Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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4 Mar | 58.0 | Appointed | FlorencioSanz Esparza, C.M. † | Titular Bishop ofChrysopolis in Macedonia | Bishop Emeritus ofCuttack,India |
58.0 | Resigned | FlorencioSanz Esparza, C.M. † | Bishop ofCuttack,India | Bishop Emeritus | |
Born | EdsonTasquetto (Taschetto) Damian | Bishop Emeritus ofSão Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas,Brazil | |||
5 Mar | 44.5 | Appointed | JosephArregui y Yparaguirre, O.P. † | Prefect ofFormosa Island {Isola Formosa),Taiwan | Prefect Emeritus ofKaohsiung,Taiwan |
44.0 | Ceased | Joseph AsjiroSatowaki † | Apostolic Administrator ofFormosa Island {Isola Formosa),Taiwan | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofNagasaki,Japan | |
Born | Neil EdwardTiedemann, C.P. | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofBrooklyn, New York,USA | |||
6 Mar | 81.0 | Died | AmedeoCasabona † | Bishop ofChiavari,Italy | |
43.7 | Appointed | Antôniode Castro Mayer † | Coadjutor Bishop ofCampos, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
43.7 | Appointed | Antôniode Castro Mayer † | Titular Bishop ofPriene | Bishop Emeritus ofCampos, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | |
75.6 | Died | João BatistaDu Drenéuf, S.J. † | Apostolic Administrator ofDiamantino, Mato Grosso,Brazil | ||
48.3 | Ordained Bishop | Paul-Pierre-Marie-JosephPinier † | Titular Bishop ofPrusias ad Hypium | Bishop Emeritus ofConstantine (-Hippone),Algeria | |
7 Mar | 54.0 | Ordained Bishop | FrancescoBottino † | Titular Bishop ofSebaste in Palaestina | Auxiliary Bishop ofTorino {Turin},Italy |
22.4 | Solemn Vows | Lucas (Luiz)Moreira Neves, O.P. † | Member ofOrder of Friars Preachers | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofSão Salvador da Bahia,Brazil | |
44.9 | Ordained Bishop | JosephRodgers † | Titular Bishop ofSebela | Bishop ofKillaloe,Ireland | |
46.3 | Ordained Bishop | Wunibald (Godehard)Talleur, O.F.M. † | Titular Bishop ofMagydus | Prelate Emeritus ofRondonópolis, Mato Grosso,Brazil | |
43.9 | Ordained Bishop | PeterWang Muduo (Wang Mu-to) † | Bishop ofXuanhua [Süanhwa],China | ||
8 Mar | 54.3 | Ordained Bishop | Karel Justinus Marie ErnestCalewaert † | Bishop ofGent {Ghent, Gand},Belgium | |
9 Mar | Born | TommasoCascianelli, C.P. | Bishop Emeritus ofIrecê, Bahia,Brazil | ||
Born | IsaacDanu | Bishop Emeritus ofTaungngu,Myanmar | |||
42.2 | Appointed | SergioGuerri † | Pro-Secretary of theAdministration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See | Cardinal, Pro-President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission forVatican City State | |
Born | LuigiMartella † | Bishop ofMolfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi,Italy | |||
63.8 | Installed | JulioCaicedo Téllez, S.D.B. † | Bishop ofCali,Colombia | ||
10 Mar | 67.3 | Died | Petrus Innocentius Johannes HumbertusVerriet, O.P. † | Vicar Apostolic ofCuraçao, Netherlands Antilles,Antilles | |
11 Mar | 75.9 | Died | CharlesChalliol † | Bishop ofRodez (-Vabres),France | |
40.1 | Appointed | François-OdonDe Wilde, O.P. † | Vicar Apostolic ofNiangara,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop ofIsiro-Niangara,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
40.1 | Appointed | François-OdonDe Wilde, O.P. † | Titular Bishop ofTadamata | Bishop ofIsiro-Niangara,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
44.2 | Appointed | Edward JohnDoody † | Bishop ofArmidale,Australia | ||
42.0 | Appointed | Joseph-DelphisDes Rosiers, O.M.I. † | Vicar Apostolic ofBasutoland,Lesotho | Bishop Emeritus ofQacha’s Nek,Lesotho | |
42.0 | Appointed | Joseph-DelphisDes Rosiers, O.M.I. † | Titular Bishop ofPachnemunis | Bishop Emeritus ofQacha’s Nek,Lesotho | |
62.0 | Died | Bl. FranoGjini † | Bishop ofLezhë {Lesh, Alessio},Albania | ||
85.6 | Died | John JeremiahLawler † | Bishop ofRapid City, South Dakota,USA | ||
58.5 | Succeeded | William TibertusMcCarty, C.Ss.R. † | Bishop ofRapid City, South Dakota,USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
50.0 | Appointed | ÁngelMuzzolón, S.D.B. † | Vicar Apostolic ofChaco Paraguayo,Paraguay | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus | |
50.0 | Appointed | ÁngelMuzzolón, S.D.B. † | Titular Bishop ofTyriaeum | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofChaco Paraguayo,Paraguay | |
45.4 | Appointed | Victor Alphonse MarieSartre, S.J. † | Vicar Apostolic ofTananarive,Madagascar | Archbishop Emeritus ofTananarive,Madagascar | |
45.4 | Appointed | Victor Alphonse MarieSartre, S.J. † | Titular Bishop ofVaga | Archbishop Emeritus ofTananarive,Madagascar | |
43.8 | Ordained Bishop | LaurentTétrault, M. Afr. † | Titular Bishop ofTabuda | Vicar Apostolic ofBukoba,Tanzania | |
43.1 | Appointed | John ThomasToohey † | Coadjutor Bishop ofMaitland,Australia | Bishop | |
43.1 | Appointed | John ThomasToohey † | Titular Bishop ofVerinopolis | Bishop ofMaitland,Australia | |
40.8 | Appointed | William PatrickWhelan, O.M.I. † | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic ofJohannesburg,South Africa | Archbishop ofBloemfontein,South Africa | |
40.8 | Appointed | William PatrickWhelan, O.M.I. † | Titular Bishop ofLegia | Archbishop ofBloemfontein,South Africa | |
13 Mar | 53.3 | Appointed | Edward CelestinDaly, O.P. † | Bishop ofDes Moines, Iowa,USA | |
40.4 | Appointed | John FrancisDearden † | Coadjutor Bishop ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania,USA | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofDetroit, Michigan,USA | |
40.4 | Appointed | John FrancisDearden † | Titular Bishop ofSarepta | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofDetroit, Michigan,USA | |
49.6 | Appointed | Leo FabianFahey † | Coadjutor Bishop ofBaker City, Oregon,USA | ||
49.6 | Appointed | Leo FabianFahey † | Titular Bishop ofIpsus | Coadjutor Bishop ofBaker City, Oregon,USA | |
24.9 | Ordained Priest | Laszlo AnthonyIranyi, Sch. P. † | Priest ofOrder of the Pious Schools | Titular Bishop ofCastellum Medianum | |
49.5 | Appointed | Leo JohnSteck † | Auxiliary Bishop ofSalt Lake, Utah,USA | Auxiliary Bishop ofSalt Lake City, Utah,USA | |
49.5 | Appointed | Leo JohnSteck † | Titular Bishop ofIlium | Auxiliary Bishop ofSalt Lake City, Utah,USA | |
25.8 | Ordained Priest | Ciceron Santa MariaTumbocon † | Priest ofJaro o Santa Elisabetta,Philippines | Bishop ofCabanatuan,Philippines | |
14 Mar | Born | Joaquim Augustoda Silva Mendes, S.D.B. | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofLisboa {Lisbon},Portugal | ||
45.7 | Ordained Bishop | Carlos Eduardode Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. † | Titular Bishop ofGirba | Bishop ofPalmas,Brazil | |
15 Mar | Born | Darío de JesúsMonsalve Mejía | Archbishop Emeritus ofCali,Colombia | ||
74.1 | Died | TomásMuniz Pablos † | Archbishop ofSantiago de Compostela,Spain | ||
19 Mar | 28.0 | Ordained Priest | JoséCapmany Casamitjana † | Priest ofBarcelona,Spain | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofBarcelona,Spain |
62.5 | Ordained Bishop | ManuelKönner, S.V.D. † | Titular Bishop ofModra | Prelate Emeritus ofFoz do Iguaçu (Iguassú),Brazil | |
61.7 | Installed | James Francis AloysiusMcIntyre † | Archbishop ofLos Angeles, California,USA | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
24.7 | Ordained Priest | GeorgMoser † | Priest ofRottenburg,Germany | Bishop ofRottenburg-Stuttgart,Germany | |
21.1 | Solemn Vows | CarlosOviedo Cavada, O. de M. † | Member ofOrder of Our Lady of Mercy | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofSantiago de Chile | |
20 Mar | 50.1 | Appointed | João da Mathade Andrade e Amaral † | Bishop ofNiterói (Nictheroy),Brazil | |
57.8 | Appointed | CelestinoFernández y Fernández † | Auxiliary Bishop ofHuajuapan de León, Oaxaca,México | Bishop Emeritus | |
57.8 | Appointed | CelestinoFernández y Fernández † | Titular Bishop ofBinda | Bishop Emeritus ofHuajuapan de León, Oaxaca,México | |
43.9 | Appointed | JamesHagan, C.S.Sp. † | Prefect ofBenue,Nigeria | Bishop Emeritus ofMakurdi,Nigeria | |
42.9 | Appointed | HermannWestermann, S.V.D. † | Prefect ofIndore,India | Bishop Emeritus ofSambalpur,India | |
23 Mar | 59.8 | Appointed | Josef KarelMatocha † | Archbishop ofOlomouc,Czechia | |
26 Mar | 72.4 | Died | Frederico Beníciode Souza e Costa, E.C.M.C. † | Bishop Emeritus ofAmazonas,Brazil | |
27 Mar | 22.5 | Ordained Priest | AngeloAcerbi | Priest ofPontremoli,Italy | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio |
29.9 | Ordained Priest | Jean-François MathieuArrighi † | Priest ofAjaccio,France | Vice President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for theFamily | |
23.2 | Ordained Priest | UbaldoCalabresi † | Priest ofSezze,Italy | Apostolic Nuncio | |
25.7 | Ordained Priest | PierreCallaos † | Priest | Archbishop ofAlep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite),Syria | |
22.7 | Ordained Priest | MarcoCé † | Priest ofCrema,Italy | Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus ofVenezia {Venice},Italy | |
23.2 | Ordained Priest | MarcelloCostalunga † | Priest ofRoma {Rome},Italy | Official Emeritus of theRoman Curia - Other | |
25.0 | Ordained Priest | IreneoGarcía Alonso † | Priest | Bishop Emeritus ofAlbacete,Spain | |
26.9 | Ordained Priest | José TrinidadSepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco † | Priest ofGuadalajara, Jalisco,México | Bishop Emeritus ofSan Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco,México | |
28 Mar | 41.3 | Ordained Bishop | Manuel Pedroda Cunha Cintra † | Bishop ofPetrópolis, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
25.2 | Ordained Priest | John ChristopherMahon, S.P.S. † | Priest ofSt. Patrick’s Society for the Foreign Missions | Bishop Emeritus ofLodwar,Kenya | |
Born | GennaroPascarella | Bishop Emeritus ofPozzuoli,Italy | |||
19.0 | Temporary Vows | Francisco JavierPrado Aránguiz, SS.CC. † | Member ofCongregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary | Bishop Emeritus ofRancagua,Chile | |
29 Mar | 83.6 | Died | Antonio AnastasioRossi † | Titular Patriarch ofConstantinople | |
30 Mar | Born | Method PaulKilaini | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofBukoba,Tanzania | ||
31 Mar | Born | Gregory JamesStuderus | Auxiliary Bishop ofNewark, New Jersey,USA | ||
1 Apr | 29.7 | Ordained Priest | PaulLê Ðắc Trọng † | Priest ofHà Nội,Viet Nam | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
66.7 | Appointed | SalvatoreRotolo, S.D.B. † | Prelate ofAltamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti,Italy | Prelate Emeritus | |
Born | Thomas JosephTobin | Bishop Emeritus ofProvidence, Rhode Island,USA | |||
3 Apr | 43.0 | Appointed | AdelmoCavalcante Machado † | Bishop ofPesqueira, Pernambuco,Brazil | Archbishop Emeritus ofMaceió, Alagoas,Brazil |
43.5 | Died | GjergjVolaj † | Bishop ofSapë,Albania | ||
4 Apr | 39.4 | Ordained Bishop | BernardCzaplinski † | Titular Bishop ofFaustinopolis | Bishop ofChelmno (Culma, Kulm),Poland |
27.2 | Ordained Priest | MichaelKien Samophithak † | Priest | Archbishop Emeritus ofThare and Nonseng,Thailand | |
24.9 | Ordained Priest | JosephMees † | Priest ofMechelen,Belgium | Apostolic Nuncio | |
43.1 | Ordained Bishop | John ThomasToohey † | Titular Bishop ofVerinopolis | Bishop ofMaitland,Australia | |
5 Apr | 59.8 | Ordained Bishop | Bl. AntonDurcovici † | Bishop ofIaşi,Romania | |
53.2 | Ordained Bishop | Francis DoyleGleeson, S.J. † | Titular Bishop ofCotenna | Bishop Emeritus ofFairbanks, Alaska,USA | |
61.0 | Died | Luigi MariaGrassi, B. † | Bishop ofAlba (Pompea),Italy | ||
58.1 | Appointed | SalvatoreHerrera y Pinto, O.F.M. † | Titular Bishop ofSatala in Armenia | Bishop Emeritus ofPuno,Peru | |
58.1 | Resigned | SalvatoreHerrera y Pinto, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofPuno,Peru | Bishop Emeritus | |
81.2 | Died | Joseph-OmerPlante † | Auxiliary Bishop ofQuébec,Canada | ||
6 Apr | 45.4 | Appointed | Giovanni BattistaDal Prà † | Bishop ofTerni e Narni,Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
52.5 | Ordained Bishop | Eris Norman MichaelO’Brien † | Titular Bishop ofAlinda | Archbishop Emeritus ofCanberra (and Goulburn),Australia | |
78.7 | Died | Domingo JuanVargas, O.P. † | Bishop Emeritus ofHuaraz,Peru | ||
8 Apr | 43.5 | Appointed | Aldo MariaPatroni, S.J. † | Bishop ofCalicut,India | Bishop Emeritus |
9 Apr | 39.0 | Appointed | Michele AlbertoArduino, S.D.B. † | Bishop ofShaoguan [Shiuchow, Shao-Chou],China | Bishop ofGerace-Locri (-Santa Maria di Polsi),Italy |
40.4 | Appointed | JosephCucherousset, C.S.Sp. † | Vicar Apostolic ofBangui,Central African Republic | Archbishop ofBangui,Central African Republic | |
40.4 | Appointed | JosephCucherousset, C.S.Sp. † | Titular Bishop ofStratonicea in Caria | Archbishop ofBangui,Central African Republic | |
40.5 | Appointed | John ColburnGarner † | Vicar Apostolic ofPretoria,South Africa | Archbishop Emeritus ofPretoria,South Africa | |
40.5 | Appointed | John ColburnGarner † | Titular Bishop ofTracula | Archbishop Emeritus ofPretoria,South Africa | |
45.3 | Appointed | FrederickHall, M.H.M. † | Vicar Apostolic ofKisumu,Kenya | Bishop Emeritus ofKisumu,Kenya | |
45.3 | Appointed | FrederickHall, M.H.M. † | Titular Bishop ofAlba Maritima | Bishop Emeritus ofKisumu,Kenya | |
55.0 | Appointed | Joseph JulianOste, C.I.C.M. † | Bishop ofJinzhou [Jehol],China | ||
45.0 | Appointed | John BaptistRosenthal, S.A.C. † | Titular Bishop ofSyedra | Bishop Emeritus ofQueenstown,South Africa | |
45.0 | Appointed | John BaptistRosenthal, S.A.C. † | Vicar Apostolic ofQueenstown,South Africa | Bishop Emeritus ofQueenstown,South Africa | |
60.4 | Appointed | Bl. JánosScheffler † | Bishop ofOradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár},Romania | ||
71.2 | Resigned | NicolasStam, M.H.M. † | Vicar Apostolic ofKisumu,Kenya | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus | |
13 Apr | 19.9 | Entered | Karl JosefBecker, S.J. † | Member ofSociety of Jesus | Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon ofSan Giuliano Martire |
Born | GuyHarpigny | Bishop ofTournai {Doornik},Belgium | |||
14 Apr | 53.8 | Ordained Bishop | JamesBlack † | Bishop ofPaisley, Scotland,Great Britain | |
49.6 | Ordained Bishop | ÉdouardJetté † | Titular Bishop ofTabae | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofJoliette, Québec,Canada | |
50.1 | Ordained Bishop | Michael CorneliusO’Neill † | Archbishop ofRegina, Saskatchewan,Canada | Archbishop Emeritus | |
57.8 | Ordained Bishop | Louis JosephReicher † | Bishop ofAustin, Texas,USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
26.1 | Ordained Priest | Andrés Bernardo (Andrew Bernard)Schierhoff † | Priest ofSaint Louis, Missouri,USA | Vicar Apostolic ofPando,Bolivia | |
62.0 | Ordained Bishop | GérardWantenaar, M.H.M. † | Titular Bishop ofUzalis | Vicar Apostolic ofBasankusu,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
17 Apr | 69.5 | Appointed | Oscar JozefJoliet † | Auxiliary Bishop ofGent {Ghent, Gand},Belgium | |
69.5 | Appointed | Oscar JozefJoliet † | Titular Bishop ofConstantia in Arabia | Auxiliary Bishop ofGent {Ghent, Gand},Belgium | |
45.5 | Appointed | Alfredo Antonio FranciscoMüller y San Martín † | Auxiliary Bishop ofSan Cristobal de la Habana,Cuba | Bishop Emeritus ofCienfuegos-Santa Clara,Cuba | |
45.5 | Appointed | Alfredo Antonio FranciscoMüller y San Martín † | Titular Bishop ofAnaea | Bishop Emeritus ofCienfuegos-Santa Clara,Cuba | |
29.0 | Ordained Priest | Joseph ThomasO’Keefe † | Priest ofNew York, New York,USA | Bishop Emeritus ofSyracuse, New York,USA | |
18 Apr | 48.6 | Ordained Bishop | MarianJankowski † | Titular Bishop ofDiospolis in Thracia | Auxiliary Bishop ofSiedlce,Poland |
61.2 | Ordained Bishop | John David HubaldusLehman, SS.CC. † | Titular Bishop ofSertei | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofCook Islands,Pacific (Oceania) | |
Born | Joseph NathanielPerry | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofChicago, Illinois,USA | |||
Born | Georges MiledSaad Abi Younes, O.L.M. | Bishop Emeritus ofNuestra Señora de los Mártires del Libano en México (Maronite) | |||
19 Apr | 70.5 | Died | MartinoChiolino, P.I.M.E. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofWeihweifu,China | |
20 Apr | Born | AllwynD’Silva | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofBombay,India | ||
21 Apr | 48.5 | Installed | Thomas ArthurConnolly † | Coadjutor Bishop ofSeattle, Washington,USA | Archbishop Emeritus ofSeattle, Washington,USA |
46.6 | Ordained Bishop | Edward WilsonDouglas † | Bishop ofMotherwell, Scotland,Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus | |
22 Apr | 44.3 | Ordained Bishop | Edward JohnDoody † | Bishop ofArmidale,Australia | |
59.0 | Appointed | FrancescoMarchesani † | Bishop ofChiavari,Italy | ||
Born | EmanuelMessias de Oliveira | Bishop Emeritus ofCaratinga, Minas Gerais,Brazil | |||
23 Apr | Born | IlarioAntoniazzi | Archbishop Emeritus ofTunis,Tunisia | ||
24 Apr | 48.7 | Appointed | Charles-OmerGarant † | Auxiliary Bishop ofQuébec,Canada | |
48.7 | Appointed | Charles-OmerGarant † | Titular Bishop ofZorolus | Auxiliary Bishop ofQuébec,Canada | |
44.6 | Appointed | Alfred BertramLeverman † | Auxiliary Bishop ofHalifax, Nova Scotia,Canada | Bishop Emeritus ofSaint John, New Brunswick,Canada | |
44.6 | Appointed | Alfred BertramLeverman † | Titular Bishop ofBaris in Pisidia | Bishop Emeritus ofSaint John, New Brunswick,Canada | |
Appointed | FernandoRodríguez Morandé † | Apostolic Administrator ofCopiapó,Chile | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus | ||
25 Apr | 23.8 | Ordained Deacon | Miroslav StefanMarusyn † | Deacon ofLviv (Ukrainian),Ukraine | Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for theOriental Churches |
27.7 | Ordained Priest | AdolfoRodríguez Vidal † | Priest ofOpus Dei | Bishop Emeritus ofLos Angeles,Chile | |
41.6 | Ordained Bishop | AntonioTedde † | Bishop ofAles e Terralba,Italy | ||
38.9 | Ordained Bishop | Joseph BrendanWhelan, C.S.Sp. † | Titular Bishop ofTiddi | Bishop Emeritus ofOwerri,Nigeria | |
26 Apr | Born | TiberioPolanía Ramírez, O.P. † | Priest ofOrder of Friars Preachers | ||
27 Apr | Born | Dèr RaphaëlKusiélé Dabiré | Bishop ofDiébougou,Burkina Faso | ||
28 Apr | 49.0 | Appointed | AlbertoCarinci † | Bishop ofBoiano-Campobasso,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofBoiano-Campobasso,Italy |
43.0 | Appointed | SilvioCassulo † | Bishop ofMacerata e Tolentino,Italy | ||
67.7 | Appointed | FerencRogács † | Coadjutor Bishop ofPécs,Hungary | Bishop | |
67.7 | Appointed | FerencRogács † | Titular Bishop ofSebaste in Phrygia | Bishop ofPécs,Hungary | |
30 Apr | 62.6 | Appointed | VincentGelat † | Auxiliary Bishop ofJerusalem {Gerusalemme},Palestine | |
62.6 | Appointed | VincentGelat † | Titular Bishop ofMenois | Auxiliary Bishop ofJerusalem {Gerusalemme},Palestine |
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