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The Year of Our Lord 1908

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown75.3AppointedAntonio Agliardi †Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
74.9DiedGiacinto Arcangeli †Bishop of Asti, Italy
22.4Ordained PriestAntónio Augusto de Castro Meireles †PriestBishop of Porto, Portugal
69.5DiedFederico Foschi †Bishop of Cervia, Italy
69.7Ordained BishopPietro Emmanuele García Naranjó †Archbishop of Lima, Peru
86.1DiedGiuseppe Gelli †Bishop of Volterra, Italy
61.6DiedHenry Henry †Bishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
47.2ResignedIsaac-Jesu-Yab Khoudabache (Koudabache) †Bishop of Salmas {Shahpour} (Chaldean), IranArchbishop of Urmya {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
24.9Ordained PriestBl. Hryhory Lakota †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland
51.7ResignedRudesindo de la Lastra y Gordillo †Bishop of Paraná, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
78.0DiedFrancesco Malczynski †Bishop of Alessio (Alise), Albania
87.4DiedLudovico Marangoni, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Chioggia, Italy
69.8DiedGiocondo de Nittis, O.F.M. †Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
50.1AppointedAthanase Ignace Nuri †Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Syria dei SiriArchbishop Emeritus of Baghdad (Syrian), Iraq
50.1ResignedAthanase Ignace Nuri †Archbishop of Baghdad (Syrian), IraqArchbishop Emeritus
68.3DiedBartolomeo Ortolani †Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
73.0DiedMieczyslaw Leonard Pallulon †Bishop of Samogizia o Tels (Zmudz), Lithuania
82.2DiedAntonio Polin †Bishop of Adria, Italy
64.4ResignedMariano Rampolla del Tindaro †President of the Pontifical Biblical CommissionCardinal, Official of the Congregation of the Holy Office
68.5DiedGiuseppe Ricciardi †Bishop of Nardò, Italy
DiedGiovanni Maria Santarelli †Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
49.7AppointedRicardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla †Apostolic Administrator of Temuco, ChileAuxiliary Bishop of Concepción, Chile
68.8DiedBenedetto Tommasi †Archbishop of Siena, Italy
72.0DiedRocco Tornatore, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Burma {Birmania Orientale}, Myanmar
59.4AppointedApollinare Wnukowski †Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
Jan37.0SucceededAlain Guynot de Boismenu, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of New GuineaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Papua, Papua New Guinea
71.9ResignedLouis-André Navarre, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic of New GuineaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
4 JanBornThomas Joseph Drury †Ballynote, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
65.0DiedStefan Aleksander Zwierowicz †Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
5 Jan38.4InstalledGiovanni Beda Cardinale, O.S.B. †Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitaveccia, ItalyApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
42.5Ordained BishopPedro Muñagorri y Obineta, O.P. †Titular Bishop of PityusVicar Apostolic of Bùi Chu, Viêt Nam
6 Jan46.0Ordained BishopLeonida Mapelli †Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
7 JanBornVictor Van Beurden, SS.CC. †Poppel, BelgiumBishop Emeritus of Kole, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
8 Jan84.7DiedSigismondo Brandolini Rota †Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
59.6SucceededAndrea Caron †Bishop of Ceneda, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Genova, Italy
9 JanBornFrancisco Xavier Gillmore Stock †IquiqueBishop Emeritus of Chile, Military
47.0Ordained BishopAngelo Simonetti †Bishop of Pescia, Italy
10 Jan86.1DiedAdolphe-Josué-Frédéric Fiard †Bishop of Montauban, France
BornJaime Garcia Goulart †Candelária, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
57.2SucceededPierre-Eugène-Alexandre Marty †Bishop of Montauban, France
13 Jan71.4AppointedFrancesco Segna †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
14 JanBornPeter Kelleter, C.S.Sp. †Bardenburg, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Bethlehem, South Africa
17 JanBornPierre François Lehaen, S.D.B. †Neerpelt, BelgiumBishop Emeritus of Sakania, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
19 JanBornPompeu de Sá Leão y Seabra, C.S.Sp. †Sobreira-ParedesBishop of Malanje, Angola
20 JanBornLéonce Tchantayan †Konia, TurkeyBishop Emeritus of Ispahan {Esfáan) (Armenian), Iran
22 JanBornJosip Sálac †DaruvarAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
23 Jan37.3InstalledPedro Pascual Francesco Farfán †Bishop of Huaraz, PeruArchbishop of Lima, Peru
25 Jan46.3AppointedManoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes †Coadjutor Bishop of Ceará, BrazilArchbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
46.3AppointedManoel Antônio de Oliveira Lopes †Titular Bishop of TabaeArchbishop of Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
62.0DiedAntonio Sebastião Valente †Patriarch of East Indies, India
28 Jan57.4SucceededLéon-Adolphe Amette †Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
BornFrançois-Odon De Wilde, O.P. †Wetteren, BelgiumBishop of Isiro-Niangara, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornDragutin Nežic †Donja RijekaBishop Emeritus of Poreč i Pula, Croatia
88.9DiedFrançois-Marie-Benjamin Richard de la Vergne †Cardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
29 Jan78.9RetiredJohannes Fidelis Battaglia †Bishop of Chur, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
61.4Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste Biolley †Bishop of Tarentaise, France
BornJosé Agustín Marozzi †GesslerBishop Emeritus of Resistencia, Argentina
30 Jan56.0AppointedEugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viêt Nam
56.0AppointedEugène-Marie-Joseph Allys, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of PhacusaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Huê, Viêt Nam
31 Jan49.8AppointedBasilio Pompilj †Secretary of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
1 FebBornPaolo Bertoli †Poggio Garfagnana, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber
16.7ProfessedBernardo Merizalde Morales, O.A.R. †Member of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrelate Emeritus of Tumaco, Colombia
2 Feb55.7Ordained BishopSebastião Leite de Vasconcellos †Bishop of Beja, PortugalBishop Emeritus
3 FebBornLadislao Hlad †PlzènTitular Bishop of Cediae
63.6InstalledGaspard-Marie-Michel-André Latty †Archbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
4 Feb59.4DiedSerafino Angelini †Bishop of Avellino, Italy
5 Feb100.0DiedAntónio Alves Martins, O.F.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Viseu, Portugal
48.6AppointedFrederick William Keating †Bishop of Northampton, England, Great BritainArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
62.1AppointedIldefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
8 FebBornJoseph Wan Tsu-Chang, O.F.M. †HenyangBishop of Hengchow [Hengyang], China
10 FebBornJoseph Blomjous, M. Afr. †Oisterwijk, NetherlandsBishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
11 Feb51.0AppointedAdolphe-Yves-Marie Duparc †Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
36.1AppointedPietro Scebli †Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
55.9AppointedHector-Irénée Sévin †Bishop of Châlons, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
14 FebBornLaurent Morin †MontréalBishop Emeritus of Prince-Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
16 Feb53.7Ordained BishopNicola Ciceri, C.M. †Titular Bishop of DausaraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kianfu, China
55.7AppointedJános Csernoch †Bishop of Csanád, HungaryCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
40.6Ordained BishopIgnacio Placencia y Moreira †Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México
17 Feb39.5InstalledJoão Francisco Braga †Bishop of Curitiba, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
57.5AppointedGiovanni Vincenzo Tasso, C.M. †Bishop of Aosta, Italy
19 Feb79.1DiedJohn Leonard †Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
64.1SucceededJohn Rooney †Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South AfricaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
22 FebBornPolicarpo da Costa Vaz †BarreirosBishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
BornAbilio del Campo y de la Bárcena †ValdazoBishop Emeritus of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Spain
BornMatthias Tuan In-Min †MutewcheBishop of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China
23 FebBornPietro Sigismondi †Villa d'Almé, ItalySecretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
25 Feb51.1Ordained BishopAdolphe-Yves-Marie Duparc †Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
48.7Ordained BishopFrederick William Keating †Bishop of Northampton, England, Great BritainArchbishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
55.2Ordained BishopJoseph Maria Koudelka †Titular Bishop of GermanicopolisBishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA
BornAnthony Reiterer, M.C.C.I. †Avelengo-Hafling, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Lydenburg-Witbank, South Africa
26 FebBornRomán Acevedo Rojas †TarimoroAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Morelia, Michoacán, México
34.8SucceededAndré-Etienne-Athanase Hermel, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
72.9ResignedMarie-Joseph Verdier, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
5 MarBornJohn Kwao Amuzu Aggey †AnechoArchbishop of Lagos, Nigeria
6 Mar40.6InstalledIgnacio Placencia y Moreira †Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, MéxicoBishop of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México
10 Mar51.1InstalledAdolphe-Yves-Marie Duparc †Bishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
BornDelfín Quesada Castro †San Pedro de PoásBishop of San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica
12 Mar47.2AppointedÉmile-Gabriel Grison, S.C.I. †Titular Bishop of SagalassusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
47.2AppointedÉmile-Gabriel Grison, S.C.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Stanley Falls, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
16 MarBornAntoine Caillot †ValognesBishop Emeritus of Evreux, France
68.1DiedGustave Augustin Rouxel †Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
17 Mar70.1DiedGiovanni Battista Casali del Drago †Titular Patriarch of the unknown of Titular SeeCardinal, Titular Patriarch of the Roman Curia - Other
18 MarBornThomas Edward Gill †SeatleAuxiliary Bishop of Seattle, Washington, USA
19 MarBornLeo Christopher Byrne †St. LouisCoadjutor Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
22.5Ordained PriestNicola Vincenzo Prennushi, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorArchbishop of Durrës, Albania
20 Mar39.3AppointedAgostinho Francisco Benassi †Bishop of Niterói (Nictheroy; Petrópolis), Brazil
71.9AppointedFranz Egger †Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop
71.9AppointedFranz Egger †Titular Bishop of LarandaBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
51.8DiedFrançois-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
21 Mar33.8AppointedNicola Canali †Official of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere
BornNeemeh Simaan †RamehAuxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
22 Mar78.6DiedRaffaele Capone, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
45.4AppointedLeonardo Castellanos y Castellanos †Bishop of Tabasco, Tabasco, México
23 MarBornCharles Herman Helmsing †ShrewsburyBishop Emeritus of Kansas City-Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA
24 Mar47.6AppointedJoseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. †Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in PhrygiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia
25 Mar54.0Ordained BishopVicente Casanova y Marzol †Bishop of Almería, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Granada, Spain
29 Mar47.5Ordained BishopCharles-Marie-Félix de Gorostarzu, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of AelaVicar Apostolic of Yünnanfu, China
47.9Ordained BishopPrudencio Melo y Alcalde †Titular Bishop of OlympusArchbishop of Valencia, Spain
30 Mar80.7DiedPróspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera †Archbishop of México, Federal District
BornPaul-Louis Carrière †ChâlonsBishop Emeritus of Laval, France
BornDaniel Ivancho †Austria-HungaryBishop Emeritus of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Ruthenian), Pennsylvania
31 MarBornBernard Joseph Flanagan †Proctor, VTBishop Emeritus of Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
BornJosé de Jesús Tirado Pedraza †Santa Ana MayaBishop Emeritus of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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