The Year of Our Lord 1987

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 50.4 Ordained Bishop Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D. Bishop of Sambalpur, India Bishop Emeritus

52.3 Ordained Bishop Jacques Yandé Sarr † Bishop of Thiès, Senegal

2 Mar 48.8 Ordained Bishop Daniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. † Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

3 Mar 76.1 Retired József Bánk † Bishop of Vác, Hungary Bishop Emeritus

47.8 Appointed László Dankó † Apostolic Administrator of Kalocsa, Hungary Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary

47.8 Appointed László Dankó † Titular Bishop of Midila Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary

50.6 Appointed Kurt Krenn † Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria

50.6 Appointed Kurt Krenn † Titular Bishop of Aulon Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria

59.7 Selected Anthony Li Duan † Bishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China

70.9 Appointed Izidor István Marosi † Bishop of Vác, Hungary Bishop Emeritus

59.8 Appointed László Pacifik Paskai, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary

70.9 Died György Póka † Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

6 Mar 75.4 Retired Gellért Belon † Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, Hungary Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

50.7 Resigned François Jacques Bussini † Bishop of Amiens, France Bishop Emeritus

63.9 Died Laszlo Anthony Iranyi, Sch. P. † Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum

7 Mar 64.9 Resigned José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. † Bishop of El Salvador, Military Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador

75.0 Retired George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

58.5 Ordained Bishop José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Ausuccura Bishop Emeritus of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

76.1 Retired Paul Etoga † Bishop of Mbalmayo, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

78.3 Retired Adolf Fürstenberg, M. Afr. † Bishop of Mbala, Zambia Bishop Emeritus

58.3 Succeeded Michael Meier, S.V.D. † Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea Archbishop Emeritus

39.7 Appointed Telesphore George Mpundu Bishop of Mbala, Zambia Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia

47.6 Succeeded Adalbert Ndzana Bishop of Mbalmayo, Cameroon Bishop Emeritus

45.1 Appointed Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi † Bishop of Sarh, Chad Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad

49.1 Appointed Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña † Bishop of El Salvador, Military

49.1 Appointed Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña † Titular Bishop of Sebarga Bishop of El Salvador, Military

59.5 Appointed Edoardo Rovida Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein Apostolic Nuncio

69.4 Resigned Henri Véniat, S.J. † Bishop of Sarh, Chad Bishop Emeritus

9 Mar 70.9 Died Rubén Isaza Restrepo † Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia

10 Mar 50.4 Appointed Antonio Bianchin † Titular Bishop of Vannida

11 Mar 52.2 Appointed Stanisław Kędziora † Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

52.2 Appointed Stanisław Kędziora † Titular Bishop of Tucci Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

12 Mar 51.5 Appointed Joseph Victor Adamec † Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

42.8 Ordained Bishop Thumma Bala † Bishop of Warangal, India Archbishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India

89.0 Died Dominique Marie Lê Hữu Cung † Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam

52.9 Appointed Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. † Coadjutor Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil Prelate

75.5 Retired Mariano José Parra León † Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela Bishop Emeritus

54.1 Appointed Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa † Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela

75.3 Succeeded Joseph-Marie Vû Duy Nhất † Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam

53.9 Appointed Eurico dos Santos Veloso † Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil Archbishop Emeritus

53.9 Appointed Eurico dos Santos Veloso † Titular Bishop of Selia Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

13 Mar 49.9 Appointed Jan De Bie Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

49.9 Appointed Jan De Bie Titular Bishop of Uppenna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

14 Mar 29.8 Ordained Priest José María Avendaño Perea Priest of Madrid, Spain Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe, Spain

75.3 Retired Luigi Boccadoro † Bishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy Bishop Emeritus

23.4 Ordained Deacon Antonio Guido Filipazzi Deacon of Genova-Bobbio, Italy Apostolic Nuncio to Poland

65.4 Appointed Fiorino Tagliaferri † Bishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy

15 Mar 27.5 Ordained Deacon Yaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami Deacon of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria

59.1 Installed Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon † Bishop of Cahors, France Bishop Emeritus

68.4 Ordained Bishop Philipp Ma Qi (Ma Ji) † Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China

61.0 Installed Antonio Vilaplana Molina † Bishop of León, Spain Bishop Emeritus

16 Mar 42.4 Ordained Bishop Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak † Titular Bishop of Lesvi Bishop of Philippines, Military

17 Mar 50.4 Ordained Bishop John Magee, S.P.S. Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland Bishop Emeritus

48.3 Ordained Bishop Leonardo Yuzon Medroso Bishop of Borongan, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines

18 Mar 75.1 Retired Alfons Karl Kempf † Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 55.7 Ordained Bishop Colin Campbell † Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Bishop Emeritus

24.4 Ordained Priest Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca Priest of Toluca, México, México Bishop of Azcapotzalco, México, México

47.5 Ordained Bishop Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

20 Mar 25.9 Solemn Vows Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M. Member of Order of Friars Minor Bishop of Iquique, Chile

21 Mar 52.4 Ordained Bishop Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. † Titular Bishop of Lamsorti Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada

26.4 Ordained Priest Gustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T. Priest of Order of the Most Holy Trinity Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar

79.2 Died Frank Henry Greteman † Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA

22 Mar 27.6 Ordained Priest Ángel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D. Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites Bishop of Chimbote, Peru

25 Mar 60.0 Ordained Bishop Raffaele Castielli † Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy Bishop Emeritus

42.1 Ordained Bishop Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Cumae Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia

49.8 Ordained Bishop Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón Titular Bishop of Segia Bishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia

52.3 Ordained Bishop Stanisław Kędziora † Titular Bishop of Tucci Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

52.8 Appointed José Lizares Estrada Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

26 Mar 53.2 Died Raphaël Lubaki Nganga † Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

71.5 Appointed Vasile Louis Puscas † Bishop of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA Bishop Emeritus

53.3 Appointed George Riashi, B.C. † Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)

27 Mar 75.2 Died [Stanislav Chang Shou-yi] † Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China

85.9 Died Luis Chávez y González † Archbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador

99.2 Died [Lucas Wang Shou-qian (Shou Shien)] † Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China

71.2 Selected [Philip Xu Lizhi] † Auxiliary Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China

28 Mar 73.5 Died Iván Pálos † Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary

85.9 Died Albert Rudolph Zuroweste † Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA

29 Mar 47.5 Ordained Bishop Camilo Diaz Gregorio † Titular Bishop of Girus Prelate Emeritus of Batanes, Philippines

67.2 Ordained Bishop Paul Shi Chunjie † Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China

152.2 Beatified Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre † Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain

30 Mar 50.0 Appointed Peter Joseph Connors Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia

50.0 Appointed Peter Joseph Connors Titular Bishop of Temuniana Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia

61.3 Appointed José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

61.3 Appointed José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Cubda Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier

53.4 Appointed John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Archbishop Emeritus of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

57.3 Appointed John Basil Meeking † Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand Bishop Emeritus

44.1 Appointed Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. † Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia

57.0 Appointed Salvador Trane Modesto † Auxiliary Bishop of San Carlos, Philippines Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

54.9 Appointed Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. † Titular Bishop of Fissiana Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Ramón, Peru

45.8 Appointed George Pell † Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy

45.8 Appointed George Pell † Titular Bishop of Scala Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy

31 Mar 49.7 Installed John Thomas Steinbock † Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA Bishop of Fresno, California, USA

Apr 21.3 Converted Scott Cal McCaig, C.C. Bishop of Canada, Military

1 Apr 56.9 Ordained Bishop William Edwin Franklin Titular Bishop of Surista Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA

81.6 Died Antonio Oña de Echave † Bishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain

43.0 Ordained Priest Jean Marie Vũ Tất Priest of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

2 Apr 59.6 Appointed Anthony Gerard Bosco † Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

59.9 Installed William Henry Bullock † Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA

4 Apr 57.0 Appointed Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras † Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala

46.2 Ordained Bishop Bruno Schettino † Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy Archbishop of Capua, Italy

5 Apr 47.0 Ordained Bishop José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R. † Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil Prelate Emeritus

59.8 Ordained Bishop Anthony Li Duan † Bishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China

6 Apr 25.7 Ordained Priest Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca Priest of San Vicente, El Salvador Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador

7 Apr 75.9 Died John Baptist Sye Bong-Kil † Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)

8 Apr 77.1 Died Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)

60.8 Died Kevin McNamara † Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland

48.4 Installed Leonardo Yuzon Medroso Bishop of Borongan, Philippines Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines

10 Apr 26.0 Ordained Priest Ricardo Lingan Baccay Priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines Archbishop

24.7 Ordained Priest Danilo Bangayan Ulep Priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines Prelate of Batanes, Philippines

12 Apr 57.1 Ordained Bishop Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B. † Titular Bishop of Cenae Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland

15 Apr 76.9 Retired Janez Jenko † Bishop of Koper, Slovenia Bishop Emeritus

16 Apr 43.9 Appointed Francesco Cacucci Auxiliary Bishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

43.9 Appointed Francesco Cacucci Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy

44.9 Succeeded Vincenzo D’Addario † Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy

75.0 Retired Mario Di Lieto † Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Succeeded Metod Pirih † Bishop of Koper, Slovenia Bishop Emeritus

19 Apr 50.0 Ordained Bishop Jan De Bie Titular Bishop of Uppenna Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium

50.8 Installed Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. † Archbishop of La Paz, Bolivia Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia

24 Apr 26.7 Ordained Priest Alessandro Damiano Priest of Trapani, Italy Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy

25 Apr 50.6 Ordained Bishop Antonio Bianchin † Titular Bishop of Vannida

29.0 Ordained Priest Willybard Kitogho Lagho Priest of Mombasa, Kenya Bishop of Malindi, Kenya

49.0 Appointed Manuel Monteiro de Castro Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Antilles Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

30.1 Ordained Priest Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I. Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa

48.1 Ordained Bishop Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu † Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa Bishop Emeritus

25.3 Ordained Priest Serafino Parisi Priest of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy Bishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy

26.3 Solemn Vows Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F. Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras

49.3 Ordained Bishop Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña † Titular Bishop of Sebarga Bishop of El Salvador, Military

26 Apr 50.8 Ordained Bishop Kurt Krenn † Titular Bishop of Aulon Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria

26.3 Ordained Priest Antonysamy Savarimuthu Priest of Palayamkottai, India Bishop

50.1 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Simo † Titular Bishop of Sereddeli Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bafoussam, Cameroon

40.0 Ordained Bishop Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot Titular Bishop of Siminina Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon

27 Apr 51.3 Appointed Longinus Atundo † Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya

65.2 Appointed Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. † Bishop of Baroda, India Bishop Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Henri Goudreault, O.M.I. † Bishop of Labrador City-Schefferville, Québec, Canada Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada

52.7 Appointed Lawrence Patrick Henry † Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa Archbishop Emeritus

52.7 Appointed Lawrence Patrick Henry † Titular Bishop of Cenculiana Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa

60.1 Died José López Lara † Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México

44.4 Incardinated Emmanuel Okombo Wandera Priest of Bungoma, Kenya Bishop Emeritus of Kericho, Kenya

59.7 Ordained Bishop Alberto Tricarico † Titular Archbishop of Sistroniana Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State

28 Apr 56.8 Died Isaac Youhanon Koottaplakil † Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India

29 Apr 55.9 Appointed Marian Kazimierz Zimałek † Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland

55.9 Appointed Marian Kazimierz Zimałek † Titular Bishop of Isola Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland

30 Apr 50.5 Appointed Osvaldo Giuntini Coadjutor Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	50.4	Ordained Bishop	Lucas Kerketta, S.V.D.	Bishop of Sambalpur, India	Bishop Emeritus
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Yandé Sarr †	Bishop of Thiès, Senegal
2 Mar	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Daniel Mark (Marcus George) Buechlein, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
3 Mar	76.1	Retired	József Bánk †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
47.8	Appointed	László Dankó †	Apostolic Administrator of Kalocsa, Hungary	Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary
47.8	Appointed	László Dankó †	Titular Bishop of Midila	Archbishop of Kalocsa-Kecskemét, Hungary
50.6	Appointed	Kurt Krenn †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
50.6	Appointed	Kurt Krenn †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
59.7	Selected	Anthony Li Duan †	Bishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China
70.9	Appointed	Izidor István Marosi †	Bishop of Vác, Hungary	Bishop Emeritus
59.8	Appointed	László Pacifik Paskai, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary
70.9	Died	György Póka †	Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
6 Mar	75.4	Retired	Gellért Belon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Pécs, Hungary	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
50.7	Resigned	François Jacques Bussini †	Bishop of Amiens, France	Bishop Emeritus
63.9	Died	Laszlo Anthony Iranyi, Sch. P. †	Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum
7 Mar	64.9	Resigned	José Eduardo Alvarez Ramírez, C.M. †	Bishop of El Salvador, Military	Bishop Emeritus of San Miguel, El Salvador
75.0	Retired	George Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
58.5	Ordained Bishop	José Carlos de Lima Vaz, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Ausuccura	Bishop Emeritus of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
76.1	Retired	Paul Etoga †	Bishop of Mbalmayo, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
78.3	Retired	Adolf Fürstenberg, M. Afr. †	Bishop of Mbala, Zambia	Bishop Emeritus
58.3	Succeeded	Michael Meier, S.V.D. †	Archbishop of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea	Archbishop Emeritus
39.7	Appointed	Telesphore George Mpundu	Bishop of Mbala, Zambia	Archbishop Emeritus of Lusaka, Zambia
47.6	Succeeded	Adalbert Ndzana	Bishop of Mbalmayo, Cameroon	Bishop Emeritus
45.1	Appointed	Matthias N’Gartéri Mayadi †	Bishop of Sarh, Chad	Archbishop of N’Djaména, Chad
49.1	Appointed	Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña †	Bishop of El Salvador, Military
49.1	Appointed	Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña †	Titular Bishop of Sebarga	Bishop of El Salvador, Military
59.5	Appointed	Edoardo Rovida	Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein	Apostolic Nuncio
69.4	Resigned	Henri Véniat, S.J. †	Bishop of Sarh, Chad	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	70.9	Died	Rubén Isaza Restrepo †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cartagena, Colombia
10 Mar	50.4	Appointed	Antonio Bianchin †	Titular Bishop of Vannida
11 Mar	52.2	Appointed	Stanisław Kędziora †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
52.2	Appointed	Stanisław Kędziora †	Titular Bishop of Tucci	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
12 Mar	51.5	Appointed	Joseph Victor Adamec †	Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
42.8	Ordained Bishop	Thumma Bala †	Bishop of Warangal, India	Archbishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India
89.0	Died	Dominique Marie Lê Hữu Cung †	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
52.9	Appointed	Olívio Teodoro Obalhe, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Prelate of Cristalândia, Goias, Brazil	Prelate
75.5	Retired	Mariano José Parra León †	Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela	Bishop Emeritus
54.1	Appointed	Alfredo José Rodríguez Figueroa †	Bishop of Cumaná, Venezuela	Archbishop of Cumaná, Venezuela
75.3	Succeeded	Joseph-Marie Vû Duy Nhất †	Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
53.9	Appointed	Eurico dos Santos Veloso †	Auxiliary Bishop of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
53.9	Appointed	Eurico dos Santos Veloso †	Titular Bishop of Selia	Archbishop Emeritus of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13 Mar	49.9	Appointed	Jan De Bie	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
49.9	Appointed	Jan De Bie	Titular Bishop of Uppenna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
14 Mar	29.8	Ordained Priest	José María Avendaño Perea	Priest of Madrid, Spain	Auxiliary Bishop of Getafe, Spain
75.3	Retired	Luigi Boccadoro †	Bishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
23.4	Ordained Deacon	Antonio Guido Filipazzi	Deacon of Genova-Bobbio, Italy	Apostolic Nuncio to Poland
65.4	Appointed	Fiorino Tagliaferri †	Bishop of Viterbo, Acquapendente, Bagnoregio, Montefiascone, Tuscania e San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Viterbo, Italy
15 Mar	27.5	Ordained Deacon	Yaqoub Joseph Abdel-Jalil Chami	Deacon of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon	Archbishop of Hassaké-Nisibi (Syrian), Syria
59.1	Installed	Maurice-Adolphe Gaidon †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Bishop Emeritus
68.4	Ordained Bishop	Philipp Ma Qi (Ma Ji) †	Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China
61.0	Installed	Antonio Vilaplana Molina †	Bishop of León, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
16 Mar	42.4	Ordained Bishop	Leopoldo Sumaylo Tumulak †	Titular Bishop of Lesvi	Bishop of Philippines, Military
17 Mar	50.4	Ordained Bishop	John Magee, S.P.S.	Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
48.3	Ordained Bishop	Leonardo Yuzon Medroso	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
18 Mar	75.1	Retired	Alfons Karl Kempf †	Auxiliary Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Colin Campbell †	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
24.4	Ordained Priest	Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca	Priest of Toluca, México, México	Bishop of Azcapotzalco, México, México
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Tito Solari Capellari, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Aquae Novae in Numidia	Archbishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
20 Mar	25.9	Solemn Vows	Isauro Ilises Covili Linfati, O.F.M.	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Iquique, Chile
21 Mar	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Jacques Berthelet, C.S.V. †	Titular Bishop of Lamsorti	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, Québec, Canada
26.4	Ordained Priest	Gustavo Bombín Espino, O.SS.T.	Priest of Order of the Most Holy Trinity	Archbishop of Toliara, Madagascar
79.2	Died	Frank Henry Greteman †	Bishop Emeritus of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
22 Mar	27.6	Ordained Priest	Ángel Ernesto Zapata Bances, O.C.D.	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Bishop of Chimbote, Peru
25 Mar	60.0	Ordained Bishop	Raffaele Castielli †	Bishop of Lucera-Troia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
42.1	Ordained Bishop	Julio María Elías Montoya, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Cumae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
49.8	Ordained Bishop	Héctor Luis Gutiérrez Pabón	Titular Bishop of Segia	Bishop Emeritus of Engativá, Colombia
52.3	Ordained Bishop	Stanisław Kędziora †	Titular Bishop of Tucci	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
52.8	Appointed	José Lizares Estrada	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26 Mar	53.2	Died	Raphaël Lubaki Nganga †	Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
71.5	Appointed	Vasile Louis Puscas †	Bishop of Saint George’s in Canton (Romanian), USA	Bishop Emeritus
53.3	Appointed	George Riashi, B.C. †	Bishop of Saint Michael’s of Sydney (Melkite Greek), Australia	Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Melkite Greek)
27 Mar	75.2	Died	[Stanislav Chang Shou-yi] †	Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
85.9	Died	Luis Chávez y González †	Archbishop Emeritus of San Salvador, El Salvador
99.2	Died	[Lucas Wang Shou-qian (Shou Shien)] †	Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
71.2	Selected	[Philip Xu Lizhi] †	Auxiliary Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
28 Mar	73.5	Died	Iván Pálos †	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
85.9	Died	Albert Rudolph Zuroweste †	Bishop Emeritus of Belleville, Illinois, USA
29 Mar	47.5	Ordained Bishop	Camilo Diaz Gregorio †	Titular Bishop of Girus	Prelate Emeritus of Batanes, Philippines
67.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul Shi Chunjie †	Auxiliary Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
152.2	Beatified	Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
30 Mar	50.0	Appointed	Peter Joseph Connors	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
50.0	Appointed	Peter Joseph Connors	Titular Bishop of Temuniana	Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia
61.3	Appointed	José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
61.3	Appointed	José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Cubda	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
53.4	Appointed	John Lee Hiong Fun-Yit Yaw	Bishop of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia	Archbishop Emeritus of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
57.3	Appointed	John Basil Meeking †	Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand	Bishop Emeritus
44.1	Appointed	Hilarius Moa Nurak, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Pangkal-Pinang, Indonesia
57.0	Appointed	Salvador Trane Modesto †	Auxiliary Bishop of San Carlos, Philippines	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of San Ramón, Peru	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
54.9	Appointed	Julio Ojeda Pascual, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Fissiana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Ramón, Peru
45.8	Appointed	George Pell †	Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, Australia	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
45.8	Appointed	George Pell †	Titular Bishop of Scala	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Secretariat for the Economy
31 Mar	49.7	Installed	John Thomas Steinbock †	Bishop of Santa Rosa (in California), USA	Bishop of Fresno, California, USA
Apr	21.3	Converted	Scott Cal McCaig, C.C.	Bishop of Canada, Military
1 Apr	56.9	Ordained Bishop	William Edwin Franklin	Titular Bishop of Surista	Bishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
81.6	Died	Antonio Oña de Echave †	Bishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
43.0	Ordained Priest	Jean Marie Vũ Tất	Priest of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
2 Apr	59.6	Appointed	Anthony Gerard Bosco †	Bishop of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
59.9	Installed	William Henry Bullock †	Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4 Apr	57.0	Appointed	Victor Hugo Martínez Contreras †	Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala	Archbishop Emeritus of Los Altos, Quetzaltenango-Totonicapán, Guatemala
46.2	Ordained Bishop	Bruno Schettino †	Bishop of Teggiano-Policastro, Italy	Archbishop of Capua, Italy
5 Apr	47.0	Ordained Bishop	José Luís Azcona Hermoso, O.A.R. †	Prelate of Marajó, Para, Brazil	Prelate Emeritus
59.8	Ordained Bishop	Anthony Li Duan †	Bishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], China
6 Apr	25.7	Ordained Priest	Fabio Reynaldo Colindres Abarca	Priest of San Vicente, El Salvador	Bishop of San Miguel, El Salvador
7 Apr	75.9	Died	John Baptist Sye Bong-Kil †	Archbishop Emeritus of Daegu {Taegu}, Korea (South)
8 Apr	77.1	Died	Pierre-Paul-Émile Martin, S.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Nouméa, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
60.8	Died	Kevin McNamara †	Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
48.4	Installed	Leonardo Yuzon Medroso	Bishop of Borongan, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
10 Apr	26.0	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Lingan Baccay	Priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Archbishop
24.7	Ordained Priest	Danilo Bangayan Ulep	Priest of Tuguegarao, Philippines	Prelate of Batanes, Philippines
12 Apr	57.1	Ordained Bishop	Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Cenae	Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Switzerland
15 Apr	76.9	Retired	Janez Jenko †	Bishop of Koper, Slovenia	Bishop Emeritus
16 Apr	43.9	Appointed	Francesco Cacucci	Auxiliary Bishop of Bari-Bitonto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
43.9	Appointed	Francesco Cacucci	Titular Bishop of Castellum Medianum	Archbishop Emeritus of Bari-Bitonto, Italy
44.9	Succeeded	Vincenzo D’Addario †	Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Bishop of Teramo-Atri, Italy
75.0	Retired	Mario Di Lieto †	Bishop of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Succeeded	Metod Pirih †	Bishop of Koper, Slovenia	Bishop Emeritus
19 Apr	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Jan De Bie	Titular Bishop of Uppenna	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}, Belgium
50.8	Installed	Luis Sáinz Hinojosa, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
24 Apr	26.7	Ordained Priest	Alessandro Damiano	Priest of Trapani, Italy	Archbishop of Agrigento, Italy
25 Apr	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Bianchin †	Titular Bishop of Vannida
29.0	Ordained Priest	Willybard Kitogho Lagho	Priest of Mombasa, Kenya	Bishop of Malindi, Kenya
49.0	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Antilles	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
30.1	Ordained Priest	Zolile Peter Mpambani, S.C.I.	Priest of Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart	Archbishop of Bloemfontein, South Africa
48.1	Ordained Bishop	Gerard Sithunywa Ndlovu †	Bishop of Umzimkulu, South Africa	Bishop Emeritus
25.3	Ordained Priest	Serafino Parisi	Priest of Crotone-Santa Severina, Italy	Bishop of Lamezia Terme, Italy
26.3	Solemn Vows	Juan José Pineda Fasquelle, C.M.F.	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
49.3	Ordained Bishop	Roberto Joaquín Ramos Umaña †	Titular Bishop of Sebarga	Bishop of El Salvador, Military
26 Apr	50.8	Ordained Bishop	Kurt Krenn †	Titular Bishop of Aulon	Bishop Emeritus of Sankt Pölten, Austria
26.3	Ordained Priest	Antonysamy Savarimuthu	Priest of Palayamkottai, India	Bishop
50.1	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Simo †	Titular Bishop of Sereddeli	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bafoussam, Cameroon
40.0	Ordained Bishop	Simon-Victor Tonyé Bakot	Titular Bishop of Siminina	Archbishop Emeritus of Yaoundé, Cameroon
27 Apr	51.3	Appointed	Longinus Atundo †	Bishop of Bungoma, Kenya
65.2	Appointed	Francis Leo Braganza, S.J. †	Bishop of Baroda, India	Bishop Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Henri Goudreault, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Labrador City-Schefferville, Québec, Canada	Archbishop of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
52.7	Appointed	Lawrence Patrick Henry †	Auxiliary Bishop of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa	Archbishop Emeritus
52.7	Appointed	Lawrence Patrick Henry †	Titular Bishop of Cenculiana	Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
60.1	Died	José López Lara †	Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, México
44.4	Incardinated	Emmanuel Okombo Wandera	Priest of Bungoma, Kenya	Bishop Emeritus of Kericho, Kenya
59.7	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Tricarico †	Titular Archbishop of Sistroniana	Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
28 Apr	56.8	Died	Isaac Youhanon Koottaplakil †	Bishop of Tiruvalla (Syro-Malankara), India
29 Apr	55.9	Appointed	Marian Kazimierz Zimałek †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz-Radom, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
55.9	Appointed	Marian Kazimierz Zimałek †	Titular Bishop of Isola	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Sandomierz, Poland
30 Apr	50.5	Appointed	Osvaldo Giuntini	Coadjutor Bishop of Marília, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus

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