The Year of Our Lord 1975

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Apr 82.5 Died Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany

26.1 Ordained Priest Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo Priest of San Jose de Antique, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines

2 Apr 40.4 Appointed Fernando Robles Capalla † Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

40.4 Appointed Fernando Robles Capalla † Titular Bishop of Grumentum Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines

60.4 Resigned Joseph Aloysius Durick † Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Norbert Felix Gaughan † Auxiliary Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA

53.8 Appointed Norbert Felix Gaughan † Titular Bishop of Taraqua Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA

25.4 Ordained Deacon James Anthony Tamayo Deacon of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA

3 Apr 46.1 Appointed Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

5 Apr 52.5 Appointed Miguel Angel Alemán Eslava, S.D.B. † Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina

52.9 Appointed Luigi Barbarito † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger Apostolic Nuncio

52.9 Appointed Luigi Barbarito † Apostolic Delegate to Guinea-Bissau Apostolic Nuncio

52.9 Appointed Luigi Barbarito † Apostolic Delegate to Mali Apostolic Nuncio

52.9 Appointed Luigi Barbarito † Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania Apostolic Nuncio

52.9 Appointed Luigi Barbarito † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal Apostolic Nuncio

47.7 Appointed Horacio Alberto Bózzoli † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina

41.1 Appointed Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap. Auxiliary Bishop of Medan, Indonesia Archbishop Emeritus

41.1 Appointed Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Novi Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia

52.2 Appointed Miguel Esteban Hesayne † Bishop of Viedma, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

54.0 Appointed Argimiro Daniel Moure Piñeiro, S.D.B. † Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

43.7 Ordained Bishop Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà † Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam

37.5 Ordained Bishop Anselme Titianma Sanon Bishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Archbishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

50.0 Appointed John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung † Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

6 Apr 44.0 Ordained Bishop Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Moundou, Chad Bishop Emeritus

27.0 Ordained Priest Isaac Danu Priest of Toungoo, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus of Taungngu, Myanmar

47.2 Ordained Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi † Bishop of Tombura, Sudan Bishop Emeritus of Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan

24.4 Ordained Priest Casimiro López Llorente Priest of Osma-Soria, Spain Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain

30.4 Ordained Priest Vincent Rakotozafy Priest of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar

37.4 Appointed Joseph Chhmar Salas † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia Vicar Apostolic

37.4 Appointed Joseph Chhmar Salas † Titular Bishop of Sigus Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia

54.2 Ordained Bishop Pio Yukwan Deng † Bishop of Malakal, South Sudan

34.1 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Zubeir Wako Bishop of Wau, South Sudan Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan

7 Apr 39.5 Appointed Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

39.5 Appointed Alano Maria Pena, O.P. Titular Bishop of Vardimissa Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

8 Apr 55.8 Ordained Bishop Gérard Dionne † Titular Bishop of Garba Bishop Emeritus of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada

45.0 Appointed Francis Joseph Gossman † Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed James Daniel Niedergeses † Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA Bishop Emeritus

10 Apr 41.7 Appointed Pedro Aranda Díaz-Muñoz † Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México Archbishop Emeritus of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México

25.1 Ordained Deacon Timothy Michael Dolan Deacon of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA

43.6 Succeeded Peter Yariyok Jatau † Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

72.8 Resigned John Joseph MacCarthy, S.M.A. † Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

11 Apr Born Francisco Figueroa Cervantes Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México

46.7 Ordained Bishop Bernard Francis Pappin † Titular Bishop of Aradi Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada

12 Apr 51.8 Installed Georg Moser † Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany

30.0 Professed Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. † Member of Order of Friar Servants of Mary Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini

25.0 Ordained Priest Ambrogio Spreafico Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul Bishop Emeritus of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy

13 Apr 49.6 Ordained Bishop José Alberto Llaguno Farias, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Mozotcori Vicar Apostolic of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México

43.0 Ordained Bishop Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. † Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

40.1 Ordained Bishop Dermot Patrick O’Mahony † Titular Bishop of Thiava Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland

26.6 Ordained Priest Raymond Saw Po Ray † Priest of Rangoon, Myanmar Bishop Emeritus of Mawlamyine, Myanmar

14 Apr 46.9 Appointed Giovanni De Andrea † Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

46.9 Appointed Giovanni De Andrea † Apostolic Delegate to Angola Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

37.4 Ordained Bishop Joseph Chhmar Salas † Titular Bishop of Sigus Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia

15 Apr 46.8 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần † Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

46.8 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần † Titular Bishop of Tabunia Bishop Emeritus of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam

84.2 Died Charles Journet † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)

16 Apr Born Antônio Ederaldo de Santana Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil

17 Apr Born Rui Augusto Jardim Gouveia Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

18 Apr 48.2 Appointed José Delicado Baeza † Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

19 Apr Born Edmar José da Silva Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

26.9 Ordained Priest Allwyn D’Silva Priest of Bombay, India Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

26.1 Ordained Priest Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez Priest of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

20 Apr 52.8 Ordained Bishop Alfredo Guillermo Disandro † Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina

47.9 Ordained Bishop Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Zallata Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

65.1 Died Clovis Joseph Thibauld (Thibault), P.M.E. † Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines

21 Apr 63.1 Appointed Juan Carlos Aramburu † Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

86.2 Retired Antonio Caggiano † Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina

64.7 Resigned José Filípe do Carmo Colaço † Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde Bishop Emeritus

43.8 Appointed Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde Bishop Emeritus

22 Apr 63.1 Succeeded Juan Carlos Aramburu † Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

65.5 Resigned Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military

86.2 Retired Antonio Caggiano † Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

57.7 Resigned Manuel Augusto Cárdenas † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites

Born Steven Joseph Lopes Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA

65.6 Succeeded John Louis Morkovsky † Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Wendelin Joseph Nold † Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

87.1 Retired Antonio Rocca † Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23 Apr 75.6 Retired Hugo Bressane de Araújo † Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

60.6 Died Peter Nettekoven † Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

51.7 Succeeded Daniel Arnaldo Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

24 Apr 47.0 Appointed François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận † Coadjutor Archbishop of Saigon, Viet Nam Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

47.0 Appointed François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận † Titular Archbishop of Vadesi Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

25 Apr 80.7 Retired Francesco Cogoni † Bishop of Ozieri, Italy Bishop Emeritus

44.5 Resigned Michele Giordano † Apostolic Administrator of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

44.5 Appointed Salvatore Isgró † Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

44.5 Appointed Salvatore Isgró † Prelate of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

43.7 Appointed Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà † Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Giovanni Pes † Auxiliary Bishop of Oristano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy

58.9 Appointed Giovanni Pes † Titular Bishop of Risinium Bishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy

27 Apr 27.8 Ordained Priest Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles

28 Apr 59.2 Appointed Robert Ratna Bamrungtrakul † Bishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

Born Ignazio Ceffalia Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus

42.0 Appointed George Francis Daniel Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus

67.5 Resigned John Colburn Garner † Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus

77.1 Appointed Dominique Marie Lê Hữu Cung † Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam

41.7 Appointed Alphonse U Than Aung † Auxiliary Bishop of Mandalay, Myanmar Archbishop Emeritus

41.7 Appointed Alphonse U Than Aung † Titular Bishop of Horrea Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar

29 Apr 49.8 Resigned José Gabriel Diaz Cueva † Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

41.3 Appointed Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga † Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

30 Apr 46.8 Ordained Bishop Jean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần † Titular Bishop of Tabunia Bishop Emeritus of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam

70.7 Resigned Giovanni Battista Pardini † Bishop of Jesi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Apr	82.5	Died	Lorenz Jäger (Jaeger) †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
26.1	Ordained Priest	Jose Romeo Juanito Orquejo Lazo	Priest of San Jose de Antique, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines
2 Apr	40.4	Appointed	Fernando Robles Capalla †	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
40.4	Appointed	Fernando Robles Capalla †	Titular Bishop of Grumentum	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
60.4	Resigned	Joseph Aloysius Durick †	Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Norbert Felix Gaughan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA
53.8	Appointed	Norbert Felix Gaughan †	Titular Bishop of Taraqua	Bishop Emeritus of Gary, Indiana, USA
25.4	Ordained Deacon	James Anthony Tamayo	Deacon of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Bishop of Laredo, Texas, USA
3 Apr	46.1	Appointed	Adalberto Paulo da Silva, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
5 Apr	52.5	Appointed	Miguel Angel Alemán Eslava, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
52.9	Appointed	Luigi Barbarito †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Niger	Apostolic Nuncio
52.9	Appointed	Luigi Barbarito †	Apostolic Delegate to Guinea-Bissau	Apostolic Nuncio
52.9	Appointed	Luigi Barbarito †	Apostolic Delegate to Mali	Apostolic Nuncio
52.9	Appointed	Luigi Barbarito †	Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania	Apostolic Nuncio
52.9	Appointed	Luigi Barbarito †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal	Apostolic Nuncio
47.7	Appointed	Horacio Alberto Bózzoli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Archbishop of Tucumán, Argentina
41.1	Appointed	Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap.	Auxiliary Bishop of Medan, Indonesia	Archbishop Emeritus
41.1	Appointed	Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Novi	Archbishop Emeritus of Medan, Indonesia
52.2	Appointed	Miguel Esteban Hesayne †	Bishop of Viedma, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
54.0	Appointed	Argimiro Daniel Moure Piñeiro, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà †	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam
37.5	Ordained Bishop	Anselme Titianma Sanon	Bishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso	Archbishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
50.0	Appointed	John Baptist Wu Cheng-chung †	Cardinal, Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
6 Apr	44.0	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Marie Régis Belzile, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Moundou, Chad	Bishop Emeritus
27.0	Ordained Priest	Isaac Danu	Priest of Toungoo, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Taungngu, Myanmar
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Abangite Gasi †	Bishop of Tombura, Sudan	Bishop Emeritus of Tombura-Yambio, South Sudan
24.4	Ordained Priest	Casimiro López Llorente	Priest of Osma-Soria, Spain	Bishop of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain
30.4	Ordained Priest	Vincent Rakotozafy	Priest of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Tôlagnaro, Madagascar
37.4	Appointed	Joseph Chhmar Salas †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia	Vicar Apostolic
37.4	Appointed	Joseph Chhmar Salas †	Titular Bishop of Sigus	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
54.2	Ordained Bishop	Pio Yukwan Deng †	Bishop of Malakal, South Sudan
34.1	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Zubeir Wako	Bishop of Wau, South Sudan	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Khartoum, Sudan
7 Apr	39.5	Appointed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
39.5	Appointed	Alano Maria Pena, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Vardimissa	Archbishop Emeritus of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 Apr	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Gérard Dionne †	Titular Bishop of Garba	Bishop Emeritus of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
45.0	Appointed	Francis Joseph Gossman †	Bishop of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	James Daniel Niedergeses †	Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA	Bishop Emeritus
10 Apr	41.7	Appointed	Pedro Aranda Díaz-Muñoz †	Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
25.1	Ordained Deacon	Timothy Michael Dolan	Deacon of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
43.6	Succeeded	Peter Yariyok Jatau †	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
72.8	Resigned	John Joseph MacCarthy, S.M.A. †	Archbishop of Kaduna, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
11 Apr		Born	Francisco Figueroa Cervantes		Auxiliary Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
46.7	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Francis Pappin †	Titular Bishop of Aradi	Auxiliary Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario, Canada
12 Apr	51.8	Installed	Georg Moser †	Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany
30.0	Professed	Louis Ncamiso Ndlovu, O.S.M. †	Member of Order of Friar Servants of Mary	Bishop of Manzini, eSwatini
25.0	Ordained Priest	Ambrogio Spreafico	Priest of Clerics Regular of St. Paul	Bishop Emeritus of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
13 Apr	49.6	Ordained Bishop	José Alberto Llaguno Farias, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Mozotcori	Vicar Apostolic of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México
43.0	Ordained Bishop	Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. †	Bishop of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Dermot Patrick O’Mahony †	Titular Bishop of Thiava	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dublin, Ireland
26.6	Ordained Priest	Raymond Saw Po Ray †	Priest of Rangoon, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus of Mawlamyine, Myanmar
14 Apr	46.9	Appointed	Giovanni De Andrea †	Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
46.9	Appointed	Giovanni De Andrea †	Apostolic Delegate to Angola	Vice President Emeritus of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
37.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Chhmar Salas †	Titular Bishop of Sigus	Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
15 Apr	46.8	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần †	Coadjutor Bishop of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
46.8	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần †	Titular Bishop of Tabunia	Bishop Emeritus of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam
84.2	Died	Charles Journet †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)
16 Apr		Born	Antônio Ederaldo de Santana		Bishop of Irecê, Bahia, Brazil
17 Apr		Born	Rui Augusto Jardim Gouveia		Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
18 Apr	48.2	Appointed	José Delicado Baeza †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Apr		Born	Edmar José da Silva		Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26.9	Ordained Priest	Allwyn D’Silva	Priest of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.1	Ordained Priest	Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez	Priest of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
20 Apr	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Alfredo Guillermo Disandro †	Titular Bishop of Vicus Turris	Bishop Emeritus of Villa María, Argentina
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Edvaldo Gonçalves Amaral, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Zallata	Archbishop Emeritus of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
65.1	Died	Clovis Joseph Thibauld (Thibault), P.M.E. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
21 Apr	63.1	Appointed	Juan Carlos Aramburu †	Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
86.2	Retired	Antonio Caggiano †	Bishop of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
64.7	Resigned	José Filípe do Carmo Colaço †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Bishop Emeritus
43.8	Appointed	Paulino do Livramento Évora, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr	63.1	Succeeded	Juan Carlos Aramburu †	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
65.5	Resigned	Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
86.2	Retired	Antonio Caggiano †	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
57.7	Resigned	Manuel Augusto Cárdenas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Faithful of the Eastern Rites
	Born	Steven Joseph Lopes		Ordinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA
65.6	Succeeded	John Louis Morkovsky †	Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Wendelin Joseph Nold †	Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
87.1	Retired	Antonio Rocca †	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 Apr	75.6	Retired	Hugo Bressane de Araújo †	Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
60.6	Died	Peter Nettekoven †	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
51.7	Succeeded	Daniel Arnaldo Tomasella, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
24 Apr	47.0	Appointed	François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Saigon, Viet Nam	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
47.0	Appointed	François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận †	Titular Archbishop of Vadesi	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
25 Apr	80.7	Retired	Francesco Cogoni †	Bishop of Ozieri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
44.5	Resigned	Michele Giordano †	Apostolic Administrator of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
44.5	Appointed	Salvatore Isgró †	Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
44.5	Appointed	Salvatore Isgró †	Prelate of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
43.7	Appointed	Paul Nguyễn Văn Hoà †	Bishop of Nha Trang, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Giovanni Pes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Oristano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
58.9	Appointed	Giovanni Pes †	Titular Bishop of Risinium	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero-Bosa, Italy
27 Apr	27.8	Ordained Priest	Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
28 Apr	59.2	Appointed	Robert Ratna Bamrungtrakul †	Bishop of Chiang Mai, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Ignazio Ceffalia		Apostolic Nuncio to Belarus
42.0	Appointed	George Francis Daniel	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
67.5	Resigned	John Colburn Garner †	Archbishop of Pretoria, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
77.1	Appointed	Dominique Marie Lê Hữu Cung †	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
41.7	Appointed	Alphonse U Than Aung †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mandalay, Myanmar	Archbishop Emeritus
41.7	Appointed	Alphonse U Than Aung †	Titular Bishop of Horrea	Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
29 Apr	49.8	Resigned	José Gabriel Diaz Cueva †	Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
41.3	Appointed	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga †	Bishop of Azogues, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
30 Apr	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Bùi Tuần †	Titular Bishop of Tabunia	Bishop Emeritus of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam
70.7	Resigned	Giovanni Battista Pardini †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus

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