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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 Apr75.0RetiredAlfred KleinermeilertAuxiliary Bishop of Trier, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
3 Apr65.6AppointedPaul Henry WalshAuxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, New York, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
65.6AppointedPaul Henry WalshTitular Bishop of AbthugniAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rockville Centre, New York, USA
4 Apr76.6DiedLu�s Gonzaga FernandesBishop Emeritus of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil
53.0AppointedFelix GennBishop of Essen, GermanyBishop Emeritus of M�nster, Germany
49.3AppointedChristopher Charles ProwseAuxiliary Bishop of Melbourne, AustraliaArchbishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
49.3AppointedChristopher Charles ProwseTitular Bishop of BahannaArchbishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Australia
52.3AppointedAntal Sp�nyiBishop of Sz�kesfeh�rv�r (Albareale), Hungary
76.2RetiredJusztin N�ndor Tak�cs, O.C.D. †Bishop of Sz�kesfeh�rv�r (Albareale), HungaryBishop Emeritus
5 Apr68.1InstalledAntonio CilibertiArchbishop of Catanzaro-Squillace, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
62.8AppointedRaymond John LaheyBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
44.7AppointedHil�rio da Cruz Massinga, O.F.M.Bishop of Lichinga, MozambiqueAuxiliary Bishop of Inhambane, Mozambique
49.3Ordained BishopPedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. †Coadjutor Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop
6 Apr91.0DiedGerald Emmett CarterCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
50.7Ordained BishopJean-Paul Andr� Denis Marcel JamesBishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), FranceArchbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
70.6DiedEmmanuel Mani Giles Pothanamuzhy, C.M.I. †Bishop of Mananthavady (Syro-Malabar), India
56.4InstalledAtilano Vicente Rodr�guez Mart�nezBishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop Emeritus of Sig�enza-Guadalajara, Spain
7 Apr39.2AppointedVitaliy SkomarovskyiAuxiliary Bishop of Kyiv-Zhytomyr, UkraineBishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
39.2AppointedVitaliy SkomarovskyiTitular Bishop of BencennaBishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
8 Apr70.7DiedPatrick Fani ChakaipaArchbishop of Harare, Zimbabwe
38.3AppointedWojciech PolakAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, PolandArchbishop
38.3AppointedWojciech PolakTitular Bishop of Mons in NumidiaArchbishop of Gniezno, Poland
55.2AppointedButi Joseph Tlhagale, O.M.I.Archbishop (Personal Title) of Johannesburg, South AfricaArchbishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
76.4RetiredSzczepan WesolyAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
9 Apr67.5AppointedSantos Abril y Castell�Apostolic Nuncio to SloveniaCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
67.5AppointedSantos Abril y Castell�Apostolic Nuncio to Bosnia and HerzegovinaCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
73.8ResignedOs�rio Claudio Bebber, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Joa�aba, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus
59.0AppointedJuliusz JanuszApostolic Nuncio to HungaryApostolic Nuncio
64.9SucceededWalmir Alberto Valle, I.M.C. †Bishop of Joa�aba, Santa Catarina, BrazilBishop Emeritus
10 Apr44.8AppointedGuillermo Patricio Vera SotoPrelate of Calama, ChileBishop of Rancagua, Chile
11 Apr61.0AppointedAntonio MarinoAuxiliary Bishop of La Plata, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Mar del Plata, Argentina
61.0AppointedAntonio MarinoTitular Bishop of BastiBishop Emeritus of Mar del Plata, Argentina
80.8DiedJoannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
12 Apr67.5AppointedSantos Abril y Castell�Apostolic Nuncio to North MacedoniaCardinal, Archpriest Emeritus of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
39.8AppointedOscar Domingo SarlingaAuxiliary Bishop of Mercedes-Luj�n, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus of Z�rate-Campana, Argentina
39.8AppointedOscar Domingo SarlingaTitular Bishop of UzalisBishop Emeritus of Z�rate-Campana, Argentina
14 Apr45.6AppointedMatthew Kwasi GyamfiBishop of Sunyani, Ghana
15 Apr43.8AppointedThierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perri�reAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
43.8AppointedThierry Marie Jacques Brac de la Perri�reTitular Bishop of ZallataAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon, France
46.1AppointedHerv� Jean Robert GiraudAuxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceBishop of Viviers, France
46.1AppointedHerv� Jean Robert GiraudTitular Bishop of SilliBishop of Viviers, France
55.1AppointedThomas Anthony WilliamsAuxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.1AppointedThomas Anthony WilliamsTitular Bishop of Mage�Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
16 Apr59.0SucceededArturo Mandin Bastes, S.V.D. †Bishop of Sorsogon, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
76.3RetiredDiego Natale BonaBishop of Saluzzo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
61.6AppointedGiuseppe GuerriniBishop of Saluzzo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
51.0AppointedPeter Martin MusikuwaBishop of Chikwawa, Malawi
44.2AppointedPrudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.Vicar Apostolic of Tabuk, PhilippinesBishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
44.2AppointedPrudencio Padilla Andaya Jr., C.I.C.M.Titular Bishop of FuerteventuraBishop of Cabanatuan, Philippines
80.5DiedJohn Richard Sheets, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
55.9AppointedPaweł StobrawaAuxiliary Bishop of Opole, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
55.9AppointedPaweł StobrawaTitular Bishop of AecaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Opole, Poland
75.3RetiredJesus Yu VarelaBishop of Sorsogon, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
17 Apr50.4AppointedCyryl KlimowiczBishop of San Giuseppe a Irkutsk, Russian Federation
50.4AppointedCyryl KlimowiczApostolic Administrator of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Russian FederationBishop of San Giuseppe a Irkutsk, Russian Federation
49.6AppointedJerzy Mazur, S.V.D.Bishop of Ełk, Poland
49.6CeasedJerzy Mazur, S.V.D.Apostolic Administrator of Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Russian FederationBishop of Ełk, Poland
49.3InstalledPedro Sbalchiero Neto, M.S. †Coadjutor Bishop of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilBishop
19 Apr88.3DiedAlejandro Dur�n MoreiraBishop Emeritus of Rancagua, Chile
90.5DiedAurelio SabattaniCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
20 Apr81.5DiedHenri Lema�treApostolic Nuncio
21 Apr58.4Ordained BishopWerner GuballaTitular Bishop of CatrumAuxiliary Bishop of Mainz, Germany
45.6Ordained BishopUlrich NeymeyrTitular Bishop of MaraguiaBishop of Erfurt, Germany
22 Apr74.8RetiredLorenzo Le�n Alvarado, O. de M. †Bishop of Huacho, PeruBishop Emeritus
62.1Ordained BishopRoger Paul MorinTitular Bishop of AulonBishop Emeritus of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
23 Apr80.0RetiredIvan LjavinecApostolic Exarch of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)Apostolic Exarch Emeritus
24 Apr75.4DiedRenato Hasche S�nchez, S.J. †Bishop of Arica, Chile
55.1AppointedLadislav HučkoApostolic Exarch of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)
55.1AppointedLadislav HučkoTitular Bishop of HoraeaApostolic Exarch of Czech Republic (Ruthenian)
25 Apr89.5DiedLuis Alfredo Carvajal RosalesBishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador
44.0AppointedCristi�n Contreras VillarroelAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de ChileBishop of Melipilla, Chile
44.0AppointedCristi�n Contreras VillarroelTitular Bishop of IlliberiBishop of Melipilla, Chile
86.0DiedJacob Bastiampillai DeogupillaiBishop Emeritus of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
74.8RetiredJorge Garc�a Isaza, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Tierradentro, ColombiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
81.4DiedOtmar M�derBishop Emeritus of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
62.3AppointedDominic Mai Thanh LươngAuxiliary Bishop of Orange in California, USAAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.3AppointedDominic Mai Thanh LươngTitular Bishop of CebaradesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA
88.5DiedAndr� Perraudin, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Kabgayi, Rwanda
51.9AppointedRicardo Antonio Tob�n RestrepoBishop of Sons�n-Rionegro, ColombiaArchbishop of Medell�n, Colombia
26 Apr60.7AppointedAdriano BernardiniApostolic Nuncio to ArgentinaApostolic Nuncio
57.3Ordained BishopWiesław Alojzy MeringBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), PolandBishop Emeritus
59.6Ordained BishopCarlos Germ�n Mesa RuizBishop of Arauca, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
50.6AppointedJoseph Ng� Quang KiệtApostolic Administrator of H� Nội, Viet NamArchbishop Emeritus
103.3DiedJos� Calasanz Rosenhammer, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chiquitos, Bolivia
55.0Ordained BishopGeorges Miled Saad Abi Younes, O.L.M.Bishop of Nuestra Se�ora de los M�rtires del Libano en M�xico (Maronite)Bishop Emeritus
46.7Ordained BishopJos� Soares Filho, O.F.M. Cap.Coadjutor Bishop of Carolina, Maranh�o, BrazilBishop Emeritus
31.9Ordained DeaconHiansen Vieira FrancoDeacon of Guaxup�, Minas Gerais, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of S�o Sebasti�o do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
27 Apr64.1Ordained BishopJoseph Louis Jean BoishuTitular Bishop of GaurianaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
33.1Ordained PriestWilbert MarweinPriest of Shillong, IndiaBishop of Nongstoin, India
28 Apr54.1InstalledJos� Francisco Robles OrtegaArchbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo Le�n, M�xicoCardinal, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, M�xico
29 Apr77.2RetiredEstanislao Esteban KarlicArchbishop of Paran�, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
68.4AppointedMario Luis Bautista Mauli�nArchbishop of Paran�, ArgentinaArchbishop Emeritus
30 Apr64.2AppointedGeorge William ColemanBishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
50.8AppointedEnrique D�az D�azAuxiliary Bishop of San Crist�bal de Las Casas, Chiapas, M�xicoBishop of Irapuato, Guanajuato, M�xico
50.8AppointedEnrique D�az D�azTitular Bishop of IzirzadaBishop of Irapuato, Guanajuato, M�xico
44.2AppointedMarco Eug�nio Galr�o Leite de AlmeidaBishop of Est�ncia, Sergipe, BrazilAuxiliary Bishop of S�o Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
76.8RetiredHildebrando Mendes CostaBishop of Est�ncia, Sergipe, BrazilBishop Emeritus
43.8AppointedJenő Sch�nbergerBishop of Satu Mare {Szatm�r}, Romania
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