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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar63.5DiedJean Marie Julien BallandCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
49.3InstalledSalvatore LigorioBishop of Tricarico, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
62.2AppointedÉtienne Nguyễn Như ThểArchbishop of Huế, Viet NamArchbishop Emeritus
63.9AppointedJean-Baptiste Phạm Minh MẫnArchbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet NamCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
3 Mar51.3Ordained BishopGordon Dunlap Bennett, S.J.Titular Bishop of NesquallyBishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
89.6DiedJohn Fergus O’Grady, O.M.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
80.4DiedHenri Véniat, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Sarh, Chad
5 Mar52.9Ordained BishopSalvatore PappalardoBishop of Nicosia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
7 Mar68.9ResignedGeraldo do Espírito Santo ÁvilaTitular Bishop of Gemellae in NumidiaArchbishop of Brazil, Military
55.2AppointedTomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva NunesAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
55.2AppointedTomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva NunesTitular Bishop of ElvasAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
83.9ResignedEmilio Benavent EscuínTitular Archbishop of Maximiana in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
49.6ResignedHéctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of BelesasaArchbishop of Trujillo, Peru
72.5AppointedAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloApostolic Nuncio to ItalyCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
72.5AppointedAndrea Cordero Lanza di MontezemoloApostolic Nuncio to San MarinoCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
58.4ResignedEustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of AufiniumArchbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
75.1ResignedJoseph Thomas DiminoTitular Archbishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara)Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
55.8ResignedMichel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M.Titular Bishop of OëaBishop Emeritus of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France
55.4ResignedGonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.Titular Bishop of LamiggigaBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
72.1ResignedJosé Manuel Estepa LlaurensTitular Archbishop of ItalicaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
52.5ResignedSławoj Leszek GłódźTitular Bishop of BettoniumArchbishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
67.5ResignedAlvaro Raúl Jarro TobosTitular Bishop of ThasbaltaBishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military
45.6ResignedGáspár LadocsiTitular Bishop of SebargaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
75.6ResignedMario Lezana VacaTitular Bishop of BastiBishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
61.7ResignedGiuseppe ManiTitular Archbishop of ZabaArchbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
67.5ResignedNorberto Eugenio Conrado Martina, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of SatafisBishop of Argentina, Military
74.8ResignedJosé Joaquín Matte VarasTitular Bishop of AlbaBishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
69.5ResignedGeoffrey Francis MayneTitular Bishop of MoptaBishop Emeritus of Australia, Military
75.1AppointedJorge María MejíaArchivist of the Vatican Secret ArchiveCardinal, Archivist Emeritus
75.1AppointedJorge María MejíaLibrarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
63.7AppointedFrancesco MonterisiSecretary of the Congregation for BishopsCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
63.7AppointedFrancesco MonterisiSecretary of the College of CardinalsCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
59.9AppointedManuel Monteiro de CastroApostolic Nuncio to LesothoCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
58.9ResignedEdwin Frederick O’BrienTitular Archbishop of ThizicaCardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
61.3AppointedWalter Pérez VillamonteBishop of Potosí, BoliviaBishop Emeritus
80.2RetiredLuigi PoggiArchivist of the Vatican Secret ArchiveCardinal, Archivist Emeritus
80.2RetiredLuigi PoggiLibrarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
73.1ResignedMarcial Augusto Ramírez PonceTitular Bishop of CarianaBishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military
72.7ResignedManuel Revollo Crespo, C.M.F. †Titular Bishop of Casae in NumidiaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Bolivia, Military
56.8AppointedJosé Francisco Sanches AlvesAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalArchbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
56.8AppointedJosé Francisco Sanches AlvesTitular Bishop of HierpinianaArchbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
58.5AppointedTito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.Coadjutor Archbishop of Cochabamba, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus
64.1ResignedRaúl Eduardo Vela ChiribogaTitular Bishop of PauzeraCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
71.3ResignedFrancis Joseph WalmsleyTitular Bishop of TamallumaBishop Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
8 Mar86.3DiedLuigi BoccadoroBishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
51.8Ordained BishopJuventino KesteringBishop of Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
11 Mar44.6InstalledPrecioso Dacalos Cantillas, S.D.B.Bishop of Maasin, Philippines
56.7AppointedEduardo Benes de Sales RodriguesAuxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.7AppointedEduardo Benes de Sales RodriguesTitular Bishop of Casae MedianaeArchbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
12 Mar89.7DiedLouis LévesqueArchbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
13 Mar87.1DiedPaul EtogaBishop Emeritus of Mbalmayo, Cameroon
85.6DiedJacques-Eugène-Louis MénagerArchbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
15 Mar97.3BeatifiedBl. Vincent Eugène Bossilkov (Bossilkoff), C.P. †Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
49.5Ordained BishopJose MukalaBishop of Kohima, IndiaBishop Emeritus
59.5Ordained BishopValter ŽupanBishop of Krk (Veglia), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
16 Mar78.2DiedAntonio MazzaBishop Emeritus of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy
50.2DiedJacson Damasceno Rodrigues, C.Ss.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
18 Mar48.5SucceededAldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. †Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
76.2RetiredWalfrido Teixeira VieiraBishop of Sobral, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus
63.8Ordained BishopFrancisco José ZuglianiBishop of Amparo, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
19 Mar57.6Ordained BishopFranco Cuter, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, BrazilBishop Emeritus
77.8DiedSamuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
58.8Ordained BishopStanisław DziwiszTitular Bishop of San LeoneCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
48.4Ordained BishopJames Michael HarveyTitular Bishop of MemphisCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
54.9InstalledFrederick Bernard HenryBishop of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBishop Emeritus
56.1Ordained BishopPiero MariniTitular Bishop of MartiranoPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
63.2DiedJean-Baptiste Outhay ThepmanyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Savannakhet, LaosVicar Apostolic
81.7DiedAlberto Trevisan, S.A.C. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
63.4Ordained BishopGeraldo Vieira GusmãoBishop of Porto Nacional, Tocatins, BrazilBishop Emeritus
20 Mar31.0Ordained PriestJosivaldo José BezerraPriest of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
74.2DiedJean ZoaArchbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
22 Mar63.6DiedJohn Richard KeatingBishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA
23 Mar44.6AppointedJerzy Mazur, S.V.D.Auxiliary Bishop of Siberia, Russian FederationBishop of Ełk, Poland
44.6AppointedJerzy Mazur, S.V.D.Titular Bishop of TabuniaBishop of Ełk, Poland
36.5AppointedClemens PickelAuxiliary Bishop of European Russia {Russia Europea}Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
36.5AppointedClemens PickelTitular Bishop of ChusiraBishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
24 Mar62.0SucceededJosé da Cruz PolicarpoPatriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
69.7ResignedAlphonsus MathiasArchbishop of Bangalore, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
69.8DiedAntónio RibeiroCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
25 Mar44.1Ordained BishopJoel Zamudio BaylonBishop of Masbate, PhilippinesBishop of Legazpi, Philippines
47.1Ordained BishopElías Samuel Bolaños Avelar, S.D.B.Bishop of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador
51.1Ordained BishopOrlando Antonio Corrales GarcíaTitular Bishop of ThuccaboraArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
65.5ResignedEugène Kabanga SongasongaArchbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Archbishop Emeritus
65.4AppointedDaniel Camille Victor Marie LabilleBishop of Créteil, FranceBishop Emeritus
53.0InstalledSalvatore PappalardoBishop of Nicosia, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
57.3AppointedDiamantino Prata de Carvalho, O.F.M.Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
63.6AppointedDiogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M. †Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
64.3Ordained BishopGonzalo de Jesús Rivera GómezTitular Bishop of BennefaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
59.2Ordained BishopFrancesco Pio Tamburrino, O.S.B.Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
52.1AppointedDonald Joseph ThériaultBishop of Canada, MilitaryBishop Emeritus
50.9AppointedMarkijan Trofym’yakBishop of Lutsk, UkraineBishop Emeritus
60.8DiedNeil E. WillardAuxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
26 Mar61.6AppointedIgnacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth.Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, ParaguayBishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
55.2Ordained BishopHéctor Ignacio Salah ZuletaBishop of Girardota, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
62.4AppointedClaudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, ParaguayAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.4AppointedClaudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.Titular Bishop of CurubisAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
27 Mar50.1Ordained BishopLuis Armando CollazuolTitular Bishop of EloBishop Emeritus of Concordia, Argentina
92.0DiedJohn William Comber, M.M. †Superior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
28 Mar49.0AppointedAngelo Massafra, O.F.M.Archbishop of Shkodrë, AlbaniaArchbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
59.2DiedLuke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. †Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
47.3Ordained BishopAntal SpányiTitular Bishop of TharrosBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
32.0Ordained PriestJohn Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P.Priest of Servants of Christ the PriestBishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
65.6AppointedMarcello Zago, O.M.I. †Titular Archbishop of RusellaeSecretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
65.6AppointedMarcello Zago, O.M.I. †Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
30 Mar87.5DiedAndré Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Bafia, Cameroon
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