Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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1 Mar | 81.3 | Died | EmilioCallewaert, C.S.Sp. † | Prefect Emeritus ofNorthern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale},Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
Born | JoséDoth de Oliveira † | Bishop Emeritus ofIguatu, Ceara,Brazil | |||
3 Mar | 71.8 | Died | AlfredFlocard † | Bishop ofLimoges,France | |
25.9 | Ordained Priest | BrunoWüstenberg † | Priest | Apostolic Pro-Nuncio toNetherlands | |
4 Mar | 52.0 | Confirmed | Joseph-JeanHeintz † | Bishop ofMetz,France | |
Born | Sam Joseph GalipJacobs | Bishop Emeritus ofHouma-Thibodaux, Louisiana,USA | |||
5 Mar | 56.9 | Succeeded | John HughMacDonald † | Archbishop ofEdmonton, Alberta,Canada | Archbishop Emeritus |
58.9 | Died | Henry JosephO’Leary † | Archbishop ofEdmonton, Alberta,Canada | ||
6 Mar | 49.9 | Ordained Bishop | PavaoButorac † | Bishop ofKotor (Cattaro),Montenegro | Bishop ofDubrovnik (Ragusa),Croatia |
44.9 | Ordained Bishop | RicardoChávez Alcazar † | Bishop ofOruro,Bolivia | ||
Born | FrancescoCoccopalmerio | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council forLegislative Texts | |||
Born | LuisRobles Díaz † | Vice President of the Pontifical Commission forLatin America | |||
7 Mar | 54.5 | Appointed | LouisLiagre † | Bishop ofLa Rochelle (-Saintes),France | |
46.1 | Appointed | JamesMendonça † | Bishop ofTrichinopoly,India | Bishop Emeritus ofTiruchirapalli,India | |
58.6 | Appointed | Jean-MarcelRodié † | Bishop ofAgen,France | Bishop Emeritus | |
11 Mar | 26.0 | Ordained Priest | Patrick VincentHurley, C.Ss.R. † | Priest ofCongregation of the Most Holy Redeemer | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofSamoa-Apia and Tokelau,Pacific (Oceania) |
12 Mar | Born | JanBlaha † | Bishop of theTitular See | ||
73.6 | Died | WilliamCodd † | Bishop ofFerns,Ireland | ||
23.1 | Ordained Priest | Samuel-Louis-Marie-AntoineGaumain, O.F.M. Cap. † | Priest ofOrder of Friars Minor Capuchin | Bishop Emeritus ofMoundou,Chad | |
28.2 | Ordained Priest | Lawrence PullenHardman, S.M.M. † | Priest ofMissionaries of the Company of Mary | Bishop Emeritus ofZomba,Malawi | |
24.2 | Ordained Priest | FranciscoMiranda Vicente † | Priest | Auxiliary Bishop ofToledo,Spain | |
39.1 | Appointed | Víctor ManuelSanabria y Martínez † | Bishop ofAlajuela,Costa Rica | Archbishop ofSan José de Costa Rica | |
Born | Juan HoracioSuárez | Bishop Emeritus ofGregorio de Laferrere,Argentina | |||
26.1 | Ordained Priest | AlfonsoZaplana Bellizza † | Priest ofTacna,Peru | Bishop | |
13 Mar | 76.4 | Died | Carlo DalmazioMinoretti † | Cardinal, Archbishop ofGenova,Italy | |
59.8 | Ordained Bishop | LeoneProserpio, S.J. † | Bishop ofCalicut,India | ||
Born | ErcílioTurco † | Bishop Emeritus ofOsasco, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |||
43.6 | Appointed | Patrick JosephWhitney, S.P.S. † | Prefect ofOgoja,Nigeria | Prefect Emeritus | |
14 Mar | Born | Rodrigo OrlandoCabrera Cuéllar † | Bishop Emeritus ofSantiago de María,El Salvador | ||
Born | Florentino FerrerCinense | Bishop Emeritus ofTarlac,Philippines | |||
15 Mar | Born | JoséForalosso, S.D.B. † | Bishop Emeritus ofMarabá, Para,Brazil | ||
17 Mar | 66.8 | Appointed | PietroBoetto, S.J. † | Cardinal, Archbishop ofGenova,Italy | |
52.4 | Appointed | MichalBuzalka † | Auxiliary Bishop ofTrnava (Tirnava),Slovakia | ||
52.4 | Appointed | MichalBuzalka † | Titular Bishop ofCone | Auxiliary Bishop ofTrnava (Tirnava),Slovakia | |
60.5 | Appointed | Réginald (Zénon)Duprat, O.P. † | Bishop ofPrince-Albert, Saskatchewan,Canada | Bishop Emeritus | |
59.0 | Appointed | RafaelLira Infante † | Bishop ofValparaíso,Chile | ||
35.8 | Appointed | Mariano AspirasMadriaga † | Bishop ofLingayen,Philippines | Archbishop Emeritus ofLingayen-Dagupan,Philippines | |
52.8 | Appointed | William FrancisMurphy † | Bishop ofSaginaw, Michigan,USA | ||
Born | Keith Michael PatrickO’Brien † | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofSaint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland,Great Britain | |||
47.6 | Appointed | GiuseppePronti † | Bishop ofAcquapendente,Italy | Bishop ofNocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino,Italy | |
18 Mar | 66.8 | Appointed | PietroBoetto, S.J. † | Cardinal-Priest ofSant’Angelo in Pescheria | Cardinal, Archbishop ofGenova,Italy |
71.2 | Appointed | Melquisedecdel Canto Terán † | Titular Bishop ofAdrasus | Bishop Emeritus ofSan Felipe,Chile | |
71.2 | Resigned | Melquisedecdel Canto Terán † | Bishop ofSan Felipe,Chile | Bishop Emeritus | |
19 Mar | 25.4 | Ordained Priest | Anthony RayappaArulappa † | Priest | Archbishop Emeritus ofMadras and Mylapore (Meliapor),India |
53.1 | Appointed | Roberto BernardinoBerríos Gaínza, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofSan Felipe,Chile | Bishop Emeritus | |
51.2 | Ordained Bishop | Frédéric MarieBlessing, O.S.C. † | Titular Bishop ofThois | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofBondo,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
23.2 | Ordained Priest | Reginald JohnDelargey † | Priest ofAuckland,New Zealand | Cardinal, Archbishop ofWellington,New Zealand | |
24.4 | Ordained Priest | Vincent MadeleyHarris † | Priest ofGalveston, Texas,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofAustin, Texas,USA | |
24.5 | Ordained Priest | Laurentius SatoshiNagae † | Priest ofTōkyō,Japan | Bishop Emeritus ofUrawa,Japan | |
20 Mar | 26.4 | Ordained Priest | Artemio GabrielCasas † | Priest ofManila,Philippines | Archbishop Emeritus ofJaro,Philippines |
23.7 | Ordained Priest | JózsefKacziba † | Priest | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofGyőr (Raab),Hungary | |
Born | PaulZingtung Grawng † | Archbishop Emeritus ofMandalay,Myanmar | |||
21 Mar | 29.0 | Ordained Priest | John ShojiroIto † | Priest ofNiigata,Japan | Bishop Emeritus ofNiigata,Japan |
57.3 | Appointed | LouisMorel, C.I.C.M. † | Vicar Apostolic ofSuiyüan [Hohot],China | Archbishop Emeritus ofHohhot [Suiyüan],China | |
57.3 | Appointed | LouisMorel, C.I.C.M. † | Titular Bishop ofAraxa | Archbishop Emeritus ofHohhot [Suiyüan],China | |
22 Mar | 62.7 | Died | JohnBarry † | Bishop ofGoulburn,Australia | |
24 Mar | 66.8 | Resigned | Benvenuto DiegoAlonso y Nistal, O.F.M. Cap. † | Vicar Apostolic ofCaroní,Venezuela | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
70.1 | Died | GilbertoFuenzalida Guzmán † | Bishop ofConcepción,Chile | ||
Born | VittorinoGirardi Stellin, M.C.C.I. | Bishop Emeritus ofTilarán-Liberia,Costa Rica | |||
Born | MichelMalo, Ist. del Prado | Archbishop Emeritus ofAntsiranana,Madagascar | |||
25 Mar | 36.4 | Ordained Bishop | MiguelAcebedo y Flores † | Bishop ofCalbayog,Philippines | |
21.4 | Ordained Deacon | EnricoBartoletti † | Deacon | Archbishop Emeritus ofLucca,Italy | |
25.2 | Ordained Priest | GérardCouturier † | Priest ofRimouski (St. Germain of), Québec,Canada | Bishop Emeritus ofHauterive, Québec,Canada | |
50.4 | Ordained Bishop | Bartholomew JosephEustace † | Bishop ofCamden, New Jersey,USA | ||
50.0 | Succeeded | William JosephHafey † | Bishop ofScranton, Pennsylvania,USA | ||
23.7 | Ordained Priest | AntonioIannucci † | Priest | Archbishop Emeritus ofPescara-Penne,Italy | |
Born | DenisKiwanuka Lote † | Archbishop Emeritus ofTororo,Uganda | |||
41.1 | Ordained Bishop | ManuelMascariñas y Morgia † | Bishop ofPalo,Philippines | Bishop Emeritus ofTagbilaran,Philippines | |
65.0 | Died | Thomas CharlesO’Reilly † | Bishop ofScranton, Pennsylvania,USA | ||
27 Mar | 43.3 | Ordained Bishop | Francis XavierZhao Zhen-sheng (Chao Cheng-sheng), S.J. † | Titular Bishop ofBisica | Bishop ofXianxian [Sienhsien],China |
23.0 | Ordained Priest | HermínioMalzone Hugo † | Priest ofGuaxupé, Minas Gerais,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus ofGovernador Valadares, Minas Gerais,Brazil | |
28 Mar | Born | CarloEllena | Bishop Emeritus ofZé-Doca, Maranhão,Brazil | ||
29 Mar | 65.4 | Appointed | Francis-XavierGsell, M.S.C. † | Bishop ofDarwin,Australia | |
42.7 | Appointed | PietroMassa, P.I.M.E. † | Vicar Apostolic ofNanyang [Nanyang],China | Bishop ofNanyang [Nanyang],China | |
42.7 | Appointed | PietroMassa, P.I.M.E. † | Titular Bishop ofCitharizum | Bishop ofNanyang [Nanyang],China | |
Born | ManuelMonteiro de Castro | Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of theApostolic Penitentiary | |||
57.1 | Appointed | JohnReesinck, M.H.M. † | Vicar Apostolic ofUpper Nile {Nilo Superiore},Uganda | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus | |
57.1 | Appointed | JohnReesinck, M.H.M. † | Titular Bishop ofThinis | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofUpper Nile {Nilo Superiore},Uganda | |
30 Mar | 57.3 | Appointed | Florido AmbrogioAcciari, O.F.M. † | Archbishop ofRhodos {Rhodes},Greece | |
Born | AmancioEscapa Aparicio, O.C.D. † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofSanto Domingo,Dominican Republic | |||
44.6 | Appointed | Napoléon-AlexandreLabrie, C.I.M. † | Vicar Apostolic ofGolfe St-Laurent, Québec,Canada | Bishop Emeritus ofGolfe St-Laurent, Québec,Canada | |
44.6 | Appointed | Napoléon-AlexandreLabrie, C.I.M. † | Titular Bishop ofLimata | Bishop Emeritus ofGolfe St-Laurent, Québec,Canada | |
51.1 | Appointed | UbaldLanglois, O.M.I. † | Vicar Apostolic ofGrouard, Alberta,Canada | ||
51.1 | Appointed | UbaldLanglois, O.M.I. † | Titular Bishop ofRisinium | Vicar Apostolic ofGrouard, Alberta,Canada | |
Born | TadeuszRakoczy | Bishop Emeritus ofBielsko-Żywiec,Poland | |||
31 Mar | Born | BenjamínJiménez Hernández † | Bishop Emeritus ofCuliacán, Sinaloa,México | ||
Born | SilvanoMontevecchi † | Bishop ofAscoli Piceno,Italy | |||
66.3 | Died | Joseph JohnRice † | Bishop ofBurlington, Vermont,USA | ||
1 Apr | Born | PierreNguyễn Văn Nhơn | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofHà Nội,Viet Nam | ||
2 Apr | 23.8 | Ordained Priest | Gerard LouisFrey † | Priest ofNew Orleans, Louisiana,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofLafayette, Louisiana,USA |
23.5 | Ordained Priest | PaoloMosconi † | Priest | Apostolic Nuncio | |
23.2 | Ordained Priest | JosipPavlišić † | Priest ofTrieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper),Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofRijeka-Senj,Croatia | |
3 Apr | 27.5 | Ordained Priest | Teodulfo SabugalDomingo † | Priest ofTuguegarao,Philippines | Archbishop Emeritus ofTuguegarao,Philippines |
Born | GenivalSaraiva de França | Bishop Emeritus ofPalmares, Pernambuco,Brazil | |||
5 Apr | 78.1 | Died | LouisTermier † | Bishop ofTarentaise,France | |
8 Apr | 41.7 | Appointed | PacificoCalzolari, O.F.M. † | Prefect ofXiangtan [Siangtan],China | |
Born | NicholasChia Yeck Joo † | Archbishop Emeritus ofSingapore | |||
57.4 | Installed | AntonioGarcía y García † | Archbishop ofValladolid,Spain | ||
42.2 | Appointed | LudwigHaag, M. Afr. † | Prefect ofTukuyu,Tanzania | Prefect Emeritus | |
9 Apr | 54.0 | Appointed | Vicente AlejandroGonzález y Robleto † | Coadjutor Archbishop ofManagua,Nicaragua | Archbishop |
54.0 | Appointed | Vicente AlejandroGonzález y Robleto † | Titular Archbishop ofOdessus | Archbishop ofManagua,Nicaragua | |
24.0 | Ordained Priest | EpifanioSurban Belmonte † | Priest | Bishop Emeritus ofDumaguete,Philippines | |
10 Apr | 25.2 | Ordained Priest | Rudolf Johannes MariaKoppmann, O.M.I. † | Priest ofOblates of Mary Immaculate | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofWindhoek,Namibia |
Born | Ruben TolentinoProfugo † | Bishop Emeritus ofLucena,Philippines | |||
12 Apr | 52.0 | Appointed | AntonioColturato, O.F.M. Cap. † | Bishop ofBotucatu,Brazil | |
70.7 | Appointed | Hilarin (Josef)Felder, O.F.M. Cap. † | Titular Bishop ofGeras | ||
13 Apr | 68.7 | Appointed | AlfonsoFerrandina † | Auxiliary Bishop ofNapoli {Naples},Italy | |
68.7 | Appointed | AlfonsoFerrandina † | Titular Bishop ofLeptis Magna | Auxiliary Bishop ofNapoli {Naples},Italy | |
Born | Jorge EnriqueLozano Zafra | Bishop Emeritus ofOcaña,Colombia | |||
14 Apr | 74.0 | Appointed | Joseph-LucienGiray † | Titular Archbishop ofSelymbria | Bishop Emeritus ofCahors,France |
Born | Elias James JohnManning, O.F.M. Conv. † | Bishop Emeritus ofValença, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | |||
Born | Walmir AlbertoValle, I.M.C. † | Bishop Emeritus ofJoaçaba, Santa Catarina,Brazil | |||
16 Apr | 27.0 | Ordained Priest | Ramón PastorBogarín Argaña † | Priest | Bishop ofSan Juan Bautista de las Misiones,Paraguay |
22.7 | Ordained Priest | AntónioCardoso Cunha † | Priest | Bishop Emeritus ofVila Real,Portugal | |
24.6 | Ordained Priest | ArmidoGasparini, F.S.C.J. † | Priest ofSons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofAwasa,Ethiopia | |
23.6 | Ordained Priest | José AlbertoLopes de Castro Pinto † | Priest | Bishop Emeritus ofGuaxupé, Minas Gerais,Brazil | |
23.6 | Ordained Priest | AlfonsoNiehues † | Priest | Archbishop Emeritus ofFlorianópolis, Santa Catarina,Brazil | |
24.3 | Ordained Priest | EnriquePechuán Marín † | Priest ofSan Juan de Cuyo,Argentina | Bishop ofCruz del Eje,Argentina | |
23.3 | Ordained Priest | RafaelSarmiento Peralta † | Priest ofNueva Pamplona,Colombia | Archbishop Emeritus ofNueva Pamplona,Colombia | |
23.7 | Ordained Priest | Luis JuanTomé † | Priest ofBuenos Aires,Argentina | Bishop ofMercedes,Argentina | |
17 Apr | 32.2 | Ordained Priest | François XavierNdong Ndoutoume † | Priest ofLibreville,Gabon | Bishop Emeritus ofOyem,Gabon |
18 Apr | 23.5 | Ordained Priest | Paul ConstantSchoenmaekers † | Priest | Auxiliary Bishop ofMechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels},Belgium |
20 Apr | Born | Daniel Mark (Marcus George)Buechlein, O.S.B. † | Archbishop Emeritus ofIndianapolis, Indiana,USA | ||
57.1 | Appointed | EttoreFelici † | Apostolic Nuncio toYugoslavia | Apostolic Nuncio toIreland | |
21 Apr | 84.2 | Died | Alexandre-Louis-Victor-AiméLe Roy, C.S.Sp. † | Superior General Emeritus ofCongregation of the Holy Spirit | |
23 Apr | 69.0 | Appointed | JosephButt † | Titular Archbishop ofNicopsis | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofWestminster, England,Great Britain |
69.0 | Retired | JosephButt † | Auxiliary Bishop ofWestminster, England,Great Britain | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
23.5 | Ordained Priest | Thomas JosephGrady † | Priest ofChicago, Illinois,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofOrlando, Florida,USA | |
24 Apr | 66.9 | Ordained Bishop | PietroBoetto, S.J. † | Cardinal, Archbishop ofGenova,Italy | |
Born | AngelGelmi Bertocchi † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofCochabamba,Bolivia | |||
49.0 | Installed | Francesco CostantinoMazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. † | Prefect ofNdola,Zambia | Bishop Emeritus ofNdola,Zambia | |
Born | JosephNduhirubusa † | Bishop Emeritus ofRuyigi,Burundi | |||
24.4 | Ordained Priest | Martin ElmarSchmid, C.M.M. † | Priest ofCongregation of Mariannhill Missionaries | Bishop ofMariannhill,South Africa | |
51.4 | Ordained Bishop | JoséSelva e Amaral, S.D.B. † | Titular Bishop ofMetrae | Prelate ofRegistro do Araguaia,Brazil | |
25 Apr | 49.5 | Ordained Bishop | Johann PaulOdendahl Metz, C.M. † | Titular Bishop ofLatopolis | Vicar Apostolic ofLimón,Costa Rica |
39.2 | Ordained Bishop | Víctor ManuelSanabria y Martínez † | Bishop ofAlajuela,Costa Rica | Archbishop ofSan José de Costa Rica | |
26 Apr | Born | Osvino JoséBoth | Archbishop Emeritus ofBrazil, Military | ||
27 Apr | 64.3 | Installed | Thomas JosephWalsh † | Archbishop ofNewark, New Jersey,USA | |
29 Apr | 58.4 | Appointed | AntonijsUrbšs (Urbbs) † | Bishop ofLiepāja,Latvia |
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