The Year of Our Lord 1998

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 63.5 Died Jean Marie Julien Balland † Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France

49.3 Installed Salvatore Ligorio Bishop of Tricarico, Italy Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy

62.2 Appointed Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam Archbishop Emeritus

63.9 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

3 Mar 51.3 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 52.9 Ordained Bishop Salvatore Pappalardo Bishop of Nicosia, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy

7 Mar 68.9 Resigned Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila † Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia Archbishop of Brazil, Military

55.2 Appointed Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes † Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

55.2 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

49.6 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}

58.4 Resigned Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R. Titular Bishop of Aufinium Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay

75.1 Resigned Joseph Thomas Dimino † Titular Archbishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara) Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military

55.8 Resigned Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M. Titular Bishop of Oëa Bishop Emeritus of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France

55.4 Resigned Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC. Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile

72.1 Resigned José Manuel Estepa Llaurens † Titular Archbishop of Italica Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military

52.5 Resigned Sławoj Leszek Głódź Titular Bishop of Bettonium Archbishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland

67.5 Resigned Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos † Titular Bishop of Thasbalta Bishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military

45.6 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

74.8 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 Archive Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus

75.1 Appointed Jorge María Mejía † Librarian of the Vatican Library Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

63.7 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}

63.7 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 Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

58.9 Resigned Edwin Frederick O’Brien Titular Archbishop of Thizica Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus 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

56.8 Appointed José Francisco Sanches Alves Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

56.8 Appointed José Francisco Sanches Alves Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

58.5 Appointed Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. Coadjutor Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia Archbishop Emeritus

64.1 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 86.3 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 Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

11 Mar 44.6 Installed Precioso Dacalos 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 Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

56.7 Appointed Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues Titular Bishop of Casae Medianae Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

12 Mar 89.7 Died Louis Lévesque † Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

13 Mar 87.1 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

49.5 Ordained Bishop Jose Mukala Bishop of Kohima, India Bishop Emeritus

59.5 Ordained Bishop Valter Župan Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

16 Mar 78.2 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 Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil

76.2 Retired Walfrido Teixeira Vieira † Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

63.8 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, Maranhão, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

77.8 Died Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Nicopoli, Bulgaria

58.8 Ordained Bishop Stanisław Dziwisz Titular Bishop of San Leone Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 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 Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Ordained Bishop Piero Marini Titular Bishop of Martirano President Emeritus 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 63.6 Died John Richard Keating † Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA

23 Mar 44.6 Appointed Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. Auxiliary Bishop of Siberia, Russian Federation Bishop of Ełk, Poland

44.6 Appointed Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D. Titular Bishop of Tabunia Bishop of Ełk, Poland

36.5 Appointed Clemens Pickel Auxiliary Bishop of European Russia {Russia Europea} Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation

36.5 Appointed Clemens Pickel Titular Bishop of Chusira Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation

24 Mar 62.0 Succeeded José da Cruz Policarpo † Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

69.7 Resigned Alphonsus Mathias Archbishop of Bangalore, India Archbishop Emeritus

69.8 Died António Ribeiro † Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

25 Mar 44.1 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

51.1 Ordained Bishop Orlando Antonio Corrales García Titular Bishop of Thuccabora Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

65.5 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 Bishop Emeritus

63.6 Appointed Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M. † Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

64.3 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 Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy

52.1 Appointed Donald Joseph Thériault Bishop of Canada, Military Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Markijan Trofym’yak Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine Bishop Emeritus

60.8 Died Neil E. Willard † Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada

26 Mar 61.6 Appointed Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth. Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

55.2 Ordained Bishop Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta Bishop of Girardota, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia

62.4 Appointed Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth. Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Appointed Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth. Titular Bishop of Curubis Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus 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

59.2 Died Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. † Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea

47.3 Ordained Bishop Antal Spányi Titular Bishop of Tharros Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

32.0 Ordained Priest John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P. Priest Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho

65.6 Appointed Marcello Zago, O.M.I. † Titular Archbishop 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 87.5 Died André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. † Bishop Emeritus of Bafia, Cameroon

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	63.5	Died	Jean Marie Julien Balland †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
49.3	Installed	Salvatore Ligorio	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Archbishop of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
62.2	Appointed	Étienne Nguyễn Như Thể	Archbishop of Huế, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
63.9	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
3 Mar	51.3	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	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Pappalardo	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
7 Mar	68.9	Resigned	Geraldo do Espírito Santo Ávila †	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Numidia	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
55.2	Appointed	Tomás Pedro Barbosa da Silva Nunes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
55.2	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
49.6	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}
58.4	Resigned	Eustaquio Pastor Cuquejo Verga, C.SS.R.	Titular Bishop of Aufinium	Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
75.1	Resigned	Joseph Thomas Dimino †	Titular Archbishop of Hyccarum (Hyccara)	Archbishop Emeritus of United States of America, Military
55.8	Resigned	Michel Marie Jacques Dubost, C.I.M.	Titular Bishop of Oëa	Bishop Emeritus of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France
55.4	Resigned	Gonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.	Titular Bishop of Lamiggiga	Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
72.1	Resigned	José Manuel Estepa Llaurens †	Titular Archbishop of Italica	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
52.5	Resigned	Sławoj Leszek Głódź	Titular Bishop of Bettonium	Archbishop Emeritus of Gdańsk, Poland
67.5	Resigned	Alvaro Raúl Jarro Tobos †	Titular Bishop of Thasbalta	Bishop Emeritus of Colombia, Military
45.6	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
74.8	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 Archive	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus
75.1	Appointed	Jorge María Mejía †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
63.7	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}
63.7	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 Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
58.9	Resigned	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Titular Archbishop of Thizica	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus 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
56.8	Appointed	José Francisco Sanches Alves	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
56.8	Appointed	José Francisco Sanches Alves	Titular Bishop of Hierpiniana	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
58.5	Appointed	Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus
64.1	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	86.3	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	Bishop of Rondonópolis - Guiratinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
11 Mar	44.6	Installed	Precioso Dacalos 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 Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
56.7	Appointed	Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues	Titular Bishop of Casae Medianae	Archbishop Emeritus of Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
12 Mar	89.7	Died	Louis Lévesque †	Archbishop Emeritus of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
13 Mar	87.1	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
49.5	Ordained Bishop	Jose Mukala	Bishop of Kohima, India	Bishop Emeritus
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Valter Župan	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
16 Mar	78.2	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 Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
76.2	Retired	Walfrido Teixeira Vieira †	Bishop of Sobral, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
63.8	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, Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
77.8	Died	Samuel Seraphimov Djoundrine, A.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Stanisław Dziwisz	Titular Bishop of San Leone	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 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	Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Ordained Bishop	Piero Marini	Titular Bishop of Martirano	President Emeritus 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	63.6	Died	John Richard Keating †	Bishop of Arlington, Virginia, USA
23 Mar	44.6	Appointed	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Auxiliary Bishop of Siberia, Russian Federation	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
44.6	Appointed	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Titular Bishop of Tabunia	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
36.5	Appointed	Clemens Pickel	Auxiliary Bishop of European Russia {Russia Europea}	Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
36.5	Appointed	Clemens Pickel	Titular Bishop of Chusira	Bishop of San Clemente a Saratov, Russian Federation
24 Mar	62.0	Succeeded	José da Cruz Policarpo †	Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
69.7	Resigned	Alphonsus Mathias	Archbishop of Bangalore, India	Archbishop Emeritus
69.8	Died	António Ribeiro †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
25 Mar	44.1	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
51.1	Ordained Bishop	Orlando Antonio Corrales García	Titular Bishop of Thuccabora	Archbishop of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
65.5	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	Bishop Emeritus
63.6	Appointed	Diogo Johannes Antonius Reesink, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
64.3	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 Emeritus of Foggia-Bovino, Italy
52.1	Appointed	Donald Joseph Thériault	Bishop of Canada, Military	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Markijan Trofym’yak	Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine	Bishop Emeritus
60.8	Died	Neil E. Willard †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
26 Mar	61.6	Appointed	Ignacio Gogorza Izaguirre, S.C.I. di Béth.	Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay	Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta	Bishop of Girardota, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Riohacha, Colombia
62.4	Appointed	Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.	Auxiliary Bishop of Encarnación, Paraguay	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Appointed	Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.	Titular Bishop of Curubis	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus 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
59.2	Died	Luke Paul Matlatarea, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea
47.3	Ordained Bishop	Antal Spányi	Titular Bishop of Tharros	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
32.0	Ordained Priest	John Joale Tlhomola, S.C.P.	Priest	Bishop of Mohale’s Hoek, Lesotho
65.6	Appointed	Marcello Zago, O.M.I. †	Titular Archbishop 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	87.5	Died	André Charles Lucien Loucheur, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop Emeritus of Bafia, Cameroon

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