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The Year of Our Lord 1912

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown74.0DiedFrançois-Xavier Bossé †Prelate Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, CanadaPrelate Emeritus of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
BornJoseph Mikararanga Busimba †RutshuruBishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
AppointedEmilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
72.6AppointedThomas Joseph Carr †Bishop of Australia, MilitaryArchbishop of Melbourne, Australia
BornErnesto Çoba †Apostolic Administrator of Shkodrë, Albania
65.5DiedYoussef Debs (Diab) †Archbishop of Alep (Maronite), Syria
AppointedLeone Dérikx, O. Praem. †Prefect of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
54.7DiedFrancesco di Costanzo †Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
BornAugustin Fataki Alueke †MahagiArchbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
66.7DiedGiovanni Battista Flapp †Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia
BornGeorges Benoit Gassongo †BoundjiApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo
AppointedFrancesco Gutiérrez, C.M.F. †Prefect of Chocó, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus
BornBarthélémy Malunga †MangaBishop Emeritus of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornRaymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi †Kilengi MbunguBishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornAnthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp. †OgutaBishop Emeritus of Umuahia, Nigeria
58.6Ordained BishopHeladio Posidio Perlaza Ramírez †Bishop of Cali, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
68.4AppointedMariano Rampolla del Tindaro †Archivist of the Vatican Secret ArchivesCardinal, Official of the Congregation of the Holy Office
44.4ResignedGiovanni Giuseppe Santini, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Foreign VicariateTitular Bishop of Zama Major
BornHerman To Paivu †TapoArchbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
AppointedRiccardo Turner, M.H.M. †Superior of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
AppointedReginaldo van Schoote, O.P. †Prefect of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
25.4Ordained PriestStefano Walczykiewicz †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine
46.0AppointedOsvaldo Waller, S.M.A. †Prefect of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}Prefect Emeritus
25.7Ordained PriestLeon Wetmański †Priest of Płock, PolandAuxiliary Bishop
2 Jan43.3DiedJoseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
3 Jan66.0AppointedIldefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. †Titular Bishop of Thebae in ThebaideBishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
66.0ResignedIldefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, ItalyBishop Emeritus
4 Jan55.7Ordained BishopPierre-Célestin Cézerac †Bishop of Cahors, FranceArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
38.8AppointedAlberto Costa †Bishop of Melfi-Rapolla, ItalyBishop of Lecce, Italy
BornStephen McGill, P.S.S. †GlasgowBishop Emeritus of Paisley, Scotland, Great Britain
5 Jan45.5AppointedJosé María Caro Rodríguez †Titular Bishop of MylasaCardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
51.9AppointedLuís Silva Lezaeta †Titular Bishop of OlenaBishop of Antofagasta, Chile
7 Jan BornJohn A. Choi Jae-seonUlsanBishop Emeritus of Pusan, Korea (South)
56.2InstalledPasquale Keklikian †Bishop of Adana (Armenian), Turkey
35.5Ordained BishopJános Mikes †Bishop of Szombathely, HungaryBishop Emeritus
48.0Ordained BishopJacob Naughton †Bishop of Killala, Ireland
8 Jan69.9DiedDario Mattei-Gentili †Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy
9 Jan70.9AppointedCláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leon, C.M. †Titular Archbishop of AnazarbusArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
70.9ResignedCláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leon, C.M. †Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus
BornOscar de Oliveira †Entre Rios de MinasArchbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
BornElias Zoghbi †Le CaireArchbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite), Lebanon
10 Jan49.0AppointedTommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of Edessa in OsrhoëneCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
49.0AppointedTommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. †Apostolic Delegate to MéxicoCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
11 Jan56.8DiedFrançois Bonne, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan
12 Jan55.8AppointedJean-Victor-Emile Chesnelong †Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
46.2InstalledLeopoldo Ruiz y Flóres †Archbishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
14 Jan40.2InstalledGiuseppe Castelli †Bishop of Susa, ItalyBishop of Novara, Italy
43.4Ordained BishopLuigi Ferri †Bishop of Montalto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
42.6Ordained BishopPompeo Ghezzi †Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), ItalyBishop Emeritus
15 Jan55.8AppointedJoseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau †Auxiliary Bishop of Tours, FranceBishop of Tulle, France
55.8AppointedJoseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau †Titular Bishop of Thermae BasilicaeBishop of Tulle, France
16 Jan40.0AppointedNicola Dobrecic †Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
17 Jan76.0DiedLouis-André Navarre, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Guinea
18 Jan BornJoseph Merhi, C.M.L.MreijatBishop Emeritus of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
19 Jan55.7DiedAlessandro Bavona (Bavaona) †Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
39.3AppointedPatrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern †Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
63.0AppointedDenis Joseph O’Connell †Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
AppointedGiovanni Maria Riesa (Riera), O.P. †Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
20 Jan69.8AppointedAdolphe-Casimir David †Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
69.8AppointedAdolphe-Casimir David †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in CiliciaAuxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
BornJohn James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †Ballinakill, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar
BornAlfonso Zaplana Bellizza †MoqueguaBishop of Tacna, Peru
21 Jan56.9Ordained BishopIsaias Papadopoulos †Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis
22 Jan57.6AppointedLeonida Medina †Bishop of Pasto, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia
23 Jan68.5InstalledPedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete, O. de M. †Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, ChileBishop Emeritus
25 JanBornPavol Brezanóczy †Slatinské Lazy, SlovakiaArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
41.4Ordained BishopConstant Philomen Jeanningros, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of HauaraVicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viêt Nam
BornEmanuele Romano †GelaBishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy
BornLouis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †Le Guilvinec, FranceBishop Emeritus of Taiohae o Tefenuaenata, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
27 JanBornJan Pasztor †PrievidzaBishop of Nitra, Slovakia
53.8AppointedRaffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †Apostolic Nuncio to AustriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
28 Jan26.0Ordained PriestAntônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
28.3Ordained PriestVicente Maria Bartholomeu Priante, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
27.3Ordained PriestEmilio Sosa Gaona, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoBishop Emeritus of Concepción y Chaco, Paraguay
29 Jan25.1Ordained PriestJuan Casado Obispo, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viêt Nam
30 JanBornAlfons Karl Kempf †AlbstadtAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany
53.3Ordained BishopGiuseppe Scarlata †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
53.8AppointedRaffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †Titular Archbishop of Laodicea ad LibanumCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
31 Jan43.8AppointedAustin Dowling †Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa, USAArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Feb63.2DiedSebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. †Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
2 Feb44.3AppointedGiovanni Vincenzo Bonzano †Titular Archbishop of MeliteneCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
44.3AppointedGiovanni Vincenzo Bonzano †Apostolic Delegate to United States of AmericaCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
BornHyakinthos Gad †SyrosExarch Emeritus of Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)
3 Feb46.6AppointedJoseph Félix François Malleret, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
4 FebBornLeo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. †Butte, NE, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea
42.0Ordained BishopJuvencio Hospital de la Puebla, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of CaunusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, China
23.1Ordained PriestWilliam MacNeely †PriestBishop of Raphoe, Ireland
BornLouis-Albert Vachon †Saint-Frédéric-de-BeauceCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Québec, Canada
6 Feb BornOdorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M.Revilla del Campo, SpainVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru
72.1DiedFrancesco Sogaro, M.C.C.I. †President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
7 Feb41.5AppointedVicente Castellanos y Núñez †Bishop of Campeche, Campeche, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
56.5AppointedEmmanuel-Marie-Joseph-Anthelme Martin de Gibergues †Bishop of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
11 FebBornJuan Carlos Aramburu †ReducciónCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
23.1Ordained PriestWalenty Dymek †PriestArchbishop of Poznań, Poland
BornWaclaw Wycisk †OlbrachciceAuxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland
12 FebBornPatrick Vincent Hurley, C.SS.R. †Wellington, New ZealandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
13 Feb46.2Ordained BishopAndré-Maurice Bovet †Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland
BornIgnatius Salvador D'Souza †CalanguteBishop of Baroda, India
BornDivo Angelo Maria Sabatini, O.S.B. †Abbadia S. SalvatoreAbbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
15 FebBornGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Carrick, PA, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
17 Feb39.9AppointedJoseph-Felix Blanc, S. M. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania, TongaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania)
39.9AppointedJoseph-Felix Blanc, S. M. †Titular Bishop of DibonVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania)
BornJosé Melgoza Osorio †CoalcománBishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México
BornAntonino Pinci †CaveApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Panama
19 FebBornManuel Alfonso de Carvalho †SubportelaBishop of Angra, Portugal
BornJuan Navarro Ramirez †CelayaBishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México
21 Feb64.9InstalledMaurice-Charles-Alfred de Cormont †Bishop of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus
22 FebBornMichael James Dempsey, O.P. †Providence, RI, USABishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Nigeria
24 Feb45.1InstalledAntonio Bahabanian †Bishop of Cesarea di Cappadocia (Armenian), Turkey
BornGiovanni FerrofinoAlessandriaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Ecuador
25 Feb23.1Ordained PriestJosé Garibi y Rivera †Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
53.8Ordained BishopRaffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †Titular Archbishop of Laodicea ad LibanumCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
26 Feb69.9Ordained BishopAdolphe-Casimir David †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in CiliciaAuxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (, Lodève, Béziers, Agde, e Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France
27 Feb40.5AppointedJames Duhig †Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane, AustraliaArchbishop
40.5AppointedJames Duhig †Titular Archbishop of AmidaArchbishop of Brisbane, Australia
28 Feb80.9DiedEdmund Stonor †Titular Archbishop of Trapezus
1 MarBornGerald Emmett Carter †MontréalCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
34.6AppointedFerdinand Terrien, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
34.6AppointedFerdinand Terrien, S.M.A. †Titular Bishop of GordusVicar Apostolic of Costa di Benin, Nigeria
2 MarBornEdward Francis Joseph Schlotterback, O.S.F.S. †Philadelphia, PA, USAVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Keetmanshoop, Namibia
59.6AppointedDomenico Serafini, O.S.B. †Titular Archbishop of Seleucia PieriaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
24.5Ordained PriestMarie-Louis-Joseph-Constantin Tournier, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop Emeritus of Coimbatore, India
3 Mar44.4Ordained BishopGiovanni Vincenzo Bonzano †Titular Archbishop of MeliteneCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
BornRichard Finn, S.M.A. †ClaremorrisBishop Emeritus of Ibadan, Nigeria
4 Mar69.1AppointedDomenico Darmanin †Archbishop of Corfù, Greece
44.0AppointedLouis Petit †Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus
44.0AppointedLouis Petit †Apostolic Delegate to GreeceArchbishop Emeritus of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
5 Mar74.9DiedGuglielmo Blazek †Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
10 Mar40.1Ordained BishopNicola Dobrecic †Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
25.4Ordained PriestWilliam Patrick O’Connor †Priest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USABishop Emeritus of Madison, Wisconsin, USA
49.0Ordained BishopJosé Américo Orzali †Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, ArgentinaArchbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
BornBruno Wüstenberg †DuisburgApostolic Pro-Nuncio to Netherlands
11 Mar53.3AppointedJoseph Henry Conroy †Auxiliary Bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USABishop
53.3AppointedJoseph Henry Conroy †Titular Bishop of ArindelaBishop of Ogdensburg, New York, USA
13 MarBornMario Di Lieto †AmalfiBishop Emeritus of Cerignola-Ascoli Satriano, Italy
BornLouis-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Julliard, S. M. †Coubon, FranceBishop Emeritus of Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
15 MarBornDavid Monas Maloney †Littleton, COBishop Emeritus of Wichita, Kansas, USA
16 MarBornEnrique Principe †CalchaquíAuxiliary Bishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
17 Mar41.6Ordained BishopHermeto José Pinheiro †Bishop of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
53.9Ordained BishopRicardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla †Titular Bishop of SopheneAuxiliary Bishop of Concepción, Chile
19 Mar56.0InstalledJean-Victor-Emile Chesnelong †Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
46.7Ordained BishopJoseph Félix François Malleret, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
56.0Ordained BishopJoseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau †Titular Bishop of Thermae BasilicaeBishop of Tulle, France
63.1InstalledDenis Joseph O’Connell †Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus
21 Mar56.7AppointedGuillermo Rojas y Arrieta, C.M. †Bishop of PanamáArchbishop of Panamá
BornJózef Benedykt Kurpas †PaniowyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Katowice, Poland
22 MarBornPaolo Ghizzoni †ArcelloBishop of San Miniato, Italy
23 Mar23.1Ordained PriestAntonio Caggiano †Priest of Santa Fe, ArgentinaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
24.5Ordained PriestJohn Aloysius Coleman †PriestBishop of Armidale, Australia
BornClarence James Duhart, C.SS.R. †New Orleans, LA, USABishop Emeritus of Udon Thani, Thailand
48.5AppointedMichael Higgins †Auxiliary Bishop of Tuam, Ireland
48.5AppointedMichael Higgins †Titular Bishop of TemnusAuxiliary Bishop of Tuam, Ireland
24 Mar25.4Ordained PriestJoseph Gogué †PriestArchbishop of Bassorah {Basra} (Chaldean), Iraq
BornCostantino Trapani, O.F.M. †AlimenaBishop Emeritus of Mazara del Vallo, Italy
25 Mar25.8Ordained PriestEftimios Youakim, B.S. †Priest of Arrouhbaniat Albassiliat AlmoukhalissiatArchbishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite), Lebanon
26 Mar44.3AppointedGyozo Horváth †Auxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
44.3AppointedGyozo Horváth †Titular Bishop of MartyropolisAuxiliary Bishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
BornAntonio MistrorigoChiampoBishop Emeritus of Treviso, Italy
60.9AppointedLudovít Szmrecsányi †Coadjutor Archbishop of Eger, HungaryArchbishop
60.9AppointedLudovít Szmrecsányi †Titular Archbishop of CyrrhusArchbishop of Eger, Hungary
28 Mar40.2AppointedRocco Caliandro †Bishop of Termoli, Italy
53.7AppointedGiacomo Ghio †Archbishop of Urbino, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
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