The Year of Our Lord 2019

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 45.2 Appointed Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal Cardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal

45.2 Appointed Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar Titular Bishop of Dagnum Cardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal

46.9 Appointed Algirdas Jurevičius Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania

60.8 Installed John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp. Archbishop of Accra, Ghana

68.7 Ceased Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle Apostolic Administrator of Accra, Ghana Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana

57.6 Resigned Lionginas Virbalas, S.J. Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania Archbishop Emeritus

2 Mar 69.0 Ordained Bishop Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio Cardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru

53.0 Appointed Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio Bishop of Philippines, Military

52.6 Ordained Bishop Théophile Nare Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso

51.7 Ordained Bishop Arkadiusz Okroj Titular Bishop of Cufruta Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland

91.9 Died Rafael Torija de la Fuente † Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain

3 Mar 55.1 Ordained Bishop Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla Bishop of Torit, South Sudan Cardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan

51.8 Ordained Bishop João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

58.7 Ordained Bishop Benoît Bertrand Bishop of Mende, France Bishop of Pontoise, France

78.1 Ceased Thomas Oliha Attiyah, A.J. Apostolic Administrator of Torit, South Sudan Priest of Apostles of Jesus Missionaries

70.5 Installed Giuseppe Petrocchi Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy

4 Mar 65.6 Appointed Pedro López Quintana Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

5 Mar 68.0 Appointed Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

68.0 Appointed Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan Titular Bishop of Rusicade Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA

64.9 Appointed Joseph Vincent Brennan Bishop of Fresno, California, USA

75.9 Retired Armando Xavier Ochoa Bishop of Fresno, California, USA Bishop Emeritus

68.4 Appointed David Prescott Talley Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA

8 Mar 51.7 Appointed Andris Kravalis, I.N.D.V. Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia

51.7 Appointed Andris Kravalis, I.N.D.V. Titular Bishop of Migirpa Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia

10 Mar 75.0 Installed Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. Cardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru

53.4 Installed Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil

80.9 Ceased Genival Saraiva de França Apostolic Administrator of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

88.5 Died René Arnold Valero † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA

11 Mar 54.2 Appointed Ivan Ćurić Auxiliary Bishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia

54.2 Appointed Ivan Ćurić Titular Bishop of Tela Auxiliary Bishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia

60.6 Appointed Ignatius Ayau Kaigama Coadjutor Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria Archbishop

60.6 Appointed Ignatius Ayau Kaigama Apostolic Administrator of Jos, Nigeria Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria

12 Mar 87.0 Died Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika † Titular Bishop of Belesasa

13 Mar 75.5 Retired Francesco Biasin Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Appointed Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

14 Mar 85.7 Died Godfried Danneels † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

15 Mar 57.5 Ordained Bishop José Benedito Cardoso Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

84.5 Appointed Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I. Apostolic Administrator of Machiques, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela

68.1 Installed Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela

18 Mar 66.2 Installed José Antonio Fernández Hurtado Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México

76.1 Retired Nikola Nino Kekić Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia Bishop Emeritus

50.3 Appointed Fidelis Bautista Layog Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

50.3 Appointed Fidelis Bautista Layog Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

50.2 Confirmed Youssef Abedallah Matta Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel

40.2 Appointed Milan Stipić Apostolic Administrator of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia Bishop

19 Mar 48.6 Ordained Bishop Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon Bishop of Daet, Philippines Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

55.6 Appointed Piergiorgio Bertoldi Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic

75.0 Retired Flavio Calle Zapata Archbishop of Ibagué, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus

58.7 Ordained Bishop Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P. Titular Bishop of Carinola Bishop of Carora, Venezuela

55.9 Ordained Bishop Gianfranco Gallone Titular Archbishop of Motula Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay

56.7 Ordained Bishop Juan Gómez Titular Bishop of Semta Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

50.2 Appointed Leopoldo Ndakalako Bishop of Menongue, Angola

48.6 Appointed Joseph Eciru Oliach Bishop of Soroti, Uganda

51.4 Ordained Bishop Carlos José de Oliveira Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil

86.6 Died Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia † Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal

63.7 Appointed Jean-Marie Antoine Joseph Speich Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

63.7 Appointed Jean-Marie Antoine Joseph Speich Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia

57.4 Appointed Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya

20 Mar 83.6 Died Joseph Victor Adamec † Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

48.6 Installed Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon Bishop of Daet, Philippines Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

58.0 Appointed Luis Dario Martín Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

58.0 Appointed Luis Dario Martín Titular Bishop of Bisenzio Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

87.5 Died Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan

47.6 Ceased Ronald Anthony P. Timoner Administrator of Daet, Philippines

21 Mar 53.1 Appointed Miguel Fernando González Mariño Apostolic Administrator of Ibagué, Colombia Bishop of Espinal, Colombia

61.0 Ordained Bishop Hency Martínez Vargas Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia

97.5 Died Francis Anthony Quinn † Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA

69.6 Died Paul Kouassivi Vieira † Bishop of Djougou, Benin

22 Mar 52.3 Appointed Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C. Bishop of Tete, Mozambique

82.6 Died Dino De Antoni † Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy

23 Mar 73.9 Appointed Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de Chile Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

73.9 Resigned Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Copiapó, Chile Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

51.8 Installed João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C. Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil

53.8 Installed Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela

77.2 Retired Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. Archbishop of Santiago de Chile Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

24 Mar 54.2 Ordained Bishop Susitino Sionepoe, S.M. Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)

25 Mar 59.4 Appointed Cosme Damian Racines Almedilla Bishop of Butuan, Philippines

58.6 Appointed Alexandre Yikyi Bazié Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

58.6 Appointed Alexandre Yikyi Bazié Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

62.5 Installed Robert John Byrne, C.O. Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus

58.8 Ordained Bishop Joseph Lawrence Coffey Titular Bishop of Arsacal Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

49.3 Appointed Leo Magdugo Dalmao, C.M.F. Prelate of Isabela, Philippines

47.2 Ordained Bishop Salvador González Morales Titular Bishop of Lacubaza Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

52.3 Installed Ronald Ignacio (Bong) Lunas † Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines

61.7 Ordained Bishop William James Muhm Titular Bishop of Capsus Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military

81.7 Died Antonio Napoletano, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy

45.4 Ordained Bishop Carlos Enrique Samaniego López Titular Bishop of Cillium Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District

52.3 Appointed Toma Adly Zaki Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt

26 Mar 53.3 Appointed Tymon Tytus Chmielecki Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea Apostolic Nuncio

53.3 Appointed Tymon Tytus Chmielecki Apostolic Nuncio to Mali Apostolic Nuncio

53.3 Appointed Tymon Tytus Chmielecki Titular Archbishop of Tres Tabernae Apostolic Nuncio

78.8 Retired Harry Entwistle Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia Ordinary Emeritus

68.2 Appointed Carl Leonard Reid Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia Ordinary Emeritus

86.0 Died Isidro Sala Ribera † Bishop Emeritus of Abancay, Peru

27 Mar 54.2 Confirmed Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan Coadjutor Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq Archbishop of Adiabene (Syrian), Iraq

28 Mar 57.0 Appointed Michael Mulhall Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

75.5 Retired Brendan Michael O’Brien Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

29 Mar 56.8 Installed Robert John Brennan Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA

61.4 Appointed Novatus Rugambwa Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand Apostolic Nuncio

61.4 Appointed Novatus Rugambwa Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean Apostolic Nuncio

74.1 Died Michele Russo, M.C.C.I. † Bishop Emeritus of Doba, Chad

30 Mar 56.1 Ordained Bishop Walter Jorge Pinto Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil

31 Mar 45.3 Ordained Bishop Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar Titular Bishop of Dagnum Cardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal

49.2 Installed Michael Gerber Bishop of Fulda, Germany

64.9 Ordained Bishop Marco Salvi Titular Bishop of Termae Himerae Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	45.2	Appointed	Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar	Auxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal	Cardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal
45.2	Appointed	Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar	Titular Bishop of Dagnum	Cardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal
46.9	Appointed	Algirdas Jurevičius	Apostolic Administrator of Kaunas, Lithuania	Bishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
60.8	Installed	John Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp.	Archbishop of Accra, Ghana
68.7	Ceased	Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle	Apostolic Administrator of Accra, Ghana	Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
57.6	Resigned	Lionginas Virbalas, S.J.	Archbishop of Kaunas, Lithuania	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Mar	69.0	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Gustavo Castillo Mattasoglio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
53.0	Appointed	Oscar Jaime Llaneta Florencio	Bishop of Philippines, Military
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Théophile Nare	Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Arkadiusz Okroj	Titular Bishop of Cufruta	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
91.9	Died	Rafael Torija de la Fuente †	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
3 Mar	55.1	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla	Bishop of Torit, South Sudan	Cardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan
51.8	Ordained Bishop	João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
58.7	Ordained Bishop	Benoît Bertrand	Bishop of Mende, France	Bishop of Pontoise, France
78.1	Ceased	Thomas Oliha Attiyah, A.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Torit, South Sudan	Priest of Apostles of Jesus Missionaries
70.5	Installed	Giuseppe Petrocchi	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of L’Aquila, Italy
4 Mar	65.6	Appointed	Pedro López Quintana	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
5 Mar	68.0	Appointed	Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
68.0	Appointed	Alejandro Dumbrigue Aclan	Titular Bishop of Rusicade	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
64.9	Appointed	Joseph Vincent Brennan	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA
75.9	Retired	Armando Xavier Ochoa	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
68.4	Appointed	David Prescott Talley	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
8 Mar	51.7	Appointed	Andris Kravalis, I.N.D.V.	Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
51.7	Appointed	Andris Kravalis, I.N.D.V.	Titular Bishop of Migirpa	Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
10 Mar	75.0	Installed	Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru
53.4	Installed	Manoel de Oliveira Soares Filho	Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
80.9	Ceased	Genival Saraiva de França	Apostolic Administrator of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
88.5	Died	René Arnold Valero †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
11 Mar	54.2	Appointed	Ivan Ćurić	Auxiliary Bishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia
54.2	Appointed	Ivan Ćurić	Titular Bishop of Tela	Auxiliary Bishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia
60.6	Appointed	Ignatius Ayau Kaigama	Coadjutor Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria	Archbishop
60.6	Appointed	Ignatius Ayau Kaigama	Apostolic Administrator of Jos, Nigeria	Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
12 Mar	87.0	Died	Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika †	Titular Bishop of Belesasa
13 Mar	75.5	Retired	Francesco Biasin	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Appointed	Luiz Henrique da Silva Brito	Bishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14 Mar	85.7	Died	Godfried Danneels †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
15 Mar	57.5	Ordained Bishop	José Benedito Cardoso	Titular Bishop of Castellum Minus	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
84.5	Appointed	Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Machiques, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
68.1	Installed	Jesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela
18 Mar	66.2	Installed	José Antonio Fernández Hurtado	Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México
76.1	Retired	Nikola Nino Kekić	Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
50.3	Appointed	Fidelis Bautista Layog	Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
50.3	Appointed	Fidelis Bautista Layog	Titular Bishop of Girus Tarasii	Auxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
50.2	Confirmed	Youssef Abedallah Matta	Archbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel
40.2	Appointed	Milan Stipić	Apostolic Administrator of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia	Bishop
19 Mar	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon	Bishop of Daet, Philippines	Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
55.6	Appointed	Piergiorgio Bertoldi	Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique	Apostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
75.0	Retired	Flavio Calle Zapata	Archbishop of Ibagué, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
58.7	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P.	Titular Bishop of Carinola	Bishop of Carora, Venezuela
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Gianfranco Gallone	Titular Archbishop of Motula	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
56.7	Ordained Bishop	Juan Gómez	Titular Bishop of Semta	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
50.2	Appointed	Leopoldo Ndakalako	Bishop of Menongue, Angola
48.6	Appointed	Joseph Eciru Oliach	Bishop of Soroti, Uganda
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Carlos José de Oliveira	Bishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
86.6	Died	Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia †	Archbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
63.7	Appointed	Jean-Marie Antoine Joseph Speich	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
63.7	Appointed	Jean-Marie Antoine Joseph Speich	Apostolic Delegate to Kosovo	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
57.4	Appointed	Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen	Apostolic Nuncio to South Sudan	Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
20 Mar	83.6	Died	Joseph Victor Adamec †	Bishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
48.6	Installed	Rex Andrew Clement Alarcon	Bishop of Daet, Philippines	Archbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
58.0	Appointed	Luis Dario Martín	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
58.0	Appointed	Luis Dario Martín	Titular Bishop of Bisenzio	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
87.5	Died	Antonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan
47.6	Ceased	Ronald Anthony P. Timoner	Administrator of Daet, Philippines
21 Mar	53.1	Appointed	Miguel Fernando González Mariño	Apostolic Administrator of Ibagué, Colombia	Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
61.0	Ordained Bishop	Hency Martínez Vargas	Bishop of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia
97.5	Died	Francis Anthony Quinn †	Bishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA
69.6	Died	Paul Kouassivi Vieira †	Bishop of Djougou, Benin
22 Mar	52.3	Appointed	Diamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C.	Bishop of Tete, Mozambique
82.6	Died	Dino De Antoni †	Archbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy
23 Mar	73.9	Appointed	Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap.	Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
73.9	Resigned	Celestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Copiapó, Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
51.8	Installed	João Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
53.8	Installed	Ángel Francisco Caraballo Fermín	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela
77.2	Retired	Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Santiago de Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
24 Mar	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Susitino Sionepoe, S.M.	Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
25 Mar	59.4	Appointed	Cosme Damian Racines Almedilla	Bishop of Butuan, Philippines
58.6	Appointed	Alexandre Yikyi Bazié	Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
58.6	Appointed	Alexandre Yikyi Bazié	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
62.5	Installed	Robert John Byrne, C.O.	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
58.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Lawrence Coffey	Titular Bishop of Arsacal	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
49.3	Appointed	Leo Magdugo Dalmao, C.M.F.	Prelate of Isabela, Philippines
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Salvador González Morales	Titular Bishop of Lacubaza	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
52.3	Installed	Ronald Ignacio (Bong) Lunas †	Bishop of Pagadian, Philippines
61.7	Ordained Bishop	William James Muhm	Titular Bishop of Capsus	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
81.7	Died	Antonio Napoletano, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
45.4	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Enrique Samaniego López	Titular Bishop of Cillium	Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
52.3	Appointed	Toma Adly Zaki	Bishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt
26 Mar	53.3	Appointed	Tymon Tytus Chmielecki	Apostolic Nuncio to Guinea	Apostolic Nuncio
53.3	Appointed	Tymon Tytus Chmielecki	Apostolic Nuncio to Mali	Apostolic Nuncio
53.3	Appointed	Tymon Tytus Chmielecki	Titular Archbishop of Tres Tabernae	Apostolic Nuncio
78.8	Retired	Harry Entwistle	Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia	Ordinary Emeritus
68.2	Appointed	Carl Leonard Reid	Ordinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Australia	Ordinary Emeritus
86.0	Died	Isidro Sala Ribera †	Bishop Emeritus of Abancay, Peru
27 Mar	54.2	Confirmed	Nathanael Nizar Wadih Semaan	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop of Adiabene (Syrian), Iraq
28 Mar	57.0	Appointed	Michael Mulhall	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
75.5	Retired	Brendan Michael O’Brien	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Mar	56.8	Installed	Robert John Brennan	Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
61.4	Appointed	Novatus Rugambwa	Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand	Apostolic Nuncio
61.4	Appointed	Novatus Rugambwa	Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean	Apostolic Nuncio
74.1	Died	Michele Russo, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop Emeritus of Doba, Chad
30 Mar	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Walter Jorge Pinto	Bishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil
31 Mar	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Américo Manuel Alves Aguiar	Titular Bishop of Dagnum	Cardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal
49.2	Installed	Michael Gerber	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
64.9	Ordained Bishop	Marco Salvi	Titular Bishop of Termae Himerae	Bishop of Civita Castellana, Italy

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