The Year of Our Lord 1847

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	23.3	Ordained Priest	Louis Bel, C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Mission	Vicar Apostolic of Abyssinia, Ethiopia
	62.5	Died	Rosario Vincenzo Benza †	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy
	24.0	Ordained Priest	John Dalton †	Priest	Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
	42.9	Professed	Jacques-Léon Thomine-Desmazures, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Thibet, China
	27.0	Ordained Priest	John Kilduff †	Priest	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
	26.7	Professed	Aloyse Kobès, C.S.Sp. †	Priest of Congregation of the Holy Spirit	Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
	66.8	Resigned	Giuseppe-Maria Molajoni, C.P. †	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria	Bishop Emeritus
	24.2	Ordained Priest	Raffaele Molina †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Sinopoli
	20.6	Ordained Priest	Patrick Moran †	Priest	Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
	28.5	Ordained Priest	José Manuel Palacios y López †	Priest	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
	59.3	Resigned	Giovanni Battista Rosani, Sch. P. †	President of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Roman Curia	President Emeritus
	22.2	Ordained Priest	Pierre-Ferdinand Vitte, S.M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nouvelle-Calédonie, New Caledonia, Pacific (Oceania)
	15.6	Professed	Eustachio Vito Modesto Zanoli, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Hupeh {Hu-Pè Orientale}, China
2 Jan	41.2	Selected	Filippo Mincione †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
		Born	James Dominic Murray, O.S.A. †	Mullingar, Ireland	Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown, Australia
	22.8	Ordained Deacon	Lörinc Schlauch †	Deacon of Csanád, Hungary	Cardinal, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
3 Jan		Born	Konstantyn Chekhovych (Czechowicz) †	Dziewiecierz	Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, et Sanok (Ruthenian), Poland
9 Jan	71.5	Died	Luigi Reggianini †	Bishop of Modena (e Nonantola), Italy
9 Jan		Born	Antonio Vico †	Agugliano, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
11 Jan		Born	Matteo Vido †	Cumaro	Archbishop of Naxos, Andros, Tinos e Mykonos, Greece
12 Jan	42.0	Appointed	Francesco Xavier Maresca, O.F.M. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
	42.0	Appointed	Francesco Xavier Maresca, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Soli	Coadjutor Bishop of Nanking [Nanjing], China
		Appointed	Giwargis Peter (Georges-Pierre) de Natali †	Bishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey
13 Jan		Born	Jeremie-Timothee Makdassi †	Alqos	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
15 Jan		Born	David Camilli †	Ghivizzano	Bishop of Fiesole, Italy
20 Jan	46.3	Selected	Vincenzo d’Alfonso †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
24 Jan	38.9	Ordained Bishop	Ephysius Chiais, O.F.M. †	Titular Bishop of Tium	Vicar Apostolic of Scen-Si (Chen-si, Shensi), China
24 Jan		Born	John Joseph Frederick Otto Zardetti †	Rorschach, Switzerland	Official of the Roman Curia - Other
25 Jan	34.2	Ordained Bishop	Jean-Benoît Truffet, C.S.Sp. †	Titular Bishop of Callipolis	Vicar Apostolic of Two Guineas {Des Deux Guinées}, Gabon
25 Jan	46.6	Installed	Karl August von Reisach †	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
26 Jan	39.9	Appointed	Bernardo (Giuseppe) Baccinelli, O.C.D. †	Titular Bishop of Heraclea Pontica	Vicar Apostolic of Verapoly, India
26 Jan	21.9	Ordained Priest	Juan José Blas Tissera, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
29 Jan		Born	Thomas Bonacum †	Penane, Loughmore, Ireland	Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
31 Jan	46.0	Ordained Bishop	José Aranguren, O.A.R. †	Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
31 Jan	54.2	Ordained Bishop	Charles-Hubert Jeantet, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Pentacomia	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viet Nam
2 Feb		Born	Manuel María Cerero y Soler †	San Juan de Puerto Rico	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
5 Feb		Born	José María García Escudero y Ubago †	Badarán	Bishop of Osma, Spain
5 Feb	64.8	Died	Stanislao Vincenzo Tomba, B. †	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy
7 Feb	48.8	Resigned	Célestine René Laurent Guynemer de la Hailandière †	Bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, USA	Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Ricardo Isaza y Goyechea †	Montevideo	Auxiliary Bishop of Montevideo, Uruguay
	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Georg von Oettl †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
12 Feb		Died	Luca de Cigalla †	Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
13 Feb		Born	Nicolo Zimarino †	Casalbordino	Bishop of Gravina e Irsina, Italy
16 Feb		Born	Jules-Louis-Marie de Carsalade du Pont †	Simorre	Bishop of Perpignan-Elne, France
19 Feb		Born	Lodovico Caracciolo di Castagneta †	Napoli	Auxiliary Bishop of Aversa, Italy
21 Feb	31.0	Ordained Bishop	Théodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Samos	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
21 Feb	33.3	Ordained Bishop	Pierre Nicolaus Lavaissière, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Myrina	Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China
22 Feb		Born	François Gerboin, M. Afr. †	Laval, France	Vicar Apostolic of Unianyembé, Tanzania
27 Feb	25.5	Ordained Priest	Édouard-Joseph Bélin †	Priest	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
2 Mar	32.2	Appointed	Florent Daguin, C.M. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Mongolia, China	Vicar Apostolic
2 Mar	32.2	Appointed	Florent Daguin, C.M. †	Titular Bishop of Troas	Vicar Apostolic of Mongolia, China
4 Mar		Born	Domenico Ferrata †	Gradoli	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
4 Mar	24.1	Ordained Priest	Angelo Michele Onorati †	Priest	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
5 Mar	89.3	Died	Jozef Bélik †	Bishop of Spiš, Slovakia
12 Mar		Appointed	David Walsh †	Bishop of Cloyne, Ireland	Bishop of Ross, Ireland
13 Mar		Born	Karol Józef Fischer †	Jasło	Auxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
14 Mar	44.4	Appointed	Zaccaria Bricito †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
14 Mar		Born	Ramiro Fernández y Balbuena †	Huelde	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
17 Mar	38.6	Selected	Luigi Giuseppe Nazari di Calabiana †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
20 Mar	24.4	Ordained Priest	Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas †	Priest of Santiago de Chile	Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
20 Mar	22.8	Ordained Priest	Federico Mascaretti, O. Carm. †	Priest of Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel	Bishop Emeritus of Susa, Italy
21 Mar		Born	Jean-Marie Clerc, M.S.F.S. †	Ballaison, France	Bishop of Vizagapatam, India
22 Mar	23.7	Ordained Deacon	Cyril Lubowidzki †	Deacon	Bishop of Lutsk, Zhytomyr, and Kamyanets-Podilskyi (Łuck, Zytomierz, and Kamienec), Ukraine
23 Mar		Born	Josip Grgur Marčelić †	Preko	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
25 Mar		Born	Aloysius Pareparambil (Pazheparambil) †	Pulincunnu	Vicar Apostolic of Ernakulam (Syro-Malabarese), India
28 Mar	70.5	Confirmed	Bernard Georg Kellermann †	Bishop of Münster, Germany	Bishop-Elect
29 Mar		Born	Maurice-Charles-Alfred de Cormont †	Paris	Bishop Emeritus of Aire et Dax, France
29 Mar	70.5	Died	Bernard Georg Kellermann †	Bishop-Elect of Münster, Germany
31 Mar	83.5	Died	Serafino Carchero, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Bisarchio o Bisarcio (Ozieri), Italy
1 Apr	74.9	Died	John Murphy †	Bishop of Cork, Ireland
3 Apr	22.6	Ordained Priest	Osvaldo Casali †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Camerino, Italy
		Born	Edward MacGennis †	Kilmore	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Felix-Marie de Neckere †	Priest	Titular Archbishop of Melitene
	22.3	Ordained Deacon	Placido Petacci †	Deacon	Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
	23.0	Ordained Priest	Lörinc Schlauch †	Priest of Csanád, Hungary	Cardinal, Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
6 Apr	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Zaccaria Bricito †	Archbishop of Udine, Italy
6 Apr		Born	Bernardino Caldajoli †	Castel del Piano	Bishop of Grosseto, Italy
10 Apr	59.3	Resigned	Guy Ignatius Chabrat, P.S.S. †	Coadjutor Bishop of Bardstown, Kentucky, USA	Coadjutor Bishop Emeritus
		Born	Mattias Dvornik †	Split	Archbishop Emeritus of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
	52.1	Selected	Bartolomeo Carlo Romilli †	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
11 Apr	22.5	Ordained Priest	Luiz da Conceição Saraiva, O.S.B. †	Priest of Order of Saint Benedict	Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
11 Apr	39.7	Ordained Bishop	Bartolomeo Legat †	Bishop of Trieste e Capodistria (Koper), Italy
12 Apr	38.7	Confirmed	Luigi Giuseppe Nazari di Calabiana †	Bishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy	Archbishop of Milano {Milan}, Italy
	46.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Chiaromanni †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
	51.0	Confirmed	Giovanni Corti †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
	46.5	Confirmed	Vincenzo d’Alfonso †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
	44.3	Confirmed	Pierre-Marie-Joseph Darcimoles †	Archbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
	47.3	Appointed	Pietro Niccolò Forti †	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
	52.3	Appointed	Giovanni Carlo Gentili †	Bishop of Pesaro, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	52.5	Appointed	Pietro Marini †	Cardinal-Deacon of San Nicola in Carcere	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	41.4	Confirmed	Filippo Mincione †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
	47.3	Confirmed	Joseph-Auguste-Victorin Morlhon †	Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, France
	43.8	Appointed	Felicissimo Salvini †	Archbishop of Camerino, Italy
	67.6	Appointed	Publio Maria Sant †	Coadjutor Bishop of Malta	Bishop Emeritus
13 Apr	51.8	Appointed	Giovanni Brunelli †	Apostolic Delegate to Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
16 Apr	72.9	Died	Juan José Cabarcas González y Argüello †	Bishop of Panamá
16 Apr	65.7	Succeeded	Juan Francisco del Rosario Manfredo y Ballestas †	Bishop of Panamá
18 Apr	46.2	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Chiaromanni †	Bishop of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
	46.5	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo d’Alfonso †	Bishop of Penne e Atri, Italy
	47.4	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Niccolò Forti †	Bishop of Pescia, Italy
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Juan María Ambrosio Huerta Galván †	Priest of Lima, Peru	Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Filippo Mincione †	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
20 Apr	68.5	Appointed	Johann Peter Mirer †	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
20 Apr		Born	Ferdinand Rüegg †	Goldingen	Bishop of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
23 Apr	50.5	Appointed	John Stephen (Jean Etienne) Bazin †	Bishop of Vincennes, Indiana, USA
	59.6	Died	Michele de Gattis †	Bishop of Venosa, Italy
	69.3	Died	Paolo Polidori †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	46.2	Appointed	Louis Amadeus Rappe †	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Bishop Emeritus
	50.2	Appointed	John Timon, C.M. †	Bishop of Buffalo, New York, USA
24 Apr		Born	Pierre-Marie Avon †	Pont-Saint-Esprit, France	Bishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, Antilles
25 Apr		Died	Thomas Coen †	Bishop of Clonfert, Ireland
	51.0	Ordained Bishop	Giovanni Corti †	Bishop of Mantova, Italy
	23.3	Ordained Priest	Gabriel Szele (Gzele) †	Priest of Eger, Hungary	Auxiliary Bishop
	16.2	Professed	Raffaele di Nonno, C.SS.R. †	Member of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer	Archbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy