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The Year of Our Lord 1925

Bishop Events

January to February


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown51.7ResignedOleksiy BazyukApostolic Administrator of Bosnia-Hercegovina (Ukrainian)Apostolic Administrator Emeritus
19.6Perpetual VowsVladimiro Borić Crnošija, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Punta Arenas, Chile
24.7Ordained PriestGaetano Briani, F.S.C.J. †Priest of Sons of the Sacred Heart of JesusSuperior General Emeritus of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
47.9ResignedAntonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Hanchung [Hanzhong] (Hanchungfu), ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornGabriel Dwatuka WagiBishop Emeritus of Rumbek, South Sudan
24.8Ordained PriestWenceslao Manuel Gomez Frande, O.C.D. †Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesPrefect of San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Ecuador
BornGabriel KihimbareAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Kitega, Burundi
BornJohn Crisostome Lan ShiBishop Emeritus of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China
28.5ProfessedEdgar Larochelle, P.M.E. †Priest of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresSuperior General Emeritus
24.9ProfessedCharles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kirin [Jilin], China
24.0Ordained Priest[Paul Li De-pei (Li Dipei, Li Debei)]PriestBishop Emeritus of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
50.0CeasedInocéncio Lopez Santamaria, O. de M. †Master General of Order of Our Lady of MercyPrelate of Bom Jesus do Piauí, Piaui, Brazil
35.9Ordained PriestOleksandr MalynowskyjPriest of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineApostolic Exarch Emeritus of Lemkowszczyzna (Ukrainian), Poland
23.4ProfessedEmilien Massé, P.M.E. †Member of Société des Missions-ÉtrangèresPrefect of Lintong [Lintung], China
51.8ResignedGiuseppe PetrelliApostolic Nuncio to PeruApostolic Nuncio
23.6Ordained PriestLuigi Ricceri, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoRector Major Emeritus
BornJohn Baptist Su ChangshanCoadjutor Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], China
18.2ProfessedAlfons Van Buggenhout, C.I.C.M. †Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryApostolic Administrator of Datong [Tatung], China
1 JanBornPaulius Antanas Baltakis, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Egara
2 JanBornUbaldo CalabresiApostolic Nuncio
43.1AppointedGaetano CicognaniTitular Archbishop of AncyraCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
BornFrancesco ColasuonnoCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
58.5AppointedPedro Ladislao González y EstradaTitular Archbishop of Attalea in PamphyliaBishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
58.5ResignedPedro Ladislao González y EstradaBishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaBishop Emeritus
3 JanBornValentino Giacomo Lazzari, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of São José do Grajaú, Brazil
4 Jan22.5Ordained PriestCarlos Eduardo de Sabóia Bandeira Melo, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Palmas, Brazil
5 JanBornMarcello CostalungaOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
75.0DiedHenry MoellerArchbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
69.0DiedPatrick PhelanBishop of Sale, Australia
6 JanBornDante Frasnelli Tarter, O.S.I. †Prelate Emeritus of Huarí, Peru
49.0InstalledGiovanni PranziniBishop of Carpi, Italy
7 JanBornManuel Sandalo SalvadorCoadjutor Archbishop of Cebu, Philippines
8 Jan79.3AppointedAndreas Franz Frühwirth, O.P. †Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic PenitentiaryCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
10 Jan43.1AppointedGaetano CicognaniApostolic Internuncio to BoliviaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
11 Jan51.2Ordained BishopSerafino Cimino, O.F.M. †Titular Archbishop of CyrrhusApostolic Nuncio to Peru
12 Jan54.9InstalledJean-Justin-Michel GirbeauBishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
BornGeorges Marcel Émile Nicolas Perron, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Djibouti
BornGabriel Marie Étienne VanelArchbishop Emeritus of Auch (-Condom-Lectoure-Lombez), France
13 Jan66.1DiedFranz Zorn von BulachAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
14 JanBornRafael Muñoz NúñezBishop Emeritus of Aguascalientes, México
15 Jan56.4AppointedLéon Delaval, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles
16 Jan58.1AppointedFelix Ambrosio Guerra, S.D.B. †Titular Archbishop of VerissaArchbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
58.1ResignedFelix Ambrosio Guerra, S.D.B. †Archbishop of Santiago de CubaArchbishop Emeritus
53.0AppointedGabriel-Roch de LlobetCoadjutor Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), FranceArchbishop
53.0AppointedGabriel-Roch de LlobetTitular Archbishop of OdessusArchbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
63.3AppointedCarlo Dalmazio MinorettiCardinal, Archbishop of Genova, Italy
17 JanBornAlfredo BattistiArchbishop Emeritus of Udine, Italy
BornMatthew Kia Yen-wenArchbishop Emeritus of Taipei, Taiwan
BornJózef Kazimierz KluzAuxiliary Bishop of Gdańsk, Poland
18 Jan72.1DiedLouis Charles CasartelliBishop of Salford, England, Great Britain
63.6Ordained BishopAntoni LaubitzTitular Bishop of IasusAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
19 Jan92.9DiedPedro Rocamora y GarcíaBishop of Tortosa, Spain
20 Jan39.1AppointedGuido Benedito Beck de Ramberga, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Araucanía, ChileVicar Apostolic of Araucanía, Chile
46.1Ordained BishopJustino José de Sant’AnaBishop of Juiz de Fora, Brazil
21 JanBornLuciano José Cabral DuarteArchbishop Emeritus of Aracajú, Sergipe, Brazil
18.3ProfessedOrestes Marengo, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Tezpur, India
BornŠtefan VrablecAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bratislava-Trnava, Slovakia
23 Jan46.6InstalledJoão Irineu Joffily (Joffly)Archbishop of Belém do Pará, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
25 JanBornMario MigliettaBishop Emeritus of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca, Italy
BornMarcial Augusto Ramírez PonceBishop Emeritus of Venezuela, Military
26 JanBornGabriel Larraín Valdivieso
27 Jan53.4Ordained BishopJoseph ThormanBishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
28 Jan66.3InstalledThéophile-Marie LouvardBishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France
29 Jan58.0DiedIgnazio Gladès BerziBishop of Luqsor {Tebe} (Coptic), Egypt
30 JanBornLéon HégeléAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
31 JanBornBernardino Rivera Alvarez, O.F.M. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Potosí, Bolivia
1 Feb43.1Ordained BishopGaetano CicognaniTitular Archbishop of AncyraCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
3 FebBornJean-Baptiste DécosteBishop of Hinche, Haïti
5 Feb79.3DiedCharles du Pont de LigonnèsBishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
71.5ResignedPaul NègreAuxiliary Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
6 Feb50.5AppointedAlphonse-Emmanuel DeschampsAuxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
50.5AppointedAlphonse-Emmanuel DeschampsTitular Bishop of ThennesusAuxiliary Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
56.4AppointedJohn Thomas KiddBishop of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaBishop of London, Ontario, Canada
7 FebBornPedro Luís Guido Scarpa, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Ndalatando, Angola
9 Feb82.3AppointedAlfred-Jules MélissonTitular Bishop of Irenopolis in CiliciaBishop Emeritus of Blois, France
82.3RetiredAlfred-Jules MélissonBishop of Blois, FranceBishop Emeritus
10 Feb81.9DiedPaolo Emilio BergamaschiBishop Emeritus of Troia, Italy
11 Feb39.0Ordained BishopAntônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. †Bishop of Uberaba, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
43.2AppointedGaetano CicognaniApostolic Nuncio to BoliviaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
46.9Ordained BishopLouis-Joseph KerkhofsTitular Bishop of Diocaesarea in PalaestinaBishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium
38.6Ordained BishopJosé Maria Parreira LaraBishop of Santos, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop of Caratinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12 FebBornAlonso Arteaga YepesBishop of Espinal, Colombia
13 Feb51.3AppointedErnest Hauger, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, GhanaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
72.3AppointedCarmelo PujiaBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), ItalyArchbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
63.3AppointedAntonio Tommaso VidemariTitular Bishop of Neocaesarea in SyriaBishop Emeritus of Ogliastra, Italy
63.3ResignedAntonio Tommaso VidemariBishop of Ogliastra, ItalyBishop Emeritus
14 FebBornPaul Francis RedingBishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
15 Feb53.2InstalledGiuseppe CastelliBishop of Novara, Italy
26.5Ordained PriestFrancesco MonacoPriest of Nicosia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Caltanissetta, Italy
16 Feb51.3AppointedErnest Hauger, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of ClazomenaeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana
17 FebBornRoger Joseph BourratBishop Emeritus of Rodez (-Vabres), France
18 Feb31.3Ordained PriestIgnace RamarosandratanaPriestBishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
30.7Ordained PriestEdouard RanaivoPriestBishop of Miarinarivo, Madagascar
20 Feb83.8DiedJean-Marie-Raoul Le Bas de Courmont, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Zanguebar, Kenya
21 Feb40.7DiedMichele CerratiVicar Apostolic of Italy, Military
24 FebBornRaymond Conway BenjaminBishop Emeritus of Townsville, Australia
55.0Ordained BishopNoël (Natal-Pierre-Marie) de Cleene, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of UsulaVicar Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornThomas Aloysius McBride, M.M. †Priest of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
55.1Ordained BishopThomas Wulstan Pearson, O.S.B. †Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
27 Feb62.1DiedJoseph-Maxime SedfaouiBishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
28 Feb44.0SelectedYousef VII GhanimaAuxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), IraqPatriarch
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