The Year of Our Lord 1970

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 67.4 Appointed Adolfo Binni † Apostolic Administrator of Acerra, Italy Bishop of Nola, Italy

Died [ Li De-hua] † Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China

1 Mar 60.1 Installed José Salazar López † Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

55.4 Ordained Bishop Domenico Vacchiano † Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy

2 Mar 37.1 Selected Edmund Fairbanks McCaffrey † Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA Abbot Emeritus

74.5 Died Paulo de Tarso Campos † Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

3 Mar 50.3 Appointed Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun † Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany

50.3 Appointed Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun † Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany

Born Simon Kim Ju-young Bishop of Chuncheon, Korea (South)

4 Mar 50.4 Appointed Francisco Raval Cruces † Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines Archbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines

73.5 Appointed Áron Márton † Apostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian) Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania

45.4 Appointed Eduardo André Muaca † Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola Archbishop Emeritus

45.4 Appointed Eduardo André Muaca † Titular Bishop of Isola Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola

5 Mar Born Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega Bishop of Siuna, Nicaragua

42.7 Appointed Mario Tagliaferri † Titular Archbishop of Formiae Apostolic Nuncio to France

42.7 Appointed Mario Tagliaferri † Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic Apostolic Nuncio to France

42.7 Appointed Mario Tagliaferri † Apostolic Delegate to Congo, Republic of Apostolic Nuncio to France

42.7 Appointed Mario Tagliaferri † Apostolic Delegate to Chad Apostolic Nuncio to France

6 Mar 53.9 Appointed Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. † Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia

62.4 Appointed Enrique Bolaños Quesada † Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

Born Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia, S.M.A. Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic

7 Mar 43.1 Appointed Émile Biayenda † Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo Cardinal, Archbishop

43.1 Appointed Émile Biayenda † Titular Archbishop of Garba Cardinal, Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo

75.9 Appointed Joseph Cheikho † Titular Archbishop of Amida Archbishop Emeritus of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran

75.9 Retired Joseph Cheikho † Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran Archbishop Emeritus

72.4 Appointed Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. † Titular Bishop of Árd Carna Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea

72.4 Resigned Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. † Bishop of Sideia, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

55.6 Succeeded Youhannan Semaan Issayi † Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran

36.7 Appointed Paul Khoarai † Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho Bishop Emeritus

88.7 Appointed James Michael Liston † Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand

88.7 Retired James Michael Liston † Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

43.8 Appointed Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. † Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea Bishop Emeritus

54.2 Appointed Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria

21.8 First Vows Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. † Member of Order of Friars Preachers Priest

56.2 Appointed Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I. † Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada

45.8 Appointed Patrick Webster, O.S.B. † Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles Archbishop Emeritus of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles

8 Mar 26.5 Ordained Priest Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S. Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

37.0 Ordained Bishop Peter Kwasi Sarpong Bishop of Kumasi, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana

9 Mar 54.5 Appointed Antonio Cunial † Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy

40.6 Appointed Patrick Fernández Flores † Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA Archbishop Emeritus

40.6 Appointed Patrick Fernández Flores † Titular Bishop of Italica Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA

41.8 Appointed Luiz Eugênio Pérez † Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil

10 Mar 89.3 Died Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece

57.5 Appointed Giovanni Proni † Coadjutor Bishop of Forli, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy

57.5 Appointed Giovanni Proni † Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy

12 Mar 38.5 Appointed José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R. Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama Prelate Emeritus

13 Mar Born Léonard Kakudji Muzinga Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

14 Mar 25.3 Ordained Priest David Christopher McGough † Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

15 Mar 61.5 Installed Joseph Amihere Essuah † Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana

25.2 Ordained Priest Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap. Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela

47.2 Ordained Bishop Maurus Gervase Komba † Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania Bishop Emeritus

85.1 Died François-Xavier Lacoursière, M. Afr. † Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda

62.6 Died Lawrence Patrick Moran † Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia

24.9 Ordained Priest Vincenzo Paglia Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy President of the Pontifical Academy for Life

16 Mar 74.6 Died William Joseph Anthony Bouter, M.H.M. † Bishop of Nellore, India

61.2 Succeeded Bala Shoury Thumma † Bishop of Nellore, India Bishop Emeritus

17 Mar 53.0 Appointed Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. † Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil

53.7 Appointed Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo † Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

58.1 Appointed Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. † Titular Bishop of Budua Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)

58.1 Resigned Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. † Bishop of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) Bishop Emeritus

18 Mar 28.1 Ordained Priest Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B. Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile

25.1 Ordained Priest Michele Russo, M.C.C.I. † Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Doba, Chad

19 Mar 51.0 Ordained Bishop Patrick Vincent Ahern † Titular Bishop of Naiera Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA

44.9 Ordained Bishop Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho † Titular Bishop of Ath Truim Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil

58.8 Appointed Emanuele Clarizio † Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

50.6 Ordained Bishop Edward Dennis Head † Titular Bishop of Árd Sratha Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA

43.1 Ordained Bishop Francis Thomas Hurley † Titular Bishop of Daimlaig Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA

44.4 Ordained Bishop Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. † Titular Bishop of Scardona Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil

40.4 Ordained Bishop Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez Titular Bishop of Novaliciana Bishop Emeritus of Holguín, Cuba

26.1 Ordained Priest Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I. Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Bishop Emeritus of Mbaïki, Central African Republic

45.6 Ordained Bishop Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. † Titular Bishop of Illiberi Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

60.3 Appointed Mikolaj Sasinowski † Bishop of Łomża, Poland

20 Mar 55.2 Installed Alejandro Durán Moreira † Bishop of Rancagua, Chile Bishop Emeritus

55.8 Appointed Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

55.8 Appointed Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. † Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia

21 Mar 86.7 Died Adelchi Albanesi † Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy

25.7 Ordained Priest Robert Joseph Baker Priest of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, Alabama, USA

26.1 Ordained Priest Warlito Itucas Cajandig Priest of Capiz, Philippines Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines

Born Eduardo José Castillo Pino Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador

75.5 Appointed Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. † Titular Bishop of Burca Bishop Emeritus of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México

75.5 Retired Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. † Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México Bishop Emeritus

26.0 Ordained Priest Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv. † Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy

31.5 Ordained Priest Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. † Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Bishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina

43.3 Appointed Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo † Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

30.7 Ordained Priest Raymond Olir Roussin, S. M. † Priest of Society of Mary Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

26.0 Ordained Deacon Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon † Deacon of Coutances (-Avranches), France Archbishop Emeritus of Clermont, France

48.2 Ordained Bishop Paul Hisao Yasuda † Titular Bishop of Tucci Archbishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan

22 Mar 23.2 Ordained Priest Jan Szkodoń Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

23 Mar Born Thomas D’Souza Bishop-Elect of Vasai, India

37.2 Confirmed Edmund Fairbanks McCaffrey † Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA Abbot Emeritus

24 Mar 85.4 Died Emilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay

25 Mar Born Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania

26 Mar Born Michael Francis Crotty Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria

Born Joseph Emile Mouawad Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon

30 Mar 23.7 Solemn Vows Paulo Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M. Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great) Apostolic Exarch of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian)

31 Mar Born David Ajang Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria

38.7 Appointed Antonio Dorado Soto † Bishop of Guadix, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain

60.5 Appointed Anastasio Granados García † Bishop of Palencia, Spain

46.7 Appointed Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa † Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

77.1 Appointed José Souto Vizoso † Titular Bishop of Illici Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain

77.1 Retired José Souto Vizoso † Bishop of Palencia, Spain Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	67.4	Appointed	Adolfo Binni †	Apostolic Administrator of Acerra, Italy	Bishop of Nola, Italy
	Died	[ Li De-hua] †	Bishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
1 Mar	60.1	Installed	José Salazar López †	Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
55.4	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Vacchiano †	Bishop of Cassano all’Jonio, Italy	Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy
2 Mar	37.1	Selected	Edmund Fairbanks McCaffrey †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus
74.5	Died	Paulo de Tarso Campos †	Archbishop Emeritus of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
3 Mar	50.3	Appointed	Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun †	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany
50.3	Appointed	Hans-Georg (Johannes) Braun †	Titular Bishop of Putia in Byzacena	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Magdeburg, Germany
	Born	Simon Kim Ju-young		Bishop of Chuncheon, Korea (South)
4 Mar	50.4	Appointed	Francisco Raval Cruces †	Bishop of Ilagan, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Zamboanga, Philippines
73.5	Appointed	Áron Márton †	Apostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)	Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
45.4	Appointed	Eduardo André Muaca †	Auxiliary Bishop of Luanda, Angola	Archbishop Emeritus
45.4	Appointed	Eduardo André Muaca †	Titular Bishop of Isola	Archbishop Emeritus of Luanda, Angola
5 Mar		Born	Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega		Bishop of Siuna, Nicaragua
42.7	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Titular Archbishop of Formiae	Apostolic Nuncio to France
42.7	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Central African Republic	Apostolic Nuncio to France
42.7	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Delegate to Congo, Republic of	Apostolic Nuncio to France
42.7	Appointed	Mario Tagliaferri †	Apostolic Delegate to Chad	Apostolic Nuncio to France
6 Mar	53.9	Appointed	Eladio Acosta Arteaga, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia	Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
62.4	Appointed	Enrique Bolaños Quesada †	Bishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
	Born	Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia, S.M.A.		Bishop of Bossangoa, Central African Republic
7 Mar	43.1	Appointed	Émile Biayenda †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo	Cardinal, Archbishop
43.1	Appointed	Émile Biayenda †	Titular Archbishop of Garba	Cardinal, Archbishop of Brazzaville, Congo
75.9	Appointed	Joseph Cheikho †	Titular Archbishop of Amida	Archbishop Emeritus of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran
75.9	Retired	Joseph Cheikho †	Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran	Archbishop Emeritus
72.4	Appointed	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Árd Carna	Bishop Emeritus of Sideia, Papua New Guinea
72.4	Resigned	Francis John Doyle, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Sideia, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
55.6	Succeeded	Youhannan Semaan Issayi †	Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran	Archbishop of Teheran (Chaldean), Iran
36.7	Appointed	Paul Khoarai †	Bishop of Leribe, Lesotho	Bishop Emeritus
88.7	Appointed	James Michael Liston †	Titular Archbishop of Domnach Sechnaill	Bishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
88.7	Retired	James Michael Liston †	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
43.8	Appointed	Desmond Charles Moore, M.S.C. †	Bishop of Alotau-Sideia, Papua New Guinea	Bishop Emeritus
54.2	Appointed	Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Enugu, Nigeria
21.8	First Vows	Tiberio Polanía Ramírez, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Priest
56.2	Appointed	Omer Alfred Robidoux, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Churchill-Baie d’Hudson, Manitoba, Canada
45.8	Appointed	Patrick Webster, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles	Archbishop Emeritus of Castries, Saint Lucia, Antilles
8 Mar	26.5	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni, C.S.	Priest of Congregation of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo	Bishop Emeritus of Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
37.0	Ordained Bishop	Peter Kwasi Sarpong	Bishop of Kumasi, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, Ghana
9 Mar	54.5	Appointed	Antonio Cunial †	Bishop of Vittorio Veneto, Italy
40.6	Appointed	Patrick Fernández Flores †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
40.6	Appointed	Patrick Fernández Flores †	Titular Bishop of Italica	Archbishop Emeritus of San Antonio, Texas, USA
41.8	Appointed	Luiz Eugênio Pérez †	Bishop of Jales, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
10 Mar	89.3	Died	Florido Ambrogio Acciari, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Rhodos {Rhodes}, Greece
57.5	Appointed	Giovanni Proni †	Coadjutor Bishop of Forli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
57.5	Appointed	Giovanni Proni †	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Forli-Bertinoro, Italy
12 Mar	38.5	Appointed	José Agustín Ganuza García, O.A.R.	Prelate of Bocas del Toro, Panama	Prelate Emeritus
13 Mar		Born	Léonard Kakudji Muzinga		Bishop of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 Mar	25.3	Ordained Priest	David Christopher McGough †	Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
15 Mar	61.5	Installed	Joseph Amihere Essuah †	Bishop of Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
25.2	Ordained Priest	Felipe González González, O.F.M. Cap.	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Caroní, Venezuela
47.2	Ordained Bishop	Maurus Gervase Komba †	Bishop of Tanga, Tanzania	Bishop Emeritus
85.1	Died	François-Xavier Lacoursière, M. Afr. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mbarara, Uganda
62.6	Died	Lawrence Patrick Moran †	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia
24.9	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Paglia	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
16 Mar	74.6	Died	William Joseph Anthony Bouter, M.H.M. †	Bishop of Nellore, India
61.2	Succeeded	Bala Shoury Thumma †	Bishop of Nellore, India	Bishop Emeritus
17 Mar	53.0	Appointed	Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Caetité, Bahia, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil
53.7	Appointed	Alair Vilar Fernandes de Melo †	Bishop of Amargosa, Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
58.1	Appointed	Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †	Titular Bishop of Budua	Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
58.1	Resigned	Louis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)	Bishop Emeritus
18 Mar	28.1	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Ezzati Andrello, S.D.B.	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
25.1	Ordained Priest	Michele Russo, M.C.C.I. †	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Doba, Chad
19 Mar	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Vincent Ahern †	Titular Bishop of Naiera	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
44.9	Ordained Bishop	Miguel Fenelon Câmara Filho †	Titular Bishop of Ath Truim	Archbishop Emeritus of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
58.8	Appointed	Emanuele Clarizio †	Pro-Prefect of the Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
50.6	Ordained Bishop	Edward Dennis Head †	Titular Bishop of Árd Sratha	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
43.1	Ordained Bishop	Francis Thomas Hurley †	Titular Bishop of Daimlaig	Archbishop Emeritus of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
44.4	Ordained Bishop	Cândido Lorenzo González, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Scardona	Bishop Emeritus of São Raimundo Nonato, Piaui, Brazil
40.4	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Luis Lucas Peña Gómez	Titular Bishop of Novaliciana	Bishop Emeritus of Holguín, Cuba
26.1	Ordained Priest	Guerrino Perin, M.C.C.I.	Priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Mbaïki, Central African Republic
45.6	Ordained Bishop	Onofre Cândido Rosa, S.D.B. †	Titular Bishop of Illiberi	Bishop Emeritus of Jardim, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
60.3	Appointed	Mikolaj Sasinowski †	Bishop of Łomża, Poland
20 Mar	55.2	Installed	Alejandro Durán Moreira †	Bishop of Rancagua, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
55.8	Appointed	Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. †	Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
55.8	Appointed	Ignace Abdo Khalifé, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Apamea in Syria dei Maroniti	Bishop Emeritus of Saint Maron of Sydney (Maronite), Australia
21 Mar	86.7	Died	Adelchi Albanesi †	Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
25.7	Ordained Priest	Robert Joseph Baker	Priest of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Birmingham, Alabama, USA
26.1	Ordained Priest	Warlito Itucas Cajandig	Priest of Capiz, Philippines	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Calapan, Philippines
	Born	Eduardo José Castillo Pino		Archbishop of Portoviejo, Ecuador
75.5	Appointed	Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. †	Titular Bishop of Burca	Bishop Emeritus of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México
75.5	Retired	Alfredo Galindo Mendoza, M.Sp.S. †	Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México	Bishop Emeritus
26.0	Ordained Priest	Gianfranco Agostino Gardin, O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Conventual	Bishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
31.5	Ordained Priest	Marcelo Angiolo Melani, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina
43.3	Appointed	Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo †	Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte, México	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
30.7	Ordained Priest	Raymond Olir Roussin, S. M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Archbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
26.0	Ordained Deacon	Hippolyte Louis Jean Simon †	Deacon of Coutances (-Avranches), France	Archbishop Emeritus of Clermont, France
48.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul Hisao Yasuda †	Titular Bishop of Tucci	Archbishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan
22 Mar	23.2	Ordained Priest	Jan Szkodoń	Priest of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 Mar		Born	Thomas D’Souza		Bishop-Elect of Vasai, India
37.2	Confirmed	Edmund Fairbanks McCaffrey †	Abbot of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA	Abbot Emeritus
24 Mar	85.4	Died	Emilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
25 Mar		Born	Christopher Ndizeye Nkoronko		Bishop of Kahama, Tanzania
26 Mar		Born	Michael Francis Crotty		Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria
	Born	Joseph Emile Mouawad		Bishop of Zahleh (Maronite), Lebanon
30 Mar	23.7	Solemn Vows	Paulo Dionisio Lachovicz (Liakhovych), O.S.B.M.	Member of Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat (Order of St. Basil the Great)	Apostolic Exarch of Italy, Faithful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church (Ukrainian)
31 Mar		Born	David Ajang		Bishop of Lafia, Nigeria
38.7	Appointed	Antonio Dorado Soto †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Málaga, Spain
60.5	Appointed	Anastasio Granados García †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
46.7	Appointed	Marco Tulio Ramírez Roa †	Bishop of Cabimas, Venezuela	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
77.1	Appointed	José Souto Vizoso †	Titular Bishop of Illici	Bishop Emeritus of Palencia, Spain
77.1	Retired	José Souto Vizoso †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain	Bishop Emeritus

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