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The Year of Our Lord 1879

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January to March

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
unknown86.0DiedEmmanuele Francesco Barrutia y Croquer †Auxiliary Bishop of Guatemala
56.4ResignedEdoardo Borromeo †Titular Archbishop of AdanaCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prassede
44.0AppointedMatthieu-Paul Chammina (Sciammina) †Bishop of Zaku (Chaldean), IraqArchbishop of Sehna (Chaldean), Iran
44.5AppointedVittore Enrico Maria Corvaia, O.S.B. †Coadjutor Abbot of Montevergine, ItalyAbbot Emeritus
25.0Ordained PriestBernard Coyne †PriestBishop of Elphin, Ireland
48.1AppointedCharles Victor Aubert Duparquet, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Cimbebasia, Angola
28.4ProfessedJoseph-Marie-Stanislas Dupont, M. Afr. †Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Nyassa, Malawi
67.6ResignedAntoni Junosza Gałecki †Auxiliary Bishop of Kraków, PolandAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
14.1EnteredAnselm Edward John Kenealy, O.F.M. Cap. †Member of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Simla, India
26.6ProfessedJoseph-Marie Lavest, M.E.P. †Member of La Société des Missions EtrangèresPrefect of Kuamsi (Kwangsi, Guangxi), China
24.9Ordained PriestJoseph-Marie Leray, M.S.C. †PriestVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Gilbert Islands {Isole Gilbert}, Kiribati, Pacific (Oceania)
16.2ProfessedAuguste-Jean-Gabriel Maurice, O.F.M. †Member of Order of Friars MinorVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Central Shensi/Chensi {Scen-Si Centrale}, China
AppointedAthanase Nasser †Patriarchal Vicar of Egypt and Sudan (Melkite Greek)
25.4Ordained PriestPaul Nègre †PriestAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Rodez (-Vabres), France
50.0ResignedJosé Ignacio Ordóñez †Bishop of Bolivar, EcuadorArchbishop of Quito, Ecuador
22.4Ordained PriestMauro Maria Parodi, O.S.B. †Priest of Order of Saint BenedictAbbot of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Italy
21.4Ordained PriestGiacomo Maria Radini-Tedeschi †PriestBishop of Bergamo, Italy
CeasedJosé M. Rodriguez, O. de M. †Vicar General of Order of Our Lady of Mercy
54.8AppointedEmanuel Jan Schöbel, O.Cr. †Grand Master of Knights of the Cross with the Red StarBishop of Litoměřice, Czechia
51.0AppointedBonaventura Maria Soldatich, O.F.M. Conv. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor ConventualTitular Archbishop of Serdica
35.2ConvertedAlgernon Charles Stanley †Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
24.5Ordained PriestEmmanuel Alfonso van den Bosch, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinArchbishop Emeritus of Agra, India
3 Jan63.0DiedDjordje Marčić †Bishop of Kotor (Cattaro), Montenegro
5 Jan48.0DiedJames McDevitt †Bishop of Raphoe, Ireland
BornCharles Daniel White †Bishop of Spokane, Washington, USA
14 JanBornCarlo Ilario Currea, S.J. †Prefect of Río Magdalena, Colombia
76.1DiedClaude-Marie Magnin †Bishop of Annecy, France
15 Jan25.2Ordained PriestWilliam John Kenny †Priest of Saint Augustine, Florida, USABishop
17 Jan28.7ProfessedHermann Joseph (Thomas) Esser, O.P. †Priest of Order of Friars PreachersTitular Bishop of Sinis
21 Jan53.7AppointedValentin Garnier, S.J. †Vicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
53.7AppointedValentin Garnier, S.J. †Titular Bishop of TitiopolisVicar Apostolic of Kiangnan, China
23 JanBornEugène Klaeylé, O.M.I. †Prefect Emeritus of Cimbebasia Inferiore, Namibia
25 Jan58.0DiedManuel Ulloa y Calvo †Bishop of Nicaragua
29 Jan80.3DiedAntonio Benedetto Antonucci †Cardinal, Bishop of Ancona e Numana, Italy
51.3SelectedMihály Pável †Bishop of Oradea Mare {Gran Varadino} (Romanian), Romania
30 JanBornJohannes Baptist Dietz †Bishop Emeritus of Fulda, Germany
1 FebBornLouis-Marie Raucaz, S.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Southern Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands
2 Feb24.7Ordained PriestLuis María Niella †PriestBishop of Corrientes, Argentina
3 Feb50.5SelectedJosé Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, SpainBishop of Córdoba, Spain
4 Feb48.8AppointedAntonio Galibert †Bishop of Santorini {Thira}, Greece
48.6AppointedElzear (Aloysius) Torreggiani, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Armidale, Australia
6 Feb74.2RetiredDomenico Cavallini Spadoni †Archbishop of Spoleto, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
7 Feb44.4AppointedSalvador Casañas y Pagés †Apostolic Administrator of Urgell, SpainCardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
44.4AppointedSalvador Casañas y Pagés †Titular Bishop of CeramusCardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
88.0Died[Vasyl Luzhynskyi (Luzynskyj)] †Archbishop
10 FebBornLucas Guillermo Castillo Hernández †Archbishop of Caracas, Santiago de Venezuela
14 Feb63.1DiedSalvatore Silvestri, C.Ss.R. †Bishop of Conversano, Italy
15 FebBornEgisto Domenico Melchiori †Bishop of Tortona, Italy
16 FebBornAntônio Manoel Pereira Ribeiro †Bishop of Funchal, Portugal
17 Feb67.9ResignedFélix María Arrieta y Llano, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, SpainBishop Emeritus
18 Feb42.5SelectedIoan Szabó †Bishop of Gherla, Armenopoli, Szamos-Ujvár (Romanian), Romania
19 Feb56.9DiedThomas Patrick Roger Foley †Coadjutor Bishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
23 FebBornJoseph Henry Leo Schlarman †Bishop of Peoria, Illinois, USA
27 Feb63.6DiedFilippo Maria Guidi, O.P. †Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, Italy
28 Feb39.1ConfirmedPierre Élie XII Abbolyonan †Patriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
57.7ConfirmedFrancisco Aznar y Pueyo †Bishop of Tortosa, Spain
55.9AppointedFrancesco Battaglini †Bishop of Rimini, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
68.7AppointedFrancisco de Paula Benavides y Navarrete, O.S. †Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in MontorioCardinal, Archbishop of Zaragoza, Spain
55.8AppointedSigismondo Brandolini Rota †Coadjutor Bishop of Ceneda, ItalyBishop
55.8AppointedSigismondo Brandolini Rota †Titular Bishop of OropusBishop of Ceneda, Italy
63.1AppointedLuigi Carvelli †Coadjutor Bishop of Potenza e Marsico Nuovo, ItalyBishop of Mileto, Italy
63.1AppointedLuigi Carvelli †Titular Bishop of Etalonia (Hetalonia)Bishop of Mileto, Italy
43.3AppointedJaime Catalá y Albosa †Bishop of Cádiz y Ceuta, SpainBishop of Barcelona, Spain
54.1AppointedManuel Cerón †Bishop of Cartagena, Colombia
46.1ConfirmedHenri-Charles-Dominique Denéchau †Bishop of Tulle, France
55.6AppointedPietro Facciotti †Auxiliary Bishop of Palestrina, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Ferentino, Italy
55.6AppointedPietro Facciotti †Titular Bishop of Abila LysaniaeBishop Emeritus of Ferentino, Italy
54.7AppointedManuel Gómez-Salazar y Lucio-Villegas †Bishop of Málaga, SpainArchbishop of Burgos, Spain
47.1AppointedAlessandro Grossi †Auxiliary Bishop of Tivoli, ItalyTitular Archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro
62.0AppointedFrancesco Macarone-Palmieri †Coadjutor Bishop of Boiano, ItalyBishop
68.5AppointedBonfiglio Mura, O.S.M. †Archbishop of Oristano, Italy
50.9AppointedSalvatore Nappi †Archbishop of Conza e Campagna, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
66.7AppointedLorenzo Nina †Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in TrastevereCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation of the Council
45.1ConfirmedAntonio Ochoa y Arenas †Bishop of Sigüenza, Spain
44.4AppointedMariano Elvezio Pagliari †Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy
64.5ConfirmedJános Pauer †Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
50.6ConfirmedJosé Proceso Pozuelo y Herrero †Bishop of Islas Canarias {Canary Islands}, SpainBishop of Córdoba, Spain
60.7AppointedAchilles Rinaldini †Titular Bishop of Cyrene
43.8AppointedVincenzo Maria Sarnelli †Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, ItalyArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
53.9AppointedPietro Saulini †Bishop of Alatri, Italy
42.4AppointedSylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), UkraineCardinal, Archbishop
42.4AppointedSylwester Sembratowicz (Sembratovyc) †Titular Bishop of IuliopolisCardinal, Archbishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
74.3AppointedDomenico Cavallini Spadoni †Titular Archbishop of AdanaArchbishop Emeritus of Spoleto, Italy
46.8ConfirmedFranz Joseph von Stein †Bishop of Würzburg, GermanyArchbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany
64.0AppointedPietro de Villanova Castellacci †Titular Patriarch of Antiochia {Antioch}
66.3ConfirmedJosé Raimundo Benito Vilamitjana y Vila †Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
Mar55.4AppointedVictor-Marie Guilloux, C.S.Sp. †Prefect of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, Madagascar
ResignedSpérat Lacomme †Prefect of Isole di Mayotta, Nossi-Bé e Comore, MadagascarPrefect Emeritus
1 MarBornJoão de Oliveira Matos Ferreira †Auxiliary Bishop of Guarda, Portugal
2 Mar47.9Ordained BishopJuan José Baldivia Morales †Bishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaBishop of La Paz, Bolivia
63.1Ordained BishopLuigi Carvelli †Titular Bishop of Etalonia (Hetalonia)Bishop of Mileto, Italy
43.9Ordained BishopVincenzo Maria Sarnelli †Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, ItalyArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
6 MarBornJohn A. Wall, M.H.M. †Prefect Emeritus of Kodok, Sudan
7 Mar23.7Ordained PriestSantino Taveggia, P.I.M.E. †Priest of Pontifical Institute for Foreign MissionsBishop of Dinajpur, Bangladesh
8 Mar23.9Ordained DeaconFrançois Bonne, M.E.P. †Deacon of La Société des Missions EtrangèresArchbishop of Tōkyō, Japan
24.1Ordained DeaconJean-Marie Dépierre, M.E.P. †Deacon of La Société des Missions EtrangèresVicar Apostolic of Western Cochin {Cocincina Occidentale}, Viet Nam
23.0Ordained PriestRené-Michel-Marie Fée, M.E.P. †Priest of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop of Malacca, Singapore
25.3Ordained DeaconHippolyte Teissier, M.E.P. †Deacon of La Société des Missions EtrangèresBishop of Mysore, India
22.5Ordained PriestTommaso Trussoni †PriestArchbishop Emeritus of Cosenza, Italy
9 Mar55.9Ordained BishopFrancesco Battaglini †Bishop of Rimini, ItalyCardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy
55.9Ordained BishopSigismondo Brandolini Rota †Titular Bishop of OropusBishop of Ceneda, Italy
55.6Ordained BishopPietro Facciotti †Titular Bishop of Abila LysaniaeBishop Emeritus of Ferentino, Italy
BornAntonio Melomo †Archbishop of Conza-Sant’Angelo dei Lombardi-Bisaccia, Italy
44.4Ordained BishopMariano Elvezio Pagliari †Archbishop of Spoleto, Italy
BornLajos Shvoy †Bishop of Székesfehérvár (Albareale), Hungary
10 MarBornJosyf Botsian (Bocian) †Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine
65.3DiedCarlos María Colina y Rubio †Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles), México
BornEdward Francis Ryan †Bishop of Burlington, Vermont, USA
11 Mar77.1DiedPedro José Chávez Ponce †Bishop of Puno, Peru
13 MarBornHenry Joseph O’Leary †Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
23.9Ordained PriestJacques Topuzian †PriestBishop of Musc (Armenian), Armenia
15 MarBornRafael Lira Infante †Bishop of Valparaíso, Chile
16 Mar60.8Ordained BishopAchilles Rinaldini †Titular Bishop of Cyrene
19 Mar58.3DiedAnastasio Laterza, O. Carm. †Bishop of Boiano, Italy
62.1SucceededFrancesco Macarone-Palmieri †Bishop of Boiano, Italy
20 MarBornBasile Octave Tanghe, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic of Ubanghi Belga {Belgian Ubanghi}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
21 Mar47.1AppointedPierre-Timothee Attar (Hattar) †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Mardin (Chaldean), TurkeyBishop Emeritus
65.3DiedGiovanni Battista Cerruti †Bishop of Savona e Noli, Italy
20.0Solemn VowsIldephonse (Carolus Martinus) Lanslots, O.S.B. †Member of Order of Saint BenedictPrefect Emeritus of Northern Transvaal {Transvaal Settentrionale}, South Africa
23 Mar44.5Ordained BishopSalvador Casañas y Pagés †Titular Bishop of CeramusCardinal, Bishop of Barcelona, Spain
48.2Ordained BishopPierre-Noël-Joseph Foucard, M.E.P. †Titular Bishop of ZelaPrefect of Kuamsi (Kwangsi, Guangxi), China
25 MarBornLouis-Joseph-Arthur Melanson †Archbishop of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
48.8Ordained BishopElzear (Aloysius) Torreggiani, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Armidale, Australia
26 Mar62.7DiedPaolo di Niquesa †Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, Italy
56.1SucceededIgnazio Camillo Guglielmo Maria Pietro Persico, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop of Aquino, Sora, e Pontecorvo, ItalyCardinal, Prefect of the Congregation for Indulgences and Relics
27 Mar75.0CeasedTeobaldo (Vincentius Joseph Cirillus) Cesari, O. Cist. †Abbot General of Order of CisterciansAbbot General Emeritus
67.1DiedHilarion Sillani (Silani), O.S.B. †Vicar Apostolic of Colombo, Sri Lanka
BornGallus (Bernhard) Steiger, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Peramiho, Tanzania
28 Mar52.9AppointedFulgencije Czarev, O.F.M. Obs. †Archbishop of Skopje, North MacedoniaBishop of Hvar (-Brac e Vis), Croatia
51.4AppointedAudishu V (Georges Ebed-Iesu) Khayyath †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Diarbekir (Amida) (Chaldean), TurkeyPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
BornJean Marie van Cauwenbergh †Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen, Belgium
29 Mar23.1Ordained PriestConrad Abels, C.I.C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryVicar Apostolic of Jehol [Jinzhou], China
24.4Ordained PriestLuis José María Amigó y Ferrer, O.F.M. Cap. †Priest of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinBishop of Segorbe, Spain
30 Mar43.9InstalledVincenzo Maria Sarnelli †Bishop of Castellammare di Stabia, ItalyArchbishop of Napoli {Naples}, Italy
31 MarBornFélix Hedde, O.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Lang Són et Cao Bang, Viet Nam
72.0DiedBenedetto Riccabona de Reinchenfels †Bishop of Trento, Italy
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