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The Year of Our Lord 1844

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknownAppointedTobia AunArchbishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
AppointedPier Francesco Brunaccini, O.S.B. †Bishop of Piazza Armerina, ItalyArchbishop of Monreale, Italy
Ordained BishopCajetan Carli, O. Carm. †Vicar Apostolic of Tibet-Hindustan, IndiaVicar Apostolic of Agra, India
24.2Ordained PriestJulien CostesPriest of Rodez, FranceBishop Emeritus of Mende, France
29.9AppointedEugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Se-Ciuen, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Orientale}, China
54.8AppointedAntónio Bernardo da Fonseca MonizBishop of Faro {Algarve}, PortugalBishop of Porto, Portugal
AppointedManuel Ángel del Prado CárdenasBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
69.2Ordained BishopJosé Hilarión Etrura Cevallos, O.P. †Titular Bishop of Augustopolis in PhrygiaAuxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
AppointedPio Vincenzo ForzaniBishop of Vigevano, Italy
25.9Ordained PriestJan Chryzostom JaniszenwskiPriest of Gniezno-Poznań, PolandAuxiliary Bishop
24.2Ordained PriestSzymon Marcin KozlowskiPriestArchbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
34.2AppointedLuigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Shantung {Scian-Ton} (Chan-tong), ChinaVicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
AppointedJosé de Moura CoutinhoBishop of Lamego, Portugal
AppointedMartino OrsinoBishop of Patti, Italy
AppointedVisconte Maria Proto, O.S.B. †Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
AppointedRichard Patrick SmithVicar Apostolic of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago, AntillesArchbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
23.1Ordained PriestJosé María de Jesús Diez de Sollano y DávaolsPriestBishop of León, Guanajuato, México
AppointedEugène TisserantPrefect of Two Guineas and Senegambia {Guinea Superiore e Inferiore e di Sierra Leone}, Gabon
1 Jan70.3DiedGustave-Maximilien-Juste de Croÿ-SolreCardinal, Archbishop of Rouen, France
3 JanBornMassimiliano NovelliCampi BisenzioBishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
BornAchille QuadrozziVeroliBishop of Fossombrone, Italy
6 JanBornJacques-Denis Peyramale, M.E.P. †Ibos, FranceBishop-Elect of Coimbatore, India
7 Jan25.3Ordained PriestLouis-François Richer dit LaflèchePriestBishop of Trois Rivières, Québec, Canada
9 Jan37.6AppointedCharles Michael BaggsVicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
37.6AppointedCharles Michael BaggsTitular Bishop of PellaVicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
70.4DiedJohann Georg BossiBishop of Chur, SwitzerlandBishop of Chur-Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
62.8SucceededKaspar de Carl ab HobenbalkenBishop of Chur, Switzerland
10 JanBornPhilippe MeunierCalviBishop of Evreux, France
11 Jan74.0InstalledSalvador de Apodaca y LoretoBishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
12 Jan56.7AppointedAntônio Ferreira Viçoso, C.M. †Bishop of Mariana, Brazil
BornErnesto KutrovatzSiglosAuxiliary Bishop of Győr, Hungary
13 JanBornAugustinus RosentreterAbrauBishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
22 Jan41.4AppointedFabio Maria AsquiniPatriarch of the unknown of Titular SeeCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
41.4Elevated to CardinalFabio Maria AsquiniIn PectoreCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
66.9AppointedManuel Pires de Azevedo LoureiroBishop of Beja, Portugal
64.1AppointedTommaso BernettiCardinal-Deacon of S. Lorenzo in DamasoCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
64.3AppointedCastruccio Castracane degli AntelminelliCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
64.3AppointedCastruccio Castracane degli AntelminelliCardinal-Bishop of PalestrinaCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
46.1AppointedAntonio Maria Cagiano de AzevedoBishop of Senigallia, ItalyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Council
46.1AppointedAntonio Maria Cagiano de AzevedoCardinal-Priest of S. Croce in GerusalemmeCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Council
46.1Elevated to CardinalAntonio Maria Cagiano de AzevedoCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Council
BornGiovanni CarliColdirodiBishop of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy
44.8AppointedNiccola Clarelli ParraccianiBishop of Montefiascone, ItalyCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
44.8AppointedNiccola Clarelli ParraccianiCardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in VincoliCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
44.8Elevated to CardinalNiccola Clarelli ParraccianiCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
43.9ConfirmedJean-Marie-Mathias DebelayBishop of Troyes, FranceArchbishop of Avignon, France
49.2ConfirmedJean-Marie DoneyBishop of Montauban, France
56.3AppointedTommaso Pasquale GizziCardinal-Priest of S. PudenzianaCardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
56.3Elevated to CardinalTommaso Pasquale GizziCardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
73.4AppointedVincenzo MacchiCardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa RufinaCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
73.4AppointedVincenzo MacchiBishop of Porto e Santa Rufina, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
39.0AppointedJosé Affonso de Moraes Torres, C.M. †Bishop of Belém do Pará, BrazilBishop Emeritus
66.0AppointedPaolo PolidoriTitular Archbishop of TarsusCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
68.1AppointedCarlos de São José e Souza, O.C.D. †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
24 JanBornFranziskus von Paula SchönbornPrahaCardinal, Archbishop of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
25 Jan94.1AppointedFrancisco de Paula Campo y PérezBishop of Comayagua, Honduras
48.0AppointedSalvatore FertittaBishop of Cava e Sarno, Italy
61.8AppointedJózef Joachim GoldtmannBishop of Sandomierz, Poland
48.7ConfirmedMellon de JollyArchbishop of Sens (-Auxerre), FranceArchbishop Emeritus
60.1AppointedAntonio Mantecón e IbáñezBishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
45.9AppointedGiovanni Battista MontixiBishop of Iglesias, Italy
48.7ConfirmedPeter-Josef de PreuxBishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
48.4ConfirmedCharles-Frédéric RousseletBishop of Sées, France
26 Jan68.4DiedAugustin-Jean Le TourneurBishop of Verdun, France
BornJohn RooneyEdenderry, IrelandVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
27 Jan40.4Ordained BishopClemente Manzini, O. Carm. †Bishop of Cuneo, Italy
28 Jan37.7Ordained BishopCharles Michael BaggsTitular Bishop of PellaVicar Apostolic of Western District, England, Great Britain
29 Jan58.8DiedFilippo Giudice CaraccioloCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
31 Jan73.4DiedRamón María Azpeitia de y Sáenz de SantamariaBishop of Tudela, Spain
89.0DiedGiovanni Battista BussiCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
Feb37.0AppointedKarl PootenTitular Bishop of MaroneaArchbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
1 FebBornAlphonse Joseph GlorieuxDottingies, BelgiumBishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
2 Feb23.5Ordained PriestPeter Joseph LaviallePriest of Louisville, Kentucky, USABishop
5 FebBornJosé Alves de MarizCoimbraBishop of Bragança e Miranda, Portugal
BornAristide RinaldiniMontefalcoCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
7 FebBornFrederick Francis Xavier KatzerEbensee, AustriaArchbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
11 Feb64.4Ordained BishopCastruccio Castracane degli AntelminelliCardinal, Bishop of Palestrina, Italy
46.2Ordained BishopAntonio Maria Cagiano de AzevedoBishop of Senigallia, ItalyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation of the Council
44.8Ordained BishopNiccola Clarelli ParraccianiBishop of Montefiascone, ItalyCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
66.1Ordained BishopPaolo PolidoriTitular Archbishop of TarsusCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
12 Feb40.5InstalledClemente Manzini, O. Carm. †Bishop of Cuneo, Italy
16 FebDiedRamón José ArcePatriarch Emeritus of West Indies, Antilles
18 Feb70.9DiedJulián Alonso, O. Praem. †Bishop of Lérida, Spain
20 FebBornJosé Correia Cardoso MonteiroRéguaBishop of Angra, Portugal
73.1DiedEdward KernanBishop of Clogher, Ireland
57.1SucceededCharles McNallyBishop of Clogher, Ireland
22 Feb81.3AppointedPaolo Mangelli OrsiCardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
24 FebBornBenjamin Christiaens, O.F.M. †Thielt, BelgiumVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southwestern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Occiduo-Meridionale}, China
25 Feb48.4Ordained BishopCharles-Frédéric RousseletBishop of Sées, France
26 Feb43.6Ordained BishopJacobus GrooffTitular Bishop of CannaeVicar Apostolic of Dutch Guyana-Suriname, Suriname, Antilles
2 Mar33.1AppointedJean-Henri Baldus, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Honan {Ho-Nan Settentrionale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China
33.1AppointedJean-Henri Baldus, C.M. †Titular Bishop of ZoaraVicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China
42.7AppointedEdward BarronTitular Bishop of EucarpiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Two Guineas and Senegambia {Guinea Superiore e Inferiore e di Sierra Leone}, Gabon
29.5Ordained PriestJames Roosevelt BayleyPriest of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USAArchbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, USA
41.6AppointedBernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}, China
41.6AppointedBernard-Vincent Laribe, C.M. †Titular Bishop of Sozopolis in HaemimontoVicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}, China
25.4Ordained PriestLeopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
3 Mar48.5AppointedLouis-Marie-Edmont Blanquart de BailleulArchbishop of Rouen, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
49.4AppointedJean-Nicaise GrosBishop of Versailles, France
50.4Ordained BishopFranz Xaver KuttnarBishop of Lavant, Slovenia
5 Mar88.1DiedPhilippe-François SausinBishop of Blois, France
7 Mar82.2DiedProsper de TournefortBishop of Limoges, France
8 Mar34.4AppointedLuigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of Zenopolis in IsauriaVicar Apostolic of Shansi {Scian-Si} (Chan-Si), China
10 Mar41.3Ordained BishopAndrew ByrneBishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
44.1Ordained BishopJean-Marie-Mathias DebelayBishop of Troyes, FranceArchbishop of Avignon, France
24.1Ordained PriestSebastião Dias LaranjeiraPriestBishop of São Pedro do Rio Grande, Brazil
49.3Ordained BishopJean-Marie DoneyBishop of Montauban, France
34.0Ordained BishopJohn McCloskeyTitular Bishop of Axieri (Azieri)Cardinal, Archbishop of New York, New York, USA
38.1Ordained BishopWilliam J. QuarterBishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
11 Mar42.1AppointedSt. Etienne-Théodore Cuénot, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viêt Nam
33.6AppointedDominique Lefèbvre, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic Emeritus
38.6AppointedJean-Claude Miche, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic
38.6AppointedJean-Claude Miche, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of DansaraVicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
31.1AppointedFrançois-Marie-Henri-Agathon Pellerin, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}, Viêt Nam
31.1AppointedFrançois-Marie-Henri-Agathon Pellerin, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of ByblusVicar Apostolic of Northern Cochin {Cocincina Settentrionale}, Viêt Nam
15 Mar48.5InstalledCharles-Frédéric RousseletBishop of Sées, France
17 Mar37.1Ordained BishopWilliam RiddellTitular Bishop of LaganiaVicar Apostolic of Northern District, England, Great Britain
37.8Ordained BishopWilliam Barber TylerBishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
19 MarBornJoseph-Marie FabreLa CiotatBishop of Marseille, France
38.8Ordained BishopJohn Martin HenniBishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USAArchbishop of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
45.6Ordained BishopIgnatius Aloysius ReynoldsBishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
23 MarBornSamuel Webster AllenStockportBishop of Shrewsbury, England, Great Britain
25.4Ordained PriestSt. José María Díaz Sanjurjo, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
24 Mar31.4Ordained BishopJohn Bernard FitzpatrickTitular Bishop of CallipolisBishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
25 MarBornFrederick Charles Hopkins, S.J. †Birmingham, Great BritainVicar Apostolic of British Honduras, Belize
30.9Ordained PriestJames Frederick Bryan WoodPriest of Cincinnati, Ohio, USAArchbishop of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
27 MarBornJean-Marie CrochetChilly, FranceBishop of Nagpur, India
29 MarBornBonaventura QuintarelliBagnoreaBishop of Rieti, Italy
1 Apr76.9DiedPierre-Michel-Marie DoubleBishop of Tarbes, France
2 AprBornUlisse Carlo BascheriniCorvaiaBishop Emeritus of Grosseto, Italy
6 Apr84.3DiedDomenico Benedetto Balsamo, O.S.B. †Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
8 AprBornSpiridion PoloméniZante, GreeceAuxiliary Bishop of Carthage, Tunisia
12 AprBornBalthasar KaltnerGoldeggArchbishop of Salzburg, Austria
14 Apr37.9InstalledWilliam Barber TylerBishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
16 Apr71.8DiedJuan Antonio Díez Merino, O.P. †Bishop of Menorca, Spain
57.2AppointedJoseph Norbert ProvencherVicar Apostolic of North-West (Nord-Ouest), CanadaBishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
19 AprBornAlbert-Léon-Marie Le NordezMontebourgBishop Emeritus of Dijon, France
17.2ProfessedTommaso Maria Martinelli, O.S.A. †Member of Order of St. AugustineCardinal, Prefect of the Roman Curia - Other
87.3DiedBartolomeo PaccaCardinal, Secretary of the Roman Curia - Other
20 AprBornJules-Auguste Chatron, M.E.P. †Charix, FranceBishop of Osaka, Japan
BornDominikus (Martin Karl) Willi, O. Cist. †Ems, SwitzerlandBishop of Limburg, Germany
21 Apr47.4AppointedBernard BuissasBishop of Limoges, France
48.1AppointedJean-Irénée DepéryBishop of Gap, France
48.6AppointedMarie-Auguste Fabre-des-EssartsBishop of Blois, France
52.2AppointedDaniel-Victor ManglardBishop of Saint-Dié, France
39.2Ordained BishopJosé Affonso de Moraes Torres, C.M. †Bishop of Belém do Pará, BrazilBishop Emeritus
54.4AppointedLouis RossatBishop of Verdun, France
25 Apr73.7AppointedVincenzo MacchiSecretary of the Congregation for Universal InquisitionCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
28 AprBornFrancisco Javier Baztán y UrnizaSadaBishop Emeritus of Oviedo, Spain
55.5AppointedBenedetto Colonna Barberini di SciarraCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
30.2Ordained BishopEugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of SinitisVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Orientale}, China
1 May68.6AppointedLudovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. †Prefect of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
5 May57.0Ordained BishopAntônio Ferreira Viçoso, C.M. †Bishop of Mariana, Brazil
23.3Ordained PriestManuel Ulloa y CalvoPriest of León en NicaraguaBishop
6 MayBornMarie-Jean-Gustave Blanc, M.E.P. †Reugney, FranceVicar Apostolic of Corea
BornBernardino Nozaleda y Villa, O.P. †Cuenya-Nava, SpainArchbishop Emeritus of Valencia, Spain
7 May48.7AppointedFrancis Xavier Norbert BlanchetTitular Bishop of AdrasusArchbishop Emeritus of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
9 MayBornStephen Reville, O.S.A. †Tagunnan, IrelandBishop of Sandhurst, Australia
10 May25.3ProfessedJean-Yves-Marie Coadou, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop of Mysore, India
11 May50.3InstalledRobert William Willson (Wilson)Bishop of Hobart, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
16 May79.5DiedJoseph KnauerBishop of Wrocław, Poland
19 MayBornGaetano Bacile di CastiglioneSponganoBishop Emeritus of Castellaneta, Italy
20 MayBornManuel Tovar y ChamorroSayánArchbishop of Lima, Peru
27 MayBornJohn Ambrose WattersonBlairsville, PABishop of Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jun68.6AppointedLudovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. †Cardinal-Bishop of OstiaCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
1 Jun27.2Ordained PriestClaude Marie DubuisPriest of Lyon (-Vienne), FranceBishop Emeritus of Galveston, Texas, USA
32.4Ordained PriestWilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von KettelerPriest of Münster, GermanyBishop of Mainz, Germany
2 Jun46.5Ordained BishopJosé Xavier de Cerveira e SousaBishop of Funchal, PortugalBishop of Viseu, Portugal
68.4Ordained BishopCarlos de São José e Souza, O.C.D. †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
9 Jun60.4Ordained BishopAntonio Mantecón e IbáñezBishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
15 Jun74.5DiedSalvador de Apodaca y LoretoBishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León, México
17 Jun48.8ConfirmedLouis-Marie-Edmont Blanquart de BailleulArchbishop of Rouen, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
47.6ConfirmedBernard BuissasBishop of Limoges, France
39.5AppointedJerónimo José de Mata, C.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Macau, ChinaBishop Emeritus
39.5AppointedJerónimo José de Mata, C.M. †Titular Bishop of ColophonBishop Emeritus of Macau, China
48.3ConfirmedJean-Irénée DepéryBishop of Gap, France
48.8ConfirmedMarie-Auguste Fabre-des-EssartsBishop of Blois, France
49.7ConfirmedJean-Nicaise GrosBishop of Versailles, France
52.3ConfirmedDaniel-Victor ManglardBishop of Saint-Dié, France
61.0AppointedGiuseppe Maria Maniscalco, O.F.M. †Bishop of Avellino, ItalyBishop of Caltagirone, Italy
51.8AppointedMario MatteiBishop of Frascati, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
51.8AppointedMario MatteiCardinal-Bishop of FrascatiCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
68.7AppointedLudovico Micara, O.F.M. Cap. †Cardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
54.5ConfirmedLouis RossatBishop of Verdun, France
18 JunBornGustavo ProvvedutiCollescipoliAbbot of San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
21 Jun66.1DiedJoaquín Abarca BlanqueBishop of León, Spain
22 JunBornGaspard-Marie-Michel-André LattyCagnesArchbishop of Avignon (-Apt, Cavaillon, Carpentras, Orange, e Vaison), France
23 Jun51.8Ordained BishopMario MatteiBishop of Frascati, ItalyCardinal, Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri), Italy
24 Jun87.4DiedAbbon-Pierre-François Bonnel de la BrageresseBishop Emeritus of Viviers, France
BornJuan Comes y VidalManresaBishop Emeritus of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
25 JunBornEpiphane CarlassareMontecchioVicar Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}, China
29 Jun38.5AppointedCamillo Di PietroApostolic Internuncio to PortugalCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
30 Jun49.2Ordained BishopPeter-Josef de PreuxBishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
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