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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 May	63.2	Died	Anastasius Hartmann, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Patna, India	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bombay, India
2 May	60.7	Selected	Mariano Brezmes y Arredondo †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	60.1	Selected	José La Cuesta Maroto †	Bishop of Orense, Spain
3 May		Born	Angelus (Josef) Münzloher, S.D.S. †	Tuafkirchen a Vils, Germany	Prefect Emeritus of Assam, India
	50.9	Installed	Daniel Murphy †	Bishop of Hobart, Australia	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia
4 May	37.8	Appointed	Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †	Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
5 May	90.6	Died	Giacomo de Vincentiis †	Archbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona), Italy
8 May		Born	John Joseph O’Gorman, C.S.Sp. †	Hacketstown, Ireland	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone
11 May	36.9	Appointed	Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Japan	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Japan
	36.9	Appointed	Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Myriophytos	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Japan
13 May	31.2	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Bracco †	Titular Bishop of Magydus	Patriarch of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
	37.8	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †	Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
15 May	37.8	Appointed	Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
18 May	36.1	Appointed	Stefano Melchisedechian †	Bishop of Garin (Erzerum) (Armenian)	Bishop Emeritus
22 May	27.0	Ordained Priest	Thomas Joseph Carr †	Priest of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia
	25.3	Ordained Priest	William Joseph Walsh †	Priest of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop
26 May	27.1	Ordained Priest	Jean-Baptiste Decrolière †	Priest	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
	24.5	Ordained Priest	Paolo Fioravanti †	Priest	Bishop of Veroli, Italy
	23.2	Ordained Priest	Alphonse-Gabriel-Pierre Foucault †	Priest of Chartres, France	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
	23.2	Ordained Deacon	Braulio Orúe y Vivanco †	Deacon of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Louis-Marie Pineau, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viet Nam
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Gulstan Francis Ropert, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Vicar Apostolic of Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, USA
	23.2	Ordained Priest	José Terrés, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Tierney †	Priest of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Bishop
	22.0	Ordained Deacon	Manuel Tovar y Chamorro †	Deacon	Archbishop of Lima, Peru
27 May	26.1	Ordained Priest	Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
29 May		Born	Godric Kean †	Durham, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
		Born	Bl. Carlo Liviero †	Vicenza	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
31 May		Born	Félix-Henri-François-Donatien Perroy, M.E.P. †	Talmont, France	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
	24.6	Ordained Priest	James Augustine Smith †	Priest	Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Jun	26.4	Ordained Priest	Richard Owens †	Priest	Bishop of Clogher, Ireland
3 Jun		Born	Hermann Joseph Sträter †	Aachen-Forst	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
7 Jun	30.9	Appointed	Paul-François Puginier, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic
	30.9	Appointed	Paul-François Puginier, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Mauricastro	Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
8 Jun	45.5	Confirmed	Bienvenido Monzón y Martín †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
15 Jun	69.0	Died	Charles-Nicolas-Pierre Didiot †	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
18 Jun		Born	Jean-Louis Clerc-Renaud, C.M. †	Lyon, France	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yükiang [Yujiang], China
19 Jun	66.6	Appointed	Nicolás Castells, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis	Apostolic Delegate to Other
	66.6	Appointed	Nicolás Castells, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Administrator of Baghdad, Iraq	Apostolic Delegate to Other
21 Jun	39.5	Selected	Ignazio Filippo Harcus †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	39.5	Selected	Ignazio Filippo Harcus †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
		Born	Quirico Travaini †	Maggiate Superiore di Gattico	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
22 Jun	40.9	Confirmed	Jean-Marie Bécel †	Bishop of Vannes, France
	62.9	Confirmed	Johannes Heinrich Beckmann †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
	40.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Maria Bilio, B. †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
	60.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Consolini †	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
	63.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Cullen †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
	54.8	Appointed	Matteo Eustachio Gonella †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
	51.8	Confirmed	Pierre-Alfred Grimardias †	Bishop of Cahors, France
	43.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst †	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	55.0	Confirmed	Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Lequette †	Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
	64.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Matteucci †	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	46.2	Appointed	Frédéric-François-Xavier Ghislain de Mérode †	Titular Archbishop of Melitene
	37.5	Appointed	José Ignacio Ordóñez †	Bishop of Bolivar, Ecuador	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
	52.4	Confirmed	Charles-Philippe Place †	Bishop of Marseille, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
23 Jun		Born	José María Caro Rodríguez †	Cáhuil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
		Born	Antonio Domenico Rossi †	Piacenza	Abbot of San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
		Born	Juan José Marcos Zapata †	Albardón	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
25 Jun	40.3	Appointed	Luigi Maria Bilio, B. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
	60.8	Confirmed	Mariano Brezmes y Arredondo †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	60.0	Appointed	Domenico Consolini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
	63.2	Appointed	Paul Cullen †	Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
	38.1	Appointed	Angelo Di Pietro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Velletri e Segni, Italy	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
	38.1	Appointed	Angelo Di Pietro †	Titular Bishop of Nyssa	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
	66.3	Appointed	Djorje Duboković (Dubocovich) †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
	43.3	Appointed	Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Traspontina	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	60.3	Confirmed	José La Cuesta Maroto †	Bishop of Orense, Spain
	64.3	Appointed	Antonio Matteucci †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in Velabro	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	47.7	Appointed	Mariano Ortiz y Urruela †	Coadjutor Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
	47.7	Appointed	Mariano Ortiz y Urruela †	Titular Bishop of Teos	Coadjutor Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
	57.5	Appointed	Antonio Rossi Vaccari †	Titular Archbishop of Colossae {Rhodes}
26 Jun	22.8	Ordained Priest	Nicolò Marini †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
27 Jun		Born	Pedro Ladislao González y Estrada †	La Habana	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
29 Jun	23.4	Ordained Priest	Václav Antonin Frind †	Priest of Litoměřice, Czech Republic	Auxiliary Bishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
	33.2	Succeeded	Giovanni Marangò †	Bishop of Tinos, Greece	Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
	33.2	Succeeded	Giovanni Marangò †	Bishop of Mykonos, Greece	Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
		Born	John Baptist Morris †	Hendersonville, TN	Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
	74.6	Died	Francesco Zaloni †	Bishop of Tinos, Greece
		Born	Pietro Zanolini †	Merlara	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
30 Jun	72.4	Died	Robert William Willson (Wilson) †	Bishop Emeritus of Hobart, Australia
1 Jul	38.1	Ordained Bishop	Angelo Di Pietro †	Titular Bishop of Nyssa	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo †	Bishop of Goiás, Brazil	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Frédéric-François-Xavier Ghislain de Mérode †	Titular Archbishop of Melitene
	57.6	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Rossi Vaccari †	Titular Archbishop of Colossae {Rhodes}
2 Jul	25.1	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Kain †	Priest of Wheeling, West Virginia, USA	Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
	26.8	Ordained Priest	John Joseph Keane †	Priest of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
3 Jul		Born	Octaviano Pereira de Albuquerque †	Canguçu	Bishop of Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9 Jul	64.3	Died	Antonio Matteucci †	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
10 Jul	87.2	Died	Anzelm Wojciech Brodziszewski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
	74.9	Died	Cornelius Denvir †	Bishop Emeritus of Down and Connor, Ireland
12 Jul	72.7	Died	Michael Franciscus Buttigieg †	Bishop of Gozo, Malta
	30.4	Ordained Deacon	Ferdinand Jan Nepomucenus Kalous †	Deacon	Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis
		Born	Cassian (Franz Anton) Spiess (Spieß), O.S.B. †	Sankt Jakob am Arlberg, Italy	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Zanguebar {Zanguebar Meridionale}, Tanzania
15 Jul	30.4	Ordained Priest	Ferdinand Jan Nepomucenus Kalous †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis
		Born	Giacinto Tonizza, O.F.M. †	Celleno, Italy	Vicar Apostolic of Tripolitana, Libya
17 Jul		Born	Godefroy Frederix, C.I.C.M. †	Afferden, Belgium	Vicar Apostolic of Ninghsia, China
18 Jul	43.0	Selected	Flavien-Abel-Antoinin Hugonin †	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
20 Jul	80.6	Died	Domingo Antonio Riaño Martínez †	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia
22 Jul	22.8	Ordained Priest	Dominique Jacquet (Jaquet), O.F.M. Conv. †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Iaşi, Romania
23 Jul	75.4	Died	Pietro Raffaelli †	Bishop of Reggio Emilia, Italy
24 Jul	73.7	Died	Charles-Hubert Jeantet, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
	36.7	Succeeded	Joseph-Simon Theurel, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
25 Jul	41.0	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Marie Bécel †	Bishop of Vannes, France
27 Jul	47.6	Appointed	Luigi Ciurcia, O.F.M. †	Apostolic Delegate to Egypt, Arab Republic of	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Egitto, Egypt
	47.6	Appointed	Luigi Ciurcia, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Egitto, Egypt	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	47.6	Appointed	Luigi Ciurcia, O.F.M. †	Titular Archbishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Egitto, Egypt
29 Jul	56.7	Ordained Bishop	Charles La Rocque †	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
30 Jul	69.9	Died	Bernardo Gárate y López de Arizmendi †	Bishop of Querétaro, México
		Born	Antolín López y Peláez †	Manzanal del Puerto	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
1 Aug	51.0	Died	Annetto Casolani †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Africa {Africa Centrale}, Sudan	Vicar Apostolic
3 Aug	73.8	Died	Pietro Vargiù †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy
5 Aug	25.3	Ordained Priest	Thomas Francis Barry †	Priest	Bishop of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
	47.3	Ordained Bishop	José María de Jesús Yerovi Pintado, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Cydonia (Agia, Canea)	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
6 Aug	37.0	Appointed	José Ignacio Checa y Barba †	Bishop of Ibarra, Ecuador	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
	51.9	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Alfred Grimardias †	Bishop of Cahors, France
	39.6	Confirmed	Ignazio Filippo Harcus †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	39.6	Confirmed	Ignazio Filippo Harcus †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	55.1	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Lequette †	Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
	40.3	Appointed	Pasquale Vuičić (Vujcic), O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia, Croatia
7 Aug		Born	Ferdinando Rodolfi †	S. Zenone Po	Bishop of Vicenza, Italy
10 Aug	60.6	Died	Andrea Canova, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Sofia e Plovdiv, Bulgaria
15 Aug	51.6	Ordained Bishop	Laurence Bonaventure Sheil, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Adelaide, Australia
17 Aug		Born	Maximilien Albert, S.M.A. †	Nuremberg, Germany	Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana
18 Aug	27.0	Ordained Deacon	Jacinto Anaya †	Deacon	Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
19 Aug	27.0	Ordained Priest	Jacinto Anaya †	Priest	Bishop of Cochabamba, Bolivia
22 Aug	81.2	Died	Nicolás Aldazor, O.F.M. †	Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
25 Aug	43.8	Appointed	Peter Dufal, C.S.C. †	Superior General of Congregation of Holy Cross	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Galveston, Texas, USA
26 Aug	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Charles-Philippe Place †	Bishop of Marseille, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
	19.8	Professed	Benedetto Spila, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Alatri, Italy
31 Aug	53.4	Appointed	James Chadwick †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
	59.6	Appointed	James Lynch, C.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, Scotland, Great Britain	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
	59.6	Appointed	James Lynch, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Arcadiopolis in Asia	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
	37.1	Appointed	Manuel Ignacio Riaño, O.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic
	37.1	Appointed	Manuel Ignacio Riaño, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Thaumacus	Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viet Nam
	22.1	Ordained Priest	John Vertin †	Priest	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, Michigan, USA