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The Year of Our Lord 1908

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown64.0DiedEtienne ApikianBishop of Trabzon (Armenian), Turkey
49.0AppointedJules Abraham DavidArchbishop
16.8ProfessedAlexandre Digard, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorPrefect Emeritus of Yiduxian [Iduhsien], China
73.0DiedSilvano de Stefano, O.S.B. †Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
25.0First VowsWilhelm Finnemann, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrefect of Mindoro, Philippines
33.9IncardinatedAdalbero Joseph (Michael) Fleischer, C.M.M. †Priest of Congregation of Mariannhill MissionariesVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mariannhill, South Africa
35.3AppointedGiovanni GariglianoVicar General of L’Aquila, ItalyBishop of Biella, Italy
17.2ProfessedValeriano Guemes Rodriguez, C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionSuperior Emeritus of Cuttack, India
55.1ResignedIgnazio HomsiPatriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), SyriaPatriarchal Vicar Emeritus
66.7ResignedFélix-Jules-Xavier Jourdan de la Passardière, C.O. †Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
29.7IncardinatedDionizy (Roman) KajetanowiczPriest of Lviv (Armenian), UkraineApostolic Administrator
48.2ResignedIsaac-Jesu-Yab Khoudabache (Koudabache)Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), IranArchbishop of Urmyā {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
59.0AppointedSevère-Samuel LahdoArchbishop
Born[Stephen Li Side]Auxiliary Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
BornJérôme (Joseph Emil) Malenfant, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect Emeritus of Gorakhpur, India
38.9ResignedAugustinus Nachtwey, O.M.I. †Prefect of Cimbebasia Inferiore, NamibiaPrefect Emeritus
67.5DiedGabriele Neviani, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop Emeritus of Sapë, Albania
50.0AppointedAthanase Ignace NuriTitular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria dei SiriArchbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
50.0ResignedAthanase Ignace NuriArchbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
20.2ProfessedJohn Andrew O’Shea, C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionBishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China
33.7First VowsJoseph Reiners, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Nagoya, Japan
28.4ProfessedVincent-François-Joseph Sage, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China
49.7AppointedRicardo Sepúlveda HermosillaEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) of Temuco, ChileEcclesiastical Governor (Vicar General) Emeritus
24.7ProfessedGiovanni Soggiu, O.F.M. Conv. †Member of Order of Friars Minor ConventualPrefect of Ankang [Hinganfu], China
23.6ProfessedJohn Baptist Wang Zengyi (Wang Tseng-yi, Uamzemi), C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionBishop of Anguo [Ankwo], China
49.8ResignedPietro Andrea (Pierre-André) Viganò, S.J. †Bishop of Hyderabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus
21.7Perpetual VowsGérard Wantenaar, M.H.M. †Member of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill HillVicar Apostolic of Basankusu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornJohn Baptist Ye Yishi (Ye Ershi)Bishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
JanDiedStefano Auad (Evodio)Bishop of Tripoli del Libano {Tarabulus} (Maronite)
67.9DiedRuggero Augusto CatizoneAuxiliary Bishop of Catanzaro, Italy
37.0SucceededAlain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of New GuineaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Papua, Papua New Guinea
71.9ResignedLouis-André Navarre, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of New GuineaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
4 JanBornThomas Joseph DruryBishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
65.0DiedStefan Aleksander ZwierowiczBishop of Sandomierz, Poland
5 Jan38.4InstalledBeda Giovanni Cardinale, O.S.B. †Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, ItalyApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
42.5Ordained BishopPedro Muñagorri y Obineta, O.P. †Titular Bishop of PityusVicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
6 Jan56.9Ordained BishopJosef Antonin HůlkaBishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
45.9Ordained BishopLeonida MapelliBishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
49.7Ordained BishopLuigi Maria MarelliBishop of Bobbio, ItalyBishop of Bergamo, Italy
7 JanBornAlois Bürke, S.M.B. †Prefect Emeritus of Qiqihar [Tsitsihar], China
BornVictor Van Beurden, SS.CC. †Bishop Emeritus of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
8 Jan84.7DiedSigismondo Brandolini RotaBishop of Ceneda, Italy
59.5SucceededAndrea CaronBishop of Ceneda, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Genova, Italy
9 JanBornFrancisco Javier Gillmore StockBishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
84.0DiedGábor SzeleAuxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
46.9Ordained BishopAngelo SimonettiBishop of Pescia, Italy
10 Jan86.0DiedAdolphe-Josué-Frédéric FiardBishop of Montauban, France
BornJaime Garcia GoulartBishop Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
57.1SucceededPierre-Eugène-Alexandre MartyBishop of Montauban, France
13 Jan70.8DiedFrancesco BacchiniBishop Emeritus of Terni, ItalyBishop
71.3AppointedFrancesco SegnaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
14 Jan69.7Ordained BishopPedro Manuel García NaranjóArchbishop of Lima, Peru
BornPeter Kelleter, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Bethlehem, South Africa
15 JanBornGilbert Hess, O.S.B. †President Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
17 JanBornPierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
19 JanBornPompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Malanje, Angola
20 JanBornLéonce TchantayanBishop Emeritus of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran
22 JanBornJosip SalačAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
23 Jan37.2InstalledPedro Pascuál Francesco Farfán de los GodosBishop of Huaraz, PeruArchbishop of Lima, Peru
25 Jan62.0DiedAntonio Sebastião ValentePatriarch of East Indies, India
26 Jan43.6Ordained BishopAntónio Alves FerreiraTitular Bishop of MartyropolisBishop of Viseu, Portugal
72.0DiedRocco Tornatore, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Burma {Birmania Orientale}, Myanmar
28 Jan57.3SucceededLéon-Adolphe AmetteCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
BornFrançois-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †Bishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornDragutin NežicBishop Emeritus of Poreč i Pula, Croatia
88.9DiedFrançois-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la VergneCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
29 Jan61.3Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste BiolleyBishop of Tarentaise, France
BornJosé Agustín MarozziBishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
30 Jan55.9AppointedEugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viet Nam
55.9AppointedEugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of PhacusaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viet Nam
31 Jan49.7AppointedBasilio PompiljSecretary of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
1 FebBornPaolo BertoliCardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
48.6AppointedFrederick William KeatingBishop of Northampton, England, Great BritainArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
16.7ProfessedBernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R. †Member of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrefect Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
2 Feb55.7Ordained BishopSebastião Leite de VasconcellosBishop of Beja, PortugalBishop Emeritus
3 FebBornLadislav HladTitular Bishop of Cediae
63.5InstalledGaspard-Marie-Michel-André LattyArchbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
4 Feb59.4DiedSerafino AngeliniBishop of Avellino, Italy
8 Feb56.4DiedAntun MaurovićBishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
BornJoseph Wang Cizhang (Wan Tsu-chang)Bishop of Hengyang [Hengchow], China
9 Feb27.7Final VowsJoseph James Byrne, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Moshi, Tanzania
10 FebBornJoseph Blomjous, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
72.8DiedAlfonso Maria Giordano, C.SS.R. †Bishop Emeritus of Calvi e Teano, Italy
62.1AppointedIldefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
12 Feb78.9RetiredJohannes Fidelis BattagliaBishop of Chur, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
14 FebBornLaurent MorinBishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
37.1AppointedPierre Chébli (Scebli)Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
15 Feb51.0AppointedAdolphe-Yves-Marie DuparcBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
37.1Ordained BishopPierre Chébli (Scebli)Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
16 Feb53.7Ordained BishopNicola Cicero (Ciceri), C.M. †Titular Bishop of DausaraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kianfu, China
BornZoltan LengyelApostolic Administrator of Romania (Armenian)
57.5Ordained BishopAndrés Machado, S.J. †Bishop of Bolivar, EcuadorBishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
76.4DiedJean-Élie Mellus, O.S.H. †Bishop of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey
40.5Ordained BishopIgnacio Placencia y MoreiraBishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop of Zacatecas, México
17 Feb39.4InstalledJoão Francisco BragaBishop of Curitiba, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
19 Feb55.6AppointedJános CsernochBishop of Csanád, HungaryCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
79.0DiedJohn LeonardVicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
64.0SucceededJohn RooneyVicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South AfricaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
21 Feb84.1DiedIgnacio Antonio ParraBishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
22 FebBornPolicarpo da Costa VazBishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
BornAbilio del Campo y de la BárcenaBishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
BornFrancis Han Tingbi (Ting-pi)Bishop of Hongdong [Hungtung], China
BornMatthias Duan Yinmin (Duan In-min)Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
23 FebBornPietro SigismondiSecretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
25 Feb51.0Ordained BishopAdolphe-Yves-Marie DuparcBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
48.6Ordained BishopFrederick William KeatingBishop of Northampton, England, Great BritainArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
55.2Ordained BishopJoseph Maria KoudelkaTitular Bishop of GermanicopolisBishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
BornAnton Reiterer, M.C.C.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa
26 FebBornRomán Acevedo RojasAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
34.8SucceededAndré-Etienne-Athanase Hermel, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
BornJoseph Landreau, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
72.9ResignedMarie-Joseph (Maxime Justin Félix) Verdier, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
28 Feb69.9DiedGiocondo (Matthaeus) de Nittis, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
1 Mar62.1Ordained BishopIldefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
5 MarBornJohn Kwao Amuzu AggeyArchbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
6 Mar44.0AppointedÉmile-Marie Bunoz, O.M.I. †Prefect of Yukon, CanadaVicar Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
39.5AppointedPrudencio Gomes da SilvaBishop of Goiás, Brazil
40.6InstalledIgnacio Placencia y MoreiraBishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop of Zacatecas, México
8 Mar49.1Ordained BishopJules Abraham DavidArchbishop
61.7DiedHenry HenryBishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
9 Mar55.9AppointedHector-Irénée SévinBishop of Châlons, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
10 Mar51.0InstalledAdolphe-Yves-Marie DuparcBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
BornDelfín Quesada CastroBishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
12 Mar47.2AppointedGabriel Émile Grison, S.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.2AppointedGabriel Émile Grison, S.C.I. †Titular Bishop of SagalassusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
14 Mar23.3Ordained PriestCostanzo Bergna, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorPrefect of Dessié, Ethiopia
BornAntoni Léon Louis CaillotBishop Emeritus of Évreux, France
16 Mar68.1DiedGustave Augustin RouxelAuxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
17 Mar70.1DiedGiovanni Battista Casali del DragoCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
18 MarBornThomas Edward GillAuxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
49.8AppointedRaffaele Scapinelli di LeguignoSecretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical AffairsCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
19 MarBornLeo Christopher ByrneCoadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
22.5Ordained PriestBl. Nikollë Vinçenc Prennushi, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
20 Mar39.3AppointedAgostinho Francisco BenassiBishop of Niterói (Nictheroy), Brazil
51.8DiedFrançois-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
21 Mar33.7AppointedNicola CanaliSubstitute (Sostituto) of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
BornNeemeh SimaanAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
22 Mar78.5DiedRaffaele Capone, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
23 MarBornCharles Herman HelmsingBishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
24 Mar34.3ProfessedStefano Aurelio Bacciarini, S.d.C. †Priest of Congregation of Servants of CharityApostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland
25 Mar53.9Ordained BishopVicente Casanova y MarzolBishop of Almería, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Granada, Spain
38.5Final VowsAnthony Joseph Schuler, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of El Paso, Texas, USA
29 Mar47.4Ordained BishopCharles-Marie-Félix de Gorostarzu, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of AelaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yünnanfu, China
50.9DiedAthanasius Klemens Götte, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China
47.9Ordained BishopPrudencio Melo y AlcaldeTitular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
30 Mar80.6DiedPróspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la BarqueraArchbishop of México, Federal District
BornPaul-Louis CarrièreBishop Emeritus of Laval, France
BornDaniel Eugene Ivancho
57.6AppointedGiovanni Vincenzo Tasso, C.M. †Bishop of Aosta, Italy
31 MarBornBernard Joseph FlanaganBishop Emeritus of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
BornJosé de Jesús Tirado PedrazaArchbishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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