The Year of Our Lord 1976

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 75.9 Resigned Heinrich Baaken † Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

1 Mar 45.2 Ordained Bishop Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte † Titular Bishop of Lamdia Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay

66.6 Died Harold William Henry, S.S.C.M.E. † Apostolic Administrator of Cheju-Do, Korea (South)

64.4 Appointed Baptist Mudartha † Bishop of Allahabad, India Bishop Emeritus

59.1 Appointed João Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F. † Vicar Apostolic of Tromsø, Norway Bishop Emeritus of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil

47.4 Appointed Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. † Bishop of Jabalpur, India Bishop Emeritus

47.0 Appointed Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez † Vicar Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México Bishop Emeritus of Colima, México

71.6 Appointed Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. † Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

75.2 Retired Johann Wember, M.S.F. † Vicar Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale} Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

2 Mar 79.2 Died Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Umtata, South Africa

3 Mar 66.0 Died Petrus (Johannes) Borne, O.S.B. † Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict

4 Mar 42.4 Appointed Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas † Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

79.5 Died Paul-Léon-Jean Chevalier † Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France

41.2 Appointed Oscar Valero Cruz † Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

41.2 Appointed Oscar Valero Cruz † Titular Bishop of Martirano Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines

43.7 Appointed Elden Francis Curtiss Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA

5 Mar 59.4 Died Enrico Bartoletti † Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy

66.3 Appointed Sante Portalupi † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Morocco Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal

6 Mar Born Grégoire François Bruno Drouot Bishop of Nevers, France

63.2 Appointed Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus

63.2 Appointed Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia

56.8 Appointed Jerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R. † Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

7 Mar 21.6 Simple Vows Joaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil

Born Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga Auxiliary Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania

8 Mar 86.2 Died Nicola Margiotta † Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy

39.6 Appointed Luis Morales Reyes † Auxiliary Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México

39.6 Appointed Luis Morales Reyes † Titular Bishop of Burca Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México

10 Mar 23.9 Professed Edward Nicholas (Hugh) Gilbert, O.S.B. Member of Order of Saint Benedict Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain

11 Mar 56.7 Appointed Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada † Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

12 Mar Born Lawrence Ofentse Pheto Bishop of Francistown, Botswana

13 Mar 24.5 Ordained Priest Salvatore Rino Fisichella Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization

73.8 Retired Roger André Marcel Johan † Bishop of Agen, France Bishop Emeritus

54.4 Succeeded Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens † Bishop of Agen, France Bishop Emeritus

15 Mar 41.2 Ordained Bishop Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Girus Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines

84.0 Died Irzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen

40.3 Appointed Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth. Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay

16 Mar 53.3 Ordained Bishop Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia

17 Mar 80.2 Retired James Fergus † Bishop of Achonry, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

26.4 Ordained Priest Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. † Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

18 Mar 49.7 Appointed Luigi Bommarito † Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

49.7 Appointed Luigi Bommarito † Titular Bishop of Vannida Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy

19 Mar 56.0 Resigned José Germán Benavides Morriberón † Titular Bishop of Mades Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru

56.0 Resigned José Germán Benavides Morriberón † Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru

25.7 Ordained Priest Michael Joseph Boulette Priest of San Antonio, Texas, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

55.6 Appointed Luigi Maverna † Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy

29.2 Ordained Priest Ângelo Pignoli Priest of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil

24.1 Professed José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José del Amazonas, Peru

20 Mar 52.5 Ordained Bishop Francesco Tarcisio Carboni † Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy

73.3 Retired Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. † Bishop of Kisumu, Kenya Bishop Emeritus

49.9 Ordained Bishop Raymond Augustin Chihiro Sato, O.P. † Bishop of Sendai, Japan Bishop Emeritus

21 Mar 48.2 Ordained Bishop François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. † Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar

23 Mar 54.3 Selected Otmar Mäder † Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

24 Mar 64.3 Appointed Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Ariano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy

64.3 Appointed Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy

67.6 Died Robert Joseph Dwyer † Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

75.9 Retired Joseph Hasler † Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

57.3 Appointed William Robert Johnson † Bishop of Orange in California, USA

59.9 Appointed Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. † Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Heinrich Machens † Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Heinrich Machens † Titular Bishop of Bida Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany

61.6 Resigned Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli † Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy

54.7 Appointed Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. † Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

67.7 Resigned José Terceiro de Sousa † Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

25 Mar 27.3 Ordained Priest Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran † Priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

59.0 Appointed Giovanni Benedetti † Bishop of Foligno, Italy Bishop Emeritus

45.9 Ordained Bishop Emilio Pablo Bianchi di Cárcano † Titular Bishop of Lesina Bishop Emeritus of Azul, Argentina

53.0 Ordained Bishop George Basil Hume, O.S.B. † Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

54.3 Confirmed Otmar Mäder † Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Bishop Emeritus

51.7 Ordained Bishop Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa † Bishop of Macau, China Bishop Emeritus

77.1 Died James Donald Scanlan † Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

26 Mar 46.1 Appointed Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic † Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

46.1 Appointed Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic † Titular Bishop of Valabria Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

42.9 Appointed George Francis Daniel Bishop of South Africa, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

68.4 Resigned John Colburn Garner † Bishop of South Africa, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa

51.3 Appointed Robert Lebel † Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada Bishop Emeritus

27 Mar 58.3 Appointed Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. † Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

28 Mar 39.3 Ordained Bishop Jaime Pedro Gonçalves † Titular Bishop of Ficus Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique

70.1 Died Paul-Joseph Hoffer, S. M. † Superior General Emeritus of Society of Mary

30 Mar 37.4 Ordained Bishop Antonio Isauro Alzate Buenafe † Titular Bishop of Meta Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

Born Michele Morandi Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy

53.6 Appointed Joseph Phan Văn Hoa † Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam

53.6 Appointed Joseph Phan Văn Hoa † Titular Bishop of Acci Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam

53.6 Ordained Bishop Joseph Phan Văn Hoa † Titular Bishop of Acci Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam

31 Mar 54.1 Installed Norman Francis McFarland † Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA

44.3 Ordained Bishop Joseph Peter O’Connell † Titular Bishop of Sanctus Germanus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	75.9	Resigned	Heinrich Baaken †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Mar	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Angel Nicolás Acha Duarte †	Titular Bishop of Lamdia	Bishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay
66.6	Died	Harold William Henry, S.S.C.M.E. †	Apostolic Administrator of Cheju-Do, Korea (South)
64.4	Appointed	Baptist Mudartha †	Bishop of Allahabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
59.1	Appointed	João Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tromsø, Norway	Bishop Emeritus of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil
47.4	Appointed	Théophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Jabalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
47.0	Appointed	Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez †	Vicar Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, México	Bishop Emeritus of Colima, México
71.6	Appointed	Louis Vangeke, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Bereina, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
75.2	Retired	Johann Wember, M.S.F. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
2 Mar	79.2	Died	Joseph Grueter, C.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Umtata, South Africa
3 Mar	66.0	Died	Petrus (Johannes) Borne, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict
4 Mar	42.4	Appointed	Ulises Aurelio Casiano Vargas †	Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
79.5	Died	Paul-Léon-Jean Chevalier †	Bishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
41.2	Appointed	Oscar Valero Cruz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
41.2	Appointed	Oscar Valero Cruz †	Titular Bishop of Martirano	Archbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
43.7	Appointed	Elden Francis Curtiss	Bishop of Helena, Montana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
5 Mar	59.4	Died	Enrico Bartoletti †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
66.3	Appointed	Sante Portalupi †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Morocco	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
6 Mar		Born	Grégoire François Bruno Drouot		Bishop of Nevers, France
63.2	Appointed	Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, Bolivia	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
63.2	Appointed	Alejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
56.8	Appointed	Jerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
7 Mar	21.6	Simple Vows	Joaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
	Born	Godfrey Jackson Mwasekaga		Auxiliary Bishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
8 Mar	86.2	Died	Nicola Margiotta †	Archbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
39.6	Appointed	Luis Morales Reyes †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México	Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
39.6	Appointed	Luis Morales Reyes †	Titular Bishop of Burca	Archbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
10 Mar	23.9	Professed	Edward Nicholas (Hugh) Gilbert, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
11 Mar	56.7	Appointed	Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada †	Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
12 Mar		Born	Lawrence Ofentse Pheto		Bishop of Francistown, Botswana
13 Mar	24.5	Ordained Priest	Salvatore Rino Fisichella	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
73.8	Retired	Roger André Marcel Johan †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
54.4	Succeeded	Sabin-Marie Saint-Gaudens †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Ireneo Alisla Amantillo, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Girus	Bishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines
84.0	Died	Irzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
40.3	Appointed	Claudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.	Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
16 Mar	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
17 Mar	80.2	Retired	James Fergus †	Bishop of Achonry, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
26.4	Ordained Priest	Wenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
18 Mar	49.7	Appointed	Luigi Bommarito †	Auxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
49.7	Appointed	Luigi Bommarito †	Titular Bishop of Vannida	Archbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
19 Mar	56.0	Resigned	José Germán Benavides Morriberón †	Titular Bishop of Mades	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
56.0	Resigned	José Germán Benavides Morriberón †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
25.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Joseph Boulette	Priest of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.6	Appointed	Luigi Maverna †	Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference	Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy
29.2	Ordained Priest	Ângelo Pignoli	Priest of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil
24.1	Professed	José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San José del Amazonas, Peru
20 Mar	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Tarcisio Carboni †	Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy
73.3	Retired	Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Kisumu, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
49.9	Ordained Bishop	Raymond Augustin Chihiro Sato, O.P. †	Bishop of Sendai, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
21 Mar	48.2	Ordained Bishop	François Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. †	Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
23 Mar	54.3	Selected	Otmar Mäder †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
24 Mar	64.3	Appointed	Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
64.3	Appointed	Nicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
67.6	Died	Robert Joseph Dwyer †	Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
75.9	Retired	Joseph Hasler †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
57.3	Appointed	William Robert Johnson †	Bishop of Orange in California, USA
59.9	Appointed	Constantino José Lüers, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Heinrich Machens †	Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Heinrich Machens †	Titular Bishop of Bida	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
61.6	Resigned	Gastone Mojaisky-Perrelli †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nusco, Italy
54.7	Appointed	Abel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. †	Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
67.7	Resigned	José Terceiro de Sousa †	Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar	27.3	Ordained Priest	Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran †	Priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
59.0	Appointed	Giovanni Benedetti †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
45.9	Ordained Bishop	Emilio Pablo Bianchi di Cárcano †	Titular Bishop of Lesina	Bishop Emeritus of Azul, Argentina
53.0	Ordained Bishop	George Basil Hume, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
54.3	Confirmed	Otmar Mäder †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
51.7	Ordained Bishop	Arquimínio Rodrigues da Costa †	Bishop of Macau, China	Bishop Emeritus
77.1	Died	James Donald Scanlan †	Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
26 Mar	46.1	Appointed	Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
46.1	Appointed	Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic †	Titular Bishop of Valabria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
42.9	Appointed	George Francis Daniel	Bishop of South Africa, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
68.4	Resigned	John Colburn Garner †	Bishop of South Africa, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
51.3	Appointed	Robert Lebel †	Bishop of Valleyfield, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar	58.3	Appointed	Estêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. †	Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28 Mar	39.3	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Pedro Gonçalves †	Titular Bishop of Ficus	Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
70.1	Died	Paul-Joseph Hoffer, S. M. †	Superior General Emeritus of Society of Mary
30 Mar	37.4	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Isauro Alzate Buenafe †	Titular Bishop of Meta	Auxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
	Born	Michele Morandi		Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, Italy
53.6	Appointed	Joseph Phan Văn Hoa †	Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
53.6	Appointed	Joseph Phan Văn Hoa †	Titular Bishop of Acci	Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
53.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Phan Văn Hoa †	Titular Bishop of Acci	Coadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
31 Mar	54.1	Installed	Norman Francis McFarland †	Bishop of Reno, Nevada, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA
44.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Peter O’Connell †	Titular Bishop of Sanctus Germanus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia

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