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The Year of Our Lord 1888

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown26.9Ordained PriestDimitrios I (Joseph) Cadi (Kadi)PriestPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
20.1Solemn VowsMauro Caruana, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Malta
19.1ProfessedSimon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. †Member of Society of JesusBishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
65.9ResignedBernardino (Giuseppe) dal Vago (da Portogruaro), O.F.M. Ref. †Minister General of Order of Reformed Friars MinorTitular Archbishop of Serdica
22.7Ordained PriestFranz FellingerPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
56.3AppointedFrancesco Giulianelli, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Shensi {Scen-Si Meridionale}, ChinaApostolic Administrator Emeritus
23.0Ordained PriestJosé de Jesús Guzmán y SánchezPriestBishop of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México
60.6DiedAndrija Ilić (Illiich)Bishop of Hvar (Lesina), Croatia
66.7DiedStefano A. IsraelianBishop of Karput (Armenian), Turkey
20.9ProfessedVíctor Manuel Montero Carvallo, SS.CC. †Member of Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and MaryVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Tarapacá, Chile
60.4DiedJosé Oliver y HurtadoBishop Emeritus of Pamplona (-Tudela), Spain
23.6Ordained PriestPierre PatauPriest of Perpignan-Elne, FranceAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
26.4IncardinatedJohn Henry TihenPriest of Wichita, Kansas, USABishop Emeritus of Denver, Colorado, USA
76.7DiedLuis Tola y AvilésBishop Emeritus of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio), Ecuador
14.5ProfessedSt. Luigi Versiglia, S.D.B. †Member of Salesians of Saint John BoscoVicar Apostolic of Shiuchow [Shaoguan], China
Born[Lucas Wang Shou-qian (Shou Shien)]Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
80.5DiedAntonio Tomás Iturralde (Yturralde)Bishop Emeritus of Ibarra, Ecuador
59.2DiedGiovanni Battista ZaccharianBishop of Artuin degli Armeni (Armenian), Turkey
23.1Ordained PriestLuigi ZaffaramiPriestBishop Emeritus of Todi, Italy
Jan81.6RetiredWilliam Bernard Ullathorne, O.S.B. †Bishop of Birmingham, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
1 JanBornJames Leen, C.S.Sp. †Bishop of Port-Louis, Mauritius
4 Jan66.0DiedJoaquín Guillermo GonzálezBishop Emeritus of Antioquía, Colombia
68.6DiedFrancesco Grassi FonsecaAuxiliary Bishop of Fermo, Italy
6 JanBornJean Larregain, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Yünnanfu, China
BornEugene O’CallaghanBishop Emeritus of Clogher, Ireland
52.5InstalledManuel Santander y FrutosBishop of San Cristobal de la Habana, CubaBishop Emeritus
8 Jan23.2Ordained PriestFriedrich Gustav Piffl, C.R.S.A. †Priest of Confederation of Canons Regular of St. AugustineCardinal, Archbishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria
9 Jan55.7AppointedThomas McGovernBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
10 JanBornOreste RauziAuxiliary Bishop of Trento, Italy
11 Jan79.2DiedIldephonse-René Dordillon, SS.CC. †Vicar Apostolic of Marquesas Islands {Isole Marchesi}, French Polynesia, Pacific (Oceania)
13 Jan48.6AppointedAntonio Adolfo Pérez y AguilarBishop of San Salvador, El SalvadorArchbishop of San Salvador, El Salvador
18 Jan60.8Ordained BishopHenry O’CallaghanBishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
19 JanBornErnesto RuffiniCardinal, Archbishop of Palermo, Italy
20 Jan66.4DiedVictoriano Guisasola y RodríguezArchbishop of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
76.6DiedGiuseppe Maria Maragioglio, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Patti, Italy
22 JanBornMarcolino Esmeraldo de Souza DantasArchbishop of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
24 JanBornJozef Billiet, C.I.C.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Mountain Provinces (Montanosa), Philippines
25 Jan53.6Ordained BishopPierre-Emmanuel-Dieudonné BouvierBishop of Tarentaise, France
80.0DiedDomenico Maria GelminiBishop of Lodi, Italy
61.8Ordained BishopJoseph WeylandBishop of Fulda, Germany
26 JanBornJohannes BydolekAuxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany
27 JanBornJohannes Baptist NeuhäuslerAuxiliary Bishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
28 Jan60.0DiedDominique RacineBishop of Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
29 Jan48.2Ordained BishopEdmond-Frédéric FuzetBishop of Saint-Denis-de-La RéunionArchbishop of Rouen, France
60.8Ordained BishopJacques-Théodore LamarcheBishop of Quimper [Cornouailles](-Léon), France
2 Feb22.0ProfessedThomas (Franz Xaver) Spreiter, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Eshowe, South Africa
3 Feb64.9Ordained BishopLouis-Victor-Emile BougaudBishop of Laval, France
40.6AppointedCamillo Siciliano di RendeApostolic Administrator of Lucera, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, Italy
4 Feb66.5DiedGiovanni Battista AgnozziApostolic Delegate Emeritus to Colombia
80.0AppointedSevero GarciaTitular Archbishop of Chalcis in SyriaBishop Emeritus of Tunja, Colombia
38.5AppointedLeo Michael Haid (Hite), O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of North Carolina, USA
38.5AppointedLeo Michael Haid (Hite), O.S.B. †Titular Bishop of MesseneVicar Apostolic of North Carolina, USA
BornDemetrio MoscatoArchbishop of Salerno (-Acerno), Italy
45.7ResignedHenry Pinckney NorthropVicar Apostolic of North Carolina, USABishop of Charleston, South Carolina, USA
5 Feb24.4Ordained PriestMichael HigginsPriest of Tuam, IrelandAuxiliary Bishop
6 Feb22.5ProfessedWilliam Ambrose Jones, O.S.A. †Member of Order of St. AugustineBishop of Puerto Rico (Porto Rico)
8 Feb45.2Ordained BishopLouis-Henri-Joseph LuçonBishop of Belley, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
10 FebBornAlfredo PaciniCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
BornPietro SfairTitular Archbishop of Nisibis dei Maroniti
11 Feb74.1DiedLuigi CorsaniBishop of Fiesole, Italy
13 Feb73.3DiedJohn Baptist LamyArchbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
85.3DiedCosme Marrodán y RubioBishop of Tarazona, Spain
53.2AppointedSerafino VannutelliPrefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and RelicsCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Ceremonies
BornJean-Julien Weber, P.S.S. †Bishop Emeritus of Strasbourg, France
14 Feb60.6DiedVincenzo SerarcangeliBishop of Foligno, Italy
15 Feb49.7AppointedEdward IlsleyBishop of Birmingham, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
17 FebBornElie-Antoine DurandBishop of Montauban, France
71.6DiedMichele MautoneBishop of Nardò, Italy
19 Feb64.0DiedEugenio LuzziBishop of Todi, Italy
20 FebBornAntonio RoccaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Buenos Aires, Argentina
21 Feb37.3AppointedJohn LysterBishop of Achonry, Ireland
40.8AppointedEdward MagennisBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
31.2AppointedPatrick Joseph O’DonnellBishop of Raphoe, IrelandCardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
32.9AppointedJean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
32.9AppointedJean-Ferdinand-Adrien (Pierre) Simon, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of DometiopolisVicar Apostolic of Northern Burma {Birmania Settentrionale}, Myanmar
22 Feb26.1Ordained DeaconAntonio Vicente Arenas y RuedaDeacon of Socorro, ColombiaBishop
24 Feb45.3InstalledLouis-Henri-Joseph LuçonBishop of Belley, FranceCardinal, Archbishop of Reims, France
22.6Ordained PriestAlbino PellaPriest of Biella, ItalyBishop of Casale Monferrato, Italy
25 Feb23.7Ordained PriestPeter Emmanuel AmigoPriest of Westminster, England, Great BritainBishop of Southwark, England, Great Britain
26.1Ordained PriestAntonio Vicente Arenas y RuedaPriest of Socorro, ColombiaBishop
23.1Ordained PriestJuan Bautista Benlloch y VivóPriest of Valencia, SpainCardinal, Archbishop of Burgos, Spain
71.1DiedPaul HachimArchbishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), Syria
25.2Ordained PriestGiovanni Oberti, Sch. P. †Priest of Order of the Pious SchoolsBishop of Saluzzo, Italy
28 Feb52.9AppointedJohn JanssenBishop of Belleville, Illinois, USA
39.6AppointedJames RyanBishop of Alton, Illinois, USA
29 FebBornDomenico TardiniCardinal, Secretary of State
4 Mar51.6AppointedAntonio Maria De PolBishop of Vicenza, Italy
85.1DiedSt. Giovanni Antonio FarinaBishop of Vicenza, Italy
5 MarBornAnton Sebastian Grossrubatscher (Großrubatscher), O.F.M. †Prefect of Lingling [Yungchow], China
81.1SucceededJames Lynch, C.M. †Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
84.6DiedJames WalsheBishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
7 MarBornJohn Francis Eich, O.S.F.S. †Vicar Apostolic of Great Namaqualand, Namibia
8 Mar53.8DiedWłodzimierz CzackiCardinal, Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to France
11 Mar26.7Ordained PriestAntoni LaubitzPriest of Gniezno e Poznań, PolandAuxiliary Bishop
55.9Ordained BishopThomas McGovernBishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
BornRichard Turner, M.H.M. †Superior Emeritus of San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia
13 Mar60.9InstalledHenry O’CallaghanBishop of Hexham and Newcastle, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
14 Mar69.8ResignedFrancesco Converti, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
15 Mar65.3DiedJacques-Edne-Henri-Philadelphe Bellot des MinièresBishop of Poitiers, France
16 Mar45.8DiedJean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika, Tanzania
69.8AppointedFrancesco Converti, O.F.M. Obs. †Titular Archbishop of Heraclea in EuropaArchbishop Emeritus of Reggio Calabria, Italy
BornMarco II KhouzamPatriarch of Alexandria {Alessandria} (Coptic), Egypt
42.4AppointedGennaro PortanovaCardinal, Archbishop of Reggio Calabria, Italy
17 Mar25.0Ordained PriestRobert BürklerPriest of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop
27.0Ordained PriestMiguel Claro VásquezPriest of Santiago de ChileAuxiliary Bishop
22.6Ordained PriestGiorgio Francesco DelrioPriestArchbishop of Oristano, Italy
22.6Ordained PriestJoseph-Guillaume-Laurent ForbesPriest of Montréal, Québec, CanadaArchbishop of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
22.3Ordained PriestLeopoldo Ruiz y FloresPriestArchbishop of Morelia, Michoacán, México
61.9DiedPaškal Vujičić (Vujcic), O.F.M. Obs. †Vicar Apostolic of Bosnia (Bosna, Diacovar, Diakovar), Croatia
18 Mar86.7DiedRuggero Blundo, O.S.B. †Bishop of Cefalù, Italy
53.5SucceededGaetano d’AlessandroBishop of Cefalù, ItalyBishop Emeritus
19 MarBornWilliam Joseph HafeyBishop of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
BornJoseph Basil RoperBishop Emeritus of Toowoomba, Australia
22 Mar49.8InstalledEdward IlsleyBishop of Birmingham, England, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
BornJohn Joseph LonerganBishop-Elect of Port Augusta, Australia
57.4SelectedGaudêncio José PereiraArchbishop (Personal Title) of Portalegre, PortugalBishop
23 Mar47.8AppointedFélix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Central JapanBishop of Osaka, Japan
47.8AppointedFélix-Nicolas-Joseph Midon, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of CaesaropolisBishop of Osaka, Japan
39.2AppointedLouis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China
39.2AppointedLouis-Hippolyte-Aristide Raguit, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of Traianopolis in PhrygiaVicar Apostolic of Liaotung and Manchuria, China
24 Mar57.1SelectedFirmin-Léon-Joseph RenouardBishop of Limoges, France
26 MarBornPavao ButoracBishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
30 Mar61.1DiedTommaso Maria Martinelli, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Sabina (-Farfa), ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Index
31 Mar24.9Ordained PriestGiosuè CattarossiPriest of Udine, ItalyBishop of Belluno e Feltre, Italy
24.5Ordained PriestAugustin-Joseph-Marie SimeonePriest of Marseille, FranceBishop of Fréjus, France
23.0Ordained PriestAlessandro VerdePriest of Aversa, ItalyCardinal, Archpriest of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore {Saint Mary Major Basilica}
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