The Year of Our Lord 1879

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	22.7	Ordained Priest	José Amador Velasco y Peña †	Priest	Bishop of Colima, México
	26.9	Ordained Priest	João Paulino de Azevedo e Castro †	Priest	Bishop of Macau, China
	23.4	Ordained Priest	Lajos Balós de Sipek (Balás) †	Priest	Bishop of Rožňava, Slovakia
	86.1	Died	Emmanuele Francesco Barrutia y Croquer †	Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala
		Appointed	Matthieu-Paul Chammina †	Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), Iraq	Archbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran
	44.5	Appointed	Vittore-Maria Corvaia, O.S.B. †	Coadjutor Abbot of Montevergine, Italy	Abbot Emeritus
	80.1	Died	Niccola Crispigni (Grispigni) †	Bishop of Foligno, Italy
	26.6	Professed	Joseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. †	Member of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Prefect of Kuamsi, China
	16.2	Professed	Auguste-Jean-Gabriel Maurice, O.F.M. †	Member of Order of Friars Minor	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Shensi/Chensi {Scen-Si Centrale}, China
		Appointed	Athanase Nasser †	Vicar Apostolic of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Melkite Greek), Egypt
	25.5	Ordained Priest	Paul Nègre †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rodez (-Vabres), France
	50.0	Resigned	José Ignacio Ordóñez †	Bishop of Bolivar, Ecuador	Archbishop of Quito, Ecuador
	22.4	Ordained Priest	Tomasso Trussoni †	Priest	Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza, Italy
		Born	Dmytro Yaremko †		Titular Bishop
	55.5	Died	Federico Maria Zinelli †	Bishop of Treviso, Italy
3 Jan	63.0	Died	Djordje Marčić †	Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
5 Jan	48.0	Died	James McDevitt †	Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
5 Jan		Born	Charles Daniel White †	Grand Rapids	Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA
14 Jan		Born	Carlo Ilario Currea, S.J. †	Bogota	Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia
14 Jan	76.2	Died	Charles-Marie Magnin †	Bishop of Annecy, France
15 Jan	26.0	Ordained Priest	William John Kenny †	Priest of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA	Bishop
21 Jan	53.7	Appointed	Valentin Garnier, S.J. †	Vicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
21 Jan	53.7	Appointed	Valentin Garnier, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Titopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
23 Jan		Born	Charles Eugène Klaeyle, O.M.I. †	Mutzig	Prefect Emeritus of Cimbebasia Inferiore, Namibia
28 Jan	80.4	Died	Antonio Benedetto Antonucci †	Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
30 Jan		Born	Johann Baptist Dietz †	Birkach	Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
1 Feb		Born	Louis-Marie Raucaz, S.M. †	Verrens-Arvey, France	Vicar Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands
2 Feb	24.8	Ordained Priest	Luis María Niella †	Priest	Bishop of Corrientes, Argentina
3 Feb	50.6	Selected	José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
4 Feb	48.7	Appointed	Elzear Torreggiani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
7 Feb	44.4	Appointed	Salvador Casañas y Pagés †	Apostolic Administrator of Urgell, Spain	Cardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
7 Feb	44.4	Appointed	Salvador Casañas y Pagés †	Titular Bishop of Ceramus	Cardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
10 Feb		Born	Lucas Guillermo Castillo Hernández †	S. Casimiro	Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
13 Feb	63.2	Died	Salvatore Silvestris, C.SS.R. †	Bishop of Conversano, Italy
15 Feb		Born	Egisto Domenico Melchiori †	Bedizzole	Bishop of Tortona, Italy
16 Feb		Born	Antonio Emanuele Pereira Ribeiro †	Friande	Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
18 Feb	42.5	Selected	Johann Szabó †	Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
19 Feb	67.9	Resigned	Félix María Arrieta y Llano, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, Spain	Bishop Emeritus
	57.0	Died	Thomas Patrick Roger Foley †	Coadjutor Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
	67.1	Died	Raffaele Pucci-Sisti †	Bishop of Montalcino, Italy
23 Feb		Born	Joseph Henry Leo Schlarman †	Bresse	Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA
27 Feb	63.6	Died	Filippo Maria Guidi, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
28 Feb	39.2	Confirmed	Pierre Elie XII Abboloyonan †	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
	57.7	Confirmed	Francisco Aznar y Pueyo †	Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
	56.0	Appointed	Francesco Battaglini †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
	68.8	Appointed	Francisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
	55.9	Appointed	Sigismondo Brandolini Rota †	Coadjutor Bishop of Ceneda, Italy	Bishop
	55.9	Appointed	Sigismondo Brandolini Rota †	Titular Bishop of Oropus	Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
	63.2	Appointed	Luigi Carvelli †	Coadjutor Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, Italy	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
	63.2	Appointed	Luigi Carvelli †	Titular Bishop of Etalonia (Hetalonia)	Bishop of Mileto, Italy
	43.3	Appointed	Jaime Catalá y Albosa †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
	54.2	Appointed	Manuel Cerón †	Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
	46.2	Confirmed	Henri-Charles-Dominique Denéchau †	Bishop of Tulle, France
	55.7	Appointed	Pietro Facciotti †	Auxiliary Bishop of Palestrina, Italy	Bishop Emeritus of Ferentino, Italy
	55.7	Appointed	Pietro Facciotti †	Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae	Bishop Emeritus of Ferentino, Italy
	54.7	Appointed	Manuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas †	Bishop of Málaga, Spain	Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
	47.1	Appointed	Alessandro Grossi †	Auxiliary Bishop of Tivoli, Italy	Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis ad Nestum
	62.1	Appointed	Francesco Maccarone †	Coadjutor Bishop of Boiano, Italy	Bishop
	62.1	Appointed	Francesco Maccarone †	Titular Bishop of Thermae Basilicae	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
	68.6	Appointed	Bonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	51.0	Appointed	Salvatore Nappi †	Archbishop of Conza-Campagna, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	66.8	Appointed	Lorenzo Nina †	Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Trastevere	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
	45.1	Appointed	Antonio Ochoa y Arenas †	Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
	44.5	Appointed	Mariano Elvezio Pagliari †	Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy
	64.6	Confirmed	Giovanni Pauer †	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
	50.7	Confirmed	José Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero †	Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, Spain	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
	60.8	Appointed	Achilles Rinaldini †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene
	43.9	Appointed	Vincenzo Maria Sarnelli †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
	53.9	Appointed	Pietro Saulini †	Bishop of Alatri, Italy
	42.5	Appointed	Sylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) †	Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Cardinal, Archbishop
	42.5	Appointed	Sylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) †	Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	74.3	Appointed	Domenico Cavallini Spadoni †	Titular Archbishop of Adana	Archbishop Emeritus of Spoleto, Italy
	74.3	Retired	Domenico Cavallini Spadoni †	Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy	Archbishop Emeritus
	46.9	Confirmed	Franz Joseph von Stein †	Bishop of Würzburg, Germany	Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
	64.0	Appointed	Pietro de Villanova Castellacci †	Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
	66.4	Appointed	José Raimundo Benito Villamitjana Vila †	Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
1 Mar		Born	Giovanni de Oliveira Matos Ferreira †	Valverde	Auxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
2 Mar	47.9	Ordained Bishop	Juan José Baldivia Morales †	Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia	Bishop of La Paz, Bolivia
2 Mar	43.9	Ordained Bishop	Vincenzo Maria Sarnelli †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
8 Mar	23.1	Ordained Priest	René-Michel-Marie Fée, M.E.P. †	Priest of La Société des Missions Etrangères	Bishop of Malacca, Singapore
9 Mar	56.0	Ordained Bishop	Francesco Battaglini †	Bishop of Rimini, Italy	Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
	55.9	Ordained Bishop	Sigismondo Brandolini Rota †	Titular Bishop of Oropus	Bishop of Ceneda, Italy
	55.7	Ordained Bishop	Pietro Facciotti †	Titular Bishop of Abila Lysaniae	Bishop Emeritus of Ferentino, Italy
		Born	Antonio Melomo †	Cassano all'Ionio	Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
		Born	Lajos Shvoy †	Budapest	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
10 Mar		Born	Josyf Botsian (Bocian) †		Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
	65.3	Died	Carlos María Colina y Rubio †	Bishop of Tlaxcala, México
		Born	Edward Francis Ryan †	Lynn	Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA
11 Mar		Died	Pedro José Chávez †	Bishop of Puno, Peru
13 Mar		Born	Henry Joseph O’Leary †	Richibouctou	Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
13 Mar	72.0	Died	Benedetto Riccabona de Reinchenfels †	Bishop of Trento, Italy
16 Mar	60.8	Ordained Bishop	Achilles Rinaldini †	Titular Bishop of Cyrene
17 Mar		Born	Ernesto Eugenio Filippi †	Collelungo	Archbishop of Monreale, Italy
19 Mar	58.4	Died	Anastasio Laterza, O.C.D. †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
19 Mar	62.1	Succeeded	Francesco Maccarone †	Bishop of Boiano, Italy
20 Mar		Born	Basile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bruges, Belgium	Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
21 Mar	47.1	Appointed	Pierre-Timothee Attar (Hattar) †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mardin (Chaldean), Iraq	Bishop Emeritus
23 Mar	44.5	Ordained Bishop	Salvador Casañas y Pagés †	Titular Bishop of Ceramus	Cardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
23 Mar	48.2	Ordained Bishop	Pierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. †	Titular Bishop of Zela	Prefect of Kuamsi, China
25 Mar		Born	Louis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson †	Trois-Rivières	Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
25 Mar	48.8	Ordained Bishop	Elzear Torreggiani, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Armidale, Australia
26 Mar	62.8	Died	Paolo di Niquesa †	Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
26 Mar	56.2	Succeeded	Ignatius Camillus William Mary Peter Persico, O.F.M. Cap. †	Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy	Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
27 Mar	67.1	Died	Hilarion Silani, O.S.B. †	Vicar Apostolic of Colombo, Sri Lanka
27 Mar		Born	Gallus (Bernhard) Steiger, O.S.B. †	Büron, Switzerland	Abbot Emeritus of Peramiho, Tanzania
28 Mar	53.0	Appointed	Fulgenzio Czarev, O.F.M. †	Archbishop of Skopje, Macedonia	Bishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
	51.5	Appointed	Audishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), Turkey	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
		Born	Joannes van Cauwenbergh †	Lierre	Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
29 Mar	23.2	Ordained Priest	Conrad Abels, C.I.C.M. †	Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary	Vicar Apostolic of Jehol [Jinzhou], China
29 Mar	24.4	Ordained Priest	Luis José María Amigó y Ferrer, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
30 Mar	44.0	Installed	Vincenzo Maria Sarnelli †	Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, Italy	Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
31 Mar		Born	Félix Hedde, O.P. †	Brest, France	Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viêt Nam
1 Apr	46.3	Ordained Bishop	Henri-Charles-Dominique Denéchau †	Bishop of Tulle, France
1 Apr		Born	Umberto Rossi †	Casorzo	Bishop of Asti, Italy
4 Apr	63.1	Appointed	Edward MacCabe †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Dublin, Ireland
4 Apr	60.0	Appointed	Bartholomew Woodlock †	Bishop of Ardagh (and Clonmacnois), Ireland	Bishop Emeritus
6 Apr	69.4	Died	Vinzenz Gasser †	Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
8 Apr	80.1	Died	Casimir-Alexis-Joseph Wicart †	Bishop Emeritus of Laval, France
10 Apr		Born	Mateo Colom y Canals, O.S.A. †	Soller	Bishop of Huesca, Spain
12 Apr	27.4	Ordained Priest	Neil McNeil †	Priest of Arichat, Nova Scotia, Canada	Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
12 Apr	22.4	Ordained Priest	Donato Raffaele Sbarretti Tazza †	Priest of Spoleto, Italy	Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of the Holy Office
13 Apr	43.4	Ordained Bishop	Jaime Catalá y Albosa †	Bishop of Cádiz, Spain	Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
13 Apr	24.5	Ordained Priest	James Edward Quigley †	Priest of Buffalo, New York, USA	Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
14 Apr		Born	Francesco Tiburzio Roche, S.J. †	Tuticorin	Bishop Emeritus of Tuticorin, India
17 Apr	56.2	Died	Kaspar (Balthasar) Willi, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Chur, Switzerland
18 Apr		Born	Teodorico de Angelis †	Limosano	Bishop Emeritus of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
20 Apr	49.4	Appointed	Giuseppe David †	Archbishop of Damas (Syrian), Syria
	68.7	Ordained Bishop	Bonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. †	Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
	42.6	Ordained Bishop	Sylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) †	Titular Bishop of Iuliopolis	Cardinal, Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
21 Apr	62.1	Selected	Albin Dunajewski †	Cardinal, Bishop of Kraków, Poland
23 Apr		Born	Jorge García Caballeros †	Totonicapán	Bishop of Quetzaltenango, Los Altos, Guatemala
23 Apr	68.8	Appointed	Walter Herman Jacobus Steins, S.J. †	Archbishop (Personal Title) of Auckland, New Zealand	Bishop
26 Apr	73.4	Died	Carlo Luigi Morichini †	Cardinal, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura
27 Apr	54.0	Ordained Bishop	Valentin Garnier, S.J. †	Titular Bishop of Titopolis	Vicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
28 Apr	68.5	Resigned	Ignatius Mrak †	Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette, Michigan, USA	Bishop Emeritus