	Titular Archbishop of Fiorentino	Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus
63.1	Ordained Bishop	Selvarajan Dasan	Coadjutor Bishop of Neyyattinkara, India	Bishop
59.1	Ceased	Miguel Fernando González Mariño	Apostolic Administrator of Garzón, Colombia	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
56.5	Installed	François André Joseph Marie Gourdon	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
60.9	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong	Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos
54.2	Elected	James Misko	Administrator of Austin, Texas, USA	Priest
58.8	Installed	Waldemar Passini Dalbello	Coadjutor Bishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Víctor Melchor Quintana Quezada	Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México
67.7	Installed	Joe Steve Vásquez	Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
26 Mar	81.0	Died	Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal †	Bishop Emeritus of Matanzas, Cuba
100.8	Died	Settimio Todisco †	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi-Ostuni, Italy
27 Mar	75.1	Retired	Demetrio Fernández González	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
69.5	Appointed	Jesús Fernández González	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
67.0	Installed	Roberto Calara Mallari	Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines
28 Mar	59.8	Appointed	Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi	Archivist of the Vatican Apostolic Archive
59.8	Appointed	Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Archivist of the Vatican Apostolic Archive
62.3	Selected	Joseph Wang Zhengui	Bishop of Zhangjiakou, China
75.0	Retired	Angelo Vincenzo Zani	Archivist of the Vatican Apostolic Archive	Archivist Emeritus
75.0	Retired	Angelo Vincenzo Zani	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Apostolic Archive
29 Mar	67.7	Appointed	Pedro Aguado Cuesta, Sch. P.	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
67.7	Appointed	Pedro Aguado Cuesta, Sch. P.	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
65.7	Installed	Pablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B.	Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela
57.0	Installed	Paolo Ricciardi	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
60.5	Installed	Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar	Bishop of San Jacinto, Ecuador
30 Mar	55.0	Installed	Bernardino Giordano	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Laloo	Titular Bishop of Trofimiana	Auxiliary Bishop of Shillong, India
66.1	Ceased	Claudio Maniago	Apostolic Administrator of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy	Archbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
58.1	Installed	Roberto Repole	Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
52.9	Installed	Tamati Alefosio Sefo, M.S.C.	Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
53.4	Installed	Alberto Torriani	Archbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy
31 Mar	85.0	Appointed	Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
85.0	Appointed	Vartán Waldir Boghossian, S.D.B.	Apostolic Administrator of Latin America and Mexico {America Latina e Messico} (Armenian)	Bishop Emeritus of San Gregorio de Narek en Buenos Aires (Armenian), Argentina
75.8	Retired	George Joseph Lucas	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
60.7	Appointed	Michael George McGovern	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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