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The Year of Our Lord 1897

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown83.0DiedPaolo Angelo Ballerini †Patriarch of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
BornGeorge Daniel Breen, C.S.C. †Prefect Emeritus of Haflong, India
31.8AppointedJules-Joseph Cénez, O.M.I. †Prefect of Basutoland, LesothoVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Basutoland, Lesotho
65.5AppointedAlfred Allen Paul Curtis †Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USABishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
50.0Ordained BishopKonstantyn Czechowicz †Bishop of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland
71.0DiedIsidore-Joseph du Rousseaux †Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
64.0DiedEnrico Mazzella †Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
30.2Ordained PriestGherardo Sante Menegazzi, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Comacchio, Italy
68.5AppointedLuigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
30.0Ordained PriestPaolo Charles Perini, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Calicut, India
25.4Ordained PriestEmanuele Phares †PriestTitular Bishop of Tarsus dei Maroniti
61.7AppointedVincenzo Maria Sarnelli †Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
48.0AppointedFrancesco Vento †Bishop of Aversa, Italy
22.1Ordained PriestGiuseppe Vizzini †PriestBishop of Noto, Italy
73.2DiedGrégoire II Youssef †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
63.0DiedAlois Zorn †Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
2 JanBornWilliam Joseph Smith †GreenfieldBishop Emeritus of Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
3 Jan21.8Ordained PriestGrégoire Haggiar †PriestBishop of Akka (Melkite), Israel
22.9Ordained PriestFrancis Johannes †Priest of Saint Joseph, Missouri, USABishop of Leavenworth, Kansas, USA
62.7DiedGuglielmo Sanfelice D'Acquavella, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
4 JanBornEdward Joseph Maginn †Glasgow, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA
5 JanBornEduardo Martinez González †Mancera de AbajoBishop Emeritus of Zamora, Spain
6 Jan72.5DiedFrançois-Marie Trégaro †Bishop of Sées, France
7 Jan50.2DiedAntônio Joaquim de Medeiros †Bishop of Macau, China
9 JanBornEdgar Aristide Maranta, O.F.M. Cap. †Poschiavo, SwitzerlandArchbishop Emeritus of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
10 JanBornRaymond Larose, C.S.C. †St. Paul d'Abbotsford (Rouville), CanadaBishop Emeritus of Chittagong, Bangladesh
14 Jan58.8DiedJohn Carroll †Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
17 JanBornManuel Mascariñas y Morgia †AntequeraBishop Emeritus of Tagbilaran, Philippines
21 Jan65.8DiedJosé Benito Salvador de la Reta, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
22 Jan79.2DiedAngelo Bianchi †Prefect of the Congregation of RitesCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
53.3DiedJoão Fernando Santiago Esberard (Esberrard) †Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
23 JanBornMarcel Daubechies, M. Afr. †Casteau, FranceBishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
24 JanBornSimeon Kokov (Kokoff), O.F.M. Cap. †SekirovoApostolic Administrator of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
22.3Ordained PriestMichael Memelauer †Priest of Sankt Pölten, AustriaBishop
BornJohannes Albert von Rudloff †WetzlarAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Osnabrück, Germany
27.2Ordained PriestMelchiorre Souen, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ankwo [Anguo], China
26 Jan40.7AppointedJohn James Joseph Monaghan †Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USABishop Emeritus
27 Jan58.3DiedJosé María Caparrós y López †Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
BornCarlos Alberto Wollgarten, C.M. †Unterrath, GermanyVicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica
28 Jan49.9AppointedFrançois Gerboin, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Unianyembé, Tanzania
49.9AppointedFrançois Gerboin, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of Thuburbo MaiusVicar Apostolic of Unianyembé, Tanzania
29 Jan57.4AppointedJohn Joseph Keane †Titular Archbishop of DamascusArchbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
30 Jan38.4AppointedPatrick Vincent Dwyer †Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, AustraliaBishop
38.4AppointedPatrick Vincent Dwyer †Titular Bishop of ZoaraBishop of Maitland, Australia
1 FebBornIgnacius P'i-Shu-Shih †Cha-lingArchbishop of Mukden o Fengtien [Shenyang], China
33.5AppointedHenri Streicher, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Settentrionale}, UgandaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Uganda
33.5AppointedHenri Streicher, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of ThabracaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Uganda
2 Feb67.4DiedAnnibale Barabesi †Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
59.6SucceededPio Alberto del Corona, O.P. †Bishop of San Miniato, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornPatrick Mary O'Donnell †Fethard, IrelandArchbishop Emeritus of Brisbane, Australia
6 Feb57.1AppointedCasimiro Gennari †Titular Archbishop of NaupactusCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
BornHeinrich Gleumes †KempenAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
12 Feb46.6AppointedJoseph-Marie-Stanislas Dupont, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Nyassa, MalawiVicar Apostolic Emeritus
15 Feb46.9AppointedPierre-Philippe Giraudeau, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Thibet, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tatsienlu, China
46.9AppointedPierre-Philippe Giraudeau, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of DaphnusiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tatsienlu, China
42.9AppointedAmbrosius Jacobus J. van Baars, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
42.9AppointedAmbrosius Jacobus J. van Baars, O.P. †Titular Bishop of TeuchiraVicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
16 Feb50.5AppointedJean Martin Adam, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Gabon, GabonVicar Apostolic Emeritus
50.5AppointedJean Martin Adam, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of ThmuisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gabon, Gabon
46.6AppointedJoseph-Marie-Stanislas Dupont, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of ThibarisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nyassa, Malawi
17 Feb40.8AppointedEmile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Zanguebar, KenyaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zanzibar, Kenya
40.8AppointedEmile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of TiceliaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zanzibar, Kenya
20 FebBornEnrique José Mühn, S.V.D. †San JerónimoBishop Emeritus of Jujuy, Argentina
22 Feb82.3DiedThomas Langdon Grace, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
24 Feb53.8Ordained BishopThomas Mathias Lenihan †Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
53.8Ordained BishopEdmond Francis Prendergast †Titular Bishop of SciliumArchbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
42.4Ordained BishopJames Edward Quigley †Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USAArchbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
34.4Ordained BishopFrançois Camille Van Ronslé, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of TymbriasVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 FebDiedGiuseppe Quandel, O.S.B. †Abbot of Montecassino, Italy
1 Mar32.4AppointedGusztáv Károly Majláth †Coadjutor Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaBishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
32.4AppointedGusztáv Károly Majláth †Titular Bishop of MartyropolisBishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
BornJoseph Francis Ryan †DundasBishop Emeritus of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
4 Mar61.9InstalledPerfecto Amézquita y Gutiérrez, C.M. †Bishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México
BornPablo Mariaselvam, S.D.B. †TrichinopolyBishop of Vellore, India
7 Mar36.7AppointedFrancisco Maria Campos y Angeles †Bishop of Tabasco, Tabasco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
14 Mar37.3AppointedFilemón Fierro y Terán †Bishop of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México
15 MarBornManuel Moll y Salord †CiudadelaBishop Emeritus of Tortosa, Spain
16 Mar55.6AppointedJean Baptist Rene, S.J. †Prefect of Alaska, USAPrelate Emeritus
19 Mar59.9DiedCrescencio Carrillo y Ancona †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
21 Mar48.2AppointedJoseph Dumáni, B.S. †Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite), Lebanon
20.3ProfessedJean-Félix de Hemptinne, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictVicar Apostolic of Katanga, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22 MarBornLouis-Sylvain Robin †AmboiseBishop Emeritus of Blois, France
25 Mar26.4Ordained PriestKonstantyn Dominik †Priest of Chelmno (Culma), PolandAuxiliary Bishop
BornEdmund Joseph Reilly †College Point, NYAuxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
29 Mar56.4AppointedCharles Joseph Gentili, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Allahabad, IndiaArchbishop of Agra, India
45.2AppointedDenis Kelly †Bishop of Ross, Ireland
47.5AppointedEmile Joseph Legal, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Albert, Alberta, CanadaArchbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
47.5AppointedEmile Joseph Legal, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of PoglaArchbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
30 Mar40.0AppointedCarlo Pietropaoli †Bishop of Trivento, ItalyBishop Emeritus
Apr22.4Ordained PriestAnselmo Rizzi †PriestBishop of Adria, Italy
1 Apr64.5AppointedVincenzo di Giovanni †Titular Bishop of Theodosiopolis
BornBenno Walter Gut, O.S.B. †Reiden, SwitzerlandCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
2 AprBornFerdinando Fulgenzio Pasini, O.F.M. †San Donà di Piave, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China
3 Apr24.1Ordained PriestJohannes Dominicus Josephus Aengenent †PriestBishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
25.9Ordained PriestBernard Alexis Burquier, C.R.A. †Priest of Missionaries of St. Francis de SalesAbbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
4 Apr52.0DiedJosé María Blanco Barón †Bishop of Avila, Spain
22.6Ordained PriestFrancisco María González y Arias †PriestBishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
9 Apr41.5AppointedEvaristo Blanco †Bishop of Socorro, ColombiaBishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
36.0SucceededFrancis Alphonsus Bourne †Bishop of Southwark, England, Great BritainCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
DiedNicola Lo russo †Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
11 Apr22.7Ordained PriestJoaquim Rafael Maria d'Assunçâo Pitinho, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cabo Verde
12 Apr71.0AppointedJohn Baptist Butt †Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in ThraciaBishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
71.0ResignedJohn Baptist Butt †Bishop of Southwark, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
14 Apr46.1AppointedClaude Bardel †Bishop of Sées, France
58.2AppointedJean-Augustin Germain †Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), FranceArchbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France
59.3AppointedJean Hazera †Bishop of Digne, France
15 Apr60.1ResignedEnrico Grazioli †Bishop of Guastalla, ItalyBishop Emeritus
66.3AppointedPierre-Paul Servonnet †Archbishop of Bourges, France
17 Apr24.6Ordained PriestPietro Fumasoni Biondi †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
24.3Ordained PriestGeorges-Marie de Labonninière de Beaumont, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
24.2Ordained PriestPedro Maria Rodríguez Andrade †PriestBishop Emeritus of Ibagué, Colombia
BornMartin Walter Stanton †Jersey CityAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Newark, New Jersey, USA
18 Apr64.2AppointedCamillo Mazzella, S.J. †Cardinal-Bishop of PalestrinaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
64.2AppointedCamillo Mazzella, S.J. †Bishop of Palestrina, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
19 Apr44.1AppointedEdward Patrick Allen †Bishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA
53.1AppointedSamuel Webster Allen †Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
46.2ConfirmedClaude Bardel †Bishop of Sées, France
44.9AppointedDomenico Bianconi †Bishop of Ferentino, Italy
59.1AppointedGiuseppe Capecci, O.S.A. †Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
53.5AppointedCarlo Caputo †Titular Archbishop of NicomediaBishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
53.5AppointedCarlo Caputo †Prelate of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
53.5ResignedCarlo Caputo †Bishop of Aversa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
52.6AppointedJosé Manuel de Carvalho †Bishop of Macau, ChinaBishop of Angra, Portugal
53.4AppointedMariano Cidad y Olmos †Auxiliary Bishop of Valladolid, SpainBishop of Astorga, Spain
53.4AppointedMariano Cidad y Olmos †Titular Bishop of ArchelaïsBishop of Astorga, Spain
68.1AppointedPierre-Hector Coullié (Couillié) †Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte PincioCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
68.1Elevated to CardinalPierre-Hector Coullié (Couillié) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
39.9AppointedAugustin Dontenwill, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Bishop of New Westminster, British Columbia, CanadaBishop Emeritus
39.9AppointedAugustin Dontenwill, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of GermanicopolisBishop Emeritus of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
73.8AppointedPietro Facciotti †Titular Archbishop of Chalcis in GraeciaBishop Emeritus of Ferentino, Italy
73.8ResignedPietro Facciotti †Bishop of Ferentino, ItalyBishop Emeritus
50.2AppointedJosé María García Escudero y Ubago †Bishop of Osma, Spain
37.4AppointedPasquale Gagliardi †Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
58.2ConfirmedJean-Augustin Germain †Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), FranceArchbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France
55.9AppointedFelice Gianfelice †Bishop of Boiano, Italy
45.0AppointedVictoriano Guisasola y Menéndez †Bishop of Jaén, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
59.3ConfirmedJean Hazera †Bishop of Digne, France
53.3AppointedErnesto Kutrovatz †Auxiliary Bishop of Győr, Hungary
53.3AppointedErnesto Kutrovatz †Titular Bishop of MarcianaAuxiliary Bishop of Győr, Hungary
55.5AppointedGuillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria NuovaCardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France
55.5Elevated to CardinalGuillaume-Marie-Joseph Labouré †Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France
38.0AppointedAntonio Lamberti †Bishop of Conversano, Italy
61.6AppointedJosé María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in TraspontinaCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
61.6Elevated to CardinalJosé María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia †Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
72.0AppointedFederico Pizza †Titular Archbishop of NisibisArchbishop Emeritus of Manfredonia (e Vieste), Italy
72.0ResignedFederico Pizza †Archbishop of Manfredonia (e Vieste), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
46.6AppointedGiovanni Battista Ressia †Bishop of Mondovi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
47.6AppointedAndrea Sarti †Bishop of Guastalla, ItalyBishop of Pistoia-Prato, Italy
70.0AppointedPaolo Schinosi †Titular Bishop of GazaTitular Archbishop of Marcianopolis
66.3ConfirmedPierre-Paul Servonnet †Archbishop of Bourges, France
51.1AppointedMariano Soler †Archbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
72.1AppointedGuillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu †Cardinal-Priest of S. ClementeCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
72.1Elevated to CardinalGuillaume-Marie-Romain Sourrieu †Cardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
41.7AppointedGiulio Tommasi †Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, ItalyArchbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
23 Apr47.3AppointedBiagio Pisani †Titular Bishop of Caesarea in MauretaniaTitular Archbishop of Naupactus
24 Apr60.1AppointedAngelo Maria Meraviglia Mantegazza †Titular Bishop of FamagustaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
25 Apr41.0Ordained BishopEmile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of TiceliaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zanzibar, Kenya
50.3Ordained BishopJán Ivankovic †Bishop of Rožňava, SlovakiaBishop Emeritus
46.6Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Ressia †Bishop of Mondovi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
27 Apr42.9AppointedEmmanuel Alfonso van den Bosch, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Archbishop of PariumArchbishop Emeritus of Agra, India
42.9ResignedEmmanuel Alfonso van den Bosch, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Agra, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
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