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The Year of Our Lord 1870

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown22.3Ordained PriestRamón Barberá y BoadaPriestBishop of Palencia, Spain
69.9ResignedGiacomo BahtiarianBishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Armenian), TurkeyBishop Emeritus
13.1ConvertedBernardine Thomas Edward Clark, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Port Victoria o Seychelles
70.7AppointedNiccola Paracciani ClarelliCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Reverend Fabric of St. Peter
21.5First VowsCharles Cox, O.M.I. †Member of Oblates of Mary ImmaculateVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Transvaal, South Africa
40.0AppointedAloys Elloy, S.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Archipelago of the Navigators {Arcipelago dei Navigatori}, American Samoa, Pacific (Oceania)Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania, Tonga
22.2Ordained PriestGiacinto GaggiaPriestBishop of Brescia, Italy
26.0Ordained PriestElias Pierre Hoyek (Hoayek)PriestPatriarch of Antiochia {Antioch} (Maronite), Lebanon
63.8CeasedUtto (Georg) Lang, O.S.B. †President of Order of Saint BenedictPresident Emeritus
28.8ProfessedAmbrogio Onorato Luddi, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersBishop Emeritus of Assisi, Italy
33.0Ordained PriestThéodore Messaieh (Msayeh)PriestArchbishop of Kerkūk (Chaldean), Iraq
22.7Ordained PriestEdward MagennisPriestBishop of Kilmore, Ireland
BornHendrik Nollen, M.S.C. †Prefect Emeritus of Nuova Guinea Olandese, Indonesia
DiedMacaire SammanBishop Emeritus
27.3ProfessedStefano Scarella, P.I.M.E. †Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsVicar Apostolic of Southern Honan {Ho-Nan Meridionale}, China
17.1ProfessedElías Suárez, O.E.S.A. †Member of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, China
1 JanBornFerenc GossmanAuxiliary Bishop of Vác, Hungary
3 Jan58.9AppointedAnnibale CapaltiCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Studies
66.0DiedEduardo Vásquez, O.P. †Bishop of Panamá
4 JanBornThomas Wulstan Pearson, O.S.B. †Bishop of Lancaster, England, Great Britain
73.9DiedAdam WojtkiewiczBishop of Minsk, Belarus
8 Jan42.6SelectedCharles-Emile FreppelBishop of Angers, France
46.0SelectedJoseph-Clair ReyneBishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles
9 Jan40.9Ordained BishopAugustus Maria Bernard Anthony John Gebhard ToebbeBishop of Covington, Kentucky, USA
19 Jan71.2DiedJohann Georg MüllerBishop of Münster, Germany
21 Jan49.1AppointedJean-Dominique Barbero, P.I.M.E. †Vicar Apostolic of Hyderabad, India
49.1AppointedJean-Dominique Barbero, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of DolicheVicar Apostolic of Hyderabad, India
50.0AppointedLouis-Gabriel Delaplace, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Chi-Li {Ce-Li Settentrionale} o Pe-Kin, China
44.5AppointedEdmond-François Guierry, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang {Ce-Kiam}, China
23 Jan42.7Ordained BishopPeter Joseph BaltesBishop of Alton, Illinois, USA
BornWilliam Francis O’Hare, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Giamaica o Jamaica, Antilles
26 Jan46.3DiedFrancisco de Paula Suárez Peredo y BezaresBishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, México
27 JanBornAtanasio María Vicente Soler y Royo, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Goajira, Colombia
30 Jan37.9Ordained BishopPierre-Timothee Attar (Hattar)Bishop of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), TurkeyBishop Emeritus of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey
38.9Ordained BishopGabriel FarzoBishop of Mardin (Chaldean), Turkey
79.3DiedBertrand-Sévère Mascarou-LaurenceBishop of Tarbes, France
1 FebBornLuis Durou y Sure, C.M. †Archbishop of Guatemala
2 Feb37.2Final VowsPaul François Marie Goethals, S.J. †Priest of Society of JesusArchbishop of Calcutta, India
65.4DiedMariano Puigllat y AmigóBishop of Lérida, Spain
BornFeliciano Rocha PizarroBishop of Plasencia, Spain
4 FebBornJuvencio Juan Hospital de la Puebla, O. Cart. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Northern Hunan {Hu-Nan Settentrionale}, China
6 FebBornErnesto Coppo, S.D.B. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kimberley in Western Australia
8 Feb45.5AppointedCaspar Henry BorgessTitular Bishop of CalydonBishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
65.0AppointedNapoleon Joseph PerchéCoadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USAArchbishop
65.0AppointedNapoleon Joseph PerchéTitular Archbishop of AbderaArchbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
9 Feb25.1Ordained PriestNematalla SeluanPriestArchbishop of Cipro (Maronite)
11 Feb45.5AppointedCaspar Henry BorgessCoadjutor Bishop of Detroit, Michigan, USABishop Emeritus
37.0AppointedAntonio Colomer, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonking {Tonkino Orientale}, Viet NamVicar Apostolic of Northern Tonking {Tonkino Settentrionale}, Viet Nam
37.0AppointedAntonio Colomer, O.P. †Titular Bishop of ThemiscyraVicar Apostolic of Northern Tonking {Tonkino Settentrionale}, Viet Nam
12 Feb58.6DiedBasilio Gil y BuenoBishop of Huesca, Spain
23.2Ordained PriestBenedetto Spila, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop Emeritus of Alatri, Italy
13 Feb62.6Ordained BishopAntonio Tomás Iturralde (Yturralde)Bishop of Ibarra, EcuadorBishop Emeritus
14 FebBornIgnace Hummel, S.M.A. †Vicar Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast}, Ghana
15 FebBornNoël (Natal-Pierre-Marie) de Cleene, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Léopoldville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
BornJean-Justin-Michel GirbeauBishop of Nîmes (-Uzès e Alès), France
21 FebBornRoberto Julio Colombo, O.F.M. Cap. †Prelate of São José do Grajaú, Brazil
23 FebBornVincenzo CelliAuxiliary Bishop of Beatissima Vergine Maria del SS.mo Rosario, Italy
BornFrançois-Joseph Dantin, M.S. †Vicar Apostolic of Antsirabé, Madagascar
61.3AppointedAntonio Giuseppe Pluym, C.P. †Titular Archbishop of TyanaBishop Emeritus of Nicopoli, Bulgaria
61.3ResignedAntonio Giuseppe Pluym, C.P. †Bishop of Nicopoli, BulgariaBishop Emeritus
24 FebBornJoão Batista BeckerArchbishop of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
BornJules-Géraud SaliègeCardinal, Archbishop of Toulouse (-Narbonne-Saint Bertrand de Comminges-Rieux), France
25 Feb82.3DiedLouis-Jacques-Maurice de BonaldCardinal, Archbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
27 FebBornManuel Antonio Arboleda y Scarpetta, C.M. †Archbishop of Popayán, Colombia
47.9Ordained BishopThomas Patrick Roger FoleyTitular Bishop of PergamumCoadjutor Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
2 MarBornArthur BéliveauArchbishop of Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
3 MarBornAugusto Klinke LeierApostolic Administrator of Valdivia, Chile
9 Mar63.2SelectedJacques-Marie-Achille GinoulhiacArchbishop of Lyon (-Vienne), France
55.1SelectedPierre-Antoine-Justin PaulinierBishop of Grenoble, FranceArchbishop of Besançon, France
10 Mar49.0Died[Paul Marie Stefan de Djunkowsky]Prefect Emeritus of Arctic Pole
48.0InstalledThomas Patrick Roger FoleyCoadjutor Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
560.1BeatifiedBl. Guillaume Grimoard, O.S.B. †Pope (Roma {Rome}, Italy)
11 Mar43.0AppointedJohn CameronCoadjutor Bishop of Arichat, Nova Scotia, CanadaBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
43.0AppointedJohn CameronTitular Bishop of TitiopolisBishop of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
54.3AppointedDaniel McGettiganArchbishop of Armagh, Ireland
47.1AppointedIgnazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, USACardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
64.8AppointedJean Marcel Pierre Auguste Vérot, P.S.S. †Bishop of Saint Augustine, Florida, USA
12 Mar41.4Ordained DeaconAntónio Aires de Gouveia (Ayres de Gouvea)DeaconTitular Archbishop of Chalcedon
BornRené-Marie-Joseph Perros, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Bangkok, Thailand
26.1Ordained PriestAugustyn RosentreterPriest of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), PolandBishop
13 MarBornThomas O’Shea, S.M. †Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand
45.2Ordained BishopJosé de Jesús María Uriarte y PérezBishop of Sonora, MéxicoBishop of Sinaloa, México
14 MarBornVilmos BatthyányBishop Emeritus of Nitra, Slovakia
15 Mar44.2AppointedGéraud Bray, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Kiam-Si {Kiangsi}, ChinaVicar Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Settentrionale}, China
44.2AppointedGéraud Bray, C.M. †Titular Bishop of LaganiaVicar Apostolic of Northern Kiangsi {Kiam-Si Settentrionale}, China
16 Mar53.3SelectedPierre-Anastase PichenotBishop of Tarbes, FranceArchbishop of Chambéry, France
18 Mar54.0AppointedJohn Joseph Lynch, C.M. †Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BornMichael Ott, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Saint Peter-Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada
19 MarDiedDenys Joseph Hayek (Samne)Archbishop Emeritus of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Syrian), Syria
24.5Ordained PriestLuigi PiccardoPriestAuxiliary Bishop of Jerusalem {Gerusalemme}, Palestine
21 Mar43.7AppointedFederico León Aneiros (Aneyros)Auxiliary Bishop of Buenos Aires, ArgentinaArchbishop
43.7AppointedFederico León Aneiros (Aneyros)Titular Bishop of AulonArchbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina
45.1AppointedManuel Canuto Restrepo y VillegasBishop of Pasto, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
43.8ConfirmedPierre-Paul de CuttoliBishop of Ajaccio, France
42.8ConfirmedCharles-Emile FreppelBishop of Angers, France
34.5AppointedFrancesco Maria GranadoCoadjutor Bishop of Cochabamba, BoliviaBishop
53.0AppointedGiuseppe Milesi Pironi FerrettiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
49.9AppointedJosé María Mora y DazaBishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, MéxicoBishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
46.2AppointedIgnacio Antonio ParraBishop of PanamáBishop of Nueva Pamplona, Colombia
36.5Ordained PriestGiuseppe Gaetano Felice Quandel, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Montecassino, Italy
46.2ConfirmedJoseph-Clair ReyneBishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles
25 Mar22.5Ordained PriestTomás Jenaro de Cámara y Castro, O.E.S.A. †Priest of Order of Hermits of St. AugustineBishop of Salamanca, Spain
82.2DiedGiovanni Battista CiofiBishop of Chiusi e Pienza, Italy
26 Mar79.0DiedJosé Manuel de LemosBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
BornLuigi SinceroCardinal, Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches
27 Mar41.5Ordained PriestAntónio Aires de Gouveia (Ayres de Gouvea)PriestTitular Archbishop of Chalcedon
30 Mar56.1SelectedZigmund SzuppánBishop of Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaPriest
31 Mar66.1DiedAntonín Arnošt SchaaffgotscheBishop of Brno, Czechia
3 Apr49.3Ordained BishopJean-Dominique Barbero, P.I.M.E. †Titular Bishop of DolicheVicar Apostolic of Hyderabad, India
45.2Ordained BishopManuel Canuto Restrepo y VillegasBishop of Pasto, ColombiaBishop Emeritus
53.0Ordained BishopGiuseppe Milesi Pironi FerrettiCardinal, Cardinal-Bishop of Sabina
6 AprBornArturo Celestino ÁlvarezBishop of Calabozo, Venezuela
57.1SelectedJohannes Bernard BrinkmannBishop of Münster, Germany
7 AprBornGiuseppe RomeoBishop of Nocera de’ Pagani, Italy
10 Apr45.3InstalledJosé de Jesús María Uriarte y PérezBishop of Sonora, MéxicoBishop of Sinaloa, México
12 Apr82.6DiedRaffaele BialeBishop of Albenga, Italy
13 Apr76.1DiedAlexandru DobraBishop of Lugoj (Romanian), Romania
15 Apr58.5DiedMatteo Eustachio GonellaCardinal, Bishop of Viterbo e Tuscania, Italy
16 Apr24.0Ordained PriestGiuseppe Ceppetelli (Cepetelli)PriestVicegerent of Roma {Rome}, Italy
24.0Ordained PriestJean-Marie-Léon DizienPriest of Sens (-Auxerre), FranceBishop of Amiens, France
17 Apr50.2Ordained BishopJosé Joaquín Isaza RuizTitular Bishop of EvariaBishop of Medellín, Colombia
BornLouis Van Hoeck, S.J. †Bishop of Ranchi, India
18 Apr43.9Ordained BishopPierre-Paul de CuttoliBishop of Ajaccio, France
42.8Ordained BishopCharles-Emile FreppelBishop of Angers, France
46.2Ordained BishopJoseph-Clair ReyneBishop of Guadeloupe et Basse-Terre, Antilles
21 AprBornStanislaw Wojciech OkoniewskiBishop of Chelmno (Culma, Kulm), Poland
24 Apr45.7Ordained BishopCaspar Henry BorgessTitular Bishop of CalydonBishop Emeritus of Detroit, Michigan, USA
54.3Ordained BishopFrancisco Javier RodríguezBishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
62.1DiedGaetano Maria Striscia (Stiscia)Bishop of Nusco, Italy
26 AprBornPaschal Charles David Robinson, O.F.M. †Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland
30 Apr78.2DiedThomas CookeBishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
BornAuguste De Clercq, C.I.C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Kasaï Superiore, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
51.6SucceededLouis-François Richer dit LaflècheBishop of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
BornJuan Perelló y Pou, M.S.C. †Bishop of Vic, Spain
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