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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	63.6	Died	Jean Marie Julien Balland †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
	62.3	Appointed	Etienne Nguyên Nhu Thê	Archbishop of Huê, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.0	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Mân	Cardinal, Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hô Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
3 Mar	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Gordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Nesqually	Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
	89.6	Died	John Fergus O’Grady, O.M.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
	80.4	Died	Henri Véniat, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sarh, Chad
5 Mar	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Pappalardo	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy	Archbishop of Siracusa, Italy
7 Mar	68.9	Resigned	Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila †	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
	55.3	Appointed	Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	55.3	Appointed	Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes †	Titular Bishop of Elvas	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
	83.9	Resigned	Emilio Benavent Escuín †	Titular Archbishop of Maximiana in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
	49.7	Resigned	Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Belesasa	Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
	72.5	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
	72.5	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo	Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
	58.5	Resigned	Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R.	Titular Bishop of Aufinium	Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
	75.2	Resigned	Joseph Thomas Dimino	Titular Archbishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara)	Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
	55.9	Resigned	Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M.	Titular Bishop of Oëa	Bishop of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France
	55.4	Resigned	Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga	Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile
	72.2	Resigned	José Manuel Estepa Llaurens	Titular Archbishop of Italica	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
	52.6	Resigned	Sławoj Leszek Głódź	Titular Bishop of Bettonium	Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland
	67.5	Resigned	Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos †	Titular Bishop of Thasbalta	Bishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military
	45.7	Resigned	Gáspár Ladocsi	Titular Bishop of Sebarga	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
	75.6	Resigned	Mario Lezana Vaca †	Titular Bishop of Basti	Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
	61.7	Resigned	Giuseppe Mani	Titular Archbishop of Zaba	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
	67.5	Resigned	Norberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop of Argentina, Military
	74.9	Resigned	José Joaquín Matte Varas †	Titular Bishop of Alba	Bishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
	69.5	Resigned	Geoffrey Francis Mayne †	Titular Bishop of Mopta	Bishop Emeritus of Australia, Military
	75.1	Appointed	Jorge María Mejía	Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus
	75.1	Appointed	Jorge María Mejía	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archives
	63.8	Appointed	Francesco Monterisi	Secretary of the Congregation for Bishops	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
	63.8	Appointed	Francesco Monterisi	Secretary of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
	59.9	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	58.9	Resigned	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Titular Archbishop of Thizica	Cardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	61.3	Appointed	Walter Pérez Villamonte	Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
	73.1	Resigned	Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce †	Titular Bishop of Cariana	Bishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military
	72.7	Resigned	Manuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Casae in Numidia	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
	56.9	Appointed	José Francisco Sanches Alves	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
	56.9	Appointed	José Francisco Sanches Alves	Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana	Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
	58.5	Appointed	Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Archbishop
	64.2	Resigned	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga	Titular Bishop of Pauzera	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
	71.3	Resigned	Francis Joseph Walmsley	Titular Bishop of Tamalluma	Bishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
8 Mar	86.4	Died	Luigi Boccadoro †	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	Juventino Kestering	Bishop of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil
11 Mar	44.7	Installed	Precioso D. Cantillas, S.D.B.	Bishop of Maasin, Philippines
	56.7	Appointed	Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Archbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	56.7	Appointed	Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues	Titular Bishop of Casae Medianae	Archbishop of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
12 Mar	89.8	Died	Louis Lévesque †	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
13 Mar	87.2	Died	Paul Etoga †	Bishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon
	85.6	Died	Jacques-Eugène-Louis Ménager †	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
15 Mar	97.3	Beatified	Bl. Vincent Eugène Bossilkov (Bossilkoff), C.P. †	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
	49.6	Ordained Bishop	Jose Mukala	Bishop of Kohima, India	Bishop Emeritus
	59.6	Ordained Bishop	Valter Župan	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
16 Mar	78.3	Died	Antonio Mazza †	Bishop Emeritus of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy
	50.2	Died	Jacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.SS.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
18 Mar	48.5	Succeeded	Aldo de Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S.	Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
	76.3	Retired	Walfrido Teixeira Vieira †	Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	63.9	Ordained Bishop	Francisco José Zugliani	Bishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Franco Cuter, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Grajaú, Maranho, Brazil
	77.9	Died	Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
	58.9	Ordained Bishop	Stanisław Dziwisz	Titular Bishop of San Leone	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
	48.4	Ordained Bishop	James Michael Harvey	Titular Bishop of Memphis	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
	54.9	Installed	Frederick Bernard Henry	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Piero Marini	Titular Bishop of Martirano	President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
	63.2	Died	Jean-Baptiste Outhay Thepmany †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, Laos	Vicar Apostolic
	81.7	Died	Alberto Trevisan, S.A.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	63.4	Ordained Bishop	Geraldo Vieira Gusmão	Bishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar	74.2	Died	Jean Zoa †	Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
22 Mar	63.7	Died	John Richard Keating †	Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA
23 Mar	44.6	Appointed	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Siberia, Russian Federation	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
	44.6	Appointed	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Tabunia	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
	36.6	Appointed	Clemens Pickel	Auxiliary Bishop of European Russia {Russia Europea}	Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
	36.6	Appointed	Clemens Pickel	Titular Bishop of Chusira	Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
24 Mar	62.1	Succeeded	José da Cruz Policarpo	Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
	69.8	Resigned	Alphonsus Mathias	Archbishop of Bangalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	69.8	Died	António Ribeiro †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
25 Mar	44.2	Ordained Bishop	Joel Zamudio Baylon	Bishop of Masbate, Philippines	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines
	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar, S.D.B.	Bishop of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador
	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Orlando Antonio Corrales García	Titular Bishop of Thuccabora	Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
	65.6	Resigned	Eugène Kabanga Songasonga †	Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus
	65.4	Appointed	Daniel Camille Victor Marie Labille	Bishop of Créteil, France	Bishop Emeritus
	57.3	Appointed	Diamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M.	Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	63.7	Appointed	Diogo Reesink, O.F.M.	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	64.4	Ordained Bishop	Gonzalo de Jesús Rivera Gómez	Titular Bishop of Bennefa	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
	59.2	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B.	Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy	Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
	52.2	Appointed	Donald Thériault	Bishop of Canada, Military
	50.9	Appointed	Markijan Trofym’yak	Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
	60.9	Died	Neil E. Willard †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
26 Mar	61.7	Appointed	Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth.	Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay	Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay
	55.3	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta	Bishop of Girardota, Colombia	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia
	62.4	Appointed	Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.	Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay
	62.4	Appointed	Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.	Titular Bishop of Curubis	Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay
27 Mar	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Luis Armando Collazuol	Titular Bishop of Elo	Bishop of Concordia, Argentina
	92.0	Died	John William Comber, M.M. †	Superior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
28 Mar	49.0	Appointed	Angelo Massafra, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Shkodrë, Albania	Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
	59.3	Died	Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Antal Spányi	Titular Bishop of Tharros	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
	65.6	Appointed	Marcello Zago, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Rusellae	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
	65.6	Appointed	Marcello Zago, O.M.I. †	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
30 Mar	81.5	Died	André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bafia, Cameroon
1 Apr	47.9	Appointed	Jan Szpilka, S.D.S.	Apostolic Administrator of Comores	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
2 Apr	61.4	Appointed	Maurizio Galli †	Bishop of Fidenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr	75.9	Retired	André Fernand Anguilé †	Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon	Archbishop Emeritus
	66.3	Appointed	Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk	Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	51.9	Appointed	Maurice Anthony Crowley, S.P.S.	Bishop of Kitale, Kenya
	59.8	Appointed	Peter Celestine Elampassery, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, India
	62.0	Appointed	Léonard Kasanda Lumembu, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	75.9	Retired	Stephen Kim Sou-hwan †	Archbishop of Seoul, Korea (South)	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	77.1	Retired	Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, India	Bishop Emeritus
	56.8	Appointed	Basile Mvé Engone, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon
	46.2	Appointed	Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku	Bishop of Butembo-Beni, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	53.1	Appointed	Philip Lasap Za Hawng	Bishop of Lashio, Myanmar
4 Apr	61.9	Installed	Mario Milano	Bishop of Aversa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	76.4	Retired	John Perumattam, M.S.T.A. †	Bishop of Ujjain (Syro-Malabarese), India	Bishop Emeritus
	45.5	Appointed	Sebastian Vadakel, M.S.T.A.	Bishop of Ujjain (Syro-Malabarese), India
	57.2	Appointed	Carlo Maria Viganò	Official of the Secretariat of State	Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
	46.5	Ordained Bishop	João Casimiro Wilk, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Formosa, Goias, Brazil	Bishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil
5 Apr	75.3	Retired	Alberto Iniesta Jiménez	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
7 Apr	48.8	Appointed	Maksymilian Leonid Dubrawski, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine	Bishop
	48.8	Appointed	Maksymilian Leonid Dubrawski, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Trofimiana	Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
	76.4	Retired	Louis-de-Gonzague Langevin, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	56.7	Appointed	François Lapierre, P.M.E.	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
8 Apr	75.2	Retired	Celso N. Guevarra †	Bishop of Balanga, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	49.5	Appointed	Honesto F. Ongtioco	Bishop of Balanga, Philippines	Bishop of Cubao, Philippines
	89.9	Died	John Baptist Rosner, S.A.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
	84.4	Died	Pietro Santoro †	Archbishop Emeritus of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy
9 Apr	76.6	Retired	Paulo Evaristo Arns, O.F.M.	Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
12 Apr	79.6	Died	Robert Ashta, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Pult, Albania
14 Apr	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Sérgio Arthur Braschi	Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia	Bishop of Ponta Grossa, Parana, Brazil
	60.6	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Chakiath	Titular Bishop of Uzippari	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabarese), India
15 Apr	48.6	Appointed	Gorgônio Alves da Encarnação Neto, C.R.	Bishop of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	45.2	Appointed	Anuar Battisti	Bishop of Toledo, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop of Maringá, Parana, Brazil
	75.7	Retired	Rino Carlesi, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Balsas, Maranho, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	79.7	Died	José María Carrizo Villarreal †	Bishop Emeritus of Chitré, Panama
	63.7	Appointed	Cláudio Aury Affonso Hummes, O.F.M.	Archbishop of São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
	47.9	Appointed	Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil	Auxiliary Bishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankarese), India	Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankarese), India
	47.9	Appointed	Joshuah Ignathios Kizhakkeveettil	Titular Bishop of Nigizubi	Bishop of Mavelikara (Syro-Malankarese), India
	56.6	Succeeded	Gianfranco Masserdotti, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of Balsas, Maranho, Brazil
	64.1	Appointed	Néstor Hugo Navarro	Auxiliary Bishop of Bahía Blanca, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
	64.1	Appointed	Néstor Hugo Navarro	Titular Bishop of Rotdon	Bishop Emeritus of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Argentina
	47.3	Appointed	Irineu Roque Scherer	Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
16 Apr	75.4	Retired	Cecil DeSa †	Archbishop of Agra, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	53.9	Appointed	Yoohanon Chrysostom Kalloor	Bishop of Marthandom (Syro-Malankarese), India	Bishop of Pathanamthitta (Syro-Malankarese), India
	53.7	Ordained Bishop	Oswald Lewis	Coadjutor Bishop of Meerut, India	Bishop of Jaipur, India
17 Apr	61.9	Appointed	Hugo Barrantes Ureña	Bishop of Puntarenas, Costa Rica	Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
	75.8	Died	Alberto Bovone †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
18 Apr	50.5	Ordained Bishop	Agustín Cortés Soriano	Bishop of Ibiza, Spain	Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
	66.6	Ordained Bishop	Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, S.C.I.	Titular Bishop of Cibaliana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Maranho, Brazil
	43.5	Ordained Bishop	Marian Florczyk	Titular Bishop of Limata	Auxiliary Bishop of Kielce, Poland
	76.0	Installed	Dino Monduzzi †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Sebastiano al Palatino	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
	30.7	Ordained Priest	John Rodrigues	Priest of Bombay, India	Auxiliary Bishop
19 Apr	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Vital Chitolina, S.C.I.	Prelate of Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Emanuel Messias de Oliveira	Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	57.3	Ordained Bishop	Gaspard Mudiso Mundla, S.V.D.	Coadjutor Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop
22 Apr	88.9	Died	Walter Gunther Kampe †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Limburg, Germany
	46.5	Appointed	Canísio Klaus	Coadjutor Bishop of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
23 Apr	74.8	Died	Francis Peter de Campo †	Bishop of Port Pirie, Australia
	57.9	Appointed	Gilberto Délio Gonçalves Canavarro dos Reis	Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal
	86.5	Died	Daniel-Joseph-Louis-Marie Pézeril †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	71.3	Resigned	Manuel da Silva Martins	Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
24 Apr	64.6	Appointed	Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, P. Schönstatt	Archbishop of Santiago de Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
25 Apr	80.6	Died	Joseph Kundukulam †	Archbishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India
	65.7	Ordained Bishop	Marcello Zago, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Rusellae	Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
26 Apr	79.6	Installed	Giovanni Cheli †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
	75.3	Died	Juan José Gerardi Conedera †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
	53.7	Installed	Polycarp Pengo	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
29 Apr	51.6	Died	Paul Lungu, S.J. †	Bishop of Monze, Zambia
30 Apr	70.2	Resigned	Alfons Demming †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus