The Year of Our Lord 1920

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar Born Simon Ignatius Pimenta Marol Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India

75.2 Died René-François Renou † Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France

2 Mar 54.2 Appointed Francesco Cherubini † Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

Born Ivo Gugic † Vela Luka Bishop Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro

3 Mar Born Michele Cecchini † Lammari Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

4 Mar Born Pierre Mamie † La Chaux-de-Fonds Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland

5 Mar 53.6 Appointed Godefroy Frederix, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Northern Kansu {Kansu Settentrionale}, China Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China

Born René Toussaint, O.M.I. † Ochamps, Belgium Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

6 Mar Born José Capmany Casamitjana † Sabadell Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain

43.1 Died Michael Fintan Power † Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada

61.9 Resigned Raffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno † Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

66.5 Appointed Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious

8 Mar 38.4 Appointed Gerardo Anaya y Diez de Bonilla † Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México

39.4 Appointed Salvatore Ballo Guercio † Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

39.4 Appointed Salvatore Ballo Guercio † Titular Bishop of Oëa Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

47.9 Appointed Luigi Barlassina † Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

75.9 Appointed Ulisse Carlo Bascherini † Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

75.9 Retired Ulisse Carlo Bascherini † Bishop of Grosseto, Italy Bishop Emeritus

45.5 Appointed Domingo Comin, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Méndez y Gualaquiza, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador

45.5 Appointed Domingo Comin, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Obba Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador

50.5 Appointed Jules-Alexandre Cusin † Coadjutor Bishop of Mende, France Bishop

50.5 Appointed Jules-Alexandre Cusin † Titular Bishop of Nyssa Bishop of Mende, France

53.6 Appointed Godefroy Frederix, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Thagaste Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China

38.4 Appointed Marcos Sergio Godoy † Bishop of Zulia, Venezuela Bishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela

49.1 Appointed Tranquillo Guarneri † Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy

52.1 Appointed Edmond Heelan † Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

49.8 Appointed Karel Boromejský Kašpar † Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

49.8 Appointed Karel Boromejský Kašpar † Titular Bishop of Bethsaida Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

45.4 Appointed Stanisław Kostka Łukomski † Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland Bishop of Łomża, Poland

45.4 Appointed Stanisław Kostka Łukomski † Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria Bishop of Łomża, Poland

Born James William Malone † Youngstown Bishop Emeritus of Youngstown, Ohio, USA

42.4 Appointed Gustavo Matteoni † Bishop of Grosseto, Italy Archbishop of Siena, Italy

49.2 Appointed James Paul McCloskey † Bishop of Jaro, Philippines

55.2 Appointed Pierre Nommesch † Bishop of Luxembourg

52.4 Appointed Ernesto Maria Piovella † Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy

55.1 Appointed Anton Podlaha † Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

55.1 Appointed Anton Podlaha † Titular Bishop of Paphus Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

44.6 Appointed Maximino Ruiz y Flores † Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México

44.6 Appointed Maximino Ruiz y Flores † Titular Bishop of Derbe Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México

44.6 Resigned Maximino Ruiz y Flores † Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México Bishop Emeritus

48.5 Appointed Karl Joseph Schulte † Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

52.1 Appointed Valentin Wojciech † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

52.1 Appointed Valentin Wojciech † Titular Bishop of Danaba Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

48.3 Appointed Goffredo Zaccherini † Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy

77.1 Appointed Giuseppe Antonio Zucchetti, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Archbishop of Trapezus Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey

10 Mar Born Victorino Alvarez Tena † Puruándiro Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México

70.4 Died Emile Joseph Legal, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

11 Mar Born Kornél Pataky (Pataki) † Pesterzsébet Bishop Emeritus of Győr (Raab), Hungary

13 Mar 64.1 Died Denis Ephrem Naccàsché † Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria

14 Mar 50.3 Ordained Bishop Antonio Galati † Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy

36.2 Ordained Bishop Athanase Khoriaty, B.S. † Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon

26.5 Ordained Priest Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy

17 Mar Born José Germán Benavides Morriberón † Cotahuasi Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru

Born José Tomás Sánchez † Pandan Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

18 Mar 67.9 Died Filippo Giustini † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

19 Mar Born Victor Guazzelli † London Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain

23.5 Ordained Priest Denys Pierre Hindié † Priest Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria

23.0 Ordained Priest Manuel Moll y Salord † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Tortosa, Spain

Born Laurent Noël Saint-Just-de-Bretenières Bishop Emeritus of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada

59.0 Died Eduardo Solar Vicuña † Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile

20 Mar 29.5 Ordained Priest Paul Louis Marie Audren, M.E.P. † Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yünnanfu, China

27.9 Ordained Priest João Batista Cavati, C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil

27.2 Ordained Priest Paul Hugentobler, S.M.B. † Priest of Society of Bethlehem Mission Immensee Prefect of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China

60.2 Appointed Michele Lega † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

26.5 Ordained Priest Carlo Re, I.M.C. † Priest of Consolata Missionaries Bishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy

73.7 Appointed Augusto Silj † Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

29.8 Ordained Priest Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. † Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam

21 Mar 24.3 Ordained Priest Heinrich Suso (Lorenz) Groner, O. Cist. † Priest of Order of Cistercians Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria

22 Mar Born José María Montes † Almirante Brown Bishop Emeritus of Chascomús, Argentina

23 Mar 58.4 Died Joseph Darian † Titular Archbishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti

Born Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. † Flero, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Para, Brazil

Born Bogdan Marian Wincenty Sikorski † Poznan Bishop of Płock, Poland

35.8 Appointed István Uzdóczy-Zadravecz, O.F.M. † Bishop of Hungary, Military Bishop Emeritus

35.8 Appointed István Uzdóczy-Zadravecz, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Dometiopolis Bishop Emeritus of Hungary, Military

24 Mar Born Jan Gurda † Ksiaznice Wielkie Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland

25 Mar 42.4 Ordained Bishop Gustavo Matteoni † Bishop of Grosseto, Italy Archbishop of Siena, Italy

55.3 Ordained Bishop Pierre Nommesch † Bishop of Luxembourg

48.5 Installed Karl Joseph Schulte † Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

27 Mar 77.6 Died Lajos Rajner † Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary

28 Mar Born Marko Jozinović † Devetine Archbishop Emeritus of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

23.3 Ordained Priest Paul Nousseir † Priest of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt Bishop

29 Mar 82.3 Died Nicolas Donnelly † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland

31 Mar Born José Carranza Chévez † Comayagua Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras

3 Apr 25.0 Ordained Priest José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Michoacán, México

25.9 Ordained Priest Francis John Brennan † Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

25.3 Ordained Priest Donald Alphonsus Campbell † Priest of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

31.0 Ordained Priest Jacques Mangers, S.M. † Priest of Society of Mary Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway

24.9 Ordained Priest Gerald Patrick Aloysius O’Hara † Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain

23.6 Ordained Priest Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz † Priest of Santiago de Chile Archbishop of La Serena, Chile

5 Apr 22.1 Professed Joachim (Alois) Ammann, O.S.B. † Member of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania

Born John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. † Bergen Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway

6 Apr 58.4 Died Carlo Taccetti † Bishop of Gubbio, Italy

9 Apr Born Alphonse Daniel Nsabi † Ilobi Nzega Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania

10 Apr 43.5 Appointed Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke † Titular Bishop of Canea Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

43.5 Resigned Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke † Bishop of Riga, Latvia Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

11 Apr 26.3 Ordained Priest Nicasio Balisa y Melero, O.A.R. † Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia

39.5 Ordained Bishop Salvatore Ballo Guercio † Titular Bishop of Oëa Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

71.6 Died Louis-Jean Dechelette † Bishop of Evreux, France

49.9 Ordained Bishop Karel Boromejský Kašpar † Titular Bishop of Bethsaida Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

29.4 Ordained Priest Martin Joseph-Honoré Lajeunesse, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada

55.2 Ordained Bishop Anton Podlaha † Titular Bishop of Paphus Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

13 Apr 59.4 Died Giuseppe Dallepiane † Bishop of Iglesias, Italy

Born Karel Otčenášek † České Meziříčí Bishop Emeritus of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

14 Apr Born Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N. Cipotânea Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil

24.8 Ordained Priest Francis Peter Leipzig † Priest of Oregon City, Oregon, USA Bishop Emeritus of Baker, Oregon, USA

43.5 Appointed Antonijs Springovičs † Bishop of Riga, Latvia Archbishop of Riga, Latvia

16 Apr 59.4 Died Francisco de Paula Mas y Oliver † Bishop of Gerona, Spain

19 Apr Born Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap. † Beizama, Spain Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador

Born Julien Ries † Fouches (Arlon), Belgium Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia

20 Apr 84.2 Died François-Joseph-Edwin Bonnefoy † Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France

21 Apr 50.6 Ordained Bishop Jules-Alexandre Cusin † Titular Bishop of Nyssa Bishop of Mende, France

47.5 Appointed Giuseppe di Girolamo † Bishop of Lucera, Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 Apr 44.9 Appointed Anton Akšamović † Bishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia Bishop Emeritus

Born José de Aquino Pereira † Andrães Bishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

50.5 Appointed Santos Ballesteros y López, O.A.R. † Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

50.5 Appointed Santos Ballesteros y López, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Capharnaum Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Casanare, Colombia

36.4 Appointed Joseph-Marie Birraux, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Tanganika, Tanzania Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

36.4 Appointed Joseph-Marie Birraux, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Ombi Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

39.5 Appointed Alexandru Theodor Cisar † Bishop of Iaşi, Romania Archbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania

49.3 Appointed Remigio Gandásegui y Gorrochátegui † Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain

43.2 Appointed Bl. Manuel González y García † Bishop of Málaga, Spain Bishop of Palencia, Spain

64.1 Appointed Ramón Guillamet y Coma † Bishop of Barcelona, Spain

42.3 Appointed Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit

42.3 Appointed Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Europus Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit

43.8 Appointed Raymond-René Lerouge, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Selge Vicar Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea

43.8 Appointed Raymond-René Lerouge, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea Vicar Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea

38.9 Appointed James Michael Liston † Coadjutor Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

38.9 Appointed James Michael Liston † Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus) Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand

45.5 Appointed Dionýz Njaradi † Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia

49.6 Appointed Henry John Paul Joseph Nussbaum, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Gerasa Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA

49.6 Resigned Henry John Paul Joseph Nussbaum, C.P. † Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA

60.3 Appointed Désiré Marie Hippolyte Paget † Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France

61.3 Appointed Enrique Reig y Casanova † Archbishop of Valencia, Spain Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain

43.5 Appointed Raffaele Carlo Rossi, O.C.D. † Bishop of Volterra, Italy Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation

48.9 Appointed Joseph (Ignatius) Shanahan, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}

48.9 Appointed Joseph (Ignatius) Shanahan, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale} Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

32.6 Appointed Ranulfo da Silva Farias † Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

46.9 Appointed St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China

46.9 Appointed St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Carystus Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China

51.5 Appointed James Whyte † Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand

24 Apr Born Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga † Ilebo Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

25 Apr 51.5 Appointed Etienne Soukkarie † Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

51.5 Appointed Etienne Soukkarie † Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

51.5 Ordained Bishop Etienne Soukkarie † Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

27 Apr Born Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. † Nicolaevo Bishop Emeritus of Nicopoli, Bulgaria

Born Robert Francis Garner † Jersey City Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

Born Luis Mena Arroyo † Churintzio Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

28 Apr 43.2 Ordained Bishop John Gregory Murray † Titular Bishop of Flavias Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

30 Apr 54.7 Selected Kaspar Klein † Bishop of Paderborn, Germany Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany

Born Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe † Walungu Bishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar		Born	Simon Ignatius Pimenta	Marol	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
75.2	Died	René-François Renou †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
2 Mar	54.2	Appointed	Francesco Cherubini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
	Born	Ivo Gugic †	Vela Luka	Bishop Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
3 Mar		Born	Michele Cecchini †	Lammari	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
4 Mar		Born	Pierre Mamie †	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
5 Mar	53.6	Appointed	Godefroy Frederix, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Kansu {Kansu Settentrionale}, China	Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China
	Born	René Toussaint, O.M.I. †	Ochamps, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
6 Mar		Born	José Capmany Casamitjana †	Sabadell	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
43.1	Died	Michael Fintan Power †	Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
61.9	Resigned	Raffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †	Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
66.5	Appointed	Teodoro Valfrè di Bonzo †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
8 Mar	38.4	Appointed	Gerardo Anaya y Diez de Bonilla †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México	Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México
39.4	Appointed	Salvatore Ballo Guercio †	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
39.4	Appointed	Salvatore Ballo Guercio †	Titular Bishop of Oëa	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
47.9	Appointed	Luigi Barlassina †	Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
75.9	Appointed	Ulisse Carlo Bascherini †	Titular Bishop of Amathus in Cypro	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
75.9	Retired	Ulisse Carlo Bascherini †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
45.5	Appointed	Domingo Comin, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Méndez y Gualaquiza, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador
45.5	Appointed	Domingo Comin, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Obba	Vicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador
50.5	Appointed	Jules-Alexandre Cusin †	Coadjutor Bishop of Mende, France	Bishop
50.5	Appointed	Jules-Alexandre Cusin †	Titular Bishop of Nyssa	Bishop of Mende, France
53.6	Appointed	Godefroy Frederix, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China
38.4	Appointed	Marcos Sergio Godoy †	Bishop of Zulia, Venezuela	Bishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela
49.1	Appointed	Tranquillo Guarneri †	Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy
52.1	Appointed	Edmond Heelan †	Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
49.8	Appointed	Karel Boromejský Kašpar †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
49.8	Appointed	Karel Boromejský Kašpar †	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
45.4	Appointed	Stanisław Kostka Łukomski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland	Bishop of Łomża, Poland
45.4	Appointed	Stanisław Kostka Łukomski †	Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria	Bishop of Łomża, Poland
	Born	James William Malone †	Youngstown	Bishop Emeritus of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
42.4	Appointed	Gustavo Matteoni †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
49.2	Appointed	James Paul McCloskey †	Bishop of Jaro, Philippines
55.2	Appointed	Pierre Nommesch †	Bishop of Luxembourg
52.4	Appointed	Ernesto Maria Piovella †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
55.1	Appointed	Anton Podlaha †	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
55.1	Appointed	Anton Podlaha †	Titular Bishop of Paphus	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
44.6	Appointed	Maximino Ruiz y Flores †	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District	Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
44.6	Appointed	Maximino Ruiz y Flores †	Titular Bishop of Derbe	Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
44.6	Resigned	Maximino Ruiz y Flores †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México	Bishop Emeritus
48.5	Appointed	Karl Joseph Schulte †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
52.1	Appointed	Valentin Wojciech †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
52.1	Appointed	Valentin Wojciech †	Titular Bishop of Danaba	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
48.3	Appointed	Goffredo Zaccherini †	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
77.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Zucchetti, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Trapezus	Archbishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
10 Mar		Born	Victorino Alvarez Tena †	Puruándiro	Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
70.4	Died	Emile Joseph Legal, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
11 Mar		Born	Kornél Pataky (Pataki) †	Pesterzsébet	Bishop Emeritus of Győr (Raab), Hungary
13 Mar	64.1	Died	Denis Ephrem Naccàsché †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
14 Mar	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Galati †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
36.2	Ordained Bishop	Athanase Khoriaty, B.S. †	Bishop of Saïda (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
26.5	Ordained Priest	Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
17 Mar		Born	José Germán Benavides Morriberón †	Cotahuasi	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
	Born	José Tomás Sánchez †	Pandan	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
18 Mar	67.9	Died	Filippo Giustini †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
19 Mar		Born	Victor Guazzelli †	London	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
23.5	Ordained Priest	Denys Pierre Hindié †	Priest	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
23.0	Ordained Priest	Manuel Moll y Salord †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Tortosa, Spain
	Born	Laurent Noël	Saint-Just-de-Bretenières	Bishop Emeritus of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada
59.0	Died	Eduardo Solar Vicuña †	Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile
20 Mar	29.5	Ordained Priest	Paul Louis Marie Audren, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yünnanfu, China
27.9	Ordained Priest	João Batista Cavati, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27.2	Ordained Priest	Paul Hugentobler, S.M.B. †	Priest of Society of Bethlehem Mission Immensee	Prefect of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China
60.2	Appointed	Michele Lega †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
26.5	Ordained Priest	Carlo Re, I.M.C. †	Priest of Consolata Missionaries	Bishop Emeritus of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
73.7	Appointed	Augusto Silj †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
29.8	Ordained Priest	Jean-Liévin-Joseph Sion, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Kontum, Viet Nam
21 Mar	24.3	Ordained Priest	Heinrich Suso (Lorenz) Groner, O. Cist. †	Priest of Order of Cistercians	Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
22 Mar		Born	José María Montes †	Almirante Brown	Bishop Emeritus of Chascomús, Argentina
23 Mar	58.4	Died	Joseph Darian †	Titular Archbishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti
	Born	Miguel Maria Giambelli, B. †	Flero, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança do Pará, Para, Brazil
	Born	Bogdan Marian Wincenty Sikorski †	Poznan	Bishop of Płock, Poland
35.8	Appointed	István Uzdóczy-Zadravecz, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hungary, Military	Bishop Emeritus
35.8	Appointed	István Uzdóczy-Zadravecz, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Dometiopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Hungary, Military
24 Mar		Born	Jan Gurda †	Ksiaznice Wielkie	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
25 Mar	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Gustavo Matteoni †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
55.3	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Nommesch †	Bishop of Luxembourg
48.5	Installed	Karl Joseph Schulte †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
27 Mar	77.6	Died	Lajos Rajner †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
28 Mar		Born	Marko Jozinović †	Devetine	Archbishop Emeritus of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
23.3	Ordained Priest	Paul Nousseir †	Priest of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop
29 Mar	82.3	Died	Nicolas Donnelly †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
31 Mar		Born	José Carranza Chévez †	Comayagua	Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, Honduras
3 Apr	25.0	Ordained Priest	José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Zamora, Michoacán, México
25.9	Ordained Priest	Francis John Brennan †	Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
25.3	Ordained Priest	Donald Alphonsus Campbell †	Priest of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
31.0	Ordained Priest	Jacques Mangers, S.M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
24.9	Ordained Priest	Gerald Patrick Aloysius O’Hara †	Priest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain
23.6	Ordained Priest	Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz †	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Archbishop of La Serena, Chile
5 Apr	22.1	Professed	Joachim (Alois) Ammann, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
	Born	John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. †	Bergen	Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
6 Apr	58.4	Died	Carlo Taccetti †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
9 Apr		Born	Alphonse Daniel Nsabi †	Ilobi Nzega	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania
10 Apr	43.5	Appointed	Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke †	Titular Bishop of Canea	Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
43.5	Resigned	Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke †	Bishop of Riga, Latvia	Bishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
11 Apr	26.3	Ordained Priest	Nicasio Balisa y Melero, O.A.R. †	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia
39.5	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Ballo Guercio †	Titular Bishop of Oëa	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
71.6	Died	Louis-Jean Dechelette †	Bishop of Evreux, France
49.9	Ordained Bishop	Karel Boromejský Kašpar †	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
29.4	Ordained Priest	Martin Joseph-Honoré Lajeunesse, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keewatin, Manitoba, Canada
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Anton Podlaha †	Titular Bishop of Paphus	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
13 Apr	59.4	Died	Giuseppe Dallepiane †	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
	Born	Karel Otčenášek †	České Meziříčí	Bishop Emeritus of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
14 Apr		Born	Antônio Afonso de Miranda, S.D.N.	Cipotânea	Bishop Emeritus of Taubaté, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24.8	Ordained Priest	Francis Peter Leipzig †	Priest of Oregon City, Oregon, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Baker, Oregon, USA
43.5	Appointed	Antonijs Springovičs †	Bishop of Riga, Latvia	Archbishop of Riga, Latvia
16 Apr	59.4	Died	Francisco de Paula Mas y Oliver †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
19 Apr		Born	Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, O.F.M. Cap. †	Beizama, Spain	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador
	Born	Julien Ries †	Fouches (Arlon), Belgium	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia
20 Apr	84.2	Died	François-Joseph-Edwin Bonnefoy †	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
21 Apr	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Jules-Alexandre Cusin †	Titular Bishop of Nyssa	Bishop of Mende, France
47.5	Appointed	Giuseppe di Girolamo †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr	44.9	Appointed	Anton Akšamović †	Bishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	José de Aquino Pereira †	Andrães	Bishop Emeritus of Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
50.5	Appointed	Santos Ballesteros y López, O.A.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
50.5	Appointed	Santos Ballesteros y López, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Capharnaum	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Casanare, Colombia
36.4	Appointed	Joseph-Marie Birraux, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tanganika, Tanzania	Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
36.4	Appointed	Joseph-Marie Birraux, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Ombi	Superior General of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
39.5	Appointed	Alexandru Theodor Cisar †	Bishop of Iaşi, Romania	Archbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania
49.3	Appointed	Remigio Gandásegui y Gorrochátegui †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain
43.2	Appointed	Bl. Manuel González y García †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
64.1	Appointed	Ramón Guillamet y Coma †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
42.3	Appointed	Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal	Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
42.3	Appointed	Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Europus	Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
43.8	Appointed	Raymond-René Lerouge, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Selge	Vicar Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea
43.8	Appointed	Raymond-René Lerouge, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Guinea Francese, Guinea	Vicar Apostolic of Conakry, Guinea
38.9	Appointed	James Michael Liston †	Coadjutor Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
38.9	Appointed	James Michael Liston †	Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)	Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
45.5	Appointed	Dionýz Njaradi †	Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
49.6	Appointed	Henry John Paul Joseph Nussbaum, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Gerasa	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA
49.6	Resigned	Henry John Paul Joseph Nussbaum, C.P. †	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA
60.3	Appointed	Désiré Marie Hippolyte Paget †	Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
61.3	Appointed	Enrique Reig y Casanova †	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
43.5	Appointed	Raffaele Carlo Rossi, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
48.9	Appointed	Joseph (Ignatius) Shanahan, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}
48.9	Appointed	Joseph (Ignatius) Shanahan, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
32.6	Appointed	Ranulfo da Silva Farias †	Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
46.9	Appointed	St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China
46.9	Appointed	St. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Carystus	Vicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China
51.5	Appointed	James Whyte †	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
24 Apr		Born	Martin-Léonard Bakole wa Ilunga †	Ilebo	Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25 Apr	51.5	Appointed	Etienne Soukkarie †	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
51.5	Appointed	Etienne Soukkarie †	Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Etienne Soukkarie †	Titular Archbishop of Myra dei Greco-Melkiti	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
27 Apr		Born	Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. †	Nicolaevo	Bishop Emeritus of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
	Born	Robert Francis Garner †	Jersey City	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
	Born	Luis Mena Arroyo †	Churintzio	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
28 Apr	43.2	Ordained Bishop	John Gregory Murray †	Titular Bishop of Flavias	Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
30 Apr	54.7	Selected	Kaspar Klein †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
	Born	Timothée Pirigisha Mukombe †	Walungu	Bishop Emeritus of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)