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The Year of Our Lord 1899

Bishop Events

January to March

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown22.6Ordained PriestPablo Alegría Iriarte, O.A.R. †Priest of Order of Augustinian RecollectsVicar Apostolic of Casanare, Colombia
25.2Ordained PriestBede Beekmeyer, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka
58.3Ordained BishopPietro Berruti †Bishop of Vigevano, Italy
AppointedLuciano Bucci †Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
49.0DiedFilippo Castracane degli Antelminelli †President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
74.9AppointedAlfonso Capecelatro di Castelpagano, C.O. †Librarian of the Vatican LibraryCardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
56.3AppointedPlacide Louis Chapelle †Apostolic Delegate to PhilippinesArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
54.9ResignedBenjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
71.5DiedNicola Contieri, O.S.B.I. †Archbishop Emeritus of Gaeta, Italy
60.0DiedJean-Baptiste Decrolière †Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
18.2ProfessedSimon Konrad (Josef) Landersdorfer, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of Passau, Germany
39.4AppointedChristophe-Louis Légasse †Prefect of Iles Saint-Pierre et MiquelonBishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
43.0AppointedMichele Malche †Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Syrian), Turkey
53.2ResignedGennaro Portanova †Apostolic Administrator of Oppido Mamertina, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
73.0DiedGeorg Rajcevic †Archbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
24.8Ordained PriestGastone Antonio Rasneur †PriestBishop of Tournai {Doornik}, Belgium
74.1DiedVincenzo Salvatore †Bishop of Gravina-Irsina, Italy
38.2ResignedAntoine-Marie-Joseph Usse, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, MyanmarVicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Jan24.2Ordained PriestDionýz Njarady †PriestBishop of Križevci (Byzantine), Croatia
2 Jan53.0AppointedJohn Walter Shanahan †Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Jan81.4DiedPaul-Matthieu de La Foata †Bishop of Ajaccio, France
6 Jan55.0AppointedElias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek) †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
7 Jan53.2AppointedPeter Bourgade (Bougarde) †Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
53.4AppointedMarcellino (del Carmelo) Benavente, O.P. †Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
62.5AppointedAeneas Chisholm †Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
57.8AppointedDennis T. O’Connor, C.S.B. †Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus
52.0AppointedJean-Baptiste Simon, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
52.0AppointedJean-Baptiste Simon, S.J. †Titular Bishop of CircesiumVicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
8 Jan60.3AppointedBonifacio Maria Krug, O.S.B. †Abbot of Montecassino, Italy
44.4AppointedIldebrando Polliuti, O.S.B. †Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
23.0Ordained PriestDaniel Rivero Rivero †Priest of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaArchbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
22.8Ordained PriestSebastião Tomás, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersPrelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil
11 Jan70.5AppointedLaurentius Mayer †Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
70.5AppointedLaurentius Mayer †Titular Bishop of DiocleaAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
17 JanBornVíctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez †San Raffaele de OreamunoArchbishop of San José de Costa Rica
18 Jan46.3Ordained BishopPaul Wilhelm Keppler †Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany
21 JanBornGeorges Désiré Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. †Gheel, BelgiumBishop of Buta, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
70.0DiedAmerico Ferreira dos Santos Silva †Cardinal, Bishop of Porto, Portugal
22 Jan58.7SucceededFerdinando Maria Cieri †Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
70.5Ordained BishopLaurentius Mayer †Titular Bishop of DiocleaAuxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
22.7Ordained PriestRicardo Pittini Piussi, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
85.3DiedDomenico Ramaschiello †Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
24 JanBornJames Donald Scanlan †GlasgowArchbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
25 Jan48.4Ordained BishopLéon-Adolphe Amette †Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
28 JanBornJohann Lenhardt †ChamAuxiliary Bishop of Bamberg, Germany
BornAnthony van Oorschoot, M. Afr. †Heeswijk, NetherlandsBishop of Mbeya, Tanzania
29 Jan61.2AppointedRobert Brindle †Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
61.2AppointedRobert Brindle †Titular Bishop of Hermopolis MaiorBishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
BornJoseph Masterson †ManchesterArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
1 FebBornWilliam Otterwell Brady †Fall RiverArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
BornAntoine-Hubert Grauls, M. Afr. †Kortessem, BelgiumArchbishop Emeritus of Gitega, Burundi
2 Feb53.0Ordained BishopJoseph Guérard †Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France
50.1Ordained BishopJoseph Rumeau †Bishop of Angers, France
3 Feb64.8AppointedManuel Baptista da Costa (da Cunha) †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
45.7SucceededMichael John Hoban †Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
82.8DiedWilliam O'Hara †Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Feb51.8AppointedPierre-Marie Avon †Bishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Antilles
5 Feb52.9AppointedJames Bellord †Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar, GibraltarVicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.9AppointedJames Bellord †Titular Bishop of MilevumVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
BornErnesto de Paula †São PauloBishop Emeritus of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
23.0Ordained PriestFranz Wolf, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordVicar Apostolic of Eastern New Guinea
6 Feb51.1AppointedAndrea Elia Celebian †Bishop of Amida (Diarbekir) (Armenian), Turkey
54.0AppointedMichele Kaciadurian †Bishop of Melitene degli Armeni
9 FebBornEugene-Jean Imhof †BadenPrefect of Tsitsihar [Qiqihar], China
10 Feb59.0AppointedGustave Augustin Rouxel †Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
59.0AppointedGustave Augustin Rouxel †Titular Bishop of CuriumAuxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
11 Feb47.3AppointedLucien-Emile Mossard, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
47.3AppointedLucien-Emile Mossard, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of MedeaVicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
12 Feb62.3Ordained BishopJosé Homobono Anaya y Gutiérrez †Bishop of Sinaloa, Sinaloa, MéxicoBishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
BornUbagaraswani Bernadotte †RettiarpalayamBishop of Coimbatore, India
14 FebBornMarco Antonio García y Suárez †TerrabonaBishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
15 FebBornIgnace Pierre XVI (Louis) Batanian †MardinPatriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
16 Feb73.1DiedNoël-Mathieu-Victor-Marie Gaussail †Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
42.3InstalledFrancisco Plancarte y Navarrette †Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos, MéxicoArchbishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
19 Feb33.6AppointedAndreas Alexander Szeptycki (Sheptytsky), O.S.B.M. †Bishop of Ivano-Frankivsk [Stanislaviv] (Ukrainian), UkraineArchbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
20 Feb57.1AppointedSt. Józef Sebastian Pelczar †Auxiliary BishopBishop of Przemyśl, Poland
57.1AppointedSt. Józef Sebastian Pelczar †Titular Bishop of MiletopolisBishop of Przemyśl, Poland
21 Feb33.9AppointedFrancisco Alberti †Auxiliary Bishop of La Plata, ArgentinaArchbishop of La Plata, Argentina
33.9AppointedFrancisco Alberti †Titular Bishop of SiuniaArchbishop of La Plata, Argentina
BornBernard William Griffin †BirminghamCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
23 Feb23.1Ordained PriestAugusto Bertazzoni †PriestBishop Emeritus of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
24 Feb62.7Ordained BishopEdouard-Adolphe Cantel †Bishop of Oran, Algeria
62.7Ordained BishopAeneas Chisholm †Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
25 Feb22.5Ordained PriestJoseph-Romuald Léonard †PriestBishop Emeritus of Rimouski (St. Germain of), Québec, Canada
26 Feb57.4Ordained BishopJosé Guadalupe de Jesús de Alba y Franco, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, MéxicoBishop of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México
57.5Ordained BishopMaximiano Reynoso y del Corral †Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
54.6DiedJohn Vertin †Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette, Michigan, USA
27 Feb55.1ConfirmedAugustinus Rosentreter †Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
50.1InstalledJoseph Rumeau †Bishop of Angers, France
1 Mar63.3DiedJaime Catalá y Albosa †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
4 Mar51.2AppointedAlexander Christie †Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
5 MarBornAgostino D'Arco †IschiaBishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
22.9Ordained PriestAugusto Álvaro da Silva †Priest of Olinda, BrazilCardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
6 MarBornRené-Joseph Piérard †Châlons-sur-MarneBishop Emeritus of Châlons, France
8 Mar57.5InstalledMaximiano Reynoso y del Corral †Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
9 MarBornDominic Luke Capozi, O.F.M. †Pofi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Taiyüan [Taiyuan], China
BornGiuseppe Antonio Ferretto †RomaCardinal, Major Penitentiary Emeritus of the Apostolic Penitentiary
10 MarBornMarcel-Pierre-Armand Riopel †BruzAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France
11 MarBornJosé Castelltort Subeyre †IgualadaBishop of Astorga, Spain
BornIgnatius Mummadi †NagarajupalleBishop Emeritus of Guntur, India
12 Mar61.4Ordained BishopRobert Brindle †Titular Bishop of Hermopolis MaiorBishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
53.6Ordained BishopMarcellino (del Carmelo) Benavente, O.P. †Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
62.9AppointedTommaso Cirielli †Prelate of Altamura e Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
13 MarBornGiovanni Battista Parodi †StellaBishop Emeritus of Savona e Noli, Italy
16 MarBornJosip Lach †VaraždinAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
35.7Ordained PriestJohn March †PriestBishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
18 MarBornAlfred Joseph Gummer †PerthvilleBishop of Geraldton, Australia
BornMartin Michael Johnson †TorontoArchbishop Emeritus of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19 Mar62.7InstalledEdouard-Adolphe Cantel †Bishop of Oran, Algeria
53.6InstalledMarcellino (del Carmelo) Benavente, O.P. †Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
20 Mar62.4InstalledJosé Homobono Anaya y Gutiérrez †Bishop of Sinaloa, Sinaloa, MéxicoBishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
23 Mar73.6DiedJean-Emile Fonteneau †Archbishop of Albi, France
25 Mar26.6Ordained PriestFrancis-Peter Bucys, M.I.C. †Priest of Congregation of Marian FathersSuperior General Emeritus
63.0InstalledAntônio Cândido Alvarenga †Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
24.0Ordained PriestIgnacy Maria Dubowski †Priest of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz, UkraineBishop Emeritus
BornTomás Juan Carlos Solari †Buenos AiresArchbishop of La Plata, Argentina
27 MarBornAlberto Carinci †LancianoArchbishop Emeritus of Boiano-Campobasso, Italy
73.8DiedJames Duggan †Bishop Emeritus of Chicago, Illinois, USABishop
29 Mar23.4Ordained PriestOdilon Fages, O.S.F.S. †Priest of Oblates of St. Francis de SalesVicar Apostolic of Orange River, South Africa
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