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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
May	54.4	Appointed	Vicenzo Vannutelli †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
1 May	50.9	Succeeded	James Charles McDonald †	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
5 May		Born	Manuel Pío López Estrada †	Jojutla	Archbishop Emeritus of Jalapa (Xalapa), Veracruz, México
6 May		Born	Thomas Martin Fox †	Broken Hill	Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, Australia
	61.4	Confirmed	Joseph von Schork †	Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany
8 May		Born	Federico Sargolini †	S. Ginesio	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Camerino, Italy
		Born	Antonio Gregorio Vuccino, A.A. †	Galissa	Archbishop Emeritus of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
12 May	44.6	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Chausse, S.M.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
	44.6	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Chausse, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Comama	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
	47.6	Succeeded	João Fernando Santiago Esberard (Esberrard) †	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil	Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
13 May		Born	Miguel Monconill y Viladot, O.F.M. Cap. †	Pinell, Spain	Vicar Apostolic of Caquetá, Colombia
		Born	Wilhelm Weskamm †	Helsen	Bishop of Berlin, Germany
16 May	72.4	Died	François-Antoine-Marie-Ambroise-Benjamin Baduel †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
17 May		Born	Jesús Mérida Pérez †	Cieza	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	70.9	Died	Alexandre-Léopold Sebaux †	Bishop of Angoulême, France
18 May		Born	Bernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R. †	Bogotá	Prelate Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
19 May	56.0	Appointed	Agostino Ciasca, O.S.A. †	Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
21 May	24.6	Ordained Priest	Eugenio Giambro †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Nicastro, Italy
23 May	22.5	Ordained Priest	Agostinho Francisco Benassi †	Priest	Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis), Brazil
	26.8	Ordained Priest	John Bernard Delany †	Priest of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA	Bishop
	25.8	Ordained Priest	Pietro di Maria †	Priest	Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Switzerland
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Robert Dobson †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
	22.5	Ordained Priest	John Alphonsus Heavey, O.S.A. †	Priest of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop of Cairns, Australia
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Eugène-Louis-Marie Le Fer de la Motte †	Priest	Bishop of Nantes, France
24 May	61.5	Ordained Bishop	Joseph von Schork †	Archbishop of Bamberg, Germany
28 May	26.0	Ordained Priest	Etienne-Benoît Larue, M. Afr. †	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)	Vicar Apostolic of Bangueolo, Zambia
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Henri Vielle, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Rabat, Morocco
30 May	72.6	Died	Gaetano Alimonda †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
		Born	Urban John Vehr †	Cincinnati	Archbishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
31 May	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Ricardo Isaza y Goyechea †	Titular Bishop of Anemurium	Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
1 Jun	48.4	Appointed	Lorenzo Antonelli †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
	60.2	Died	Juan José Baldivia Morales †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	50.2	Appointed	Francesco Paolo Carrano †	Bishop of Isernia e Venafro, Italy	Archbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
	56.1	Appointed	Agostino Ciasca, O.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Syria	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	57.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Costantini (Constantini) †	Titular Archbishop of Patrae (Veters)	Bishop Emeritus of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
	57.2	Resigned	Giuseppe Maria Costantini (Constantini) †	Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	51.6	Appointed	José Cueto y Díez de la Maza, O.P. †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
	51.2	Appointed	Antonio Dias Ferreira †	Bishop of Angola e Congo, Angola	Bishop Emeritus
	43.0	Appointed	Antonio Tomas da Silva Leitão e Castro †	Coadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal	Bishop
	43.0	Appointed	Antonio Tomas da Silva Leitão e Castro †	Titular Bishop of Echinus	Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
	49.2	Appointed	Domenico Fegatelli †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	40.8	Appointed	Bl. Andrea Carlo Ferrari †	Bishop of Como, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	51.4	Appointed	Vito Antonio Fioni †	Titular Bishop of Sidon	Bishop Emeritus of Larino, Italy
	51.4	Resigned	Vito Antonio Fioni †	Bishop of Larino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	52.8	Confirmed	Adolf Fritzen (Fitzen) †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Bishop Emeritus
	55.8	Appointed	Maximiliano Fernández del Rincón y Soto Dávila †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
	62.9	Appointed	Pelayo González y Conde †	Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
	70.6	Appointed	Anton Josef Gruscha †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	70.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Anton Josef Gruscha †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	56.4	Appointed	Luigi Lazzareschi †	Bishop of Gubbio, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	43.3	Appointed	José López Mendoza y García, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
	49.3	Appointed	Dario Mattei-Gentili †	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
	61.0	Appointed	Francesco Ricci Paracciani †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pancrazio	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}
	57.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Rotelli †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to France
	49.4	Appointed	Francisco Sáenz de Urturi y Crespo, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain	Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Cuba
	36.6	Appointed	António José de Souza Barroso †	Prelate of Mozambico, Mozambique	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
	36.6	Appointed	António José de Souza Barroso †	Titular Bishop of Himeria	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
	47.8	Succeeded	José Belisario Santistevan †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
	59.1	Appointed	Isidoro Verga †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
	41.2	Appointed	Michele Zezza di Zapponeta †	Titular Bishop of Calydon	Patriarch of Constantinople, Turkey
	57.6	Appointed	Tommaso Maria Zigliara, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Prassede	Cardinal, Bishop-Elect of Frascati, Italy
2 Jun	43.8	Appointed	Theophile Meerschaert †	Vicar Apostolic of Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA	Bishop of Oklahoma, USA
	43.8	Appointed	Theophile Meerschaert †	Titular Bishop of Sidyma	Bishop of Oklahoma, USA
	42.8	Appointed	Albert Pascal, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Saskatchewan, Canada	Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
	42.8	Appointed	Albert Pascal, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Mosynopolis	Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
3 Jun		Born	Patrick Joseph Dunne †	Dublin	Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Ireland
4 Jun	56.8	Appointed	José María Armas y Rosales †	Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
	61.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Carpenter †	Titular Bishop of Lorea
	51.6	Appointed	Bernardino di Milia, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Larino, Italy
	46.7	Appointed	Bernardo Herrera Restrepo †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia	Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia
	59.0	Appointed	Johannes Baptist Katschthaler †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria	Cardinal, Archbishop
	59.0	Appointed	Johannes Baptist Katschthaler †	Titular Bishop of Cybistra	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	49.5	Appointed	Charles Marbach †	Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	49.5	Appointed	Charles Marbach †	Titular Bishop of Paphus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
	48.4	Appointed	Joaquín Pardo y Vergara †	Bishop of Pasto, Colombia	Archbishop of Medellín, Colombia
	39.4	Appointed	Anatole-Joseph Toulotte, M. Afr. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Sahara and Sudan	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	39.4	Appointed	Anatole-Joseph Toulotte, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sahara and Sudan
	47.0	Appointed	Manuel Tovar y Chamorro †	Titular Bishop of Marcopolis	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
	40.2	Appointed	Giulio Vaccaro †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
7 Jun	56.1	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Ciasca, O.S.A. †	Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Syria	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
8 Jun	84.8	Died	Giuseppe Maria Fanelli †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
		Appointed	Nicola Lo russo †	Bishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
13 Jun	68.4	Appointed	Ignatius Camillus William Mary Peter Persico, O.F.M. Cap. †	Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
14 Jun	22.8	Ordained Priest	Luigi Ferri †	Priest of Fano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Montalto, Italy
	49.5	Appointed	Karol Hryniewicki †	Titular Archbishop of Perge	Bishop Emeritus of Vilnius, Lithuania
	37.4	Ordained Bishop	Hilarion Montéty †	Titular Archbishop of Berytus	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Iran
	28.3	Ordained Priest	Francesco Giuseppe Seminara, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop Emeritus of Crete {Candia}, Greece
	52.9	Appointed	Domenico (Daniele) Tempesta, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Troia, Italy
15 Jun	38.8	Appointed	Alexandre Berlioz, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Hakodate, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
	49.2	Appointed	Jules-Alphonse Cousin, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Nagasaki, Japan
	51.1	Appointed	Félix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Osaka, Japan
	62.2	Appointed	Pierre-Marie Osouf, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan
16 Jun	24.0	Ordained Priest	Francis William Howard †	Priest of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA
	53.8	Appointed	Domenico Maria Jacobini †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
		Born	Bernard Francis Mayer, M.M. †	Stuart, Canada	Prefect of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China
19 Jun	49.2	Appointed	John Brady †	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
	49.2	Appointed	John Brady †	Titular Bishop of Alabanda	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
	73.1	Died	Michael Flannery †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
	39.0	Appointed	Adolphe Lechaptois, M. Afr. †	Vicar Apostolic of Tanganika, Tanzania
	39.0	Appointed	Adolphe Lechaptois, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Utica	Vicar Apostolic of Tanganika, Tanzania
	53.0	Succeeded	Thomas J. McRedmond †	Bishop of Killaloe, Ireland
		Born	Inocencio Rodríguez Díez †	Santa Olaja de la Varga	Bishop Emeritus of Cuenca, Spain
	35.5	Appointed	Pietro Strobino †	Coadjutor Bishop of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa	Vicar Apostolic
	35.5	Appointed	Pietro Strobino †	Titular Bishop of Pompeiopolis in Paphlagonia	Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa
22 Jun		Born	Jean Baptiste Tran-Huu-Duc †	Tho Hoang	Bishop of Vinh, Viêt Nam
23 Jun	44.3	Appointed	Domenico Ferrata †	Apostolic Nuncio to France	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
	50.3	Appointed	Eulogio Gregorio Clemente Gillow y Zavalza †	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
	23.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Martin Nathan †	Priest of Olomouc, Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop
	72.2	Appointed	José Vicente Salinas e Infanzón †	Archbishop of Durango, Durango, México
24 Jun	23.2	Ordained Priest	Austin Dowling †	Priest of Providence, Rhode Island, USA	Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Paolino Giovanni Tribbioli, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Imola, Italy
25 Jun	55.6	Appointed	José Pereira da Silva Barros †	Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	55.5	Appointed	Hubert Theophil Simar †	Bishop of Paderborn, Germany	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
28 Jun	26.2	Ordained Priest	Gregorio Diamare, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of Montecassino, Italy
	42.9	Ordained Bishop	Albert Pascal, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Mosynopolis	Bishop of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
3 Jul	81.8	Died	Franz Sniegon †	Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław, Poland
4 Jul	74.8	Died	Lajos Haynald †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
	76.5	Died	Juan Lozano Torreira †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
5 Jul	36.7	Ordained Bishop	António José de Souza Barroso †	Titular Bishop of Himeria	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
9 Jul		Born	John Roderick MacDonald †	Port-Hood	Bishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
10 Jul		Born	Bernardo Botero Alvarez, C.M. †	Sonsón	Archbishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
12 Jul	44.8	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste Chausse, S.M.A. †	Titular Bishop of Comama	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Johannes Baptist Katschthaler †	Titular Bishop of Cybistra	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
	39.5	Ordained Bishop	Anatole-Joseph Toulotte, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sahara and Sudan
13 Jul	54.9	Appointed	Francesco Segna †	Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
16 Jul	72.0	Died	Pierre-Marie Le Berre, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Gabon, Gabon
18 Jul		Born	Kyril Stefan Kurteff †	Dripcevo	Exarch of Sofia (Byzantine), Bulgaria
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Soter Stephen Ortynsky de Labetz, O.S.B.M. †	Priest of Order of St. Basil the Great	Bishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
19 Jul	22.8	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. †	Priest of Society of African Missions	Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
	73.3	Died	José Manuel Orrego Pizarro †	Bishop Emeritus of La Serena, Chile
21 Jul	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Adolf Fritzen (Fitzen) †	Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Bishop Emeritus
	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Charles Marbach †	Titular Bishop of Paphus	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
23 Jul		Born	John Patrick Treacy †	Marlboro, MA	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
24 Jul	42.1	Appointed	Andrea Aiuti †	Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
		Born	Joseph Meile †	Lenzlingen	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
25 Jul	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre Berlioz, M.E.P. †	Bishop of Hakodate, Japan	Bishop Emeritus
	24.4	Ordained Priest	Maurice Patrick Foley †	Priest of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop of Jaro, Philippines
26 Jul	44.3	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Clerc, M.S.F.S. †	Bishop of Vizagapatam, India
28 Jul	40.0	Appointed	Jules Bruguière (Brughiero), C.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Occidentale}, China
	40.0	Appointed	Jules Bruguière (Brughiero), C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cinna	Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Occidentale}, China
1 Aug	51.5	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Emile-Jean-Baptiste-Marie Grouard, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Ibora	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
3 Aug	54.0	Died	Kilian Casper Flasch †	Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
5 Aug	49.3	Ordained Bishop	John Brady †	Titular Bishop of Alabanda	Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
7 Aug		Born	Johannes Joseph van der Velden †	Übach	Bishop of Aachen, Germany
9 Aug		Born	Edwin Vincent Byrne †	Philadelphia	Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Pietro Calchi Novati †	Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
		Born	Joseph-Marie-Eugène Martin †	Orléans	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
10 Aug	44.7	Died	Spiridion-Salvatore-Costantino Buhadgiar †	Apostolic Delegate to Haiti
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Auguste-Joseph-Marie Cogneau †	Priest of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	32.7	Ordained Priest	Franz Zorn von Bulach †	Priest of Strasbourg, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
13 Aug	59.9	Appointed	Jacinto López y Romo †	Archbishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México	Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
15 Aug	57.0	Ordained Bishop	José María Armas y Rosales †	Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
18 Aug		Born	Rosalvo Costa Rêgo †	Pilar	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
21 Aug		Born	Domenico Bornigia †	Iesi	Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
	49.0	Appointed	Placide Louis Chapelle †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
	49.0	Appointed	Placide Louis Chapelle †	Titular Bishop of Arabissus	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
	54.5	Appointed	Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. †	Prefect of Kuamsi, China
	54.5	Appointed	Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Pednelissus {Peltinisus}	Prefect of Kuamsi, China
23 Aug	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Maximiliano Fernández del Rincón y Soto Dávila †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
24 Aug	43.6	Ordained Bishop	José López Mendoza y García, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Jaca, Spain	Bishop of Pamplona, Spain
25 Aug	25.7	Ordained Priest	André-Maurice Bovet †	Priest of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland	Bishop
29 Aug	34.8	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Collins, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles

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