The Year of Our Lord 1925

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	51.7	Resigned	Oleksiy Bazyuk †	Apostolic Administrator of Bosnia-Hercegovina (Ukrainian)	Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
	19.6	Perpetual Vows	Vladimiro Borić Crnošija, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Punta Arenas, Chile
	24.7	Ordained Priest	Gaetano Briani, F.S.C.J. †	Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus	Superior General Emeritus of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
	47.9	Resigned	Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †	Vicar Apostolic of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Born	Gabriel Dwatuka Wagi †		Bishop Emeritus of Rumbek, South Sudan
	24.8	Ordained Priest	Wenceslao Manuel Gomez Frande, O.C.D. †	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Prefect of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
		Born	Gabriel Kihimbare †		Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Kitega, Burundi
		Born	John Crisostome Lan Shi †		Bishop Emeritus of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
	28.5	Professed	Edgar Larochelle, P.M.E. †	Priest of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Superior General Emeritus
	24.9	Professed	Charles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. †	Member of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kirin [Jilin], China
	24.0	Ordained Priest	[Paul Li De-pei (Li Dipei, Li Debei)] †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
	50.0	Ceased	Inocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M. †	Master General of Order of Our Lady of Mercy	Prelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil
	35.9	Ordained Priest	Oleksandr Malynowskyj †	Priest of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), Poland
	23.4	Professed	Emilien Massé, P.M.E. †	Member of Société des Missions-Étrangères	Prefect of Lintong [Lintung], China
	51.8	Resigned	Giuseppe Petrelli †	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru	Apostolic Nuncio
	23.6	Ordained Priest	Luigi Ricceri, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Rector Major Emeritus
		Born	John Baptist Su Changshan †		Coadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
	18.2	Professed	Alfons Van Buggenhout, C.I.C.M. †	Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Apostolic Administrator of Datong [Tatung], China
1 Jan		Born	Paulius Antanas Baltakis, O.F.M. †		Titular Bishop of Egara
2 Jan		Born	Ubaldo Calabresi †		Apostolic Nuncio
	43.1	Appointed	Gaetano Cicognani †	Titular Archbishop of Ancyra	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
		Born	Francesco Colasuonno †		Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	58.5	Appointed	Pedro Ladislao González y Estrada †	Titular Archbishop of Attalea in Pamphylia	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
	58.5	Resigned	Pedro Ladislao González y Estrada †	Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan		Born	Valentino Giacomo Lazzari, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop of São José do Grajaú, Brazil
4 Jan	22.5	Ordained Priest	Carlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Palmas, Brazil
5 Jan		Born	Marcello Costalunga †		Official Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
	75.0	Died	Henry Moeller †	Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
	69.0	Died	Patrick Phelan †	Bishop of Sale, Australia
6 Jan		Born	Dante Frasnelli Tarter, O.S.I. †		Prelate Emeritus of Huarí, Peru
6 Jan	49.0	Installed	Giovanni Pranzini †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy
7 Jan		Born	Manuel Sandalo Salvador †		Coadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
8 Jan	79.3	Appointed	Andreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
10 Jan	43.1	Appointed	Gaetano Cicognani †	Apostolic Internuncio to Bolivia	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
11 Jan	51.2	Ordained Bishop	Serafino Cimino, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus	Apostolic Nuncio to Peru
12 Jan	54.9	Installed	Jean-Justin-Michel Girbeau †	Bishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
		Born	Georges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of Djibouti
		Born	Gabriel Marie Étienne Vanel †		Archbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
13 Jan	66.1	Died	Franz Zorn von Bulach †	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
14 Jan		Born	Rafael Muñoz Núñez †		Bishop Emeritus of Aguascalientes, México
15 Jan	56.4	Appointed	Léon Delaval, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles
16 Jan	58.1	Appointed	Felix Ambrosio Guerra, S.D.B. †	Titular Archbishop of Verissa	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
	58.1	Resigned	Felix Ambrosio Guerra, S.D.B. †	Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba	Archbishop Emeritus
	53.0	Appointed	Gabriel-Roch de Llobet †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France	Archbishop
	53.0	Appointed	Gabriel-Roch de Llobet †	Titular Archbishop of Odessus	Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
	63.3	Appointed	Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
17 Jan		Born	Alfredo Battisti †		Archbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy
		Born	Matthew Kia Yen-wen †		Archbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
		Born	Józef Kazimierz Kluz †		Auxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
18 Jan	72.1	Died	Louis Charles Casartelli †	Bishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
18 Jan	63.6	Ordained Bishop	Antoni Laubitz †	Titular Bishop of Iasus	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
19 Jan	92.9	Died	Pedro Rocamora y García †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
20 Jan	39.1	Appointed	Guido Benedito Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Araucanía, Chile	Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
20 Jan	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Justino José de Sant’Ana †	Bishop of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
21 Jan		Born	Luciano José Cabral Duarte †		Archbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
	18.3	Professed	Orestes Marengo, S.D.B. †	Member of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop Emeritus of Tezpur, India
		Born	Štefan Vrablec †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia
23 Jan	46.6	Installed	João Irineu Joffily (Joffly) †	Archbishop of Belém do Pará, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
25 Jan		Born	Mario Miglietta †		Bishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
25 Jan		Born	Marcial Augusto Ramírez Ponce †		Bishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military
26 Jan		Born	Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso †
27 Jan	53.4	Ordained Bishop	Joseph Thorman †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
28 Jan	66.3	Installed	Théophile-Marie Louvard †	Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France
29 Jan	58.0	Died	Ignazio Gladès Berzi †	Bishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
30 Jan		Born	Léon Hégelé †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
31 Jan		Born	Bernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
1 Feb	43.1	Ordained Bishop	Gaetano Cicognani †	Titular Archbishop of Ancyra	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
3 Feb		Born	Jean-Baptiste Décoste †		Bishop of Hinche, Haïti
5 Feb	79.3	Died	Charles du Pont de Ligonnès †	Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
5 Feb	71.5	Resigned	Paul Nègre †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb	50.5	Appointed	Alphonse-Emmanuel Deschamps †	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	50.5	Appointed	Alphonse-Emmanuel Deschamps †	Titular Bishop of Thennesus	Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	56.4	Appointed	John Thomas Kidd †	Bishop of Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Bishop of London, Ontario, Canada
7 Feb		Born	Pedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of Ndalatando, Angola
9 Feb	82.3	Appointed	Alfred-Jules Mélisson †	Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia	Bishop Emeritus of Blois, France
9 Feb	82.3	Retired	Alfred-Jules Mélisson †	Bishop of Blois, France	Bishop Emeritus
10 Feb	81.9	Died	Paolo Emilio Bergamaschi †	Bishop Emeritus of Troia, Italy
11 Feb	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Antônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. †	Bishop of Uberaba, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
	43.2	Appointed	Gaetano Cicognani †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bolivia	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
	46.9	Ordained Bishop	Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs †	Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in Palaestina	Bishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium
	38.6	Ordained Bishop	José Maria Parreira Lara †	Bishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Bishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12 Feb		Born	Alonso Arteaga Yepes †		Bishop of Espinal, Colombia
13 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Ernest Hauger, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	72.3	Appointed	Carmelo Pujia †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
	63.3	Appointed	Antonio Tommaso Videmari †	Titular Bishop of Neocaesarea in Syria	Bishop Emeritus of Ogliastra, Italy
	63.3	Resigned	Antonio Tommaso Videmari †	Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
14 Feb		Born	Paul Francis Reding †		Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
15 Feb	53.2	Installed	Giuseppe Castelli †	Bishop of Novara, Italy
15 Feb	26.5	Ordained Priest	Francesco Monaco †	Priest of Nicosia, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Caltanissetta, Italy
16 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Ernest Hauger, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Clazomenae	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana
17 Feb		Born	Roger Joseph Bourrat †		Bishop Emeritus of Rodez (-Vabres), France
18 Feb	31.3	Ordained Priest	Ignace Ramarosandratana †	Priest	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
18 Feb	30.7	Ordained Priest	Edouard Ranaivo †	Priest	Bishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
20 Feb	83.8	Died	Jean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Zanguebar, Kenya
21 Feb	40.7	Died	Michele Cerrati †	Vicar Apostolic of Italy, Military
24 Feb		Born	Raymond Conway Benjamin †		Bishop Emeritus of Townsville, Australia
	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Noël (Natal-Pierre-Marie) de Cleene, C.I.C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Usula	Vicar Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
		Born	Thomas Aloysius McBride, M.M. †		Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
	55.1	Ordained Bishop	Thomas Wulstan Pearson, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
27 Feb	62.1	Died	Joseph-Maxime Sedfaoui †	Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
28 Feb	44.0	Selected	Yousef VII Ghanima †	Auxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq	Patriarch

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