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The Year of Our Lord 1883

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown50.9ResignedPierre-Timothee Attar (Hattar) †Bishop of Mardin (Chaldean), IraqBishop Emeritus
65.6ResignedIldefonso Giovanni Battista Borgna, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Quilon, IndiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
59.1DiedJuan Francisco Bux y Loras †Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo, Spain
58.0ResignedManuel Canuto Restrepo †Bishop of Pasto, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
78.4DiedAntonio Dalena †Bishop of Monopoli, Italy
22.4Ordained PriestAntonio di Tommaso †PriestBishop Emeritus of Oria, Italy
21.6Ordained PriestThomas P. Gilmartin †PriestArchbishop of Tuam, Ireland
72.3DiedThéodore-Joseph Gravez †Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
88.0DiedAntonio Halagi †Bishop Emeritus of Artuin degli Armeni (Armenian), Turkey
18.2ProfessedHenri Lécroart, S.J. †Member of Society of JesusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Sienhsien [Xianxian], China
23.5Ordained PriestManuel Rivera y Muñoz †PriestBishop of Querétaro, México
22.1Ordained PriestGiustino Sanchini †PriestBishop of Fano, Italy
38.0Ordained PriestKarol Slivovsky †PriestBishop of Vladivostok, Russian Federation
62.5DiedAntonio Vincenzo Testa, O.F.M. †Bishop of Segni, Italy
80.4DiedBartholomaeus Widmer †Bishop Emeritus of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ordained BishopGiuseppe Zogbi †Bishop of Cipro (Maronite), Cyprus
4 JanBornJean-Baptiste Mégnin †Saint PlaisirBishop of Angoulême, France
6 Jan61.7Ordained BishopMarie-Laurent-François-Xavier Cordier, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of GratianopolisVicar Apostolic of Cambogia, Cambodia
22.6Ordained PriestMichele Miroff (Mirov) †PriestTitular Archbishop of Theodosiopolis
7 JanBornPaolo Akl †ŠamatTitular Bishop of Laodicea in Syria per i Maroniti
9 Jan47.8AppointedMarie-Joseph Verdier, SS.CC. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
47.8AppointedMarie-Joseph Verdier, SS.CC. †Titular Bishop of MegaraVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tahiti {Isole Tahiti}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
10 Jan56.7DiedMamerto Esquiú Medina, O.F.M. †Bishop of Córdoba (Tucumán), Argentina
16 JanBornEmile Barthès †CastresAuxiliary Bishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
17 JanBornLucien-Louis-Claude Martin †MontenoyBishop of Amiens, France
19 Jan59.3DiedAniceto Ferrante, C.O. †Bishop Emeritus of Gallipoli, Italy
21 Jan39.7Ordained BishopCornelius O’Brien †Archbishop of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
22 JanBornIgino Michelangelo Nuti, O.F.M. †San Pietro Agliana, ItalyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Egitto, Egypt
23 Jan53.4SucceededRaffaele Capone, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
83.4DiedFrancesco Saverio d’Ambrosio, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Muro Lucano, Italy
25 Jan56.8AppointedLuigi Maria Bilio, B. †Cardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition
74.4ResignedAntonio Maria (Niccolò) Panebianco, O.F.M. Conv. †Secretary of the Congregation for Universal InquisitionCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli
26 Jan54.1InstalledTomás Barón y Morales †Bishop of León, Guanajuato, México
49.5AppointedLuigi Rotelli †Vicar Apostolic of Constantinople, TurkeyCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to France
27 Jan40.7AppointedHenry Pinckney Northrop †Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina, USABishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
40.7AppointedHenry Pinckney Northrop †Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
65.4DiedRichard Butler Roskell †Bishop Emeritus of Nottingham, England, Great Britain
29 JanBornGaudenzio Binaschi †TornacoBishop of Pinerolo, Italy
30 Jan34.6AppointedAntonio Tomas da Silva Leitão e Castro †Prelate of Mozambico, MozambiqueBishop of Lamego, Portugal
67.2DiedPierre-Adophe Pinsoneault †Bishop Emeritus of Sandwich, Ontario, Canada
44.8AppointedHenry Joseph Richter †Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
31 JanBornAntonio Cardona Riera †IbizaBishop Emeritus of Ibiza, Spain
BornBl. Hryhory Lakota †HolodivkaAuxiliary Bishop of Przemyśl (Ukrainian), Poland
62.9DiedPeregrini Tofoni †Bishop of Assisi, Italy
1 Feb58.3DiedNiccola Sozzifanti †Bishop of Pistoia-Prato, Italy
4 FebBornAndrien-Jean Larribeau, M.E.P. †La Romieu, FranceBishop Emeritus of Daejeon {Taejon}, Korea (South)
5 FebBornGiovanni C. Luigi Marinoni, O.F.M. Cap. †Clusone, ItalyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Asmara, Ethiopia
10 Feb64.4DiedLeopoldo Angelo Santanchè, O.F.M. †Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
11 Feb69.0ResignedEugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Orientale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
14 Feb79.2DiedMiguel Calderón, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Fo-Kien, China
53.4DiedMichael O’Connor †Bishop of Ballarat, Australia
BornHeinrich Wienken †CloppenburgBishop Emeritus of Meissen (Meißen), Germany
16 FebBornJosip Marija Carević †MetkovicBishop Emeritus of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
17 Feb23.0Ordained PriestJean-Claude Bouchut, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
BornKazimierz Tomczak †BiesiekierzAuxiliary Bishop of Łódź, Poland
18 Feb25.4Ordained PriestDamien Grangeon, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Quinhon, Viêt Nam
19 FebBornJohannes Olav Smit †DeventerOfficial of the Roman Curia - Other
20 Feb40.7SucceededEugène-Paul Coupat, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Orientale}, China
69.0AppointedEugène-Jean-Claude-Joseph Desflèches, M.E.P. †Titular Archbishop of Claudiopolis in HonoriadeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eastern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Orientale}, China
23 Feb84.7DiedJohann Valerian Jirsík †Bishop of Ceské Budĕjovice {Budweis}, Czech Republic
71.2DiedInácio do Nascimento Morais Cardoso †Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisboa {Lisbon}, Portugal
24 FebBornAmleto Giovanni Cicognani †Brisighella, ItalyCardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
25 Feb60.4AppointedPierre-Paul Stumpf †Apostolic Administrator of Strasbourg, FranceBishop
27 FebBornJames Aloysius Griffin †ChicagoBishop of Springfield in Illinois, USA
28 FebBornGuido Maria Mazzocco †AgugliaroBishop of Adria, Italy
4 MarBornEtienne Katcho †AlquoshAuxiliary Bishop of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
22.6Ordained PriestGregorio Ignazio Romero †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
7 MarBornLuigi Rosa †MontelungoBishop of Bagnoregio (Bagnorea), Italy
8 Mar47.9SucceededFerdinando Capponi †Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
64.8DiedPaolo Micallef (Micaleff), O.S.A. †Archbishop of Pisa, Italy
9 Mar56.4DiedJohn Quinlan †Bishop of Mobile, Alabama, USA
BornGregorio Rožman †Smikel pri PliberkuBishop of Ljubljana, Slovenia
10 Mar23.2Ordained PriestAlberto Odorico Timmer, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Luanfu, China
11 Mar24.9Ordained PriestJosé de Camargo Barros †Priest of São Paulo, BrazilBishop
22.5Ordained PriestJosé Marcondes Homem de Melo †Priest of São Paulo, BrazilBishop of São Carlos do Pinhal, Brazil
13 Mar85.3DiedAndreas Gollmayr †Archbishop of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
14 Mar73.5DiedGennaro Acciardi †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
52.1SucceededRocco Leonasi †Bishop of Anglona-Tursi, Italy
15 Mar59.8AppointedAleksander Kazimierz Beresniewicz †Bishop of Włocławek (Kujawy, Kalisze), Poland
AppointedGaetano Blandini †Coadjutor Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), ItalyBishop
81.2AppointedKaspar Borowski †Bishop of Płock, Poland
60.2AppointedGiuseppe Cavaliere †Coadjutor Bishop of Crotone (Cotrone), ItalyBishop
60.2AppointedGiuseppe Cavaliere †Titular Bishop of TanesBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
62.1AppointedAleksander Kazimierz Gintowt-Dziewaltowski †Archbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
60.4AppointedSt. Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński †Titular Archbishop of TarsusArchbishop Emeritus of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
60.4ResignedSt. Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński †Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, PolandArchbishop Emeritus
56.1AppointedSaturnino Fernandez de Castro y de la Cotera †Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
40.4AppointedLuciano Gentilucci †Bishop of Montefiascone, ItalyBishop of Fabriano e Matelica, Italy
63.0AppointedEliseo Giordano, O. Carm. †Bishop of Alghero, Italy
62.1AppointedZeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. †Archbishop of Sevilla {Seville}, SpainCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
61.2AppointedSebastián Herrero Espinosa de los Monteros, C.O. †Bishop of Córdoba, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Valencia, Spain
54.8AppointedKornél Hidasy †Bishop of Szombathely, Hungary
71.2AppointedJózef Hollak †Auxiliary Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
71.2AppointedJózef Hollak †Titular Bishop of AradAuxiliary Bishop of Senj (-Modruš), Croatia
41.3AppointedKarol Hryniewicki †Bishop of Vilnius, LithuaniaBishop Emeritus
63.4AppointedSzymon Marcin Kozłowski †Bishop of Luceoria o Łuck e Zytomir o Zytomierz, UkraineArchbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
63.4AppointedSzymon Marcin Kozłowski †Apostolic Administrator of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, UkraineArchbishop of Mohilev, Belarus
32.4ConfirmedElia Hranilović †Bishop of Križevci (Kreutz) (Križevci), Croatia
72.2AppointedAdam Stanisław Krasiński, Sch. P. †Titular Bishop of EsbusBishop Emeritus of Vilnius, Lithuania
72.2ResignedAdam Stanisław Krasiński, Sch. P. †Bishop of Vilnius, LithuaniaBishop Emeritus
59.3AppointedTomasz Teofil Kulinski †Bishop of Kielce, Poland
66.1AppointedGaetano Lironi †Bishop of Assisi, Italy
60.8AppointedGiovanni Battista Mantovano, O.M. †Coadjutor Bishop of Bova, ItalyCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus
60.8AppointedGiovanni Battista Mantovano, O.M. †Titular Bishop of MiltaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Bova, Italy
61.0AppointedFrancisco Melitón Vargas y Gutiérrez †Bishop of Colima, MéxicoBishop of Tlaxcala, México
58.5AppointedGaspard Mermillod †Bishop of Lausanne et Genève, SwitzerlandCardinal, Bishop Emeritus
46.1AppointedTommaso Montefusco †Auxiliary Bishop of Oria, ItalyBishop
46.1AppointedTommaso Montefusco †Titular Bishop of CorycusBishop of Oria, Italy
54.7ResignedLuigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano †Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic ChamberCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
48.2AppointedMieczyslaw Leonard Pallulon †Bishop of Žemaitija (Samogizia o Tels; Zmudz), Lithuania
67.7AppointedVincent Teofilo Popiel †Archbishop of Warszawa {Warsaw}, Poland
52.1AppointedJesús María Rico y Santoyo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Sonora, México
47.5AppointedLuigi Sepiacci, O.S.A. †Titular Archbishop of CallinicumCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
48.9AppointedMacario Sorini †Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy
57.2AppointedAntonio Francesco Saverio Sotkiewicz †Bishop of Sandomierz, Poland
57.3AppointedJosé de Jesús María Uriarte y Pérez †Bishop of Sinaloa, México
45.5AppointedJán Vályi †Bishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovakian), SlovakiaBishop of Prešov (Prjašev) (Slovakian), Slovakia
48.9AppointedIgnacio León Velasco, S.J. †Bishop of Pasto, ColombiaArchbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
37.5AppointedDonato Velluti Zati di S. Clemente †Bishop of Pistoia-Prato, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Pescia, Italy
65.0AppointedKazimierz Józef Wnorowski †Bishop of Lublin, Poland
34.0AppointedAnton Johann Zerr †Auxiliary Bishop of Tiraspol, MoldovaBishop Emeritus
34.0AppointedAnton Johann Zerr †Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in PalaestinaBishop Emeritus of Tiraspol, Moldova
16 Mar44.1AppointedJoseph-Adolphe Gandy, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Pondicherry, IndiaArchbishop of Pondicherry, India
44.1AppointedJoseph-Adolphe Gandy, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of TricaleArchbishop of Pondicherry, India
18 Mar39.4AppointedCarlo Caputo †Bishop of Monopoli, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Aversa, Italy
60.2Ordained BishopGiuseppe Cavaliere †Titular Bishop of TanesBishop of Crotone (Cotrone), Italy
66.1Ordained BishopGaetano Lironi †Bishop of Assisi, Italy
46.1Ordained BishopTommaso Montefusco †Titular Bishop of CorycusBishop of Oria, Italy
47.5Ordained BishopLuigi Sepiacci, O.S.A. †Titular Archbishop of CallinicumCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
23 MarBornBasilio Khouri (Khoury) †Ma'rraArchbishop Emeritus of Homs (-Hama-Jabrud) (Melkite Greek), Syria
24 Mar24.2Ordained PriestDésiré-Jean Drure, O.C.D. †PriestArchbishop of Baghdad, Iraq
24.2Ordained PriestStefano Rojas †PriestBishop Emeritus of Garzón, Colombia
24.0Ordained PriestLeon Wałęga †PriestBishop Emeritus of Tarnów, Poland
25 Mar68.0DiedLorenzo Gastaldi †Archbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
23.3Ordained PriestGiosuè Signori †PriestArchbishop of Genova, Italy
26 Mar60.8Ordained BishopGiovanni Battista Mantovano, O.M. †Titular Bishop of MiltaCoadjutor Bishop Emeritus of Bova, Italy
27 Mar27.4Ordained PriestCyril IX Mogabgab †PriestPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
31 MarBornAuguste François Louis Grimault, C.S.Sp. †La Selle-Craonnaise, FranceVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Dakar, Senegal
72.4DiedPier Francesco Meglia †Cardinal, Apostolic Nuncio to France
52.2DiedAloysius Pistocchi †Bishop of Comacchio, Italy
69.6DiedJosé Maria de Urquinaona y Vidot †Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
Apr72.5ResignedJoão Crisóstomo de Amorim Pessoa, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Braga, PortugalArchbishop Emeritus
1 AprBornGiovanni Soggiu, O.F.M. Conv. †Norbello, ItalyPrefect of Ankang [Hinganfu], China
49.0Ordained BishopMacario Sorini †Bishop of Fabriano e Matelica, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Gubbio, Italy
2 AprBornLuigi Centoz †San PietroVice-Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber
3 Apr39.6AppointedFerdinand Maria Ossi, O.C.D. †Vicar Apostolic of Quilon, IndiaBishop
39.6AppointedFerdinand Maria Ossi, O.C.D. †Titular Bishop of Maximianopolis in PalaestinaBishop of Quilon, India
42.3AppointedJoseph (James) Rademacher †Bishop of Nashville, Tennessee, USABishop of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
BornPaolo Rostagno †Castiglione TorineseBishop of Ivrea, Italy
67.0AppointedPieter Mathijs Snickers †Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands
4 AprBornJoaquín Garcia Benitez, C.I.M. †BucaramangaArchbishop Emeritus of Medellín, Colombia
7 Apr42.1ResignedJean-Baptiste Brondel †Bishop of Vancouver Island, USABishop of Helena, Montana, USA
8 AprBornGiocchino Pedicini †FoglianiseBishop Emeritus of Avellino, Italy
10 Apr59.4AppointedNilo Isvoroff †Archbishop (Personal Title)Archbishop Emeritus
BornDaniel Llorente y Federico †ValladolidBishop Emeritus of Segovia, Spain
32.5AppointedMichel Petkoff †Vicar Apostolic of Tracia (Bulgarian), Turkey
12 Apr32.5AppointedMichel Petkoff †Titular Bishop of HebronVicar Apostolic of Tracia (Bulgarian), Turkey
15 Apr63.1Ordained BishopEliseo Giordano, O. Carm. †Bishop of Alghero, Italy
16 AprBornWilliam Lawrence Adrian †Sigourney, IABishop Emeritus of Nashville, Tennessee, USA
17 Apr42.2AppointedJean-Baptiste Brondel †Vicar Apostolic of Montana, USABishop of Helena, Montana, USA
42.7AppointedGiovanni Giacomo Jonckau †Coadjutor Bishop of Vancouver Island, USACoadjutor Bishop-Elect
42.7AppointedGiovanni Giacomo Jonckau †Titular Bishop of CucususCoadjutor Bishop-Elect of Vancouver Island, USA
20 Apr59.6AppointedChristophe-Etienne Bonjean, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Colombo, Sri LankaArchbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
38.9SucceededAndré-Théophile Mélizan, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri LankaArchbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka
48.8AppointedClemente Pagnani, O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Kandy, Sri LankaBishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka
21 Apr72.1DiedRuggero Luigi Emidio Antici Mattei †Cardinal, Titular Patriarch of Constantinople
22 Apr32.5Ordained BishopMichel Petkoff †Titular Bishop of HebronVicar Apostolic of Tracia (Bulgarian), Turkey
45.0Ordained BishopHenry Joseph Richter †Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
23 AprBornRaboula Youssef Bakhache †AleppoAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
24 Apr38.0DiedLouis-Marie Galibert, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Cochin {Cocincina Orientale}, Viêt Nam
27 Apr44.8AppointedIppolito Agosto, C.P. †Bishop of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
30 AprBornArmand Coupel †Piré-sur-SeicheBishop Emeritus of Saint-Brieuc (-Tréguier), France
64.8AppointedIgnazio Paoli, C.P. †Archbishop of Bucarest {Bucureşti}, Romania
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