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The Year of Our Lord 1837

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
4 May39.1AppointedPierre-Dominique-Marcellin Bonamie, SS.CC. †Superior General of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MarySuperior General Emeritus
6 MayBornSahag (Isaac) HagianArchbishop Emeritus of Sivas {Sebaste} (and Tokat {Toqat}) (Armenian), Turkey
71.5Ordained BishopFranz Arnold MelchersTitular Bishop of HebronAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
7 May63.6Ordained BishopJosé Agustín Molina y VillafańeTitular Bishop of CamachusVicar Apostolic of Salta, Argentina
9 MayBornHenri PelgéBishop of Poitiers, France
82.5DiedIvan Antun SintićBishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
11 May50.0SelectedJuraj Haulík VáralyaiBishop of Zagreb (Agram), CroatiaCardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
13 May55.3ResignedTommaso Riario SforzaCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in DomnicaCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
14 May41.1Ordained BishopSt. Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of CapsusVicar Apostolic of Corea
18 May80.3DiedCarlo-Maria CernelliArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
BornVictor-Joseph DoutrelouxBishop of Ličge, Belgium
19 May55.6ConfirmedFrancesco AgniniBishop of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy
47.2AppointedFrancisco de Paula León de Aguirre VelascoBishop of La Paz, BoliviaFormer Bishop-Elect
40.9Elevated to CardinalLuigi Amat di San Filippo e SorsoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
45.3ConfirmedLászló BarkóczyBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
52.3ConfirmedLorenzo Giovanni Battista BialeBishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
34.8ConfirmedFrancesco Bruni, C.M. †Bishop of Ugento, Italy
60.8AppointedAntonio Burbano, O.E.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán, ColombiaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
60.8AppointedAntonio Burbano, O.E.S.A. †Titular Bishop of RhosusAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Popayán, Colombia
69.8ConfirmedAntonio CinqueBishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
42.7ConfirmedGiovanni CostantinoBishop of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
57.8ConfirmedNicolas-Augustin de la Croix d’AzoletteBishop of Gap, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Auch, France
51.4AppointedJosé Lázaro de la Garza y BallesterosBishop of Sonora, MéxicoArchbishop of México, Federal District
41.5ConfirmedFrançois-Auguste-Ferdinand DonnetCardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France
42.3AppointedGabriele FerrettiArchbishop (Personal Title) of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, ItalyCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
57.5ConfirmedVincenzo FoisBishop of Ogliastra, ItalyFormer Bishop-Elect
53.3ConfirmedGiovanni Antonio Gianotti (Giannotti)Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saluzzo, ItalyBishop
61.4ConfirmedAugustin-Jean Le TourneurBishop of Verdun, France
55.1Elevated to CardinalAngelo MaiIn PectoreCardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
67.1ConfirmedPietro Ignazio Marolda, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
61.3AppointedJosé Manuel Eufrasio de Quiroga SarmientoBishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
53.3ConfirmedGennaro SaladinoBishop of Isernia, ItalyBishop of Isernia e Venafro, Italy
59.4ConfirmedAngelo Maria ScanzanoBishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
46.2ConfirmedJosip SchrottBishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
67.4ConfirmedMaximilian Joseph Gottfried Sommerau BeeckhCardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
51.3ConfirmedBenedetto TerenzioBishop of Trivento, Italy
41.2ConfirmedJohannes von GeisselBishop of Speyer, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
20 May23.0Ordained PriestSt. Siméon-François Berneux, M.E.P. †PriestVicar Apostolic of Corea
23.4Ordained PriestPatrick Dowd, P.S.S. †Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice
24.5Ordained PriestAndrea FormicaPriestBishop of Cuneo, Italy
23.8Ordained PriestBenedetto Lavecchia Guarnieri, O.F.M. Obs. †Priest of Order of Observant Friars MinorArchbishop of Siracusa, Italy
28.1Ordained PriestAndré Jandard, C.M. †PriestPriest of Congregation of the Mission
23.4Ordained PriestGiacinto LuziPriestBishop of Narni, Italy
24.2Ordained PriestClaude-Henri-Augustin PlantierPriestBishop of Nîmes, France
23.5Ordained PriestDomenico RamaschielloPriestBishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
24.7Ordained PriestCharles-René Renou, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangčresPrefect of Lhassa, China
21 May55.6Ordained BishopFrancesco AgniniBishop of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy
BornAntoni AndrzejewiczAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
65.0Ordained BishopJosé Jorge de Torres y EstansBishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
30 May23.9Ordained PriestPedro José Tordoya MontoyaPriestBishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
Jun53.4Ordained BishopGennaro SaladinoBishop of Isernia, ItalyBishop of Isernia e Venafro, Italy
4 Jun34.8Ordained BishopFrancesco Bruni, C.M. †Bishop of Ugento, Italy
59.4Ordained BishopAngelo Maria ScanzanoBishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
51.3Ordained BishopBenedetto TerenzioBishop of Trivento, Italy
6 Jun53.4AppointedNicholas ForanBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
38.6AppointedPatrick Raymond Griffith, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope {Capo de Buona Speranza}, South AfricaVicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
38.6AppointedPatrick Raymond Griffith, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in PamphyliaVicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
12 JunBornWilliam Hickley Gross, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
23.0Ordained PriestLudwik Feliks ZdanowiczPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
18 Jun66.6DiedPietro Francesco GalleffiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
77.7DiedGiulio MamiBishop of Cittŕ della Pieve, Italy
67.4Ordained BishopMaximilian Joseph Gottfried Sommerau BeeckhCardinal, Archbishop of Olomouc, Czechia
25 Jun42.8Ordained BishopGiovanni CostantinoBishop of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
61.5Ordained BishopAugustin-Jean Le TourneurBishop of Verdun, France
BornMichele LucibelloAuxiliary Bishop of Amalfi, Italy
30 Jun51.9SelectedFrancesco Saverio FaraceBishop of Bovino, Italy
49.7SelectedMichele de GattisBishop of Venosa, Italy
1 Jul67.5AppointedGiacomo GiustinianiArchpriest of the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano {Saint Peter Basilica}Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
3 Jul69.4SelectedIgnazio Giuseppe Nicola Epifanio Montemagno, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), Italy
54.9SelectedPietro Naselli, C.O. †Bishop of Piazza Armerina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
5 JulBornBl. Pio Alberto del Corona, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of San Miniato, Italy
70.0DiedGaetano Maria Giuseppe Benedetto Placido Vincenzo Trigona e ParisiCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
14 Jul32.2AppointedProsper Louis Pascal Guéranger, O.S.B. †President of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot
15 Jul77.1DiedMariano Báguena y VaronaTitular Archbishop of Ancyra
16 Jul22.8Ordained PriestPaolo Angelo BalleriniPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Milano {Milan}, Italy
BornKilian Casper FlaschBishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Ordained BishopJohn McLaughlinTitular Bishop of AuziaBishop of Derry, Ireland
70.2DiedCamillo Giovanni RossiBishop Emeritus of San Severo, Italy
18 Jul79.9DiedPietro Balducci, C.M. †Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
BornIsidore Robot, O.S.B. †Prefect Emeritus of Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
20 Jul55.5SelectedAntonio Raimondo ToreArchbishop of Cagliari, Italy
22 Jul23.3Ordained DeaconIstvan Pribék de VilleDeaconAuxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
23 JulBornJoaquim Augusto de BarrosBishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
23.3Ordained PriestIstvan Pribék de VillePriestAuxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
24 JulBornBernhard Eduard Christen, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Archbishop of Stauropolis
23.6Ordained DeaconJoseph Feßler (Fessler)Deacon of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
BornGeorg von KoppCardinal, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
BornCasimiro Pińera y NaredoPrelate of Ciudad Real, Spain
25 Jul37.7Ordained BishopIgnace BourgetTitular Bishop of TelmissusBishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
58.0Ordained BishopNicolas-Augustin de la Croix d’AzoletteBishop of Gap, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Auch, France
28 Jul35.3AppointedJames GillisCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern District, Scotland, Great BritainVicar Apostolic
35.3AppointedJames GillisTitular Bishop of LimyraVicar Apostolic of Eastern District, Scotland, Great Britain
38.6AppointedThomas HeydenBishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USAFormer Bishop-Elect
44.9AppointedPierre-Jean-Mathias LorasBishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
46.1AppointedRichard Pius Miles, O.P. †Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
30 Jul23.6Ordained PriestJoseph Feßler (Fessler)Priest of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria
31 Jul26.7Ordained PriestIgnatius MrakPriest of Ljubljana, SloveniaBishop Emeritus of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA
1 Aug61.0DiedAntonio Burbano, O.E.S.A. †Auxiliary Bishop of Popayán, ColombiaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect
2 AugBornTiberio DuranteBishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
5 Aug76.0DiedAdeodato Antonio Giovanni Luigi Caleffi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
6 Aug45.5Ordained BishopLászló BarkóczyBishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
24.9Ordained DeaconSándor BonnazDeaconBishop of Csanád, Hungary
53.5InstalledGiovanni Antonio Gianotti (Giannotti)Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
8 Aug41.7AppointedLuigi Maria (Ferdinando) Fortini, O.C.D. †Coadjutor Bishop of Bombay, IndiaVicar Apostolic
41.7AppointedLuigi Maria (Ferdinando) Fortini, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of CalamaVicar Apostolic of Bombay, India
40.1AppointedJohn Joseph HughesCoadjutor Bishop of New York, New York, USAArchbishop of New York, New York, USA
40.1AppointedJohn Joseph HughesTitular Bishop of BasilinopolisArchbishop of New York, New York, USA
13 Aug52.5Ordained BishopLorenzo Giovanni Battista BialeBishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
41.5Ordained BishopJohannes von GeisselBishop of Speyer, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
15 Aug68.8SelectedGaetano BenagliaBishop of Lodi, Italy
BornBernard FinneganBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
36.4Ordained BishopMarie-Laurent TriocheBishop of Baghdad, IraqArchbishop of Baghdad, Iraq
17 Aug25.0Ordained PriestSándor BonnazPriestBishop of Csanád, Hungary
19 AugBornPatrick FentonAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
21 Aug23.0Ordained PriestIstván (Štefan) LipovniczkyPriest of Esztergom, HungaryBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
22 Aug22.5Ordained PriestOttokar Maria von AttemsPriest of Seckau, AustriaBishop
24 Aug53.6Ordained BishopNicholas ForanBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
38.8Ordained BishopPatrick Raymond Griffith, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Palaeopolis in PamphyliaVicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
26 Aug69.2DiedAntal JuranitzBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
27 Aug26.9ProfessedCamillo Tarquini, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusCardinal, Priest
30 Aug50.9SelectedFrancesco-Paolo MastropasquaBishop of Nusco, Italy
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