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The Year of Our Lord 1816

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownBornFelicissimo Coccino (Cocchino), O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galla, Ethiopia
69.2ResignedJean-Charles de CoucyBishop of La Rochelle, FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
81.9ResignedJean-Louis d’Usson de BonacBishop of Agen, FranceBishop Emeritus
75.2DiedAlfonso Maria FredaBishop of Lucera, Italy
33.0AppointedDenys Michel HardayaBishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Syrian), TurkeyBishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
33.0Ordained BishopDenys Michel HardayaBishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Syrian), TurkeyBishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
AppointedGabriel Homsi (Hamsi)Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
46.9ResignedGuillaume-Auguste JaubertBishop-Elect of Saint-Flour, FranceFormer Bishop-Elect
DiedJulius-Antoine Bishop Emeritus of Diarbekir (Amida) (Syrian), Turkey
45.3ResignedVincenzo MacchiApostolic Internuncio to PortugalCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
21.2Ordained DeaconWilliam Placid Morris, O.S.B. †Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictApostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus of Mauritius
27.0AppointedJeremiah Francis O’FlynnPrefect of New Holland, AustraliaPriest
70.0ResignedSébastien-Charles-Philibert de Roger de Cahuzac de CauxBishop of Aire, FranceBishop Emeritus
23.9Ordained PriestMiguel Salvá y MunarPriestBishop of Mallorca y Ibiza, Spain
Jan68.5DiedAngelo Antonio AnselmiBishop of San Severino (Marche), Italy
55.2AppointedAgustín Francisco de Otondo Escurruchea, C.O. †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaBishop-Elect
1 JanBornMathurin Lemaître, S.J. †Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
2 JanBornLuigi CarvelliBishop of Mileto, Italy
3 Jan59.2Died[Charles-François Dorlodot]Bishop Emeritus of [Mayenne (Constitutional), France]
77.7ResignedFrancesco Maria FenziArchbishop of Corfù, GreeceArchbishop Emeritus
8 JanBornJosé Luis Alves Feijo, O.SS.T. †Bishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
9 JanBornJean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas LandriotArchbishop of Reims, France
12 Jan62.1SelectedEmeric Karol RaffayBishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
BornGaetano de RuggieroCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Cosmedin
16 Jan61.3DiedLuis La Encina Díaz y PereiroBishop of Arequipa, Peru
73.7DiedGiuseppe MarraBishop of Nicotera, Italy
22 Jan81.6DiedDiego Melo Portugal, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Jaén, Spain
BornAnton von SteicheleArchbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
25 Jan33.4AppointedSt. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. †Superior General of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateBishop of Marseille, France
AppointedJohn Baptist Nosardy ZinoVicar Apostolic of GibraltarVicar Apostolic Emeritus
26 Jan50.0AppointedThomas CoenCoadjutor Bishop of Clonfert, IrelandBishop
50.0AppointedThomas CoenTitular Bishop of MilevumBishop of Clonfert, Ireland
47.1AppointedAmbrose Maréchal, P.S.S. †Bishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAArchbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
46.0AppointedCharles Francis McDonnel, O.F.M. Rec. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great BritainPriest of Order of Friars Minor Recollect
46.0AppointedCharles Francis McDonnel, O.F.M. Rec. †Titular Bishop of IonopolisPriest of Order of Friars Minor Recollect
27 Jan51.0DiedJohn PowerBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
28 Jan56.6Ordained BishopLorenzo D’AntoniTitular Bishop of Germanicopolis
5 Feb67.5ResignedGiulio GabrielliBishop of Senigallia, ItalyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Council
BornAlessandro Paolo SpogliaBishop Emeritus of Comacchio, Italy
6 FebAppointedFelice Piazza, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Baghdad, Iraq
10 Feb64.2DiedGiuseppe Maria Doria PamphiljCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
14 FebBornEdward MacCabeCardinal, Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
Appointed[Franz Madrassy]Bishop of [Ansarien (Royal), Croatia]
BornPaolo de SanctisBishop Emeritus of Poggio Mirteto, Italy
16 Feb84.5Died[Jean-Baptiste Aubert]Bishop Emeritus of [Bouches-du-Rhône (Constitutional), France]
82.5DiedGianantonio Della BerettaBishop of Lodi, Italy
BornManuel del Conde y BlancoBishop of San Luis Potosí, México
BornJohn Joseph Lynch, C.M. †Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
18 Feb68.2Ordained BishopJosef František HurdalekBishop of Litoměřice, CzechiaBishop Emeritus
68.8Ordained BishopCarlo Andrea PelagalloCardinal, Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
22 FebBornJoaquín Lluch y Garriga, O.C.D. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
24 FebBornJoseph-Marie Chauveau, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Thibet, China
72.0DiedJan Chryzostom KaczkowskiAuxiliary Bishop of Lutsk and Zhytomyr (Łuck and Zytomierz), Ukraine
25 Feb51.1Ordained BishopGiuseppe Bonventura Berardi, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Bacău, Romania
26 Feb55.1DiedJózef KrzysztofowiczTitular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia
Mar22.6Ordained DeaconPedro Espinosa y DávalosDeacon of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoArchbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
1 Mar63.8AppointedJohann Aloys (Algis) SchneiderTitular Bishop of ArgosVicar Apostolic of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
2 MarBornThéodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
4 Mar52.8InstalledJosé Antonio Joaquín Pérez Martínez y RoblesBishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
8 Mar59.2Elevated to CardinalTommaso Maria Raimondo Leopoldo ArezzoCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
55.4AppointedDionisio Bardaxí y AzaraCardinal-Priest of Santi XII ApostoliCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
55.4Elevated to CardinalDionisio Bardaxí y AzaraCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
79.0Elevated to CardinalLorenzo Prospero BottiniIn PectoreCardinal, Priest
65.0AppointedGiovanni Caccia-Piatti (Cacciapiatti)Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e DamianoCardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
65.0Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Caccia-Piatti (Cacciapiatti)Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
74.8Elevated to CardinalLorenzo CaleppiCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Portugal
74.8ResignedLorenzo CaleppiApostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus
57.0AppointedPietro CapranoTitular Archbishop of IconiumCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
54.3AppointedFrancesco Saverio Maria Felice CastiglioniBishop of Cesena, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
54.3Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Saverio Maria Felice CastiglioniPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
59.1Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Cesarei LeoniIn PectoreCardinal, Bishop of Jesi, Italy
73.5ResignedBarnaba (Gregorio) Chiaramonti, O.S.B. †Bishop of Imola, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
53.1AppointedMatthaeus CrasnichArchbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
55.5AppointedAnnibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della GengaArchbishop (Personal Title) of Senigallia, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
55.5Elevated to CardinalAnnibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della GengaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
69.1AppointedMichele Di PietroCardinal-Bishop of AlbanoCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
43.3Elevated to CardinalGiorgio Doria Pamphilj LandiIn PectoreCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
67.7AppointedAntonio DugnaniCardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
57.3Elevated to CardinalLuigi ErcolaniIn PectoreCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marco
65.5AppointedFrancesco Luigi Fontana, B. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria sopra MinervaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
65.5Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Luigi Fontana, B. †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
30.4AppointedPaulus Augustus FoscoloArchbishop of Corfù, GreeceTitular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
68.4Elevated to CardinalFrancsco Antonio Javier de Gardoqui ArriquíbarCardinal, Priest of Palencia, Spain
66.2Elevated to CardinalPietro GravinaCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
66.2ResignedPietro GravinaApostolic Nuncio to SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
57.2Elevated to CardinalEmmanuele de GregorioCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
50.2AppointedSalvador Jiménez y PadillaBishop of Popayán, Colombia
51.3AppointedRafael Lasso de la VegaBishop of Mérida, VenezuelaBishop of Quito, Ecuador
39.8AppointedLuigi Emmanuele Nicolo Lambruschini, B. †Secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical AffairsCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
55.0AppointedJean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de LatilTitular Bishop of AmyclaeCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
41.5ConfirmedMihail (Mychajlo) Lewicki (Levyckyj)Cardinal, Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
53.2AppointedAlessandro Lante Montefeltro Della RovereCardinal-Deacon of Sant’EustachioCardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
53.2Elevated to CardinalAlessandro Lante Montefeltro Della RovereCardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
78.2Elevated to CardinalAntonio Lante Montefeltro Della RovereIn PectoreCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Quirico e Giulitta
67.8AppointedAlessandro MalvasiaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
67.8Elevated to CardinalAlessandro MalvasiaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
51.5ConfirmedBartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, O.C.D. †Bishop of São Tomé e PríncipePrelate of Mozambico
57.9AppointedGiuseppe Morozzo Della RoccaCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria degli AngeliCardinal, Bishop of Novara, Italy
57.9Elevated to CardinalGiuseppe Morozzo Della RoccaCardinal, Bishop of Novara, Italy
71.6AppointedBenedetto NaroCardinal-Priest of San ClementeCardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
71.6Elevated to CardinalBenedetto NaroCardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
68.9Elevated to CardinalCarlo Andrea PelagalloCardinal, Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
82.4Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Battista QuarantottiIn PectoreCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
80.1Elevated to CardinalPedro Benito Antonio Quevedo y QuintanoIn PectoreCardinal, Bishop
71.9AppointedNicola RigantiCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
71.9Elevated to CardinalNicola RigantiCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
46.8AppointedGregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
55.4ConfirmedAlexander (Sandor) Rudnay DivékújfalusiBishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
72.7AppointedAntonio Lamberto RusconiCardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
72.7Elevated to CardinalAntonio Lamberto RusconiCardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
54.2ConfirmedConstantin Ernest Ruziczka (Růžička)Bishop of České Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czechia
51.6Elevated to CardinalStanislao SanseverinoIn PectoreCardinal, Priest
58.9Elevated to CardinalFabrizio Sceberras TestaferrataIn PectoreCardinal, Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
59.0Elevated to CardinalAntonio Gabriele SeveroliCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
57.4AppointedMarcin von SiemieńskiAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno, PolandAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
57.4AppointedMarcin von SiemieńskiTitular Bishop of CyreneAuxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
78.2Elevated to CardinalCamillo de SimeoniIn PectoreCardinal, Bishop
77.0Elevated to CardinalDomenico SpinucciCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
AppointedAndrea VeggettiArchbishop of Naxos, Greece
56.5AppointedPietro Vidoni (Jr.)Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in CarcereCardinal, Priest of Cremona, Italy
56.5Elevated to CardinalPietro Vidoni (Jr.)Cardinal, Priest of Cremona, Italy
72.2AppointedGiovanni Battista ZauliCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
72.2Elevated to CardinalGiovanni Battista ZauliCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Onofrio
62.1ConfirmedIgnace Siméon ZoraPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus
62.1ConfirmedIgnace Siméon ZoraBishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
9 Mar48.9AppointedGiovanni Francesco FalzacappaSecretary of the Congregation of Ecclesiastical ImmunityCardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
25.6Ordained PriestJoão Henriques MonisPriestBishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
13 Mar43.3AppointedCarlo ZenApostolic Nuncio to SwitzerlandSecretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
15 MarBornEugenio Roberto GallettiBishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
73.4DiedVincenzo Rogadei, O.S.B. †Bishop of Caserta, Italy
17 Mar57.0Ordained BishopPietro CapranoTitular Archbishop of IconiumCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
30.4Ordained BishopPaulus Augustus FoscoloArchbishop of Corfù, GreeceTitular Patriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria}
20 MarBornPelagio Antonio de Labastida y DávalosArchbishop of México, Federal District
54.2AppointedPaolo LeardiApostolic Nuncio to Austria
21 Mar72.7Ordained BishopAntonio Lamberto RusconiCardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
22 Mar62.0SelectedAlexis PótsyBishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
23 Mar46.2ResignedCharles Francis McDonnel, O.F.M. Rec. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great BritainPriest of Order of Friars Minor Recollect
46.2ResignedCharles Francis McDonnel, O.F.M. Rec. †Titular Bishop-Elect of IonopolisPriest of Order of Friars Minor Recollect
85.4DiedJerónimo María TorresBishop of Lérida, Spain
24 MarBornHenricus van BeekBishop of Breda, Netherlands
69.7ResignedJean-Siffrein MauryBishop of Corneto (Tarquinia) e Montefiascone, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
25 Mar24.0Ordained PriestJosé María Guerra y Rodríguez CorreaPriest of Yucatán (Mérida), MéxicoBishop
30 Mar65.6DiedLorenzo Algüero Ribera, O.S.M. †Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
83.4DiedSimón Casaviella LópezBishop of Tudela, Spain
31 Mar77.6DiedGiuseppe Angeluni, O.S.B.M. †Archbishop of Durrës (Durazzo) (Albanian), Albania
Apr67.3DiedBenedetto SinibaldiTitular Archbishop of Ephesus
3 AprBornJean-Baptiste-Marie-Simon JacquenetBishop of Amiens, France
79.2Died[Nicolas Jacquemin]Bishop Emeritus of [Cayenne (Constitutional), Antilles]
7 Apr55.0Ordained BishopJean-Baptist-Marie-Anne-Antoine de LatilTitular Bishop of AmyclaeCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
8 AprBornAntonio CentoreAuxiliary Bishop of Capua, Italy
11 Apr52.9DiedBenito María de Moxó y Francolí, O.S.B. †Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
BornPieter Matthijs (Petrus Mathias) SnickersArchbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
13 Apr23.2Ordained PriestJózsef LonovicsPriestArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
14 AprBornWilliam O’HaraBishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
15 AprBornJohannes Baptiste Franzelin, S.J. †Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed Alessio
17 Apr88.8Died[André Garnier]Bishop Emeritus of [Hautes-Alpes (Constitutional), France]
21 Apr76.3Ordained BishopIstvan GosztonyiTitular Bishop of TiberiopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
72.0Ordained BishopNicola RigantiCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
55.5Ordained BishopAlexander (Sandor) Rudnay DivékújfalusiBishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, RomaniaCardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
29 Apr59.3AppointedTommaso Maria Raimondo Leopoldo ArezzoCardinal-Priest of San Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
54.4AppointedFrancesco Saverio Maria Felice CastiglioniCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TraspontinaPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
58.6AppointedGiovanni Francesco Compagnoni MarefoschiTitular Archbishop of TamiathisApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
55.7AppointedAnnibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della GengaCardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrasteverePope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
57.3AppointedEmmanuele de GregorioCardinal-Priest of Santi Bonifacio ed AlessioCardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
61.3ConfirmedJoão de Magalhães e AvelarBishop of Porto, Portugal
69.0AppointedCarlo Andrea PelagalloCardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo ed AchilleoCardinal, Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
72.0AppointedNicola RigantiCardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e PietroCardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
72.8AppointedAntonio Lamberto RusconiCardinal-Priest of Santi Giovanni e PaoloCardinal, Bishop of Imola, Italy
77.1AppointedDomenico SpinucciCardinal-Priest of San CallistoCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
43.5AppointedCarlo ZenTitular Archbishop of ChalcedonSecretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
30 AprBornJean Georges Collomb, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania)
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