The Year of Our Lord 1922

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Mar Born Hilarion Capucci, B.A. † Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine

3 Mar 74.9 Died Ramón Fernández y Balbuena † Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

4 Mar Born Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.SS.R. † Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil

45.9 Appointed Jaak Moris, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles

5 Mar Born Claude Henri Edouard Frikart, C.I.M. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France

32.6 Ordained Priest Federico Melendro y Gutiérrez, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China

Born Gaetano Michetti † Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy

7 Mar 40.5 Appointed Salvatore Baccarini, C. R. † Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy Archbishop of Capua, Italy

Born Umberto Betti, O.F.M. † Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University

50.8 Appointed Giordano Corsini † Auxiliary Bishop of Verona, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy

50.8 Appointed Giordano Corsini † Titular Bishop of Hebron Bishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy

57.8 Appointed Eugenio Tosi, O.Ss.C.A. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

53.6 Appointed Klyment Zlepko † Apostolic Administrator of Târgul-Siret (Ruthenian), Romania Apostolic Administrator Emeritus

8 Mar 49.8 Resigned Constantin Daems, C.I.C.M. † Prefect of Southern Kansu {Kansu Meridionale}, China Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Born Noël Kokora-Tekry † Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire

9 Mar 41.5 Died Luis Felipe Contardo Palma † Ecclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) of Chillán, Chile

10 Mar Born Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

11 Mar 22.9 Ordained Priest Alberto Carinci † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy

12 Mar 56.0 Confirmed Franz Rudolf Bornewasser † Bishop of Trier, Germany

Born Giovanni Gravelli † Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic

13 Mar 39.6 Appointed Arnold Verstraelen, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia

39.6 Appointed Arnold Verstraelen, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Myriophytos Vicar Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia

14 Mar 76.3 Appointed Jérôme-Josse Van Aertselaer, C.I.C.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Outer Mongolia, Mongolia Vicar Apostolic of Tchagar, China

17 Mar 71.7 Died Hubert-Olivier Chalifoux † Auxiliary Bishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

50.1 Appointed Patrick Joseph James Keane † Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

43.0 Appointed Antonio Melomo † Bishop of Squillace, Italy Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy

54.7 Appointed José Othón Núñez y Zárate † Coadjutor Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México Archbishop

54.7 Appointed José Othón Núñez y Zárate † Titular Archbishop of Cabasa Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

46.5 Appointed Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. † Titular Archbishop of Dramas Apostolic Delegate to México

46.5 Appointed Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. † Apostolic Delegate to Philippines Apostolic Delegate to México

88.1 Died Johannes Von Euch † Vicar Apostolic of Denmark

18 Mar 74.4 Appointed Benjamin Joseph Keiley † Titular Bishop of Scilium Bishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA

74.4 Retired Benjamin Joseph Keiley † Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 64.5 Ordained Bishop François Marie-Dominique Berré, O.P. † Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq

Born Joseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu) † Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China

Born Epaminondas José de Araújo † Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil

23.0 Perpetual Vows Léo Deschâtelets, O.M.I. † Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Superior General Emeritus

39.1 Ordained Bishop Igino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Pupiana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt

24.6 Ordained Priest Máximo Yurramendi Alcáin † Priest Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

21 Mar 37.8 Appointed Salvatore van Nuffel, O.S.B. † Prefect of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}, South Africa

22 Mar Born Francis John Dunn † Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA

48.2 Appointed Adalbero Joseph (Michael) Fleischer, C.M.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

48.2 Appointed Adalbero Joseph (Michael) Fleischer, C.M.M. † Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa

37.2 Appointed Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Loango, Congo Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

37.2 Appointed Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Iabruda Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loango, Congo

23 Mar Born Louis Kuehn † Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France

25 Mar Born Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea † Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru

26 Mar 46.8 Ordained Bishop Bl. Cruz Laplana y Laguna † Bishop of Cuenca, Spain

39.1 Installed Igino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

30.0 Ordained Priest Matthias Wehr † Priest of Trier, Germany Bishop Emeritus

27 Mar Born José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador

28 Mar 55.6 Appointed Godefroy Frederix, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China

53.3 Appointed Julien-Marie Leventoux, C.I.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

53.3 Appointed Julien-Marie Leventoux, C.I.M. † Titular Bishop of Legio Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada

71.5 Died Mihael Napotnik † Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia

47.4 Appointed Salvator Peter Walleser, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Kansu {Kansu Orientale}, China Vicar Apostolic of Tsinchow [Tianshui], China

29 Mar 60.0 Died Salvatore Bella † Bishop of Acireale, Italy

Born Peter Lei Wang-kee (Li Hongji, Wang Kei-lei) † Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

30 Mar Born Virgilio Noè † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

Born Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

31 Mar Born John Lawrence May † Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

1 Apr Born Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita † Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain

29.5 Ordained Priest Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) † Priest of Paderborn, Germany Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany

25.0 Ordained Priest Edmund Joseph Reilly † Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop

2 Apr 50.8 Ordained Bishop Giordano Corsini † Titular Bishop of Hebron Bishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy

23.1 Ordained Priest Marco Antonio García y Suárez † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua

Born Dino Monduzzi † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

62.1 Succeeded Charles-Joseph Nicolas, S.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)

69.1 Appointed Vincent (Vinko) Pulišić † Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia

69.1 Resigned Vincent (Vinko) Pulišić † Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia Archbishop Emeritus

75.7 Died Julien Vidal, S.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)

3 Apr Born Georges Layek † Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria

4 Apr 76.4 Died Michele de Jorio † Bishop Emeritus of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

7 Apr 51.2 Appointed Placido Ferniani † Bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy

8 Apr Born Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet † Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France

9 Apr Born Hanna Kello † Bishop Emeritus of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq

10 Apr 47.7 Appointed Léon-Paul Classe, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Ruanda

11 Apr 60.4 Died Jacobus Sereggi † Archbishop Emeritus of Shkodrë, Albania

39.1 Appointed Johannes Hendrik Olav Smit † Vicar Apostolic of Norvegia e Spitzbergen Official of the Roman Curia - Other

39.1 Appointed Johannes Hendrik Olav Smit † Titular Bishop of Paralus Official of the Roman Curia - Other

12 Apr Born Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. † Prelate Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil

14 Apr Born Hans Leo Drewes † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany

15 Apr 28.6 Ordained Priest Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. † Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary Bishop Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada

25.2 Ordained Priest Patrick Mary O’Donnell † Priest of Sale, Australia Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia

27.3 Ordained Priest Lucio Torreblanca y Tapia † Priest Archbishop of Durango, México

16 Apr 37.0 Installed Francisco de Aquino Correa, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

17 Apr Born Raphaël I Bidawid † Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

Born Cosmas Shi Enxiang † Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China

19 Apr Born Luigi Barbarito † Apostolic Nuncio

Born Gerald Moverley † Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain

20 Apr Born Dante Bernini † Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy

21 Apr 48.7 Appointed Luis Antonio de Mena y Steinkoft † Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus

48.7 Appointed Luis Antonio de Mena y Steinkoft † Titular Archbishop of Parium Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

47.9 Appointed Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta † Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México

47.6 Appointed Francisco María González y Arias † Bishop of Campeche, México Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

45.4 Appointed Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke † Apostolic Administrator of Gdańsk, Poland Bishop Emeritus

Born Joseph John Ruocco † Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

58.4 Appointed Francisco Uranga y Sáenz † Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

22 Apr 49.5 Ordained Bishop Nicola Milone † Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy

23 Apr 28.5 Ordained Priest Karel Justinus Marie Ernest Calewaert † Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Bishop

40.7 Ordained Bishop Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga † Bishop of León en Nicaragua

24 Apr Born Antun Bogetić † Bishop Emeritus of Poreč i Pula, Croatia

25 Apr Born Georges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto

Born Marc Yuan Wen Zai † Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China

26 Apr 47.8 Appointed Léon-Paul Classe, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates Vicar Apostolic of Ruanda

53.3 Appointed Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

53.3 Appointed Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Musti Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Urundi, Burundi

45.0 Appointed Vicente Huarte y San Martín, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Nganhoei, China Vicar Apostolic of Wuhu [Wuhu], China

45.0 Appointed Vicente Huarte y San Martín, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Rhesaina Vicar Apostolic of Wuhu [Wuhu], China

27 Apr Born Luis Dalle, SS.CC. † Apostolic Administrator of Ayaviri, Peru

44.3 Appointed Ange-Marie-Joseph Gouin, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Laos

44.3 Appointed Ange-Marie-Joseph Gouin, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Orcistus Vicar Apostolic of Laos

28 Apr 61.2 Appointed Uberto Maria Fiodo † Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

63.8 Resigned Reginal-Alois van Schoote, O.P. † Prefect of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Prefect Emeritus

30 Apr 37.5 Installed Antônio dos Santos Cabral † Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Brazil Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

54.0 Ordained Bishop Théophile Joseph Georgi † Titular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri

38.3 Ordained Bishop Athanase Jules Benham Kalian † Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq

46.1 Ordained Bishop Jaak Moris, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Mar		Born	Hilarion Capucci, B.A. †		Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
3 Mar	74.9	Died	Ramón Fernández y Balbuena †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
4 Mar		Born	Mário Roberto Emmett Anglim, C.SS.R. †		Prelate of Coari, Amazonas, Brazil
45.9	Appointed	Jaak Moris, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
5 Mar		Born	Claude Henri Edouard Frikart, C.I.M. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
32.6	Ordained Priest	Federico Melendro y Gutiérrez, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China
	Born	Gaetano Michetti †		Bishop Emeritus of Pesaro, Italy
7 Mar	40.5	Appointed	Salvatore Baccarini, C. R. †	Bishop of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	Born	Umberto Betti, O.F.M. †		Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University
50.8	Appointed	Giordano Corsini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Verona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy
50.8	Appointed	Giordano Corsini †	Titular Bishop of Hebron	Bishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy
57.8	Appointed	Eugenio Tosi, O.Ss.C.A. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
53.6	Appointed	Klyment Zlepko †	Apostolic Administrator of Târgul-Siret (Ruthenian), Romania	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
8 Mar	49.8	Resigned	Constantin Daems, C.I.C.M. †	Prefect of Southern Kansu {Kansu Meridionale}, China	Superior General of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
	Born	Noël Kokora-Tekry †		Archbishop Emeritus of Gagnoa, Côte d’Ivoire
9 Mar	41.5	Died	Luis Felipe Contardo Palma †	Ecclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) of Chillán, Chile
10 Mar		Born	Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
11 Mar	22.9	Ordained Priest	Alberto Carinci †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy
12 Mar	56.0	Confirmed	Franz Rudolf Bornewasser †	Bishop of Trier, Germany
	Born	Giovanni Gravelli †		Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
13 Mar	39.6	Appointed	Arnold Verstraelen, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia
39.6	Appointed	Arnold Verstraelen, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Myriophytos	Vicar Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia
14 Mar	76.3	Appointed	Jérôme-Josse Van Aertselaer, C.I.C.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Outer Mongolia, Mongolia	Vicar Apostolic of Tchagar, China
17 Mar	71.7	Died	Hubert-Olivier Chalifoux †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
50.1	Appointed	Patrick Joseph James Keane †	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
43.0	Appointed	Antonio Melomo †	Bishop of Squillace, Italy	Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
54.7	Appointed	José Othón Núñez y Zárate †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México	Archbishop
54.7	Appointed	José Othón Núñez y Zárate †	Titular Archbishop of Cabasa	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
46.5	Appointed	Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Dramas	Apostolic Delegate to México
46.5	Appointed	Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. †	Apostolic Delegate to Philippines	Apostolic Delegate to México
88.1	Died	Johannes Von Euch †	Vicar Apostolic of Denmark
18 Mar	74.4	Appointed	Benjamin Joseph Keiley †	Titular Bishop of Scilium	Bishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA
74.4	Retired	Benjamin Joseph Keiley †	Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	64.5	Ordained Bishop	François Marie-Dominique Berré, O.P. †	Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq
	Born	Joseph Chen Xu (Chen Chu) †		Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
	Born	Epaminondas José de Araújo †		Bishop Emeritus of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
23.0	Perpetual Vows	Léo Deschâtelets, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Superior General Emeritus
39.1	Ordained Bishop	Igino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt
24.6	Ordained Priest	Máximo Yurramendi Alcáin †	Priest	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
21 Mar	37.8	Appointed	Salvatore van Nuffel, O.S.B. †	Prefect of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}, South Africa
22 Mar		Born	Francis John Dunn †		Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
48.2	Appointed	Adalbero Joseph (Michael) Fleischer, C.M.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mariannhill, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.2	Appointed	Adalbero Joseph (Michael) Fleischer, C.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
37.2	Appointed	Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Loango, Congo	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
37.2	Appointed	Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Iabruda	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loango, Congo
23 Mar		Born	Louis Kuehn †		Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
25 Mar		Born	Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea †		Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
26 Mar	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Cruz Laplana y Laguna †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain
39.1	Installed	Igino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Egypt (Egitto), Egypt	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
30.0	Ordained Priest	Matthias Wehr †	Priest of Trier, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar		Born	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
28 Mar	55.6	Appointed	Godefroy Frederix, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China
53.3	Appointed	Julien-Marie Leventoux, C.I.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	Julien-Marie Leventoux, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Legio	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
71.5	Died	Mihael Napotnik †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
47.4	Appointed	Salvator Peter Walleser, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Kansu {Kansu Orientale}, China	Vicar Apostolic of Tsinchow [Tianshui], China
29 Mar	60.0	Died	Salvatore Bella †	Bishop of Acireale, Italy
	Born	Peter Lei Wang-kee (Li Hongji, Wang Kei-lei) †		Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
30 Mar		Born	Virgilio Noè †		Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
	Born	Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. †		Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
31 Mar		Born	John Lawrence May †		Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
1 Apr		Born	Ambrosio Echebarria Arroita †		Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro-Monzón, Spain
29.5	Ordained Priest	Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) †	Priest of Paderborn, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
25.0	Ordained Priest	Edmund Joseph Reilly †	Priest of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
2 Apr	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Giordano Corsini †	Titular Bishop of Hebron	Bishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy
23.1	Ordained Priest	Marco Antonio García y Suárez †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
	Born	Dino Monduzzi †		Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
62.1	Succeeded	Charles-Joseph Nicolas, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)
69.1	Appointed	Vincent (Vinko) Pulišić †	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia	Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
69.1	Resigned	Vincent (Vinko) Pulišić †	Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
75.7	Died	Julien Vidal, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)
3 Apr		Born	Georges Layek †		Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
4 Apr	76.4	Died	Michele de Jorio †	Bishop Emeritus of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
7 Apr	51.2	Appointed	Placido Ferniani †	Bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy
8 Apr		Born	Jean-Félix-Albert-Marie Vilnet †		Bishop Emeritus of Lille, France
9 Apr		Born	Hanna Kello †		Bishop Emeritus of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
10 Apr	47.7	Appointed	Léon-Paul Classe, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ruanda
11 Apr	60.4	Died	Jacobus Sereggi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Shkodrë, Albania
39.1	Appointed	Johannes Hendrik Olav Smit †	Vicar Apostolic of Norvegia e Spitzbergen	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
39.1	Appointed	Johannes Hendrik Olav Smit †	Titular Bishop of Paralus	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
12 Apr		Born	Adalberto Domingos Marzi, O.F.M. Cap. †		Prelate Emeritus of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil
14 Apr		Born	Hans Leo Drewes †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
15 Apr	28.6	Ordained Priest	Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
25.2	Ordained Priest	Patrick Mary O’Donnell †	Priest of Sale, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
27.3	Ordained Priest	Lucio Torreblanca y Tapia †	Priest	Archbishop of Durango, México
16 Apr	37.0	Installed	Francisco de Aquino Correa, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
17 Apr		Born	Raphaël I Bidawid †		Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
	Born	Cosmas Shi Enxiang †		Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
19 Apr		Born	Luigi Barbarito †		Apostolic Nuncio
	Born	Gerald Moverley †		Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
20 Apr		Born	Dante Bernini †		Bishop Emeritus of Albano, Italy
21 Apr	48.7	Appointed	Luis Antonio de Mena y Steinkoft †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
48.7	Appointed	Luis Antonio de Mena y Steinkoft †	Titular Archbishop of Parium	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
47.9	Appointed	Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta †	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
47.6	Appointed	Francisco María González y Arias †	Bishop of Campeche, México	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
45.4	Appointed	Edward Aleksander Wladyslaw O’Rourke †	Apostolic Administrator of Gdańsk, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Joseph John Ruocco †		Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
58.4	Appointed	Francisco Uranga y Sáenz †	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
22 Apr	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Milone †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
23 Apr	28.5	Ordained Priest	Karel Justinus Marie Ernest Calewaert †	Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Bishop
40.7	Ordained Bishop	Agustin Nicolas Tijerino y Loáisiga †	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
24 Apr		Born	Antun Bogetić †		Bishop Emeritus of Poreč i Pula, Croatia
25 Apr		Born	Georges Marie Martin Cottier, O.P. †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Domenico e Sisto
	Born	Marc Yuan Wen Zai †		Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
26 Apr	47.8	Appointed	Léon-Paul Classe, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates	Vicar Apostolic of Ruanda
53.3	Appointed	Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Urundi, Burundi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	Julien-Louis-Edouard-Marie Gorju, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Musti	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Urundi, Burundi
45.0	Appointed	Vicente Huarte y San Martín, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nganhoei, China	Vicar Apostolic of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
45.0	Appointed	Vicente Huarte y San Martín, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Rhesaina	Vicar Apostolic of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
27 Apr		Born	Luis Dalle, SS.CC. †		Apostolic Administrator of Ayaviri, Peru
44.3	Appointed	Ange-Marie-Joseph Gouin, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Laos
44.3	Appointed	Ange-Marie-Joseph Gouin, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Orcistus	Vicar Apostolic of Laos
28 Apr	61.2	Appointed	Uberto Maria Fiodo †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
63.8	Resigned	Reginal-Alois van Schoote, O.P. †	Prefect of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Prefect Emeritus
30 Apr	37.5	Installed	Antônio dos Santos Cabral †	Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Archbishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
54.0	Ordained Bishop	Théophile Joseph Georgi †	Titular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri
38.3	Ordained Bishop	Athanase Jules Benham Kalian †	Titular Bishop of Batnae dei Siri	Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Jaak Moris, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles

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