The Year of Our Lord 1877

Bishop Events

October to December

Date Age Event Bishop Title Current Title

1 Oct Born Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. † Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China

63.1 Died David Moriarty † Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland

2 Oct Born Eduardo Parente † Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy

60.1 Installed Konštantín Schuster † Bishop of Košice, Slovakia Bishop of Vác, Hungary

3 Oct 63.1 Died James Roosevelt Bayley † Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

43.1 Succeeded James Gibbons † Cardinal, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA

6 Oct Born Giuseppe Rolla † Bishop of Forli, Italy

22.5 Ordained Deacon Jean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. † Deacon of La Société des Missions Etrangères Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar

7 Oct Born Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. † Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Weihweifu, China

65.2 Died Filippo Vespasiani † Bishop of Fano, Italy

10 Oct Born Donald Mackintosh † Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

12 Oct 58.2 Resigned John Joseph Conroy † Bishop of Albany, New York, USA Bishop Emeritus

49.4 Succeeded Francis McNeirny † Bishop of Albany, New York, USA

14 Oct Born Alexander Chulaparambil † Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India

16.7 Professed Angelo Antonio Fiorini, O.F.M. Cap. † Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin Bishop of Pontremoli, Italy

58.2 Ordained Bishop Adrianus Godschalk † Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria) Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

15 Oct 69.1 Resigned Antonio Maria (Niccolò) Panebianco, O.F.M. Conv. † Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli

81.4 Died Jean Sarrabeyrouse (Sarebayrouze), O.M.V. † Auxiliary Bishop of Ajaccio, France

Born Wilhelm Stockums † Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany

16 Oct 57.5 Resigned Cesare Fedele Abbati (Abati), O.F.M. Ref. † Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece Bishop Emeritus of Chios (Scio), Greece

Born Bl. Florentino Asensio Barroso † Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro, Spain

Born Gustavo Matteoni † Archbishop of Siena, Italy

83.1 Died Johannes Zwijsen (Zwysen) † Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

17 Oct 44.3 Died José María Lizarzabaru y Borja, S.J. † Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador

18 Oct 51.5 Appointed Luigi Maria (Tommaso Francesco) Bilio, B. † Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition

66.7 Died Annibale Capalti † Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies

50.7 Appointed Tommaso Maria Martinelli, O.E.S.A. † Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index

19 Oct 65.4 Appointed Lorenzo Nina † Prefect of the Congregation for Studies Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council

21 Oct 48.0 Ordained Bishop Giovanni Battista Antonio Bartolomeo Marcellino Berardi, O.C.D. † Titular Bishop of Paros Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly, India

25.2 Ordained Priest Domenico Serafini, O.S.B. † Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith

22 Oct 49.2 Appointed Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano † Abbot of Santi Vincenzo ed Anastasio alle tre Fontane, Italy Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies

82.9 Died José María Riofrío y Valdivieso † Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador

23 Oct 62.0 Appointed Charles-Louis Gay † Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

62.0 Appointed Charles-Louis Gay † Titular Bishop of Anthedon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France

24 Oct 73.3 Died Gregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. † Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

Born Antonin Alois Weber † Bishop Emeritus of Litoměřice, Czechia

26 Oct 23.7 Professed Alexandre-Louis-Victor-Aimé Le Roy, C.S.Sp. † Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit Superior General Emeritus

28 Oct 58.2 Ordained Bishop Pierre-Marie Le Berre, C.S.Sp. † Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia Vicar Apostolic of Gabon, Gabon

31 Oct 70.8 Died Simone Spilotros, O. Carm. † Bishop of Tricarico, Italy

4 Nov Born Jean Trudon Jans, O.F.M. † Vicar Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang], China

38.1 Ordained Bishop Bartolomeo Ortolani † Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy

5 Nov Born Edward Daniel Howard † Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA

10 Nov 40.9 Resigned Louis Jolly, M.E.P. † Prefect of Kuamsi (Kwangsi, Guangxi), China Prefect Emeritus

23.1 Ordained Priest John Marius Laval † Priest of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Auxiliary Bishop

11 Nov 59.0 Ordained Bishop Gaetano Alimonda † Bishop of Albenga, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy

44.8 Ordained Bishop William Fitzgerald † Bishop of Ross, Ireland

60.5 Ordained Bishop Paul-Matthieu de La Foata † Bishop of Ajaccio, France

12 Nov Born Beniamino Nardone † Secretary of the Congregation of Ceremonies

14 Nov 50.6 Ordained Bishop Pierre-Antoine-Paul Goux † Bishop of Versailles, France

Born Johann Evangelist Erich Müller † Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden

Born Ján Vojtassák † Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia

15 Nov Born Anton Scharnagl † Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

18 Nov 63.8 Ordained Bishop Guillaume-Marie-Frédéric Bouange † Bishop of Langres, France

27.2 Ordained Priest Ignatius Brouwer, M.H.M. † Priest of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill Prefect Emeritus of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan

24.0 Ordained Priest Augustin Marre, O.C.S.O. † Priest of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France

19 Nov Born Antonio Giordani † Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia

21 Nov 58.9 Ordained Bishop François-Antoine-Marie-Ambroise-Benjamin Baduel † Bishop of Saint-Flour, France

41.6 Ordained Bishop Clovis-Nicolas-Joseph Catteau † Bishop of Luçon, France

55.2 Ordained Bishop Paul-François-Marie de Forges † Titular Bishop of Taenarum Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France

42.9 Ordained Bishop Etienne-Antoine-Alfred Lelong † Bishop of Nevers, France

Born Thomas O’Doherty † Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland

22 Nov 49.4 Selected Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. † Bishop of Nice, France Archbishop of Auch, France

Born Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. † Bishop of Cafelândia, Brazil

81.2 Died Giovanni Battista Pellei † Bishop Emeritus of Acquapendente, Italy Bishop

24 Nov Born Wilhelm Maria Thiletzek (Tyleczek), S.V.D. † Prelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil

25 Nov 56.2 Ordained Bishop Jean-Auguste-Emile Caraguel † Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France

Born Guilherme Augusto Inácio da Cunha Guimarães † Bishop of Angra, Portugal

Born James Fitzpatrick † Superior Emeritus of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia

62.1 Ordained Bishop Charles-Louis Gay † Titular Bishop of Anthedon Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France

26 Nov Born Cesaire Stern, O.F.M. † Prefect Emeritus of Weihai [Weihaiwei], China

29 Nov 37.9 Died Ioan Olteanu † Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania

3 Dec 45.0 Appointed Paul François Marie Goethals, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Western Bengal, India Archbishop of Calcutta, India

Born Matteo Pellegrino † Bishop of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy

67.4 Resigned Walter Herman Jacobus Steins, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of Western Bengal, India Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand

4 Dec Born Mario Giardini, B. † Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy

86.3 Retired Jean-Pierre Sola † Bishop of Nice, France Bishop Emeritus

7 Dec 59.0 Installed François-Antoine-Marie-Ambroise-Benjamin Baduel † Bishop of Saint-Flour, France

Born Ange-Marie-Joseph Gouin, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Laos

8 Dec Born Anton Ceska, S.V.D. † Prefect Emeritus of Niigata, Japan

48.4 Succeeded Yves-Marie Croc, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viet Nam

67.0 Died Jean-Denis Gauthier, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viet Nam

9 Dec Born Alfredo Verzosa y Florentin † Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines

12 Dec 68.8 Died Jean-Pierre-Jules Dours † Bishop Emeritus of Soissons (-Laon), France

14 Dec Born Andrew James Louis Brennan † Bishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA

71.2 Appointed Claude-Thierry Obré † Auxiliary Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

71.2 Appointed Claude-Thierry Obré † Titular Bishop of Zoara Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France

15 Dec Born John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. † Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

60.1 Selected Tomás Sivilla y Gener † Bishop of Gerona, Spain

21 Dec 61.8 Died Joseph-Marie Chauveau, M.E.P. † Vicar Apostolic of Thibet, China

22 Dec 29.5 Ordained Priest Alexander Christie † Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA

23.8 Ordained Priest Giuseppe Cigliano † Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy Auxiliary Bishop

22.7 Ordained Priest Francesco Giacci † Priest of Frascati, Italy Bishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy

23.1 Ordained Priest Michael Francis Glancey † Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain

Born Bl. Salvio Huix Miralpéix, C.O. † Bishop of Lérida, Spain

30.9 Ordained Priest James Dominic Murray, O.E.S.A. † Priest of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown, Australia

22.5 Ordained Priest John Joseph O’Connor † Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA

28 Dec 49.5 Confirmed Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. † Bishop of Nice, France Archbishop of Auch, France

38.6 Appointed Gustavo Leonardo de Battice † Coadjutor Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus

38.6 Appointed Gustavo Leonardo de Battice † Titular Bishop of Pella Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium

49.5 Appointed Angelo Di Pietro † Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary

22.4 Ordained Priest Henri Laurent Janssens, O.S.B. † Priest Titular Bishop of Bethsaida

62.1 Elevated to Cardinal Vincenzo Moretti † Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy

65.3 Elevated to Cardinal Antonio Pellegrini † Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other

37.7 Appointed Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla † Archbishop of Chieti, Italy Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other

54.5 Appointed Camillo Santori † Bishop of Fano, Italy Bishop Emeritus

30.5 Appointed Camillo Siciliano di Rende † Bishop of Tricarico, Italy Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy

31 Dec 57.4 Appointed Giovanni Maria Berengo † Bishop of Adria, Italy Archbishop of Udine, Italy

49.6 Appointed Angelo Di Pietro † Apostolic Delegate to Argentina Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary

49.6 Appointed Angelo Di Pietro † Apostolic Delegate to Paraguay Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary

49.6 Appointed Angelo Di Pietro † Apostolic Delegate to Uruguay Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary

69.1 Died James Etheridge, S.J. † Vicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles

68.1 Appointed Rosario Maria Frungillo † Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

68.1 Appointed Rosario Maria Frungillo † Titular Bishop of Callipolis Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy

Born Pierre Louis Marie Galibert, T.O.R. † Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil

55.2 Appointed Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas † Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

55.2 Appointed Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas † Titular Bishop of Martyropolis Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile

53.5 Resigned Federico Mascaretti, O. Carm. † Bishop of Susa, Italy Bishop Emeritus

62.1 Appointed Vincenzo Moretti † Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy

65.3 Appointed Antonio Pellegrini † Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other

47.8 Appointed Bl. Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz † Bishop of Susa, Italy

60.2 Confirmed Tomás Sivilla y Gener † Bishop of Gerona, Spain

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
1 Oct		Born	Auguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. †		Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
63.1	Died	David Moriarty †	Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
2 Oct		Born	Eduardo Parente †		Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Capua, Italy
60.1	Installed	Konštantín Schuster †	Bishop of Košice, Slovakia	Bishop of Vác, Hungary
3 Oct	63.1	Died	James Roosevelt Bayley †	Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
43.1	Succeeded	James Gibbons †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
6 Oct		Born	Giuseppe Rolla †		Bishop of Forli, Italy
22.5	Ordained Deacon	Jean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. †	Deacon of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
7 Oct		Born	Martino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Weihweifu, China
65.2	Died	Filippo Vespasiani †	Bishop of Fano, Italy
10 Oct		Born	Donald Mackintosh †		Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
12 Oct	58.2	Resigned	John Joseph Conroy †	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA	Bishop Emeritus
49.4	Succeeded	Francis McNeirny †	Bishop of Albany, New York, USA
14 Oct		Born	Alexander Chulaparambil †		Bishop of Kottayam (Syro-Malabar), India
16.7	Professed	Angelo Antonio Fiorini, O.F.M. Cap. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Pontremoli, Italy
58.2	Ordained Bishop	Adrianus Godschalk †	Titular Bishop of Hemeria (Himeria)	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
15 Oct	69.1	Resigned	Antonio Maria (Niccolò) Panebianco, O.F.M. Conv. †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi XII Apostoli
81.4	Died	Jean Sarrabeyrouse (Sarebayrouze), O.M.V. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Ajaccio, France
	Born	Wilhelm Stockums †		Auxiliary Bishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
16 Oct	57.5	Resigned	Cesare Fedele Abbati (Abati), O.F.M. Ref. †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece	Bishop Emeritus of Chios (Scio), Greece
	Born	Bl. Florentino Asensio Barroso †		Apostolic Administrator of Barbastro, Spain
	Born	Gustavo Matteoni †		Archbishop of Siena, Italy
83.1	Died	Johannes Zwijsen (Zwysen) †	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
17 Oct	44.3	Died	José María Lizarzabaru y Borja, S.J. †	Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
18 Oct	51.5	Appointed	Luigi Maria (Tommaso Francesco) Bilio, B. †	Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
66.7	Died	Annibale Capalti †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
50.7	Appointed	Tommaso Maria Martinelli, O.E.S.A. †	Prefect of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
19 Oct	65.4	Appointed	Lorenzo Nina †	Prefect of the Congregation for Studies	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
21 Oct	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Battista Antonio Bartolomeo Marcellino Berardi, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Paros	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly, India
25.2	Ordained Priest	Domenico Serafini, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
22 Oct	49.2	Appointed	Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †	Abbot of Santi Vincenzo ed Anastasio alle tre Fontane, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
82.9	Died	José María Riofrío y Valdivieso †	Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, Ecuador
23 Oct	62.0	Appointed	Charles-Louis Gay †	Auxiliary Bishop of Poitiers, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
62.0	Appointed	Charles-Louis Gay †	Titular Bishop of Anthedon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France
24 Oct	73.3	Died	Gregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	Born	Antonin Alois Weber †		Bishop Emeritus of Litoměřice, Czechia
26 Oct	23.7	Professed	Alexandre-Louis-Victor-Aimé Le Roy, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Superior General Emeritus
28 Oct	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Marie Le Berre, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Arca in Phoenicia	Vicar Apostolic of Gabon, Gabon
31 Oct	70.8	Died	Simone Spilotros, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
4 Nov		Born	Jean Trudon Jans, O.F.M. †		Vicar Apostolic of Ichang [Yichang], China
38.1	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Ortolani †	Bishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
5 Nov		Born	Edward Daniel Howard †		Archbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
10 Nov	40.9	Resigned	Louis Jolly, M.E.P. †	Prefect of Kuamsi (Kwangsi, Guangxi), China	Prefect Emeritus
23.1	Ordained Priest	John Marius Laval †	Priest of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	Auxiliary Bishop
11 Nov	59.0	Ordained Bishop	Gaetano Alimonda †	Bishop of Albenga, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
44.8	Ordained Bishop	William Fitzgerald †	Bishop of Ross, Ireland
60.5	Ordained Bishop	Paul-Matthieu de La Foata †	Bishop of Ajaccio, France
12 Nov		Born	Beniamino Nardone †		Secretary of the Congregation of Ceremonies
14 Nov	50.6	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Antoine-Paul Goux †	Bishop of Versailles, France
	Born	Johann Evangelist Erich Müller †		Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden
	Born	Ján Vojtassák †		Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
15 Nov		Born	Anton Scharnagl †		Auxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
18 Nov	63.8	Ordained Bishop	Guillaume-Marie-Frédéric Bouange †	Bishop of Langres, France
27.2	Ordained Priest	Ignatius Brouwer, M.H.M. †	Priest of St. Joseph’s Missionary Society of Mill Hill	Prefect Emeritus of Kafiristan e Kashmir, Pakistan
24.0	Ordained Priest	Augustin Marre, O.C.S.O. †	Priest of Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Reims, France
19 Nov		Born	Antonio Giordani †		Titular Archbishop of Larissa in Thessalia
21 Nov	58.9	Ordained Bishop	François-Antoine-Marie-Ambroise-Benjamin Baduel †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
41.6	Ordained Bishop	Clovis-Nicolas-Joseph Catteau †	Bishop of Luçon, France
55.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul-François-Marie de Forges †	Titular Bishop of Taenarum	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
42.9	Ordained Bishop	Etienne-Antoine-Alfred Lelong †	Bishop of Nevers, France
	Born	Thomas O’Doherty †		Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
22 Nov	49.4	Selected	Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Nice, France	Archbishop of Auch, France
	Born	Henrique César Fernandes Mourão, S.D.B. †		Bishop of Cafelândia, Brazil
81.2	Died	Giovanni Battista Pellei †	Bishop Emeritus of Acquapendente, Italy	Bishop
24 Nov		Born	Wilhelm Maria Thiletzek (Tyleczek), S.V.D. †		Prelate of Foz do Iguaçu (Iguassú), Brazil
25 Nov	56.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Auguste-Emile Caraguel †	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
	Born	Guilherme Augusto Inácio da Cunha Guimarães †		Bishop of Angra, Portugal
	Born	James Fitzpatrick †		Superior Emeritus of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
62.1	Ordained Bishop	Charles-Louis Gay †	Titular Bishop of Anthedon	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Poitiers, France
26 Nov		Born	Cesaire Stern, O.F.M. †		Prefect Emeritus of Weihai [Weihaiwei], China
29 Nov	37.9	Died	Ioan Olteanu †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
3 Dec	45.0	Appointed	Paul François Marie Goethals, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Western Bengal, India	Archbishop of Calcutta, India
	Born	Matteo Pellegrino †		Bishop of Bobbio (-Abbey of San Colombano), Italy
67.4	Resigned	Walter Herman Jacobus Steins, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Western Bengal, India	Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand
4 Dec		Born	Mario Giardini, B. †		Archbishop Emeritus of Ancona e Numana, Italy
86.3	Retired	Jean-Pierre Sola †	Bishop of Nice, France	Bishop Emeritus
7 Dec	59.0	Installed	François-Antoine-Marie-Ambroise-Benjamin Baduel †	Bishop of Saint-Flour, France
	Born	Ange-Marie-Joseph Gouin, M.E.P. †		Vicar Apostolic of Laos
8 Dec		Born	Anton Ceska, S.V.D. †		Prefect Emeritus of Niigata, Japan
48.4	Succeeded	Yves-Marie Croc, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viet Nam
67.0	Died	Jean-Denis Gauthier, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viet Nam
9 Dec		Born	Alfredo Verzosa y Florentin †		Bishop Emeritus of Lipa, Philippines
12 Dec	68.8	Died	Jean-Pierre-Jules Dours †	Bishop Emeritus of Soissons (-Laon), France
14 Dec		Born	Andrew James Louis Brennan †		Bishop Emeritus of Richmond, Virginia, USA
71.2	Appointed	Claude-Thierry Obré †	Auxiliary Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
71.2	Appointed	Claude-Thierry Obré †	Titular Bishop of Zoara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
15 Dec		Born	John Timothy McNicholas, O.P. †		Archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
60.1	Selected	Tomás Sivilla y Gener †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain
21 Dec	61.8	Died	Joseph-Marie Chauveau, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Thibet, China
22 Dec	29.5	Ordained Priest	Alexander Christie †	Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA	Archbishop of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
23.8	Ordained Priest	Giuseppe Cigliano †	Priest of Napoli {Naples}, Italy	Auxiliary Bishop
22.7	Ordained Priest	Francesco Giacci †	Priest of Frascati, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Marsi, Italy
23.1	Ordained Priest	Michael Francis Glancey †	Priest of Birmingham, England, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
	Born	Bl. Salvio Huix Miralpéix, C.O. †		Bishop of Lérida, Spain
30.9	Ordained Priest	James Dominic Murray, O.E.S.A. †	Priest of Order of Hermits of St. Augustine	Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown, Australia
22.5	Ordained Priest	John Joseph O’Connor †	Priest of Newark, New Jersey, USA	Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
28 Dec	49.5	Confirmed	Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Nice, France	Archbishop of Auch, France
38.6	Appointed	Gustavo Leonardo de Battice †	Coadjutor Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
38.6	Appointed	Gustavo Leonardo de Battice †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
49.5	Appointed	Angelo Di Pietro †	Titular Archbishop of Nazianzus	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
22.4	Ordained Priest	Henri Laurent Janssens, O.S.B. †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Bethsaida
62.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Vincenzo Moretti †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
65.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Pellegrini †	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
37.7	Appointed	Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
54.5	Appointed	Camillo Santori †	Bishop of Fano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
30.5	Appointed	Camillo Siciliano di Rende †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
31 Dec	57.4	Appointed	Giovanni Maria Berengo †	Bishop of Adria, Italy	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
49.6	Appointed	Angelo Di Pietro †	Apostolic Delegate to Argentina	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
49.6	Appointed	Angelo Di Pietro †	Apostolic Delegate to Paraguay	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
49.6	Appointed	Angelo Di Pietro †	Apostolic Delegate to Uruguay	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
69.1	Died	James Etheridge, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles
68.1	Appointed	Rosario Maria Frungillo †	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
68.1	Appointed	Rosario Maria Frungillo †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	Born	Pierre Louis Marie Galibert, T.O.R. †		Bishop Emeritus of São Luíz de Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil
55.2	Appointed	Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas †	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
55.2	Appointed	Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas †	Titular Bishop of Martyropolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
53.5	Resigned	Federico Mascaretti, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Susa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
62.1	Appointed	Vincenzo Moretti †	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
65.3	Appointed	Antonio Pellegrini †	Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria in Aquiro	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
47.8	Appointed	Bl. Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz †	Bishop of Susa, Italy
60.2	Confirmed	Tomás Sivilla y Gener †	Bishop of Gerona, Spain

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