The Year of Our Lord 1881

Bishop Events

January to April

Date	Age	Event	Bishop	Title	Current Title
unknown	59.0	Died	Francesco Alessandrini †	Bishop of Ripatransone, Italy
	60.2	Died	Raffaele Ammirante †	Bishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
	70.1	Died	Alessandro Angeloni †	Archbishop of Urbino, Italy
	22.8	Ordained Priest	Henri-Marie Arlet †	Priest	Bishop of Angoulême, France
	76.4	Died	Raffaele Bachetoni †	Bishop Emeritus of Norcia, Italy
	81.0	Died	Michele Pietro Bar-Tatar †	Archbishop of Seert (Chaldean), Turkey
	38.5	Resigned	António Mendes Bello †	Apostolic Administrator of Pinhel, Portugal	Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa, Portugal
	79.0	Died	Paolo Bentini †	Bishop of Cesena, Italy
		Born	Erminio Bonetta, P.I.M.E. †		Prefect of Kengtung, Myanmar
		Died	Luis Bruschetti †	Bishop Emeritus of San José de Costa Rica
	26.7	Ordained Priest	Vicente Casanova y Marzol †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Granada, Spain
	24.1	Ordained Priest	Bernard Thomas Edward Clark, O.F.M. Cap. †	Priest of Order of Friars Minor Capuchin	Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
	23.7	Ordained Priest	Isidore-Marie-Victor Douceré, S. M. †	Priest of Society of Mary	Vicar Apostolic of New Hebrides {Isole Nouve Ebridi}, Vanuatu, Pacific (Oceania)
	21.7	Ordained Priest	Matteo Angelo Filipello †	Priest	Bishop of Ivrea, Italy
	22.4	Ordained Priest	Patrick Finegan †	Priest	Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland
	80.3	Died	Michele Fogarasy †	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
	48.0	Died	Gaetano Franceschini †	Bishop of Macerata-Tolentino, Italy
		Died	Giacomo Gallo †	Patriarch of Constantinople, Turkey
		Born	Iwannis (Youhanna) Gandour †	Deir-ez-Zor, Syria	Titular Archbishop of Bostra
	78.7	Died	Carlo Gigli †	Bishop Emeritus of Tivoli, Italy
	42.0	Appointed	Basilio Haggiar, B.S. †	Bishop of Bosra e Hauran (Melkite), Syria	Bishop of Saïda (Melkite), Lebanon
	73.8	Died	Mattia Hirschler †	Bishop of Przemyśl, Poland
	54.7	Appointed	Paul Josi (Tosi), O.F.M. Cap. †	Vicar Apostolic of Foreign Vicariate	Vicar Apostolic of Patna, India
	22.2	Ordained Priest	Pietro Maffi †	Priest	Cardinal, Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
	65.8	Died	Gregorio Melitón Martínez Santa Cruz †	Archbishop Emeritus of Manila, Philippines
		Died	Daniel McCarthy †	Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
		Died	Raffaele Mezzetti †	Bishop Emeritus of Livorno, Italy
	64.5	Died	Melchiorre Lo Piccolo †	Bishop of Nicosia, Italy
	22.2	Ordained Priest	Ottokár Prohászka †	Priest	Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
	22.3	Ordained Priest	Jean Raynaud †	Priest	Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Toulouse (-Narbonne), France
	73.4	Died	Giuseppe Rosati †	Bishop of Luni, Sarzana e Brugnato, Italy
	66.2	Died	Enrico Szabó †	Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
		Died	Giovanni Tamraz †	Archbishop of Kerkuk (Chaldean), Iraq
	65.9	Died	Pietro de Villanova Castellacci †	Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}, Syria
	73.6	Died	Jovan Zaffron (Zoffran) †	Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
4 Jan	86.5	Died	René-François Régnier †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Cambrai, France
5 Jan	52.3	Ordained Bishop	James Vincent Cleary †	Bishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada	Archbishop of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
7 Jan	45.1	Appointed	José Pereira da Silva Barros †	Bishop of Olinda, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9 Jan		Born	Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez †	Molino de Caballeros	Archbishop of México, Federal District
13 Jan	64.8	Appointed	Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Simon Jacquenet †	Bishop of Gap, France	Bishop of Amiens, France
13 Jan	57.1	Appointed	François-Albert Leuillieux †	Archbishop of Chambéry, France
14 Jan		Born	Teófilo José Pereira de Andrade, O.F.M. †	Cabreiros, Portugal	Bishop Emeritus of Nampula, Mozambique
15 Jan		Born	João Batista Conturon, S.D.B. †	France	Apostolic Administrator of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil
16 Jan	49.8	Ordained Bishop	Patrick Manogue †	Titular Bishop of Ceramus	Bishop of Sacramento, California, USA
17 Jan	54.7	Installed	Mamerto Esquiú Medina, O.F.M. †	Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
18 Jan		Born	Albino González y Menédez Reigada, O.P. †	Corias	Bishop of Córdoba, Spain
19 Jan		Born	Adolfo Ciuchini, O. de M. †	Gradoli	Bishop Emeritus of Alghero, Italy
19 Jan		Born	Albert Levame †	Monaco	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
23 Jan	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Román Lovera †	Bishop of Mérida, Venezuela
26 Jan	85.4	Appointed	Francis Xavier Norbert Blanchet †	Titular Archbishop of Amida	Archbishop Emeritus of Oregon City, Oregon, USA
27 Jan	70.8	Died	Johann Baptist Rudolph Kutschker †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
29 Jan		Born	Yousef VII Ghanima †	Mossul	Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
30 Jan	58.2	Ordained Bishop	Jacques-Edne-Henri-Philadelphe Bellot des Minières †	Bishop of Poitiers, France
2 Feb		Born	George Calavassy †	Syros	Exarch of Greece, Faithful of Eastern Rite (Byzantine)
3 Feb	78.8	Died	Jean-Antoine-Auguste Bélaval †	Bishop of Pamiers, France
6 Feb	53.3	Ordained Bishop	Jacinto María Cervera y Cervera †	Titular Bishop of Issus	Bishop of Mallorca, Spain
	56.8	Ordained Bishop	Casimiro Herrero Pérez, O.S.A. †	Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippines
	46.1	Ordained Bishop	Bl. Marcelo Spínola y Maestre †	Auxiliary Bishop of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain	Cardinal, Archbishop
11 Feb		Born	Giuseppe Felix Heredia Zurita, S.J. †	Licto	Bishop of Guayaquil, Ecuador
15 Feb		Born	Carmelo Ballester y Nieto, C.M. †	Cartagena	Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
17 Feb	51.3	Appointed	Paul-Félix-Arséne Billard †	Bishop of Carcassonne, France
	54.2	Appointed	Joseph Coldefy †	Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
	41.4	Appointed	Barthélemy Clément Combes †	Bishop of Constantine (-Hippone), Algeria	Archbishop of Carthage, Tunisia
	66.4	Appointed	Alfred Duquesnay †	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
	52.8	Appointed	Pierre Henri Lamazou †	Bishop of Limoges, France	Bishop of Amiens, France
	49.1	Appointed	Pierre-Eugène Rougerie †	Bishop of Pamiers, France
18 Feb	43.8	Appointed	John Cuthbert Hedley, O.S.B. †	Bishop of Newport and Menevia, Wales, Great Britain	Bishop of Newport, Wales, Great Britain
18 Feb	53.1	Appointed	John Claude Neraz †	Bishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
22 Feb		Born	Joseph Hu Jo-shan, C.M. †	Chusan	Bishop of Taichow [Linhai], China
22 Feb		Born	John Reesinck, M.H.M. †	Delft, Netherlands	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tororo, Uganda
27 Feb		Born	Aniello Calcara †	Marcianise	Archbishop of Cosenza, Italy
27 Feb	52.0	Ordained Bishop	Antonio Ibáñez y Galiano †	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
4 Mar		Born	Patrick Finbar Ryan, O.P. †	Cork, Ireland	Archbishop Emeritus of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Antilles
5 Mar		Born	Pietro Tcheng †	Ts'ao-kia-yao	Vicar Apostolic of Süanhwafu, China
6 Mar	54.4	Ordained Bishop	Francisco de Asís Aguilar y Serrat †	Bishop of Segorbe, Spain
6 Mar	69.2	Ordained Bishop	Tomás Belestá y Cambeses †	Bishop of Zamora, Spain
7 Mar		Born	Francis Joseph Tief †	Concordia	Bishop Emeritus of Salina, Kansas, USA
8 Mar	34.8	Appointed	Gonzalo Canilla †	Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
	34.8	Appointed	Gonzalo Canilla †	Titular Bishop of Lystra	Vicar Apostolic of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
		Born	Fortunato Maria Farina †	Baronissi	Bishop Emeritus of Foggia, Italy
		Born	Pacifico Tiziano Micheloni, O.F.M. Cap. †	Prato	Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Yemen
11 Mar		Born	Inocêncio Engelke, O.F.M. †	Joinville	Bishop of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
12 Mar		Born	Ettore Felici †	Segni	Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
13 Mar	64.0	Appointed	Luiz Antônio dos Santos †	Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil	Archbishop Emeritus
14 Mar		Born	Vincenzo Del Signore †	Saltara	Bishop of Fano, Italy
15 Mar	41.9	Appointed	Louis-Callixte Lasserre, O.F.M. Cap. †	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Galla, Ethiopia	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
15 Mar	41.9	Appointed	Louis-Callixte Lasserre, O.F.M. Cap. †	Titular Bishop of Maroc	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
16 Mar		Born	Viktor Bieler †	Termen	Bishop of Sion {Sitten}, Switzerland
23 Mar	63.6	Appointed	Cölestin Joseph Ganglbauer, O.S.B. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
28 Mar		Born	Filippo Mantini †	Matelica	Bishop of Cagli e Pergola, Italy
28 Mar	80.0	Died	Emmanuel-Jules Ravinet †	Bishop Emeritus of Troyes, France
30 Mar	60.4	Appointed	Peter Funder †	Bishop of Gurk, Austria
2 Apr		Born	Georges-Clément-Joseph-Edouard Jacquin †	Aignay-le-Duc	Bishop of Moulins, France
2 Apr	23.0	Ordained Priest	Ricardo Sepúlveda Hermosilla †	Priest of Concepción, Chile	Auxiliary Bishop
3 Apr		Born	John Hugh MacDonald †	Maryvale, Nova Scotia	Archbishop Emeritus of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3 Apr	61.4	Ordained Bishop	Francisco Ulloa y Larios †	Bishop of León en Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus
5 Apr	64.2	Died	Giovanni Antonio Balma, O.M.V. †	Archbishop of Cagliari, Italy
5 Apr	61.5	Appointed	Francesco Lönhart †	Titular Bishop of Gratianopolis	Bishop of Transilvania, Erdély, Siebenbürgen, Romania
7 Apr	37.5	Appointed	Francis August Anthony Joseph Janssens †	Bishop of Natchez, Mississippi, USA	Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
9 Apr	58.6	Appointed	Pierre-Paul Stumpf †	Coadjutor Bishop of Strasbourg, France	Bishop
12 Apr		Born	Sabas Sarasola Esparza, O.P. †	Estella, Spain	Vicar Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios, Peru
16 Apr		Born	Bl. Anselmo Polanco y Fonteche, O.S.A. †	Buenavista de Valdavia	Bishop of Teruel (-Albarracín), Spain
17 Apr	61.5	Installed	Francisco Ulloa y Larios †	Bishop of León en Nicaragua	Bishop Emeritus
20 Apr	65.3	Died	Djordje Smiciklas †	Bishop of Križevci (Byzantine), Croatia
21 Apr	71.5	Died	Théodore Legain †	Bishop of Montauban, France
24 Apr	22.7	Ordained Priest	William Miller, O.M.I. †	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Transvaal, South Africa
24 Apr	75.3	Died	José Bernardo Piñol y Aycinena †	Archbishop of Guatemala
26 Apr		Born	Edmund Vansteenberghe †	Winnezeele	Bishop of Bayonne (-Lescar e Oloron), France
28 Apr	79.1	Died	Manuel Garcia Gil, O.P. †	Cardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain

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