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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Mar45.2AppointedAmérico Manuel Alves AguiarAuxiliary Bishop of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalCardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal
45.2AppointedAmérico Manuel Alves AguiarTitular Bishop of DagnumCardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal
46.9AppointedAlgirdas JurevičiusApostolic Administrator of Kaunas, LithuaniaBishop of Telšiai (-Klaipeda), Lithuania
60.8InstalledJohn Bonaventure Kwofie, C.S.Sp.Archbishop of Accra, Ghana
68.7CeasedGabriel Charles Palmer-BuckleApostolic Administrator of Accra, GhanaArchbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
57.6ResignedLionginas Virbalas, S.J.Archbishop of Kaunas, LithuaniaArchbishop Emeritus
2 Mar69.0Ordained BishopCarlos Gustavo Castillo MattasoglioArchbishop of Lima, Peru
53.0AppointedOscar Jaime Llaneta FlorencioBishop of Philippines, Military
52.6Ordained BishopThéophile NareBishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso
51.7Ordained BishopArkadiusz OkrojTitular Bishop of CufrutaAuxiliary Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
91.9DiedRafael Torija de la FuenteBishop Emeritus of Ciudad Real, Spain
3 Mar55.1Ordained BishopStephen Ameyu Martin MullaBishop of Torit, South SudanCardinal, Archbishop of Juba, South Sudan
51.8Ordained BishopJoão Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
58.7Ordained BishopBenoît BertrandBishop of Mende, France
78.1CeasedThomas Oliha Attiyah, A.J.Apostolic Administrator of Torit, South SudanPriest of Apostles of Jesus Missionaries
70.5InstalledGiuseppe PetrocchiCardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Battista dei FiorentiniCardinal, Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
4 Mar65.6AppointedPedro López QuintanaApostolic Nuncio to Austria
5 Mar68.0AppointedAlejandro Dumbrigue AclanAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
68.0AppointedAlejandro Dumbrigue AclanTitular Bishop of RusicadeAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USA
64.9AppointedJoseph Vincent BrennanBishop of Fresno, California, USA
75.9RetiredArmando Xavier OchoaBishop of Fresno, California, USABishop Emeritus
68.4AppointedDavid Prescott TalleyBishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA
8 Mar51.7AppointedAndris Kravalis, I.N.D.V.Auxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
51.7AppointedAndris Kravalis, I.N.D.V.Titular Bishop of MigirpaAuxiliary Bishop of Riga, Latvia
10 Mar75.0InstalledPedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.Cardinal-Priest of Santi Pietro e Paolo a Via OstienseCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Huancayo, Peru
53.4InstalledManoel de Oliveira Soares FilhoBishop of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil
80.9CeasedGenival Saraiva de FrançaApostolic Administrator of Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
88.5DiedRené Arnold ValeroAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn, New York, USA
11 Mar54.2AppointedIvan ĆurićAuxiliary Bishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia
54.2AppointedIvan ĆurićTitular Bishop of TelaAuxiliary Bishop of Ðakovo-Osijek, Croatia
60.6AppointedIgnatius Ayau KaigamaCoadjutor Archbishop of Abuja, NigeriaArchbishop
60.6AppointedIgnatius Ayau KaigamaApostolic Administrator of Jos, NigeriaArchbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
12 Mar87.0DiedJoachim Mbadu Kikhela KupikaTitular Bishop of Belesasa
13 Mar75.5RetiredFrancesco BiasinBishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBishop Emeritus
51.8AppointedLuiz Henrique da Silva BritoBishop of Barra do Piraí-Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14 Mar85.7DiedGodfried DanneelsCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
15 Mar57.5Ordained BishopJosé Benedito CardosoTitular Bishop of Castellum MinusBishop of Catanduva, Sao Paulo, Brazil
84.5AppointedRamiro Díaz Sánchez, O.M.I.Apostolic Administrator of Machiques, VenezuelaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Machiques, Venezuela
68.1InstalledJesús Alfonso Guerrero Contreras, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Barinas, Venezuela
18 Mar66.2InstalledJosé Antonio Fernández HurtadoArchbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México
76.1RetiredNikola Nino KekićBishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
50.3AppointedFidelis Bautista LayogAuxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
50.3AppointedFidelis Bautista LayogTitular Bishop of Girus TarasiiAuxiliary Bishop of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
50.2ConfirmedYoussef Abedallah MattaArchbishop of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel
40.2AppointedMilan StipićApostolic Administrator of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), CroatiaBishop
19 Mar48.6Ordained BishopRex Andrew Clement AlarconBishop of Daet, PhilippinesArchbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
55.6AppointedPiergiorgio BertoldiApostolic Nuncio to MozambiqueApostolic Nuncio to Dominican Republic
75.0RetiredFlavio Calle ZapataArchbishop of Ibagué, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus
58.7Ordained BishopCarlos Enrique Curiel Herrera, Sch. P.Titular Bishop of CarinolaBishop of Carora, Venezuela
55.9Ordained BishopGianfranco GalloneTitular Archbishop of MotulaApostolic Nuncio to Uruguay
56.7Ordained BishopJuan GómezTitular Bishop of SemtaAuxiliary Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
50.2AppointedLeopoldo NdakalakoBishop of Menongue, Angola
48.6AppointedJoseph Eciru OliachBishop of Soroti, Uganda
51.4Ordained BishopCarlos José de OliveiraBishop of Apucarana, Parana, Brazil
86.6DiedMaurílio Jorge Quintal de GouveiaArchbishop Emeritus of Évora, Portugal
63.7AppointedJean-Marie Antoine Joseph SpeichApostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
63.7AppointedJean-Marie Antoine Joseph SpeichApostolic Delegate to KosovoApostolic Nuncio to Slovenia
57.4AppointedHubertus Matheus Maria van MegenApostolic Nuncio to South SudanApostolic Nuncio to Kenya
20 Mar83.6DiedJoseph Victor AdamecBishop Emeritus of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
48.6InstalledRex Andrew Clement AlarconBishop of Daet, PhilippinesArchbishop of Caceres (Nueva Caceres), Philippines
58.0AppointedLuis Dario MartínAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
58.0AppointedLuis Dario MartínTitular Bishop of BisenzioAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Rosa, Argentina
87.5DiedAntonio Menegazzo, M.C.C.I. †Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of El Obeid, Sudan
21 Mar53.1AppointedMiguel Fernando González MariñoApostolic Administrator of Ibagué, ColombiaBishop of Espinal, Colombia
61.0Ordained BishopHency Martínez VargasBishop of La Dorada-Guaduas, Colombia
97.5DiedFrancis Anthony QuinnBishop Emeritus of Sacramento, California, USA
69.6DiedPaul Kouassivi VieiraBishop of Djougou, Benin
22 Mar52.3AppointedDiamantino Guapo Antunes, I.M.C.Bishop of Tete, Mozambique
82.6DiedDino De AntoniArchbishop Emeritus of Gorizia, Italy
23 Mar73.9AppointedCelestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap.Apostolic Administrator of Santiago de ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
73.9ResignedCelestino Aós Braco, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Copiapó, ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
51.8InstalledJoão Aparecido Bergamasco, S.A.C.Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop of Primavera do Leste-Paranatinga, Mato Grosso, Brazil
53.8InstalledÁngel Francisco Caraballo FermínBishop of Cabimas, Venezuela
77.2RetiredRicardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B.Archbishop of Santiago de ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
24 Mar54.2Ordained BishopSusitino Sionepoe, S.M.Bishop of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
25 Mar59.4AppointedCosme Damian Racines AlmedillaBishop of Butuan, Philippines
58.6AppointedAlexandre Yikyi BaziéAuxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
58.6AppointedAlexandre Yikyi BaziéTitular Bishop of Gummi in ByzacenaAuxiliary Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
62.5InstalledRobert John Byrne, C.O.Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
58.8Ordained BishopJoseph Lawrence CoffeyTitular Bishop of ArsacalAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
49.3AppointedLeo Magdugo Dalmao, C.M.F.Prelate of Isabela, Philippines
47.2Ordained BishopSalvador González MoralesTitular Bishop of LacubazaAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
52.3InstalledRonald Ignacio (Bong) LunasBishop of Pagadian, Philippines
61.7Ordained BishopWilliam James MuhmTitular Bishop of CapsusAuxiliary Bishop of United States of America, Military
81.7DiedAntonio Napoletano, C.SS.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
45.4Ordained BishopCarlos Enrique Samaniego LópezTitular Bishop of CilliumAuxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District
52.3AppointedToma Adly ZakiBishop of Guizeh (Coptic), Egypt
26 Mar53.3AppointedTymon Tytus ChmieleckiApostolic Nuncio to GuineaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
53.3AppointedTymon Tytus ChmieleckiApostolic Nuncio to MaliApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Guinea
53.3AppointedTymon Tytus ChmieleckiTitular Archbishop of Tres TabernaeApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Guinea
78.8RetiredHarry EntwistleOrdinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, AustraliaOrdinary Emeritus
68.2AppointedCarl Leonard ReidOrdinary of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, AustraliaOrdinary Emeritus
86.0DiedIsidro Sala RiberaBishop Emeritus of Abancay, Peru
27 Mar54.2ConfirmedNathanael Nizar Wadih SemaanCoadjutor Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop of Adiabene (Syrian), Iraq
28 Mar57.0AppointedMichael MulhallArchbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
75.5RetiredBrendan Michael O’BrienArchbishop of Kingston, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
29 Mar56.8InstalledRobert John BrennanBishop of Columbus, Ohio, USABishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
61.4AppointedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
61.4AppointedNovatus RugambwaApostolic Delegate to Pacific OceanApostolic Nuncio to New Zealand
74.1DiedMichele Russo, M.C.C.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Doba, Chad
30 Mar56.1Ordained BishopWalter Jorge PintoBishop of União da Vitória, Parana, Brazil
31 Mar45.3Ordained BishopAmérico Manuel Alves AguiarTitular Bishop of DagnumCardinal, Bishop of Setúbal, Portugal
49.2InstalledMichael GerberBishop of Fulda, Germany
64.9Ordained BishopMarco SalviTitular Bishop of Termae HimeraeBishop of Civita Castellana, Italy
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