The Year of Our Lord 1878

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	46.7	Resigned	Abraham Agabio (Agapios) Bsciai (Bishai) †	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	20.9	Ordained Deacon	Alexandre Cardot, M.E.P. †	Deacon of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
	17.4	Entered	Joannes Frederik (Leo) Dérikx, O. Praem. †	Member of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; Norbertines	Prefect Emeritus of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
	67.3	Appointed	Innocenzo Ferrieri †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
	67.3	Appointed	Innocenzo Ferrieri †	Prefect of the Congregation of Regular Discipline	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
	69.2	Resigned	Giuseppe Giagia †	Archbishop of Cyprus (Maronite)	Archbishop Emeritus
	46.8	Ordained Priest	Charles Menzies Gordon, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles
	20.7	Professed	Athanasius Klemens Götte, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Shensi {Scen-Si Settentrionale}, China
	83.0	Resigned	Antonio Halagi †	Bishop of Artvin degli Armeni (Armenian), Turkey	Bishop Emeritus
	26.0	Entered	Célestin Hauttecoeur, M. Afr. †	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
	51.0	Resigned	Antonio Marietti, P.I.M.E. †	Prefect of Central Bengal, India	Prefect Emeritus
		Resigned	Joannice Massamiri †	Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)	Patriarchal Vicar of Damas (Melkite Greek), Syria
	49.8	Appointed	Francesco Pozzi, P.I.M.E. †	Prefect of Central Bengal, India	Bishop of Krishnagar, India
	26.4	Ordained Priest	Esteban Sánchez de las Heras, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
Jan	43.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Costantini (Constantini) †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
Jan	43.8	Appointed	Giuseppe Maria Costantini (Constantini) †	Titular Bishop of Nyssa	Bishop Emeritus of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
1 Jan	62.5	Died	Gabriele Capaccio, O.F.M. Ref. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
	54.5	Ordained Bishop	Camillo Santori †	Bishop of Fano, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	30.5	Ordained Bishop	Camillo Siciliano di Rende †	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
2 Jan		Born	Gaetano Malchiodi †		Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loreto, Italy
5 Jan	61.0	Died	Michael (Miguel) Domenec, C.M. †	Bishop Emeritus of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
6 Jan		Born	Rafael Edwards Salas †		Vicar Apostolic of Chile, Military
	68.1	Ordained Bishop	Rosario Maria Frungillo †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Auxiliary Bishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
		Born	Louis Le Hunsec, C.S.Sp. †		Superior General Emeritus of Congregation of the Holy Spirit
	49.5	Ordained Bishop	José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero †	Titular Bishop of Antipatris	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	37.7	Ordained Bishop	Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
		Born	Antoni Jacek Zimniak †		Auxiliary Bishop of Częstochowa, Poland
8 Jan	58.4	Appointed	Adrianus Godschalk †	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
10 Jan	54.6	Died	Domenico de Angelis †	Titular Bishop of Hippos
11 Jan	59.7	Appointed	John MacEvilly †	Coadjutor Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop
15 Jan	52.6	Appointed	Fidelis Johann Georg Dehm, O.F.M. Conv. †	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) of Moldavia	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus
	52.6	Appointed	Fidelis Johann Georg Dehm, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Colophon	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus of Moldavia
	45.1	Appointed	Paul François Marie Goethals, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Evaria	Archbishop of Calcutta, India
	71.3	Ordained Bishop	Claude-Thierry Obré †	Titular Bishop of Zoara	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
17 Jan		Born	Antonio Vignato, F.S.C.J. †		Superior General Emeritus of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
19 Jan	57.2	Appointed	Anton Josef Gruscha †	Bishop of Austria, Military	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
20 Jan	38.6	Ordained Bishop	Gustavo Leonardo de Battice †	Titular Bishop of Pella	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
20 Jan	59.5	Ordained Bishop	José Manuel Palacios y López †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
24 Jan		Born	Joseph Diss, S.M.A. †		Prefect Emeritus of Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire
27 Jan		Born	Peter Tcheng Ngnou-tang (Cheng Yutang) †		Prefect of Hungtung [Hongdong], China
29 Jan	52.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Masi †	Titular Bishop of Tempe
31 Jan		Born	François-Marie Picaud †		Bishop Emeritus of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
2 Feb	57.5	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Maria Berengo †	Bishop of Adria, Italy	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
	47.3	Final Vows	Anthony Butler, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Vicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles
		Born	Cyril Rudolph Jarre, O.F.M. †		Archbishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
		Born	José Cándido Piñol y Batres †		Bishop Emeritus of Granada, Nicaragua
	34.4	Final Vows	Joseph van Reeth, S.J. †	Priest of Society of Jesus	Bishop of Galle, Sri Lanka
5 Feb	45.2	Appointed	Paul François Marie Goethals, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Archbishop of Calcutta, India
7 Feb		Born	Eugène Joseph Hubert Lebouille, C.M. †		Bishop Emeritus of Yongping [Yüngping], China
	85.7	Died	Bl. Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
	61.5	Ceased	Giovanni Simeoni †	Secretary of State	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
15 Feb		Born	Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs †		Bishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich), Belgium
18 Feb	54.6	Died	James Whelan, O.P. †	Bishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
19 Feb	50.8	Died	Dario Bucciarelli, O.F.M. Obs. †	Archbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
20 Feb	67.9	Elected	Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
24 Feb	45.2	Ordained Bishop	Paul François Marie Goethals, S.J. †	Titular Archbishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia	Archbishop of Calcutta, India
24 Feb	48.0	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Edoardo Giuseppe Rosaz †	Bishop of Susa, Italy
25 Feb	49.7	Ordained Bishop	Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Nice, France	Archbishop of Auch, France
26 Feb	75.0	Died	Godefroy Brossais Saint-Marc †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes, France
26 Feb	55.5	Resigned	Paul-François-Marie de Forges †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rennes, France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rennes (-Dol-Saint-Malo), France
27 Feb	62.1	Died	Felicissimo Coccino (Cocchino), O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galla, Ethiopia
28 Feb	38.1	Selected	Pierre Élie XII Abbolyonan †	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
		Born	Alessandro Macchi †		Bishop of Como, Italy
	71.4	Resigned	Claude-Thierry Obré †	Auxiliary Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Mar	78.6	Died	Joseph-Armand Gignoux †	Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
2 Mar		Born	Pio Paschini †		President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
3 Mar	68.0	Installed	Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci †	Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
4 Mar	24.5	Professed	Alfons Bermijn (Bermyn), C.I.C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Vicar Apostolic of Southwestern Mongolia {Mongolia Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
4 Mar	26.0	Professed	Johannes Baptist Steeneman, C.I.C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Superior of I-li o Kul-Dia, China
5 Mar	58.6	Appointed	Alessandro Franchi †	Cardinal, Secretary of State
		Born	Tomás Gutiérrez Díez †		Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain
	61.6	Appointed	Giovanni Simeoni †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
9 Mar		Born	Francisco Antonio Granadillo †		Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela
10 Mar	49.7	Installed	Matthieu-Victor-Félicien Balaïn, O.M.I. †	Bishop of Nice, France	Archbishop of Auch, France
14 Mar	88.2	Died	Joseph VI Audu †	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
14 Mar		Born	Joanny Thévenoud, M. Afr. †		Vicar Apostolic of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
15 Mar	60.3	Appointed	Charles Petre Eyre †	Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
	59.7	Appointed	John MacDonald †	Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
	65.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Nina †	Official of the Roman Curia - Other	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	67.2	Appointed	John Menzies Strain †	Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
16 Mar	29.8	Ordained Priest	Gustave Marie Blanche, C.I.M. †	Priest of Congregation of Jesus and Mary	Vicar Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent, Québec, Canada
	41.2	Died	Louis Jolly, M.E.P. †	Prefect Emeritus of Kuamsi (Kwangsi, Guangxi), China
		Born	Bl. Clemens August von Galen †		Cardinal, Bishop of Münster, Germany
17 Mar	23.6	Ordained Priest	Vincenzo Bacchi †	Priest of Bologna, Italy	Bishop of Faenza, Italy
17 Mar	52.8	Ordained Bishop	Fidelis Johann Georg Dehm, O.F.M. Conv. †	Titular Bishop of Colophon	Apostolic Visitor (Visitator) Emeritus of Moldavia
19 Mar	46.1	Resigned	Alessandro Grossi †	Coadjutor Bishop of Comacchio, Italy	Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro
21 Mar	91.2	Died	Agapios Riachi (Riecji) †	Archbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
22 Mar	58.6	Appointed	John Joseph Conroy †	Titular Bishop of Curium	Bishop Emeritus of Albany, New York, USA
	33.5	Appointed	Angus MacDonald †	Bishop of Argyll and The Isles, Scotland, Great Britain	Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
	51.5	Appointed	John McLachlan †	Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
	63.6	Appointed	George Rigg †	Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
26 Mar	43.2	Appointed	Francis Silas Marean Chatard †	Bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, USA	Bishop of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
	38.5	Appointed	John Joseph Keane †	Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, USA	Archbishop Emeritus of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
	49.9	Died	Ambrose Notyn Darauni †	Titular Archbishop of Adana
28 Mar	55.6	Appointed	Edoardo Borromeo †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
	72.2	Appointed	Camillo Di Pietro †	Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
	57.4	Appointed	Anton Josef Gruscha †	Titular Bishop of Carrhae	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	52.4	Appointed	Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	52.4	Appointed	Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
30 Mar	81.7	Died	Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
31 Mar	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Antônio Cândido Alvarenga †	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil	Bishop of São Paulo, Brazil
5 Apr	42.3	Appointed	Jordan Marie Joseph (Eduard) Ballsieper, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Bengal, India	Abbot General of Order of Saint Benedict
	42.3	Appointed	Jordan Marie Joseph (Eduard) Ballsieper, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Thennesus	Abbot General of Order of Saint Benedict
	44.9	Appointed	Édouard Gasnier, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
	44.9	Appointed	Édouard Gasnier, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Eucarpia	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
	74.3	Died	Antonio Soggiu †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
6 Apr	67.5	Died	Giuseppe Berardi †	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro
8 Apr		Born	Dionizy (Roman) Kajetanowicz †		Apostolic Administrator of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
10 Apr		Born	Maximos IV Saigh, S.M.S.P. †		Cardinal, Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
11 Apr		Born	Bernard Franciszek Dembek †		Auxiliary Bishop of Łomża, Poland
11 Apr		Born	Leopoldo Eijo y Garay †		Bishop of Madrid, Spain
18 Apr		Born	Franciscus Lucas, O.F.M. Cap. †		Prefect Emeritus of Djibouti (Gibuti)
19 Apr	55.7	Appointed	Edoardo Borromeo †	Titular Archbishop of Adana	Cardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
19 Apr		Born	Pedro Octavio Ortiz Arrieta, S.D.B. †		Bishop of Chachapoyas, Peru
20 Apr	25.1	Ordained Priest	Albert Nègre †	Priest of Mende, France	Archbishop of Tours, France
21 Apr	27.0	Ordained Priest	Joseph-Gabriel Adamo †	Priest	Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
22 Apr		Died	Germano Gai, O.S.B. †	Abbot Emeritus of Order of Saint Benedict
23 Apr	75.5	Died	René-Marie-Charles Poirier, C.I.M. †	Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
26 Apr		Born	St. Raphael Guizar Valencia †		Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
27 Apr		Born	Luigi Drago †		Bishop of Tarquinia e Civitavecchia, Italy
28 Apr	41.9	Ordained Bishop	Carlos Luiz d’Amour †	Bishop of Cuiabá, Brazil	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
	57.4	Ordained Bishop	Anton Josef Gruscha †	Titular Bishop of Carrhae	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
	24.4	Ordained Priest	Jeremiah James Harty †	Priest of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA	Bishop of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
	52.5	Ordained Bishop	Domenico Gaspare Lancia di Brolo, O.S.B. †	Titular Bishop of Philadelphia in Arabia	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
	52.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Masi †	Titular Bishop of Tempe
29 Apr	73.0	Died	Emmanuel-Jean-François Verrolles, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China
30 Apr		Born	Juan José Maíztegui y Besoitaiturria, C.M.F. †		Archbishop of Panamá
30 Apr	62.2	Selected	Anton von Steichele †	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany

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