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The Year of Our Lord 1915

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January to March

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown67.0DiedGiacomo Abrahamo, O.A.O.C. †Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey
59.6DiedLeonardo Baumbach, C.P. †Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
74.5DiedCesare Boccanera †Bishop Emeritus of Narni, Italy
74.2DiedBenedetto Bonazzi, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
77.0ResignedGiovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. †Apostolic Internuncio to Central AmericaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
AppointedGiovanni Calloch, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic
15.8ProfessedDominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop Emeritus of Taiyüan [Taiyuan], China
22.9ProfessedJoseph Chow Chi-shih (Ceuzisce, Zhou Ji-shi), C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionArchbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
DiedPietro Cotel, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic
68.6DiedPancrazio Giorgi †Bishop of Segni, Italy
83.0DiedGiovanni Graziani †Bishop of Todi, Italy
48.9DiedStefano Israelian †Bishop of Karput (Armenian), Turkey
69.9DiedMichele Kaciadurian †Bishop of Melitene degli Armeni
59.0DiedMichele Malche †Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Syrian), Turkey
19.8ProfessedGeorge Marin, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusPrefect Emeritus of Süchow, China
DiedMatteo Neyens, M.S.C. †Prefect of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia
AppointedEnrico Nollen, M.S.C. †Prefect of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia
77.1DiedLorenzo Passerini †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}, Syria
70.0DiedRaffaele Presutti, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen
68.2ResignedGiovanni Privilegio †Bishop of Tinos, GreeceBishop Emeritus
68.2ResignedGiovanni Privilegio †Bishop of Mykonos, GreeceBishop Emeritus of Tinos, Greece
70.5DiedGustavo Provveduti †Abbot of San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
70.8DiedBonaventura Quintarelli †Bishop of Rieti, Italy
DiedGiovanni Maria Riesa (Riera), O.P. †Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
DiedBruno Schinxe, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of Marshall Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
AppointedRiccardo Sykes, S.J. †Prefect of Zambese, Zimbabwe
64.2DiedCamillo Tiberio †Bishop of Diano-Teggiano, Italy
BornNikollë Troshani †LezhëApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Durrës-Tiranë, Albania
64.4DiedRocco Francesco Vucic †Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
DiedDomenico Wagenaar, M.H.M. †Prefect of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan
73.5DiedCharles-Gustave Walravens †Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
29th Century72.8DiedLongin Żarnowiecki †Auxiliary Bishop of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz, Ukraine
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 Bougoin †Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
49.5AppointedAntonio Lippolis †Bishop of Larino, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Ugento, Italy
BornMario Picchi, S.D.B. †PaganicoBishop Emeritus of Venado Tuerto, Argentina
4 Jan BornSamuel-Louis-Marie-Antoine Gaumain, O.F.M. Cap.Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle, FranceBishop Emeritus of Moundou, Chad
8 JanBornSalvatore Delogu †BittiBishop Emeritus of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
9 Jan40.2Ordained BishopDionýz Njarady †Titular Bishop of Abila in PalaestinaBishop of Križevci (Byzantine), Croatia
11 JanBornGiuseppe Moizo †SalicetoBishop of Acqui, Italy
12 JanBornJoseph Robert Crowley †Fort WayneAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
BornJoseph-Aurèle PlourdeSaint François de MadawaskaArchbishop Emeritus of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
BornLuis Aníbal Rodríguez Pardo †PunataArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
13 JanBornThomas Patrick Collins, M.M. †San Francisco, CA, USAVicar 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 Musiel †JanikiAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Częstochowa, Poland
15 Jan51.5AppointedHenri Streicher, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of UgandaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
16 Jan45.7AppointedCarlo Gregorio Maria Grasso, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
BornVincente Puchol Montis †ValenciaBishop of Santander, Spain
17 JanBornSalvatore Asta †Alcamo, ItalyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
23.0Ordained PriestJuan Manoel González Arbeláez †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
19 Jan48.8AppointedJoseph Francis Busch †Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
20 Jan75.0DiedThomas Martin Aloysius Burke †Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
BornFrancesco Tortora, O.M. †TrecaseBishop Emeritus of Locri-Gerace (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy
21 JanBornPierre-Auguste-Antoine-Marie Guichet, M.S.C. †Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson, FranceBishop Emeritus of Tarawa and Nauru, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
22 Jan52.2AppointedAmerico Bevilacqua †Titular Bishop of RhithymnaBishop Emeritus of Alatri, Italy
52.2ResignedAmerico Bevilacqua †Bishop of Alatri, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedJohn J. Brown, S.J. †Bishop of El Paso, Texas, USAFormer Bishop-Elect
49.6AppointedAngelo Cambiaso †Bishop of Albenga, Italy
51.9AppointedLuigi Capotosti †Titular Archbishop of Thermae BasilicaeCardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
47.2AppointedMauro Caruana, O.S.B. †Bishop of Malta
66.6AppointedAndrea Caron †Titular Archbishop of ChalcedonArchbishop Emeritus of Genova, Italy
66.6ResignedAndrea Caron †Archbishop of Genova, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
53.0AppointedAntal Fetser †Bishop of Győr, Hungary
62.7AppointedPietro Gasparri †Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
46.2AppointedLudovico Gavotti †Archbishop of Genova, Italy
43.0AppointedGabriel-Roch de Llobet †Bishop of Gap, FranceArchbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
54.7AppointedCarlo Sica †Bishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
50.2AppointedLuigi Zaffarami †Titular Bishop of SasimaBishop Emeritus of Todi, Italy
23 Jan46.5AppointedAntonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora †Coadjutor Bishop of Comayagua, HondurasBishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica
46.5AppointedAntonio del Carmen Monestel Zamora †Titular Bishop of SoraBishop of Alajuela, Costa Rica
24 JanBornManuel Menéndez †Buenos AiresBishop Emeritus of San Martín, Argentina
25 JanBornFrancesco Vòllaro, O.SS.T. †Grumo Nevano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar
26 JanBornPascàsio Rettler, O.F.M. †Castrop-Rauxel (Merklinde), GermanyBishop Emeritus of Bacabal, Maranho, Brazil
28 Jan48.6AppointedAntonio Domenico Rossi †Abbot of San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
29 JanBornJaime Francisco de Nevares, S.D.B. †Buenos AiresBishop Emeritus of Neuquén, Argentina
30 Jan59.0AppointedFranz Löbmann †Vicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
59.0AppointedFranz Löbmann †Titular Bishop of PrieneVicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
59.0AppointedFranz Löbmann †Prefect of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, GermanyVicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
31 Jan50.3Ordained BishopLuigi Zaffarami †Titular Bishop of SasimaBishop Emeritus of Todi, Italy
2 Feb41.2Ordained BishopGiovanni Maria Sanna, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Gravina-Irsina, Italy
6 FebBornCustódio Alvim Pereira †São João do Monte, PortugalArchbishop Emeritus of Lourenço Marques, Mozambique
86.1DiedEdward Gilpin Bagshawe, C.O. †Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
7 Feb43.2Ordained BishopAdam Hefter †Bishop of Gurk, AustriaBishop Emeritus
36.0Ordained BishopAntonio Emanuele Pereira Ribeiro †Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
60.6DiedScipione Tecchi †Cardinal, Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
8 FebBornPaul Heinrich Nordhues †DortmundAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Paderborn, Germany
BornThomas Ryan †KilcommonBishop Emeritus of Clonfert, Ireland
10 Feb47.2Ordained BishopMauro Caruana, O.S.B. †Bishop of Malta
51.3AppointedJoseph Ernst †Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
11 Feb54.9AppointedArnold Frans Diepen †Coadjutor Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), NetherlandsBishop
54.9AppointedArnold Frans Diepen †Titular Bishop of DanabaBishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
43.3AppointedSeveriano Sainz y Bencamo †Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba
68.1AppointedAntonio Vico †Pro-Prefect of the Congregation of RitesCardinal, Prefect
14 FebBornCostante Maltoni †ForlimpopoliApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Pakistan
BornOscar Zanera †RomaAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
15 Feb46.3Ordained BishopPietro Calchi Novati †Bishop of Bobbio, ItalyBishop of Lodi, Italy
75.8DiedJosef Kahn †Bishop Emeritus of Gurk, Austria
16 Feb62.1DiedAlfonso Bermyn, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
17 FebBornProsper Dodds, C.S.Sp. †Saint-Louis du SénégalBishop of Saint-Louis du Sénégal
18 FebBornFranz Brazys, M.I.C. †BalsupisiTitular Bishop of Zella
BornMathias Dionys Albert Paul Defregger †MünchenAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
BornHenry Joseph Kennedy †RozelleBishop Emeritus of Armidale, Australia
BornJules Leguerrier, O.M.I. †Clarence CreekBishop Emeritus of Moosonee, Ontario, Canada
BornAdolph Marx †Cologne, GermanyBishop of Brownsville, Texas, USA
19 Feb53.1AppointedGiovanni Sodo †Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
21 Feb23.4Ordained PriestIvan Bucko †PriestOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
48.8InstalledJoseph Francis Busch †Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
43.0Ordained BishopManoel Raymundo de Mello †Bishop of Caetité, Baia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
78.4DiedEdward Likowski †Archbishop of Gniezno-Poznań, Poland
BornDomingo Roa Pérez †El CobreArchbishop Emeritus of Maracaibo, Venezuela
54.6DiedGregorio Ignazio Romero †Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
22 Feb40.9AppointedJuan Bautista Luis y Pérez †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, SpainBishop of Oviedo, Spain
40.9AppointedJuan Bautista Luis y Pérez †Titular Bishop of DorylaëumBishop of Oviedo, Spain
BornAristide Pirovano, P.I.M.E. †Erba, ItalyPrelate Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
23 Feb56.1DiedPedro Juan Campins y Barceló †Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
24 Feb53.1DiedLeonida Mapelli †Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
52.4Ordained BishopJosé Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez †Bishop of Salta, Argentina
25 Feb47.3InstalledMauro Caruana, O.S.B. †Bishop of Malta
BornLuigi Dardani †Ganzanigo di MedicinaBishop Emeritus of Imola, Italy
53.2AppointedManuel María Vidal y Boullon †Apostolic Administrator of Ciudad Rodrigo, SpainBishop of Tui, Spain
53.2AppointedManuel María Vidal y Boullon †Titular Bishop of BirthaBishop of Tui, Spain
26 Feb58.4AppointedThomas Francis Doran †Auxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
58.4AppointedThomas Francis Doran †Titular Bishop of HalicarnassusAuxiliary Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
58.1AppointedGiuseppe Lang †Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
58.1AppointedGiuseppe Lang †Titular Bishop of AlabandaAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
53.6AppointedDominik Premus †Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
53.6AppointedDominik Premus †Titular Bishop of Belgrado e Semendria o SmederevoAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
41.0AppointedEdward Patrick Roche †Archbishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
27 FebBornWaclaw Skomorucha †SterdynAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Siedlce, Poland
28 Feb66.9DiedMarie-Jean-Célestin Douais †Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
1 MarBornBruno Roberto D'Amore, O.S.B. †AvellinoApostolic Administrator of Montevergine, Italy
BornMarius-Félix-Antoine Maziers †SiranArchbishop Emeritus of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
3 MarBornAldo Gobbi †BovoleAuxiliary Bishop of Imola, Italy
5 Mar55.6DiedRudolf Hittmair †Bishop of Linz, Austria
54.3AppointedPietro La Fontaine †Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
6 MarBornHermínio Malzone Hugo †GuaxupéBishop Emeritus of Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7 Mar52.8InstalledFrancesco d'Errico †Bishop of Alghero, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.0Ordained BishopArnold Frans Diepen †Titular Bishop of DanabaBishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
35.6Ordained BishopVincent-François-Joseph Sage, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of CusaeCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China
9 Mar BornFelice LeonardoPietramelaraBishop Emeritus of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
68.2AppointedMatteo Vido †Bishop of Tinos, GreeceArchbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
68.2AppointedMatteo Vido †Bishop of Mykonos, GreeceArchbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
10 Mar51.4AppointedQuintino Rodrigo de Oliveira e Silva †Bishop of Crato, Ceara, Brazil
11 Mar73.1DiedJohn Joseph Grimes, S.M. †Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand
BornHervé-Maria Le Cléac'h, SS.CC.Dinéault, FranceBishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
48.4AppointedAdolphe Rayssac, M.E.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Canton [Guangzhou], ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Swatow [Shantou], China
12 MarBornFelicissimus Alphonse Raeymaeckers, O.F.M. Cap. †WestmeerbeekBishop Emeritus of Lahore, Pakistan
13 Mar37.2AppointedPedro Luis Maria Galibert, T.O.R. †Bishop of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, BrazilBishop Emeritus
36.5AppointedJoseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Bishop of Allahabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus
36.5AppointedJoseph Angel Poli, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of CuriumBishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
14 Mar59.6DiedJoseph John Fox †Bishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
15 Mar41.9AppointedManoel Antônio de Paiva (Payva) †Bishop of Ilhéus, Baia, BrazilBishop of Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
72.1DiedLuigi Finoja †Bishop Emeritus of Catanzaro, Italy
42.5AppointedPaul-Louis-Joseph Lequien †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
BornJérôme Razafindrazaka †AndriampamakyBishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar
16 MarBornPhilip James Benedict Harvey †RichmondAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Westminster, England, Great Britain
18 Mar74.0DiedFrancesco Paolo Carrano †Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
BornJosé (Giuseppe) Maritano, P.I.M.E. †Cumiana, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Macapá, Amapa, Brazil
19 Mar82.5DiedAntonio Agliardi †Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
BornVirgil Patrick Copas, M.S.C. †Toowoomba, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
43.1InstalledManoel Raymundo de Mello †Bishop of Caetité, Baia, BrazilBishop Emeritus
BornJoseph Sipendi †KilemaBishop of Moshi, Tanzania
20 Mar23.1Ordained PriestIrzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
24.8Ordained PriestIldebrando Vannucci, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
21 Mar55.1Ordained BishopGiuseppe Alves Matoso †Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
49.8Ordained BishopAngelo Cambiaso †Bishop of Albenga, Italy
56.0Ordained BishopManuel Luís Coelho da Silva †Bishop of Coimbra, Portugal
23 Mar59.2Ordained BishopFranz Löbmann †Titular Bishop of PrieneVicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
BornMarcello Morgante †Carpineto SinelloBishop Emeritus of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
25 Mar23.9Ordained PriestDiego Maria Gómez Tamayo †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
BornJosé Rincón Bonilla †TáribaAuxiliary Bishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
27 Mar69.0DiedJean-Marie-Léon Dizien †Bishop of Amiens, France
BornManuel António Pires †Vila Boa, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Kwito-Bié, Angola
23.0Ordained PriestGabriele Martelino Reyes †PriestArchbishop of Manila, Philippines
30 Mar42.1AppointedJoseph Petrelli †Official of the Roman Curia - OtherApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Peru
42.1AppointedJoseph Petrelli †Titular Archbishop of NisibisApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Peru
BornAlberto Gaudêncio Ramos †Belém do ParáArchbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil
31 Mar59.1DiedJacques-Louis Monestès †Bishop of Dijon, France
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