The Year of Our Lord 1974

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar Born Cyril Buhayan Villareal Bishop of Kalibo, Philippines

2 Mar Born Marcos José dos Santos Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil

51.5 Appointed Mariano Gaviola y Garcés † Bishop of Philippines, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

70.3 Died John Michael O’Neill † Bishop Emeritus of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada

3 Mar Born Bonaventure Bosco Gubazire, M. Afr. Bishop-Elect of Kabale, Uganda

63.4 Ordained Bishop Marian Jozef Rechowicz † Titular Bishop of Pupiana Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine

5 Mar 39.1 Installed Noël Delaquis Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada Bishop Emeritus

6 Mar 44.9 Ordained Bishop Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. † Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia

Born Alexander Rivera Vielma Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela

50.8 Resigned Ramón Torrella Cascante † Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain

7 Mar 61.2 Appointed José María Mestres † Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Appointed José María Mestres † Titular Bishop of Dardanus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina

48.4 Appointed Lucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. † Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil

67.7 Appointed Giuseppe Siri † Apostolic Administrator of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova-Bobbio, Italy

8 Mar 40.5 Appointed Ricardo Pido Tancinco † Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

9 Mar 25.2 Ordained Deacon Robert Daniel Conlon Deacon of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA

51.4 Ordained Bishop Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Sesta Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México

68.3 Died Giuseppe Olivotti † Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy

10 Mar 70.2 Died Bolesław Kominek † Cardinal, Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

62.0 Ordained Bishop Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Simingi Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru

11 Mar 49.3 Appointed Robert Lebel † Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

49.3 Appointed Robert Lebel † Titular Bishop of Alinda Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada

12 Mar 40.1 Appointed Felipe Aguirre Franco Auxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México

40.1 Appointed Felipe Aguirre Franco Titular Bishop of Otriculum Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México

85.2 Retired Benigno Carrara † Bishop of Imola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

59.0 Appointed Luigi Dardani † Bishop of Imola, Italy Bishop Emeritus

45.2 Ordained Bishop Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. † Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

45.8 Ordained Bishop Balashoury Thanugundla † Bishop of Guntur, India

13 Mar Born Rodrigo Gallego Trujillo Bishop of Palmira, Colombia

14 Mar 39.0 Appointed Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo † Auxiliary Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines

39.0 Appointed Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo † Titular Bishop of Gunugus Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines

Born Francis Than Htun Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar

15 Mar 48.1 Selected Johannes Joachim Degenhardt † Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany

87.5 Died Vince Kovács † Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Vác, Hungary

57.2 Appointed Robert-Joseph Mathen † Coadjutor Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium Bishop Emeritus

57.2 Appointed Robert-Joseph Mathen † Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium

16 Mar Born Mario León Dorado, O.M.I. Coadjutor Archbishop-Elect of Rabat, Morocco

29.7 Ordained Priest Konrad Zdarsa Priest of Meißen (Meissen), Germany Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany

17 Mar 40.2 Ordained Bishop Boniface Nyema Dalieh † Titular Bishop of Talaptula Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia

54.1 Ordained Bishop Jean Louis Joseph Dardel † Bishop of Clermont, France Bishop Emeritus

41.7 Ordained Bishop Jan Stefan Gałecki † Titular Bishop of Maiuca Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland

54.3 Ordained Bishop Ćiril Kos † Bishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia Bishop Emeritus

27.7 Ordained Priest Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai Priest of Bangkok, Thailand Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

18 Mar 49.4 Appointed Francisco Antunes Santana † Bishop of Funchal, Portugal

59.6 Appointed Guglielmo Giaquinta † Bishop of Tivoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Aurélio Granada Escudeiro † Coadjutor Bishop of Angra, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

53.8 Appointed Aurélio Granada Escudeiro † Titular Bishop of Drusiliana Bishop Emeritus of Angra, Portugal

47.9 Ordained Bishop Angelo Rizzo † Bishop of Ragusa, Italy Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 45.4 Ordained Bishop Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy † Bishop of Nellore, India Bishop Emeritus

45.0 Ordained Bishop Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. † Titular Bishop of Velefi Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

77.4 Died Paolo Botto † Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy

39.4 Selected Bernard Robert Rooney, O.S.B. Abbot of New Norcia, Australia Abbot Emeritus

45.5 Installed Jaime Lachica Sin † Archbishop of Manila, Philippines Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

21 Mar 48.0 Appointed Massimo Giustetti † Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy

71.7 Appointed Emilio Pizzoni † Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy

64.5 Resigned Robert Emmet Tracy † Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Bishop Emeritus

22 Mar 42.6 Appointed Tadeusz Werno † Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

42.6 Appointed Tadeusz Werno † Titular Bishop of Zattara Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland

23 Mar 75.0 Retired Marcel-Pierre-Armand Riopel † Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

42.9 Ordained Bishop Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

24 Mar 50.0 Ordained Bishop Urbano José Allgayer † Titular Bishop of Tunnuna Bishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

23.3 Ordained Priest Alessandro D’Errico Priest of Aversa, Italy Apostolic Nuncio

24.9 Ordained Priest Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt Priest of Phú Cường, Viet Nam Apostolic Nuncio

27.8 Ordained Priest Simon Ntamwana Priest of Muyinga, Burundi Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi

27.0 Ordained Priest Želimir Puljić Priest of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia

23.8 Ordained Priest Elie (Yéghia) Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B. Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France

25 Mar 48.0 Ordained Bishop Rafael Bello Ruiz † Titular Bishop of Segia Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México

78.1 Retired Thomas Aloysius Boland † Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Archbishop Emeritus

60.4 Appointed William Donald Borders † Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Archbishop Emeritus

61.6 Appointed Peter Leo Gerety † Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA Archbishop Emeritus

47.1 Appointed Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. † Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

74.5 Retired Johannes Rüth, SS.CC. † Vicar Apostolic of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

76.0 Retired Lawrence Joseph Shehan † Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

56.4 Appointed Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos † Archbishop (Personal Title) of San Felipe, Chile Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile

26 Mar Born Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P. Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine

28 Mar 45.2 Installed Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. † Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

38.9 Appointed Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. † Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile Bishop Emeritus

29 Mar Born Daniel Pacho Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State

30 Mar Born Raphael Mweempwa Bishop of Monze, Zambia

46.2 Installed Joseph Adolphe Proulx † Bishop of Hull, Québec, Canada Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada

31 Mar 40.3 Ordained Bishop Edward Kevin Daly † Bishop of Derry, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

86.7 Died Adalard Eberharter, O.F.M. Cap. † Superior Emeritus of Kiamusze [Jiamusi], China

79.6 Died Charles Leo Nelligan † Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada

28.1 Ordained Deacon Jean-Yves Riocreux Deacon of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles

39.5 Confirmed Bernard Robert Rooney, O.S.B. Abbot of New Norcia, Australia Abbot Emeritus

Apr 24.5 Perpetual Vows Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. † Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ Bishop Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México

1 Apr 84.6 Died Giuseppe Schiavini † Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy

3 Apr 53.1 Appointed André Gustave Bossuyt † Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France

58.4 Appointed Arthur Joseph Gilbert † Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

Born Juan Carlos Londoño Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada

4 Apr 48.1 Confirmed Johannes Joachim Degenhardt † Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany

5 Apr 72.3 Died Adolf Bolte † Bishop of Fulda, Germany

41.3 Appointed Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela † Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela

49.4 Ordained Bishop Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones † Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México Bishop Emeritus

41.6 Appointed Patrick Nair † Bishop of Meerut, India Bishop Emeritus

6 Apr 29.5 Ordained Priest Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger Priest of Lille, France Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France

27.0 Ordained Priest Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA

29.8 Ordained Priest Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil

69.0 Died Štěpán Trochta, S.D.B. † Cardinal, Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia

7 Apr 25.6 Ordained Priest Wolfgang Haas Priest of Chur, Switzerland Archbishop Emeritus of Vaduz, Liechtenstein

8 Apr 79.3 Died James Charles McGuigan † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

50.4 Appointed Antônio Carlos Mesquita † Coadjutor Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil

50.4 Appointed Antônio Carlos Mesquita † Titular Bishop of Tamada Bishop Emeritus of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil

9 Apr 41.9 Appointed Gilbert Espinosa Chávez † Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

41.9 Appointed Gilbert Espinosa Chávez † Titular Bishop of Magarmel Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Diego, California, USA

10 Apr 23.4 Ordained Priest Tommaso Caputo Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy

11 Apr 27.1 Ordained Priest Emil Paul Tscherrig † Priest of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

14 Apr 19.1 Professed Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B. Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Punta Arenas, Chile

28.5 Ordained Priest José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia † Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México

47.2 Installed Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. † Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

15 Apr Born Benjamín Estévez de Cominges Secretary General of the Secretariat for the Economy

16 Apr 44.4 Ordained Bishop Antônio de Souza, C.S.S. Titular Bishop of Egnatia Bishop Emeritus of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil

17 Apr 58.0 Appointed Albert Henry Ottenweller † Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA

58.0 Appointed Albert Henry Ottenweller † Titular Bishop of Perdices Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA

60.3 Installed Cornelius Michael Power † Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA Archbishop Emeritus

18 Apr 76.6 Retired Viktor Burić † Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus

43.2 Appointed Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu † Auxiliary Bishop of Annecy, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France

43.2 Appointed Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu † Titular Bishop of Thibilis Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France

59.3 Succeeded Josip Pavlišić † Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia Archbishop Emeritus

20 Apr 27.2 Ordained Priest Hilary Paul Odili Okeke Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria Bishop Emeritus of Nnewi, Nigeria

21 Apr 39.1 Ordained Bishop Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge Titular Bishop of Thignica Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria

49.5 Ordained Bishop Francisco Antunes Santana † Bishop of Funchal, Portugal

61.3 Ordained Bishop José María Mestres † Titular Bishop of Dardanus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina

27.7 Ordained Priest Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines

22 Apr 67.2 Resigned André-Jean-Marie Charles de la Brousse † Bishop of Dijon, France Bishop Emeritus

51.0 Appointed Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray † Bishop of Dijon, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France

38.7 Solemn Vows Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA

23 Apr 75.2 Retired James Donald Scanlan † Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus

55.2 Ordained Bishop Bernard Joseph Wallace † Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia Bishop Emeritus

48.8 Appointed Thomas Joseph Winning † Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

24 Apr 25.9 Ordained Priest Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam Priest of Jaffna, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

25 Apr 40.2 Ordained Bishop Felipe Aguirre Franco Titular Bishop of Otriculum Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México

Born Evandro Campos Maria Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

55.6 Resigned Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. † Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus

59.3 Appointed Reginald John Delargey † Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand

46.6 Appointed Lolesio (Laurent) Fuahea † Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Resigned François Hoenen, S.V.D. † Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

71.3 Resigned Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. † Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

56.2 Appointed John Mackey † Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

38.7 Appointed Dieudonné M’Sanda Tsinda-Hata † Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

64.5 Appointed Thomas Nantha † Auxiliary Bishop of Vientiane, Laos Vicar Apostolic

64.5 Appointed Thomas Nantha † Titular Bishop of Succuba Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos

39.3 Appointed Faustin Ngabu † Coadjutor Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

39.3 Appointed Faustin Ngabu † Titular Bishop of Tigamibena Bishop Emeritus of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

36.6 Appointed Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa † Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop Emeritus of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

26 Apr Born Sergio Iván Dornelles Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

27 Apr 39.0 Ordained Bishop Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. † Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile Bishop Emeritus

51.9 Appointed Pio Laghi † Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta

27.7 Ordained Deacon John Michael Miller, C.S.B. Deacon of Congregation of St. Basil Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

31.4 Ordained Priest Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

28 Apr 39.6 Ordained Bishop Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

48.2 Installed Johannes Joachim Degenhardt † Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany

40.0 Ordained Bishop James Mwewa Spaita † Bishop of Mansa, Zambia Archbishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar		Born	Cyril Buhayan Villareal		Bishop of Kalibo, Philippines
2 Mar		Born	Marcos José dos Santos		Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil
51.5	Appointed	Mariano Gaviola y Garcés †	Bishop of Philippines, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
70.3	Died	John Michael O’Neill †	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Falls, Newfoundland, Canada
3 Mar		Born	Bonaventure Bosco Gubazire, M. Afr.		Bishop-Elect of Kabale, Uganda
63.4	Ordained Bishop	Marian Jozef Rechowicz †	Titular Bishop of Pupiana	Apostolic Administrator of Lviv, Ukraine
5 Mar	39.1	Installed	Noël Delaquis	Bishop of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
6 Mar	44.9	Ordained Bishop	Paschalis Soedita Hardjasoemarta, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Purwokerto, Indonesia
	Born	Alexander Rivera Vielma		Bishop of San Carlos de Venezuela
50.8	Resigned	Ramón Torrella Cascante †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Archbishop Emeritus of Tarragona, Spain
7 Mar	61.2	Appointed	José María Mestres †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paraná, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Appointed	José María Mestres †	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
48.4	Appointed	Lucas (Luiz) Moreira Neves, O.P. †	Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
67.7	Appointed	Giuseppe Siri †	Apostolic Administrator of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova-Bobbio, Italy
8 Mar	40.5	Appointed	Ricardo Pido Tancinco †	Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	25.2	Ordained Deacon	Robert Daniel Conlon	Deacon of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Joliet in Illinois, USA
51.4	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Sesta	Prelate of El Salto, Durango, México
68.3	Died	Giuseppe Olivotti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
10 Mar	70.2	Died	Bolesław Kominek †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
62.0	Ordained Bishop	Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Simingi	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
11 Mar	49.3	Appointed	Robert Lebel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Québec, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
49.3	Appointed	Robert Lebel †	Titular Bishop of Alinda	Bishop Emeritus of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada
12 Mar	40.1	Appointed	Felipe Aguirre Franco	Auxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
40.1	Appointed	Felipe Aguirre Franco	Titular Bishop of Otriculum	Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
85.2	Retired	Benigno Carrara †	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
59.0	Appointed	Luigi Dardani †	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
45.2	Ordained Bishop	Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
45.8	Ordained Bishop	Balashoury Thanugundla †	Bishop of Guntur, India
13 Mar		Born	Rodrigo Gallego Trujillo		Bishop of Palmira, Colombia
14 Mar	39.0	Appointed	Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dumaguete, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines
39.0	Appointed	Onesimo Cadiz Gordoncillo †	Titular Bishop of Gunugus	Archbishop Emeritus of Capiz, Philippines
	Born	Francis Than Htun		Auxiliary Bishop of Yangon, Myanmar
15 Mar	48.1	Selected	Johannes Joachim Degenhardt †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
87.5	Died	Vince Kovács †	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
57.2	Appointed	Robert-Joseph Mathen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
57.2	Appointed	Robert-Joseph Mathen †	Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia	Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
16 Mar		Born	Mario León Dorado, O.M.I.		Coadjutor Archbishop-Elect of Rabat, Morocco
29.7	Ordained Priest	Konrad Zdarsa	Priest of Meißen (Meissen), Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
17 Mar	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Boniface Nyema Dalieh †	Titular Bishop of Talaptula	Bishop Emeritus of Cape Palmas, Liberia
54.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean Louis Joseph Dardel †	Bishop of Clermont, France	Bishop Emeritus
41.7	Ordained Bishop	Jan Stefan Gałecki †	Titular Bishop of Maiuca	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
54.3	Ordained Bishop	Ćiril Kos †	Bishop of Djakovo o Bosna i Srijem, Croatia	Bishop Emeritus
27.7	Ordained Priest	Joseph Pibul Visitnondachai	Priest of Bangkok, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus of Nakhon Sawan, Thailand
18 Mar	49.4	Appointed	Francisco Antunes Santana †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
59.6	Appointed	Guglielmo Giaquinta †	Bishop of Tivoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Aurélio Granada Escudeiro †	Coadjutor Bishop of Angra, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
53.8	Appointed	Aurélio Granada Escudeiro †	Titular Bishop of Drusiliana	Bishop Emeritus of Angra, Portugal
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Rizzo †	Bishop of Ragusa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Pudhota Chinniah Balaswamy †	Bishop of Nellore, India	Bishop Emeritus
45.0	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Bernal Vargas, L.C. †	Titular Bishop of Velefi	Prelate Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
77.4	Died	Paolo Botto †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
39.4	Selected	Bernard Robert Rooney, O.S.B.	Abbot of New Norcia, Australia	Abbot Emeritus
45.5	Installed	Jaime Lachica Sin †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
21 Mar	48.0	Appointed	Massimo Giustetti †	Bishop of Pinerolo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Biella, Italy
71.7	Appointed	Emilio Pizzoni †	Titular Bishop of Iulium Carnicum	Bishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
64.5	Resigned	Robert Emmet Tracy †	Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
22 Mar	42.6	Appointed	Tadeusz Werno †	Auxiliary Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.6	Appointed	Tadeusz Werno †	Titular Bishop of Zattara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland
23 Mar	75.0	Retired	Marcel-Pierre-Armand Riopel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
42.9	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Rodriguez Rodriguez, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
24 Mar	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Urbano José Allgayer †	Titular Bishop of Tunnuna	Bishop Emeritus of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
23.3	Ordained Priest	Alessandro D’Errico	Priest of Aversa, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
24.9	Ordained Priest	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt	Priest of Phú Cường, Viet Nam	Apostolic Nuncio
27.8	Ordained Priest	Simon Ntamwana	Priest of Muyinga, Burundi	Archbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
27.0	Ordained Priest	Želimir Puljić	Priest of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina	Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
23.8	Ordained Priest	Elie (Yéghia) Yéghiayan, I.C.P.B.	Priest of Institut du Clergé Patriarcal de Bzommar	Bishop of Sainte-Croix-de-Paris (Armenian), France
25 Mar	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Bello Ruiz †	Titular Bishop of Segia	Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
78.1	Retired	Thomas Aloysius Boland †	Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	William Donald Borders †	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
61.6	Appointed	Peter Leo Gerety †	Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
47.1	Appointed	Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †	Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
74.5	Retired	Johannes Rüth, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale}	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
76.0	Retired	Lawrence Joseph Shehan †	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
56.4	Appointed	Francisco de Borja Valenzuela Ríos †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of San Felipe, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Valparaíso, Chile
26 Mar		Born	Mykola Petro Luchok, O.P.		Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
28 Mar	45.2	Installed	Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
38.9	Appointed	Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
29 Mar		Born	Daniel Pacho		Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State
30 Mar		Born	Raphael Mweempwa		Bishop of Monze, Zambia
46.2	Installed	Joseph Adolphe Proulx †	Bishop of Hull, Québec, Canada	Bishop of Gatineau-Hull, Québec, Canada
31 Mar	40.3	Ordained Bishop	Edward Kevin Daly †	Bishop of Derry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
86.7	Died	Adalard Eberharter, O.F.M. Cap. †	Superior Emeritus of Kiamusze [Jiamusi], China
79.6	Died	Charles Leo Nelligan †	Bishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
28.1	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Yves Riocreux	Deacon of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus of Basse-Terre (et Pointe-à-Pitre), Guadeloupe, Antilles
39.5	Confirmed	Bernard Robert Rooney, O.S.B.	Abbot of New Norcia, Australia	Abbot Emeritus
Apr	24.5	Perpetual Vows	Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cárdenas, L.C. †	Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ	Bishop Emeritus of Cancún-Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México
1 Apr	84.6	Died	Giuseppe Schiavini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
3 Apr	53.1	Appointed	André Gustave Bossuyt †	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France
58.4	Appointed	Arthur Joseph Gilbert †	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Juan Carlos Londoño		Auxiliary Bishop of Québec, Canada
4 Apr	48.1	Confirmed	Johannes Joachim Degenhardt †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
5 Apr	72.3	Died	Adolf Bolte †	Bishop of Fulda, Germany
41.3	Appointed	Tulio Manuel Chirivella Varela †	Bishop of Margarita, Venezuela	Archbishop Emeritus of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
49.4	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México	Bishop Emeritus
41.6	Appointed	Patrick Nair †	Bishop of Meerut, India	Bishop Emeritus
6 Apr	29.5	Ordained Priest	Jean-Paul Maurice Jaeger	Priest of Lille, France	Bishop Emeritus of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
27.0	Ordained Priest	Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C.	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop Emeritus of Peoria, Illinois, USA
29.8	Ordained Priest	Bruno Pedron, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Ji-Paraná, Rondonia, Brazil
69.0	Died	Štěpán Trochta, S.D.B. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
7 Apr	25.6	Ordained Priest	Wolfgang Haas	Priest of Chur, Switzerland	Archbishop Emeritus of Vaduz, Liechtenstein
8 Apr	79.3	Died	James Charles McGuigan †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
50.4	Appointed	Antônio Carlos Mesquita †	Coadjutor Bishop of Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
50.4	Appointed	Antônio Carlos Mesquita †	Titular Bishop of Tamada	Bishop Emeritus of São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9 Apr	41.9	Appointed	Gilbert Espinosa Chávez †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Diego, California, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
41.9	Appointed	Gilbert Espinosa Chávez †	Titular Bishop of Magarmel	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of San Diego, California, USA
10 Apr	23.4	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Caputo	Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Prelate of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy
11 Apr	27.1	Ordained Priest	Emil Paul Tscherrig †	Priest of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
14 Apr	19.1	Professed	Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B.	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Punta Arenas, Chile
28.5	Ordained Priest	José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia †	Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Bishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
47.2	Installed	Carlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †	Archbishop of Antofagasta, Chile	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
15 Apr		Born	Benjamín Estévez de Cominges		Secretary General of the Secretariat for the Economy
16 Apr	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Antônio de Souza, C.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Egnatia	Bishop Emeritus of Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil
17 Apr	58.0	Appointed	Albert Henry Ottenweller †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (in America), Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA
58.0	Appointed	Albert Henry Ottenweller †	Titular Bishop of Perdices	Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA
60.3	Installed	Cornelius Michael Power †	Archbishop of Portland in Oregon, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Apr	76.6	Retired	Viktor Burić †	Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
43.2	Appointed	Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu †	Auxiliary Bishop of Annecy, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
43.2	Appointed	Bernard Louis Auguste Paul Panafieu †	Titular Bishop of Thibilis	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Marseille, France
59.3	Succeeded	Josip Pavlišić †	Archbishop of Rijeka-Senj, Croatia	Archbishop Emeritus
20 Apr	27.2	Ordained Priest	Hilary Paul Odili Okeke	Priest of Onitsha, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus of Nnewi, Nigeria
21 Apr	39.1	Ordained Bishop	Francis Folorunsho Clement Alonge	Titular Bishop of Thignica	Bishop Emeritus of Ondo, Nigeria
49.5	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Antunes Santana †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
61.3	Ordained Bishop	José María Mestres †	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
27.7	Ordained Priest	Rolando Octavus Joven Tria Tirona, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop Emeritus of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
22 Apr	67.2	Resigned	André-Jean-Marie Charles de la Brousse †	Bishop of Dijon, France	Bishop Emeritus
51.0	Appointed	Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray †	Bishop of Dijon, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
38.7	Solemn Vows	Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Yakima, Washington, USA
23 Apr	75.2	Retired	James Donald Scanlan †	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Bernard Joseph Wallace †	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
48.8	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Winning †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
24 Apr	25.9	Ordained Priest	Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam	Priest of Jaffna, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
25 Apr	40.2	Ordained Bishop	Felipe Aguirre Franco	Titular Bishop of Otriculum	Archbishop Emeritus of Acapulco, Guerrero, México
	Born	Evandro Campos Maria		Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
55.6	Resigned	Michel-Maurice-Augustin-Marie Darmancier, S.M. †	Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
59.3	Appointed	Reginald John Delargey †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
46.6	Appointed	Lolesio (Laurent) Fuahea †	Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Resigned	François Hoenen, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
71.3	Resigned	Victor Petrus Keuppens, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
56.2	Appointed	John Mackey †	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
38.7	Appointed	Dieudonné M’Sanda Tsinda-Hata †	Bishop of Kenge, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
64.5	Appointed	Thomas Nantha †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vientiane, Laos	Vicar Apostolic
64.5	Appointed	Thomas Nantha †	Titular Bishop of Succuba	Vicar Apostolic of Vientiane, Laos
39.3	Appointed	Faustin Ngabu †	Coadjutor Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
39.3	Appointed	Faustin Ngabu †	Titular Bishop of Tigamibena	Bishop Emeritus of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
36.6	Appointed	Floribert Songasonga Mwitwa †	Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop Emeritus of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Apr		Born	Sergio Iván Dornelles		Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
27 Apr	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
51.9	Appointed	Pio Laghi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina	Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
27.7	Ordained Deacon	John Michael Miller, C.S.B.	Deacon of Congregation of St. Basil	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
31.4	Ordained Priest	Francesco Panfilo, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop Emeritus of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
28 Apr	39.6	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
48.2	Installed	Johannes Joachim Degenhardt †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Paderborn, Germany
40.0	Ordained Bishop	James Mwewa Spaita †	Bishop of Mansa, Zambia	Archbishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia

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