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The Year of Our Lord 1903

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown38.9AppointedPaul-Raphaël Abi MouradPatriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), PalestinePatriarchal Vicar Emeritus
45.1ResignedSalvator-Alexandre-Félix-Carmel BrincatAuxiliary Bishop of Alger, AlgeriaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
15.6EnteredMichael David Browne, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
16.5ProfessedAndré-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionBishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
17.2ProfessedJosé Fogued y Gil, C.M.F. †Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryPrefect of Tunxi [Tunki], China
22.4Ordained PriestGiovanni Battista GirardiPriestBishop of Pavia, Italy
22.6Ordained PriestJohannes Damascus Jesacher (Iesacher), O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorPrefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
59.2ResignedDominique Jacquet (Jaquet), O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Iaşi, RomaniaBishop Emeritus
18.9ProfessedKrizosztom (Ferenc) Kelemen, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
53.0ResignedMichel-Thomas LabrecquePrefect of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
21.8Ordained PriestPacifico Tiziano Micheloni, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen
46.9AppointedDenis Ephrem NaccàschéArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
20.4ProfessedEgbert Maria Pelzer, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersPrefect of Tingchow [Changting], China
ResignedBertrand Radigue, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Rajputana, IndiaPrefect Emeritus
16.3ProfessedLuigi Ermenegildo Ricci, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Laohokow [Laohekou], China
14.1ProfessedGiuseppe Ferruccio Maurizio Rosà, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
35.7Final VowsNikolaus Schönig, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Togo
48.6AppointedDionysius Antonius Schüler, O.F.M. †Minister General of Order of Friars MinorTitular Archbishop of Nazianzus
15.1EnteredMarian Joseph Tumler, O.T. †Member of Order of the Teutonic Knights of Saint Mary’s Hospital in JerusalemGrand Master Emeritus
20.4First VowsArnold Verstraelen, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia
32.7Ordained PriestLouis Van Hoeck, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Ranchi, India
56.4ResignedJulien Vidal, S.M. †Prefect of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon IslandsVicar Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)
19.0First VowsGeorg Weig, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic of Tsingtao [Qingdao], China
BornJoseph Zhu YousanCoadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
3 Jan66.1DiedTommaso Gomes de AlmeidaBishop of Guarda, Portugal
4 Jan63.3DiedGulstan Francis Ropert, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands, USA
22.5Ordained PriestSeverino Vieira de MeloPriestArchbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
6 JanBornPatrick Francis LyonsBishop of Sale, Australia
7 Jan69.3AppointedSerafino CretoniCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
55.8ResignedDomenico FerrataPrefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) RitesCardinal, Secretary of State
66.5AppointedLuigi TripepiPrefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) RitesCardinal, Pro-Prefect
8 Jan48.2AppointedJames Edward QuigleyArchbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 JanBornEugen Viktor Paul SeiterichArchbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
11 Jan51.1Ordained BishopCarlos de Jesús Mejía y Laguna, C.M. †Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
41.5InstalledFulgentius Antonio Torres, O.S.B. †Abbot of New Norcia, Australia
12 JanBornWilliam Brasseur, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines
59.2DiedJulien-Alexandre Mauger, C.S.Sp. †Prefect Emeritus of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar
54.0AppointedPatrick Joseph O’ConnorCoadjutor Bishop of Armidale, AustraliaBishop
54.0AppointedPatrick Joseph O’ConnorTitular Bishop of SoliBishop of Armidale, Australia
13 JanBornFrederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
15 Jan69.4DiedLucido Maria ParocchiArchbishop Emeritus of Bologna, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
16 Jan49.6AppointedJohn Francis Regis CanevinCoadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
49.6AppointedJohn Francis Regis CanevinTitular Bishop of SabrataBishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
61.3DiedRamón Torrijos y GómezBishop of Badajoz, Spain
68.1AppointedSerafino VannutelliSecretary of the Congregation for Universal InquisitionCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
18 Jan22.4Ordained PriestIstván BreyerPriest of Esztergom, HungaryBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
19 JanBornAlberico SemeraroBishop Emeritus of Oria, Italy
21 Jan72.2AppointedGiuseppe AstuniTitular Bishop of Hierocaesarea
22 Jan61.8DiedGuido Corbelli, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy
BornÉmile Élie Verhille, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
23 Jan60.8AppointedFederico Domenico SalaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
60.8AppointedFederico Domenico SalaTitular Bishop of FamagustaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
24 JanBornAntoni PawłowskiBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
26 Jan37.7AppointedIsidoro Badía y SarradellAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, SpainBishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain
37.7AppointedIsidoro Badía y SarradellTitular Bishop of AscalonBishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain
55.9AppointedJulien Banckaert, S.J. †Prefect of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect Emeritus
76.5AppointedJames RogersTitular Archbishop of OmbiBishop Emeritus of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
27 JanBornHumphrey Penderell BrightAuxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
31.1AppointedFortunat-Henri Caumont, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Rajputana, IndiaBishop of Ajmer, India
28 JanBornJohn Bökenföhr (Boekenfoehr), O.M.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa
30 Jan78.8DiedFelix-Marie de NeckereTitular Archbishop of Melitene
2 FebBornPedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quibdó, Colombia
46.7DiedElie-Joseph KhayattArchbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
5 FebBornAlfredo Vicente SchererCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
6 FebBornLambert Anthony HochBishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
7 FebBornFrançois-Nestor Adam, C.R.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
68.7DiedEtienne-Auguste-Joseph-Louis Bardou, M.E.P. †Bishop of Coimbatore, India
BornJosé Romão Martenetz, O.S.B.M. †Bishop Emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
BornFederico Pérez Silva, C.M. †Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
9 Feb77.1DiedMariano PalermoBishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
10 Feb62.9ConfirmedJordan Zaninović, O.P. †Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
12 Feb80.0DiedAngelo Michele OnoratiBishop of Tricarico, Italy
59.4AppointedAlgernon Charles StanleyAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
59.4AppointedAlgernon Charles StanleyTitular Bishop of EmmaüsAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
13 Feb61.2AppointedJohn HealyArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
14 Feb62.7ConfirmedAnton Hubert FischerCardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
58.2DiedGiovanni Previtera (Privitera)Bishop of Patti, Italy
15 FebBornRamón José CastellanoArchbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
BornGracija IvanovicApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
60.9Ordained BishopFederico Domenico SalaTitular Bishop of FamagustaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
17 Feb46.1AppointedEugen Notz, O. Cist. †Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
18 Feb49.5AppointedLuca CanepaBishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
BornPaolo PappalardoOfficial Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
19 Feb51.2InstalledCarlos de Jesús Mejía y Laguna, C.M. †Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
20 FebBornJoseph SchröfferCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
22 Feb72.3Ordained BishopGiuseppe AstuniTitular Bishop of Hierocaesarea
23 FebBornAmbrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. †Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
83.0ResignedGiuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Cariati, ItalyBishop Emeritus
24 Feb49.7Ordained BishopJohn Francis Regis CanevinTitular Bishop of SabrataBishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
BornJoseph-Roméo GagnonBishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
54.9DiedBolesław Hieronim KłopotowskiArchbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
BornLionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
28 FebBornGiuseppe MartinoliBishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland
3 MarBornFortunato ZoppasBishop Emeritus of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
4 Mar83.0AppointedGiuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. †Titular Archbishop of NacoliaBishop Emeritus of Cariati, Italy
5 Mar66.9DiedJohn BilsborrowBishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
7 MarAppointedGirolamo da Lione, O.F.M. Cap. †Superior of Siria e Cilicia, Syria
23.1Ordained PriestAntonio Guízar y ValenciaPriest of Zamora, Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México
23.6Ordained DeaconVincent-François-Joseph Sage, M.E.P. †DeaconCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China
9 MarBornJosé María García LahigueraArchbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
BornAlbert Gregory MeyerCardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 Mar48.4InstalledJames Edward QuigleyArchbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
12 MarBornJohn Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Kokstad, South Africa
68.7DiedAlessandro TotiBishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
41.9SelectedManuel Vieira de MatosArchbishop (Personal Title) of Guarda, PortugalArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
13 Mar71.8DiedJosé Benigo Perilla y MartínezBishop of Tunja, Colombia
BornTeodor BenschAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
BornGuido TonettiBishop of Cuneo, Italy
15 Mar88.0DiedFranz Wilhelm CramerAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
59.4Ordained BishopAlgernon Charles StanleyTitular Bishop of EmmaüsAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
27.3Ordained PriestAloysius Chen Guo-di (Tchen Chao-t’ien), O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
16 MarBornJosé Abraham Martínez BetancourtBishop Emeritus of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México
17 Mar58.4AppointedPaolo Maria BaroneTitular Archbishop of MeliteneArchbishop of Siena, Italy
58.4ResignedPaolo Maria BaroneBishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyArchbishop of Siena, Italy
BornJohn Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
19 Mar62.8InstalledAnton Hubert FischerCardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
20 MarBornEdward Ernest SwanstromAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
21 Mar67.9DiedFerdinando CapponiArchbishop of Pisa, Italy
22 Mar24.9Ordained PriestBernard Franciszek DembekPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
76.6DiedJames RogersBishop Emeritus of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
23.3Ordained PriestAntonijs Urbšs (Urbbs)PriestBishop of Liepāja, Latvia
25 MarBornMatthias Buchholz, M.S.C. †Prefect Emeritus of Shiqian [Shihtsien], China
BornJoseph RodgersBishop of Killaloe, Ireland
27 Mar47.1AppointedRafael Amador y HernándezBishop of Mixtecas, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
55.6AppointedThomas James ConatyBishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, California, USA
54.4AppointedSandor PárvyAuxiliary Bishop of Eger, HungaryBishop of Spiš, Slovakia
54.4AppointedSandor PárvyTitular Bishop of CarpasiaBishop of Spiš, Slovakia
28 Mar23.9Ordained PriestJorge García CaballerosPriest of GuatemalaBishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala
24.0Ordained PriestJoão de Oliveira Matos FerreiraPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
23.4Ordained PriestJosef StoffelsPriest of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
23.1Ordained PriestCésar Ángel Vigiani, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco, Bolivia
31 MarBornBernard Joseph TopelBishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
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