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The Year of Our Lord 1898

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January to April

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown83.5DiedManuel Antonio Bandini †Archbishop of Lima, Peru
DiedGaetano Blandini †Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
48.0ResignedFilippo Castracane degli Antelminelli †President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyPresident Emeritus
55.3AppointedPlacide Louis Chapelle †Apostolic Delegate to CubaArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
72.0DiedGiuseppe Maria Cione †Bishop of Policastro, Italy
24.7Ordained PriestEmmanuel Coste †PriestArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
77.2DiedAntónio José de Freitas Honorato †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
BornDominique Marie Lê-huu-Cung †Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam
52.2AppointedGennaro Portanova †Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
72.9DiedGiuseppe Ronco †Bishop of Asti, Italy
AppointedLuis de Salles Pessoa †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, BrazilBishop-Elect
DiedLuis de Salles Pessoa †Bishop-Elect of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
71.0ResignedDominique-Clément-Marie Soulé †Apostolic Administrator of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, AntillesBishop Emeritus of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
AppointedGiovanni Battista Steeneman, C.I.C.M. †Superior of I-li o Kul-Dia, China
39.8Ordained BishopPierre-André Viganò, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Hyderabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus
1 Jan25.9Ordained PriestNicola Dobrecic †PriestArchbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
2 Jan45.7AppointedPietro Gasparri †Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in PalaestinaCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
45.7AppointedPietro Gasparri †Apostolic Delegate to PeruCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
62.7DiedVincenzo Maria Sarnelli †Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
7 Jan70.2DiedCésar-Joseph Marpot (Marport) †Bishop of Saint-Claude, France
8 Jan66.7AppointedDomenico Marinangeli †Patriarch of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto} (-Eliopoli di Egitto-Port-Said)
9 Jan40.3Ordained BishopSebastião José Pereira †Titular Bishop of Epiphania in CiliciaBishop of Damão, India
24.6Ordained PriestFranz Justus Rarkowski, S.M. †Priest of Society of MaryBishop Emeritus of Germany, Military
55.0AppointedGiuseppe Salvatore Scatti †Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy
51.0Ordained BishopAntonio Vico †Titular Archbishop of PhilippiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
12 Jan70.8DiedLouis Aloysius Lootens †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idaho and Montana, USAVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idaho, USA
13 Jan67.1AppointedGiustino Adami †Titular Archbishop of Caesarea Ponti
69.1DiedTomás Barón y Morales †Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México
BornSisto Mazzoldi, M.C.C.I. †Nago, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Moroto, Uganda
14 Jan60.7DiedPaschal Tosi, S.J. †Prelate Emeritus of Alaska, USA
15 JanBornAlexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. †Blaison, FranceArchbishop of Kunming o Yünnan [Kunming], China
16 Jan37.6Ordained BishopFrancisco Maria Campos y Angeles †Bishop of Tabasco, Tabasco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
41.7AppointedRosendo de la Lastra y Gordillo †Bishop of Paraná, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
56.4AppointedMatías Linares y Sanzetenea †Bishop of Salta, Argentina
58.2Ordained BishopFrancisco Marvéz †Bishop of Zulia, Venezuela
50.0AppointedPablo Padilla y Bárcena †Bishop of Tucumán, Argentina
45.2Ordained BishopCarmelo Pujia †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyArchbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
17 JanBornCarlo Maria Splett †ZoppotBishop of Gdańsk, Poland
19 Jan37.3AppointedAugustin Prosper Hacquard, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan
37.3AppointedAugustin Prosper Hacquard, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of RusicadeVicar Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan
BornGiacomo Palombella †Acquaviva delle FontiArchbishop Emeritus of Matera, Italy
22 JanBornWładysław Suszyński †JanówApostolic Administrator of Vilnius, Lithuania
25 JanBornPablo Gúrpide Beope †OchagaviaBishop of Bilbao, Spain
26 JanBornStanislaus Tigga †KatkahiBishop of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India
1 FebBornCesar Benedetti, O.F.M. †VinaccianoVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cuevo, Bolivia
BornLéon Théobald Delaere, O.F.M. Cap. †Gullegem, BelgiumBishop Emeritus of Molegbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
2 FebBornPietro Zuccarino †BusallaBishop of Bobbio-San Colombano, Italy
3 Feb60.3AppointedSantiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano †Bishop of León, Guanajuato, MéxicoArchbishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
4 Feb52.3AppointedMichele de Jorio †Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
5 Feb50.1AppointedDonato Maria Dell'Olio †Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
55.3AppointedÉtienne-Joseph-Frédéric Tanoux †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
BornJosé Vieira Alvernaz †Ribeirinha do PicoArchbishop Emeritus of Goa e Damão, India
6 Feb24.4Ordained PriestJoaquim Ferreira de Melo †Priest of Crato, Ceara, BrazilBishop of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
79.1DiedKarl Klein †Bishop of Limburg, Germany
7 Feb52.7AppointedJuan Agustín Boneo †Bishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
8 FebBornJosé da Matha de Andrade y Amaral †AltinhoBishop of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis), Brazil
53.6AppointedMariano Antonio Espinosa †Bishop of La Plata, ArgentinaArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 Feb54.9DiedMarie-Simon-Henri Colomb †Bishop of Evreux, France
11 Feb60.9AppointedFrancesco Bacchini †Bishop of Terni, Italy
72.1AppointedLeopoldo Franchi †Titular Archbishop of Antiochia in PisidiaBishop Emeritus of Livorno, Italy
72.1ResignedLeopoldo Franchi †Bishop of Livorno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
51.7AppointedPancrazio Giorgi †Bishop of Segni, Italy
62.4AppointedBartolomeo Mirra †Titular Bishop of HamathaBishop of Poggio Mirteto, Italy
12 Feb51.2AppointedMáximo Fernández, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
51.2AppointedMáximo Fernández, O.P. †Titular Bishop of AttudaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
65.9ConfirmedFranz Joseph von Stein †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
14 Feb52.6AppointedJosé Macchi †Apostolic Internuncio to BrazilApostolic Nuncio to Other
15 Feb37.9AppointedPietro-Adamo Brioschi, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Cartagena, ColombiaArchbishop of Cartagena, Colombia
BornMichael Cornelius O'Neill †KemptvilleArchbishop Emeritus of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
16 Feb80.9DiedPierre-Louis-Marie Cortet †Bishop of Troyes, France
18 FebBornPetar Cule †KruševoBishop Emeritus of Mostar-Duvno (-Trebinje e Mrkan), Bosnia and Herzegovina
BornGiuseppe Maria Yüen K'ai-chih (Ching Ping) †Shen-Chwang-TanhsienBishop of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China
20 Feb60.4Ordained BishopPierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier, C.M. †Titular Bishop of PentacomiaVicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
22 FebBornVitale Bonifacio Bertoli, O.F.M. †Lumezzane, ItalyVicar Apostolic of Tripoli, Libya
23 FebBornFrancesco Fasola †MaggioraArchbishop Emeritus of Messina, Italy
24 Feb69.4DiedJames Vincent Cleary †Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
59.1Ordained BishopJohn Edmund Fitzmaurice †Titular Bishop of AmisusBishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
56.5AppointedPeter IV Géraigiry †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
23.3Ordained PriestStanislao Kostka Lukomski †PriestBishop of Łomża, Poland
25 Feb88.1DiedVenceslao Javier José Achával y Medina, O.F.M. †Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
BornAngel Muzzolón, S.D.B. †PeñarolVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco Paraguayo, Paraguay
64.6AppointedMiguel de los Santos Taborga †Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
28 FebBornJoachim (Alois) Ammann, O.S.B. †Wyl, SwitzerlandAbbot Emeritus of Ndanda, Tanzania
BornJosé de Jesús Martinez Vargas †MogotesBishop Emeritus of Armenia, Colombia
3 Mar61.2DiedJohn Cani †Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
25.1Ordained PriestPierre-Macario Saba †PriestArchbishop of Alep (Melkite), Syria
4 MarBornFrancesco Pennisi †PedaraBishop Emeritus of Ragusa, Italy
5 Mar25.1Ordained PriestAuguste Julien Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Diégo-Suarez, Madagascar
23.8Ordained PriestJean-Baptiste-Michel-Marie-Louis Pénicaud, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pakhoi [Beihai], China
59.0AppointedFerdinand von Schlör †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
6 Mar45.8Ordained BishopPietro Gasparri †Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in PalaestinaCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
7 Mar23.1Ordained PriestGiovanni Naslian †PriestBishop Emeritus of Trabzon (Armenian), Turkey
BornBenjamin Ibberson Webster †Spofforth, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
8 MarBornHenry Theophilus Klonowski †ScrantonAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
BornJuan de Dios López de Victoria †LaresAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico
9 MarBornJean-Baptiste Boivin, S.M.A. †Hénanbihen, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
BornJames Vincent Pardy, M.M. †Brooklyn, NY, USABishop Emeritus of Cheongju {Ch’ongju}, Korea (South)
14 MarBornGiuseppe Maggi, P.I.M.E. †Dalmine, ItalyBishop of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
15 Mar75.4DiedPeter Dufal, C.S.C. †Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Galveston, Texas, USA
16 MarBornJuan Niccolai, O.F.M. †Chiazzano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Tarija, Bolivia
18 MarBornLawrence Joseph Shehan †BaltimoreCardinal, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
21 Mar43.7AppointedWilliam Bernard Kelly †Bishop of Geraldton, Australia
69.8AppointedGeorg Ignatz Komp †Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
24.0Ordained PriestLuigi Lavitrano †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
22 Mar57.0AppointedMarie-Prosper-Adolphe de Bonfils †Bishop of Le Mans, France
57.0AppointedAugustin-Victor Deramecourt †Bishop of Soissons (-Laon), France
59.7AppointedAmédée-Jean-Baptiste Latieule †Bishop of Vannes, France
44.2AppointedFrançois-Alexandre Maillet †Bishop of Saint-Claude, France
54.2AppointedPhilippe Meunier †Bishop of Evreux, France
57.8AppointedGustave-Adolphe de Pélacot †Bishop of Troyes, FranceArchbishop of Chambéry, France
59.1ConfirmedFerdinand von Schlör †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
24 Mar59.7AppointedJoaquín Beltrán y Asensio †Bishop of Avila, Spain
36.9AppointedPasquale Berardi †Bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
52.8InstalledJuan Agustín Boneo †Bishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
57.0ConfirmedMarie-Prosper-Adolphe de Bonfils †Bishop of Le Mans, France
64.1AppointedAntonio María Cascajares y Azara †Cardinal-Priest of S. AgostinoCardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
35.5AppointedSettimio Caracciolo di Torchiarolo †Bishop of Alife, ItalyBishop of Aversa, Italy
75.0AppointedEnrico Carfagnini, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of the unknown of Titular SeeBishop Emeritus of Gallipoli, Italy
75.0RetiredEnrico Carfagnini, O.F.M. †Bishop of Gallipoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.2AppointedGiovanni Carli †Titular Bishop of ProconnesusBishop of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy
69.1AppointedJulien-François-Pierre Carmené †Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in SyriaBishop Emeritus of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
64.3AppointedAndrea Cassato †Auxiliary Bishop of Otranto, Italy
64.3AppointedAndrea Cassato †Titular Bishop of IonopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Otranto, Italy
48.4AppointedLetterio D'Arrigo Ramondini †Archbishop of Messina, Italy
38.2AppointedAntonio Delenda †Bishop of Corfù, GreeceArchbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
57.0ConfirmedAugustin-Victor Deramecourt †Bishop of Soissons (-Laon), France
51.3AppointedAndrés Ferrero Malo, O.A.R. †Bishop of Jaro, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
38.9AppointedMatteo Angelo Filipello †Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
56.6ConfirmedPeter IV Géraigiry †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
55.1AppointedGiovanni Gigante †Titular Bishop of Himeria
48.6AppointedCharles-Joseph-Louis-Abel Gilbert †Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in ArcadiaBishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
52.2AppointedGuglielmo Giustini †Bishop of Recanati-Loreto, Italy
61.0AppointedEnrico Grazioli †Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis in EpiroBishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy
76.2AppointedSebastián Herrero Espinosa de los Monteros †Cardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
47.8AppointedAntonio Bonaventura Jeglic †Bishop of Ljubljana, SloveniaBishop Emeritus
69.8ConfirmedGeorg Ignatz Komp †Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
59.7ConfirmedAmédée-Jean-Baptiste Latieule †Bishop of Vannes, France
44.2ConfirmedFrançois-Alexandre Maillet †Bishop of Saint-Claude, France
AppointedGiulio Matteoli †Bishop of Livorno, Italy
37.8AppointedOrazio Mazzella †Archbishop of Rossano, ItalyArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
54.2ConfirmedPhilippe Meunier †Bishop of Evreux, France
61.9AppointedToribio Minguella y Arnedo, O.A.R. †Bishop of Sigüenza, SpainBishop Emeritus
59.7AppointedJakob Missia †Cardinal, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
56.0AppointedGiuseppe Padula †Bishop of Bovino, ItalyBishop of Avellino, Italy
57.8ConfirmedGustave-Adolphe de Pélacot †Bishop of Troyes, FranceArchbishop of Chambéry, France
69.7AppointedJosé Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero †Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
64.5AppointedGiuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco †Cardinal-Priest of S. SistoCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
64.5AppointedGiuseppe Antonio Ermenegildo Prisco †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
52.2AppointedJosé Ramón Quesada y Gascón †Bishop of Segovia, Spain
44.2AppointedEnrico Giuseppe Reed da Silva †Titular Archbishop of Traianopolis in PhrygiaBishop Emeritus of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
63.6AppointedDomenico Riccardi †Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
64.8AppointedCiriaco María Sancha y Hervás †Archbishop of Toledo, SpainCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
64.8AppointedCiriaco María Sancha y Hervás †Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
59.1Ordained BishopFerdinand von Schlör †Bishop of Würzburg, Germany
60.3AppointedAntonio Scotti †Titular Bishop of TiberiopolisBishop Emeritus of Alife, Italy
60.3ResignedAntonio Scotti †Bishop of Alife, ItalyBishop Emeritus
52.0AppointedFelice de Siena †Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
72.2AppointedGéraud-Marie Soubrier †Titular Archbishop of SamosataBishop Emeritus of Oran, Algeria
72.2ResignedGéraud-Marie Soubrier †Bishop of Oran, AlgeriaBishop Emeritus
44.7AppointedTommaso de Stefano (Stefani) †Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
55.4ConfirmedÉtienne-Joseph-Frédéric Tanoux †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
47.0AppointedGiulio Vaccaro †Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
47.0AppointedFrancisco Javier Valdés y Noriega, O.S.A. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)Bishop of Salamanca, Spain
53.4AppointedEngelberto Vorsak †Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in Isauria
52.5AppointedDonato Velluti Zati di S. Clemente †Bishop of Pescia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
25 Mar36.9Ordained BishopPasquale Berardi †Bishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
52.2Ordained BishopGuglielmo Giustini †Bishop of Recanati-Loreto, Italy
26 Mar50.2AppointedAlexander Christie †Bishop of Vancouver Island, USAArchbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
23.1Ordained PriestBartolomé Pascual Marroig †PriestBishop of Menorca, Spain
28 Mar51.2AppointedJames Dominic Murray, O.S.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown, Australia
51.2AppointedJames Dominic Murray, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of IssusVicar Apostolic of Cooktown, Australia
1 Apr69.6DiedLeo Redner †Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
5 Apr42.0AppointedAvedis Bédros XIV Arpiarian †Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonPatriarch
42.0AppointedAvedis Bédros XIV Arpiarian †Titular Archbishop of AnazarbusPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
9 Apr22.8Ordained PriestGeorge Henry Bennett †PriestBishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
26.1Ordained PriestElia Scedid †PriestTitular Archbishop of Cyrrhus per i Maroniti
10 Apr22.8Ordained PriestGiuseppe Bruno †Priest of Acqui, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
18.2ProfessedPedro Eggerath, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26.8ProfessedJoseph (Ignatius) Shanahan, C.S.Sp. †Member of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}
11 AprBornJerônimo Mazzarotto †CuritibaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
12 Apr58.3SucceededLouis Nazaire Bégin †Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
78.2DiedElzéar-Alexandre Taschereau †Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
15 Apr62.4DiedJosé Pereira da Silva Barros †Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16 Apr23.7Ordained PriestJohannes Hillebrand †Priest of Paderborn, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
18 Apr66.0InstalledFranz Joseph von Stein †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
19 AprBornJames Colbert †Cork, IrelandVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Port Elizabeth, South Africa
21 Apr39.3AppointedPedro Juan Campins y Barceló †Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
47.7AppointedJuan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada †Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaBishop of La Plata, Argentina
47.7AppointedJuan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada †Titular Bishop of DelcusBishop of La Plata, Argentina
23 AprBornJustin Abraham Najmy, B.A. †Aleppo, SyriaBishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Melkite)
24 Apr53.8InstalledMariano Antonio Espinosa †Bishop of La Plata, ArgentinaArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
25 AprBornEdward Vincent Dargin †New YorkAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
28 Apr45.7AppointedRamón Angel Jara Ruz †Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, ChileBishop of La Serena, Chile
BornWilhelm Sedlmeier †Friedrichshafen, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rottenburg, Germany
76.0DiedSalvatore Luigi Zola, C.R.L. †Bishop of Lecce, Italy
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