The Year of Our Lord 1828

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Ordained Bishop	Gregoire Abdul-Messih †	Bishop	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Nabk) (Syrian), Syria
	39.0	Appointed	Basile Mansur Asmar †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey	Archbishop Emeritus of Gazireh (Gezira) (Chaldean), Turkey
	17.3	Professed	Manuel de Santa Rita Barros, T.O.R. †	Member of Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance	Bishop of Angola e Congo
	69.7	Appointed	Jozafat Bułhak, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania	Archbishop of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Maria Cappetta (Cappelta) †	Priest	Bishop of Gravina e Irsina (Montepeloso), Italy
		Born	Michael Comerford †		Coadjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
		Died	Ignace Flavianos Dahan, B.C. †	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
	28.5	Ordained Priest	José Antonio de la Peña y Navarro †	Priest	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Patrick Fallon †	Priest	Bishop of Kilmacduagh, Ireland
		Born	Gaspar Fernández, O.P. †		Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
	77.7	Appointed	Adrijan Holovnja (Hołownia), O.S.B.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania
	63.3	Appointed	Lev (Leon) Javorskyj (Jaworowski), O.S.B.M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania
	63.3	Died	Bartholomeu de Martyribus Maya, O.C.D. †	Prelate of Mozambico
	24.0	Ordained Priest	Francis Joseph Nicholson, O.C.D. †	Priest of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Archbishop of Corfù, Greece
	48.9	Resigned	John-Louis Pastre †	Prefect of Bourbon, Réunion	Prefect Emeritus
		Resigned	Wincenty Siedlecki †	Auxiliary Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
	59.0	Appointed	Kyrylo Syrotynskyj †	Auxiliary Bishop of Žyrovyci (Ukrainian), Lithuania
	23.1	Ordained Priest	William Walsh †	Priest	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
	57.1	Appointed	James Whitfield †	Apostolic Administrator of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1 Jan		Born	Richard Phelan †		Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2 Jan	51.3	Died	Manuel Bernardo Morete Bodelón †	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
4 Jan	79.5	Died	László Köszeghy von Romete †	Bishop of Csanád, Hungary
8 Jan	23.0	Ordained Priest	William Delany †	Priest of Cork, Ireland	Bishop
	57.1	Appointed	James Whitfield †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA	Archbishop
	57.1	Appointed	James Whitfield †	Titular Archbishop of Apollonia	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
10 Jan		Born	Bernard Hermann Koeckemann, SS.CC. †		Vicar Apostolic of Hawaiian Islands, USA
10 Jan		Born	James David Ricards †		Vicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Eastern District {Capo de Buona Speranza, Distretto Orientale}, South Africa
12 Jan		Born	John Claude Neraz †		Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
14 Jan	23.4	Ordained Priest	Raffaele Bachetoni †	Priest of Spoleto, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Norcia, Italy
14 Jan	74.2	Died	André-Etienne-Antoine de Morlhon †	Archbishop of Auch, France
18 Jan		Born	Pierre-Jean-Joseph Soubiranne †		Bishop Emeritus of Belley, France
21 Jan		Born	Alessio Maria Biffoli, O.S.M. †		Bishop of Fossombrone, Italy
		Born	Henryk Piotr Kossowski †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
	23.5	Professed	Bernardo of St. Agnes (Philip) Pontanova, O.C.D. †	Member of Order of Discalced Carmelites	Titular Bishop of Tanis
24 Jan		Born	Dominique Racine †		Bishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
27 Jan		Born	Ignazio Bartoli †		Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
28 Jan	77.3	Appointed	Giuseppe Andrea Albani †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Via Lata	Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
	62.5	Confirmed	Emanuele Maria Bellorado, O.P. †	Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy	Bishop of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy
	66.6	Appointed	Francesco di Paola Berretta †	Auxiliary Bishop of Catania, Italy
	66.6	Appointed	Francesco di Paola Berretta †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Catania, Italy
	54.5	Confirmed	Giovanni Maria Bua †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	59.4	Appointed	Joseph Vitus Burg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	59.4	Appointed	Joseph Vitus Burg †	Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis	Bishop of Mainz, Germany
	41.0	Confirmed	Estevam a Jesu Maria da Costa, O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
	63.4	Appointed	Francesco-Paolo Grifi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
	63.4	Appointed	Francesco-Paolo Grifi †	Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Arcadia	Auxiliary Bishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
	47.0	Confirmed	János Hám †	Bishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
	51.0	Confirmed	Ignace Pierre Jarweh (Jaroue, Djarwé) †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	51.0	Confirmed	Ignace Pierre Jarweh (Jaroue, Djarwé) †	Bishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
	53.6	Appointed	Johann Baptist Judas Thaddeus von Keller †	Bishop of Rottenburg, Germany
	59.0	Confirmed	Niccola Kováts de Csil-Tusnad †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
	61.7	Confirmed	Antoine Martinet †	Archbishop of Chambéry, France
	67.9	Confirmed	Angelico Lorenzo Nicolas Méstria, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
	46.0	Appointed	Ferdinando Minucci †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
	47.6	Appointed	Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Bishop Emeritus of Parma, Italy
	48.1	Appointed	Giovanni Battista Parretti †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
	37.4	Confirmed	Stjepan Pavlović-Lučić †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
	55.6	Confirmed	Antonio Podestá †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
	65.6	Confirmed	Antoine Rochaix †	Bishop of Tarentaise, France
	59.6	Appointed	Etienne Blanquet de Rouville †	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
	59.6	Appointed	Etienne Blanquet de Rouville †	Titular Bishop of Numida	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
	42.2	Confirmed	János Keresztély Scitovszky †	Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
	47.4	Confirmed	Ignác Szepesy de Négyes †	Bishop of Pécs, Hungary
	61.0	Confirmed	Pál Mátyás (Matija Pavao) Szutsits (Sučić) †	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Bishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
	46.1	Confirmed	Antonio Raimondo Tore †	Bishop of Ales e Terralba, Italy	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
	56.4	Confirmed	José Uraga Pérez †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain
	74.5	Appointed	Jan Pavel Woronicz †	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
29 Jan	52.2	Resigned	Antonio-Maria Casabianca †	Bishop of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	79.8	Died	Luigi (Aloysius) Ciamberlani †	Vice Superior of Batavia (Holland Mission), Netherlands
	59.1	Died	Ambrose Maréchal, P.S.S. †	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
	57.2	Succeeded	James Whitfield †	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
31 Jan	60.3	Died	Francisco Chacim (Chachim), O.F.M. Disc. †	Bishop of Macau, China
Feb	63.5	Ordained Bishop	Francesco-Paolo Grifi †	Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Arcadia	Auxiliary Bishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
1 Feb		Born	Germanos François Chémali †		Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
3 Feb	67.9	Ordained Bishop	Angelico Lorenzo Nicolas Méstria, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Ferdinando Minucci †	Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
	48.1	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Parretti †	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy	Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
5 Feb	35.9	Appointed	Barthélemy Bruguière, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Siam, Thailand	Vicar Apostolic of Corea
	35.9	Appointed	Barthélemy Bruguière, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Capsus	Vicar Apostolic of Corea
	42.9	Appointed	Carlo Odescalchi, S.J. †	Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars	Priest of Society of Jesus
		Born	Marie-Ludovic Roche †		Bishop of Gap, France
6 Feb	72.2	Died	Francesco Serlupi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
7 Feb	80.5	Died	Alexander Cameron †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Lowland District, Scotland, Great Britain
7 Feb		Born	Adolphe-Louis-Albert Perraud, C.O. †		Cardinal, Bishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France
12 Feb		Born	Enrico de Dominis (Dominicis) †		Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
13 Feb		Born	Antonio Sbrolli †		Bishop Emeritus of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
14 Feb		Born	Thomas-Marie Gentili, O.P. †		Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Fo-Kien, China
15 Feb	45.1	Selected	Giuseppe Grasser †	Bishop of Verona, Italy
17 Feb	48.1	Ordained Bishop	José María Estévez †	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
18 Feb	67.1	Ordained Bishop	Ramón Ignacio Méndez †	Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
18 Feb	28.1	Ordained Deacon	Motiejus Wołonczewscki †	Deacon	Bishop of Žemaičiai (Samogizia o Tels; Żmudź), Lithuania
29 Feb	23.0	Ordained Deacon	José Affonso de Moraes Torres, C.M. †	Deacon of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
1 Mar	24.4	Ordained Priest	Miguel García Cuesta †	Priest of Salamanca, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	23.1	Ordained Priest	José Affonso de Moraes Torres, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Bishop Emeritus of Belém do Pará, Brazil
	28.1	Ordained Priest	Francis George Mostyn †	Priest of Midland District, England, Great Britain	Vicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
2 Mar	82.9	Died	Guillaume-Balthasar Cousin de Grainville †	Bishop of Cahors, France
	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Bishop Emeritus of Parma, Italy
	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Podestá †	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
3 Mar	68.6	Appointed	Ercole Dandini †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
3 Mar		Born	Francesco Pozzi, P.I.M.E. †		Bishop of Krishnagar, India
5 Mar		Born	Gennaro de Vivo †		Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
6 Mar	77.4	Died	Domenico Fendale †	Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
7 Mar		Born	Salvatore Nappi †		Archbishop Emeritus of Conza e Campagna, Italy
8 Mar		Born	Salvatore Gaffiero †		Auxiliary Bishop of Malta
11 Mar		Born	Giustino Puletti †		Bishop of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
12 Mar	58.8	Died	Gregorio Rodríguez Carrillo, O.S.Bas. †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
16 Mar	78.2	Died	Felice Bezzi †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy
	47.1	Ordained Bishop	János Hám †	Bishop of Satu Mare {Szatmár}, Romania
	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Etienne Blanquet de Rouville †	Titular Bishop of Numida	Auxiliary Bishop of Reims, France
17 Mar	43.3	Succeeded	John Ryan †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
17 Mar	74.2	Died	Charles Tuohy †	Bishop of Limerick, Ireland
19 Mar	71.6	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Caicedo y Flores †	Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
21 Mar	37.3	Appointed	Joseph-Marie-Pélagie Havard, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam	Vicar Apostolic
	37.3	Appointed	Joseph-Marie-Pélagie Havard, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Castoria	Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
		Born	Benito Sanz y Forés †		Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
22 Mar	23.4	Ordained Priest	Girolamo Verzeri †	Priest	Bishop of Brescia, Italy
23 Mar	63.6	Selected	Paul Louis Joseph D’Hautpoul †	Bishop of Cahors, France	Bishop Emeritus
	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Mariano Garnica y Orjuela, O.P. †	Bishop of Antioquía, Colombia
	40.0	Selected	Louis-François-Auguste de Rohan Chabot †	Archbishop of Auch, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Besançon, France
	61.1	Ordained Bishop	Pál Mátyás (Matija Pavao) Szutsits (Sučić) †	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary	Bishop of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
25 Mar	59.1	Ordained Bishop	Niccola Kováts de Csil-Tusnad †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
		Born	James Murray †		Bishop of Maitland, Australia
	42.3	Ordained Bishop	János Keresztély Scitovszky †	Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia	Cardinal, Archbishop of Esztergom, Hungary
26 Mar	15.1	Entered	Giuseppe Aggarbati, O.S.A. †	Member of Order of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Senigallia, Italy
	58.0	Died	James Buckley †	Vicar Apostolic of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
		Born	Józef Cybichowski †		Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
		Born	Ambroise Emonet, C.S.Sp. †		Superior General of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
27 Mar	73.7	Died	Paul-Ambroise Frère de Villefrancon †	Archbishop of Besançon, France
3 Apr		Born	Ambrose Notyn Darauni †		Titular Archbishop of Adana
5 Apr	60.4	Died	Carlos de São José de Azevedo e Sousa, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
6 Apr		Died	Augustin Hindi †	Archbishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
7 Apr	68.4	Died	Ferdynand Ciechanowski, O.S.B.M. †	Bishop of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
7 Apr	65.8	Ordained Bishop	Antoine Rochaix †	Bishop of Tarentaise, France
13 Apr	66.8	Ordained Bishop	Francesco di Paola Berretta †	Titular Bishop of Hippo Diarrhytus	Auxiliary Bishop of Catania, Italy
13 Apr		Born	Giovanni Nepomuceno Glavina †		Bishop Emeritus of Trieste e Capodistria (Trst i Koper), Italy
14 Apr	70.2	Died	Nicola Coppola, C.O. †	Bishop of Nola, Italy
18 Apr	74.1	Selected	Juan Nepomuceno de Lera y Cano †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
19 Apr	59.7	Confirmed	Georg Mayer †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
20 Apr	87.5	Died	Carlo Francesco Maria Caselli, O.S.M. †	Cardinal, Bishop of Parma, Italy
	24.2	Ordained Deacon	Mariano Fernández de Córdoba †	Deacon of La Paz, Bolivia	Bishop
	59.7	Ordained Bishop	Georg Mayer †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
	41.3	Confirmed	Agapios Riachi (Riecji) †	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
21 Apr	66.7	Selected	Giuseppe Maria Botticelli, O.M. †	Bishop of Lacedonia, Italy
23 Apr	61.1	Died	Tommaso Ronna †	Bishop of Crema, Italy
25 Apr		Born	Francis McNeirny †		Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
27 Apr	24.3	Ordained Priest	Mariano Fernández de Córdoba †	Priest of La Paz, Bolivia	Bishop
28 Apr	70.4	Selected	Juan Francisco Martínez y Castrillón †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain

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