The Year of Our Lord 1986

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 75.1 Retired Julius Angerhausen † Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

2 Mar 41.2 Installed Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela

53.2 Ordained Bishop Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères Coadjutor Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France Bishop Emeritus

60.6 Ordained Bishop Altamiro Rossato, C.Ss.R. † Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

3 Mar 18.9 Entered Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J. Member of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

72.1 Ordained Bishop Peter Zhang Boren (Zhang Bairen, Chang Bairen) † Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China

6 Mar 97.8 Died Emilio de Brigard Ortiz † Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia

43.3 Appointed Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P. Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Magangué, Colombia

8 Mar 58.4 Ordained Bishop Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. † Coadjutor Bishop of Tivoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy

63.1 Appointed Jorge María Mejía † Titular Bishop of Apollonia Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

63.1 Appointed Jorge María Mejía † Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

26.8 Ordained Priest Darci José Nicioli, C.Ss.R. Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

44.0 Appointed Patrick Percival Power † Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia

44.0 Appointed Patrick Percival Power † Titular Bishop of Oreto Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia

50.7 Ordained Bishop Wilhelm Schraml † Titular Bishop of Munatiana Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany

26.2 Ordained Deacon András Veres Deacon of Eger, Hungary Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary

9 Mar 47.1 Ordained Bishop Dermot Clifford Coadjutor Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland Archbishop Emeritus

27.1 Ordained Priest Samuel Kleda Priest Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon

44.7 Ordained Bishop Pablo Lizama Riquelme Prelate of Illapel, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile

70.4 Ceased Manuel José Bernardino Piñera Carvallo † Apostolic Administrator of Illapel, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile

55.0 Ordained Bishop Jean Alix Verrier † Coadjutor Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti Bishop Emeritus

10 Mar 63.0 Appointed Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

63.0 Appointed Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. † Titular Bishop of Nasbinca Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela

40.3 Appointed Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap. Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) Archbishop Emeritus

82.1 Retired Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

64.9 Appointed Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, India Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Appointed Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. † Coadjutor Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

49.5 Appointed Marie-Edouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. † Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Bishop Emeritus

44.7 Appointed Zithulele Patrick Mvemve † Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa

44.7 Appointed Zithulele Patrick Mvemve † Titular Bishop of Luperciana Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa

12 Mar 60.9 Appointed Alejandro Figueroa Medina † Auxiliary Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela

60.9 Appointed Alejandro Figueroa Medina † Titular Bishop of Forconium Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela

13 Mar 55.8 Appointed Fernando Claudio Gamalero González † Prelate of Escuintla, Guatemala Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala

88.1 Died José Vieira Alvernaz † Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India

14 Mar 24.5 Ordained Deacon José Benedito Cardoso Deacon of Sorocaba, Brazil Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil

71.4 Died James Vincent Casey † Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA

15 Mar 74.5 Died Raymond Philip Etteldorf † Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

27.3 Ordained Priest Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D. Priest of Society of the Divine Word Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan

29.4 Ordained Deacon Fernando Martín Croxatto Deacon of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina

90.2 Died Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

54.7 Appointed Pablo Puente Buces † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cape Verde Apostolic Nuncio

54.7 Appointed Pablo Puente Buces † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal Apostolic Nuncio

54.7 Appointed Pablo Puente Buces † Apostolic Delegate to Guinea-Bissau Apostolic Nuncio

54.7 Appointed Pablo Puente Buces † Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania Apostolic Nuncio

16 Mar 53.1 Ordained Bishop Mario Cecchini † Bishop of Fano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy

44.7 Installed Pablo Lizama Riquelme Prelate of Illapel, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile

53.2 Ordained Bishop Anton Tamarut † Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia

17 Mar 61.3 Appointed Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau Bishop of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium Bishop Emeritus

63.7 Appointed Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine † Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France

76.2 Retired Guillaume Marie van Zuylen † Bishop of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 56.2 Ordained Bishop Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. † Titular Bishop of Mactaris Bishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA

50.1 Appointed Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. † Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil

64.4 Died Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux † Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France

20 Mar 49.6 Ordained Bishop John Alexius Bathersby † Bishop of Cairns, Australia Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia

43.7 Appointed Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

78.5 Died John Joseph Dougherty † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA

68.0 Appointed Bernard Henri René Jacqueline † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Morocco Apostolic Nuncio

58.5 Appointed Vigilio Mario Olmi † Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia, Italy Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Appointed Vigilio Mario Olmi † Titular Bishop of Gunugus Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy

21 Mar 46.9 Appointed Michael Gower Coleman † Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

57.5 Appointed John Adel Elya, B.S. † Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA Bishop Emeritus

57.5 Appointed John Adel Elya, B.S. † Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA

42.9 Appointed Erkolano Lodu Tombe Bishop of Yei, South Sudan Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Appointed Mario Luis Bautista Maulión † Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina

51.2 Appointed Mario Luis Bautista Maulión † Titular Bishop of Febiana Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina

54.5 Appointed Amedeus Msarikie † Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

76.6 Retired John Patrick Murphy † Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

33.1 Ordained Priest Marcellino Taiji Tani Priest of Urawa, Japan Bishop Emeritus of Saitama, Japan

22 Mar 76.0 Died Denys Gaith, B.C. † Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria

47.0 Appointed Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I. Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines

66.0 Resigned José Tomás Sánchez † Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy

26.7 Ordained Deacon Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal Deacon of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankara), India Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India

24 Mar 53.9 Appointed Rubén Héctor di Monte † Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina

25 Mar 59.7 Appointed Hildebrando Mendes Costa Bishop of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

60.1 Appointed Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo † Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

27 Mar 74.4 Appointed Luigi Boccadoro † Bishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

44.1 Incardinated Fortunato Frezza Priest of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata

25.3 Ordained Priest Andrzej Iwanecki Priest of Katowice, Poland Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland

31 Mar 82.4 Died Paulus Rusch † Bishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria

1 Apr 60.5 Appointed Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

60.1 Succeeded Estanislao Esteban Karlic † Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

60.0 Appointed Enrique San Pedro, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

60.0 Appointed Enrique San Pedro, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Siccesi Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA

74.3 Died Adolfo Servando Tortolo † Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina

2 Apr 75.4 Retired Antonio Giuseppe Angioni † Bishop of Pavia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

58.2 Appointed Pietro Garlato † Bishop of Palestrina, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy

70.4 Resigned Arthur Joseph Gilbert † Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

51.3 Appointed Alberto Jover Piamonte † Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines

78.6 Died Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin † Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

75.4 Retired Renato Spallanzani † Bishop of Palestrina, Italy Bishop Emeritus

54.5 Succeeded Joseph Edward Troy † Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Bishop Emeritus

58.0 Appointed Giovanni Volta † Bishop of Pavia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

3 Apr 78.5 Retired Antoine Pierre Khoraiche † Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

4 Apr 64.3 Appointed Khalil Abi-Nader † Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

51.0 Appointed Youssef Mohsen Béchara † Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite) Archbishop Emeritus of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon

74.4 Died Mario Cagna † Apostolic Nuncio

76.2 Retired Elie Farah † Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite) Archbishop Emeritus

59.2 Appointed Paolo Giglio † Titular Archbishop of Tyndaris Apostolic Nuncio

59.2 Appointed Paolo Giglio † Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua Apostolic Nuncio

29.9 Ordained Priest Edward Tamba Charles Priest of Kenema, Sierra Leone Archbishop of Freetown, Sierra Leone

80.1 Retired Ignace Ziadé † Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon Archbishop Emeritus

5 Apr 60.2 Succeeded Henry Sebastian D’Souza † Archbishop of Calcutta, India Archbishop Emeritus

44.6 Succeeded Eduardo Ernesto Fuentes Duarte † Bishop of Sololá, Guatemala Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala

75.0 Retired Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. † Bishop of Sololá, Guatemala Bishop Emeritus

69.6 Resigned Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. † Archbishop of Calcutta, India Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

62.6 Installed Antonio Quarracino † Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

51.9 Ordained Bishop Francesco Sgalambro † Titular Bishop of Minturnae Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy

48.8 Appointed Toribio Sergio Porco Ticona Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia

48.8 Appointed Toribio Sergio Porco Ticona Titular Bishop of Timici Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia

6 Apr 27.6 Ordained Priest Lourdu Anandam Priest of Madurai, India Bishop of Sivagangai, India

52.9 Ordained Bishop Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. † Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

58.5 Installed Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. † Coadjutor Bishop of Tivoli, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy

26.9 Ordained Priest Kiro Stojanov Priest Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia

8 Apr 57.3 Appointed Bede Vincent Heather † Bishop of Parramatta, Australia Bishop Emeritus

65.4 Appointed Patrick Laurence Murphy † Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia Bishop Emeritus

9 Apr 25.2 Ordained Priest Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell Priest of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone Bishop of Bo, Sierra Leone

61.2 Appointed Francesco Colasuonno † Apostolic Nuncio to Poland Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

10 Apr 52.7 Appointed Francesco De Nittis † Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras Apostolic Nuncio

11 Apr 82.6 Died Antonio Pott, S.V.D. † Former Bishop-Elect of Xinyang [Sinyang], China

12 Apr 63.1 Ordained Bishop Jorge María Mejía † Titular Bishop of Apollonia Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

83.7 Died Sidney Matthew Metzger † Bishop Emeritus of El Paso, Texas, USA

44.2 Ordained Bishop Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi † Titular Bishop of Thuburnica Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad

13 Apr 58.2 Ordained Bishop Mathias Kappil † Bishop of Punalur, India Bishop Emeritus

14 Apr 71.4 Died Luigi Maria Carli † Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy

15 Apr 72.9 Appointed Sebastiano Baggio † Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of Cardinals Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta

66.3 Resigned Mark Joseph Hurley † Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA Bishop Emeritus

51.1 Appointed Luis Gabriel Romero Franco Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

17 Apr 43.9 Appointed Vincenzo D’Addario † Coadjutor Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy

18 Apr 43.0 Appointed Frederick Bernard Henry † Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

43.0 Appointed Frederick Bernard Henry † Titular Bishop of Carinola Bishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

52.0 Appointed Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E. Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

52.0 Appointed Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E. Titular Bishop of Aquae in Numidia Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru

44.1 Ordained Bishop Patrick Percival Power † Titular Bishop of Oreto Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia

48.3 Appointed Stephen M. Tiru † Bishop of Dumka, India Bishop of Khunti, India

93.4 Died Vincent Tomek, Sch. P. † Superior General Emeritus of Order of the Pious Schools

19 Apr 74.9 Retired Romolo Carboni † Apostolic Nuncio to Italy Apostolic Nuncio

52.9 Appointed Harry Joseph Flynn † Coadjutor Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

58.2 Ordained Bishop Pietro Garlato † Bishop of Palestrina, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy

68.4 Appointed Luigi Poggi † Apostolic Nuncio to Italy Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive

65.9 Selected Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir † Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

20 Apr 29.1 Ordained Priest Jean Marie Prida Inthirath Priest of Savannakhet, Laos Vicar Apostolic

48.8 Ordained Bishop Engelbert Siebler † Titular Bishop of Tela Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

21 Apr 25.4 Ordained Priest José Salmorin Bantolo † Priest of San Jose de Antique, Philippines Bishop of Masbate, Philippines

57.6 Ordained Bishop Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Praecausa Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA

22 Apr 53.2 Installed Mario Cecchini † Bishop of Fano, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy

58.7 Appointed Antonio Moreno Casamitjana † Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

58.7 Appointed Antonio Moreno Casamitjana † Titular Bishop of Mades Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile

23 Apr 53.2 Installed Mario Cecchini † Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy

53.2 Installed Mario Cecchini † Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy

24 Apr 62.7 Resigned Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. † Prefect of Tambacounda, Senegal Prefect Emeritus

25 Apr 43.8 Ordained Bishop Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

44.5 Ordained Bishop Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. † Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia Bishop Emeritus of Maumere, Indonesia

75.0 Retired Ezequiel Perea Sánchez † Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México Bishop Emeritus

26 Apr 22.8 Perpetual Vows Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Bishop of León, Spain

25.1 Ordained Priest Marco Valenti Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop

30.0 Ordained Priest Joachim Walder Priest of Silchar, India Auxiliary Bishop of Aizawl, India

28 Apr 55.0 Appointed Edmund John Patrick Collins, M.S.C. † Bishop of Darwin, Australia Bishop Emeritus

62.4 Appointed Demetrius Martin Greschuk † Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada

57.1 Appointed Sebastian Mankuzhikary † Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabar), India

29 Apr 26.7 Ordained Priest Gerardo Alimane Alminaza Priest of Bacolod, Philippines Bishop of San Carlos, Philippines

30.4 Ordained Priest Bernard Taiji Katsuya Priest of Sapporo, Japan Bishop

30 Apr 38.0 Appointed Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. † Apostolic Administrator of Tibú, Colombia Priest of Order of Friars Preachers

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	75.1	Retired	Julius Angerhausen †	Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
2 Mar	41.2	Installed	Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Tucupita, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Jean Marie Marcel Molères	Coadjutor Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France	Bishop Emeritus
60.6	Ordained Bishop	Altamiro Rossato, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Marabá, Para, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
3 Mar	18.9	Entered	Juarez Albino Destro, R.C.J.	Member of Rogationists of the Heart of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
72.1	Ordained Bishop	Peter Zhang Boren (Zhang Bairen, Chang Bairen) †	Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
6 Mar	97.8	Died	Emilio de Brigard Ortiz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bogotá, Colombia
43.3	Appointed	Jorge Leonardo Gómez Serna, O.P.	Bishop of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Magangué, Colombia
8 Mar	58.4	Ordained Bishop	Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Tivoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy
63.1	Appointed	Jorge María Mejía †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
63.1	Appointed	Jorge María Mejía †	Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
26.8	Ordained Priest	Darci José Nicioli, C.Ss.R.	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.0	Appointed	Patrick Percival Power †	Auxiliary Bishop of Canberra (and Goulburn), Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
44.0	Appointed	Patrick Percival Power †	Titular Bishop of Oreto	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Wilhelm Schraml †	Titular Bishop of Munatiana	Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
26.2	Ordained Deacon	András Veres	Deacon of Eger, Hungary	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
9 Mar	47.1	Ordained Bishop	Dermot Clifford	Coadjutor Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus
27.1	Ordained Priest	Samuel Kleda	Priest	Archbishop of Douala, Cameroon
44.7	Ordained Bishop	Pablo Lizama Riquelme	Prelate of Illapel, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
70.4	Ceased	Manuel José Bernardino Piñera Carvallo †	Apostolic Administrator of Illapel, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
55.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean Alix Verrier †	Coadjutor Bishop of Les Cayes, Haïti	Bishop Emeritus
10 Mar	63.0	Appointed	Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
63.0	Appointed	Agustín Romualdo Alvarez Rodríguez, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Nasbinca	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
40.3	Appointed	Anthony Sablan Apuron, O.F.M. Cap.	Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)	Archbishop Emeritus
82.1	Retired	Miguel Saturnino Aurrecoechea Palacios, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Machiques, Venezuela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
64.9	Appointed	Hippolytus Anthony Kunnunkal, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar, India	Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Appointed	Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Bukavu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
49.5	Appointed	Marie-Edouard Mununu Kasiala, O.C.S.O. †	Bishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop Emeritus
44.7	Appointed	Zithulele Patrick Mvemve †	Auxiliary Bishop of Johannesburg, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa
44.7	Appointed	Zithulele Patrick Mvemve †	Titular Bishop of Luperciana	Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa
12 Mar	60.9	Appointed	Alejandro Figueroa Medina †	Auxiliary Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela	Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela
60.9	Appointed	Alejandro Figueroa Medina †	Titular Bishop of Forconium	Bishop of Guanare, Venezuela
13 Mar	55.8	Appointed	Fernando Claudio Gamalero González †	Prelate of Escuintla, Guatemala	Bishop of Escuintla, Guatemala
88.1	Died	José Vieira Alvernaz †	Archbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
14 Mar	24.5	Ordained Deacon	José Benedito Cardoso	Deacon of Sorocaba, Brazil	Bishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
71.4	Died	James Vincent Casey †	Archbishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
15 Mar	74.5	Died	Raymond Philip Etteldorf †	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
27.3	Ordained Priest	Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, S.V.D.	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Cardinal, Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
29.4	Ordained Deacon	Fernando Martín Croxatto	Deacon of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina
90.2	Died	Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
54.7	Appointed	Pablo Puente Buces †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Cape Verde	Apostolic Nuncio
54.7	Appointed	Pablo Puente Buces †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Sénégal	Apostolic Nuncio
54.7	Appointed	Pablo Puente Buces †	Apostolic Delegate to Guinea-Bissau	Apostolic Nuncio
54.7	Appointed	Pablo Puente Buces †	Apostolic Delegate to Mauritania	Apostolic Nuncio
16 Mar	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Mario Cecchini †	Bishop of Fano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
44.7	Installed	Pablo Lizama Riquelme	Prelate of Illapel, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
53.2	Ordained Bishop	Anton Tamarut †	Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia	Archbishop of Rijeka, Croatia
17 Mar	61.3	Appointed	Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau	Bishop of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
63.7	Appointed	Joseph-Marie-Henri Rabine †	Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
76.2	Retired	Guillaume Marie van Zuylen †	Bishop of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. †	Titular Bishop of Mactaris	Bishop Emeritus of Orlando, Florida, USA
50.1	Appointed	Moacyr Grechi, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil
64.4	Died	Henry-Camille-Gustave-Marie L’Heureux †	Bishop Emeritus of Perpignan-Elne, France
20 Mar	49.6	Ordained Bishop	John Alexius Bathersby †	Bishop of Cairns, Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
43.7	Appointed	Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers	Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
78.5	Died	John Joseph Dougherty †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
68.0	Appointed	Bernard Henri René Jacqueline †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Morocco	Apostolic Nuncio
58.5	Appointed	Vigilio Mario Olmi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Brescia, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Appointed	Vigilio Mario Olmi †	Titular Bishop of Gunugus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
21 Mar	46.9	Appointed	Michael Gower Coleman †	Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
57.5	Appointed	John Adel Elya, B.S. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA	Bishop Emeritus
57.5	Appointed	John Adel Elya, B.S. †	Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae	Bishop Emeritus of Newton (Our Lady of the Annunciation in Boston) (Melkite Greek), USA
42.9	Appointed	Erkolano Lodu Tombe	Bishop of Yei, South Sudan	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	Mario Luis Bautista Maulión †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
51.2	Appointed	Mario Luis Bautista Maulión †	Titular Bishop of Febiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
54.5	Appointed	Amedeus Msarikie †	Bishop of Moshi, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
76.6	Retired	John Patrick Murphy †	Bishop of Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
33.1	Ordained Priest	Marcellino Taiji Tani	Priest of Urawa, Japan	Bishop Emeritus of Saitama, Japan
22 Mar	76.0	Died	Denys Gaith, B.C. †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
47.0	Appointed	Orlando Beltran Quevedo, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
66.0	Resigned	José Tomás Sánchez †	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
26.7	Ordained Deacon	Baselios Cleemis (Isaac) Thottunkal	Deacon of Battery (Bathery) (Syro-Malankara), India	Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum (Syro-Malankara), India
24 Mar	53.9	Appointed	Rubén Héctor di Monte †	Bishop of Avellaneda, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
25 Mar	59.7	Appointed	Hildebrando Mendes Costa	Bishop of Estância, Sergipe, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
60.1	Appointed	Joaquim Rufino do Rêgo †	Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar	74.4	Appointed	Luigi Boccadoro †	Bishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
44.1	Incardinated	Fortunato Frezza	Priest of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata
25.3	Ordained Priest	Andrzej Iwanecki	Priest of Katowice, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland
31 Mar	82.4	Died	Paulus Rusch †	Bishop Emeritus of Innsbruck, Austria
1 Apr	60.5	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo †	Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
60.1	Succeeded	Estanislao Esteban Karlic †	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
60.0	Appointed	Enrique San Pedro, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
60.0	Appointed	Enrique San Pedro, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Siccesi	Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
74.3	Died	Adolfo Servando Tortolo †	Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
2 Apr	75.4	Retired	Antonio Giuseppe Angioni †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
58.2	Appointed	Pietro Garlato †	Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
70.4	Resigned	Arthur Joseph Gilbert †	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
51.3	Appointed	Alberto Jover Piamonte †	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
78.6	Died	Manuel Sánchez Beguiristáin †	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
75.4	Retired	Renato Spallanzani †	Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
54.5	Succeeded	Joseph Edward Troy †	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
58.0	Appointed	Giovanni Volta †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr	78.5	Retired	Antoine Pierre Khoraiche †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
4 Apr	64.3	Appointed	Khalil Abi-Nader †	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
51.0	Appointed	Youssef Mohsen Béchara †	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)	Archbishop Emeritus of Antélias (Maronite), Lebanon
74.4	Died	Mario Cagna †	Apostolic Nuncio
76.2	Retired	Elie Farah †	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)	Archbishop Emeritus
59.2	Appointed	Paolo Giglio †	Titular Archbishop of Tyndaris	Apostolic Nuncio
59.2	Appointed	Paolo Giglio †	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio
29.9	Ordained Priest	Edward Tamba Charles	Priest of Kenema, Sierra Leone	Archbishop of Freetown, Sierra Leone
80.1	Retired	Ignace Ziadé †	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Apr	60.2	Succeeded	Henry Sebastian D’Souza †	Archbishop of Calcutta, India	Archbishop Emeritus
44.6	Succeeded	Eduardo Ernesto Fuentes Duarte †	Bishop of Sololá, Guatemala	Bishop of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala
75.0	Retired	Angélico Melotto Mazzardo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Sololá, Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus
69.6	Resigned	Lawrence Trevor Picachy, S.J. †	Archbishop of Calcutta, India	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.6	Installed	Antonio Quarracino †	Archbishop of La Plata, Argentina	Cardinal, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
51.9	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Sgalambro †	Titular Bishop of Minturnae	Bishop Emeritus of Cefalù, Italy
48.8	Appointed	Toribio Sergio Porco Ticona	Auxiliary Bishop of Potosí, Bolivia	Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
48.8	Appointed	Toribio Sergio Porco Ticona	Titular Bishop of Timici	Cardinal, Prelate Emeritus of Corocoro, Bolivia
6 Apr	27.6	Ordained Priest	Lourdu Anandam	Priest of Madurai, India	Bishop of Sivagangai, India
52.9	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Felippe da Cunha, S.D.N. †	Bishop of Guanhães, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
58.5	Installed	Lino Esterino Garavaglia, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Tivoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Cesena-Sarsina, Italy
26.9	Ordained Priest	Kiro Stojanov	Priest	Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
8 Apr	57.3	Appointed	Bede Vincent Heather †	Bishop of Parramatta, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
65.4	Appointed	Patrick Laurence Murphy †	Bishop of Broken Bay, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
9 Apr	25.2	Ordained Priest	Charles Allieu Matthew Campbell	Priest of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone	Bishop of Bo, Sierra Leone
61.2	Appointed	Francesco Colasuonno †	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
10 Apr	52.7	Appointed	Francesco De Nittis †	Apostolic Nuncio to Honduras	Apostolic Nuncio
11 Apr	82.6	Died	Antonio Pott, S.V.D. †	Former Bishop-Elect of Xinyang [Sinyang], China
12 Apr	63.1	Ordained Bishop	Jorge María Mejía †	Titular Bishop of Apollonia	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
83.7	Died	Sidney Matthew Metzger †	Bishop Emeritus of El Paso, Texas, USA
44.2	Ordained Bishop	Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi †	Titular Bishop of Thuburnica	Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
13 Apr	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Mathias Kappil †	Bishop of Punalur, India	Bishop Emeritus
14 Apr	71.4	Died	Luigi Maria Carli †	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
15 Apr	72.9	Appointed	Sebastiano Baggio †	Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Patron of Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
66.3	Resigned	Mark Joseph Hurley †	Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA	Bishop Emeritus
51.1	Appointed	Luis Gabriel Romero Franco	Bishop of Facatativá, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
17 Apr	43.9	Appointed	Vincenzo D’Addario †	Coadjutor Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy	Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy
18 Apr	43.0	Appointed	Frederick Bernard Henry †	Auxiliary Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
43.0	Appointed	Frederick Bernard Henry †	Titular Bishop of Carinola	Bishop Emeritus of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
52.0	Appointed	Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E.	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.0	Appointed	Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E.	Titular Bishop of Aquae in Numidia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pucallpa, Peru
44.1	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Percival Power †	Titular Bishop of Oreto	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
48.3	Appointed	Stephen M. Tiru †	Bishop of Dumka, India	Bishop of Khunti, India
93.4	Died	Vincent Tomek, Sch. P. †	Superior General Emeritus of Order of the Pious Schools
19 Apr	74.9	Retired	Romolo Carboni †	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Apostolic Nuncio
52.9	Appointed	Harry Joseph Flynn †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
58.2	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Garlato †	Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
68.4	Appointed	Luigi Poggi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy	Cardinal, Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
65.9	Selected	Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
20 Apr	29.1	Ordained Priest	Jean Marie Prida Inthirath	Priest of Savannakhet, Laos	Vicar Apostolic
48.8	Ordained Bishop	Engelbert Siebler †	Titular Bishop of Tela	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
21 Apr	25.4	Ordained Priest	José Salmorin Bantolo †	Priest of San Jose de Antique, Philippines	Bishop of Masbate, Philippines
57.6	Ordained Bishop	Joseph John Gerry, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Praecausa	Bishop Emeritus of Portland, Maine, USA
22 Apr	53.2	Installed	Mario Cecchini †	Bishop of Fano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
58.7	Appointed	Antonio Moreno Casamitjana †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
58.7	Appointed	Antonio Moreno Casamitjana †	Titular Bishop of Mades	Archbishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione), Chile
23 Apr	53.2	Installed	Mario Cecchini †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
53.2	Installed	Mario Cecchini †	Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola, Italy
24 Apr	62.7	Resigned	Clément Cailleau, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Tambacounda, Senegal	Prefect Emeritus
25 Apr	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers	Bishop of Santo Tomé, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
44.5	Ordained Bishop	Gerulfus Kherubim Pareira, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Weetebula, Indonesia	Bishop Emeritus of Maumere, Indonesia
75.0	Retired	Ezequiel Perea Sánchez †	Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México	Bishop Emeritus
26 Apr	22.8	Perpetual Vows	Luis Ángel de las Heras Berzal, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Bishop of León, Spain
25.1	Ordained Priest	Marco Valenti	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
30.0	Ordained Priest	Joachim Walder	Priest of Silchar, India	Auxiliary Bishop of Aizawl, India
28 Apr	55.0	Appointed	Edmund John Patrick Collins, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Darwin, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
62.4	Appointed	Demetrius Martin Greschuk †	Bishop of Edmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta, Canada
57.1	Appointed	Sebastian Mankuzhikary †	Bishop of Thamarasserry (Syro-Malabar), India
29 Apr	26.7	Ordained Priest	Gerardo Alimane Alminaza	Priest of Bacolod, Philippines	Bishop of San Carlos, Philippines
30.4	Ordained Priest	Bernard Taiji Katsuya	Priest of Sapporo, Japan	Bishop
30 Apr	38.0	Appointed	Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. †	Apostolic Administrator of Tibú, Colombia	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers

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