The Year of Our Lord 1955

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 22.1 Professed Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria

57.3 Appointed Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. † Prelate of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil

57.3 Appointed Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Achyraus Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil

2 Mar 59.1 Succeeded Henri Maurice Albert Audrain † Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France Archbishop Emeritus

82.5 Died Virgile-Joseph Béguin † Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

67.8 Appointed Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. † Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus

4 Mar 40.6 Appointed Martinus H. M. Bodéwes, C.S.Sp. † Prefect of Bangassou, Central African Republic Prefect Emeritus

5 Mar Born Heinz-Günter Bongartz Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany

29.6 Ordained Priest Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

Born Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R. Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil

6 Mar 45.2 Ordained Bishop Nicholas Thomas Elko † Titular Bishop of Apollonias Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

7 Mar 31.0 Ordained Priest Ignatius D’Cunha † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India

53.4 Appointed Claude Marie Joseph Dupuy † Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France Archbishop Emeritus of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

53.4 Appointed Claude Marie Joseph Dupuy † Titular Bishop of Selia Archbishop Emeritus of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

38.3 Appointed José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † Bishop of Duitama, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia

39.9 Appointed Manuel António Pires † Coadjutor Bishop of Silva Porto, Angola Bishop Emeritus of Kwito-Bié, Angola

39.9 Appointed Manuel António Pires † Titular Bishop of Alia Bishop Emeritus of Kwito-Bié, Angola

Born Gustavo Rodriguez Vega Archbishop of Yucatán, México

8 Mar Born João Noé Rodrigues Bishop of Tzaneen, South Africa

Born Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador

9 Mar 53.1 Appointed Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Sarepta Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia

53.1 Resigned Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. † Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

47.6 Appointed Paolo Carta † Bishop of Foggia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Sassari, Italy

42.9 Appointed Antonio Mistrorigo † Bishop of Troia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy

46.5 Appointed Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. † Bishop of Diano-Teggiano, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy

10 Mar 65.8 Resigned Joseph-Paul Futy, M.S. † Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé, Madagascar Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

11 Mar Born James Kazuo Koda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan

Born Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines

12 Mar 26.0 Ordained Priest Sebastian Mankuzhikary † Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabar), India

46.6 Ordained Bishop Bruno Wechner † Titular Bishop of Cartennae Bishop Emeritus of Feldkirch, Austria

13 Mar Born Ricardo García García Prelate of Yauyos, Peru

43.3 Appointed Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. † Coadjutor Bishop of Manitoba (Ukrainian), Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada

48.7 Ordained Bishop Antonio Rosario Mennonna † Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy

14 Mar 49.2 Appointed Juan Hervás y Benet † Prelate of Ciudad Real, Spain Prelate Emeritus

49.2 Appointed Juan Hervás y Benet † Titular Bishop of Dora Prelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

15 Mar 57.9 Appointed Edmund Joseph Reilly † Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA

57.9 Appointed Edmund Joseph Reilly † Titular Bishop of Nepte Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA

18 Mar 31.2 Ordained Priest Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Born Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez † Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala

19 Mar 43.9 Ordained Bishop Ramón Pastor Bogarín Argaña † Titular Bishop of Bagis Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay

Born James Douglas Conley Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

23.6 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Malandrino Priest of Noto, Italy Bishop Emeritus

26.8 Ordained Priest Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil

20 Mar 40.7 Appointed Antonio Iannucci † Auxiliary Bishop of Penne e Pescara, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy

40.7 Appointed Antonio Iannucci † Titular Bishop of Hadriania Archbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy

43.5 Ordained Bishop Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga † Bishop of Vitoria, Spain Bishop Emeritus

22 Mar Born Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

23 Mar 41.0 Appointed Teofilo Camomot Bastida † Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro, Philippines Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

41.0 Appointed Teofilo Camomot Bastida † Titular Bishop of Clysma Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines

Born Abel Doctor Gabuza † Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban, South Africa

50.2 Appointed Silvio Luis Haro Alvear † Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

Born John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng, O.F.M. Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan

55.9 Appointed Pierre-Marie Gustave Lacointe † Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France

41.1 Appointed Julio Benigno Laschi González † Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay

41.1 Appointed Julio Benigno Laschi González † Titular Bishop of Abydus Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay

43.7 Appointed Charles Van den Ouwelant, M.S.C. † Bishop of Surigao, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

24 Mar 40.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Aloysius Durick † Titular Bishop of Cerbali Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA

25.6 Ordained Priest Henri Antoine Marie Teissier † Priest of Alger, Algeria Archbishop Emeritus

25 Mar Born Cristóbal Ascencio García Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México

21.0 Professed Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. † Member of Agostiniani Scalzi Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

60.2 Appointed René Henri Joseph Fontenelle † Titular Bishop of Theudalis

25.2 Ordained Priest Angel Tec-i Hobayan † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Catarman, Philippines

67.6 Died Alphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sassandra, Côte d’Ivoire

51.1 Ordained Bishop Roger Jean Fernand Michon † Bishop of Chartres, France

57.8 Ordained Bishop André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger † Titular Bishop of Tremithus Bishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France

44.1 Ordained Bishop Cyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément Tourel † Titular Bishop of Thuburnica Bishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France

26 Mar Born Calogero Marino Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy

24.9 Ordained Priest Adélio Giuseppe (José) Tomasin, P.S.D.P. Priest of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza Bishop Emeritus of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil

27 Mar 39.9 Ordained Bishop Florentino de Andrade e Silva † Titular Bishop of Heliosebaste Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal

24.0 Ordained Priest Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

29 Mar 73.6 Died Joseph Otto Kolb † Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany

30 Mar 78.2 Died Manuel Mendes da Conceição Santos † Archbishop of Évora, Portugal

1 Apr 46.2 Appointed Guillermo Escobar Vélez † Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

2 Apr Born Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia Bishop of Teotihuacán, México, México

46.1 Appointed Hélder Pessoa Câmara † Titular Archbishop of Saldae Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

3 Apr Born Lorenzo Ghizzoni Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy

5 Apr 75.9 Died Jorge García Caballeros † Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala

Born Bernard Longley Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

6 Apr Born László Kiss-Rigó Bishop of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary

7 Apr Born Marian Eleganti, O.S.B. Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland

Born Joseph Trân Văn Toàn Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam

9 Apr 23.9 Ordained Priest José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México

41.5 Elected Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. † Superior General of Order of Discalced Carmelites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy

23.2 Ordained Priest Mariano De Nicolò † Priest of Rimini, Italy Bishop Emeritus

26.7 Ordained Deacon Maurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp. † Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

25.4 Ordained Priest Paul-Marie Joseph André Guillaume Priest of Amiens, France Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié, France

24.9 Ordained Priest Silvio Padoin † Priest of Vittorio Veneto, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy

34.7 Ordained Priest Felix Paz Perez † Priest of Manila, Philippines Bishop of Imus, Philippines

45.1 Appointed Cyril Edward Restieaux † Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

Born Marian Rojek Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland

Born José Manuel Romero Barrios Bishop of El Tigre, Venezuela

10 Apr 49.3 Installed Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero † Coadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

11 Apr 67.9 Elected Michael David Browne, O.P. † Master General of Order of Friars Preachers Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola

48.0 Ordained Bishop André Creemers, O.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Belabitene Bishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

48.4 Appointed Hermann Josef Schäufele † Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Archbishop

48.4 Appointed Hermann Josef Schäufele † Titular Bishop of Leptis Magna Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

12 Apr 31.2 Ordained Priest Roger Mpungu † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi

13 Apr 65.6 Appointed Giuseppe Schiavini † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

65.6 Appointed Giuseppe Schiavini † Titular Bishop of Pharsalus Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

14 Apr 70.7 Died Henry Vincent Marshall † Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain

55.0 Appointed Giovanni Urbani † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Verona, Italy Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

48.0 Ordained Bishop Antoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Phelbes Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

15 Apr 50.0 Appointed Secondo Chiocca † Auxiliary Bishop of Genova, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy

50.0 Appointed Secondo Chiocca † Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Bithynia Bishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy

50.0 Resigned Secondo Chiocca † Bishop of Foligno, Italy Bishop Emeritus

70.8 Resigned Laurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. † Vicar Apostolic of Kabgayi, Rwanda Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

44.8 Appointed Sergio Pignedoli † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians

Born Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México

47.4 Died Santos Ubierna, O.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam

17 Apr 53.4 Appointed Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

53.4 Appointed Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. † Titular Archbishop of Silyum Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

38.0 Ordained Bishop George Maung Kyaw † Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar

27.4 Ordained Priest Fernando Ramon Prego Casal † Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba

26.5 Ordained Priest Gabriel Lawrence Sengol † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India

19 Apr 39.9 Appointed Ernest Arthur Green † Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

20 Apr 51.5 Appointed Arturo Mery Beckdorf † Titular Archbishop of Phasis Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

51.5 Appointed Arturo Mery Beckdorf † Coadjutor Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

52.4 Appointed Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

52.4 Appointed Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. † Titular Bishop of Attuda Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil

43.3 Appointed Vicente Angelo José Marchetti Zioni † Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

43.3 Appointed Vicente Angelo José Marchetti Zioni † Titular Bishop of Lauzadus Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil

21 Apr 36.8 Appointed Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos † Auxiliary Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

36.8 Appointed Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos † Titular Bishop of Antiochia ad Maeandrum Bishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil

Born David Michael O’Connell, C.M. Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA

22 Apr 40.5 Incardinated Pedro Nel Ramirez Posada, O.A.R. † Priest of Pasto, Colombia Prefect Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia

23 Apr Born Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S. Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Born Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Born Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia

24 Apr 26.5 Ordained Priest Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Nellore, India

Born Brian Edwin Charles Butterley Ferme Secretary of the Council for the Economy

38.4 Ordained Bishop José Joaquín Flórez Hernández † Bishop of Duitama, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia

25 Apr 43.0 Ordained Bishop Antonio Mistrorigo † Bishop of Troia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy

Born Philip Robert Moger Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain

Born Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M. Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar

26 Apr Born Joseph Robert Binzer Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Born Damian Denis Dallu Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania

27 Apr 77.8 Died Francesco Beretti † Official of the Roman Curia - Other

53.6 Ordained Bishop Claude Marie Joseph Dupuy † Titular Bishop of Selia Archbishop Emeritus of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

32.7 Ordained Deacon Joseph Phan Văn Hoa † Deacon of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam Coadjutor Bishop

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	22.1	Professed	Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop Emeritus of Linz, Austria
57.3	Appointed	Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of Alto Solimões, Amazonas, Brazil	Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
57.3	Appointed	Cesário Alexandre Minali, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Achyraus	Prelate of Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil
2 Mar	59.1	Succeeded	Henri Maurice Albert Audrain †	Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France	Archbishop Emeritus
82.5	Died	Virgile-Joseph Béguin †	Archbishop of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
67.8	Appointed	Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. †	Apostolic Internuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
4 Mar	40.6	Appointed	Martinus H. M. Bodéwes, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Bangassou, Central African Republic	Prefect Emeritus
5 Mar		Born	Heinz-Günter Bongartz		Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
29.6	Ordained Priest	Olívio Aurélio Fazza, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
	Born	Jesús María López Mauléon, O.A.R.		Prelate of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, Para, Brazil
6 Mar	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Nicholas Thomas Elko †	Titular Bishop of Apollonias	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
7 Mar	31.0	Ordained Priest	Ignatius D’Cunha †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Aurangabad, India
53.4	Appointed	Claude Marie Joseph Dupuy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
53.4	Appointed	Claude Marie Joseph Dupuy †	Titular Bishop of Selia	Archbishop Emeritus of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
38.3	Appointed	José Joaquín Flórez Hernández †	Bishop of Duitama, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
39.9	Appointed	Manuel António Pires †	Coadjutor Bishop of Silva Porto, Angola	Bishop Emeritus of Kwito-Bié, Angola
39.9	Appointed	Manuel António Pires †	Titular Bishop of Alia	Bishop Emeritus of Kwito-Bié, Angola
	Born	Gustavo Rodriguez Vega		Archbishop of Yucatán, México
8 Mar		Born	João Noé Rodrigues		Bishop of Tzaneen, South Africa
	Born	Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler		Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador
9 Mar	53.1	Appointed	Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta	Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
53.1	Resigned	Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
47.6	Appointed	Paolo Carta †	Bishop of Foggia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Sassari, Italy
42.9	Appointed	Antonio Mistrorigo †	Bishop of Troia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
46.5	Appointed	Felicissimo Stefano Tinivella, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Diano-Teggiano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
10 Mar	65.8	Resigned	Joseph-Paul Futy, M.S. †	Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé, Madagascar	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
11 Mar		Born	James Kazuo Koda		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tōkyō, Japan
	Born	Broderick Soncuaco Pabillo		Vicar Apostolic of Taytay, Philippines
12 Mar	26.0	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Mankuzhikary †	Priest of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabar), India
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Bruno Wechner †	Titular Bishop of Cartennae	Bishop Emeritus of Feldkirch, Austria
13 Mar		Born	Ricardo García García		Prelate of Yauyos, Peru
43.3	Appointed	Maxim (Maksym) Hermaniuk, C.SS.R. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Manitoba (Ukrainian), Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba, Canada
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Rosario Mennonna †	Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nardò, Italy
14 Mar	49.2	Appointed	Juan Hervás y Benet †	Prelate of Ciudad Real, Spain	Prelate Emeritus
49.2	Appointed	Juan Hervás y Benet †	Titular Bishop of Dora	Prelate Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
15 Mar	57.9	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Reilly †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
57.9	Appointed	Edmund Joseph Reilly †	Titular Bishop of Nepte	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
18 Mar	31.2	Ordained Priest	Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
	Born	Carlos Enrique Trinidad Gómez †		Bishop of San Marcos, Guatemala
19 Mar	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Pastor Bogarín Argaña †	Titular Bishop of Bagis	Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay
	Born	James Douglas Conley		Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
23.6	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Malandrino	Priest of Noto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26.8	Ordained Priest	Antônio Eliseu Zuqueto, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Teixeira de Freitas-Caravelas, Bahia, Brazil
20 Mar	40.7	Appointed	Antonio Iannucci †	Auxiliary Bishop of Penne e Pescara, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
40.7	Appointed	Antonio Iannucci †	Titular Bishop of Hadriania	Archbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
43.5	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Peralta y Ballabriga †	Bishop of Vitoria, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
22 Mar		Born	Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo		Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
23 Mar	41.0	Appointed	Teofilo Camomot Bastida †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro, Philippines	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
41.0	Appointed	Teofilo Camomot Bastida †	Titular Bishop of Clysma	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
	Born	Abel Doctor Gabuza †		Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban, South Africa
50.2	Appointed	Silvio Luis Haro Alvear †	Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	John Baptist Huang Min-Cheng, O.F.M.		Bishop of Tainan, Taiwan
55.9	Appointed	Pierre-Marie Gustave Lacointe †	Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
41.1	Appointed	Julio Benigno Laschi González †	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
41.1	Appointed	Julio Benigno Laschi González †	Titular Bishop of Abydus	Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
43.7	Appointed	Charles Van den Ouwelant, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Surigao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
24 Mar	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Aloysius Durick †	Titular Bishop of Cerbali	Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
25.6	Ordained Priest	Henri Antoine Marie Teissier †	Priest of Alger, Algeria	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Mar		Born	Cristóbal Ascencio García		Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán, México
21.0	Professed	Luiz Vicente Bernetti, O.A.D. †	Member of Agostiniani Scalzi	Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
60.2	Appointed	René Henri Joseph Fontenelle †	Titular Bishop of Theudalis
25.2	Ordained Priest	Angel Tec-i Hobayan †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Catarman, Philippines
67.6	Died	Alphonse Charles Kirmann, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sassandra, Côte d’Ivoire
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Roger Jean Fernand Michon †	Bishop of Chartres, France
57.8	Ordained Bishop	André-Jean-Baptiste Pioger †	Titular Bishop of Tremithus	Bishop Emeritus of Sées {Séez}, France
44.1	Ordained Bishop	Cyprien-Louis-Pierre-Clément Tourel †	Titular Bishop of Thuburnica	Bishop Emeritus of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
26 Mar		Born	Calogero Marino		Bishop of Savona-Noli, Italy
24.9	Ordained Priest	Adélio Giuseppe (José) Tomasin, P.S.D.P.	Priest of Poveri Servi della Divina Provvidenza	Bishop Emeritus of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil
27 Mar	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Florentino de Andrade e Silva †	Titular Bishop of Heliosebaste	Bishop Emeritus of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
24.0	Ordained Priest	Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
29 Mar	73.6	Died	Joseph Otto Kolb †	Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany
30 Mar	78.2	Died	Manuel Mendes da Conceição Santos †	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
1 Apr	46.2	Appointed	Guillermo Escobar Vélez †	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
2 Apr		Born	Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia		Bishop of Teotihuacán, México, México
46.1	Appointed	Hélder Pessoa Câmara †	Titular Archbishop of Saldae	Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
3 Apr		Born	Lorenzo Ghizzoni		Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
5 Apr	75.9	Died	Jorge García Caballeros †	Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala
	Born	Bernard Longley		Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
6 Apr		Born	László Kiss-Rigó		Bishop of Szeged-Csanád, Hungary
7 Apr		Born	Marian Eleganti, O.S.B.		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
	Born	Joseph Trân Văn Toàn		Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam
9 Apr	23.9	Ordained Priest	José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
41.5	Elected	Anastasio Alberto Ballestrero, O.C.D. †	Superior General of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
23.2	Ordained Priest	Mariano De Nicolò †	Priest of Rimini, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26.7	Ordained Deacon	Maurice Lucien Fréchard, C.S.Sp. †	Deacon of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
25.4	Ordained Priest	Paul-Marie Joseph André Guillaume	Priest of Amiens, France	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Dié, France
24.9	Ordained Priest	Silvio Padoin †	Priest of Vittorio Veneto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Pozzuoli, Italy
34.7	Ordained Priest	Felix Paz Perez †	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Bishop of Imus, Philippines
45.1	Appointed	Cyril Edward Restieaux †	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Marian Rojek		Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland
	Born	José Manuel Romero Barrios		Bishop of El Tigre, Venezuela
10 Apr	49.3	Installed	Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
11 Apr	67.9	Elected	Michael David Browne, O.P. †	Master General of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
48.0	Ordained Bishop	André Creemers, O.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Belabitene	Bishop Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
48.4	Appointed	Hermann Josef Schäufele †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Archbishop
48.4	Appointed	Hermann Josef Schäufele †	Titular Bishop of Leptis Magna	Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
12 Apr	31.2	Ordained Priest	Roger Mpungu †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Muyinga, Burundi
13 Apr	65.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Schiavini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
65.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Schiavini †	Titular Bishop of Pharsalus	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
14 Apr	70.7	Died	Henry Vincent Marshall †	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
55.0	Appointed	Giovanni Urbani †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Verona, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Antoine Henri van den Hurk, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Phelbes	Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
15 Apr	50.0	Appointed	Secondo Chiocca †	Auxiliary Bishop of Genova, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy
50.0	Appointed	Secondo Chiocca †	Titular Bishop of Caesarea in Bithynia	Bishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy
50.0	Resigned	Secondo Chiocca †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
70.8	Resigned	Laurent-François Déprimoz, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
44.8	Appointed	Sergio Pignedoli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Cardinal, President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians
	Born	Dagoberto Sosa Arriaga		Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México
47.4	Died	Santos Ubierna, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam
17 Apr	53.4	Appointed	Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. †	Titular Archbishop of Silyum	Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
38.0	Ordained Bishop	George Maung Kyaw †	Bishop of Bassein, Myanmar
27.4	Ordained Priest	Fernando Ramon Prego Casal †	Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop of Santa Clara, Cuba
26.5	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Lawrence Sengol †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India
19 Apr	39.9	Appointed	Ernest Arthur Green †	Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
20 Apr	51.5	Appointed	Arturo Mery Beckdorf †	Titular Archbishop of Phasis	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
51.5	Appointed	Arturo Mery Beckdorf †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
52.4	Appointed	Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.4	Appointed	Antônio Ferreira de Macedo, C.SS.R. †	Titular Bishop of Attuda	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43.3	Appointed	Vicente Angelo José Marchetti Zioni †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43.3	Appointed	Vicente Angelo José Marchetti Zioni †	Titular Bishop of Lauzadus	Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
21 Apr	36.8	Appointed	Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
36.8	Appointed	Vicente de Paulo Araújo Matos †	Titular Bishop of Antiochia ad Maeandrum	Bishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
	Born	David Michael O’Connell, C.M.		Bishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
22 Apr	40.5	Incardinated	Pedro Nel Ramirez Posada, O.A.R. †	Priest of Pasto, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
23 Apr		Born	Jorge Alves Bezerra, S.S.S.		Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	Born	Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral		Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	Born	Ludovikus Simanullang, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop of Sibolga, Indonesia
24 Apr	26.5	Ordained Priest	Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nellore, India
	Born	Brian Edwin Charles Butterley Ferme		Secretary of the Council for the Economy
38.4	Ordained Bishop	José Joaquín Flórez Hernández †	Bishop of Duitama, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
25 Apr	43.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Mistrorigo †	Bishop of Troia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
	Born	Philip Robert Moger		Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
	Born	Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M.		Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar
26 Apr		Born	Joseph Robert Binzer		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
	Born	Damian Denis Dallu		Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania
27 Apr	77.8	Died	Francesco Beretti †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Claude Marie Joseph Dupuy †	Titular Bishop of Selia	Archbishop Emeritus of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
32.7	Ordained Deacon	Joseph Phan Văn Hoa †	Deacon of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam	Coadjutor Bishop

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