The Year of Our Lord 1892

Bishop Events

January to March

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	27.2	Incardinated	Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes †	Priest of Tours, France	Bishop Emeritus of Monaco
	63.9	Appointed	Germanos François Chémali †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Josep Pujol i Coll, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Prefect Emeritus of Caquetá, Colombia
		Born	Mattias Eder, O.S.F.S. †		Prefect Emeritus of Great Namaqualand, Namibia
	14.7	Professed	Sylvester Joseph Espelage, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
	26.9	First Vows	Georg Froewis, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect Emeritus of Sinyangchow, China
	44.2	Appointed	Daniel Fuenzalida Santelices †	Vicar Apostolic of Tarapacá, Chile	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	71.9	Resigned	Cyriaque-Georges Goga †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
	53.8	Appointed	Augusto Guidi †	President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy	President Emeritus
	39.6	Appointed	Michel Houdé †	Prefect of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar	Prefect Emeritus
	42.0	Appointed	Michel-Thomas Labrecque †	Prefect of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
	38.7	Entered	Armand-Théophile-Joseph Legrand, C.S.C. †	Priest of Congregation of Holy Cross	Bishop Emeritus of Dacca, Bangladesh
	57.0	Resigned	René Le Tournoux †	Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon	Prefect Emeritus
	52.3	Died	Román Lovera †	Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela
	61.0	Appointed	Jean-Clément Mamarbachi †	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
	23.6	Ordained Priest	Francisco Muñoz e Izquierdo †	Priest	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
	22.9	Perpetual Vows	Augustinus Nachtwey, O.M.I. †	Member of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Prefect Emeritus of Cimbebasia Inferiore, Namibia
	21.3	First Vows	Petrus Carolus Noyen, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia
	43.4	Appointed	Louis Pignol †	Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles	Prefect Emeritus
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Josef Schinzel †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
	24.7	First Vows	Nikolaus Schönig, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect Emeritus of Togo
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Spada, P.I.M.E. †	Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Pro-Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
	53.9	Resigned	Francesco Spolverini †	Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil	Apostolic Nuncio
	38.3	Appointed	Hilarion (Johannes Baptist) Valentin, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Bettiah, India	Prefect Emeritus
	50.0	Resigned	Pedro María Vivanco Ortiz †	Vicar Apostolic of Tarapacá, Chile	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Born	[Matthias Wu Guo-huan] †		Bishop Emeritus of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
2 Jan		Born	Francis Augustin Henschke †		Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia
		Born	James Mendonça †		Bishop Emeritus of Tiruchirapalli, India
		Born	Bl. Zoltán Lajos Meszlényi †		Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
4 Jan	72.4	Died	Adrianus Godschalk †	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
8 Jan		Born	Isidoro Croce, O.S.B.I. †		Abbot Emeritus of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Italo-Albanese), Italy
8 Jan	57.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Graniello, B. †	Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta
9 Jan	68.2	Died	Odon Thibaudier †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
10 Jan	22.5	Ordained Priest	Dionigio Casaroli †	Priest of Bologna, Italy	Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
11 Jan		Born	Francis Xavier Ford, M.M. †		Bishop of Meixian [Kaying], China
12 Jan	86.0	Died	Salvatore Magnasco †	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
13 Jan		Born	Leoncio Fernández Galilea, C.M.F. †		Vicar Apostolic of Fernando Poo, Equatorial Guinea
14 Jan	83.4	Died	Henry Edward Manning †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
14 Jan	75.5	Died	Giovanni Simeoni †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
15 Jan	53.2	Appointed	Henry Gabriels †	Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA
15 Jan	46.5	Appointed	Richard Alphonsus Sheehan †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
17 Jan		Born	Juan Manuel González Arbeláez †		Archbishop Emeritus of Popayán, Colombia
		Born	Ferdinand Loy, S.V.D. †		Prefect of Xinjiang-Urumqi [Sinkiang], China
	50.2	Ordained Bishop	Florian Oksza von Stablewski †	Archbishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
19 Jan	76.2	Died	Charles-Louis Gay †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France
19 Jan	82.5	Died	Vincenzo Tizzani, C.R.L. †	Bishop Emeritus of Terni, Italy
21 Jan	77.7	Died	Luigi Maria Aguilar, B. †	Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
23 Jan		Born	Joseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †		Archbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
24 Jan	25.2	Ordained Priest	Francisco de Paula e Silva, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
26 Jan		Born	Gerald Thomas Bergan †		Archbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
26 Jan	70.3	Died	Jean-Pierre-François Laforce Langevin †	Bishop Emeritus of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada
30 Jan		Born	Romuald Denis Hayes, S.S.C. †		Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
30 Jan	68.6	Appointed	Juan Nepomuceno Rueda Rueda †	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia	Bishop Emeritus
31 Jan	54.7	Ordained Bishop	Theodore Dalhoff, S.J. †	Archbishop of Bombay, India
31 Jan	46.6	Ordained Bishop	Richard Alphonsus Sheehan †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
Feb	58.1	Died	Carmelo Ciotola †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
Feb	50.8	Appointed	Félix-Jules-Xavier Jourdan de la Passardière, C.O. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rouen, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Feb	41.2	Appointed	Manuel José Caicedo (Caycedo) Martínez †	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia
		Born	Alfonso Maria Corrado Ferroni, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Laohekou [Laohokow], China
	69.2	Appointed	Mieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski †	Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
	49.0	Appointed	Joaquín Pardo y Vergara †	Bishop of Medellín, Colombia	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia
2 Feb	33.1	Final Vows	Luis Javier Muñoz y Capurón, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Archbishop of Guatemala
2 Feb	61.5	Died	Paolo Giuseppe Palma, C.P. †	Archbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania
7 Feb	64.5	Ordained Bishop	Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
	70.4	Died	Édouard-Joseph Bélin †	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
	38.6	Final Vows	Ange-Auguste Faisandier, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Trichinopoly, India
	59.9	Ordained Bishop	Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
9 Feb		Born	Eduard Nécsey †		Apostolic Administrator of Nitra, Slovakia
10 Feb	79.0	Entered	Paul Ludolf Melchers, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
10 Feb	79.0	Final Vows	Paul Ludolf Melchers, S.J. †	Member of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
16 Feb		Born	Joaquín Anselmo María Albareda y Ramoneda, O.S.B. †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Apollinare alle Terme Neroniane-Alessandrine
		Born	Bernard Theodore Espelage, O.F.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Gallup, New Mexico, USA
		Born	Irzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
17 Feb	56.4	Died	Heinrich Feiten †	Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, Germany
17 Feb		Born	Josyf Slipyj †		Cardinal, Major Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
20 Feb	68.3	Died	Joseph-Maxence Péronne †	Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
21 Feb	24.3	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Joseph Élie Breynat, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories, Canada
	59.2	Died	Auguste Lecomte, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères
	63.9	Died	Giustino Puletti †	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
22 Feb	81.3	Died	Francesco Giuseppe Gandolfi †	Bishop Emeritus of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy
	64.1	Died	Bernard Hermann Koeckemann, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands, USA
	69.7	Died	Cassien-Léonard de Péretti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ajaccio, France
23 Feb	67.4	Died	Gaspard Mermillod †	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland
24 Feb	84.2	Died	Ágoston Roskoványi †	Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia
25 Feb	51.1	Ordained Bishop	John Frederick Ignatius Horstmann †	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
	44.5	Ordained Bishop	James Jacob Schwebach †	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Hubert Theophil Simar †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
26 Feb	46.9	Appointed	Jules-Étienne Gazaniol †	Titular Bishop of Thuburbo Minus	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
	46.9	Confirmed	Jules-Étienne Gazaniol †	Auxiliary Bishop of Carthage, Tunisia	Bishop Emeritus of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
	47.8	Appointed	Spiridion Poloméni †	Auxiliary Bishop of Carthage, Tunisia
	47.8	Appointed	Spiridion Poloméni †	Titular Bishop of Ruspae	Auxiliary Bishop of Carthage, Tunisia
	49.1	Appointed	Jean-Joseph Tournier †	Auxiliary Bishop of Carthage, Tunisia
	49.1	Appointed	Jean-Joseph Tournier †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Carthage, Tunisia
29 Feb		Born	Bl. Vilmos Apor †		Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
1 Mar	75.9	Died	Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Simon Jacquenet †	Bishop of Amiens, France
1 Mar		Born	Sylvester Philip Wang Tao-nan (Uamtaonan), O.F.M. †		Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
3 Mar		Born	Mathurin Blanchet, O.M.I. †		Bishop Emeritus of Aosta, Italy
5 Mar	41.7	Appointed	Francisco José Ribeiro Vieira e Brito †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
6 Mar	24.0	Ordained Priest	Thomas Mulvany †	Priest of Meath, Ireland	Bishop
		Born	Emmet Michael Walsh †		Bishop of Youngstown, Ohio, USA
		Born	Matthias Wehr †		Bishop Emeritus of Trier, Germany
9 Mar	61.1	Ceased	Felix Mariam Boff †	Apostolic Administrator of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Priest
9 Mar	51.2	Installed	John Frederick Ignatius Horstmann †	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
11 Mar	38.1	Appointed	Charles Edward McDonnell †	Bishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
12 Mar	25.4	Ordained Deacon	Jules-Elmire Douénel, M.E.P. †	Deacon of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Prefect Emeritus of Sikkim, India
12 Mar	24.0	Ordained Deacon	François-Lazare Seguin, M.E.P. †	Deacon of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Kweyang [Guiyang] (Kweiyang), China
13 Mar	68.2	Resigned	Eusebio Marie Semprini, O.F.M. Ref. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
14 Mar	57.9	Appointed	Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. †	Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
14 Mar	56.9	Appointed	Antonio Sabatucci †	Titular Archbishop of Antinoë	Apostolic Nuncio
15 Mar	80.6	Died	Francesco Benassi †	Bishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy
	47.3	Appointed	Johannes Baptiste Olaf Fallize †	Vicar Apostolic of Norvegia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Norvegia e Spitzbergen
	47.3	Appointed	Johannes Baptiste Olaf Fallize †	Titular Bishop of Elusa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Norvegia e Spitzbergen
		Born	Austin Quinn †		Bishop Emeritus of Kilmore, Ireland
	58.1	Appointed	Johannes Von Euch †	Vicar Apostolic of Denmark
	58.1	Appointed	Johannes Von Euch †	Titular Bishop of Anastasiopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Denmark
	39.8	Appointed	Wladyslaw Michal Zaleski †	Titular Archbishop of Thebae	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
	39.8	Appointed	Wladyslaw Michal Zaleski †	Apostolic Delegate to East Indies	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
16 Mar	72.7	Died	William Smith †	Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
17 Mar		Born	Francis Xavier Fenech, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of Jhansi, India
18 Mar	19.8	Professed	Emilio Juan Francisco Lissón y Chávez, C.M. †	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
19 Mar	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Baptiste Olaf Fallize †	Titular Bishop of Elusa	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Norvegia e Spitzbergen
21 Mar	62.4	Died	Giovanni Battista Antonio Bartolomeo Marcellino Berardi, O.C.D. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly, India
		Born	Felipe Antonio Gallego Gorgojo, S.J. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	65.3	Appointed	Carlo Nocella †	Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation	Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
22 Mar	52.1	Appointed	Louis-Nazaire Bégin †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Québec, Canada	Cardinal, Archbishop
22 Mar	57.9	Appointed	Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
24 Mar		Born	Gabriel Martelino Reyes †		Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
26 Mar		Born	Lucio Crescenzi †		Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
27 Mar	57.9	Ordained Bishop	Girolamo Maria Gotti, O.C.D. †	Titular Archbishop of Petra in Palaestina	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Sebastian Gebhard Messmer †	Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA	Archbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	41.8	Ordained Bishop	Francisco José Ribeiro Vieira e Brito †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Franciszek Albin Symon †	Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in Isauria	Bishop Emeritus of Płock, Poland
	45.9	Ordained Bishop	Pal Szmrecsányi †	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
29 Mar	58.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Graniello, B. †	Titular Archbishop of Caesarea Ponti	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta
29 Mar		Born	József Mindszenty †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom, Hungary
30 Mar	17.0	Entered	Sylvester Patrick Mulligan, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop Emeritus of Delhi and Simla, India
31 Mar		Born	James Patrick O’Collins †		Bishop Emeritus of Ballarat, Australia

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