The Year of Our Lord 1982

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

2 Mar 67.7 Appointed Antonio Iannucci † Archbishop of Pescara-Penne, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

63.1 Ordained Bishop Mathias Lu Zhengshen † Coadjutor Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China

3 Mar 51.7 Appointed José Carlos Castanho de Almeida † Auxiliary Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

51.7 Appointed José Carlos Castanho de Almeida † Titular Bishop of Urusi Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil

33.6 Ordained Priest Salvador Emilio Riverón Cortina † Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba Auxiliary Bishop

4 Mar 80.3 Died Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. † Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

41.7 Appointed Donal Brendan Murray † Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Ireland

41.7 Appointed Donal Brendan Murray † Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Ireland

54.5 Ordained Bishop Kazimierz Romaniuk † Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

5 Mar 57.4 Died Francisco Antunes Santana † Bishop of Funchal, Portugal

59.8 Appointed Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Prelate of Calama, Chile Prelate Emeritus

Appointed Luís Carlos Riveros Lavado, S.D.B. † Prefect of Ariari, Colombia

6 Mar 51.5 Ordained Bishop Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Trevico Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

52.4 Ordained Bishop Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus † Titular Bishop of Benda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands

59.9 Ordained Bishop Virgilio Noè † Titular Archbishop of Voncaria Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter

22.7 Ordained Deacon Antonino Raspanti Deacon of Trapani, Italy Bishop of Acireale, Italy

54.4 Ordained Bishop Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi † Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana Bishop Emeritus

7 Mar 28.2 Ordained Priest John Hsane Hgyi † Priest of Pathein, Myanmar Bishop

44.4 Ordained Bishop Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim Titular Bishop of Anbar dei Caldei Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA

8 Mar 77.6 Died Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny † Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France

47.8 Appointed Hermann Raich, S.V.D. † Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

9 Mar 58.6 Installed Thomas Victor Dolinay † Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA

10 Mar 51.5 Appointed Teodoro de Faria † Bishop of Funchal, Portugal Bishop Emeritus

11 Mar 71.7 Died Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. † Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil

51.2 Installed Manuel Duran Moreno † Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Succeeded Roberto Pinarello de Almeida † Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

12 Mar 77.1 Retired Maurice Roy † Bishop of Canada, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada

72.3 Resigned Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm † Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

14 Mar 55.7 Appointed Francis John Spence † Bishop of Canada, Military Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada

15 Mar 23.9 Ordained Deacon Roberto Calara Mallari Deacon of San Fernando, Philippines Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines

16 Mar 43.0 Appointed Ramon Barrera Villena Auxiliary Bishop of Tagum, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Bayombong, Philippines

43.0 Appointed Ramon Barrera Villena Titular Bishop of Tucci Bishop Emeritus of Bayombong, Philippines

17 Mar 70.0 Ordained Bishop Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.Ss.R. † Titular Bishop of Naratcata Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)

18 Mar 70.0 Appointed George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

74.6 Retired Paolo Carta † Archbishop of Sassari, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

56.6 Appointed Henry Swithin Thomas Alexander Wijetunge Goonewardena, O.M.I. † Bishop of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Bishop Emeritus

65.5 Appointed Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri † Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria Archbishop Emeritus

51.4 Appointed Salvatore Isgró † Archbishop of Sassari, Italy

41.2 Appointed Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba † Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

69.1 Appointed Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Garoua, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus

59.8 Appointed Simon Tonyé † Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus

51.1 Appointed Paul Mbiybe Verdzekov † Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon Archbishop Emeritus

68.8 Resigned Joseph Weigl, M.S.C. † Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 26.8 Ordained Priest Dominic Ryōji Miyahara Priest Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan

44.2 Ordained Bishop José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria † Titular Bishop of Cenae Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela

76.5 Died Christopher Joseph Weldon † Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA

20 Mar 53.6 Ordained Bishop Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Leges Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands

56.6 Ordained Bishop Paul Lanneau † Titular Bishop of Tusuros Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

25.3 Ordained Priest Corrado Maggioni, S.M.M. Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses

21 Mar 57.6 Ordained Bishop Benito Stanislao Andreotti, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Vazari Abbot Emeritus of Subiaco, Italy

29.1 Ordained Deacon Patrick Le Gal Deacon of Other Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France

39.2 Ordained Bishop Basile Tapsoba Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

38.6 Ordained Bishop Rémy Victor Vancottem Titular Bishop of Unizibira Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium

22 Mar 70.6 Died Pericle Felici † Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura

23 Mar 49.3 Appointed Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.3 Appointed Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao Titular Bishop of Nabala Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

24 Mar 42.9 Ordained Bishop Héctor González Martínez Bishop of Campeche, México Archbishop Emeritus of Durango, México

25 Mar 21.9 Solemn Vows Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. Member of Order of Cistercians Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

52.7 Ordained Bishop Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville † Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Archbishop Emeritus

50.9 Ordained Bishop Jerzy Dąbrowski † Titular Bishop of Tamascani Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland

62.3 Appointed Henrique Froehlich, S.J. † Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

37.7 Ordained Bishop Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust † Titular Bishop of Bararus Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela

61.7 Appointed Luigi Maverna † Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy

61.7 Appointed Luigi Maverna † Bishop of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy

50.4 Ordained Bishop Jan Wiktor Nowak † Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena Bishop of Siedlce, Poland

56.0 Appointed Antônio Sarto, S.D.B. † Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

46.0 Installed Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

49.4 Ordained Bishop Wolfgang Weider † Titular Bishop of Uzita Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Berlin, Germany

27 Mar 28.5 Ordained Priest Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. Priest of Society of Divine Vocations Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

28 Mar 56.0 Ordained Bishop Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Domnach Sechnaill Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

27.8 Ordained Priest Pius Thomas D’Souza Priest of Lucknow, India Bishop Emeritus of Ajmer, India

69.1 Died Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. † Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil

42.1 Ordained Bishop Séamus Hegarty † Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland Bishop Emeritus of Derry, Ireland

80.4 Died Malcolm Angus MacEachern † Bishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

26.4 Ordained Priest Ambrose Madtha † Priest of Lucknow, India Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire

26.3 Ordained Priest Joan Planellas i Barnosell Priest of Gerona, Spain Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain

70.8 Died Manuel Pedro (Antonio) Rodríguez Rozas † Bishop Emeritus of Pinar del Rio, Cuba

50.4 Ordained Bishop Leo Schwarz † Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany

30 Mar 72.4 Resigned Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. † Auxiliary Bishop of Argentina, Military Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed José Siro González Bacallao † Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba Bishop Emeritus

66.1 Appointed José Miguel Medina † Bishop of Argentina, Military Bishop Emeritus of Jujuy, Argentina

70.3 Retired Adolfo Servando Tortolo † Bishop of Argentina, Military Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina

31 Mar 53.2 Appointed Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

76.4 Resigned George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B. † Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

1 Apr 53.5 Ordained Bishop [George Joseph Musey] † Bishop

53.5 Excommunicated [George Joseph Musey] † Bishop

2 Apr 64.2 Appointed Aloysius Josef G. Dibjokarjono † Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

70.8 Resigned Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. † Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Appointed Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D. † Auxiliary Bishop of Atambua, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus

53.2 Appointed Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D. † Titular Bishop of Zaba Bishop Emeritus of Atambua, Indonesia

48.0 Appointed Josephus Tethool, M.S.C. † Auxiliary Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

48.0 Appointed Josephus Tethool, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia

4 Apr 75.3 Retired Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas † Archbishop of Dominican Republic, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

30.0 Ordained Priest Peter Louis Cakü † Priest of Kengtung, Myanmar Bishop

31.9 Ordained Priest François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P. Priest of Bourges, France Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France

45.4 Appointed Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez Bishop of Dominican Republic, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

39.2 Ordained Priest Bohdan Benjamin Lysykanych Priest of Great Britain (Ukrainian) Priest of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)

5 Apr 70.5 Appointed Gellért Belon † Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, Hungary Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

75.5 Resigned Imre Kisberk † Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Appointed László Pacifik Paskai, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

66.0 Appointed György Póka † Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

66.0 Appointed György Póka † Titular Bishop of Cubda Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

65.6 Appointed Gyula Szakos † Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary Bishop Emeritus

60.4 Appointed József Szendi † Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, Hungary Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary

60.4 Appointed József Szendi † Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary

8 Apr 59.9 Appointed Dante Bernini † Bishop of Albano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

26.8 Ordained Deacon Paul Stagg Coakley Deacon of Wichita, Kansas, USA Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

79.0 Died José Abraham Martínez Betancourt † Bishop Emeritus of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México

10 Apr 43.1 Appointed Zdzisław Fortuniak Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

43.1 Appointed Zdzisław Fortuniak Titular Bishop of Tamagrista Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland

11 Apr 61.7 Died Silvio Luoni † Apostolic Nuncio

19.5 Entered Michel Proulx, O. Praem. Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick

13 Apr 75.2 Retired Joseph Peter Michael Denning † Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Appointed Charles Victor Grahmann † Bishop of Victoria in Texas, USA Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA

69.0 Appointed Jan Wladyslaw Obląk † Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland Bishop Emeritus

56.9 Appointed Anthony Edward Pevec † Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

56.9 Appointed Anthony Edward Pevec † Titular Bishop of Mercia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA

14 Apr 52.0 Appointed Emilio Pablo Bianchi di Cárcano † Bishop of Azul, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

75.9 Retired Jorge Carlos Carreras † Bishop of San Justo, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

76.1 Retired Manuel Marengo † Bishop of Azul, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

34.3 Ordained Priest Felix Toppo, S.J. Priest of Society of Jesus Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India

45.8 Appointed Jean-Claude Turcotte † Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

45.8 Appointed Jean-Claude Turcotte † Titular Bishop of Suas Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada

15 Apr 51.7 Appointed Émile Marcus, P.S.S. Bishop of Nantes, France Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France

76.0 Retired Michel-Louis Vial † Bishop of Nantes, France Bishop Emeritus

16 Apr 51.1 Appointed Rodolfo Bufano † Bishop of San Justo, Argentina

17 Apr 25.3 Perpetual Vows João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil

25.8 Ordained Priest Francesco Alfano Priest of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy

59.9 Ordained Bishop Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. † Prelate of Calama, Chile Prelate Emeritus

30.4 Ordained Priest Antal Majnek, O.F.M. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine

25.6 Ordained Priest László Varga Priest of Veszprém, Hungary Bishop of Kaposvár, Hungary

18 Apr 52.2 Ordained Bishop Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Salapia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia

47.7 Ordained Bishop Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. † Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

41.8 Ordained Bishop Donal Brendan Murray † Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Ireland

20 Apr 62.1 Ordained Bishop Peter Chen Jianzhang † Auxiliary Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

50.2 Died Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. † Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa

21 Apr 70.5 Ordained Bishop Gellért Belon † Titular Bishop of Elis Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pécs, Hungary

81.0 Died Lawrence Leo Graner, C.S.C. † Archbishop Emeritus of Dacca, Bangladesh

52.4 Appointed Edmund Michal Piszcz † Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland

52.4 Appointed Edmund Michal Piszcz † Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland

66.0 Ordained Bishop György Póka † Titular Bishop of Cubda Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

60.4 Ordained Bishop József Szendi † Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary

66.3 Appointed Carlo Urru † Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 Apr 31.4 Ordained Priest Florencio Armando Colín Cruz Priest of México, Federal District Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México

24.4 Ordained Deacon Kevin Carl Rhoades Deacon of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA

23 Apr 89.2 Died Paul Achkar † Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria

86.3 Died Henri Maurice Albert Audrain † Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France

59.0 Appointed Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray † Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France

59.5 Resigned Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

24 Apr 23.4 Perpetual Vows Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I. Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique

64.1 Appointed Bernard Henri René Jacqueline † Titular Archbishop of Abbir Maius Apostolic Nuncio

64.1 Appointed Bernard Henri René Jacqueline † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi Apostolic Nuncio

75.6 Died Imre Kisberk † Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary

85.6 Died Pierre François Jean-Baptiste Salmon, O.S.B. † Abbot Emeritus

55.8 Appointed Francis John Spence † Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

25 Apr 74.3 Died John Patrick Cody † Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA

27 Apr 49.4 Ordained Bishop Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao Titular Bishop of Nabala Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines

29 Apr 66.2 Died Enrique Alvear Urrutia † Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile

50.2 Appointed Gian Vincenzo Moreni † Titular Archbishop of Turris in Mauretania Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

50.2 Appointed Gian Vincenzo Moreni † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines

47.9 Ordained Bishop Hermann Raich, S.V.D. † Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

27.1 Solemn Vows Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

30 Apr 52.7 Appointed Alberto Jara Franzoy † Bishop of Chillán, Chile Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo † Bishop of Orán, Argentina Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

64.7 Appointed Oscar Félix Villena † Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
2 Mar	67.7	Appointed	Antonio Iannucci †	Archbishop of Pescara-Penne, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
63.1	Ordained Bishop	Mathias Lu Zhengshen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Tianshui [Tsinchow], China
3 Mar	51.7	Appointed	José Carlos Castanho de Almeida †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
51.7	Appointed	José Carlos Castanho de Almeida †	Titular Bishop of Urusi	Bishop Emeritus of Araçatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
33.6	Ordained Priest	Salvador Emilio Riverón Cortina †	Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Auxiliary Bishop
4 Mar	80.3	Died	Anthony Jordan, O.M.I. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
41.7	Appointed	Donal Brendan Murray †	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Ireland
41.7	Appointed	Donal Brendan Murray †	Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha	Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Ireland
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Kazimierz Romaniuk †	Titular Bishop of Sicca Veneria	Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
5 Mar	57.4	Died	Francisco Antunes Santana †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
59.8	Appointed	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Prelate of Calama, Chile	Prelate Emeritus
	Appointed	Luís Carlos Riveros Lavado, S.D.B. †	Prefect of Ariari, Colombia
6 Mar	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Trevico	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
52.4	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus †	Titular Bishop of Benda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Utrecht, Netherlands
59.9	Ordained Bishop	Virgilio Noè †	Titular Archbishop of Voncaria	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
22.7	Ordained Deacon	Antonino Raspanti	Deacon of Trapani, Italy	Bishop of Acireale, Italy
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Boniface Tshosa Setlalekgosi †	Bishop of Gaborone, Botswana	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar	28.2	Ordained Priest	John Hsane Hgyi †	Priest of Pathein, Myanmar	Bishop
44.4	Ordained Bishop	Ibrahim Namo Ibrahim	Titular Bishop of Anbar dei Caldei	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Detroit (Chaldean), USA
8 Mar	77.6	Died	Henri-Martin-Félix Jenny †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cambrai, France
47.8	Appointed	Hermann Raich, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	58.6	Installed	Thomas Victor Dolinay †	Bishop of Van Nuys (Ruthenian), California, USA	Archbishop of Pittsburgh (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania, USA
10 Mar	51.5	Appointed	Teodoro de Faria †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus
11 Mar	71.7	Died	Gabriel Paulino Bueno Couto, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil
51.2	Installed	Manuel Duran Moreno †	Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Succeeded	Roberto Pinarello de Almeida †	Bishop of Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar	77.1	Retired	Maurice Roy †	Bishop of Canada, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
72.3	Resigned	Joseph Lawrence Wilhelm †	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Mar	55.7	Appointed	Francis John Spence †	Bishop of Canada, Military	Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
15 Mar	23.9	Ordained Deacon	Roberto Calara Mallari	Deacon of San Fernando, Philippines	Bishop of Tarlac, Philippines
16 Mar	43.0	Appointed	Ramon Barrera Villena	Auxiliary Bishop of Tagum, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Bayombong, Philippines
43.0	Appointed	Ramon Barrera Villena	Titular Bishop of Tucci	Bishop Emeritus of Bayombong, Philippines
17 Mar	70.0	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Vincent Hurley, C.Ss.R. †	Titular Bishop of Naratcata	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)
18 Mar	70.0	Appointed	George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
74.6	Retired	Paolo Carta †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
56.6	Appointed	Henry Swithin Thomas Alexander Wijetunge Goonewardena, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka	Bishop Emeritus
65.5	Appointed	Jacques Georges Habib Hafouri †	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
51.4	Appointed	Salvatore Isgró †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy
41.2	Appointed	Joseph Kumuondala Mbimba †	Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
69.1	Appointed	Yves-Joseph-Marie Plumey, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Garoua, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
59.8	Appointed	Simon Tonyé †	Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
51.1	Appointed	Paul Mbiybe Verdzekov †	Archbishop of Bamenda, Cameroon	Archbishop Emeritus
68.8	Resigned	Joseph Weigl, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	26.8	Ordained Priest	Dominic Ryōji Miyahara	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Fukuoka, Japan
44.2	Ordained Bishop	José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria †	Titular Bishop of Cenae	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
76.5	Died	Christopher Joseph Weldon †	Bishop Emeritus of Springfield in Massachusetts, USA
20 Mar	53.6	Ordained Bishop	Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Leges	Bishop Emeritus of Rotterdam, Netherlands
56.6	Ordained Bishop	Paul Lanneau †	Titular Bishop of Tusuros	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
25.3	Ordained Priest	Corrado Maggioni, S.M.M.	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary	President of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses
21 Mar	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Benito Stanislao Andreotti, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Vazari	Abbot Emeritus of Subiaco, Italy
29.1	Ordained Deacon	Patrick Le Gal	Deacon of Other	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
39.2	Ordained Bishop	Basile Tapsoba	Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta	Bishop Emeritus of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
38.6	Ordained Bishop	Rémy Victor Vancottem	Titular Bishop of Unizibira	Bishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
22 Mar	70.6	Died	Pericle Felici †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
23 Mar	49.3	Appointed	Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao	Auxiliary Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.3	Appointed	Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao	Titular Bishop of Nabala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
24 Mar	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Héctor González Martínez	Bishop of Campeche, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Durango, México
25 Mar	21.9	Solemn Vows	Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.	Member of Order of Cistercians	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Maurice Noël Léon Couve de Murville †	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Archbishop Emeritus
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Jerzy Dąbrowski †	Titular Bishop of Tamascani	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
62.3	Appointed	Henrique Froehlich, S.J. †	Bishop of Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
37.7	Ordained Bishop	Nelson Antonio Martínez Rust †	Titular Bishop of Bararus	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela
61.7	Appointed	Luigi Maverna †	Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy
61.7	Appointed	Luigi Maverna †	Bishop of Comacchio (-Pomposa), Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Jan Wiktor Nowak †	Titular Bishop of Gemellae in Byzacena	Bishop of Siedlce, Poland
56.0	Appointed	Antônio Sarto, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
46.0	Installed	Julio Terrazas Sandoval, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Oruro, Bolivia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
49.4	Ordained Bishop	Wolfgang Weider †	Titular Bishop of Uzita	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Berlin, Germany
27 Mar	28.5	Ordained Priest	Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V.	Priest of Society of Divine Vocations	Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
28 Mar	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Domnach Sechnaill	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
27.8	Ordained Priest	Pius Thomas D’Souza	Priest of Lucknow, India	Bishop Emeritus of Ajmer, India
69.1	Died	Geraldo Fernandes Bijos, C.M.F. †	Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
42.1	Ordained Bishop	Séamus Hegarty †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus of Derry, Ireland
80.4	Died	Malcolm Angus MacEachern †	Bishop Emeritus of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
26.4	Ordained Priest	Ambrose Madtha †	Priest of Lucknow, India	Apostolic Nuncio to Côte d’Ivoire
26.3	Ordained Priest	Joan Planellas i Barnosell	Priest of Gerona, Spain	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
70.8	Died	Manuel Pedro (Antonio) Rodríguez Rozas †	Bishop Emeritus of Pinar del Rio, Cuba
50.4	Ordained Bishop	Leo Schwarz †	Titular Bishop of Abbir Germaniciana	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
30 Mar	72.4	Resigned	Victorio Manuel Bonamín, S.D.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Argentina, Military	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	José Siro González Bacallao †	Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus
66.1	Appointed	José Miguel Medina †	Bishop of Argentina, Military	Bishop Emeritus of Jujuy, Argentina
70.3	Retired	Adolfo Servando Tortolo †	Bishop of Argentina, Military	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
31 Mar	53.2	Appointed	Adam Joseph Exner, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
76.4	Resigned	George Bernard Flahiff, C.S.B. †	Archbishop of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
1 Apr	53.5	Ordained Bishop	[George Joseph Musey] †	Bishop
53.5	Excommunicated	[George Joseph Musey] †	Bishop
2 Apr	64.2	Appointed	Aloysius Josef G. Dibjokarjono †	Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
70.8	Resigned	Jan Antonius Klooster, C.M. †	Bishop of Surabaya, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Appointed	Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Atambua, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus
53.2	Appointed	Anton Pain Ratu, S.V.D. †	Titular Bishop of Zaba	Bishop Emeritus of Atambua, Indonesia
48.0	Appointed	Josephus Tethool, M.S.C. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Amboina, Indonesia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
48.0	Appointed	Josephus Tethool, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Apisa Maius	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Amboina, Indonesia
4 Apr	75.3	Retired	Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas †	Archbishop of Dominican Republic, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
30.0	Ordained Priest	Peter Louis Cakü †	Priest of Kengtung, Myanmar	Bishop
31.9	Ordained Priest	François Joseph Marie Jacolin, M.D.P.	Priest of Bourges, France	Bishop Emeritus of Luçon, France
45.4	Appointed	Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez	Bishop of Dominican Republic, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
39.2	Ordained Priest	Bohdan Benjamin Lysykanych	Priest of Great Britain (Ukrainian)	Priest of Holy Family of London (Ukrainian)
5 Apr	70.5	Appointed	Gellért Belon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
75.5	Resigned	Imre Kisberk †	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	László Pacifik Paskai, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
66.0	Appointed	György Póka †	Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
66.0	Appointed	György Póka †	Titular Bishop of Cubda	Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
65.6	Appointed	Gyula Szakos †	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
60.4	Appointed	József Szendi †	Apostolic Administrator of Veszprém, Hungary	Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
60.4	Appointed	József Szendi †	Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum	Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
8 Apr	59.9	Appointed	Dante Bernini †	Bishop of Albano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
26.8	Ordained Deacon	Paul Stagg Coakley	Deacon of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
79.0	Died	José Abraham Martínez Betancourt †	Bishop Emeritus of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México
10 Apr	43.1	Appointed	Zdzisław Fortuniak	Auxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
43.1	Appointed	Zdzisław Fortuniak	Titular Bishop of Tamagrista	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
11 Apr	61.7	Died	Silvio Luoni †	Apostolic Nuncio
19.5	Entered	Michel Proulx, O. Praem.	Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Bishop of Bathurst in Canada, New Brunswick
13 Apr	75.2	Retired	Joseph Peter Michael Denning †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Appointed	Charles Victor Grahmann †	Bishop of Victoria in Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Dallas, Texas, USA
69.0	Appointed	Jan Wladyslaw Obląk †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland	Bishop Emeritus
56.9	Appointed	Anthony Edward Pevec †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
56.9	Appointed	Anthony Edward Pevec †	Titular Bishop of Mercia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
14 Apr	52.0	Appointed	Emilio Pablo Bianchi di Cárcano †	Bishop of Azul, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
75.9	Retired	Jorge Carlos Carreras †	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
76.1	Retired	Manuel Marengo †	Bishop of Azul, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
34.3	Ordained Priest	Felix Toppo, S.J.	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop Emeritus of Ranchi, India
45.8	Appointed	Jean-Claude Turcotte †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
45.8	Appointed	Jean-Claude Turcotte †	Titular Bishop of Suas	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
15 Apr	51.7	Appointed	Émile Marcus, P.S.S.	Bishop of Nantes, France	Archbishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
76.0	Retired	Michel-Louis Vial †	Bishop of Nantes, France	Bishop Emeritus
16 Apr	51.1	Appointed	Rodolfo Bufano †	Bishop of San Justo, Argentina
17 Apr	25.3	Perpetual Vows	João Alves dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Paranaguá, Parana, Brazil
25.8	Ordained Priest	Francesco Alfano	Priest of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno, Italy	Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
59.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan Bautista Herrada Armijo, O. de M. †	Prelate of Calama, Chile	Prelate Emeritus
30.4	Ordained Priest	Antal Majnek, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Mukachevo (Munkács), Ukraine
25.6	Ordained Priest	László Varga	Priest of Veszprém, Hungary	Bishop of Kaposvár, Hungary
18 Apr	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Eguiguren Galarraga, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Salapia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
47.7	Ordained Bishop	Laurindo Guizzardi, C.S. †	Bishop of Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
41.8	Ordained Bishop	Donal Brendan Murray †	Titular Bishop of Glenndálocha	Bishop Emeritus of Limerick, Ireland
20 Apr	62.1	Ordained Bishop	Peter Chen Jianzhang †	Auxiliary Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China	Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
50.2	Died	Manfred Gottschalk, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Oudtshoorn, South Africa
21 Apr	70.5	Ordained Bishop	Gellért Belon †	Titular Bishop of Elis	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pécs, Hungary
81.0	Died	Lawrence Leo Graner, C.S.C. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Dacca, Bangladesh
52.4	Appointed	Edmund Michal Piszcz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
52.4	Appointed	Edmund Michal Piszcz †	Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
66.0	Ordained Bishop	György Póka †	Titular Bishop of Cubda	Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
60.4	Ordained Bishop	József Szendi †	Titular Bishop of Stephaniacum	Archbishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
66.3	Appointed	Carlo Urru †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Apr	31.4	Ordained Priest	Florencio Armando Colín Cruz	Priest of México, Federal District	Bishop Emeritus of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, México
24.4	Ordained Deacon	Kevin Carl Rhoades	Deacon of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
23 Apr	89.2	Died	Paul Achkar †	Archbishop Emeritus of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria
86.3	Died	Henri Maurice Albert Audrain †	Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
59.0	Appointed	Albert Florent Augustin Decourtray †	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
59.5	Resigned	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray †	Prelate of Mission de France o Pontigny, France	Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
24 Apr	23.4	Perpetual Vows	Claudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I.	Member of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Archbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
64.1	Appointed	Bernard Henri René Jacqueline †	Titular Archbishop of Abbir Maius	Apostolic Nuncio
64.1	Appointed	Bernard Henri René Jacqueline †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Burundi	Apostolic Nuncio
75.6	Died	Imre Kisberk †	Bishop Emeritus of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
85.6	Died	Pierre François Jean-Baptiste Salmon, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus
55.8	Appointed	Francis John Spence †	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Apr	74.3	Died	John Patrick Cody †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
27 Apr	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Lucilo Barrameda Quiambao	Titular Bishop of Nabala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Legazpi, Philippines
29 Apr	66.2	Died	Enrique Alvear Urrutia †	Bishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Chile
50.2	Appointed	Gian Vincenzo Moreni †	Titular Archbishop of Turris in Mauretania	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines
50.2	Appointed	Gian Vincenzo Moreni †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Tanzania	Apostolic Nuncio to Philippines
47.9	Ordained Bishop	Hermann Raich, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
27.1	Solemn Vows	Jorge Humberto Rodríguez-Novelo	Member of Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ	Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
30 Apr	52.7	Appointed	Alberto Jara Franzoy †	Bishop of Chillán, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	Gerardo Eusebio Sueldo †	Bishop of Orán, Argentina	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
64.7	Appointed	Oscar Félix Villena †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina

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