The Year of Our Lord 1909

Bishop Events

January to March

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	62.0	Died	David Camilli †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Vicente Camacho y Moya †	Priest	Bishop of Tabasco, Tabasco, México
		Appointed	Giovanni Capitoli †	Bishop of Termoli, Italy	Bishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
		Appointed	Pietro Cotel, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic
	30.0	Ordained Priest	Carlo Ilario Currea, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia
	43.5	Resigned	José de Jesús Fernández y Barragán †	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus
	67.8	Resigned	Antonio Feruglio †	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	67.1	Died	Paolo Fioravanti †	Bishop of Veroli, Italy
	66.2	Died	Luciano Gentilucci †	Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
		Born	Francis Han Ting-pi †		Bishop of Hungtung [Hongdong], China
	51.0	Resigned	José Santiago Irala, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru	Bishop Emeritus
	54.5	Resigned	William Bernard Kelly †	Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia	Bishop of Geraldton, Australia
	75.4	Died	Emiliano Manacorda †	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
	75.7	Died	Francis McCormack †	Bishop Emeritus of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
	68.5	Died	Michele Arcangelo Pirone †	Bishop of Nusco, Italy
		Appointed	Ciro Pontecorvi †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
	74.3	Died	Domenico Riccardi †	Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
	57.7	Died	Carlo Vincenzo Ricotta †	Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
	60.4	Died	Apollinare Wnukowski †	Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
	76.1	Died	Pietro Zamburlini †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
1 Jan		Born	Guillermo Escobar Vélez †	La Estrella	Bishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
2 Jan	59.1	Appointed	Pierre-Paulin Andrieu †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
3 Jan	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Alexander MacDonald †	Bishop of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
3 Jan	50.9	Appointed	John Baptist Pitaval †	Archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA	Archbishop Emeritus
7 Jan	70.8	Appointed	Giulio Boschi †	Bishop of Comacchio, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
	56.0	Appointed	Pasquale Morganti †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy	Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
		Born	Salvador Quezada Limón †	Yahualica	Bishop Emeritus of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
8 Jan		Born	Charles (Carlo) Maria Cavallera, I.M.C. †	Centallo, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Marsabit, Kenya
10 Jan	59.8	Ordained Bishop	Owen Patrick Bernard Corrigan †	Titular Bishop of Macri	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
11 Jan		Born	Guillaume Schoemaker, M.S.C. †	Deventer, Netherlands	Bishop Emeritus of Purwokerto, Indonesia
12 Jan		Born	Clément Abdulla Eliane Rahal †	Damasco	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
13 Jan	49.1	Appointed	Adamo Borghini †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ferrara, Italy	Bishop of San Severino, Italy
13 Jan	49.1	Appointed	Adamo Borghini †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia	Bishop of San Severino, Italy
17 Jan	23.8	Ordained Priest	Francisco de Aquino Correa, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
17 Jan	43.7	Ordained Bishop	Manuel San Román y Elena †	Titular Bishop of Mylasa	Apostolic Administrator of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
18 Jan	48.0	Succeeded	Thomas Francis Hickey †	Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
18 Jan	85.1	Died	Bernard John Joseph McQuaid †	Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
21 Jan		Born	Paul Bui Chu Tao †	Tam Châu	Bishop Emeritus of Phát Diêm, Viêt Nam
21 Jan	51.6	Appointed	Augustin Dontenwill, O.M.I. †	Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Phoenicia	Bishop Emeritus of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
22 Jan	69.3	Appointed	Barthélemy Clément Combes †	Archbishop of Alger, Algeria	Archbishop of Carthage, Tunisia
23 Jan	36.2	Ordained Priest	Francesco Wang Tse-pu (Uamcepu) †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Wanhsien [Wanxian], China
24 Jan	48.5	Ordained Bishop	Emmanuel Segrada, P.I.M.E. †	Titular Bishop of Hirina	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Toungoo, Myanmar
25 Jan	43.9	Appointed	Jules-Joseph Cénez, O.M.I. †	Titular Bishop of Nicopolis in Armenia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Basutoland, Lesotho
	43.9	Appointed	Jules-Joseph Cénez, O.M.I. †	Vicar Apostolic of Basutoland, Lesotho	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
		Born	Samuel Chauriz, O.S.H. †	Tellescoff, Iraq	Archbishop of Urmya {Rezayeh} (Chaldean), Iran
	74.2	Died	Santiago de Zubiría y Manzanera †	Archbishop of Durango, México
28 Jan		Born	William Francis Kupfer, M.M. †	Brooklyn, NY, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Taichung, Taiwan
29 Jan	49.5	Appointed	Joaquim Silvério de Souza †	Auxiliary Bishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
29 Jan	49.5	Appointed	Joaquim Silvério de Souza †	Titular Bishop of Axomis	Archbishop of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
30 Jan		Born	Rafael González Estrada †	Rinconcido	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guatemala
31 Jan	24.6	Ordained Priest	Costantine Bohacevskyj †	Priest	Archbishop of Philadelphia (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania, USA
1 Feb		Born	Ignacio Arbulú Pineda †	Caraz	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru
1 Feb	56.1	Appointed	John Grimes †	Coadjutor Bishop of Syracuse, New York, USA	Bishop
2 Feb	23.2	Ordained Priest	Kazimierz Bukraba †	Priest of Vilnius, Lithuania	Bishop of Pinsk, Belarus
	50.0	Ordained Bishop	Alberto José Gonçalves †	Bishop of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
		Born	Michel Nguyên Khác Ngu †	Van Dôn	Bishop Emeritus of Long Xuyên, Viêt Nam
3 Feb	75.4	Died	Serafino Cretoni †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
4 Feb		Born	Anthony Columba McFeely †	Ballybofey	Bishop Emeritus of Raphoe, Ireland
5 Feb		Born	Antonio María Michelato Danese, O.S.M. †	Arzignano, Italy	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Aysén, Chile
7 Feb		Born	Dominic Romuald Basil Athaide, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bandra	Archbishop of Agra, India
7 Feb		Born	Helder Pessoa Câmara †	Fortaleza	Archbishop Emeritus of Olinda e Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
8 Feb	60.5	Appointed	Sebastiano Martinelli, O.S.A. †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
10 Feb		Born	Aloysius Louis Scheerer, O.P. †	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Bishop of Multan, Pakistan
11 Feb		Born	Raffaele Pellecchia †	Picarelli	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
12 Feb	55.0	Installed	José Mora y del Rio †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
13 Feb		Born	Mario Casariego y Acevedo, C.R.S. †	Figueres de Castropol, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Guatemala
	49.3	Appointed	Hyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
	49.3	Appointed	Hyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Sénégal	Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
	49.3	Appointed	Hyacinthe-Joseph Jalabert, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Thelepte	Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
	44.7	Appointed	Frederick Linneborn, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Dacca, Bangladesh
14 Feb	46.1	Ordained Bishop	James Jordan Carroll †	Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines	Bishop Emeritus
14 Feb	25.4	Ordained Priest	Karol Miecislao Radonski †	Priest	Bishop of Włocławek, Poland
15 Feb	51.9	Appointed	Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. †	Titular Bishop of Eleutherna	Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
15 Feb	51.9	Resigned	Peter Joseph Hurth, C.S.C. †	Bishop of Dacca, Bangladesh	Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
19 Feb		Born	Athanasios Cheriyan Polachirakal †	Tiruvalla	Bishop of Tiruvalla (Malankarese), India
20 Feb	50.3	Appointed	Matheus de Oliveira Xavier †	Archbishop of Goa, India	Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India
20 Feb	50.3	Appointed	Matheus de Oliveira Xavier †	Patriarch of East Indies, India	Archbishop of Goa e Damão, India
21 Feb	39.0	Ordained Bishop	Augusto Klinke Leier †	Titular Bishop of Proconnesus	Apostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile
21 Feb	69.1	Died	Jean-Louis Vey, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Siam {Siam Orientale}, Thailand
26 Feb	56.9	Appointed	Alexandre Piquemal †	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria
26 Feb	56.9	Appointed	Alexandre Piquemal †	Titular Bishop of Thagora	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria
28 Feb	50.1	Installed	Alberto José Gonçalves †	Bishop of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
	58.1	Appointed	Everhard Illigens †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
	58.1	Appointed	Everhard Illigens †	Titular Bishop of Germanicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
	49.5	Appointed	José Bento Martins Ribeiro †	Bishop of Cochin, India
	75.7	Died	Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás †	Cardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
1 Mar	55.0	Died	Florencio Eduardo Fontecilla Sánchez †	Bishop of La Serena, Chile
3 Mar	69.2	Died	Richard Owens †	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
4 Mar	46.2	Appointed	António Moutinho †	Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
5 Mar		Born	Michele Alberto Arduino, S.D.B. †	Foglizzo Canavese	Bishop of Gerace-Locri (-Santa Maria di Polsi), Italy
5 Mar		Born	Félix Ley, O.F.M. Cap. †	Herwitt, WI, USA	Apostolic Administrator of Naha, Japan
6 Mar	23.0	Ordained Priest	Antonio Colturato, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Botucatu, Brazil
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Raffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Hengchow [Hengyang], China
		Born	Cirilo Polidoro Van Vlierberghe, O.F.M. †	Waesmunster, Belgium	Prelate Emeritus of Illapel, Chile
9 Mar	48.7	Appointed	John Pius Dowling, O.P. †	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
10 Mar		Born	Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M. †	Arequipa	Archbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
11 Mar	71.7	Died	Bernard Christen, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis
12 Mar		Born	Michael Joseph Begley †	Mattineague, MA	Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
13 Mar		Born	John Shojiro Ito †	Akita	Bishop Emeritus of Niigata, Japan
13 Mar		Born	Antal Jakab †	Chilen-Kilyenfalva	Bishop Emeritus of Alba Iulia, Romania
15 Mar		Born	Luis Francisco Irizar Salazar, O.C.D. †	Ormáiztegui, Spain	Vicar Apostolic of Tumaco, Colombia
16 Mar	40.1	Appointed	Valentino Ampuero, C.M. †	Bishop of Puno, Peru
		Born	Miguel Garcia Franco †	Tepehuanes	Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
	37.7	Appointed	Augustin-Léopold Huys, M. Afr. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	37.7	Appointed	Augustin-Léopold Huys, M. Afr. †	Titular Bishop of Rusicade	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	36.8	Appointed	Emilio Francisco Lisson Chaves, C.M. †	Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
17 Mar	49.6	Appointed	Rudolf Hittmair †	Bishop of Linz, Austria
18 Mar	53.0	Appointed	John Patrick Farrelly †	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
19 Mar		Born	Józef Rozwadowski †	Kraków	Bishop Emeritus of Łódź, Poland
20 Mar		Born	Paul Leonard Hagarty, O.S.B. †	Greene, IA	Bishop Emeritus of Nassau, Bahamas, Antilles
22 Mar	62.1	Died	José María García Escudero y Ubago †	Bishop of Osma, Spain
22 Mar	41.7	Appointed	José Othón Núñez y Zárate †	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
23 Mar		Born	Hugo Aufderbeck †	Hellefeld	Apostolic Administrator of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany
25 Mar	41.5	Appointed	Giovanni Fiorentini †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Archbishop of Catanzaro, Italy
	70.1	Died	Joseph-Adolphe Gandy, M.E.P. †	Archbishop of Pondicherry, India
	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Alexandre Piquemal †	Titular Bishop of Thagora	Auxiliary Bishop of Alger, Algeria
	24.6	Ordained Priest	Juan (Matías) Solá y Farrell, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bluefields, Nicaragua
27 Mar	53.4	Appointed	Evaristo Blanco †	Bishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
	76.6	Died	William Anthony Johnson †	Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Jean Larrart, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Archbishop of Kweyang [Guiyang], China
	49.3	Appointed	Salvatore Scanu †	Bishop of San Marco e Bisignano, Italy
28 Mar	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Everhard Illigens †	Titular Bishop of Germanicia	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
29 Mar		Born	Patrick Joseph Dalton, O.S.A. †	Abbeyfeale, Ireland	Bishop of Yola, Nigeria
	63.9	Appointed	John Stariha †	Titular Bishop of Antipatris	Bishop Emeritus of Lead, South Dakota, USA
	63.9	Resigned	John Stariha †	Bishop of Lead, South Dakota, USA	Bishop Emeritus
30 Mar	54.8	Appointed	Leonard Brindisi †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece	Archbishop of Corfù, Zante e Cefalonia, Greece
	55.8	Appointed	Ange-Auguste Faisandier, S.J. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Trichinopoly, India	Bishop Emeritus
	55.8	Appointed	Ange-Auguste Faisandier, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Dodona	Bishop Emeritus of Trichinopoly, India
31 Mar	76.4	Died	José María Cázares y Martínez †	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México	Bishop Emeritus
31 Mar	35.0	Appointed	João Evangelista de Lima Vidal †	Bishop of Angola e Congo, Angola	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal

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