The Year of Our Lord 1816

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Felicissimo Coccino (Cocchino), O.F.M. Cap. †		Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galla, Ethiopia
	69.2	Resigned	Jean-Charles de Coucy †	Bishop of La Rochelle, France	Archbishop of Reims, France
	81.9	Resigned	Jean-Louis d’Usson de Bonac †	Bishop of Agen, France	Bishop Emeritus
	75.2	Died	Alfonso Maria Freda †	Bishop of Lucera, Italy
	33.0	Appointed	Denys Michel Hardaya †	Bishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Syrian), Turkey	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
	33.0	Ordained Bishop	Denys Michel Hardaya †	Bishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Syrian), Turkey	Bishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
		Appointed	Gabriel Homsi (Hamsi) †	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
	46.9	Resigned	Guillaume-Auguste Jaubert †	Bishop-Elect of Saint-Flour, France	Former Bishop-Elect
		Died	Julius-Antoine †	Bishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Syrian), Turkey
	45.3	Resigned	Vincenzo Macchi †	Apostolic Internuncio to Portugal	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	21.2	Ordained Deacon	William Placid Morris, O.S.B. †	Deacon of Order of Saint Benedict	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus of Mauritius
	27.0	Appointed	Jeremiah Francis O’Flynn †	Prefect of New Holland, Australia	Priest
	70.0	Resigned	Sébastien-Charles-Philibert de Roger de Cahuzac de Caux †	Bishop of Aire, France	Bishop Emeritus
	23.9	Ordained Priest	Miguel Salvá y Munar †	Priest	Bishop of Mallorca y Ibiza, Spain
Jan	68.5	Died	Angelo Antonio Anselmi †	Bishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
Jan	55.2	Appointed	Agustín Francisco de Otondo Escurruchea, C.O. †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Bishop-Elect
1 Jan		Born	Mathurin Lemaître, S.J. †		Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
2 Jan		Born	Luigi Carvelli †		Bishop of Mileto, Italy
3 Jan	59.2	Died	[Charles-François Dorlodot] †	Bishop Emeritus of [Mayenne (Constitutional), France]
3 Jan	77.7	Resigned	Francesco Maria Fenzi †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece	Archbishop Emeritus
8 Jan		Born	José Luis Alves Feijo, O.SS.T. †		Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
9 Jan		Born	Jean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot †		Archbishop of Reims, France
12 Jan	62.1	Selected	Emeric Karol Raffay †	Bishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
12 Jan		Born	Gaetano de Ruggiero †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
16 Jan	61.3	Died	Luis La Encina Díaz y Pereiro †	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
16 Jan	73.7	Died	Giuseppe Marra †	Bishop of Nicotera, Italy
22 Jan	81.6	Died	Diego Melo Portugal, O.E.S.A. †	Bishop of Jaén, Spain
22 Jan		Born	Anton von Steichele †		Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
25 Jan	33.4	Appointed	St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. †	Superior General of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Bishop of Marseille, France
25 Jan		Appointed	John Baptist Nosardy Zino †	Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
26 Jan	50.0	Appointed	Thomas Coen †	Coadjutor Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland	Bishop
	50.0	Appointed	Thomas Coen †	Titular Bishop of Milevum	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
	47.1	Appointed	Ambrose Maréchal, P.S.S. †	Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
	46.0	Appointed	Charles Francis McDonnel, O.F.M. Rec. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Recollect
	46.0	Appointed	Charles Francis McDonnel, O.F.M. Rec. †	Titular Bishop of Ionopolis	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Recollect
27 Jan	51.0	Died	John Power †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
28 Jan	56.6	Ordained Bishop	Lorenzo D’Antoni †	Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis
5 Feb	67.5	Resigned	Giulio Gabrielli †	Bishop of Senigallia, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Council
5 Feb		Born	Alessandro Paolo Spoglia †		Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, Italy
6 Feb		Appointed	Felice Piazza, O.C.D. †	Vicar Apostolic of Baghdad, Iraq
10 Feb	64.2	Died	Giuseppe Maria Doria Pamphilj †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
14 Feb		Born	Edward MacCabe †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
		Appointed	[Franz Madrassy] †	Bishop of [Ansarien (Royal), Croatia]
		Born	Paolo de Sanctis †		Bishop Emeritus of Poggio Mirteto, Italy
16 Feb	84.5	Died	[Jean-Baptiste Aubert] †	Bishop Emeritus of [Bouches-du-Rhône (Constitutional), France]
	82.5	Died	Gianantonio Della Beretta †	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
		Born	Manuel del Conde y Blanco †		Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México
		Born	John Joseph Lynch, C.M. †		Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
18 Feb	68.2	Ordained Bishop	Josef František Hurdalek †	Bishop of Litoměřice, Czechia	Bishop Emeritus
18 Feb	68.8	Ordained Bishop	Carlo Andrea Pelagallo †	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
22 Feb		Born	Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
24 Feb		Born	Joseph-Marie Chauveau, M.E.P. †		Vicar Apostolic of Thibet, China
24 Feb	72.0	Died	Jan Chryzostom Kaczkowski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lutsk and Zhytomyr (Łuck and Zytomierz), Ukraine
25 Feb	51.1	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Bonventura Berardi, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Bacău, Romania
26 Feb	55.1	Died	Józef Krzysztofowicz †	Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia
Mar	22.6	Ordained Deacon	Pedro Espinosa y Dávalos †	Deacon of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México	Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
1 Mar	63.8	Appointed	Johann Aloys (Algis) Schneider †	Titular Bishop of Argos	Vicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
2 Mar		Born	Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. †		Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
4 Mar	52.8	Installed	José Antonio Joaquín Pérez Martínez y Robles †	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
8 Mar	59.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Tommaso Maria Raimondo Leopoldo Arezzo †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	55.4	Appointed	Dionisio Bardaxí y Azara †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	55.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Dionisio Bardaxí y Azara †	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	79.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Lorenzo Prospero Bottini †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Priest
	65.0	Appointed	Giovanni Caccia-Piatti (Cacciapiatti) †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	65.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Caccia-Piatti (Cacciapiatti) †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	74.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Lorenzo Caleppi †	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	74.8	Resigned	Lorenzo Caleppi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
	57.0	Appointed	Pietro Caprano †	Titular Archbishop of Iconium	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
	54.3	Appointed	Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	54.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	59.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Cesarei Leoni †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop of Jesi, Italy
	73.5	Resigned	Barnaba (Gregorio) Chiaramonti, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Imola, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	53.1	Appointed	Matthaeus Crasnich †	Archbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
	55.5	Appointed	Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Senigallia, Italy	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	55.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	69.1	Appointed	Michele Di Pietro †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	43.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Giorgio Doria Pamphilj Landi †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
	67.7	Appointed	Antonio Dugnani †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	57.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Ercolani †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco
	65.5	Appointed	Francesco Luigi Fontana, B. †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra Minerva	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	65.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Luigi Fontana, B. †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	30.4	Appointed	Paulus Augustus Foscolo †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
	68.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Francsco Antonio Javier de Gardoqui Arriquíbar †	Cardinal, Priest of Palencia, Spain
	66.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Pietro Gravina †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	66.2	Resigned	Pietro Gravina †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
	57.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Emmanuele de Gregorio †	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	50.2	Appointed	Salvador Jiménez y Padilla †	Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
	51.3	Appointed	Rafael Lasso de la Vega †	Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela	Bishop of Quito, Ecuador
	39.8	Appointed	Luigi Emmanuele Nicolo Lambruschini, B. †	Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
	55.0	Appointed	Jean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de Latil †	Titular Bishop of Amyclae	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
	41.5	Confirmed	Mihail (Mychajlo) Lewicki (Levyckyj) †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	53.2	Appointed	Alessandro Lante Montefeltro Della Rovere †	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Eustachio	Cardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	53.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Alessandro Lante Montefeltro Della Rovere †	Cardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	78.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Lante Montefeltro Della Rovere †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta
	67.8	Appointed	Alessandro Malvasia †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
	67.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Alessandro Malvasia †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
	51.5	Confirmed	Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, O.C.D. †	Bishop of São Tomé e Príncipe	Prelate of Mozambico
	57.9	Appointed	Giuseppe Morozzo Della Rocca †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli Angeli	Cardinal, Bishop of Novara, Italy
	57.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Morozzo Della Rocca †	Cardinal, Bishop of Novara, Italy
	71.6	Appointed	Benedetto Naro †	Cardinal-Priest of San Clemente	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	71.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Benedetto Naro †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	68.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Carlo Andrea Pelagallo †	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
	82.4	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Battista Quarantotti †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
	80.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Pedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y Quintano †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop
	71.9	Appointed	Nicola Riganti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
	71.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Nicola Riganti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
	46.8	Appointed	Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
	55.4	Confirmed	Alexander (Sandor) Rudnay Divékújfalusi †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	72.7	Appointed	Antonio Lamberto Rusconi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
	72.7	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Lamberto Rusconi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
	54.2	Confirmed	Constantin Ernest Ruziczka (Růžička) †	Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
	51.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Stanislao Sanseverino †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Priest
	58.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Fabrizio Sceberras Testaferrata †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
	59.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Gabriele Severoli †	Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
	57.4	Appointed	Marcin von Siemieński †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
	57.4	Appointed	Marcin von Siemieński †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
	78.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Camillo de Simeoni †	In Pectore	Cardinal, Bishop
	77.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Spinucci †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
		Appointed	Andrea Veggetti †	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
	56.5	Appointed	Pietro Vidoni (Jr.) †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Priest of Cremona, Italy
	56.5	Elevated to Cardinal	Pietro Vidoni (Jr.) †	Cardinal, Priest of Cremona, Italy
	72.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Giovanni Battista Zauli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
	62.1	Confirmed	Ignace Siméon Zora †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus
62.1	Confirmed	Ignace Siméon Zora †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon	Patriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
9 Mar	48.9	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Falzacappa †	Secretary of the Congregation of Ecclesiastical Immunity	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
9 Mar	25.6	Ordained Priest	João Henriques Monis †	Priest	Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
13 Mar	43.3	Appointed	Carlo Zen †	Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland	Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
15 Mar		Born	Eugenio Roberto Galletti †		Bishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
15 Mar	73.4	Died	Vincenzo Rogadei, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Caserta, Italy
17 Mar	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Caprano †	Titular Archbishop of Iconium	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
17 Mar	30.4	Ordained Bishop	Paulus Augustus Foscolo †	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece	Titular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
20 Mar		Born	Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos †		Archbishop of México, Federal District
20 Mar	54.2	Appointed	Paolo Leardi †	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
21 Mar	72.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Lamberto Rusconi †	Cardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
22 Mar	62.0	Selected	Alexis Pótsy †	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
23 Mar	46.2	Resigned	Charles Francis McDonnel, O.F.M. Rec. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Recollect
	46.2	Resigned	Charles Francis McDonnel, O.F.M. Rec. †	Titular Bishop-Elect of Ionopolis	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Recollect
	85.4	Died	Jerónimo María Torres †	Bishop of Lérida, Spain
24 Mar		Born	Henricus van Beek †		Bishop of Breda, Netherlands
24 Mar	69.7	Resigned	Jean-Siffrein Maury †	Bishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar	24.0	Ordained Priest	José María Guerra y Rodríguez Correa †	Priest of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Bishop
30 Mar	65.6	Died	Lorenzo Algüero Ribera, O.S.M. †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
30 Mar	83.4	Died	Simón Casaviella López †	Bishop of Tudela, Spain
31 Mar	77.6	Died	Giuseppe Angeluni, O.S.B.M. †	Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo) (Albanian), Albania
Apr	67.3	Died	Benedetto Sinibaldi †	Titular Archbishop of Ephesus
3 Apr		Born	Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Simon Jacquenet †		Bishop of Amiens, France
3 Apr	79.2	Died	[Nicolas Jacquemin] †	Bishop Emeritus of [Cayenne (Constitutional), Antilles]
7 Apr	55.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de Latil †	Titular Bishop of Amyclae	Cardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
8 Apr		Born	Antonio Centore †		Auxiliary Bishop of Capua, Italy
11 Apr	52.9	Died	Benito María de Moxó y Francolí, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
11 Apr		Born	Pieter Matthijs (Petrus Mathias) Snickers †		Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
13 Apr	23.2	Ordained Priest	József Lonovics †	Priest	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
14 Apr		Born	William O’Hara †		Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
15 Apr		Born	Johannes Baptiste Franzelin, S.J. †		Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio
17 Apr	88.8	Died	[André Garnier] †	Bishop Emeritus of [Hautes-Alpes (Constitutional), France]
21 Apr	76.3	Ordained Bishop	Istvan Gosztonyi †	Titular Bishop of Tiberiopolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	72.0	Ordained Bishop	Nicola Riganti †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
	55.5	Ordained Bishop	Alexander (Sandor) Rudnay Divékújfalusi †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
29 Apr	59.3	Appointed	Tommaso Maria Raimondo Leopoldo Arezzo †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
	54.4	Appointed	Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	58.6	Appointed	Giovanni Francesco Compagnoni Marefoschi †	Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis	Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal
	55.7	Appointed	Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	57.3	Appointed	Emmanuele de Gregorio †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio	Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
	61.3	Confirmed	João de Magalhães e Avelar †	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
	69.0	Appointed	Carlo Andrea Pelagallo †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed Achilleo	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
	72.0	Appointed	Nicola Riganti †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
	72.8	Appointed	Antonio Lamberto Rusconi †	Cardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
	77.1	Appointed	Domenico Spinucci †	Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
	72.4	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Zauli †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
	43.5	Appointed	Carlo Zen †	Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon	Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
30 Apr		Born	Jean Georges Collomb, S.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania)

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