The Year of Our Lord 1863

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	60.6	Died	Michele Adinolfi †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Vicente Alda y Sancho †	Priest	Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	38.0	Resigned	Léon (Michel Rey-Golliet) des Avanchers, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Seychelles	Prefect Emeritus
	52.9	Resigned	Pierre Maria Bataillon, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania, Tonga	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	38.5	Professed	Jaak Bax, C.I.C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Vicar Apostolic of Central Mongolia {Mongolia Centrale}, China
		Appointed	Jean-Baptiste Breheret, S.M. †	Prefect of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)	Prefect Emeritus
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Arsenio del Campo y Monasterio, O.E.S.A. †	Priest of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Bishop Emeritus of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
	28.4	Incardinated	James Francis Corbett †	Priest of Melbourne, Australia	Bishop of Sale, Australia
	23.1	Ordained Priest	José Cueto y Díez de la Maza, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain
	47.6	Appointed	Jean-Pierre-Ignace Galfione, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prefect of Seychelles	Vicar Apostolic of Seychelles
	48.0	Appointed	Joseph Gonnet, S.J. †	Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	21.1	Professed	François-Mathurin Guichard, M.E.P. †	Member of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Kuiceu (Kweichow), China
	35.2	Resigned	Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath †	Bishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
		Appointed	Flabiano Pietro Matah †	Bishop of Gazireh (Gezira) (Syrian), Turkey
	17.1	Professed	Salvador Masot y Gómez, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China
	51.4	Died	Lorenzo Donato Antonio Moffa, O.F.M. Obs. †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
	43.2	Resigned	Charles-François-Calixte Morisson †	Coadjutor Bishop-Elect of Vancouver Island, USA	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	43.2	Resigned	Charles-François-Calixte Morisson †	Titular Bishop-Elect of Coronea	Priest of Montréal, Québec, Canada
	26.0	Ordained Priest	Jacques-Michel Naamo †	Priest	Patriarchal Vicar of Baghdad (Chaldean), Iraq
	20.3	Professed	Louis-Marie Pineau, M.E.P. †	Member of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viet Nam
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Etienne-Marie Potron, O.F.M. Obs. †	Priest of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Titular Bishop of Ierichus
	25.3	Incardinated	Franz Konstantin Rampa †	Priest of Chur, Switzerland	Bishop
	73.0	Died	Antonio Clemens Scisman (Chichemanian) †	Bishop of Ancira (Angora) (Armenian), Turkey
		Died	Elie Safaro †	Bishop of Aqrā {Akra} (Chaldean), Iraq
Jan	81.9	Died	Francesco Faldi †	Bishop Emeritus of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
1 Jan	52.0	Died	Gabriele Chachathian (Sciasciatian) †	Archbishop of Mardin (Armenian), Turkey
2 Jan		Born	Joseph-Maxime Sedfaoui †		Bishop of Minya {Ermopoli Maggiore; Minieh} (Coptic), Egypt
6 Jan	23.0	Ordained Priest	Paul-Félix Beuvain de Beauséjour †	Priest	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
6 Jan	22.7	Professed	Jean-Baptiste-François-Joseph Delemasure, C.M. †	Member of Congregation of the Mission	Priest
17 Jan	60.5	Died	Francesco Bruni, C.M. †	Bishop of Ugento, Italy
17 Jan	50.0	Selected	Georges Darboy †	Archbishop of Paris, France
18 Jan	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Jakob Ignaz Maximilian Stepišnik (Stepischnegg) †	Bishop of Lavant, Slovenia
19 Jan		Born	Tommaso Pio Boggiani, O.P. †		Cardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
19 Jan	80.3	Died	Johann Michael Leonhard †	Bishop of Austria, Military
21 Jan		Born	Augustine-Antoine Roy, M.E.P. †		Bishop Emeritus of Coimbatore, India
22 Jan	56.4	Selected	Andrea Casasola †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
23 Jan	53.5	Appointed	Domenico Sanguigni †	Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil	Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio
26 Jan	69.5	Appointed	Pedro Espinosa y Dávalos †	Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
27 Jan		Born	Okosdinos (Augustin) Sayeghian †		Archbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Armenian), Syria
28 Jan	69.3	Died	Gaetano Maria Cattani †	Bishop of Carpi, Italy
28 Jan		Born	Edward Mulhern †		Bishop of Dromore, Ireland
29 Jan		Born	Roberto Achille Razzòli, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy
30 Jan	64.1	Died	Jean-Jacques-David Bardou †	Bishop of Cahors, France
1 Feb		Born	Ludovico Antomelli, O.F.M. Ref. †		Bishop of Lodi, Italy
1 Feb	67.2	Died	Juan José Arbolí y Acaso †	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain
2 Feb	57.0	Elected	Charles-Maria Saisson, O. Cart. †	Minister General of Carthusian Order
3 Feb	70.8	Died	José María Guerra y Rodríguez Correa †	Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
6 Feb	59.1	Appointed	Jean-Rémi Bessieux, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées}, Gabon
6 Feb	42.8	Appointed	Aloys Kobès, C.S.Sp. †	Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
8 Feb		Born	Hippolyte-Marie de La Celle †		Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
18 Feb		Born	Auguste Grumel †		Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
19 Feb	48.4	Selected	Bernardo Conde y Corral, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
22 Feb		Born	Francisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. †		Vicar Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou], China
22 Feb	44.7	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Gainza Escobás, O.P. †	Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
23 Feb		Born	Luigi Capotosti †		Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
24 Feb	62.7	Died	Angelo Parsi, C.P. †	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
25 Feb		Born	Adolf Józef Jełowicki †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lublin, Poland
	59.6	Selected	Antoni Józef Manastyrski †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
		Born	Francesco Giuseppe Seminara, O.F.M. Cap. †		Bishop Emeritus of Crete {Candia}, Greece
26 Feb	70.5	Died	Joaquín Barbajero y Villar †	Bishop of León, Spain
26 Feb	43.3	Selected	Eugène Amable Jean Claude Lachat, C.Pp.S. †	Bishop of Basel, Switzerland	Bishop Emeritus
28 Feb	22.0	Ordained Deacon	František Saleský Bauer †	Deacon of Olomouc, Czechia	Cardinal, Archbishop
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Ruggero Augusto Catizone †	Priest of Catanzaro, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
		Born	Alexis-Henri-Marie Lépicier, O.S.M. †		Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
	22.6	Ordained Priest	Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón †	Priest	Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México
1 Mar		Born	Johannes Scheifes †		Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
1 Mar	69.8	Died	Jan Teraszkiewicz †	Administrator of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland
6 Mar		Born	Robert Bürkler †		Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
6 Mar	57.1	Installed	Charles-Maria Saisson, O. Cart. †	Minister General of Carthusian Order
8 Mar	57.6	Appointed	Lodovico Altieri †	Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
11 Mar	37.3	Selected	Charles-Martial-Allemand Lavigerie †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
13 Mar		Born	José Américo Orzali †		Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
15 Mar		Born	Leonard Stefan Deda, O.F.M. †		Bishop of Lezhë {Lesh, Alessio}, Albania
15 Mar		Born	John Edward Gunn, S.M. †		Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USA
16 Mar	37.3	Confirmed	Charles-Martial-Allemand Lavigerie †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
	60.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Andrea Bizzarri †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	69.3	Appointed	Michael Francis Buttigieg †	Auxiliary Bishop of Malta	Bishop of Gozo, Malta
	69.3	Appointed	Michael Francis Buttigieg †	Titular Bishop of Lete	Bishop of Gozo, Malta
	48.5	Confirmed	Bernardo Conde y Corral, O. Praem. †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
	50.1	Confirmed	Georges Darboy †	Archbishop of Paris, France
	57.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Saverio De Luca †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
	57.3	Resigned	Antonio Saverio De Luca †	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
	55.8	Confirmed	Karl Johann Greith †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
	47.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Filippo Maria Guidi, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	63.8	Appointed	Jan Mikołaj Kaliński †	Coadjutor Bishop of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland	Bishop-Elect of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
	63.8	Succeeded	Jan Mikołaj Kaliński †	Bishop of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland	Bishop-Elect of Chełm and Bełz (Ukrainian), Poland
	59.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Luis de la Lastra y Cuesta †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	59.2	Confirmed	Luis de la Lastra y Cuesta †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	38.0	Appointed	Konstanty Ireneusz Łubieński †	Bishop of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland
	34.6	Appointed	Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †	Apostolic Internuncio to Netherlands	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
	38.7	Appointed	Manuel Antonio Palacios †	Coadjutor Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)	Bishop
	38.7	Appointed	Manuel Antonio Palacios †	Titular Bishop of Mallus	Bishop of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione)
	65.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Pentini †	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	50.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Jean-Baptiste-François (Odo) Pitra, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	37.7	Appointed	Wincenty Teofil Chosciak-Popiel †	Bishop of Płock, Poland	Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	49.9	Confirmed	Iosif Papp-Szilágyi †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
	74.2	Appointed	Roberto Giovanni F. Roberti †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria ad Martyres	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	59.1	Appointed	Paweł Rzewuski †	Auxiliary Bishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect
	59.1	Appointed	Paweł Rzewuski †	Titular Bishop of Prusa	Auxiliary Bishop-Elect of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
	69.8	Appointed	Jan Teraszkiewicz †	Bishop of Chełm (Ukrainian), Poland	Administrator
	62.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Giuseppe Luigi Trevisanato †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
	51.2	Resigned	Settimio Maria Vecchiotti †	Apostolic Internuncio to Netherlands	Apostolic Nuncio
19 Mar	60.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Andrea Bizzarri †	Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati	Cardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
	49.3	Appointed	Carlos María Colina y Rubio †	Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
	63.8	Appointed	José Antonio de la Peña y Navarro †	Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán, México
	69.7	Installed	Pedro Espinosa y Dávalos †	Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	66.5	Appointed	Bernardo Gárate y López de Arizmendi †	Bishop of Querétaro, México
	25.7	Ordained Deacon	William Hickley Gross, C.SS.R. †	Deacon of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
	58.4	Appointed	Ignacio Mateo Guerra y Alba †	Bishop of Zacatecas, México
	47.6	Appointed	Filippo Maria Guidi, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Sisto	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
	46.9	Appointed	Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos †	Archbishop of México, Federal District
	58.3	Appointed	Carlos Manuel Ladrón de Guevara †	Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
	52.3	Appointed	Clemente de Jesús Munguía y Núñez †	Archbishop of Michoacán, México
	22.7	Ordained Priest	Gabriele Neviani, O.F.M. Ref. †	Priest of Order of Reformed Friars Minor	Bishop Emeritus of Sapë, Albania
	50.8	Appointed	Juan Bautista Ormaechea y Ernáiz †	Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo, México
	65.2	Appointed	Francesco Pentini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Portico (Campitelli)	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	50.6	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste-François (Odo) Pitra, O.S.B. †	Cardinal-Priest of San Tommaso in Parione	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
	45.2	Appointed	Ambrosio María Serrano y Rodriguez †	Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero, México
	42.3	Appointed	José María de Jesús Díez de Sollano y Dávalos †	Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México
	39.5	Appointed	Francisco de Paula Suárez Peredo y Bezares †	Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
20 Mar		Born	Carlo Castelli, Obl.S.C. †		Archbishop of Fermo, Italy
21 Mar	23.2	Ordained Priest	Casimiro Gennari †	Priest of Conversano, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Jean-Augustin Germain †	Priest of Nîmes, France	Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France
	25.7	Ordained Priest	William Hickley Gross, C.SS.R. †	Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Antonio Adolfo Pérez y Aguilar †	Priest	Archbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
22 Mar	37.3	Ordained Bishop	Charles-Martial-Allemand Lavigerie †	Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
25 Mar		Born	Anton Gisler †		Coadjutor Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
27 Mar	42.9	Appointed	Cesare Fedele Abbati (Abati), O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece	Bishop Emeritus of Chios (Scio), Greece
	49.2	Appointed	Nikolaus Adames †	Vicar Apostolic of Luxembourg	Bishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
	49.2	Appointed	Nikolaus Adames †	Titular Bishop of Halicarnassus	Bishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
	43.2	Appointed	Nicholas Conaty †	Coadjutor Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland	Bishop
	43.2	Appointed	Nicholas Conaty †	Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
	35.2	Appointed	Gaspar Fernández, O.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
	35.2	Appointed	Gaspar Fernández, O.P. †	Titular Bishop of Miletopolis	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet Nam
28 Mar	45.4	Died	Charles-Théodore Baudry †	Bishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
29 Mar	32.4	Ordained Priest	Herculano López de la Mora †	Priest	Bishop of Sonora, México
30 Mar	75.1	Died	Giuseppe Cosenza †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
2 Apr		Born	Giovanni Battista Arista-Vigo, C.O. †		Bishop of Acireale, Italy
3 Apr		Born	Domenico Mariani †		Cardinal, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See
4 Apr	22.7	Ordained Priest	Cesare Boccanera †	Priest	Bishop Emeritus of Narni, Italy
4 Apr	24.5	Ordained Priest	Adrien-Alexis Fodéré †	Priest of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France	Bishop
5 Apr	23.3	Ordained Priest	Ioan Olteanu †	Priest of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
6 Apr		Born	Jean-Baptiste Pelt †		Bishop of Metz, France
10 Apr	53.0	Died	Francesco Marie Alli Maccarani †	Bishop of San Miniato, Italy
10 Apr	74.4	Died	Benedetto Colonna Barberini di Sciarra †	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
12 Apr	24.2	Ordained Priest	John Anthony Forest †	Priest of Galveston, Texas, USA	Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
13 Apr		Born	Lúcio Antunes de Souza †		Bishop of Botucatu, Brazil
13 Apr		Resigned	Mariano Chacón y Becerra †	Bishop-Elect of Puno, Peru	Former Bishop-Elect
16 Apr	28.7	Ordained Priest	Stefan Antoni Denisewicz †	Priest of Mohilev, Belarus	Auxiliary Bishop
17 Apr	49.1	Appointed	Leandro Rodríguez de la Gala y Enríquez †	Apostolic Administrator of Yucatán (Mérida), México	Bishop
17 Apr	77.9	Died	Michel’ Angelo Sorrentino †	Bishop of Marsi, Italy
23 Apr		Born	Giosuè Cattarossi †		Bishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy
23 Apr	54.6	Appointed	Antonio Maria (Niccolò) Panebianco, O.F.M. Conv. †	Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
24 Apr	64.0	Appointed	Niccola Paracciani Clarelli †	Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Reverend Fabric of St. Peter
25 Apr	22.5	Ordained Deacon	Marijan Marković, O.F.M. Obs. †	Deacon of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Apostolic Administrator of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
25 Apr	45.4	Selected	Juan de la Cruz Ignacio Moreno y Maisanove †	Archbishop of Valladolid, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
26 Apr	22.5	Ordained Priest	Marijan Marković, O.F.M. Obs. †	Priest of Order of Observant Friars Minor	Apostolic Administrator of Banjaluka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
27 Apr	71.7	Died	Carlos Cristóvão Genuês Pereira †	Bishop of Faro {Algarve}, Portugal
29 Apr	52.1	Selected	Félix María Arrieta y Llano, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	58.5	Selected	Calixto Castrillo y Ornedo †	Bishop of León, Spain
	71.2	Died	Hryhorij Jachimowicz †	Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine

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