Deceased Bishops

in a.d. 1915

Date of DeathAscendingDeceased Bishops (83)
1915.01.01
FranceBishop Henri-Louis-Prosper Bougoin († 69)

Bishop of Périgueux (France) (1906.09.12 – 1915.01.01)

1915.01.20
USABishop Thomas Martin Aloysius Burke († 75)

Bishop of Albany (USA) (1894.05.15 – 1915.01.20)

1915.01.22
ItalyCardinal Scipione Tecchi († 60)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (1914.05.28 – 1915.01.22)

Pro-Prefect of Congregation for Sacred Rites (1914.11.08 – 1915.01.22)

1915.02.06
EnglandArchbishop Edward Gilpin Bagshawe, C.O. († 86)

Bishop emeritus of Nottingham (England) (1874.10.12 – 1901.11.25?)

1915.02.15
AustriaBishop Josef Kahn († 75)

Bishop emeritus of Gurk (Austria) (1887.02.10 – 1910.10.28)

1915.02.16
ChinaBishop Alfonso Bermyn (閔玉清), C.I.C.M. († 62)

Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia 西南蒙古 (China) (1901.04.03 – 1915.02.16)

1915.02.19
BelgiumBishop Charles Gustave Walravens († 73)

Bishop of Tournai (Belgium) (1897.12.16 – 1915.02.19)

1915.02.21
PolandArchbishop Edward Likowski († 78)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Poznań (Poland) (1914.08.13 – 1915.02.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Gniezno (Poland) (1914.08.13 – 1915.02.21)

1915.02.21
ArgentinaBishop Gregorio Ignazio Romero († 54)

Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires (Argentina) (1899.06.19 – 1915.02.21)

1915.02.23
SpainBishop Pedro Juan Campins y Barceló († 56)

Bishop of Mallorca (Spain) (1898.04.21 – 1915.02.23)

1915.02.24
ItalyBishop Leonida Mapelli († 53)

Bishop of Borgo San Donnino (Italy) (1907.10.14 – 1915.02.24)

1915.02.27
ItalyArchbishop Cesare Boccanera († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Narni (Italy) (1889.02.11 – 1905.11)

1915.02.28
FranceBishop Marie-Jean-Célestin Douais († 66)

Bishop of Beauvais (France) ([1899.12.07] 1899.12.14 – 1915.02.28)

1915.03.05
AustriaBishop Rudolf Hittmair († 55)

Bishop of Linz (Austria) ([1909.03.17] 1909.04.14 – 1915.03.05)

1915.03.11
New ZealandBishop John Joseph Grimes, S.M. († 73)

Bishop of Christchurch (New Zealand) (1887.05.13 – 1915.03.11)

1915.03.14
USABishop Joseph John Fox († 59)

Bishop emeritus of Green Bay (USA) (1904.05.27 – 1914.11.07)

1915.03.15
ItalyBishop Luigi Finoja († 72)

Bishop emeritus of Catanzaro (Italy) (1900.06.02 – 1906.12.06)

1915.03.18
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Paolo Carrano († 73)

Archbishop of Barletta (Italy) (1906.09.01 – 1915.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Trani (Italy) (1906.09.01 – 1915.03.18)

1915.03.19
ItalyCardinal Antonio Agliardi († 82)

Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1899.12.14 – 1915.03.19)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Damaso in commendum (1903.06.22 – 1915.03.19)

Chancellor of Apostolic Chancery (1908.06.29 – 1915.03.19)

1915.03.27
FranceBishop Jean-Marie-Léon Dizien († 68)

Bishop of Amiens (France) ([1896.05.30] 1896.06.25 – 1915.03.27)

1915.03.30
ItalyBishop Pancrazio Giorgi († 68)

Bishop of Segni (Italy) (1898.02.11 – 1915.03.30)

1915.03.31
FranceBishop Jacques-Louis Monestès († 59)

Bishop of Dijon (France) (1911.08.11 – 1915.03.31)

1915.04.08
GreeceBishop Fedele Abati, O.F.M. († 95)

Bishop emeritus of Chios (Greece) (1885.01.11 – 1890.06.06)

1915.04.23
ItalyArchbishop Benedetto Bonazzi, O.S.B. Cas. († 74)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Benevento (Italy) (1902.06.09 – 1915.04.23)

1915.04.23
BulgariaBishop Leonardo Baumbach, C.P. († 59)

Bishop emeritus of Nikopol (Bulgaria) (1913.03.31 – 1915.02.13)

1915.04.26
ItalyBishop Camillo Tiberio († 64)

Bishop of Diano–Teggiano (Italy) (1906.11.10 – 1915.04.26)

1915.04.28
PolandBishop Konstantyn Czechowicz (Ukrainian Rite) († 68)

Bishop of Przemyśl of the Ukrainians (Poland) (1896.11.17 – 1915.04.28)

1915.05.09
USABishop Charles Henry Colton († 66)

Bishop of Buffalo (USA) (1903.06.10 – 1915.05.09)

1915.05.10
USABishop Lawrence Scanlan († 71)

Bishop of Salt Lake (USA) (1891.01.30 – 1915.05.10)

1915.05.11
USABishop Camillus Paul Maes († 69)

Bishop of Covington (USA) (1884.10.01 – 1915.05.11)

1915.05.18
PortugalBishop António Moutinho († 52)

Bishop of Portalegre (Portugal) (1909.03.04 – 1915.05.18)

1915.06
TurkiyeBishop Stefano P. Israelian (Armenian Rite) († 49)

Bishop of Kharput of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1899.02.06 – 1915.06)

1915.06?
TurkiyeBishop Giacomo Topuzian (Armenian Rite) († 60)

Bishop of Mush of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1911.04.27 – 1915.06?)

1915.06.06
MonacoBishop Jean-Charles Arnal du Curel († 56)

Bishop of Monaco (Monaco) (1903.10.02 – 1915.06.06)

1915.06.11
TurkiyeSaint Archbishop Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan (Armenian Rite) († 46)

Archbishop of Mardin of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1911 – 1915.06.11)

1915.06.15
CanadaArchbishop Louis-Philippe Adélard Langevin, O.M.I. († 59)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint-Boniface (Canada) (1895.01.08 – 1915.06.15)

1915.06.21
TurkiyeBishop Ibrahin Addai-Scher (Chaldean Rite) († 48)

Bishop of Seert of the Chaldeans (Turkiye) (1902.08.15 – 1915.06.21)

1915.07.04
LebanonArchbishop Joseph Estefan (Maronite Rite) († 67)

Titular Archbishop of Cyrrhus of the Maronites (1896.09.24 – 1915.07.04)

1915.07.06
AustraliaArchbishop John O’Reilly († 68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Adelaide (Australia) (1895.01.05 – 1915.07.06)

1915.07.08
GermanyBishop Heinrich Vollmar († 76)

Military Vicar emeritus of Germany (Germany) (1903.11.09 – 1913)

1915.07.10
USAArchbishop James Edward Quigley († 60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1903.01.08 – 1915.07.10)

1915.07.21
BangladeshBishop Frederick Linneborn, C.S.C. († 51)

Bishop of Dacca (Bangladesh) (1909.02.13 – 1915.07.21)

1915.08
LebanonPatriarch Boghos (Paul) Bédros XII Sabbaghian (Armenian Rite) († 79)

Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (Lebanon) ([1904.08.04] 1904.11.14 – 1915.08)

1915.08
TurkiyeBishop Michele Kaciadurian (Armenian Rite) († 70)

Bishop of Melitene of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1899.02.06 – 1915.08)

1915.08.03
SwitzerlandBishop André-Maurice Bovet († 49)

Bishop of Lausanne et Genève (Switzerland) (1911.11.30 – 1915.08.03)

1915.08.04
ChinaBishop Marie-Julien Dunand (杜), M.E.P. († 74)

Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan 四川西北 (China) (1893.04.21 – 1915.08.04)

1915.08.06
USABishop Edward Kozłowski († 54)

Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee (USA) (1913.11.12 – 1915.08.06)

1915.08.07
VenezuelaArchbishop Juan Bautista Castro († 68)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (1904.05.31 – 1915.08.07)

1915.08.10
ChinaBishop Isidoro Clemente Gutiérrez (黎克勉), O.P. († 62)

Vicar Apostolic of Amoy 廈門 (China) (1899.08.07 – 1915.08.10)

1915.08.14
IrelandBishop Richard Alfred Sheehan († 70)

Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (Ireland) (1892.01.15 – 1915.08.14)

1915.08.19
ItalyCardinal Serafino Vannutelli († 80)

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (1914.05.25 – 1915.08.19)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Ceremonies (1914.05.25 – 1915.08.19)

Major Penitentiary of Sacred Apostolic Penitentiary (1899.11.20 – 1915.08.19)

1915.08.19
IndiaBishop Eugène-Louis Kleiner, M.E.P. († 74)

Bishop emeritus of Mysore (India) (1890.09.14 – 1910.06.02)

1915.08.26
TurkiyeBishop Philip Yaʿqob Abrahamo, O.A.O.C. (Chaldean Rite) († 67)

Bishop of Gazireh of the Chaldeans (Turkiye) (1882.02.10 – 1915.08.26)

1915.08.29
TurkiyeBlessed Bishop Flaviano Michele Melki (Syriac Rite) († 56)

Bishop of Gazireh of the Syriacs (Turkiye) ([1899] 1912.09.14 – 1915.08.29)

1915.08.30
TurkiyeBishop Mathieu Sislian (Armenian Rite) († 71)

Bishop emeritus of Cesarea in Cappadocia of the Armenians (Turkiye) (1901.08.28 – 1909.12.03)

1915.09.03
HungaryCardinal Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B. († 83)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai Monti (1893.06.15 – 1915.09.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Esztergom (Hungary) (1891.12.13 – 1912.12.13)

1915.09.13
IndiaBishop Augustin-François Baslé, M.E.P. († 64)

Bishop of Mysore (India) (1910.06.02 – 1915.09.13)

1915.09.14
CanadaBishop François-Théophile-Zotique Racicot († 69)

Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) (1905.01.14 – 1915.09.14)

1915.09.15
ItalyCardinal Benedetto Lorenzelli († 62)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in Gerusalemme (1907.04.18 – 1915.09.15)

Archbishop emeritus of Lucca (Italy) (1904.11.14 – 1910.03.26)

Prefect of Sacred Congregation of Studies (1914.02.13 – 1915.09.15)

1915.09.15
ColombiaBishop Evaristo Blanco († 59)

Bishop of Nueva Pamplona (Colombia) (1909.03.27 – 1915.09.15)

1915.09.16
FranceBishop Adolphe-Casimir David († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Montpellier (France) (1912.01.20 – 1915.09.16)

1915.09.16
AustraliaBishop Joseph Higgins († 77)

Bishop of Ballarat (Australia) (1905.03.03 – 1915.09.16)

1915.09.18
USABishop Thomas James Conaty († 68)

Bishop of Monterey–Los Angeles (USA) (1903.03.27 – 1915.09.18)

1915.09.24
ItalyBishop Nicola Maria Merola († 81)

Bishop of Venafro (Italy) (1893.06.12 – 1915.09.24)

Bishop of Isernia (Italy) (1893.06.12 – 1915.09.24)

1915.09.25
ColombiaBishop Mosé Higuera († 72)

Auxiliary Bishop of Medellín (Colombia) (1884.03.04 – 1915.09.25)

1915.09.26
SeychellesBishop Bernardine Thomas Edward Clark, O.F.M. Cap. († 58)

Bishop of Port Victoria (Seychelles) (1910.06.18 – 1915.09.26)

1915.10.05
UkraineBishop Longinus Żarnowiecki († 73)

Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk and Zytomierz (Ukraine) (1910.04.07 – 1915.10.05)

1915.10.09
Northern IrelandBishop Henry O’Neill († 72)

Bishop of Dromore (Northern Ireland) (1901.07.07 – 1915.10.09)

1915.10.31
ItalyBishop Bonaventura Quintarelli († 71)

Bishop of Rieti (Italy) (1895.03.18 – 1915.10.31)

1915.11.07
ItalyBishop Giovanni Graziani († 83)

Bishop of Todi (Italy) (1906.08.19 – 1915.11.07)

1915.11.07
ItalyBishop Andrea Sarti († 66)

Bishop of Prato (Italy) (1909.04.29 – 1915.11.07)

Bishop of Pistoia (Italy) (1909.04.29 – 1915.11.07)

1915.11.11
EnglandBishop John Cuthbert Hedley, O.S.B. († 78)

Bishop of Newport (England) (1895 – 1915.11.11)

1915.11.20
EcuadorBishop Juan María Riesa, O.P. († 49)

Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1912.01.19 – 1915.11.20)

1915.11.25
CzechiaCardinal František Salesky Bauer († 74)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (1912.12.02 – 1915.11.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Olomouc (Czechia) (1904.05.10 – 1915.11.25)

1915.11.28
FranceBishop Clovis-Nicolas-Joseph Catteau († 79)

Bishop of Luçon (France) ([1877.08.21] 1877.09.21 – 1915.11.28)

1915.11.28
USABishop John Stariha († 70)

Bishop emeritus of Lead (USA) (1902.09.02 – 1909.03.29)

1915.12.03
CzechiaArchbishop Theodor Kohn († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Olomouc (Czechia) (1893.01.16 – 1904.05.10)

1915.12.09
BrazilArchbishop Luís Raimundo da Silva Brito († 75)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Olinda (Brazil) (1910.12.05 – 1915.12.09)

1915.12.13
ItalyPatriarch Lorenzo Passerini († 78)

Patriarch of Antioch (1901.04.18 – 1915.12.13)

Vice-Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church of Reverend Apostolic Camera (1892.07.11 – 1915.12.13)

1915.12.17
BoliviaBishop Giacinto Anaya († 76)

Bishop of Cochabamba (Bolivia) (1897.08.18 – 1915.12.17)

1915.12.18
CanadaBishop Narcisse-Zéphirin Lorrain († 73)

Bishop of Pembroke (Canada) (1898.05.04 – 1915.12.18)

1915.12.20
FranceArchbishop Edmond-Frédéric Fuzet († 76)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Rouen (France) (1899.12.07 – 1915.12.20)

1915.12.30
RomaniaArchbishop Nicolae Iosif Camilli, O.F.M. Conv. († 75)

Archbishop-Bishop of Iaşi (Romania) (1904.08.30 – 1915.12.30)

See Also

Deceased Cardinals

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