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| Date | Age | Event | Bishop | Title | Current Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr | 84.9 | Died | Innayya ChinnaAddagatla † | Bishop Emeritus ofSrikakulam,India | |
| 2 Apr | 60.5 | Appointed | FabioCiollaro | Bishop ofCerignola-Ascoli Satriano,Italy | |
| 49.5 | Appointed | Earl Kenneth MarioFernandes | Bishop ofColumbus, Ohio,USA | ||
| 63.0 | Ceased | PascalN’Koué | Apostolic Administrator ofDjougou,Benin | Archbishop ofParakou,Benin | |
| 63.6 | Ordained Bishop | NorbertPu Yingxiong | Bishop ofKiayi,Taiwan | ||
| 51.6 | Ordained Bishop | Bernard de ClairvauxToha Wontacien, O.S.F.S. | Bishop ofDjougou,Benin | ||
| 58.0 | Installed | Marcony ViníciusFerreira | Archbishop ofBrazil, Military | ||
| 3 Apr | 93.4 | Died | MichaelMeier, S.V.D. † | Archbishop Emeritus ofMount Hagen,Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 Apr | 80.6 | Died | José Geraldoda Cruz, A.A. † | Bishop Emeritus ofJuazeiro, Bahia,Brazil | |
| 75.4 | Retired | AdrianoLanga, O.F.M. | Bishop ofInhambane,Mozambique | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 57.6 | Appointed | ErnestoMaguengue | Bishop ofInhambane,Mozambique | ||
| 48.9 | Appointed | JohnMbinda, C.S.Sp. | Bishop ofLodwar,Kenya | ||
| 73.4 | Appointed | Peter Kodwo AppiahTurkson | Cardinal, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy ofSciences | ||
| 73.4 | Appointed | Peter Kodwo AppiahTurkson | Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy ofSocial Sciences | Cardinal, Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy ofSciences | |
| 5 Apr | 63.2 | Appointed | Sulpizio ShinzoMoriyama | Bishop ofOita,Japan | |
| 6 Apr | 49.1 | Appointed | Thulani VictorMbuyisa, C.M.M. | Bishop ofKokstad,South Africa | |
| 7 Apr | 61.3 | Appointed | Juan GabrielDíaz Ruiz | Bishop ofMatanzas,Cuba | |
| 61.6 | Appointed | MilanZgrablić | Coadjutor Archbishop ofZadar (Zara),Croatia | Archbishop | |
| 8 Apr | 57.3 | Installed | MartinLaliberté, P.M.E. | Bishop ofTrois-Rivières, Québec,Canada | |
| 9 Apr | 77.8 | Died | StephenAthipozhiyil † | Bishop Emeritus ofAlleppey,India | |
| 50.9 | Appointed | Isaac BundepuunDugu | Bishop ofKatsina-Ala,Nigeria | ||
| 76.6 | Retired | Bruno PiusNgonyani | Bishop ofLindi,Tanzania | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 56.7 | Appointed | WolfgangPisa, O.F.M. Cap. | Bishop ofLindi,Tanzania | ||
| 10 Apr | 81.8 | Died | Raymond JohnLahey † | ||
| 12 Apr | 47.0 | Appointed | John BognaBakeni | Auxiliary Bishop ofMaiduguri,Nigeria | |
| 47.0 | Appointed | John BognaBakeni | Titular Bishop ofLeptiminus | Auxiliary Bishop ofMaiduguri,Nigeria | |
| 14 Apr | 85.2 | Died | JosephPathalil † | Bishop Emeritus ofUdaipur,India | |
| 16 Apr | 89.9 | Died | John MartinDougherty † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofScranton, Pennsylvania,USA | |
| 18 Apr | 75.1 | Retired | John ’OkeAfareha | Bishop ofWarri,Nigeria | Bishop Emeritus |
| 65.6 | Appointed | Augustine ObioraAkubeze | Apostolic Administrator ofWarri,Nigeria | Archbishop ofBenin City,Nigeria | |
| 44.3 | Ordained Bishop | Benedek SzabolcsFekete | Titular Bishop ofBasti | Auxiliary Bishop ofSzombathely,Hungary | |
| 19 Apr | 56.1 | Appointed | Jeffrey MichaelFleming | Coadjutor Bishop ofGreat Falls-Billings, Montana,USA | Bishop |
| 20 Apr | 57.3 | Installed | José de JesúsGonzález Hernández, O.F.M. | Bishop ofChilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero,México | |
| 89.2 | Died | JavierLozano Barragán † | Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council forPastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers | ||
| 61.8 | Appointed | NeriMenor Vargas, O.F.M. | Bishop ofCarabayllo,Peru | ||
| 61.8 | Appointed | NeriMenor Vargas, O.F.M. | Apostolic Administrator ofHuánuco,Peru | Bishop ofCarabayllo,Peru | |
| 52.3 | Installed | JosephPamplany | Archbishop ofTellicherry (Syro-Malabar),India | ||
| 78.2 | Retired | LinoPanizza Richero, O.F.M. Cap. | Bishop ofCarabayllo,Peru | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 21 Apr | 63.0 | Appointed | StefanoManetti | Bishop ofFiesole,Italy | |
| 75.4 | Retired | MarioMeini | Bishop ofFiesole,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 51.2 | Appointed | Darío RubénQuintana Muñiz, O.A.R. | Prelate ofCafayate,Argentina | ||
| 60.8 | Appointed | Pedro ManuelSalamanca Mantilla | Bishop ofFacatativá,Colombia | ||
| 22 Apr | 76.4 | Retired | Sergio AlfredoGualberti Calandrina | Archbishop ofSanta Cruz de la Sierra,Bolivia | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 52.5 | Appointed | KrzysztofKudławiec | Bishop ofDaule,Ecuador | ||
| 55.0 | Appointed | RenéLeigue Cesari | Archbishop ofSanta Cruz de la Sierra,Bolivia | ||
| 62.3 | Appointed | Luis FernandoRodríguez Velásquez | Coadjutor Archbishop ofCali,Colombia | Archbishop | |
| 75.0 | Retired | PawełStobrawa | Auxiliary Bishop ofOpole,Poland | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | |
| 23 Apr | 57.2 | Appointed | FabioBaggio, C.S. | Cardinal, Under Secretary of the Dicastery forPromoting Integral Human Development | |
| 86.6 | Died | Joaquín CarmeloBorobia Isasa † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofToledo,Spain | ||
| 68.0 | Ordained Bishop | Raimundo PossidônioCarrera da Mata | Coadjutor Bishop ofBragança do Pará,Brazil | Bishop | |
| 53.2 | Appointed | Nelson JairCardona Ramírez | Apostolic Administrator ofVillavicencio,Colombia | Bishop ofPereira,Colombia | |
| 61.0 | Appointed | Isauro IlisesCovili Linfati, O.F.M. | Bishop ofIquique,Chile | ||
| 75.7 | Appointed | Michael FelixCzerny, S.J. | Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery forPromoting Integral Human Development | ||
| 53.9 | Ordained Bishop | JavierHerrera Corona | Titular Archbishop ofVulturaria | Apostolic Nuncio toCongo, Republic of | |
| 53.7 | Appointed | John JosephKennedy | Secretary of the Congregation for theDoctrine of the Faith | Secretary of the Dicastery for theDoctrine of the Faith | |
| 51.5 | Appointed | ArmandoMatteo | Secretary of the Congregation for theDoctrine of the Faith | Secretary of the Dicastery for theDoctrine of the Faith | |
| 75.3 | Retired | SalvatoreMuratore | Bishop ofNicosia,Italy | Bishop Emeritus | |
| 51.4 | Ordained Bishop | Seno InnoNgutra | Bishop ofAmboina,Indonesia | ||
| 57.7 | Appointed | André GiraudPindi Mwanza Mayala | Bishop ofMatadi,Congo (Dem. Rep.) | ||
| 64.2 | Appointed | GiuseppeSchillaci | Bishop ofNicosia,Italy | ||
| 47.4 | Appointed | AlessandraSmerilli, F.M.A. | Secretary of the Dicastery forPromoting Integral Human Development | ||
| 62.1 | Ordained Bishop | HumbertoTapia Díaz | Bishop ofChachapoyas,Peru | ||
| 75.0 | Retired | OscarUrbina Ortega | Archbishop ofVillavicencio,Colombia | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 24 Apr | 84.0 | Died | DenisKiwanuka Lote † | Archbishop Emeritus ofTororo,Uganda | |
| 42.9 | Ordained Bishop | MaciejMałyga | Titular Bishop ofUlcinium | Auxiliary Bishop ofWrocław {Breslavia},Poland | |
| 64.5 | Installed | GabrielMalzaire | Archbishop ofCastries, Saint Lucia,Antilles | ||
| 60.2 | Ordained Bishop | MauriceNyunt Wai | Coadjutor Bishop ofMawlamyine,Myanmar | Bishop | |
| 25 Apr | 68.4 | Resigned | JánBabjak, S.J. | Archbishop ofPrešov (Prjašev) (Slovak),Slovakia | Archbishop Emeritus |
| 53.3 | Appointed | Juan CarlosBarreto Barreto | Bishop ofSoacha,Colombia | ||
| 71.6 | Appointed | PeterRusnák | Apostolic Administrator ofPrešov (Prjašev) (Slovak),Slovakia | Bishop ofBratislava (Slovak),Slovakia | |
| 26 Apr | 74.0 | Died | TiberioPolanía Ramírez, O.P. † | Priest ofOrder of Friars Preachers | |
| 70.6 | Appointed | Laurent Bernard MarieUlrich | Archbishop ofParis,France | ||
| 27 Apr | 87.6 | Died | CarlosAmigo Vallejo, O.F.M. † | Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus ofSevilla {Seville},Spain | |
| 83.1 | Died | AdamLepa † | Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus ofŁódź,Poland | ||
| 58.8 | Appointed | Mark AnthonyO’Toole | Archbishop ofCardiff, Wales,Great Britain | Archbishop ofCardiff-Menevia, Wales,Great Britain | |
| 58.8 | Appointed | Mark AnthonyO’Toole | Bishop ofMenevia, Wales,Great Britain | Archbishop ofCardiff-Menevia, Wales,Great Britain | |
| 75.9 | Retired | GeorgeStack | Archbishop ofCardiff, Wales,Great Britain | Archbishop Emeritus ofCardiff-Menevia, Wales,Great Britain | |
| 28 Apr | 60.6 | Appointed | Bryan JosephBayda, C.Ss.R. | Bishop ofToronto (Ukrainian),Canada | |
| 71.2 | Appointed | Lawrence DanielHuculak, O.S.B.M. | Apostolic Administrator ofSaskatoon (Ukrainian),Canada | Archbishop ofWinnipeg (Ukrainian), Manitoba,Canada | |
| 51.6 | Appointed | Gualtiero FedericoIsacchi | Archbishop ofMonreale,Italy | ||
| 75.4 | Retired | MichelePennisi | Archbishop ofMonreale,Italy | Archbishop Emeritus | |
| 89.4 | Died | FernandoSáenz Lacalle † | Archbishop Emeritus ofSan Salvador,El Salvador | ||
| 29 Apr | 70.0 | Ceased | Peter AbirAntonysamy | Apostolic Administrator ofPondicherry and Cuddalore,India | Bishop ofSultanpet,India |
| 64.4 | Installed | FrancisKalist | Archbishop ofPondicherry and Cuddalore,India | ||
| 30 Apr | 70.0 | Installed | Jose Lazaro FuerteAdvincula Jr. | Cardinal-Priest ofSan Vigilio | Cardinal, Archbishop ofManila,Philippines |
| 41.7 | Ordained Bishop | Bernardo AndrésÁlvarez Tapia | Titular Bishop ofTheuzi | Auxiliary Bishop ofConcepción (Santissima Concezione),Chile | |
| 68.0 | Installed | Raimundo PossidônioCarrera da Mata | Coadjutor Bishop ofBragança do Pará,Brazil | Bishop | |
| 71.4 | Retired | AlessandroD’Errico | Apostolic Nuncio toMalta | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 71.4 | Retired | AlessandroD’Errico | Apostolic Nuncio toLibya | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 52.7 | Ordained Bishop | Óscar WalterGarcía Barreto | Titular Bishop ofHorta | Auxiliary Bishop ofConcepción (Santissima Concezione),Chile | |
| 63.2 | Appointed | Nirmol VincentGomes, S.D.B. | Bishop ofKrishnagar,India | ||
| 71.9 | Retired | James PatrickGreen | Apostolic Nuncio toSweden | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 71.9 | Retired | James PatrickGreen | Apostolic Nuncio toIceland | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 71.9 | Retired | James PatrickGreen | Apostolic Nuncio toDenmark | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 71.9 | Retired | James PatrickGreen | Apostolic Nuncio toFinland | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 71.9 | Retired | James PatrickGreen | Apostolic Nuncio toNorway | Apostolic Nuncio | |
| 63.2 | Ordained Bishop | RaficNahra | Titular Bishop ofVerbe | Auxiliary Bishop ofJerusalem {Gerusalemme},Palestine | |
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