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The Year of Our Lord 1846

Bishop Events

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown22.3ProfessedLouis Bel, C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionVicar Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia
14.8ProfessedGaudenzio Bonfigli, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorApostolic Delegate to Egypt, Arab Republic of
29.5AppointedMaximus Paulus Brulley de La Brunière, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of TremithusBishop-Elect
22.7Ordained PriestJames Joseph Carbery, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
34.7AppointedGaetano Carli, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Agra, India
24.6ProfessedEugène-Étienne Charbonnier, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viet Nam
15.7ProfessedRocco Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
21.8Ordained PriestJoseph Colgan †PriestArchbishop of Madras, India
ResignedMélèce Fendé †Patriarchal Vicar of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme} (Melkite Greek), PalestineBishop of Baalbek (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
24.0Ordained PriestJoaquín Guillermo González †PriestBishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
42.0AppointedJosé Maria González Rúbio, O.F.M. †Administrator of California (Two Californias, Both Californias), MéxicoFormer Administrator of Monterey, California, USA
52.9AppointedGuilherme Henriques de Carvalho †Apostolic Administrator of Portalegre, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
52.9AppointedGuilherme Henriques de Carvalho †Apostolic Administrator of Castelo Branco, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
55.5Ordained BishopJoão Henriques Monis †Bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
25.2ProfessedFrançois-Eugène Lions, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Kuiceu, China
25.1Ordained PriestDaniel McCarthy †PriestBishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
25.0Ordained PriestBienvenido Monzón y Martín †PriestArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
22.0ProfessedEusebio Marie Semprini, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, China
DiedEugène Tisserant †Prefect of Two Guineas and Senegambia {Guinea Superiore e Inferiore e di Sierra Leone}, Gabon
55.5DiedGiuseppe Trama †Bishop Emeritus of Calvi e Teano, Italy
21.2ProfessedPierre-Ferdinand Vitte, S.M. †Member of Society of MaryVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nouvelle-Calédonie, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
AppointedDavid Walsh †Bishop of Ross, Ireland
1 Jan25.2Ordained DeaconElia Bianchi †DeaconTitular Archbishop of Nicosia
BornGiuseppe Schirò †Contessa Entellina, ItalyTitular Archbishop of Neocaesarea in Ponto
2 JanBornSantiago (Giacomo) Costamagna, S.D.B. †Caramagna Piemonte, ItalyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Méndez y Gualaquiza, Ecuador
BornAugustin Duret, S.M.A. †Boussay, FranceVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Delta del Nilo, Egypt
BornIldefonso Vincenzo Pisani, C.R.L. †CatanzaroBishop Emeritus of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
3 Jan72.6DiedLaurentius Serafini, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Corycus
BornJohn Walter Shanahan †Silver Lake, PABishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Jan47.8Ordained BishopJacques-Marie-Joseph Baillès †Bishop of Luçon, FranceBishop Emeritus
25.2Ordained PriestElia Bianchi †PriestTitular Archbishop of Nicosia
36.2Ordained BishopPhilippe-Joseph Viard, S.M. †Titular Bishop of Orthosias in CariaBishop of Wellington, New Zealand
6 Jan23.0Ordained PriestVicente Gabriel Tocornal Velasco †Priest of Santiago de ChileFormer Bishop-Elect of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
11 Jan25.1Ordained DeaconJános Zalka †DeaconBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
12 JanBornLouis Billot, S.J. †Sierck-les-BainsPriest of Society of Jesus
14 Jan41.3SelectedFrancisco Fleix y Soláns †Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaArchbishop of Tarragona, Spain
15 Jan25.1Ordained PriestJános Zalka †PriestBishop of Győr (Raab), Hungary
16 JanBornGaspare Bova †PalermoAuxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy
17 Jan54.5ResignedPedro Antonio Torres †Bishop-Elect of Cuenca, EcuadorBishop of Popayán, Colombia
18 Jan43.1Ordained BishopEdward Maginn †Titular Bishop of Orthosias in PhoeniciaCoadjutor Bishop of Derry, Ireland
19 Jan55.0ConfirmedJoseph IX Ragi (Youssef) El-Khazen (Gazeno) †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
44.9ConfirmedJosé Aranguren, O.A.R. †Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
50.5AppointedAlessandro Asinari di Sanmarzano †Titular Archbishop of Ephesus
51.3ConfirmedJosé Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura †Bishop of Viseu, PortugalArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
55.8ConfirmedVicente Barreiro y Pérez, O.S.A. †Bishop of Nueva Caceres, PhilippinesBishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
75.4Elevated to CardinalJoseph Bernet †Cardinal, Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
43.9AppointedManuel Ángel del Prado Cárdenas †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaArchbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
41.3AppointedFrancisco Fleix y Soláns †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
53.0Elevated to CardinalGuilherme Henriques de Carvalho †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
71.7ConfirmedJosé Higinio Madalengoitia y Sanz de Zárate †Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
37.9ConfirmedRomualdo Jimeno Ballesteros, O.P. †Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
41.2AppointedEtienne Marilley †Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
61.0AppointedRafael Masoliver, O.P. †Bishop of Nueva Segovia, PhilippinesBishop-Elect
35.9AppointedVincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Perugia, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
35.1AppointedSisto Riario Sforza †Cardinal-Priest of Santa SabinaCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
35.1Elevated to CardinalSisto Riario Sforza †Cardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
50.8ConfirmedBartolomeo Carlo Romilli †Bishop of Cremona, ItalyArchbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
51.2ConfirmedCesare Agostino Sajeva †Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
20 JanBornAntonio Sebastião Valente †Porto de Santa MaríaPatriarch of East Indies, India
21 JanBornJohn Dunne †Portarlington, IrelandBishop of Wilcannia, Australia
BornGuglielmo Giustini †SenigalliaBishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
BornJoseph van der Stappen †AnversaAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
22 JanBornJoseph Guérard †LoudéacBishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France
24 Jan23.0Ordained PriestIgnazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
30 JanBornPietro Broyer, S.M. †Illiat, FranceVicar Apostolic of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)
31 Jan85.3DiedFrancesco Ansaldo Teloni †Bishop of Macerata e Tolentino, Italy
1 Feb50.5Ordained BishopAlessandro Asinari di Sanmarzano †Titular Archbishop of Ephesus
65.4Ordained BishopFrancisco da Mãe dos Homens Anes de Carvalho †Archbishop of Évora, Portugal
18.0ProfessedThomas-Marie Gentili, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Fo-Kien, China
59.8DiedFranciszek de Paula Pišték (Pisztek) †Archbishop of Lviv, UkraineAuxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
4 Feb54.1SelectedManuel José da Costa †Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
5 FebBornAbbondio Cavadini, S.J. †Calcinate, ItalyBishop of Mangalore, India
7 FebBornPrimo Dochi †BulgriAbbot of Shën Llezhri i Oroshit (Orosh), Albania
13 Feb46.9SelectedGuy-Louis-Jean-Marie Alouvry †Bishop of Pamiers, FranceBishop Emeritus
29.8AppointedJean Georges Collomb, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania)
29.8AppointedJean Georges Collomb, S.M. †Titular Bishop of AntiphellusVicar Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania)
18 FebBornGiovanni Battista Lugari †RomaCardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
19 FebBornNicholas Aloysius Gallagher †Temperanceville, OHBishop of Galveston, Texas, USA
22 Feb45.2Ordained BishopManuel Bento Rodrigues da Silva †Titular Archbishop of MityleneCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
24 Feb38.0AppointedEphysius Chiais, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), ChinaVicar Apostolic
38.0AppointedEphysius Chiais, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of TiumVicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), China
25 FebBornDenis Mary Bradley †Castle Island, IrelandBishop of Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
26 FebBornJames Bellord †London, Great BritainVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gibraltar
27 Feb51.8AppointedJoseph Dittrich †Titular Bishop of CorycusPrefect of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany
1 MarBornPaul Basbous †GeraptaBishop of Saïda (Sidone) (Maronite), Lebanon
2 MarBornSevero Araújo y Silva †RianjoAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
4 Mar83.3DiedPaolo Mangelli Orsi †Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
6 Mar66.9SelectedFrancisco de La Puente, O.P. †Bishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)Bishop of Segovia, Spain
7 Mar22.8Ordained PriestVincenzo Capelli †PriestBishop of Tortona, Italy
22.7Ordained PriestAntonio Piterà †PriestBishop Emeritus of Bova, Italy
8 Mar39.4Ordained BishopUrban Nikola Bogdanovic, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of EuropusApostolic Administrator of Skopje, Macedonia
42.0ResignedJoão de França Castro e Moura, C.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Peking [Beijing], ChinaBishop of Porto, Portugal
42.0ResignedJoão de França Castro e Moura, C.M. †Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in IsauriaBishop of Porto, Portugal
52.4DiedFranz Xaver Kuttnar †Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
10 MarBornSalvador Castellote y Pinazo †ValenciaArchbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
11 Mar41.0SelectedLouis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy †Bishop of Alger, Algeria
13 MarBornCamillus Paul Maes †Courtrai, BelgiumBishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA
15 MarBornGiuseppe Ceppetelli (Cepetelli) †RomaVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy
41.4Ordained BishopEtienne Marilley †Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
16 Mar45.8ResignedAntoine-Louis-Adolphe Dupuch †Bishop of Alger, AlgeriaBishop Emeritus
43.1Ordained BishopAnastasius Hartmann, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of DerbeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bombay, India
21 MarBornBenito Murúa y López †AlgeteArchbishop of Burgos, Spain
24 Mar49.8ResignedRafael Barišić, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Bosniae Othomanae, CroatiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Herzegovina
25 MarBornFelice de Siena †MaddaloniBishop of Caiazzo, Italy
BornMariano Soler †San CarloArchbishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
27 Mar32.6AppointedPaul Ambroise Bigandet, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Malacca-SingaporeVicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
32.6AppointedPaul Ambroise Bigandet, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
30.1AppointedJoseph-Marie Chauveau, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Yünnan, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Thibet, China
30.1AppointedJoseph-Marie Chauveau, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in ArmeniaVicar Apostolic of Thibet, China
30.1AppointedThéodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of JapanArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
30.1AppointedThéodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of SamosArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
35.4AppointedJean-Denis Gauthier, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viet Nam
53.4AppointedCharles-Hubert Jeantet, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
53.4AppointedCharles-Hubert Jeantet, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of PentacomiaCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
32.4AppointedPierre Nicolaus Lavaissière, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China
32.4AppointedPierre Nicolaus Lavaissière, C.M. †Titular Bishop of MyrinaVicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China
42.3AppointedFrancis Joseph Nicholson, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of TamasusArchbishop of Corfù, Greece
29 Mar27.0Ordained PriestWilliam Henry Elder †Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USAArchbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
30 Mar32.6Ordained BishopPaul Ambroise Bigandet, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Ramata (Rama)Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
22.7Ordained PriestGiulio Marsili, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Sapë, Albania
3 Apr30.6AppointedAnnetto Casolani †Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan
30.6AppointedAnnetto Casolani †Titular Bishop of MauricastroVicar Apostolic of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan
5 AprBornJean-Marie-Léon Dizien †Domecy-sur-CureBishop of Amiens, France
42.3SelectedFranciszek Ksawery Wierzchlejski †Bishop of Przemyśl, PolandArchbishop of Lviv, Ukraine
11 Apr61.3DiedRafael Masoliver, O.P. †Bishop-Elect of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
22.8Ordained PriestCamillo Santori †PriestBishop Emeritus of Fano, Italy
14 AprBornAngelo Maria Filippo Sinibaldi †GavignanoBishop of Segni, Italy
15 Apr43.5SelectedZaccaria Bricito †Bishop of Udine, ItalyArchbishop of Udine, Italy
16 Apr47.1ConfirmedGuy-Louis-Jean-Marie Alouvry †Bishop of Pamiers, FranceBishop Emeritus
35.4AppointedAlessandro Angeloni †Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
61.0ConfirmedIoannes Berčić †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
54.3ConfirmedManuel José da Costa †Bishop of Leiria, Portugal
41.6ConfirmedFrancisco Fleix y Soláns †Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaArchbishop of Tarragona, Spain
59.7ConfirmedSebastião da Anunciação Gomes de Lemos, O.C.D. †Bishop of Angola e Congo, AngolaBishop Emeritus
77.7AppointedHugues-Robert-Jean-Charles de la Tour d’Auvergne-Lauraquais †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Agnese fuori le muraCardinal, Bishop of Arras, France
56.4AppointedGiuseppe Passaponti †Auxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy
56.4AppointedGiuseppe Passaponti †Titular Bishop of Epiphania in CiliciaAuxiliary Bishop of Bologna, Italy
41.1ConfirmedLouis-Antoine-Augustin Pavy †Bishop of Alger, Algeria
59.5AppointedGiovanni Serafini †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
20 Apr52.0AppointedJoseph Dittrich †Prefect of Meißen (Meissen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany
25 AprBornPaolo Marco Tei, O.F.M. Cap. †Pieve dei Bagni di LuccaBishop of Pesaro, Italy
26 Apr35.4Ordained BishopAlessandro Angeloni †Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
17.3ProfessedFrancesco (Luigi Domenico) Cenci, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinTitular Bishop of Apollonia
28 Apr38.7AppointedJoseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Peking [Beijing], ChinaVicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
30 Apr60.6DiedFrancisco José Vicente Garcia Diego y Moreno, O.F.M. †Bishop of California (Two Californias, Both Californias), México
65.6DiedManuel Posada y Garduño †Archbishop of México, Federal District
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