The Year of Our Lord 1989

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 72.6 Appointed Fiorenzo Angelini President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers Cardinal, President Emeritus

70.4 Appointed Giovanni Cheli † President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cardinal, President Emeritus

26.9 Ordained Priest Prasad Gallela Priest of Kurnool, India Bishop of Cuddapah, India

51.5 Appointed Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M. Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil

61.3 Appointed Angelo Sodano Official of the Secretariat of State Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus

75.3 Retired José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. † Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

48.3 Installed Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S. Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Archbishop

4 Mar 76.0 Resigned Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana, O.F.M. Cap. † Prefect of Leticia, Colombia Prefect Emeritus

53.6 Appointed Giuseppe Rocco Favale Bishop of Vallo della Lucania, Italy Bishop Emeritus

37.2 Appointed Alfonso Yepes Rojo † Prefect of Leticia, Colombia

5 Mar 51.6 Ordained Bishop Edward Marian Frankowski Titular Bishop of Tigamibena Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland

48.5 Ordained Bishop Klaus Küng Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria

49.4 Installed Baldomero Carlos Martini Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina Bishop of San Justo, Argentina

6 Mar 44.7 Appointed Paul K. Bakyenga Coadjutor Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda

65.8 Resigned Dennis Vincent Durning, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

48.2 Appointed Fortunatus M. Lukanima Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania

53.5 Appointed Egidio Nkaijanabwo Bishop of Kasese, Uganda

44.1 Appointed Michele Russo, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Doba, Chad

7 Mar 59.6 Appointed Giacomo Capuzzi Bishop of Lodi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

8 Mar 58.7 Appointed Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. † Bishop of Salto, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus

74.8 Retired Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies † Bishop of Salto, Uruguay Bishop Emeritus

9 Mar 75.0 Retired Raphaël Bayan, I.C.P.B. † Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt Bishop Emeritus

10 Mar 53.0 Appointed Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas Apostolic Administrator of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Bishop Emeritus of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania

64.8 Resigned Vladas Michelevicius † Auxiliary Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania

76.1 Retired Marcello Rosina † Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy Bishop Emeritus

68.6 Appointed Vincentas Sladkevicius, M.I.C. † Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

77.4 Appointed Julijonas Steponavicius † Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania

62.9 Appointed Antanas Vaičius † Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania

58.1 Appointed Divo Zadi Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy

62.5 Appointed Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. Apostolic Administrator of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

62.5 Appointed Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. Titular Bishop of Tabaicara Bishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania

11 Mar 53.4 Appointed Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

76.8 Died Carl Schmidt † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany

75.3 Retired Francis Raymond Shea † Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

12 Mar 57.5 Ordained Bishop Rafael Sanus Abad † Titular Bishop of Germaniciana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

14 Mar 65.9 Died Joseph Marie Dinh-Binh † Bishop of Thái Binh, Viet Nam

53.3 Appointed John Clement Favalora Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA

75.4 Retired Joseph Albertus Martin † Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Succeeded Raymond Saint-Gelais Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

15 Mar 49.3 Appointed Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M. Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil

57.2 Appointed Fernando Legal, S.D.B. Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

85.4 Died Edoardo Mason, F.S.C.J. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan

77.1 Retired José Melgoza Osorio † Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México Bishop Emeritus

76.5 Retired Bernardo José Nolker, C.SS.R. † Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

58.8 Appointed Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.SS.R. Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

56.3 Appointed Emílio Pignoli Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

63.7 Appointed Altamiro Rossato, C.SS.R. Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

63.4 Appointed Francisco Manuel Vieira Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

16 Mar 45.1 Ordained Bishop Flavio Calle Zapata Prelate of Alto Sinú, Colombia Archbishop of Ibagué, Colombia

56.0 Appointed Severino Poletto Bishop of Asti, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy

65.9 Resigned Franco Sibilla † Bishop of Asti, Italy Bishop Emeritus

18 Mar 53.0 Ordained Bishop Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas Titular Bishop of Sicilibba Bishop Emeritus of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania

52.3 Ordained Bishop Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo Titular Bishop of Pupiana Bishop of Moroto, Uganda

62.6 Ordained Bishop Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C. Titular Bishop of Tabaicara Bishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania

23 Mar 24.1 Ordained Priest Artur Grzegorz Mizinski Priest of Lublin, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland

68.8 Appointed Ciriaco Scanzillo † Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

68.8 Appointed Ciriaco Scanzillo † Titular Bishop of Polymartium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

48.9 Appointed Agostino Vallini Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy

48.9 Appointed Agostino Vallini Titular Bishop of Tortibulum Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy

24 Mar 93.3 Died James Fergus † Bishop Emeritus of Achonry, Ireland

26 Mar 78.1 Died Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa † Bishop Emeritus of Sapporo, Japan

27 Mar 68.3 Died Michel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P. † Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

28 Mar 85.1 Died Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies † Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France

29 Mar 48.8 Appointed Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A. Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru

77.4 Died Artemio G. Casas † Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines

52.7 Ordained Bishop Anthony Fernandes Bishop of Bareilly, India

58.3 Appointed Agostinho Stefan Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

60.6 Appointed Bernard William Schmitt † Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA Bishop Emeritus

30 Mar 76.9 Retired Celestin Bezmalinovic, O.P. † Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

48.1 Appointed Slobodan Štambuk Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia

31 Mar 55.6 Appointed Dominique Kimpinde Amando Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

1 Apr 59.3 Died Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabe † Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

26.7 Ordained Priest José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of San Vicente, El Salvador

2 Apr 62.4 Appointed Juozas Preikšas Apostolic Administrator of Panevėžys, Lithuania Bishop Emeritus

3 Apr 49.2 Appointed Luigi Bressan Titular Archbishop of Severiana Archbishop of Trento, Italy

49.2 Appointed Luigi Bressan Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan Archbishop of Trento, Italy

52.4 Ordained Bishop Tod David Brown Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA

65.2 Ordained Bishop Ignatius D’Cunha † Bishop of Aurangabad, India Bishop Emeritus

4 Apr 54.2 Appointed Mario de Gasperín Gasperín Bishop of Querétaro, México Bishop Emeritus

80.1 Died Gerhard J. Legeland, C.SS.R. † Prefect Emeritus of Weetebula, Indonesia

5 Apr 56.3 Installed José Belvino do Nascimento Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

6 Apr 75.5 Retired William Donald Borders † Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Archbishop Emeritus

29.6 Ordained Deacon Bernard Anthony Hebda Deacon of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA

48.5 Appointed Józef Wysocki Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland

48.5 Appointed Józef Wysocki Titular Bishop of Praecausa Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland

7 Apr 83.2 Died Willem van Kester, M.H.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

8 Apr 56.3 Appointed Jeremiah Joseph Coffey Bishop of Sale, Australia Bishop Emeritus

58.7 Ordained Bishop Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y. Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia Bishop Emeritus of San José del Guaviare, Colombia

35.2 Ordained Priest Savio Dominic Fernandes Priest of Bombay, India Auxiliary Bishop

57.6 Appointed Roger Lucien Meindre † Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

58.2 Ordained Bishop Divo Zadi Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy

11 Apr 53.5 Ordained Bishop Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

58.1 Appointed William Henry Keeler Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

12 Apr 80.6 Died Herbert Bednorz † Bishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland

13 Apr 94.4 Died Carlo Bandini † Bishop Emeritus of Sarsina, Italy

82.4 Died Paul II Cheikho † Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq

82.9 Died António Ferreira Gomes † Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal

96.3 Died Philip Joseph Furlong † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

14 Apr 61.0 Appointed Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See

28.4 Ordained Priest Crispin Barrete Varquez Priest of Tagbilaran, Philippines Bishop of Borongan, Philippines

15 Apr 55.2 Ordained Bishop Valter Carrijo, S.D.S. Coadjutor Bishop of Brejo, Maranho, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

16 Apr 97.3 Died Giuseppe Franciolini † Bishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy

17 Apr 52.0 Appointed Innayya Chinna Addagatla Bishop of Nalgonda, India Bishop of Srikakulam, India

45.2 Appointed Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines

45.2 Appointed Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas Titular Bishop of Ausafa Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines

42.5 Appointed Jean-Noël Diouf Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal

56.1 Appointed Walter Kasper Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

20 Apr 80.9 Died Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. † Bishop Emeritus of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy

75.2 Retired Bruno Frattegiani † Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

22 Apr 50.6 Appointed Robert Henry Brom Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego, California, USA Bishop

57.6 Appointed Fernando Charrier † Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy Bishop Emeritus

57.6 Appointed Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Ferdinando Maggioni † Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy Bishop Emeritus

74.4 Resigned Jan Michalski † Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

45.4 Ordained Bishop Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint) Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar

44.7 Appointed Nicholas James Samra Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA Bishop

44.7 Appointed Nicholas James Samra Titular Bishop of Gerasa Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

65.9 Appointed David Bernard Thompson Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Appointed Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira Auxiliary Bishop of Portugal, Military Bishop

51.2 Appointed Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira Titular Bishop of Gaudiaba Bishop of Portugal, Military

24 Apr 82.5 Died Charles Alexander Grant † Bishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain

25 Apr 45.7 Appointed János Pénzes Bishop of Subotica, Serbia

76.2 Retired Matija Zvekanovic † Bishop of Subotica, Serbia Bishop Emeritus

26 Apr 61.2 Appointed Pietro Bottaccioli Bishop of Gubbio, Italy Bishop Emeritus

69.1 Died Michele Cecchini † Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

29 Apr 87.5 Died József Ijjas † Archbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary

48.5 Ordained Bishop Józef Wysocki Titular Bishop of Praecausa Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland

30 Apr 59.7 Ordained Bishop Giacomo Capuzzi Bishop of Lodi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

48.2 Ordained Bishop Slobodan Štambuk Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	72.6	Appointed	Fiorenzo Angelini	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers	Cardinal, President Emeritus
70.4	Appointed	Giovanni Cheli †	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus
26.9	Ordained Priest	Prasad Gallela	Priest of Kurnool, India	Bishop of Cuddapah, India
51.5	Appointed	Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M.	Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
61.3	Appointed	Angelo Sodano	Official of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
75.3	Retired	José Vázquez Díaz, O. de M. †	Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
48.3	Installed	Moacyr José Vitti, C.S.S.	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop
4 Mar	76.0	Resigned	Marceliano Eduardo Canyes Santacana, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Leticia, Colombia	Prefect Emeritus
53.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Rocco Favale	Bishop of Vallo della Lucania, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
37.2	Appointed	Alfonso Yepes Rojo †	Prefect of Leticia, Colombia
5 Mar	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Marian Frankowski	Titular Bishop of Tigamibena	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
48.5	Ordained Bishop	Klaus Küng	Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria	Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
49.4	Installed	Baldomero Carlos Martini	Bishop of San Francisco, Argentina	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
6 Mar	44.7	Appointed	Paul K. Bakyenga	Coadjutor Bishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda
65.8	Resigned	Dennis Vincent Durning, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
48.2	Appointed	Fortunatus M. Lukanima	Bishop of Arusha, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania
53.5	Appointed	Egidio Nkaijanabwo	Bishop of Kasese, Uganda
44.1	Appointed	Michele Russo, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Doba, Chad
7 Mar	59.6	Appointed	Giacomo Capuzzi	Bishop of Lodi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
8 Mar	58.7	Appointed	Daniel Gil Zorrilla, S.J. †	Bishop of Salto, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
74.8	Retired	Marcelo Mendiharat Pommies †	Bishop of Salto, Uruguay	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	75.0	Retired	Raphaël Bayan, I.C.P.B. †	Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt	Bishop Emeritus
10 Mar	53.0	Appointed	Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas	Apostolic Administrator of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Bishop Emeritus of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
64.8	Resigned	Vladas Michelevicius †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kaunas, Lithuania
76.1	Retired	Marcello Rosina †	Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
68.6	Appointed	Vincentas Sladkevicius, M.I.C. †	Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
77.4	Appointed	Julijonas Steponavicius †	Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
62.9	Appointed	Antanas Vaičius †	Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
58.1	Appointed	Divo Zadi	Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy
62.5	Appointed	Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C.	Apostolic Administrator of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
62.5	Appointed	Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C.	Titular Bishop of Tabaicara	Bishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
11 Mar	53.4	Appointed	Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger	Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
76.8	Died	Carl Schmidt †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
75.3	Retired	Francis Raymond Shea †	Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Sanus Abad †	Titular Bishop of Germaniciana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
14 Mar	65.9	Died	Joseph Marie Dinh-Binh †	Bishop of Thái Binh, Viet Nam
53.3	Appointed	John Clement Favalora	Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
75.4	Retired	Joseph Albertus Martin †	Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Succeeded	Raymond Saint-Gelais	Bishop of Nicolet, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar	49.3	Appointed	Fernando Antônio Figueiredo, O.F.M.	Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
57.2	Appointed	Fernando Legal, S.D.B.	Bishop of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
85.4	Died	Edoardo Mason, F.S.C.J. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan
77.1	Retired	José Melgoza Osorio †	Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México	Bishop Emeritus
76.5	Retired	Bernardo José Nolker, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
58.8	Appointed	Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.SS.R.	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
56.3	Appointed	Emílio Pignoli	Bishop of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
63.7	Appointed	Altamiro Rossato, C.SS.R.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
63.4	Appointed	Francisco Manuel Vieira	Bishop of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
16 Mar	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Flavio Calle Zapata	Prelate of Alto Sinú, Colombia	Archbishop of Ibagué, Colombia
56.0	Appointed	Severino Poletto	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Torino {Turin}, Italy
65.9	Resigned	Franco Sibilla †	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Juozapas Matulaitis-Labukas	Titular Bishop of Sicilibba	Bishop Emeritus of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Bishop of Moroto, Uganda
62.6	Ordained Bishop	Juozas Žemaitis, M.I.C.	Titular Bishop of Tabaicara	Bishop Emeritus of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
23 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Artur Grzegorz Mizinski	Priest of Lublin, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
68.8	Appointed	Ciriaco Scanzillo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
68.8	Appointed	Ciriaco Scanzillo †	Titular Bishop of Polymartium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
48.9	Appointed	Agostino Vallini	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
48.9	Appointed	Agostino Vallini	Titular Bishop of Tortibulum	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
24 Mar	93.3	Died	James Fergus †	Bishop Emeritus of Achonry, Ireland
26 Mar	78.1	Died	Benedict Takahiko Tomizawa †	Bishop Emeritus of Sapporo, Japan
27 Mar	68.3	Died	Michel-Auguste-Marie Langer, M.E.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
28 Mar	85.1	Died	Fernand-Pierre-Robert Bézac des Martinies †	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
29 Mar	48.8	Appointed	Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A.	Prelate of Chuquibambilla, Peru
77.4	Died	Artemio G. Casas †	Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Fernandes	Bishop of Bareilly, India
58.3	Appointed	Agostinho Stefan Januszewicz, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Luziânia, Goias, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
60.6	Appointed	Bernard William Schmitt †	Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA	Bishop Emeritus
30 Mar	76.9	Retired	Celestin Bezmalinovic, O.P. †	Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
48.1	Appointed	Slobodan Štambuk	Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
31 Mar	55.6	Appointed	Dominique Kimpinde Amando	Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr	59.3	Died	Ambroise Uma Arakayo Amabe †	Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26.7	Ordained Priest	José Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of San Vicente, El Salvador
2 Apr	62.4	Appointed	Juozas Preikšas	Apostolic Administrator of Panevėžys, Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr	49.2	Appointed	Luigi Bressan	Titular Archbishop of Severiana	Archbishop of Trento, Italy
49.2	Appointed	Luigi Bressan	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Pakistan	Archbishop of Trento, Italy
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Tod David Brown	Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA
65.2	Ordained Bishop	Ignatius D’Cunha †	Bishop of Aurangabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
4 Apr	54.2	Appointed	Mario de Gasperín Gasperín	Bishop of Querétaro, México	Bishop Emeritus
80.1	Died	Gerhard J. Legeland, C.SS.R. †	Prefect Emeritus of Weetebula, Indonesia
5 Apr	56.3	Installed	José Belvino do Nascimento	Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
6 Apr	75.5	Retired	William Donald Borders †	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
29.6	Ordained Deacon	Bernard Anthony Hebda	Deacon of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
48.5	Appointed	Józef Wysocki	Auxiliary Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland
48.5	Appointed	Józef Wysocki	Titular Bishop of Praecausa	Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland
7 Apr	83.2	Died	Willem van Kester, M.H.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
8 Apr	56.3	Appointed	Jeremiah Joseph Coffey	Bishop of Sale, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
58.7	Ordained Bishop	Belarmino Correa Yepes, M.X.Y.	Titular Bishop of Horrea Coelia	Bishop Emeritus of San José del Guaviare, Colombia
35.2	Ordained Priest	Savio Dominic Fernandes	Priest of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop
57.6	Appointed	Roger Lucien Meindre †	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
58.2	Ordained Bishop	Divo Zadi	Bishop of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana, Italy
11 Apr	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger	Bishop of Evansville, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
58.1	Appointed	William Henry Keeler	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
12 Apr	80.6	Died	Herbert Bednorz †	Bishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland
13 Apr	94.4	Died	Carlo Bandini †	Bishop Emeritus of Sarsina, Italy
82.4	Died	Paul II Cheikho †	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
82.9	Died	António Ferreira Gomes †	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
96.3	Died	Philip Joseph Furlong †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
14 Apr	61.0	Appointed	Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Cardinal, President of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
28.4	Ordained Priest	Crispin Barrete Varquez	Priest of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines
15 Apr	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Valter Carrijo, S.D.S.	Coadjutor Bishop of Brejo, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
16 Apr	97.3	Died	Giuseppe Franciolini †	Bishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy
17 Apr	52.0	Appointed	Innayya Chinna Addagatla	Bishop of Nalgonda, India	Bishop of Srikakulam, India
45.2	Appointed	Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas	Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines
45.2	Appointed	Warlito Cajandig y Itcuas	Titular Bishop of Ausafa	Vicar Apostolic of Calapan, Philippines
42.5	Appointed	Jean-Noël Diouf	Bishop of Tambacounda, Senegal
56.1	Appointed	Walter Kasper	Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
20 Apr	80.9	Died	Enrico Romolo Compagnone, O.C.D. †	Bishop Emeritus of Terracina-Latina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
75.2	Retired	Bruno Frattegiani †	Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
22 Apr	50.6	Appointed	Robert Henry Brom	Coadjutor Bishop of San Diego, California, USA	Bishop
57.6	Appointed	Fernando Charrier †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
57.6	Appointed	Jacques Louis Marie Joseph Fihey	Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Ferdinando Maggioni †	Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
74.4	Resigned	Jan Michalski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Sotero Phamo (Thein Myint)	Bishop of Loikaw, Myanmar
44.7	Appointed	Nicholas James Samra	Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA	Bishop
44.7	Appointed	Nicholas James Samra	Titular Bishop of Gerasa	Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
65.9	Appointed	David Bernard Thompson	Coadjutor Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira	Auxiliary Bishop of Portugal, Military	Bishop
51.2	Appointed	Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira	Titular Bishop of Gaudiaba	Bishop of Portugal, Military
24 Apr	82.5	Died	Charles Alexander Grant †	Bishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
25 Apr	45.7	Appointed	János Pénzes	Bishop of Subotica, Serbia
76.2	Retired	Matija Zvekanovic †	Bishop of Subotica, Serbia	Bishop Emeritus
26 Apr	61.2	Appointed	Pietro Bottaccioli	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
69.1	Died	Michele Cecchini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
29 Apr	87.5	Died	József Ijjas †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary
48.5	Ordained Bishop	Józef Wysocki	Titular Bishop of Praecausa	Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland
30 Apr	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Giacomo Capuzzi	Bishop of Lodi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Slobodan Štambuk	Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia