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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Jan54.5SucceededPeter Lê Tấn LợiBishop of Cần Thơ, Viet Nam
74.8RetiredStephanus Tri Bữu ThiênBishop of Cần Thơ, Viet NamBishop Emeritus
3 Jan91.3DiedWilliam Leo Higi †Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette in Indiana, USA
4 Jan58.4InstalledEuginius Longakit Cañete, M. J.Bishop of Gumaca, Philippines
48.7Ordained BishopRenato Tarantelli BaccariTitular Bishop of CamplumVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy
CeasedRamón D. UriarteAdministrator of Gumaca, PhilippinesPriest
5 Jan74.3ResignedEduards PavlovskisBishop of Jelgava, LatviaBishop Emeritus
61.7InstalledMarcellin RandriamamonjyBishop of Farafangana, Madagascar
61.4InstalledPaul SimickBishop of Bagdogra, India
69.8AppointedZbigņev StankevičsApostolic Administrator of Jelgava, LatviaArchbishop of Riga, Latvia
70.5AppointedDésiré TsarahazanaApostolic Administrator of Fenoarivo Atsinanana, MadagascarCardinal, Archbishop of Toamasina, Madagascar
6 Jan57.8Ordained BishopJosivaldo José BezerraTitular Bishop of PataraAuxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
59.7AppointedSimona Brambilla, M. C.Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
77.7RetiredJoão Bráz de AvizPrefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic LifeCardinal, Prefect Emeritus
59.9CeasedPedro Alberto Bustamante LópezApostolic Administrator of Ayaviri, PeruBishop of Huánuco, Peru
53.7Ordained BishopBenigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M.Prelate of Ayaviri, Peru
64.3AppointedÁngel Fernández Artime, S.D.B.Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
77.0RetiredWilton Daniel GregoryArchbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.6AppointedGeorge (Jerzy) Kołodziej, S.D.S.Bishop of Bunbury, AustraliaBishop-Elect
75.0DiedJohn Bosco Panya Kritcharoen †Bishop Emeritus of Ratchaburi, Thailand
70.9AppointedRobert Walter McElroyCardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
76.4DiedRaymond Saw Po Ray †Bishop Emeritus of Mawlamyine, Myanmar
7 Jan68.7AppointedAntonio Giuseppe CaiazzoArchbishop (Personal Title) of Cesena-Sarsina, ItalyBishop
65.8AppointedCharles Jason GordonApostolic Administrator of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, AntillesArchbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
68.5InstalledCelmo Lazzari, C.S.I.Vicar Apostolic of Napo, Ecuador
90.9ConfirmedGiovanni Battista ReCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
75.2RetiredDouglas RegattieriBishop of Cesena-Sarsina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
72.2ResignedDominique Marie Jean Rey, Comm. l'Emm.Bishop of Fréjus-Toulon, FranceBishop Emeritus
83.1CeasedJesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap.Apostolic Administrator of Napo, EcuadorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador
77.5RetiredLuigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B.Bishop of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, AntillesBishop Emeritus
59.6SucceededFrançois Marie Pierre TouvetBishop of Fréjus-Toulon, France
79.3DiedJoseph Trần Xuân Tiếu †Bishop Emeritus of Long Xuyên, Viet Nam
8 Jan59.2Ordained BishopMoacir Goulart de Figueredo, M.S.C.Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
75.7RetiredAngelo Massafra, O.F.M.Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, AlbaniaArchbishop Emeritus
59.5SucceededGiovanni Peragine, B.Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
9 Jan65.5AppointedPablo Modesto González Pérez, S.D.B.Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela
57.9AppointedFranck Henri JavaryBishop of Châlons, FranceBishop-Elect
51.3Ordained BishopAnthony Das PilliCoadjutor Bishop of Nellore, India
10 Jan65.4AppointedAlan Edward CampeauBishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaBishop-Elect
11 Jan69.2AppointedFrancis Xavier Vira ArpondratanaArchbishop of Bangkok, Thailand
59.9Ordained BishopFabio Baggio, C.S.Titular Archbishop of UrusiCardinal, Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
59.9ResignedFabio Baggio, C.S.Titular Archbishop of UrusiCardinal, Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
54.6AppointedJustin Georges EbengueBishop of Yokadouma, CameroonBishop-Elect
57.0Ordained BishopArturo Javier García PérezTitular Bishop of TamazeniAuxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
55.0AppointedJoseph PamplanyArchiepiscopal Vicar of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), IndiaArchbishop of Tellicherry (Syro-Malabar), India
59.5InstalledGiovanni Peragine, B.Archbishop of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
78.6ResignedBosco PuthurApostolic Administrator of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia
58.4Ordained BishopFernando Enrique Ramón CasasTitular Bishop of PertusaAuxiliary Bishop of Valencia, Spain
53.0Ordained BishopSimón Bolívar Sánchez CarriónTitular Archbishop of RosellaApostolic Nuncio to Honduras
12 Jan46.4AppointedFilippo CiampanelliTitular Bishop of Aquae in MauretaniaUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
51.7Ordained BishopJohn Mung-ngawn La Sam, M.F.Bishop of Myitkyina, Myanmar
59.4AppointedCarlo Maria PolvaniTitular Archbishop of RegiaeSecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
59.4AppointedCarlo Maria PolvaniSecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
14 Jan67.0AppointedJérôme Daniel BeauArchbishop of Poitiers, France
80.7RetiredMichel-Marie-Bernard Calvet, S.M.Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus
49.6ResignedAriel Galido, M.S.C.Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Prefect Emeritus
63.8InstalledJeffrey Scott GrobArchbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
76.9DiedLadislav Hučko †Apostolic Exarch of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)
60.8AppointedGábor PintérApostolic Nuncio to Palau, Pacific (Oceania)Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
60.8AppointedGábor PintérApostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania)Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
60.8AppointedGábor PintérApostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
81.1ConfirmedLeonardo SandriVice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of CardinalsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
52.7AppointedTamati Alefosio Sefo, M.S.C.Prefect of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
60.0AppointedSusitino Sionepoe, S.M.Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
15 Jan62.4AppointedMaurizio Claudio BraviApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
62.4AppointedMaurizio Claudio BraviApostolic Nuncio to Solomon IslandsApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
62.4AppointedMaurizio Claudio BraviTitular Archbishop of TolentinoApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
61.1InstalledNolly Camingue BucoBishop of Catarman, Philippines
58.3SelectedJoseph Cai BingruiBishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
59.3ResignedMauro LalliApostolic Nuncio to Papua New GuineaApostolic Nuncio
59.3ResignedMauro LalliApostolic Nuncio to Solomon IslandsApostolic Nuncio
16 Jan54.7AppointedJackson Murugara, I.M.C.Coadjutor Bishop of Meru, KenyaCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
18 Jan45.5Ordained BishopFredrik HansenCoadjutor Bishop of Oslo, Norway
50.6InstalledJesús Vidal ChamorroBishop of Segovia, Spain
20 Jan75.6RetiredDaniel Nicholas DiNardoArchbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USACardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
51.4Ordained BishopAnthony Ji WeizhongBishop of Lüliang, China
67.5AppointedJoe Steve VásquezArchbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
21 Jan76.5RetiredLuigi BonazziApostolic Nuncio to AlbaniaApostolic Nuncio
22 Jan61.9AppointedJosef GrünwidlApostolic Administrator of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
80.0RetiredChristoph Schönborn, O.P.Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, AustriaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.8Ordained BishopAgustinus Tri Budi UtomoBishop of Surabaya, Indonesia
23 Jan58.3InstalledJoseph Cai BingruiBishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
50.5AppointedEstêvão Ângelo FernandoBishop of Alto Molócuè, MozambiqueBishop-Elect
57.4InstalledJohn RodriguesCoadjutor Archbishop of Bombay, IndiaArchbishop
24 Jan51.4AppointedGeorge Jacob KoovakadCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
25 Jan64.9AppointedJosé Armando Álvarez CanoCoadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
56.0AppointedMikael Bassalé, I.C.P.B.Ordinary of Greece (Armenian)
63.8ResignedHovsep Joseph Bezazian (Bezouzou)Apostolic Administrator of Greece (Armenian)Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
68.3InstalledStephen BrislinCardinal, Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
80.0RetiredOswald GraciasArchbishop of Bombay, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
61.7Ordained BishopNereudo Freire HenriqueTitular Bishop of MoptaAuxiliary Bishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
76.1RetiredJohn (Gordon) MacWilliam, M. Afr.Bishop of Laghouat, AlgeriaBishop Emeritus
55.4AppointedVíctor Melchor Quintana QuezadaBishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, MéxicoBishop-Elect
57.4SucceededJohn RodriguesArchbishop of Bombay, India
77.2RetiredJoseph SamaBishop of Nouna, Burkina FasoBishop Emeritus
56.3AppointedGuy Mukasa SanonBishop of Nouna, Burkina FasoBishop-Elect
53.5AppointedDiego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr.Bishop of Laghouat, AlgeriaBishop-Elect
78.0DiedTito Banchong Thopanhong †PriestApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Luang Prabang, Laos
51.1AppointedAugustine Thang Zawm HungBishop of Mindat, MyanmarBishop-Elect
26 Jan54.8Ordained BishopSérgio Manuel Ribeiro DinisBishop of Portugal, Military
28 Jan49.5Ordained BishopArtur Olexandrovych BubnevychBishop of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA
69.2CeasedKurt Richard BurnetteApostolic Administrator of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USABishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA
57.3AppointedJaime Alberto Cabrera ArcosBishop of Garzón, ColombiaBishop-Elect
58.3InstalledRuben Caballero LabajoBishop of Prosperidad, Philippines
55.6AppointedRomanus Elamu MihalièBishop of Iringa, TanzaniaBishop-Elect
76.2RetiredTarcisius NgalalekumtwaBishop of Iringa, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus
56.8AppointedPaolo RicciardiBishop of Jesi, Italy
75.2RetiredGerardo RocconiBishop of Jesi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
29 Jan84.8Died[Richard Nelson Williamson] †Bishop
31 Jan68.3AppointedStephen BrislinApostolic Administrator of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South AfricaCardinal, Archbishop of Johannesburg, South Africa
79.5RetiredTerence Robert CurtinAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.6AppointedJohannes FreitagAuxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau, AustriaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
52.6AppointedJohannes FreitagTitular Bishop of GuzabetaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Graz-Seckau, Austria
75.9RetiredAníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D.Bishop of San Jacinto, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
60.4AppointedGustavo Adolfo Rosales EscobarBishop of San Jacinto, Ecuador
69.9ResignedGiuseppe SciaccaPresident of the Labour Office of the Apostolic SeePresident Emeritus
57.3AppointedMarco SprizziPresident of the Labour Office of the Apostolic See
1 Feb60.0InstalledFabio Baggio, C.S.Cardinal-Deacon of San Filippo Neri in EurosiaCardinal, Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
66.0AppointedJosé María BaliñaAuxiliary Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina
66.0AppointedJosé María BaliñaTitular Bishop of UbazaAuxiliary Bishop of Chascomús, Argentina
57.6Ordained BishopSamuel Ferreira de Lima, O.F.M.Titular Bishop of NasbincaAuxiliary Bishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
55.8Ordained BishopRene Ramirez, R.C.J.Titular Bishop of MaurianaAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia
62.5AppointedPeter Štumpf, S.D.B.Apostolic Administrator of Murska Sobota, SloveniaBishop of Koper, Slovenia
62.5InstalledPeter Štumpf, S.D.B.Bishop of Koper, Slovenia
52.0Ordained BishopThinh Xuan NguyenTitular Bishop of MadaurusAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia
2 Feb55.5AppointedMidyphil Bermejo BillonesArchbishop of Jaro, Philippines
59.3InstalledLaurent Birfuoré DabiréArchbishop of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
56.0Ordained BishopAndreas GeßmannTitular Bishop of Castro di SardegnaAuxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany
55.3Ordained BishopTesfaye Tadesse Gebresilasie, M.C.C.I.Titular Bishop of CleopatrisAuxiliary Bishop of Addis Abeba (Ethiopian), Ethiopia
76.0RetiredJose Romeo Juanito Orquejo LazoArchbishop of Jaro, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus
49.0Ordained BishopStephan Lipke, S.J.Titular Bishop of ArenaAuxiliary Bishop of Trasfigurazione a Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
58.5AppointedThéophile NaréApostolic Administrator of Dori, Burkina FasoBishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso
94.0DiedAbílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé e Príncipe
3 Feb66.0InstalledPrudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
4 Feb83.8DiedSarhad Yawsip Hermiz Jammo †Bishop Emeritus of Saint Peter the Apostle of San Diego (Chaldean), USA
5 Feb51.8AppointedPeter Chao Yung-ChiAuxiliary Bishop of Taipei, TaiwanAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
51.8AppointedPeter Chao Yung-ChiTitular Bishop of RusguniaeAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Taipei, Taiwan
58.6AppointedWaldemar Passini DalbelloCoadjutor Bishop of Anápolis, Goias, Brazil
6 Feb75.3RetiredGiovanni Paolo BenottoArchbishop of Pisa, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
66.3AppointedSaverio Antonio Gennaro Cannistrà, O.C.D.Archbishop of Pisa, ItalyArchbishop-Elect
52.5AppointedDavid KoudougouBishop of Tenkodogo, Burkina FasoBishop-Elect
69.3AppointedRobert Francis Prevost, O.S.A.Cardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops
57.4AppointedSamuele SangalliTitular Archbishop of ZellaAdjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
8 Feb63.0AppointedSelvarajan DasanCoadjutor Bishop of Neyyattinkara, IndiaCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
56.8Ordained BishopRubén Gregorio Delgado CarmonaBishop of San Felipe, Venezuela
48.6AppointedBernard LalooAuxiliary Bishop of Shillong, IndiaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
48.6AppointedBernard LalooTitular Bishop of TrofimianaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Shillong, India
70.2Ordained BishopPhilip Adisak Phorn-NgamBishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand
70.6AppointedUdumala Bala ShowreddyArchbishop of Visakhapatnam, India
64.4InstalledJaime Spengler, O.F.M.Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio Magno alla Magliana NuovaCardinal, Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
77.4RetiredClement TirkeyBishop of Jalpaiguri, IndiaBishop Emeritus
64.1AppointedFabian ToppoBishop of Jalpaiguri, IndiaBishop-Elect
9 Feb57.7Ordained BishopMario FarciBishop of Iglesias, Italy
61.8InstalledOdelir José Magri, M.C.C.I.Archbishop of Chapecó, Santa Catarina, Brazil
46.1Ordained BishopMerhakristos Gobezayehu Getachew YilmaVicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia
10 Feb90.5DiedFabio de Jesús Morales Grisales, C.Ss.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Mocoa-Sibundoy, Colombia
11 Feb76.5RetiredHéctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M.Archbishop of Trujillo, PeruArchbishop Emeritus
62.8AppointedJuan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.Bishop of Xochimilco, México, México
61.8AppointedAnthony Gerard PercyAuxiliary Bishop of Sydney, AustraliaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
61.8AppointedAnthony Gerard PercyTitular Bishop of AppiariaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Sydney, Australia
78.1RetiredAndrés Vargas PeñaBishop of Xochimilco, México, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
76.3RetiredAllen Henry VigneronArchbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USAArchbishop Emeritus
65.0AppointedGilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J.Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
64.1AppointedEdward Joseph WeisenburgerArchbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
12 Feb57.3AppointedRobert Gerald CaseyArchbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
59.2AppointedJohn Edward Keehner, Jr.Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USABishop-Elect
67.5InstalledLinus Lee Seong-hyoBishop of Masan, Korea (South)
77.7RetiredRalph Walker NicklessBishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USABishop Emeritus
66.7AppointedRichard Francis ReidyBishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USABishop-Elect
76.6RetiredDennis Marion SchnurrArchbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USAArchbishop Emeritus
74.1CeasedPaul Shin Eun-geunApostolic Administrator of Masan, Korea (South)Priest
87.2DiedGiuseppe Verucchi †Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
13 Feb95.9DiedEdgerton Roland Clarke †Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston in Jamaica, Antilles
59.1ResignedCarlos María Domínguez, O.A.R.Bishop of San Rafael, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
64.6AppointedMarcelo Fabián MazzitelliApostolic Administrator of San Rafael, ArgentinaAuxiliary Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina
75.2RetiredPaul Tschang In-NamApostolic Nuncio to NetherlandsApostolic Nuncio
14 Feb56.6AppointedVítor Agnaldo de MenezesArchbishop of Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
60.8AppointedCharles Duval, C.Ss.R.Coadjutor Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, CanadaCoadjutor Archbishop-Elect
59.5Ordained BishopCarlo Maria PolvaniTitular Archbishop of RegiaeSecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
51.4AppointedAntônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilBishop-Elect
15 Feb64.4AppointedLéonidas NiterekaBishop of Rutana, BurundiBishop-Elect
68.1AppointedEmmanuel Ntakarutimana, O.P.Bishop of Bubanza, BurundiBishop-Elect
54.5InstalledDaniele SaleraBishop of Ivrea, Italy
16 Feb71.6AppointedKevin Peter DoranBishop of Achonry, IrelandBishop of Elphin, Ireland
57.7InstalledMario FarciBishop of Iglesias, Italy
48.3Ordained BishopÉtienne Patrick Christian Marie GuilletBishop of Saint-Denis, France
49.8Ordained BishopRui Augusto Jardim GouveiaTitular Bishop of AradiAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
82.5CeasedArrigo MiglioApostolic Administrator of Iglesias, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
17 Feb52.5AppointedGiuseppe Luigi SpigaBishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, BrazilBishop-Elect
18 Feb75.7RetiredJean-Pierre BlaisBishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
62.1AppointedPierre Charland, O.F.M.Bishop of Baie-Comeau, Québec, CanadaBishop-Elect
19 Feb90.0DiedNicolás Antonio Castellanos Franco, O.S.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
46.5Ordained BishopFilippo CiampanelliTitular Bishop of Aquae in MauretaniaUnder Secretary of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
90.0DiedWilliam Walsh †Bishop Emeritus of Killaloe, Ireland
20 Feb56.4AppointedFrançois GourdonBishop of Saint-Dié, FranceBishop-Elect
54.9InstalledSérgio Manuel Ribeiro DinisBishop of Portugal, Military
60.1CeasedRui Manuel Sousa Valério, S.M.M.Apostolic Administrator of Portugal, MilitaryPatriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.
21 Feb61.2Ordained BishopJean TailleurTitular Bishop of AboraAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Québec, Canada
22 Feb59.6Ordained BishopAnthonypillai GnanapragasamBishop of Mannar, Sri LankaBishop-Elect
81.4CeasedFrancesco BiasinApostolic Administrator of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
62.5Ordained BishopMaurizio Claudio BraviTitular Archbishop of TolentinoApostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea
52.9Ordained BishopProkop BrožTitular Bishop of LitomyšlAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Hradec Králové, Czechia
74.9InstalledCarlos Gustavo Castillo MattasoglioCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Casal BocconeCardinal, Archbishop of Lima, Peru
61.6Ordained BishopJoão Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D.Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop-Elect
47.8Ordained BishopJosé Roberto dos Reis, C.P.Titular Bishop of Feradi MinusAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Goiânia, Goias, Brazil
65.1InstalledErnesto Giobando, S.J.Bishop of Mar del Plata, Argentina
64.5Ordained BishopAlexander Matiz AtencioBishop of Buga, ColombiaBishop-Elect
67.8InstalledÂngelo Ademir Mezzari, R.C.J.Archbishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
66.8InstalledVictor Hugo Palma PaúlArchbishop of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
60.0InstalledClaudio PalumboBishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy
64.0CeasedRaphael p’Mony Wokorach, M.C.C.I.Apostolic Administrator of Nebbi, UgandaArchbishop of Gulu, Uganda
50.2Ordained BishopConstantine RupinyBishop of Nebbi, UgandaBishop-Elect
59.6Ordained BishopPeter Tin WaiBishop of Pyay, MyanmarBishop-Elect
53.3Ordained BishopAlberto TorrianiArchbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, ItalyArchbishop-Elect
65.0InstalledGilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J.Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
23 Feb59.6InstalledAnthonypillai GnanapragasamBishop of Mannar, Sri LankaBishop-Elect
70.8InstalledFrancisco Carlos BachArchbishop of Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil
53.0InstalledRolandas MakrickasCardinal-Deacon of Sant’EustachioCardinal, Coadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
24 Feb69.0InstalledJohn Gregory KellyBishop of Tyler, Texas, USA
67.6CeasedJoe Steve VásquezApostolic Administrator of Tyler, Texas, USAArchbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
25 Feb52.8Ordained BishopRufino Coronel Sescon Jr.Bishop of Balanga, PhilippinesBishop-Elect
26 Feb58.5InstalledAntônio de Assis Ribeiro, S.D.B.Bishop of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
45.6Ordained BishopRobert Miroslaw FedekTitular Bishop of DardanusAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Chicago, Illinois, USA
45.9Ordained BishopJose Maria Garcia MaldonadoTitular Bishop of FallabaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Chicago, Illinois, USA
65.1Ordained BishopTimothy James O’MalleyTitular Bishop of NumidaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Chicago, Illinois, USA
64.7Ordained BishopJohn Steven SiemianowskiTitular Bishop of GratianopolisAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Chicago, Illinois, USA
59.0Ordained BishopLawrence John SullivanTitular Bishop of LamphuaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Chicago, Illinois, USA
27 Feb65.5Ordained BishopAlan Edward CampeauBishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, CanadaBishop-Elect
28 Feb51.6Ordained BishopIyad TwalTitular Bishop of SimininaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
1 Mar54.9Ordained BishopBernardino GiordanoBishop of Grosseto, ItalyBishop-Elect
58.0Ordained BishopFranck Henri JavaryBishop of Châlons, FranceBishop-Elect
56.1AppointedRaffaella Petrini, F.S.E.President of the Governatorate of Vatican City StateSecretary General
56.1AppointedRaffaella Petrini, F.S.E.President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City StateSecretary General of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
52.8InstalledRufino Coronel Sescon Jr.Bishop of Balanga, PhilippinesBishop-Elect
80.0RetiredFernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C.President of the Governatorate of Vatican City StateCardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
80.0RetiredFernando Vérgez Alzaga, L.C.Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
2 Mar67.1InstalledJérôme Daniel BeauArchbishop of Poitiers, France
8 MarCeasedCharlie A. BorjaApostolic Administrator of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
54.9Ordained BishopRomeo (Romy) Duetao ConvocarBishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop-Elect
11 Mar71.0InstalledRobert Walter McElroyCardinal, Archbishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
16 Mar53.3Ordained BishopJosé Miguel Barata PereiraBishop of Guarda, PortugalBishop-Elect
68.9InstalledAntonio Giuseppe CaiazzoBishop of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy
17 Mar65.1InstalledJosé Armando Álvarez CanoCoadjutor Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
18 Mar64.2InstalledEdward Joseph WeisenburgerArchbishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
19 Mar62.9InstalledJuan María Huerta Muro, O.F.M.Bishop of Xochimilco, México, México
56.8Ordained BishopGeorge (Jerzy) Kołodziej, S.D.S.Bishop of Bunbury, AustraliaBishop-Elect
54.9Ordained BishopJackson Murugara, I.M.C.Coadjutor Bishop of Meru, KenyaCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
57.5Ordained BishopSamuele SangalliTitular Archbishop of ZellaAdjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization
53.6Ordained BishopDiego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella, M. Afr.Bishop of Laghouat, AlgeriaBishop-Elect
22 Mar56.5Ordained BishopFrançois GourdonBishop of Saint-Dié, FranceBishop-Elect
23 Mar55.0InstalledBernardino GiordanoBishop of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello, ItalyBishop-Elect of Grosseto, Italy
25 Mar57.5Ordained BishopJaime Alberto Cabrera ArcosBishop of Garzón, ColombiaBishop-Elect
59.1CeasedMiguel Fernando González MariñoApostolic Administrator of Garzón, ColombiaBishop of Espinal, Colombia
60.9Ordained BishopAnthony Adoun HongsaphongVicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos
55.6Ordained BishopVíctor Melchor Quintana QuezadaBishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, MéxicoBishop-Elect
67.7InstalledJoe Steve VásquezArchbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
27 Mar67.0InstalledRoberto Calara MallariBishop of Tarlac, Philippines
29 Mar57.0InstalledPaolo RicciardiBishop of Jesi, Italy
30 Mar55.0InstalledBernardino GiordanoBishop of Grosseto, ItalyBishop-Elect
48.7Ordained BishopBernard LalooTitular Bishop of TrofimianaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Shillong, India
53.4InstalledAlberto TorrianiArchbishop of Crotone-Santa Severina, ItalyArchbishop-Elect
3 Apr52.0Ordained BishopPeter Chao Yung-ChiTitular Bishop of RusguniaeAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Taipei, Taiwan
4 Apr62.2InstalledMurray ChatlainArchbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
12 Apr60.2InstalledSusitino Sionepoe, S.M.Archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
27 Apr51.3Ordained BishopAugustine Thang Zawm HungBishop of Mindat, MyanmarBishop-Elect
29 Apr66.9Ordained BishopRichard Francis ReidyBishop of Norwich, Connecticut, USABishop-Elect
1 May52.8Ordained BishopJohannes FreitagTitular Bishop of GuzabetaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Graz-Seckau, Austria
59.4Ordained BishopJohn Edward Keehner, Jr.Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USABishop-Elect
2 May62.0Ordained BishopAnthony Gerard PercyTitular Bishop of AppiariaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Sydney, Australia
3 May107.8BeatifiedPetro Pavlo Oros †Auxiliary Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
11 May66.6Ordained BishopSaverio Antonio Gennaro Cannistrà, O.C.D.Archbishop of Pisa, ItalyArchbishop-Elect
17 May134.6BeatifiedEduard Profittlich, S.J. †Apostolic Administrator of Estonia
51.7Ordained BishopAntônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilBishop-Elect
52.8Ordained BishopGiuseppe Luigi SpigaBishop of Grajaú, Maranhão, BrazilBishop-Elect
14 Jun51.7InstalledAntônio Ranis Rosendo Dos Santos, C.Ss.R.Bishop of Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilBishop-Elect
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