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The Year of Our Lord 1861

Bishop Events

January to April


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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown30.1ProfessedHenri-Joseph Bulté, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Orientale}, China
66.7ResignedLuigi ClementiApostolic Delegate to Central AmericaBishop of Rimini, Italy
66.7ResignedLuigi ClementiApostolic Delegate to MéxicoBishop of Rimini, Italy
23.1Ordained PriestNicolas DonnellyPriest of Dublin, IrelandAuxiliary Bishop
53.3ResignedPietro GiannelliApostolic Nuncio to Sicily, ItalyCardinal, President of the Roman Curia - Other
101.1DiedGaétan GiuntaTitular Archbishop of Amida
20.6Ordained PriestGregor [Krikor] Govrighian [Govrik], C.M.Vd. †Priest of Congregazione Mechitarista di ViennaAbbot General
75.0DiedEtienne HolassianBishop of Adana (Armenian), Turkey
43.0ResignedGiovanni MonettiApostolic Delegate to HaitiBishop of Cervia, Italy
25.3Ordained PriestNicolaus Maria Pagani, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusBishop of Mangalore, India
15.7ProfessedMartin Poell, O.F.M. Ref. †Member of Order of Reformed Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Southern Shansi {Scian-Si Meridionale}, China
20.6ProfessedJean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. †Member of Congregation of the MissionVicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
22.5Ordained PriestMichael VerdonPriestBishop of Dunedin, New Zealand
51.6DiedLuigi ZanniniBishop Emeritus of Veroli, Italy
1 JanBornAntonin Guillermain, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Victoria Nyanza {Victoria-Nyanza Settentrionale}, Uganda
52.5DiedMiguel José Pratmans LlambésBishop of Tortosa, Spain
4 Jan72.6DiedJohn BriggsBishop Emeritus of Beverley, England, Great Britain
6 Jan52.3InstalledBartolomé Manuel Herrera VélezBishop of Arequipa, Peru
9 JanBornBonifatius (Magnus) Fleschutz, O.S.B. †Prefect of Southern Zanguebar {Zanguebar Meridionale}, Tanzania
13 Jan53.7DiedVicente Horcos y San Martín, O.S.B. †Bishop of Osma, Spain
15 Jan46.3AppointedVjenceslav ŠoićCoadjutor Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), CroatiaBishop Emeritus
17 JanBornAngelo Antonio Fiorini, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Pontremoli, Italy
BornNatale SerafinoBishop Emeritus of Chiavari, Italy
18 JanBornDimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi)Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
21 JanBornLuis Enrique Izquierdo VargasBishop of Concepción, Chile
23 JanBornAngelo SimonettiBishop of Pescia, Italy
25 Jan39.0Ordained BishopThomas GrimleyTitular Bishop of AntigoneaVicar Apostolic of Cape of Good Hope, Western District {Capo di Buona Speranza, Distretto Occidentale}, South Africa
26 JanBornUberto Maria FiodoBishop Emeritus of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
27 Jan24.9Ordained PriestManuel Santiago Medina y BañonPriest of Lima, PeruBishop of Trujillo, Peru
28 Jan75.1DiedFilippo Saverio GrimaldiBishop Emeritus of San Severino (Marche), Italy
30 Jan62.4DiedLouis-Antoine de SalinisArchbishop of Auch, France
31 Jan54.0DiedFranciscus Jacobus van VreeBishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
48.4SelectedAntonio da Trindade de Vasconcellos Pereira de MeloBishop of Beja, PortugalBishop of Lamego, Portugal
2 Feb45.0AppointedGrégoire (Krikor) BalitianBishop of Alep (Armenian), Syria
45.0Ordained BishopGrégoire (Krikor) BalitianBishop of Alep (Armenian), Syria
3 Feb45.6Ordained BishopEugene O’ConnellTitular Bishop of FlaviopolisBishop Emeritus of Grass Valley, California, USA
4 Feb53.6DiedFrancesco AgostiniBishop of Nocera Umbra, Italy
BornThomas Francis HickeyBishop Emeritus of Rochester, New York, USA
5 Feb53.8SelectedManoel Joaquim da SilveiraArchbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
53.8SelectedBenedetto Riccabona de ReinchenfelsBishop of Trento, Italy
6 Feb43.2SelectedCharles-Théodore BaudryBishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
9 Feb50.3SelectedJoão Crisóstomo de Amorim Pessoa, O.F.M. Ref. †Archbishop of Goa, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
10 Feb59.1DiedGabriel della Genga SermatteiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
13 FebBornMiguel Claro VásquezAuxiliary Bishop of Santiago de Chile
15 Feb60.9AppointedJean Marie (John Mary) Odin, C.M. †Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
16 Feb69.3DiedAntônio Joaquim de MelloBishop of São Paulo, Brazil
19 FebBornHeinrich Hähling von LanzenauerAuxiliary Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
20 FebBornFelipe Rincón GonzálezArchbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
21 Feb65.6DiedGiovanni BrunelliCardinal, Bishop of Osimo e Cingoli, Italy
36.4SelectedLuiz da Conceição Saraiva, O.S.B. †Bishop of São Luís do Maranhão, Brazil
23 Feb26.9Ordained PriestAntonio María Cascajares y AzaraPriest of Zaragoza, SpainCardinal, Archbishop
23.7Ordained PriestVictor-Joseph DoutrelouxPriest of Liège, BelgiumBishop
23.4Ordained PriestCelestino del FratePriest of Albano, ItalyArchbishop of Camerino, Italy
22.8Ordained PriestGiocondo (Matthaeus) de Nittis, O.F.M. Ref. †Priest of Order of Reformed Friars MinorBishop of Castellaneta, Italy
3 MarBornThomas Francis LillisBishop of Kansas City, Missouri, USA
4 Mar81.0RetiredGaspare Bernardo PianettiBishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, ItalyCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
8 Mar60.4SelectedFrançois-Augustin DelamareArchbishop of Auch, France
9 Mar75.7InstalledNicolás Aldazor, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
10 Mar33.9Ordained BishopDario Bucciarelli, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Pult (Pulati), AlbaniaArchbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
BornPedro Prat Escalas, O.E.S.A. †Prefect Emeritus of San León del Amazonas, Peru
68.9DiedGiovanni Sabatino (Sabatini)Bishop of Valva e Sulmona, Italy
16 Mar50.2ResignedAdamo Adami, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint BenedictMinister General
22.6Ordained PriestFrancesco Maria Imparati, O.F.M. Obs. †Priest of Order of Observant Friars MinorArchbishop of Acerenza e Matera, Italy
17 MarBornAntoine Coudert, O.M.I. †Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
22.8Ordained PriestAdolphus Edwin MedlycottPriestVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Trichur (Syro-Malabar), India
18 Mar55.3ConfirmedMariano Benito Barrio y FernándezCardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
43.3ConfirmedCharles-Théodore BaudryBishop of Périgueux (-Sarlat), France
54.8AppointedGaetano BediniArchbishop (Personal Title) of Viterbo e Tuscania, ItalyCardinal, Bishop
57.9ConfirmedJean-Joseph ChristopheBishop of Soissons (-Laon), France
53.9ConfirmedManoel Joaquim da SilveiraArchbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
60.5ConfirmedFrançois-Augustin DelamareArchbishop of Auch, France
45.0ConfirmedThéodore-Augustin Forcade, M.E.P. †Bishop of Nevers, FranceArchbishop of Aix (-Arles-Embrun), France
58.3ConfirmedClaude-Marie MagninBishop of Annecy, France
47.4ConfirmedDomingos Quirino de SouzaBishop of Goiás, Brazil
59.9ConfirmedEmmanuel-Jules RavinetBishop of Troyes, FranceBishop Emeritus
48.5ConfirmedAntonio da Trindade de Vasconcellos Pereira de MeloBishop of Beja, PortugalBishop of Lamego, Portugal
54.0AppointedAdrian WłodarskiAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
54.0AppointedAdrian WłodarskiTitular Bishop of IboraAuxiliary Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau), Poland
19 MarBornJoseph MacRoryCardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
21 Mar64.8DiedClément Bonnand, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry, India
55.0SucceededJoseph-Isidore Godelle, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry, India
BornEduardo Solar VicuñaAuxiliary Bishop of La Serena, Chile
BornManuel Vieira de MatosArchbishop of Braga, Portugal
22 Mar50.4ConfirmedJoão Crisóstomo de Amorim Pessoa, O.F.M. Ref. †Archbishop of Goa, IndiaArchbishop Emeritus of Braga, Portugal
BornCharles Joseph HeitzPrefect Emeritus of Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
53.9ConfirmedBenedetto Riccabona de ReinchenfelsBishop of Trento, Italy
23 MarBornFrancis Alphonsus BourneCardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
24 Mar24.5Ordained PriestRemigio Guido Barbieri, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictVicar Apostolic of Gibraltar
60.9AppointedSebastijan Francović, O.F.M. Obs. †Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
60.9AppointedSebastijan Francović, O.F.M. Obs. †Titular Bishop of SionVicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
77.9DiedPedro José Zarandia y EndaraBishop of Huesca, Spain
29 Mar80.9DiedIoan LemeniBishop Emeritus of Făgăraş (Romanian), Romania
68.1AppointedJózsef LonovicsTitular Archbishop of AmaseaArchbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
30 Mar23.9Ordained PriestGiovanni Maria DiamarePriestBishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
23.1Ordained PriestAugusto GuidiPriestPresident Emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
25.5Ordained PriestBartolomeo MirraPriestBishop of Poggio Mirteto, Italy
24.1Ordained PriestTommaso MontefuscoPriestBishop of Oria, Italy
74.8DiedFelice Regano (Regnano)Bishop of Catania, Italy
6 Apr34.3SelectedCharles-Amable de la Tour d’Auvergne LauraguaisCoadjutor Archbishop of Bourges, FranceArchbishop
7 Apr38.7Ordained BishopLéon KorkoruniBishop of Melitene (Malatia) (Armenian), Syria
67.7DiedEmanuele Marongiu MaccioniBishop Emeritus of Galtelli-Nuoro (Galtelly Nori), Italy
49.5Ordained BishopBuenaventura Rizo Patrón, O.F.M. Obs. †Bishop of Salta, Argentina
12 AprBornDaniel Mary GormanBishop of Boise City, Idaho, USA
14 Apr44.1Ordained BishopLuiz Antônio dos SantosBishop of Fortaleza (Ceará), BrazilArchbishop Emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
75.2Ordained BishopJosif SokolskiArchbishopArchbishop of Bulgarian United Church (Constantinople) (Bulgarian)
17 Apr78.3DiedJosip KukovićBishop Emeritus of Bosna (Djakovo) et Srijem, Croatia
BornAnton MaleckiApostolic Administrator Emeritus of Leningrad, Russian Federation
18 Apr60.1DiedJosé Julián Aranguren, O.A.R. †Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
19 Apr75.2AppointedJosif SokolskiArchbishop of Bulgarian United Church (Constantinople) (Bulgarian)
20 Apr56.9SelectedFrancisco Landeira y SevillaBishop of Cartagena (en España)
70.8DiedManuel José Pardio LizamaAuxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), México
21 Apr24.3Ordained PriestAbraham Brownrigg, S.S.S. †Priest of Congregation of the Blessed SacramentBishop of Ossory, Ireland
61.0Ordained BishopSebastijan Francović, O.F.M. Obs. †Titular Bishop of SionVicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
30.7Ordained BishopAntônio de Macedo CostaBishop of Belém do Pará, BrazilArchbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
22 Apr26.2Ordained DeaconAnton BaranowskiDeaconBishop of Sejny o Sejna o Augustów, Poland
26 Apr53.3AppointedGregoriius Dabanly (Dabanlian)Bishop of Ispahan {Esfáan} (Armenian), Iran
27 Apr77.3DiedGennaro SaladinoBishop of Isernia e Venafro, Italy
30 AprBornPasquale RagostaBishop Emeritus of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
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