The Year of Our Lord 1914

Bishop Events

January to February

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Marius (Joseph Michael) Banks, O.F.M. †		Prefect Emeritus of Volksrust, South Africa
		Born	Leonard Carrieri, SS.CC. †		Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
	22.0	Ordained Priest	Andrzej Cikoto, M.I.C. †	Priest	Apostolic Exarch of Harbin [Harbin] (Russian), China
		Appointed	John Creagh, C.Ss.R. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kimberley in Western Australia
		Born	Matthew Farrelly, C.S.Sp. †		Superior Emeritus of Gambia
	22.3	Ordained Priest	Mieczysław Michailas Joudokas †	Priest of Mohilev, Belarus	Apostolic Administrator of Kazan-Samara-Simbirsk, Russian Federation
	18.5	Professed	Pietro Massa, P.I.M.E. †	Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions	Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
	22.5	Professed	Bernard Francis Meyer (Mayer), M.M. †	Member of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America	Prefect Emeritus of Wuchow [Wuzhou], China
		Born	Thomas Mongo †		Bishop Emeritus of Douala, Cameroon
		Born	Thomas Qian Yurong (Quan Yirong) †		Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
	40.8	Appointed	Eugen Remigius Schwarz, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Bettiah, India
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Angelo Soracco †	Priest	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
		Born	Gabriel Ukec †		Bishop Emeritus of Bunia, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
		Resigned	Dominic Wagenaar, M.H.M. †	Prefect of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan	Prefect Emeritus
Jan		Appointed	Eugène Justin Fabre (Favre) †	Prefect of French Guiana-Cayenne, Antilles	Prefect Emeritus
1 Jan	61.6	Appointed	Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	61.6	Appointed	Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez †	Patriarch of West Indies, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	66.0	Died	Jules-Basile Kandelaft †	Vicar Apostolic of Le Caire {Cairo} (Syrian), Egypt
		Born	Antonio Maria Travia †		Almoner Emeritus of the Office of Papal Charities
2 Jan	66.8	Appointed	Domenico Ferrata †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office	Cardinal, Secretary of State
	62.9	Died	Everhard Illigens †	Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
		Born	Gilberto Tapia †		Former Bishop-Elect of Guaranda, Ecuador
3 Jan	72.3	Appointed	Francesco di Paola Cassetta †	Librarian of the Vatican Library	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
4 Jan	87.4	Died	Carlo Bertuzzi †	Bishop Emeritus of Foligno, Italy
6 Jan		Born	Melchior Zhang Kexing (Chang K’o-hing) †		Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
7 Jan	59.0	Appointed	Marie Bertrand (Jean-Charles) Cothonay, O.P. †	Prefect of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam	Prefect Emeritus
7 Jan		Born	Joseph Patrick Fitzgerald, O.M.I. †		Bishop Emeritus of Johannesburg, South Africa
8 Jan	81.3	Died	Carlo Mola, C.O. †	Bishop Emeritus of Foggia, Italy
8 Jan	73.1	Died	Juan Antonio Ruano Martín †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
9 Jan	76.7	Died	Giovanni Maria Diamare †	Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
		Born	Karl Moser †		Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
		Born	Saverio Zupi †		Apostolic Nuncio
10 Jan		Born	Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph-Marie-Henri Hanrion, O.F.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Dapango, Togo
11 Jan	34.1	Ordained Bishop	Stefan Novák †	Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev, Eperjes) (Slovak), Slovakia	Bishop Emeritus of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovak), Slovakia
12 Jan	48.2	Appointed	Rafael Merry del Val y Zulueta †	Archpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
	48.1	Appointed	Modesto Augusto Vieira †	Auxiliary Bishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
	48.1	Appointed	Modesto Augusto Vieira †	Titular Bishop of Archelaïs	Auxiliary Bishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13 Jan	46.1	Confirmed	Victor Arrién (Arrieu) †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia	Archbishop Emeritus
	58.8	Appointed	Jean-Marie Bourchany †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	58.8	Appointed	Jean-Marie Bourchany †	Titular Bishop of Hadrumetum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Lyon (-Vienne), France
	59.3	Appointed	Willem Marinus van Rossum, C.Ss.R. †	President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
14 Jan		Born	Gaetano Alibrandi †		Apostolic Nuncio
	53.1	Ordained Bishop	Edward Kozlowski †	Titular Bishop of Germia	Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
		Born	Peter Zhang Boren (Zhang Bairen, Chang Bairen) †		Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
15 Jan	65.8	Died	Giuseppe Izzo †	Bishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy
	50.6	Appointed	Simeón Pereira y Castellón †	Titular Archbishop of Cyzicus	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
	50.7	Resigned	Augustine Francis Schinner †	Bishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USA	Bishop Emeritus of Spokane, Washington, USA
		Born	Cesar Gerardo Maria Vielmo Guerra, O.S.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Aysén, Chile
17 Jan	44.7	Appointed	Carlo Gregorio Maria Grasso, O.S.B. †	Apostolic Administrator of Cava e Sarno, Italy	Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
18 Jan	26.3	Ordained Priest	Víctor Álvarez Huapaya, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga), Peru
	46.4	Ordained Bishop	John Mary Harty †	Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland
	27.2	Ordained Priest	José Selva e Amaral, S.D.B. †	Priest of Salesians of Saint John Bosco	Prelate of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil
	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Alberto Vassallo di Torregrossa †	Titular Archbishop of Hemesa	Apostolic Nuncio
19 Jan	60.1	Died	Andrea Fiore †	Bishop of Cuneo, Italy
	80.0	Died	John Joseph Prendergast †	Priest of San Francisco, California, USA
	69.1	Died	William Turner †	Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
20 Jan		Born	Maurice John Dingman †		Bishop Emeritus of Des Moines, Iowa, USA
20 Jan	49.0	Died	José de Jesús Guzmán y Sánchez †	Bishop of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México
21 Jan	38.2	Appointed	Jean-René Calloc’h, C.S.Sp. †	Prefect of Oubangui Chari, Central African Republic	Prefect Emeritus
22 Jan		Born	Jacques Nguyễn Văn Mầu †		Bishop Emeritus of Vĩnh Long, Viet Nam
24 Jan		Born	Thomas Andrew Donnellan †		Archbishop of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
24 Jan		Born	Ismael Blas Rolón Silvero, S.D.B. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay
26 Jan	63.8	Died	Matthew Makil †	Vicar Apostolic of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
27 Jan		Born	William Edward McManus †		Bishop Emeritus of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA
29 Jan	36.4	Appointed	Louis James O’Leary †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
29 Jan	36.4	Appointed	Louis James O’Leary †	Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
30 Jan	65.6	Died	Salvatore Tolu †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
31 Jan	74.0	Died	Casimiro Gennari †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
1 Feb	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Robert Bürkler †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
1 Feb	37.9	Appointed	Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli †	Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
2 Feb	34.5	Final Vows	Zenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
2 Feb	40.4	Final Vows	Thomas Addis Emmet, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles
5 Feb		Born	Ferdinando Maggioni †		Bishop Emeritus of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
6 Feb	58.4	Appointed	Adauto Aurélio de Miranda Henriques †	Archbishop of Paraíba, Brazil
6 Feb		Born	Alfonso Uribe Jaramillo †		Bishop Emeritus of Sonsón-Rionegro, Colombia
8 Feb		Born	Pierre Wijnants, M.S.C. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Mbandaka-Bikoro, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
9 Feb		Born	Bruno Frattegiani †		Archbishop Emeritus of Camerino-San Severino Marche, Italy
9 Feb	78.2	Died	Luis Felipe Ortiz y Gutiérrez †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
10 Feb	72.4	Appointed	Francesco di Paola Cassetta †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
11 Feb	56.8	Resigned	Charles Warren Currier †	Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba	Bishop Emeritus
11 Feb	45.1	Appointed	Angelo Sinibaldi †	Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
12 Feb	52.9	Resigned	Pedro Prat Escalas, O.E.S.A. †	Prefect of San León del Amazonas, Peru	Prefect Emeritus
12 Feb	54.5	Appointed	Rufino Santos Pérez, O.E.S.A. †	Prefect of San León del Amazonas, Peru	Prefect Emeritus
13 Feb		Born	Julio Benigno Laschi González †		Auxiliary Bishop of Asunción, Paraguay
13 Feb	60.7	Appointed	Benedetto Lorenzelli †	Prefect of the Congregation for Studies	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
15 Feb		Born	Pierre Kimbondo †		Bishop Emeritus of Kisantu, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	25.3	Ordained Priest	Johann Paul Odendahl Metz, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Vicar Apostolic of Limón, Costa Rica
	43.8	Installed	Giuseppe Romeo †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
16 Feb		Born	David Arthur (Joseph) Melançon, O.S.B. †		Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
18 Feb		Born	João (Jean) Chedid, O.M.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Nossa Senhora do Líbano em São Paulo (Maronite), Brazil
	51.3	Appointed	José Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Salta, Argentina	Bishop
	51.3	Appointed	José Calixto Gregorio Romero y Juárez †	Titular Bishop of Thermae Basilicae	Bishop of Salta, Argentina
19 Feb	45.7	Appointed	Pasquale Righetti †	Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy	Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy
19 Feb	74.2	Died	Pierre-Émile Rouard †	Bishop of Nantes, France
20 Feb	52.4	Appointed	Pranciškus Karevičius (Karewicz), M.I.C. †	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania	Bishop Emeritus
21 Feb	67.1	Died	James Dominic Murray, O.E.S.A. †	Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown, Australia
23 Feb		Born	Piotr Longin Bednarczyk †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
23 Feb		Born	Marcel Evariste Van Rengen, C.J. †		Bishop of Mweka, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
24 Feb	40.4	Ordained Bishop	Henry John Althoff †	Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
24 Feb		Born	Guido Attilio Previtali, O.F.M. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tripoli, Libya
25 Feb		Born	Hernando Izquierdo Antiporda †		Auxiliary Bishop of Manila, Philippines
27 Feb	81.7	Died	Johannes Baptist Katschthaler †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
28 Feb		Born	Raphaël Bayan, I.C.P.B. †		Bishop Emeritus of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
		Born	Giuseppe Boeris, C.R.S. †		Superior General Emeritus of Clerks Regular of Somasca
	65.1	Converted	Sevère-Samuel Lahdo †
		Born	Jean-Maria Rakotondrasoa, M.S. †		Bishop Emeritus of Antsirabé, Madagascar

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