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The Year of Our Lord 1915

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown41.1AppointedStefano Aurelio Bacciarini, S.d.C. †Superior General of Congregation of Servants of CharityApostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland
26.0Ordained PriestHeinrich Breuer, O.M.I. †Priest of Oblates of Mary ImmaculatePrefect Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
AppointedGiovanni Calloch, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic
15.8ProfessedDomenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop Emeritus of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], China
22.9ProfessedJoseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionArchbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
41.2AppointedSerafino Cimino, O.F.M. †Minister General of Order of Friars MinorApostolic Nuncio to Peru
53.2AppointedMaximiliano Crespo RiveraApostolic Administrator of Jericó, ColombiaArchbishop of Popayán, Colombia
19.7ProfessedAniceto Fernández Alonso, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersMaster General Emeritus
BornLouis He DezongApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kunming [Kunming], China
19.8ProfessedGeorge Marin, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusPrefect Emeritus of Süchow, China
30.1ProfessedStjepan Mlakić, F.S.C.J. †Member of Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusPrefect Emeritus of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan
47.0ResignedMatthijs Nijens, M.S.C. †Prefect of Nuova Guinea Olandese, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
45.0AppointedHendrik Nollen, M.S.C. †Prefect of Nuova Guinea Olandese, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
52.0ResignedAdolfo Alejandro Nouel y BobadillaApostolic Delegate to Puerto RicoArchbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
26.0Ordained PriestMariano Oscoz, E.C.M.C. †Priest of Camaldolese Hermits of Mount CoronaPrior General Emeritus
53.0ResignedEdward Parry, S.J. †Superior of Zambese, ZimbabwePrefect of Zambese, Zimbabwe
70.5DiedGustavo ProvvedutiAbbot of San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
DiedBruno Schinxe, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
39.2ProfessedFrederico Benício de Souza e Costa, E.C.M.C. †Member of Camaldolese Hermits of Mount CoronaBishop Emeritus of Amazonas, Brazil
Born[Mathew Wang Wei-ming]Bishop Emeritus of Jilin [Kirin], China
BornFrancis Zhou Shanfu (Zhou Fangji)Bishop of Yixian [Yihsien], China
1 Jan29.7Ordained BishopFrancisco de Aquino Correa, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of Prusias ad HypiumArchbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
69.3DiedHenri-Louis-Prosper BougouinBishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
BornMario Picchi, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
4 JanBornSamuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
8 JanBornSalvatore DeloguBishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
9 Jan40.2Ordained BishopDionýz NjaradiTitular Bishop of Abila LysaniaeBishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
BornAgostino (Dante) Trapè, O.S.A. †Prior General Emeritus of Order of St. Augustine
11 JanBornGiuseppe MoizoBishop of Acqui, Italy
12 JanBornSimon An Shi’enBishop of Daming [Taming], China
BornJoseph Robert CrowleyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
BornJoseph-Aurèle PlourdeArchbishop Emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
BornLuis Aníbal Rodríguez PardoArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
13 JanBornThomas Patrick Collins, M.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Pando, Bolivia
43.7AppointedLéon-Charles-Joseph Girod, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Loango, Congo
43.7AppointedLéon-Charles-Joseph Girod, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of ObbaVicar Apostolic of Loango, Congo
14 JanBornFranciszek MusielAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland
65.6AppointedRaffaele ViriliTitular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Libya
15 Jan51.4AppointedHenri Streicher, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of UgandaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
56.8AppointedJoseph Franciskus Marie Sweens, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Victoria-Nyanza, TanzaniaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.6AppointedSantiago Ricardo Vilanova y MeléndezBishop of Santa Ana, El SalvadorBishop Emeritus
16 JanBornAliprando Catani, O.S.B. †Prior General Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
BornVincente Puchol MontisBishop of Santander, Spain
17 JanBornSalvatore AstaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
23.0Ordained PriestJuan Manuel González ArbeláezPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
19 Jan48.7AppointedJoseph Francis BuschBishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
20 Jan75.0DiedThomas Martin Aloysius BurkeBishop of Albany, New York, USA
BornFrancesco Tortora, O.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy
21 JanBornPierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet, M.S.C. †Bishop Emeritus of Tarawa, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
22 Jan52.1AppointedAmerico BevilacquaTitular Bishop of RhithymnaBishop Emeritus of Alatri, Italy
52.1ResignedAmerico BevilacquaBishop of Alatri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
47.9AppointedJohn Joseph Brown, S.J. †Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USAFormer Bishop-Elect
49.6AppointedAngelo CambiasoBishop of Albenga, Italy
51.9AppointedLuigi CapotostiTitular Bishop of Thermae BasilicaeCardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
47.1AppointedMauro Caruana, O.S.B. †Bishop of Malta
47.1AppointedMauro Caruana, O.S.B. †Titular Archbishop of RhodusBishop of Malta
66.6AppointedAndrea CaronTitular Archbishop of ChalcedonArchbishop Emeritus of Genova, Italy
66.6ResignedAndrea CaronArchbishop of Genova, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
53.0AppointedAntal FetserBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
62.7AppointedPietro GasparriCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
46.1AppointedLudovico GavottiArchbishop of Genova, Italy
43.0AppointedGabriel-Roch de LlobetBishop of Gap, FranceArchbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
56.7AppointedLuigi Maria MarelliBishop of Bergamo, Italy
54.7AppointedCarlo SicaBishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
50.2AppointedLuigi ZaffaramiApostolic Administrator of Todi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
50.2AppointedLuigi ZaffaramiTitular Bishop of SasimaBishop Emeritus of Todi, Italy
24 JanBornManuel MenéndezBishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina
25 JanBornFrancesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. †Bishop Emeritus of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar
26 JanBornPascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Bacabal, Maranhão, Brazil
27 Jan22.1ProfessedVitus Bouma, SS.CC. †Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryPrefect of Banka e Biliton, Indonesia
28 Jan48.5AppointedAntonio Domenico RossiAbbot of San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
29 JanBornJaime Francisco de Nevares, S.D.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina
30 Jan59.0AppointedFranz LöbmannVicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
59.0AppointedFranz LöbmannTitular Bishop of PrieneVicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
59.0AppointedFranz LöbmannPrefect of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, GermanyVicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
31 Jan50.2Ordained BishopLuigi ZaffaramiTitular Bishop of SasimaBishop Emeritus of Todi, Italy
2 Feb48.4CeasedCleto CassaniApostolic Administrator of Ampurias e Tempio, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Sassari, Italy
41.2Ordained BishopGiovanni Maria Sanna, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy
5 Feb43.1ConfirmedAdam HefterBishop of Gurk, AustriaBishop Emeritus
6 FebBornCustódio Alvim PereiraArchbishop Emeritus of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
86.0DiedEdward Gilpin Bagshawe, C.O. †Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
7 Feb46.2Ordained BishopPietro Calchi NovatiBishop of Bobbio, ItalyBishop of Lodi, Italy
43.1Ordained BishopAdam HefterBishop of Gurk, AustriaBishop Emeritus
35.9Ordained BishopAntônio Manoel Pereira RibeiroBishop of Funchal, Portugal
60.6DiedScipione TecchiCardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
8 FebBornPaul Heinrich NordhuesAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
BornThomas RyanBishop Emeritus of Clonfert, Ireland
10 Feb47.2Ordained BishopMauro Caruana, O.S.B. †Bishop of Malta
51.2SelectedJoseph ErnstBishop of Hildesheim, Germany
11 Feb54.9AppointedArnold Frans DiepenCoadjutor Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), NetherlandsBishop
54.9AppointedArnold Frans DiepenTitular Bishop of DanabaBishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
43.2AppointedSeveriano Sainz y BencamoBishop of Matanzas, Cuba
68.0AppointedAntonio VicoPro-Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) RitesCardinal, Prefect
13 Feb59.6AppointedLeonard Ludwig Baumbach, C.P. †Titular Bishop of SoliBishop Emeritus of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
59.6ResignedLeonard Ludwig Baumbach, C.P. †Bishop of Nicopoli, BulgariaBishop Emeritus
14 FebBornCostante MaltoniApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Pakistan
BornOscar ZaneraAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
15 Feb75.8DiedJosephus Markus (Josef) KahnBishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
16 Feb61.5DiedAlfons Bermijn (Bermyn), C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
17 FebBornProsper Paul Dodds, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
18 FebBornPranciškaus Brazys, M.I.C. †Titular Bishop of Zella
BornMathias Dionys Albert Paul DefreggerAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
BornHenry Joseph KennedyBishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia
BornJules Leguerrier, O.M.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
BornAdolph MarxBishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
19 Feb73.6DiedCharles-Gustave WalravensBishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
20 Feb78.4DiedEdward LikowskiArchbishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
21 Feb23.3Ordained PriestIvan Bučko (Buchko)Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
48.8InstalledJoseph Francis BuschBishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
43.0Ordained BishopManuel Raimundo de MeloBishop of Caetité, Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornDomingo Roa PérezArchbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
54.5DiedGregorio Ignacio RomeroAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
22 Feb40.8AppointedJuan Bautista Luis y PérezAuxiliary Bishop of Toledo, SpainBishop of Oviedo, Spain
40.8AppointedJuan Bautista Luis y PérezTitular Bishop of DorylaëumBishop of Oviedo, Spain
BornAristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †Prelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
23 Feb56.1DiedPedro Juan Campins y BarcelóBishop of Mallorca y Ibiza, Spain
53.1DiedLeonida MapelliBishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
46.6AppointedAntonio del Carmen Monestel y ZamoraCoadjutor Bishop of Comayagua, HondurasBishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica
46.6AppointedAntonio del Carmen Monestel y ZamoraTitular Bishop of SoraBishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica
24 Feb52.3Ordained BishopJosé Calixto Gregorio Romero y JuárezBishop of Salta, Argentina
25 Feb47.2InstalledMauro Caruana, O.S.B. †Bishop of Malta
BornLuigi DardaniBishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
53.1AppointedManuel María Vidal y BoullonApostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop of Tuy, Spain
53.1AppointedManuel María Vidal y BoullonTitular Bishop of BirthaBishop of Tuy, Spain
26 Feb58.3AppointedThomas Francis DoranAuxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
58.3AppointedThomas Francis DoranTitular Bishop of HalicarnassusAuxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
58.0AppointedJosip LangAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
58.0AppointedJosip LangTitular Bishop of AlabandaAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
53.5AppointedDominik PremušAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
53.5AppointedDominik PremušTitular Bishop of Belgrado e Semendria o SmederevoAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
41.0AppointedEdward Patrick RocheArchbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
27 Feb74.6DiedCesare BoccaneraBishop Emeritus of Narni, Italy
BornWacław SkomoruchaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland
28 Feb47.7ResignedPietro BenedettiBishop-Elect of Ozieri, ItalyApostolic Delegate Emeritus to Cuba
66.9DiedMarie-Jean-Célestin DouaisBishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
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