Year 1971, April, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title 1 Apr65.7DiedLuigi Barbero †Bishop of Vigevano, Italy 3 Apr26.2Ordained PriestFernando Mason, O.F.M. Conv.Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil 26.3Ordained PriestEdmundo Ponziano Valenzuela Mellid, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay 4 Apr52.5Ordained BishopCornelius Elanjikal †Bishop of Vijayapuram, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Verapoly, India 53.2Ordained BishopJoseph Kelanthara †Archbishop of Verapoly, India 5 Apr45.1AppointedJuan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Bishop of San Luis, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus 45.1AppointedJuan Rodolfo Laise, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of IomniumBishop Emeritus of San Luis, Argentina 24.9Ordained PriestGiuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv.Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy BornVinsensius Setiawan TriatmojoBishop of Tanjungkarang, Indonesia 6 Apr61.3ResignedLawrence Pullen Hardman, S.M.M. †Titular Bishop of CenculianaBishop Emeritus of Zomba, Malawi 9 Apr65.7DiedBiagio Musto †Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy 14 Apr BornIsaac Bundepuun DuguBishop of Katsina-Ala, Nigeria 15 Apr66.4ResignedNicolas Kinsch, S.C.I. †Titular Archbishop of ZucchabarArchbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 30.1Ordained PriestRoger Paul Morin †Priest of New Orleans, Louisiana, USABishop Emeritus of Biloxi, Mississippi, USA 17 Apr75.2RetiredIldefonso (Matteo Renato) Rea, O.S.B. †Abbot of Montecassino, ItalyAbbot Emeritus 57.1AppointedBiagio Vittorio Terrinoni, O.F.M. Cap. †Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Avezzano, Italy 57.1AppointedBiagio Vittorio Terrinoni, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of FerentiumBishop Emeritus of Avezzano, Italy 18 Apr51.8Ordained BishopCarlo Cavalla †Bishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyBishop Emeritus 24.1Ordained PriestFerenc (Franz) Cserháti †Priest of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad} and Satu Mare {Szatmár}, RomaniaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary 49.9Ordained BishopTomislav Jablanović †Titular Bishop of Aquae in DaciaAuxiliary Bishop of Vrhbosna {Sarajevo}, Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.6Ordained BishopVictor Razafimahatratra, S.J. †Bishop of Farafangana, MadagascarCardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar 43.3Ordained BishopBenedict Ganesh Singh †Titular Bishop of ArsennariaBishop Emeritus of Georgetown, Guyana, Antilles 75.1DiedPablo Tobar Gonzáles, C.M. †Bishop of Cuttack, India 19 Apr63.3AppointedVicente Bernikon †Apostolic Administrator of Santa Isabel, Equatorial GuineaBishop of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 20 Apr BornPaul DempseyAuxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland 72.5ResignedVincenzo Maria Jacono †Titular Bishop of PataraBishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy 21 Apr45.9SucceededErnesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Cuenca, EcuadorArchbishop Emeritus 59.0Ordained BishopRoyappan Antony Muthu †Bishop of Vellore, India 45.2AppointedJoaquim Rufino do Rêgo †Bishop of Quixadá, Ceara, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil BornGuadalupe Antonio Ruíz UrquínPrelate of Huautla, Oaxaca, México 72.3DiedManuel de Jesús Serrano Abad †Archbishop of Cuenca, Ecuador 22 Apr84.6DiedStanislas Courbe †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paris, France 58.6Ordained BishopFrancis James Harrison †Titular Bishop of Aquae in NumidiaBishop Emeritus of Syracuse, New York, USA 39.4Ordained BishopMiguel Gatan Purugganan †Titular Bishop of EgnatiaBishop Emeritus of Ilagan, Philippines 23 Apr81.4DiedSaturnino Rubio y Montiél †Bishop Emeritus of Osma-Soria, Spain 24 Apr55.5AppointedAntonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Castellum MinusBishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru 55.5AppointedAntonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of San Francisco Javier, PeruBishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru 61.9AppointedFrancis Ekka †Bishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, IndiaBishop of Raigarh, India 50.2AppointedFelixberto Camacho Flores †Bishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop of Agaña, Guam, Pacific (Oceania) 59.5ResignedJoseph Brendan Houlihan, S.P.S. †Titular Bishop of ChunaviaBishop Emeritus of Eldoret, Kenya 37.3AppointedRaphaël Lubaki Nganga †Coadjutor Bishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop 37.3AppointedRaphaël Lubaki Nganga †Titular Bishop of CenculianaBishop of Matadi, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 44.1AppointedEmiliano Kulhi Madangeng †Auxiliary Bishop of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), PhilippinesVicar Apostolic Emeritus 44.1AppointedEmiliano Kulhi Madangeng †Titular Bishop of TrofimianaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines 79.9DiedBernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R. †Prefect Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia 40.9AppointedJames Anthony Toppo †Bishop of Jalpaiguri, India 33.8AppointedJoseph Edra Ukpo †Auxiliary Bishop of Ogoja, NigeriaArchbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria 33.8AppointedJoseph Edra Ukpo †Titular Bishop of ChulluArchbishop Emeritus of Calabar, Nigeria 26.6Ordained PriestJoseph Võ Ðức MinhPriest of Ðà Lạt, Viet NamBishop Emeritus of Nha Trang, Viet Nam 25 Apr41.3Ordained BishopRaymond Mwanyika †Bishop of Njombe, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus 26 Apr71.2ResignedClemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. †Prelate of Xingu, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus 64.7AppointedEurico Kräutler, C.Pp.S. †Prelate of Xingu, Para, BrazilPrelate Emeritus 64.7AppointedEurico Kräutler, C.Pp.S. †Titular Bishop of CissaPrelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil 75.8RetiredFrancis Peter Paul Leipzig †Bishop of Baker, Oregon, USABishop Emeritus 75.0DiedCesar Antonio Mosquera Corral †Archbishop Emeritus of Guayaquil, Ecuador 49.5AppointedMário Teixeira Gurgel, S.D.S. †Bishop of Itabira, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Itabira-Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil 27 Apr52.5AppointedJohn Joseph Fitzpatrick †Bishop of Brownsville, Texas, USABishop Emeritus 57.5AppointedVincent Madeley Harris †Coadjutor Bishop of Austin, Texas, USABishop Emeritus 57.5AppointedVincent Madeley Harris †Titular Bishop of RotariaBishop Emeritus of Austin, Texas, USA 40.2Ordained BishopRafael Montiano Lim †Bishop of Laoag, PhilippinesBishop of Boac, Philippines 78.3ResignedLouis La Ravoire Morrow, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of VallipositaBishop Emeritus of Krishnagar, India 28 Apr50.1Ordained BishopPackiam Arokiaswamy †Bishop of Ootacamund, IndiaBishop Emeritus of Tanjore, India 64.9ResignedHendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq, SS.CC. †Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus 55.5AppointedJohn Hubert Macey Rodgers, S.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)Bishop Emeritus 29 Apr43.1AppointedÉrico Ferrari †Bishop of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 30 Apr92.3DiedPio Alberto Fariña Fariña †Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile 47.2ResignedDuraisamy Simon Lourdusamy †Archbishop of Bangalore, IndiaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches 39.4AppointedSergio Obeso Rivera †Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México 59.5AppointedMiguel Peinado Peinado †Bishop of Jaén, SpainBishop Emeritus