The Year of Our Lord 1877

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown		Born	Henri Bardou †	France	Prefect Emeritus of Ghardaïa nel Sahara, Algeria
	26.2	Ordained Priest	Ioan Boros (Borosiu) †	Priest	Titular Bishop of Thespiae
	40.0	Appointed	John Cani †	Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Queensland, Australia	Bishop of Rockhampton, Australia
	22.1	Professed	Marie-Félix Choulet, M.E.P. †	Member of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Southern Manchuria {Manciuria Meridionale}, China
	31.2	Ordained Priest	Charles du Pont de Ligonnès †	Priest	Bishop of Rodez (-Vabres), France
		Died	Agostino Franco †	Titular Bishop of Hermopolis Maior
	23.7	Professed	Isidoro Clemente Gutiérrez, O.P. †	Member of Order of Friars Preachers	Vicar Apostolic of Amoy, China
	49.5	Resigned	Antoine Horner †	Prefect of Zanguebar, Kenya	Prefect Emeritus
	43.5	Died	José María Lizarzabaru, S.J. †	Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
	67.3	Died	Luigi Maria de Marinis †	Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
	52.5	Resigned	Federico Mascaretti, O. Carm. †	Bishop of Susa, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	27.1	Ordained Priest	José de Jesús Ortíz y Rodríguez †	Priest	Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
	22.9	Ordained Priest	Julio Ramón Riveiro y Jacinto, O.P. †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Guatemala
	21.8	Professed	Pierre-Ferdinand-Adrien Simon, M.E.P. †	Member of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
	70.3	Died	Ivan Josip Vitezić †	Bishop of Krk (Veglia), Croatia
	76.1	Died	Gerardus Petrus Wilmer †	Bishop of Haarlem, Netherlands
		Died	Joseph Sidney Woollett, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Jamaica, Antilles
2 Jan	69.6	Died	Paolo Brunoni †	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
4 Jan		Born	José de Haas, O.F.M. †	Eersel, Netherlands	Bishop of Araçuaí (Arassuaí), Minas Gerais, Brazil
6 Jan		Born	William Henry Mellon †	Edinburgh	Bishop of Galloway, Scotland, Great Britain
6 Jan		Born	Giuseppe Placido Maria Nicolini, O.S.B. †	Villazzano	Bishop of Assisi, Italy
7 Jan		Born	Jean-Baptiste Castanier, M.E.P. †	Lacapelle-de-Fraisse, France	Bishop Emeritus of Osaka, Japan
7 Jan		Born	Émile-Alexandre-Joseph Devred, M.E.P. †	Raucourt-au-Bois, France	Vicar Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South)
9 Jan	63.0	Appointed	Silvestre Guevara y Lira †	Titular Archbishop of Amasea	Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
10 Jan		Born	Bonifatius (Josef) Sauer, O.S.B. †	Oberuffhausen, Germany	Abbot of Tokugen o Tokwon, Korea (North)
10 Jan	53.9	Selected	Kaspar (Balthasar) Willi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
11 Jan		Born	Antonio Maria Capettini, P.I.M.E. †	Valle Lomellina, Italy	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Hanchung [Hanzhong], China
16 Jan		Born	Rafael Otón Castro Jiménez †	San José	Archbishop of San José de Costa Rica
28 Jan		Born	Eugenio Raffaele Faggiano, C.P. †	Salice Salentino	Bishop Emeritus of Cariati, Italy
29 Jan	44.8	Appointed	Isidoro Verga †	Secretary of the Congregation of the Council	Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Albano
4 Feb	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Manuel Agostinho Barreto †	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
7 Feb		Born	Camillo Caccia Dominioni †	Milan	Cardinal, Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy
7 Feb		Born	Pietro Pomares y de Morant †	Camerata Picena	Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
11 Feb	47.7	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Marie Osouf, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Arcadia	Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan
15 Feb	59.1	Died	Giovanni Monetti †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
16 Feb	55.6	Appointed	Michael Hannan †	Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
16 Feb	41.6	Appointed	John Moore †	Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
17 Feb		Born	Michael Fintan Power †	St. John's, Newfoundland	Bishop of Saint George’s, Newfoundland, Canada
18 Feb	65.1	Died	Francisco de Sales Crespo y Bautista †	Bishop of Mondoñedo, Spain
20 Feb	54.1	Appointed	Giacomo Cattani †	Apostolic Nuncio to Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
22 Feb		Born	Arthur Alfred Sinnott †	Morell	Archbishop Emeritus of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
23 Feb		Born	Pie Eugène Joseph Neveu, A.A. †	Gien, France	Titular Bishop of Citrus
24 Feb	23.0	Ordained Priest	Gustave-Charles-Marie Mutel, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Vicar Apostolic of Seoul, Korea (South)
	26.1	Ordained Priest	Pablo Singzon de la Anunciacion †	Priest	Bishop of Calbayog, Philippines
	50.1	Ordained Bishop	Dominique-Clément-Marie Soulé †	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion	Bishop Emeritus
25 Feb		Born	Bl. Manuel González y García †	Sevilla	Bishop of Palencia, Spain
26 Feb		Born	John Gregory Murray †	Waterbury, CT	Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
27 Feb	82.5	Retired	Nikolaus Franz Florentini †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
2 Mar		Born	Luigi Maglione †	Casoria	Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
4 Mar	63.8	Selected	Ildefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. †	Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
4 Mar	51.3	Selected	José Moreno y Mazón †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
7 Mar		Born	Agostino de Jesus e Souza †	Pensalves	Bishop of Porto, Portugal
7 Mar		Born	Ivan Starcevic †	Urkopali	Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
8 Mar		Born	Alessandro Evreinoff †	Pietroburgo	Titular Archbishop of Parium
12 Mar	80.7	Appointed	Luigi Amat di San Filipo e Sorso †	Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (-Velletri)	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	69.9	Appointed	Francesco Saverio Apuzzo †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Onofrio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	69.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Francesco Saverio Apuzzo †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Capua, Italy
	66.8	Appointed	Francisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in Parione	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	66.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Francisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	67.9	Appointed	Luigi di Canossa †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
	67.9	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi di Canossa †	Cardinal, Bishop of Verona, Italy
	70.8	Appointed	Louis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Silvestro in Capite	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
	70.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Louis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
	71.2	Appointed	Camillo Di Pietro †	Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	61.6	Appointed	Frédéric de Falloux du Coudray †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Agata de’ Goti	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	61.6	Elevated to Cardinal	Frédéric de Falloux du Coudray †	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	54.3	Appointed	Francesco Folicaldi †	Titular Archbishop of Ephesus
	75.0	Appointed	Manuel Garcia Gil, O.P. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Stefano al Monte Celio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	75.0	Elevated to Cardinal	Manuel Garcia Gil, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	48.1	Appointed	Edward Henry Howard †	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo	Cardinal, Bishop of Frascati, Italy
	48.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Edward Henry Howard †	Cardinal, Bishop of Frascati, Italy
	71.3	Appointed	Carlo Luigi Morichini †	Cardinal-Bishop of Albano	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
	64.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Nina †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Angelo in Pescheria	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	64.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Lorenzo Nina †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	43.6	Appointed	Lucido Maria Parocchi †	Archbishop of Bologna, Italy	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
	65.2	Elevated to Cardinal	Miguel Payá y Rico †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Toledo, Spain
	38.1	Appointed	Agostino Gaetano Riboldi †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
	56.1	Appointed	Leopoldo Ruggiero †	Archbishop of Sorrento, Italy
	61.6	Appointed	Vincenzo Leone Sallua, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon
	69.1	Appointed	Enea Sbarretti †	Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria ad Martyres	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	69.1	Elevated to Cardinal	Enea Sbarretti †	Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
	68.8	Appointed	Luigi Serafini †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Girolamo dei Croati (degli Schiavoni)	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	68.8	Elevated to Cardinal	Luigi Serafini †	Cardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
	57.1	Appointed	Giuseppe Antonio Virdia, O.F.M. Conv. †	Bishop of Cariati, Italy	Bishop Emeritus
	54.1	Confirmed	Kaspar (Balthasar) Willi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
15 Mar		Born	Bisciarah Riccardo Chémali †	Suhaileh nel Monte Libano	Archbishop of Damas (Maronite), Syria
16 Mar	82.4	Died	John Bede Polding, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Sydney, Australia
16 Mar	43.2	Succeeded	Roger William Bede Vaughan, O.S.B. †	Archbishop of Sydney, Australia
17 Mar		Born	Joseph Kallas †	Fakihat	Bishop of Tripoli del Libano (Melkite Greek), Lebanon
	24.9	Ordained Priest	Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo, Sch. P. †	Priest of Order of the Pious Schools	Cardinal, Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
	45.9	Appointed	Petrus Pace †	Bishop of Gozo, Malta	Bishop of Malta
19 Mar	83.2	Died	Jean-Jacques-Marie-Antoine Guerrin †	Bishop of Langres, France
20 Mar	38.7	Appointed	Federico Foschi †	Bishop of Cervia, Italy
	63.8	Confirmed	Ildefonso Joaquín Infante y Macías, O.S.B. †	Bishop of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	49.7	Appointed	Valerio Laspro †	Archbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
	61.1	Resigned	Joaquín Lluch y Garriga, O. Carm. †	Apostolic Administrator of San Cristóbal de La Laguna o Tenerife, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
	51.3	Confirmed	José Moreno y Mazón †	Bishop of Cuenca, Spain	Archbishop of Granada, Spain
	53.8	Appointed	Antonio Piterà †	Titular Bishop of Auzia	Bishop Emeritus of Bova, Italy
	59.2	Appointed	Tommaso Reggio †	Coadjutor Bishop of Ventimiglia, Italy	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	59.2	Appointed	Tommaso Reggio †	Titular Bishop of Tanes	Archbishop of Genova, Italy
	56.9	Appointed	Nicola de Simone †	Bishop of Bova, Italy
		Born	Thomas Leighton Williams †	Birmingham	Archbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
24 Mar	70.7	Died	Pietro Cilento †	Bishop of Rossano, Italy	Archbishop
24 Mar		Born	Sylvester Joseph Espelage, O.F.M. †	Cincinnati, OH, USA	Vicar Apostolic of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
26 Mar		Born	Hermann Wilhelm Berning †	Lingen	Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany
26 Mar		Died	Bernardino Medina y Moreno †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
28 Mar		Born	Francisco de Campos Barreto †	Campinas	Bishop of Campinas, Brazil
30 Mar	47.7	Died	José Ignacio Checa y Barba †	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
30 Mar		Born	Giacomo Montanelli †	Lecco	Archbishop of Vercelli, Italy
31 Mar	24.9	Ordained Priest	Pietro Gasparri †	Priest of Roma {Rome}, Italy	Cardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
		Born	Michael O’Brien †	Castlemaine	Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
	72.6	Died	Louis-Théophile Palluc du Parc †	Bishop of Blois, France
1 Apr	54.2	Installed	Kaspar (Balthasar) Willi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
2 Apr		Born	Jean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. †	Douai, France	Bishop Emeritus of Tianjin [Tientsin], China
3 Apr		Born	Joseph Laurent Philippe, S.C.I. †	Rollingergrund	Bishop of Luxembourg
4 Apr		Born	Damian Johannes Theelen, C.P. †	Beesel	Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
6 Apr		Born	Atanasio Celestino Jáuregui y Goiri, C.P. †	Larrabezua	Vicar Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón, Peru
8 Apr		Born	Moisés Ferreira Coelho †	Cajazeiras	Archbishop of Paraíba, Paraiba, Brazil
8 Apr	46.0	Ordained Bishop	Petrus Pace †	Bishop of Gozo, Malta	Bishop of Malta
9 Apr		Born	Vicente Huarte San Martín, S.J. †	Leiza, Spain	Vicar Apostolic of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
10 Apr	44.3	Appointed	George Michael Conroy †	Apostolic Delegate to Canada	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland
10 Apr		Born	Massimo Massimi †	Roma	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
11 Apr	66.3	Died	Pierre Bataillon, S.M. †	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Oceania, Tonga
15 Apr		Born	Endre Kriston †	Kemecse	Auxiliary Bishop of Eger, Hungary
15 Apr		Born	José Aníbal Verdaguer y Corominas †	Plumerillo	Bishop of Mendoza, Argentina
16 Apr	62.8	Appointed	Alexander Balgy †	Titular Archbishop of Achrida
17 Apr	32.9	Appointed	Marie-Jean-Gustave Blanc, M.E.P. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Corea	Vicar Apostolic
17 Apr	32.9	Appointed	Marie-Jean-Gustave Blanc, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Antigonea	Vicar Apostolic of Corea
19 Apr		Born	Raffaele delle Nocche †	Marano	Bishop of Tricarico, Italy
21 Apr	76.0	Died	Luigi Vannicelli Casoni †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy
22 Apr	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Francis Xavier Leray †	Bishop of Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
	38.2	Ordained Bishop	Agostino Gaetano Riboldi †	Bishop of Pavia, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
	61.7	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Leone Sallua, O.P. †	Titular Archbishop of Chalcedon
	57.0	Ordained Bishop	Nicola de Simone †	Bishop of Bova, Italy
	23.1	Ordained Priest	Henri-Caprais Vasselon, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Bishop of Osaka, Japan
23 Apr		Born	José Maria Alcaráz y Alenda †	Aspe	Bishop of Badajoz, Spain
24 Apr	40.9	Selected	Carlos Luiz d’Amour †	Bishop of Cuiabá, Brazil	Archbishop of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
26 Apr	45.2	Resigned	Pierre-Timothee Attar (Hattar) †	Bishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey	Bishop Emeritus of Mardin (Chaldean), Iraq
28 Apr		Born	Ferdinand Stanislaus Pawlikowski †	Wien	Bishop Emeritus of Seckau, Austria
28 Apr	76.2	Died	Giuseppe Luigi Trevisanato †	Cardinal, Patriarch of Venezia {Venice}, Italy
29 Apr	22.2	Ordained Priest	Paul Auad †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Cipro (Maronite), Cyprus