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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Mar	76.2	Died	Antonio Galati †	Archbishop of Santa Severina, Italy
		Born	Raymundo Sabio, M.S.C.		Prefect Emeritus of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
3 Mar	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Mathurin Blanchet, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Aosta, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	48.5	Appointed	Gabriel Acacius Coussa, B.A. †	Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
	30.1	Ordained Deacon	Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux †	Deacon of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Sebhat-Leab Worku, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Adigrat (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
4 Mar		Born	Richard John Grecco		Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
	64.6	Appointed	August Hlond, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	64.6	Appointed	August Hlond, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
	50.0	Appointed	Kazimierz Jósef Kowalski †	Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
	54.4	Died	William Aloysius Rice, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Belize
	63.5	Appointed	Maurilio Silvani †	Apostolic Internuncio to Austria
	44.5	Appointed	Stefan Wyszyński †	Bishop of Lublin, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland
5 Mar		Born	William D’Souza, S.J.		Archbishop of Patna, India
7 Mar		Born	Gerald Almeida		Bishop of Jabalpur, India
	44.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I. †	Titular Archbishop of Preslavus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
9 Mar	62.5	Appointed	Fernando Cento †	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	62.5	Appointed	Fernando Cento †	Apostolic Internuncio to Luxembourg	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	83.7	Died	John Joseph Glennon †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	56.6	Appointed	Francesco Roberti †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Council	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
	66.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Rossino †	Secretary of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
10 Mar	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe D’Avack †	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Leroy Theodore Matthiesen †	Priest of Amarillo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	30.1	Ordained Priest	Louis-Paul-Armand Simonneaux †	Priest of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Bishop Emeritus of Versailles, France
11 Mar		Born	Christo Proykov		Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
		Born	Maria Callist Soosa Pakiam		Archbishop of Trivandrum, India
12 Mar	59.3	Appointed	Jan Kanty Lorek, C.M. †	Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
	59.4	Installed	William Patrick O’Connor †	Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Amadeo Rodríguez Magro		Bishop of Jaén, Spain
13 Mar	21.4	Solemn Vows	Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
		Born	Giulio Mencuccini, C.P.		Bishop of Sanggau, Indonesia
14 Mar	43.7	Appointed	Enrique Alvarez González, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru
	43.7	Appointed	Enrique Alvarez González, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Scyrus	Vicar Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru
	62.5	Succeeded	Frédéric Duc †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France	Bishop Emeritus
	83.0	Died	Auguste Grumel †	Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
	48.1	Appointed	Giacomo Palombella †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Matera, Italy
	43.0	Appointed	Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
	43.0	Appointed	Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Isba	Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
	38.3	Appointed	Andrew Gerard Tynan †	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
	47.7	Appointed	Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China	Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
	47.7	Appointed	Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sufes	Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
15 Mar	62.7	Died	Vittorio Consigliere, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
	71.1	Died	Joseph Sak, S.D.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
16 Mar	27.3	Ordained Priest	José Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia
		Born	Virgilio Pante, I.M.C.		Bishop of Maralal, Kenya
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Carlo Poggi †	Priest	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy
17 Mar	25.4	Ordained Priest	Francis Mansour Zayek †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York, USA
18 Mar		Born	Anatole Milandou		Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo
		Born	Dieudonné Watio		Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
19 Mar	41.5	Ordained Bishop	José María Bueno y Monreal †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	64.3	Appointed	Carlo Chiarlo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil	Cardinal, Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
		Born	Richard Joseph Malone		Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Mazé, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Sauatra	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hung Hoá, Viet Nam
	53.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Lawrence Noa †	Titular Bishop of Salona	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Piasentini, C.S.Ch. †	Bishop of Anagni, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Chioggia, Italy
	47.0	Ordained Bishop	René-Joseph Piérard †	Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
20 Mar	77.9	Resigned	Burkhard Huwiler, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bukoba, Tanzania	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
21 Mar	43.5	Appointed	Mauro De Caro, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
		Born	Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, P.S.S.		Archbishop of Nagasaki, Japan
22 Mar	60.1	Appointed	Vincenzo Gili †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
	68.0	Died	Bl. Clemens August von Galen †	Cardinal, Bishop of Münster, Germany
23 Mar		Born	Gianfranco Todisco, P.O.C.R.		Bishop Emeritus of Melfi-Rapolla-Venosa, Italy
24 Mar	38.8	Ordained Bishop	Vicente Enrique y Tarancón †	Bishop of Solsona, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
	31.1	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet, M.S.C. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
	30.1	Ordained Priest	Charles-Auguste-Marie Paty †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Quiroga y Palacios †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
25 Mar	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Europus	Bishop Emeritus of Changzhi [Luan], China
	48.7	Ordained Bishop	Bertrand Lacaste †	Bishop of Oran, Algeria	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Julio Parrilla Díaz		Bishop of Riobamba, Ecuador
	53.7	Appointed	Jan Piotr Stepa †	Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
	57.1	Appointed	Pietro Villa, F.S.C.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy
	57.1	Appointed	Pietro Villa, F.S.C.J. †	Titular Bishop of Lystra	Auxiliary Bishop of Ostia, Italy
28 Mar		Born	Martinus Dogma Situmorang, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop of Padang, Indonesia
30 Mar	54.6	Appointed	Rosalvo Costa Rêgo †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	54.6	Appointed	Rosalvo Costa Rêgo †	Titular Bishop of Marciana	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
31 Mar	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Máximo Yurramendi Alcáin †	Titular Bishop of Messene	Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
Apr	73.1	Resigned	Auguste Julien Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Apr	72.3	Died	Cesare Orsenigo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
	69.0	Died	Thomas Leighton Williams †	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
3 Apr	73.1	Died	Benedito Paulo Alves de Souza †	Bishop Emeritus of Espírito Santo, Brazil
	59.2	Appointed	Karel Skoupy †	Bishop of Brno, Czech Republic
4 Apr	76.3	Retired	Henri Delalle, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Natal, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Born	George Anthony Frendo, O.P.		Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
	61.2	Resigned	Henri Friteau, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Loango, Congo	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
6 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	José Arana Berruete, O.A.R. †	Priest of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Prelate of Chota, Peru
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Umberto Betti, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University
	25.6	Ordained Priest	José Cerviño Cerviño †	Priest of Santiago de Compostela, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Alphonse Chantoux, C.SS.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Prefect Emeritus of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
	46.3	Appointed	John Christopher Cody †	Coadjutor Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada	Bishop
	46.3	Appointed	John Christopher Cody †	Titular Bishop of Elatea	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
	24.5	Ordained Priest	William Anthony Hughes †	Priest of Youngstown, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Lloren Mabutas †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
7 Apr	22.9	Ordained Priest	Bruno Foresti	Priest of Bergamo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Donal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
8 Apr	54.6	Appointed	William Neubauer, O.F.M. Cap. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Minister General Emeritus
11 Apr	65.8	Appointed	Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
	66.7	Appointed	Zenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. †	Bishop of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
	69.3	Died	Giovanni Bargiggia †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
	58.5	Appointed	Assuero Teofano Bassi, S.X. †	Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], China
	58.3	Appointed	Stanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
	64.5	Appointed	Jean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
	38.1	Appointed	Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
	38.1	Appointed	Joseph Blomjous, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Bubastis	Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
	44.4	Appointed	René-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], China	Bishop Emeritus
	56.6	Appointed	Theodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China
	67.8	Appointed	Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China
	62.8	Appointed	Ignazio Canazei, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Shaoguan [Shiuchow], China
	47.0	Appointed	Domenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.9	Appointed	Alexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Anlong [Lanlung], China
	51.5	Appointed	Cipriano Cassini, S.J. †	Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China
	64.3	Appointed	Ruggero Raffaele Cazzanelli, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Qichun [Kichow], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kichow [Qichun], China
	54.2	Appointed	Joseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China	Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
	51.3	Appointed	Francis Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng (Chao Cheng-sheng), S.J. †	Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
	42.6	Appointed	Vitus (Guy) Zhang Zuohuan (Chang Tso-huan), S.V.D. †	Bishop of Xinyang [Sinyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
	54.4	Appointed	Job Chen Qiming (Chen Chi-ming, Chen Ki-meng), C.M. †	Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
	68.5	Ceased	Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of Weihweifu, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	53.2	Appointed	John Zhang Bide (Chang Pi-te) †	Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
	77.4	Appointed	Simon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. †	Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
	47.0	Appointed	Joseph Zhang Runbo (Ciamgioenpuo, Chang Yuin-po) †	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China	Bishop Emeritus
	55.4	Appointed	Mario Civelli, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China	Bishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China
	60.1	Appointed	Patrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China
	50.2	Appointed	Philip Côté, S.J. †	Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
	59.7	Appointed	André-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †	Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
	48.2	Appointed	Alexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Kunming [Kunming], China
	64.3	Appointed	Léon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
	63.4	Appointed	Gustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
	60.1	Appointed	Jean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. †	Archbishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
	43.2	Appointed	Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †	Bishop of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
	60.4	Appointed	Louis Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yantai [Yentai], China	Bishop Emeritus
	63.4	Appointed	Joseph Fan Heng-nfan †	Bishop of Jining [Tsining], China
	54.1	Appointed	Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferroni, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Laohekou [Laohokow], China
	59.7	Appointed	Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yuci [Yütze], China
	54.2	Appointed	Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. †	Bishop of Meixian [Kaying], China
	74.0	Appointed	Antoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Guangzhou [Canton], China	Archbishop Emeritus
	63.3	Appointed	Edward John Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
	45.4	Appointed	Valerian Gracias †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay, India	Cardinal, Archbishop
	45.4	Appointed	Valerian Gracias †	Titular Bishop of Thennesus	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
	61.9	Appointed	Auguste-Ernest-Désiré-Marie Gaspais, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China
	71.6	Appointed	Pierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
	51.9	Appointed	Edgar Anton Häring, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Shuoxian [Shohchow], China
	68.5	Appointed	Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. †	Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
	60.7	Appointed	Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China
	67.7	Appointed	Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
	65.1	Appointed	Joseph Hu Ruoshan (Hu Joo-shan, Hu Jo-shan), C.M. †	Bishop of Linhai [Taichow], China
	72.8	Appointed	Celestin Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	69.4	Appointed	Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Jinzhou [Jehol], China	Bishop Emeritus
	60.5	Appointed	Louis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Chongqing [Chungking], China	Archbishop Emeritus
	68.1	Appointed	Cyril Rudolph Jarre, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
	72.0	Appointed	Franciscus (Frans) Joosten, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Datong [Tatung], China	Bishop Emeritus
	61.3	Appointed	Casimir Rembert Kowalski, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
	42.8	Appointed	Franciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], China	Bishop Emeritus
	49.8	Appointed	Ignacy Krause, C.M. †	Bishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], China	Bishop Emeritus
	57.4	Appointed	Theodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. †	Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], China	Archbishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
	44.9	Appointed	Petronio Secundo Lacchio, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
	52.2	Appointed	Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †	Bishop of Fushun [Fushun], China	Superior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
	65.7	Appointed	Joseph Louis Adhémar Lapierre, P.M.E. †	Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China
	61.3	Appointed	Jean Larrart, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China
	68.1	Appointed	Eugène Joseph Hubert Lebouille, C.M. †	Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], China	Bishop Emeritus
	73.6	Appointed	Francis Liu Jinwen (Liu Chin-wen, Liou King wen) †	Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], China	Bishop Emeritus
50.8	Appointed	Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
56.7	Appointed	Federico Melendro y Gutiérrez, S.J. †	Archbishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China
43.0	Ordained Bishop	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
63.6	Appointed	Gaetano Mignani, C.M. †	Bishop of Ji’an [Kian], China
62.6	Resigned	Paul Léon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.4	Appointed	Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. †	Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China	Archbishop Emeritus
50.5	Appointed	Thomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching) †	Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
57.1	Appointed	Francisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], China	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Cutbert Martin O’Gara, C.P. †	Bishop of Yuanling [Yüanling], China
58.5	Appointed	John Andrew O’Shea, C.M. †	Bishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China
59.6	Appointed	Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Hengyang [Hengchow], China	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Adolph John Paschang, M.M. †	Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
49.0	Appointed	Ferdinando Fulgencio Pasini, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Appointed	Henry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], China	Bishop Emeritus
72.5	Appointed	Manuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. †	Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
40.3	Appointed	William Charles Quinn, C.M. †	Bishop of Yujiang [Yükiang], China
75.8	Appointed	Jacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
54.0	Appointed	Teodoro Schu, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
55.4	Appointed	Thomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †	Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China	Cardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
68.7	Appointed	Joseph Cui Shouxun (Tsui Shou-hsun, Tsoei Shou-hsün) †	Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
54.1	Appointed	Sylvester Philip Wang Tao-nan (Uamtaonan), O.F.M. †	Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
61.9	Appointed	John Baptist Wang Zengyi (Wang Tseng-yi, Uamzemi), C.M. †	Bishop of Anguo [Ankwo], China
65.3	Appointed	Pierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
62.9	Appointed	Enrico Pascal Valtorta, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
52.5	Appointed	Pacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China	Bishop Emeritus of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
69.0	Appointed	Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. †	Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China	Bishop Emeritus
47.8	Appointed	Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
67.4	Appointed	Charles Vogel, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
73.4	Appointed	Francis Xavier Wang Zepu (Wang Tse-pu) †	Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Appointed	Paul Wang Wen-cheng (Uamuencem) †	Bishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China
59.7	Appointed	Charles (Karl) Weber, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Linyi [Ichow], China
48.1	Appointed	Joseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping) †	Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
44.9	Appointed	Paul Yü Pin (Yu Bin) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
12 Apr	60.5	Appointed	Ignacy Swirski †	Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
	62.6	Appointed	Tadeusz Paweł Zakrzewski †	Bishop of Płock, Poland
13 Apr		Born	Orlando Brandes		Archbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	63.5	Appointed	John Francis D’Alton †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
	25.0	Ordained Priest	José Méndez Asensio †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain
15 Apr		Born	Antonysamy Francis		Bishop of Kumbakonam, India
		Born	Fernando Filoni		Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
		Born	Michael Neary		Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
16 Apr	25.0	Ordained Priest	Carlos José Santi Brugia, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
17 Apr		Born	Jesús Murgui Soriano		Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
18 Apr	29.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Xu Zhixuan †	Priest	Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
20 Apr	23.7	Ordained Priest	Gilberto Agustoni †	Priest of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
		Born	Georges Michel Bakar, Ist. del Prado		Protosyncellus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
	67.4	Died	Georges-Eugène-Emile Choquet †	Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Pio Laghi †	Priest of Faenza, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
	25.3	Ordained Priest	José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano †	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of Veracruz, México
		Born	George Arthur Sheltz		Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
21 Apr	34.3	Ordained Priest	Barthélémy Malunga †	Priest of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Juan José Omella Omella		Cardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
22 Apr		Born	José Figueroa Gómez		Bishop of Granada en Colombia
23 Apr		Born	Manoel dos Reis de Farias		Bishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
	58.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Titular Archbishop of Germia	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	58.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	58.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
24 Apr	71.0	Died	Jean Kurio †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
		Born	Giuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv.		Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy
26 Apr	61.8	Died	Daniel Joseph Hannon †	Bishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
		Born	Augustine Kasujja		Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
		Born	Edouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S.		Auxiliary Bishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Apr	64.8	Appointed	Pietro Dib †	Titular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
	56.1	Appointed	John Raphael Hagan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
	56.1	Appointed	John Raphael Hagan †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
		Born	Pablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A.		Apostolic Administrator of Cafayate, Argentina
	47.2	Appointed	James Donald Scanlan †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
	47.2	Appointed	James Donald Scanlan †	Titular Bishop of Cyme	Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
	40.2	Appointed	Ignace Ziadé †	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
28 Apr	43.2	Ordained Bishop	Ramón José Castellano †	Titular Bishop of Flavias	Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Gustaaf Joos †	Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Gerald Moverley †	Priest of Leeds, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
		Born	Salvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M.		Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Isba	Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Juan Pedro Zarranz y Pueyo †	Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
29 Apr	65.2	Appointed	Yousef VII Ghanima †	Titular Archbishop of Martyropolis	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
30 Apr		Born	Luigi Pezzuto		Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia-Herzegovina

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