Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
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1 Apr | 66.2 | Installed | Timothy AnthonyMcDonnell | Bishop ofSpringfield in Massachusetts,USA | Bishop Emeritus |
2 Apr | 60.9 | Installed | Luigi AntonioCantafora | Bishop ofLamezia Terme,Italy | Bishop Emeritus |
48.1 | Appointed | RamónCastro Castro | Auxiliary Bishop ofYucatán,México | Bishop ofCuernavaca, Morelos,México | |
48.1 | Appointed | RamónCastro Castro | Titular Bishop ofSuelli | Bishop ofCuernavaca, Morelos,México | |
51.6 | Appointed | ErnestoMandara | Auxiliary Bishop ofRoma {Rome},Italy | Bishop ofSabina-Poggio Mirteto,Italy | |
51.6 | Appointed | ErnestoMandara | Titular Bishop ofTurris in Mauretania | Bishop ofSabina-Poggio Mirteto,Italy | |
50.8 | Appointed | JánOrosch | Auxiliary Bishop ofBratislava-Trnava,Slovakia | Archbishop ofTrnava,Slovakia | |
50.8 | Appointed | JánOrosch | Titular Bishop ofSemina | Archbishop ofTrnava,Slovakia | |
48.5 | Appointed | José RafaelPalma Capetillo | Auxiliary Bishop ofYucatán,México | Auxiliary Bishop ofJalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz,México | |
48.5 | Appointed | José RafaelPalma Capetillo | Titular Bishop ofVallis | Auxiliary Bishop ofJalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz,México | |
78.6 | Retired | DominikTóth † | Auxiliary Bishop ofBratislava-Trnava,Slovakia | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
79.1 | Retired | ŠtefanVrablec † | Auxiliary Bishop ofBratislava-Trnava,Slovakia | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
94.2 | Died | Guillaume Marievan Zuylen † | Bishop Emeritus ofLiège (Luik, Lüttich),Belgium | ||
45.3 | Appointed | StanislavZvolenský | Auxiliary Bishop ofBratislava-Trnava,Slovakia | Archbishop ofBratislava,Slovakia | |
45.3 | Appointed | StanislavZvolenský | Titular Bishop ofNova Sinna | Archbishop ofBratislava,Slovakia | |
3 Apr | 51.9 | Ordained Bishop | StanisławBudzik | Titular Bishop ofHólar | Archbishop ofLublin,Poland |
73.8 | Died | Fernando ClaudioGamalero González † | Bishop ofEscuintla,Guatemala | ||
66.5 | Appointed | MarianGołębiewski † | Archbishop ofWrocław {Breslavia},Poland | Archbishop Emeritus | |
80.4 | Retired | Henryk RomanGulbinowicz † | Archbishop ofWrocław {Breslavia},Poland | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
45.9 | Succeeded | Victor HugoPalma Paúl | Bishop ofEscuintla,Guatemala | Archbishop ofLos Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán,Guatemala | |
75.4 | Died | AntónioRamos Monteiro, O.F.M. Cap. † | Bishop ofViseu,Portugal | ||
54.6 | Ordained Bishop | VasylSemeniuk | Titular Bishop ofCastra Severiana | Archbishop Emeritus ofTernopil-Zboriv (Ukrainian),Ukraine | |
47.7 | Appointed | François-XavierYombandje | Bishop ofBossangoa,Central African Republic | Bishop Emeritus | |
4 Apr | 82.1 | Died | Zbigniew JózefKraszewski † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofWarszawa-Praga,Poland | |
7 Apr | 39.4 | Incardinated | Reynaldo BendijoBersabal | Priest ofSacramento, California,USA | Auxiliary Bishop |
66.1 | Appointed | JohnCunningham † | Bishop ofGalloway, Scotland,Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus | |
75.3 | Retired | JacobusDuivenvoorde, M.S.C. † | Archbishop ofMerauke,Indonesia | Archbishop Emeritus | |
42.9 | Appointed | GastonKashala Ruwezi, S.D.B. | Bishop ofSakania-Kipushi,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | ||
73.8 | Resigned | David EveryKonstant † | Bishop ofLeeds, England,Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus | |
54.0 | Succeeded | ArthurRoche | Bishop ofLeeds, England,Great Britain | Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery forDivine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments | |
44.3 | Appointed | NicolausAdi Seputra, M.S.C. | Archbishop ofMerauke,Indonesia | Archbishop Emeritus | |
77.9 | Retired | MauriceTaylor † | Bishop ofGalloway, Scotland,Great Britain | Bishop Emeritus | |
8 Apr | 45.3 | Appointed | ChiblyLanglois | Bishop ofFort-Liberté,Haïti | Cardinal, Bishop ofLes Cayes,Haïti |
57.9 | Appointed | Juan JoséOmella Omella | Bishop ofCalahorra y La Calzada-Logroño,Spain | Cardinal, Archbishop ofBarcelona,Spain | |
47.7 | Appointed | Carlo Roberto MariaRedaelli | Auxiliary Bishop ofMilano {Milan},Italy | Archbishop ofGorizia,Italy | |
47.7 | Appointed | Carlo Roberto MariaRedaelli | Titular Bishop ofLambaesis | Archbishop ofGorizia,Italy | |
62.6 | Appointed | LuigiStucchi † | Auxiliary Bishop ofMilano {Milan},Italy | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
62.6 | Appointed | LuigiStucchi † | Titular Bishop ofHorrea | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofMilano {Milan},Italy | |
13 Apr | 63.6 | Appointed | Bernardo FabioD’Onorio, O.S.B. | Titular Bishop ofMinturnae | Archbishop Emeritus ofGaeta,Italy |
84.1 | Died | Martin JosephNeylon, S.J. † | Bishop Emeritus ofCaroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia,Pacific (Oceania) | ||
14 Apr | 61.9 | Succeeded | LuizMancilha Vilela, SS.CC. † | Archbishop ofVitória, Espirito Santo,Brazil | Archbishop Emeritus |
37.5 | Appointed | MelchorSánchez de Toca y Alameda | Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council forCulture | Official of the Dicastery for theCauses of Saints | |
72.2 | Resigned | Silvestre LuísScandián, S.V.D. † | Archbishop ofVitória, Espirito Santo,Brazil | Archbishop Emeritus | |
15 Apr | 75.2 | Retired | Francisco FunaayClaver, S.J. † | Vicar Apostolic ofBontoc-Lagawe,Philippines | Vicar Apostolic Emeritus |
73.6 | Died | Andrea MarianoMagrassi, O.S.B. † | Archbishop Emeritus ofBari-Bitonto,Italy | ||
16 Apr | 92.0 | Died | FrancisWerner Hunold, S.A.C. † | Apostolic Administrator Emeritus ofRaipur,India | |
17 Apr | 57.7 | Ordained Bishop | ArmandoBucciol | Bishop ofLivramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
84.7 | Died | AndréMakarakiza, M. Afr. † | Archbishop Emeritus ofGitega,Burundi | ||
42.2 | Ordained Bishop | Thomas LukeMsusa, S.M.M. | Bishop ofZomba,Malawi | Archbishop ofBlantyre,Malawi | |
47.3 | Ordained Bishop | José DomingoUlloa Mendieta, O.S.A. | Titular Bishop ofNaratcata | Archbishop ofPanamá | |
61.7 | Ordained Bishop | PabloVarela Server † | Titular Bishop ofMacomades Rusticiana | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofPanamá | |
18 Apr | 57.7 | Installed | ArmandoBucciol | Bishop ofLivramento de Nossa Senhora, Bahia,Brazil | Bishop Emeritus |
64.2 | Ordained Bishop | GiovanniDettori | Bishop ofAles-Terralba,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
68.2 | Ordained Bishop | Gilbert Marie MichelMéranville | Archbishop ofFort-de-France (e Saint Pierre), Martinique,Antilles | Archbishop Emeritus | |
78.5 | Died | JosephRoy † | Bishop Emeritus ofMysore,India | ||
44.0 | Ordained Bishop | John PhilipSaklil † | Bishop ofTimika,Indonesia | ||
55.5 | Installed | Peter Kodwo AppiahTurkson | Cardinal-Priest ofSan Liborio | Cardinal, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy ofSciences | |
19 Apr | 57.0 | Appointed | José RobertoOspina Leongómez | Auxiliary Bishop ofBogotá,Colombia | Bishop Emeritus ofBuga,Colombia |
57.0 | Appointed | José RobertoOspina Leongómez | Titular Bishop ofGypsaria | Bishop Emeritus ofBuga,Colombia | |
22 Apr | 72.1 | Resigned | Augusto CésarAlves Ferreira da Silva, C.M. | Bishop ofPortalegre-Castelo Branco,Portugal | Bishop Emeritus |
74.8 | Died | James LeonardDoyle † | Bishop Emeritus ofPeterborough, Ontario,Canada | ||
56.9 | Appointed | António Augustodos Santos Marto | Bishop ofViseu,Portugal | Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus ofLeiria-Fátima,Portugal | |
51.8 | Appointed | IvanJurkovič | Apostolic Nuncio toUkraine | Apostolic Nuncio toCanada | |
57.9 | Appointed | AugustineKasujja | Apostolic Nuncio toMadagascar | Apostolic Nuncio | |
57.9 | Appointed | AugustineKasujja | Apostolic Nuncio toSeychelles | Apostolic Nuncio | |
57.9 | Appointed | AugustineKasujja | Apostolic Delegate toComoros | Apostolic Nuncio | |
68.2 | Resigned | ManuelMadureira Dias | Bishop ofFaro {Algarve},Portugal | Bishop Emeritus | |
54.6 | Appointed | ManuelNeto Quintas, S.C.I. | Bishop ofFaro {Algarve},Portugal | ||
63.0 | Appointed | José FranciscoSanches Alves | Bishop ofPortalegre-Castelo Branco,Portugal | Archbishop Emeritus ofÉvora,Portugal | |
56.9 | Ordained Bishop | Luis FelipeSánchez Aponte | Bishop ofChiquinquirá,Colombia | ||
80.9 | Died | RamónTorrella Cascante † | Archbishop Emeritus ofTarragona,Spain | ||
62.8 | Appointed | ThomasYeh Sheng-nan | Apostolic Nuncio toAlgeria | Apostolic Nuncio | |
62.8 | Appointed | ThomasYeh Sheng-nan | Apostolic Nuncio toTunisia | Apostolic Nuncio | |
23 Apr | 64.1 | Succeeded | AlejandroGoić Karmelić | Bishop ofRancagua,Chile | Bishop Emeritus |
75.1 | Retired | Francisco JavierPrado Aránguiz, SS.CC. † | Bishop ofRancagua,Chile | Bishop Emeritus | |
24 Apr | 58.3 | Ordained Bishop | PieroCoccia | Archbishop ofPesaro,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus |
66.5 | Installed | MarianGołębiewski † | Archbishop ofWrocław {Breslavia},Poland | Archbishop Emeritus | |
37.1 | Ordained Priest | Jon Paul ChristianHansen, C.Ss.R. | Priest ofCongregation of the Most Holy Redeemer | Bishop ofMackenzie-Fort Smith, Northwest Territories,Canada | |
77.8 | Appointed | Ján EugenKočiš † | Protosyncellus ofCzech Republic (Ruthenian) | Protosyncellus Emeritus | |
77.8 | Appointed | Ján EugenKočiš † | Titular Bishop ofAbrittum | Protosyncellus Emeritus ofCzech Republic (Ruthenian) | |
55.5 | Installed | SalvatoreLigorio | Archbishop ofMatera-Irsina,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus ofPotenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo,Italy | |
25 Apr | 54.3 | Ordained Bishop | Martín PabloPérez Scremini | Titular Bishop ofVazari | Bishop ofFlorida,Uruguay |
52.8 | Installed | AntonioSantarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. | Bishop ofHuacho,Peru | ||
26 Apr | 78.7 | Died | BarthélémyBatantu † | Archbishop Emeritus ofBrazzaville,Congo | |
78.0 | Retired | DesmondConnell † | Archbishop ofDublin,Ireland | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus | |
60.5 | Appointed | AndrejGlavan | Apostolic Administrator ofLjubljana,Slovenia | Bishop Emeritus ofNovo Mesto,Slovenia | |
59.0 | Succeeded | DiarmuidMartin | Archbishop ofDublin,Ireland | Archbishop Emeritus | |
64.8 | Appointed | ClaudioStagni | Bishop ofFaenza-Modigliana,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
77.8 | Died | HernandoVelásquez Lotero † | Bishop Emeritus ofFacatativá,Colombia | ||
27 Apr | 62.2 | Appointed | MarioGiordana | Titular Archbishop ofMinora | Apostolic Nuncio |
62.2 | Appointed | MarioGiordana | Apostolic Nuncio toHaiti | Apostolic Nuncio | |
48.4 | Installed | Gregory JohnMansour | Bishop ofSaint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite), New York,USA | ||
56.6 | Installed | José EduardoVelásquez Tarazona | Bishop ofHuaraz,Peru | Bishop Emeritus | |
29 Apr | 62.6 | Appointed | Colin DavidCampbell | Bishop ofDunedin,New Zealand | Bishop Emeritus |
63.8 | Appointed | HéctorEpalza Quintero, P.S.S. † | Bishop ofBuenaventura,Colombia | Bishop Emeritus | |
45.4 | Appointed | Tarcisio IsaoKikuchi, S.V.D. | Bishop ofNiigata,Japan | Cardinal, Archbishop ofTōkyō,Japan | |
75.2 | Retired | FritzLobinger | Bishop ofAliwal,South Africa | Bishop Emeritus | |
56.4 | Appointed | Albert Malcolm RanjithPatabendige Don | Apostolic Nuncio toIndonesia | Cardinal, Archbishop ofColombo,Sri Lanka | |
56.4 | Appointed | Albert Malcolm RanjithPatabendige Don | Apostolic Nuncio toTimor-Leste | Cardinal, Archbishop ofColombo,Sri Lanka | |
56.4 | Appointed | Albert Malcolm RanjithPatabendige Don | Titular Archbishop ofUmbriatico | Cardinal, Archbishop ofColombo,Sri Lanka | |
39.2 | Ordained Bishop | JosephZhang Xianwang | Coadjutor Bishop ofJinan [Tsinan],China | Archbishop | |
30 Apr | 65.8 | Installed | Joseph AnthonyGalante † | Bishop ofCamden, New Jersey,USA | Bishop Emeritus |
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