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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	83.2	Died	Gabriel Koda †	Archbishop Emeritus of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
	28.1	Ordained Deacon	Klaus Matthias Krämer	Deacon of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany	Bishop
3 Mar	55.0	Installed	Audrys Juozas Bačkis	Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
4 Mar	52.7	Died	Mathai Kochuparampil, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Diphu, India
	93.6	Died	José Ángel López Ortiz, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Spain, Military
6 Mar	66.0	Appointed	Bernard Agré †	Bishop of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
	52.7	Appointed	Joseph Sunday Ajomo †	Bishop of Lokoja, Nigeria
	47.2	Appointed	Ayo-Maria Atoyebi, O.P. †	Bishop of Ilorin, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	46.3	Appointed	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Bishop of Ávila, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
	73.5	Died	[Paul Han Xi-rang], O.F.M. †	Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], China
	50.1	Appointed	Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm	Auxiliary Bishop of Xuân Lộc, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam
	50.1	Appointed	Thomas Nguyễn Văn Trâm	Titular Bishop of Hilta	Bishop Emeritus of Bà Rịa, Viet Nam
	57.3	Appointed	Simon Akwali Okafor †	Auxiliary Bishop of Awka, Nigeria	Bishop Emeritus
	57.3	Appointed	Simon Akwali Okafor †	Titular Bishop of Augurus	Bishop Emeritus of Awka, Nigeria
7 Mar	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo Baldisseri	Titular Archbishop of Diocletiana	Cardinal, Secretary General Emeritus of the Synod of Bishops
8 Mar	62.7	Installed	Osório Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prelate of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil
9 Mar	42.0	Resigned	Dušan Spiridion Špiner	Bishop	Priest of Bratislava, Slovakia
11 Mar	69.4	Died	Miguel Angel Alemán Eslava, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Río Gallegos, Argentina
	61.8	Appointed	Albano Bortoletto Cavallin †	Archbishop of Londrina, Parana, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Mar	86.9	Died	Girolamo Bartolomeo Bortignon, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop Emeritus of Padova {Padua}, Italy
	65.0	Resigned	John Edward Heaps †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, Australia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	19.4	Entered	Alejandro Adolfo Wiesse León, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Requena, Peru
13 Mar	58.9	Appointed	Gilles Cazabon, O.M.I.	Bishop of Timmins, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jérôme - Mont-Laurier, Québec, Canada
	76.2	Retired	Tadeu Henrique (Jude) Prost, O.F.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar	26.2	Solemn Vows	Carlos María Domínguez, O.A.R.	Member of Order of Augustinian Recollects	Bishop Emeritus of San Rafael, Argentina
	86.2	Died	Sergio Guerri †	Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
	45.4	Ordained Bishop	Paul Lungu, S.J. †	Bishop of Monze, Zambia
17 Mar	53.7	Appointed	Salvatore Boccaccio †	Coadjutor Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop of Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino, Italy
	46.8	Ordained Bishop	Felipe Padilla Cardona	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
	85.0	Died	Robert Marie-Joseph François de Provenchères †	Bishop Emeritus of Créteil, France
18 Mar	46.7	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Richard Barnes	Titular Bishop of Mons Faliscus	Bishop Emeritus of San Bernardino, California, USA
	68.3	Appointed	Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Iran	Apostolic Nuncio
19 Mar	59.5	Ordained Bishop	Rinaldo Fidel Brédice †	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Vernon Fougère †	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	49.4	Ordained Bishop	Marampudi Joji †	Bishop of Khammam, India	Archbishop of Hyderabad, India
	68.3	Ordained Bishop	Wolodymyr Walter Paska †	Titular Bishop of Tigillava	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Marcos Aurelio Pérez Caicedo	Priest of Guayaquil, Ecuador	Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
	61.5	Installed	Sylvester Donovan Ryan	Bishop of Monterey in California, USA	Bishop Emeritus
20 Mar	63.2	Ordained Bishop	Michael Ambrose Griffiths, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
21 Mar	64.0	Ordained Bishop	Ferenc Keszthelyi, O. Cist. †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
	58.9	Installed	Rafael Eleuterio Rey †	Bishop of Zárate-Campana, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
	28.7	Ordained Priest	Anthony Weeradet Chaiseri	Priest of Thare and Nonseng, Thailand	Archbishop of Tharé-Nonseng, Thailand
22 Mar	49.2	Ordained Bishop	Ciriaco Benavente Mateos	Bishop of Coria-Cáceres, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Albacete, Spain
	84.2	Died	John Baptist Ye Yishi (Ye Ershi) †	Bishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
24 Mar	56.5	Appointed	Fabian Wendelin Bruskewitz	Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	58.1	Appointed	Edmond Carmody	Bishop of Tyler, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
	76.0	Retired	Glennon Patrick Flavin †	Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA	Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar	45.2	Appointed	Edward Eugeniusz Białogłowski	Auxiliary Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	51.1	Appointed	Justin Joseph Bianchini	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
	26.3	Incardinated	Tymon Tytus Chmielecki	Priest of Toruń, Poland	Apostolic Nuncio
	43.6	Appointed	Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland	Bishop of Radom, Poland
	43.6	Appointed	Jan Chrapek, C.S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Cataquas	Bishop of Radom, Poland
	75.7	Retired	Giovanni Cogoni †	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	64.4	Appointed	Bronisław Jan Maria Dembowski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	38.4	Incardinated	Wacław Tomasz Depo	Priest of Radom, Poland	Archbishop of Częstochowa, Poland
	59.3	Appointed	Adam Dyczkowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Legnica, Poland	Bishop Emeritus of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland
	54.6	Appointed	Edward Marian Frankowski	Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Stanisław Gądecki	Titular Bishop of Rubicon	Archbishop Emeritus of Poznań, Poland
	62.2	Resigned	Józef Glemp †	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	60.5	Appointed	Tadeusz Gocłowski, C.M. †	Archbishop of Gdańsk, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
	54.2	Appointed	Kazimierz Górny	Bishop of Rzeszów, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	27.9	Incardinated	Piotr Greger	Priest of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
	31.3	Incardinated	Andrzej Iwanecki	Priest of Gliwice, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
	27.1	Incardinated	Andrzej Józwowicz	Priest of Łowicz, Poland	Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
	37.1	Incardinated	Romuald Kamiński	Priest of Warszawa-Praga, Poland	Bishop
	27.3	Ordained Deacon	Richard Kazadi Kamba	Deacon of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Bishop of Kolwezi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	57.3	Appointed	Stanisław Kędziora †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	74.0	Appointed	Edward Kisiel †	Archbishop of Białystok, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
	70.1	Appointed	Zbigniew Józef Kraszewski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	55.7	Appointed	Piotr Krupa †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	52.4	Appointed	Gerard Alfons Kusz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gliwice, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	76.0	Appointed	Kazimierz Jan Majdański †	Archbishop (Personal Title)	Bishop Emeritus of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland
	76.0	Retired	Kazimierz Jan Majdański †	Bishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	69.2	Appointed	Edward Henryk Materski †	Bishop of Radom, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	31.0	Incardinated	Marek Mendyk	Priest of Legnica, Poland	Bishop of Świdnica, Poland
	49.6	Appointed	Arrigo Miglio	Bishop of Iglesias, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Cagliari, Italy
	59.0	Appointed	Henryk Józef Muszyński	Archbishop of Gniezno, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
	55.2	Appointed	Stanisław Napierała	Bishop of Kalisz, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	56.7	Appointed	Stanisław Nowak †	Archbishop of Częstochowa, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
	31.6	Incardinated	Sławomir Oder	Priest of Toruń, Poland	Bishop of Gliwice, Poland
	47.4	Appointed	Adam Odzimek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	63.7	Appointed	Alojzy Orszulik, S.A.C. †	Bishop of Łowicz, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	57.4	Appointed	Tadeusz Władysław Pieronek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	57.4	Appointed	Tadeusz Władysław Pieronek †	Titular Bishop of Cufruta	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sosnowiec, Poland
	62.3	Appointed	Edmund Michal Piszcz †	Archbishop of Warmia, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
	68.1	Appointed	Marian Przykucki †	Archbishop of Szczecin-Kamień, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
	70.5	Appointed	Boleslaw Pylak †	Archbishop of Lublin, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
	53.9	Appointed	Tadeusz Rakoczy	Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	64.5	Appointed	Kazimierz Romaniuk †	Bishop of Warszawa-Praga, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	62.3	Appointed	Tadeusz Rybak †	Bishop of Legnica, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	49.5	Ordained Bishop	Rubén Salazar Gómez	Bishop of Cúcuta, Colombia	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bogotá, Colombia
	52.2	Appointed	Edward Eugeniusz Samsel †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ełk, Poland	Bishop
	54.5	Appointed	Stefan Siczek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland
	54.5	Appointed	Stefan Siczek †	Titular Bishop of Dagnum	Auxiliary Bishop of Radom, Poland
	45.7	Appointed	Piotr Skucha	Auxiliary Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	53.2	Appointed	Andrzej Józef Sliwinski †	Bishop of Elbląg, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	58.2	Appointed	Adam Smigielski, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Sosnowiec, Poland
	29.8	Incardinated	Jan Sobiło	Priest of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, Ukraine
	51.3	Appointed	Jan Śrutwa	Bishop of Zamość-Lubaczów, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	56.4	Incardinated	Antoni Stankiewicz †	Priest of Zielona Góra-Gorzów, Poland	Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
	50.2	Appointed	Andrzej Wojciech Suski	Bishop of Toruń, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	64.8	Appointed	Wacław Józef Świerzawski †	Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
	32.3	Incardinated	Wiesław Szlachetka	Priest of Gdańsk, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
	51.8	Appointed	Jan Bernard Szlaga †	Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
	74.1	Appointed	Ignacy Marcin Tokarczuk †	Archbishop of Przemyśl, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
	78.6	Died	Alfonso Tóriz Cobián †	Bishop Emeritus of Querétaro, México
	49.5	Appointed	Norbert Trelle	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
	49.5	Appointed	Norbert Trelle	Titular Bishop of Egnatia	Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
	27.4	Incardinated	Piotr Wojciech Turzyński †	Priest of Radom, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop
	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Juan Vargas Aruquipa	Titular Bishop of Bita	Bishop Emeritus of Coroico, Bolivia
	57.1	Appointed	Jan Walenty Wieczorek †	Bishop of Gliwice, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
51.4	Appointed	Józef Wysocki	Auxiliary Bishop of Elbląg, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.2	Ordained Bishop	Alejo Zavala Castro †	Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero, México	Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
53.3	Appointed	Józef Zawitkowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Łowicz, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.4	Appointed	Wojciech Ziemba †	Bishop of Ełk, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
58.5	Appointed	Janusz Edmund Zimniak †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bielsko-Żywiec, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Damian Zimoń	Archbishop of Katowice, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
56.7	Appointed	Władysław Ziółek	Archbishop of Łódź, Poland	Archbishop Emeritus
26 Mar	62.9	Appointed	Andrea Cassone †	Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	57.6	Appointed	Patrick Coveney †	Apostolic Delegate to Djibouti	Apostolic Nuncio
	54.5	Appointed	Erwin Josef Ender †	Apostolic Delegate to Somalia	Apostolic Nuncio
	72.8	Died	Theodor Hubrich †	Apostolic Administrator of Schwerin, Germany
28 Mar	55.0	Appointed	Antonio Franco	Titular Archbishop of Gallesium	Apostolic Nuncio
	55.0	Appointed	Antonio Franco	Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine	Apostolic Nuncio
	70.4	Appointed	Henri Lemaître †	Apostolic Nuncio to Netherlands	Apostolic Nuncio
29 Mar	24.2	Ordained Priest	Venedykt (Valeriy) Aleksiychuk, M.S.U.	Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Saint Nicholas of Chicago (Ukrainian), Illinois, USA
	52.1	Ordained Bishop	Vincent Cadieux, O.M.I.	Bishop of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Hearst-Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
	77.1	Retired	Jules Leguerrier, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	63.5	Died	[George Joseph Musey] †	Bishop
	51.0	Appointed	Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.	Archbishop of Durban, South Africa	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
30 Mar	55.4	Appointed	Thomas Menamparampil, S.D.B.	Bishop of Guwahati, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Guwahati, India
	49.2	Appointed	Augustin Misago †	Bishop of Gikongoro, Rwanda
	61.5	Appointed	Magnus Mwalunyungu †	Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
	61.2	Appointed	Frédéric Rubwejanga, O.C.S.O.	Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
	76.9	Retired	Joseph Sibomana †	Bishop of Kibungo, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
	55.3	Appointed	Henry Apaloryamam Ssentongo †	Bishop of Moroto, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
	76.0	Appointed	Josef Stimpfle †	Archbishop (Personal Title)	Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
	76.0	Retired	Josef Stimpfle †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	59.2	Appointed	Juan García-Santacruz Ortiz †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop Emeritus

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