The Year of Our Lord 1932

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Mar 40.2 Appointed Giuseppe Franciolini † Bishop of Cortona, Italy Bishop Emeritus

3 Mar 53.8 Appointed Luigi Drago † Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy

Born Rosendo Huesca Pacheco † Archbishop Emeritus of Puebla de los Ángeles, México

54.3 Appointed Gustavo Matteoni † Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena, Italy Archbishop

54.3 Appointed Gustavo Matteoni † Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia Archbishop of Siena, Italy

4 Mar Born Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México

35.8 Appointed William Cecil McGrath (MacGrath), S.F.M. † Prefect of Lishui [Lishui], China Prefect Emeritus

6 Mar 66.7 Died Władysław Bandurski † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lviv, Ukraine

26.8 Ordained Priest Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North)

25.0 Ordained Priest Paternus Nicholas Joannes Cornelius Geise, O.F.M. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Bogor, Indonesia

25.3 Ordained Priest Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania

42.1 Ordained Bishop Timoteo Giorgio Raymundos, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece Bishop Emeritus

7 Mar Born Augusto Beuzeville Ferro † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru

Born Joseph Henry Ganda † Archbishop Emeritus of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone

8 Mar Born Nicholas Carmen Dattilo † Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Born Patrick Edward O’Connor † Superior Emeritus of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)

Born Rodolfo Quezada Toruño † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala

9 Mar 74.4 Died Thomas Joseph Shahan † Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis

10 Mar Born Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika † Titular Bishop of Belesasa

12 Mar 22.5 Ordained Priest Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France

Born Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. † Apostolic Nuncio

26.3 Ordained Priest Clemente Carranza y López † Priest of Managua, Nicaragua Bishop of Esteli, Nicaragua

24.8 Ordained Deacon Jean Émile André Marie Maury † Deacon of Agen, France Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France

24.6 Ordained Priest Emiliano Pied, S.M.M. † Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary Prefect of Vichada, Colombia

22.4 Ordained Priest Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. † Priest of Society of the Divine Word Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

23.9 Ordained Priest Neemeh Simaan † Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

15 Mar Born Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M. Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal

48.5 Appointed John William Heffernan, C.S.Sp. † Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar, Kenya Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

48.5 Appointed John William Heffernan, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Uzippari Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya

55.2 Appointed Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Milevum Vicar Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

55.2 Appointed Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. † Vicar Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

49.6 Died Arnold Verstraelen, S.V.D. † Vicar Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia

17 Mar Born Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala

37.6 Appointed Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. † Superior General of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions Prefect Emeritus of Ogoja, Nigeria

18 Mar 42.6 Appointed Paul Adam Curran, O.P. † Superior of Kienow [Jian’ou], China Prefect of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], China

Born Arthur Luysterman Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

50.4 Appointed Luiz Scortegagna † Coadjutor Bishop of Espírito Santo, Brazil Bishop

50.4 Appointed Luiz Scortegagna † Titular Bishop of Phocaea Bishop of Espírito Santo, Brazil

19 Mar Born Władysław Bobowski † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland

32.8 Ordained Bishop René Marie Graffin, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Mosynopolis Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon

47.6 Ordained Bishop Josephus Hubertus Gulielmus Lemmens † Titular Bishop of Cardicium Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands

24.8 Ordained Priest Vicente Posada Reyes † Priest of Manila, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Cabanatuan, Philippines

23.9 Ordained Priest Angelo Tarantino, F.S.C.J. † Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Arua, Uganda

Born Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea

20 Mar 28.8 Ordained Deacon Federico Kaiser Depel, M.S.C. † Deacon of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Prelate Emeritus of Caravelí, Peru

24 Mar 47.5 Appointed Joseph Georges Edouard Michaud, M. Afr. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Uganda Vicar Apostolic

25 Mar Born Matthew Francis Ustrzycki Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

26 Mar 22.3 Ordained Priest José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios † Priest of León, Guanajuato, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México

23.1 Ordained Priest Dominic Romuald Basil Athaide, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Archbishop of Agra, India

26.5 Ordained Priest Michał Blecharczyk † Priest of Tarnów, Poland Auxiliary Bishop

22.4 Ordained Priest Mario Luigi Ciappi, O.P. † Priest of Order of Friars Preachers Cardinal, Theologian Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household

47.6 Succeeded Josephus Hubertus Gulielmus Lemmens † Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands Bishop Emeritus

61.7 Died Zygmunt Konstanty Antoni Łoziński † Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus

24.5 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Piazzi † Priest of Cremona, Italy Bishop of Bergamo, Italy

70.6 Died Laurentius Josephus Antonius Hubertus Schrijnen (Schrynen) † Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands

27 Mar 26.0 Ordained Priest Vasile Cristea, A.A. † Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus

30 Mar 49.3 Appointed Beniamino Ubaldi † Bishop of Gubbio, Italy

58.0 Appointed Laurenz Matthias Vincenz † Coadjutor Bishop of Chur, Switzerland Bishop

58.0 Appointed Laurenz Matthias Vincenz † Titular Bishop of Paphus Bishop of Chur, Switzerland

31 Mar Born Silvio Cesare Bonicelli † Bishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy

71.5 Died Eduardo Maldonado Calvo † Bishop of Tunja, Colombia

1 Apr Born Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

78.7 Died Luigi Spandre † Bishop of Asti, Italy

2 Apr Born Edward Michael Egan † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

27.9 Ordained Priest Raymond Peter Hillinger † Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Rockford, Illinois, USA

25.5 Ordained Priest Orestes Marengo, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Tezpur, India

3 Apr 53.9 Ordained Bishop Luigi Drago † Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy

Born José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain

40.1 Ordained Bishop Romuald Denis Hayes, S.S.C. † Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia

4 Apr Born Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. † Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military

Born Hugolino Felix Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador

52.3 Appointed Nicola Colangelo † Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy Bishop of Nardò, Italy

7 Apr 48.7 Appointed Moisés Alves de Pinho, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Angola e Congo Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola

8 Apr Born Alexander James Quinn † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA

10 Apr 43.9 Ordained Bishop Carlo Agostini † Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

50.5 Ordained Bishop Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Petinessus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ninghsia, China

39.9 Died Fiorenzo Umberto Tessiatore, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Sianfu, China

12 Apr Born Rubén Héctor di Monte † Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

Born Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Born Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Ramón, Peru

13 Apr 44.6 Ordained Bishop Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. † Bishop of Coimbatore, India Bishop Emeritus

14 Apr Born António dos Santos † Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal

38.2 Appointed Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. † Prefect of Fushun [Fushun], China Superior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America

17 Apr 50.3 Ordained Bishop Léon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Adraa Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China

Born Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)

20 Apr 54.5 Ordained Bishop Wilhelm Stockums † Titular Bishop of Erythrae Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

21 Apr 67.5 Died Friedrich Gustav Piffl, C.R.S.A. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria

22 Apr 77.4 Appointed Pierre Chatelus † Titular Archbishop of Leucas Bishop Emeritus of Nevers, France

77.4 Retired Pierre Chatelus † Bishop of Nevers, France Bishop Emeritus

Born Anthony Soter Fernandez † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Born George Mamalassery † Bishop Emeritus of Tura, India

43.9 Appointed Pietro Moretti, O.F.M. † Superior of Tungchow [Tongzhou], China Prefect of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China

24 Apr 39.2 Ordained Bishop John Zhang Bide (Chang Pi-te) † Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos Bishop Emeritus of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China

Born Carmelo Echenagusia Uribe † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bilbao, Spain

40.2 Installed Romuald Denis Hayes, S.S.C. † Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia

26 Apr 55.8 Appointed Julien Marie Amédée Nouailles, SS.CC. † Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

55.8 Appointed Julien Marie Amédée Nouailles, SS.CC. † Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

27 Apr Born Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France

63.1 Died Nicola Rotoli, O.F.M. † Bishop of Isernia e Venafro, Italy

29 Apr Born John Martin Dougherty † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Mar	40.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Franciolini †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Mar	53.8	Appointed	Luigi Drago †	Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy
	Born	Rosendo Huesca Pacheco †		Archbishop Emeritus of Puebla de los Ángeles, México
54.3	Appointed	Gustavo Matteoni †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Siena, Italy	Archbishop
54.3	Appointed	Gustavo Matteoni †	Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in Pisidia	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
4 Mar		Born	Raymundo López Mateos, O.F.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
35.8	Appointed	William Cecil McGrath (MacGrath), S.F.M. †	Prefect of Lishui [Lishui], China	Prefect Emeritus
6 Mar	66.7	Died	Władysław Bandurski †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lviv, Ukraine
26.8	Ordained Priest	Timotheus (Franz Xaver) Bitterli, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Tŏkwon {Tokugen}, Korea (North)
25.0	Ordained Priest	Paternus Nicholas Joannes Cornelius Geise, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Bogor, Indonesia
25.3	Ordained Priest	Anthony Victor Haelg (Hälg), O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
42.1	Ordained Bishop	Timoteo Giorgio Raymundos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar		Born	Augusto Beuzeville Ferro †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Piura, Peru
	Born	Joseph Henry Ganda †		Archbishop Emeritus of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone
8 Mar		Born	Nicholas Carmen Dattilo †		Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
	Born	Patrick Edward O’Connor †		Superior Emeritus of Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)
	Born	Rodolfo Quezada Toruño †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
9 Mar	74.4	Died	Thomas Joseph Shahan †	Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis
10 Mar		Born	Joachim Mbadu Kikhela Kupika †		Titular Bishop of Belesasa
12 Mar	22.5	Ordained Priest	Bernard-Pierre-Edmond Alix †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
	Born	Marco Dino Brogi, O.F.M. †		Apostolic Nuncio
26.3	Ordained Priest	Clemente Carranza y López †	Priest of Managua, Nicaragua	Bishop of Esteli, Nicaragua
24.8	Ordained Deacon	Jean Émile André Marie Maury †	Deacon of Agen, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Reims, France
24.6	Ordained Priest	Emiliano Pied, S.M.M. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Prefect of Vichada, Colombia
22.4	Ordained Priest	Geraldo de Proença Sigaud, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Archbishop Emeritus of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23.9	Ordained Priest	Neemeh Simaan †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
15 Mar		Born	Augusto César Alves Ferreira da Silva, C.M.		Bishop Emeritus of Portalegre-Castelo Branco, Portugal
48.5	Appointed	John William Heffernan, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar, Kenya	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
48.5	Appointed	John William Heffernan, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Uzippari	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nairobi, Kenya
55.2	Appointed	Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Vicar Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
55.2	Appointed	Jean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
49.6	Died	Arnold Verstraelen, S.V.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia
17 Mar		Born	Mario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
37.6	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. †	Superior General of St. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions	Prefect Emeritus of Ogoja, Nigeria
18 Mar	42.6	Appointed	Paul Adam Curran, O.P. †	Superior of Kienow [Jian’ou], China	Prefect of Jian’ou [Kienow, Kienning], China
	Born	Arthur Luysterman		Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
50.4	Appointed	Luiz Scortegagna †	Coadjutor Bishop of Espírito Santo, Brazil	Bishop
50.4	Appointed	Luiz Scortegagna †	Titular Bishop of Phocaea	Bishop of Espírito Santo, Brazil
19 Mar		Born	Władysław Bobowski †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
32.8	Ordained Bishop	René Marie Graffin, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Mosynopolis	Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
47.6	Ordained Bishop	Josephus Hubertus Gulielmus Lemmens †	Titular Bishop of Cardicium	Bishop Emeritus of Roermond, Netherlands
24.8	Ordained Priest	Vicente Posada Reyes †	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Cabanatuan, Philippines
23.9	Ordained Priest	Angelo Tarantino, F.S.C.J. †	Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Arua, Uganda
	Born	Henry Anthony A. van Lieshout, C.M.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Lae, Papua New Guinea
20 Mar	28.8	Ordained Deacon	Federico Kaiser Depel, M.S.C. †	Deacon of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Prelate Emeritus of Caravelí, Peru
24 Mar	47.5	Appointed	Joseph Georges Edouard Michaud, M. Afr. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Uganda	Vicar Apostolic
25 Mar		Born	Matthew Francis Ustrzycki		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
26 Mar	22.3	Ordained Priest	José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios †	Priest of León, Guanajuato, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
23.1	Ordained Priest	Dominic Romuald Basil Athaide, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop of Agra, India
26.5	Ordained Priest	Michał Blecharczyk †	Priest of Tarnów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
22.4	Ordained Priest	Mario Luigi Ciappi, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Theologian Emeritus of the Prefecture of the Papal Household
47.6	Succeeded	Josephus Hubertus Gulielmus Lemmens †	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus
61.7	Died	Zygmunt Konstanty Antoni Łoziński †	Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus
24.5	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Piazzi †	Priest of Cremona, Italy	Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
70.6	Died	Laurentius Josephus Antonius Hubertus Schrijnen (Schrynen) †	Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
27 Mar	26.0	Ordained Priest	Vasile Cristea, A.A. †	Priest of Augustinians of the Assumption	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
30 Mar	49.3	Appointed	Beniamino Ubaldi †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
58.0	Appointed	Laurenz Matthias Vincenz †	Coadjutor Bishop of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop
58.0	Appointed	Laurenz Matthias Vincenz †	Titular Bishop of Paphus	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
31 Mar		Born	Silvio Cesare Bonicelli †		Bishop Emeritus of Parma (-Fontevivo), Italy
71.5	Died	Eduardo Maldonado Calvo †	Bishop of Tunja, Colombia
1 Apr		Born	Izidoro Kosinski, C.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
78.7	Died	Luigi Spandre †	Bishop of Asti, Italy
2 Apr		Born	Edward Michael Egan †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
27.9	Ordained Priest	Raymond Peter Hillinger †	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Rockford, Illinois, USA
25.5	Ordained Priest	Orestes Marengo, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Tezpur, India
3 Apr	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Drago †	Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy
	Born	José Higinio Gómez González, O.F.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Romuald Denis Hayes, S.S.C. †	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
4 Apr		Born	Antonio Juan Baseotto, C.Ss.R. †		Bishop Emeritus of Argentina, Military
	Born	Hugolino Felix Cerasuolo Stacey, O.F.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador
52.3	Appointed	Nicola Colangelo †	Bishop of Oppido Mamertina, Italy	Bishop of Nardò, Italy
7 Apr	48.7	Appointed	Moisés Alves de Pinho, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Angola e Congo	Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
8 Apr		Born	Alexander James Quinn †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
10 Apr	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Agostini †	Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy	Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
50.5	Ordained Bishop	Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Petinessus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ninghsia, China
39.9	Died	Fiorenzo Umberto Tessiatore, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sianfu, China
12 Apr		Born	Rubén Héctor di Monte †		Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
	Born	Ignace Matondo Kwa Nzambi, C.I.C.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	Born	Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Ramón, Peru
13 Apr	44.6	Ordained Bishop	Marie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Coimbatore, India	Bishop Emeritus
14 Apr		Born	António dos Santos †		Bishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
38.2	Appointed	Raymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †	Prefect of Fushun [Fushun], China	Superior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
17 Apr	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Léon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Adraa	Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
	Born	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. †		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)
20 Apr	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Wilhelm Stockums †	Titular Bishop of Erythrae	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
21 Apr	67.5	Died	Friedrich Gustav Piffl, C.R.S.A. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
22 Apr	77.4	Appointed	Pierre Chatelus †	Titular Archbishop of Leucas	Bishop Emeritus of Nevers, France
77.4	Retired	Pierre Chatelus †	Bishop of Nevers, France	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Anthony Soter Fernandez †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Born	George Mamalassery †		Bishop Emeritus of Tura, India
43.9	Appointed	Pietro Moretti, O.F.M. †	Superior of Tungchow [Tongzhou], China	Prefect of Tongzhou [Tungchow], China
24 Apr	39.2	Ordained Bishop	John Zhang Bide (Chang Pi-te) †	Titular Bishop of Antipyrgos	Bishop Emeritus of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China
	Born	Carmelo Echenagusia Uribe †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bilbao, Spain
40.2	Installed	Romuald Denis Hayes, S.S.C. †	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
26 Apr	55.8	Appointed	Julien Marie Amédée Nouailles, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
55.8	Appointed	Julien Marie Amédée Nouailles, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
27 Apr		Born	Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon, C.I.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
63.1	Died	Nicola Rotoli, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Isernia e Venafro, Italy
29 Apr		Born	John Martin Dougherty †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

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