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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Apr	77.9	Died	Nicola Laudadio, S.J. †	Bishop Emeritus of Galle, Sri Lanka
2 Apr	41.8	Appointed	Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	41.8	Appointed	Antônio do Carmo Cheuiche, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Sutunurca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	45.3	Appointed	Ján Hirka †	Apostolic Administrator of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
3 Apr	59.1	Appointed	Martin Legarra Tellechea, O.A.R. †	Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas, Panama	Bishop Emeritus
4 Apr	89.7	Died	Zenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. †	Bishop of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
	40.6	Appointed	Antonio Montero Moreno †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
	40.6	Appointed	Antonio Montero Moreno †	Titular Bishop of Regiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain
	78.7	Died	Joseph Schubert †	Titular Bishop of Ceramussa
		Born	Iosif Staneuski		Archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev, Belarus
	52.8	Appointed	Juan Antonio del Val Gallo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
	52.8	Appointed	Juan Antonio del Val Gallo †	Titular Bishop of Santa Giusta	Bishop Emeritus of Santander, Spain
5 Apr	32.9	Ordained Priest	Joseph Arnaouti, I.C.P.B.	Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Patriarchal Exarch Emeritus of Damas (Armenian), Syria
7 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	George Anthony Frendo, O.P.	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop Emeritus of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
9 Apr	60.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Casoria †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Sacraments and Divine Worship
	44.9	Appointed	Joseph Neil MacNeil †	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
	60.6	Appointed	Jacques-Paul Martin †	Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal Household	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
10 Apr	90.6	Died	Lorenzo Maria Balconi, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China
	24.9	Ordained Priest	Luciano Bergamin, C.R.L.	Priest of Canons Regular of the Congregation of the Most Holy Saviour of the Lateran	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
		Born	John Carvalho		Bishop of Ajmer, India
	56.4	Appointed	Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
11 Apr	63.9	Appointed	Jean Guénolé Louis Marie Daniélou, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	63.9	Appointed	Jean Guénolé Louis Marie Daniélou, S.J. †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	63.2	Appointed	Sergio Guerri †	Titular Archbishop of Trebia	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	65.6	Appointed	Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano †	Titular Archbishop of Antium	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista Decollato
12 Apr	62.9	Appointed	Antanas Louis Deksnys †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Official Emeritus
	62.9	Appointed	Antanas Louis Deksnys †	Titular Bishop of Lavellum	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
	52.8	Appointed	Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P. †	Secretary of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
	61.5	Appointed	Edward Louis Heston, C.S.C. †	Secretary of the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes	President of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communications
	54.7	Appointed	Antonio Mauro †	Vice President of the Secretariat for Non-Believers	Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
	26.6	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Migliorati, M.C.C.I. †	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Matthias U Shwe †	Priest of Taunggyi, Myanmar	Archbishop Emeritus of Taunggyi, Myanmar
	59.6	Appointed	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	President of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
13 Apr	49.1	Ordained Bishop	Michele Cecchini †	Titular Archbishop of Aquileia	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
	23.1	Ordained Priest	György-Miklós Jakubínyi	Priest of Alba Iulia, Romania	Archbishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
	29.4	Ordained Priest	Armand Toasy	Priest of Majunga, Madagascar	Bishop Emeritus of Port-Bergé, Madagascar
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Eamonn Oliver Walsh	Priest of Dublin, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
14 Apr	56.7	Appointed	Francisco Hélio Campos †	Bishop of Viana, Maranhão, Brazil
	45.0	Appointed	Edmund Ilcewicz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
	45.0	Appointed	Edmund Ilcewicz †	Titular Bishop of Trevico	Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
	63.3	Appointed	Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes †	Titular Bishop of Polymartium	Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
	63.3	Resigned	Isidro Augusto Oviedo y Reyes †	Bishop of León en Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Hironimus Pakaenoni		Archbishop of Kupang, Indonesia
	53.5	Appointed	Manuel Salazar y Espinoza †	Auxiliary Bishop of León en Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus
	53.5	Appointed	Manuel Salazar y Espinoza †	Titular Bishop of Città Ducale	Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
	75.0	Appointed	Bernard Patrick Wall †	Titular Bishop of Othona	Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
	75.0	Retired	Bernard Patrick Wall †	Bishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
15 Apr	55.2	Appointed	Marius (Joseph Michael) Banks, O.F.M. †	Prefect of Volksrust, South Africa	Prefect Emeritus
		Born	Matthias Charles Georges Mrad		Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
16 Apr	64.2	Appointed	Joseph Patrick Dougherty †	Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
	62.4	Appointed	Gennaro Verolino †	President of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology	President Emeritus
17 Apr		Born	Paulo Jackson Nóbrega de Sousa		Archbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
18 Apr		Born	Ivan Philip Camilleri		Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
19 Apr	55.2	Appointed	Gaetano Alibrandi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland	Apostolic Nuncio
	54.4	Appointed	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	Secretary of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	52.5	Appointed	Igino Eugenio Cardinale †	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium
	63.9	Ordained Bishop	Jean Guénolé Louis Marie Daniélou, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Tauromenium	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	64.8	Appointed	Umberto Mozzoni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil	Cardinal, President of the Roman Curia - Other
	54.3	Appointed	Angelo Palmas †	Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia	Apostolic Nuncio
20 Apr		Born	Maurizio Aloise		Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati, Italy
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Luis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Sarda	Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru
	36.7	Ordained Bishop	Jayme Henrique Chemello †	Titular Bishop of Bisica	Bishop Emeritus of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	42.8	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Maria Hourton Poisson †	Titular Bishop of Materiana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Temuco, Chile
	93.4	Died	Johannes Petrus Huibers †	Bishop Emeritus of Haarlem, Netherlands
	51.0	Installed	Cipriano Biyehima Kihangire †	Bishop of Gulu, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
	71.3	Died	Ambróz Lazík †	Apostolic Administrator of Trnava (Tirnava), Slovakia
	65.6	Ordained Bishop	Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano †	Titular Archbishop of Antium	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista Decollato
		Born	Xavier Novell Gomà
	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. †	Titular Bishop of Obori	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Huaraz, Peru
21 Apr	46.0	Appointed	Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chambéry (-Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne-Tarentaise), France	Bishop Emeritus of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
	46.0	Appointed	Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier †	Titular Bishop of San Leone	Bishop Emeritus of Belfort-Montbéliard, France
22 Apr	48.0	Succeeded	Miguel Roca Cabanellas †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
	78.3	Appointed	Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé †	Titular Bishop of Guardialfiera	Bishop Emeritus of Cartagena (en España)
	78.3	Retired	Ramón Sanahuja y Marcé †	Bishop of Cartagena (en España)	Bishop Emeritus
23 Apr	62.5	Appointed	Alfredo Bruniera †	Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
	46.5	Ordained Bishop	George Roche Evans †	Titular Bishop of Tubyza	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
	51.7	Appointed	Agostino Ferrari Toniolo †	Pro-President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications	Permanent Observer Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
	63.1	Appointed	Egano Righi-Lambertini †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	59.7	Appointed	John Joseph Wright †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
25 Apr	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves †	Titular Bishop of Vina	Bishop Emeritus of Alexandria-Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
	32.6	Incardinated	Jose Ricare Manguiran	Priest of Malaybalay, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Dipolog, Philippines
	40.5	Appointed	Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cienfuegos, Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	40.5	Appointed	Francisco Ricardo Oves Fernández †	Titular Bishop of Montecorvino	Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	64.6	Appointed	Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Valledupar, Colombia
	45.6	Appointed	Eloy Tato Losada, I.E.M.E. †	Bishop of Magangué, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	45.7	Appointed	Félix María Torres Parra †	Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Barranquilla, Colombia
	58.0	Appointed	Germán Villa Gaviria, C.I.M. †	Archbishop of Barranquilla, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Apr	71.4	Appointed	Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tragurium	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia
	71.4	Resigned	Francisco José Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Villavicencio, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	57.9	Appointed	Romolo Carboni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
	60.0	Appointed	Domenico Enrici †	Apostolic Delegate to Great Britain	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	50.1	Appointed	Gregorio Garavito Jiménez, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Villavicencio, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
27 Apr	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Jesús Mateo Calderón Barrueto, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Mevania	Bishop Emeritus of Puno, Peru
	63.3	Ordained Bishop	Sergio Guerri †	Titular Archbishop of Trebia	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	82.4	Died	Antonio José Jaramillo Tobón †	Bishop Emeritus of Jericó, Colombia
28 Apr	55.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Sebastiano Baggio †	Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
	61.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Paolo Bertoli †	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	64.7	Elevated to Cardinal	John Joseph Carberry †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	60.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Mario Casariego y Acevedo, C.R.S. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guatemala
	48.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Terence James Cooke †	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
	63.9	Appointed	Jean Guénolé Louis Marie Daniélou, S.J. †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Saba	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	63.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean Guénolé Louis Marie Daniélou, S.J. †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	54.1	Appointed	Luigi Dardani †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
	54.1	Appointed	Luigi Dardani †	Titular Bishop of Rebellum	Bishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
	48.4	Appointed	Eugênio de Araújo Sales †	Cardinal-Priest of San Gregorio VII	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	48.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Eugênio de Araújo Sales †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	61.5	Elevated to Cardinal	John Francis Dearden †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	61.9	Appointed	Vicente Enrique y Tarancón †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
	61.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Vicente Enrique y Tarancón †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Madrid, Spain
	63.5	Appointed	George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Salute a Primavalle	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
	63.5	Elevated to Cardinal	George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
	58.5	Appointed	Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon †	Cardinal-Priest of Natività di Nostro Signore Gesù Cristo a Via Gallia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
	58.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Joseph Marie Gouyon †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
	58.7	Appointed	Gordon Joseph Gray †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Chiara a Vigna Clara	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
	58.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Gordon Joseph Gray †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
	63.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Sergio Guerri †	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	62.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph Höffner †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	84.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Bl. Iuliu Hossu †	In Pectore	Bishop
	46.9	Appointed	Stephen Kim Sou-hwan †	Cardinal-Priest of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
	46.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Stephen Kim Sou-hwan †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
	81.4	Appointed	Arcadio María Larraona Saralegui, C.M.F. †	Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Maria	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
	51.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph-Albert Malula †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	64.9	Appointed	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Cardinal-Priest of San Luigi dei Francesi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	64.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Gabriel Auguste François Marty †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
	69.8	Appointed	Peter Thomas McKeefry †	Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
	69.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Peter Thomas McKeefry †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
	73.3	Appointed	Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
	73.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
	59.5	Ordained Bishop	John Aloysius Morgan †	Titular Bishop of Membressa	Bishop Emeritus of Australia, Military
	65.9	Appointed	Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Roberto Bellarmino	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
	65.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
	65.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista Decollato
	58.4	Appointed	Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
	58.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
	57.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph Parecattil †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India
	62.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Paupini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	62.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Paupini †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	58.8	Appointed	Antonio Poma †	Cardinal-Priest of San Luca a Via Prenestina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	58.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Poma †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	55.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Jérôme Louis Rakotomalala †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tananarive, Madagascar
	64.3	Appointed	Nicola Riezzo †	Archbishop of Otranto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	62.6	Appointed	Julio Rosales y Ras †	Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù agonizzante a Vitinia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
	62.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Julio Rosales y Ras †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cebu, Philippines
	66.2	Appointed	Alfredo Vicente Scherer †	Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora de La Salette	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	66.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Alfredo Vicente Scherer †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
	65.4	Appointed	Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	65.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Arturo Tabera Araoz, C.M.F. †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	54.7	Appointed	Ersilio Tonini †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
	54.7	Appointed	Ersilio Tonini †	Apostolic Administrator of Recanati, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
	54.7	Appointed	Ersilio Tonini †	Apostolic Administrator of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
	54.7	Appointed	Ersilio Tonini †	Apostolic Administrator of San Severino (-Treia), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy
	74.0	Appointed	Luigi Traglia †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Damaso	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
	64.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Štěpán Trochta, S.D.B. †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop
	70.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Giacomo Violardo †	Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
	70.9	Resigned	Giacomo Violardo †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
	59.6	Appointed	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	59.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	59.7	Elevated to Cardinal	John Joseph Wright †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
	68.0	Appointed	Paul Yü Pin (Yu Bin) †	Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore	Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
68.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Yü Pin (Yu Bin) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
29 Apr	80.2	Appointed	Ramón Iglesias Navarri †	Titular Bishop of Satrianum	Bishop Emeritus of Urgell, Spain
	80.2	Retired	Ramón Iglesias Navarri †	Bishop of Urgell, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
30 Apr	52.0	Succeeded	Paul Francis Anderson †	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	55.9	Appointed	Sebastiano Baggio †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino	Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
	61.2	Appointed	Paolo Bertoli †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Girolamo della Carità a Via Giulia	Cardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
	64.7	Appointed	John Joseph Carberry †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista de’ Rossi	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	60.2	Appointed	Mario Casariego y Acevedo, C.R.S. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guatemala
	86.1	Retired	Amleto Giovanni Cicognani †	Secretary of State	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
	86.1	Retired	Amleto Giovanni Cicognani †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
	48.1	Appointed	Terence James Cooke †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
	61.5	Appointed	John Francis Dearden †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pio X alla Balduina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
	63.3	Appointed	Sergio Guerri †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	62.3	Appointed	Joseph Höffner †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea della Valle	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
	51.3	Appointed	Joseph-Albert Malula †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	65.7	Appointed	Mario Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giovanni Battista Decollato	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest
	58.4	Appointed	Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi †	President of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
	57.0	Appointed	Joseph Parecattil †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria “Regina Pacis” a Monte Verde	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India
	55.7	Appointed	Jérôme Louis Rakotomalala †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tananarive, Madagascar
	38.5	Appointed	Manuel Samaniego Barriga †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, México	Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
	38.5	Appointed	Manuel Samaniego Barriga †	Titular Bishop of Cures Sabinorum	Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
	68.0	Retired	Francis Joseph Schenk †	Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	70.9	Appointed	Giacomo Violardo †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
	59.7	Appointed	John Joseph Wright †	Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Maestro alla Pineta Sacchetti	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy

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