The Year of Our Lord 1901

Bishop Events

January to March

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	87.6	Died	Tommaso Bichi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Oristano, Italy
	22.5	First Vows	Theodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Archbishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China
	17.5	Professed	Ignazio Canazei, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Shaoguan [Shiuchow], China
	23.0	First Vows	Anton Ceska, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect Emeritus of Niigata, Japan
	90.9	Died	Raffaele d’Ambrosio, O.F.M. Ref. †	Archbishop Emeritus of Durrës (Durazzo), Albania
		Born	Maurus Valiyaparampil, C.M.I. †		Prior General Emeritus of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate
	14.5	Professed	Pietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Yuci [Yütze], China
	28.6	Appointed	Charles Guérin †	Prefect of Ghardaïa, Algeria
	15.4	Professed	Gerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. †	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China
	36.3	Resigned	Bernard Pierre Herrmann, O.M.I. †	Prefect of Cimbebasia Inferiore, Namibia	Prefect Emeritus
	22.4	First Vows	Franz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
	27.0	Ordained Priest	Aloysius Hopfgartner, M.H.M. †	Priest of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill	Prefect of Sarawak, Malaysia
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Manuel Irurita y Almándoz †	Priest	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
	22.1	Final Vows	Peter Janser, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect Emeritus of Indore, India
		Born	[Paul Li De-pei (Li Dipei, Li Debei)] †		Bishop Emeritus of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
	27.7	Professed	John Meehan, C.S.Sp. †	Member of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Superior Emeritus of Gambia
	14.3	Professed	Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Hengyang [Hengchow], China
	72.9	Resigned	Adolphe-Louis-Albert Perraud, C.O. †	Superior General of Société de l’Oratoire de Jésus	Cardinal, Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France
	67.6	Died	Gregorio Rodríguez y Obregón †	Bishop of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Josephus Rose, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Prefect Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Maximino Ruiz y Flores †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
	19.2	Professed	Gaspare Schotte, C.I.C.M. †	Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China
		Born	Stanslaus Skutans, M.I.C. †		Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
	14.9	Professed	Giacinto Gaudenzio Stanchi, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Changsha [Changsha], China
		Appointed	Dominic Wagenaar, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan	Prefect Emeritus
	36.3	Appointed	Ramón Zubieta y Les, O.P. †	Prefect of San Domingo de Urubamba, Peru	Vicar Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru
2 Jan	90.2	Died	Ignatius Mrak †	Bishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA
3 Jan	68.1	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Genovese †	Titular Bishop of Sarepta
3 Jan		Born	Josef Schoiswohl †		Bishop Emeritus of Graz-Seckau, Austria
5 Jan	59.0	Died	Winand Michael Wigger †	Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
6 Jan		Born	José Gaspar d’Afonseca e Silva †		Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil
7 Jan		Born	Carlos Riu Anglés †		Bishop Emeritus of Camagüey, Cuba
8 Jan	74.2	Died	José Morgades y Gili †	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
12 Jan	57.5	Died	Joseph Patrick Byrne †	Bishop of Bathurst, Australia
13 Jan	68.6	Installed	Johannes Baptist Katschthaler †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
13 Jan	22.4	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Peruzzo, C.P. †	Priest of Congregation of the Passion	Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
15 Jan	51.9	Died	Anthony Gaughren, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa
16 Jan	80.0	Died	János Zalka †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
17 Jan	35.4	Installed	Andrij Aleksander Šeptycki (Sheptyskyi), O.S.B.M. †	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
20 Jan	40.7	Ordained Bishop	St. Józef Bilczewski †	Archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
20 Jan	31.8	Ordained Bishop	Lazër Mjeda (Miedia) †	Bishop of Sapë, Albania	Archbishop of Shkodrë, Albania
21 Jan		Born	Giuseppe Burzio †		Apostolic Nuncio
	22.9	Ordained Deacon	José Cándido Piñol y Batres †	Deacon of Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
	22.3	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Angelo Poli, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Allahabad, India
		Born	Alonso Silveira de Mello, S.J. †		Prelate Emeritus of Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil
22 Jan	67.2	Appointed	Rafael Fernández Concha †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
22 Jan	67.2	Appointed	Rafael Fernández Concha †	Titular Bishop of Epiphania in Cilicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
24 Jan		Born	Edwin Pinto, S.J. †		Bishop Emeritus of Ahmedabad, India
25 Jan	78.9	Died	Sebastiano Galeati †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
25 Jan	31.1	Professed	Melchior Sun Dezhen (Souen), C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ankwo [Anguo], China
28 Jan	35.5	Died	Clemente Coltelli, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China
29 Jan		Born	Pieter Antoon Nierman †		Bishop Emeritus of Groningen, Netherlands
1 Feb	23.3	Ordained Priest	Nicolás Corona y Corona †	Priest	Bishop of Papantla, Puebla, México
1 Feb	67.3	Died	Pasquale (Amato) Pagnucci, O.F.M. Obs. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China
2 Feb	41.3	Final Vows	Heinrich Döring (Doëring), S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop Emeritus of Poona, India
4 Feb	63.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Candido †	Titular Bishop of Cydonia (Agia, Canea)	Bishop Emeritus of Ischia, Italy
4 Feb	63.2	Resigned	Giuseppe Candido †	Bishop of Ischia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
7 Feb		Born	Giuseppe Amici †		Archbishop Emeritus of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
9 Feb	43.8	Appointed	Isidore-Marie-Victor Douceré, S.M. †	Prefect of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)	Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
10 Feb	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Crochet †	Bishop of Nagpur, India
13 Feb		Born	Michele Rateni †		Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
14 Feb	55.6	Appointed	José (Giuseppe) Macchi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Brazil	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
16 Feb	61.8	Died	Vicente Alda y Sancho †	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
17 Feb	22.7	Ordained Priest	João Irineu Joffily (Joffly) †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
	26.6	Ordained Priest	John Francis O’Hern †	Priest of Rochester, New York, USA	Bishop
	23.3	Ordained Priest	Antonin Alois Weber †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Litoměřice, Czechia
21 Feb	46.2	Appointed	Marie-Félix Choulet, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	46.2	Appointed	Marie-Félix Choulet, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Zela	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China
	58.1	Appointed	Angus MacFarlane †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
23 Feb	53.8	Died	Pierre-Marie Avon †	Bishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles
	25.3	Professed	Jean-René Calloc’h, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Prefect Emeritus of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic
		Born	Roberto Ronca †		Prelate Emeritus of Pompei o Beatissima Vergine Maria del Santissimo Rosario, Italy
	60.4	Appointed	Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito †	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil	Archbishop of Olinda, Brazil
24 Feb	37.3	Final Vows	Luis Benitez y Cabañas, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
		Born	Pietro Maleddu, O.F.M. Conv. †		Prefect Emeritus of Ankang [Hinganfu], China
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Jacques Nessimian †	Priest of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey	Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
25 Feb		Born	Ambrose Rayappan †		Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore, India
26 Feb	55.4	Succeeded	Jules-Maurice Abbet †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
26 Feb	92.8	Died	Adrian Jardinier †	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
27 Feb	47.0	Appointed	Jean Chrysostome Bigel, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
	47.0	Appointed	Jean Chrysostome Bigel, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Eumenia	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
	44.7	Appointed	François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
	44.7	Appointed	François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
	44.7	Appointed	François-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Sénégal	Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
	61.1	Appointed	Ezechiel Francisco Soto, SS.CC. †	Bishop of Huaraz, Peru
28 Feb	89.4	Died	Nicolas-Joseph Dabert †	Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
2 Mar	25.4	Ordained Priest	William Lee †	Priest of Clifton, England, Great Britain	Bishop
2 Mar	23.0	Ordained Priest	José Cándido Piñol y Batres †	Priest of Guatemala	Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
3 Mar	22.5	Ordained Priest	Filippo Maria Cipriani †	Priest of Fermo, Italy	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
3 Mar	50.5	Installed	Juan Nepomuceno Terrero y Escalada †	Bishop of La Plata, Argentina
4 Mar	68.3	Resigned	Vincenzo Di Giovanni †	Prelate of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy	Prelate Emeritus
4 Mar	59.9	Resigned	Franciszek Albin Symon †	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Bishop Emeritus
7 Mar	60.9	Resigned	Antonio Dias Ferreira †	Bishop of Angola e Congo	Bishop Emeritus
9 Mar	25.0	Ordained Priest	Romuald Jałbrzykowski †	Priest of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland	Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
9 Mar		Born	Robert Dermot O’Flanagan †		Bishop Emeritus of Juneau, Alaska, USA
13 Mar		Born	Patrick Thomas Brennan, S.S.C.M.E. †		Prefect of Kwangju, Korea (South)
19 Mar		Born	Carlo Baldini, O.M.D. †		Bishop of Chiusi e Pienza, Italy
		Born	Attilio Beltramino, I.M.C. †		Bishop of Iringa, Tanzania
		Born	Joseph Zimmermann †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg, Germany
21 Mar	61.0	Appointed	Jacques Roissant †	Auxiliary Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
21 Mar	61.0	Appointed	Jacques Roissant †	Titular Bishop of Usula	Auxiliary Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
22 Mar	68.4	Appointed	Vincenzo Di Giovanni †	Titular Archbishop of Pessinus	Prelate Emeritus of Santa Lucia del Mela, Italy
23 Mar	23.2	Ordained Priest	Rafael Edwards Salas †	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Vicar Apostolic of Chile, Military
	27.2	Ordained Priest	Nicanor Mutiloa e Irurita, C.Ss.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Bishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain
	25.1	Ordained Priest	Anton Oomen, M. Afr. †	Priest of Breda, Netherlands	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
	41.6	Appointed	Antônio Xisto Albano †	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
24 Mar	26.0	Appointed	Grégoire Haggiar †	Bishop of Akka (Melkite Greek), Israel
24 Mar	26.0	Ordained Bishop	Grégoire Haggiar †	Bishop of Akka (Melkite Greek), Israel
25 Mar	39.0	Succeeded	Timothy Casey †	Bishop of Saint John in New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada	Archbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	45.3	Ordained Bishop	Antonio José Gomes Cardoso †	Titular Bishop of Arethusa	Bishop of Angola e Congo
	79.8	Died	John Sweeny †	Bishop of Saint John in New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
26 Mar	72.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Bertagna †	Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in Honoriade	Auxiliary Bishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
26 Mar	61.5	Died	Manuel Francisco Vélez †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras
27 Mar	60.9	Appointed	Nicola Giuseppe (Nicolae Iosif) Camilli, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Archbishop of Constantia in Scythia	Bishop of Iaşi, Romania
29 Mar	65.7	Resigned	Jean-Pierre Pagis †	Bishop of Verdun, France	Bishop Emeritus
29 Mar	75.4	Died	Michael von Rampf †	Bishop of Passau, Germany
31 Mar	22.5	Ordained Priest	Antonio Torrini †	Priest of Fiesole, Italy	Archbishop of Lucca, Italy

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