The Year of Our Lord 1837

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	21.7	Ordained Priest	Gregorio (Michael) Ata (Atta) †	Priest	Archbishop of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
	45.1	Died	Giovanni Battista Bagnasco †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy
	24.2	Professed	Joseph (François-de-Paul) Baudichon, SS.CC. †	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
		Ordained Bishop	Elias Chahwann †	Bishop	Bishop of Mardin (Syrian), Turkey
	22.8	Professed	Eugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. †	Member of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Orientale}, China
	28.2	Professed	Ildephonse-René Dordillon, SS.CC. †	Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Vicar Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
	28.8	Ordained Priest	Jean Baptiste Epalle, S.M. †	Priest of Lyon (-Vienne), France	Vicar Apostolic of Melanesia, Pacific (Oceania)
		Born	Thomas Raymond Hyland, O.P. †		Coadjutor Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
	70.1	Died	Pietro India †	Titular Bishop of Myrina
		Appointed	Grégoire Issa Mahfouz †	Archbishop of Mossul (Syrian), Iraq
	43.0	Appointed	Basile Kfoury †	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
	17.2	Professed	Eugène Amable Jean Claude Lachat, C.Pp.S. †	Member of Society of Precious Blood	Bishop Emeritus of Basel, Switzerland
	30.8	Entered	Utto (Georg) Lang, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	President Emeritus
		Born	Théodore Messaieh (Msayeh) †		Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
	24.9	Ordained Priest	Alexandre-Hippolyte-Xavier Monnet, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic of Madagascar, Madagascar
	63.1	Died	Gregorio Muccioli †	Titular Bishop of Agathopolis
		Born	Jacques-Michel Naamo †		Patriarchal Vicar of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
	23.0	Ordained Deacon	Julián Ochoa Campos †	Deacon of Arequipa, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Julián Ochoa Campos †	Priest of Arequipa, Peru	Bishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
	29.0	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Pecci, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Studies
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Leandro Rodríguez de la Gala y Enríquez †	Priest	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
		Appointed	Macaire Samman †	Bishop	Bishop Emeritus
	64.7	Resigned	Carlo Emmanuelle Sardagna de Hohenstein †	Bishop of Cremona, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	35.8	Appointed	Marie-Laurent Trioche †	Apostolic Delegate to Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Lesser Armenia, Iraq	Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq
	22.8	Ordained Deacon	William Vaughan †	Deacon of Western District, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
1 Jan	73.7	Died	Manuel Fraile García †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Born	Jean Hazera †		Bishop of Digne, France
	25.4	Ordained Priest	Colin Francis MacKinnon †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada
	66.7	Selected	Pietro Ignazio Marolda, C.Ss.R. †	Bishop of Pozzuoli, Italy
	59.0	Selected	Angelo Maria Scanzano †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
2 Jan		Born	John Hutchinson, O.E.S.A. †		Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown, Australia
8 Jan	52.9	Ordained Bishop	Pawel Straszyński †	Bishop of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland
10 Jan		Appointed	Benito Fernández, O.F.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles
12 Jan	45.0	Selected	László Barkóczy †	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
15 Jan	67.1	Installed	Stanisław Henryk Lubicz Choromański †	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
15 Jan	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Walenty Maciej Tomaszewski †	Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
18 Jan	23.2	Ordained Priest	Tommaso Gallucci †	Priest	Bishop of Recanati e Loreto, Italy
18 Jan	23.5	Ordained Deacon	Pedro José Tordoya Montoya †	Deacon	Bishop Emeritus of Cuzco, Peru
20 Jan		Born	Hugues-Madelain Bottero, M.E.P. †		Bishop of Kumbakonam, India
23 Jan	45.0	Died	William Abraham †	Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
23 Jan	58.2	Died	Joaquín Briz, O.P. †	Bishop of Segovia, Spain
26 Jan		Born	Magloire-Désiré Barthet, C.S.Sp. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Senegambia, Senegal
29 Jan	63.4	Ordained Bishop	Ignaz Anton Demeter †	Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Feb	24.0	Ordained Priest	Fabián Sebastián Arenzana y Magdaleno †	Priest	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
5 Feb	24.1	Ordained Priest	Michael Angelus Jacobi (Jacopi), O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Archbishop of Agra, India
6 Feb	84.2	Died	Domenico Russo †	Bishop of Ariano, Italy
10 Feb		Born	Eugenio Carlo Valussi †		Bishop of Trento, Italy
12 Feb	70.7	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Giovanni Zanardi †	Bishop of Guastalla, Italy
14 Feb		Born	Tommaso Montefusco †		Bishop of Oria, Italy
15 Feb		Born	Théophile Antoine Kandelaft (Qandalift) †		Patriarchal Vicar of Beirut {Bairut} (Syrian), Lebanon
17 Feb	23.0	Ordained Deacon	Zigmund Szuppán †	Deacon	Priest
18 Feb	52.0	Selected	Lorenzo Giovanni Battista Biale †	Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy
	23.5	Ordained Priest	Paul-Ambroise Bigandet, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
	25.1	Ordained Priest	James Brown †	Priest of Midland District, England, Great Britain	Bishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
20 Feb	72.7	Died	János Marich †	Priest
21 Feb	39.1	Appointed	Bernard Donald McDonald †	Bishop of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
	43.1	Appointed	John McLaughlin †	Coadjutor Bishop of Derry, Ireland	Bishop
	43.1	Appointed	John McLaughlin †	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Bishop of Derry, Ireland
	34.9	Appointed	Richard Patrick Smith †	Titular Bishop of Agnus	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
22 Feb	53.7	Installed	Johann Peter von Richarz †	Bishop of Augsburg, Germany
22 Feb	23.0	Ordained Priest	Zigmund Szuppán †	Priest
28 Feb		Appointed	Niccola Candoni †	Titular Archbishop of Iconium	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
	30.7	Appointed	Etienne (Stefano) Missir †	Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia
	34.9	Appointed	Richard Patrick Smith †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles	Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
5 Mar		Born	Jean-Benoît Chouzy, M.E.P. †		Prefect of Kuamsi (Kwangsi, Guangxi), China
5 Mar	56.7	Installed	Giovanni Tommaso Neuschel †	Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Parma, Italy
10 Mar	37.3	Appointed	Ignace Bourget †	Coadjutor Bishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
10 Mar	37.3	Appointed	Ignace Bourget †	Titular Bishop of Telmissus	Bishop Emeritus of Montréal, Québec, Canada
11 Mar	22.6	Ordained Priest	Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco, California, USA
	24.4	Ordained Priest	Luigi Biscioni Amadori †	Priest of Pisa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Sansepolcro (Borgo San Sepolcro), Italy
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Camillo de’ Marchesi Bisleti †	Priest	Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy
		Born	Enrico Grazioli †		Bishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy
12 Mar		Ordained Bishop	Niccola Candoni †	Titular Archbishop of Iconium	Archbishop of Naxos, Greece
	23.3	Ordained Deacon	Carlos María Colina y Rubio †	Deacon	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
	23.2	Ordained Deacon	Francisco de Paula Verea y González †	Deacon	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
	30.8	Ordained Bishop	Etienne (Stefano) Missir †	Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia
13 Mar		Born	Leandro Arrúe Agudo, O.A.R. †		Bishop of Jaro o Santa Elisabetta, Philippines
	90.1	Died	Jean-Baptiste Marie Scipion Ruffo (Roux) de Bonneval †	Bishop Emeritus of Senez, France
	36.6	Installed	Karl August von Reisach †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
14 Mar	35.2	Appointed	Iacobus (Yacoub) Eliani (Haliani) †	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
14 Mar	36.0	Appointed	Marie-Laurent Trioche †	Bishop of Baghdad, Iraq	Archbishop of Baghdad, Iraq
18 Mar	76.2	Died	Aleksandar Alagović †	Bishop of Zagreb (Agram), Croatia
18 Mar	77.9	Died	Dominique-Georges-Frédéric Dufour de Pradt †	Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen, Belgium
21 Mar		Born	Roberto Papiri (Pageri) †		Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
21 Mar	40.5	Selected	Vasyl Popovics †	Bishop of Mukachevo (Munkács) (Ruthenian), Ukraine
25 Mar		Born	Francesco Bacchini †		Bishop of Terni, Italy
27 Mar	23.3	Ordained Priest	Carlos María Colina y Rubio †	Priest	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
	23.2	Ordained Priest	Francisco de Paula Verea y González †	Priest	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
	86.5	Died	Giovanni Giacomo Antonio Gaetano Fraschina, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Corinthus
	86.9	Died	Manuel Pacheco de Rèsende †	Bishop of Aveiro, Portugal
28 Mar	18.5	Professed	Leopoldo Zelli Jacobuzi, O.S.B. †	Member of Order of Saint Benedict	Abbot of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Italy
29 Mar	34.7	Selected	Francesco Bruni, C.M. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
29 Mar	42.6	Selected	Giovanni Costantino †	Bishop of Molfetta, Giovinazzo e Terlizzi, Italy
30 Mar	69.7	Selected	Antonio Cinque †	Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
	54.6	Died	Luigi Paolo Maria Pochettini di Serravalle †	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
	51.2	Selected	Benedetto Terenzio †	Bishop of Trivento, Italy
Apr	24.0	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Bugliari †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Dausara
1 Apr	53.2	Resigned	Giovanni Antonio Gianotti (Giannotti) †	Archbishop of Sassari, Italy	Bishop of Saluzzo, Italy
		Born	Angelo Maria Meraviglia Mantegazza †		Auxiliary Bishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	75.6	Died	Julián Sanz Palanco †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
2 Apr	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Modesto (Luigi Eugenio) Contratto, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Acqui, Italy
3 Apr		Born	Benedetto Maria della Camera †		Titular Bishop of Thermopylae
3 Apr	84.3	Died	Ivan Škakoc (Scacoz) †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
7 Apr		Born	Joseph Gregory Dwenger, C.Pp.S. †		Bishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
8 Apr	23.1	Ordained Priest	Joaquim Gonçalves de Azevedo †	Priest	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
10 Apr		Born	George Vincent King, O.P. †		Coadjutor Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
10 Apr	64.2	Died	Thomas Weld †	Cardinal, Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
11 Apr		Appointed	Niccola Candoni †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Naxos, Greece	Archbishop
12 Apr	35.1	Appointed	William Clancy †	Vicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
15 Apr		Born	John Edward Cuthbert Hedley, O.S.B. †		Bishop of Newport, Wales, Great Britain
17 Apr	22.9	Ordained Deacon	Ludwik Feliks Zdanowicz †	Deacon	Auxiliary Bishop of Vilnius, Lithuania
19 Apr		Born	Crescencio Carrillo y Ancona †		Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
20 Apr		Born	Theodore Dalhoff, S.J. †		Archbishop of Bombay, India
		Born	Giovanni Maria Diamare †		Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
	35.1	Selected	Frédéric-Gabriel-Marie-François de Marguerye †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France	Bishop Emeritus of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France
	54.7	Selected	St. Eugène-Charles-Joseph de Mazenod, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Marseille, France
26 Apr	53.2	Selected	Giovanni Antonio Gianotti (Giannotti) †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Saluzzo, Italy	Bishop
	73.6	Selected	Andreas Stanislaus von Hattynski (Hatten) †	Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), Poland
	65.3	Died	Gabriele Papa †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
27 Apr	50.1	Resigned	Carlo Giuseppe Benedetto Mercy d’Argenteau †	Apostolic Nuncio to Bavaria	Apostolic Nuncio
27 Apr	22.5	Ordained Priest	Imre Szabó †	Priest of Veszprém, Hungary	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
29 Apr		Born	Wilhelm Blazek †		Auxiliary Bishop of Olomouc, Czechia
29 Apr	88.0	Retired	Fortuné-Charles de Mazenod †	Bishop of Marseille, France	Bishop Emeritus

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