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The Year of Our Lord 1878

Bishop Events

January to June

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownDiedOdoardo Agnelli †President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
71.6DiedFrancesco Andreoli †Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
DiedGiuseppe Audu †Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
46.7ResignedAgabio (Agapios) Bsciai (Bishai) †Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), EgyptVicar Apostolic Emeritus
50.7DiedDario Bucciarelli, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Skopje, Macedonia
54.3AppointedAniceto Ferrante, C.O. †Titular Bishop of CallinicumBishop of Gallipoli, Italy
54.3ResignedAniceto Ferrante, C.O. †Bishop of Gallipoli, Italy
20.7Ordained PriestFerdinando Fiandaca †PriestBishop Emeritus of Patti, Italy
AppointedGiacomo Gallo †Patriarch of Constantinople, Turkey
46.7Ordained PriestCharles Menzies Gordon, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles
BornCharles Guérin †FrancePrefect of Ghardaïa, Algeria
70.3DiedGaetano Rodilossi †Bishop of Alatri, Italy
DiedJuan Nepomuceno Rueda †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
26.4Ordained PriestEsteban Sánchez de las Heras, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
74.1DiedAntonio Soggiu †Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
DiedLuigi Raffaele Zampetti †Bishop of Rimini, Italy
1 Jan30.6Ordained BishopCamillo Siciliano di Rende †Bishop of Tricarico, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
2 JanBornGaetano Malchiodi †Piacenza, ItalyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
6 JanBornRafael Edwards Salas †SantiagoBishop of Chile, Military
BornLouis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. †Ploemeur-Morbihan, FranceSuperior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
49.5Ordained BishopJosé Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero †Titular Bishop of AntipatrisBishop of Córdoba, Spain
37.8Ordained BishopFulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla †Archbishop of Chieti, ItalyCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
BornAntoni Jacek Zimniak †Nieklan MalyAuxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
7 Jan61.0DiedMichael (Miguel) Domenec, C.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
8 Jan58.4AppointedAdrianus Godschalk †Bishop of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
11 Jan59.7AppointedJohn MacEvilly †Coadjutor Archbishop of Tuam, IrelandArchbishop
15 Jan71.4Ordained BishopClaude-Thierry Obré †Titular Bishop of ZoaraAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
17 JanBornAntonio Vignato, M.C.C.I. †Gambellara, ItalyPrefect of Nilo Equatoriale, Uganda
19 Jan57.2AppointedAnton Josef Gruscha †Bishop of Austria, MilitaryCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
20 Jan59.6Ordained BishopJosé Manuel Palacios y López †Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
24 JanBornJoseph Diss, S.M.A. †Strasbourg, FrancePrefect of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
28 Jan44.7AppointedEdouard Gasnier, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Malacca-SingaporeBishop of Malacca, Singapore
31 JanBornFrançois-Marie Picaud †JosselinBishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
2 FebBornJosé Candida Piñol y Batres †GuatemalaBishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
3 Feb45.2AppointedPaul François Marie Goethals, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in PhrygiaArchbishop of Calcutta, India
BornCirillo Rodolfo Jarre, O.F.M. †AhrweilerArchbishop of Tsinan [Jinan], China
4 Feb42.2AppointedGiordano Balsiper (Bellsieper), O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Bengal, India
7 FebBornEugenio Lebouille, C.M. †Hoheonsbroek, GermanyBishop Emeritus of Yüngping [Lulong], China
85.7DiedBl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
15 FebBornLouis-Joseph Kerkhofs †Vall-MeerBishop Emeritus of Liège, Belgium
18 Feb54.7DiedJames Whelan, O.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
20 Feb68.0ElectedVincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
24 Feb45.3Ordained BishopPaul François Marie Goethals, S.J. †Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in PhrygiaArchbishop of Calcutta, India
48.0Ordained BishopBl. Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz †Bishop of Susa, Italy
25 Feb49.7Ordained BishopMatthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. †Bishop of Nice, FranceArchbishop of Auch, France
26 Feb75.1DiedGeoffroy Brossais Saint-Marc †Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes, France
55.5ResignedPaul-François-Marie de Forges †Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France
27 Feb62.2DiedFelicissimo Cocchino, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galla, Ethiopia
28 FebBornAlessandro Macchi †GallarateBishop of Como, Italy
71.5ResignedClaude-Thierry Obré †Auxiliary Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
52.9AppointedPietro Saulini †Bishop of Alatri, Italy
1 Mar78.6DiedJoseph-Armand Gignoux †Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
55.4Ordained BishopJoaquín Larraín Gandarillas †Titular Bishop of MartiriaAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
2 MarBornPio Paschini †TolmezzoTitular Bishop of Eudoxias
3 Mar68.0InstalledVincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
5 Mar58.7AppointedAlessandro Franchi †Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
BornTomás Gutiérrez Diez †Vilinueva de la PeñaBishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain
61.6AppointedGiovanni Simeoni †Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
9 MarBornFrancisco Antonio Granadillo †MontalbanBishop of Valencia en Venezuela
10 Mar49.8InstalledMatthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. †Bishop of Nice, FranceArchbishop of Auch, France
14 MarBornJoanny Thévenoud, M. Afr. †Serrières-en-Chantagne, FranceVicar Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
15 Mar60.4AppointedCharles Petre Eyre †Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
59.7AppointedJohn MacDonald †Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
65.8AppointedLorenzo Nina †Official of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
67.3AppointedJohn Menzies Strain †Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
16 Mar28.9Ordained PriestGustave Maria Blanche, C.I.M. †Priest of Congregation of Jesus and MaryVicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
BornBl. Clemens August Graf von Galen †Dinklage CastleCardinal, Bishop of Münster, Germany
22 Mar33.5AppointedAngus MacDonald †Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great BritainArchbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
51.5AppointedJohn McLachlan †Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
63.7AppointedGeorge Rigg †Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
28 Mar42.3AppointedGiordano Balsiper (Bellsieper), O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of TanasiaVicar Apostolic of Eastern Bengal, India
55.7AppointedEdoardo Borromeo †Cardinal-Priest of S. PrassedeCardinal, Titular Archbishop of Adana
43.3AppointedFrancis Silas Marean Chatard †Bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, USABishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
44.9AppointedEdouard Gasnier, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of EucarpiaBishop of Malacca, Singapore
57.4AppointedAnton Josef Gruscha †Titular Bishop of CarrhaeCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
38.5AppointedJohn Joseph Keane †Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
52.5AppointedDomenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in LydiaArchbishop of Monreale, Italy
52.2AppointedGiuseppe Masi †Titular Bishop of Tempe
30 Mar81.8DiedLuigi Amat di San Filipo e Sorso †Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
31 Mar42.0Ordained BishopAntônio Cândido Alvarenga †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, BrazilBishop of São Paulo, Brazil
6 Apr67.5DiedGiuseppe Berardi †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Nicaea
10 AprBornMaximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †AlepCardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
11 AprBornBernardo Dembek †BartodziegeAuxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
BornLeopoldo Eijo y Garay †VigoBishop of Madrid, Spain
19 Apr55.7AppointedEdoardo Borromeo †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Adana
BornPedro Octavio Ortiz Arrieta, S.D.B. †LimaBishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
23 Apr75.5DiedRené-Marie-Charles Poirier, C.I.M. †Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
26 AprBornSt. Raphael Guizar Valencia †CotijaBishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
27 AprBornLuigi Drago †Cologno al SerioBishop of Tarquinia e Civitaveccia, Italy
28 Apr41.9Ordained BishopCarlos Luiz d'Amour †Bishop of Cuiabá, BrazilArchbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
57.5Ordained BishopAnton Josef Gruscha †Titular Bishop of CarrhaeCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
24.5Ordained PriestJeremiah James Harty †PriestBishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
29 Apr73.0DiedEmmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Manchuria {Manciuria}, China
30 AprBornJuan José Maíztegui y Besoitaiturria, C.M.F. †Yurreta, SpainArchbishop of Panamá
62.3AppointedAntonius von Steichele †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
6 May37.7AppointedFerdinand Hamer, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Foreign Vicariate
8 MayBornLeone Proserpio, S.J. †Alba, ItalyBishop of Calicut, India
12 May67.4DiedThaddeus Amat y Brusi, C.M. †Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, California, USA
43.4Ordained BishopFrancis Silas Marean Chatard †Bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, USABishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
50.5SucceededFrancisco Mora y Borrell †Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, California, USABishop Emeritus
39.2Ordained BishopMartin-Jean Pontvianne, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of BotrysVicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}, Viêt Nam
60.6Ordained BishopTomás Sivilla y Gener †Bishop of Gerona, Spain
14 May55.5AppointedPeter Dufal, C.S.C. †Coadjutor Bishop of Galveston, Texas, USACoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
15 MayBornAntonio Sévat, C.M. †Isle-et-Bardais, FranceVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar
18 MayBornFrancesco Vazhapilly †PuthenvelicaraBishop of Trichur (Syro-Malabarese), India
19 May55.8Ordained BishopEdoardo Borromeo †Cardinal, Titular Archbishop of Adana
24.3Ordained PriestCharles Edward McDonnell †Priest of New York, New York, USABishop of Brooklyn, New York, USA
22 MayBornAston Sebastian Joseph Chichester, S.J. †Ostende, BelgiumArchbishop Emeritus of Salisbury, Zimbabwe
23 May33.7Ordained BishopAngus MacDonald †Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great BritainArchbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
51.7Ordained BishopJohn McLachlan †Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
24 MayBornJoão Irineu Joffily (Joffly) †Campina GrandeArchbishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Para, Brazil
26 May63.9Ordained BishopGeorge Rigg †Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
27 MayBornBiagio Barbic †Ragusa VecchiaAuxiliary Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
28 May50.3AppointedDominique Racine †Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
31 May47.7AppointedAnthony Butler, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles
47.7AppointedAnthony Butler, S.J. †Titular Bishop of MilopotamusVicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles
2 Jun45.1Ordained BishopEdouard Gasnier, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of EucarpiaBishop of Malacca, Singapore
24.4Ordained PriestOlivier Elzéar Mathieu †PriestArchbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
4 Jun53.1AppointedFrançois-Edouard Hasley †Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), FranceArchbishop of Cambrai, France
5 Jun22.6Ordained PriestNicola Piccirilli †PriestArchbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona), Italy
7 JunAppointedDaniel McCarthy †Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
8 Jun45.8AppointedArthur-Xavier Ducellier †Bishop of Bayonne, FranceArchbishop of Besançon, France
73.6DiedRafael Valentín Valdivieso y Zañartu †Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
9 Jun45.2AppointedJoseph Georg von Ehrler †Bishop of Speyer, Germany
12 Jun48.9AppointedJean-Pierre Boyer †Coadjutor Bishop of Clermont, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Bourges, France
BornTheodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. †Lippramsdorf, GermanyArchbishop of Lanchow [Lanzhou], China
13 Jun64.3AppointedCharles-Philippe Place †Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France
59.2AppointedJoseph-Jean-Louis Robert †Bishop of Marseille, France
14 Jun84.6RetiredFrançois Lacroix †Bishop of Bayonne, France
15 Jun22.7Ordained PriestDésiré-Hyacinthe Berthoin †PriestBishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France
23.6Ordained PriestPierre Chatelus †PriestBishop Emeritus of Nevers, France
24.1Ordained PriestNicola Ciceri, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kianfu, China
26.4Ordained PriestFrantisek Kordác †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
23.3Ordained PriestPierre-Ferdinand-Adrien Simon, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
24.2Ordained PriestWilliam Stang †Priest of Providence, Rhode Island, USABishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
17 Jun25.6Ordained PriestJames J. Davis †Priest of Davenport, Iowa, USABishop
21 Jun37.8AppointedFerdinand Hamer, C.I.C.M. †Titular Bishop of TremithusVicar Apostolic of Foreign Vicariate
22 Jun66.8AppointedAntolín Monescillo y Viso †Archbishop of Valencia, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
27 Jun44.5Ordained PriestJames Moore †Priest of Melbourne, AustraliaBishop of Ballarat, Australia
30 JunBornRoberto Vicentini †L'AquilaPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}, Syria
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