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The Year of Our Lord 1918

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January to March

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedEmerico Cambier, C.I.C.M. †Prefect of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
67.8DiedGiovanni del Papa, O.S.B. †Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
50.4DiedAngelo Maria Ettinger, O.S.B. †Abbot of Santissima Trinità di Cava de’ Tirreni, Italy
DiedGiuseppe Forestier, S. M. †Prefect of Northern Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
DiedCamisio Teodoro Gellings, SS.CC. †Prefect of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea
59.2DiedTibor Hajdú, O.S.B. †Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
85.9DiedFrancesco Jaczewski †Bishop of Lublin, Poland
78.6DiedAngelo Michele Jannachino †Bishop of Telese o Cerreto Sannita, Italy
24.3Ordained PriestBl. Michaël Kozal †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Włocławek, Poland
BornJosé Miguel López Hurtado, O.F.M.Prefect Emeritus of Guapi, Colombia
BornAlexander Mbuka-Nzundu †Leverville-SoaBishop of Kikwit, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
61.0DiedEugenio Notz, O. Cist. †Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria
AppointedEdoardo Parry, S.J. †Prefect of Zambese, Zimbabwe
AppointedAdalberto Ottone Rielander, SS.CC. †Prefect of Western Kaiser-Wilhelms-Land, Papua New Guinea
DiedEugenio Remigio Schwarz, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Bettiah, India
DiedGiovanni Battista Steeneman, C.I.C.M. †Superior of I-li o Kul-Dia, China
DiedRiccardo Sykes, S.J. †Prefect of Zambese, Zimbabwe
68.6AppointedRaffaele Virili †Titular Archbishop of Ptolemais in Libya
70.0DiedEutimio Zulhof, B.S. †Archbishop of Tyr (Melkite), Lebanon
1 JanBornDominic Joseph Conway †LongfordBishop Emeritus of Elphin, Ireland
29.2Ordained PriestAlain-Sébastien Le Breton, S.M.M. †Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryBishop Emeritus of Toamasina, Madagascar
2 Jan61.7AppointedPierre-Célestin Cézerac †Coadjutor Archbishop of Albi, FranceArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
61.7AppointedPierre-Célestin Cézerac †Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in MauretaniaArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
4 Jan54.2AppointedEmilio Jiménez Pérez †Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro, Spain
54.2AppointedEmilio Jiménez Pérez †Titular Bishop of AnthedonApostolic Administrator of Barbastro, Spain
5 Jan84.2DiedJohn Samual Foley †Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USA
BornDominic J. Khumalo, O.M.I. †MapumuloAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Durban, South Africa
6 Jan43.9Ordained BishopFlaminio Belotti, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of SufetulaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
36.1Ordained BishopLouis-Christian-Marie de Coomann, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Tacia MontanaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Thanh Hóa, Viêt Nam
20.8ProfessedBenno Walter Gut, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship
BornJosé de Matos Pereira, C.M.F. †TaiúvaBishop of Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
53.6Ordained BishopAntonio Maria Pueyo de Val, C.M.F. †Bishop of Pasto, Colombia
11 Jan47.9AppointedFrançois-Ignace Hummel, S.M.A. †Apostolic Administrator of TogoVicar Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana
BornJohn MackeyBray, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Auckland, New Zealand
48.3AppointedCarmelo Patané †Archbishop of Otranto, ItalyArchbishop of Catania, Italy
13 Jan81.5DiedAeneas Chisholm †Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
BornBasil (Wasyl) Filevich (Felivich) †StryjBishop Emeritus of Saskatoon (Ukrainian), Canada
BornThomas Benjamin Fulton †Saint CatharinesBishop Emeritus of Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada
14 Jan67.3ResignedUberto Otto, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Kansu {Kansu Settentrionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
15 JanBornEdouard Gagnon, P.S.S. †Port-Daniel, CanadaCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family
BornSebhat-Leab Worku, S.D.B. †MonoxoitoBishop Emeritus of Adigrat, Ethiopia
16 JanBornMarcelo González Martín †VillanublaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toledo, Spain
18 Jan BornJesús María Coronado Caro, S.D.B.CiénegaBishop Emeritus of Duitama-Sogamoso, Colombia
BornAdriano Mandarino Hypólito, O.F.M. †AracajúBishop Emeritus of Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
BornSebastian U Shwe Yauk †DorokhoBishop of Toungoo, Myanmar
78.0DiedGeorge John Smith †Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain
19 JanBornJoseph Marie Anthony Cordeiro †Bombay, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan
BornJoseph Kelanthara †PanangadArchbishop of Verapoly, India
21 Jan71.9DiedNicholas Aloysius Gallagher †Bishop of Galveston, Texas, USA
76.7DiedVittore Mihalyi de Apsia †Archbishop of Făgăraş şi Alba Iulia (Romanian), Romania
23 Jan83.0DiedLuigi Lazzareschi †Bishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy
76.7DiedJames McGolrick †Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
25 JanBornWarren Louis Boudreaux †BerwickBishop Emeritus of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
54.1AppointedJohn William Shaw †Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
28 Jan45.0AppointedBenedito Paulo Alves de Souza †Bishop of Espírito Santo, BrazilBishop Emeritus
52.8AppointedJonas de Araújo Batinga †Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, Brazil
29 Jan74.8AppointedAlphonse-Gabriel-Pierre Foucault †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saint-Dié, FranceBishop
BornGiovanni Décimo Pellegrini, O.F.M. †UzzanoVicar Apostolic of Cuevo, Bolivia
30 Jan45.7AppointedGeorges-François-Xavier-Marie Grente †Cardinal, Bishop of Le Mans, France
1 Feb BornIgnacy TokarczukLubiankiArchbishop Emeritus of Przemyśl, Poland
2 Feb55.2AppointedAmerico Bevilacqua †Titular Archbishop of ScythopolisBishop Emeritus of Alatri, Italy
54.0AppointedGiovanni Festa †Titular Archbishop of TharonaTitular Archbishop of Nicaea
57.4Ordained BishopJean-Joseph-Benoît-Marie Martel †Bishop of Digne (-Riez-Sisteron), France
65.4AppointedAgostino Migliore †Auxiliary Bishop of Nola, ItalyBishop of Monopoli, Italy
65.4AppointedAgostino Migliore †Titular Bishop of DomitiopolisBishop of Monopoli, Italy
4 FebBornJosé Joaquim Ribeiro †Degolados, PortugalBishop Emeritus of Díli, Timor-Leste
5 FebBornVincenzo Fagiolo †SegniCardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Interpretation of Legislative Texts
6 Feb40.7Ordained BishopJohn Mark Gannon †Titular Bishop of NilopolisBishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
56.8AppointedDaniel Mary Gorman †Bishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
7 Feb53.3Ordained BishopHenry Lécroart, S.J. †Titular Bishop of AnchialusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China
8 Feb57.9AppointedCyrillo de Paula Freitas †Titular Bishop of AntipatrisBishop Emeritus of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
57.9ResignedCyrillo de Paula Freitas †Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilBishop Emeritus
10 FebBornManuel Ferreira Cabral †Sâo Roche de FaialAuxiliary Bishop of Braga, Portugal
30.9Ordained PriestPeter Magoshiro Matsuoka †PriestBishop Emeritus of Nagoya, Japan
11 FebBornDanilo Catarzi, S.X. †Lucciano di Quarrata, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Uvira, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornDonal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. †Limerick, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
15 Feb53.9AppointedJoseph-Lucien Giray †Bishop of Cahors, FranceBishop Emeritus
42.0AppointedHelvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. †Bishop of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilArchbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
16 Feb46.4AppointedFrancesco Marchetti Selvaggiani †Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in IsauriaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
46.4AppointedFrancesco Marchetti Selvaggiani †Apostolic Internuncio to VenezuelaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
17 Feb34.9Ordained BishopJoaquín Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. †Bishop of Santa Marta, ColombiaArchbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
48.4Ordained BishopCarmelo Patané †Archbishop of Otranto, ItalyArchbishop of Catania, Italy
18 FebBornMichel Callens, M. Afr. †Paris, FrancePrelate of Tunis, Tunisia
20 Feb66.0DiedJoão Paulino de Azevedo e Castro †Bishop of Macau, China
50.0AppointedGilberto Fuenzalida Guzmán †Bishop of Concepción, Chile
BornHenri Légaré, O.M.I. †Willow BunchArchbishop Emeritus of Grouard-McLennan, Alberta, Canada
46.3AppointedLuigi Francesco Pierini, O.F.M. †Bishop of Cochabamba, BoliviaArchbishop of Sucre, Bolivia
49.8AppointedCarlos Silva Cotapos †Bishop of La Serena, ChileBishop Emeritus of Talca, Chile
21 Feb50.8AppointedLuis Antonio Castro Alvarez, SS.CC. †Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, ChileBishop Emeritus
BornFranco Illia †JubaniArchbishop of Shkodrë, Albania
22 Feb47.4AppointedMatteo Múgica y Urrestarazu †Bishop of Osma, SpainBishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain
23 Feb23.6Ordained PriestAlfredo Bontempi †PriestTitular Bishop of Palmyra
27.1Ordained PriestDomenico Brizi †PriestBishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
37.7AppointedGiorgio Giovanni Elli †Bishop of Squillace, Italy
24.8Ordained PriestFelipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento †Priest of Cuzco, PeruArchbishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
23.1Ordained PriestPaolo Marella †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, President Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
23.5Ordained PriestPrimo Principi †PriestOfficial Emeritus of the Roman Curia - Other
24 Feb55.6Ordained BishopLuigi Ferretti †Bishop of Poggio Mirteto, ItalyBishop of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy
BornEdward Kisiel †JundzilloBishop Emeritus of Białystok, Poland
25 Feb53.6Ordained BishopWilliam Codd †Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
48.6Ordained BishopWilliam Keatinge †Titular Bishop of MetellopolisVicar Apostolic of Great Britain, Military
45.8AppointedEmilio Francisco Lisson Chaves, C.M. †Archbishop of Lima, PeruArchbishop Emeritus
26 FebBornCharles Alexander K. Salatka †Grand RapidsArchbishop Emeritus of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
27 Feb74.8DiedEdmond Francis Prendergast †Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
28 FebBornCyriaque Siméon Obamba †OghéwaBishop Emeritus of Mouila, Gabon
4 Mar BornJosé María Larrauri LafuenteVitoriaBishop Emeritus of Vitoria, Spain
63.6DiedLazzaro Mladenoff, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Macedonia, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)
5 Mar65.6DiedDomenico Serafini, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
6 Mar90.6DiedJean-Baptiste Cazet, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Madagascar {Madagascar Centrale}, Madagascar
8 Mar43.4InstalledClaudio María Volio y Jímenez †Bishop of Santa Rosa de Copán, HondurasBishop Emeritus
BornFernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. †ArequipaArchbishop Emeritus of Arequipa, Peru
10 Mar68.3AppointedDenis Hallinan †Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
65.5Ordained BishopAgostino Migliore †Titular Bishop of DomitiopolisBishop of Monopoli, Italy
23.5Ordained PriestLuis Pérez Hernández, C.I.M. †Priest of Congregation of Jesus and MaryBishop of Cúcuta, Colombia
11 Mar36.0AppointedGiuseppe Ramiro Marcone, O.S.B. †Abbot of Montevergine, Italy
12 Mar61.8AppointedOreste Giorgi †Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
BornJoseph Gregory Vath †New OrleansBishop of Birmingham, Alabama, USA
63.5AppointedWillem Marinus van Rossum, C.SS.R. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
13 Mar51.0AppointedWilliam Hayden †Bishop of Wilcannia-Forbes, AustraliaArchbishop of Hobart, Australia
BornBernard Henri René Jacqueline †Saint-Lô, FranceApostolic Pro-Nuncio Emeritus to Morocco
14 Mar53.5AppointedGiovanni Pacificio Bos, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, IndonesiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
48.4AppointedJoseph Wilfrid Dwyer †Bishop of Wagga Wagga, Australia
59.4AppointedDomenico Lancellotti †Bishop of Conversano, Italy
15 MarBornNivaldo Monte †NatalArchbishop Emeritus of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
16 Mar61.3ResignedJohn Joseph Collins, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, AntillesVicar Apostolic Emeritus
24.0Ordained PriestFrancisco Santos Santiago, P.I.M.E. †Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsVicar Apostolic of San Jorge, Colombia
17 Mar79.2DiedEmilio Maria Miniati †Bishop Emeritus of Massa Carrara, Italy
18 Mar53.5AppointedGiovanni Pacificio Bos, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of CapitoliasVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dutch Borneo {Borneo Olandese}, Indonesia
61.9SucceededPierre-Célestin Cézerac †Archbishop of Albi, FranceArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
75.5DiedEudoxe-Irénée-Edouard Mignot †Archbishop of Albi, France
19 Mar44.1Ordained BishopFrancesco Cammarota †Bishop of Capaccio-Vallo, Italy
77.2DiedJohn Healy †Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland
BornCipriano Biyehima Kihangire †HoimaBishop Emeritus of Gulu, Uganda
20 Mar58.2AppointedCharles Joseph O'Reilly †Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
21 MarBornTomás Angel Romero Gross, O.P. †QuitoVicar Apostolic of Puyo, Ecuador
24 Mar71.8DiedJoseph Weber, C. R. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lviv, Ukraine
25 Mar25.1Ordained PriestCasimiro Lladoc †PriestBishop of Bacolod, Philippines
26 MarBornAndré Lesouëf, M.E.P. †Redon, FrancePrefect Emeritus of Kompong-Cham, Cambodia
29 MarBornJosé de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda †Rio GrandeBishop of Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, México
30 Mar58.0DiedCosimo Agostino †Bishop of Ariano, Italy
24.4Ordained PriestLuigi Carlo Borromeo †PriestBishop of Pesaro, Italy
34.1Ordained PriestWilliam Theodore Heard †Priest of Southwark, England, Great BritainCardinal, Dean Emeritus of the Roman Rota
BornGerald Francis O'Keefe †St. PaulBishop Emeritus of Davenport, Iowa, USA
26.4Ordained PriestEduardo Tonna †PriestBishop Emeritus of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
31 Mar46.0AppointedJoseph-Fructueux Bourgain, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Kienchang, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Ningyüanfu, China
46.0AppointedJoseph-Fructueux Bourgain, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of ArchelaïsVicar Apostolic of Ningyüanfu, China
23.1Ordained PriestFrancesco Orlando †PriestBishop of San Severo, Italy
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