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The Year of Our Lord 1868

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January to April

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown20.2ProfessedJoseph-Emile Abbet, C.R.A. †Member of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of AgauneAbbot of Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
57.0DiedTomás Aguirre †Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
99.2DiedGaetano Benaglia †Bishop of Lodi, Italy
33.1AppointedFrancis Silas Marean Chatard †Rector of the Pontifical North American CollegeBishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
DiedJohn Fennelly †Vicar Apostolic of Madras, India
AppointedPavao Gugler †Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
22.4Ordained PriestAuguste-Léopold Laroche †Priest of Orléans, FranceBishop of Nantes, France
53.4Ordained BishopŠtefan Lipovniczky †Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
24.5Ordained PriestJames Maher †PriestBishop of Port Augusta, Australia
53.0DiedFortunato Maurizi †Bishop of Veroli, Italy
17.3ProfessedHubert Otto, C.I.C.M. †Member of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Kansu {Kansu Settentrionale}, China
19.0ProfessedLouis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Manchuria {Manciuria}, China
27.1Ordained PriestJuan Antonio Ruano Martín †PriestBishop of Lérida, Spain
16.4ProfessedEsteban Sánchez de las Heras, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
22.5Ordained PriestRichard Alphonsus Sheehan †PriestBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
21.0ProfessedJean-Baptiste Simon, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
59.8AppointedPavol Vagyon †Bishop of the Titular See
27.7ProfessedAlphonse de Voss (Vos), C.I.C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryVicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
Jan69.7DiedModesto (Luigi Eugenio) Contratto, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Acqui, Italy
1 Jan38.4Ordained BishopManuel Ignacio Riaño, O.P. †Titular Bishop of ThaumacusVicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
3 JanBornMarcial López y Criado †CórdobaBishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain
6 JanBornMiklós Széchenyi de Salvar-Felsovidék †SopronioBishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
10 JanBornFrançois Steinmetz, S.M.A. †Morschwiler, FranceVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dahomey, Benin
11 JanBornMiguel de los Santos Serra y Sucarrats †OlotBishop of Segorbe, Spain
15 JanBornPellegrino Luigi Mondaini, O.F.M. †Verucchio, ItalyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Changsha [Changsha], China
18 JanBornJuan Antonio Dueñas y Argumedo †OpicoBishop of San Miguel, El Salvador
19 Jan70.6DiedIreneus Frederic Baraga †Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette, Michigan, USA
23 JanBornFrancesco Maria Berti, O.F.M. Conv. †PopiglioBishop Emeritus of Amelia, Italy
55.0DiedJean-Etienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
26 JanBornJosef Hammels †AachenAuxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
32.6Ordained BishopPaul-François Puginier, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of MauricastroVicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
28 JanBornGiorgio Koletsi †KalmetiBishop of Sapë, Albania
2 FebBornCharles-François Lasne, C.M. †Neuville-en-Avesnois, FranceCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar
Ordained BishopNeale MacCabe, C.M. †Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
42.6Ordained BishopJohann Gabriel Léon Louis Meurin, S.J. †Titular Bishop of AscalonBishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius
BornWalentyn Wojciech †GrzawaAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland
3 Feb52.6AppointedEugene O’Connell †Bishop of Grass Valley, California, USABishop Emeritus
5 FebBornDudley Charles Cary-Elwes †NiceBishop of Northampton, England, Great Britain
BornEdmond Heelan †Knockaney, IrelandBishop of Sioux City, Iowa, USA
6 FebSucceededVicente Arbeláez Gómez †Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
71.0DiedAntonio Herrán y Zaldúa †Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
9 Feb55.1AppointedMichael Angelus Jacobi (Jacopi), O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Agra, IndiaArchbishop of Agra, India
55.1AppointedMichael Angelus Jacobi (Jacopi), O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of PentacomiaArchbishop of Agra, India
41.9AppointedPaul Josi (Tosi), O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Patna, India
41.9AppointedPaul Josi (Tosi), O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of RhodiapolisVicar Apostolic of Patna, India
41.9AppointedPaul Tosi, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Patna, IndiaBishop of Lahore, Pakistan
41.9AppointedPaul Tosi, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of RhodiapolisBishop of Lahore, Pakistan
10 FebBornBernard Cornelius O'Riley †CapetownVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
24.6Solemn ProfessedPedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete, O. de M. †Member of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
12 FebBornAntonio Senso Lázaro †MontáchezBishop of Astorga, Spain
13 FebBornSergio Der Abrahamian †Alexandropolis, ArmeniaAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
15 FebBornGilberto Fuenzalida Guzmán †TalcaBishop of Concepción, Chile
16 FebBornTomás Gregorio Camacho †San José, UruguayBishop of Salto, Uruguay
BornFrançois-Lazare Seguin, M.E.P. †Menessaire, FranceVicar Apostolic of Kweyang [Guiyang], China
17 FebBornPavel Huyn †BrnoArchbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
18 Feb60.1DiedJoaquín Hernández Herrero †Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
21 FebBornLouis Petit †Viuz-la-Chiésaz, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
22 Feb67.6DiedJusto Donoso Vivanco †Bishop of La Serena, Chile
23 FebBornEugène Curien †SenonesBishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
26 Feb82.6DiedJuan Nepomuceno Cascallana Ordóñez †Bishop of Málaga, Spain
28 FebBornRemig Bárdos, O.S.B. †IpolysagAbbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
1 Mar44.4DiedLouis Bel, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia
AppointedStephen Fennelly †Vicar Apostolic of Madras, India
AppointedStephen Fennelly †Titular Bishop of ThermopylaeVicar Apostolic of Madras, India
BornThomas Mulvany †MoynaltyBishop of Meath, Ireland
3 Mar35.2AppointedThomas Albert Andrew Becker †Bishop of Wilmington, Delaware, USABishop of Savannah, Georgia, USA
33.6AppointedJames Gibbons †Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina, USACardinal, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
33.6AppointedJames Gibbons †Titular Bishop of AdramyttiumCardinal, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
BornGuglielmo Grassi †GenzanoTitular Bishop of Tamiathis
49.9AppointedMichael Heiss †Bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USAArchbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
38.8AppointedJohn Joseph Hogan †Bishop of Saint Joseph, Missouri, USABishop of Kansas City, Missouri, USA
41.0AppointedLouis Aloysius Lootens †Vicar Apostolic of Idaho and Montana, USAVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idaho, USA
41.0AppointedLouis Aloysius Lootens †Titular Bishop of CastabalaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idaho, USA
55.6AppointedJoseph Projectus Machebeuf (Macheboeuf) †Vicar Apostolic of Colorado and Utah, USABishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
55.6AppointedJoseph Projectus Machebeuf (Macheboeuf) †Titular Bishop of Epiphania in CiliciaBishop of Denver, Colorado, USA
44.3AppointedWilliam George McCloskey †Bishop of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
44.2AppointedBernard John Joseph McQuaid †Bishop of Rochester, New York, USA
62.0AppointedJoseph Melcher †Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
50.0AppointedTobias Mullen †Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
51.9AppointedWilliam O'Hara †Bishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
41.1AppointedSylvester Horton Rosecrans †Bishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
42.2AppointedStephen Michael Vincent Ryan, C.M. †Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
33.6AppointedJeremiah Francis Shanahan †Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
8 Mar24.7Ordained PriestPedro Armengol Valenzuela Poblete, O. de M. †Priest of Order of Our Lady of MercyBishop Emeritus of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
9 MarBornFrancisco Ruiz de Azúa Ortiz de Zárate, O.P. †Ullibari Gamboa, SpainVicar Apostolic of Hai Phòng, Viêt Nam
13 Mar61.9AppointedGiacomo Antonelli †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Via LataCardinal, Deacon of the Roman Curia - Other
66.3AppointedLorenzo Barili †Cardinal-Priest of S. Agnese fuori le muraCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
66.3Elevated to CardinalLorenzo Barili †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
67.0AppointedAlessando Barnabó †Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
57.5AppointedGiuseppe Berardi †Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e PietroCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
57.5Elevated to CardinalGiuseppe Berardi †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
38.2AppointedCarlo Bermundez †Bishop of Popayán, Colombia
39.3AppointedLucien-Louis-Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte †Cardinal-Priest of S. PudenzianaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina
39.3Elevated to CardinalLucien-Louis-Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina
45.6AppointedEdoardo Borromeo †Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Adana
45.6Elevated to CardinalEdoardo Borromeo †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Adana
57.1AppointedAnnibale Capalti †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in AquiroCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
57.1Elevated to CardinalAnnibale Capalti †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
57.5AppointedInnocenzo Ferrieri †Cardinal-Priest of S. CeciliaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
57.5Elevated to CardinalInnocenzo Ferrieri †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
48.7AppointedAlessandro Franchi †Apostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
56.5AppointedMatteo Eustachio Gonella †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra MinervaCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
56.5Elevated to CardinalMatteo Eustachio Gonella †Cardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
52.1AppointedJoaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. †Bishop of Salamanca, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
41.1AppointedRaffaele Monaco La Valletta †Cardinal-Priest of S. Croce in GerusalemmeCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
41.1Elevated to CardinalRaffaele Monaco La Valletta †Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
50.3AppointedJuan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisanove †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della PaceCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
50.3Elevated to CardinalJuan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisanove †Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
49.0AppointedJán Perger †Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
52.5AppointedAndreas Ignatius Schaepman †Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
63.2AppointedValerio Antonio Ximenes †Bishop of Medellín, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
73.5AppointedJohannes Zwijsen (Zwysen) †Archbishop (Personal Title) of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), NetherlandsBishop
14 Mar60.6AppointedPietro Gianelli †Secretary of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
BornFlorentino Simón y Garriga, C.M.F. †Murchante, SpainPrelate of São José de Alto Tocantins, Brazil
15 Mar46.2Ordained BishopFrancisco Cardoso Aires †Bishop of Olinda, Brazil
16 Mar45.2AppointedCarlo Andrea Anthonis †Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
45.2AppointedCarlo Andrea Anthonis †Titular Bishop of Constantia in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
45.1AppointedGiacomo Cattani †Titular Archbishop of AncyraCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
38.6AppointedJosé Ignacio Checa y Barba †Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
19 MarBornRamón Pérez y Rodríguez †Mecina FondalezPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
20 MarBornAuguste-Joseph-Marie Cogneau †QuimperAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
22 Mar44.9Ordained BishopLothar von Kübel †Titular Bishop of LeuceApostolic Administrator of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
26 MarBornMartín Tritschler y Córdoba †San Andrés ChalchicomulaArchbishop of Yucatán, Yucatán, México
6 AprBornAustin Dowling †New York, NYArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
7 AprBornBurkhard Huwiler, M. Afr. †Buttwil-Argau, SwitzerlandVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bukoba, Tanzania
25.2Ordained BishopTeodoro Giovanni Nersciabuh †Archbishop of Foreign ArchdioceseArchbishop Emeritus
11 Apr23.8Ordained PriestMariano Antonio Espinosa †Priest of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop
29.6Ordained PriestLudovic-Henri-Marie-Ixile Julien-Laferrière †PriestBishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria
BornJosé Antônio de Oliveira Lopes †RecifeBishop of Pesqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil
14 Apr94.9DiedHermann von Vicari †Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
22 Apr49.0AppointedJosé Vicente Salinas e Infanzón †Bishop of Durango, MéxicoArchbishop of Durango, México
25 Apr55.1InstalledMariano Cuartero y Medina, O.P. †Bishop of Jaro, Philippines
BornThéophile Joseph Georgi †BagdadTitular Bishop of Arethusa dei Siri
26 Apr25.3Ordained PriestAngus MacFarlane †PriestBishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
20.7ProfessedJacobus Cornelis Meeuwissen, C.SS.R. †Member of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dutch Guyana-Suriname, Suriname, Antilles
23.4Ordained PriestWilliam Turner †PriestBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
28 AprBornFrancisco Muñoz e Izquierdo †BurjasotPatriarch of West Indies, Spain
29 AprBornGiuseppe Angelucci †GenazzanoBishop of Città della Pieve, Italy
30 AprBornBernardo Martínez y Noval, O.S.A. †ValdesotoBishop of Almería, Spain
66.0DiedSebastião Pinto do Rêgo †Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
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