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The Year of Our Lord 1900

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown85.0DiedFranciscus Antonius Boermans †Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
64.0DiedCarlo Maria Borgognini †Archbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
DiedLuciano Bucci †Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
25.9Ordained PriestFrancesco Cammarota †PriestBishop of Capaccio-Vallo, Italy
62.0DiedAugusto Guidi †President Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
AppointedBernardo Irastorza, O.F.M. †Prefect of Ucayali, Peru
BornPierre Khuât-Vañ-Tao †Xuân VanBishop of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam
AppointedEverardo Limbrock, S.V.D. †Prefect of Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea
23.3Ordained PriestFrancis Lisowski †PriestBishop of Tarnów, Poland
BornJoseph Nguyên-Thiên-Khuyên †Phat DiemCoadjutor Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam
21.8Ordained PriestPio Paschini †PriestTitular Bishop of Eudoxias
79.0DiedJosyf Sembratovyc (Sembratowicz) †Archbishop Emeritus of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
72.9DiedPaolo Giuseppe Maria Serci Serra †Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
68.3ResignedLudwig Wahl †Prefect of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, GermanyPrefect Emeritus
1 JanBornJosé Calasanz Rosenhammer, O.F.M. †MauerkirchenVicar Apostolic Emeritus of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia
6 Jan36.6Ordained BishopLéon Skrbenský Hríste †Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech RepublicCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Olomouc, Czech Republic
7 Jan69.6DiedJosé Ignacio Árciga Ruiz de Chávez †Archbishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
9 Jan43.2AppointedDonato Raffaele Sbarretti Tazza †Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
11 Jan63.0AppointedBeniamino Cavicchioni †Secretary of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
13 Jan61.9AppointedCesare Sambucetti †Apostolic Nuncio to GermanyTitular Archbishop of Corinthus
14 JanBornJoão Batista Muniz, C.SS.R. †São Sebastião da ChacaraBishop Emeritus of Barra (do Rio Grande), Baia, Brazil
36.6InstalledLéon Skrbenský Hríste †Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech RepublicCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Olomouc, Czech Republic
16 JanBornCharles-Joseph Lemaire, M.E.P. †Bertry, FranceCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kirin [Jilin], China
76.8DiedAuguste Marchal †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Bourges, France
BornJames Aloysius McNulty †New YorkBishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
17 Jan80.0DiedLuigi Trombetta †Official of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
18 Jan22.8Ordained PriestSylvester Joseph Espelage, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
BornWendelin Joseph Nold †BonhamBishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
19 JanBornŠtefan (István) Barnaš †Slovenská VesAuxiliary Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
20 Jan49.8AppointedHermann Joseph (Thomas) Esser, O.P. †Secretary of the Congregation of the IndexTitular Bishop of Sinis
21 JanBornFernando Quiroga y Palacios †San Pedro de MacedaCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
24 JanBornAtanasio Paolo Hindo †GezirchArchbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
27 JanBornClemente Geiger, C.Pp.S. †Leuterschach, GermanyPrelate Emeritus of Xingu, Para, Brazil
BornJoão Crisóstomo Gomes de Almeida †Parada de EsterAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Viseu, Portugal
26.1Ordained PriestThomas Joseph Walsh †Priest of Buffalo, New York, USAArchbishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
28 Jan23.1Ordained PriestNicolás Esandi, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Viedma, Argentina
1 Feb62.4DiedDomenico Maria Jacobini †Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
3 Feb56.8SucceededJosephus Hubertus Drehmanns †Bishop of Roermond, Netherlands
4 Feb37.2Ordained BishopErnest François Geurts, C.M. †Titular Bishop of RhinocoruraVicar Apostolic of Yüngpingfu, China
BornGérard Mongeau, O.M.I. †Epiphanie, CanadaArchbishop Emeritus of Cotabato, Philippines
23.1ProfessedBonifatius (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (South)
43.2Ordained BishopDonato Raffaele Sbarretti Tazza †Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
6 Feb65.2DiedVladislas Castellano †Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
8 FebBornClaude-Philippe Bayet, M.E.P. †Apinac, FranceBishop Emeritus of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
9 FebBornEliseu Maria Coroli, B. †Castelnuovo di Val Tidone, ItalyPrelate Emeritus of Guamá, Para, Brazil
BornPaul Yoshiyuki Furuya †WakayamaBishop Emeritus of Kyoto, Japan
10 Feb51.2AppointedDenis O'Donaghue †Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USABishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
51.2AppointedDenis O'Donaghue †Titular Bishop of PomariaBishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
11 FebBornGeorge Alapatt †KaranchiraBishop Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India
58.9Ordained BishopThomas Francis Barry †Titular Bishop of ThuggaBishop of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
38.0Ordained BishopTimothy Casey †Titular Bishop of UthinaArchbishop of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13 FebBornAlbert Leménager †Grande DigueBishop of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
15 FebBornFrancesco Bertoglio †MagentaAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
55.1AppointedClemente Celtelli, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si), China
55.1AppointedClemente Celtelli, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AdramyttiumCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si), China
34.6AppointedClemens Coltelli, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si), ChinaVicar Apostolic
34.6AppointedClemens Coltelli, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AdramyttiumVicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si), China
16 FebBornGarabed Amadouni †AnkaraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of France, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Armenian)
17 FebBornOrlando Chaves, S.D.B. †Campina VerdeArchbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
18 Feb65.4Ordained BishopAloys-Joseph-Eugène Arnaud †Bishop of Fréjus, France
54.0AppointedPaul Basbous †Bishop of Saïda (Maronite), Lebanon
49.6Ordained BishopHenri de Lespinasse de Saune, S.J. †Titular Bishop of RhizusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tananarive, Madagascar
65.4Ordained BishopLouis Olivieri †Bishop of Ajaccio, France
64.6AppointedManuel Santander y Frutos †Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in ArmeniaBishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
23.0Ordained PriestArthur Alfred Sinnott †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
20 Feb65.4InstalledAloys-Joseph-Eugène Arnaud †Bishop of Fréjus, France
64.2InstalledHubert Theophil Simar †Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
22 Feb53.0Ordained BishopJules-Louis-Marie de Carsalade du Pont †Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
56.8Ordained BishopFrançois-Xavier Schoepfer †Bishop of Tarbes, FranceBishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
24 Feb51.9Ordained BishopMarie-Jean-Célestin Douais †Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
55.0Ordained BishopFrançois-Virgile Dubillard †Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Chambéry, France
48.6Ordained BishopPaul-Emile-Marie-Joseph Henry †Bishop of Grenoble, France
44.3Ordained BishopSébastien Herscher †Bishop of Langres, FranceBishop Emeritus
64.6AppointedPaul Rubian †Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
64.6AppointedPaul Rubian †Titular Bishop of AmaseaAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
25 Feb49.0Ordained BishopFrancisco Javier Valdés y Noriega, O.S.A. †Bishop of Jaca, SpainBishop of Salamanca, Spain
62.3AppointedSantiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano †Archbishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
28 FebBornHenri Routhier, O.M.I. †Pincher CreekArchbishop Emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
Mar41.9Ordained BishopGiuseppe Gandolfi †Bishop of Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop of Jesi, Italy
64.9AppointedAntonio Sabatucci †Apostolic Internuncio to ArgentinaTitular Archbishop of Antinoë
3 Mar68.5InstalledJacinto López y Romo †Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
4 Mar74.5DiedJohn Hennessy †Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
6 Mar15.9Ordained PriestGastão Liberal Pinto †PriestBishop of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil
7 Mar70.9DiedJorge Montes Solar †Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
8 Mar58.4InstalledJosé Guadalupe de Jesús de Alba y Franco, O.F.M. †Bishop of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México
10 Mar23.0Ordained PriestHermann Wilhelm Berning †Priest of Osnabrück, GermanyBishop
24.8Ordained PriestJoseph Gionali (Gjonali) †PriestBishop Emeritus of Sapë, Albania
11 Mar55.1Ordained BishopLouis-Eugène Francqueville †Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
46.9Ordained BishopIsidoro Clemente Gutiérrez, O.P. †Titular Bishop of AugileVicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
65.2AppointedHeinrich Marx †Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław, Poland
65.2AppointedHeinrich Marx †Titular Bishop of Colossae {Rhodes}Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław, Poland
12 Mar90.9DiedLuigi di Canossa †Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
13 MarBornHeinrich Baaken †BudbergAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
BornJosé Clemente Maurer, C.SS.R. †Püttlingen, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
15 Mar53.1InstalledJules-Louis-Marie de Carsalade du Pont †Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
54.8AppointedRaniero Sarnari †Bishop of Ripatransone, ItalyBishop of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy
17 Mar26.7Ordained PriestTeofilo Matulionis †PriestBishop of Kaišiadorys, Lithuania
18 MarBornKenneth Grant †Fort WilliamBishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
29.2Ordained BishopAlain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. †Titular Bishop of GabalaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Papua, Papua New Guinea
64.7Ordained BishopPaul Rubian †Titular Bishop of AmaseaAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
19 MarBornJoseph John Annabring †Szataryliget, HungaryBishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
BornJoseph Lê Quy Thanh †Tai An HoaCoadjutor Bishop of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam
21 Mar58.6AppointedJohn Baptist Cahill †Auxiliary Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Great BritainBishop
58.6AppointedJohn Baptist Cahill †Titular Bishop of ThagoraBishop of Portsmouth, England, Great Britain
43.3AppointedRichard Preston †Auxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
43.3AppointedRichard Preston †Titular Bishop of PhocaeaAuxiliary Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
22 Mar55.1InstalledFrançois-Virgile Dubillard †Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Chambéry, France
79.6DiedFranz Adolf Namszanowski †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Germany, Military
23 MarBornRuy Serra †CampinasBishop of São Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
24 Mar51.3AppointedBertram Orth †Bishop of Vancouver Island, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
25 Mar49.5Ordained BishopJean Louis Mando †Bishop of Angoulême, France
26 Mar67.1DiedCamillo Mazzella, S.J. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
BornGiovanni Urbani †VeniceCardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
27 Mar61.1InstalledJean-Augustin Germain †Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France
28 Mar59.8AppointedGabriele Neviani, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Comana ArmeniaeBishop Emeritus of Sapë, Albania
59.8ResignedGabriele Neviani, O.F.M. †Bishop of Sapë, AlbaniaBishop Emeritus
29 Mar52.0InstalledMarie-Jean-Célestin Douais †Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
22.5Ordained PriestPio Leonardo Navarra, O.F.M. Conv. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor ConventualBishop Emeritus of Terracina, Priverno e Sezze, Italy
31 Mar25.8Ordained PriestNicola Canali †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere
25.8Ordained PriestLéon-Paul Classe, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Vicar Apostolic of Ruanda
23.4Ordained PriestAlbert Maria Fuchs †Priest of Trier, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
Apr61.0ResignedLouis-Callixte Lasserre, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, YemenVicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Apr58.0SucceededBartolomeo Bacilieri †Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
44.7AppointedBernhard Joseph Doebbing, O.F.M. †Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
2 Apr84.6DiedHermann Gleich †Auxiliary Bishop of Wrocław, Poland
52.5AppointedBenjamin Joseph Keiley †Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USABishop Emeritus
3 Apr49.5InstalledJean Louis Mando †Bishop of Angoulême, France
6 AprBornLeo Ferdinand Dworschak †Independence, WIBishop Emeritus of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
42.0AppointedAndré-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Galla, EthiopiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
42.0AppointedAndré-Marie-Elie Jarosseau, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of SauatraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Harar, Ethiopia
50.3AppointedHenry Moeller †Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USAArchbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
53.6AppointedPróspero París, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China
53.6AppointedPróspero París, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SilandusVicar Apostolic of Nanking [Nanjing], China
11 Apr65.8DiedPierre-Emmanuel-Dieudonné Bouvier †Bishop of Tarentaise, France
13 AprBornDino Luigi Romoli, O.P. †PetrioloBishop Emeritus of Pescia, Italy
14 Apr22.6Ordained PriestDomenico Bernareggi †Priest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
25.6Ordained PriestDomenico Comin, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic of Méndez, Ecuador
BornDaniel Liston, C.S.Sp. †Foynes, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Port-Louis, Mauritius
29.6Ordained PriestFrancesco Marmaggi †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
23.0Ordained PriestMassimo Massimi †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
23.1Ordained PriestJohn Gregory Murray †Priest of Hartford, Connecticut, USAArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
22.7Ordained PriestLouis James O'Leary †PriestBishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
16 Apr47.7AppointedDomenico Serafini, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Spoleto, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
17 Apr31.6Ordained PriestJoão Francisco Braga †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
BornJean de Capistran Aimé Cayer, O.F.M. †Capelton, Great BritainVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria of Egypt {Alessandria di Egitto}
19 Apr62.1AppointedGiulio Boschi †Archbishop of Ferrara, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
68.5ConfirmedHeinrich Brück (Brueck) †Bishop of Mainz, Germany
53.2AppointedManuel María Cerero y Soler †Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
34.7SucceededClemens Coltelli, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si), China
66.6AppointedSerafino Cretoni †Official of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
47.7AppointedKároly Emmánuel de Csáky †Bishop of Vác, Hungary
40.1AppointedTito Maria Cucchi †Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
32.8AppointedAngelo Maria Dolci †Bishop of Gubbio, ItalyCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Romania
36.8AppointedHenry Regis Granjon †Bishop of Tucson, Arizona, USA
34.5AppointedRafael Merry del Val y Zulueta †Titular Archbishop of NicaeaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
34.5AppointedRafael Merry del Val y Zulueta †President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical AcademyCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
39.5AppointedIgnacio Monterisi †Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
51.3AppointedFidel Olivas Escudero †Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru
73.3AppointedGiuseppe Paderi †Bishop of Ogliastra, Italy
59.3AppointedDiomede Panici †Secretary of the Congregation of Rites
59.3AppointedDiomede Panici †Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in PhrygiaSecretary of the Congregation of Rites
64.7AppointedDomenico Pugliatti †Bishop of Bova, Italy
56.6AppointedPietro Respighi †Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
58.6AppointedWenceslao Sangüesa y Guía †Bishop of Cuenca, SpainBishop Emeritus
66.0AppointedMacario Sorini †Titular Archbishop of MarcianopolisBishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy
66.0ResignedMacario Sorini †Bishop of Gubbio, ItalyBishop Emeritus
63.4AppointedVicenzo Vannutelli †Cardinal-Bishop of PalestrinaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
58.0ResignedPio Vidi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si), ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
62.5InstalledSantiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano †Archbishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
22 Apr44.8Ordained BishopBernhard Joseph Doebbing, O.F.M. †Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
BornJoseph Hasler †AltstättenBishop Emeritus of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
82.1DiedTobias Mullen †Bishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
28.9Ordained PriestJoseph (Ignatius) Shanahan, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Nigeria {Nigeria Meridionale}
25 Apr73.1DiedManoel dos Santos Pereira †Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
51.4Ordained BishopDenis O'Donaghue †Titular Bishop of PomariaBishop Emeritus of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
26 Apr47.9AppointedJoseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. †Prefect of Kuamsi, China
47.9AppointedJoseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of SophenePrefect of Kuamsi, China
27 Apr33.2AppointedThéotime Matthieu Verhaehen, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
33.2AppointedThéotime Matthieu Verhaehen, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of SyeneVicar Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
29 Apr44.3Ordained BishopStanislas-François Jarlin, C.M. †Titular Bishop of PharbaethusVicar Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China
55.6DiedAngus MacDonald †Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
39.6Ordained BishopIgnacio Monterisi †Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
30 AprBornMacario Tinti †MontemarcianoBishop Emeritus of Fabriano-Matelica, Italy
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