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The Year of Our Lord 1887

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown21.6Ordained PriestWladyslaw Bandurski †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Lviv, Ukraine
ResignedJean-Baptiste Breheret, S. M. †Prefect of Fiji Island, Pacific (Oceania)Prefect Emeritus
48.1AppointedSalvatore Maria Bressi, O.F.M. Cap. †Archbishop of Otranto, Italy
74.1DiedCarlo de Caprio †Bishop of Sessa Aurunca, Italy
75.7DiedGaetano Carli, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Bishop of Halmiros
72.7DiedPietro Carsana †Bishop of Como, Italy
70.0DiedFilippo Campus Chessa †Bishop of Ampurias e Tempio, Italy
52.8DiedCasimiro Forlani †Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
72.9AppointedSaverio Gerbino †Bishop of Caltagirone, Italy
36.0AppointedJoão Gomes Ferreira †Bishop of Cochin, India
48.0AppointedBasilio Haggiar, B.S. †Bishop of Saïda (Melkite), Lebanon
51.0DiedCeslaus H. J. Heynen †Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
AppointedIgnatius Jean, O.S.B. †Prefect of Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USAPrelate Emeritus
45.8AppointedFélix-Jules-Xavier Jourdan de la Passardière, C.O. †Auxiliary Bishop of Carthage, TunisiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rouen, France
22.2Ordained PriestAnselm Edward John Kenealy, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Simla, India
66.2DiedSigismondo Kovács †Bishop of Veszprém, Hungary
48.0AppointedPlácido Labarca Olivares †Vicar Apostolic of Tarapacá, ChileBishop of Concepción, Chile
86.9DiedLuigi Margarita, C.M. †Bishop of Oria, Italy
DiedGiuseppe Marid †Archbishop of Arca in Phoenicia dei Maroniti
79.9DiedFrançois Marinelli, O.S.A. †Titular Archbishop of Porphyreon
54.0AppointedEnrico Mazzella †Archbishop of Bari (-Canosa), Italy
49.9AppointedTommaso Montefusco †Bishop of Oria, Italy
70.6DiedGiuseppe Moreschi †Bishop of Città di Castello, Italy
74.7DiedJoaquim Moreira Reis, O.S.B. †Bishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo, Angola
59.0AppointedJohn Claude Neraz †Apostolic Administrator of Brownsville, Texas, USABishop of San Antonio, Texas, USA
24.1Ordained PriestGiovanni Oberti, S.P. †PriestBishop of Saluzzo, Italy
77.7DiedJohn Power †Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
DiedC. H. J. Reijnen, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles, Antilles
61.8DiedPietro Saulini †Bishop of Alatri, Italy
70.9DiedAlessandro Paolo Spoglia †Bishop Emeritus of Comacchio, Italy
62.2DiedGiovanni Maria Strocchi †Bishop of Cesena, Italy
22.4Ordained PriestGiuseppe Teodorowicz †PriestArchbishop of Lviv (Armenian), Ukraine
63.5DiedGiovanni Battista Alessio Tommasi †Bishop of Massa Carrara, Italy
22.7Ordained PriestTito Trocchi †PriestOfficial of the Roman Curia - Other
79.8DiedPietro Paolo Trucchi, C.M. †Bishop of Forli, Italy
69.7DiedLuigi Vaccari, O.S.B. †Coadjutor Bishop of Nicotera-Tropea, Italy
31.9Ordained PriestHeinrich Vieter, S.A.C. †Priest of Society of the Catholic ApostolateVicar Apostolic of Cameroun
1 Jan75.5DiedVicente Fermín Márquez y Carrizosa †Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca, México
2 JanBornJohn David Hubaldus Lehman, C.I.M. †Amstelveen, NetherlandsVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Cook Islands, Pacific (Oceania)
3 JanBornNicolás Fasolino †Buenos AiresCardinal, Archbishop of Santa Fe, Argentina
9 Jan58.3Ordained BishopLeo Redner †Bishop of Chelmno (Culma), Poland
44.7Ordained BishopPio Vidi, O.F.M. †Titular Bishop of CestrusVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Scen-Si (Chen-si), China
10 JanBornNicanor Roberto Aguirre Baus †RiobambaBishop Emeritus of Loja, Ecuador
12 JanBornFrancesco Lardone †Moretta, ItalyApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Turkey
13 Jan76.3DiedInnocenzo Ferrieri †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
14 JanBornEzio Barbieri †ButiBishop Emeritus of Città della Pieve, Italy
44.7AppointedJean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Tanganika, Tanzania
44.7AppointedJean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of UticaVicar Apostolic of Tanganika, Tanzania
17 Jan57.1AppointedThomas McGivern †Coadjutor Bishop of Dromore, IrelandBishop
57.1AppointedThomas McGivern †Titular Bishop of HipposBishop of Dromore, Ireland
18 Jan60.1DiedJoseph Coldefy †Bishop of Saint-Denis-de-La Réunion
72.5DiedGeorge Rigg †Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great Britain
23 Jan80.8DiedLouis-Marie-Joseph-Eusèbe Caverot †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
49.2Ordained BishopMatthew Gibney †Bishop of Perth, AustraliaBishop Emeritus
24 JanBornUbald Langlois, O.M.I. †BourgetVicar Apostolic of Grouard, Alberta, Canada
25 Jan47.9AppointedMarc Chatagnon, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China
47.9AppointedMarc Chatagnon, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in CretaVicar Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China
29 JanBornGiacinto Giovanni Ambrosi, O.F.M. Cap. †TriesteArchbishop Emeritus of Gorizia e Gradisca, Italy
40.7InstalledJose Alejandro Peralta †Bishop of Panamá
30 Jan53.5Ordained BishopMariano Jaime Casanova y Casanova †Archbishop of Santiago de Chile
62.2InstalledGiovanni Battista Tescari †Bishop of Borgo San Donnino, Italy
1 Feb79.4DiedLuigi Agazio †Bishop of Trivento, Italy
6 Feb42.2AppointedJohannes Olaf Fallize †Prefect of NorvegiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Norvegia (e Spitzbergen)
BornJosef Frings †NeussCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Köln {Cologne}, Germany
56.4Ordained BishopAgustín Lucero Lazcano, O.P. †Bishop of San Carlos de Ancud, Chile
10 Feb47.8AppointedJosef Kahn †Bishop of Gurk, AustriaBishop Emeritus
11 Feb41.2AppointedMatthew A. Harkins †Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
13 Feb73.1DiedNikolaus Adames †Bishop Emeritus of Luxembourg
14 Feb64.1DiedGiacomo Cattani †Cardinal, Archbishop of Ravenna, Italy
15 Feb49.8SucceededCrescencio Carrillo y Ancona †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
49.6DiedIsidore Robot, O.S.B. †Prefect of Indian Territory, Oklahoma, USA
73.0DiedLeandro Rodríguez de la Gala y Enríquez †Bishop of Yucatán (Mérida), Yucatán, México
20 Feb55.8DiedAgabio (Agapios) Bsciai (Bishai) †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
24 FebBornGabriel-Emmanuel-Joseph Piguet †MâconBishop of Clermont, France
25 Feb89.5DiedAugustin Magloire Alexandre Blanchet †Bishop Emeritus of Nesqually, Washington, USA
27 Feb61.5Ordained BishopGeorge Porter, S.J. †Archbishop of Bombay, India
28 Feb55.1DiedLuigi Jacobini †Cardinal, Secretary of the Secretariat of State
1 MarBornIlario Alcini †Massa MartanaTitular Archbishop of Nicaea Parva
3 Mar22.9Ordained PriestMichael O'Farrell, C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the MissionBishop of Bathurst, Australia
5 Mar23.0Ordained PriestEmeterio Valverde y Télles †PriestBishop of León, Guanajuato, México
6 Mar58.9DiedJózef Cybichowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno-Poznań, Poland
54.3InstalledPaul François Marie Goethals, S.J. †Archbishop of Calcutta, India
7 MarBornRudolph Aloysius Gerken †Dyersville, IAArchbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
BornLuigi Maria Grassi, B. †MondoviBishop of Alba (Pompea), Italy
BornTomás Antonio Sanmiguel Díaz †Valencia, ItalyBishop of San Cristóbal de Venezuela
8 Mar62.7DiedJoseph-André Boyer, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Manchuria {Manciuria}, China
13 Mar25.0Ordained PriestAugustinus Bludau †Priest of Warmia, PolandBishop
48.2AppointedFrancis Mary Redwood, S. M. †Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
14 Mar60.5AppointedGaetano Aloisi Masella †Cardinal-Priest of S. Tommaso in ParioneCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
60.5Elevated to CardinalGaetano Aloisi Masella †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Rites
56.6AppointedGiovanni Battista Bongiorni †Titular Bishop of FlaviopolisBishop Emeritus of Caltagirone, Italy
56.6ResignedGiovanni Battista Bongiorni †Bishop of Caltagirone, ItalyBishop Emeritus
47.0AppointedAntonio Dias Ferreira †Prelate of Mozambico, MozambiqueBishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo, Angola
47.0AppointedAntonio Dias Ferreira †Titular Bishop of ThermopylaeBishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo, Angola
64.4AppointedLuigi Giordani †Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Silvestro e Martino ai MontiCardinal, Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy
64.4Elevated to CardinalLuigi Giordani †Cardinal, Archbishop of Ferrara, Italy
56.4AppointedGaudêncio José Pereira †Titular Archbishop of MityleneBishop of Portalegre, Portugal
64.1AppointedIgnatius Camillus William Mary Peter Persico, O.F.M. Cap. †Titular Archbishop of TamiathisCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
64.1AppointedIgnatius Camillus William Mary Peter Persico, O.F.M. Cap. †Official of the Roman Curia - OtherCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
67.8AppointedGuglielmo Pifferi, O.S.A. †Titular Bishop of Porphyreon
34.3AppointedEdoardo Pulciano †Bishop of Casale Monferrato, ItalyArchbishop of Genova, Italy
43.6AppointedMariano Rampolla del Tindaro †Cardinal-Priest of S. CeciliaCardinal, Official of the Congregation of the Holy Office
43.6Elevated to CardinalMariano Rampolla del Tindaro †Cardinal, Official of the Congregation of the Holy Office
33.2AppointedEnrico Giuseppe Reed da Silva †Bishop of São Tomé of Meliapore, IndiaBishop Emeritus
39.8AppointedCamillo Siciliano di Rende †Cardinal-Priest of S. SistoCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
39.8Elevated to CardinalCamillo Siciliano di Rende †Cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
45.9AppointedRaffaele Sirolli †Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, ItalyBishop Emeritus
48.6AppointedDomenico (Daniele) Tempesta, O.F.M. †Bishop of Trivento, ItalyBishop of Troia, Italy
52.3AppointedSerafino Vannutelli †Cardinal-Priest of S. SabinaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
52.3Elevated to CardinalSerafino Vannutelli †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
15 Mar62.2AppointedArsenio Aïdin †Titular Bishop of Salamis
BornEvaristo Tchang †LahenchanVicar Apostolic of Tsining [Jining], China
17 Mar62.6AppointedImrich Bende †Bishop of Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaBishop of Nitra, Slovakia
55.8AppointedGiuseppe Benigno Perilla †Bishop of Tunja, Colombia
66.1InstalledZeferino González y Díaz Tuñón, O.P. †Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria sopra MinervaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Sevilla {Seville}, Spain
50.5AppointedEdward Likowski †Auxiliary Bishop of Gniezno-Poznań, PolandArchbishop
50.5AppointedEdward Likowski †Titular Bishop of Aureliopolis in LydiaArchbishop of Gniezno-Poznań, Poland
57.5AppointedRamón Fernández Piérola y Lopez de Luzuriaca †Bishop of Avila, SpainBishop of Vitoria, Spain
49.0Ordained BishopFrancesco Pozzi, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Krishnagar, India
51.7AppointedManuel Santander y Frutos †Bishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaBishop Emeritus
53.2AppointedJosé Ignacio Suárez Peredo y Bezares †Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
65.0AppointedCharles-Bonaventure-François Theuret †Bishop of Monaco
56.4AppointedSantos Zárate y Martínez †Bishop of Almería, Spain
18 MarBornFrancis Joseph Magner †Wilmington, ILBishop of Marquette, Michigan, USA
61.3AppointedMariano Palermo †Bishop of Piazza Armerina, Italy
19 Mar47.9Ordained BishopJosef Kahn †Bishop of Gurk, AustriaBishop Emeritus
20 Mar73.0DiedAntonio Sena †Bishop of Ascoli Satriano e Cerignola, Italy
21 MarBornPeter Magoshiro Matsuoka †UrakamiBishop Emeritus of Nagoya, Japan
23 Mar63.9AppointedJoseph-Alfred Foulon †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
24 MarBornAlcide Marina, C.M. †SantimentoApostolic Nuncio to Lebanon
25 Mar22.7Ordained PriestAntonio Anastasio Rossi †PriestPatriarch of Constantinople, Turkey
26 Mar24.0Ordained PriestGiovanni Battista Arista (Vigo) †PriestBishop of Acireale, Italy
27 MarBornBalbino Santos y Olivera †OrbigoArchbishop of Granada, Spain
31 Mar37.8AppointedAndrea Aiuti †Titular Archbishop of AchridaCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
37.8AppointedAndrea Aiuti †Apostolic Delegate to IndiaCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
58.5DiedAdrien-François Rouger, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Meridionale}, China
3 Apr87.9DiedEleonoro Aronne †Bishop of Montalto, Italy
44.6SucceededLuigi Bonetti †Bishop of Montalto, Italy
BornRiccardo Ramos de Castro Vilela †OlindaBishop Emeritus of Nazaré, Pernambuco, Brazil
5 AprBornGiuseppe Rossi †Rosciate, ItalyTitular Bishop of Palmyra
9 AprBornGiovanni Giorgis †CuneoBishop of Susa, Italy
23.1Ordained PriestJean Verdier, P.S.S. †Priest of Society of Priests of St. SulpiceCardinal, Archbishop of Paris, France
10 Apr55.9Ordained BishopFernando Blaitt Mariño †Bishop of Concepción, Chile
BornArmand-Etienne M. Blanquet du Chayla, O.C.D. †Brest, FranceArchbishop Emeritus of Baghdad, Iraq
14 Apr41.4Ordained BishopMatthew A. Harkins †Bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, USA
16 Apr57.4AppointedJean-Alphonse Blanchet †Bishop of Gap, France
60.7ResignedCaspar Henry Borgess †Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
54.6AppointedArthur-Xavier Ducellier †Archbishop of Besançon, France
55.5AppointedAlfred-François Fleury-Hottot †Bishop of Bayonne, France
54.7AppointedMarie-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-André-Clément-Fulbert Petit †Bishop of Le Puy-en-Velay, FranceArchbishop of Besançon, France
60.1AppointedLouis-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste-Léon Gouzot †Archbishop of Auch, France
48.5AppointedVictor Maréchal †Bishop of Laval, France
61.7AppointedHenri-Abel Mortier †Bishop of Digne, France
BornPaul-Marie-André Richaud †VersaillesCardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux (-Bazas), France
19 Apr46.5AppointedMichael Logue †Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh, IrelandCardinal, Archbishop
46.5AppointedMichael Logue †Titular Archbishop of AnazarbusCardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
23 AprBornGeorges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d'Ardoye, M.E.P. †Saint-Gilles-les-Bruxelles, BelgiumApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Egypt, Arab Republic of
24 Apr24.2Ordained PriestFrancisco Aguirre Murga, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersVicar Apostolic of Foochow [Fuzhou], China
62.7Ordained BishopImrich Bende †Bishop of Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaBishop of Nitra, Slovakia
48.2Ordained BishopMarc Chatagnon, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Chersonesus in CretaVicar Apostolic of Southern Szechwan {Se-Ciuen Meridionale}, China
47.1Ordained BishopAntonio Dias Ferreira †Titular Bishop of ThermopylaeBishop Emeritus of Angola e Congo, Angola
26 Apr36.4AppointedPierre-Jean-Marie Gendreau, M.E.P. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Western Tonking {Tonkino Occidentale}, Viêt NamVicar Apostolic of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
36.4AppointedPierre-Jean-Marie Gendreau, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Chrysopolis in ArabiaVicar Apostolic of Hà Nôi, Viêt Nam
27 Apr51.0AppointedLuigi Galimberti †Apostolic Nuncio to AustriaCardinal, Archivist of the Vatican Secret Archives
54.1AppointedFrancis McCormack †Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, Ireland
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