Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1912

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (50)
1912.01.02
NigeriaBishop Joseph-Antoine Lang, S.M.A. († 43)

Vicar Apostolic of Bight of Benin (Nigeria) (1902.07.19 – 1912.01.02)

1912.01.08
ItalyArchbishop Dario Mattei-Gentili († 69)

Archbishop emeritus of Perugia (Italy) (1895.11.29 – 1910.09.30)

1912.01.11
JapanArchbishop François Bonne (フランソワ・ボンヌ), M.E.P. († 56)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tokyo 東京 (Japan) (1910.09.15 – 1912.01.11)

1912.01.17
Papua New GuineaArchbishop Louis-André Navarre, M.S.C. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) (1889.05.10 – 1908.01)

1912.01.19
ItalyArchbishop Alessandro Bavona († 55)

Titular Archbishop of Pharsalus (1901.07.17 – 1912.01.19)

Apostolic Nuncio to Austria-Hungary (1911.02.02 – 1912.01.19)

1912.02.04
BoliviaArchbishop Sebastiano Francisco Pifferi, O.F.M. († 63)

Metropolitan Archbishop of La Plata (Bolivia) (1906.04.30 – 1912.02.04)

1912.02.06
SudanArchbishop Francesco Sogaro, F.S.C.I. († 72)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Central Africa (Sudan) (1882.10.04 – 1895)

President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1903 – 1912.02.06)

1912.02.11
LebanonArchbishop Germanos Mouaqqad, M.S.P. (Greek-Melkite Rite) († 62)

Bishop emeritus of Baalbek of the Greek-Melkites (Lebanon) (1886 – 1894)

Superior General of Society of Missionaries of Saint Paul (1903.08.15 – 1912.02.11)

1912.02.28
EnglandArchbishop Edmund Stonor († 80)

Titular Archbishop of Trapezus (1889.02.11 – 1912.02.28)

1912.03.05
CzechiaBishop Guglielmo Blazek († 74)

Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc (Czechia) (1906.12.06 – 1912.03.05)

1912.04.23
GermanyArchbishop Friedrich Philipp von Abert († 59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Bamberg (Germany) ([1905.01.30] 1905.03.27 – 1912.04.23)

1912.05.01
ItalyArchbishop Pietro Balestra, O.F.M. Conv. († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cagliari (Italy) (1900.12.17 – 1912.05.01)

1912.05.03
EcuadorBishop Roberto Maria Pozo y Martin, S.J. († 75)

Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1884.11.13 – 1912.05.03)

1912.05.11
GermanyBishop Augustinus Gockel († 82)

Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (Germany) (1890.05.02 – 1912.05.11)

1912.05.13
AustriaBishop Laurentius Mayer († 83)

Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria) (1899.01.11 – 1912.05.13)

1912.05.19
MexicoBishop Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos († 49)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1908.03.22 – 1912.05.19)

1912.05.27
French PolynesiaBishop Rogatien-Joseph Martin († 63)

Vicar Apostolic of Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) (1892.06.03 – 1912.05.27)

1912.05.29
AustraliaBishop James Francis Corbett († 77)

Bishop of Sale (Australia) (1887.05.13 – 1912.05.29)

1912.06.02
FranceBishop Marie-Prosper-Adolphe de Bonfils († 71)

Bishop of Le Mans (France) ([1898.03.22] 1898.03.24 – 1912.06.02)

1912.06.02
UkraineBishop Giulio Firczak (Ruthenian Rite) († 75)

Bishop of Mukačeve of the Ruthenians (Ukraine) (1891.12.17 – 1912.06.02)

1912.06.02
ChinaBishop Casimir Vic (和安當), C.M. († 59)

Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Kiangsi 江西東境 (China) (1885.07.11 – 1912.06.02)

1912.06.19
MexicoArchbishop José de Jesús Ortíz y Rodríguez († 62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1901.09.16 – 1912.06.19)

1912.06.20
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBishop Mariano Markovic, O.F.M. († 71)

Titular Bishop of Danaba-orum (1884.03.27 – 1912.06.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Banjaluka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (1884.03.27 – 1912.06.20)

1912.06.25
ItalyBishop Josef Altenweisel († 60)

Bishop of Brixen (Italy) ([1904.05.06] 1904.07.02 – 1912.06.25)

1912.06.27
TanzaniaBishop François Gerboin, M. Afr. († 65)

Vicar Apostolic of Unianyembé (Tanzania) (1897.01.28 – 1912.06.27)

1912.07.07
VietnamBishop François Belleville, M.E.P. († 52)

Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking (Vietnam) (1911.02.09 – 1912.07.07)

1912.07.30
GermanyCardinal Anton Hubert Fischer († 72)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Nereo ed Achilleo (1903.06.25 – 1912.07.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Köln (Germany) (1903.02.14 – 1912.07.30)

1912.08.06
USABishop Patrick Anthony Ludden († 74)

Bishop of Syracuse (USA) (1886.12.14 – 1912.08.06)

1912.08.13
ItalyBishop Gioachino Cantagalli († 86)

Bishop of Faenza (Italy) (1884.11.10 – 1912.08.13)

1912.08.15
ItalyBlessed Archbishop Pio Alberto del Corona, O.P. († 75)

Bishop emeritus of San Miniato (Italy) (1897.02.02 – 1907.08.30)

1912.08.20
HungaryCardinal József Samassa († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco (1906.12.06 – 1912.08.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Eger (Hungary) (1873.07.25 – 1912.08.20)

1912.08.26
PortugalBishop José Alves de Mariz († 68)

Bishop of Bragança e Miranda (Portugal) (1885.07.30 – 1912.08.26)

1912.09.02
EnglandBishop Charles Maurice Graham († 78)

Bishop emeritus of Plymouth (England) (1902.10.25 – 1911.03.16)

1912.09.12
FranceCardinal Pierre-Hector Coullié († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Trinità al Monte Pincio (1898.03.24 – 1912.09.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lyon (France) (1893.06.15 – 1912.09.12)

1912.09.17
CanadaArchbishop Ronald MacDonald († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Harbour Grace (Canada) (1881.05.24 – 1906.09.03)

1912.09.24
ScotlandBishop Angus MacFarlane († 69)

Bishop of Dunkeld (Scotland) (1901.02.21 – 1912.09.24)

1912.10.13
ChileBishop Rafael Fernández Concha († 78)

Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago (Chile) (1901.01.14 – 1912.10.13)

1912.10.19
IrelandBishop John Joseph Clancy († 55)

Bishop of Elphin (Ireland) (1895.02.08 – 1912.10.19)

1912.10.28
SpainArchbishop Benito Murúa y López († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain) (1909.04.29 – 1912.10.28)

1912.10.30
SenegalBishop Magloire-Désiré Barthet, C.S.Sp. († 75)

Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Senegambia (Senegal) (1889.07.30 – 1898.12.15)

1912.11.03
SpainBishop Francisco Jarrín y Moro († 69)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1906.12.06 – 1912.11.03)

1912.11.09
ItalyBishop Francesco Baldassarri († 76)

Bishop of Imola (Italy) (1901.04.15 – 1912.11.09)

1912.11.14
ItalyCardinal Alfonso Capecelatro di Castelpagano, C.O. († 88)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1886.01.15 – 1912.11.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Capua (Italy) (1880.08.20 – 1912.11.14)

1912.11.27
MexicoBishop José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. († 74)

Bishop of Aguascalientes (Mexico) (1902.03.08 – 1912.11.27)

1912.11.27
ItalyBishop Raffaele Sandrelli († 77)

Bishop emeritus of Sansepolcro (Italy) (1892.07.11 – 1911.07.03)

1912.12
SyriaArchbishop Youssef Debs (Maronite Rite) († 66)

Archbishop of Aleppo of the Maronites (Syria) (1896.03.22 – 1912.12)

1912.12.01
CanadaBishop James Charles McDonald († 72)

Bishop of Charlottetown (Canada) (1891.05.01 – 1912.12.01)

1912.12.02
ItalyBishop Giovanni Barcia (Italo-Albanese Rite) († 82)

Ordinary of Silicia of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) (1902.04.24 – 1912.12.02)

Ordinary of Italia continentale of the Italo-Albanese (Italy) (1902.04.24 – 1912.12.02)

1912.12.07
PolandArchbishop Vincent Teofilo Popiel († 87)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Warszawa (Poland) (1883.03.15 – 1912.12.07)

1912.12.27
CroatiaBishop Giovanni Battista Flapp († 67)

Bishop of Poreč i Pula (Croatia) (1884.11.13 – 1912.12.27)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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