The Year of Our Lord 1978

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 89.6 Died Enrique Delgado y Gómez † Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain

57.1 Appointed Luigi Diligenza Archbishop of Capua, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy

75.9 Retired Tommaso Leonetti † Archbishop of Capua, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

48.4 Appointed Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Jesi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

2 Mar 67.1 Appointed József Bánk † Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vác, Hungary Bishop Emeritus

93.7 Died Acacio Chacón Guerra † Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela

54.3 Appointed Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet † Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France

71.9 Resigned Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme † Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France Bishop Emeritus

50.5 Appointed László Kádár, O. Cist. † Archbishop of Eger, Hungary

50.8 Appointed László Paskai, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, Hungary Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

50.8 Appointed László Paskai, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

64.3 Appointed Ferenc Rosta † Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

64.3 Appointed Ferenc Rosta † Titular Bishop of Garriana Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

41.3 Ordained Bishop Kenneth Donald Steiner Titular Bishop of Avensa Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA

58.2 Ordained Bishop Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Citium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

3 Mar 48.0 Died Józef Marek † Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

4 Mar 47.4 Ordained Bishop Jerónimo Tomás Abreu Herrera Bishop of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic Bishop Emeritus

41.8 Ordained Bishop François Jacques Bussini Titular Bishop of Febiana Bishop Emeritus of Amiens, France

57.0 Appointed Giovanni Pisanu † Bishop of Ozieri, Italy Bishop Emeritus

5 Mar 46.2 Ordained Bishop Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap. Titular Bishop of Gaguari Bishop of Villarrica, Chile

6 Mar 40.6 Appointed Miguel Pedro Mundo † Auxiliary Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil Bishop

40.6 Appointed Miguel Pedro Mundo † Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil

44.4 Appointed Celso José Pinto da Silva Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

44.4 Appointed Celso José Pinto da Silva Titular Bishop of Urusi Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

7 Mar 46.6 Ordained Bishop Luiz Colussi † Titular Bishop of Gor Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil

8 Mar 39.6 Appointed Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia Archbishop

39.6 Appointed Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M. Titular Bishop of Egara Archbishop of Cali, Colombia

9 Mar 46.3 Appointed Generoso C. Camiña, P.M.E. † Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Digos, Philippines

46.3 Appointed Generoso C. Camiña, P.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Pauzera Bishop Emeritus of Digos, Philippines

39.5 Appointed Nestor Celestial Cariño Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

39.5 Appointed Nestor Celestial Cariño Titular Bishop of Thibiuca Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

74.3 Died Thomas Albert Newman, M.S. † Bishop Emeritus of Prome, Myanmar

49.1 Ordained Bishop George Otto Wirz Titular Bishop of Municipa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

10 Mar 49.2 Succeeded Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M. Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil Bishop Emeritus

75.1 Retired José Romão Martenetz, O.S.B.M. † Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil Bishop Emeritus

11 Mar 56.2 Appointed Salvatore Cassisa Archbishop of Monreale, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

75.6 Died Giuseppe Mancuso † Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy

55.2 Ordained Bishop Antonio Riboldi, I.C. Bishop of Acerra, Italy Bishop Emeritus

12 Mar 85.1 Died Léon Lommel † Bishop Emeritus of Luxembourg

13 Mar 49.1 Ordained Bishop Thomas Joseph Costello Titular Bishop of Perdices Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA

25.4 Ordained Priest Joseph (Joy) Kalathiparambil Priest Bishop of Calicut, India

54.3 Appointed Giovanni Moretti Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sudan Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium

15 Mar 61.5 Appointed Giuseppe Amari † Bishop of Verona, Italy Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed Oskar Saier † Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Archbishop Emeritus

16 Mar 46.4 Appointed Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac † Bishop of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès), France

17 Mar 56.7 Ordained Bishop François Abou Mokh, B.S. † Titular Archbishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria

41.0 Appointed Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín Auxiliary Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México

41.0 Appointed Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín Titular Bishop of Crepedula Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México

47.5 Succeeded Salvatore De Giorgi Bishop of Oria, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy

75.7 Retired Sidney Matthew Metzger † Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Alberico Semeraro † Bishop of Oria, Italy Bishop Emeritus

79.9 Died Giacomo Violardo † Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments

18 Mar 51.9 Succeeded Aldo Garzia † Bishop of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy

26.8 Ordained Priest Georg Müller, SS.CC. Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Prelate of Trondheim, Norway

93.7 Died Achille Salvucci † Bishop of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy

20 Mar 60.4 Appointed Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

21 Mar 45.6 Appointed Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lisboa, Portugal Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

45.6 Appointed Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia Titular Archbishop of Mitylene Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

30.8 Professed Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil

55.1 Appointed Mark Francis Schmitt Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus

22 Mar 69.2 Appointed Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. † Titular Bishop of Dusa Official to Morocco

28 Mar 49.6 Ordained Bishop Lawrence James McNamara † Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA Bishop Emeritus

29 Mar 44.8 Ordained Bishop Michael Augustine Titular Bishop of Bararus Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India

64.9 Resigned Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar † Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

65.7 Resigned Manuel Tavares de Araújo † Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

30 Mar 54.4 Appointed Carlo Curis Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nigeria Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada

45.5 Appointed Carmelo Ferraro Bishop of Patti, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy

53.6 Ordained Bishop Geraldo Majela Reis † Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

63.6 Appointed Domenico Vacchiano † Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy Prelate Emeritus

31 Mar 63.2 Appointed Mario Picchi, S.D.B. † Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

94.9 Died Giovanni Pirastru † Bishop Emeritus of Iglesias, Italy

55.8 Appointed Dante Carlos Sandrelli † Bishop of Formosa, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

56.6 Resigned Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M. Bishop of Formosa, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

1 Apr 51.6 Ordained Bishop Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá Bishop of Jaca, Spain Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain

50.8 Succeeded Guy Gérard Deroubaix † Bishop of Saint-Denis, France

74.1 Retired Jacques Le Cordier † Bishop of Saint-Denis, France Bishop Emeritus

26.4 Ordained Priest Peter Anthony Libasci Priest of Rockville Centre, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop

25.8 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Pinto Priest Apostolic Nuncio to Chile

2 Apr 48.6 Ordained Bishop Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I. Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho

27.9 Ordained Priest Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil Priest of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India Bishop of Mavelikara (Malankarese), India

42.8 Ordained Bishop José Martins da Silva, S.D.N. Prelate of Vila Rondônia, Rondonia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil

4 Apr 48.7 Appointed Patrick Fernández Flores Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA

75.0 Retired Edward Ernest Swanstrom † Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

5 Apr 50.9 Ordained Bishop László Paskai, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

64.4 Ordained Bishop Ferenc Rosta † Titular Bishop of Garriana Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

7 Apr 26.6 Ordained Priest Carlos José Tissera Priest of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina

8 Apr 54.8 Appointed Angelo Campagne † Bishop of Alife, Italy Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy

54.8 Appointed Angelo Campagne † Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy

43.7 Ordained Bishop Luciano Giovannetti Titular Bishop of Zaba Bishop of Fiesole, Italy

47.5 Appointed Salvatore Isgró † Prelate of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

9 Apr 54.8 Ordained Bishop Dominic Joseph Abreo † Bishop of Aurangabad, India

47.0 Ordained Bishop Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap. Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

25.2 Ordained Priest Cyprian Kizito Lwanga Priest of Kampala, Uganda Archbishop

63.4 Ordained Bishop Luis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Bennefa Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

47.9 Ordained Bishop Serafino Sprovieri Titular Bishop of Themisonium Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy

10 Apr 87.0 Died Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro † Bishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique

29.6 Ordained Priest Jose Mukala Priest Bishop of Kohima, India

11 Apr 75.0 Retired Bernard Joseph Topel † Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA Bishop Emeritus

13 Apr 78.0 Died Jean de Capistran Aimé Cayer, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}

51.6 Appointed Luis Reynoso Cervantes † Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

51.6 Appointed Luis Reynoso Cervantes † Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

49.4 Appointed Nicola Rotunno † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy

14 Apr 86.3 Died James Mendonça † Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India

15 Apr 43.4 Ordained Bishop Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R. Titular Bishop of Amudarsa Bishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia

75.8 Died Anthony John King Mussio † Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA

42.1 Appointed Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

42.1 Appointed Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R. Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

16 Apr 65.2 Died Thomas Vincent Cahill † Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia

17 Apr 53.0 Ordained Bishop James Hector MacDonald, C.S.C. Titular Bishop of Gibba Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada

18 Apr 45.8 Appointed James Robert Hoffman † Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, USA Bishop

45.8 Appointed James Robert Hoffman † Titular Bishop of Italica Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, USA

58.7 Appointed Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes † Bishop of Texcoco, México, México Bishop Emeritus

19 Apr 47.9 Appointed Gérard Drainville Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

56.6 Resigned Gaston Hains † Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

20 Apr 43.6 Ordained Bishop Eusebius Joseph Beltran Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

55.9 Appointed Djuro Kokša † Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

55.9 Appointed Djuro Kokša † Titular Bishop of Grumentum Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia

27.5 Ordained Priest Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil Priest Bishop of Battery (Malankarese), India

21 Apr 26.7 Ordained Priest João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

22 Apr 72.5 Resigned Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

43.8 Succeeded Sergio Adolfo Govi, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

25.7 Ordained Priest Ernesto Mandara Priest of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy

31.6 Ordained Priest Godfrey de Rozario, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop of Baroda, India

23 Apr 54.5 Ordained Bishop Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet † Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France

57.2 Ordained Bishop Luigi Diligenza Archbishop of Capua, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy

19.7 Professed Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. Member of Society of the Divine Word Bishop of Chillán, Chile

57.1 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Pisanu † Bishop of Ozieri, Italy Bishop Emeritus

48.6 Installed Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Jesi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

24 Apr 83.3 Died Giuseppe Angrisani † Bishop Emeritus of Casale Monferrato, Italy

46.7 Appointed Roland Pierre DuMaine Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of San Jose in California, USA

46.7 Appointed Roland Pierre DuMaine Titular Bishop of Sarda Bishop Emeritus of San Jose in California, USA

56.6 Appointed Francis Anthony Quinn Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA

56.6 Appointed Francis Anthony Quinn Titular Bishop of Numana Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA

58.4 Appointed Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B. Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina Bishop Emeritus

68.5 Resigned Gerard William Tickle † Bishop of Great Britain, Military Bishop Emeritus

25 Apr 74.2 Retired Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies † Bishop of Aire et Dax, France Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France Archbishop Emeritus

46.6 Appointed Joseph Hubert Hart Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA Bishop Emeritus

55.3 Ordained Bishop John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. † Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

64.6 Resigned Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge † Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France Archbishop Emeritus

51.7 Succeeded Robert Pierre Sarrabère Bishop of Aire et Dax, France Bishop Emeritus

27 Apr 47.8 Appointed Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

65.8 Resigned Jean Eugène Gabriel David, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Majunga, Madagascar Bishop Emeritus

41.7 Appointed Karl Hesse, M.S.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Archbishop

41.7 Appointed Karl Hesse, M.S.C. Titular Bishop of Naratcata Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

47.3 Appointed André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo Coadjutor Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

57.8 Appointed Julio Parise Loro, C.S.I. Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

49.8 Appointed Jean-Samuel Raobelina, M.S. † Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar

52.7 Appointed Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra Bishop of Majunga, Madagascar Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar

75.0 Retired Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

52.7 Appointed George To Bata † Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

52.7 Appointed George To Bata † Titular Bishop of Saia Maior Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

28 Apr 62.0 Ordained Bishop Domingo Jafet Herrera Castillo † Titular Bishop of Gegi Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, Yucatán, México

29 Apr 74.1 Died Dante Battaglierin, S.X. † Bishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh

66.2 Appointed Gerald Emmett Carter † Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

25.9 Ordained Priest Michael Gerard Duca Priest of Dallas, Texas, USA Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

77.8 Retired Amand Louis Marie Antoine Hubert, S.M.A. † Vicar Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

71.8 Resigned Philip Francis Pocock † Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

50.3 Appointed Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

50.3 Appointed Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Ida in Mauretania Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

50.3 Appointed Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Port-Said, Egypt Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

50.3 Appointed Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)

30 Apr 35.8 Ordained Bishop Zacchaeus Okoth Bishop of Kisumu, Kenya Archbishop of Kisumu, Kenya

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	89.6	Died	Enrique Delgado y Gómez †	Archbishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain
57.1	Appointed	Luigi Diligenza	Archbishop of Capua, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
75.9	Retired	Tommaso Leonetti †	Archbishop of Capua, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
48.4	Appointed	Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
2 Mar	67.1	Appointed	József Bánk †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Vác, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
93.7	Died	Acacio Chacón Guerra †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida, Venezuela
54.3	Appointed	Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France	Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
71.9	Resigned	Jean-Pierre-Georges Dozolme †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France	Bishop Emeritus
50.5	Appointed	László Kádár, O. Cist. †	Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
50.8	Appointed	László Paskai, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
50.8	Appointed	László Paskai, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
64.3	Appointed	Ferenc Rosta †	Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
64.3	Appointed	Ferenc Rosta †	Titular Bishop of Garriana	Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
41.3	Ordained Bishop	Kenneth Donald Steiner	Titular Bishop of Avensa	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
58.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Citium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
3 Mar	48.0	Died	Józef Marek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
4 Mar	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Jerónimo Tomás Abreu Herrera	Bishop of Mao-Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic	Bishop Emeritus
41.8	Ordained Bishop	François Jacques Bussini	Titular Bishop of Febiana	Bishop Emeritus of Amiens, France
57.0	Appointed	Giovanni Pisanu †	Bishop of Ozieri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
5 Mar	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Sixto José Parzinger Foidl, O.F.M. Cap.	Titular Bishop of Gaguari	Bishop of Villarrica, Chile
6 Mar	40.6	Appointed	Miguel Pedro Mundo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil	Bishop
40.6	Appointed	Miguel Pedro Mundo †	Titular Bishop of Blanda Julia	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
44.4	Appointed	Celso José Pinto da Silva	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
44.4	Appointed	Celso José Pinto da Silva	Titular Bishop of Urusi	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
7 Mar	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Luiz Colussi †	Titular Bishop of Gor	Bishop of Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil
8 Mar	39.6	Appointed	Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia	Archbishop
39.6	Appointed	Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo, C.I.M.	Titular Bishop of Egara	Archbishop of Cali, Colombia
9 Mar	46.3	Appointed	Generoso C. Camiña, P.M.E. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Digos, Philippines
46.3	Appointed	Generoso C. Camiña, P.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Pauzera	Bishop Emeritus of Digos, Philippines
39.5	Appointed	Nestor Celestial Cariño	Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
39.5	Appointed	Nestor Celestial Cariño	Titular Bishop of Thibiuca	Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
74.3	Died	Thomas Albert Newman, M.S. †	Bishop Emeritus of Prome, Myanmar
49.1	Ordained Bishop	George Otto Wirz	Titular Bishop of Municipa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
10 Mar	49.2	Succeeded	Efraím Basílio Krevey (Krevei), O.S.B.M.	Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
75.1	Retired	José Romão Martenetz, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
11 Mar	56.2	Appointed	Salvatore Cassisa	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
75.6	Died	Giuseppe Mancuso †	Bishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Riboldi, I.C.	Bishop of Acerra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar	85.1	Died	Léon Lommel †	Bishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
13 Mar	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Joseph Costello	Titular Bishop of Perdices	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA
25.4	Ordained Priest	Joseph (Joy) Kalathiparambil	Priest	Bishop of Calicut, India
54.3	Appointed	Giovanni Moretti	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sudan	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
15 Mar	61.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Amari †	Bishop of Verona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	Oskar Saier †	Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
16 Mar	46.4	Appointed	Jean-Lucien-Marie-Joseph Cadilhac †	Bishop of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès), France
17 Mar	56.7	Ordained Bishop	François Abou Mokh, B.S. †	Titular Archbishop of Palmyra dei Greco-Melkiti	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
41.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín	Auxiliary Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla, México	Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
41.0	Appointed	Lorenzo Cárdenas Aregullín	Titular Bishop of Crepedula	Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
47.5	Succeeded	Salvatore De Giorgi	Bishop of Oria, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Palermo, Italy
75.7	Retired	Sidney Matthew Metzger †	Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Alberico Semeraro †	Bishop of Oria, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
79.9	Died	Giacomo Violardo †	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments
18 Mar	51.9	Succeeded	Aldo Garzia †	Bishop of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy	Bishop of Nardò-Gallipoli, Italy
26.8	Ordained Priest	Georg Müller, SS.CC.	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Prelate of Trondheim, Norway
93.7	Died	Achille Salvucci †	Bishop of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
20 Mar	60.4	Appointed	Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P.	Bishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
21 Mar	45.6	Appointed	Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lisboa, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
45.6	Appointed	Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia	Titular Archbishop of Mitylene	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
30.8	Professed	Fernando Antônio Saburido, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil
55.1	Appointed	Mark Francis Schmitt	Bishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus
22 Mar	69.2	Appointed	Norbert Jules François Calmels, O. Praem. †	Titular Bishop of Dusa	Official to Morocco
28 Mar	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence James McNamara †	Bishop of Grand Island, Nebraska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
29 Mar	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Michael Augustine	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
64.9	Resigned	Otàvio Barbosa Aguiar †	Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
65.7	Resigned	Manuel Tavares de Araújo †	Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
30 Mar	54.4	Appointed	Carlo Curis	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Nigeria	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
45.5	Appointed	Carmelo Ferraro	Bishop of Patti, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Geraldo Majela Reis †	Bishop of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
63.6	Appointed	Domenico Vacchiano †	Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
31 Mar	63.2	Appointed	Mario Picchi, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Venado Tuerto, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
94.9	Died	Giovanni Pirastru †	Bishop Emeritus of Iglesias, Italy
55.8	Appointed	Dante Carlos Sandrelli †	Bishop of Formosa, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
56.6	Resigned	Raúl Marcelo Pacífico Scozzina, O.F.M.	Bishop of Formosa, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Juan Angel Belda Dardiñá	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain
50.8	Succeeded	Guy Gérard Deroubaix †	Bishop of Saint-Denis, France
74.1	Retired	Jacques Le Cordier †	Bishop of Saint-Denis, France	Bishop Emeritus
26.4	Ordained Priest	Peter Anthony Libasci	Priest of Rockville Centre, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
25.8	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Pinto	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio to Chile
2 Apr	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Sebastian Koto Khoarai, O.M.I.	Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
27.9	Ordained Priest	Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil	Priest of Trivandrum (Malankarese), India	Bishop of Mavelikara (Malankarese), India
42.8	Ordained Bishop	José Martins da Silva, S.D.N.	Prelate of Vila Rondônia, Rondonia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
4 Apr	48.7	Appointed	Patrick Fernández Flores	Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
75.0	Retired	Edward Ernest Swanstrom †	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
5 Apr	50.9	Ordained Bishop	László Paskai, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
64.4	Ordained Bishop	Ferenc Rosta †	Titular Bishop of Garriana	Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
7 Apr	26.6	Ordained Priest	Carlos José Tissera	Priest of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina	Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina
8 Apr	54.8	Appointed	Angelo Campagne †	Bishop of Alife, Italy	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
54.8	Appointed	Angelo Campagne †	Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy	Bishop of Alife-Caiazzo, Italy
43.7	Ordained Bishop	Luciano Giovannetti	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
47.5	Appointed	Salvatore Isgró †	Prelate of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
9 Apr	54.8	Ordained Bishop	Dominic Joseph Abreo †	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
47.0	Ordained Bishop	Clóvis Frainer, O.F.M. Cap.	Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25.2	Ordained Priest	Cyprian Kizito Lwanga	Priest of Kampala, Uganda	Archbishop
63.4	Ordained Bishop	Luis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Bennefa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Serafino Sprovieri	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Archbishop Emeritus of Benevento, Italy
10 Apr	87.0	Died	Manuel de Medeiros Guerreiro †	Bishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
29.6	Ordained Priest	Jose Mukala	Priest	Bishop of Kohima, India
11 Apr	75.0	Retired	Bernard Joseph Topel †	Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA	Bishop Emeritus
13 Apr	78.0	Died	Jean de Capistran Aimé Cayer, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
51.6	Appointed	Luis Reynoso Cervantes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
51.6	Appointed	Luis Reynoso Cervantes †	Titular Bishop of Casae Calanae	Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
49.4	Appointed	Nicola Rotunno †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy
14 Apr	86.3	Died	James Mendonça †	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India
15 Apr	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Arcadio Bernal Supelano, C.SS.R.	Titular Bishop of Amudarsa	Bishop Emeritus of Líbano-Honda, Colombia
75.8	Died	Anthony John King Mussio †	Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA
42.1	Appointed	Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R.	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
42.1	Appointed	Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R.	Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
16 Apr	65.2	Died	Thomas Vincent Cahill †	Archbishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia
17 Apr	53.0	Ordained Bishop	James Hector MacDonald, C.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Gibba	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
18 Apr	45.8	Appointed	James Robert Hoffman †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, USA	Bishop
45.8	Appointed	James Robert Hoffman †	Titular Bishop of Italica	Bishop of Toledo, Ohio, USA
58.7	Appointed	Magín Camerino Torreblanca Reyes †	Bishop of Texcoco, México, México	Bishop Emeritus
19 Apr	47.9	Appointed	Gérard Drainville	Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
56.6	Resigned	Gaston Hains †	Bishop of Amos, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
20 Apr	43.6	Ordained Bishop	Eusebius Joseph Beltran	Bishop of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA	Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
55.9	Appointed	Djuro Kokša †	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
55.9	Appointed	Djuro Kokša †	Titular Bishop of Grumentum	Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
27.5	Ordained Priest	Geevarghese Divannasios Ottathengil	Priest	Bishop of Battery (Malankarese), India
21 Apr	26.7	Ordained Priest	João Mamede Filho, O.F.M. Conv.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
22 Apr	72.5	Resigned	Léon-Toussaint-Jean-Clément Chambon, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
43.8	Succeeded	Sergio Adolfo Govi, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
25.7	Ordained Priest	Ernesto Mandara	Priest of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
31.6	Ordained Priest	Godfrey de Rozario, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Baroda, India
23 Apr	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Louis Pierre Joseph Cornet †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France	Bishop Emeritus of Meaux, France
57.2	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Diligenza	Archbishop of Capua, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
19.7	Professed	Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Chillán, Chile
57.1	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Pisanu †	Bishop of Ozieri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
48.6	Installed	Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 Apr	83.3	Died	Giuseppe Angrisani †	Bishop Emeritus of Casale Monferrato, Italy
46.7	Appointed	Roland Pierre DuMaine	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of San Jose in California, USA
46.7	Appointed	Roland Pierre DuMaine	Titular Bishop of Sarda	Bishop Emeritus of San Jose in California, USA
56.6	Appointed	Francis Anthony Quinn	Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA
56.6	Appointed	Francis Anthony Quinn	Titular Bishop of Numana	Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA
58.4	Appointed	Andrés Sapelak, S.D.B.	Bishop of Santa María del Patrocinio en Buenos Aires (Ukrainian), Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
68.5	Resigned	Gerard William Tickle †	Bishop of Great Britain, Military	Bishop Emeritus
25 Apr	74.2	Retired	Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies †	Bishop of Aire et Dax, France	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Raymond Joseph Louis Bouchex	Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Archbishop Emeritus
46.6	Appointed	Joseph Hubert Hart	Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA	Bishop Emeritus
55.3	Ordained Bishop	John Christopher Mahon, S.P.S. †	Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
64.6	Resigned	Eugène-Jean-Marie Polge †	Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Archbishop Emeritus
51.7	Succeeded	Robert Pierre Sarrabère	Bishop of Aire et Dax, France	Bishop Emeritus
27 Apr	47.8	Appointed	Peter Fanyana John Butelezi, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
65.8	Resigned	Jean Eugène Gabriel David, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Majunga, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus
41.7	Appointed	Karl Hesse, M.S.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop
41.7	Appointed	Karl Hesse, M.S.C.	Titular Bishop of Naratcata	Archbishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
47.3	Appointed	André Mayamba Mabuti Kathongo	Coadjutor Bishop of Popokabaka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
57.8	Appointed	Julio Parise Loro, C.S.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	Jean-Samuel Raobelina, M.S. †	Bishop of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
52.7	Appointed	Armand Gaétan Razafindratandra	Bishop of Majunga, Madagascar	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Antananarivo, Madagascar
75.0	Retired	Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.7	Appointed	George To Bata †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
52.7	Appointed	George To Bata †	Titular Bishop of Saia Maior	Auxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
28 Apr	62.0	Ordained Bishop	Domingo Jafet Herrera Castillo †	Titular Bishop of Gegi	Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán, Yucatán, México
29 Apr	74.1	Died	Dante Battaglierin, S.X. †	Bishop Emeritus of Khulna, Bangladesh
66.2	Appointed	Gerald Emmett Carter †	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25.9	Ordained Priest	Michael Gerard Duca	Priest of Dallas, Texas, USA	Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
77.8	Retired	Amand Louis Marie Antoine Hubert, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
71.8	Resigned	Philip Francis Pocock †	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
50.3	Appointed	Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
50.3	Appointed	Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Ida in Mauretania	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
50.3	Appointed	Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Port-Said, Egypt	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
50.3	Appointed	Egidio Sampieri, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eliopoli di Egitto, Egypt	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
30 Apr	35.8	Ordained Bishop	Zacchaeus Okoth	Bishop of Kisumu, Kenya	Archbishop of Kisumu, Kenya

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