The Year of Our Lord 2020

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Apr 63.1 Appointed Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

76.1 Retired Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I. Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus

2 Apr 49.2 Appointed Bulus Dauwa Yohanna Bishop of Kontagora, Nigeria

45.8 Appointed Giorgio Marengo, I.M.C. Cardinal, Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

45.8 Appointed Giorgio Marengo, I.M.C. Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana Cardinal, Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

65.3 Appointed Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru

77.1 Retired Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A. Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru Bishop Emeritus

3 Apr 75.7 Retired Edward Kenneth Braxton Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.7 Appointed Krzysztof Chudzio Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland

56.7 Appointed Krzysztof Chudzio Titular Bishop of Marazanae Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland

97.9 Died Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, O.S.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy

55.7 Appointed Michael George McGovern Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

4 Apr 46.6 Appointed Francisco Castro Lalupú Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, Peru

46.6 Appointed Francisco Castro Lalupú Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, Peru

54.3 Appointed Charlie Malapitan Inzon, O.M.I. Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines

6 Apr 95.5 Died Stephen Sulyk † Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA

8 Apr 50.7 Appointed Augusto Zampini Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Secretary Emeritus

9 Apr 43.2 Appointed Arjan Dodaj, F.D.C. Auxiliary Bishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania Archbishop

43.2 Appointed Arjan Dodaj, F.D.C. Titular Bishop of Lestrona Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania

70.0 Died Clément-Joseph Hannouche † Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt

67.2 Appointed Antonio Mura Bishop of Lanusei, Italy Bishop of Nuoro, Italy

10 Apr 87.3 Died Nicholas Marcus Fernando † Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka

11 Apr 88.2 Died Mariano De Nicolò † Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy

75.2 Died Alojz Uran † Archbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia

12 Apr 75.8 Died Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain

53.9 Installed Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon

14 Apr 70.4 Appointed Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F. Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan

49.4 Appointed Charles Peters Barthélus Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti

70.5 Died Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. † Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil

61.0 Died Miguel Ángel D’Annibale † Bishop of San Martín, Argentina

76.0 Retired Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. † Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti Bishop Emeritus

15 Apr 75.2 Retired André de Witte † Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

70.0 Resigned José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel Bishop of Callao, Peru Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Adimir Antônio Mazali Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

74.4 Died Dorick McGowan Wright † Bishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles

100.4 Died Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Roraima, Brazil

82.7 Died Gérard Mulumba Kalemba † Bishop Emeritus of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

64.5 Appointed Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A. Apostolic Administrator of Callao, Peru Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

39.9 Appointed Yaacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan Patriarchal Administrator of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), Palestine

39.9 Appointed Yaacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan Patriarchal Administrator of Sudan and South Sudan (Syrian) Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), Palestine

75.9 Retired Arthur Joseph Serratelli Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA Bishop Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil

50.2 Appointed Kevin James Sweeney Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA

16 Apr 56.4 Appointed Grzegorz Suchodolski Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland

56.4 Appointed Grzegorz Suchodolski Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland

17 Apr 82.2 Died Paul Collin † Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem (Chaldean), Palestine

66.5 Appointed Francisco Montecillo Padilla Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

62.5 Appointed Novatus Rugambwa Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio

18 Apr 55.5 Appointed Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo Archbishop

61.7 Ordained Bishop Salvator Niciteretse Bishop of Bururi, Burundi

21 Apr 60.8 Appointed Robert William Marshall Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA

22 Apr 62.1 Appointed Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia

77.3 Retired Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

23 Apr 94.6 Died Patrick Leo McCartie † Bishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain

25 Apr 58.7 Appointed Lambert Bainomugisha Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda

75.8 Retired Paul Kamuza Bakyenga † Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda Archbishop Emeritus

55.5 Appointed Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez Apostolic Administrator of Puerto Carreño, Colombia Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia

50.0 Appointed Michael Francis Crotty Apostolic Nuncio to Niger Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

58.1 Appointed Luis José Rueda Aparicio Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia

77.5 Retired Rubén Salazar Gómez Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

26 Apr 85.1 Died Emilio Simeón Allué Carcasona, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

28 Apr 91.5 Died Silas Silvius Njiru † Bishop Emeritus of Meru, Kenya

29 Apr 83.4 Died Philippe Jean Louis Breton † Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France

57.1 Installed Peter Ebere Okpaleke Cardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria

30 Apr 59.7 Appointed Alessandro Damiano Coadjutor Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy Archbishop

79.6 Retired Erminio De Scalzi Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

53.4 Appointed Giovanni Luca Raimondi Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

53.4 Appointed Giovanni Luca Raimondi Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

78.7 Retired Luigi Stucchi † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

60.2 Appointed Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

60.2 Appointed Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

96.3 Died Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto † Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Apr	63.1	Appointed	Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
76.1	Retired	Jabulani Adatus Nxumalo, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
2 Apr	49.2	Appointed	Bulus Dauwa Yohanna	Bishop of Kontagora, Nigeria
45.8	Appointed	Giorgio Marengo, I.M.C.	Cardinal, Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
45.8	Appointed	Giorgio Marengo, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana	Cardinal, Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
65.3	Appointed	Cristóbal Bernardo Mejía Corral	Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru
77.1	Retired	Daniel Thomas Turley Murphy, O.S.A.	Bishop of Chulucanas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr	75.7	Retired	Edward Kenneth Braxton	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Krzysztof Chudzio	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
56.7	Appointed	Krzysztof Chudzio	Titular Bishop of Marazanae	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
97.9	Died	Giovanni Paolo Gibertini, O.S.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy
55.7	Appointed	Michael George McGovern	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
4 Apr	46.6	Appointed	Francisco Castro Lalupú	Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
46.6	Appointed	Francisco Castro Lalupú	Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena	Auxiliary Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
54.3	Appointed	Charlie Malapitan Inzon, O.M.I.	Vicar Apostolic of Jolo, Philippines
6 Apr	95.5	Died	Stephen Sulyk †	Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
8 Apr	50.7	Appointed	Augusto Zampini	Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development	Secretary Emeritus
9 Apr	43.2	Appointed	Arjan Dodaj, F.D.C.	Auxiliary Bishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania	Archbishop
43.2	Appointed	Arjan Dodaj, F.D.C.	Titular Bishop of Lestrona	Archbishop of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
70.0	Died	Clément-Joseph Hannouche †	Bishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt
67.2	Appointed	Antonio Mura	Bishop of Lanusei, Italy	Bishop of Nuoro, Italy
10 Apr	87.3	Died	Nicholas Marcus Fernando †	Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo, Sri Lanka
11 Apr	88.2	Died	Mariano De Nicolò †	Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
75.2	Died	Alojz Uran †	Archbishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
12 Apr	75.8	Died	Camillo Ballin, M.C.C.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Arabia, Bahrain
53.9	Installed	Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba	Archbishop of Libreville, Gabon
14 Apr	70.4	Appointed	Josep Maria Abella Batlle, C.M.F.	Bishop of Fukuoka, Japan
49.4	Appointed	Charles Peters Barthélus	Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti
70.5	Died	Aldo di Cillo Pagotto, S.S.S. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraíba, Brazil
61.0	Died	Miguel Ángel D’Annibale †	Bishop of San Martín, Argentina
76.0	Retired	Pierre-Antoine Paulo, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Port-de-Paix, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
15 Apr	75.2	Retired	André de Witte †	Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
70.0	Resigned	José Luis Del Palacio y Pérez-Medel	Bishop of Callao, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Adimir Antônio Mazali	Bishop of Erexim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
74.4	Died	Dorick McGowan Wright †	Bishop Emeritus of Belize City-Belmopan, Belize, Antilles
100.4	Died	Aldo Mongiano, I.M.C. †	Bishop Emeritus of Roraima, Brazil
82.7	Died	Gérard Mulumba Kalemba †	Bishop Emeritus of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
64.5	Appointed	Robert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.	Apostolic Administrator of Callao, Peru	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
39.9	Appointed	Yaacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan	Patriarchal Administrator of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt	Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), Palestine
39.9	Appointed	Yaacoub Camil Afram Antoine Semaan	Patriarchal Administrator of Sudan and South Sudan (Syrian)	Patriarchal Exarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Palestine and Jordan) (Syrian), Palestine
75.9	Retired	Arthur Joseph Serratelli	Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA	Bishop Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho	Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil
50.2	Appointed	Kevin James Sweeney	Bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, USA
16 Apr	56.4	Appointed	Grzegorz Suchodolski	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
56.4	Appointed	Grzegorz Suchodolski	Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta	Auxiliary Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
17 Apr	82.2	Died	Paul Collin †	Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Jerusalem (Chaldean), Palestine
66.5	Appointed	Francisco Montecillo Padilla	Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala
62.5	Appointed	Novatus Rugambwa	Apostolic Nuncio to Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio
18 Apr	55.5	Appointed	Bienvenu Manamika Bafouakouahou	Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo	Archbishop
61.7	Ordained Bishop	Salvator Niciteretse	Bishop of Bururi, Burundi
21 Apr	60.8	Appointed	Robert William Marshall	Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, USA
22 Apr	62.1	Appointed	Francisco Antonio Ceballos Escobar, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia
77.3	Retired	Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta	Bishop of Riohacha, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
23 Apr	94.6	Died	Patrick Leo McCartie †	Bishop Emeritus of Northampton, England, Great Britain
25 Apr	58.7	Appointed	Lambert Bainomugisha	Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda
75.8	Retired	Paul Kamuza Bakyenga †	Archbishop of Mbarara, Uganda	Archbishop Emeritus
55.5	Appointed	Raúl Alfonso Carrillo Martínez	Apostolic Administrator of Puerto Carreño, Colombia	Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
50.0	Appointed	Michael Francis Crotty	Apostolic Nuncio to Niger	Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria
58.1	Appointed	Luis José Rueda Aparicio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
77.5	Retired	Rubén Salazar Gómez	Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
26 Apr	85.1	Died	Emilio Simeón Allué Carcasona, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
28 Apr	91.5	Died	Silas Silvius Njiru †	Bishop Emeritus of Meru, Kenya
29 Apr	83.4	Died	Philippe Jean Louis Breton †	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
57.1	Installed	Peter Ebere Okpaleke	Cardinal, Bishop of Ekwulobia, Nigeria
30 Apr	59.7	Appointed	Alessandro Damiano	Coadjutor Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy	Archbishop
79.6	Retired	Erminio De Scalzi	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.4	Appointed	Giovanni Luca Raimondi	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
53.4	Appointed	Giovanni Luca Raimondi	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
78.7	Retired	Luigi Stucchi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
60.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Natale Vegezzi	Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
96.3	Died	Manuel da Silva Vieira Pinto †	Archbishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique

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