The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Apr 25.6 Ordained Deacon Nicholas James Samra Deacon of United States of America (Melkite Greek) Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

52.4 Appointed Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos † Administrator of Calama, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile

1 Apr 40.7 Ordained Bishop Daniel Joseph Mullins † Titular Bishop of Sidnacestre Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain

63.3 Died Léo Völker, M. Afr. † Superior General Emeritus of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

2 Apr 50.6 Ordained Bishop Martin Nicholas Lohmuller † Titular Bishop of Ramsbiria Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

48.2 Ordained Bishop Thomas Jerome Welsh † Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig Bishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

3 Apr 80.1 Died Endre Hamvas † Archbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary

60.3 Appointed Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri † Titular Bishop of Urci Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand

60.3 Resigned Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri † Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Died José Vicente Távora † Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil

4 Apr 82.4 Appointed Luis Almarcha Hernández † Titular Bishop of Elepla Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain

82.4 Retired Luis Almarcha Hernández † Bishop of León, Spain Bishop Emeritus

55.4 Ceased Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. † Apostolic Administrator of Managua, Nicaragua Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua

57.1 Appointed Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. † Bishop of Tulle, France Bishop Emeritus

44.1 Installed Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

5 Apr 25.3 Ordained Priest Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya

55.9 Ordained Bishop Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

52.8 Ordained Bishop Albin Małysiak, C.M. † Titular Bishop of Beatia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

Born Christopher Naseri-Mutiti Naseri Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar, Nigeria

50.2 Ordained Bishop Denis Ngande † Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon

24.1 Ordained Priest Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre Priest of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

Born Giordano Rota, O.S.B. Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy

60.3 Ordained Bishop Mikolaj Sasinowski † Bishop of Łomża, Poland

51.1 Appointed Carlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

54.8 Ordained Bishop Stanislaw Smolenski † Titular Bishop of Alava Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

52.6 Installed Oscar Félix Villena † Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

6 Apr 43.3 Ordained Bishop William Wakefield Baum † Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

52.7 Appointed Manuel Casares Hervás † Bishop of Almería, Spain Bishop Emeritus

7 Apr Born Jackson Murugara, I.M.C. Bishop of Meru, Kenya

9 Apr 47.0 Appointed Germain-Louis-Émile Berthold, M.E.P. † Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Appointed Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Chiquitos, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

51.2 Appointed Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Bulla Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia

10 Apr 65.6 Died Luís Victor Sartori † Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

11 Apr 42.0 Ordained Bishop Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke Titular Bishop of Iria Flavia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany

Born Xabier Gómez García, O.P. Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain

55.5 Appointed Paolo Mosconi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq Apostolic Nuncio

Born Joseph Yang Yongqiang Bishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China

12 Apr 54.0 Ordained Bishop Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. † Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

29.6 Ordained Priest Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. † Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Juba, South Sudan

13 Apr Born Romeo (Romy) Duetao Convocar Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)

15 Apr 45.2 Appointed Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce † Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military

16 Apr 52.8 Appointed Norman Joseph Gallagher † Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

17 Apr Born Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias Bishop of Yopal, Colombia

18 Apr 50.4 Ordained Bishop Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun † Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany

44.9 Installed Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida † Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile Bishop Emeritus of San Bernardo, Chile

53.6 Appointed Juan Nicolasora Nilmar † Auxiliary Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines

42.3 Appointed Roberto Pinarello de Almeida † Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

19 Apr 54.6 Installed Antonio Cunial † Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy

21 Apr 53.3 Appointed Dominic Ignatius Ekandem † Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt, Nigeria Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria

45.2 Appointed Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel † Vicar Apostolic of France, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

45.2 Appointed Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel † Titular Bishop of Rota Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

22 Apr 44.7 Appointed Marco Cé † Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

44.7 Appointed Marco Cé † Titular Bishop of Vulturia Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

Born Benny Varghese Edathattel Bishop of Itanagar, India

23 Apr 57.6 Appointed Aldo Forzoni † Bishop of Apuania, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy

80.6 Died Teobaldo Giorgio Moscatelli, O. Cist. † Abbot Emeritus of Order of Cistercians

Born Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengibar Bishop of Guadix, Spain

59.4 Appointed Renato Spallanzani † Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy

54.4 Appointed Adelmo Tacconi † Auxiliary Bishop of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

54.4 Appointed Adelmo Tacconi † Titular Bishop of Sinna Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy

24 Apr 72.1 Died Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. † Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

46.2 Appointed Alberto Giglioli † Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy

46.2 Appointed Alberto Giglioli † Titular Bishop of Bitylius Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy

50.0 Appointed Victor Guazzelli † Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.0 Appointed Victor Guazzelli † Titular Bishop of Lindisfarna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain

47.9 Appointed Gerald Thomas Mahon, M.H.M. † Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

47.9 Appointed Gerald Thomas Mahon, M.H.M. † Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

55.7 Appointed James Monaghan † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Appointed James Monaghan † Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain

25 Apr 52.6 Appointed St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez † Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador Archbishop

52.6 Appointed St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez † Titular Bishop of Tambeae Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador

40.5 Appointed Paul Schruers † Auxiliary Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

40.5 Appointed Paul Schruers † Titular Bishop of Slebte Bishop Emeritus of Hasselt, Belgium

Born Piotr Wawrzynek Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland

26 Apr 40.9 Ordained Bishop Agostinho José (Benito) Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Palmas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil

27 Apr 42.1 Appointed Pedro Casaldáliga Plá, C.M.F. † Apostolic Administrator of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

46.0 Appointed Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

46.0 Appointed Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Nova Germania Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy

54.6 Appointed Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. † Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

28 Apr Born Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino Bishop of Neiva, Colombia

Born Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe

29 Apr 47.1 Appointed René-Alexandre Dupanloup † Auxiliary Bishop of Nice, France Bishop Emeritus of Belley, France

47.1 Appointed René-Alexandre Dupanloup † Titular Bishop of Vagal Bishop Emeritus of Belley, France

40.1 Ordained Bishop Stephen Fumio Hamao † Titular Bishop of Oreto Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People

30 Apr 90.4 Died Alfredo Maria Cavagna † Titular Bishop of Tium

Born Dominic Eibu, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Kotido, Uganda

63.7 Appointed Jaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. † Titular Bishop of Rubicon Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro, Spain

63.7 Resigned Jaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. † Bishop of Barbastro, Spain Bishop Emeritus

63.2 Appointed Antonio Ravagli † Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy

63.2 Appointed Antonio Ravagli † Titular Bishop of Montecorvino Bishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy

63.2 Resigned Antonio Ravagli † Bishop of Modigliana, Italy Bishop Emeritus

47.2 Appointed Mark Francis Schmitt † Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA

47.2 Appointed Mark Francis Schmitt † Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Apr	25.6	Ordained Deacon	Nicholas James Samra	Deacon of United States of America (Melkite Greek)	Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
52.4	Appointed	Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos †	Administrator of Calama, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
1 Apr	40.7	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Joseph Mullins †	Titular Bishop of Sidnacestre	Bishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
63.3	Died	Léo Völker, M. Afr. †	Superior General Emeritus of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
2 Apr	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Martin Nicholas Lohmuller †	Titular Bishop of Ramsbiria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Jerome Welsh †	Titular Bishop of Inis Cathaig	Bishop Emeritus of Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Apr	80.1	Died	Endre Hamvas †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kalocsa, Hungary
60.3	Appointed	Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †	Titular Bishop of Urci	Bishop Emeritus of Chanthaburi, Thailand
60.3	Resigned	Francis Xavier Sanguon Souvannasri †	Bishop of Chanthaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Died	José Vicente Távora †	Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
4 Apr	82.4	Appointed	Luis Almarcha Hernández †	Titular Bishop of Elepla	Bishop Emeritus of León, Spain
82.4	Retired	Luis Almarcha Hernández †	Bishop of León, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
55.4	Ceased	Julián Luis Barni Spotti, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Administrator of Managua, Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus of León en Nicaragua
57.1	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Brunon, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Tulle, France	Bishop Emeritus
44.1	Installed	Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
5 Apr	25.3	Ordained Priest	Joseph Alessandro, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Garissa, Kenya
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
52.8	Ordained Bishop	Albin Małysiak, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Beatia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
	Born	Christopher Naseri-Mutiti Naseri		Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar, Nigeria
50.2	Ordained Bishop	Denis Ngande †	Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon
24.1	Ordained Priest	Christophe Louis Yves Georges Pierre	Priest of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	Born	Giordano Rota, O.S.B.		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
60.3	Ordained Bishop	Mikolaj Sasinowski †	Bishop of Łomża, Poland
51.1	Appointed	Carlos Stanislaus Schmitt, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
54.8	Ordained Bishop	Stanislaw Smolenski †	Titular Bishop of Alava	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
52.6	Installed	Oscar Félix Villena †	Bishop of San Rafael, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
6 Apr	43.3	Ordained Bishop	William Wakefield Baum †	Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
52.7	Appointed	Manuel Casares Hervás †	Bishop of Almería, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
7 Apr		Born	Jackson Murugara, I.M.C.		Bishop of Meru, Kenya
9 Apr	47.0	Appointed	Germain-Louis-Émile Berthold, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Chiquitos, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
51.2	Appointed	Federico Bonifacio Madersbacher Gasteiger, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Bulla	Bishop Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
10 Apr	65.6	Died	Luís Victor Sartori †	Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
11 Apr	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke	Titular Bishop of Iria Flavia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany
	Born	Xabier Gómez García, O.P.		Bishop of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain
55.5	Appointed	Paolo Mosconi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iraq	Apostolic Nuncio
	Born	Joseph Yang Yongqiang		Bishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
12 Apr	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
29.6	Ordained Priest	Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. †	Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Juba, South Sudan
13 Apr		Born	Romeo (Romy) Duetao Convocar		Bishop of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
15 Apr	45.2	Appointed	Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce †	Bishop of La Guaira, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military
16 Apr	52.8	Appointed	Norman Joseph Gallagher †	Bishop of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
17 Apr		Born	Jaime Uriel Sanabria Arias		Bishop of Yopal, Colombia
18 Apr	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun †	Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany
44.9	Installed	Orozimbo Fuenzalida y Fuenzalida †	Bishop of Los Angeles, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Bernardo, Chile
53.6	Appointed	Juan Nicolasora Nilmar †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tagbilaran, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Kalibo, Philippines
42.3	Appointed	Roberto Pinarello de Almeida †	Bishop of Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
19 Apr	54.6	Installed	Antonio Cunial †	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
21 Apr	53.3	Appointed	Dominic Ignatius Ekandem †	Apostolic Administrator of Port Harcourt, Nigeria	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
45.2	Appointed	Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel †	Vicar Apostolic of France, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
45.2	Appointed	Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel †	Titular Bishop of Rota	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
22 Apr	44.7	Appointed	Marco Cé †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
44.7	Appointed	Marco Cé †	Titular Bishop of Vulturia	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	Born	Benny Varghese Edathattel		Bishop of Itanagar, India
23 Apr	57.6	Appointed	Aldo Forzoni †	Bishop of Apuania, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Massa, Italy
80.6	Died	Teobaldo Giorgio Moscatelli, O. Cist. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Cistercians
	Born	Francisco Jesús Orozco Mengibar		Bishop of Guadix, Spain
59.4	Appointed	Renato Spallanzani †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Palestrina, Italy
54.4	Appointed	Adelmo Tacconi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
54.4	Appointed	Adelmo Tacconi †	Titular Bishop of Sinna	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
24 Apr	72.1	Died	Jean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
46.2	Appointed	Alberto Giglioli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Siena, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
46.2	Appointed	Alberto Giglioli †	Titular Bishop of Bitylius	Bishop Emeritus of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
50.0	Appointed	Victor Guazzelli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.0	Appointed	Victor Guazzelli †	Titular Bishop of Lindisfarna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
47.9	Appointed	Gerald Thomas Mahon, M.H.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
47.9	Appointed	Gerald Thomas Mahon, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Eanach Dúin	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
55.7	Appointed	James Monaghan †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Appointed	James Monaghan †	Titular Bishop of Cell Ausaille	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
25 Apr	52.6	Appointed	St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador	Archbishop
52.6	Appointed	St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez †	Titular Bishop of Tambeae	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
40.5	Appointed	Paul Schruers †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hasselt, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
40.5	Appointed	Paul Schruers †	Titular Bishop of Slebte	Bishop Emeritus of Hasselt, Belgium
	Born	Piotr Wawrzynek		Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland
26 Apr	40.9	Ordained Bishop	Agostinho José (Benito) Sartori, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Palmas-Francisco Beltrão, Parana, Brazil
27 Apr	42.1	Appointed	Pedro Casaldáliga Plá, C.M.F. †	Apostolic Administrator of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
46.0	Appointed	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
46.0	Appointed	Carmelo Cassati, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Nova Germania	Archbishop Emeritus of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie (-Nazareth), Italy
54.6	Appointed	Cândido Rubens Padín, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Bauru, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
28 Apr		Born	Marco Antonio Merchán Ladino		Bishop of Neiva, Colombia
	Born	Raymond Tapiwa Mupandasekwa, C.Ss.R.		Bishop of Masvingo, Zimbabwe
29 Apr	47.1	Appointed	René-Alexandre Dupanloup †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus of Belley, France
47.1	Appointed	René-Alexandre Dupanloup †	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Bishop Emeritus of Belley, France
40.1	Ordained Bishop	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	Titular Bishop of Oreto	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
30 Apr	90.4	Died	Alfredo Maria Cavagna †	Titular Bishop of Tium
	Born	Dominic Eibu, M.C.C.I.		Bishop of Kotido, Uganda
63.7	Appointed	Jaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. †	Titular Bishop of Rubicon	Bishop Emeritus of Barbastro, Spain
63.7	Resigned	Jaime Flores Martin, H.S.O.D. †	Bishop of Barbastro, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
63.2	Appointed	Antonio Ravagli †	Auxiliary Bishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy
63.2	Appointed	Antonio Ravagli †	Titular Bishop of Montecorvino	Bishop Emeritus of Modigliana, Italy
63.2	Resigned	Antonio Ravagli †	Bishop of Modigliana, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
47.2	Appointed	Mark Francis Schmitt †	Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA
47.2	Appointed	Mark Francis Schmitt †	Titular Bishop of Ceanannus Mór	Bishop Emeritus of Marquette, Michigan, USA

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