The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 60.1 Installed José Salazar López † Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

55.5 Ordained Bishop Domenico Vacchiano † Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy

2 Mar 37.1 Appointed Edmund F. McCaffrey, O.S.B. Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA Abbot Emeritus

74.5 Died Paulo de Tarso Campos † Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

3 Mar 50.3 Appointed Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun † Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany

50.3 Appointed Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun † Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany

4 Mar 50.4 Appointed Francisco Raval Cruces † Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines

45.4 Appointed Eduardo André Muaca † Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola Archbishop Emeritus

45.4 Appointed Eduardo André Muaca † Titular Bishop of Isola Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola

5 Mar 42.8 Appointed Mario Tagliaferri † Titular Archbishop of Formiae Apostolic Nuncio to France

42.8 Appointed Mario Tagliaferri † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic Apostolic Nuncio to France

42.8 Appointed Mario Tagliaferri † Apostolic Delegate to Congo, Republic of Apostolic Nuncio to France

42.8 Appointed Mario Tagliaferri † Apostolic Delegate to Chad Apostolic Nuncio to France

6 Mar 53.9 Appointed Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

62.4 Appointed Enrique Bolaños Quesada † Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

7 Mar 43.2 Appointed Emile Biayenda † Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo Cardinal, Archbishop

43.2 Appointed Emile Biayenda † Titular Archbishop of Garba Cardinal, Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo

75.9 Appointed Joseph Cheikho † Titular Archbishop of Amida degli Armeni Archbishop Emeritus of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran

75.9 Retired Joseph Cheikho † Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran Archbishop Emeritus

72.4 Appointed Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Árd Carna Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea

72.4 Resigned Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. † Bishop of Sideia, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Succeeded Youhannan Semaan Issayi † Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran

36.8 Appointed Paul Khoarai Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho

88.8 Appointed James Michael Liston † Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand

88.8 Retired James Michael Liston † Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

43.8 Appointed Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

56.2 Appointed Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria

56.2 Appointed Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I. † Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada

45.9 Appointed Patrick Webster, O.S.B. † Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Grenada, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles

8 Mar 26.5 Ordained Priest Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

37.0 Ordained Bishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong Bishop of Kumasi, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana

9 Mar 54.5 Appointed Antonio Cunial † Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy

40.6 Appointed Patrick Fernández Flores Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA Archbishop Emeritus

40.6 Appointed Patrick Fernández Flores Titular Bishop of Italica Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA

41.8 Appointed Luíz Eugênio Pérez Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil

10 Mar 89.3 Died Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece

57.5 Appointed Giovanni Proni † Coadjutor Bishop of Forli, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy

57.5 Appointed Giovanni Proni † Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy

12 Mar 38.5 Appointed José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R. Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama Prelate Emeritus

14 Mar 25.3 Ordained Priest David Christopher McGough Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop

15 Mar 61.6 Installed Joseph Amihere Essuah † Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

25.3 Ordained Priest Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela

47.2 Ordained Bishop Maurus Gervase Komba † Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

85.1 Died François-Xavier Lacoursière, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda

62.6 Died Lawrence Patrick Moran † Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia

24.9 Ordained Priest Vincenzo Paglia Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy

16 Mar 74.6 Died William Bouter, M.H.M. † Bishop of Nellore, India

61.2 Succeeded Bala Shoury Thumma † Bishop of Nellore, India Bishop Emeritus

17 Mar 53.0 Appointed Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. Bishop of Caetité, Baia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Baia, Brazil

53.8 Appointed Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo † Bishop of Amargosa, Baia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

58.1 Appointed Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. † Titular Bishop of Budua Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

58.1 Resigned Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. † Bishop of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

18 Mar 28.2 Ordained Priest Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

25.1 Ordained Priest Michele Russo, M.C.C.I. Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Bishop of Doba, Chad

19 Mar 51.0 Ordained Bishop Patrick Vincent Ahern Titular Bishop of Naiera Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

45.0 Ordained Bishop Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho Titular Bishop of Ath Truim Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

58.8 Appointed Emanuele Clarizio † Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples Prelate Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

50.6 Ordained Bishop Edward Dennis Head † Titular Bishop of Árd Sratha Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA

43.2 Ordained Bishop Francis Thomas Hurley Titular Bishop of Daimlaig Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

44.5 Ordained Bishop Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. Titular Bishop of Scardona Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

40.4 Ordained Bishop Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez Titular Bishop of Novaliciana Bishop Emeritus of Holguín, Cuba

26.1 Ordained Priest Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I. Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic

45.6 Ordained Bishop Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Illiberi Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

60.3 Appointed Mikolaj Sasinowski † Bishop of Łomża, Poland

20 Mar 55.3 Installed Alejandro Durán Moreira † Bishop of Rancagua, Chile Bishop Emeritus

55.9 Appointed Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

55.9 Appointed Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

21 Mar 86.7 Died Adelchi Albanesi † Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy

25.8 Ordained Priest Robert Joseph Baker Priest of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA

26.1 Ordained Priest Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas Priest Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines

75.3 Appointed Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. † Titular Bishop of Burca Bishop Emeritus of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México

75.3 Retired Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. † Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

31.5 Ordained Priest Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina

43.4 Appointed Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo † Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

30.8 Ordained Priest Raymond Roussin, S.M. Priest of Society of Mary Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

48.3 Ordained Bishop Paul Hisao Yasuda Titular Bishop of Tucci Archbishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan

22 Mar 23.3 Ordained Priest Jan Szkodon Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop

23 Mar 37.2 Confirmed Edmund F. McCaffrey, O.S.B. Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA Abbot Emeritus

24 Mar 85.5 Died Emilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay

30 Mar 23.7 Solemn Professed Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M. Member of Order of St. Basil the Great Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Halyc {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine

31 Mar 38.8 Appointed Antonio Dorado Soto Bishop of Guadix, Spain Bishop of Málaga, Spain

60.6 Appointed Anastasio Granados García † Bishop of Palencia, Spain

46.8 Appointed Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa † Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

77.2 Appointed José Souto Vizoso † Titular Bishop of Illici Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain

77.2 Retired José Souto Vizoso † Bishop of Palencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	60.1	Installed	José Salazar López †	Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
55.5	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Vacchiano †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy
2 Mar	37.1	Appointed	Edmund F. McCaffrey, O.S.B.	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus
74.5	Died	Paulo de Tarso Campos †	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
3 Mar	50.3	Appointed	Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany
50.3	Appointed	Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun †	Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany
4 Mar	50.4	Appointed	Francisco Raval Cruces †	Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines
45.4	Appointed	Eduardo André Muaca †	Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
45.4	Appointed	Eduardo André Muaca †	Titular Bishop of Isola	Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
5 Mar	42.8	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Titular Archbishop of Formiae	Apostolic Nuncio to France
42.8	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic	Apostolic Nuncio to France
42.8	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Delegate to Congo, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to France
42.8	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Delegate to Chad	Apostolic Nuncio to France
6 Mar	53.9	Appointed	Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M.	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
62.4	Appointed	Enrique Bolaños Quesada †	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar	43.2	Appointed	Emile Biayenda †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo	Cardinal, Archbishop
43.2	Appointed	Emile Biayenda †	Titular Archbishop of Garba	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo
75.9	Appointed	Joseph Cheikho †	Titular Archbishop of Amida degli Armeni	Archbishop Emeritus of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran
75.9	Retired	Joseph Cheikho †	Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran	Archbishop Emeritus
72.4	Appointed	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Árd Carna	Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
72.4	Resigned	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Sideia, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Succeeded	Youhannan Semaan Issayi †	Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
36.8	Appointed	Paul Khoarai	Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho
88.8	Appointed	James Michael Liston †	Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill	Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
88.8	Retired	James Michael Liston †	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
43.8	Appointed	Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C.	Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
56.2	Appointed	Godfrey Okoye, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria
56.2	Appointed	Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
45.9	Appointed	Patrick Webster, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Grenada, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
8 Mar	26.5	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
37.0	Ordained Bishop	Peter Kwasi Sarpong	Bishop of Kumasi, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
9 Mar	54.5	Appointed	Antonio Cunial †	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
40.6	Appointed	Patrick Fernández Flores	Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
40.6	Appointed	Patrick Fernández Flores	Titular Bishop of Italica	Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
41.8	Appointed	Luíz Eugênio Pérez	Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
10 Mar	89.3	Died	Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece
57.5	Appointed	Giovanni Proni †	Coadjutor Bishop of Forli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
57.5	Appointed	Giovanni Proni †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
12 Mar	38.5	Appointed	José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.	Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama	Prelate Emeritus
14 Mar	25.3	Ordained Priest	David Christopher McGough	Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop
15 Mar	61.6	Installed	Joseph Amihere Essuah †	Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
25.3	Ordained Priest	Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Maurus Gervase Komba †	Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
85.1	Died	François-Xavier Lacoursière, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
62.6	Died	Lawrence Patrick Moran †	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia
24.9	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Paglia	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy
16 Mar	74.6	Died	William Bouter, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Nellore, India
61.2	Succeeded	Bala Shoury Thumma †	Bishop of Nellore, India	Bishop Emeritus
17 Mar	53.0	Appointed	Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M.	Bishop of Caetité, Baia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Baia, Brazil
53.8	Appointed	Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo †	Bishop of Amargosa, Baia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
58.1	Appointed	Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Budua	Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
58.1	Resigned	Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
18 Mar	28.2	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
25.1	Ordained Priest	Michele Russo, M.C.C.I.	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Doba, Chad
19 Mar	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Vincent Ahern	Titular Bishop of Naiera	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho	Titular Bishop of Ath Truim	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
58.8	Appointed	Emanuele Clarizio †	Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples	Prelate Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Dennis Head †	Titular Bishop of Árd Sratha	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
43.2	Ordained Bishop	Francis Thomas Hurley	Titular Bishop of Daimlaig	Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M.	Titular Bishop of Scardona	Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
40.4	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez	Titular Bishop of Novaliciana	Bishop Emeritus of Holguín, Cuba
26.1	Ordained Priest	Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I.	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop of Mbaïki, Central African Republic
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Illiberi	Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
60.3	Appointed	Mikolaj Sasinowski †	Bishop of Łomża, Poland
20 Mar	55.3	Installed	Alejandro Durán Moreira †	Bishop of Rancagua, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
55.9	Appointed	Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. †	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
55.9	Appointed	Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
21 Mar	86.7	Died	Adelchi Albanesi †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
25.8	Ordained Priest	Robert Joseph Baker	Priest of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA
26.1	Ordained Priest	Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas	Priest	Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines
75.3	Appointed	Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. †	Titular Bishop of Burca	Bishop Emeritus of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
75.3	Retired	Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. †	Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
31.5	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina
43.4	Appointed	Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo †	Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
30.8	Ordained Priest	Raymond Roussin, S.M.	Priest of Society of Mary	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Paul Hisao Yasuda	Titular Bishop of Tucci	Archbishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan
22 Mar	23.3	Ordained Priest	Jan Szkodon	Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
23 Mar	37.2	Confirmed	Edmund F. McCaffrey, O.S.B.	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus
24 Mar	85.5	Died	Emilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay
30 Mar	23.7	Solemn Professed	Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M.	Member of Order of St. Basil the Great	Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Halyc {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
31 Mar	38.8	Appointed	Antonio Dorado Soto	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
60.6	Appointed	Anastasio Granados García †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
46.8	Appointed	Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa †	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
77.2	Appointed	José Souto Vizoso †	Titular Bishop of Illici	Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
77.2	Retired	José Souto Vizoso †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus

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