The Year of Our Lord 1902

Bishop Events

January to March

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Cosme Alterio (Loponte), S.D.B. †		Prefect Emeritus of Alto Orinoco, Venezuela
	25.0	Ordained Priest	Henri Bardou, M. Afr. †	Priest	Prefect Emeritus of Ghardaïa, Algeria
	47.8	Resigned	Jean Chrysostome Bigel, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
	47.8	Resigned	Jean Chrysostome Bigel, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop-Elect of Eumenia	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
	31.0	Ordained Priest	Stefan Demurov †	Priest of Tiraspol, Moldova	Apostolic Administrator of Tiflis and Georgia
	17.9	Ordained Deacon	Thomas Dioscoros (Thervalady) †	Deacon	Bishop
	67.0	Appointed	Silvano de Stefano, O.S.B. †	Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
	36.9	Final Vows	Georg Froewis, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect Emeritus of Sinyangchow, China
		Born	Joachim Miyoichi Ideguchi †		Apostolic Administrator of Yokohama, Japan
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Peter Janser, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect Emeritus of Indore, India
	9.2	Professed	Ignacio Gregorio Larrañaga Lasa, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China
		Born	Peter Liu Hanchen †		Administrator of Dali [Tali], China
	34.0	Appointed	Matthijs Nijens, M.S.C. †	Prefect of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia	Prefect Emeritus
	31.3	Final Vows	Petrus Carolus Noyen, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia
		Born	Marie-Joseph Omez, O.P. †		Superior Emeritus of Mossul, Iraq
	87.7	Died	Istvan Pribék de Ville †	Auxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
	58.3	Appointed	Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro †	President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
	24.1	First Vows	Wilhelm Maria Thiletzek (Tyleczek), S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Prelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
	32.5	Ordained Priest	Alvaro Valladares, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Prefect Emeritus of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador
	29.0	Incardinated	Laurence Walter Youens †	Priest of Northampton, England, Great Britain	Bishop
Jan	70.9	Retired	Francesco Trotta †	Bishop of Teramo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
2 Jan	64.1	Installed	Robert Brindle †	Bishop of Nottingham, England, Great Britain	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan	31.8	Appointed	Vilmos Batthyány †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan	31.8	Appointed	Vilmos Batthyány †	Titular Bishop of Titiopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
4 Jan	52.1	Installed	José de Jesús Ortíz y Rodríguez †	Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
5 Jan	57.0	Died	Vittore Gaetano Sinibaldi, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Allahabad, India
6 Jan	39.0	Ordained Bishop	António Moutinho †	Titular Bishop of Argos	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
6 Jan	60.0	Ordained Bishop	Martin-Hubert Rutten †	Bishop of Liège, Belgium	Bishop of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium
8 Jan	51.5	Confirmed	Francisco José Ribeiro Vieira e Brito †	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
9 Jan	71.7	Appointed	Aurelio Zonghi †	Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis	Bishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
9 Jan	71.7	Resigned	Aurelio Zonghi †	Bishop of Jesi, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jan	46.2	Appointed	Sigismund Felix von Ow-Felldorf †	Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany	Bishop of Passau, Germany
11 Jan	46.2	Appointed	Sigismund Felix von Ow-Felldorf †	Titular Bishop of Arethusa	Bishop of Passau, Germany
12 Jan		Born	Luis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
15 Jan	86.0	Died	José Ramón Silvestre Masiá y Vidiella, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
15 Jan		Born	David James Mathew †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
17 Jan		Born	André-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr. †		Bishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
17 Jan		Born	Manuel Llopis Ivorra †		Bishop Emeritus of Coria-Cáceres, Spain
18 Jan	54.0	Died	Donato Maria Dell’Olio †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
19 Jan	55.4	Ordained Bishop	Gyula Városy †	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
20 Jan	21.7	Ordained Priest	Candido Domenico Moro, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
22 Jan	60.4	Resigned	Maximiano Reynoso y del Corral †	Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México	Bishop Emeritus
22 Jan	51.3	Appointed	Philip Schelfhaut, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
23 Jan	58.7	Appointed	Matthew Gaughren, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa
	58.7	Appointed	Matthew Gaughren, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Tentyris	Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa
	34.0	Appointed	Giovanni Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changsha [Changsha], China
	34.0	Appointed	Giovanni Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Synaus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changsha [Changsha], China
	43.7	Appointed	Odorico Giuseppe Rizzi, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China
	43.7	Appointed	Odorico Giuseppe Rizzi, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Adraa	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China
24 Jan		Born	André Jacques Marie Jacquemin †		Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
25 Jan	53.8	Ordained Bishop	Wolfgang Radnai †	Titular Bishop of Europus	Bishop Emeritus of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
26 Jan	48.4	Ordained Bishop	Alfons Bermijn (Bermyn), C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in Lydia	Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
	45.1	Ordained Bishop	Grégoire Pierre Habra †	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
		Born	André Lefèbvre, S.J. †		Bishop Emeritus of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	55.8	Died	Felice de Siena †	Bishop of Caiazzo, Italy
27 Jan	73.0	Appointed	Edward Gilpin Bagshawe, C.O. †	Titular Bishop of Hypaepa	Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
29 Jan	47.3	Ordained Bishop	Michele Angelo Baldetti †	Bishop of Cortona, Italy
31 Jan		Born	Giacomo Cannonero †		Bishop of Asti, Italy
31 Jan	71.0	Appointed	Francesco Trotta †	Titular Archbishop of Gortyna	Bishop Emeritus of Teramo, Italy
2 Feb	47.1	Ordained Bishop	John Aelen, M.H.M. †	Titular Bishop of Themisonium	Archbishop Emeritus of Madras, India
	37.0	Ordained Bishop	Juan Bautista Benlloch y Vivó †	Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior	Cardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
	42.5	Ordained Bishop	Joaquim Silvério de Souza †	Titular Bishop of Bagis	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	34.0	Ordained Bishop	Miklós Széchenyi de Salvar-Felsovidék †	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
	37.5	Ordained Bishop	Józef Teofil Teodorowicz †	Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
4 Feb	57.7	Resigned	Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa, O.P. †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines	Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
5 Feb	31.8	Ordained Bishop	Vilmos Batthyány †	Titular Bishop of Titiopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
5 Feb		Born	Floyd Lawrence Begin †		Bishop of Oakland, California, USA
6 Feb	66.7	Died	Agostino Ciasca, O.E.S.A. †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
7 Feb	69.0	Died	Antonio Colomer, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Tonking {Tonkino Settentrionale}, Viet Nam
	63.0	Died	Agapito Panici †	Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
	50.5	Succeeded	Maximino Velasco, O.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Tonking {Tonkino Settentrionale}, Viet Nam
8 Feb	44.7	Installed	Jean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Coastal Tonking {Tonkino Marittimo}, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phát Diêm, Viet Nam
9 Feb	61.8	Died	Antonio Dias Ferreira †	Bishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo
14 Feb	45.4	Appointed	Gennaro Trama †	Bishop of Lecce, Italy
15 Feb		Born	Joseph Formby Halsall †		Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
16 Feb	33.4	Ordained Priest	John Thomas Kidd †	Priest	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
17 Feb		Born	Evelio Díaz y Cía †		Archbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
20 Feb		Born	Vincent-Marie Favé †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
23 Feb		Born	Pedro Cantero Cuadrado †		Archbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
		Born	André-Jacques Marie Joseph Fougerat †		Bishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Gamba †	Bishop of Biella, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
24 Feb	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Nicolás Armentia Ugarte, O.F.M. †	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Sigismund Felix von Ow-Felldorf †	Titular Bishop of Arethusa	Bishop of Passau, Germany
	76.5	Died	Giovanni Battista Porrati †	Bishop of Bobbio, Italy
25 Feb		Born	Antonio Bagnoli †		Bishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy
26 Feb		Born	Gustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. †		Bishop Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
26 Feb	65.8	Died	Tommaso Cirielli †	Prelate of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
1 Mar	55.7	Died	Jean-Baptiste Grosgeorge, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Cambogia
1 Mar	39.2	Installed	Giovanni Oberti, Sch. P. †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
2 Mar	22.6	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Naamo †	Priest	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
2 Mar		Born	François-Xavier Trần Thanh Khân †		Auxiliary Bishop of Saigon, Viet Nam
4 Mar	44.8	Appointed	Francesco di Costanzo †	Bishop of Monopoli, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
5 Mar	45.2	Appointed	Nicolás Pérez Gavilán y Echeverría †	Bishop of Chihuahua, México
9 Mar	25.1	Ordained Priest	José de Haas, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
9 Mar	65.5	Died	Petrus von Hötzl, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
12 Mar		Born	Leo Aloysius Pursley †		Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
13 Mar	60.3	Appointed	José María Martínez y Cabañas †	Bishop of Comayagua, Honduras	Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
13 Mar		Born	Joseph Thomas McGucken †		Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
15 Mar	49.7	Appointed	George Crompton Ambrose Burton †	Bishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain
	48.4	Appointed	William John Kenny †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
	56.5	Appointed	Luigi Piccardo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	56.5	Appointed	Luigi Piccardo †	Titular Bishop of Capharnaum	Auxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	24.4	Ordained Priest	Wilhelm Stockums †	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
16 Mar	58.9	Ordained Bishop	Matthew Gaughren, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Tentyris	Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa
16 Mar	51.4	Ordained Bishop	Philip Schelfhaut, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
18 Mar	60.0	Selected	Maximilian von Lingg †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
21 Mar	45.3	Appointed	Bernardine Thomas Edward Clark, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen	Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
	45.3	Appointed	Bernardine Thomas Edward Clark, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Tingis	Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
	35.4	Appointed	Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taiyüanfu, China
	35.4	Appointed	Agapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Rusadus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taiyüanfu, China
	61.5	Appointed	Philip Joseph Garrigan †	Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
	44.4	Appointed	Damien Grangeon, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quinhon, Viet Nam
	44.4	Appointed	Damien Grangeon, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Uthina	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quinhon, Viet Nam
	61.8	Appointed	Hussig Gulian †	Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
	51.5	Appointed	Pierre-Xavier Mugabure, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan	Archbishop
	51.5	Appointed	Pierre-Xavier Mugabure, M.E.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Sagalassus	Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
	40.0	Appointed	Brice Meuleman, S.J. †	Archbishop of Calcutta, India	Archbishop Emeritus
	59.1	Appointed	Joaquín Pardo y Vergara †	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia
	39.1	Appointed	Okosdinos (Augustin) Sayeghian †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
		Born	Jan Vos, M.H.M. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
22 Mar	26.4	Ordained Priest	Kazimieras Paltarokas †	Priest	Bishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania
23 Mar	63.7	Died	Jakob Missia †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
25 Mar	52.4	Installed	Francisco do Rêgo Maia †	Bishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Bishop Emeritus
26 Mar		Born	Augusto Gianfranceschi †		Bishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
		Born	Joseph Hlouch †		Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
	46.3	Selected	Franz Xaver Nagl †	Bishop of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
27 Mar	84.3	Died	Charles Petre Eyre †	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
29 Mar	22.9	Ordained Priest	Teodorico de Angelis †	Priest of Benevento, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	23.6	Ordained Priest	Léon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph Durand †	Priest of Marseille, France	Bishop of Oran, Algeria
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Francesco Gardini †	Priest of Bologna, Italy	Bishop of Bertinoro, Italy
	25.2	Ordained Priest	William Henry Mellon †	Priest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain

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