Year 1912, January-February, Bishop Events [Catholic-Hierarchy]

DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title unknown19.2EnteredGabriele Arosio, P.I.M.E. †Member of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsPrefect Emeritus of Neghelli, Ethiopia 32.0IncardinatedManuel Arteaga y Betancourt †Priest of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaCardinal, Archbishop 83.0DiedGiovanni Barcia †Titular Bishop of Croae BornJoseph Mikararanga Busimba †Bishop of Goma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 72.6AppointedThomas Joseph Carr †Bishop of Australia, MilitaryArchbishop of Melbourne, Australia Born[Stanislav Chang Shou-yi] †Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], China 27.9Ordained PriestThomas Dioscoros (Thervalady) †PriestBishop BornAugustin Fataki Alueke †Archbishop Emeritus of Kisangani, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 34.1AppointedJames Fitzpatrick †Superior of San Andrés y Providencia, ColombiaSuperior Emeritus 19.9ProfessedFrancis Xavier Ford, M.M. †Member of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of AmericaBishop of Meixian [Kaying], China BornGeorges Benoit Gassongo †Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Fort-Rousset, Congo AppointedFrancesco Gutiérrez, C.M.F. †Prefect of Chocó, ColombiaPrefect Emeritus ResignedBernardo Irastorza, O.F.M. †Prefect of Ucayali, PeruPrefect Emeritus 28.3Ordained PriestAldo Laghi †PriestApostolic Nuncio to Chile BornBarthélémy Malunga †Bishop Emeritus of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 22.2ProfessedCarlo von Mansfeld, M.I. †Member of Order of the Ministers of the SickSuperior General Emeritus BornWilhelm Möhler, S.A.C. †Rector General Emeritus of Society of the Catholic Apostolate BornRaymond (Nianga-Nzita) Ndudi †Bishop Emeritus of Boma, Congo (Dem. Rep.) BornAnthony Gogo Nwedo, C.S.Sp. †Bishop Emeritus of Umuahia, Nigeria 14.7ProfessedFerdinando Fulgencio Pasini, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], China 44.4ResignedGiovanni Giuseppe Santini, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of Rhétie (Rezia, Rhaetia), SwitzerlandTitular Bishop of Zama Major 23.6Final VowsMichael Schulien, S.V.D. †Member of Society of the Divine WordPriest 70.0ResignedGregorio Giorgio Sciahin †Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus BornHenry Systermans, SS.CC. †Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary BornHerman To Paivu †Archbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 25.3Ordained PriestStefan Walczykiewicz †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Lutsk, Ukraine 25.7Ordained PriestLeon Wetmański †Priest of Płock, PolandAuxiliary Bishop 2 Jan43.2DiedJoseph-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 Jan55.6Ordained BishopPierre-Célestin Cézerac †Bishop of Cahors, FranceArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France 38.8AppointedAlberto Costa †Bishop of Melfi e Rapolla, ItalyBishop of Lecce, Italy BornStephen McGill, P.S.S. †Bishop 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 JanBornJohn A. Choi Jae-seon †Bishop Emeritus of Busan {Pusan}, Korea (South) 56.1InstalledPascal Keklikian †Bishop of Adana (Armenian), Turkey 35.5Ordained BishopJános Mikes †Bishop of Szombathely, HungaryBishop Emeritus 46.9Ordained BishopJames Naughton †Bishop of Killala, Ireland 8 Jan69.9DiedDario Mattei-Gentili †Archbishop Emeritus of Perugia, Italy 9 Jan48.9AppointedTommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of Edessa in OsrhoëneCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery 70.8AppointedCláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leão, C.M. †Titular Archbishop of AnazarbusArchbishop Emeritus of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 70.8ResignedCláudio José Gonçalves Ponce de Leão, C.M. †Archbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilArchbishop Emeritus BornOscar de Oliveira †Archbishop Emeritus of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil BornElias Zoghbi †Archbishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon 10 Jan48.9AppointedTommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. †Apostolic Delegate to MéxicoCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery BornJoseph Kung Szu-jung †Former Bishop-Elect of Shanghai [Shanghai], China 11 Jan56.7DiedFrançois Bonne, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Tōkyō, Japan 12 Jan55.7AppointedJean Victor Émile Chesnelong †Archbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France BornJesús Langarica Olagüe, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect Emeritus of Aguarico, Ecuador 46.1InstalledLeopoldo Ruiz y Flores †Archbishop of Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México 13 JanBornDaniel Martin Spraggon, M.H.M. †Prefect of Falkland Islands o Malvinas 14 Jan40.1InstalledGiuseppe Castelli †Bishop of Susa, ItalyBishop of Novara, Italy 43.4Ordained BishopLuigi Ferri †Bishop of Montalto (delle Marche), 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 Jan39.9AppointedNicolas Dobrecić †Archbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro 35.8AppointedPierre Kernivinen, S.M.A. †Prefect of Korhogo, Côte d’IvoirePrefect Emeritus 75.9DiedLouis-André Navarre, M.S.C. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of New Guinea 53.5AppointedReginal-Alois van Schoote, O.P. †Prefect of Eastern Uélé {Uélé Orientale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Prefect Emeritus 18 JanBornJoseph Merhi, M.L. †Bishop Emeritus of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt 19 Jan55.6DiedAlessandro Bavona (Bavaona) †Apostolic Nuncio to Austria 39.2AppointedPatrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern †Bishop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA 62.9AppointedDenis Joseph O’Connell †Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USABishop Emeritus 45.9AppointedJuan María Riera (Riesa), O.P. †Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador 20 Jan69.8AppointedAdolphe-Casimir David †Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France 69.8AppointedAdolphe-Casimir David †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France BornJohn James Howe, S.S.C.M.E. †Bishop Emeritus of Myitkyina, Myanmar BornAlfonso Zaplana Bellizza †Bishop of Tacna, Peru 21 Jan56.9Ordained BishopIsaias Papadopoulos †Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis 23 Jan57.5AppointedLeonidas Medina †Bishop of Pasto, ColombiaBishop Emeritus of Socorro y San Gil, Colombia 68.5InstalledPedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete, O. de M. †Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, ChileBishop Emeritus 25 JanBornPavol Brezanóczy †Archbishop of Eger, Hungary 41.4Ordained BishopConstant-Philomène Jeanningros, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of HauaraVicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam BornEmanuele Romano †Bishop Emeritus of Trapani, Italy BornLouis-Bertrand Tirilly, SS.CC. †Bishop Emeritus of Taiohae, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania) 27 JanBornJán Pásztor †Bishop of Nitra, Slovakia 53.7AppointedRaffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †Apostolic Nuncio to AustriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious 28 Jan25.9Ordained PriestAntônio de Almeida Lustosa, S.D.B. †Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoArchbishop Emeritus of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil 28.2Ordained PriestVicente Bartolomeu Maria 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 (Santissima Concezione) en Paraguay 29 Jan25.0Ordained PriestJuan Casado Obispo, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Thái Binh, Viet Nam 30 JanBornAlfons Karl Kempf †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Würzburg, Germany 53.2Ordained BishopGiuseppe Scarlata †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy 53.7AppointedRaffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in SyriaCardinal, 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 2 Feb44.3AppointedGiovanni Vincenzo Bonzano †Apostolic Delegate to United States of AmericaCardinal, Apostolic Delegate Emeritus BornHyakinthos Gad †Apostolic Exarch Emeritus of Greece (Greek) 34.8Final VowsVicente Huarte y San Martín, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic of Wuhu [Wuhu], China 46.5AppointedJoseph Félix François Malleret, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Antilles 36.3Final VowsFerdinand Périer, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, India 32.8Final VowsFrancis Tiburtius Roche, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop Emeritus of Tuticorin, India 36.1Final VowsJohannes Peter Franziskus Ross, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hiroshima, Japan 37.0Final VowsSylvain van Hee, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic of Koango o Kwango, Congo (Dem. Rep.) 3 Feb44.3AppointedGiovanni Vincenzo Bonzano †Titular Archbishop of MeliteneCardinal, Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to United States of America 19.8ProfessedJosé Weimann, C.Ss.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerBishop of Santiago del Estero, Argentina 4 FebBornLeo Clement Andrew Arkfeld, S.V.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Madang, Papua New Guinea 42.0Ordained BishopJuvencio Juan Hospital de la Puebla, O. Cart. †Titular Bishop of CaunusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, China 23.1Ordained PriestWilliam MacNeely †PriestBishop of Raphoe, Ireland 63.2DiedSebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. †Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia BornLouis-Albert Vachon †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Québec, Canada 6 FebBornOdorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Requena, Peru 72.0DiedFrancesco Sogaro, F.S.C.J. †President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy 7 Feb41.5AppointedVicente Castellanos y Núñez †Bishop of Campeche, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México 56.5AppointedEmmanuel-Marie-Joseph-Anthelme Martin de Gibergues †Bishop of Valence (-Die-Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France 11 FebBornJuan Carlos Aramburu †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina 23.1Ordained PriestWalenty Dymek †Priest of Gniezno e Poznań, PolandArchbishop of Poznań, Poland 62.1DiedGermanos (Ignace) Mouakkad (Mouaqqad) †Bishop Emeritus of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon 61.0Ordained BishopLuca Pappafava †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), CroatiaBishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia BornWacław Wycisk †Auxiliary Bishop of Opole, Poland 12 FebBornPatrick Vincent Hurley, C.Ss.R. †Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Samoa-Apia and Tokelau, Pacific (Oceania) 13 Feb64.3CeasedJoseph-Emile Abbet, C.R.A. †Apostolic Administrator of Lausanne et Genève, SwitzerlandAbbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland 46.2Ordained BishopAndré-Maurice Bovet †Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland BornIgnatius Salvador D’Souza †Bishop of Baroda, India BornDivo Angelo Maria Sabatini, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy 15 FebBornGeorge Elmer Bernarding, S.V.D. †Archbishop Emeritus of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea 16 FebBornErnest Maria Çoba †Apostolic Administrator of Shkodrë, Albania 17 Feb39.8AppointedJoseph Félix Blanc, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania, TongaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania) 39.8AppointedJoseph Félix Blanc, S.M. †Titular Bishop of Dibon (Dibona)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tonga Islands {Isole Tonga}, Pacific (Oceania) BornJosé Melgoza Osorio †Bishop Emeritus of Netzahualcóyotl, México, México BornAntonino Pinci †Apostolic Nuncio 18 Feb23.3Ordained PriestVarfolomey Nikolay Remov †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Moscow, Russian Federation 19 FebBornManuel Alfonso de Carvalho †Bishop of Angra, Portugal BornJuan Navarro Ramirez †Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, México 20 Feb54.7AppointedAmbrogio Damiano Achille Ratti †Pro-Prefect of the Vatican LibraryPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy) 21 Feb64.8InstalledMarie-Charles-Alfred de Cormont †Bishop of Aire et Dax, FranceBishop Emeritus 22 FebBornMichael James Edward Dempsey, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Sokoto, Nigeria 23 Feb44.8DiedJuan Gil y García, C.M.F. †Prefect of Chocó, Colombia BornFrancisco de Assis Portela †Priest of Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil 24 Feb45.1InstalledAntoine Bahabanian †Bishop of Cesarea di Cappadocia (Armenian), Turkey BornGiovanni Ferrofino †Apostolic Nuncio 25 Feb23.0Ordained PriestJosé Garibi y Rivera †Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus 53.8Ordained BishopRaffaele Scapinelli di Leguigno †Titular Archbishop of Laodicea in SyriaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious 26 Feb69.9Ordained BishopAdolphe-Casimir David †Titular Bishop of Sebaste in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (-Lodève-Béziers-Agde-Saint-Pons-de-Thomières), France 27 Feb40.4AppointedJames Duhig †Coadjutor Archbishop of Brisbane, AustraliaArchbishop 40.4AppointedJames Duhig †Titular Archbishop of AmidaArchbishop of Brisbane, Australia 28 Feb80.9DiedEdmund Stonor †Titular Archbishop of Trapezus