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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Apr75.5RetiredMichael Fabian McCarthyBishop of Rockhampton, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
64.3AppointedDaniel Joseph MeagherBishop of Rockhampton, Australia
4 Apr65.6AppointedAlexander Matiz AtencioApostolic Administrator of Buenaventura, ColombiaBishop of Buga, Colombia
5 Apr94.0DiedMario Enrique Ríos Mont, C.M. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
8 Apr52.8AppointedBenoît AubertBishop of Limoges, FranceBishop-Elect
55.7InstalledPaolo RudelliSubstitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of State
9 Apr63.6AppointedJorge Alberto Cavazos ArizpeApostolic Administrator of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí, MéxicoArchbishop of San Luis Potosí, México
75.2RetiredNikola EterovićApostolic Nuncio to GermanyApostolic Nuncio
60.0ResignedStrahil Veselinov KavalenovBishop of Nicopoli, BulgariaBishop Emeritus
68.1InstalledMargarito Salazar CárdenasBishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas, México
52.6AppointedRumen Ivanov StanevApostolic Administrator of Nicopoli, BulgariaBishop of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
52.5CeasedOscar Efraín Tamez VillarrealApostolic Administrator of Tampico, Tamaulipas, MéxicoBishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México
64.5AppointedHubertus Matheus Maria van MegenApostolic Nuncio to Germany
10 Apr62.8AppointedGuy BoulangerArchbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
67.9AppointedClaudio Pablo CastriconeCoadjutor Bishop of Orán, Argentina
60.4DiedPeter Nworie ChukwuBishop of Abakaliki, Nigeria
53.9AppointedOsório Citora Afonso, I.M.C.Apostolic Administrator of Beira, MozambiqueBishop of Quelimane, Mozambique
59.1AppointedAndrea Roberto CiucciChancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life
67.4ResignedClaudio Dalla Zuanna, S.C.I.Archbishop of Beira, MozambiqueArchbishop Emeritus
95.9DiedWilliam Edwin FranklinBishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
67.5AppointedIsaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo GagloArchbishop of Lomé, Togo
50.0AppointedLawrence Ofentse PhetoBishop of Francistown, BotswanaBishop-Elect
11 Apr61.7Ordained BishopSimon Kofi AppiahBishop of Jasikan, Ghana
60.2Ordained BishopJoseph Francis BadjiCoadjutor Bishop of Kolda, Senegal
59.8Ordained BishopDomenico BasileBishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
67.1AppointedJoseph-Marie-Edouard de Metz-NoblatBishop of Verdun, France
59.1AppointedPatrick NgwenyaBishop of Chinhoyi, ZimbabweBishop-Elect
57.2AppointedJohn Baptist Nguyễn Quốc HùngCoadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet NamCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
56.8AppointedJohn Baptist Nguyễn Quang TuyếnAuxiliary Bishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet NamAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
56.8AppointedJohn Baptist Nguyễn Quang TuyếnTitular Bishop of PerdicesAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
57.0AppointedRene Ramirez, R.C.J.Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia
12 Apr58.4ElectedPaul III Amel (Shamon) NonaPatriarch of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
58.4ElectedPaul III Amel (Shamon) NonaArchbishop of Baghdad (Chaldean), IraqPatriarch of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
97.0DiedLeopold NowakBishop Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany
59.4AppointedErnest Anaezichukwu ObodoApostolic Administrator of Abakaliki, NigeriaAuxiliary Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria
53.9Ordained BishopLandry Philippe Rasamison, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
13 Apr63.5InstalledAdolfo Miguel Castaño FonsecaBishop of Atlacomulco, México, México
80.5DiedJosé Benjamín Castillo PlascenciaBishop Emeritus of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
73.3AppointedJosé Antonio Fernández HurtadoApostolic Administrator of Azcapotzalco, México, MéxicoArchbishop of Tlalnepantla, México, México
74.7CeasedJuan Pedro Juárez MeléndezApostolic Administrator of Atlacomulco, México, MéxicoBishop of Tula, Hidalgo, México
14 Apr78.2RetiredJan de Groef, M. Afr.Bishop of Bethlehem, South AfricaBishop Emeritus
64.0DiedBernardin Francis MfumbusaBishop of Kondoa, Tanzania
50.4AppointedMotlatsi Meshack PhomaneBishop of Bethlehem, South AfricaBishop-Elect
15 Apr51.6AppointedJean-Marie Vianney Musul MasasAuxiliary Bishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
51.6AppointedJean-Marie Vianney Musul MasasTitular Bishop of SatafisAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
16 Apr53.7Ordained BishopFrancisco Antonio Agnelo Jacinto PinheiroBishop of Sindhudurg, India
57.8Ordained BishopNelson Abordo PoTitular Bishop of AguntumAuxiliary Bishop of Perth, Australia
17 Apr84.0DiedJorge Enrique Serpa PérezBishop Emeritus of Pinar del Rio, Cuba
18 Apr67.6AppointedLuis Augusto Campos FlórezApostolic Administrator of Socorro y San Gil, ColombiaArchbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia
67.6InstalledLuis Augusto Campos FlórezArchbishop of Bucaramanga, Colombia
57.9Ordained BishopDarius Assandé EkouBishop of Agboville, Côte d’Ivoire
50.0AppointedMichele MorandiBishop of Faenza-Modigliana, ItalyBishop-Elect
62.3AppointedNicolás Gregorio Nava RojasBishop of Cabimas, Venezuela
75.7RetiredMario Toso, S.D.B.Bishop of Faenza-Modigliana, ItalyBishop Emeritus
66.4CeasedAlexis Youlo TouabliApostolic Administrator of Agboville, Côte d’IvoireBishop of San Pedro-en-Côte d’Ivoire
20 Apr63.6Ordained BishopLeslie Clifford D’SouzaBishop of Udupi, India
62.1AppointedAugusto MascagnaBishop of Pescia, ItalyBishop-Elect
62.1AppointedAugusto MascagnaBishop of Pistoia, ItalyBishop-Elect of Pescia, Italy
75.2RetiredFausto TardelliBishop of Pistoia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
75.2RetiredFausto TardelliBishop of Pescia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Pistoia, Italy
21 Apr75.4RetiredRonald Peter Fabbro, C.S.B.Bishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
88.5DiedHenry Joseph MansellArchbishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
65.6AppointedDaniel Joseph MiehmBishop of London, Ontario, Canada
22 Apr59.8InstalledDomenico BasileBishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
52.9AppointedWilbroad Henry KiboziApostolic Administrator of Kondoa, TanzaniaAuxiliary Bishop of Dodoma, Tanzania
85.4DiedJosé Ulises Macías SalcedoArchbishop Emeritus of Hermosillo, Sonora, México
23 Apr66.2CeasedVictor Barnuevo BendicoApostolic Administrator of Kalibo, PhilippinesArchbishop of Capiz, Philippines
52.1Ordained BishopCyril Buhayan VillarealBishop of Kalibo, Philippines
24 Apr58.4Ecclesiastica CommunioPaul III Amel (Shamon) NonaPatriarch of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
25 Apr61.5AppointedDennis Kofi Agbenyadzi, S.M.A.Archbishop of Berbérati, Central African Republic
54.8AppointedJosé Magdaleno Álvarez BriceñoBishop of Guasdualito, VenezuelaBishop-Elect
56.5Ordained BishopAlberto Valentín Castillo GarcíaBishop of Los Teques, Venezuela
68.7AppointedFlavio Cavallini, O.F.M.Apostolic Administrator of Southern Albania {Albania Meridionale}
64.6AppointedGiancarlo DellagiovannaApostolic Nuncio to El Salvador
59.3AppointedJoseph Obanyi SagweApostolic Administrator of Eldoret, KenyaBishop of Kakamega, Kenya
54.4InstalledStanislav Přibyl, C.Ss.R.Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
54.3AppointedJoseph Samedi, S.J.Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangui, Central African RepublicCoadjutor Archbishop-Elect
66.0AppointedWojciech ZałuskiApostolic Nuncio to LibyaApostolic Nuncio to Malta
26 Apr62.8CeasedSosthène Ayikuli UdjuwaApostolic Administrator of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
56.5InstalledAlberto Valentín Castillo GarcíaBishop of Los Teques, Venezuela
68.0InstalledFrancis DuffyBishop of Killala, IrelandArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
66.3InstalledEmmanuel Ngona Ngotsi, M. Afr.Bishop of Wamba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1 May72.9DiedAntonio ArcariApostolic Nuncio
45.6AppointedRobert Paul Boxie, IIIAuxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USAAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
45.6AppointedRobert Paul Boxie, IIITitular Bishop of CataquasAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
79.2RetiredMark Edward BrennanBishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
78.4RetiredRoy Edward Campbell, Jr.Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
60.1AppointedDagoberto Campos SalasApostolic Nuncio to Ecuador
50.3AppointedJohn Jairo GomezBishop of Laredo, Texas, USABishop-Elect
102.8DiedRené Henry GracidaBishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
61.5AppointedRoch MartinBishop of Timmins, Ontario, CanadaBishop-Elect
55.7AppointedEvelio Menjivar-AyalaBishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
60.2Ordained BishopGodfrey Mullen, O.S.B.Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
76.9RetiredSerge Patrick PoitrasBishop of Timmins, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus
55.0AppointedGuadalupe Antonio Ruíz UrquínApostolic Administrator of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoPrelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, México
55.3Ordained BishopJosé Silvio de BritoTitular Bishop of MenefessiAuxiliary Bishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
68.7AppointedGary Richard StudniewskiAuxiliary Bishop of Washington, District of Columbia, USAAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
68.7AppointedGary Richard StudniewskiTitular Bishop of JamestownAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Washington, District of Columbia, USA
76.5RetiredJames Anthony TamayoBishop of Laredo, Texas, USABishop Emeritus
2 May55.0Ordained BishopAndrea CarlevaleTitular Bishop of AtellaAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
59.5InstalledMário Antônio da SilvaArchbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
52.9AppointedNicolai Gennadevich Dubinin, O.F.M. Conv.Apostolic Administrator of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian FederationAuxiliary Bishop
65.7ResignedPaolo Pezzi, F.S.C.B.Archbishop of Madre di Dio a Mosca (Moscow), Russian FederationArchbishop Emeritus
69.7Ordained BishopStefano SparapaniTitular Bishop of BisenzioAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
65.1Ordained BishopMarco ValentiTitular Bishop of ArpiAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
56.4Ordained BishopAlessandro ZenobbiTitular Bishop of BiccariAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
3 May75.5RetiredJacinto Agcaoili JoseBishop of Urdaneta, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
81.8DiedNelson Antonio Martínez RustBishop Emeritus of San Felipe, Venezuela
85.0DiedJózef MichalikArchbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
56.0AppointedNick Argel VaquilarBishop of Urdaneta, PhilippinesBishop-Elect
4 May60.0AppointedRubén de la Cruz MartínezAuxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
60.0AppointedRubén de la Cruz MartínezTitular Bishop of TheudalisAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of León, Guanajuato, México
52.8AppointedRamón Orozco MuñozAuxiliary Bishop of León, Guanajuato, MéxicoAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
52.8AppointedRamón Orozco MuñozTitular Bishop of TigualaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of León, Guanajuato, México
5 May60.5ResignedGerardo Fortich Saco, Jr.Bishop-Elect of Tagbilaran, PhilippinesAdministrator
6 May65.5AppointedMichael Thomas Tupou Castori, S.J.Bishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USABishop-Elect
46.8Ordained BishopObed Muriungi Karobia, O.F.M. Conv.Titular Bishop of ThimidaAuxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
76.7RetiredClarence Richard SilvaBishop of Honolulu, Hawaii, USABishop Emeritus
7 May91.3DiedEugenio BininiBishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli, Italy
82.6DiedMichael Joseph BransfieldBishop Emeritus of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, USA
64.5AppointedPeter Suphot RoeksujaritBishop of Chiang Mai, ThailandBishop-Elect
8 May60.4Ordained BishopTrinidad Antonio Márquez GuerreroTitular Bishop of MelziAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
50.4AppointedCristino Ramos GonzálezBishop of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en ParaguayBishop-Elect
9 May83.1DiedJean-Clément JeanbartArchbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
61.3AppointedVijaya Paul Reddy DuggimpudiBishop of Warangal, IndiaBishop-Elect
11 May51.0AppointedSteven Joseph LopesApostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, AustraliaOrdinary of The Chair of Saint Peter, USA
56.7AppointedLinus Ngenomesho, O.M.I.Vicar Apostolic of Rundu, Namibia
59.5CeasedAnthony RandazzoApostolic Administrator of Our Lady of the Southern Cross, AustraliaPrefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts
12 May64.0AppointedJohn Alphonse Asiedu, S.V.D.Bishop of Donkorkrom, Ghana
96.2DiedJean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Nice, France
66.4AppointedHomero Marín Arboleda, C.M.Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, Colombia
79.2DiedEmil Paul TscherrigCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
13 May59.3AppointedMichele AutuoroArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
61.4AppointedEmilio Elpidio Biosca Agüero, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Venice, Florida, USABishop-Elect
76.1AppointedFrank Joseph DewaneApostolic Administrator of Venice, Florida, USABishop Emeritus
76.1RetiredFrank Joseph DewaneBishop of Venice, Florida, USABishop Emeritus
63.4AppointedSimon Peter KamomoeBishop of Wote, Kenya
49.1AppointedAguia Jean Martial Arnaud KouaméAuxiliary Bishop of Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
49.1AppointedAguia Jean Martial Arnaud KouaméTitular Bishop of SutunurcaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
98.0DiedBoutros Habib Mouallem, S.M.S.P. †Archbishop Emeritus of Akka [San Giovanni d’Acri; Tolemaide] (Melkite Greek), Israel
61.0AppointedEdilson Soares NobreBishop of Guarabira, Paraiba, Brazil
66.3AppointedJosé Guadalupe Torres CamposBishop of Ecatepec, México, México
14 May76.1RetiredPatricio Abella Buzon, S.D.B.Bishop of Bacolod, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
63.4AppointedMichael Wallace BanachApostolic Nuncio to Argentina
63.5AppointedGiampaolo DianinArchbishop of Gorizia, Italy
59.4AppointedLouie Patalinghug GalbinesBishop of Bacolod, Philippines
55.5AppointedTomasz GrysaApostolic Nuncio to Uganda
95.7DiedGodefroid Mukeng’a Kalond, C.I.C.M. †Archbishop Emeritus of Kananga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
56.8AppointedMiguel Angel Nguema Bee, S.D.B.Bishop of Bata, Equatorial Guinea
15 May66.3AppointedPatricio Larrosa MartosBishop of Danlí, HondurasBishop-Elect
78.9DiedTelesphore George MpunduArchbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
86.9DiedDominic Su Haw ChiuBishop Emeritus of Sibu, Malaysia
16 May48.1Ordained BishopAmos Mabuti MasemolaBishop of Kroonstad, South Africa
CeasedMolahlehi Michael RaselloAdministrator of Kroonstad, South AfricaPriest
20 May48.2AppointedFabricio do Prado NunesAuxiliary Bishop of Brazil, MilitaryAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
48.2AppointedFabricio do Prado NunesTitular Bishop of TadamataAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Brazil, Military
86.2DiedJohn Huston Ricard, S.S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida, USA
22 May75.2RetiredAlejandro Dumbrigue AclanAuxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
The future events listed below have been publicly announced, but are subject to change.
28 May64.5InstalledDaniel Joseph MeagherBishop of Rockhampton, Australia
30 May51.7Ordained BishopJean-Marie Vianney Musul MasasTitular Bishop of SatafisAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
49.8Ordained BishopJefferson Santos PinheiroTitular Bishop of TagariaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
31 May57.8Ordained BishopAlfonso María Bauer Ormazábal, S.D.B.Bishop of Florida, UruguayBishop-Elect
2 Jun54.2Ordained BishopSean Buslig MejíaVicar Apostolic of Tabuk, Philippines
5 Jun63.7Ordained BishopPaul GomesBishop of Joypurhat, BangladeshBishop-Elect
6 Jun69.6CeasedPhilippe Gabriel Marie Augustin BallotApostolic Administrator of Verdun, FranceBishop of Metz, France
67.3InstalledJoseph-Marie-Edouard de Metz-NoblatBishop of Verdun, France
14 Jun53.0Ordained BishopBenoît AubertBishop of Limoges, FranceBishop-Elect
54.4Ordained BishopJoseph Samedi, S.J.Coadjutor Archbishop of Bangui, Central African RepublicCoadjutor Archbishop-Elect
52.7Ordained BishopHailemariam Medhin Tesfay, S.D.B.Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Gambella, Ethiopia
16 Jun57.4Ordained BishopJohn Baptist Nguyễn Quốc HùngCoadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet NamCoadjutor Bishop-Elect
19 Jun63.0InstalledGuy BoulangerArchbishop of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
21 Jun56.6CeasedAntonius HamersAdministrator of Münster, Germany
62.2Ordained BishopAugusto MascagnaBishop of Pistoia, ItalyBishop-Elect of Pescia, Italy
67.0Ordained BishopRenzo PegoraroTitular Archbishop of GabiiPresident of the Pontifical Academy for Life
65.1InstalledHeiner Wilmer, S.C.I.Bishop of Münster, Germany
23 Jun57.0Ordained BishopJohn Baptist Nguyễn Quang TuyếnTitular Bishop of PerdicesAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
27 Jun50.2Ordained BishopLawrence Ofentse PhetoBishop of Francistown, BotswanaBishop-Elect
28 Jun59.5InstalledMichele AutuoroArchbishop of Benevento, Italy
29 Jun65.8InstalledDaniel Joseph MiehmBishop of London, Ontario, Canada
30 Jun50.5Ordained BishopJohn Jairo GomezBishop of Laredo, Texas, USABishop-Elect
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