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The Year of Our Lord 1876

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown56.0DiedAmbroise Abdo †Vicar Apostolic of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem} (Melkite), PalestinePatriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
63.1DiedElia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. †Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
81.2DiedJosé Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
63.3DiedEnrico Bindi †Archbishop of Siena, Italy
29.9Ordained PriestAbbondio Cavadini, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Mangalore, India
22.9Ordained PriestIgnacio Díaz y Macedo †PriestBishop of Tepic, Nayarit, México
58.3DiedAnselmo Fauli, O. Carm. †Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
23.7Ordained PriestVictoriano Guisasola y Menéndez †Priest of Ciudad Real, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
23.1Ordained PriestSaturnino de La Torre Merino, O.S.A. †Priest of Order of St. AugustineVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, China
24.8Ordained PriestRamón Peris Mencheta †PriestBishop of Coria, Spain
46.2DiedLuigi Poggi (Paggi) †Bishop of Rimini, Italy
34.4Ordained PriestJean Baptist Rene, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusPrelate Emeritus of Alaska, USA
34.4Ordained PriestMaximiano Reynoso y del Corral †PriestBishop Emeritus of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
61.5DiedMariano Ricciardi †Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
64.9DiedAntonio Maria Valenziani †Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
AppointedLuigi Raffaele Zampetti †Bishop of Rimini, Italy
1 JanBornLorenzo Pereira †KayankulamBishop of Kottar, India
3 JanBornDaniel Rivero Rivero †Santa Cruz de la SierraArchbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
6 JanBornChristian Caminada †SurinBishop of Chur, Switzerland
9 Jan64.0Ordained BishopHonorio María de Onaindía y López †Bishop of Huesca, Spain
53.9Ordained BishopIsidoro Valls y Pascual †Bishop of Gerona, Spain
10 JanBornAugusto Bertazzoni †Polesine di PegognagaBishop Emeritus of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
11 Jan59.0AppointedMichael (Miguel) Domenec, C.M. †Bishop of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
42.6SucceededVitale Galli †Bishop of Narni, Italy
12 Jan65.8AppointedJohann Baptist Rudolph Kutschker †Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
16 Jan54.0Ordained BishopPedro Nolasco Colomer y Mestres †Bishop of Vic, Spain
51.8Ordained BishopBl. Louis-Zéphirin Moreau †Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
54.9AppointedJohn Tuigg †Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
17 Jan63.4AppointedEtienne-Emile Ramadié †Archbishop of Albi, France
19 Jan66.0AppointedLuigi Filippi †Archbishop of L’Aquila, Italy
73.9DiedFrédéric-Gabriel-Marie-François de Marguerye †Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France
20 Jan42.1AppointedSt. Grégoire Grassi, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), ChinaVicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China
42.1AppointedSt. Grégoire Grassi, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Orthosias in PhoeniciaVicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China
52.1AppointedEusebio Marie Semprini, O.F.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
52.1AppointedEusebio Marie Semprini, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of TiberiopolisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Hunan {Hu-Nan Meridionale}, China
22 JanBornJacques Nessimian †MardinBishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
23 Jan44.6Ordained BishopTomás Costa y Fornaguera †Bishop of Lérida, SpainArchbishop of Tarragona, Spain
46.2AppointedMelezio Fakkak †Bishop of Zahleh e Furzol (Melkite), LebanonArchbishop of Beirut and Jbeil {Bairut e Gibail} (Melkite), Lebanon
25 Jan57.7AppointedAlessio Maria Filippi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
57.7AppointedAlessio Maria Filippi, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of PaneadeVicar Apostolic of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
26 JanBornGiovanni Claudel, C.SS.R. †Colroy-La-Roche, FranceVicar Apostolic of Reyes, Bolivia
28 JanBornAntonio Alvaro y Ballano †CimballaBishop of Zamora, Spain
64.8AppointedFranz Bernert †Prefect of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany
64.8AppointedFranz Bernert †Titular Bishop of AzotusPrefect of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany
47.0ConfirmedJulien-François-Pierre Carmené †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, AntillesBishop Emeritus
59.8AppointedAntonio Centore †Auxiliary Bishop of Capua, Italy
59.8AppointedAntonio Centore †Titular Bishop of TlosAuxiliary Bishop of Capua, Italy
57.6AppointedStanislao Eula †Bishop of Novara, Italy
53.2AppointedFrancesco Folicaldi †Titular Bishop of HamathaTitular Archbishop of Ephesus
42.8ConfirmedAbel-Anastase Germain †Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France
50.6AppointedManuel María León González y Sánchez †Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, SpainBishop of Jaén, Spain
50.6AppointedManuel María León González y Sánchez †Titular Bishop of ZelaBishop of Jaén, Spain
51.1AppointedGiulio Lenti †Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
51.1AppointedGiulio Lenti †Titular Archbishop of SideAuxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
42.2AppointedGiovanni Battista Paolucci †Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, ItalyBishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
61.4AppointedPedro Payo y Piñeiro, O.P. †Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
63.8AppointedBenito Romero, O.F.M. †Bishop of Cebu, Philippines
42.6AppointedBl. Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, SpainCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
42.6AppointedBl. Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás †Titular Bishop of AreopolisCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
53.4ConfirmedJoseph Franz von Weckert †Bishop of Passau, Germany
29 JanBornFrancisco Javier Reyes †Naga CityBishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
30 Jan36.6Ordained BishopBl. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini †Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
Feb31.2Ordained PriestRicardo Casanova y Estrada †Priest of GuatemalaArchbishop
2 FebBornPlacide Colliard †AttalensBishop of Lausanne et Genève, Switzerland
BornJosep Srebrnic †SaloanoBishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
BornFranz Wolf, S.V.D. †Borbeck, GermanyVicar Apostolic of Eastern New Guinea
6 Feb49.3Ordained BishopPedro Casas y Souto †Bishop of Plasencia, Spain
66.9Ordained BishopVicente Pontes y Cantelar, O.S.A. †Bishop of Guadix, Spain
56.9Ordained BishopCesáreo Rodrigo y Rodríguez †Bishop of Orense, Spain
7 FebBornRomualdo Jalbrzykowski †Letowo-DabArchbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
11 FebBornLouis-Joseph-Marie Auneau, S.M.M. †Mésanger, FranceVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Shiré, Malawi
13 Feb36.6InstalledBl. Giovanni Battista Scalabrini †Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
14 Feb67.0ResignedJean-Pierre-Jacques Dours †Bishop of Soissons (-Laon), FranceBishop Emeritus
15 Feb62.7AppointedIldefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. †Apostolic Administrator of Ceuta, SpainBishop Emeritus of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain
16 FebBornAnton Oomen, M. Afr. †Ginneken, NetherlandsVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
17 Feb42.7AppointedThomas Galberry, O.S.A. †Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
BornGaspare Hou (Hu) †Che-Eul-LitchoangPrefect Emeritus of Lintsing [Linqing], China
19 FebBornHelvécio Gomes de Oliveira, S.D.B. †AnchietaArchbishop of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23 Feb66.3DiedFilippo Cammarota †Archbishop of Gaeta, Italy
25 FebOrdained BishopPedro José Chávez †Bishop of Puno, Peru
27 Feb48.9AppointedLouis Aloysius Lootens †Auxiliary Bishop of Vancouver Island, USAVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idaho, USA
48.9ResignedLouis Aloysius Lootens †Vicar Apostolic of Idaho and Montana, USAVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Idaho, USA
28 FebBornMichael Joseph Keyes, S.M. †Dingle, IrelandBishop Emeritus of Savannah, Georgia, USA
Mar77.5RetiredJoseph-Antoine-Henri Jordany †Bishop of Fréjus, FranceBishop Emeritus
1 Mar49.2AppointedLouis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne †Bishop of Oran, AlgeriaArchbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
2 MarBornEugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli †RomaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
3 MarBornBl. Josaphat Joseph Kotsylovsky (Kocylovskyj), O.S.B.M. †PakoshivkaBishop of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland
5 Mar47.1Ordained BishopJulien-François-Pierre Carmené †Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, AntillesBishop Emeritus
BornAlfred-Odilon Comtois †Trois-RivièresBishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada
10 MarBornGiacomo Moris, C.SS.R. †Linde-les-Peer, BelgiumBishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
12 Mar48.3Ordained BishopJosé María Orberá y Carrión †Bishop of Almería, Spain
61.5Ordained BishopPedro Payo y Piñeiro, O.P. †Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
42.7Ordained BishopBl. Ciriaco María Sancha y Hervás †Titular Bishop of AreopolisCardinal, Patriarch of West Indies, Spain
14 MarBornLuca Piergiovanni †NovelaraBishop of Tarquinia e Civitaveccia, Italy
50.2AppointedMichael Warren †Bishop of Ferns, IrelandBishop Emeritus
17 Mar56.4AppointedJulien Costes †Bishop of Mende, FranceBishop Emeritus
BornHenry Patrick Rohlman †Appelhausen, GermanyArchbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
47.6AppointedJoseph-Frédéric Saivet †Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
52.2AppointedJoseph-Sébastien-Ferdinand Terris †Bishop of Fréjus, France
18 Mar65.0Ordained BishopFranz Bernert †Titular Bishop of AzotusPrefect of Meissen (Meißen) {Lusazia o Lausitz; Sassonia}, Germany
19 Mar59.2InstalledMichael (Miguel) Domenec, C.M. †Bishop of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USABishop Emeritus
42.8Ordained BishopThomas Galberry, O.S.A. †Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
43.0Ordained BishopAbel-Anastase Germain †Bishop of Coutances (-Avranches), France
51.8Ordained BishopManuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas †Bishop of Sigüenza, SpainArchbishop of Burgos, Spain
55.1Ordained BishopJohn Tuigg †Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
21 MarBornJean-Marie Masson, O.M.I. †La Biolle, FranceArchbishop of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka
24 MarBornGiuseppe De Nicola †NapoliAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
BornJoseph Lörks, S.V.D. †Hanselaer, GermanyVicar Apostolic of Central New Guinea
25 Mar45.2Ordained BishopJosé Telésphor Paúl Vargas, S.J. †Bishop of PanamáArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
27 MarBornErmenegildo Pellegrinetti †CamaioreCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
29 MarBornFélix Couturier, O.P. †La Forie, FranceBishop of Alexandria in Ontario, Canada
1 Apr22.9Ordained PriestBenedetto Lorenzelli †Priest of Bologna, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
2 AprBornFrancisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo †OmateBishop of Ica, Peru
3 Apr73.0AppointedGiovanni Battista Bagala Blasini †Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
62.9AppointedDomenico Bartolini †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of S. Marco
63.4AppointedCarlo de Caprio †Titular Bishop of CanopusBishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
48.8AppointedNicola Contieri, O.S.B.I. †Archbishop of Gaeta, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
BornCelso Benigno Luigi Costantini †Castion di ZoppolaCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
64.8AppointedBartolomeo d'Avanzo †Cardinal-Priest of S. SusannaCardinal, Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy
64.8Elevated to CardinalBartolomeo d'Avanzo †Cardinal, Bishop of Calvi e Teano, Italy
60.0AppointedJohannes Baptiste Franzelin, S.J. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio
60.0Elevated to CardinalJohannes Baptiste Franzelin, S.J. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Bonifacio ed Alessio
41.9AppointedAntonio García y Fernández †Bishop of Segovia, Spain
62.2AppointedMariano Miguel Gómez Alguacil y Fernández †Bishop of Segorbe, SpainArchbishop of Valladolid, Spain
44.2AppointedAlessandro Grossi †Titular Bishop of OëaTitular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum
66.0ConfirmedJohann Baptist Rudolph Kutschker †Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
67.1AppointedGrzegorz Józef Romaszkan †Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
57.5AppointedLeopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Fabriano e Matelica, ItalyBishop
BornSebastião Tomás, O.P. †Rousennac, FrancePrelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil
42.6AppointedMikuláš Tóth †Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), SlovakiaBishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Byzantine), Slovakia
49.3ConfirmedLouis-Joseph-Marie-Ange Vigne †Bishop of Oran, AlgeriaArchbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
51.7AppointedGirolamo Volpe †Coadjutor Bishop of Venosa, ItalyBishop of Alife, Italy
51.7AppointedGirolamo Volpe †Titular Bishop of TejaBishop of Alife, Italy
4 Apr69.4DiedMaximilian Joseph von Tarnóczy †Cardinal, Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria
5 Apr57.1DiedJán Perger †Bishop of Košice, Slovakia
6 AprBornMichael Wasaburo Urakawa †UrakamiBishop Emeritus of Sendai, Japan
7 Apr65.5AppointedManuel Eduardo Alvarez †Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
47.3AppointedTomás Barón y Morales †Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, MéxicoBishop of León, Guanajuato, México
50.1AppointedAntonio Innocente Giuseppe Fosco †Bishop of Šibenik (Knin), Croatia
33.3AppointedMosé Higuera †Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis in ArabiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
33.3AppointedMosé Higuera †Auxiliary Bishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, ColombiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
46.3AppointedAndrija Illich (Ilic) †Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
53.4InstalledMieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara CoeliCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno-Poznań, Poland
52.2ConfirmedJoseph-Sébastien-Ferdinand Terris †Bishop of Fréjus, France
8 AprBornDionisio Avila †CamataquiBishop of La Paz, Bolivia
BornAugusto Álvaro da Silva †RecifeCardinal, Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
9 AprBornIsidro Carrillo y Salazar †León, NicaraguaBishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
10 Apr78.6DiedRamón Garcia Antón, O.S.H. †Bishop of Tui, Spain
12 AprBornGiovanni Battista Federico Vallega †Genova, ItalyArchbishop of Izmir (Smirne), Turkey
15 Apr26.7Ordained PriestJakob Klunder †Priest of Chelmno (Culma), PolandAuxiliary Bishop
16 Apr22.7Ordained PriestGaetano De Lai †Priest of Vicenza, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Poggio Mirteto, Italy
20 Apr49.4AppointedAlbert-Marie-Camille de Briey †Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
70.1AppointedLouis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
52.6AppointedOdon Thibaudier †Bishop of Soissons (-Laon), FranceArchbishop of Cambrai, France
24 Apr53.6Ordained BishopJoseph Franz von Weckert †Bishop of Passau, Germany
26 AprBornGiovanni Cardona, C.S.Sp. †Covilha, PortugalSuperior of Lunda, Angola
51.6DiedLuiz da Conceição Saraiva, O.S.B. †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
28 AprBornCarlos de Sá Fragoso †Bishop Emeritus of São Tomé of Meliapore, India
30 Apr72.3DiedJean-René Bessieux, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées}, Gabon
66.1InstalledJohann Baptist Rudolph Kutschker †Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
BornRicardo Pittini Piussi, S.D.B. †Tricesimo, ItalyArchbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
67.2Ordained BishopGrzegorz Józef Romaszkan †Archbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
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