The Year of Our Lord 2005

Bishop Events

March to April

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 55.9 Installed Jerome Edward Listecki Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

2 Mar 46.1 Appointed Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B. Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil

46.1 Appointed Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B. Titular Bishop of Gisipa Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil

91.3 Died Eugenio Santiago Peyrou, S.D.B. † Bishop Emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina

3 Mar 76.3 Retired Rafael Barraza Sánchez † Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México Bishop Emeritus

55.2 Appointed Mario Espinosa Contreras Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México

58.4 Appointed Salvatore Ronald Matano Coadjutor Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA

77.0 Died Joseph Shi Hongchen (Shi Hongzhen), C.M. † Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China

5 Mar 64.1 Appointed Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton † Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

76.0 Retired Nestor Assogba † Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

54.5 Ordained Bishop Oscar Cantoni Bishop of Crema, Italy Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy

62.3 Installed André Armand Vingt-Trois Archbishop of Paris, France Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

6 Mar 45.1 Ordained Bishop Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

7 Mar 81.4 Died José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay

8 Mar 92.4 Died José Alves de Sá Trindade † Bishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Brazil

80.3 Died Román Arrieta Villalobos † Archbishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica

67.1 Died Luciano Nervi, S.M.M. † Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi

53.7 Installed Harold Anthony Perera Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

9 Mar 43.8 Appointed Tomé Ferreira da Silva Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

43.8 Appointed Tomé Ferreira da Silva Titular Bishop of Giufi Bishop Emeritus of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

66.6 Appointed José María Pinheiro Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

57.9 Ordained Bishop Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M. Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México Bishop Emeritus of Autlán, Jalisco, México

10 Mar 75.2 Retired Angel Tec-i Hobayan † Bishop of Catarman, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

46.1 Ordained Bishop Josafá Menezes da Silva Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil

59.3 Ordained Bishop João Carlos Petrini Titular Bishop of Augurus Bishop Emeritus of Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil

51.5 Succeeded Emmanuel Celeste Trance Bishop of Catarman, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

12 Mar 46.1 Ordained Bishop Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho Titular Bishop of Thubursicum Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil

90.6 Died Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck † Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

55.9 Ordained Bishop Edson de Castro Homem Titular Bishop of Mutia Bishop Emeritus of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil

56.3 Ordained Bishop Antônio Augusto Dias Duarte Titular Bishop of Tuscamia Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

62.7 Installed Luis Guillermo Eichhorn † Bishop of Morón, Argentina Bishop Emeritus

77.1 Retired Mathias Kappil † Bishop of Punalur, India Bishop Emeritus

56.1 Appointed Joseph Kariyil Bishop of Punalur, India Bishop Emeritus of Cochin, India

48.1 Ordained Bishop Edney Gouvêa Mattoso Titular Bishop of Tunnuna Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

14 Mar 92.1 Died Abele Conigli † Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy

78.4 Retired Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger † Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

77.1 Died Giuseppe Torti † Bishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland

62.3 Appointed André Armand Vingt-Trois Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France

15 Mar 60.7 Appointed Edward Kenneth Braxton Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

16 Mar 89.6 Died Louis Joseph Secondo, T.O.R. † Minister General Emeritus of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance

17 Mar 63.3 Appointed Luigi Negri † Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy

18 Mar 47.2 Appointed Marco Antonio Cortez Lara Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru Bishop

55.2 Appointed John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand Bishop Emeritus

49.1 Appointed Vincent de Paul Kwanga Njubu Bishop of Manono, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

42.6 Appointed Fulgence Muteba Mugalu Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga, Congo (Dem. Rep.) Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

58.6 Appointed Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M. Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 76.0 Died Bogdan Bejze † Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland

54.5 Installed Oscar Cantoni Bishop of Crema, Italy Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy

65.9 Appointed Stefan Cichy Bishop of Legnica, Poland Bishop Emeritus

56.5 Ordained Bishop António Francisco dos Santos † Titular Bishop of Magnetum Bishop of Porto, Portugal

50.7 Ordained Bishop Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F. Titular Bishop of Thabraca Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama

62.3 Ordained Bishop Henryk Franciszek Hoser, S.A.C. † Titular Archbishop of Tepelta Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland

62.0 Installed Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. † Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

38.0 Ordained Priest Wiston Mosquera Moreno Priest of Cali, Colombia Bishop of Quibdó, Colombia

52.5 Installed Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam Archbishop Emeritus

43.0 Ordained Bishop Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo Bishop of Dori, Burkina Faso Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso

27.5 Ordained Priest Tulio Omar Pérez Rivera Priest of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala

59.5 Ordained Bishop Valentin Pozaić, S.J. † Titular Bishop of Petina Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia

75.3 Retired Tadeusz Rybak † Bishop of Legnica, Poland Bishop Emeritus

21 Mar 56.8 Succeeded John Atcherley Dew Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

78.7 Retired Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap. † Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

81.7 Died Vekoslav Grmič † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia

62.9 Appointed Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates

75.0 Retired Thomas Stafford Williams † Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

22 Mar 47.3 Appointed Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo, Spain Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

47.3 Appointed Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez Titular Bishop of Arcavica Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain

77.3 Retired Pierre-Marie Coty † Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

67.2 Appointed Maurice Konan Kouassi Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire Bishop Emeritus

23 Mar 68.6 Resigned José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. † Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco Archbishop Emeritus

61.5 Resigned Peter Stephan Zurbriggen † Apostolic Administrator of Estonia Apostolic Nuncio

24 Mar 55.1 Appointed Joaquim Justino Carreira † Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

55.1 Appointed Joaquim Justino Carreira † Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

75.6 Retired Eduardo Davino † Bishop of Palestrina, Italy Bishop Emeritus

62.7 Appointed Domenico Sigalini Bishop of Palestrina, Italy Bishop Emeritus

28 Mar 75.1 Retired Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A. Bishop of Nice, France Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Succeeded Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé Bishop of Nice, France Bishop Emeritus

29 Mar 85.6 Died Edward Dennis Head † Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA

30 Mar 75.9 Retired Dominic Kodwo Andoh † Archbishop of Accra, Ghana Archbishop Emeritus

63.3 Appointed Daniel Joseph Bohan † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

75.3 Retired Peter Joseph Mallon † Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Archbishop Emeritus

69.5 Retired Mauro Morelli † Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

54.7 Appointed Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle Archbishop of Accra, Ghana Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana

48.9 Appointed José Francisco Rezende Dias Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

31 Mar 75.1 Retired Robert Edward Mulvee † Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Bishop Emeritus

56.9 Appointed Thomas Joseph Tobin Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA Bishop Emeritus

1 Apr 62.5 Appointed Yvon Ambroise Bishop of Tuticorin, India Bishop Emeritus

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Titular Archbishop of Castello Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Pacific (Oceania) Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

53.7 Appointed Charles Daniel Balvo Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean Apostolic Nuncio to Australia

62.7 Appointed Alberto Bottari de Castello Apostolic Nuncio to Japan Apostolic Nuncio

56.0 Appointed Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano Cardinal, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua

66.5 Appointed Nestor Celestial Cariño Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

67.6 Appointed Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B. Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India Archbishop Emeritus

56.9 Appointed John Atcherley Dew Bishop of New Zealand, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand

62.9 Appointed Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Lira, Uganda Bishop Emeritus

74.7 Resigned Carmelo Juan Giaquinta † Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina Archbishop Emeritus

77.9 Retired Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi † Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

44.5 Appointed Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan Apostolic Administrator of Estonia Bishop of Tallinn, Estonia

44.5 Appointed Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan Titular Bishop of Pertusa Bishop of Tallinn, Estonia

46.1 Resigned Krzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv. Superior of Uzbekistan Superior Emeritus of Uzbekistan

75.0 Resigned Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong † Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

58.4 Appointed Adriano Langa, O.F.M. Coadjutor Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique Bishop Emeritus

57.9 Appointed Boniface Lele † Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya Archbishop Emeritus

74.8 Retired Paolo (Pietro) Lunardon, O.S.B. † Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy Abbot Emeritus

49.8 Appointed Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv. Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan

49.8 Appointed Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv. Titular Bishop of Nara Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan

65.3 Succeeded Paul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan † Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam Bishop Emeritus

76.2 Retired John Joseph Njenga † Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya Archbishop Emeritus

79.1 Retired Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. † Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

62.9 Appointed Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. † Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines

76.0 Retired José Crisologo Sorra † Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines Bishop Emeritus

59.5 Appointed Jebalamai Susaimanickam Coadjutor Bishop of Sivagangai, India Bishop Emeritus

47.4 Appointed Dieudonné Uringi Uuci Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

87.9 Died Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. † Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia

75.0 Retired Thomas Stafford Williams † Bishop of New Zealand, Military Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand

53.3 Succeeded Lazzaro You Heung-sik Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South) Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy

2 Apr 64.2 Installed Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton † Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin Archbishop Emeritus

72.4 Ceased Francis Arinze Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

75.7 Ceased Darío Castrillón Hoyos † Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

75.7 Ceased Darío Castrillón Hoyos † President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” Cardinal, President Emeritus

70.5 Ceased Paul Josef Cordes † President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” Cardinal, President Emeritus

74.5 Ceased Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Daoud † Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

84.3 Retired Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. † Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian) Ordinary Emeritus

51.0 Appointed Giambattista Diquattro Titular Archbishop of Giru Mons Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

51.0 Appointed Giambattista Diquattro Apostolic Nuncio to Panama Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil

67.6 Ceased Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

69.3 Ceased John Patrick Foley † President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

46.6 Ordained Bishop Julio Hernando García Peláez Titular Bishop of Bida Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia

65.4 Ceased Zenon Grocholewski † Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

75.0 Ceased Stephen Fumio Hamao † President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cardinal, President Emeritus

75.0 Ceased Julián Herranz Casado President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus

72.9 Appointed Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. † Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian) Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)

72.9 Appointed Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. † Titular Archbishop of Adana degli Armeni Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)

72.0 Ceased Walter Kasper President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal, President Emeritus

47.5 Ordained Bishop Ryszard Kasyna Titular Bishop of Dices Bishop of Pelplin, Poland

71.5 Retired Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. † Coadjutor Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian) Coadjutor Ordinary Emeritus

69.4 Ceased Alfonso López Trujillo † Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

72.1 Ceased Javier Lozano Barragán † President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers Cardinal, President Emeritus

72.3 Ceased Renato Raffaele Martino † President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Cardinal, President Emeritus

68.0 Ceased Attilio Nicora † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, President Emeritus

58.9 Appointed Luigi Pezzuto Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador Apostolic Nuncio

51.5 Ordained Bishop Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo Titular Bishop of Belali Delegate of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences

74.5 Ceased Paul Joseph Jean Poupard President of the Pontifical Council for Culture Cardinal, President Emeritus

77.9 Ceased Joseph Ratzinger † President of the International Theological Commission Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

77.9 Ceased Joseph Ratzinger † Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

77.9 Ceased Joseph Ratzinger † President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

71.1 Ceased Giovanni Battista Re Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

71.1 Ceased Giovanni Battista Re President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

70.5 Ceased Franc Rodé, C.M. Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

59.7 Ceased Stanisław Ryłko President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

73.2 Ceased José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

73.9 Ceased Sergio Sebastiani † President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See Cardinal, President Emeritus

61.8 Ceased Crescenzio Sepe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

77.3 Ceased Angelo Sodano † Secretary of State Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

60.0 Appointed Manuel Ureña Pastor Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

64.9 Ceased Agostino Vallini Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

46.8 Ordained Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis Coadjutor Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka

84.8 Died St. Karol Józef Wojtyła † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)

77.1 Retired Elías Yanes Alvarez † Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain Archbishop Emeritus

3 Apr 66.0 Ordained Bishop Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

65.8 Ordained Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Huánuco, Peru Bishop Emeritus

4 Apr 50.9 Ordained Bishop Michael Owen Jackels Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA

5 Apr 30.5 Ordained Priest Reynante Alongonan Aguanta Priest of Taytay, Philippines

7 Apr 64.7 Ordained Bishop François Xavier Lê Văn Hồng Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala Archbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam

9 Apr 65.2 Installed Gianni Danzi † Prelate of Loreto, Italy

68.9 Died Vicente Salgado y Garrucho † Bishop Emeritus of Romblon, Philippines

10 Apr 61.8 Ordained Bishop Pierre-André Fournier † Titular Bishop of Diana Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada

57.1 Ordained Bishop Gilles Lemay Titular Bishop of Eguga Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada

42.3 Ordained Priest Fernando Maio de Paiva Priest of Setúbal, Portugal Bishop of Beja, Portugal

13 Apr 76.6 Died Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. † Bishop Emeritus of Mangochi, Malawi

14 Apr 73.7 Resigned Salim Ghazal, B.S. † Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria Curial Bishop Emeritus

15 Apr 77.1 Died Joakim Herbut † Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia

16 Apr 53.4 Installed Gerhard Feige Bishop of Magdeburg, Germany

54.4 Ordained Bishop Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M. Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil Cardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

19 Apr 58.5 Ordained Bishop Salvatore Ronald Matano Coadjutor Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA

78.0 Elected Joseph Ratzinger † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) Pope Emeritus

20 Apr 82.0 Died [Joseph Liu Yuanren] † Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China

42.3 Succeeded Francis Xavier Lu Zinping (Lu Xinping) Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China

21 Apr 72.4 Confirmed Francis Arinze Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

75.7 Confirmed Darío Castrillón Hoyos † Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”

75.7 Confirmed Darío Castrillón Hoyos † President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” Cardinal, President Emeritus

70.6 Confirmed Paul Josef Cordes † President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” Cardinal, President Emeritus

74.5 Confirmed Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Daoud † Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon

67.6 Confirmed Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr. President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio

69.4 Confirmed John Patrick Foley † President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

65.5 Confirmed Zenon Grocholewski † Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study) Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

75.1 Confirmed Stephen Fumio Hamao † President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Cardinal, President Emeritus

75.0 Confirmed Julián Herranz Casado President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts Cardinal, President Emeritus

72.1 Confirmed Walter Kasper President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal, President Emeritus

69.4 Confirmed Alfonso López Trujillo † Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family

72.2 Confirmed Javier Lozano Barragán † President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers Cardinal, President Emeritus

72.4 Confirmed Renato Raffaele Martino † President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Cardinal, President Emeritus

68.0 Confirmed Attilio Nicora † President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See Cardinal, President Emeritus

74.6 Confirmed Paul Joseph Jean Poupard President of the Pontifical Council for Culture Cardinal, President Emeritus

71.2 Confirmed Giovanni Battista Re Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

71.2 Confirmed Giovanni Battista Re President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals

70.5 Confirmed Franc Rodé, C.M. Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

59.7 Confirmed Stanisław Ryłko President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

73.2 Confirmed José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F. Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus

74.0 Confirmed Sergio Sebastiani † President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See Cardinal, President Emeritus

61.8 Confirmed Crescenzio Sepe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

77.4 Confirmed Angelo Sodano † Secretary of State Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

65.0 Confirmed Agostino Vallini Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

22 Apr 81.7 Died Josef Plöger † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

24 Apr 58.7 Ordained Bishop Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira † Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae Bishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal

56.8 Ordained Bishop Hubert Marie Michel Marcel Herbreteau Bishop of Agen, France Bishop Emeritus

78.0 Installed Joseph Ratzinger † Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) Pope Emeritus

25 Apr 72.4 Appointed Francis Arinze Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments

80.3 Died Sennen Corrà † Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy

26 Apr 94.8 Died Giustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya

27 Apr 77.4 Elected Angelo Sodano † Dean of the College of Cardinals Cardinal, Dean Emeritus

30 Apr 66.0 Installed Stefan Cichy Bishop of Legnica, Poland Bishop Emeritus

82.5 Confirmed Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray † Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of Cardinals Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus

90.0 Died Ferdinando Palatucci † Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy

77.4 Appointed Angelo Sodano † Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals

77.4 Confirmed Angelo Sodano † Dean of the College of Cardinals Cardinal, Dean Emeritus

42.5 Ordained Bishop Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara Bishop of San Jose, Philippines Bishop of Pasig, Philippines

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	55.9	Installed	Jerome Edward Listecki	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2 Mar	46.1	Appointed	Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B.	Auxiliary Bishop of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
46.1	Appointed	Eduardo Pinheiro da Silva, S.D.B.	Titular Bishop of Gisipa	Bishop of Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
91.3	Died	Eugenio Santiago Peyrou, S.D.B. †	Bishop Emeritus of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
3 Mar	76.3	Retired	Rafael Barraza Sánchez †	Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México	Bishop Emeritus
55.2	Appointed	Mario Espinosa Contreras	Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
58.4	Appointed	Salvatore Ronald Matano	Coadjutor Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA	Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
77.0	Died	Joseph Shi Hongchen (Shi Hongzhen), C.M. †	Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
5 Mar	64.1	Appointed	Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton †	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
76.0	Retired	Nestor Assogba †	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
54.5	Ordained Bishop	Oscar Cantoni	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy
62.3	Installed	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Archbishop of Paris, France	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
6 Mar	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
7 Mar	81.4	Died	José Gottardi Cristelli, S.D.B. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Montevideo, Uruguay
8 Mar	92.4	Died	José Alves de Sá Trindade †	Bishop Emeritus of Montes Claros, Brazil
80.3	Died	Román Arrieta Villalobos †	Archbishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica
67.1	Died	Luciano Nervi, S.M.M. †	Bishop of Mangochi, Malawi
53.7	Installed	Harold Anthony Perera	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka	Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
9 Mar	43.8	Appointed	Tomé Ferreira da Silva	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
43.8	Appointed	Tomé Ferreira da Silva	Titular Bishop of Giufi	Bishop Emeritus of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
66.6	Appointed	José María Pinheiro	Bishop of Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
57.9	Ordained Bishop	Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M.	Bishop of Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México	Bishop Emeritus of Autlán, Jalisco, México
10 Mar	75.2	Retired	Angel Tec-i Hobayan †	Bishop of Catarman, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
46.1	Ordained Bishop	Josafá Menezes da Silva	Titular Bishop of Gummi in Byzacena	Archbishop of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
59.3	Ordained Bishop	João Carlos Petrini	Titular Bishop of Augurus	Bishop Emeritus of Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil
51.5	Succeeded	Emmanuel Celeste Trance	Bishop of Catarman, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
12 Mar	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Sebastião Bandeira Coêlho	Titular Bishop of Thubursicum	Bishop of Coroatá, Maranhão, Brazil
90.6	Died	Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck †	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
55.9	Ordained Bishop	Edson de Castro Homem	Titular Bishop of Mutia	Bishop Emeritus of Iguatu, Ceara, Brazil
56.3	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Augusto Dias Duarte	Titular Bishop of Tuscamia	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
62.7	Installed	Luis Guillermo Eichhorn †	Bishop of Morón, Argentina	Bishop Emeritus
77.1	Retired	Mathias Kappil †	Bishop of Punalur, India	Bishop Emeritus
56.1	Appointed	Joseph Kariyil	Bishop of Punalur, India	Bishop Emeritus of Cochin, India
48.1	Ordained Bishop	Edney Gouvêa Mattoso	Titular Bishop of Tunnuna	Bishop Emeritus of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14 Mar	92.1	Died	Abele Conigli †	Bishop Emeritus of Teramo-Atri, Italy
78.4	Retired	Aron Jean-Marie Lustiger †	Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
77.1	Died	Giuseppe Torti †	Bishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland
62.3	Appointed	André Armand Vingt-Trois	Ordinary of France, Faithful of Eastern Rites	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Paris, France
15 Mar	60.7	Appointed	Edward Kenneth Braxton	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
16 Mar	89.6	Died	Louis Joseph Secondo, T.O.R. †	Minister General Emeritus of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance
17 Mar	63.3	Appointed	Luigi Negri †	Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy
18 Mar	47.2	Appointed	Marco Antonio Cortez Lara	Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru	Bishop
55.2	Appointed	John Bosco Panya Kritcharoen	Bishop of Ratchaburi, Thailand	Bishop Emeritus
49.1	Appointed	Vincent de Paul Kwanga Njubu	Bishop of Manono, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
42.6	Appointed	Fulgence Muteba Mugalu	Bishop of Kilwa-Kasenga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Archbishop of Lubumbashi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
58.6	Appointed	Luis Felipe Solé Fa, C.M.	Bishop of Trujillo, Honduras	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	76.0	Died	Bogdan Bejze †	Auxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
54.5	Installed	Oscar Cantoni	Bishop of Crema, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop of Como, Italy
65.9	Appointed	Stefan Cichy	Bishop of Legnica, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
56.5	Ordained Bishop	António Francisco dos Santos †	Titular Bishop of Magnetum	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
50.7	Ordained Bishop	Pedro Joaquin Hernández Cantarero, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Thabraca	Vicar Apostolic of Darién, Panama
62.3	Ordained Bishop	Henryk Franciszek Hoser, S.A.C. †	Titular Archbishop of Tepelta	Bishop Emeritus of Warszawa-Praga, Poland
62.0	Installed	Segismundo Martínez Álvarez, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
38.0	Ordained Priest	Wiston Mosquera Moreno	Priest of Cali, Colombia	Bishop of Quibdó, Colombia
52.5	Installed	Joseph Ngô Quang Kiệt	Archbishop of Hà Nội, Viet Nam	Archbishop Emeritus
43.0	Ordained Bishop	Joachim Hermenegilde Ouédraogo	Bishop of Dori, Burkina Faso	Bishop of Koudougou, Burkina Faso
27.5	Ordained Priest	Tulio Omar Pérez Rivera	Priest of Sololá-Chimaltenango, Guatemala	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala
59.5	Ordained Bishop	Valentin Pozaić, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Petina	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Zagreb, Croatia
75.3	Retired	Tadeusz Rybak †	Bishop of Legnica, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
21 Mar	56.8	Succeeded	John Atcherley Dew	Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
78.7	Retired	Giovanni Bernardo Gremoli, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
81.7	Died	Vekoslav Grmič †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Maribor, Slovenia
62.9	Appointed	Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap.	Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Arabia, United Arab Emirates
75.0	Retired	Thomas Stafford Williams †	Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
22 Mar	47.3	Appointed	Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez	Auxiliary Bishop of Oviedo, Spain	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
47.3	Appointed	Cecilio Raúl Berzosa Martínez	Titular Bishop of Arcavica	Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Rodrigo, Spain
77.3	Retired	Pierre-Marie Coty †	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
67.2	Appointed	Maurice Konan Kouassi	Bishop of Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire	Bishop Emeritus
23 Mar	68.6	Resigned	José Antonio Peteiro Freire, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Tanger, Morocco	Archbishop Emeritus
61.5	Resigned	Peter Stephan Zurbriggen †	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia	Apostolic Nuncio
24 Mar	55.1	Appointed	Joaquim Justino Carreira †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
55.1	Appointed	Joaquim Justino Carreira †	Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
75.6	Retired	Eduardo Davino †	Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
62.7	Appointed	Domenico Sigalini	Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
28 Mar	75.1	Retired	Jean Marie Louis Bonfils, S.M.A.	Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Succeeded	Louis Albert Joseph Roger Sankalé	Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus
29 Mar	85.6	Died	Edward Dennis Head †	Bishop Emeritus of Buffalo, New York, USA
30 Mar	75.9	Retired	Dominic Kodwo Andoh †	Archbishop of Accra, Ghana	Archbishop Emeritus
63.3	Appointed	Daniel Joseph Bohan †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
75.3	Retired	Peter Joseph Mallon †	Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Archbishop Emeritus
69.5	Retired	Mauro Morelli †	Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
54.7	Appointed	Gabriel Charles Palmer-Buckle	Archbishop of Accra, Ghana	Archbishop of Cape Coast, Ghana
48.9	Appointed	José Francisco Rezende Dias	Bishop of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
31 Mar	75.1	Retired	Robert Edward Mulvee †	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Bishop Emeritus
56.9	Appointed	Thomas Joseph Tobin	Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Bishop Emeritus
1 Apr	62.5	Appointed	Yvon Ambroise	Bishop of Tuticorin, India	Bishop Emeritus
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Titular Archbishop of Castello	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Micronesia, Federated States of, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Tonga, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Nuncio to Palau, Pacific (Oceania)	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
53.7	Appointed	Charles Daniel Balvo	Apostolic Delegate to Pacific Ocean	Apostolic Nuncio to Australia
62.7	Appointed	Alberto Bottari de Castello	Apostolic Nuncio to Japan	Apostolic Nuncio
56.0	Appointed	Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano	Cardinal, Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua
66.5	Appointed	Nestor Celestial Cariño	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
67.6	Appointed	Malayappan Chinnappa, S.D.B.	Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore (Meliapor), India	Archbishop Emeritus
56.9	Appointed	John Atcherley Dew	Bishop of New Zealand, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand
62.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Franzelli, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Lira, Uganda	Bishop Emeritus
74.7	Resigned	Carmelo Juan Giaquinta †	Archbishop of Resistencia, Argentina	Archbishop Emeritus
77.9	Retired	Nicolas Huỳnh Văn Nghi †	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
44.5	Appointed	Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia	Bishop of Tallinn, Estonia
44.5	Appointed	Philippe Jean-Charles Jourdan	Titular Bishop of Pertusa	Bishop of Tallinn, Estonia
46.1	Resigned	Krzysztof Kukulka, O.F.M. Conv.	Superior of Uzbekistan	Superior Emeritus of Uzbekistan
75.0	Resigned	Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong †	Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
58.4	Appointed	Adriano Langa, O.F.M.	Coadjutor Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique	Bishop Emeritus
57.9	Appointed	Boniface Lele †	Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus
74.8	Retired	Paolo (Pietro) Lunardon, O.S.B. †	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
49.8	Appointed	Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv.	Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan
49.8	Appointed	Jerzy Maculewicz, O.F.M. Conv.	Titular Bishop of Nara	Apostolic Administrator of Uzbekistan
65.3	Succeeded	Paul Nguyễn Thanh Hoan †	Bishop of Phan Thiết, Viet Nam	Bishop Emeritus
76.2	Retired	John Joseph Njenga †	Archbishop of Mombasa, Kenya	Archbishop Emeritus
79.1	Retired	Miguel Obando Bravo, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
62.9	Appointed	Artemio Lomboy Rillera, S.V.D. †	Bishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
76.0	Retired	José Crisologo Sorra †	Bishop of Legazpi, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
59.5	Appointed	Jebalamai Susaimanickam	Coadjutor Bishop of Sivagangai, India	Bishop Emeritus
47.4	Appointed	Dieudonné Uringi Uuci	Bishop of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
87.9	Died	Petrus Malachias van Diepen, O.S.A. †	Bishop Emeritus of Manokwari-Sorong, Indonesia
75.0	Retired	Thomas Stafford Williams †	Bishop of New Zealand, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Wellington, New Zealand
53.3	Succeeded	Lazzaro You Heung-sik	Bishop of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy
2 Apr	64.2	Installed	Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton †	Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin	Archbishop Emeritus
72.4	Ceased	Francis Arinze	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
75.7	Ceased	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
75.7	Ceased	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
70.5	Ceased	Paul Josef Cordes †	President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
74.5	Ceased	Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Daoud †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
84.3	Retired	Nerses Der Nersessian, C.A.M. †	Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)	Ordinary Emeritus
51.0	Appointed	Giambattista Diquattro	Titular Archbishop of Giru Mons	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
51.0	Appointed	Giambattista Diquattro	Apostolic Nuncio to Panama	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil
67.6	Ceased	Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.	President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
69.3	Ceased	John Patrick Foley †	President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
46.6	Ordained Bishop	Julio Hernando García Peláez	Titular Bishop of Bida	Bishop of Garagoa, Colombia
65.4	Ceased	Zenon Grocholewski †	Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
75.0	Ceased	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus
75.0	Ceased	Julián Herranz Casado	President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus
72.9	Appointed	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. †	Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)
72.9	Appointed	Nechan Karakéhéyan, I.C.P.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Adana degli Armeni	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Greece (Armenian)
72.0	Ceased	Walter Kasper	President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, President Emeritus
47.5	Ordained Bishop	Ryszard Kasyna	Titular Bishop of Dices	Bishop of Pelplin, Poland
71.5	Retired	Vartan Kechichian, C.A.M. †	Coadjutor Ordinary of Eastern Europe {Europa Orientale} (Armenian)	Coadjutor Ordinary Emeritus
69.4	Ceased	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
72.1	Ceased	Javier Lozano Barragán †	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers	Cardinal, President Emeritus
72.3	Ceased	Renato Raffaele Martino †	President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, President Emeritus
68.0	Ceased	Attilio Nicora †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, President Emeritus
58.9	Appointed	Luigi Pezzuto	Apostolic Nuncio to El Salvador	Apostolic Nuncio
51.5	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Alberto de Pinho Moreira Azevedo	Titular Bishop of Belali	Delegate of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
74.5	Ceased	Paul Joseph Jean Poupard	President of the Pontifical Council for Culture	Cardinal, President Emeritus
77.9	Ceased	Joseph Ratzinger †	President of the International Theological Commission	Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
77.9	Ceased	Joseph Ratzinger †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith	Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
77.9	Ceased	Joseph Ratzinger †	President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission	Pope Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
71.1	Ceased	Giovanni Battista Re	Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
71.1	Ceased	Giovanni Battista Re	President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
70.5	Ceased	Franc Rodé, C.M.	Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
59.7	Ceased	Stanisław Ryłko	President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
73.2	Ceased	José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F.	Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
73.9	Ceased	Sergio Sebastiani †	President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See	Cardinal, President Emeritus
61.8	Ceased	Crescenzio Sepe	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
77.3	Ceased	Angelo Sodano †	Secretary of State	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
60.0	Appointed	Manuel Ureña Pastor	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
64.9	Ceased	Agostino Vallini	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis	Coadjutor Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka	Bishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka
84.8	Died	St. Karol Józef Wojtyła †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
77.1	Retired	Elías Yanes Alvarez †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus
3 Apr	66.0	Ordained Bishop	Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
65.8	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
4 Apr	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Michael Owen Jackels	Bishop of Wichita, Kansas, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
5 Apr	30.5	Ordained Priest	Reynante Alongonan Aguanta	Priest of Taytay, Philippines
7 Apr	64.7	Ordained Bishop	François Xavier Lê Văn Hồng	Titular Bishop of Gadiaufala	Archbishop Emeritus of Huế, Viet Nam
9 Apr	65.2	Installed	Gianni Danzi †	Prelate of Loreto, Italy
68.9	Died	Vicente Salgado y Garrucho †	Bishop Emeritus of Romblon, Philippines
10 Apr	61.8	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-André Fournier †	Titular Bishop of Diana	Archbishop of Rimouski, Québec, Canada
57.1	Ordained Bishop	Gilles Lemay	Titular Bishop of Eguga	Bishop Emeritus of Amos, Québec, Canada
42.3	Ordained Priest	Fernando Maio de Paiva	Priest of Setúbal, Portugal	Bishop of Beja, Portugal
13 Apr	76.6	Died	Alessandro Assolari, S.M.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Mangochi, Malawi
14 Apr	73.7	Resigned	Salim Ghazal, B.S. †	Curial Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria	Curial Bishop Emeritus
15 Apr	77.1	Died	Joakim Herbut †	Bishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
16 Apr	53.4	Installed	Gerhard Feige	Bishop of Magdeburg, Germany
54.4	Ordained Bishop	Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, O.F.M.	Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
19 Apr	58.5	Ordained Bishop	Salvatore Ronald Matano	Coadjutor Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA	Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
78.0	Elected	Joseph Ratzinger †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)	Pope Emeritus
20 Apr	82.0	Died	[Joseph Liu Yuanren] †	Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
42.3	Succeeded	Francis Xavier Lu Zinping (Lu Xinping)	Bishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
21 Apr	72.4	Confirmed	Francis Arinze	Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
75.7	Confirmed	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”
75.7	Confirmed	Darío Castrillón Hoyos †	President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
70.6	Confirmed	Paul Josef Cordes †	President of the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum”	Cardinal, President Emeritus
74.5	Confirmed	Ignace Moussa I (Basile) Daoud †	Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
67.6	Confirmed	Michael Louis Fitzgerald, M. Afr.	President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
69.4	Confirmed	John Patrick Foley †	President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
65.5	Confirmed	Zenon Grocholewski †	Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
75.1	Confirmed	Stephen Fumio Hamao †	President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People	Cardinal, President Emeritus
75.0	Confirmed	Julián Herranz Casado	President of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts	Cardinal, President Emeritus
72.1	Confirmed	Walter Kasper	President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity	Cardinal, President Emeritus
69.4	Confirmed	Alfonso López Trujillo †	Cardinal, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family
72.2	Confirmed	Javier Lozano Barragán †	President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers	Cardinal, President Emeritus
72.4	Confirmed	Renato Raffaele Martino †	President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace	Cardinal, President Emeritus
68.0	Confirmed	Attilio Nicora †	President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See	Cardinal, President Emeritus
74.6	Confirmed	Paul Joseph Jean Poupard	President of the Pontifical Council for Culture	Cardinal, President Emeritus
71.2	Confirmed	Giovanni Battista Re	Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
71.2	Confirmed	Giovanni Battista Re	President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America	Cardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
70.5	Confirmed	Franc Rodé, C.M.	Prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
59.7	Confirmed	Stanisław Ryłko	President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
73.2	Confirmed	José Saraiva Martins, C.M.F.	Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus
74.0	Confirmed	Sergio Sebastiani †	President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See	Cardinal, President Emeritus
61.8	Confirmed	Crescenzio Sepe	Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
77.4	Confirmed	Angelo Sodano †	Secretary of State	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
65.0	Confirmed	Agostino Vallini	Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
22 Apr	81.7	Died	Josef Plöger †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24 Apr	58.7	Ordained Bishop	Anacleto Cordeiro Gonçalves de Oliveira †	Titular Bishop of Aquae Flaviae	Bishop of Viana do Castelo, Portugal
56.8	Ordained Bishop	Hubert Marie Michel Marcel Herbreteau	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
78.0	Installed	Joseph Ratzinger †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)	Pope Emeritus
25 Apr	72.4	Appointed	Francis Arinze	Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri-Segni	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
80.3	Died	Sennen Corrà †	Bishop Emeritus of Concordia-Pordenone, Italy
26 Apr	94.8	Died	Giustino Giulio Pastorino, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
27 Apr	77.4	Elected	Angelo Sodano †	Dean of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus
30 Apr	66.0	Installed	Stefan Cichy	Bishop of Legnica, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
82.5	Confirmed	Roger Marie Élie Etchegaray †	Vice-Dean (Sub-Dean) of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Vice-Dean Emeritus
90.0	Died	Ferdinando Palatucci †	Archbishop Emeritus of Amalfi-Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
77.4	Appointed	Angelo Sodano †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus of the College of Cardinals
77.4	Confirmed	Angelo Sodano †	Dean of the College of Cardinals	Cardinal, Dean Emeritus
42.5	Ordained Bishop	Mylo Hubert Claudio Vergara	Bishop of San Jose, Philippines	Bishop of Pasig, Philippines

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