The Year of Our Lord 1903

Bishop Events

January to March

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	38.9	Appointed	Paul-Raphaël Abi Mourad †	Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), Palestine	Patriarchal Vicar Emeritus
	45.1	Resigned	Salvator-Alexandre-Félix-Carmel Brincat †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	15.6	Entered	Michael David Browne, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Paolo alla Regola
	17.2	Professed	José Fogued y Gil, C.M.F. †	Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Prefect of Tunxi [Tunki], China
	22.4	Ordained Priest	Giovanni Battista Girardi †	Priest	Bishop of Pavia, Italy
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Johannes Damascus Jesacher (Iesacher), O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
	59.2	Resigned	Dominique Jacquet (Jaquet), O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Iaşi, Romania	Bishop Emeritus
	53.0	Resigned	Michel-Thomas Labrecque †	Prefect of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
	46.9	Appointed	Denis Ephrem Naccàsché †	Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
	20.4	Professed	Egbert Maria Pelzer, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Prefect of Tingchow [Changting], China
		Resigned	Bertrand Radigue, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Rajputana, India	Prefect Emeritus
	16.3	Professed	Luigi Ermenegildo Ricci, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Laohokow [Laohekou], China
	14.1	Professed	Giuseppe Ferruccio Maurizio Rosà, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Archbishop of Hankow [Hankou], China
	35.7	Final Vows	Nikolaus Schönig, S.V.D. †	Priest of Society of the Divine Word	Prefect Emeritus of Togo
	48.6	Appointed	Dionysius Antonius Schüler, O.F.M. †	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor	Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
	15.1	Entered	Marian Joseph Tumler, O.T. †	Member of Order of the Teutonic Knights of Saint Mary’s Hospital in Jerusalem	Grand Master Emeritus
	20.4	First Vows	Arnold Verstraelen, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia
	56.4	Resigned	Julien Vidal, S.M. †	Prefect of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands	Vicar Apostolic of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)
	19.0	First Vows	Georg Weig, S.V.D. †	Member of Society of the Divine Word	Vicar Apostolic of Tsingtao [Qingdao], China
		Born	Joseph Zhu Yousan †		Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
3 Jan	66.1	Died	Tommaso Gomes de Almeida †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
4 Jan	63.3	Died	Gulstan Francis Ropert, SS.CC. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands, USA
4 Jan	22.5	Ordained Priest	Severino Vieira de Melo †	Priest	Archbishop of Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
6 Jan		Born	Patrick Francis Lyons †		Bishop of Sale, Australia
7 Jan	69.3	Appointed	Serafino Cretoni †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
	55.8	Resigned	Domenico Ferrata †	Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites	Cardinal, Secretary of State
	66.5	Appointed	Luigi Tripepi †	Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites	Cardinal, Pro-Prefect
8 Jan	48.2	Appointed	James Edward Quigley †	Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
9 Jan		Born	Eugen Viktor Paul Seiterich †		Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
11 Jan	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Carlos de Jesús Mejía y Laguna, C.M. †	Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus
11 Jan	41.5	Installed	Fulgentius Antonio Torres, O.S.B. †	Abbot of New Norcia, Australia
12 Jan		Born	William Brasseur, C.I.C.M. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montagnosa), Philippines
	59.2	Died	Julien-Alexandre Mauger, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect Emeritus of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar
	53.9	Appointed	Denis Joseph O’Connell †	Rector of the Catholic University of America	Bishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
	54.0	Appointed	Patrick Joseph O’Connor †	Coadjutor Bishop of Armidale, Australia	Bishop
	54.0	Appointed	Patrick Joseph O’Connor †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
13 Jan		Born	Frederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Wuzhou [Wuchow], China
15 Jan	69.4	Died	Lucido Maria Parocchi †	Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
16 Jan	49.6	Appointed	John Francis Regis Canevin †	Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	49.6	Appointed	John Francis Regis Canevin †	Titular Bishop of Sabrata	Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
	61.3	Died	Ramón Torrijos y Gómez †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
	68.1	Appointed	Serafino Vannutelli †	Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
18 Jan	22.4	Ordained Priest	István Breyer †	Priest of Esztergom, Hungary	Bishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
19 Jan		Born	Alberico Semeraro †		Bishop Emeritus of Oria, Italy
21 Jan	72.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Astuni †	Titular Bishop of Hierocaesarea
22 Jan	61.8	Died	Guido Corbelli, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop Emeritus of Cortona, Italy
22 Jan		Born	Émile Élie Verhille, C.S.Sp. †		Bishop Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
23 Jan	60.8	Appointed	Federico Domenico Sala †	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
23 Jan	60.8	Appointed	Federico Domenico Sala †	Titular Bishop of Famagusta	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
24 Jan		Born	Antoni Pawłowski †		Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
26 Jan	37.7	Appointed	Isidoro Badía y Sarradell †	Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain	Bishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain
	37.7	Appointed	Isidoro Badía y Sarradell †	Titular Bishop of Ascalon	Bishop of Tarazona (-Tudela), Spain
	55.9	Appointed	Julien Banckaert, S.J. †	Prefect of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)	Prefect Emeritus
	76.5	Appointed	James Rogers †	Titular Archbishop of Ombi	Bishop Emeritus of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
27 Jan		Born	Humphrey Penderell Bright †		Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
27 Jan	31.1	Appointed	Fortunat-Henri Caumont, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Rajputana, India	Bishop of Ajmer, India
28 Jan		Born	John Bökenföhr (Boekenfoehr), O.M.I. †		Bishop Emeritus of Kimberley, South Africa
30 Jan	78.8	Died	Félix-Marie-François-Ghislain de Neckere †	Titular Archbishop of Melitene
2 Feb	34.2	Final Vows	Simon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
	35.7	Final Vows	Etienne Fourcadier, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar
		Born	Pedro Grau y Arola, C.M.F. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quibdó, Colombia
	46.7	Died	Elie-Joseph Khayatt †	Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
5 Feb		Born	Alfredo Vicente Scherer †		Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
6 Feb		Born	Lambert Anthony Hoch †		Bishop Emeritus of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA
7 Feb		Born	François-Nestor Adam, C.R.B. †		Bishop Emeritus of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
	68.7	Died	Joseph-Étienne-Auguste-Louis Bardou, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Coimbatore, India
		Born	José Romão Martenetz, O.S.B.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of São João Batista em Curitiba (Ukrainian), Brazil
		Born	Federico Pérez Silva, C.M. †		Archbishop of Trujillo, Peru
9 Feb	77.1	Died	Mariano Palermo †	Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
10 Feb	62.9	Confirmed	Jordan Zaninović, O.P. †	Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
12 Feb	80.0	Died	Angelo Michele Onorati †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
	59.4	Appointed	Algernon Charles Stanley †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	59.4	Appointed	Algernon Charles Stanley †	Titular Bishop of Emmaüs	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
13 Feb	61.2	Appointed	John Healy †	Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
14 Feb	62.7	Confirmed	Anton Hubert Fischer †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
14 Feb	58.2	Died	Giovanni Previtera (Privitera) †	Bishop of Patti, Italy
15 Feb		Born	Ramón José Castellano †		Archbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
		Born	Gracija Ivanovic †		Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
	60.9	Ordained Bishop	Federico Domenico Sala †	Titular Bishop of Famagusta	Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
17 Feb	46.1	Appointed	Eugen Notz, O. Cist. †	Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
18 Feb	49.5	Appointed	Luca Canepa †	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
18 Feb		Born	Paolo Pappalardo †		Official Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
19 Feb	51.2	Installed	Carlos de Jesús Mejía y Laguna, C.M. †	Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, México	Bishop Emeritus
20 Feb		Born	Joseph Schröffer †		Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
22 Feb	72.3	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Astuni †	Titular Bishop of Hierocaesarea
23 Feb		Born	Ambrozij Andrew Senyshyn, O.S.B.M. †		Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
23 Feb	83.0	Resigned	Giuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Cariati, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
24 Feb	49.7	Ordained Bishop	John Francis Regis Canevin †	Titular Bishop of Sabrata	Bishop Emeritus of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
		Born	Joseph-Roméo Gagnon †		Bishop of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada
	54.9	Died	Bolesław Hieronim Kłopotowski †	Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
		Born	Lionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †		Vicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
28 Feb		Born	Giuseppe Martinoli †		Bishop Emeritus of Lugano, Switzerland
3 Mar		Born	Fortunato Zoppas †		Bishop Emeritus of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
4 Mar	83.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Archbishop of Nacolia	Bishop Emeritus of Cariati, Italy
5 Mar	66.9	Died	John Bilsborrow †	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
7 Mar	22.7	Ordained Subdeacon	Paulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. †	Subdeacon of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Archbishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
		Appointed	Girolamo da Lione, O.F.M. Cap. †	Superior of Siria e Cilicia, Syria
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Antonio Guízar y Valencia †	Priest of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Archbishop Emeritus of Chihuahua, México
	23.6	Ordained Deacon	Vincent-François-Joseph Sage, M.E.P. †	Deacon	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China
9 Mar		Born	José María García Lahiguera †		Archbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
9 Mar		Born	Albert Gregory Meyer †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
10 Mar	48.4	Installed	James Edward Quigley †	Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
12 Mar		Born	John Evangelist McBride, O.F.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Kokstad, South Africa
	68.7	Died	Alessandro Toti †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
	41.9	Selected	Manuel Vieira de Matos †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Guarda, Portugal	Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
13 Mar	71.8	Died	José Benigo Perilla y Martínez †	Bishop of Tunja, Colombia
		Born	Teodor Bensch †		Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
		Born	Guido Tonetti †		Bishop of Cuneo, Italy
15 Mar	88.0	Died	Franz Wilhelm Cramer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
	59.4	Ordained Bishop	Algernon Charles Stanley †	Titular Bishop of Emmaüs	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	27.3	Ordained Priest	Aloysius Chen Guo-di (Tchen Chao-t’ien), O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Fenyang [Fenyang], China
16 Mar		Born	José Abraham Martínez Betancourt †		Bishop Emeritus of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, México
17 Mar	58.4	Appointed	Paolo Maria Barone †	Titular Archbishop of Melitene	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
	58.4	Resigned	Paolo Maria Barone †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
		Born	John Baptist Rosenthal, S.A.C. †		Bishop Emeritus of Queenstown, South Africa
19 Mar	62.8	Installed	Anton Hubert Fischer †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
20 Mar		Born	Edward Ernest Swanstrom †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of New York, New York, USA
21 Mar	67.9	Died	Ferdinando Capponi †	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
22 Mar	24.9	Ordained Priest	Bernard Franciszek Dembek †	Priest of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
	76.6	Died	James Rogers †	Bishop Emeritus of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
	23.3	Ordained Priest	Antonijs Urbšs (Urbbs) †	Priest	Bishop of Liepāja, Latvia
25 Mar		Born	Matthias Buchholz, M.S.C. †		Prefect Emeritus of Shiqian [Shihtsien], China
25 Mar		Born	Joseph Rodgers †		Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
27 Mar	47.1	Appointed	Rafael Amador y Hernández †	Bishop of Mixtecas, Oaxaca, México	Bishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
	55.6	Appointed	Thomas James Conaty †	Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, California, USA
	54.4	Appointed	Sandor Párvy †	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
	54.4	Appointed	Sandor Párvy †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
28 Mar	23.9	Ordained Priest	Jorge García Caballeros †	Priest of Guatemala	Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala
	24.0	Ordained Priest	João de Oliveira Matos Ferreira †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Josef Stoffels †	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
	23.1	Ordained Priest	César Ángel Vigiani, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Chaco, Bolivia
31 Mar		Born	Bernard Joseph Topel †		Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA

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