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| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | 46.8 | Succeeded | Roberto OctavioGonzález Nieves, O.F.M. | Bishop ofCorpus Christi, Texas,USA | Archbishop ofSan Juan de Puerto Rico |
| 73.8 | Resigned | René HenryGracida | Bishop ofCorpus Christi, Texas,USA | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 2 Apr | 64.9 | Appointed | JustoMullor García † | Apostolic Nuncio toMéxico | President Emeritus of thePontifical Ecclesiastical Academy |
| 75.4 | Retired | GirolamoPrigione † | Apostolic Nuncio toMéxico | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 3 Apr | 60.1 | Appointed | Pier LuigiCelata | Apostolic Nuncio toTurkmenistan | Vice-Chamberlain Emeritus of theApostolic Chamber |
| 46.1 | Ordained Bishop | Lawrence DanielHuculak, O.S.B.M. | Bishop ofEdmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta,Canada | Archbishop ofWinnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba,Canada | |
| 5 Apr | 75.1 | Retired | Louis AnthonyDeSimone † | Auxiliary Bishop ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania,USA | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
| 58.0 | Ordained Bishop | GiuseppeOrlandoni | Bishop ofSenigallia,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 26.4 | Ordained Priest | Napoleon BaliliSipalay Jr., O.P. | Priest ofOrder of Friars Preachers | Bishop ofAlaminos,Philippines | |
| 66.7 | Appointed | VittorioTomassetti † | Coadjutor Bishop ofFano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 65.9 | Installed | FrancescoZerrillo † | Bishop ofLucera-Troia,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 6 Apr | 46.1 | Installed | Lawrence DanielHuculak, O.S.B.M. | Bishop ofEdmonton (Ukrainian), Alberta,Canada | Archbishop ofWinnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba,Canada |
| 62.5 | Ordained Bishop | FrancRodé, C.M. | Archbishop ofLjubljana,Slovenia | Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation forInstitutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life | |
| 66.6 | Died | GabrielToubia † | Archbishop ofTripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite) | ||
| 47.5 | Ordained Bishop | David AllenZubik | Titular Bishop ofJamestown | Bishop ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania,USA | |
| 7 Apr | 48.5 | Appointed | BernardArdura, O. Praem. | Secretary of the Pontifical Council forCulture | President Emeritus of the Pontifical Committee forHistorical Sciences |
| 52.5 | Installed | Charles JosephChaput, O.F.M. Cap. | Archbishop ofDenver, Colorado,USA | Archbishop Emeritus ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania,USA | |
| 60.2 | Appointed | Francis EugeneGeorge, O.M.I. † | Archbishop ofChicago, Illinois,USA | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 57.9 | Appointed | Edwin FrederickO’Brien | Coadjutor Archbishop ofUnited States of America, Military | Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of theEquestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem | |
| 57.9 | Appointed | Edwin FrederickO’Brien | Titular Archbishop ofThizica | Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of theEquestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem | |
| 38.1 | Solemn Vows | MarioVaccari, O.F.M. | Member ofOrder of Friars Minor | Bishop ofMassa Carrara-Pontremoli,Italy | |
| 9 Apr | 94.3 | Died | MathewChen Muchen (Chen Mushun) † | Bishop ofZhaotong [Chaotung],China | |
| 68.9 | Died | Lawrence EphraemThottam † | Bishop ofMarthandom (Syro-Malankara),India | ||
| 10 Apr | 75.0 | Retired | José EduardoAlvarez Ramírez, C.M. † | Bishop ofSan Miguel,El Salvador | Bishop Emeritus |
| 63.7 | Resigned | HenriqueJohannpötter, O.F.M. † | Bishop ofBacabal, Maranhão,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 57.0 | Succeeded | RomeoTovar Astorga, O.F.M. | Bishop ofSan Miguel,El Salvador | Bishop Emeritus ofSanta Ana,El Salvador | |
| 11 Apr | 53.4 | Ordained Bishop | CarlosBürgler, C.Ss.R. | Titular Bishop ofSinnipsa | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofReyes,Bolivia |
| 12 Apr | 66.4 | Ordained Bishop | Gerardo TomásFarrell † | Coadjutor Bishop ofQuilmes,Argentina | |
| 55.6 | Ordained Bishop | José de JesúsMartínez Zepeda | Titular Bishop ofNaratcata | Bishop Emeritus ofIrapuato, Guanajuato,México | |
| 48.8 | Ordained Bishop | PhilippeRukamba | Bishop ofButare,Rwanda | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 42.4 | Ordained Bishop | MichelVisi † | Bishop ofPort-Vila, Vanuatu,Pacific (Oceania) | ||
| 13 Apr | 32.5 | Ordained Priest | Óscar HernánBlanco Martínez, O.M.D. | Priest ofClerics Regular of the Mother of God | Bishop ofPunta Arenas,Chile |
| 59.9 | Installed | LluísMartínez Sistach | Archbishop ofTarragona,Spain | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofBarcelona,Spain | |
| 58.0 | Installed | GiuseppeOrlandoni | Bishop ofSenigallia,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 14 Apr | 61.6 | Appointed | Émile Jean Marie Henri JosephDestombes, M.E.P. † | Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic ofPhnom-Penh,Cambodia | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
| 61.6 | Appointed | Émile Jean Marie Henri JosephDestombes, M.E.P. † | Titular Bishop ofAltava | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofPhnom-Penh,Cambodia | |
| 53.9 | Appointed | AngeloFagiani † | Archbishop ofCamerino-San Severino Marche,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 80.4 | Died | Jean-LouisJobidon, M. Afr. † | Bishop Emeritus ofMzuzu,Malawi | ||
| 15 Apr | 84.5 | Died | GregorioEspiga e Infante, O.A.R. † | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofPalawan,Philippines | |
| 89.2 | Died | JaimeGarcia Goulart † | Bishop Emeritus ofDíli,Timor-Leste | ||
| 16 Apr | 50.5 | Appointed | Luís FlávioCappio, O.F.M. | Bishop ofBarra (do Rio Grande), Bahia,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
| 63.3 | Resigned | Francisco JoséCox Huneeus, P. Schönstatt † | Archbishop ofLa Serena,Chile | ||
| 60.5 | Appointed | Manuel GerardoDonoso Donoso, SS.CC. | Archbishop ofLa Serena,Chile | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 17 Apr | 84.2 | Died | CarloMaccari † | Archbishop Emeritus ofAncona-Osimo,Italy | |
| 18 Apr | 95.1 | Died | Vincent-MarieFavé † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofQuimper [Cornouailles](-Léon),France | |
| 19 Apr | 67.8 | Ordained Bishop | Pedro NicolásBermúdez Villamizar, C.I.M. † | Titular Bishop ofLamsorti | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofCaracas, Santiago de Venezuela |
| 53.7 | Appointed | Benvenuto ItaloCastellani | Bishop ofFaenza-Modigliana,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofLucca,Italy | |
| 58.9 | Appointed | Iván AntonioMarín López | Archbishop ofPopayán,Colombia | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 58.7 | Ordained Bishop | José MaríaPinheiro | Titular Bishop ofCabarsussi | Bishop Emeritus ofBragança Paulista, Sao Paulo,Brazil | |
| 49.6 | Ordained Bishop | José de la TrinidadValera Angulo | Titular Bishop ofMozotcori | Bishop Emeritus ofGuanare,Venezuela | |
| 42.8 | Ordained Bishop | RodolfoValenzuela Núñez | Coadjutor Bishop ofVerapaz, Cobán,Guatemala | Bishop | |
| 69.8 | Appointed | VarkeyVithayathil, C.Ss.R. † | Titular Archbishop ofAntinoë | Cardinal, Major Archbishop ofErnakulam-Angamaly (Syro-Malabar),India | |
| 20 Apr | 51.5 | Ordained Bishop | Juan JoséAsenjo Pelegrina | Titular Bishop ofIziriana | Archbishop Emeritus ofSevilla {Seville},Spain |
| 34.3 | Ordained Deacon | Gonzalo ArturoBravo Álvarez | Deacon ofValparaíso,Chile | Bishop ofSan Felipe,Chile | |
| 82.7 | Died | Tommaso AgostinoGubitosa, O.S.B. † | Abbot Emeritus ofMontevergine,Italy | ||
| 30.2 | Ordained Priest | Marthen EkowaibiKuayo | Priest | Administrator ofTimika,Indonesia | |
| 41.0 | Ordained Bishop | JanOzga | Bishop ofDoumé-Abong’ Mbang,Cameroon | ||
| 21 Apr | 52.9 | Appointed | JojiGovindu | Bishop ofNalgonda,India | Bishop Emeritus |
| 67.1 | Appointed | Oswald GeorgHirmer † | Bishop ofUmtata,South Africa | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 55.9 | Appointed | Peter JosephKairo | Bishop ofNakuru,Kenya | Archbishop Emeritus ofNyeri,Kenya | |
| 56.9 | Appointed | DamianKyaruzi | Bishop ofSumbawanga,Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 53.1 | Appointed | PaulMaipan | Bishop ofKhammam,India | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 53.4 | Appointed | CyprienMbuka Di Nkuanga, C.I.C.M. | Auxiliary Bishop ofBoma,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 53.4 | Appointed | CyprienMbuka Di Nkuanga, C.I.C.M. | Titular Bishop ofSimidicca | Bishop Emeritus ofBoma,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | |
| 65.3 | Succeeded | Raphael SimonNdingi Mwana’a Nzeki † | Archbishop ofNairobi,Kenya | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 55.2 | Appointed | EvaristeNgoyagoye | Bishop ofBujumbura,Burundi | Archbishop Emeritus ofBujumbura,Burundi | |
| 59.1 | Appointed | JosephNguyễn Tích Ðức † | Coadjutor Bishop ofBan Mê Thuột,Viet Nam | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 60.2 | Appointed | PierreNguyễn Văn Nho † | Coadjutor Bishop ofNha Trang,Viet Nam | ||
| 74.2 | Retired | Maurice MichaelOtunga † | Archbishop ofNairobi,Kenya | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 62.3 | Resigned | Jean-BaptisteOuthay Thepmany † | Vicar Apostolic ofSavannakhet,Laos | ||
| 46.7 | Appointed | IgnatiusSuharyo Hardjoatmodjo | Archbishop ofSemarang,Indonesia | Cardinal, Archbishop ofJakarta,Indonesia | |
| 50.1 | Appointed | PeterTurang † | Coadjutor Archbishop ofKupang,Indonesia | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 64.1 | Appointed | Jean SommengVorachak † | Vicar Apostolic ofSavannakhet,Laos | ||
| 64.1 | Appointed | Jean SommengVorachak † | Titular Bishop ofMuzuca in Proconsulari | Vicar Apostolic ofSavannakhet,Laos | |
| 80.5 | Died | Nicolas EugeneWalsh † | Bishop Emeritus ofYakima, Washington,USA | ||
| 23 Apr | 59.8 | Appointed | Giovanni BattistaMorandini † | Apostolic Nuncio toKorea | Apostolic Nuncio |
| 59.8 | Appointed | Giovanni BattistaMorandini † | Apostolic Nuncio toMongolia | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 24 Apr | 61.5 | Ordained Bishop | Joseph AnthonyIrudayaraj, S.D.B. † | Bishop ofDharmapuri,India | Bishop Emeritus |
| 45.1 | Appointed | Reinaldodel Prette Lissot † | Coadjutor Bishop ofMaracay,Venezuela | Archbishop ofValencia en Venezuela | |
| 25 Apr | 58.0 | Appointed | JurajJezerinac | Bishop ofCroatia, Military | Bishop Emeritus |
| 63.0 | Appointed | Karl-JosefRauber † | Apostolic Nuncio toHungary | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 63.0 | Appointed | Karl-JosefRauber † | Apostolic Nuncio toMoldova, Republic of | Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 31.7 | Ordained Priest | Bartholomeusvan Roijen | Priest ofNelson, British Columbia,Canada | Bishop ofCorner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland,Canada | |
| 46.8 | Ordained Bishop | Orani JoãoTempesta, O. Cist. | Bishop ofRio Preto, Sao Paulo,Brazil | Cardinal, Archbishop ofSão Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro,Brazil | |
| 26 Apr | 62.6 | Ordained Bishop | RamiroDíaz Sánchez, O.M.I. | Titular Bishop ofLari Castellum | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus ofMachiques,Venezuela |
| 75.0 | Retired | Hans LeoDrewes † | Auxiliary Bishop ofPaderborn,Germany | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 27 Apr | 28.2 | Ordained Priest | Wilfred GregoryMoras | Priest ofLucknow,India | Bishop ofJhansi,India |
| 45.5 | Ordained Bishop | Augustine NdeliakyamaShao, C.S.Sp. | Bishop ofZanzibar,Tanzania | ||
| 58.5 | Installed | Juan AntonioUgarte Pérez | Prelate ofYauyos,Peru | Archbishop Emeritus ofCuzco,Peru | |
| 29 Apr | 76.2 | Retired | LuigiDiligenza † | Archbishop ofCapua,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 33.6 | Ordained Priest | Bernard LancyPinto | Priest ofBombay,India | Bishop ofAurangabad,India | |
| 39.3 | Appointed | Thomas MariaRenz | Auxiliary Bishop ofRottenburg-Stuttgart,Germany | ||
| 39.3 | Appointed | Thomas MariaRenz | Titular Bishop ofRucuma | Auxiliary Bishop ofRottenburg-Stuttgart,Germany | |
| 56.3 | Appointed | BrunoSchettino † | Archbishop ofCapua,Italy | ||
| 30 Apr | 56.4 | Appointed | Anthony GirouxMeagher † | Auxiliary Bishop ofToronto, Ontario,Canada | Archbishop ofKingston, Ontario,Canada |
| 56.4 | Appointed | Anthony GirouxMeagher † | Titular Bishop ofDura | Archbishop ofKingston, Ontario,Canada | |
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