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The Year of Our Lord 1877

Bishop Events

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornHenri BardouPrefect Emeritus of Ghardaïa, Algeria
26.1Ordained PriestIoan Boroş (Borosiu)PriestTitular Bishop-Elect of Thespiae
BornRobert Edwin Brown, S.J. †Prefect Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
40.0AppointedJohn CaniPro-Vicar Apostolic of Queensland, AustraliaBishop of Rockhampton, Australia
74.7DiedAbraham Chasciùr
54.0DiedAgostino FrancoTitular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior
23.7ProfessedIsidoro Clemente Gutiérrez, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
49.5ResignedAntoine Horner, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Zanguebar, KenyaPrefect Emeritus
24.9Ordained PriestDenis KellyPriestBishop of Ross, Ireland
23.2Ordained PriestThomas-Paul-Henri LemonnierPriest of Rouen, FranceBishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
23.9ProfessedJoseph Émile Lutz, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect of Lower Niger {Niger Inferiore}, Nigeria
22.5Ordained PriestJohn Baptist Tuohill Murphy, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius
27.0Ordained PriestJosé de Jesús Ortíz y RodríguezPriestArchbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
BornJosephus Rose, O.M.I. †Prefect Emeritus of Pilcomayo, Paraguay
21.6Ordained PriestGiovanni Rossi, O.Ss.C.A. †Priest of Oblates of Saints Ambrose and CharlesAuxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
21.8ProfessedJean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
23.3Ordained PriestHilarion (Johannes Baptist) Valentin, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinPrefect Emeritus of Bettiah, India
58.7ResignedJoseph Sidney Woollett, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, AntillesVicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Jan76.1DiedGerardus Petrus WilmerBishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
2 Jan69.5DiedPaolo BrunoniTitular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
4 JanBornJosé de Haas, O.F.M. †Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
6 JanBornWilliam Henry MellonBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
BornGiuseppe Placido Maria Nicolini, O.S.B. †Bishop of Assisi, Italy
7 JanBornJean-Baptiste Castanier, M.E.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan
BornÉmile-Alexandre-Joseph Devred, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South)
9 Jan63.0AppointedSilvestre Guevara y LiraTitular Archbishop of AmaseaArchbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
10 JanBornBoniface (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. †Abbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (North)
53.9SelectedKaspar (Balthasar) Willi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
11 JanBornAntonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
13 Jan72.3ResignedLouis-Théophile Pallu (Palluc) du ParcBishop of Blois, FranceBishop Emeritus
16 JanBornRafael Otón Castro y JiménezArchbishop of San José de Costa Rica
22 Jan47.2DiedLuigi Paggi (Poggi)Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
27 Jan29.6Solemn VowsEduard Karl Gaston Pöttickh de Pettenegg, O.T. †Member of Order of the Teutonic Knights of Saint Mary’s Hospital in JerusalemTitular Archbishop-Elect of Tamiathis
28 Jan54.0AppointedGiacomo CattaniApostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
BornEugenio Raffaele Faggiano, C.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Cariati, Italy
29 Jan44.7AppointedIsidoro VergaPro-Secretary of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
4 Feb41.1Ordained BishopManuel Agostinho BarretoBishop of Funchal, Portugal
6 Feb65.0DiedFrancisco de Sales Crespo y BautistaBishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
7 FebBornCamillo Caccia DominioniCardinal, Priest of Milano {Milan}, Italy
BornPietro Pomares y MorantArchbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
11 Feb47.7Ordained BishopPierre-Marie Osouf, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in ArcadiaArchbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
15 Feb59.1DiedGiovanni MonettiBishop of Cervia, Italy
16 Feb55.5AppointedMichael HannanArchbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
41.6AppointedJohn MooreBishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
44.0AppointedVincent Francis Vinyes, O.P. †Coadjutor Bishop of Grass Valley, California, USAPriest of Order of Friars Preachers
44.0AppointedVincent Francis Vinyes, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Leontopolis in BithyniaPriest of Order of Friars Preachers
17 FebBornMichael Fintan PowerBishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
22 FebBornArthur Alfred SinnottArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
23 FebBornPie Eugène Joseph Neveu, A.A. †Apostolic Administrator of Moscow, Russian Federation
24 Feb22.9Ordained PriestGustave-Charles-Marie Mutel, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Seul, Korea (South)
26.0Ordained PriestPablo Singzon y Baeza (de la Anunciacion)PriestBishop of Calbayog, Philippines
50.1Ordained BishopDominique-Clément-Marie SouléBishop of Saint-Denis-de-La RéunionBishop Emeritus
25 FebBornSt. Manuel González y GarcíaBishop of Palencia, Spain
26 FebBornJohn Gregory MurrayArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
27 Feb82.4RetiredNikolaus Franz FlorentiniBishop of Chur, Switzerland
1 MarBornTeofil SkalskiApostolic Administrator of Zytomir, Ukraine
2 MarBornLuigi MaglioneCardinal, Secretary of State
4 Mar63.7SelectedIldefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. †Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, SpainBishop Emeritus
51.2SelectedJosé Moreno y MazónBishop of Cuenca, SpainArchbishop of Granada, Spain
7 MarBornAgostinho de Jesus e SouzaBishop of Porto, Portugal
BornIvan StarčevićBishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
8 MarBornAlexandre EvreinoffTitular Archbishop of Parium
65.4ResignedDomenico GuadalupiArchbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
10 Mar51.8ResignedAngelo JacobiniSecretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical AffairsCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
12 Mar80.7AppointedLuigi Amat di San Filippo e SorsoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
69.9Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Saverio Maria ApuzzoCardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
66.8Elevated to CardinalFrancisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
67.8Elevated to CardinalLuigi di CanossaCardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
70.7Elevated to CardinalLouis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe CaverotCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
71.1AppointedCamillo Di PietroCardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
61.5Elevated to CardinalFrédéric de Falloux du CoudrayCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
54.2AppointedFrancesco FolicaldiTitular Archbishop of Ephesus
74.9Elevated to CardinalManuel Garcia Gil, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
48.0Elevated to CardinalEdward Henry Howard of NorfolkCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
60.0AppointedFrancesco Macarone-PalmieriCoadjutor Bishop of Termoli, ItalyBishop of Boiano, Italy
60.0AppointedFrancesco Macarone-PalmieriTitular Bishop of Thermae BasilicaeBishop of Boiano, Italy
71.3AppointedCarlo Luigi MorichiniCardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
64.8Elevated to CardinalLorenzo NinaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
45.9AppointedPietro PaceBishop of Gozo, MaltaBishop of Malta
43.5AppointedLucido Maria ParocchiArchbishop of Bologna, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
65.2Elevated to CardinalMiguel Payá y RicoCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
38.0AppointedAgostino Gaetano RiboldiBishop of Pavia, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
56.0AppointedLeopoldo RuggieroArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
61.6AppointedVincenzo Leone Sallua, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon
69.1Elevated to CardinalEnea SbarrettiCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
68.7Elevated to CardinalLuigi SerafiniCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
57.0AppointedGiuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Cariati, ItalyBishop Emeritus
54.1ConfirmedKaspar (Balthasar) Willi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
15 MarBornBéchara Richard ChémaliArchbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
42.9AppointedWłodzimierz CzackiSecretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical AffairsCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to France
16 Mar82.4DiedJohn Bede Polding, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Sydney, Australia
43.1SucceededRoger William Bede Vaughan, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Sydney, Australia
17 MarBornJoseph KallasBishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek)
24.8Ordained PriestAlfonso Maria Mistrangelo, Sch. P. †Priest of Order of the Pious SchoolsCardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
18 Mar22.7Ordained PriestJohn Joseph KeilyPriest of Plymouth, England, Great BritainBishop
60.1Ordained BishopFrancesco Macarone-PalmieriTitular Bishop of Thermae BasilicaeBishop of Boiano, Italy
56.1Ordained BishopLeopoldo RuggieroArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
19 Mar83.2DiedJean-Jacques-Marie-Antoine GuerrinBishop of Langres, France
20 Mar69.9AppointedFrancesco Saverio Maria ApuzzoCardinal-Priest of Sant’OnofrioCardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
67.9AppointedLuigi di CanossaCardinal-Priest of San MarcelloCardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
61.5AppointedFrédéric de Falloux du CoudrayCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Agata de’ GotiCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
38.7AppointedFederico FoschiBishop of Cervia, Italy
48.1AppointedEdward Henry Howard of NorfolkCardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e PaoloCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
63.8ConfirmedIldefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. †Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, SpainBishop Emeritus
49.6AppointedValerio LasproArchbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
61.0CeasedJoaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. †Apostolic Administrator of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
51.2ConfirmedJosé Moreno y MazónBishop of Cuenca, SpainArchbishop of Granada, Spain
64.8AppointedLorenzo NinaCardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
53.7AppointedAntonio PiteràTitular Bishop of AuziaBishop Emeritus of Bova, Italy
59.1AppointedBl. Tommaso ReggioCoadjutor Bishop of Ventimiglia, ItalyArchbishop of Genova, Italy
59.1AppointedBl. Tommaso ReggioTitular Bishop of TanisArchbishop of Genova, Italy
69.1AppointedEnea SbarrettiCardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria ad MartyresCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
68.7AppointedLuigi SerafiniCardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei CroatiCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
56.8AppointedNicola de SimoneBishop of Bova, Italy
BornThomas Leighton WilliamsArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
24 MarBornSylvester Joseph Espelage, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
26 MarBornHermann Wilhelm BerningBishop of Osnabrück, Germany
65.8DiedBernardino Medina y MorenoBishop of Cartagena, Colombia
28 MarBornFrancisco de Campos BarretoBishop of Campinas, Brazil
30 Mar47.6DiedJosé Ignacio Checa y BarbaArchbishop of Quito, Ecuador
BornGiacomo MontanelliArchbishop of Vercelli, Italy
31 Mar24.9Ordained PriestPietro GasparriPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
72.5DiedLouis-Théophile Pallu (Palluc) du ParcBishop Emeritus of Blois, France
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