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The Year of Our Lord 1856

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
1 MayBornPierre-Célestin Cézerac †Archbishop of Albi (-Castres-Lavaur), France
BornElie-Joseph Khayatt †Archbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
3 May49.6SelectedJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet †Bishop of Amiens, France
58.8SelectedCharles-Nicolas-Pierre Didiot †Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
56.7SelectedJean-François-Augustin Galtier †Bishop of Pamiers, France
40.3SelectedJean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot †Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
5 May24.6Ordained PriestPaul Daniel Cyrille †PriestAuxiliary Bishop of Antiochia {Antioch} (Syrian), Lebanon
BornRosendo de la Lastra y Gordillo †Bishop of Paraná, Argentina
7 May59.5DiedGeorg Anton Brinkmann †Auxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
25.7Ordained PriestMichel Rosset †PriestBishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France
8 MayBornSimone Pietro Grassi †Bishop of Tortona, Italy
9 MayBornAmbrogio Riccardi †Bishop of Sarsina, Italy
10 May85.1DiedModesto Farina †Bishop of Padova {Padua}, Italy
11 MayBornAlessandro Bavona (Bavaona) †Apostolic Nuncio to Austria
35.9Ordained BishopJohn Farrell †Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
12 May73.5DiedFrancesco Gentilini †Bishop Emeritus of Rimini, Italy
13 May28.3Ordained PriestMichael Comerford †PriestCoadjutor Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Ireland
17 May66.1DiedVicente Barreiro y Pérez, O.E.S.A. †Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
22.7Ordained PriestAugustin Egger †Priest of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop
24.5Ordained PriestAlfred-François Fleury-Hottot †PriestBishop of Bayonne, France
25.3Ordained PriestPierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. †PriestPrefect of Kuamsi (Kwangsi, Guangxi), China
91.7DiedBernhard Galura †Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone}, Italy
22.7Ordained PriestLucido Maria Parocchi †Priest of Mantova, ItalyCardinal, Chamberlain (Camerlengo) of the Apostolic Chamber
23.2Ordained PriestCarlo Quaroni †PriestTitular Bishop of Cyme
22.7Ordained PriestGiovanni Maria Davide Eugenio Felice Riccardi †Priest of Biella, ItalyArchbishop of Torino {Turin}, Italy
22.5Ordained PriestTommaso Maria Zigliara, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersCardinal, Bishop-Elect of Frascati
18 May49.7Ordained BishopAndrea Casasola †Bishop of Concordia (Sagittaria), ItalyArchbishop of Udine, Italy
40.5Ordained BishopDaniel McGettigan †Titular Bishop of GerasArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
40.4Ordained BishopPierre-Adophe Pinsoneault, P.S.S. †Bishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop Emeritus of Sandwich, Ontario, Canada
19 MayBornOreste Giorgi †Cardinal, Major Penitentiary of the Apostolic Penitentiary
20 May76.8RetiredNicolas-Augustin de la Croix d’Azolette †Archbishop of Auch, FranceArchbishop Emeritus
23 MayBornJohn James Joseph Monaghan †Bishop Emeritus of Wilmington, Delaware, USA
24 May35.9InstalledJohn Farrell †Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
25 May33.3Ordained BishopJohn Dalton, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
26 May24.2Ordained PriestKolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Esztergom, Hungary
27 May47.6AppointedAdrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. †Titular Bishop of SergiopolisVicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
44.4AppointedJosé Luis Niño †Bishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
28 MayBornFrançois-Nicolas-Alphonse Kunemann, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Senegambia, Senegal
65.1SelectedJosé Manuel de Lemos †Bishop of Viseu, PortugalBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
30 May47.6AppointedAdrien-Hyppolyte Languillat, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Southeastern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Meridio-Orientale}, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
48.8AppointedJoseph-Martial Mouly, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
1 Jun33.4InstalledJohn Dalton, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
2 Jun68.3DiedRobert St-Léger, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bengal, India
6 Jun43.3AppointedJean-Étienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri LankaVicar Apostolic
43.3AppointedJean-Étienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
7 Jun25.6Ordained PriestAndrea Logorezzi †Priest of Shkodrë, AlbaniaArchbishop of Skopje, North Macedonia
BornJuan Gaspar Stork, C.M. †Bishop of San José de Costa Rica
8 Jun26.2Ordained PriestJuliusz Józef Dinder †Priest of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandArchbishop of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
9 Jun33.4ResignedVicente Gabriel Tocornal Velasco †Bishop-Elect of San Carlos de Ancud, ChileFormer Bishop-Elect
13 Jun22.1EnteredJoseph-Étienne-Auguste-Louis Bardou, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop of Coimbatore, India
44.4AppointedNiccola Adolfo Marinelli †Titular Bishop of SoliBishop Emeritus of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
15 Jun30.8Ordained PriestGeorge Porter, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Bombay, India
16 Jun43.5AppointedElia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. †Bishop of Montefeltro, ItalyBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
61.6ConfirmedJosé Joaquim de Azevedo e Moura †Archbishop of Braga, Portugal
51.5AppointedAlberto Barbolani di Montauto †Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
57.4ConfirmedClément Michael Bahous †Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), SyriaPatriarch Emeritus
57.4ConfirmedClément Michael Bahous †Bishop of Damas (Melkite Greek), SyriaPatriarch Emeritus of Antiochia {Antioch} (Melkite Greek), Syria
58.0AppointedJean-Honoré Bara †Titular Bishop of MedeaBishop of Châlons, France
58.0ConfirmedJean-Honoré Bara †Coadjutor Bishop of Châlons, FranceBishop
55.2Elevated to CardinalAlessandro Barnabó †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
50.0AppointedGaetano Bedini †Secretary of the Congregation for Propagation of the FaithCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
57.1AppointedGiacomo Bernardi †Bishop of Massa Carrara, Italy
49.7ConfirmedJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet †Bishop of Amiens, France
46.0AppointedFlavio Chigi †Apostolic Nuncio to BavariaCardinal, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
67.6AppointedBenedetto Colonna Barberini di Sciarra †Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
55.7ConfirmedFrançois-Augustin Delamare †Bishop of Luçon, FranceArchbishop of Auch, France
50.6AppointedAntonio Saverio De Luca †Apostolic Nuncio to AustriaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
58.9ConfirmedCharles-Nicolas-Pierre Didiot †Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
50.4Elevated to CardinalCamillo Di Pietro †Cardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
50.4ResignedCamillo Di Pietro †Apostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia (e Velletri)
45.7AppointedInnocenzo Ferrieri †Apostolic Nuncio to PortugalCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
62.2ConfirmedRaffaele Ferrigno †Archbishop of Brindisi, Italy
36.9AppointedAlessandro Franchi †Apostolic Nuncio to Florence (Tuscany), ItalyCardinal, Secretary of State
44.9ConfirmedBernardino Maria Frascolla †Bishop of Foggia, Italy
56.8ConfirmedJean-François-Augustin Galtier †Bishop of Pamiers, France
60.4Elevated to CardinalGaspare Grassellini, C.O. †Cardinal, Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
69.1Elevated to CardinalJuraj Haulík Váralyai †Cardinal, Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia
40.4ConfirmedJean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot †Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
81.8Elevated to CardinalMihail (Mychajlo) Lewicki (Levyckyj) †Cardinal, Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
48.4AppointedVincenzo Massoni †Apostolic Internuncio to Brazil
47.5Elevated to CardinalFrancesco de’ Medici di Ottaiano †Cardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
38.9ConfirmedTommaso Passero, O.P. †Bishop of Troia, Italy
50.5ConfirmedEnrico de Rossi †Bishop of Caserta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
57.8ConfirmedLouis-Antoine de Salinis †Archbishop of Auch, France
17 Jun54.5ResignedLorenzo Barili †Apostolic Delegate to ColombiaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo Barili †Apostolic Delegate to VenezuelaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo Barili †Apostolic Delegate to EcuadorCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo Barili †Apostolic Delegate to PeruCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo Barili †Apostolic Delegate to BoliviaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo Barili †Apostolic Delegate to ChileCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
54.5ResignedLorenzo Barili †Apostolic Delegate to ArgentinaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski †Apostolic Delegate to ColombiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski †Apostolic Delegate to VenezuelaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski †Apostolic Delegate to EcuadorCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski †Apostolic Delegate to PeruCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
33.6AppointedMieczyslaw Halka Ledóchowski †Apostolic Delegate to BoliviaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Gniezno e Poznań, Poland
18 Jun46.7SelectedLuigi Maria de Marinis †Archbishop of Chieti, Italy
19 Jun42.1AppointedJosé Manuel Arroyo y Niño †Bishop of Guayana, Venezuela
55.2AppointedAlessandro Barnabó †Cardinal-Priest of Santa SusannaCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
36.5ConfirmedMarko Kalogjera (Calogerà) †Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), MontenegroBishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
46.0AppointedFlavio Chigi †Titular Archbishop of MyraCardinal, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
50.8AppointedVinko Cima †Auxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
50.8AppointedVinko Cima †Titular Bishop of AdramyttiumAuxiliary Bishop of Split-Makarska (Spalato-Macarska), Croatia
56.1SelectedDalmazio (Pietro) d’Andrea, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Bova, Italy
36.9AppointedAlessandro Franchi †Titular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Secretary of State
60.4AppointedGaspare Grassellini, C.O. †Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Vito, Modesto e CrescenziaCardinal, Priest of Confederation of Oratorians of St. Philip Neri
48.2AppointedJerzy Jeschke †Auxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
48.2AppointedJerzy Jeschke †Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
44.0ConfirmedKonrad Martin †Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
48.4AppointedVincenzo Massoni †Titular Archbishop of Edessa in OsrhoëneApostolic Internuncio to Brazil
47.5AppointedFrancesco de’ Medici di Ottaiano †Cardinal-Deacon of San Giorgio in VelabroCardinal, Priest of the Roman Curia - Other
37.8AppointedSalvatore Nobili Vitelleschi †Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in IsauriaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
51.9ConfirmedGregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
60.9AppointedJózsef Viber †Auxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
60.9AppointedJózsef Viber †Titular Bishop of AliaAuxiliary Bishop of Esztergom, Hungary
55.9ResignedKarl August von Reisach †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, GermanyCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.3ConfirmedVinko Zubranić †Bishop of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Croatia
20 Jun55.2AppointedAlessandro Barnabó †Cardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Propagation of the Faith
22 Jun57.1Ordained BishopGiacomo Bernardi †Bishop of Massa Carrara, Italy
44.9Ordained BishopBernardino Maria Frascolla †Bishop of Foggia, Italy
38.9Ordained BishopTommaso Passero, O.P. †Bishop of Troia, Italy
50.6Ordained BishopEnrico de Rossi †Bishop of Caserta, ItalyBishop Emeritus
26 Jun82.2DiedJuan Antonio Rivadeneyra †Bishop of Valladolid, Spain
30 Jun62.8DiedFrançois-Adélaïde-Adolphe Lannéluc †Bishop of Aire, France
2 Jul74.4DiedFerdinando Minucci †Archbishop of Firenze {Florence}, Italy
BornMauro Maria Parodi, O.S.B. †Abbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
6 Jul43.5Ordained BishopElia Antonio Alberini (Alberani), O.C.D. †Bishop of Montefeltro, ItalyBishop of Ascoli Piceno, Italy
51.6Ordained BishopAlberto Barbolani di Montauto †Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
46.0Ordained BishopFlavio Chigi †Titular Archbishop of MyraCardinal, Archpriest of the Arcibasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano {Saint John Lateran Basilica}
37.0Ordained BishopAlessandro Franchi †Titular Archbishop of ThessalonicaCardinal, Secretary of State
48.4Ordained BishopVincenzo Massoni †Titular Archbishop of Edessa in OsrhoëneApostolic Internuncio to Brazil
37.9Ordained BishopSalvatore Nobili Vitelleschi †Titular Archbishop of Seleucia in IsauriaCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
11 Jul56.1DiedAntoine-Louis-Adolphe Dupuch †Bishop Emeritus of Alger, Algeria
13 Jul62.6DiedJuan José Biec y Belio †Bishop of Jaca, Spain
19 Jul55.7ConfirmedMichael von Deinlein †Bishop of Augsburg, GermanyArchbishop of Bamberg, Germany
20 Jul58.1Ordained BishopJean-Honoré Bara †Titular Bishop of MedeaBishop of Châlons, France
49.8Ordained BishopJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet †Bishop of Amiens, France
55.8Ordained BishopFrançois-Augustin Delamare †Bishop of Luçon, FranceArchbishop of Auch, France
48.3Ordained BishopJerzy Jeschke †Titular Bishop of Diocaesarea in PalaestinaAuxiliary Bishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
40.5Ordained BishopJean-Baptiste-François-Anne-Thomas Landriot †Bishop of La Rochelle (-Saintes), FranceArchbishop of Reims, France
22 Jul76.0DiedCornelius Egan †Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
41.9SucceededDavid Moriarty †Bishop of Kerry (o Ardfert) e Aghadoe, Ireland
25 Jul22.7Ordained PriestThaddeus Joseph Butler †Priest of Chicago, Illinois, USABishop-Elect of Concordia, Kansas, USA
26 Jul23.7Ordained PriestMaximilian Gereon von Galen †Priest of Mainz, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, Germany
28 Jul36.7AppointedPierre Bostani †Coadjutor Archbishop of Tyr (Maronite), LebanonArchbishop
36.7AppointedPierre Bostani †Titular Archbishop of AchridaArchbishop of Tyr (Maronite), Lebanon
52.0ResignedJohann Theodor Laurent †Vicar Apostolic of LuxembourgVicar Apostolic Emeritus
29 Jul43.9AppointedLorenzo Bergeretti, O.F.M. Ref. †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, GreeceArchbishop of Naxos, Greece
49.9InstalledJacques-Antoine-Claude-Marie Boudinet †Bishop of Amiens, France
3 Aug59.1Ordained BishopCharles-Nicolas-Pierre Didiot †Bishop of Bayeux (-Lisieux), France
52.1Ordained BishopGregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
4 AugBornDominique Castellan †Archbishop of Chambéry, France
6 AugBornJames Hubert Blenk, S.M. †Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
8 Aug42.3AppointedPhilippe François Zéphirin Guillemin, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of CybistraPrefect of Kouangtong (Kwangtung, Guangdong), China
9 Aug24.9Ordained PriestLudwig Wahl †Priest of Rottenburg, GermanyVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Saxonia (Saxony), Germany
10 Aug23.3Ordained PriestJoseph Georg von Ehrler †Priest of Würzburg, GermanyBishop of Speyer, Germany
57.0Ordained BishopJean-François-Augustin Galtier †Bishop of Pamiers, France
57.9InstalledLouis-Antoine de Salinis †Archbishop of Auch, France
12 AugBornCharles McHugh †Bishop of Derry, Ireland
76.8DiedGiovanni Soglia Ceroni †Cardinal, Secretary Emeritus of the Secretariat of State
13 Aug68.9DiedMyles Murphy †Bishop of Ferns, Ireland
BornTommaso Trussoni †Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza, Italy
17 Aug22.6Ordained PriestSt. Grégoire Grassi, O.F.M. Obs. †Priest of Order of Observant Friars MinorVicar Apostolic of Northern Shansi {Scian-Si Settentrionale}, China
44.2Ordained BishopKonrad Martin †Bishop of Paderborn, Germany
22.3Ordained DeaconGuglielmo Sanfelice D’Acquavella, O.S.B. †Deacon of Order of Saint BenedictCardinal, Archbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
43.5Ordained BishopJean-Étienne Sémeria, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of Olympus (Olimpus)Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
19 Aug38.7AppointedDésiré-Michel Vesque †Bishop of Roseau, Dominica, Antilles
22 AugBornTimoteo Hernández y Mulas †Bishop of Guadix, Spain
26 AugBornJames John Keane †Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa, USA
28 Aug52.1InstalledGregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. †Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
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