The Year of Our Lord 1943

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 41.8 Appointed Faustino M. Tissot, S.X. † Superior General of Xaverian Missionary Fathers Bishop Emeritus of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], China

2 Mar 56.0 Died Rudolph Aloysius Gerken † Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

3 Mar 23.3 Ordained Priest Jerzy Karol Ablewicz † Priest Bishop of Tarnów, Poland

Born Jean-Clément Jeanbart Alep Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria

4 Mar 43.8 Succeeded René Graffin, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon

Born Gabriele Mana Marene Bishop of Biella, Italy

72.3 Died François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon

6 Mar 25.6 Ordained Priest Luigi Accogli † Priest Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Syria

25.1 Ordained Priest Vincenzo Fagiolo † Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts

Born Dominick John Lagonegro White Plains Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

30.8 Ordained Priest Filippo Pocci † Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23.3 Ordained Priest Santo Bartolomeo Quadri † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy

52.4 Died Fabien Yu Teh-guen † Vicar Apostolic of Kiating [Leshan], China

7 Mar 47.4 Ordained Bishop Rafael García y García de Castro † Bishop of Jaén, Spain Archbishop of Granada, Spain

41.3 Ordained Bishop Ernest Victor Tweedy † Archbishop of Hobart, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

8 Mar Born Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos Loon Bishop of Butuan, Philippines

11 Mar 71.1 Died Manuel Raimundo de Melo † Bishop Emeritus of Caetité, Baia, Brazil

52.9 Died Angelo Soracco † Bishop of Fossano, Italy

55.5 Appointed Mario Vianello † Archbishop of Perugia, Italy

12 Mar 66.2 Died Jean-Baptiste Castanier, M.E.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan

51.1 Appointed Eduard Nécsey † Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia Apostolic Administrator

51.1 Appointed Eduard Nécsey † Titular Bishop of Velicia Apostolic Administrator of Nitra, Slovakia

27.5 Professed Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. † Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop Emeritus of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil

13 Mar 53.6 Appointed Jacques Grent, M.S.C. † Apostolic Administrator of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

34.8 Appointed Maximos V (George) Hakim † Bishop of Akka (Melkite Greek), Israel Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

Born Lucas Martínez Lara Villa de la Paz Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México

55.2 Appointed Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. † Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.2 Appointed Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. † Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria

16 Mar Born Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro San Donà di Piave Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy

70.9 Appointed Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Le Mans, France Cardinal, Bishop

76.8 Died Hermann Joseph Sträter † Apostolic Administrator of Aachen, Germany Auxiliary Bishop

17 Mar 77.6 Died Arthur Hinsley † Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

18 Mar 83.0 Died Arnold Frans Diepen † Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

53.8 Succeeded Willem Pieter Adriaan Maria Mutsaerts † Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

57.3 Ordained Bishop Henri-Marie-Joseph Pinson † Bishop of Saint-Flour, France

19 Mar 23.2 Ordained Priest José María Cases Deordal † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain

68.9 Died Paolo Castiglioni † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

58.8 Ordained Bishop Laurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Mathara in Proconsulari Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda

20 Mar 23.2 Ordained Priest Daniele Ferrari † Priest of Bergamo, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Chiavari, Italy

25.0 Ordained Priest André Lesouëf, M.E.P. † Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères Prefect Emeritus of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia

29.9 Ordained Priest Teotimo C. Pacis, C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

23 Mar Born Andraos Abouna † Bedare/Zakho Curial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

29.0 Ordained Priest Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. † Priest of Institute of Charity Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania

Born John Baptist Kaggwa Bulenga Bishop of Masaka, Uganda

24 Mar Born Nestor Ngoy Katahwa Nonge Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

27.5 Ordained Priest Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. † Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela

25 Mar 41.8 Ordained Bishop Jean Gay, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Aezani Bishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles

75.4 Ordained Bishop Nicolás Eugenio Navarro † Titular Bishop of Usula Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

44.7 Ordained Bishop Hugh John O’Neill † Titular Bishop of Bareta Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin, New Zealand

27 Mar 25.3 Ordained Priest Arthur Joseph O’Neill † Priest of Rockford, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

28 Mar 63.1 Ordained Bishop Emeterio Echeverria Barrena † Titular Bishop of Dora Prelate of Ciudad Real, Spain

Born Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. Iloilo City Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

29 Mar 67.0 Died Ermenegildo Pellegrinetti † Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other

30 Mar 71.8 Died Bernard Alexis Burquier, C.R.A. † Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

31 Mar 63.2 Died Joseph Casimir Plagens † Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

2 Apr 83.3 Died Franz Xaver Geyer, F.S.C.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan

3 Apr 37.9 Appointed Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Canada (Ukrainian) Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada

37.9 Appointed Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. † Titular Bishop of Ios Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada

4 Apr 26.7 Ordained Priest Filippo Tiago Broers, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Caravelas, Brazil

59.2 Ordained Bishop Daniel Cohalan † Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland

Born Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. † Medellín Bishop of El Banco, Colombia

33.0 Ordained Bishop Fernando Gomes dos Santos † Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

54.2 Ordained Bishop Ramón Iglesias Navarri † Bishop of Urgell, Spain Bishop Emeritus

47.5 Ordained Bishop Thomas Niu Hui-ching † Titular Bishop of Sertei Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China

55.2 Ordained Bishop Eugene O’Callaghan † Bishop of Clogher, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

Born Jirí Padour, O.F.M. Cap. Vráclav Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic

25.0 Ordained Priest José de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda † Priest Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

5 Apr Born Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran Bordeaux, France Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue

6 Apr 75.5 Retired Gabriel Joseph Élie Breynat, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territory, Canada Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

54.4 Succeeded Joseph-Marie Trocellier, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territory, Canada

9 Apr Born Armando Xavier Ochoa Oxnard Bishop of Fresno, California, USA

10 Apr 23.1 Ordained Priest Victorino Alvarez Tena † Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México

Born Luigi Antonio Cantafora Scandale Bishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy

23.6 Ordained Priest José Dalvit, F.S.C.J. † Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil

22.5 Ordained Priest Clemente Faccani † Priest of Imola, Italy Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Kenya

22.2 Ordained Priest Manuel Pérez-Gil y González † Priest Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México

25.7 Ordained Priest James Louis Schad † Priest of Camden, New Jersey, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.4 Appointed Anton Scharnagl † Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

65.4 Appointed Anton Scharnagl † Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in Isauria Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

11 Apr 87.0 Died Federico Cattani Amadori † Cardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy

Born Frederick Bernard Henry London Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

23.8 Ordained Priest Antonio Magnoni † Priest Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of

13 Apr 41.3 Died Pál Napholcz (Napholz), S.J. † Former Bishop-Elect of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania

17 Apr 56.6 Appointed Joseph Aloysius Burke † Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA Bishop

56.6 Appointed Joseph Aloysius Burke † Titular Bishop of Vita Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA

75.4 Appointed Joseph Martin Nathan † Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic

75.4 Appointed Joseph Martin Nathan † Titular Bishop of Arycanda Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic

Born Francesco Guido Ravinale Biella Bishop of Asti, Italy

61.6 Appointed Carlo Stoppa † Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

61.6 Appointed Carlo Stoppa † Titular Bishop of Dioclea Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy

18 Apr Born Angelo Fagiani Monterubbiano Archbishop Emeritus of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy

57.8 Installed Egidio Luigi Lanzo, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy

20 Apr Born Servilien Nzakamwita Rushaki Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda

21 Apr 36.9 Appointed Sebastião Soares de Resende † Bishop of Beira, Mozambique

22 Apr 72.4 Appointed Francesco Pascucci † Titular Archbishop of Nicaea Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

23 Apr Born Amândio José Tomás Cimo da Vila da Castanheira Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal

24 Apr 25.0 Ordained Priest Francisco Maria Aguilera González † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

26.9 Ordained Priest Adalberto Almeida y Merino † Priest of Chihuahua, México Archbishop Emeritus

Born Alberto Ricardo da Silva Aileu Bishop of Díli, Timor-Leste

26.1 Ordained Priest José Pedro da Silva † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Viseu, Portugal

25.4 Ordained Priest Antônio Pedro Misiara † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

23.3 Ordained Priest Domingos de Pinho Brandão † Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal

26.2 Ordained Priest Antonio Sahagún López † Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

22.9 Ordained Priest Ciriaco Scanzillo † Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23.2 Ordained Priest Paulo José Tavares † Priest Bishop of Macau, China

Born Shlemon Warduni Bathnaya Curial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

25 Apr Born Erkolano Lodu Tombe Bilinyang Bishop of Yei, Sudan

24.0 Ordained Priest Hovhannes Tcholakian Priest of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey Archbishop

26 Apr Born Francesco Cacucci Bari Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy

Born Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P. Hradec Králové Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic

83.4 Died Albertus Odoricus Timmer, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Luanfu, China

28 Apr Born Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj Pazhayakovil Bishop of Palayamkottai, India

30 Apr 56.5 Appointed Dionisio Borra † Bishop of Fossano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	41.8	Appointed	Faustino M. Tissot, S.X. †	Superior General of Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Bishop Emeritus of Zhengzhou [Chengchow], China
2 Mar	56.0	Died	Rudolph Aloysius Gerken †	Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
3 Mar	23.3	Ordained Priest	Jerzy Karol Ablewicz †	Priest	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
	Born	Jean-Clément Jeanbart	Alep	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
4 Mar	43.8	Succeeded	René Graffin, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
	Born	Gabriele Mana	Marene	Bishop of Biella, Italy
72.3	Died	François-Xavier Vogt, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Yaoundé, Cameroon
6 Mar	25.6	Ordained Priest	Luigi Accogli †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Syria
25.1	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Fagiolo †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
	Born	Dominick John Lagonegro	White Plains	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
30.8	Ordained Priest	Filippo Pocci †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23.3	Ordained Priest	Santo Bartolomeo Quadri †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
52.4	Died	Fabien Yu Teh-guen †	Vicar Apostolic of Kiating [Leshan], China
7 Mar	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Rafael García y García de Castro †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
41.3	Ordained Bishop	Ernest Victor Tweedy †	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Mar		Born	Juan de Dios Mataflorida Pueblos	Loon	Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
11 Mar	71.1	Died	Manuel Raimundo de Melo †	Bishop Emeritus of Caetité, Baia, Brazil
52.9	Died	Angelo Soracco †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
55.5	Appointed	Mario Vianello †	Archbishop of Perugia, Italy
12 Mar	66.2	Died	Jean-Baptiste Castanier, M.E.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan
51.1	Appointed	Eduard Nécsey †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia	Apostolic Administrator
51.1	Appointed	Eduard Nécsey †	Titular Bishop of Velicia	Apostolic Administrator of Nitra, Slovakia
27.5	Professed	Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
13 Mar	53.6	Appointed	Jacques Grent, M.S.C. †	Apostolic Administrator of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
34.8	Appointed	Maximos V (George) Hakim †	Bishop of Akka (Melkite Greek), Israel	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
	Born	Lucas Martínez Lara	Villa de la Paz	Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, México
55.2	Appointed	Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.2	Appointed	Pierre Kamel Medawar, S.M.S.P. †	Titular Bishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
16 Mar		Born	Francesco Giovanni Brugnaro	San Donà di Piave	Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy
70.9	Appointed	Georges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Le Mans, France	Cardinal, Bishop
76.8	Died	Hermann Joseph Sträter †	Apostolic Administrator of Aachen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
17 Mar	77.6	Died	Arthur Hinsley †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
18 Mar	83.0	Died	Arnold Frans Diepen †	Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
53.8	Succeeded	Willem Pieter Adriaan Maria Mutsaerts †	Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
57.3	Ordained Bishop	Henri-Marie-Joseph Pinson †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
19 Mar	23.2	Ordained Priest	José María Cases Deordal †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain
68.9	Died	Paolo Castiglioni †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Laurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Mathara in Proconsulari	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
20 Mar	23.2	Ordained Priest	Daniele Ferrari †	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Chiavari, Italy
25.0	Ordained Priest	André Lesouëf, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Prefect Emeritus of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia
29.9	Ordained Priest	Teotimo C. Pacis, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
23 Mar		Born	Andraos Abouna †	Bedare/Zakho	Curial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
29.0	Ordained Priest	Eugéne Cornelius Arthurs, I.C. †	Priest of Institute of Charity	Bishop Emeritus of Tanga, Tanzania
	Born	John Baptist Kaggwa	Bulenga	Bishop of Masaka, Uganda
24 Mar		Born	Nestor Ngoy Katahwa	Nonge	Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27.5	Ordained Priest	Miguel Antonio Salas Salas, C.I.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
25 Mar	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean Gay, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Aezani	Bishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
75.4	Ordained Bishop	Nicolás Eugenio Navarro †	Titular Bishop of Usula	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
44.7	Ordained Bishop	Hugh John O’Neill †	Titular Bishop of Bareta	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Dunedin, New Zealand
27 Mar	25.3	Ordained Priest	Arthur Joseph O’Neill †	Priest of Rockford, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
28 Mar	63.1	Ordained Bishop	Emeterio Echeverria Barrena †	Titular Bishop of Dora	Prelate of Ciudad Real, Spain
	Born	Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J.	Iloilo City	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
29 Mar	67.0	Died	Ermenegildo Pellegrinetti †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
30 Mar	71.8	Died	Bernard Alexis Burquier, C.R.A. †	Abbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
31 Mar	63.2	Died	Joseph Casimir Plagens †	Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2 Apr	83.3	Died	Franz Xaver Geyer, F.S.C.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
3 Apr	37.9	Appointed	Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Canada (Ukrainian)	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada
37.9	Appointed	Nilus Nicholas Savaryn, O.S.B.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ios	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Canada
4 Apr	26.7	Ordained Priest	Filippo Tiago Broers, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Caravelas, Brazil
59.2	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Cohalan †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
	Born	Jaime Enrique Duque Correa, M.X.Y. †	Medellín	Bishop of El Banco, Colombia
33.0	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Gomes dos Santos †	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Iglesias Navarri †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Niu Hui-ching †	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Eugene O’Callaghan †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Jirí Padour, O.F.M. Cap.	Vráclav	Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
25.0	Ordained Priest	José de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda †	Priest	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
5 Apr		Born	Jean-Louis Pierre Tauran	Bordeaux, France	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
6 Apr	75.5	Retired	Gabriel Joseph Élie Breynat, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territory, Canada	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.4	Succeeded	Joseph-Marie Trocellier, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territory, Canada
9 Apr		Born	Armando Xavier Ochoa	Oxnard	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA
10 Apr	23.1	Ordained Priest	Victorino Alvarez Tena †	Priest of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
	Born	Luigi Antonio Cantafora	Scandale	Bishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy
23.6	Ordained Priest	José Dalvit, F.S.C.J. †	Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of São Mateus, Espirito Santo, Brazil
22.5	Ordained Priest	Clemente Faccani †	Priest of Imola, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Kenya
22.2	Ordained Priest	Manuel Pérez-Gil y González †	Priest	Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México
25.7	Ordained Priest	James Louis Schad †	Priest of Camden, New Jersey, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.4	Appointed	Anton Scharnagl †	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
65.4	Appointed	Anton Scharnagl †	Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in Isauria	Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
11 Apr	87.0	Died	Federico Cattani Amadori †	Cardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy
	Born	Frederick Bernard Henry	London	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
23.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Magnoni †	Priest	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
13 Apr	41.3	Died	Pál Napholcz (Napholz), S.J. †	Former Bishop-Elect of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
17 Apr	56.6	Appointed	Joseph Aloysius Burke †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA	Bishop
56.6	Appointed	Joseph Aloysius Burke †	Titular Bishop of Vita	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
75.4	Appointed	Joseph Martin Nathan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
75.4	Appointed	Joseph Martin Nathan †	Titular Bishop of Arycanda	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
	Born	Francesco Guido Ravinale	Biella	Bishop of Asti, Italy
61.6	Appointed	Carlo Stoppa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Novara, Italy	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
61.6	Appointed	Carlo Stoppa †	Titular Bishop of Dioclea	Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
18 Apr		Born	Angelo Fagiani	Monterubbiano	Archbishop Emeritus of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy
57.8	Installed	Egidio Luigi Lanzo, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
20 Apr		Born	Servilien Nzakamwita	Rushaki	Bishop of Byumba, Rwanda
21 Apr	36.9	Appointed	Sebastião Soares de Resende †	Bishop of Beira, Mozambique
22 Apr	72.4	Appointed	Francesco Pascucci †	Titular Archbishop of Nicaea	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
23 Apr		Born	Amândio José Tomás	Cimo da Vila da Castanheira	Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal
24 Apr	25.0	Ordained Priest	Francisco Maria Aguilera González †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
26.9	Ordained Priest	Adalberto Almeida y Merino †	Priest of Chihuahua, México	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Alberto Ricardo da Silva	Aileu	Bishop of Díli, Timor-Leste
26.1	Ordained Priest	José Pedro da Silva †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Viseu, Portugal
25.4	Ordained Priest	Antônio Pedro Misiara †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.3	Ordained Priest	Domingos de Pinho Brandão †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto, Portugal
26.2	Ordained Priest	Antonio Sahagún López †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
22.9	Ordained Priest	Ciriaco Scanzillo †	Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23.2	Ordained Priest	Paulo José Tavares †	Priest	Bishop of Macau, China
	Born	Shlemon Warduni	Bathnaya	Curial Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
25 Apr		Born	Erkolano Lodu Tombe	Bilinyang	Bishop of Yei, Sudan
24.0	Ordained Priest	Hovhannes Tcholakian	Priest of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey	Archbishop
26 Apr		Born	Francesco Cacucci	Bari	Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
	Born	Dominik Jaroslav Duka, O.P.	Hradec Králové	Cardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
83.4	Died	Albertus Odoricus Timmer, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Luanfu, China
28 Apr		Born	Arochiasamy Jude Gerald Paulraj	Pazhayakovil	Bishop of Palayamkottai, India
30 Apr	56.5	Appointed	Dionisio Borra †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus