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The Year of Our Lord 2013

Bishop Events

January to March


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Jan84.3DiedMoses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
3 Jan58.6AppointedStephen Arthur JensenBishop of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
62.3AppointedDavid Prescott TalleyAuxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
62.3AppointedDavid Prescott TalleyTitular Bishop of LambaesisAuxiliary Bishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
75.5RetiredGerald William Wiesner, O.M.I.Bishop of Prince George, British Columbia, CanadaBishop Emeritus
4 Jan66.5Ordained BishopRobert Peter DeeleyTitular Bishop of KearneyAuxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
5 Jan48.4Ordained BishopHenry ArunaBishop of Makeni, Sierra Leone
55.1Ordained BishopPasquale CascioArchbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy
69.6AppointedJean-Paul Aimé GobelApostolic Nuncio to Egypt, Arab Republic of
98.0DiedJoseph-Aurèle PlourdeArchbishop Emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
50.4Ordained BishopJacek Pyl, O.M.I.Titular Bishop of Nova SinnaAuxiliary Bishop of Odessa-Simferopol, Ukraine
54.6AppointedNicolas Henry Marie Denis TheveninApostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
6 Jan55.1InstalledPasquale CascioArchbishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia, Italy
56.4Ordained BishopGeorg GänsweinTitular Archbishop of Urbs SalviaPrefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
52.7Ordained BishopFortunatus NwachukwuTitular Archbishop of AquavivaApostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua
63.1Ordained BishopPeter ParapullilBishop of Jhansi, India
54.6Ordained BishopNicolas Henry Marie Denis TheveninTitular Archbishop of AeclanumApostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
62.8Ordained BishopAngelo Vincenzo ZaniTitular Archbishop of VolturnumSecretary of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
8 Jan74.5ResignedJoseph Anthony GalanteBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USABishop Emeritus
67.8AppointedDennis Joseph SullivanBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
10 Jan46.1AppointedOscar CantúBishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
76.2RetiredJoseph KhouryBishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), CanadaBishop Emeritus
52.8AppointedBrendan LeahyBishop of Limerick, Ireland
56.7ConfirmedGeorge MadathikandathilBishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), India
76.3RetiredGeorge PunnakottilBishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), IndiaBishop Emeritus
76.3RetiredRicardo Ramirez, C.S.B.Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USABishop Emeritus
51.5ConfirmedPaul-Marwan Tabet, M.L.Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
12 Jan67.6DiedJohn Martin DarkoBishop Emeritus of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
39.6Ordained BishopNil Yuriy Lushchak, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of FlenucletaAuxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
66.8AppointedJulio Parrilla DíazBishop of Riobamba, Ecuador
65.0InstalledJavier Salinas ViñalsBishop of Mallorca, Spain
13 Jan63.2InstalledJames Michael HarveyCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
77.8RetiredAntonios NaguibPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
77.8RetiredAntonios NaguibBishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptCardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
15 Jan75.4DiedMichel PollienAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France
65.7AppointedDesiderius M. RwomaBishop of Bukoba, Tanzania
65.7AppointedDesiderius M. RwomaApostolic Administrator of Singida, TanzaniaBishop of Bukoba, Tanzania
57.4SelectedIbrahim Isaac SidrakPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
75.7RetiredNestorius TimanywaBishop of Bukoba, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
16 Jan59.8ResignedLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Nuncio to Timor-LesteApostolic Nuncio to Singapore
59.8ResignedLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Delegate to MalaysiaApostolic Nuncio to Singapore
59.8ResignedLeopoldo GirelliApostolic Delegate to Brunei DarussalamApostolic Nuncio to Singapore
45.8Ordained BishopRené Leigue CesariTitular Bishop of NepetaAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
60.0AppointedJoseph Salvador MarinoApostolic Nuncio to Malaysia
60.0AppointedJoseph Salvador MarinoApostolic Nuncio to Timor-LesteApostolic Nuncio to Malaysia
60.0AppointedJoseph Salvador MarinoApostolic Delegate to Brunei DarussalamApostolic Nuncio to Malaysia
17 Jan61.6AppointedCharles Daniel BalvoApostolic Nuncio to Kenya
56.2Ordained BishopRobert Herman Flock BeverTitular Bishop of Forum PopiliiAuxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
18 Jan46.0AppointedAndré GueyeBishop of Thiès, Senegal
58.6AppointedHeiner KochBishop of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
58.9AppointedHlib (Borys Sviatoslav) Lonchyna, M.S.U.Bishop of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
51.2AppointedEamon MartinCoadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
57.4AppointedIbrahim Isaac SidrakBishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
57.4ConfirmedIbrahim Isaac SidrakPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
19 Jan73.7ResignedDominique Bonnet, C.S.Sp.Bishop of Mouila, GabonBishop Emeritus
58.7Ordained BishopPius Thomas D’SouzaBishop of Ajmer, India
52.2AppointedBorys Andrij GudziakBishop of Saint Vladimir-Le-Grand de Paris (Ukrainian)
52.5AppointedMathieu Madega LebouankehanBishop of Mouila, Gabon
52.5AppointedMathieu Madega LebouankehanApostolic Administrator of Port-Gentil, GabonBishop of Mouila, Gabon
51.0AppointedPiotr Henryk SawczukAuxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
51.0AppointedPiotr Henryk SawczukTitular Bishop of OttanaAuxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
20 Jan57.8InstalledLorenzo GhizzoniArchbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
22 Jan56.7AppointedGerardo AntonazzoBishop of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy
55.9AppointedDaniel JodoinBishop of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada
23 Jan83.1DiedJózef GlempCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
90.8DiedJean-Félix-Albert-Marie VilnetBishop Emeritus of Lille, France
25 Jan71.3ResignedLeo Murphy Drona, S.D.B.Bishop of San Pablo, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
56.5AppointedBuenaventura Malayo FamadicoBishop of San Pablo, Philippines
72.1ResignedDeogracias S. Iñiguez, Jr.Bishop of Kalookan, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
50.9Ordained BishopJean-Paul Vesco, O.P.Bishop of Oran, Algeria
26 Jan67.0AppointedGuy Charbonneau, P.M.E.Bishop of Choluteca, Honduras
46.1AppointedDjalwana Laurent LompoAuxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger
46.1AppointedDjalwana Laurent LompoTitular Bishop of BuffadaAuxiliary Bishop of Niamey, Niger
51.5Ordained BishopPaul-Marwan Tabet, M.L.Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
53.3Ordained BishopRudolf VoderholzerBishop of Regensburg, Germany
27 Jan61.1Ordained BishopWilliam CreanBishop of Cloyne, Ireland
29 Jan52.2AppointedAlexander King SampleArchbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
91.1DiedReinhold StecherBishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria
75.9RetiredJohn George VlaznyArchbishop of Portland in Oregon, USAArchbishop Emeritus
30 Jan44.1AppointedJuan Carlos Barreto BarretoBishop of Quibdó, Colombia
62.4Ordained BishopPedro Vázquez VillalobosBishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México
31 Jan47.4AppointedLaurent Birfuoré DabiréBishop of Dori, Burkina Faso
79.3DiedJoseph CassidyArchbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland
49.7AppointedJonas DembéléBishop of Kayes, Mali
66.1ResignedIsidore FernandesBishop of Allahabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus
64.5AppointedStanislas Marie Georges Jude LalanneBishop of Pontoise, France
77.1AppointedIgnatius MenezesApostolic Administrator of Allahabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Ajmer, India
99.0DiedJacques Nguyên Van MâuBishop Emeritus of Vinh Long, Viet Nam
64.6SelectedLouis Raphaël I SakoPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
64.6SelectedLouis Raphaël I SakoArchbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), IraqPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
1 Feb64.6ConfirmedLouis Raphaël I SakoPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
64.6ConfirmedLouis Raphaël I SakoArchbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), IraqPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
2 Feb61.9AppointedMichel AupetitAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
61.9AppointedMichel AupetitTitular Bishop of MaxitaAuxiliary Bishop of Paris, France
66.7AppointedMichael August Blume, S.V.D.Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda
77.6RetiredLuis Morgan CaseyVicar Apostolic of Pando, BoliviaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
55.6AppointedEugenio CoterVicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
55.6AppointedEugenio CoterTitular Bishop of ThibiucaVicar Apostolic of Pando, Bolivia
63.1AppointedJoseph Effiong EkuwemArchbishop of Calabar, Nigeria
47.5AppointedPercy Lorenzo Galvan FloresPrelate of Corocoro, Bolivia
78.2RetiredGrégoire (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B.Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), FranceBishop Emeritus
69.5AppointedJesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B.Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia
76.6RetiredJesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez, O.F.M.Archbishop of Sucre, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus
71.7AppointedJean Teyrouz, I.C.P.B.Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France
75.7RetiredJoseph Edra UkpoArchbishop of Calabar, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus
77.1AppointedErnesto VecchiApostolic Administrator of Terni-Narni-Amelia, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
3 Feb80.5DiedJohn Michael D’ArcyBishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
72.9DiedJoseph O. EgeregaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bomadi, Nigeria
53.8Ordained BishopDarci José Nicioli, C.SS.R.Titular Bishop of FicusAuxiliary Bishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
77.8DiedIgnace Baguibassa Sambar-TalkenaBishop Emeritus of Kara, Togo
5 Feb48.6Ordained BishopGonzalo Alonso Calzada GuerreroTitular Bishop of CissaAuxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
89.9DiedJoseph Théophile Louis Marie MadecBishop Emeritus of Fréjus-Toulon, France
6 Feb61.1AppointedJesús María Cizaurre Berdonces, O.A.R.Bishop of Cametá, Para, Brazil
81.7DiedArthé GuimondArchbishop Emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
51.5AppointedValdir MamedeAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
51.5AppointedValdir MamedeTitular Bishop of NaissusAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
93.9DiedDouglas Joseph WarrenBishop Emeritus of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia
7 Feb91.4DiedWilliam Anthony HughesBishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA
81.4DiedAmedeus MsarikieBishop Emeritus of Moshi, Tanzania
8 Feb94.3DiedGiovanni CheliCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
75.9RetiredSalvatore Di CristinaArchbishop of Monreale, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
66.2AppointedMichele PennisiArchbishop of Monreale, Italy
9 Feb50.1AppointedDomingo Buezo LeivaVicar Apostolic of Izabal, Guatemala
50.1AppointedDomingo Buezo LeivaTitular Bishop of DardanusVicar Apostolic of Izabal, Guatemala
61.4InstalledCarlos María FranziniArchbishop of Mendoza, Argentina
56.8Ordained BishopGeorge MadathikandathilBishop of Kothamangalam (Syro-Malabarese), India
80.9ResignedMario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M.Apostolic Administrator of Izabal, GuatemalaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
50.4Ordained BishopRadosław Zmitrowicz, O.M.I.Titular Bishop of GypsariaAuxiliary Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, Ukraine
11 Feb70.5DiedOswaldo Brenes ÁlvarezBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
48.4AppointedRobert Joseph CoyleAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
48.4AppointedRobert Joseph CoyleTitular Bishop of ZabiAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
12 Feb67.9InstalledDennis Joseph SullivanBishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
14 Feb51.4AppointedLaurent PercerouBishop of Moulins, France
16 Feb46.5InstalledEraldo Bispo da SilvaBishop of Patos, Paraiba, Brazil
47.7Ordained BishopÁngel Francisco Caraballo FermínTitular Bishop of DagnumAuxiliary Bishop of Maracaibo, Venezuela
66.3AppointedAldo CavalliApostolic Nuncio to Malta
48.7AppointedAnthony Wieslaw Krótki, O.M.I.Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
77.5DiedJesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha SusoBishop Emeritus of Babahoyo, Ecuador
51.9AppointedTitus Joseph MdoeAuxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
51.9AppointedTitus Joseph MdoeTitular Bishop of BahannaAuxiliary Bishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
77.2RetiredReynald Rouleau, O.M.I.Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, CanadaBishop Emeritus
18 Feb75.6DiedAnthony Theodore LoboBishop Emeritus of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Pakistan
19 Feb62.6AppointedFabio Martínez CastillaArchbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
83.8DiedPedro Lisímaco de Jesús Vílchez VílchezBishop Emeritus of Jinotega, Nicaragua
20 Feb52.7AppointedJosé Mário Scalon AngoneseAuxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
52.7AppointedJosé Mário Scalon AngoneseTitular Bishop of GiufiAuxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
52.5AppointedDaniel MiehmAuxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
52.5AppointedDaniel MiehmTitular Bishop of GorAuxiliary Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
21 Feb64.8AppointedIlario AntoniazziArchbishop of Tunis, Tunisia
53.9AppointedMiguel Ángel D’AnnibaleBishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
83.2DiedNorbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA
56.7AppointedRamón Alfredo DusArchbishop of Resistencia, Argentina
49.3AppointedMarco Aurélio GubiottiBishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil
74.1ResignedOdilon Guimarães MoreiraBishop of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, BrazilBishop Emeritus
59.4AppointedGabriele MarchesiBishop of Floresta, Pernambuco, Brazil
43.6AppointedJoaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C.Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia
43.6AppointedJoaquín Humberto Pinzón Güiza, I.M.C.Titular Bishop of OttociumVicar Apostolic of Puerto Leguízamo-Solano, Colombia
76.4RetiredFabriciano SigampaArchbishop of Resistencia, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
22 Feb50.6AppointedMirosław AdamczykApostolic Nuncio to Liberia
50.6AppointedMirosław AdamczykTitular Archbishop of OtriculumApostolic Nuncio to Liberia
46.2AppointedEttore BalestreroApostolic Nuncio to Colombia
46.2AppointedEttore BalestreroTitular Archbishop of VictorianaApostolic Nuncio to Colombia
50.3AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic NuncioApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
50.3AppointedMichael Wallace BanachTitular Archbishop of MemphisApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
55.7Ordained BishopWilliam Goh Seng ChyeCoadjutor Archbishop of SingaporeArchbishop
56.6AppointedLéon Kalenga BadikebeleApostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
51.4AppointedUrbain NgassongoBishop of Gamboma, Congo
64.8AppointedMiguel Angel Olaverri Arroniz, S.D.B.Bishop of Pointe-Noire, Congo
48.6AppointedBrian UdaigweApostolic NuncioApostolic Nuncio to Benin
48.6AppointedBrian UdaigweTitular Archbishop of SuelliApostolic Nuncio to Benin
23 Feb54.9Ordained BishopPeter Iorzuul AdobohBishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria
79.0DiedJosé Gustavo Angel Ramírez, M.X.Y. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mitú, Colombia
51.5AppointedPietro LagneseBishop of Ischia, Italy
92.8DiedJulien RiesCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia
57.9AppointedDagoberto Sosa ArriagaBishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México
24 Feb57.7InstalledWilliam Amove AvenyaBishop of Gboko, Nigeria
51.6InstalledPaul-Marwan Tabet, M.L.Bishop of Saint-Maron de Montréal (Maronite), Canada
25 Feb58.7ResignedWładisław BlinBishop of Vitebsk, BelarusBishop Emeritus
74.9RetiredKeith Michael Patrick O’BrienArchbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
26 Feb93.1DiedGiovanni D’AscenziBishop Emeritus of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro, Italy
55.1ResignedClaudio GiuliodoriBishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
27 Feb71.7ResignedGerard CliffordAuxiliary Bishop of Armagh, IrelandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
74.3ResignedPatrick Altham KellyArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus
62.1AppointedPhilip TartagliaApostolic Administrator of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great BritainArchbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
65.0AppointedThomas Anthony WilliamsApostolic Administrator of Liverpool, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop
28 Feb74.7CeasedAngelo Amato, S.D.B.Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
78.2CeasedTarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B.Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
65.8CeasedJoão Bráz de AvizCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
69.3CeasedJean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
69.3CeasedJean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.Librarian of the Vatican LibraryArchivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
64.7CeasedRaymond Leo BurkeCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
70.1CeasedDomenico CalcagnoCardinal, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
67.4CeasedAntonio Cañizares LloveraCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
46.2InstalledOscar CantúBishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
71.6CeasedClaudio Maria CelliPresident of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
75.0CeasedFrancesco CoccopalmerioCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
69.4CeasedAngelo ComastriCardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
65.9CeasedGiorgio CorbelliniPresident of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
68.0AppointedJoseph Dinh Duc DaoAuxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc, Viet Nam
68.0AppointedJoseph Dinh Duc DaoTitular Bishop of GadiaufalaAuxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lôc, Viet Nam
66.9CeasedFernando FiloniCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
61.5CeasedSalvatore FisichellaPresident of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization
73.4CeasedZenon GrocholewskiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
92.5DiedJean Marcel HonoréCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tours, France
55.7AppointedSamuel Jofré GiraudoBishop of Villa María, Argentina
63.0CeasedKurt KochCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
65.2CeasedGerhard Ludwig MüllerPrefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
65.2CeasedGerhard Ludwig MüllerPresident of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
65.2CeasedGerhard Ludwig MüllerPresident of the International Theological CommissionPrefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
65.2CeasedGerhard Ludwig MüllerPresident of the Pontifical Biblical CommissionPrefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
68.7CeasedMarc Ouellet, P.S.S.Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
67.9CeasedVincenzo PagliaPresident of the Pontifical Council for the Family
68.5CeasedMauro PiacenzaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
85.9ResignedJoseph RatzingerPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)Pope Emeritus
70.4CeasedGianfranco RavasiCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
70.4CeasedGianfranco RavasiPresident of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred ArcheologyCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
76.4RetiredJosé Ángel RovaiBishop of Villa María, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
67.6CeasedStanisław RyłkoCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
67.7CeasedRobert SarahCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
69.9CeasedJean-Louis Pierre TauranCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
64.4CeasedPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
75.1CeasedAntonio Maria VegliòCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
69.6CeasedGiuseppe VersaldiCardinal, President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
76.8DiedJulian Voronovsky, M.S.U. †Bishop Emeritus of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine
63.9CeasedZygmunt ZimowskiPresident of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
1 Mar88.1DiedGabriel Marie Étienne VanelArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
2 Mar64.6Ordained BishopAdelio Dell’OroTitular Bishop of CastuloApostolic Administrator of Atyrau, Kazakhstan
66.9InstalledJulio Parrilla DíazBishop of Riobamba, Ecuador
3 Mar54.5Ordained BishopEstanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D.Bishop of Dundo, Angola
7 Mar91.9DiedCleto BellucciArchbishop Emeritus of Fermo, Italy
9 Mar44.2Ordained BishopJuan Carlos Barreto BarretoBishop of Quibdó, Colombia
57.6Ordained BishopAlberto Germán Bochatey Chaneton, O.S.A.Titular Bishop of Mons in MauretaniaAuxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina
11 Mar74.6DiedIgnatius Anthony CatanelloAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
13 Mar76.2ElectedJorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
74.0DiedGerard Sithunywa NdlovuBishop Emeritus of Umzimkulu, South Africa
16 Mar74.8ConfirmedAngelo Amato, S.D.B.Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
64.9Ordained BishopIlario AntoniazziArchbishop of Tunis, Tunisia
78.3ConfirmedTarcisio Pietro Evasio Bertone, S.D.B.Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
65.9ConfirmedJoão Bráz de AvizCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
69.3ConfirmedJean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
69.3ConfirmedJean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.Librarian of the Vatican LibraryArchivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
64.7ConfirmedRaymond Leo BurkeCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
70.1ConfirmedDomenico CalcagnoCardinal, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
67.4ConfirmedAntonio Cañizares LloveraCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
71.7ConfirmedClaudio Maria CelliPresident of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
75.0ConfirmedFrancesco CoccopalmerioCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
69.5ConfirmedAngelo ComastriCardinal, President of the Fabric of St. Peter
65.9ConfirmedGiorgio CorbelliniPresident of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
66.9ConfirmedFernando FiloniCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
61.6ConfirmedSalvatore FisichellaPresident of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization
73.4ConfirmedZenon GrocholewskiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
58.8InstalledHeiner KochBishop of Dresden-Meißen (Meissen), Germany
63.0ConfirmedKurt KochCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
51.7Ordained BishopValdir MamedeTitular Bishop of NaissusAuxiliary Bishop of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
65.2ConfirmedGerhard Ludwig MüllerPrefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
65.2ConfirmedGerhard Ludwig MüllerPresident of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
65.2ConfirmedGerhard Ludwig MüllerPresident of the International Theological CommissionPrefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
65.2ConfirmedGerhard Ludwig MüllerPresident of the Pontifical Biblical CommissionPrefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
68.8ConfirmedMarc Ouellet, P.S.S.Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops
67.9ConfirmedVincenzo PagliaPresident of the Pontifical Council for the Family
68.5ConfirmedMauro PiacenzaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
70.4ConfirmedGianfranco RavasiCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
70.4ConfirmedGianfranco RavasiPresident of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred ArcheologyCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Culture
67.7ConfirmedStanisław RyłkoCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
67.8ConfirmedRobert SarahCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
69.9ConfirmedJean-Louis Pierre TauranCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
64.4ConfirmedPeter Kodwo Appiah TurksonCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
75.1ConfirmedAntonio Maria VegliòCardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
69.6ConfirmedGiuseppe VersaldiCardinal, President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
63.9ConfirmedZygmunt ZimowskiPresident of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers
17 Mar54.6InstalledEstanislau Marques Chindekasse, S.V.D.Bishop of Dundo, Angola
18 Mar55.2DiedAkio Johnson MutekBishop of Torit, Sudan
19 Mar76.3InstalledJorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
20 Mar65.7InstalledAlfonso Cortés ContrerasArchbishop of León, Guanajuato, México
69.7InstalledJesús Juárez Párraga, S.D.B.Archbishop of Sucre, Bolivia
22 Mar46.4AppointedPascal Chang-Soi, SS.CC.Apostolic Administrator of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Coadjutor Bishop of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
25 Mar51.7SelectedKamal Fahim Awad (Boutros) HannaBishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
27 Mar87.8DiedOrozimbo Fuenzalida y FuenzalidaBishop Emeritus of San Bernardo, Chile
28 Mar65.3AppointedMario Aurelio PoliArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
31 Mar92.8DiedCharles Amarin BrandArchbishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
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