The Year of Our Lord 2014

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Mar 49.8 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Bernardo Barba Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina Bishop of San Luis, Argentina

48.9 Ordained Bishop Georges Bizimana Coadjutor Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi

68.3 Ordained Bishop Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv. Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica Bishop Emeritus

70.9 Resigned Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. † Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia Bishop Emeritus

51.2 Ordained Bishop Antonio Suetta Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy

46.8 Ordained Bishop Marcos Antônio Tavoni Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil

2 Mar 65.5 Installed Andrea Turazzi Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy Bishop Emeritus

3 Mar 53.1 Ordained Bishop Tomás López Durán Titular Bishop of Socia Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México

47.0 Ordained Bishop Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini Titular Bishop of Satafis Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México

55.3 Appointed Alfred Xuereb Secretary General of the Secretariat for the Economy Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco

4 Mar 79.6 Died Lawrence Patrick Henry † Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa

56.0 Appointed Peter Leslie Smith Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA

56.0 Appointed Peter Leslie Smith Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA

5 Mar 54.2 Appointed Ernesto Giobando, S.J. Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

54.2 Appointed Ernesto Giobando, S.J. Titular Bishop of Appiaria Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina

62.0 Appointed Reinaldo del Prette Lissot † Apostolic Administrator of San Carlos de Venezuela Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela

6 Mar 56.2 Appointed Antônio Carlos Félix Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

67.8 Appointed André Marceau Bishop of Nice, France Bishop Emeritus

76.4 Retired Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. † Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

7 Mar 54.8 Appointed Cristián Contreras Villarroel Bishop of Melipilla, Chile

95.1 Died Javier Naranjo Villegas † Bishop Emeritus of Santa Marta, Colombia

76.3 Retired Enrique Troncoso Troncoso † Bishop of Melipilla, Chile Bishop Emeritus

8 Mar 56.9 Appointed Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib Apostolic Administrator of Osorno, Chile Archbishop of Santiago de Chile

70.1 Appointed Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne Member of the Council for the Economy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru

64.7 Appointed Daniel Nicholas DiNardo Member of the Council for the Economy Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA

60.6 Appointed Pedro López Quintana Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

60.4 Appointed Reinhard Marx Coordinator of the Council for the Economy Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

73.0 Appointed Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M. Member of the Council for the Economy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa

69.4 Appointed Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard Member of the Council for the Economy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France

71.7 Appointed Norberto Rivera Carrera Member of the Council for the Economy Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District

74.6 Appointed John Tong Hon Member of the Council for the Economy Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China

73.8 Appointed Agostino Vallini Member of the Council for the Economy Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy

52.4 Appointed Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya

52.4 Appointed Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya

9 Mar 61.7 Installed Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M. Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina

38.7 Ordained Deacon Artur Olexandrovych Bubnevych Deacon of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA Bishop-Elect

51.2 Installed Antonio Suetta Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy

10 Mar 80.6 Died Francesco De Nittis † Apostolic Nuncio

63.4 Appointed Michael Fabian McCarthy Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia

11 Mar 54.3 Appointed Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr. Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

12 Mar 78.0 Died José da Cruz Policarpo † Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal

73.2 Died Fortunatus M. Lukanima † Bishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania

13 Mar 57.4 Appointed Fernando Martín Croxatto Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina

57.4 Appointed Fernando Martín Croxatto Titular Bishop of Fissiana Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina

51.1 Appointed Antoine Sabi Bio Bishop of Natitingou, Benin

14 Mar 58.8 Appointed Damian Denis Dallu Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania

76.6 Retired Franz Vorrath † Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.7 Appointed Wilhelm Zimmermann Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

65.7 Appointed Wilhelm Zimmermann Titular Bishop of Benda Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany

15 Mar 72.2 Resigned Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia Bishop Emeritus

57.4 Appointed Robert John Byrne, C.O. Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain

57.4 Appointed Robert John Byrne, C.O. Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain

66.7 Appointed Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz † Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines

48.9 Appointed José Manuel Garita Herrera Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica

47.0 Ordained Bishop Herwig Gössl Titular Bishop of Balecium Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany

16 Mar 53.9 Installed Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist. Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

87.1 Died Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas † Bishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile

96.1 Died Joseph Fan Zhong-Liang, S.J. † Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China

46.7 Installed Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y. Vicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia

55.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph-Marie-Edouard de Metz-Noblat Bishop of Langres, France

17 Mar 87.1 Died José Delicado Baeza † Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain

18 Mar 50.0 Appointed Michael Gobal Gokum Bishop of Pankshin, Nigeria

19 Mar 53.2 Ordained Bishop Peter Baldacchino Titular Bishop of Vatarba Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

66.5 Installed Ronald William Gainer Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Bishop Emeritus

49.2 Ordained Bishop John Keenan Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain

75.0 Retired Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp. † Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic Bishop Emeritus

40.9 Incardinated Victor Ndione Priest of Nouakchott, Mauritania Bishop

44.1 Ordained Bishop Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C. Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

55.6 Ordained Bishop Irineu Roman, C.S.I. Titular Bishop of Sertei Archbishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil

75.9 Retired Genival Saraiva de França Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

50.9 Appointed Henrique Soares da Costa † Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil

54.5 Appointed Francis Serrao, S.J. Bishop of Shimoga, India

44.0 Succeeded Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic

20 Mar 61.0 Appointed José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B. Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

54.8 Appointed José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México

21 Mar 66.1 Appointed Giovanni D’Alise † Bishop of Caserta, Italy

64.7 Appointed Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P. Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain

75.2 Retired Werner Thissen Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany Archbishop Emeritus

22 Mar 69.3 Succeeded Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc † Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam

58.9 Appointed Brian Edwin Charles Butterley Ferme Secretary of the Council for the Economy

54.1 Installed Vasyl Ivasyuk Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine

60.6 Appointed Pedro López Quintana Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

60.6 Appointed Pedro López Quintana Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia Apostolic Nuncio to Austria

47.7 Appointed Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México

47.7 Appointed Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola Titular Bishop of Idicra Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México

64.9 Appointed Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka Apostolic Nuncio

69.7 Appointed Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap. President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA

43.4 Appointed Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

43.4 Appointed Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes Titular Bishop of Auzegera Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

80.0 Retired Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus

23 Mar 61.1 Ceased Varghese Chakkalakal Apostolic Administrator of Kannur, India Bishop of Calicut, India

53.4 Ordained Bishop Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula Bishop of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

54.7 Ordained Bishop Alex Joseph Vadakumthala Bishop of Kannur, India

24 Mar 85.3 Died Giuseppe Agostino † Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy

25 Mar 61.0 Ordained Bishop Myron Joseph Cotta Titular Bishop of Muteci Bishop of Stockton, California, USA

53.5 Elected Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B. Rector Major of Salesians of Saint John Bosco Cardinal, Rector Major Emeritus

65.6 Appointed Nunzio Galantino Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

54.9 Ordained Bishop Stefano Manetti Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy Bishop of Fiesole, Italy

61.2 Ordained Bishop Antonio Mura Bishop of Lanusei, Italy Bishop of Nuoro, Italy

51.4 Appointed Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia

51.4 Appointed Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M. Titular Bishop of Leges Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia

67.8 Installed Bosco Puthur Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia Bishop Emeritus

45.6 Appointed Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia

45.6 Appointed Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P. Titular Bishop of Phelbes Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia

51.1 Appointed Marek Zalewski Titular Archbishop of Africa Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore

51.1 Appointed Marek Zalewski Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore

52.2 Ordained Bishop Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski Titular Bishop of Nicives Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA

26 Mar 67.5 Appointed Manoel João Francisco Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

74.9 Appointed Manfred Grothe Apostolic Administrator of Limburg, Germany Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany

85.8 Died Wolfgang Kirchgässner † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

76.4 Retired Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. † Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil Bishop Emeritus

54.3 Resigned Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst Bishop of Limburg, Germany Official of the Dicastery for Evangelization

28 Mar 67.7 Died Michael Ernest Putney † Bishop of Townsville, Australia

46.9 Installed Marcos Antônio Tavoni Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil

29 Mar 75.5 Retired Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap. Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland Bishop Emeritus

72.8 Ceased Pablo Lizama Riquelme Apostolic Administrator of Iquique, Chile Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile

64.5 Appointed Tadeusz Pikus Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland Bishop Emeritus

55.8 Installed Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto Bishop of Iquique, Chile Bishop of Rancagua, Chile

30 Mar 45.9 Ordained Bishop Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil

31 Mar 55.1 Appointed Nicholas Gilbert Erskine Hudson Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

55.1 Appointed Nicholas Gilbert Erskine Hudson Titular Bishop of Sanctus Germanus Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Mar	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Bernardo Barba	Bishop of Gregorio de Laferrere, Argentina	Bishop of San Luis, Argentina
48.9	Ordained Bishop	Georges Bizimana	Coadjutor Bishop of Bubanza, Burundi	Bishop of Ngozi, Burundi
68.3	Ordained Bishop	Gabriel Enrique Montero Umaña, O.F.M. Conv.	Bishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica	Bishop Emeritus
70.9	Resigned	Jiří Paďour, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus
51.2	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Suetta	Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy
46.8	Ordained Bishop	Marcos Antônio Tavoni	Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
2 Mar	65.5	Installed	Andrea Turazzi	Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
3 Mar	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Tomás López Durán	Titular Bishop of Socia	Auxiliary Bishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, México
47.0	Ordained Bishop	Rutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini	Titular Bishop of Satafis	Bishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
55.3	Appointed	Alfred Xuereb	Secretary General of the Secretariat for the Economy	Apostolic Nuncio to Morocco
4 Mar	79.6	Died	Lawrence Patrick Henry †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town {Kaapstad}, South Africa
56.0	Appointed	Peter Leslie Smith	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
56.0	Appointed	Peter Leslie Smith	Titular Bishop of Tubunae in Mauretania	Auxiliary Bishop of Portland in Oregon, USA
5 Mar	54.2	Appointed	Ernesto Giobando, S.J.	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
54.2	Appointed	Ernesto Giobando, S.J.	Titular Bishop of Appiaria	Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
62.0	Appointed	Reinaldo del Prette Lissot †	Apostolic Administrator of San Carlos de Venezuela	Archbishop of Valencia en Venezuela
6 Mar	56.2	Appointed	Antônio Carlos Félix	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
67.8	Appointed	André Marceau	Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus
76.4	Retired	Werner Franz Siebenbrock, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar	54.8	Appointed	Cristián Contreras Villarroel	Bishop of Melipilla, Chile
95.1	Died	Javier Naranjo Villegas †	Bishop Emeritus of Santa Marta, Colombia
76.3	Retired	Enrique Troncoso Troncoso †	Bishop of Melipilla, Chile	Bishop Emeritus
8 Mar	56.9	Appointed	Fernando Natalio Chomalí Garib	Apostolic Administrator of Osorno, Chile	Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
70.1	Appointed	Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne	Member of the Council for the Economy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
64.7	Appointed	Daniel Nicholas DiNardo	Member of the Council for the Economy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
60.6	Appointed	Pedro López Quintana	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
60.4	Appointed	Reinhard Marx	Coordinator of the Council for the Economy	Cardinal, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
73.0	Appointed	Wilfrid Fox Napier, O.F.M.	Member of the Council for the Economy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
69.4	Appointed	Jean-Pierre Bernard Ricard	Member of the Council for the Economy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
71.7	Appointed	Norberto Rivera Carrera	Member of the Council for the Economy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
74.6	Appointed	John Tong Hon	Member of the Council for the Economy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
73.8	Appointed	Agostino Vallini	Member of the Council for the Economy	Cardinal, Vicar General Emeritus of Roma {Rome}, Italy
52.4	Appointed	Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen	Apostolic Nuncio to Sudan	Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
52.4	Appointed	Hubertus Matheus Maria van Megen	Titular Archbishop of Novaliciana	Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya
9 Mar	61.7	Installed	Vicente Bokalic Iglic, C.M.	Bishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina	Archbishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
38.7	Ordained Deacon	Artur Olexandrovych Bubnevych	Deacon of Holy Protection of Mary of Phoenix (Ruthenian), Arizona, USA	Bishop-Elect
51.2	Installed	Antonio Suetta	Bishop of Ventimiglia-San Remo, Italy
10 Mar	80.6	Died	Francesco De Nittis †	Apostolic Nuncio
63.4	Appointed	Michael Fabian McCarthy	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
11 Mar	54.3	Appointed	Placide Lubamba Ndjibu, M. Afr.	Bishop of Kasongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
12 Mar	78.0	Died	José da Cruz Policarpo †	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
73.2	Died	Fortunatus M. Lukanima †	Bishop Emeritus of Arusha, Tanzania
13 Mar	57.4	Appointed	Fernando Martín Croxatto	Auxiliary Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina	Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina
57.4	Appointed	Fernando Martín Croxatto	Titular Bishop of Fissiana	Bishop of Neuquén, Argentina
51.1	Appointed	Antoine Sabi Bio	Bishop of Natitingou, Benin
14 Mar	58.8	Appointed	Damian Denis Dallu	Archbishop of Songea, Tanzania
76.6	Retired	Franz Vorrath †	Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.7	Appointed	Wilhelm Zimmermann	Auxiliary Bishop of Essen, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.7	Appointed	Wilhelm Zimmermann	Titular Bishop of Benda	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Essen, Germany
15 Mar	72.2	Resigned	Nel Hedye Beltrán Santamaria	Bishop of Sincelejo, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
57.4	Appointed	Robert John Byrne, C.O.	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
57.4	Appointed	Robert John Byrne, C.O.	Titular Bishop of Cuncacestre	Bishop Emeritus of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
66.7	Appointed	Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz †	Archbishop of Zamboanga, Philippines
48.9	Appointed	José Manuel Garita Herrera	Bishop of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
47.0	Ordained Bishop	Herwig Gössl	Titular Bishop of Balecium	Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany
16 Mar	53.9	Installed	Edmilson Amador Caetano, O. Cist.	Bishop of Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
87.1	Died	Carlos Marcio Camus Larenas †	Bishop Emeritus of Linares, Chile
96.1	Died	Joseph Fan Zhong-Liang, S.J. †	Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
46.7	Installed	Medardo de Jesús Henao del Río, M.X.Y.	Vicar Apostolic of Mitú, Colombia
55.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph-Marie-Edouard de Metz-Noblat	Bishop of Langres, France
17 Mar	87.1	Died	José Delicado Baeza †	Archbishop Emeritus of Valladolid, Spain
18 Mar	50.0	Appointed	Michael Gobal Gokum	Bishop of Pankshin, Nigeria
19 Mar	53.2	Ordained Bishop	Peter Baldacchino	Titular Bishop of Vatarba	Bishop of Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
66.5	Installed	Ronald William Gainer	Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
49.2	Ordained Bishop	John Keenan	Bishop of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain
75.0	Retired	Peter Marzinkowski, C.S.Sp. †	Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic	Bishop Emeritus
40.9	Incardinated	Victor Ndione	Priest of Nouakchott, Mauritania	Bishop
44.1	Ordained Bishop	Christian Heribert Riesbeck, C.C.	Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
55.6	Ordained Bishop	Irineu Roman, C.S.I.	Titular Bishop of Sertei	Archbishop of Santarém, Para, Brazil
75.9	Retired	Genival Saraiva de França	Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
50.9	Appointed	Henrique Soares da Costa †	Bishop of Palmares, Pernambuco, Brazil
54.5	Appointed	Francis Serrao, S.J.	Bishop of Shimoga, India
44.0	Succeeded	Cyr-Nestor Yapaupa	Bishop of Alindao, Central African Republic
20 Mar	61.0	Appointed	José Valmor César Teixeira, S.D.B.	Bishop of São José dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
54.8	Appointed	José Trinidad Zapata Ortiz	Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
21 Mar	66.1	Appointed	Giovanni D’Alise †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
64.7	Appointed	Malcolm Patrick McMahon, O.P.	Archbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
75.2	Retired	Werner Thissen	Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany	Archbishop Emeritus
22 Mar	69.3	Succeeded	Paul Bùi Văn Ðọc †	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam
58.9	Appointed	Brian Edwin Charles Butterley Ferme	Secretary of the Council for the Economy
54.1	Installed	Vasyl Ivasyuk	Bishop of Kolomyia-Chernivtsi (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Bishop of Kolomyia (Ukrainian), Ukraine
60.6	Appointed	Pedro López Quintana	Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
60.6	Appointed	Pedro López Quintana	Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
47.7	Appointed	Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México	Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México
47.7	Appointed	Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola	Titular Bishop of Idicra	Bishop of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, México
64.9	Appointed	Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt	Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka	Apostolic Nuncio
69.7	Appointed	Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap.	President of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
43.4	Appointed	Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
43.4	Appointed	Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes	Titular Bishop of Auzegera	Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
80.0	Retired	Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn	Archbishop of Thành-Phô Hồ Chí Minh (Hôchiminh Ville), Viet Nam	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
23 Mar	61.1	Ceased	Varghese Chakkalakal	Apostolic Administrator of Kannur, India	Bishop of Calicut, India
53.4	Ordained Bishop	Félicien Mwanama Galumbulula	Bishop of Luiza, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.7	Ordained Bishop	Alex Joseph Vadakumthala	Bishop of Kannur, India
24 Mar	85.3	Died	Giuseppe Agostino †	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano, Italy
25 Mar	61.0	Ordained Bishop	Myron Joseph Cotta	Titular Bishop of Muteci	Bishop of Stockton, California, USA
53.5	Elected	Ángel Fernández Artime, S.D.B.	Rector Major of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Cardinal, Rector Major Emeritus
65.6	Appointed	Nunzio Galantino	Secretary General of the Italian Episcopal Conference	President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
54.9	Ordained Bishop	Stefano Manetti	Bishop of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza, Italy	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
61.2	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Mura	Bishop of Lanusei, Italy	Bishop of Nuoro, Italy
51.4	Appointed	Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
51.4	Appointed	Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, O.F.M.	Titular Bishop of Leges	Vicar Apostolic of El Beni o Beni, Bolivia
67.8	Installed	Bosco Puthur	Bishop of Saint Thomas the Apostle of Melbourne (Syro-Malabar), Australia	Bishop Emeritus
45.6	Appointed	Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P.	Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia
45.6	Appointed	Jorge Ángel Saldías Pedraza, O.P.	Titular Bishop of Phelbes	Bishop of Tarija, Bolivia
51.1	Appointed	Marek Zalewski	Titular Archbishop of Africa	Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore
51.1	Appointed	Marek Zalewski	Apostolic Nuncio to Zimbabwe	Apostolic Nuncio to Singapore
52.2	Ordained Bishop	Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski	Titular Bishop of Nicives	Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
26 Mar	67.5	Appointed	Manoel João Francisco	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
74.9	Appointed	Manfred Grothe	Apostolic Administrator of Limburg, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
85.8	Died	Wolfgang Kirchgässner †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
76.4	Retired	Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães, S.V.D. †	Bishop of Cornélio Procópio, Parana, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
54.3	Resigned	Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst	Bishop of Limburg, Germany	Official of the Dicastery for Evangelization
28 Mar	67.7	Died	Michael Ernest Putney †	Bishop of Townsville, Australia
46.9	Installed	Marcos Antônio Tavoni	Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia, Piaui, Brazil
29 Mar	75.5	Retired	Antoni Pacyfik Dydycz, O.F.M. Cap.	Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
72.8	Ceased	Pablo Lizama Riquelme	Apostolic Administrator of Iquique, Chile	Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta, Chile
64.5	Appointed	Tadeusz Pikus	Bishop of Drohiczyn, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
55.8	Installed	Guillermo Patricio Vera Soto	Bishop of Iquique, Chile	Bishop of Rancagua, Chile
30 Mar	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Estevam dos Santos Silva Filho	Titular Bishop of Feradi Maius	Bishop of Ruy Barbosa (Rui Barbosa), Bahia, Brazil
31 Mar	55.1	Appointed	Nicholas Gilbert Erskine Hudson	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
55.1	Appointed	Nicholas Gilbert Erskine Hudson	Titular Bishop of Sanctus Germanus	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain

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