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The Year of Our Lord 1895

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown67.0DiedPierre de BrabandereBishop of Brugge {Bruges}, Belgium
22.6Ordained PriestEdward Joseph ByrnePriest of Dublin, IrelandArchbishop
45.0AppointedFilippo Castracane degli AntelminelliPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyPresident Emeritus
45.0AppointedFilippo Castracane degli AntelminelliTitular Archbishop of Edessa in OsrhoënePresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
DiedGiovanni Battista CannevaliniBishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, Italy
18.0ProfessedAntonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
15.0ProfessedThomas de la Hoz, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersPrefect Emeritus of Formosa Island {Isola Formosa), Taiwan
DiedDaniel Fuenzalida SantelicesVicar Apostolic of Tarapacá, Chile
66.7DiedGiovanni Nepomuceno GlavinaBishop of Trieste-Koper (Capodistria), Italy
25.7Ordained PriestAlban Goodier, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop Emeritus of Bombay, India
BornFilippo JacolinoFavaraBishop of Trapani, Italy
18.2ProfessedLouis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryBishop Emeritus of Jehol [Jinzhou], China
BornLorenz S. Kogy, O.M. †Georgia, Russian FederationAuxiliary Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), Lebanon
BornPaul Nguyen-Ðình NhiênTho HoangCoadjutor Bishop of Vinh, Viêt Nam
45.9ResignedDenis Joseph O’ConnellRector of the Pontifical North American CollegeBishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
35.1AppointedWilliam Henry O’ConnellRector of the Pontifical North American CollegeCardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
49.2ResignedGennaro PortanovaApostolic Administrator of Bova, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
56.0DiedTrifon RadonicicBishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
75.9DiedCesáreo Rodrigo y RodríguezBishop of Orense, Spain
83.2DiedLuigi SodoBishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
55.0ResignedFrancesco Sogaro, M.C.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, SudanPresident of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
1 JanBornLuigi PirelliVarennaBishop of Sovana-Pitigliano, Italy
4 Jan70.5DiedJacques Bax, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Mongolia {Mongolia Centrale}, China
BornAlbert François Cousineau, C.S.C. †St. Laurent, CanadaBishop of Cap-Haïtien, Haïti
5 Jan48.1AppointedJohn O'ReillyArchbishop of Adelaide, Australia
6 Jan23.8Ordained PriestVincenzo TymienieckiPriest of Łódź, PolandBishop
7 Jan65.1DiedStanislao Maria de LucaBishop of San Severo, ItalyBishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
37.7AppointedHenri Doulcet, C.P. †Bishop of Nicopoli, BulgariaBishop Emeritus
8 Jan51.2AppointedDominique Jacquet (Jaquet), O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Iaşi, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
39.4AppointedLouis Philip Adélard Langevin, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
71.0DiedEusebio Marie Semprini, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, China
11 Jan49.7AppointedLouis Piazzoli, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
49.7AppointedLouis Piazzoli, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of ClazomenaeVicar Apostolic of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
51.4AppointedGiuseppe van Reeth, S.J. †Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
12 Jan38.1AppointedJohn Joseph ClancyCoadjutor Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop
38.1AppointedJohn Joseph ClancyTitular Bishop of AchantusBishop of Elphin, Ireland
13 Jan61.7Ordained BishopGregorio Rodríguez y ObregónBishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
44.5Ordained BishopAntonio Ramón SilvaBishop of Mérida, VenezuelaArchbishop of Mérida, Venezuela
15 Jan75.7DiedLaurence Gillooly, C.M. †Bishop of Elphin, Ireland
35.2AppointedPaul Pellet, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, NigeriaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
35.2AppointedPaul Pellet, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of RhithymnaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
17 JanBornFrancis Doyle Gleeson, S.J. †Carrollton, MOBishop Emeritus of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
19 Jan43.5AppointedEsteban Sánchez de las Heras, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
43.5AppointedEsteban Sánchez de las Heras, O.P. †Titular Bishop of ZaraïVicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
20 Jan91.1DiedTobias KirbyTitular Archbishop of Ephesus
21 Jan87.8DiedFlorian-Jules-Félix DesprezCardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France
61.0AppointedMartin Marty, O.S.B. †Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
22 Jan32.4AppointedAntonin Guillermain, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Settentrionale}, Uganda
32.4AppointedAntonin Guillermain, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of ThabracaVicar Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Settentrionale}, Uganda
52.4AppointedJan Maurycy Pawel Puzyna de KosielskoCardinal, Bishop of Kraków, Poland
23 Jan59.1DiedJules CléretBishop of Laval, France
25 JanBornPaolo MarellaRomaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
27 Jan22.6Ordained PriestGiovanni RosiPriestBishop of Montefiascone, Italy
29 JanBornFranciszek JedwabskiWilkowyjaAuxiliary Bishop of Poznań, Poland
30 JanBornJean Cassaigne, M.E.P. †Grenade-sur-Adour, FranceVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saigon, Viêt Nam
31 JanBornLaurence Julius FitzSimonSan AntonioBishop of Amarillo, Texas, USA
3 Feb31.5Ordained BishopSinforiano BogarínBishop of ParaguayArchbishop of Asunción, Paraguay
5 Feb52.9AppointedJoseph HoareBishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
8 Feb38.1SucceededJohn Joseph ClancyBishop of Elphin, Ireland
36.2AppointedAntonio Maria Roveggio, M.C.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan
36.2AppointedAntonio Maria Roveggio, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of AmastrisVicar Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan
44.2AppointedHendrik van de WeteringCoadjutor Archbishop of Utrecht, NetherlandsArchbishop
44.2AppointedHendrik van de WeteringTitular Archbishop of GazaArchbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
10 Feb24.1Ordained PriestAlain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. †Priest of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of JesusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Papua, Papua New Guinea
22.5Ordained PriestAngelo RottaPriestOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
11 FebBornLois-Séverin Haller, C.R.A. †La Tour-de-PeilzAbbot Emeritus of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
12 Feb75.9AppointedBartholomew WoodlockTitular Bishop of TrapezopolisBishop Emeritus of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
75.9RetiredBartholomew WoodlockBishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), IrelandBishop Emeritus
13 FebBornLorenzo Sahag KoguianAchalzichTitular Bishop of Comana Armeniae
19 Feb49.4AppointedJules-Maurice AbbetCoadjutor Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, SwitzerlandBishop
21 FebBornFrancesco OrlandoTorre AnnunziataBishop of San Severo, Italy
24 Feb37.8Ordained BishopHenri Doulcet, C.P. †Bishop of Nicopoli, BulgariaBishop Emeritus
BornDonato PafundiPietragallaBishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
27 FebBornArtur Michael LandgrafTraunsteinAuxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
63.9DiedPatrick ManogueBishop of Sacramento, California, USA
28 FebBornLorenzo Bereciartúa y BalerdiVidaniaBishop of San Sebastián, Spain
2 MarBornGeorge Marin, S.J. †Lowell, MA, USAPrefect Emeritus of Süchow, China
4 Mar81.2DiedWilliam WeathersAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
5 MarBornNorberto Forero y GarcíaTogüíBishop Emeritus of Santa Marta, Colombia
8 Mar25.1Ordained PriestLuis Durou y Sure, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionArchbishop of Guatemala
9 Mar24.6Ordained PriestJosef Ludwig Brems, O. Praem. †Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Denmark
13 MarBornAlexandros ScandarCairoBishop of Assiut {Lycopolis} (Coptic), Egypt
15 Mar28.1AppointedCyrillus MacaireVicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptPatriarch Emeritus
28.1AppointedCyrillus MacaireTitular Archbishop of Caesarea PhilippiPatriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
BornFrancisco VicentínAvellanedaArchbishop Emeritus of Corrientes, Argentina
16 MarBornJosé Gabriel Anaya y Diez de BonillaTepexpanBishop Emeritus of Zamora, Michoacán, México
17 Mar60.2AppointedLuigi LazzareschiTitular Bishop of Neocaesarea in BithyniaBishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy
60.2ResignedLuigi LazzareschiBishop of Gubbio, ItalyBishop Emeritus
18 Mar57.0AppointedGiuseppe Maria AldanesiBishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyBishop Emeritus
68.7AppointedCarlo BertuzziBishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornFelice BonominiMocasinaBishop of Como, Italy
61.3AppointedAmerigo CialenteAuxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
61.3AppointedAmerigo CialenteTitular Bishop of DauliaAuxiliary Bishop of L’Aquila, Italy
49.2AppointedSantiago (Giacomo) Costamagna, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Méndez y Gualaquiza, EcuadorVicar Apostolic Emeritus
49.2AppointedSantiago (Giacomo) Costamagna, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Colonia in ArmeniaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez y Gualaquiza, Ecuador
66.8AppointedAngelo Di PietroOfficial of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
48.7AppointedGiuseppe Francica-Nava de BontifèCardinal, Archbishop of Catania, Italy
52.0AppointedBonaventura Gargiulo, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of San Severo, Italy
49.4AppointedTeodosio Maria GargiuloCoadjutor Bishop of Oria, ItalyBishop
49.4AppointedTeodosio Maria GargiuloTitular Bishop of NilopolisBishop of Oria, Italy
51.5AppointedAristide GolfieriBishop of Fabriano e Matelica, ItalyBishop of Città di Castello, Italy
58.0AppointedEnrico GrazioliTitular Bishop of SamosataBishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy
58.6ConfirmedPetrus von Hötzl, O.F.M. †Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
47.4AppointedRaimondo JaffeiBishop of Forli, Italy
67.4ConfirmedAudishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) KhayyathPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
53.8AppointedVittore Mihalyi de ApsiaArchbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
55.0AppointedPaolo Carlo Francesco OrigoBishop of Mantova, Italy
56.2AppointedJoaquín Acadio Pagaza y OrdóñezBishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
58.7AppointedPasquale PiconeBishop of Molfetta-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
51.0AppointedBonaventura QuintarelliBishop of Rieti, Italy
51.4AppointedNicola Ranieri, O.F.M. †Bishop of Norcia, Italy
36.2AppointedStefano RojasBishop of Tolima, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
43.9AppointedRaffaele RossiCoadjutor Bishop of Bova, ItalyArchbishop of Acerenza-Matera, Italy
43.9AppointedRaffaele RossiTitular Bishop of Zeugma in MesopotamiaArchbishop of Acerenza-Matera, Italy
60.9AppointedMacario SoriniArchbishop (Personal Title) of Gubbio, ItalyBishop Emeritus
31.3AppointedGiovanni Tacci PorcelliBishop of Città della Pieve, ItalyCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
47.6AppointedFrancesco Uccellini (Ucellini)Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
41.6AppointedTeodoro Valfrè di BonzoBishop of Como, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
45.9AppointedMattia VicarioBishop of Saluzzo, ItalyBishop of Novara, Italy
64.1AppointedMatteo ZannoniBishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
60.3AppointedSantiago de Zubiría y ManzaneraArchbishop of Durango, México
19 Mar39.6Ordained BishopLouis Philip Adélard Langevin, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
21 MarBornNersès TayroyanMardinArchbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Armenian), Iraq
22 Mar23.5Ordained PriestKarl Joseph SchultePriest of Paderborn, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
24 Mar16.4ProfessedAnselmo Federico Catalán, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of New Norcia, Australia
38.3Ordained BishopJohn Joseph ClancyBishop of Elphin, Ireland
44.3Ordained BishopHendrik van de WeteringTitular Archbishop of GazaArchbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
25 MarBornJoseph Guffens, S.J. †BruxellesCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Mar57.0InstalledGiuseppe Maria AldanesiBishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedPatrick MacAlisterBishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
27 Mar53.1AppointedTeodoro Antonio PolitoBishop of Syros e Milos, GreeceArchbishop of Corfù, Greece
29 Mar48.7AppointedJohn GallagherCoadjutor Bishop of Goulburn, AustraliaBishop
48.7AppointedJohn GallagherTitular Bishop of AdrasusBishop of Goulburn, Australia
29.2AppointedPio Giuseppe Passerini, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Shensi {Scen-Si Meridionale}, China
29.2AppointedPio Giuseppe Passerini, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of AchantusVicar Apostolic of Southern Shensi {Scen-Si Meridionale}, China
30 Mar24.2Ordained PriestNikolaus BaresPriest of Trier, GermanyBishop of Berlin, Germany
84.9DiedFrancisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
33.3AppointedJoseph-Claude Excoffier, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Yünnan, ChinaCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
33.3AppointedJoseph-Claude Excoffier, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Metropolis in AsiaCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yünnan, China
22.5Ordained PriestMiguel de Lima ValverdePriestArchbishop of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
22.3Ordained PriestHenry Thomas RenoufPriestBishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
36.7AppointedVictor Roelens, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
36.7AppointedVictor Roelens, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of GirbaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
31 Mar22.8Ordained PriestBonaventura CerrettiPriestCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
Apr48.4ResignedGregorio AntonucciVicar Apostolic of Southern Shensi {Scen-Si Meridionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
2 Apr79.0DiedPieter Mathijs SnickersArchbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
3 AprBornLuigi TragliaAlbano LazialeCardinal, Dean of the College of Cardinals
6 Apr24.1Ordained PriestJoseph Maria Alvarez, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersPrefect Emeritus of Shikoku, Japan
7 AprBornWilliam Joseph CondonColton, WABishop of Great Falls, Montana, USA
11 AprBornJuliusz BieniekSchoffschutzAuxiliary Bishop of Katowice, Poland
12 Apr40.2AppointedJean-Marie Dépierre, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
40.2AppointedJean-Marie Dépierre, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of BendaVicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
BornGiovanni PanicoTricaseCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
15 AprBornHailé Mariam CahsaiMonoxoitoBishop of Adigrat, Ethiopia
16 AprBornCzeslaw KaczmarekLigowoBishop of Kielce, Poland
BornAdolph John Paschang, M.M. †Martinsburg, MO, USABishop of Kongmoon [Jiangmen], China
17 Apr28.2Ordained BishopCyrillus MacaireTitular Archbishop of Caesarea PhilippiPatriarch Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
76.2DiedFrancesco RagusaBishop of Trapani, Italy
18 Apr37.9AppointedJean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam
37.9AppointedJean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of LysiasVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam
40.1AppointedPaul-Marie Ramond, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Upper Tonking {Tonkino Superiore}, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam
40.1AppointedPaul-Marie Ramond, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of LinoëVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hung Hoá, Viêt Nam
21 Apr36.4Ordained BishopAntonio Maria Roveggio, M.C.C.I. †Titular Bishop of AmastrisVicar Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan
22 Apr39.0AppointedGiuseppe Elis KhayattTitular Archbishop of Nisibis dei CaldeiArchbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq
23 Apr42.1AppointedGiovanni SahharBishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), IraqBishop of Aqra {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq
24 AprBornJosé Ignacio Márquez y TórizTlaxcalaArchbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México
28 Apr46.0Ordained BishopMattia VicarioBishop of Saluzzo, ItalyBishop of Novara, Italy
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