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The Year of Our Lord 1856

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 MayBornPierre-Célestin CézeracArchbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
BornElie-Joseph KhayattArchbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
3 May49.6SelectedJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie BoudinetBishop of Amiens, France
58.8SelectedCharles-Nicolas-Pierre DidiotBishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
56.7SelectedJean-François-Augustin GaltierBishop of Pamiers, France
40.3SelectedJean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas LandriotBishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
5 May24.6Ordained PriestPaul Daniel CyrillePriestAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
BornRosendo de la Lastra y GordilloBishop of Paraná, Argentina
7 May59.5DiedGeorg Anton BrinkmannAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
25.7Ordained PriestMichel RossetPriestBishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
8 MayBornSimone Pietro GrassiBishop of Tortona, Italy
9 MayBornAmbrogio RiccardiBishop of Sarsina, Italy
10 May85.1DiedModesto FarinaBishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
11 MayBornAlessandro Bavona (Bavaona)Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
35.9Ordained BishopJohn FarrellBishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
12 May73.5DiedFrancesco GentiliniBishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
13 May28.3Ordained PriestMichael ComerfordPriestCoadjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
17 May66.1DiedVicente Barreiro y Pérez, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
22.7Ordained PriestAugustin EggerPriest of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop
24.5Ordained PriestAlfred-François Fleury-HottotPriestBishop of Bayonne, France
25.3Ordained PriestPierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. †PriestPrefect of Kuamsi (Kwangsi, Guangxi), China
91.7DiedBernhard GaluraBishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
22.7Ordained PriestLucido Maria ParocchiPriest of Mantova, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
23.2Ordained PriestCarlo QuaroniPriestTitular Bishop of Cyme
22.7Ordained PriestGiovanni Maria Davide Eugenio Felice RiccardiPriest of Biella, ItalyArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
22.5Ordained PriestTommaso Maria Zigliara, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Bishop-Elect of Frascati
18 May49.7Ordained BishopAndrea CasasolaBishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), ItalyArchbishop of Udine, Italy
40.5Ordained BishopDaniel McGettiganTitular Bishop of GerasArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
40.4Ordained BishopPierre-Adophe Pinsoneault, P.S.S. †Bishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Sandwich, Ontario, Canada
19 MayBornOreste GiorgiCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
20 May76.8RetiredNicolas-Augustin de la Croix d’AzoletteArchbishop of Auch, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
23 MayBornJohn James Joseph MonaghanBishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
24 May35.9InstalledJohn FarrellBishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
25 May33.3Ordained BishopJohn Dalton, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
26 May24.2Ordained PriestKolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom, Hungary
27 May47.6AppointedAdrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SergiopolisVicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
44.4AppointedJosé Luis NiñoBishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
28 MayBornFrançois-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
65.1SelectedJosé Manuel de LemosBishop of Viseu, PortugalBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
30 May47.6AppointedAdrien-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
1 Jun33.4InstalledJohn Dalton, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
6 Jun43.3AppointedJean-Étienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri LankaVicar Apostolic
43.3AppointedJean-Étienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
7 Jun25.6Ordained PriestAndrea LogorezziPriest of Shkodrë, AlbaniaArchbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
BornJuan Gaspar Stork, C.M. †Bishop of San José de Costa Rica
8 Jun26.2Ordained PriestJuliusz Józef DinderPriest of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandArchbishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
9 Jun33.4ResignedVicente Gabriel Tocornal VelascoBishop-Elect of San Carlos de Ancud, ChileFormer Bishop-Elect
13 Jun44.4AppointedNiccola Adolfo MarinelliTitular Bishop of SoliBishop Emeritus of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
15 Jun30.8Ordained PriestGeorge Porter, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Bombay, India
16 Jun43.5AppointedElia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. †Bishop of Montefeltro, ItalyBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
61.6ConfirmedJosé Joaquim de Azevedo e MouraArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
51.5AppointedAlberto Barbolani di MontautoTitular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
57.4ConfirmedClément BahousPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), SyriaPatriarch Emeritus
57.4ConfirmedClément BahousBishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), SyriaPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
58.0AppointedJean-Honoré BaraTitular Bishop of MedeaBishop of Châlons, France
58.0ConfirmedJean-Honoré BaraCoadjutor Bishop of Châlons, FranceBishop
55.2Elevated to CardinalAlessandro BarnabóCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
50.0AppointedGaetano BediniSecretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
57.1AppointedGiacomo BernardiBishop of Massa Carrara, Italy
49.7ConfirmedJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie BoudinetBishop of Amiens, France
46.0AppointedFlavio ChigiApostolic Nuncio to BavariaCardinal, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
67.6AppointedBenedetto Colonna Barberini di SciarraCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
55.7ConfirmedFrançois-Augustin DelamareBishop of Luçon, FranceArchbishop of Auch, France
50.6AppointedAntonio Saverio De LucaApostolic Nuncio to AustriaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
58.9ConfirmedCharles-Nicolas-Pierre DidiotBishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
50.4Elevated to CardinalCamillo Di PietroCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
50.4ResignedCamillo Di PietroApostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
45.7AppointedInnocenzo FerrieriApostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
62.2ConfirmedRaffaele FerrignoArchbishop of Brindisi, Italy
36.9AppointedAlessandro FranchiApostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyCardinal, Secretary of State
44.9ConfirmedBernardino Maria FrascollaBishop of Foggia, Italy
56.8ConfirmedJean-François-Augustin GaltierBishop of Pamiers, France
60.4Elevated to CardinalGaspare Grassellini, C.O. †Cardinal, Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
69.1Elevated to CardinalJuraj Haulík VáralyaiCardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
40.4ConfirmedJean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas LandriotBishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
81.8Elevated to CardinalMihail (Mychajlo) Lewicki (Levyckyj)Cardinal, Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
48.4AppointedVincenzo MassoniApostolic Internuncio to Brazil
47.5Elevated to CardinalFrancesco de’ Medici di OttaianoCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
38.9ConfirmedTommaso Passero, O.P. †Bishop of Troia, Italy
50.5ConfirmedEnrico de RossiBishop of Caserta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
57.8ConfirmedLouis-Antoine de SalinisArchbishop of Auch, France
17 Jun54.5ResignedLorenzo BariliApostolic Delegate to ColombiaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo BariliApostolic Delegate to VenezuelaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo BariliApostolic Delegate to EcuadorCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo BariliApostolic Delegate to PeruCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo BariliApostolic Delegate to BoliviaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo BariliApostolic Delegate to ChileCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo BariliApostolic Delegate to ArgentinaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka LedóchowskiApostolic Delegate to ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka LedóchowskiApostolic Delegate to VenezuelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka LedóchowskiApostolic Delegate to EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka LedóchowskiApostolic Delegate to PeruCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka LedóchowskiApostolic Delegate to BoliviaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
18 Jun46.7SelectedLuigi Maria de MarinisArchbishop of Chieti, Italy
19 Jun42.1AppointedJosé Manuel Arroyo y NiñoBishop of Guayana, Venezuela
55.2AppointedAlessandro BarnabóCardinal-Priest of Santa SusannaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
36.5ConfirmedMarko Kalogjera (Calogerà)Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroBishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
46.0AppointedFlavio ChigiTitular Archbishop of MyraCardinal, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
50.8AppointedVinko CimaAuxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
50.8AppointedVinko CimaTitular Bishop of AdramyttiumAuxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
56.1SelectedDalmazio (Pietro) d’Andrea, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Bova, Italy
36.9AppointedAlessandro FranchiTitular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Secretary of State
60.4AppointedGaspare Grassellini, C.O. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
48.2AppointedJerzy JeschkeAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
48.2AppointedJerzy JeschkeTitular Bishop of Diocaesarea in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
44.0ConfirmedKonrad MartinBishop of Paderborn, Germany
48.4AppointedVincenzo MassoniTitular Archbishop of Edessa in OsrhoëneApostolic Internuncio to Brazil
47.5AppointedFrancesco de’ Medici di OttaianoCardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in VelabroCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
37.8AppointedSalvatore Nobili VitelleschiTitular Archbishop of Seleucia in IsauriaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
51.9ConfirmedGregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
60.9AppointedJózsef ViberAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
60.9AppointedJózsef ViberTitular Bishop of AliaAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
55.9ResignedKarl August von ReisachArchbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.3ConfirmedVinko ZubranićBishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
20 Jun55.2AppointedAlessandro BarnabóCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
22 Jun57.1Ordained BishopGiacomo BernardiBishop of Massa Carrara, Italy
44.9Ordained BishopBernardino Maria FrascollaBishop of Foggia, Italy
38.9Ordained BishopTommaso Passero, O.P. †Bishop of Troia, Italy
50.6Ordained BishopEnrico de RossiBishop of Caserta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26 Jun82.2DiedJuan Antonio RivadeneyraBishop of Valladolid, Spain
30 Jun62.8DiedFrançois-Adélaïde-Adolphe LannélucBishop of Aire, France
2 Jul74.4DiedFerdinando MinucciArchbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
BornMauro Maria Parodi, O.S.B. †Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
6 Jul43.5Ordained BishopElia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. †Bishop of Montefeltro, ItalyBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
51.6Ordained BishopAlberto Barbolani di MontautoTitular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
46.0Ordained BishopFlavio ChigiTitular Archbishop of MyraCardinal, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
37.0Ordained BishopAlessandro FranchiTitular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Secretary of State
48.4Ordained BishopVincenzo MassoniTitular Archbishop of Edessa in OsrhoëneApostolic Internuncio to Brazil
37.9Ordained BishopSalvatore Nobili VitelleschiTitular Archbishop of Seleucia in IsauriaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
11 Jul56.1DiedAntoine-Louis-Adolphe DupuchBishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
13 Jul62.6DiedJuan José Biec y BelioBishop of Jaca, Spain
19 Jul55.7ConfirmedMichael von DeinleinBishop of Augsburg, GermanyArchbishop of Bamberg, Germany
20 Jul58.1Ordained BishopJean-Honoré BaraTitular Bishop of MedeaBishop of Châlons, France
49.8Ordained BishopJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie BoudinetBishop of Amiens, France
55.8Ordained BishopFrançois-Augustin DelamareBishop of Luçon, FranceArchbishop of Auch, France
48.3Ordained BishopJerzy JeschkeTitular Bishop of Diocaesarea in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
40.5Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas LandriotBishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
22 Jul76.0DiedCornelius EganBishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
41.9SucceededDavid MoriartyBishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
25 Jul22.7Ordained PriestThaddeus Joseph ButlerPriest of Chicago, Illinois, USABishop-Elect of Concordia, Kansas, USA
26 Jul23.7Ordained PriestMaximilian Gereon von GalenPriest of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
28 Jul36.7AppointedPierre BostaniCoadjutor Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop
36.7AppointedPierre BostaniTitular Archbishop of AchridaArchbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
52.0ResignedJohann Theodor LaurentVicar Apostolic of LuxembourgVicar Apostolic Emeritus
29 Jul43.9AppointedLorenzo Bergeretti, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, GreeceArchbishop of Naxos, Greece
49.9InstalledJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie BoudinetBishop of Amiens, France
3 Aug59.1Ordained BishopCharles-Nicolas-Pierre DidiotBishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
52.1Ordained BishopGregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
4 AugBornDominique CastellanArchbishop of Chambéry, France
6 AugBornJames Hubert Blenk, S.M. †Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
8 Aug42.3AppointedPhilippe François Zéphirin Guillemin, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of CybistraPrefect of Kouangtong (Kwangtung, Guangdong), China
9 Aug24.9Ordained PriestLudwig WahlPriest of Rottenburg, GermanyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
10 Aug23.3Ordained PriestJoseph Georg von EhrlerPriest of Würzburg, GermanyBishop of Speyer, Germany
57.0Ordained BishopJean-François-Augustin GaltierBishop of Pamiers, France
57.9InstalledLouis-Antoine de SalinisArchbishop of Auch, France
12 AugBornCharles McHughBishop of Derry, Ireland
76.8DiedGiovanni Soglia CeroniCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
13 Aug68.9DiedMyles MurphyBishop of Ferns, Ireland
BornTommaso TrussoniArchbishop Emeritus of Cosenza, Italy
17 Aug22.6Ordained PriestSt. Grégoire Grassi, O.F.M. Obs. †Priest of Order of Observant Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China
44.2Ordained BishopKonrad MartinBishop of Paderborn, Germany
22.3Ordained DeaconGuglielmo Sanfelice D’Acquavella, O.S.B. †Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
43.5Ordained BishopJean-Étienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
19 Aug38.7AppointedDésiré-Michel VesqueBishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
22 AugBornTimoteo Hernández y MulasBishop of Guadix, Spain
26 AugBornJames John KeaneArchbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
28 Aug52.1InstalledGregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
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