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The Year of Our Lord 1831

Bishop Events

January to April


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown17.0ProfessedGiuseppe Maria Bravi, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictVicar Apostolic of Colombo, Sri Lanka
52.1ResignedJoaquín Briz, O.P. †Master General of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Segovia, Spain
AppointedGrégoire Pierre Chahiat, B.C. †Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Melkite Greek), Syria
64.7DiedAlexander DobrzańskiAuxiliary Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
26.2Ordained PriestTheodor JosetPriestPrefect of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
51.3ResignedJosé Maria de Macerata, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop-Elect of Cuiabá, BrazilFormer Bishop-Elect
44.9AppointedIgnaz Bernhard MauermannPrefect of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, GermanyVicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
BornJames McDevittBishop of Raphoe, Ireland
24.4Ordained PriestAntonio Palau y TérmensPriestBishop of Barcelona, Spain
22.3Ordained PriestFrancesco Domenico Reynaudi (Raynaud), O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
90.4DiedSebastián Rodriguez de VieznaTitular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Thracia
13.4ProfessedKonštantín SchusterMember of Order of the Pious SchoolsBishop of Vác, Hungary
62.0DiedKyrylo SyrotynskyjAuxiliary Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania
23.5Ordained PriestAntonio Tomás Iturralde (Yturralde)PriestBishop Emeritus of Ibarra, Ecuador
BornPierre ZoghbeArchbishop of Cipro (Maronite)
5 JanBornJosé Telésphor Paúl y Vargas, S.J. †Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
8 JanBornTancredo FaustiTitular Archbishop of Seleucia in Isauria
BornVictor-Lucien-Sulpice LécotCardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
BornFrancesco TrottaBishop Emeritus of Teramo, Italy
15 Jan74.5DiedFrançois Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de BeaurieuxArchbishop of Mechelen, Belgium
23 Jan76.9DiedJuan Nepomuceno de Lera y CanoBishop of Segovia, Spain
59.3DiedMariano Rodríguez de Olmedo y ValleArchbishop of Santiago de Cuba
28 JanBornZeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
29 Jan57.6DiedJózef Szczepan KoźmianBishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
31 JanBornJesús María Rico y Santoyo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Sonora, México
2 Feb65.3ElectedBartolomeo Alberto (Mauro) Cappellari, O.S.B. †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
4 Feb61.2AppointedCarlo Maria PediciniPrefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
5 FebBornAloysius PistocchiBishop of Comacchio, Italy
6 Feb65.3Ordained BishopBartolomeo Alberto (Mauro) Cappellari, O.S.B. †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
75.9DiedKajetan Augustyn WarteresiewiczArchbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
7 FebBornRocco LeonasiBishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
8 Feb40.2SucceededJoseph-Marie-Pélagie Havard, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
78.6DiedJacques-Benjamin Longer, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
42.1DiedJeremiah Francis O’FlynnPriest
9 FebBornMarcello MazzantiBishop of Pistoia e Prato, Italy
10 Feb49.4SelectedFerdynand Maria von ChotekBishop of Tarnów, PolandArchbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
BornRaffaele di Nonno, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
68.5SelectedJacques RaillonArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
11 FebBorn[Róbert Begovcsevics]Bishop of [Scutari (Royal), Albania]
12 FebBornFirmin-Léon-Joseph RenouardBishop of Limoges, France
13 Feb80.8DiedAdrijan Holovnja (Hołownia), O.S.B.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania
15 FebBornGabriel FarzoBishop of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey
20 FebBornPatrick John RyanArchbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
21 Feb51.1AppointedTommaso BernettiPro-Secretary of the Secretariat of StateCardinal, Secretary Emeritus
24 FebBornMatteo ZannoniBishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
25 Feb66.6DiedBelisario CristaldiCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
61.9AppointedFrancisco Pablo Vásquez Bizcaíno (y Sánchez)Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
26 Feb23.1Ordained PriestGeremia Nicola Antonio Cosenza, O.F.M. Obs. †Priest of Order of Observant Friars MinorBishop of Foggia, Italy
28 Feb46.7ConfirmedGiovanni Battista de AlbertisBishop of Ventimiglia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
58.2ConfirmedClemente Maria BassettiBishop of Carpi, Italy
59.0AppointedJosé María de Jesús Belaunzarán y Ureña, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, MéxicoBishop Emeritus
48.9ConfirmedJuan José Bonel y OrbeBishop of Málaga, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
71.6AppointedFrancesco Saverio CaruanaBishop of Malta
64.9InstalledFrancisco Javier de Cienfuegos y JovellanosCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria del PopoloCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
66.2AppointedGiuseppe CasamassimaAuxiliary Bishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
66.2AppointedGiuseppe CasamassimaTitular Bishop of SoliAuxiliary Bishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
56.2ConfirmedMarcin von Dunin SulgostowskiArchbishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
67.4AppointedLuis García Guillén, O. de M. †Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
47.6AppointedJuan Cayetano José María Gómez de Portugal y SolisBishop of Michoacán, México
53.9AppointedJosé Miguel Gordoa y BarriosBishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
66.1InstalledPedro Inguanzo RiveroCardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in ParioneCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
69.4ConfirmedElek JordánszkyBishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
72.1ConfirmedAlois Jozef Krakowski von KolowratArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
66.4ConfirmedJuan Antonio Lillo, O.F.M. Disc. †Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
60.4ConfirmedMateusz LipskiBishop of Minsk, Belarus
74.2AppointedVitale LoschiBishop of Parma, Italy
53.1ConfirmedCarlo Gritti MorlacchiBishop of Bergamo, Italy
51.9ConfirmedJoão da Purificação Marques Perdigão, O.S.A. †Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
56.8ConfirmedJuan Antonio RivadeneyraBishop of Valladolid, Spain
42.9AppointedLouis-François-Auguste de Rohan ChabotCardinal-Priest of Santissima Trinità al Monte PincioCardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
58.9ConfirmedCarlo Emmanuelle Sardagna de HohensteinBishop of Cremona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
64.1ConfirmedPál Mátyás (Matija Pavao) Szutsits (Sučić)Bishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
39.6AppointedJosé Antonio Laureano de Zubiría y EscalanteBishop of Durango, México
Mar24.3Ordained PriestAntonio Martín y Bienes, O.SS.T. †Priest of Order of the Most Holy TrinityPrior General
1 Mar55.4SelectedMariano BiancoArchbishop of Amalfi, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
65.4SelectedMichelangelo LupoliArchbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
3 MarAppointedGregory Petros VIII (Michel) Der-AstvadzadourianPatriarchal Vicar of Sivas {Sebaste} (Armenian), TurkeyPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
5 MarBornCharles Menzies Gordon, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles
6 MarBornGaudenzio Bonfigli, O.F.M. Obs. †Apostolic Delegate to Egypt and Arabia
53.2Ordained BishopCarlo Gritti MorlacchiBishop of Bergamo, Italy
61.9Ordained BishopFrancisco Pablo Vásquez Bizcaíno (y Sánchez)Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
8 Mar59.8AppointedFrancesco Saverio (di Sant’Anna) Pescetto, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly, IndiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
59.8AppointedFrancesco Saverio (di Sant’Anna) Pescetto, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of Amathus in PalaestinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Verapoly, India
14 Mar71.1AppointedGeorg Michael WittmannTitular Bishop of MiletopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
15 MarBornSt. Daniele Comboni, F.S.C.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan
BornPatrick ManogueBishop of Sacramento, California, USA
19 Mar23.0Ordained PriestAntónio Alves Martins, T.O.R. †Priest of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of PenanceBishop of Viseu, Portugal
24.5Ordained PriestAndrea CasasolaPriestArchbishop of Udine, Italy
24.8Ordained PriestLouis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe CaverotPriest of Besançon, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
20 MarBornJosé Benito Salvador de la RetaAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
25 Mar74.6DiedNicolas-Alexis OndernardBishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
26 Mar47.7SelectedBasilio Antonio Carrasco y HernandoBishop of Ibiza, Spain
58.7SelectedJuan Antonio Díez Merino, O.P. †Bishop of Menorca, Spain
29 MarBornJuan José Baldivia MoralesBishop of La Paz, Bolivia
2 Apr28.1Ordained PriestGodefroy Brossais Saint-MarcPriestCardinal, Archbishop of Rennes, France
23.8Ordained DeaconKarl Johann GreithDeacon of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop
23.6Ordained PriestJoseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionVicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
BornEdmund StonorTitular Archbishop of Trapezus
4 Apr29.2Ordained PriestKaspar Jastrzębeic BorowskiPriestBishop of Płock, Poland
5 Apr23.0Ordained PriestIstván (Štefan) VagyonPriest of Nitra, SlovakiaBishop of the Titular See
6 Apr75.2DiedJoaquim José de Miranda CoutinhoBishop of Castelo Branco, Portugal
9 AprBornPietro PaceBishop of Malta
10 Apr16.3ProfessedJusto Alfonso Aguilar, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Fo-Kien, China
66.3Ordained BishopGiuseppe CasamassimaTitular Bishop of SoliAuxiliary Bishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
24.5Ordained DeaconJohn McCaffreyDeacon of Baltimore, Maryland, USAFormer Bishop-Elect of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
23.0Ordained PriestAntal Jószef PeitlerPriestBishop of Vác, Hungary
59.0Ordained BishopCarlo Emmanuelle Sardagna de HohensteinBishop of Cremona, ItalyBishop Emeritus
15 AprBornAbraham Agabio (Agapios) Bsciai (Bishai)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
16 Apr66.4DiedRafael Lasso de la VegaBishop of Quito, Ecuador
17 Apr45.8Ordained BishopRomain-Frédéric GallardBishop of Meaux, FranceCoadjutor Archbishop of Reims, France
20 AprBornJózsef György NémethAuxiliary Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
24 Apr54.6DiedEvasio Secundo AgodinoBishop of Aosta, Italy
69.6Ordained BishopElek JordánszkyBishop of Knin (Tinin), Croatia
74.4Ordained BishopVitale LoschiBishop of Parma, Italy
26 Apr61.0DiedPierre-Alexandre Coupperie, S.M.M. †Bishop of Baghdad, Iraq
BornGiuseppe Morteo, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Massa Marittima, Italy
27 Apr47.3AppointedNicholas ForanBishop of Galway, IrelandBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
28 Apr86.2DiedKasper Kazimierz Kolumna CieciszowskiArchbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
29 Apr54.3AppointedJuan Fernández de Sotomayor y PicónVicar Apostolic of Cartagena, ColombiaBishop
54.3AppointedJuan Fernández de Sotomayor y PicónTitular Bishop of LeuceBishop of Cartagena, Colombia
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