The Year of Our Lord 1866

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Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Died	Paul Acderian (Etarian) †	Bishop of Iskanderiya {Alexandria} (Armenian), Egypt
	52.4	Appointed	Paul Ambroise Bigandet, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Siam {Siam Occidentale}, Thailand	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
	76.4	Died	Ferdinando Baldanzi †	Archbishop of Siena, Italy
	22.9	Ordained Priest	John Conmy †	Priest of Killala, Ireland	Bishop
		Born	Ludovico Ferretti, O.P. †		Bishop Emeritus of Colle di Val d’Elsa, Italy
		Resigned	Johannes Kistemaker †	Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
	51.4	Appointed	Štefan Lipovniczky †	Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino, Nagyvárad}, Romania
		Died	Giovanni Antonio Odone †	Bishop of Susa, Italy
	22.4	Ordained Priest	Mariano Rampolla del Tindaro †	Priest	Cardinal, Official of the Congregation of the Holy Office
	23.2	Ordained Priest	Étienne-Joseph-Frédéric Tanoux †	Priest	Bishop of Martinique (Fort-de-France e Saint Pierre), Martinique, Antilles
	24.3	Ordained Priest	Ramón Torrijos y Gómez †	Priest	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
		Born	Osvaldo Waller, S.M.A. †		Prefect Emeritus of Eastern Nigeria {Nigeria Orientale}
Jan	22.5	Ordained Priest	Domenico Cocchia, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
1 Jan		Born	Giustino Cawet †	Houffalise	Coadjutor Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
2 Jan		Born	Paolo Schirò †	Monreale, Italy	Titular Bishop of Benda
3 Jan	23.3	Ordained Priest	Diomede Angelo Raffaele Gennaro Falconio, O.F.M. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Affairs of Religious
6 Jan	51.9	Appointed	Charles-Philippe Place †	Bishop of Marseille, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France
7 Jan	53.0	Ordained Bishop	Fabián Sebastián Arenzana Magdaleno †	Bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada, Spain
7 Jan		Born	Pio Giuseppe Passerini †	Zinasco	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Shensi {Scen-Si Meridionale}, China
8 Jan	54.8	Appointed	Ruggero Luigi Emidio Antici Mattei †	Cardinal, Patriarch of the unknown of Titular See
	73.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Luca Barranco, O. de M. †	Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
	73.2	Appointed	Giuseppe Luca Barranco, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia	Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
	61.5	Appointed	Niccola Frangipane †	Bishop of Concordia, Italy
	43.5	Appointed	Antonio Luis Jordá Soler †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
	43.2	Appointed	Mieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski †	Archbishop of Gniezno-Poznań, Poland	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	51.0	Appointed	Juan Lozano Torreira †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
	53.0	Appointed	Paul Ludolf Melchers, S.J. †	Archbishop of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
	50.4	Appointed	João Pereira Bothelho de Amaral y Pimentel †	Bishop of Macau, China	Bishop of Angra, Portugal
	51.0	Appointed	Giuseppe Romero †	Titular Bishop of Dibon	Bishop of Santa Marta, Colombia
9 Jan	43.7	Appointed	John Joseph Williams †	Coadjutor Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
14 Jan	45.0	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Ulloa y Calvo †	Titular Bishop of Limyra	Bishop of León en Nicaragua
15 Jan	75.5	Died	Jozef Kunszt †	Archbishop of Kalocsa, Hungary
15 Jan	69.5	Died	Jozef Viber †	Auxiliary Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia
29 Jan	79.8	Died	William Hogarth †	Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great Britain
29 Jan		Born	Soter Stephen Ortynsky de Labetz, O.S.B.M. †	Ortynychy, Ukraine	Bishop of United States of America, Faithful of the Oriental Rite (Ukrainian), Pennsylvania
30 Jan	35.8	Appointed	Vicente Ferrer Carreras, O.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
30 Jan		Born	Basilio Hossu †	Maros-Vásárhely	Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
31 Jan		Born	Louis-Jean-Joseph Derouet, C.S.Sp. †	Saint-Denis de Villenette, France	Vicar Apostolic of Lower French Congo {Congo Francese Inferiore}
1 Feb	24.3	Ordained Priest	Heinrich Hubert Aloysius Voß (Voss) †	Priest of Münster, Germany	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
2 Feb	62.2	Died	José Avila Lamas †	Bishop of Orense, Spain
2 Feb		Born	Antonio Cech †	Leitmeritz	Auxiliary Bishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
3 Feb	34.8	Appointed	Agabio (Agapios) Bsciai (Bishai) †	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
3 Feb	34.8	Appointed	Agabio (Agapios) Bsciai (Bishai) †	Titular Bishop of Chariopolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
4 Feb	57.4	Appointed	Joseph La Rocque †	Titular Bishop of Germanicopolis	Bishop Emeritus of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
	57.4	Resigned	Joseph La Rocque †	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada	Bishop Emeritus
	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Fernando Ramírez Vázquez †	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
6 Feb		Appointed	Stefano Israelian †	Bishop of Karput (Armenian), Turkey
6 Feb	72.0	Died	Georg von Oettl †	Bishop of Eichstätt, Germany
13 Feb	53.3	Died	John Bernard Fitzpatrick †	Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
13 Feb	43.8	Succeeded	John Joseph Williams †	Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
15 Feb		Born	Victor Colombanus Dreyer, O.F.M. Cap. †	Rosheim, France	Apostolic Delegate Emeritus to Indochina
16 Feb	72.0	Appointed	Robert William Willson (Wilson) †	Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis	Bishop Emeritus of Hobart, Australia
16 Feb	72.0	Resigned	Robert William Willson (Wilson) †	Bishop of Hobart, Australia	Bishop Emeritus
24 Feb	24.4	Ordained Priest	Florian Oksza von Stablewski †	Priest of Gniezno-Poznań, Poland	Archbishop
25 Feb	54.9	Ordained Bishop	Ruggero Luigi Emidio Antici Mattei †	Cardinal, Patriarch of the unknown of Titular See
26 Feb		Born	Aurelio Galli †	Frascati	Cardinal, Official of the Secretariat of State
Mar	24.4	Ordained Priest	Wenceslao Oñate, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic of Central Tonking {Tonkino Centrale}, Viêt Nam
3 Mar		Born	Matthew Cullen †	Kilkarney	Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
4 Mar	35.8	Appointed	José Ignacio Árciga Ruiz de Chávez †	Auxiliary Bishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México	Archbishop
	35.8	Appointed	José Ignacio Árciga Ruiz de Chávez †	Titular Bishop of Legio	Archbishop of Michoacán, Michoacán, México
	66.5	Ordained Bishop	Esteban Pérez Fernández †	Bishop of Coria, Spain	Bishop of Málaga, Spain
5 Mar	66.3	Appointed	Mariano José de Escalada Bustillo y Zeballos †	Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
5 Mar	70.6	Died	Pierre-Louis Parisis †	Bishop of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France
8 Mar	51.8	Died	St. Siméon-François Berneux, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Corea
	48.0	Succeeded	St. Antoine-Marie-Nicolas Daveluy, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Corea	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
	50.7	Succeeded	Daniel Murphy †	Bishop of Hobart, Australia	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia
		Born	Leopoldo Precan †	Tynec	Archbishop of Olomouc, Czech Republic
11 Mar	31.0	Appointed	Vinceno Bracco †	Auxiliary Bishop of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine	Patriarch
	31.0	Appointed	Vinceno Bracco †	Titular Bishop of Magydus	Patriarch of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
	43.9	Ordained Bishop	John Joseph Williams †	Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA	Archbishop of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
12 Mar		Born	Franz Rudolf Bornewasser †	Radevormwald	Bishop of Trier, Germany
		Born	Eustaquio Nieto y Martín †	Zamora	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
		Born	Joseph Schrembs †	Wutzelhofen, Germany	Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
14 Mar		Born	Celestino Endrici †	Don	Archbishop of Trento, Italy
17 Mar		Born	Alexandre-Philibert Poirier †	St-Michel-en-l'Herm	Bishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
20 Mar	56.3	Appointed	Charles La Rocque †	Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
20 Mar	89.5	Died	Antonio Tosti †	Cardinal, Librarian of the Vatican Library
25 Mar	23.3	Ordained Priest	Jean-Joseph Tournier †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop of Carthage, Tunisia
27 Mar		Born	Marian Leon Fulman †	Stare Miasto	Bishop of Lublin, Poland
30 Mar	48.0	Died	St. Antoine-Marie-Nicolas Daveluy, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Corea	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
31 Mar	22.5	Ordained Priest	Pietro Respighi †	Priest	Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of Roma {Rome}, Italy
	22.5	Ordained Priest	Andrea Righetti †	Priest	Bishop of Carpi, Italy
	24.5	Ordained Priest	James August Smith †	Priest	Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
2 Apr	54.8	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Lequette †	Bishop of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France
5 Apr	62.7	Appointed	Johannes Heinrich Beckmann †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
6 Apr		Born	Pierre Aziz Ho †	Mossul	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq
6 Apr		Born	Felix-Raymond-Marie Rouleau, O.P. †	Ile-Verte	Cardinal, Archbishop of Québec, Québec, Canada
7 Apr	24.9	Ordained Priest	Hermann Joseph Schmitz †	Priest of Köln {Cologne}, Germany	Auxiliary Bishop
8 Apr	64.2	Ordained Bishop	Augustin Pavel Wahala †	Bishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
10 Apr		Ordained Bishop	Stefano Israelian †	Bishop of Karput (Armenian), Turkey
11 Apr		Born	Alfred Flocard †	Jorquenay	Bishop of Limoges, France
15 Apr	35.0	Ordained Bishop	Agabio (Agapios) Bsciai (Bishai) †	Titular Bishop of Chariopolis	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
	43.8	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Luis Jordá Soler †	Bishop of Vic, Spain
	64.2	Installed	Augustin Pavel Wahala †	Bishop of Litomĕrice, Czech Republic
18 Apr		Born	Joseph Francis Busch †	Red Wing, MN	Bishop of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
22 Apr	73.5	Ordained Bishop	Giuseppe Luca Barranco, O. de M. †	Titular Bishop of Carpasia	Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, Peru
		Born	Juan José Laguarda y Fenollera †	Valencia	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
	51.3	Ordained Bishop	Juan Lozano Torreira †	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
24 Apr	32.5	Appointed	Edward Fitzgerald †	Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
	63.2	Died	Anastasius Hartmann, O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Patna, India	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bombay, India
	40.7	Appointed	John Hennessy †	Bishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA	Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
29 Apr	60.3	Died	Joseph Dixon †	Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
3 May	50.9	Installed	Daniel Murphy †	Bishop of Hobart, Australia	Archbishop of Hobart, Australia
4 May	37.8	Appointed	Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †	Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
8 May		Born	John Joseph O'Gorman, C.S.Sp. †	Hatstown, Ireland	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sierra Leone
11 May	36.9	Appointed	Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. †	Vicar Apostolic of Japan	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Japan
11 May	36.9	Appointed	Bernard-Thadée Petitjean, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Myriophytos	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Japan
13 May	37.8	Ordained Bishop	Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †	Titular Archbishop of Tamiathis	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
15 May	37.8	Appointed	Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †	Apostolic Nuncio to Belgium	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
18 May	36.1	Ordained Bishop	Stefano Melchisedechian †	Bishop of Garin (Erzerum) (Armenian)
19 May	27.0	Ordained Priest	Thomas Joseph Carr †	Priest of Tuam, Ireland	Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia
22 May	25.3	Ordained Priest	William Joseph Walsh †	Priest of Dublin, Ireland	Archbishop
26 May	23.2	Ordained Deacon	Braulio Orúe Vivanco †	Deacon of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba	Bishop of Pinar del Rio, Cuba
	23.8	Ordained Priest	Louis-Marie Pineau, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Tonking {Tonkino Meridionale}, Viêt Nam
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Gulstan Francis Ropert, SS.CC. †	Priest of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, USA
	23.2	Ordained Priest	José Terrés, O.P. †	Priest of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viêt Nam
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Michael Tierney †	Priest of Hartford, Connecticut, USA	Bishop
27 May	23.2	Ordained Priest	Alphonse-Gabriel-Pierre Foucault †	Priest of Chartres, France	Bishop of Saint-Dié, France
27 May	26.1	Ordained Priest	Jean-Baptiste-Hippolyte Sarthou, C.M. †	Priest	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
29 May		Born	Godric Kean †	Durham, Great Britain	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Gerusalemme {Jerusalem}, Palestine
29 May		Born	Bl. Carlo Liviero †	Vicenza	Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
31 May		Born	Félix-Henri-François-Donatien Perroy, M.E.P. †	Talmont, France	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Burma {Birmania Meridionale}, Myanmar
Jun	23.3	Ordained Priest	Venceslao Frind †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Praha {Prague}, Czech Republic
3 Jun		Born	Hermann Joseph Sträter †	Drimborn	Auxiliary Bishop of Aachen, Germany
5 Jun	52.6	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Teodoro del Valle †	Bishop of Huánuco, Peru	Archbishop Emeritus of Lima, Peru
7 Jun	30.9	Appointed	Paul-François Puginier, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viêt Nam	Vicar Apostolic
7 Jun	30.9	Appointed	Paul-François Puginier, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Mauricastro	Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viêt Nam
8 Jun	45.5	Appointed	Bienvenido Monzón y Martín †	Archbishop of Granada, Spain	Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
12 Jun		Born	Cassian (Franz Anton) Spiß (Spiess), O.S.B. †	St. Jakob am Arlberg, Italy	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Zanguebar {Zanguebar Meridionale}, Tanzania
15 Jun	69.0	Died	Charles-Nicolas-Pierre Didiot †	Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
18 Jun		Born	Jean-Louis Clerc-Renaud, C.M. †	Lyon, France	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Yükiang [Yujiang], China
19 Jun	66.6	Appointed	Nicolás Castells, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Archbishop of Marcianopolis	Apostolic Delegate to Other
19 Jun	66.6	Appointed	Nicolás Castells, O.F.M. Cap. †	Apostolic Delegate to Other
21 Jun		Born	Quirico Travaini †	Maggiate Superiore di Gattico	Bishop of Fossano, Italy
22 Jun	40.9	Confirmed	Jean-Marie Bécel †	Bishop of Vannes, France
	62.9	Confirmed	Johannes Heinrich Beckmann †	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
	40.2	Appointed	Luigi Maria Bilio, B. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
	40.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Maria Bilio, B. †	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
	60.0	Appointed	Domenico Consolini †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	60.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Domenico Consolini †	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	63.1	Appointed	Paul Cullen †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
	63.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Paul Cullen †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
	54.8	Appointed	Matteo Eustachio Gonella †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy	Cardinal, Bishop
	52.8	Confirmed	Pierre-Alfred Grimardias †	Bishop of Cahors, France
	43.3	Appointed	Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	43.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst †	Cardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
	55.0	Confirmed	Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Lequette †	Bishop of Arras (, Boulogne, e Saint-Omer), France
	64.3	Appointed	Antonio Matteucci †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giorgio in Velabro	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	64.3	Elevated to Cardinal	Antonio Matteucci †	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	46.2	Appointed	Frédéric-François-Xavier Ghislain de Mérode †	Titular Archbishop of Melitene
	37.5	Appointed	José Ignacio Ordóñez †	Bishop of Bolivar, Ecuador	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
	52.4	Confirmed	Charles-Philippe Place †	Bishop of Marseille, France	Cardinal, Archbishop of Rennes (, Dol, e Saint-Malo), France
23 Jun		Born	José María Caro Rodríguez †	Cáhuil	Cardinal, Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
		Born	Antonio Domenico Rossi †	Piacenza	Abbot of San Martino al Monte Cimino, Italy
		Born	Juan José Marcos Zapata †	Albardon	Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Argentina
25 Jun	60.8	Appointed	Mariano Brezmes Arredondo †	Bishop of Guadix, Spain	Bishop of Astorga, Spain
	38.1	Appointed	Angelo Di Pietro †	Auxiliary Bishop of Velletri e Segni, Italy	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
	38.1	Appointed	Angelo Di Pietro †	Titular Bishop of Nyssa	Cardinal, Datary of the Apostolic Datary
	66.3	Appointed	Djorje Dubocovic †	Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
	60.3	Appointed	José La Cuesta Maroto †	Bishop of Orense, Spain
	47.7	Appointed	Mariano Ortiz Urruela †	Titular Bishop of Teja
	57.5	Appointed	Antonio Rossi Vaccari †	Titular Archbishop of Colossae {Rhodes}
26 Jun	22.8	Ordained Priest	Nicolò Marini †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
27 Jun		Born	Pedro Ladislao González y Estrada †	Havanna	Bishop Emeritus of San Cristobal de la Habana, Cuba
29 Jun	33.2	Succeeded	Giovanni Marango †	Bishop of Tinos, Greece	Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
	33.2	Succeeded	Giovanni Marango †	Bishop of Mykonos, Greece	Archbishop of Athenai {Athens}, Greece
		Born	John Baptist Morris †	Hendersonville, TN	Bishop of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
		Born	Pietro Zanolini †	Merlara	Bishop of Lodi, Italy
30 Jun	72.4	Died	Robert William Willson (Wilson) †	Bishop Emeritus of Hobart, Australia

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