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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
2 Mar35.6AppointedJulio González Ruiz, S.D.B. †Bishop of Puno, PeruBishop Emeritus
BornPablo Virgilio Siongco DavidBishop of Kalookan, Philippines
3 Mar74.4DiedJoseph Clement WillgingBishop of Pueblo, Colorado, USA
4 Mar BornJoseph Ha Chi-shing, O.F.M.Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
5 Mar16.4EnteredGonzalo Duarte García de Cortázar, SS.CC.Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
BornJózef GórzyńskiArchbishop of Warmia, Poland
62.4DiedDenys Pierre HindiéArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
49.4AppointedPaul Piché, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
49.4AppointedPaul Piché, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of OrcistusBishop Emeritus of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
7 Mar24.4ProfessedBernard Rooney, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of New Norcia, Australia
8 Mar44.0Ordained BishopCustódio Alvim PereiraTitular Bishop of NepteArchbishop Emeritus of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
49.5Ordained BishopManuel Fernández-Conde y García del RebollarBishop of Córdoba, Spain
10 Mar BornJosé Luis Escobar AlasArchbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
12 Mar45.8AppointedSebastiano BaggioApostolic Delegate to CanadaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
54.5AppointedJosé María Bueno y MonrealCardinal-Priest of Santi Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
75.5AppointedFernando CentoCardinal-Priest of Sant’EustachioCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
BornFabio FabeneSecretary of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints
75.3AppointedGiuseppe FiettaCardinal-Priest of San Paolo alla RegolaCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
52.1AppointedAntonio RavagliCoadjutor Bishop of Modigliana, ItalyBishop Emeritus
51.5AppointedEmilio Tagle CovarrubiasApostolic Administrator of Santiago de ChileBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
51.5AppointedEmilio Tagle CovarrubiasTitular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad NestumBishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
29.6Ordained PriestPeter ThuruthikonamPriest of Vijayapuram, IndiaBishop Emeritus
45.8AppointedAngelo ZambarbieriCoadjutor Bishop of Guastalla, ItalyBishop
45.8AppointedAngelo ZambarbieriTitular Bishop of SitaBishop of Guastalla, Italy
13 Mar52.3ConfirmedPaul II CheikhoPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
77.8DiedPierre-Jean-Marie-Louis Peurois, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Rabat, Morocco
49.4AppointedRobert Emmet TracyAuxiliary Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
49.4AppointedRobert Emmet TracyTitular Bishop of SergentzaBishop Emeritus of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
14 Mar39.0Ordained PriestFrancis Xavier Hsu Chen-ping (Xu Chengbin)Priest of Hong Kong [Xianggang], ChinaBishop
24.3Ordained PriestBenito CocchiPriest of Bologna, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Modena-Nonantola, Italy
24.5Ordained PriestRamiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I.Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
54.6AppointedHenri-Martin-Félix JennyAuxiliary Bishop of Cambrai, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
54.6AppointedHenri-Martin-Félix JennyTitular Bishop of LycaoniaArchbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
27.2Ordained DeaconFernando Legal, S.D.B. †Deacon of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of São Miguel Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Selected[John Li Wei-guang]Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
25.3Ordained PriestCelso José Pinto da SilvaPriest of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
54.4AppointedSalvatore SiinoApostolic Nuncio to Philippines
28.7Ordained PriestJesus Balaso TuquibPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
15 Mar24.7Ordained PriestGiuseppe MatarresePriestBishop Emeritus of Frascati, Italy
16 Mar49.5AppointedJorge Francisco Mosquera Barreiro, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Zamora, EcuadorVicar Apostolic Emeritus
17 Mar BornCharles Jason GordonArchbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
52.5Ordained BishopPieter Jan Antoon MoorsBishop of Roermond, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus
46.2AppointedPierre Phạm TầnCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Thanh Hóa, Viet NamBishop of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam
46.2AppointedPierre Phạm TầnTitular Bishop of Iustinianopolis in GalatiaBishop of Thanh Hoá, Viet Nam
18 Mar54.8AppointedLéo BlaisAuxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
BornEduardo Cirilo Carmona Ortega, C.O.R.C.Bishop of Córdoba, Veracruz, México
38.5Ordained BishopJohn Neil CullinaneTitular Bishop of FlumenzerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
30.4Ordained PriestGiuseppe Pittau, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusSecretary Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
49.6InstalledJohn Joseph WrightBishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USACardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
19 Mar61.7Ordained BishopJames Joseph GerrardTitular Bishop of FormaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
39.1Ordained BishopJohn Jobst, S.A.C. †Titular Bishop of PitanaeBishop Emeritus of Broome, Australia
48.3Ordained BishopJean KarroumBishop of Hassaké (Syrian), SyriaArchbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
23.9Ordained PriestPeter Antony MoranPriest of Glasgow, Scotland, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
25.9Ordained PriestPhillip Francis StralingPriest of San Diego, California, USABishop Emeritus of Reno, Nevada, USA
24.6Ordained PriestJaume Traserra CunilleraPriest of Barcelona, SpainBishop Emeritus of Solsona, Spain
47.9InstalledGermán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †Bishop of Barranquilla, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
21 Mar57.0AppointedEvelio Díaz y CíaAuxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaArchbishop Emeritus
57.0AppointedEvelio Díaz y CíaTitular Bishop of LamdiaArchbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
30.7Ordained PriestJean-Samuel Raobelina, M.S. †Priest of Missionaries of Our Lady of La SaletteBishop of Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
22 Mar BornSteven Robert BieglerBishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
40.7Ordained BishopAlfonso Sánchez TinocoBishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
25 Mar79.2AppointedSantiago Luis CopelloCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
79.2ResignedSantiago Luis CopelloArchbishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
70.3SucceededFermín Emilio LafitteArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
48.8AppointedOpilio RossiApostolic Nuncio to ChileCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
43.8Ordained BishopNikollë TroshaniTitular Bishop of CisamusApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
26 MarOrdained Bishop[John Li Sheng-xue]Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], China
27 MarBornMiguel Ángel D’AnnibaleBishop of San Martín, Argentina
28 Mar24.5Ordained PriestPaul-Mounged El-HachemPriest of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), LebanonApostolic Nuncio
25.8Ordained PriestEdmond Youssef FarhatPriest of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), SyriaApostolic Nuncio
24.3Ordained PriestGrégoire Pierre XX (Krikor) Ghabroyan, I.C.P.B. †Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de BzommarPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
22.6Ordained PriestAntonio María Rouco VarelaPriest of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
29 Mar24.6Ordained PriestEugène Biletsi OnimPriest of Idiofa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
BornFrank Joseph CaggianoBishop of Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
BornPascal N’KouéArchbishop of Parakou, Benin
BornEvaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M.Bishop of Roraima, Brazil
31 Mar54.9Ordained BishopAlbert Vincent D’SouzaTitular Bishop of SemneaArchbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India
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