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The Year of Our Lord 1917

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown51.8AppointedFrancisco Alberti †Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop of La Plata, Argentina
77.4DiedGiacinto Anaya †Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
77.6ResignedThomas Joseph Carr †Bishop of Australia, MilitaryArchbishop of Melbourne, Australia
75.4ResignedFrancesco di Paola Cassetta †Archivist of the Vatican Secret ArchivesCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
57.1AppointedJosé Gregorio Castro, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of ClazomenaeBishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
57.1ResignedJosé Gregorio Castro, O.F.M. †Bishop of Cuzco, PeruBishop Emeritus
BornDominic Ignatius Ekandem †Pbio IbionoCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Abuja, Nigeria
73.9ResignedVenceslao Frind †Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech RepublicAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
BornThomas Kuba Thowa †PakengeBishop Emeritus of Mahagi-Nioka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
52.8AppointedDaniel Mannix †Bishop of Australia, MilitaryArchbishop of Melbourne, Australia
61.3Ordained BishopSebastiano Nicotra †Titular Archbishop of HeracleaApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
46.8AppointedLuigi Sincero †Secretary of the Pontifical Commission of Interpretation of the Code of Canon LawCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
29.8Ordained PriestEvaristo Tchang †PriestVicar Apostolic of Tsining [Jining], China
58.8ResignedPierre-André Viganò, P.I.M.E. †Auxiliary Bishop of Tortona, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Hyderabad, India
DiedCarlo Zappa, S.M.A. †Prefect of Upper Niger {Niger Superiore}, Nigeria
2 Jan47.0AppointedAmiel-François Bessière †Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
BornArcângelo Cerqua, P.I.M.E. †Giugliano di Campania, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil
77.3ResignedBarthélemy Clément Combes †Archbishop of Alger, AlgeriaArchbishop of Carthage, Tunisia
51.4AppointedAuguste-Fernand Leynaud †Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
3 Jan47.1AppointedNicolas Charikiopoulos (Harikoupoulos) †Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
5 Jan50.3AppointedCleto Cassani †Archbishop of Sassari, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
52.2AppointedLorenzo Lauri †Titular Archbishop of EphesusCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
52.2AppointedLorenzo Lauri †Apostolic Internuncio to PeruCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
6 Jan76.1DiedCharles Joseph Gentili, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Agra, India
7 Jan63.7AppointedGiovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. †Apostolic Internuncio to Central America
63.7AppointedGiovanni Battista Marenco, S.D.B. †Titular Archbishop of Edessa in MacedoniaApostolic Internuncio to Central America
9 Jan69.5DiedGiovanni Battista Vinati †Bishop Emeritus of Bosa, Italy
11 Jan23.1Ordained PriestPranciskus Ramanauskas †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Telšiai, Lithuania
12 Jan43.2AppointedStefano Aurelio Bacciarini †Apostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland
43.2AppointedStefano Aurelio Bacciarini †Titular Bishop of DauliaApostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland
13 Jan45.4SucceededJames Duhig †Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia
86.4DiedRobert Dunne †Archbishop of Brisbane, Australia
15 Jan41.8Ordained BishopIgnacy Maria Dubowski †Bishop of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz, UkraineBishop Emeritus
BornAnton Hänggi †NunningenBishop Emeritus of Basel, Switzerland
16 JanBornEdwin Bernard Broderick †New YorkBishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA
18 JanBornHumberto Lara Mejía, C.M. †GuatemalaBishop of Santa Cruz del Quiché, Guatemala
49.2AppointedPlácido Ángel Rey de Lemos, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Jaén, SpainBishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
49.2AppointedPlácido Ángel Rey de Lemos, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of HamathaBishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
19 JanBornAntonio Zama †NapoliArchbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
20 Jan39.1Ordained BishopAlfredo Verzosa y Florentin †Bishop of Lipa, PhilippinesBishop Emeritus
21 Jan43.2Ordained BishopStefano Aurelio Bacciarini †Titular Bishop of DauliaApostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland
52.3Ordained BishopLorenzo Lauri †Titular Archbishop of EphesusCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
23.4Ordained PriestBoleslas Sloskans †PriestApostolic Administrator of Minsk, Belarus
24 Jan BornWilhelmus Joannes (Guillaume Jean) Demarteau, M.S.F.Horn, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus of Banjarmasin, Indonesia
BornHendrik Hubert Frehen, S.M.M. †WaubachBishop of Reykjavik, Iceland
63.2Ordained BishopHippolyte Teissier, M.E.P. †Bishop of Mysore, India
BornGiuseppe Vairo †PaolaArchbishop Emeritus of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo, Italy
25 Jan57.9Ordained BishopGiuseppe d'Alessio †Titular Bishop of SidonAuxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
27 JanBornJoseph Gargitter †LüsenBishop Emeritus of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}, Italy
28 Jan50.3Ordained BishopNorberto Klein, O.T. †Bishop of Brno, Czech RepublicBishop Emeritus
29 Jan76.0DiedAngelo Della Cioppa †Archbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona), Italy
40.9AppointedBl. Josaphat Joseph Kotsylovsky (Kocylovskyj), O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland
31 JanBornLuis Vallejos Santoni †CallaoArchbishop of Cuzco, Peru
1 Feb63.3DiedJosé Ramón Ibarra y González †Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla, México
2 FebBornJames Daniel Niedergeses †LawrenceburgBishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
67.3DiedAntonino Sardi †Bishop Emeritus of Anagni, Italy
4 Feb69.6DiedJules-Auguste Coqset, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Occidentale}, China
44.3Ordained BishopMichele Godlewski †Titular Bishop of AgbiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lutsk, Ukraine
5 Feb46.2AppointedJames Paul McCloskey †Bishop of Zamboanga, PhilippinesBishop of Jaro, Philippines
36.7AppointedSantiago Caragnan Sancho †Bishop of Tuguegarao, Philippines
7 Feb55.3AppointedMaximiliano Crespo Rivera †Bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, ColombiaArchbishop of Popayán, Colombia
8 Feb74.4DiedDiomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
47.8AppointedFrancesco Cristoforo Toro †Bishop of Antioquía-Jericó, ColombiaBishop of Antioquía, Colombia
9 Feb76.5DiedKároly Hornig †Cardinal, Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
10 Feb BornVenedictos PrintesisMannaArchbishop Emeritus of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
11 Feb63.6Ordained BishopPaul Nègre †Titular Bishop of CybistraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rodez (-Vabres), France
56.2InstalledGiustino Sanchini †Bishop of Fano, Italy
12 FebBornGustavo Posada Peláez, M.X.Y. †FredoniaBishop Emeritus of Istmina-Tadó, Colombia
50.3ResignedAdolphe Rayssac, M.E.P. †Apostolic Administrator of Canton [Guangzhou], ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Swatow [Shantou], China
13 Feb72.2AppointedGiulio Tonti †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
14 Feb58.3AppointedJohn McCarthy †Bishop of Sandhurst, Australia
15 Feb59.0AppointedJoseph Raphael John Crimont, S.J. †Titular Bishop of AmmaedaraVicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA
59.0AppointedJoseph Raphael John Crimont, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Alaska, USA
41.8InstalledIgnacy Maria Dubowski †Bishop of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz, UkraineBishop Emeritus
16 Feb BornDieudonné YougbaréKoupélaBishop Emeritus of Koupéla, Burkina Faso
17 FebBornAntonio Sahagún López †TeocuitatlánAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
19 Feb84.5DiedGiacomo Bellucci †Bishop of Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
21 FebBornLangton Douglas Fox †Golders GreenBishop Emeritus of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
56.5DiedAntônio Xisto Albano †Bishop Emeritus of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
22 FebBornJoseph Valerius Sequeira †ZanzibarBishop Emeritus of Pathein, Myanmar
23 Feb69.4DiedWincenty Kluczynski †Archbishop Emeritus of Mohilev, Belarus
BornGerald Vincent McDevitt †PhiladelphiaAuxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
25 Feb49.3Ordained BishopPlácido Ángel Rey de Lemos, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of HamathaBishop Emeritus of Lugo, Spain
27 Feb66.0DiedAntonio Gjivojc †Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
75.7DiedJanos Jung †Titular Bishop of Rosalia
28 FebBornJuvencio González Alvarez †Bishop Emeritus of Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí, México
Mar47.1ResignedJuvencio Hospital de la Puebla, O.S.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 MarBornBernard Martin Ngaviliau, C.S.Sp. †MaranguBishop Emeritus of Zanzibar, Tanzania
3 Mar25.2Ordained PriestGiuseppe Franciolini †Priest of Nocera Umbra, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy
4 MarBornGeorge Edward Lynch †New York, NYAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
6 Mar51.5Ordained BishopAuguste-Fernand Leynaud †Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
9 Mar64.6DiedRamón Angel Jara Ruz †Bishop of La Serena, Chile
11 Mar BornSilvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque, O.F.M.OlindaBishop Emeritus of Feira de Santana, Baia, Brazil
12 Mar BornGiovanni BenedettiSpelloBishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy
71.0DiedGiuseppe Ceppetelli (Cepetelli) †Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
13 Mar49.6AppointedAngel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changteh [Changde], China
15 Mar53.4Ordained BishopWilliam Thomas B. Russell †Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
18 MarBornIoseph (Songolo) Mulolwa †MisembeBishop Emeritus of Kalemie-Kirungu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
19 MarBornClemens P. Chabukasansha †Chabukasansha's VillageArchbishop Emeritus of Kasama, Zambia
22 Mar55.8AppointedAlexandre Caillot †Bishop of Grenoble, France
45.9AppointedGiuseppe Conti †Bishop of Chiusi-Pienza, Italy
49.6AppointedAngel Diego y Carbajal, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of CaloeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changteh [Changde], China
38.9AppointedLeopoldo Eijo y Garay †Bishop of Vitoria, SpainBishop of Madrid, Spain
48.5AppointedGiovanni Gamberoni †Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy
44.6AppointedGiovanni Garigliano †Bishop of Biella, Italy
61.2AppointedEugène-Louis-Ernest Julien †Bishop of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France
BornEdward Francis Kelly, M.S.C. †WellingtonBishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
44.3AppointedGeorges-Marie de Labonninière de Beaumont, C.S.Sp. †Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La RéunionBishop
44.3AppointedGeorges-Marie de Labonninière de Beaumont, C.S.Sp. †Titular Bishop of PaphusBishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
58.9AppointedBasilio Pompilj †Cardinal-Bishop of Velletri e SegniCardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
50.4AppointedBonaventura Porta †Bishop of Pesaro, ItalyBishop Emeritus
50.3AppointedGaston Robichez, S.J. †Bishop of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
36.5AppointedAlberto Romita †Bishop of Boiano, ItalyBishop of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy
49.4AppointedLuigi Scarano †Bishop of Tivoli, Italy
61.6AppointedEmilio Giovanni Seghers †Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
56.2AppointedNatale Serafino †Bishop of Chiavari, ItalyBishop Emeritus
55.3AppointedCarlo Taccetti †Bishop of Gubbio, Italy
52.9AppointedEugenio Tosi, O.SS.C.A. †Bishop of Andria, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
62.8AppointedPierre Verdier †Auxiliary Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
62.8AppointedPierre Verdier †Titular Bishop of TitopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
60.1AppointedBernard Nicholas Ward †Apostolic Administrator of Brentwood, England, Great BritainBishop
60.1AppointedBernard Nicholas Ward †Titular Bishop of LyddaBishop of Brentwood, England, Great Britain
23 Mar65.6InstalledJosé Maria Salvador y Barrera †Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
24 Mar24.8Ordained PriestJosé García Pulgar, O.S.A. †Priest of Order of St. AugustineVicar Apostolic of Iquitos, Peru
BornGeorge Maung Kyaw †NyaunggonBishop of Bassein, Myanmar
25.7Ordained PriestJoseph Meile †Priest of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop
25 Mar47.3Ordained BishopNicolas Charikiopoulos (Harikoupoulos) †Bishop of Chios (Scio), Greece
26.1Ordained PriestGregorio Hindié †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Alep (Armenian), Syria
BornRamón Salas Valdés, S.J. †Santiago de ChileBishop Emeritus of Arica (San Marcos de), Chile
28 Mar81.6DiedBartolomeo Mirra †Bishop of Poggio Mirteto, Italy
30 Mar63.4DiedAngelo Struffolini †Bishop Emeritus of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
31 Mar51.1InstalledEustaquio Nieto y Martín †Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
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