The Year of Our Lord 1938

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 81.3 Died Emilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. † Prefect Emeritus of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

Born José Doth de Oliveira † Bishop Emeritus of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil

3 Mar 71.8 Died Alfred Flocard † Bishop of Limoges, France

25.9 Ordained Priest Bruno Wüstenberg † Priest Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands

4 Mar 52.0 Confirmed Joseph-Jean Heintz † Bishop of Metz, France

Born Sam Joseph Galip Jacobs Bishop Emeritus of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA

5 Mar 56.9 Succeeded John Hugh MacDonald † Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

58.9 Died Henry Joseph O’Leary † Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

6 Mar 49.9 Ordained Bishop Pavao Butorac † Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia

44.9 Ordained Bishop Ricardo Chávez Alcazar † Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia

Born Francesco Coccopalmerio Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

Born Luis Robles Díaz † Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America

7 Mar 54.5 Appointed Louis Liagre † Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France

46.1 Appointed James Mendonça † Bishop of Trichinopoly, India Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India

58.6 Appointed Jean-Marcel Rodié † Bishop of Agen, France Bishop Emeritus

11 Mar 26.0 Ordained Priest Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.Ss.R. † Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)

12 Mar Born Jan Blaha † Bishop of the Titular See

73.6 Died William Codd † Bishop of Ferns, Ireland

23.1 Ordained Priest Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad

28.2 Ordained Priest Lawrence Pullen Hardman, S.M.M. † Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary Bishop Emeritus of Zomba, Malawi

24.2 Ordained Priest Francisco Miranda Vicente † Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain

39.1 Appointed Víctor Manuel Sanabria y Martínez † Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica

Born Juan Horacio Suárez Bishop Emeritus of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina

26.1 Ordained Priest Alfonso Zaplana Bellizza † Priest of Tacna, Peru Bishop

13 Mar 76.4 Died Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti † Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy

59.8 Ordained Bishop Leone Proserpio, S.J. † Bishop of Calicut, India

Born Ercílio Turco † Bishop Emeritus of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil

43.6 Appointed Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. † Prefect of Ogoja, Nigeria Prefect Emeritus

14 Mar Born Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar † Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de María, El Salvador

Born Florentino Ferrer Cinense Bishop Emeritus of Tarlac, Philippines

15 Mar Born José Foralosso, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil

17 Mar 66.8 Appointed Pietro Boetto, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy

52.4 Appointed Michal Buzalka † Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (Tirnava), Slovakia

52.4 Appointed Michal Buzalka † Titular Bishop of Cone Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (Tirnava), Slovakia

60.5 Appointed Réginald (Zénon) Duprat, O.P. † Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Appointed Rafael Lira Infante † Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile

35.8 Appointed Mariano Aspiras Madriaga † Bishop of Lingayen, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

52.8 Appointed William Francis Murphy † Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Born Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

47.6 Appointed Giuseppe Pronti † Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy

18 Mar 66.8 Appointed Pietro Boetto, S.J. † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy

71.2 Appointed Melquisedec del Canto Terán † Titular Bishop of Adrasus Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

71.2 Resigned Melquisedec del Canto Terán † Bishop of San Felipe, Chile Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 25.4 Ordained Priest Anthony Rayappa Arulappa † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India

53.1 Appointed Roberto Bernardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. † Bishop of San Felipe, Chile Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Ordained Bishop Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Thois Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

23.2 Ordained Priest Reginald John Delargey † Priest of Auckland, New Zealand Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand

24.4 Ordained Priest Vincent Madeley Harris † Priest of Galveston, Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA

24.5 Ordained Priest Laurentius Satoshi Nagae † Priest of Tōkyō, Japan Bishop Emeritus of Urawa, Japan

20 Mar 26.4 Ordained Priest Artemio Gabriel Casas † Priest of Manila, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines

23.7 Ordained Priest József Kacziba † Priest Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Győr (Raab), Hungary

Born Paul Zingtung Grawng † Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar

21 Mar 29.0 Ordained Priest John Shojiro Ito † Priest of Niigata, Japan Bishop Emeritus of Niigata, Japan

57.3 Appointed Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Suiyüan [Hohot], China Archbishop Emeritus of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China

57.3 Appointed Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. † Titular Bishop of Araxa Archbishop Emeritus of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China

22 Mar 62.7 Died John Barry † Bishop of Goulburn, Australia

24 Mar 66.8 Resigned Benvenuto Diego Alonso y Nistal, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

70.1 Died Gilberto Fuenzalida Guzmán † Bishop of Concepción, Chile

Born Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I. Bishop Emeritus of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica

Born Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar

25 Mar 36.4 Ordained Bishop Miguel Acebedo y Flores † Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines

25.2 Ordained Priest Gérard Couturier † Priest of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada

50.4 Ordained Bishop Bartholomew Joseph Eustace † Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA

50.0 Succeeded William Joseph Hafey † Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

23.7 Ordained Priest Antonio Iannucci † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy

Born Denis Kiwanuka Lote † Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda

41.1 Ordained Bishop Manuel Mascariñas y Morgia † Bishop of Palo, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines

65.0 Died Thomas Charles O’Reilly † Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

27 Mar 43.3 Ordained Bishop Francis Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng (Chao Cheng-sheng), S.J. † Titular Bishop of Bisica Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China

23.0 Ordained Priest Hermínio Malzone Hugo † Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

28 Mar Born Carlo Ellena Bishop Emeritus of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil

29 Mar 65.4 Appointed Francis-Xavier Gsell, M.S.C. † Bishop of Darwin, Australia

42.7 Appointed Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. † Vicar Apostolic of Nanyang [Nanyang], China Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China

42.7 Appointed Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. † Titular Bishop of Citharizum Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China

Born Manuel Monteiro de Castro Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

57.1 Appointed John Reesinck, M.H.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

57.1 Appointed John Reesinck, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Thinis Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda

30 Mar 57.3 Appointed Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece

Born Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

44.6 Appointed Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada

44.6 Appointed Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. † Titular Bishop of Limata Bishop Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada

51.1 Appointed Ubald Langlois, O.M.I. † Vicar Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada

51.1 Appointed Ubald Langlois, O.M.I. † Titular Bishop of Risinium Vicar Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada

Born Tadeusz Rakoczy Bishop Emeritus of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland

31 Mar Born Benjamín Jiménez Hernández † Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México

Born Silvano Montevecchi † Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

66.3 Died Joseph John Rice † Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA

1 Apr Born Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam

2 Apr 23.8 Ordained Priest Gerard Louis Frey † Priest of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

23.5 Ordained Priest Paolo Mosconi † Priest Apostolic Nuncio

23.2 Ordained Priest Josip Pavlišić † Priest of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia

3 Apr 27.5 Ordained Priest Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo † Priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines

Born Genival Saraiva de França Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

5 Apr 78.1 Died Louis Termier † Bishop of Tarentaise, France

8 Apr 41.7 Appointed Pacifico Calzolari, O.F.M. † Prefect of Xiangtan [Siangtan], China

Born Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo † Archbishop Emeritus of Singapore

57.4 Installed Antonio García y García † Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain

42.2 Appointed Ludwig Haag, M. Afr. † Prefect of Tukuyu, Tanzania Prefect Emeritus

9 Apr 54.0 Appointed Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto † Coadjutor Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua Archbishop

54.0 Appointed Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto † Titular Archbishop of Odessus Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua

24.0 Ordained Priest Epifanio Surban Belmonte † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Dumaguete, Philippines

10 Apr 25.2 Ordained Priest Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. † Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia

Born Ruben Tolentino Profugo † Bishop Emeritus of Lucena, Philippines

12 Apr 52.0 Appointed Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Botucatu, Brazil

70.7 Appointed Hilarin (Josef) Felder, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Geras

13 Apr 68.7 Appointed Alfonso Ferrandina † Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

68.7 Appointed Alfonso Ferrandina † Titular Bishop of Leptis Magna Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

Born Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra Bishop Emeritus of Ocaña, Colombia

14 Apr 74.0 Appointed Joseph-Lucien Giray † Titular Archbishop of Selymbria Bishop Emeritus of Cahors, France

Born Elias James John Manning, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop Emeritus of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Born Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. † Bishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil

16 Apr 27.0 Ordained Priest Ramón Pastor Bogarín Argaña † Priest Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay

22.7 Ordained Priest António Cardoso Cunha † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal

24.6 Ordained Priest Armido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. † Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia

23.6 Ordained Priest José Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto † Priest Bishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil

23.6 Ordained Priest Alfonso Niehues † Priest Archbishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil

24.3 Ordained Priest Enrique Pechuán Marín † Priest of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina

23.3 Ordained Priest Rafael Sarmiento Peralta † Priest of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia

23.7 Ordained Priest Luis Juan Tomé † Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of Mercedes, Argentina

17 Apr 32.2 Ordained Priest François Xavier Ndong Ndoutoume † Priest of Libreville, Gabon Bishop Emeritus of Oyem, Gabon

18 Apr 23.5 Ordained Priest Paul Constant Schoenmaekers † Priest Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

20 Apr Born Daniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

57.1 Appointed Ettore Felici † Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland

21 Apr 84.2 Died Alexandre-Louis-Victor-Aimé Le Roy, C.S.Sp. † Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit

23 Apr 69.0 Appointed Joseph Butt † Titular Archbishop of Nicopsis Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain

69.0 Retired Joseph Butt † Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23.5 Ordained Priest Thomas Joseph Grady † Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA

24 Apr 66.9 Ordained Bishop Pietro Boetto, S.J. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy

Born Angel Gelmi Bertocchi † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

49.0 Installed Francesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. † Prefect of Ndola, Zambia Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia

Born Joseph Nduhirubusa † Bishop Emeritus of Ruyigi, Burundi

24.4 Ordained Priest Martin Elmar Schmid, C.M.M. † Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa

51.4 Ordained Bishop José Selva e Amaral, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Metrae Prelate of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil

25 Apr 49.5 Ordained Bishop Johann Paul Odendahl Metz, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Latopolis Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica

39.2 Ordained Bishop Víctor Manuel Sanabria y Martínez † Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica

26 Apr Born Osvino José Both Archbishop Emeritus of Brazil, Military

27 Apr 64.3 Installed Thomas Joseph Walsh † Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

29 Apr 58.4 Appointed Antonijs Urbšs (Urbbs) † Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	81.3	Died	Emilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect Emeritus of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	Born	José Doth de Oliveira †		Bishop Emeritus of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil
3 Mar	71.8	Died	Alfred Flocard †	Bishop of Limoges, France
25.9	Ordained Priest	Bruno Wüstenberg †	Priest	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
4 Mar	52.0	Confirmed	Joseph-Jean Heintz †	Bishop of Metz, France
	Born	Sam Joseph Galip Jacobs		Bishop Emeritus of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
5 Mar	56.9	Succeeded	John Hugh MacDonald †	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
58.9	Died	Henry Joseph O’Leary †	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
6 Mar	49.9	Ordained Bishop	Pavao Butorac †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Chávez Alcazar †	Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia
	Born	Francesco Coccopalmerio		Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
	Born	Luis Robles Díaz †		Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America
7 Mar	54.5	Appointed	Louis Liagre †	Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
46.1	Appointed	James Mendonça †	Bishop of Trichinopoly, India	Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India
58.6	Appointed	Jean-Marcel Rodié †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
11 Mar	26.0	Ordained Priest	Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)
12 Mar		Born	Jan Blaha †		Bishop of the Titular See
73.6	Died	William Codd †	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
23.1	Ordained Priest	Samuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
28.2	Ordained Priest	Lawrence Pullen Hardman, S.M.M. †	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Bishop Emeritus of Zomba, Malawi
24.2	Ordained Priest	Francisco Miranda Vicente †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
39.1	Appointed	Víctor Manuel Sanabria y Martínez †	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
	Born	Juan Horacio Suárez		Bishop Emeritus of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina
26.1	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Zaplana Bellizza †	Priest of Tacna, Peru	Bishop
13 Mar	76.4	Died	Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
59.8	Ordained Bishop	Leone Proserpio, S.J. †	Bishop of Calicut, India
	Born	Ercílio Turco †		Bishop Emeritus of Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43.6	Appointed	Patrick Joseph Whitney, S.P.S. †	Prefect of Ogoja, Nigeria	Prefect Emeritus
14 Mar		Born	Rodrigo Orlando Cabrera Cuéllar †		Bishop Emeritus of Santiago de María, El Salvador
	Born	Florentino Ferrer Cinense		Bishop Emeritus of Tarlac, Philippines
15 Mar		Born	José Foralosso, S.D.B. †		Bishop Emeritus of Marabá, Para, Brazil
17 Mar	66.8	Appointed	Pietro Boetto, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
52.4	Appointed	Michal Buzalka †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (Tirnava), Slovakia
52.4	Appointed	Michal Buzalka †	Titular Bishop of Cone	Auxiliary Bishop of Trnava (Tirnava), Slovakia
60.5	Appointed	Réginald (Zénon) Duprat, O.P. †	Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Appointed	Rafael Lira Infante †	Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile
35.8	Appointed	Mariano Aspiras Madriaga †	Bishop of Lingayen, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
52.8	Appointed	William Francis Murphy †	Bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, USA
	Born	Keith Michael Patrick O’Brien †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
47.6	Appointed	Giuseppe Pronti †	Bishop of Acquapendente, Italy	Bishop of Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino, Italy
18 Mar	66.8	Appointed	Pietro Boetto, S.J. †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
71.2	Appointed	Melquisedec del Canto Terán †	Titular Bishop of Adrasus	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
71.2	Resigned	Melquisedec del Canto Terán †	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	25.4	Ordained Priest	Anthony Rayappa Arulappa †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India
53.1	Appointed	Roberto Bernardino Berríos Gaínza, O.F.M. †	Bishop of San Felipe, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Frédéric Marie Blessing, O.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Thois	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bondo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
23.2	Ordained Priest	Reginald John Delargey †	Priest of Auckland, New Zealand	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
24.4	Ordained Priest	Vincent Madeley Harris †	Priest of Galveston, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
24.5	Ordained Priest	Laurentius Satoshi Nagae †	Priest of Tōkyō, Japan	Bishop Emeritus of Urawa, Japan
20 Mar	26.4	Ordained Priest	Artemio Gabriel Casas †	Priest of Manila, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Jaro, Philippines
23.7	Ordained Priest	József Kacziba †	Priest	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Győr (Raab), Hungary
	Born	Paul Zingtung Grawng †		Archbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
21 Mar	29.0	Ordained Priest	John Shojiro Ito †	Priest of Niigata, Japan	Bishop Emeritus of Niigata, Japan
57.3	Appointed	Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Suiyüan [Hohot], China	Archbishop Emeritus of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
57.3	Appointed	Louis Morel, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Araxa	Archbishop Emeritus of Hohhot [Suiyüan], China
22 Mar	62.7	Died	John Barry †	Bishop of Goulburn, Australia
24 Mar	66.8	Resigned	Benvenuto Diego Alonso y Nistal, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Caroní, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
70.1	Died	Gilberto Fuenzalida Guzmán †	Bishop of Concepción, Chile
	Born	Vittorino Girardi Stellin, M.C.C.I.		Bishop Emeritus of Tilarán-Liberia, Costa Rica
	Born	Michel Malo, Ist. del Prado		Archbishop Emeritus of Antsiranana, Madagascar
25 Mar	36.4	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Acebedo y Flores †	Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines
25.2	Ordained Priest	Gérard Couturier †	Priest of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hauterive, Québec, Canada
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Bartholomew Joseph Eustace †	Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
50.0	Succeeded	William Joseph Hafey †	Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
23.7	Ordained Priest	Antonio Iannucci †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
	Born	Denis Kiwanuka Lote †		Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
41.1	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Mascariñas y Morgia †	Bishop of Palo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
65.0	Died	Thomas Charles O’Reilly †	Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
27 Mar	43.3	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng (Chao Cheng-sheng), S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Bisica	Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
23.0	Ordained Priest	Hermínio Malzone Hugo †	Priest of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28 Mar		Born	Carlo Ellena		Bishop Emeritus of Zé-Doca, Maranhão, Brazil
29 Mar	65.4	Appointed	Francis-Xavier Gsell, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Darwin, Australia
42.7	Appointed	Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Nanyang [Nanyang], China	Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
42.7	Appointed	Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Citharizum	Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
	Born	Manuel Monteiro de Castro		Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
57.1	Appointed	John Reesinck, M.H.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	John Reesinck, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Thinis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, Uganda
30 Mar	57.3	Appointed	Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece
	Born	Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
44.6	Appointed	Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
44.6	Appointed	Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, C.I.M. †	Titular Bishop of Limata	Bishop Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
51.1	Appointed	Ubald Langlois, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
51.1	Appointed	Ubald Langlois, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Risinium	Vicar Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
	Born	Tadeusz Rakoczy		Bishop Emeritus of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland
31 Mar		Born	Benjamín Jiménez Hernández †		Bishop Emeritus of Culiacán, Sinaloa, México
	Born	Silvano Montevecchi †		Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
66.3	Died	Joseph John Rice †	Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA
1 Apr		Born	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Hà Nội, Viet Nam
2 Apr	23.8	Ordained Priest	Gerard Louis Frey †	Priest of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
23.5	Ordained Priest	Paolo Mosconi †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio
23.2	Ordained Priest	Josip Pavlišić †	Priest of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia
3 Apr	27.5	Ordained Priest	Teodulfo Sabugal Domingo †	Priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Tuguegarao, Philippines
	Born	Genival Saraiva de França		Bishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
5 Apr	78.1	Died	Louis Termier †	Bishop of Tarentaise, France
8 Apr	41.7	Appointed	Pacifico Calzolari, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Xiangtan [Siangtan], China
	Born	Nicholas Chia Yeck Joo †		Archbishop Emeritus of Singapore
57.4	Installed	Antonio García y García †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain
42.2	Appointed	Ludwig Haag, M. Afr. †	Prefect of Tukuyu, Tanzania	Prefect Emeritus
9 Apr	54.0	Appointed	Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua	Archbishop
54.0	Appointed	Vicente Alejandro González y Robleto †	Titular Archbishop of Odessus	Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
24.0	Ordained Priest	Epifanio Surban Belmonte †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Dumaguete, Philippines
10 Apr	25.2	Ordained Priest	Rudolf Johannes Maria Koppmann, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Windhoek, Namibia
	Born	Ruben Tolentino Profugo †		Bishop Emeritus of Lucena, Philippines
12 Apr	52.0	Appointed	Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Botucatu, Brazil
70.7	Appointed	Hilarin (Josef) Felder, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Geras
13 Apr	68.7	Appointed	Alfonso Ferrandina †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
68.7	Appointed	Alfonso Ferrandina †	Titular Bishop of Leptis Magna	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	Born	Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra		Bishop Emeritus of Ocaña, Colombia
14 Apr	74.0	Appointed	Joseph-Lucien Giray †	Titular Archbishop of Selymbria	Bishop Emeritus of Cahors, France
	Born	Elias James John Manning, O.F.M. Conv. †		Bishop Emeritus of Valença, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	Born	Walmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. †		Bishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
16 Apr	27.0	Ordained Priest	Ramón Pastor Bogarín Argaña †	Priest	Bishop of San Juan Bautista de las Misiones, Paraguay
22.7	Ordained Priest	António Cardoso Cunha †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
24.6	Ordained Priest	Armido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. †	Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia
23.6	Ordained Priest	José Alberto Lopes de Castro Pinto †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Guaxupé, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23.6	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Niehues †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
24.3	Ordained Priest	Enrique Pechuán Marín †	Priest of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Bishop of Cruz del Eje, Argentina
23.3	Ordained Priest	Rafael Sarmiento Peralta †	Priest of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
23.7	Ordained Priest	Luis Juan Tomé †	Priest of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of Mercedes, Argentina
17 Apr	32.2	Ordained Priest	François Xavier Ndong Ndoutoume †	Priest of Libreville, Gabon	Bishop Emeritus of Oyem, Gabon
18 Apr	23.5	Ordained Priest	Paul Constant Schoenmaekers †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
20 Apr		Born	Daniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
57.1	Appointed	Ettore Felici †	Apostolic Nuncio to Yugoslavia	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
21 Apr	84.2	Died	Alexandre-Louis-Victor-Aimé Le Roy, C.S.Sp. †	Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
23 Apr	69.0	Appointed	Joseph Butt †	Titular Archbishop of Nicopsis	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
69.0	Retired	Joseph Butt †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23.5	Ordained Priest	Thomas Joseph Grady †	Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA
24 Apr	66.9	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Boetto, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	Born	Angel Gelmi Bertocchi †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
49.0	Installed	Francesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †	Prefect of Ndola, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
	Born	Joseph Nduhirubusa †		Bishop Emeritus of Ruyigi, Burundi
24.4	Ordained Priest	Martin Elmar Schmid, C.M.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop of Mariannhill, South Africa
51.4	Ordained Bishop	José Selva e Amaral, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Metrae	Prelate of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil
25 Apr	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Johann Paul Odendahl Metz, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Latopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica
39.2	Ordained Bishop	Víctor Manuel Sanabria y Martínez †	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
26 Apr		Born	Osvino José Both		Archbishop Emeritus of Brazil, Military
27 Apr	64.3	Installed	Thomas Joseph Walsh †	Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
29 Apr	58.4	Appointed	Antonijs Urbšs (Urbbs) †	Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia

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