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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	77.2	Died	Ignatius Harsono †	Bishop Emeritus of Bogor, Indonesia
	75.2	Retired	Lajos Kada †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Apostolic Nuncio
	75.2	Retired	Lajos Kada †	Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra	Apostolic Nuncio
	76.8	Retired	Eugène Georges Joseph Lecrosnier †	Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France	Bishop Emeritus
	53.9	Ordained Bishop	Richard Joseph Malone	Titular Bishop of Aptuca	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
	61.9	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	61.9	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Apostolic Nuncio to Andorra	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	32.3	Ordained Priest	John Baptist Nguyen Huy Bac	Priest of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam	Bishop
	56.2	Appointed	Leonardo Sandri	Apostolic Nuncio to México	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
	60.0	Appointed	Claude Pierre Charles Schockert	Bishop of Belfort-Montbéliard, France	Bishop Emeritus
3 Mar	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Théophile Georges Kassab †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
4 Mar	64.4	Appointed	Santos Abril y Castelló	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	75.1	Retired	Ubaldo Calabresi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina	Apostolic Nuncio
	52.2	Ordained Bishop	José Luis Fletes Santana	Titular Bishop of Thunusuda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
	76.6	Retired	Franco Gualdrini †	Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Thulani Victor Mbuyisa, C.M.M.	Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries	Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa
	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Arnold Orowae †	Titular Bishop of Gisipa	Bishop of Wabag, Papua New Guinea
	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón †	Titular Bishop of Nova Barbara	Bishop of Cuautitlán, México, México
	54.8	Appointed	Vincenzo Paglia	Bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy	President Emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life
	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Nicolas Sawaf	Archbishop of Lattaquié {Laodicea} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Archbishop Emeritus
	65.1	Ordained Bishop	Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. †	Titular Bishop of Castabala	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
5 Mar	27.2	Perpetual Vows	Paolo Andreolli, S.X.	Member of Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil
	61.3	Ordained Bishop	Philippe Jean Marie Joseph Gueneley	Bishop of Langres, France	Bishop Emeritus
6 Mar	27.2	Ordained Deacon	Paolo Andreolli, S.X.	Deacon of Xaverian Missionary Fathers	Auxiliary Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil
	87.1	Died	Igino Gamboa Satrustegui, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador
	37.1	Appointed	Dodë Gjergji	Apostolic Administrator of Sapë, Albania	Bishop of Prizren-Prishtina, Kosovo
	38.0	Appointed	Prële Gjurashaj, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Pult (Pulati), Albania	Priest of Order of Friars Minor
	50.9	Ceased	Angelo Massafra, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Sapë, Albania	Archbishop Emeritus of Shkodrë-Pult, Albania
	60.7	Appointed	Cristoforo Palmieri, C.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Rrëshen, Albania	Bishop Emeritus
	47.7	Ordained Bishop	James Peter Sartain	Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle, Washington, USA
	41.0	Appointed	Ottavio Vitale, R.C.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania	Bishop
7 Mar	67.9	Appointed	Rubén Héctor di Monte †	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	88.1	Died	John James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar
	77.1	Retired	Emilio Ogñénovich †	Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
9 Mar	76.0	Retired	Luigi Amaducci †	Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	60.5	Appointed	François Paul Marie Maupu	Bishop of Verdun, France	Bishop Emeritus
	26.2	Perpetual Vows	Paul Daisuke Narui, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Niigata, Japan
	62.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Verucchi †	Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
10 Mar	60.3	Appointed	Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse	Auxiliary Bishop of Grenoble, France	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
	60.3	Appointed	Michel Pierre Marie Mouïsse	Titular Bishop of Lambaesis	Bishop Emeritus of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
11 Mar	57.1	Appointed	Angelo Bagnasco	Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Genova {Genoa}, Italy
	90.4	Died	Antonius Hofmann †	Bishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
	59.6	Appointed	Angel Nacorda Lagdameo †	Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
	64.4	Appointed	Francesco Marinelli †	Archbishop of Urbino-Urbania-Sant’Angelo in Vado, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
12 Mar	82.1	Succeeded	Joseph Fan Zhong-Liang, S.J. †	Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
	98.6	Died	Ignatius Kung Pin-mei (Gong Pinmei) †	Cardinal, Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
	59.3	Installed	Fares Maakaroun, S.M.S.P.	Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraíso em São Paulo (Melkite Greek), Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	70.5	Died	Gordon Anthony Pantin, C.S.Sp. †	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
13 Mar	75.3	Retired	Samuel Ruiz García †	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México	Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar	59.1	Appointed	Alfredo Schäffler	Coadjutor Bishop of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
17 Mar	66.1	Installed	Edmond Carmody	Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar	63.6	Appointed	Claudio Baggini †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	76.1	Retired	Vasco Giuseppe Bertelli †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	50.3	Appointed	Mansueto Bianchi †	Bishop of Volterra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy
	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Ireri Mukobo, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Rusguniae	Bishop Emeritus of Isiolo, Kenya
	45.2	Ordained Bishop	David Kamau Ng’ang’a	Titular Bishop of Oëa	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Method Paul Kilaini	Titular Bishop of Strumnitza	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania
	75.5	Retired	Giovanni Locatelli †	Bishop of Vigevano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	75.4	Retired	Rosario Mazzola †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	53.8	Appointed	Francesco Montenegro	Auxiliary Bishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy
	53.8	Appointed	Francesco Montenegro	Titular Bishop of Aurusuliana	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Agrigento, Italy
	41.1	Appointed	Miguel Romano Gómez	Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	41.1	Appointed	Miguel Romano Gómez	Titular Bishop of Vagal	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	65.9	Appointed	Francesco Sgalambro †	Bishop of Cefalù, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	48.8	Appointed	Angelo Spinillo	Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy	Bishop of Aversa, Italy
19 Mar	52.8	Installed	Lino Fumagalli	Bishop of Sabina-Poggio Mirteto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
	57.8	Ordained Bishop	Carillo Gritti, I.M.C. †	Prelate of Itacoatiara, Amazonas, Brazil
	63.0	Ordained Bishop	José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, S.M.M. †	Titular Bishop of Arsennaria	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Gaitán, Colombia
20 Mar	56.3	Appointed	Jean-Louis Bruguès, O.P.	Bishop of Angers, France	Archivist Emeritus of the Vatican Secret Archive
	58.9	Ordained Bishop	Arturo de Jesús Correa Toro †	Bishop of Ipiales, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
	59.2	Ordained Bishop	José Haring, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Limoeiro do Norte, Ceara, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
	60.5	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Joseph Harrington, S.M.A.	Bishop of Lodwar, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus
	36.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Li Lian Gui	Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
	50.3	Ordained Bishop	Gerald Isaac Lobo	Bishop of Shimoga, India	Bishop Emeritus of Udupi, India
	39.8	Ordained Priest	Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Carabayllo, Peru
	53.5	Ordained Bishop	José Francisco Oliveros †	Bishop of Boac, Philippines	Bishop of Malolos, Philippines
	76.2	Retired	Jean Pierre Marie Orchampt †	Bishop of Angers, France	Bishop Emeritus
21 Mar	26.7	Solemn Vows	Antonio (Juan Jesús) Bran Tecun, O.S.B. Oliv.	Member	Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
	79.2	Died	James William Gleeson †	Archbishop Emeritus of Adelaide, Australia
22 Mar	50.7	Appointed	Esmeraldo Barreto de Farias, Ist. del Prado	Bishop of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
	67.5	Installed	Cormac Murphy-O’Connor †	Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	93.7	Died	Achille Palmerini †	Bishop Emeritus of Isernia e Venafro, Italy
	79.1	Died	Remigio Ragonesi †	Vicegerent Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
23 Mar	79.1	Died	Antony Padiyara †	Cardinal, Major Archbishop Emeritus of Ernakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar), India
	44.2	Appointed	Jaime Soto	Auxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USA	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
	44.2	Appointed	Jaime Soto	Titular Bishop of Segia	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
24 Mar	66.9	Ordained Bishop	Alvaro Efrén Rincón Rojas, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Bettonium	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Carreño, Colombia
	59.7	Installed	Roger Lawrence Schwietz, O.M.I.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Mar	49.8	Appointed	Jorge Pedro Carrión Pavlich	Bishop of Puno, Peru
	54.2	Appointed	Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M.	Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
	36.7	Perpetual Vows	João Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D.	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	54.3	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Francis Kweku Essien	Bishop of Wiawso, Ghana	Bishop Emeritus
	76.1	Retired	Alberto Giglioli †	Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	54.3	Appointed	Stanislav Hočevar, S.D.B.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia	Archbishop Emeritus
	61.2	Ordained Bishop	Aurelio José Kühn Hergenreder, O.F.M.	Prelate of Deán Funes, Argentina	Prelate Emeritus
	38.2	Ordained Bishop	Vilhelms Toms Marija Lapelis, O.P.	Coadjutor Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia	Bishop Emeritus
	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Jorge Eduardo Lozano	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
	30.3	Ordained Priest	Andherson Franklin Lustoza de Souza	Priest of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, Espirito Santo, Brazil	Auxiliary Bishop of Vitória, Espirito Santo, Brazil
	56.9	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Guido Ravinale	Bishop of Asti, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	61.8	Ordained Bishop	Max John Rodrigues	Bishop of Hyderabad in Pakistan	Bishop Emeritus
	31.9	Ordained Priest	Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra	Priest of Portoviejo, Ecuador	Bishop of Machala, Ecuador
	47.6	Appointed	Tommaso Valentinetti	Bishop of Termoli-Larino, Italy	Archbishop of Pescara-Penne, Italy
26 Mar	81.9	Died	François Abraha †	Bishop Emeritus of Asmara (Ethiopian), Eritrea
	93.4	Died	Alfredo Bruniera †	Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”
	36.7	Ordained Deacon	João Batista de Oliveira, S.V.D.	Deacon of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
	71.7	Ordained Bishop	Jorge García Isaza, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Budua	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tierradentro, Colombia
	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Protógenes José Luft, S.d.C.	Coadjutor Bishop of Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
27 Mar	60.1	Appointed	André Pierre Louis Dupuy	Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela	Apostolic Nuncio
29 Mar	57.7	Appointed	Alfonso Rogelio Delgado Evers	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	77.1	Retired	Ítalo Severino Di Stéfano †	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
	66.7	Ceased	Philip Pargeter	Apostolic Administrator of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	56.0	Appointed	Antônio Wagner da Silva, S.C.I.	Coadjutor Bishop of Guarapuava, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	59.9	Appointed	Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
	74.8	Resigned	Michael Dallat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

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