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The Year of Our Lord 1856

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornAmbrose Agius, O.S.B. †MaltaApostolic Delegate to Philippines
AppointedClément Bahous †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), SyriaPatriarch Emeritus
75.7DiedLuigi Carsidoni †Bishop of Fano, Italy
DiedManuel Ángel del Prado Cárdenas †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
31.1AppointedJean-Claude Duret, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of SénégalVicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
67.5ResignedHenry Hughes, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar, GibraltarVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornMichele Malche †Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Syrian), Turkey
70.4DiedMichele Manzo †Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
ResignedEdward Nolan †Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, IrelandBishop Emeritus
56.2ResignedGiovanni Domenico Rizzolati, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Honan {Ho-Nan Settentrionale}, China
Jan76.5RetiredNicolas-Augustin de la Croix d'Azolette †Archbishop of Auch, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
2 JanBornPatrick Phelan †Johnston, IrelandBishop of Sale, Australia
3 Jan48.4AppointedJoseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], ChinaVicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
BornPietro Strobino †Mosso Santa Maria, ItalyVicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa
6 Jan51.5AppointedGregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
12 Jan55.2AppointedMichael von Deinlein †Bishop of Augsburg, GermanyArchbishop of Bamberg, Germany
13 Jan40.2Ordained BishopVincenzo Moretti †Bishop of Comacchio, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
14 JanBornFranz Löbmann †SchirgiswaldeVicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
16 JanBornEugène-Louis-Ernest Julien †Canville-les-deux-EglisesBishop of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France
17 JanBornJohann Baptist Hierl †ParsbergAuxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany
20 JanBornStanislas-François Jarlin, C.M. †Sète, FranceVicar Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], China
23 Jan52.9DiedBernard O'Reilly †Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
24 JanBornGiovanni Régine †Forio d'IschiaArchbishop of Trani e Barletta (e Nazareth e Bisceglie), Italy
25 Jan72.0DiedGeorge Hilary Brown †Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
41.6SucceededAlexander Goss †Bishop of Liverpool, England, Great Britain
29 Jan43.7AppointedMartin Konrad †Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
31 JanBornConrad Abels, C.I.C.M. †Weert, NetherlandsVicar Apostolic of Jehol [Jinzhou], China
2 FebBornRafael Amador y Hernández †ChilaBishop of Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, México
5 FebBornRené-Michel-Marie Fée, M.E.P. †Ambrières-le-Grand, FranceBishop of Malacca, Singapore
BornThomas Louis Heylen, O. Praem. †CasterléBishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
11 FebBornAntonio Bauer †BreznicaArchbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
12 Feb57.5AppointedLouis-Antoine de Salinis †Archbishop of Auch, France
16 Feb22.8Ordained PriestProsper Auguste Dusserre †PriestArchbishop of Alger, Algeria
18 Feb40.3AppointedDaniel McGettigan †Coadjutor Bishop of Raphoe, IrelandArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
40.3AppointedDaniel McGettigan †Titular Bishop of GerrhaArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
29.7AppointedPatrick Moran †Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South AfricaBishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
29.7AppointedPatrick Moran †Titular Bishop of DardanusBishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
52.6AppointedJames Walshe †Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
21 Feb57.9ResignedJacques-Marie-Joseph Baillès †Bishop of Luçon, FranceBishop Emeritus
24 Feb45.1AppointedBernardino Maria Frascolla †Bishop of Foggia, Italy
25 Feb57.4Ordained BishopJoseph-Antoine-Henri Jordany †Bishop of Fréjus, FranceBishop Emeritus
26 FebBornJacques-Louis Monestès †LaplumeBishop of Dijon, France
27 FebBornAntonio Karas (Karosas) †OniksztyBishop of Vilkaviškis, Lithuania
29 Feb37.2AppointedJohn Dalton †Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
35.7AppointedJohn Farrell †Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
36.8AppointedLaurence Gillooly, C.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Elphin, IrelandBishop
36.8AppointedLaurence Gillooly, C.M. †Titular Bishop of PhoeniceBishop of Elphin, Ireland
BornEmile-Louis-Cornil Lobbedey †BerguesBishop of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France
48.4AppointedJohn Thomas Mullock, O.F.M. †Bishop of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
40.3AppointedPierre-Adophe Pinsoneault †Bishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Sandwich, Ontario, Canada
3 Mar84.4DiedAmbrogio Bianchi, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
5 Mar55.5AppointedFrançois-Augustin Delamare †Bishop of Luçon, FranceArchbishop of Auch, France
8 Mar24.8Ordained PriestFernando Blaitt Mariño †Priest of Concepción, ChileBishop
22.8Ordained PriestVincenzo Molo †Priest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyApostolic Administrator of Lugano, Switzerland
11 Mar49.5AppointedJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet †Apostolic Administrator of Pamiers, FranceBishop of Amiens, France
49.5AppointedJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet †Titular Bishop of CybistraBishop of Amiens, France
15 MarBornGiuseppe Batignani †BuonconventoBishop of Montepulciano, Italy
BornJohn Patrick Farrelly †MemphisBishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
BornAchille Locatelli †SeregnoCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
19 Mar28.3Ordained PriestFrancisco Mora y Borrell †Priest of Monterey, California, USABishop Emeritus of Monterey-Los Angeles, California, USA
31.1Ordained PriestHector-Albert Chaulet d'Outremont †PriestBishop of Le Mans, France
20 MarBornGaetano Bisleti †VeroliCardinal, President of the Roman Curia - Other
23 MarBornRamón Guillamet y Coma †Santo Esteban de OlotBishop of Barcelona, Spain
25 Mar24.9Ordained PriestAgabio (Agapios) Bsciai (Bishai) †PriestVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
BornJoseph-Marie-François-Xavier Métreau †BordeauxBishop of Tulle, France
30 Mar29.8Ordained BishopPatrick Moran †Titular Bishop of DardanusBishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
1 Apr57.1ResignedGuy-Louis-Jean-Marie Alouvry †Bishop of Pamiers, FranceBishop Emeritus
2 Apr42.1AppointedEugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Orientale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
69.2AppointedJacques-Léonard Pérocheau, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Northwestern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Settentrionale-Occidentale}, China
6 AprBornJean-Victor-Emile Chesnelong †OrthezArchbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), France
24.1Ordained PriestJohn O’Brien †PriestBishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
7 Apr57.8AppointedJean-Honoré Bara †Coadjutor Bishop of Châlons, FranceBishop
49.6AppointedJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet †Bishop of Amiens, France
58.8AppointedCharles-Nicolas-Pierre Didiot †Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
56.7AppointedJean-François-Augustin Galtier †Bishop of Pamiers, France
8 Apr40.2AppointedJean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot †Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
46.8AppointedMiguel Navarro, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Honan {Ho-Nan Settentrionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Foreign Vicariate
46.8AppointedMiguel Navarro, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CucususVicar Apostolic of Foreign Vicariate
13 AprBornAvedis Bédros XIV Arpiarian †EghinPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
BornAlcime-Armand-Pierre-Henri Gouraud †VieillevigneBishop of Vannes, France
25.0Ordained PriestEdmund Stonor †PriestTitular Archbishop of Trapezus
14 AprBornEmile-Auguste Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. †Rixheim, FranceVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zanzibar, Kenya
17 AprBornFederico Cattani Amadori †Maradi, ItalyCardinal, Priest of Modigliana, Italy
20 Apr80.4DiedGiacomo Filippo Fransoni †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
22 AprBornJosé Anselmo Luque †Villa del RosarioAuxiliary Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
24 Apr23.3Ordained PriestFernando Antonio Arturo de Merino y Ramírez †PriestArchbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
28 AprBornGeorge Ambrose Burton †HullBishop of Clifton, England, Great Britain
30 AprBornJosé Amador Velasco y Peña †Villa de la PurificaciónBishop of Colima, Colima, México
1 MayBornPierre-Célestin Cézerac †CaussensArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
BornGiuseppe Elis Khayatt †BagdadArchbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq
4 May43.2AppointedJean-Etienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri LankaVicar Apostolic
43.2AppointedJean-Etienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of OlympusVicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
5 MayBornRosendo de la Lastra y Gordillo †CórdobaBishop Emeritus of Paraná, Argentina
7 May59.6DiedGeorg Anton Brinkmann †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
8 MayBornSimone Pietro Grassi †SchilparioBishop of Tortona, Italy
11 MayBornAlessandro Bavona (Bavaona) †RoccadicambioApostolic Nuncio to Austria
35.9Ordained BishopJohn Farrell †Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
17 May66.1DiedVicente Barreiro y Pérez, O.S.A. †Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
22.8Ordained PriestAugustin Egger †Priest of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop
25.4Ordained PriestPierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresPrefect of Kuamsi, China
91.7DiedBernhard Galura †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
22.8Ordained PriestLucido Maria Parocchi †PriestCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
22.6Ordained PriestTommaso Maria Zigliara, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Bishop-Elect of Frascati, Italy
18 May40.5Ordained BishopDaniel McGettigan †Titular Bishop of GerrhaArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
40.5Ordained BishopPierre-Adophe Pinsoneault †Bishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Sandwich, Ontario, Canada
19 MayBornOreste Giorgi †ValmonteCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
23 MayBornJohn James Joseph Monaghan †Sumter, SCBishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
25 May37.4Ordained BishopJohn Dalton †Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
26 May24.3Ordained PriestKolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom, Hungary
27 May47.7AppointedAdrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SergiopolisVicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
28 MayBornFrançois-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. †Schweighouse-sur-Moder, FranceVicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
30 May47.7AppointedAdrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Orientale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
48.8AppointedJoseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
7 JunBornJuan Gaspar Stork, C.M. †Colonia, GermanyBishop of San José de Costa Rica
11 JunAppointedNiccola Adolfo Marinelli †Titular Bishop of SoliBishop Emeritus of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
ResignedNiccola Adolfo Marinelli †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, GreeceBishop Emeritus
15 Jun30.8Ordained PriestGeorge Porter, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Bombay, India
16 Jun43.5AppointedElia Antonio Alberini, O.C.D. †Bishop of Montefeltro, ItalyBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
61.7AppointedJosé Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
58.0AppointedJean-Honoré Bara †Titular Bishop of MedeaBishop of Châlons, France
58.0ConfirmedJean-Honoré Bara †Coadjutor Bishop of Châlons, FranceBishop
55.3AppointedAlessando Barnabó †Cardinal-Priest of S. SusannaCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
55.3Elevated to CardinalAlessando Barnabó †Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
57.1AppointedGiacomo Bernardi †Bishop of Massa Carrara, Italy
49.8ConfirmedJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet †Bishop of Amiens, France
67.7AppointedBenedetto Colonna Barberini di Sciarra †Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
55.8ConfirmedFrançois-Augustin Delamare †Bishop of Luçon, FranceArchbishop of Auch, France
59.0ConfirmedCharles-Nicolas-Pierre Didiot †Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
50.4Elevated to CardinalCamillo Di Pietro †Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
45.8AppointedInnocenzo Ferrieri †Apostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
62.3AppointedRaffaele Ferrigno †Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
56.9ConfirmedJean-François-Augustin Galtier †Bishop of Pamiers, France
60.4AppointedGaspare Grasselini, C.O. †Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
60.4Elevated to CardinalGaspare Grasselini, C.O. †Cardinal, Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
69.2AppointedJuraj Haulík Váralyai †Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e GiulittaCardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
69.2Elevated to CardinalJuraj Haulík Váralyai †Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
40.4ConfirmedJean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot †Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
82.3Elevated to CardinalMihail (Mychajlo) Lewicki (Levyckyj) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
47.6AppointedFrancesco de' Medici di Ottaiano †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in VelabroCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
47.6Elevated to CardinalFrancesco de' Medici di Ottaiano †Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
50.6AppointedEnrico de Rossi †Bishop of Caserta, Italy
57.8ConfirmedLouis-Antoine de Salinis †Archbishop of Auch, France
19 Jun42.2AppointedJosé Manuel Arroyo Niño †Bishop of Santo Tomás de Guayana, Venezuela
36.5AppointedMarcus Calogera †Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroBishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
46.1AppointedFlavio Chigi †Titular Archbishop of MyraCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
50.8AppointedVincenzo Cima †Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
50.8AppointedVincenzo Cima †Titular Bishop of AdramyttiumAuxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
37.0AppointedAlessandro Franchi †Titular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
48.2AppointedJerzy Jeschke †Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
48.2AppointedJerzy Jeschke †Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
44.1ConfirmedMartin Konrad †Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
37.9AppointedSalvatore Nobili Vitelleschi †Titular Archbishop of Seleucia PieriaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
52.0ConfirmedGregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
59.9AppointedJozef Vibe(r) †Auxiliary Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia
56.0ResignedKarl August Graf von Reisach †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.4AppointedVincenzo Zubranich †Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
20 Jun55.3AppointedAlessando Barnabó †Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
50.1AppointedGaetano Bedini †Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
26 Jun82.2DiedJuan Antonio Rivadeneyra †Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
29 JunBornAmbrogio Riccardi †Scavolino di PennabilliBishop of Sarsina, Italy
30 Jun62.9DiedFrançois-Adélaïde-Adolphe Lanneluc †Bishop of Aire, France
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