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The Year of Our Lord 1911

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November to December

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 NovBornCelestine Joseph Damiano †Bishop of Camden, New Jersey, USA
Born[Joseph Huang Zi-yu] †Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
21.4ProfessedIldebrando Vannucci, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
4 Nov22.6Ordained SubdeaconFrancesco Costantino Mazzieri, O.F.M. Conv. †Subdeacon of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Ndola, Zambia
5 NovBornNicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
57.8Ordained BishopOlivier Elzéar Mathieu †Bishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaArchbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
57.5Ordained BishopDionysius Antonius Schüler, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus
6 NovBornStanislav Lenič †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
69.8DiedPeter Augustine O’Neill, O.S.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
10 NovBornAdolfo Servando Tortolo †Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
12 Nov24.2Ordained PriestAdalberto Accioli Sobral †PriestArchbishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
39.3Ordained BishopLouis-Marie-Henri-Joseph Bigolet (Bigollet), M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of AntiphraeCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
64.6Ordained BishopRamón Fernández y Balbuena †Titular Bishop of SciliumAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
13 Nov28.0Ordained PriestKarol Niemira †PriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Pinsk, Belarus
15 NovBornMaximino Romero de Lema †Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy
BornJoseph-Marie Vû Duy Nhất †Bishop of Bùi Chu, Viet Nam
36.3Ordained BishopTheodorus Antonius Leonardus Maria van Roosmalen, C.Ss.R. †Titular Bishop of AntigoneaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dutch Guyana-Suriname, Antilles
16 NovBornMichel-Jules-Joseph-Marie Bernard, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Nouakchott, Mauritania
80.6DiedCharles Menzies Gordon, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, AntillesVicar Apostolic
BornAngelin Maurice Lovey, C.R.B. †Superior General Emeritus of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard
BornHonorato Piazera, S.C.I. †Bishop Emeritus of Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
17 Nov49.8ResignedHenry Hanlon, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Upper Nile {Nilo Superiore}, UgandaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.2AppointedAlessandro Lualdi †Apostolic Administrator of Patti, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
38.0AppointedJules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio
38.0AppointedJules-Joseph Moury, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of AriassusVicar Apostolic of Costa d’Avorio
BornJean Prou, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
18.3EnteredBonaventura Josef Schweizer, S.D.S. †Member of Society of the Divine SaviorSuperior General Emeritus
18 NovBornAlmir Marques Ferreira †Bishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
73.7DiedFrancesco Maria Traina †Bishop of Patti, Italy
19 Nov38.2Ordained BishopJosé Tomas Gomes da Silva †Bishop of Aracajú, Brazil
BornIoan Ploscaru †Bishop Emeritus of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
74.1DiedJán Vályi †Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), SlovakiaBishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
21 Nov70.8DiedPierre-Marie-Etienne-Gustave Ardin †Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
23 Nov87.2DiedGaetano Caporali, C.Pp.S. †Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
35.6InstalledAugusto Álvaro da Silva †Bishop of Floresta, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
25 Nov74.4DiedMichele Lucibello †Auxiliary Bishop of Amalfi, Italy
27 Nov64.1Elevated to CardinalEnrique Almaraz y Santos †Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
61.2Elevated to CardinalLéon-Adolphe Amette †Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
70.8Elevated to CardinalFrantišek Saleský Bauer †Cardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
69.4Elevated to CardinalAntónio Mendes Bello †In PectoreCardinal, Patriarch
65.8Elevated to CardinalLouis Billot, S.J. †Priest of Society of Jesus
55.6Elevated to CardinalGaetano Bisleti †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
58.3CeasedLuigi Boschi †Apostolic Administrator of Montalto (delle Marche), ItalyBishop of Ripatransone, Italy
50.6Elevated to CardinalFrancis Alphonsus Bourne †Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
70.2AppointedFrancesco di Paola Cassetta †Cardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
55.5AppointedPierre-Célestin Cézerac †Bishop of Cahors, FranceArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
64.6AppointedMarie-Charles-Alfred de Cormont †Bishop of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus
73.3Elevated to CardinalJosé María Cos y Macho †Cardinal, Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain
58.3AppointedGaetano De Lai †Cardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Bishop of Poggio Mirteto, Italy
81.2Elevated to CardinalFrançois-Marie-Anatole de Rovérié de Cabrières †Cardinal, Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
66.7Elevated to CardinalFrançois-Virgile Dubillard †Cardinal, Archbishop of Chambéry, France
69.1Elevated to CardinalDiomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
69.6Elevated to CardinalJohn Murphy Farley †Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
43.2AppointedLuigi Ferri †Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), ItalyBishop Emeritus
42.4AppointedPompeo Ghezzi †Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), ItalyBishop Emeritus
60.6Elevated to CardinalGennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
65.7AppointedGiovanni Battista Lugari †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)Cardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
65.7Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Battista Lugari †Cardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
56.0Elevated to CardinalFranz Xaver Nagl †Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
46.8AppointedJames Naughton †Bishop of Killala, Ireland
51.9Elevated to CardinalWilliam Henry O’Connell †Cardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
60.8AppointedLuca Pappafava †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), CroatiaBishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
55.1AppointedFrancisco Plancarte y Navarrete †Archbishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
53.6Elevated to CardinalBasilio Pompilj †Cardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
53.6CeasedBasilio Pompilj †Secretary of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
40.0AppointedGiovanni Pulvirenti †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyBishop of Cefalù, Italy
54.3AppointedVittorio Amedeo Ranuzzi de’ Bianchi †Titular Archbishop of TyrusCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
54.3ResignedVittorio Amedeo Ranuzzi de’ Bianchi †Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
60.9AppointedAgostino Richelmy †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in ViaCardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
46.0AppointedLeopoldo Ruiz y Flores †Archbishop of Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
61.0AppointedPie Armand Pierre Sabadel, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Corinthus
44.5AppointedAdam Stefan Sapieha †Bishop of Kraków, PolandCardinal, Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
53.1AppointedGiuseppe Scarlata †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
BornBenjamin de Souza Gomes †Bishop Emeritus of Paranavaí, Parana, Brazil
56.2ConfirmedBoghos Bédros (Paul Peter) XIII Terzian †Patriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus
64.8Elevated to CardinalAntonio Vico †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
64.8ResignedAntonio Vico †Apostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
57.2Elevated to CardinalWillem Marinus van Rossum, C.Ss.R. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
29 Nov57.1Ordained BishopJohn Marius Laval †Titular Bishop of HierocaesareaAuxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
30 Nov61.2AppointedLéon-Adolphe Amette †Cardinal-Priest of Santa SabinaCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
65.8AppointedLouis Billot, S.J. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via LataPriest of Society of Jesus
55.6AppointedGaetano Bisleti †Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ GotiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Seminaries and Universities
50.6AppointedFrancis Alphonsus Bourne †Cardinal-Priest of Santa PudenzianaCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
46.0AppointedAndré-Maurice Bovet †Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland
51.0Ordained BishopGiuseppe Dallepiane †Bishop of Iglesias, Italy
81.2AppointedFrançois-Marie-Anatole de Rovérié de Cabrières †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della VittoriaCardinal, Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
66.7AppointedFrançois-Virgile Dubillard †Cardinal-Priest of Santa SusannaCardinal, Archbishop of Chambéry, France
69.1AppointedDiomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. Ref. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara CoeliCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
69.6AppointedJohn Murphy Farley †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra MinervaCardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
60.6AppointedGennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli AngeliCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
23.6Ordained PriestJohn Joseph Lonergan †Priest of Melbourne, AustraliaBishop-Elect of Port Augusta, Australia
51.9AppointedWilliam Henry O’Connell †Cardinal-Priest of San ClementeCardinal, Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
63.9AppointedManuel José Peña †Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
54.7AppointedJoseph Pfluger †Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
54.7AppointedJoseph Pfluger †Titular Bishop of HarpasaAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
53.6AppointedBasilio Pompilj †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in DomnicaCardinal, Vicar General of Roma {Rome}, Italy
23.6Ordained PriestJoseph Basil Roper †Priest of Ballarat, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
57.6Ordained BishopMichael Joseph Spratt †Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
38.7Ordained BishopNoè Giuseppe Tacconi, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of AradusVicar Apostolic of Kaifeng [Kaifeng] (Kaifengfu), China
57.2AppointedWillem Marinus van Rossum, C.Ss.R. †Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
2 Dec70.8AppointedFrantišek Saleský Bauer †Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei CroatiCardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
3 Dec37.2Ordained BishopAugustine Kandathil †Titular Bishop of AradArchbishop of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabar), India
38.8Ordained BishopThomas Kurialachery †Titular Bishop of PellaBishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
4 Dec38.3InstalledJosé Tomas Gomes da Silva †Bishop of Aracajú, Brazil
5 DecBornThomas Joseph McDonough †Archbishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
7 Dec55.5AppointedOreste Giorgi †Secretary of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
BornJohn Francis Hackett †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
42.9AppointedCarlo Perosi †Regent of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
8 Dec49.2Ordained BishopLuigi Paulini †Bishop of Nusco, ItalyBishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
10 Dec39.0Ordained BishopLuigj Bumci †Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, AlbaniaBishop Emeritus
BornTamás Jung †Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Zrenjanin, Serbia
43.8Ordained BishopGiorgio Koletsi †Bishop of Sapë, Albania
11 DecBornWilliam Graham Connare †Bishop Emeritus of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
35.4AppointedJános Mikes †Bishop of Szombathely, HungaryBishop Emeritus
BornJean François Marie Streiff †Bishop Emeritus of Nevers, France
12 Dec55.2DiedAmbrose (Tancredi Alfred) Agius, O.S.B. †Apostolic Delegate to Philippines
13 Dec48.8AppointedFrancisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou], China
48.8AppointedFrancisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. †Titular Bishop of BotrysVicar Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou], China
64.8ResignedJulien Banckaert, S.J. †Prefect of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect Emeritus
14 DecBornVicente Angelo José Marchetti Zioni †Archbishop Emeritus of Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil
15 Dec38.9InstalledThomas Kurialachery †Vicar Apostolic of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), IndiaBishop of Changanacherry (Syro-Malabar), India
16 Dec45.8AppointedVasile Hossu †Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
17 Dec58.3Ordained BishopGaetano De Lai †Cardinal-Bishop of SabinaCardinal, Bishop of Poggio Mirteto, Italy
54.8Ordained BishopJoseph Pfluger †Titular Bishop of HarpasaAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
40.0Ordained BishopGiovanni Pulvirenti †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyBishop of Cefalù, Italy
61.0Ordained BishopPie Armand Pierre Sabadel, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Corinthus
44.5Ordained BishopAdam Stefan Sapieha †Bishop of Kraków, PolandCardinal, Archbishop of Kraków {Cracow}, Poland
BornMaura Verzich, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
18 Dec51.4AppointedJoannes Frederik (Leo) Dérikx, O. Praem. †Prefect of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect Emeritus
64.3ResignedJacobus Cornelis Meeuwissen, C.Ss.R. †Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname, AntillesVicar Apostolic Emeritus
20 Dec61.2AppointedAlfonso Maria Andreoli †Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
23.0Ordained Priest[Julio Garret] †Priest of La Plata o Charcas, BoliviaBishop Emeritus of Cochabamba, Bolivia
23 Dec29.3Ordained PriestPeter Francis Rayappa †Priest of Kumbakonam, IndiaBishop Emeritus
25.3Ordained PriestAlfred-Arthur Le Pailleur, C.S.C. †Priest of Congregation of Holy CrossBishop Emeritus of Chittagong, Bangladesh
22.3Ordained PriestJoão da Silva Campos Neves †PriestBishop Emeritus of Lamego, Portugal
25 Dec59.1DiedEdoardo Pulciano †Archbishop of Genova, Italy
26 DecBornAlfonso Beretta, P.I.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Warangal, India
27 DecBornMichel-Henri Canonne, A.A. †Bishop Emeritus of Tuléar, Madagascar
30 DecBornPhilippe Carriquiry, M.E.P. †Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
38.1AppointedCarlos María Javier de la Torre †Bishop of Loja, EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
48.7AppointedJosé Américo Orzali †Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, ArgentinaArchbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
BornGaetano Pollio, P.I.M.E. †Archbishop Emeritus of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy

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