The Year of Our Lord 2006

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 60.6 Appointed Denis Brennan Bishop of Ferns, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

59.7 Resigned Julien Mawule Kouto † Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo Bishop Emeritus

48.3 Appointed Raúl Martín Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

48.3 Appointed Raúl Martín Titular Bishop of Troyna Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina

2 Mar 42.9 Appointed Jaroslav Pryriz, C.Ss.R. Titular Bishop of Auzia Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine

42.9 Confirmed Jaroslav Pryriz, C.Ss.R. Auxiliary Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop

3 Mar 46.1 Appointed Felix Lian Khen Thang Auxiliary Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar

46.1 Appointed Felix Lian Khen Thang Titular Bishop of Fesseë Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar

33.4 Ordained Priest Ricardo Basilio Morales Galindo, O. de M. Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Bishop of Copiapó, Chile

33.0 Ordained Priest Mario Andrés Salas Becerra, O. de M. Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile

4 Mar 51.0 Appointed Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B. Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile Bishop Emeritus

53.0 Appointed George Beluso Rimando Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines

53.0 Appointed George Beluso Rimando Titular Bishop of Vada Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines

46.3 Ordained Bishop Tadeusz Bronakowski Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland

70.8 Retired Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. † Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile Bishop Emeritus

61.1 Ordained Bishop Martin Tetsuo Hiraga Bishop of Sendai, Japan Bishop Emeritus

62.9 Appointed Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J. Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

75.6 Retired Jesus Balaso Tuquib † Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

5 Mar 31.2 Professed Jonáš (Jozef) Maxim, M.S.U. Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian) Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia

46.4 Ordained Bishop Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E. Titular Bishop of Puppi Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil

87.5 Died John Joseph Paul † Bishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

78.8 Died Donato Squicciarini † Apostolic Nuncio

8 Mar 75.5 Died Ramón Artemio Staffolani † Bishop Emeritus of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina

10 Mar 88.4 Died Jean Hermil † Bishop Emeritus of Viviers, France

59.5 Ordained Bishop Guillermo Orozco Montoya Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia Bishop Emeritus of Girardota, Colombia

11 Mar 48.6 Ordained Bishop Nicola Girasoli Titular Archbishop of Egnazia Appula Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia

76.0 Retired Stephen Fumio Hamao † President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cardinal, President Emeritus

51.0 Installed Jorge Eduardo Lozano Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

73.3 Appointed Renato Raffaele Martino † President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace

75.5 Appointed Paul Joseph Jean Poupard President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture

12 Mar 58.1 Installed John Thomas Kattrukudiyil Bishop of Itanagar, India Bishop Emeritus

61.2 Ordained Bishop Benedetto Tuzia Titular Bishop of Nepeta Bishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy

84.6 Resigned Raymund Wang Chong Lin † Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China Bishop Emeritus

14 Mar 42.9 Appointed Stephan Ackermann Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany Bishop

42.9 Appointed Stephan Ackermann Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto Bishop of Trier, Germany

70.9 Died João José Burke, O.F.M. † Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil

75.2 Died Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde † Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania

74.4 Retired Leo Schwarz † Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

15 Mar 49.9 Appointed Johannes Bündgens Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.9 Appointed Johannes Bündgens Titular Bishop of Árd Carna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany

86.6 Died José Gabriel Calderón Contreras † Bishop Emeritus of Cartago, Colombia

71.0 Appointed Kévork (Georges) Khazoumian, I.C.P.B. Coadjutor Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus

75.5 Retired Karl Reger † Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Dirceu Vegini † Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

53.9 Appointed Dirceu Vegini † Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil

16 Mar 84.0 Died André Nguyễn Văn Nam † Bishop Emeritus of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam

82.3 Died Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. † Apostolic Nuncio

17 Mar 55.8 Ordained Bishop Remídio José Bohn † Titular Bishop of Uchi Maius Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

49.1 Ordained Bishop José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R. Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil

51.7 Appointed Heiner Koch Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Archbishop of Berlin, Germany

51.7 Appointed Heiner Koch Titular Bishop of Ros Cré Archbishop of Berlin, Germany

62.5 Ordained Bishop Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

18 Mar 57.3 Appointed Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran † Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

57.3 Appointed Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran † Titular Bishop of Buffada Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

76.0 Retired Pedro Rosales Dean Archbishop of Palo, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus

42.8 Resigned Aleksandr Kan, S.J. Superior of Kyrgyzstan Superior Emeritus

51.2 Appointed Nikolaus Messmer, S.J. † Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan

51.2 Appointed Nikolaus Messmer, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Carmeiano (Cameiano) Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan

59.8 Installed José Luis Mollaghan Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

55.9 Appointed Jose Serofia Palma Archbishop of Palo, Philippines Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines

88.5 Died [Matthew Yu Cheng-cai] † Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China

20 Mar 56.3 Appointed Gerardo Rocconi Bishop of Jesi, Italy

76.4 Retired Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. † Bishop of Jesi, Italy Bishop Emeritus

22 Mar 73.4 Ceased Denis Croteau, O.M.I. Apostolic Administrator of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Bishop Emeritus of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada

48.7 Ordained Bishop Gary Michael Gordon Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

77.9 Died Decio Lucio Grandoni † Bishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy

75.0 Succeeded Joseph Jiang Ming Yuan, C.D.D. † Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China

23 Mar 54.0 Incardinated Emmanuel Kerketta Priest of Jashpur, India Bishop

58.8 Appointed Victor Kindo † Bishop of Jashpur, India

48.7 Appointed Paul Toppo Bishop of Raigarh, India

24 Mar 59.9 Ordained Bishop Georges Michel Bakar, Ist. del Prado Titular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)

67.8 Appointed Carlo Caffarra † Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

67.8 Elevated to Cardinal Carlo Caffarra † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy

60.4 Appointed Antonio Cañizares Llovera Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

60.4 Elevated to Cardinal Antonio Cañizares Llovera Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain

74.2 Appointed Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)

74.2 Elevated to Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)

80.5 Appointed Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli) Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

80.5 Elevated to Cardinal Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo † Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}

87.8 Appointed Peter Poreku Dery † Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana

87.8 Elevated to Cardinal Peter Poreku Dery † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana

66.9 Appointed Stanisław Dziwisz Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

66.9 Elevated to Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland

69.7 Appointed William Joseph Levada † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

69.7 Elevated to Cardinal William Joseph Levada † Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

61.7 Appointed Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

61.7 Elevated to Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

61.4 Appointed Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

61.4 Elevated to Cardinal Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

71.5 Appointed Franc Rodé, C.M. Cardinal-Deacon of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

71.5 Elevated to Cardinal Franc Rodé, C.M. Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

73.6 Appointed Gaudencio Borbon Rosales Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines

73.6 Elevated to Cardinal Gaudencio Borbon Rosales Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines

63.5 Appointed Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria ai Monti Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

63.5 Elevated to Cardinal Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

65.9 Appointed Agostino Vallini Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

65.9 Elevated to Cardinal Agostino Vallini Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

82.6 Appointed Albert Vanhoye, S.J. † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest

82.6 Elevated to Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, S.J. † Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani

74.1 Appointed Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

74.1 Elevated to Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

25 Mar 54.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

61.1 Appointed Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R. Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

76.9 Retired Michael Bunluen Mansap † Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

64.6 Ordained Bishop Anthony Chirayath Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabar), India Bishop Emeritus

60.0 Ordained Bishop William D’Souza, S.J. Bishop of Buxar, India Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India

52.9 Appointed Elenito de los Reyes Galido † Bishop of Iligan, Philippines

59.8 Ordained Bishop André Gazaille Titular Bishop of Vaga Bishop Emeritus of Nicolet, Québec, Canada

61.7 Ordained Bishop Lionel Gendron, P.S.S. Titular Bishop of Tagase Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

76.6 Retired Alberto Jara Franzoy † Bishop of Chillán, Chile Bishop Emeritus

58.9 Succeeded Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I. Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

46.2 Ordained Bishop Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães Titular Bishop of Galtelli Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

47.6 Appointed Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D. Bishop of Chillán, Chile Bishop Emeritus of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile

50.9 Ordained Bishop Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral Titular Bishop of Thubursicum-Bure Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

50.9 Ordained Bishop Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M. Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar

71.4 Retired Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. † Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

50.0 Ordained Bishop Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

30.6 Ordained Priest Federico Guillermo Wechsung Priest of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina

26 Mar 69.7 Installed William Joseph Levada † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

59.1 Ordained Bishop Smaragde Mbonyintege Bishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda Bishop Emeritus

63.5 Ceased Thaddée Ntihinyurwa Apostolic Administrator of Kabgayi, Rwanda Archbishop Emeritus of Kigali, Rwanda

27 Mar 86.1 Retired Stéphanos II (Andraos) Ghattas, C.M. † Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

86.1 Retired Stéphanos II (Andraos) Ghattas, C.M. † Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

48.0 Ordained Bishop Roberto Calara Mallari Titular Bishop of Erdonia Bishop of San Jose, Philippines

28 Mar 87.8 Installed Peter Poreku Dery † Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana

84.3 Appointed Carlo Furno † Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

30 Mar 64.1 Ordained Bishop Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia Bishop Emeritus

51.8 Ordained Bishop Peter Machado Bishop of Belgaum, India Archbishop of Bangalore, India

94.1 Died Joseph Merhi, M.L. † Bishop Emeritus of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt

71.0 Appointed Antonios Naguib † Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

71.0 Appointed Antonios Naguib † Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt

31 Mar 59.7 Appointed Bruno Grua Bishop of Saint-Flour, France Bishop Emeritus

55.7 Ordained Bishop Marlo Mendoza Peralta Coadjutor Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines

58.1 Appointed Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan Apostolic Nuncio to Israel

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	60.6	Appointed	Denis Brennan	Bishop of Ferns, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
59.7	Resigned	Julien Mawule Kouto †	Bishop of Atakpamé, Togo	Bishop Emeritus
48.3	Appointed	Raúl Martín	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
48.3	Appointed	Raúl Martín	Titular Bishop of Troyna	Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
2 Mar	42.9	Appointed	Jaroslav Pryriz, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine
42.9	Confirmed	Jaroslav Pryriz, C.Ss.R.	Auxiliary Bishop of Sambir-Drohobych (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop
3 Mar	46.1	Appointed	Felix Lian Khen Thang	Auxiliary Bishop of Hakha, Myanmar	Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar
46.1	Appointed	Felix Lian Khen Thang	Titular Bishop of Fesseë	Bishop of Kalay, Myanmar
33.4	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Basilio Morales Galindo, O. de M.	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Bishop of Copiapó, Chile
33.0	Ordained Priest	Mario Andrés Salas Becerra, O. de M.	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile
4 Mar	51.0	Appointed	Bernardo Miguel Bastres Florence, S.D.B.	Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
53.0	Appointed	George Beluso Rimando	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines
53.0	Appointed	George Beluso Rimando	Titular Bishop of Vada	Auxiliary Bishop of Davao, Philippines
46.3	Ordained Bishop	Tadeusz Bronakowski	Titular Bishop of Tigisi in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
70.8	Retired	Tomás Osvaldo González Morales, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
61.1	Ordained Bishop	Martin Tetsuo Hiraga	Bishop of Sendai, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
62.9	Appointed	Antonio Javellana Ledesma, S.J.	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
75.6	Retired	Jesus Balaso Tuquib †	Archbishop of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
5 Mar	31.2	Professed	Jonáš (Jozef) Maxim, M.S.U.	Priest of Ukrainian Studite Monks (Ukrainian)	Archbishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
46.4	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe (José) Negri, P.I.M.E.	Titular Bishop of Puppi	Bishop of Santo Amaro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
87.5	Died	John Joseph Paul †	Bishop Emeritus of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
78.8	Died	Donato Squicciarini †	Apostolic Nuncio
8 Mar	75.5	Died	Ramón Artemio Staffolani †	Bishop Emeritus of Villa de la Concepción del Río Cuarto, Argentina
10 Mar	88.4	Died	Jean Hermil †	Bishop Emeritus of Viviers, France
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Guillermo Orozco Montoya	Bishop of San José del Guaviare, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus of Girardota, Colombia
11 Mar	48.6	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Girasoli	Titular Archbishop of Egnazia Appula	Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia
76.0	Retired	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus
51.0	Installed	Jorge Eduardo Lozano	Bishop of Gualeguaychú, Argentina	Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
73.3	Appointed	Renato Raffaele Martino †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
75.5	Appointed	Paul Joseph Jean Poupard	President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Culture
12 Mar	58.1	Installed	John Thomas Kattrukudiyil	Bishop of Itanagar, India	Bishop Emeritus
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Benedetto Tuzia	Titular Bishop of Nepeta	Bishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
84.6	Resigned	Raymund Wang Chong Lin †	Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China	Bishop Emeritus
14 Mar	42.9	Appointed	Stephan Ackermann	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Bishop
42.9	Appointed	Stephan Ackermann	Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in Haemimonto	Bishop of Trier, Germany
70.9	Died	João José Burke, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Brazil
75.2	Died	Mario Epifanio Abdallah Mgulunde †	Archbishop of Tabora, Tanzania
74.4	Retired	Leo Schwarz †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar	49.9	Appointed	Johannes Bündgens	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.9	Appointed	Johannes Bündgens	Titular Bishop of Árd Carna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Aachen, Germany
86.6	Died	José Gabriel Calderón Contreras †	Bishop Emeritus of Cartago, Colombia
71.0	Appointed	Kévork (Georges) Khazoumian, I.C.P.B.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Istanbul (Armenian), Turkey	Coadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
75.5	Retired	Karl Reger †	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Dirceu Vegini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil	Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
53.9	Appointed	Dirceu Vegini †	Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena	Bishop of Foz do Iguaçu, Parana, Brazil
16 Mar	84.0	Died	André Nguyễn Văn Nam †	Bishop Emeritus of Mỹ Tho, Viet Nam
82.3	Died	Romeo Panciroli, M.C.C.I. †	Apostolic Nuncio
17 Mar	55.8	Ordained Bishop	Remídio José Bohn †	Titular Bishop of Uchi Maius	Bishop of Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
49.1	Ordained Bishop	José Luiz Ferreira Salles, C.Ss.R.	Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia	Bishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
51.7	Appointed	Heiner Koch	Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Archbishop of Berlin, Germany
51.7	Appointed	Heiner Koch	Titular Bishop of Ros Cré	Archbishop of Berlin, Germany
62.5	Ordained Bishop	Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S.	Titular Bishop of Furnos Maior	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
18 Mar	57.3	Appointed	Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran †	Vicar Apostolic of Bontoc-Lagawe, Philippines	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
57.3	Appointed	Rodolfo Fontiveros Beltran †	Titular Bishop of Buffada	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
76.0	Retired	Pedro Rosales Dean	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus
42.8	Resigned	Aleksandr Kan, S.J.	Superior of Kyrgyzstan	Superior Emeritus
51.2	Appointed	Nikolaus Messmer, S.J. †	Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
51.2	Appointed	Nikolaus Messmer, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Carmeiano (Cameiano)	Apostolic Administrator of Kyrgyzstan
59.8	Installed	José Luis Mollaghan	Archbishop of Rosario, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
55.9	Appointed	Jose Serofia Palma	Archbishop of Palo, Philippines	Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
88.5	Died	[Matthew Yu Cheng-cai] †	Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
20 Mar	56.3	Appointed	Gerardo Rocconi	Bishop of Jesi, Italy
76.4	Retired	Oscar Serfilippi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
22 Mar	73.4	Ceased	Denis Croteau, O.M.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada
48.7	Ordained Bishop	Gary Michael Gordon	Bishop of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
77.9	Died	Decio Lucio Grandoni †	Bishop Emeritus of Orvieto-Todi, Italy
75.0	Succeeded	Joseph Jiang Ming Yuan, C.D.D. †	Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], China
23 Mar	54.0	Incardinated	Emmanuel Kerketta	Priest of Jashpur, India	Bishop
58.8	Appointed	Victor Kindo †	Bishop of Jashpur, India
48.7	Appointed	Paul Toppo	Bishop of Raigarh, India
24 Mar	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Georges Michel Bakar, Ist. del Prado	Titular Archbishop of Pelusium dei Greco-Melkiti	Protosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
67.8	Appointed	Carlo Caffarra †	Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
67.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Caffarra †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
60.4	Appointed	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
60.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Cañizares Llovera	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
74.2	Appointed	Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Immacolata di Lourdes a Boccea	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
74.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Nicholas Cheong Jin-Suk †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul, Korea (South)
80.5	Appointed	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
80.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo †	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura {Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica}
87.8	Appointed	Peter Poreku Dery †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
87.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Peter Poreku Dery †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
66.9	Appointed	Stanisław Dziwisz	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del Popolo	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
66.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Stanisław Dziwisz	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
69.7	Appointed	William Joseph Levada †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
69.7	Elevated to Cardinal	William Joseph Levada †	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
61.7	Appointed	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Vittoria	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
61.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
61.4	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agostino	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
61.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
71.5	Appointed	Franc Rodé, C.M.	Cardinal-Deacon of San Francesco Saverio alla Garbatella	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
71.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Franc Rodé, C.M.	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
73.6	Appointed	Gaudencio Borbon Rosales	Cardinal-Priest of Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
73.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Gaudencio Borbon Rosales	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
63.5	Appointed	Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria ai Monti	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
63.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
65.9	Appointed	Agostino Vallini	Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
65.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Agostino Vallini	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
82.6	Appointed	Albert Vanhoye, S.J. †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest
82.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Albert Vanhoye, S.J. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant’Adriano a Villa Albani
74.1	Appointed	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
74.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B.	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
25 Mar	54.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
61.1	Appointed	Philip Banchong Chaiyara, C.Ss.R.	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
76.9	Retired	Michael Bunluen Mansap †	Bishop of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
64.6	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Chirayath	Bishop of Sagar (Syro-Malabar), India	Bishop Emeritus
60.0	Ordained Bishop	William D’Souza, S.J.	Bishop of Buxar, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Patna, India
52.9	Appointed	Elenito de los Reyes Galido †	Bishop of Iligan, Philippines
59.8	Ordained Bishop	André Gazaille	Titular Bishop of Vaga	Bishop Emeritus of Nicolet, Québec, Canada
61.7	Ordained Bishop	Lionel Gendron, P.S.S.	Titular Bishop of Tagase	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
76.6	Retired	Alberto Jara Franzoy †	Bishop of Chillán, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
58.9	Succeeded	Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I.	Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Joaquim Giovani Mol Guimarães	Titular Bishop of Galtelli	Auxiliary Bishop of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
47.6	Appointed	Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera, S.V.D.	Bishop of Chillán, Chile	Bishop Emeritus of San Bartolomé de Chillán, Chile
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral	Titular Bishop of Thubursicum-Bure	Bishop Emeritus of Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
50.9	Ordained Bishop	Benjamin Marc Balthason Ramaroson, C.M.	Bishop of Farafangana, Madagascar	Archbishop of Antsiranana, Madagascar
71.4	Retired	Peter Alfred Sutton, O.M.I. †	Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Manitoba, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
50.0	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Célestin Tshitoko Mamba	Bishop of Luebo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
30.6	Ordained Priest	Federico Guillermo Wechsung	Priest of Lomas de Zamora, Argentina	Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, Argentina
26 Mar	69.7	Installed	William Joseph Levada †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
59.1	Ordained Bishop	Smaragde Mbonyintege	Bishop of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Bishop Emeritus
63.5	Ceased	Thaddée Ntihinyurwa	Apostolic Administrator of Kabgayi, Rwanda	Archbishop Emeritus of Kigali, Rwanda
27 Mar	86.1	Retired	Stéphanos II (Andraos) Ghattas, C.M. †	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
86.1	Retired	Stéphanos II (Andraos) Ghattas, C.M. †	Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
48.0	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Calara Mallari	Titular Bishop of Erdonia	Bishop of San Jose, Philippines
28 Mar	87.8	Installed	Peter Poreku Dery †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale, Ghana
84.3	Appointed	Carlo Furno †	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
30 Mar	64.1	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Javier Del Río Sendino	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia	Bishop Emeritus
51.8	Ordained Bishop	Peter Machado	Bishop of Belgaum, India	Archbishop of Bangalore, India
94.1	Died	Joseph Merhi, M.L. †	Bishop Emeritus of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
71.0	Appointed	Antonios Naguib †	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
71.0	Appointed	Antonios Naguib †	Bishop of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
31 Mar	59.7	Appointed	Bruno Grua	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France	Bishop Emeritus
55.7	Ordained Bishop	Marlo Mendoza Peralta	Coadjutor Bishop of Alaminos, Philippines	Archbishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
58.1	Appointed	Adolfo Tito Camacho Yllana	Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan	Apostolic Nuncio to Israel

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