The Year of Our Lord 1963

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 37.5 Appointed Lionello Berti, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Luang Prabang, Laos

39.8 Appointed Dennis Vincent Durning, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

46.2 Appointed Dominic Ignatius Ekandem † Bishop of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria

52.6 Appointed Johannes Höhne, M.S.C. † Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

52.6 Appointed Johannes Höhne, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Urima Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

55.5 Appointed Eduard Macheiner † Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria Archbishop

55.5 Appointed Eduard Macheiner † Titular Bishop of Selia Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria

40.0 Appointed Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. † Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus

65.3 Appointed André-Jean Vérineux, M.E.P. † Apostolic Administrator of Hwalien, Taiwan Bishop of Yingkow [Yingkou], China

2 Mar 84.0 Died Egisto Domenico Melchiori † Bishop of Tortona, Italy

87.1 Appointed Josep Srebrnic † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Krk (Veglia), Croatia Bishop

3 Mar 74.4 Died Alphonse Bossart, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

36.0 Ordained Bishop José Lamartine Soares † Titular Bishop of Fussala Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

45.7 Installed Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías, O.P. † Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina

4 Mar 47.1 Appointed Enrique Alvear Urrutia † Auxiliary Bishop of Talca, Chile Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

47.1 Appointed Enrique Alvear Urrutia † Titular Bishop of Columnata Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

7 Mar 39.5 Installed Moisés Julio Blanchoud Bishop of Río Cuarto, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina

92.7 Appointed Angelo Paino † Titular Archbishop of Serrae Archbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy

92.7 Retired Angelo Paino † Archbishop of Messina, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

8 Mar 40.6 Appointed Mariano Gaviola y Garcés † Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

44.8 Appointed Jesus J. Sison † Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

9 Mar 24.7 Ordained Priest Salvatore Boccaccio Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

27.3 Ordained Priest Petr Esterka Priest of Brno, Czech Republic Auxiliary Bishop

31.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Faber MacDonald Priest of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

24.3 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Moretti, B. Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul Superior of Afghanistan

75.9 Appointed Giuseppe Rossi † Titular Bishop of Palmyra

22.8 Ordained Priest Michael Smith Priest of Meath, Ireland Bishop

10 Mar 71.6 Died Domenico Bornigia † Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy

55.1 Ordained Bishop Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Malanje, Angola

11 Mar 55.6 Died Lawrence Frederik Schott † Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

12 Mar 67.2 Ordained Bishop Ildefonso Rea, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Corone Abbot Emeritus of Montecassino, Italy

13 Mar 58.9 Appointed Bernardino N. Mazzarella, O.F.M. † Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras

45.3 Appointed Heinrich Theissing † Auxiliary Bishop of Berlin, Germany Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Schwerin, Germany

45.3 Appointed Heinrich Theissing † Titular Bishop of Mina Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Schwerin, Germany

17 Mar 33.0 Ordained Priest Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, O.C.D. Priest Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France

19 Mar 57.3 Ordained Bishop Clemente Carranza y López † Bishop of Esteli, Nicaragua

29.2 Ordained Priest Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P. Priest of Sons of Divine Providence Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil

51.8 Ordained Bishop Antonio D'Erchia † Titular Bishop of Podalia Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy

89.2 Died Joseph Adalbert Fleischer, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa

42.3 Ordained Bishop José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano Bishop of Veracruz, Veracruz, México Bishop Emeritus

50.1 Ordained Bishop Marcello Rosina † Titular Bishop of Aezani Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy

20 Mar Born Stephan Ackermann Mayen Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany

83.2 Died Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt † Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

21 Mar 47.5 Resigned Eduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal † Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

47.5 Appointed Antonio Cunial † Bishop of Lucera, Italy Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy

61.1 Succeeded Evelio Díaz y Cía † Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Archbishop Emeritus

41.1 Appointed Salvatore Nicolosi Bishop of Lipari, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Noto, Italy

23 Mar 61.2 Resigned David Mathew † Vicar Apostolic of Great Britain, Military Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

56.1 Appointed François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau † Titular Bishop of Colonia in Cappadocia Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

56.1 Resigned François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau † Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France Bishop Emeritus

27.2 Ordained Priest Albert Jean-Marie Rouet Priest of Paris, France Archbishop of Poitiers, France

24 Mar 44.6 Ordained Bishop José María Carrizo Villarreal † Bishop of Chitré, Panama Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Ordained Bishop Alessandro Maria Gottardi † Archbishop of Trento, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

43.0 Ordained Bishop John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. † Titular Bishop of Raphia Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway

45.0 Ordained Bishop Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire † Titular Bishop of Maura Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda

47.1 Ordained Bishop Kazimierz Jan Majdański † Titular Bishop of Zorolus Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

46.5 Ordained Bishop Félix Niza Ribeiro † Bishop of Tete, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus of João Belo, Mozambique

25 Mar 30.2 Ordained Priest Joseph Akichi † Priest Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire

59.1 Succeeded Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies † Bishop of Aire et Dax, France Bishop Emeritus

55.5 Ordained Bishop Enrique Bolaños Quesada † Titular Bishop of Andropolis Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica

47.9 Ordained Bishop Anthony de Saram † Titular Bishop of Tacapae Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka

55.7 Ordained Bishop Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo † Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México Bishop Emeritus

81.0 Died Clément Joseph Mathieu † Bishop of Aire et Dax, France

25.4 Ordained Priest Robert Mikhail Moskal Priest of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA

50.8 Ordained Bishop George Henry Speltz † Titular Bishop of Claneus Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA

29 Mar 34.2 Ordained Priest Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S.M. † Priest of Society of Mary Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru

30 Mar 26.2 Ordained Priest Prospero Nale Arellano Priest Prelate Emeritus of Libmanan, Philippines

24.5 Ordained Priest Antonio Buenafe, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

29.4 Ordained Priest John Chang-yik Priest Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)

25.0 Ordained Priest Vittorino Girardi, M.C.C.I. Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Bishop of Tilarán, Costa Rica

28.6 Ordained Priest Robert Joseph Hermann Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Auxiliary Bishop

25.8 Ordained Priest Michael Hughes Kenny † Priest Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA

24.4 Ordained Priest Leonardo Yuzon Medroso Priest of Palo, Philippines Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines

28.8 Ordained Priest Paolo Mietto, C.S.I. Priest of Other Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador

24.9 Ordained Priest Anthony Joseph O’Connell Priest of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA

Born Yaroslav Pryriz, C.SS.R. Lastivka Auxiliary Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine

44.7 Ordained Bishop André Rousset † Titular Bishop of Vaga Bishop Emeritus of Pontoise, France

24.7 Ordained Priest Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary Archbishop of Cali, Colombia

26.0 Ordained Priest Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier Priest of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil

24.0 Ordained Priest Ramon B. Villena Priest Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines

25.5 Ordained Priest Daniel Francis Walsh Priest of San Francisco, California, USA Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA

31 Mar 60.6 Died Mario Ghiga † Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy

1 Apr 50.0 Died Vittorio Moietta † Bishop of Nicastro, Italy

68.1 Died Lorenzo Sahag Koguian † Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae

4 Apr 46.9 Appointed Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro † Bishop of Barra do Piraí, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

5 Apr 62.4 Appointed Richard Cleire, M. Afr. † Titular Bishop of Tadamata Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

62.4 Resigned Richard Cleire, M. Afr. † Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

62.0 Appointed Noël Mala † Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

67.1 Appointed Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. † Titular Bishop of Dausara Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

67.1 Resigned Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. † Bishop of Palembang, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia

36.8 Appointed Lucien Monsi-Agboka † Bishop of Abomey, Benin Bishop Emeritus

43.8 Appointed Paul Joseph Pham Ðình Tung Bishop of Bac Ninh, Viêt Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam

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

7 Apr 62.5 Appointed Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. † Prelate of Chota, Peru Prelate Emeritus

23.2 Ordained Priest Diego Causero Priest of Udine, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic

60.5 Ordained Bishop Jože Pogacnik † Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Isauria Archbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia

8 Apr 74.0 Appointed Hilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. † Titular Archbishop of Pedachtoë Archbishop Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

74.0 Retired Hilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. † Archbishop of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus

10 Apr 65.5 Succeeded Alejandro Schell † Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

11 Apr 68.6 Died Josef Freundorfer † Bishop of Augsburg, Germany

14 Apr 25.1 Ordained Priest Luis Robles Díaz † Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America

27.2 Ordained Priest Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop of Balasore, India

15 Apr 51.7 Ordained Bishop Jan Pietraszko † Titular Bishop of Turrisblanda Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

16 Apr 40.7 Appointed Luis Aponte Martínez Coadjutor Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico

55.0 Appointed Filemón Castellano † Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia Bishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina

55.0 Resigned Filemón Castellano † Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

47.6 Appointed Lawrence Michael De Falco † Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

53.7 Appointed John Louis Morkovsky † Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

53.7 Appointed John Louis Morkovsky † Titular Bishop of Tigava Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

17 Apr 58.9 Appointed Franco Costa † Bishop of Crema, Italy Bishop Emeritus

18 Apr 78.4 Died Raffaele De Giuli † Bishop of Albenga, Italy

43.5 Appointed Augustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. † Exarch of Great Britain, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Ukrainian) Exarch Emeritus

19 Apr 28.1 Ordained Priest Joseph Mohsen Béchara Priest Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon

35.5 Ordained Bishop Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia Cardinal, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

21 Apr 47.2 Ordained Bishop Enrique Alvear Urrutia † Titular Bishop of Columnata Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

28.5 Ordained Priest Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P. Priest of Sons of Divine Providence Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina

41.2 Ordained Bishop Salvatore Nicolosi Bishop of Lipari, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Noto, Italy

59.8 Appointed Francesco Rossi † Bishop of Tortona, Italy Bishop Emeritus

76.0 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe Rossi † Titular Bishop of Palmyra

48.2 Ordained Bishop Waclaw Skomorucha † Titular Bishop of Zoara Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland

23 Apr 61.7 Appointed Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

61.7 Resigned Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre † Bishop of San Felipe, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile

24 Apr 54.0 Succeeded Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset † Bishop of Nice, France Bishop Emeritus

89.6 Died Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond † Bishop of Nice, France

25 Apr 45.1 Appointed Nivaldo Monte † Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

45.1 Appointed Nivaldo Monte † Titular Bishop of Eluza Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

50.6 Ordained Bishop Bernardo José Nolker, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

26 Apr 58.5 Died Johann Werner Lesinski, O.P. † Bishop of Tingchow [Changting], China

27 Apr 59.6 Appointed Arturo Mery Beckdorf † Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile

68.6 Appointed Alfredo Silva Santiago † Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

68.6 Resigned Alfredo Silva Santiago † Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile Archbishop Emeritus

28 Apr 55.6 Ordained Bishop Owen McCoy, M. Afr. † Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus

40.1 Ordained Bishop Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. † Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe Bishop Emeritus

47.3 Appointed Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

47.3 Appointed Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. † Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	37.5	Appointed	Lionello Berti, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Luang Prabang, Laos
39.8	Appointed	Dennis Vincent Durning, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
46.2	Appointed	Dominic Ignatius Ekandem †	Bishop of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
52.6	Appointed	Johannes Höhne, M.S.C. †	Vicar Apostolic of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
52.6	Appointed	Johannes Höhne, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Urima	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
55.5	Appointed	Eduard Macheiner †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria	Archbishop
55.5	Appointed	Eduard Macheiner †	Titular Bishop of Selia	Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
40.0	Appointed	Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. †	Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
65.3	Appointed	André-Jean Vérineux, M.E.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Hwalien, Taiwan	Bishop of Yingkow [Yingkou], China
2 Mar	84.0	Died	Egisto Domenico Melchiori †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
87.1	Appointed	Josep Srebrnic †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Krk (Veglia), Croatia	Bishop
3 Mar	74.4	Died	Alphonse Bossart, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ipamu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
36.0	Ordained Bishop	José Lamartine Soares †	Titular Bishop of Fussala	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
45.7	Installed	Alfonso Pedro Torres Farías, O.P. †	Bishop of Catamarca, Argentina
4 Mar	47.1	Appointed	Enrique Alvear Urrutia †	Auxiliary Bishop of Talca, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
47.1	Appointed	Enrique Alvear Urrutia †	Titular Bishop of Columnata	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
7 Mar	39.5	Installed	Moisés Julio Blanchoud	Bishop of Río Cuarto, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Salta, Argentina
92.7	Appointed	Angelo Paino †	Titular Archbishop of Serrae	Archbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy
92.7	Retired	Angelo Paino †	Archbishop of Messina, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Mar	40.6	Appointed	Mariano Gaviola y Garcés †	Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
44.8	Appointed	Jesus J. Sison †	Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	24.7	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Boccaccio	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
27.3	Ordained Priest	Petr Esterka	Priest of Brno, Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop
31.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Faber MacDonald	Priest of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
24.3	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Moretti, B.	Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Superior of Afghanistan
75.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Rossi †	Titular Bishop of Palmyra
22.8	Ordained Priest	Michael Smith	Priest of Meath, Ireland	Bishop
10 Mar	71.6	Died	Domenico Bornigia †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Pompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Malanje, Angola
11 Mar	55.6	Died	Lawrence Frederik Schott †	Auxiliary Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
12 Mar	67.2	Ordained Bishop	Ildefonso Rea, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Corone	Abbot Emeritus of Montecassino, Italy
13 Mar	58.9	Appointed	Bernardino N. Mazzarella, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
45.3	Appointed	Heinrich Theissing †	Auxiliary Bishop of Berlin, Germany	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Schwerin, Germany
45.3	Appointed	Heinrich Theissing †	Titular Bishop of Mina	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Schwerin, Germany
17 Mar	33.0	Ordained Priest	Guy Étienne Germain Gaucher, O.C.D.	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
19 Mar	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Clemente Carranza y López †	Bishop of Esteli, Nicaragua
29.2	Ordained Priest	Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, F.D.P.	Priest of Sons of Divine Providence	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio D'Erchia †	Titular Bishop of Podalia	Bishop Emeritus of Conversano-Monopoli, Italy
89.2	Died	Joseph Adalbert Fleischer, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
42.3	Ordained Bishop	José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano	Bishop of Veracruz, Veracruz, México	Bishop Emeritus
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Marcello Rosina †	Titular Bishop of Aezani	Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy
20 Mar		Born	Stephan Ackermann	Mayen	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
83.2	Died	Manuel Arteaga y Betancourt †	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
21 Mar	47.5	Resigned	Eduardo Tomás Boza Masvidal †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
47.5	Appointed	Antonio Cunial †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
61.1	Succeeded	Evelio Díaz y Cía †	Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
41.1	Appointed	Salvatore Nicolosi	Bishop of Lipari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Noto, Italy
23 Mar	61.2	Resigned	David Mathew †	Vicar Apostolic of Great Britain, Military	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau †	Titular Bishop of Colonia in Cappadocia	Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
56.1	Resigned	François Xavier Arthur Florent Morilleau †	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France	Bishop Emeritus
27.2	Ordained Priest	Albert Jean-Marie Rouet	Priest of Paris, France	Archbishop of Poitiers, France
24 Mar	44.6	Ordained Bishop	José María Carrizo Villarreal †	Bishop of Chitré, Panama	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Maria Gottardi †	Archbishop of Trento, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
43.0	Ordained Bishop	John Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. †	Titular Bishop of Raphia	Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire †	Titular Bishop of Maura	Bishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda
47.1	Ordained Bishop	Kazimierz Jan Majdański †	Titular Bishop of Zorolus	Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
46.5	Ordained Bishop	Félix Niza Ribeiro †	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus of João Belo, Mozambique
25 Mar	30.2	Ordained Priest	Joseph Akichi †	Priest	Bishop of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
59.1	Succeeded	Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies †	Bishop of Aire et Dax, France	Bishop Emeritus
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Enrique Bolaños Quesada †	Titular Bishop of Andropolis	Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Anthony de Saram †	Titular Bishop of Tacapae	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
55.7	Ordained Bishop	Ignacio Lehonor Arroyo †	Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México	Bishop Emeritus
81.0	Died	Clément Joseph Mathieu †	Bishop of Aire et Dax, France
25.4	Ordained Priest	Robert Mikhail Moskal	Priest of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Saint Josaphat in Parma (Ukrainian), USA
50.8	Ordained Bishop	George Henry Speltz †	Titular Bishop of Claneus	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
29 Mar	34.2	Ordained Priest	Oscar Julio Alzamora Revoredo, S.M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
30 Mar	26.2	Ordained Priest	Prospero Nale Arellano	Priest	Prelate Emeritus of Libmanan, Philippines
24.5	Ordained Priest	Antonio Buenafe, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Auxiliary Bishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
29.4	Ordained Priest	John Chang-yik	Priest	Bishop of Ch’unch’on, Korea (South)
25.0	Ordained Priest	Vittorino Girardi, M.C.C.I.	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Tilarán, Costa Rica
28.6	Ordained Priest	Robert Joseph Hermann	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
25.8	Ordained Priest	Michael Hughes Kenny †	Priest	Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA
24.4	Ordained Priest	Leonardo Yuzon Medroso	Priest of Palo, Philippines	Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines
28.8	Ordained Priest	Paolo Mietto, C.S.I.	Priest of Other	Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador
24.9	Ordained Priest	Anthony Joseph O’Connell	Priest of Jefferson City, Missouri, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Palm Beach, Florida, USA
	Born	Yaroslav Pryriz, C.SS.R.	Lastivka	Auxiliary Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine
44.7	Ordained Bishop	André Rousset †	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Bishop Emeritus of Pontoise, France
24.7	Ordained Priest	Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M.	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
26.0	Ordained Priest	Geraldo João Paulo Roger Verdier	Priest of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil	Bishop of Guajará-Mirim, Rondonia, Brazil
24.0	Ordained Priest	Ramon B. Villena	Priest	Bishop of Bayombong, Philippines
25.5	Ordained Priest	Daniel Francis Walsh	Priest of San Francisco, California, USA	Bishop of Santa Rosa in California, USA
31 Mar	60.6	Died	Mario Ghiga †	Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
1 Apr	50.0	Died	Vittorio Moietta †	Bishop of Nicastro, Italy
68.1	Died	Lorenzo Sahag Koguian †	Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae
4 Apr	46.9	Appointed	Altivo Pacheco Ribeiro †	Bishop of Barra do Piraí, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
5 Apr	62.4	Appointed	Richard Cleire, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Tadamata	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
62.4	Resigned	Richard Cleire, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kivu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
62.0	Appointed	Noël Mala †	Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
67.1	Appointed	Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †	Titular Bishop of Dausara	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
67.1	Resigned	Henri Martin Mekkelholt, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Palembang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
36.8	Appointed	Lucien Monsi-Agboka †	Bishop of Abomey, Benin	Bishop Emeritus
43.8	Appointed	Paul Joseph Pham Ðình Tung	Bishop of Bac Ninh, Viêt Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
41.0	Succeeded	Joseph Hubertus Soudant, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Palembang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Palembang, Indonesia
7 Apr	62.5	Appointed	Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Chota, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
23.2	Ordained Priest	Diego Causero	Priest of Udine, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Czech Republic
60.5	Ordained Bishop	Jože Pogacnik †	Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Isauria	Archbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
8 Apr	74.0	Appointed	Hilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. †	Titular Archbishop of Pedachtoë	Archbishop Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
74.0	Retired	Hilaire Marie Vermeiren, M.S.C. †	Archbishop of Coquilhatville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
10 Apr	65.5	Succeeded	Alejandro Schell †	Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
11 Apr	68.6	Died	Josef Freundorfer †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
14 Apr	25.1	Ordained Priest	Luis Robles Díaz †	Priest of Autlán, Jalisco, México	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
27.2	Ordained Priest	Thomas Thiruthalil, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop of Balasore, India
15 Apr	51.7	Ordained Bishop	Jan Pietraszko †	Titular Bishop of Turrisblanda	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
16 Apr	40.7	Appointed	Luis Aponte Martínez	Coadjutor Bishop of Ponce, Puerto Rico	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Puerto Rico
55.0	Appointed	Filemón Castellano †	Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia	Bishop Emeritus of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
55.0	Resigned	Filemón Castellano †	Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
47.6	Appointed	Lawrence Michael De Falco †	Bishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Appointed	John Louis Morkovsky †	Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Appointed	John Louis Morkovsky †	Titular Bishop of Tigava	Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
17 Apr	58.9	Appointed	Franco Costa †	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
18 Apr	78.4	Died	Raffaele De Giuli †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy
43.5	Appointed	Augustine Eugene Hornyak, O.S.B.M. †	Exarch of Great Britain, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Ukrainian)	Exarch Emeritus
19 Apr	28.1	Ordained Priest	Joseph Mohsen Béchara	Priest	Archbishop of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon
35.5	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel III (Emmanuel-Karim) Delly	Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in Asia	Cardinal, Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
21 Apr	47.2	Ordained Bishop	Enrique Alvear Urrutia †	Titular Bishop of Columnata	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
28.5	Ordained Priest	Miguel Mykycej, F.D.P.	Priest of Sons of Divine Providence	Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina
41.2	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Nicolosi	Bishop of Lipari, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Noto, Italy
59.8	Appointed	Francesco Rossi †	Bishop of Tortona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
76.0	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Rossi †	Titular Bishop of Palmyra
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Waclaw Skomorucha †	Titular Bishop of Zoara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland
23 Apr	61.7	Appointed	Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre †	Titular Bishop of Maximiana in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
61.7	Resigned	Ramón Munita Eyzaguirre †	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Montt, Chile
24 Apr	54.0	Succeeded	Jean-Julien-Robert Mouisset †	Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus
89.6	Died	Paul-Jules-Narcisse Rémond †	Bishop of Nice, France
25 Apr	45.1	Appointed	Nivaldo Monte †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
45.1	Appointed	Nivaldo Monte †	Titular Bishop of Eluza	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Bernardo José Nolker, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
26 Apr	58.5	Died	Johann Werner Lesinski, O.P. †	Bishop of Tingchow [Changting], China
27 Apr	59.6	Appointed	Arturo Mery Beckdorf †	Coadjutor Archbishop of La Serena, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Valdivia, Chile
68.6	Appointed	Alfredo Silva Santiago †	Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
68.6	Resigned	Alfredo Silva Santiago †	Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Archbishop Emeritus
28 Apr	55.6	Ordained Bishop	Owen McCoy, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Ignacio Prieto Vega, I.E.M.E. †	Bishop of Hwange, Zimbabwe	Bishop Emeritus
47.3	Appointed	Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.3	Appointed	Metodi Dimitrov Stratiev, A.A. †	Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Thracia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria

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