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The Year of Our Lord 2008

Bishop Events

January to March


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
2 Jan75.0RetiredJeremiah Joseph CoffeyBishop of Sale, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
55.2AppointedPaulo Francisco MachadoBishop of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3 Jan61.0AppointedThomas James OlmstedApostolic Administrator of Gallup, New Mexico, USABishop of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
75.4DiedOskar SaierArchbishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
76.3RetiredJohn Walter YantaBishop of Amarillo, Texas, USABishop Emeritus
59.4AppointedPatrick James ZurekBishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA
4 Jan93.7DiedEmilio Benavent EscuínBishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
5 Jan61.7ResignedGeorges Michel BakarVicar Apostolic of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} (Melkite), PalestineVicar Apostolic Emeritus
60.6AppointedBeniamino PizziolAuxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
60.6AppointedBeniamino PizziolTitular Bishop of AemonaAuxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
43.6Ordained BishopJános SzékelyTitular Bishop of FebianaAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
6 Jan48.6Ordained BishopHervé GaschignardTitular Bishop of BisuldinoAuxiliary Bishop of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
77.5DiedVittorio TomassettiBishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
8 Jan75.8DiedJosé Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
75.4RetiredMaurílio Jorge Quintal de GouveiaArchbishop of Évora, PortugalArchbishop Emeritus
66.7AppointedJosé Francisco Sanches AlvesArchbishop of Évora, Portugal
64.7AppointedAmândio José TomásCoadjutor Bishop of Vila Real, Portugal
9 Jan44.6AppointedNicodčme Anani Barrigah-BenissanBishop of Atakpamé, Togo
47.7AppointedEdmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
80.1DiedPaulino Fernandes MadecaBishop Emeritus of Cabinda, Angola
76.2RetiredAntônio GasparBishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
76.1RetiredFernando Legal, S.D.B.Bishop of Săo Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
78.7DiedDarius Nggawa, S.V.D. †Bishop Emeritus of Larantuka, Indonesia
61.3AppointedManuel Parrado CarralBishop of Săo Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
10 Jan81.6DiedPaul Michael Boyle, C.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Mandeville, Jamaica, Antilles
12 Jan47.0Ordained BishopJesús González de Zárate SalasTitular Bishop of SuavaAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
55.0AppointedJoseph Salvador MarinoApostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
55.0AppointedJoseph Salvador MarinoTitular Archbishop of NatchitochesApostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
60.4Ordained BishopRomano RossiBishop of Civita Castellana, Italy
13 Jan87.6InstalledUrbano Navarrete Cortés, S.J.Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Ponziano
14 Jan80.4DiedDaniel Anthony HartBishop Emeritus of Norwich, Connecticut, USA
15 Jan40.3AppointedJosaphat Oleh HoveraExarch of Lutsk (Ukrainian), Ukraine
40.3AppointedJosaphat Oleh HoveraTitular Bishop of CaesarianaExarch of Lutsk (Ukrainian), Ukraine
16 Jan68.4InstalledSeán Baptist BradyCardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e GiulittaCardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
59.6AppointedFelix Anthony MachadoArchbishop (Personal Title) of Nashik, IndiaBishop
67.5AppointedRoger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.Apostolic Administrator of Juneau, Alaska, USAArchbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
59.3InstalledMichael William WarfelBishop of Great Falls-Billings, Montana, USA
96.0DiedElias ZoghbiArchbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite), Lebanon
17 Jan86.5DiedVincenzo Maria FaranoArchbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
61.7ResignedAnselmo Guido PecorariApostolic Nuncio to RwandaApostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
54.5AppointedIvo ScapoloApostolic Nuncio to Rwanda
18 Jan63.6ConfirmedAbraham Youlios KackanattBishop of Muvattupuzha (Malankarese), India
47.6AppointedProtase RugambwaBishop of Kigoma, Tanzania
19 Jan75.8RetiredSilvio Cesare BonicelliBishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), ItalyBishop Emeritus
48.5ResignedAlphonse Liguori ChaupaBishop of Kimbe, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
55.0Ordained BishopJuan Antonio Martínez Camino, S.J.Titular Bishop of BigastroAuxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
66.3AppointedGirulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D.Bishop of Maumere, Indonesia
51.5AppointedEnrico SolmiBishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy
20 Jan59.3InstalledGiancarlo Maria Bregantini, C.S.S.Archbishop of Campobasso-Boiano, Italy
70.7InstalledLluís Martínez SistachCardinal-Priest of S. Sebastiano alle CatacombeCardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
51.5Ordained BishopMichael George Mabuga MsonganzilaBishop of Musoma, Tanzania
48.2InstalledFranz-Peter Tebartz-van ElstBishop of Limburg, Germany
23 Jan57.3AppointedTarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Săo Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
57.3AppointedTarcísio Scaramussa, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of SegiaAuxiliary Bishop of Săo Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24 Jan55.5AppointedThomas Chung An-zuBishop of Kiayi, Taiwan
48.3AppointedJames Vann Johnston, Jr.Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
77.5RetiredJohn Joseph LeibrechtBishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USABishop Emeritus
59.5AppointedJózef WesołowskiApostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
25 Jan56.1InstalledTimothy Paul Andrew BroglioArchbishop of United States of America, Military
58.5Ordained BishopTerence Patrick DraineyBishop of Middlesbrough, England, Great Britain
42.6AppointedJoseph Hii Teck KwongAuxiliary Bishop of Sibu, Malaysia
42.6AppointedJoseph Hii Teck KwongTitular Bishop of Castellum MedianumAuxiliary Bishop of Sibu, Malaysia
49.6AppointedHilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
92.4DiedCândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil
40.8AppointedTarcisio Pusma IbáńezAuxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, PeruAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
40.8AppointedTarcisio Pusma IbáńezTitular Bishop of CarpiAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Trujillo, Peru
45.5AppointedJosé Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador
45.5AppointedJosé Elías Rauda Gutiérrez, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of ForatianaAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Ana, El Salvador
60.8InstalledOscar Urbina OrtegaArchbishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
26 Jan54.6InstalledWillem Jacobus EijkArchbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
58.1Ordained BishopCorrado PizzioloBishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
54.6AppointedPavel PosádAuxiliary Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
54.6AppointedPavel PosádTitular Bishop of PoetoviumAuxiliary Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to DenmarkApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to FinlandApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to IcelandApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
61.0AppointedEmil Paul TscherrigApostolic Nuncio to NorwayApostolic Nuncio to Sweden
27 Jan82.2InstalledGiovanni CoppaCardinal-Deacon of S. LinoCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Czech Republic
61.7Ordained BishopBrendan KellyBishop of Achonry, Ireland
73.1InstalledGiovanni LajoloCardinal-Deacon of S. Maria Liberatrice a Monte TestaccioCardinal, President of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
66.8Ordained BishopVittorio LupiBishop of Savona-Noli, Italy
29 Jan85.1DiedSebastian KräuterBishop Emeritus of Timişoara, Romania
51.7InstalledWilliam Charles SkurlaBishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA
30 Jan54.3AppointedJán Babjak, S.J.Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia
50.4AppointedMilan Chautur, C.SS.R.Bishop of Košice (Byzantine), Slovakia
66.5Ordained BishopJohn Dennis Corriveau, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
57.4AppointedPeter RusnákBishop of Bratislava (Byzantine), Slovakia
68.5AppointedJohn Tong HonCoadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
31 Jan59.9AppointedJoaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B.Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
59.9AppointedJoaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of CaliabriaAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
45.8AppointedPrasad GallelaBishop of Cuddapah, India
55.4AppointedJosé María de la Torre MartínBishop of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
1 Feb77.1RetiredGérard Denis Auguste DefoisBishop of Lille, FranceBishop Emeritus of Lille, France
66.8InstalledVittorio LupiBishop of Savona-Noli, Italy
56.4AppointedLaurent Bernard Marie UlrichArchbishop (Personal Title) of Lille, FranceArchbishop of Lille, France
2 Feb77.6RetiredIgnace Pierre VIII (Grégoire) Abdel-AhadPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus
58.4AppointedGiovanni Paolo BenottoArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
46.6AppointedFabio Reynaldo Colindres AbarcaBishop of El Salvador, Military
52.3Ordained BishopHyacinth Oroko Egbebo, M.S.P.Titular Bishop of LacubazaAuxiliary Bishop of Bomadi, Nigeria
49.3Ordained BishopIsaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo GagloBishop of Aného, Togo
55.5SucceededFrancisco González Hernández, O.P.Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
82.0InstalledEstanislao Esteban KarlicCardinal-Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos AiresCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
66.9ResignedJuan José Larrańeta Olleta, O.P.Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.4InstalledReinhard MarxArchbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
79.3RetiredJosé Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Uije, AngolaBishop Emeritus
68.3InstalledLaurent Monsengwo PasinyaArchbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
75.5RetiredAlessandro PlottiArchbishop of Pisa, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
43.9SucceededEmílio SumbeleloBishop of Uije, Angola
3 Feb48.0Ordained BishopEugčne Cyrille HoundékonBishop of Abomey, Benin
54.7Ordained BishopFrancesco MoragliaBishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy
5 Feb75.8RetiredCarmelo Echenagusia UribeAuxiliary Bishop of Bilbao, SpainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.9AppointedMario Iceta GavicagogeascoaAuxiliary Bishop of Bilbao, Spain
42.9AppointedMario Iceta GavicagogeascoaTitular Bishop of AlavaAuxiliary Bishop of Bilbao, Spain
8 Feb77.9RetiredOswald Georg HirmerBishop of Umtata, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
46.2AppointedAnthony PoolaBishop of Kurnool, India
47.8AppointedSithembele Anton SipukaBishop of Umtata, South Africa
9 Feb51.3Ordained BishopAlfonso Carrasco RoucoBishop of Lugo, Spain
63.7Ordained BishopAbraham Youlios KackanattBishop of Muvattupuzha (Malankarese), India
10 Feb95.9DiedRamón Daumal SerraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Barcelona, Spain
11 Feb54.3AppointedVincent BarwaBishop of Simdega, India
75.3RetiredJoseph MinjBishop of Simdega, IndiaBishop Emeritus
41.5AppointedIvan ŠaškoAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
41.5AppointedIvan ŠaškoTitular Bishop of RotariaAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
12 Feb66.4AppointedMichael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
64.6AppointedRafael Ramón Conde AlfonzoBishop of Maracay, Venezuela
14 Feb64.5AppointedMario Roberto CassariApostolic Nuncio to Croatia
57.1AppointedTomᚠGalisBishop of Žilina, Slovakia
41.9AppointedJosé Francisco González GonzálezAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
41.9AppointedJosé Francisco González GonzálezTitular Bishop of Feradi MaiusAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
66.6AppointedJuan Humberto Gutiérrez ValenciaAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
66.6AppointedJuan Humberto Gutiérrez ValenciaTitular Bishop of Iunca in ByzacenaAuxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
54.7AppointedJán OroschAuxiliary Bishop of Trnava, Slovakia
74.3AppointedJán SokolArchbishop of Trnava, Slovakia
49.2AppointedStanislav ZvolenskýArchbishop of Bratislava, Slovakia
15 Feb75.0RetiredKelvin Edward FelixArchbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, AntillesArchbishop Emeritus
88.2DiedMarijan OblakArchbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
61.7SucceededRobert Rivas, O.P.Archbishop of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
16 Feb64.1Ordained BishopGianni AmbrosioBishop of Piacenza-Bobbio, Italy
45.2Ordained BishopWiesław LechowiczTitular Bishop of LambiridiAuxiliary Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
57.4Ordained BishopPeter RusnákBishop of Bratislava (Byzantine), Slovakia
17 Feb96.3DiedNicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
54.3InstalledJán Babjak, S.J.Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia
64.1InstalledJohn NjueCardinal-Priest of Preziosissimo Sangue di Nostro Signore Gesů CristoCardinal, Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya
58.4InstalledOdilo Pedro SchererCardinal-Priest of S. Andrea al QuirinaleCardinal, Archbishop of Săo Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
18 Feb50.5InstalledMilan Chautur, C.SS.R.Bishop of Košice (Byzantine), Slovakia
68.8AppointedEugenio Dal Corso, P.S.D.P.Bishop of Benguela, Angola
76.4RetiredOscar Lino Lopes Fernandes BragaBishop of Benguela, AngolaBishop Emeritus
19 Feb51.5AppointedValter Dario MaggiAuxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
51.5AppointedValter Dario MaggiTitular Bishop of BossaAuxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
55.4AppointedJoseph PonniahAuxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
55.4AppointedJoseph PonniahTitular Bishop of Mons in MauretaniaAuxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
20 Feb58.7InstalledDaniel Nicholas DiNardoCardinal-Priest of S. EusebioCardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
78.3DiedFranc PerkoArchbishop Emeritus of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
21 Feb99.9DiedPaul-Louis CarričreBishop Emeritus of Laval, France
76.3RetiredAlfonso Humberto Robles CotaBishop of Tepic, Nayarit, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
69.6AppointedRicardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S.Bishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México
22 Feb54.7Ordained BishopRoberto Francisco Ferrería PazTitular Bishop of AcciaAuxiliary Bishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
51.0SucceededHervé Jean Robert GiraudBishop of Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin), France
73.8ResignedMarcel Paul HerriotBishop of Soissons (, Laon, e Saint-Quentin), FranceBishop Emeritus
65.1AppointedGiuseppe LeanzaApostolic Nuncio to Ireland
56.7Ordained BishopIsaac Amani MassaweBishop of Moshi, Tanzania
51.1AppointedLuciano SurianiTitular Archbishop of AmiternumApostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
51.1AppointedLuciano SurianiApostolic Nuncio to Bolivia
57.2AppointedNoël TreanorBishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
76.9RetiredPatrick Joseph WalshBishop of Down and Connor, IrelandBishop Emeritus
59.5InstalledPatrick James ZurekBishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA
23 Feb75.4RetiredCarmelo FerraroArchbishop of Agrigento, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
61.7AppointedMarcelino Hernández RodríguezBishop of Orizaba, México
61.8AppointedFrancesco MontenegroArchbishop of Agrigento, Italy
24 Feb60.7Ordained BishopBeniamino PizziolTitular Bishop of AemonaAuxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
53.6Ordained BishopMichael WüstenbergBishop of Aliwal, South Africa
27 Feb74.6AppointedAugusto Alves da RochaBishop of Floriano, Piaui, Brazil
56.9AppointedEarl Alfred Boyea, Jr.Bishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
47.7AppointedAdair José GuimarăesBishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, Brazil
77.3RetiredCarl Frederick MengelingBishop of Lansing, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
77.0RetiredJosé Carlos de Oliveira, C.SS.R.Bishop of Rubiataba-Mozarlândia, Goias, BrazilBishop Emeritus
46.7AppointedJuarez Sousa Da SilvaBishop of Oeiras, Piaui, Brazil
Mar65.3DiedPaulos Faraj RahhoArchbishop of Mossul (Chaldean), Iraq
1 Mar85.6AppointedLorenzo AntonettiCardinal-Priest of S. Agnese in AgoneCardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
78.7AppointedDarío Castrillón HoyosCardinal-Priest of SS. Nome di Maria al Foro TraianoCardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
89.4AppointedGiovanni CheliCardinal-Priest of Ss. Cosma e DamianoCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples
73.6ResignedFrançois Colímon, S.M.M.Bishop of Port-de-Paix, HaďtiBishop Emeritus
76.5RetiredHubert Constant, O.M.I.Archbishop of Cap-Haďtien, HaďtiArchbishop Emeritus
57.6DiedKevin John DunnBishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
45.9Ordained BishopPrasad GallelaBishop of Cuddapah, India
51.6AppointedLéon Kalenga BadikebeleApostolic Nuncio to Ghana
51.6AppointedLéon Kalenga BadikebeleTitular Archbishop of MagnetumApostolic Nuncio to Ghana
69.3AppointedLouis Kébreau, S.D.B.Archbishop of Cap-Haďtien, Haďti
80.1RetiredFrançois-Wolff LigondéArchbishop of Port-au-Prince, HaďtiArchbishop Emeritus
81.2AppointedJorge Arturo Augustin Medina EstévezCardinal-Priest of S. SabaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
61.3SucceededJoseph Serge MiotArchbishop of Port-au-Prince, Haďti
54.8InstalledFrancesco MoragliaBishop of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato, Italy
63.9SucceededPierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I.Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haďti
75.6AppointedJames Francis StaffordCardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in MontorioCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
2 Mar50.7Ordained BishopJesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B.Bishop of Lwena, Angola
79.8DiedUrbanus Joseph KiokoBishop Emeritus of Machakos, Kenya
52.8Ordained BishopMichael Akasius ToppoBishop of Tezpur, India
47.6InstalledKarl-Heinz WiesemannBishop of Speyer, Germany
5 Mar93.6DiedGastone Mojaisky-PerrelliArchbishop Emeritus of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy
6 Mar89.8DiedPeter Poreku DeryCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
76.4RetiredHelmut KrätzlAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.7AppointedStephan TurnovszkyAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
43.7AppointedStephan TurnovszkyTitular Bishop of AncusaAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
7 Mar59.1InstalledRichard Anthony Burke, S.P.S.Archbishop of Benin City, Nigeria
8 Mar45.2Ordained BishopGaspard Béby GnébaBishop of Man, Côte d’Ivoire
58.0Ordained BishopJohn Doaninoel, S. M.Titular Bishop of Girus TarasiiAuxiliary Bishop of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
59.8Ordained BishopFelix Anthony MachadoBishop of Nashik, India
49.3InstalledStanislav ZvolenskýArchbishop of Bratislava, Slovakia
9 Mar44.8Ordained BishopNicodčme Anani Barrigah-BenissanBishop of Atakpamé, Togo
50.8InstalledJesús Tirso Blanco, S.D.B.Bishop of Lwena, Angola
69.5Ordained BishopMariano Moreno García, O.S.A.Prelate of Cafayate, Argentina
57.5InstalledPeter RusnákBishop of Bratislava (Byzantine), Slovakia
51.6Ordained BishopEnrico SolmiBishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy
10 Mar91.4DiedRomeu BrigentiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Săo Sebastiăo do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
11 Mar53.7AppointedXolelo Thaddaeus KumaloBishop of Eshowe, South Africa
55.2AppointedEusebio Ramos MoralesBishop of Fajardo-Humacao, Puerto Rico
67.5AppointedFelipe Salazar VillagranaBishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
12 Mar61.6AppointedFernando José Monteiro Guimarăes, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
54.0AppointedGuido ZendronBishop of Paulo Afonso, Baia, Brazil
13 Mar91.7DiedDenis Martin Tapsoba, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
55.5InstalledJosé María de la Torre MartínBishop of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
14 Mar88.0DiedPierre MamieBishop Emeritus of Lausanne, Genčve et Fribourg (Freiburg), Switzerland
15 Mar58.5AppointedHenry D'SouzaBishop of Bellary, India
57.2InstalledTomᚠGalisBishop of Žilina, Slovakia
66.2AppointedMario GiordanaApostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
58.2AppointedMartín Pablo Pérez ScreminiBishop of Florida, Uruguay
76.9RetiredRaúl Horacio Scarrone CarreroBishop of Florida, UruguayBishop Emeritus
51.9AppointedEdward Tamba CharlesArchbishop of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone
18 Mar75.0RetiredHelmut BauerAuxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.9AppointedEtienne Ung'eyowunBishop of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
19 Mar46.9AppointedAdam BałabuchAuxiliary Bishop of Świdnica, Poland
46.9AppointedAdam BałabuchTitular Bishop of AurusulianaAuxiliary Bishop of Świdnica, Poland
68.8ResignedJosé Jovęncio Balestieri, S.D.B.Bishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus
65.6AppointedOswaldo Brenes ÁlvarezBishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
52.8AppointedDominic Ryoji MiyaharaBishop of Fukuoka, Japan
69.6SucceededAugustinho PetryBishop of Rio do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil
20 Mar62.3AppointedGiuseppe Fiorini Morosini, O.M.Bishop of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy
88.0DiedJohn Willem Nicolaysen Gran, O.C.S.O. †Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
47.8AppointedJohn Niyiring, O.S.A.Bishop of Kano, Nigeria
75.8RetiredPatrick Francis Sheehan, O.S.A.Bishop of Kano, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
21 Mar65.9DiedLeonardus Dobbelaar, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte, Ethiopia
45.9DiedPaulin Kouabénan N`GnaméBishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire
22 Mar81.2DiedAdolfo Antonio Suárez RiveraCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
25 Mar76.6RetiredGregory Obinna OchiaghaBishop of Orlu, NigeriaBishop Emeritus
80.3DiedWolfgang RollyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mainz, Germany
54.6AppointedAugustine Tochukwu UkwuomaBishop of Orlu, Nigeria
26 Mar75.0RetiredBrian James Barnes, O.F.M.Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaArchbishop Emeritus
51.8AppointedRamón Alfredo DusBishop of Reconquista, Argentina
73.1AppointedThomas Kwaku MensahArchbishop of Kumasi, Ghana
51.1SucceededJohn Ribat, M.S.C.Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
75.1RetiredPeter Kwasi SarpongArchbishop of Kumasi, GhanaArchbishop Emeritus
47.8AppointedGabriel Justice Yaw AnokyeBishop of Obuasi, Ghana
27 Mar68.2Ordained BishopGerald Nicholas DinoBishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA
72.6ResignedJesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha SusoBishop of Babahoyo, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
67.1AppointedFausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.Bishop of Babahoyo, Ecuador
28 Mar47.9Ordained BishopEdmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.Bishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
75.1RetiredReinhard LettmannBishop of Münster, GermanyBishop Emeritus
53.5AppointedFrancisco Moreno BarrónBishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
29 Mar46.8Ordained BishopFabio Reynaldo Colindres AbarcaBishop of El Salvador, Military
59.3Ordained BishopEnemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, F.D.P.Bishop of Balsas, Maranho, Brazil
42.7AppointedPetro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine
42.7AppointedPetro Herkulan Malchuk, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of MediaAuxiliary Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine
55.2Ordained BishopJoseph Salvador MarinoTitular Archbishop of NatchitochesApostolic Nuncio to Bangladesh
41.7Ordained BishopIvan ŠaškoTitular Bishop of RotariaAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
54.3Ordained BishopDominic Nyarko YeboahBishop of Techiman, Ghana
30 Mar60.0Ordained BishopJoaquim Augusto da Silva Mendes, S.D.B.Titular Bishop of CaliabriaAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa, Portugal
49.8InstalledHilário da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.Bishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
51.7InstalledEnrico SolmiBishop of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy
56.6AppointedLaurent Bernard Marie UlrichArchbishop of Lille, France
31 Mar66.5Ordained BishopMichael Gregory Campbell, O.S.A.Coadjutor Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
48.5Ordained BishopJames Vann Johnston, Jr.Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA
61.7Ordained BishopFernando José Monteiro Guimarăes, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
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