The Year of Our Lord 1965

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 57.3 Died Gabriel Abou-Saada † Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine

85.3 Died Joseph-Eugène Limoges † Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada

2 Mar 59.3 Ordained Bishop Rafael Grovas Felix † Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico

4 Mar Born Edmar Perón Maringá Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

8 Mar 38.3 Appointed James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. † Prelate of Chimbote, Peru Prelate Emeritus

10 Mar 62.4 Appointed Rafael Alvarez Lara † Bishop of Mallorca, Spain Bishop Emeritus

11 Mar 85.3 Died Dionysios Kfoury † Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)

85.2 Died Clemente Micara † Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy

12 Mar 52.0 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France

52.0 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † Titular Bishop of Vagal Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France

13 Mar 24.5 Ordained Priest Anthony J. Farquhar Priest of Down and Connor, Ireland Auxiliary Bishop

28.2 Ordained Priest Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M. Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi

14 Mar Born José Francisco Falcão de Barros Paulo Jacinto Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military

16 Mar 83.4 Died Thomas Asagoro Wakida (Wakita) † Bishop Emeritus of Yokohama, Japan

17 Mar 43.6 Appointed Luis Clemente de la Vega Rodriguez † Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador

18 Mar 55.1 Appointed Martin Legarra Tellechea, O.A.R. † Titular Bishop of Luperciana Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama

19 Mar 23.7 Ordained Priest Claudio Maria Celli Priest President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications

24.0 Ordained Priest Ramiro Moliner Inglés Priest Apostolic Nuncio to Albania

50.8 Ordained Bishop Angel Morta Figuls † Titular Bishop of Gubaliana Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

20 Mar 74.6 Appointed Antônio Mazzarotto † Titular Bishop of Octabia Bishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil

74.6 Retired Antônio Mazzarotto † Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Succeeded Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. † Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil

21 Mar 25.2 Ordained Priest Gerald Nicholas Dino Priest of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA

Born Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa Gernika Bishop of Bilbao, Spain

54.8 Ordained Bishop Giustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Babra Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya

43.2 Succeeded Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México

22 Mar 49.9 Appointed Anthony de Saram † Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka

38.8 Appointed Basil Salvadore D’Souza † Bishop of Mangalore, India

63.5 Died Francis Joseph Grimshaw † Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

41.6 Appointed Peter Hoang Min Syeng † Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)

37.6 Appointed Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. † Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark Bishop Emeritus

67.2 Appointed Sisto Mazzoldi, F.S.C.J. † Apostolic Administrator of Moroto, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Appointed Jacques Nguyên Ngoc Quang † Bishop of Cân Tho, Viet Nam

51.8 Resigned José Thurler † Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil

43.5 Appointed Daniel Tji Hak Soun † Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)

44.1 Appointed Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

44.1 Appointed Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. † Titular Bishop of Capra Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

55.0 Appointed Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. † Bishop of Chikwawa, Malawi Bishop Emeritus

23 Mar 84.5 Died John Henry King † Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain

25 Mar 60.7 Installed John Joseph Carberry † Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

60.8 Appointed Félix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

26.5 Ordained Priest Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez Priest Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic

57.7 Ordained Bishop Michael Foylan † Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain

37.5 Ordained Bishop Eduardo Herrera Riera † Titular Bishop of Sesta Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela

32.5 Ordained Priest Michael Minj, S.J. † Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Gumla, India

32.9 Ordained Priest Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Barahona, Dominican Republic

26 Mar 50.6 Appointed Youhanna Nueir, O.F.M. † Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt Bishop Emeritus

27 Mar 51.9 Appointed Gilberto Baroni † Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy

32.2 Ordained Priest Thomas Bhalerao, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Nashik, India

52.1 Appointed Joseph Louis André Ouellette † Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

50.1 Appointed Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. † Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

50.1 Resigned Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. † Prelate of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil

27.0 Ordained Priest Paul Zingtung Grawng Priest of Myitkyina, Myanmar Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar

28 Mar 41.2 Ordained Bishop James Chiona † Titular Bishop of Bacanaria Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi

78.3 Installed Ángel Herrera Oria † Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

26.2 Ordained Priest Jesús Moliné Labarte Priest of Piura, Peru Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru

29 Mar 24.0 Ordained Priest Leon Augustine Tharmaraj † Priest of Kottar, India Bishop

30 Mar 88.8 Died Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

70.0 Appointed Luigi Traglia † Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

31 Mar 44.1 Ordained Bishop James Patrick Shannon † Titular Bishop of Lacubaza Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Apr 72.5 Resigned Renato Ziggiotti, S.D.B. † Rector General of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Rector General Emeritus

1 Apr 57.0 Appointed José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza † Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

3 Apr 52.2 Ordained Bishop Romeo Roy Blanchette † Titular Bishop of Maxita Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA

23.9 Ordained Priest Beniamino Depalma, C.M. Priest of Congregation of the Mission Bishop of Nola, Italy

27.0 Ordained Priest Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

47.4 Appointed Luigi Poggi † Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives

47.4 Appointed Luigi Poggi † Apostolic Delegate to Other Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives

23.4 Ordained Priest Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador

4 Apr 31.4 Ordained Priest George Riashi, B.C. † Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)

5 Apr 87.4 Died Johann Evangelist Erich Müller † Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden

6 Apr 52.5 Succeeded Teopisto Valderrama Alberto † Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

59.7 Appointed Franz König † President of the Secretariat of Non-Believers Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

75.8 Died Pedro Paulo Santos Songco † Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

7 Apr 71.0 Resigned Gregório Alonso Aparicio, O.A.R. † Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

61.1 Appointed Miguel Angel Arce Vivas † Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

85.8 Died Giovanni Capobianco † Bishop of Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy

51.0 Appointed Angelo Pedroni † Titular Archbishop of Novica Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium

51.0 Appointed Angelo Pedroni † Apostolic Delegate to Thailand Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium

9 Apr 62.1 Died Albert Gregory Meyer † Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

10 Apr 93.6 Died James Duhig † Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia

68.2 Succeeded Patrick Mary O’Donnell † Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia Archbishop Emeritus

Born Cyril Vasil’, S.J. Košice, Slovakia Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches

11 Apr 47.1 Ordained Bishop Michel Callens, M. Afr. † Titular Archbishop of Moxori Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia

24.1 Ordained Priest Juan José Larrañeta Olleta, O.P. Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Maldonado, Peru

14 Apr 58.3 Died Ubaldo Evaristo Cibrián Fernández, C.P. † Prelate of Corocoro, Bolivia

57.3 Appointed Frank Henry Greteman † Auxiliary Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus

57.3 Appointed Frank Henry Greteman † Titular Bishop of Vissalsa Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

60.2 Appointed Cyril John Vogel † Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA

17 Apr 91.8 Died Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński † Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland

19 Apr Born René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón Diria Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua

24.4 Solemn Professed Albert Vanbuel, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic

20 Apr 25.2 Ordained Priest Venant Bacinoni Priest of Bururi, Burundi Bishop

40.9 Ordained Bishop James Martin Hayes Titular Bishop of Reperi Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

29.5 Ordained Priest Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Dharmapuri, India

69.5 Died Paul Kiredjian † Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey

21 Apr 47.0 Appointed Edward Anthony McCarthy † Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA

47.0 Appointed Edward Anthony McCarthy † Titular Bishop of Tamascani Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA

23 Apr 81.7 Appointed Fernando Cento † Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

79.7 Died Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. † Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China

66.1 Died Pierre-Marie Lacointe † Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France

24 Apr 48.6 Installed Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. † Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil

25 Apr 58.6 Resigned Angelo Prinetto † Vicar Apostolic of Loreto, Italy Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

27.9 Ordained Priest Joseph Edra Ukpo Priest of Ogoja, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria

28 Apr 29.6 Ordained Priest Mauro Morelli Priest Bishop Emeritus of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

29 Apr 76.8 Died Louis-August Chorin, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand

25.5 Ordained Priest Paul Nguyên Thanh Hoan Priest Bishop Emeritus of Phan Thiêt, Viet Nam

56.9 Succeeded Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo † Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand

40.4 Appointed Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. † Prelate of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil

28.2 Ordained Priest Pierre Trân Ðinh Tu Priest Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cuong, Viet Nam

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	57.3	Died	Gabriel Abou-Saada †	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine
85.3	Died	Joseph-Eugène Limoges †	Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
2 Mar	59.3	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Grovas Felix †	Bishop of Caguas, Puerto Rico
4 Mar		Born	Edmar Perón	Maringá	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
8 Mar	38.3	Appointed	James Edward Charles Burke, O.P. †	Prelate of Chimbote, Peru	Prelate Emeritus
10 Mar	62.4	Appointed	Rafael Alvarez Lara †	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
11 Mar	85.3	Died	Dionysios Kfoury †	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
85.2	Died	Clemente Micara †	Pro-Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of Rites	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
12 Mar	52.0	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
52.0	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. †	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Bishop Emeritus of Tulle, France
13 Mar	24.5	Ordained Priest	Anthony J. Farquhar	Priest of Down and Connor, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop
28.2	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Pagani, S.M.M.	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi
14 Mar		Born	José Francisco Falcão de Barros	Paulo Jacinto	Auxiliary Bishop of Brazil, Military
16 Mar	83.4	Died	Thomas Asagoro Wakida (Wakita) †	Bishop Emeritus of Yokohama, Japan
17 Mar	43.6	Appointed	Luis Clemente de la Vega Rodriguez †	Bishop of Tulcán, Ecuador
18 Mar	55.1	Appointed	Martin Legarra Tellechea, O.A.R. †	Titular Bishop of Luperciana	Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama
19 Mar	23.7	Ordained Priest	Claudio Maria Celli	Priest	President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
24.0	Ordained Priest	Ramiro Moliner Inglés	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio to Albania
50.8	Ordained Bishop	Angel Morta Figuls †	Titular Bishop of Gubaliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
20 Mar	74.6	Appointed	Antônio Mazzarotto †	Titular Bishop of Octabia	Bishop Emeritus of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
74.6	Retired	Antônio Mazzarotto †	Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Succeeded	Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. †	Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
21 Mar	25.2	Ordained Priest	Gerald Nicholas Dino	Priest of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA	Bishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA
	Born	Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa	Gernika	Bishop of Bilbao, Spain
54.8	Ordained Bishop	Giustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Babra	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
43.2	Succeeded	Arturo Antonio Szymanski Ramírez	Bishop of San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, México	Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
22 Mar	49.9	Appointed	Anthony de Saram †	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
38.8	Appointed	Basil Salvadore D’Souza †	Bishop of Mangalore, India
63.5	Died	Francis Joseph Grimshaw †	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
41.6	Appointed	Peter Hoang Min Syeng †	Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
37.6	Appointed	Hans Ludvig Martensen, S.J. †	Bishop of København {Copenhagen}, Denmark	Bishop Emeritus
67.2	Appointed	Sisto Mazzoldi, F.S.C.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Moroto, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Appointed	Jacques Nguyên Ngoc Quang †	Bishop of Cân Tho, Viet Nam
51.8	Resigned	José Thurler †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sorocaba, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
43.5	Appointed	Daniel Tji Hak Soun †	Bishop of Wonju, Korea (South)
44.1	Appointed	Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nakhorn-Rajasima, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
44.1	Appointed	Alain Sauveur Ferdinand van Gaver, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Capra	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
55.0	Appointed	Eugen Joseph Frans Vroemen, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Chikwawa, Malawi	Bishop Emeritus
23 Mar	84.5	Died	John Henry King †	Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
25 Mar	60.7	Installed	John Joseph Carberry †	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
60.8	Appointed	Félix César da Cunha Vasconcellos, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
26.5	Ordained Priest	Rafael Leónidas Felipe y Núñez	Priest	Bishop of Barahona, Dominican Republic
57.7	Ordained Bishop	Michael Foylan †	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
37.5	Ordained Bishop	Eduardo Herrera Riera †	Titular Bishop of Sesta	Bishop Emeritus of Carora, Venezuela
32.5	Ordained Priest	Michael Minj, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Gumla, India
32.9	Ordained Priest	Fabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Barahona, Dominican Republic
26 Mar	50.6	Appointed	Youhanna Nueir, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar	51.9	Appointed	Gilberto Baroni †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy
32.2	Ordained Priest	Thomas Bhalerao, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Nashik, India
52.1	Appointed	Joseph Louis André Ouellette †	Bishop of Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
50.1	Appointed	Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †	Superior General of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
50.1	Resigned	Aristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †	Prelate of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
27.0	Ordained Priest	Paul Zingtung Grawng	Priest of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Archbishop of Mandalay, Myanmar
28 Mar	41.2	Ordained Bishop	James Chiona †	Titular Bishop of Bacanaria	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
78.3	Installed	Ángel Herrera Oria †	Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
26.2	Ordained Priest	Jesús Moliné Labarte	Priest of Piura, Peru	Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru
29 Mar	24.0	Ordained Priest	Leon Augustine Tharmaraj †	Priest of Kottar, India	Bishop
30 Mar	88.8	Died	Maurilio Fossati, O.Ss.G.C. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
70.0	Appointed	Luigi Traglia †	Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
31 Mar	44.1	Ordained Bishop	James Patrick Shannon †	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Apr	72.5	Resigned	Renato Ziggiotti, S.D.B. †	Rector General of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Rector General Emeritus
1 Apr	57.0	Appointed	José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
3 Apr	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Romeo Roy Blanchette †	Titular Bishop of Maxita	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
23.9	Ordained Priest	Beniamino Depalma, C.M.	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop of Nola, Italy
27.0	Ordained Priest	Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien	Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
47.4	Appointed	Luigi Poggi †	Titular Archbishop of Forontoniana	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
47.4	Appointed	Luigi Poggi †	Apostolic Delegate to Other	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
23.4	Ordained Priest	Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic of Aguarico, Ecuador
4 Apr	31.4	Ordained Priest	George Riashi, B.C. †	Priest of Basilian Chouerite Order of Saint John the Baptist	Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)
5 Apr	87.4	Died	Johann Evangelist Erich Müller †	Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden
6 Apr	52.5	Succeeded	Teopisto Valderrama Alberto †	Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
59.7	Appointed	Franz König †	President of the Secretariat of Non-Believers	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
75.8	Died	Pedro Paulo Santos Songco †	Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
7 Apr	71.0	Resigned	Gregório Alonso Aparicio, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
61.1	Appointed	Miguel Angel Arce Vivas †	Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
85.8	Died	Giovanni Capobianco †	Bishop of Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy
51.0	Appointed	Angelo Pedroni †	Titular Archbishop of Novica	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
51.0	Appointed	Angelo Pedroni †	Apostolic Delegate to Thailand	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
9 Apr	62.1	Died	Albert Gregory Meyer †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 Apr	93.6	Died	James Duhig †	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia
68.2	Succeeded	Patrick Mary O’Donnell †	Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus
	Born	Cyril Vasil’, S.J.	Košice, Slovakia	Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
11 Apr	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Michel Callens, M. Afr. †	Titular Archbishop of Moxori	Prelate of Tunis, Tunisia
24.1	Ordained Priest	Juan José Larrañeta Olleta, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
14 Apr	58.3	Died	Ubaldo Evaristo Cibrián Fernández, C.P. †	Prelate of Corocoro, Bolivia
57.3	Appointed	Frank Henry Greteman †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	Frank Henry Greteman †	Titular Bishop of Vissalsa	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
60.2	Appointed	Cyril John Vogel †	Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA
17 Apr	91.8	Died	Włodzimierz Bronisław Jasiński †	Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
19 Apr		Born	René Sócrates Sándigo Jirón	Diria	Bishop of Juigalpa, Nicaragua
24.4	Solemn Professed	Albert Vanbuel, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
20 Apr	25.2	Ordained Priest	Venant Bacinoni	Priest of Bururi, Burundi	Bishop
40.9	Ordained Bishop	James Martin Hayes	Titular Bishop of Reperi	Archbishop Emeritus of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
29.5	Ordained Priest	Joseph Anthony Irudayaraj, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Dharmapuri, India
69.5	Died	Paul Kiredjian †	Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey
21 Apr	47.0	Appointed	Edward Anthony McCarthy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
47.0	Appointed	Edward Anthony McCarthy †	Titular Bishop of Tamascani	Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
23 Apr	81.7	Appointed	Fernando Cento †	Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
79.7	Died	Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China
66.1	Died	Pierre-Marie Lacointe †	Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
24 Apr	48.6	Installed	Geraldo Claudio Luiz Micheletto Pellanda, C.P. †	Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
25 Apr	58.6	Resigned	Angelo Prinetto †	Vicar Apostolic of Loreto, Italy	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
27.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Edra Ukpo	Priest of Ogoja, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria
28 Apr	29.6	Ordained Priest	Mauro Morelli	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
29 Apr	76.8	Died	Louis-August Chorin, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand
25.5	Ordained Priest	Paul Nguyên Thanh Hoan	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Phan Thiêt, Viet Nam
56.9	Succeeded	Joseph Khiamsun Nittayo †	Vicar Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand	Archbishop Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand
40.4	Appointed	Angelo Maria Rivato, S.J. †	Prelate of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Ponta de Pedras, Para, Brazil
28.2	Ordained Priest	Pierre Trân Ðinh Tu	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Phú Cuong, Viet Nam