The Year of Our Lord 2022

Bishop Events

March

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

Mar 49.5 Appointed Lucio Nicoletto Administrator of Roraima, Brazil Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil

1 Mar 57.0 Ordained Bishop John Samuel Bonnici Titular Bishop of Arindela Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

45.1 Ordained Bishop Joseph Armando Espaillat Titular Bishop of Tagarbala Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA

69.8 Ceased Rolf Steinhäuser Apostolic Administrator of Köln {Cologne}, Germany Auxiliary Bishop

2 Mar 92.0 Died Robert John Rose † Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

3 Mar 46.9 Appointed Cicero Alves de França Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

46.9 Appointed Cicero Alves de França Titular Bishop of Missua Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

66.3 Appointed Kurt Richard Burnette Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA

55.1 Appointed Rogério Augusto das Neves Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

55.1 Appointed Rogério Augusto das Neves Titular Bishop of Lares Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil

75.0 Retired Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C. Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA Bishop Emeritus

51.7 Succeeded Louis Tylka Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA

4 Mar 86.4 Appointed Santos Abril y Castelló Cardinal-Priest of San Ponziano Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}

79.4 Appointed Giuseppe Bertello Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State

74.8 Appointed João Bráz de Aviz Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life

79.0 Appointed Domenico Calcagno Cardinal-Priest of Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

83.9 Appointed Francesco Coccopalmerio Cardinal-Priest of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts

84.7 Ceased Walter Allison Hurley Apostolic Administrator of Gaylord, Michigan, USA Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

83.9 Appointed Manuel Monteiro de Castro Cardinal-Priest of San Domenico di Guzman Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary

82.9 Appointed Edwin Frederick O’Brien Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

84.0 Appointed Antonio Maria Vegliò Cardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in Palatio Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development

78.5 Appointed Giuseppe Versaldi Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Culture and Education

56.2 Ordained Bishop Jeffrey Joseph Walsh Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA

5 Mar 95.5 Died Agostino Cacciavillan † Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See

52.5 Appointed Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M. Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy

55.7 Installed Santos Montoya Torres Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain

6 Mar 70.6 Installed Adalberto Martínez Flores Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay

75.6 Retired Anthony John Valentine Obinna Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria Archbishop Emeritus

54.0 Ceased Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal

70.1 Appointed Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria

7 Mar 76.5 Retired Raymond Francis Chappetto Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

70.1 Died Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. † Bishop of Temuco, Chile

8 Mar 53.9 Appointed António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique

72.9 Died Fernando Carlos Maletti † Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina

50.8 Appointed Franklin Raymond Schuster Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

50.8 Appointed Franklin Raymond Schuster Titular Bishop of Hirina Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA

9 Mar 59.4 Appointed José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp. Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil

77.0 Retired Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru Bishop Emeritus

79.8 Appointed Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J. Apostolic Administrator of Arecibo, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

57.8 Removed Daniel Fernández Torres Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico Bishop Emeritus

75.8 Retired André Marceau Bishop of Nice, France Bishop Emeritus

56.9 Appointed Jean-Philippe Paul Nault, S.J.M.V. Bishop of Nice, France

62.0 Appointed Humberto Tapia Díaz Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru

10 Mar 42.8 Appointed Maciej Małyga Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

42.8 Appointed Maciej Małyga Titular Bishop of Ulcinium Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland

75.2 Retired Jan Szkodoń Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

57.1 Appointed Zbigniew Jan Zieliński Coadjutor Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland Bishop

11 Mar 57.6 Appointed Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine Bishop of Djibouti

57.6 Appointed Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes Titular Bishop of Patara Bishop of Djibouti

97.0 Died João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil

63.1 Appointed Rafic Nahra Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

63.1 Appointed Rafic Nahra Titular Bishop of Verbe Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine

44.2 Appointed Benedek Szabolcs Fekete Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

44.2 Appointed Benedek Szabolcs Fekete Titular Bishop of Basti Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary

12 Mar 65.5 Ceased Román Casanova Casanova Apostolic Administrator of Solsona, Spain Bishop of Vic, Spain

76.2 Retired Piero Coccia Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy Archbishop Emeritus

60.5 Installed Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer Bishop of Solsona, Spain

60.2 Ordained Bishop Carlos Eduardo Márquez Delima Titular Bishop of Cefala Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela

75.6 Retired Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R. Archbishop of Brazil, Military Archbishop Emeritus

52.6 Ordained Bishop Lisandro Alirio Rivas Durán, I.M.C. Titular Bishop of Dardanus Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela

56.9 Appointed Sandro Salvucci Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy

58.0 Appointed Marcony Vinícius Ferreira Archbishop of Brazil, Military

68.1 Installed Tomo Vukšić Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina

13 Mar 65.5 Installed Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard Archbishop of Dijon, France

56.5 Installed Giacomo Morandi Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy

77.4 Died Adam Odzimek † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland

68.1 Installed José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I. Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal

14 Mar 57.2 Appointed Martin Laliberté, P.M.E. Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

92.4 Died José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala

16 Mar 67.9 Appointed Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil Bishop

57.1 Installed Zbigniew Jan Zieliński Coadjutor Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland Bishop

17 Mar 66.4 Appointed Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. Apostolic Administrator of Daule, Ecuador Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador

61.0 Appointed Yvan Mathieu, S.M. Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

61.0 Appointed Yvan Mathieu, S.M. Titular Bishop of Vazari Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

64.6 Resigned Giovanni Battista Piccioli Bishop of Daule, Ecuador Bishop Emeritus

19 Mar 69.7 Selected Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I. Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

75.2 Retired Gabriel Chang Bong-hun Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South) Bishop Emeritus

75.7 Retired Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos Archbishop of Toluca, México, México Archbishop Emeritus

64.3 Installed Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B. Bishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

57.4 Ordained Bishop Edgar Cuntapay Gacutan, C.I.C.M. Bishop of Sendai, Japan

68.0 Appointed Raúl Gómez González Archbishop of Toluca, México, México

64.3 Appointed Francis Kalist Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India

67.2 Appointed David Kamau Ng’ang’a Apostolic Administrator of Nakuru, Kenya Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya

57.2 Appointed Simon Kim Jong-Gang Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)

72.0 Selected Kurt Koch Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity

58.3 Selected Konrad Krajewski Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity

57.2 Ordained Bishop Thomas Jessayyan Netto Archbishop of Trivandrum, India

65.3 Appointed Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam

65.3 Appointed Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản Apostolic Administrator of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam

52.0 Ordained Bishop Severin Nziengui Mangandza, C.S.Sp. Vicar Apostolic of Makokou, Gabon

52.1 Ordained Bishop Radosław Orchowicz Titular Bishop of Surista Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland

67.6 Ceased Moacir Silva Apostolic Administrator of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil

64.7 Selected Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization

56.7 Appointed Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A. Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela Archbishop

21 Mar 92.2 Died Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy † Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France

22 Mar 78.0 Retired Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba Bishop Emeritus

73.6 Appointed Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez Apostolic Administrator of Matanzas, Cuba Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba

92.3 Died Edmund Michal Piszcz † Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland

23 Mar 57.7 Ceased Gerald (Jerry) Lee Vincke Apostolic Administrator of Dodge City, Kansas, USA Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA

25 Mar 44.4 Ordained Bishop Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.I. Bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan Bishop of Bentiu, South Sudan

49.8 Ceased Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I. Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek, South Sudan Bishop of Wau, South Sudan

61.7 Appointed Sebastien Kenda Ntumba Bishop of Tshilomba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

26 Mar 49.3 Appointed Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco Auxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru

49.3 Appointed Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco Titular Bishop of Arpi Auxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru

75.8 Retired Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México Archbishop Emeritus

59.6 Appointed Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México

52.7 Ordained Bishop Cristóbal Déniz Hernández Titular Bishop of Aliezira Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain

61.1 Appointed Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F. Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

61.1 Appointed Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F. Titular Bishop of Buslacena Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina

85.6 Died James Moriarty † Bishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland

86.4 Died Teofil Józef Wilski † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kalisz, Poland

27 Mar 57.4 Ordained Bishop Yves Henri Marcel Marie Baumgarten Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France

66.4 Installed Roberto Campiotti Bishop of Volterra, Italy

69.4 Installed João Francisco Salm Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

28 Mar 78.2 Died Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. † Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)

87.0 Died Antonios Naguib † Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus

30 Mar 91.5 Died Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. † Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India

58.4 Installed Shelton Joseph Fabre Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA

58.7 Appointed Jean-Marc Micas, P.S.S. Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France

57.2 Appointed Thomas Warren Powers Rector of the Pontifical North American College

75.3 Retired Paul Robert Sanchez Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

31 Mar 75.7 Died Francesc Pardo Artigas † Bishop of Girona, Spain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
Mar	49.5	Appointed	Lucio Nicoletto	Administrator of Roraima, Brazil	Prelate of São Félix, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1 Mar	57.0	Ordained Bishop	John Samuel Bonnici	Titular Bishop of Arindela	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
45.1	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Armando Espaillat	Titular Bishop of Tagarbala	Auxiliary Bishop of New York, New York, USA
69.8	Ceased	Rolf Steinhäuser	Apostolic Administrator of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
2 Mar	92.0	Died	Robert John Rose †	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3 Mar	46.9	Appointed	Cicero Alves de França	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
46.9	Appointed	Cicero Alves de França	Titular Bishop of Missua	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
66.3	Appointed	Kurt Richard Burnette	Apostolic Administrator of Saints Cyril and Methodius of Toronto (Slovak), Canada	Bishop of Passaic (Ruthenian), New Jersey, USA
55.1	Appointed	Rogério Augusto das Neves	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
55.1	Appointed	Rogério Augusto das Neves	Titular Bishop of Lares	Auxiliary Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
75.0	Retired	Daniel Robert Jenky, C.S.C.	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA	Bishop Emeritus
51.7	Succeeded	Louis Tylka	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA
4 Mar	86.4	Appointed	Santos Abril y Castelló	Cardinal-Priest of San Ponziano	Cardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
79.4	Appointed	Giuseppe Bertello	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Governatorate of Vatican City State
74.8	Appointed	João Bráz de Aviz	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Elena fuori Porta Prenestina	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
79.0	Appointed	Domenico Calcagno	Cardinal-Priest of Annunciazione della Beata Vergine Maria a Via Ardeatina	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
83.9	Appointed	Francesco Coccopalmerio	Cardinal-Priest of San Giuseppe dei Falegnami	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts
84.7	Ceased	Walter Allison Hurley	Apostolic Administrator of Gaylord, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
83.9	Appointed	Manuel Monteiro de Castro	Cardinal-Priest of San Domenico di Guzman	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
82.9	Appointed	Edwin Frederick O’Brien	Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano al Palatino	Cardinal, Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
84.0	Appointed	Antonio Maria Vegliò	Cardinal-Priest of San Cesareo in Palatio	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
78.5	Appointed	Giuseppe Versaldi	Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Dicastery for Culture and Education
56.2	Ordained Bishop	Jeffrey Joseph Walsh	Bishop of Gaylord, Michigan, USA
5 Mar	95.5	Died	Agostino Cacciavillan †	Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
52.5	Appointed	Sabino Iannuzzi, O.F.M.	Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
55.7	Installed	Santos Montoya Torres	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
6 Mar	70.6	Installed	Adalberto Martínez Flores	Cardinal, Archbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
75.6	Retired	Anthony John Valentine Obinna	Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria	Archbishop Emeritus
54.0	Ceased	Waldemar Stanisław Sommertag	Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua	Apostolic Nuncio to Sénégal
70.1	Appointed	Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji	Archbishop of Owerri, Nigeria
7 Mar	76.5	Retired	Raymond Francis Chappetto	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
70.1	Died	Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Temuco, Chile
8 Mar	53.9	Appointed	António Juliasse Ferreira Sandramo	Bishop of Pemba, Mozambique
72.9	Died	Fernando Carlos Maletti †	Bishop of Merlo-Moreno, Argentina
50.8	Appointed	Franklin Raymond Schuster	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
50.8	Appointed	Franklin Raymond Schuster	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Auxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
9 Mar	59.4	Appointed	José Altevir da Silva, C.S.Sp.	Prelate of Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil
77.0	Retired	Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R.	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
79.8	Appointed	Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J.	Apostolic Administrator of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
57.8	Removed	Daniel Fernández Torres	Bishop of Arecibo, Puerto Rico	Bishop Emeritus
75.8	Retired	André Marceau	Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus
56.9	Appointed	Jean-Philippe Paul Nault, S.J.M.V.	Bishop of Nice, France
62.0	Appointed	Humberto Tapia Díaz	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
10 Mar	42.8	Appointed	Maciej Małyga	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
42.8	Appointed	Maciej Małyga	Titular Bishop of Ulcinium	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
75.2	Retired	Jan Szkodoń	Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.1	Appointed	Zbigniew Jan Zieliński	Coadjutor Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland	Bishop
11 Mar	57.6	Appointed	Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine	Bishop of Djibouti
57.6	Appointed	Jamal Boulos Sleiman Daibes	Titular Bishop of Patara	Bishop of Djibouti
97.0	Died	João Evangelista Martins Terra, S.J. †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
63.1	Appointed	Rafic Nahra	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
63.1	Appointed	Rafic Nahra	Titular Bishop of Verbe	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
44.2	Appointed	Benedek Szabolcs Fekete	Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
44.2	Appointed	Benedek Szabolcs Fekete	Titular Bishop of Basti	Auxiliary Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
12 Mar	65.5	Ceased	Román Casanova Casanova	Apostolic Administrator of Solsona, Spain	Bishop of Vic, Spain
76.2	Retired	Piero Coccia	Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
60.5	Installed	Francisco Simón Conesa Ferrer	Bishop of Solsona, Spain
60.2	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Eduardo Márquez Delima	Titular Bishop of Cefala	Auxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
75.6	Retired	Fernando José Monteiro Guimarães, C.Ss.R.	Archbishop of Brazil, Military	Archbishop Emeritus
52.6	Ordained Bishop	Lisandro Alirio Rivas Durán, I.M.C.	Titular Bishop of Dardanus	Bishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
56.9	Appointed	Sandro Salvucci	Archbishop of Pesaro, Italy
58.0	Appointed	Marcony Vinícius Ferreira	Archbishop of Brazil, Military
68.1	Installed	Tomo Vukšić	Archbishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina
13 Mar	65.5	Installed	Antoine Henry Pierre Marie Hérouard	Archbishop of Dijon, France
56.5	Installed	Giacomo Morandi	Bishop of Reggio Emilia-Guastalla, Italy
77.4	Died	Adam Odzimek †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Radom, Poland
68.1	Installed	José Ornelas Carvalho, S.C.I.	Bishop of Leiria-Fátima, Portugal
14 Mar	57.2	Appointed	Martin Laliberté, P.M.E.	Bishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
92.4	Died	José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
16 Mar	67.9	Appointed	Raimundo Possidônio Carrera da Mata	Coadjutor Bishop of Bragança do Pará, Brazil	Bishop
57.1	Installed	Zbigniew Jan Zieliński	Coadjutor Bishop of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland	Bishop
17 Mar	66.4	Appointed	Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M.	Apostolic Administrator of Daule, Ecuador	Archbishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
61.0	Appointed	Yvan Mathieu, S.M.	Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
61.0	Appointed	Yvan Mathieu, S.M.	Titular Bishop of Vazari	Auxiliary Bishop of Ottawa-Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
64.6	Resigned	Giovanni Battista Piccioli	Bishop of Daule, Ecuador	Bishop Emeritus
19 Mar	69.7	Selected	Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, M.C.C.I.	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
75.2	Retired	Gabriel Chang Bong-hun	Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)	Bishop Emeritus
75.7	Retired	Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos	Archbishop of Toluca, México, México	Archbishop Emeritus
64.3	Installed	Antônio Emídio Vilar, S.D.B.	Bishop of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
57.4	Ordained Bishop	Edgar Cuntapay Gacutan, C.I.C.M.	Bishop of Sendai, Japan
68.0	Appointed	Raúl Gómez González	Archbishop of Toluca, México, México
64.3	Appointed	Francis Kalist	Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
67.2	Appointed	David Kamau Ng’ang’a	Apostolic Administrator of Nakuru, Kenya	Auxiliary Bishop of Nairobi, Kenya
57.2	Appointed	Simon Kim Jong-Gang	Bishop of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)
72.0	Selected	Kurt Koch	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
58.3	Selected	Konrad Krajewski	Cardinal, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity
57.2	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Jessayyan Netto	Archbishop of Trivandrum, India
65.3	Appointed	Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản	Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam
65.3	Appointed	Vincent Nguyễn Văn Bản	Apostolic Administrator of Ban Mê Thuột, Viet Nam	Bishop of Hải Phòng, Viet Nam
52.0	Ordained Bishop	Severin Nziengui Mangandza, C.S.Sp.	Vicar Apostolic of Makokou, Gabon
52.1	Ordained Bishop	Radosław Orchowicz	Titular Bishop of Surista	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland
67.6	Ceased	Moacir Silva	Apostolic Administrator of São José do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
64.7	Selected	Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
56.7	Appointed	Helizandro Emiro Terán Bermúdez, O.S.A.	Coadjutor Archbishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Archbishop
21 Mar	92.2	Died	Raymond Gaston Joseph Séguy †	Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon-Cluny), France
22 Mar	78.0	Retired	Manuel Hilario de Céspedes y García Menocal	Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus
73.6	Appointed	Juan de la Caridad García Rodríguez	Apostolic Administrator of Matanzas, Cuba	Cardinal, Archbishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
92.3	Died	Edmund Michal Piszcz †	Archbishop Emeritus of Warmia, Poland
23 Mar	57.7	Ceased	Gerald (Jerry) Lee Vincke	Apostolic Administrator of Dodge City, Kansas, USA	Bishop of Salina, Kansas, USA
25 Mar	44.4	Ordained Bishop	Christian Carlassare, M.C.C.I.	Bishop of Rumbek, South Sudan	Bishop of Bentiu, South Sudan
49.8	Ceased	Matthew Remijio Adam Gbitiku, M.C.C.I.	Apostolic Administrator of Rumbek, South Sudan	Bishop of Wau, South Sudan
61.7	Appointed	Sebastien Kenda Ntumba	Bishop of Tshilomba, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Mar	49.3	Appointed	Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco	Auxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
49.3	Appointed	Juan Carlos Asqui Pilco	Titular Bishop of Arpi	Auxiliary Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua, Peru
75.8	Retired	Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero	Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México	Archbishop Emeritus
59.6	Appointed	Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe	Archbishop of San Luis Potosí, México
52.7	Ordained Bishop	Cristóbal Déniz Hernández	Titular Bishop of Aliezira	Auxiliary Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
61.1	Appointed	Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F.	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
61.1	Appointed	Gustavo Manuel Larrazábal, C.M.F.	Titular Bishop of Buslacena	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
85.6	Died	James Moriarty †	Bishop Emeritus of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
86.4	Died	Teofil Józef Wilski †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kalisz, Poland
27 Mar	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Yves Henri Marcel Marie Baumgarten	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
66.4	Installed	Roberto Campiotti	Bishop of Volterra, Italy
69.4	Installed	João Francisco Salm	Bishop of Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
28 Mar	78.2	Died	Georges Bou-Jaoudé (Aboujaoudé), C.M. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
87.0	Died	Antonios Naguib †	Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Cardinal, Patriarch Emeritus
30 Mar	91.5	Died	Mathew Cheriankunnel, P.I.M.E. †	Bishop Emeritus of Kurnool, India
58.4	Installed	Shelton Joseph Fabre	Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
58.7	Appointed	Jean-Marc Micas, P.S.S.	Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
57.2	Appointed	Thomas Warren Powers	Rector of the Pontifical North American College
75.3	Retired	Paul Robert Sanchez	Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	75.7	Died	Francesc Pardo Artigas †	Bishop of Girona, Spain

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