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The Year of Our Lord 1884

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Nov27.9Ordained PriestEmilio Callewaert, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritPrefect Emeritus of Northern Katanga {Katanga Settentrionale}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1 NovBornStjepan Mlakić, F.S.C.J. †Prefect Emeritus of Bahr el-Gebel, Sudan
2 Nov23.1Ordained PriestMelchior (Menyhért) Takács, O. Praem. †Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesAbbot of Jasov (Jászó), Slovakia
BornThomas Anthony Welch †Bishop of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
4 NovBornCostanzo Bergna, O.F.M. †Prefect of Dessié, Ethiopia
79.7AppointedPietro Rota †Titular Archbishop of ThebaeBishop Emeritus of Mantova, Italy
5 NovBornLuigi Martinelli †Archbishop of Amalfi, Italy
6 Nov56.1AppointedAntónio Aires de Gouveia (Ayres de Gouvea) †Titular Bishop of BethsaidaTitular Archbishop of Chalcedon
7 NovBornJosé de Jesús Manríquez y Zárate †Bishop Emeritus of Huejutla, Hidalgo, México
8 Nov79.6AppointedGiovanni Cirino †Titular Archbishop of AncyraAuxiliary Bishop of Palermo, Italy
9 Nov28.5Ordained PriestÉmile Augustin Allgeyer, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Zanzibar, Kenya
BornAdriano Bernareggi †Bishop of Bergamo, Italy
22.3Ordained PriestLuigi Bignami †Priest of Milano {Milan}, ItalyArchbishop of Siracusa, Italy
23.1Ordained PriestBenoit-Marius Bonnefoux, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritSuperior Emeritus of Cunène, Angola
22.6Ordained PriestJoachim-Pierre Buléon, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritVicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
BornRaffaele De Giuli †Bishop of Albenga, Italy
41.8Ordained BishopJoseph Vartan Estegar, C.M.Vd. †Titular Archbishop of SelymbriaAbbot General of Congregazione Mechitarista di Vienna
10 Nov68.0ConfirmedSimon Aichner †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop Emeritus
59.0AppointedCharles-Martial-Allemand Lavigerie †Archbishop of Carthage, TunisiaCardinal, Archbishop of Alger, Algeria
73.2AppointedFrancesco Benassi †Titular Bishop of ArgosBishop Emeritus of Guastalla, Italy
64.3AppointedGiovanni Maria Berengo †Archbishop of Udine, Italy
45.9AppointedSalvatore Maria Bressi, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Bovino, ItalyArchbishop of Otranto, Italy
60.0AppointedTomás Bryan y Livermore †Bishop of Cartagena (en España)
59.2AppointedGioachino Cantagalli †Bishop of Faenza, Italy
70.8Elevated to CardinalMichelangelo (Pietro Geremia) Celesia, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
59.0AppointedProspero Curti †Bishop of Guastalla, Italy
56.7AppointedEnrico de Dominis (Dominicis) †Bishop of Marsi, ItalyArchbishop of Amalfi, Italy
67.2Elevated to CardinalCölestin (Josef) Ganglbauer, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
74.7Elevated to CardinalCarmine Gori-Merosi †Cardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
53.7Elevated to CardinalZeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
61.7AppointedGustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst †Cardinal-Priest of San CallistoCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
54.8AppointedGiuseppe Ingami †Bishop of Orvieto, Italy
63.6AppointedRaimondo Ingheo-Ledda †Bishop of Iglesias, ItalyBishop Emeritus
63.8Elevated to CardinalCarlo Laurenzi †Cardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
67.8Elevated to CardinalIgnazio Masotti †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
75.4Elevated to CardinalGuglielmo Massaia, O.F.M. Cap. †Cardinal, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galla, Ethiopia
46.3ConfirmedJakob Missia †Bishop of Ljubljana, SloveniaCardinal, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
73.1Elevated to CardinalAntolín Monescillo y Viso †Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
49.4AppointedSt. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto †Bishop of Mantova, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
52.6AppointedGiovanni Battista Scotti †Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyBishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
49.8AppointedBl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre †Bishop of Coria, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
52.5Elevated to CardinalIsidoro Verga †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
11 NovBornFilippo Bernardini †Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
13 Nov59.1AppointedArsenio Andrade y Landázuri †Bishop of Bolivar, Ecuador
42.4ConfirmedAntónio Mendes Bello †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Faro {Algarve}, PortugalCardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
70.8AppointedMichelangelo (Pietro Geremia) Celesia, O.S.B. †Cardinal-Priest of Santa PriscaCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
69.6AppointedFranz Wilhelm Cramer †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
69.6AppointedFranz Wilhelm Cramer †Titular Bishop of LycopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
62.5ConfirmedDésiré-Joseph Dennel †Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
70.8AppointedBlas Enciso, O.S.A. †Bishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, MéxicoBishop-Elect
39.5ConfirmedGiovanni Battista Flapp †Bishop of Poreč i Pula, Croatia
59.2ConfirmedJean-Émile Fonteneau †Archbishop of Albi, France
62.6AppointedFranz Gašparić †Auxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
62.6AppointedFranz Gašparić †Titular Bishop of CastoriaAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
38.0ConfirmedAntônio Joaquim de Medeiros †Bishop of Macau, China
74.7AppointedCarmine Gori-Merosi †Cardinal-Deacon of Santa Maria ad MartyresCardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
59.6ConfirmedAlphonse-Martin Larue †Bishop of Langres, FranceBishop Emeritus
63.8AppointedCarlo Laurenzi †Cardinal-Priest of Sant’AnastasiaCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of (Sacred) Rites
60.5AppointedMiguel León y Garrido †Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
45.9AppointedMiguel Mariano Luque y Ayerdi †Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
67.8AppointedIgnazio Masotti †Cardinal-Deacon of San Cesareo in PalatioCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
75.4AppointedGuglielmo Massaia, O.F.M. Cap. †Cardinal-Priest of Santi Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e ProtasioCardinal, Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galla, Ethiopia
62.0AppointedRafael Molina Cortez †Titular Bishop of SinopoliTitular Bishop-Elect
44.3AppointedJose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón †Bishop of San Luis Potosí, México
64.5AppointedJosé María Mora y Daza †Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
35.6AppointedAugusto Eduardo Nunes †Coadjutor Archbishop of Évora, PortugalArchbishop
35.6AppointedAugusto Eduardo Nunes †Titular Archbishop of PergeArchbishop of Évora, Portugal
61.0ConfirmedJoseph-Maxence Péronne †Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
48.2AppointedRoberto Maria del Pozo y Martin (García Del Pozo), S.J. †Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
52.0AppointedGiovanni Rebello Cardoso de Menezes †Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Lisboa {Lisbon}, PortugalCoadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
52.0AppointedGiovanni Rebello Cardoso de Menezes †Titular Archbishop of MityleneCoadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
73.1DiedBuenaventura Rizo Patrón, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Salta, Argentina
14.9EnteredIsidoro (Mihovil) Sain, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Rijeka (-Opatija), Croatia
39.4AppointedCríspulo Uzcátegui †Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
52.5AppointedIsidoro Verga †Cardinal-Deacon of Sant’Angelo in PescheriaCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
14 NovBornBernardino Vitale Bigi, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Cirenaica, Libya
53.8InstalledJosé Telésphor Paúl y Vargas, S.J. †Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
15 NovBornJeremiah Kinane †Archbishop of Cashel (-Emly), Ireland
16 Nov45.9Ordained BishopSalvatore Maria Bressi, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Bovino, ItalyArchbishop of Otranto, Italy
59.0Ordained BishopProspero Curti †Bishop of Guastalla, Italy
56.7Ordained BishopEnrico de Dominis (Dominicis) †Bishop of Marsi, ItalyArchbishop of Amalfi, Italy
49.4Ordained BishopSt. Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto †Bishop of Mantova, ItalyPope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
52.6Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Scotti †Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, ItalyBishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
18 Nov55.2AppointedPlacido Maria Schiaffino, O.S.B. †Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and RegularsCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
19 NovBornAntónio Valente da Fonseca †Bishop Emeritus of Vila Real, Portugal
BornFirmin-Jules Guichard, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Brazzaville, Congo
20 Nov38.0ResignedSpiridion-Salvatore-Costantino Buhadgiar, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Tunis, TunisiaApostolic Delegate to Haiti
69.6DiedJosé Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens †Bishop of Portalegre, Portugal
21 Nov23.3Ordained PriestNicolas Cadi †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Bosra e Haūrān (Melkite Greek), Syria
22 NovBornBl. Alexandru Rusu †Bishop of Maramureş (Romanian), Romania
BornOscar Sevrin, S.J. †Bishop Emeritus of Raigarh-Ambikapur, India
23 Nov56.1Ordained BishopAntónio Aires de Gouveia (Ayres de Gouvea) †Titular Bishop of BethsaidaTitular Archbishop of Chalcedon
24 Nov74.7AppointedCarmine Gori-Merosi †Abbot of Subiaco, ItalyCardinal, Secretary of the Sacred Consistorial Congregation
26 Nov43.1SucceededWenceslao Oñate, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viet Nam
55.3DiedManuel Ignacio Riaño, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viet Nam
27 Nov68.1InstalledSimon Aichner †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, ItalyBishop Emeritus
29 Nov73.6DiedFranz Joseph Rudigier (Rudiger) †Bishop of Linz, Austria
30 Nov70.6DiedJosé Manuel Arroyo y Niño †Bishop of Guayana, Venezuela
2 Dec43.3AppointedFrancesco di Paola Cassetta †Titular Bishop of Amathus in PalaestinaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
3 DecBornPál Endre Sárközy, O.S.B. †Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
5 Dec70.3DiedAlessandro Balgy, C.M.V. †Titular Archbishop of Achrida
7 Dec46.9Ordained BishopGiovanni Cagliero, S.D.B. †Titular Bishop of MagydusCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati
46.4Ordained BishopJakob Missia †Bishop of Ljubljana, SloveniaCardinal, Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
52.1Ordained BishopGiovanni Rebello Cardoso de Menezes †Titular Archbishop of MityleneCoadjutor Bishop of Lamego, Portugal
8 DecBornVittorio D’Alessi †Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), Italy
24.3Ordained PriestJoseph-Marie-Désiré Guiot, S.M.M. †Priest of Missionaries of the Company of MaryVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia
63.7Ordained BishopRaimondo Ingheo-Ledda †Bishop of Iglesias, ItalyBishop Emeritus
9 DecBornWilliam Francis O’Shea, M.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Heijo, Korea (North)
11 Dec80.0DiedPlacido Ralli †Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
12 DecBornAlexandre Poncet, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Wallis et Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Pacific (Oceania)
16.0ProfessedSotero Redondo Herrero, O.S.A. †Member of Order of St. AugustineVicar Apostolic of San León del Amazonas, Peru
14 Dec48.0Ordained BishopAbraham Brownrigg, S.S.S. †Bishop of Ossory, Ireland
61.1Ordained BishopJoseph-Maxence Péronne †Bishop of Beauvais (-Noyon-Senlis), France
16 Dec62.6InstalledDésiré-Joseph Dennel †Bishop of Arras (-Boulogne-Saint-Omer), France
17 DecBornRobert John Armstrong †Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
18 DecBornJean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Lomé, Togo
59.3InstalledJean-Émile Fonteneau †Archbishop of Albi, France
65.1ResignedEugène Amable Jean Claude Lachat, C.Pp.S. †Bishop of Basel, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
19 Dec58.6AppointedJohn Baptist Butt †Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
58.6AppointedJohn Baptist Butt †Titular Bishop of MiloBishop Emeritus of Southwark, England, Great Britain
52.3AppointedAnthony Durier †Bishop of Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
20 Dec78.5DiedDomenico Consolini †Priest of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
24.4Ordained PriestJoannes Frederik (Leo) Dérikx, O. Praem. †Priest of Order of the Canons Regular of Premontre; NorbertinesPrefect Emeritus of Western Uélé {Uélé Occidental}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
22.5Ordained PriestJohn Joseph Glennon †Priest of Kansas City, Missouri, USACardinal, Archbishop of Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
24.0Ordained PriestFrancisco de Paula Mas y Oliver †PriestBishop of Gerona, Spain
25.4Ordained PriestRufino Santos Pérez, O.E.S.A. †Priest of Order of Hermits of St. AugustinePrefect Emeritus of San León del Amazonas, Peru
23.3Ordained PriestIgnacio Valdespino y Díaz †PriestBishop of Aguascalientes, México
21 Dec70.4ResignedJoseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill, O.P. †Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USAArchbishop Emeritus
43.3Ordained BishopFrancesco di Paola Cassetta †Titular Bishop of Amathus in PalaestinaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
69.7Ordained BishopFranz Wilhelm Cramer †Titular Bishop of LycopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
62.7Ordained BishopFranz Gašparić †Titular Bishop of CastoriaAuxiliary Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia
59.7Ordained BishopAlphonse-Martin Larue †Bishop of Langres, FranceBishop Emeritus
43.3SucceededPatrick William Riordan †Archbishop of San Francisco, California, USA
22 DecBornIstvan Hász †Titular Bishop of Sura
24.5Ordained PriestPatrick Richard Heffron †Priest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USABishop of Winona, Minnesota, USA
BornJean Larrart, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China
BornUmberto Ravetta †Bishop of Senigallia, Italy
23 DecBornRembert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. †Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
BornDenis P. O’Connor †Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
25 Dec24.7Ordained PriestRinaldo Camillo Rousset, O.C.D. †Priest of Order of Discalced CarmelitesArchbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
26 Dec23.6Ordained PriestSilviano Carrillo y Cárdenas †Priest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop of Sinaloa, México
27 Dec46.0Ordained BishopMiguel Mariano Luque y Ayerdi †Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas), México
29 Dec58.6CeasedHenricus (Joseph-Gauthier-Henri) Smeulders, O. Cist. †Official to Canada and NewfoundlandPriest of Order of Cistercians
30 Dec76.6DiedPeter Josef Blum †Bishop of Limburg, Germany
BornMarcel Fleury †Bishop of Nancy (-Toul), France
31 DecBornHenri Friteau, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Loango, Congo
BornPietro Tagliapietra †Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy

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