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The Year of Our Lord 1912

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown19.2EnteredGabriele Arosio, P.I.M.E. †Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsPrefect Emeritus of Neghelli, Ethiopia
32.0IncardinatedManuel Arteaga y Betancourt †Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaCardinal, Archbishop
83.0DiedGiovanni Barcia †Titular Bishop of Croae
BornJoseph Mikararanga Busimba †Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
72.6AppointedThomas Joseph Carr †Bishop of Australia, MilitaryArchbishop of Melbourne, Australia
Born[Stanislav Chang Shou-yi] †Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China
27.9Ordained PriestThomas Dioscoros (Thervalady) †PriestBishop
BornAugustin Fataki Alueke †Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
34.1AppointedJames Fitzpatrick †Superior of San Andrés y Providencia, ColombiaSuperior Emeritus
19.9ProfessedFrancis Xavier Ford, M.M. †Member of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaBishop of Meixian [Kaying], China
BornGeorges Benoit Gassongo †Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
AppointedFrancesco Gutiérrez, C.M.F. †Prefect of Chocó, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
ResignedBernardo Irastorza, O.F.M. †Prefect of Ucayali, PeruPrefect Emeritus
28.3Ordained PriestAldo Laghi †PriestApostolic Nuncio to Chile
BornBarthélémy Malunga †Bishop Emeritus of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22.2ProfessedCarlo von Mansfeld, M.I. †Member of Order of the Ministers of the SickSuperior General Emeritus
BornWilhelm Möhler, S.A.C. †Rector General Emeritus of Society of the Catholic Apostolate
BornRaymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi †Bishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornAnthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Umuahia, Nigeria
14.7ProfessedFerdinando Fulgencio Pasini, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
44.4ResignedGiovanni Giuseppe Santini, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Rhétie (Rezia, Rhaetia), SwitzerlandTitular Bishop of Zama Major
23.6Final VowsMichael Schulien, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPriest
70.0ResignedGregorio Giorgio Sciahin †Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus
BornHenry Systermans, SS.CC. †Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
BornHerman To Paivu †Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
25.3Ordained PriestStefan Walczykiewicz †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
25.7Ordained PriestLeon Wetmański †Priest of Płock, PolandAuxiliary Bishop
2 Jan43.2DiedJoseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
3 Jan66.0AppointedIldefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. †Titular Bishop of Thebae in ThebaideBishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
66.0ResignedIldefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
4 Jan55.6Ordained BishopPierre-Célestin Cézerac †Bishop of Cahors, FranceArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
38.8AppointedAlberto Costa †Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, ItalyBishop of Lecce, Italy
BornStephen McGill, P.S.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain
5 Jan45.5AppointedJosé María Caro Rodríguez †Titular Bishop of MylasaCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
51.9AppointedLuís Silva Lezaeta †Titular Bishop of OlenaBishop of Antofagasta, Chile
7 JanBornJohn A. Choi Jae-seon †Bishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South)
56.1InstalledPascal Keklikian †Bishop of Adana (Armenian), Turkey
35.5Ordained BishopJános Mikes †Bishop of Szombathely, HungaryBishop Emeritus
46.9Ordained BishopJames Naughton †Bishop of Killala, Ireland
8 Jan69.9DiedDario Mattei-Gentili †Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
9 Jan48.9AppointedTommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of Edessa in OsrhoëneCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
70.8AppointedCláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leão, C.M. †Titular Archbishop of AnazarbusArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
70.8ResignedCláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leão, C.M. †Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
BornOscar de Oliveira †Archbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornElias Zoghbi †Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
10 Jan48.9AppointedTommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. †Apostolic Delegate to MéxicoCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
BornJoseph Kung Szu-jung †Former Bishop-Elect of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
11 Jan56.7DiedFrançois Bonne, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
12 Jan55.7AppointedJean Victor Émile Chesnelong †Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
BornJesús Langarica Olagüe, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador
46.1InstalledLeopoldo Ruiz y Flores †Archbishop of Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
13 JanBornDaniel Martin Spraggon, M.H.M. †Prefect of Falkland Islands o Malvinas
14 Jan40.1InstalledGiuseppe Castelli †Bishop of Susa, ItalyBishop of Novara, Italy
43.4Ordained BishopLuigi Ferri †Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), ItalyBishop Emeritus
42.6Ordained BishopPompeo Ghezzi †Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), ItalyBishop Emeritus
15 Jan55.8AppointedJoseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau †Auxiliary Bishop of Tours, FranceBishop of Tulle, France
55.8AppointedJoseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau †Titular Bishop of Thermae BasilicaeBishop of Tulle, France
16 Jan39.9AppointedNicolas Dobrecić †Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
35.8AppointedPierre Kernivinen, S.M.A. †Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’IvoirePrefect Emeritus
75.9DiedLouis-André Navarre, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Guinea
53.5AppointedReginal-Alois van Schoote, O.P. †Prefect of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect Emeritus
18 JanBornJoseph Merhi, M.L. †Bishop Emeritus of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
19 Jan55.6DiedAlessandro Bavona (Bavaona) †Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
39.2AppointedPatrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern †Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
62.9AppointedDenis Joseph O’Connell †Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
45.9AppointedJuan María Riera (Riesa), O.P. †Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
20 Jan69.8AppointedAdolphe-Casimir David †Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
69.8AppointedAdolphe-Casimir David †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
BornJohn James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar
BornAlfonso Zaplana Bellizza †Bishop of Tacna, Peru
21 Jan56.9Ordained BishopIsaias Papadopoulos †Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis
23 Jan57.5AppointedLeonidas Medina †Bishop of Pasto, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
68.5InstalledPedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete, O. de M. †Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, ChileBishop Emeritus
25 JanBornPavol Brezanóczy †Archbishop of Eger, Hungary
41.4Ordained BishopConstant-Philomène Jeanningros, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of HauaraVicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam
BornEmanuele Romano †Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
BornLouis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
27 JanBornJán Pásztor †Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
53.7AppointedRaffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †Apostolic Nuncio to AustriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
28 Jan25.9Ordained PriestAntônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
28.2Ordained PriestVicente Bartolomeu Maria Priante, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
27.3Ordained PriestEmilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Concepción (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay
29 Jan25.0Ordained PriestJuan Casado Obispo, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam
30 JanBornAlfons Karl Kempf †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
53.2Ordained BishopGiuseppe Scarlata †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
53.7AppointedRaffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in SyriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
31 Jan43.8AppointedAustin Dowling †Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USAArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
2 Feb44.3AppointedGiovanni Vincenzo Bonzano †Apostolic Delegate to United States of AmericaCardinal, Apostolic Delegate Emeritus
BornHyakinthos Gad †Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek)
46.5AppointedJoseph Félix François Malleret, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Antilles
3 Feb44.3AppointedGiovanni Vincenzo Bonzano †Titular Archbishop of MeliteneCardinal, Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to United States of America
19.8ProfessedJosé Weimann, C.SS.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina
4 FebBornLeo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
42.0Ordained BishopJuvencio Juan Hospital de la Puebla, O. Cart. †Titular Bishop of CaunusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, China
23.1Ordained PriestWilliam MacNeely †PriestBishop of Raphoe, Ireland
63.2DiedSebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. †Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
BornLouis-Albert Vachon †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada
6 FebBornOdorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
72.0DiedFrancesco Sogaro, F.S.C.J. †President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
7 Feb41.5AppointedVicente Castellanos y Núñez †Bishop of Campeche, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
56.5AppointedEmmanuel-Marie-Joseph-Anthelme Martin de Gibergues †Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
11 FebBornJuan Carlos Aramburu †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
23.1Ordained PriestWalenty Dymek †Priest of Gniezno e Poznań, PolandArchbishop of Poznań, Poland
62.1DiedGermanos (Ignace) Mouakkad (Mouaqqad) †Bishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
61.0Ordained BishopLuca Pappafava †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), CroatiaBishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
BornWacław Wycisk †Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland
12 FebBornPatrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania)
13 Feb64.3CeasedJoseph-Emile Abbet, C.R.A. †Apostolic Administrator of Lausanne et Genève, SwitzerlandAbbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
46.2Ordained BishopAndré-Maurice Bovet †Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland
BornIgnatius Salvador D’Souza †Bishop of Baroda, India
BornDivo Angelo Maria Sabatini, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
15 FebBornGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
16 FebBornErnest Maria Çoba †Apostolic Administrator of Shkodrë, Albania
17 Feb39.8AppointedJoseph Félix Blanc, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania, TongaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania)
39.8AppointedJoseph Félix Blanc, S.M. †Titular Bishop of Dibon (Dibona)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania)
BornJosé Melgoza Osorio †Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México
BornAntonino Pinci †Apostolic Nuncio
18 Feb23.3Ordained PriestVarfolomey Nikolay Remov †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Moscow, Russian Federation
19 FebBornManuel Alfonso de Carvalho †Bishop of Angra, Portugal
BornJuan Navarro Ramirez †Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México
20 Feb54.7AppointedAmbrogio Damiano Achille Ratti †Pro-Prefect of the Vatican LibraryPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
21 Feb64.8InstalledMarie-Charles-Alfred de Cormont †Bishop of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus
22 FebBornMichael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Nigeria
23 Feb44.8DiedJuan Gil y García, C.M.F. †Prefect of Chocó, Colombia
24 Feb45.1InstalledAntoine Bahabanian †Bishop of Cesarea di Cappadocia (Armenian), Turkey
BornGiovanni Ferrofino †Apostolic Nuncio
25 Feb23.0Ordained PriestJosé Garibi y Rivera †Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
53.8Ordained BishopRaffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in SyriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
26 Feb69.9Ordained BishopAdolphe-Casimir David †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
27 Feb40.4AppointedJames Duhig †Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane, AustraliaArchbishop
40.4AppointedJames Duhig †Titular Archbishop of AmidaArchbishop of Brisbane, Australia
28 Feb80.9DiedEdmund Stonor †Titular Archbishop of Trapezus
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