Announced | Dated | Event | Bishop | New Title |
1 Apr | 14 Feb | Resigned | Carmelo Juan Giaquinta | Archbishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina |
Retired | José C. Sorra | Bishop Emertius of Legazpi, Philippines |
4 Mar | Appointed | John Atcherley Dew | Bishop of New Zealand, Military |
Appointed | Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. | Bishop of Lira, Uganda |
Retired | Nicolas Huynh Van Nghi | Bishop Emeritus of Phan Thiêt, Viêt Nam |
Resigned | Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong | Bishop Emeritus of Taejon, Korea (South) |
Succeeded | Paul Nguyên Thanh Hoan | Bishop of Phan Thiêt, Viêt Nam |
Retired | Thomas Stafford Williams | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of New Zealand, Military |
Succeeded | Lazarus You Heung-sik | Bishop of Taejon, Korea (South) |
8 Mar | Appointed | Nestor Celestial Cariño | Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines |
Appointed | Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. | Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines |
12 Mar | Appointed | Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano | Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua |
Retired | Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Managua, Nicaragua |
2 Apr | Appointed | Manuel Ureña Pastor | Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain |
Retired | Elías Yanes Alvarez | Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain |
1 Apr |
19 Mar | Appointed | Yvon Ambroise | Bishop of Tuticorin, India |
Appointed | Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. | Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India |
Appointed | Adriano Langa, O.F.M. | Coadjutor Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique |
Appointed | Boniface Lele | Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya |
Retired | John Njenga | Archbishop Emeritus of Mombasa, Kenya |
Appointed | Jebalamai Susaimanickam | Coadjutor Bishop of Sivagangai, India |
Appointed | Dieudonné Uringi Uuci | Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.) |
22 Mar |
Resigned | Krzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv. | Superior Emeritus of Uzbekistan |
Appointed | Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv. | Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan |
Titular Bishop of Nara |
23 Mar | Appointed | Philippe Jourdan | Apostolic Administrator of Estonia |
Titular Bishop of Pertusa |
| 25 Mar | Retired | Paolo Lunardon, O.S.B. | Abbot Emeritus of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy |
1 Apr | | Appointed | Charles Daniel Balvo | Titular Archbishop of Castello |
Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand |
Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) |
Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania) |
Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania) |
Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) |
Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Vanuatu |
Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Pacific (Oceania) |
Apostolic Nuncio to Nauru, Pacific (Oceania) |
Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribata, Pacific (Oceania) |
Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Pacific (Oceania) |
Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) |
Appointed | Alberto Bottari de Castello | Apostolic Nuncio to Japan |
2 Apr | Retired | Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. | Bishop Emeritus of Europa Orientale {Eastern Europe} (Armenian), Armenia |
Appointed | Giambattista Diquattro | Titular Archbishop of Giru Mons |
Apostolic Nuncio to Panama |
Appointed | Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. | Archbishop (Personal Title) of Europa Orientale {Eastern Europe} (Armenian), Armenia |
Titular Archbishop of Adana degli Armeni |
Retired | Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. | Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Europa Orientale {Eastern Europe} (Armenian), Armenia |
Appointed | Luigi Pezzuto | Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador |