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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	63.0	Appointed	Kazimierz Jan Majdański †	Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	56.3	Ordained Bishop	Vincent de Paul Phạm Văn Dụ †	Bishop of Lạng Sơn et Cao Bằng, Viet Nam
2 Mar	25.8	Ordained Priest	Ludger Schepers	Priest of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
		Born	Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy		Auxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, Ukraine
4 Mar	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Numidia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
	49.2	Appointed	Józef Glemp †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	58.4	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Jean Trần Xuân Hạp †	Bishop of Vinh, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
5 Mar	75.9	Retired	Vincenzo De Chiara †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	75.9	Retired	Vincenzo De Chiara †	Bishop of Nicotera e Tropea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Mileto, Italy
	38.5	Appointed	Paulino Lukudu Loro, M.C.C.I. †	Bishop of El Obeid, Sudan	Archbishop Emeritus of Juba, South Sudan
	39.4	Appointed	Sebelio Peralta Alvarez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Villarrica, Paraguay	Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay
	39.4	Appointed	Sebelio Peralta Alvarez †	Titular Bishop of Iunca in Mauretania	Bishop of San Lorenzo, Paraguay
6 Mar	27.4	Ordained Priest	Mathias Ri Iong-hoon (Lee Yong-Hoon)	Priest of Suwon, Korea (South)	Bishop
8 Mar	23.7	Professed	Adolfo Armando Uriona, F.D.P.	Member of Sons of Divine Providence	Bishop of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina
9 Mar	73.4	Died	Jean-Marie Villot †	Cardinal, Secretary of State
10 Mar	26.9	Solemn Vows	Edward Nicholas (Hugh) Gilbert, O.S.B.	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
11 Mar	42.0	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Thannikot †	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Auxiliary Bishop of Verapoly, India
12 Mar	74.7	Died	Emilio Abascal y Salmerón †	Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
	47.3	Succeeded	Sergio Obeso Rivera †	Archbishop of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
13 Mar	45.6	Appointed	Stanley Girard Schlarman †	Auxiliary Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City, Kansas, USA
	45.6	Appointed	Stanley Girard Schlarman †	Titular Bishop of Capreae	Bishop Emeritus of Dodge City, Kansas, USA
14 Mar	48.7	Ordained Bishop	John Edward McCarthy †	Titular Bishop of Petina	Bishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA
15 Mar	65.5	Appointed	Armido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. †	Titular Bishop of Magnetum	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Awasa, Ethiopia
	65.5	Appointed	Armido Gasparini, F.S.C.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Awasa, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	49.9	Appointed	Paul Mambe Mukanga †	Bishop of Kindu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	46.1	Appointed	Vincent Mojwok Nyiker †	Bishop of Malakal, South Sudan	Bishop Emeritus
	35.3	Appointed	Patrick Mumbure Mutume †	Auxiliary Bishop of Umtali, Zimbabwe	Auxiliary Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe
	35.3	Appointed	Patrick Mumbure Mutume †	Titular Bishop of Arae in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of Mutare, Zimbabwe
	43.7	Appointed	Blasius Pujoraharja	Bishop of Ketapang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	67.6	Resigned	Gabriel Willem Sillekens, C.P. †	Bishop of Ketapang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	32.2	Ordained Priest	Francis Daw Tang	Priest of Myitkyina, Myanmar	Bishop Emeritus
	48.7	Appointed	André Wouking †	Bishop of Bafoussam, Cameroon	Archbishop of Yaoundé, Cameroon
16 Mar	83.0	Died	Thomas Aloysius Boland †	Archbishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
		Born	Ivan Kulyk		Bishop of Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	25.9	Ordained Priest	Fidelis Uga Orgah †	Priest of Otukpo, Nigeria	Bishop
17 Mar	23.2	Ordained Deacon	Andrés Carrascosa Coso	Deacon of Cuenca, Spain	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
	25.6	Ordained Priest	Pier Luigi Nava, S.M.M.	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	Under Secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Stephen Robson	Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
	68.7	Appointed	Francesco Spanedda †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
18 Mar	83.8	Died	Abdallah Nujaim †	Bishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Maronite), Lebanon
	56.5	Ordained Bishop	Petar Perkolić †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro	Archbishop Emeritus
19 Mar	46.9	Ordained Bishop	George Mamalassery †	Bishop of Tura, India	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar	67.5	Resigned	George Joseph Biskup †	Archbishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
21 Mar	69.4	Died	Henri Alfred Bernardin Hoffmann, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Djibouti
	46.8	Appointed	Justo Mullor García †	Titular Archbishop of Emerita Augusta	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
22 Mar	41.7	Appointed	Michael Hughes Kenny †	Bishop of Juneau, Alaska, USA
	46.8	Appointed	Justo Mullor García †	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
23 Mar	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Youannès Malak Hanna Salib †	Titular Bishop of Dioclea	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
	63.3	Appointed	Adelmo Tacconi †	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 Mar	25.4	Ordained Priest	Francisco Eduardo Cervantes Merino	Priest of Tuxpan, Veracruz, México	Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz, México
		Born	Santos Simón Cerrato Rivera		Administrator of Choluteca, Honduras
		Born	Jose Maria Garcia Maldonado		Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	24.3	Ordained Deacon	Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks	Deacon of Rotterdam, Netherlands	Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Netherlands
	47.1	Ordained Bishop	John Joseph Nevins †	Titular Bishop of Rusticiana	Bishop Emeritus of Venice, Florida, USA
	83.1	Died	Eugene O’Doherty †	Bishop Emeritus of Dromore, Ireland
	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Agustín Alejo (Aleido) Román Rodríguez †	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Miami, Florida, USA
	68.9	Resigned	Carlos Humberto Rodríguez Quirós †	Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica	Archbishop Emeritus
	27.5	Ordained Deacon	Laurent Bernard Marie Ulrich	Deacon of Dijon, France	Archbishop of Paris, France
25 Mar	54.7	Appointed	Edward Idris Cassidy †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Lesotho	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	54.7	Appointed	Edward Idris Cassidy †	Apostolic Delegate to Southern Africa	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
	24.2	Ordained Priest	François Marie Aimé Marius Fonlupt	Priest of Clermont, France	Archbishop of Avignon, France
	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Peter Kurongku †	Titular Bishop of Sinnuara	Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Armindo Lopes Coelho †	Titular Bishop of Elvas	Bishop Emeritus of Porto, Portugal
		Born	Arnulfo Moreno Quiñonez		Auxiliary Bishop of Cali, Colombia
	27.9	Ordained Priest	Jean-Bosco Ntep	Priest of Douala, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus of Edéa, Cameroon
26 Mar	60.5	Appointed	José Costa Campos †	Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	65.6	Resigned	Cristiano Frederico Portela de Araújo Pena †	Bishop of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
28 Mar	47.4	Appointed	José Rafael Barquero Arce †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
	47.4	Appointed	José Rafael Barquero Arce †	Titular Bishop of Arindela	Bishop Emeritus of Alajuela, Costa Rica
	61.4	Resigned	José Joaquim Gonçalves †	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	52.7	Appointed	William Russell Houck †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jackson, Mississippi, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	52.7	Appointed	William Russell Houck †	Titular Bishop of Alexanum	Bishop Emeritus of Jackson, Mississippi, USA
	54.5	Appointed	Alphonsus Liguori Penney †	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
	75.0	Retired	Patrick James Skinner, C.I.M. †	Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
29 Mar	45.7	Appointed	José Cardoso Sobrinho, O. Carm.	Bishop of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
	45.3	Appointed	Gerhard Ludwig Goebel, M.S.F. †	Prelate of Tromsø, Norway
	40.4	Appointed	Gerhard Schwenzer, SS.CC.	Prelate of Trondheim, Norway	Bishop Emeritus of Oslo, Norway
31 Mar	47.7	Appointed	István Bagi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	47.7	Appointed	István Bagi †	Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	29.6	Ordained Priest	Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	63.0	Appointed	Izidor István Marosi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	63.0	Appointed	Izidor István Marosi †	Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates	Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
	51.8	Appointed	László Pacifik Paskai, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
	62.6	Appointed	Gyula Szakos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	62.6	Appointed	Gyula Szakos †	Titular Bishop of Rapidum	Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
1 Apr	49.0	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Cuccarese †	Archbishop of Acerenza, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Pescara-Penne, Italy
	25.8	Ordained Priest	Vito Rallo	Priest of Mazara del Vallo, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
2 Apr	44.7	Appointed	Fernando José Penteado	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
	44.7	Appointed	Fernando José Penteado	Titular Bishop of Turres Ammeniae	Bishop Emeritus of Jacarezinho, Parana, Brazil
	38.9	Appointed	Décio Pereira †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	38.9	Appointed	Décio Pereira †	Titular Bishop of Martirano	Bishop of Santo André, Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 Apr	50.3	Resigned	Giuseppe Agostino †	Bishop of Cariati, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
	44.6	Incardinated	Domenico Crusco †	Priest of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	39.9	Ordained Bishop	Theotonius Gomes, C.S.C.	Bishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Dhaka, Bangladesh
	68.3	Appointed	Enea Selis †	Archbishop of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	68.3	Ceased	Enea Selis †	Apostolic Administrator of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza e Bisignano, Italy
5 Apr	49.9	Appointed	Jean-Guy Couture †	Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	75.8	Resigned	Marius Paré †	Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
6 Apr	70.1	Died	Ignacio Arbulú Pineda †	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru
	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Paul Joseph Jean Poupard	Titular Bishop of Usula	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
7 Apr	42.0	Appointed	Paciano Basilio Aniceto	Auxiliary Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines
	42.0	Appointed	Paciano Basilio Aniceto	Titular Bishop of Tlos	Archbishop Emeritus of San Fernando, Philippines
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Medil Sacay Aseo	Priest of Tagum, Philippines	Bishop of Tagum, Philippines
	52.4	Appointed	Antonio Cantisani †	Archbishop of Rossano e Cariati, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Catanzaro-Squillace, Italy
	48.6	Appointed	Girolamo Grillo †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, Italy
	55.3	Appointed	Augusto Lauro †	Bishop of San Marco Argentano-Scalea, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	55.0	Appointed	Manuel Cruz Sobreviñas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Imus, Philippines
	55.0	Appointed	Manuel Cruz Sobreviñas †	Titular Bishop of Tulana	Bishop Emeritus of Imus, Philippines
8 Apr	71.6	Died	Josef Stangl †	Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
9 Apr	44.3	Appointed	Paul Dacoury-Tabley	Auxiliary Bishop of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
	44.3	Appointed	Paul Dacoury-Tabley	Titular Bishop of Castra Severiana	Bishop Emeritus of Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire
	49.5	Appointed	Alan Basil de Lastic †	Auxiliary Bishop of Calcutta, India	Archbishop of Delhi, India
	49.5	Appointed	Alan Basil de Lastic †	Titular Bishop of Cissa	Archbishop of Delhi, India
	48.7	Appointed	André Ilunga Kaseba †	Bishop of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	28.8	Ordained Priest	Jose Corazon Tumbagahan Tala-oc	Priest of Kalibo, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	73.5	Died	John Baptist Hubert Theunissen, S.M.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Blantyre, Malawi
	26.5	Ordained Priest	Sebastian Vadakel, M.S.T.	Priest of Missionary Society of Saint Thomas the Apostle (Syro-Malabar)	Archbishop of Ujjain (Syro-Malabar), India
10 Apr	74.7	Retired	Alden John Bell †	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	55.4	Appointed	Newton Holanda Gurgel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	55.4	Appointed	Newton Holanda Gurgel †	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena	Bishop Emeritus of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
11 Apr	66.7	Died	Arturo Gerrit João Hermanus Maria Horsthuis, A.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil
	53.1	Appointed	Luigi de Magistris †	Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Pro-Major Penitentiary Emeritus
	54.4	Appointed	Philip Francis Smith, O.M.I. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cotabato, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
13 Apr	57.5	Appointed	William Anthony Hughes †	Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA	Bishop Emeritus
14 Apr	24.3	Perpetual Vows	Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P.	Member of Congregation of the Passion	Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas, Peru
15 Apr	28.5	Ordained Priest	Pedro Vázquez Villalobos	Priest of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
16 Apr	26.2	Perpetual Vows	Jean-Pierre Edmond Cottanceau, SS.CC.	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Archbishop of Papeete, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
18 Apr	93.9	Died	Marko Alaupović †	Archbishop Emeritus of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	80.7	Retired	Albert Hermelink Gentiaras, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	43.8	Appointed	Andreas Suwiyata Henrisoesanta, S.C.I. †	Bishop of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Jean-Marie Lafontaine †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	56.0	Appointed	Jean-Marie Lafontaine †	Titular Bishop of Ursona	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	56.0	Appointed	William Thomas Larkin †	Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
19 Apr	74.8	Retired	Antônio de Almeida Moraes Junior †	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	41.4	Appointed	Ladislau Biernaski, C.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil
	41.4	Appointed	Ladislau Biernaski, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tetci	Bishop of São José dos Pinhais, Parana, Brazil
	64.9	Succeeded	José Gonçalves da Costa, C.Ss.R. †	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
	48.8	Appointed	Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.Ss.R. †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
	48.8	Appointed	Alfredo Ernest Novak, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Vardimissa	Bishop Emeritus of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
	51.1	Appointed	Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski, C.M. †	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
20 Apr	89.6	Died	Josef Hiltl †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
21 Apr	29.5	Ordained Priest	Gabriel ’Leke Abegunrin	Priest of Oyo, Nigeria	Archbishop of Ibadan, Nigeria
	50.1	Appointed	Noel Desmond Daly †	Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	49.3	Ordained Bishop	Józef Glemp †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	78.7	Retired	Bernard Denis Stewart †	Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	45.7	Resigned	Ricardo Pido Tancinco †	Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
	74.2	Resigned	Paul Francis Tanner †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Emile Aiti Waro Leru’a †	Coadjutor Bishop of Doruma-Dungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	51.8	Ordained Bishop	José de Jesús Castillo Rentería, M.N.M. †	Bishop of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus
	26.7	Professed	Jorge Rubén Lugones, S.J.	Member of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Gerald John Mathias	Priest of Lucknow, India	Bishop
	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Peter Mayalla †	Bishop of Musoma, Tanzania	Archbishop of Mwanza, Tanzania
	25.7	Ordained Priest	Jerzy Mazur, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Ełk, Poland
	55.2	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Marie Léon Augustin Plateau †	Titular Bishop of Gunela	Archbishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
	45.6	Appointed	Alfio Rapisarda †	Titular Archbishop of Cannae	Apostolic Nuncio
	45.6	Appointed	Alfio Rapisarda †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Apostolic Nuncio
	30.1	Ordained Priest	Ambrose Rebello	Priest of Aurangabad, India	Bishop Emeritus
23 Apr	41.7	Appointed	Matthew Harvey Clark †	Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	74.1	Died	Francis James Furey †	Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
	39.1	Appointed	Alejandro Goić Karmelić †	Auxiliary Bishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile	Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
	39.1	Appointed	Alejandro Goić Karmelić †	Titular Bishop of Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
	54.0	Appointed	Pedro de Guzman Magugat, M.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines	Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
	54.0	Appointed	Pedro de Guzman Magugat, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Scilium	Bishop of Urdaneta, Philippines
	40.2	Appointed	Vicente Macanan Navarra	Auxiliary Bishop of Capiz, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Bacolod, Philippines
	40.2	Appointed	Vicente Macanan Navarra	Titular Bishop of Velefi	Bishop Emeritus of Bacolod, Philippines
24 Apr	73.9	Resigned	Stephen Aloysius Leven †	Bishop of San Angelo, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	59.2	Appointed	John Joseph O’Connor †	Auxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
	59.2	Appointed	John Joseph O’Connor †	Titular Bishop of Cursola	Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
25 Apr	26.0	Ordained Priest	Elenito de los Reyes Galido †	Priest of Malaybalay, Philippines	Bishop of Iligan, Philippines
26 Apr	24.8	Ordained Deacon	Robert Milner Coerver	Deacon of Dallas, Texas, USA	Bishop of Lubbock, Texas, USA
	41.6	Appointed	Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
	41.6	Appointed	Ramón López Carrozas, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Ceramus	Bishop Emeritus of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
27 Apr	26.9	Ordained Priest	Philippos Stephanos Thottathil	Priest of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India	Bishop of Saint Mary, Queen of Peace (Syro-Malankara), USA
28 Apr	64.4	Appointed	Giuseppe (Joseph) Caprio †	Pro-President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
	64.4	Appointed	Agostino Casaroli †	Pro-Secretary of the Secretariat of State	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Oscar Azarcon Solis	Priest of Cabanatuan, Philippines	Bishop of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
29 Apr	49.3	Installed	Józef Glemp †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	53.5	Ordained Bishop	Patrício José Hanrahan, C.Ss.R. †	Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, Brazil	Bishop of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil
	37.9	Ordained Bishop	Edward Ozorowski †	Titular Bishop of Bitettum	Archbishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Józef Szamocki	Priest of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Toruń, Poland
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Andrew Peter (Andrzej Piotr) Wypych	Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USA
30 Apr	47.8	Ordained Bishop	István Bagi †	Titular Bishop of Bavagaliana	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	71.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Lenotti †	Archbishop of Foggia, Italy
	63.0	Ordained Bishop	Izidor István Marosi †	Titular Bishop of Maxula Prates	Bishop Emeritus of Vác, Hungary
	48.8	Appointed	Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva	Auxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
	48.8	Appointed	Serafim de Sousa Ferreira e Silva	Titular Bishop of Lemellefa	Bishop Emeritus of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
	62.7	Ordained Bishop	Gyula Szakos †	Titular Bishop of Rapidum	Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

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