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The Year of Our Lord 1877

Bishop Events

January to April

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownOrdained BishopPietro Elia Abolionan †Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), TurkeyPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
26.2Ordained PriestIoan Boros (Borosiu) †PriestTitular Bishop of Thespiae
40.0AppointedJohn Cani †Vicar Apostolic of Queensland, AustraliaBishop of Rockhampton, Australia
22.1ProfessedMarie-Félix Choulet, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China
70.5DiedPietro Cilento †Bishop of Rossano, ItalyArchbishop
75.8DiedGregorio De Luca †Archbishop of Conza-Campagna, Italy
31.2Ordained PriestCharles du Pont de Ligonnès †PriestBishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
DiedAgostino Franco †Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior
23.7ProfessedIsidoro Clemente Gutiérrez, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
43.5DiedJosé María Lizarzabaru, S.J. †Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
67.3DiedLuigi Maria de Marinis †Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
52.5ResignedFederico Mascaretti, O. Carm. †Bishop of Susa, ItalyBishop Emeritus
DiedBernardino Medina y Moreno †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
59.0DiedGiovanni Monetti †Bishop of Cervia, Italy
27.1Ordained PriestJosé de Jesús Ortíz y Rodríguez †PriestArchbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
22.9Ordained PriestJulio Ramón Riveiro y Jacinto, O.P. †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
61.1DiedFrancisco Javier Rodríguez †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
AppointedJuan Nepomuceno Rueda †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
70.0DiedSimone Spilotros, O. Carm. †Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
66.5ResignedWalter Herman Jacobus Steins, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Bengal, IndiaBishop of Auckland, New Zealand
55.9AppointedJohn Tuigg †Apostolic Administrator of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USABishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
70.3DiedJovan Josip Vitezic †Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
76.1DiedGerardus Petrus Wilmer †Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
DiedJoseph Sidney Woollett, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles
4 JanBornJosé de Haas, O.F.M. †Eersel, NetherlandsBishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
6 JanBornWilliam Henry Mellon †EdinburghBishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
BornGiuseppe Placido M. Nicolini, O.S.B. †VillazzanoBishop of Assisi, Italy
7 JanBornJean-Baptiste Castanier, M.E.P. †Lacapelle-de-Fraisse, FranceBishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan
BornÉmile-Alexandre-Joseph Devred, M.E.P. †Raucourt-au-Bois, FranceVicar Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South)
9 Jan63.0AppointedSilvestre Guevara y Lira †Titular Archbishop of AmaseaArchbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
10 JanBornBonifatius (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. †Oberuffhausen, GermanyAbbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (South)
53.9AppointedKaspar (Balthasar) Willi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
11 JanBornAntonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †Valle Lomellina, ItalyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
13 Jan72.4RetiredLouis-Théophile Palluc du Parc †Bishop of Blois, FranceBishop Emeritus
16 JanBornRafael Otón Castro Jiménez †San JoséArchbishop of San José de Costa Rica
28 JanBornEugenio Raffaele Faggiano, C.P. †Salice SalentinoBishop Emeritus of Cariati, Italy
29 Jan44.8AppointedIsidoro Verga †Secretary of the Congregation of the CouncilCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
4 Feb41.2Ordained BishopManuel Agostinho Barreto †Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
7 FebBornCamillo Caccia Dominioni †MilanCardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
BornPietro Pomares y de Morant †Camerata PicenaArchbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
11 Feb47.9Ordained BishopPierre-Marie Osouf, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in ArcadiaArchbishop of Tokyo, Japan
16 Feb55.6AppointedMichael Hannan †Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
41.6AppointedJohn Moore †Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
17 FebBornMichael Fintan Power †St. John's, NewfoundlandBishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
18 Feb65.1DiedFrancisco de Sales Crespo y Bautista †Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
20 Feb54.1AppointedGiacomo Cattani †Apostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
22 FebBornArthur Alfred Sinnott †MorellArchbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
23 FebBornPie Eugène Joseph Neveu, A.A. †Gien, FranceTitular Bishop of Citrus
24 Feb23.0Ordained PriestGustave-Charles-Marie Mutel, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South)
26.1Ordained PriestPablo Singzon de la Anunciacion †PriestBishop of Calbayog, Philippines
50.1Ordained BishopDominique-Clément-Marie Soulé †Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La RéunionBishop Emeritus
25 FebBornBl. Manuel González y García †SevillaBishop of Palencia, Spain
26 FebBornJohn Gregory Murray †Waterbury, CTArchbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
2 MarBornLuigi Maglione †CasoriaCardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
4 MarBornTrudo Johannes Jans, O.F.M. †Sichem-Sussen Bolrée, BelgiumVicar Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang], China
7 MarBornAgostino de Jesus e Souza †PensalvesBishop of Porto, Portugal
BornIvan Starcevic †UrkopaliBishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
8 MarBornAlessandro Evreinoff †PietroburgoTitular Archbishop of Parium
12 Mar80.7AppointedLuigi Amat di San Filipo e Sorso †Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
69.9AppointedFrancesco Saverio Apuzzo †Cardinal-Priest of S. OnofrioCardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
69.9Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Saverio Apuzzo †Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
66.8AppointedFrancisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in ParioneCardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
66.8Elevated to CardinalFrancisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
67.9AppointedLuigi di Canossa †Cardinal-Priest of S. MarcelloCardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
67.9Elevated to CardinalLuigi di Canossa †Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
71.0AppointedLouis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot †Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in CapiteCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
71.0Elevated to CardinalLouis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
71.2AppointedCamillo Di Pietro †Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
61.6AppointedFrédéric de Falloux du Coudray †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ GotiCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
61.6Elevated to CardinalFrédéric de Falloux du Coudray †Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
54.3AppointedFrancesco Folicaldi †Titular Archbishop of Ephesus
75.0AppointedManuel Garcia Gil, O.P. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte CelioCardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
75.0Elevated to CardinalManuel Garcia Gil, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
48.1AppointedEdward Henry Howard †Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e PaoloCardinal, Bishop of Frascati, Italy
48.1Elevated to CardinalEdward Henry Howard †Cardinal, Bishop of Frascati, Italy
60.1AppointedFrancesco Maccarone †Coadjutor Bishop of Boiano, ItalyBishop
60.1AppointedFrancesco Maccarone †Titular Bishop of Thermae BasilicaeBishop of Boiano, Italy
71.3AppointedCarlo Luigi Morichini †Cardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
64.8AppointedLorenzo Nina †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
64.8Elevated to CardinalLorenzo Nina †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
43.6AppointedLucido Maria Parocchi †Archbishop of Bologna, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
65.2AppointedMiguel Payá y Rico †Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Quirico e GiulittaCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
65.2Elevated to CardinalMiguel Payá y Rico †Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
38.1AppointedAgostino Gaetano Riboldi †Bishop of Pavia, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
56.1AppointedLeopoldo Ruggiero †Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
61.6AppointedVincenzo Leone Sallua, O.P. †Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon
69.1AppointedEnea Sbarretti †Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria ad MartyresCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
69.1Elevated to CardinalEnea Sbarretti †Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
68.8AppointedLuigi Serafini †Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (degli Schiavoni)Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
68.8Elevated to CardinalLuigi Serafini †Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
57.1AppointedGiuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Cariati, Italy
54.1ConfirmedKaspar (Balthasar) Willi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
15 MarBornBisciarah Riccardo Chémali †Suhaileh nel Monte LibanoArchbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
16 Mar15.0Ordained PriestJoachim-Pierre Buléon, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
82.4DiedJohn Bede Polding, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Sydney, Australia
43.2SucceededRoger William Bede Vaughan, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Sydney, Australia
17 MarBornJoseph Kallas †FakihatBishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite), Lebanon
24.9Ordained PriestAlfonso Maria Mistrangelo, Sch. P. †Priest of Order of the Pious SchoolsCardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
45.9AppointedPetrus Pace †Bishop of Gozo, MaltaBishop of Malta
19 Mar83.2DiedJean-Jacques-Marie-Antoine Guerrin †Bishop of Langres, France
20 Mar38.7AppointedFederico Foschi †Bishop of Cervia, Italy
63.8AppointedIldefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. †Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, SpainBishop Emeritus
49.7AppointedValerio Laspro †Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
51.3AppointedJosé Moreno y Mazón †Bishop of Cuenca, EcuadorArchbishop of Granada, Spain
53.8AppointedAntonio Pitera †Titular Bishop of AuziaBishop Emeritus of Bova, Italy
53.8ResignedAntonio Pitera †Bishop of Bova, ItalyBishop Emeritus
59.2AppointedTommaso Reggio †Coadjutor Bishop of Ventimiglia, ItalyArchbishop of Genova, Italy
59.2AppointedTommaso Reggio †Titular Bishop of TanesArchbishop of Genova, Italy
56.9AppointedNicola de Simone †Bishop of Bova, Italy
BornThomas Leighton Williams †BirminghamArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
24 MarBornSylvester Joseph Espelage, O.F.M. †Cincinnati, OH, USAVicar Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
26 MarBornHermann Wilhelm Berning †LingenBishop of Osnabrück, Germany
28 MarBornFrancisco de Campos Barreto †CampinasBishop of Campinas, Brazil
30 Mar47.7DiedJosé Ignacio Checa y Barba †Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
BornGiacomo Montanelli †LeccoArchbishop of Vercelli, Italy
31 Mar24.9Ordained PriestPietro Gasparri †Priest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
BornMichael O’Brien †CastlemaineBishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
72.6DiedLouis-Théophile Palluc du Parc †Bishop Emeritus of Blois, France
1 Apr54.2InstalledKaspar (Balthasar) Willi, O.S.B. †Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
2 AprBornJean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. †Douai, FranceBishop Emeritus of Tientsin [Tianjin], China
3 AprBornJoseph Laurent Philippe, S.C.I. †RollingergrundBishop of Luxembourg
4 AprBornDamian Johannes Theelen, C.P. †BeeselBishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
6 AprBornAtanasio Celestino Jáuregui y Goiri, C.P. †LarrabezuaVicar Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru
8 AprBornMoisés Ferreira Coelho †CajazeirasArchbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
46.0Ordained BishopPetrus Pace †Bishop of Gozo, MaltaBishop of Malta
9 AprBornVicente Huarte San Martín, S.J. †Leiza, SpainVicar Apostolic of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
10 AprBornMassimo Massimi †RomaCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
11 Apr66.3DiedPierre Bataillon, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Oceania, Tonga
15 AprBornEndre Kriston †KemecseAuxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
BornJosé Aníbal Verdaguer y Corominas †PlumerilloBishop of Mendoza, Argentina
19 AprBornRaffaele delle Nocche †MaranoBishop of Tricarico, Italy
21 Apr76.0DiedLuigi Vannicelli Casoni †Cardinal, Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy
22 Apr52.0Ordained BishopFrancis Xavier Leray †Bishop of Natchitoches, Louisiana, USAArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
38.2Ordained BishopAgostino Gaetano Riboldi †Bishop of Pavia, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
23.1Ordained PriestHenri-Caprais Vasselon, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop of Osaka, Japan
23 AprBornJosé Maria Alcaráz y Alenda †AspeBishop of Badajoz, Spain
28 AprBornFerdinand Stanislaus Pawlikowski †WienBishop Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
76.2DiedGiuseppe Luigi Trevisanato †Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
29 Apr22.2Ordained PriestPaul Auad †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Cipro (Maronite), Cyprus
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