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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
2 Jul62.5Ordained BishopJuan Francisco Escalante y MorenoTitular Bishop of AnastasiopolisAuxiliary Bishop of Sonora, Sonora, México
72.1DiedJohann Peter von RicharzBishop of Augsburg, Germany
8 JulBornBernhard Joseph Doebbing, O.F.M. †MunsterBishop of Nepi e Sutri, Italy
39.3Ordained BishopPelagio Antonio de Labastida y DávalosBishop of Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, MéxicoArchbishop of México, Federal District
10 Jul41.4AppointedWilliam VaughanBishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
14 JulDiedMichael MonaghanBishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
15 Jul21.3ProfessedGuglielmo Sanfelice D'Acquavella, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
17 Jul85.4DiedClaude-Louis de LesquenBishop Emeritus of Rennes, France
22 JulBornPierre-Firmin CapmartinCenon, FranceBishop of Oran, Algeria
30 Jul56.4AppointedCasimir-Alexis-Joseph WicartBishop of Laval, FranceBishop Emeritus
31 Jul23.2Ordained PriestJohannes Baptist KatschthalerPriest of Salzburg, AustriaCardinal, Archbishop
1 AugBornJohn Joseph NilanNewburyportBishop of Hartford, Connecticut, USA
2 AugBornJoseph John FoxGreen BayBishop Emeritus of Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
3 Aug57.1AppointedDominic O’BrienBishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
4 AugBornEmmanuel-Marie-Joseph-Anthelme Martin de GiberguesParisBishop of Valence (, Die, e Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux), France
10 Aug23.3Ordained PriestFranz Joseph von SteinPriest of Würzburg, GermanyArchbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
11 Aug56.9DiedTommaso JederlinichBishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
75.8DiedMaximos III Michel MazloumPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
12 Aug56.0DiedJean-François-Marie CartBishop of Nimes, France
13 AugBornGiulio TommasiScanzanoArchbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
16 Aug46.7AppointedJakub (Iacobus) Bosagi, C.A.M. †Abott Primate of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
17 Aug54.8DiedDominique GalvanoBishop of Nice, France
18 Aug22.7Ordained PriestMichael Joseph O'FarrellPriestBishop of Trenton, New Jersey, USA
20 AugBornLajos Balós de Sipek (Balás)Becske, HungaryBishop of Rožňava, Slovakia
24 AugBornLouis Philip Adélard Langevin, O.M.I. †St-Isidore-de-LaprairieArchbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
27 AugBornSalvatore MeoNapoli, ItalyTitular Bishop of Methone
30 Aug54.9AppointedLouis-Auguste DelalleBishop of Rodez, France
BornAdauctus Aurélio de Miranda HenriquesEngenho BuracoArchbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
47.7AppointedJean-Jacques NanquetteBishop of Le Mans, France
42.5AppointedClaude-Henri-Augustin PlantierBishop of Nimes, France
31 AugBornSebastiano NicotraS. Alfio di GiarreApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
48.6AppointedKarl PootenArchbishop of Bar (Antivari), Montenegro
3 SepBornEmilio Giovanni SeghersGandBishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
5 SepAppointedKrizosztom Kruesz, O.S.B. †Abbot of Pannonhalma, Hungary
8 Sep32.9Ordained PriestBl. Zygmunt Szczêsny FeliñskiPriest of Zytomir, UkraineArchbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
22.6Ordained PriestCamillo Mazzella, S.J. †Priest of Benevento, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
11 Sep46.8AppointedJakub (Iacobus) Bosagi, C.A.M. †Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in PalaestinaAbott Primate of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
16 Sep34.4Ordained BishopSt. Melchor García Sanpedro, O.P. †Titular Bishop of TricomiaVicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
41.6Ordained BishopWilliam VaughanBishop of Plymouth, England, Great Britain
20 Sep43.4AppointedGiovanni BeniniBishop of Pescia, Italy
24 SepBornDaniel Francis FeehanAthol, MABishop of Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
27 SepSucceededJames Eustace Dupeyron, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles
DiedBenito Fernández, O.F.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles
28 SepDiedThéodore Abou-KarimVicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
66.1AppointedFerdinando BaldanziArchbishop of Siena, Italy
55.0ConfirmedLouis-Auguste DelalleBishop of Rodez, France
40.3AppointedGiuseppe del Prete BelmonteTitular Bishop of Thyatira
44.4AppointedGiuseppe FormisanoBishop of Nola, Italy
79.8AppointedGiacomo Filippo FransoniCardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
57.6AppointedTelmo MaceiraBishop of Tui, Spain
52.9AppointedGiovanni Francesco MagnaniBishop of Recanati-Loreto, Italy
44.0AppointedRaffaele MoriscianoBishop of Gravina-Irsina, ItalyBishop of Squillace, Italy
47.8ConfirmedJean-Jacques NanquetteBishop of Le Mans, France
51.0AppointedFrancisco Orueta y CastrillónTitular Bishop of AegaeArchbishop of Lima, Peru
45.7AppointedNicola PaceBishop of Amelia, ItalyBishop Emeritus
AppointedJosé Manuel PasquelArchbishop of Lima, Peru
42.6ConfirmedClaude-Henri-Augustin PlantierBishop of Nimes, France
41.2AppointedMariano RicciardiArchbishop of Reggio Calabria, ItalyArchbishop of Sorrento, Italy
56.0AppointedMichele Viale-PrelàCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
56.6ConfirmedCasimir-Alexis-Joseph WicartBishop of Laval, FranceBishop Emeritus
Oct31.8Ordained PriestThomas SearsPriest of Arichat, Nova Scotia, CanadaPrefect of Western Newfoundland (St. George’s), Canada
2 OctAppointedAthanase KhouzanVicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
AppointedAthanase KhouzanTitular Bishop of MaroneaVicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
6 OctBornThomas Francis BrennanBallycullen, IrelandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Saint John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
7 Oct23.7Ordained PriestPierre-Eugène RougeriePriest of Limoges, FranceBishop of Pamiers, France
10 OctBornJames O'ReillyLisgrea, IrelandBishop of Fargo, North Dakota, USA
14 OctBornDésiré-Hyacinthe BerthoinChatteBishop of Autun (-Châlon-sur-Saône-Mâcon), France
53.0Ordained BishopGiovanni Francesco MagnaniBishop of Recanati-Loreto, Italy
16 OctBornNicola PiccirilliChietiArchbishop of Lanciano (e Ortona), Italy
18 OctBornSigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-FelldorfBerchtesgadenBishop of Passau, Germany
19 Oct48.0DiedIgnacy HołowinskiArchbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
25 OctBornEvaristo BlancoS. MicheleBishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
28 OctBornSalvatore FrattocchiRomaBishop of Orvieto, Italy
29 OctBornLouis Joseph Napoléon Paul BruchésiMontréalArchbishop of Montréal, Québec, Canada
BornSébastien HerscherHettenschagBishop Emeritus of Langres, France
BornCyril IX MogabgabAin-ZehaltaPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite), Syria
3 NovBornPasquale KeklikianBrussaBishop of Adana (Armenian), Turkey
4 Nov46.9Ordained BishopJakub (Iacobus) Bosagi, C.A.M. †Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in PalaestinaAbott Primate of Congregazione Mechitarista di Venezia
Ordained BishopGiuseppe MaridArchbishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
5 Nov68.1DiedJohann Franz DrepperBishop of Paderborn, Germany
6 Nov57.1AppointedJoseph-Antoine-Henri JordanyBishop of Fréjus, FranceBishop Emeritus
11 Nov47.9Ordained BishopJean-Jacques NanquetteBishop of Le Mans, France
13 Nov37.7AppointedSt. Antoine-Marie-Nicolas Daveluy, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Corea
37.7AppointedSt. Antoine-Marie-Nicolas Daveluy, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of the unknown of Titular SeeCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Corea
60.6DiedJames Oliver Van de Velde, S.J. †Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USA
18 Nov55.1Ordained BishopLouis-Auguste DelalleBishop of Rodez, France
56.0InstalledMariano José de Escalada Bustillo y ZeballosBishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
42.7Ordained BishopClaude-Henri-Augustin PlantierBishop of Nimes, France
19 NovBornPacificio FioraniCollestellanoBishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
22 NovBornFrancesco MaffeiBisacciaBishop Emeritus of Lacedonia, Italy
26 NovBornFranz Xavier NaglViennaCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
29 Nov42.7InstalledClaude-Henri-Augustin PlantierBishop of Nimes, France
30 NovBornAntonio José Gomes CardosoSerapico, PortugalBishop of Angola e Congo, Angola
4 Dec71.0DiedFermín Sánchez Artesoro, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Cuenca, Ecuador
5 Dec24.9Ordained PriestJosé Telésphor Paúl Vargas, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
7 Dec47.2AppointedIldefonse-René DordillonVicar Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
47.2AppointedIldefonse-René DordillonTitular Bishop of CambysopolisVicar Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
9 DecBornGiorgio GusminiGazzanigaCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
13 DecBornVincent Sardi di RivisondoliSulmonaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Constantinople, Turkey
16 Dec21.7ProfessedBernabé García Cezón, O.P. †Member of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
17 Dec49.3AppointedAndrea CasasolaBishop of Concordia, ItalyArchbishop of Udine, Italy
46.7AppointedFrancesco Gaude, O.P. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Ara CoeliCardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
46.7Elevated to CardinalFrancesco Gaude, O.P. †Cardinal, Priest of Order of Friars Preachers
40.1AppointedVincenzo MorettiBishop of Comacchio, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Ravenna, Italy
58.2Elevated to CardinalJoseph Othmar von RauscherCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
59.9AppointedGiovanni RenierBishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy
48.7AppointedGiuseppe RotondoArchbishop of Taranto, Italy
72.9AppointedGiuseppe UgoliniCardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in CosmedinCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
68.2AppointedClément VillecourtCardinal-Priest of S. PancrazioCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
68.2Elevated to CardinalClément VillecourtCardinal, Bishop Emeritus of La Rochelle (-Saintes), France
55.4AppointedKarl August Graf von ReisachOfficial of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
55.4AppointedKarl August Graf von ReisachCardinal-Priest of S. AnastasiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
55.4Elevated to CardinalKarl August Graf von ReisachCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
18 Dec40.0AppointedFelicissimo Cocchino, O.F.M. Cap. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Galla, EthiopiaCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
40.0AppointedFelicissimo Cocchino, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of MarocCoadjutor Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Galla, Ethiopia
19 DecBornJohn Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle, O.S.B. †Berg, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA
20 Dec42.3AppointedPietro Alessandro Doimo MaupasBishop of Šibenik (Knin), CroatiaArchbishop of Zadar (Zara), Croatia
BornLouis-Elisée Fatiguet, C.M. †Bordeaux, FranceVicar Apostolic of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
57.3ConfirmedJoseph-Antoine-Henri JordanyBishop of Fréjus, FranceBishop Emeritus
61.5AppointedGiovanni Battista NehibaBishop of Foreign Diocese
22 Dec23.3Ordained PriestAntonio AgliardiPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyCardinal, Chancellor of the Apostolic Chancery
27.3Ordained PriestEugène-Ange-Marie BouchéPriest of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), FranceBishop
BornCompton Theodore Galton, S.J. †Worcester, Great BritainVicar Apostolic of British Guiana, Guyana, Antilles
22.6Ordained PriestJean-Louis-Antoine-Alfred GillyPriestBishop of Nimes (-Uzès e Alès), France
23.9Ordained PriestColin GrantPriestBishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
23 DecOrdained BishopAthanase KhouzanTitular Bishop of MaroneaVicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
51.2Ordained BishopFrancisco Orueta y CastrillónTitular Bishop of AegaeArchbishop of Lima, Peru
BornJohn TohillDerryBishop of Down and Connor, Ireland
26 Dec29.1AppointedCharles-Amable de la Tour d'Auvergne LauraguaisOfficial of the Roman Curia - OtherArchbishop of Bourges, France
BornEmanuele Giuseppe PenaSanta Crux di BoliviaBishop of La Paz, Bolivia
30 Dec66.2DiedLouis-François RobinBishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
31 Dec85.5DiedPedro Paulo de Figuereido da Cunha e MeloCardinal, Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
BornJohn Henry NortonBallaratBishop of Port Augusta, Australia

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