The Year of Our Lord 1949

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 66.1 Resigned Igino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Egitto, Egypt Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

2 Mar 50.7 Resigned Hugh John O'Neill † Coadjutor Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

Born Francisco Robles Ortega Mascota Cardinal, Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

3 Mar 49.8 Appointed René Graffin, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Doumé, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon

35.7 Appointed Venmani S. Selvanather † Bishop of Salem, India Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India

4 Mar 78.4 Died Johannes Baptista Sproll † Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany

5 Mar Born Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou Tsévié Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo

6 Mar 48.2 Ordained Bishop Carlos Riu Anglés † Bishop of Camagüey, Cuba Bishop Emeritus

7 Mar Born Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano Ticuantepe Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua

46.5 Ordained Bishop William Edward Cousins † Titular Bishop of Forma Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

52.8 Ordained Bishop Martin Dewey McNamara † Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA

45.2 Ordained Bishop William Aloysius O’Connor † Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

8 Mar 44.4 Appointed Maximilien de Fürstenberg † Titular Archbishop of Paltus Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

9 Mar Born Mikha Pola Maqdassi Alquoch Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq

43.0 Appointed Egidio Vagnozzi † Titular Archbishop of Myra Cardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

43.0 Appointed Egidio Vagnozzi † Apostolic Delegate to Philippines Cardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See

10 Mar 53.4 Appointed John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. † Bishop of Bellary, India

65.5 Appointed José María García Graín, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru

65.5 Appointed José María García Graín, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Alabanda Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru

57.2 Appointed Giovanni Groen, M.S.F. † Vicar Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia

57.2 Appointed Giovanni Groen, M.S.F. † Titular Bishop of Sbida Vicar Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia

40.3 Appointed Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

40.3 Appointed Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Belali Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

47.6 Appointed Jerome Emilianus Pillai, O.M.I. † Coadjutor Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Bishop

47.6 Appointed Jerome Emilianus Pillai, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Bladia Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

53.0 Appointed Pablo Tobar Gonzáles, C.M. † Bishop of Cuttack, India

36.9 Appointed Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

36.9 Appointed Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Callipolis Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

11 Mar 43.7 Appointed Domenico Ferrara, M.C.C.I. † Prefect of Mupoi, Sudan Prefect Emeritus

12 Mar 26.1 Ordained Priest Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela

24.6 Ordained Priest Serafim Fernandes de Araújo Priest of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

27.1 Ordained Priest Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski † Priest of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

Born Jerome Edward Listecki Chicago Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

39.9 Ordained Priest Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nice, France

24.3 Ordained Priest Salvador Q. Quizon Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

23.9 Ordained Priest Acácio Rodrigues Alves Priest Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

26.4 Ordained Priest Joseph-Marie Sardou, T.D. Priest of Other Archbishop Emeritus of Monaco, Monaco

24.5 Ordained Priest Jaroslav Škarvada Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

25.0 Ordained Priest Jozef Tomko Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

13 Mar 30.1 Ordained Priest Heinrich Machens † Priest of Hildesheim, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

14 Mar 43.9 Appointed Manuel Dos Santos Rocha † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal

43.9 Appointed Manuel Dos Santos Rocha † Titular Bishop of Priene Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal

64.5 Appointed Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. † Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation

50.5 Appointed Emanuele Trindade Salgueiro † Titular Archbishop of Mitylene Archbishop of Évora, Portugal

15 Mar 51.5 Appointed Inácio João Dal Monte, O.F.M. Cap. † Coadjutor Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

51.5 Appointed Inácio João Dal Monte, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Agbia Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

62.8 Succeeded Mariano Simon Garriga † Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

80.4 Appointed Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina † Titular Bishop of Pitanae Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

80.4 Retired Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina † Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

Born Eugenio Romero Pose † Bayo Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

35.4 Appointed Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório † Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil

16 Mar 37.4 Appointed Jacques Teerenstra, C.S.Sp. † Auxiliary Bishop of Doumé, Cameroon Bishop of Doumé, Cameroon

37.4 Appointed Jacques Teerenstra, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Bure Bishop of Doumé, Cameroon

17 Mar 41.0 Appointed Charles Herman Helmsing † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

41.0 Appointed Charles Herman Helmsing † Titular Bishop of Axomis Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

Born Fernando Carlos Maletti Buenos Aires Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina

Born Thaddée Nsengiyumva † Bungwe Bishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda

52.1 Ordained Bishop Patrick Mary O'Donnell † Titular Archbishop of Pelusium Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia

18 Mar 43.7 Appointed Louis-Jean-Frédéric Guyot † Coadjutor Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

43.7 Appointed Louis-Jean-Frédéric Guyot † Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Palaestina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

31.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Kelanthara † Priest Archbishop of Verapoly, India

19 Mar Born Blase Joseph Cupich Omaha, NE Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

23.5 Ordained Priest Joseph Gabriel Fernandez Priest of Quilon, India Bishop Emeritus

63.5 Died Nicola Vincenzo Prennushi, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Durrës, Albania

20 Mar Born Josip Bozanic Rijeka Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia

65.9 Succeeded Armand Coupel † Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France Bishop Emeritus

51.0 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. † Bishop of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China

74.3 Died François-Jean-Marie Serrand † Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France

22 Mar 44.4 Appointed Maximilien de Fürstenberg † Apostolic Delegate to Japan Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

23 Mar 90.0 Died Paul-Albert Faveau, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Western Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Occidentale}, China

Born Angelo Massafra, O.F.M. San Marzano di San Giuseppe, Italy Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania

65.9 Died Juan Sastre y Riutort, C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of San Pedro Sula, Honduras

27 Mar 36.1 Installed Thomas Vincent Cahill † Bishop of Cairns, Australia Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia

Born Thomas John Rodi New Orleans Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA

42.1 Ordained Bishop Manuel Tato † Titular Bishop of Aulon Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

51.9 Ordained Bishop Afonso Maria Ungarelli, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Azura Prelate Emeritus of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil

29 Mar Born Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R. Polonychi Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine

30 Mar 49.9 Appointed Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, S.O.C. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Catania, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

49.9 Appointed Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, S.O.C. † Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

44.8 Appointed Felix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. † Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

40.5 Ordained Bishop Francis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. † Titular Bishop of Claneus Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa

31 Mar 46.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph-Roméo Gagnon † Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada

1 Apr 44.0 Appointed Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy Bishop Emeritus

41.5 Appointed Owen McCoy, M. Afr. † Prefect of Oyo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Oyo, Nigeria

2 Apr 22.8 Ordained Priest Luigi Bommarito Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

22.7 Ordained Priest Emanuele Catarinicchia Priest Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

22.9 Ordained Priest Rafael Garcia González † Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México

26.6 Ordained Priest Mariano Gaviola y Garcés † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

29.0 Ordained Priest Jan Gurda † Priest of Kielce, Poland Auxiliary Bishop

26.6 Ordained Priest Porfirio R. Iligan † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Masbate, Philippines

32.1 Ordained Priest Bernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Bishop Emeritus of Zanzibar, Tanzania

22.8 Ordained Priest Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

23.8 Ordained Priest José Esaul Robles Jiménez † Priest Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México

24.4 Ordained Priest Samuel Ruiz García Priest Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México

28.2 Ordained Priest Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla Priest Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo, Coahuila, México

7 Apr 60.4 Appointed Patrick Joseph Byrne, M.M. † Apostolic Delegate to Korea

60.4 Appointed Patrick Joseph Byrne, M.M. † Titular Bishop of Gazera Apostolic Delegate to Korea

Born Zygmunt Zimowski Kupienin Bishop of Radom, Poland

8 Apr 75.6 Retired Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

58.3 Appointed Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba † Bishop of Oviedo, Spain Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain

10 Apr 66.9 Died Francisco Cavero y Tormo † Bishop of Coria, Spain

26.3 Ordained Priest Celso N. Guevarra † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Balanga, Philippines

15 Apr Born Pierre Nguyên Van Tot Thu dau mot Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica

16 Apr 24.4 Ordained Priest Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, O.S.M. Priest of Order of Friar Servants of Mary Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

23.1 Ordained Priest Antonio Deig Clotet † Priest of Solsona, Spain Bishop Emeritus

26.2 Ordained Priest José Sebastián Laboa Gallego † Priest Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta

24.7 Ordained Priest Giuseppe (Josip) Uhac † Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples

17 Apr Born Edson de Castro Homem Rio de Janeiro Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

18 Apr 29.9 Ordained Priest François-Xavier Dione † Priest Bishop of Thiès, Senegal

Born Josef Kajnek Kutná Hora Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

28.2 Ordained Priest Hyacinthe Thiandoum † Priest of Dakar, Senegal Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

19 Apr 41.1 Ordained Bishop Charles Herman Helmsing † Titular Bishop of Axomis Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA

20 Apr 37.7 Ordained Bishop John Patrick O'Loughlin, M.S.C. † Bishop of Darwin, Australia

21 Apr 50.1 Appointed Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. † Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China Bishop Emeritus

50.1 Appointed Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Choma Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

Appointed Fabian Cheu † Apostolic Administrator of Chihfeng [Chifeng], China

45.7 Appointed Leo D'Mello † Bishop of Ajmer, India Bishop Emeritus of Ajmer and Jaipur, India

47.7 Appointed Peter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Tsinchow [Tianshui], China

46.1 Appointed John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Kokstad, South Africa Bishop Emeritus of Kokstad, South Africa

46.1 Appointed John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Aezani Bishop Emeritus of Kokstad, South Africa

23 Apr 75.8 Appointed Henri-Edouard Dutoit † Titular Archbishop of Sebastopolis in Abasgia Bishop Emeritus of Arras, France

24.6 Ordained Priest Grégoire Haddad Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite), Lebanon

23.9 Ordained Priest Eustathe Joseph Mounayer † Priest of Damas (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

61.2 Appointed Alfredo Pacini † Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other

24 Apr 28.2 Ordained Priest Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

25 Apr 44.5 Ordained Bishop Maximilien de Fürstenberg † Titular Archbishop of Paltus Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

27 Apr 73.9 Died Patrick Lyons † Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland

Born Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C. Kamangta Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia

28 Apr Born Luis Artemio Flores Calzada San Antonio Tultitlán Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México

29 Apr 60.3 Died Dionisio Habib Naassani † Archbishop of Alep (Syrian), Syria

30 Apr 28.3 Ordained Priest Felixberto Camacho Flores † Priest Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)

64.5 Appointed Andrea Taccone † Titular Archbishop of Pompeiopolis in Paphlagonia Bishop Emeritus of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy

64.5 Resigned Andrea Taccone † Bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	66.1	Resigned	Igino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Egitto, Egypt	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
2 Mar	50.7	Resigned	Hugh John O'Neill †	Coadjutor Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Francisco Robles Ortega	Mascota	Cardinal, Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
3 Mar	49.8	Appointed	René Graffin, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Doumé, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
35.7	Appointed	Venmani S. Selvanather †	Bishop of Salem, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
4 Mar	78.4	Died	Johannes Baptista Sproll †	Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany
5 Mar		Born	Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou	Tsévié	Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo
6 Mar	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Riu Anglés †	Bishop of Camagüey, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar		Born	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano	Ticuantepe	Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
46.5	Ordained Bishop	William Edward Cousins †	Titular Bishop of Forma	Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Martin Dewey McNamara †	Bishop of Joliet in Illinois, USA
45.2	Ordained Bishop	William Aloysius O’Connor †	Bishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
8 Mar	44.4	Appointed	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Titular Archbishop of Paltus	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
9 Mar		Born	Mikha Pola Maqdassi	Alquoch	Bishop of Alquoch (Chaldean), Iraq
43.0	Appointed	Egidio Vagnozzi †	Titular Archbishop of Myra	Cardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
43.0	Appointed	Egidio Vagnozzi †	Apostolic Delegate to Philippines	Cardinal, Prefect of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
10 Mar	53.4	Appointed	John Forest Hogan, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Bellary, India
65.5	Appointed	José María García Graín, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
65.5	Appointed	José María García Graín, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Alabanda	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
57.2	Appointed	Giovanni Groen, M.S.F. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia
57.2	Appointed	Giovanni Groen, M.S.F. †	Titular Bishop of Sbida	Vicar Apostolic of Bandjarmasin, Indonesia
40.3	Appointed	Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Luluabourg, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
40.3	Appointed	Bernard Mels, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Belali	Bishop Emeritus of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
47.6	Appointed	Jerome Emilianus Pillai, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop
47.6	Appointed	Jerome Emilianus Pillai, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Bladia	Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
53.0	Appointed	Pablo Tobar Gonzáles, C.M. †	Bishop of Cuttack, India
36.9	Appointed	Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
36.9	Appointed	Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
11 Mar	43.7	Appointed	Domenico Ferrara, M.C.C.I. †	Prefect of Mupoi, Sudan	Prefect Emeritus
12 Mar	26.1	Ordained Priest	Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
24.6	Ordained Priest	Serafim Fernandes de Araújo	Priest of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27.1	Ordained Priest	Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski †	Priest of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
	Born	Jerome Edward Listecki	Chicago	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
39.9	Ordained Priest	Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nice, France
24.3	Ordained Priest	Salvador Q. Quizon	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
23.9	Ordained Priest	Acácio Rodrigues Alves	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
26.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Marie Sardou, T.D.	Priest of Other	Archbishop Emeritus of Monaco, Monaco
24.5	Ordained Priest	Jaroslav Škarvada	Priest of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
25.0	Ordained Priest	Jozef Tomko	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
13 Mar	30.1	Ordained Priest	Heinrich Machens †	Priest of Hildesheim, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
14 Mar	43.9	Appointed	Manuel Dos Santos Rocha †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
43.9	Appointed	Manuel Dos Santos Rocha †	Titular Bishop of Priene	Bishop Emeritus of Beja, Portugal
64.5	Appointed	Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, O.C.D. †	Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina e Poggio Mirteto	Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
50.5	Appointed	Emanuele Trindade Salgueiro †	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
15 Mar	51.5	Appointed	Inácio João Dal Monte, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
51.5	Appointed	Inácio João Dal Monte, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Agbia	Bishop of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
62.8	Succeeded	Mariano Simon Garriga †	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
80.4	Appointed	Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina †	Titular Bishop of Pitanae	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
80.4	Retired	Emmanuel Boleslaus Ledvina †	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Eugenio Romero Pose †	Bayo	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
35.4	Appointed	Paulo Hipólito de Souza Libório †	Bishop of Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil
16 Mar	37.4	Appointed	Jacques Teerenstra, C.S.Sp. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Doumé, Cameroon	Bishop of Doumé, Cameroon
37.4	Appointed	Jacques Teerenstra, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Bure	Bishop of Doumé, Cameroon
17 Mar	41.0	Appointed	Charles Herman Helmsing †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
41.0	Appointed	Charles Herman Helmsing †	Titular Bishop of Axomis	Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
	Born	Fernando Carlos Maletti	Buenos Aires	Bishop of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
	Born	Thaddée Nsengiyumva †	Bungwe	Bishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda
52.1	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Mary O'Donnell †	Titular Archbishop of Pelusium	Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
18 Mar	43.7	Appointed	Louis-Jean-Frédéric Guyot †	Coadjutor Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
43.7	Appointed	Louis-Jean-Frédéric Guyot †	Titular Bishop of Helenopolis in Palaestina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
31.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Kelanthara †	Priest	Archbishop of Verapoly, India
19 Mar		Born	Blase Joseph Cupich	Omaha, NE	Bishop of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
23.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Gabriel Fernandez	Priest of Quilon, India	Bishop Emeritus
63.5	Died	Nicola Vincenzo Prennushi, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Durrës, Albania
20 Mar		Born	Josip Bozanic	Rijeka	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
65.9	Succeeded	Armand Coupel †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France	Bishop Emeritus
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
74.3	Died	François-Jean-Marie Serrand †	Bishop of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
22 Mar	44.4	Appointed	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Apostolic Delegate to Japan	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
23 Mar	90.0	Died	Paul-Albert Faveau, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Western Chekiang {Ce-Kiam Occidentale}, China
	Born	Angelo Massafra, O.F.M.	San Marzano di San Giuseppe, Italy	Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
65.9	Died	Juan Sastre y Riutort, C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of San Pedro Sula, Honduras
27 Mar	36.1	Installed	Thomas Vincent Cahill †	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
	Born	Thomas John Rodi	New Orleans	Archbishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA
42.1	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Tato †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Afonso Maria Ungarelli, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Azura	Prelate Emeritus of Pinheiro, Maranho, Brazil
29 Mar		Born	Mychajlo Koltun, C.SS.R.	Polonychi	Bishop of Sokal-Zhovkva (Ukrainian), Ukraine
30 Mar	49.9	Appointed	Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, S.O.C. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Catania, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
49.9	Appointed	Guido Luigi Bentivoglio, S.O.C. †	Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in Syria	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
44.8	Appointed	Felix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
40.5	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Esser, O.S.F.S. †	Titular Bishop of Claneus	Bishop of Keimoes, South Africa
31 Mar	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Roméo Gagnon †	Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
1 Apr	44.0	Appointed	Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
41.5	Appointed	Owen McCoy, M. Afr. †	Prefect of Oyo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Oyo, Nigeria
2 Apr	22.8	Ordained Priest	Luigi Bommarito	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
22.7	Ordained Priest	Emanuele Catarinicchia	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
22.9	Ordained Priest	Rafael Garcia González †	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México
26.6	Ordained Priest	Mariano Gaviola y Garcés †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
29.0	Ordained Priest	Jan Gurda †	Priest of Kielce, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
26.6	Ordained Priest	Porfirio R. Iligan †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Masbate, Philippines
32.1	Ordained Priest	Bernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Bishop Emeritus of Zanzibar, Tanzania
22.8	Ordained Priest	Antônio Ribeiro de Oliveira	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
23.8	Ordained Priest	José Esaul Robles Jiménez †	Priest	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
24.4	Ordained Priest	Samuel Ruiz García	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
28.2	Ordained Priest	Francisco Raúl Villalobos Padilla	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Saltillo, Coahuila, México
7 Apr	60.4	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Byrne, M.M. †	Apostolic Delegate to Korea
60.4	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Byrne, M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Gazera	Apostolic Delegate to Korea
	Born	Zygmunt Zimowski	Kupienin	Bishop of Radom, Poland
8 Apr	75.6	Retired	Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
58.3	Appointed	Francisco Javer Lauzurica y Torralba †	Bishop of Oviedo, Spain	Archbishop of Oviedo, Spain
10 Apr	66.9	Died	Francisco Cavero y Tormo †	Bishop of Coria, Spain
26.3	Ordained Priest	Celso N. Guevarra †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Balanga, Philippines
15 Apr		Born	Pierre Nguyên Van Tot	Thu dau mot	Apostolic Nuncio to Costa Rica
16 Apr	24.4	Ordained Priest	Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo, O.S.M.	Priest of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Archbishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
23.1	Ordained Priest	Antonio Deig Clotet †	Priest of Solsona, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
26.2	Ordained Priest	José Sebastián Laboa Gallego †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Malta
24.7	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe (Josip) Uhac †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
17 Apr		Born	Edson de Castro Homem	Rio de Janeiro	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18 Apr	29.9	Ordained Priest	François-Xavier Dione †	Priest	Bishop of Thiès, Senegal
	Born	Josef Kajnek	Kutná Hora	Auxiliary Bishop of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
28.2	Ordained Priest	Hyacinthe Thiandoum †	Priest of Dakar, Senegal	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
19 Apr	41.1	Ordained Bishop	Charles Herman Helmsing †	Titular Bishop of Axomis	Bishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
20 Apr	37.7	Ordained Bishop	John Patrick O'Loughlin, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Darwin, Australia
21 Apr	50.1	Appointed	Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China	Bishop Emeritus
50.1	Appointed	Lorenzo Bianchi, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Choma	Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
	Appointed	Fabian Cheu †	Apostolic Administrator of Chihfeng [Chifeng], China
45.7	Appointed	Leo D'Mello †	Bishop of Ajmer, India	Bishop Emeritus of Ajmer and Jaipur, India
47.7	Appointed	Peter Gratian Grimm, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Tsinchow [Tianshui], China
46.1	Appointed	John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kokstad, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Kokstad, South Africa
46.1	Appointed	John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Aezani	Bishop Emeritus of Kokstad, South Africa
23 Apr	75.8	Appointed	Henri-Edouard Dutoit †	Titular Archbishop of Sebastopolis in Abasgia	Bishop Emeritus of Arras, France
24.6	Ordained Priest	Grégoire Haddad	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite), Lebanon
23.9	Ordained Priest	Eustathe Joseph Mounayer †	Priest of Damas (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	Alfredo Pacini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
24 Apr	28.2	Ordained Priest	Antonio María Javierre Ortas, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
25 Apr	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Maximilien de Fürstenberg †	Titular Archbishop of Paltus	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
27 Apr	73.9	Died	Patrick Lyons †	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
	Born	Petrus Canisius Mandagi, M.S.C.	Kamangta	Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia
28 Apr		Born	Luis Artemio Flores Calzada	San Antonio Tultitlán	Bishop of Valle de Chalco, México
29 Apr	60.3	Died	Dionisio Habib Naassani †	Archbishop of Alep (Syrian), Syria
30 Apr	28.3	Ordained Priest	Felixberto Camacho Flores †	Priest	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)
64.5	Appointed	Andrea Taccone †	Titular Archbishop of Pompeiopolis in Paphlagonia	Bishop Emeritus of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy
64.5	Resigned	Andrea Taccone †	Bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus

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