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The Year of Our Lord 1838

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown25.2Ordained PriestJoseph (François-de-Paul) Baudichon, SS.CC. †Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
23.1Ordained PriestJean-Baptiste-Irénée CallotPriestBishop of Oran, Algeria
24.0Ordained PriestThomas Louis Connolly, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
24.0Ordained PriestLuigi CorsaniPriestBishop of Fiesole, Italy
55.0AppointedAlfonso-Maria di Donato, O.F.M. Obs. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), ChinaVicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), China
37.9ProfessedSimplicien Duboize, O.P. †Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryPriest of Order of Friars Preachers
AppointedMélèce FendéPatriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), PalestineBishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
57.4AppointedGiacomo Luigi Fontana, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Houkouang, China
22.6Ordained PriestJean-Pierre-Ignace Galfione, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinVicar Apostolic of Seychelles
39.0ResignedThomas HeydenBishop-Elect of Natchez, Mississippi, USAFormer Bishop-Elect
24.5Ordained PriestIldefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictBishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
31.8ProfessedUtto (Georg) Lang, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictPresident Emeritus
21.8Ordained PriestJoaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. †Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
54.5AppointedGiuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. Obs. †Minister General of Order of Observant Friars MinorBishop of Caltagirone, Italy
56.5ResignedPier Francesco Muccioli, O.F.M. Conv. †Apostolic Administrator of Anagni, ItalyApostolic Administrator Emeritus
23.7Ordained PriestAnastasio Rodrigo YustoPriestArchbishop of Burgos, Spain
68.9AppointedJoachin (Gioacchino Domenico) Salvetti, O.F.M. Obs. †Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
65.1DiedGelasio SeraoBishop of Cariati, Italy
43.5AppointedJean-Louis Taberd, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Bengal, IndiaVicar Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina}, Viet Nam
23.1Ordained PriestWilliam WeathersPriest of London District, England, Great BritainAuxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
JanAppointedParsegh AyvazianBishop of Alep (Armenian), Syria
1 JanBornJean-Natalis-François GonindardArchbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
2 Jan69.6SelectedPierre-Marie CottretBishop of Beauvais, France
BornNicola LorussoBishop of Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi e Bisaccia, Italy
7 Jan40.5Ordained BishopJohn Joseph HughesTitular Bishop of BasilinopolisArchbishop of New York, New York, USA
10 Jan51.0AppointedFrancis HalyBishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
11 JanBornGiovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
12 Jan74.5DiedPietro-Paolo Presicce, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
13 JanBornJoseph HigginsBishop of Ballarat, Australia
BornRichard Alphonsus O’ConnorBishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
20 Jan23.1Ordained DeaconGiovanni Giacomo della BonaDeacon of Trento, ItalyBishop
23 Jan23.0Ordained DeaconIvan PavlešićDeaconAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
24 JanBornJosé María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Aguascalientes, México
25 Jan23.1Ordained PriestGiovanni Giacomo della BonaPriest of Trento, ItalyBishop
23.0Ordained PriestIvan PavlešićPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
60.0DiedYosafat Ihnatiy Zharskyi, O.S.B.M. †Auxiliary Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania
26 JanBornFrancesco SpolveriniApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Brazil
28 Jan71.0DiedAbraham Kandilian (Candil)Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
70.0DiedGiovanni PortelliBishop of Lipari, Italy
22.5Ordained PriestVincenzo Leone Sallua, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersTitular Archbishop of Chalcedon
30 JanBornGiovanni Battista Casali del DragoCardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
Feb22.9Ordained PriestJosip Juraj StrossmayerPriestBishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
1 FebBornPierre-Marie BelmontBishop of Clermont, France
2 Feb72.6DiedJosé Casquete Prado, O.S. †Titular Bishop of Cisamus
Ordained BishopMélèce FendéPatriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), PalestineBishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
BornCharles-François TurinazBishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
3 Feb70.2SelectedGiorgio ManuritaBishop of Ogliastra, Italy
4 FebOrdained BishopParsegh AyvazianBishop of Alep (Armenian), Syria
BornAndrés Chinchón, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
DiedAntonio Nurigian (Nouridjan)Archbishop of Constantinople (Istanbul) (Armenian), Turkey
5 Feb59.1ResignedGiuseppe Maria Mazzetti, O. Carm. †Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
BornFrancesco Maria TrainaBishop of Patti, Italy
8 Feb39.4SelectedCamillo Letizia, C.M. †Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
39.2SelectedGiuseppe MontieriBishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
22.6Ordained PriestDaniel MurphyPriest of Dublin, IrelandArchbishop of Hobart, Australia
37.7SelectedGiosuè Maria Saggese, C.SS.R. †Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
11 FebBornConstant Dubail, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China
12 Feb58.6AppointedGaetano BallettiBishop of Cervia, Italy
57.1AppointedInnocenzo Castracane degli AntelminelliBishop of Cesena, Italy
43.2AppointedIgnazio Giovanni CadoliniTitular Archbishop of Edessa in OsrhoëneCardinal, Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy
43.2AppointedIgnazio Giovanni CadoliniSecretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy
66.5AppointedAntonio Maria Cadolini, B. †Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
38.4ConfirmedJean-François-Marie CartBishop of Nîmes, France
49.4Elevated to CardinalLuigi CiacchiCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
69.7ConfirmedPierre-Marie CottretBishop of Beauvais, France
43.3Elevated to CardinalChiarissimo Falconieri MelliniCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
48.8ConfirmedSt. Antonio Maria GianelliBishop of Bobbio, Italy
42.2ConfirmedFrançois LacroixBishop of Bayonne, France
51.1AppointedDaniel LatussekAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
51.1AppointedDaniel LatussekTitular Bishop of DianaAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
55.9Elevated to CardinalAngelo MaiCardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
31.9Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Saverio MassimoIn PectoreCardinal, Priest
63.3AppointedGiuseppe Gasparo MezzofantiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
63.3Elevated to CardinalGiuseppe Gasparo MezzofantiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
49.2ConfirmedJean-Marie MiolandBishop of Amiens, FranceArchbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France
59.1Elevated to CardinalAntonio Francesco Orioli, O.F.M. Conv. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
38.7ConfirmedMichelangelo PieramicoBishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
62.6AppointedLuigi ReggianiniBishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
58.7AppointedGiovanni de’ Conti SabbioniArchbishop of Spoleto, Italy
35.8AppointedAlois Josef SchrenkAuxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, CzechiaArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
35.8AppointedAlois Josef SchrenkTitular Bishop of Ptolemais in ThebaideArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
58.3Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Soglia CeroniIn PectoreCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
61.3Elevated to CardinalAntonio TostiIn PectoreCardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
51.8ConfirmedJean-François-Marcellin TurinazBishop of Tarentaise, FranceBishop Emeritus
55.0AppointedGiuseppe UgoliniCardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in VelabroCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
55.0Elevated to CardinalGiuseppe UgoliniCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
14 FebBornAugusto GuidiPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
15 Feb58.9AppointedVincenzo AnnovazziBishop of Anagni, ItalyBishop Emeritus
38.1AppointedVincenzo Bufi BocciAuxiliary Bishop of Civitavecchia, Italy
38.1AppointedVincenzo Bufi BocciTitular Bishop of AuziaAuxiliary Bishop of Civitavecchia, Italy
48.4ConfirmedFrancesco CapezzutiBishop of Ariano, Italy
49.4AppointedLuigi CiacchiCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
45.8SucceededFilippo de AngelisArchbishop (Personal Title) of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
43.3AppointedChiarissimo Falconieri MelliniCardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
62.1AppointedFrancisco Xavier de Garaycoa LlagunoBishop of Guayaquil, EcuadorArchbishop of Quito, Ecuador
55.9AppointedAngelo MaiCardinal-Priest of Sant’AnastasiaCardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
46.1ConfirmedNiccola MaroneBishop of Ruvo e Bitonto, ItalyBishop Emeritus
59.2AppointedGiuseppe Maria Mazzetti, O. Carm. †Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in IsauriaBishop Emeritus of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
55.5ConfirmedPietro Naselli, C.O. †Bishop of Piazza Armerina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
59.1AppointedAntonio Francesco Orioli, O.F.M. Conv. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra MinervaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
BornCesare SambucettiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bavaria
17 FebBornProsper-Amable BerthetBishop of Gap, France
18 Feb58.6Ordained BishopGaetano BallettiBishop of Cervia, Italy
26.4Ordained PriestMatteo Eustachio GonellaPriestCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
38.7Ordained BishopMichelangelo PieramicoBishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
58.7Ordained BishopGiovanni de’ Conti SabbioniArchbishop of Spoleto, Italy
19 FebBornAugustin Chausse, M.E.P. †Prefect of Kouangtong (Kwangtung, Guangdong), China
21 Feb68.2DiedStanisław Henryk Lubicz ChoromańskiArchbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
24 FebBornFilippo BacciuBishop of Bisarchio o Bisarcio (Ozieri), Italy
79.5DiedWawrzyniec GutowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
70.8DiedKonstanty Wincenty PlejewskiAuxiliary Bishop of Płock, Poland
25 Feb38.1Ordained BishopVincenzo Bufi BocciTitular Bishop of AuziaAuxiliary Bishop of Civitavecchia, Italy
26 FebBornJaime Cardona y TurPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
2 MarBornGiulio BoschiCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ferrara, Italy
6 Mar38.1AppointedPatrick Joseph CarewCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Madras, IndiaVicar Apostolic of Western Bengal, India
38.1AppointedPatrick Joseph CarewTitular Bishop of Philadelphia in ArabiaVicar Apostolic of Western Bengal, India
32.7AppointedAntonio MussabiniArchbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
9 Mar79.9DiedJozafat Bułhak, O.S.B.M. †Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
31.5Ordained PriestJohn McCaffreyPriest of Baltimore, Maryland, USAFormer Bishop-Elect of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
10 Mar22.5Ordained PriestMichele Milella, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Teramo, Italy
24.0Ordained PriestWilliam VaughanPriest of Western District, England, Great BritainBishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
11 Mar48.5Ordained BishopFrancesco CapezzutiBishop of Ariano, Italy
14 MarBornGiuseppe Maria AldanesiBishop Emeritus of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
16 MarBornJohn CarrollBishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
18 MarBornGiuseppe Capecci, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Alessandria (della Paglia), Italy
55.6Ordained BishopPietro Naselli, C.O. †Bishop of Piazza Armerina, ItalyBishop Emeritus
41.5Ordained BishopVasyl PopovicsBishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
19 MarBornIsidore-François-Joseph Colombert, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viet Nam
26.1Ordained PriestPedro José de Jesús Loza y PardavéPriestArchbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
24 Mar64.3ResignedClaude ReyBishop of Dijon, FranceBishop Emeritus
25 Mar69.4Ordained BishopGaetano BenagliaBishop of Lodi, Italy
51.2Ordained BishopFrancis HalyBishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
62.7Ordained BishopLuigi ReggianiniBishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
36.0Ordained BishopAlois Josef SchrenkTitular Bishop of Ptolemais in ThebaideArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
26 Mar60.7DiedAndrzej Alojzy AnkwiczArchbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czechia
29 Mar56.8SelectedJános SztankovicsBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
31 Mar22.7Ordained PriestPietro Maria FerrèPriest of Crema, ItalyBishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
BornGiocondo (Matthaeus) de Nittis, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Castellaneta, Italy
23.1Ordained PriestGaetano RattaPriest of Bologna, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
1 Apr29.4Ordained PriestJoshua Maria (Moody) YoungPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USABishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Apr75.1DiedPietro Antonio CirioBishop of Susa, Italy
61.8AppointedPaolo Marusci (Maruschian)Archbishop of Constantinople (Istanbul) (Armenian), Turkey
6 Apr93.0DiedFrançois de BovetArchbishop Emeritus of Toulouse, France
8 Apr74.7DiedBernardo Antônio de FigueiredoBishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
9 AprBornHenry Joseph RichterBishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
14 Apr22.0Ordained DeaconAntonio CentoreDeacon of Capua, ItalyAuxiliary Bishop
24.1Ordained PriestRaffaele GagliardiPriestBishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
19 Apr70.5DiedLeonardo Brandão de Sousa, C.O. †Bishop of Pinhel, Portugal
BornEmidio TalianiCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme
20 Apr22.2Ordained DeaconAnton von SteicheleDeacon of Augsburg, GermanyArchbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
21 Apr40.0SelectedAlessandro Domenico VaresiniArchbishop of Sassari, Italy
22 Apr38.6Ordained BishopJean-François-Marie CartBishop of Nîmes, France
42.4Ordained BishopFrançois LacroixBishop of Bayonne, France
49.4Ordained BishopJean-Marie MiolandBishop of Amiens, FranceArchbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France
47.1Ordained BishopJosip SchrottBishop of Beograd (-Smederevo), Serbia
24 Apr53.5AppointedFrédéric Cao Sanna, Sch. P. †Apostolic Administrator of Malacca, SingaporeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Ava e Pegù, Myanmar
29 AprBornPedro Manuel García NaranjóArchbishop of Lima, Peru
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