The Year of Our Lord 2024

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Apr 80.5 Died José Trinidad González Rodríguez † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

2 Apr 67.8 Resigned José Antonio Eguren Anselmi Archbishop of Piura, Peru Archbishop Emeritus

70.3 Appointed Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares Apostolic Administrator of Piura, Peru Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru

3 Apr 41.1 Appointed Robert (Krikor) Badichah, I.C.P.B. Titular Bishop of Artvin degli Armeni Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon

41.1 Confirmed Robert (Krikor) Badichah, I.C.P.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon

49.1 Appointed Parsegh (Manuel) Baghdassarian, I.C.P.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (Armenian), California, USA

49.1 Appointed Parsegh (Manuel) Baghdassarian, I.C.P.B. Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (Armenian), California, USA

58.5 Succeeded Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M. Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil

60.7 Appointed Víctor Carabés Chávez, M.N.M. Bishop of Tenancingo, México, México

81.9 Died Vitus Huonder † Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland

71.6 Resigned Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm. Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

4 Apr 75.9 Appointed Ilario Antoniazzi Apostolic Administrator of Tunis, Tunisia Archbishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Ilario Antoniazzi Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia Archbishop Emeritus

94.1 Died Thomas John Gumbleton † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA

49.0 Appointed Nicolas Pierre Jean Lhernould Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia

49.0 Appointed Nicolas Pierre Jean Lhernould Apostolic Administrator of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia

55.4 Installed Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México

62.6 Ordained Bishop Francis Tirkey Bishop of Purnea, India

5 Apr 60.4 Appointed Enrique José Balzan Caruana Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile

60.4 Appointed Enrique José Balzan Caruana Titular Bishop of La Imperial Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile

48.8 Appointed Uladzimir Huljaj (Huliai, Gulyai)) Coadjutor Bishop of Grodno, Belarus Bishop

62.1 Ordained Bishop Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal Bishop of Indore, India

75.2 Ceased Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D. Apostolic Administrator of Indore, India Bishop Emeritus

6 Apr 55.9 Ceased Roberto Pío Álvarez Apostolic Administrator of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Bishop of Rawson, Argentina

70.2 Appointed Angelo De Donatis Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary

56.2 Appointed Simião Purificaçao Fernandes Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India

56.2 Appointed Simião Purificaçao Fernandes Titular Bishop of Saldae Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India

61.3 Ordained Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Wote, Kenya

70.8 Appointed Daniele Libanori, S.J. Official of the Roman Curia - Other

47.5 Ordained Bishop Danival Milagres Coelho Titular Bishop of Vatarba Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil

51.0 Ordained Bishop Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania Bishop of Kenya, Military

79.5 Retired Mauro Piacenza Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus

60.6 Ordained Bishop Bernard Lancy Pinto Bishop of Aurangabad, India

75.1 Ceased Ambrose Rebello Apostolic Administrator of Aurangabad, India Bishop Emeritus

53.3 Appointed Baldassare Reina Apostolic Administrator of Ostia, Italy Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy

56.8 Ordained Bishop Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk Titular Archbishop of Voli Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe

57.2 Installed Jorge Luis Wagner Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

7 Apr 63.5 Ordained Bishop Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S. Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil

69.7 Ceased Moacir Silva Apostolic Administrator of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

8 Apr 78.0 Ceased Gerald Almeida Apostolic Administrator of Jabalpur, India Bishop Emeritus

56.8 Ordained Bishop Jesu Gaspar Valan Arasu Bishop of Jabalpur, India

78.0 Retired Christo Proykov Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria Bishop Emeritus

58.2 Appointed Petko Valov Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria

9 Apr 54.5 Ordained Bishop Duming Dias Bishop of Karwar, India

71.8 Resigned Ángel Fernández Collado Bishop of Albacete, Spain Bishop Emeritus

69.9 Ceased Derek Fernandes Apostolic Administrator of Karwar, India Bishop of Belgaum, India

67.0 Resigned Peter Joseph Jugis Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Bishop Emeritus

62.3 Appointed Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

69.8 Ceased Udumala Bala Showreddy Apostolic Administrator of Khammam, India Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, India

67.9 Ordained Bishop Prakash Sagili Bishop of Khammam, India

10 Apr 59.8 Died Martin James Chambers † Bishop-Elect of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain

52.9 Appointed Paul Dempsey Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland

52.9 Appointed Paul Dempsey Titular Bishop of Sita Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland

70.7 Appointed Kevin Peter Doran Apostolic Administrator of Achonry, Ireland Bishop of Elphin, Ireland

65.9 Appointed Francis Duffy Apostolic Administrator of Killala, Ireland Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland

76.1 Retired John Fleming Bishop of Killala, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

11 Apr 63.4 Ordained Bishop Paul Kyung Sang Lee Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)

13 Apr 57.7 Installed Josef Nuzík Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia

14 Apr 67.1 Installed Hervé Jean Robert Giraud Bishop of Viviers, France

78.4 Ceased Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr. Apostolic Administrator of Nouakchott, Mauritania Bishop Emeritus

71.1 Installed Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J. Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland

51.0 Ordained Bishop Victor Ndione Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania

48.9 Ordained Bishop Jean Désiré Razafinirina Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar

15 Apr 51.3 Appointed Martin Banga Ayanyaki, O.S.A. Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

45.7 Appointed Filippo Ciampanelli Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches

91.5 Died Pedro Rubiano Sàenz † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia

16 Apr 55.2 Appointed Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa

55.2 Appointed Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa

54.2 Appointed Mitja Leskovar Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of

18 Apr 77.1 Retired Giuseppe Betori Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

54.8 Appointed Gherardo Gambelli Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy

19 Apr 60.4 Appointed Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador

60.4 Appointed Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera Titular Bishop of Medeli Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador

67.4 Appointed Martin Krebs Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland

20 Apr 50.1 Ordained Bishop Domenico Beneventi Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy

59.5 Appointed Reynaldo Bendijo Bersabal Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

59.5 Appointed Reynaldo Bendijo Bersabal Titular Bishop of Balecium Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA

55.4 Installed François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France

63.6 Ordained Bishop Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. Titular Archbishop of Ursona Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

63.6 Resigned Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. Titular Archbishop of Ursona Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

49.1 Ordained Bishop Giordano Piccinotti, S.D.B. Titular Archbishop of Gradisca President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

21 Apr 67.5 Ceased Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot Apostolic Administrator of Strasbourg, France Bishop of Metz, France

67.0 Installed Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy Archbishop of Strasbourg, France

78.2 Installed Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre Cardinal-Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America

55.6 Ordained Bishop Edilson de Souza Silva Titular Bishop of Badiae Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

62.3 Ordained Bishop Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist. Bishop of Girona, Spain

22 Apr 63.8 Appointed James Paul Curry Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

63.8 Appointed James Paul Curry Titular Bishop of Ramsbiria Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

23 Apr 48.7 Appointed José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez † Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

48.7 Appointed José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez † Titular Bishop of Vergi Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

54.6 Appointed Vicente Martín Muñoz Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

54.6 Appointed Vicente Martín Muñoz Titular Bishop of Valliposita Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain

57.5 Appointed Artur Ważny Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland

24 Apr 75.2 Retired Francisco Canindé Palhano Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Appointed Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C. Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil

50.1 Ordained Bishop Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D. Bishop of Kurnool, India

25 Apr 53.7 Appointed Timothy Francis Menezes Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

53.7 Appointed Timothy Francis Menezes Titular Bishop of Thugga Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

63.5 Appointed Richard Adrian Walker Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

63.5 Appointed Richard Adrian Walker Titular Bishop of Murthlacum Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

26 Apr 83.2 Died Peter William Ingham † Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia

27 Apr 59.8 Ordained Bishop Martin James Chambers † Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain Bishop-Elect

64.7 Ordained Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P. Coadjutor Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop

58.1 Ordained Bishop Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M. Bishop of David, Panama

46.3 Ordained Bishop Moïse Tinguiano Bishop of Boké, Guinea

56.1 Ceased Rafael Valdivieso Miranda Apostolic Administrator of David, Panama Bishop of Chitré, Panama

28 Apr 46.3 Installed Moïse Tinguiano Bishop of Boké, Guinea

29 Apr 72.0 Resigned Keith Newton Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain Ordinary Emeritus

62.8 Appointed David Arthur Waller Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain

30 Apr 74.8 Retired Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

59.9 Appointed Geraldo dos Reis Maia Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil

60.4 Ordained Bishop Karnam Dhaman Kumar, M.S.F.S. Bishop of Nalgonda, India

62.4 Ceased Anthony Poola Apostolic Administrator of Nalgonda, India Cardinal, Archbishop of Hyderabad, India

64.8 Appointed Alfonso Raimo Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

64.8 Appointed Alfonso Raimo Titular Bishop of Termae Himerae Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Apr	80.5	Died	José Trinidad González Rodríguez †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
2 Apr	67.8	Resigned	José Antonio Eguren Anselmi	Archbishop of Piura, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus
70.3	Appointed	Guillermo Teodoro Elías Millares	Apostolic Administrator of Piura, Peru	Auxiliary Bishop of Lima, Peru
3 Apr	41.1	Appointed	Robert (Krikor) Badichah, I.C.P.B.	Titular Bishop of Artvin degli Armeni	Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
41.1	Confirmed	Robert (Krikor) Badichah, I.C.P.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
49.1	Appointed	Parsegh (Manuel) Baghdassarian, I.C.P.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (Armenian), California, USA
49.1	Appointed	Parsegh (Manuel) Baghdassarian, I.C.P.B.	Titular Bishop of Comana Armeniae	Auxiliary Bishop of Our Lady of Nareg in Glendale (Armenian), California, USA
58.5	Succeeded	Carlos Alberto Breis Pereira, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
60.7	Appointed	Víctor Carabés Chávez, M.N.M.	Bishop of Tenancingo, México, México
81.9	Died	Vitus Huonder †	Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
71.6	Resigned	Antônio Muniz Fernandes, O. Carm.	Archbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
4 Apr	75.9	Appointed	Ilario Antoniazzi	Apostolic Administrator of Tunis, Tunisia	Archbishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Ilario Antoniazzi	Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia	Archbishop Emeritus
94.1	Died	Thomas John Gumbleton †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
49.0	Appointed	Nicolas Pierre Jean Lhernould	Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia
49.0	Appointed	Nicolas Pierre Jean Lhernould	Apostolic Administrator of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria	Archbishop of Tunis, Tunisia
55.4	Installed	Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa	Bishop of Autlán, Jalisco, México
62.6	Ordained Bishop	Francis Tirkey	Bishop of Purnea, India
5 Apr	60.4	Appointed	Enrique José Balzan Caruana	Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile
60.4	Appointed	Enrique José Balzan Caruana	Titular Bishop of La Imperial	Auxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile
48.8	Appointed	Uladzimir Huljaj (Huliai, Gulyai))	Coadjutor Bishop of Grodno, Belarus	Bishop
62.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Mathew Kuttimackal	Bishop of Indore, India
75.2	Ceased	Chacko Thottumarickal, S.V.D.	Apostolic Administrator of Indore, India	Bishop Emeritus
6 Apr	55.9	Ceased	Roberto Pío Álvarez	Apostolic Administrator of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Bishop of Rawson, Argentina
70.2	Appointed	Angelo De Donatis	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
56.2	Appointed	Simião Purificaçao Fernandes	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India
56.2	Appointed	Simião Purificaçao Fernandes	Titular Bishop of Saldae	Auxiliary Bishop of Goa e Damão, India
61.3	Ordained Bishop	Simon Peter Kamomoe	Titular Bishop of Thubunae in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Wote, Kenya
70.8	Appointed	Daniele Libanori, S.J.	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Danival Milagres Coelho	Titular Bishop of Vatarba	Auxiliary Bishop of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Wallace Ng’ang’a Gachihi	Titular Bishop of Thucca in Mauretania	Bishop of Kenya, Military
79.5	Retired	Mauro Piacenza	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus
60.6	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Lancy Pinto	Bishop of Aurangabad, India
75.1	Ceased	Ambrose Rebello	Apostolic Administrator of Aurangabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	Baldassare Reina	Apostolic Administrator of Ostia, Italy	Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
56.8	Ordained Bishop	Janusz Stanisław Urbańczyk	Titular Archbishop of Voli	Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe
57.2	Installed	Jorge Luis Wagner	Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
7 Apr	63.5	Ordained Bishop	Eugênio Barbosa Martins, S.S.S.	Bishop of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
69.7	Ceased	Moacir Silva	Apostolic Administrator of São João da Boa Vista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
8 Apr	78.0	Ceased	Gerald Almeida	Apostolic Administrator of Jabalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
56.8	Ordained Bishop	Jesu Gaspar Valan Arasu	Bishop of Jabalpur, India
78.0	Retired	Christo Proykov	Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria	Bishop Emeritus
58.2	Appointed	Petko Valov	Bishop of Saint John XXIII of Sofia (Bulgarian), Bulgaria
9 Apr	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Duming Dias	Bishop of Karwar, India
71.8	Resigned	Ángel Fernández Collado	Bishop of Albacete, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
69.9	Ceased	Derek Fernandes	Apostolic Administrator of Karwar, India	Bishop of Belgaum, India
67.0	Resigned	Peter Joseph Jugis	Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Bishop Emeritus
62.3	Appointed	Michael Thomas Martin, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
69.8	Ceased	Udumala Bala Showreddy	Apostolic Administrator of Khammam, India	Archbishop of Visakhapatnam, India
67.9	Ordained Bishop	Prakash Sagili	Bishop of Khammam, India
10 Apr	59.8	Died	Martin James Chambers †	Bishop-Elect of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
52.9	Appointed	Paul Dempsey	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
52.9	Appointed	Paul Dempsey	Titular Bishop of Sita	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
70.7	Appointed	Kevin Peter Doran	Apostolic Administrator of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
65.9	Appointed	Francis Duffy	Apostolic Administrator of Killala, Ireland	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
76.1	Retired	John Fleming	Bishop of Killala, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
11 Apr	63.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Kyung Sang Lee	Titular Bishop of Germania in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop of Seoul, Korea (South)
13 Apr	57.7	Installed	Josef Nuzík	Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
14 Apr	67.1	Installed	Hervé Jean Robert Giraud	Bishop of Viviers, France
78.4	Ceased	Martin Albert Happe, M. Afr.	Apostolic Administrator of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop Emeritus
71.1	Installed	Alexander Aloysius (Alan) McGuckian, S.J.	Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
51.0	Ordained Bishop	Victor Ndione	Bishop of Nouakchott, Mauritania
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean Désiré Razafinirina	Bishop of Morombe, Madagascar
15 Apr	51.3	Appointed	Martin Banga Ayanyaki, O.S.A.	Bishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
45.7	Appointed	Filippo Ciampanelli	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
91.5	Died	Pedro Rubiano Sàenz †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
16 Apr	55.2	Appointed	Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński	Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa
55.2	Appointed	Henryk Mieczysław Jagodziński	Apostolic Nuncio to Lesotho	Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa
54.2	Appointed	Mitja Leskovar	Apostolic Nuncio to Congo, Democratic Republic of
18 Apr	77.1	Retired	Giuseppe Betori	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.8	Appointed	Gherardo Gambelli	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
19 Apr	60.4	Appointed	Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
60.4	Appointed	Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera	Titular Bishop of Medeli	Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
67.4	Appointed	Martin Krebs	Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland
20 Apr	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Beneventi	Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy
59.5	Appointed	Reynaldo Bendijo Bersabal	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
59.5	Appointed	Reynaldo Bendijo Bersabal	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
55.4	Installed	François-Xavier Bustillo, O.F.M. Conv.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea	Cardinal, Bishop of Ajaccio, France
63.6	Ordained Bishop	Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B.	Titular Archbishop of Ursona	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
63.6	Resigned	Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B.	Titular Archbishop of Ursona	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
49.1	Ordained Bishop	Giordano Piccinotti, S.D.B.	Titular Archbishop of Gradisca	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
21 Apr	67.5	Ceased	Philippe Gabriel Marie Augustin Ballot	Apostolic Administrator of Strasbourg, France	Bishop of Metz, France
67.0	Installed	Pascal Michel Ghislain Delannoy	Archbishop of Strasbourg, France
78.2	Installed	Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre	Cardinal-Deacon of San Benedetto fuori Porta San Paolo	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to United States of America
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Edilson de Souza Silva	Titular Bishop of Badiae	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
62.3	Ordained Bishop	Octavi Vilà Mayo, O. Cist.	Bishop of Girona, Spain
22 Apr	63.8	Appointed	James Paul Curry	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
63.8	Appointed	James Paul Curry	Titular Bishop of Ramsbiria	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
23 Apr	48.7	Appointed	José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
48.7	Appointed	José Antonio Álvarez Sánchez †	Titular Bishop of Vergi	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
54.6	Appointed	Vicente Martín Muñoz	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
54.6	Appointed	Vicente Martín Muñoz	Titular Bishop of Valliposita	Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Spain
57.5	Appointed	Artur Ważny	Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
24 Apr	75.2	Retired	Francisco Canindé Palhano	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Appointed	Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos, M.S.C.	Bishop of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Gorantla, O.C.D.	Bishop of Kurnool, India
25 Apr	53.7	Appointed	Timothy Francis Menezes	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
53.7	Appointed	Timothy Francis Menezes	Titular Bishop of Thugga	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
63.5	Appointed	Richard Adrian Walker	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
63.5	Appointed	Richard Adrian Walker	Titular Bishop of Murthlacum	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
26 Apr	83.2	Died	Peter William Ingham †	Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong, Australia
27 Apr	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Martin James Chambers †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop-Elect
64.7	Ordained Bishop	Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado, M.S.P.	Coadjutor Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop
58.1	Ordained Bishop	Luis Enrique Saldaña Guerra, O.F.M.	Bishop of David, Panama
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Moïse Tinguiano	Bishop of Boké, Guinea
56.1	Ceased	Rafael Valdivieso Miranda	Apostolic Administrator of David, Panama	Bishop of Chitré, Panama
28 Apr	46.3	Installed	Moïse Tinguiano	Bishop of Boké, Guinea
29 Apr	72.0	Resigned	Keith Newton	Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain	Ordinary Emeritus
62.8	Appointed	David Arthur Waller	Ordinary of Our Lady of Walsingham, England, Great Britain
30 Apr	74.8	Retired	Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
59.9	Appointed	Geraldo dos Reis Maia	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
60.4	Ordained Bishop	Karnam Dhaman Kumar, M.S.F.S.	Bishop of Nalgonda, India
62.4	Ceased	Anthony Poola	Apostolic Administrator of Nalgonda, India	Cardinal, Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
64.8	Appointed	Alfonso Raimo	Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy
64.8	Appointed	Alfonso Raimo	Titular Bishop of Termae Himerae	Auxiliary Bishop of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno, Italy

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