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The Year of Our Lord 1902

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornCosme Alterio (Loponte), S.D.B. †Prefect Emeritus of Alto Orinoco, Venezuela
25.0Ordained PriestHenri BardouPriestPrefect Emeritus of Ghardaďa, Algeria
47.8ResignedJean Chrysostome Bigel, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, YemenPriest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
47.8ResignedJean Chrysostome Bigel, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop-Elect of EumeniaPriest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin
31.0Ordained PriestStefan DemurovPriest of Tiraspol, MoldovaApostolic Administrator of Tiflis and Georgia
17.9Ordained DeaconThomas Dioscoros (Thervalady)DeaconBishop
67.0AppointedSilvano de Stefano, O.S.B. †Abbot of Santissima Trinitŕ di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
36.9Final VowsGeorg Froewis, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Sinyangchow, China
BornJoachim Miyoichi IdeguchiApostolic Administrator of Yokohama, Japan
23.1Ordained PriestPeter Janser, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordPrefect Emeritus of Indore, India
9.2ProfessedIgnacio Gregorio Larrańaga Lasa, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Pingliang [Pingliang], China
BornPeter Liu HanchenAdministrator of Dali [Tali], China
34.0AppointedMatthijs Nijens, M.S.C. †Prefect of Nuova Guinea Olandese, IndonesiaPrefect Emeritus
31.3Final VowsPetrus Carolus Noyen, S.V.D. †Priest of Society of the Divine WordPrefect of Isole della Piccola Sonda, Indonesia
BornMarie-Joseph Omez, O.P. †Superior Emeritus of Mossul, Iraq
87.7DiedIstvan Pribék de VilleAuxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
58.3AppointedMariano Rampolla del TindaroPresident of the Pontifical Biblical CommissionCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
24.1First VowsWilhelm Maria Thiletzek (Tyleczek), S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPrelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
32.5Ordained PriestAlvaro Valladares, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersPrefect Emeritus of Canelos e Macas, Ecuador
29.0IncardinatedLaurence Walter YouensPriest of Northampton, England, Great BritainBishop
Jan70.9RetiredFrancesco TrottaBishop of Teramo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
2 Jan64.1InstalledRobert BrindleBishop of Nottingham, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
3 Jan31.8AppointedVilmos BatthyányCoadjutor Bishop of Nitra, SlovakiaBishop Emeritus
31.8AppointedVilmos BatthyányTitular Bishop of TitiopolisBishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
4 Jan52.1InstalledJosé de Jesús Ortíz y RodríguezArchbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
5 Jan57.0DiedVittore Gaetano Sinibaldi, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Allahabad, India
6 Jan39.0Ordained BishopAntónio MoutinhoTitular Bishop of ArgosBishop of Portalegre, Portugal
60.0Ordained BishopMartin-Hubert RuttenBishop of Ličge, BelgiumBishop of Ličge (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium
8 Jan51.5ConfirmedFrancisco José Ribeiro Vieira e BritoBishop of Lamego, Portugal
9 Jan71.7AppointedAurelio ZonghiTitular Archbishop of StauropolisBishop Emeritus of Jesi, Italy
71.7ResignedAurelio ZonghiBishop of Jesi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
11 Jan46.2AppointedSigismund Felix von Ow-FelldorfAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, GermanyBishop of Passau, Germany
46.2AppointedSigismund Felix von Ow-FelldorfTitular Bishop of ArethusaBishop of Passau, Germany
12 JanBornLuis Andrade Valderrama, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
15 Jan86.0DiedJosé Ramón Silvestre Masiá y Vidiella, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Loja, Ecuador
BornDavid James MathewVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Great Britain, Military
17 JanBornAndré-Joseph-Prosper Dupont, M. Afr. †Bishop Emeritus of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
BornManuel Llopis IvorraBishop Emeritus of Coria-Cáceres, Spain
18 Jan54.0DiedDonato Maria Dell’OlioCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
19 Jan55.4Ordained BishopGyula VárosyBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), HungaryArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
20 Jan21.7Ordained PriestCandido Domenico Moro, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Benghazi, Libya
22 Jan60.4ResignedMaximiano Reynoso y del CorralBishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
51.3AppointedPhilip Schelfhaut, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
23 Jan58.7AppointedMatthew Gaughren, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa
58.7AppointedMatthew Gaughren, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of TentyrisVicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa
34.0AppointedGiovanni Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changsha [Changsha], China
34.0AppointedGiovanni Pellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of SynausVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changsha [Changsha], China
43.7AppointedOdorico Giuseppe Rizzi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China
43.7AppointedOdorico Giuseppe Rizzi, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of AdraaVicar Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China
24 JanBornAndré Jacques Marie JacqueminBishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
25 Jan53.8Ordained BishopWolfgang RadnaiTitular Bishop of EuropusBishop Emeritus of Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
26 Jan48.4Ordained BishopAlfons Bermijn (Bermyn), C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of Stratonicea in LydiaVicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
45.1Ordained BishopGrégoire Pierre HabraArchbishop of Mossul (Syrian), IraqArchbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
BornAndré Lefčbvre, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
55.8DiedFelice de SienaBishop of Caiazzo, Italy
27 Jan73.0AppointedEdward Gilpin Bagshawe, C.O. †Titular Bishop of HypaepaBishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
29 Jan47.3Ordained BishopMichele Angelo BaldettiBishop of Cortona, Italy
31 JanBornGiacomo CannoneroBishop of Asti, Italy
71.0AppointedFrancesco TrottaTitular Archbishop of GortynaBishop Emeritus of Teramo, Italy
2 Feb47.1Ordained BishopJohn Aelen, M.H.M. †Titular Bishop of ThemisoniumArchbishop Emeritus of Madras, India
37.0Ordained BishopJuan Bautista Benlloch y VivóTitular Bishop of Hermopolis MaiorCardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
42.5Ordained BishopJoaquim Silvério de SouzaTitular Bishop of BagisArchbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
34.0Ordained BishopMiklós Széchenyi de Salvar-FelsovidékBishop of Győr (Raab), HungaryBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
37.5Ordained BishopJózef Teofil TeodorowiczArchbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
4 Feb57.7ResignedBernardino Nozaleda y Villa, O.P. †Archbishop of Manila, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
5 Feb31.8Ordained BishopVilmos BatthyányTitular Bishop of TitiopolisBishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
BornFloyd Lawrence BeginBishop of Oakland, California, USA
6 Feb66.7DiedAgostino Ciasca, O.E.S.A. †Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
7 Feb69.0DiedAntonio Colomer, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Tonking {Tonkino Settentrionale}, Viet Nam
63.0DiedAgapito PaniciSecretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
50.5SucceededMaximino Velasco, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Tonking {Tonkino Settentrionale}, Viet Nam
8 Feb44.7InstalledJean-Pierre-Alexandre Marcou, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Coastal Tonking {Tonkino Marittimo}, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Phát Dięm, Viet Nam
9 Feb61.8DiedAntonio Dias FerreiraBishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo
14 Feb45.4AppointedGennaro TramaBishop of Lecce, Italy
15 FebBornJoseph Formby HalsallAuxiliary Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
16 Feb33.4Ordained PriestJohn Thomas KiddPriestBishop of London, Ontario, Canada
17 FebBornEvelio Díaz y CíaArchbishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
20 FebBornVincent-Marie FavéAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
23 FebBornPedro Cantero CuadradoArchbishop Emeritus of Zaragoza, Spain
BornAndré-Jacques FougeratBishop Emeritus of Grenoble, France
44.8Ordained BishopGiuseppe GambaBishop of Biella, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
24 Feb56.2Ordained BishopNicolás Armentia Ugarte, O.F.M. †Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
46.3Ordained BishopSigismund Felix von Ow-FelldorfTitular Bishop of ArethusaBishop of Passau, Germany
76.5DiedGiovanni Battista PorratiBishop of Bobbio, Italy
25 FebBornAntonio BagnoliBishop Emeritus of Fiesole, Italy
26 FebBornGustave Joseph Bouve, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Kongolo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
65.8DiedTommaso CirielliPrelate of Altamura ed Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
1 Mar55.7DiedJean-Baptiste Grosgeorge, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Cambogia, Cambodia
39.2InstalledGiovanni Oberti, Sch. P. †Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
2 Mar22.6Ordained PriestGabriel NaamoPriestBishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Chaldean), Lebanon
BornFrançois-Xavier Trần Thanh KhânAuxiliary Bishop of Saigon, Viet Nam
4 Mar44.8AppointedFrancesco di CostanzoBishop of Monopoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus
5 Mar45.2AppointedNicolás Pérez Gavilán y EcheverríaBishop of Chihuahua, México
9 Mar25.1Ordained PriestJosé de Haas, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
65.5DiedPetrus von Hötzl, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
12 MarBornLeo Aloysius PursleyBishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
13 Mar60.3AppointedJosé María Martínez y CabańasBishop of Comayagua, HondurasArchbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras
BornJoseph Thomas McGuckenArchbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
15 Mar49.7AppointedGeorge Crompton Ambrose BurtonBishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain
48.4AppointedWilliam John KennyBishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
56.5AppointedLuigi PiccardoAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
56.5AppointedLuigi PiccardoTitular Bishop of CapharnaumAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
24.4Ordained PriestWilhelm StockumsPriest of Köln {Cologne}, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop
16 Mar58.9Ordained BishopMatthew Gaughren, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of TentyrisVicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Orange, South Africa
51.4Ordained BishopPhilip Schelfhaut, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
18 Mar60.0SelectedMaximilian von LinggBishop of Augsburg, Germany
21 Mar45.3AppointedBernardine Thomas Edward Clark, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, YemenBishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
45.3AppointedBernardine Thomas Edward Clark, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of TingisBishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
35.4AppointedAgapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taiyüanfu, China
35.4AppointedAgapito Augusto Fiorentini, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of RusadusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Taiyüanfu, China
61.5AppointedPhilip Joseph GarriganBishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
44.4AppointedDamien Grangeon, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quinhon, Viet Nam
44.4AppointedDamien Grangeon, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of UthinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quinhon, Viet Nam
61.8AppointedHussig GulianArchbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
51.5AppointedPierre-Xavier Mugabure, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Archbishop of Tōkyō, JapanArchbishop
51.5AppointedPierre-Xavier Mugabure, M.E.P. †Titular Archbishop of SagalassusArchbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
40.0AppointedBrice Meuleman, S.J. †Archbishop of Calcutta, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus
59.1AppointedJoaquín Pardo y VergaraArchbishop of Medellín, Colombia
39.1AppointedOkosdinos (Augustin) SayeghianArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
BornJan Vos, M.H.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kuching, Malaysia
22 Mar26.4Ordained PriestKazimieras PaltarokasPriestBishop of Panevėžys, Lithuania
23 Mar63.7DiedJakob MissiaCardinal, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
25 Mar52.4InstalledFrancisco do Ręgo MaiaBishop of Belém do Pará, BrazilBishop Emeritus
26 MarBornAugusto GianfranceschiBishop Emeritus of Cesena, Italy
BornJoseph HlouchBishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
46.3SelectedFranz Xaver NaglBishop of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
27 Mar84.3DiedCharles Petre EyreArchbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
29 Mar22.9Ordained PriestTeodorico de AngelisPriest of Benevento, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
23.6Ordained PriestLéon-Auguste-Marie-Joseph DurandPriest of Marseille, FranceBishop of Oran, Algeria
22.5Ordained PriestFrancesco GardiniPriestBishop of Bertinoro, Italy
25.2Ordained PriestWilliam Henry MellonPriest of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great BritainBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
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